SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D/A
(Rule 13d-101)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
§ 240.13d-1(a)
(Amendment No. 14)*
CLEARWIRE CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
Class A Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
18538Q 105
(CUSIP Number)
Michael J. Egan
King & Spalding LLP
1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
(404) 572-4600
(Name, address and telephone number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
Gary D. Friedman
Friedman Kaplan Seiler & Adelman LLP
7 Times Square, 28th Floor
New York, New York 10036
October 13, 2012
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box: ¨
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See § 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
(Continued on following pages)
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(1) |
Name of reporting person:
Sprint Nextel Corporation | |||||
(2) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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(3) | SEC use only
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(4) | Source of funds:
Not Applicable | |||||
(5) | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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(6) | Citizenship or place of organization:
Kansas | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with |
(7) | Sole Voting Power:
0 | ||||
(8) | Shared Voting Power:
705,359,348* | |||||
(9) | Sole dispositive power:
0 | |||||
(10) | Shared dispositive power:
705,359,348* | |||||
(11) |
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person:
705,359,348* | |||||
(12) |
Check box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares x**
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(13) |
Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11):
50.8%* | |||||
(14) |
Type of reporting person:
HC |
* | See discussion in Items 4 through 6 of the Statement on Schedule 13D filed on December 5, 2008, as amended (the Schedule 13D). As more fully described in the responses to Items 4 through 6 of the Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons and certain other beneficial owners of Class A Common Stock named herein may be deemed to be members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Act by virtue of the Equityholders Agreement described in the Schedule 13D. Neither the filing of this Amendment No. 14 to Statement on Schedule 13D (this Amendment) nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any Reporting Person that, except as expressly set forth herein, it has or shares beneficial ownership of any shares of Class A Common Stock held by any other person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership thereof is expressly disclaimed. |
** | See the footnotes to the table in Item 5(a)-(b) of this Amendment. |
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(1) |
Name of reporting person:
Sprint HoldCo, LLC | |||||
(2) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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(3) | SEC use only
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(4) | Source of funds:
WC | |||||
(5) | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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(6) | Citizenship or place of organization:
Delaware | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with |
(7) | Sole Voting Power:
0 | ||||
(8) | Shared Voting Power:
705,359,348* | |||||
(9) | Sole dispositive power:
0 | |||||
(10) | Shared dispositive power:
705,359,348* | |||||
(11) |
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person:
705,359,348* | |||||
(12) |
Check box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares x**
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(13) |
Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11):
50.8%* | |||||
(14) |
Type of reporting person:
OO |
* | See discussion in Items 4 through 6 of the Schedule 13D. As more fully described in the responses to Items 4 through 6 of the Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons and certain other beneficial owners of Class A Common Stock named herein may be deemed to be members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Act by virtue of the Equityholders Agreement described in the Schedule 13D. Neither the filing of this Amendment nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any Reporting Person that, except as expressly set forth herein, it has or shares beneficial ownership of any shares of Class A Common Stock held by any other person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership thereof is expressly disclaimed. |
** | See the footnotes to the table in Item 5(a)-(b) of this Amendment. |
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(1) |
Name of reporting person:
Eagle River Holdings, LLC | |||||
(2) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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(3) | SEC use only
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(4) | Source of funds:
WC | |||||
(5) | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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(6) | Citizenship or place of organization:
Washington | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with |
(7) | Sole Voting Power:
34,026,470 | ||||
(8) | Shared Voting Power:
* | |||||
(9) | Sole dispositive power:
34,026,470 | |||||
(10) | Shared dispositive power:
* | |||||
(11) |
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person:
34,026,470* | |||||
(12) |
Check box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares x**
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(13) |
Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11):
5.0%* | |||||
(14) |
Type of reporting person:
OO |
* | See discussion in Items 4 through 6 of the Schedule 13D. As more fully described in the responses to Items 4 through 6 of the Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons and certain other beneficial owners of Class A Common Stock named herein may be deemed to be members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Act by virtue of the Equityholders Agreement described in the Schedule 13D. Neither the filing of this Amendment nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any Reporting Person that, except as expressly set forth herein, it has or shares beneficial ownership of any shares of Class A Common Stock held by any other person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership thereof is expressly disclaimed. |
** | See the footnotes to the table in Item 5(a)-(b) of this Amendment. |
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(1) |
Name of reporting person:
Craig O. McCaw | |||||
(2) | Check the appropriate box if a member of a group (a) ¨ (b) x
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(3) | SEC use only
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(4) | Source of funds:
OO | |||||
(5) | Check box if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e) ¨
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(6) | Citizenship or place of organization:
United States | |||||
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with |
(7) | Sole Voting Power:
34,042,970 | ||||
(8) | Shared Voting Power:
