PROXY AND VOTING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.14
AGREED FORM
This Proxy and Voting Agreement, dated as of [ ] (this “Agreement”), is by and among Xxxxx Xxxxxx, an individual (“Xxxxxx”), Xxxx X. Xxxxxx, an individual (“Xxxxxx”), and Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, an individual (“Xxx. Xxxxxx” and together with Xxxxxx, the “Xxxxxx Group”).
WHEREAS, Liberty Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Liberty”), has determined to engage in the Spin-Off (as defined in the Transaction Agreement);
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 3.3 of that certain Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2011 (the “Stockholders Agreement”), Liberty granted Xxxxxx the Liberty Proxy (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) (as assigned to Spinco pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement Assignment, the “Spinco Proxy”);
WHEREAS, Liberty, Spinco, Xxxxxx, and the Xxxxxx Group have entered into a transaction agreement (the “Transaction Agreement”), dated as of March 24, 2016, pursuant to which the parties thereto set forth certain agreements in connection with the Spin-Off and the other Transaction Instruments;
WHEREAS, as provided in and in accordance with the terms of the Transaction Agreement, subject to the completion of the Spin-Off, prior to or concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, (i) Xxxxxx, Spinco and Liberty will enter into an Assignment and Assumption of Governance Agreement with Expedia (the “Governance Agreement Assignment”), pursuant to which, in accordance with Section 5.01 of the Amended and Restated Governance Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2011 (the “Governance Agreement”), among other things, all rights and obligations of Liberty under the Governance Agreement will be assigned to Spinco and Spinco will assume such rights and obligations and Expedia will consent to such assignment, (ii) Liberty, Xxxxxx and Spinco will enter into an Assignment and Assumption of Stockholders Agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement Assignment”), pursuant to which, in accordance with Section 5.1 of the Stockholders Agreement, all rights and obligations of Liberty under the Stockholders Agreement will be assigned to Spinco, Spinco will assume such rights and obligations and Xxxxxx will consent to such assignment, (iii) Spinco and Xxxxxx will enter into Amendment No. 1 to Stockholders Agreement (the “Stockholders Agreement Amendment”) to provide for certain waivers under the Stockholders Agreement and agreements relating to the voting of Common Shares (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) Beneficially Owned by such parties or with respect to which such parties have the power to vote, and (iv) Xxxxxx and Spinco will enter into an Assignment Agreement (the “Xxxxxx Assignment”), pursuant to which Xxxxxx will irrevocably assign, on the terms and conditions set forth therein, the Spinco Proxy to Spinco until the Proxy Swap Termination Date;
WHEREAS, in connection with the Xxxxxx Assignment, the Xxxxxx Group will grant an irrevocable proxy to Xxxxxx to vote, subject to certain limitations, all shares of Spinco Series A Stock and Spinco Series B Stock (together with the Spinco Series A Stock, the “Spinco Common Stock”), Beneficially Owned at the Effective Time or thereafter by one or both members of the Xxxxxx Group or with respect to which one or both members of the Xxxxxx Group have the power to vote (the “Covered Shares”); and
WHEREAS, Xxxxxx and the Xxxxxx Group are entering into this Agreement in order to set forth the terms and conditions of the Proxy and the other matters as provided herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.
“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 specified Person, for so long as such Person remains so affiliated to the specified Person. For purposes of this definition, (i) natural persons shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of each other, (ii) no member of the Xxxxxx Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Liberty, Spinco, Expedia or Xxxxxx, (iii) none of Liberty, Spinco, Expedia or Xxxxxx shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any of such other persons, (iv) none of Liberty Media Corporation, Liberty Broadband Corporation, Liberty TripAdvisor Holdings, Inc., Discovery Communications Inc., Starz, CommerceHub, Inc. or Liberty Global plc and, following the Spin-Off, Liberty, shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Spinco or any member of the Xxxxxx Group and (v) IAC/InterActiveCorp (“IAC”) shall not be deemed to be an Affiliate of Expedia or Xxxxxx.
