-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JTS7MfCHDkJyAQKYbHvxWvvazzdBkE7NFlxCamKsh60wjZVSlVAV3dOLNUCYYpsW Nlj5Ohp5q3nMzlgA1BGRdQ== 0000950123-10-075117.txt : 20100809 0000950123-10-075117.hdr.sgml : 20100809 20100809165148 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950123-10-075117 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 FILED AS OF DATE: 20100809 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20100809 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES SA /FI CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001159513 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CABLE & OTHER PAY TELEVISION SERVICES [4841] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-166653 FILM NUMBER: 101002223 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: GRAN VIA 32 6 PLANTA STREET 2: 28013 MADRID CITY: SPAIN STATE: U3 ZIP: 00000 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001407539 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BLANK CHECKS [6770] IRS NUMBER: 260490500 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123802230 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 41ST FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10036 425 1 g24286e8vk.htm FORM 8-K e8vk
 
 
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 9, 2010 (August 4, 2010)
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
     
001-33862   26-0490500
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification Number)
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor
New York, New York 10036

(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 380-2230
Not applicable
(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:
x   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
     ON MAY 7, 2010, IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION (THE “BUSINESS COMBINATION”) BETWEEN PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES, S.A. (“PRISA”) AND LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP. (“LIBERTY”), PRISA FILED A REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM F-4 (THE “REGISTRATION STATEMENT”) WITH THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) THAT INCLUDES A PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT OF LIBERTY FOR THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND PROPOSED WARRANT AMENDMENT THAT WILL ALSO CONSTITUTE A PROSPECTUS OF PRISA. PRISA EXPECTS TO FILE AN AMENDMENT TO ITS REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH WILL, AMONG OTHER THINGS, REFLECT THE TERMS OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN PRISA AND LIBERTY ON AUGUST 4, 2010 (THE “AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT”). LIBERTY INTENDS TO MAIL A DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS FOR THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND PROPOSED WARRANT AMENDMENT TO ITS STOCKHOLDERS AND WARRANTHOLDERS AS OF A RECORD DATE TO BE ESTABLISHED FOR VOTING ON THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION. LIBERTY STOCKHOLDERS AND WARRANTHOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THESE DOCUMENTS CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING LIBERTY, PRISA, THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION, THE PROPOSED WARRANT AMENDMENT AND RELATED MATTERS.
     STOCKHOLDERS AND WARRANTHOLDERS MAY OBTAIN A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS, THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, AND ANY OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED BY LIBERTY OR PRISA WITH THE SEC, FREE OF CHARGE, AT THE SEC’S WEBSITE (WWW.SEC.GOV) OR BY SENDING A REQUEST TO LIBERTY, 1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 41ST FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036, OR BY CALLING LIBERTY AT (212) 380-2230. PRISA WILL ALSO FILE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS WITH THE SPANISH COMISIÓN NACIONAL DEL MERCADO DE VALORES (THE “CNMV”) IN CONNECTION WITH ITS SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETING TO BE HELD IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION, WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE CNMV’S WEBSITE AT WWW.CNMV.ES.
     LIBERTY AND ITS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FROM LIBERTY’S STOCKHOLDERS IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND FROM THE WARRANTHOLDERS OF LIBERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED WARRANT AMENDMENT. INFORMATION REGARDING THE OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF LIBERTY IS AVAILABLE IN LIBERTY’S PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT CONTAINED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, WHICH HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE SEC. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE INTERESTS OF SUCH POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT (AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS) AND THE OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC.
     PRISA AND ITS DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF PROXIES FROM THE STOCKHOLDERS OF LIBERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION AND FROM THE WARRANTHOLDERS OF LIBERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED WARRANT AMENDMENT. INFORMATION REGARDING THE INTERESTS OF THESE DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS IN THE BUSINESS COMBINATION IS INCLUDED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT (AND WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS) AND THE OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC.
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     THIS REPORT MAY INCLUDE “FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS” WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE “SAFE HARBOR” PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED STATES PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY THE USE OF WORDS SUCH AS “ANTICIPATE”, “BELIEVE”, “EXPECT”, “ESTIMATE”, “PLAN”, “OUTLOOK”, AND “PROJECT” AND OTHER SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS THAT PREDICT OR INDICATE FUTURE EVENTS OR TRENDS OR THAT ARE NOT STATEMENTS OF HISTORICAL MATTERS. INVESTORS ARE CAUTIONED THAT SUCH FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO REVENUES, EARNINGS, PERFORMANCE, STRATEGIES, PROSPECTS AND OTHER ASPECTS OF THE BUSINESSES OF PRISA, LIBERTY AND THE COMBINED GROUP AFTER COMPLETION OF THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION ARE BASED ON CURRENT EXPECTATIONS THAT ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. A NUMBER OF FACTORS COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS OR OUTCOMES TO DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE INDICATED BY SUCH FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FACTORS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: (1) THE OCCURRENCE OF ANY EVENT, CHANGE OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO THE TERMINATION OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT; (2) THE OUTCOME OF ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS THAT MAY BE INSTITUTED AGAINST PRISA AND OTHERS FOLLOWING ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT AND TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED THEREIN; (3) THE INABILITY TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT DUE TO THE FAILURE TO OBTAIN LIBERTY STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL, LIBERTY WARRANTHOLDER APPROVAL OR PRISA SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL; (4) DELAYS IN OBTAINING, ADVERSE CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN, OR THE INABILITY TO OBTAIN NECESSARY REGULATORY APPROVALS REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT; (5) THE RISKS THAT PRISA’S PLANNED ASSET DISPOSITIONS AND/OR RESTRUCTURING OF ITS CREDIT FACILITIES WILL FAIL TO BE COMPLETED OR FAIL TO BE COMPLETED ON THE TERMS CURRENTLY ANTICIPATED OR THAT PRISA WILL NOT RECEIVE THE NECESSARY CONSENTS UNDER ITS REFINANCING MASTER AGREEMENT TO THE TERMS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION; (6) THE RISK THAT HOLDERS OF MORE THAN 70 MILLION SHARES OF LIBERTY COMMON STOCK WILL ELECT TO RECEIVE CASH OR WILL ELECT TO REDEEM THEIR SHARES; (7) THE RISK THAT OTHER CONDITIONS TO CLOSING MAY NOT BE SATISFIED; (8) THE RISK THAT SECURITIES MARKETS WILL REACT NEGATIVELY TO THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR OTHER ACTIONS BY PRISA AND THE HOLDERS OF LIBERTY COMMON STOCK WILL NOT FIND THIS TO BE MORE ATTRACTIVE THAN THE FORMER TERMS OF THE BUSINESS COMBINATION OR HAVE A DIFFERENT VIEW OF THE VALUE AND LONG-TERM PROSPECTS OF PRISA; (9) THE RISK THAT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION DISRUPTS CURRENT PLANS AND OPERATIONS AS A RESULT OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND CONSUMMATION OF THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN; (10) THE ABILITY TO RECOGNIZE THE ANTICIPATED BENEFITS OF THE COMBINATION OF PRISA AND LIBERTY AND OF PRISA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF STRATEGIC OPPORTUNITIES; (11) COSTS RELATED TO THE PROPOSED BUSINESS COMBINATION; (12) THE LIMITED LIQUIDITY AND TRADING OF LIBERTY’S SECURITIES; (13) CHANGES IN APPLICABLE LAWS OR REGULATIONS; (14) THE POSSIBILITY THAT PRISA MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY OTHER ECONOMIC, BUSINESS, AND/OR COMPETITIVE FACTORS; AND (15) OTHER RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES INDICATED FROM TIME TO TIME IN PRISA’S OR LIBERTY’S FILINGS WITH THE SEC. IN ADDITION, THERE CAN BE NO GUARANTEE THAT LIBERTY WILL BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENTS WITH ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE SALE OF AN ADDITIONAL $100 MILLION OF PREFERRED STOCK.
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     READERS ARE REFERRED TO LIBERTY’S MOST RECENT REPORTS FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING ITS ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND ITS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2010. READERS ARE CAUTIONED NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON ANY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK ONLY AS OF THE DATE MADE, AND LIBERTY UNDERTAKES NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE OR REVISE THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHETHER AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR OTHERWISE.
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement
     On August 4, 2010, Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. (“Prisa”), Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (“Liberty”) and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia, Inc., a Virginia corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty (“Liberty Virginia”), entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement”) which amends and restates in its entirety the Business Combination Agreement dated as of March 5, 2010, between Prisa and Liberty, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of March 15, 2010, Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 5, 2010 and Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 7, 2010 (as so amended prior to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, the “Original Business Combination Agreement”). The following is a summary of the material terms of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement provides that at the closing of the proposed business combination contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination”), Liberty will merge with and into Liberty Virginia, with Liberty Virginia surviving the merger (the “Reincorporation Merger”) and the stockholders and warrantholders of Liberty becoming stockholders and warrantholders of Liberty Virginia. In the Reincorporation Merger, each outstanding share of Liberty common stock, Liberty Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below), Liberty Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below), Liberty Series C Preferred Stock (as defined below), Liberty Series D Preferred Stock (as defined below) and, if created as described below, Liberty Series E Preferred Stock (as defined below) will be converted into one share of common stock, one share of a series of preferred stock of Liberty Virginia to be designated as Series A Preferred Stock (the “Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock”), one share of a series of preferred stock of Liberty Virginia to be designated as Series B Preferred Stock (the “Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock”), one share of a series of preferred stock of Liberty Virginia to be designated as Series C Preferred Stock (the “Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock”), one share of a series of preferred stock of Liberty Virginia to be designated as Series D Preferred Stock (the “Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock”) or one share of a series of preferred stock of Liberty Virginia to be designated as Series E Preferred Stock (the “Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock”), respectively. Immediately following such merger, Liberty Virginia will effect a statutory share exchange (the “Share Exchange”) with Prisa under the Virginia Stock Corporation Act and the Spanish Corporation Law of 1989, as amended (or, if applicable, the Spanish Companies Law of 2010), pursuant to which Liberty Virginia will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Prisa and the stockholders and warrantholders of Liberty Virginia will receive the consideration described below.
     Shares of Liberty common stock outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Reincorporation Merger with respect to which a stockholder of Liberty shall have validly exercised its redemption rights pursuant to the Liberty restated certificate of incorporation and otherwise have complied with the requirements for such valid exercise will also be converted into shares of Liberty Virginia. However, such shares (the “Redemption Shares”) will automatically be deemed to have exercised redemption rights pursuant to the Liberty Virginia articles of incorporation and, therefore, will represent only the right to be redeemed for cash, in an amount per share calculated in accordance with the Liberty restated certificate of incorporation and corresponding provisions contained in Liberty Virginia’s articles of incorporation. Following the consummation of the Reincorporation Merger and immediately prior to the consummation of the Share Exchange, Liberty Virginia will redeem such Redemption Shares in accordance with the provisions of the Liberty restated certificate of incorporation and corresponding provisions contained in Liberty Virginia’s articles of incorporation. As a result, such Redemption Shares will not participate in the Share Exchange. As of the consummation of the Business Combination, all such redeemed Liberty Virginia shares will no longer be outstanding and each holder of any such redeemed Liberty Virginia share will cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the relevant redemption cash payments.

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     Consideration to Be Received in the Transaction by Liberty Common Stockholders
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement provides that, pursuant to the Share Exchange, each share of Liberty Virginia common stock (other than Redemption Shares) will be exchanged for either, at the option of the stockholder, (1) $10.00 in cash (the “Cash Consideration”) or (2) the following consideration (the “Mixed Consideration”):
    1.5 newly created Prisa Class A ordinary shares;
 
    3.0 newly created Prisa Class B convertible non-voting shares; and
 
    $0.50 in cash.
Such election can be made for all or any portion of each stockholder’s shares.
     Consideration to Be Received in the Transaction by Liberty Preferred Stockholders
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement provides that, pursuant to the Share Exchange, each share of Liberty Preferred Stock will receive a mixture of Prisa securities and/or cash based on the aggregate amount of cash to be paid in the Share Exchange to holders of shares of Liberty Virginia common stock for which the holder of such shares has either: (1) made a valid election to receive the Cash Consideration (such election, a “Cash Election,” and such shares, the “Cash Election Shares”) or (2) validly exercised its redemption rights such that they would be Redemption Shares, as described above (such aggregate amount of cash, the “Total Cash-Out Amount”).
     All of the outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock will be exchanged, pursuant to the Share Exchange, for the following aggregate consideration: (1) cash in an amount equal to $50 million minus the Total Cash-Out Amount (up to a maximum of $50 million), (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to that number of shares of Liberty Virginia common stock (up to a maximum of five million shares) calculated by dividing the Total Cash-Out Amount by $10.00, had the holder made an election to receive the Mixed Consideration for such shares (a “Mixed Consideration Election”) and (3) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account (as defined below) due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock.
     All of the outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock will be exchanged, pursuant to the Share Exchange, for the following aggregate consideration:
    If the Total Cash-Out Amount is $50 million or less: (1) $300 million in cash, (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to six million shares of Liberty Virginia common stock had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares and (3) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock;
 
    If the Total Cash-Out Amount is more than $50 million, but no more than $225 million: (1) cash in an amount equal to $150 million plus six-sevenths of the amount by which $225 million exceeds the Total Cash-Out Amount, (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to (a) six million shares of Liberty Virginia common stock and (b) six-sevenths of that number of shares of Liberty Virginia common stock calculated as the amount by which the Total Cash-Out Amount divided by $10.00 exceeds five million, in each case had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares and (3) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock;

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    If the Total Cash-Out Amount is more than $225 million but no more than $525 million: (1) $150 million in cash, (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to 21 million shares of Liberty Virginia common stock had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares and (3) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock; and
 
    If the Total Cash-Out Amount is greater than $525 million: (1) cash in an amount equal to six-sevenths of the amount by which $700 million exceeds the Total Cash-Out Amount (except that if the Total Cash-Out Amount is $700 million or more, then no cash will be payable), (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to (a) 23.5 million shares of Liberty Virginia common stock and (b) six-sevenths of that number of shares of Liberty Virginia common stock calculated as the amount by which the Total Cash-Out Amount divided by $10 exceeds 52.5 million (except that the total number of shares for which the Mixed Consideration shall be so payable may not exceed 15 million), in each case had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares and (3) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock.
     All of the outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock will be exchanged, pursuant to the Share Exchange, for the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to 750,000 shares of Liberty Virginia common stock had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares.
     All of the outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock will be exchanged, pursuant to the Share Exchange, for the following aggregate consideration:
    If the Total Cash-Out Amount is $50 million or less: (1) $50 million in cash, (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to one million shares of Liberty Virginia common stock had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares and (3) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock;
 
    If the Total Cash-Out Amount is more than $50 million, but no more than $225 million: (1) cash in an amount equal to $25 million plus one-seventh of the amount by which $225 million exceeds the Total Cash-Out Amount, (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to (a) one million shares of Liberty Virginia common stock and (b) one-seventh of that number of shares of Liberty Virginia common stock calculated as the amount by which the Total Cash-Out Amount divided by $10.00 exceeds five million, in each case had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares and (3) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock;
 
    If the Total Cash-Out Amount is more than $225 million but no more than $525 million: (1) $25 million in cash, (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to 3.5 million shares of Liberty Virginia common stock had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares and (3) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock; and

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    If the Total Cash-Out Amount is greater than $525 million: (1) cash in an amount equal to one-seventh of the amount by which $700 million exceeds the Total Cash-Out Amount (except that if the Total Cash-Out Amount is $700 million or more, then no cash will be payable), (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to (a) 3.6 million shares of Liberty Virginia common stock and (b) one-seventh of that number of shares of Liberty Virginia common stock calculated as the amount by which the Total Cash-Out Amount divided by $10 exceeds 52.5 million (except that the total number of shares for which the Mixed Consideration shall be so payable may not exceed 2.5 million), in each case had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares and (3) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock.
     No fractional shares of Prisa will be allotted to any holder of Liberty Virginia capital stock in the share exchange. In lieu of the issuance of any such fractional shares, each Liberty Virginia stockholder who otherwise would be entitled to receive such fractional share will receive cash.
     Description of Prisa Shares to Be Received in the Transaction
     Each of the Class A ordinary shares and Class B convertible non-voting shares to be issued to Liberty’s stockholders and warrantholders in connection with the Business Combination will be issued in the form of separate Prisa American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) representing the Prisa Class A ordinary shares and the Prisa Class B convertible non-voting shares. The ADSs are expected to be listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
     The Prisa Class A ordinary shares will have the same rights as the existing ordinary shares of Prisa, subject to amendments to Prisa’s by-laws to be made in connection with the Business Combination. The Prisa Class B convertible non-voting shares will be non-voting and will be entitled to receive a dividend of 0.175 per annum, payable only from distributable profits of Prisa or, if Prisa does not have sufficient distributable profits, then from the premium reserve created with the issuance of the Prisa Class B convertible non-voting shares net of losses. If Prisa does not have sufficient distributable profits or such premium reserve net of losses during a particular year then such dividends would accumulate and be paid from Prisa’s available distributable profits or the premium reserve created with the issuance of the Prisa Class B convertible non-voting shares net of losses during a subsequent year until mandatory conversion of the Prisa Class B convertible non-voting shares. Each Prisa Class B convertible non-voting share will be convertible at the option of the holder into one Class A ordinary share at any time during monthly exchange periods, and will automatically convert into Class A ordinary shares three and one-half years after issuance (the “Automatic Conversion Date”). Upon automatic conversion, each Class B convertible non-voting share will convert into one Prisa Class A ordinary share if the volume-weighted average trading price of Prisa’s Class A ordinary shares in the Spanish market (Mercado Continuo) during the 20 trading days immediately preceding the Automatic Conversion Date is 2.00 or higher. If the volume-weighted average trading price of Prisa’s Class A ordinary shares in that market during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Automatic Conversion Date is less than 2.00, the conversion rate will be modified such that the number of Prisa Class A ordinary shares to be issued in exchange of each Class B convertible non-voting share shall be equal to a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which will be 2.00 and the denominator of which will be the volume-weighted average trading price of Prisa Class A ordinary shares in that market during the 20 consecutive trading days immediately preceding the Automatic Conversion Date, up to a maximum of 1.33 Prisa Class A ordinary shares. Prisa will have the option, however, to pay cash in lieu of any fraction of Prisa Class A ordinary shares in excess of one into which a Class B convertible non-voting share would otherwise be convertible upon mandatory conversion.

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     The basic rights of the Class A ordinary shares and of the Class B convertible non-voting shares of Prisa governed by Spanish law are contained in the revised form of proposed amended by-laws of Prisa to be adopted in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, an English translation of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference. A more detailed description of the rights of the Class B convertible non-voting shares will be contained in the resolutions to be adopted by Prisa’s shareholders authorizing the Class B convertible non-voting shares at the special meeting of Prisa’s shareholders to be called for approving the business combination, and are summarized in Schedule I to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, which readers are urged to read in its entirety.
     No fractional shares of Prisa will be allotted to any holder of Liberty Virginia capital stock in the share exchange. In lieu of the issuance of any such fractional shares, each Liberty Virginia stockholder who otherwise would be entitled to receive such fractional share will receive cash.
     At the effective time of the Share Exchange, each outstanding warrant to purchase shares of Liberty Virginia common stock will be automatically exchanged for a combination of cash and Prisa ADSs, in accordance with the terms of the revised Warrant Amendment summarized below.
     Potential Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement provides that Liberty may enter into preferred stock purchase agreements with one or more third parties to sell, in addition to the sales to be effected pursuant to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (as defined below), an aggregate of 100,000 shares of a new series of preferred stock to be designated as Series E Preferred Stock (the “Liberty Series E Preferred Stock”), for a purchase price of $1,000 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $100 million. Each such potential purchaser of Liberty Series E Preferred Stock was previously known to either Liberty or Prisa, and such potential agreements were being negotiated prior to the signing of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement. If one or more agreements to sell all such 100,000 shares of Liberty Series E Preferred Stock are entered into prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined below) on terms reasonably acceptable to Prisa and Liberty, and if such third party purchasers agree, then the form of Amendment No. 1 to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement attached as Schedule III to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Potential Amendment”) will automatically become operative, and the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement will be amended as set forth in the Potential Amendment.
     If the Potential Amendment becomes operative, then all of the outstanding shares of Liberty Series E Preferred Stock will be exchanged, pursuant to the Share Exchange, for the following aggregate consideration:
    If the Total Cash-Out Amount is $700 million or less: (1) $100 million in cash, (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to 500,000 shares of Liberty Virginia common stock had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares and (3) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock; or
    If the Total Cash-Out Amount is more than $700 million: (1) cash in an amount equal to the amount by which $800 million exceeds the Total Cash-Out Amount (except that if the Total Cash-Out Amount is $800 million or more, then no cash will be payable), (2) the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to that number of shares of Liberty Virginia common stock calculated as the amount by which the Total Cash-Out Amount divided by $10 exceeds 70 million (except that the total number of shares for which the Mixed Consideration shall be so payable may not exceed ten million) had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares, (3) if the Total Cash-Out Amount is $750 million or less, the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to 500,000 shares of Liberty Virginia common stock had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares, (4) if the Total Cash-Out Amount is more than $750 million, the Mixed Consideration which would be payable with respect to one million shares of Liberty Virginia common stock had the Mixed Consideration Election been made for such shares and (5) the pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock.

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     If the Potential Amendment becomes operative, it will also result in the modification of certain conditions to closing, as described below.
     Prisa Warrant Issuance
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement contemplates that Prisa will, in connection with the consummation of the Business Combination, issue 1.1 warrants in respect of each outstanding Prisa ordinary share to holders of record as of a date prior to the consummation of the Share Exchange (the “Prisa Warrant Issuance”). Each such warrant would be exercisable at any time by the holder for one Prisa Class A ordinary share at an exercise price of 2.00 per warrant, and would expire three and one half years after issuance. If, however, the Spanish Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (the “CNMV”) requires Prisa to conduct the Rights Offering, as described below, the Prisa Warrant Issuance will not be conducted or Liberty and Prisa will agree on an alternate warrant issuance to be effected in conjunction with the Rights Offering (an “Alternate Warrant Issuance”), which Alternate Warrant Issuance in conjunction with the Rights Offering is expected to result in the same number of shares to be issued and the same increase in capital as the Prisa Warrant Issuance, as further described below.
     Representations and Warranties
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of Prisa and Liberty relating to their respective businesses and public filings.
     Pre-Closing Covenants
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement provides for customary pre-closing covenants, including the obligation of the parties to conduct their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary course, provide reasonable access to the other’s books and records, and use reasonable best efforts to cause the Business Combination to occur and not take any action that would cause the Reincorporation Merger to cease to be considered a tax-free reorganization.
     Securityholder Meetings
     Pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, Liberty is required to promptly call (i) a meeting of its stockholders for the purpose of voting upon the Business Combination Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the “Liberty Stockholder Meeting”) and (ii) a meeting of its warrantholders for the purpose of seeking the written consent of the warrantholders to the warrant amendment agreement described below. Prisa is required to call a meeting of its shareholders, to be held no later than one business day following the Liberty stockholders meeting, for the purpose of approving amendments to the by-laws of Prisa to, among other things, (i) create the Class A ordinary shares and Class B convertible non-voting shares, (ii) provide for the necessary increase in Prisa’s authorized capital to consummate the Business Combination, the Prisa Warrant Issuance and, if required, the Rights Offering described below and (iii) require the approval of holders of 75% of Prisa’s voting shares for certain fundamental matters. Pursuant to the Prisa Support Agreement described in the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Liberty on March 10, 2010, Rucandio, S.A. (“Rucandio”), the controlling shareholder of Prisa, has agreed to vote the Prisa shares it controls, directly or indirectly, in favor of any matter necessary to the consummation of the Business Combination and considered and voted upon by Prisa’s shareholders.

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     Registration Statement
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement provides that Prisa and Liberty will promptly prepare, and Prisa will file with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), an amendment to the registration statement on Form F-4 originally filed by Prisa on May 7, 2010, which amended registration statement (the “Registration Statement”) will include a proxy statement of Liberty with respect to the Liberty stockholder and warrantholder meetings. Prisa and Liberty are required to use their reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement declared effective as promptly as practicable thereafter. In addition, Prisa is required to file a prospectus with the CNMV relating to an increase in Prisa’s capital in connection with the Business Combination and the Prisa Warrant Issuance.
     Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement provides that, prior to the closing of the Business Combination, Liberty will purchase a “tail” on its directors’ and officers’ liability insurance policy with respect to acts or omissions occurring prior to the effective time of the share exchange, with coverage in amount and scope at least as favorable as Liberty’s existing policies and reasonably satisfactory to Prisa.
     Prisa Rights Offering
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement provides that, if required by the CNMV and subject to its approval, and further subject to the approval of the Prisa shareholders of the necessary increase in capital, prior to the closing of the Business Combination Prisa would conduct a rights offering (the “Rights Offering”) to its existing shareholders to subscribe for newly issued Prisa Class A ordinary shares at a price to be determined in consultation with the CNMV. If so required, the Rights Offering will provide an opportunity for the shareholders of Prisa in the aggregate to subscribe for either (1) if the Prisa Warrant Issuance is not to be effected, the same number of newly issued Prisa Class A ordinary shares as would have been issued if the Prisa Warrant Issuance had been effected and all of the warrants issued pursuant thereto had been exercised, or (2) if an Alternate Warrant Issuance is to be conducted, a number of newly issued Prisa Class A ordinary shares that, together with and assuming the exercise of all of the warrants issued in the Alternate Warrant Issuance, results in the issuance of a number of Prisa Class A ordinary shares that equals the number of Prisa Class A ordinary shares as would have been issued if the Prisa Warrant Issuance had been effected and all of the warrants issued pursuant thereto had been exercised. The Rights Offer will, if required, result in an increase of capital to Prisa (assuming the Rights Offer is fully subscribed) that (1) if the Prisa Warrant Issuance is not to be effected, is equal to the increase of capital that would have resulted if the Prisa Warrant Issuance had been effected and all of the warrants issued pursuant thereto had been exercised, or (2) if an Alternate Warrant Issuance is to be effected, is equal to the increase of capital that, together with the proceeds from the Alternate Warrant Issuance, would have resulted if the Prisa Warrant Issuance had been effected and all of the warrants issued pursuant thereto had been exercised. The agreement of certain controlling shareholders of Rucandio to cause Rucandio and its subsidiaries not to participate in the Rights Offering, as disclosed in Liberty’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Liberty on March 10, 2010, is no longer in effect, so if the Rights Offering were undertaken, Rucandio may participate in the rights offering on the same terms as other Prisa shareholders.
     The shares that Prisa would issue in the Rights Offering, if undertaken, are expected to trade on the Spanish Continuous Market Exchange and Prisa does not intend to register the Rights Offering, if undertaken, with the SEC.

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     Asset Dispositions
     Prisa is required to use its reasonable best efforts to carry out certain previously-announced asset dispositions as promptly as practicable following the execution of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement on substantially the terms and agreements providing for such dispositions.
     Prisa Board of Directors
     Prisa has agreed to take all necessary action to submit to its shareholders Nicolas Berggruen and Martin Franklin, each of whom currently services on Liberty’s board of directors, for election to Prisa’s board of directors effective as of the consummation of the Business Combination. Prisa has also expressed its willingness to increase the number of members of its board of directors to up to 17, and to increase the number of independent directors (consejeros independientes) such that independent directors would represent a majority of the members of the board.
     Conditions to Complete the Transaction
     The respective obligations of Prisa and Liberty to complete the Business Combination are subject to the fulfillment or waiver, if waivable, of mutual conditions, including:
    receipt of the approval by the Prisa shareholders of the amendment to Prisa’s bylaws and the capital increase of Prisa necessary for effecting the Business Combination, the approval and adoption of the Business Combination Agreement by Liberty stockholders and the approval of the warrant amendment agreement by Liberty warrantholders;
 
    the effectiveness of the registration statements with respect to the Prisa shares and Prisa ADSs to be issued in the Business Combination under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and certain related registration statements, and the absence of any stop order or proceedings initiated or threatened by the SEC for that purpose;
 
    the absence of any order, injunction or decree having been issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition preventing the consummation of the Business Combination, and the absence of any statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree having been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any governmental entity that prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the Business Combination;
 
    a prospectus relating to the issuance of the new Prisa shares having been verified by and registered with the CNMV;
 
    the restructuring by Prisa of its outstanding indebtedness (the “Debt Restructuring”) substantially in accordance with the terms described in an exhibit to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement occurring substantially simultaneously with the closing, and Prisa not being in default under any of the definitive documents relating to the Debt Restructuring;
 
    the amendment to Prisa’s bylaws to, among other things, provide for the issuance of the new Class A ordinary shares and the Class B convertible non-voting shares having been completed;
 
    the approval of the listing of Prisa ADSs to be issued in the Business Combination on the NYSE or Nasdaq Market, as determined by Prisa in consultation with Liberty, subject to official notice of issuance;

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    Prisa having entered into a deposit agreement with a U.S. financial institution authorized to act as depositary for the Prisa ADSs, to be selected by Prisa after consultation with Liberty; and
 
    Prisa having received from HSBC, as representative of Prisa’s lenders under a refinancing master agreement, a notice stating that the lenders have consented to and approved the amendments to the Original Business Combination Agreement contained in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement.
     Each of Prisa’s and Liberty’s obligations to complete the Business Combination is also separately subject to the satisfaction or waiver, if waivable, of other conditions, including:
    the other party’s representations and warranties in the Original Business Combination Agreement being true and correct, except (in the case of most of the representations and warranties) where the failure to be true and correct would not have a material adverse effect on such other party;
 
    the other party’s performance in all material respects of its obligations under the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement; and
 
    there not having occurred, since the date of the Original Business Combination Agreement, a material adverse effect on the other party.
     Liberty’s obligation to complete the Business Combination is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver, if waivable, of the following conditions:
    Prisa having entered into an employment agreement with Juan Luis Cebrián providing for an employment term of at least three years and such other terms as are mutually acceptable to Prisa and Mr. Cebrián; and
 
    Prisa issuing in the transaction the requisite number of Prisa shares as required by the share exchange and the warrant amendment agreement described below.
     Prisa’s obligation to complete the Business Combination is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver, if waivable, of the following conditions:
    Liberty having not less than an aggregate of approximately $936.7 million in cash in its trust account and operating account at the closing of the Business Combination, after payment of the amount of the deferred underwriting discounts payable to the underwriters of Liberty’s initial public offering, Liberty’s transaction expenses and the approximately $46.7 million in cash payable as part of the Warrant Consideration (as defined below) and certain other liabilities;
 
    Liberty’s transaction expenses, excluding deferred underwriting discounts and the cash payable as part of the Warrant Consideration, not exceeding $24.0 million;
 
    Prisa’s controlling shareholders continuing to control not less than 30% of Prisa’s outstanding ordinary shares on a fully diluted basis (after giving pro forma effect to the warrant exchange pursuant to the warrant amendment agreement described below, the Share Exchange, the full conversion of all Prisa Class B convertible non-voting shares issued in the Share Exchange into shares of Prisa Class A ordinary shares and, in each case if undertaken, the full exercise of all rights and warrants issued pursuant to the Prisa Warrant Issuance, the Rights Offering and the Alternative Warrant Issuance);

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    the amount of cash held by Liberty and available to Prisa following consummation of the Business Combination, after payment of (1) any amounts payable to stockholders of Liberty who validly exercise their redemption rights, (2) any amounts payable with respect to Cash Election Shares in excess of the amounts deposited into and remaining in the Escrow Account and (3) the aggregate amount of cash payable to Liberty stockholders receiving Mixed Consideration in the Business Combination, being greater than 450 million;
 
    Liberty having purchased from Liberty’s sponsors, Berggruen Acquisition Holdings Ltd. and Marlin Equities II, LLC (collectively, the “Sponsors”), (1) an aggregate of approximately 2.8 million shares of Liberty common stock (or, if the Potential Amendment becomes operative, approximately 3.3 million shares) and all of the approximately 24.8 million Liberty warrants owned by them and (2) an aggregate of up to an additional 2.6 million shares of Liberty common stock (or, if the Potential Amendment becomes operative, approximately 3.1 million shares), in each case as required to be purchased pursuant to, and for the nominal consideration set forth in, the Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement (as defined below); and
 
    the total number of shares of Liberty common stock as to which stockholders validly exercise their redemption rights and Cash Election Shares not exceeding 70 million (or, if the Potential Amendment becomes operative, 80 million) in the aggregate.
     Termination of the Business Combination Agreement
     The Business Combination Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the completion of the Business Combination by the mutual written consent of Prisa and Liberty, or by either Prisa or Liberty if:
    any order, injunction or decree is issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition making the Business Combination illegal or preventing the consummation of the Business Combination, or any statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree has been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any governmental entity that prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the transaction, and such action has become final and non-appealable;
 
    the requisite approval of Prisa’s shareholders or of Liberty’s stockholders is not obtained, or Liberty’s warrantholders fail to approve the warrant amendment agreement (except that a party may not terminate the Business Combination Agreement for this reason if it has not fulfilled its obligations under the Business Combination Agreement to call and conduct its meeting or meetings);
 
    the transaction is not completed by December 6, 2010 (other than because of a breach of the Business Combination Agreement caused by the party seeking termination);
 
    the other party breaches the Business Combination Agreement in a way that would entitle the party seeking to terminate the agreement not to consummate the transaction, subject to the right of the breaching party to cure the breach within 15 days following written notice (unless it is not possible due to the nature or timing for the breach for the breaching party to cure the breach); or
 
    as of the date of the Liberty Stockholder Meeting, the number of Cash Election Shares and Redemption Shares shall exceed, in the aggregate, 70 million (or, if the Potential Amendment becomes operative, 80 million).

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     In the event the Business Combination Agreement is terminated, the Business Combination agreement will become void and neither Prisa nor Liberty will have any liability under the Business Combination Agreement, except that:
    both Prisa and Liberty will remain liable for any breach of the Business Combination Agreement; and
 
    designated provisions of the Business Combination Agreement, including those regarding the payment of fees and expenses, governing law and jurisdiction, will survive the termination.
Amendment to the Warrant Amendment Agreement
     The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement also revises the proposed consideration to be paid to the holders of Liberty’s Warrants pursuant to the proposed amendment (the “Warrant Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2007, between Liberty and Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company (as Warrant Agent). Under the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, the proposed Warrant Amendment now provides that, in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, each Liberty warrant outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Share Exchange will, automatically and without any action by the warrantholder, at the effective time of the Share Exchange, be exchanged by Prisa and transferred by such holder to Prisa for consideration (collectively, the “Warrant Consideration”) consisting of:
    cash in the amount of $0.90 per outstanding warrant to be delivered by Liberty Virginia (for aggregate cash consideration to Liberty’s warrant holders of approximately $46.7 million, after giving effect to the sale by the Sponsors of all of their warrants to Liberty for nominal consideration pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement); and
 
    Prisa ADSs in respect of 0.45 newly issued Prisa Class A ordinary shares per outstanding warrant.
     As a result of the Warrant Amendment, each registered holder of warrants (other than Prisa) will cease to have any rights with respect to the warrants, other than the right to receive the Warrant Consideration.
     The foregoing is a summary of the material terms of the amended form of Warrant Amendment Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements
     Also on August 4, 2010, Liberty entered into separately negotiated Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (each, a “Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement”) with the Sponsors and certain entities (each, including each Sponsor, an “Investor”), pursuant to which those Investors agreed to purchase certain specified series of newly-created shares of Liberty’s preferred stock. The aggregate proceeds from the sale of all series of such preferred stock will be $400 million, which proceeds may be used to help fund the required payments pursuant to the Share Exchange to those stockholders of Liberty who make the Cash Election pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement. Each such entity was previously known to either Liberty or Prisa and each Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement was negotiated with each Investor separately. Under the terms of the several Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements Liberty will issue and sell:

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    An aggregate of 50,000 shares of a new series of preferred stock to be designated as Series A Preferred Stock (the “Liberty Series A Preferred Stock”), for a purchase price of $1,000 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $50 million, all of which will be purchased by the Sponsors (each of which will purchase 25,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock);
 
    An aggregate of 300,000 shares of a new series of preferred stock to be designated as Series B Preferred Stock (the “Liberty Series B Preferred Stock”), for a purchase price of $1,000 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $300 million, of which 150,000 shares will be purchased by Tyrus Capital Event Master Fund Ltd. (“Tyrus”) and 150,000 shares will be purchased by HSBC Bank plc (“HSBC”);
 
    An aggregate of ten shares of a new series of preferred stock to be designated as Series C Preferred Stock (the “Liberty Series C Preferred Stock”), for a purchase price of $1.00 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $10, all of which will be purchased by Tyrus; and
 
    An aggregate of 50,000 shares of a new series of preferred stock to be designated as Series D Preferred Stock (the “Liberty Series D Preferred Stock” and, collectively with the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and, if created pursuant to the Potential Amendment, the Liberty Series E Preferred Stock, the “Liberty Preferred Stock”), for a purchase price of $1,000 per share and an aggregate purchase price of $50 million, all of which will be purchased by certain funds managed by Centaurus Capital LP.
     Pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, the closing of the sale of the Liberty Preferred Stock will occur on the business day that is ten business days prior to the date of the Liberty Stockholder Meeting (or at such other time as the Investor and Liberty may mutually agree) (the “Investment Closing Date”). At the closing, each Investor will pay the applicable purchase price to an interest bearing escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) to be established by Liberty with Citibank, N.A., as escrow agent, pursuant to an escrow agreement (the “Escrow Agreement”) to be entered into among Liberty, the Investors and the escrow agent. The funds in the Escrow Account may be used solely to fund (1) payments to holders of Liberty common stock that make the Cash Election, (2) amounts payable to holders of Liberty Preferred Stock in the Share Exchange and (3) payments to holders of Liberty Preferred Stock upon any redemption of the Liberty Preferred Stock, as described below.
     The Liberty Preferred Stock will not be entitled to receive any dividends and will have no voting rights other than as required by law, except that the vote or written consent of holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding shares of each class of Liberty Preferred Stock will be required for the Company to take certain actions that would impact the rights of the applicable class of Liberty Preferred Stock. The rights, privileges and restrictions applicable to each class of Liberty Preferred Stock will be set forth in a certificate of designations of such class of Liberty Preferred Stock to be filed prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, the forms of which certificates of designations are attached as Exhibits 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5 and 4.6 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (each, a “Certificate of Designations”) and incorporated herein by reference.
     Each Investor’s obligation to purchase shares of Liberty Preferred Stock pursuant to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement to which it is a party is subject to the conditions that (1) the Certificates of Designations shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, (2) each other Investor shall consummate its purchase of Liberty Preferred Stock on or prior to the Investment Closing Date and (3) with respect to Tyrus and HSBC, Prisa and such Investor shall have agreed in writing to an agreement providing for Prisa to maintain an effective registration statement for a period of one year after the consummation of the Share Exchange with respect to the resale to the public of the Prisa ADSs issued to such Investor in exchange for the shares of Liberty Preferred Stock purchased by it, to the extent necessary to legally allow such resales.