* | |||||
(9) | Sole dispositive power:
34,042,970 | |||||
(10) | Shared dispositive power:
0 | |||||
(11) |
Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person:
34,042,970 | |||||
(12) |
Check box if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares x**
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(13) |
Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11):
5.0%* | |||||
(14) |
Type of reporting person:
IN |
* | See discussion in Items 4 through 6 of the Schedule 13D. As more fully described in the responses to Items 4 through 6 of the Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons and certain other beneficial owners of Class A Common Stock named herein may be deemed to be members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Act by virtue of the Equityholders Agreement described in the Schedule 13D. Neither the filing of this Amendment nor any of its contents shall be deemed to constitute an admission by any Reporting Person that, except as expressly set forth herein, it has or shares beneficial ownership of any shares of Class A Common Stock held by any other person for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Act, or for any other purpose, and such beneficial ownership thereof is expressly disclaimed. |
** | See the footnotes to the table in Item 5(a)-(b) of this Amendment. |
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This Amendment No. 14 (this Amendment) is being filed by the Sprint Entities and the ERH Entities (each, as defined below) and amends and supplements the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on December 5, 2008, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on February 27, 2009, as amended by Amendment No. 2 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on November 12, 2009, as amended by Amendment No. 3 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on December 22, 2009, as amended by Amendment No. 4 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on December 7, 2010, as amended by Amendment No. 5 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on December 14, 2010, as amended by Amendment No. 6 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on May 13, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 7 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on June 8, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 8 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on December 16, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 9 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on February 24, 2012, as amended by Amendment No. 10 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on March 14, 2012, as amended by Amendment No. 11 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on June 15, 2012, as amended by Amendment No. 12 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on September 14, 2012 and as amended by Amendment No. 13 to the Statement on Schedule 13D which was jointly filed on October 3, 2012 (collectively, the Schedule 13D) on behalf of Sprint Nextel Corporation, a Kansas corporation (Sprint), Sprint HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Sprint HoldCo and together with Sprint, the Sprint Entities), Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation (Comcast), Comcast Wireless Investment, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Comcast LLC and, together with Comcast, the Comcast Entities), Bright House Networks, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (BHN), BHN Spectrum Investments, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (BHN Spectrum), Newhouse Broadcasting Corporation, a New York corporation (NBCo, and collectively with BHN and BHN Spectrum, the BHN Entities), Eagle River Holdings, LLC, a Washington limited liability company (ERH) and Craig O. McCaw, an individual (Mr. McCaw and, together with ERH, the ERH Entities), with respect to the Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the Class A Common Stock), of Clearwire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Clearwire or the Issuer). We refer to the Sprint Entities and the ERH Entities collectively herein as the Reporting Persons and to each as a Reporting Person. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented by adding the following information under a new heading ERH ROFO Notice:
If Sprint HoldCo is the only Equityholder that exercises its rights under the ERH ROFO Notice (as defined below), the purchase price that would be paid at closing by Sprint HoldCo for 100% of the Interests (as defined below) is $100,000,063.55 (subject to adjustment for any Make Whole Payments, as discussed below), and the source of such funds would be from Sprints working capital.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is amended and supplemented by adding the following information under a new heading ERH ROFO Notice:
On October 17, 2012, ERH delivered an interest notice to the other Equityholders pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Equityholders Agreement (the ERH ROFO Notice). The ERH ROFO Notice provides notice to the Equityholders of ERHs intent to transfer (i) 30,922,958 shares of Class A Common Stock (the Class A Shares) and (ii) 2,728,512 shares of Class B Common Stock and a corresponding number of Clearwire Communications Class B Common Interests (the Class B Interests and, together with the Class A Shares, the Interests) on the following material terms:
| ERH will only sell to each Equityholder an equal percentage of its ownership of the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Interests, rounded in each case to the nearest whole share; |
| a cash sales price for the bundle of each whole share of Class A Common Stock and the related fractional Class B Interest of $2.97164 (consisting of an assigned value, only for the purposes of the ERH ROFO Notice, of $2.00 per Class A Share and $13.9835 per Class B Interest); and |
| the payment of a Make Whole Payment (as defined in the ERH ROFO Notice) by any Equityholder that delivers a response notice pursuant to the ERH ROFO Notice (the Exercising Non-Selling Equityholder) and acquires Interests if, at any time following October 17, 2012 but before October 17, 2015, the Exercising Non-Selling Equityholder or an Affiliate (as defined in the Equityholders Agreement) thereof acquires or disposes of, directly or indirectly, any Interests at a price higher than an Average Weighted Per Share Acquisition Price (as defined in the ERH ROFO Notice) of $2.97164 or such higher amount established by |
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the most recent Qualifying Subsequent Transaction (as defined in the ERH ROFO Notice), if any, calculated by multiplying the aggregate number of Interests acquired by the Exercising Non-Selling Equityholder or its Affiliate by the excess of such higher price over (i) 2.97164 or (ii) such higher amount established by the most recent Qualifying Subsequent Transaction. |
Pursuant to Section 3.3(b) of the Equityholders Agreement, each Equityholder shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of the ERH ROFO Notice to notify ERH of its election to purchase all or any portion of the Interests in accordance with the terms and conditions of the ERH ROFO Notice and the Equityholders Agreement.
