UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 21, 2016

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-37840

 

81-1001640

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

201 Fuller Road, 6th Floor

Albany, New York 12203

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (518) 810-0700

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 



 

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

 

On July 22, 2016 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time (the “ Effective Time ”), Liberty Interactive Corporation (“ Liberty ”) completed its previously announced spin-off (the “ Spin-Off ”) of its former wholly-owned subsidiary CommerceHub, Inc. (the “ Company ”).

 

The Spin-Off was accomplished by the distribution (the “ Distribution ”) by Liberty of a dividend of (i) 0.1 of a share of the Company’s Series A common stock for each outstanding share of Liberty’s Series A Liberty Ventures common stock (“ LVNTA ”) as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 8, 2016 (such date and time, the “Record Date”), (ii) 0.1 of a share of the Company’s Series B common stock for each outstanding share of Liberty’s Series B Liberty Ventures common stock (“ LVNTB ”) as of the Record Date and (iii) 0.2 of a share of the Company’s Series C common stock for each outstanding share of LVNTA and LVNTB as of the Record Date, in each case, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares.

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, the following agreements were entered into by the Company (the “ Spin-Off Agreements ”):

 

·                   a Reorganization Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2016, between the Company and Liberty, which provides for, among other things, the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Spin-Off, certain conditions to the Spin-Off and provisions governing the relationship between the Company and Liberty with respect to and resulting from the Spin-Off;

·                   a Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, between Liberty and the Company, which governs the allocation of taxes, tax benefits, tax items and tax-related losses between Liberty and the Company; and

·                   a Services Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, by and between Liberty Media Corporation (“ LMC ”) and the Company, which governs the provision by LMC to the Company of specified services and benefits following the Spin-Off.

 

The section of the prospectus (the “ Prospectus ”) forming a part of Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2016 (File No. 333-210508), entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationships Between CH Parent and Liberty and/or Liberty Media,” which describes the material terms of the Spin-Off Agreements, is incorporated herein by reference. These descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Spin-Off Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 2.1, 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 3.03.  Material Modification to Rights of Securities Holders

 

Item 5.03.  Amendment to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

On July 21, 2016, the Company filed its Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “ Restated Charter ”) with the Delaware Secretary of State, which was effective as of 8:03 a.m. EST on July 21, 2016 (the “ Restated Charter Effective Time ”).  The Restated Charter provided for the reclassification of the Company’s former Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, into the Company’s Series A common stock, Series B common stock and Series C common stock (the “ Company Common Stock ”).  The Restated Charter sets forth the terms of the Company Common Stock and describes the rights of holders of the Company Common Stock.  The Series A common stock and Series C common stock traded on the Nasdaq Global Market on a when-issued basis on July 22, 2016 under the temporary symbols “CHIAV” and “CHIKV” and began trading in the regular way under the permanent symbols “CHUBA” and “CHUBK” on July 25, 2016. The Series B common stock was quoted on the OTC Markets on a when-issued basis on July 22, 2016 under the temporary symbol “CHUBV” and began quotation in the regular way under the permanent symbol “CHUBB” on July 25, 2016.

 

On July 21, 2016, effective as of the Restated Charter Effective Time, the Company restated its bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”) to read as filed as Exhibit 3.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

The descriptions of the Restated Charter and Bylaws contained in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 20, 2016 (File No. 001-37840), are incorporated herein by reference. These descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the

 

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Restated Charter and the Bylaws, which are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

 

Resignation of Gregory B. Maffei from the Board of Directors

 

In connection with the closing of the Spin-Off, Gregory B. Maffei resigned from the Company’s board of directors, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

Appointment of New Directors

 

At the Effective Time, the size of the Company’s board of directors was increased to nine directors, and to fill the vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from the resignation described above and the expansion of the board of directors, Mark Cattini, David Goldhill, Chad Hollingsworth, Michael Huseby, Brian Wendling, Betsy Morgan, Francis Poore and Luis Ubiñas were appointed to the board of directors of the Company. Following the appointments, the Company has a total of nine directors divided among three classes and Richard N. Baer serves as Chairman of the board of directors of the Company.  Messrs. Baer, Hollingsworth and Poore serve as members of the Executive Committee of the board of directors of the Company.  Messrs. Goldhill, Huseby and Ubiñas serve as members of the Audit Committee of the board of directors of the Company. Messrs. Cattini and Huseby and Ms. Morgan serve as members of the Compensation Committee of the board of directors of the Company.

 

Officers of the Company

 

In connection with the Spin-Off, the individuals listed below were elected and appointed to serve as executive officers of the Company.

 

Name

 

Positions

Francis Poore
Age: 49

 

Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of the Company.

 

Chief Executive Officer and President of Commerce Technologies, Inc. (“ Commerce Tech ”) since January 2013. He previously served as Chief Strategist from January 2011 to January 2013 and Chief Executive Officer and President of Commerce Tech from September 1997 to August 2006.

 

 

 

Mark Greenquist
Age: 57

 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of the Company.

 

Chief Financial Officer of Commerce Tech since June 2016. Chief Financial Officer of Sonus Networks, Inc. from November 2013 to June 2016. Chief Financial Officer at Siemens Enterprise Communications Limited (now Unify) from May 2013 to October 2013. President and Chief Executive Officer of Telcordia Technologies, Inc. from May 2007 to August 2012 and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from July 2005 to May 2007.

 

 

 

John Hinkle
Age: 50

 

Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer of the Company.

 

Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer of Commerce Tech since April 2015, Executive Vice President, Production Systems from July 2013 to April 2015. At January 2011, Mr. Hinkle held the position of Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President, North

 

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Name

 

Positions

 

 

American Operations, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., which he held until July 2013.

 

 

 

Richard Jones
Age: 48

 

Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Operations of the Company.

Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, Operations of Commerce Tech since January 2013, Chief Tactician from January 2011 to December 2012.

 

 

 

Bill Kong
Age: 43

 

Executive Vice President, Products and Services of the Company.

Executive Vice President, Products and Services of Commerce Tech since May 2016. Chief Digital Marketing Officer of Sears Holdings Corporation from February 2015 to April 2016. General Manager of Drugstore.com and VisionDirect.com from May 2010 to February 2015.

 

 

 

Mike Trimarchi
Age: 36

 

Chief Accounting Officer of the Company.

Chief Accounting Officer of Commerce Tech since May 2016. Interim Chief Financial Officer of AngioDynamics, Inc. from November 2015 to May 2016, Vice President and Global Controller from August 2014 to November 2015, Director, Corporate FP&A from July 2013 to August 2014. Vice President, Corporate FP&A of Vistaprint N.V. from January 2013 to July 2013, Senior Director, Corporate FP&A from April 2012 to December 2012. At January 2011, Mr. Trimarchi held the position of Global Controller at Vistaprint, which he continued to hold until April 2012.

 

 

 

Douglas Wolfson
Age: 45

 

General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.

Vice President and General Counsel of Commerce Tech since March 2014, Secretary since October 2014. Associate General Counsel, Infor Global Solutions from March 2006 to March 2014. Associate General Counsel, Geac Computer Corporation from August 2004 to March 2006.

 

Item 8.01.  Other Events

 

On July 22, 2016, Liberty issued a press release (the “ Press Release ”) announcing the completion of the Spin-Off. The full text of the Press Release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(b) The information required to be filed pursuant to Items 2.01 and 9.01 pursuant to Article 11 of Regulation S-X is incorporated by reference to the Financial Statements included in the Prospectus under the heading “CommerceHub, Inc.”

 

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(d)  Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.

 

Name

 

 

 

2.1

 

Reorganization Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2016, between Liberty Interactive Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc.

3.1

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CommerceHub, Inc.

3.2

 

Bylaws of CommerceHub, Inc.

10.1

 

Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, between Liberty Interactive Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc.

10.2

 

Services Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, by and between Liberty Media Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc.

10.3

 

CommerceHub, Inc. Legacy Stock Appreciation Rights Plan

10.4

 

CommerceHub, Inc. Legacy Stock Option Plan

99.1

 

Press Release, dated July 22, 2016

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: July 26, 2016

 

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Douglas Wolfson

 

 

Name:

Douglas Wolfson

 

 

Title:

General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Name

 

 

 

2.1

 

Reorganization Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2016, between Liberty Interactive Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc.

3.1

 

Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CommerceHub, Inc.

3.2

 

Bylaws of CommerceHub, Inc.

10.1

 

Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, between Liberty Interactive Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc.

10.2

 

Services Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, by and between Liberty Media Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc.

10.3

 

CommerceHub, Inc. Legacy Stock Appreciation Rights Plan

10.4

 

CommerceHub, Inc. Legacy Stock Option Plan

99.1

 

Press Release, dated July 22, 2016

 

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Exhibit 2.1

 

REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT

 

between

 

LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION

 

and

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

 

Dated as of July 15, 2016

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

ARTICLE I THE RESTRUCTURING

2

1.1

Restructuring

2

1.2

Transfer of Spinco Assets and Spinco Business; Assumption of Spinco Liabilities

2

1.3

Third-Party Consents and Government Approvals

3

1.4

Further Actions

3

1.5

Restructuring Documents

3

1.6

Qualification as Reorganization

3

 

 

ARTICLE II THE DISTRIBUTION

3

2.1

The Distribution

3

2.2

Conditions to the Distribution

4

2.3

Treatment of Outstanding LIC Equity Awards

4

2.4

Treatment of Outstanding CTI Equity Awards

6

 

 

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

6

3.1

Representations and Warranties of the Parties

6

3.2

No Approvals or Notices Required; No Conflict with Instruments

7

3.3

No Other Reliance

7

 

 

ARTICLE IV COVENANTS

8

4.1

Cross-Indemnities

8

4.2

Further Assurances

11

4.3

Specific Performance

11

4.4

Access to Information

12

4.5

Confidentiality

12

4.6

Notices Regarding Transferred Assets

13

4.7

Treatment Of Payments

13

 

 

ARTICLE V CLOSING

13

5.1

Closing

13

5.2

Conditions to Closing

14

5.3

Deliveries at Closing

14

 

 

ARTICLE VI TERMINATION

15

6.1

Termination

15

6.2

Effect of Termination

15

 

 

ARTICLE VII MISCELLANEOUS

15

7.1

Definitions

15

7.2

No Third-Party Rights

20

7.3

Notices

20

7.4

Entire Agreement

20

7.5

Binding Effect; Assignment

20

 

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7.6

Governing Law; Jurisdiction

21

7.7

Waiver of Jury Trial

21

7.8

Severability

22

7.9

Amendments; Waivers

22

7.10

No Strict Construction; Interpretation

22

7.11

Conflicts with Tax Sharing Agreement

23

7.12

Counterparts

23

 

EXHIBIT A — Form of Services Agreement

EXHIBIT B — Form of Spinco Charter

EXHIBIT C — Form of Tax Sharing Agreement

 

SCHEDULE 1.1 — Restructuring Plan

 

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REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT

 

This REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT (together with all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 15, 2016, is entered into by and between LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION , a Delaware corporation (“ LIC ”), and COMMERCEHUB, INC ., a Delaware corporation (“ Spinco ”).  Certain capitalized terms used herein have the meanings ascribed thereto in Section 7.1.

 

RECITALS:

 

WHEREAS , Spinco is and prior to the Spin-Off (as defined below) will be a Subsidiary of LIC;

 

WHEREAS , the LIC Board has determined that it is appropriate and in the best interests of LIC and its stockholders to reorganize its assets and liabilities by means of the Spin-Off (as defined below) of Spinco, the assets and liabilities of which would, as of the Effective Time, consist of LIC’s subsidiary Commerce Technologies, LLC (f/k/a Commerce Technologies, Inc. (d/b/a CommerceHub)), a New York corporation (“ CTI ”), at the Effective Time (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS , the parties desire to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Restructuring (as defined below) and the distribution (the “ Spin-Off ” or the “ Distribution ”), by means of a dividend, of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Spinco held by LIC to the holders of record on the Record Date (as defined below) of LIC’s Series A Liberty Ventures common stock, par value $.01 per share (“ LVNTA ”), and Series B Liberty Ventures common stock, par value $.01 per share (“ LVNTB ” and together with LVNTA, the “ Liberty Ventures Common Stock ”);

 

WHEREAS, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the Restructuring and the Distribution, have been approved by the LIC Board and, to the extent applicable, the Spinco Board, and are motivated in whole or substantial part by certain substantial corporate business purposes of LIC and Spinco;

 

WHEREAS , Step    through Step    in the Restructuring Plan are collectively intended to qualify as a “reorganization” described in Section 368 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”);

 

WHEREAS , this Agreement constitutes a “plan of reorganization” with respect to Step    through Step    in the Restructuring Plan within the meaning of Section 368 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder;

 

WHEREAS , the Spin-Off is intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 355 of the Code (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares), and is expected to accomplish certain corporate business purposes of LIC and Spinco (which corporate business purposes are substantially unrelated to U.S. federal tax matters); and

 

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WHEREAS , the parties wish to set forth in this Agreement the terms on which, and the conditions subject to which, they intend to implement the measures referred to above and elsewhere herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
THE RESTRUCTURING

 

1.1                                Restructuring .

 

(a)                                  The parties have taken or will take, and have caused or will cause their respective Subsidiaries to take, all actions that are necessary or appropriate to implement and accomplish the transactions contemplated by each of the steps set forth in the Restructuring Plan (collectively, the “ Restructuring ”); provided, that all of such steps shall be completed by no later than the Effective Time.

 

(b)                                  Step    through Step    in the Restructuring Plan collectively are intended to be part of the same plan of reorganization, even though there may be delays between the completion of certain of the transactions.

 

1.2                                Transfer of Spinco Assets and Spinco Business; Assumption of Spinco Liabilities .

 

On the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, and in furtherance of the Restructuring and the Spin-Off:

 

(a)                                  LIC, by no later than immediately before the Effective Time, shall cause all of its (or its Subsidiaries’) rights, title and interest in and to all of the Spinco Assets and the Spinco Business to be contributed, assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered, directly or indirectly, to Spinco pursuant to the Restructuring, and Spinco agrees to accept or cause to be accepted all such rights, title and interest in and to all the Spinco Assets and the Spinco Business.  All Spinco Assets and the Spinco Business are being transferred on an “as is, where is” basis, without any warranty whatsoever on the part of LIC.

 

(b)                                  LIC, by no later than immediately before the Effective Time, shall cause all of the Spinco Liabilities to be assigned, directly or indirectly, to Spinco pursuant to the Restructuring, and Spinco agrees to accept, assume, perform, discharge and fulfill all of the Spinco Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms.

 

(c)                                   Upon completion of the transactions contemplated by Sections 1.2(a) and (b) above: (i) Spinco will own, directly or indirectly, the Spinco Business and the Spinco Assets and be subject to the Spinco Liabilities; and (ii) LIC will continue to own, directly or indirectly, the LIC Retained Businesses and the LIC Retained Assets and continue to be subject to the LIC Retained Liabilities.

 

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1.3                                Third-Party Consents and Government Approvals .  To the extent that either the Distribution or any step in the Restructuring Plan requires a consent of any third party or a Governmental Authorization, the parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain each such consent and Governmental Authorization at or prior to the time such consent or Governmental Authorization is required in order to lawfully effect the Distribution and each step in the Restructuring Plan.

 

1.4                                Further Actions .  From and after the Effective Time, upon the reasonable request of a party hereto, each other party hereto will promptly take, or cause its Subsidiaries to promptly take, all commercially reasonable actions necessary or appropriate to fully accomplish the Restructuring and to give effect to the transactions provided for in this Agreement, including each step in the Restructuring Plan, in accordance with the purposes hereof.

 

1.5                                Restructuring Documents .  All documents and instruments used to effect the Restructuring and otherwise to comply with this Agreement shall be in form satisfactory to LIC, Spinco and any additional signatories hereto.

 

1.6                                Qualification as Reorganization .  For U.S. federal income tax purposes, (1) Step    through Step    in the Restructuring Plan are generally intended to be undertaken in a manner so that no gain or loss is recognized (and no income is taken into account) by LIC, Spinco or their respective Subsidiaries, and (2) the Spin-Off is intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 355 of the Code (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares).

 

ARTICLE II
THE DISTRIBUTION

 

2.1                                The Distribution .

 

(a)                                  The LIC Board shall have the authority and right: (i) to declare or refrain from declaring the Distribution; (ii) to establish and change the date and time of the record date for the Distribution (the “ Record Date ”); (iii) to establish and change the date and time at which the Distribution shall be effective (the “ Distribution Date ”); and (iv) prior to the Distribution Date, to establish and change the procedures for effecting the Distribution; subject, in all cases, to the applicable provisions of the DGCL.

 

(b)                                  On the Distribution Date, subject to the conditions to the Distribution set forth in Section 2.2, LIC shall cause to be distributed to the holders of record of Liberty Ventures Common Stock on the Record Date, as a dividend, all the issued and outstanding shares of Spinco Common Stock held by LIC on the basis of (i) 0.1 of a share of Series A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Spinco (“ Spinco Series A Common Stock ”) and 0.2 of a share of Series C Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Spinco ( “ Spinco Series C Common Stock ”) for each share of LVNTA held of record on the Record Date, and (ii) 0.1 of a share of Series B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of Spinco (“ Spinco Series B Common Stock ” and together with the Spinco Series A Common Stock and the Spinco Series C Common Stock, the “ Spinco Common Stock ”) and 0.2 of a share of Spinco Series C Common Stock for each share of LVNTB held of record on the Record Date.

 

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(c)                                   LIC will take such action, if any, as may be necessary or appropriate under applicable state and foreign securities and “blue sky” laws to permit the Distribution to be effected in compliance, in all material respects, with such laws.

 

2.2                                Conditions to the Distribution .  The Distribution is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

 

(a)                                  the LIC Board, or in the case of determining the Record Date, a committee thereof, shall have taken all necessary corporate action to establish the Record Date and to declare the dividends in order to effect the Distribution in accordance with the LIC Charter and bylaws and the DGCL;

 

(b)                                  LIC shall have received the opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P., in form and substance reasonably acceptable to LIC, providing to the effect that the Spin-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 355 of the Code (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares), and that for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) no gain or loss will be recognized by LIC upon the distribution of Spinco Common Stock in the Spin-Off, and (ii) no gain or loss will be recognized by, and no amount will be included in the income of, holders of Liberty Ventures Common Stock upon the receipt of shares of Spinco Common Stock in the Spin-Off (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares);

 

(c)                                   the Registration Statement on Form S-1 with respect to the registration under the Securities Act of Spinco Common Stock (the “ Registration Statement ”) shall be effective as of the Distribution Date;

 

(d)                                  the Spinco Series A Common Stock and Spinco Series C Common Stock shall have been approved for listing on The NASDAQ Stock Market; and

 

(e)                                   any other regulatory or contractual approvals that a committee of the Board determines to obtain shall have been so obtained and be in full force and effect.

 

The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of LIC and shall not in any way limit LIC’s right to amend, modify or terminate this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.1.  The foregoing condition set forth in Section 2.2(e)  may be waived by the LIC Board and any determination made by the LIC Board prior to the Distribution concerning the satisfaction or waiver of any condition set forth in this Section 2.2 shall be final and conclusive.

 

2.3                                Treatment of Outstanding LIC Equity Awards .

 

(a)                                  Certain current and former employees, non-employee directors and consultants of LIC, the Qualifying Subsidiaries and their respective Subsidiaries have been granted options, restricted stock units, and restricted shares in respect of LIC Common Stock pursuant to various stock incentive plans of LIC administered by the LIC Board (collectively, “ Awards ”).  LIC and Spinco shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary or appropriate so that Awards that are outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are adjusted as set forth in this Section 2.3.

 

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(b)                                  Options . As of the Effective Time, and as determined by the LIC Board pursuant to its authority granted under the applicable stock incentive plan of LIC, each holder of a Liberty Ventures Option (whether unvested, partially vested or fully vested) (x) who is a member of the LIC Board or an officer of LIC holding the position of Vice President or above (each such Liberty Ventures Option, an “ Outstanding Liberty Ventures Option ”), will receive (i) an option to purchase shares of the corresponding series of Spinco Common Stock and an option to purchase shares of Spinco Series C Common Stock (each, a “ Spinco Option ”), and (ii) an adjustment to the exercise price of and the number of shares subject to the Outstanding Liberty Ventures Option (as so adjusted, an “ Adjusted Liberty Ventures Option ”) such that the pre-Spin-Off intrinsic value of the Outstanding Liberty Ventures Option is allocated between the Spinco Option and the Adjusted Liberty Ventures Option, and (y) who is any other Person will receive an adjustment to his or her Liberty Ventures Option only and will not be entitled to receive a Spinco Option.

 

Except as described herein, all other terms of the Spinco Options and the Adjusted Liberty Ventures Options (including the vesting terms thereof) will, in all material respects, be the same as those of the corresponding Outstanding Liberty Ventures Options; provided , that the terms and conditions of exercise of the Spinco Options shall in any event be determined in a manner consistent with Section 409A of the Code.

 

(c)                                   Restricted Stock Awards .  Shares of Liberty Ventures Common Stock that are subject to a restricted stock award granted under a stock incentive plan of LIC (“ Liberty Ventures Restricted Stock Awards ”) will participate in the Distribution in the same manner as other outstanding shares of Liberty Ventures Common Stock.  Except as described herein, shares of Spinco Common Stock received by such holders of Liberty Ventures Restricted Stock Awards (“ Spinco Restricted Stock Awards ”) will otherwise be subject, in all material respects, to the same terms and conditions (including the vesting terms thereof) as those applicable to such shares of Liberty Ventures Restricted Stock Awards immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

(d)                                  Restricted Stock Units .   As of the Effective Time, and as determined by the LIC Board pursuant to its authority granted under the applicable stock incentive plan of LIC, each holder of a restricted stock unit with respect to shares of Liberty Ventures Common Stock (“ Liberty Ventures Restricted Stock Unit Awards ”) will receive a restricted stock unit with respect to the corresponding series of Spinco Common Stock and a restricted stock unit with respect to Spinco Series C Common Stock (each, a “ Spinco Restricted Stock Unit ”). Except as described herein, Spinco Restricted Stock Units will otherwise be subject, in all material respects, to the same terms and conditions (including the vesting terms thereof) as those applicable to Liberty Ventures Restricted Stock Unit Awards immediately prior to the Effective Time.

 

(e)                                   From and after the Effective Time, Spinco Options, Spinco Restricted Stock Awards and Spinco Restricted Stock Units, regardless of by whom held, shall be settled by Spinco pursuant to the terms of the Spinco Transitional Plan.  The obligation to deliver shares of Spinco Common Stock upon the exercise of Spinco Options or shares of Spinco Common Stock upon vesting of Spinco Restricted Stock Awards or Spinco Restricted Stock Units shall be the sole obligation of Spinco, and LIC shall have no Liability in respect thereof.

 

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(f)                                    It is intended that the Spinco Transitional Plan be considered, as to any Spinco Option, Spinco Restricted Stock Award or Spinco Restricted Stock Unit that is issued as part of the adjustment provisions of this Section 2.3, to be a successor plan to the stock incentive plan of LIC pursuant to which the corresponding Liberty Ventures Option, Liberty Ventures Restricted Stock Award or Liberty Ventures Restricted Stock Unit Award was issued, and Spinco shall be deemed to have assumed the obligations under the applicable stock incentive plans of LIC to make the adjustments to the Awards set forth in this Section 2.3.

 

(g)                                   With respect to Awards adjusted and any equity awards issued as a result of such adjustments (collectively, “ Post Spin Awards ”), in each case, pursuant to this Section 2.3, service after the Effective Time as an employee or non-employee director of, or consultant to, LIC, Spinco, any Qualifying Subsidiary or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be treated as service to LIC and Spinco and their respective Subsidiaries for all purposes under such Post Spin Awards following the Effective Time.

 

(h)                                  Neither the Effective Time nor any other transaction contemplated by the Restructuring Plan or this Agreement shall be considered a termination of employment for any employee of LIC, Spinco or any of their respective Subsidiaries for purposes of any Post Spin Award.

 

(i)                                      Spinco agrees that, on and after the Effective Time, it shall use its reasonable efforts to cause to be effective under the Securities Act, on a continuous basis, a registration statement on Form S-8 with respect to shares of Spinco Common Stock issuable upon exercise of Spinco Options and vesting of Spinco Restricted Stock Awards and Spinco Restricted Stock Units.

 

2.4                                Treatment of Outstanding CTI Equity Awards .

 

(a)                                  Certain individuals, including employees and officers of Spinco, have been granted options and stock appreciation rights in respect of shares of CTI (the “ CTI Awards ”). LIC and Spinco shall use commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary or appropriate so that the CTI Awards outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time are adjusted as set forth in this Section 2.4.

 

(b)                                  Pursuant to the Restructuring, each holder of a CTI Award will receive an option award with respect to shares of Spinco Series C Common Stock, with the exercise price and number of shares subject to such new option award to be determined based on the exercise price of and number of shares of common stock of CTI subject to the CTI Award and the exchange ratio to be used in the internal restructuring as set forth in Step    in Schedule 1.1.

 

ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

3.1                                Representations and Warranties of the Parties .  Each party hereto represents and warrants to the other as follows:

 

(a)                                  Organization and Qualification .  Such party is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of Delaware, has all requisite

 

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corporate power and authority to own, use, lease or operate its properties and assets, and to conduct the business heretofore conducted by it, and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties owned, used, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business conducted by it requires such qualification, except in such jurisdictions where the failure to be so qualified and in good standing would not have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(b)                                  Authorization and Validity of Agreement .  Such party has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the agreements and instruments to which it is to be a party required to effect the Restructuring (the “ Restructuring Agreements ”) and the agreements to be delivered by it at the Closing pursuant to Section 5.3 (the “ Other Agreements ”).  The execution, delivery and performance by such party of this Agreement, the Restructuring Agreements and the Other Agreements and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly authorized by the board of directors, managing members or analogous governing body of such party and, to the extent required by law, its stockholders or members, and no other corporate or other action on its part is necessary to authorize the execution and delivery by such party of this Agreement, the Restructuring Agreements and the Other Agreements, the performance by it of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been, and each of the Restructuring Agreements and each of the Other Agreements, when executed and delivered, will be, duly executed and delivered by such party and each is, or will be, a valid and binding obligation of such party, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

3.2                                No Approvals or Notices Required; No Conflict with Instruments .  The execution, delivery and performance by such party of this Agreement, the Restructuring Agreements and the Other Agreements, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, do not and will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of its assets pursuant to the terms of, the charter or bylaws (or similar formation or governance instruments) of such party, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of its assets are bound, or any law, rule, regulation, judgment, Order or decree of any court or governmental authority having jurisdiction over it or its properties.

 

3.3                                No Other Reliance .  In determining to enter into this Agreement, the Restructuring Agreements and the Other Agreements, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, such party has not relied on any representation, warranty, promise or agreement other than those expressly contained herein or therein, and no other representation, warranty, promise or agreement has been made or will be implied.  Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or in the Restructuring Agreements or the Other Agreements, all Spinco Assets and the Spinco Business are being transferred on an “as is, where is” basis, at the risk of the transferee, without any warranty whatsoever on the part of the transferor and from and after the Effective Time.

 

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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS

 

4.1                                Cross-Indemnities .

 

(a)                                  Spinco hereby covenants and agrees, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in this Article IV, from and after the Closing, to indemnify and hold harmless LIC, its Subsidiaries and their respective current and former directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (the “ LIC Indemnified Parties ”) from and against any Losses incurred by the LIC Indemnified Parties (in their capacities as such) to the extent arising out of or resulting from any of the following:

 

(i)                                      the conduct of the Spinco Business (whether before or after the Closing);

 

(ii)                                   the Spinco Assets;

 

(iii)                                the Spinco Liabilities (whether incurred before or after the Closing); or

 

(iv)                               any breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant, undertaking or obligation of Spinco or any of its Subsidiaries under this Agreement, any Restructuring Agreement or any Other Agreement.

 

(b)                                  LIC hereby covenants and agrees, on the terms and subject to the limitations set forth in this Article IV, from and after the Closing, to indemnify and hold harmless Spinco, its Subsidiaries and their respective current and former directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (the “ Spinco Indemnified Parties ”) from and against any Losses incurred by the Spinco Indemnified Parties (in their capacities as such) to the extent arising out of or resulting from:

 

(i)                                      the conduct of the LIC Retained Businesses (whether before or after the Closing);

 

(ii)                                   the LIC Retained Assets;

 

(iii)                                the LIC Retained Liabilities (whether incurred before or after the Closing); or

 

(iv)                               any breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant, undertaking or obligation of LIC or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the Spinco Entities) under this Agreement, any Restructuring Agreement or any Other Agreement.

 

(c)                                   The indemnification provisions set forth in Sections 4.1(a) and (b) shall not apply to: (i) any Losses the responsibility for which is expressly covered by the Tax Sharing Agreement; (ii) any Losses incurred by any Spinco Entity pursuant to any contractual obligation (other than this Agreement, the Restructuring Agreements or the Other Agreements) existing on or after the Closing Date between (x) LIC or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the one hand, and (y) Spinco or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the other hand; and (iii) any

 

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Losses incurred by any LIC Entity pursuant to any contractual obligation (other than this Agreement, the Restructuring Agreements or the Other Agreements) existing on or after the Closing Date between (x) LIC or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the one hand, and (y) Spinco or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the other hand.

 

(d)                                  (i)                                      In connection with any indemnification provided for in this Section 4.1, the party seeking indemnification (the “ Indemnitee ”) will give the party from which indemnification is sought (the “ Indemnitor ”) prompt notice whenever it comes to the attention of the Indemnitee that the Indemnitee has suffered or incurred, or may suffer or incur, any Losses for which it is entitled to indemnification under this Section 4.1, and, if and when known, the facts constituting the basis for such claim and the projected amount of such Losses (which shall not be conclusive as to the amount of such Losses), in each case in reasonable detail. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the case of any Action commenced by a third party for which indemnification is being sought (a “ Third-Party Claim ”), such notice will be given no later than ten business days following receipt by the Indemnitee of written notice of such Third-Party Claim.  Failure by any Indemnitee to so notify the Indemnitor will not affect the rights of such Indemnitee hereunder except to the extent that such failure has a material prejudicial effect on the defenses or other rights available to the Indemnitor with respect to such Third-Party Claim.  The Indemnitee will deliver to the Indemnitor as promptly as practicable, and in any event within five business days after Indemnitee’s receipt, copies of all notices, court papers and other documents received by the Indemnitee relating to any Third-Party Claim.