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     Under the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, each Investor has agreed that until 45 days following the date of the consummation of the Share Exchange, unless previously disclosed, such Investor shall not, without Liberty’s prior written consent, (1) offer, issue, pledge, lend, sell or contract to sell, issue options in respect of or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or announce an offering or issue of, any Prisa ADSs issued in exchange for the shares of Liberty Preferred Stock purchased by such Investor or any other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such shares or (2) enter into any swap or other agreement or transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of such Prisa ADSs.
     Each Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement may be terminated by the Investor party thereto if (in each case, unless the applicable circumstance occurs or fails to occur as a result of a breach of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement by such Investor):
    the closing of the sale of Preferred Stock pursuant to such Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement has not occurred by November 15, 2010, or the closing of the Business Combination has not occurred by December 6, 2010;
 
    the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement is terminated;
 
    any order, injunction or decree is issued by any court or agency of competent jurisdiction or other legal restraint or prohibition making the transactions contemplated by the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement illegal or preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, or any statute, rule, regulation, order, injunction or decree has been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any governmental entity that prohibits or makes illegal the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement;
 
    the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement is amended (other than pursuant to the Potential Amendment), or any waiver is given by Liberty under the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, in either case without the prior written consent of the Investor and which decreases the consideration due such Investor pursuant to the terms of the Preferred Stock or otherwise materially and adversely affects such Investor (or, in the case of certain specified provisions, which adversely affects such Investor), or the Escrow Agreement is amended without the consent of such Investor;
 
    Any person other than Liberty, the Investors or purchasers of Liberty Series E Preferred Stock as contemplated by the Potential Amendment, if applicable, shall have entered into an agreement to purchase, or shall have purchased, from Liberty or the Sponsors any Preferred Stock or other securities of Liberty, or the terms of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement to which any other purchaser is party shall have been (or shall have been amended to become) more favorable to the other purchaser than the terms of the applicable Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, in each case without the prior written consent of such Investor;
 
    Liberty shall have declared or paid any dividend or distribution of any kind with a record date prior to the second day after the Liberty Stockholder Meeting;
 
    the requisite approval of Liberty’s common stockholders or of Liberty’s warrantholders to approve the Business Combination or the Warrant Amendment, respectively, is not obtained at the meeting of Liberty’s stockholders to be held pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement; or
 
    the Registration Statement, at any time after the proxy statement/prospectus contained therein is mailed to holders of Liberty common stock and Liberty warrants, shall fail to be effective for the registration by such Investor (or, in the case of Tyrus and HSBC, the registration of the resale by such Investor) of the Prisa ADSs to be issued in exchange for the shares of Liberty Preferred Stock purchased by such Investor.

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     If a Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement is terminated, neither party will have any further obligation to the other under the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement except that, if the termination occurs after the closing of the sale of the Liberty Preferred Stock pursuant thereto, Liberty will be required to redeem, within five business days following such termination, all of the shares of Liberty Preferred Stock purchased by the applicable Investor for a price equal to the original purchase price for such shares, plus a pro rata portion of the interest earned on the Escrow Account.
     The foregoing is a summary of the material terms of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, a copy of the form of which (and a schedule of the material differences thereto) is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Securities Surrender Agreement
     On August 4, 2010, Liberty entered into an Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement with Liberty’s Sponsors (the “Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement”) which amends and restates in its entirety the Securities Surrender Agreement entered into on May 7, 2010, between Liberty and the Sponsors. Under the terms of the Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement, the Sponsors have agreed to sell to Liberty, and Liberty has agreed to purchase from the Sponsors, immediately prior to the Reincorporation Merger, (1) an aggregate of approximately 2.8 million shares of Liberty common stock and all of the approximately 24.8 million Liberty warrants held by them for an aggregate purchase price of $775.00, (2) an aggregate of an additional 2.6 million shares of Liberty common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $260.00 if the Total Cash-Out Amount is greater than $525 million and (3) if the Potential Amendment becomes operative, an aggregate of either an additional 500,000 shares of Liberty common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $50 if the Total Cash-Out Amount is no more than $750 million, or an additional one million shares of Liberty common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $100 if the Total Cash-Out Amount is greater than $750 million. The obligation of the Sponsors to sell such Liberty shares expires if the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement is terminated for any reason (other than by reason of the Sponsors’ failure to sell shares of Liberty Common Stock to Liberty as required by the Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement).
     The foregoing is a summary of the material terms of the Amended and Restate Securities Surrender Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Amended and Restated Deferred Discount Reduction Letter Agreement
     As a result of the Sponsors’ agreement to sell a portion of their shares of Liberty common stock to Liberty pursuant to the Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc. (as successor to Lehman Brothers inc.), Liberty’s underwriters of its initial public offering have agreed, pursuant to an amended and restated deferred discount reduction letter agreement dated August 4, 2010, to reduce the deferred portion of their underwriters’ discount by approximately $6.9 million, to approximately $20.6 million. Such amended and restated letter agreement amends and restates in its entirety the letter agreement dated May 7, 2010 among Liberty and the underwriters.
     The foregoing is a summary of the material terms of the mended and restated letter agreement among Liberty and the underwriters, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Securities.
     The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated in this Item 3.02 by reference in its entirety.
Item 5.01. Change in Control of Registrant.
     The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated in this Item 5.01 by reference in its entirety.
Item 5.03. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
     The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated in this Item 5.03 by reference in its entirety.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)   Exhibits.
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  2.1    
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2010, among Prisa, Liberty and Liberty Virginia*
  4.1    
Amended Form of Warrant Amendment Agreement
  4.2    
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock
  4.3    
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock
  4.4    
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C Preferred Stock
  4.5    
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series D Preferred Stock
  4.6    
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series E Preferred Stock
  10.1    
Form of Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 4, 2010 among Liberty and each of the Investors (and schedule of material differences thereto)
  10.2    
Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement, dated August 4, 2010, among Liberty and the Sponsors
  10.3    
Amended and Restated Deferred Discount Reduction Letter Agreement dated August 4, 2010
  99.1    
Amended Form of Prisa by-laws (English translation)
 
*   The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about Liberty or Prisa. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of Liberty, Prisa or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, and this subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Liberty’s or Prisa’s respective public disclosures.

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SIGNATURE
     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.
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
Date: August 9, 2010  By:   /s/ Jared Bluestein    
    Name:   Jared Bluestein   
    Title:   Secretary   

 


 

         
EXHIBIT INDEX
         
Exhibit    
Number   Description
       
 
  2.1    
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2010, among Prisa, Liberty and Liberty Virginia*
  4.1    
Amended Form of Warrant Amendment Agreement
  4.2    
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock
  4.3    
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock
  4.4    
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C Preferred Stock
  4.5    
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series D Preferred Stock
  4.6    
Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series E Preferred Stock
  10.1    
Form of Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 4, 2010 among Liberty and each of the Investors (and schedule of material differences thereto)
  10.2    
Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement, dated August 4, 2010, among Liberty and the Sponsors
  10.3    
Amended and Restated Deferred Discount Reduction Letter Agreement dated August 4, 2010
  99.1    
Amended Form of Prisa by-laws (English translation)
 
*   The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement has been included to provide investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other factual information about Liberty or Prisa. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement. The representations and warranties may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the parties to the agreement instead of establishing these matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement and should not rely on the representations, warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of Liberty, Prisa or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, and this subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in Liberty’s or Prisa’s respective public disclosures.

 

EX-2.1 2 g24286exv2w1.htm EX-2.1 exv2w1
Exhibit 2.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
by and among
PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES, S.A.,
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
and
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS VIRGINIA, INC.
Dated as of March 5, 2010; Amendment No.1 dated as of March 15, 2010; Amendment No. 2
dated as of April 5, 2010; Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 7, 2010; and further amended and
restated as of August 4, 2010

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
                 
            Page
       
BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
       
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE I
       
       
 
       
       
DEFINITIONS
       
       
 
       
  1.1    
Defined Terms
    3  
  1.2    
Glossary of Other Defined Terms
    13  
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE II

       
       
THE REINCORPORATION MERGER
       
       
 
       
  2.1    
The Reincorporation Merger
    16  
  2.2    
Reincorporation Effective Time
    16  
  2.3    
Effects of the Reincorporation Merger
    16  
  2.4    
Conversion of Liberty Stock
    16  
  2.5    
Redemptions
    17  
  2.6    
Warrants
    18  
  2.7    
Articles of Incorporation
    18  
  2.8    
Bylaws
    18  
  2.9    
Tax and Accounting Consequences
    18  
  2.10    
Board of Directors; Management
    18  
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE III
       
       
 
       
       
THE INCREASE IN CAPITAL IN KIND OF PRISA AND THE SHARE EXCHANGE
       
       
 
       
  3.1    
The Increases in Capital of PRISA
    19  
  3.2    
The PRISA In-Kind Prospectus
    19  
  3.3    
Exchange Effective Time; Effect of the Share Exchange
    19  
  3.4    
Deed of Capital Increase
    20  
  3.5    
Exchange of Liberty Virginia Stock
    20  
  3.6    
PRISA Capital Stock
    27  
  3.7    
Warrants Exchange
    27  
  3.8    
Trust Arrangements
    27  
  3.9    
Disbursement of Funds
    27  
  3.10    
Closing
    27  
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE IV
       
       
 
       
       
PROCEDURE FOR THE DELIVERY OF PRISA ADRS AND PAYMENT OF WARRANTS
       
       
 
       
  4.1    
PRISA to Make Shares Available
    28  
  4.2    
Exchange of Shares and Warrants
    28  
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ARTICLE V
       
       
 
       
       
AMENDMENT OF PRISA ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS
       
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE VI
       
       
 
       
       
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LIBERTY
       
       
 
       
  6.1    
Organization and Qualification
    31  
  6.2    
Capitalization
    31  
  6.3    
Authority; Liberty Board Approvals No Violation
    32  
  6.4    
Consents and Approvals
    33  
  6.5    
SEC Reports and Financial Statements
    34  
  6.6    
Broker’s Fees
    35  
  6.7    
Absence of Certain Changes or Events
    35  
  6.8    
Legal Proceedings
    35  
  6.9    
Taxes and Tax Returns
    35  
  6.10    
Compliance
    36  
  6.11    
Contracts
    36  
  6.12    
Intellectual Property
    36  
  6.13    
Labor Matters
    36  
  6.14    
Employee Benefit Plans
    36  
  6.15    
Insurance
    37  
  6.16    
Trust Account
    37  
  6.17    
Affiliate Transactions
    37  
  6.18    
No Additional Representations
    37  
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE VII
       
       
 
       
       
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PRISA
       
       
 
       
  7.1    
Corporate Organization
    38  
  7.2    
Capitalization
    38  
  7.3    
Authority; No Violation
    39  
  7.4    
Consents and Approvals
    40  
  7.5    
CNMV Reports and Financial Statements
    41  
  7.6    
Broker’s Fees
    42  
  7.7    
Absence of Certain Changes or Events
    42  
  7.8    
Legal Proceedings
    42  
  7.9    
Taxes and Tax Returns
    42  
  7.10    
Employees
    43  
  7.11    
Compliance with Applicable Law
    44  
  7.12    
Certain Contracts
    44  
  7.13    
Environmental Matters
    45  
  7.14    
Intellectual Property; Proprietary Rights; Employee Restrictions
    45  
  7.15    
Insurance
    46  
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  7.16    
Permits and Licenses
    47  
  7.17    
Transactions with Affiliates
    47  
  7.18    
Anti-Corruption
    47  
  7.19    
Export Controls and Economic Sanctions
    47  
  7.20    
Agreements with Governmental Entities
    48  
  7.21    
Properties
    48  
  7.22    
No Additional Representations
    48  
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE VIII
       
       
 
       
       
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
       
       
 
       
  8.1    
Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time
    48  
  8.2    
Liberty Forbearances
    49  
  8.3    
PRISA Forbearances
    51  
  8.4    
Taxes
    54  
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE IX
       
       
 
       
       
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
       
       
 
       
  9.1    
Regulatory Matters
    54  
  9.2    
Access to Information; Investor Presentations
    57  
  9.3    
Shareholder and Board Approvals
    58  
  9.4    
Stock Exchange Listing
    59  
  9.5    
Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance
    59  
  9.6    
[Intentionally Omitted
    60  
  9.7    
Advice of Changes
    60  
  9.8    
Reasonable Best Efforts
    60  
  9.9    
PRISA Board of Directors
    60  
  9.10    
Liberty Virginia Board of Directors and Officers
    60  
  9.11    
Capital Increases
    60  
  9.12    
Transfer Taxes
    60  
  9.13    
Liberty Virginia
    61  
  9.14    
State Takeover Laws
    61  
  9.15    
Limitation on Required Efforts
    61  
  9.16    
Asset Dispositions
    61  
  9.17    
Ancillary Agreements
    61  
  9.18    
PRISA Rights Offer
    61  
  9.19    
Securities Purchase From Sponsors
    62  
  9.20    
Spanish Language Version
    62  
  9.21    
Liberty Preferred Stock Account Escrow Agreement and Related Matters
    62  
  9.22    
Amendment of Agreement for New Investors
    62  
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE X
       
       
 
       
       
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
       
       
 
       
  10.1    
Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Reorganization
    63  
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  10.2    
Conditions to Obligations of Liberty
    64  
  10.3    
Conditions to Obligations of PRISA
    65  
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE XI
       
       
 
       
       
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
       
       
 
       
  11.1    
Termination
    67  
  11.2    
Effect of Termination
    68  
  11.3    
Amendment
    68  
  11.4    
Extension; Waiver
    68  
       
 
       
       
ARTICLE XII
       
       
 
       
       
GENERAL PROVISIONS
       
       
 
       
  12.1    
Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements
    69  
  12.2    
Expenses
    69  
  12.3    
Notices
    69  
  12.4    
Interpretation
    71  
  12.5    
Counterparts
    71  
  12.6    
Entire Agreement; Severability
    71  
  12.7    
Governing Law
    71  
  12.8    
Publicity
    71  
  12.9    
Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries
    72  
  12.10    
Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Consent to Service of Process
    72  
  12.11    
Specific Performance
    73  
  12.12    
Disclosure Schedules; Knowledge
    73  
SCHEDULES
         
Schedule I   -  
Terms of PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares
Schedule II   -  
Terms of PRISA Warrants
Schedule III   -  
Form of Amendment No.1 to Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement
EXHIBITS
         
Exhibit A   -  
Form of Warrant Amendment Agreement
Exhibit B   -  
Plan of Merger
Exhibit C   -  
Liberty Virginia Articles
Exhibit D   -  
Liberty Virginia Bylaws
Exhibit E   -  
Plan of Share Exchange
Exhibit F   -  
Form of Transaction Cash Certificate
Exhibit G   -  
PRISA Bylaw Amendments (estatutos sociales)
Exhibit H   -  
Plan of PRISA Debt Restructuring
Exhibit J   -  
Form of Certificate of Designations for Liberty Series A Preferred Stock
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Exhibit K   -  
Form of Certificate of Designations for Liberty Series B Preferred Stock
Exhibit L   -  
Form of Certificate of Designations for Liberty Series C Preferred Stock
Exhibit M   -  
Form of Certificate of Designations for Liberty Series D Preferred Stock
Exhibit N   -  
Form of Certificate of Designations for Liberty Series E Preferred Stock
ANNEXES
         
Annex I   -  
Transaction Summary
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AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
     AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT, dated as of March 5, 2010 (as originally executed, the “Original BCA”), and amended by Amendment No.1 dated as of March 15, 2010, Amendment No.2 dated as of April 5, 2010 and Amendment No. 3 dated as of May 7, 2010, and as further amended and restated as of August 4, 2010 (this “Agreement”), by and among Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., a Spanish sociedad anónima (“PRISA”), Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Liberty”), and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia, Inc., a Virginia corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty (“Liberty Virginia”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
     WHEREAS, each of PRISA, Liberty and Liberty Virginia desires to enter into the strategic business combination transaction provided for herein for the purpose of effecting an increase of capital in kind of PRISA through an exchange of securities involving the delivery of all outstanding Liberty common and preferred shares and warrants against newly issued shares of PRISA, which will be reflected in the books and accounts of PRISA as the subscription of such newly issued shares by a depositary bank acting in a purely fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the actual owners of the new shares of PRISA (the former common and preferred share and warrant holders of Liberty) which, upon receipt of such shares, will issue American depositary shares to Liberty’s former common and preferred share and warrant holders;
     WHEREAS, notwithstanding that the above-referenced increase of capital in kind of PRISA does not legally require the application of preemptive rights in favor of the existing shareholders of PRISA, it is considered advisable, taking into that account that the parties to this Agreement desire to carry out the Reorganization (as defined below), that PRISA either grants PRISA Warrants (as defined below) in favor of the existing shareholders of PRISA or, if required by the CNMV, certain preemptive rights, all subject to the approval of the CNMV; and for such purposes, prior to effecting the Reorganization, PRISA will submit to its shareholders for their approval an increase of capital through the PRISA Warrants and/or if required by the CNMV and subject to its approval, an increase in capital in cash granting the shareholders of PRISA the opportunity to subscribe for new shares on the terms described in this Agreement;
     WHEREAS, for the above purposes, (i) Liberty will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, merge with and into Liberty Virginia under and in accordance with the Virginia Stock Corporation Act (as amended, the “VSCA”) and the Delaware General Corporation Law (as amended, the “DGCL”), with Liberty Virginia surviving such merger (the “Reincorporation Merger”), and (ii) Liberty Virginia and PRISA will, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein, undertake a statutory share exchange pursuant to the Spanish Corporation Law of 1989 (Texto Refundido de la Ley de Sociedades Anónimas aprobado por el Real Decreto Legislativo 1564/1989) (as amended, the “SCL,” any reference to the SCL or any article of the SCL shall be understood to be a reference to the New Spanish Corporation Law (Ley de Sociedads de Capital) dated July 10, 2010, or the corresponding article of such law, which will come into effect on September 1, 2010) and the VSCA, such that common and preferred shares of Liberty Virginia will be exchanged for newly issued shares of PRISA and cash consideration, as a result of which Liberty Virginia will become a wholly owned Subsidiary of PRISA (the “Share Exchange” and, together with the Reincorporation Merger, the “Reorganization”);

 


 

     WHEREAS, the Reorganization is subject to certain conditions precedent set forth herein in Article X, including, among others, requirements to the effect that: (i) that stockholders of Liberty holding fewer than thirty percent of the Liberty common shares issued in the IPO elect to exercise their right to require Liberty to redeem their common shares in connection with the Reorganization, (ii) that the PRISA Control Group (as defined herein) maintain, directly or indirectly, subsequent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein, a minimum ownership share greater than or equal to thirty percent of the issued and outstanding share capital of PRISA on a fully diluted basis, (iii) that the Reorganization shall have been approved on the terms set forth herein by, and the necessary filings made with, the Spanish regulatory authorities and the registration of the PRISA Shares to be issued in the Reorganization shall have been cleared by the applicable regulatory authorities in the United States and/or Spain and (iv) that the PRISA Shareholder Approval, the Liberty Shareholder Approval and the Liberty Warrantholder Approval (as such terms are defined herein) shall have been obtained;
     WHEREAS, for the purposes of ascertaining the view of the Spanish stock market regulatory authorities, prior to entering into the Original BCA, PRISA discussed the terms and conditions of the Reorganization with the CNMV, having prepared together with Liberty, for those purposes, the transaction summary attached hereto as Annex I;
     WHEREAS, it is the intent of the parties hereto that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Reincorporation Merger shall constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code, and that this Agreement shall constitute a “plan of reorganization” for the purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code;
     WHEREAS, as an inducement to and condition to Liberty’s willingness to enter into the Original BCA, certain shareholders of PRISA entered into an agreement (the “PRISA Support Agreement”) simultaneously with the execution of the Original BCA whereby, among other things, such shareholders have agreed, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, with Liberty to vote their shares of PRISA in favor of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements;
     WHEREAS, as an inducement to and condition of PRISA’s willingness to enter into the Original BCA, the Sponsors entered into an agreement with PRISA (the “Sponsors Support Agreement”) simultaneously with the execution of the Original BCA, whereby, among other things, such Persons have agreed to vote all of the Liberty Warrants held by such Persons in favor of the Warrant Amendment Agreement;
     WHEREAS, as an inducement to and condition of PRISA’s willingness to enter into this Agreement, the Sponsors are entering into an amended and restated agreement with Liberty (the “Sponsor Surrender Agreement”) simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement, whereby, among other things, such Persons have agreed to sell to Liberty all of their Liberty Warrants and a portion of their shareholdings of Liberty for nominal value;

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     WHEREAS, as an inducement to and condition of PRISA’s willingness to enter into the Original BCA, Nicolas Berggruen and Martin Franklin entered into an agreement with PRISA (the “Sponsor Indemnification Agreement”) simultaneously with the execution of the Original BCA whereby, among other things, such Persons have agreed, from and after the Exchange Effective Time, to indemnify PRISA and its Affiliates with respect to certain matters; and
     WHEREAS, the parties, having completed a due diligence process with respect to the business activities of the other party and having found no impediment to proceeding with the Reorganization, desire to make certain representations, warranties and agreements in connection with the Reorganization and also to prescribe certain conditions to the Reorganization.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
     1.1 Defined Terms. For purposes of this Agreement, the term:
          “Action” shall mean any legal, administrative, governmental or regulatory proceeding or other action, claim, suit, litigation, proceeding, arbitration, mediation, alternative dispute resolution procedure, audit or investigation by or before any Governmental Entity.
          “ADRs” or “American Depositary Receipts” shall mean one or more certificates evidencing the PRISA ADSs.
          “Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with, such first Person. For the purposes of this definition, “control” (including, the terms “controlling”, “controlled by” and “under common control with”), as applied to any Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise, in accordance with Section 4 of the Spanish Securities Market Law (the “SSML”). In reference to Liberty, the term Affiliate shall also include Berggruen Holdings, Inc., and any director, officer or employee of any Person considered an Affiliate pursuant to this definition. For purposes of Sections 6.14 and 7.10, Affiliate shall also include any entity, trade or business, any other entity, trade or business that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of a group described in Section 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA that includes or included the first entity, trade or business, or that is, or was at the relevant time, a member of the same “controlled group” as the first entity, trade or business pursuant to Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
          “Agreed Exchange Rate” shall mean the closing spot rate published by Bloomberg two Business Days prior to the Closing Date.

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          “Aggregate Preferred Stock Mixed Consideration Cash” shall mean the aggregate amount of cash payable (before giving effect to Section 4.2(e)) in respect of (w) clause (ii) of the definition of Aggregate Series A Consideration, (x) clause (i)(B), clauses (ii)(A) and (C), clause (iii)(A), or clauses (iv)(A), (C) and (E), as applicable, of the definition of Aggregate Series B Consideration, (y) the Aggregate Series C Consideration and (z) clause (i)(B), clauses (ii)(A) and (C), clause (iii)(A), or clauses (iv)(A) and (C), as applicable of the definition of Aggregate Series D Consideration.
          “Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due” shall mean, with respect to the Liberty Series A Preferred Stock, the Liberty Series B Preferred Stock or the Liberty Series D Preferred Stock, the product of (i) the aggregate amount of any interest earned on the funds deposited in the Liberty Preferred Stock Account, and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares issued and outstanding of such series of Liberty Preferred Stock and the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Liberty Preferred Stock issued and outstanding of any class other than the Liberty Series C Preferred Stock.
          “AMEX” shall mean the NYSE Amex.
          “Ancillary Agreements” shall mean the Plan of Merger, the Plan of Share Exchange, the Warrant Amendment Agreement, the PRISA Support Agreement, the Sponsor Indemnification Agreement, the Sponsors Support Agreement and the Sponsor Surrender Agreement.
          “Assets” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all land, buildings, improvements, leasehold improvements, Fixtures and Equipment and other assets, real or personal, tangible or intangible, owned or leased by such Person or any of its Subsidiaries.
          “Available Cash Election Pool” shall mean the amount obtained by subtracting the aggregate amount of cash required by the Liberty Certificate to be paid to the holders of Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares from $300 million.
          “Business Combination” shall have the meaning as set forth in the Liberty Certificate.
          “Business Day” shall mean each day other than Saturdays, Sundays and days when commercial banks are authorized or required to be closed for business in New York, New York or Madrid, Spain.
          “Closing Date” shall mean the date on which the Closing occurs.
          “CNMV” shall mean the Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores de España.
          “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
          “Deferred Underwriting Discounts” shall mean $20,570,625 payable by Liberty at the Closing in full satisfaction of Liberty’s obligations under Section 2(c) of that certain underwriting agreement dated as of December 6, 2007, by and between Liberty and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. as representatives of the underwriters, as amended by an amended and restated letter agreement dated August 4, 2010.

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          “Deposit Agreements” shall mean the Deposit Agreements, to be dated as of the Closing Date, by and among (i) PRISA, as issuer, the Depositary and the holders of the PRISA ADS-As, and (ii) PRISA, as issuer, the Depositary and the holders of the PRISA ADS-NVs. The Deposit Agreements for the PRISA ADS-As and PRISA ADS-NVs shall each provide for the requirement under Spanish law that any holder of ADSs holding 30% or more of the voting capital stock of PRISA shall be required to make an offer for all outstanding shares of capital stock of PRISA.
          “Depositary” shall mean Citibank, N.A., or another U.S. financial institution authorized to act as depositary for the PRISA ADSs to be selected by PRISA after consultation with Liberty, or any successor thereto under the Deposit Agreements.
          “Employee Benefit Plan” shall mean any employee benefit plan, program, policy, practices, or other arrangement, whether or not written, including without limitation any employee welfare benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) of ERISA, any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA (whether or not such plan is subject to ERISA) and any bonus, incentive, deferred compensation, vacation, stock purchase, stock option, severance, employment, change of control or fringe benefit plan, program or policy.
          “Encumbrances” shall mean any claim, lien, pledge, option, right of first refusal, charge, security interest, deed of trust, mortgage, restriction or other encumbrance.
          “Environmental Laws” shall mean any international, federal, state or local Law, Order or policies relating (a) to releases, discharges, emissions or disposals to air, water, land or groundwater of Hazardous Materials, (b) to the use, handling or disposal of polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos or urea formaldehyde or any other Hazardous Material, (c) to the treatment, storage, disposal or management of Hazardous Materials, (d) to exposure to toxic, hazardous or other controlled, prohibited or regulated substances or (e) to the transportation, release or any other use of Hazardous Materials.
          “ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
          “EU-IFRS” shall mean the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union, consistently applied.
          “Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
          “Fixtures and Equipment” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all of the furniture, fixtures, furnishings, machinery and equipment owned or leased by such Person and located in, at or upon the Assets of such Person.
          “Governmental Entity” shall mean any transnational, domestic or foreign federal, state, local or provincial court, regulatory or administrative agency, commission or other governmental authority, body or instrumentality with jurisdiction, including for the avoidance of doubt any Self-Regulatory Organizations.

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          “Hazardous Materials” shall mean each and every element, compound, chemical mixture, contaminant, pollutant, material, waste or other substance which is defined, determined or identified as hazardous or toxic under applicable Environmental Laws or the release of which is regulated under Environmental Laws.
          “Indebtedness” shall mean, without duplication, any obligations, contingent or otherwise, in respect of (a) the principal of and premium (if any) in respect of all indebtedness for borrowed money, including accrued interest and any cost associated with prepaying any such debt, (b) capitalized lease obligations, (c) obligations under interest rate agreements and currency agreements, (d) letters of credit, (e) the principal of and premium in respect of obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes and similar instruments and all other obligations of a Person upon which interest is paid by such Person, including accrued interest, (f) the principal component of all obligations to pay the deferred and unpaid purchase price of property and equipment which have been delivered, (g) negative balances in bank accounts, (h) amounts in respect of checks in transit, (i) net cash payment obligations under swaps, options, derivatives and other hedging agreements or arrangements that will be payable upon termination thereof (assuming they were terminated on the date of determination), (j) all Liabilities relating to securitization or factoring programs or arrangements, and (k) all Indebtedness of another Person referred to in clauses (a) through (j) above guaranteed (including keep well arrangements) directly or indirectly, jointly or severally, in any manner.
          “Intellectual Property” shall mean (a) inventions and discoveries, whether patentable or not, patents, patent applications and invention registrations of any type, (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, trade names, domain names, corporate names and other source identifiers, and registrations and applications for registration thereof, (c) writings and other works, whether copyrightable or not, copyrightable works, copyrights (whether registered or not), and registrations and applications for registration thereof, (d) confidential and proprietary information, including trade secrets and know-how, (e) software (excluding any off-the-shelf shrinkwrap, clickwrap or similar commercially available non-custom software), computerized databases and internet domain names, (f) moral rights, database rights, design rights, industrial property rights, publicity rights and privacy rights and (g) any similar intellectual or proprietary rights.
          “IPO” shall mean the initial public offering of equity securities of Liberty.
          “IRS” shall mean the United States Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency.
          “Knowledge” shall mean with respect to (a) PRISA, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of those individuals listed on Section 1.1(a) of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule, and (b) Liberty, the actual knowledge, after reasonable inquiry, of those individuals listed on Section 1.1(a) of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule.
          “Law” shall mean any statute, law (including common law), constitution, treaty, regulation, rule, ordinance, code, ruling, Order, license, writ injunction or decree of or by any Governmental Entity or Self-Regulatory Organization.

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          “Liabilities” shall mean any and all debts, liabilities and obligations, whether accrued or fixed, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured or determined or determinable, including those arising under any applicable Law, Action or Order of a Governmental Entity and those arising under any contract, agreement, arrangement, commitment or undertaking; provided, however, that for purposes of calculating Transaction Cash, the term Liabilities shall not include any amount to be paid in respect of Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares pursuant to Section 2.5 hereof and any amount to be paid in respect of Cash Electing Shares pursuant to Section 3.5(a)(i), Aggregate Mixed Consideration Election Cash or Aggregate Preferred Stock Mixed Consideration Cash.
          “Liberty Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of Liberty.
          “Liberty Certificate” shall mean the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Liberty.
          “Liberty Material Contracts” shall mean (a) any “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act), whether or not filed by Liberty with the SEC, including for avoidance of doubt the Sponsor Surrender Agreement, (b) any agreement relating to the disposition or acquisition, directly or indirectly (by merger or otherwise), by Liberty after the date of this Agreement of Assets with a fair market value in excess of $10,000, (c) any mortgages, indentures, guarantees, loans or credit agreements, security agreements or other agreements, in each case relating to Indebtedness, whether as borrower or lender, in each case in excess of $10,000, other than accounts receivable and payable, or (d) any other agreement under which Liberty is obligated to make payment or incur costs in excess of $10,000 in any year and which is not otherwise described in clauses (a) — (c) above.
          “Liberty Preferred Stock Account” shall mean the interest bearing escrow account established by Liberty with the Exchange Agent, as escrow agent, into which the funds to Liberty from the Liberty Preferred Stock Issuance shall be deposited and used, in part, to fund payments, if any, due on Cash Electing Shares. For the avoidance of doubt, such account shall not be considered an operating account for purposes of the definition of Transaction Cash.
          “Liberty Preferred Stock Issuance” shall mean the issuance of shares of Liberty Preferred Stock pursuant to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements.
          “Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements” shall mean (a) (i) that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between Tyrus Capital Event Master Fund Ltd. and Liberty, (ii) that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between HSBC Bank plc and Liberty and (iii) that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between Centaurus Capital Limited and Liberty, in each case being entered into substantially simultaneously with this Agreement (with each party thereto other than Liberty being an “Investor”) and (b) (i) that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between Berggruen Acquisition Holings Ltd and Liberty and (ii) that certain Preferred Stock purchase Agreement between Marlin Equities II, LLC, in each case being entered into substantially simultaneously with this Agreement.
          “Liberty Prospectus” shall mean the final prospectus dated December 6, 2007 filed by Liberty with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) on December 10, 2007.

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          “Liberty Series A Preferred Stock” shall mean the Series A preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty.
          “Liberty Series B Preferred Stock” shall mean the Series B preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty.
          “Liberty Series C Preferred Stock” shall mean the Series C preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty.
          “Liberty Series D Preferred Stock” shall mean the Series D preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty.
          “Liberty Series E Preferred Stock” shall mean the Series E preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty.
          “Liberty Stockholder Approval” shall mean the approval of this Agreement, the Plan of Merger, Plan of Share Exchange and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Reincorporation Merger and the Share Exchange, by the stockholders of Liberty holding a majority of the outstanding shares of Liberty Common Stock, with the shares of Liberty Common Stock held by the Sponsors to be voted in accordance with the vote of a majority of the shares of Liberty Common Stock issued in the IPO; provided that less than 31,050,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock (such number constituting 30% of the shares of Liberty Common Stock that were issued in the IPO) are voted by the holder(s) thereof against the Reorganization and with respect to which such holder(s) validly elect redemption of their shares pursuant to Article Fourth, Subsection B of the Liberty Certificate (including delivering such shares as contemplated by Section 2.5 hereof).
          “Liberty Virginia Exchange Certificates” shall mean the certificates representing the shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock and shares of Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock to be received by PRISA pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the Plan of Share Exchange.
          “Liberty Warrant Agreement” shall mean that certain Second Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement dated December 6, 2007 between Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company and Liberty.
          “Liberty Warrantholder Approval” shall mean the approval by written consent, by the registered holders of a majority of the outstanding Liberty Warrants, of the Warrant Amendment Agreement.
          “Liberty Warrants” shall mean warrants to acquire shares of Liberty Common Stock issued pursuant to the terms of the Liberty Warrant Agreement.

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          “Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, with respect to Liberty or PRISA, as the case may be, any event, circumstance or change which, individually or together with all other events, circumstances or changes has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, Assets and Liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of such party and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole or (b) the ability of such party to timely consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that Material Adverse Effect shall not be deemed to include the impact of any change, event, occurrence, condition or effect relating to or arising from (i) economic or regulatory, legislative or political conditions, or securities, credit or other capital markets conditions, in each case in the United States, Spain or any foreign jurisdiction(s), (ii) changes or conditions affecting such party’s industry(s), (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the announcement thereof, (iv) changes U.S. GAAP or EU-IFRS (or any interpretations of the foregoing) applicable to Liberty or PRISA, (v) compliance by Liberty or PRISA, as applicable, with the express terms of this Agreement, including (with respect to PRISA), any actions to be taken by PRISA pursuant to Section 9.16 hereof or consistent with Exhibit H hereto) or the failure by Liberty or PRISA, as applicable, to take any action that is prohibited by this Agreement or the taking by them of any action at the request of the other party, (vi) any change, in and of itself, in the market price or trading volume of such Person’s securities, (vii) any failure, in and of itself, by such Person to meet any internal or published projections, forecasts, estimates or predictions in respect of revenues, earnings or other financial or operating metrics for any period (it being understood that the facts or occurrences giving rise to or contributing to such failure may be deemed to constitute, or be taken into account in determining whether there has been or will be, a Material Adverse Effect) except, in the case of clauses (i) and (ii), that do not have a materially disproportionate impact on such party and its Subsidiaries in relation to other companies or businesses operating in the same industry and not specifically relating to Liberty or PRISA, as the case may be, or its respective Subsidiaries.
          “Order” shall mean any award, decision, stipulations, injunction, judgment, order, ruling, subpoena, writ, decree or verdict entered, issued, made or rendered by any Governmental Entity of competent jurisdiction.
          “Organizational Documents” shall mean, with respect to any entity, the charter, certificate of incorporation, articles of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, declaration of trust, estatutos, or other similar governing documents of such entity, including any documents designating or certifying the terms of any securities of such entity.
          “Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean (a) any and all Encumbrances which result from all statutory or other liens for Taxes or assessments and are not yet due and payable or delinquent or the validity of which is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings by a party hereto or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) all immaterial cashiers’, landlords’, workers’, mechanics’, carriers’, repairers’ and other similar liens imposed by applicable Law and incurred in the ordinary course of business and (c) other Encumbrances which, with respect to any particular property, individually or in the aggregate do not materially interfere with the present use of the property subject thereto or affected thereby.
          “Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, real estate investment trust, other organization (whether incorporated or unincorporated), Governmental Entity, or any other legal entity.