On October 17, 2012, Sprint HoldCo delivered a response letter (Sprint Response Letter) to the ERH ROFO Notice notifying ERH that Sprint HoldCo elects to purchase 100% of the Interests at the purchase price set forth in the ERH ROFO Notice (or, in the event that one or more of the other Equityholders elects to purchase the Interests pursuant to a timely response notice, the maximum number of Interests that Sprint HoldCo is entitled to purchase pursuant to Section 3.3(b) of the Equityholders Agreement).
ERH had previously delivered an interest notice on October 13, 2012, to the other Equityholders pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Equityholders Agreement to which Sprint HoldCo had on that same date provided a Response Notice (as defined in the Equityholders Agreement) (together, the Prior Notices), which also covered the Interests reflected in the ERH ROFO Notice and certain additional shares owned by related parties and permitted an exercising Equityholder, under certain circumstances, to acquire the membership interests of ERH in lieu of acquiring the Interests directly. The Comcast Entities, the Intel Entities and the BHN Entities objected to certain contents of the Prior Notices and alleged that the Prior Notices were invalid. Although the Reporting Persons disagree with the merits of the objection and allegation, in the interest of avoiding a dispute over the Prior Notices, ERH and Sprint HoldCo agreed to revoke the Prior Notices, as a result of which neither has any obligations to the other thereunder, and ERH issued the ERH ROFO Notice to replace the Prior Notices (to which Sprint HoldCo responded with the Sprint Response Letter).
The foregoing summary of the ERH ROFO Notice and Sprint Response Letter is not intended to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, which are filed as Exhibits 99.29 and 99.30 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
Item 5(a), (b) and (c) of the Schedule 13D are hereby replaced in their entirety with the following:
(a)-(b) As of October 17, 2012, each Reporting Person may be deemed to have beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Act) and shared power to vote or direct the vote of up to the amounts listed in the table below and may be deemed to constitute a group under Section 13(d) of the Act.
Reporting Person (1) |
Class A Common Stock |
% of Class A (2) |
Class B Common Stock |
% of Class B (2) |
% Voting | |||||||||||||||
Sprint Entities (3) |
705,359,348 | 50.8 | % | 705,359,348 | 90.2 | % | 48.1 | % | ||||||||||||
ERH (4) |
34,026,470 | 5.0 | % | 2,728,512 | * | 2.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Craig O. McCaw (5) |
34,042,970 | 5.0 | % | 2,728,512 | * | 2.3 | % |
* | Less than 1% |
(1) | By virtue of the Equityholders Agreement, each of the Reporting Persons, together with the Intel Entities, Intel Capital, Intel Cayman, Middlefield, the Comcast Entities and the BHN Entities, may be deemed to be a member of a group under Section 13(d) of the Act, which may be deemed to beneficially own, have shared power to vote or direct the vote over and have shared dispositive power over 705,359,348 shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Sprint Entities, 94,076,878 shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by Intel (which includes 25,098,733 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Intel Capital, 3,333,333 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Intel Cayman, and 65,644,812 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Intel Entities), 88,504,132 shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the Comcast Entities, 34,026,470 shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by ERH and 8,474,440 shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by the BHN Entities. As described in Item 6 of the Schedule 13D, the Equityholders Agreement includes a voting agreement under which such Equityholders and their respective affiliates share the ability to elect a majority of the Issuers directors. The persons listed in the table disclaim beneficial ownership of the shares of capital stock beneficially owned by such other Equityholders (other than the shares of capital stock beneficially owned by their affiliates). |