 

(ii)                                   After receipt of a notice pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(i) with respect to any Third-Party Claim, the Indemnitor will be entitled, if it so elects, to take control of the defense and investigation with respect to such Third-Party Claim and to employ and engage attorneys reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee to handle and defend such claim, at the Indemnitor’s cost, risk and expense, upon written notice to the Indemnitee of such election, which notice acknowledges the Indemnitor’s obligation to provide indemnification under this Agreement with respect to any Losses arising out of or relating to such Third-Party Claim. The Indemnitor will not settle any Third-Party Claim that is the subject of indemnification without the written consent of the Indemnitee, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however , that, after reasonable notice, the Indemnitor may settle a claim without the Indemnitee’s consent if such settlement (A) makes no admission or acknowledgment of Liability or culpability with respect to the Indemnitee, (B) includes a complete release of the Indemnitee and (C) does not seek any relief against the Indemnitee other than the payment of money damages to be borne by the Indemnitor. The Indemnitee will cooperate in all reasonable respects with the Indemnitor and its attorneys in the investigation, trial and defense of any lawsuit or action with respect to such Third-Party Claim and any appeal arising therefrom (including the filing in the Indemnitee’s name of appropriate cross-claims and counterclaims).  The Indemnitee may, at its own cost, participate in any investigation, trial and defense of any Third-Party Claim controlled by the Indemnitor and any appeal arising therefrom, including participating in the process with respect to the potential settlement or compromise thereof.  If the Indemnitee has been advised by its counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to the Indemnitee that conflict with those available to, or that are not available to, the Indemnitor (“ Separate Legal Defenses ”), or that there may be actual or potential differing or conflicting interests between the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnitee will have the right, at the expense of the Indemnitor, to engage

 

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separate counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitor to handle and defend such Third-Party Claim, provided , that, if such Third-Party Claim can be reasonably separated between those portion(s) for which Separate Legal Defenses are available (“ Separable Claims ”) and those for which no Separate Legal Defenses are available, the Indemnitee will instead have the right, at the expense of the Indemnitor, to engage separate counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitor to handle and defend the Separable Claims, and the Indemnitor will not have the right to control the defense or investigation of such Separable Claims (and, in which case, the Indemnitor will have the right to control the defense or investigation of the remaining portion(s) of such Third-Party Claim).

 

(iii)                                If, after receipt of a notice pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(i) with respect to any Third-Party Claim as to which indemnification is available hereunder, the Indemnitor does not undertake to defend the Indemnitee against such Third-Party Claim, whether by not giving the Indemnitee timely notice of its election to so defend or otherwise, the Indemnitee may, but will have no obligation to, assume its own defense, at the expense of the Indemnitor (including attorneys fees and costs), it being understood that the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification for such Third-Party Claim shall not be adversely affected by its assuming the defense of such Third-Party Claim.  The Indemnitor will be bound by the result obtained with respect thereto by the Indemnitee; provided , that the Indemnitee may not settle any lawsuit or action with respect to which the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the Indemnitor, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided further , that such consent shall not be required if (i) the Indemnitor had the right under this Section 4.1 to undertake control of the defense of such Third-Party Claim and, after notice, failed to do so within thirty days of receipt of such notice (or such lesser period as may be required by court proceedings in the event of a litigated matter), or (ii) (x) the Indemnitor does not have the right to control the defense of the entirety of such Third-Party Claim pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(ii) or (y) the Indemnitor does not have the right to control the defense of any Separable Claim pursuant to Section 4.1(d)(ii) (in which case such settlement may only apply to such Separable Claims), the Indemnitee provides reasonable notice to Indemnitor of the settlement, and such settlement (A) makes no admission or acknowledgment of Liability or culpability with respect to the Indemnitor, (B) does not seek any relief against the Indemnitor and (C) does not seek any relief against the Indemnitee for which the Indemnitor is responsible other than the payment of money damages.

 

(e)                                   In no event will the Indemnitor be liable to any Indemnitee for any special, consequential, indirect, collateral, incidental or punitive damages, however caused and on any theory of liability arising in any way out of this Agreement, whether or not such Indemnitor was advised of the possibility of any such damages;  provided , that the foregoing limitations shall not limit a party’s indemnification obligations for any Losses incurred by an Indemnitee as a result of the assertion of a Third-Party Claim.

 

(f)                                    The Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid production of confidential information, and to cause all communications among employees, counsel and others representing any party with respect to a Third-Party Claim to be made so as to preserve any applicable attorney-client or work-product privilege.

 

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(g)                                   The Indemnitor shall pay all amounts payable pursuant to this Section 4.1 by wire transfer of immediately available funds, promptly following receipt from an Indemnitee of a bill, together with all accompanying reasonably detailed backup documentation, for any Losses that are the subject of indemnification hereunder, unless the Indemnitor in good faith disputes the amount of such Losses or whether such Losses are covered by the Indemnitor’s indemnification obligation in which event the Indemnitor shall promptly so notify the Indemnitee. In any event, the Indemnitor shall pay to the Indemnitee, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the amount of any Losses for which it is liable hereunder no later than three (3) days following any final determination of the amount of such Losses and the Indemnitor’s liability therefor. A “final determination” shall exist when (a) the parties to the dispute have reached an agreement in writing or (b) a court of competent jurisdiction shall have entered a final and non-appealable Order or judgment.

 

(h)                                  If the indemnification provided for in this Section 4.1 shall, for any reason, be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnitee in respect of any Losses for which it is entitled to indemnification hereunder, then the Indemnitor shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by and the relative fault of the Indemnitor on the one hand and the Indemnitee on the other hand with respect to the matter giving rise to such Losses.

 

(i)                                      The remedies provided in this Section 4.1 shall be cumulative and shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnitee of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against an Indemnitor, subject to Section 4.1(e).

 

(j)                                     The rights and obligations of the LIC Indemnified Parties and the Spinco Indemnified Persons under this Section 4.1 shall survive the Spin-Off.

 

(k)                                  For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 4.1 are not intended to, and shall not, apply to any Loss, claim or Liability to which the provisions of the Tax Sharing Agreement are applicable.

 

(l)                                      To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Indemnitor will indemnify the Indemnitee against any and all reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), incurred in connection with the enforcement of his, her or its rights under this Section 4.1.

 

4.2                                Further Assurances .  At any time before or after the Closing, each party hereto covenants and agrees to make, execute, acknowledge and deliver such instruments, agreements, consents, assurances and other documents, and to take all such other commercially reasonable actions, as any other party may reasonably request and as may reasonably be required in order to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement and to implement the terms hereof.

 

4.3                                Specific Performance .  Each party hereby acknowledges that the benefits to the other party of the performance by such party of its obligations under this Agreement are unique and that the other party is willing to enter into this Agreement only in reliance that such party will perform such obligations, and agrees that monetary damages may not afford an adequate remedy for any failure by such party to perform any of such obligations. Accordingly, each party hereby agrees that the other party will have the right to enforce the specific performance of such

 

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party’s obligations hereunder and irrevocably waives any requirement for securing or posting of any bond or other undertaking in connection with the obtaining by the other party of any injunctive or other equitable relief to enforce their rights hereunder.

 

4.4                                Access to Information .

 

(a)                                  Each party will provide to the other party, at any time before or after the Distribution Date, upon written request and promptly after the request therefor (subject in all cases, to any bona fide concerns of attorney-client or work-product privilege that any party may reasonably have and any restrictions contained in any agreements or contracts to which any party or its Subsidiaries is a party (it being understood that each of LIC and Spinco will use its reasonable best efforts to provide any such information in a manner that does not result in a violation of a privilege)), any information in its possession or under its control that the requesting party reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, filing or other requirements imposed on the requesting party by a foreign or U.S. federal, state or local judicial, regulatory or administrative authority having jurisdiction over the requesting party or its Subsidiaries, (ii) to enable the requesting party to institute or defend against any action, suit or proceeding in any foreign or U.S. federal, state or local court or (iii) to enable the requesting party to implement the transactions contemplated hereby, including but not limited to performing its obligations under this Agreement, the Restructuring Agreements and the Other Agreements.

 

(b)                                  Any information belonging to a party that is provided to another party pursuant to Section 4.4(a) will remain the property of the providing party.  The parties agree to cooperate in good faith to take all reasonable efforts to maintain any legal privilege that may attach to any information delivered pursuant to this Section 4.4 or which otherwise comes into the receiving party’s possession and control pursuant to this Agreement.  Nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as granting or conferring license or other rights in any such information.

 

(c)                                   The party requesting any information under this Section 4.4 will reimburse the providing party for the reasonable out of pocket costs, if any, of creating, gathering and copying such information, to the extent that such costs are incurred for the benefit of the requesting party. No party will have any Liability to any other party if any information exchanged or provided pursuant to this Agreement that is an estimate or forecast, or is based on an estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate, absent willful misconduct or fraud by the party providing such information.

 

(d)                                  For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 4.4 are not intended to, and shall not, apply to any information relating to matters governed by the Tax Sharing Agreement, which shall be subject to the provisions thereof in lieu of this Section 4.4.

 

4.5                                Confidentiality .  Each party will keep confidential for five years following the Closing Date (or for three years following disclosure to such party, whichever is longer), and will use reasonable efforts to cause its officers, directors, members, employees, Affiliates and agents to keep confidential during such period, all Proprietary Information of the other party, in each case to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

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(a)                                  Proprietary Information ” means any proprietary ideas, plans and information, including information of a technological or business nature, of a party (in this context, the “ Disclosing Party ”) (including all trade secrets, intellectual property, data, summaries, reports or mailing lists, in whatever form or medium whatsoever, including oral communications, and however produced or reproduced), that is marked proprietary or confidential, or that bears a marking of like import, or that the Disclosing Party states is to be considered proprietary or confidential, or that a reasonable and prudent person would consider proprietary or confidential under the circumstances of its disclosure. Without limiting the foregoing, all information of the types referred to in the immediately preceding sentence to the extent used by Spinco or the Spinco Business or which constitute Spinco Assets on or prior to the Closing Date will constitute Proprietary Information of Spinco for purposes of this Section 4.5.

 

(b)                                  Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, information of a Disclosing Party will not constitute Proprietary Information (and the other party (in this context, the “ Receiving Party ”) will have no obligation of confidentiality with respect thereto), to the extent such information: (i) is in the public domain other than as a result of disclosure made in breach of this Agreement or breach of any other agreement relating to confidentiality between the Disclosing Party and the Receiving Party; (ii) was lawfully acquired by the Disclosing Party from a third party not bound by a confidentiality obligation; (iii) is approved for release by prior written authorization of the Disclosing Party, or (iv) is disclosed in order to comply with a judicial Order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, or to comply with the laws or regulations of any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the Receiving Party, in which event the Receiving Party will give prior written notice to the Disclosing Party of such disclosure as soon as or to the extent practicable and will cooperate with the Disclosing Party in using reasonable efforts to disclose the least amount of such information required and to obtain an appropriate protective Order or equivalent, and provided that the information will continue to be Proprietary Information to the extent it is covered by a protective Order or equivalent or is not so disclosed.

 

4.6                                Notices Regarding Transferred Assets .  Any transferor of an Asset or Liability in the Restructuring that receives a notice or other communication from any third party, or that otherwise becomes aware of any fact or circumstance, after the Restructuring, relating to such Asset or Liability, will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly forward the notice or other communication to the transferee thereof or give notice to such transferee of such fact or circumstance of which it has become aware. The parties will cause their respective Subsidiaries to comply with this Section 4.6.

 

4.7                                Treatment Of Payments .  The parties agree to treat all payments made pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with Section 4.3 of the Tax Sharing Agreement and to increase or reduce any amount paid hereunder if such payment would have been required to be increased or reduced under such section if it were a payment made pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement.

 

ARTICLE V
CLOSING

 

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satisfaction or waiver of all conditions set forth in each of Sections 2.2 and 5.2, the closing of the Distribution (the “ Closing ”) will take place at the offices of LIC, at 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado, at a mutually acceptable time and date to be determined by LIC (the “ Closing Date ”).

 

5.2                                Conditions to Closing .

 

(a)                                  The obligations of the parties to complete the transactions provided for herein are conditioned upon the satisfaction or, if applicable, waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 2.2.

 

(b)                                  The performance by each party of its obligations hereunder is further conditioned upon:

 

(i)                                      the performance in all material respects by the other party of its covenants and agreements contained herein to the extent such are required to be performed at or prior to the Closing; and

 

(ii)                                   the representations and warranties of the other party being true and complete in all material respects as of the Closing Date with the same force and effect as if made at and as of the Closing Date.

 

5.3                                Deliveries at Closing .

 

(a)                                  LIC .  At the Closing, LIC will deliver or cause to be delivered to Spinco:

 

(i)                                      the Tax Sharing Agreement duly executed by an authorized officer of LIC;

 

(ii)                                   the Services Agreement duly executed by an authorized officer of LMC;

 

(iii)                                a secretary’s certificate certifying that the LIC Board has authorized the execution, delivery and performance by LIC of this Agreement, the Restructuring Agreements and the Other Agreements, which authorization will be in full force and effect at and as of the Closing; and

 

(iv)                               such other documents and instruments as Spinco may reasonably request.

 

(b)                                  Spinco .  At the Closing, Spinco will deliver or cause to be delivered to LIC:

 

(i)                                      the Tax Sharing Agreement duly executed by an authorized officer of Spinco;

 

(ii)                                   the Services Agreement duly executed by an authorized officer of Spinco;

 

(iii)                                a secretary’s certificate certifying that the Spinco Board has authorized the execution, delivery and performance by Spinco of this Agreement, the Restructuring Agreements and the Other Agreements, which authorizations will be in full force and effect at and as of the Closing; and

 

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(iv)                               such other documents and instruments as LIC may reasonably request.

 

ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION

 

6.1                                Termination .  This Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be amended, modified, supplemented or abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by and in the sole and absolute discretion of LIC without the approval of Spinco. For the avoidance of doubt, from and after the Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated (or any provision hereof modified, amended or waived) without the written agreement of all the parties.

 

6.2                                Effect of Termination .  In the event of any termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 6.1, this Agreement will immediately become void and the parties will have no Liability whatsoever to each other with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby.

 

ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.1                                Definitions .

 

(a)                                  For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the corresponding meanings:

 

Action ” means any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, litigation, arbitration, prosecution, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination or investigation whether or not commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court, grand jury or other governmental authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

 

Affiliates ” means with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person; provided , that, for any purpose hereunder, in each case both before and after the Effective Time, none of the Persons listed in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) shall be deemed to be Affiliates of any Person listed in any other such clause: (i) LIC taken together with its Subsidiaries and any of their respective Investees, (ii) Spinco taken together with its Subsidiaries and any of their respective Investees, (iii) LMC taken together with its Subsidiaries and their respective Investees, (iv) Starz taken together with its Subsidiaries and any of their respective Investees, (v) Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. taken together with its Subsidiaries and their respective Investees, and (vi) Liberty Broadband Corporation taken together with its Subsidiaries and their respective Investees.

 

Assets ” means assets, properties, interests and rights (including goodwill), wherever located, whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, in each case whether or not required by GAAP to be reflected in financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto.

 

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Control ” means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through ownership of securities or partnership, membership, limited liability company, or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise and the terms “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

DGCL ” means the Delaware General Corporation Law.

 

Effective Time ” means the time at which the Distribution will be effective.

 

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time in the United States, consistently applied.

 

Governmental Authorization ” means any authorization, approval, consent, license, certificate or permit issued, granted, or otherwise made available under the authority of any court, governmental or regulatory authority, agency, stock exchange, commission or body.

 

Investee ” of any Person means any Person in which such first Person owns or controls an equity or voting interest.

 

LBC ” means Liberty Broadband Corporation.

 

Liabilities ” means any and all debts, liabilities, commitments and obligations, whether or not fixed, contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured, direct or indirect, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, and whether or not required by GAAP to be reflected in financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto (other than taxes).

 

LIC Board ” means the Board of Directors of LIC or a duly authorized committee thereof.

 

LIC Charter ” means the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of LIC, as in effect immediately prior to the Distribution Date.

 

LIC Common Stock ” means QVCA, QVCB, LVNTA and LVNTB.

 

LIC Entity ” or “ LIC Entities ” means and includes each of LIC and its Subsidiaries (other than the Spinco Entities), after giving effect to the Restructuring.

 

LIC Retained Assets ” means all Assets which are held at the Effective Time by LIC.

 

LIC Retained Businesses ” means all businesses which are held at the Effective Time by LIC.

 

LIC Retained Liabilities ” means all Liabilities which are held at the Effective Time by LIC.

 

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Liberty Ventures Option ” means an option to purchase shares of Liberty Ventures Common Stock pursuant to a stock incentive plan of LIC.

 

LMC ” means Liberty Media Corporation.

 

Losses ” means any and all damages, losses, deficiencies, Liabilities, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of any and all actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or in asserting, preserving or enforcing an Indemnitee’s rights hereunder), whether in connection with a Third-Party Claim or otherwise.

 

LTAH ” means Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc.

 

Order ” means any order, injunction, judgment, decree or ruling of any court, governmental or regulatory authority, agency, commission or body.

 

Person ” means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity of any kind.

 

QVCA ” means LIC’s Series A QVC Group common stock, par value $.01 per share.

 

QVCB ” means LIC’s Series B QVC Group common stock, par value $.01 per share.

 

Qualifying Subsidiary ” means a former direct or indirect Subsidiary of LIC, any successor of any such former Subsidiary, and the parent company (directly or indirectly) of any such former Subsidiary or successor, including Spinco, LMC, LTAH, LBC, Ascent Capital Group, Inc., Discovery Communications, Inc., Liberty Global, Inc. and Starz.

 

Restructuring Plan ” means the Restructuring Plan attached hereto as Schedule 1.1.

 

Securities Act ” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together with all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

Services Agreement ” means the Services Agreement to be entered into between LMC and Spinco, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B .

 

Spinco Assets ” means the Assets of CTI that will be transferred to Spinco pursuant to the Restructuring Plan.

 

Spinco Board ” means the Board of Directors of Spinco or a duly authorized committee thereof.

 

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Spinco Business ” means the Business of CTI that will be transferred to Spinco pursuant to the Restructuring Plan.

 

Spinco Charter ” means the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Spinco to be filed with the Delaware Secretary of State pursuant to the Restructuring Plan, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.

 

Spinco Entity ” or “ Spinco Entities ” means and includes each of Spinco and its Subsidiaries, after giving effect to the Restructuring.

 

Spinco Liabilities ” means all Liabilities of CTI that will be transferred to Spinco pursuant to the Restructuring Plan.

 

Spinco Common Stock ” means the Series A, Series B and Series C common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Spinco.

 

Spinco Transitional Plan ” means the CommerceHub, Inc. Transitional Stock Adjustment Plan.

 

Subsidiary ” when used with respect to any Person, means (i)(A) a corporation a majority in voting power of whose share capital or capital stock with voting power, under ordinary circumstances, to elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, (B) a partnership or limited liability company in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, (1) in the case of a partnership, a general partner of such partnership with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such partnership or (2) in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or, in the absence of a managing member, a member with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such limited liability company, or (C) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination thereof, has or have (1) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, or (2) in the absence of such a governing body, at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) any other Person of which an aggregate of 50% or more of the equity interests are, at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.  For purposes of this Agreement, both prior to and after the Effective Time, none of Spinco and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be Subsidiaries of LIC or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Tax Sharing Agreement ” means the Tax Sharing Agreement to be entered into between LIC and Spinco, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .

 

(b)           As used herein, the following terms will have the meanings set forth in the applicable section of this Agreement set forth below:

 

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Adjusted Liberty Ventures Option

 

Section 2.3(b)(ii)

Agreement

 

Preamble

Awards

 

Section 2.3(a)

Closing

 

Section 5.1

Closing Date

 

Section 5.1

Code

 

Recitals

CTI

 

Recitals

CTI Award

 

Section 2.4(a)

Disclosing Party

 

Section 4.5(a)

Distribution

 

Recitals

Distribution Date

 

Section 2.1(a)

Indemnitee

 

Section 4.1(d)(i)

Indemnitor

 

Section 4.1(d)(i)

Liberty Ventures Common Stock

 

Recitals

Liberty Ventures Restricted Stock Award

 

Section 2.3(c)

Liberty Ventures Restricted Stock Unit Award

 

Section 2.3(d)

LIC

 

Preamble

LIC Indemnified Parties

 

Section 4.1(a)

LVNTA

 

Recitals

LVNTB

 

Recitals

Outstanding Liberty Ventures Option

 

Section 2.3(b)(i)

Other Agreements

 

Section 3.1(b)

Post Spin Awards

 

Section 2.3(g)

Proprietary Information

 

Section 4.5(a)

Receiving Party

 

Section 4.5(b)

Record Date

 

Section 2.1(a)

Registration Statement

 

Section 2.2(c)

Restructuring

 

Section 1.1(a)

Restructuring Agreements

 

Section 3.1(b)

Separable Claims

 

Section 4.1(d)(ii)

Separate Legal Defenses

 

Section 4.1(d)(ii)

Spin-Off

 

Recitals

Spinco

 

Preamble

Spinco Option

 

Section 2.3(b)(i)

Spinco Common Stock

 

Section 2.1(b)

Spinco Indemnified Parties

 

Section 4.1(b)

Spinco Restricted Stock Award

 

Section 2.3(c)

Spinco Restricted Stock Unit

 

Section 2.3(d)

Spinco Series A Common Stock

 

Section 2.1(b)

Spinco Series B Common Stock

 

Section 2.1(b)

Spinco Series C Common Stock

 

Section 2.1(b)

Third-Party Claim

 

Section 4.1(d)(i)

 

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7.2          No Third-Party Rights .  Except for the indemnification rights of the LIC Indemnified Persons and the Spinco Indemnified Persons pursuant to Section 4.1, nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement is intended or will be construed to give any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement, or any provision hereof, it being the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns.

 

7.3          Notices .  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person, by facsimile or email (with confirming copy sent by one of the other delivery methods specified herein), by overnight courier or sent by certified, registered or express air mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so delivered in person or by courier, or when sent by facsimile or email (subject to the delivery of such confirmation copy), or, if mailed, three (3) calendar days after the date of mailing, as follows:

 

if to any LIC Entity :

 

Liberty Interactive Corporation

 

 

12300 Liberty Boulevard

 

 

Englewood, Colorado 80112

 

 

Facsimile (720) 875-5401
Email:

 

 

Attention: General Counsel

 

 

 

if to any Spinco Entity :

 

CommerceHub, Inc.
201 Fuller Road, 6th Floor

 

 

Albany, New York 12203

 

 

Email:

 

 

Attention: General Counsel

 

or to such other address as the party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the other party in writing in the manner set forth above.

 

7.4          Entire Agreement .  This Agreement (including the Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto) together with the Restructuring Agreements and the Other Agreements (including the Tax Sharing Agreement) embodies the entire understanding among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and thereof and supersedes and terminates any prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect to such subject matter, and no party to this Agreement shall have any right, responsibility or Liability under any such prior agreement or understanding.  Any and all prior correspondence, conversations and memoranda are merged herein and shall be without effect hereon.  No promises, covenants or representations of any kind, other than those expressly stated herein, have been made to induce either party to enter into this Agreement.

 

7.5          Binding Effect; Assignment .  This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except with respect to a merger of a party, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any party hereto without the

 

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prior written consent of the other parties; provided , however , that LIC and Spinco may assign their respective rights, interests, duties, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement to any of their respective wholly-owned Subsidiaries, but such assignment shall not relieve LIC or Spinco, as the assignor, of its obligations hereunder.

 

7.6          Governing Law; Jurisdiction .  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties hereto will be governed in all respects, including validity, interpretation and effect, by the laws of the State of Delaware applicable to contracts made and performed wholly therein, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provisions or rules that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement, and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware).  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby in any court other than the aforesaid courts.  Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve in accordance with Section 7.3 and this Section 7.6, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any claim that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement or the subject matter hereof may not be enforced in or by such courts.  Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.  Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 7.3 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

 

7.7          Waiver of Jury Trial .  EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.  EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE

 

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IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 7.7.

 

7.8          Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Upon a determination that any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the provisions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

7.9          Amendments; Waivers .  Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.  No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by applicable law.  Any consent provided under this Agreement must be in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such consent is sought.

 

7.10        No Strict Construction; Interpretation .

 

(a)           LIC and Spinco each acknowledge that this Agreement has been prepared jointly by the parties hereto and shall not be strictly construed against any party hereto.

 

(b)           When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.  The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation.”  The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.  The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term.  Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including

 

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(in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.  References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns and references to a party means a party to this Agreement.

 

7.11        Conflicts with Tax Sharing Agreement .  In the event of a conflict between this Agreement and the Tax Sharing Agreement, the provisions of the Tax Sharing Agreement shall prevail.

 

7.12        Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The Agreement may be delivered by facsimile transmission of a signed copy thereof.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

 

LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Craig Troyer

 

 

 

Name: Craig Troyer

 

 

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tim P. Lenneman

 

 

 

Name: Tim P. Lenneman

 

 

 

Title: Senior Vice President

 

[SIGNATURE PAGE TO REORGANIZATION AGREEMENT]

 



 

List of Omitted Exhibits and Schedules

 

The following exhibits and schedules to the Reorganization Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2016, by and between Liberty Interactive Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc. have not been provided herein:

 

Exhibit A - Services Agreement (See Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 10-K filed July 26, 2016 (the “8-K”))

 

Exhibit B - Spinco Charter (See Exhibit 3.1 to the 8-K)

 

Exhibit C - Tax Sharing Agreement (See Exhibit 10.1 to the 8-K)

 

Schedule 1.1 - Restructuring Plan

 

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted exhibit or schedule to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.

 


Exhibit 3.1

 

RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

 

(1)                                  The name of the Corporation is CommerceHub, Inc.  The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was filed on December 30, 2015.

 

(2)                                  This Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and amends the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as heretofore amended.

 

(3)                                  This Restated Certificate of Incorporation has been duly adopted in accordance with Sections 228, 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

(4)                                  Pursuant to Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the text of the Certificate of Incorporation is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

NAME

 

The name of the corporation is CommerceHub, Inc. (the “ Corporation ”).

 

ARTICLE II

 

REGISTERED OFFICE

 

The address of the registered office of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is 2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, 19808.  The name of its registered agent at such address is the Corporation Service Company.

 



 

ARTICLE III

 

PURPOSE

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (as the same may be amended from time to time, the “ DGCL ”).

 

ARTICLE IV

 

AUTHORIZED STOCK

 

The total number of shares of capital stock which the Corporation will have authority to issue is one hundred seventy four million five hundred thousand (174,500,000)  shares, of which:

 

(1)                                  one hundred twenty four million five hundred thousand (124,500,000)  shares will be of a class designated as Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Common Stock ”), and such class will be divided into series as follows:

 

a.               forty million (40,000,000) shares of Common Stock will be of a series designated as “Series A Common Stock” (the “ Series A Common Stock ”);

 

b.               one million five hundred thousand (1,500,000) shares of Common Stock will be of a series designated as “Series B Common Stock” (the “ Series B Common Stock ”);

 

c.                eighty three million (83,000,000) shares of Common Stock will be of a series designated as “Series C Common Stock” (the “ Series C Common Stock ”); and

 

(2)                                  fifty million (50,000,000) shares will be of a class designated as Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ Preferred Stock ”), which are undesignated as to series and are issuable in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, Section C hereof and the DGCL.

 

Upon this Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as it may from time to time hereafter be amended or restated, this “ Restated Certificate ”) becoming effective pursuant to the DGCL (the “ Effective Time ”), all shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically be reclassified as (i) X (as defined below) number of shares of the Series A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, (ii) Y (as defined below) number of shares of the Series B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, and (iii) Z (as defined below) number of shares of the Series C Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, in each case without any action by the holder thereof. As used in this paragraph, “X” means the product, rounded down to the nearest whole share, of (x) the number of outstanding shares of Liberty Interactive Corporation’s Series A Liberty Ventures Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ LVNTA ”), as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 20, 2016 and (y) 0.1, “Y” means the product, rounded down to the nearest whole share, of (x) the number of outstanding shares of Liberty Interactive Corporation’s Series B Liberty Ventures Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“ LVNTB ”), as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 20, 2016 and (y) 0.1, and “Z” means the product, rounded down to the nearest whole share,

 

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of (x) the number of outstanding shares of LVNTA plus the number of outstanding shares of LVNTB, in each case, as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 20, 2016 and (y) 0.2.

 

The description of the Common Stock and the Preferred Stock, and the powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, or the method of fixing and establishing the same, are as hereinafter set forth in this Article IV.

 

SECTION A

 

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms defined below will have, for all purposes of this Restated Certificate, the meanings herein specified:

 

Board of Directors ” or “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Corporation and, unless the context indicates otherwise, also means, to the extent permitted by law, any committee thereof authorized, with respect to any particular matter, to exercise the power of the Board of Directors of the Corporation with respect to such matter.

 

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement, or otherwise. The terms “Controls”, “Controlled” and “Controlling” will have corresponding meanings.

 

Convertible Securities ” means (x) any securities of the Corporation (other than any series of Common Stock) that are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for, or that evidence the right to purchase, directly or indirectly, securities of the Corporation or any other Person, whether upon conversion, exercise, exchange, pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of such securities or otherwise, and (y) any securities of any other Person that are directly or indirectly convertible into or exchangeable for, or that evidence the right to purchase, directly or indirectly, securities of such Person or any other Person (including the Corporation), whether upon conversion, exercise, exchange, pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of such securities or otherwise.

 

Person ” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association or other legal entity.

 

Series A Convertible Securities means Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Series A Common Stock.

 

Series B Convertible Securities means Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Series B Common Stock.

 

Series C Convertible Securities means Convertible Securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Series C Common Stock.

 

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Underlying Securities ” means, with respect to any class or series of Convertible Securities, the class or series of securities into which such class or series of Convertible Securities are directly or indirectly convertible, or for which such Convertible Securities are directly or indirectly exchangeable, or that such Convertible Securities evidence the right to purchase or otherwise receive, directly or indirectly.

 

SECTION B

 

SERIES A COMMON STOCK, SERIES B COMMON STOCK AND
SERIES C COMMON STOCK

 

Each share of Series A Common Stock, each share of Series B Common Stock and each share of Series C Common Stock will, except as otherwise provided in this Restated Certificate, be identical in all respects and will have equal rights, powers and privileges.

 

1.                                       Voting Rights .

 

Holders of Series A Common Stock will be entitled to one vote for each share of such stock held of record, and holders of Series B Common Stock will be entitled to ten votes for each share of such stock held of record, on all matters that are submitted to a vote of stockholders of the Corporation (regardless of whether such holders are voting together with the holders of all Voting Securities (as defined below), or as a separate class with the holders of one or more series of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or as a separate series of Common Stock or Preferred Stock, or otherwise).  Holders of Series C Common Stock will not be entitled to any voting powers, except as (and then only to the extent) otherwise required by the laws of the State of Delaware.  If a vote or consent of the holders of Series C Common Stock should at any time be required by the laws of the State of Delaware on any matter, the holders of Series C Common Stock will be entitled to one-hundredth (1/100) of a vote on such matter for each share of Series C Common Stock held of record.

