Representation of Liberty on the Spinco Boards of DirectorsSpinco Agreement • March 29th, 2017
Contract Type FiledMarch 29th, 2017The Spinco Agreement generally provides that so long as Liberty beneficially owns securities of HSNi representing at least 20% of the total voting power of HSNi’s equity securities, Liberty has the right to nominate up to 20% of the directors serving on HSNi’s Board of Directors (rounded up to the nearest whole number). Any director nominated by Liberty must be reasonably acceptable to a majority of the directors on HSNi’s Board who were not nominated by Liberty. All but one of Liberty’s nominees serving on the Board of Directors must qualify as “independent” under applicable stock exchange rules. In addition, the Nominating Committee of the Board may include only “Qualified Directors,” namely directors other than any who were nominated by Liberty, are officers or employees of HSNi or were not nominated by the Nominating Committee of the HSNi Board in their initial election to the Board and for whose election any Liberty Party voted shares.