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(2) | Shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned and the respective percentages of beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock assumes the conversion of all shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by such person or entity into Class A Common Stock, and the exercise of all options, warrants and other securities convertible into common stock beneficially owned by such person or entity currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of October 17, 2012. Shares issuable pursuant to the conversion of Class B Common Stock or the exercise of stock options and warrants exercisable within 60 days are deemed outstanding and held by the holder of such shares of Class B Common Stock, options or warrants for computing the percentage of outstanding common stock beneficially owned by such person, but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of outstanding common stock beneficially owned by any other person. The respective percentages of beneficial ownership of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock are based on 682,759,360 shares of Class A Common Stock and 782,207,112 shares of Class B Common Stock outstanding as of October 2, 2012. |
(3) | Consists of 705,359,348 shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by Sprint HoldCo. |
(4) | Consists of 30,922,958 shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by ERH, 375,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of warrants held by ERH and 2,728,512 shares of Class B Common beneficially owned by ERH. ERH is controlled by Mr. McCaw. The manager of ERH is Eagle River Inc., an entity controlled by and wholly-owned by Mr. McCaw. |
(5) | Consists of 16,500 shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by Mr. McCaw, 30,922,958 shares of Class A Common Stock beneficially owned by ERH, 375,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on exercise of warrants held by ERH and 2,728,512 shares of Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by ERH. |
Except as set forth or incorporated herein or in the Appendices to the Schedule 13D, none of (i) the Reporting Persons and (ii) to the Sprint Entities knowledge, the persons set forth on Appendix A-1 and A-2 of the Schedule 13D, beneficially owns any shares of Class A Common Stock as of October 17, 2012.
In addition to the beneficial ownership of the Reporting Persons described herein, the Intel Entities, Intel Capital, Intel Cayman, Middlefield, the Comcast Entities and the BHN Entities may be deemed to be members of a group under Section 13(d) of the Act with the Reporting Persons by virtue of the Equityholders Agreement and have reported their beneficial ownership of securities of the Issuer separately, including the disclosure contained in Amendment No. 15 to Statement on Schedule 13D filed on October 5, 2012 filed by the Intel Entities, Intel Capital, Intel Cayman and Middlefield (the Intel 13D/A) and the disclosure contained in Amendment No. 13 to Statement on Schedule 13D filed on October 3, 2012 filed by the Comcast Entities, the BHN Entities, the Sprint Entities, the ERH Entities and the TWC Entities (as such term is defined in such Amendment) (the Prior Joint 13D/A). The Intel 13D/A and Prior 13D/A report beneficial ownership of 191,055,450 shares of Class A Common Stock (which consists of 88,504,132 shares of Class A Common Stock held by the Comcast Entities, 8,474,440 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the BHN Entities, 25,098,733 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Intel Capital, 3,333,333 shares of Class A Common Stock held by Intel Cayman and 65,644,812 shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Intel Entities). This beneficial ownership represents 13.0% of the Class A Common Stock held by the Comcast Entities, 1.2% of the Class A Common Stock held by the BHN Entities and 12.6% of the Class A Common Stock held by Intel Capital, Intel Cayman and the Intel Entities.
(c) Except as set forth or incorporated herein or in the Appendices to the Schedule 13D, none of (i) the Reporting Persons and (ii) to the Sprint Entities knowledge, the persons set forth on Appendices A-1 and A-2 of the Schedule 13D, has effected any transaction in Class A Common Stock during the 60 days prior to October 17, 2012.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer.
The information under the subheading ERH ROFO Notice in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference.
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Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits.
Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:
99.29 | Interest Notice pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Equityholders Agreement from Eagle River Holdings, LLC dated October 17, 2012 | |
99.30 | Response Letter pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Equityholders Agreement from Sprint HoldCo, LLC to Eagle River Holdings, LLC dated October 17, 2012 | |
99.31 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2012, by and among Eagle River Holdings, LLC, Craig O. McCaw, Sprint HoldCo, LLC and Sprint Nextel Corporation |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 17, 2012
Sprint Nextel Corporation
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By | /s/ Charles R. Wunsch | |
Name: | Charles R. Wunsch | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Sprint HoldCo, LLC
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By | /s/ Charles R. Wunsch | |
Name: | Charles R. Wunsch | |
Title: | President |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 17, 2012
Eagle River Holdings, LLC
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By | /s/ Amit Mehta | |
Name: | Amit Mehta | |
Title: | VP |
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 17, 2012
Craig O. McCaw
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By | /s/ Craig O. McCaw | |
Name: | Craig O. McCaw |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
Description | |
99.1 | Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 7, 2008, by and among Sprint Nextel Corporation, Clearwire Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable Inc., Bright House Networks, LLC, Google Inc., and Intel Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Clearwire Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 7, 2008) | |
99.2 | Amendment No. 1 to the Transaction Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 21, 2008, by and among Sprint Nextel Corporation, Clearwire Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable Inc., Bright House Networks, LLC, Google Inc., and Intel Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of Clearwire Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 1, 2008) | |
99.3 | Equityholders Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2008, by and among Clearwire Corporation, Sprint HoldCo, LLC, Eagle River Holdings, LLC, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008A, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008B, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008C, Intel Capital Corporation, Intel Capital (Cayman) Corporation, Middlefield Ventures, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment I, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment II, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment III, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment IV, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment V, Inc., Google Inc., TWC Wireless Holdings I LLC, TWC Wireless Holdings II LLC, TWC Wireless Holdings III LLC, BHN Spectrum Investments, LLC and, for the limited purpose of Sections 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 and Article 4, Sprint Nextel Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Clearwire Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 1, 2008) | |
99.4 | Strategic Investor Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2008, by and among Comcast Wireless Investment I, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment II, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment III, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment IV, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment V, Inc., TWC Wireless Holdings I LLC, TWC Wireless Holdings II LLC, TWC Wireless Holdings III LLC, BHN Spectrum Investments, LLC, Google Inc., Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable Inc. and Bright House Networks, LLC* | |
99.5 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2008, among Clearwire Corporation, Sprint Nextel Corporation, Eagle River Holdings, LLC, Intel Corporation, Comcast Corporation, Google Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc. and BHN Spectrum Investments LLC (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Clearwire Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 1, 2008) | |
99.6 | Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Clearwire Communications LLC, dated as of November 28, 2008 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Clearwire Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 1, 2008) | |
99.7 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2008, among the Reporting Persons and, solely for purposes of Sections 7, 8, 9 and 10, the Intel Entities, Intel Capital, Intel Cayman and Middlefield* | |
99.8 | Investment Agreement, dated as of November 9, 2009, by and among Sprint Nextel Corporation, Clearwire Corporation, Clearwire Communications LLC, Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable Inc., Bright House Networks, LLC, Eagle River Holdings, LLC and Intel Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Sprint Nextel Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K filed November 10, 2009) | |
99.9 | Non-Unanimous Written Consent to Action in Lieu of Special Meeting of the Stockholders of Clearwire Communication, dated as of November 9, 2009, executed by Sprint HoldCo, LLC, Eagle River Holdings, LLC, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008A, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008B, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008C, Intel Capital Corporation, Intel Capital (Cayman) Corporation, Middlefield Ventures, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment I, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment II, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment III, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment IV, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment V, Inc., Google Inc., TWC Wireless Holdings I LLC, TWC Wireless Holdings II LLC, TWC Wireless Holdings III LLC and BHN Spectrum Investments, LLC* | |
99.10 | Unanimous Consent and Waiver, dated as of November 9, 2009, by and among Clearwire Corporation, Sprint HoldCo, LLC, Eagle River Holdings, LLC, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008A, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008B, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008C, Intel Capital Corporation, |
Exhibit |
Description | |