 

Except (A) as may otherwise be required by the laws of the State of Delaware, (B) as may otherwise be provided in this Restated Certificate, or (C) as may otherwise be provided in any Preferred Stock Designation (as defined in Article IV, Section C hereof), the holders of outstanding shares of Series A Common Stock, the holders of outstanding shares of Series B Common Stock and the holders of outstanding shares of each series of Preferred Stock that is designated as a Voting Security and is entitled to vote thereon in accordance with the terms of the applicable Preferred Stock Designation, will vote as one class with respect to the election of directors and with respect to all other matters to be voted on by stockholders of the Corporation (including, without limitation, and irrespective of the provisions of Section 242(b)(2) of the DGCL, any proposed amendment to this Restated Certificate required to be voted on by the stockholders of the Corporation that would (x) increase (i) the number of authorized shares of Common Stock or any series thereof, (ii) the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or any series thereof or (iii) the number of authorized shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter established or (y) decrease (i) the number of authorized shares of Common Stock or any series thereof, (ii) the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or any series thereof or (iii) the number of authorized shares of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation hereafter established (but, in each case, not below the number of shares

 

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of such class or series of capital stock, as the case may be, then outstanding)), and no separate class or series vote or consent of the holders of shares of any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation will be required for the approval of any such matter.

 

The term “ Voting Securities ” means the Series A Common Stock, the Series B Common Stock and any series of Preferred Stock which by the terms of its Preferred Stock Designation is designated as a Voting Security; provided that each such series of Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote together with the other Voting Securities only as and to the extent expressly provided for in the applicable Preferred Stock Designation.

 

2.                                       Conversion Rights .

 

(a)                                  Each share of Series B Common Stock will be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, into one fully paid and non-assessable share of Series A Common Stock.  Any such conversion may be effected by any holder of Series B Common Stock by surrendering such holder’s certificate or certificates for the Series B Common Stock to be converted, duly endorsed, at the office of the Corporation or any transfer agent for the Series B Common Stock, together with a written notice to the Corporation at such office that such holder elects to convert all or a specified number of shares of Series B Common Stock represented by such certificate or certificates and stating the name or names in which such holder desires the certificate or certificates representing shares of Series A Common Stock to be issued and, if less than all of the shares of Series B Common Stock represented by one certificate are to be converted, the name or names in which such holder desires the certificate representing such remaining shares of Series B Common Stock to be issued.  If so required by the Corporation, any certificate representing shares surrendered for conversion in accordance with this Article IV, Section B.2(a) will be accompanied by instruments of transfer, in form satisfactory to the Corporation, duly executed by the holder of such shares or the duly authorized representative of such holder, and will, if required by the last sentence of Article IV, Section B.2(b) of this Restated Certificate, be accompanied by payment, or evidence of payment, of applicable issue or transfer taxes.  Promptly thereafter, the Corporation will issue and deliver to such holder or such holder’s nominee or nominees, a certificate or certificates representing the number of shares of Series A Common Stock to which such holder will be entitled as herein provided.  If less than all of the shares of Series B Common Stock represented by any one certificate are to be converted, the Corporation will issue and deliver to such holder or such holder’s nominee or nominees a new certificate representing the shares of Series B Common Stock not converted.  Such conversion will be deemed to have been made at the close of business on the date of receipt by the Corporation or any such transfer agent of the certificate or certificates, notice and, if required, instruments of transfer and payment or evidence of payment of taxes referred to above, and the person or persons entitled to receive the Series A Common Stock issuable on such conversion will be treated for all purposes as the record holder or holders of such Series A Common Stock on that date.  A number of shares of Series A Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Series B Common Stock outstanding from time to time will be set aside and reserved for issuance upon conversion of shares of Series B Common Stock.  Shares of Series A Common Stock and shares of Series C Common Stock are not convertible into shares of any other series of Common Stock.

 

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(b)                                  The Corporation will pay any and all documentary, stamp or similar issue or transfer taxes that may be payable in respect of the issue or delivery of certificates representing shares of Series A Common Stock on conversion of shares of Series B Common Stock pursuant to this Article IV, Section B.2.  The Corporation will not, however, be required to pay any tax that may be payable in respect of any issue or delivery of certificates representing any shares of Series A Common Stock in a name other than that in which the shares of Series B Common Stock so converted were registered and no such issue or delivery will be made unless and until the Person requesting the same has paid to the Corporation the amount of any such tax or has established to the satisfaction of the Corporation that such tax has been paid.

 

3.                                       Dividends .

 

Whenever a dividend, other than a dividend that constitutes a Share Distribution, is paid to the holders of any series of Common Stock then outstanding, the Corporation will also pay to the holders of each other series of Common Stock then outstanding an equal dividend per share.  Dividends will be payable only as and when declared by the Board of Directors out of assets of the Corporation legally available therefor.  Whenever a Share Distribution is paid to the holders of any series of Common Stock then outstanding, the Corporation will also pay a Share Distribution to the holders of each other series of Common Stock then outstanding, as provided in Article IV, Section B.4 below.  For purposes of this Article IV, Section B.3 and Article IV, Section B.4 below, a “ Share Distribution ” means a dividend or distribution (including a distribution made in connection with any stock-split, reclassification, recapitalization, dissolution, winding up or full or partial liquidation of the Corporation) payable in shares of any class or series of capital stock, Convertible Securities or other securities of the Corporation or any other Person.

 

4.                                       Share Distributions .

 

If at any time a Share Distribution is to be made with respect to any series of Common Stock, such Share Distribution may be declared and paid only as follows:

 

(a)                                  a Share Distribution (i) consisting of shares of Series C Common Stock or Series C Convertible Securities may be declared and paid to holders of Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock and Series C Common Stock, on an equal per share basis, or (ii) consisting of (x) shares of Series A Common Stock or Series A Convertible Securities may be declared and paid to holders of Series A Common Stock, on an equal per share basis, (y) shares of Series B Common Stock or Series B Convertible Securities may be declared and paid to holders of Series B Common Stock, on an equal per share basis, and (z) shares of Series C Common Stock or Series C Convertible Securities may be declared and paid to holders of Series C Common Stock, on an equal per share basis; or

 

(b)                                  a Share Distribution consisting of any class or series of securities of the Corporation or any other Person, other than Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock or Series C Common Stock (or Series A Convertible Securities, Series B Convertible Securities or Series C Convertible Securities), may be declared and paid on the basis of a distribution of (i) identical securities, on an equal per share basis, to holders of Series A Common Stock, Series B Common Stock and Series C Common Stock, (ii) separate classes or series of securities, on an

 

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equal per share basis, to the holders of each such series of Common Stock or (iii) a separate class or series of securities to the holders of one or more series of Common Stock and, on an equal per share basis, a different class or series of securities to the holders of all other series of Common Stock; provided , that , in connection with a Share Distribution pursuant to clause (ii) or clause (iii), (1) such separate classes or series of securities (and, if the distribution consists of Convertible Securities, the Underlying Securities) do not differ in any respect other than their relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion and share distribution provisions, as applicable), with holders of shares of Series B Common Stock receiving the class or series of securities having (or convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having) the highest relative voting rights and the holders of shares of each other series of Common Stock receiving securities of a class or series having (or convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for securities having) lesser relative voting rights, in each case, without regard to whether such rights differ to a greater or lesser extent than the corresponding differences in voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion and share distribution, as applicable) among the Series A Common Stock, the Series B Common Stock and the Series C Common Stock, and (2) in the event the securities to be received by the holders of shares of Common Stock other than the Series B Common Stock consist of different classes or series of securities, with each such class or series of securities (or the Underlying Securities into which such class or series is convertible or for which such class or series is exercisable or exchangeable) differing only with respect to the relative voting rights of such class or series (and any related differences in designation, conversion and share distribution provisions, as applicable), then such classes or series of securities will be distributed to the holders of each series of Common Stock (other than the Series B Common Stock) (A) as the Board of Directors determines or (B) such that the relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion and share distribution provisions, as applicable) of the class or series of securities (or the Underlying Securities) to be received by the holders of each series of Common Stock (other than the Series B Common Stock) corresponds to the extent practicable to the relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion and share distribution provisions, as applicable) of such series of Common Stock, as compared to the other series of Common Stock (other than the Series B Common Stock).

 

5.                                       Reclassification .

 

The Corporation will not reclassify, subdivide or combine one series of Common Stock without reclassifying, subdividing or combining each other series of Common Stock, on an equal per share basis.  Any such reclassification, subdivision or combination is subject to Article IX of this Restated Certificate.

 

6.                                       Liquidation and Dissolution .

 

In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, whether voluntary or involuntary, after payment or provision for payment of the debts and liabilities of the Corporation and subject to the payment in full of the preferential or other amounts to which any series of Preferred Stock are entitled, the holders of shares of Series A Common Stock, the holders of shares of Series B Common Stock and the holders of shares of Series C Common Stock will share equally, on a share for share basis, in the assets of the Corporation remaining for distribution to the holders of Common Stock.  Neither the consolidation or merger of the

 

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Corporation with or into any other Person or Persons nor the sale, transfer or lease of all or substantially all of the assets of the Corporation will itself be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation within the meaning of this Article IV, Section B.6.

 

SECTION C

 

PREFERRED STOCK

 

The Preferred Stock may be divided and issued in one or more series from time to time, with such powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as will be stated and expressed in a resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of each such series adopted by the Board of Directors (a “ Preferred Stock Designation ”).  The Board of Directors, in the Preferred Stock Designation with respect to a series of Preferred Stock (a copy of which will be filed as required by law), will, without limitation of the foregoing, fix the following with respect to such series of Preferred Stock:

 

(i)                                      the distinctive serial designations and the number of authorized shares of such series, which may be increased or decreased, but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding, by a certificate made, signed and filed as required by law (except where otherwise provided in a Preferred Stock Designation);

 

(ii)                                   the dividend rate or amounts, if any, for such series, the date or dates from which dividends on all shares of such series will be cumulative, if dividends on stock of such series will be cumulative, and the relative preferences or rights of priority, if any, or participation, if any, with respect to payment of dividends on shares of such series;

 

(iii)                                the rights of the shares of such series in the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, if any, and the relative preferences or rights of priority, if any, of payment of shares of such series;

 

(iv)                               the right, if any, of the holders of such series to convert or exchange such stock into or for other classes or series of a class of stock or indebtedness of the Corporation or of another Person, and the terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange, including provision for the adjustment of the conversion or exchange rate in such events as the Board of Directors may determine;

 

(v)                                  the voting powers, if any, of the holders of such series, including whether such series will be a Voting Security and, if so designated, the terms and conditions on which the holders of such series may vote together with the holders of any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation;

 

(vi)                               the terms and conditions, if any, for the Corporation to purchase or redeem shares of such series; and

 

(vii)                            any other relative rights, powers, preferences and limitations, if any, of such series.

 

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The Board of Directors is hereby expressly authorized to exercise its authority with respect to fixing, designating and issuing various series of the Preferred Stock and determining the powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights of such series of Preferred Stock, if any, and the qualifications, restrictions or limitations thereof, if any, to the full extent permitted by applicable law, subject to any stockholder vote that may be required by this Restated Certificate.  All shares of any one series of the Preferred Stock will be alike in every particular.  Except to the extent otherwise expressly provided in the Preferred Stock Designation for a series of Preferred Stock, the holders of shares of such series will have no voting rights except as may be required by the laws of the State of Delaware.  Further, unless otherwise expressly provided in the Preferred Stock Designation for a series of Preferred Stock, no consent or vote of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock or any series thereof will be required for any amendment to this Restated Certificate that would increase the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or the number of authorized shares of any series thereof or decrease the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or the number of authorized shares of any series thereof (but not below the number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock or such series, as the case may be, then outstanding).

 

Except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in a Preferred Stock Designation or by law, shares of any series of Preferred Stock that have been redeemed (whether through the operation of a sinking fund or otherwise) or purchased by the Corporation, or which, if convertible or exchangeable, have been converted into or exchanged for shares of stock of any other class or classes will have the status of authorized and unissued shares of Preferred Stock and may be reissued as a part of the series of which they were originally a part or may be reissued as part of a new series of Preferred Stock to be created by a Preferred Stock Designation or as part of any other series of Preferred Stock.

 

ARTICLE V

 

DIRECTORS

 

SECTION A

 

NUMBER OF DIRECTORS

 

The governing body of the Corporation will be a Board of Directors.  Subject to any rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect additional directors, the number of directors will not be less than three (3) and the exact number of directors will be fixed by the Board of Directors by resolution from time to time.  Election of directors need not be by written ballot.

 

SECTION B

 

CLASSIFICATION OF THE BOARD

 

Except as otherwise fixed by or pursuant to the provisions of Article IV hereof relating to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to separately elect additional directors, which additional directors are not required to be classified pursuant to the terms of such series of

 

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Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock Directors”), commencing upon the effectiveness of the spin-off of the Corporation from Liberty Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Liberty”), by means of a dividend by Liberty of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock owned by Liberty to the holders of record of LVNTA and LVNTB (the “Distribution”), pursuant to Section 141(d) of the DGCL, the Board of Directors will be divided into three classes:  Class I, Class II and Class III.  Each class will consist, as nearly as possible, of a number of directors equal to one-third (1/3) of the number of members of the Board of Directors (other than the Preferred Stock Directors) authorized as provided in Section A of this Article V.  The Board of Directors is authorized to assign members of the Board of Directors already in office to such classes at the time the classification of the Board of Directors becomes effective pursuant to this Section B of Article V.  The term of office of the initial Class I directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2017; the term of office of the initial Class II directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2018; and the term of office of the initial Class III directors will expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2019. At each annual meeting of stockholders the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting will be elected to hold office in accordance with this Section B of Article V for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election.  The directors of each class will hold office until the expiration of the term of such class and until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

SECTION C

 

REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, directors may be removed from office only for cause upon the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the total voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class.

 

SECTION D

 

NEWLY CREATED DIRECTORSHIPS AND VACANCIES

 

Subject to the rights of holders of any series of Preferred Stock, vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors on the Board of Directors, will be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office (even though less than a quorum) or by the sole remaining director.  Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence will hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred or to which the new directorship is apportioned, and until such director’s successor will have been elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.  No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors will shorten the term of any incumbent director, except as may be provided with respect to any additional director elected by the holders of the applicable series of Preferred Stock.

 

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SECTION E

 

LIMITATION ON LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

 

1.                                       Limitation On Liability.

 

To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation will not be liable to the Corporation or any of its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.  Any repeal or modification of this paragraph 1 will be prospective only and will not adversely affect any limitation, right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.

 

2.                                       Indemnification.

 

(a)                                  Right to Indemnification.  The Corporation will indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ proceeding ”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by such person.  Such right of indemnification will inure whether or not the claim asserted is based on matters which antedate the adoption of this Section E.  The Corporation will be required to indemnify or make advances to a person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if the proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

(b)                                  Prepayment of Expenses.  The Corporation will pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a director or officer in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided , however , that the payment of expenses incurred by a director or officer in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding will be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the director or officer to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the director or officer is not entitled to be indemnified under this paragraph or otherwise.

 

(c)                                   Claims.  If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses under this paragraph is not paid in full within 60 days after a written claim therefor has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful, will be entitled to be paid the expense (including attorney’s fees) of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.  In any such action the Corporation will have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.

 

(d)                                  Non-Exclusivity of Rights.  The rights conferred on any person by this paragraph will not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under

 

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any statute, provision of this Restated Certificate, the Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or resolution of disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

(e)                                   Other Indemnification.  The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify any person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity will be reduced by any amount such person may collect as indemnification from such other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity.

 

3.                                       Amendment or Repeal .

 

Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing provisions of this Section E will not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such amendment, modification or repeal.

 

SECTION F

 

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the DGCL, the Board of Directors, by action taken by the affirmative vote of not less than 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws of this Corporation.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

TERM

 

The term of existence of this Corporation shall be perpetual.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

STOCK NOT ASSESSABLE

 

The capital stock of this Corporation shall not be assessable.  It shall be issued as fully paid, and the private property of the stockholders shall not be liable for the debts, obligations or liabilities of this Corporation.  This Restated Certificate shall not be subject to amendment in this respect.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

 

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

 

SECTION A

 

ANNUAL AND SPECIAL MEETINGS

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, stockholder action may be taken only at an annual or special meeting.  Except as otherwise provided in a Preferred Stock Designation with respect to any series of Preferred Stock or unless otherwise prescribed by law or by another provision of this Restated Certificate, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation, for any purpose or purposes, will only be called by the Secretary of the Corporation (i) upon the written request of the holders of not less than 66 2 / 3 % of the total voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities entitled to vote thereon or (ii) at the request of at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office.

 

SECTION B

 

ACTION WITHOUT A MEETING

 

No action required to be taken or which may be taken at any annual meeting or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, and the power of stockholders to consent in writing, without a meeting, to the taking of any action is specifically denied; provided , however , that notwithstanding the foregoing, holders of any series of Preferred Stock may take action by written consent to the extent provided in a Preferred Stock Designation with respect to such series.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

ACTIONS REQUIRING SUPERMAJORITY STOCKHOLDER VOTE

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 66 2 / 3 % of the total voting power of the then outstanding Voting Securities entitled to vote thereon, voting together as a single class at a meeting specifically called for such purpose, will be required in order for the Corporation to take any action to authorize:

 

(i)                                      the amendment, alteration or repeal of any provision of this Restated Certificate or the addition or insertion of other provisions herein; provided , however , that this clause (i) will not apply to any such amendment, alteration, repeal, addition or insertion (A) as to which the laws of the State of Delaware, as then in effect, do not require the consent of this Corporation’s stockholders, or (B) that at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office have approved;

 

(ii)                                   the adoption, amendment or repeal of any provision of the Bylaws of the Corporation; provided , however , that this clause (ii) will not apply to, and no vote of the

 

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stockholders of the Corporation will be required to authorize, the adoption, amendment or repeal of any provision of the Bylaws of the Corporation by the Board of Directors in accordance with the power conferred upon it pursuant to Section F of Article V of this Restated Certificate;

 

(iii)                                the merger or consolidation of this Corporation with or into any other corporation (including a merger consummated pursuant to Section 251(h) of the DGCL and notwithstanding the exception to a vote of the stockholders for such a merger set forth therein); provided , however , that this clause (iii) will not apply to any such merger or consolidation (A) as to which the laws of the State of Delaware, as then in effect, do not require the consent of this Corporation’s stockholders (other than Section 251(h) of the DGCL), or (B) that at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office have approved;;

 

(iv)                               the sale, lease or exchange of all, or substantially all, of the property or assets of the Corporation; provided , however , that this clause (iv) will not apply to any such sale, lease or exchange that at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office have approved; or

 

(v)                                  the dissolution of the Corporation; provided , however , that this clause (v) will not apply to such dissolution if at least 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office have approved such dissolution.

 

Subject to the foregoing provisions of this Article IX, the Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Restated Certificate, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware at the time in force may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law; and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatsoever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other Persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Restated Certificate in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this Article IX.

 

ARTICLE X

 

CERTAIN BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

 

1.                                       Certain Acknowledgements; Definitions.

 

In recognition and anticipation that:

 

(a)                                  directors and officers of the Corporation may serve as directors, officers, employees and agents of any other corporation, company, partnership, association, firm or other entity, including, without limitation, Subsidiaries and Affiliates of the Corporation (“ Other Entity ”),

 

(b)                                  the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage in the same, similar or related lines of business as those engaged in by any Other Entity and other business activities that overlap with or compete with those in which such Other Entity may engage,

 

(c)                                   the Corporation may have an interest in the same areas of business opportunity as any Other Entity, and

 

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(d)                                  the Corporation may engage in material business transactions with any Other Entity and its Affiliates, including, without limitation, receiving services from, providing services to or being a significant customer or supplier to such Other Entity and its Affiliates, and that the Corporation and such Other Entity or one or more of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates may benefit from such transactions,

 

and as a consequence of the foregoing, it is in the best interests of the Corporation that the rights of the Corporation, and the duties of any directors or officers of the Corporation (including any such persons who are also directors, officers or employees of any Other Entity), be determined and delineated, as set forth herein, in respect of (x) any transactions between the Corporation and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the one hand, and such Other Entity and its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, on the other hand, and (y) any potential transactions or matters that may be presented to officers or directors of the Corporation, or of which such officers or directors may otherwise become aware, which potential transactions or matters may constitute business opportunities of the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

 

In recognition of the benefits to be derived by the Corporation through its continued contractual, corporate and business relations with any Other Entity and of the benefits to be derived by the Corporation by the possible service as directors or officers of the Corporation and its Subsidiaries of persons who may also serve from time to time as directors, officers or employees of any Other Entity, the provisions of this Article X will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, regulate and define the conduct of the business and affairs of the Corporation in relation to such Other Entity and its Affiliates, and as such conduct and affairs may involve such Other Entity’s respective directors, officers or employees, and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its officers and directors in connection therewith and in connection with any potential business opportunities of the Corporation.

 

Any Person purchasing, receiving or otherwise becoming the owner of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, or any interest therein, will be deemed to have notice of and to have consented to the provisions of this Article X. References in this Article X to “directors,” “officers” or “employees” of any Person will be deemed to include those Persons who hold similar positions or exercise similar powers and authority with respect to any Other Entity that is a limited liability company, partnership, joint venture or other non-corporate entity.

 

2.                                       Duties of Directors and Officers Regarding Potential Business Opportunities; No Liability for Certain Acts or Omissions.

 

If a director or officer of the Corporation is offered, or otherwise acquires knowledge of, a potential transaction or matter that may constitute or present a business opportunity for the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, in which the Corporation could, but for the provisions of this Article X, have an interest or expectancy (any such transaction or matter, and any such actual or potential business opportunity, a “ Potential Business Opportunity ”):

 

(a)                                  such director or officer will, to the fullest extent permitted by law, have no duty or obligation to refer such Potential Business Opportunity to the Corporation, or to refrain from referring such Potential Business Opportunity to any Other Entity, or to give any notice to the Corporation regarding such Potential Business Opportunity (or any matter related thereto),

 

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(b)                                  such director or officer will not be liable to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries or any of its stockholders, as a director, officer, stockholder or otherwise, for any failure to refer such Potential Business Opportunity to the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries, or for referring such Potential Business Opportunity to any Other Entity, or for any failure to give any notice to or otherwise inform the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries regarding such Potential Business Opportunity or any matter relating thereto,

 

(c)                                any Other Entity may engage or invest in, independently or with others, any such Potential Business Opportunity,

 

(d)                                  the Corporation shall not have any right in or to such Potential Business Opportunity or to receive any income or proceeds derived therefrom, and

 

(e)                                   the Corporation shall have no interest or expectancy, and hereby specifically renounces any interest or expectancy, in any such Potential Business Opportunity,

 

unless both the following conditions are satisfied: (A) such Potential Business Opportunity was expressly offered to a director or officer of the Corporation solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of the Corporation or as a director or officer of any Subsidiary of the Corporation and (B) such opportunity relates to a line of business in which the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries is then directly engaged.

 

3.                                       Amendment of Article X.

 

No alteration, amendment or repeal, or adoption of any provision inconsistent with, any provision of this Article X will have any effect upon

 

(a)                                  any agreement between the Corporation or an Affiliate thereof and any Other Entity or an Affiliate thereof, that was entered into before the time of such alteration, amendment or repeal or adoption of any such inconsistent provision (the “ Amendment Time ”), or any transaction entered into in connection with the performance of any such agreement, whether such transaction is entered into before or after the Amendment Time,

 

(b)                                  any transaction entered into between the Corporation or an Affiliate thereof and any Other Entity or an Affiliate thereof, before the Amendment Time,

 

(c)                                   the allocation of any business opportunity between the Corporation or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof and any Other Entity before the Amendment Time, or

 

(d)                                  any duty or obligation owed by any director or officer of the Corporation or any Subsidiary of the Corporation (or the absence of any such duty or obligation) with respect to any Potential Business Opportunity which such director or officer was offered, or of which such director or officer otherwise became aware, before the Amendment Time (regardless of whether any proceeding relating to any of the above is commenced before or after the Amendment Time).

 

4.                                       Definitions for Article X

 

For purposes of this Article X, the following terms have the meanings set forth below:

 

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Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with such Person.

 

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement, or otherwise. The terms “Controls”, “Controlled” and “Controlling” will have corresponding meanings.

 

Subsidiary ” when used with respect to any Person, means any other Person (1) of which (x) in the case of a corporation, at least (A) 50% of the equity or (B) 50% of the voting interests are owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by such first Person, by any one or more of its Subsidiaries, or by such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries or (y) in the case of any Person other than a corporation, such first Person, one or more of its Subsidiaries, or such first Person and one or more of its Subsidiaries (A) owns at least 50% of the equity interests thereof or (B) has the power to elect or direct the election of at least 50% of the members of the governing body thereof or otherwise has Control over such organization or entity; or (2) that is required to be consolidated with such first Person for financial reporting purposes under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, as in effect from to time.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Restated Certificate of Incorporation this 21st day of July, 2016.

 

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Richard N. Baer

 

Name:

Richard N. Baer

 

Title:

Chief Legal Officer

 

[Signature Page to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of CommerceHub, Inc.]

 


Exhibit 3.2

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

A Delaware Corporation

 

BYLAWS

 


 

ARTICLE I

 

STOCKHOLDERS

 

Section 1.1                               Annual Meeting .

 

An annual meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing directors and of transacting any other business properly brought before the meeting pursuant to these Bylaws shall be held each year at such date, time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware or, if so determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, at no place (but rather by means of remote communication), as may be specified by the Board of Directors in the notice of meeting.

 

Section 1.2                               Special Meetings .

 

Except as otherwise provided in the terms of any series of preferred stock or unless otherwise provided by law or by the Certificate of Incorporation, special meetings of stockholders of the Corporation, for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting, may be called by the Secretary of the Corporation (the “ Secretary ”) only (i) upon written request received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation by or on behalf of the holder or holders of record of outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation, representing collectively not less than 66 2 / 3 % of the total voting power of the outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote at such meeting or (ii) at the request of not less than 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office.  Only such business may be transacted as is specified in the notice of the special meeting.  The Board of Directors shall have the sole power to determine the time, date and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, or, if so determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, at no place (but rather by means of remote communication), for any special meeting of stockholders (including those properly called by the Secretary in accordance with Section 1.2(i) hereof).  Following such determination, it shall be the duty of the Secretary to cause notice to be given to the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting that a meeting will be held at the time, date and place, if any, and in accordance with the record date determined by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 1.3                               Record Date .

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the

 



 

record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) calendar days nor less than ten (10) calendar days before the date of such meeting.  If the Board of Directors so fixes a record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders, such date shall be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting, unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of such meeting, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting.  In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix, in advance, a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) calendar days prior to such action.  If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors:  (i) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held, and (ii) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.  A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting in accordance with this Section 1.3.

 

Section 1.4                               Notice of Meetings .

 

Notice of all stockholders meetings, stating the place, if any, date and hour thereof, as well as the record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting (if such record date is different from the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting); the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting; and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered by the Corporation in accordance with Section 5.4 of these Bylaws, applicable law and applicable stock exchange rules and regulations by the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, any Vice President, the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, to each stockholder entitled to notice of such meeting, unless otherwise provided by applicable law or the Certificate of Incorporation, at least ten (10) calendar days but not more than sixty (60) calendar days before the date of the meeting.

 

Section 1.5                               Notice of Stockholder Business .

 

(a)                                  Annual Meetings of Stockholders .

 

(1)                                  At an annual meeting of the stockholders, only such business shall be conducted as shall have been properly brought before the meeting.  To be properly brought before an annual meeting, nominations for persons for election to the Board of Directors and the

 

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proposal of business to be considered by the stockholders must be (i) specified in the notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), (ii) otherwise properly brought before the meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors (or any duly authorized committee thereof), or (iii) otherwise properly be requested to be brought before the meeting by a stockholder (x) who complies with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.5 and (y) who was a stockholder of record of the Corporation (and, with respect to any beneficial owner, if different, on whose behalf such business is proposed or such nomination or nominations made, only if such beneficial owner was the beneficial owner of shares of the Corporation) both at the time the notice provided for in Section 1.5(a)(2) is delivered to the Secretary and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, and (z) who is entitled to vote at the meeting upon such election of directors or upon such business, as the case may be.

 

(2)                                  In addition to any other requirements under applicable law and the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, for a nomination for election to the Board of Directors or the proposal of business to be properly requested to be brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in proper written form to the Secretary and any such proposed business, other than the nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors, must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, and applicable law.  To be timely, a stockholder’s notice must be received at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (x) in the case of an annual meeting that is called for a date that is within thirty (30) calendar days before or after the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders, not less than sixty (60) calendar days nor more than ninety (90) calendar days prior to the meeting and (y) in the case of an annual meeting that is called for a date that is not within thirty (30) calendar days before or after the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting, not later than the close of business on the tenth (10 th ) day following the day on which notice of the date of the meeting was communicated to stockholders or public announcement (as defined below) of the date of the meeting was made, whichever occurs first.  In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a meeting of stockholders commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder notice as described herein.

 

To be in proper written form, such stockholder’s notice to the Secretary must be submitted by a holder of record of stock entitled to vote on the nomination of directors of the Corporation and shall set forth in writing and describe in fair, accurate, and material detail (A) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election as a director (a “ nominee ”) (i) all information relating to such nominee that is required to be disclosed in solicitations of proxies for election of directors in an election contest, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to and in accordance with Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “ Exchange Act ”), and (ii) such nominee’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected; (B) as to any other business that the stockholder proposes to bring before the annual meeting, (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the annual meeting and the reasons for conducting such business at the annual meeting, (ii) the text of the proposal or business (including the text of any resolutions proposed for consideration and, in the event

 

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that such business includes a proposal to amend the Bylaws of the Corporation, the language of the proposed amendment), and (iii) any material interest of the stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, in such business; and (C) as to such stockholder giving notice and the beneficial owner or owners, if different, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made, and any affiliates or associates (each within the meaning of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act) of such stockholder or beneficial owner (each a “ Proposing Person ”) (i) the name and address, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, of such Proposing Person, (ii) the class or series and number of shares of the capital stock of the Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such Proposing Person, (iii) a description of all arrangements or understandings between such Proposing Person and any other person or persons (including their names) pursuant to which the proposals are to be made by such stockholder, (iv) a representation by each Proposing Person who is a holder of record of stock of the Corporation (A) that the notice the Proposing Person is giving to the Secretary is being given on behalf of (x) such holder of record and/or (y) if different than such holder of record, one or more beneficial owners of stock of the Corporation held of record by such holder of record, (B) as to each such beneficial owner, the number of shares held of record by such holder of record that are beneficially owned by such beneficial owner, with documentary evidence of such beneficial ownership, and (C) that such holder of record is entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to propose such business or nomination set forth in its notice, (v) a representation (I) whether any such Proposing Person or nominee has received any financial assistance, funding or other consideration from any other person in respect of the nomination (and the details thereof) (a “ Stockholder Associated Person ”) and (II) whether and the extent to which any hedging, derivative or other transaction has been entered into with respect to the Corporation within the past six (6) months by, or is in effect with respect to, such stockholder, any person to be nominated by such stockholder or any Stockholder Associated Person, the effect or intent of which transaction is to mitigate loss to or manage risk or benefit of share price changes for, or to increase or decrease the voting power of, such stockholder, nominee or any such Stockholder Associated Person, and (vi) a representation whether any Proposing Person intends or is part of a group that intends to (I) deliver a proxy statement and/or form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of the Corporation’s outstanding voting power required to approve or adopt the proposal or elect the nominee and/or (II) otherwise solicit proxies from stockholders in support of such proposal, and (vii) any other information relating to such Proposing Person that would be required to be disclosed in a proxy statement or other filings required to be made in connection with solicitations of proxies in support of such proposal pursuant to Section 14 of the Exchange Act, and any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  The foregoing notice requirements of this Section 1.5 shall not apply to any proposal made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) promulgated under the Exchange Act.  A proposal to be made pursuant to Rule 14a-8 (or any successor thereof) promulgated under the Exchange Act shall be deemed satisfied if the stockholder making such proposal complies with the provisions of Rule 14a-8 and has notified the Corporation of his or her intention to present a proposal at an annual meeting in compliance with Rule 14a-8 and such stockholder’s proposal has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by the Corporation to solicit proxies for such annual meeting.  The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as it may reasonably require to determine (x) the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation and (y) whether the nominee would qualify as an “independent director” or “audit committee financial expert” under applicable law,

 

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securities exchange rule or regulation, or any publicly disclosed corporate governance guideline or committee charter of the Corporation.

