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): August 20, 2008
Tree.com, Inc.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
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001-34063
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26-2414818
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(State or other
jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification
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11115
Rushmore Drive, Charlotte, NC
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28277
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(Address of principal
executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrants
telephone number, including area code: (704)
541-5351
(Former name or
former address, if changed since last report)
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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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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.
Following the close of The Nasdaq
Stock Market on August 20, 2008, IAC/InterActiveCorp (IAC) completed the
spin-off (the Spin-Off) of HSN, Inc. (HSN), Interval Leisure Group, Inc.
(ILG), Ticketmaster and Tree.com, Inc. (Tree.com, and collectively
with HSN, ILG and Ticketmaster, the Spincos) to IACs shareholders. Prior to the Spin-Off, each of the Spincos
was a wholly-owned subsidiary of IAC. In
connection with the Spin-Off, IAC and the Spincos entered into the following
agreements (collectively, the Spin-Off Agreements):
· a Separation and Distribution Agreement that sets forth the
arrangements among IAC and each of the Spincos regarding the principal
transactions necessary to separate each of the Spincos from IAC, and that
governs certain aspects of the relationship of a Spinco with IAC and the other
Spincos after the Spin-Off;
· a Tax Sharing Agreement that governs the respective rights,
responsibilities and obligations of IAC and each Spinco after the Spin-Off with
respect to tax periods ending on or before the Spin-Off, including tax
liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, tax contests and other matters
regarding income taxes, other taxes and related tax returns;
· an Employee Matters Agreement that covers a wide range of
compensation and benefit issues, including the allocation among IAC and the
Spincos of responsibility for the employment and benefit obligations and
liabilities of each companys current and former employees (and their
dependents and beneficiaries), as well as the provision of health and welfare
benefits to employees of each Spinco (the costs of which will be borne by each
Spinco) pursuant to IACs employee benefit plans through the end of 2008; and
· a Transition Services Agreement that governs the provision of
transition services among IAC and the Spincos.
The section of the prospectus dated
August 20, 2008 (the Prospectus) forming part of Post-Effective
Amendment No.1 to Tree.coms registration statement on Form S-1, as
amended (SEC File No. 333-152700) (the Registration Statement), entitled
Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsRelationships Among IAC
and the Spincos, which describes the material terms of the Spin-Off Agreements,
is incorporated herein by reference.
These descriptions are qualified by reference in their entirety to the
full text of the Spin-Off Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2,
10.3 and 10.4 to this report on Form 8-K.
Also in connection with the
Spin-Off, pursuant to a Spinco Assignment and Assumption Agreement (the Assignment
and Assumption Agreement), dated as of August 20, 2008, among Tree.com,
IAC, Liberty Media Corporation (Liberty) and a subsidiary of Liberty that
holds shares of IAC common stock and IAC Class B common stock (together
with Liberty, the Liberty Parties), Tree.com (i) assumed from IAC all
rights and obligations providing for post-Spin-Off governance and other
arrangements at Tree.com under the Spinco Agreement, dated May 13, 2008,
among IAC, Liberty and affiliates of Liberty that held shares of IAC common
stock and/or Class B common stock at the time such Spinco Agreement was
entered into and
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(ii) as required by the Spinco Agreement, entered
into a registration rights agreement with the Liberty Parties (the Registration
Rights Agreement).
The sections of the Prospectus
entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsSpinco Agreement
and Registration Rights Agreement, which describe the material terms of the
Spinco Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, respectively, are
incorporated herein by reference. These
descriptions are qualified by reference in their entirety to the full text of
the Spinco Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registration
Statement, and the Registration Rights Agreement and Assignment and Assumption
Agreement, which are filed as Exhibits 10.5 and 10.6, respectively, to this
report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 2.01. COMPLETION
OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
Item 1.01 of this
report on Form 8-K
is incorporated herein by reference. In connection with certain internal restructuring
steps implemented in contemplation of and in order for IAC to complete the
Spin-Off of Tree.com and the other Spincos, on August 20, 2008, IAC
transferred to Tree.com all of the outstanding common stock of LendingTree
Holdings Corp., which, directly and through its subsidiaries, holds ownership
interests in those entities and assets through which the businesses of Tree.com
will be conducted, and the assets of Tree.com are held, following the
completion of the Spin-Off.
ITEM 5.01. CHANGE
IN CONTROL OF THE REGISTRANT.
Item 1.01 of this
report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Prior to the completion of the Spin-Off, IAC was the sole stockholder of
Tree.com. To implement the Spin-Off, IAC
distributed all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Tree.com and the
other Spincos to holders of IAC common stock and Class B common
stock. While Mr. Barry Diller
controlled Tree.com prior to the completion of the Spin-Off indirectly through
his control of IAC, Mr. Diller no longer controls Tree.com following the
completion of the Spin-Off.
The sections of
the Prospectus entitled Certain Relationships and Related Party
TransactionsAgreements with Liberty Media Corporation and Spinco Agreement,
which describe Tree.coms post-Spin-Off governance arrangements and the
material terms of the Spinco Agreement, are incorporated herein by
reference. This description of the
Spinco Agreement is qualified by reference in its entirety to the full text of
the Spinco Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registration
Statement.
ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE
OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF
PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
Election of Members to the Tree.com Board of
Directors
Item 1.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference. On August 20, 2008, immediately
preceding the completion of the Spin-Off, the following persons were elected
members of the Tree.com Board of Directors: Peter C. Horan, Joseph Levin, Lance Melber and Steven
Ozonian.
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The sections of the Prospectus entitled Management of
Tree.comDirectors, Committees of the Board of Directors and Certain
Relationships and Related Party TransactionsSpinco AgreementRepresentation of
Liberty on the Spinco Boards of Directors are incorporated herein by
reference.
Tree.com Director Deferred Compensation Plan
On August 20, 2008, the Tree.com Board of Directors and IAC, in
its capacity as sole stockholder of Tree.com, approved the Tree.com, Inc.
Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. The section of the Prospectus entitled Management
of Tree.comDirector Compensation is incorporated herein by reference. The
description set forth in such section is qualified by reference in its entirety
to the full text of the plan, which is filed as Exhibit 10.15 to the
Registration Statement.
Equity Awards to Tree.com Directors
On August 20, 2008, the Tree.com Board of Directors and IAC, in
its capacity as sole stockholder of Tree.com, approved the Tree.com, Inc.
2008 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, (the 2008 Incentive Plan), which became
effective on August 20, 2008. The
2008 Incentive Plan is filed as Exhibit 10.7 to this report on Form 8-K. In connection with the Spin-Off, non-employee
members of the Tree.com Board of Directors (Messrs. Horan, Levin, Melber and Ozonian) were each
awarded 6,738 Tree.com restricted stock units under the 2008 Incentive Plan.
The sections of the Prospectus entitled Management of
Tree.comDirector Compensation and Description of the Stock and Annual
Incentive Plan are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 5.03. AMENDMENTS
TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR.
On August 20, 2008, Tree.com amended and restated its certificate of incorporation, effective as of that date. The section of the Prospectus entitled Description of Capital Stock of Tree.com and Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers of the Registration Statement, which include a description of the provisions of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation (the Amended and Restated Charter), are incorporated herein by reference. This description is qualified by reference in its entirety to the full text of the Amended and Restated Charter, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 to this report on Form 8-K.
On August 20, 2008,
Tree.coms Board of Directors approved the amendment and restatement of
Tree.coms by-laws, effective immediately prior to the Spin-Off. The section of the
Prospectus entitled Description of Capital Stock of Tree.com and Item
14. Indemnification of Directors and
Officers of the Registration Statement, which include a description of the
provisions of the amended
and restated by-laws (the By-Laws), are incorporated herein by
reference. This description is qualified
by reference in its entirety to the full text of the By-Laws, which are filed
as Exhibit 3.2 to this report on Form 8-K.
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ITEM 5.06. CHANGE
IN SHELL COMPANY STATUS.
Item 2.01 of this Form 8-K is incorporated herein by
reference. Following the transactions
described in Item 2.01 of this report on Form 8-K, Tree.com is no longer a
shell company, as defined in Rule 12b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934.
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 1.01 of this report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference. The financial statements and pro forma financial information required to be filed under Item 9.01 of this report on Form 8-K are included in the Prospectus. The Exhibit Index filed herewith is incorporated by reference herein.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Tree.com, Inc.
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By:
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/s/
Scott Cammarn
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Name:
Scott Cammarn
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Title: Senior
Vice President and
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General
Counsel
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Date: August 25, 2008
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EXHIBIT LIST
Exhibit No.
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Description
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3.1
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Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation ofTree.com, Inc.
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3.2
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Amended and Restated By-Laws of Tree.com, Inc.
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10.1
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Separation and
Distribution Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2008, by and among
IAC/InterActiveCorp, HSN, Inc., Interval Leisure Group, Inc.,
Ticketmaster and Tree.com, Inc.
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10.2
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Tax Sharing Agreement,
dated as of August 20, 2008, by and among IAC/InterActiveCorp,
HSN, Inc., Interval Leisure Group, Inc., Ticketmaster and
Tree.com, Inc.
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10.3
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Employee Matters
Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2008, by and among
IAC/InterActiveCorp, HSN, Inc., Interval Leisure Group, Inc.,
Ticketmaster and Tree.com, Inc.
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10.4
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Transition Services
Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2008, by and among
IAC/InterActiveCorp, HSN, Inc., Interval Leisure Group, Inc.,
Ticketmaster and Tree.com, Inc.
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10.5
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Registration Rights
Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2008, among Tree.com, Inc.,
Liberty Media Corporation and Liberty USA Holdings, LLC.
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10.6
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Spinco Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2008, among
IAC/InterActiveCorp, Tree.com, Inc., Liberty Media Corporation and
Liberty USA Holdings, LLC.
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10.7
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Tree.com, Inc.
2008 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan.
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Exhibit 3.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF
TREE.COM, INC.
Tree.com, Inc. (the Corporation),
a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware,
hereby certifies that:
1. The
original Certificate of Incorporation was filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware on April 14, 2008.
2. The
name under which the Corporation was initially incorporated is Tree.com, Inc.
3. This
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation restates and amends in its
entirety the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation.
4. This
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation was duly adopted by the Board
of Directors of the Corporation and by the sole stockholder of the Corporation
in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware (the DGCL).
5. The
text of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended
and restated, effective as of 11:59 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on August 20,
2008, to read in full as follows:
FIRST: The name of the corporation is
Tree.com, Inc. (the Corporation).
SECOND: The address of the registered office
of the Corporation in the State of Delaware is c/o National Registered Agents, Inc.,
160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, City of Dover, County of Kent, State of
Delaware 19904. The name of the
registered agent of the Corporation at that address is National Registered
Agents, Inc.
THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation
is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be
organized under the General Corporation Law of the State
of Delaware (the DGCL).
FOURTH: A. The
total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have
authority to issue is fifty-five million (55,000,000), consisting of fifty
million (50,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value one cent ($.01) per
share (the Common Stock) and five million (5,000,000) shares of Preferred
Stock, par value one cent ($.01) per share (the Preferred Stock).
B. The
board of directors (the Board) is authorized, subject to any limitations
prescribed by law, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in
series, and by filing a certificate pursuant to the applicable law of the State
of Delaware (such certificate being hereinafter referred to as a Preferred
Stock Designation), to establish from time to time the number of shares to be
included in each such series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences,
and rights of the shares of each such series and any qualifications,
limitations or restrictions thereof. The
number of authorized shares of Preferred Stock may be increased or decreased
(but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the
then-outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to vote
thereon, without a vote of the holders of the Preferred Stock, or of any series
thereof, unless a vote of any such holders is required pursuant to the terms of
any Preferred Stock Designation.
C. Each outstanding share of Common Stock shall
entitle the holder thereof to one vote on each matter properly submitted to the
stockholders of the Corporation for their vote; provided, however,
that, except as otherwise required by law, holders of Common Stock shall not be
entitled to vote on any amendment to this Certificate of Incorporation
(including any Preferred Stock Designation relating to any series of Preferred
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Stock) that
relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of Preferred
Stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or
together as a class with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote
thereon pursuant to this Certificate of Incorporation (including any Preferred
Stock Designation relating to any series of Preferred Stock).
FIFTH: The Corporation elects not to be governed
by Section 203 of the DGCL.
SIXTH: The following provisions are inserted for
the management of the business and the conduct of the affairs of the
Corporation, and for further definition, limitation and regulation of the
powers of the Corporation and of its directors and stockholders:
A. The
business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the
direction of the Board. In addition to
the powers and authority expressly conferred upon them by statute or by this
Certificate of Incorporation or the by-laws of the Corporation, the directors
are hereby empowered to exercise all such powers and do all such acts and
things as may be exercised or done by the Corporation.
B. The
directors of the Corporation need not be elected by written ballot unless the
by-laws so provide.
C. Subject
to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock, any action
required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must
be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of stockholders of the
Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in writing by such
stockholders.
D. Except
as otherwise required by law and subject to the rights of the holders
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of any series of
Preferred Stock, special meetings of the stockholders of the Corporation may be
called only by or at the direction of the Board or by a person specifically
designated with such authority by the Board.
Stockholders are not entitled to call special meetings.
SEVENTH: A. Subject
to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect
additional directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors
shall be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board pursuant to a
resolution adopted by a majority of the Board.
B. Subject to the
rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock then outstanding, newly
created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of
directors or any vacancies in the Board resulting from death, resignation,
retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause shall, unless
otherwise required by law or by resolution of the Board, be filled only by a
majority vote of the directors then in office, though less than a quorum (and
not by stockholders). Any director so chosen shall hold office
for a term expiring at the next annual meeting of stockholders and until such
directors successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or until such
directors earlier death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal
from office or other reason.
C. Advance
notice of stockholder nominations for the election of directors and of business
to be brought by stockholders before any meeting of the stockholders of the
Corporation shall be given in the manner provided in the by-laws of the
Corporation.
EIGHTH: The Board is expressly empowered to
adopt, amend or repeal by-laws of the Corporation.
NINTH: A director of the Corporation shall
not be personally liable to the
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Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (i) for any breach of the directors duty of loyalty
to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of
law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL is amended to authorize corporate
action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors,
then the liability of a director of the Corporation shall be eliminated or
limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as so amended.
Any repeal
or modification of the foregoing paragraph shall not adversely affect any right
or protection of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of such
repeal or modification.
TENTH: The Corporation reserves the right
to amend or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation
in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State of Delaware and all rights
conferred upon stockholders are granted subject to this reservation.
IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation to be executed by its duly authorized officer this 20th day of
August, 2008.
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TREE.COM, INC.
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/s/ Scott A. Cammarn
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By:
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Scott A. Cammarn
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Title:
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Corporate Secretary
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Exhibit
3.2
AMENDED
AND RESTATED BY-LAWS
OF
TREE.COM, INC.
(as of August 20, 2008)
ARTICLE I - OFFICES
Section 1. Registered Office.
The registered office of Tree.com, Inc. (the Corporation) shall
be located in the City of Dover, State of Delaware, or such other place as the
board of directors (the Board) may from time to time determine.
Section 2. Other
Offices.
The Corporation may have offices at such other places, both within and
without the State of Delaware, as the Board may from time to time determine or
the business of the Corporation may require.
ARTICLE II - STOCKHOLDERS
Section 1. Annual Meeting.
(1) An annual meeting of
the stockholders, for the election of directors to succeed those whose terms
expire and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come
before the meeting, shall be held at such place, on such date, and at such time
as the Board shall each year fix.
(2) Nominations of
persons for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be transacted
by the stockholders may be made at an annual meeting of stockholders (a) pursuant
to the Corporations proxy materials with respect to such meeting, (b) by
or at the direction of the Board, or (c) by any stockholder of record of
the Corporation (the Record Stockholder) at the time of the giving of the
notice required in the following paragraph, who is
entitled to vote at the meeting and who has complied with the notice
procedures set forth in this section.
For the avoidance of doubt, clause (c) above shall be the exclusive
means for a stockholder to make nominations and propose business (other than
business included in the Corporations proxy materials pursuant to Rule 14a-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (such act, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, the Exchange Act)) before an annual
meeting of stockholders.
(3) For nominations or
business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a Record
Stockholder pursuant to clause (c) of the foregoing paragraph, (A) the
Record Stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the
Secretary of the Corporation, (B) any such business must be a proper
matter for stockholder action under Delaware law, and (C) the Record
Stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf any such proposal
or nomination is made, must have acted in accordance with the representations
set forth in the Solicitation Statement required by these By-Laws. To be timely, a Record Stockholders notice
shall be received by the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not less than 60 or more than 90 days prior to the first
anniversary (the Anniversary) of the date for the preceding years annual
meeting of stockholders; provided, however, that if the date of the annual
meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to or delayed by more than 30 days
after the anniversary of the preceding years annual meeting, or if the
Corporation did not hold an annual meeting during the preceding year, notice by
the Record Stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not later than the
close of business on the later of (i) the 90th day prior to such annual
meeting or (ii) the 10th day following the day on which public
announcement of the date of such meeting is first made. Such Record Stockholders notice shall set
forth:
(a) if such notice pertains to the nomination of directors, as to
each person whom the
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Record Stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a
director all information relating to such person as would be required to be
disclosed in solicitations of proxies for the election of such nominees as
directors pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act, and such persons
written consent to serve as a director if elected;
(b) as to any business that the Record Stockholder proposes to
bring before the meeting, a brief description of such business, the reasons for
conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such
business of such Record Stockholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose
behalf the proposal is made; and
(c) as to the Record Stockholder giving the notice and the
beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the nomination or proposal is made
(i) the name and address of such Record Stockholder, as they
appear on the Corporations books, and of such beneficial owner,
(ii) (A) the class, series, and number of shares of the
Corporation that are owned beneficially and of record by such Record Stockholder
and such beneficial owner, (B) any option, warrant, convertible
security, stock appreciation right, or similar right with an exercise or
conversion privilege or a settlement payment or mechanism at a price related to
any class or series of shares of the Corporation or with a value derived in
whole or in part from the value of any class or series of shares of the
Corporation, whether or not such instrument or right shall be subject to
settlement in the underlying class or series of capital stock of the
Corporation or otherwise (a Derivative Instrument) directly or indirectly
owned beneficially by such stockholder and any other direct or indirect
opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any increase or
decrease in the value of shares of the
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Corporation, (C) any proxy, contract, arrangement, understanding,
or relationship pursuant o which such stockholder has a right to vote any
shares of any security of the Company, (D) any short interest in any
security of the Company (for purposes of this By-law a person shall be deemed
to have a short interest in a security if such person directly or indirectly,
through any contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or otherwise,
has the opportunity to profit or share in any profit derived from any decrease
in the value of the subject security), (E) any rights to dividends on the
shares of the Corporation owned beneficially by such stockholder that are
separated or separable from the underlying shares of the Corporation, (F) any
proportionate interest in shares of the Corporation or Derivative Instruments
held, directly or indirectly, by a general or limited partnership in which such
stockholder is a general partner or, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns
an interest in a general partner and (G) any performance-related fees
(other than an asset-based fee) that such stockholder is entitled to based on
any increase or decrease in the value of shares of the Corporation or
Derivative Instruments, if any, as of the date of such notice, including
without limitation any such interests held by members of such stockholders
immediate family sharing the same household (which information shall be
supplemented by such stockholder and beneficial owner, if any, not later than
10 days after the record date for the meeting to disclose such ownership as of
the record date) and
(iii) a statement whether or not such Record Stockholder or
beneficial owner will deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders
of, in the case of a proposal, at least the percentage of voting power of all
of the shares of capital stock
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of the Corporation required under applicable law to carry the proposal
or, in the case of a nomination or nominations, at least the percentage of
voting power of all of the shares of capital stock of the Corporation
reasonably believed by such Record Stockholder or beneficial holder to be
sufficient to elect the nominee or nominees proposed to be nominated by such
Record Stockholder (such statement, a Solicitation Statement).
(4) Notwithstanding
anything in the second sentence of the third paragraph of this Section 1
to the contrary, in the event that the number of directors to be elected to the
Board is increased and there is no public announcement naming all of the
nominees for director or specifying the size of the increased Board made by the
Corporation at least 55 days prior to the Anniversary, a Record Stockholders
notice required by this By-Law 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 10th day following the
day on which such public announcement is first made by the Corporation.
(5) A person shall not
be eligible for election or re-election as a director at an annual meeting
unless (i) the person is nominated by a Record Stockholder in accordance
with Section 1(2)(c) or (ii) the person is nominated by or at
the direction of the Board. Only such
business shall be conducted at an annual meeting of stockholders as shall have
been brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in
this section. The chairman of the
meeting shall have the power and the duty to determine whether a nomination or
any business proposed to be brought before the meeting has been made in
accordance with the procedures set forth in these By-Laws and, if any proposed
nomination or business is not in compliance with these
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By-Laws, to declare that such defectively proposed business or
nomination shall not be presented for stockholder action at the meeting and
shall be disregarded.
(6) For purposes of
these By-Laws, public announcement shall mean disclosure in a press release
reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or a comparable
national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with
the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of
the Exchange Act.
(7) Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section 1, a stockholder shall also comply
with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 1. Nothing in this Section 1 shall be
deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals
in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the
Exchange Act.
Section 2. Special Meetings.
(1) Special meetings of
the stockholders, other than those required by statute, may be called at any
time only by or at the direction of the Board or by a person specifically
designated with such authority by the Board.
The Board may postpone or reschedule any previously scheduled special
meeting. Stockholders are not entitled to call special meetings.
(2) Only such business
shall be conducted at a special meeting of stockholders as shall have been
brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporations notice of
meeting. Nominations of persons for
election to the Board may be made at a special meeting of stockholders at which
directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporations notice of meeting (a) by
or at the direction of the Board or (b) by any stockholder of record of
the Corporation who is a stockholder of record at the time of giving of notice
provided for in this paragraph, who shall be entitled to vote at the meeting
and who complies with the notice procedures set forth in Section 1 of this
Article II.
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Nominations by stockholders of persons for election to the Board may be
made at such a special meeting of stockholders only if the stockholders notice
required by the third paragraph of Section 1 of this Article II shall
be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the
Corporation not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day
prior to such special meeting or the 10th 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 to be elected at such meeting. A person shall not be eligible for election
or reelection as a director at a special meeting unless the person is nominated
(i) by or at the direction of the Board or (ii) by a Record
Stockholder in accordance with the notice procedures set forth in Section 1
of this Article II.
(3) Notwithstanding the
foregoing provisions of this Section 2, a stockholder shall also comply
with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder with respect to matters set forth in this Section 2. Nothing in this Section 2 shall be
deemed to affect any rights of stockholders to request inclusion of proposals
in the Corporations proxy statement pursuant to Rule 14a-8 under the
Exchange Act.
Section 3. Notice of Meetings.
Notice of the place, if any, date, and time of all meetings of the
stockholders, and the means of remote communications, if any, by which
stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at
such meeting, shall be given, not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty
(60) days before the date on which the meeting is to be held, to each
stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting, except as otherwise provided
herein or required by law (meaning, here and hereinafter, as required from time
to time by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL), a national
securities exchange, or the Certificate of Incorporation of the
Corporation). Meetings may be held
without notice if all stockholders entitled to vote are present (unless any
such
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stockholders are present for the purpose of objecting to the meeting as
lawfully called or convened), or if notice is waived by those not present. Any previously scheduled meeting of the
stockholders may be postponed, and (unless the Certificate of Incorporation
otherwise provides) any special meeting of the stockholders may be canceled, by
resolution of the Board upon public notice given prior to the time previously
scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.
When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, notice need not
be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof, and
the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and
proxyholders 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;
provided, however, that if the date of any adjourned meeting is more than
thirty (30) days after the date for which the meeting was originally noticed, or
if a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, notice of the place,
if any, date, and time of the adjourned meeting and the means of remote
communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxyholders may be deemed to
be present in person and vote at such adjourned meeting, shall be given in
conformity herewith. At any adjourned
meeting, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the
original meeting.
Section 4. Quorum.
At any meeting of the stockholders, the holders of a majority of the
voting power of all of the shares of the stock entitled to vote at the meeting,
present in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum for all purposes,
unless or except to the extent that the presence of a larger number may be required
by law. Where a separate vote by a class
or classes or series is required, a majority of the voting power of the shares
of such class or classes or series present in person or represented by proxy
shall constitute a quorum entitled to take action with respect to that vote on
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that matter.
If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting, (a) the chairman of
the meeting or (b) the
holders of a majority of the voting power of all of the shares of the stock present
in person or by proxy may adjourn the meeting to another place, if any,
date, or time.
Section 5. Organization.
Such person as the Board may have designated or, in the absence of such
a person, the Chairman of the Board or, in his or her absence, such person as
may be chosen by the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares
entitled to vote who are present, in person or by proxy, shall call to order
any meeting of the stockholders and act as chairman of the meeting. The Board may adopt by resolution such rules or
regulations for the conduct of meetings of stockholders as it shall deem
appropriate. Except to the extent
inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board, the
chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to
prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in
the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the
meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board or
prescribed by the chairman, may include, without limitation, the following: (a) the
establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (b) rules and
procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present;
(c) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to
stockholders of record, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such
other persons as the chairman shall permit; (d) restrictions on entry to
the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof, and (e) limitations
on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants. In the absence of the Secretary of the
Corporation, the secretary of the meeting shall be such person as the chairman
of the meeting appoints.
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Section 6. Conduct of Business.
The chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall determine the order
of business and the procedure at the meeting, including such regulation of the
manner of voting and the conduct of discussion as seem to him or her in
order. The chairman shall have the power
to adjourn the meeting to another place, if any, date and time. The date and time of the opening and closing
of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at the
meeting shall be announced at the meeting.
Section 7. Proxies and Voting.
At any meeting of the stockholders, every stockholder entitled to vote
may vote in person or by proxy authorized by an instrument in writing or by a
transmission permitted by law filed in accordance with the procedure
established for the meeting. Any copy,
facsimile telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or
transmission created pursuant to this paragraph may be substituted or used in
lieu of the original writing or transmission for any and all purposes for which
the original writing or transmission could be used, provided that such copy,
facsimile telecommunication or other reproduction shall be a complete
reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.
The Corporation may, and to the extent required by law, shall, in
advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act
at the meeting and make a written report thereof. The Corporation may designate one or more
alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate is able to act
at a meeting of stockholders, the person presiding at the meeting may, and to
the extent required by law, shall, appoint one or more inspectors to act at the
meeting. Each inspector, before entering
upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully
to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality
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and according to the best of his or her ability. Every vote taken by ballots shall be counted
by a duly appointed inspector or inspectors.
All elections shall be determined by a plurality of the votes cast, and
except as otherwise required by law, all other matters shall be determined by a
majority of the votes cast affirmatively or negatively.
Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock,
any action required or permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the
Corporation must be effected at a duly called annual or special meeting of
stockholders of the Corporation and may not be effected by any consent in
writing by such stockholders.
Section 8. Stock List.
A complete list of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders,
arranged in alphabetical order for each class of stock and showing the address
of each such stockholder and the number of shares registered in his or her
name, shall be open to the examination of any such stockholder for a period of
at least 10 days prior to the meeting in the manner provided by law.
The stock list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder
during the whole time of the meeting as provided by law. This list shall presumptively determine the
identity of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting and the number of
shares held by each of them.
ARTICLE III - BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
Section 1. Number, Election and
Term of Directors.
Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock
to elect directors under specified circumstances, the number of directors shall
be fixed from time to time exclusively by the Board pursuant to a resolution
adopted by a majority of the Board.
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Section 2. Newly Created
Directorships and Vacancies.
Subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock
then outstanding, newly created directorships resulting from any increase in
the authorized number of directors or any vacancies in the Board resulting from
death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other
cause shall, unless otherwise required by law or by resolution of the Board, be
filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, though less
than a quorum (and not by stockholders).
No decrease in the number of authorized directors shall shorten the term
of any incumbent director.
Section 3. Regular Meetings.
Regular meetings of the Board shall be held at such place or places, on
such date or dates, and at such time or times as shall have been established by
the Board and publicized among all directors.
Section 4. Special Meetings.
Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairman of the
Board, the CEO or by a majority of the Board and shall be held at such place,
on such date, and at such time as they or he or she shall fix. Notice of the place, date, and time of each
such special meeting shall be given to each director by whom it is not waived
by mailing written notice not less than five (5) days before the meeting
or by telephone or by telegraphing or telexing or by facsimile or electronic
transmission of the same not less than twenty-four (24) hours before the
meeting. Unless otherwise indicated in
the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special
meeting. A meeting may be held at any
time without notice if all the directors are present or if those not present
waive notice of the meeting in accordance with Section 2 of Article VII
of these By-Laws.
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Section 5. Quorum.
At any meeting of the Board, a majority of the total number of
directors shall constitute a quorum for all purposes. If a quorum shall fail to attend any meeting,
a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting to another place, date, or
time, without further notice or waiver thereof.
Section 6. Participation in Meetings By Conference
Telephone.
Members of the Board, or of any committee thereof, may participate in a
meeting of such Board or committee by means of conference telephone or other
communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the
meeting can hear each other and such participation shall constitute presence in
person at such meeting.
Section 7. Conduct of Business.
At any meeting of the Board, business shall be transacted in such order
and manner as the Board may from time to time determine, and all matters shall
be determined by the vote of a majority of the directors present, except as
otherwise provided herein or required by law.
Action may be taken by the Board without a meeting if all members
thereof consent thereto in writing or by electronic transmission, and the
writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with
the minutes of proceedings of the Board.
Such filing shall be in paper form if the minutes are maintained in
paper form and shall be in electronic form if the minutes are maintained in
electronic form.
Section 8. Compensation
of Directors.
Unless otherwise restricted by the certificate of incorporation, the
Board shall have the authority to fix the compensation of the directors. The directors may be paid their expenses, if
any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board and may be paid a fixed sum for
attendance at each meeting of the Board or paid a stated salary or paid other
compensation as a director. No such
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payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any
other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of special or standing committees may
be allowed compensation for such service.
ARTICLE IV COMMITTEES; CONDUCT OF BUSINESS;
CHAIRMAN
Section 1. Committees of the Board.
The Board may from time to time designate committees of the Board, with
such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at
the pleasure of the Board and shall, for those committees and any others
provided for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or
members, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who
may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the
committee. In the absence or
disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his
or her place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and
not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or she or they constitute a
quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board to act at the
meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member.
Section 2. Conduct of Business.
Each committee may determine the procedural rules for meeting and
conducting its business and shall act in accordance therewith, except as
otherwise provided herein or required by law.
Adequate provision shall be made for notice to members of all meetings;
one-third (1/3) of the members, but never less than two members, shall
constitute a quorum, unless the committee shall consist of one (1) member,
in which event one (1) member shall constitute a quorum; and all matters
shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present. Action may be taken by any committee without
a meeting if all members thereof consent thereto in writing or by electronic
transmission, and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or
transmissions are filed with
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the minutes of the proceedings of such committee. Such filing shall be
in paper form if the minutes are maintained in paper form and shall be in electronic
form if the minutes are maintained in electronic form.
Section 3. Chairman of the Board.
The Board may elect one of its members to be Chairman of the Board and
may fill any vacancy in the position of Chairman of the Board at such time and
in such manner as the Board shall determine.
The Chairman of the Board may but need not be an officer of or employed
by the Corporation. Unless the
resolutions appointing the Chairman of the Board specify that the Chairman of
the Board shall be an officer, the Chairman of the Board shall not be an
officer. The Chairman of the Board, if
such be elected, shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board and
exercise and perform such other powers and duties as be from time to time
assigned to him by the Board.
ARTICLE V OFFICERS
Section 1. Generally.
The Corporation shall have a Chief Executive Officer (the CEO), a
Secretary, a Treasurer and such other officers as may from time to time be
appointed by the Board, all of whom shall perform such duties as from time to
time may be prescribed by the Board. Any
two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person. Officers shall be elected by the Board, which
shall consider that subject at its first meeting after every annual meeting of
stockholders. Each officer shall hold
office until his or her successor is elected and qualified or until his or her
earlier resignation or removal. Any
number of offices may be held by the same person. The salaries of officers elected by the Board
shall be fixed from time to time by the Board or by such officers as
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may be designated by resolution of the Board.
Section 2. The Chief Executive Officer.
Subject to the provisions of these By-laws and to the direction of the
Board, the CEO shall have the responsibility for the general management and
control of the business and affairs of the Corporation and shall perform all
duties and have all powers which are commonly incident to the office of chief
executive or which are delegated to him or her by the Board. He or she shall have power to sign all stock
certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are
authorized and shall have general supervision and direction of all of the other
officers, employees and agents of the Corporation.
Section 3. President.
The Board or the CEO may elect a President of the Corporation to have
such duties and responsibilities as from time to time may be assigned to him by
the CEO or the Board. He or she shall
have general responsibility for the management and control of the operations of
the Corporation and shall perform all duties and have all powers which are
commonly incident to the office of chief operating officer or which are
delegated to him or her by the Board or the CEO. Subject to the direction of the Board and the
Chairman of the Board, the President shall have power to sign all stock
certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are
authorized, and to all acts which are authorized by the CEO or the Board, and
shall, in general, have such other duties and responsibilities as are assigned
consistent with the authority of President of a corporation.
Section 4. Chief Financial Officer.
The Chief Financial Officer (if any) shall act in an executive
financial capacity. He shall assist the CEO and the President, if any, in the
general supervision of the Corporations financial policies and affairs. Subject to the direction of the Board and the
Chairman of the Board,
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the Chief Financial Officer shall have the power to sign all stock
certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation which are
authorized and shall, in general, have such other duties and responsibilities
as are assigned consistently with the authority of a Chief Financial Officer of
a corporation.
Section 5. Vice Presidents.
The Board or the CEO may from time to time name one or more Vice
Presidents that may include the designation of Executive Vice Presidents or
Senior Vice Presidents all of whom shall perform such duties as from time to
time may be assigned to him by the CEO or the Board.
Section 6. Treasurer.
The Treasurer shall have the responsibility for maintaining the
financial records of the Corporation. He
or she shall make such disbursements of the funds of the Corporation as are
authorized and shall render from time to time an account of all such
transactions and of the financial condition of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall also perform such other
duties as the Board may from time to time prescribe.
Section 7. Secretary.
The Secretary shall issue all authorized notices for, and shall keep
minutes of, all meetings of the stockholders and the Board. He or she shall have charge of the corporate
books and shall perform such other duties as the Board may from time to time
prescribe.
Section 8. Delegation of Authority.
The Board may from time to time delegate the powers or duties of any
officer to any other officers or agents, notwithstanding any provision hereof.
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Section 9. Removal.
Any officer of the Corporation may be removed at any time, with or
without cause, by the Board.
ARTICLE VI - STOCK
Section 1. Certificates of Stock.
The stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates,
provided that the Board may provide by resolution for any or all of the stock
to be uncertificated shares. Each holder
of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to a certificate signed
by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman or President, if any (or
any Vice President), and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the
Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, certifying the number of shares owned by
him or her. Any or all of the signatures
on the certificate may be by facsimile. In case any officer who has signed or whose
facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be
such officer before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the
Corporation with the same effect as if he or she were such officer at the date
of issue.
Section 2. Record Date.
In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled
to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or to receive payment
of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or 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 may, except as otherwise required
by law, fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on
which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and which record date
shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the
date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the
time for such other action as hereinbefore described; provided, however, that
if no record date is fixed by the Board, the record date for determining
stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a
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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, for determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any
dividend or other distribution or allotment of rights or to exercise any rights
of change, conversion or exchange of stock or for any other purpose, the record
date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board adopts a
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 may fix a new record date for the
adjourned meeting.
Section 3. Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.
In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of
stock, another may be issued in its place pursuant to such regulations as the
Board may establish concerning proof of such loss, theft or destruction and
concerning the giving of a satisfactory bond or bonds of indemnity. When authorizing such issue of new
certificate(s), the Board may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent
to the issuance thereof, require the owner of the lost or destroyed
certificate(s), or such owners legal representative, to advertise the same in
such manner as it shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such
sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against
the Corporation with respect to the certificate(s) alleged to have been
lost or destroyed.
Section 4. Regulations.
The issue, transfer, conversion and registration of certificates of
stock shall be governed by such other regulations as the Board may establish.
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ARTICLE VII - NOTICES
Section 1. Notices.
If mailed, notice to stockholders shall be deemed given when deposited
in the mail, postage prepaid, directed to the stockholder at such stockholders
address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. Without limiting the manner by which notice
otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders
may be given by electronic transmission in the manner provided in Section 232
of the DGCL.
Section 2. Waivers.
A written waiver of any notice, signed by a stockholder or director, or
waiver by electronic transmission by such person, whether given before or after
the time of the event for which notice is to be given, shall be deemed
equivalent to the notice required to be given to such person. Neither the business nor the purpose of any
meeting need be specified in such a waiver.
Attendance at any meeting shall constitute waiver of notice except
attendance for the sole purpose of objecting to the transaction of business
because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.
ARTICLE VIII - MISCELLANEOUS
Section 1. Facsimile Signatures.
In addition to the provisions for use of facsimile signatures elsewhere
specifically authorized in these By-laws, facsimile signatures of any officer
or officers of the Corporation may be used whenever and as authorized by the
Board or a committee thereof.
Section 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,
Delaware. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be
impressed or affixed or otherwise reproduced.
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Section 3. Reliance upon Books, Reports and Records.
Each director, each member of any committee designated by the Board,
and each officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her
duties, be fully protected in relying in good faith upon the books of account
or other records of the Corporation and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Corporation by any of its officers or
employees, or committees of the Board so designated, or by any other person as
to matters which such director or committee member reasonably believes are
within such other persons professional or expert competence and who has been
selected with reasonable care by or on behalf of the Corporation.
Section 4. Fiscal Year.
The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board.
Section 5. Time Periods.
In applying any provision of these By-laws which requires that an act
be done or not be done a specified number of days prior to an event or that an
act be done during a period of a specified number of days prior to an event,
calendar days shall be used, the day of the doing of the act shall be excluded,
and the day of the event shall be included.
ARTICLE IX - INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND
OFFICERS
Section 1. Indemnification.
(A) Each person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be
made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (hereinafter a
proceeding), by reason of the fact that he or a person of whom he is the
legal representative is or was, at any time during which this By-Law is in
effect (whether or not such person continues to serve in such capacity at the
time any indemnification or payment of expenses pursuant hereto is sought or at
the time any proceeding relating thereto exists or is
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brought), a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was at any
such time serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer or
trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans
maintained or sponsored by the Corporation (each such person, an indemnitee),
whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in an official capacity
as a director, officer or trustee or in any other capacity while serving as a
director, officer or trustee, shall be indemnified and held harmless by the
Corporation to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL as the same exists or
may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the
extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader
indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior
to such amendment), against all expense, liability and loss (including
attorneys fees, judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes or penalties and amounts
paid or to be paid in settlement) reasonably incurred or suffered by such
indemnitee in connection therewith and such indemnification shall continue as
to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer or trustee and shall inure
to the benefit of his heirs, executors and administrators; provided,
however, that except as provided in paragraph (C) of this By-Law,
the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee seeking indemnification in
connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee
only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board. The
right to indemnification conferred in this By-Law shall include the right to be
paid by the Corporation the expenses (including attorneys fees) incurred in
defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition, such
advances to be paid by the Corporation within twenty (20) days after the
receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from the claimant
requesting such advance or advances from time to time; provided, however, that if the DGCL requires, the
payment of such expenses incurred by an indemnitee in his capacity as a director
or officer (and not in any other
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capacity in which service was or is rendered by such indemnitee while a
director or officer, including, without limitation, service to an employee
benefit plan) shall be made only upon delivery to the Corporation of an
undertaking (hereinafter, the undertaking) by or on behalf of such
indemnitee, to repay all amounts so advanced if it shall ultimately be
determined by final judicial decision from which there is no further right of
appeal (a final disposition) that such indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified for such expenses under this By-Law or otherwise. The rights
conferred upon indemnitees in this By-Law shall be contract rights that vest at
the time of such persons service to or at the request of the Corporation and
such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has ceased to be a director,
officer or trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitees heirs,
executors and administrators.
(B) To obtain indemnification under this By-Law, a claimant
shall submit to the Corporation a written request, including therein or
therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to the
claimant and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent
the claimant is entitled to indemnification. Upon written request by a claimant
for indemnification pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph (B), a
determination, if required by applicable law, with respect to the claimants
entitlement thereto shall be made as follows: (i) by the Board by a
majority vote of the Disinterested Directors (as hereinafter defined), even
though less than a quorum, or (ii) by a committee of Disinterested
Directors designated by majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, even
though less than a quorum, or (iii) if there are no Disinterested
Directors or the Disinterested Directors so direct, by Independent Counsel in a
written opinion to the Board, a copy of which shall be delivered to the claimant,
or (iv) if a quorum of Disinterested Directors so directs, by the
stockholders of the Corporation. If it is so determined that the claimant is
entitled to indemnification, payment to the claimant shall be made within 10
days after such
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determination.
(C) If a claim under paragraph (A) of this
By-Law is not paid in full by the Corporation within thirty (30) days after a
written claim pursuant to paragraph (B) of this By-Law has been received
by the Corporation (except in the case of a claim for advancement of expenses,
for which the applicable period is twenty (20) days), the claimant may at any
time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount
of the claim and, if successful in whole or in part, the claimant shall be
entitled to be paid also the expense of prosecuting such claim. It shall be a defense to any such action
(other than an action brought to enforce a claim for expenses incurred in
defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition where the required
undertaking, if any is required, has been tendered to the Corporation) that the
claimant has not met the standard of conduct which makes it permissible under
the DGCL for the Corporation to indemnify the claimant for the amount claimed,
but the burden of proving such defense shall be on the Corporation. Neither the
failure of the Corporation (including the Disinterested Directors, Independent
Counsel or stockholders) to have made a determination prior to the commencement
of such action that indemnification of the claimant is proper in the
circumstances because he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth
in the DGCL, nor an actual determination by the Corporation (including the
Disinterested Directors, Independent Counsel or stockholders) that the claimant
has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall be a defense to the action
or create a presumption that the claimant has not met the applicable standard
of conduct.
(D) If a determination shall have been made pursuant to
paragraph (B) of this By-Law that the claimant is entitled to
indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by such determination in any
judicial proceeding commenced pursuant to paragraph (C) of this By-Law.
(E) The Corporation shall be precluded from asserting in
any judicial proceeding
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commenced pursuant to paragraph (C) of this By-Law that the
procedures and presumptions of this By-Law are not valid, binding and
enforceable and shall stipulate in such proceeding that the Corporation is
bound by all the provisions of this By-Law.
(F) The right to indemnification and the payment of
expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition
conferred in this By-Law (i) shall not be exclusive of any other right
which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of
the Certificate of Incorporation, By-Laws, agreement, vote of stockholders or
Disinterested Directors or otherwise and (ii) cannot be terminated by the
Corporation, the Board or the stockholders of the Corporation with respect to a
persons service prior to the date of such termination. Any amendment,
modification, alteration or repeal of this By-Law that in any way diminishes,
limits, restricts, adversely affects or eliminates any right of an indemnitee
or his successors to indemnification, advancement of expenses or otherwise
shall be prospective only and shall not in any way diminish, limit, restrict,
adversely affect or eliminate any such right with respect to any actual or
alleged state of facts, occurrence, action or omission then or previously
existing, or any action, suit or proceeding previously or thereafter brought or
threatened based in whole or in part upon any such actual or alleged state of
facts, occurrence, action or omission.
(G) The Corporation may grant rights to indemnification,
and rights to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending any
proceeding in advance of its final disposition, to any current or former
employee or agent of the Corporation to the fullest extent of the provisions of
this By-Law with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of
current or former directors and officers of the Corporation.
(H) If any provision or provisions of this By-Law shall be
held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (1) the
validity, legality and enforceability of the
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remaining provisions of this By-Law (including, without limitation,
each portion of any paragraph of this By-Law containing any such provision held
to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself held to be invalid,
illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby;
and (2) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this By-Law
(including, without limitation, each such portion of any paragraph of this
By-Law containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested
by the provision held invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
(I) For purposes of this By-Law:
(i)
Disinterested Director means a director of the Corporation who is not and was
not a party to the matter in respect of which indemnification is sought by the
claimant.
(ii)
Independent Counsel means a law firm, a member of a law firm, or an
independent practitioner, selected by the Disinterested Directors (if such
Disinterested Directors so exist), that is experienced in matters of
corporation law and shall include any person who, under the applicable standards
of professional conduct then prevailing, would not have a conflict of interest
in representing either the Corporation or the claimant in an action to
determine the claimants rights under this By-Law.
(J) Any notice, request or other communication required or
permitted to be given to the Corporation under this By-Law shall be in writing
and either delivered in person or sent by telecopy, telex, telegram, overnight
mail or courier service, or certified or registered mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested, to the Secretary of the Corporation and shall be
effective only upon receipt by the Secretary.
Section 2. Insurance.
The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect
itself and any
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current or former director, officer, employee or agent of the
Corporation and any current or former director, officer, trustee, employee or
agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, including any person who serves or served in any such capacity with
respect to any employee benefit plan maintained or sponsored by the
Corporation, against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the
Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense,
liability or loss under the DGCL.
ARTICLE X - AMENDMENTS
In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law,
the Board is expressly authorized to adopt, amend and repeal these By-Laws
subject to the power of the holders of capital stock of the Corporation to
adopt, amend or repeal the By-Laws.
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Exhibit 10.1
SEPARATION AND
DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
by and among
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP,
HSN, INC.,
INTERVAL LEISURE
GROUP, INC.,
TICKETMASTER
and
TREE.COM, INC.
DATED AS OF AUGUST
20, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
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INTERPRETATION
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1.01.
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Definitions
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1.02.
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Schedules
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1.03.
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Effective Time; Suspension
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ARTICLE II
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THE SEPARATION
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2.01.
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Separation
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2.02.
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Implementation
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2.03.
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Transfer of Spun Assets;
Assumption of Spun Liabilities
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2.04.
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TM Assets
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2.05.
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Interval Assets
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2.06.
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HSN Assets
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2.07.
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Tree Assets
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2.08.
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Deferred Spun Assets
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2.09.
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Excluded Assets
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2.10.
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Liabilities
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2.11.
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Third Party Consents and
Government Approvals
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2.12.
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Preservation of Agreements
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2.13.
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Ancillary Agreements
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2.14.
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Resignations
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2.15.
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Cooperation
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2.16.
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Intercompany Accounts Among
Groups
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2.17.
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Disclaimer of Representations
and Warranties
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ARTICLE III
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DEFERRED SEPARATION TRANSACTIONS
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3.01.
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Deferred Transfer Assets
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3.02.
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Unreleased Liabilities
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3.03.
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No Additional Consideration
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ARTICLE IV
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COVENANTS
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4.01.
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General Covenants
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4.02.
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Covenants of the Spincos
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4.03.
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Spinco Common Stock Escrow
Accounts
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4.04.
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Cash Balance True-Ups
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4.05.
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Non-Solicitation
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ARTICLE V
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THE DISTRIBUTION
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5.01.
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Conditions to the
Distribution
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5.02.
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Distribution of Spinco Common
Stock
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5.03.
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Fractional Shares
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5.04.
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Actions in Connection with
the Distributions
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5.05
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Treatment of Integrated
Warrant
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ARTICLE VI
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MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION
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6.01.
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Release of Pre-Distribution
Claims
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6.02.
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Indemnification by Spincos
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6.03.
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Indemnification by IAC
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6.04.
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Procedures for
Indemnification of Third Party Claims
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6.05.
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Procedures for
Indemnification of Direct Claims
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6.06.
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Adjustments to Liabilities
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6.07.
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Payments
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6.08.
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Contribution
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6.09.
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Remedies Cumulative
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6.10.
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Survival of Indemnities
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6.11.
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Shared Liabilities
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ARTICLE VII
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INSURANCE
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7.01.
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Insurance Matters
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ARTICLE VIII
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EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
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8.01.
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Agreement for Exchange of
Information; Archives
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49
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8.02.
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Ownership of Information
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8.03.
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Compensation for Providing
Information
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8.04.
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Record Retention
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8.05.
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Other Agreements Providing
for Exchange of Information
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8.06.
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Production of Witnesses;
Records; Cooperation
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8.07.
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Confidentiality
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8.08.
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Protective Arrangements
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8.09.
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Disclosure of Third Party
Information
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ARTICLE IX
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DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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9.01.
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Interpretation; Agreement to
Resolve Disputes
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9.02.
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Dispute Resolution; Mediation
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9.03.
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Arbitration
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9.04.
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Costs
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9.05.
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Continuity of Service and
Performance
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ARTICLE X
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FURTHER ASSURANCES
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10.01
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Further Assurances
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ARTICLE XI
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CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
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11.01.
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Auditors and Audits; Annual
and Quarterly Financial Statements and Accounting
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ARTICLE XII
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SOLE DISCRETION OF IAC; TERMINATION
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12.01.
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Sole Discretion of IAC
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12.02.
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Termination
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ARTICLE XIII
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MISCELLANEOUS
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13.01.
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Limitation of Liability
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13.02.
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Counterparts
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13.03.
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Entire Agreement
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13.04.
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Construction
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13.05.
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Signatures
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13.06.
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Assignability
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13.07.
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Third Party Beneficiaries
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13.08.
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Payment Terms
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13.09.
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Governing Law
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13.10.
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Notices
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13.11.
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Severability
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13.12.
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Publicity
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13.13.
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Survival of Covenants
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13.14.
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Waivers of Default; Conflicts
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64
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13.15.
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Amendments
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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT,
dated as of AUGUST 20, 2008, is entered into by and among IAC/InterActiveCorp,
a Delaware corporation (IAC), HSN, Inc., a Delaware corporation
and wholly owned subsidiary of IAC (HSN Spinco), Interval Leisure
Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of IAC (Interval
Spinco), Ticketmaster, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary
of IAC (TM Spinco), and Tree.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation
and wholly owned subsidiary of IAC (Tree Spinco; together with TM
Spinco, Interval Spinco and HSN Spinco, the Spincos; the Spincos and
IAC, collectively, the Separate-cos or Parties).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, IAC, acting through its direct and
indirect Subsidiaries, currently conducts a number of businesses, including (i) the
Ticketing Business (as defined herein), (ii) the Vacations Business (as
defined herein), (iii) the Retailing Business (as defined herein), (iv) the
Lending and Real Estate Business (as defined herein) (together with the
Ticketing Business, the Vacations Business and the Retailing Business, the Spun
Businesses) and (v) the Remaining Business (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of IAC (the IAC
Board) has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best
interests of IAC and its stockholders to separate IAC into five publicly-traded
companies (the Separation): (i) TM Spinco, which following the
Separation will own and conduct, directly or indirectly, the Ticketing
Business, (ii) Interval Spinco, which following the Separation will own
and conduct, directly or indirectly, the Vacations Business, (iii) HSN
Spinco, which following the Separation will own and conduct, directly or
indirectly, the Retailing Business, (iv) Tree Spinco, which following the
Separation will own and conduct, directly or indirectly, the Lending and Real
Estate Business, and (v) IAC, which following the Separation will own and
conduct, directly or indirectly, the Remaining Business;
WHEREAS, following the merger on August 8,
2008 of a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC with and into IAC, the outstanding
shares of capital stock of IAC consist solely of common stock, par value $0.001
per share, of IAC ( IAC Common Stock) and Class B common stock,
par value $0.001 per share, of IAC (IAC Class B Common Stock);
WHEREAS, in order to effect the Separation,
the IAC Board has determined that it is appropriate, desirable and in the best
interests of IAC and its stockholders: (i) for IAC and its Subsidiaries to
enter into a series of transactions as set forth in the Transactions Memorandum
dated of even date herewith (the Transactions Memo) as a result of
which one or more members of each Group (as defined herein) will, collectively,
own all of such Groups Corresponding Assets (as defined herein) and assume (or
retain) all of such Groups Corresponding Liabilities (as defined herein); and,
thereafter (ii) for IAC to distribute to the holders of IAC Common Stock
and the holders of IAC Class B Common Stock (in each case without
consideration being paid by such stockholders), on a pro rata basis, all of the
issued and
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outstanding
shares of Spinco Common Stock (as defined herein) of each Spinco;
WHEREAS, each of the Separate-cos has
determined that it is necessary and desirable, on or prior to the Effective
Time (as defined herein), to allocate and transfer to the applicable Group
those Assets, and to allocate and assign to the applicable Group responsibility
for those Liabilities, in respect of the activities of the Corresponding
Businesses (as defined herein) of such Group;
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties
that each of the Distributions (as defined herein) qualify as a transaction
that is generally tax free for United States federal income tax purposes under
Sections 355 and/or 368(a)(1)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code);
WHEREAS, in connection with the
Distributions, each of HSN Spinco and/or its Subsidiaries, Interval Spinco
and/or its Subsidiaries and TM Spinco and/or its Subsidiaries will, subject to
the terms and provisions of this Agreement, enter into separate credit
facilities and/or issue new debt securities, all or a portion of the cash
proceeds of borrowings under which shall be distributed to IAC;
WHEREAS, (a) IAC has entered into an
agreement with certain holders of its 7% Senior Notes due 2013 (the IAC
Notes) providing for, among other things, (i) IAC to exchange (the Exchange)
new 9.5% Senior Notes due 2016 of Interval Acquisition Corp. (as defined
herein) that it will receive from Interval Acquisition Corp. as set forth in
the Transactions Memorandum (the Interval Senior Notes) and (ii) the
simultaneous closing of the Exchange and the cash tender offer being made by
IAC for any and all of the outstanding IAC Notes (the IAC Notes Tender
Offer) and (b) it is intended that the issuance of the Interval
Senior Notes to IAC and the Exchange, together with the IAC Notes Tender Offer,
are in connection with the Interval Distribution and are intended to give rise
to a succession event (with Interval as the sole successor to IAC) for credit
derivatives purposes; and
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 described above.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
agreements, covenants and other provisions set forth in this Agreement, the
Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
INTERPRETATION
1.01. Definitions. The capitalized words and expressions and
variations thereof used in this Agreement or in its schedules, unless a clearly
inconsistent meaning is required under the context, shall have the meanings set
forth below:
2008 Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments has the
meaning set forth in Section 11.01(b).
AAA has the meaning set forth in Section 9.03.
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Accounts Receivable means in respect of any Person, (a) all
trade accounts and notes receivable and other rights to payment from customers
and all security for such accounts or rights to payment, including all trade
accounts receivable representing amounts receivable in respect of goods shipped
or products sold or otherwise disposed of or services rendered to customers, (b) all
other accounts and notes receivable and all security for such accounts or
notes, and (c) any claim, remedy or other right relating to any of the foregoing.
Action means any demand, action, suit, countersuit,
arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by any Person or any
Governmental Authority or before any Governmental Authority or any arbitration
or mediation tribunal.
Affiliate of any Person means any other Person that, directly
or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such
first Person as of the date on which or at any time during the period for when
such determination is being made. For
purposes of this definition, Control means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and
policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or
other interests, by contract or otherwise, and the terms Controlling
and Controlled have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(b).
Agreement means this Separation and Distribution Agreement,
including all of the Schedules hereto.
Ancillary Agreements has the meaning set forth in Section 2.13.
Applicable Law means any applicable law, statute, rule or
regulation of any Governmental Authority or any outstanding order, judgment,
injunction, ruling or decree by any Governmental Authority.
Appurtenances means, in respect of any Land, all privileges,
rights, easements, servitudes, hereditaments and appurtenances and similar
interests belonging to or for the benefit of such Land, including all easements
and servitudes appurtenant to and for the benefit of any Land (a Dominant
Parcel) for, and as the primary means of, access between, the Dominant
Parcel and a public way, or for any other use upon which lawful use of the
Dominant Parcel for the purposes for which it is presently being used is
dependent, and all rights existing in and to any streets, alleys, passages and
other rights-of-way included therein or adjacent thereto.
Asset-Related Claims means, in respect of any Asset, all
claims of the owner against Third Parties relating to such Asset, whether
choate or inchoate, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, disclosed or
non-disclosed.
Assets means assets, properties and
rights (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of
owners or Third Parties or elsewhere), whether real, personal or mixed,
tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, in each case whether or not
recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and
records or financial statements of a Person, including the following:
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Real Property;
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(b)
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Tangible Personal Property;
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(c)
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Inventories;
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(d)
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Accounts Receivable;
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(e)
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Contractual Assets;
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(f)
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Governmental Authorizations;
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(g)
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Business Records;
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(h)
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Intangible Property Rights;
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(i)
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Insurance Benefits;
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(j)
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Asset-Related Claims; and
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(k)
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Deposit Rights.
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Authorized Auditor has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(c)(i).
Authorizing Spinco has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(c)(i).
Business Concern means any corporation, company, limited
liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated
association or any other form of association.
Business Day means any day excluding (a) Saturday, Sunday
and any other day which, in New York City is a legal holiday or (b) a day
on which banks are authorized by Applicable Law to close in New York City.
Business Records means, in respect of any Person, all data and
Records relating to such Person, including client and customer lists and
Records, referral sources, research and development reports and Records, cost
information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, customer and
vendor data, production reports and Records, service and warranty Records,
equipment logs, operating guides and manuals, financial and accounting Records,
personnel Records (subject to Applicable Law), creative materials, advertising
materials, promotional materials, studies, reports, correspondence and other
similar documents and records.
Claim Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).
Claimant Party has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a).
Code has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Confidential Information has the meaning set forth in Section 8.07(a).
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Consent means any approval, consent, ratification, waiver or
other authorization.
Contract means any contract, agreement, lease, purchase and/or
commitment, license, consensual obligation, promise or undertaking (whether
written or oral and whether express or implied) that is legally binding on any
Person or any part of its property under Applicable Law, including all claims
or rights against any Person, choses in action and similar rights, whether
accrued or contingent with respect to any such contract, agreement, lease,
purchase and/or commitment, license, consensual obligation, promise or
undertaking, but excluding this Agreement and any Ancillary Agreement save as otherwise
expressly provided in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement.
Contractual Asset means, in respect of any Person, any
Contract of, or relating to, such Person, any outstanding offer or solicitation
made by, or to, such Person to enter into any Contract, and any promise or
undertaking made by any other Person to such Person, whether or not legally
binding.
Corresponding Annual Report has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(d).
Corresponding Assets (a) with respect to HSN Spinco, any
HSN Entity or the HSN Group, means the HSN Assets, (b) with respect to
Interval Spinco, any Interval Entity or the Interval Group, means the Interval
Assets, (c) with respect to TM Spinco, any TM Entity or the TM Group,
means the TM Assets, (d) with respect to Tree Spinco, any Tree Entity or
the Tree Group, means the Tree Assets and (e) with respect to IAC or the
IAC Group, means the Retained Assets.
Corresponding Business (a) with
respect to HSN Spinco, any HSN Entity or the HSN Group, means the Retailing
Business, (b) with respect to Interval Spinco, any Interval Entity or the
Interval Group, means the Vacations Business, (c) with respect to TM
Spinco, any TM Entity or the TM Group, means the Ticketing Business, (d) with
respect to Tree Spinco, any Tree Entity or the Tree Group, means the Lending
and Real Estate Business and (e) with respect to IAC or the IAC Group,
means the Remaining Business.
Corresponding Distribution Ratio (i) with respect to HSN
Spinco, means the HSN Distribution Ratio, (ii) with respect to Interval
Spinco, means the Interval Distribution Ratio, (iii) with respect to TM
Spinco, means the TM Distribution Ratio and (iv) with respect to Tree
Spinco, means the Tree Distribution Ratio.
Corresponding Escrow Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.
Corresponding Group (a) with respect to the Retailing
Business, HSN Spinco or any HSN Entity, means the HSN Group, (b) with
respect to the Vacations Business, Interval Spinco or any Interval Entity,
means the Interval Group, (c) with respect to the Ticketing Business, TM
Spinco or any TM Entity, means the TM Group, (d) with respect to the
Lending and Real Estate Business, Tree Spinco or any Tree Entity, means the
Tree Group and (e) with respect to the Remaining Business, IAC or any
Remaining IAC Entity, means the IAC Group.
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Corresponding Group Balance Sheet (a) with respect to the
Retailing Business, HSN Spinco, any HSN Entity or the HSN Group, means the HSN
Group Balance Sheet, (b) with respect to the Vacations Business, Interval
Spinco, any Interval Entity or the Interval Group, means the Interval Group
Balance Sheet, (c) with respect to the Ticketing Business, TM Spinco, any
TM Entity or the TM Group, the TM Group Balance Sheet, and (d) with
respect to the Lending and Real Estate Business, Tree Spinco, any Tree Entity
or the Tree Group, means the Tree Group Balance Sheet.
Corresponding Liabilities (a) with respect to HSN Spinco,
any HSN Entity or the HSN Group, means the HSN Liabilities, (b) with
respect to Interval Spinco, any Interval Entity or the Interval Group, means
the Interval Liabilities, (c) with respect to TM Spinco, any TM Entity or
the TM Group, means the TM Liabilities, (d) with respect to Tree Spinco,
any Tree Entity or the Tree Group, means the Tree Liabilities and (e) with
respect to IAC or the IAC Group, means the Retained Liabilities.
Corresponding Opening Balance Sheet (a) with respect to
the Retailing Business, HSN Spinco, any HSN Entity or the HSN Group, means the
HSN Opening Balance Sheet, (b) with respect to the Vacations Business,
Interval Spinco, any Interval Entity or the Interval Group, means the Interval
Opening Balance Sheet, (c) with respect to the Ticketing Business, TM
Spinco, any TM Entity or the TM Group, means the TM Opening Balance Sheet and (d) with
respect to the Lending and Real Estate Business, Tree Spinco, any Tree Entity
or the Tree Group, means the Tree Opening Balance Sheet.
Corresponding Other Separate-cos Indemnified Parties has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.02.
Corresponding Separate-co (a) with respect to the
Retailing Business, any HSN Entity or the HSN Group, means HSN Spinco, (b) with
respect to the Vacations Business, any Interval Entity or the Interval Group,
means Interval Spinco, (c) with respect to the Ticketing Business, any TM
Entity or the TM Group, means TM Spinco, (d) with respect to the Lending
and Real Estate Business, any Tree Entity or the Tree Group, means Tree Spinco
and (e) with respect to the Remaining Business, any Remaining IAC Entity
or the IAC Group, means IAC.
Corresponding Spinco (a) with respect to the Retailing
Business, any HSN Entity or the HSN Group, means HSN Spinco, (b) with
respect to the Vacations Business, any Interval Entity or the Interval Group,
means Interval Spinco, (c) with respect to the Ticketing Business, any TM
Entity or the TM Group, means TM Spinco and (d) with respect to the
Lending and Real Estate Business, any Tree Entity or the Tree Group, means Tree
Spinco.
Deferred Beneficiary has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).
Deferred Corresponding Asset has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Deferred Excluded Asset has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Deferred Spun Asset has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Deferred Transactions has the meaning set forth in Section 10.01(a)(ii).
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Deferred Transfer Asset has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Deposit Rights means rights relating to deposits and prepaid
expenses, claims for refunds and rights of set-off in respect thereof.
DGCL means the General Corporation Law of the State of
Delaware.
Disclosing Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.08.
Dispute has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a).
Dispute Notice has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a).
Dispute Parties has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a).
Distribution Date means the HSN Distribution Date, the
Interval Distribution Date, the TM Distribution Date or the Tree Distribution
Date, as applicable.
Distribution Record Date means the HSN Distribution Record
Date, the Interval Distribution Record Date, the TM Distribution Record Date or
the Tree Distribution Record Date, as applicable
Distributions means the HSN Distribution, the Interval
Distribution, the TM Distribution and the Tree Distribution, and each of them a
Distribution.
Effective Time means (a) 9:00 a.m., New York City
time, on the earliest to occur of one or more of the HSN Distribution Date, the
Interval Distribution Date, the TM Distribution Date and the Tree Distribution
Date if IAC determines to effect the applicable Distribution(s) prior to
the opening of trading on NASDAQ or (b) otherwise, 4.01 p.m., New
York City time, on such earliest date to occur.
EHS Liabilities means any Liability arising from or under any
Environmental Law or Occupational Health and Safety Law.
Employee Matters Agreement means the Employee Matters
Agreement among the Parties to be dated as of even date herewith.
Encumbrance means, with respect to any asset, mortgages,
liens, hypothecations, pledges, charges, security interests or encumbrances of
any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise
perfected under Applicable Law.
Environmental Law means any Applicable Law from any
Governmental Authority (a) relating to the protection of the environment
(including air, water, soil and natural resources) or (b) the use,
storage, handling, release or disposal of Hazardous Substances.
Escrow Agent has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a).
Escrow Agreement has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03(a).
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Exchange Act means the United States Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
Excluded Assets has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09(a).
GAAP has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(d).
Governmental Authority means any court, arbitration panel,
governmental or regulatory authority, agency, stock exchange, commission or
body.
Governmental Authorization means any Consent, license,
certificate, franchise, registration or permit issued, granted, given or
otherwise made available by, or under the authority of, any Governmental
Authority or pursuant to any Applicable Law.
Ground Lease means any long-term lease (including any
emphyteotic lease) of Land in which most of the rights and benefits comprising
ownership of the Land and the Improvements thereon or to be constructed
thereon, if any, and the Appurtenances thereto for the benefit thereof, are
transferred to the tenant for the term thereof.
Ground Lease Property means, in respect of any Person, any
Land, Improvement or Appurtenance of such Person that is subject to a Ground
Lease.
Group means the IAC Group, the HSN Group, the Interval Group,
the TM Group or the Tree Group, as the context requires.
Guaranteed Entities has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(c).
Guaranteed Group has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(c).
Guaranteed Spinco has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(c).
Guaranteeing Group has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(c).
Guaranteeing Separate-co has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(c).
Hazardous Substance means any substance to the extent
presently listed, defined, designated or classified as hazardous, toxic or
radioactive under any applicable Environmental Law, including petroleum and any
derivative or by-products thereof.
HSN Assets has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06.
HSN Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).
HSN Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of HSN Spinco.
HSN Distribution means the distribution on the HSN
Distribution Date, to holders of record of shares of IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B
Common Stock as of the HSN Distribution Record Date, of the HSN Common Stock
owned by IAC on the basis of a
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fraction of a share of HSN Common Stock equal to the HSN Distribution
Ratio for every one share of IAC Common Stock or IAC Class B Common Stock.
HSN Distribution Date means the date on which IAC distributes
all of the issued and outstanding shares of HSN Common Stock to the holders of
IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B Common Stock.
HSN Distribution Ratio means 1/5, subject to adjustment
pursuant to Section 5.02(a).
HSN Distribution Record Date means such date as may be
determined by the IAC Board as the record date for the HSN Distribution.
HSN Effective Time Cash Balance has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(c).
HSN Entities means those Business Concerns forming part of the
IAC Group which are identified on Schedule 2.06(b) and which on and
after the Effective Time form part of the HSN Group.
HSN Group means HSN Spinco, the HSN Entities and each other
Person (other than any member of any other Group) that is a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of HSN Spinco immediately after the Effective Time, and each Person
that becomes a Subsidiary of HSN Spinco after the Effective Time.
HSN Group Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(c).
HSN Liabilities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
HSN Opening Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 2.06(e).
HSN Releasors has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).
HSN Spinco has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
HSN Target Cash Balance has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(c).
IAC has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
IAC Auditor has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a).
IAC Board has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
IAC Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(e).
IAC Class B Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the
recitals hereto.
IAC Common Stock has the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereto.
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IAC Group means IAC, its Subsidiaries (subject to Section 1.04(b),
other than any member of any Spinco Group) and their respective domestic and
international businesses, assets and liabilities.
IAC Notes has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
IAC Record Date Share Number with respect to any Distribution
means the aggregate number of shares of IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B
Common Stock outstanding on the applicable Distribution Record Date.
IAC Releasors has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(e).