Intel Capital (Cayman) Corporation, Middlefield Ventures, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment I, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment II, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment III, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment IV, Inc., Comcast Wireless Investment V, Inc., Google Inc., TWC Wireless Holdings I LLC, TWC Wireless Holdings II LLC, TWC Wireless Holdings III LLC, BHN Spectrum Investments, LLC and, for the limited purpose of Sections 2.13, 2.14, 2.15 and Article 4, Sprint Nextel Corporation* | ||
99.11 | Form of Lock-up Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2010* | |
99.12 | Form of Preemptive Rights Waiver, dated as of December 1, 2010* | |
99.13 | Amendment to Equityholders Agreement, dated as of December 8, 2010, by and among Clearwire Corporation, Sprint HoldCo, LLC, Eagle River Holdings, LLC, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008A, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008B, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008C, Intel Capital Corporation, Intel Capital (Cayman) Corporation, Middlefield Ventures, Inc. and Comcast Corporation, as Strategic Investor Representative (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.11 of Clearwire Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 13, 2010) | |
99.14 | Letter to Clearwire Corporation from Sprint Nextel Corporation, dated June 1, 2011, pursuant to Section 2.13(j) of the Equityholders Agreement* | |
99.15 | Commitment Agreement, dated November 30, 2011, by and among Clearwire Corporation, Clearwire Communications LLC, Sprint HoldCo, LLC and Sprint Nextel Corporation (including the Note attached as Exhibit B) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Clearwire Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 5, 2011) | |
99.16 | Letter Agreement, dated November 30, 2011, by and among Clearwire Corporation, Clearwire Communications, LLC, Sprint HoldCo, LLC and Sprint Nextel Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Clearwire Corporations Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 5, 2011) | |
99.17 | Letter to Clearwire Corporation from Sprint Nextel Corporation, dated December 12, 2011, regarding Notice of Exercise of Preemptive Rights* | |
99.18 | Investment Agreement, dated December 13, 2011, by and among Clearwire Corporation, Clearwire Communications LLC and Sprint HoldCo, LLC* | |
99.19 | Form of 2011 Lock-Up Agreement* | |
99.20 | Non-Unanimous Written Consent to Action in Lieu of Special Meeting of the Stockholders of Clearwire Corporation, dated December 7, 2011, executed by Sprint HoldCo, LLC, Comcast Corporation, as Strategic Investor Representative, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008A, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008B, Intel Capital Wireless Investment Corporation 2008C, Intel Capital Corporation, Intel Capital (Cayman) Corporation and Middlefield Ventures, Inc.* | |
99.21 | Letter to the Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable Inc., Bright House Networks, LLC, Advance/Newhouse Partnership and Intel Corporation from Google Inc., dated February 7, 2012, pursuant to Section 5(a) of the Strategic Investor Agreement* | |
99.22 | Letter to Sprint Nextel Corporation, Eagle River Holdings, LLC, Comcast Corporation, Time Warner Cable Inc., Bright House Networks, LLC, Advance/Newhouse Partnership and Intel Corporation from Google Inc., dated February 16, 2012, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Equityholders Agreement* | |
99.23 | Letter to Clearwire Corporation from Sprint Nextel Corporation, dated June 8, 2012, pursuant to Section 2.13(j) of the Equityholders Agreement* |
99.24 | Letter to Comcast Corporation and Bright House Networks, LLC from TWC I, TWC II and TWC III dated August 29 , 2012, pursuant to Section 5(a) of the Strategic Investor Agreement* | |
99.25 | Request Notice to Clearwire from TWC I, TWC II and TWC III dated August 29 , 2012, pursuant to Section 3(c)(ii) and (d) of the Registration Rights Agreement* | |
99.26 | Exchange Notice to Clearwire Communications LLC and Clearwire dated September 4, 2012, pursuant to Section 7.9(c) of the Operating Agreement* | |
99.27 | Letter to Sprint Nextel Corporation, Eagle River Holdings, LLC, Comcast Corporation, Bright House Networks, LLC and Intel Corporation from TWC I, TWC II and TWC III dated September 7, 2012, pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Equityholders Agreement* | |
99.28 | Exchange Notice to Clearwire Communications LLC and Clearwire Corporation from Comcast Wireless Investment, LLC dated September 18, 2012, pursuant to Section 7.9(c) of the Operating Agreement* | |
99.29 | Interest Notice pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Equityholders Agreement from Eagle River Holdings, LLC dated October 17, 2012 | |
99.30 | Response Letter pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Equityholders Agreement from Sprint HoldCo, LLC to Eagle River Holdings, LLC dated October 17, 2012 | |
99.31 | Joint Filing Agreement, dated as of October 17, 2012, by and among Eagle River Holdings, LLC, Craig O. McCaw, Sprint HoldCo, LLC and Sprint Nextel Corporation |
* | Previously filed. |
Exhibit 99.29
Eagle River Holdings, LLC
3410 Carillon Point
Kirkland, WA 98033
October 17, 2012
To: | The Persons listed on Exhibit A hereto |
Re: | Interest Notice |
Ladies and Gentleman:
Reference is made to that certain Equityholders Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2008, by and among Clearwire Corporation, Eagle River Holdings, LLC, a Washington limited liability company (Eagle River), and the other equityholders party thereto, as amended (the Equityholders Agreement). Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Equityholders Agreement.
Pursuant to that certain Interest Notice, dated as of October 13, 2012, Eagle River notified you of its desire to transfer certain shares of Common Stock of the Company and Units in the LLC (the Original Interest Notice). On October 13, 2012, pursuant to clause (iv) of the Original Interest Notice, Sprint delivered to Eagle River a Response Notice, electing to purchase 100% of the membership interests of Eagle River, in lieu of all of the offered shares of Common Stock and Units (the Sprint Response Notice).
Eagle River and Sprint have subsequently revoked the Original Interest Notice and the Sprint Response Notice. Accordingly, this Interest Notice shall replace and supersede the Original Interest Notice, which shall be of no force and effect as of the date hereof.
Pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Equityholders Agreement, Eagle River now hereby notifies you of its desire to Transfer 30,922,958 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company (the Class A Shares) and 2,728,512 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company and the corresponding Units in the LLC (the Class B Interests and, together with the Class A Shares, the Interests).