 

(3)                                  Notwithstanding anything in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.5 to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the Board of Directors of the Corporation at an annual meeting is increased and there is no public announcement by the Corporation naming all of the nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board of Directors at least one hundred (100) calendar days prior to the first anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting, a stockholder’s notice required by this Section 1.5 shall also be considered timely, but only with respect to nominees for any new positions created by such increase, if it shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the tenth (10 th ) day following the day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation. For purposes of the first annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation, the first anniversary date shall be August 23, 2017.

 

(b)                                  Special Meetings of Stockholders .  Only such business shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting.  In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of stockholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting who was a stockholder of record of the Corporation (and, with respect to any beneficial owner, if different, on whose behalf such nomination or nominations are made, only if such beneficial owner was the beneficial owner of shares of the Corporation) both at the time the notice provided for in paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.5 is delivered to the Secretary and on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the stockholder’s notice meeting the requirements of paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.5 (substituting special meeting for annual meeting as applicable) shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the ninetieth (90 th ) day prior to such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the sixtieth (60 th ) day prior to such special meeting or the tenth (10 th ) day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting; provided, however, that a stockholder may nominate persons for election at a special meeting only to such directorship(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of the meeting.  In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment or postponement of a special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

 

(c)                                   Updating and Supplementing of Stockholder Information .  A stockholder providing notice of nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors at an annual or special meeting of stockholders or notice of business proposed to be brought before an annual meeting of stockholders shall further update and supplement such notice so that the information provided or required to be provided in such notice pursuant to paragraph (a)(2) of this Section 1.5 shall be true and correct both as of the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting and as of the date that is ten (10) business days before the

 

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meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, and such updated and supplemental information shall be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation (a) in the case of information that is required to be updated and supplemented to be true and correct as of the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, not later than the later of five (5) business days after such record date or five (5) business days after the public announcement of such record date, and (b) in the case of information that is required to be updated and supplemented to be true and correct as of ten (10) business days before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, not later than eight (8) business days before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof (or if not practicable to provide such updated and supplemental information not later than eight (8) business days before any adjournment or postponement, on the first practicable date before any such adjournment or postponement).

 

(d)                                  General .

 

(1)                                  Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.5 shall be eligible to be elected at an annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to serve as directors and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of stockholders as shall have been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.5.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty (i) to determine whether a nomination or any business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed, as the case may be, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 1.5 (including whether the stockholder or beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made solicited (or is part of a group which solicited) or did not so solicit, as the case may be, proxies in support of such stockholder’s nominee or proposal in compliance with such stockholder’s representation as required by clause (a)(2)(C)(vi) of this Section 1.5) and (ii) if any proposed nomination or proposed business was not made or proposed in compliance with this Section 1.5, to declare that such nomination shall be disregarded or that such proposed business shall not be transacted.  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.5, if the stockholder (or a qualified representative of the stockholder) does not appear at the annual or special meeting of stockholders of the Corporation to present the nomination to the Board of Directors or to present the proposed business, such nomination shall be disregarded and such proposed business shall not be transacted, notwithstanding that proxies in respect of such vote may have been received by the Corporation.  For purposes of this Section 1.5, to be considered a qualified representative of the stockholder, a person must be authorized by a writing executed by such stockholder or an electronic transmission delivered by such stockholder to act for such stockholder as proxy at the meeting of stockholders and such person must produce such writing or electronic transmission, or a reliable reproduction of the writing or electronic transmission, at the meeting of stockholders.

 

(2)                                  For purposes of this Section 1.5, (i) “ public announcement ” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by a national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Exchange Act, and (ii) “ business day ” shall mean any day, other than Saturday, Sunday and any day on

 

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which banks located in the State of New York are authorized or obligated by applicable law to close.

 

(3)                                  Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 1.5, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 1.5.  Nothing in this Section 1.5 shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect directors pursuant to any applicable provisions of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation.

 

Section 1.6                               Quorum .

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock and except as otherwise provided by law or in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at any meeting of stockholders, the holders of a majority in total voting power of the outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be present or represented by proxy in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business.  The chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether a quorum is present at any meeting of the stockholders.  Shares of its own stock belonging to the Corporation or to another corporation, if a majority of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors of such other corporation is held, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation, shall neither be entitled to vote nor be counted for quorum purposes; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not limit the right of the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation to vote stock, including, but not limited to, its own stock, held by it in a fiduciary capacity.  In the absence of a quorum, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 1.7 hereof until a quorum shall be present.

 

Section 1.7                               Adjournment .

 

Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time solely by the chairman of the meeting because of the absence of a quorum or for any other reason and to reconvene at the same or some other time, date and place, if any, or by means of remote communication.  Notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time, date and place, if any, and the means of remote communications, if any, thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.  The chairman of the meeting shall have full power and authority to adjourn a stockholder meeting in his sole discretion even over stockholder opposition to such adjournment.  The stockholders present at a meeting shall not have the authority to adjourn the meeting.  If the time, date and place, if any, thereof, and the means of remote communication, if any, by which the stockholders and the proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken and the adjournment is for less than thirty (30) calendar days, no notice need be given of any such adjourned meeting.  If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) calendar days or if after the adjournment a new record date for determining stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting is fixed for the adjourned meeting, then notice shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting.  At the adjourned

 

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meeting, the stockholders may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting.

 

Section 1.8                               Organization .

 

The Chairman of the Board, or in his absence the Chief Executive Officer, or in their absence the President, or in their absence any Vice President, shall call to order meetings of stockholders and preside over and act as chairman of such meetings.  The Board of Directors or, if the Board fails to act, the stockholders, may appoint any stockholder, director or officer of the Corporation to act as chairman of any meeting in the absence of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President and all Vice Presidents.  The date and time of the opening and closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting shall be determined by the chairman of the meeting and announced at the meeting.  The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate.  Unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the meeting shall have the exclusive right to determine the order of business and to prescribe other such rules, regulations and procedures and shall have the authority in his discretion to regulate the conduct of any such meeting.  Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following:  (i) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (ii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (iii) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (iv) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants.  Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

The Secretary shall act as secretary of all meetings of stockholders, but, in the absence of the Secretary, the chairman of the meeting may appoint any other person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

Section 1.9                               Postponement or Cancellation of Meeting .

 

Any previously scheduled annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be postponed or canceled by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public notice given prior to the time previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.

 

Section 1.10                        Voting .

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock and except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws and except for the election of directors, at any meeting duly called and held at which a quorum is present, the affirmative vote of a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the subject matter shall be

 

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the act of the stockholders.  Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, at any meeting duly called and held for the election of directors at which a quorum is present, directors shall be elected by a plurality of the combined voting power of the outstanding shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.

 

Section 1.11                        List of Stockholders .

 

It shall be the duty of the Secretary or other officer of the Corporation who shall have charge of the stock ledger to prepare and make, at least ten (10) calendar days before every meeting of the stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the stockholder’s name; provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting is fewer than ten (10) calendar days before the meeting date, the list shall reflect the stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth (10 th ) calendar day before the meeting date.  Nothing contained in this Section 1.11 shall require the Corporation to include electronic mail addresses or other electronic contact information on such list.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting for a period of at least ten (10) calendar days prior to the meeting:  (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of the meeting, or (ii) during ordinary business hours, at the principal place of business of the Corporation.  If the Corporation determines to make the list available on an electronic network, the Corporation may take reasonable steps to ensure that such information is available only to stockholders of the Corporation.  If the meeting is to be held at a place, then the list shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.  If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting.  The stock ledger shall be the only evidence of the identity of the stockholders entitled to examine such list.

 

Section 1.12                        Remote Communications .

 

For purposes of these Bylaws, if authorized by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion, and subject to such guidelines and procedures as the Board of Directors may adopt, stockholders and proxyholders may, by means of remote communication:

 

(a)                                  participate in a meeting of stockholders; and

 

(b)                                  be deemed present in person and vote at a meeting of stockholders whether such meeting is to be held at a designated place or solely by means of remote communication, provided that (i) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to verify that each person deemed present and permitted to vote at the meeting by means of remote communication is a stockholder or proxyholder, (ii) the Corporation shall implement reasonable measures to provide such stockholders and proxyholders a reasonable opportunity to participate

 

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in the meeting and to vote on matters submitted to the stockholders, including an opportunity to read or hear the proceedings of the meeting substantially concurrent with such proceedings, and (iii) if any stockholder or proxyholder votes or takes other action at the meeting by means of remote communication, a record of such vote or other action shall be maintained by the Corporation.

 

ARTICLE II

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

Section 2.1                               Number and Term of Office .

 

(a)                                  Subject to any limitations set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation and to any provision of the Delaware General Corporation Law relating to the powers or rights conferred upon or reserved to the stockholders or the holders of any class or series of the issued and outstanding stock of the Corporation, the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed, and all corporate powers shall be exercised, by or under the direction of the Board of Directors.  Subject to any rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect additional directors, the Board of Directors shall be comprised of not less than three (3) members and the exact number will be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of not less than 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office.  Directors need not be stockholders of the Corporation.  The Corporation shall nominate the persons serving as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer for election as directors at any meeting at which such persons are subject to election as directors.

 

(b)                                  Except as otherwise fixed by the Certificate of Incorporation relating to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to separately elect additional directors, which additional directors are not required to be classified pursuant to the terms of such series of preferred stock (the “Preferred Stock Directors”), commencing upon the Distribution (as defined in the Certificate of Incorporation), the Board of Directors shall be divided into three (3) classes:  Class I, Class II and Class III.  Each class shall consist, as nearly as possible, of a number of directors equal to one-third (1/3) of the then authorized number of members of the Board of Directors (other than the Preferred Stock Directors).  The term of office of the initial Class I directors shall expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2017; the term of office of the initial Class II directors shall expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2018; and the term of office of the initial Class III directors shall expire at the annual meeting of stockholders in 2019.  At each annual meeting of stockholders of the Corporation the successors of the class of directors whose term expires at that meeting shall be elected to hold office in accordance with Section B of Article V of the Certificate of Incorporaton for a term expiring at the annual meeting of stockholders held in the third year following the year of their election.  The directors of each class will hold office until the expiration of the term of such class and until their respective successors are elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier death, resignation or removal.

 

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Section 2.2                               Resignations .

 

Any director of the Corporation, or any member of any committee, may resign at any time by giving notice in writing or by electronic transmission to the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President or Secretary.  Any such resignation shall take effect at the time specified therein or, if the time be not specified therein, then upon receipt thereof.  The acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated therein.

 

Section 2.3                               Removal of Directors .

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, directors may be removed from office only for cause upon the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the total voting power of the then outstanding shares entitled to vote at an election of directors voting together as a single class.

 

Section 2.4                               Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies .

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, vacancies on the Board of Directors resulting from death, resignation, removal, disqualification or other cause, and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors on the Board of Directors, shall be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors then in office (even though less than a quorum) or by the sole remaining director.  Any director elected in accordance with the preceding sentence shall hold office for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred or to which the new directorship is apportioned, and until such director’s successor shall have been elected and qualified.  No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board of Directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent director, except as may be provided in the terms of any series of preferred stock with respect to any additional director elected by the holders of such series of preferred stock.  If at any time, by reason of death or resignation or other cause, the Corporation should have no directors in office, then any officer or any stockholder may call a special meeting of stockholders in the same manner that the Board of Directors may call such a meeting, and directors for the unexpired terms may be elected at such special meeting.

 

Section 2.5                               Meetings .

 

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held on such dates and at such times and places, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors, such determination to constitute the only notice of such regular meetings to which any director shall be entitled.  In the absence of any such determination, such meeting shall be held, upon notice to each director in accordance with Section 2.6 of this Article II, at such times and places, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated in the notice of meeting.

 

Special meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such times and places, if any, within or without the State of Delaware, as shall be designated in the notice of the

 

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meeting in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Chairman of the Board, and shall be called by the Chief Executive Officer, President or Secretary upon the written request of not less than 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office.

 

Section 2.6                               Notice of Meetings .

 

The Secretary, or in his absence any other officer of the Corporation, shall give each director notice of the time and place of holding of any regular meetings (if required) or special meetings of the Board of Directors, in accordance with Section 5.4 of these Bylaws, by mail at least ten (10) calendar days before the meeting, or by courier service at least three (3) calendar days before the meeting, or by facsimile transmission, electronic mail or other electronic transmission, or personal service, in each case, at least twenty-four (24) hours before the meeting, unless notice is waived in accordance with Section 5.4 of these Bylaws.  Unless otherwise stated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at any meeting without specification of such business in the notice.

 

Section 2.7                               Meetings by Conference Telephone or Other Communications .

 

Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, may participate in a meeting of the Board of Directors or such committee by means of telephone conference or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other and communicate with each other, and such participation in a meeting by such means shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

Section 2.8                               Quorum and Organization of Meetings .

 

A majority of the total number of members of the Board of Directors as constituted from time to time shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but, if at any meeting of the Board of Directors (whether or not adjourned from a previous meeting) there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another time, date and place, and the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice or waiver.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present may decide any question brought before such meeting.  Meetings shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board or in his absence by such other person as the directors may select.  The Board of Directors shall keep written minutes of its meetings.  The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of one or more of the directors of the Corporation.  The Board may designate one or more Directors as alternate members of any committee to replace absent or disqualified members at any meeting of such committee.  If a member of a committee shall be absent from any meeting, or disqualified from voting thereat, the remaining member or members present and not disqualified from voting, whether or not such member or members constitute a quorum, may, by a unanimous

 

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vote, appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Any such committee, to the extent provided in a resolution of the Board of Directors passed as aforesaid, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be impressed on all papers that may require it, but no such committee shall have the power or authority of the Board of Directors in reference to (i) approving or adopting, or recommending to the stockholders, any action or matter expressly required by the laws of the State of Delaware to be submitted to the stockholders for approval or (ii) adopting, amending or repealing any Bylaw of the Corporation.  Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be determined from time to time by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors.  Unless otherwise specified in the resolution of the Board of Directors designating a committee, at all meetings of such committee a majority of the total number of members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and the vote of a majority of the members of the committee present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be the act of the committee.  Each committee shall keep regular minutes of its meetings.  Unless the Board of Directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business.  In the absence of such rules each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article II of these Bylaws.

 

Section 2.9                               Indemnification .

 

The Corporation shall indemnify members of the Board of Directors and officers of the Corporation and their respective heirs, personal representatives and successors in interest for or on account of any action performed on behalf of the Corporation, to the fullest extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware and the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation, as now or hereafter in effect.

 

Section 2.10                        Indemnity Undertaking .

 

To the extent not prohibited by law, the Corporation shall indemnify any person who is or was made, or threatened to be made, a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (a “ Proceeding ”), whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, including, without limitation, an action by or in the right of the Corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, by reason of the fact that such person, or a person of whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was serving in any capacity at the request of the Corporation for any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprises (an “ Other Entity ”), against judgments, fines, penalties, excise taxes, amounts paid in settlement and costs, charges and expenses (including attorneys’ fees).  Persons who are not directors or officers of the Corporation may be similarly indemnified in respect of service to the Corporation or to an Other Entity at the request of the Corporation to the extent the Board of Directors at any time specifies that such persons are entitled to the benefits of this Section 2.10.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.12 hereof, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such person only if the

 

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commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the person was authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.11                        Advancement of Expenses .

 

The Corporation shall, from time to time, reimburse or advance to any director or officer or other person entitled to indemnification hereunder the funds necessary for payment of expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred in connection with any Proceeding in advance of the final disposition of such Proceeding; provided, however, that, such expenses incurred by or on behalf of any director or officer or other person may be paid in advance of the final disposition of a Proceeding only upon receipt by the Corporation of an undertaking, by or on behalf of such director or officer or such person, to repay all amounts advanced if it shall ultimately be determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right of appeal that such director, officer or other person is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 2.12 hereof, the Corporation shall be required to reimburse or advance expenses incurred by a person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such person only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by the person was authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

Section 2.12                        Claims .

 

If a claim for indemnification or advancement of expenses under this Article II is not paid in full within sixty (60) calendar days after a written claim therefor by the person seeking indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses has been received by the Corporation, the person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful, in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense (including attorneys’ fees) of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.  In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the person seeking indemnification or reimbursement or advancement of expenses is not entitled to the requested indemnification, reimbursement or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

 

Section 2.13                        Amendment, Modification or Repeal .

 

Any amendment, modification or repeal of the foregoing provisions of this Article II shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person entitled to indemnification under Section 2.9 hereof in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

Section 2.14                        Executive Committee of the Board of Directors .

 

The Board of Directors, by the affirmative vote of not less than 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, may designate an executive committee, all of whose members shall be directors, to manage and operate the affairs of the Corporation or particular properties or enterprises of the Corporation.  Subject to the limitations of the law of the State of Delaware and the Certificate of Incorporation, such executive committee shall exercise all powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs

 

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of the Corporation including, but not limited to, the power and authority to authorize the issuance of shares of common or preferred stock.  The executive committee shall keep minutes of its meetings and report to the Board of Directors not less often than quarterly on its activities and shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for the conduct of the enterprises and affairs entrusted to it.  Regular meetings of the executive committee, of which no notice shall be necessary, shall be held at such time, dates and places, if any, as shall be fixed by resolution adopted by the executive committee.  Special meetings of the executive committee shall be called at the request of the Chief Executive Officer or of any member of the executive committee, and shall be held upon such notice as is required by these Bylaws for special meetings of the Board of Directors, provided that oral notice by telephone or otherwise, or notice by electronic transmission shall be sufficient if received not later than the day immediately preceding the day of the meeting.

 

Section 2.15                        Other Committees of the Board of Directors .

 

The Board of Directors may by resolution establish committees other than an executive committee and shall specify with particularity the powers and duties of any such committee.  Subject to the limitations of the laws of the State of Delaware and the Certificate of Incorporation, any such committee shall exercise all powers and authority specifically granted to it by the Board of Directors, which powers may include the authority to authorize the issuance of shares of common or preferred stock.  Such committees shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors, keep minutes of their meetings and have such names as the Board of Directors by resolution may determine and shall be responsible to the Board of Directors for the conduct of the enterprises and affairs entrusted to them.

 

Section 2.16                        Directors Compensation .

 

Directors shall receive such compensation for attendance at any meetings of the Board and any expenses incidental to the performance of their duties as the Board of Directors shall determine by resolution.  Such compensation may be in addition to any compensation received by the members of the Board of Directors in any other capacity.

 

Section 2.17                        Action Without Meeting .

 

Nothing contained in these Bylaws shall be deemed to restrict the power of members of the Board of Directors or any committee designated by the Board of Directors to take any action required or permitted to be taken by them without a meeting; provided, however, that if such action is taken without a meeting by consent by electronic transmission or transmissions, such electronic transmission or transmissions must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission or transmissions were authorized by the director.

 

Section 2.18                              Chairman of the Board of Directors .

 

The Board of Directors shall elect a Chairman of the Board from among the members of the Board of Directors.  The Chairman of the Board shall preside at all meetings of

 

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the stockholders and of the Board of Directors, at which he is present, and perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as from time to time may be assigned to him by these Bylaws or by the Board of Directors.

 

ARTICLE III

 

OFFICERS

 

Section 3.1                               Executive Officers .

 

The Board of Directors shall elect from its own number, a Chief Executive Officer and a President.  The Board of Directors may also elect such Vice Presidents as in the opinion of the Board of Directors the business of the Corporation requires, a Treasurer and a Secretary, any of whom may or may not be directors.  The Board of Directors may also elect, from time to time, such other or additional officers as in its opinion are desirable for the conduct of business of the Corporation and such officers shall hold office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors; provided, however, that the Chief Executive Officer shall not hold any other office except that the Chief Executive Officer may serve as President.

 

Section 3.2                               Powers and Duties of Officers .

 

The Chief Executive Officer shall have overall responsibility for the management and direction of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall exercise such duties as customarily pertain to the office of chief executive officer and such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors.  He shall be the senior officer of the Corporation and in case of the inability or failure of the President to perform his duties, he shall perform the duties of the President.  In the absence or disability of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chairman of the Board.  He may appoint and terminate the appointment or election of officers, agents or employees other than those appointed or elected by the Board of Directors.  He may sign, execute and deliver, in the name of the Corporation, powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other obligations.  The Chief Executive Officer shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or these Bylaws.

 

The President of the Corporation shall be under the direction of the Chief Executive Officer and shall exercise such powers and duties as may be delegated by the Chief Executive Officer and such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or assigned to him or her by these Bylaws.  The President may sign, execute and deliver, in the name of the Corporation, powers of attorney, contracts, bonds and other obligations.

 

Vice Presidents shall have such powers and perform such duties as may be assigned to them by the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the executive committee, if any, or the Board of Directors.  A Vice President may sign and execute contracts and other

 

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obligations pertaining to the regular course of his duties which implement policies established by the Board of Directors.

 

Unless the Board of Directors otherwise declares by resolution, the Treasurer shall have general custody of all the funds and securities of the Corporation and general supervision of the collection and disbursement of funds of the Corporation.  He shall endorse for collection on behalf of the Corporation checks, notes and other obligations, and shall deposit the same to the credit of the Corporation in such bank or banks or depository as the Board of Directors may designate.  He may sign, with the Chief Executive Officer, President or such other person or persons as may be designated for the purpose by the Board of Directors, all bills of exchange or promissory notes of the Corporation.  He shall enter or cause to be entered regularly in the books of the Corporation a full and accurate account of all moneys received and paid by him on account of the Corporation, shall at all reasonable times exhibit his books and accounts to any director of the Corporation upon application at the office of the Corporation during business hours and, whenever required by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer, or the President, shall render a statement of his accounts.  He shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by these Bylaws.  He may be required to give bond for the faithful performance of his duties in such sum and with such surety as shall be approved by the Board of Directors.  Any Assistant Treasurer shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

The Secretary shall keep the minutes of all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors.  The Secretary shall cause notice to be given of meetings of stockholders, of the Board of Directors, and of any committee appointed by the Board of Directors.  He shall have custody of the corporate seal, minutes and records relating to the conduct and acts of the stockholders and Board of Directors, which shall, at all reasonable times, be open to the examination of any director.  The Secretary or any Assistant Secretary may certify the record of proceedings of the meetings of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors or resolutions adopted at such meetings, may sign or attest certificates, statements or reports required to be filed with governmental bodies or officials, may sign acknowledgments of instruments, may give notices of meetings and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

Section 3.3                               Bank Accounts .

 

In addition to such bank accounts as may be authorized in the usual manner by resolution of the Board of Directors, the Treasurer, with approval of the Chief Executive Officer or the President, may authorize such bank accounts to be opened or maintained in the name and on behalf of the Corporation as he may deem necessary or appropriate, provided payments from such bank accounts are to be made upon and according to the check of the Corporation, which may be signed jointly or singularly by either the manual or facsimile signature or signatures of such officers or bonded employees of the Corporation as shall be specified in the written instructions of the Treasurer or Assistant Treasurer of the Corporation with the approval of the Chief Executive Officer or the President of the Corporation.

 

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Section 3.4                               Proxies; Stock Transfers .

 

Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or directed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President or any Vice President or their designees shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to attend and to vote upon all matters and resolutions at any meeting of stockholders of any corporation in which this Corporation may hold stock, and may exercise on behalf of this Corporation any and all of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock at any such meeting, whether regular or special, and at all adjournments thereof, and shall have power and authority to execute and deliver proxies and consents on behalf of this Corporation in connection with the exercise by this Corporation of the rights and powers incident to the ownership of such stock, with full power of substitution or revocation.  Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or directed by the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer or the President or any Vice President or their designees shall have full power and authority on behalf of the Corporation to transfer, sell or dispose of stock of any corporation in which this Corporation may hold stock.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

CAPITAL STOCK

 

Section 4.1                                     Share s .

 

The shares of the Corporation shall be represented by a certificate or shall be uncertificated.  Certificates shall be signed by the Chief Executive Officer or the President and by the Secretary or the Treasurer, and sealed with the seal of the Corporation.  Such seal may be a facsimile, engraved or printed.  Within a reasonable time after the issuance or transfer of uncertificated shares, the Corporation shall send to the registered owner thereof a written notice containing the information required to be set forth or stated on certificates pursuant to Sections 151, 156, 202(a) or 218(a) of the Delaware General Corporation Law or a statement that the Corporation will furnish without charge to each stockholder who so requests the powers, designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights of each class of stock or series thereof and the qualification, limitations or restrictions of such preferences and/or rights.

 

Any of or all the signatures on a certificate may be facsimile.  In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be such an officer, transfer agent or registrar before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such officer, transfer agent or registrar had not ceased to hold such position at the time of its issuance.

 

Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the rights and obligations of the holders of uncertificated shares and the rights and obligations of the holders of certificates representing stock of the same class and series shall be identical.

 

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Section 4.2                               Transfer of Shares .

 

(a)                                  Upon surrender to the Corporation or the transfer agent of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignation or authority to transfer, it shall be the duty of the Corporation to issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books.  Upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of uncertificated shares such uncertificated shares shall be cancelled, and the issuance of new equivalent uncertificated shares or certificated shares shall be made to the person entitled thereto and the transaction shall be recorded upon the books of the Corporation.

 

(b)                                  The person in whose name shares of stock stand on the books of the Corporation shall be deemed by the Corporation to be the owner thereof for all purposes, and the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such share or shares on the part of any other person, whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof, except as otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

Section 4.3                               Lost Certificates .

 

The Board of Directors or any transfer agent of the Corporation may direct a new certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares representing stock of the Corporation to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation, alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed.  When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates or uncertificated shares, the Board of Directors (or any transfer agent of the Corporation authorized to do so by a resolution of the Board of Directors) may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his legal representative, to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as the Board of Directors (or any transfer agent so authorized) shall direct to indemnify the Corporation and the transfer agent against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed or the issuance of such new certificates or uncertificated shares, and such requirement may be general or confined to specific instances.

 

Section 4.4                               Transfer Agent and Registrar .

 

The Board of Directors may appoint one or more transfer agents and one or more registrars, and may require all certificates for shares to bear the manual or facsimile signature or signatures of any of them.

 

Section 4.5                               Regulations .

 

The Board of Directors shall have power and authority to make all such rules and regulations as it may deem expedient concerning the issue, transfer, registration, cancellation and replacement of certificates representing stock of the Corporation or uncertificated shares, which

 

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rules and regulations shall comply in all respects with the rules and regulations of the transfer agent.

 

ARTICLE V

 

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Section 5.1                               Offices .

 

The Corporation shall maintain a registered office in the State of Delaware as required by the laws of the State of Delaware.  The Corporation may also have offices in such other places, either within or without the State of Delaware, as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate or as the business of the Corporation may require.

 

Section 5.2                               Corporate Seal .

 

The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization, and the words “Corporate Seal” and “Delaware.”

 

Section 5.3                               Fiscal Year .

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 5.4                               Notices and Waivers Thereof .

 

W henever any notice is required by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws to be given by the Corporation to any stockholder, director or officer, such notice, except as otherwise provided by law, may be given personally, or by mail, or, in the case of directors or officers, or stockholders who consent thereto, by electronic transmission in accordance with applicable law.  Any notice given by electronic transmission shall be deemed to have been given when it shall have been transmitted and any notice given by mail shall be deemed to have been given when deposited in the United States mail with postage thereon prepaid directed to such stockholder, director, or officer, as the case may be, at such stockholder’s, director’s, or officer’s, as the case may be, address as it appears in the records of the Corporation.  An affidavit of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary or of the transfer agent or other agent of the Corporation that the notice has been given by personal delivery, by mail, or by a form of electronic transmission shall, in the absence of fraud, be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein.

 

Whenever any notice is required to be given by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws to the person entitled to such notice, a waiver thereof, in writing signed by the person, or by electronic transmission, whether before or after the meeting or the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent in all respects to such notice to the full extent permitted by law.  If such waiver is given by electronic transmission, the electronic transmission

 

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must either set forth or be submitted with information from which it can be determined that the electronic transmission was authorized by the person waiving notice.  In addition, notice of any meeting of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, need not be given to any director if such director shall sign the minutes of such meeting or attend the meeting, except that if such director attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, then such director shall not be deemed to have waived notice of such meeting.

 

Section 5.5                               Saving Clause .

 

These Bylaws are subject to the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law.  In the event any provision of these Bylaws is inconsistent with the Certificate of Incorporation or the corporate laws of the State of Delaware, such provision shall be invalid to the extent only of such conflict, and such conflict shall not affect the validity of any other provision of these Bylaws.

 

Section 5.6                               Amendments .

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors, by action taken by the affirmative vote of not less than 75% of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, is hereby expressly authorized and empowered to adopt, amend or repeal any provision of the Bylaws of this Corporation.

 

Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock, these Bylaws may be adopted, amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 66 2 / 3 % of the total voting power of the then outstanding capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon; provided, however, that this paragraph shall not apply to, and no vote of the stockholders of the Corporation shall be required to authorize, the adoption, amendment or repeal of any provision of the Bylaws by the Board of Directors in accordance with the preceding paragraph.

 

Section 5.7                               Gender/Number .

 

As used in these Bylaws, the masculine, feminine, or neuter gender, and the singular and plural number, shall include the other whenever the context so indicates.

 

Section 5.8                               Electronic Transmission .