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          “PRISA ADSs” shall mean the American Depositary Shares representing the PRISA Shares deposited by PRISA with the Depositary. PRISA ADSs may be in certificated or uncertificated form. Each “PRISA ADS-A” shall represent the right to receive such number of PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares as Liberty and PRISA shall agree prior to the Closing and each “PRISA ADS-NV” shall represent the right to receive such number of PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares as Liberty and PRISA shall agree prior to the Closing. “PRISA ADSs” shall mean, collectively, the PRISA ADS-As and the PRISA ADS-NVs, and shall include any ADSs issued pursuant to the Warrant Amendment Agreement.
          “PRISA Board” shall mean the Board of Directors of PRISA.
          “PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares” shall mean Class A Ordinary Shares of PRISA newly created pursuant to the PRISA Bylaw Amendments.
          “PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares” shall mean convertible shares (acción sin voto convertible) of PRISA newly created pursuant to Article 98 et seq. of the SCL having the terms set forth in Schedule I hereto, the PRISA By-Laws attached as Exhibit G hereto, a PRISA Shareholder Meeting resolution reasonably acceptable to Liberty to be submitted for approval of PRISA’s shareholders (the text of which PRISA and Liberty shall reasonably agree no later than 30 Business Days from the date of this Agreement) and such other terms as are provided by the SCL. The stated value and issuance price of the PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares as described in the PRISA By-Laws will be amended at Closing and determined based upon market values of the securities exchanged in the Reorganization, as agreed between PRISA and Liberty, and with the PRISA By-Laws as set forth in Exhibit G to be amended accordingly.
          “PRISA Control Group” shall mean Rucandio S.A., a Spanish sociedad anónima, holding directly or indirectly a 70.067% interest in PRISA as of the date of the Original BCA.
          “PRISA Rights” shall mean any securities, options, warrants, call rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries is bound obligating PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries to issue, deliver, sell or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, any shares of PRISA Capital Stock or any other equity interests of PRISA or other voting securities of PRISA or obligating PRISA to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call right, commitment, agreement, arrangement or undertaking or any stock appreciation rights or other contractual rights the value of which is derived from the financial performance of PRISA or the value of PRISA Capital Stock.
          “PRISA Shares” shall mean the PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares and PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares.
          “PRISA Stock Plans” shall mean any stock option or similar plan of PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries.
          “PRISA Warrants” shall mean warrants to acquire PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares the material terms of which warrants are set forth on Schedule II hereto and which, if issued, will be issued pursuant to a PRISA Shareholder Meeting resolution reasonably acceptable to Liberty (the text of which PRISA and Liberty shall reasonably agree no later than 30 Business Days from the date of this Agreement).

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          “PRISA Warrant Issuance” shall mean the issuance of 1.1 PRISA Warrants in respect of each outstanding PRISA Ordinary Share to holders of record as of a date prior to the date of the consummation of the Share Exchange; it being understood that if the CNMV requires that PRISA grant certain preemptive rights in favor of the existing shareholders of PRISA, that either the PRISA Warrant Issuance will not be conducted or the parties hereto will agree on an alternate warrant issuance to be effected in conjunction with the PRISA Rights Offer (the “Alternate PRISA Warrant Issuance”).
          “Registration Statements” shall mean PRISA’s Registration Statement on Form F-4 (the “F-4”), File No. 333-166653, for the registration under the Securities Act of the PRISA Shares and PRISA ADSs to be issued in connection with the Reorganization and the PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares into which the PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares are convertible, which shall include the Proxy Statement, the Depositary’s Registration Statements on Form F-6 (the “F-6s”) for the registration under the Securities Act of the PRISA ADS-As and PRISA ADS-NVs and PRISA’s Registration Statement on Form 8-A (the “8-A12(b)”) for the registration under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act of the PRISA Shares and the PRISA ADSs, as each may be amended from time to time.
          “Representative” shall mean, with respect to any Person, that Person’s officers, directors, employees, financial advisors, agents or other representatives.
          “SIBE” shall mean the Spanish Continuous Market Exchange (Sistema de Interconexion Bursatil-Español).
          “SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
          “Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
          “Selected Stock Exchange” shall mean the Nasdaq Market or the New York Stock Exchange, Inc. to be selected by PRISA after consultation with Liberty.
          “Self-Regulatory Organization” means any material securities exchange, any clearing house, any other securities exchange, futures exchange, securities market any other exchange or corporation or similar self-regulatory body or organization, in each case with competent jurisdiction.
          “Sponsor Co-Investment” shall mean the agreement of the Sponsors to purchase additional Liberty units pursuant to those certain Amended and Restated Sponsors’ Warrant and Co-Investment Units Subscription Agreements, each dated December 6, 2007, by and between each of the Sponsors, on one hand, and Liberty, on the other.
          “Sponsors” shall mean Berggruen Acquisition Holdings Ltd. and Marlin Equities II, LLC.
          “Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, real estate investment trust, or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, or other legal entity of which (a) such Person directly or indirectly owns or controls at least a majority of the capital stock or other equity interests having by their terms ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or others performing similar functions or (b) such Person holds a majority of the equity economic interest.

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          “Tax” or “Taxes” shall mean all transnational, domestic, foreign, federal, state, local or provincial taxes, levies, fees, imposts, assessments, impositions or other similar government charges, including income, estimated income, business, occupation, franchise, real property, payroll, personal property, sales, transfer, stamp, use, employment, commercial rent or withholding (including dividend withholding and withholding required pursuant to Section 1445 and 1446 of the Code or any similar provision of any other Tax Law or regulation), occupancy, premium, gross receipts, profits, windfall profits, deemed profits, license, lease, severance, capital, production, corporation, ad valorem, excise, duty or other taxes (including those imposed by any Governmental Entity), including interest, penalties and additions (to the extent applicable) thereto, whether disputed or not.
          “Tax Return” shall mean any report, return, document, declaration or other information or filing required to be supplied to any Taxing Authority with respect to Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto and any amendment thereof, any information returns, any documents with respect to or accompanying payments of estimated Taxes, or with respect to or accompanying requests for the extension of time in which to file any such report, return, document, declaration or other information.
          “Taxing Authority” shall mean any Governmental Entity charged with the administration of any Law, rule or regulation relating to Taxes.
          “Third Party” shall mean any Person other than PRISA, Liberty, Liberty Virginia and their respective Affiliates.
          “Total Required Cash-Out Amount” shall mean the aggregate amount of cash to be paid in respect of (i) all Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares and (ii) all Cash Electing Shares.
          “Total Used Escrow Cash” shall mean the total amount to be funded hereunder based on the funding of the Liberty Preferred Stock Account to make payments in respect of Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares or Cash Electing Shares and not returned to the holders of Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 3.5(b) through (f).
          “Transaction Cash” shall mean, in each case as of the Closing, (i) the sum of the Trust Account Balance plus the amount of cash held in Liberty Virginia’s operating account less (ii) the sum of (w) Deferred Underwriting Discounts, (x) the aggregate amount of all Liberty Liabilities whenever or however arising and whether or not the same would be required by generally accepted accounting principles to be reflected as a liability in financial statements or disclosed in the notes thereto, (y) Liberty Transaction Expenses, and (z) $46,724,040 in respect of the Warrant Exchange, without duplication.
          “Transfer Taxes” shall mean any real property transfer or gains, sales, use, transfer, value added, stock transfer and stamp Taxes, any transfer, recording, registration and other fees and any similar Taxes (together with any related interest, penalties or additions thereto).

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          “Trust Account Balance” as of a specified time, shall mean the aggregate cash value of all assets held in the Trust Account at such time.
          “U.S. GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, as in effect from time to time, consistently applied.
          “Warrant Amendment Agreement” shall mean that certain Amendment No. 1 to the Liberty Warrant Agreement to be entered into by and among Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, PRISA, Liberty and Liberty Virginia in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
          “Warrant Exchange” shall mean (1) the exchange of the Liberty Warrants in consideration for PRISA ADS-As delivered by PRISA and (2) the delivery of cash by Liberty Virginia, in accordance with the Warrant Amendment Agreement.
          1.2 Glossary of Other Defined Terms. The following sets forth the location of definitions of capitalized terms defined in this Agreement:
     
Term   Section
8-A12(b)
  Definition of Registration Statements
Aggregate Mixed Consideration Election Cash
  3.5(a)(ii)
Aggregate Series A Consideration
  3.5(b)
Aggregate Series B Consideration
  3.5(c)
Aggregate Series C Consideration
  3.5(d)
Aggregate Series D Consideration
  3.5(e)
Agreement
  Introduction
Alternate PRISA Warrant Issuance
  Definition of PRISA Warrant Issuance
Asset Dispositions
  9.16
Authorized Agent
  12.10(b)
Board Reports
  9.1(d)
Cash Electing Share
  3.5(a)(i)
Cash Election
  3.5(a)(i)
Closing
  3.10
Commercial Registry
  3.4(a)
Confidentiality Agreement
  9.2(d)
Debt Restructuring
  10.1(f)
Deed of In-Kind Capital Increase
  3.4(a)
Deed of Subscription Capital Increase
  9.18
DGCL
  Recitals
EAR
  7.19
Election
  3.5(i)(ii)
Election Date and Time
  3.5(i)(iii)
Escrow Account
  9.21
Exchange Agent
  4.1
Exchange Agreement
  4.1
Exchange Effective Time
  3.4(a)
Exchange Fund
  4.1

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Term   Section
F-4
  Definition of Registration Statements
F-6
  Definition of Registration Statements
FCPA
  7.18
Form of Election
  3.5(i)(i)
Fractional Share Cash
  4.2(e)
IM Trust Agreement
  6.16(b)
Investor
  Definition of Liberty Preferred
 
  Stock Purchase Agreements
ITAR
  7.19
Lease
  7.21
Liberty
  Introduction
Liberty Board Recommendation
  9.3(a)
Liberty Capital Stock
  6.2(a)
Liberty Common Certificate
  2.4(b)
Liberty Common Stock
  2.4(a)
Liberty Disclosure Schedule
  Article VI
Liberty Financial Statements
  6.5(b)
Liberty Preferred Certificate
  2.4(b)
Liberty Preferred Stock
  6.2(a)
Liberty Record Date
  3.5(i)(i)
Liberty SEC Reports
  6.5(a)
Liberty Stockholder Meeting
  9.3(a)
Liberty Virginia
  Preamble
Liberty Virginia Articles
  2.7
Liberty Virginia Bylaws
  2.8
Liberty Virginia Common Certificates
  2.4(b)
Liberty Virginia Common Stock
  2.4(a)
Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificates
  2.4(b)
Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock
  2.4(a)
Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares
  2.5
Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock
  2.4(a)
Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock
  2.4(a)
Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock
  2.4(a)
Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock
  2.4(a)
Liberty Virginia Stock
  2.4(a)
Liberty Virginia Stockholders
  3.4(b)
Liberty Warrantholder Meeting
  9.3I
Liberty Warrantholders
  4.1
Maximum PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares
  9.3(d)
Maximum PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares
  9.3(d)
Mixed Consideration Electing Share
  3.5(a)(ii)
Mixed Consideration Election
  3.5(a)(ii)
Non-Electing Share
  3.5(a)(iii)
OECD
  7.18
Original BCA
  Recitals

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Term   Section
Per Share Cash Election Consideration
  3.5(a)(i)
Per Share Mixed Election Consideration
  3.5(a)(ii)
Per Share Mixed Consideration Election Cash
  3.5(a)(ii)
Per Share Series A Consideration
  3.5(b)(ii)
Per Share Series B Consideration
  3.5(c)
Per Share Series C Consideration
  3.5(d)
Per Share Series D Consideration
  3.5(e)
Plan of Merger
  2.2
Plan of Share Exchange
  3.3(a)
PRISA
  Introduction
PRISA ADS-A
  Definition of PRISA ADS
PRISA ADS-NV
  Definition of PRISA ADS
PRISA Bylaw Amendments
  9.3(d)
PRISA Capital Stock
  7.2(a)
PRISA CNMV Reports
  7.5(a)
PRISA Disclosure Schedule
  Article VII
PRISA Distribution
  4.2(b)
PRISA Financial Statements
  7.5(b)
PRISA In-Kind Prospectus
  3.2
PRISA Licensed Intellectual Property
  7.14(c)
PRISA Material Contracts
  7.12(a)
PRISA Owned Intellectual Property
  7.14(b)
PRISA Permits
  7.17
PRISA Prospectuses
  9.1(d)
PRISA Rights Offer
  9.18
PRISA Rights Offer Approvals
  9.3(d)
PRISA Shareholder Approval
  9.3(d)
PRISA Shareholder Meeting
  9.3(d)
PRISA Significant Subsidiaries
  7.2(b)
PRISA Subscription Prospectus
  9.1(d)
PRISA Support Agreement
  Recitals
PRISA Warrant Approvals
  9.3(d)
PRISA Warrant Prospectus
  9.1(d)
Proxy Statement
  6.4
Regulatory Agreement
  7.20
Reincorporation Effective Time
  2.2
Reincorporation Merger
  Recitals
Reorganization
  Recitals
Restraints
  10.1(d)
Schedules
  12.12
SCL
  Recitals
Share Exchange
  Recitals
Shareholder Transfer Taxes
  9.12
Spanish Pension Plan
  7.10(a)
Sponsor Indemnification Agreement
  Recitals
Sponsor Surrender Agreement
  Recitals

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Term   Section
Sponsors Support Agreement
  Recitals
SSML
  Definition of Affiliate
Surviving Corporation
  2.1
Termination Date
  11.1(d)
Transaction Cash Certificate
  3.8
Transaction Expense
  12.2
Trust Account
  6.16(a)
Trust Account Documents
  6.16(b)
Trustee
  6.16(a)
Voting Debt
  7.2(a)
VSCA
  Recitals
Warrant Consideration
  3.7
ARTICLE II
THE REINCORPORATION MERGER
     2.1 The Reincorporation Merger. On the Closing Date, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, in accordance with the DGCL and the VSCA, at the Reincorporation Effective Time, Liberty shall merge with and into Liberty Virginia. Liberty Virginia shall be the surviving corporation (the “Surviving Corporation”) in the Reincorporation Merger and shall continue its corporate existence under the Laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Upon consummation of the Reincorporation Merger, the separate corporate existence of Liberty shall terminate.
     2.2 Reincorporation Effective Time. The Reincorporation Merger shall become effective in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Plan of Merger”), to be filed by Liberty Virginia with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, on the Closing Date upon the later of (i) the time that is specified in the certificate of merger relating to the Reincorporation Merger to be issued by the Virginia State Corporation Commission and (ii) the time of the filing of the certificate of merger, to be filed by Liberty with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in accordance with the DGCL (the “Reincorporation Effective Time”).
     2.3 Effects of the Reincorporation Merger. At and after the Reincorporation Effective Time, the Reincorporation Merger shall have the effects set forth in this Agreement, the Plan of Merger, the DGCL and the VSCA.

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     2.4 Conversion of Liberty Stock.
          (a) Subject to Section 2.5, at the Reincorporation Effective Time, by virtue of the Reincorporation Merger and without any action on the part of Liberty, Liberty Virginia or any holder of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty (“Liberty Common Stock”) or Liberty Preferred Stock, (i) each share of Liberty Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Common Stock”), (ii) each share of Liberty Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock”), (iii) each share of Liberty Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock”), (iv) each share of Liberty Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock”), (v) each share of Liberty Series D Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock and together with the Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock, the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock and the Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock, the “Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock,” and collectively with the Liberty Virginia Common Stock, the “Liberty Virginia Stock”), (v) each share of Liberty Stock held in the treasury of Liberty immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be canceled and (vi) each share of Liberty Virginia Stock issued and outstanding or held in treasury immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be canceled.
          (b) All of the shares of Liberty Stock converted into shares of Liberty Virginia Stock pursuant to Section 2.4(a) shall no longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and shall cease to exist as of the Reincorporation Effective Time, and (i) each certificate previously representing any shares of Liberty Common Stock (a “Liberty Common Certificate”) shall thereafter represent, without the requirement of any exchange thereof, that number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock into which such shares of Liberty Common Stock represented by such Liberty Common Certificate have been converted pursuant to Section 2.4(a) (such certificates following the Reincorporation Merger, the “Liberty Virginia Common Certificates”), and (ii) each certificate previously representing any shares of Liberty Preferred Stock (a “Liberty Preferred Certificate”) shall thereafter represent, without the requirement of any exchange thereof, that number, class and series of Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock into which such shares of Liberty Preferred Stock represented by such Liberty Preferred Certificate have been converted pursuant to Section 2.4(a) (such certificates following the Reincorporation Merger, the “Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificates”).
     2.5 Redemptions. Each share of Liberty Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time with respect to which a stockholder of Liberty shall have (a) validly exercised its redemption rights pursuant to Article Fourth, Subsection B of the Liberty Certificate and (b) at or prior to the Liberty Stockholder Meeting either tendered (and not subsequently withdrawn) its certificate(s) representing all shares of Liberty Common Stock held by such stockholder to the Trustee or delivered (and not subsequently withdrawn) all shares of Liberty Common Stock held by such stockholder to the Trustee electronically using Depository Trust Company’s DWAC (Deposit/Withdrawal At Custodian) System, at the stockholder’s option, shall be converted into shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock which shall automatically be deemed to have exercised redemption rights pursuant to the Liberty Virginia Articles and, therefore, shall represent only the right to have such shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock redeemed for cash, in an amount per share calculated in accordance with such Article Fourth, Subsection B of the Liberty Certificate and

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the parallel provision in the Liberty Virginia Articles (the “Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares”). Following the Reincorporation Effective Time and immediately prior to the Exchange Effective Time, Liberty Virginia shall redeem the Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares in accordance with such provisions of the Liberty Certificate and the Liberty Virginia Articles (which shares thereupon shall be cancelled and shall cease to exist), the redemption payment in respect of which Liberty Virginia shall have instructed the Trustee to disburse, upon completion of the Reorganization, directly from Trust funds to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares. As of the consummation of the Reorganization, all such Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares shall no longer be outstanding, and each holder of any such Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive the cash payments referred to in the immediately preceding sentence.
     2.6 Warrants. Pursuant to Section 4.4 of the Liberty Warrant Agreement, Liberty and Liberty Virginia shall take all requisite action such that, at the Reincorporation Effective Time, each Liberty Warrant that is outstanding shall cease to represent a right to acquire shares of Liberty Common Stock and shall thereafter automatically be a warrant to acquire a number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock equal to the number of shares of Liberty Common Stock subject to such Liberty Warrant immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time on the same terms and conditions and otherwise subject to the provisions of the Liberty Warrant Agreement.
     2.7 Articles of Incorporation. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Reincorporation Effective Time, the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Liberty Virginia to be in effect immediately prior to the Reincorporation Merger (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C, the “Liberty Virginia Articles”) shall be the Articles of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable Law. The terms of the Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock shall be substantially identical to the corresponding series of Liberty Preferred Stock (with such changes as may reflect the change in domicile from Delaware to Virginia).
     2.8 Bylaws. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Reincorporation Effective Time, the Bylaws of Liberty Virginia in effect immediately prior to the Reincorporation Merger (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D, the “Liberty Virginia Bylaws”) shall be the Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable Law.
     2.9 Tax and Accounting Consequences. It is intended that the Reincorporation Merger shall constitute a “reorganization” within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code and that this Agreement shall constitute a “plan of reorganization” for the purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code.
     2.10 Board of Directors; Management. The directors and officers of Liberty immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be the directors and officers of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with the Liberty Virginia Bylaws until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified or their earlier resignation.

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ARTICLE III
THE INCREASE IN CAPITAL IN KIND OF PRISA AND THE SHARE EXCHANGE
     3.1 The Increases in Capital of PRISA. Prior to the Closing, in accordance with Section 9.3(d) of this Agreement, PRISA shall hold the PRISA Shareholder Meeting for the purposes, among others, of approving (a) an increase in the share capital of PRISA in accordance with Articles 153.1(a) and 155 of the SCL, against a contribution in kind (Aumento con aportaciones no dinerarias), consisting of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, the Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock and the Liberty Warrants and (b) an increase in capital through the PRISA Warrants and/or, if required by the CNMV and subject to its approval, an increase of capital in cash in respect of the PRISA Rights Offer. The PRISA Board shall execute the decision taken by the PRISA Shareholder Meeting promptly following the PRISA Shareholder Meeting.
     3.2 The PRISA In-Kind Prospectus. In order to effectuate the increase of capital in kind contemplated by this Agreement, a PRISA prospectus (Folleto) shall be filed promptly following the PRISA Shareholder Approval and shall be subject to approval by the CNMV (the “PRISA In-Kind Prospectus”).
     3.3 Exchange Effective Time; Effect of the Share Exchange.
          (a) The Share Exchange shall become effective, immediately following the Reincorporation Effective Time, in accordance with the Plan of Share Exchange attached hereto as Exhibit E (the “Plan of Share Exchange”) on the Closing Date at the time that is specified in the certificate of share exchange to be issued by the Virginia State Corporation Commission with respect to the Plan of Share Exchange (the “Exchange Effective Time”).
          (b) Promptly following the Exchange Effective Time, PRISA shall provide to the Depositary the PRISA Shares issued in accordance with Section 3.4(b) and the Warrant Amendment Agreement.
          (c) At the Exchange Effective Time, by virtue of the Share Exchange and as set forth in this Agreement, the Plan of Share Exchange and Sections 13.1-717 and 13.1-721 of the VSCA, PRISA shall automatically become the holder and owner of 100% of the outstanding shares of the Liberty Virginia Stock, with the former holders of such outstanding shares being entitled to receive only either the Per Share Cash Election Consideration, the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, the Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series B Consideration, the Per Share Series C Consideration or the Per Share Series D Consideration as applicable, pursuant to Section 3.5. Liberty Virginia shall deliver to PRISA, at the Exchange Effective Time, the Liberty Virginia Exchange Certificates representing PRISA’s ownership of all such outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Stock, free and clear of all Encumbrances, in exchange for the aggregate Per Share Cash Election Consideration and the aggregate Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, the Aggregate Series A Consideration, the Aggregate Series B Consideration, the Aggregate Series C Consideration and the Aggregate Series D Consideration.
          (d) At and after the Exchange Effective Time, the Share Exchange shall have the effect set forth in the VSCA and the separate corporate existence of each of Liberty Virginia and PRISA shall continue and all shares of Liberty Virginia Stock issued and outstanding (other than the Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares, all of which shall have been cancelled) shall, by virtue of the Share Exchange, continue to be issued and outstanding shares and shall be owned and held by PRISA, and Liberty Virginia shall deliver the Liberty Virginia Exchange Certificates evidencing such shares to PRISA.

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     3.4 Deed of Capital Increase.
          (a) At the Exchange Effective Time, upon receipt of the Liberty Virginia Exchange Certificates, PRISA shall register such increase in share capital pursuant to a Deed of Capital Increase (the “Deed of In-Kind Capital Increase”) granted before a Spanish Notary with the Commercial Registry (Registro Mercantil) of the Province of Madrid (the “Commercial Registry”).
          (b) The Deed of In-Kind Capital Increase, as registered with the Commercial Registry, shall be delivered to the Spanish Settlement and Clearing System (Iberclear), the SIBE and to the CNMV, at which time the PRISA Shares issued in exchange for the shares of Liberty Virginia Stock and Liberty Virginia Warrants shall be (i) registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee by Iberclear for the account of the former holders of Liberty Virginia Stock (the “Liberty Virginia Stockholders”) and the Liberty Warrantholders, and for the admission to listing on the SIBE and to the Selected Stock Exchange for approval of listing, subject to issuance, of the PRISA ADSs and (ii) delivered in the form of PRISA ADSs evidenced by ADRs, with each PRISA ADS-A representing such number of PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares as Liberty and PRISA shall agree prior to the Closing and each PRISA ADS-NV representing such number of PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares as Liberty and PRISA shall agree prior to the Closing. Each PRISA ADS shall be issued in accordance with the applicable Deposit Agreement to be entered into prior to the closing by the Depositary and PRISA, after consultation with Liberty.
     3.5 Exchange of Liberty Virginia Stock. At the Exchange Effective Time, by virtue of the Share Exchange and without any further action on the part of PRISA, Liberty Virginia or any Liberty Virginia Stockholder, but in all cases subject to Section 3.5(h):
          (a) Holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock (other than holders of the Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares) shall be entitled to receive the following consideration:
          (i) If the holder has elected to receive cash pursuant to Section 3.5(i) hereof (a “Cash Election”), and such Cash Election has been effectively made and not revoked, each share of Liberty Common Stock for which the holder has made a valid Cash Election (each, a “Cash Electing Share”) shall be converted into the right to receive $10.00 in cash without interest (the “Per Share Cash Election Consideration”);

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          (ii) if the holder has elected to receive mixed consideration pursuant to Section 3.5(i) hereof (a “Mixed Consideration Election”) and such Mixed Consideration Election has been effectively made and not revoked, each share of Liberty Common Stock for which the holder has made a valid Mixed Consideration Election (each, a “Mixed Consideration Electing Share”) shall, subject to Section 4.2(e), be exchanged for the right to receive (A) 1.5 PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares, (B) 3.0 PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares, and (C) $0.50 in cash to be paid by or at the direction of Liberty (the “Per Share Mixed Consideration Election Cash,” and the aggregate amount of cash to be paid pursuant to this clause (ii)(c) and clause (iii) below, the “Aggregate Mixed Consideration Election Cash”), in the case of each of clauses (A) and (B), free and c1ear of any Encumbrances ((A), (B) and (C) together, the “Per Share Mixed Election Consideration”); or
          (iii) if the holder has not made a Cash Election nor a Mixed Consideration Election with respect to its shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, or if either election has not been properly made pursuant to Section 3.5(i) hereof (or, if properly made, has been revoked) (each, a “Non-Electing Share”), such Non-Electing Share shall, subject to Section 4.2(e), be exchanged for the right to receive the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration.
          (b) Subject to Section 4.2(e), holders of the issued and outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in the aggregate, the following consideration (the “Aggregate Series A Consideration”):
          (i) cash in the amount of $50,000,000 minus the lesser of (A) Total Required Cash-Out Amount and (B) $50,000,000;
          (ii) the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to a number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock equal to the B Equivalent Common Shares Number if a Mixed Consideration Election had been made for such number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, where the “B Equivalent Common Shares Number” is determined by dividing (A) the Total Required Cash-Out Amount by (B) $10.00 (provided that the maximum number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration will be payable pursuant to this Section 3.5(b)(ii) shall be 5,000,000); and
          (iii) the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock.
The Aggregate Series A Consideration shall be divided among the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock pro rata based upon the number of shares of Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock held by each holder (the “Per Share Series A Consideration”).
          (c) Subject to Section 4.2(e), the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in the aggregate, the following consideration (the “Aggregate Series B Consideration”):

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           (i) If the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is $50,000,000 or less then (A) an amount in cash equal to $300,000,000 (plus the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock) and (B) an amount of PRISA Shares and cash as is equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 6,000,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made.
          (ii) If the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is greater than $50,000,000, but less than or equal to $225,000,000 then:
                               (A) An amount of PRISA Shares and cash as is equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to the number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock equal to the B Equivalent Shares Number if a Mixed Consideration Election had been made for such number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, where the “B Equivalent Shares Number” is the product of (x) 6/7 (six-sevenths) and (y)(I) the Total Required Cash-Out Amount divided by $10.00 minus (II) 5,000,000;
                               (B) cash in an amount equal to the sum of (i) $150,000,000 and (ii) the product of (x) 6/7 (six-sevenths) and (y) (I) $225,000,000 minus (II) the Total Required Cash-Out Amount;
                               (C) PRISA shares and cash in an amount equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 6,000,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made;
                               (D) cash equal to the amount of the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock.
           (iii) If the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is greater than $225,000,000, but less than or equal to $525,000,000 then:
                               (A) PRISA shares and cash in an amount equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 21,000,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made; and
                               (B) cash in the amount of (i) $150,000,000, and (ii) the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock.
           (iv) If the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is greater than $525,000,000 then:
                               (A) An amount of PRISA Shares and cash as is equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to the number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock equal to the B Equivalent Common Shares Number if a Mixed Consideration Election had been made for such number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, where the “B Equivalent Common Shares Number” is product of (x) 6/7 (six-sevenths) and (y)(I) the Total Required Cash-Out Amount divided by $10.00 minus (II) 52,500,000 (provided that the maximum number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration will be payable pursuant to this Section 3.5(c)(iv)(A) shall be 15,000,000);

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                               (B) cash in the amount of the product of (x) 6/7 (six-sevenths) and (y) the greater of (I) $700,000,000 minus the Total Required Cash-Out Amount and (II) 0;
                               (C) PRISA shares and cash in an amount equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 23,500,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made; and
                               (D) cash equal to the amount of the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock.
The Aggregate Series B Consideration shall be divided among the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock pro rata based upon the number of shares of Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock held by each holder (the “Per Share Series B Consideration”).
          (d) Subject to Section 4.2(e), the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in the aggregate (the “Aggregate Series C Consideration”), an amount equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 750,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made. The Aggregate Series C Consideration shall be divided among the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock pro rata based upon the number of shares of Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock held by each holder (the “Per Share Series C Consideration”).
          (e) Subject to Section 4.2(e), the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in the aggregate, the following consideration (the “Aggregate Series D Consideration”):
          (i) If the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is $50,000,000 or less then (A) an amount in cash equal to $50,000,000 (plus the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock) and (B) an amount of PRISA Shares and cash as is equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 1,000,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made.
          (ii) If the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is greater than $50,000,000, but less than or equal to $225,000,000 then:
                               (A) An amount of PRISA Shares and cash as is equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to the number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock equal to the D Equivalent Shares Number if a Mixed Consideration Election had been made for such number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, where the “D Equivalent Shares Number” is the product of (x) 1/7 (one-seventh) and (y)(I) the Total Required Cash-Out Amount divided by $10.00 minus (II) 5,000,000;
                               (B) cash in an amount equal to the sum of (i) $25,000,000 and (ii) the product of (x) 1/7 (one-seventh) and (y) (I) $225,000,000 minus (II) the Total Required Cash-Out Amount;

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                               (C) PRISA shares and cash in an amount equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 1,000,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made;
                               (D) cash equal to the amount of the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock.
          (iii) If the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is greater than $225,000,000, but less than or equal to $525,000,000 then:
                               (A) PRISA shares and cash in an amount equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 3,500,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made; and
                               (B) cash in the amount of (i) $25,000,000, and (ii) the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock.
          (iv) If the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is greater than $525,000,000 then:
                               (A) An amount of PRISA Shares and cash as is equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to the number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock equal to the D Equivalent Shares Number if a Mixed Consideration Election had been made for such number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, where the “D Equivalent Shares Number” is product of (x) 1/7 (one-seventh) and (y)(I) the Total Required Cash-Out Amount divided by $10.00 minus (II) 52,500,000 (provided that the maximum number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration will be payable pursuant to this Section 3.5(e)(iv)(A) shall be 2,500,000);
                               (B) cash in the amount of the product of (x) 1/7 (one-seventh) and (y) the greater of (I) $700,000,000 minus the Total Required Cash-Out Amount and (II) 0;
                               (C) PRISA shares and cash in an amount equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 3,600,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made; and
                               (D) cash equal to the amount of the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock.
The Aggregate Series D Consideration shall be divided among the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock pro rata based upon the number of shares of Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock held by each holder (the “Per Share Series D Consideration”).
          (f) [Intentionally Omitted.]
                               (A)
          (g) The PRISA Shares delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e) of this Section 3.5 shall then be registered and the ADRs delivered pursuant to Section 3.4(b).

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          (h) The parties acknowledge and agree that the provisions in clauses (b) through (f) of this Section 3.5 require that the Liberty Preferred Stock Account contain, at the time of the Share Exchange, $400,000,000 of proceeds from the sale of the Liberty Preferred Stock (excluding any interest earned thereon) which funds must be fully available to make payments under clauses (a) through (f) of this Section 3.5 in order for the Reorganization to proceed on the basis of such provisions. In the event any such funds are not fully available for that purpose, the parties agree that prior to proceeding with the Reorganization it will be necessary to revise said clauses (b) through (f) to reflect the unavailability of any such proceeds to accomplish the economic objectives reflected therein.
          (i) Exercise of Election.
          (i) All elections made in accordance with this Section 3.5 shall be made on a form designed for that purpose and mutually acceptable to Liberty and PRISA (a “Form of Election”), which Form of Election will be filed as an exhibit to the F-4 and mailed to the holders of record of shares of Liberty Common Stock as of the record date for the Liberty Stockholder Meeting (the “Liberty Record Date”). The Form of Election shall be used by each record holder of shares of Liberty Common Stock as of the Liberty Record Date (or, in the case of nominee record holders, the beneficial owner through proper instructions and documentation) who wishes to make a Cash Election or a Mixed Consideration Election and must be made with respect to any or all shares of Liberty Common Stock held by such holder.
          (ii) For elections to be effective and valid, (A) with respect to shares of Liberty Common Stock represented by Liberty Common Certificates, a Form of Election must be properly completed, signed and actually received by the Exchange Agent and accompanied by the Liberty Common Certificates representing all of the shares of Liberty Common Stock as to which such Form of Election relates, duly endorsed in blank or otherwise in a form acceptable for transfer on the books of Liberty (or accompanied by an appropriate guarantee of delivery by an Eligible Guarantor Institution, as that term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, provided that such certificates are in fact delivered to the Exchange Agent by the time required in such guarantee, or an affidavit of lost certification in accordance with Section 4.2(g), or (B) with respect to shares of Liberty Common Stock that are held in book-entry form, Liberty shall establish procedures for the delivery of such shares, which procedures shall be acceptable to PRISA (either of (A) or (B), an “Election”).

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          (iii) An Election must be received by the Exchange Agent not later than immediately prior to the vote at the Liberty Stockholder Meeting (or any adjournment thereof) on the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Election Date and Time”) in order to be effective. Any shares of Liberty Common Stock for which the holder of record has not, as of the Election Date and Time, properly submitted a valid Form of Election to the Exchange Agent shall be deemed Non-Electing Shares and entitled to receive the consideration set forth in Section 3.5(a)(iii). After a Cash Election or a Mixed Consideration Election is validly made with respect to any shares of Liberty Common Stock, no further registration of transfers of such shares shall be made on the stock transfer books of Liberty Virginia, unless and until such Cash Election or Mixed Consideration Election is properly revoked pursuant to Section 3.5(f)(v). In addition, all Forms of Election shall be automatically revoked if the Exchange Agent is notified in writing by PRISA and Liberty that this Agreement has been terminated pursuant to Article XI.
          (iv) PRISA shall have the discretion, which it may delegate in whole or in part to the Exchange Agent, to determine whether Forms of Election have been properly completed, signed and timely submitted or to disregard defects in forms. Any such determination of PRISA or the Exchange Agent shall be conclusive and binding, absent manifest error. Neither PRISA nor the Exchange Agent shall be under any obligation to notify any Person of any defect in a Form of Election submitted to the Exchange Agent. Any shares of Liberty Common Stock for which the holder of record is deemed to have not submitted a valid Election on or prior to the Election Date and Time shall be deemed to be Non-Electing Shares and entitled to receive the consideration set forth in Section 3.5(a)(iii).
          (v) Any Cash Election or Mixed Consideration Election may be revoked with respect to all or any portion of the shares of Liberty Common Stock subject thereto by the holder who submitted the applicable Form of Election by written notice received by the Exchange Agent prior to the Election Date and Time. If a Cash Election or Mixed Consideration Election is revoked with respect to Liberty Common Stock represented by a Liberty Common Certificate, such Liberty Common Certificate shall be promptly returned to the holder that submitted the same to the Exchange Agent.
          (vi) The Exchange Agent shall make all the computations contemplated by this Section 3.5, including the determination of the number of Cash Electing Shares, the number of Mixed Consideration Electing Shares and Non-Electing Shares and, after consultation with PRISA and Liberty, all such computations will be conclusive and binding on the former holders of shares of the Liberty Stock absent manifest error. The Exchange Agent may, with the agreement of PRISA and Liberty, make such reasonable rules as are consistent with this Section 3.5 for the implementation of the Elections provided for herein as shall be necessary or desirable to effect fully such Elections.
          (j) If, between the date of this Agreement and the Exchange Effective Time, PRISA, Liberty or Liberty Virginia undergoes a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, issues a stock dividend, or effects a stock split or reverse stock split, or other similar change in capitalization (other than the Reincorporation Merger), an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made to the Per Share Cash Election Consideration, the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, the Aggregate Series A Consideration, the Aggregate Series B Consideration, the Aggregate Series C Consideration and the Aggregate Series D Consideration and Warrant Consideration in order to preserve the economic benefits of the Reorganization to the parties.