Improvements means, in respect of any Land, all buildings,
structures, plants, fixtures and improvements located on such Land, including
those under construction.
Indemnified Party has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).
Indemnifying Party has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).
Information means any information, whether or not patentable
or copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible
forms, stored in any medium, including studies, reports, test procedures,
research, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas,
concepts, know-how, techniques, manufacturing techniques, manufacturing
variables, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models,
prototypes, samples, products, product plans, flow charts, data, computer data,
disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other software, marketing plans,
customer information, customer services, supplier information, communications
by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memos
and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including
attorney work product), and other technical, financial, employee or business
information or data.
Insurance Benefits means, in respect of any Asset or
Liability, all insurance benefits, including rights to Insurance Proceeds,
arising from or relating to such Asset or Liability.
Insurance Proceeds means those monies (in each case net of any
costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof and net of any applicable
premium adjustments (including reserves and retrospectively rated premium
adjustments)):
(a) received by an
insured from an insurance carrier; or
(b) paid by an insurance
carrier on behalf of the insured.
Intangible Property Rights means, in respect of any Person,
all intangible rights and property of such Person, including IT Assets, going
concern value and goodwill.
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Intercompany Accounts means all balances related to
indebtedness, including any intercompany indebtedness, loan, guaranty,
receivable, payable or other account between a member of any Group, on the one
hand, and a member of any other Group, on the other hand.
Interval Acquisition Corp. means Interval Acquisition Corp., a
Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of IAC that, at the time of
the Interval Distribution, will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Interval
Spinco.
Interval Assets has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.
Interval Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b).
Interval Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.01
per share, of Interval Spinco.
Interval Distribution means the distribution on the Interval
Distribution Date, to holders of record of shares of IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B
Common Stock as of the Interval Distribution Record Date, of the Interval
Common Stock owned by IAC on the basis of a fraction of a share of Interval
Common Stock equal to the Interval Distribution Ratio for every one share of
IAC Common Stock or IAC Class B Common Stock.
Interval Distribution Date means the date on which IAC
distributes all of the issued and outstanding shares of Interval Common Stock
to the holders of IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B Common Stock.
Interval Distribution Ratio means 1/5, subject to adjustment
pursuant to Section 5.02(a).
Interval Distribution Record Date means such date as may be
determined by the IAC Board as the record date for the Interval Distribution.
Interval Effective Time Cash Balance has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.04(b).
Interval Entities means those Business Concerns forming part
of the IAC Group which are identified on Schedule 2.05(b) and which
on and after the Effective Time form part of the Interval Group.
Interval Group means Interval Spinco, the Interval Entities
and each other Person (other than any member of any other Group) that is a
direct or indirect Subsidiary of Interval Spinco immediately after the
Effective Time, and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of Interval Spinco
after the Effective Time.
Interval Group Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c).
Interval Liabilities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
Interval Opening Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(e).
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Interval Releasors has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b).
Interval Spinco has the meaning set forth in the preamble
hereto.
Interval Target Cash Balance has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(b).
Inventories means, in respect of any Person, all inventories
of such Person wherever located, including all finished goods, (whether or not
held at any location or facility of such Person or in transit to or from such
Person), work in process, raw materials, spare parts and all other materials
and supplies to be used or consumed by the Person in production of finished
goods.
IT Assets means computers, computer software, firmware,
middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications
lines, all other information technology equipments and all associated
documentation.
Land means, in respect of any Person, all parcels and tracts
of land in which the Person has an ownership interest.
Lending and Real Estate Business
means (a) the businesses and operations of Tree Spinco and its
subsidiaries described in the Information Statement included as an exhibit to
Tree Spincos Registration Statement, (b) any other business conducted
primarily through the use of the Tree Assets prior to the Effective Time and (c) the
businesses and operations of Business Concerns acquired or established by or
for Tree Spinco or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement.
Liberty Spinco Agreement means that
certain Spinco Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2008, among IAC, Barry
Diller, Liberty Media Corporation and certain subsidiaries of Liberty Media
Corporation that hold IAC Common Stock and/or IAC Class B Common Stock.
Liberty Spinco Assumption Agreement
means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 5 to the Liberty
Spinco Agreement.
Liberty Registration Rights Agreement
means an agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit 4 to the Liberty
Spinco Agreement.
Liability means, with respect to any Person, any and all
losses, claims, charges, debts, demands, actions, causes of action, suits,
damages, obligations, payments, costs and expenses, sums of money, accounts,
reckonings, bonds, specialties, indemnities and similar obligations,
exoneration covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, doings,
omissions, variances, guarantees, make whole agreements and similar
obligations, and other liabilities and requirements, including all contractual
obligations, whether absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated
or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, joint or several,
whenever arising, and including those arising under any Applicable Law, Action,
threatened or contemplated Action (including the costs and expenses of demands,
assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and
attorneys fees and any and all costs and expenses, whatsoever reasonably
incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any such Actions or
threatened or contemplated Actions) or Order of any
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Governmental Authority or any award of any arbitrator or mediator of
any kind, and those arising under any contract, commitment or undertaking, in
each case, whether or not recorded or reflected or otherwise disclosed or
required to be recorded or reflected or otherwise disclosed, on the books and
records or financial statements of any Person, including any Specified
Financial Liability, EHS Liability or Liability for Taxes.
NASDAQ means the Nasdaq Stock Market.
New IAC Integrated Warrant has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a)(i).
Non-IAC Indemnified Parties has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03.
Non-IAC Parties has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(e).
Non-Interval Parties has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(b).
Non-HSN Parties has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(c).
Non-Tree Parties has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(d).
Non-TM Parties has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
Notice Period has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).
Occupational Health and Safety Law means any Applicable Law
designed to provide safe and healthful working conditions and to reduce
occupational safety and health hazards, and any program, whether governmental
or private (such as those promulgated or sponsored by industry associations and
insurance companies), designed to provide safe and healthful working
conditions.
Old IAC Integrated Warrant means the outstanding warrant to purchase
shares of IAC Common Stock identified on Schedule 1.01(a).
Order means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling,
assessment or arbitration award of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.
Ordinary Course of Business means any action taken by a Person
that is in the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day operations of such
Person and is consistent with the past practices of such Person.
Parties has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Person means any individual, Business Concern or Governmental
Authority.
Post-Record Date IAC Shares has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(a)
Potential Contributor has the meaning set forth in Section 6.06(a).
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Prime Rate means the rate which JPMorgan Chase & Co.
(or any successor thereto or other major money center commercial bank agreed to
by the Parties hereto) announces from time to time as its prime lending rate,
as in effect from time to time.
Prospectus with respect to a Registration Statement means the
prospectus forming a part of such Registration Statement, as the same may be
amended or supplemented from time to time.
Providing Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.08.
Real Property means any Land and Improvements and all
Appurtenances thereto and any Ground Lease Property.
Record means information that is inscribed on a tangible
medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in
perceivable form.
Registration Statement means, for each Spinco, the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 first filed by such Spinco with the SEC
on August 1, 2008 (together with all amendments and supplements thereto)
in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of such Spincos Spinco
Common Stock.
Regulation S-K means Regulation S-K of the General Rules and
Regulations promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act.
Relevant Time means (a) as between any two Spincos, on
the date of the later Distribution Date to occur with respect to such Spincos
if such Distribution Dates are not the same date or, otherwise, on such
Distribution Date and (b) as between IAC and any Spinco, on the
Distribution Date with respect to such Spinco, in either such case (i) 9:00 a.m.,
New York City time, if IAC determines to effect the applicable Distribution(s) prior
to the opening of trading on NASDAQ or (b) otherwise, 4:01 p.m., New
York City time, on such earliest date to occur.
Remaining Business means all IAC Businesses other than the
Spun Businesses.
Remaining IAC Entity means any Business Concern that is a
member of the IAC Group on and after the Effective Time.
Representatives means, with respect to any Person, any of such
Persons directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors,
accountants or attorneys.
Requesting Party has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(a).
Response has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a).
Responding Parties has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a).
Responsible Group has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(b).
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Responsible Separate-co has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
Retailing Business means (a) the businesses and
operations of HSN Spinco and its Subsidiaries as described in the Prospectus
forming a part of HSN Spincos Registration Statement, (b) any other
business conducted primarily through the use of the HSN Assets prior to the
Effective Time and (c) the businesses and operations of Business Concerns
acquired or established by or for HSN Spinco or any of its Subsidiaries after
the date of this Agreement.
Retained Liabilities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
Retaining Person has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).
SEC means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Securities Act means the United States Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
Senior Party Representatives has the meaning set forth in Section 9.02(a).
Separate-cos has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Separation has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
Separation Transactions means the transactions to effect the
Separation as described in the Transactions Memo and, in the singular, means
any one of them.
Shared Liability of a
Spinco means any Liability from, relating to, arising out of, or derivative of
any matter, claim or litigation, whether actual or potential, associated with
any securities law litigation relating to any public disclosure (or absence of
public disclosure) with respect to such Spincos Spun Business or the Spun
Entities in such Spincos Corresponding Group made by IAC prior to the
Effective Time, including the fees and expenses of outside counsel retained by
IAC in connection with the defense and/or settlement of any such matter. For purposes of this definition, the phrase securities
law litigation shall include claims alleging any untrue statement or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a
material fact in alleged violation of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or
any similar state law and any claims premised on, related to or derivative of
such alleged statements, omissions or violations, whether payable to any
current, past or future holders of IAC securities or any Spinco securities, to
any of the co-defendants in such action or to any Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.06
to the contrary, the amount of any Shared Liability shall be net of any
insurance proceeds actually recovered by or on behalf of any member of any
Group.
Specified Financial Liabilities means, in respect of any
Person, all liabilities, obligations, contingencies, instruments and other
Liabilities of a financial nature with Third Parties of, or relating to, such
Person, including any of the following:
(a) foreign exchange
contracts;
(b) letters of credit;
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(c) guarantees of Third
Party loans;
(d) surety bonds
(excluding surety for workers compensation self-insurance);
(e) interest support
agreements on Third Party loans;
(f) performance bonds
or guarantees issued by Third Parties;
(g) swaps or other
derivatives contracts;
(h) recourse
arrangements on the sale of receivables or notes; and
(i) indemnities for
damages for any breach of, or any inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty
or any breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant,
undertaking or obligation.
Spinco has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Spinco Auditor has the meaning set forth in Section 11.01(a).
Spinco Common Stock means the HSN Common Stock, the Interval
Common Stock, the TM Common Stock and/or the Tree Common Stock, as applicable.
Spinco Common Stock Escrow Account has the meaning set forth
in Section 4.03.
Spinco Group means any of the HSN Group, the Interval Group,
the TM Group and the Tree Group.
Spun Businesses has the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereto.
Spun Assets means the HSN Assets, the Interval Assets, the TM
Assets and the Tree Assets.
Spun Entities means the HSN Entities, the Interval Entities,
the TM Entities and the Tree Entities.
Spun Liabilities means the HSN Liabilities, the Interval
Liabilities, the TM Liabilities and the Tree Liabilities.
Subsidiary of any Person means any corporation, partnership,
limited liability entity, joint venture or other organization, whether
incorporated or unincorporated, of which a majority of the total voting power
of capital stock or other interests entitled (without the occurrence of any
contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees
thereof, is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such
Person.
Tangible Personal Property means, in respect of any Person,
all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, office equipment, supplies,
materials, vehicles and other items of
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tangible personal or movable property (other than Inventories and IT
Assets) of every kind and wherever located that are owned or leased by the
Person, together with any express or implied warranty by the manufacturers,
sellers or lessors of any item or component part thereof and all maintenance
Records and other documents relating thereto.
Tax means Income Taxes and Other Taxes as defined in the Tax
Sharing Agreement.
Tax Sharing Agreement means the Tax Sharing Agreement among
the Parties to be dated as of even date herewith.
Third Party means a Person (a) that is not a Party to
this Agreement, other than a member of any Group and (b) that is not an
Affiliate thereof.
Third Party Claim has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).
Third Party Consent has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11.
Ticketing Business means (a) the businesses and operations
of TM Spinco and its subsidiaries as described in the Prospectus forming a part
of TM Spincos Registration Statement, (b) any other business conducted
primarily through the use of the TM Assets prior to the Effective Time and (c) the
businesses and operations of Business Concerns acquired or established by or
for TM Spinco or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement.
TM Assets has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04.
TM Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
TM Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of TM Spinco.
TM Distribution means the distribution on the TM Distribution
Date, to holders of record of shares of IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B
Common Stock as of the TM Distribution Record Date, of the TM Common Stock
owned by IAC on the basis of a fraction of a share of TM Common Stock equal to
the TM Distribution Ratio for every one share of IAC Common Stock or IAC Class B
Common Stock.
TM Distribution Date means the date on which IAC distributes
all of the issued and outstanding shares of TM Common Stock to the holders of
IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B Common Stock.
TM Distribution Ratio means 1/5, subject to adjustment
pursuant to Section 5.02(a).
TM Distribution Record Date means such date as may be
determined by the IAC Board as the record date for the TM Distribution.
TM Effective Time Cash Balance has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
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TM Entities means those Business Concerns forming part of the
IAC Group which are identified on Schedule 2.04(b) and which on and
after the Effective Time form part of the TM Group.
TM Group means TM Spinco, the TM Entities and each other
Person (other than any member of any other Group) that is a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of TM Spinco immediately after the Effective Time, and each Person
that becomes a Subsidiary of TM Spinco after the Effective Time.
TM Group Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(c).
TM Liabilities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
TM Opening Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(e).
TM Releasors has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).
TM Spinco has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
TM Target Cash Balance has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(a).
Transfer Impediment has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).
Transactions Memo has the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereto.
Transition Services Agreement means the Transition Services
Agreement among the Parties to be dated as of even date herewith.
Tree Assets has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07.
Tree Claims has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(d).
Tree Common Stock means the common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of Tree Spinco.
Tree Distribution means the distribution on the Tree
Distribution Date, to holders of record of shares of IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B
Common Stock as of the Tree Distribution Record Date, of the Tree Common Stock
owned by IAC on the basis of a fraction of a share of Tree Common Stock equal
to the Tree Distribution Ratio for every one share of IAC Common Stock or IAC Class B
Common Stock.
Tree Distribution Date means the date on which IAC distributes
all of the issued and outstanding shares of Tree Common Stock to the holders of
IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B Common Stock.
Tree Distribution Ratio means 1/30, subject to adjustment
pursuant to Section 5.02(a).
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Tree Distribution Record Date means such date as may be
determined by the IAC Board as the record date for the Tree Distribution.
Tree Effective Time Cash Balance has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(d).
Tree Entities means those Business Concerns forming part of
the IAC Group which are identified on Schedule 2.07(b) and which on
and after the Effective Time form part of the Tree Group.
Tree Group means Tree Spinco, the Tree Entities and each other
Person (other than any member of any other Group) that is a direct or indirect
Subsidiary of Tree Spinco immediately after the Effective Time, and each Person
that becomes a Subsidiary of Tree Spinco after the Effective Time.
Tree Group Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(c).
Tree Liabilities has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
Tree Opening Balance Sheet has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(e).
Tree Releasors has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(d).
Tree Spinco has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.
Tree Target Cash Balance has the meaning set forth in Section 4.04(d).
Unreleased Group has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
Unreleased Liabilities has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
Unreleased Person has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
Unreleased Separate-co has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02.
Vacations Business means (a) the
businesses and operations of Interval Spinco and its subsidiaries as described
in the Prospectus forming a part of Interval Spincos Registration Statement, (b) any
other business conducted primarily through the use of the Interval Assets prior
to the Effective Time and (c) the businesses and operations of Business
Concerns acquired or established by or for Interval Spinco or any of its
Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement.
Warrant Share Number has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.05(a)(i).
1.02. Schedules. The following schedules are attached to this
Agreement and form a part hereof:
Schedule 1.01(a)
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Old IAC Integrated Warrant
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Schedule 2.04(a)
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TM Assets
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Schedule 2.04(b)
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TM Entities
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Schedule 2.04(c)
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TM Group Balance Sheet
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Schedule 2.05(a)
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Interval Assets
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Schedule 2.05(b)
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Interval Entities
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Schedule 2.05(c)
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Interval Group Balance Sheet
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Schedule 2.06(a)
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HSN Assets
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Schedule 2.06(b)
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HSN Entities
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Schedule 2.06(c)
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HSN Group Balance Sheet
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Schedule 2.07(a)
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Tree Assets
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Schedule 2.07(b)
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Tree Entities
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Schedule 2.07(c)
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Tree Group Balance Sheet
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Schedule 2.09(a)
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Excluded Assets
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Schedule 2.10(a)
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TM Liabilities
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Schedule 2.10(b)
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Interval Liabilities
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Schedule 2.10(c)
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HSN Liabilities
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Schedule 2.10(d)
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Tree Liabilities
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Schedule 2.10(e)
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Retained Liabilities
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Schedule 2.14(a)
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1.03. Effective
Time; Suspension. (a) This
Agreement shall be effective as of the Effective Time.
(b) Notwithstanding
Section 1.03(a) above, as between any two of the Parties, the
provisions of, and the obligations under, this Agreement shall be suspended as
between such Parties until the applicable Relevant Time (and, as the context
requires, references to the Effective Time shall be deemed to refer to the
Relevant Time), other than Sections 2.01, 2.02, 2.03, 2.04, 2.05, 2.06, 2.07,
2.09 and 2.10, each of which shall be effective as of the Effective Time. For the avoidance of doubt, in the event that
one or more of the Distributions shall not be effected on the first
Distribution Date to occur, then for purposes of determining the rights and
obligations between IAC and any Spinco the Spinco Common Stock of which shall
have been distributed on such date, until the Distribution Date, if any, for
each Spinco not so distributed, such undistributed Spinco and the members of
its Corresponding Group shall continue to be treated as members of the IAC
Group and shall not, upon its Distribution Date, bear any Liability for any
Retained Liabilities.
ARTICLE II
THE SEPARATION
2.01. Separation. To the extent not already complete, IAC and
the Spincos agree to implement the Separation and to cause the Corresponding
Businesses of each Spinco to be transferred to such Spinco and its Subsidiaries
and the Remaining Business to be held by IAC and its Subsidiaries (other than
the Spincos and their Subsidiaries) as of the Effective Time, on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement. The Parties acknowledge that the Separation
is intended to result in each Spinco, directly or indirectly, operating its
Corresponding Business, owning its Corresponding Assets and assuming its
Corresponding Liabilities as set forth in this Article II.
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2.02. Implementation. The Separation shall be completed in
accordance with the agreed general principles, objectives and other provisions
set forth in this Article II and shall be implemented in the following
manner:
(a) through
the completion of the steps described in the Transactions Memo;
(b) through
the transfer from time to time following the Effective Time of the Deferred
Transfer Assets as described in Article III;
(c) through
the completion from time to time following the Effective Time of the Deferred
Transactions, as described in Section 10.01(a); and
(d) through
the performance by the Parties of all other provisions of this Agreement.
2.03. Transfer
of Spun Assets; Assumption of Spun Liabilities. On the terms and subject to the conditions
set forth in this Agreement, and in furtherance of the Separation, with effect
as of the Effective Time:
(a) To
the extent not already complete, IAC agrees to cause the Corresponding Assets
of each Spinco to be contributed, assigned, transferred, conveyed and
delivered, directly or indirectly, to such Spinco, and each Spinco agrees to
accept all of its Corresponding Assets and all of the rights, title and
interest in and to all its Corresponding Assets owned, directly or indirectly,
by IAC which, except with respect to Deferred Corresponding Assets and
Unreleased Liabilities, will result in such Spinco owning, directly or
indirectly, its Corresponding Business.
(b) Each
Spinco agrees to accept, assume and faithfully perform, discharge and fulfill
all of its Corresponding Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms.
2.04. TM
Assets. For the purposes of this
Agreement, TM Assets shall mean, without duplication, those Assets
whether now existing or hereinafter acquired, used or contemplated to be used
or held for use exclusively or primarily in the ownership, operation or conduct
of the Ticketing Business or relating exclusively or primarily to the Ticketing
Business or to a TM Entity including the following:
(a) all
Assets expressly identified in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement or
in any Schedule hereto or thereto, including those, if any, listed on Schedule
2.04(a), as Assets to be transferred to, or retained by, TM Spinco or any
other member of the TM Group;
(b) the
outstanding capital stock, units or other equity interests of the TM Entities,
as listed on Schedule 2.04(b), and the Assets owned by such TM Entities;
(c) all
Assets properly reflected on Schedule 2.04(c) (the TM Group
Balance Sheet), excluding Assets disposed of by IAC or any other
Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC subsequent to the date of the TM Group
Balance Sheet;
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(d) all
Assets that have been written off, expensed or fully depreciated by IAC or any
Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC that, had they not been written off,
expensed or fully depreciated, would have been reflected on the TM Group
Balance Sheet in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States (GAAP);
(e) all
Assets acquired by IAC or any Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC after the
date of the TM Group Balance Sheet and that would be reflected on the balance
sheet of TM Spinco as of the Effective Time (the TM Opening Balance Sheet),
if such balance sheet were prepared in accordance with GAAP; and
(f) all
Assets transferred to TM Spinco or any member of the TM Group pursuant to Section 10.01(a);
provided, however, that any such transfer shall take effect under
Section 10.01(a) and not under this Section 2.04.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be
excluded from the definition of TM Assets under this Section 2.04 Business
Records to the extent they are included in or primarily relate to any Excluded
Asset or Retained Liability or the Remaining Business or their transfer is
prohibited by Applicable Law or by agreements between any other Separate-co or
any member of another Separate-cos Corresponding Group and Third Parties or
otherwise would subject any other Separate-co or any member of any other
Corresponding Group to liability for such transfer. Access to such excluded Business Records
shall be governed by Article VIII.
2.05. Interval
Assets. For the purposes of this
Agreement, Interval Assets shall mean, without duplication, those
Assets whether now existing or hereinafter acquired, used or contemplated to be
used or held for use exclusively or primarily in the ownership, operation or
conduct of the Vacations Business or relating exclusively or primarily to the
Vacation Business or to an Interval Entity including the following:
(a) all
Assets expressly identified in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement or
in any Schedule hereto or thereto, including those, if any, listed on Schedule
2.05(a), as Assets to be transferred to, or retained by, Interval Spinco or
any other member of the Interval Group;
(b) the
outstanding capital stock, units or other equity interests of the Interval
Entities, as listed on Schedule 2.05(b), and the Assets owned by such
Interval Entities;
(c) all
Assets properly reflected on Schedule 2.05(c) (the Interval
Group Balance Sheet), excluding Assets disposed of by IAC or any other
Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC subsequent to the date of the Interval
Group Balance Sheet;
(d) all
Assets that have been written off, expensed or fully depreciated by IAC or any
Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC that, had they not been written off,
expensed or fully depreciated, would have been reflected on the Interval Group
Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP;
(e) all
Assets acquired by IAC or any Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC after the
date of the Interval Group Balance Sheet and that would be reflected on the
balance
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sheet of Interval Spinco as of the Effective
Time (the Interval Opening Balance Sheet), if such balance sheet were
prepared in accordance with GAAP; and
(f) all
Assets transferred to Interval Spinco or any member of the Interval Group
pursuant to Section 10.01(a); provided, however, that any
such transfer shall take effect under Section 10.01(a) and not under
this Section 2.05.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be
excluded from the definition of Interval Assets under this Section 2.05
Business Records to the extent they are included in or primarily relate to any
Excluded Asset or Retained Liability or the Remaining Business or their
transfer is prohibited by Applicable Law or by agreements between any other
Separate-co or any member of another Separate-cos Corresponding Group and
Third Parties or otherwise would subject any other Separate-co or any member of
any other Corresponding Group to liability for such transfer. Access to such excluded Business Records
shall be governed by Article VIII.
2.06. HSN
Assets. For the purposes of this
Agreement, HSN Assets shall mean, without duplication, those Assets
whether now existing or hereinafter acquired, used or contemplated to be used
or held for use exclusively or primarily in the ownership, operation or conduct
of the Retailing Business or relating exclusively or primarily to the Retailing
Business or to an HSN Entity including the following:
(a) all
Assets expressly identified in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement or
in any Schedule hereto or thereto, including those, if any, listed on Schedule
2.06(a), as Assets to be transferred to, or retained by, HSN Spinco or any
other member of the HSN Group;
(b) the
outstanding capital stock, units or other equity interests of the HSN Entities,
as listed on Schedule 2.06(b), and the Assets owned by such HSN
Entities;
(c) all
Assets properly reflected on Schedule 2.06(c) (the HSN Group
Balance Sheet), excluding Assets disposed of by IAC or any other
Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC subsequent to the date of the HSN Group
Balance Sheet;
(d) all
Assets that have been written off, expensed or fully depreciated by IAC or any
Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC that, had they not been written off,
expensed or fully depreciated, would have been reflected on the HSN Group
Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP;
(e) all
Assets acquired by IAC or any Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC after the
date of the HSN Group Balance Sheet and that would be reflected on the balance
sheet of HSN as of the Effective Time (the HSN Opening Balance Sheet),
if such balance sheet were prepared in accordance with GAAP; and
(f) all
Assets transferred to HSN Spinco or any member of the HSN Group pursuant to Section 10.01(a);
provided, however, that any such transfer shall take effect under
Section 10.01(a) and not under this Section 2.06.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be
excluded from the definition of HSN Assets under this Section 2.06
Business Records to the extent they are included in or primarily relate to any
Excluded Asset or Retained Liability or the Remaining Business or their
transfer is prohibited by Applicable Law or by agreements between any other
Separate-co or any member of another Separate-cos Corresponding Group and
Third Parties or otherwise would subject any other Separate-co or any member of
any other Corresponding Group to liability for such transfer. Access to such excluded Business Records
shall be governed by Article VIII.
2.07. Tree
Assets. For the purposes of this
Agreement, Tree Assets shall mean, without duplication, those Assets
whether now existing or hereinafter acquired, used or contemplated to be used
or held for use exclusively or primarily in the ownership, operation or conduct
of the Lending and Real Estate Business or relating exclusively or primarily to
the Lending and Real Estate Business or to a Tree Entity including the
following:
(a) all
Assets expressly identified in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement or
in any Schedule hereto or thereto, including those, if any, listed on Schedule
2.07(a), as Assets to be transferred to, or retained by, Tree Spinco or any
other member of the Tree Group;
(b) the
outstanding capital stock, units or other equity interests of the Tree
Entities, as listed on Schedule 2.07(b), and the Assets owned by such Tree
Entities;
(c) all
Assets properly reflected on Schedule 2.07(c) (the Tree Group
Balance Sheet), excluding Assets disposed of by IAC or any other
Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC subsequent to the date of the Tree Group
Balance Sheet;
(d) all
Assets that have been written off, expensed or fully depreciated by IAC or any
Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC that, had they not been written off,
expensed or fully depreciated, would have been reflected on the Tree Group
Balance Sheet in accordance with GAAP;
(e) all
Assets acquired by IAC or any Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC after the
date of the Tree Group Balance Sheet and that would be reflected on the balance
sheet of Tree Spinco as of the Effective Time (the Tree Opening Balance Sheet),
if such balance sheet were prepared in accordance with GAAP; and
(f) all
Assets transferred to Tree Spinco or any member of the Tree Group pursuant to Section 10.01(a);
provided, however, that any such transfer shall take effect under
Section 10.01(a) and not under this Section 2.07.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be
excluded from the definition of Assets under this Section 2.07 Business
Records to the extent they are included in or primarily relate to any Excluded
Asset or Retained Liability or the Remaining Business or their transfer is
prohibited by Applicable Law or by agreements between any other Separate-co or
any member of another Separate-cos Corresponding Group and Third Parties or
otherwise would subject any other Separate-co or any member of any other
Corresponding Group to liability for such transfer. Access to such excluded Business Records
shall be governed by Article VIII.
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2.08. Deferred
Spun Assets. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in Section 2.04, 2.05, 2.06 or 2.07 or elsewhere
in this Agreement, the Spun Assets shall not include any Deferred Spun
Assets. The transfer to a Spinco or its
Corresponding Group of any such Deferred Spun Asset shall only be completed at
the time, in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in Article III.
2.09. Excluded
Assets. (a) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.04, 2.05, 2.06 or 2.07 or
elsewhere in this Agreement, the following Assets of IAC (or of any other
relevant member of the IAC Group) that would otherwise be included among the
Corresponding Assets of a Spinco shall not be transferred to such Spinco (or
any other member of its Corresponding Group), shall not form part of its
Corresponding Assets and shall remain the exclusive property of IAC (or the
relevant member of the IAC Group) on and after the Effective Time (the Excluded
Assets):
(i) any
Asset expressly identified on Schedule 2.09(a); and
(ii) any
Asset transferred to IAC or to any other relevant member of the IAC Group
pursuant to Section 10.01(a); provided, however, that any
such transfers shall take effect under Section 10.01(a) and not under
this Section 2.09.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Excluded Assets shall not include
Deferred Excluded Assets. The transfer
to IAC (or to the relevant member of the IAC Group) or to another Spinco (or to
the relevant member of its Corresponding Group) of any such Asset shall be
completed at the time, in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in
Article III.
2.10. Liabilities. For the purposes of this Agreement,
Liabilities shall be identified as TM Liabilities, Interval
Liabilities, HSN Liabilities,
Tree Liabilities or Retained Liabilities under the
following principles:
(a) any
Liability which is expressly identified on Schedule 2.10(a) shall
be a TM Liability;
(b) any
Liability which is expressly identified on Schedule 2.10(b) shall
be an Interval Liability;
(c) any
Liability which is expressly identified on Schedule 2.10(c) shall
be an HSN Liability;
(d) any
Liability which is expressly identified on Schedule 2.10(d) shall
be a Tree Liability;
(e) any
Liability which is expressly identified on Schedule 2.10(e) shall
be a Retained Liability;
(f) (i) 50%
of any Shared Liability of Ticketmaster Spinco shall be a Ticketmaster
Liability and 50% shall be a Retained Liability, (ii) 50% of any Shared
Liability of Interval Spinco shall be an Interval Liability and 50% shall be a
Retained Liability, (iii) 50% of
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any Shared Liability of HSN Spinco shall be
an HSN Liability and 50% shall be a Retained Liability and (iv) 50% of any
Shared Liability of Tree Spinco shall be a Tree Liability and 50% shall be a
Retained Liability;
(g) any
Liability of a Spun Entity, whether arising or accruing prior to, on or after
the Effective Time and whether the facts on which it is based occurred on,
prior to or after the Effective Time and whether or not reflected on the
Corresponding Group Balance Sheet or on the Corresponding Opening Balance
Sheet, shall be a Corresponding Liability of such Spun Entitys Corresponding
Group, unless it is expressly identified in this Agreement (including on any
Schedule) or in any Ancillary Agreement as a Liability to be assumed or
retained by IAC (or any other member of the IAC Group) or by a Spinco that is
not included in such Spun Entitys Corresponding Group (or any other relevant
member of such other Spincos Corresponding Group), in which case it shall be a
Retained Liability or a Spun Liability of such other Spincos Corresponding
Group, as applicable;
(h) any
Liability relating to, arising out of, or resulting from the conduct of, a Spun
Business (as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Time) or
relating to a Spun Asset or a Deferred Spun Asset and whether arising or
accruing prior to, on or after the Effective Time and whether the facts on
which it is based occurred on, prior to or after the Effective Time and whether
or not reflected on the Corresponding Group Balance Sheet or the Corresponding
Opening Balance Sheet, shall be a Corresponding Liability of such Spun Business
Corresponding Group, unless it is expressly identified in this Agreement
(including on any Schedule) or in any Ancillary Agreement as a Liability to be
assumed or retained by IAC (or any other member of the IAC Group) or by a
Spinco that is not included in such Spun Entitys Corresponding Group (or any
other relevant member of such other Spincos Corresponding Group), in which
case it shall be a Retained Liability or Spun Liability of such other Spincos
Corresponding Group, as applicable;
(i) any
Liability which is reflected or otherwise disclosed as a liability or
obligation of any Spinco Group on its Corresponding Group Balance Sheet shall
be a Corresponding Liability of such Spinco Group;
(j) any
Liability which would be reflected or otherwise disclosed on the Corresponding
Group Balance Sheet of any Spinco Group, if such balance sheet were prepared
under GAAP, shall be a Corresponding Liability of such Spinco Group;
(k) any
Liability pursuant to contracts entered into by IAC and/or any member of the
IAC Group (i) in connection with the acquisition, by IAC and/or any member
of the IAC Group, of any Spun Entity and/or Spun Business or (ii) otherwise
relating primarily to a Spun Entity and/or the conduct of a Spun Business,
shall be a Corresponding Liability of such Spun Entitys or Spun Businesss
Corresponding Group, unless it is expressly identified in this Agreement
(including on any Schedule) or in any Ancillary Agreement as a Liability to be
assumed or retained by IAC (or any other member of the IAC Group) or by a
Spinco that is not included in such Spun Entitys Corresponding Group (or any
other relevant member of such other Spincos Corresponding Group), in which
case it shall be a Retained Liability or Spun Liability of such other Spincos
Corresponding Group, as applicable;
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(l) any
Liability of a Remaining IAC Entity, whether arising or accruing prior to, on
or after the Effective Time and whether the facts on which it is based occurred
on, prior to or after the Effective Time, shall be Retained Liability, unless
it is determined to be a Spun Liability pursuant to clause (a), (b), (c), (d),
(f), (g), (h), (i), (j) or (k) above,
in which case it shall be a Spun Liability as set forth thereunder;
(m) any
Liability relating to, arising out of, or resulting from the conduct of, a
Remaining IAC Business (as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the
Effective Time) or relating to an Excluded Asset and whether arising or
accruing prior to, on or after the Effective Time and whether the facts on
which it is based occurred on, prior to or after the Effective Time, shall be a
Retained Liability, unless it is determined to be a Spun Liability pursuant to
clause (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), (g), (h), (i),
(j) or (k) above, in which case it shall be a Spun Liability
as set forth thereunder; and
(n) any
Liability of any Spinco or any other member of any Spinco Group under this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be a Corresponding Liability of such
Spinco Group and any Liability of IAC or any other member of the IAC Group
under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be a Retained Liability.
2.11. Third
Party Consents and Government Approvals.
To the extent that the Separation or any transaction contemplated
thereby requires a Consent from any Third Party (a Third Party Consent)
or any Governmental Authorization, the Parties will use commercially reasonable
efforts to obtain all such Third Party Consents and Governmental Authorizations
prior to the Effective Time. If the
Parties fail to obtain any such Third Party Consent or Governmental
Authorization prior to the Effective Time, the matter shall be dealt with in
the manner set forth in Article III.
2.12. Preservation
of Agreements. The Parties each
agree that all written agreements, arrangements, commitments and understandings
between any member or members of its Corresponding Group, on the one hand, and
any member or members of any other Group, on the other hand, shall remain in
effect in accordance with their terms from and after the Effective Time, unless
otherwise terminated by the relevant Parties.
2.13. Ancillary
Agreements. On or prior to the
Effective Time, the Parties shall execute and deliver or, as applicable, cause
the appropriate members of their respective Groups to execute and deliver, each
of the following agreements (collectively, the Ancillary Agreements):
(a) the
Employee Matters Agreement;
(b) the
Tax Sharing Agreement;
(c) the
Transition Services Agreement; and
(d) the
Transactions Memorandum, and such other agreements and instruments as may
relate to or be identified in any of the foregoing agreements.
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2.14. Resignations. (a) IAC agrees to cause each Person who
is a director or an officer of any Spun Entity and who will not be or become an
employee of such Spun Entitys Spinco Group (or any member thereof) at the
Effective Time to resign from such position with effect as of the Effective
Time; provided, however, that this Section 2.14(a) shall
not apply to the persons in the capacities set forth on Schedule 2.14(a).
(b) Each
Spinco agrees to cause each Person (i) who is a director or an officer of
a Remaining IAC Entity or any Spun Entity that is not a member of such Spincos
Corresponding Group and (ii) who will become an employee of such Spincos
Corresponding Group (or any member thereof) at the Effective Time to resign
from such position with effect as of the Effective Time.
(c) Each
Separate-co agrees to obtain all such letters of resignation or other evidence
of such resignations as may be necessary or desirable in performing their
respective obligations under this Section 2.14.
2.15. Cooperation. The Parties shall cooperate in all aspects of
the Separation and shall sign all such documents and perform all such other
acts as may be necessary or desirable to give full effect to the Separation;
and each Separate-co shall cause each other member of its Corresponding Group
to do likewise.
2.16. Intercompany
Accounts Among Groups. Except as
otherwise expressly provided in any Ancillary Agreement, from and after the
Effective Time, each Separate-co agrees to cause any Intercompany Account
payable by any member of its Corresponding Group to any member of any other
Group to be satisfied in full.
2.17. Disclaimer
of Representations and Warranties. (a)
Each of the Parties (on behalf of itself and each other member of its
respective Corresponding Group) understands and agrees that, except as
expressly set forth herein or in any Ancillary Agreement, no Party to this
Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement or document
contemplated by this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, makes any
representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding any of the Spun
Assets, Spun Entities, Spun Businesses, Excluded Assets, Spun Liabilities or
Retained Liabilities including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a
particular purpose, or any representation or warranty regarding any Consents or
Governmental Authorizations required in connection therewith or their transfer,
regarding the value or freedom from Encumbrances of, or any other matter
concerning, any Spun Asset or Excluded Asset, or regarding the absence of any
defense or right of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any
claim or other Spun Asset or Excluded Asset, including any Account Receivable
of any Party, or as to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document or
instrument delivered hereunder to convey title to any Spun Asset or Excluded
Asset upon the execution, delivery and filing hereof or thereof.
(b) Except
as may expressly be set forth herein or in any Ancillary Agreement, all Spun
Assets and Excluded Assets are being transferred on an as is, where is basis,
at the risk of the respective transferees without any warranty whatsoever on
the part of the transferor, formal or implicit, legal, statutory or
conventional (and, in the case of any Real Property, by means of a quitclaim or
similar form deed or conveyance).
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ARTICLE III
DEFERRED SEPARATION TRANSACTIONS
3.01. Deferred
Transfer Assets. (a) If the
transfer to, or retention by, any member of a Spinco Group of any Asset that
would otherwise constitute its Corresponding Asset (a Deferred Spun Asset;
with respect to such Spinco, a Deferred Corresponding Asset) or the
transfer to, or retention by, any member of the IAC Group of any Asset that
would otherwise constitute an Excluded Asset (a Deferred Excluded Asset,
and together with a Deferred Spun Asset, a Deferred Transfer Asset)
cannot be accomplished without giving rise to a violation of Applicable Law, or
without obtaining a Third Party Consent or a Governmental Authorization
(collectively, a Transfer Impediment) and any such Third Party Consent
or Governmental Authorization has not been obtained prior to the Effective
Time, then such Asset shall be dealt with in the manner described in this Section 3.01.
(b) Pending
removal of such Transfer Impediment, the Person holding the Deferred Transfer
Asset (the Retaining Person) shall hold such Deferred Transfer Asset
for the use and benefit, insofar as reasonably possible, of the Party to whom
the transfer of such Asset could not be made at the Effective Time (the Deferred
Beneficiary). The Retaining Person
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve such Asset and its right,
title and interest therein and take all such other action as may reasonably be
requested by the Deferred Beneficiary (in each case, at such Deferred
Beneficiarys expense) in order to place such Deferred Beneficiary, insofar as
reasonably possible, in the same position as it would be in if such Asset had
been transferred to it or retained by it with effect as of the Effective Time
and so that, subject to the standard of care set forth above, all the benefits
and burdens relating to such Deferred Transfer Asset, including possession,
use, risk of loss, potential for gain, enforcement of rights against third
parties and dominion, control and command over such Asset, are to inure from
and after the Effective Time to such Deferred Beneficiary and the members of
its Group. The provisions set forth in
this Article III contain all the obligations of the Retaining Person
vis-à-vis the Deferred Beneficiary with respect to the Deferred Transfer Asset
and the Retaining Person shall not be bound vis-à-vis the Deferred Beneficiary
by any other obligations under Applicable Law.
(c) The
Parties shall continue on and after the Effective Time to use commercially
reasonable efforts to remove all Transfer Impediments; provided, however,
that no Party shall be required to make any unreasonable payment or assume any
material obligations therefor. As and
when any Transfer Impediment is removed, the relevant Deferred Transfer Asset
shall forthwith be transferred to its Deferred Beneficiary at no additional
cost and in a manner and on terms consistent with the relevant provisions of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including Section 2.17(b) hereof,
and any such transfer shall take effect as of the date of its actual transfer.
(d) Notwithstanding
the foregoing or any provision of Applicable Law, a Retaining Person shall not
be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money in respect
of a Deferred Transfer Asset unless the necessary funds are advanced by the
Deferred Beneficiary of such Deferred Transfer Asset, other than reasonable
attorneys fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly
reimbursed by the Deferred Beneficiary of such Deferred Transfer Asset.
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3.02. Unreleased
Liabilities. If at any time on or
after the Effective Time, any member of any Group shall remain obligated to any
Third Party in respect of any Corresponding Liability not its own i.e., a Corresponding
Liability of another Separate-co (such other Separate-co with respect such
Unreleased Liability and such Unreleased Person, the Responsible
Separate-co) the following provisions shall apply. The Liabilities referred to in this Section 3.02
are hereinafter referred to as the Unreleased Liabilities, the Person
remaining obligated for such Liability in a manner contrary to what is intended
under this Agreement is hereinafter referred to as the Unreleased Person,
such Unreleased Persons Corresponding Separate-co, the Unreleased
Separate-co and such Unreleased Persons Corresponding Group, the Unreleased
Group.
(a) Each
Unreleased Person shall remain obligated to Third Parties for such Unreleased
Liability as provided in the relevant Contract, Applicable Law or other source
of such Unreleased Liability and shall pay and perform such Unreleased
Liability as and when required, in accordance with its terms.
(b) Each
Responsible Separate-co shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each Other
Separate-Co Indemnified Party that is an Unreleased Person from and against any
Liabilities arising in respect of each Unreleased Liability of such Unreleased
Person that is a Corresponding Liability of such Responsible Separate-co. Each Responsible Separate-co shall take, and
shall cause the members of its Corresponding Group (the Responsible Group)
to take, such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the applicable
Unreleased Separate-co in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement in
order to place the applicable Unreleased Group, insofar as reasonably possible,
in the same position as it would be in if such Unreleased Liability had been
fully contributed, assigned, transferred, conveyed, and delivered to, and
accepted and assumed or retained, as applicable, by such Responsible
Separate-co (or any relevant member of the Responsible Group) with effect as of
the Effective Time and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such
Unreleased Liability, including possession, use, risk of loss, potential for
gain, and dominion, control and command over such Unreleased Liability, are to
inure from and after the Effective Time to the member or members of the
Responsible Group.
(c) Each
Responsible Separate-co shall continue on and after the Effective Time to use
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Unreleased Persons to
be released from their respective Unreleased Liabilities.
(d) If,
as and when it becomes possible to delegate, novate or extinguish any
Unreleased Liability in favor of an Unreleased Person, the relevant Parties
shall promptly sign all such documents and perform all such other acts, and
shall cause each member of their respective Groups, as applicable, to sign all
such documents and perform all such other acts, as may be necessary or
desirable to give effect to such delegation, novation, extinction or other
release without payment of any further consideration by the Unreleased Person.
3.03. No
Additional Consideration. For the
avoidance of doubt, the transfer or assumption of any Assets or Liabilities
under this Article III shall be effected without any additional
consideration by any Party hereunder.
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ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
4.01. General
Covenants. Each Party covenants with
and in favor of the other Parties that it shall, subject, in the case of IAC,
to Article XII:
(a) do
and perform all such acts and things, and execute and deliver all such
agreements, assurances, notices and other documents and instruments as may
reasonably be required of it to facilitate the carrying out of the intent and
purpose of this Agreement;
(b) cooperate
with and assist the other Parties, both before and after the Effective Time, in
dealing with transitional matters relating to or arising from the Separation,
the Distributions, this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements; and
(c) cooperate
in preparing and filing all documentation (i) to effect all necessary
applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents; and (ii) to
obtain as promptly as reasonably practicable all Consents and Governmental
Authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any Third Party
and/or any Governmental Authority in order to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (including all approvals required under
applicable antitrust laws).
4.02. Covenants
of the Spincos. In addition to the
covenants of the Spincos provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, each Spinco
covenants and agrees with, and in favor of, the other Parties that it shall:
(a) use
commercially reasonable efforts and do all things reasonably required of it to
cause the Separation and the Distributions to be completed, including
cooperating with IAC to obtain: the
approval for the listing of such Spincos Spinco Common Stock on NASDAQ or such
other securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system as is reasonably
acceptable to IAC;
(b) use
its commercially reasonable efforts to take all such action as may be necessary
or desirable under applicable state securities and blue sky laws of the United
States (and any comparable laws under any foreign jurisdictions) in connection
with the Separation and the Distributions;
(c) use
its commercially reasonable efforts to cause any member of another Group to be
released, as soon as reasonably practicable, from any guarantees given by any
member of such other Group (the Guaranteeing Group; its Corresponding
Separate-co, the Guaranteeing Separate-co) for the benefit of such
Spinco (the Guaranteed Spinco; its Corresponding Group, the Guaranteed
Group; its Corresponding Entities, the Guaranteed Entities) or
any Guaranteed Entities and (to the extent necessary to secure such releases)
to cause itself or one or more members of the Guaranteed Group to be
substituted in all respects for any member of the Guaranteeing Group in respect
of such guarantees, provided, that in the event that, notwithstanding
the commercially reasonable efforts of the Guaranteed Spinco, the Guaranteed
Spinco is unable to obtain such guarantee releases, the Guaranteed Spinco
hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Guaranteeing Separate-co and the other
members of the
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Guaranteeing
Group harmless from and against all Liabilities incurred by them in connection
with, arising out of or resulting from such guarantees; and
(d) perform
and, as applicable, cause each member of its Corresponding Group to perform
each of its and their respective obligations under each Ancillary Agreement.
4.03. Spinco
Common Stock Escrow Accounts. (a)
Immediately following the Effective Time, each Spinco shall deposit a number of
shares of its Spinco Common Stock as is equal to the product of (x) its
Corresponding Distribution Ratio and (y) the number of shares of IAC
Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of the Old IAC Integrated Warrant if
such warrant were to be exercised immediately prior to the Effective Time (such
Spincos Corresponding Escrow Shares) into an escrow account (a Spinco
Common Stock Escrow Account) to be established by each Spinco with The
Bank of New York Mellon (the Escrow Agent) to be held by the Escrow
Agent pursuant to the terms of an escrow agreement in customary form to be
agreed upon by each of the Spincos and the Escrow Agent prior to the Effective
Time (an Escrow Agreement). The
Spinco Common Stock Escrow Accounts will serve as a source of shares of Spinco
Common Stock deliverable upon the exercise of the New IAC Integrated
Warrant. Under the terms of the Escrow
Agreements, any shares of Spinco Common Stock designated for delivery upon
exercise of the New IAC Integrated Warrant shall be returned to the applicable
Spinco upon the expiration without exercise of the New IAC Integrated Warrant
in accordance with its terms. IAC and
each Spinco acknowledge that IACs obligation to issue shares of IAC Common
Stock to the holder of the Old IAC Integrated Warrant relates to the businesses
that were conducted by the IAC Group and the Spinco Groups prior to the
Effective Time. Accordingly, from and
after the Effective Time, upon an exercise of the New IAC Integrated Warrant,
as between IAC and the Spincos, each Spinco will exclusively bear the
obligation to deliver shares of its Spinco Common Stock. The issuance and delivery by each Spinco of
its Corresponding Escrow Shares to the applicable Spinco Common Stock Escrow
Account is intended to further such Spincos satisfaction of such obligations
following the Separation and the Distributions; provided, however,
that if for any reason such Spinco Common Stock Escrow Account does not satisfy
such obligations, the transfer of shares by such Spinco to the Spinco Common
Stock Escrow Account under this Section 4.03 is not in substitution of the
obligations of such Spinco under the immediately preceding sentence to deliver
shares of its Spinco Common Stock. For
the avoidance of doubt, any obligations with respect to the delivery of any
Spinco Common Stock on account of the New IAC Integrated Warrant shall be a
Corresponding Liability of such Spinco.
If, at any time or from time to time following the Effective Time,
(X) IAC
reasonably determines in good faith (which determination, absent manifest
error, shall be final and binding) in its sole discretion that, for any Spinco,
its Corresponding Escrow Shares are insufficient to satisfy the obligations
with respect to the New IAC Integrated Warrant, IAC shall provide to such
Spinco written notice indicating the number of additional shares of such Spinco
Common Stock necessary to satisfy the obligations pursuant to the New IAC
Integrated Warrant and such Spinco shall promptly deposit into the applicable
Spinco Common Stock Escrow Account the number of shares of such Spinco Common
Stock indicated in the written notice from IAC; or
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(Y) any
Spinco undertakes any action, or any event shall occur, that either (i) results
in an adjustment to the number of shares of its Spinco Common Stock with
respect to which the New IAC Integrated Warrant is exercisable or (ii) causes
that portion of the New IAC Integrated Warrant that would otherwise have been
exercisable for shares of such Spinco Common Stock to become exercisable into
another form of consideration (including, without limitation, in conjunction
with a merger of such Spinco or a reclassification of such Spinco Common
Stock), then, in each case, such Spinco shall promptly deposit into the
applicable Spinco Common Stock Escrow Account the number of additional shares
of such Spinco Common Stock and/or the other consideration with respect to
which the New IAC Integrated Warrant is exercisable.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in
lieu of issuing any fractional shares of its Spinco Common Stock upon the
exercise of the New IAC Integrated Warrant, the applicable Spinco shall
promptly deposit into the applicable Spinco Common Stock Escrow Account cash in
lieu of such fractional share in an amount computed in accordance with the
terms of the New IAC Integrated Warrant.
4.04. Cash
Balance True-Ups. (a) In the
event that, after review and reconciliation, the amount of cash and cash
equivalents and marketable securities reflected in the bank statements (or
their equivalents) including instruments deposited and interest accrued but not
yet collected of the domestic operations of TM Spinco and its subsidiaries as
of the close of business on the TM Distribution Date (the TM Effective Time
Cash Balance) is greater than $0 after reducing the TM Effective Time Cash
Balance for the aggregate amount of any Revolving Facility Borrowings
outstanding under the TM Credit Agreement dated July 25, 2008 (the TM
Target Cash Balance), TM Spinco shall make one or more payments to IAC as
promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, but in no event more than ninety
(90) days after the Effective Time, totaling an amount equal to the excess of
the TM Effective Time Cash Balance over the TM Target Cash Balance. In the event that, after review and
reconciliation, the TM Effective Time Cash Balance is less than the TM Target
Cash Balance, IAC shall make one or more payments to TM Spinco as promptly as
practicable after the Effective Time, but in no event more than ninety (90)
days after the Effective Time, totaling an amount equal to the excess of the TM
Target Cash Balance over the TM Effective Time Cash Balance. Notwithstanding Section 13.08, payments
pursuant to this Section 4.04(a) shall not bear any interest. For the avoidance of doubt, (i) non-client
cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities reflected in the bank
statements (or their equivalents) of TM Spincos domestic client bank
statements (or their equivalents) will be included in the calculation of the TM
Target Cash Balance and (ii) client cash designated for payment to clients
representing the face amount of tickets sold will not be included in the
calculation of the TM Target Cash Balance.
(b) In
the event that, after review and reconciliation, the amount of cash and cash
equivalents and marketable securities reflected in the bank statements (or
their equivalents) including instruments deposited and interest accrued but not
yet collected of the domestic operations of Interval Spinco and its
subsidiaries as of the close of business on the Interval Distribution Date (the
Interval Effective Time Cash Balance) is greater than $50,000,000 (the
Interval Target Cash Balance), Interval Spinco shall make one or more
payments to IAC as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, but in no
event more than ninety (90) days after
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the Effective
Time, totaling an amount equal to the excess of the Interval Effective Time
Cash Balance over the Interval Target Cash Balance. In the event that, after review and
reconciliation, the Interval Effective Time Cash Balance is less than the
Interval Target Cash Balance, IAC shall make one or more payments to Interval
Spinco as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, but in no event
more than ninety (90) days after the Effective Time, totaling an amount equal
to the excess of the Interval Target Cash Balance over the Interval Effective
Time Cash Balance. Notwithstanding Section 13.08,
payments pursuant to this Section 4.04(b) shall not bear any
interest. For the avoidance of doubt,
cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities reflected in the bank
statements (or their equivalents) of Interval Spincos ResortQuest operations
designated as Trust accounts and restricted cash and cash equivalents and
marketable securities of Interval Spincos Meridian Financial Services
subsidiary will not be included in the calculation of the Interval Target Cash
Balance.
(c) In
the event that, after review and reconciliation, the amount of cash and cash
equivalents and marketable securities reflected in the bank statements (or
their equivalents) including instruments deposited and interest accrued but not
yet collected of HSN Spinco and its subsidiaries as of the close of business on
the HSN Distribution Date (the HSN Effective Time Cash Balance) is
greater than $50,000,000 (the HSN Target Cash Balance), HSN Spinco
shall make one or more payments to IAC as promptly as practicable after the
Effective Time, but in no event more than ninety (90) days after the Effective
Time, totaling an amount equal to the excess of the HSN Effective Time Cash
Balance over the HSN Target Cash Balance.
In the event that, after review and reconciliation, the HSN Effective
Time Cash Balance is less than the HSN Target Cash Balance, IAC shall make one
or more payments to HSN Spinco as promptly as practicable after the Effective
Time, but in no event more than ninety (90) days after the Effective Time,
totaling an amount equal to the excess of the HSN Target Cash Balance over the
HSN Effective Time Cash Balance.
Notwithstanding Section 13.08, payments pursuant to this Section 4.04(c) shall
not bear any interest.
(d) In
the event that, after review and reconciliation, the amount of cash and cash
equivalents and marketable securities in the bank statements (or their
equivalents) including instruments deposited and interest accrued but not yet
collected of Tree Spinco and its subsidiaries as of the close of business on
the Tree Distribution Date (the Tree Effective Time Cash Balance) is
greater than $98,250,000 less any amounts placed (or required to be placed) in
escrow in connection with a Tree lease with The Irvine Company (the Tree
Target Cash Balance), Tree Spinco shall make one or more payments to IAC
as promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, but in no event more than
ninety (90) days after the Effective Time, totaling an amount equal to the
excess of the Tree Effective Time Cash Balance over the Tree Target Cash
Balance. In the event that, after review
and reconciliation, the Tree Effective Time Cash Balance is less than the Tree
Target Cash Balance, IAC shall make one or more payments to Tree Spinco as
promptly as practicable after the Effective Time, but in no event more than
ninety (90) days after the Effective Time, totaling an amount equal to the
excess of the Tree Target Cash Balance over the Tree Effective Time Cash
Balance. Notwithstanding Section 13.08,
payments pursuant to this Section 4.04(d) shall not bear any
interest.
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4.05. Non-Solicitation.
(a) IAC
and each of the Spincos shall not, and each of them shall cause the other
members of its respective Corresponding Group not to, from the applicable
Distribution Date of a Spinco (the Subject Spinco) through and
including the eighteen-month anniversary of such Distribution Date, without the
prior written consent of the Subject Spinco, either directly or indirectly, on
their own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, solicit for
employment or solicit, aid, induce or encourage any person who is an employee
of the Subject Spincos respective Corresponding Group as of such Distribution
Date to leave his or her employment.
(b) No
Spinco shall, and each of them shall cause the other members of its respective
Corresponding Group not to, from the applicable Distribution Date of such
Spinco through and including the eighteen-month anniversary of such
Distribution Date, without the prior written consent of IAC, either directly or
indirectly, on their own behalf or in the service or on behalf of others, solicit
for employment or solicit, aid, induce or encourage any person who is an
employee of IACs Corresponding Group as of such Distribution Date to leave his
or her employment.
(c) Nothing
in this Section 4.05 shall be deemed to prohibit any general solicitation
for employment through advertisements and search firms not specifically
directed at employees of another Party, provided that the applicable
Party has not encouraged or advised such firm to approach any such employee.
ARTICLE V
THE DISTRIBUTIONS
5.01. Conditions
to the Distributions. (a) In
addition to, and without in any way limiting, IACs rights under Section 12.1,
completion of each Distribution is conditioned on:
(i) the
IAC Board not having determined that such Distribution is not in the best
interests of IAC and its stockholders;
(ii) no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statements with
respect to such Spincos common shares shall have been issued and no
proceedings for that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened by the
SEC;
(iii) the
applicable Spinco Common Stock shall have been accepted for listing on NASDAQ,
subject to compliance with applicable listing requirements;
(iv) no
Order or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of any
of the Distributions, or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
or any Ancillary Agreement, including the transactions to effect the
Separation, shall be threatened, pending or in effect;
(v) any
material Consents and Governmental Authorizations necessary to complete the
Separation and the Distributions shall have been obtained and be in full force
and effect;
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(vi) the
written solvency opinion delivered to the IAC Board by Duff & Phelps
regarding the Separation, the Distributions and other transactions contemplated
hereby shall not have been withdrawn or modified;
(vii) IAC
shall have received an opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, in
form and substance satisfactory to the IAC Board, regarding the qualification
of the Distributions, as transactions that are generally tax free for U.S.
federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and/or 368(a)(1)(D) of the
Code (to the extent such qualification is not addressed by an Internal Revenue
Service private letter ruling (the IRS Ruling) received by IAC), which
opinion (and, in the event IAC shall have received the IRS Ruling, the IRS
Ruling) shall not have been withdrawn or modified; and
(viii) IAC
shall have received opinions from its external tax advisors, in form and
substance satisfactory to the IAC Board, regarding the U.S. federal income tax
consequences to IAC of certain related matters and transactions (to the extent
such matters are not addressed by the IRS Ruling) and certain state tax
consequences to IAC of the Distributions, which opinions shall not have been
withdrawn or modified.
(b) The
foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of IAC and shall not give rise to
or create any duty on the part of IAC or the IAC Board to waive or not to waive
such conditions or in any way limit IACs right to terminate this Agreement in
whole or in part as set forth in Article XII or alter the consequences of
any such termination from those specified in such Article XII. Any determination made by IAC prior to the
Separation and the Distributions concerning the satisfaction or waiver of the
conditions set forth in this Section 5.01 shall be final and conclusive.
5.02. Distribution
of Spinco Common Stock. (a) Prior
to the Effective Time and in accordance with the Transactions Memo, each Spinco
shall issue to IAC such additional shares of its Spinco Common Stock (or shall
take or cause to be taken such other appropriate actions to ensure that IAC has
the requisite number of shares of Spinco Common Stock) to cause the number of
shares of such Spinco Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to
the Effective Time to equal the product of (x) the sum of (i) the
applicable IAC Record Date Share Number and (ii) the number of shares of
IAC Common Stock issued or issuable pursuant to (A) the exercise of
outstanding IAC Stock Options following the applicable Distribution Record Date
and prior to August 18, 2008 or (B) pursuant to the settlement of IAC
Restricted Stock Units (as such terms are defined in the Employee Matters
Agreement), following the applicable Distribution Record Date and prior to the
Effective Time (in each case giving effect to any cashless exercise of IAC
Stock Options or withholding of shares of IAC Common Stock to satisfy tax
withholding obligations) (Post-Record Date IAC Shares) (y) the
Corresponding Distribution Ratio. The
Corresponding Distribution Ratio with respect to any Spinco shall be
appropriately adjusted in the event of any stock split, reverse stock split or
similar event in respect of the IAC Common Stock and/or IAC Class B Common
Stock following the date of this Agreement and prior to the Effective Time.
(b) On
the terms and subject to the conditions in this Agreement, with respect to each
Distribution, IAC will cause the applicable distribution or transfer agent (the
Agent) at the Effective Time to distribute all of the outstanding
shares of the applicable Spinco Common
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Stock then
owned by IAC to holders of IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B Common Stock
as of the applicable Distribution Record Date and, in accordance with the
Employee Matters Agreement, to holders of Post-Record Date IAC Shares, and to
credit the number of such shares of Spinco Common Stock to book entry accounts
for each such holder or designated transferee or transferees of such holder of
IAC Common Stock or IAC Class B Common Stock. On the terms and subject to the conditions in
this Agreement, each holder of IAC Common Stock or IAC Class B Common
Stock on the applicable Distribution Record Date (or such holders designated
transferee or transferees) will be entitled to receive in the applicable
Distribution a fraction of a share of the applicable Spincos Spinco Common
Stock equal to the applicable Distribution Ratio for each share of IAC Common
Stock or IAC Class B Common Stock so held by such stockholder as of the
applicable Distribution Record Date. No
action by any such stockholder shall be necessary for such stockholder (or such
stockholders designated transferee or transferees) to receive the applicable
number of shares of Spinco Common Stock (and, if applicable, cash in lieu of
any fractional shares) that such stockholder is entitled to receive in the
applicable Distribution.
5.03. Fractional
Shares. With respect to each
Distribution, IAC stockholders holding a number of shares of IAC Common Stock
or IAC Class B Common Stock on the applicable Distribution Record Date
which would entitle such stockholders to receive other than a whole number of
shares of the applicable Spinco Common Stock in such Distribution, will receive
cash in lieu of such fractional shares.
Fractional shares of Spinco Common Stock will not be distributed in any
Distribution nor credited to book-entry accounts. The Agent shall, as soon as practicable after
the applicable Distribution Date: (a) determine
the number of whole shares and fractional shares of the applicable Spinco
Common Stock to each holder of record as of close of business on the applicable
Distribution Record Date, (b) aggregate all such fractional shares into
whole shares and sell the whole shares obtained thereby in open market
transactions as soon as practicable after the applicable Distribution Date, in
each case, at then prevailing trading prices on behalf of holders who would
otherwise be entitled to fractional share interests, and (c) distribute to
each such holder, or for the benefit of each such beneficial owner, such holder
or owners ratable share of the net proceeds of such sale, based upon the
average gross selling price per share of applicable Spinco Common Stock, after
making appropriate deductions for any amount required to be withheld for United
States federal income tax purposes. Each
Spinco shall bear the cost of brokerage fees incurred in connection with the
sales of fractional shares of its Spinco Common Stock, which sales shall occur
as soon after the applicable Distribution Date as practicable and as determined
by the Agent. None of the Parties nor
the Agent will guarantee any minimum sale price for fractional shares of Spinco
Common Stock. None of the Parties will
pay any interest on the proceeds from the sale of fractional shares. The Agent acting on behalf of the applicable
Spinco will have the sole discretion to select the broker-dealers through which
to sell the aggregated fractional shares and to determine when, how and at what
price to sell such shares. Neither the
Agent nor the broker-dealers through which the aggregated fractional shares are
sold will be Affiliates of IAC or the applicable Spinco.
5.04. Actions
in Connection with the Distributions.
(a) Each Spinco shall file such amendments and supplements to its
respective Registration Statement as IAC may reasonably request, and such
amendments as may be necessary in order to cause the same to become and remain
effective as required by Applicable Law, including filing such amendments and
supplements to its respective Registration Statement as may be required by the
SEC or
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federal, state or foreign securities
laws. IAC shall mail to the holders of
IAC Common Stock and IAC Class B Common Stock, at such time on or prior to
the applicable Distribution Date as IAC shall determine, the Prospectus forming
a part of the applicable Registration Statement, as well as any other
information concerning any of the Spincos, their business, operations and
management, the Separation and such other matters as IAC shall reasonably
determine are necessary and as may be required by Applicable Law.
(b) Each
of the Spincos shall also cooperate with IAC in preparing, filing with the SEC
and causing to become effective registration statements or amendments thereof
which are required to reflect the establishment of, or amendments to, any
employee benefit and other plans necessary or appropriate in connection with
the Separation or other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements. Promptly after
receiving a request from IAC, to the extent requested, each of HSN Spinco,
Interval Spinco, TM Spinco and Tree Spinco, as applicable, shall prepare and,
in accordance with Applicable Law, file with the SEC any such documentation
that IAC determines is necessary or desirable to effectuate the Distributions,
and IAC, HSN Spinco, Interval Spinco, TM Spinco and Tree Spinco shall each use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all necessary approvals from the SEC
with respect thereto as soon as practicable.
(c) Nothing
in this Section 5.04 shall be deemed, by itself, to shift Liability for
any portion of any Registration Statement or Prospectus to IAC.
(d) In
addition to the covenants of the Spincos provided for elsewhere in this
Agreement, each Spinco covenants and agrees with, and in favor of, IAC that it
shall (i) cooperate with IAC in connection with IACs performance of its
obligations under the Liberty Spinco Agreement with respect to such Spinco to
be performed by IAC prior to the Effective Time, (ii) enter into a Liberty
Spinco Assumption Agreement and a Liberty Registration Rights Agreement as
contemplated by the Liberty Spinco Agreement and (iii) indemnify and hold
IAC and the other members of the IAC Group harmless from and against all
Liabilities incurred by them in connection with, arising out of or resulting
from such Spincos performance or failure to perform its obligations under such
agreements following the Effective Time.
5.05. Treatment
of Integrated Warrant. Immediately
following the Effective Time:
(a) the
Old IAC Integrated Warrant shall by its terms, effective as of the Effective
Time be adjusted (as so adjusted, the New IAC Integrated Warrant),
represent the right to receive upon due exercise (x) a number of shares of
IAC Common Stock equal to the number of shares of IAC Common Stock subject to
the Old IAC Integrated Warrant immediately prior the Effective Time (the Warrant
Share Number); (y) a number of shares of Spinco Common Stock (or
substitutions therefor) of each Spinco, if any, the Distribution Date of which
shall have occurred prior to such Effective Time; and (z) such number of
shares of Spinco Common Stock of each Spinco whose Distribution is effected at
such Effective Time as a given holder of IAC Common Stock would be entitled at
the Effective Time had such holder held, on the applicable Distribution Record
Date, a number of shares of IAC Common Stock equal to the Warrant Share Number;
and
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(b) the
exercise price of the New IAC Integrated Warrant will not change.
ARTICLE VI
MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION
6.01. Release
of Pre-Distribution Claims. (a) Except
as provided in Section 6.01(f), effective as of the Effective Time, TM
Spinco does hereby, on behalf of itself and each other member of the TM Group,
their respective Affiliates (other than any member of any other Group),
successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective
Time have been stockholders (other than any member of any other Group),
directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the TM Group (in each
case, in their respective capacities as such) (the TM Releasors),
unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably release and discharge each of
the other Separate-cos, the other members of the other Groups, their respective
Affiliates (other than any member of the TM Group), successors and assigns, and
all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been stockholders,
directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of any other Group (in
each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs,
executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns (the Non-TM
Parties), from any and all Actions, causes of action, choses in action,
cases, claims, suits, debts, dues, damages, judgments and liabilities, of any
nature whatsoever, in law, at equity or otherwise, whether direct, derivative
or otherwise, which have been asserted against a Non-TM Party or which, whether
currently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent, and
whether or not concealed or hidden, the TM Releasors ever could have asserted
or ever could assert, in any capacity, whether as partner, employer, agent or
otherwise, either for itself or as an assignee, heir, executor, trustee,
administrator, successor or otherwise for or on behalf of any other Person,
against the Non-TM Parties, relating to any claims or transactions or
occurrences whatsoever, up to but excluding the Effective Time, including in
connection with the transactions and all activities to implement the Separation
and the Distributions (TM Claims); and the TM Releasors hereby
unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably agree not to initiate proceedings
with respect to, or institute, assert or threaten to assert, any TM Claim.