“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Beneficial Owner” and “Beneficial Ownership” has the meaning given such term in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act and a Person’s beneficial ownership of Capital Stock which is then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such Rule; provided, however, that for purposes of determining beneficial ownership, (i) a Person shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of any Equity which may be acquired by such Person (disregarding any legal impediments to such beneficial ownership), whether within sixty (60) days or thereafter, upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of any warrants, options, rights or other securities issued by a Person, (ii) no Person shall be deemed to beneficially own any Equity solely as a result of such Person’s execution of any Transaction Instrument (including by virtue of holding a proxy with respect to any shares) or such Person’s filing of any reports, forms or schedules with the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with any of the matters contemplated hereby or thereby and (iii) no member of the Xxxxxx Group will be deemed to beneficially own any Equity held by The Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Trust A or The Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Trust A, unless and until a member of the Xxxxxx Group exercises its right of substitution and acquires such Equity from The Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx Trust A or The Xxxx X. Xxxxxx Trust A, respectively.
“Board” means the board of directors of Spinco.
“Business Day” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the City of New York.
“Capital Stock” means, with respect to any Person at any time, any and all shares, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated, whether voting or non-voting) of capital stock, partnership interests (whether general or limited) or equivalent ownership interests in or issued by such Person.
“Certificate” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Spinco, as in effect at the Effective Time (as the same may be amended from time to time).
“Common Stock Directors” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Certificate.
“Contract” means any trust agreement, loan or credit agreement, note, bond, mortgage, indenture, lease or other agreement, instrument, permit, concession, franchise or license.
“Convertible Securities” means (x) any securities of a Person that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any shares of any class or series of common stock of such Person or any other Person, whether upon conversion, exercise, or exchange, pursuant to antidilution provisions of such securities or otherwise (other than, for purposes of this Agreement, the Class B common stock of Expedia or the Spinco Series B Stock), and (y) any subscriptions, options, rights, warrants or calls (or any similar securities) or agreements or arrangements of any character, in each case to acquire common stock, preferred stock or other Capital Stock.
“Covered Series A Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).
“Covered Series B Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 4(b).
“Covered Shares” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Xxxxxx” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Xxxxxx Assignment” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Effective Time” means the time at which shares of Spinco Common Stock are distributed in the Spin-Off as a dividend to the holders of Liberty’s Series A Liberty Ventures common stock and Series B Liberty Ventures common stock.
“Equity” means any and all shares of Capital Stock of the applicable Person and Convertible Securities of such Person.
“Exchange Act” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“Excluded Matter” means any matter submitted to a vote of the stockholders of Spinco or by which the stockholders of Spinco may act by written consent to approve any agreement or transaction (i) between Spinco or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Xxxxxx, IAC or any of their respective Affiliates, on the other hand, or (ii) between Spinco or any of its Affiliates, on the one hand, and Expedia or its Subsidiaries, on the other hand.
“Expedia” means Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation and any successor by merger, consolidation or other business combination.
“Expedia Reimbursement Agreement” means that certain reimbursement agreement among Liberty, Spinco and Expedia, dated as of March 24, 2016.
“Governance Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Governance Agreement Assignment” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Group” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act.
“IAC” has the meaning set forth in this Section 1 in the definition of “Affiliate.”
“Letter Agreement” means that certain letter agreement from Xxxxxx to Liberty, to be delivered in connection with the Spin-Off pursuant to the last sentence of Section 5.1 of the Stockholders Agreement.
“Liberty” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“LVNTA” means the Series A Liberty Ventures common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Liberty.
“LVNTB” means the Series B Liberty Ventures common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Liberty.
“Xxxxxx” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Xxxxxx Group” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“Xxx. Xxxxxx” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
“NASDAQ” means The Nasdaq Global Select Market.
“Permitted Assigns” means (i) in the event of the death of one or both of Xxxxxx and Xxx. Xxxxxx, his, her or their, as applicable, respective estate, executor or personal representative; provided, that in the event Xxx. Xxxxxx predeceases Xxxxxx, Xxxxxx will be deemed the exclusive Permitted Assign of Xxx. Xxxxxx, or (ii) a trust of which the beneficiary is a member of the Xxxxxx Group, provided that any such trust shall have delivered to Xxxxxx a joinder to this Agreement agreeing to become a member of the Xxxxxx Group.