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     3.6 PRISA Capital Stock. At and after the Exchange Effective Time, each share of PRISA Capital Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Closing Date shall remain an issued and outstanding share of PRISA Capital Stock and shall not be affected by the Share Exchange.
     3.7 Warrants Exchange. At the Exchange Effective Time, PRISA shall exchange its securities for all Liberty Warrants that are outstanding immediately prior thereto, in consideration for (a) the delivery by PRISA of PRISA Shares and (b) the payment by Liberty Virginia of cash, in each case in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Amendment Agreement (collectively, the “Warrant Consideration”), and PRISA shall receive from Liberty Virginia an omnibus certificate representing all of the Liberty Warrants from Liberty Virginia.
     3.8 Trust Arrangements. Not later than 48 hours prior to the Closing, Liberty shall deliver to the Trustee advance notice of the Exchange Effective Time in the form required by the IM Trust Agreement, a copy of such notice to be provided to PRISA promptly following such delivery. Liberty shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Trustee to provide, not later than 48 hours prior to the Closing, a written confirmation to PRISA and Liberty confirming the Trust Account Balance as of such time to be released upon Closing in accordance with directions provided or to be provided by Liberty. Not later than 48 hours prior to the Closing, Liberty shall deliver to PRISA a certificate signed by the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto (the “Transaction Cash Certificate”), which shall set forth the amount of Transaction Cash along with a schedule setting forth in reasonable detail the allocation of the Trust Account Balance in excess of the Transaction Cash.
     3.9 Disbursement of Funds. Immediately prior to the Closing, Liberty shall instruct the Trustee to disburse funds, upon completion of the Reorganization, from the Trust Account to the Depositary (to be held for the benefit of Liberty Virginia) in an amount equal to Transaction Cash less the cash required by the Liberty Certificate to be paid to the holders of Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares and less the amounts contemplated by Sections 4.1(b)(ii)(B), (C) and (D). The Depositary shall hold such funds until such time as it receives the PRISA Shares pursuant to Section 4.1 and upon such receipt shall disburse such funds to Liberty Virginia.
     3.10 Closing. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, the closing of the Reincorporation Merger and the Share Exchange (the “Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m. on a date and at a place to be specified by the parties, which shall be no later than five business days after the satisfaction (or, to the extent permitted by Law or regulation, waiver by all parties) of the conditions set forth in Section 10.1, or, if on such day any condition set forth in Section 10.2 or 10.3 has not been satisfied (or, to the extent permitted by Law or regulation, waived by the party or parties entitled to the benefits thereof), as soon as practicable after all the conditions set forth in Article X shall have been satisfied and, if the PRISA Rights Offer is required by the CNMV, in no event prior to the completion of the PRISA Rights Offer (or, to the extent permitted by Law or regulation, waived by the parties entitled to the benefits thereof), or at such other place, time and date as shall be agreed in writing between PRISA and Liberty.

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ARTICLE IV
PROCEDURE FOR THE DELIVERY OF PRISA ADRs AND PAYMENT OF WARRANTS
     4.1 PRISA to Make Shares Available. Following delivery of the PRISA shares pursuant to Section 3.4 (a) PRISA shall (i) instruct the Depositary to issue PRISA ADSs representing the PRISA Shares and deposit ADRs evidencing such PRISA ADSs with Citibank, N.A., as exchange agent (or with such other bank or trust company as Liberty and PRISA may agree) (the “Exchange Agent”), to be held by the Exchange Agent for the benefit of the former Liberty Virginia Stockholders (other than holders of the Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares) and registered holders of Liberty Warrants (the “Liberty Warrantholders”) until such time as such Liberty Virginia Stockholders and Liberty Warrantholders surrender their shares and warrants for exchange by the Exchange Agent in accordance with Section 3.5(f)(ii) or this Article IV, and (ii) deposit with the Exchange Agent any Fractional Share Cash to be paid in accordance with Section 4.2(e), and (b) Liberty shall, prior to the Exchange Effective Time, direct (i) the Exchange Agent, as escrow agent, to deposit, directly from the Liberty Preferred Stock Account to be released contemporaneously with the Exchange Effective Time, into the Exchange Fund, all of the funds contained in the Liberty Preferred Stock Account, and (ii) the Trustee to deposit, directly from Trust funds to be released at the Exchange Effective Time, with the Exchange Agent the following: (A) the cash payable to the Liberty Warrantholders pursuant to the Warrant Amendment Agreement; (B) if the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is greater than $225,000,000 then the excess of the Total Required Cash-Out Amount over $225,000,000 up to a maximum of the Available Cash Election Pool; (C) the Aggregate Mixed Consideration Election Cash and (D) the Aggregate Preferred Stock Mixed Consideration Cash (the PRISA ADSs, Fractional Share Cash and such cash at the direction of Liberty collectively referred to herein as the “Exchange Fund”). The foregoing actions shall be pursuant to an Exchange Agreement in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Liberty and PRISA (the “Exchange Agreement”).
     4.2 Exchange of Shares and Warrants.
          (a) As soon as practicable after the Exchange Effective Time, and in no event later than five Business Days thereafter, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each Liberty Virginia Stockholder of record (other than former holders of the Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares and holders who submitted valid Forms of Election pursuant to Section 3.5(f) with respect to all of their shares held) and each registered Liberty Warrantholder (i) a letter of transmittal, which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Liberty Virginia Common Certificates, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificates and Liberty Warrants shall pass, only upon delivery of the Liberty Virginia Common Certificates, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificates or Liberty Warrants, as applicable, to the Exchange Agent and (ii) instructions for effecting the surrender of the Liberty Virginia Common Certificates and Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificates in exchange for PRISA ADSs, Per Share Mixed Consideration Election Cash, any cash amounts due in respect of the Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series B Consideration, the Per Share Series C Consideration or the Per Share Series D Consideration and, if any, Fractional Share Cash and the surrender of the Liberty Warrants in exchange for the Warrant Consideration (as defined below). Upon proper surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, a Liberty Virginia Preferred

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Certificate or Liberty Warrant for exchange and cancellation, together with such properly completed letter of transmittal, duly executed, such Liberty Virginia Stockholder or Liberty Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor an ADR representing that number of whole PRISA ADSs in book entry form to which such securityholder shall have become entitled pursuant to the provisions of Article III and the Warrant Amendment Agreement, Fractional Share Cash, if any, the Per Share Mixed Consideration Election Cash, and any cash amounts due in respect of the Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series B Consideration, Per Share Series C Consideration and the Per Share Series D Consideration and, in the case of Liberty Warrantholders, cash pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Amendment Agreement.
          (b) No dividends or other distributions, if any, declared with respect to PRISA Shares and to which the holder of any unsurrendered Liberty Virginia Common Certificate. Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant would otherwise have become entitled (a “PRISA Distribution”) shall be paid to the holder of any such unsurrendered Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant until the holder thereof shall surrender such Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant in accordance with this Article IV. After the surrender and exchange of a Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant in accordance with this Article IV, the record holder thereof shall be entitled to receive from PRISA any such PRISA Distribution, without any interest thereon, that theretofore had become payable with respect to the applicable PRISA Shares.
          (c) If ADRs representing PRISA ADSs are to be issued in a name other than that in which the Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant surrendered in exchange therefor is or are registered, it shall be a condition of the issuance thereof that the Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant so surrendered shall be properly endorsed (or accompanied by an appropriate instrument of transfer) and otherwise in proper form for transfer, and that the person requesting such exchange shall pay to the Exchange Agent in advance any transfer or other taxes required by reason of the issuance of ADRs representing PRISA ADSs in any name other than that of the registered holder of the Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant surrendered, or required for any other reason, or shall establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that such tax has been paid or is not payable.
          (d) After the Exchange Effective Time, there shall be no transfers on the stock transfer books of Liberty Virginia of the shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock or Liberty Warrants that were issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Exchange Effective Time by any Person that was a registered holder of such shares prior to the Exchange Effective Time.
          (e) No dividend or distribution with respect to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration shall be payable on or with respect to any fractional share, and fractional share interests shall not entitle the owner thereof to vote or to any other rights of a shareholder of PRISA. In lieu of the issuance of any such fractional share, PRISA shall pay to each former Liberty Virginia Stockholder or Liberty Warrantholder who otherwise would be entitled to receive a PRISA ADS representing such fractional share an amount in cash (the “Fractional Share Cash”) (i) in the case of a fraction of a PRISA Class A Ordinary Share, determined by multiplying (x) the average closing price of PRISA ordinary shares on the SIBE for the ten full SIBE trading days prior to the Closing Date (excluding the Closing Date) by (y) the fraction of a share (rounded to the nearest hundredth when expressed in decimal form) which such holder would otherwise be entitled to receive pursuant to Section 3.5(a) and (ii) in the case of a fraction of a PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Share, equal to the face amount corresponding to such fraction of a PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Share.

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          (f) Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the Liberty Virginia Stockholders or the Liberty Warrantholders for six months after the Exchange Effective Time shall be returned to PRISA. Any former Liberty Virginia Stockholders or Liberty Warrantholders who have not theretofore complied with this Article IV shall thereafter look only to PRISA for payment of the Per Share Cash Election Consideration, Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series B Consideration, Per Share Series C Consideration, the Per Share Series D Consideration, or the Warrant Consideration, any Fractional Share Cash and any PRISA Distribution, in each case, without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Liberty, Liberty Virginia, PRISA, the Exchange Agent, the Depositary or any other person shall be liable to any former holder of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, Liberty Preferred Stock or Liberty Warrants for any amount delivered in good faith to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws.
          (g) In the event any Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if reasonably required by PRISA, the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as PRISA may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant, the Exchange Agent will issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant, the Per Share Cash Election Consideration, Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series B Consideration, Per Share Series C Consideration, the Per Share Series D Consideration, or Warrant Consideration and any Fractional Share Cash to which the holder is entitled.
          (h) PRISA shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from the consideration otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement or the Warrant Amendment Agreement to any Liberty Virginia Stockholder or Liberty Warrantholder such amounts as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under the Code, or any provision of applicable Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld by PRISA, such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement and the Warrant Amendment Agreement as having been paid to the Liberty Virginia Stockholder or Liberty Warrantholder in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made by PRISA.

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ARTICLE V
AMENDMENT OF PRISA ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS
     At the PRISA Shareholders Meeting, following the PRISA Shareholder Approval, PRISA will amend its bylaws (estatutos sociales) substantially as set forth in Exhibit G attached hereto with such changes as PRISA and Liberty may reasonably agree. As a consequence of the foregoing and given the new composition of its shareholding, PRISA, despite the continuing control of the PRISA Control Group upon the Reorganization, is willing to increase the number of the members of its Board of Directors up to seventeen, as well as the number of independent directors (consejeros independientes), with the number of such independent directors representing a majority of the Board in line with the recommendations of Spanish corporate governance.
ARTICLE VI
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF LIBERTY
     Except (i) as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by Liberty to PRISA concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the “Liberty Disclosure Schedule”), (ii) as a result of the application of Section 12.12 or (iii) as disclosed in any Liberty SEC Reports filed with the SEC prior to the date of the Original BCA and publicly available on EDGAR (but excluding any risk factor disclosures contained under the heading “Risk Factors,” any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or any other statements that are similarly non-specific or predictive or forward-looking in nature), Liberty represents and warrants to PRISA as of the date of the Original BCA (it being understood that any reference in the representations and warranties (other than Section 6.7(b)) to “as of the date hereof” or “as of the date of this Agreement” is to be read “as of the date of the Original BCA”), and represents and warrants to PRISA with respect to Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 as of the date hereof, as follows:
     6.1 Organization and Qualification. Liberty is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the State of Delaware with the corporate power and authority to own and operate its business as presently conducted. Liberty is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation of its properties or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures of Liberty to be so qualified as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Liberty.

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     6.2 Capitalization.
          (a) The authorized capital stock of Liberty consists of (i) 215,062,500 shares of Liberty Common Stock, of which 129,375,000 shares are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof and (ii) 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of which, upon filing of such certificates of designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, 50,000 shares will be designated as Liberty Series A Preferred Stock in accordance with the form of Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit J, 300,000 shares will be designated as Liberty Series B Preferred Stock in accordance with the form of Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit K, 10 shares will be designated as Liberty Series C Preferred Stock in accordance with the form of Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit L, 50,000 shares will be designated Liberty Series D Preferred Stock in accordance with the form of Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit M and 100,000 shares will be designated Liberty Series E Preferred Stock in accordance with the form of Certificate of Designations attached hereto as Exhibit N (the Liberty Series A Preferred Stock, the Liberty Series B Preferred Stock, the Liberty Series D Preferred Stock and the Liberty Series E Preferred Stock are collectively referred to as the “Liberty Preferred Stock” and together with the Liberty Common Stock, the “Liberty Capital Stock”), of which none are issued or outstanding. All of the issued and outstanding shares of Liberty Common Stock have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and were issued free of preemptive rights.
          (b) Section 6.2(b) of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule sets forth, as of the date hereof, the number of issued and outstanding Liberty Warrants, the exercise prices with respect thereto and the number of shares of Liberty Common Stock into which such Liberty Warrants are exercisable, none of which are exercisable until following the consummation of a Business Combination. Except (i) as set forth in this Section 6.2, (ii) as described on Section 6.2(b) of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule, (iii) as described in the Liberty Prospectus, and (iv) as contemplated in this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement or the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, there are no securities, options warrants, calls, rights, commitments, agreements, arrangements or undertakings of any kind to which Liberty is a party or by which it is bound obligating Liberty to issue, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued, delivered or sold, additional shares of Liberty Common Stock or any other equity interests of Liberty or other voting securities of Liberty or obligating Liberty to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such security, option, warrant, call, right, commitment, agreement, arrangement or undertaking and Liberty has not granted any share appreciation rights or any other contractual rights the value of which is derived from the financial performance of Liberty or the value of the Liberty Common Stock or any other equity interests of Liberty, and Liberty is not a party to any other agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to its capital stock or other securities.
          (c) Liberty has no Subsidiaries other than Liberty Virginia, and Liberty does not own, directly or indirectly, any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other interest in any Person other than Liberty Virginia.
     6.3 Authority; Liberty Board Approvals No Violation.
          (a) Liberty has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements to which it is a party and, subject only to the receipt of the Liberty Stockholder Approval and the Liberty Warrantholder Approval, has full corporate power and authority to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements to which Liberty is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by Liberty and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by PRISA and/or any other parties thereto) constitute valid and binding obligations of Liberty, enforceable against Liberty in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies.

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          (b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements to which Liberty is a party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby have been duly and validly approved by unanimous vote of the Liberty Board. The Liberty Board has determined and resolved, and at no point subsequent to such resolution revoked or altered or modified such resolution in a way that would undermine its effect, that: (i) the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements will, when executed upon their terms as set forth herein and therein, constitute a Business Combination and (ii) the Sponsor Co-Investment be waived by Liberty with the effect that no Sponsor Co-Investment will occur before or after the Reorganization. Pursuant to the foregoing resolutions and others as may be necessary, the Liberty Board has directed that the Reorganization be submitted to Liberty’s stockholders for adoption at a special meeting and that the Warrant Amendment Agreement be submitted to holders of Liberty Warrants for adoption at a meeting of such holders of Liberty Warrants. Except for the Liberty Stockholder Approval and Liberty Warrantholder Approval, no other corporate proceedings on the part of Liberty are necessary to approve this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
          (c) Neither the execution and delivery by Liberty of this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements to which Liberty is a party nor the consummation by Liberty of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by Liberty with any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) subject to obtaining the Liberty Stockholder Approval, violate any provision of the Liberty Organizational Documents or (ii) assuming that the consents and approvals referred to in Section 6.4 are duly obtained, (A) violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, or Order applicable to Liberty or any of its Assets or (B) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation or require consent or give rise to a right of first refusal under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the respective Assets of Liberty under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which Liberty is a party, or by which it or any of its Assets may be bound or affected, except (in the case of clause (ii) above) for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Liberty. No consent or waiver of the underwriters for the IPO is required in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, other than those that have been obtained and consent to the amendment contemplated in the definition of Deferred Underwriting Discounts.
     6.4 Consents and Approvals. Except for (a) the filing with the SEC of the proxy statement (as it may be amended from time to time, the “Proxy Statement”) in definitive form relating to the Liberty Stockholder Meeting and Liberty Warrantholder Meeting and the filing and declaration of effectiveness of the Registration Statements, and any filings required under applicable state securities or “blue sky” Laws, (b) the filing of the certificates of designations for the Liberty Preferred Stock, the certificate of merger and other appropriate merger documents as

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required by the DGCL and the filing of the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Liberty Virginia, the articles of merger and articles of share exchange and other appropriate merger and share exchange documents required by the VSCA and the issuance by the Virginia State Corporation Commission of the certificate of merger and certificate of exchange pursuant to the VSCA, (c) the Liberty Stockholder Approval and Liberty Warrantholder Approval and (d) the giving of a joint notice to the escrow agent for the Liberty Preferred Stock Account to release the funds held therein, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any Governmental Entity, or of or with any third party, are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by Liberty of this Agreement, any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements or the consummation by Liberty of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by Liberty with any of the provisions hereof or thereof, other than those the failure of which to obtain or make would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Liberty.
     6.5 SEC Reports and Financial Statements.
          (a) Liberty has filed with the SEC all forms, reports, schedules, registration statements and definitive proxy statements required to be filed by it with the SEC since the IPO (collectively, the “Liberty SEC Reports”). As of their respective dates, with respect to the Liberty SEC Reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, and as of their respective effective dates, as to the Liberty SEC Reports filed pursuant to the Securities Act, the Liberty SEC Reports (i) complied, or with respect to those not yet filed, will comply, in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as applicable, and (ii) did not, or with respect to those not yet filed, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
          (b) Each of the balance sheets included in or incorporated by reference into the Liberty SEC Reports (including the related notes and schedules) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position of Liberty as of its date, and each of the statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of Liberty included in or incorporated by reference into the Liberty SEC Reports (including any related notes and schedules) (collectively, the “Liberty Financial Statements”) fairly presents, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows, as the case may be, of Liberty for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments), in each case in accordance with U.S. GAAP, except as may be noted therein and, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act. Each of the Liberty Financial Statements (including the related notes, where applicable) complies in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.
          (c) Liberty has no Liabilities that would be required to be reflected on, or reserved against in, a balance sheet of Liberty or in the notes thereto, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, except for (i) Liabilities that were so reserved on, or reflected in (including the notes to), the consolidated balance sheet of Liberty as of December 31, 2009, (ii) Liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business (including trade indebtedness) since December 31, 2009 and (iii) Liabilities which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Liberty.

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          (d) The books and records of Liberty have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with U.S. GAAP and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions.
     6.6 Broker’s Fees. Except as set forth on Section 6.6 of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule or as contemplated by the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements, neither Liberty nor any of its officers or directors has employed any broker or finder or incurred any Liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.
     6.7 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
          (a) Except as set forth on Section 6.7 of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule, from December 31, 2009, Liberty has conducted its business in all material respects in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practices, and there has not been any change in Liberty’s business, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations or Assets or Liabilities, except for changes which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Liberty.
          (b) Since the date of the Original BCA through the date of this Agreement, neither Liberty nor Liberty Virginia has breached any of their respective covenants in this Agreement which breaches in the aggregate would cause the condition set forth in Section 10.3(b) to be unsatisfied if the Closing were occurring on the date hereof.
     6.8 Legal Proceedings. Except as set forth in the Liberty SEC Reports filed prior to the date of this Agreement, there is no Action (i) instituted, (ii) pending and served upon Liberty, or (iii) to the Knowledge of Liberty, pending and not served on Liberty or threatened in writing, in each case against Liberty or any of its Assets which would have a Material Adverse Effect on Liberty, nor is there any outstanding judgment, decree or injunction, in each case against Liberty or any of its Assets.
     6.9 Taxes and Tax Returns. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Liberty, (a) Liberty has prepared and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file), or have had timely filed on its behalf, all Tax Returns required to be filed by it and all such filed Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate in all respects, (b) Liberty has paid all Taxes that are required to be paid by it prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to Taxes not yet due and payable, has established in the financial statements of Liberty adequate reserves in accordance with U.S. GAAP for the payment of such Taxes, (c) all deficiencies asserted or assessed by a Taxing Authority against Liberty have been paid in full or are adequately reserved in the financial statements of Liberty in accordance with U.S. GAAP, (d) as of the date of this Agreement, there are not pending or, to the Knowledge of Liberty, threatened in writing, any audits, examinations, investigations or other proceedings in respect of Taxes and there are no currently effective waivers (or requests for waivers) of the time to assess any Taxes or Tax deficiencies, (e) there are no Encumbrances for Taxes on any of the Assets of Liberty other than Permitted Encumbrances and those set forth on Section 6.9 of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule, (f) no power of attorney granted by Liberty with respect to Taxes is currently in force, (g) Liberty has not been a “controlled corporation” or a “distributing corporation” in any distribution occurring during the two-year period ending on the date hereof that was purported or intended to be governed by Section 355 of the Code, (h) Liberty (y) is not a party to or is not bound by any Tax sharing, allocation or indemnification agreement or (z) does not have any Liability for Taxes of any other Person (other than Liberty) pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of any Tax Law), as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise, and (i) Liberty has not participated in any “listed transaction” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4.

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     6.10 Compliance. Liberty is in compliance with all transnational, domestic, foreign, federal, state, provincial and local Laws, rules and regulations applicable to its operations or with respect to which compliance is a condition of engaging in the business thereof, except to the extent that failure to comply would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Liberty.
     6.11 Contracts.
          (a) Section 6.11 of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule contains a complete and accurate list of all Liberty Material Contracts to which Liberty is a party in effect as of the date hereof. Each such Liberty Material Contract has been delivered to, or made available for review by, PRISA and is a true and correct copy of such Liberty Material Contract (including all amendments thereto).
          (b) (i) There is no breach or violation of or default by Liberty under any of such Liberty Material Contracts, except such breaches, violations and defaults as have been waived, and (ii) no event has occurred with respect to Liberty or, to the Knowledge of Liberty, with respect to a Third Party, which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a breach, violation or default, or give rise to a right of termination, modification, cancellation, foreclosure, imposition of an Encumbrance, prepayment or acceleration under any of such Liberty Material Contract, except, in the case of clause (i) and (ii) above, as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on Liberty.
     6.12 Intellectual Property. Except for its corporate name and domain name, Liberty does not own, license or otherwise have any right, title or interest in any Intellectual Property whether or not registered.
     6.13 Labor Matters. Liberty is not a party to any collective bargaining agreement or other labor union contract applicable to persons employed by Liberty and Liberty does not know of any activities or proceedings of any labor union to organize such employees. At all times, Liberty has not had any employees, common law or otherwise, and Liberty has not made any offers of employment or entered into any agreement, oral or written, to hire, retain or appoint any employee, officer, director or consultant in the future.
     6.14 Employee Benefit Plans. Liberty does not maintain, and does not have any Liability under or with respect to, any Employee Benefit Plan. The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will not (a) result in any compensatory payment (including severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute, bonus, or otherwise) becoming due from Liberty to any employee, officer, director or consultant of Liberty or its Affiliates, or (b) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such compensatory payments.

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     6.15 Insurance. Liberty has in effect insurance coverage with reputable insurers or is self-insured, which in respect of amounts, premiums, types and risks insured, constitutes reasonably adequate coverage against all risks customarily insured against by companies comparable in size, nature of business and operations to Liberty which are engaged in Liberty’s industry.
     6.16 Trust Account.
          (a) As of the date of this Agreement, Liberty has no less than $1,022,000,000 in cash. All of such funds are held in either (i) a trust account (the “Trust Account”) established by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee (the “Trustee”) and invested in (1) Treasury Bills issued by the United States, have a maturity of 180 days’ or less, and/or (2) open ended money market fund(s) selected by Liberty meeting the conditions of Sections (c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(4) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, as determined by Liberty and (ii) an operating account. The Liberty Prospectus accurately described how such funds are to be invested, held and released from the Trust Account in all material respects.
          (b) Liberty is party to an investment management trust agreement (the “IM Trust Agreement”) with the Trustee pursuant to which the Trustee has established the Trust Account for the net proceeds from Liberty’s IPO (the “Trust Account Documents”) and there are no other agreements or understandings between Liberty and the Trustee in relation to the Trust Account and the funds therein.
          (c) Subject to the terms and conditions of the IM Trust Agreement and the Trust Account Documents, the Trustee has full and exclusive power and authority to invest and reinvest the assets of the Trust Account and to release the Assets of the Trust Account, net of any payments to Liberty Stockholders who validly elect to have their shares redeemed by Liberty and the payment of all deferred underwriting discounts and commissions, to Liberty.
     6.17 Affiliate Transactions. Except as set forth in Section 6.17 of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule, from December 12, 2007 through the date of this Agreement there have been no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between Liberty, on the one hand, and any Affiliates of Liberty or other Persons, on the other hand, that have not been so disclosed in the Liberty SEC Reports, and there are no loans by Liberty to any of its officers, directors or Affiliates.
     6.18 No Additional Representations. PRISA acknowledges that neither Liberty, its officers, directors or stockholders, nor any Person has made any representation or warranty, express or implied, or any kind, including any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding Liberty furnished or made available to PRISA and any of its Representatives, in each case except as expressly set forth in this Article VI (as modified by the Liberty Disclosure Schedule) or as otherwise provided herein.

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ARTICLE VII
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF PRISA
     Except (i) as set forth in the disclosure schedule delivered by PRISA to Liberty concurrently with the execution of this Agreement (the “PRISA Disclosure Schedule”), (ii) as a result of the application of Section 12.12 or (iii) as disclosed in any PRISA CNMV Reports filed with the CNMV prior to the date of the Original BCA and publicly available (but excluding any risk factor disclosures contained under the heading “Risk Factors,” any disclosure of risks included in any “forward-looking statements” disclaimer or any other statements that are similarly non-specific or predictive or forward-looking in nature), PRISA represents and warrants to Liberty as of the date of the Original BCA (it being understood that any reference in the representations and warranties (other than Section 7.7(c)) to “as of the date hereof” or “as of the date of this Agreement” is to be read “as of the date of the Original BCA”), and represents and warrants to Liberty with respect to Sections 7.1, 7.3 and 7.4 as of the date hereof, as follows:
     7.1 Corporate Organization.
          (a) PRISA is a sociedad anónima duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the Kingdom of Spain, with the requisite power and authority to own and operate its business as presently conducted. PRISA is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation or its properties or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures of PRISA to be so qualified or in good standing as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA. PRISA has previously made available to Liberty true and correct copies of its Organizational Documents as in effect on the date hereof.
          (b) Each Subsidiary of PRISA is a company duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, with the corporate, partnership or limited liability company power and authority to own and operate its business as presently conducted. Each Subsidiary of PRISA is duly qualified as a foreign corporation or other entity to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where the ownership or operation or its properties or the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such failures of such Subsidiary to be so qualified or in good standing as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA. PRISA has previously made available to Liberty true and correct copies of the respective Organizational Documents of each PRISA Significant Subsidiary as in effect on the date hereof.
     7.2 Capitalization.
          (a) As of the date hereof, the issued share capital of PRISA is EUR 21,913,550, represented by 219,135,500 ordinary shares, nominal value of EUR 0.10 each (the “PRISA Capital Stock”). All of the issued and outstanding shares of the PRISA Capital Stock have been, and all of the PRISA Shares to be delivered as Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, Per Share Series A Consideration, Per Share Series B Consideration, Per Share Series C Consideration, Per Share Series D Consideration and Warrant Consideration will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive

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rights arising out of the PRISA Organizational Documents or any contract binding upon PRISA, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which PRISA shareholders may vote (“Voting Debt”). As of the date of this Agreement, except pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, PRISA does not have and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the issuance of shares of PRISA Capital Stock, Voting Debt or any other equity securities of PRISA or any securities representing the right to have any share of PRISA Capital Stock issued, Voting Debt or any other equity securities of PRISA issued.
          (b) Section 7.2(b) of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule includes a true, accurate and complete list of each Subsidiary of PRISA that is a “Significant Subsidiary” within the meaning of Regulation S-X promulgated under the Exchange Act (“PRISA Significant Subsidiaries”). PRISA owns its shares or equity ownership interests in the PRISA Subsidiaries free and clear of any Encumbrances other than pledges of shares to the PRISA’s Lenders, and all of such shares or equity ownership interests are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. No PRISA Significant Subsidiary is bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the purchase or issuance of any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such PRISA Significant Subsidiary or any securities representing the right to purchase or otherwise receive any shares of capital stock or any other equity security of such PRISA Significant Subsidiary. There are no voting, sale, transfer or other similar agreements to which any PRISA Significant Subsidiary is a party with respect to the capital stock of such PRISA Subsidiary or any other securities of any such PRISA Significant Subsidiary that are convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for shares of the capital stock of any PRISA Significant Subsidiary. Neither PRISA nor any of the PRISA Significant Subsidiaries is party to any operating agreement, stockholders agreement, joint venture agreement, voting agreement or other similar agreement or arrangement in connection with a material investment of PRISA or any PRISA Significant Subsidiary.
     7.3 Authority; No Violation.
          (a) PRISA has full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its rights under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and, subject only to the receipt of the PRISA Shareholder Approval and the PRISA Warrant Approvals and/or PRISA Rights Offer Approvals, as applicable, will have full corporate power and authority to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Subject to the PRISA Board approving the calling of the PRISA Shareholder Meeting and setting the agenda therefor, the PRISA Shareholder Approval and the PRISA Warrant Approvals and/or PRISA Rights Offer Approvals, as applicable, no other corporate proceedings on the part of PRISA are necessary to approve this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby other than the resolutions of the PRISA Board approving the increase of the capital of PRISA against contribution in kind of the shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock and the increase of the capital of PRISA against a contribution in cash in respect of the PRISA Rights Offer, if the PRISA Rights Offer is to be conducted. Neither a withdrawal or a modification of the PRISA Board’s recommendation relating to this

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Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will affect PRISA’s obligation or ability to call or convene the meeting of its shareholders referred to above. This Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which PRISA is a party have been duly and validly executed and delivered by PRISA and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by Liberty and any other party thereto) constitute valid and binding obligations of PRISA, enforceable against PRISA in accordance with their terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy Laws, other similar Laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies.
          (b) Neither the execution and delivery by PRISA of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which PRISA is a party nor the consummation by PRISA of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, nor compliance by PRISA with any of the terms or provisions hereof or thereof, will (i) subject to obtaining the PRISA Shareholder Approval, violate any provision of the Organizational Documents of PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries or (ii) assuming that the consents and approvals referred to in Section 7.4 are duly obtained, (A) violate any statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, or Order applicable to PRISA or any of PRISA’s Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets or (B) other than the consent of PRISA’s Lenders, violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation or require consent or give rise to a right of first refusal under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the respective Assets of PRISA or PRISA’s Subsidiaries under, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which PRISA or any of PRISA’s Subsidiaries is a party, or by which they or any of their respective Assets may be bound or affected, except (in the case of clause (ii) above) for such violations, conflicts, breaches or defaults which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA.
     7.4 Consents and Approvals. Except for (a) the filing with the SEC of the Proxy Statement and declaration of effectiveness of Registration Statements, and any filings required under applicable state securities or “blue sky” Laws, (b) the filing of the articles of share exchange and other appropriate documents as required by the VSCA and the issuance by the Virginia State Corporation Commission of the certificate of share exchange pursuant to the VSCA, (c) receipt of the PRISA Shareholder Approval and the PRISA Warrant Approvals and/or PRISA Rights Offer Approvals, as applicable (d) the registration with and verification by the CNMV of the PRISA Prospectuses, (e) the filing of the Deed of In-Kind Capital Increase against contribution in kind declaring that the capital increase has been subscribed by the shareholders of Liberty Virginia, the filing of the necessary auditors’ report and the filing of the necessary report of the expert designated by the Commercial Registry relating to the fair value of the assets acquired by PRISA in the Share Exchange, (f) the filing of the Deed of Subscription Capital Increase against a contribution in cash, (g) the registration of the PRISA Shares and the PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares to be issued in connection with the PRISA Rights Offer, if any, in book entry form with the SIBE, (h) the authorization of the listing of PRISA Shares and the PRISA Class A ordinary Shares to be issued in connection with the PRISA Rights Offer, if any, on the SIBE by the CNMV and the Managing Companies of the Spanish Stock Exchanges and (i) the filing with and approval of the Selected Stock Exchange for admission to listing, subject to issuance,

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of the PRISA ADS-As and the PRISA ADS-NVs on such exchange, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any Governmental Entity are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by PRISA of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party, the consummation by PRISA of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and compliance by PRISA with any of the provisions hereof and thereof, other than those the failure of which to obtain or make would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA.
     7.5 CNMV Reports and Financial Statements.
          (a) PRISA has filed with the CNMV all forms, reports, schedules, notices, documents, registration statements, definitive proxy statements and other information required to be filed by it with the CNMV since January 1, 2007 (as amended since the time of their filing and prior to the date of this Agreement, the “PRISA CNMV Reports”) and to the extent not publicly available has heretofore made available to Liberty complete and correct copies of all such material forms, reports, schedules, notices, documents, registration statements, proxy statements and other information required by applicable Law to be so filed. As of their respective dates, (x) the PRISA CNMV Reports (including, but not limited to, any financial statements or schedules included or incorporated by reference therein) complied, in all material respects with the requirements of CNMV and applicable Law, as the case may be, to such PRISA CNMV Reports, and (y) none of the PRISA CNMV Reports contained, any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
          (b) PRISA has previously made available to Liberty true and correct copies of (i) the consolidated balance sheet of PRISA and its Subsidiaries for each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such periods and (ii) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of PRISA and its Subsidiaries for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for such period, in the case of fiscal year ended 2007 and 2008, accompanied by the audit report of Deloitte, S.A., independent public accountants with respect to PRISA (collectively, the “PRISA Financial Statements”) (including the related notes, where applicable). The PRISA Financial Statements (including the related notes and schedules) fairly present in all material respects the results of the consolidated operations and changes in stockholders’ equity and consolidated financial position of PRISA and its Subsidiaries for the respective fiscal periods or as of the respective dates therein set forth (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments). Each of the PRISA Financial Statements (including the related notes, where applicable) complies in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SIBE and the CNMV with respect thereto and each of the PRISA Financial Statements (including the related notes, where applicable) has been prepared in all material respects in accordance with EU-IFRS, except, in each case, as indicated in such statements or in the notes thereto.

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          (c) PRISA has no Liabilities that would be required to be reflected on, or reserved against in, a balance sheet of PRISA or in the notes thereto, prepared in accordance with EU-IFRS except for (i) Liabilities that were so reserved on, or reflected in (including the notes to), the consolidated balance sheet of PRISA as of December 31, 2009, (ii) Liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business (including trade indebtedness) since such date and (iii) Liabilities which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA.
          (d) The books and records of PRISA and the PRISA Significant Subsidiaries have been, and are being, maintained in all material respects in accordance with EU-IFRS and any other applicable legal and accounting requirements and reflect only actual transactions.
     7.6 Broker’s Fees. Except for Violy & Co., neither PRISA nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor any of their respective officers or directors, has employed any broker or finder or incurred any Liability for any broker’s fees, commissions or finder’s fees in connection with any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements.
     7.7 Absence of Certain Changes or Events.
          (a) Except as publicly disclosed in PRISA CNMV Reports filed prior to the date hereof, since December 31, 2009, no event or events have occurred that have had a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA.
          (b) Except as publicly disclosed in PRISA CNMV Reports filed prior to the date hereof, from December 31, 2009, to the date of this Agreement, PRISA and its Subsidiaries have carried on their respective businesses in all material respects in the ordinary and usual course, consistent with past practices.
          (c) Since the date of the Original BCA through the date of this Agreement, PRISA has not breached any of its covenants in this Agreement which breaches in the aggregate would cause the condition set forth in Section 10.2(b) to be unsatisfied if the Closing were occurring on the date hereof.
     7.8 Legal Proceedings.
          (a) Except as publicly disclosed in PRISA CNMV Reports filed prior to the date hereof, neither PRISA nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any, and there are no pending or, to PRISA’s Knowledge, threatened in writing, Actions against PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries which, if adversely determined, would have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA.
          (b) As of the date of this Agreement, there is no injunction, Order, judgment, decree, or regulatory restriction imposed upon PRISA, any of the PRISA Significant Subsidiaries or the Assets of PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries that has a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA.
     7.9 Taxes and Tax Returns. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA, (i) PRISA and each of its Subsidiaries has prepared and timely filed (taking into account any extension of time within which to file), or have had timely filed on its behalf, all Tax Returns required to be filed by it and all such filed Tax Returns are true, complete and accurate in all respects, (ii) PRISA and each of its Subsidiaries has paid all Taxes that are required to be paid by it prior to the Closing Date or, with respect to Taxes not yet due and payable, has established in the financial statements of PRISA adequate reserves in accordance with EU-IFRS for the payment of such Taxes, (iii) all deficiencies asserted or assessed by a Taxing Authority against PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries have been paid in full or are adequately reserved in the financial statements of PRISA in accordance with EU-IFRS, (iv) as of the date of this Agreement, there are not pending or, to the Knowledge of PRISA, threatened in writing, any audits, examinations, investigations or other proceedings in respect of Taxes and there are no currently effective waivers (or requests for waivers) of the time to assess any Taxes or Tax deficiencies, (v) there are no Encumbrances for Taxes on any of the Assets of PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries other than Permitted Encumbrances and those set forth on Section 7.9 of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule, and (vi) no power of attorney granted by PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Taxes is currently in force.