(b) Except
as provided in Section 6.01(f), effective as of the Effective Time,
Interval Spinco does hereby, on behalf of itself and each other member of the
Interval Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of any other
Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the
Effective Time have been stockholders (other than any member of any other
Group), directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Interval
Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) (the Interval
Releasors), unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably release and
discharge each of the other Separate-cos, the other members of the other
Groups, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of the Interval
Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the
Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees
of any member of any other Group (in each case, in their respective capacities
as such), and their respective heirs, executors, trustees, administrators,
successors and assigns (the Non-Interval Parties), from any and all
Actions, causes of action, choses in action, cases, claims, suits, debts, dues,
damages, judgments and liabilities, of any nature whatsoever, in law, at equity
or otherwise, whether direct, derivative or otherwise, which have been asserted
against a Non-Interval Party or which, whether currently known or unknown,
suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent, and
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whether or not
concealed or hidden, the Interval Releasors ever could have asserted or ever
could assert, in any capacity, whether as partner, employer, agent or
otherwise, either for itself or as an assignee, heir, executor, trustee,
administrator, successor or otherwise for or on behalf of any other Person,
against the Non-Interval Parties, relating to any claims or transactions or
occurrences whatsoever, up to but excluding the Effective Time, including in
connection with the transactions and all activities to implement the Separation
and the Distributions (Interval Claims); and the Interval Releasors
hereby unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably agree not to initiate
proceedings with respect to, or institute, assert or threaten to assert, any
Interval Claim.
(c) Except
as provided in Section 6.01(f), effective as of the Effective Time, HSN
Spinco does hereby, on behalf of itself and each other member of the HSN Group,
their respective Affiliates (other than any member of any other Group),
successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective
Time have been stockholders (other than any member of any other Group),
directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the HSN Group (in
each case, in their respective capacities as such) (the HSN Releasors),
unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably release and discharge each of
the other Separate-cos, the other members of the other Groups, their respective
Affiliates (other than any member of the HSN Group), successors and assigns,
and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been
stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of any
other Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their
respective heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns
(the Non-HSN Parties), from any and all Actions, causes of action,
choses in action, cases, claims, suits, debts, dues, damages, judgments and
liabilities, of any nature whatsoever, in law, at equity or otherwise, whether
direct, derivative or otherwise, which have been asserted against a Non-HSN
Party or which, whether currently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected,
fixed or contingent, and whether or not concealed or hidden, the HSN Releasors
ever could have asserted or ever could assert, in any capacity, whether as
partner, employer, agent or otherwise, either for itself or as an assignee,
heir, executor, trustee, administrator, successor or otherwise for or on behalf
of any other Person, against the Non-HSN Parties, relating to any claims or
transactions or occurrences whatsoever, up to but excluding the Effective Time,
including in connection with the transactions and all activities to implement
the Separation and the Distributions (HSN Claims); and the HSN
Releasors hereby unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably agree not to
initiate proceedings with respect to, or institute, assert or threaten to
assert, any HSN Claim.
(d) Except
as provided in Section 6.01(f), effective as of the Effective Time, Tree
Spinco does hereby, on behalf of itself and each other member of the Tree
Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of any other Group),
successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective
Time have been stockholders (other than any member of any other Group),
directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the Tree Group (in
each case, in their respective capacities as such) (the Tree Releasors),
unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably release and discharge each of
the other Separate-cos, the other members of the other Groups, their respective
Affiliates (other than any member of the Tree Group), successors and assigns,
and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been
stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of any
other Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their
respective heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns
(the Non-Tree Parties), from any and all Actions, causes
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of action, choses in action, cases, claims,
suits, debts, dues, damages, judgments and liabilities, of any nature
whatsoever, in law, at equity or otherwise, whether direct, derivative or
otherwise, which have been asserted against a Non-LT Party or which, whether
currently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent, and
whether or not concealed or hidden, the Tree Releasors ever could have asserted
or ever could assert, in any capacity, whether as partner, employer, agent or
otherwise, either for itself or as an assignee, heir, executor, trustee,
administrator, successor or otherwise for or on behalf of any other Person,
against the Non-LT Parties, relating to any claims or transactions or
occurrences whatsoever, up to but excluding the Effective Time, including in connection
with the transactions and all activities to implement the Separation and the
Distributions (Tree Claims); and the Tree Releasors hereby
unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably agree not to initiate
proceedings with respect to, or institute, assert or threaten to assert, any
Tree Claim.
(e) Except
as provided in Section 6.01(f), effective as of the Effective Time, IAC
does hereby, on behalf of itself and each other member of the IAC Group, their
respective Affiliates (other than any member of any Spinco Group), successors
and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have
been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of
the IAC Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) (the IAC
Releasors), unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably release and
discharge each of the Spincos, the other members of the Spinco Groups, their
respective Affiliates (other than any member of the IAC Group), successors and
assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Effective Time have been
stockholders (other than any member of the IAC Group), directors, officers,
agents or employees of any member of any Spinco Group (in each case, in their
respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors,
trustees, administrators, successors and assigns (the Non-IAC Parties),
from any and all Actions, causes of action, choses in action, cases, claims,
suits, debts, dues, damages, judgments and liabilities, of any nature whatsoever,
in law, at equity or otherwise, whether direct, derivative or otherwise, which
have been asserted against an Non-IAC Party or which, whether currently known
or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent, and whether or not
concealed or hidden, the IAC Releasors ever could have asserted or ever could
assert, in any capacity, whether as partner, employer, agent or otherwise,
either for itself or as an assignee, heir, executor, trustee, administrator,
successor or otherwise for or on behalf of any other Person, against the
Non-IAC Parties, relating to any claims or transactions or occurrences
whatsoever, up to but excluding the Effective Time including in connection with
the transactions and all activities to implement the Separation and the
Distributions (IAC Claims); and the IAC Releasors hereby
unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably agree not to initiate
proceedings with respect to, or institute, assert or threaten to assert, any
IAC Claim.
(f) Nothing
contained in Section 6.01(a), 6.01(b),
6.01(c), 6.01(d) or 6.01(e) shall impair any right of any
Person to enforce this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or, any agreement,
arrangement, commitment or understanding that is contemplated by Section 2.12
or any other agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that is
entered into after the Effective Time among any member of any Group, on the one
hand, and any member of any other Group, on the other hand, nor shall anything
contained in those sections be interpreted as terminating as of the Effective
Time any rights under any such agreements, contracts, commitments or
understandings. For purposes of
clarification, nothing contained in Section 6.01(a), 6.01(b), 6.01(c),
6.01(d) or 6.01(e) shall release any Person from:
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(i) any
Liability provided in or resulting from this Agreement or any of the Ancillary
Agreements;
(ii) any
Liability provided in or resulting from any agreement among any members of any
Group that is contemplated by Section 2.13 (including for greater
certainty, any Liability resulting or flowing from any breaches of such
agreements that arose prior to the Effective Time);
(iii) any
Liability provided in or resulting from any other agreement, arrangement, commitment
or understanding that is entered into after the Effective Time between any
member of any Group, on the one hand, and any member of any other Group, on the
other hand;
(iv) (A) with
respect to each Spinco, any Corresponding Liability of such Spinco and (B) with
respect to IAC, any Retained Liability;
(v) any
Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification or
contribution pursuant to Article III or Section 5.04(d) of this
Agreement or this Article VI for Third Party Claims;
(vi) any
Liability for unpaid Intercompany Accounts; or
(vii) any
Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other
than a Person released pursuant to this Section 6.01.
In addition,
nothing contained in Section 6.01(a), 6.01(b), 6.01(c), 6.01(d) or 6.01(e) hereof
shall release any Separate-co from honoring its existing obligations to
indemnify any director, officer or employee of any Group who was a director,
officer or employee of such Separate-co on or prior to the Effective Time, to
the extent that such director, officer or employee becomes a named defendant in
any litigation involving such Separate-co and was entitled to such
indemnification pursuant to then existing obligations.
(g) TM
Spinco shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the TM Group to
make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or
demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against any
other Separate-co or any member of any other Group or any other Person released
pursuant to Section 6.01(a), with respect to any Liabilities released
pursuant to Section 6.01(a).
(h) Interval
Spinco shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the Interval
Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim
or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against
any other Separate-co or any member of any other Group or any other Person
released pursuant to Section 6.01(b), with respect to any Liabilities
released pursuant to Section 6.01(b).
(i) HSN
Spinco shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the HSN Group
to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or
demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against any
other Separate-co
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or any member
of any other Group or any other Person released pursuant to Section 6.01(c),
with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 6.01(c).
(j) Tree
Spinco shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the Tree Group
to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or
demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against any
other Separate-co or any member of any other Group or any other Person released
pursuant to Section 6.01(d), with respect to any Liabilities released
pursuant to Section 6.01(d).
(k) IAC
shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the IAC Group to make,
any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand,
including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against any Spinco
or any other member of any Spinco Group or any other Person released pursuant
to Section 6.01(e), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 6.01(e).
6.02. Indemnification
by Spincos. Except as provided in
Sections 6.04 and 6.05 and subject to Section 13.01, each Spinco shall,
and shall cause the other members of its Corresponding Group to, fully
indemnify, defend and hold harmless each other Separate-co, each other member
of each other Group and each of 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 (collectively,
such Spincos Corresponding Other Separate-cos Indemnified Parties),
from and against any and all Liabilities of its Corresponding Other
Separate-cos Indemnified Parties relating to, arising out of or resulting from
any of the following items (without duplication):
(a) with
respect to such Spinco, the Corresponding Business, any Corresponding Entity,
any Corresponding Asset, any Corresponding Liability or, subject to Article III,
any Deferred Spun Asset;
(b) any
breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant, undertaking or
obligation of, this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, by such
Spinco or any other member of it Corresponding Group, subject to any limitation
on liability set forth in any Ancillary Agreement for any such breach or
failure to perform or comply with any covenant, undertaking or obligation under
such Ancillary Agreement; and
(c) any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, in each case to the
extent relating to such Spincos Corresponding Group or Corresponding Business
contained in any Registration Statement or any other filings made with the SEC
in connection with the Separation and the Distributions.
6.03. Indemnification
by IAC. Except as provided in
Sections 6.04 and 6.05 and subject to Section 13.01, IAC shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless each Spinco, each other member of each Spinco Group
and each of 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 (collectively, the Non-IAC
Indemnified Parties), from and
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against any and all Liabilities of the
Non-IAC Indemnified Parties relating to, arising out of or resulting from any
of the following items (without duplication):
(a) any
Remaining IAC Business or any Retained Liability;
(b) any
breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant, undertaking or
obligation of, this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements, by IAC or any
other member of the IAC Group, subject to any limitation on liability set forth
in any Ancillary Agreement for any such breach or failure to perform or comply
with any covenant, undertaking or obligation under such Ancillary Agreement;
(c) except
to the extent set forth in Section 6.02(c), any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, contained in any Registration Statement or
Prospectus forming a part thereof; provided that, notwithstanding anything in Section 6.02(c),
IAC shall also indemnify the Non-IAC Indemnified Parties from any Liability
arising as a result of any disclosure contained in the Prospectus contained in
any Registration Statement which disclosure was not in the Registration
Statement on Form 10 for any Spinco as filed with the SEC on July 22,
2008 other than (y) information relating to financial results for the
second quarter of 2008 and 2007 and (z) any information specifically
reviewed and/or approved by the Spinco; and
(d) any
determination by a court of competent jurisdiction (whether or not in a final,
non-appealable judgment) that any of the Spincos has any liability (whether
direct or indirect) for the payment of the IAC Notes; it being understood that
in the event of any such determination, IAC shall be entitled to elect either
of the following options: (1) IAC shall make arrangements that are
reasonably satisfactory to any such Spinco to provide assurance that IAC has
the financial wherewithal to promptly satisfy the IAC Notes or (2) IAC
shall repay, redeem, satisfy and discharge, or otherwise retire the IAC Notes;
provided, that if such determination could reasonably be expected to result in
a default under any of such Spincos indebtedness, then such Spinco shall be
entitled to require IAC to exercise option (2) above.
6.04. Procedures
for Indemnification of Third Party Claims.
(a) All claims for indemnification relating to a Third Party Claim
by any indemnified party (an Indemnified Party) hereunder shall be
asserted and resolved as set forth in this Section 6.04.
(b) In
the event that any written claim or demand for which an indemnifying party (an Indemnifying
Party) may have liability to any Indemnified Party hereunder, is asserted
against or sought to be collected from any Indemnified Party by a Third Party
(a Third Party Claim), such Indemnified Party shall promptly, but in
no event more than ten (10) days following such Indemnified Partys
receipt of a Third Party Claim, notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of
such Third Party Claim, the amount or the estimated amount of damages sought
thereunder to the extent then ascertainable (which estimate shall not be
conclusive of the final amount of such Third Party Claim), any other remedy
sought thereunder, any relevant time constraints relating thereto and, to the
extent practicable, and any other material details pertaining thereto (a Claim
Notice); provided, however, that the failure to timely give
a Claim Notice shall affect the rights of an Indemnified Party hereunder only
to the extent that such
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failure has a
material prejudicial effect on the defenses or other rights available to the
Indemnifying Party with respect to such Third Party Claim. The Indemnifying
Party shall have thirty (30) days (or such lesser number of days set forth in
the Claim Notice as may be required by court proceeding in the event of a
litigated matter) after receipt of the Claim Notice (the Notice Period)
to notify the Indemnified Party whether it desires to defend the Indemnified
Party against such Third Party Claim; provided that in the event a Claim
Notice in respect of indemnification sought pursuant to Section 6.02(c) so
specifies, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to require the
Indemnifying Party, and in such event the Indemnifying Party shall be required,
to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim at the
Indemnifying Partys expense.
(c) In
the event that the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the
Notice Period that it desires to defend the Indemnified Party against a Third
Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend the
Indemnified Party by appropriate proceedings and shall have the sole power to
direct and control such defense, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the
Indemnified Party at the Indemnifying Partys expense. Once the Indemnifying Party has duly assumed
the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right,
but not the obligation, to participate in any such defense and to employ
separate counsel of its choosing. The
Indemnified Party shall participate in any such defense at its expense,
provided that such expense shall be the responsibility of the Indemnifying
Party if (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party are both
named parties to the proceedings and the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably
concluded that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them (in
which case the Indemnifying Party shall not be responsible for expenses in
respect of more than one counsel for the Indemnified Party in any single
jurisdiction), or (ii) the Indemnified Party assumes the defense of a
Third Party Claim after the Indemnifying Party has failed to diligently defend
a Third Party Claim it has assumed the defense of, as provided in the first
sentence of this Section 6.04(c).
The Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of
the Indemnified Party, settle, compromise or offer to settle or compromise any
Third Party Claim on a basis that would result in (i) the imposition of a
consent order, injunction or decree that would restrict the future activity or
conduct of the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a finding
or admission of a violation of Applicable Law or violation of the rights of any
Person by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates or (iii) a
finding or admission that would have an adverse effect on other claims made or
threatened against the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates.
(d) If
the Indemnifying Party (i) elects not to defend the Indemnified Party
against a Third Party Claim, whether by not giving the Indemnified Party timely
notice of its desire to so defend or otherwise or (ii) after assuming the
defense of a Third Party Claim or after receiving a Claim Notice specified in
the proviso to the last sentence of Section 6.04(b), fails to take
reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently such Third Party Claim within
ten (10) days after receiving written notice from the Indemnified Party to
the effect that the Indemnifying Party has so failed, the Indemnified Party
shall have the right but not the obligation to assume its own defense; it being
understood that the Indemnified Partys right to indemnification for a Third
Party Claim shall not be adversely affected by assuming the defense of such
Third Party Claim. The Indemnified Party
shall not settle a Third Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
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(e) The
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate in order to ensure
the proper and adequate defense of a Third Party Claim, including by providing
access to each others relevant business records and other documents, and
employees; it being understood that the reasonable costs and expenses of the
Indemnified Party relating thereto shall be Liabilities, subject to
indemnification.
(f) The
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to avoid production of confidential information (consistent with
Applicable Law), and to cause all communications among employees, counsel and
others representing any party to a Third Party Claim to be made so as to
preserve any applicable attorney-client or work-product privileges.
6.05. Procedures
for Indemnification of Direct Claims.
Any claim for indemnification made directly by the Indemnified Party
against the Indemnifying Party that does not result from a Third Party Claim
shall be asserted by written notice from the Indemnified Party to the
Indemnifying Party specifically claiming indemnification hereunder. Such Indemnifying Party shall have a period
of 45 days after the receipt of such notice within which to respond thereto. If such Indemnifying Party does not respond
within such 45-day period, such Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have
accepted responsibility to make payment and shall have no further right to
contest the validity of such claim. If
such Indemnifying Party does respond within such 45-day period and rejects such
claim in whole or in part, such Indemnified Party shall be free to pursue
resolution as provided in Article IX.
6.06. Adjustments
to Liabilities. (a) If an
Indemnified Party receives any payment from an Indemnifying Party in respect of
any Liabilities and the Indemnified Party could have recovered all or a part of
such Liabilities from a Third Party (a Potential Contributor) based on
the underlying claim or demand asserted against such Indemnifying Party, such
Indemnified Party shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, assign such
of its rights to proceed against the Potential Contributor as are necessary to
permit such Indemnifying Party to recover from the Potential Contributor the
amount of such payment.
(b) If
notwithstanding Section 6.06(a) an Indemnified Party receives an
amount from a Third Party in respect of a Liability that is the subject of
indemnification hereunder after all or a portion of such Liability has been
paid by an Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnified Party
shall promptly remit to the Indemnifying Party the excess (if any) of (i) the
amount paid by the Indemnifying Party in respect of such Liability, plus the
amount received from the Third Party in respect thereof, over (ii) the
full amount of the Liability.
(c) An
insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved
of the responsibility with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of the
indemnification provisions hereof, have any subrogation rights with respect
thereto, it being expressly understood and agreed that no insurer or any other
Third Party shall be entitled to a wind-fall (i.e., a benefit they would not
be entitled to receive in the absence of the indemnification provisions) by
virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof.
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6.07. Payments. The Indemnifying Party shall pay all amounts
payable pursuant to this Article VI by wire transfer of immediately
available funds, promptly following receipt from an Indemnified Party of a
bill, together with all accompanying reasonably detailed backup documentation,
for a Liability that is the subject of indemnification hereunder, unless the
Indemnifying Party in good faith disputes the Liability, in which event it
shall so notify the Indemnified Party.
In any event, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party,
by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the amount of any Liability
for which it is liable hereunder no later than three (3) days following
any final determination of such Liability and the Indemnifying Partys
liability therefor. A final
determination shall exist when (a) the parties to the dispute have
reached an agreement in writing, (b) a court of competent jurisdiction
shall have entered a final and non-appealable order or judgment, or (c) an
arbitration or like panel shall have rendered a final non-appealable
determination with respect to disputes the parties have agreed to submit
thereto.
6.08. Contribution. If the indemnification provided for in this Article VI
shall, for any reason, be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the
Indemnified Party hereunder in respect of any Liability, then each Indemnifying
Party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, contribute to the
amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Liability,
in such proportion as shall be sufficient to place the Indemnified Party in the
same position as if such Indemnified Party were indemnified hereunder, the
Parties intending that their respective contributions hereunder be as close as possible
to the indemnification under Sections 6.02 and 6.03. If the contribution provided for in the
previous sentence shall, for any reason, be unavailable or insufficient to put
the Indemnified Party in the same position as if it were indemnified under Section 6.02
or 6.03, as the case may be, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to
the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such
Liability, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative
benefits received by and the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the
one hand and the Indemnified Party on the other hand with respect to the matter
giving rise to the Liability.
6.09. Remedies Cumulative. The remedies provided in this Article VI
shall be cumulative and, subject to the provisions of Article IX, shall
not preclude assertion by any Indemnified Party of any other rights or the
seeking of any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party.
6.10. Survival of Indemnities. The rights and obligations of each of the
Separate-cos and their respective Indemnified Parties under this Article VI
shall survive the distribution, sale or other transfer by any Party of any
Assets or the delegation or assignment by it of any Liabilities.
6.11. Shared Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement:
(a) In order to facilitate the defense of
any Shared Liability, the Parties agree that (i) the relevant Parties
shall cooperate in the defense of any Shared Liability; (ii) each relevant
Party shall be responsible for the costs of its own in-house counsel and other
internal personnel in the defense of any Shared Liability; (iii) IAC shall
be entitled to control the defense and/or settlement of any Shared Liability,
although each relevant Spinco shall be entitled to
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observe with counsel of its own selection and
at its own expense; provided, however, that after the Effective
Time IAC shall not settle all or any portion of any Shared Liability unless any
remaining Liability of any Spinco and its Affiliates and their respective
current and former officers and directors relating to the Shared Liability will
be fully released as a result of such settlement.
(b) The Parties agree to act in good
faith and to use their reasonable best efforts to preserve and maximize the
insurance benefits due to be provided under all policies of insurance and to
cooperate with one another as necessary to permit each other to access or obtain
the benefits under those policies; provided, however, that
nothing hereunder shall be construed to prevent any party or any other Person
from asserting claims for insurance benefits or accepting insurance benefits
provided by the policies. The Parties
agree to exchange information upon reasonable request of the other Party
regarding requests that they have made for insurance benefits, notices of
claims, occurrences and circumstances that they have submitted to the insurance
companies or other entities managing the policies, responses they have received
from those insurance companies or entities, including any payments they have
received from the insurance companies and any agreements by the insurance
companies to make payments, and any other information that the Parties may need
to determine the status of the insurance policies and the continued availability
of benefits thereunder.
(c) If any Party receives notice or
otherwise learns of the assertion by any person or entity (including a
Governmental Authority) of a Shared Liability, that Party shall give the other
Parties written notice of such Shared Liability, providing notice of such
Shared Liability in reasonable detail.
The failure to give notice under this subsection shall not relieve any
Party of its Liability for any Shared Liability except to the extent the Party
is actually prejudiced by the failure to give such notice. The Parties shall be deemed to be on notice
of any Shared Liability pending prior to the Effective Time.
ARTICLE VII
INSURANCE
7.01. Insurance Matters. (a) Each Spinco does hereby, for itself
and each other member of its Corresponding Group, agree that no member of the
IAC Group or any IAC Indemnified Party shall have any liability whatsoever as a
result of the insurance policies and practices of IAC and its Affiliates as in
effect at any time prior to the Effective Time, including as a result of the
level or scope of any such insurance, the creditworthiness of any insurance
carrier, the terms and conditions of any policy, the adequacy or timeliness of
any notice to any insurance carrier with respect to any claim or potential
claim or otherwise; provided this Section 7.01(a) shall not negate
IACs agreement under Section 7.01(b).
(b) IAC agrees to use its reasonable best
efforts to cause the interest and rights of each Spinco and the other members
of its Corresponding Group as of the Relevant Time as insureds or beneficiaries
or in any other capacity under occurrence-based insurance policies and programs
(and under claims-made policies and programs to the extent a claim has been
submitted prior to the Relevant Time) of IAC or any other member of the IAC
Group in respect of periods prior to the Relevant Time to survive the Relevant
Time for the period for which such interests and rights would have survived
without regard to the transactions contemplated hereby
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to the extent permitted by such policies, and IAC shall continue to
administer such policies and programs on behalf of the relevant Spincos and the
other relevant members of the Spinco Groups, subject to such Spincos
reimbursement to IAC and the other relevant members of the IAC Group for the
actual out-of-pocket costs of such ongoing administration and the internal
costs (based on the proportion of the amount of time actually spent on such
matter to such employees normal working time) of any employee or agent of IAC
of any other relevant member of the IAC Group who will be required to spend at
least ten percent of his or her normal working time over any ten (10) Business
Days working with respect to any such matter on behalf of a Spinco or any
member of its Corresponding Group. Any
proceeds received by IAC or any other member of the IAC Group after the
Relevant Time under such policies and programs in respect of a Spinco or other
members of its Corresponding Group shall be for the benefit of such Spinco and
such other members.
(c) This Agreement is not intended as an
attempted assignment of any policy of insurance or as a contract of insurance
and shall not be construed to waive any right or remedy of any member of the
IAC Group in respect of any insurance policy or any other contract or policy of
insurance.
(d) Nothing in this Agreement shall be
deemed to restrict any member of any Spinco Group from acquiring at its own
expense any other insurance policy in respect of any Liabilities or covering
any period.
ARTICLE VIII
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
8.01. Agreement for Exchange of
Information; Archives. (a)
Without limiting any rights or obligations under any Ancillary Agreement
between the Parties and/or any other member of their respective Groups relating
to confidentiality, each Party agrees to provide, and to cause its
Representatives, its Group members and its respective Group members
Representatives to provide, to the other Groups and any member thereof (a Requesting
Party), at any time before, on or after the Effective Time, subject to the
provisions of Section 8.04 and as soon as reasonably practicable after
written request therefor, any Information within the possession or under the
control of such Party or one of such Persons which the Requesting Party
reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other
requirements imposed on the Requesting Party (including under applicable
securities laws) by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the
Requesting Party, (ii) for use in any other judicial, regulatory,
administrative or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting,
claims, regulatory, litigation or similar requirements of the Requesting Party,
in each case other than claims or allegations that one Party to this Agreement
or any of its Group members has or brings against the other Party or any of its
Group members, or (iii) subject to the foregoing clause (ii) above,
to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement;
provided, however, that in the event that any Party determines
that any such provision of Information could be commercially detrimental,
violate any Applicable Law or agreement, or waive any attorney-client
privilege, the Parties shall take all reasonable measures to permit the
compliance with such obligations in a manner that avoids any such harm or
consequence. More particularly, and
without limitation to the generality of the foregoing sentence, the Parties
agree
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that the provisions of the Tax Sharing Agreement shall govern with
respect to the sharing of Information relating to Tax.
(b) After the Effective Time, each Spinco
and the other members of its Spinco Group shall have access during regular
business hours (as in effect from time to time), and upon reasonable advance
notice, to the documents and objects of historical significance that relate to
the Spun Businesses, the Spun Assets or the Spun Entities with respect to such
Spinco and that are located in archives retained or maintained by (i) IAC
or any other member of the IAC Group or (ii) by another Spinco or any
other member of another Spinco Group.
Each Spinco and the other members of its Spinco Group may obtain copies
(but not originals) of documents for bona fide business purposes and may obtain
objects for exhibition purposes for commercially reasonable periods of time if
required for bona fide business purposes, provided that (i) such
Spinco shall cause any such objects to be returned promptly, at such Spincos
expense, in the same condition in which they were delivered to such Spinco or
to any member of its Spinco Group and (ii) such Spinco and the other
members of its Spinco Group shall comply with any rules, procedures or other
requirements, and shall be subject to any restrictions (including prohibitions
on removal of specified objects), that are then applicable to such other
Separate-co or such other member of such other Separate-cos Group. In any event, the foregoing shall not be
deemed to restrict the access of IAC or any other member of the IAC Group to
any such documents or objects. Nothing
herein shall be deemed to impose any Liability on IAC or any other member of
the IAC Group if documents or objects referred to in this Section 9.01 are
not maintained or preserved by IAC or any other member of the IAC Group. Alternatively, IAC, acting reasonably, may
request from any Spinco and any other member of such Spincos Group that they
provide IAC with reasonable advance notice, with a list of the requested
Information that relates to the relevant Spun Businesses, the Spun Assets or
the Spun Entities and IAC shall use, and shall cause the other members of the
IAC Group that are in possession of the Information requested to use,
commercially reasonable efforts to locate all requested Information that is
owned or possessed by IAC or any of its Group members or Representatives. IAC will make available all such Information
for inspection by the relevant Spincos or any other relevant member of any
Spinco Group during normal business hours at the place of business reasonably
designated by IAC. Subject to such confidentiality
or security obligations as IAC or the other relevant members of its Group may
reasonably deem necessary, the Spincos and the other relevant members of the
Spinco Groups may have all requested Information duplicated. Alternatively, IAC or the other relevant
members of the IAC Group may choose to deliver to a Spinco, at such Spincos
expense, all requested Information in the form reasonably requested by such
Spinco or any other member of its Group.
At IACs request, such Spinco shall cause such Information when no
longer needed to be returned to IAC at such Spincos expense.
(c) With respect to the other Spinco
Groups and the IAC Group, each Spinco shall make available and shall cause its
Corresponding Group to make available to the other Spinco Groups and the IAC
Group at least the level of access provided by the IAC Group under Section 8.01(b) to
all Spinco Groups.
8.02. Ownership of Information. Any Information owned by a Party or any of
its Group members and that is provided to a Requesting Party pursuant to Section 8.01
shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing party. Unless specifically set forth herein or in
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any Ancillary Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
construed as granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such
Information.
8.03. Compensation for Providing
Information. The Party requesting
Information agrees to reimburse the providing Party for the reasonable 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. Except as may be otherwise specifically
provided elsewhere in this Agreement, in the Ancillary Agreements, or in any other
agreement between the Parties, such costs shall be computed in accordance with
the providing Partys standard methodology and procedures.
8.04. Record Retention. To facilitate the possible exchange of
Information pursuant to this Article VIII and other provisions of this
Agreement after the Effective Time, the Parties agree to use commercially
reasonable efforts to retain, and to cause the members of their respective
Group to retain, all Information in their respective possession or control at
the Effective Time in accordance with the policies of the IAC Group as in
effect at the Effective Time or such other policies as may be reasonably
adopted by the appropriate Party after the Effective Time. No Party will destroy, or permit any member
of its Group to destroy, any Information which another Party or any member of
its Group may have the right to obtain pursuant to this Agreement prior to the
fifth (5th) anniversary of the Effective Time without first using commercially
reasonable efforts to notify such other Party of the proposed destruction and
giving such other Party the opportunity to take possession of such Information
prior to such destruction.
8.05. Other Agreements Providing for
Exchange of Information. The rights
and obligations granted or created under this Article VIII are subject to
any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the
sharing, exchange, retention or confidential treatment of Information set forth
in any Ancillary Agreement.
8.06. Production of Witnesses; Records;
Cooperation. (a) After the
Effective Time, but only with respect to a Third Party Claim, each Party hereto
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, and shall cause the other
relevant members of its Group to use commercially reasonable efforts to, make
available to a requesting Party or any member of the Group to which such
Requesting Party belongs, upon written request, its then former and current
Representatives (and the former and current Representatives of its respective
Group members) as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within
its control (or that of its respective Group members) or which it (or its
respective Group members) otherwise has the ability to make available, to the
extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of such
Representatives) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be
required in connection with any Action in which the Requesting Party may from
time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action is a matter with
respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder. The Requesting Party
shall bear all costs and expenses in connection therewith.
(b) If a Party, being entitled to do so
under this Agreement, chooses to defend or to seek to settle or compromise any
Third Party Claim, the other relevant Party or Parties shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to make available to such Party, upon written request, its
or their then former and current Representatives and those of its or their
respective Group members
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as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its or
their control (or that of its or their respective Group members) or which it or
they (or its or their respective Group members) otherwise has or have the
ability to make available, to the extent that any such Person (giving
consideration to business demands of such Representatives) or books, records or
other documents may reasonably be required in connection with such defense,
settlement or compromise, as the case may be, and shall otherwise cooperate in
such defense, settlement or compromise, as the case may be.
(c) Without limiting the foregoing, the
Parties shall cooperate and consult, and shall cause their respective Group
members to cooperate and consult, to the extent reasonably necessary with
respect to any Actions (except in the case of an Action by one Party against
another).
(d) The obligation of the Parties to
provide witnesses pursuant to this Section 8.06 is intended to be
interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and shall include the
obligation to provide as witnesses inventors and other employees without regard
to whether the witness or the employer of the witness could assert a possible
business conflict (subject to the limitation set forth in the first sentence of
Section 8.06(a) regarding Third Party Claims).
(e) In connection with any matter
contemplated by this Section 8.06, the relevant Parties will enter into,
and shall cause all other relevant members of their respective Groups to enter
into, a mutually acceptable joint defense agreement so as to maintain to the
extent practicable any applicable attorney-client privilege or work-product
privileges of any member of any Group.
8.07. Confidentiality. (a) Subject to Section 8.08, each
Separate-co shall hold, and shall cause its respective Group members and its
respective Affiliates (whether now an Affiliate or hereafter becoming an
Affiliate) and its Representatives to hold, in strict confidence, with at least
the same degree of care that applies to IACs confidential and proprietary
Information pursuant to policies in effect as of the Effective Time, all
confidential and proprietary Information concerning another Group (or any
member thereof) that is either in such Separate-cos possession (including
Information in its possession prior to the date hereof) or furnished by any
other Group (or any member thereof) or by any of such other Groups Affiliates
(whether now an Affiliate or hereafter becoming an Affiliate) or their
respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (any
such Information referred to herein as Confidential Information), and
shall not use, and shall cause its respective Group members, Affiliates and
Representatives not to use, any such Confidential Information other than for
such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential
Information shall not include Information that is or was (i) in the public
domain other than by the breach of this Agreement or by breach of any other
agreement relating to confidentiality between or among the relevant Parties
and/or their respective Group members, their respective Affiliates or
Representatives, (ii) lawfully acquired by such disclosing Party (or any
member of the Group to which such Party belongs or any of such Partys
Affiliates) from a Third Party not bound by a confidentiality obligation, or (iii) independently
generated or developed by Persons who do not have access to, or descriptions
of, any such confidential or
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proprietary Information of the other Parties (or any member of the
Group to which such other Party belongs).
(b) Each Party shall maintain, and shall
cause its respective Group members to maintain, policies and procedures, and
develop such further policies and procedures as will from time to time become
necessary or appropriate, to ensure compliance with Section 8.07(a).
(c) Each Party agrees not to release or
disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any Confidential Information
to any other Person, except its Representatives who need to know such
Confidential Information (who shall be advised of their obligations hereunder
with respect to such Confidential Information), except in compliance with Section 8.08. Without limiting the foregoing, when any
Information furnished by another Party after the Effective Time pursuant to
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement is no longer needed for the purposes
contemplated by this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, such Party will
promptly, after request of the furnishing Party and at the election of the
Party receiving such request, destroy or return to the furnishing Party all
such Information in a printed or otherwise tangible form (including all copies
thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon), and destroy all
Information in an electronic or otherwise intangible form and certify to the
furnishing Party that it has destroyed such Information (and such copies
thereof and such notes, extracts or summaries based thereon). Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Parties agree that to the extent some Information to be
destroyed or returned is retained as data or records for the purpose of
business continuity planning or is otherwise not accessible in the Ordinary
Course of Business, such data or records shall be destroyed in the Ordinary
Course of Business in accordance, if applicable, with the business continuity
plan of the applicable Party.
8.08. Protective Arrangements. In the event that any Party or any member of
its Group or any Affiliate of such Party or any of their respective
Representatives either determines that it is required to disclose any
Confidential Information (the Disclosing Party) pursuant to Applicable
Law or receives any demand under lawful process or from any Governmental
Authority to disclose or provide Confidential Information of another Party (or
any member of the Group to which such other Party belongs) (the Providing
Party), the Disclosing Party shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable
Law, promptly notify the Providing Party prior to the Disclosing Party
disclosing or providing such Confidential Information and shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Providing Party so that
the Providing Party may seek any reasonable protective arrangements or other
appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with this Section 8.08. All expenses reasonably incurred by the
Disclosing Party in seeking a protective order or other remedy will be borne by
the Providing Party. Subject to the
foregoing, the Disclosing Party may thereafter disclose or provide such
Confidential Information to the extent (but only to the extent) required by
such Applicable Law (as so advised by legal counsel) or by lawful process or by
such Governmental Authority and shall promptly provide the Providing Party with
a copy of the Confidential Information so disclosed, in the same form and
format as disclosed, together with a list of all Persons to whom such
Confidential Information was disclosed.
8.09. Disclosure of Third Party Information. Each Spinco acknowledges that it and the
other members of its respective Group may have in its or their possession
confidential or proprietary Information of Third Parties that was received
under confidentiality or non-disclosure
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agreements with such Third Party while it or they were part of the IAC
Group. Each Spinco will hold, and will
cause the other members of its Group and its and their respective
Representatives to hold, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary
Information of Third Parties to which such Spinco or any other member of its
respective Group has access, in accordance with the terms of any agreements
entered into prior to the Effective Time between one or more members of
another Group (whether acting through,
on behalf of, or in connection with, the Spun Businesses) and such Third
Parties.
ARTICLE IX
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
9.01. Interpretation; Agreement to Resolve
Disputes.
(a) In the event of any ambiguous
provision in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, or any inconsistency
or conflict between or among the provisions of this Agreement and one or more
Ancillary Agreements or between or among the provisions of the Ancillary
Agreements, IACs interpretation of such ambiguity or resolution of such
inconsistency or conflict shall be final and binding unless such interpretation
or resolution is unreasonable or clearly erroneous; it being understood and
agreed that the reasonableness of an interpretation or resolution
shall be assessed without regard to whether such interpretation or resolution
happens to be in IACs self-interest.
(b) Except as otherwise specifically
provided in any Ancillary Agreement, the procedures for discussion, negotiation
and dispute resolution set forth in this Article IX shall apply to all
disputes, controversies or claims (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise)
that may arise out of or relate to, or arise under or in connection with this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby
or thereby (including all actions taken in furtherance of the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby on or prior to the date hereof), or the commercial or
economic relationship of the Parties relating hereto or thereto, between or
among any member of any Group on the one hand and any other Group on the other
hand. Each Party agrees on behalf of
itself and each member of its respective Group that the procedures set forth in
this Article IX shall be the sole and exclusive procedures in connection
with any dispute, controversy or claim relating to any of the foregoing matters
and irrevocably waives any right to commence any Action in or before any
Governmental Authority, except as otherwise required by Applicable Law.
9.02. Dispute Resolution; Mediation. (a) Any Party (a Claimant Party)
may commence the dispute resolution process of this Section 9.02 by giving
the other Party or Parties with whom there is such a controversy, claim or
dispute written notice (a Dispute Notice) of any controversy, claim or
dispute of whatever nature arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the
breach, termination, enforceability or validity thereof (a Dispute)
which has not been resolved in the normal course of business. The relevant Parties shall attempt in good
faith to resolve any Dispute by negotiation among executives of such Parties (Senior
Party Representatives) who have authority to settle the Dispute and who
are at a higher level of management than the persons who have direct
responsibility for the administration of this Agreement. Within 15 days after delivery of the Dispute
Notice, the receiving Party or Parties (the Responding Parties and,
together with the Claimant Party, the Dispute Parties) shall
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submit to the other Dispute Party or Parties a written response (the Response). The Dispute Notice and the Response shall
include (i) a statement setting forth the position of the Dispute Party
giving such notice and a summary of arguments supporting such position and (ii) the
name and title of such Dispute Partys Senior Party Representative and any
other persons who will accompany the Senior Party Representative at the meeting
at which the Dispute Parties will attempt to settle the Dispute. Within 30 days after the delivery of the
Dispute Notice, the Senior Party Representatives of the Dispute Parties shall
meet at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter as often as they
reasonably deem necessary, to attempt to resolve the Dispute. The Dispute Parties shall cooperate in good
faith with respect to any reasonable requests for exchanges of information
regarding the Dispute or a Response thereto.
(b) If the Dispute has not been resolved
within 60 days after delivery of the Dispute Notice, or if the Dispute Parties
fail to meet within 30 days after delivery of the Dispute Notice as hereinabove
provided, the Dispute Parties shall make a good faith attempt to settle the
Dispute by mediation pursuant to the provisions of this Section 9.02
before resorting to arbitration contemplated by Section 9.03 or any other
dispute resolution procedure that may be agreed by the Dispute Parties.
(c) All negotiations, conferences and
discussions pursuant to this Section 9.02 shall be confidential and shall
be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations. Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document
produced, in the course of such negotiations, conferences and discussions that
is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as
evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or
future arbitration.
(d) Unless the Dispute Parties agree
otherwise, the mediation shall be conducted in accordance with the CPR
Institute for Dispute Resolution Model Procedure for Mediation of Business Disputes
in effect on the date of this Agreement by a mediator selected by the Dispute
Parties.
(e) Within 30 days after the mediator has
been selected as provided above, all Dispute Parties and their respective
attorneys shall meet with the mediator for one mediation session of at least
four hours, it being agreed that each representative of a Dispute Party
attending such mediation session shall be a Senior Party Representative with
authority to settle the Dispute. If the
Dispute cannot be settled at such mediation session or at any mutually agreed
continuation thereof, any of the Dispute Parties may give the other and the
mediator a written notice declaring the mediation process at an end.
9.03. Arbitration. If the Dispute has not been resolved by the
dispute resolution process described in Section 9.02, the Dispute Parties
agree that any such Dispute shall be settled by binding arbitration before the
American Arbitration Association (AAA) in Wilmington, Delaware
pursuant to the Commercial Rules of the AAA. Any arbitrator(s) selected to resolve
the Dispute shall be bound exclusively by the laws of the State of Delaware
without regard to its choice of law rules.
Any decisions of award of the arbitrator(s) will be final and
binding upon the Dispute Parties and may be entered as a judgment by the
Dispute Parties hereto. Any rights to
appeal or review such award by any court or tribunal are hereby waived to the
extent permitted by law.
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9.04. Costs. The costs of any mediation or arbitration
pursuant to this Article IX shall be shared equally among the Dispute
Parties.
9.05. Continuity
of Service and Performance. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the
Dispute Parties will continue to provide service and honor all other
commitments under this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement during the course
of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article IX with
respect to all matters not subject to such dispute, controversy or claim.
ARTICLE X
FURTHER ASSURANCES
10.01. Further
Assurances. (a) Except as provided in Section 12.01,
each Party covenants with and in favor of the other Parties as follows:
(i) prior
to, on and after the Effective Time, each Party hereto shall, and shall cause
the other relevant members of its Group to, cooperate with the other Parties,
and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting
Party, to execute, acknowledge and deliver, or use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, assurances or
documents, including instruments of conveyance, assignments and transfers, and
to make all filings with, and to obtain
all consents, approvals or authorizations of, any Governmental Authority or any
other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other
instrument (including any Consents or Governmental Authorizations), and to take
all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by the
requesting Party (or any member of its Group) from time to time, consistent
with the terms of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, in order to give
effect to the provisions, obligations and purposes of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements and the transfers of the Spun Businesses and of the Spun
Assets and the assignment and assumption of the Spun Liabilities and the other
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and
(ii) to
the extent that IAC or any Spinco discovers at any time following the Effective
Time any Asset that was intended to be transferred to any Separate-co or any
other member of another Spinco Group pursuant to this Agreement was not so
transferred at the Effective Time, IAC and the Spincos shall, or shall cause
the other relevant members of their Corresponding Groups to promptly, assign
and transfer to such Separate-co or another member of such Separate-cos Group
reasonably designated by such Separate-co such Asset and all right, title and
interest therein in a manner and on the terms consistent with the relevant
provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.17(b). Similarly, to the extent that IAC or any
Spinco discovers at any time following the Effective Time any Asset that was
intended to be retained by IAC or any other member of the IAC Group was not so
retained at the Effective Time, the relevant Spinco shall, or shall cause the
other relevant members of its Group to promptly to, assign and transfer to IAC
or any other member of the IAC Group reasonably designated by IAC such Asset
and all right, title and interest therein in a manner and on the terms
consistent with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, including, without
limitation, Section 2.17(b). For
the avoidance of doubt, the transfer of any Assets under
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this
paragraph (a) shall be effected without any additional consideration by
any Party hereunder (such deferred transfers being referred to as Deferred
Transactions).
(b) On
or prior to the Effective Time, each of the Separate-cos, in their respective
capacities as direct and indirect parent companies of the members of their
respective Groups, shall each approve or ratify any actions of the members of
their respective Groups as may be necessary or desirable to give effect to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
(c) Prior
to the Effective Time, if a Party identifies any commercial or other service
that is needed to assure a smooth and orderly transition of the businesses in
connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and
that is not otherwise governed by the provisions of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement, the relevant Parties will cooperate in determining whether
there is a mutually acceptable arms length basis on which the such Party can
provide such service.
ARTICLE XI
CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
11.01. Auditors
and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Accounting. Each Party agrees that during the one hundred
and eighty (180) days following the Effective Time and in any event solely with
respect to the preparation and audit of each of IACs and each Spincos
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008, the printing,
filing and public dissemination of such financial statements, the audit of IACs
internal control over financial reporting and managements assessment thereof
and managements assessment of IACs disclosure controls and procedures, in
each case made as of December 31, 2008:
(a) Date
of Spinco Auditors Opinions. Each Spinco shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to enable such Spincos auditors (in each case, such auditors, the Spinco
Auditor) to complete their audit such that they will date their opinion on
such Spincos audited annual financial statements on the same date that the IACs
auditors (the IAC Auditor) date their opinion on IACs audited annual
financial statements (except to the extent an earlier date is necessary to
comply with SEC rules), and to enable IAC to meet its timetable for the
printing, filing and public dissemination of IACs annual financial statements.
(b) Annual
Financial Statements. Each (i) Separate-co shall provide to
the other Separate-cos on a timely basis all Information reasonably required to
meet such Separate-cos schedule for the preparation, printing, filing, and
public dissemination of its annual financial statements and for managements
assessment of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures in
accordance with Item 307 of Regulation S-K and (ii) each Spinco shall
provide to the IAC on a timely basis all Information reasonably required to
meet IACs schedule for its report on
internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Item308 of
Regulation S-K and its auditors audit of its internal control over financial
reporting and managements assessment thereof in accordance with Section 404
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SECs and Public Company Accounting
Oversight Boards rules and auditing standards thereunder (such
assessments and audit being referred to as the 2008 Internal Control Audit
and Management Assessments).
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Separate-co
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will provide all required financial and other
Information with respect to such Separate-co and its Subsidiaries to its
respective auditors in a sufficient and reasonable time and in sufficient
detail to permit its respective auditors to take all steps and perform all
reviews necessary to provide sufficient assistance to the IAC Auditor and each
other Spinco Auditor with respect to respective Information to be included or
contained in the annual financial statements of such other Separate-co and to
permit the IAC Auditor and IACs management to all complete the 2008 Internal
Control Audit and Management Assessments.
(c) Access
to Personnel and Books and Records.
(i) Each
Spinco (an Authorizing Spinco) shall authorize its respective Spinco
Auditor (the Authorized Auditor) to make available to each of the IAC
Auditor and the Spinco Auditor of each other Spinco both the personnel who performed
or are performing the annual audits of the Authorizing Spinco and work papers
related to the annual audits of the Authorizing Spinco, in all cases within a
reasonable time prior to the Authorized Auditors opinion date, so that (A) the
IAC Auditor is able to perform the procedures it considers necessary to take
responsibility for the work of the Authorized Auditor as it relates to the IAC
Auditors report on IACs financial statements, all within sufficient time to
enable IAC to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public
dissemination of IACs annual financial statements; and (B) each such
other Spinco Auditor is able to perform the procedures it considers necessary
to take responsibility for the work of the Authorized Auditor as it relates to
the relevant Spinco Auditors report on such Spincos financial statements, all
within sufficient time to enable such Spinco to meet its timetable for the
printing, filing and public dissemination of such Spincos annual financial
statements.
(ii) IAC
shall authorize the IAC Auditor to make available to each Spinco Auditor both
the personnel who performed or are performing the annual audits of IAC and work
papers related to the annual audits of IAC, in all cases within a reasonable
time prior to the IAC Auditors opinion date, so that each Spinco Auditor is
able to perform the procedures it considers necessary to take responsibility
for the work of the IAC Auditor as it relates to such Spinco Auditors report
on the relevant Spincos financial statements, all within sufficient time to
enable such Spinco to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public
dissemination of such Spincos annual financial statements.
(iii) Each
Spinco shall make available to the IAC Auditor and IACs management such Spincos
personnel and such Spincos books and records in a reasonable time prior to the
IAC Auditors opinion date and IACs managements assessment date so that the
IAC Auditor and IACs management are able to perform the procedures they
consider necessary to conduct the 2008 Internal Control Audit and Management
Assessments.
(d) Spinco
Annual Reports. Each Spinco will deliver to IAC a
substantially final draft, as soon as the same is prepared, of the first report
to be filed with the SEC that includes such Spincos audited financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 (such Spincos Corresponding
Annual Report); provided, however, that a Spinco may
continue to
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revise such Corresponding Annual Report prior to
the filing thereof, which changes will be delivered to IAC as soon as
reasonably practicable; provided, further, that the respective
personnel of IAC and each Spinco will actively consult with each other
regarding any changes which a Spinco may consider making to its Corresponding
Annual Report and related disclosures prior to the anticipated filing with the
SEC, with particular focus on any changes which would have an effect upon IACs
financial statements or related disclosures.
Nothing
in this Section 11.01 shall require any Party to violate any agreement
with any Third Party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and
proprietary Information relating to that Third Party or its business; provided,
however, that in the event that a Party is required under this Section 11.01
to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to seek to obtain such Third Party Consent to the disclosure of such
Information.
ARTICLE XII
SOLE DISCRETION OF IAC; TERMINATION
12.01. Sole
Discretion of IAC. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
Agreement, until the occurrence of the applicable Relevant Time, IAC shall have
the sole and absolute discretion:
(a) to
determine whether to proceed with all or any part of the Separation, including
any Separation Transaction, or any or all of the Distributions, and to
determine the timing of and any and all conditions to the completion of the
Separation and the Distributions or any part thereof or of any other
transaction contemplated by this Agreement; and
(b) to
amend or otherwise change, delete or supplement, from time to time, any term or
element of the Separation, including any Separation Transaction, or any or all
of the Distributions or any other transaction contemplated by this Agreement.
12.02. Termination. (a) This Agreement and all Ancillary
Agreements may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
amended, supplemented, modified or abandoned in any respect at any time prior
to the Effective Time of the first Distribution to occur, by and in the sole
and absolute discretion of IAC without the approval of any Spinco or of the
stockholders of IAC. In the event of
such termination, no Party shall have any liability of any kind to any other
Party or any other Person.
(b) After
the Effective Time of the first Distribution to occur, this Agreement may not
be terminated to the extent the rights and obligations provided for hereunder
are between and among IAC and those Spincos the Distribution of which shall
have previously occurred except by an agreement in writing signed by the
relevant Parties; provided, that IAC in its sole discretion may abandon
one or more of the Distributions the Distribution date of which shall not yet
have occurred and, by notice to the other Spincos, shall have the right to
terminate (subject to the last sentence of Section 1.04(b)) this Agreement
and the Ancillary Agreements to the extent of the rights and obligations
provided between the Spinco(s) the Distribution of which shall have been
abandoned and the Spincos the Distribution of which shall have previously
occurred.
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ARTICLE XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
13.01. Limitation
of Liability. In no event shall any member of any Group be
liable to any member of any other Group for any special, consequential,
indirect, collateral, incidental or punitive damages or lost profits or failure
to realize expected savings or other commercial or economic loss of any kind,
however caused and on any theory of liability (including negligence) arising in
any way out of this Agreement, whether or not such Person has been advised of
the possibility of any such damages; provided, however, that the
foregoing limitations shall not limit any Partys indemnification obligations
for Liabilities with respect to Third Party Claims as set forth in Article VI. The provisions of Article IX
shall be the Parties sole recourse for any breach hereof or any breach of the
Ancillary Agreements.
13.02. Counterparts. This Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement
may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered
one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more
counterparts have been signed by each of the parties thereto and delivered to
the other party or parties.
13.03. Entire
Agreement. This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, and
the Schedules and Exhibits hereto and thereto and the specific agreements
contemplated hereby or thereby contain the entire agreement between the Parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous
agreements, oral or written, negotiations, discussions, writings,
understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject
matter. No agreements or understandings
exist between the Parties other than those set forth or referred to herein or
therein.
13.04. Construction. In this Agreement and each of the Ancillary
Agreements, unless a clear contrary intention appears:
(a) the
singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;
(b) reference
to any Person includes such Persons successors and assigns but, if applicable,
only if such successors and assigns are not prohibited by this Agreement or the
relevant Ancillary Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular
capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually;
(c) reference
to any gender includes each other gender;
(d) reference
to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or
instrument as amended, modified, supplemented or restated, and in effect from
time to time in accordance with the terms thereof subject to compliance with
the requirements set forth herein or in the relevant Ancillary Agreement;
(e) reference
to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified,
replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time,
including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and reference to
any section or other provision of any Applicable Law means that provision of
such Applicable Law from time to time
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in effect and constituting the substantive
amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such
section or other provision;
(f) herein,
hereby, hereunder, hereof, hereto and words of similar import shall be
deemed references to this Agreement or to the relevant Ancillary Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular article, section or other provision hereof or
thereof;
(g) including
(and with correlative meaning include) means including without limiting the
generality of any description preceding such term;
(h) the
Table of Contents and headings are for convenience of reference only and shall
not affect the construction or interpretation hereof or thereof;
(i) with
respect to the determination of any period of time, from means from and
including and to means to but excluding; and
(j) references
to documents, instruments or agreements shall be deemed to refer as well to all
addenda, exhibits, schedules or amendments thereto.
13.05. Signatures. Each Party acknowledges that it and the other
Party (and the other members of their respective Groups) may execute certain of
the Ancillary Agreements by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature. Each Party expressly adopts and confirms each
such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature made in its respective name (or
that of the applicable member of its Group) as if it were a manual signature,
agrees that it will not assert that any such signature is not adequate to bind
such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and agrees that at
the reasonable request of the other Party at any time it will as promptly as
reasonably practicable cause each such Ancillary Agreement to be manually
executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof).
13.06. Assignability. Except as set forth in any Ancillary
Agreement, this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall be binding upon
and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and thereto, respectively, and
their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that
except as specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement, no Party hereto or
thereto may assign its respective rights or delegate its respective obligations
under this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement without the express prior written
consent of the other parties hereto or thereto.
13.07. Third
Party Beneficiaries. Except for the indemnification rights under
this Agreement of any Corresponding Indemnified Party in its capacity as such
and for the release under Section 6.01 of any Person provided therein and
except as specifically provided in any Ancillary Agreement, (a) the
provisions of this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement are solely for the
benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and
permitted assigns and are not intended to confer upon any Person, except the
parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns, any rights or remedies hereunder and (b) there are no third party
beneficiaries of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement; and neither this
Agreement nor any Ancillary Agreement shall provide any Third Party with any
remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in
excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement.
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13.08. Payment
Terms. (a) Except as expressly provided to the
contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary Agreement, any amount to be paid
or reimbursed by one Party to the other under this Agreement shall be paid or
reimbursed hereunder within thirty (30) days after presentation of an invoice
or a written demand therefor and setting forth, or accompanied by, reasonable
documentation or other reasonable explanation supporting such amount.
(b) Except
as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Ancillary
Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any
amount billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that is
not paid within thirty (30) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall
bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus 2% (or the maximum legal rate, whichever is
lower), calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date
on which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment.
13.09. Governing
Law. Except as set forth in Article IX, this
Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement, shall be governed by and construed and
interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware,
irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, as to
all matters, including matters of validity, construction, effect,
enforceability, performance and remedies.
13.10. Notices.
All notices or other communications
under this Agreement and, unless expressly provided therein, each Ancillary
Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when
delivered in person or successfully transmitted by facsimile, addressed as
follows:
If
to IAC, to:
IAC/InterActiveCorp
555
West 18th Street
New
York, NY 10011
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopier: (212) 632-9642
with
a copy to:
Wachtell,
Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51
West 52nd Street
New
York, NY 10019
Attention: Pamela S. Seymon, Esq.
Telecopier: (212) 403-2000
If
to TM Spinco:
Ticketmaster
8800
Sunset Boulevard
West
Hollywood, California 90069
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopier: (310) 360-3373
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If
to Interval Spinco:
Interval
Leisure Group, Inc.
6262
Sunset Drive
Miami,
Florida 33143
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopier: (305) 667-2072
If
to HSN Spinco:
1
HSN Drive
St.
Petersburg, Florida 33729
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopier: (727) 872-6866
If
to Tree Spinco:
11115
Rushmore Drive
Charlotte,
North Carolina 28277
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopier: (949) 255-5139
Any
Party may, by notice to the other Parties as set forth herein, change the
address or fax number to which such notices are to be given.
13.11. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement or any
Ancillary Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is
determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or
unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, or the application
of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than
those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in
full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated
thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions
contemplated hereby or thereby, as the case may be, is not affected in any
manner adverse to any party hereto or thereto.
Upon such determination, the relevant Parties shall negotiate in good
faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to
effect the original intent of the Parties.
13.12. Publicity. Prior to the Effective Time, IAC shall be
responsible for issuing any press releases or otherwise making public
statements with respect to this Agreement, the Separation, the Distributions or
any of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and no Spinco
shall make such statements without the prior written consent of IAC. Prior to the Effective Time, the Separate-cos
shall each consult with the other prior to making any filings with any
Governmental Authority with respect thereto.
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13.13. Survival
of Covenants. Except as expressly set forth in this
Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement, any covenants, representations or
warranties contained in this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement shall
survive the Separation and the Distributions and shall remain in full force and
effect.
13.14. Waivers
of Default; Conflicts. (a) Waiver by any Party of any default
by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement or any Ancillary
Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent
or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other Party. 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.
(b) Each
Party acknowledges that each of the Parties and each member of their respective
Group are all currently represented by members of IACs legal department and
IACs outside counsel. IAC (on behalf of
itself and every member of its Group), on the one hand, and each Spinco (on
behalf of itself and every member of its Group), on the other hand, waives any
conflict with respect to such common representation that may arise before, at
or after the Effective Time.
13.15. Amendments. After the Effective Time, no provisions of
this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended,
supplemented or modified by any Party, unless such waiver, amendment,
supplement or modification is in writing and signed by the authorized
representative of the Party against whom it is sought to enforce such waiver,
amendment, supplement or modification.
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IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly
authorized representatives.
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Exhibit 10.2
TAX SHARING AGREEMENT
by and among
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP,
TICKETMASTER,
INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP, INC.,
HSN, INC.
and
TREE.COM, INC.
Dated as of
August 20, 2008
TAX
SHARING AGREEMENT
This
TAX SHARING AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of August 20,
2008, by and among IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation (Parent),
Ticketmaster, a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (Ticketmaster
Spinco), Interval Leisure Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Parent (Interval Spinco), HSN, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent (HSN Spinco), and
Tree.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Parent (Tree Spinco, together with Ticketmaster Spinco, Interval
Spinco, and HSN Spinco, the Spincos, and each of the Spincos, a Spinco). Each of Parent, Ticketmaster Spinco, Interval
Spinco, HSN Spinco and Tree Spinco is sometimes referred to herein as a Party
and collectively, as the Parties.
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS,
the Parties have entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as
of August 20, 2008 (the Separation Agreement), providing for the
restructuring of Parent and its subsidiaries into the Parent Group, the
Ticketmaster Spinco Group, the Interval Spinco Group, the HSN Spinco Group, and
the Tree Spinco Group (each as defined herein);
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, Parent and its subsidiaries
will consummate a series of internal restructuring steps (the Internal
Restructuring Steps) described in the Transactions Memo;
WHEREAS,
for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Internal Distributions
(as defined herein) shall qualify as tax-free transactions under Sections 355(a) and/or
368(a)(1)(D) of the Code;
WHEREAS,
pursuant to the terms of the Separation Agreement, the Parties will effect the
Distributions (as defined herein) and related transactions;
WHEREAS,
for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the Distributions shall
qualify as tax-free transactions under Sections 355(a) and/or 368(a)(1)(D) of
the Code;
WHEREAS,
at the close of business on the Distribution Date of a Spinco, the taxable year
of such Spinco shall close for federal income tax purposes; and
WHEREAS,
the Parties wish to provide for the payment of Income Taxes and Other Taxes and
entitlement to Refunds thereof, allocate responsibility and provide for
cooperation in connection with the filing of returns in respect of Income Taxes
and Other Taxes, and provide for certain other matters relating to Income Taxes
and Other Taxes.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations, covenants
and agreements herein contained and intending to be legally bound hereby, the
Parties agree as follows:
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1. Definitions. Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the
Separation Agreement. For purposes of
this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
Actually
Realized or Actually Realizes shall mean, for purposes of
determining the timing of the incurrence of any Spin-Off Tax Liability, Income
Tax Liability or Other Tax Liability or the realization of a Refund (or any
related Tax cost or benefit), whether by receipt or as a credit or other offset
to Taxes payable, by a Person in respect of any payment, transaction,
occurrence or event, the time at which the amount of Income Taxes or Other
Taxes paid (or Refund realized) by such Person is increased above (or reduced
below) the amount of Income Taxes or Other Taxes that such Person would have
been required to pay (or Refund that such Person would have realized) but for
such payment, transaction, occurrence or event.
Aggregate
Spin-Off Tax Liabilities shall mean the sum of the Spin-Off Tax
Liabilities with respect to each Taxing Jurisdiction.
Breaching
Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(c) hereof.
Carryback
shall mean the carryback of a Tax Attribute (including, without limitation, a
net operating loss, a net capital loss or a tax credit) by a member of a Spinco
Group from a Post-Distribution Taxable Period to a Pre-Distribution Taxable
Period during which the member of the Spinco Group was included in a Combined
Return filed for such Pre-Distribution Taxable Period.
Carryback
Spinco shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7(b) hereof.
Cash
Acquisition Merger shall mean a merger of a newly-formed Subsidiary of a
Spinco with a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership,
general partnership or joint venture (in each case, not previously owned
directly or indirectly by such Spinco) pursuant to which such Spinco acquires
such corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, general
partnership or joint venture solely for cash and no Equity Securities of such
Spinco or any Subsidiary of such Spinco are issued, sold, redeemed or acquired,
directly or indirectly.
Code
shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Combined
Return shall mean a consolidated, combined or unitary Income Tax Return or
Other Tax Return that includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members
of the Parent Group together with one or more members of a Spinco Group.
Compensatory
Equity Interests shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a).
Delayed
Common Stock shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the EMA.
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Distribution
or Distributions shall mean, individually or collectively, the
Ticketmaster Spinco Distribution, the Interval Spinco Distribution, the HSN
Spinco Distribution and the Tree Spinco Distribution.
Distribution
Date shall mean, with respect to a Spinco, the date on which the
Distribution of such Spinco is completed.
Distribution-Related
Proceeding shall mean any Proceeding in which the IRS, another Tax
Authority or any other party asserts a position that could reasonably be
expected to adversely affect the Tax-Free Status of any of the Spin-Off-Related
Transactions.
EMA
shall mean the Employee Matters Agreement by and among Parent and the Spincos
dated as of August 20, 2008.
Employing
Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 11(a) hereof.
Equity
Securities shall mean any stock or other securities treated as equity for
federal income tax purposes, options, warrants, rights, convertible debt, or
any other instrument or security that affords any Person the right, whether
conditional or otherwise, to acquire stock or to be paid an amount determined
by reference to the value of stock.
Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term for purposes of Sections 355(d) and
(e) of the Code.
Final
Determination shall mean the final resolution of liability for any Tax,
which resolution may be for a specific issue or adjustment or for a taxable
period, (a) by IRS Form 870 or 870-AD (or any successor forms
thereto), on the date of acceptance by or on behalf of the taxpayer, or by a
comparable form under the laws of any other Taxing Jurisdiction, except that a Form 870
or 870-AD or comparable form shall not constitute a Final Determination to the
extent that it reserves (whether by its terms or by operation of law) the right
of the taxpayer to file a claim for Refund or the right of the Tax Authority to
assert a further deficiency in respect of such issue or adjustment or for such
taxable period (as the case may be); (b) by a decision, judgment, decree,
or other order by a court of competent jurisdiction, which has become final and
unappealable; (c) by a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise
under Sections 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the
laws of any other Taxing Jurisdiction; (d) by any allowance of a Refund or
credit in respect of an overpayment of Tax, but only after the expiration of
all periods during which such Refund may be recovered (including by way of
offset) by the Taxing Jurisdiction imposing such Tax; or (e) by any other
final disposition, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable
statute of limitations or by mutual agreement of the parties.
Group
shall mean the Parent Group, the Ticketmaster Spinco Group, the Interval Spinco
Group, the HSN Spinco Group or the Tree Spinco Group, as applicable.
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HSN
Spinco Consolidated Group shall mean the affiliated group of corporations
(within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to
the exclusions in Section 1504(b)(1) through (8)) of which HSN Spinco
is the common parent, determined immediately after the HSN Spinco Distribution
(and any predecessor or successor to such affiliated group other than the
Parent Consolidated Group or any other Spinco Consolidated Group).
HSN
Spinco Distribution shall mean the distribution by Parent of all the
common stock of HSN Spinco pro rata to
holders of Distributing Common Stock and Distributing Class B Common
Stock.
HSN
Spinco Group shall mean (a) HSN Spinco and each Person that is a
direct or indirect Subsidiary of HSN Spinco (including any Subsidiary of HSN
Spinco that is disregarded for federal Income Tax purposes (or for purposes of
any state, local, or foreign tax law)) immediately after the HSN Spinco
Distribution after giving effect to the Spin-Off-Related Transactions, (b) any
corporation (or other Person) that shall have merged or liquidated into HSN
Spinco or any such Subsidiary and (c) any predecessor or successor to any
Person otherwise described in this definition.
Income
Taxes (a) shall mean (i) any federal, state, local or foreign
taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments that are based upon,
measured by, or calculated with respect to (A) net income or profits
(including, but not limited to, any capital gains, gross receipts, or minimum
tax, and any tax on items of tax preference, but not including sales, use,
value added, real property gains, real or personal property, transfer or
similar taxes), (B) multiple bases (including, but not limited to,
corporate franchise, doing business or occupation taxes), if one or more of the
bases upon which such tax may be based, by which it may be measured, or with
respect to which it may be calculated is described in clause (a)(i)(A) of
this definition, or (C) any net worth, franchise or similar tax, in each
case together with (ii) any interest and any penalties, fines, additions
to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Tax Authority with respect thereto
and (b) shall include any transferee or successor liability in respect of
an amount described in clause (a) of this definition.
Income
Tax Benefit shall mean, with respect to a Party and the members of its
Group, the excess of (a) the hypothetical Income Tax Liability of the
Party and the members of its Group for such taxable period, calculated as if
such Carryback had not been utilized but with all other facts unchanged over (b) the
actual Income Tax Liability of the Party or the members of its Group for such
taxable period, calculated taking into account such Carryback (and treating any
Refund as a negative Income Tax Liability for purposes of such calculation).
Income
Tax Return shall mean any return, report, filing, statement,
questionnaire, declaration or other document required to be filed with a Tax
Authority in respect of Income Taxes.
Indemnified
Party shall mean any Person seeking indemnification pursuant to the
provisions of this Agreement.
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Indemnifying
Party shall mean any Party from which any Indemnified Party is seeking
indemnification pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
Indemnifying
Spinco shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(b) hereof.
Injured
Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(c) hereof.
Internal
Distribution shall mean any of the Internal Restructuring Steps that is
intended to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 355(a) and/or
368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.
Internal
Restructuring Steps shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to
this Agreement.
Interval
shall mean Interval Acquisition Corp.
Interval
Spinco Consolidated Group shall mean the affiliated group of corporations
(within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to
the exclusions in Section 1504(b)(1) through (8)) of which Interval
Spinco is the common parent, determined immediately after the Interval Spinco
Distribution (and any predecessor or successor to such affiliated group other
than the Parent Consolidated Group or any other Spinco Consolidated Group).
Interval Spinco Distribution shall
mean the distribution by Parent of all the common stock of Interval Spinco pro rata to holders of Distributing Common Stock and
Distributing Class B Common Stock.
Interval
Spinco Group shall mean (a) Interval Spinco and each Person that is a
direct or indirect Subsidiary of Interval Spinco (including any Subsidiary of
Interval Spinco that is disregarded for federal Income Tax purposes (or for
purposes of any state, local, or foreign tax law)) immediately after the
Interval Spinco Distribution after giving effect to the Spin-Off-Related
Transactions, (b) any corporation (or other Person) that shall have merged
or liquidated into Interval Spinco or any such Subsidiary and (c) any predecessor
or successor to any Person otherwise described in this definition.
IRS
shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.
IRS
Ruling shall mean any private letter ruling issued by the IRS in
connection with any of the Spin-Off-Related Transactions.
IRS
Ruling Documents shall mean the request for a private letter ruling
submitted by Parent to the IRS on April 11, 2008, together with the
appendices and exhibits thereto, and any supplemental filings or other
materials subsequently submitted to the IRS in connection with the
Spin-Off-Related Transactions.