“Permitted Transferee” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.
“Person” means any individual, corporation, limited liability company, limited or general partnership, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or any agency or political subdivisions thereof or any Group comprised of two or more of the foregoing.
“Proxy” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a)(i).
“Proxy Swap Termination Date” has the meaning assigned to it in the Transaction Agreement.
“Series B Director” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Certificate.
“Spinco” means Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and any successor by merger, consolidation or other business combination.
“Spinco Bylaws” means the amended and restated bylaws of Spinco as in effect at the Effective Time, as the same may be amended from time to time in compliance with the Certificate and such bylaws.
“Spinco Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Spinco Proxy” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Spinco Series A Stock” means Series A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Spinco and any securities of Spinco issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, exchange or other similar reorganization.
“Spinco Series B Stock” means Series B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Spinco and any securities of Spinco issued in respect thereof, or in substitution therefor, in connection with any stock split, dividend or combination, or any reclassification, recapitalization, exchange or other similar reorganization (other than Spinco Series A Stock issued upon conversion of Spinco Series B Stock).
“Spin-Off” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Stockholders Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Stockholders Agreement Amendment” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Stockholders Agreement Assignment” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation or other entity of which at least a majority of the voting power of the voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
“Transaction Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
“Transaction Instrument” means any of this Agreement, the Certificate, the Spinco Bylaws, the Xxxxxx Assignment, the Stockholders Agreement, the Stockholders Agreement Assignment, the Stockholders Agreement Amendment, the Letter Agreement, the Governance Agreement, the Governance Agreement Assignment, the Transaction Agreement, and the other agreements contemplated by the matters contemplated hereby and thereby.
2. PROXY AND OTHER GOVERNANCE MATTERS.
(a) Irrevocable Proxy Granted to Xxxxxx.
(i) Effective immediately following the Effective Time until the Proxy Swap Termination Date, but subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including this Section 2, and the other Transaction Instruments, Xxxxxx is hereby irrevocably appointed and constituted as proxy with respect to the Covered Shares and is granted the sole and exclusive power to vote or act by consent with respect to the Covered Shares, on all matters submitted to a vote of Spinco’s stockholders or by which Spinco’s stockholders may act by written consent that are not Excluded Matters, pursuant to this conditional proxy (which proxy is irrevocable and coupled with an interest for purposes of Section 212 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) (the “Proxy”). For the avoidance of doubt, Xxxxxx’x right to vote or act by written consent with respect to Covered Shares referred to herein will be deemed the right to vote or act by written consent with respect to one or both series of Covered Shares entitled to vote or consent in writing with respect to any particular matter as provided in the Certificate.
(ii) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Proxy shall not be applicable (and Xxxxxx will have no right to vote the Covered Shares, with the voting of such Covered Shares on such matter to revert to the Xxxxxx Group) in connection with any vote on any matter that is an Excluded Matter. Any attempt by Xxxxxx to vote the Covered Shares on any Excluded Matter shall be void ab initio.
(iii) Prior to its termination on the Proxy Swap Termination Date, the Proxy will be binding upon each member of the Xxxxxx Group and such member’s respective Permitted Assigns. The Xxxxxx Group represents that any and all other proxies heretofore given in respect of the Covered Shares are revocable, and that such other proxies either have been revoked or are hereby revoked.
(iv) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Proxy is personal to Xxxxxx and may not be assigned by Xxxxxx by operation of law or otherwise and may not be used by Xxxxxx’x successors.