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     7.10 Employees.
          (a) Except as for set forth on Section 7.10(a) of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule, PRISA does not sponsor, maintain and/or have any Liability under or with respect to any material Employee Benefit Plan. PRISA has made available to Liberty copies of: (i) the current documentation and rules for the Pension Plan of Union Radio (including any draft amendments) (the “Spanish Pension Plan”), (ii) the most recently prepared explanatory booklets and material written announcements relating to the Spanish Pension Plan and (iii) the actuarial report for the Spanish Pension Plan (if applicable) for each of the last two years. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA, the Spanish Pension Plan (x) complies with the minimum funding requirement under the Spanish Law 8/1997 of June 8, the Spanish Royal Decree 1307/1998 of September 30, both regulations as amended, (y) there no unfunded benefit obligations which have not been accrued or otherwise properly disclosed in accordance with EU-IFRS, and (z) has been administered in accordance with its terms and applicable Law.
          (b) Except as set forth on Section 7.10(b) of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule or as required by applicable Law, since December 31, 2009, neither PRISA nor any of its Subsidiaries has (i) except for normal increases for employees made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, materially increased the wages, salaries, compensation, pension, or other fringe benefits or perquisites payable to any executive officer, employee, or director from the amount thereof in effect as of December 31, 2009, granted any material severance or termination pay, entered into any contract to make or grant any such severance or termination pay, or paid any bonus other than the customary year-end bonuses for fiscal 2009 in amounts consistent with past practice or (ii) granted any stock appreciation rights or granted any rights to acquire any shares of its capital stock to any executive officer, director or employee other than grants made in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice under the PRISA Stock Plans.
          (c) Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA:
          (i) PRISA and its Subsidiaries have paid all of the payments due to their employees, as well as their respective national insurance contributions in accordance with applicable Law;
          (ii) No employee, manager, officer or director of PRISA or its Subsidiaries has the right to obtain compensation of any kind that exceeds the minimum amount generally established by applicable Law in case of termination of employment or unfair dismissal or to receive prior notice longer than the minimum established by applicable Law prior to termination of employment for any reason;

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          (iii) PRISA and its Subsidiaries are in full compliance with the applicable Laws and regulations concerning labor issues, social security and occupational hazards prevention, as well as with the applicable collective bargaining agreements in force;
          (iv) Section 7.10(c) of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule sets forth each collective bargaining agreement to which PRISA or any PRISA Subsidiary is currently a party. No such collective bargaining agreement is presently being negotiated and none of PRISA nor any PRISA Subsidiary is in material breach of any collective bargaining agreement. Within the past three (3) years, there has been no labor strike, work stoppage, slowdown, lockout or other labor controversy in effect with respect to PRISA or any PRISA Subsidiary, or, to the Knowledge of PRISA, threatened against PRISA or any PRISA Subsidiary and each of PRISA and each PRISA Subsidiary is in material compliance with all notification and bargaining obligations arising under any collective bargaining agreement or statute; and
          (v) None of the service agreements (“contratos de arrendamiento de obra” or “contratos de arrendamiento de servicio”) entered into at any time by PRISA or its Subsidiaries covers up or has covered up a labor relationship or may be construed as doing so.
     7.11 Compliance with Applicable Law. PRISA and each of its Subsidiaries have complied with, and are not in default under, any applicable Law relating to PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries, except for such noncompliance or default that would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA.
     7.12 Certain Contracts.
          (a) As of the date of this Agreement, neither PRISA nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by any contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding (whether written or oral) (i) with respect to the employment of any directors or executive officers, other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (ii) which, upon the consummation or stockholder approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements will (either alone or upon the occurrence of any additional acts or events) result in any payment (whether of severance pay or otherwise) becoming due to any officer or employee of PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries, (iii) which is a “material contract” (as such term is defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) to be performed, in whole or part, after the date of this Agreement, (iv) which materially restricts the conduct of any line of business by PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries or upon consummation of the Share Exchange will materially restrict the business of PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries, or (v) (including any stock option plan, stock appreciation rights plan, restricted stock plan or stock purchase plan) any of the benefits of which will be increased, or the vesting of the benefits of which will be accelerated or modified, by the occurrence of any stockholder approval or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, or the value of any of the benefits of which will be calculated on the basis of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. Each contract, arrangement, commitment or understanding of the type described in this Section 7.12(a), whether or not set forth in the PRISA Disclosure Schedule, is referred to herein as a “PRISA Material Contract,” and neither PRISA nor any of its Subsidiaries has Knowledge of, or has received notice of, any violation of the above by any of the other parties thereto, which has had a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA. PRISA has previously made available to Liberty true and correct copies of all PRISA Material Contracts, including all schedules, exhibits, annexes and amendments thereto.

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          (b) (i) As of the date of this Agreement, each PRISA Material Contract is valid and binding on PRISA or any Subsidiary of PRISA, as applicable, and in full force and effect, (ii) PRISA and each Subsidiary of PRISA has performed all obligations required to be performed by it to date under each PRISA Material Contract, except where such noncompliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA, and (iii) no event or condition exists which constitutes or, after notice or lapse of time or both, will constitute, a material default on the part of PRISA or any Subsidiary of PRISA under any such PRISA Material Contract, except where such default would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA.
     7.13 Environmental Matters. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA, PRISA and its Subsidiaries are in material compliance with, and do not have any material Liability under, any applicable Environmental Laws or any material Liability with respect to or as a result of the presence, discharge, generation, treatment, storage, handling, removal, disposal, transportation or release of any Hazardous Material. There are no Actions seeking to impose, or that could reasonably result in the imposition, on PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries of any Liability arising under any Environmental Law pending and served, or to the Knowledge of PRISA threatened in writing, against PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries, which Liability would have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA. To the Knowledge of PRISA, there is no reasonable basis for any such Action that would impose any such Liability that would have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA. Neither PRISA nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any agreement, Order, letter or memorandum by or with any Governmental Entity or Third Party imposing any Liability with respect to the foregoing that would have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA.
     7.14 Intellectual Property; Proprietary Rights; Employee Restrictions. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA:
          (a) the conduct of the business of the PRISA and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted does not infringe upon or misappropriate the Intellectual Property rights of any Third Party, and no claim has been asserted to PRISA or any Subsidiary of PRISA that the conduct of the business of the PRISA and its Subsidiaries as currently conducted infringes upon or may infringe upon or misappropriates the Intellectual Property rights of any Third Party;
          (b) with respect to each material item of Intellectual Property owned by PRISA or a PRISA Subsidiary (“PRISA Owned Intellectual Property”), PRISA or a PRISA Subsidiary is the owner of the entire right, title and interest in and to such PRISA Owned Intellectual Property and is entitled to use such PRISA Owned Intellectual Property in the continued operation of its respective business;

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          (c) with respect to each material item of Intellectual Property licensed to PRISA or a PRISA Subsidiary (“PRISA Licensed Intellectual Property”), PRISA or a PRISA Subsidiary has the right to use such PRISA Licensed Intellectual Property in the continued operation of its respective business in accordance with the terms of the license agreement governing such PRISA Licensed Intellectual Property;
          (d) the PRISA Owned Intellectual Property is valid and enforceable, and has not been adjudged invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part;
          (e) no person is engaging in any activity that infringes upon the PRISA Owned Intellectual Property;
          (f) each license of the PRISA Licensed Intellectual Property is valid and enforceable, is binding on all parties to such license, and is in full force and effect;
          (g) no party to any license of the PRISA Licensed Intellectual Property is in breach thereof or default thereunder;
          (h) neither the execution of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby will adversely affect any of the rights of PRISA or its Subsidiaries with respect to the PRISA Owned Intellectual Property or the PRISA Licensed Intellectual Property;
          (i) PRISA and each of its Subsidiaries has taken all reasonable measures to protect and preserve the security and confidentiality of its trade secrets and other confidential information;
          (j) all employees and consultants of PRISA or its Subsidiaries involved in the design, review, evaluation or development of products or Intellectual Property have executed nondisclosure and assignment of inventions agreements to protect the confidentiality of PRISA’s trade secrets and other confidential information and to vest in PRISA exclusive ownership of such Intellectual Property rights;
          (k) all trade secrets and other confidential information of PRISA are not part of the public domain or knowledge, nor have they been misappropriated by any Person having an obligation to maintain such trade secrets or other confidential information in confidence for PRISA; and
          (l) no employee or consultant of PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries has used any trade secrets or other confidential information of any other Person in the course of his work for PRISA or any such Subsidiary.
     7.15 Insurance.
          (a) PRISA and its Subsidiaries have in effect insurance coverage with reputable insurers or are self-insured, which in respect of amounts, premiums, types and risks insured, constitutes reasonably adequate coverage against all risks customarily insured against by companies comparable in size, nature of business and operations to PRISA and its Subsidiaries which are engaged in PRISA’s and its Subsidiaries’ industry.

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          (b) Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA, with respect to each such insurance policy: (i) the policy is legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with its terms and, except for policies that have expired under their terms in the ordinary course, is in full force and effect; (ii) neither PRISA nor any of its Subsidiaries is in breach or default (including any such breach or default with respect to the payment of premiums or the giving of notice), and no event has occurred which, with notice or the lapse of time, would constitute such a breach or default, or permit termination or modification, under the policy; and (iii) to the Knowledge of PRISA, no insurer on the policy has been declared insolvent or placed in receivership, conservatorship or liquidation.
     7.16 Permits and Licenses. PRISA and each of its Subsidiaries has all permits and licenses (collectively, the “PRISA Permits”) that are necessary for it to operate its business and to own and use its Assets in compliance with all Laws applicable to such operation, ownership and use, except where such noncompliance would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA. All of the PRISA Permits are validly held by PRISA and its Subsidiaries and are in full force and effect, except where such validity would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA. Except as set forth on Section 7.17 of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule or would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA, no PRISA Permit will be subject to suspension, modification, revocation, cancellation, termination or nonrenewal as a result of the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements to which PRISA is party and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA, PRISA and each of its Subsidiaries has complied in all material respects with all of the terms and requirements of the PRISA Permits.
     7.17 Transactions with Affiliates. From January 1, 2008 through the date of this Agreement there have been no transactions, agreements, arrangements or understandings between PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any Affiliates (other than Subsidiaries of PRISA) of PRISA or other Persons, on the other hand, that would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act or the PRISA CNMV Reports and that have not been so disclosed in the PRISA CNMV Reports or Section 7.17 of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule.
     7.18 Anti-Corruption. To the Knowledge of PRISA, no agent, Affiliate, employee or other Person associated with or acting on behalf of PRISA, directly or indirectly, has in the past offered to pay or provide or have or will pay or provide anything of value in the form of any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense to any foreign official or foreign political party in any polity for the purpose of gaining or retaining business or obtaining any unfair advantage, nor violated any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as amended (“FCPA”); the United Nations Convention Against Corruption (GA Res. 58/4, UN Doc. A/58/422 (2003)), nor the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions, Dec. 17, 1997, DAFFE/IME/BR(97)20, nor made any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other similar unlawful payment.
     7.19 Export Controls and Economic Sanctions. PRISA is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable export control statutes, regulations, decrees, guidelines and policies of the United States Government and the government of any country in which PRISA or any PRISA Subsidiary conducts a material amount of business, including the International Traffic In Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) (22 C.F.R. Parts

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120-130 (2009)) of the U.S. Department of State; the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) (15 C.F.R. Parts 730-774 (2009)) of the U.S. Department of Commerce; the U.S. antiboycott regulations and guidelines, including those under the EAR and U.S. Department of the Treasury regulations; the various economic sanctions regulations and guidelines of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, and the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56, signed into law October 26, 2001), as amended or any other similar provision of applicable Law.
     7.20 Agreements with Governmental Entities. Neither PRISA nor any PRISA Subsidiary is subject to any order or enforcement action issued by, or is a party to any written agreement, consent agreement or memorandum of association with, or is party to any commitment letter or other similar undertaking to, or is subject to any order or directive by, or has been ordered to pay any civil penalty by, any Governmental Entity that restricts in any material respect the conduct of its business or that relates to its management (each, a “Regulatory Agreement”), nor, has PRISA or any PRISA Subsidiary been advised by any Governmental Entity that it is considering issuing or requiring any such Regulatory Agreement.
     7.21 Properties. Except as would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA and except to the extent PRISA has, in the ordinary course of business, subsequently disposed of such property or assets or caused the termination or allowed to expire such leasehold interests, PRISA and each PRISA Subsidiary has good title to, or valid leasehold interest in: (a) all its property and assets reflected in the PRISA Financial Statements or acquired after December 31, 2009, (b) none of such property or assets is subject to any Encumbrance except Permitted Encumbrances and those set forth on Section 7.21 of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule, and (c) (i) each lease, sublease or license under which PRISA or any PRISA Subsidiary leases, subleases or licenses any real property (each, a “Lease”) is valid and in full force and effect and (ii) neither PRISA nor any PRISA Subsidiary, nor to the Knowledge of PRISA any other party to a Lease, has violated any provision of, or taken or failed to take any act which, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under the provisions of such Lease and neither PRISA nor any PRISA Subsidiary has received any written notice that it has breached, violated or defaulted under any Lease.
     7.22 No Additional Representations. Liberty acknowledges that neither PRISA, its officers, directors, employees or stockholders, nor any Person has made any representation or warranty, express or implied, or any kind, including any representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding PRISA and its Subsidiaries furnished or made available to Liberty and any of its Representatives, in each case except as expressly set forth in this Article VII (as modified by the PRISA Disclosure Schedule) or as otherwise provided herein.
ARTICLE VIII
COVENANTS RELATING TO CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
     8.1 Conduct of Businesses Prior to the Effective Time. During the period from the date of the Original BCA and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Exchange Effective Time, except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement (including the PRISA Disclosure Schedule and the Liberty Disclosure Schedule) or the Ancillary Agreements, each of Liberty and PRISA shall and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, (a) conduct its business in all materials respects in the ordinary course and (b) use reasonable best efforts to maintain and preserve intact its business organization and advantageous business relationships and keep available the services of its current officers and employees.

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     8.2 Liberty Forbearances. Without limiting the generality of Section 8.1, during the period from the date of the Original BCA and continuing to the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Exchange Effective Time, except (i) as set forth in the Liberty Disclosure Schedule, (ii) pursuant to the Sponsor Surrender Agreement (with respect to the restrictions in Sections 8.2(e) and 8.2(n)), (iii) pursuant to that certain amended and restated deferred discount reduction letter, dated August 4, 2010, among Liberty, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Barclays Capital Inc. (with respect to the restrictions in Section 8.2(1)), (iv) as is required to create the Liberty Series A Preferred Stock, the Liberty Series B Preferred Stock, the Liberty Series C Preferred Stock, the Liberty Series D Preferred Stock and the Liberty Series E Preferred Stock and as expressly contemplated by the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (with respect to the restrictions in Sections 8.2(a), (c), (e) and (n)), and (v) as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, Liberty shall not, and Liberty shall cause Liberty Virginia not to, without the prior written consent of PRISA (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld):
          (a) amend, adopt or propose any amendment to, its Organizational Documents;
          (b) other than Liberty Virginia, create any Subsidiary or acquire any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other interest in any Person;
          (c) (i) issue, pledge or sell, or propose or authorize or commit to the issuance, pledge or sale of, or grant any options or other awards with respect to, shares of Liberty Common Stock or Liberty Virginia Common Stock or any other of Liberty’s or Liberty Virginia’s securities or make any other agreements with respect to, any of Liberty’s or Liberty Virginia’s shares of capital stock or any other of Liberty’s or Liberty Virginia’s securities including any such agreement to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any such shares, (ii) amend, waive or otherwise modify any of the terms of any warrant or authorize cash payments in exchange for any warrant, or (iii) adopt or implement any stockholder rights plan;
          (d) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution or payment with respect to any shares of Liberty’s or Liberty Virginia’s stock or beneficial interests;
          (e) split, combine, subdivide, reclassify or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or propose or agree to redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire, any shares of Liberty’s or Liberty Virginia’s stock or beneficial interests, or any of Liberty’s or Liberty Virginia’s other securities;

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          (f) (i) increase in any manner the compensation or benefits payable or to become payable to any of its current or former directors, officers, consultants or other service providers, or pay any amounts or benefits (including severance) to, or increase any amounts payable to, any such individual; (ii) hire, retain or appoint any employees, officers, directors, or consultants or other service providers; or (iii) amend, adopt, establish or terminate any Employee Benefit Plan;
          (g) (i) except as set forth in Section 8.2(g) of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule, lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose of (whether by way of merger, consolidation, sale of stock or Assets, or otherwise) any material portion of its Assets or (ii) adopt or effect a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;
          (h) (i) incur, assume or pre-pay any Indebtedness, (ii) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other Person, (iii) make any acquisition of any other Person or business or make or acquire any loans, advances or capital contributions to, or investments in, any other Person (including advances to employees), or (iv) enter into any “keep well” or other agreement to maintain the financial condition of another entity;
          (i) make, alter, revoke or rescind any material express or deemed election relating to Taxes, settle or compromise any material Action with respect to Taxes, amend in any material respect any material Tax Return except in each case as required by Law, file any income Tax Return that claims a deduction for or otherwise uses a net operating loss, or except as may be required by, or in order to conform to, applicable Law, make any change to any of its material methods of reporting income or deductions (including any change to its methods or basis of write-offs of accounts receivable) for federal income Tax purposes from those employed in the preparation of its federal income Tax Return for the taxable year ended December 31, 2008;
          (j) fail to maintain its existing insurance coverage of all types in effect or, in the event any such coverage shall be terminated or lapse, to the extent available at reasonable cost, procure substantially similar substitute insurance policies which in all material respects are in at least such amounts and against such risks as covered as of the date of the Original BCA by such policies or, as reasonably determined by Liberty, property policies with increased coverage limits to insure all of its owned and leased real property;
          (k) make any material change to its methods of accounting as in effect on September 30, 2009 except as required by U.S. GAAP or the SEC or applicable Law, or take any action, other than usual actions in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, with respect to accounting policies, unless required by U.S. GAAP or the SEC or applicable Law;
          (l) except as set forth in Section 8.2(l) of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule, enter into or amend, terminate or extend any Liberty Material Contract (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any of the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements), or waive, release, assign, provide any consent under or fail to enforce any material rights or claims under any Liberty Material Contract (including any of the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements);

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          (m) take, or agree to commit to take, any action that is intended to result in any of the conditions set forth in Section 10.1 or Section 10.3 not being satisfied;
          (n) engage in any transaction with, or enter into any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with, directly or indirectly, any Affiliate of Liberty, other than transactions engaged in pursuant to such agreements, arrangements, or understandings as in effect on the date of the Original BCA and listed on Section 6.11(a) of the Liberty Disclosure Schedule;
          (o) other than such expenses incurred in connection with or in furtherance of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements, pay or commit to pay any expenses in excess of $100,000 individually or $500,000 in the aggregate or make or commit to make any capital expenditures;
          (p) initiate, compromise, or settle any litigation or arbitration proceedings (i) involving payments by Liberty or any Subsidiary of Liberty in excess of $250,000 per litigation or arbitration, or $500,000 in the aggregate, provided that, Liberty shall not compromise or settle any litigation or arbitration proceedings which compromise or settlement involves a material conduct remedy or injunctive or similar relief or has a material restrictive impact on Liberty’s business or (ii) relating to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby;
          (q) with respect to Liberty Virginia, engage in any activity or business other than as contemplated by this Agreement or incident to its formation;
          (r) take any action after the delivery of the Transaction Cash Certificate that would cause the amount of Transaction Cash as of the Closing to differ in any material respect from the amount of Transaction Cash specified in the Transaction Cash Certificate; or
          (s) enter into an agreement, contract, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.
     8.3 PRISA Forbearances. Without limiting the generality of Section 8.1, during the period from the date of the Original BCA and continuing until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement or the Exchange Effective Time, except as set forth in the PRISA Disclosure Schedule and except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, PRISA shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, without the prior written consent of Liberty (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed):
          (a) subject to Section 9.3(d), adopt or propose any amendment to its Organizational Documents;
          (b) create any Subsidiary or acquire any capital stock, membership interest, partnership interest, joint venture interest or other interest in any Person, in any such case that could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the ability of PRISA to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby;

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          (c) other than grants pursuant to the PRISA Stock Plans and the PRISA Warrant Issuance and/or, if required by the CNMV, the PRISA Rights Offer, (i) issue, pledge or sell (other than upon exercise of PRISA Rights outstanding on the date of this Agreement upon payment of the exercise price thereof and withholding of any Taxes required to be withheld), or propose or authorize the issuance, pledge or sale of, or grant any PRISA Rights or other awards with respect to shares of PRISA Capital Stock or make any other agreements with respect to, any shares of capital stock or other securities of PRISA that is material to the transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) amend, waive or otherwise modify any of the terms of any option, warrant or stock option plan of PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries, including the PRISA Rights and the PRISA Stock Plans other than in the ordinary course of business, or (iii) adopt or implement any stockholder rights plan;
          (d) declare, set aside or pay any dividend or make any other distribution or payment with respect to any shares of PRISA Capital Stock (including any dividend distribution payable in, or otherwise make a distribution of, shares of capital stock of any existing or subsequently formed Subsidiary of PRISA), except dividends, contributions or distributions made by or to PRISA by or from any Subsidiary of PRISA or pursuant to the PRISA Warrant Issuance and/or the PRISA Rights Offer;
          (e) split, combine, subdivide, reclassify or redeem, purchase or otherwise acquire, or propose to redeem or purchase or otherwise acquire, other than in connection with the cashless exercise of PRISA Rights, any shares of PRISA Capital Stock, or any of its other securities;
          (f) except (w) pursuant to applicable Law, (x) pursuant to the terms of a PRISA Employee Benefit Plan as in effect on the date of the Original BCA, (y) in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice or (z) otherwise in an amount not material to PRISA, (i) increase in any manner the compensation or benefits payable or to become payable to any of its or its Subsidiaries’ current or former directors, officers or employees (whether from PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries), or pay any amounts or benefits to, or increase any amounts payable to, any such individual not required by any PRISA Employee Benefit Plan, (ii) become a party to, establish, adopt, enter into, materially amend, commence participation in, terminate or commit itself to the adoption of any collective bargaining agreement or PRISA Employee Benefit Plan (or any arrangement which would have been a PRISA Employee Benefit Plan had it been in effect as of the date of this Agreement), (iii) provide any funding for any rabbi trust or similar arrangement or in any other way secure the payment of compensation or benefits under any PRISA Employee Benefit Plan, (iv) accelerate the vesting of or lapsing of restrictions with respect to any stock-based compensation or other long-term incentive compensation under any PRISA Employee Benefit Plan or (v) materially change any actuarial or other assumptions used to calculate funding obligations with respect to any PRISA Employee Benefit Plan or change the manner in which contributions to such plans are made or the basis on which such contributions are determined, except as may be required by EU-IFRS or applicable Law;
          (g) except as contemplated by the Asset Dispositions, lease, license, transfer, exchange or swap, mortgage (including securitizations), or otherwise dispose (whether by way of merger, consolidation, sale of stock or Assets, or otherwise) of any material portion of its Assets, including the capital stock of Subsidiaries (it being understood that the foregoing shall not prohibit the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business), except for (A) dispositions of Assets with a fair market value of less than EUR 250,000,000, (B) transactions between any Subsidiary of PRISA and PRISA or another Subsidiary of PRISA or (C) dispositions of excess inventory, property, leases, licenses, or other Assets or Fixtures and Equipment that PRISA considers obsolete or unnecessary;

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          (h) adopt or effect a plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring, recapitalization or other reorganization;
          (i) except as required under any contract, agreement or understanding as in effect as of the date of the Original BCA or, to the extent in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, or consistent with the Asset Dispositions, related to any vendor financing arrangement or existing proprietary charge card arrangements in amounts that do not exceed EUR 100,000,000 in the aggregate, (i) incur or assume any Indebtedness in excess of EUR 250,000,000, (ii) assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise become liable or responsible (whether directly, contingently or otherwise) for the obligations of any other Person (other than a Subsidiary), or (iii) enter into any “keep well” or other agreement to maintain the financial condition of another entity (other than PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
          (j) make, alter, revoke or rescind any material express or deemed election relating to Taxes, settle or compromise any material Action, or amend in any material respect any material Tax Return except in each case as required by Law;
          (k) fail to maintain its existing material insurance coverage of all types in effect or, in the event any such coverage shall be terminated or lapse, to the extent available at reasonable cost, procure substantially similar substitute insurance policies which in all material respects are in at least such amounts and against such risks as are currently covered by such policies;
          (l) make any material change to its methods of financial accounting as in effect on December 31, 2009 except as required by EU-IFRS or the CNMV or applicable Law, or take any action, other than usual actions in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice, with respect to accounting policies, unless required by EU-IFRS, the CNMV, the SEC or applicable Law;
          (m) enter into or materially amend, terminate or extend any PRISA Material Contract, or waive, release, assign or fail to enforce any material rights or claims under any PRISA Material Contract, if such new PRISA Material Contract or any such action or failure to act with respect to a PRISA Material Contract would reasonably be expected to impair in any material respect the ability of PRISA to perform its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Share Exchange or any of the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements;
          (n) take, or agree to commit to take, any action that is intended to result in any of the conditions set forth in Section 10.1 or Section 10.2 not being satisfied;
          (o) other than in the ordinary course of business, engage in any transaction with, or enter into any agreement, arrangement, or understanding with, directly or indirectly, any Subsidiary of PRISA;

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          (p) initiate, compromise, or settle any litigation or arbitration proceedings (i) involving payments by PRISA or its Subsidiaries in excess of EUR 25,000,000 per litigation or arbitration, or EUR 100,000,000 in the aggregate, other than settlements related to the early termination of leases in connection with store closings, state tax matters and insurance litigation; provided that, neither PRISA nor any of its Subsidiaries shall compromise or settle any litigation or arbitration proceedings which compromise or settlement involves a material conduct remedy or injunctive or similar relief having a material restrictive impact on PRISA’s business, or (ii) relating to this Agreement or any of the Ancillary Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby; or
          (q) enter into an agreement, contract, commitment or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.
     8.4 Taxes. Neither Liberty nor PRISA shall take any action or fail to take any action, which action or failure to take action might reasonably be expected to prevent the Reincorporation Merger from qualifying as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code.
ARTICLE IX
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
     9.1 Regulatory Matters.
          (a) Liberty and PRISA shall promptly prepare, and PRISA shall as promptly as practicable file with the SEC an amendment to the F-4 (in which the Proxy Statement will be included) and the 8-A12(b)s which shall comply as to form, in all material respects, with the applicable provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and which amendment to the F-4, 8-A12(b)s and Proxy Statement shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Liberty and PRISA prior to filing. Each of Liberty and PRISA shall use their reasonable best efforts to have the F-4 and 8-A12(b)s declared effective under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, respectively, as promptly as practicable after such filing, and Liberty shall thereafter file and mail or deliver the Proxy Statement to its stockholders. PRISA shall also use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Depositary prepares and files with the SEC the F-6s in such form as complies, in all material respects, with the applicable provision of the Securities Act and which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Liberty and PRISA prior to filing. PRISA shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure the F-6s are declared effective under the Securities Act prior to the Exchange Effective Time. No amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statements will be made by Liberty or PRISA without the approval of the other party (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed). Liberty and PRISA each will advise the other, promptly after they receive notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statements have become effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, of the issuance of any stop order, of the suspension of the qualification of PRISA ADSs issuable in connection with the Share Exchange for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or of any request by the SEC for amendment of the Proxy Statement or the Registration Statements or comments thereon and responses thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information.

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          (b) The information relating to PRISA and its Subsidiaries to be contained in the Proxy Statement, the F-4, either PRISA Prospectus and any supplements thereto and any circulars or documents issued to shareholders, employees or debenture holders of PRISA and the information relating to PRISA and its Subsidiaries that is provided by PRISA and its Representatives for inclusion in any other document filed with any other regulatory agency in connection herewith, shall not at (i) the time each of the F-4 and 8-A12(b) is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of Liberty, (iii) the time of the Liberty Stockholder Meeting, or (iv) the Exchange Effective Time contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading (provided that the foregoing covenant is not made with respect to information provided by Liberty or its Representatives for inclusion in such documents). If, at any time prior to the Exchange Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries, or their respective officers or directors, should be discovered by PRISA which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the F-4 or Proxy Statement, PRISA shall promptly inform Liberty, and the parties shall cooperate reasonably in connection with preparing and disseminating any such required amendment or supplement.
          (c) The information relating to Liberty and its Affiliates that is provided by Liberty or its Representatives for inclusion in the Proxy Statement, the F-4, either PRISA Prospectus and any supplements thereto and any circulars or documents issued to shareholders, employees or debenture holders of PRISA or in any other document filed with any other regulatory agency in connection herewith, will not at (i) the time the F-4 is declared effective, (ii) the time the Proxy Statement (or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto) is first mailed to the stockholders of Liberty, (iii) the time of the Liberty Stockholder Meeting, or (iv) the Exchange Effective Time contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they are made, not misleading (provided that the foregoing covenant is not made with respect to information provided by PRISA or its Representatives for inclusion in such documents). If, at any time prior to the Exchange Effective Time, any event or circumstance relating to Liberty, its officers, directors or affiliates, should be discovered by Liberty which should be set forth in an amendment or a supplement to the F-4 or Proxy Statement, Liberty shall promptly inform PRISA, and the parties shall cooperate reasonably in connection with preparing and disseminating any such required amendment or supplement.
          (d) As soon as practicable, (i) the PRISA Board shall, with the reasonable assistance of Liberty, prepare reports (Informe del consejo de administracion) to be made available to the holders of PRISA Shares in accordance with applicable Law (the “Board Reports”) in connection with the PRISA Shareholder Meeting containing information required by the SCL and (ii) PRISA shall prepare and arrange to have registered with and verified by the CNMV (x) the PRISA In-Kind Prospectus which PRISA In-Kind Prospectus shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Liberty and (y) a prospectus (Folleto) to effectuate the PRISA Warrant Issuance (the “PRISA Warrant Prospectus”) and/or, if required by the CNMV and subject to its approval, an increase in capital in cash in respect of the PRISA Rights Offer (the “PRISA Subscription Prospectus” and, either the PRISA Warrant Prospectus or the PRISA Subscription Prospectus or both of them together, as applicable, together with the PRISA In-Kind Prospectus the “PRISA Prospectuses”). PRISA will use its reasonable best efforts to cause the PRISA Prospectuses to receive the required registrations with and verifications of the CNMV as soon as practicable after the date of this Agreement and to cause the definitive PRISA Prospectuses to be made available to the holders of PRISA Shares in accordance with applicable Law as soon as reasonably practicable. PRISA will advise Liberty, promptly after it receives notice thereof, of the time when the PRISA Prospectuses have received the required registration with and verification of the CNMV or if any supplement or amendment has been registered with the CNMV (any such supplement or amendment to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Liberty). Liberty shall cooperate with PRISA in the preparation of the PRISA Prospectuses and shall provide all information concerning Liberty and the holders of Liberty Common Stock as may be reasonably requested in connection with the preparation and filing of the PRISA Prospectuses.

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          (e) The parties hereto shall cooperate with each other and use their reasonable best efforts to promptly prepare and file all necessary documentation, to effect all applications, notices, petitions and filings, to obtain as promptly as practicable all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all Governmental Entities that are necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and to comply with the terms and conditions of all such permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all such Governmental Entities. Liberty and PRISA shall have the right to review in advance, and, to the extent practicable, each will consult the other on, in each case subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, all the information relating to PRISA or Liberty, as the case may be, and any of their respective Subsidiaries, that appears in any material filing made with, or material written materials submitted to, any PRISA Lender with respect to the Debt Restructuring, the CNMV or the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements. In exercising the foregoing rights of review and consultation, each of the parties hereto shall act reasonably and as promptly as practicable. The parties hereto agree that they will consult with each other with respect to the obtaining of all permits, consents, approvals and authorizations of all Governmental Entities necessary or advisable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and each party will keep the other apprised of the status of matters relating to completion of the transactions contemplated herein.
          (f) Liberty and PRISA shall, upon request, furnish each other with all information concerning themselves, their Subsidiaries, directors, officers and shareholders and such other matters as may be reasonably necessary or advisable in connection with the Proxy Statement, the Registration Statements, the Board Reports and the PRISA Prospectuses or any other statement, filing, notice or application made by or on behalf of Liberty, PRISA or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates to any Governmental Entity in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.
          (g) Liberty and PRISA shall promptly advise each other upon receiving any communication from any Governmental Entity whose consent or approval is required for consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements that causes such party to believe that there is a reasonable likelihood that any approval of such Governmental Entity will not be obtained or that the receipt of any such approval will be materially delayed.
          (h) PRISA and Liberty shall (i) promptly inform the other of any communication to or from any Governmental Entity regarding the transactions contemplated hereby except to the extent prohibited by applicable Law or such Governmental Entity, (ii) give the other prompt notice of the commencement of any Action by or before any Governmental Entity with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, and (iii) keep the other reasonably informed as to the status of any such Action.

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     9.2 Access to Information; Investor Presentations.
          (a) Prior to the Closing, upon reasonable notice and subject to applicable Laws relating to the exchange of information, each of Liberty and PRISA shall, and shall cause each of their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates to, afford to the Representatives of the other party reasonable access, during normal business hours during the period prior to the Exchange Effective Time, to all its properties, books, contracts, commitments and records and, during such period, each of Liberty and PRISA shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to, make available to the other party (i) a copy of each report, schedule, registration statement and other document filed or received by it during such period pursuant to the requirements of U.S. federal or Spanish securities Laws and (ii) all other information concerning its business, properties and personnel as such party may reasonably request. Neither Liberty nor PRISA or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be required to provide such access or to disclose such information where such access or disclosure would violate or prejudice the rights of Liberty’s or PRISA’s, as the case may be, customers, jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the institution in possession or control of such information or contravene any Law, rule, regulation, Order, fiduciary duty or binding agreement entered into prior to the date of this Agreement. The parties hereto will make appropriate substitute disclosure arrangements under circumstances in which the restrictions of the preceding sentence apply.
          (b) Each of PRISA and Liberty shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause its and its Subsidiaries’, respective officers, employees, and advisors, including legal and accounting advisors, to provide to the other all cooperation, on a timely basis, reasonably requested that is reasonably necessary and customary in connection with preparation of investor presentations related to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and to be available on a reasonable and customary basis for meetings, including management and other presentations and “road show” appearances.
          (c) As promptly as reasonably practical after delivery or receipt by Liberty thereof, Liberty shall provide PRISA a copy of all notices, reports or directions given by it to the Trustee or given by the Trustee to Liberty. Liberty shall keep PRISA apprised with regard to the status of any elections made by stockholders of Liberty contemplated by Section 2.5 of this Agreement.
          (d) Each of Liberty and PRISA shall hold all information furnished by or on behalf of the other party or any of such party’s Subsidiaries or Representatives pursuant to Section 9.2(a) or (c) in confidence to the extent required by, and in accordance with, the provisions of that certain letter agreement, dated January 26, 2010, by and between PRISA and Liberty (the “Confidentiality Agreement”).