Losses
shall mean any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, obligations,
payments, costs and expenses, matured or unmatured, absolute or contingent,
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accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown
(including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of any and all Actions,
threatened Actions, demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and
compromises relating thereto and attorneys fees and any and all expenses
whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against
any such Actions or threatened Actions).
Option
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the EMA.
Other
Tax Returns shall mean any return, report, filing, statement,
questionnaire, declaration or other document required to be filed with a Tax
Authority in respect of Other Taxes.
Other
Taxes shall mean any federal, state, local or foreign taxes, charges,
fees, imposts, levies or other assessments of any nature whatsoever, and
without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include superfund,
sales, use, ad valorem, value added, occupancy, transfer, recording,
withholding, payroll, employment, excise, occupation, premium or property taxes
(in each case, together with any related interest, penalties and additions to
tax, or additional amounts imposed by any Tax Authority thereon); provided,
however, that Other Taxes shall not include any Income Taxes.
Parent
Consolidated Group shall mean the affiliated group of corporations (within
the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to the
exclusions in Section 1504(b)(1) through (8)) of which Parent is the
common parent (and any predecessor or successor to such affiliated group).
Parent
Group shall mean (a) Parent and each Person that is a direct or
indirect Subsidiary of Parent (including any Subsidiary of Parent that is
disregarded for federal Income Tax purposes (or for purposes of any state,
local, or foreign tax law)) immediately after the Distributions after giving
effect to the Spin-Off-Related Transactions, (b) any corporation (or other
Person) that shall have merged or liquidated into Parent or any such Subsidiary
and (c) any predecessor or successor to any Person otherwise described in
this definition.
Parent
Separate Return shall mean any Separate Return required to be filed by
Parent or any member of the Parent Group.
Participating
Spinco shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6(d) hereof.
Party
or Parties shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Agreement.
Permitted
Transaction shall mean any transaction that satisfies the requirements of
Sections 4(c).
Person
shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated
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organization or similar entity or a governmental authority or any
department or agency or other unit thereof.
Post-Distribution
Taxable Period shall mean, with respect to a Spinco and its Subsidiaries,
a taxable period that begins after the Distribution Date of such Spinco.
Pre-Distribution
Taxable Period shall mean, with respect to a Spinco and its Subsidiaries,
a taxable period that ends on or before the Distribution Date of such Spinco.
Proceeding
shall mean any audit or other examination, or judicial or administrative
proceeding relating to liability for, or Refunds or adjustments with respect
to, Taxes.
Refund
shall mean any refund of Taxes, including any reduction in Tax Liabilities by
means of a credit, offset or otherwise.
Relying
Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d) hereof.
Representative
shall mean with respect to a Person, such Persons officers, directors,
employees and other authorized agents.
Representing
Spinco shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(a) hereof.
Requesting
Spinco shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(c)(ii) hereof.
Responsible
Spinco shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(e) hereof.
Restriction
Period shall mean, with respect to a Spinco, the period beginning on the
Distribution Date after the Distribution of such Spinco and ending on the
twenty five (25) month anniversary thereof.
Separate
Return shall mean (a) in the case of any Tax Return required to be
filed by any member of a Spinco Group (including any consolidated, combined or
unitary return), any such Tax Return that does not include any member of the
Parent Group or any member of any other Spinco Group and (b) in the case
of any Tax Return required to be filed by any member of the Parent Group
(including any consolidated, combined or unitary return), any such Tax Return
that does not include any member of a Spinco Group.
Separation
Agreement shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals of this
Agreement.
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Specified
Restructuring Income Taxes shall mean any Income Taxes of Parent or any
entity that is or was a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent prior to the
Distributions resulting from (a) the transfer of any Equity Securities of
Interval to Interval Spinco prior to the Interval Spinco Distribution; (b) any
transfer of assets by FLMG Holdings Corp. to TM Spinco or one of its direct or
indirect Subsidiaries prior to the TM Spinco Distribution; (c) any
Internal Distribution (or portion thereof) failing to achieve Tax-Free Status, (d) the
sum of (i) any money and (ii) the fair market value of other
property, in each case, transferred by any Spinco or Interval to any
shareholder of such Spinco or Interval in connection with a Distribution
exceeding (x) such shareholders tax basis in its shares of stock of such
Spinco or Interval or (y) the net tax basis of any assets contributed by
such shareholder to such Spinco, and (e) the triggering of any excess loss
account as a result of the Distributions or the Internal Restructuring Steps.
Spinco Adjustment shall mean, with
respect to a Spinco, an adjustment of any item of income, gain, loss, deduction
or credit on a Combined Return that is attributable to members of such Spinco
Group (including, in the case of any state or local consolidated, combined or
unitary income or franchise Taxes, a change in one or more apportionment
factors of members of a Spinco Group) pursuant to a Final Determination for a
Pre-Distribution Taxable Period.
Spinco Business shall mean, with
respect to a Spinco, each trade or business actively conducted (within the
meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code) by such Spinco or any member of its respective Spinco
Group immediately after the Distribution of such Spinco, as set forth in the
IRS Ruling Documents (if applicable) and the Tax Opinion Documents.
Spinco
Consolidated Group or Spinco Consolidated Groups shall mean,
individually or collectively, the Ticketmaster Spinco Consolidated Group, the
Interval Spinco Consolidated Group, the HSN Spinco Consolidated Group, and the
Tree Spinco Consolidated Group.
Spinco
Group or Spinco Groups shall mean, individually or collectively,
the Ticketmaster Spinco Group, the Interval Spinco Group, the HSN Spinco Group,
and the Tree Spinco Group.
Spinco
Separate Return shall mean any Separate Return required to be filed by a
Spinco or any member of its respective Spinco Group, including, without
limitation, (a) any consolidated federal Income Tax Returns of the Spinco
Consolidated Group required to be filed with respect to a Post-Distribution
Taxable Period and (b) any consolidated federal Income Tax Returns for any
group of which any member of the Spinco Group was the common parent.
Spin-Off-Related Transactions shall
mean, with respect to a Distribution of a Spinco, any related contribution of
assets to, and assumption of liabilities by, such Spinco, the Distribution of
such Spinco and any Internal Restructuring
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Steps associated with such Distribution, in each case, as described in
the Transactions Memo.
Spin-Off
Tax Liabilities shall mean, with respect to any Taxing Jurisdiction, the
sum of (a) any increase in a Tax Liability (or reduction in a Refund)
Actually Realized as a result of any corporate-level gain or income recognized
with respect to the failure of any of the Spin-Off-Related Transactions to
qualify for Tax-Free Status under the Income Tax laws of such Taxing
Jurisdiction pursuant to any settlement, Final Determination, judgment,
assessment, proposed adjustment or otherwise, (b) interest on such amounts
calculated pursuant to such Taxing Jurisdictions laws regarding interest on
Tax liabilities at the highest Underpayment Rate in such Taxing Jurisdiction
from the date such additional gain or income was recognized until full payment
with respect thereto is made pursuant to Section 3 hereof (or in the case
of a reduction in a Refund, the amount of interest that would have been
received on the foregone portion of the Refund but for the failure of any of
the Spin-Off-Related Transactions to qualify for Tax-Free Status), and (c) any
penalties actually paid to such Taxing Jurisdiction that would not have been
paid but for the failure of any of the Spin-Off-Related Transactions to qualify
for Tax-Free Status in such Taxing Jurisdiction.
Supplying
Party shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8(d) hereof.
Tax
Attribute shall mean a consolidated, combined or unitary net operating
loss, net capital loss, unused investment credit, unused foreign tax credit, or
excess charitable contribution (as such terms are used in Treasury Regulations
1.1502-79 and 1.1502-79A or comparable provisions of foreign, state or local
tax law), or a minimum tax credit or general business credit.
Tax
Authority shall mean a governmental authority (foreign or domestic) or any
subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof or any quasi-governmental
or private body having jurisdiction over the assessment, determination,
collection or imposition of any Tax (including, without limitation, the IRS).
Tax
Benefits shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(a) hereof.
Tax
Counsel shall mean tax counsel or an accounting firm of recognized
national standing that is acceptable to Parent in its sole discretion.
Taxes
shall mean Income Taxes and Other Taxes.
Tax-Free
Status shall mean, with respect to a Distribution, the qualification of
each of the Spin-Off-Related Transactions (other than the transfer by Parent of
its membership interests in LendingTree, LLC to LendingTree Holdings Corp.) as (a) a
transaction described in Sections 355(a) and/or 368(a)(1)(D) of the
Code (or, in the case of the Internal Restructuring Steps associated with a
Distribution, the qualification of such Internal Restructuring Steps as one or
more transactions that are generally tax-free for federal income tax purposes
pursuant to Section 351, Section 355, Section 368(a), Sections
332 and 337, or otherwise), (b) except with respect to the Distribution of
Tree Spinco, as a transaction in which the stock distributed thereby is
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qualified property for purposes of Section 361(c) of the
Code, and (c) as a transaction in which the Parties and the members of
their respective Groups recognize no income or gain other than intercompany
items or excess loss accounts, if any, taken into account pursuant to the
Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1502 of the Code.
Taxing
Jurisdiction shall mean the United States and every other government or
governmental unit having jurisdiction to tax one or more of the Parties or any
of their respective Affiliates.
Tax
Liabilities shall mean any liabilities for Taxes.
Tax
Opinions shall mean the tax opinions issued by Tax Counsel in connection
with the Spin-Off-Related Transactions.
Tax
Opinion Documents shall mean the Tax Opinions and the information and
representations provided by, or on behalf of, the Parties to Tax Counsel in
connection therewith.
Tax-Related Losses shall mean:
(a) the Aggregate Spin-Off Tax
Liabilities,
(b) all accounting, legal and other
professional fees, and court costs incurred in connection with any settlement,
Final Determination, judgment or other determination with respect to such
Aggregate Spin-Off Tax Liabilities, and
(c) all costs, expenses and damages
associated with stockholder litigation or controversies and any amount paid by
a Party in respect of the liability of shareholders, whether paid to
shareholders or to the IRS or any other Tax Authority payable by a Party or its
respective Affiliates, in each case, resulting from the failure of any of the
Spin-Off-Related Transactions to qualify for Tax-Free Status.
Ticketmaster
Spinco Consolidated Group shall mean the affiliated group of corporations
(within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to
the exclusions in Section 1504(b)(1) through (8)) of which
Ticketmaster Spinco is the common parent, determined immediately after the
Ticketmaster Spinco Distribution (and any predecessor or successor to such
affiliated group other than the Parent Consolidated Group or any other Spinco
Consolidated Group).
Ticketmaster
Spinco Distribution shall mean the distribution by Parent of all the
common stock of Ticketmaster Spinco pro rata to
holders of Distributing Common Stock and Distributing Class B Common
Stock.
Ticketmaster
Spinco Group shall mean (a) Ticketmaster Spinco and each Person that
is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Ticketmaster Spinco (including any
Subsidiary of Ticketmaster Spinco that is disregarded for federal Income Tax
purposes (or for purposes of any state, local, or foreign tax law)) immediately
after the Ticketmaster Spinco Distribution after giving effect to the
Spin-Off-Related
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Transactions, (b) any corporation (or other Person) that shall
have merged or liquidated into Ticketmaster Spinco or any such Subsidiary and (c) any
predecessor or successor to any Person otherwise described in this definition.
Tree
Spinco Consolidated Group shall mean the affiliated group of corporations
(within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code without regard to
the exclusions in Section 1504(b)(1) through (8)) of which Tree
Spinco is the common parent, determined immediately after the Tree Spinco
Distribution (and any predecessor or successor to such affiliated group other
than the Parent Consolidated Group or any other Spinco Consolidated Group).
Tree
Spinco Distribution shall mean the distribution by Parent of all the
common stock of Tree Spinco pro rata to
holders of Distributing Common Stock and Distributing Class B Common
Stock.
Tree
Spinco Group shall mean (a) Tree Spinco and each Person that is a
direct or indirect Subsidiary of Tree Spinco (including any Subsidiary of Tree
Spinco that is disregarded for federal Income Tax purposes (or for purposes of
any state, local, or foreign tax law)) immediately after the Tree Spinco
Distribution after giving effect to the Spin-Off-Related Transactions, (b) any
corporation (or other Person) that shall have merged or liquidated into Tree
Spinco or any such Subsidiary and (c) any predecessor or successor to any
Person otherwise described in this definition.
Underpayment
Rate shall mean the annual rate of interest described in Section 6621(c) of
the Code for large corporate underpayments of Income Tax (or similar provision
of state, local, or foreign Income Tax law, as applicable), as determined from
time to time.
Unqualified
Tax Opinion shall mean an unqualified opinion of Tax Counsel on which
Parent may rely to the effect that a transaction (a) will not disqualify
any of the Spin-Off-Related Transactions from having Tax-Free Status, assuming
that the Spin-Off-Related Transactions would have qualified for Tax-Free Status
if such transaction did not occur, and (b) will not adversely affect any
of the conclusions set forth in the IRS Ruling (if applicable) or the Tax
Opinions; provided, that any tax opinion obtained in connection with a
proposed acquisition of Equity Securities of a Spinco (or any entity treated as
a successor to such Spinco), other than Tree Spinco, entered into during the
Restriction Period shall not qualify as an Unqualified Opinion unless such tax
opinion concludes that such proposed acquisition will not be treated as part
of a plan (or series of related transactions), within the meaning of Section 355(e) of
the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, that includes the
Distribution of such Spinco.
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2. Filing of Tax Returns; Payment of Taxes.
(a) Filing of Tax
Returns; Payment of Income Taxes and Other Taxes.
(i) Parent Consolidated Returns;
Other Combined Returns. Parent shall
prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed (A) all consolidated
federal Income Tax Returns of the Parent Consolidated Group and (B) all
other Combined Returns for all taxable periods that end, with respect to a
Spinco, on or before the Distribution Date of such Spinco. Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, any
and all Taxes due or required to be paid with respect to or required to be
reported on any such Tax Return (in each case, including any increase in such
Tax Liabilities attributable to a Final Determination with respect to a
Pre-Distribution Taxable Period (including a Spinco Adjustment); provided
that Parent shall not be responsible for any Spinco Adjustment if the
Spinco Group to which such Spinco Adjustment relates fails to promptly provide
such cooperation as is requested by Parent in connection with Parents conduct
of the Proceeding to which such Final Determination relates).
(ii) Parent Separate Returns. Parent shall prepare and file or cause to be
prepared and filed all Parent Separate Returns for all taxable periods. Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, any
and all Taxes due or required to be paid with respect to or required to be
reported on any Parent Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax
Liabilities attributable to a Final Determination).
(iii) Spinco Adjustments. If a Spinco fails to promptly provide such
cooperation as is requested by Parent in connection with Parents conduct of a
Proceeding relating to a Spinco Adjustment with respect to such Spinco, such
Spinco shall pay and shall be responsible for any Tax Liabilities (including
any Specified Restructuring Income Tax Liabilities) attributable to such Spinco
Adjustment.
(iv) Spinco Separate Returns. Each Spinco shall prepare and file or cause
to be prepared and filed its respective Spinco Separate Returns for all taxable
years. Each Spinco shall pay, or cause
to be paid, any and all Taxes due or required to be paid with respect to or
required to be reported on its Spinco Separate Returns (including any increase
in such Tax Liabilities attributable to a Final Determination).
(b) Preparation of
Tax Returns.
(i) Parent (or its designee) shall
determine the entities to be included in any Combined Return and make or revoke
any Tax elections, adopt or change any Tax accounting methods, and determine
any other position taken on or in respect of any Tax Return required to be
prepared and filed by Parent pursuant to Section 2(a)(i) or
(ii). Any Tax Return filed by Parent pursuant to Section 2(a)(i) with
respect to any Pre-Distribution Taxable Period shall, to the extent relating to
one or more of the Spincos or their respective Spinco Groups, be prepared in
good faith. For the avoidance of doubt,
with respect to the consolidated federal income tax return of Parent and its
subsidiaries for any taxable year that includes one or more Distributions,
Parent shall determine in its sole discretion whether to elect ratable
allocation under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-76. Each Spinco shall, and shall cause each
member of its respective Spinco Group to, take all actions necessary to give
effect to such
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election. Each Spinco shall, and shall cause each
member of its respective Spinco Group to, prepare and submit at Parents
request (but in no event later than 90 days after such request), at its own
expense, all information that Parent shall reasonably request, in such form as
Parent shall reasonably request, including any such information requested to
enable Parent to prepare any Tax Return required
to be filed by Parent pursuant to Section 2(a)(i).
(ii) Except as otherwise required by
applicable law or as a result of a Final Determination, (A) no Party
shall, or permit or cause any member of its respective Group to, take any
position that is either inconsistent with the treatment of the Spin-Off-Related
Transactions as having Tax-Free Status (or analogous status under state, local
or foreign law) and, (B) no Spinco shall, or permit or cause any member of
its respective Spinco Group to, take any position with respect to an item of income,
deduction, gain, loss, or credit on a Tax Return, or otherwise treat such item
in a manner which is inconsistent with the manner such item is reported on a
Tax Return required to be prepared or filed by Parent pursuant to Section 2(a) hereof
(including, without limitation, the claiming of a deduction previously claimed
on any such Tax Return).
3. Indemnification for Income Taxes and Other Taxes.
(a) Indemnification by Parent. From and after the Distribution of a Spinco,
except as otherwise provided in Sections 3(b) and 3(c), Parent and each
member of the Parent Group shall be responsible for and shall jointly and
severally indemnify, defend and hold harmless such Spinco and each member of
its Spinco Group and each of its Representatives and Affiliates (and the heirs,
executors, successors and assigns of any of them) from and against (i) all
Spin-Off Tax Liabilities incurred by any member of the Parent Group, (ii) without
duplication, all Tax Liabilities that any member of the Parent Group is
required to pay pursuant to Section 2, (iii) all Taxes, Spin-Off Tax
Liabilities and Tax-Related Losses incurred by any member of any Group by
reason of the breach by Parent or a member of the Parent Group of any of its
representations or covenants hereunder or made in connection with the IRS
Ruling (if applicable) and/or the Tax Opinions and, in each case, any related
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees
and expenses), and (iv) all Specified Restructuring Income Taxes; provided,
however, that neither Parent nor any member of the Parent Group shall
have any obligation to indemnify, defend or hold harmless any Person pursuant
to this Section 3(a) to the extent that such indemnification
obligation is otherwise attributable to a breach by a Spinco (or a member of
its Group) of any of its representations or covenants hereunder or made in
connection with the IRS Ruling (if applicable) and/or the Tax Opinions; provided
further, that (x) in the event that an IRS Ruling is not
obtained with respect to the Distribution of a Spinco, neither Parent nor such
Spinco shall be deemed to make any representations regarding such Distribution
in the IRS Ruling Documents, and (y) no Spinco makes any representations
regarding any facts that, if untrue, would result in Specified Restructuring
Income Taxes (other than representations regarding (1) whether such Spinco
is engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business within the meaning of Section 355(b) of
the Code, (2) such Spincos conduct after the Distribution, and (3) the
matters set forth in Section 4(a)(iii) hereof). If the indemnification obligation of Parent
or any member of the Parent Group under this Section 3(a) (or any
adjustment for which Parent is responsible pursuant to this Section 3(a),
including any adjustment with respect to a Tax Return for which Parent is
responsible pursuant to Section
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2(a)(i)) results in (i) increased
deductions, losses, or credits, or (ii) decreases in income, gains or
recapture of Tax credits (Tax Benefits) to a Spinco or any member of
such Spincos Group, which would not, but for the indemnification obligation
(or the adjustment giving rise to such indemnification obligation), be
allowable, then each Spinco receiving such Tax Benefit shall pay Parent the
amount by which such Tax Benefit actually reduces, in cash, the amount of Tax
that such Spinco or any member of its Spinco Group would have been required to
pay and bear (or increases, in cash, the amount of a Refund to which such
Spinco or any member of its Spinco Group would have been entitled) but for such
indemnification obligation (or adjustment giving rise to such indemnification
obligation). Each Spinco receiving the
Tax Benefit shall pay Parent for such Tax Benefit no later than five days after
such Tax Benefit is Actually Realized.
(b) Indemnification by Spincos. From and after the Distribution Date of a
Spinco, such Spinco (an Indemnifying Spinco) and each member of its
Spinco Group shall be responsible for and shall jointly and severally
indemnify, defend and hold harmless each other Party and the members of each
other Partys respective Group and their respective Representatives and
Affiliates (and the heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of them)
from and against (i) all Tax Liabilities (including Specified
Restructuring Income Taxes), Spin-Off Tax Liabilities and Tax-Related Losses
that the Indemnifying Spinco or any member of its Spinco Group is required to
pay under Section 2(a)(iii) and (iv) or is responsible for under
Section 4(e) (including, without limitation, any Tax Liabilities or
Spin-Off Tax Liabilities or Tax-Related Losses arising with respect to a
Permitted Transaction for which the Indemnifying Spinco is liable pursuant to Section 4(e)(i));
provided, that a Spinco shall not be responsible for (and Parent
shall indemnify such Spinco for) Specified Restructuring Income Taxes payable
with respect to any Tax Return described in Section 2(a)(iv) except
to the extent such Spinco is responsible for such Taxes under clause (ii) hereof; (ii) all Taxes (including Specified
Restructuring Income Taxes), Spin-Off Tax Liabilities and other Tax-Related
Losses incurred by any member of any Group by reason of the breach by the Indemnifying
Spinco or any member of its Spinco Group of any of its representations or
covenants hereunder or made in connection with the IRS Ruling (if applicable)
and/or the Tax Opinions (irrespective of whether Parent made the same
representation on behalf of, or with respect to, such Spinco) and, in each
case, any related costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys fees and expenses); provided, that (x) in the
event that an IRS Ruling is not obtained with respect to the Distribution of a
Spinco, such Spinco shall not be deemed to make any representations regarding
such Distribution in the IRS Ruling Documents, and (y) no Spinco makes any
representations regarding any facts that, if untrue, would result in Specified
Restructuring Income Taxes (other than representations regarding (1) whether
such Spinco is engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business within the
meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code, (2) such Spincos conduct
after the Distribution, and (3) the matters set forth in Section 4(a)(iii) hereof). If the indemnification obligation of a Spinco
or any member of its Spinco Group under this Section 3(b) (or any
adjustment for which such Spinco is responsible pursuant to this Section 3(b))
results in a Tax Benefit to another Party or any member of such other Partys
Group, which would not, but for the Tax which is the subject of the
indemnification obligation (or the adjustment giving rise to such
indemnification obligation), be allowable, then each Party receiving such Tax
Benefit shall pay the Indemnifying Spinco the amount by which such Tax Benefit
actually reduces, in cash, the amount of Tax that the Party or any member of
its Group would have been required to pay and bear (or increases, in cash, the
amount of a Refund to which the Party or any member of its Group would have
been entitled) but for such
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indemnification (or
adjustment giving rise to such indemnification obligation). Each Party receiving such Tax Benefit shall
pay the Indemnifying Spinco for such Tax Benefit no later than five days after
such Tax Benefit is Actually Realized.
(c) Spinco Group Indemnification
Failure. In the event that (i) pursuant
to a Final Determination, any member of a Spinco Group is liable for, or
otherwise required to make a payment in respect of, Spin-Off Tax Liabilities
for which such Spinco Group is not responsible pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) full
indemnification cannot be obtained from the Spinco Group responsible for such
Spin-Off Tax Liabilities pursuant to this Agreement, Parent and each member of
the Parent Group shall jointly and severally indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Spinco referred to in clause (i) and each member of its
Spinco Group and each of its respective Representatives and Affiliates (and the
heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of them) from and against the
portion of such liability for which full indemnification cannot be obtained
from the Spinco Group referred to in clause (ii). Upon any payment by Parent or any member of
the Parent Group in accordance with the preceding sentence, Parent or such
member of the Parent Group shall be subrogated to any and all rights (including
rights to payment and causes of action, under this Agreement or otherwise) of
each member of the Spinco Group described in clause (i) in connection with
the Final Determination at issue.
(d) Timing of Indemnification Payments. Any payment and indemnification made pursuant
to this Section 3 shall be made by the Indemnifying Party promptly, but,
in any event, no later than:
(i) in the case of an indemnification
obligation with respect to any Tax Liabilities or Spin-Off Tax Liabilities, the
later of (A) five Business Days after the Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying
Party and (B) five Business Days prior to the date the Indemnified Party
is required to make a payment of taxes, interest, or penalties to the
applicable Tax Authority (including a payment with respect to an assessment of
a tax deficiency by any Taxing Jurisdiction or a payment made in settlement of
an asserted tax deficiency) or realizes a reduced Refund; and
(ii) in the case of any payment or
indemnification of any Losses not otherwise described in clause (i) of
this Section 3(d) (including, but not limited to, any Losses
described in clause (b) or (c) of the definition of Tax-Related
Losses, attorneys fees and expenses and other indemnifiable Losses), the later
of (A) five Business Days after the Indemnified Party notifies the
Indemnifying Party and (B) five Business Days prior to the date the
Indemnified Party makes a payment thereof.
4. Spin-Off Related Matters.
(a) Representations.
(i) IRS Ruling Documents and Tax
Opinion Documents. Each Spinco (a Representing
Spinco) hereby represents and warrants that (A) such Representing
Spinco has examined the IRS Ruling Documents and the Tax Opinion Documents
(including, without limitation, the representations to the extent that they
relate to the plans, proposals, intentions, and policies of the Representing
Spinco or any member of its Spinco Group, or the
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Spinco Business of such
Spinco Group), and (B) to the extent in reference to such Representing
Spinco, any member of its Spinco Group, or the Spinco Business of such Spinco
Group, the facts presented and the representations made therein are true,
correct and complete; provided, that (x) in the event that
an IRS Ruling is not obtained with respect to the Distribution of a Spinco,
such Spinco shall not be deemed to make any representations regarding such
Distribution in the IRS Ruling Documents, and (y) no Spinco makes any
representations regarding any facts that, if untrue, would result in Specified
Restructuring Income Taxes (other than representations regarding (1) whether
such Spinco is engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business within the
meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code, (2) such Spincos conduct
after the Distribution, and (3) the matters set forth in Section 4(a)(iii) hereof).
(ii) Tax-Free Status. Each Representing Spinco hereby represents
and warrants that it has no plan or intention of taking any action, or failing
to take any action, in each case, from and after its respective Distribution
that could reasonably be expected to cause
any representation or factual statement made in this Agreement, the Separation
Agreement, the IRS Ruling Documents, the Tax Opinion Documents or any of the
Ancillary Agreements to be untrue; provided, that, in the event
that an IRS Ruling is not obtained with respect to the Distribution of a
Spinco, such Spinco shall not be deemed to make any representations regarding
the IRS Ruling Documents.
(iii) Plan or Series of Related
Transactions. Each Representing
Spinco hereby represents and warrants that, during the two-year period ending
on the Distribution Date of such Spinco, there was no agreement,
understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions (as such
terms are defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or
more officers or directors of any member of such Spinco Group or by any other
person or persons with the implicit or explicit permission of one or more of
such officers or directors regarding an acquisition of all or a significant
portion of the Equity Securities of such Spinco (or any predecessor); provided
that no representation is made by any Spinco regarding any agreement,
understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions (as such
terms are defined in Treasury Regulation 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more
officers or directors of Parent.
(b) Covenants.
(i) Actions Consistent with
Representations and Covenants. From
and after its respective Distribution, no Spinco (or any member of its
respective Spinco Group) shall take any action, or fail to take any action or
permit any member of its respective Group, to fail to take any action, where
such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue
any material information, covenant or representation made in connection with
the IRS Ruling (if applicable), the Tax Opinions, the Separation Agreement or
this Agreement.
(ii) Preservation of Tax-Free Status;
Spinco Business. From and after its
respective Distribution, no Spinco shall (A) take any action or permit any
member of its respective Spinco Group to take any action, and each Spinco shall
not fail to take any action or permit any member of its respective Spinco Group
to fail to take any action, in each case, unless such action or failure to act
could not reasonably be expected to cause any of the Spin-Off-Related
Transactions to fail to have Tax-Free Status or could not require any of the
Parties to
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reflect a liability or
reserve for Income Taxes with respect to any of the Spin-Off-Related
Transactions in its financial statements, and (B) until the first day
after the Restriction Period, engage in any transaction that could reasonably
be expected to result in it or any member of its respective Spinco Group ceasing
to be a company engaged in its respective Spinco Business.
(iii) Sales, Issuances and Redemptions of
Equity Securities. From and after its respective Distribution until the
first day after the Restriction Period applicable to a Spinco, such Spinco
shall not and shall not agree to (and shall cause the members of its respective
Spinco Group not to and not to agree to) sell or otherwise issue to any Person,
or redeem or otherwise acquire from any Person, any Equity Securities of such
Spinco or any member of its Spinco Group; provided, however, that
(A) the adoption of a shareholder rights plan shall not constitute a sale
or issuance of Equity Securities, (B) a Spinco may issue Equity Securities
to the extent the issuance satisfies Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions
in connection with a persons performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX
(relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Treasury
Regulation Section 1.355-7(d), and (C) members of a Spinco Group
(other than a Spinco) may issue or sell Equity Securities to other members of
the same Spinco Group, and may redeem or purchase Equity Securities from other
members of the same Spinco Group, in each case, to the extent not inconsistent
with the Tax-Free Status of the Spin-Off Related Transactions. Anything in this Section 4(b)(iii) to
the contrary notwithstanding, there shall be no limitation on the ability of
Tree Spinco to issue Equity Securities of Tree Spinco (or any member of its
Group to issue Equity Securities of such member) to any Person, or to redeem or
otherwise acquire from any Person, any Equity Securities of Tree Spinco or any
member of its Group; provided that any redemption or acquisition of
Equity Securities of Tree Spinco by Tree Spinco or any member of its Spinco Group
prior to (or pursuant to an agreement or arrangement negotiated, in whole or in
part, prior to) the first anniversary of the Distribution Date of Tree Spinco
shall be permitted only if such transaction satisfies the requirements of Section 4.05(1)(b) of
Revenue Procedure 96-30.
(iv) Tender Offers; Other Business
Combination Transactions. From and after its respective Distribution, until
the first day after the Restriction Period applicable to a Spinco, such Spinco
shall (and shall cause the members of its Spinco Group) not to (A) solicit
any Person to make a tender offer for, or otherwise acquire or sell, Equity
Securities of such Spinco, (B) participate in or support any unsolicited
tender offer for, or other acquisition or disposition of, Equity Securities of
such Spinco, or (C) approve or otherwise permit any transaction described
in clauses (A) or (B). In addition,
no Spinco (nor any members of its respective Spinco Group) shall at any time,
whether before or subsequent to the expiration of the Restriction Period
applicable to such Spinco, engage in any action described in clauses (A), (B) or
(C) of the preceding sentence pursuant to an agreement or arrangement
negotiated (in whole or in part) prior to the first anniversary of the
Distribution of such Spinco, even if at the time of the Distribution or
thereafter such action is subject to one or more conditions. Anything in this Section 4(b)(iv) to
the contrary notwithstanding, unless (x) such action is taken prior to the
first anniversary of the Distribution Date of Tree Spinco (or pursuant to an
agreement or arrangement negotiated, in whole or in part, prior to the first
anniversary of the Distribution Date of Tree Spinco) and (y) relates to a subsequent
sale or exchange (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-2(d)(2)(iii) (taking
into account clause (E) thereof) of Tree Spinco stock, the limitations
described in this Section 4(b)(iv) shall not apply to Tree Spinco (or
any member of its Spinco Group).
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(v) Dispositions of Assets. From
and after its respective Distribution until the first day after the Restriction
Period, no Spinco (nor any member of its respective Spinco Group) shall sell,
transfer, or otherwise dispose of or agree to sell, transfer or otherwise
dispose (including in any transaction treated for federal income tax purposes
as a sale, transfer or disposition) of assets (including, any shares of capital
stock of a Subsidiary) that, in the aggregate, constitute more than 30% of the
gross assets of such Spinco or more than 30% of the consolidated gross assets of such Spinco Group. The foregoing sentence shall not apply to (A) sales,
transfers, or dispositions of assets in the ordinary course of business, (B) any
cash paid to acquire assets from an unrelated Person in an arms-length
transaction, or (C) any assets transferred to a Person that is disregarded
as an entity separate from the transferor for federal income tax purposes or (D) any
mandatory or optional repayment (or pre-payment) of any indebtedness of such
Spinco (or any member of its Spinco Group).
The percentages of gross assets or consolidated gross assets of such
Spinco or its respective Spinco Group, as the case may be, sold, transferred,
or otherwise disposed of, shall be based on the fair market value of the gross
assets of such Spinco and the members of its respective Spinco Group as of the
Distribution Date of such Spinco. For
purposes of this Section 4(b)(v), a merger of a Spinco or one of its
Subsidiaries with and into any Person shall constitute a disposition of all of
the assets of such Spinco or such Subsidiary.
(vi) Liquidations, Mergers,
Reorganizations. From and after its respective Distribution until the first
day after the Restriction Period, no Spinco (nor any of its Subsidiaries)
shall, or shall agree to, voluntarily dissolve or liquidate (including
by converting into an entity that is treated as a disregarded
entity or partnership for federal income tax purposes) or engage in any
transaction involving a merger (except for a Cash Acquisition Merger),
consolidation or other reorganization; provided, that, mergers of
direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries of a Spinco solely with and into
such Spinco or with other direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiaries of such
Spinco, and liquidations of such Spincos wholly-owned subsidiaries are not
subject to this Section 4(b)(vi) to the extent not inconsistent with
the Tax-Free Status of the Spin-Off-Related Transactions.
(c) Permitted Transactions.
(i) Anything in Sections 4(b)(iii) and
4(b)(iv) to the contrary notwithstanding, a Spinco (or any member of its
Group) shall not be prohibited from entering into or consummating a transaction
otherwise prohibited solely by Section 4(b)(iii) or 4(b)(iv), if such
transaction, together with any other transaction or transactions previously
permitted pursuant to this Section 4(c)(i), would not result in one or
more Persons acquiring, directly
or indirectly, Equity Securities representing a 10% or greater interest, by
vote or value, in such Spinco (or any successor thereto) pursuant to one or
more transactions that have not been approved by Parent pursuant to Section 4(c)(ii). In the event the transaction at issue is a
redemption or purchase of Equity Securities of a Spinco by such Spinco or a
member of its Spinco Group prior to (or pursuant to an agreement or arrangement
negotiated, in whole or in part, prior to) the first anniversary of the
Distribution Date of such Spinco, such transaction shall be permitted only if
it also satisfies the requirements of Section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue
Procedure 96-30.
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(ii) Notwithstanding the restrictions
otherwise imposed by Sections 4(b)(iii) through 4(b)(vi), during the Restriction
Period, a Spinco (the Requesting Spinco) may (i) issue, sell,
redeem or otherwise acquire (or cause a member of its respective Spinco Group
to issue, sell, redeem or otherwise acquire) its own Equity Securities or
Equity Securities of any member of its respective Spinco Group in a transaction
that would otherwise breach the covenant set forth in Section 4(b)(iii) (determined
after giving effect to Section 4(c)(i)), (ii) approve, participate
in, support or otherwise permit a proposed business combination or transaction
that would otherwise breach the covenant set forth in Section 4(b)(iv) (determined
after giving effect to Section 4(c)(i)), (iii) sell or otherwise
dispose of its assets or the assets of any member of its respective Spinco
Group in a transaction that would otherwise breach the covenant set forth in Section 4(b)(v),
or (iv) merge itself or any member of its respective Spinco Group with
another entity without regard to which party is the surviving entity in a
transaction that would otherwise breach the covenant set forth in Section 4(b)(vi),
if and only if such transaction would not violate Section 4(b)(i) or Section 4(b)(ii) and
prior to entering into any agreement contemplating a transaction described in
clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) of this Section 4(c)(ii), and
prior to consummating any such transaction: (X) the Requesting Spinco
obtains Parents written consent (which may be withheld in Parents sole
discretion), (Y) the Requesting Spinco provides Parent with an Unqualified
Tax Opinion (or, subject to Section 4(d)(iii), a private letter ruling),
in each case, in form and substance satisfactory to Parent in its sole and
absolute discretion exercised in good faith (and in determining whether an
opinion or ruling is satisfactory, Parent may consider, among other factors,
the appropriateness of any underlying assumptions and managements
representations if used as a basis for the opinion or supplemental ruling), or (Z) the
Requesting Spinco shall request that Parent obtain a private letter ruling (or,
if applicable, a supplemental private letter ruling) in accordance with Section 4(d)(ii) of
this Agreement to the effect that such transaction will not affect the Tax-Free
Status of any of the Spin-Off-Related Transactions and Parent shall have
received such private letter ruling, in form and substance satisfactory to
Parent in its sole and absolute discretion, exercised in good faith. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect
to any action or transaction involving an acquisition of the Requesting Spincos
stock entered into at least 18 months after the Distribution Date of the
Requesting Spinco, the Requesting Spinco shall be permitted to consummate such
transaction if it delivers an unconditional officers certificate establishing
facts evidencing that such acquisition satisfies the requirements of Safe
Harbor III in Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(d), and Parent, after
due diligence, is satisfied with the accuracy of such certification.
(d) Private Letter Rulings and
Restrictions on the Spincos.
(i) Private Letter Ruling at Parents
Request. Parent shall have the right
to obtain a private letter ruling (or, if applicable, a supplemental private
letter ruling) in its sole discretion.
If Parent determines to obtain a private letter ruling, each Spinco
shall (and shall cause each member of its respective Spinco Group to) cooperate
with Parent and take any and all actions reasonably requested by Parent in
connection with obtaining the private letter ruling (including, without limitation,
by making any representation or covenant or providing any materials or
information requested by any Tax Authority; provided that none of
the Spincos shall be required to make (or cause any member of their respective
Spinco Groups to make) any representation or covenant that is inconsistent with
historical facts or as to future matters or events over which it has no
control).
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(ii) Private Letter Rulings at Spincos Request. Parent agrees that at the reasonable request
of a Requesting Spinco pursuant to Section 4(c), Parent shall (and shall
cause each member of the Parent Group to) cooperate with the Requesting Spinco
and use reasonable efforts to seek to obtain, as expeditiously as reasonably
practicable, a private letter ruling (or supplemental private letter ruling)
from the IRS for the purpose of confirming compliance on the part of the
Requesting Spinco or any member of its respective Spinco Group with its
obligations under Section 4(b) of this Agreement. Further, in no event shall Parent be required
to file any request for a private letter ruling under this Section 4(d)(ii) unless
the Requesting Spinco represents that (A) it has reviewed the request for
the private letter ruling and any materials, appendices and exhibits submitted
or filed therewith, and (B) all information and representations, if any,
relating to any member of the Requesting Spincos Spinco Group contained in the
IRS Ruling Documents (if applicable) or Tax Opinion Documents are true, correct
and complete in all material respects.
The Requesting Spinco shall reimburse Parent for all reasonable costs
and expenses incurred by the Parent Group in obtaining a private letter ruling
requested by the Requesting Spinco within 10 Business Days after receiving an
invoice from Parent therefor. Each
Spinco hereby agrees that Parent shall have sole and exclusive control over the
process of obtaining a private letter ruling, and that only Parent shall have
the right to apply for a private letter ruling relating to any of the Spin-Off
Related Transactions. In connection with
obtaining a private letter ruling pursuant to this Section 4(d)(ii),
(A) Parent shall, to the extent practicable, consult with the Requesting
Spinco reasonably in advance of taking any material action in connection
therewith; (B) Parent shall (1) reasonably in advance of the
submission of any documents to the IRS provide the Requesting Spinco with a draft
copy thereof, (2) reasonably consider the Requesting Spincos comments on
such documents, and (3) provide the Requesting Spinco with copies of all
documents submitted to or received from the Tax Authority in connection with
such ruling request; and (C) Parent shall provide the Requesting Spinco
with notice reasonably in advance of, and the Requesting Spinco shall have the
right to attend and participate in, any formally scheduled meetings with any
Tax Authority (subject to the approval of the Tax Authority) that relate to
such supplemental private letter ruling.
(iii) Prohibition on the Spincos. Each Spinco hereby agrees that, except to the
extent permitted by Section 4(d)(ii) or as otherwise consented to by
Parent in writing, neither it nor any member of its respective Spinco Group
shall seek any guidance from the IRS or any other Tax Authority (whether
written, verbal or otherwise) concerning any of the Spin-Off-Related
Transactions (or the impact of any transaction on any of the Spin-Off-Related Transactions).
(e) Liability
of each Spinco for Undertaking Certain Actions. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, each Spinco (a Responsible Spinco) and the members of
its respective Spinco Group shall be responsible for any and all Tax-Related
Losses that are attributable to, or result from:
(i) any act or failure to act by the Responsible Spinco or
any member of its respective Spinco Group, which action or failure to act is
inconsistent with any of the covenants set forth in Sections
4(b)(i) through 4(b)(vi) of this Agreement, in each case, determined
without regard to any of the exceptions or provisos contained in such
provisions or in Section 4(c)), expressly including, for this purpose, any
Permitted Transaction and any act or
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failure to act that is inconsistent with
Section 4(b)(i) or 4(b)(ii), regardless of whether such act or
failure to act is permitted by Sections 4(b)(iii) through 4(b)(vi);
(ii) any acquisition or disposition of Equity Securities of the
Responsible Spinco or any member of its respective Spinco Group occurring after
the Distribution of such Spinco by any Person or Persons (including, without
limitation, as a result of an issuance of the Responsible Spincos Equity
Securities or a merger of another entity with and into the Responsible Spinco
or any member of its respective Spinco Group) or any acquisition of assets of
the Responsible Spinco or any member of its respective Spinco Group (including,
without limitation, as a result of a merger) occurring after the Distribution
of such Spinco by any Person or Persons; and
(iii) any breach by the Responsible Spinco or any member of its
Spinco Group of a representation or covenant made in this Agreement, the Separation
Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement, or any documents relating to the IRS Ruling
or the Tax Opinions; provided, that (x) in the event that an
IRS Ruling is not obtained with respect to the Distribution of a Spinco, such
Spinco shall not be deemed to make any representations regarding such
Distribution in the IRS Ruling Documents, and (y) no Spinco makes any
representations regarding any facts that, if untrue, would result in Specified
Restructuring Income Taxes (other than representations regarding (1) whether
such Spinco is engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business within the
meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code, (2) such Spincos conduct
after the Distribution, and (3) the matters set forth in Section 4(a)(iii) hereof).
(f) Cooperation.
(i) Without limiting the prohibition set forth in
Section 4(d)(iii), until the first day after the Restriction Period, each
Spinco shall furnish Parent with a copy of any ruling request that any member
of its respective Spinco Group may file with the IRS or any other Tax Authority
and any opinion received that in any respect relates to, or otherwise
reasonably could be expected to have any effect on, the Tax-Free Status of any
of the Spin-Off-Related Transactions with respect to such Spinco.
(ii) Each Party shall reasonably cooperate with the Requesting
Spinco in connection with any request by the Requesting Spinco for an
Unqualified Tax Opinion pursuant to
Section 4(c)(ii).
(iii) Until the first day after the Restriction Period, each
Spinco shall provide adequate advance notice to Parent in accordance with the
terms of Section 4(f)(iv) of any action described in Sections
4(b)(i) through 4(b)(vi) within a period of time sufficient to enable
Parent to seek injunctive relief pursuant to Section 4(g) in a court
of competent jurisdiction; provided that Tree Spinco shall not be
required to provide advance notice with respect to any action described in
Sections 4(b)(iii) through 4(b)(vi) with respect to which Tree Spinco
is not subject to restrictions.
(iv) Each notice required by Section 4(f)(iii) shall
set forth the terms and conditions of any such proposed transaction, including,
without limitation, (A) the nature of any related action proposed to be
taken by the board of directors of such Spinco, (B)
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the approximate number of Equity Securities (and
their voting and economic rights) of such Spinco or any member of its
respective Spinco Group (if any) proposed to be sold (or otherwise issued) or
acquired, (C) the approximate value of such Spincos assets (or assets of
any member of its respective Spinco Group) proposed to be transferred, and
(D) the proposed timetable for such transaction, all with sufficient
particularity to enable Parent to seek such injunctive relief. Promptly, but in any event within 30 days,
after Parent receives such written notice from such Spinco, Parent shall notify
such Spinco in writing of Parents decision to seek injunctive relief pursuant to
Section 4(g).
(v) From and after its respective Distribution until the first
day after the Restriction Period, no Spinco nor any member of its respective
Spinco Group shall take (or refrain from taking) any action to the extent that
such action or inaction would have caused a representation made with respect to
such Spinco in connection with the IRS Ruling (but only if such IRS Ruling was
received) and/or the Tax Opinions to have been untrue as of the relevant
representation date, had such Spinco or any member of its respective Spinco
Group intended to take (or refrain from taking) such action on the relevant
representation date.
(g) Enforcement. The
Parties acknowledge that irreparable harm would occur in the event that any of
the provisions of this Section 4 were not performed in accordance with
their specific terms or were otherwise breached. The Parties agree that, in order to preserve
the Tax-Free Status of the Spin-Off-Related Transactions, injunctive relief is
appropriate to prevent any violation of the foregoing covenants; provided,
however, that injunctive relief shall not be the exclusive legal or
equitable remedy for any such violation.
5. Refunds. Parent
shall be entitled to all Refunds (and any interest thereon received from the
applicable Tax Authority) in respect of Taxes paid with respect to any Tax
Return for which Parent or any member of the Parent Group is responsible
pursuant to Section 2. Each Spinco
shall be entitled to all Refunds (and any interest thereon received from the
applicable Tax Authority) in respect of Taxes paid with respect to any Tax
Return for which it or members of its respective Spinco Group are responsible
pursuant to Section 2.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Party obtains a Refund of
Taxes for which it was indemnified by another Party (other than Taxes for which
a Spinco is responsible pursuant to Section 2(a)(iii)), the indemnifying
Party shall be entitled to such Refund.
A Party receiving a Refund to which another Party is entitled pursuant
to this Section 5 shall pay the amount to which such other Party is
entitled within fifteen Business Days after such Refund is Actually
Realized. The Parties shall cooperate
with each other in connection with any claim for a Refund in respect of a Tax
for which any member of their respective Groups is responsible pursuant to
Section 2.
6. Tax Contests.
(a) Notification.
Each Party shall notify the other Parties in writing of any
communication with respect to any pending or threatened Proceeding in
connection with a Tax Liability (or any issue related thereto) of any Party or
member of its Group, for which another Party or member of its Group, may be
responsible pursuant to this Agreement within ten (10) Business Days of
receipt; provided, however, that in the case of any
Distribution-Related Proceeding (no matter which Party is responsible), such
notice shall be provided no later than ten
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(10) Business Days after such
Party first receives written notice from the IRS or other Tax Authority of such
Distribution-Related Proceeding. The
notifying Party shall include with such notification a true, correct and
complete copy of any written communication, and an accurate and complete
written summary of any oral communication, received by such notifying Party or
member of its Group. The failure of one
Party to notify the other Parties of such communication in accordance with the
immediately preceding sentence shall not relieve such other Party of any
liability or obligation that it may have under this Agreement, except to the
extent that the failure timely to forward such notification actually prejudices
the ability of such other Party to contest such Income Tax Liability or Other
Tax Liability or increases the amount of such Income Tax Liability or Other Tax
Liability.
(b) Representation with Respect to Tax Disputes. Parent (or such member of the Parent Group as
Parent shall designate) shall have the sole right to administer and control and
to employ counsel of its choice at its expense in any Proceeding (including any
Distribution-Related Proceeding) relating to (i) any consolidated federal
Income Tax Returns of the Parent Consolidated Group, (ii) any other
Combined Returns and (iii) any Parent Separate Returns. Each Spinco (or such member of its respective
Spinco Group as such Spinco shall designate) shall have the sole right to
administer and control and to employ counsel of its choice at its expense in
any Proceeding (excluding any Distribution-Related Proceeding) relating to its
respective Spinco Consolidated Return or Spinco Separate Return.
(c) Power of Attorney.
Each Spinco (and members of its respective Group) shall execute and
deliver to Parent (or such member of the Parent Group as Parent shall
designate) any power of attorney or other document requested by Parent (or such
designee) in connection with any Proceeding described in the first sentence of
Section 6(b).
(d) Distribution-Related Proceedings.
(i) In the event of any Distribution-Related Proceeding as a
result of which a Spinco could reasonably be expected to become liable for any
Tax or Tax-Related Losses (each, a Participating Spinco) and which
Parent has the right to administer and control pursuant to
Section 6(b) above, (A) Parent shall consult with each
Participating Spinco reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in
connection with such Proceeding, (B) Parent shall offer each Participating
Spinco a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written
materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Proceeding,
(C) Parent shall defend such Proceeding diligently and in good faith as if
it were the only party in interest in connection with such Proceeding, and
(D) Parent shall provide each Participating Spinco copies of any written
materials relating to such Proceeding received from the relevant Tax
Authority. Notwithstanding anything in
the preceding sentence to the contrary, the final determination of the
positions taken, including with respect to settlement or other disposition, in
any Distribution-Related Proceeding shall be made in the sole discretion of
Parent and shall be final and not subject to the dispute resolution provisions
of Article 9 of the Separation Agreement.
(ii) In the event of any Distribution-Related Proceeding with
respect to any Spinco Separate Return,
(A) such Spinco shall consult with Parent reasonably in advance of taking
any significant action in connection with such Proceeding, (B) such Spinco
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shall consult with Parent and offer Parent a
reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials
prepared or furnished in connection with such Proceeding, (C) such Spinco
shall defend such Proceeding diligently and in good faith as if it were the
only party in interest in connection with such Proceeding, (D) Parent
shall be entitled to participate in such Proceeding and receive copies of any
written materials relating to such Proceeding received from the relevant Tax
Authority, and (E) such Spinco shall not settle, compromise or abandon any
such Proceeding without obtaining the prior written consent of Parent, which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
7. Apportionment of Tax Attributes; Carrybacks.
(a) Apportionment of Tax Attributes.
(i) If the Parent Consolidated Group has a Tax Attribute, the
portion, if any, of such Tax Attribute apportioned to any Spinco or the members
of its respective Spinco Consolidated Group and treated as a carryover to the
first Post-Distribution Taxable Period of such Spinco (or such member) shall be
determined by Parent in accordance with Treasury Regulation Sections 1.1502-21,
1.1502-21T, 1.1502-22, 1.1502-79 and, if applicable, 1.1502-79A.
(ii) No Tax Attribute with respect to consolidated federal
Income Tax of the Parent Consolidated Group, other than those described in
Section 7(a)(i), and no Tax Attribute with respect to consolidated,
combined or unitary state, local, or foreign Income Tax, in each case, arising
in respect of a Combined Return shall be apportioned to any Spinco or any
member of its respective Spinco Group, except as Parent (or such member of the
Parent Group as Parent shall designate) determines is otherwise required under
applicable law.
(iii) Parent (or its designee) shall determine the portion, if
any, of any Tax Attribute which must (absent a Final Determination to the
contrary) be apportioned to a Spinco or any member of its respective Spinco
Group in accordance with this Section 7(a) and applicable law, and
the amount of tax basis and earnings and profits to be apportioned to such
Spinco or any member of its respective Spinco Group in accordance with
applicable law, and shall provide written notice of the calculation thereof to
such Spinco as soon as reasonably practicable after the information necessary
to make such calculation becomes available to Parent.
(iv) The written notice delivered by Parent pursuant to
Section 7(a)(iii) shall be binding on each Spinco Group and shall not
be subject to dispute resolution. Except as otherwise required by a change in
applicable law or pursuant to a Final Determination, no Spinco shall take any
position (whether on a Tax Return or otherwise) that is inconsistent with the
information contained in such written notice.
(b) Carrybacks.
Except to the extent otherwise consented to by Parent or prohibited by
applicable law, each Spinco shall elect to relinquish, waive or otherwise forgo
all Carrybacks. In the event that a
Spinco (the Carryback Spinco), or the appropriate member of its
respective Spinco Group, is prohibited by applicable law to relinquish, waive
or otherwise forgo a Carryback (or Parent consents to a Carryback),
(i) each Party shall cooperate with the Carryback Spinco, at the Carryback
Spincos expense, in seeking from the appropriate Tax
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Authority such Refund as reasonably
would result from such Carryback, and (ii) the Carryback Spinco shall be
entitled to any Income Tax Benefit Actually Realized by a member of another
Group (including any interest thereon received from such Tax Authority), to the
extent that such Refund is directly attributable to such Carryback, within 15
Business Days after such Refund is Actually Realized; provided, however,
that the Carryback Spinco shall indemnify and hold the members of the other
Partys Group harmless from and against any and all collateral tax consequences
resulting from or caused by any such Carryback, including (but not limited to)
the loss or postponement of any benefit from the use of tax attributes generated
by a member of the other Partys Group or an Affiliate thereof if (x) such
tax attributes expire unutilized, but would have been utilized but for such
Carryback, or (y) the use of such tax attributes is postponed to a later
taxable period than the taxable period in which such tax attributes would have
been utilized but for such Carryback. If
there is a Final Determination that results in any change to or adjustment of
an Income Tax Benefit Actually Realized by a member of the other Partys Group that
is directly attributable to a Carryback, then the other Party (or its designee)
shall make a payment to the Carryback Spinco, or the Carryback Spinco shall
make a payment to the other Party (or its designee), as may be necessary to
adjust the payments between the Carryback Spinco and the other Party (or its
designee) to reflect the payments that would have been made under this
Section 7(b) had the adjusted amount of such Income Tax Benefit been
taken into account in computing the payments due under this Section 7(b).
8. Cooperation and Exchange of Information.
(a) Cooperation
and Exchange of Information. Each
Party, on behalf of itself and the members of its Group, agrees to provide each
other Party (or its designee) with such cooperation or information as such
other Party (or its designee) reasonably shall request in connection with the
determination of any payment or any calculations described in this Agreement,
the preparation or filing of any Tax Return or claim for Refund, or the conduct
of any Proceeding. Such cooperation and
information shall include, without limitation, upon reasonable notice
(i) promptly forwarding copies of appropriate notices and forms or other
communications (including, without limitation, information document requests,
revenue agents reports and similar reports, notices of proposed adjustments
and notices of deficiency) received from or sent to any Tax Authority or any
other administrative, judicial or governmental authority, (ii) providing
copies of all relevant Tax Returns, together with accompanying schedules and
related workpapers, documents relating to rulings or other determinations by
any Tax Authority, and such other records concerning the ownership and tax
basis of property, or other relevant information, (iii) the provision of
such additional information and explanations of documents and information
provided under this Agreement (including statements, certificates, forms,
returns and schedules delivered by either party) as shall be reasonably
requested by any of the other Parties (or their designee), (iv) the
execution of any document that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in
connection with the filing of a Tax Return, a claim for a Refund, or in
connection with any Proceeding, including such waivers, consents or powers of
attorney as may be necessary for the other Party to exercise its rights under
this Agreement, and (v) the use of the Partys reasonable efforts to
obtain any documentation from a governmental authority or a third party that
may be necessary or reasonably helpful in connection with any of the
foregoing. It is expressly the intention
of the Parties to take all actions that shall be necessary to establish Parent
as the sole agent for Tax purposes of each member of the Spinco Groups with
respect to all
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Combined Returns. Upon reasonable notice, each Party shall make
its, or shall cause the members of its respective Group, as applicable, to make
their, employees and facilities available on a mutually convenient basis to
provide explanation of any documents or information provided hereunder. Any information obtained under this
Section 8 shall be kept confidential, except as otherwise reasonably may
be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or claims for Refund
or in conducting any Proceeding.
(b) Retention
of Records. The Parties each agree to retain all Tax Returns, related
schedules and workpapers, and all material records and other documents as
required under Section 6001 of the Code and the regulations promulgated
thereunder (and any similar provision of state, local, or foreign law) existing
on the date hereof or created in respect of (i) any taxable period that
ends on or before or includes the Distribution Date or (ii) any taxable
period that may be subject to a claim hereunder until the later of (A) the
expiration of the statute of limitations (including extensions) for the taxable
periods to which such Tax Returns and other documents relate and (B) the
Final Determination of any payments that may be required in respect of such
taxable periods under this Agreement.
From and after the end of the period described in the preceding sentence
of this Section 8(b), if a Party or a member of its respective Group
wishes to dispose of any such records and documents, then such Party shall
provide written notice thereof to the other Parties and shall provide the other
Parties the opportunity to take possession of any such records and documents
within 90 days after such notice is delivered; provided, however,
that if no other Party, within such 90-day period, confirms its intention to
take possession of such records and documents, then the Party wishing to
destroy or otherwise dispose of such records and documents may do so.
(c) Remedies.
Each of the Parties hereby acknowledges
and agrees that (i) the failure of any member of its respective Group to
comply with the provisions of this Section 8 may result in substantial
harm to the other Parties, including the inability to determine or appropriately
substantiate a Tax Liability (or a position in respect thereof) for which a
Party (or a member of its respective Group) would be responsible under this
Agreement or appropriately defend against an adjustment thereto by a Tax
Authority, (ii) the remedies available to one Party (the Injured Party)
for the breach by a member of another Party (the Breaching Party) of
its obligations under this Section 8 shall include (without limitation)
the indemnification by the Breaching Party of the Injured Party for any Tax
Liabilities incurred or any tax benefit lost or postponed by reason of such
breach and the forfeiture by the Breaching Party of any related rights to
indemnification by the Injured Party.
(d) Reliance. If any member of a Group supplies (Supplying
Party) information to a member of another Group (Relying Party)
in connection with a Tax Liability and an officer of a member of the Relying
Party signs a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in
reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then upon the written request
of the member of the Relying Party identifying the information being so relied
upon, the chief financial officer of Supplying Party (or his or her designee)
shall certify in writing that to his knowledge (based upon consultation with
appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and
complete. Each Party agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless each member of the other Groups and its directors, officers
and employees from and against any fine, penalty, or other cost or expense of
any kind attributable to a member of its respective Group having
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supplied, pursuant to this
Section 8, a member of another Group with inaccurate or incomplete
information in connection with a Tax Liability.
9. Resolution of Disputes. The provisions of Article 9
of the Separation Agreement (Dispute Resolution) shall apply to any dispute
arising in connection with this Agreement; provided, however,
that in the case of disputes arising under this Agreement, the relevant
Parties shall jointly select the arbitrator, who shall be an attorney or
accountant who is generally recognized in the tax community as a qualified and
competent tax practitioner with experience in the tax area involved in the
issue or issues to be resolved.
10. Payments.
(a) Method
of Payment. All payments required by
this Agreement shall be made by (i) wire transfer to the appropriate bank
account as may from time to time be designated by the Parties for such purpose;
provided that, on the date of such wire transfer, notice of the
transfer is given to the recipient thereof in accordance with Section 11,
or (ii) any other method agreed to by the Parties. All payments due under this Agreement shall
be deemed to be paid when available funds are actually received by the payee.
(b) Interest. Any payment required by this Agreement that
is not made on or before the date required hereunder shall bear interest, from
and after such date through the date of payment, at the Underpayment Rate.
(c) Characterization
of Payments. For all Income Tax
purposes, the Parties agree to treat, and to cause their respective Affiliates
to treat, (i) any payment required by this Agreement or by the Separation
Agreement, by (A) Parent to any of the Spincos as a contribution by Parent
to the appropriate Spinco occurring immediately prior to the Distribution of
such Spinco, (B) a Spinco to Parent as a distribution by such Spinco
occurring immediately prior to the Distribution of such Spinco, and (C) a
Spinco to another Spinco as a distribution by the first Spinco to Parent
occurring immediately before the Distribution of the first Spinco followed by a
contribution by Parent to the recipient Spinco occurring immediately before the
Distribution of the second Spinco; and (ii) any payment of interest or
non-federal Income Taxes by or to a Tax Authority, as taxable or deductible, as
the case may be, to the Party entitled under this Agreement to retain such
payment or required under this Agreement to make such payment, in either case,
except as otherwise mandated by applicable law or a Final Determination; provided
that in the event it is determined (A) pursuant to applicable law
that it is more likely than not, or (B) pursuant to a Final Determination,
that any such treatment is not permissible (or that an Indemnified Party
nevertheless suffers a Tax detriment as a result of such payment), the payment
in question shall be adjusted to place the Indemnified Party in the same
after-tax position it would have enjoyed absent such applicable law or Final
Determination.
11. Compensatory Equity Interests.
(a) Allocation
of Deductions. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, Income Tax deductions arising by reason of
exercises of Options to acquire Parent or Spinco stock, vesting of restricted
Parent stock or Spinco stock, or settlement of restricted stock units or
Delayed Common Stock (whether settled in cash or shares), in each case,
following the
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Distributions, with respect to Parent stock or
Spinco stock (such Options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and
Delayed Common Stock, collectively, Compensatory Equity Interests)
held by any Person shall be claimed (i) in the case of an active employee,
solely by the Party that employs such Person at the time of exercise, vesting,
or settlement, as applicable, and (ii) in the case of a former employee,
solely by the Party that last employed such Person (the Party described in clause
(i) or (ii), the Employing Party).
(b) Withholding and Reporting. The Employing Party (or any of its
Affiliates) that is entitled to claim the Tax deductions described in
11(a) with respect to Compensatory Equity Interests held by a current or
former employee shall be responsible for all applicable Taxes (including, but
not limited to, withholding and excise taxes) and shall satisfy, or shall cause
to be satisfied, all applicable Tax reporting obligations with respect to such
Compensatory Equity Interests; provided, that in the event
Compensatory Equity Interests are settled by the issuing corporation on a net
basis that takes into account withholding or other Taxes for which the holder
of the Compensatory Equity Interest is responsible, the issuing corporation
shall promptly remit to the Employing Party an amount of cash equal to the fair
market value of the shares withheld by the issuing corporation in respect of
such withholding or other Taxes.
12. Notices.
Notices, requests, permissions, waivers, and other communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
(a) a transmitters confirmation of a receipt of a facsimile transmission
(but only if followed by confirmed delivery of a standard overnight courier the
following Business Day or if delivered by hand the following Business Day), or
(b) confirmed delivery of a standard overnight courier or delivered by
hand, to the parties at the following addresses (or at such other addresses for
a party as shall be specified by like notice):
If to Parent, to:
IAC/InterActiveCorp
555 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopier: (212) 632-9642
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Pamela S. Seymon, Esq.
Telecopier: (212) 403-2000
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If to TM Spinco:
Ticketmaster
8800
Sunset Boulevard
West
Hollywood, California 90069
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopier: (310) 360-3373
If to Interval Spinco:
Interval
Leisure Group, Inc.
6262
Sunset Drive
Miami,
Florida 33143
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopier: (305) 667-2072
If to HSN Spinco:
1
HSN Drive
St.
Petersburg, Florida 33729
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopier: (727) 872-6866
If to Tree Spinco:
11115
Rushmore Drive
Charlotte,
North Carolina 28277
Attention:
General Counsel
Telecopier: (949) 255-5139
Such
names and addresses may be changed by notice given in accordance with this Section 12.
13. Designation of Affiliate. Each of the Parties may assign
any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement
to any member of its respective Group as it shall designate; provided,
however, that no such assignment shall relieve the Party making the
assignment of any obligation hereunder, including any obligation to make a
payment hereunder to another Party, to the extent such designee fails to make
such payment.
14. Miscellaneous. Except to the extent otherwise
provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be subject to the provisions
of Article 13 (Miscellaneous) of the Separation Agreement to the extent
set forth therein.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties has caused this Agreement to be executed
on its behalf by its officers thereunto duly authorized, all as of the day and
year first written above.
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Executive Vice President
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TICKETMASTER
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INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP,
INC.
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HSN, INC.
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TREE.COM, INC.
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[Signature Page to Tax Sharing Agreement]
Exhibit 10.3
EMPLOYEE
MATTERS AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP
TICKETMASTER,
INTERVAL
LEISURE GROUP, INC.,
HSN, INC.,
AND
TREE.COM, INC.
Dated as of August 20, 2008
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
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1
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ARTICLE II
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GENERAL PRINCIPLES
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2.1
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Employment
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2.2
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Assumption and Retention of
Liabilities; Related Assets
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2.3
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SpinCo Participation in IAC
Benefit Plans
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2.4
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Terms of Participation by SpinCo
Employees in SpinCo Benefit Plans
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2.5
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Commercially Reasonable Efforts
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2.6
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Regulatory Compliance
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2.7
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Approval by IAC as Sole
Stockholder
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ARTICLE III
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SAVINGS PLANS
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3.1
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Savings Plans
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3.2
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SpinCo Savings Plans
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ARTICLE IV
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HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS
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4.1
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Transition Period
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4.2
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Establishment of Health and
Welfare Plans
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4.3
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Retention of Sponsorship and
Liabilities
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4.4
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Vendor Contracts
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4.5
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Flexible Benefit Plan
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4.6
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Workers Compensation
Liabilities
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4.7
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Payroll Taxes and Reporting of
Compensation
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COBRA and HIPAA Compliance
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ARTICLE V
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EXECUTIVE BENEFITS AND OTHER
BENEFITS
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5.1
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Assumption of Obligations
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IAC Incentive Plans
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5.3
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IAC Long-Term Incentive Plans
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5.4
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Registration Requirements
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5.5
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Executive Deferred Compensation
Plans
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5.6
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Severance
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ARTICLE VI
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GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
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6.1
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Sharing of Participant
Information
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6.2
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Reasonable Efforts/Cooperation
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No Third-Party Beneficiaries
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Audit Rights With Respect to
Information Provided
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Fiduciary Matters
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Consent of Third Parties
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MISCELLANEOUS
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7.1
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Effect If Effective Time Does
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Relationship of Parties
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Affiliates
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Notices
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Abandonment
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Incorporation of Separation
Agreement Provisions
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EMPLOYEE
MATTERS AGREEMENT
This Employee Matters Agreement (this Agreement),
dated as of August 20, 2008, with effect as of the Effective Time, is
entered into by and among IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation (IAC),
Ticketmaster, a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC (TM),
Interval Leisure Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned
subsidiary of IAC (Interval), HSN, Inc., a Delaware corporation
and a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC (HSN) and Tree.com, Inc., a
Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC (Tree,
together with TM, Interval and HSN, the SpinCos, the SpinCos and IAC,
collectively, the Parties).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, IAC, TM, Interval, HSN and Tree have
entered into a Separation and Distribution Agreement pursuant to which the
Parties have set out the terms on which, and the conditions subject to which,
they wish to implement the Separation (as defined in the Separation Agreement)
(such agreement, as amended, restated or modified from time to time, the Separation
Agreement).
WHEREAS, in connection therewith, IAC, TM,
Interval, HSN and Tree have agreed to enter into this Agreement to allocate
between them assets, liabilities and responsibilities with respect to certain
employee compensation, pension and benefit plans, programs and arrangements and
certain employment matters.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual
agreements, covenants and other provisions set forth in this Agreement, the
Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement,
capitalized words and expressions and variations thereof used in this Agreement
or in its Schedules have the meanings set forth below. Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Separation
Agreement.
Accelerated RSUs has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.3(g).
Active HSN Participants has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.5(c).
Adjustment Ratio means (a) the
IAC Stock Value divided by (b) the sum of (i) 0.5 of the IAC
Post-Separation Stock Value plus (ii) 0.2 of the TM Stock Value (or if IAC
does not distribute shares of TM Common Stock on the Distribution Date, zero)
plus (iii) 0.2 of the Interval Stock Value (or if IAC does not distribute
shares of Interval Common Stock on the Distribution Date, zero) plus (iv) 0.2
of the HSN Stock Value (or if IAC does not distribute shares of HSN Common
Stock on the Distribution Date, zero) plus (v) 0.03333 of the Tree Stock
Value (or if IAC does not distribute shares of Tree Common Stock on the
Distribution Date, zero).
Affiliate has the meaning given that
term in the Separation Agreement.
Agreement means this Employee Matters
Agreement, including all the Schedules hereto.
Ancillary Agreements has the meaning
given that term in the Separation Agreement.