 

For purposes of these Bylaws, “ electronic transmission ” means any form of communication, not directly involving the physical transmission of paper, that creates a record that may be retained, retrieved, and reviewed by a recipient thereof, and that may be directly reproduced in paper form by such recipient through an automated process.

 

Section 5.9.                                  Exclusive Forum .

 

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forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee or stockholder of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the Corporation’s stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or as to which the DGCL confers jurisdiction on the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine, shall be the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (or, if the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware does not have jurisdiction, any state or federal court located within the State of Delaware), in all cases to the fullest extent permitted by law and subject to the court’s having personal jurisdiction over the indispensable parties named as defendants.

 

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Exhibit 10.1

 

TAX SHARING AGREEMENT

 

BETWEEN

 

LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION

 

AND

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

 

Page

 

 

 

SECTION 1.

Definition of Terms

1

 

 

 

SECTION 2.

Allocation of Taxes and Tax-Related Losses

8

 

 

 

2.1

Allocation of Taxes

8

2.2

Special Rules

9

2.3

Tax Payments

9

 

 

 

SECTION 3.

Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns

9

 

 

 

3.1

Combined Returns

9

3.2

Separate Returns

9

3.3

Provision of Information

9

3.4

Special Rules Relating to the Preparation of Tax Returns

10

3.5

Refunds, Credits or Offsets

11

3.6

Carrybacks

12

3.7

Amended Returns

12

 

 

 

SECTION 4.

Tax Payments

13

 

 

 

4.1

Payment of Taxes to Tax Authority

13

4.2

Indemnification Payments

13

4.3

Interest on Late Payments

14

4.4

Tax Consequences of Payments

14

 

 

 

SECTION 5.

Assistance and Cooperation

14

 

 

 

5.1

Cooperation

14

 

 

 

SECTION 6.

Tax Records

15

 

 

 

6.1

Retention of Tax Records

15

6.2

Access to Tax Records

15

6.3

Confidentiality

15

6.4

Delivery of Tax Records

15

 

 

 

SECTION 7.

Restriction on Certain Actions of Distributing and Spinco; Indemnity

16

 

 

 

7.1

Restrictive Covenants

16

7.2

Distributing Indemnity

16

7.3

Spinco Indemnity

17

7.4

Scope

17

 

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7.5

Notices of Tax Contests (Other than Joint Claims)

17

7.6

Control of Tax Contests (Other than Joint Claims)

18

7.7

Cooperation

18

7.8

Joint Claims

18

 

 

 

SECTION 8.

General Provisions

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8.1

Termination

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8.2

Predecessors or Successors

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8.3

Expenses

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8.4

Governing Law

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8.5

Waiver of Jury Trial

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8.6

Notices

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8.7

Counterparts

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8.8

Binding Effect; Assignment

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8.9

Severability

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8.10

Amendments; Waivers

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8.11

Effective Date

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8.12

Change in Law

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8.13

Authorization, Etc.

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8.14

No Third Party Beneficiaries

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8.15

Entire Agreement

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8.16

No Strict Construction; Interpretation

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8.17

Headings

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TAX SHARING AGREEMENT

 

THIS TAX SHARING AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 22, 2016, between Liberty Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Distributing”), and CommerceHub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Spinco”).  Unless otherwise indicated, all “Section” references in this Agreement are to sections of this Agreement.

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Distributing has determined that it would be appropriate and desirable for Distributing to separate the Spinco Group from the Distributing Group; and

 

WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Spinco has also approved such transaction; and

 

WHEREAS, following the Restructuring, Distributing intends to distribute its entire interest in the stock of Spinco to holders of Liberty Ventures Common Stock (the “Distribution”), in what is intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction described under Section 355 of the Code; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties set forth in the Reorganization Agreement the principal arrangements between them regarding the separation of the Spinco Group from the Distributing Group; and

 

WHEREAS, the parties desire to provide for and agree upon the allocation between the parties of liabilities for Taxes arising prior to, as a result of, and subsequent to the Distribution, and to provide for and agree upon other matters relating to Taxes.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements set forth below, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Distributing and Spinco hereby agree as follows:

 

SECTION 1.         Definition of Terms .  For purposes of this Agreement (including the recitals hereof), the following terms have the following meanings:

 

“Affiliate” means with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such first Person.  For the avoidance of doubt, (x) neither Expedia, Inc. nor any of its respective Subsidiaries will be treated as Affiliates of any member of the Distributing Group or the Spinco Group; (y) no member of the Spinco Group will be treated as an Affiliate of any member of the Distributing Group; and (z) no member of the Distributing Group will be treated as an Affiliate of any member of the Spinco Group.

 

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“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

 

“business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York City, New York or London, England are authorized or required by law or executive order to close.

 

“Code” means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, or any successor law.

 

“Combined Return” means a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return that includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the Distributing Group and one or more members of the Spinco Group.

 

“Company” means Distributing or Spinco, as the context requires.

 

“Compensatory Equity Interests” means options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units or other rights with respect to Distributing Stock or Spinco Stock that are granted on or prior to the Distribution Date by Distributing, Spinco or any of their respective Subsidiaries in connection with employee, independent contractor or director compensation or other employee benefits (including, for the avoidance of doubt, options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, stock units or other rights issued in respect of any of the foregoing by reason of the Distribution or any subsequent transaction).

 

“Control” means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through ownership of securities or partnership, membership, limited liability company, or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise and the terms “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

 

“Delaware Chancery Court” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.

 

“Disclosing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

 

“Distributing” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

 

“Distributing Group” means Distributing and each Subsidiary of Distributing (but only while such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary of Distributing) other than any Person that is a member of the Spinco Group (but only during the period such Person is treated as a member of the Spinco Group).

 

“Distributing Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.

 

“Distributing Stock” means (x) the Series A QVC Group common stock, par value $.01 per share, the Series B QVC Group common stock, par value $.01 per share, the Series A Liberty Ventures common stock, par value $.01 per share, and the Series B Liberty Ventures common stock, par value $.01 per share, (y) if and when issued, the Series C QVC Group common stock, par value $.01 per share, and the Series 

 

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C Liberty Ventures common stock, par value $.01 per share, and (z) any series or class of stock into which the Series A, Series B, or Series C QVC Group common stock or the Series A, Series B, or Series C Liberty Ventures common stock is redesignated, reclassified, converted or exchanged following the Effective Time.

 

“Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereof.

 

“Distribution Date” means the date on which the Distribution occurs.

 

“Due Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

 

“Effective Time” means the time at which the Distribution is effected on the Distribution Date.

 

“Employing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(d)(i).

 

“Final Determination” means a determination within the meaning of Section 1313 of the Code or any similar provision of state or local Tax Law.

 

“Group” means the Distributing Group or the Spinco Group, as the context requires.

 

“Income Tax” means all Taxes (i) based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to, net income, net profits or deemed net profits (including any capital gains Tax, minimum Tax based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to, net income, net profits or deemed net profits, any Tax on items of Tax preference and depreciation recapture or clawback, but not including sales, use, real or personal property, gross or net receipts, gross profits, transfer and similar Taxes), (ii) imposed by a foreign country which qualify under Section 903 of the Code or (iii) based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to multiple bases (including, but not limited to, corporate franchise and occupation Taxes) if such Taxes may be based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to one or more bases described in clause (i) above.

 

“Interest Rate” means the Rate determined below, as adjusted as of each Interest Rate Determination Date.  The “Rate,” means, with respect to each period between two consecutive Interest Rate Determination Dates, a rate determined at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two London business days before the first Interest Rate Determination Date equal to the greater of:  (x) the sum of (i) the six month dollar LIBOR rate as displayed on page “LR” of Bloomberg (or such other appropriate page as may replace such page), plus (ii) 2%, and (y) the interest rate that would be applicable at such time to a “large corporate underpayment” (within the meaning of Section 6621(c) of the Code) under Sections 6601 and 6621 of the Code.  Interest will be calculated on the basis of a year of 365 days and the actual number of days for which due.

 

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“Interest Rate Determination Date” means the Due Date and each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 thereafter.

 

“IRS” means the Internal Revenue Service.

 

“issuing corporation” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(d)(ii).

 

“Joint Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.

 

“Liberty Ventures Common Stock” means the Series A Liberty Ventures common stock, par value $.01 per share, and the Series B Liberty Ventures common stock, par value $.01 per share.

 

“Losses” means any and all damages, losses, deficiencies, liabilities, obligations, penalties, judgments, settlements, claims, payments, fines, interest, costs and expenses (including the fees and expenses of any and all actions and demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and the costs and expenses of attorneys’, accountants’, consultants’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses incurred in the investigation or defense thereof or the enforcement of rights hereunder); provided, however , that “Losses” shall exclude any special or punitive damages; provided, further , that the foregoing proviso will not be interpreted to limit indemnification for Losses incurred as a result of the assertion by a claimant (other than the parties hereto and their successors and assigns) in a third-party claim for special or punitive damages.

 

“Non-Preparer” means the Company that is not responsible for the preparation and filing of the applicable Tax Return pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.2.

 

“Old CommerceHub” means Commerce Technologies, Inc., a New York corporation.

 

“Payment Date” means (x) with respect to any U.S. federal income tax return, the due date for any required installment of estimated taxes determined under Code Section 6655, the due date (determined without regard to extensions) for filing the return determined under Code Section 6072, and the date the return is filed, and (y) with respect to any other Tax Return, the corresponding dates determined under the applicable Tax Law.

 

“Person” means any individual, corporation, company, partnership, trust, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint venture or other entity of any kind.

 

“Post-Distribution Period” means any Tax Year or other Taxable period beginning after the Distribution Date and, in the case of any Straddle Period, that part of the Tax Year or other taxable period that begins at the beginning of the day after the Distribution Date.

 

“Pre-Distribution Period” means any Tax Year or other taxable period that ends on or before the Distribution Date and, in the case of any Straddle Period, that part

 

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of the Tax Year or other taxable period through the end of the day on the Distribution Date.

 

“Preparer” means the Company that is responsible for the preparation and filing of the applicable Tax Return pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.2.

 

“Receiving Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.

 

“Reorganization Agreement” means the Reorganization Agreement between Distributing and Spinco dated July 15, 2016.

 

“Restructuring” means Steps 12 through 15 of the “Restructuring Plan,” as such term is defined in the Reorganization Agreement.

 

“Separate Return” means (a) in the case of any Tax Return required to be filed by any member of the Distributing Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the Spinco Group, and (b) in the case of any Tax Return required to be filed by any member of the Spinco Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the Distributing Group.

 

“Spinco” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereof.

 

“Spinco Group” means (x) with respect to any Tax Year (or portion thereof) ending at or before the Effective Time, Spinco and each of its Subsidiaries at the Effective Time; and (y) with respect to any Tax Year (or portion thereof) beginning after the Effective Time, Spinco and each Subsidiary of Spinco (but only while such Subsidiary is a Subsidiary of Spinco).

 

“Spinco Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.

 

“Spinco Section 355(e) Event” means the application of Section 355(e) of the Code to the Distribution as a result of the Distribution being “part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which 1 or more persons acquire directly or indirectly stock representing a 50-percent or greater interest” in Spinco (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code).

 

“Spinco Stock” means (x) Spinco’s Series A common stock, par value $.01 per share, Series B common stock, par value $.01 per share, and Series C common stock, par value $.01 per share, and (y) any series or class of stock into which Spinco’s Series A, Series B, or Series C common stock is redesignated, reclassified, converted or exchanged following the Effective Time.

 

“Straddle Period” means any Taxable period commencing on or prior to, and ending after, the Distribution Date.

 

“Subsidiary” when used with respect to any Person, means (i)(A) a corporation a majority in voting power of whose share capital or capital stock with voting

 

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power, under ordinary circumstances, to elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, (B) a partnership or limited liability company in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, (1) in the case of a partnership, a general partner of such partnership with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such partnership or (2) in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or, in the absence of a managing member, a member with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such limited liability company, or (C) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination thereof, has or have (1) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, or (2) in the absence of such a governing body, at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) any other Person of which an aggregate of 50% or more of the equity interests are, at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.  For purposes of the foregoing, neither Expedia, Inc. nor any of its respective Subsidiaries will be treated as Subsidiaries of Distributing.

 

“Tax” or “Taxes” means any net income, gross income, gross receipts, profits, capital stock, franchise, withholding, payroll, social security, workers compensation, employment, unemployment, disability, property, ad valorem, stamp, excise, severance, occupation, service, sales, use, license, lease, transfer, import, export, value added, alternative minimum, estimated or other similar tax (including any fee, assessment, or other charge in the nature of or in lieu of any tax) imposed by any Tax Authority and any interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts in respect of the foregoing.

 

“Tax Authority” means, with respect to any Tax, the governmental entity or political subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof that imposes such Tax, and the agency, commission or authority (if any) charged with the assessment, determination or collection of such Tax for such entity or subdivision.

 

“Tax Contest” means an audit, review, examination, or any other administrative or judicial proceeding with the purpose, potential or effect of redetermining Taxes of any member of either Group (including any administrative or judicial review of any claim for refund).

 

“Tax Counsel” means Baker Botts LLP.

 

“Tax Item” means, with respect to any Tax, any item of income, gain, loss, deduction, credit or other attribute that may have the effect of increasing or decreasing any Tax.

 

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“Tax Law” means the law of any governmental entity or political subdivision thereof, and any controlling judicial or administrative interpretations of such law, relating to any Tax.

 

“Tax Materials” means (i) the representation letters delivered to Tax Counsel in connection with the delivery of the Tax Opinion, and (ii) any other materials delivered or deliverable by Distributing, Spinco and others in connection with the rendering by Tax Counsel of the Tax Opinion.

 

“Tax Opinion” means the opinion to be delivered by Tax Counsel to Distributing in connection with the Distribution to the effect that the Distribution will qualify as a tax-free transaction described under Section 355 of the Code to Distributing and the holders of Liberty Ventures Common Stock (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Spinco Stock).

 

“Tax Records” means Tax Returns, Tax Return work papers, documentation relating to any Tax Contests, and any other books of account or records required to be maintained under applicable Tax Laws (including but not limited to Section 6001 of the Code) or under any record retention agreement with any Tax Authority.

 

“Tax Return” means any report of Taxes due, any claims for refund of Taxes paid, any information return with respect to Taxes, or any other similar report, statement, declaration, or document filed or required to be filed (by paper, electronically or otherwise) under any applicable Tax Law, including any attachments, exhibits, or other materials submitted with any of the foregoing, and including any amendments or supplements to any of the foregoing.

 

“Tax Year” means, with respect to any Tax, the year, or shorter period, if applicable, for which the Tax is reported as provided under applicable Tax Law.

 

“Transaction Taxes” means any Taxes resulting from the Restructuring and the Distribution, other than Transfer Taxes.

 

“Transaction Tax-Related Losses” means any Losses resulting from the failure of (i) the Restructuring to qualify in whole for nonrecognition of income, gain and loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes to Distributing, Spinco, Old CommerceHub, and the holders of Old CommerceHub stock (in each case, except with respect to the receipt of any cash in connection with the Restructuring), or (ii) the Distribution to qualify in whole for nonrecognition of income, gain and loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes to Distributing, Spinco, each of their respective Subsidiaries at the Effective Time, and the holders of Liberty Ventures Common Stock that receive stock of Spinco in the Distribution (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Spinco Stock).

 

“Transfer Taxes” means all U.S. federal, state, local or foreign transfer, documentary, stamp, duties, recording, and similar Taxes and fees (including any

 

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penalties, interest or additions thereto) imposed upon any party hereto or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Restructuring or the Distribution.

 

“Treasury Regulations” means the regulations promulgated from time to time under the Code as in effect for the relevant Tax Year.

 

SECTION 2.         Allocation of Taxes and Tax-Related Losses

 

2.1          Allocation of Taxes .  Except as provided in Section 2.2 (Special Rules) and Section 3.4(d) (Compensatory Equity Interests), Taxes shall be allocated as follows:

 

(a)            Combined Returns .

 

(i)            Allocation of Taxes for Combined Returns .  Distributing shall be allocated: (A) all Taxes that are attributable to members of the Distributing Group and reported on, or required to be reported on, a Combined Return; and (B) all Taxes that are attributable to members of the Spinco Group for the Pre-Distribution Period and reported on, or required to be reported on, a Combined Return.  Spinco shall be allocated all Taxes that are attributable to members of the Spinco Group for the Post-Distribution Period and reported on, or required to be reported on, a Combined Return.

 

(ii)           Transactions Occurring on the Distribution Date .  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.1(a)(i) (but subject to the provisions of Section 2.2), Taxes attributable to any transaction or action taken by or with respect to any member of the Spinco Group outside the ordinary course of business before the Distribution on the Distribution Date shall be allocated to the Pre-Distribution Period, and Taxes attributable to any transaction or action taken by or with respect to any member of the Spinco Group outside the ordinary course of business after the Distribution on the Distribution Date shall be allocated to the Post-Distribution Period.

 

(b)            Separate Returns .

 

(i)            Spinco Separate Returns .  Spinco shall be allocated all Taxes that are attributable to members of the Spinco Group and reported on, or required to be reported on, a Separate Return that is required to be filed by a member of the Spinco Group.

 

(ii)           Distributing Separate Returns .  Distributing shall be allocated all Taxes that are attributable to members of the Distributing Group and reported on, or required to be reported on, a Separate Return that is required to be filed by a member of the Distributing Group.

 

(c)            Taxes Not Reported on Tax Returns .   Spinco shall be allocated any Tax attributable to members of the Spinco Group that is not required to be reported on a Tax Return, and Distributing shall be allocated any Tax attributable to members of the Distributing Group that is not required to be reported on a Tax Return.

 

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2.2          Special Rules .

 

(a)            Transaction Taxes and Transaction Tax-Related Losses .  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section 2:

 

(i)            Distributing shall be allocated all Transaction Taxes and Transaction Tax-Related Losses other than any Transaction Taxes and Transaction Tax-Related Losses allocated to Spinco pursuant to clause (ii) of this Section 2.2(a).

 

(ii)           Spinco will be allocated any Transaction Taxes (including corresponding state and local Taxes) and Transaction Tax-Related Losses that (x) result primarily from, individually or in the aggregate, any breach by Spinco of any of its covenants set forth in Section 7.1 hereof, or (y) result from a Spinco Section 355(e) Event.

 

(b)            Transfer Taxes .  Notwithstanding any other provision in this Section 2, all Transfer Taxes shall be allocated 50% to Spinco and 50% to Distributing.

 

2.3          Tax Payments .  Each Company shall pay the Taxes allocated to it by this Section 2 either to the applicable Tax Authority or to the other Company in accordance with Section 4 and the other applicable provisions of this Agreement.

 

SECTION 3.         Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns .

 

3.1          Combined Returns .

 

(a)            Preparation of Combined Returns .  Distributing shall be responsible for preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared and filed) all Combined Returns for any Tax Year.

 

3.2          Separate Returns .

 

(a)            Tax Returns to be Prepared by Distributing .  Distributing shall be responsible for preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared and filed) all Separate Returns which relate to one or more members of the Distributing Group for any Tax Year.

 

(b)            Tax Returns to be Prepared by Spinco .  Spinco shall be responsible for preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared and filed) all Separate Returns which relate to one or more members of the Spinco Group for any Tax Year.

 

3.3          Provision of Information .

 

(a)            Distributing shall provide to Spinco, and Spinco shall provide to Distributing, any information about members of the Distributing Group or the Spinco Group, respectively, that the Preparer needs to determine the amount of Taxes due

 

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on any Payment Date with respect to a Tax Return for which the Preparer is responsible pursuant to Section 3 .1 or 3.2 and to properly and timely file all such Tax Returns.

 

(b)            If a member of the Spinco Group supplies information to a member of the Distributing Group, or a member of the Distributing Group supplies information to a member of the Spinco Group, and an officer of the requesting member intends to sign a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then a duly authorized officer of the member supplying such information shall certify, to the best of such officer’s knowledge, the accuracy of the information so supplied.

 

3.4          Special Rules Relating to the Preparation of Tax Returns .

 

(a)            In General .  All Tax Returns that include any members of the Spinco Group or Distributing Group, or any of their respective Affiliates, shall be prepared in a manner that is consistent with the Tax Opinion.  Except as otherwise set forth in this Agreement, and subject to Sections 3.4(b) through (d), the Company responsible for preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared and filed) a Tax Return pursuant to Sections 3.1 or 3.2 shall have the right with respect to such Tax Return to determine (i) the manner in which such Tax Return shall be prepared and filed, including the elections, methods of accounting, positions, conventions and principles of taxation to be used and the manner in which any Tax Item shall be reported, (ii) whether any extensions may be requested, (iii) whether an amended Tax Return shall be filed, (iv) whether any claims for refund shall be made, (v) whether any refunds shall be paid by way of refund or credited against any liability for the related Tax and (vi) whether to retain outside firms to prepare or review such Tax Return.

 

(b)            Spinco Tax Returns .  With respect to any Separate Return for which Spinco is responsible pursuant to Section 3.2(b), Spinco and the other members of the Spinco Group must allocate Tax Items between such Separate Return for which Spinco is responsible pursuant to Section 3.2(b) and any related Combined Return for which Distributing is responsible pursuant to Section 3.1 that are filed with respect to the same Tax Year in a manner that is consistent with the reporting of such Tax Items on the related Combined Return for which Distributing is responsible pursuant to Section 3.1.

 

(c)            Election to File Consolidated, Combined or Unitary Tax Returns .  Distributing shall have the sole discretion of filing any Tax Return on a consolidated, combined or unitary basis, if such Tax Return would include at least one member of each Group and the filing of such Tax Return is elective under the relevant Tax Law.

 

(d)            Compensatory Equity Interests .

 

(i)            Deductions Related to Compensatory Equity Interests .  To the extent permitted by applicable Tax Law, Income Tax deductions with respect to the issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement after the Distribution Date of any Compensatory Equity Interests held by any Person shall be claimed (A) in the case of an

 

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active officer or employee, solely by the Group that employs such Person at the time of such issuance, exercise, vesting, or settlement, as applicable; (B) in the case of a former officer or employee, solely by the Group that was the last to employ such Person; and (C) in the case of a director or former director (who is not an officer or employee or former officer or employee of a member of either Group), (x) solely by the Distributing Group if such person was, at any time before or after the Distribution, a director of any member of the Distributing Group, and (y) in any other case, solely by the Spinco Group (the party whose Group is described in (A), (B), or (C), the “Employing Party”).

 

(ii)           Withholding and Reporting .  For any Tax Year (or portion thereof), the Employing Party shall (A) satisfy, or shall cause to be satisfied, all applicable Tax reporting obligations with respect to the issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement of Compensatory Equity Interests and (B) satisfy, or cause to be satisfied, all liabilities for Taxes imposed in connection with such issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement (including the employer portion of any employment taxes); provided that , (x) in the event Compensatory Equity Interests are settled by the corporation that is the issuer or obligor under the Compensatory Equity Interest (the “issuing corporation”) and the issuing corporation is not a member of the same Group as the Employing Party, the issuing corporation shall promptly remit to the Employing Party an amount of cash equal to the amount required to be withheld in respect of any withholding Taxes, and (y) the Employing Party shall not be liable for failure to remit to the applicable Tax Authority any amount required to have been withheld from the recipient of the Compensatory Equity Interest in connection with such issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement, except to the extent that the issuing corporation shall have remitted such amount to the Employing Party.  Distributing shall promptly notify Spinco, and Spinco shall promptly notify Distributing, regarding the exercise of any option or the issuance, vesting, exercise or settlement of any other Compensatory Equity Interest to the extent that, as a result of such issuance, exercise, vesting or settlement, any other party may be entitled to a deduction or required to pay any Tax, or such information otherwise may be relevant to the preparation of any Tax Return or payment of any Tax by such other party or parties.

 

(iii)          Distributing Employees .  For purposes of this Section 3.4(d), if a Person is an officer or employee of Distributing or any member of the Distributing Group for any Tax Year (or portion thereof), then such officer or employee will exclusively be considered to be employed by Distributing (or the applicable member of the Distributing Group) for such Tax Year (or portion thereof).

 

3.5          Refunds, Credits or Offsets .

 

(a)            Except as otherwise contemplated by this Section 3.5 or Section 3.6, any refunds, credits or offsets with respect to Taxes of any member of (i) the Distributing Group that were reported on any Combined Return shall be for the account of Distributing, (ii) the Spinco Group that were reported on any Combined Return and are attributable to the Pre-Distribution Period shall be for the account of Distributing, (iii) the Spinco Group that were reported on any Combined Return and are attributable to the Post-Distribution Period shall be for the account of Spinco, (iv) the Distributing Group that were reported on any Separate Return required to be filed by a member of the

 

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Distributing Group shall be for the account of Distributing, and (v) the Spinco Group that were reported on any Separate Return required to be filed by a member of the Spinco Group shall be for the account of Spinco.

 

(b)            Notwithstanding Section 3.5(a), (i) any refunds, credits or offsets with respect to Taxes, including Transaction Taxes, allocated to, and actually paid by, Distributing pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the account of Distributing, and (ii) any refunds, credits or offsets with respect to Taxes, including Transaction Taxes, allocated to, and actually paid by, Spinco pursuant to this Agreement shall be for the account of Spinco.

 

(c)            Distributing shall forward to Spinco, or reimburse Spinco for, any such refunds, credits or offsets, plus any interest received thereon, net of any Taxes incurred with respect to the receipt or accrual thereof and any expenses incurred in connection therewith, that are for the account of Spinco within five business days from receipt thereof by Distributing or any of its Affiliates.  Spinco shall forward to Distributing, or reimburse Distributing for, any refunds, credits or offsets, plus any interest received thereon, net of any Taxes incurred with respect to the receipt or accrual thereof and any expenses incurred in connection therewith, that are for the account of Distributing within five business days from receipt thereof by Spinco or any of its Affiliates.  Any refunds, credits or offsets, plus any interest received thereon, or reimbursements not forwarded or made within the five business day period specified above shall bear interest from the date received by the refunding or reimbursing party (or its Affiliates) through and including the date of payment at the Interest Rate (treating the date received as the Due Date for purposes of determining such Interest Rate).  If, subsequent to a Tax Authority’s allowance of a refund, credit or offset, such Tax Authority reduces or eliminates such allowance, any refund, credit or offset, plus any interest received thereon, forwarded or reimbursed under this Section 3.5 shall be returned to the party who had forwarded or reimbursed such refund, credit or offset and interest upon the request of such forwarding party in an amount equal to the applicable reduction, including any interest received thereon.

 

3.6          Carrybacks .  If and to the extent that Spinco requests in writing that Distributing or any of its Affiliates obtain a refund, credit or offset of Taxes with respect to the carryback of any Tax attribute of the members of the Spinco Group arising in a Post-Distribution Period to a Pre-Distribution Period, and provided that Distributing or any of its Affiliates would not otherwise be required to forego a refund, credit or offset of Taxes for its own account or otherwise be adversely affected as a result of such carryback, then (i) Distributing (or its Affiliate) shall take all reasonable measures to obtain a refund, credit or offset of Tax with respect to such carryback (including by filing an amended Tax Return), and (ii) to the extent that Distributing or any of its Affiliates receives any refund, credit or offset of Taxes attributable (on a last dollar basis) to such carryback, Distributing shall pay such refund, credit or offset, plus any interest received thereon, to Spinco within five business days from receipt thereof by Distributing or any of its Affiliates; provided, however , that Distributing shall be entitled to reduce the amount of any such refund, credit or offset for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection therewith and any Taxes incurred with respect to the

 

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receipt or accrual thereof; and provided further , that Spinco, upon the request of Distributing, agrees to repay such refund, credit or offset, plus any interest received thereon and net of Taxes, to Distributing in the event, and to the extent, that Distributing is required to repay such refund, credit or offset, plus any interest received thereon, to a Tax Authority.

 

3.7          Amended Returns .  Any amended Tax Return or claim for Tax refund, credit or offset with respect to any member of the Spinco Group may be made only by the Company (or its Subsidiaries) responsible for preparing the original Tax Return with respect to such member pursuant to Sections 3.1 and 3.2; provided, that the Company filing such return or claim shall give the other Company notice within fifteen days prior to filing any such return or claim in order to allow such other Company a reasonable opportunity to comment on such return or claim.  Distributing (or its Subsidiaries) shall not, without the prior written consent of Spinco (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), file, or cause to be filed, any such amended Tax Return or claim for Tax refund, credit or offset for a Pre-Distribution Period that affects only Spinco or members of the Spinco Group (after the Distribution) to the extent that such filing, if accepted, is likely to increase the Taxes allocated to, or the Tax indemnity obligations under this Agreement of, Spinco (or any of its Subsidiaries) for any Post-Distribution Period by more than a de minimis amount.  Spinco (or its Subsidiaries) shall not, without the prior written consent of Distributing (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), file, or cause to be filed, any such amended Tax Return or claim for Tax refund, credit or offset to the extent that such filing, if accepted, is likely to increase the Taxes allocated to, or the Tax indemnity obligations under this Agreement of, Distributing for any Tax Year (or portion thereof) by more than a de minimis amount; provided, however , that such consent need not be obtained if Spinco agrees to indemnify Distributing for the incremental Taxes allocated to, or the incremental Tax indemnity obligation resulting under this Agreement to, Distributing as a result of the filing of such amended Tax Return.

 

SECTION 4.         Tax Payments .

 

4.1          Payment of Taxes to Tax Authority .  Distributing shall be responsible for remitting to the proper Tax Authority the Tax shown on any Tax Return for which it is responsible for the preparation and filing pursuant to Section 3.1 or Section 3.2, and Spinco shall be responsible for remitting to the proper Tax Authority the Tax shown on any Tax Return for which it is responsible for the preparation and filing pursuant to Section 3.2.

 

4.2          Indemnification Payments .

 

(a)            Tax Payments Made by the Distributing Group .  If any member of the Distributing Group is required to make a payment to a Tax Authority for Taxes allocated to Spinco under this Agreement, Spinco will pay the amount of Taxes allocated to it to Distributing not later than the later of (i) five business days after receiving notification requesting such amount, and (ii) one business day prior to the date such payment is required to be made to such Tax Authority.

 

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(b)            Tax Payments Made by the Spinco Group .  If any member of the Spinco Group is required to make a payment to a Tax Authority for Taxes allocated to Distributing under this Agreement, Distributing will pay the amount of Taxes allocated to it to Spinco not later than the later of (i) five business days after receiving notification requesting such amount, and (ii) one business day prior to the date such payment is required to be made to such Tax Authority.

 

4.3          Interest on Late Payments .  Payments pursuant to this Agreement that are not made by the date prescribed in this Agreement or, if no such date is prescribed, not later than five business days after demand for payment is made (the “Due Date”) shall bear interest for the period from and including the date immediately following the Due Date through and including the date of payment at the Interest Rate.  Such interest will be payable at the same time as the payment to which it relates.