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     9.3 Shareholder and Board Approvals.
          (a) Liberty shall call a meeting of its stockholders (the “Liberty Stockholder Meeting”) and shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Liberty Stockholder Meeting to be held as soon as reasonably practicable following the date of this Agreement for the purpose of voting upon this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Reincorporation Merger and the Share Exchange. The Liberty Board shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Liberty Stockholder Approval. Without the prior written consent of PRISA, Liberty shall not adjourn the Liberty Stockholder Meeting to solicit votes or for any other reason. The Liberty Board shall include in the Proxy Statement its recommendation (x) to the stockholders of Liberty that they give the Liberty Stockholder Approval and (y) to the holders of Liberty Warrants that they give the Warrantholder Approval (the “Liberty Board Recommendation”).
          (b) The Liberty Virginia Board has approved and adopted this Agreement and the Share Exchange. Liberty, as the sole shareholder of Liberty Virginia, has approved and adopted this Agreement, the Reincorporation Merger and the Share Exchange and has waived any right to dissent (and any notice of such right) from the Share Exchange for all purposes of Section 13.1-729 et seq. of the VSCA.
          (c) Liberty shall call a meeting of the holders of the Liberty Warrants (the “Liberty Warrantholder Meeting”) to be held immediately prior to the Liberty Stockholder Meeting for the purpose of seeking the written consent of the registered holders of a majority of the outstanding Liberty Warrants to the Warrant Amendment Agreement. The Liberty Board shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Liberty Warrantholder Approval. Without the prior written consent of PRISA, Liberty shall not adjourn the Liberty Warrantholder Meeting to solicit consents or for any other reason.
          (d) PRISA shall call a general meeting of its shareholders (the “PRISA Shareholder Meeting”) to be held no later than one Business Day following the Liberty Stockholder Meeting (it being understood that PRISA shall not be required in any event to hold the PRISA Shareholder Meeting prior to the Liberty Stockholder Meeting) for the purpose of (i) approving an increase in the share capital of PRISA in accordance with Articles 153.1(a) and 155 of the SCL, against a contribution in kind (Aumento con aportaciones no dinerarias), consisting of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock and Liberty Warrants in exchange for (x) up to that number of PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares as shall be equal to (1) the product of (A) (134,329,000 less the total number of Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares) multiplied by (B) 1.5 plus (2) 23,362,020 (representing the product of 51,915,600 Liberty Warrants and 0.45) (the “Maximum PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares”) and (y) up to that number of PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares as shall be equal to the product of (A) (134,329,000 less the total number of Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares) multiplied by (B) 3.0 (the “Maximum PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares”), (ii) amending its Organizational Documents in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the “PRISA Bylaw Amendments”) to increase the capital of PRISA required in connection with the Share Exchange and provide for the creation of up to the Maximum PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares and up to the Maximum PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares, (iii) delegating to the PRISA Board the requisite authority to effectuate the capital increase in kind and Share Exchange following the contribution to PRISA of the shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock

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and shares of Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock in each case by the affirmative vote of holders of the majority of the share capital present or represented at the PRISA Shareholder Meeting, subject to the requirement that at least 50% of the share capital of PRISA must be present or represented in order to hold the meeting (the approvals contemplated by clauses (i), (ii) and (iii), the “PRISA Shareholder Approval”), (iv) approving the conversion of PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares into PRISA Class A ordinary Shares to take place from time to time and the capital increase necessary to issue those PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares necessary in the event of the conversion ratio being higher than 1:1, according to Schedule I and Exhibit G of this Agreement, (v) approving (X) an increase in the share capital of PRISA through the PRISA Warrants, if applicable, and/or (Y) if required by the CNMV and subject to its approval, an increase in the share capital of PRISA in cash in accordance with Articles 153.1(a) and 154 of the SCL, against a contribution in cash (Aumento Dinerario), in respect of the PRISA Rights Offer, (vi) if necessary, amending its Organizational Documents to provide for the increase in the capital of PRISA in connection with the PRISA Rights Offer if required by the CNMV and provide for the creation of such shares as necessary to effect any such PRISA Rights Offer, (vii) delegating to the PRISA Board the requisite authority to effectuate the capital increase referred to Clause (iv) of this Section and the capital increase through (X) the PRISA Warrants, if applicable, and/or (Y) if required by the CNMV and subject to its approval, a capital increase in cash in respect of the PRISA Rights Offer (the approvals contemplated by clauses (v)(X), and (vii)(X), the “PRISA Warrant Approvals” and the approval contemplated by clauses (v)(Y), (vi) and (vii)(Y), the “PRISA Rights Offer Approvals”). The PRISA Board shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain from such shareholders the vote in favor of such capital increase as required by the SCL. At the PRISA Shareholder Meeting, PRISA shall include the following agreement in the resolutions of PRISA’s issuance of the PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares:
“For the purposes of enabling the distribution of the minimum annual dividend in favor of the holders of the PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares, PRISA will exercise its voting rights in respect of all of its subsidiaries, to the extent legally and contractually possible, to cause the delivery of available distributable profits of such subsidiaries to their respective shareholders and, as the case may be, then to PRISA.”
     9.4 Stock Exchange Listing. PRISA shall, prior to the Exchange Effective Time, use its reasonable best efforts to cause (a) the authorization of the listing on the SIBE of the PRISA Shares to be issued in connection with the Share Exchange and the Warrant Exchange and those issuable upon conversion at the election of the holder of the PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares by the CNMV and the Managing Companies of the Spanish Stock Exchanges and (b) the PRISA ADSs to be issued in connection with the Share Exchange and the Warrant Exchange and those issuable upon conversion at the election of the holder of the PRISA ADS-NVs to be approved for listing on the Selected Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance and, in each case, shall take such actions as are reasonably necessary to maintain such listings for three (3) years from the Closing Date.
     9.5 Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance. Prior to the Exchange Effective Time, Liberty shall purchase a “tail” directors’ and officers’ insurance policy in favor of the officers and directors of Liberty and Liberty Virginia then holding such positions with coverage in amount and

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scope (a) at least as favorable as Liberty’s existing policies with respect to claims arising from facts or events that occurred at or prior to the Exchange Effective Time and (b) reasonably satisfactory to PRISA; it being understood and agreed that (x) PRISA shall not have the right to object to such tail insurance policy on the basis of the cost thereof and (y) the purchase of such tail policy shall not imply that PRISA has assumed or incurred or is assuming or incurring any Liability with respect to Liberty’s or Liberty Virginia’s current or former officers and directors.
     9.6 [Intentionally Omitted.]
     9.7 Advice of Changes. Liberty and PRISA shall each promptly advise the other party of any change or event having a Material Adverse Effect on it.
     9.8 Reasonable Best Efforts. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of PRISA and Liberty agrees that it shall use its reasonable best efforts in good faith to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or desirable, or advisable under applicable Laws, so as to permit consummation of the Reorganization as promptly as practicable and otherwise to enable consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby including using its reasonable best efforts to obtain (and cooperating with the other party hereto to obtain) any consent, authorization, Order or approval of, or any exemption by, any Governmental Authority and any other Third Party that is required to be obtained by Liberty or PRISA or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates in connection with the Reorganization and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
     9.9 PRISA Board of Directors. PRISA shall take all necessary action to submit to the shareholders of PRISA, Nicolas Bergruen and Martin Franklin for election to the PRISA Board effective as of the Exchange Effective Time.
     9.10 Liberty Virginia Board of Directors and Officers. Prior to the Closing, Liberty shall, and shall cause Liberty Virginia to, obtain the resignation of each of the officers and members of the Board of Directors of Liberty Virginia effective upon the Exchange Effective Time.
     9.11 Capital Increases.
          (a) The PRISA Board shall execute the approval of the shareholders of PRISA to increase the share capital of PRISA against a contribution in kind (Aumento con aportaciones no dinerarias) and shall register such action pursuant to the Deed of In-Kind Capital Increase with the Commercial Registry immediately following receipt of the Liberty Virginia Exchange Certificate.
          (b) If the PRISA Rights Offer shall be required by the CNMV, the PRISA Board shall execute the approval of the shareholders of PRISA to increase the share capital of PRISA against a contribution in cash (Aumento Dinerario) and shall register such action pursuant to the Deed of Subscription Capital Increase with the Commercial Registry immediately following the completion of the PRISA Rights Offer.
     9.12 Transfer Taxes. All Transfer Taxes incurred in connection with the Reorganization shall be paid by the party incurring such tax and the parties hereto shall cooperate in preparing, executing and filing any tax returns with respect to such Transfer Taxes. Notwithstanding the

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foregoing, any Transfer Taxes incurred by the shareholders of either Liberty or Liberty Virginia in connection with the Reorganization (“Shareholder Transfer Taxes”) shall be paid by Liberty Virginia out of its own funds. No funds will be supplied, directly or indirectly, by PRISA for the purpose of paying Shareholder Transfer Taxes, nor will PRISA, directly or indirectly, reimburse Liberty Virginia for any such payment of Shareholder Transfer Taxes.
     9.13 Liberty Virginia. Liberty shall cause Liberty Virginia to comply with all of Liberty Virginia’s obligations hereunder contemplated to be complied with by Liberty Virginia at or prior to the Merger Effective Time.
     9.14 State Takeover Laws. Liberty will cause the Liberty Virginia Board to approve the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for purposes of Sections 13.1-725 et seq. and 13.1-728.1 et seq. of the VSCA such that the provisions of such Sections will not apply to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
     9.15 Limitation on Required Efforts. In any case where the provisions of this Agreement require a party to use its reasonable best efforts, including Sections 9.1 and 9.7, the result of which would cause a breach of such party’s representations and warranties or the failure to be satisfied or satisfiable of any condition to the other party’s obligations to close or give rise to a right of termination on the part of such other party, then such first party shall be excused from such obligation except to the extent the other party shall have waived such breach, condition or termination right.
     9.16 Asset Dispositions. PRISA shall use its reasonable best efforts to consummate the asset dispositions identified in items 2 and 4 of Section 9.16 of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule (the “Asset Dispositions”) as promptly as reasonably practicable after the date hereof on substantially the terms and conditions in the agreements providing for such dispositions.
     9.17 Ancillary Agreements. At or prior to the Closing, (a) following the Liberty Warrantholder Approval, PRISA, Liberty and Liberty Virginia shall enter into the Warrant Amendment Agreement and (b) PRISA shall enter into each of the Deposit Agreements.
     9.18 PRISA Rights Offer. If the PRISA Warrant Issuance is to be conducted and submitted to PRISA shareholders as contemplated by Section 9.3(d), following the approval of the PRISA shareholders of the increase in capital through the PRISA Warrants, PRISA shall file and verify the PRISA Warrant Prospectus at the CNMV. If the CNMV shall require PRISA to grant certain preemptive rights in favor of PRISA’s existing shareholders, PRISA shall conduct the PRISA Rights Offer either in lieu the PRISA Warrant Issuance or in conjunction with an Alternate PRISA Warrant Issuance. The “PRISA Rights Offer” shall mean an offer to the existing PRISA shareholders that shall (a) be conducted in accordance with applicable Spanish Law; (b) provides an opportunity for the shareholders of PRISA in the aggregate to subscribe for either (i) if the PRISA Warrant Issuance is not to be effected, the same number of newly issued PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares as would have been issued if the PRISA Warrant Issuance had been effected and all of the PRISA Warrants had been exercised, or (ii) if an Alternate PRISA Warrant Issuance is to be conducted, a number of newly issued PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares that, together with and assuming the exercise of all of the warrants issued in the Alternate PRISA

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Warrant Issuance, results in the issuance of a number of PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares that equals the number of PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares as would have been issued if the PRISA Warrant Issuance had been effected as contemplated by this Agreement and all of the PRISA Warrants had been exercised; (c) be at a price per share to be determined in consultation with the CNMV and (d) result in an increase of capital to PRISA (assuming the offer is fully subscribed) that (i) if the PRISA Warrant Issuance is not to be effected, is equal to the increase of capital that would have resulted if the PRISA Warrant Issuance had been effected and all of the PRISA Warrants had been exercised, or (ii) if the Alternate PRISA Warrant Issuance is to be effected, is equal to the increase of capital that, together with the proceeds from the Alternate PRISA Warrant Issuance, would have resulted if the PRISA Warrant Issuance had been effected and all of the PRISA Warrants had been exercised. The PRISA Rights Offer, if conducted, shall remain open for a period of 15 days, or such other period as may be required by applicable Law. If the PRISA Rights Offer is to be conducted and submitted to PRISA shareholders as contemplated by Section 9.3(d), following the approval of the PRISA shareholders of the increase in cash in respect of the PRISA Rights Offer, PRISA shall file and verify the PRISA Subscription Prospectus at the CNMV. Upon the completion of the PRISA Rights Offer, if conducted, PRISA shall register the increase in share capital in cash in respect of the PRISA Rights Offer pursuant to a Deed of Capital Increase (the “Deed of Subscription Capital Increase”) granted before a Spanish Notary with the Commercial Registry.
     9.19 Securities Purchase From Sponsors. Immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time (and in all events after the vote on this Agreement at the Liberty Stockholder Meeting), Liberty shall purchase from the Sponsors (a) 24,771,900 Liberty Warrants (constituting all Liberty Warrants held by them) and 2,796,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock and (b) if required by the Sponsor Surrender Agreement, up to an additional 2,600,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock, in each case pursuant to the Sponsor Surrender Agreement for the consideration therein stated. Upon such purchase such shares will be cancelled, and shall cease to exist or be outstanding, for all purposes hereunder.
     9.20 Spanish Language Version. Not later than 30 Business Days after the date of this Agreement the parties will produce a Spanish version of this Agreement.
     9.21 Liberty Preferred Stock Account Escrow Agreement and Related Matters. Liberty agrees that (a) any escrow agreement to be entered into by Liberty with respect to the Liberty Preferred Stock Account to be established pursuant to the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements (the “Escrow Agreement”) will be reasonably satisfactory to PRISA, (b) without PRISA’s prior written consent it will not agree with any investor under a Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement to hold a closing under such agreement later than the tenth New York business day prior to the Liberty Stockholder Meeting and (c) it shall comply in all material respects with its obligations under the Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements and shall take all steps reasonably requested by PRISA to enforce its rights thereunder (including under the Escrow Agreement).
     9.22 Amendment of Agreement for New Investors. The parties hereby acknowledge and agree that one or more third parties may enter into additional preferred stock purchase agreements with Liberty to purchase an aggregate of $100 million of shares of Liberty Series E Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $1,000 per share (for a total of 100,000 shares of Liberty Series E Preferred Stock) and, in the case that such

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agreements are executed prior to the effectiveness of the F-4 on terms and conditions reasonably acceptable to Liberty and PRISA, if such preferred stock purchasers agree (and assuming there are preferred stock purchasers for the full $100 million) the provisions of Amendment No.1 to this Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement attached hereto as Schedule III shall automatically become operative and in full force and effect, and such Amendment No.1 shall be final and deemed executed by all parties to this Agreement, whereupon PRISA and Liberty shall insert the date of its effectiveness and the names of the counterparties to such additional preferred stock purchase agreements.
ARTICLE X
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
     10.1 Conditions to Each Party’s Obligation to Effect the Reorganization. The respective obligations of the parties to effect the Reorganization shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
          (a) Shareholder and Warrantholder Approval. The Liberty Stockholder Approval, the Liberty Warrantholder Approval and the PRISA Shareholder Approval each shall have been obtained.
          (b) Deed of Execution. The execution of the Deed of In-Kind Capital Increase, the filing of any necessary auditors’ report and the filing of any necessary report of an expert designated by the Commercial Registry relating to the fair value of the assets acquired by PRISA in the Share Exchange shall have been filed or made.
          (c) Registration Statements. Each of the Registration Statements shall have become effective under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, as applicable, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of any one or more of them shall have been issued and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been initiated or threatened by the SEC.
          (d) No Injunctions or Restraints; Illegality. No (i) Order or other legal restraint or prohibition making the Reorganization illegal or otherwise preventing the consummation of the Reorganization shall be in effect or (ii) statute, rule, regulation, Order shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any Governmental Entity that prohibits, or makes illegal consummation of the Reorganization (collectively, “Restraints”).
          (e) Prospectus Verification; CNMV. The PRISA In-Kind Prospectus shall have been verified by, and registered with, the CNMV.
          (f) Debt Restructuring. The debt restructuring substantially in accordance with Exhibit H attached hereto (the “Debt Restructuring”) shall occur substantially simultaneously with the Closing and PRISA shall not be in Default under any definitive documentation providing for the Debt Restructuring (as the term “Default” is defined in such documentation).
          (g) PRISA Organizational Documents. The actions specified in Section 9.3(d) regarding PRISA’s Organizational Documents, including the PRISA Bylaw Amendments described in Article V and set forth on Exhibit G attached hereto, shall have been completed.

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          (h) Listing. There shall be no event that may preclude the listing of the PRISA Shares on the SIBE once it has been authorized by the CNMV and the Managing Companies of the Spanish Stock Exchanges, and the PRISA Shares in the form of PRISA ADSs shall have been admitted for listing on the Selected Stock Exchange, subject to official notice of issuance.
          (i) Deposit Agreements. PRISA and the Depositary shall have entered into each of the Deposit Agreements.
          (j) Lender Consents. PRISA shall have received from HSBC, as representative of the lenders under that certain Refinancing Master Agreement dated April 19, 2010, a notice stating that the requisite lenders have consented to and approved the amendments contained in this amended and restated Agreement.
     10.2 Conditions to Obligations of Liberty. The obligation of Liberty to effect the Reorganization is also subject to the satisfaction, or waiver by Liberty, at or prior to the Closing, of the following conditions:
          (a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of PRISA contained in Section 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date of the Original BCA, on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except for any representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the specified date), (ii) the representations and warranties of PRISA contained in Section 7.4 shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date, (iii) all other representations and warranties set forth in Article VII of this Agreement shall be true and correct (without regard to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifier contained therein) as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except for any representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct as of the specified date), except, in the case of this clause (iii), where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not have a Material Adverse Effect on PRISA. Liberty shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of PRISA by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of PRISA to the foregoing effect.
          (b) Performance of Obligations of PRISA. PRISA shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and Liberty shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of PRISA by the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of PRISA to such effect.
          (c) Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect (without regard to clause (b) of the definition thereof) on PRISA shall have occurred since the date of this Agreement.
          (d) Executive Employment Agreement. Employment Arrangements. PRISA shall have entered into an employment agreement with Juan Luis Cebrián providing for an employment term of no fewer than three (3) years and such other terms as are mutually agreeable to PRISA and Mr. Cebrián.

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          (e) Number of PRISA Shares. Provided that Liberty’s representations set forth in Section 6.2 are true and correct at Closing and that the Liberty Preferred Stock Account contains $400,000,000 of proceeds from the sale of the Liberty Preferred Stock (in excess of any interest earned thereon) fully available to make payments under Section 3.5, at the Exchange Effective Time: (a) the total number of PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares to be delivered pursuant to the Share Exchange and the Warrant Exchange, before giving effect to any cash in lieu of fractional shares, shall be not less than the sum of the PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares included in (i) the Per Share Mixed Consideration for all outstanding Mixed Consideration Electing Shares, (ii) the Per Share Series A Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock, (iii) the Per Share Series B Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock, (iv) the Per Share Series C Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock (v) the Per Share Series D Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock, and (vi) the Ordinary Share Consideration (as defined in the Warrant Amendment Agreement) for all outstanding Liberty Warrants; and (b) the total number of PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares to be delivered pursuant to the Share Exchange, before giving effect to any cash in lieu of fractional shares, shall be not less than the sum of the PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares included in (i) the Per Share Mixed Consideration for all outstanding Mixed Consideration Electing Shares, (ii) the Per Share Series A Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock, (iii) the Per Share Series B Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock, (iv) the Per Share Series C Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock and (v) the Per Share Series D Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock.
     10.3 Conditions to Obligations of PRISA. The obligation of PRISA to effect the Reorganization is also subject to the satisfaction or waiver by PRISA at or prior to the Closing of the following conditions:
          (a) Representations and Warranties. (i) The representations and warranties of Liberty contained in Section 6.2 shall be true and correct in all respects, on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except for any representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all respects as of the specified date), (ii) the representations and warranties of Liberty contained in Sections 6.1 and 6.3 shall be true and correct in all material respects, in each case on and as of the date of the Original BCA, on and as of date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except for any representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the specified date), (iii) the representations and warranties of Liberty contained in Section 6.2 and 6.4 shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof and on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date and (iv) all other representations and warranties set forth in Article VI of this Agreement shall be true and correct (without regard to any materiality or Material Adverse Effect qualifier contained therein), as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date (except for any representations and warranties made as of a specified date, which shall be true and correct as of the specified date), except in the case of this clause (iv) where the failure of such representations and warranties to be so true and correct would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on Liberty. PRISA shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Liberty by the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty to the foregoing effect.

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          (b) Performance of Obligations of Liberty. Liberty shall have performed in all material respects all obligations required to be performed by it under this Agreement at or prior to the Closing Date, and PRISA shall have received a certificate signed on behalf of Liberty by the Chief Executive Officer of Liberty to such effect.
          (c) Liberty Virginia Board Resignations. Each of the officers and members of the Board of Directors of Liberty Virginia shall have tendered their resignations effective upon the Exchange Effective Time.
          (d) Material Adverse Effect. No Material Adverse Effect (without regard to clause (b) of the definition thereof) on Liberty shall have occurred as since the date of this Agreement.
          (e) Transaction Cash; Expenses; Deferred Underwriting Discounts. The amount of (x) Transaction Cash shall be no less than $936,705,335 and (y) Transaction Expenses excluding Deferred Underwriting Discounts shall not exceed $24,000,000.
          (f) Minimum Holding of PRISA Control Group. After giving pro forma effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i) the Warrant Exchange pursuant to Section 6.2.1 of the Warrant Amendment Agreement, (ii) the full conversion at the election of the holder thereof of the PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares to PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares, (iii) (x) if the CNMV requires PRISA to conduct a rights offer to its existing shareholders in connection with the Reorganization, the subscription by PRISA shareholders (other than the PRISA Control Group) for such new PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares in the PRISA Rights Offer, and/or (Y) the issuance (if not theretofore issued and whether or not issued) and exercise of the PRISA Warrants issued or to be issued pursuant to the PRISA Warrant Issuance, if effected (iv) any required redemptions of Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares pursuant to Section 2.5 of this Agreement and (v) the purchase of Liberty Warrants and Liberty Common Stock pursuant to the Sponsor Surrender Agreement, the PRISA Control Group shall hold, directly or indirectly, at least 30% of the PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares.
          (g) Minimum Proceeds. The amount of Transaction Cash less the sum of (i) the Total Required Cash-Out Amount less the Total Used Escrow Cash, (ii) any amounts to be paid in respect of the Aggregate Mixed Consideration Election Cash and (iii) any amounts to be paid in respect of the Aggregate Preferred Stock Mixed Consideration Cash, shall be greater than 450,000,000 using the Agreed Exchange Rate to convert dollars to Euros.
          (h) Liberty Share Purchase. Liberty shall have purchased from the Sponsors 24,771,900 Liberty Warrants (constituting all Liberty Warrants held by them) and 2,796,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock and (b) if required by the Sponsor Surrender Agreement, up to an additional 2,600,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock, in each case pursuant to the Sponsor Surrender Agreement for the consideration therein stated.
          (i) Maximum Cash Electing Shares and Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares. (a) The total number of Cash Electing Shares and Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares shall not exceed 70,000,000 and (b) there shall have been given a joint instruction under the Escrow Agreement to release the funds in the Liberty Preferred Stock Account to the Exchange Fund and Prisa shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that such release is occurring substantially simultaneously with the Exchange Effective Time.

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ARTICLE XI
TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
     11.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing, whether before or after (unless otherwise provided below) approval of the matters presented in connection with the Reincorporation Merger or the Share Exchange by the stockholders of Liberty or PRISA:
          (a) by mutual consent of Liberty and PRISA in a written instrument;
          (b) by either Liberty or PRISA, by written notice to the other if any Restraint having any of the effects set forth in Section 10.1(d) shall be in effect and shall have become final and nonappealable, provided that such terminating party shall have used its reasonable best efforts to prevent the entry of and to remove such Restraint;
          (c) by either Liberty or PRISA, by written notice to the other, if any of the PRISA Shareholder Approval, the Liberty Stockholder Approval or the Liberty Warrantholder Approval is not obtained at the applicable meeting of security holders duly convened pursuant to Section 9.3, provided that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section 11.1(c) shall not be available (i) to PRISA, if PRISA fails to fulfill its obligations to timely call and conduct the PRISA Shareholder Meeting as contemplated by Section 9.3(d) or is otherwise in breach of its obligations under this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in Section 10.2(b) would not be satisfied; and (ii) to Liberty, if Liberty fails to fulfill its obligations to timely call and conduct the Liberty Stockholder Meeting as contemplated by Section 9.3(a) or the Liberty Warrantholder Meeting as contemplated by Section 9.3(c) or is otherwise in breach of its obligations under this Agreement such that the conditions set forth in Section 10.3(b) would not be satisfied;
          (d) by either Liberty or PRISA if the Reorganization shall not have been consummated on or before December 6, 2010 (the “Termination Date”), unless the failure of the Closing to occur by such date shall be due to the failure of the party seeking to terminate this Agreement to perform or observe the covenants and agreements of such party set forth herein;
          (e) by Liberty (provided Liberty is not then in breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein) if there shall have been a breach of any of the covenants or agreements or any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement on the part of PRISA, which breach, either individually or in the aggregate, would constitute, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, the failure of the conditions set forth in Section 10.1 or 10.2 and that is not cured within 15 days following written notice to PRISA or by its nature or timing cannot be cured prior to the Termination Date;

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          (f) by PRISA (provided PRISA is not then in breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or other agreement contained herein) if there shall have been a breach of any of the covenants or agreements or any of the representations or warranties set forth in this Agreement on the part of Liberty, which breach, either individually or in the aggregate, would constitute, if occurring or continuing on the Closing Date, the failure of the conditions set forth in Section 10.1 or 10.3, and that is not cured within 15 days following written notice to Liberty, or by its nature or timing cannot be cured prior to the Termination Date; or
          (g) by Liberty or PRISA if, as of the date of the Liberty Stockholder Meeting, there shall be more than an aggregate of 70,000,000 Cash Electing Shares and Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares.
     11.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement by either Liberty or PRISA as provided in Section 11.1, this Agreement shall forthwith become void and have no effect, and none of Liberty, PRISA, any of their respective Subsidiaries or any of the officers or directors of any of them shall have any Liability of any nature whatsoever hereunder, or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, except that (i) Sections 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5, 12.6, 12.7, 12.9, 12.10, 12.11 and 12.12 shall survive any termination of this Agreement and (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, neither Liberty nor PRISA shall be relieved or released from any Liabilities or damages arising out of its breach of any provision of this Agreement.
     11.3 Amendment. Subject to compliance with applicable Law, this Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto, by action taken or authorized by their respective Boards of Directors, at any time before or after approval of the matters presented in connection with Reorganization by the stockholders of Liberty and PRISA; provided, however, that after any approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the respective stockholders of Liberty or PRISA, there may not be, without further approval of such stockholders, any amendment of this Agreement that changes the amount or the form of the consideration to be delivered hereunder to the holders of Liberty Common Stock, other than as contemplated by this Agreement, or that under applicable Law otherwise requires the further approval of such shareholders. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
     11.4 Extension; Waiver. At any time prior to the Exchange Effective Time, the parties hereto, by action taken or authorized by their respective Board of Directors, may, to the extent legally allowed, (a) extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of the other parties hereto, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and warranties contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) waive compliance with any of the agreements or conditions contained herein; provided, however, that after any approval of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by the respective stockholders of Liberty or PRISA, there may not be, without further approval of such stockholders, any extension or waiver of this Agreement or any portion thereof that reduces the amount or changes the form of the consideration to be delivered to the holders of Liberty Common Stock hereunder, other than as contemplated by this Agreement, or that under applicable Law otherwise requires the further approval of such shareholders. Any agreement on the part of a party hereto to any such extension or waiver shall be valid only if set forth in a written instrument signed on behalf of such party, but such extension or waiver or failure to insist on strict compliance with an obligation, covenant, agreement or condition shall not operate as a waiver of, or estoppel with respect to, any subsequent or other failure.

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ARTICLE XII
GENERAL PROVISIONS
     12.1 Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements. None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any agreement or instrument delivered pursuant to this Agreement (other than the Confidentiality Agreement, which shall terminate in accordance with the terms thereof) shall survive the Closing, except for Section 9.5 and those other covenants and agreements contained herein and therein that by their terms apply in whole or in part after the Closing.
     12.2 Expenses. All Transaction Expenses shall be paid by the party incurring such expense, provided, however, that the costs and expenses of the Depositary, the Exchange Agent, the printing and mailing the Proxy Statement, and all filing and other fees paid to the SEC or the CNMV in connection with the Reorganization shall be paid by PRISA. As used in this Agreement, “Transaction Expenses” includes all documented and reasonably incurred out-of-pocket expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, investment bankers, experts and consultants to a party hereto and its Affiliates) incurred by a party or on its behalf in connection with the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
     12.3 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (ii) when received when sent by email or facsimile by the party to be notified, provided, however, that notice given by email or facsimile shall not be effective unless either (x) a duplicate copy of such email or fax notice is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 12.3 or (y) the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt for such notice either by email or fax or any other method described in this Section 12.3; or (iii) when delivered by an express courier (with confirmation of delivery); in each case to the party to be notified at the following address (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
               (a)   if to Liberty or Liberty Virginia, to:

Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp.
1114 Avenue of the Americas
41st Floor
New York, NY 10036
Facsimile No.: +1 (212) 382-0120
Attention: Sr. Jared Bluestein
Email: jb@berggruenholdings.com

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               With a copy to:
                       Greenberg Traurig
401 E. Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 2000
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Facsimile No.: +1 (954) 765-1477
Attention: Donn Beloff, Esq.
Email: beloffd@gtlaw.com
 
               and
                       Garrigues
Hermosilla, 3
28001 Madrid
Spain
Facsimile No.: +34-91-339-2408
Attention: Sr. Ángel Calleja
Email: angel.calleja@garrigues.com
               (b)   if to PRISA, to:

Promotora de Informaciones, S.A.
Gran Via, 32
28013 Madrid
Spain
Facsimile No.: +34-913301070
Attention: Sr. Iñigo Dago Elorza
Email: idago@prisa.es
 
               With copies to:
                       Cortés, Abogados
Hermanos Bécquer, 8
28006 Madrid
Spain
Facsimile No.: +34-91-562-7370
Attention: Sr. Matías Cortés
Email: pcalle@cortes-abogados.com

and

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Facsimile No.: +1 (212) 403-2000
Attention: Adam O. Emmerich, Esq.
Email: aoemmerich@wlrk.com

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     12.4 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, Exhibits or Schedules, such reference shall be to a Section of or Exhibit or Schedule to this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The table of contents and headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. References to “$” refer to U.S. Dollars.
     12.5 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
     12.6 Entire Agreement; Severability.
          (a) This Agreement (including the Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes hereto and documents and the instruments referred to herein, except in the case of any inconsistency between such document or instrument and this Agreement, in which case this Agreement shall govern) and the Confidentiality Agreement constitute the entire agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
          (b) If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
     12.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of Spain; provided, that any action or transaction contemplated to be taken or effected hereunder which can only validly be taken or effected under the Laws of the United States of America or any of the several States shall be governed and construed in accordance with the such applicable Laws. The respective obligations of the parties to this Agreement, whether arising by operation of law or otherwise, shall be performed to the fullest extent in compliance with the principle of good faith. In particular, PRISA, by performing the obligations undertaken under this Agreement, will submit to its shareholders those corporate resolutions necessary to comply with this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing obligations in any manner whatsoever, PRISA, in connection with such submission, shall take into account the interests of its shareholders and the corporate interests of the company.
     12.8 Publicity. Except as otherwise required by applicable Law or the rules of the AMEX or the CNMV, neither Liberty, Liberty Virginia or PRISA shall, or shall permit any of its Subsidiaries to, and Liberty and Liberty Virginia shall cause their respective Affiliates not to, issue or

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cause the publication of any press release or other public announcement with respect to, or otherwise make any public statement concerning, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the consent of PRISA, in the case of a proposed announcement or statement by Liberty or Liberty Virginia, or Liberty, in the case of a proposed announcement or statement by PRISA, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The initial press release relating to this Agreement shall be a joint press release the text of which has been agreed to by each of PRISA and Liberty. Thereafter, each of PRISA and Liberty shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, consult with each other before issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect to this Agreement or the Reorganization otherwise permitted by this Section 12.8.
     12.9 Assignment; Third Party Beneficiaries. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by operation of Law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other parties. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement (including the documents and instruments referred to herein) is not intended to confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder.
     12.10 Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Consent to Service of Process.
          (a) Each of PRISA, Liberty and Liberty Virginia irrevocably agree that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect hereof brought by another party hereto or its successors or assigns may be brought and determined in any tribunal sitting in the City of Madrid, Kingdom of Spain, and each of PRISA, Liberty and Liberty Virginia hereby (i) irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (iii) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby in any tribunal other than a tribunal sitting in the City of Madrid, Kingdom of Spain. Any service of process to be made in such action or proceeding may be made by delivery of process in accordance with the notice provisions contained in Section 12.3. Each of PRISA, Liberty and Liberty Virginia hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (i) the defense of sovereign immunity, (ii) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve process in accordance with this Section 12.10, (iii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise), and (iv) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law that (A) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper and (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

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          (b) Each of Liberty and Liberty Virginia hereby appoints Garrigues, with offices on the date hereof as set forth in Section 12.3, as its authorized agent (the “Authorized Agent”), upon whom process may be served in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated by this Agreement that may be instituted in any court described in Section 12.10(a).
     12.11 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with its specified terms or was 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 hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
     12.12 Disclosure Schedules; Knowledge.
          (a) Inclusion of information in the PRISA Disclosure Schedule or the Liberty Disclosure Schedule (each, a “Schedule” and together, the “Schedules”) shall not be construed as an admission of liability under any applicable Law or that such information contained therein is (i) material to the business, operations, assets, liabilities, financial condition or results of operations of a party, or (ii) a representation or warranty that a potential consequence will occur as described. The Schedules set forth items of disclosure with specific reference to the particular section or subsection of this Agreement to which the items or information in such schedule relates; provided, however, that any information set forth in one section or a subsection of a Schedule pertaining to representations and warranties and covenants of a party shall be deemed to apply to each other section or subsection of such party’s Schedules pertaining to its representations, warranties and covenants to the extent that it is reasonably apparent on its face from a reading of such disclosure that it is relevant to such other sections or subsections of the party’s Schedules.
          (b) Notwithstanding the failure of a representation or warranty contained in Article VI or Article VII, as applicable, to be true and accurate, the party making such representation or warranty shall be deemed not to have so breached if the other party or any of its Affiliates had actual or constructive knowledge of such breach or the facts giving rise to such breach, including knowledge gained from materials made available to it during such party’s due diligence investigation. Section 12.12 of the PRISA Disclosure Schedule identifies the materials included in the electronic data room made available to Liberty in connection with its due diligence investigation the contents of which materials the parties shall be deemed to have actual knowledge.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Jared Bluestein    
    Name:   Jared Bluestein   
    Title:   Secretary   
 
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS
VIRGINIA, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Martin Franklin    
    Name:   Martin Franklin   
    Title:   Chairman   
 
         
  PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES, S.A.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Juan Luis Cebrian    
    Name:   Juan Luis Cebrian   
    Title:   Chief Executive Officer   
[Signature Page to Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement]

 


 

         
Schedule I
Terms of PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares
TÉRMINOS Y CONDICIONES DE LAS ACCIONES SIN VOTO CONVERTIBLES CLASE B DE PRISA
Las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B gozarán de los derechos previstos en los artículos 98 y sigs. de la Ley de Sociedades de Capital y en los Estatutos sociales de esta Compañía, modificados según lo acordado en el Business Combination Agreement, modificado y refundido, cuyo régimen estará concretado en el acuerdo de emisión de las mismas con las siguientes características:
a)   Derecho al dividendo
Los titulares de acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B tendrán derecho a percibir el dividendo mínimo anual en metálico de 0,175 euros anuales desde la fecha de su emisión, siempre que existan beneficios distribuibles, de acuerdo con los términos y con las limitaciones previstas en el artículo 273 de la Ley de Sociedades de Capital, o siempre que existan reserva por prima de emisión creada con ocasión de la emisión de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B, de acuerdo con lo previsto en este documento, y siempre que no existan restricciones legales a dicho pago.
A los efectos de facilitar el pago del dividendo mínimo la reserva por prima de emisión creada con ocasión de la emisión de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B tendrá carácter indisponible hasta que las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B no hayan sido convertidas en acciones ordinarias Clase A y no se hayan satisfecho íntegramente los dividendos mínimos a que se refiere este documento. Sin perjuicio de su carácter indisponible, la reserva por prima de emisión creada con ocasión de la emisión de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B podrá ser utilizada para el pago del dividendo mínimo y para el desembolso del valor nominal de las acciones ordinarias que excedan del número de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B que se convierten, en el caso de que la relación de conversión fuera distinta de 1 a 1 en función de lo señalado en el apartado b) siguiente.
Existiendo beneficios distribuibles suficientes en un determinado ejercicio, la Sociedad está obligada a acordar el reparto del dividendo mínimo a que se refiere el párrafo anterior. Si la Sociedad tuviera beneficios distribuibles durante un ejercicio pero no fueran suficientes para repartir íntegramente el dividendo mínimo a las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B, el importe del beneficio distribuible disponible deberá destinarse, en su totalidad, al pago del dividendo a las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B, a prorrata entre ellas. Los dividendos mínimos no distribuidos, por insuficiencia del beneficio distribuible, se repartirán, en la parte restante, con cargo a la reserva por prima de emisión constituida con ocasión de la emisión de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B.

 


 

Si la reserva por prima de emisión creada con ocasión de la emisión de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B tampoco fuera suficiente para repartir íntegramente el dividendo mínimo a las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B, el importe íntegro de dicha reserva deberá destinarse, en su totalidad, al pago del dividendo a las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B, a prorrata entre ellas.
Los dividendos mínimos no distribuidos total o parcialmente, por insuficiencia del beneficio distribuible o de la reserva por prima de emisión creada con ocasión de la emisión de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B, serán acumulables.
El dividendo mínimo que corresponda a las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B deberá ser pagado tan pronto como sea posible, una vez celebrada la Junta General de Accionistas Ordinaria de cada ejercicio y en todo caso, antes del 30 de septiembre de cada año. Los dividendos mínimos se pagarán respecto del ejercicio finalizado al que se refieran las Cuentas Anuales aprobadas en la Junta General Ordinaria que acuerde el pago del dividendo mínimo, salvo para el primer ejercicio, en que el dividendo anual mínimo se multiplicará por una fracción cuyo numerador será el número de días transcurridos desde la fecha de emisión hasta el 31 de diciembre de 2010 y el denominador 365.
En el supuesto de conversión, los titulares de acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B tendrán derecho a recibir en metálico, antes de o el día en que les sean entregadas las acciones ordinarias resultantes de la conversión, cualquier dividendo mínimo no pagado antes de esa fecha (incluyendo la parte proporcional del dividendo mínimo que corresponda al número de días transcurridos desde el inicio del año en que se produjo la conversión), en tanto y en cuanto existan beneficios distribuibles o reserva por prima de emisión creada con ocasión de la emisión de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B.
Una vez acordado el dividendo mínimo, los titulares de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B tendrán derecho al mismo dividendo que corresponda, en su caso, a las acciones ordinarias Clase A.
A los efectos de posibilitar el reparto del dividendo mínimo anual a favor de los accionistas titulares de acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B, PRISA ejercitará sus derechos de voto respecto de todas sus filiales, en la medida legal y contractualmente posible, para que se repartan los beneficios distribuibles disponibles de dichas filiales a sus respectivos socios, y en su caso, finalmente, a PRISA.
El dividendo mínimo correspondiente a las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B se pagará siempre en metálico.
b)   Conversión
Las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B serán convertibles en las siguientes condiciones:
(i)     A opción de cada titular de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B, cada acción sin voto convertible Clase B podrá convertirse en una acción ordinaria Clase A, en cualquier momento.