Approved Leave of Absence means an
absence from active service (a) due to an individuals inability to
perform his or her regular job duties by reason of illness or injury and
resulting in eligibility to receive benefits pursuant to the terms of the IAC
Short-Term Disability Plan or the IAC Long-Term Disability Plan, or (b) pursuant
to an approved leave policy with a guaranteed right of reinstatement.
ASO Contract has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.4(a).
Auditing Party has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.4(b).
Award (a) when immediately
preceded by IAC, means IAC Restricted Stock and IAC Restricted Stock Units, (b) when
immediately preceded by TM, means TM Restricted Stock and TM Restricted Stock
Units, (c) when immediately preceded by Interval, means Interval
Restricted Stock and Interval Restricted Stock Units, (d) when immediately
preceded by HSN, means HSN Restricted Stock and HSN Restricted Stock Units
and (e) when immediately preceded by Tree means Tree Restricted Stock and
Tree Restricted Stock Units.
Benefit Plan means, with respect to
an entity or any of its Subsidiaries, (a) each employee welfare benefit
plan (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) and all other employee
benefits arrangements, policies or payroll practices (including, without
limitation, severance pay, sick leave, vacation pay, salary continuation,
disability, retirement, deferred compensation, bonus, stock option or other
equity-based compensation, hospitalization, medical insurance or life
insurance) sponsored or maintained by such entity or by any of its Subsidiaries
(or to which such entity or any of its Subsidiaries contributes or is required
to contribute) and (b) all employee pension benefit plans (as defined in
Section 3(2) of ERISA), occupational pension plan or arrangement or
other pension arrangements sponsored, maintained or contributed to by such
entity or any of its Subsidiaries (or to which such entity or any of its
Subsidiaries contributes or is required to contribute). For the avoidance of doubt, Benefit Plans
includes Health and Welfare Plans. When
immediately preceded by
IAC, Benefit Plan means any Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed
to by IAC or any IAC Entity. When
immediately preceded by TM, Benefit Plan means any Benefit Plan sponsored,
maintained or contributed to by TM or any TM Entity. When immediately preceded by Interval,
Benefit Plan means any Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by
Interval or any Interval Entity. When
immediately preceded by HSN, Benefit Plan means any Benefit Plan sponsored,
maintained or contributed to by HSN or any HSN Entity. When immediately preceded by Tree, Benefit
Plan means any Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by Tree or
any Tree Entity.
Cliff Vest with respect to any Award
means the lump-sum vesting of 100% of such Award following the passage of a
multi-year period after the date of grant.
The terms Cliff Vesting and Cliff Vested shall have
correlative meanings.
Close of the Distribution Date means
11:59:59 P.M. New York City time, on the Distribution Date.
COBRA means the continuation
coverage requirements for group health plans under Title X of the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended, and as
codified in Code § 4980B and ERISA §§ 601 through 608.
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Code means the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, or any successor federal income tax law. Reference to a specific Code provision also
includes any proposed, temporary or final regulation in force under that provision.
Committee has the meaning set forth
in Section 5.3(a).
Delayed Common Stock has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.3(g).
Delayed HSN Common Stock has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(g).
Delayed IAC Common Stock has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(g).
Delayed Interval Common Stock has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(g).
Delayed TM Common Stock has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(g).
Delayed Tree Common Stock has the
meaning set forth in Section 5.3(g).
Distribution Date means the first
date on which one or more of the Distributions (as defined in the Separation
Agreement) occurs.
Effective Time has the meaning given
that term in the Separation Agreement.
Effective Time Year means the
calendar year during which the Effective Time occurs.
ERISA means the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
Reference to a specific provision of ERISA also includes any proposed,
temporary or final regulation in force under that provision.
FICA has the meaning set forth in Section 5.3(g).
FICA Amount has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.3(g).
Five Way IAC RSUs has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.3(g).
Former HSN Employee means any
individual who as of the Effective Time is a former employee of the IAC Group,
the TM Group (as defined in the Separation Agreement), the Interval Group (as
defined in the Separation Agreement), the HSN Group (as defined in the
Separation Agreement) or the Tree Group (as defined in the Separation
Agreement), and whose last employment with any such group, was with an HSN
Entity.
Former IAC Employee means any
individual who as of the Effective Time is a former employee of the IAC Group,
the TM Group (as defined in the Separation Agreement), the Interval Group (as
defined in the Separation Agreement), the HSN Group (as defined in the
Separation Agreement) or the Tree Group (as defined in the Separation
Agreement), and whose last employment with any such group, was with an IAC
Entity.
Former Interval Employee means any
individual who as of the Effective Time is a former employee of the IAC Group,
the TM Group (as defined in the Separation Agreement), the Interval Group (as
defined in the Separation Agreement), the HSN Group (as defined in the
Separation Agreement) or the Tree Group (as defined in the Separation
Agreement), and whose last employment with any such group, was with an Interval
Entity.
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Former SpinCo Employee means a
Former TM Employee, Former Interval Employee, Former HSN Employee and/or Former
Tree Employee as the context requires.
Former TM Employee means any
individual who as of the Effective Time is a former employee of the IAC Group,
the TM Group (as defined in the Separation Agreement), the Interval Group (as
defined in the Separation Agreement), the HSN Group (as defined in the
Separation Agreement) or the Tree Group (as defined in the Separation
Agreement), and whose last employment with any such group, was with a TM
Entity.
Former Tree Employee means any
individual who as of the Effective Time is a former employee of the IAC Group,
the TM Group (as defined in the Separation Agreement), the Interval Group (as
defined in the Separation Agreement), the HSN Group (as defined in the
Separation Agreement) or the Tree Group (as defined in the Separation
Agreement), and whose last employment with any such group, was with a Tree
Entity.
Group Insurance Policies has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.4(a).
Growth Share Awards has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.3(g).
H&W Transition Period has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).
Health and Welfare Plans means any
plan, fund or program which was established or is maintained for the purpose of
providing for its participants or their beneficiaries, through the purchase of
insurance or otherwise, medical, dental, surgical or hospital care or benefits,
or benefits in the event of sickness, accident, disability, death or
unemployment, or vacation benefits, apprenticeship or other training programs
or day care centers, scholarship funds, or prepaid legal services, including
any such plan, fund or program as defined in Section 3(1) of
ERISA. When immediately preceded by IAC,
Health and Welfare Plans means each Health and Welfare Plan that is an IAC
Benefit Plan. When immediately preceded
by TM, Health and Welfare Plans means each Health and Welfare Plan that is a
TM Benefit Plan. When immediately
preceded by Interval, Health and Welfare Plans means each Health and Welfare
Plan that is an Interval Benefit Plan. When immediately preceded by HSN,
Health and Welfare Plans means each Health and Welfare Plan that is an HSN
Benefit Plan. When immediately preceded by Tree, Health and Welfare Plans
means each Health and Welfare Plan that is a Tree Benefit Plan.
HIPAA means the health insurance
portability and accountability requirements for group health plans under the
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended.
HMO means a health maintenance
organization that provides benefits under the IAC Medical Plans, the TM Medical
Plans, the Interval Medical Plans, the HSN Medical Plans or the Tree Medical
Plans.
HMO Agreements has the meaning set
forth in Section 4.4(a).
HSN has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble of this Agreement.
HSN Common Stock means common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of HSN.
HSN Deferred Compensation Plan has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(c).
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HSN Employee means any individual
who, immediately prior to the Effective Time, is either actively employed by,
or then on Approved Leave of Absence from, an HSN Entity.
HSN Entities has the meaning given
that term in the Separation Agreement.
HSN Executive Benefit Plans means
the executive benefit and nonqualified plans, programs, and arrangements
established, sponsored, maintained, or agreed upon, by any HSN Entity for the
benefit of employees and former employees of any HSN Entity before the Close of
the Distribution Date.
HSN Factor means the product
obtained by multiplying (a) 0.2 and (b) the Adjustment Ratio.
HSN Long-Term Incentive Plan means
the long-term incentive plan or program to be established by HSN, effective
prior to the Effective Time.
HSN Ratio means the quotient
obtained by dividing (a) the IAC Stock Value by (b) the HSN Stock
Value.
HSN Retirement Savings Plan means
the 401(k) and profit sharing plan to be established by HSN pursuant to Section 3.2
of this Agreement, as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable
provision of this Agreement.
HSN Retirement Savings Plan Trust
means a trust relating to the HSN Retirement Savings Plan intended to qualify
under Section 401(a) and be exempt under Section 501(a) of
the Code.
HSN Stock Value means the closing
per-share price of HSN Common Stock in the when issued market as listed on
the NASDAQ as of 4:00 P.M. New York City time on August 20, 2008.
IAC has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble of this Agreement.
IAC Common Stock means shares of
common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of IAC.
IAC Deferred Compensation Plan has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
IAC Employee means any individual
who, immediately prior to the Effective Time, is either actively employed by,
or then on Approved Leave of Absence from, any IAC Entity.
IAC Entities means the members of
the IAC Group, as defined in the Separation Agreement, and their respective
Subsidiaries and Affiliates, excluding any business or operations (whether
current or historical, regardless of whether discontinued or sold) that are
included in the TM Group, the Interval Group, the HSN Group or the Tree Group.
IAC Executive Benefit Plans means
the executive benefit and nonqualified plans, programs, and arrangements
established, sponsored, maintained, or agreed upon, by any IAC Entity for the benefit of employees and former employees
of any IAC Entity before the Close of the Distribution Date.
IAC Factor means the product
obtained by multiplying (a) 0.5 and (b) the Adjustment Ratio.
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IAC Flexible Benefit Plan has the
meaning set forth in Section 4.5.
IAC Incentive Plans means any of the
annual or short term incentive plans of IAC, all as in effect as of the time
relevant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
IAC Long-Term Incentive Plans means
any of the HSN, Inc. 1997 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, USA Interactive
Amended and Restated 2000 Annual Stock and Incentive Plan, IAC/InterActiveCorp
2005 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, Home Shopping Network, Inc. 1996
Stock Option Plan for Employees, Equity and Bonus Compensation Agreement with
Barry Diller, Ticketmaster Stock Plan, Expedia, Inc. Amended and Restated
2001 Stock Plan, Expedia, Inc. 1999 Stock Option Plan, the Hotels
Reservations Network, Inc. 2000 Stock Plan, Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, Inc.
1996 Stock Option Plan, Ticketmaster Online-Citysearch, Inc. 1998 Stock
Option Plan, Ticketmaster 1999 Stock Plan, ServiceMagic, Inc. Amended and
Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan, 1998 Stock Option Plan of LendingTree, Inc.,
LendingTree Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Incentive Plan, Amended and
Restated 2001 Stock Incentive Plan of LendingTree, Inc., the Silver King
Communications, Inc. Directors Stock Option Plan, Hotwire, Inc. 2000
Equity Incentive Plan, Cornerstone Brands, Inc. 1998 Stock Incentive Plan,
AskJeeves, Inc. 1996 Equity Incentive Plan, AskJeeves, Inc 1999 Equity
Incentive Plan and any other stock incentive plan of IAC, all as in effect as
of the time relevant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
IAC Post-Separation Stock Value
means the closing per-share price of IAC Common Stock trading in the ex-distribution
market as listed on the NASDAQ as of 4:00 P.M. New York City time on August 20,
2008.
IAC Rabbi Trust has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.5(a).
IAC Ratio means the quotient
obtained by dividing (a) the IAC Stock Value by (b) the IAC
Post-Separation Stock Value.
IAC Retirement Savings Plan means
the InterActiveCorp Retirement Savings Plan as in effect as of the time
relevant to the applicable provision of this Agreement.
IAC Stock Value means the closing
per share price of IAC Common Stock trading regular way with due bills as
listed on the NASDAQ as of 4:00 P.M. New York City time on August 20,
2008.
Immediately after the Distribution Date
means on the first moment of the day after the Distribution Date.
Interval has the meaning set forth
in the Preamble of this Agreement.
Interval Common Stock means common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Interval.
Interval Employee means any
individual who, immediately prior to the Effective Time, is either actively
employed by, or then on Approved Leave of Absence from, an Interval Entity.
Interval Entities has the meaning
given that term in the Separation Agreement.
Interval Executive Benefit Plans
means the executive benefit and nonqualified plans, programs, and arrangements
established, sponsored, maintained, or agreed upon, by
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any Interval
Entity for the benefit of employees and former employees of any Interval Entity
before the Close of the Distribution Date.
Interval Factor means the product
obtained by multiplying (a) 0.2 and (b) the Adjustment Ratio.
Interval Long-Term Incentive Plan
means the long-term incentive plan or program to be established by Interval,
effective prior to the Effective Time.
Interval Ratio means the quotient
obtained by dividing (a) the IAC Stock Value by (b) the Interval
Stock Value.
Interval Retirement Savings Plan
means the 401(k) and profit sharing plan to be established by Interval
pursuant to Section 3.2 of this Agreement, as in effect as of the time
relevant to the applicable provision of this Agreement.
Interval Retirement Savings Plan Trust
means a trust relating to the Interval Retirement Savings Plan intended to
qualify under Section 401(a) and be exempt under Section 501(a) of
the Code.
Interval Stock Value means the
closing per-share price of Interval Common Stock in the when issued market as
listed on the NASDAQ as of 4:00 P.M. New York City time on August 20,
2008.
Liability has the meaning given that
term in the Separation Agreement.
Medical Plan when immediately
preceded by IAC, means the Benefit Plan under which medical benefits are
provided to IAC Employees established and maintained by IAC. When immediately preceded by TM, Medical Plan
means the Benefit Plan under which medical benefits are provided to TM Employees
to be established by TM pursuant to Article IV. When immediately preceded by Interval,
Medical Plan means the Benefit Plan under which medical benefits are provided
to Interval Employees to be established by Interval pursuant to Article IV.
When immediately preceded by HSN, Medical Plan means the Benefit Plan under
which medical benefits are provided to HSN Employees to be established by HSN
pursuant to Article IV. When immediately preceded by Tree, Medical Plan
means the Benefit Plan under which medical benefits are provided to Tree Employees
to be established by Tree pursuant to Article IV.
NASDAQ means the National
Association of Securities Dealers Inc. Automated Quotation System.
Net RSU Shares has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.3(l).
Non-parties has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.4(c).
Option when immediately preceded by IAC,
means an option (either nonqualified or incentive) to purchase shares of IAC
Common Stock pursuant to an IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan. When immediately preceded by TM, Option
means an option (either nonqualified or incentive) to purchase shares of TM
Common Stock following the Effective Time pursuant to the TM Long-Term
Incentive Plan. When immediately
preceded by Interval, Option means an option (either nonqualified or
incentive) to purchase shares of Interval Common Stock following the Effective
Time pursuant to the Interval Long-Term Incentive Plan. When immediately preceded by HSN, Option
means an option (either
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nonqualified or
incentive) to purchase shares of HSN Common Stock following the Effective Time
pursuant to the HSN Long-Term Incentive Plan.
When immediately preceded by Tree, Option means an option (either
nonqualified or incentive) to purchase shares of Tree Common Stock following
the Effective Time pursuant to the Tree Long-Term Incentive Plan.
Participating Company means (a) IAC
and (b) any other Person (other than an individual) that participates in a
plan sponsored by any IAC Entity.
Parties has the meaning set forth in
the Preamble of this Agreement.
Person has the meaning given that
term in the Separation Agreement.
Restricted Stock (a) when
immediately preceded by IAC, means shares of IAC Common Stock that are
subject to restrictions on transferability and a risk of forfeiture and are
issued under an IAC Benefit Plan, (b) when immediately preceded by TM,
means shares of TM Common Stock that are subject to restrictions on
transferability and a risk of forfeiture and are issued under a TM Benefit Plan,
(c) when immediately preceded by Interval, means shares of Interval
Common Stock that are subject to restrictions on transferability and a risk of
forfeiture and are issued under an Interval Benefit Plan, (d) when
immediately preceded by HSN, means shares of HSN Common Stock that are
subject to restrictions on transferability and a risk of forfeiture and are
issued under an HSN Benefit Plan and (e) when immediately preceded by Tree,
means shares of Tree Common Stock that are subject to restrictions on
transferability and a risk of forfeiture and are issued under a Tree Benefit
Plan.
Restricted Stock Unit (a) when
immediately preceded by IAC, means units issued under an IAC Benefit Plan
representing a general unsecured promise by IAC to pay the value of shares of
IAC Common Stock in cash or shares of IAC Common Stock, (b) when
immediately preceded by TM, means units issued under the TM Long-Term
Incentive Plan representing a general unsecured promise by TM to pay the value
of shares of TM Common Stock in cash or shares of TM Common Stock, (c) when
immediately preceded by Interval, means units issued under the Interval
Long-Term Incentive Plan representing a general unsecured promise by Interval
to pay the value of shares of Interval Common Stock in cash or shares of
Interval Common Stock, (d) when immediately preceded by HSN, means units
issued under the HSN Long-Term Incentive Plan representing a general unsecured
promise by HSN to pay the value of shares of HSN Common Stock in cash or shares
of HSN Common Stock and (e) when immediately preceded by Tree, means
units issued under the Tree Long-Term Incentive Plan representing a general
unsecured promise by Tree to pay the value of shares of Tree Common Stock in
cash or shares of Tree Common Stock.
Securities Act has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.4(a).
Separation has the meaning given
that term in the Separation Agreement.
Separation Agreement has the meaning
set forth in the Recitals to this Agreement.
SpinCos has the meaning set forth in
the Preamble of this Agreement.
SpinCo Employee means a TM Employee,
Interval Employee, HSN Employee and/or Tree Employee as the context requires.
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SpinCo Long-Term Incentive Plans
means the HSN Long-Term Incentive Plan, the Interval Long-Term Incentive Plan,
the TM Long-Term Incentive Plan and/or the Tree Long-Term Incentive Plan, as
applicable.
TM has the meaning set forth in the
Preamble of this Agreement.
TM Common Stock means common stock,
par value $0.01 per share, of TM.
TM Deferred Compensation Plan has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(a).
TM Employee means any individual
who, immediately prior to the Effective Time, is either actively employed by,
or then on Approved Leave of Absence from, a TM Entity.
TM Entities has the meaning given
that term in the Separation Agreement.
TM Executive Benefit Plans means the
executive benefit and nonqualified plans, programs, and arrangements
established, sponsored, maintained, or agreed upon, by any TM Entity for the
benefit of employees and former employees of any TM Entity before the Close of
the Distribution Date.
TM Factor means the product obtained
by multiplying (a) 0.2 and (b) the Adjustment Ratio.
TM Long-Term Incentive Plan means
the long-term incentive plan or program to be established by TM, effective
prior to the Effective Time.
TM Participants has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.5(a).
TM Rabbi Trust has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.5(a).
TM Ratio means the quotient obtained
by dividing (a) the IAC Stock Value by (b) the TM Stock Value.
TM Retirement Savings Plan means the
401(k) and profit sharing plan to be established by TM pursuant to Section 3.2
of this Agreement, as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable
provision of this Agreement.
TM Retirement Savings Plan Trust
means a trust relating to the TM Retirement Savings Plan intended to qualify
under Section 401(a) and be exempt under Section 501(a) of
the Code.
TM Stock Value means the closing
per-share price of TM Common Stock in the when issued market as listed on the
NASDAQ as of 4:00 P.M. New York City time on August 20, 2008.
Tree has the meaning set forth in
the Preamble of this Agreement.
Tree Common Stock means common
stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Tree.
Tree Deferred Compensation Plan has
the meaning set forth in Section 5.5(d).
Tree Employee means any individual
who, immediately prior to the Effective Time, is either actively employed by,
or then on Approved Leave of Absence from, a Tree Entity.
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Tree Entities has the meaning given
that term in the Separation Agreement.
Tree Executive Benefit Plans means
the executive benefit and nonqualified plans, programs, and arrangements
established, sponsored, maintained, or agreed upon, by any Tree Entity for the
benefit of employees and former employees of any Tree Entity before the Close
of the Distribution Date.
Tree Factor means the product
obtained by multiplying (a) 0.03333 and (b) the Adjustment Ratio.
Tree Long-Term Incentive Plan means
the long-term incentive plan or program to be established by Tree, effective
prior to the Effective Time.
Tree Participants has the meaning
set forth in Section 5.5(d).
Tree Rabbi Trust has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.5(d).
Tree Ratio means the quotient
obtained by dividing (a) the IAC Stock Value by (b) the Tree Stock
Value.
Tree Retirement Savings Plan means
the 401(k) and profit sharing plan to be established by Tree pursuant to Section 3.2
of this Agreement, as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable
provision of this Agreement.
Tree Retirement Savings Plan Trust
means a trust relating to the Tree Retirement Savings Plan intended to qualify
under Section 401(a) and be exempt under Section 501(a) of
the Code.
Tree Stock Value means the closing
per-share price of Tree Common Stock in the when issued market as listed on
the NASDAQ as of 4:00 P.M. New York City time on August 20, 2008.
U.S. means the 50 United States of
America and the District of Columbia.
Withheld Shares has the meaning set
forth in Section 5.3(g).
ARTICLE II
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
2.1 Employment.
(a) All TM Employees shall continue to be employees of
TM or another TM Entity, as the case may be, immediately after the Effective
Time.
(b) All Interval Employees shall continue to be
employees of Interval or another Interval Entity, as the case may be, immediately
after the Effective Time.
(c) All HSN Employees shall continue to be employees of
HSN or another HSN Entity, as the case may be, immediately after the Effective
Time.
(d) All Tree Employees shall continue to be employees
of Tree or another Tree Entity, as the case may be, immediately after the
Effective Time.
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2.2 Assumption
and Retention of Liabilities; Related Assets.
(a) As of the Distribution Date, except as expressly
provided in this Agreement, the IAC Entities shall assume or retain and IAC
hereby agrees to pay, perform,
fulfill and discharge, in due course in full (i) all Liabilities under all
IAC Benefit Plans with respect to all IAC Employees, Former IAC Employees and
their dependents and beneficiaries, (ii) all Liabilities with respect to
the employment or termination of employment of all IAC Employees, Former IAC
Employees and their dependents and beneficiaries, and other service providers
(including any individual who is, or was, an independent contractor, temporary
employee, temporary service worker, consultant, freelancer, agency employee,
leased employee, on-call worker, incidental worker, or nonpayroll worker of any
IAC Entity or in any other employment, non-employment, or retainer arrangement,
or relationship with any IAC Entity), in each case to the extent arising in
connection with or as a result of employment with or the performance of
services to any IAC Entity, and (iii) any other Liabilities
expressly assigned to IAC under this Agreement. All assets held in trust to fund the IAC
Benefit Plans and all insurance policies funding the IAC Benefit Plans shall be
IAC Assets (as defined in the Separation Agreement), except to the extent
specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement.
(b) From and after the Distribution Date, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement, TM and the TM Entities shall assume or retain, as applicable, and TM hereby agrees to
pay, perform, fulfill and discharge, in due course in full, (i) all Liabilities
under all TM Benefit Plans, (ii) all Liabilities with respect to the
employment or termination of employment of all TM Employees, Former TM
Employees and their dependents and beneficiaries, and other service providers
(including any individual who is, or was, an independent contractor, temporary
employee, temporary service worker, consultant, freelancer, agency employee,
leased employee, on-call worker, incidental worker, or nonpayroll worker of TM
or any TM Entity or in any other employment, non-employment, or retainer
arrangement, or relationship with TM or a TM Entity), in each case to the
extent arising in connection with or as a result of employment with or the
performance of services to any TM Entity and (iii) any other Liabilities
expressly assigned to TM or any TM Entity under this Agreement.
(c) From and after the Distribution Date, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement, Interval and the Interval Entities shall
assume or retain, as applicable,
and Interval hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge, in due
course in full, (i) all Liabilities under all Interval Benefit Plans, (ii) all
Liabilities with respect to the employment or termination of employment of all
Interval Employees, Former Interval Employees and their dependents and
beneficiaries, and other service providers (including any individual who is, or
was, an independent contractor, temporary employee, temporary service worker,
consultant, freelancer, agency employee, leased employee, on-call worker,
incidental worker, or nonpayroll worker of Interval or any Interval Entity or
in any other employment, non-employment, or retainer arrangement, or
relationship with Interval or an Interval Entity), in each case to the extent
arising in connection with or as a result of employment with or the performance
of services to any Interval Entity and (iii) any other Liabilities
expressly assigned to Interval or any Interval Entity under this Agreement.
(d) From and after the Distribution Date, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement, HSN and the HSN Entities shall assume or retain, as applicable, and HSN hereby agrees
to pay, perform, fulfill and discharge, in due course in full, (i) all
Liabilities under all HSN Benefit Plans, (ii) all Liabilities with respect
to the employment or termination of employment of all HSN Employees, Former HSN
Employees and their dependents and beneficiaries, and other service providers
(including any individual who is, or was, an
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independent
contractor, temporary employee, temporary service worker, consultant,
freelancer, agency employee, leased employee, on-call worker, incidental
worker, or nonpayroll worker of HSN or any HSN Entity or in any other
employment, non-employment, or retainer arrangement, or relationship with HSN
or an HSN Entity), in each case to the extent arising in connection with or as
a result of employment with or the performance of services to any HSN Entity
and (iii) any other Liabilities expressly assigned to HSN or any HSN
Entity under this Agreement.
(e) From and after the Distribution Date, except as
expressly provided in this Agreement, Tree and the Tree Entities shall assume
or retain, as applicable, and Tree hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill and
discharge, in due course in full, (i) all Liabilities under all Tree
Benefit Plans, (ii) all Liabilities with respect to the employment or
termination of employment of all Tree Employees, Former Tree Employees and
their dependents and beneficiaries, and other service providers (including any
individual who is, or was, an independent contractor, temporary employee,
temporary service worker, consultant, freelancer, agency employee, leased
employee, on-call worker, incidental worker, or nonpayroll worker of Tree or
any Tree Entity or in any other employment, non-employment, or retainer
arrangement, or relationship with Tree or a Tree Entity), in each case to the
extent arising in connection with or as a result of employment with or the
performance of services to any Tree Entity and (iii) any other Liabilities
expressly assigned to Tree or any Tree Entity under this Agreement.
2.3 SpinCo
Participation in IAC Benefit Plans.
(a) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement,
effective as of the Close of the Distribution Date, TM and each other TM Entity
shall cease to be a Participating Company in any IAC Benefit Plan, and IAC and
TM shall take all necessary action before the Distribution Date to effectuate
such cessation as a Participating Company.
(b) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement,
effective as of the Close of the Distribution Date, Interval and each other
Interval Entity shall cease to be a Participating Company in any IAC Benefit
Plan, and IAC and Interval shall take all necessary action before the Distribution
Date to effectuate such cessation as a Participating Company.
(c) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement,
effective as of the Close of the Distribution Date, HSN and each other HSN
Entity shall cease to be a Participating Company in any IAC Benefit Plan, and
IAC and HSN shall take all necessary action before the Distribution Date to
effectuate such cessation as a Participating Company.
(d) Except as expressly provided in this Agreement,
effective as of the Close of the Distribution Date, Tree and each other Tree
Entity shall cease to be a Participating Company in any IAC Benefit Plan, and
IAC and Tree shall take all necessary action before the Distribution Date to
effectuate such cessation as a Participating Company.
2.4 Terms
of Participation by SpinCo Employees in SpinCo Benefit Plans.
(a) IAC and TM shall agree on methods and procedures,
including, without limitation, amending the respective Benefit Plan documents,
to prevent TM Employees from receiving duplicative benefits from the IAC Benefit
Plans and the TM Benefit Plans. With
respect to TM Employees, each TM Benefit Plan shall provide that all service,
all compensation and all other benefit-affecting determinations that, as of December 31,
2008 were recognized under the corresponding IAC Benefit Plan shall, as of January 1,
2009 receive full recognition, credit and validity and be taken into account
under such TM Benefit
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Plan to the same extent as if such items occurred under such TM Benefit
Plan, except to the extent that duplication of benefits would result or for
benefit accrual to the extent that TM adopts a final average pay defined
benefit pension plan.
(b) IAC and Interval shall agree on methods and
procedures, including, without limitation, amending the respective Benefit Plan
documents, to prevent Interval Employees from receiving duplicative benefits
from the IAC Benefit Plans and the Interval Benefit Plans. With respect to Interval Employees, each
Interval Benefit Plan shall provide that all service, all compensation and all
other benefit-affecting determinations that, as of December 31, 2008 were
recognized under the corresponding IAC Benefit Plan shall, as of January 1,
2009 receive full recognition, credit and validity and be taken into account
under such Interval Benefit Plan to the same extent as if such items occurred
under such Interval Benefit Plan, except to the extent that duplication of
benefits would result or for benefit accrual to the extent that Interval adopts
a final average pay defined benefit pension plan.
(c) IAC and HSN shall agree on methods and procedures,
including, without limitation, amending the respective Benefit Plan documents,
to prevent HSN Employees from receiving duplicative benefits from the IAC
Benefit Plans and the HSN Benefit Plans.
With respect to HSN Employees, each HSN Benefit Plan shall provide that
all service, all compensation and all other benefit-affecting determinations
that, as of December 31, 2008 were recognized under the corresponding IAC
Benefit Plan shall, as of January 1, 2009 receive full recognition, credit
and validity and be taken into account under such HSN Benefit Plan to the same
extent as if such items occurred under such HSN Benefit Plan, except to the
extent that duplication of benefits would result or for benefit accrual to the
extent that HSN adopts a final average pay defined benefit pension plan.
(d) IAC and Tree shall agree on methods and procedures,
including, without limitation, amending the respective Benefit Plan documents,
to prevent Tree Employees from receiving duplicative benefits from the IAC
Benefit Plans and the Tree Benefit Plans.
With respect to Tree Employees, each Tree Benefit Plan shall provide
that all service, all compensation and all other benefit-affecting
determinations that, as of December 31, 2008 were recognized under the
corresponding IAC Benefit Plan shall, as of January 1, 2009 receive full
recognition, credit and validity and be taken into account under such Tree
Benefit Plan to the same extent as if such items occurred under such Tree
Benefit Plan, except to the extent that duplication of benefits would result or
for benefit accrual to the extent that Tree adopts a final average pay defined
benefit pension plan.
2.5 Commercially
Reasonable Efforts. IAC, TM,
Interval, HSN and Tree shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) enter
into any necessary agreements to accomplish the assumptions and transfers
contemplated by this Agreement; and (b) provide for the maintenance of the
necessary participant records,
the appointment of the trustees and the engagement of recordkeepers, investment
managers, providers, insurers, etc.
2.6 Regulatory
Compliance. IAC, TM, Interval, HSN
and Tree shall, in connection with the actions taken pursuant to this
Agreement, cooperate in making any and all appropriate filings required under
the Code, ERISA and any applicable securities laws, implementing all
appropriate communications with participants, transferring appropriate records
and taking all such other actions as may be necessary and appropriate to
implement the provisions of this Agreement in a timely manner.
2.7 Approval
by IAC as Sole Stockholder. Prior to
the Effective Time, IAC shall cause (a) TM to adopt the TM 2008 Long-Term
Incentive Plan, (b) Interval to adopt the
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Interval 2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan, (c) HSN to adopt the HSN
2008 Long-Term Incentive Plan and (d) Tree to adopt the Tree 2008
Long-Term Incentive Plan.
ARTICLE III
SAVINGS PLANS
3.1 Savings
Plan Transition Period. From the
Distribution Date and continuing until December 31, 2008, each of TM,
Interval, HSN and Tree adopts, and shall participate in as Adopting Employers
(as defined in the IAC Retirement Savings Plan), the IAC Retirement Savings
Plan for the benefit of TM Employees and Former TM Employees, Interval
Employees and Former Interval Employees, HSN Employees and Former HSN Employees
and Tree Employees and Former Tree Employees, respectively, and IAC consents to
such adoption and maintenance, in accordance with the terms of the IAC
Retirement Savings Plan. Each of the
Parties agrees and acknowledges that until December 31, 2008, TM,
Interval, HSN and Tree shall make timely direct contributions (including
matching contributions) to the IAC Retirement Savings Plan on behalf of such
SpinCos participating employees in accordance with the terms of the IAC
Retirement Savings Plan and in accordance with (and no less promptly than) the
timing of contributions made by IAC prior to the Distribution Date. Each of the Parties agrees that, following
the Distribution Date and prior to January 1, 2008, the trustee of the IAC
Retirement Savings Plan shall sell all shares of IAC Common Stock, TM Common
Stock, Interval Common Stock, HSN Common Stock and Tree Common Stock held in
the accounts of IAC Employees and Former IAC Employees, TM Employees and Former
TM Employees, Interval Employees and Former Interval Employees, HSN Employees
and Former HSN Employees and Tree Employees and Former Tree Employees (provided
that IAC may in its sole discretion instruct the trustee of the IAC Retirement
Savings Plan not to sell the shares of IAC Common Stock held by IAC Employees
and Former IAC Employees). On and after
the Distribution Date and until the completion of the sales contemplated by the
immediately preceding sentence, shares of IAC Common Stock shall be held in an
IAC Common Stock Fund, shares of TM Common Stock shall be held in a TM Common
Stock Fund, shares of Interval Common Stock shall be held in an Interval Common
Stock Fund, shares of HSN Common Stock shall be held in an HSN Common Stock
Fund and shares of Tree Common Stock shall be held in a Tree Common Stock Fund,
in each case, under the IAC Retirement Savings Plan. Following the Distribution Date, IAC
Employees and Former IAC Employees, TM Employees and Former TM Employees,
Interval Employees and Former Interval Employees, HSN Employees and Former HSN
Employees and Tree Employees and Former Tree Employees shall not be permitted
to acquire shares of IAC Common Stock, TM Common Stock, Interval Common Stock,
HSN Common Stock or Tree Common Stock in the IAC Common Stock Fund, the TM
Common Stock Fund, the Interval Common Stock Fund, the HSN Common Stock Fund or
the Tree Common Stock Fund, as applicable, under the IAC Retirement Savings
Plan (provided that IAC may in its sole discretion instruct the trustee of the
IAC Retirement Savings Plan to permit IAC Employees and Former IAC Employees to
acquire additional shares of IAC Common Stock in the IAC Common Stock Fund).
3.2 SpinCo
Savings Plans.
(a) Effective as of January 1, 2009, TM shall
establish the TM Retirement Savings Plan and the TM Retirement Savings Plan
Trust. As soon as practical following
the establishment of the TM Retirement Savings Plan and the TM Retirement
Savings Plan Trust, IAC shall cause the accounts of the TM Employees and Former
TM Employees in the IAC Retirement Savings Plan to be transferred to the TM
Retirement Savings Plan and the TM Retirement Savings Plan Trust in cash or
such other assets as mutually agreed by IAC and TM, and TM shall cause the TM
Retirement Savings Plan to assume and be solely responsible
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for all Liabilities under the TM Retirement Savings Plan to or relating
to TM Employees and Former TM Employees whose accounts are transferred from the
IAC Retirement Savings Plan. IAC and TM
agree to cooperate in making all appropriate filings and taking all reasonable
actions required to implement the provisions of this Section 3.2; provided
that TM acknowledges that it will be responsible for complying with any
requirements and applying for any determination letters with respect to the TM
Retirement Savings Plan.
(b) Effective as of January 1, 2009, Interval
shall establish the Interval Retirement Savings Plan and the Interval
Retirement Savings Plan Trust. As soon
as practical following the establishment of the Interval Retirement Savings
Plan and the Interval Retirement Savings Plan Trust, IAC shall cause the
accounts of the Interval Employees and Former Interval Employees in the IAC
Retirement Savings Plan to be transferred to the Interval Retirement Savings
Plan and the Interval Retirement Savings Plan Trust in cash or such other
assets as mutually agreed by IAC and Interval, and Interval shall cause the
Interval Retirement Savings Plan to assume and be solely responsible for all
Liabilities under the Interval Retirement Savings Plan to or relating to
Interval Employees and Former Interval Employees whose accounts are transferred
from the IAC Retirement Savings Plan.
IAC and Interval agree to cooperate in making all appropriate filings
and taking all reasonable actions required to implement the provisions of this Section 3.2;
provided that Interval acknowledges that it will be responsible for
complying with any requirements and applying for any determination letters with
respect to the Interval Retirement Savings Plan.
(c) Effective as of January 1, 2009, HSN shall
establish the HSN Retirement Savings Plan and the HSN Retirement Savings Plan
Trust. As soon as practical following
the establishment of the HSN Retirement Savings Plan and the HSN Retirement
Savings Plan Trust, IAC shall cause the accounts of the HSN Employees and
Former HSN Employees in the IAC Retirement Savings Plan to be transferred to
the HSN Retirement Savings Plan and the HSN Retirement Savings Plan Trust in
cash or such other assets as mutually agreed by IAC and HSN, and HSN shall
cause the HSN Retirement Savings Plan to assume and be solely responsible for
all Liabilities under the HSN Retirement Savings Plan to or relating to HSN
Employees and Former HSN Employees whose accounts are transferred from the IAC
Retirement Savings Plan. IAC and HSN
agree to cooperate in making all appropriate filings and taking all reasonable
actions required to implement the provisions of this Section 3.2; provided
that HSN acknowledges that it will be responsible for complying with any
requirements and applying for any determination letters with respect to the HSN
Retirement Savings Plan.
(d) Effective as of January 1, 2009, Tree shall
establish the Tree Retirement Savings Plan and the Tree Retirement Savings Plan
Trust. As soon as practical following
the establishment of the Tree Retirement Savings Plan and the Tree Retirement
Savings Plan Trust, IAC shall cause the accounts of the Tree Employees and
Former Tree Employees in the IAC Retirement Savings Plan to be transferred to
the Tree Retirement Savings Plan and the Tree Retirement Savings Plan Trust in
cash or such other assets as mutually agreed by IAC and Tree, and Tree shall
cause the Tree Retirement Savings Plan to assume and be solely responsible for
all Liabilities under the Tree Retirement Savings Plan to or relating to Tree
Employees and Former Tree Employees whose accounts are transferred from the IAC
Retirement Savings Plan. IAC and Tree
agree to cooperate in making all appropriate filings and taking all reasonable
actions required to implement the provisions of this Section 3.2; provided
that Tree acknowledges that it will be responsible for complying with any
requirements and applying for any determination letters with respect to the
Tree Retirement Savings Plan.
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ARTICLE IV
HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS
4.1 Transition
Period.
(a) IAC will cause the IAC Health and Welfare Plans in
effect on the Distribution Date to provide coverage to TM Employees and Former
TM Employees, Interval Employees and Former Interval Employees, HSN Employees and
Former HSN Employees and Tree Employees and Former Tree Employees (and, in each
case, their beneficiaries and dependents) from and after the Distribution Date
until December 31, 2008 (such period, the H&W Transition Period)
on the same basis as immediately prior to the Distribution Date and in
accordance with the terms of IACs Health and Welfare Plans. Following the Distribution Date, each SpinCo
shall pay to IAC fees in respect of IAC covering such SpinCos SpinCo Employees
and SpinCo Former Employees under the IAC Health and Welfare Plans, such fees
to be based on the per-employee budgeted rates set forth on Schedule A to this
Agreement. The fees contemplated by this
Section 4.1(a) shall be payable in advance each month (i.e., not later than the first day of any month during which
coverage applies) during the H&W Transition Period and shall be based on
the prior months enrollment, with appropriate, subsequent adjustments in each
succeeding month to reflect actual enrollment; provided, however,
that the fees relating to the period from and including the first day of the
month during which the Distribution Date occurs through the end of the month
during which the Distribution Date occurs shall be payable no later than the
fifth business day following the Distribution Date. In the event that any SpinCo fails to pay in
a timely manner the fees contemplated by this Section 4.1(a), IAC shall
have no obligation to provide the coverage contemplated by this Section 4.1(a) to
such SpinCos SpinCo Employees and SpinCo Former Employees.
(b) Following the H&W Transition Period, but not
later than May 31, 2009, IAC shall calculate in good faith the total costs
and expenses of the IAC Health and Welfare Plans for 2008 (including without
limitation claims paid and administration fees and IACs good faith estimate of
claims incurred in 2008 but not reported (such estimate to be prepared based on
historical claims reporting patterns and history)) (the 2008 H&W
Expenses), and IAC promptly shall provide to each of the SpinCos the 2008
H&W Expenses following such calculation.
To the extent 2008 H&W Expenses (i) exceed the aggregate fees
paid by IAC and the SpinCos in respect of coverage during 2008 of IAC Employees
and Former Employees and SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo Employees (the 2008
H&W Fees), each of the SpinCos shall be required to pay to IAC by wire
transfer such SpinCos ratable portion (calculated on the basis of the number
of such SpinCos SpinCo Employees relative to the total number of IAC Employees
and SpinCo Employees taken together) of the fees deficit, and (ii) is less
than the 2008 H&W Fees, IAC shall pay to each of the SpinCos such SpinCos
ratable portion (calculated on the basis of the number of such SpinCos SpinCo
Employees relative to the total number of IAC Employees and SpinCo Employees
taken together) of the excess fees collected, any such payments pursuant to
clause (i) or clause (ii) to be made no later than July 15, 2009. Any calculations made by IAC pursuant to this
Section 4.1(b) shall be final and binding upon the SpinCos.
4.2 Establishment
of Health and Welfare Plans.
(a) Effective as of January 1, 2009, TM shall
adopt Health and Welfare Plans for the benefit of TM Employees and Former TM
Employees, and TM shall be responsible for all Liabilities relating to, arising
out of or resulting from health and welfare coverage or claims incurred by or on behalf of TM Employees and
Former TM Employees or
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their
covered dependents under the TM Health and Welfare Plans on or after January 1,
2009.
(b) Effective as of January 1, 2009, Interval
shall adopt Health and Welfare Plans for the benefit of Interval Employees and
Former Interval Employees, and Interval shall be responsible for all Liabilities
relating to, arising out of or resulting from health and welfare coverage or claims incurred by or on
behalf of Interval Employees and Former Interval Employees or their covered
dependents under the Interval Health and Welfare Plans on or after January 1,
2009.
(c) Effective as of January 1, 2009, HSN shall
adopt Health and Welfare Plans for the benefit of HSN Employees and Former HSN
Employees, and HSN shall be responsible for all Liabilities relating to,
arising out of or resulting from health and welfare coverage or claims incurred by or on behalf of HSN Employees and
Former HSN Employees or their covered dependents under the HSN Health and
Welfare Plans on or after January 1, 2009.
(d) Effective as of January 1, 2009, Tree shall
adopt Health and Welfare Plans for the benefit of Tree Employees and Former
Tree Employees, and Tree shall be responsible for all Liabilities relating to,
arising out of or resulting from health and welfare coverage or claims incurred by or on behalf of Tree Employees
and Former Tree Employees or their covered dependents under the Tree Health and
Welfare Plans on or after January 1, 2009.
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.2,
with respect to any TM Employee, Interval Employee, HSN Employee or Tree
Employee who becomes disabled under the terms of the IAC Health and Welfare
Plans and becomes entitled to receive long-term or short-term disability
benefits prior to January 1, 2009, such TM Employee, Interval Employee,
HSN Employee or Tree Employee shall continue to receive long-term or short-term
disability benefits under the IAC Health and Welfare Plans on and after January 1,
2009 in accordance with the terms of the IAC Health and Welfare Plans.
4.3 Retention
of Sponsorship and Liabilities. Following
the Distribution Date, IAC shall retain:
(a) sponsorship of all IAC Health and Welfare Plans and
any trust or other funding arrangement established or maintained with respect
to such plans, including any voluntary employees beneficiary association, or
any assets held as of the Distribution Date with respect to such plans; and
(b) all Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or
resulting from health and welfare coverage or claims incurred by or on behalf
of IAC Employees or Former IAC
Employees or their covered dependents under the IAC Health and Welfare Plans prior to, on or after the
Distribution Date.
Other than as contemplated by Section 4.1 with respect to the
H&W Transition Period, IAC shall not assume any Liability relating to
health and welfare claims incurred by or on behalf of SpinCo Employees or
Former SpinCo Employees or their respective covered dependents prior to, on or
after the Distribution Date, and such claims shall be satisfied pursuant to Section 4.2. For purposes of Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of this
Agreement, a claim or Liability (1) for medical, dental, vision and/or
prescription drug benefits shall be deemed to be incurred upon the rendering of
health services giving rise to the obligation to pay such benefits; (2) for
life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment and business travel
accident
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insurance benefits shall be deemed to be incurred upon the occurrence
of the event giving rise to the entitlement to such benefits; (3) for
salary continuation or other disability benefits shall be deemed to be incurred
upon the effective date of an individuals disability giving rise to the
entitlement to such benefits under the applicable disability policy; and (4) for
a period of continuous hospitalization shall be deemed to be incurred on the
date of admission to the hospital.
4.4 Vendor
Contracts.
(a) IAC and TM shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obligate the third party administrator of each
administrative-services-only contract with a third-party administrator that
relates to any of the IAC Health and Welfare Plans (an ASO Contract),
each group insurance policy that relates to any of the IAC Health and Welfare
Plans (Group Insurance Policies) and each agreement with a Health
Maintenance Organization that provides medical services under the IAC Health
and Welfare Plans (HMO Agreements), in each case, in existence as of
the date of this Agreement that is applicable to TM Employees, to enter into a
separate ASO Contract, Group Insurance Policy and HMO Agreement, as applicable,
with TM providing for similar terms and conditions as are contained in the ASO
Contracts, Group Insurance Policies and HMO Agreements, as applicable, to which
IAC is a party. Such terms and
conditions shall include the financial and termination provisions, performance
standards, methodology, auditing policies, quality measures and reporting
requirements.
(b) IAC and Interval shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obligate the third party administrator of each ASO Contract, each
Group Insurance Policy and each HMO Agreement, in each case, in existence as of
the date of this Agreement that is applicable to Interval Employees, to enter
into a separate ASO Contract, Group Insurance Policy and HMO Agreement, as
applicable, with Interval providing for similar terms and conditions as are
contained in the ASO Contracts, Group Insurance Policies and HMO Agreements, as
applicable, to which IAC is a party.
Such terms and conditions shall include the financial and termination
provisions, performance standards, methodology, auditing policies, quality
measures and reporting requirements.
(c) IAC and HSN shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obligate the third party administrator of each ASO Contract, each
Group Insurance Policy and each HMO Agreement, in each case, in existence as of
the date of this Agreement that is applicable to HSN Employees, to enter into a
separate ASO Contract, Group Insurance Policy and HMO Agreement, as applicable,
with HSN providing for similar terms and conditions as are contained in the ASO
Contracts, Group Insurance Policies and HMO Agreements, as applicable, to which
IAC is a party. Such terms and
conditions shall include the financial and termination provisions, performance
standards, methodology, auditing policies, quality measures and reporting
requirements.
(d) IAC and Tree shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to obligate the third party administrator of each ASO Contract, each
Group Insurance Policy and each HMO Agreement, in each case, in existence as of
the date of this Agreement that is applicable to Tree Employees, to enter into
a separate ASO Contract, Group Insurance Policy and HMO Agreement, as
applicable, with Tree providing for similar terms and conditions as are
contained in the ASO Contracts, Group Insurance Policies and HMO Agreements, as
applicable, to which IAC is a party.
Such terms and conditions shall include the financial and termination
provisions, performance standards, methodology, auditing policies, quality
measures and reporting requirements.
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4.5 Flexible Benefit
Plan. IAC will continue to maintain
on behalf of TM Employees, Interval Employees, HSN Employees and Tree Employees
the health care reimbursement program, the transit and parking reimbursement
program and the dependent care reimbursement program of the IAC Flexible
Benefit Plan (all of such accounts, IAC Flexible Benefit Plan) for
claims incurred with respect to 2008 elections under the IAC Flexible Benefit
Plan (all such claims must be submitted no later than April 15, 2009) on
the same basis as immediately prior to the Distribution Date and in accordance
with the terms of the IAC Flexible Benefit Plan. Following the Distribution Date, each SpinCo
shall pay to IAC the amounts claimed by such SpinCos SpinCo Employees under
the IAC Flexible Benefit Plan in addition to such SpinCos share of the
administrative cost of the IAC Flexible Benefit Plan (based on IAC historical
allocations), such amounts to be paid by each SpinCo on a one-month lagging
basis (i.e., claims made and
administrative costs incurred during a particular month shall be billed in the
immediately succeeding month); provided, that each SpinCo shall remit
payment to IAC no later than the fifth business day following delivery by IAC
of an invoice to such SpinCo. SpinCo Employees
shall not participate in the IAC Flexible Benefit Plan with respect to any plan
year after the 2008 plan year.
4.6 Workers Compensation Liabilities.
(a) Except as provided
below, all workers compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or
resulting from any claim by an IAC Employee, Former IAC Employee, SpinCo
Employee or Former SpinCo Employee that results from an accident occurring, or
from an occupational disease which
becomes manifest, before the Distribution Date shall be retained by IAC.
(b) All workers compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or
resulting from any claim by an IAC Employee or Former IAC Employee that results
from an accident occurring, or from an occupational disease which becomes
manifest, on or after the Distribution Date shall be retained by IAC.
(c) All workers compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or
resulting from any claim by a TM Employee or Former TM Employee that results
from an accident occurring, or from an occupational disease which becomes
manifest, on or after the Distribution Date shall be retained by TM.
(d) All workers compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or
resulting from any claim by an Interval Employee or Former Interval Employee
that results from an accident occurring, or from an occupational disease which
becomes manifest, on or after the Distribution Date shall be retained by
Interval.
(e) All workers compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or
resulting from any claim by an HSN Employee or Former HSN Employee that results
from an accident occurring, or from an occupational disease which becomes
manifest, on or after the Distribution Date shall be retained by HSN.
(f) All workers compensation Liabilities relating
to, arising out of, or resulting from any claim by a Tree Employee or Former
Tree Employee that results from an accident occurring, or from an occupational
disease which becomes manifest, on or after the Distribution Date shall be
retained by Tree.
For purposes of this Agreement, a compensable injury shall be deemed to
be sustained upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to eligibility for
workers compensation benefits
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or at the time that an occupational disease becomes manifest, as the
case may be. The Parties shall cooperate
with respect to any notification to appropriate governmental agencies of the
effective time and the issuance of new, or the transfer of existing, workers
compensation insurance policies and claims handling contracts.
4.7 Payroll Taxes and Reporting of
Compensation. Each of IAC, TM,
Interval, HSN and Tree shall, and shall cause each of its respective
Subsidiaries to, take such action as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate
in order to minimize Liabilities related to payroll taxes after the
Distribution Date. Subject to the terms
of the Transition Services Agreement (as defined in the Separation Agreement),
each of IAC, TM, Interval, HSN and Tree shall, and shall cause each of its
respective Subsidiaries to, respectively, bear its responsibility for payroll
tax obligations and for the proper reporting to the appropriate governmental
authorities of compensation earned by their respective employees after the
Close of the Distribution Date, including compensation related to the exercise
of Options and the vesting and/or settlement of Restricted Stock Units and
Deferred Common Stock.
4.8 COBRA and HIPAA Compliance.
(a) IAC shall be
responsible for administering compliance with the health care continuation
requirements of COBRA, the certificate of creditable coverage requirements of
HIPAA, and the corresponding provisions of the IAC Health and Welfare Plans
with respect to IAC Employees and Former IAC Employees and their covered dependents
who incur a COBRA qualifying event or loss of coverage under the IAC Health and
Welfare Plans at any time before, on or after the Effective Time.
(b) Until December 31,
2008, IAC shall be responsible for administering compliance with the health care
continuation requirements of COBRA, the certificate of creditable coverage
requirements of HIPAA, and the corresponding provisions of the IAC Health and
Welfare Plans with respect to SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo Employees and
their covered dependents who incur a COBRA qualifying event or loss of coverage
under the IAC Health and Welfare Plans at any time through December 31,
2008.
(c) On and after January 1,
2009, TM or another TM Entity shall be responsible for administering compliance
with the health care continuation requirements of COBRA, the certificate of
creditable coverage requirements of HIPAA, and the corresponding provisions of
the TM Health and Welfare Plans and/or the IAC Health and Welfare Plans with
respect to TM Employees and Former TM Employees and their covered dependents
who incur a COBRA qualifying event or loss of coverage under the TM Health and
Welfare Plans and/or the IAC Health and Welfare Plans at any time before, on or
after the Effective Time.
(d) On and after January 1,
2009, Interval or another Interval Entity shall be responsible for
administering compliance with the health care continuation requirements of
COBRA, the certificate of creditable coverage requirements of HIPAA, and the
corresponding provisions of the Interval Health and Welfare Plans and/or the
IAC Health and Welfare Plans with respect to Interval Employees and Former
Interval Employees and their covered dependents who incur a COBRA qualifying
event or loss of coverage under the Interval Health and Welfare Plans and/or
the IAC Health and Welfare Plans at any time before, on or after the Effective
Time.
(e) On and after January 1,
2009, HSN or another HSN Entity shall be responsible for administering
compliance with the health care continuation requirements of COBRA, the
certificate of creditable coverage requirements of HIPAA, and the corresponding
provisions of the HSN Health and Welfare Plans and/or the IAC Health and
Welfare Plans
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with respect to HSN Employees and Former HSN
Employees and their covered dependents who incur a COBRA qualifying event or
loss of coverage under the HSN Health and Welfare Plans and/or the IAC Health
and Welfare Plans at any time before, on or after the Effective Time.
(f) On and after January 1,
2009, Tree or another Tree Entity shall be responsible for administering
compliance with the health care continuation requirements of COBRA, the
certificate of creditable coverage requirements of HIPAA, and the corresponding
provisions of the Tree Health and Welfare Plans and/or the IAC Health and
Welfare Plans with respect to Tree Employees and Former Tree Employees and
their covered dependents who incur a COBRA qualifying event or loss of coverage
under the Tree Health and Welfare Plans and/or the IAC Health and Welfare Plans
at any time before, on or after the Effective Time.
The Parties hereto agree that the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Separation Agreement shall not
constitute a COBRA qualifying event for any purpose of COBRA.
ARTICLE V
EXECUTIVE BENEFITS AND OTHER BENEFITS
5.1 Assumption of Obligations.
(a) Except as provided in
this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, TM shall assume and be
solely responsible for all Liabilities to or relating to TM Employees and
Former TM Employees under all IAC Executive Benefit Plans and TM Executive
Benefit Plans.
(b) Except as provided in
this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, Interval shall assume and
be solely responsible for all Liabilities to or relating to Interval Employees
and Former Interval Employees under all IAC Executive Benefit Plans and
Interval Executive Benefit Plans.
(c) Except as provided in
this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, HSN shall assume and be
solely responsible for all Liabilities to or relating to HSN Employees and
Former HSN Employees under all IAC Executive Benefit Plans and HSN Executive
Benefit Plans.
(d) Except as provided in
this Agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, Tree shall assume and be
solely responsible for all Liabilities to or relating to Tree Employees and
Former Tree Employees under all IAC Executive Benefit Plans and Tree Executive
Benefit Plans.
The Parties hereto agree that
none of the transactions contemplated by the Separation Agreement or any of the
Ancillary Agreements, including, without limitation, this Agreement,
constitutes a change in control, change of control or similar term, as
applicable, within the meaning of any Benefit Plan, any IAC Long-Term Incentive
Plan or any of the SpinCo Long-Term Incentive Plans.
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5.2 IAC
Incentive Plans.
(a) SpinCo Bonus Awards.
(i) TM shall be responsible for determining all
bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under the IAC Incentive Plans to
TM Employees for the Effective Time Year.
TM shall also determine for TM Employees (A) the extent to which
established performance criteria (as interpreted by TM, in its sole discretion)
have been met, and (B) the payment level for each TM Employee. TM shall assume all Liabilities with respect
to any such bonus awards payable to TM Employees for the Effective Time Year
and thereafter.
(ii) Interval shall be responsible for
determining all bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under the IAC
Incentive Plans to Interval Employees for the Effective Time Year. Interval shall also determine for Interval
Employees (A) the extent to which established performance criteria (as
interpreted by Interval, in its sole discretion) have been met, and (B) the
payment level for each Interval Employee.
Interval shall assume all Liabilities with respect to any such bonus
awards payable to Interval Employees for the Effective Time Year and
thereafter.
(iii) HSN shall be responsible for determining all
bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under the IAC Incentive Plans to
HSN Employees for the Effective Time Year.
HSN shall also determine for HSN Employees (A) the extent to which
established performance criteria (as interpreted by HSN, in its sole
discretion) have been met, and (B) the payment level for each HSN
Employee. HSN shall assume all
Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to HSN Employees for
the Effective Time Year and thereafter.
(iv) Tree shall be responsible for determining all
bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under the IAC Incentive Plans to
Tree Employees for the Effective Time Year.
Tree shall also determine for Tree Employees (A) the extent to
which established performance criteria (as interpreted by Tree, in its sole
discretion) have been met, and (B) the payment level for each Tree
Employee. Tree shall assume all
Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to Tree Employees for
the Effective Time Year and thereafter.
(b) IAC Bonus Awards. IAC shall retain all Liabilities with respect
to any bonus awards payable under the IAC Incentive Plans to IAC Employees for the Effective Time Year and
thereafter.
5.3 IAC Long-Term Incentive Plans. IAC and each of the SpinCos shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary or appropriate so
that each outstanding Option and Award granted under any IAC Long-Term
Incentive Plan held by any individual shall be adjusted as set forth in this Article V. Following the Separation, for any award
adjusted under this Section 5.3, any reference to a change in control, change
of control or similar definition in an award agreement, employment agreement
or IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan applicable to such award (1) with respect
to post-Separation equity awards denominated in shares of IAC Common Stock,
such reference shall be deemed to refer to a change in control, change of
control or similar definition as set forth in the applicable award agreement,
employment agreement or IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, (2) with respect to
post-Separation equity awards denominated in shares of TM Common Stock, such
reference shall be deemed to refer to a Change in Control as defined in the
TM Long-Term Incentive Plan, (3) with respect to post-Separation equity
awards denominated in
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shares of Interval Common Stock, such
reference shall be deemed to refer to a Change in Control as defined in the
Interval Long-Term Incentive Plan, (4) with respect to post-Separation
equity awards denominated in shares of HSN Common Stock, such reference shall
be deemed to refer to a Change in Control as defined in the HSN Long-Term
Incentive Plan, and (5) with respect to post-Separation equity awards
denominated in shares of Tree Common Stock, such reference shall be deemed to
refer to a Change in Control as defined in the Tree Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(a) IAC Options Granted
Prior to January 1, 2008. As
determined by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the IAC Board
of Directors (the Committee) pursuant
to its authority under the applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, each IAC
Option granted prior to January 1, 2008, whether vested or unvested, that
is outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be converted at the Effective
Time into an IAC Option, a TM Option, an Interval Option, an HSN Option and a
Tree Option and shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions
(including with respect to vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and
conditions applicable to such IAC Option immediately prior to the Effective
Time, subject to the following adjustments
which shall apply from and after the Effective Time:
(i) (A) the number of shares of IAC Common
Stock subject to such IAC Option, rounded down to the nearest whole share,
shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the number of
shares of IAC Common Stock subject to such IAC Option immediately prior to the
Effective Time by (2) the IAC Factor, and (B) the per share exercise
price of such IAC Option, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, shall be equal
to the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the per share exercise price of
such IAC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (2) the IAC
Ratio;
(ii) (A) the number of shares of TM Common
Stock subject to such TM Option, rounded down to the nearest whole share, shall
be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the number of shares
of IAC Common Stock subject to such IAC Option immediately prior to the
Effective Time by (2) the TM Factor, and (B) the per share exercise
price of such TM Option, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, shall be equal
to the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the per share exercise price of
such IAC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (2) the TM
Ratio (this clause (ii) shall not apply if IAC does not distribute shares
of TM Common Stock on the Distribution Date);
(iii) (A) the number of shares of Interval
Common Stock subject to such Interval Option, rounded down to the nearest whole
share, shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the
number of shares of IAC Common Stock subject to such IAC Option immediately
prior to the Effective Time by (2) the Interval Factor, and (B) the
per share exercise price of such Interval Option, rounded up to the
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nearest whole cent, shall be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing
(1) the per share exercise price of such IAC Option immediately prior to
the Effective Time by (2) the Interval Ratio (this clause (iii) shall
not apply if IAC does not distribute shares of Interval Common Stock on the
Distribution Date);
(iv) (A) the number of shares of HSN Common
Stock subject to such HSN Option, rounded down to the nearest whole share,
shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the number of
shares of IAC Common Stock subject to such IAC Option immediately prior to the
Effective Time by (2) the HSN Factor, and (B) the per share exercise
price of such HSN Option, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, shall be equal
to the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the per share exercise price of
such IAC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (2) the HSN
Ratio (this clause (iv) shall not apply if IAC does not distribute shares
of HSN Common Stock on the Distribution Date); and
(v) (A) the number of shares of Tree Common
Stock subject to such Tree Option, rounded down to the nearest whole share,
shall be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the number of
shares of IAC Common Stock subject to such IAC Option immediately prior to the
Effective Time by (2) the Tree Factor, and (B) the per share exercise
price of such Tree Option, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, shall be equal
to the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the per share exercise price of
such IAC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time by (2) the Tree
Ratio (this clause (v) shall not apply if IAC does not distribute shares
of Tree Common Stock on the Distribution Date);
provided, however, that the exercise price,
the number of shares of IAC Common Stock, TM Common Stock, Interval Common
Stock, HSN Common Stock and Tree Common Stock subject to such options and the
terms and conditions of exercise of such options shall be determined in a
manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code; provided,
further, that, in the case of any
IAC Option to which Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its
qualification under Section 422 of the Code as of immediately prior to the
Effective Time, the exercise price, the number of shares of IAC Common Stock,
TM Common Stock, Interval Common Stock, HSN Common Stock and Tree Common Stock
subject to such option and the terms and conditions of exercise of such option
shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 424(a) of
the Code.
(b) IAC Options Held by
IAC Employees and Former IAC Employees Granted on or after January 1, 2008. As determined by the Committee pursuant to its authority under the applicable
IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, each IAC Option held by an IAC Employee or a
Former IAC Employee granted on or after January 1, 2008, whether vested or
unvested, that is outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be subject to the
same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting) after the
Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to such IAC Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the following adjustments
which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: (i) the number of shares of IAC Common
Stock subject to such IAC Option, rounded down to the nearest whole share,
shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of IAC Common
Stock subject to such IAC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the
IAC Ratio and (ii) the per share exercise price of such IAC Option,
rounded up to the nearest whole cent, shall be equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (A) the per share exercise price of such IAC Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the IAC Ratio; provided, however, that the exercise price, the number of shares of IAC Common Stock
subject to such option and the terms and conditions of exercise of such option
shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code; provided, further, that, in the case of any IAC Option to which
Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its qualification under Section 422
of the Code as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, the exercise price,
the number of shares of IAC Common Stock subject to such option and the terms
and conditions of exercise of such option shall be determined in a manner
consistent with the requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code.
(c) IAC Options Held by
TM Employees and Former TM Employees Granted on or after January 1, 2008. As determined by the Committee pursuant to its authority under the applicable
IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, each IAC Option held by a TM Employee or Former TM
Employee granted on or after January 1, 2008, whether vested or unvested,
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that is outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be
converted at the Effective Time into a TM Option and shall otherwise be subject
to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting) after the
Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to such IAC Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the following adjustments
which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: (i) the number of shares of TM Common
Stock subject to such Option, rounded down to the nearest whole share, shall be
equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of IAC Common Stock
subject to such IAC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the
TM Ratio and (ii) the per share exercise price of such TM Option, rounded
up to the nearest whole cent, shall be equal to the quotient obtained by
dividing (A) the per share exercise price of such IAC Option immediately
prior to the Effective Time by (B) the TM Ratio; provided, however, that the exercise price, the number of shares of TM Common Stock
subject to such option and the terms and conditions of exercise of such option
shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code; provided, further, that, in the case of any IAC Option to which
Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its qualification under Section 422
of the Code as of the Effective Time, the exercise price, the number of shares
of TM Common Stock subject to such option and the terms and conditions of
exercise of such option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the
requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code. This clause (c) shall not apply if
IAC does not distribute shares of TM Common Stock on the Distribution Date.
(d) IAC Options Held by
Interval Employees and Former Interval Employees Granted on or after January 1,
2008. As determined by the Committee
pursuant to its authority under the
applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, each IAC Option held by an Interval
Employee or Former Interval Employee granted on or after January 1, 2008,
whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding as of the Effective Time shall
be converted at the Effective Time into an Interval Option and shall otherwise
be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting)
after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to such IAC
Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the following
adjustments which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: (i) the number of shares of Interval
Common Stock subject to such Option, rounded down to the nearest whole share,
shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of IAC Common
Stock subject to such IAC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the
Interval Ratio and (ii) the per share exercise price of such Interval
Option, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, shall be equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (A) the per share exercise price of such IAC Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Interval Ratio; provided, however, that the exercise price, the number of shares of Interval Common
Stock subject to such option and the terms and conditions of exercise of such
option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code; provided, further, that, in the case of any IAC Option to which
Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its qualification under Section 422
of the Code as of the Effective Time, the exercise price, the number of shares
of Interval Common Stock subject to such option and the terms and conditions of
exercise of such option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the
requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code. This clause (d) shall not apply
if IAC does not distribute shares of Interval Common Stock on the Distribution
Date.
(e) IAC Options Held by
HSN Employees and Former HSN Employees Granted on or after January 1, 2008. As determined by the Committee pursuant to its authority under the applicable
IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, each IAC Option held by an HSN Employee or Former
HSN Employee granted on or after January 1, 2008, whether vested or
unvested, that is outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be converted at
the Effective Time into an HSN Option and shall otherwise be subject to the
same terms and
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conditions (including with respect to vesting) after
the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to such IAC Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the following adjustments
which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: (i) the number of shares of HSN Common
Stock subject to such Option, rounded down to the nearest whole share, shall be
equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of IAC Common Stock
subject to such IAC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the
HSN Ratio and (ii) the per share exercise price of such HSN Option,
rounded up to the nearest whole cent, shall be equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (A) the per share exercise price of such IAC Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the HSN Ratio; provided, however, that the exercise price, the number of shares of HSN Common Stock
subject to such option and the terms and conditions of exercise of such option
shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code; provided, further, that, in the case of any IAC Option to which
Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its qualification under Section 422
of the Code as of the Effective Time, the exercise price, the number of shares
of HSN Common Stock subject to such option and the terms and conditions of
exercise of such option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the
requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code. This clause (e) shall not apply
if IAC does not distribute shares of HSN Common Stock on the Distribution Date.
(f) IAC Options Held by
Tree Employees and Former Tree Employees Granted on or after January 1,
2008. As determined by the Committee
pursuant to its authority under the
applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, each IAC Option held by a Tree
Employee or Former Tree Employee granted on or after January 1, 2008,
whether vested or unvested, that is outstanding as of the Effective Time shall
be converted at the Effective Time into a Tree Option and shall otherwise be
subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting)
after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to such IAC
Option immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the following
adjustments which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: (i) the number of shares of Tree Common
Stock subject to such Option, rounded down to the nearest whole share, shall be
equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of IAC Common Stock
subject to such IAC Option immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the
Tree Ratio and (ii) the per share exercise price of such Tree Option,
rounded up to the nearest whole cent, shall be equal to the quotient obtained
by dividing (A) the per share exercise price of such IAC Option
immediately prior to the Effective Time by (B) the Tree Ratio; provided, however, that the exercise price, the number of shares of Tree Common Stock
subject to such option and the terms and conditions of exercise of such option
shall be determined in a manner consistent with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code; provided, further, that, in the case of any IAC Option to which
Section 421 of the Code applies by reason of its qualification under Section 422
of the Code as of the Effective Time, the exercise price, the number of shares
of Tree Common Stock subject to such option and the terms and conditions of
exercise of such option shall be determined in a manner consistent with the
requirements of Section 424(a) of the Code. This clause (f) shall not apply
if IAC does not distribute shares of Tree Common Stock on the Distribution
Date.
(g) IAC Restricted Stock Units.