 

4.4          Tax Consequences of Payments .  For all Tax purposes and to the extent permitted by applicable Tax Law, the parties hereto shall treat any payment made pursuant to this Agreement as a capital contribution or a distribution, as the case may be, immediately prior to the Distribution.  If the receipt or accrual of any indemnity payment under this Agreement causes, directly or indirectly, an increase in the taxable income of the recipient under one or more applicable Tax Laws, such payment shall be increased so that, after the payment of any Taxes with respect to the payment, the recipient thereof shall have realized the same net amount it would have realized had the payment not resulted in taxable income.  To the extent that Taxes for which any party hereto (the indemnifying party) is required to pay another party (the indemnified party) pursuant to this Agreement may be deducted or credited in determining the amount of any other Taxes required to be paid by the indemnified party (for example, state Taxes which are permitted to be deducted in determining federal Taxes), the amount of any payment made to the indemnified party by the indemnifying party shall be decreased by taking into account any resulting reduction in other Taxes of the indemnified party.  If such a reduction in Taxes of the indemnified party occurs following the payment made to the indemnified Party with respect to the relevant indemnified Taxes, the indemnified party shall promptly repay the indemnifying party the amount of such reduction when actually realized.  If the Tax benefit arising from the foregoing reduction of Taxes described in this Section 4.4 is subsequently decreased or eliminated, then the indemnifying party shall promptly pay the indemnified party the amount of the decrease in such Tax benefit.

 

SECTION 5.         Assistance and Cooperation .

 

5.1          Cooperation .  In addition to the obligations enumerated in Sections 3.3 and 7.7, Distributing and Spinco will cooperate (and cause their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to cooperate) with each other and with each other’s agents, including accounting firms and legal counsel, in connection with Tax matters, including provision of relevant documents and information in their possession and making available to each other, as reasonably requested and available, personnel (including officers, directors, employees and agents of the parties or their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates) responsible for preparing, maintaining, and interpreting information and documents relevant to Taxes, and personnel reasonably required as witnesses or for

 

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purposes of providing information or documents in connection with any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes.

 

SECTION 6.         Tax Records .

 

6.1          Retention of Tax Records .  Each of Distributing and Spinco shall preserve, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to preserve, all Tax Records that are in their possession, and that could affect the liability of any member of the other Group for Taxes, for as long as the contents thereof may become material in the administration of any matter under applicable Tax Law, but in any event until the later of (x) the expiration of any applicable statutes of limitation, as extended, and (y) seven years after the Distribution Date.

 

6.2          Access to Tax Records .  Spinco shall make available, and cause its Subsidiaries to make available, to members of the Distributing Group for inspection and copying (x) all Tax Records in their possession that relate to a Pre-Distribution Period, and (y) the portion of any Tax Record in their possession that relates to a Post-Distribution Period and which is reasonably necessary for the preparation of a Tax Return by a member of the Distributing Group or any of their Affiliates or with respect to a Tax Contest by a Tax Authority of such return.  Distributing shall make available, and cause its Subsidiaries to make available, to members of the Spinco Group for inspection and copying the portion of any Tax Record in their possession that relates to a Pre-Distribution Period and which is reasonably necessary for the preparation of a Tax Return by a member of the Spinco Group or any of their Affiliates or with respect to a Tax Contest by a Tax Authority of such return.

 

6.3          Confidentiality .  Each party hereby agrees that it will hold, and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its officers, directors, employees, accountants, counsel, consultants, advisors and agents to hold, in confidence all records and information prepared and shared by and among the parties in carrying out the intent of this Agreement, except as may otherwise be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or any administrative or judicial proceedings relating to Taxes or unless disclosure is compelled by a governmental authority.  Information and documents of one party (the “Disclosing Party”) shall not be deemed to be confidential for purposes of this Section 6.3 to the extent such information or document (i) is previously known to or in the possession of the other party or parties (the “Receiving Party”) and is not otherwise subject to a requirement to be kept confidential, (ii) becomes publicly available by means other than unauthorized disclosure under this Agreement by the Receiving Party or (iii) is received from a third party without, to the knowledge of the Receiving Party after reasonable diligence, a duty of confidentiality owed to the Disclosing Party.

 

6.4          Delivery of Tax Records .  Within five business days after receiving notification from Spinco requesting any applicable Tax Records described below which are in the possession of a member of the Distributing Group, Distributing shall provide to Spinco (to the extent not previously provided or held by any member of the Spinco Group on the Distribution Date) copies of (i) the Separate Returns of any member of the Spinco Group, (ii) the relevant portions of any other Tax Returns with

 

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respect to any member of the Spinco Group, and (iii) other existing Tax Records (or the relevant portions thereof) reasonably necessary to prepare and file any Tax Returns of, or with respect to, the members of the Spinco Group, or to defend or contest Tax matters relevant to the members of the Spinco Group, including in each case, all Tax Records related to Tax attributes of the members of the Spinco Group and any and all communications or agreements with, or rulings by, any Tax Authority with respect to any member of the Spinco Group.

 

SECTION 7.         Restriction on Certain Actions of Distributing and Spinco; Indemnity .

 

7.1          Restrictive Covenants .

 

(a)            General Restrictions .  Following the Effective Time, Spinco shall not, and shall cause the members of the Spinco Group and their Affiliates not to, and Distributing shall not, and shall cause the members of the Distributing Group and their Affiliates not to, take any action that, or fail to take any action the failure of which, (i) would cause Distributing or any Subsidiary of Distributing immediately prior to the Distribution to recognize gain or loss, or otherwise include any amount in income, as a result of the Restructuring for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (ii) would be inconsistent with the Distribution qualifying, or would preclude the Distribution from qualifying, as a tax-free transaction described under Section 355 of the Code (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Spinco Stock), or (iii) would cause Distributing, Spinco, any of their respective Subsidiaries at the Effective Time, or the holders of Liberty Ventures Common Stock that receive stock of Spinco in the Distribution, to recognize gain or loss, or otherwise include any amount in income, as a result of the Distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares of Spinco Stock).

 

(b)            Restricted Actions .  Without limiting the provisions of Section 7.1(a) hereof, following the Effective Time, Spinco shall not, and shall cause the members of the Spinco Group and their Affiliates not to, and Distributing shall not, and shall cause the members of the Distributing Group and their Affiliates not to, take any action that, or fail to take any action the failure of which, would be inconsistent with, or would cause any Person to be in breach of, any representation or covenant, or any material statement, made in the Tax Materials.

 

(c)            Reporting .  Unless and until there has been a Final Determination to the contrary, each party agrees not to take any position on any Tax Return, in connection with any Tax Contest, or otherwise for Tax purposes (in each case, excluding any position taken for financial accounting purposes) that is inconsistent with the Tax Opinion.

 

7.2          Distributing Indemnity .  Distributing agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Spinco Group and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns (the “Spinco Indemnitees”) from and against any and all (without duplication) (a) Taxes allocated to Distributing pursuant to Section 

 

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2.1, (b) Transaction Taxes and Transaction Tax-Related Losses allocated to Distributing pursuant to Section 2.2, (c) Taxes and Losses arising out of or based upon any breach or nonperformance of any covenant or agreement made or to be performed by Distributing contained in this Agreement, (d) Transfer Taxes allocated to Distributing pursuant to Section 2.2, and (e) reasonable out-of-pocket legal, accounting and other advisory and court fees and expenses incurred in connection with the items described in clauses (a) through (d); provided, however , that notwithstanding clauses (a), (c) and (e) of this Section 7.2, Distributing shall not be responsible for, and shall have no obligation to indemnify or hold harmless any Spinco Indemnitee for, (x) any Transaction Taxes or Transaction Tax-Related Losses that are allocated to Spinco pursuant to Section 2.2, or (y) any Taxes or Losses arising out of or based upon any breach or nonperformance of any covenant or agreement made or to be performed by Spinco contained in this Agreement.

 

7.3          Spinco Indemnity .  Spinco agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Distributing Group and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns (the “Distributing Indemnitees”) from and against any and all (without duplication) (a) Taxes allocated to Spinco pursuant to Section 2.1, (b) Transaction Taxes and Transaction Tax-Related Losses allocated to Spinco pursuant to Section 2.2, (c) Taxes and Losses arising out of or based upon any breach or nonperformance of any covenant or agreement made or to be performed by Spinco contained in this Agreement, (d) Transfer Taxes allocated to Spinco pursuant to Section 2.2, and (e) reasonable out-of-pocket legal, accounting and other advisory and court fees and expenses incurred in connection with the items described in clauses (a) through (d); provided, however , that notwithstanding clauses (a), (c) and (e) of this Section 7.3, Spinco shall not be responsible for, and shall have no obligation to indemnify or hold harmless any Distributing Indemnitee for, (x) any Transaction Taxes or Transaction Tax-Related Losses that are allocated to Distributing pursuant to Section 2.2, or (y) any Taxes or Losses arising out of or based upon any breach or nonperformance of any covenant or agreement made or to be performed by Distributing contained in this Agreement.

 

7.4          Scope .  The provisions of this Section 7 are intended to be for the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, each Distributing Indemnitee and its successors in interest and each Spinco Indemnitee and its successors in interest.

 

7.5          Notices of Tax Contests (Other than Joint Claims) .  Each Company shall provide prompt notice to the other Company of any pending or threatened Tax audit, assessment or proceeding or other Tax Contest of which it becomes aware relating to Taxes for which it is or may be indemnified by such other Company hereunder (other than any Transaction Taxes which shall be governed by Section 7.8).  Such notice shall contain factual information (to the extent known) describing any asserted Tax liability in reasonable detail and shall be accompanied by copies of any notice and other documents received from any Tax Authority in respect of any such matters; provided, however, that failure to give such notification shall not affect the indemnification provided hereunder except, and only to the extent that, the indemnifying Company shall have been actually prejudiced as a result of such failure.  Thereafter, the indemnified Company shall deliver

 

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to the indemnifying Company such additional information with respect to such Tax Contest in its possession that the indemnifying Company may reasonably request.

 

7.6          Control of Tax Contests (Other than Joint Claims) .

 

(a)            General Rule .  Except as provided in Sections 7.6(b) and 7.8, each Company (or the appropriate member of its Group) shall have full responsibility, control and discretion in handling, defending, settling or contesting any Tax Contest involving a Tax reported (or that, it is asserted, should have been reported) on a Tax Return for which such Company is responsible for preparing and filing (or causing to be prepared and filed) pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement.

 

(b)            Non-Preparer Participation Rights .  With respect to a Tax Contest (other than with respect to a Joint Claim) of any Tax Return which could result in a Tax liability for which the Non-Preparer may be liable under this Agreement, (i) the Non-Preparer shall, at its own cost and expense, be entitled to participate in such Tax Contest, (ii) the Preparer shall keep the Non-Preparer updated and informed, and shall consult with the Non-Preparer, (iii) the Preparer shall act in good faith with a view to the merits in connection with the Tax Contest, and (iv) the Preparer shall not settle or compromise such Tax Contest without the prior written consent of the Non-Preparer (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) if the settlement or compromise could have a more than de minimis impact on the Non-Preparer or its Affiliates.

 

7.7          Cooperation .  The parties shall provide each other with all information relating to a Tax Contest which is needed by the other party to handle, participate in, defend, settle or contest the Tax Contest.  At the request of any party, the other party shall take any action ( e.g., executing a power of attorney) that is reasonably necessary in order for the requesting party to exercise its rights under this Agreement in respect of a Tax Contest.  Spinco shall assist Distributing, and Distributing shall assist Spinco, in taking any remedial actions that are necessary or desirable to minimize the effects of any adjustment made by a Tax Authority.  The indemnifying party shall reimburse the indemnified party for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in complying with this Section 7.7.

 

7.8          Joint Claims .  Each Company shall promptly give notice to the other Company of any pending or threatened Tax Contest, claim, action, suit, investigation or proceeding brought by a third party relating to any Transaction Taxes or Transaction Tax-Related Losses for which such Company is or may be indemnified by the other Company under this Section 7 (each, a “Joint Claim”).  Such notice shall contain (i) factual information (to the extent known) describing any asserted Tax liability or other claim in reasonable detail and shall be accompanied by copies of any notice and other documents received from any Tax Authority or third party relating to the Joint Claim, and (ii) the amount of the Joint Claim.  Such notice shall be given within a reasonable period of time after notice thereof was received by such Company, but any failure to give timely notice shall not affect the indemnities given hereunder except, and only to the extent that, the indemnifying Company shall have been actually prejudiced as

 

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a result of such failure.  Thereafter, each Company shall deliver to the other Company such additional information with respect to such Joint Claim in its possession that the other Company may reasonably request.  Distributing and Spinco will have the right to jointly control the defense, compromise or settlement of any Joint Claim.  No indemnified Company shall settle or compromise or consent to entry of any judgment with respect to any such Joint Claim without the prior written consent of the indemnifying Company, which consent may be withheld in the indemnifying Company’s sole discretion.  No indemnifying Company shall settle or compromise or consent to entry of any judgment with respect to any such Joint Claim without the prior written consent of the indemnified Company, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

 

SECTION 8.         General Provisions .

 

8.1          Termination .  This Agreement shall terminate at such time as all obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto have been satisfied.  The obligations and liabilities of the parties arising under this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect until all such obligations have been satisfied and such liabilities have been paid in full, whether by expiration of time, operation of law, or otherwise.

 

8.2          Predecessors or Successors .  Any reference to Distributing, Spinco, a Person, or a Subsidiary in this Agreement shall include any predecessors or successors ( e.g. , by merger or other reorganization, liquidation, conversion, or election under Treasury Regulations Section 301.7701-3) of Distributing, Spinco, such Person, or such Subsidiary, respectively.

 

8.3          Expenses .  Except as otherwise expressly provided for herein, each party and its Subsidiaries shall bear their own expenses incurred in connection with preparation of Tax Returns and other matters related to Taxes under the provisions of this Agreement for which they are liable.

 

8.4          Governing Law .  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF.  Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement will be brought exclusively in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware Chancery Court”), or, if the Delaware Chancery Court does not have subject matter jurisdiction, in the federal courts located in the State of Delaware.  Each of the parties hereby consents to personal jurisdiction in any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such court (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.  Process in any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court.

 

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Without limiting the foregoing, each party agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 8.6 shall be deemed effective service of process on such party.

 

8.5          Waiver of Jury Trial .  EACH PARTY HERETO ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND, THEREFORE, EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT TO ANY ACTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.  EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HERETO HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH ACTION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH SUCH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH SUCH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY, AND (D) EACH SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION 8.5.

 

8.6          Notices .  All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered in person, by email, by facsimile (with confirming copy sent by one of the other delivery methods specified herein), by overnight courier or sent by certified, registered or express air mail, postage prepaid, and shall be deemed given when so delivered in person, or when so received by email, facsimile or courier, or, if mailed, three (3) calendar days after the date of mailing, as follows:

 

(a)

If to Distributing, to:

 

 

 

Liberty Interactive Corporation

 

12300 Liberty Boulevard

 

Englewood, Colorado 80112

 

 

 

Attn: Albert Rosenthaler

 

Facsimile:

 

 

(b)

If to Spinco, to:

 

 

 

CommerceHub, Inc.

 

201 Fuller Road, 6th Floor

 

Albany, NY 12203

 

 

 

Attn: Tim Lenneman

 

Facsimile:

 

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With a copy to:

 

 

 

CommerceHub, Inc.

 

201 Fuller Road, 6th Floor

 

Albany, New York 12203

 

 

 

Attn:  General Counsel

 

Email:

 

or to such other address as the party to whom notice is given may have previously furnished to the other parties in writing in the manner set forth above.

 

8.7          Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in two or more identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The Agreement may be delivered by facsimile transmission of a signed copy thereof.

 

8.8          Binding Effect; Assignment .  This Agreement and all of the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except with respect to a merger of a party, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that each of Distributing and Spinco may assign its respective rights, interests, duties, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement to any other member of their Group, but such assignment shall not relieve Distributing or Spinco, as the assignor, of its liabilities or obligations hereunder.

 

8.9          Severability .  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.  Upon a determination that any provision of this Agreement is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, the parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner in order that the provisions contemplated hereby are consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

8.10        Amendments; Waivers .  Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in the case of an amendment, by each party to this Agreement, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective.  No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.  Except as otherwise provided herein, the rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of

 

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any rights or remedies provided by applicable law.  Any consent provided under this Agreement must be in writing, signed by the party against whom enforcement of such consent is sought.

 

8.11        Effective Date .  This Agreement shall become effective on the date recited above on which the parties entered into this Agreement.

 

8.12        Change in Law .  Any reference to a provision of the Code or any other Tax Law shall include a reference to any applicable successor provision or law.

 

8.13        Authorization, Etc.   Each of the parties hereto hereby represents and warrants that it has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement, that this Agreement has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of such party, that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such party and that the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by such party does not contravene or conflict with any provision of law or of its charter or bylaws or any agreement, instrument or order binding such party.

 

8.14        No Third Party Beneficiaries .  Except as provided in Sections 7.2 and 7.3 of this Agreement, this Agreement is solely for the benefit of Distributing, Spinco, and their Subsidiaries and is not intended to confer upon any other Person any rights or remedies hereunder.  Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Spinco Indemnitees any rights or remedies against Spinco hereunder, and this Agreement is not intended to confer upon any Distributing Indemnitees any rights or remedies against Distributing hereunder.

 

8.15        Entire Agreement .  This Agreement embodies the entire understanding among the parties relating to its subject matter and supersedes and terminates any prior agreements and understandings among the parties with respect to such subject matter, and no party to this Agreement shall have any right, responsibility, obligation or liability under any such prior agreement or understanding.  Any and all prior correspondence, conversations and memoranda are merged herein and shall be without effect hereon.  No promises, covenants or representations of any kind, other than those expressly stated herein, have been made to induce any party to enter into this Agreement.

 

8.16        No Strict Construction; Interpretation .

 

(a)            Distributing and Spinco each acknowledge that this Agreement has been prepared jointly by the parties hereto and shall not be strictly construed against any party hereto.

 

(b)            When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such reference shall be to an Article of, a Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.  The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to

 

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be followed by the words “without limitation”.  The words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement.  All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein.  The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term.  Any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument that is referred to herein means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in the case of agreements or instruments) by waiver or consent and (in the case of statutes) by succession of comparable successor statutes and references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein.  References to a Person are also to its permitted successors and assigns.

 

8.17        Headings .  The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and will not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by the respective officers as of the date set forth above.

 

 

 

LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Albert Rosenthaler

 

 

 

Name: Albert Rosenthaler

 

Title: Chief Tax Officer

 

 

 

 

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Tim Lenneman

 

 

 

Name: Tim Lenneman

 

Title: Senior Vice President

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of July 22, 2016, by and between Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “ Provider ”), and CommerceHub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ CH Parent ”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, on the date hereof CH Parent is a subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ LIC ”), and will hold, at the time of the Spin-Off (as defined below), among other things, LIC’s ownership interest in Commerce Technologies, LLC (f/k/a Commerce Technologies, Inc. (d/b/a CommerceHub), a New York corporation,) as a result of the consummation of the transactions described in the plan of restructuring set forth in Schedule 1.1 to the Reorganization Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2016 (the “ Reorganization Agreement ”), to which LIC and CH Parent are each parties;

 

WHEREAS, in accordance with the Reorganization Agreement, all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of CH Parent held by LIC will be distributed as a pro rata dividend to the holders of LIC’s Liberty Ventures common stock, with the effect that CH Parent will be spun-off (the “ Spin-Off ”) from LIC, and LIC will cease to have an equity interest in CH Parent; and

 

WHEREAS, Provider currently provides services to LIC pursuant to an existing services agreement, and LIC has requested that Provider provide certain similar services directly to CH Parent following the Spin-Off, and that CH Parent compensate the Provider for the performance of such services, in each case, on the terms and condition set forth herein.

 

AGREEMENT

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals, the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be bound legally, agree as follows:

 



 

ARTICLE I

 

ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICES

 

Section 1.1            Engagement .  CH Parent engages the Provider to provide to CH Parent, commencing on the date of the Spin-Off (the “ Spin-Off Effective Date ”), the services set forth in Section 1.2 (collectively, the “ Services ”), and the Provider accepts such engagement, subject to and upon the terms and conditions of this Agreement.  The parties acknowledge that certain of the Services will be performed by officers, employees or consultants of the Provider, who may also serve, from time to time, as officers, employees or consultants of other companies, including, without limitation, CH Parent, LIC, Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc. (“ LTAH ”) and Liberty Broadband Corporation (“ LBC ”).

 

Section 1.2            Services .

 

(a)           The Services will include the following, if and to the extent requested by CH Parent during the Term of this Agreement:

 

(i)            services performed by the Provider’s finance, accounting, treasury, cash management, legal, disclosure compliance, human resources, employee benefits, investor relations, and tax departments; and

 

(ii)           such other services as the Provider may obtain from its officers, employees and consultants in the management of its own operations that CH Parent may from time to time request or require.

 

(b)           The Services are intended to be those services and functions that are appropriate for the operation and management of CH Parent as a publicly-traded company, and are not intended to be duplicative of services and functions for the operating subsidiaries of CH Parent that are to be performed by officers, employees and consultants of those companies.

 

Section 1.3            Services Not to Interfere with the Provider’s Business .  CH Parent acknowledges and agrees that in providing Services hereunder the Provider will not be required to take any action that would disrupt, in any material respect, the orderly operation of the Provider’s business activities.

 

Section 1.4            Books and Records .   The Provider will maintain books and records, in reasonable detail in accordance with the Provider’s standard business practices, with respect to its provision of Services to CH Parent pursuant to this Agreement, including records supporting the determination of the Services Fee and other costs and expenses to CH Parent pursuant to Article II (collectively, “ Supporting Records ”). The Provider will give CH Parent and its duly authorized representatives, agents, and attorneys reasonable access to all such Supporting Records during the Provider’s regular business hours upon CH Parent’s request after reasonable advance notice.

 

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ARTICLE II

 

COMPENSATION

 

Section 2.1            Services Fee .

 

CH Parent agrees to pay, and the Provider agrees to accept, an annual fee (the “ Services Fee ”) initially equal to $300,000, payable in monthly installments in arrears as set forth in Section 2.3. The initial Services Fee was determined by the Provider, in consultation with LIC, on or prior to the Spin-Off Effective Date. Provider and CH Parent will review and evaluate the Services Fee for reasonableness quarterly during the Term and will negotiate in good faith to reach agreement on any appropriate adjustments to the Services Fee. Based on such review and evaluation, Provider and CH Parent will agree on the appropriate effective date (which may be retroactive) of any such adjustment to the Services Fee.

 

Section 2.2            Cost Reimbursement .  In addition to (and without duplication of) the Services Fee payable pursuant to Section 2.1, CH Parent also will reimburse the Provider for all reasonable and documented direct out-of-pocket costs, with no markup (“ Out-of-Pocket Costs ”), incurred by the Provider in performing the Services (e.g., postage and courier charges, software license fees attributable to desktop or laptop computers utilized by Employees, travel and meal expenses that are incurred by the Provider or the Employees in the conduct of the Services); provided , that such Out-of-Pocket Costs shall include any third-party fees relating to projects undertaken by the Provider’s tax department on behalf of or with respect to CH Parent, and provided , further , that any such cost or expense in excess of $25,000, in the aggregate, that is not consistent with the historical practice of the Provider shall require advance written approval of CH Parent.

 

Section 2.3            Payment Procedures .

 

(a)           CH Parent will pay the Provider, by wire or intrabank transfer of funds or in such other manner specified by the Provider to CH Parent, in arrears on or before the last day of each calendar month beginning with July 31, 2016, the Services Fee then in effect, in monthly installments, provided , that the monthly installment of the Services Fee with respect to the calendar month ended July 31, 2016 shall be prorated based on the date of this Agreement.

 

(b)           Any reimbursement to be made by CH Parent to the Provider pursuant to Section 2.2 will be paid by CH Parent to the Provider within 15 days after receipt by CH Parent of an invoice therefor, by wire or intrabank transfer of funds or in such other manner specified by the Provider to CH Parent.  The Provider will invoice CH Parent monthly for reimbursable expenses incurred by the Provider on behalf of CH Parent during the preceding calendar month as contemplated in Section 2.2; provided, however , that the Provider may separately invoice CH Parent at any time for any single reimbursable expense incurred by the Provider on behalf of CH Parent in an amount equal to or greater than $25,000. Any invoice or statement pursuant to this Section 2.3(b) will be accompanied by supporting documentation in reasonable detail consistent with Provider’s own expense reimbursement policy with respect to the costs and expenses incurred by the Provider for which the Provider is seeking reimbursement hereunder.

 

(c)           Any undisputed payments not made when due under this Section 2.3 will bear interest at the rate of 1.0% per month on the outstanding amount from and including the due date to but excluding the date paid.

 

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Section 2.4            Survival .  The terms and conditions of this Article II will survive the expiration or earlier termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE III

 

TERM

 

Section 3.1            Term Generally .  The term of this Agreement will commence on the Spin-Off Effective Date and will continue until the third anniversary of the Spin-Off Effective Date (the “ Term ”).  This Agreement is subject to termination prior to the end of the Term in accordance with Section 3.3.

 

Section 3.2            Discontinuance or Suspension of Select Services .  At any time during the Term, on not less than 30 days’ prior notice by CH Parent to the Provider, CH Parent may elect to discontinue or temporarily suspend obtaining any of the Services from the Provider.  In such event, the Provider’s obligation to provide Services that have been discontinued or suspended pursuant to this Section 3.2, and CH Parent’s obligation to compensate the Provider for such Services, will cease as of the end of such 30-day period (or such later date as may be specified in the notice), and this Agreement will remain in effect for the remainder of the Term with respect to those Services that have not been so discontinued or suspended (until reactivated). CH Parent may determine to reactivate a previously suspended Service during the remainder of the Term on not less than 30 days’ prior notice by CH Parent to the Provider.  The Provider and CH Parent will promptly evaluate the Services Fee for reasonableness following the discontinuance or suspension of any Services, or reactivation of  a previously suspended Service, and will negotiate in good faith to reach agreement on any appropriate adjustment to the Services Fee.  Each party will remain liable to the other for any required payment or performance accrued prior to the effective date of discontinuance or suspension of any Service.

 

Section 3.3            Termination .  This Agreement will be terminated prior to the expiration of the Term in the following events:

 

(a)           at any time upon at least 30 days’ prior written notice by CH Parent to the Provider;

 

(b)           at any time upon at least six months’ prior written notice by the Provider to CH Parent;

 

(c)           immediately upon written notice (or at any later time specified in such notice) by the Provider to CH Parent if a Change in Control or Bankruptcy Event occurs with respect to CH Parent; or

 

(d)           immediately upon written notice (or at any later time specified in such notice) by CH Parent to the Provider if a Change in Control or Bankruptcy Event occurs with respect to the Provider.

 

For purposes of this Section 3.3, a “ Change in Control ” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to a party if a merger, consolidation, binding share exchange, acquisition, or similar transaction (each, a “ Transaction ”), or series of related Transactions, involving such party occurs

 

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as a result of which the voting power of all voting securities of such party outstanding immediately prior thereto represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) less than 75% of the voting power of such party or the surviving entity of the Transaction outstanding immediately after such Transaction (or if such party or the surviving entity after giving effect to such Transaction is a subsidiary of the issuer of securities in such Transaction, then the voting power of all voting securities of such party outstanding immediately prior to such Transaction represent (by being converted into voting securities of such issuer) less than 75% of the voting power of the issuer outstanding immediately after such Transaction).

 

For purposes of this Section 3.3, a “ Bankruptcy Event ” will be deemed to have occurred with respect to a party upon such party’s insolvency, general assignment for the benefit of creditors, such party’s voluntary commencement of any case, proceeding, or other action seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment, liquidation, dissolution, or consolidation of such party’s debts under any law relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, or reorganization, or relief of debtors, or seeking appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, or other similar official for such party or for all or any substantial part of such party’s assets (each, a “ Bankruptcy Proceeding ”), or the involuntary filing against CH Parent or the Provider, as applicable, of any Bankruptcy Proceeding that is not stayed within 60 days after such filing.

 

Each party will remain liable to the other for any required payment accrued prior to the termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

PERSONNEL AND EMPLOYEES

 

Section 4.1            Personnel to Provide Services .

 

(a)           The Provider will make available to CH Parent, on a non-exclusive basis, the appropriate personnel (the “ Personnel ”) to perform the Services.  The personnel made available to perform selected Services are expected to be substantially the same personnel who provide similar services in connection with the management and administration of the business and operations of the Provider.

 

(b)           CH Parent acknowledges that:

 

(i)            certain of the Personnel also will be performing services for the Provider, LIC, LTAH, LBC and/or other companies, from time to time, including certain Subsidiaries and Affiliates of each of the foregoing, in each case, while also potentially performing services directly for CH Parent and certain of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates under a direct employment, consultancy or other service relationship between such Person and CH Parent and irrespective of this Agreement; and

 

(ii)           the Provider may elect, in its discretion, to utilize independent contractors rather than employees of the Provider to perform Services from time to time, and such independent contractors will be deemed included within the definition of “Personnel” for all purposes of this Agreement.

 

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Section 4.2            Provider as Payor .  The parties acknowledge and agree that the Provider, and not CH Parent, will be solely responsible for the payment of salaries, wages, benefits (including health insurance, retirement, and other similar benefits, if any) and other compensation applicable to all Personnel; provided, however , that (a) CH Parent is responsible for the payment of the Services Fee in accordance with Section 2.1, and (b) CH Parent is responsible for the payment of all compensation based on, comprised of or related to the equity securities of CH Parent (“ Excluded Compensation ”).  The parties acknowledge that Personnel may provide services directly to CH Parent in consideration for the receipt of Excluded Compensation pursuant to such Personnel’s separate employment, consultancy or other service relationship with CH Parent.  All Personnel will be subject to the personnel policies of the Provider and will be eligible to participate in the Provider’s employee benefit plans to the same extent as similarly situated employees of the Provider performing services in connection with the Provider’s business.  The Provider will be responsible for the payment of all federal, state, and local withholding taxes on the compensation of all Personnel (other than Excluded Compensation) and other such employment related taxes as are required by law, and CH Parent will be responsible for the payment of all federal, state, and local withholding taxes on Excluded Compensation paid to any Personnel by CH Parent and other such employment related taxes as are required by law.  Each of CH Parent and Provider will cooperate with the other to facilitate the other’s compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances applicable to the employment or engagement of all Personnel by either party.

 

Section 4.3            Additional Employee Provisions .  The Provider will have the right to terminate its employment of any Personnel at any time.

 

ARTICLE V

 

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

 

Section 5.1            Representations and Warranties of the Provider .  The Provider represents and warrants to CH Parent as follows:

 

(a)           The Provider is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

(b)           The Provider has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement, including the Services.

 

(c)           The Provider is not subject to any contractual or other legal obligation that materially interferes with its full, prompt, and complete performance under this Agreement.

 

(d)           The individual executing this Agreement on behalf of the Provider has the authority to do so.