(v) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, and without affecting the termination of the Proxy on the Proxy Swap Termination Date, the Proxy will be suspended during any period in which Xxxxxx has suffered a mental or physical disability preventing Xxxxxx from voting or acting by written consent with respect to the Covered Shares or engaging reasonably with Xxxxxx, or receiving or following instruction from Xxxxxx, as to the matters contemplated by this Section 2 (as determined by a physician selected by Xxxxxx (on behalf of the Xxxxxx Group) and reasonably acceptable to Xxxxxx, his spouse or a personal representative designated by Xxxxxx), and during such period of disability, Xxxxxx (on behalf of the Xxxxxx Group) will be entitled to vote or consent in writing with respect to all Covered Shares, regardless of any restriction specified herein with respect to such Covered Shares, except that Xxxxxx shall not vote or consent in writing to remove and/or replace any Series B Directors during such period. The Proxy will be reinstated (unless sooner terminated on the Proxy Swap
Termination Date) upon Xxxxxx ceasing to be so disabled (as determined by a physician selected by Xxxxxx and reasonably acceptable to Xxxxxx (on behalf of the Xxxxxx Group)).
(vi) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, the Proxy shall remain in full force and effect and be enforceable (A) against any member of the Xxxxxx Group’s estate, executor or personal representative to the fullest extent and in the manner set forth in this Agreement and (B) irrespective of the death of one or both of Xxxxxx and/or Xxx. Xxxxxx.
(b) Voting on Certain Matters. Subject to Sections 2(a)(ii) and 2(d), in the event that any of the matters specified in clauses (i) through (iv) below is presented to the stockholders of Spinco for approval or the stockholders of Spinco propose to act by written consent on any such matter, Xxxxxx (on behalf of the Xxxxxx Group) and Xxxxxx will seek to agree upon how the Covered Shares will be voted on such matter. If Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx reach an agreement as to how the Covered Shares are to be voted on such matter, Xxxxxx will vote the Covered Shares entitled to vote thereon as so agreed. In the event Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx do not agree on how the Covered Shares are to be voted on such matter, Xxxxxx will be required to vote and will vote all Covered Shares entitled to vote thereon against such proposal. The foregoing provisions will be applicable to the following matters:
(i) any recapitalization, reclassification or other change in the capital structure of Spinco or the voluntary commencement of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of Spinco;
(ii) any merger or other business combination involving Spinco or its Subsidiaries or any sale of all or substantially all of Spinco’s assets;
(iii) the creation of any new class or series of Spinco Capital Stock or the issuance (other than pursuant to options, warrants or other rights to acquire shares of Spinco Series A Stock or Spinco Series B Stock outstanding immediately following the Effective Time) of Spinco Common Stock (including to the extent required for NASDAQ purposes); and
(iv) any amendment of the Certificate or Spinco’s bylaws.
(c) Election and Removal of Spinco Directors; Vacancies. With respect to the election of, removal of or the filling of any vacancy with respect to Series B Directors, Xxxxxx will vote all Covered Series B Shares as he determines in his sole discretion. With respect to the election of Common Stock Directors, Xxxxxx will vote all Covered Shares entitled to vote thereon in favor of the Recommended Slate (as defined in the Transaction Agreement) of nominees for election as Common Stock Directors at each meeting of Spinco’s stockholders at which Common Stock Directors are to be elected.
(d) Class Vote. In the event that there is a proposal for any action which requires the approval of the holders of shares of Spinco Series B Stock, voting as a separate class, other than the election of, removal of or the filling of a vacancy with respect to Series B Directors, Xxxxxx will, with respect to such class vote, vote all Covered Series B Shares entitled to vote thereon as
instructed by Xxxxxx (on behalf of the Xxxxxx Group) or, to the extent such matter is also an Excluded Matter, voting of the Covered Series B Shares on the Excluded Matter will revert to the Xxxxxx Group; provided, that to the extent such proposed action (i) would result in the decrease in the voting power of a share of Spinco Series B Stock as compared to a share of Spinco Series A Stock (including, for example, as a result of (x) a decrease in the number of votes per share attributable to the Spinco Series B Stock or (y) any required conversion of Spinco Series B Stock into Spinco Series A Stock) or (ii) would change the process, or any other term, related to the election of, removal of, filling of a vacancy with respect to or voting power of Series B Directors, Xxxxxx will, with respect to such class vote, vote all such Covered Series B Shares entitled to vote thereon against such proposal.