(i) Conversion of Growth Share Awards. IAC has awarded IAC Restricted Stock Units
that may vest from 0% to 200% of the IAC Restricted Stock Units granted depending
upon the performance of IAC (the Growth Share Awards). As determined by the Committee pursuant to
its authority under the applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, prior to the Effective Time and prior to any other action
contemplated by this Section 5.3(g), the Growth Share Awards shall be
amended such that the number of IAC Restricted Stock Units subject to each
Growth Share
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Award
shall be fixed at 100% (target) of the IAC Restricted Stock Units subject to
the initial Growth Share Award (there will be no upward or downward variability
and the balance of the IAC Restricted Stock Units subject to the initial Growth
Share Award shall be forfeited), the vesting of such IAC Restricted Stock Units
shall cease to be subject to satisfaction of performance goals (subject to the
last sentence of this Section 5.3(g)(i)), the IAC Restricted Stock Units
subject to each Growth Share Award shall Cliff Vest on the three-year
anniversary of the initial grant date of such Growth Share Award and the IAC
Restricted Stock Units subject to each Growth Share Award shall otherwise
remain subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect to
vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable
to such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to any further adjustments described
in this Section 5.3(g). The vesting
of Growth Share Awards intended to satisfy the performance-based compensation
exception under Section 162(m) of the Code will remain subject to
applicable performance goals adopted for purposes of Section 162(m) of
the Code.
(ii) Accelerated Vesting and Settlement of
Certain IAC Restricted Stock Units.
As determined by the Committee pursuant to its authority under the
applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, other than any IAC Restricted Stock
Units set forth on Schedule
B, for (I) all IAC Restricted Stock Units (x) awarded
prior to August 8, 2005 or (y) awarded on or after August 8,
2005, but prior to January 1, 2008, and scheduled to vest on or before February 28,
2009, and (II) all Five Way IAC RSUs (as defined below) held by award
holders with respect to whom the Committee determines to provide for
accelerated vesting on the Distribution Date (clauses (I) and (II) together,
Accelerated RSUs):
(A) subject to the proviso below, with respect to
the Accelerated RSUs identified by IAC, such
Accelerated RSUs will vest on the Distribution Date and be settled on January 2,
2009, such that on January 2, 2009, for each share of IAC Common Stock
underlying any such award immediately prior to the Effective Time (less any
shares that are settled in accordance with the proviso below), the holder of
such award shall be entitled to receive (subject to application of Section 5.3(g)(ix) below): (1) a number of shares of IAC Common
Stock, rounded up to the nearest whole share, equal to the number of shares of
IAC Common Stock to which the holder would be entitled if the holder held the
shares of IAC Common Stock (less any shares that are settled in accordance with
the proviso below) underlying such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior
to the Effective Time (Delayed IAC Common Stock) (i.e., 0.5 shares of IAC Common Stock for
each share of IAC Common Stock); (2) a number of shares of TM Common
Stock, rounded up to the nearest whole share, equal to the number of shares of
TM Common Stock to which the holder would be entitled if the holder held the
shares of IAC Common Stock (less any shares that are settled in accordance with
the proviso below) underlying such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior
to the Effective Time (i.e., 0.2
shares of TM Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock) (Delayed TM
Common Stock) (this clause (2) shall not apply if IAC does not
distribute shares of TM Common Stock on the Distribution Date); (3) a
number of shares of Interval Common Stock, rounded up to the nearest whole
share, equal to the number of shares of Interval Common Stock to which the
holder would be entitled if the holder held the shares of IAC Common Stock
(less any shares that are settled in accordance with the proviso below)
underlying such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the Effective
Time (i.e., 0.2 shares of
Interval Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock) (Delayed Interval
Common Stock) (this clause (3) shall not apply if IAC does not
distribute shares of Interval Common
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Stock on the Distribution Date); (4) a number of shares of HSN
Common Stock, rounded up to the nearest whole share, equal to the number of
shares of HSN Common Stock to which the holder would be entitled if the holder
held the shares of IAC Common Stock (less any shares that are settled in
accordance with the proviso below) underlying such IAC Restricted Stock Units
immediately prior to the Effective Time (i.e.,
0.2 shares of HSN Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock) (Delayed
HSN Common Stock) (this clause (4) shall not apply if IAC does not
distribute shares of HSN Common Stock on the Distribution Date); and (5) a
number of shares of Tree Common Stock, rounded up to the nearest whole share,
equal to the number of shares of Tree Common Stock to which the holder would be
entitled if the holder held the shares of IAC Common Stock (less any shares
that are settled in accordance with the proviso below) underlying such IAC
Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the Effective Time (i.e., 0.03333 shares of Tree Common Stock
for each share of IAC Common Stock) (Delayed Tree Common Stock, and
together with Delayed IAC Common Stock, Delayed TM Common Stock, Delayed
Interval Common Stock and Delayed HSN Common Stock, Delayed Common Stock)
(this clause (5) shall not apply if IAC does not distribute shares of Tree
Common Stock on the Distribution Date); provided, however, that
immediately prior to the Effective Time, with respect to each individual
holding IAC Restricted Stock Units subject to this Section 5.3(g)(ii)(A),
IAC shall settle a number of IAC Restricted Stock Units (and withhold the
corresponding number of shares of IAC Common Stock underlying such IAC
Restricted Stock Units) sufficient to satisfy (x) any tax payable by such
holder under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) by virtue
of the operation of this Section 5.3(b)(ii)(A) (the FICA Amount),
and (y) applicable income tax on wages imposed under Section 3401 of
the Code or the corresponding withholding provisions of applicable state, local
or foreign tax laws as a result of the payment of the FICA Amount, and to pay
the additional income tax at source on wages attributable to the pyramiding
Code Section 3401 wages and taxes (such withholding based on the value of
a share of IAC Common Stock trading regular way with due bills); provided,
further, however, that any fractional amounts remaining after payment
of the foregoing shall be converted into cash and shall accrue interest at the
applicable federal rate provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the
Code and shall be payable by IAC on January 2, 2009; and
(B) with respect to any holder whose Accelerated
RSUs are not subject to Tax in the United States and are not subject to Section 409A
of the Code, such holders Accelerated RSUs will vest immediately prior to the
Effective Time and be settled in cash in accordance with IACs customary
practices applicable to such holder; and
(C) with respect to all other Accelerated RSUs
not addressed in clause (A) or clause (B) above, such Accelerated
RSUs will vest immediately prior to the Effective Time and be settled as soon
as reasonably practicable following the Effective Time, such that for each
share of IAC Common Stock underlying any such award immediately prior to the
Effective Time (less a number of shares of IAC Common Stock withheld to satisfy
any tax withholding obligations with respect to the vesting and settlement of
such IAC Restricted Stock Units, such withholding based on the value of a share
of IAC Common Stock trading regular way with due bills, the Withheld
Shares)), IAC will deliver or cause to be delivered: (1) a number of shares of IAC Common
Stock, rounded up to the nearest whole share, equal to the number of shares of
IAC Common Stock to which the holder would be entitled if the holder held the
shares of IAC Common Stock (less Withheld Shares) underlying such IAC
Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the Effective Time (i.e., 0.5 shares of
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IAC Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock); (2) a number
of shares of TM Common Stock, rounded up to the nearest whole share, equal to
the number of shares of TM Common Stock to which the holder would be entitled
if the holder held the shares of IAC Common Stock (less Withheld Shares)
underlying such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the Effective
Time (i.e., 0.2 shares of TM
Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock) (this clause (2) shall
not apply if IAC does not distribute shares of TM Common Stock on the
Distribution Date); (3) a number of shares of Interval Common Stock,
rounded up to the nearest whole share, equal to the number of shares of
Interval Common Stock to which the holder would be entitled if the holder held
the shares of IAC Common Stock (less Withheld Shares) underlying such IAC
Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the Effective Time (i.e., 0.2 shares of Interval Common Stock
for each share of IAC Common Stock) (this clause (3) shall not apply if
IAC does not distribute shares of Interval Common Stock on the Distribution
Date); (4) a number of shares of HSN Common Stock, rounded up to the
nearest whole share, equal to the number of shares of HSN Common Stock to which
the holder would be entitled if the holder held the shares of IAC Common Stock
(less Withheld Shares) underlying such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately
prior to the Effective Time (i.e.,
0.2 shares of HSN Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock) (this clause
(4) shall not apply if IAC does not distribute shares of HSN Common Stock
on the Distribution Date); and (5) a number of shares of Tree Common
Stock, rounded up to the nearest whole share, equal to the number of shares of
Tree Common Stock to which the holder would be entitled if the holder held the
shares of IAC Common Stock (less Withheld Shares) underlying such IAC
Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the Effective Time (i.e., 0.03333 shares of Tree Common Stock
for each share of IAC Common Stock) (this clause (5) shall not apply if
IAC does not distribute shares of Tree Common Stock on the Distribution Date).
Each SpinCo shall be responsible for all applicable Taxes (including,
but not limited to, withholding and excise taxes) with respect to the
settlement prior to the Effective Time and pursuant to this Section 5.3(g)(ii) of
Accelerated RSUs held by such SpinCos SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo
Employees.
(iii) Treatment of Certain Cliff Vesting IAC
Restricted Stock Unit Awards Scheduled to Vest After February 28, 2009. As determined by the Committee pursuant to
its authority under the applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, for each Cliff
Vesting IAC Restricted Stock Unit Award granted prior to January 1, 2008
and scheduled to vest after February 28, 2009 (including the Growth Share
Awards, but excluding any IAC Restricted Stock Units set forth on Schedule B), with respect to
such number of IAC Restricted Stock Units (rounded up to the nearest whole
share) that would have vested on or before February 28, 2009 if the award
had been an annual installment vesting award (e.g.,
60% of a 5-year Cliff Vesting award granted on February 1 of 2006) (the Five
Way IAC RSUs), for all award holders (other than award holders with
respect to whom the Committee determines to provide for accelerated vesting as
contemplated by clause (ii) above), the Five Way IAC RSUs held as of
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted at the Effective
Time into:
(A) IAC Restricted Stock Units, and shall
otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect
to vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to
such Five Way IAC RSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the
following adjustment which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: the number of shares of IAC Common
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Stock covered by such IAC Restricted Stock Units, rounded up to the
nearest whole share, shall be equal to the number of shares of IAC Common Stock
to which the holder of the Five Way IAC RSUs would be entitled had the Five Way
IAC RSUs represented actual shares of IAC Common Stock immediately prior to the
Effective Time (i.e., 0.5 shares
of IAC Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock);
(B) TM Restricted Stock Units, and shall
otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect
to vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to
such Five Way IAC RSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the
following adjustment which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: the number of shares of TM Common Stock
covered by such TM Restricted Stock Units, rounded up to the nearest whole
share, shall be equal to the number of shares of TM Common Stock to which the
holder of the Five Way IAC RSUs would be entitled had the Five Way IAC RSUs
represented actual shares of IAC Common Stock immediately prior to the
Effective Time (i.e., 0.2 shares
of TM Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock) (this clause (B) shall
not apply if IAC does not distribute shares of TM Common Stock on the
Distribution Date);
(C) Interval Restricted Stock Units, and shall
otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect
to vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to
such Five Way IAC RSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the
following adjustment which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: the number of shares of Interval Common Stock
covered by such Interval Restricted Stock Units, rounded up to the nearest
whole share, shall be equal to the number of shares of Interval Common Stock to
which the holder of the Five Way IAC RSUs would be entitled had the Five Way
IAC RSUs represented actual shares of IAC Common Stock immediately prior to the
Effective Time (i.e., 0.2 shares
of Interval Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock) (this clause (C) shall
not apply if IAC does not distribute shares of Interval Common Stock on the
Distribution Date);
(D) HSN Restricted Stock Units, and shall
otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect
to vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to
such Five Way IAC RSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the
following adjustment which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: the number of shares of HSN Common Stock
covered by such HSN Restricted Stock Units, rounded up to the nearest whole
share, shall be equal to the number of shares of HSN Common Stock to which the
holder of the Five Way IAC RSUs would be entitled had the Five Way IAC RSUs
represented actual shares of IAC Common Stock immediately prior to the
Effective Time (i.e., 0.2 shares
of HSN Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock) (this clause (D) shall
not apply if IAC does not distribute shares of HSN Common Stock on the
Distribution Date); and
(E) Tree Restricted Stock Units, and shall
otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect
to vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to
such Five Way IAC RSUs immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the
following adjustment which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: the number of shares of Tree Common Stock
covered by such Tree Restricted Stock Units, rounded up to the nearest whole
share, shall be equal to the number of shares of Tree Common Stock to which the
holder of the Five Way IAC RSUs would be entitled had the Five Way IAC RSUs
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represented actual shares of IAC Common Stock immediately prior to the
Effective Time (i.e., 0.03333
shares of Tree Common Stock for each share of IAC Common Stock) (this clause (E) shall
not apply if IAC does not distribute shares of Tree Common Stock on the
Distribution Date).
(iv) Other IAC Restricted Stock Units Held by
IAC Employees and Former IAC Employees.
As determined by the Committee pursuant
to its authority under the applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, the IAC
Restricted Stock Units held by an IAC Employee or a Former IAC Employee (other
than those IAC Restricted Stock Units converted pursuant to Section 5.3(g)(ii) or
Section 5.3(g)(iii)) shall be subject to the same terms and conditions
(including with respect to vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and
conditions applicable to such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to
the Effective Time, subject to the following adjustment which shall
apply from and after the Effective Time: the number of shares of IAC Common Stock
covered by such IAC Restricted Stock Units, rounded up to the nearest whole
share, shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of IAC
Common Stock covered by such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to
the Effective Time and (B) the IAC Ratio.
(v) Other IAC Restricted Stock Units Held by
TM Employees and Former TM Employees.
As determined by the Committee pursuant to its authority under the
applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan,
the IAC Restricted Stock Units held by a TM Employee or a Former TM Employee as
of the Effective Time (other than those IAC Restricted Stock Units converted
pursuant to Section 5.3(g)(ii) or Section 5.3(g)(iii)) shall be
converted at the Effective Time into TM Restricted Stock Units, and shall
otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect
to vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to
such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the Effective Time,
subject to the following adjustment which shall apply from and after the
Effective Time: the number of shares of TM Common Stock
covered by such TM Restricted Stock Units, rounded up to the nearest whole
share, shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of IAC
Common Stock covered by such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to
the Effective Time and (B) the TM Ratio.
This clause (v) shall not apply if IAC does not distribute
shares of TM Common Stock on the Distribution Date.
(vi) Other IAC Restricted Stock Units Held by
Interval Employees and Former Interval Employees. As determined by the Committee pursuant to
its authority under the applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, the IAC Restricted Stock Units held by an
Interval Employee or a Former Interval Employee as of the Effective Time (other
than those IAC Restricted Stock Units converted pursuant to Section 5.3(g)(ii) or
Section 5.3(g)(iii)) shall be converted at the Effective Time into
Interval Restricted Stock Units, and shall otherwise be subject to the same
terms and conditions (including with respect to vesting) after the Effective
Time as the terms and conditions applicable to such IAC Restricted Stock Units
immediately prior to the Effective Time, subject to the following
adjustment which shall apply from and after the Effective Time: the
number of shares of Interval Common Stock covered by such Interval Restricted
Stock Units, rounded up to the nearest whole share, shall be equal to the
product of (A) the number of shares of IAC Common Stock covered by such
IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the Effective Time and (B) the
Interval Ratio. This clause (vi) shall
not apply if IAC does not distribute shares of Interval Common Stock on the
Distribution Date.
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(vii) Other IAC Restricted Stock Units Held by
HSN Employees and Former HSN Employees.
As determined by the Committee pursuant to its authority under the
applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan,
the IAC Restricted Stock Units held by an HSN Employee or a Former HSN Employee
as of the Effective Time (other than those IAC Restricted Stock Units converted
pursuant to Section 5.3(g)(ii) or Section 5.3(g)(iii)) shall be
converted at the Effective Time into HSN Restricted Stock Units, and shall
otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with respect
to vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to
such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the Effective Time,
subject to the following adjustment which shall apply from and after the
Effective Time: the number of shares of HSN Common Stock
covered by such HSN Restricted Stock Units, rounded up to the nearest whole
share, shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of IAC
Common Stock covered by such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to
the Effective Time and (B) the HSN Ratio.
This clause (vii) shall not apply if IAC does not distribute
shares of HSN Common Stock at the Effective Time.
(viii) Other IAC Restricted Stock Units Held by
Tree Employees and Former Tree Employees.
As determined by the Committee pursuant to its authority under the
applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan,
the IAC Restricted Stock Units held by a Tree Employee or a Former Tree
Employee as of the Effective Time (other than those IAC Restricted Stock Units
converted pursuant to Section 5.3(g)(ii) or Section 5.3(g)(iii))
shall be converted at the Effective Time into Tree Restricted Stock Units, and
shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including with
respect to vesting) after the Effective Time as the terms and conditions
applicable to such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to the
Effective Time, subject to the following adjustment which shall apply
from and after the Effective Time: the number of shares of Tree Common Stock
covered by such Tree Restricted Stock Units, rounded up to the nearest whole
share, shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of IAC
Common Stock covered by such IAC Restricted Stock Units immediately prior to
the Effective Time and (B) the Tree Ratio.
This clause (viii) shall not apply if IAC does not
distribute shares of Tree Common Stock at the Effective Time.
(ix) Delayed Common Stock Diversification
Arrangement; Settlement of Delayed Common Stock. Each holders Delayed Common Stock will be
recorded in a book entry account administered by IAC or its designee and each
such book entry account will be subdivided among each Partys Delayed Common
Stock and further subdivided between stock settled accounts and cash settled
accounts. Each holder of Delayed Common
Stock will have the ability to elect to convert any of such holders Delayed Common
Stock to a cash settled account on not more than five occasions based on (1) the
closing trading price of the applicable Delayed Common Stock on the date of the
holders election if the holder makes an election during trading hours or (2) the
closing trading price of the applicable Delayed Common Stock during the next
trading session immediately following the holders election if the holder makes
an election outside of trading hours. An
occasion shall mean an email notice from a holder to the administrator,
containing an election with respect to one or more Partys Delayed Common Stock
(but not more than one election with respect to any particular Delayed Common
Stock). Elections with respect to this
diversification arrangement shall be irrevocable and shall be made solely with
respect to whole shares of Delayed Common Stock. Cash settled accounts will accrue interest at
2.5% per annum, with amounts accruing interest from the first day following the
date of conversion into a cash account through and
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until January 2, 2009. Individuals will not be entitled
to move amounts from cash settled accounts into stock settled accounts. Accounts will be frozen during the ten (10) Business
Days immediately following the Separation and from November 30, 2008
through January 2, 2009. On January 2,
2009, each Party will settle all cash and stock denominated accounts relating
to such Partys Delayed Common Stock (subject to applicable Tax withholdings)
using shares of such Partys common stock with respect to stock denominated
accounts and U.S. dollars with respect to cash denominated accounts and such
settlement obligation shall be a Liability solely of such Party and no other
Party to this Agreement. IAC shall have
sole discretion to modify the diversification arrangement.
(h) IAC Restricted Stock. Shares of IAC Restricted Stock that are
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time shall be treated in the Separation in the same manner as other outstanding
shares of IAC Common Stock are treated in the Separation and will otherwise be
subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting conditions)
applicable to such shares of IAC Restricted Stock immediately prior to the
Separation.
(i) Foreign
Grants/Awards. To the extent that
the IAC Awards or any of the IAC Options are granted to non-U.S. employees
under any domestic or foreign
equity-based incentive program sponsored by an IAC Entity, IAC, TM, Interval,
HSN and Tree shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to preserve, at
and after the Effective Time, the value and tax treatment accorded to such IAC
Options and such IAC Awards granted to non-U.S. employees under any domestic or
foreign equity-based incentive program sponsored by an IAC Entity.
(j) Miscellaneous
Option and Other Award Terms.
(i) After the Distribution Date, (A) IAC
Options and IAC Awards adjusted pursuant to Section 5.3, regardless of by
whom held, shall be settled by IAC pursuant to the terms of the applicable IAC Long-Term
Incentive Plan, (B) TM Options and TM Awards, regardless of by whom held,
shall be settled by TM pursuant to the terms of the TM Long-Term Incentive
Plan, (C) Interval Options and Interval Awards, regardless of by whom
held, shall be settled by Interval pursuant to the terms of the Interval
Long-Term Incentive Plan, (D) HSN Options and HSN Awards, regardless of by
whom held, shall be settled by HSN pursuant to the terms of the HSN Long-Term
Incentive Plan, and (E) Tree Options and Tree Awards, regardless of by
whom held, shall be settled by Tree pursuant to the terms of the Tree Long-Term
Incentive Plan.
(ii) Accordingly, it is intended that, (A) to
the extent of the issuance of such TM Options and TM Awards in connection with
the adjustment provisions of this Section 5.3, the TM Long-Term Incentive
Plan shall be considered a successor to each of the IAC Long-Term Incentive
Plans and TM shall be considered to have assumed the obligations of the
applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan to make the adjustment of the IAC
Options and IAC Awards as set forth in this Section 5.3, (B) to the
extent of the issuance of such Interval Options and Interval Awards in
connection with the adjustment provisions of this Section 5.3, the
Interval Long-Term Incentive Plan shall be considered a successor to each of
the IAC Long-Term Incentive Plans and Interval shall be considered to have
assumed the obligations of the applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan to make
the adjustment of the IAC Options and IAC Awards as set forth in this Section 5.3,
(C) to the extent of the issuance of such HSN Options and HSN Awards in
connection with the adjustment
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provisions of this Section 5.3, the HSN Long-Term Incentive Plan
shall be considered a successor to each of the IAC Long-Term Incentive Plans
and HSN shall be considered to have assumed the obligations of the applicable
IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan to make the adjustment of the IAC Options and IAC
Awards as set forth in this Section 5.3 and (D) to the extent of the
issuance of such Tree Options and Tree Awards in connection with the adjustment
provisions of this Section 5.3, the Tree Long-Term Incentive Plan shall be
considered a successor to each of the IAC Long-Term Incentive Plans and Tree
shall be considered to have assumed the obligations of the applicable IAC
Long-Term Incentive Plan to make the adjustment of the IAC Options and IAC
Awards as set forth in this Section 5.3.
(iii) (A) The Effective Time shall not
constitute a termination of employment for any TM Employees for purposes of any
IAC Option or IAC Award, any Interval Option or Interval Award, any HSN Option
or HSN Award or any Tree Option or Tree Award and, except as otherwise provided
in this Agreement, with respect to grants adjusted pursuant to this Section 5.3,
(1) employment with TM shall be treated as employment with IAC with
respect to IAC Options or IAC Awards held by TM Employees, (2) employment
with TM shall be treated as employment with Interval with respect to Interval
Options or Interval Awards held by TM Employees, (3) employment with TM
shall be treated as employment with HSN with respect to HSN Options and HSN
Awards held by TM Employees and (4) employment with TM shall be treated as
employment with Tree with respect to Tree Options and Tree Awards held by TM
Employees.
(B) The Effective Time shall not constitute a
termination of employment for any Interval Employees for purposes of any IAC
Option or IAC Award, any TM Option or TM Award, any HSN Option or HSN Award or
any Tree Option or Tree Award and, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, with respect to grants adjusted pursuant to this Section 5.3, (1) employment
with Interval shall be treated as employment with IAC with respect to IAC Options
or IAC Awards held by Interval Employees, (2) employment with Interval
shall be treated as employment with TM with respect to TM Options or TM Awards
held by Interval Employees, (3) employment with Interval shall be treated
as employment with HSN with respect to HSN Options and HSN Awards held by
Interval Employees and (4) employment with Interval shall be treated as
employment with Tree with respect to Tree Options and Tree Awards held by
Interval Employees.
(C) The Effective Time shall not constitute a
termination of employment for any HSN Employees for purposes of any IAC Option
or IAC Award, any TM Option or TM Award, any Interval Option or Interval Award
or any Tree Option or Tree Award and, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, with respect to grants adjusted pursuant to this Section 5.3, (1) employment
with HSN shall be treated as employment with IAC with respect to IAC Options or
IAC Awards held by HSN Employees, (2) employment with HSN shall be treated
as employment with TM with respect to TM Options or TM Awards held by HSN
Employees, (3) employment with HSN shall be treated as employment with
Interval with respect to Interval Options and Interval Awards held by HSN
Employees and (4) employment with HSN shall be treated as employment with
Tree with respect to Tree Options and Tree Awards held by HSN Employees.
(D) The Effective Time shall not constitute a
termination of employment for any Tree Employees for purposes of any IAC Option
or IAC Award, any TM Option or TM Award, any Interval Option or Interval Award
or any HSN
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Option or HSN Award and, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
with respect to grants adjusted pursuant to this Section 5.3, (1) employment
with Tree shall be treated as employment with IAC with respect to IAC Options
or IAC Awards held by Tree Employees, (2) employment with Tree shall be
treated as employment with TM with respect to TM Options or TM Awards held by
Tree Employees, (3) employment with Tree shall be treated as employment
with Interval with respect to Interval Options and Interval Awards held by Tree
Employees and (4) employment with Tree shall be treated as employment with
HSN with respect to HSN Options and HSN Awards held by Tree Employees.
(E) Except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement, with respect to grants adjusted pursuant to this Section 5.3, (1) employment
with IAC shall be treated as employment with TM with respect to TM Options or
TM Awards held by IAC Employees, (2) employment with IAC shall be treated
as employment with Interval with respect to Interval Options and Interval
Awards held by IAC Employees, (3) employment with IAC shall be treated as
employment with HSN with respect to HSN Options and HSN Awards held by IAC Employees
and (4) employment with IAC shall be treated as employment with Tree with
respect to Tree Options and Tree Awards held by IAC Employees.
(k) Waiting Period for
Exercisability of Options and Grant of Options and Awards. The IAC Options, TM Options, Interval
Options, HSN Options and Tree Options shall not be exercisable during a period beginning on a date prior to the
Distribution Date determined by IAC in its sole discretion, and continuing
until the IAC Post-Separation Stock Value, the TM Stock Value, the Interval
Stock Value, the HSN Stock Value and the Tree Stock Value are determined after
the Effective Time, or such longer period as IAC, with respect to IAC Options,
TM, with respect to TM Options, Interval, with respect to Interval Options,
HSN, with respect to HSN Options and Tree, with respect to Tree Options,
determines necessary to implement the provisions of this Section 5.3. The IAC Restricted Stock Units, TM Restricted
Stock Units, Interval Restricted Stock Units, HSN Restricted Stock Units and
Tree Restricted Stock Units shall not be settled during a period beginning on a
date prior to the Distribution Date determined by IAC in its sole discretion,
and continuing until the IAC Post-Separation Stock Value, the TM Stock Value,
the Interval Stock Value, the HSN Stock Value and the Tree Stock Value are
determined immediately after the Effective Time, or such longer period as IAC,
with respect to IAC Restricted Stock Units, TM, with respect to TM Restricted
Stock Units, Interval, with respect to Interval Restricted Stock Units, HSN,
with respect to HSN Stock Units and Tree, with respect to Tree Stock Units,
determines necessary to implement the provisions of this Section 5.3.
(l) Exercise of IAC Options after Distribution
Record Date and prior to Distribution Date; IAC Restricted Stock Units that
Vest after Distribution Record Date and prior to Distribution Date.
(i) In the event that any holder exercises an
IAC Option after the first Distribution Record Date (as defined in the
Separation Agreement) and on or prior to August 15, 2008 (option exercises
will not be permitted during the three Business Days immediately preceding the
Distribution Date), IAC will coordinate with Smith Barney and Bank of New York
to ensure that such holder exercises such IAC Option with respect to shares of
IAC Common Stock trading regular way with due bills.
(ii) With respect to any individual that holds
IAC Restricted Stock Units that vest after the first Distribution Record Date
(as defined in the Separation
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Agreement) and prior to the Distribution Date, (A) IAC will
deliver (or cause to be delivered) to such holder shares of IAC Common Stock in
settlement of such IAC Restricted Stock Units due to such holder upon vesting,
giving effect to the withholding of shares of IAC Common Stock to satisfy any
tax withholding obligations with respect to the settlement of such IAC
Restricted Stock Units, such withholding based on the value of a share of IAC
Common Stock trading regular way with due bills (the number of shares, net of
shares withheld to satisfy the tax withholding obligations, the Net RSU
Shares) and (B) as soon as reasonably practicable following the
Distribution Date, IAC will be obligated to deliver (or cause to be delivered)
to such holder or such holders transferee(s) the number of shares of
SpinCo Common Stock with respect to each SpinCo (and any cash in lieu of
fractional shares) that such holder would be entitled to receive if the holder
owned the number of Net RSU Shares on the first Distribution Record Date (as
defined in the Separation Agreement) and such Net RSU Shares shall be subject
to the one-for-two reverse stock split.
(m) Obligation to Deliver
Shares. Except as provided in Section 5.3(g)(ii)(C) and
Section 5.3(l):
(i) The obligation to deliver shares of IAC
Common Stock upon the exercise of IAC Stock Options or the settlement of IAC
Restricted Stock Units shall be a Liability of IAC.
(ii) The obligation to deliver shares of TM
Common Stock upon the exercise of TM Stock Options or the settlement of TM
Restricted Stock Units shall be a Liability of TM.
(iii) The obligation to deliver shares of HSN
Common Stock upon the exercise of HSN Stock Options or the settlement of HSN
Restricted Stock Units shall be a Liability of HSN.
(iv) The obligation to deliver shares of Interval
Common Stock upon the exercise of Interval Stock Options or the settlement of
Interval Restricted Stock Units shall be a Liability of Interval.
(v) The obligation to deliver shares of Tree
Common Stock upon the exercise of Tree Stock Options or the settlement of Tree
Restricted Stock Units shall be a Liability of Tree.
(n) Equity Plan
Administrator. Each of IAC, TM,
Interval, HSN and Tree agrees that it will use Smith Barney to administer all
employee equity awards that are outstanding immediately following the Effective
Time (including all such equity awards that are adjusted in accordance with
this Section 5.3).
(o) Equity and Bonus
Compensation Agreement with Barry Diller.
For the avoidance of doubt, Section 5 of the Equity and Bonus
Compensation Agreement with Barry Diller shall be binding on IAC and each
SpinCo to the extent that any payment or distribution by such Party to or for
the benefit of Mr. Diller would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999
of the Code or any interest or penalties are incurred by Mr. Diller with
respect to such excise tax.
(p) Abandonment. In the event that on or prior to the
Distribution Date IAC abandons a Distribution (as defined in the Separation
Agreement) with respect to one
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or more SpinCos, the adjustments set forth in
this Section 5.3 will apply as described above except that there will be
no conversion of IAC equity awards into equity awards of a SpinCo the shares of
common stock of which IAC does not distribute and SpinCo Employees and Former
SpinCo Employees of any such SpinCo will be treated as IAC Employees and Former
IAC Employees, respectively, for purposes of such adjustments.
(q) Restrictive
Covenants.
(i) Following the Distribution Date, TM shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to monitor the TM Employees and Former TM
Employees to determine whether any such TM Employees or Former TM Employees
have breached any of the restrictive covenants
in the agreements evidencing the terms of their IAC Options and IAC
Awards. As soon as practicable following
TMs reasonable belief that a TM Employee or Former TM Employee has breached
any such covenant, TM shall provide IAC in writing with the name and address of
such employee or former employee and a description of the breach that such
employee or former employee is believed to have committed. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in
any agreement evidencing the terms of any IAC Options and IAC Awards or
otherwise to the contrary, it shall not be a violation of any IAC
non-competition or non-solicitation of clients or customers covenant for a TM
Employee to engage in acts on behalf of TM or a TM Entity that are otherwise
prohibited by the terms of such non-competition or non-solicitation of clients
or customers covenants and it shall not be a violation of any TM
non-competition or non-solicitation of clients or customers covenant for an IAC
Employee to engage in acts on behalf of IAC or an IAC Entity that are otherwise
prohibited by the terms of such non-competition or non-solicitation of clients
or customers covenants. In addition,
following the Effective Time, the restrictive covenants (including, without limitation,
any proprietary rights agreements or confidential information covenants) to
which any TM Employee or Former TM Employee are party shall run in favor of TM
(and, to the extent relating to IAC, shall run in favor of IAC to the same
extent that they ran in favor of IAC immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided,
that the Effective Time shall be treated as a termination of employment from
IAC for purposes of the duration of IACs ability to enforce the restrictive
covenant) and the restrictive covenants to which any IAC Employee or Former IAC
Employee are party shall run in favor of IAC.
Any employment agreement between IAC and a TM Employee or Former TM
Employee shall as of the Effective Time be assigned by IAC to TM and assumed by
TM.
(ii) Following the Distribution Date, Interval
shall use commercially reasonable efforts to monitor the Interval Employees and
Former Interval Employees to determine whether any such Interval Employees or
Former Interval Employees have breached any of the restrictive covenants in the agreements evidencing the
terms of their IAC Options and IAC Awards.
As soon as practicable following Intervals reasonable belief that an
Interval Employee or Former Interval Employee has breached any such covenant,
Interval shall provide IAC in writing with the name and address of such
employee or former employee and a description of the breach that such employee
or former employee is believed to have committed. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in
any agreement evidencing the terms of any IAC Options and IAC Awards or
otherwise to the contrary, it shall not be a violation of
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any
IAC non-competition or non-solicitation of clients or customers covenant for an
Interval Employee to engage in acts on behalf of Interval or an Interval Entity
that are otherwise prohibited by the terms of such non-competition or
non-solicitation of clients or customers covenants and it shall not be a
violation of any Interval non-competition or non-solicitation of clients or
customers covenant for an IAC Employee to engage in acts on behalf of IAC or an
IAC Entity that are otherwise prohibited by the terms of such non-competition
or non-solicitation of clients or customers covenants. In addition, following the Effective Time,
the restrictive covenants (including, without limitation, any proprietary
rights agreements or confidential information covenants) to which any Interval
Employee or Former Interval Employee are party shall run in favor of Interval
(and, to the extent relating to IAC, shall run in favor of IAC to the same
extent that they ran in favor of IAC immediately prior to the Effective Time; provided,
that the Effective Time shall be treated as a termination of employment from
IAC for purposes of the duration of IACs ability to enforce the restrictive
covenant) and the restrictive covenants to which any IAC Employee or Former IAC
Employee are party shall run in favor of IAC.
Any employment agreement between IAC and an Interval Employee or Former
Interval Employee shall as of the Effective Time be assigned by IAC to Interval
and assumed by Interval.
(iii) Following the Distribution Date, HSN shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to monitor the HSN Employees and Former HSN
Employees to determine whether any such HSN Employees or Former HSN Employees
have breached any of the restrictive covenants
in the agreements evidencing the terms of their IAC Options and IAC
Awards. As soon as practicable following
HSNs reasonable belief that an HSN Employee or Former HSN Employee has
breached any such covenant, HSN shall provide IAC in writing with the name and
address of such employee or former employee and a description of the breach
that such employee or former employee is believed to have committed. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in
any agreement evidencing the terms of any IAC Options and IAC Awards or
otherwise to the contrary, it shall not be a violation of any IAC
non-competition or non-solicitation of clients or customers covenant for an HSN
Employee to engage in acts on behalf of HSN or an HSN Entity that are otherwise
prohibited by the terms of such non-competition or non-solicitation of clients
or customers covenants and it shall not be a violation of any HSN non-competition
or non-solicitation of clients or customers covenant for an IAC Employee to
engage in acts on behalf of IAC or an IAC Entity that are otherwise prohibited
by the terms of such non-competition or non-solicitation of clients or
customers covenants. In addition,
following the Effective Time, the restrictive covenants (including, without
limitation, any proprietary rights agreements or confidential information
covenants) to which any HSN Employee or Former HSN Employee are party shall run
in favor of HSN (and, to the extent relating to IAC, shall run in favor of IAC
to the same extent that they ran in favor of IAC immediately prior to the
Effective Time; provided, that the Effective Time shall be treated as a
termination of employment from IAC for purposes of the duration of IACs
ability to enforce the restrictive covenant) and the restrictive covenants to
which any IAC Employee or Former IAC Employee are party shall run in favor of
IAC. Any employment agreement between
IAC and an HSN Employee or Former HSN Employee shall as of the Effective Time
be assigned by IAC to HSN and assumed by HSN.
(iv) Following the Distribution Date, Tree shall
use commercially reasonable efforts to monitor the Tree Employees and Former
Tree Employees to determine whether any such Tree Employees or Former Tree
Employees have breached any of the restrictive covenants in the agreements evidencing the terms of their IAC Options
and IAC Awards. As soon as practicable
following Trees reasonable belief that a Tree Employee or Former Tree Employee
has breached any such covenant, Tree shall provide IAC in writing with the name
and address of such
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employee
or former employee and the name and a description of the breach that such
employee or former employee is believed to have committed. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything in
any agreement evidencing the terms of any IAC Options and IAC Awards or
otherwise to the contrary, it shall not be a violation of any IAC
non-competition or non-solicitation of clients or customers covenant for a Tree
Employee to engage in acts on behalf of Tree or a Tree Entity that are
otherwise prohibited by the terms of such non-competition or non-solicitation
of clients or customers covenants and it shall not be a violation of any Tree
non-competition or non-solicitation of clients or customers covenant for an IAC
Employee to engage in acts on behalf of IAC or an IAC Entity that are otherwise
prohibited by the terms of such non-competition or non-solicitation of clients
or customers covenants. In addition,
following the Effective Time, the restrictive covenants (including, without
limitation, any proprietary rights agreements or confidential information
covenants) to which any Tree Employee or Former Tree Employee are party shall
run in favor of Tree (and, to the extent relating to IAC, shall run in favor of
IAC to the same extent that they ran in favor of IAC immediately prior to the
Effective Time; provided, that the Effective Time shall be treated as a
termination of employment from IAC for purposes of the duration of IACs
ability to enforce the restrictive covenant) and the restrictive covenants to
which any IAC Employee or Former IAC Employee are party shall run in favor of
IAC. Any employment agreement between
IAC and a Tree Employee or Former Tree Employee shall as of the Effective Time
be assigned by IAC to Tree and assumed by Tree.
5.4 Registration
Requirements.
(a) TM
agrees that it shall maintain on a continuous basis an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act)
(and maintain the prospectus contained therein for its intended use) with
respect to the shares of TM Common Stock authorized for issuance under the TM
Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(b) Interval
agrees that it shall maintain on a continuous basis an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act (and maintain the prospectus contained therein
for its intended use) with respect to the shares of Interval Common Stock
authorized for issuance under the Interval Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(c) HSN
agrees that it shall maintain on a continuous basis an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act (and maintain the prospectus contained
therein for its intended use) with respect to the shares of HSN Common Stock
authorized for issuance under the HSN Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(d) Tree
agrees that it shall maintain on a continuous basis an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act (and maintain the prospectus contained
therein for its intended use) with respect to the shares of Tree Common Stock
authorized for issuance under the Tree Long-Term Incentive Plan.
(e) IAC
agrees that, following the Distribution Date, it shall use reasonable efforts
to continue to maintain a Form S-8 Registration Statement with respect to
and cause to be registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the shares of IAC Common Stock authorized for issuance under the IAC Long-Term
Incentive Plans as required pursuant to such Act and any applicable rules or
regulations thereunder.
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5.5 Executive
Deferred Compensation Plans.
(a) As
soon as reasonably practicable following the Distribution Date, but in no event
later than December 31, 2008, TM shall establish a deferred compensation
plan (the TM Deferred Compensation Plan) and a related rabbi trust
(the TM Rabbi Trust), each of which is substantially identical to the
IAC/InterActiveCorp Executive Deferred Compensation Plan then in effect (IAC
Deferred Compensation Plan) and the related rabbi trust for the IAC
Deferred Compensation Plan then in effect (the IAC Rabbi Trust), to
provide benefits to TM Employees and Former TM Employees from and after the
Distribution Date who were participants in the IAC Deferred Compensation Plan
as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date (TM Participants). All benefits under the IAC Deferred
Compensation Plan with respect to TM Participants shall be assumed by TM and
paid under the TM Deferred Compensation Plan.
As soon as reasonably practicable following the Distribution Date, but
in no event later than December 31, 2008, IAC shall cause the trustee of
the IAC Rabbi Trust to transfer an amount of assets from the IAC Rabbi Trust to
the TM Rabbi Trust equal to the account balances of TM Participants as of the
date of such transfer to fund the benefits of TM Participants under the TM Deferred
Compensation Plan.
(b) Effective
as of the Distribution Date, each Interval Employee and Former Interval
Employee shall be deemed to have elected to receive a lump sum distribution of
his or her accrued benefits under the IAC Deferred Compensation Plan in 2009
and shall be paid such benefits by IAC in 2009 in accordance with the terms of
such plans.
(c) As
soon as reasonably practicable following the Distribution Date, but in no event
later than December 31, 2008, HSN shall establish a deferred compensation
plan (the HSN Deferred Compensation Plan) that is substantially
identical to the IAC Deferred Compensation Plan to provide benefits to HSN
Employees from and after the Distribution Date who were participants in the IAC
Deferred Compensation Plan as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date and
had made effective elections to defer compensation earned in 2008 (Active
HSN Participants). Each Active HSN
Participant and each other HSN Employee and Former HSN Employee shall be deemed
to have elected to receive a lump sum distribution of his or her accrued
benefits under the IAC Deferred Compensation Plan and HSN Deferred Compensation
Plan in 2009 and shall be paid such benefits in 2009 in accordance with the
terms of such plans. IAC shall be liable
for any benefits accrued under the IAC Deferred Compensation Plan by any Active
HSN Participant, other HSN Employee and Former HSN Employee prior to the
Distribution Date and HSN shall be liable for any benefits accrued by Active
HSN Participants after the Distribution Date.
No portion of the IAC Rabbi Trust shall be transferred to HSN or any
rabbi trust established by HSN or shall be used to pay the benefits of Active
HSN Participants accrued after the Distribution Date.
(d) As
soon as reasonably practicable following the Distribution Date, but in no event
later than December 31, 2008, Tree shall establish a deferred compensation
plan (the Tree Deferred Compensation Plan) and a related rabbi trust
(the Tree Rabbi Trust) (each of which is substantially identical to
the IAC Deferred Compensation Plan and IAC Rabbi Trust) to provide benefits to
Tree Employees and Former Tree Employees from and after the Distribution Date
who were participants in the IAC Deferred
Compensation Plan as of immediately prior to the Distribution Date (Tree
Participants). All benefits under
the IAC Deferred Compensation Plan with respect to Tree Participants shall be
assumed by Tree and paid under the Tree Deferred Compensation Plan. As soon as reasonably practicable following
the Distribution Date, but in no event later than December 31, 2008, IAC
shall cause the trustee of the IAC Rabbi Trust to transfer an amount of assets
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from the IAC Rabbi Trust to the Tree Rabbi
Trust equal to the account balances of Tree Participants as of the date of such
transfer to fund the benefits of Tree Participants under the Tree Deferred
Compensation Plan.
5.6 Severance.
(a) A
TM Employee shall not be deemed to have terminated employment for purposes of
determining eligibility for severance benefits in connection with or in
anticipation of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Separation Agreement. TM shall be solely
responsible for all Liabilities in respect of all costs arising out of payments
and benefits relating to the termination or alleged termination of any TM
Employee or Former TM Employees employment that occurs prior to, as a result
of, in connection with or following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Separation
Agreement, including any amounts required to be paid (including any payroll or
other taxes), and the costs of providing benefits, under any applicable
severance, separation, redundancy, termination or similar plan, program,
practice, contract, agreement, law or regulation (such benefits to include any
medical or other welfare benefits, outplacement benefits, accrued vacation, and
taxes).
(b) An
Interval Employee shall not be deemed to have terminated employment for
purposes of determining eligibility for severance benefits in connection with
or in anticipation of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Separation Agreement. Interval shall be
solely responsible for all Liabilities in respect of all costs arising out of
payments and benefits relating to the termination or alleged termination of any
Interval Employee or Former Interval Employees employment that occurs prior
to, as a result of, in connection with or following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Separation
Agreement, including any amounts required to be paid (including any payroll or
other taxes), and the costs of providing benefits, under any applicable
severance, separation, redundancy, termination or similar plan, program,
practice, contract, agreement, law or regulation (such benefits to include any
medical or other welfare benefits, outplacement benefits, accrued vacation, and
taxes).
(c) An
HSN Employee shall not be deemed to have terminated employment for purposes of
determining eligibility for severance benefits in connection with or in
anticipation of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Separation Agreement. HSN shall be
solely responsible for all Liabilities in respect of all costs arising out of
payments and benefits relating to the termination or alleged termination of any
HSN Employee or Former HSN Employees employment that occurs prior to, as a
result of, in connection with or following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Separation
Agreement, including any amounts required to be paid (including any payroll or
other taxes), and the costs of providing benefits, under any applicable
severance, separation, redundancy, termination or similar plan, program,
practice, contract, agreement, law or regulation (such benefits to include any
medical or other welfare benefits, outplacement benefits, accrued vacation, and
taxes).
(d) A
Tree Employee shall not be deemed to have terminated employment for purposes of
determining eligibility for severance benefits in connection with or in
anticipation of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
Separation Agreement. Tree shall be
solely responsible for all Liabilities in respect of all costs arising out of
payments and benefits relating to the termination or alleged termination of any
Tree Employee or Former Tree Employees employment that occurs prior to, as a
result of, in connection with or following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Separation
Agreement, including any amounts required to be paid (including any payroll or
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other taxes), and the costs
of providing benefits, under any applicable severance, separation, redundancy,
termination or similar plan, program, practice, contract, agreement, law or
regulation (such benefits to include any medical or other welfare benefits,
outplacement benefits, accrued vacation, and taxes).
ARTICLE VI
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE
6.1 Sharing
of Participant Information. IAC and
each of the SpinCos shall share with one another, and IAC shall cause each
other IAC Entity to share, TM shall cause each other TM Entity to share,
Interval shall cause each other Interval Entity to share, HSN shall cause each
other HSN Entity to share and Tree shall cause each other Tree Entity to share
with one another and their respective agents and vendors (without obtaining
releases) all participant information necessary for the efficient and accurate
administration of each of the IAC Benefit Plans, the TM Benefit Plans, the
Interval Benefit Plans, the HSN Benefit Plans and the Tree Benefit Plans. IAC, TM, Interval, HSN, Tree and their
respective authorized agents shall, subject to applicable laws, be given
reasonable and timely access to, and may make copies of, all information
relating to the subjects of this Agreement in the custody of such other Party,
to the extent necessary for such administration. Until December 31, 2008, all participant
information shall be provided in the manner and medium applicable to
Participating Companies in IAC Benefit Plans generally, and thereafter until December 31,
2009, all participant information shall be provided in a manner and medium as
may be agreed to by IAC, TM, Interval, HSN and/or Tree, as applicable.
6.2 Reasonable
Efforts/Cooperation. Each of the
Parties hereto will use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly take,
or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things
necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of the Parties hereto shall cooperate
fully on any issue relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for
which the other Party seeks a determination letter or private letter ruling
from the Internal Revenue Service, an advisory opinion from the Department of
Labor or any other filing (including, but not limited to, securities filings
(remedial or otherwise)), consent or approval with respect to or by a
governmental agency or authority in any jurisdiction in the United States or
abroad.
6.3 No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. This
Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and is not intended to
confer upon any other Persons any rights or remedies hereunder. Except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude IAC or any other IAC
Entity, at any time after the Close of the Distribution Date, from amending,
merging, modifying, terminating, eliminating, reducing, or otherwise altering
in any respect any IAC Benefit Plan, any benefit under any Benefit Plan or any
trust, insurance policy or funding vehicle related to any IAC Benefit
Plan. Except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude TM or any other TM Entity,
at any time after the Close of the
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Distribution Date, from amending, merging,
modifying, terminating, eliminating, reducing, or otherwise altering in any
respect any TM Benefit Plan, any benefit under any Benefit Plan or any trust,
insurance policy or funding vehicle related to any TM Benefit Plan. Except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Interval or any other Interval
Entity, at any time after the Close of the Distribution Date, from amending,
merging, modifying, terminating, eliminating, reducing, or otherwise altering
in any respect any Interval Benefit Plan, any benefit under any Benefit Plan or
any trust, insurance policy or funding vehicle related to any Interval Benefit
Plan. Except as expressly provided in
this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude HSN or any other HSN
Entity, at any time after the Close of the Distribution Date, from amending,
merging, modifying, terminating, eliminating, reducing, or otherwise altering
in any respect any HSN Benefit Plan, any benefit under any Benefit Plan or any
trust, insurance policy or funding vehicle related to any HSN Benefit Plan. Except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Tree or any other Tree
Entity, at any time after the Close of the Distribution Date, from amending,
merging, modifying, terminating, eliminating, reducing, or otherwise altering
in any respect any Tree Benefit Plan, any benefit under any Benefit Plan or any
trust, insurance policy or funding vehicle related to any Tree Benefit Plan.
6.4 Audit Rights With
Respect to Information Provided.
(a) Each
Party, and its duly authorized representatives, shall have the right to conduct
reasonable audits with respect to all information required to be provided to it
by any other Party under this Agreement.
(b) The
Party conducting an audit pursuant to this Section 6.4 (the Auditing
Party) may
adopt reasonable procedures and guidelines for conducting audits and the
selection of audit representatives under this Section 6.4. The Auditing Party shall have the right to
make copies of any records at its expense, subject to any restrictions imposed
by applicable laws and to any confidentiality provisions set forth in the
Separation Agreement, which are incorporated by reference herein. The Party being audited shall provide the
Auditing Partys representatives with reasonable access during normal business
hours to its operations, computer systems and paper and electronic files, and
provide workspace to its representatives.
After any audit is completed, the Party being audited shall have the
right to review a draft of the audit findings and to comment on those findings
in writing within thirty business days after receiving such draft.
(c) The
Auditing Partys audit rights under this Section 6.4 shall include the
right to audit, or participate in an audit facilitated by the Party being audited, of any Subsidiaries and
Affiliates of the Party being audited and to require the other Party to request
any benefit providers and third parties with whom the Party being audited has a
relationship, or agents of such Party, to agree to such an audit to the extent
any such Persons are affected by or addressed in this Agreement (collectively,
the Non-parties). The
Party being audited shall, upon written request from the Auditing Party,
provide an individual (at the Auditing Partys expense) to supervise any audit
of a Non-party. The Auditing Party shall
be responsible for supplying, at the Auditing Partys expense, additional
personnel sufficient to complete the audit in a reasonably timely manner. The responsibility of the Party being audited
shall be limited to providing, at the Auditing Partys expense, a single
individual at each audited site for purposes of facilitating the audit.
6.5 Fiduciary Matters. It is acknowledged that actions required to
be taken pursuant to this Agreement may be subject to fiduciary duties or
standards of conduct under ERISA or other applicable law, and no Party shall be
deemed to be in violation of this Agreement if it fails to comply with any
provisions hereof based upon its good faith determination that to do so would
violate such a fiduciary duty or standard.
Each Party shall be responsible for taking such actions as are deemed
necessary and appropriate to comply with its own fiduciary responsibilities and
shall fully release and indemnify the other Party for any Liabilities caused by
the failure to satisfy any such responsibility.
6.6 Consent of Third
Parties. If any provision of this
Agreement is dependent on the consent of any third party (such as a vendor) and
such consent is withheld, the Parties hereto shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to implement the applicable provisions of this Agreement to the full
extent practicable. If any provision of
this Agreement cannot be
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implemented due to the failure of such third
party to consent, the Parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to implement
the provision in a mutually satisfactory manner. The phrase commercially reasonable efforts
as used herein shall not be construed to require any Party to incur any
non-routine or unreasonable expense or Liability or to waive any right.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 Effect If Effective
Time Does Not Occur. If the
Separation Agreement is terminated prior to the Distribution Date, then this
Agreement shall terminate and all actions and events that are, under this
Agreement, to be taken or occur effective immediately prior to or as of the
Close of the Distribution Date, or Immediately after the Distribution Date, or
otherwise in connection with the Separation Transactions, shall not be taken or
occur except to the extent specifically agreed by the Parties.
7.2 Relationship of
Parties. Nothing in this Agreement
shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any third party as creating the
relationship of principal and agent, partnership or joint venture between the
Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and
no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the
Parties other than the relationship set forth herein.
7.3 Affiliates. Each of IAC, TM, Interval, HSN and Tree shall
cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions,
agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by
another IAC Entity, TM Entity, Interval Entity, HSN Entity or Tree Entity,
respectively.
7.4 Notices. All notices, requests, claims, demands and
other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given to
a Party when (a) delivered to the appropriate address by hand or by nationally recognized overnight
courier service (costs prepaid); (b) sent by facsimile with confirmation
of transmission by the transmitting equipment; or (c) received or rejected
by the addressee, if sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, in each
case to the following addresses and facsimile numbers and marked to the
attention of the person (by name or title) designated below (or to such other
address, facsimile number or person as a Party may designate by notice to the
other Parties):
(a) if to IAC:
IAC/InterActiveCorp
555 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (212) 314-7379
(b) if to TM:
Ticketmaster
8800 West Sunset Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (310) 360-3373
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(c) if to Interval:
Interval Leisure Group, Inc.
6262 Sunset Drive
Miami, FL 33143
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (305) 667-2072
(d) if to HSN:
HSN, Inc.
1 HSN Drive
St. Petersburg, FL 33729
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (727) 872-6866
(e) if to Tree:
Tree.com, Inc.
11115 Rushmore Drive
Charlotte, NC 28277
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (949) 255-5139
7.5 Abandonment. IAC may in its sole discretion abandon one or
more of the Distributions (as defined in the Separation Agreement) prior to the
Distribution Date, and, by notice to the other SpinCos, shall have the right to
terminate this Agreement to the extent of the rights and obligations provided
between the SpinCo(s) the Distribution of which shall have been abandoned,
on the one hand, and the other SpinCos and IAC, on the other hand. In the event that one or more of the
Distributions (as defined in the Separation Agreement) shall not be effected on
the Distribution Date, (a) any provisions contained in this Agreement
regarding the rights or obligations of a SpinCo the Distribution of which shall
have been abandoned shall have no effect, (b) such SpinCo shall continue
to be treated as a member of the IAC Group (as defined in the Separation
Agreement) and (c) such SpinCos SpinCo Employees and Former SpinCo
Employees shall be treated as IAC Employees and Former IAC Employees,
respectively, for purposes of this Agreement.
7.6 Incorporation of
Separation Agreement Provisions. The
following provisions of the Separation Agreement are hereby incorporated herein
by reference, and unless otherwise expressly specified herein, such provisions
shall apply as if fully set forth herein mutatis
mutandis (references in this Section 7.6 to an Article or Section
shall mean Articles or Sections of the Separation Agreement, and references in
the material incorporated herein by reference shall be references to the
Separation Agreement): Article VI
(relating to Mutual Releases; Indemnification); Article VIII (relating to
Exchange of Information; Confidentiality); Article IX (relating to Dispute
Resolution); Article X (relating to Further Assurances); Article XII
(relating to Sole Discretion of IAC; Termination) and Article XIII (relating
to Miscellaneous).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused
this Employee Matters Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year
first above written.
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TICKETMASTER
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[Signature Page to Employee Matters Agreement]
Exhibit 10.4
TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
by and among
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP,
HSN, INC.,
INTERVAL LEISURE GROUP, INC.
TICKETMASTER
and
TREE.COM, INC.
TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT
This
TRANSITION SERVICES AGREEMENT, dated as of August 20, 2008 (this Services
Agreement), is entered into by and among IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware
corporation (IAC or New IAC), HSN, Inc., a Delaware
corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of IAC (HSNSpinco or HSN),
Interval Leisure Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned
subsidiary of IAC (Interval Spinco or Interval),
Ticketmaster, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of IAC (TMSpinco
or TM), and Tree.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly
owned subsidiary of IAC (Tree Spinco or LT and, together with
HSNSpinco, Interval Spinco and TMSpinco, the Spincos and, the Spincos
together with IAC, the Parties and each a Party).
WHEREAS, the
Board of Directors of IAC has determined it is appropriate and desirable to
separate IAC and the Spincos into five publicly-traded companies all as set
forth in that certain Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of even
date herewith, by and among the Parties (the Separation Agreement);
WHEREAS, IAC
and the Spincos expect to enter into the Separation Agreement on the date
hereof, which sets forth, among other things, the assets, liabilities, rights
and obligations of each of the Parties for purposes of effecting the separation
of IAC and the Spincos; and
WHEREAS, in
connection with such separation, (a) each of the Spincos desires to
procure certain services from IAC and/or one or more of the other Spincos, and
IAC and such other Spincos each are willing to provide such services, during a
transition period commencing on the applicable Effective Date (as defined in Section 7.01),
on the terms and conditions set forth in this Services Agreement; and (b) IAC
desires to procure certain services from the Spincos, and each of the Spincos
is willing to provide such services to IAC, during a transition period
commencing on the applicable Effective Date, on the terms and conditions set
forth in this Services Agreement.
NOW THEREFORE,
in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and other provisions set
forth in this Services Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Definitions
1.01. All terms used herein and not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Separation Agreement.
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ARTICLE II
Agreement To Provide and Accept Services
2.01. Provision
of Services.
(a) On the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, IAC agrees with each Spinco, as applicable, that
it shall provide, or shall cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates and their
respective employees designated by IAC (such designated Subsidiaries,
Affiliates and employees, together with IAC, being herein collectively referred
to as the IAC Service Providers) to provide, to such Spinco the
services (IAC Services) listed on the Schedule of Services attached
hereto (the Services Schedule) as being performed by IAC or a member
of its Corresponding Group identified in the column of the Services Schedule
titled Spin Party and being received by such Spinco. Subject to
Section 3.01, any decisions as to which of the IAC Service
Providers (including the decisions to use third parties) shall provide the IAC
Services shall be made by IAC in its sole discretion, except to the extent
specified in the Services Schedule. Each
IAC Service shall be provided in exchange for the consideration set forth with
respect to such IAC Service on the Services Schedule or as IAC and such Spinco
may otherwise agree in writing. Each IAC
Service shall be provided and accepted in accordance with the terms,
limitations and conditions set forth herein and on the Services Schedule.
(b) On the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, TMSpinco agrees with each other Spinco and IAC, as
applicable, that it shall provide, or shall cause its Subsidiaries and
Affiliates and their respective employees designated by it (such designated
Subsidiaries, Affiliates and employees, together with TMSpinco, being herein
collectively referred to as the Ticketmaster Service Providers) to
provide, to such other Spinco or IAC, as applicable, the services (Ticketmaster
Services) listed on the Services Schedule as being performed by TM or a or
a member of its Corresponding Group identified in the column of the Services
Schedule titled Spin Party and being received by such other Spinco or IAC, as
applicable. Subject to Section 3.01,
any decisions as to which of the Ticketmaster Service Providers (including the
decisions to use third parties) shall provide the Ticketmaster Services shall
be made by TMSpinco in its sole discretion, except to the extent specified in
the Services Schedule. Each Ticketmaster Service shall be provided
in exchange for the consideration set forth with respect to such Service on the
Services Schedule or as TMSpinco and the applicable recipient of the
Ticketmaster Services may otherwise agree in writing. Each Ticketmaster Service shall be provided
and accepted in accordance with the terms, limitations and conditions set forth
herein and on the Services Schedule.
(c) On the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, HSNSpinco agrees with each other Spinco and IAC,
as applicable, that it shall provide, or shall cause its Subsidiaries and
Affiliates and their respective employees designated by it (such designated Subsidiaries,
Affiliates and employees, together with HSNSpinco, being herein collectively
referred to as the HSN Service Providers) to provide, to such other
Spinco or IAC, as applicable, the services (HSN Services) listed on
the Services Schedule as being performed by HSN or a member of its
Corresponding Group identified in the column of the Services Schedule titled
Spin Party and being received by such other Spinco or IAC, as
applicable. Subject to
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Section 3.01,
any decisions as to which of the HSN Service Providers (including the decisions
to use third parties) shall provide the HSN Services shall be made by HSNSpinco
in its sole discretion, except to the extent specified in the Services
Schedule. Each HSN Service shall be
provided in exchange for the consideration set forth with respect to such
Service on the Services Schedule or as HSNSpinco and the applicable recipient
of the HSN Services may otherwise agree in writing. Each HSN Service shall be provided and
accepted in accordance with the terms, limitations and conditions set forth
herein and on the Services Schedule.
(d) On the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, Interval Spinco agrees with each other Spinco and
IAC, as applicable, that it shall provide, or shall cause its Subsidiaries and
Affiliates and their respective employees designated by it (such designated
Subsidiaries, Affiliates and employees, together with Interval Spinco, being
herein collectively referred to as the Interval Service Providers) to
provide, to such other Spinco or IAC, as applicable, the services (Interval
Services) listed on the attached Services Schedule as being performed by
Interval or a member of its Corresponding Group identified in the column of the
Services Schedule titled Spin Party and being received by such other Spinco
or IAC, as applicable. Subject to Section 3.01,
any decisions as to which of the Interval Service Providers (including the
decisions to use third parties) shall provide the Interval Services shall be
made by Interval Spinco in its sole discretion, except to the extent specified
in the Services Schedule. Each Interval
Service shall be provided in exchange for the consideration set forth with
respect to such Service on the Services Schedule or as Interval Spinco and the
applicable recipient of the Interval Services may otherwise agree in
writing. Each Interval Service shall be
provided and accepted in accordance with the terms, limitations and conditions
set forth herein and on the Services Schedule.
(e) On the terms and subject to the
conditions contained herein, Tree Spinco agrees with each other Spinco and IAC,
as applicable, that it shall provide, or shall cause its Subsidiaries and
Affiliates and their respective employees designated by it (such designated
Subsidiaries, Affiliates and employees, together with Tree Spinco, being herein
collectively referred to as the Tree Service Providers and together
with the IAC Service Providers, the Ticketmaster Service Providers, the HSN
Service Providers and the Interval Service Providers, being herein collectively
referred to as the Service Providers) to provide, to such other Spinco
or IAC, as applicable, the services (Tree Services and together with
the IAC Services, the Ticketmaster Services, the HSN Services and the Interval
Services, being herein collectively referred to as the Services)
listed on the Services Schedule as being performed by LT or a member of its
Corresponding Group identified in the column of the Services Schedule titled
Spin Party and being received by such other Spinco or IAC, as
applicable. Subject to Section 3.01,
any decisions as to which of the Tree Service Providers (including the
decisions to use third parties) shall provide the Tree Services shall be made
by Tree Spinco in its sole discretion, except to the extent specified in the
Services Schedule. Each Tree Service
shall be provided in exchange for the consideration set forth with respect to
such Service on the Services Schedule or as Tree Spinco and the applicable
recipient of the Tree Services may otherwise agree in writing. Each Tree Service shall be provided and
accepted in accordance with the terms, limitations and conditions set forth
herein and on the Services Schedule.
(f) As used in this Services Agreement,
the term Receiving Party shall mean the
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Party receiving (or the Party
another member of whose Corresponding Group is receiving) the applicable
Services from a Service Provider.
2.02. Books
and Records; Availability of Information. Each Party
shall create and maintain accurate books and records in connection with the
provision of the Services performed or caused to be performed by it and, upon
reasonable notice from a Receiving Party, shall make available for inspection
and copying by such Receiving Partys agents such books and records to the
extent relating to the Services provided to such Receiving Party hereunder
during reasonable business hours with such inspection occurring no more than
one (1) time during the term in which the Service Provider has provided
the applicable Service to the Receiving Party. Moreover, such inspection shall
be conducted by the Receive Party or its agents in a manner that will not
unreasonably interfere with the normal business operations of the Service
Provider. Each Receiving Party shall
make available on a timely basis to the Service Providers all information and
materials reasonably requested by such Service Providers to enable them to
provide the applicable Services. Each
Receiving Party shall provide to the Service Providers reasonable access to
such Receiving Partys premises to the extent necessary for the purpose of
providing the applicable Services.
ARTICLE III
Services; Payment; Independent Contractors
3.01. Services
To Be Provided. (a) Unless otherwise agreed
between the applicable Party providing Services hereunder and the Receiving
Party (including to the extent specified in the applicable entry on the
Services Schedule), (i) the Service Providers shall be required to perform
the Services only in a manner, scope, nature and quality as provided by or
within IAC that is similar in all material respects to the manner in which such
Services were performed immediately prior to the applicable Effective Date, and
(ii) the Services shall be used for substantially the same purposes and in
substantially the same manner (including as to volume, amount, level or
frequency, as applicable) as the Services have been used immediately prior to
the applicable Effective Date; provided,
however, that the applicable entry on the Services Schedule shall
control the scope of the Service to be performed (to the extent provided
therein), unless otherwise agreed in writing.
Each Party and the Service Providers shall act under this Services
Agreement solely as an independent contractor and not as an agent or employee
of any other Party or any of such Partys Affiliates. As an independent
contractor, all overhead and personnel necessary to the Services required of
the Service Providers hereunder shall be the Service Providers sole
responsibility and shall be at the Service Providers sole cost and expense. No
Service Provider shall have the authority to bind the Receiving Party by
contract or otherwise.
(b) The provision of Services by the
Service Providers shall be subject to Article V hereof.
(c) Each Party agrees with each other
Party providing Services to it hereunder to use its reasonable efforts to
reduce or eliminate its dependency on such Services as soon as is
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reasonably practicable; provided
that a breach of this Section 3.01(c) shall not affect a
Service Providers obligation to provide any Service through the term
applicable to such Service.
3.02. Each Receiving Party and Party providing
Services to it hereunder will use good-faith efforts to reasonably cooperate
with each other in all matters relating to the provision and receipt of
Services. Such cooperation shall include
obtaining all consents, licenses or approvals necessary to permit each such
Party to perform its obligations to such Receiving Party hereunder; provided,
however, under no circumstances shall any Service Provider be required
to make any payments to any third party in respect of any such consents,
licenses or approvals nor shall any Service Provider be required to make any
alternative arrangements in the event that any such consents, licenses or
approvals are not obtained.
3.03. Additional
Services.
(a) From time to time during the term
applicable to any Service being provided by a Service Provider, each Party may
request any of the other Parties (i) to provide additional or different
services which such other Party is not expressly obligated to provide under
this Services Agreement if such services are of the type and scope provided by
such providing Party within IAC during fiscal year 2008 or (ii) expand the
scope of any Service (such additional or expanded services, the Additional
Services). The Party receiving such
request shall consider such request in good faith and shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to provide such Additional Service; provided, no
Party shall be obligated to provide any Additional Services if it does not, in
its reasonable judgment, have adequate resources to provide such Additional
Services or if the provision of such Additional Services would interfere with
the operation of its business. The Party
receiving the request for Additional Services shall notify the requesting Party
within fifteen (15) days as to whether it will or will not provide the
Additional Services.
(b) If a Party agrees to provide
Additional Services pursuant to Section 3.03(a), then a
representative of each applicable Party shall in good faith negotiate the terms
of a supplement to the Services Schedule which will describe in detail the
service, project scope, term, price and
payment terms to be charged for the Additional Services. Once agreed to in writing, the supplement to
the Services Schedule shall be deemed part of this Services Agreement as of
such date and the Additional Services shall be deemed Services provided by
such Service Provider to such Receiving Party hereunder, in each case subject
to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
3.04. Payments. Except
as set forth on the Services Schedule, statements will be delivered to each
applicable Receiving Party within fifteen (15) days after the end of each month
by the Service Providers designated by each providing Party for Services
provided by such Service Provider to the Receiving Party during the preceding
month, and each such statement shall set forth a brief description of such
Services, the amounts charged therefor, and, except as the applicable providing
Party and Receiving Party may agree or as set forth on the Services Schedule,
such amounts shall be due and payable by the Receiving Party within thirty
(30) days after the date of such statement. Statements not paid within such 30-day period
shall be subject to late charges, calculated at an interest rate per annum
equal to the Prime Rate plus 2% (or the maximum legal rate, whichever is
lower), and calculated for the actual number of days elapsed,
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accrued from the date on which
such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment. Payments shall be made by wire transfer to an
account designated in writing from time to time by the applicable Service
Provider.