 

Section 5.2            Representations and Warranties of CH Parent .  CH Parent represents and warrants to the Provider as follows:

 

(a)           CH Parent is a corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.

 

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(b)           CH Parent has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

(c)           CH Parent is not subject to any contractual or other legal obligation that materially interferes with its full, prompt, and complete performance under this Agreement.

 

(d)           The individual executing this Agreement on behalf of CH Parent has the authority to do so.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

INDEMNIFICATION

 

Section 6.1            Indemnification by the Provider .  The Provider will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CH Parent and each of its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “ CH Parent Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Actions, judgments, Liabilities, losses, costs, damages, or expenses, including reasonable counsel fees, disbursements, and court costs (collectively, “ Losses ”), that any CH Parent Indemnitee may suffer arising from or out of, or relating to, (a) any material breach by the Provider of its obligations under this Agreement, or (b) the gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, or bad faith of the Provider in connection with the performance of any provision of this Agreement except to the extent such Losses (i) are fully covered by insurance maintained by CH Parent or such other CH Parent Indemnitee or (ii) are payable by CH Parent pursuant to Section 7.11.

 

Section 6.2            Indemnification by CH Parent .  CH Parent will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Provider and its Subsidiaries, Affiliates, officers, directors, employees and agents, successors and assigns (collectively, the “ Provider Indemnitees ”), from and against any and all Losses that any Provider Indemnitee may suffer arising from or out of, or relating to (a) any material breach by CH Parent of its obligations under this Agreement, or (b) any acts or omissions of the Provider in providing the Services pursuant to this Agreement (except to the extent such Losses (i) arise from or relate to any material breach by the Provider of its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) are attributable to the gross negligence, willful misconduct, fraud, or bad faith of the Provider or any other Provider Indemnitee seeking indemnification under this Section 6.2, (iii) are fully covered by insurance maintained by the Provider or such other Provider Indemnitee, or (iv) are payable by the Provider pursuant to Section 7.11).

 

Section 6.3            Indemnification Procedures .

 

(a)           (i)            In connection with any indemnification provided for in Section 6.1 or 6.2, the party seeking indemnification (the “ Indemnitee ”) will give the party from which indemnification is sought (the “ Indemnitor ”) prompt notice whenever it comes to the attention of the Indemnitee that the Indemnitee has suffered or incurred, or may suffer or incur, any Losses for which it is entitled to indemnification under Section 6.1 or 6.2, and, if and when known, the facts constituting the basis for such claim and the projected amount of such Losses (which shall not be conclusive as to the amount of such Losses), in each case in reasonable detail. Without

 

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limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the case of any Action commenced by a third party for which indemnification is being sought (a “ Third-Party Claim ”), such notice will be given no later than ten business days following receipt by the Indemnitee of written notice of such Third-Party Claim.  Failure by any Indemnitee to so notify the Indemnitor will not affect the rights of such Indemnitee hereunder except to the extent that such failure has a material prejudicial effect on the defenses or other rights available to the Indemnitor with respect to such Third-Party Claim.  The Indemnitee will deliver to the Indemnitor as promptly as practicable, and in any event within five business days after Indemnitee’s receipt, copies of all notices, court papers and other documents received by the Indemnitee relating to any Third-Party Claim.

 

(ii)           After receipt of a notice pursuant to Section 6.3(a)(i) with respect to any Third-Party Claim, the Indemnitor will be entitled, if it so elects, to take control of the defense and investigation with respect to such Third-Party Claim and to employ and engage attorneys reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnitee to handle and defend such claim, at the Indemnitor’s cost, risk and expense, upon written notice to the Indemnitee of such election, which notice acknowledges the Indemnitor’s obligation to provide indemnification under this Agreement with respect to any Losses arising out of or relating to such Third-Party Claim. The Indemnitor will not settle any Third-Party Claim that is the subject of indemnification without the written consent of the Indemnitee, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided, however , that, after reasonable notice, the Indemnitor may settle a claim without the Indemnitee’s consent if such settlement (A) makes no admission or acknowledgment of Liability or culpability with respect to the Indemnitee, (B) includes a complete release of the Indemnitee and (C) does not seek any relief against the Indemnitee other than the payment of money damages to be borne by the Indemnitor. The Indemnitee will cooperate in all reasonable respects with the Indemnitor and its attorneys in the investigation, trial and defense of any lawsuit or action with respect to such claim and any appeal arising therefrom (including the filing in the Indemnitee’s name of appropriate cross-claims and counterclaims).  The Indemnitee may, at its own cost, participate in any investigation, trial and defense of any Third-Party Claim controlled by the Indemnitor and any appeal arising therefrom, including participating in the process with respect to the potential settlement or compromise thereof.  If the Indemnitee has been advised by its counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to the Indemnitee that conflict with those available to, or that are not available to, the Indemnitor (“ Separate Legal Defenses ”), or that there may be actual or potential differing or conflicting interests between the Indemnitor and the Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Third-Party Claim, the Indemnitee will have the right, at the expense of the Indemnitor, to engage separate counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitor to handle and defend such Third-Party Claim, provided , that, if such Third-Party Claim can be reasonably separated between those portion(s) for which Separate Legal Defenses are available (“ Separable Claims ”) and those for which no Separate Legal Defenses are available, the Indemnitee will instead have the right, at the expense of the Indemnitor, to engage separate counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnitor to handle and defend the Separable Claims, and the Indemnitor will not have the right to control the defense or investigation of such Third-Party Claim or such Separable Claims, as the case may be (and, in which latter case, the Indemnitor will have the right to control the defense or investigation of the remaining portion(s) of such Third-Party Claim).

 

(iii)          If, after receipt of a notice pursuant to Section 6.3(a)(i) with respect to any Third-Party Claim as to which indemnification is available hereunder, the Indemnitor does not

 

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undertake to defend the Indemnitee against such Third-Party Claim, whether by not giving the Indemnitee timely notice of its election to so defend or otherwise, the Indemnitee may, but will have no obligation to, assume its own defense, at the expense of the Indemnitor (including attorneys fees and costs), it being understood that the Indemnitee’s right to indemnification for such Third-Party Claim shall not be adversely affected by its assuming the defense of such Third-Party Claim.  The Indemnitor will be bound by the result obtained with respect thereto by the Indemnitee; provided , that the Indemnitee may not settle any lawsuit or action with respect to which the Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder without the consent of the Indemnitor, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed; provided further , that such consent shall not be required if (i) the Indemnitor had the right under this Section 6.3 to undertake control of the defense of such Third-Party Claim and, after notice, failed to do so within thirty days of receipt of such notice (or such lesser period as may be required by court proceedings in the event of a litigated matter), or (ii) (x) the Indemnitor does not have the right to control the defense of the entirety of such Third-Party Claim pursuant to Section 6.3(a)(ii) or (y) the Indemnitor does not have the right to control the defense of any Separable Claim pursuant to Section 6.3(a)(ii) (in which case such settlement may only apply to such Separable Claims), the Indemnitee provides reasonable notice to Indemnitor of the settlement, and such settlement (A) makes no admission or acknowledgment of Liability or culpability with respect to the Indemnitor, (B) does not seek any relief against the Indemnitor and (C) does not seek any relief against the Indemnitee for which the Indemnitor is responsible other than the payment of money damages.

 

(b)           In no event will the Indemnitor be liable to any Indemnitee for any special, consequential, indirect, collateral, incidental or punitive damages, however caused and on any theory of liability arising in any way out of this Agreement, whether or not such Indemnitor was advised of the possibility of any such damages;  provided , that the foregoing limitations shall not limit a party’s indemnification obligations for any Losses incurred by an Indemnitee as a result of the assertion of a Third-Party Claim.

 

(c)           The Indemnitor and the Indemnitee shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid production of confidential information, and to cause all communications among employees, counsel and others representing any party with respect to a Third-Party Claim to be made so as to preserve any applicable attorney-client or work-product privilege.

 

(d)           The Indemnitor shall pay all amounts payable pursuant to this Section 6.3 by wire transfer of immediately available funds, promptly following receipt from an Indemnitee of a bill, together with all accompanying reasonably detailed backup documentation, for any Losses that are the subject of indemnification hereunder, unless the Indemnitor in good faith disputes the amount of such Losses or whether such Losses are covered by the Indemnitor’s indemnification obligation in which event the Indemnitor shall promptly so notify the Indemnitee. In any event, the Indemnitor shall pay to the Indemnitee, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the amount of any Losses for which it is liable hereunder no later than three (3) days following any final determination of the amount of such Losses and the Indemnitor’s liability therefor. A “final determination” shall exist when (a) the parties to the dispute have reached an agreement in writing or (b) a court of competent jurisdiction shall have entered a final and non-appealable order or judgment.

 

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(e)           If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.3 shall, for any reason, be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnitee in respect of any Losses for which it is entitled to indemnification hereunder, then the Indemnitor shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnitee as a result of such Losses, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by and the relative fault of the Indemnitor on the one hand and the Indemnitee on the other hand with respect to the matter giving rise to such Losses.

 

(f)            The remedies provided in this Section 6.3 shall be cumulative and shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnitee of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against an Indemnitor, subject to Section 6.3(b).

 

(g)           To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, the Indemnitor will indemnify the Indemnitee against any and all reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees), incurred in connection with the enforcement of his, her or its rights under this Article VI.

 

Section 6.4            Survival .  The terms and conditions of this Article VI will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 7.1            Defined Terms .

 

(a)           The following terms will have the following meanings for all purposes of this Agreement:

 

Action ” means any demand, action, claim, suit, countersuit, litigation, arbitration, prosecution, proceeding (including any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or appellate proceeding), hearing, inquiry, audit, examination or investigation commenced, brought, conducted or heard by or before, or otherwise involving, any court, grand jury or other governmental authority or any arbitrator or arbitration panel.

 

Affiliate ” means, with respect to any Person, any other Person controlled by such first Person, with “control” for such purpose meaning the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or voting interests, by contract, or otherwise. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, none of the Persons listed in the following clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) or (vi) shall be deemed to be Affiliates of any Person listed in any other such clause: (i) Provider taken together with its Subsidiaries, (ii) CH Parent taken together with its Subsidiaries, (iii) LIC taken together with its Subsidiaries, (iv) Starz (formerly named Liberty Media Corporation) taken together with any of its Subsidiaries, (v) LTAH taken together with its Subsidiaries or (vi) LBC taken together with its Subsidiaries.

 

Confidential Information ” means any information marked, noticed, or treated as confidential by a party which such party holds in confidence, including all trade secrets, technical, business, or other information, including customer or client information, however

 

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communicated or disclosed, relating to past, present and future research, development and business activities.

 

Liabilities ” means any and all debts, liabilities, commitments and obligations, whether or not fixed, contingent or absolute, matured or unmatured, direct or indirect, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, and whether or not required by GAAP to be reflected in financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto (other than taxes).

 

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, unincorporated organization, association, governmental authority, or other entity.

 

Subsidiary ” when used with respect to any Person, means (i)(A) a corporation a majority in voting power of whose share capital or capital stock with voting power, under ordinary circumstances, to elect directors is at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person, by one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, (B) a partnership or limited liability company in which such Person or a Subsidiary of such Person is, at the date of determination, (1) in the case of a partnership, a general partner of such partnership with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such partnership or (2) in the case of a limited liability company, the managing member or, in the absence of a managing member, a member with the power affirmatively to direct the policies and management of such limited liability company, or (C) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which such Person, one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, directly or indirectly, at the date of determination thereof, has or have (1) the power to elect or direct the election of a majority of the members of the governing body of such Person, whether or not such power is subject to a voting agreement or similar encumbrance, or (2) in the absence of such a governing body, at least a majority ownership interest or (ii) any other Person of which an aggregate of 50% or more of the equity interests are, at the time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, for purposes of this Agreement, none of the Subsidiaries of the Provider will be deemed to be Subsidiaries of CH Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, nor will any of CH Parent’s Subsidiaries be deemed to be Subsidiaries of the Provider or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Tax Sharing Agreement ” means the Tax Sharing Agreement, dated July 22, 2016, by and between LIC and CH Parent.

 

(b)           The following terms will have the meanings for all purposes of this Agreement set forth in the Section reference provided next to such term:

 

Definition

 

Section Reference

 

 

 

Agreement

 

Preamble

Bankruptcy Event

 

Section 3.3

Bankruptcy Proceeding

 

Section 3.3

CH Parent

 

Preamble

CH Parent Indemnitees

 

Section 6.1

Change in Control

 

Section 3.3

 

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Definition

 

Section Reference

 

 

 

Excluded Compensation

 

Section 4.2

Indemnitee

 

Section 6.3(a)(i)

Indemnitor

 

Section 6.3(a)(i)

LBC

 

Section 1.1

LIC

 

Recitals

LTAH

 

Section 1.1

Losses

 

Section 6.1

Out-of-Pocket Costs

 

Section 2.2

Personnel

 

Section 4.1(a)

Provider

 

Preamble

Provider Indemnitees

 

Section 6.2

Reorganization Agreement

 

Recitals

Separable Claim

 

Section 6.3(a)(ii)

Separate Legal Defenses

 

Section 6.3(a)(ii)

Services

 

Section 1.1

Services Fee

 

Section 2.1

Spin-Off

 

Recitals

Spin-Off Effective Date

 

Section 1.1

Supporting Records

 

Section 1.4

Term

 

Section 3.1

Third-Party Claim

 

Section 6.3(a)(i)

Transaction

 

Section 3.3

 

Section 7.2            Entire Agreement; Severability .  This Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement and the Reorganization Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral and written, among the parties hereto with respect to such subject matter. It is the intention of the parties hereto that the provisions of this Agreement will be enforced to the fullest extent permissible under all applicable laws and public policies, but that the unenforceability of any provision hereof (or the modification of any provision hereof to conform with such laws or public policies, as provided in the next sentence) will not render unenforceable or impair the remainder of this Agreement. Accordingly, if any provision is determined to be invalid or unenforceable either in whole or in part, this Agreement will be deemed amended to delete or modify, as necessary, the invalid or unenforceable provisions and to alter the balance of this Agreement in order to render the same valid and enforceable, consistent (to the fullest extent possible) with the intent and purposes hereof.

 

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Section 7.3            Notices .  All notices and communications hereunder will be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if delivered personally or mailed, certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, or sent by email or confirmed facsimile, addressed as follows:

 

If to the Provider:

Liberty Media Corporation

 

12300 Liberty Boulevard

 

Englewood, Colorado 80112

 

Attention: General Counsel

 

Facsimile:

 

Email:

 

 

If to CH Parent:

CommerceHub, Inc.

 

201 Fuller Road, 6th Floor

 

Albany, New York 12203

 

Attention: General Counsel

 

Email:

 

or to such other address (or to the attention of such other person) as the parties may hereafter designate in writing.  All such notices and communications will be deemed to have been given on the date of delivery if sent by email, facsimile or personal delivery, or the third day after the mailing thereof, except that any notice of a change of address will be deemed to have been given only when actually received.

 

Section 7.4            Governing Law .  This Agreement and the legal relations among the parties hereto will be governed in all respects, including validity, interpretation and effect, by the laws of the State of Colorado applicable to contracts made and performed wholly therein, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provisions or rules that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction.

 

Section 7.5            Rules of Construction .  The descriptive headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.  Words used in this Agreement, regardless of the gender and number specifically used, will be deemed and construed to include any other gender, masculine, feminine, or neuter, and any other number, singular or plural, as the context requires.  As used in this Agreement, the word “including” or any variation thereof is not limiting, and the word “or” is not exclusive.  The word day means a calendar day.  If the last day for giving any notice or taking any other action is a Saturday, Sunday, or a day on which banks in New York, New York or Denver, Colorado are closed, the time for giving such notice or taking such action will be extended to the next day that is not such a day.

 

Section 7.6            No Third-Party Rights .  Nothing expressed or referred to in this Agreement is intended or will be construed to give any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or with respect to this Agreement, or any provision hereof, it being the intention of the parties hereto that this Agreement and all of its provisions and conditions are for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties to this Agreement and their respective successors and assigns.

 

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Section 7.7            Counterparts .  This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

Section 7.8            Payment of Expenses . From and after the Spin-Off Effective Date, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, each of the parties to this Agreement will bear its own expenses, including the fees of any attorneys and accountants engaged by such party, in connection with this Agreement.

 

Section 7.9            Binding Effect; Assignment .

 

(a)           This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties to this Agreement and their respective legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns.

 

(b)           Except as expressly contemplated hereby (including by Section 4.1), this Agreement, and the obligations arising hereunder, may not be assigned by either party to this Agreement, provided , however , that CH Parent and Provider may assign their respective rights, interests, duties, liabilities and obligations under this Agreement to any of their respective wholly-owned Subsidiaries, but such assignment shall not relieve CH Parent or the Provider, as the assignor, of its obligations hereunder.

 

Section 7.10          Amendment, Modification, Extension or Waiver .  Any amendment, modification or supplement of or to any term or condition of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing and signed by both parties hereto.  Either party to this Agreement may (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other party to this Agreement, or (b) waive compliance by the other party with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein or any breach thereof. Any agreement on the part of either party to any such extension or waiver will be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on behalf of such party. No waiver of any term, provision or condition of this Agreement, whether by conduct or otherwise, in any one or more instance, will be deemed or construed as a further or continuing waiver of any such term, provision or condition or of any other term, provision or condition, but any party hereto may waive its rights in any particular instance by written instrument of waiver.

 

Section 7.11          Legal Fees; Costs .  If either party to this Agreement institutes any action or proceeding to enforce any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to receive from the other party reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and costs incurred in such action or proceeding, whether or not such action or proceeding is prosecuted to judgment.

 

Section 7.12          Force Majeure .  Neither party will be liable to the other party with respect to any nonperformance or delay in performance of its obligations under this Agreement to the extent such failure or delay is due to any action or claims by any third party, labor dispute, labor strike, weather conditions or any cause beyond a party’s reasonable control.  Each party agrees that it will use all commercially reasonable efforts to continue to perform its obligations under this Agreement, to resume performance of its obligations under this Agreement, and to minimize any delay in performance of its obligations under this Agreement notwithstanding the occurrence of any such event beyond such party’s reasonable control.

 

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Section 7.13          Specific Performance .  Each party agrees that irreparable damage would occur and that the parties would not have any adequate remedy at law in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.  It is accordingly agreed that each of the parties shall be entitled to seek an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

Section 7.14          Further Actions .  The parties will execute and deliver all documents, provide all information, and take or forbear from all actions that may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Agreement.

 

Section 7.15          Confidentiality .

 

(a)           Except with the prior consent of the disclosing party, each party will:

 

(i)            limit access to the Confidential Information of the other party disclosed to such party hereunder to its employees, agents, representatives, and consultants on a need-to-know basis;

 

(ii)           advise its employees, agents, representatives, and consultants having access to such Confidential Information of the proprietary nature thereof and of the obligations set forth in this Agreement; and

 

(iii)          safeguard such Confidential Information by using a reasonable degree of care to prevent disclosure of the Confidential Information to third parties, but not less than that degree of care used by that party in safeguarding its own similar information or material.

 

(b)           A party’s obligations respecting confidentiality under Section 7.15(a) will not apply to any of the Confidential Information of the other party that a party can demonstrate: (i) was, at the time of disclosure to it, in the public domain; (ii) after disclosure to it, is published or otherwise becomes part of the public domain through no fault of the receiving party; (iii) was in the possession of the receiving party at the time of disclosure to it without being subject to any obligation of confidentiality; (iv) was received after disclosure to it from a third party who, to its knowledge, had a lawful right to disclose such information to it; (v) was independently developed by the receiving party without reference to the Confidential Information; (vi) was required to be disclosed to any regulatory body having jurisdiction over a party or any of their respective clients; or (vii) was required to be disclosed by reason of legal, accounting, or regulatory requirements beyond the reasonable control of the receiving party.  In the case of any disclosure pursuant to clauses (vi) or (vii) of this paragraph (b), to the extent practical, the receiving party will give prior notice to the disclosing party of the required disclosure and will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain a protective order covering such disclosure.

 

(c)           The provisions of this Section 7.15 will survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has signed this Agreement, or has caused this Agreement to be signed by its duly authorized officer, as of the date first above written.

 

 

PROVIDER:

 

 

 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Pamela L. Coe

 

Name:

Pamela L. Coe

 

Title:

Senior Vice President

 

 

 

 

 

CH PARENT:

 

 

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Craig Troyer

 

Name:

Craig Troyer

 

Title:

Vice President

 


Exhibit 10.3

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

LEGACY STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS PLAN

 

1.                                       Purpose of the Plan. The purpose of the Plan is to provide for the supplemental grant of stock options to purchase the common stock of CommerceHub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with any successor thereto, the “Company”) to holders of certain outstanding stock appreciation rights issued under the Commerce Technologies, Inc. 2010 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan administered by Commerce Technologies, Inc. (“Commerce Technologies”) in connection with adjustments made to outstanding stock appreciation rights relating to Commerce Technologies Common Stock (as defined below) as a result of the reorganization of Commerce Technologies, merger of Commerce Technologies with and into a subsidiary of the Company and the anticipated subsequent spin-off of the Company from Liberty Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

 

2.                                       Eligibility. The Options under this Plan may be granted only to persons who are Participants.

 

3.                                       Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in this Section 3.

 

a.                                       “Applicable Laws” means the requirements relating to the administration of equity-based compensation plans under Federal and State corporate laws, Federal and State securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange or quotation system on which the Common Shares are listed or quoted, and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where Options are granted under this Plan.

 

b.                                       “Affiliate” means any corporation which is a member of a controlled group of corporations (as defined in Code Section 414(b)) which includes the Company; any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is under common control (as defined in Code Section 414(c)) with the Company; any organization (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of an affiliated service group (as defined in Code Section 414(m)) which includes the Company, and any other entity required to be aggregated with the Company pursuant to Regulations under Code Section 414(o).

 

c.                                        “Board” or “Board of Directors” means (i) the Board of Directors of the Company, or (ii) a committee or subcommittee of the Board appointed by the Board from among its members.

 

d.                                       “Cause” shall mean (i) willful malfeasance or willful misconduct by the Participant in connection with his service to the Company, including but not limited to fraud, misappropriation, embezzlement or dishonesty; (ii) failure by the Participant to observe material policies of the Company applicable to the Participant; (iii) the commission by the Participant of any felony, or (B) misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (iv) in lieu of the foregoing, any applicable definition contained in an employment

 



 

agreement or consulting agreement between the Company and the Participant. The Committee shall determine, in its sole discretion, whether a Separation from Service is for Cause.

 

e.                                        “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and regulations thereunder, as such law and regulations may be amended from time to time.

 

f.                                         “Commerce Technologies Common Stock” means shares of common stock of Commerce Technologies, Inc., par value $.001 per share.

 

g.                                        “Commerce Technologies SAR” means an unexercised and unexpired stock appreciation right with regard to Commerce Technologies Common Stock granted pursuant to the Commerce Technologies, Inc. 2010 Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as amended.

 

h.                                       “Committee” means the committee described in Section 9.

 

i.                                           “Common Shares” means shares of the Company’s Series C common stock.

 

j.                                          “Company” means CommerceHub, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

k.                                       “Conversion Ratio” means 2.181694489.

 

l.                                           “Disability” shall mean the Participant’s absence from his duties with the Company on a full-time basis for six consecutive months, or for shorter periods aggregating seven months or more in any year as a result of the Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness, unless within 30 days after the Company gives written notice of termination following such absence the Participant shall have returned to the full-time performance of his duties. The determination of whether a Participant has suffered a Disability shall be made by the Committee based upon such evidence as it deems necessary and appropriate, and shall be conclusive and binding on the Participant. A Participant shall not be considered disabled unless he furnishes such medical or other evidence of the existence of the Disability as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may require.

 

m.                                   “Fair Market Value” of a Common Share on any day means (i) for Option exercise transactions effected on any third-party incentive award administration system provided by the Company, the current high bid price of a Common Share as reported on the consolidated transaction reporting system on the principal national securities exchange on which Common Shares are listed on such day or if such Common Shares are not then listed on a national securities exchange, then as quoted by OTC Markets Group Inc., or (ii) for all other purposes under this Plan, the last sale price (or, if no last sale price is reported, the average of the high bid and low asked prices) for a Common Share on such day (or, if such day is not a trading day, on the next preceding trading day) as reported on the consolidated transaction reporting system for the principal national

 

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securities exchange on which Common Shares are listed on such day or if such Common Shares are not then listed on a national securities exchange, then as quoted by OTC Markets Group Inc. If for any day the Fair Market Value of a Common Share is not determinable by any of the foregoing means, then the Fair Market Value for such day shall be determined in good faith by the Committee on the basis of such quotations and other considerations as the Committee deems appropriate.

 

n.                                       “Option” means an option to purchase a Common Share, granted by the Company to a Participant pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Plan.

 

o.                                       “Option Agreement” means the agreement evidencing the grant of an Option under the Plan.

 

p.                                       “Participant” means a person who as of the Reorganization Date, holds an outstanding Commerce Technologies SAR.

 

q.                                       “Plan” means the CommerceHub Inc. Legacy Stock Appreciation Rights Plan, as set forth herein and as amended from time to time.

 

r.                                          “Reorganization Date” means 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on July 21, 2016.

 

s.                                         “Retirement” means retirement, in good standing, after attaining normal retirement age (65) under the provisions of any retirement plan of the Company.

 

t.                                          “Separation from Service” means a termination of services with the Company or any Affiliate.

 

4.                                       Grants of Options.

 

a.                                       Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee may at any time, and from time to time, grant Options to any Participant. Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 7, the total number of Common Shares with respect to which Options may be issued under the Plan is 5,734,906 Common Shares. In the event any Options lapse or terminate for any reason, the Common Shares with respect to which such Options were issued may be the basis for the issuance of Options to other persons.

 

b.                                       Options granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by Option Agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve, containing such provisions not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan and which need not be the same for all Options.

 

c.                                        Each award of Options shall be for the number of Common Shares equal to (i) the number of Commerce Technologies SARs to which the Options relate multiplied by (ii) the Conversion Ratio, as determined by the Committee, rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

d.                                       Subject to the foregoing and the other provisions of this section, Options may be exercisable upon achievement of specified objectives and/or satisfaction of one or more waiting periods prior to exercise.

 

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e.                                        The Committee may at any time accelerate the date on which Options become exercisable, and no additional consideration need be received by the Company in exchange for such acceleration.

 

f.                                         Unless otherwise provided in the Plan or in the Option Agreement, Options, to the extent they become exercisable, may be exercised at any time in whole or in part until they expire or terminate. However, if the term of an Option expires when trading in the Common Shares is prohibited by law or the Company’s insider trading policy, then the term of such Option shall expire on the 30th day after the expiration of such prohibition.

 

g.                                        No Options shall be exercisable after the tenth anniversary of the date on which the Commerce Technologies SARs to which the Options relate were granted. If Commerce Technologies SARs with a lesser term than that permitted by the preceding sentence were granted, the Committee may, at any time prior to expiration of the Options, extend their term to the maximum term permitted by the preceding sentence, and no additional consideration need be received by the Company in exchange for such extension.

 

h.                                       The purchase price per Common Share under each Option shall be equal to (i) the exercise price of the applicable Commerce Technologies SAR divided by (ii) the Conversion Ratio, as determined by the Committee, rounded up to the nearest cent. The Option price shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 hereof.

 

i.                                           Subject to Section 6 below, Options shall be exercisable during the life of the Participant only by him or his guardian or legal representative, and after death only by his beneficiary.

 

j.                                          The Committee shall not have the authority to alter the purchase price per Common Share under each Option except as permitted by Section 7 below, nor shall the Committee have the authority to cancel outstanding Options and replace such Options with Options having a lower purchase price.

 

k.                                       Subject to the provisions of the Plan, after an Option has been granted,

 

i.                   the Committee may waive any term or condition thereof that could have been excluded from such Option when it was granted; and

 

ii.                With the written consent of the affected Participant, may amend any Option after it has been granted to include (or exclude) any provision which could have been included in (or excluded from) such Option when it was granted, and no additional consideration need be received by the Company in exchange for such waiver or amendment.

 

l.                                           No grant of an Option may provide for the payment to the recipient of dividend equivalents thereon in cash or Common Shares on a current,

 

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deferred or contingent basis.

 

m.                                   Successive grants of Options may be made to the same Participant regardless of whether any Options previously granted to the Participant remain unexercised.

 

n.                                       Any Option Agreement shall be consistent with this Plan and incorporate it by reference.

 

o.                                       Except as provided below in Section 10, in the event that a Participant has a Separation from Service with the Company for any reason other than an involuntary Separation from Service without Cause, Death, Disability, or Retirement; or, in the event that the Committee determines, in its sole discretion, that any conduct of a Participant constitutes Grounds for Forfeiture, all rights of such Participant under the Plan (including rights with respect to outstanding Options) will terminate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if provided in the applicable Option Agreement, a change in the nature of the services provided to the Company shall not constitute a Separation from Service, provided that the Participant continues to provide bonafide services to the Company or an Affiliate (e.g. an employee who becomes only a director; or a consultant that subsequently becomes an employee). As used herein, the term “Grounds for Forfeiture”, if not defined in the applicable Option Agreement, shall mean any of the following conduct of any Participant: (i) using for profit or disclosing confidential information or trade secrets of the Company to unauthorized persons, (ii) breaching any contract with or violating any legal obligation to the Company, (iii) failing to make himself available to consult with, supply information to, or otherwise cooperate with the Company at reasonable times and upon a reasonable basis, (iv) while employed by the Company, engaging, directly or indirectly, as an officer, employee, or consultant, or otherwise having, directly or indirectly, ownership or interest in any business that is competitive with the manufacture, sale or distribution of products and services of the type in which the Company is engaged or which may be developed or be in the process of development by the Company during the Participant’s employment; provided, however, that the Participant may own beneficially or maintain voting power of the shares of common stock of companies listed on national securities exchanges or publicly traded that do not exceed 5% of the outstanding shares of such companies, or (v) engaging in any other activity which would have constituted grounds for his discharge for Cause by the Company.

 

p.                                       The Plan, and all grants issued pursuant to the Plan, shall be structured, interpreted and applied in all circumstances in a manner that is consistent with the intent that Options shall not be subject to the premature income recognition or adverse tax provisions of Code Section 409A.

 

5.                                       Exercise of Options.

 

a.                                       No Common Shares shall be issued on the exercise of an Option unless

 

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paid for in full at the time of purchase. Payment for Common Shares purchased upon the exercise of an Option and any amounts required under Section 8 shall be determined by the Committee and may consist of (i) cash, (ii) check, (iii) promissory note (subject to applicable law), (iv) whole Common Shares, (v) the withholding of Common Shares issuable upon such exercise of the Option, (vi) the delivery, together with a properly executed exercise notice, of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the purchase price, or (vii) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment, or such other consideration and method of payment as may be permitted for the issuance of shares under the Delaware General Corporation Law. The permitted method or methods of payment of the amounts payable upon exercise of an Option, if other than in cash, shall be set forth in the applicable Option agreement and may be subject to such conditions as the Committee deems appropriate.

