ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT
Exhibit 10.6
EXECUTION VERSION
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION OF GOVERNANCE AGREEMENT
This Assignment and Assumption of Governance Agreement (this “Assignment”) is made as of November 4, 2016 by and among Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Splitco”), LEXE Marginco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Splitco (“Marginco”), LEXEB, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Splitco (“LEXEB”, and together with Splitco and Marginco, the “Assignees”), Liberty Interactive Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Liberty”), ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, an individual (“▇▇▇▇▇▇”), and Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Expedia”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined herein have the meanings given such terms in the Governance Agreement (as defined below).
W I T N E S S E T H :
WHEREAS, Expedia, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Liberty are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Governance Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2011 (the “Governance Agreement”);
WHEREAS, Liberty has determined to engage in the Split-Off (as defined in the Transaction Agreement, dated as of March 24, 2016, as amended and restated as of September 22, 2016, and as may be further amended in accordance with the terms thereof, by and among Liberty, Splitco, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, an individual, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, an individual (the “Transaction Agreement”)) which Liberty has represented will constitute a Distribution Transaction involving a Qualified Distribution Transferee;
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 5.01 of the Governance Agreement, the parties desire to effect the assignment by Liberty and assumption by Splitco of Liberty’s rights, benefits and obligations under the Governance Agreement in connection with the Split-Off and to provide for the other Assignees to become parties to the Governance Agreement as so assigned; and
WHEREAS, on or prior to the date hereof, pursuant to Section 5.01(b)(ii) of the Governance Agreement, the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Expedia has approved the Split-Off and the transactions related thereto as contemplated by the Transaction Agreement for purposes of Section 203(a)(1) of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Representations and Warranties of Expedia. Expedia represents and warrants to ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Liberty and Assignees that:
a. Expedia is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Assignment and to carry out its obligations hereunder and under the Governance Agreement;
b. the execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment by Expedia has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Expedia and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Expedia are necessary to authorize this Assignment or the matters contemplated hereby or by the Governance Agreement;
c. this Assignment has been duly executed and delivered by Expedia and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Expedia, and, assuming this Assignment constitutes a valid and binding obligation of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Liberty and Assignees, is enforceable against Expedia in accordance with its terms;
d. the execution and delivery of this Assignment by Expedia, and the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the Governance Agreement, do not constitute a breach or violation of, or conflict with, Expedia’s restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated by-laws or any material agreement to which Expedia is a party; and
e. prior to the date of this Assignment, the Executive Committee of the board of directors of Expedia has duly adopted the resolution set forth on Exhibit J to the Transaction Agreement, which resolution has not been amended, modified or rescinded.
2. Representations and Warranties of ▇▇▇▇▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ represents and warrants to Expedia, Liberty and Assignees that:
a. he has the power and authority to enter into this Assignment and to carry out his obligations hereunder and under the Governance Agreement;
b. the execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ has been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and no other actions on the part of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ are necessary to authorize this Assignment or the matters contemplated hereby or by the Governance Agreement;
c. this Assignment has been duly executed and delivered by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of ▇▇▇▇▇▇, and, assuming this Assignment constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Expedia, Liberty and Assignees, is enforceable against ▇▇▇▇▇▇ in accordance with its terms; and
d. the execution and delivery of this Assignment by ▇▇▇▇▇▇, and the performance of his obligations hereunder and under the Governance Agreement, do not constitute a breach or violation of, or conflict with, any material agreement to which ▇▇▇▇▇▇ is a party.
3. Representations and Warranties of Liberty. Liberty represents and warrants to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Expedia that:
a. Liberty is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Assignment and to carry out its obligations hereunder and under the Governance Agreement;
b. the execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment by Liberty has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of Liberty and no other corporate proceedings on the part of Liberty are necessary to authorize this Assignment or the matters contemplated hereby or by the Governance Agreement;
c. this Assignment has been duly executed and delivered by Liberty and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Liberty, and, assuming this Assignment constitutes a valid and binding obligation of Expedia and ▇▇▇▇▇▇, is enforceable against Liberty in accordance with its terms;
d. the execution and delivery of the Assignment by Liberty and the performance of its obligations hereunder and under the Governance Agreement, do not constitute a breach or violation of, or conflict with, Liberty’s restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, or amended and restated bylaws;
e. this Assignment is being entered into in connection with the Split-Off, which constitutes a Distribution Transaction involving Splitco, the Liberty Splitco, and its wholly owned subsidiaries LEXEB and Marginco, the Qualified Distribution Transferees, pursuant to Section 5.01 of the Governance Agreement; and
f. in connection with the Split-Off, Liberty has contributed all Company Common Shares Beneficially Owned by it to Splitco, which has in turn contributed such shares to Marginco and LEXEB.