(e) Removal of Common Stock Directors. In the event that there is a proposal to remove any Common Stock Director from the Board, Xxxxxx will vote all Covered Shares entitled to vote thereon as instructed by Xxxxxx (on behalf of the Xxxxxx Group).
(f) Cooperation. Xxxxxx will (i) vote (or act or not act by written consent with respect to) all Covered Shares subject to the Proxy, (ii) attend all meetings of Spinco stockholders in person or by proxy for purposes of obtaining a quorum, and (iii) execute or not execute all written consents in lieu of meetings, as applicable, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Proxy and this Agreement. The parties acknowledge and agree that all Covered Shares will be voted in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
3. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. Until the Proxy Swap Termination Date, the Xxxxxx Group will not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Covered Shares, or the voting rights with respect thereto (including by way of a pledge, by tendering Covered Shares into a tender or exchange offer or by conversion of Covered Series B Shares into Covered Series A Shares at the option of the holder), or any interest in such Covered Shares or voting rights and, in the case of any Covered Shares not owned of record by the Xxxxxx Group, will cause the applicable record owner or owners not to do any of the foregoing; provided, that, the Xxxxxx Group may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any Covered Shares pursuant to any sale, transfer, Contract or other disposition (which, for the avoidance of doubt, excludes any pledge or conversion) to an acquiror that agrees to take such Covered Shares subject to this Agreement and that is acceptable to Xxxxxx in his sole discretion (a “Permitted Transferee”); provided, further, that the death of any member of the Xxxxxx Group shall itself not be a sale, transfer or disposition of any Covered Shares as long as a member of the Xxxxxx Group or a Permitted Assign continues to own all the Covered Shares. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Xxxxxx Group will be permitted to pledge Covered Series A Shares to a bona fide financial institution (so long as such pledge does not prevent or otherwise restrict Xxxxxx from voting such shares pursuant to the Proxy and this Agreement prior to any foreclosure of such pledge), but shall not be permitted to pledge any other Covered Shares.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE XXXXXX GROUP.
Each member of the Xxxxxx Group hereby represents and warrants to Xxxxxx that:
(a) Authority for this Agreement. (i) Each such member of the Xxxxxx Group has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and to carry out his or her obligations
hereunder, (ii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such member of the Xxxxxx Group has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such member of the Xxxxxx Group and no other proceedings on the part of such member of the Xxxxxx Group are necessary to authorize this Agreement, (iii) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such member of the Xxxxxx Group and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of such member of the Xxxxxx Group, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Xxxxxx, is enforceable against such member of the Xxxxxx Group in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity), (iv) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement by such member of the Xxxxxx Group constitutes a breach or violation of or conflicts with any material agreement to which such member of the Xxxxxx Group is a party and (v) none of such material agreements would impair in any material respect the ability of such member of the Xxxxxx Group to perform his or her obligations hereunder.
(b) Ownership of Shares. As of the date hereof, the Xxxxxx Group is the Beneficial Owner of [·] shares of LVNTA with respect to which a number of shares of Spinco Series A Stock will be distributed as of the Effective Time (such shares of Spinco Series A Stock so distributed, together with any other shares of Spinco Series A Stock that constitute Covered Shares, the “Covered Series A Shares”) and the Beneficial Owner of [·] shares of LVNTB with respect to which a number of shares of Spinco Series B Stock will be distributed as of the Effective Time (such shares of Spinco Series B Stock so distributed, together with any other shares of Spinco Series B Stock that constitute Covered Shares, the “Covered Series B Shares”), in each case, pursuant to the Spin-Off. The Covered Shares, as of the Effective Time, will be free and clear of all pledges, liens, proxies, claims, charges, security interests, preemptive rights, voting trusts, voting agreements, options, rights of first offer or refusal and any other encumbrances whatsoever, other than encumbrances created by this Agreement or any other Transaction Instrument, any restrictions on transfer under applicable federal and state securities laws and any encumbrances set forth on Schedule 4(b) hereto. As of the Effective Time, the Xxxxxx Group will have the sole authority to direct the voting of the Covered Shares and grant the Proxy in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the sole power of disposition with respect to the Covered Shares (subject to the restrictions created by this Agreement or any other Transaction Instrument and any restrictions on transfer under applicable federal and state securities laws). Except for the Covered Shares and Convertible Securities of Spinco convertible solely into Covered Shares, in each case, received pursuant to the Spin-Off, the Xxxxxx Group will not Beneficially Own any other Equity of Spinco or any securities of any other Person convertible into or exchangeable for Equity of Spinco, in each case as of the Effective Time.