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(ii)     42 meses después de la fecha de emisión, las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B se convertirán obligatoriamente en acciones ordinarias Clase A, a razón de una acción ordinaria Clase A por cada acción sin voto convertible Clase B.
No obstante, en el supuesto de que la media de las cotizaciones medias ponderadas de la acción ordinaria Clase A de la Sociedad de las 20 sesiones bursátiles inmediatamente anteriores al día en que se cumplan los 42 meses desde la fecha de emisión computados de fecha a fecha, en el Mercado Continuo español, haya sido inferior a 2,00 euros, la relación de conversión se modificará como sigue: el número de acciones ordinarias de Clase A a emitir por la conversión de cada acción sin voto convertible Clase B será igual a la fracción (expresada con decimales) cuyo numerador sea 2 y cuyo denominador sea la media de las cotizaciones medias ponderadas de la acción ordinaria Clase A de la Sociedad de las 20 sesiones bursátiles inmediatamente anteriores al día en que se cumplan los 42 meses desde la fecha de emisión computados de fecha a fecha, con un máximo de 1,33 acciones ordinarias de Clase A. La Sociedad podrá decidir pagar la diferencia entre los 2 euros y la media de las indicadas cotizaciones, en efectivo, con el máximo de 0,5 euros por acción sin voto convertible Clase B, y mantener la relación de conversión en 1 a 1.
Para hacer posible el pago del valor nominal resultante de la conversión obligatoria, la reserva por prima de emisión creada con ocasión de la emisión de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B no sólo será disponible a los efectos del pago del dividendo mínimo sino también para desembolsar el valor nominal de las acciones ordinarias Clase A cuando el ratio de conversión sea superior a una acción ordinaria de Clase A por cada acción sin voto convertible de Clase B. Los titulares de las acciones sin voto convertibles de Clase B, cuando tengan derecho a solicitar la conversión de dichas acciones, podrán solicitarla en cualquier momento. Durante los 5 primeros días hábiles de cada mes, los administradores emitirán las acciones ordinarias Clase A que correspondan a los titulares de las acciones sin voto convertibles de Clase B que hayan solicitado la conversión en el mes inmediatamente anterior, e inscribirán tan pronto como sea posible antes del final del mes en el Registro Mercantil la conversión correspondiente. Asimismo, PRISA realizará sus mejores esfuerzos para que las nuevas acciones ordinarias Clase A se admitan a cotización en las Bolsas Españolas (Mercado Continuo) y en el Mercado de Valores Seleccionado (Nasdaq o NYSE), antes de que finalice dicho mes. Se facultará expresamente al Consejo de Administración, con posibilidad de delegación en su Comisión Ejecutiva o en cualquier consejero, para que pueda realizar todos los actos necesarios para ejecutar la conversión.
El acuerdo de la junta general de accionistas de PRISA de emisión de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B detallará las condiciones y las fechas de conversión previstas, en el marco de lo dispuesto más arriba.
La Sociedad no podrá realizar reorganizaciones, recapitalizaciones, reclasificaciones, desdoblamientos, agrupaciones o cambios similares en el capital en relación con las acciones ordinarias Clase A, salvo que se ajuste en la medida correspondiente el ratio de conversión (tal y como se ha descrito más arriba).

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Una vez anunciada la decisión de convertir o llegado el día en que se cumplan los 42 meses desde la fecha de emisión computados de fecha a fecha, la ejecución de la conversión deberá realizarse tan pronto como sea posible.
c)   Liquidación
A efectos de la liquidación, se entenderá que el valor desembolsado por las acciones Clase B es de 2 euros.
Con carácter general, las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B tendrán derecho a la misma cuota de liquidación que las restantes acciones.
No obstante lo anterior, los titulares de acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B tendrán derecho, en los términos establecidos en el artículo 101 de la Ley de Sociedades de Capital a obtener el reembolso del valor desembolsado, antes de que se distribuya cantidad alguna a las restantes acciones en caso de liquidación de la Sociedad, para el supuesto de que la cuota de liquidación de todas las acciones sea inferior a 2,00 euros.
Para el supuesto de que el balance previo a la liquidación presentara beneficios distribuibles o reserva por prima de emisión creada con ocasión de la emisión de las acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B, se distribuirá a los titulares de acciones sin voto convertibles Clase B, el dividendo mínimo del ejercicio anterior y del ejercicio en curso, con carácter previo a distribuir cantidad alguna a los restantes accionistas.
d)   Admisión a cotización
Se solicitará a admisión a cotización de las acciones sin voto convertibles en las Bolsas Españolas (Mercado Continuo) y en Mercado de Valores Seleccionado (Nasdaq o NYSE)
Terms of PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares—English Translation
The Class B non-voting convertible shares shall be subject to the system contemplated expressly in articles 98 et seq. of the Spanish Companies Law and the Prisa By-Laws as amended by the Business Combination Agreement, amended and restated, with the following characteristics, the regime of which will be specified in the shareholders resolution issuing the Class B non-voting convertible shares:
     a) Rights to Dividends:
Holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares shall have the right to receive the minimum annual dividend in cash of 0.175 euros yearly since the date of issuance, as long as distributable profits exist, according to the terms and limitations contemplated in Article 273 of the Spanish Companies Law or as long as premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares exists, according to the terms set forth herein, and so long as there is no legal restriction against such payment.

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In order to facilitate the payment of the minimum dividend, the premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares will be considered as a non-distributable reserve as long as Class B non-voting convertible shares are not converted into Class A ordinary shares and the minimum dividend as provided herein is not paid in full. Although it is not distributable, the premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares can be used for the payment of the minimum dividend and for the payment of the par value of that number of ordinary shares which exceed the number of Class B non-voting convertible shares converted, in the case the conversion rate is different than 1:1 according to the terms of the following paragraph b).
If the Company has enough distributable profits in a certain fiscal year, the Company is obliged to approve the distribution of the minimum annual dividend.
If the Company had distributable profits during a certain fiscal year, but not enough distributable profits in the amount necessary to pay the minimum dividend in full to the Class B non-voting convertible shares, then the full amount of the distributable profits shall be paid to the holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares, pro-rata amongst the same.
The minimum dividends not paid, due to the lack of distributable profits, will be paid, on the remaining part, against the premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non voting convertible shares.
If the Company does not have premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares in the amount necessary to pay the minimum dividend in full to the Class B non-voting convertible shares, then the full amount of the premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares will be paid to the holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares, pro-rata amongst the same.
The minimum dividends that have been unpaid, total or partially, due to the lack of enough distributable profits or the premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares will be cumulative.
The minimum dividend that corresponds to the Class B non-voting convertible shares shall be paid as soon as possible, once the ordinary general shareholders’ meeting of each year has been held, and, in any event, prior to September 30 of each year. The minimum dividend will be paid in connection with the fiscal year to which the annual accounts approved by the ordinary shareholders’ meeting that approves said dividend refer to, except for the first year in which the minimum annual dividend will be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which will be the days elapsed from the date of issuance to December 31, 2010 and the denominator of which will be 365.
In the event of conversion, the holder of the Class B non-voting convertible shares shall be entitled to receive in cash, on or before the date the ordinary shares resulting from conversion are delivered to him, any minimum dividend not paid before such date (including the proportionate minimum dividend corresponding to the numbers of days elapsed from the beginning of the year on which the conversion takes place), as long as there exist distributable profits or premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares.

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Once the minimum dividend has been approved, holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares shall have the right to receive the same dividend that corresponds, as the case may be, to the Class A ordinary shares.
For the purpose of enabling the distribution of the minimum annual dividend in favor of the holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares, PRISA will exercise its voting rights in respect of all of its subsidiaries, to the extent legally and contractually possible, to cause the delivery of available distributable profits of such subsidiaries to their respective shareholders and, as the case may be, then to PRISA.
The minimum dividend corresponding to the Class B non-voting convertible shares will always be paid in cash.
e)   Conversion
Class B non-voting convertible shares shall be convertible in the following conditions:
  (i)   At the option of each holder of Class B non-voting convertible shares, a Class B non-voting convertible share may be converted into a Class A ordinary share at any time.
 
  (ii)   42 months after the date of issuance, Class B non-voting convertible shares will be automatically converted into Class A ordinary shares, on a one-to-one basis.
Nevertheless, so long as the average volume weighted trading price of the Class A ordinary shares of the 20 consecutive trading days on the Spanish Market (Mercado Continuo) immediately prior to the day which is 42 months (computed from date to date) after the date of issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares shall have been lower than 2.00, the conversion rate will be modified as follows: the number of Class A ordinary shares to be issued as for the conversion of each Class B non-voting convertible share be equal to a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which shall be 2.00 and the denominator of which shall be the average volume weighted trading price of the Class A ordinary shares of the twenty consecutive trading days on the Spanish Market (Mercado Continuo) immediately prior to the day which is 42 months (computed from date to date) after the date of issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares, with a maximum of 1.33 Class A ordinary shares. The Company may elect to pay in cash the difference between 2.00 and the mentioned average volume weighted trading price, with the maximum amount of 0.5 per Class B non-voting convertible share, and thereby retain the one for one conversion ratio.
In order to make the payment of the nominal value resulting from the automatic conversion , the premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares will be available to be used not only for the payment of the minimum dividend, but also to pay in the nominal value of the Class A ordinary shares when the conversion ratio is higher than one Class A ordinary share for one Class B non-voting convertible share.
Holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares, when entitled to request the conversion of said shares, may request it at any time. Within the first five business days of each month, the directors shall issue those Class A ordinary shares which correspond to the holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares that have requested the conversion during the immediately preceding month and will register the corresponding conversion as soon as practically possible before the end of the month with the Mercantile Register. In addition PRISA will use its best efforts to have the new Class A ordinary shares admitted to listing in the Spanish Stock Exchanges (Mercado Continuo) and the Selected Stock Exchange, before the end of such month. The Board of Directors will be expressly authorized, with the possibility to further delegate upon its Executive Committee or any other director, to carry out all the actions necessary to implement the conversion.

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The Prisa shareholders meeting resolution to issue Class B non-voting convertible shares will detail the conditions and the conversion dates foreseen, within the framework described above. The Company will not effect any reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar changes in capitalization relating to the Class A ordinary shares unless an appropriate adjustment to the conversion rate of the Class B non-voting convertible shares (as described above) is provided for.
Once the decision to convert has been announced or as of the day that is 42 months (computed from date to date) after the date of issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares, the implementation of the conversion shall take place as promptly as possible.
f)   Liquidation
For liquidation purposes, the disbursement value per Class B non-voting convertible share shall be 2.00 Euros.
In general, Class B non-voting convertible shares shall have the right to the same liquidation quota as that corresponding to the rest of the shares.
Notwithstanding the above, holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares shall have the right, in the terms of Article 101 of the Spanish Companies Law, to obtain refund of the disbursement value before any amount is distributed to the rest of the shares in the event of liquidation of the Company, if the liquidation quota of all the shares were lower than 2.00 Euros.
In the event that the balance sheet prior to liquidation contained distributable profits or share premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares, holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares shall have the right to perceive the minimum dividend corresponding to the preceding year and the then current year, before any distribution is paid to the rest of the shareholders.
g)   Listing
Admission to listing in the Spanish Stock Exchanges (Mercado Continuo) and the Selected Stock Exchange shall be requested for the Class B non-voting convertible shares.

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Schedule II
Terms of PRISA Warrants
  Prior to its expiration date, a PRISA Warrant will be exercisable at any time by the holder for 1 PRISA Class A Ordinary Share at an exercise price of 2.00 per PRISA Warrant
 
  All PRISA Warrants will expire 3.5 years from the date of issuance. In order to validly exercise a PRISA Warrant, the holder must give a valid notice of exercise and deliver the exercise price and any other required documents to PRISA or its agent prior to the 3.5 year anniversary of issuance in accordance with exercise procedures to be established by PRISA

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Schedule III
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT
     This Amendment No.1 to Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (this “Amendment”) is dated as of                     , 2010 and, if the conditions set forth in Section 9.22 of said agreement so provide, amends that certain Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (the “Business Combination Agreement”), dated as of August 4, 2010, by and among Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., a Spanish sociedad anónima (“Prisa”), Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Liberty”) and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Liberty Virginia”) Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this Amendment have the meanings given such terms in the Business Combination Agreement.
     WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 11.3 of the Business Combination Agreement, Prisa and Liberty may amend the Business Combination Agreement by action taken or authorized by their respective Boards of Directors in a writing signed on behalf of each of Prisa, Liberty and Liberty Virginia.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
     1. Amendments.
          (a) Plan of Merger. The Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended by replacing Exhibit B attached thereto in its entirety with Exhibit B attached hereto.
          (b) Liberty Virginia Articles. The Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended by replacing Exhibit C attached thereto in its entirety with Exhibit C attached hereto.
          (c) Plan of Share Exchange. The Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended by replacing Exhibit E attached thereto in its entirety with Exhibit E attached hereto.
          (d) Definitions. The Defined Terms in Section 1.1 of the Business Combination Agreement are amended as follows:
  i)   The definition of Aggregate Preferred Stock Mixed Consideration Cash shall be deleted in its entirely and replaced with the following:

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      Aggregate Preferred Stock Mixed Consideration Cash” shall mean the aggregate amount of cash payable (before giving effect to Section 4.2(e)) in respect of (v) clause (ii) of the definition of Aggregate Series A Consideration, (w) clause (i)(B), clauses (ii)(A) and (C), clause (iii)(A), or clauses (iv)(A), (C) and (E), as applicable, of the definition of Aggregate Series B Consideration, (x) the Aggregate Series C Consideration, (y) clause (i)(B), clauses (ii)(A) and (C), clause (iii)(A), or clauses (iv)(A) and (C), as applicable of the definition of Aggregate Series D Consideration and (z) clause (i)(B) or clauses (ii)(A), (C) and (D), of the definition of Aggregate Series E Consideration.
 
  ii)   The definition of Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due shall be deleted in its entirely and replaced with the following:
 
      Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due” shall mean, with respect to the Liberty Series A Preferred Stock, the Liberty Series B Preferred Stock, the Liberty Series D Preferred Stock or the Liberty Series E Preferred Stock, the product of (i) the aggregate amount of any interest earned on the funds deposited in the Liberty Preferred Stock Account, and (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the total number of shares issued and outstanding of such series of Liberty Preferred Stock and the denominator of which shall be the total number of shares of Liberty Preferred Stock issued and outstanding of any class other than the Liberty Series C Preferred Stock.
 
  iii)   The definition of Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements shall be deleted in its entirely and replaced with the following:
 
      Liberty Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements” shall mean (a) (i) that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between Tyrus Capital Event Master Fund Ltd. and Liberty, (ii) that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between HSBC Bank plc and Liberty and (iii) that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between Centaurus Capital Limited and Liberty, in each case being entered into substantially simultaneously with this Agreement, (b) that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between [                    ] and Liberty (with each party to such agreements in clauses (a) and (b) hereof, other than Liberty, being an “Investor”) and (c) (i) that certain Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement between Berggruen Acquisition Holings Ltd and Liberty and (ii) that certain Preferred Stock purchase Agreement between Marlin Equities II, LLC, in each case being entered into substantially simultaneously with this Agreement.
          (e) Glossary of Other Defined Terms. The following terms shall be added to the table setting forth the location of definitions of capitalized terms defined in the Business Combination Agreement in alphabetical order:

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Term   Section
 
“Aggregate Series E Consideration
  3.5(f)”
“Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock
  2.4(a)”
“Per Share Series E Consideration
  3.5(f)”
          (f) Conversion of Liberty Stock. Section 2.4(a) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Subject to Section 2.5, at the Reincorporation Effective Time, by virtue of the Reincorporation Merger and without any action on the part of Liberty, Liberty Virginia or any holder of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty (“Liberty Common Stock”) or Liberty Preferred Stock, (i) each share of Liberty Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Common Stock”), (ii) each share of Liberty Series A Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock”), (iii) each share of Liberty Series B Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock”), each share of Liberty Series C Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock”), (v) each share of Liberty Series D Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock”), (vi) each share of Liberty Series E Preferred Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be converted into one share of Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia (“Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock and together with the Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock, the Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock, the Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock and the Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock, the “Liberty Virginia Preferred Stock,” and collectively with the Liberty Virginia Common Stock, the “Liberty Virginia Stock”), (vii) each share of Liberty Stock held in the treasury of Liberty immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be canceled and (viii) each share of Liberty Virginia Stock issued and outstanding or held in treasury immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time shall be cancelled.”

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          (g) Exchange Effective Time; Effect of the Share Exchange. Section 3.3(c) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“At the Exchange Effective Time, by virtue of the Share Exchange and as set forth in this Agreement, the Plan of Share Exchange and Sections 13.1-717 and 13.1-721 of the VSCA, PRISA shall automatically become the holder and owner of 100% of the outstanding shares of the Liberty Virginia Stock, with the former holders of such outstanding shares being entitled to receive only either the Per Share Cash Election Consideration, the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, the Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series B Consideration, the Per Share Series C Consideration, the Per Share Series D Consideration or the Per Share Series E Consideration, as applicable, pursuant to Section 3.5. Liberty Virginia shall deliver to PRISA, at the Exchange Effective Time, the Liberty Virginia Exchange Certificates representing PRISA’s ownership of all such outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Stock, free and clear of all Encumbrances, in exchange for the aggregate Per Share Cash Election Consideration and the aggregate Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, the Aggregate Series A Consideration, the Aggregate Series B Consideration, the Aggregate Series C Consideration, the Aggregate Series D Consideration and the Aggregate Series E Consideration.”
          (h) Per Share Consideration. Section 3.5(f) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Subject to Section 4.2(e), the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, in the aggregate, the following consideration (the “Aggregate Series E Consideration”):
  (i)   If the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is $700,000,000 or less then (A) an amount in cash equal to $100,000,000 (plus the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock) and (B) an amount of PRISA Shares and cash as is equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 500,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made.
 
  (ii)   If the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is greater than $700,000,000 then:

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  (A)   An amount of PRISA Shares and cash as is equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to a number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock equal to the E Equivalent Shares Number if a Mixed Consideration Election had been made for such number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, where the “E Equivalent Shares Number” is (x) (I) the Total Required Cash-Out Amount divided by (II) $10.00, minus (y) 70,000,000 (provided that the maximum number of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration will be payable pursuant to this Section 3.5(f)(ii)(A) shall be 10,000,000);
 
  (B)   cash in the amount of the greater of (I) $800,000,000 minus the Total Required Cash-Out Amount and (II) 0;
 
  (C)   if the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is less than or equal to $750,000,000, then PRISA shares and cash in an amount equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 500,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made;
 
  (D)   if the Total Required Cash-Out Amount is greater than $750,000,000, then PRISA shares and cash in an amount equal to the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration which would be payable with respect to 1,000,000 shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock for which a Mixed Consideration Election had been made; and
 
  (E)   cash equal to the amount of the Aggregate Pro Rata Interest Due to the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock;
The Aggregate Series E Consideration shall be divided among the holders of the Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock pro rata based upon the number of shares of Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock held by each holder (the “Per Share Series E Consideration”).”
          (i) Per Share Consideration. Section 3.5(g) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“The PRISA Shares delivered pursuant to paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) of this Section 3.5 shall then be registered and the ADRs delivered pursuant to Section 3.4(b).”

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          (j) Per Share Consideration. Section 3.5(h) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the number “$400,000,000” with “$500,000,000”.
          (k) Per Share Consideration. Section 3.5(j) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“If, between the date of this Agreement and the Exchange Effective Time, PRISA, Liberty or Liberty Virginia undergoes a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, issues a stock dividend, or effects a stock split or reverse stock split, or other similar change in capitalization (other than the Reincorporation Merger), an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made to the Per Share Cash Election Consideration, the Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, the Aggregate Series A Consideration, the Aggregate Series B Consideration, the Aggregate Series C Consideration, the Aggregate Series D Consideration, the Aggregate Series E Consideration and Warrant Consideration in order to preserve the economic benefits of the Reorganization to the parties.”
          (l) Exchange of Shares and Warrants. Section 4.2(a) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“As soon as practicable after the Exchange Effective Time, and in no event later than five Business Days thereafter, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each Liberty Virginia Stockholder of record (other than former holders of the Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares and holders who submitted valid Forms of Election pursuant to Section 3.5(f) with respect to all of their shares held) and each registered Liberty Warrantholder (i) a letter of transmittal, which shall specify that delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Liberty Virginia Common Certificates, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificates and Liberty Warrants shall pass, only upon delivery of the Liberty Virginia Common Certificates, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificates or Liberty Warrants, as applicable, to the Exchange Agent and (ii) instructions for effecting the surrender of the Liberty Virginia Common Certificates and Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificates in exchange for PRISA ADSs, Per Share Mixed Consideration Election Cash, any cash amounts due in respect of the Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series B Consideration, the Per Share Series C Consideration, the Per Share Series D Consideration or the Per Share Series E Consideration and, if any, Fractional Share Cash and the surrender of the Liberty Warrants in exchange for the Warrant Consideration (as defined below). Upon proper surrender to the Exchange Agent of a Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, a Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant for exchange and cancellation, together with such properly completed letter of transmittal, duly executed, such Liberty Virginia Stockholder or Liberty Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor an ADR representing that number of whole PRISA ADSs in book entry form to which such securityholder shall have become entitled pursuant to the provisions of Article III and the Warrant Amendment Agreement, Fractional Share Cash, if any, the Per Share Mixed Consideration Election Cash, and any cash amounts due in respect of the Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series B Consideration, the Per Share Series C Consideration, the Per Share Series D Consideration and the Per Share Series E Consideration and, in the case of Liberty Warrantholders, cash pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Amendment Agreement.”

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          (m) Exchange of Shares and Warrants. Section 4.2(f) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“Any portion of the Exchange Fund that remains unclaimed by the Liberty Virginia Stockholders or the Liberty Warrantholders for six months after the Exchange Effective Time shall be returned to PRISA. Any former Liberty Virginia Stockholders or Liberty Warrantholders who have not theretofore complied with this Article IV shall thereafter look only to PRISA for payment of the Per Share Cash Election Consideration, Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series B Consideration, the Per Share Series C Consideration, the Per Share Series D Consideration, the Per Share Series E Consideration the Warrant Consideration, any Fractional Share Cash and any PRISA Distribution, in each case, without any interest thereon. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of Liberty, Liberty Virginia, PRISA, the Exchange Agent, the Depositary or any other person shall be liable to any former holder of shares of Liberty Virginia Common Stock, Liberty Preferred Stock or Liberty Warrants for any amount delivered in good faith to a public official pursuant to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws.”
          (n) Exchange of Shares and Warrants. Section 4.2(g) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“In the event any Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant shall have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming such Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if reasonably required by PRISA, the posting by such person of a bond in such amount as PRISA may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant, the Exchange Agent will issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Liberty Virginia Common Certificate, Liberty Virginia Preferred Certificate or Liberty Warrant, the Per Share Cash Election Consideration, Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series B Consideration, the Per Share Series C Consideration, the Per Share Series D Consideration, the Per Share Series E Consideration or Warrant Consideration and any Fractional Share Cash to which the holder is entitled.”

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          (o) Prisa Capitalization. Section 7.2(a) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
“As of the date hereof, the issued share capital of PRISA is EUR 21,913,550, represented by 219,135,500 ordinary shares, nominal value of EUR 0.10 each (the “PRISA Capital Stock”). All of the issued and outstanding shares of the PRISA Capital Stock have been, and all of the PRISA Shares to be delivered as Per Share Mixed Election Consideration, Per Share Series A Consideration, Per Share Series B Consideration, Per Share Series C Consideration, Per Share Series D Consideration, Per Share Series E Consideration and Warrant Consideration will be duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to any preemptive rights arising out of the PRISA Organizational Documents or any contract binding upon PRISA, with no personal liability attaching to the ownership thereof. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no bonds, debentures, notes or other indebtedness of PRISA or any of its Subsidiaries having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for, securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which PRISA shareholders may vote (“Voting Debt”). As of the date of this Agreement, except pursuant to this Agreement or the Ancillary Agreements, PRISA does not have and is not bound by any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights, commitments or agreements of any character calling for the issuance of shares of PRISA Capital Stock, Voting Debt or any other equity securities of PRISA or any securities representing the right to have any share of PRISA Capital Stock issued, Voting Debt or any other equity securities of PRISA issued.”
          (p) Securities Purchase From Sponsors. Section 9.19 of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the number “2,796,000” with “3,296,000” and by replacing the number “2,600,000” with “3,100,000”.
          (q) Number of Prisa Shares: Section 10.2(e) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

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Number of PRISA Shares. Provided that Liberty’s representations set forth in Section 6.2 are true and correct at Closing and that the Liberty Preferred Stock Account contains $500,000,000 of proceeds from the sale of the Liberty Preferred Stock (in excess of any interest earned thereon) fully available to make payments under Section 3.5, at the Exchange Effective Time: (a) the total number of PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares to be delivered pursuant to the Share Exchange and the Warrant Exchange, before giving effect to any cash in lieu of fractional shares, shall be not less than the sum of the PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares included in (i) the Per Share Mixed Consideration for all outstanding Mixed Consideration Electing Shares, (ii) the Per Share Series A Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock, (iii) the Per Share Series B Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock, (iv) the Per Share Series C Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock (v) the Per Share Series D Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock, (vi) the Per Share Series E Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock, and (vii) the Ordinary Share Consideration (as defined in the Warrant Amendment Agreement) for all outstanding Liberty Warrants; and (b) the total number of PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares to be delivered pursuant to the Share Exchange, before giving effect to any cash in lieu of fractional shares, shall be not less than the sum of the PRISA Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares included in (i) the Per Share Mixed Consideration for all outstanding Mixed Consideration Electing Shares, (ii) the Per Share Series A Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series A Preferred Stock, (iii) the Per Share Series B Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series B Preferred Stock, (iv) the Per Share Series C Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series C Preferred Stock (v) the Per Share Series D Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series D Preferred Stock and (v) the Per Share Series E Consideration for all outstanding shares of Liberty Virginia Series E Preferred Stock.”
          (r) Liberty Share Purchase. Section 10.3(h) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the number “2,796,000” with “3,296,000” and by replacing the number “2,600,000” with “3,100,000”.
          (s) Maximum Cash Electing Shares and Liberty Virginia Redemption Shares. Section 10.3(i) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the number “70,000,000” with “80,000,000”.
          (t) Termination. Section 11.1(g) of the Business Combination Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the number “70,000,000” with “80,000,000”.
     2. No Other Amendment. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Business Combination Agreement, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.
     3. Miscellaneous. The provisions of Sections 12.4 (Interpretation), 12.5 (Counterparts), 12.6 (Entire Agreement; Severability), 12.7 (Governing Law) and 12.10 (Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers; Consent to Service of Process) of the Business Combination Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and shall apply to the terms and provisions of this Amendment and the parties hereto mutatis mutandis.

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EX-4.1 3 g24286exv4w1.htm EX-4.1 exv4w1
Exhibit 4.1
FORM OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED WARRANT AGREEMENT
     This Amendment (this “Amendment”) is made as of [               ], 2010 by and among Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Liberty Virginia”), Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, a New York corporation (the “Warrant Agent”), and Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., a sociedad anónima organized under the laws of Spain (“PRISA”).
     WHEREAS, the Company and the Warrant Agent are parties to that certain Second Amended and Restated Warrant Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2007 and filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on December 12, 2007 (the “Existing Warrant Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company has issued Warrants to purchase 76,687,500 shares of Common Stock (collectively, the “Warrants”);
     WHEREAS, the terms of the Warrants are governed by the Existing Warrant Agreement and capitalized terms used herein, but not otherwise defined, shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Existing Warrant Agreement;
     WHEREAS, on August 4, 2010, the Company, Liberty Virginia and PRISA entered into an Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), pursuant to which, upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, the stockholders of the Company will come to own newly issued American Depositary Receipts representing newly issued (i) Class A Ordinary Shares of PRISA and (ii) convertible non-voting shares (acción sin voto convertible) of PRISA;
     WHEREAS, the Business Combination Agreement provides for the merger of the Company with and into Liberty Virginia, its wholly owned subsidiary, upon consummation of which, as provided in Section 4.4 of the Existing Warrant Agreement, the Warrants will no longer be exercisable for shares of Common Stock but instead will be exercisable (subject to the terms and conditions of the Existing Warrant Agreement as amended hereby) for shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Liberty Virginia;
     WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement will constitute a Business Combination between the Company and PRISA;
     WHEREAS, pursuant to the Business Combination Agreement, the Company agreed to seek the approval of this Amendment by the Registered Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants (the “Warrant Proposal”) such that, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, PRISA will be required to purchase, and the holders of Warrants will be required to exchange, all of the outstanding Warrants for the Consideration (as defined below) and on such other terms and subject to such conditions as are set forth herein;
     WHEREAS, Section 9.8 of the Existing Warrant Agreement provides that the Company and the Warrant Agent may amend the Existing Warrant Agreement with the written consent of the Registered Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants;

 


 

     WHEREAS, the Registered Holders of a majority of the outstanding Warrants have approved the Warrant Proposal; and
     WHEREAS, the representative of the underwriters has waived any and all rights to consent to any modification or amendment of the Existing Warrant Agreement contemplated by Section 9.8 of the Existing Warrant Agreement.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree to amend the Existing Warrant Agreement as set forth herein.
     1. Amendment of Existing Warrant Agreement.
     1.1 Mandatory Exchange of Securities. Section 6 of the Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety so that it now reads in full as follows:
     “6 Mandatory Exchange of Securities.
     6.1 Definitions.
     Capitalized terms used in this Section 6, but not otherwise defined in this Agreement, shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of July ___, 2010, by and between Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., a sociedad anónima organized under the laws of Spain (“PRISA”), Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“Liberty Virginia”) (the “Business Combination Agreement”) , a copy of which is included in the PRISA prospectus dated [___], 2010 and previously delivered to Registered Holders in connection with soliciting consents for Amendment No. 1 to this Agreement.
     6.2 Exchange.
     6.2.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, at the Exchange Effective Time, and subject to the Share Exchange being consummated, except as provided in Section 6.3 herein or as such consideration may be changed as occasioned by the last paragraph of Section 3.5(a) of the Business Combination Agreement, each Warrant issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Exchange Effective Time shall, automatically and without any action by the Registered Holder thereof, be exchanged by PRISA and transferred by such Registered Holder to PRISA (the “Warrant Exchange”), in consideration for:
     (i) a payment by Liberty Virginia in cash in the amount of US$0.90 (the “Cash Consideration”) to be delivered by or at the direction of Liberty Virginia; and
     (ii) the exchange by PRISA of 0.450 newly issued PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares (the “Ordinary Share Consideration,” and together with the Cash Consideration, the “Consideration”) to be delivered by PRISA to the Depositary as provided for herein.

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     6.2.2 Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, upon consummation of the Share Exchange, and without any action by the Registered Holder thereof, each Registered Holder of Warrants (other than Prisa) shall cease to have any rights with respect to the Warrants other than the right to receive the Consideration.
     6.3 Delivery of Consideration.
     6.3.1 Each PRISA Share issued as part of the Consideration shall be registered in the name of the Depositary by Iberclear and then delivered in the form of PRISA ADSs evidenced by ADRs, with each PRISA ADS-A representing [___] PRISA Class A Ordinary Shares. Each PRISA ADS shall be issued in accordance with the Deposit Agreement.
     6.3.2 The aggregate Cash Consideration payable to each former Registered Holder shall be rounded down to the nearest whole cent after multiplying the aggregate number of outstanding Warrants held by such former Registered Holder by the Cash Consideration.
     6.3.3 If, between the date of this Agreement and the Exchange Effective Time, PRISA, Liberty or Liberty Virginia undergoes a change in capitalization affecting the Warrants, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made to the Ordinary Share Consideration in order to preserve the economic benefits of the Warrant Exchange to the parties.
     6.3.4 In so far as the provisions of Article IV of the Business Combination Agreement relate to the obligations and rights of the parties to this Agreement regarding the Warrant Exchange, such provisions are hereby incorporated herein by reference; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 6.3.4 or this Agreement, whether expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person, including any beneficial owner or Registered Holder of Warrants, any rights or remedies under or by reason of the Business Combination Agreement enforceable against the parties thereto or their successors or assigns.
     6.3.5 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Company shall not be required to provide any prior notice of the Warrant Exchange to any Registered Holder.
     6.4 Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the obligations under this Section 6 to deliver the Ordinary Share Consideration shall be satisfied by PRISA.
     6.5 Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the obligations under this Section 6 to deliver the Cash Consideration shall be satisfied by or at the direction of Liberty Virginia.”

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     1.2 Appointment of Warrant Agent. Existing Warrant Agreement is hereby amended to add a new Section 1.2, which shall read in full as follows:
“1.2 Appointment of Warrant Agent at Exchange Time. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to contrary (including that the Warrant Agent be a New York Corporation), at the Exchange Effective Time, PRISA shall act as agent for the Company, its successors and assigns for the Warrants, and PRISA agrees to perform in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement. At such time as PRISA is appointed, Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company shall have no further rights or obligations under the Agreement, and the term “Warrant Agent,” as used in this Agreement, shall refer exclusively to PRISA.”
     2. Miscellaneous Provisions.
     2.1 PRISA Obligation. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the obligations under Section 6.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) to deliver the Ordinary Share Consideration and Convertible Non-Voting Share Consideration shall be satisfied by PRISA
     2.2 Liberty Virginia Obligation. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the obligations under Section 6.2 of the Existing Warrant Agreement (as amended by this Amendment) to deliver the Cash Consideration shall be satisfied by or at the direction of Liberty Virginia.
     2.3 Effectiveness of Warrant. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that the effectiveness of this Amendment shall be expressly subject to the occurrence of the Share Exchange (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) and shall automatically be terminated and shall be null and void if the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated.
     2.4 Successors. All the covenants and provisions of this Amendment by or for the benefit of the Company or the Warrant Agent shall bind and inure to the benefit of their permitted respective successors and assigns.
     2.5 Severability. This Amendment shall be deemed severable, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any term or provision hereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of this Amendment or of any other term or provision hereof. Furthermore, in lieu of any such invalid or unenforceable term or provision, the parties hereto intend that there shall be added as a part of this Amendment a provision as similar in terms to such invalid or unenforceable provision as may be possible and be valid and enforceable.
     2.6 Applicable Law. The validity, interpretation and performance of this Amendment shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to conflict of laws. The parties hereby agree that any action, proceeding or claim against it arising out of or relating in any way to this Amendment shall be brought and enforced in the courts of the State of New York or the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and irrevocably submits to such jurisdiction, which jurisdiction shall be exclusive. Each of the parties hereby waives any objection to such exclusive jurisdiction and that such courts represent an inconvenient forum.

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     2.7 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, and by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission, and each of such counterparts shall for all purposes be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.
     2.8 Effect of Headings. The Section headings herein are for convenience only and are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the interpretation thereof.
     2.9 Entire Agreement. The Existing Warrant Agreement, as modified by this Amendment, constitutes the entire understanding of the parties and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments, whether written or oral, express or implied, relating to the subject matter hereof, and all such prior agreements, understandings, arrangements, promises and commitments are hereby canceled and terminated.
[Signatures Appear on Following Page]

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this Amendment to be duly executed as of the date first above written.
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS
VIRGINIA, INC.

 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER &
TRUST COMPANY

 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
         
  PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES, S.A.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
[Signature Page to Warrant Agreement Amendment]

EX-4.2 4 g24286exv4w2.htm EX-4.2 exv4w2
Exhibit 4.2
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES
AND RIGHTS OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK
OF
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
          Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and pursuant to Sections 151 and 141 of the DGCL, the Board adopted resolutions (i) designating a series of the Company’s previously authorized preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) providing for the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of FIFTY THOUSAND (50,000) shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, as follows:
          RESOLVED, that the Company is authorized to issue Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), par value $0.0001 per share, which shall have the following powers, designations, preferences and other special rights:
          (1) Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     (a) “Business Combination Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement by and among Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., the Company and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia Inc. dated as of August 4, 2010, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements.
     (b) “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company.
     (c) “Escrow Account” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
     (d) “Escrow Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
     (e) “Liquidation Event” means the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in a single transaction or series of transactions or a redemption of all Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 14 of the respective Certificates of Designation.
     (f) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof.