4. Representations and Warranties of Assignees and Liberty. Assignees and Liberty each represent and warrant to Expedia and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ that:
a. each Assignee is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the requisite corporate or other power and authority to enter into this Assignment and to carry out its obligations hereunder and, following the Split-Off, under the Governance Agreement;
b. the execution, delivery and performance of this Assignment by each Assignee has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of each Assignee and no other corporate proceedings on the part of any Assignee are necessary to authorize this Assignment or the matters contemplated hereby or by the Governance Agreement;
c. this Assignment has been duly executed and delivered by each Assignee and constitutes a valid and binding obligation of each Assignee, and, assuming this Assignment constitutes a valid and binding obligation of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Expedia, is enforceable against each Assignee in accordance with its terms; and
d. the execution and delivery of this Assignment by Assignees, and, following the Split-Off, the performance by the Assignees of their obligations hereunder and under the Governance Agreement, do not constitute a breach or violation of, or conflict with, any Assignee’s organizational documents.
5. Assignment and Assumption, Certain Acknowledgements.
a. Effective immediately prior to the Split-Off (but subject to the consummation of the Split-Off):
i. Liberty assigns all of its rights and obligations under the Governance Agreement (including its rights pursuant to Articles II and III and Section 7.08 thereof) to Splitco;
ii. Splitco accepts such assignment of rights hereunder and assumes and agrees to perform all liabilities and obligations of Liberty under the Governance Agreement to be performed following the effectiveness of the Split-Off;
iii. Splitco is substituted for Liberty as “Splitco” for all purposes under the Governance Agreement and upon the Split-Off, (I) all references in the Governance Agreement to “Liberty” will be deemed to refer to Splitco, (II) all references to the “Liberty Stockholder Group” will be deemed to refer to the “Splitco Stockholder Group,” meaning the stockholder group composed of Splitco and those Subsidiaries of Splitco, that, from time to time, hold Equity Securities of Expedia, and (III) all references to the “Liberty Directors” will be deemed to refer to the “Splitco Directors,” meaning the directors nominated by Splitco pursuant to Section 2.01; and
iv. Marginco and LEXEB acknowledge and agree that they are members of the Splitco Stockholder Group at the effective time of the Split-Off.
b. Liberty acknowledges that (i) it shall not be entitled to any benefits under the Governance Agreement following the Split-Off and (ii) neither Expedia nor ▇▇▇▇▇▇ shall be subject to any liability to Liberty under the Governance Agreement following the Split-Off (except for any liability arising from any breach of the Governance Agreement by Expedia or ▇▇▇▇▇▇, as applicable, or relating to any actions or events occurring, in each case, on or prior to the date of the Split-Off).
c. Each of Expedia and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ acknowledges that Liberty shall not be subject to any liability to it or him, as applicable, under the Governance Agreement following the Split-Off (except for any liability arising from any breach of the Governance Agreement by Liberty or relating to any actions or events occurring, in each case, on or prior to the date of the Split-Off).
d. Splitco acknowledges and confirms that the persons serving as “Liberty Directors” (as such term is used prior to the effectiveness of this Assignment) on the Board of Directors at the effective time of the Split-Off will become the “Splitco Directors” (as such term is used following the effectiveness of this Assignment) pursuant to Section 2.01(a) of the Governance Agreement.
e. Pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Governance Agreement, effective upon the completion of the Split-Off, the address for all notices, requests and other communications to Assignees pursuant to the Governance Agreement will be:
Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc.
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, Chief Legal Officer
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
6. Miscellaneous.
a. From and after the execution and delivery of this Assignment, the Governance Agreement shall be deemed to be assigned and assumed as herein provided (it being understood that no assignment, assumption or substitution hereunder shall be effective until immediately prior to the Split-Off (and subject to the consummation of the Split-Off)), and the Governance Agreement shall continue in full force and effect and is hereby ratified and confirmed.
b. This Assignment may be amended, modified and supplemented, and any of the provisions contained herein may be waived, only by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto or their successors and permitted assigns; provided, however, that following the Split-Off, Liberty’s execution of such amendment, modification or supplement will not be required for the effectiveness thereof, except to the extent such amendment, modification or supplement would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, an adverse effect upon Liberty.
c. Neither this Assignment nor any of the rights, interests or obligations under this Assignment will be assigned, in whole or in part, by any party hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto; provided, however, that following the Split-Off, Liberty’s consent will not be required for such assignment, except to the extent such assignment would have, or would reasonably be expected to have, an adverse effect upon Liberty. Any purported assignment without such prior written consent will be void. Subject to the preceding sentences, this Assignment will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by, the parties and their respective successors and assigns. This Assignment shall not confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other than the parties to this Assignment and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
d. This Assignment sets forth the entire agreement and understanding between the parties as to the subject matter hereof and merges and supersedes all prior representations, agreements and understandings, written or oral, of any and every nature among them, other than as set forth in the Governance Agreement.
e. This Assignment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.
f. The headings in this Assignment are for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Assignment, nor shall they affect its meaning, construction or effect.
g. This Assignment may be executed via facsimile or .pdf and in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original instrument and all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Assignment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers and made effective as of the day and year first above written.
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LEXE MARGINCO, LLC | ||
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LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION | ||
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[Signature Page to Assignment and Assumption of Governance Agreement]