5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF XXXXXX. Xxxxxx hereby represents and warrants to the Xxxxxx Group that (a) Xxxxxx has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the Xxxxxx Assignment and to carry out his obligations hereunder and thereunder, (b) the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Xxxxxx Assignment by Xxxxxx has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Xxxxxx and no other proceedings on the part of Xxxxxx are necessary to authorize this Agreement or the Xxxxxx Assignment, (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Xxxxxx and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Xxxxxx, and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding obligation of the Xxxxxx Group, is enforceable against Xxxxxx in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity), (d) the Xxxxxx Assignment has been duly executed and delivered by Xxxxxx and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Xxxxxx, and, assuming the Xxxxxx Assignment constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Spinco, is enforceable against Xxxxxx in accordance with its terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and general principles of equity), (e) neither the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Xxxxxx Assignment by Xxxxxx constitutes a breach or violation of, or conflicts with any provision of any material agreement to which Xxxxxx is a party, and (f) none of such material agreements would impair in any material respect the ability of Xxxxxx to perform his obligations hereunder or thereunder.
6. TERM; TERMINATION. This Agreement will terminate upon the Proxy Swap Termination Date, without any requirement to give notice, whereupon the Proxy will be immediately revoked (unless notice of termination is required pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, in which case this Agreement will terminate on the Proxy Swap Termination Date as determined thereby) and the right to vote the Covered Shares subject to the Proxy will revert to and be vested solely in the Xxxxxx Group or any Permitted Assign; provided, however, that, nothing in this Section 6 shall relieve any party of any liability for a breach of this Agreement prior to such termination.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) Remedies. Each party hereto acknowledges that money damages would not be an adequate remedy in the event that any of the covenants or agreements in this Agreement are not performed in accordance with its terms, and it is therefore agreed that in addition to and without limiting any other remedy or right it may have, the non-breaching party will have the right to an injunction, temporary restraining order or other equitable relief in any court of competent jurisdiction enjoining any such breach and enforcing specifically the terms and provisions hereof. All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise or beginning of the exercise of any thereof by any party shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by such party. In the event that a party institutes any suit or action under this Agreement, including for specific performance or injunctive relief pursuant to this Section 7, the prevailing party in such proceeding shall be entitled to receive the costs incurred thereby in conducting the suit or action, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, consultants and other experts.
(b) Further Assurances. At any time or from time to time after the date hereof, the parties agree to cooperate with each other, and at the request of any other party, to execute and deliver any further instruments or documents and to take all such further actions as the other party may reasonably request in order to evidence or effectuate the matters contemplated hereby and to otherwise carry out the intent of the parties hereunder.
(c) Expenses. Except as otherwise provided in any Transaction Instrument, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the matters contemplated by this Agreement shall be paid by the party incurring such costs and expenses.
(d) Governing Law; Jurisdiction and Venue. 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. The parties hereto hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery or, in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement and of the documents referred to in this Agreement, and in respect of the matters contemplated hereby, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or of any such document, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in the Delaware Court of Chancery, or in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the parties hereto irrevocably agree that all claims with respect to such action or proceeding shall be heard and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery, or in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. The parties hereto hereby consent to and grant the Delaware Court of Chancery, or in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such action or proceeding, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, jurisdiction over the person of such parties and, to the extent permitted by Law, over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided herein or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof. EACH OF THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MATTERS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
(e) Assignment; Successors. Except as otherwise provided herein, neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned, in whole or in part, by operation of law or otherwise (except, in the case of a member of the Xxxxxx Group, to a Permitted Assign or Permitted Transferee) by a party without the prior written consent of the other party hereto. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. All authority conferred herein shall survive the death of any member of the Xxxxxx Group and in the event of any member of the Xxxxxx Group’s death, any rights or obligation of the Xxxxxx Group or such member thereof under this Agreement shall be for the benefit of and binding upon the estate, executor(s) and personal representative(s) of such member of the Xxxxxx Group.