3.05. Disclaimer
of Warranty. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS
SERVICES AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES TO BE PURCHASED UNDER THIS SERVICES AGREEMENT
ARE FURNISHED AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS
FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. In the event
that the provision of any Service for the account of a Receiving Party by a
Service Provider conflicts with such Service Providers provision of such
Service for its own account or the account of other Receiving Parties, priority
for the provision of such Service shall be allocated in a equitable manner on
an aggregate basis, and in a manner consistent with the Receiving Partys level
of use of such Service during fiscal year 2008 up to the applicable Effective
Date (or as described in the applicable entry on the Services Schedule).
3.06. Taxes. In
the event that any Tax is properly chargeable on the provision of the Services
as indicated in the applicable entry on the Services Schedule, the Receiving
Party shall be responsible for and shall pay to the applicable Service Provider
the amount of any such Tax in addition to and at the same time as the
applicable Service fees. All Service
fees and other consideration will be paid free and clear of and without
withholding or deduction for or on account of any Tax, except as may be
required by law.
3.07. Use
of Services. Each party, in its capacity as a
Receiving Party agrees with each applicable providing Party that it shall not,
and shall cause its Affiliates not to, resell any Services to any person
whatsoever or permit the use of the Services by any person other than in
connection with the conduct of such Receiving Partys operations as conducted
immediately prior to the applicable Effective Date.
ARTICLE IV
Term of Services
4.01. Subject to Section 7.01, the
provision of each Service shall commence on the date hereof and shall terminate
no later than twelve (12) months after the date hereof or as of the date
indicated for each such Service in the applicable entry on the Services
Schedule; provided, however, that subject to the applicable entry
on the Services Schedule, any Service may be cancelled or reduced in amount or
any portion thereof by the Receiving Party upon ninety (90) days written
notice thereof (or such other notice period if one is set forth for such
Service in the applicable entry on the Services Schedule) to the applicable
Service Provider subject to the requirement that such Receiving Party pay to
the applicable Service Provider the actual out-of-pocket costs incurred by such
Service Provider, as well as the actual incremental internal costs incurred by
such Service Provider, in each case directly resulting from such cancellation
(including employee severance and other termination costs), which out-of-pocket
and internal costs shall be set forth in a written statement provided by such
Service Provider to the Receiving
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Party; provided, further,
that such costs shall not exceed amounts payable hereunder in respect of the
applicable Service for the ninety (90) days prior to such
termination. The forgoing
notwithstanding and subject to Section 7.02, (i) a Service
Provider may immediately terminate any individual Service provided to a
Receiving Party in the event that the Receiving Party fails to make payments
for such Service under Section 3.02 and has not cured such failure
within thirty (30) days of written notice of such failure from the applicable
Service Provider, and (ii) upon ninety (90) days written notice, the
Service Provider may terminate any Service provided to a Receiving Party at
such time as the Service Provider no longer provides the same Service to itself
for its own account.
4.02. In the event a Receiving Party requests
an extension of the term applicable to the provision of Services, such request
shall be considered in good faith by the applicable Service Provider. Any terms, conditions or costs or fees to be
paid by the Receiving Party for Services provided during an extended term will
be on terms mutually acceptable to such Service Provider and Receiving
Party. For the avoidance of doubt, under
no circumstances shall a Service Provider be required to extend the term of
provision of any Service if (i) the Service Provider does not, in its
reasonable judgment, have adequate resources to continue providing such
Services, (ii) the extension of the term would interfere with the
operation of the Service Providers business or (iii) the extension would
require capital expenditure on the part of the Service Provider or otherwise
require the Service Provider to renew or extend any Contract with any third
party.
ARTICLE V
Force Majeure
5.01. The Service Providers shall not be
liable for any expense, loss or damage whatsoever arising out of any
interruption of Service or delay or failure to perform under this Services
Agreement that is due to acts of God, acts of a public enemy, acts of
terrorism, acts of a nation or any state, territory, province or other
political division thereof, changes in applicable law, fires, hurricanes,
floods, epidemics, riots, theft, quarantine restrictions, freight embargoes or
other similar causes beyond the reasonable control of the Service
Providers. In any such event, the
applicable Service Providers obligations hereunder shall be postponed for such
time as its performance is suspended or delayed on account thereof. Each Service Provider will promptly notify
the recipient of the Service, either orally or in writing, upon learning of the
occurrence of such event of force majeure.
Upon the cessation of the force majeure event, such Service Provider
will use commercially reasonable efforts to resume, or to cause any other
relevant Service Provider to resume, its performance with the least practicable
delay (provided that, at the election of the applicable Receiving Party,
the applicable term for such suspended Service shall be extended by the length
of the force majeure event).
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ARTICLE VI
Liabilities
6.01. Consequential
and Other Damages. None of the Service Providers shall be liable
to any Receiving Party with respect to this Services Agreement, whether in
contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability) or otherwise, for
any special, indirect, incidental or consequential damages whatsoever (except,
in each case, to the extent any amount is paid to third parties by such
Receiving Party or its Affiliates) which in any way arise out of, relate to or
are a consequence of, the performance or nonperformance by it hereunder or the
provision of, or failure to provide, any Service hereunder, including with
respect to loss of profits, business interruptions or claims of customers.
6.02. Limitation
of Liability. Subject to Section 6.03 hereof, the
liability of any Service Provider with respect to this Services Agreement to
any Receiving Party or in respect of any Services provided to such Receiving
Party or any act or failure to act in connection herewith (including, but not
limited to, the performance or breach hereof), or from the sale, delivery,
provision or use of any Service provided under or covered by this Services
Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence and strict
liability) or otherwise, shall be limited to actions or omissions resulting
from intentional breach of this Services Agreement or gross negligence, and, in
any event, such liability shall not exceed the fees previously paid to such
Service Provider by such Receiving Party during the term of the applicable
Service giving rise thereto.
6.03. Obligation
to Re-perform. In the event of any breach of this Services
Agreement by any Service Provider resulting from any error or defect in the
performance of any Service (which breach such Service Provider can reasonably
be expected to cure by re-performance in a commercially reasonable manner), the
Service Provider shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to correct in all
material respects such error, defect or breach or re-perform in all material
respects such Service upon receipt of the written request of the applicable
Receiving Party.
6.04. Indemnity. Except
as otherwise provided in this Service Agreement (including the limitation of
liability provisions in this Article VI), each Party shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless each other Party from and against any
Liability arising out of the intentional breach hereunder or gross negligence
of the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates, employees, agents, or contractors
(including with respect to the performance or nonperformance of any Service hereunder). The procedures set forth in Sections 6.04 and
6.05 of the Separation Agreement shall apply to any claim for indemnification
hereunder.
ARTICLE VII
Effectiveness; Certain Deemed References; Termination
7.01. Effectiveness; Certain Substitutions. The
provision of Services hereunder to any Spinco by each other applicable Party
and to each other applicable Party by such Spinco shall commence as of the
Distribution Date for such Spinco (the time of commencement of the provision of
such Services being referred to as the applicable Effective Date); provided,
that in
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the
event Services are contemplated to be provided hereunder to such Spinco by
another Spinco (a Later-Spun Spinco) the spinoff of which shall not
have been effected prior to or substantially simultaneously with the spinoff of
such first-mentioned Spinco, references herein and in the Services Schedule to
such Later-Spun Spinco in its capacity as Service Provider to such first-mentioned
Spinco shall be deemed references to IAC until the Distribution Date for such
Later-Spun Spinco; and, provided, further, that in the event
Services are contemplated to be provided hereunder by such first-mentioned
Spinco to any Later-Spun Spinco, to the extent requested in writing by IAC (a) references
herein and in the Services Schedule to such Later-Spun Spinco in its capacity
as Receiving Party of Services from such Spinco shall be deemed references to
IAC until the Distribution Date for such Later-Spun Spinco or (b) the
provision of such Service shall be suspended until the Distribution Date for
such Later-Spun Spinco (it being understood that any such suspension shall not
increase the term during which the Service Provider would otherwise have been required
to provide such Service).
7.02 Termination. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, with respect to each pair of Parties (i.e.,
with respect to IAC and TMSpinco; IAC and HSNSpinco; IAC and Interval Spinco;
IAC and Tree Spinco; TMSpinco and HSN Spinco; TMSpinco and Interval Spinco;
TMSpinco and Tree Spinco; HSNSpinco and Interval Spinco; HSNSpinco and Tree
Spinco; and Interval Spinco and Tree Spinco) the rights and obligations of each
such Party in respect of such other Party under this Services Agreement shall
terminate, and the obligation of the applicable Service Provider to provide or
cause to be provided any applicable Service shall cease, on the earliest to
occur of (i) the last date indicated for the termination of any Service
provided by one such Party to the other such Party on the Services Schedule, as
the case may be, (ii) the date on which the provision of all Services by
either such Party to the other such Party has been cancelled pursuant to Article IV
hereof or (iii) the date on which this Services Agreement, to the extent
of the rights and obligations of such pair of Parties to each other, is
terminated by either such Party, as the case may be, in accordance with the
terms of Section 7.03 hereof; provided that, in each case, no
such termination shall relieve any Party of any liability for any breach of any
provision of this Services Agreement prior to the date of such termination.
7.03. Breach
of Services Agreement; Dispute Resolution. Subject to Article VI
hereof, and without limiting a Partys obligations under Section 4.01,
if a Party shall cause or suffer to exist any material breach of any of its
obligations to any other Party (the Nonbreaching Party) under this
Services Agreement, including any failure to make a payment within thirty (30)
days after receipt of the statement describing the Services provided for
pursuant to Section 3.04 with respect to more than one Service provided
hereunder, and such breaching Party does not cure such default in all material
respects within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice thereof
from the Nonbreaching Party, the Nonbreaching Party shall have the right to
terminate this Services Agreement to the extent of the rights and obligations
of such Nonbreaching Party and breaching Party to each other hereunder
immediately thereafter. In the event a
dispute arises between two or more Parties regarding the terms of this Services
Agreement, such dispute shall be governed by Article IX of the
Separation Agreement.
7.03. Sums
Due. In addition to any other payments required pursuant to this
Services Agreement, in the event of a termination of this Services Agreement
with respect to the rights and obligations of a Service Provider and a
Receiving Party to each other, such Service Provider
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shall be entitled to the
immediate payment of, and such Receiving Party shall within three (3) Business
Days, pay to such Service Provider, all accrued amounts for Services, Taxes and
other amounts due from such Receiving Party to such Service Provider under this
Services Agreement as of the date of termination.
7.04. Effect
of Termination. Section 2.02 hereof and Articles
V, VI, VII and VIII hereof shall survive any
termination or partial termination of this Services Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII
Miscellaneous
8.01. Incorporation
of Separation Agreement Provisions. The provisions
of Article XIII of the Separation Agreement are hereby incorporated herein
by reference, and unless otherwise expressly specified herein, such provisions
shall apply as if fully set forth herein.
8.02. Ownership
of Work Product. Subject to the Separation Agreement, (i) each
Service Provider acknowledges and agrees that it will acquire no right, title
or interest (including any license rights or rights of use) to any work product
resulting from the provision of Services hereunder for the Receiving Partys
exclusive use and such work product shall remain the exclusive property of the
Receiving Party and (ii) each Receiving Party acknowledges and agrees that
it will acquire no right, title or interest (other than a non-exclusive,
worldwide right of use) to any work product resulting from the provision of
Services hereunder that is not for the Receiving Partys exclusive use and such
work product shall remain the exclusive property, subject to license, of the
Service Provider.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused
this Services Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized
representatives.
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IAC/InterActiveCorp,
a Delaware corporation
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/s/ Gregory
Blatt
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Name:
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Gregory R.
Blatt
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Title:
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Executive
Vice President
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HSN, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
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/s/ Tanya
Stanich
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Name:
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Tanya
Stanich
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Title:
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Vice President
and Assistant
Secretary
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Leisure Group, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
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/s/ Joanne
Hawkins
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Name:
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Joanne
Hawkins
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Title:
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Vice
President and Assistant
Secretary
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Ticketmaster,
a Delaware corporation
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/s/ Joanne
Hawkins
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Joanne
Hawkins
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Vice
President and Assistant
Secretary
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Tree.com, Inc.,
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corporation
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Tanya
Stanich
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Vice
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[Signature Page to Transition Services Agreement]
Exhibit 10.5
REGISTRATION
RIGHTS AGREEMENT (TREE.COM)
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of August 20,
2008, is entered into by and among LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION, a Delaware
corporation (Liberty), the
LIBERTY PARTIES (as defined below) and TREE.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation
(the Issuer).
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, Liberty, IAC
(as defined below) and the other parties named therein have entered into the
Settlement Agreement (as defined below), pursuant to which, among other things,
IAC has agreed to cause the Issuer to
enter into this Agreement in connection with the Single-Tier Spinoff (as
defined in the Settlement Agreement) of the Issuer; and
WHEREAS, IAC, Liberty USA Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, and Liberty have entered into that certain Affiliate and
Assignment Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2008, pursuant to which
Liberty Sub assumed all of the rights, benefits, liabilities and obligations of
each Liberty Party (as defined in the Settlement Agreement) signatory to the
Spinco Agreement under the Settlement Agreement other than Liberty.
NOW, THEREFORE in
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Certain Defined Terms.
As used in the Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:
1933 Act
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar successor federal
statute and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same
shall be in effect from time to time.
1934 Act means
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor
federal statute and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as
the same shall be in effect from time to time.
Affiliate
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person directly or indirectly
controlling, controlled by or under common control with such first Person. For purposes of this definition, the term
control (including its correlative meanings, the terms controlling,
controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any
Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise. For
purposes of this definition, (i) natural persons shall not be deemed to be
Affiliates of each other, (ii) none of IAC, Barry Diller or any of their
respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Liberty, any
Liberty Party or any of their respective Affiliates and (iii) none of the
Spincos shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Liberty, any Liberty Party or any
of their respective Affiliates.
ASRS means an
automatic shelf registration statement as defined in Rule 405
promulgated under the 1933 Act.
ASRS Eligible
means the Issuer meets or is deemed to meet the eligibility requirements to
file an ASRS as set forth in General Instruction I.D. to Form S-3.
beneficially own
has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 under the 1934 Act, as such Rule is
in effect on the date hereof.
Blackout Notice
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).
Blackout Period
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).
Board of Directors
means the Board of Directors of the Issuer or an authorized committee thereof.
Business Day
means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banks in New
York City are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close.
Common Stock
means Common Stock, par value $.01 per shares, of the Issuer.
Consolidated Action
means the actions consolidated under the caption IN RE IAC/INTERACTIVECORP.,
C.A. No. 3468-VCL, in the Court of Chancery, New Castle County, State of
Delaware.
Demand Registration
Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
Demand Request
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
Disadvantageous Condition
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).
Effective Time
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
Effectiveness End Date
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
Effectiveness Period
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
Free Writing Prospectus
means each free writing prospectus within the meaning of Rule 405
promulgated under the 1933 Act.
Hedging Counterparty
means a broker-dealer registered under Section 15(b) of the 1934 Act
or an Affiliate thereof or any other financial institution that routinely
engages in Hedging Transactions in the
ordinary course of its business.
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Hedging Transaction
means any transaction involving a security linked to the Registrable Shares or
any security that would be deemed to be a derivative security (as defined in Rule 16a-1(c) under
the 1934 Act) with respect to the Registrable Shares or any transaction (even
if not a security) which would (were it a security) be considered such a
derivative security, or which transfers some or all of the economic risk of
ownership of the Registrable Shares, including any forward contract, equity
swap, put or call, put or call equivalent position, collar, non-recourse loan,
sale of exchangeable security or similar transaction. For the avoidance of doubt, the following
transactions shall be deemed to be Hedging Transactions:
(a) transactions by a Holder in which a Hedging Counterparty
engages in short sales of Common Stock pursuant to a prospectus and may use
Registrable Shares to close out its short position;
(b) transactions pursuant to which a Holder
sells short Common Stock pursuant to a prospectus and delivers Registrable
Shares to close out its short position;
(c) transactions by a Holder in which the
Holder delivers, in a transaction exempt from registration under the 1933 Act,
Registrable Shares to a Hedging Counterparty who may then publicly resell or
otherwise transfer such Registrable Shares pursuant to a prospectus or an
exemption from registration under the 1933 Act; and
(d) a loan or pledge of Registrable Shares to
a Hedging Counterparty who may then become a Permitted Transferee and sell the
loaned shares or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge, then sell the
pledged shares, in each case, in a public transaction pursuant to a prospectus.
Holder means
Liberty, each of the Liberty Parties and each Permitted Transferee, for so long
as such Person beneficially owns Registrable Shares.
IAC means
IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation.
Indemnified Party
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.
Indemnifying Party
has the meaning set forth in Section 4.03.
Inspectors has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(j).
Lead Holder
means, until such time as the Liberty Parties effect a Permitted Restricted
Transfer, Liberty, and, thereafter, shall mean the Restricted Transferee in
such Permitted Restricted Transfer.
Liability has
the meaning set forth in Section 4.01.
Liberty
Parties means Liberty USA Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company (and any successor or assign or acquirer of a Liberty Party
(whether by merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) provided that such Liberty Party shall have caused such
successor, assign or acquirer to enter into an agreement, in writing in form
and substance
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reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer, to be bound by the terms and
provisions of this Agreement as a condition of any such transaction.
Litigation has
the meaning set forth in Section 6.12.
Lock-up Agreements
has the meaning set forth in Article IV.
Market Value
of a share of Common Stock on any Trading Day means the last reported sale
price, regular way, of a share of such stock on such Trading Day or, in case
there is no last reported sale price on such Trading Day, the average of the
reported closing bid and asked prices regular way of a share of such stock on
such Trading Day, in either case on the principal stock exchange on which
shares of such stock are traded. The
Market Value of a share of Common Stock on any day which is not a Trading Day
shall be deemed to be the Market Value of a share of Common Stock on the
immediately preceding Trading Day.
Maximum Number of Shares means, with respect to any
underwritten offering, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock (including
Registrable Shares) that the co-managing underwriters advise the Issuer can be
included in such offering without having an adverse effect on such offering,
including the price at which the shares can be sold.
Offering Confidential Information has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.10(e)(i).
Original Amount
means the number of shares of Common Stock constituting Registrable Shares on
the date hereof (as such number shall be appropriately adjusted to give effect
to any of the events described in Section 6.01).
Other Shares
means shares of Common Stock, other than Spinoff Shares, acquired by the
Liberty Parties consistent with the Spinco Agreement, including such shares as
may be transferred to a Holder which transfer is, at the time of such transfer,
permitted by the Spinco Agreement.
Other Shareholders means holders of Common
Stock that have obtained registration rights from the Issuer (other than the
Holders).
Permitted Restricted
Transfer has the meaning given such term in the Spinco Agreement.
Permitted Transferee has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.09.
Person means
any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability
company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or department or agency
of a government.
Piggyback Notice
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
Piggyback Registration
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
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prospectus
means the prospectus related to any Registration Statement (including a
prospectus that discloses information previously omitted from a prospectus
filed as part of an effective Registration Statement in reliance on Rule 415),
as amended or supplemented by any amendment (including post-effective
amendments), pricing term sheet, Free Writing Prospectus or prospectus
supplement, and all documents and materials incorporated by reference in such
prospectus.
Records has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(j).
Registrable Shares
means, at any time, the Spinoff Shares and the Other Shares that are
beneficially owned by any of the Holders; provided
that any particular shares will cease to be Registrable Shares: (i) if and
when such shares shall have been disposed of pursuant to an effective
Registration Statement; (ii) if and when such shares shall have been sold
pursuant to Rule 144 under the 1933 Act; (iii) if and when such
shares shall have been otherwise transferred and new certificates for them not
bearing a legend or instructions restricting further transfer shall have been
delivered; and (iv) if and when such shares shall have ceased to be
outstanding (for the avoidance of doubt, any shares held in the treasury of the
Issuer or by a subsidiary of the Issuer shall not be considered
outstanding). Spinoff Shares and Other
Shares which are Registrable Shares shall also cease to be Registrable Shares
if and when such shares may be disposed of by the holder thereof without volume,
holding period or manner of sale restrictions.
Registration Expenses
means the following expenses incurred in connection with any registration of
Registrable Shares or, in the case of a Hedging Counterparty, if applicable,
other shares of Common Stock, pursuant to this Agreement: (i) the fees,
disbursements and expenses of the Issuers counsel and accountants; (ii) all
filing fees in connection with the filing of any Registration Statement, any
prospectus, any other offering documents and any amendments and supplements
thereto; (iii) all expenses in connection with the qualification of the
Registrable Shares or other shares of Common Stock to be disposed of for
offering and sale or distribution under state securities laws (other than those
contemplated in clause (C) to the proviso below); (iv) the filing
fees incident to securing any required review by the Financial Industry
Regulatory Authority of the terms of the sale or distribution of the
Registrable Shares or other shares of Common Stock to be disposed of; (v) all
security engraving and security printing expenses; and (vi) all expenses
in connection with the listing of the Registrable Shares on the principal stock
exchange on which other shares of Common Stock are listed; provided, however,
that the term Registration Expenses shall not include (A) the fees,
disbursements and expenses of Special Counsel or any other counsel for the
Holders; (B) all expenses incurred in connection with the printing,
mailing and delivering of copies of any Registration Statement, any prospectus,
any other offering documents and any amendments and supplements thereto to any
underwriters and dealers; (C) the cost of preparing, printing or producing
any agreements among underwriters, underwriting agreements, and blue sky or
legal investment memoranda, any selling agreements and any other similar
documents in connection with the offering, sale, distribution or delivery of
the Registrable Shares or other shares of Common Stock to be disposed of,
including any fees of counsel for any underwriters in connection with the
qualification of the Registrable Shares or other shares of Common Stock to be
disposed of for offering and sale or distribution under state securities laws; (D) any
brokers commissions or underwriters discount, fee or commission relating to
the sale of Registrable Shares or other shares of Common Stock and any other
fees
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and disbursements of underwriters; and (E) costs and expenses of
the Issuer relating to analyst or investor presentations.
Registration Statement
means a Demand Registration Statement or a Section 2.10 Registration
Statement, as the context requires.
Restricted Transferee
has the meaning given such term in the Spinco Agreement.
Rule 144
means Rule 144 as promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act, as such Rule may
be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule promulgated by
the SEC.
Rule 405
means Rule 405 as promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act, as such Rule may
be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule promulgated by
the SEC
Rule 415
means Rule 415 as promulgated by the SEC under the 1933 Act, as such Rule may
be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule promulgated by
the SEC.
S-3 Eligible
means the Issuer meets or is deemed to meet the eligibility requirements to
file on Form S-3 as set forth in General Instruction I.A. to Form S-3.
SEC means the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 2.10
Registration Statement has the meaning set forth in Section 2.10.
Settlement Agreement
means the Agreement, dated as of May 13, 2008, among Liberty, the Liberty
Parties and IAC entered into in connection with the settlement of the
Consolidated Action.
Special Counsel
means Baker Botts LLP, or such other law firm of national reputation as may be
selected by the Lead Holder (or any other Holder who (together with its
Affiliates), at the time of such selection, beneficially owns the highest
percentage of the Registrable Shares)
and notified in writing to the Issuer.
Spinco Agreement
means the Settlement Agreement, as assumed by and assigned to the Issuer
pursuant to Section 9(b) thereof.
Spinoff Shares
means the shares of Common Stock issued to the Liberty Parties as a result of
the Single-Tier Spinoff (as defined in the Spinco Agreement) of the Issuer,
including such shares as may be transferred to a Holder which transfer is, at
the time of such transfer, permitted by the Spinco Agreement.
Total Registrable Amount
means the Original Amount on the date hereof plus the number of Other Shares
acquired after the date hereof, in each case appropriately adjusted, but only
with respect to the number of Registrable Shares on the date of such event, to
give effect to any of the events described in Section 6.01.
Trading Day
means a day on which shares of the Common Stock are traded on the principal
United States securities exchange on which such shares are listed.
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ARTICLE II
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
Section 2.01.
Registration Upon Demand.
At any time after the date hereof and for so long as there are any
Registrable Shares, upon the written request of the Lead Holder acting on
behalf of Holders holding an amount of Registrable Shares equal to at least ten
percent (10%) of the Original Amount (a Demand Request),
the Issuer shall prepare a registration statement (a Demand
Registration Statement) on (i) if the Issuer is then S-3
Eligible, a Form S-3 or (ii) if the Issuer is not then S-3 Eligible,
any other appropriate form under the 1933 Act, for the type of offering
contemplated by the Demand Request (which may include an offering to be made on
a delayed or continuous basis under Rule 415); provided,
that the aggregate offering price applicable to any Demand Registration
Statement so requested to be filed shall not be less than $75 million
(determined by multiplying the number of Registrable Shares to be included in
such Demand Registration Statement by the Market Value on the day on which such
Demand Request is received by the Issuer).
The Demand Request shall specify, for each Holder, the number of
Registrable Shares to be included in such Demand Registration Statement for
such Holders account. If the Issuer is
ASRS Eligible at the time any Demand Request is received for a shelf
registration statement, the Issuer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause the Demand Registration Statement to be an ASRS. Subject to Section 2.05, the Issuer
shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Demand Registration
Statement (i) to be filed with the SEC as promptly as reasonably
practicable following the receipt of the Demand Request, (ii) to become
effective as promptly as reasonably practicable after filing, and (iii) to
remain continuously effective during the time period (the Effectiveness
Period) commencing on the date such Demand Registration Statement
is declared effective (the Effective Time)
and ending on (A) the date that there are no longer any Registrable Shares
covered by such Demand Registration Statement or (B) if earlier, the 30th
day (90th day if the Demand Registration Statement is on Form S-3) after
the Demand Registration Statement is initially declared effective (the ending
date specified in this clause (iii), the Effectiveness End Date). No more than three (3) Demand Requests
may be made. In no event shall the
Issuer be required to include a Holders Registrable Shares in a Demand
Registration Statement if such Holder included in any Section 2.10
Registration Statement declared effective within the 60 calendar days preceding
the Demand Request relating to such Demand Registration Statement all of the
Registrable Shares such Holder sought to be included in such Section 2.10
Registration Statement, and such 2.10 Registration Statement remained effective
until at least the Effectiveness End Date thereof (or is then still effective)
(substituting for this purpose only the term 2.10 Registration Statement for
Demand Registration Statement in the definition of Effectiveness End Date).
Section 2.02.
Revocation of Demand Request.
Any Demand Request may be revoked by notice from the Lead Holder to the
Issuer prior to the effective date of the corresponding Demand Registration
Statement; provided, that such revoked Demand
Request shall count as one of the three Demand Requests referred to in the last
sentence of Section 2.01 unless the Issuer as promptly as reasonably
practicable is reimbursed for all out-of-pocket expenses (including fees of outside
counsel and accountants and other Registration Expenses) incurred by the Issuer
relating to the registration requested pursuant to such revoked Demand
Request. A Demand Request may not be
made for a minimum of 90 calendar days after the revocation of an earlier
Demand Request.
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Section 2.03.
Selection of Underwriters and Underwriters Counsel. The Holders may effect one or more
underwritten public offerings with respect to the Registrable Shares included
in a Demand Registration Statement; provided, that
no underwritten public offering shall be effected in which the gross proceeds
to the selling Holders are not expected to exceed $75 million. The Holder(s) effecting any such public
offering, acting through the Lead Holder, and the Issuer shall mutually select
the managing underwriter or co-managing underwriters for such public
offering. The Issuer shall be entitled
to designate counsel for such underwriter or underwriters, provided
that such designated underwriters counsel shall be a firm of national
reputation representing underwriters in capital markets transactions.
Section 2.04.
Registration In Connection With Hedging Transactions.
(a) The Issuer acknowledges that from time to
time a Holder may seek to enter into one or more Hedging Transactions with a
Hedging Counterparty. The Issuer agrees
that, in connection with any proposed Hedging Transaction then permitted by the
Spinco Agreement, if, in the reasonable judgment of counsel to such Holder
(after good faith consultation with counsel to the Issuer), it is necessary or
desirable to register under the 1933 Act sales or transfers (whether short or
long and whether by the Holder or by the Hedging Counterparty) of Registrable
Shares or (by the Hedging Counterparty) other shares of Common Stock in
connection therewith, then a Registration Statement covering Registrable Shares
or such other shares of Common Stock may be used in a manner otherwise in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement to register such
such sales or transfers under the 1933 Act.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Issuer
shall not be required to register, and shall not be required to pay Registration
Expenses in connection with the registration of, an aggregate number of sales
or transfers of Registrable Shares or other shares of Common Stock in excess of
the Total Registrable Amount, it being understood that a sale or transfer of a
Registrable Share or other share of Common Stock shall be considered to have
been registered for purposes of this Section 2.04 and Section 6.15
when (1) a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Share or other
share of Common Stock shall have been declared effective or, following a
request pursuant to Section 2.04(b), an effective shelf Registration
Statement is available to cover the sale or transfer of the Registrable Share
or other share of Common Stock requested to be covered and (2) in the case
of a Demand Registration Statement, such Demand Registration Statement shall
have remained effective until (A) such sale or transfer of such
Registrable Share or other Share of Common Stock shall have occurred or
(B) if earlier, the Effectiveness End Date thereof.
(b) If, in the circumstances contemplated by
Section 2.04(a), a Holder seeks to register sales or transfers of
Registrable Shares (or the sale or transfer by a Hedging Counterparty of other
shares of Common Stock) in connection with a Hedging Transaction at a time when
a shelf Registration Statement covering Registrable Shares is effective, upon
receipt of written notice thereof from the Lead Holder, the Issuer shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to take such actions as may reasonably be
required to permit such sales or transfers in connection with such Hedging
Transaction to be covered by such effective Registration Statement in a manner
otherwise in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, which
may include, among other things, the filing of a prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment including a description of such Hedging Transaction,
the name of the Hedging Counterparty, identification of the Hedging
Counterparty or its Affiliates as
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underwriters or potential
underwriters, if applicable, and any change to the plan of distribution
contained in the prospectus; provided that, in the case of a shelf Demand
Registration Statement, in no event shall the foregoing require the Issuer to
extend the Effectiveness Period of the Registration Statement beyond the
Effectiveness End Date.
(c) Any information regarding a Hedging
Transaction included in a Registration Statement pursuant to this
Section 2.04 shall be deemed to be information provided by the Holder
selling or tranferring Registrable Shares or shares of Common Stock pursuant to
such Registration Statement for purposes of Article V of this Agreement.
(d) If, with respect to a Hedging Transaction
in connection with which a registration is contemplated by Section 2.04(a),
a Hedging Counterparty or any Affiliate thereof is (or may be considered) an
underwriter or selling securityholder, then, as a condition to including in any
Registration Statement any sales or transfers of Registrable Shares or other
shares of Common Stock by such Hedging Counterparty in connection with such
Hedging Transaction, it and the Issuer shall be required to enter into an
agreement with the other (x) providing for indemnification rights
substantially similar to those provided under Article V and
(y) pursuant to which such Hedging Counterparty and/or Affiliate thereof,
to the extent registering shares of Common Stock that are not Registrable
Shares, agrees to be bound by the obligations applicable to a Holder hereunder
as if such other shares were Registrable Shares .
Section 2.05.
Blackout Periods.
(a) With respect to any Registration
Statement, or amendment or supplement thereto, whether filed or to be filed
pursuant to this Agreement, if the General Counsel of the Issuer shall determine,
in his or her good faith judgment, that to maintain the effectiveness of such
Registration Statement or file an amendment or supplement thereto (or, if no
Registration Statement has yet been filed, to file such a Registration
Statement) would (i) require the public disclosure of material non-public
information concerning any transaction or negotiations involving the Issuer or
any of its consolidated subsidiaries that would materially interfere with such
transaction or negotiations, (ii) require the public disclosure of
material non-public information concerning the Issuer at a time when its
directors and executive officers are restricted from trading in the Issuers
securities or (iii) otherwise materially interfere with financing plans,
acquisition activities or business activities of the Issuer (a Disadvantageous Condition), the Issuer may, for the
shortest period reasonably practicable (a Blackout Period),
and in any event for not more than 60 consecutive days, notify the Lead Holder
and the other Holders whose sales of Registrable Securities are covered (or to
be covered) by such Registration Statement (a Blackout
Notice) that such Registration Statement is unavailable for use (or
will not be filed as requested). Upon
the receipt of any such Blackout Notice, the Holders shall forthwith
discontinue use of the prospectus contained in any effective Registration
Statement; provided, that, if at the time of
receipt of such Blackout Notice any Holder shall have sold its Registrable
Shares (or have signed a firm commitment underwriting agreement with respect to
the purchase of such shares) and the Disadvantageous Condition is not of a
nature that would require a post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement, then the Issuer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to
take such action as to eliminate any restriction imposed by federal securities
laws on the timely delivery of such shares.
When any Disadvantageous Condition as to which a Blackout Notice has
been previously delivered
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shall cease to exist, the
Issuer shall as promptly as reasonably practicable notify the Lead Holder and
such other Holders and take such actions in respect of such Registration
Statement as are otherwise required by this Agreement. If a Blackout Period occurs during the
Effectiveness Period of any Demand Registration Statement, the Effectiveness
End Date in respect of such Registration Statement shall be extended for a number
of days equal to the total number of days during which the distribution of
Registrable Shares included in such Registration Statement was suspended under
this Section 2.05(a). The Issuer
shall not impose, in any 360 calender day period, Blackout Periods lasting, in
the aggregate, in excess of 120 calendar days.
(b) If the Issuer declares a Blackout Period
with respect to a Demand Registration Statement that has not yet been declared
effective, (i) the Lead Holder may by notice to the Issuer withdraw the
related Demand Request without such Demand Request counting against the three
Demand Requests permitted to be made under Section 2.01 and
(ii) neither the Lead Holder nor any other Holder will be responsible for
the Issuers related Registration Expenses.
Section 2.06.
SEC Orders Suspending Effectiveness. The Issuer shall notify the Lead Holder and
all other Holders that have Registrable Shares included in a Registration
Statement of any stop order threatened or issued by the SEC (to the extent
known to the Issuer) with respect to such Registration Statement and, as to
threatened orders, shall use commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the
entry of such stop order. If the
effectiveness of a Registration Statement is suspended by a stop order issued
by the SEC at any time during the Effectiveness Period, the Issuer shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the prompt withdrawal of such order
and to amend the Registration Statement in a manner reasonably expected by the
Issuer to obtain the withdrawal of such order.
Section 2.07.
Plan of Distribution. The
plan of distribution section of each prospectus included in a Demand
Registration Statement with respect to an offering to be made on a delayed or
continuous basis under Rule 415 shall be substantially in the form of Annex A
hereto or in a form otherwise appropriate, subject to the comments of the SEC
and the inclusion of such other information as is required by applicable SEC
regulations or to conform with applicable SEC practice. Each Holder agrees to dispose of its Registrable
Shares under a Registration Statement in accordance with the plan of
distribution section of the prospectus.
Section 2.08.
Expenses. Subject to
Section 2.02, the Issuer shall pay all Registration Expenses, and each
Holder shall (i) pay all other expenses incurred by it and
(ii) reimburse the Issuer for any other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably
incurred by the Issuer, in each case in connection with any registration of its
Registrable Shares pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 2.09.
Transfer of Registration Rights.
Each Holder shall have the right to transfer, by written agreement, any
or all of its rights granted under this Agreement to any direct or indirect
transferee of such Holders Registrable Shares (each Person to whom rights to
register shares shall have been so transferred hereunder a Permitted Transferee); provided,
(i) such transferee is Liberty, a Liberty Party, or an Affiliate of
Liberty or a Liberty Party, or (ii) such transferee is an accredited
investor as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D
promulgated under the 1933 Act, and in either such case (x) such
transferee agrees, in writing in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to
the Issuer, to be bound by the terms and provisions
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of this Agreement (it being specifically understood that any sale of
Registrable Shares by a Permitted Transferee shall be in accordance with the
plan of distribution section of the applicable prospectus); and (y) such
transfer of Registrable Shares shall be effected in accordance with applicable
securities laws, the Spinco Agreement (if the transferring Holder is a party
thereto or has agreed to be bound thereby) and any other agreements between the
Issuer and such Holder. Following any
transfer or assignment made pursuant to this Section 2.09 in connection
with the transfer by a Holder of a portion of its Registrable Shares, such
Holder shall retain all rights under this Agreement with respect to the
remaining portion of its Registrable Shares.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless Liberty and the Liberty Parties
shall have effected a Permitted Restricted Transfer to a Restricted Transferee
(in which case the Restricted Transferee shall be substituted for Liberty in
all respects hereunder as the Lead Holder), the Issuer shall have no obligation
to deliver any notices under this Agreement to or otherwise interact with any
Holder other than the Lead Holder for any purpose under this Agreement (other
than in accordance with Sections 2.05(a), 2.06, 2.10(e)(ii), 3.01(f), 3.01(h),
3.02(d), 6.01, 6.02 and 6.13 and Article V hereof.)
Section 2.10.
Incidental Registration.
(a) If the Issuer at any time proposes to
register the offer and sale of shares of Common Stock under the 1933 Act (other
than on Form S-8 or Form S-4 or a registration statement on
Form S-1 or Form S-3 covering solely an employee benefit or dividend
reinvestment plan) (any such registration statement covering sales or transfers
of Registrable Shares, a Section 2.10
Registration Statement) for its own account or for the account of
any Other Shareholders, in a manner which would permit registration of
Registrable Shares for sale to the public under the 1933 Act (a Piggyback Registration), the Issuer will as promptly as
reasonably practicable give written notice (a Piggyback
Notice) to the Lead Holder (which shall give notice to all other
Holders) of its intention to do so, but in any event at least 10 Business Days
prior to the anticipated filing date of the Section 2.10 Registration
Statement. The Piggyback Notice shall
offer all Holders the opportunity to include in such Section 2.10
Registration Statement such number of Registrable Shares as each Holder may
request, acting through the Lead Holder, subject to Section 2.10(d); provided, however, that any Holder who has included
Registrable Shares on a Demand Registration Statement that was declared
effective within the 60 calendar days immediately preceding the receipt of such
Piggyback Notice shall not be permitted to request the inclusion of any
Registrable Shares in such Section 2.10 Registration Statement. Subject to the proviso to the immediately
preceding sentence and to Section 2.10(d), the Issuer will use its
commercially reasonable efforts to include in the Section 2.10 Registration
Statement the number of Registrable Shares of each Holder sought to be included
therein and so specified in a written notice delivered to the Issuer by the
Lead Holder on behalf of such Holder within 5 Business Days after such Lead
Holders receipt of the related Piggyback Notice. A Holder, acting through the Lead Holder,
may, at least two Business Days prior to the effective date of a
Section 2.10 Registration Statement, withdraw any Registrable Shares that it
had sought to have included therein, whereupon such Holder shall as promptly as
reasonably practicable pay to the Issuer all Registration Expenses incurred by
the Issuer in connection with the registration of such withdrawn Registrable
Shares under the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act and the inclusion of such shares in
the Section 2.10 Registration Statement.
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(b) If a Piggyback Registration involves an
underwritten offering, then all Holders whose Registrable Shares are included
in the Section 2.10 Registration Statement must sell such shares in such
underwitten offering and agree to the same terms and conditions as those agreed
to by the Issuer or, if the Section 2.10 Registration Statement is for the
benefit of Other Shareholders, such Other Shareholders.
(c) In connection with any Piggyback
Registration, each Holder shall notify the Issuer in writing 24 hours prior to
effecting any transaction in reliance on any Section 2.10 Registration
Statement, or amendment or supplement thereto, whether filed or to be filed
pursuant to this Agreement. In the case
of a transaction by a Hedging Counterparty covered by such Section 2.10
Registration Statement, such notice may specify a period of time, not to exceed
five Business Days, during which such sales or transfers may be effected. If (and only if) the Issuer does not give
such Holder or Hedging Counterparty a Blackout Notice within 24 hours of the
Issuers receipt of such Holders notice, such Holder or Hedging Counterparty
may engage in the transaction referenced in the notice in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement.
(d) The Issuer may elect, in its sole
discretion, to terminate a Section 2.10 Registration Statement at any time
prior to the effective date thereof.
Upon giving written notice of such election to the Lead Holder, the
Issuer shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Shares
(or, in the case of a Hedging Counterparty, if applicable, other shares of
Common Stock) in connection with such registration (without prejudice, however,
to the rights of Holders under Section 2.01 hereof).
(e) If a Piggyback Registration involves an
underwritten offering and the co-managing underwriters advise the Issuer (and,
if applicable, the Other Shareholders) that the number of shares of Common
Stock requested to be included in the Piggyback Registration exceeds the
Maximum Number of Shares, the following rules shall apply:
(i) If the Section 2.10
Registration Statement was originated by the Issuer for a primary offering,
then there will be included in such Registration Statement: (i) first, all
of the shares of Common Stock that the Issuer proposes to sell for its own
account; and (ii) second, to the extent that the number of shares of
Common Stock included by the Issuer for its own account is less than the
Maximum Number of Shares, the shares of Common Stock proposed to be included by
the Other Shareholders and the Registrable Shares (or, in the case of a Hedging Counterparty, if
applicable, other shares of Common Stock) proposed to be included by Holders (or
Hedging Counterparties ), allocated pro rata among
such Persons on the basis of the number of shares each such Person has
requested to be included in such Registration Statement (up to the Maxium
Number of Shares).
(ii) If
the Section 2.10 Registration Statement was originated by Other
Shareholders for a secondary offering, then there will be included in such
Registration Statement: (i) first, all of the shares of Common Stock that
such Other Shareholders propose to sell for their own account; and (ii) second,
to the extent that the number of shares of Common Stock included by the Other
Shareholders is less than the Maximum Number of Shares, the Registrable Shares
(or, in the case of a Hedging Counterparty, if
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applicable, other shares of Common
Stock) proposed to be included by Holders (or Hedging Counterparties),
allocated pro rata among such Holders on the basis
of the number of shares that each such Person has requested to be included in
such Registration Statement (up to the Maxium Number of Shares).
(f) (i)
The following shall be deemed to be Offering Confidential
Information in respect of a Piggyback Registration: (x) the
Issuers plan to file the relevant Registration Statement and engage in the
offering so registered, (y) any information regarding the offering being
registered (including, without limitation, the potential timing, price, number
of shares, underwriters or other counterparties, selling stockholders or plan of
distribution) and (z) any other information (including information
contained in draft supplements or amendments to offering materials) provided to
the Lead Holder or the Holders (or Hedging Counterparties) by the Issuer (or by
third parties) in connection with the Piggyback Registration. Offering Confidential Information shall not
include information that (1) was or becomes generally available to the
public (including as a result of the filing of the relevant Registration
Statement) other than as a result of a disclosure by any Holder (or Hedging
Counterparty), (2) was or becomes available to any Holder (or Hedging
Counterparty) from a source not bound by any confidentiality agreement with the
Issuer or (3) was otherwise in such Holders (or Hedging Counterpartys)
possession prior to it being furnished to such Holder (or Hedging Counterparty)
by the Lead Holder or by the Issuer or on the Issuers behalf.
(ii) After a Holder
has been notified of its opportunity to include Registrable Shares in a
Piggyback Registration, such Holder (or Hedging Counterparty) shall treat the
Offering Confidential Information as confidential information and shall not use
the Offering Confidential Information for any purpose other than to evaluate
whether to include its Registrable Shares (or other shares of Common Stock) in
such Piggyback Registration and agrees not to disclose the Offering
Confidential Information to any Person other than such of its agents,
employees, advisors and counsel as have a need to know such Offering
Confidential Information and to cause such agents, employees, advisors and
counsel to comply with the requirements of this Section 2.10(e), provided, that such Holder (or Hedging Counterparty) may
disclose Offering Confidential Information if such disclosure is required by
legal process, but such Holder (or Hedging Counterparty) shall cooperate with
the Issuer to limit the extent of such disclosure through protective order or
otherwise, and to seek confidential treatment of the Offering Confidential Information.
ARTICLE III
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES
Section 3.01.
Registration Procedures.
In connection with any registration of Registrable Shares contemplated
by this Agreement:
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(a) The Issuer shall, at least three Business
Days prior to the initial filing of the Registration Statement with the SEC,
furnish to Special Counsel a copy of such Registration Statement as proposed to
be filed (including documents to be incorporated by reference therein, to the extent
not then available via the SECs EDGAR system, but only to the extent they
expressly relate to any offering to be effected thereunder), which will be
subject to the reasonable review and comments of Special Counsel during such
three-Business-Day period, and the Issuer will not file the Registration
Statement (or any such documents incorporated by reference) containing any
statements with respect to any Holder or the plan of distribution to which
Special Counsel shall reasonably object in writing. After the filing of the Registration
Statement, the Issuer will as promptly as reasonably practicable notify Special
Counsel of: (i) if the SEC has determined to not review the Registration
Statement, the effectiveness thereof; (ii) if the Registration Statement
is an ASRS, the filing thereof; or (iii) if the SEC has determined to
review the Registration Statement, such determination. If a Registration Statement is subject to
review by the SEC: (A) the Issuer will as promptly as reasonably
practicable provide the Special Counsel with a copy of each comment letter
issued in respect of such Registration Statement and a copy of the Issuers
draft responses thereto (it being understood that preliminary drafts shall not
be required to be provided); (B) the Issuer shall further provide Special
Counsel with a copy of any proposed amendment to be filed with the SEC no less
than three Business Days prior to the Issuers proposed filing date, and each
such amendment will be subject to the reasonable review and comments of Special
Counsel during such three-Business-Day period; (C) the Issuer will not
file any such amendment containing any statements with respect to any Holder or
the plan of distribution to which Special Counsel shall reasonably object in
writing; and (D) once the Registration Statement is cleared from review,
the Issuer will as promptly as reasonably practicable inform Special Counsel of
the effectiveness thereof.
(b) After the initial Effective Time of a
Registration Statement, the Issuer shall, at least two Business Days prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or a
prospectus (including a prospectus supplement, a Free Writing Prospectus and
any documents to be incorporated by reference in the prospectus but only to the
extent they expressly relate to an offering or a Hedging Transaction under the
Registration Statement), furnish a copy of such proposed filing to Special
Counsel (who will furnish such copy to any Hedging Counterparty (if such filing
relates to a Hedging Transaction) and any underwriter (if such filing relates
to an underwritten offering)), which will be subject to the reasonable review
and comments of Special Counsel during such two-Business-Day period, and the
Issuer will not file any such post-effective amendment or prospectus that
contains any statements with respect to any Holder, Hedging Counterparty or
underwriter or the plan of distribution to which Special Counsel (on behalf of
any Holder, any such Hedging Counterparty or any underwriter) shall reasonably
object in writing.
(c) The Issuer shall as promptly as reasonably
practicable furnish to Special Counsel copies of any and all transmittal
letters and other correspondence with the SEC and all correspondence (including
comment letters, such as those contemplated by Section 3.01(a)) from the
SEC to the Issuer relating to the Registration Statement or any prospectus or
any amendment or supplement thereto.
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(d) After a Registration Statement is declared
effective, and in connection with any underwritten offering or Hedging
Transaction under the Registration Statement, the Issuer will furnish to the
Lead Holder (for distribution to the Holders whose Registrable Shares are
included in such Registration Statement and to any Hedging Counterparties and
underwriters) such number of copies of the Registration Statement, each
amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto
but excluding documents (x) incorporated by reference therein other than
those that expressly relate to the offering, Hedging Transaction or
underwritten offering or (y) that are available via the SECs EDGAR
system), the prospectus included in such Registration Statement (including any
prospectus supplements) and such other documents as any such Holders, Hedging
Counterparties or underwriters may reasonably request through the Lead Holder
in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Shares included in
the Registration Statement.
(e) The Issuer will use commercially
reasonable efforts (i) to register or qualify the Registrable Shares under
such other securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions in the United
States (in the event an exemption is not available) as any Holder of Registrable
Shares covered by a Registration Statement, acting through the Lead Holder,
reasonably (in the light of such Holders intended plan of distribution)
requests and (ii) to cause such Registrable Shares to be registered with
or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be
necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Issuer and do any and
all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to
enable such Holder to consummate the disposition in such jurisdictions of the
Registrable Shares owned by such Holder; provided that
the Issuer will not be required to (w) qualify generally to do business in
any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for
this paragraph (f), (x) conform its capitalization or the composition of
its assets at the time to the securities or blue sky laws of any such
jurisdiction, (y) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or
(z) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.
(f) The Issuer will as promptly as reasonably
practicable notify the Lead Holder and each other Holder of Registrable Shares
covered by the Registration Statement, at any time when a prospectus relating
thereto is required to be delivered (or deemed delivered) under the 1933 Act,
of the occurrence of an event of which the Issuer has knowledge requiring the
preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as
thereafter delivered (or deemed delivered) to the purchasers of such
Registrable Shares, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they are made, not misleading, and, subject to Section 2.05,
the Issuer will as promptly as reasonably practicable prepare and furnish to
the Lead Holder a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus so that, as
thereafter delivered (or deemed delivered) to the purchasers of such Registrable
Shares, such prospectus will not contain any untrue statement of material fact
or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances in which they
were made, not misleading.
(g) The Issuer will use commercially
reasonable efforts to enter into reasonable and customary agreements (including
an underwriting, registration or similar agreement in reasonable and customary
form for the Issuer containing customary indemnification and
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contribution provisions)
and use commercially reasonable efforts to take such other actions as are
reasonably required or requested by a Holder, underwriter or Hedging
Counterparty, acting through the Lead Holder, in order to expedite or
facilitate the disposition of any Registrable Shares in a manner permitted by
this Agreement and the Spinco Agreement; provided, that
(i) any legal opinion that the Issuer is required to use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain pursuant to the foregoing may be rendered by the
Issuers General Counsel (or another appropriate in-house lawyer), unless the
Person to whom such opinion is to be delivered will not accept a
10b-5-opinion from such counsel, in which case the Issuer shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such legal opinion from the Issuers
outside counsel; and (ii) in no event shall the Issuer be required to
obtain more than two comfort letters from the Issuers public accountants in
connection with any Registration Statement.
(h) Upon execution of a customary
confidentiality agreement, the Issuer will make available for inspection by any
Holder of Registrable Shares covered by a Registration Statement, any Hedging
Counterparty in connection with any Hedging Transaction, any underwriter
participating in an underwritten offering pursuant to the Registration
Statement, Special Counsel, and any attorney, accountant or other professional
retained by any such Holder, Hedging Counterparty or underwriter (collectively,
the Inspectors), all financial and other
records, pertinent corporate documents and properties of the Issuer
(collectively, the Records) and
cause the Issuers and its significant subsidiaries officers, directors and
employees to, and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
Issuers independent accountants to, as promptly as reasonably practicable,
supply all information reasonably requested by any Inspector in connection with
such Registration Statement, Hedging Transaction or underwritten offering, in
each case, to the extent reasonably necessary to establish the applicable
Persons due diligence defense under U.S. securities laws; provided
that in no event shall the Issuer be required to make available to the Holders
any information which the Board of Directors in its good faith judgment
believes is competitively sensitive or otherwise is confidential. The Inspectors shall coordinate with one
another so that the inspection permitted hereunder will not unnecessarily
interfere with the Issuers conduct of business. In any event, Records which the Issuer
determines, in good faith, to be confidential and which it notifies or
otherwise identifies in writing to the Inspectors are confidential shall not be
disclosed by the Inspectors unless (and only to the extent that) (i) the
disclosure of such Records is necessary to permit a Holder to enforce its
rights under this Agreement or (ii) the release of such Records is ordered
pursuant to a subpoena or other order from a court of competent
jurisdiction. Each Holder agrees that
information obtained by it as a result of such inspections shall be deemed
confidential and shall not be used by it as the basis for any market transactions
in the securities of the Issuer or its Affiliates unless and until such is made
generally available to the public by the Issuer or such Affiliate or for any
reason not related to the registration of Registrable Securities. Each Holder further agrees that it will, upon
learning that disclosure of such Records is sought in a court of competent
jurisdiction, cause the Lead Holder to give notice to the Issuer and allow the
Issuer, at its expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure
of the Records deemed confidential.
(i) The Issuer will otherwise use
commercially reasonable efforts (i) to comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the SEC to the extent necessary to permit it to
lawfully fulfill its obligations under this Agreement, and (ii) to make
available to its security holders, as promptly as reasonably practicable, an
earnings statement covering a period of 12 months,
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beginning upon the first
disposition of Registrable Shares pursuant to a Registration Statement, which
earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of
the 1933 Act.
(j) The Issuer will use its commercially
reasonable efforts to cause all Registrable Shares to be listed on each
securities exchange on which the Common Stock is listed.
(k) The Issuer will prepare and file with the
SEC, as promptly as reasonably practicable upon the request of any Holder,
acting through the Lead Holder, any amendments or supplements to a Registration
Statement or prospectus which, in the reasonable opinion of Special Counsel, is
required under the 1933 Act in connection with the distribution of the
Registrable Shares contemplated by the Registration Statement or prospectus.
(l) The Issuer will use commercially
reasonable efforts to timely file the reports and materials required to be
filed by it under the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act to enable the Holders to sell
Registrable Shares without registration under the 1933 Act within the
limitation of the exemption provided by Rule 144. As promptly as reasonably practicable
following its receipt of the request of the Lead Holder (acting on behalf of a
Holder), the Issuer will deliver to the Lead Holder (which shall deliver to
such Holder) a written statement as to whether it has complied with such requirements,
and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such assurances as any
broker or dealer facilitating a sale of Registrable Shares under Rule 144
may reasonably request.
(m) The Issuer shall reasonably cooperate with
each Holder, acting through the Lead Holder, in the disposition (provided such
disposition is permitted by the Spinco Agreement) of such Holders Registrable
Shares in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Such cooperation shall include the
endorsement and transfer of any certificates representing Registrable Shares
(or a book-entry transfer to similar effect) transferred in accordance with
this Agreement.
Section 3.02.
Holder Responsibilities.
(a) The Issuer may require each Holder of
Registrable Shares included in a Registration Statement and each Hedging
Counterparty in respect of a Hedging Transaction as promptly as reasonably
practicable to furnish in writing to the Issuer, through the Lead Holder, such
information regarding such Holder, the Hedging Counterparty or the distribution
of the Registrable Shares as the Issuer may from time to time reasonably
request and such other information as may be legally required in connection
with such registration. If a Holder or
Hedging Counterparty fails to provide the requested information after being
given 15 Business Days written notice of such request and the requested
information is required by applicable law to be included in the Registration
Statement, the Issuer shall be entitled to refuse to include for registration
such Holders Registrable Shares or other shares of Common Stock in connection
with such Hedging Counterpartys Hedging Transaction, as the case may be.
(b) In connection with any disposition of
Registrable Shares pursuant to a Registration Statement, each Holder agrees
that it will not use any Free Writing Prospectus
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without the prior consent
of the Issuer, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(c) Each Holder agrees that, upon receipt of
any written notice from the Lead Holder or the Issuer of the happening of any
event of the kind described in Section 3.01(f), such Holder will forthwith
discontinue the disposition of such Holders Registrable Shares pursuant to the
Registration Statement until such Holders receipt of the copies of the
supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 3.01(f). If the Issuer shall give such notice with
regards to any Demand Registration Statement, the Effectiveness End Date in
respect of such Registration Statement shall be extended by the number of days
during the period from and including the date such notice was given by the
Issuer to the date when the Issuer shall have made available to the Lead Holder
a prospectus or prospectus supplement that conforms with the requirements of
Section 3.01(f).
(d) Each Holder will as promptly as reasonably
practicable notify the Issuer and the Lead Holder, at any time when a
prospectus relating thereto is required to be delivered (or deemed delivered)
under the 1933 Act, of the occurrence of an event, of which such Holder has
knowledge, relating to such Holder or its disposition of Registrable Shares
thereunder requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such
prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered (or deemed delivered) to the
purchasers of such Registrable Shares, such prospectus will not contain an
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of
the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading.
ARTICLE IV
LOCK-UP AGREEMENTS
If requested by the managing underwriters in
connection with an underwritten offering of Registrable Shares under a
Registration Statement, each of the Holders and the Issuer shall execute and
deliver agreements (Lock-up Agreements)
containing customary restrictions on their ability to sell, offer to sell, or
otherwise dispose of any shares of Common Stock or any securities convertible
into or exercisable for such stock (or enter into any hedging or similar
transaction with an economic effect similar to any of the foregoing); provided that such restrictions shall be the same for all
such Persons and shall not have a duration in excess of the shortest period
required by the managing underwriters and in any event not more than 180 days
after the completion of such offering.
Any Lock-up Agreements executed by the Holders shall contain provisions
naming the Issuer as an intended third-party beneficiary thereof and requiring
the prior written consent of the Issuer for any amendments thereto or waivers
thereof. Any Lock-up Agreements executed
by the Issuer shall contain provisions naming the Holders as intended
third-party beneficiary thereof and requiring the prior written consent of the
Holders for any amendments thereto or waivers thereof.
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ARTICLE V
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 5.01.
Indemnification By the Issuer.
The Issuer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent
permitted by law each Holder whose Registrable Shares are covered by the
Registration Statement, its officers, directors and each Person, if any, who
controls such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act or
Section 20 of the 1934 Act, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, liabilities, and expenses, or any action or proceeding in respect
thereof (each, a Liability and
collectively, Liabilities) (including
reimbursement of such Holder for any legal or any other expenses reasonably
incurred by it in investigating or defending such Liabilities) arising out of
or based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact contained in the Registration Statement or any prospectus relating to such
Registrable Shares (or in any amendment or supplement thereto), or arising out
of or based upon any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material
fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein
not misleading, except insofar as such Liabilities arise out of or are based
upon any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission based upon information furnished in writing to the Issuer by such
Holder or on such Holders behalf, in either such case expressly for use
therein; provided, that with
respect to any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or
omission made in any prospectus, the indemnity agreement contained in this
paragraph shall not apply to the extent that any such Liability results from
(a) the fact that a current copy of the prospectus was not sent or given
to the Person asserting any such Liability at or prior to the written
confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Shares concerned to such Person if
it is determined that the Issuer has provided such prospectus and it was the
responsibility of such Holder or its agents to provide such Person with a
current copy of the prospectus and such current copy of the prospectus would
have cured the defect giving rise to such Liability, (b) the use of any
prospectus by or on behalf of any Holder after the Issuer has notified such
Person (i) that such prospectus contains an untrue statement of a material
fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) that a stop order has
been issued by the SEC with respect to the Registration Statement or (iii) that
a Disadvantageous Condition exists or (c) the use of any prospectus by or
on behalf of any Holder with respect to any Registrable Shares after such time
as the Issuers obligation to keep the Registration Statement effective in
respect of such Registrable Shares has expired.
Section 5.02.
Indemnification By Holders of Registrable Shares. Each Holder whose Registrable
Shares are included in the Registration Statement agrees, severally and not
jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent permitted by law
(including reimbursement of the Issuer for any legal or any other expenses
reasonably incurred by it in investigating or defending such Liabilities) the
Issuer, its officers, directors, agents, and each Person, if any, who controls
the Issuer within the meaning of either Section 15 of the 1933 Act or
Section 20 of the 1934 Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity
from the Issuer to such Holder in Section 5.01, but only (i) to the
extent such Liabilities arise out of or are based upon information furnished in
writing by such Holder or on such Holders behalf, in either case expressly for
use in the Registration Statement, prospectus or in any amendment or supplement
thereto relating to such Holders Registrable Shares or (ii) to the extent
that any Liability described in this Section
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5.02 results from (a) the fact that a current copy of the
prospectus was not sent or given to the Person asserting any such Liability at
or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Registrable Shares
concerned to such Person if it is determined that it was the responsibility of
such Holder or its agent to provide such Person with a current copy of the
prospectus and such current copy of the prospectus would have cured the defect
giving rise to such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, (b) the use
of any prospectus by or on behalf of any Holder after the Issuer has notified
such Person (x) that such prospectus contains an untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading, (y) that the SEC has issued a
stop order with respect to the Registration Statement or (z) that a
Disadvantageous Condition exists or (c) the use of any prospectus by or on
behalf of any Holder after such time as the obligation of the Issuer to keep
the related Registration Statement in respect of such Holders Registrable
Shares effective has expired.
Section 5.03.
Conduct Of Indemnification Proceeding. After receipt by
any Person (an Indemnified Party) of any notice
of the commencement of any action, suit, proceeding or investigation or threat
thereof in respect of which indemnity may be sought pursuant to
Section 5.01 or 5.02, such Indemnified Party shall as promptly as
reasonably practicable notify the Person against whom such indemnity may be
sought (the Indemnifying Party) in
writing. Following notice of
commencement of any such action given to the Indemnifying Party as above
provided, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in and, to
the extent it may wish, jointly with any other Indemnifying Party similarly
notified, to assume the defense of such action at its own expense, with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party. In any such proceeding so assumed by the
Indemnifying Party, any Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its
own counsel, but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense
of such Indemnified Party unless (i) the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel
or (ii) representation of both parties by the same counsel would be
inappropriate due to actual or potential differing or conflicting interests
between them. It is understood that the
Indemnifying Party, in connection with any proceeding or related proceedings in
the same jurisdiction, shall be liable only for the reasonable fees and
expenses of one firm of attorneys (in addition to any necessary local counsel)
at any time for all such Indemnified Parties, and that all such fees and
expenses shall be reimbursed as they are incurred upon submission of reasonably
itemized invoices that comply with the Issuers standard billing policies for
outside counsel. In the case of any such
separate firm for Holders who are entitled to indemnity pursuant to
Section 5.01, such firm shall be designated in writing by the Indemnified
Party who had the largest number of Registrable Shares included in the
Registration Statement at issue. The
Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, but if settled with such consent, or if there be a final judgment for
the plaintiff, the Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless such
Indemnified Parties from and against any loss or liability (to the extent
stated above) by reason of such settlement or judgment. No Indemnifying Party shall, without the
prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, effect any settlement of any
pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which any Indemnified Party is
or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by
such Indemnified Party, unless such settlement includes an unconditional
release of such Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such
proceeding.
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Section 5.04. Contribution.
(a) If the indemnification provided for hereunder shall for any
reason be held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to an
Indemnified Party in respect of any Liability referred to herein, then each
such Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result
of such Liabilities between the Issuer on the one hand and each Holder whose
Registrable Shares are covered by the Registration Statement in issue on the
other, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of
the Issuer and of each such Holder in connection with any untrue statement of a
material fact contained in the Registration Statement, any prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto or caused by any omission to state therein a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein not misleading, which resulted in such Liabilities, as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations.
The relative fault of the Issuer on the one hand and of each such Holder
on the other shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether
the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or
alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by
such party, and the parties relative intent, knowledge, access to information
and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
(b) The Issuer and the Holders (including each Permitted
Transferee) agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
pursuant to this Section 5.04 were determined by pro rata
allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of
the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding
paragraph. The amount paid or payable by
an Indemnified Party as a result of the Liabilities referred to in the
immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations
set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such
Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such action
or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions
of this Article V, no Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in
excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Registrable Shares
sold by it under the Registration Statement exceeds the amount of any damages
that such Holder has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No Person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1934
Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of
such fraudulent misrepresentation.
ARTICLE
VI
MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
Section 6.01. Recapitalization,
Exchanges, etc. The provisions of
this Agreement shall apply to the full extent set forth herein with respect to
any and all securities into which any of the Registrable Shares are converted,
exchanged or substituted in any recapitalization or other capital
reorganization involving the Issuer and any and all securities of the Issuer or
any successor or assign or acquirer of the Issuer (whether by merger,
consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) which may be issued in respect of,
in conversion of, in exchange for or in substitution of, such Registrable
Shares and shall be appropriately adjusted for any dividends of Common
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Stock in respect of the
Common Stock, stock splits, reverse splits, combinations, recapitalizations and
the like occurring after the date hereof.
The Issuer shall cause any successor or assign or acquiror (whether by
merger, consolidation, sale of assets or otherwise) to enter into a new
registration rights agreement with the Holders on terms no less favorable to
such parties than the terms provided under this Agreement as a condition of any
such transaction.
Section 6.02. Notices. All notices, requests, claims and demands and
other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly
delivered and received (i) three Business Days after the same are sent by
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested,
(ii) when delivered by hand or transmitted by telecopy (answer back
received), if received prior to 5 p.m. on a Business Day, otherwise on the
next Business Day or (iii) one Business Day after the same are sent by a
reliable overnight courier service, with acknowledgment of receipt requested,
in each case to the intended recipient as set forth below:
If to Liberty or any Liberty
Party, to:
Liberty
Media Corporation
12300
Liberty Boulevard
Englewood,
Colorado 80112
Attention:
General Counsel
Fax:
(720) 875-5382
with a copy to:
Baker
Botts L.L.P.
30
Rockefeller Plaza
New
York, New York 10112
Attention: Frederick H. McGrath
Fax:
(212) 259-2530
If to the Issuer, to:
Tree.com, Inc.
11115 Rushmore Drive
Charlotte, NC 28277
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (949)
255-5139
Any
party to this Agreement may give any notice or other communication hereunder
using any other means (including personal delivery, messenger service, telecopy
or ordinary mail), but no such notice or other communication shall be deemed to
have been duly given unless and until it actually is received by the office of
the party for whom it is intended during business hours on a Business Day in
the place of receipt. Any party to this
Agreement may change the address to which notices and other communications
hereunder are to be delivered by giving the other parties to this Agreement
notice in the manner herein set forth.
Each Person (other than Liberty or a Liberty Party) upon becoming a
Holder hereunder shall concurrently provide notice to the other parties hereto
of such Holders address. The Issuer
shall have no obligation to deliver any
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notices
under this Agreement to or otherwise interact with any purported Holder that
has not provided notice to the Issuer pursuant to the preceding sentence, and
no such Person shall have any rights under this Agreement unless and until such
Person delivers such notice.
Section 6.03. Entire
Agreement; No Inconsistent Agreements.
(a) This Agreement, together with the Spinco Agreement, constitutes
the entire agreement among the parties hereto and supersedes any prior
understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties hereto,
or any of them, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(b) The Issuer shall not hereafter enter into or amend any
agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights
granted to the Holders of Registrable Shares in this Agreement or otherwise
conflicts with the provisions hereof in a manner adverse to the Holders.
(c) Prior to the date hereof and except for any agreement to which
Liberty is a party, the Issuer has not granted any piggyback or other
registration rights to any Person that would entitle any Person (other than the
Holders) to participate in any registration contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) The Issuer will not grant any piggyback or other registration
rights to any Person that would entitle that Person (other than the Holders) to
participate in any Demand Registration Statement except on terms that are no
less favorable to the Holders than those applicable to Other Shareholders as
set forth in Section 2.10(e)(ii).
Section 6.04. Further
Assurances. Each of the parties
shall execute such documents and perform such further acts as may be reasonably
required or desirable to carry out or perform the provisions of this Agreement.
Section 6.05. No
Third-Party Beneficiaries. Except as
provided in Sections 2.09, 5.01, and 5.02, this Agreement is not intended, and
shall not be deemed, to confer any rights or remedies upon any Person other
than the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns
or to otherwise create any third-party beneficiary hereto.
Section 6.06. Assignment. This Agreement shall be binding upon, shall
inure to the benefit of, and shall be enforceable by the parties hereto and
their respective successors and permitted assigns and, with respect to each
Holder, any Permitted Transferee. No
assignment (other than in accordance with Section 6.01) or transfer shall
be effective hereunder unless and until the purported transferee executes and
delivers an agreement, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the
parties, agreeing to be bound by the terms hereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, other than an assignment contemplated by Section 6.01, the
Issuer may not assign its obligations hereunder.
Section 6.07. Amendments
and Waivers. Except as otherwise
provided herein, the provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified
or supplemented, and waivers or consents to departures from the provisions
hereof may not be given, unless, following the approval of a majority of the
Qualified Directors (as defined in the Spinco Agreement) of the
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Issuer, consented to in
writing by the Issuer and Holders of at least 50% of the Registrable Shares
held by all Holders of Registrable Shares as of such date.