The material terms of the transaction in which Eagle River is willing to engage are as follows:
(i) Eagle River will only sell to any Non-Selling Equityholder an equal percentage of its ownership of the Class A Shares and the Class B Interests, rounded in each case to the nearest whole share or interest, as the case may be (for example, any Non-Selling Equityholder desiring to purchase 50% of the Class A Shares must also purchase 50% of the Class B Interest, taking into account the rounding).
(ii) With regard to the foregoing, the cash sales price for the bundle of each whole share of Class A Common Stock and the related fractional Class B Interest will be $2.97164 (consisting of an assigned value, only for this purpose, of $2.00 per Class A Share and $13.9835 per Class B Interest);
(iii) If at any time, and each time, after the date hereof and before October 17, 2015, any Non-Selling Equityholder that delivers a Response Notice and acquires Interests pursuant to this Interest Notice (the Exercising Non-Selling Equityholder) or Affiliate thereof acquires or disposes of, directly or indirectly, any Interests at a price higher than an Average Weighted Per Share Acquisition Price of $2.97164 (each a Qualifying Subsequent Transaction), then the following provisions of this clause (iii) will apply:
(a) The Exercising Non-Selling Equityholder will pay an additional amount in cash to Eagle River (each such payment a Make Whole Payment) equal to (i) the aggregate number of Interests acquired by the Exercising Non-Selling Equityholder or its Affiliate pursuant to this Notice multiplied by (ii) the excess of the Average Weighted Per Share Acquisition Price over (x) $2.97164 or (y) such higher amount established by the most recent Qualifying Subsequent Transaction (if any). If the acquisition consideration paid in a Qualifying Subsequent Transaction consists of shares of capital stock of the acquirer or its ultimate parent entity (Acquirer Capital Stock) or other non-cash consideration, then for these purposes each share of Acquirer Capital Stock or other such non-cash consideration will be deemed to have a value equal to the value or exchange ratio attributed to the Acquirer Capital Stock or the value attributed to such other non-cash consideration in the Qualifying Subsequent Transaction. Any such amounts payable pursuant to this clause (iii) will be paid to an account designated by Eagle River by wire transfer of immediately available funds on the fifth (5th) Business Day following the closing of a Qualifying Subsequent Transaction. If such payment is not made when due, then interest will accrue on such amount at the rate of 10% per annum from the due date until payment is made in full, and the Exercising Non-Selling Equityholder shall be responsible for any collection costs, including attorneys fees and other expenses. The payment terms of this clause (iii) will be adjusted on an equitable basis to reflect any Recapitalization Event involving the Company or the LLC that occurs prior to October 17, 2015.
(b) For purposes of this Interest Notice:
Average Weighted Per Share Acquisition Price is the per share consideration paid in a Qualifying Subsequent Transaction calculated as follows : (1) the sum of (a) the aggregate consideration payable for Class B Common Stock and corresponding Units and (b) the aggregate consideration payable for Class A Common Stock (in each case that are acquired or disposed of by the Exercising Non-Selling Equityholder or its Affiliate in the Qualifying Subsequent Transaction) divided by (2) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock acquired or disposed of by the Exercising Non-Selling Equityholder or its Affiliate in the Qualifying Subsequent Transaction. The fair market value of any extraordinary dividends, distributions or other amounts received by the holders in respect of their Common Stock or Units prior to or in connection with the closing of the Qualifying Subsequent Transaction shall be deemed to be consideration payable to such holders for purposes of the foregoing.
(iv) Pursuant to Section 3.3(b) of the Equityholders Agreement, each Non-Selling Equityholder shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of this Interest Notice (the Notice Period) to notify Eagle River of its election to purchase all or any portion of the Interests in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Interest Notice and the Equityholders Agreement.
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If you do not intend to deliver a Response Notice, Eagle River also requests that you waive certain rights under the Equityholders Agreement with respect to the above-referenced proposed Transfer. By execution of this letter, the undersigned hereby waives its right of first offer pursuant to Section 3.3(b) of the Equityholders Agreement with respect to the above-referenced proposed Transfer. Please send the executed copy of this letter to Amit Mehta by email at amit.mehta@eriv.com.