(f) Entire Agreement; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein or therein, this Agreement, the other Transaction Instruments and the Expedia Reimbursement Agreement, including any exhibits and schedules hereto or thereto, (i) embody the complete agreement and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof and supersede and preempt any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, that may have related to the subject
matter hereof in any way and (ii) are not intended to confer any rights, benefits, remedies, obligations or liabilities upon any Person other than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, that, Spinco is deemed to be a third-party beneficiary of the rights and obligations of the parties set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement and will be entitled to enforce the rights and obligations of the parties under such Section 2 as if it were a party hereto.
(g) Notices. Any notices or other communications required or permitted under, or otherwise in connection with this Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given (A) when delivered in person, (B) upon transmission by electronic mail or facsimile transmission as evidenced by confirmation of transmission to the sender (but only if followed by transmittal of a copy thereof by (x) national overnight courier or (y) hand delivery with receipt, in each case, for delivery by the second (2nd) Business Day following such electronic mail or facsimile transmission), (C) on receipt after dispatch by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid and addressed, or (D) on the next Business Day if transmitted by national overnight courier, in each case as set forth to the parties as set forth below:
If to the Xxxxxx Group, to:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
c/o Liberty Media Corporation
12000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx, XX 00000
Facsimile:
E-Mail:
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.C.
630 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
E-Mail: xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
If to Xxxxxx, to:
c/o Arrow Investments, Inc.
550 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Facsimile:
E-Mail:
with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Xxxxx & Xxxx
51 Xxxx 00xx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention: Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Esq.
Facsimile: (000) 000-0000
E-mail: XXXxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx
or such other address, email address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify by like notice to the other parties hereto.
(h) Severability. Whenever possible, each provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision (or portion thereof) of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, then (subject to Section 6 hereof) such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability shall not affect any other provision or any other jurisdiction, but this Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.
(i) Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement may not be amended, modified, or waived except in a written instrument executed by the parties; provided, that no amendment or modification of the provisions of Section 2 hereof, or any waiver of any right or obligation thereunder, will be effective unless consented to in writing by Spinco. The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms.
(j) No Implied Waivers. No action taken pursuant to this Agreement, including any investigation by or on behalf of any party, shall be deemed to constitute a waiver by the party taking such action of compliance with any representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein or made pursuant hereto. The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any preceding or succeeding breach and no failure by any party to exercise any right or privilege hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of such party’s rights or privileges hereunder or shall be deemed a waiver of such party’s rights to exercise the same at any subsequent time or times hereunder.
(k) Interpretation(b) . To the extent any consent of, or action or instruction by, the Xxxxxx Group is required by this Agreement, the consent, action or instruction by Xxxxxx, or, in the event of Xxxxxx’x death or disability, the executor of Xxxxxx’x estate or personal representative following Xxxxxx’x death, or any Permitted Assign or Permitted Transferee of Xxxxxx, shall be deemed to be the consent, action or instruction by the Xxxxxx Group. When a reference is made in this Agreement to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The 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. When this Agreement contemplates a certain number of securities, whether Spinco Common Stock or otherwise, as of a particular date, such number of securities shall be deemed to be appropriately adjusted to account for stock splits, dividends, recapitalizations, combinations of shares or other change affecting the such securities. In the event of any ambiguity or claimed ambiguity in any provision of a Subject Instrument (as defined in the Transaction Agreement), such provision shall be construed in light of the purpose acknowledged and agreed by the parties that Xxxxxx’x rights and interests, including without limitation with respect to the control of Expedia by virtue of the Spinco Proxy, subject to the terms thereof, shall not be affected or changed by any of the Subject Instruments, except to the extent specifically set forth therein.
(l) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned has executed this agreement as of the date first above written.
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