Section 6.08. Nominees
for Beneficial Owners. If any
Registrable Shares are held by a nominee for the beneficial owner thereof, the
beneficial owner thereof may, at its election in writing delivered to the
Issuer through the Lead Holder, be treated as the Holder of such Registrable
Shares for purposes of any request, consent, waiver or other action by any
Holder or Holders of Registrable Shares pursuant to this Agreement or any
determination of any number or percentage of Registrable Shares held by any
Holder or Holders of Registrable Shares contemplated by this Agreement. If the beneficial owner of any Registrable
Shares makes the election provided in this Section 6.08, the Issuer may
require assurances reasonably satisfactory to it of such owners beneficial
ownership of such Registrable Shares.
Section 6.09. Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that
is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not
affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions
hereof or the validity of the offending term or provision in any other
situation or in any other jurisdiction.
If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that
any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto
agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit
the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any
invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provisions that is
valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the
invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be
enforceable as so modified. In the event
such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the
parties hereto agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision
with a valid and enforceable term or provision that shall achieve, to the
extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or
unenforceable term.
Section 6.10. Counterparts
and Signature. This Agreement may be
executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original
but all of which together shall be considered one and the same agreement and
shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the
parties hereto and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all
parties need not sign the same counterpart.
This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile transmission.
Section 6.11. Interpretation. When 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 convenience of reference only and shall not
affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. The language used in this Agreement shall be
deemed to be the language chosen by the parties hereto to express their mutual
intent, and no rule of strict construction shall be applied against any
party. Whenever the context may require,
any pronouns used in this Agreement shall include the corresponding masculine,
feminine or neuter forms, and the singular form of nouns and pronouns shall
include the plural, and vice versa. Any
reference to any federal, state, local or foreign statute or law shall be
deemed also to refer to all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder,
unless the context requires otherwise.
Whenever the words include, includes or including are used in this
Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words without
limitation.
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Section 6.12. Governing
Law; Consent To Jurisdiction. This
Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the internal
laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles of
conflicts of laws. Each of the parties
hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware, for any action,
proceeding or investigation in any court or before any governmental authority
(Litigation) arising out of or
relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and further
agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document by U.S. mail to
its respective address set forth in this Agreement shall be effective service
of process for any Litigation brought against it in any such court. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of any
Litigation arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby in the courts of the State of Delaware, and hereby further irrevocably
and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court
that any such Litigation brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. 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 Litigation
arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby.
Section 6.13. Remedies;
Limitation on Liability. (a)
Except as otherwise provided herein, any and all remedies herein expressly
conferred upon a party shall be deemed cumulative with and not exclusive of any
other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or equity upon such party, and the
exercise by a party of any one remedy shall not preclude the exercise of any
other remedy. The parties hereto agree
that irreparable damage would occur 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 the parties shall be entitled to 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 the parties are entitled at law or in equity.
(b)
In no event shall the Issuer have any liability to any Holder or other Person
under this Agreement for any act or failure to act by the Lead Holder in
accordance with the terms hereof, each of which Holder agrees that its sole
remedy, whether at equity or in law, in any such case shall be against the Lead
Holder, and further agrees not to bring any action against the Issuer or any of
Affiliates in connection with any such act or failure to act by the Lead
Holder. Except in respect of the
Issuers indemnification obligations under Article V of this Agreement,
each Holder (other than the Lead Holder) hereby assigns to the Lead Holder such
Holders right under this Agreement to bring any action or to pursue any remedy
against the Issuer or any of its Affiliates for any breach or violation, or any
alleged or threatened breach or violation, by the Issuer of its obligations
under this Agreement, and each such Holder (other than the Lead Holder) hereby
agrees not to directly bring any such action or to pursue any such remedy
against the Issuer or any of its Affiliates therefor. The Issuer agrees not to challenge the
standing of the Lead Holder to bring any such claim or cause of action or
pursue any remedy in the name of the Lead Holder on behalf of a Holder. Any Holder and the Lead Holder may execute
such instruments,
including an assignment of any claims, as may be necessary to permit the Leader
Holder to validly pursue any action or remedy on behalf of a Holder pursuant to
this Section 6.13 and to preserve any injured Holders right to receive
any recovery obtained by the Lead Holder on behalf of such Holder.
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Section 6.14. Confidentiality. Each Holder agrees not to (and to cause any
Hedging Counterparty to a Hedging Transaction with such Holder not to) disclose
without the prior written consent of the Issuer any information
(i) regarding the Issuers exercise of any of its rights under
Section 2.05 or Section 3.01(f) or (ii) obtained pursuant
to this Agreement which the Issuer identifies to be proprietary to the Issuer
or otherwise confidential. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Holder or
Hedging Counterparty may disclose such information to such of its agents,
employees, advisors and counsel as have a need to know such information
provided that such Holder shall cause such agents, employees, advisors and
counsel to comply with the requirements of this Section 6.14, provided, that such Holder or Hedging Counterparty may disclose such
information if (and only to the extent that) (A) such disclosure is
necessary to permit a Holder to enforce its rights under this Agreement or
(B) such disclosure is required by legal process, but such Holder or
Hedging Counterparty shall cooperate with the Issuer to limit the extent of
such disclosure through protective order or otherwise, and to seek confidential
treatment of such information. Each Holder further acknowledges, understands
and agrees (and shall cause any such Hedging Counterparty to agree) that any
confidential information will not be utilized in connection with purchases
and/or sales of the Issuers securities except in compliance with applicable
state and federal antifraud statutes.
Section 6.15. Termination. This Agreement (other than Article V and
Article VI) shall terminate and be of no further force and effect at the
first such time as there are no Registrable Shares or, if earlier, at such time
as the Issuer has registered pursuant to this Agreement an aggregate number of
sales or transfers of Registrable Shares or other shares of Common Stock equal
to the Total Registrable Amount (it being specified, for the avoidance of
doubt, that a sale or transfer of a Registrable Share or other share of Common
Stock shall be considered to have been registered for purposes of this
Section 6.15 in the circumstances specified in the last sentence of
Section 2.04(a)); provided, that any such termination
shall not relieve any party of any liability for any breach of this Agreement
prior to such termination.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Agreement as of the date
first written above.
Liberty Media Corporation,
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TREE.COM, INC., a Delaware corporation
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a Delaware corporation
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/s/ Craig Troyer
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/s/ Joanne Hawkins
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Name:
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Craig Troyer
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Name:
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Joanne Hawkins
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Title:
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Vice President
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Title:
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Vice President and Assistant Secretary
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Liberty
USA Holdings, LLC
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a
Delaware limited liability company
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By:
Liberty Programming Company LLC, its
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sole
member and manager
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By:
LMC Capital LLC, its sole member and
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manager
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/s/
Craig Troyer
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Name:
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Craig
Troyer
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Vice
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[Signature Page to Tree
Registration Rights Agreement (Liberty)]
ANNEX
A
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
Each of the selling stockholders, including certain
transferees who may later hold its interest in the shares covered by this
prospectus and who are otherwise entitled to resell the shares using this
prospectus, may sell the shares covered by this prospectus from time to time in
any legal manner selected by the selling stockholder, including directly to
purchasers or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the
selling stockholder or the purchasers.
These discounts, concessions or commissions as to any particular
underwriter, broker-dealer or agent may be in excess of those customary in the
types of transactions involved. The
selling stockholders will act independently of us in making decisions with
respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale of the shares covered by
this prospectus.
Each selling stockholder has advised us that its
shares may be sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing
market prices at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market
prices, at varying prices determined at the time of sale and/or at negotiated
prices. These sales may be effected in one or more transactions, including:
· on the New York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq
Stock Market;
· in the over-the-counter market;
· in transactions otherwise than on the New
York Stock Exchange or the Nasdaq Stock Market or in the over-the-counter
market; or
· any combination of the foregoing.
In addition, the selling stockholders may also enter
into hedging and/or monetization transactions. For example, a selling
stockholder may:
· enter into transactions with a broker-dealer
or affiliate of a broker-dealer or other third party in connection with which
that other party will become a selling stockholder and engage in short sales of
shares under this prospectus, in which case the other party may use shares
received from the selling stockholder to close out any short positions;
· itself sell short the shares under this
prospectus and use the securities held by it to close out any short position;
· enter into options, forwards or other
transactions that require the selling stockholder to deliver, in a transaction
exempt from registration under the Securities Act, the securities to a
broker-dealer or an affiliate of a broker-dealer or other third party who may
then become a selling stockholder and publicly resell or otherwise transfer the
securities under this prospectus; or
· loan or pledge the securities to a
broker-dealer or affiliate of a broker-dealer or other third party who may
then become a selling stockholder and
sell the loaned securities
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or, in an event of default in the case of a pledge,
become a selling stockholder and sell the pledged securities, under this
prospectus.
Each selling stockholder has advised us that it has
not entered into any agreements, arrangements or understandings with any
underwriter, broker-dealer or agent regarding the sale of its shares. However,
we are required, under a registration rights agreement relating to the shares
being sold under this prospectus, to enter into customary underwriting and
other agreements in connection with the distribution of the securities under
this prospectus. The specific terms of
any such underwriting or other agreement will be disclosed in a supplement to
this prospectus filed with the SEC under Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act, or, if appropriate, a post-effective amendment to the
registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Each selling stockholder may sell any or all
of the shares offered by it pursuant to this prospectus. In addition, there can be no assurance that
any selling stockholder will not transfer, devise or gift its shares by other
means not described in this prospectus.
There can be no assurance that a selling stockholder
will sell any or all of its shares pursuant to this prospectus. In addition,
any shares covered by this prospectus that qualify for sale pursuant to Rule 144
of the Securities Act may be sold under Rule 144 rather than pursuant to
this prospectus.
The aggregate proceeds to a selling stockholder from
the sale of the shares offered by it will be the purchase price of the shares
less discounts and commissions, if any. If the shares are sold through
underwriters or broker-dealers, the selling stockholder will be responsible for
underwriting discounts and commissions and/or agents commissions. We will not
receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the shares covered by this
prospectus.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some
states, if applicable, the shares may be sold in these jurisdictions only
through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states
the shares may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for
sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is
available and is complied with.
Any underwriters, broker-dealers or agents that
participate in the sale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters within
the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act. As a result, any profits on the sale of the
shares by the selling stockholder and any discounts, commissions or concessions
received by any such broker-dealers or agents may be deemed to be underwriting
discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
To the extent required, the shares to be sold, the
names of the selling stockholders, the respective purchase prices and public
offering prices, the names of any agent, dealer or underwriter, and any
applicable commissions or discounts with respect to a particular offer will be
set forth in an accompanying prospectus supplement or, if appropriate, a
post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus
is a part.
We have agreed to indemnify each selling stockholder
and its directors, officers and controlling Persons against certain
liabilities, including specified liabilities under the Securities Act, or to
contribute with respect to payments which the selling stockholder may be
required to make in respect of such liabilities. The selling stockholder has
agreed to indemnify us for
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liabilities arising under the Securities Act with respect to written
information furnished to us by it or to contribute with respect to payments in
connection with such liabilities.
We have agreed to pay certain costs, fees and
expenses incident to our registration of the resale of the selling stockholders
shares, excluding legal fees of the selling stockholders, commissions, fees and
discounts of underwriters, brokers, dealers and agents and certain other
expenses.
Under our registration rights agreement with the
selling stockholders, we will use our commercially reasonable efforts to keep
the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part continuously
effective, subject to customary suspension periods, until the earlier of (i) the
30th day (or, if such registration statement is on Form S-3, the 90th day)
after such registration statement is initially declared effective, and (ii) the
date that there are no longer any securities covered by such registration
statement.
Our obligation to keep the registration statement to
which this prospectus relates effective is subject to specified, permitted
exceptions. In these cases, we may suspend offers and sales of the shares
pursuant to the registration statement to which this prospectus relates.
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Exhibit
10.6
SPINCO
ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (TREE.COM)
AGREEMENT (this Agreement), dated as of August 20,
2008, among InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation (IAC), Tree.com, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (the Company), Liberty Media Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (Liberty), and Liberty USA Holdings, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company (Liberty Sub and, together with
Liberty, the Liberty Parties).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, IAC, Barry Diller, Liberty and the other
parties named therein entered into that certain Spinco Agreement, dated as of May 13,
2008 (the Spinco Agreement);
WHEREAS, IAC,
Liberty Sub and Liberty entered into that certain Affiliate and
Assignment Agreement, dated as of August 20, 2008, pursuant to which Liberty
Sub assumed all of the rights, benefits, liabilities and obligations of each
Liberty Party (as defined in the Spinco Agreement) signatory to the Spinco
Agreement under the Spinco Agreement other than Liberty;
WHEREAS, the Spinco Agreement provides that, in
connection with each Single-Tier Spinoff of a Spinco consummated prior to the
End Date, IAC will cause such Spinco to enter into this Agreement with the
Liberty Parties;
WHEREAS, IAC has determined to proceed with the
Single-Tier Spinoff of the Company and, in accordance with the terms of the
Spinco Agreement, the parties are entering into this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein will have the meanings specified in the Spinco Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration
(the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged), the parties
hereto agree as follows:
1. Assignment and Assumption.
Effective as of the Spinoff Date with respect to the Company, (i) IAC
hereby transfers, assigns and conveys to the Company those rights, benefits,
liabilities and obligations applicable to the Company in its capacity as a
Spinco for purposes of the Spinco Agreement (but, for the avoidance of doubt,
not with respect to any other Spinco) that are specified in or arise under
Sections 3 (other than Section 3(e)), 5 (other than IACs obligations to
make the determinations and deliver the consents provided for in Section 5(d) of
the Spinco Agreement with respect to certain transactions
occurring within two years following a Tax-Free Spinoff, and its
obligation to prepare and update the Initial IAC List applicable to the
Company), 6, 7, 9(c) and, to the extent of the application of the
provisions of Sections 1 and 10 to the aforementioned Sections, Sections 1
and 10 of the Spinco Agreement (collectively, the Applicable Spinco
Provisions, and such rights and benefits, collectively, the Assigned
Rights, and such liabilities and obligations, collectively, the Assigned
Obligations), (ii) the Company accepts and assumes the Assigned
Rights and Assigned Obligations and agrees to be bound by the Assigned
Obligations and to perform the Assigned Obligations in accordance
therewith as if the Company had executed and delivered
the Spinco Agreement, and (iii) each Liberty Party acknowledges that the
Company is a Spinco for purposes of the Spinco Agreement and, as such, upon the
Single-Tier Spinoff of the Company is entitled to all of the Assigned Rights as
if it had executed and delivered the Spinco Agreement, and each Liberty Party
agrees to perform its obligations with respect to the Company (in its capacity
as a Spinco) under the Applicable Spinco Provisions in accordance therewith.
2. Releases. Effective as
of the Spinoff Date with respect to the Company, (a) each Liberty Party
hereby releases IAC from any obligations and liabilities arising after such
Spinoff Date relating to (i) IACs obligations pursuant to the Spinco
Agreement to cause the Company to enter into this Agreement and (ii) the
Companys performance after such Spinoff Date of the Assigned Rights and
Assigned Obligations, and (b) IAC hereby releases each Liberty Party from
any obligations and liabilities with respect to the performance after the
Spinoff Date of its obligations with respect to the Company under the
Applicable Spinoff Provisions as they relate to the Company. The foregoing releases will not affect in any
way any liability or obligation of any party to the Spinco Agreement for any
breach of the Spinco Agreement occurring on or prior to the Spinoff Date with respect to the Company or with
respect to any rights or obligations of, or with respect to, any other Spinco.
3. Third Party Beneficiaries; Assignment
(a) Nothing in this Agreement, whether
express or implied, shall be construed to give any Person, other than the
parties hereto, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in
respect of this Agreement.
(b) Except as provided in this Section 3,
in any Assignment and Assumption Agreement (other than this Agreement) or in Sections
5(d)(i)(6), 5(d)(i)(7) or 9(c) of the Spinco Agreement, neither this
Agreement nor any rights or obligations under this Agreement shall be assigned,
in whole or in part, by the Company, IAC or the Liberty Parties without the
prior written consent of the other. Any
such consent by the Company shall be authorized by a majority of the Qualified
Directors of the Company and any such consent by IAC shall be authorized by a
majority of the Board of Directors of IAC (excluding for this purpose any
Liberty Director as defined in the Governance Agreement) (the execution and
delivery of any such consent by the Company and IAC shall conclusively evidence
the authorization of such consent required pursuant to this sentence). Subject to the foregoing, the provisions of
this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
4. General Provision
(a) Notices.
All notices, requests and other communications to any party hereunder
shall be in writing (including telecopy) and shall be given, if to any Liberty
Party, to:
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Liberty Media
Corporation
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12300 Liberty Boulevard
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Englewood, Colorado
80112
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Attention:
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General Counsel
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Facsimile:
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(720) 875-5382
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with a copy to:
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Baker Botts L.L.P.
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30 Rockefeller Plaza
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44th Floor
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New York, New York
10112
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Attention:
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Frederick H. McGrath
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Facsimile:
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(212) 408-2501
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if to the Company, to:
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Tree.com, Inc.
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11115 Rushmore
Drive
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Charlotte, NC 28277
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Attention: General
Counsel
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Fax:
(949) 255-5139
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and if to IAC, as specified in the Spinco Agreement;
or such address or facsimile number as such party may hereafter specify for the
purpose by notice to the other parties hereto.
Each such notice, request or other communication shall be effective when
delivered personally, telegraphed, or telecopied, or, if mailed, five business
days after the date of the mailing.
(b) Amendments; Waivers.
Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only
if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an
amendment, by the party whose rights or obligations hereunder are affected by
such amendment, or in the case of a waiver, by the party or parties against
whom the waiver is to be effective. Any
amendment or waiver by the Company shall be authorized by a majority of the
Qualified Directors of the Company and any amendment or waiver by IAC shall be
authorized by a majority of the Board of Directors of IAC (excluding for this
purpose any Liberty Director as defined in the Governance Agreement) (the
execution and delivery of any such amendment or waiver by the Company and IAC
shall conclusively evidence the authorization of such amendment or waiver
required pursuant to this sentence).
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. The rights and remedies herein provided shall
be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by law.
(c) Governing Law; Consent To Jurisdiction.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
internal laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to the principles
of conflicts of laws. Each of the
parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware, for any action,
proceeding or investigation in any court or before any governmental authority (Litigation)
arising out of or relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
hereby and further agrees that service of any process, summons, notice or document
by U.S. mail to its respective address set forth in this Agreement shall be
effective service of process for any Litigation brought against it in any such
court. Each of the parties hereto hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally waives any objection to the laying of venue of
any Litigation arising out of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated
hereby in the courts of the State of Delaware, and hereby further irrevocably
and unconditionally waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court
that any such Litigation brought in any such court has been brought in an
inconvenient forum. 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
Litigation arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(d) Specific Performance; Other Limitations.
Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the parties
respective remedies at law for a breach
or threatened breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement (including the
Applicable Spinco Provisions) would be inadequate and, in recognition of that
fact, agrees that, in the event of a breach or threatened breach by any party
of the provisions of this Agreement, in addition to any remedies at law, the
parties hereto without posting any bond, shall be entitled to obtain equitable
relief in the form of specific performance, a temporary restraining order, a
temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then
be available. No breach or threatened
breach on the part of any party hereto shall relieve any other party of any of
its obligations under this Agreement.
(e) Severability.
If any term, provision, covenant or restriction of this Agreement is
held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable,
the remainder of the terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be
affected, impaired or invalidated, provided that the parties hereto shall
negotiate in good faith to attempt to place the parties in the same position as
they would have been in had such provision not been held to be invalid, void or
unenforceable.
(f) Entire Agreement.
This Agreement and the Spinco Agreement, together with the agreements
and instruments referenced herein and therein, embodies the complete agreement
and understanding among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter
hereof and supersedes any prior understandings or agreements by or among the
parties, written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(g) Interpretation.
The words include, includes and including shall be deemed to be
followed by the phrase 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 such agreement or instrument.
(h) Headings. The headings
contained in this Agreement are for convenience only and shall not be
interpreted to limit or otherwise affect the provisions of this Agreement.
5. Further Assurances.
Each party hereto agrees to take such further actions as may be
reasonably necessary to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts with the
same effect as if all parties hereto had signed the same document, and all of
which counterparts together shall constitute one and the same fully executed
agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed
this Agreement as of the date first above written.
Liberty Media Corporation,
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IAC/InterActiveCorp, a
Delaware corporation
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a Delaware corporation
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/s/ Craig Troyer
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/s/ Joanne Hawkins
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Name:
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Craig Troyer
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Name:
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Joanne Hawkins
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Title:
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Vice President
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Title:
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Senior Vice President
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Liberty USA Holdings,
LLC
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Tree.com, Inc., a
Delaware corporation
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a Delaware limited
liability company
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By: Liberty Programming
Company LLC, its
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/s/ Tanya Stanich
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sole member and manager
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Name:
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Tanya Stanich
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Title:
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Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
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By: LMC Capital LLC,
its sole member and
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manager
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/s/ Craig Troyer
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Name:
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Craig Troyer
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Title:
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Vice President
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[Signature Page to
Spinco Assignment/Assumption Agreement (Tree.com, Inc.)]
Exhibit 10.7
TREE.COM, INC.
2008 STOCK AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE
PLAN
Section 1. Purpose; Definition
The purpose of this Plan is (a) to give the
Company a competitive advantage in attracting, retaining and motivating
officers, employees, directors and/or consultants and to provide the Company
and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates with a stock and incentive plan providing
incentives directly linked to stockholder value and (b) to assume and
govern other awards pursuant to the adjustment of awards granted under any IAC
Long Term Incentive Plan (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) in
accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement (Adjusted
Awards). Certain terms used herein
have definitions given to them in the first place in which they are used. In addition, for purposes of this Plan, the
following terms are defined as set forth below:
(a) Affiliate
means a corporation or other entity controlled by, controlling or under common
control with, the Company.
(b) Applicable
Exchange means Nasdaq or such other securities exchange as may at the
applicable time be the principal market for the Common Stock.
(c) Award
means an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock
Unit, or other stock-based award granted or assumed pursuant to the terms of
this Plan, including Adjusted Awards.
(d) Award
Agreement means a written or electronic document or agreement setting
forth the terms and conditions of a specific Award.
(e) Beneficial
Ownership shall have the meaning given in Rule 13d-3 promulgated
under the Exchange Act.
(f) Board
means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(g) Bonus
Award means a bonus award made pursuant to Section 9.
(h) Cause
means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, (i) Cause as
defined in any Individual Agreement to which the applicable Participant is a
party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or if it does not
define Cause: (A) the willful or
gross neglect by a Participant of his employment duties; (B) the plea of
guilty or nolo contendere to, or conviction
for, the commission of a felony offense by a Participant; (C) a material
breach by a Participant of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company or any of its
subsidiaries; (D) a material breach by a Participant of any nondisclosure,
non-solicitation or non-competition obligation owed to the Company or any of
its Affiliates; or (E) before a Change in Control, such other events as
shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in a Participants Award
Agreement. Notwithstanding the general rule of
Section 2(c), following a Change in Control, any determination by the
Committee as to whether Cause exists shall be subject to de novo
review.
(i) Change
in Control has the meaning set forth in Section 10(c).
(j) Code
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any
successor thereto, the Treasury Regulations thereunder and other relevant
interpretive guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or the Treasury Department. Reference to any specific section of the Code
shall be deemed to include such regulations and guidance, as well as any
successor provision of the Code.
(k) Commission
means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.
(l) Committee
has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).
(m) Common
Stock means common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company.
(n) Company
means Tree.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or its successor.
(o) Disability
means (i) Disability as defined in any Individual Agreement to which the
Participant is a party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement
or it does not define Disability, (A) permanent and total disability as
determined under the Companys long-term disability plan applicable to the
Participant, or (B) if there is no such plan applicable to the Participant
or the Committee determines otherwise in an applicable Award Agreement,
Disability as determined by the Committee.
Notwithstanding the above, with respect to an Incentive Stock Option,
Disability shall mean Permanent and Total Disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of
the Code and, with respect to all Awards, to the extent required by Section 409A
of the Code, disability within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
(p) Disaffiliation
means a Subsidiarys or Affiliates ceasing to be a Subsidiary or Affiliate for
any reason (including, without limitation, as a result of a public offering, or
a spinoff or sale by the Company, of the stock of the Subsidiary or Affiliate)
or a sale of a division of the Company and its Affiliates.
(q) EBITA
means for any period, operating profit (loss) plus (i) amortization,
including goodwill impairment, (ii) amortization of non-cash distribution
and marketing expense and non-cash compensation expense, (iii) restructuring
charges, (iv) non-cash write-downs of assets or goodwill, (v) charges
relating to disposal of lines of business, (vi) litigation settlement
amounts and (vii) costs incurred for proposed and completed acquisitions.
(r) EBITDA
means for any period, operating profit (loss) plus (i) depreciation and
amortization, including goodwill impairment, (ii) amortization of non-cash
distribution and marketing expense and non-cash compensation expense, (iii) restructuring
charges, (iv) non-cash write-downs of assets or goodwill, (v) charges
relating to disposal of lines of business, (vi) litigation settlement
amounts and (vii) costs incurred for proposed and completed acquisitions.
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(s) Eligible
Individuals means directors, officers, employees and consultants of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and prospective employees and
consultants who have accepted offers of employment or consultancy from the Company
or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
(t) Employee
Matters Agreement means the Employee Matters Agreement by and among IAC,
Ticketmaster, Interval Leisure Group, Inc., HSN, Inc. and Tree.com, Inc.
(u) Exchange
Act means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to
time, and any successor thereto.
(v) Fair
Market Value means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the
closing price of a share of Common Stock on the Applicable Exchange on the date
of measurement, or if Shares were not traded on the Applicable Exchange on such
measurement date, then on the next preceding date on which Shares were traded,
all as reported by such source as the Committee may select. If the Common Stock is not listed on a
national securities exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the
Committee in its good faith discretion, taking into account, to the extent
appropriate, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
(w) Free-Standing
SAR has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
(x) Grant
Date means (i) the date on which the Committee by resolution selects
an Eligible Individual to receive a grant of an Award and determines the number
of Shares to be subject to such Award or the formula for earning a number of
shares or cash amount, (ii) such later date as the Committee shall provide
in such resolution or (iii) the initial date on which an Adjusted Award
was granted under the IAC Long Term Incentive Plan.
(y) Group
shall have the meaning given in Section 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of
the Exchange Act.
(z) IAC
means IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation.
(aa) Incentive
Stock Option means any Option that is designated in the applicable Award
Agreement as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422
of the Code, and that in fact so qualifies.
(bb) Individual
Agreement means an employment, consulting or similar agreement between a
Participant and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
(cc) Nasdaq
means the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. Automated Quotation
System.
(dd) Nonqualified
Option means any Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.
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(ee) Option
means an Award granted under Section 5.
(ff) Participant
means an Eligible Individual to whom an Award is or has been granted.
(gg) Performance
Goals means the performance goals established by the Committee in
connection with the grant of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Bonus
Awards or other stock-based awards. In
the case of Qualified-Performance Based Awards, (i) such goals shall be
based on the attainment of one or any combination of the following: specified levels of earnings per share from
continuing operations, net profit after tax, EBITDA, EBITA, gross profit, cash
generation, unit volume, market share, sales, asset quality, earnings per
share, operating income, revenues, return on assets, return on operating
assets, return on equity, profits, total stockholder return (measured in terms
of stock price appreciation and/or dividend growth), cost saving levels,
marketing-spending efficiency, core non-interest income, change in working
capital, return on capital, and/or stock price, with respect to the Company or
any Subsidiary, Affiliate, division or department of the Company and (ii) such
Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period
prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code and related regulations. Such Performance Goals also may be based upon
the attaining of specified levels of Company, Subsidiary, Affiliate or
divisional performance under one or more of the measures described above
relative to the performance of other entities, divisions or subsidiaries.
(hh) Plan
means this Tree.com, Inc. 2008 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, as set
forth herein and as hereafter amended from time to time.
(ii) Plan
Year means the calendar year or, with respect to Bonus Awards, the
Companys fiscal year if different.
(jj) Qualified
Performance-Based Award means an Award intended to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption,
as provided in Section 11.
(kk) Restricted
Stock means an Award granted under Section 6.
(ll) Restricted
Stock Units means an Award granted under Section 7.
(mm) Resulting
Voting Power shall mean the outstanding combined voting power of the then
outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of
directors (or equivalent governing body, if applicable) of the entity resulting
from a Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as
a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of
the Companys assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries).
(nn) Retirement
means retirement from active employment with the Company, a Subsidiary or
Affiliate at or after the Participants attainment of age 65.
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(oo) Section 162(m) Exemption
means the exemption from the limitation on deductibility imposed by Section 162(m) of
the Code that is set forth in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.
(pp) Separation
has the meaning set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement.
(qq) Share
means a share of Common Stock.
(rr) Stock
Appreciation Right has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
(ss) Subsidiary
means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or
other entity during any period in which at least a 50% voting or profits
interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any successor to
the Company.
(tt) Tandem
SAR has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).
(uu) Term
means the maximum period during which an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may
remain outstanding, subject to earlier termination upon Termination of Employment
or otherwise, as specified in the applicable Award Agreement.
(vv) Termination
of Employment means the termination of the applicable Participants
employment with, or performance of services for, the Company and any of its
Subsidiaries or Affiliates. Unless
otherwise determined by the Committee, if a Participants employment with, or
membership on a board of directors of the Company and its Affiliates terminates
but such Participant continues to provide services to the Company and its
Affiliates in a non-employee director capacity or as an employee, as applicable,
such change in status shall not be deemed a Termination of Employment. A Participant employed by, or performing
services for, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate or a division of the Company and its
Affiliates shall be deemed to incur a Termination of Employment if, as a result
of a Disaffiliation, such Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division ceases to be a Subsidiary,
Affiliate or division, as the case may be, and the Participant does not
immediately thereafter become an employee of (or service provider for), or
member of the board of directors of, the Company or another Subsidiary or
Affiliate. Temporary absences from
employment because of illness, vacation or leave of absence and transfers among
the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall not be considered
Terminations of Employment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award that
constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A
of the Code, Termination of Employment shall mean a separation from service
as defined under Section 409A of the Code.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Separation shall not constitute a
Termination of Employment for purposes of any Adjusted Award.
Section 2. Administration
(a) Committee. The Plan shall be administered by the
Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee of the Board as the
Board may from time to time designate (the Committee), which shall be
composed of not less than two directors, and shall
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be appointed by and serve at the
pleasure of the Board. The Committee
shall, subject to Section 11, have plenary authority to grant Awards
pursuant to the terms of the Plan to Eligible Individuals. Among other things, the Committee shall have
the authority, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and the Employee
Matters Agreement (including the original terms of the grant of the Adjusted
Award):
(i) to select the Eligible Individuals
to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;
(ii) to determine whether and to what
extent Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Options, Stock Appreciation
Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, other stock-based awards, or
any combination thereof, are to be granted hereunder;
(iii) to determine the number of Shares to
be covered by each Award granted hereunder;
(iv) to determine the terms and conditions
of each Award granted hereunder, based on such factors as the Committee shall
determine;
(v) subject to Section 12, to
modify, amend or adjust the terms and conditions of any Award;
(vi) to adopt, alter and repeal such
administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall
from time to time deem advisable;
(vii) subject to Section 11, to
accelerate the vesting or lapse of restrictions of any outstanding Award, based
in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion
determines;
(viii) to interpret the terms and provisions of
the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any agreement relating
thereto);
(ix) to establish any blackout period
that the Committee in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable;
(x) to determine whether, to what
extent, and under what circumstances cash, Shares, and other property and other
amounts payable with respect to an Award under this Plan shall be deferred
either automatically or at the election of the Participant;
(xi) to decide all other matters that must
be determined in connection with an Award; and
(xii) to otherwise administer the Plan.
(b) Procedures.
(i) The
Committee may act only by a majority of its members then in office, except that
the Committee may, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the
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standards of the Applicable Exchange and subject to Section 11,
allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or
more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities
and powers to any person or persons selected by it.
(ii) Subject
to Section 11(c), any authority granted to the Committee may also be
exercised by the full Board. To the
extent that any permitted action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken
by the Committee, the Board action shall control.
(c) Discretion of Committee. Subject to Section 1(h), any
determination made by the Committee or by an appropriately delegated officer
pursuant to delegated authority under the provisions of the Plan with respect
to any Award shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee or such
delegate at the time of the grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of
any express term of the Plan, at any time thereafter. All decisions made by the Committee or any
appropriately delegated officer pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be
final and binding on all persons, including the Company, Participants, and
Eligible Individuals.
(d) Award Agreements. The terms and conditions of each Award, as determined
by the Committee, shall be set forth in an Award Agreement, which shall be
delivered to the Participant receiving such Award upon, or as promptly as is
reasonably practicable following, the grant of such Award. The effectiveness of an Award shall not be
subject to the Award Agreements being signed by the Company and/or the
Participant receiving the Award unless specifically so provided in the Award
Agreement. Award Agreements may be
amended only in accordance with Section 12 hereof.
Section 3.
Common Stock Subject to Plan
(a) Plan Maximums. The maximum number of Shares that may be
delivered pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be the sum of (a) the
number of Shares that may be issuable upon exercise or vesting of the Adjusted
Awards and (b) 2,200,000. The
maximum number of Shares that may be granted pursuant to Options intended to be
Incentive Stock Options shall be 1,466,666 Shares. Shares subject to an Award under the Plan may
be authorized and unissued Shares or may be treasury Shares.
(b) Individual Limits. No Participant may be granted Awards covering
in excess of 1,466,666 Shares during the term of the Plan; provided that
Adjusted Awards shall not be subject to this limitation.
(c) Rules for Calculating Shares
Delivered.
(i) With
respect to Awards other than Adjusted Awards, to the extent that any Award is
forfeited, or any Option and the related Tandem SAR (if any) or Free-Standing
SAR terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised, or any Award is
settled for cash, the Shares subject to such Awards not delivered as a result
thereof shall again be available for Awards under the Plan.
(ii) With
respect to Awards other than Adjusted Awards, if the exercise price of any
Option and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to any Award are
satisfied by delivering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or by
attestation), only the number
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of Shares issued net of the Shares delivered or attested to shall be
deemed delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in Section 3(a). To the extent any Shares subject to an Award
are withheld to satisfy the exercise price (in the case of an Option) and/or
the tax withholding obligations relating to such Award, such Shares shall not
be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in Section 3(a).
(d) Adjustment Provision. In the event of a merger, consolidation,
acquisition of property or shares, stock rights offering, liquidation,
Disaffiliation, or similar event affecting the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries (each, a Corporate Transaction), the Committee or the
Board may in its discretion make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems
appropriate and equitable to (i) the aggregate number and kind of Shares
or other securities reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, (ii) the
various maximum limitations set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) upon
certain types of Awards and upon the grants to individuals of certain types of
Awards, (iii) the number and kind of Shares or other securities subject to
outstanding Awards; and (iv) the exercise price of outstanding Options and
Stock Appreciation Rights. In the event
of a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, separation, spinoff, reorganization,
extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, share combination, or
recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the
Company (each, a Share Change), the Committee or the Board shall make
such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to (i) the
aggregate number and kind of Shares or other securities reserved for issuance
and delivery under the Plan, (ii) the various maximum limitations set
forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) upon certain types of Awards and upon
the grants to individuals of certain types of Awards, (iii) the number and
kind of Shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards; and (iv) the
exercise price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights. In the case of Corporate Transactions, such
adjustments may include, without limitation, (1) the cancellation of outstanding
Awards in exchange for payments of cash, property or a combination thereof
having an aggregate value equal to the value of such Awards, as determined by
the Committee or the Board in its sole discretion (it being understood that in
the case of a Corporate Transaction with respect to which stockholders of
Common Stock receive consideration other than publicly traded equity securities
of the ultimate surviving entity, any such determination by the Committee that
the value of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall for this purpose be
deemed to equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration being
paid for each Share pursuant to such Corporate Transaction over the exercise
price of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall conclusively be deemed
valid); (2) the substitution of other property (including, without
limitation, cash or other securities of the Company and securities of entities
other than the Company) for the Shares subject to outstanding Awards; and (3) in
connection with any Disaffiliation, arranging for the assumption of Awards, or
replacement of Awards with new awards based on other property or other securities
(including, without limitation, other securities of the Company and securities
of entities other than the Company), by the affected Subsidiary, Affiliate, or
division or by the entity that controls such Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division
following such Disaffiliation (as well as any corresponding adjustments to
Awards that remain based upon Company securities). The Committee may adjust in its sole
discretion the Performance Goals applicable to any Awards to reflect any Share
Change and any Corporate Transaction and any unusual or non-recurring events
and other extraordinary items, impact of charges for restructurings,
discontinued operations, and the cumulative effects of accounting or tax
changes, each as defined by generally accepted accounting principles or as
identified in the Companys financial statements, notes to the financial
statements, managements discussion and analysis or
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the Companys other SEC filings,
provided that in the case of Performance Goals applicable to any
Qualified Performance-Based Awards, such adjustment does not violate Section 162(m) of
the Code. Any adjustment under this Section 3(d) need
not be the same for all Participants.
(e) Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing: (i) any adjustments made pursuant to Section 3(d) to
Awards that are considered deferred compensation within the meaning of Section 409A
of the Code shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A
of the Code; (ii) any adjustments made pursuant to Section 3(d) to
Awards that are not considered deferred compensation subject to Section 409A
of the Code shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such
adjustment, the Awards either (A) continue not to be subject to Section 409A
of the Code or (B) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of
the Code; and (iii) in any event, neither the Committee nor the Board
shall have the authority to make any adjustments pursuant to Section 3(d) to
the extent the existence of such authority would cause an Award that is not
intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code at the Grant Date to be
subject thereto as of the Grant Date.
Section 4. Eligibility
Awards may be granted under the Plan to Eligible Individuals
and, with respect to Adjusted Awards, in accordance with the terms of the
Employee Matters Agreement; provided, however, that Incentive
Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company and its
subsidiaries or parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of
the Code) and, with respect to Adjusted Awards that are intended to qualify as
incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 421 of the Code, in
accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement.
Section 5. Options and Stock Appreciation Rights
With respect to Adjusted Awards, the provisions
below will be applicable only to the extent that they are not inconsistent with
the Employee Matters Agreement and the terms of the Adjusted Award assumed
under the Employee Matters Agreement:
(a) Types
of Options. Options may be of two
types: Incentive Stock Options and
Non-qualified Options. The Award
Agreement for an Option shall indicate whether the Option is intended to be an
Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Option.
(b) Types
and Nature of Stock Appreciation Rights.
Stock Appreciation Rights may be Tandem SARs, which are granted in
conjunction with an Option, or Free-Standing SARs, which are not granted in
conjunction with an Option. Upon the
exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant shall be entitled to
receive an amount in cash, Shares, or both, in value equal to the product of (i) the
excess of the Fair Market Value of one Share over the exercise price of the
applicable Stock Appreciation Right, multiplied by (ii) the number of
Shares in respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right has been
exercised. The applicable Award
Agreement shall specify whether such payment is to be made in cash or Common
Stock or both, or shall reserve to the Committee or the Participant the right
to make that determination prior to or upon the exercise of the Stock
Appreciation Right.
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(c) Tandem
SARs. A Tandem SAR may be granted at
the Grant Date of the related Option. A Tandem
SAR shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the
related Option is exercisable in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5,
and shall have the same exercise price as the related Option. A Tandem SAR shall terminate or be forfeited
upon the exercise or forfeiture of the related Option, and the related Option
shall terminate or be forfeited upon the exercise or forfeiture of the Tandem
SAR.
(d) Exercise
Price. The exercise price per Share
subject to an Option or Free-Standing SAR shall be determined by the Committee
and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and shall not be less than the
Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock on the applicable Grant
Date. In no event may any Option or Free-Standing
SAR granted under this Plan be amended, other than pursuant to Section 3(d),
to decrease the exercise price thereof, be cancelled in conjunction with the
grant of any new Option or Free-Standing SAR with a lower exercise price or
otherwise be subject to any action that would be treated, for accounting
purposes, as a repricing of such Option or Free-Standing SAR, unless such
amendment, cancellation, or action is approved by the Companys stockholders.
(e) Term. The Term of each Option and each Free-Standing
SAR shall be fixed by the Committee, but shall not exceed ten years from the
Grant Date.
(f) Vesting
and Exercisability. Except as
otherwise provided herein, Options and Free-Standing SARs shall be exercisable
at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be
determined by the Committee. If the
Committee provides that any Option or Free-Standing SAR will become exercisable
only in installments, the Committee may at any time waive such installment
exercise provisions, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the
Committee may determine. In addition,
the Committee may at any time accelerate the exercisability of any Option or
Free-Standing SAR.
(g) Method
of Exercise. Subject to the
provisions of this Section 5, Options and Free-Standing SARs may be
exercised, in whole or in part, at any time during the applicable Term by
giving written notice of exercise to the Company or through the procedures
established with the Companys appointed third-party Option administrator specifying
the number of Shares as to which the Option or Free-Standing SAR is being
exercised; provided, however, that, unless otherwise permitted by
the Committee, any such exercise must be with respect to a portion of the
applicable Option or Free-Standing SAR relating to no less than the lesser of
the number of Shares then subject to such Option or Free-Standing SAR or 100
Shares. In the case of the exercise of
an Option, such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase
price (which shall equal the product of such number of Shares multiplied by the
applicable exercise price) by certified or bank check or such other instrument
as the Company may accept. If approved
by the Committee, payment, in full or in part, may also be made as follows:
(i) Payments may be made in the form of
unrestricted Shares (by delivery of such Shares or by attestation) of the same
class as the Common Stock
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subject to the Option
already owned by the Participant (based on the Fair Market Value of the Common
Stock on the date the Option is exercised); provided, however,
that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the right to make a payment in
the form of already owned Shares of the same class as the Common Stock subject
to the Option may be authorized only at the time the Option is granted.
(ii) To the extent permitted by applicable
law, payment may be made by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to
the Company, together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to
deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary
to pay the purchase price, and, if requested, the amount of any federal, state,
local or foreign withholding taxes. To
facilitate the foregoing, the Company may, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with one or
more brokerage firms. To the extent
permitted by applicable law, the Committee may also provide for Company loans
to be made for purposes of the exercise of Options.
(iii) Payment may be made by instructing the
Company to withhold a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value (based on the
Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the applicable Option is
exercised) equal to the product of (A) the exercise price multiplied by (B) the
number of Shares in respect of which the Option shall have been exercised.
(h) Delivery;
Rights of Stockholders. No Shares
shall be delivered pursuant to the exercise of an Option until the exercise
price therefor has been fully paid and applicable taxes have been
withheld. The applicable Participant
shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company holding the class
or series of Common Stock that is subject to the Option or Stock Appreciation
Right (including, if applicable, the right to vote the applicable Shares and
the right to receive dividends), when the Participant (i) has given
written notice of exercise, (ii) if requested, has given the
representation described in Section 14(a), and (iii) in the case of
an Option, has paid in full for such Shares.
(i) Terminations
of Employment. Subject to Section 10,
a Participants Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be forfeited upon such
Participants Termination of Employment, except as set forth below:
(i) Upon a Participants Termination of
Employment by reason of death, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by
the Participant that was exercisable immediately before the Termination of
Employment may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the first
anniversary of the date of such death and (B) the expiration of the Term
thereof;
(ii) Upon a Participants Termination of
Employment by reason of Disability or Retirement, any Option or Stock
Appreciation Right held by the Participant that was exercisable immediately
before the Termination of Employment may be exercised at any time until the
earlier of (A) the first anniversary of such Termination of Employment and
(B) the expiration of the Term thereof;
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(iii) Upon a Participants Termination of
Employment for Cause, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the
Participant shall be forfeited, effective as of such Termination of Employment;
(iv) Upon a Participants Termination of
Employment for any reason other than death, Disability, Retirement or for
Cause, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant that was
exercisable immediately before the Termination of Employment may be exercised
at any time until the earlier of (A) the 90th day following such
Termination of Employment and (B) expiration of the Term thereof; and
(v) Notwithstanding the above provisions
of this Section 5(i), if a Participant dies after such Participants
Termination of Employment but while any Option or Stock Appreciation Right
remains exercisable as set forth above, such Option or Stock Appreciation Right
may be exercised at any time until the later of (A) the earlier of (1) the
first anniversary of the date of such death and (2) expiration of the Term
thereof and (B) the last date on which such Option or Stock Appreciation
Right would have been exercisable, absent this Section 5(i)(v).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall
have the power, in its discretion, to apply different rules concerning the
consequences of a Termination of Employment; provided, however,
that if such rules are less favorable to the Participant than those set
forth above, such rules are set forth in the applicable Award
Agreement. If an Incentive Stock Option
is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for
purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Option will thereafter be
treated as a Nonqualified Option.
(j) Nontransferability
of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.
No Option or Free-Standing SAR shall be transferable by a Participant
other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) in
the case of a Nonqualified Option or Free-Standing SAR, pursuant to a qualified
domestic relations order or as otherwise expressly permitted by the Committee
including, if so permitted, pursuant to a transfer to the Participants family
members or to a charitable organization, whether directly or indirectly or by
means of a trust or partnership or otherwise.
For purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee,
family member shall have the meaning given to such term in General
Instructions A.1(a)(5) to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and any successor thereto. A
Tandem SAR shall be transferable only with the related Option as permitted by
the preceding sentence. Any Option or
Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable, subject to the terms of this
Plan, only by the applicable Participant, the guardian or legal representative
of such Participant, or any person to whom such Option or Stock Appreciation
Right is permissibly transferred pursuant to this Section 5(j), it being
understood that the term Participant includes such guardian, legal
representative and other transferee; provided, however, that the
term Termination of Employment shall continue to refer to the Termination of
Employment of the original Participant.
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Section 6. Restricted Stock
With respect to Adjusted Awards, the provisions
below will be applicable only to the extent that they are not inconsistent with
the Employee Matters Agreement and the terms of the Adjusted Award assumed
under the Employee Matters Agreement:
(a) Nature
of Awards and Certificates. Shares
of Restricted Stock are actual Shares issued to a Participant, and shall be
evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including
book-entry registration or issuance of one or more stock certificates. Any certificate issued in respect of Shares
of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the applicable
Participant and, in the case of Restricted Stock, shall bear an appropriate
legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such
Award, substantially in the following form:
The transferability of this certificate and the
shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions
(including forfeiture) of the Tree.com, Inc. 2008 Stock and Annual
Incentive Plan and an Award Agreement.
Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file at the offices of Tree.com, Inc.,
11115 Rushmore Drive, Charlotte, NC 28277.
The Committee may require that the certificates
evidencing such shares be held in custody by the Company until the restrictions
thereon shall have lapsed and that, as a condition of any Award of Restricted
Stock, the applicable Participant shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed
in blank, relating to the Common Stock covered by such Award.
(b) Terms
and Conditions. Shares of Restricted
Stock shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) The Committee shall, prior to or at
the time of grant, condition the vesting or transferability of an Award of
Restricted Stock upon the continued service of the applicable Participant or
the attainment of Performance Goals, or the attainment of Performance Goals and
the continued service of the applicable Participant. In the event that the Committee conditions
the grant or vesting of an Award of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of
Performance Goals or the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued
service of the applicable Participant, the Committee may, prior to or at the
time of grant, designate such an Award as a Qualified Performance-Based
Award. The conditions for grant, vesting,
or transferability and the other provisions of Restricted Stock Awards (including
without limitation any Performance Goals) need not be the same with respect to
each Participant.
(ii) Subject to the provisions of the Plan
and the applicable Award Agreement, during the period, if any, set by the
Committee, commencing with the date of such Restricted Stock Award for which
such vesting restrictions apply and until the expiration of such vesting
restrictions (the Restriction Period), the
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Participant shall not be
permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber Shares of Restricted
Stock.
(iii) Except as provided in this Section 6
and in the applicable Award Agreement, the applicable Participant shall have,
with respect to the Shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a
stockholder of the Company holding the class or series of Common Stock that is
the subject of the Restricted Stock, including, if applicable, the right to
vote the Shares and the right to receive any cash dividends. If so determined by the Committee in the
applicable Award Agreement and subject to Section 14(e), (A) cash
dividends on the class or series of Common Stock that is the subject of the
Restricted Stock Award shall be automatically deferred and reinvested in
additional Restricted Stock, held subject to the vesting of the underlying
Restricted Stock, and (B) subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 3(d),
dividends payable in Common Stock shall be paid in the form of Restricted Stock
of the same class as the Common Stock with which such dividend was paid, held
subject to the vesting of the underlying Restricted Stock.
(iv) Except as otherwise set forth in the
applicable Award Agreement, upon a Participants Termination of Employment for
any reason during the Restriction Period, all Shares of Restricted Stock still
subject to restriction shall be forfeited by such Participant; provided,
however, that subject to Section 11(b), the Committee shall have
the discretion to waive, in whole or in part, any or all remaining restrictions
with respect to any or all of such Participants Shares of Restricted Stock.
(v) If and when any applicable
Performance Goals are satisfied and the Restriction Period expires without a
prior forfeiture of the Shares of Restricted Stock for which legended
certificates have been issued, unlegended certificates for such Shares shall be
delivered to the Participant upon surrender of the legended certificates.
Section 7. Restricted Stock Units
With respect to Adjusted Awards, the provisions
below will be applicable only to the extent that they are not inconsistent with
the Employee Matters Agreement and the terms of the Adjusted Award assumed
under the Employee Matters Agreement:
(a) Nature
of Awards. Restricted Stock Units
are Awards denominated in Shares that will be settled, subject to the terms and
conditions of the Restricted Stock Units, in an amount in cash, Shares or both,
based upon the Fair Market Value of a specified number of Shares.
(b) Terms
and Conditions. Restricted Stock
Units shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(i) The Committee shall, prior to or at
the time of grant, condition the grant, vesting, or transferability of
Restricted Stock Units upon the continued service of the applicable Participant
or the attainment of Performance Goals, or the
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attainment of Performance
Goals and the continued service of the applicable Participant. In the event that the Committee conditions
the grant or vesting of Restricted Stock Units upon the attainment of
Performance Goals or the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service
of the applicable Participant, the Committee may, prior to or at the time of
grant, designate such Awards as Qualified Performance-Based Awards. The conditions for grant, vesting or transferability
and the other provisions of Restricted Stock Units (including without limitation
any Performance Goals) need not be the same with respect to each
Participant. An Award of Restricted
Stock Units shall be settled as and when the Restricted Stock Units vest or at
a later time specified by the Committee or in accordance with an election of
the Participant, if the Committee so permits.
(ii) Subject to the provisions of the Plan
and the applicable Award Agreement, during the period, if any, set by the
Committee, commencing with the date of such Restricted Stock Units for which
such vesting restrictions apply and until the expiration of such vesting
restrictions (the Restriction Period), the Participant shall not be
permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber Restricted
Stock Units.
(iii) The Award Agreement for Restricted
Stock Units shall specify whether, to what extent and on what terms and
conditions the applicable Participant shall be entitled to receive current or
deferred payments of cash, Common Stock or other property corresponding to the
dividends payable on the Common Stock (subject to Section 14(e) below).
(iv) Except as otherwise set forth in the
applicable Award Agreement, upon a Participants Termination of Employment for
any reason during the Restriction Period, all Restricted Stock Units still
subject to restriction shall be forfeited by such Participant; provided,
however, that subject to Section 11(b), the Committee shall have
the discretion to waive, in whole or in part, any or all remaining restrictions
with respect to any or all of such Participants Restricted Stock Units.
Section 8. Other Stock-Based Awards
Other Awards of Common Stock and other Awards that
are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based upon or
settled in, Common Stock, including (without limitation), unrestricted stock,
performance units, dividend equivalents, and convertible debentures, may be
granted under the Plan.
Section 9. Bonus Awards
(a) Determination of Awards. The Committee shall determine the total
amount of Bonus Awards for each Plan Year or such shorter performance period as
the Committee may establish in its sole discretion. Prior to the beginning of the Plan Year or
such shorter performance period as the Committee may establish in its sole
discretion (or such later date as may be prescribed by the Internal Revenue
Service under Section 162(m) of the Code), the
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Committee shall establish
Performance Goals for Bonus Awards for the Plan Year or such shorter period; provided,
that such Performance Goals may be established at a later date for Participants
who are not covered employees (within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of
the Code). Bonus amounts payable to any
individual Participant with respect to a Plan Year will be limited to a maximum
of $10 million. For performance periods
that are shorter than a Plan Year, such $10 million maximum may be prorated if
so determined by the Committee.
(b) Payment of Awards. Bonus Awards under the Plan shall be paid in
cash or in shares of Common Stock (valued at Fair Market Value as of the date
of payment) as determined by the Committee, as soon as practicable following
the close of the Plan Year or such shorter performance period as the Committee
may establish. It is intended that a
Bonus Award will be paid no later than the fifteenth (15th) day of the third
month following the later of: (i) the
end of the Participants taxable year in which the requirements for such Bonus
Award have been satisfied by the Participant or (ii) the end of the
Companys fiscal year in which the requirements for such Bonus Award have been
satisfied by the Participant. The
Committee may at its option establish procedures pursuant to which Participants
are permitted to defer the receipt of Bonus Awards payable hereunder. The Bonus Award for any Plan Year or such
shorter performance period to any Participant may be reduced or eliminated by
the Committee in its discretion.
Section 10. Change in Control Provisions
(a) Adjusted Awards. With respect to all Adjusted Awards, subject
to paragraph (e) of this Section 10, unless otherwise provided in the
applicable Award Agreement, notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to
the contrary, upon a Participants Termination of Employment, during the
two-year period following a Change in Control, by the Company other than for
Cause or Disability or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined below):
(i) any Options outstanding as of such
Termination of Employment which were outstanding as of the date of such Change
in Control shall be fully exercisable and vested and shall remain exercisable
until the later of (i) the last date on which such Option would be
exercisable in the absence of this Section 10(a) and (ii) the
earlier of (A) the first anniversary of such Change in Control and (B) expiration
of the Term of such Option;
(ii) the restrictions and deferral
limitations applicable to any Restricted Stock shall lapse, and such Restricted
Stock outstanding as of such Termination of Employment which were outstanding
as of the date of such Change in Control shall become free of all restrictions
and become fully vested and transferable; and
(iii) all Restricted Stock Units outstanding
as of such Termination of Employment which were outstanding as of the date of
such Change in Control shall be considered to be earned and payable in full,
and any restrictions shall lapse and such Restricted Stock Units shall be
settled as promptly as is practicable in (subject to Section 3(d)) the
form set forth in the applicable Award Agreement.
(b) Impact of Event on Awards other
than Adjusted Awards. Subject to paragraph
(e) of this Section 10, and paragraph (d) of Section 12,
unless otherwise provided in any
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applicable Award Agreement and
except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of this Section 10, in
connection with a Change of Control, the Committee may make such adjustments
and/or settlements of outstanding Awards as it deems appropriate and consistent
with the Plans purposes, including, without limitation, the acceleration of
vesting of Awards either upon a Change of Control or upon various terminations
of employment following a Change of Control.
The Committee may provide for such adjustments as a term of the Award or
may make such adjustments following the granting of the Award.
(c) Definition of Change in Control. For purposes of the Plan, unless otherwise
provided in an option agreement or other agreement relating to an Award, a
Change in Control shall mean the happening of any of the following events:
(i) The acquisition by any individual,
entity or Group (a Person), other than the Company, of Beneficial
Ownership of equity securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the
voting power of the then outstanding equity securities of the Company entitled
to vote generally in the election of directors (the Outstanding Company
Voting Securities); provided, however, that any acquisition
that would constitute a Change in Control under this subsection (i) that
is also a Business Combination shall be determined exclusively under subsection
(iii) below; or
(ii) Individuals who, as of the Effective
Date, constitute the Board (the Incumbent Directors) cease for any
reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however,
that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date, whose
election, or nomination for election by the Companys stockholders, was approved
by a vote of at least a majority of the Incumbent Directors at such time shall
become an Incumbent Director, but excluding, for this purpose, any such
individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual
or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of
directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by
or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or
(iii) Consummation of a reorganization,
merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Company, the purchase of assets or stock of another entity,
or other similar corporate transaction (a Business Combination), in
each case, unless immediately following such Business Combination, (A) more
than 50% of the Resulting Voting Power shall reside in Outstanding Company
Voting Securities retained by the Companys stockholders in the Business
Combination and/or voting securities received by such stockholders in the Business
Combination on account of Outstanding Company Voting Securities, and (B) at
least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or equivalent
governing body, if applicable) of the entity resulting from such Business
Combination were Incumbent Directors at the time of the initial agreement, or
action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or
(iv) Approval by the stockholders of the
Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Separation shall not
constitute a Change in Control. For the
avoidance of doubt, with respect to Adjusted Awards, any reference in an Award
Agreement or
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the applicable IAC Long Term Incentive Plan to a
change in control, change of control or similar definition shall be deemed
to refer to a Change of Control hereunder.
(d) For purposes of this Section 10,
Good Reason means (i) Good Reason as defined in any Individual
Agreement or Award Agreement to which the applicable Participant is a party, or
(ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or if it does not define
Good Reason, without the Participants prior written consent: (A) a material reduction in the
Participants rate of annual base salary from the rate of annual base salary in
effect for such Participant immediately prior to the Change in Control, (B) a
relocation of the Participants principal place of business more than 35 miles
from the city in which such Participants principal place of business was
located immediately prior to the Change in Control or (C) a material and
demonstrable adverse change in the nature and scope of the Participants duties
from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control. In order to invoke a Termination of
Employment for Good Reason, a Participant shall provide written notice to the
Company of the existence of one or more of the conditions described in clauses (A) through
(C) within 90 days following the Participants knowledge of the initial
existence of such condition or conditions, and the Company shall have 30 days
following receipt of such written notice (the Cure Period) during
which it may remedy the condition. In
the event that the Company fails to remedy the condition constituting Good
Reason during the Cure Period, the Participant must terminate employment, if at
all, within 90 days following the Cure Period in order for such Termination of
Employment to constitute a Termination of Employment for Good Reason.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any
Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, this Section 10 shall
be applicable only to the extent specifically provided in the Award Agreement
and as permitted pursuant to Section 14(k).
Section 11. Qualified Performance-Based Awards; Section 16(b)xxx
(a) The provisions of this Plan are
intended to ensure that all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted
hereunder to any Participant who is or may be a covered employee (within the
meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code) in the tax year in which
such Option or Stock Appreciation Right is expected to be deductible to the Company
qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, and all such Awards shall
therefore be considered Qualified Performance-Based Awards and this Plan shall
be interpreted and operated consistent with that intention (including, without
limitation, to require that all such Awards be granted by a committee composed
solely of members who satisfy the requirements for being outside directors
for purposes of the Section 162(m) Exemption (Outside Directors)). When granting any Award other than an Option
or Stock Appreciation Right, the Committee may designate such Award as a
Qualified Performance-Based Award, based upon a determination that (i) the
recipient is or may be a covered employee (within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of
the Code) with respect to such Award, and (ii) the Committee wishes such
Award to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, and the terms of
any such Award (and of the grant thereof) shall be consistent with such
designation (including, without limitation, that all such Awards be granted by
a committee composed solely of Outside Directors).
(b) Each Qualified Performance-Based
Award (other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right) shall be earned,
vested and payable (as applicable) only upon the
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achievement of one or more
Performance Goals (as certified in writing by the Committee, except if compensation
is attributable solely to the increase in the value of the Common Stock),
together with the satisfaction of any other conditions, such as continued employment,
as the Committee may determine to be appropriate, and no Qualified
Performance-Based Award may be amended, nor may the Committee exercise any
discretionary authority it may otherwise have under this Plan with respect to a
Qualified Performance-Based Award under this Plan, in any manner that would
cause the Qualified Performance-Based Award to cease to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption;
provided, however, that (i) the Committee may provide,
either in connection with the grant of the applicable Award or by amendment
thereafter, that achievement of such Performance Goals will be waived upon the
death or Disability of the Participant or under any other circumstance with
respect to which the existence of such possible waiver will not cause the Award
to fail to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption as of the Grant
Date, and (ii) the provisions of Section 10 shall apply
notwithstanding this Section 11(b).
(c) The full Board shall not be permitted
to exercise authority granted to the Committee to the extent that the grant or
exercise of such authority would cause an Award designated as a Qualified
Performance-Based Award not to qualify for, or to cease to qualify for, the Section 162(m) Exemption.
(d) The provisions of this Plan are
intended to ensure that no transaction under the Plan is subject to (and not
exempt from) the short-swing recovery rules of Section 16(b) of
the Exchange Act (Section 16(b)).
Accordingly, the composition of the Committee shall be subject to such
limitations as the Board deems appropriate to permit transactions pursuant to
this Plan to be exempt (pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the
Exchange Act) from Section 16(b), and no delegation of authority by the
Committee shall be permitted if such delegation would cause any such
transaction to be subject to (and not exempt from) Section 16(b).
Section 12. Term, Amendment and Termination
(a) Effectiveness. The Plan shall be effective as of the date
(the Effective Date) it is adopted by the Board, subject to the
approval by the holders of at least a majority of the voting power represented
by outstanding capital stock of the Company that is entitled generally to vote
in the election of directors.
(b) Termination. The Plan will terminate on the tenth
anniversary of the Effective Date.
Awards outstanding as of such date shall not be affected or impaired by
the termination of the Plan.
(c) Amendment of Plan. The Board may amend, alter, or discontinue
the Plan, but no amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made which
would materially impair the rights of the Participant with respect to a
previously granted Award without such Participants consent, except such an
amendment made to comply with applicable law, including without limitation Section 409A
of the Code, stock exchange rules or accounting rules. In addition, no such amendment shall be made
without the approval of the Companys stockholders to the extent such approval
is required by applicable law or the listing standards of the Applicable Exchange.
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(d) Amendment of Awards. Subject to Section 5(d), the Committee
may unilaterally amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, but no such
amendment shall cause a Qualified Performance-Based Award to cease to qualify
for the Section 162(m) Exemption or without the Participants consent
materially impair the rights of any Participant with respect to an Award,
except such an amendment made to cause the Plan or Award to comply with
applicable law, stock exchange rules or accounting rules.
Section 13. Unfunded Status of Plan
It is presently intended that the Plan constitute an
unfunded plan for incentive and deferred compensation. The Committee may authorize the creation of
trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to
deliver Common Stock or make payments; provided, however, that
unless the Committee otherwise determines, the existence of such trusts or
other arrangements is consistent with the unfunded status of the Plan.
Section 14. General Provisions
(a) Conditions for Issuance. The Committee may require each person purchasing
or receiving Shares pursuant to an Award to represent to and agree with the
Company in writing that such person is acquiring the Shares without a view to
the distribution thereof. The certificates
for such Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to
reflect any restrictions on transfer.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or agreements made
pursuant thereto, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any
certificate or certificates for Shares under the Plan prior to fulfillment of
all of the following conditions: (i) listing
or approval for listing upon notice of issuance, of such Shares on the Applicable
Exchange; (ii) any registration or other qualification of such Shares of
the Company under any state or federal law or regulation, or the maintaining in
effect of any such registration or other qualification which the Committee
shall, in its absolute discretion upon the advice of counsel, deem necessary or
advisable; and (iii) obtaining any other consent, approval, or permit from
any state or federal governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its
absolute discretion after receiving the advice of counsel, determine to be
necessary or advisable.
(b) Additional Compensation
Arrangements. Nothing contained in
the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate from adopting
other or additional compensation arrangements for its employees.
(c) No Contract of Employment. The Plan shall not constitute a contract of
employment, and adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any employee any
right to continued employment, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right
of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the employment of
any employee at any time.
(d) Required Taxes. No later than the date as of which an amount
first becomes includible in the gross income of a Participant for federal,
state, local or foreign income or employment or other tax purposes with respect
to any Award under the Plan, such Participant shall pay to the Company, or make
arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any federal,
state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with
respect to such amount. If determined by
the Company, withholding obligations may be
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settled with Common Stock,
including Common Stock that is part of the Award that gives rise to the
withholding requirement. The obligations
of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or
arrangements, and the Company and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted
by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due
to such Participant. The Committee may
establish such procedures as it deems appropriate, including making irrevocable
elections, for the settlement of withholding obligations with Common Stock.
(e) Limitation on Dividend
Reinvestment and Dividend Equivalents.
Reinvestment of dividends in additional Restricted Stock at the time of
any dividend payment, and the payment of Shares with respect to dividends to
Participants holding Awards of Restricted Stock Units, shall only be
permissible if sufficient Shares are available under Section 3 for such
reinvestment or payment (taking into account then outstanding Awards). In the event that sufficient Shares are not
available for such reinvestment or payment, such reinvestment or payment shall
be made in the form of a grant of Restricted Stock Units equal in number to the
Shares that would have been obtained by such payment or reinvestment, the terms
of which Restricted Stock Units shall provide for settlement in cash and for
dividend equivalent reinvestment in further Restricted Stock Units on the terms
contemplated by this Section 14(e).
(f) Designation of Death Beneficiary. The Committee shall establish such procedures
as it deems appropriate for a Participant to designate a beneficiary to whom
any amounts payable in the event of such Participants death are to be paid or
by whom any rights of such eligible Individual, after such Participants death,
may be exercised.
(g) Subsidiary Employees. In the case of a grant of an Award to any employee
of a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company may, if the Committee so directs,
issue or transfer the Shares, if any, covered by the Award to the Subsidiary,
for such lawful consideration as the Committee may specify, upon the condition
or understanding that the Subsidiary will transfer the Shares to the employee
in accordance with the terms of the Award specified by the Committee pursuant
to the provisions of the Plan. All
Shares underlying Awards that are forfeited or canceled should revert to the
Company.
(h) Governing Law and Interpretation. The Plan and all Awards made and actions
taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of
laws. The captions of this Plan are not
part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.
(i) Non-Transferability. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5(j) or
by the Committee, Awards under the Plan are not transferable except by will or
by laws of descent and distribution.
(j) Foreign Employees and Foreign Law
Considerations. The Committee may
grant Awards to Eligible Individuals who are foreign nationals, who are located
outside the United States or who are not compensated from a payroll maintained
in the United States, or who are otherwise subject to (or could cause the
Company to be subject to) legal or regulatory provisions of countries or
jurisdictions outside the United States, on such terms and conditions different
from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be
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necessary or desirable to foster
and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and, in furtherance of
such purposes, the Committee may make such modifications, amendments, procedures,
or subplans as may be necessary or advisable to comply with such legal or
regulatory provisions.
(k) Section 409A of the Code. It is the intention of the Company that no
Award shall be deferred compensation subject to Section 409A of the
Code, unless and to the extent that the Committee specifically determines
otherwise as provided in the immediately following sentence, and the Plan and
the terms and conditions of all Awards shall be interpreted accordingly. The terms and conditions governing any Awards
that the Committee determines will be subject to Section 409A of the Code,
including any rules for elective or mandatory deferral of the delivery of
cash or Shares pursuant thereto and any rules regarding treatment of such
Awards in the event of a Change in Control, shall be set forth in the
applicable Award Agreement, and shall comply in all respects with Section 409A
of the Code. Notwithstanding any other
provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Award that
constitutes a nonqualified deferred compensation plan subject to Section 409A
of the Code, any payments (whether in cash, Shares or other property) to be
made with respect to the Award upon the Participants Termination of Employment
shall be delayed until the first day of the seventh month following the
Participants Termination of Employment if the Participant is a specified
employee within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.
(l) Employee Matters Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the
contrary, to the extent that the terms of this Plan are inconsistent with the
terms of an Adjusted Award, the terms of the Adjusted Award shall be governed
by the Employee Matters Agreement, the applicable IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan
and the award agreement entered into thereunder.
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