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Very truly yours, | ||
EAGLE RIVER HOLDINGS, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Amit Mehta | |
Name: | Amit Mehta | |
Title: | VP |
Waiver Execution: | ||
EQUITYHOLDER | ||
By: |
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Name: | ||
Title: |
Exhibit A
Sprint Nextel Corporation
2001 Edmund Halley Drive
Reston, Virginia 20191
Attention: Senior Vice President Corporate Development and Spectrum
Facsimile No.: (703) 433-4406
Sprint Nextel Corporation
6200 Sprint Parkway
Overland Park, Kansas 66251
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Facsimile No.: (913) 523-9797
With a copy to:
King & Spalding LLP
1180 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
Attention: Michael J. Egan
Facsimile No.: (404) 572-5100
Comcast Corporation
One Comcast Center
1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Attention: Chief Financial Officer
Facsimile No.: (215) 286-1240
Comcast Corporation
One Comcast Center
1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Attention: General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (215) 286-7794
With a copy to:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington A venue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: David L. Caplan
Facsimile No.: (212) 450-3800
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Bright House Networks, LLC
c/o Advance/Newhouse Partnership
5000 Carnpuswood Drive
East Syracuse, NY 13057
Attn: Leo Cloutier
Facsimile No.: (315) 438-4643
With a copy to:
Sabin, Bermant & Gould LLP
Four Times Square
New York, NY 10036
Attn: Arthur J. Steinhauer, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 381-7218
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd., MS RN6-65
Santa Clara, California 95054-1549
Attention: President, Intel Capital
Facsimile No.: (408) 765-8871
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd., MS RN6-59
Santa Clara, California 95054-1549
Attention: Intel Capital Portfolio Manager
Facsimile No.: (408) 653-6796
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd., MS RN4-151
Santa Clara, California 95054-1549
Attention: Intel Capital Group General Counsel
Facsimile No.: (408) 653-9098
Intel Corporation
2200 Mission College Blvd., MS RNS-125
Santa Clara, California 95054-1549
Attention: Director, U.S. Tax and Trade
Facsimile No.: (408) 765-1733
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
1881 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
Attention: Gregory T. Davidson
Facsimile No.: (650) 849-5050
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With a copy to:
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
333 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90071-3197
Attention: Paul S. Issler
Facsimile No.: (213) 229-6763
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Exhibit 99.30
SPRINT HOLDCO, LLC
6200 Sprint Parkway
Overland Park, Kansas 66251
October 17, 2012
To: | Eagle River Holdings, LLC, a Washington limited liability company (Eagle River) |
Re: | Response Notice |
Ladies and Gentleman:
Reference is made to: (i) that certain Equityholders Agreement, dated as of November 28, 2008, by and among Clearwire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), Sprint HoldCo, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Sprint HoldCo), and the other equityholders party thereto, as amended (the Equityholders Agreement); and (ii) that certain notice delivered by Eagle River by facsimile to the parties listed on Exhibit A thereto on October 17, 2012 (the Interest Notice) regarding the intended Transfer of 30,922,958 shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company (the Class A Shares) and 2,728,512 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company and the corresponding Units in the LLC (the Class B Interests and, together with the Class A Shares, the Interests). Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings set forth in the Equityholders Agreement.
Pursuant to Section 3.3 of the Equityholders Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Equityholders Agreement, Sprint HoldCo hereby provides notice to Eagle River of its intention to purchase all of the Interests (or, in the event that one or more of the other Non-Selling Equityholders elects to purchase Interests pursuant to a Response Notice, the maximum number of Interests that Sprint HoldCo is entitled to purchase pursuant to Section 3.3(b) of the Equityholders Agreement) at the purchase price set forth in the Interest Notice and on the other terms and conditions set forth in the Interest Notice.
For the avoidance of doubt, Sprint HoldCo reserves all of their other rights under the Equityholders Agreement.
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Very truly yours, | ||
SPRINT HOLDCO, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Charles R. Wunsch | |
Name: | Charles R. Wunsch | |
Title: | President |
Exhibit 99.31
Joint Filing Agreement
The undersigned hereby agrees that they are filing this Amendment No. 14 to Schedule 13D jointly pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, with respect to the shares of common stock of Clearwire Corporation. The undersigned further agree and acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments, and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning it contained herein, but shall not be responsible for completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the other, except to the extent that it knows or has reason to believe that such information is inaccurate.
Dated: October 17, 2012
Sprint Nextel Corporation
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By | /s/ Charles R. Wunsch | |
Name: | Charles R. Wunsch | |
Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |
Sprint HoldCo, LLC
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By | /s/ Charles R. Wunsch | |
Name: | Charles R. Wunsch | |
Title: | President | |
Eagle River Holdings, LLC
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By | /s/ Amit Mehta | |
Name: | Amit Mehta | |
Title: | VP | |
Craig O. McCaw
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By | /s/ Craig O. McCaw | |
Name: | Craig O. McCaw |