 

b.                                       Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Option Agreement, Common Shares delivered in payment of all or any part of the amounts payable in connection with the exercise of an Option, and Common Shares withheld for such payment, shall be valued for such purpose at their Fair Market Value as of the exercise date.

 

c.                                        The Company shall effect the transfer of the Common Shares purchased under the Option as soon as practicable after the exercise thereof and payment in full of the purchase price therefor and of any amounts required by Section 8, and within a reasonable time thereafter, such transfer shall be evidenced on the books of the Company. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Option Agreement, (i) no Participant or other person exercising an Option shall have any of the rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to Common Shares subject to an Option granted under the Plan until due exercise and full payment has been made, and (ii) no adjustment shall be made for cash dividends or other rights for which the record date is prior to the date of such due exercise and full payment.

 

d.                                       For purposes of this Section 5, the date of exercise of an Option shall mean the date on which the Company shall have received both full payment and notice from the holder of the Option of the exercise of such Option (unless otherwise determined by the Committee and provided in the applicable Option Agreement).

 

6.                                       Transferability. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, no Option granted under the Plan shall be transferable by a Participant other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution. Except as otherwise determined by the Committee, Options shall be exercisable during the Participant’s lifetime only by him or by his guardian or legal representative.

 

7.                                       Adjustments. The Committee shall make or provide for such adjustments in the numbers of Common Shares covered by outstanding Options described in this Plan and granted

 

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hereunder, in the exercise price provided in outstanding Options, and in the kind of shares covered thereby, as the Committee determines is equitably required to prevent dilution or enlargement of the rights of Participants that otherwise would result from (a) any stock dividend, stock split, combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the capital structure of the Company, or (b) any merger, consolidation, spin-off, split-off, spin-out, split-up, reorganization, partial or complete liquidation or other distribution of assets (including, without limitation, a special or large non-recurring dividend), issuance of rights or warrants to purchase securities, or (c) any other corporate transaction or event having an effect similar to any of the foregoing. Moreover, in the event of any such transaction or event, the Committee shall provide in substitution for any or all outstanding Options under this Plan such alternative consideration as it determines to be equitable in the circumstances, and may require in connection therewith the surrender of all Options so replaced. The Committee shall also make or provide for the adjustments specified in this Section 7 as the Committee determines are appropriate.

 

8.                                       Withholding Taxes. The Company shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to deduct from any payment under this Plan an amount equal to the Federal, State, local, foreign and other taxes, which in the opinion of the Company are required to be withheld by it with respect to such payment. To the extent that the amounts available to the Company for such withholding are insufficient, it shall be a condition to the receipt of such payment or the realization of such benefit that the Participant or such other person make arrangements satisfactory to the Company for payment of the balance of such taxes required to be withheld. At the discretion of the Committee, such arrangements may include relinquishment of a portion of such benefit.

 

9.                                       Administration of the Plan.

 

a.                                       This Plan shall be administered by a committee (the “Committee”) consisting of not less than three (3) persons (or such other minimum number of persons as the Board may determine) who shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure of, the Board. The Board may, from time to time, appoint members of the Committee in substitution for members previously appointed and fill vacancies, however caused, in the Committee. In the event a Committee has not been established, the Board shall be the Committee. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and the action of the members of the Committee present at any meeting at which a quorum is present, or acts unanimously approved in writing, shall be the acts of the Committee. The Board may perform any function of the Committee hereunder, in which case the term “Committee” shall refer to the Board.

 

b.                                       Option Agreements, in the forms as approved by the Board or the Committee, and containing such terms and conditions consistent with the provisions of this Plan as are determined by the Board or the Committee, may be executed on behalf of the Company by the Chairman of the Board, the President & Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer, or the Secretary of the Company.

 

c.                                        The interpretation and construction by the Committee of any provision of this Plan or of any agreement, notification or document evidencing the

 

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grant of Options granted under the Plan, and any determination by the Committee pursuant to any provision of this Plan or of any such agreement, notification or document, shall be final and conclusive. No member of the Committee shall be liable for any such action or determination made in good faith.

 

10.                                Separation from Service, Death and Disability Provisions. Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, Option Agreement, or other agreement between the Company and a Participant:

 

a.                                       In case of the involuntary Separation from Service without Cause, or by reason of death, Disability or Retirement, or in the case of hardship or other special circumstances, of a Participant who holds an Option not immediately exercisable, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, accelerate the time at which such Option may be exercised. In addition, the Committee may waive any other limitation or requirement under any Option granted under this Plan.

 

b.                                       The Committee may, in its sole discretion, modify any Option to extend the period following a Participant’s Separation from Service which such Option will remain outstanding and be exercisable, provided that no such extension shall result in any Option being exercisable more than ten years after the date on which the Commerce Technologies SARs to which the Options relate were granted.

 

c.                                        In the case of a Participant’s Separation from Service for Cause, all of the Participant’s rights under this Plan (whether or not vested) shall be cancelled upon termination.

 

d.                                       In the case of a Participant’s Separation from Service for any reason other than Cause, all of the Participant’s rights under this Plan (whether or not vested) shall be cancelled upon termination except to the extent that such Participant was entitled to exercise the Option as of the date of termination and a post termination exercise period is provided in the Option Agreement.

 

11.                                Leave of Absence. The Board or the Committee shall determine the extent to which military or Government services or leave of absence for any other reason shall constitute Separation from Service, boardship or consultancy for the purposes of the Plan or any Options granted hereunder.

 

12.                                Participant Rights. This Plan shall not confer upon any Participant any right with respect to continuance of employment with or service to the Company nor shall it interfere in any way with any right the Company would otherwise have to terminate such Participant’s employment or service at any time, with or without Cause. Neither a Participant nor any other person shall, by reason of participation in the Plan, acquire any right or title to any assets, finds or property of the Company, including without limitation, any specific finds, assets or other property which the Company may set aside in anticipation of any liability under the Plan. A Participant shall have only a contractual right to a Option, if any, payable under the Plan,

 

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unsecured by any assets of the Company, and nothing contained in the Plan shall constitute a guarantee that the assets of the Company shall be sufficient to pay any benefits to any person.

 

13.                                Indemnification of Board and Committee. Without limiting any other rights of indemnification which they may have from the Company and any parent or subsidiary, the members of the Board and the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which they or any of them may be a defendant party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under, or in connection with, the administration of the Plan, or any Option granted thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding, except a judgment based upon a finding of willful misconduct or recklessness on their part. Upon the making or institution of any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding, the member of the Board or Committee shall notify the Company in writing, giving the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such member of the Board or Committee undertakes to handle it on his or her own behalf. The provisions of this Section shall not give the Board or Committee greater rights than they would have under the Company’s by-laws or New York law.

 

14.                                Severability of Provisions. If any provision of the Plan is or becomes invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, or would disqualify the Plan or any Option under any Applicable Law, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended or limited in scope to conform to Applicable Laws, or in the discretion of the Committee, it shall be fully severable, and the Plan shall be construed and enforced as if such provision had never been inserted herein.

 

15.                                Governing Laws. The validity, construction, interpretation and administration of the Plan, each Option Agreement, and any determinations or decisions made thereunder, and the rights of all persons having or claiming to have any interest therein or thereunder, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York and the United States, as applicable, without reference to any conflicts or choice of law rule or principle that might otherwise refer construction or interpretation of the Plan to the substantive law of another jurisdiction. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the period within which any actions arising under or in connection with the Plan must be commenced, shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, irrespective of the place where the act or omission complained of took place and the residence of any party to such action and irrespective of the place where the action may be brought. A Participant’s acceptance of any Option shall constitute his irrevocable and unconditional waiver of the right to a jury trial in any action or proceeding concerning the Option, the Plan or any rights or obligations of the Participant or the Company under or with respect to the Options or the Plan.

 

16.                                Amendments and Termination.

 

a.                                       The Board may at any time and from time to time amend the Plan in whole or in part.

 

b.                                       The Committee shall not, without the further approval of the Board, authorize the amendment of any outstanding Option to reduce the exercise price. Furthermore, no Option shall be cancelled and replaced with a Option having a lower exercise price without further approval of

 

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the Board. This Section 16(b) is intended to prohibit the repricing of “underwater” Options, and shall not be construed to prohibit the adjustments provided for in Section 7 of this Plan.

 

c.                                        Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, the Board may at any time terminate this Plan as of any date specified in a resolution adopted by the Board. If not earlier terminated, this Plan shall terminate on the last date that any Option granted hereunder may be exercised.

 

d.                                       Upon the termination or amendment of the Plan, the Committee shall not, without the consent of the affected Participant, reduce, cancel or adversely affect any Option which was granted prior to the termination or amendment of the Plan. In addition, any Option which was granted pursuant to the Plan will continue to be governed by the terms of the Plan after the termination or expiration of the Plan.

 

17.                                Acceptance. By accepting any benefits under the Plan, each Participant, and each person claiming under or through him, shall be conclusively deemed to have indicated his acceptance and ratification of, and consent to, all provisions of the Plan and any action or decision under the Plan by the Company, its agents and employees, and the Board and the Committee.

 

18.                                Miscellaneous. The use of the masculine gender shall also include within its meaning the feminine. The use of the singular shall include within its meaning the plural and vice versa.

 

19.                                Restatement of Financial Statements.  If the Participant holds the office of Vice President or above as of the grant date, and if (i) a material restatement of any financial statement of the Company (including any consolidated financial statement of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries) is required and (ii) in the reasonable judgment of the Committee, (A) such restatement is due to material noncompliance with any financial reporting requirement under applicable securities laws and (B) such noncompliance is a result of misconduct on the part of the Participant, the Participant will repay to the Company Forfeitable Benefits received by the Participant during the Misstatement Period in such amount as the Committee may reasonably determine, taking into account, in addition to any other factors deemed relevant by the Committee, the extent to which the market value of Common Shares during the Misstatement Period was affected by the error(s) giving rise to the need for such restatement. “Forfeitable Benefits” means any proceeds received by the Participant from the sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition during the Misstatement Period of Common Shares received by the Participant upon the exercise during the Misstatement Period of any Option held by the Participant.  “Misstatement Period” means the 12-month period beginning on the date of the first public issuance or the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, whichever occurs earlier, of the financial statement requiring restatement.

 

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Exhibit 10.4

 

COMMERCEHUB, INC.

LEGACY STOCK OPTION PLAN

 

1.                                       Purpose .  The purpose of the Plan is to provide for the supplemental grant of stock options to purchase the common stock of CommerceHub, Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with any successor thereto, the “Company”) to holders of certain outstanding options issued under the Commerce Technologies, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan administered by Commerce Technologies, Inc. (“Commerce Technologies”) in connection with adjustments made to outstanding options of Commerce Technologies Common Stock (as defined below) as a result of the reorganization of Commerce Technologies, merger of Commerce Technologies with and into a subsidiary of the Company and the anticipated subsequent spin-off of the Company from Liberty Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

 

2.                                       Definitions .  As used herein:

 

(a)                                  “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

 

(b)                                  “Commerce Technologies Common Stock” means shares of common stock of Commerce Technologies, Inc., par value $.001 per share.

 

(c)                                   “Commerce Technologies Option” means an unexercised and unexpired option to purchase Commerce Technologies Common Stock granted pursuant to the Commerce Technologies, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, as amended.

 

(d)                                  “Committee” means the committee described in Section 3 hereof.

 

(e)                                   “Conversion Ratio” means 2.181694489.

 

(f)                                    “Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(g)                                   “Fair Market Value” of a Share on any day means (i) for Option exercise transactions effected on any third-party incentive award administration system provided by the Company, the current high bid price of a Share as reported on the consolidated transaction reporting system on the principal national securities exchange on which Shares are listed on such day or if such Shares are not then listed on a national securities exchange, then as quoted by OTC Markets Group Inc., or (ii) for all other purposes under this Plan, the last sale price (or, if no last sale price is reported, the average of the high bid and low asked prices) for a Share on such day (or, if such day is not a trading day, on the next preceding trading day) as reported on the consolidated transaction reporting system for the principal national securities exchange on which Shares are listed on such day or if such Shares are not then listed on a national securities exchange, then as quoted by OTC Markets Group Inc.  If for any day the Fair Market Value of a Share is not determinable by any of the foregoing means, then the Fair Market Value for such day shall be determined in good faith by the Committee on the basis of such quotations and other considerations as the Committee deems appropriate.

 

(h)                                  “Internal Revenue Code” or “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(i)                                      “Option” means an option to purchase a Share, granted by the Company to an Optionee pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan.

 



 

(j)                                     “Option Agreement” means the agreement evidencing the grant of an Option under the Plan.

 

(k)                                  “Optionee” means a person who as of the Reorganization Date, holds an outstanding Commerce Technologies Option.

 

(l)                                      “Plan” means the CommerceHub Inc. Legacy Stock Option Plan, as set forth herein and as amended from time to time.

 

(m)                              “Reorganization Date” means 5:00 p.m. New York City time, on July 21, 2016.

 

(n)                                  “Securities Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

(o)                                  “Shares” means shares of the Company’s Series C common stock.

 

3.                                       Administration

 

(a)                                  This Plan shall be administered solely by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee of the Board as the Board shall designate to administer the Plan. A majority of the Committee shall constitute a quorum.  All determinations of the Committee shall be made by a majority of the Committee members present at a meeting of the Committee at which a quorum is present.  In the event a Committee has not been established, the Board shall be the Committee.

 

(b)                                  Subject to the terms of the Plan, the Committee shall have full power and authority, in its discretion, to (i) determine initially and from time to time when and to whom Options shall be granted;  (ii) grant Options on behalf of the Company;  (iii) determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Option, the exercise price for such Shares, and the available method or methods for payment of the exercise price;  (iv) set the expiration date of each Option;  (v) establish the manner, time and rate of exercise of each Option;  (vi) set the restrictions, if any, to be placed upon each Option or upon the Shares which may be issued upon the exercise of such Option;  and (vii) set such other Option terms (which need not be identical among Optionees) as it deems advisable.  Accomplishments of individuals in furthering the interests of the Company shall be the primary guide of the Committee in apportioning the number of Shares to be optioned pursuant to the Plan, but the Committee may take into consideration any position held by an Optionee, his or her compensation, and any other factors that the Committee may deem pertinent.  Determinations of the Committee on all matters referred to herein shall be final and conclusive.

 

(c)                                   The Committee shall also have the power and authority to construe and interpret the Plan and the respective Option Agreements entered into hereunder, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.  The Committee may correct any defect, supply any omission, and reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan and in any Option granted hereunder in the manner and to the extent it deems desirable.  The Committee also shall have the authority to establish such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, for the proper administration of the Plan, to amend, modify, or rescind any such rules and regulations, and to make such determinations and interpretations under, or in connection with, the Plan, as it deems necessary or advisable.  All such rules, regulations, determinations, and interpretations shall be binding and conclusive upon the Company, its shareholders, and all Optionee s, upon their respective legal representatives, beneficiaries, successors, and assigns, and upon all other persons claiming under or through any of them.  Except as otherwise required by the bylaws of the Company or by applicable law, no member of the Committee and no member of the Board shall be liable for any action or determination made in good faith with respect to the Plan or any Option granted under it.

 

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(d)                                  The Company shall pay all of the expenses reasonably incurred by the Committee in the administration of the Plan, including professional fees.

 

4.                                       Eligibility .  Options under this Plan may be granted only to persons who are Optionees.

 

5.                                       Shares Subject to the Plan.

 

(a)                                  Overall Limits . Shares acquired pursuant to the exercise of Options granted under the Plan may be the Company’s authorized but unissued Shares or reacquired Shares, and the Company may purchase Shares required for this purpose, from time to time, if it deems such purchase to be advisable.  Subject to adjustment in accordance with Section 13, the total number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan is 76,244 Shares.  In the event any unexercised Options lapse or terminate for any reason, the Shares covered thereby may be optioned to other persons.

 

(b)                                  Stock Reserve . The Company shall at all times during the duration of the Plan reserve and keep available such number of Shares as will be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

 

6.                                       Option Agreements .  Options granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by Option Agreements in such form as the Committee shall from time to time approve, containing such provisions not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan and which need not be the same for all Options.

 

7.                                       Award of Options . Each award of Options shall be for the number of Shares equal to (i) the number of Commerce Technologies Options to which the Options relate multiplied by (ii) the Conversion Ratio, as determined by the Committee, rounded down to the nearest whole share.

 

8.                                       Exercise Price of Options .  The purchase price per Share under each Option shall be equal to (i) the purchase price of the applicable Commerce Technologies Option divided by (ii) the Conversion Ratio, as determined by the Committee, rounded up to the nearest cent. The Option price shall be subject to adjustment in accordance with the provisions of Section 13 hereof.

 

9.                                       Term .  Each Option granted hereunder shall continue for such period as the Committee may determine, not to exceed ten (10) years from the date of grant of the Commerce Technologies Option to which it relates, unless sooner terminated under the provisions of the Plan.  However, if the term of an Option expires when trading in the Shares is prohibited by law or the Company’s insider trading policy, then the term of such Option shall expire on the 30th day after the expiration of such prohibition.

 

10.                                Exercise of Options.

 

(a)                                  Time of Exercise .  Options shall be exercisable in such installments, upon fulfillment of such other conditions, and on such dates as the Committee may specify.  The Committee may accelerate the exercise date of any outstanding Options, in its discretion, if it deems such acceleration to be desirable.

 

(b)                                  Method of Exercise .  Exercisable Options may be exercised, in whole or in part at any time and from time to time, up to the expiration or termination of the Option.  Exercisable Options may be exercised by giving written notice of exercise to the Company, in a form approved by the Committee.  Such notice shall specify the number of Shares to be purchased and such other information as may be required by the terms of the Optionee’s Option Agreement.  Upon the exercise of an Option, the Optionee shall make payment for the full purchase price of the Shares being purchased.

 

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(c)                                   Manner of Payment .  The Option Agreement shall set forth, from among the following alternatives, how the Option price is to be paid:

 

(i)                                      in cash or its equivalent;

 

(ii)                                   in the withholding of Shares newly acquired by the Optionee upon exercise of such Option;

 

(iii)                                in Shares previously acquired by the Optionee;

 

(iv)                               if the Committee so determines, at or after the date of grant, and if the Optionee thereafter so requests, (i) the Company will loan the Optionee the money required to pay the Option exercise price; (ii) any such loan to an Optionee shall be made only at the time the Option is exercised; and (iii) the loan will be made on the Optionee’s personal, negotiable, demand promissory note, bearing interest at the lowest rate which will avoid the imputation of interest under section 7872 of the Code, with a pledge of the Shares acquired upon exercise and including such other terms as the Committee may prescribe; or

 

(v)                                  the delivery, together with a properly executed exercise notice, of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds required to pay the purchase price; or

 

(vi)                               in any combination of paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above.

 

In the event the Option price is paid, in whole or in part, with Shares of Company stock, the portion of the Option price so paid shall be equal to the aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the date of exercise of the Option) of the Shares so surrendered in payment of the Option price.

 

11.                                Termination

 

(a)                                  Termination for a Reason other than Death or Disability .  In the event of the Optionee’s termination of employment or service to the Company or its parent or any subsidiary for any reason (other than due to death or disability) prior to the expiration date fixed for his or her Option, such Option may be exercised, to the extent of the number of Shares with respect to which the Optionee could have exercised it on the date of termination, or to any greater extent permitted by the Committee, by the Optionee at any time prior to the earliest of (i) the expiration date specified in the Option Agreement, (ii) three (3) months after the date of termination if the termination was not for “cause” (as determined by the Committee, in its sole discretion) (unless the Option Agreement provides a different expiration date in the case of such a termination), and (iii) the date of such termination, if the termination was for cause (unless the Option Agreement provides a different expiration date in the case of a termination for cause).

 

(b)                                  Death .  If an Optionee’s termination of employment or service to the Company or its parent or any subsidiary occurs as a result of death prior to the expiration date fixed for his or her Option, or if the Optionee dies following his or her termination but prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration date fixed for his or her Option, or (ii) the expiration of the period determined under subsection (a) above or (c) below (including any extension of such period provided in the Option Agreement), such Option may be exercised, to the extent of the number of Shares with respect to which the Optionee could have exercised it on the date of his or her death, or to any greater extent permitted by the Committee, by the Optionee’s estate, personal representative, or beneficiary who acquired the right to exercise such Option by bequest or inheritance or by reason of the death of the Optionee.  Such post-death exercise may occur at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration date specified in the Option Agreement, or (ii) three (3)

 

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months after the date of the Optionee’s death (unless the Option Agreement provides a different expiration date in the case of death).

 

(c)                                   Disability .  If an Optionee becomes disabled (within the meaning of section 22(e)(3) of the Code) prior to the expiration date fixed for his or her Option, and the Optionee’s termination of employment or service to the Company or its parent or any subsidiary occurs as a consequence of such disability, such Option may be exercised, to the extent of the number of Shares with respect to which the Optionee could have exercised it on the date of such termination, or to any greater extent permitted by the Committee, by the Optionee at any time prior to the earlier of (i) the expiration date specified in the Option Agreement, or (ii) twelve (12) months after the date of such termination (unless the Option Agreement provides a different expiration date in the case of such a termination).  In the event of the Optionee’s legal disability, such Option may be exercised by the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative.

 

12.                                Non-Transferability; Registration .  Except as provided in an Optionee’s Option Agreement, Options granted under the Plan may not be assigned or transferred other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and during the lifetime of the Optionee, an Option may be exercised only by the Optionee or, in the event of the Optionee’s legal disability, by the Optionee’s guardian or legal representative.  If the Optionee is married at the time of exercise and if the Optionee so requests at the time of exercise, the certificate or certificates shall be registered in the name of the Optionee and the Optionee’s spouse, jointly, with right of survivorship.

 

13.                                Adjustment of Shares;  Certain Corporate Transactions

 

(a)                                  Share Adjustments .  In the event of a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, distribution, spin-off, recapitalization, share combination or reclassification or similar change in the capitalization of the Company, adjustments shall be made by the Board, as may be deemed appropriate by the Board, in the aggregate number and kind of Shares subject to the Plan, the maximum number and kind of Shares for which Options may be granted to any one employee, the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of outstanding Options under the Plan, and the exercise price per Share under such outstanding Options.  In the event any such change in capitalization cannot be reflected in a straight mathematical adjustment of the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding Options (and a straight mathematical adjustment of the exercise price thereof), the Board shall make such adjustments as are appropriate to reflect most nearly such straight mathematical adjustment.

 

(b)                                  Certain Corporate Transactions .  In the event of a corporate transaction (such as, for example, a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation, reorganization or liquidation), the surviving or successor corporation shall assume each outstanding Option or substitute a new option for each outstanding Option; provided , however , that, in the event of a proposed corporate transaction, the Committee may terminate all or a portion of the outstanding Options, effective upon the closing of the corporate transaction, if it determines that such termination is in the best interests of the Company.  If the Committee decides so to terminate outstanding Options, the Committee shall give each Optionee holding an Option to be terminated not less than seven days’ notice prior to any such termination, and, at the closing of such corporate transaction, such Options shall be terminated (unless previously exercised) and the Company shall pay to each Optionee who holds an Option so terminated (except for any Option which terminated prior to the date of such closing other than by reason of such Committee action) an amount equal to the Fair Market Value of the vested Shares subject to the Option (determined as of the date of such termination) less the applicable exercise price of the Option.  Further, as provided in Section 10(a) hereof, the Committee, in its discretion, may accelerate, in whole or in part, the date on which any or all Options become exercisable.

 

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The Committee also may, in its discretion, change the terms of any outstanding Option to reflect any such corporate transaction.

 

14.                                Government and Other Regulations .   The obligation of the Company with respect to Option s shall be subject to all applicable laws, rules and regulations and such approvals by any governmental agencies as may be required, including the effectiveness of any registration statement required under the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations of any securities exchange or association on which the Common Stock may be listed or quoted. For so long as any series of Common Stock is registered under the Exchange Act, the Company shall use its reasonable efforts to comply with any legal requirements (i) to maintain a registration statement in effect under the Securities Act with respect to all shares of the applicable series of Common Stock that may be issued to Participants under the Plan and (ii) to file in a timely manner all reports required to be filed by it under the Exchange Act.

 

15.                                Withholding and Use of Shares to Satisfy Tax Obligations .   The obligation of the Company to deliver Shares upon the exercise of any Option shall be subject to applicable federal, state, and local tax withholding requirements.

 

If the exercise of any Option is subject to the withholding requirements of applicable federal, state or local tax law, the Committee, in its discretion, may permit or require the Optionee to satisfy the federal, state and/or local withholding tax, in whole or in part, by electing to have the Company withhold Shares subject to the exercise (or by returning previously acquired Shares to the Company); provided , however , that the Company may limit the number of Shares withheld to satisfy the tax withholding requirements to the extent necessary to avoid adverse accounting consequences.  Shares shall be valued, for purposes of this subsection, at their Fair Market Value (determined as of the date the amount attributable to the exercise of the Option is includible in income by the Optionee under section 83 of the Code).

 

The Committee shall adopt such withholding rules as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this Section 15.

 

16.                                Suspension or Amendment of Plan

 

(a)                                  The Board shall have the right, at any time, to suspend, amend or terminate the Plan, and the Committee may amend outstanding Options in any respect whatsoever.  No such amendment or suspension shall affect or impair the rights of an Optionee under any Option previously granted under the Plan.  No amendment or alteration shall be effective prior to approval by the Company’s shareholders to the extent such approval is then required pursuant to applicable legal requirements or the applicable requirements of the securities exchange on which the Shares are listed.

 

(b)                                  No Option may be granted under the Plan during any period of suspension or after the termination thereof.

 

17.                                Termination of Plan .   The Board may at any time terminate this Plan as of any date specified in a resolution adopted by the Board. If not earlier terminated, this Plan shall terminate on the last date that any Option granted hereunder may be exercised.

 

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18.                                Miscellaneous

 

(a)                                  Rights .  Neither the adoption of the Plan nor any action of the Board or the Committee shall be deemed to give any individual any right to be granted an Option, or any other right hereunder, unless and until the Committee shall have granted such individual an Option, and then his or her rights shall be only such as are provided in the Option Agreement.  Notwithstanding any provisions of the Plan or the Option Agreement, the Company and any parent or subsidiary of the Company shall have the right, in its discretion but subject to any employment contract entered into with the Optionee, to retire the Optionee at any time pursuant to its retirement rules or otherwise to terminate his or her employment at any time for any reason whatsoever or for no reason.

 

(b)                                  Indemnification of Board and Committee .  Without limiting any other rights of indemnification which they may have from the Company and any parent or subsidiary, the Board and the members of the Committee shall be indemnified by the Company against all costs and expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with any claim, action, suit, or proceeding to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any action taken or failure to act under, or in connection with, the Plan, or any Option granted thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided such settlement is approved by legal counsel selected by the Company) or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit, or proceeding, except a judgment based upon a finding of willful misconduct or recklessness on their part.  Upon the making or institution of any such claim, action, suit, or proceeding, the Board or Committee member shall notify the Company in writing, giving the Company an opportunity, at its own expense, to handle and defend the same before such Board or Committee member undertakes to handle it on his or her own behalf.  The provisions of this Section shall not give the Board or Committee members greater rights than they would have under the Company’s by-laws or New York law.

 

(c)                                   Application of Funds .  Any cash received in payment for Shares upon exercise of an Option shall be added to the general funds of the Company.  Any Shares received in payment for Shares upon exercise of an Option shall become treasury stock.

 

(d)                                  Rights as a Shareholder .  An Optionee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any Shares covered by his or her Option until the issuance of a stock certificate to him or her for such Shares.  The granting of an Option shall impose no obligation upon an Optionee to exercise such Option.

 

(e)                                   Section 409A . It is the intent of the Company that Options under this Plan be exempt from the application of, Section 409A of the Code and related regulations and United States Department of the Treasury pronouncements (“Section 409A”), and the provisions of this Plan will be administered, interpreted and construed accordingly.  Notwithstanding any provision in this Plan to the contrary, if any Plan provision or any Option thereunder would result in the imposition of an additional tax under Section 409A, that Plan provision and/or that Option will be reformed to avoid imposition of the applicable tax and no action taken to comply with Section 409A shall be deemed to adversely affect the Optionee’s right to an Option(s) or require the consent of the Optionee.

 

(f)                                    Governing Law .  The Plan shall be governed by the applicable Code provisions to the maximum extent possible.  Otherwise, the laws of the state of New York (without reference to principles of conflicts of laws) shall govern the operation of, and the rights of Optionees under, the Plan, and Options granted thereunder.

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Liberty Interactive Corporation Announces Completion of CommerceHub Spin-Off

 

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—(BUSINESS WIRE)— Liberty Interactive Corporation (“Liberty”) (Nasdaq: QVCA, QVCB, LVNTA, LVNTB) announced that it has completed the spin-off (the “Spin-Off”) of its subsidiary CommerceHub, Inc. (“CH Parent”) (Nasdaq: CHUBA, CHUBK) at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, today. As a result, Liberty and CH Parent are now separate publicly traded companies. CH Parent’s Series A and Series C common stock will begin trading in the regular way on Monday, July 25, 2016 on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols listed above. CH Parent’s Series B common stock will begin quotation in the regular way under the symbol “CHUBB” on Monday, July 25, 2016 on the OTC Markets.

 

Information regarding CH Parent and the spin-off, including information regarding the estimated capitalization of CH Parent, will be available in a slide deck to be posted on the Liberty website at http://ir.libertyinteractive.com/events.cfm.  The deck will also be available on the website of CH Parent starting on Monday, July 25th.

 

About Liberty Interactive Corporation

 

Liberty Interactive Corporation operates and owns interests in a broad range of digital commerce businesses. Those businesses are currently attributed to two tracking stock groups: the QVC Group and the Liberty Ventures Group. The businesses and assets attributed to the QVC Group (Nasdaq: QVCA, QVCB) consist of Liberty Interactive Corporation’s subsidiaries, QVC, Inc. and zulily, llc, and its interest in HSN, Inc., and the businesses and assets attributed to the Liberty Ventures Group (Nasdaq: LVNTA, LVNTB) consist of all of Liberty Interactive Corporation’s businesses and assets other than those attributed to the QVC Group, including its interest in Expedia, Liberty Broadband Corporation and FTD, its subsidiaries Bodybuilding.com and Evite, and minority interests in Interval Leisure Group, Time Warner, Lending Tree and Charter Communications, Inc.

 

About CommerceHub

 

CommerceHub (NASDAQ: CHUBA, CHUBK) is a distributed commerce network connecting supply, demand and delivery that helps retailers and brands increase sales by expanding product assortments, promoting products on the channels that perform, and enabling rapid, on-time customer delivery. With its robust platform and proven scalability, CommerceHub has helped its approximately 9,500 customers achieve an estimated $11.6 billion in Gross Merchandise Value in 2015.

 

 

Liberty Interactive Corporation

 

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