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     (g) “Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement” means each of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements by and between the Company and any purchaser of preferred stock of the Company, dated as of August [], 2010.
     (h) “Principal Market” means the NYSE Amex.
     (i) “Required Series A Holders” means the Series A Holders representing at least two-thirds of the aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding.
     (j) “Series B Preferred Stock” means the Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (k) “Series C Preferred Stock” means the Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (l) “Series D Preferred Stock” means the Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (m) “Series E Preferred Stock” means the Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (n) “Stated Value” means One Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,000).
     (o) “Subsidiary” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (I) owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock or holds at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity or similar interest of such Person or (II) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person.
     (p) “Successor Entity” means the Person formed by, resulting from or surviving any Merger Transaction or the Person with which such Merger Transaction shall have been entered into.
          (2) Dividends. The holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (each a “Series A Holder” and collectively, the “Series A Holders”) shall not be entitled to receive any dividends. No dividends may be paid to holders of Common Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock or any other class of capital stock of the Company, while any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding.
          (3) Assumption. The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person (a “Merger Transaction”) without the consent of the Required Series A Holders, provided, however, that no Required Series A Holders consent shall be required in connection with the Reincorporation Merger (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) or the Share Exchange (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement). Upon the occurrence of any Merger Transaction, other than the Share Exchange, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Merger

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Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designations referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designations with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
          (4) Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by law, each Series A Holder shall not be entitled to any voting rights. To the extent the Series A Holders are entitled to voting rights, the Series A Holders shall vote as a single class on all matters required by law or by the terms hereof to be submitted to a vote of the Series A Holders.
          (5) Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the Series A Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash, out of the assets of the Company, including all amounts on deposit in the Escrow Account, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its stockholders (the “Liquidation Funds”), subject to Section 15 below, after any amounts shall have been paid to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock and before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any Common Stock (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account (as defined below) pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation), Series C Preferred Stock or any other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock) in respect of the preferences as to distributions and payments on the Liquidation Event, an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the Stated Value plus a pro rata share of the interest earned on the funds in the Escrow Account (based on the number of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock); provided, however, that if the Liquidation Funds are insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Series A Holders then the Series A Holders shall share ratably in any distribution of the Liquidation Funds available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by any of its Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation Event to be distributed to the Series A Holders in accordance with this Section. All the preferential amounts to be paid to the Series A Holders under this Section shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to, the holders of shares of other classes or series of preferred stock of the Company junior in rank to the Series A Preferred Stock, including the Series C Preferred Stock, in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section applies. The purchase or redemption by the Company of stock of any class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a Liquidation Event.
          (6) Preferred Rank. All shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be of junior rank to all Shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to distributions and payments upon a Liquidation Event and all shares of Common Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and other capital stock of the Company shall be of junior rank to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to distributions and payments upon a Liquidation Event (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of

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Incorporation). The rights of the shares of Common Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock) shall be subject to the preferences and relative rights of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
          (7) Consent of Required Series A Holders. In addition to any other rights provided by law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is required by law or by another provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent of the Required Series A Holders, shall be required before the Company may, directly or indirectly: (a) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations (or amendments thereto), preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) amend or modify in any manner the Business Combination Agreement, or grant any waiver thereunder, if such amendment, modification or waiver would give the Series A Holder the right to terminate the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(iii) thereof; (c) increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock; (d) prior to the cancellation of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock as provided herein, purchase or redeem or pay or declare any dividend or pay any dividends on Common Stock, shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock or Series E Preferred Stock or any other capital stock of the Company (other than (i) payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation and (ii) any redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock or Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the respective Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations); (e) create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of shares that has a preference over, or is on a parity with, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends or the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or (f) amend, modify or grant any waiver under the Escrow Agreement.
          (8) Lost or Stolen Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any preferred stock certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the Series A Holder to the Company in customary form and, if requested by the Company, the posting of reasonable bond or other security, and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such preferred stock certificate(s), the Company shall execute and deliver new preferred stock certificate(s) of like tenor and date.
          (9) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. Except as otherwise provided herein, the remedies provided in this Certificate of Designations shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designations, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief). No remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy. Nothing herein shall limit a Series A

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Holder’s right to pursue actual or consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designations. The Company covenants to each Series A Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Series A Holder thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Series A Holders and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Series A Holders shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
          (10) Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Series A Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
          (11) Notice. Whenever notice or other communication is required to be given to a Series A Holder under this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given at such address of such Series A Holder set forth on the books and records of the Company or at such other address delivered to the Company by such Series A Holder in writing from time to time.
          (12) Transfer of Shares of Series A Preferred Stock. A Series A Holder may not transfer, assign, sell or convey the shares of Series A Preferred Stock or any of the accompanying rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company, except for transfers to affiliates (as defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the Series A Holder upon notice to the Company.
          (13) Series A Preferred Stock Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the Series A Holders), a register for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the persons in whose name the shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been issued, as well as the name and address of any transferee. The Company may treat the person in whose name any Series A Preferred Stock is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any properly made transfers.
          (14) Redemption. As promptly as practicable following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement or the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, but in no event more than five (5) New York business days thereafter, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Series A Holder that is party to such agreement shall be redeemed by the Company and the Company shall instruct the Escrow Agent to pay the Series A Holder, out of funds from the Escrow Account, a price per share equal to the Stated Value of Series A Preferred Stock plus a pro rata share of the interest earned on the funds in the Escrow Account with respect thereto (based on

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the number of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock) (the “Redemption Price”). The Series A Holder shall surrender any stock certificates relating to its redeemed shares of Series A Preferred Stock promptly following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, but in no event later than the fifth New York business day after the receipt of such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock until it shall have redeemed, and paid the Redemption Price in full on, all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock.
          (15) Waiver of Claims Against the Trust Account. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Series A Holder shall have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any monies in the Trust Account (as defined below) (other than with respect to its liquidation or redemption rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock) and each Series A Holder waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. “Trust Account” means the trust account established by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, from the net proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering. All of the monies held in the Escrow Account shall be for the exclusive benefit of the Series A Holders, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock, the holders of Series D Preferred Stock and the holders of Series E Preferred Stock in the event that the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are not consummated prior to the termination of such agreement or the termination of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
          (16) Stockholder Matters. To the extent permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any stockholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the DGCL, this Certificate of Designations or otherwise with respect to the issuance of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock may be effected by written consent of the Company’s stockholders or at a duly called meeting of the Company’s stockholders, all in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market and the DGCL. This provision is intended to comply with the applicable sections of the DGCL permitting stockholder action, approval and consent affected by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by [          ], its [                    ], as of the            day of                     , 2010
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 

EX-4.3 5 g24286exv4w3.htm EX-4.3 exv4w3
Exhibit 4.3
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES
AND RIGHTS OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK
OF
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
          Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and pursuant to Sections 151 and 141 of the DGCL, the Board adopted resolutions (i) designating a series of the Company’s previously authorized preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) providing for the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND (300,000) shares of Series B Preferred Stock of the Company, as follows:
          RESOLVED, that the Company is authorized to issue Three Hundred Thousand (300,000) shares of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), par value $0.0001 per share, which shall have the following powers, designations, preferences and other special rights:
          (1) Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     (a) “Business Combination Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement by and among Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., the Company and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia Inc. dated as of August 4, 2010, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements.
     (b) “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company.
     (c) “Escrow Account” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
     (d) “Escrow Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
     (e) “Liquidation Event” means the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in a single transaction or series of transactions.
     (f) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof.

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     (g) “Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement” means each of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements by and between the Company and any purchaser of preferred stock of the Company, dated as of August [], 2010.
     (h) “Principal Market” means the NYSE Amex.
     (i) “Required Series B Holders” means the Series B Holders representing at least two-thirds of the aggregate number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock then outstanding.
     (j) “Series A Preferred Stock” means the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (k) “Series C Preferred Stock” means the Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (l) “Series D Preferred Stock” means the Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (m) “Series E Preferred Stock” means the Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (n) “Stated Value” means One Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00).
     (o) “Subsidiary” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (I) owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock or holds at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity or similar interest of such Person or (II) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person.
     (p) “Successor Entity” means the Person formed by, resulting from or surviving any Merger Transaction or the Person with which such Merger Transaction shall have been entered into.
          (2) Dividends. The holders of outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock (each a “Series B Holder” and collectively, the “Series B Holders”) shall not be entitled to receive any dividends. No dividends may be paid to holders of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock or any other class of capital stock of the Company, while any shares of Series B Preferred Stock remain outstanding.
          (3) Assumption. The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person (a “Merger Transaction”) without the consent of the Required Series B Holders, provided, however, that no Required Series B Holders consent shall be required in connection with the Reincorporation Merger (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) or the Share Exchange (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement). Upon the occurrence of any Merger Transaction, other than the Share Exchange, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Merger Transaction, the provisions

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of this Certificate of Designations referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designations with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
          (4) Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by law, each Series B Holder shall not be entitled to any voting rights. To the extent the Series B Holders are entitled to voting rights, the Series B Holders shall vote as a single class on all matters required by law or by the terms hereof to be submitted to a vote of the Series B Holders.
          (5) Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the Series B Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash, out of the assets of the Company, including all amounts on deposit in the Escrow Account, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its stockholders (the “Liquidation Funds”), subject to Section 15 below, before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any Common Stock (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account (as defined below) pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation), Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock or any other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series D Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock which shall be pari passu) in respect of the preferences as to distributions and payments on the Liquidation Event, an amount per share of Series B Preferred Stock equal to the Stated Value plus a pro rata share of the interest earned on the funds in the Escrow Account (based on the number of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock); provided, however, that if the Liquidation Funds are insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Series B Holders, the holders of Series D Preferred Stock (the “Series D Holders”) and the holders of Series E Preferred Stock (the “Series E Holders”, and together with the Series D Holders, the “Pari Passu Holders”), then the Pari Passu Holders shall share ratably in any distribution of the Liquidation Funds available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by any of its Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation Event to be distributed to the Series B Holders and the Pari Passu Holders in accordance with this Section. All the preferential amounts to be paid to the Series B Holders and the Pari Passu Holders under this Section shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to, the holders of shares of other classes or series of preferred stock of the Company junior in rank to the Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock, including the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section applies. The purchase or redemption by the Company of stock of any class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a Liquidation Event.
          (6) Preferred Rank. All shares of Series B Preferred Stock shall rank pari passu with all shares of Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock, including with respect to redemption, as provided in Section 14 hereof. All shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock) shall be of junior rank to all shares of

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Series B Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to distributions and payments upon a Liquidation Event (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation). The rights of the shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock) shall be subject to the preferences and relative rights of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock.
          (7) Consent of Required Series B Holders. In addition to any other rights provided by law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is required by law or by another provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent of the Required Series B Holders, shall be required before the Company may, directly or indirectly: (a) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations (or amendments thereto), preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) amend or modify in any manner the Business Combination Agreement, or grant any waiver thereunder, if such amendment, modification or waiver would give the Series B Holder the right to terminate the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(iii) thereof; (c) increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Series B Preferred Stock; (d) prior to the cancellation of all shares of Series B Preferred Stock as provided herein, purchase or redeem or pay or declare any dividend or pay any dividends on Common Stock, shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock or Series E Preferred Stock or any other capital stock of the Company (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation); (e) create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of shares that has a preference over, or is on a parity with, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock (other than the Series D Preferred Stock or Series E Preferred Stock) with respect to dividends or the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or (f) amend, modify or grant any waiver under the Escrow Agreement.
          (8) Lost or Stolen Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any preferred stock certificates representing the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the Series B Holder to the Company in customary form and, if requested by the Company, the posting of reasonable bond or other security, and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such preferred stock certificate(s), the Company shall execute and deliver new preferred stock certificate(s) of like tenor and date.
          (9) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. Except as otherwise provided herein, the remedies provided in this Certificate of Designations shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designations, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief). No remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of

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compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy. Nothing herein shall limit a Series B Holder’s right to pursue actual or consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designations. The Company covenants to each Series B Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Series B Holder thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Series B Holders and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Series B Holders shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
          (10) Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Series B Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
          (11) Notice. Whenever notice or other communication is required to be given to a Series B Holder under this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given at such address of such Series B Holder set forth on the books and records of the Company or at such other address delivered to the Company by such Series B Holder in writing from time to time.
          (12) Transfer of Shares of Series B Preferred Stock. A Series B Holder may not transfer, assign, sell or convey the shares of Series B Preferred Stock or any of the accompanying rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company, except for transfers to affiliates of the Series B Holder (as defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) upon notice to the Company.
          (13) Series B Preferred Stock Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the Series B Holders), a register for the shares of Series B Preferred Stock, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the persons in whose name the shares of Series B Preferred Stock have been issued, as well as the name and address of any transferee. The Company may treat the person in whose name any Series B Preferred Stock is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any properly made transfers.
          (14) Redemption. As promptly as practicable following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement or the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, but in no event more than five (5) New York business days thereafter, the shares of Series B Preferred Stock held by the Series B Holder that is party to such agreement shall be redeemed by the Company and the Company shall instruct the Escrow Agent to pay the Series B Holder, out of funds from the Escrow Account, a price per share equal to the Stated Value of Series B Preferred Stock plus a pro rata

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share of the interest earned on the funds in the Escrow Account with respect thereto (based on the number of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock) (the “Redemption Price”). The Series B Holder shall surrender any stock certificates relating to its redeemed shares of Series B Preferred Stock promptly following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, but in no event later than the fifth New York business day after the receipt of such payment. The Company shall not redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock until it shall have redeemed, and paid the Redemption Price in full on, all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock.
          (15) Waiver of Claims Against the Trust Account. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Series B Holder shall have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any monies in the Trust Account (as defined below) (other than with respect to its liquidation or redemption rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock) and each Series B Holder waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. “Trust Account” means the trust account established by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, from the net proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering. All of the monies held in the Escrow Account shall be for the exclusive benefit of the Series A Holders, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock, the holders of Series D Preferred Stock and the holders of Series E Preferred Stock in the event that the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are not consummated prior to the termination of such agreement or the termination of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
          (16) Stockholder Matters. To the extent permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any stockholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the DGCL, this Certificate of Designations or otherwise with respect to the issuance of the shares of Series B Preferred Stock may be effected by written consent of the Company’s stockholders or at a duly called meeting of the Company’s stockholders, all in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market and the DGCL. This provision is intended to comply with the applicable sections of the DGCL permitting stockholder action, approval and consent affected by written consent in lieu of a meeting
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by [          ], its [                    ], as of the            day of                     , 2010
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

EX-4.4 6 g24286exv4w4.htm EX-4.4 exv4w4
Exhibit 4.4
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES
AND RIGHTS OF SERIES C PREFERRED STOCK
OF
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
          Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and pursuant to Sections 151 and 141 of the DGCL, the Board adopted resolutions (i) designating a series of the Company’s previously authorized preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) providing for the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of TEN (10) shares of Series C Preferred Stock of the Company, as follows:
          RESOLVED, that the Company is authorized to issue ten (10) shares of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”), par value $0.0001 per share, which shall have the following powers, designations, preferences and other special rights:
          (1) Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     (a) “Business Combination Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement by and among Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., the Company and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia Inc. dated as of August 4, 2010, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements.
     (b) “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company.
     (c) “Escrow Account” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
     (d) “Escrow Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
     (e) “Liquidation Event” means the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in a single transaction or series of transactions or a redemption of all Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock and Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 14 of the respective Certificates of Designation.
     (f) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof.

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     (g) “Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement” means each of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements by and between the Company and any purchaser of preferred stock of the Company, dated as of August [], 2010.
     (h) “Principal Market” means the NYSE Amex.
     (i) “Required Series C Holders” means the Series C Holders representing at least two-thirds of the aggregate number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock then outstanding.
     (j) “Series A Preferred Stock” means the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (k) “Series B Preferred Stock” means the Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (l) “Series D Preferred Stock” means the Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (m) “Series E Preferred Stock” means the Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (n) “Stated Value” means One U.S. Dollar ($1.00).
     (o) “Subsidiary” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (I) owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock or holds at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity or similar interest of such Person or (II) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person.
     (p) “Successor Entity” means the Person formed by, resulting from or surviving any Merger Transaction or the Person with which such Merger Transaction shall have been entered into.
          (2) Dividends. The holders of outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock (each a “Series C Holder” and collectively, the “Series C Holders”) shall not be entitled to receive any dividends. No dividends may be paid to holders of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock or any other class of capital stock of the Company, while any shares of Series C Preferred Stock remain outstanding.
          (3) Assumption. The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person (a “Merger Transaction”) without the consent of the Required Series C Holders, provided, however, that no Required Series C Holders consent shall be required in connection with the Reincorporation Merger (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) or the Share Exchange (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement). Upon the occurrence of any Merger Transaction, other than the Share Exchange, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Merger

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Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designations referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designations with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
          (4) Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by law, each Series C Holder shall not be entitled to any voting rights. To the extent the Series C Holders are entitled to voting rights, the Series C Holders shall vote as a single class on all matters required by law or by the terms hereof to be submitted to a vote of the Series C Holders.
          (5) Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the Series C Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash, out of the assets of the Company, including all amounts on deposit in the Escrow Account, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its stockholders (the “Liquidation Funds”), subject to Section 15 below, after any amounts shall have been paid to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock and Series A Preferred Stock and before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any Common Stock (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account (as defined below) pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation) or any other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock, the Series E Preferred Stock and the Series A Preferred Stock) in respect of the preferences as to distributions and payments on the Liquidation Event, an amount per share of Series C Preferred Stock equal to the Stated Value; provided, however, that if the Liquidation Funds are insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Series C Holders then the Series C Holders shall share ratably in any distribution of the Liquidation Funds available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by any of its Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation Event to be distributed to the Series C Holders in accordance with this Section. All the preferential amounts to be paid to the Series C Holders under this Section shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to, the holders of shares of other classes or series of preferred stock of the Company junior in rank to the Series C Preferred Stock, in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section applies. The purchase or redemption by the Company of stock of any class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a Liquidation Event.
          (6) Preferred Rank. All shares of Series C Preferred Stock shall be of junior rank to all Shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock and Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to distributions and payments upon a Liquidation Event and all shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of the Company shall be of junior rank to all shares of Series C Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to distributions and payments upon a Liquidation Event (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation). The rights of the shares of Common Stock and other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred

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Stock and Series A Preferred Stock) shall be subject to the preferences and relative rights of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock.
          (7) Consent of Required Series C Holders. In addition to any other rights provided by law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is required by law or by another provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent of the Required Series C Holders, shall be required before the Company may, directly or indirectly: (a) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations (or amendments thereto), preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) amend or modify in any manner the Business Combination Agreement, or grant any waiver thereunder, if such amendment, modification or waiver would give the Series C Holder the right to terminate the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(iii) thereof; (c) increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Series C Preferred Stock; (d) prior to the cancellation of all shares of Series C Preferred Stock as provided herein, purchase or redeem or pay or declare any dividend or pay any dividends on Common Stock, shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock or any other capital stock of the Company (other than (i) payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation, (ii) any redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock or Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the respective Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations and (iii) any redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock Certificate of Designations); (e) create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of shares that has a preference over, or is on a parity with, the shares of Series C Preferred Stock with respect to dividends or the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or (f) amend, modify or grant any waiver under the Escrow Agreement.
          (8) Lost or Stolen Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any preferred stock certificates representing the shares of Series C Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the Series C Holder to the Company in customary form and, if requested by the Company, the posting of reasonable bond or other security, and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such preferred stock certificate(s), the Company shall execute and deliver new preferred stock certificate(s) of like tenor and date.
          (9) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. Except as otherwise provided herein, the remedies provided in this Certificate of Designations shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designations, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief). No remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy. Nothing herein shall limit a Series C

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Holder’s right to pursue actual or consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designations. The Company covenants to each Series C Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Series C Holder thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Series C Holders and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Series C Holders shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
          (10) Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Series C Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
          (11) Notice. Whenever notice or other communication is required to be given to a Series C Holder under this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given at such address of such Series C Holder set forth on the books and records of the Company or at such other address delivered to the Company by such Series C Holder in writing from time to time.
          (12) Transfer of Shares of Series C Preferred Stock. A Series C Holder may not transfer, assign, sell or convey the shares of Series C Preferred Stock or any of the accompanying rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company, except for transfers to affiliates of the Series C Holder (as defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) upon notice to the Company.
          (13) Series C Preferred Stock Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the Series C Holders), a register for the shares of Series C Preferred Stock, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the persons in whose name the shares of Series C Preferred Stock have been issued, as well as the name and address of any transferee. The Company may treat the person in whose name any Series C Preferred Stock is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any properly made transfers.
          (14) Redemption. As promptly as practicable following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement or the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, but in no event more than five (5) New York business days thereafter, the shares of Series C Preferred Stock held by the Series C Holder that is party to such agreement shall be redeemed by the Company and the Company shall instruct the Escrow Agent to pay the Series C Holder, out of funds from the Escrow Account, a price per share equal to the Stated Value of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Redemption Price”). The Series C Holder shall surrender any stock certificates relating to its

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redeemed shares of Series C Preferred Stock promptly following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, but in no event later than the fifth New York business day after the receipt of such payment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not redeem any shares of Series C Preferred Stock until it shall have redeemed, and paid the Redemption Price in full on, all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock and Series A Preferred Stock.
          (15) Waiver of Claims Against the Trust Account. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Series C Holder shall have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any monies in the Trust Account (as defined below) (other than with respect to its liquidation or redemption rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock) and each Series C Holder waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. “Trust Account” means the trust account established by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, from the net proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering. All of the monies held in the Escrow Account shall be for the exclusive benefit of the Series A Holders, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock, the holders of Series D Preferred Stock and the holders of Series E Preferred Stock in the event that the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are not consummated prior to the termination of such agreement or the termination of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
          (16) Stockholder Matters. To the extent permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any stockholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the DGCL, this Certificate of Designations or otherwise with respect to the issuance of the shares of Series C Preferred Stock may be effected by written consent of the Company’s stockholders or at a duly called meeting of the Company’s stockholders, all in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market and the DGCL. This provision is intended to comply with the applicable sections of the DGCL permitting stockholder action, approval and consent affected by written consent in lieu of a meeting.
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by [          ], its [                    ], as of the            day of                     , 2010
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

 

EX-4.5 7 g24286exv4w5.htm EX-4.5 exv4w5
Exhibit 4.5
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES
AND RIGHTS OF SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK
OF
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
          Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and pursuant to Sections 151 and 141 of the DGCL, the Board adopted resolutions (i) designating a series of the Company’s previously authorized preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) providing for the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of FIFTY THOUSAND (50,000) shares of Series D Preferred Stock of the Company, as follows:
          RESOLVED, that the Company is authorized to issue Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares of Series D Preferred Stock (the “Series D Preferred Stock”), par value $0.0001 per share, which shall have the following powers, designations, preferences and other special rights:
          (1) Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     (a) “Business Combination Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement by and among Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., the Company and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia Inc. dated as of August 4 2010, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements.
     (b) “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company.
     (c) “Escrow Account” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
     (d) “Escrow Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
     (e) “Liquidation Event” means the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in a single transaction or series of transactions.
     (f) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof.

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     (g) “Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement” means each of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements by and between the Company and any purchaser of preferred stock of the Company, dated as of August [], 2010.
     (h) “Principal Market” means the NYSE Amex.
     (i) “Required Series D Holders” means the Series D Holders representing at least two-thirds of the aggregate number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock then outstanding.
     (j) “Series A Preferred Stock” means the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (k) “Series B Preferred Stock” means the Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (l) “Series C Preferred Stock” means the Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (m) “Series E Preferred Stock” means the Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (n) “Stated Value” means One Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00).
     (o) “Subsidiary” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (I) owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock or holds at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity or similar interest of such Person or (II) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person.
     (p) “Successor Entity” means the Person formed by, resulting from or surviving any Merger Transaction or the Person with which such Merger Transaction shall have been entered into.
          (2) Dividends. The holders of outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock (each a “Series D Holder” and collectively, the “Series D Holders”) shall not be entitled to receive any dividends. No dividends may be paid to holders of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock or any other class of capital stock of the Company, while any shares of Series D Preferred Stock remain outstanding.
          (3) Assumption. The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person (a “Merger Transaction”) without the consent of the Required Series D Holders, provided, however, that no Required Series D Holders consent shall be required in connection with the Reincorporation Merger (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) or the Share Exchange (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement). Upon the occurrence of any Merger Transaction, other than the Share Exchange, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Merger Transaction, the provisions

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of this Certificate of Designations referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designations with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
          (4) Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by law, each Series D Holder shall not be entitled to any voting rights. To the extent the Series D Holders are entitled to voting rights, the Series D Holders shall vote as a single class on all matters required by law or by the terms hereof to be submitted to a vote of the Series D Holders.
          (5) Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the Series D Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash, out of the assets of the Company, including all amounts on deposit in the Escrow Account, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its stockholders (the “Liquidation Funds”), subject to Section 15 below, before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any Common Stock (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account (as defined below) pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation), Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock or any other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock which shall be pari passu) in respect of the preferences as to distributions and payments on the Liquidation Event, an amount per share of Series D Preferred Stock equal to the Stated Value plus a pro rata share of the interest earned on the funds in the Escrow Account (based on the number of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock); provided, however, that if the Liquidation Funds are insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Series D Holders, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Holders”) and the holders of Series E Preferred Stock (the “Series E Holders”, and together with the Series B Holders, the “Pari Passu Holders”), then the Pari Passu Holders shall share ratably in any distribution of the Liquidation Funds available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by any of its Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation Event to be distributed to the Series D Holders and the Pari Passu Holders in accordance with this Section. All the preferential amounts to be paid to the Series D Holders and the Pari Passu Holders under this Section shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to, the holders of shares of other classes or series of preferred stock of the Company junior in rank to the Series D Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock, including the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section applies. The purchase or redemption by the Company of stock of any class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a Liquidation Event.
          (6) Preferred Rank. All shares of Series D Preferred Stock shall rank pari passu with all shares of Series B Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock, including with respect to redemption, as provided in Section 14 hereof. All shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock) shall be of junior rank to all shares of

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Series D Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to distributions and payments upon a Liquidation Event (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation). The rights of the shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock) shall be subject to the preferences and relative rights of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock.
          (7) Consent of Required Series D Holders. In addition to any other rights provided by law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is required by law or by another provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent of the Required Series D Holders, shall be required before the Company may, directly or indirectly: (a) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations (or amendments thereto), preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) amend or modify in any manner the Business Combination Agreement, or grant any waiver thereunder, if such amendment, modification or waiver would give the Series D Holder the right to terminate the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(iii) thereof; (c) increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Series D Preferred Stock; (d) prior to the cancellation of all shares of Series D Preferred Stock as provided herein, purchase or redeem or pay or declare any dividend or pay any dividends on Common Stock, shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock or Series E Preferred Stock, or any other capital stock of the Company (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation); (e) create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of shares that has a preference over, or is on a parity with, the shares of Series D Preferred Stock (other than the Series B Preferred Stock or Series E Preferred Stock) with respect to dividends or the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or (f) amend, modify or grant any waiver under the Escrow Agreement.
          (8) Lost or Stolen Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any preferred stock certificates representing the shares of Series D Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the Series D Holder to the Company in customary form and, if requested by the Company, the posting of reasonable bond or other security, and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such preferred stock certificate(s), the Company shall execute and deliver new preferred stock certificate(s) of like tenor and date.
          (9) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. Except as otherwise provided herein, the remedies provided in this Certificate of Designations shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designations, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief). No remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of

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compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy. Nothing herein shall limit a Series D Holder’s right to pursue actual or consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designations. The Company covenants to each Series D Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Series D Holder thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Series D Holders and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Series D Holders shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
          (10) Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Series D Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
          (11) Notice. Whenever notice or other communication is required to be given to a Series D Holder under this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given at such address of such Series D Holder set forth on the books and records of the Company or at such other address delivered to the Company by such Series D Holder in writing from time to time.
          (12) Transfer of Shares of Series D Preferred Stock. A Series D Holder may not transfer, assign, sell or convey the shares of Series D Preferred Stock or any of the accompanying rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company, except for transfers to affiliates of the Series D Holder (as defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) upon notice to the Company.
          (13) Series D Preferred Stock Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the Series D Holders), a register for the shares of Series D Preferred Stock, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the persons in whose name the shares of Series D Preferred Stock have been issued, as well as the name and address of any transferee. The Company may treat the person in whose name any Series D Preferred Stock is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any properly made transfers.
          (14) Redemption. As promptly as practicable following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement or the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, but in no event more than five (5) New York business days thereafter, the shares of Series D Preferred Stock held by the Series D Holder that is party to such agreement shall be redeemed by the Company and the Company shall instruct the Escrow Agent to pay the Series D Holder, out of funds from the Escrow Account, a price per share equal to the Stated Value of Series D Preferred Stock plus a pro rata

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share of the interest earned on the funds in the Escrow Account with respect thereto (based on the number of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock) (the “Redemption Price”). The Series D Holder shall surrender any stock certificates relating to its redeemed shares of Series D Preferred Stock promptly following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, but in no event later than the fifth New York business day after the receipt of such payment. The Company shall not redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock until it shall have redeemed, and paid the Redemption Price in full on, all outstanding shares of Series D Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock.
          (15) Waiver of Claims Against the Trust Account. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Series D Holder shall have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any monies in the Trust Account (as defined below) (other than with respect to its liquidation or redemption rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock) and each Series D Holder waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. “Trust Account” means the trust account established by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, from the net proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering. All of the monies held in the Escrow Account shall be for the exclusive benefit of the Series A Holders, the holders of Series D Preferred Stock, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock and the holders of Series E Preferred Stock in the event that the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are not consummated prior to the termination of such agreement or the termination of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
          (16) Stockholder Matters. To the extent permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any stockholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the DGCL, this Certificate of Designations or otherwise with respect to the issuance of the shares of Series D Preferred Stock may be effected by written consent of the Company’s stockholders or at a duly called meeting of the Company’s stockholders, all in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market and the DGCL. This provision is intended to comply with the applicable sections of the DGCL permitting stockholder action, approval and consent affected by written consent in lieu of a meeting
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by [          ], its [                    ], as of the            day of                     , 2010
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

EX-4.6 8 g24286exv4w6.htm EX-4.6 exv4w6
Exhibit 4.6
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES
AND RIGHTS OF SERIES E PREFERRED STOCK
OF
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
          Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that, pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) by the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and pursuant to Sections 151 and 141 of the DGCL, the Board adopted resolutions (i) designating a series of the Company’s previously authorized preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and (ii) providing for the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND (100,000) shares of Series E Preferred Stock of the Company, as follows:
          RESOLVED, that the Company is authorized to issue One Hundred Thousand (100,000) shares of Series E Preferred Stock (the “Series E Preferred Stock”), par value $0.0001 per share, which shall have the following powers, designations, preferences and other special rights:
          (1) Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
     (a) “Business Combination Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement by and among Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., the Company and Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia Inc. dated as of August 4 2010, the form of which is attached as Exhibit B to the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements.
     (b) “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the Company.
     (c) “Escrow Account” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
     (d) “Escrow Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
     (e) “Liquidation Event” means the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in a single transaction or series of transactions.
     (f) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a government or any department or agency thereof.

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     (g) “Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement” means each of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreements by and between the Company and any purchaser of preferred stock of the Company, dated as of August [], 2010.
     (h) “Principal Market” means the NYSE Amex.
     (i) “Required Series E Holders” means the Series E Holders representing at least two-thirds of the aggregate number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock then outstanding.
     (j) “Series A Preferred Stock” means the Series A Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (k) “Series B Preferred Stock” means the Series B Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (l) “Series C Preferred Stock” means the Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (m) “Series D Preferred Stock” means the Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of the Company.
     (n) “Stated Value” means One Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,000.00).
     (o) “Subsidiary” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly, (I) owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock or holds at least fifty percent (50%) of the equity or similar interest of such Person or (II) controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration of such Person.
     (p) “Successor Entity” means the Person formed by, resulting from or surviving any Merger Transaction or the Person with which such Merger Transaction shall have been entered into.
          (2) Dividends. The holders of outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock (each a “Series E Holder” and collectively, the “Series E Holders”) shall not be entitled to receive any dividends. No dividends may be paid to holders of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock or any other class of capital stock of the Company, while any shares of Series E Preferred Stock remain outstanding.
          (3) Assumption. The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other Person (a “Merger Transaction”) without the consent of the Required Series E Holders, provided, however, that no Required Series E Holders consent shall be required in connection with the Reincorporation Merger (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) or the Share Exchange (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement). Upon the occurrence of any Merger Transaction, other than the Share Exchange, the Successor Entity shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Merger Transaction, the provisions

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of this Certificate of Designations referring to the “Company” shall refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designations with the same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.
          (4) Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by law, each Series E Holder shall not be entitled to any voting rights. To the extent the Series E Holders are entitled to voting rights, the Series E Holders shall vote as a single class on all matters required by law or by the terms hereof to be submitted to a vote of the Series E Holders.
          (5) Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the Series E Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash, out of the assets of the Company, including all amounts on deposit in the Escrow Account, whether from capital or from earnings available for distribution to its stockholders (the “Liquidation Funds”), subject to Section 15 below, before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any Common Stock (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account (as defined below) pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation), Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock or any other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock which shall be pari passu) in respect of the preferences as to distributions and payments on the Liquidation Event, an amount per share of Series E Preferred Stock equal to the Stated Value plus a pro rata share of the interest earned on the funds in the Escrow Account (based on the number of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock); provided, however, that if the Liquidation Funds are insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Series E Holders, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock (the “Series B Holders”) and the holders of Series D Preferred Stock (the “Series D Holders”, and together with the Series B Holders, the “Pari Passu Holders”), then the Pari Passu Holders shall share ratably in any distribution of the Liquidation Funds available for distribution in proportion to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full. To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by any of its Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation Event to be distributed to the Series E Holders and the Pari Passu Holders in accordance with this Section. All the preferential amounts to be paid to the Series E Holders and the Pari Passu Holders under this Section shall be paid or set apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to, the holders of shares of other classes or series of preferred stock of the Company junior in rank to the Series E Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock, including the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series C Preferred Stock, in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section applies. The purchase or redemption by the Company of stock of any class, in any manner permitted by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a Liquidation Event.
          (6) Preferred Rank. All shares of Series E Preferred Stock shall rank pari passu with all shares of Series B Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock, including with respect to redemption, as provided in Section 14 hereof. All shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock) shall be of junior rank to all shares of

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Series E Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to distributions and payments upon a Liquidation Event (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation). The rights of the shares of Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and other capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock) shall be subject to the preferences and relative rights of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock.
          (7) Consent of Required Series E Holders. In addition to any other rights provided by law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is required by law or by another provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent of the Required Series E Holders, shall be required before the Company may, directly or indirectly: (a) amend or repeal any provision of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or file any articles of amendment, certificate of designations (or amendments thereto), preferences, limitations and relative rights of any series of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) amend or modify in any manner the Business Combination Agreement, or grant any waiver thereunder, if such amendment, modification or waiver would give the Series E Holder the right to terminate the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(iii) thereof; (c) increase or decrease the authorized number of shares of Series E Preferred Stock; (d) prior to the cancellation of all shares of Series E Preferred Stock as provided herein, purchase or redeem or pay or declare any dividend or pay any dividends on Common Stock, shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock or any other capital stock of the Company (other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation); (e) create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any new class or series of shares that has a preference over, or is on a parity with, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock (other than the Series B Preferred Stock or Series D Preferred Stock) with respect to dividends or the distribution of assets on the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or (f) amend, modify or grant any waiver under the Escrow Agreement.
          (8) Lost or Stolen Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any preferred stock certificates representing the shares of Series E Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the Series E Holder to the Company in customary form and, if requested by the Company, the posting of reasonable bond or other security, and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such preferred stock certificate(s), the Company shall execute and deliver new preferred stock certificate(s) of like tenor and date.
          (9) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief. Except as otherwise provided herein, the remedies provided in this Certificate of Designations shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of Designations, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other injunctive relief). No remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of

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compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy. Nothing herein shall limit a Series E Holder’s right to pursue actual or consequential damages for any failure by the Company to comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designations. The Company covenants to each Series E Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments and the like (and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Series E Holder thereof and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Series E Holders and that the remedy at law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any such breach or threatened breach, the Series E Holders shall be entitled, in addition to all other available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.
          (10) Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Series E Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.
          (11) Notice. Whenever notice or other communication is required to be given to a Series E Holder under this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise provided herein, such notice shall be given at such address of such Series E Holder set forth on the books and records of the Company or at such other address delivered to the Company by such Series E Holder in writing from time to time.
          (12) Transfer of Shares of Series E Preferred Stock. A Series E Holder may not transfer, assign, sell or convey the shares of Series E Preferred Stock or any of the accompanying rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company, except for transfers to affiliates of the Series E Holder (as defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) upon notice to the Company.
          (13) Series E Preferred Stock Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to the Series E Holders), a register for the shares of Series E Preferred Stock, in which the Company shall record the name and address of the persons in whose name the shares of Series E Preferred Stock have been issued, as well as the name and address of any transferee. The Company may treat the person in whose name any Series E Preferred Stock is registered on the register as the owner and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events recognizing any properly made transfers.
          (14) Redemption. As promptly as practicable following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement or the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, but in no event more than five (5) New York business days thereafter, the shares of Series E Preferred Stock held by the Series E Holder that is party to such agreement shall be redeemed by the Company and the Company shall instruct the Escrow Agent to pay the Series E Holder, out of funds from the Escrow Account, a price per share equal to the Stated Value of Series E Preferred Stock plus a pro rata

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share of the interest earned on the funds in the Escrow Account with respect thereto (based on the number of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock) (the “Redemption Price”). The Series E Holder shall surrender any stock certificates relating to its redeemed shares of Series E Preferred Stock promptly following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, but in no event later than the fifth New York business day after the receipt of such payment. The Company shall not redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock until it shall have redeemed, and paid the Redemption Price in full on, all outstanding shares of Series E Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock.
          (15) Waiver of Claims Against the Trust Account. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no Series E Holder shall have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any monies in the Trust Account (as defined below) (other than with respect to its liquidation or redemption rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock) and each Series E Holder waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever. “Trust Account” means the trust account established by Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, from the net proceeds of the Company’s initial public offering. All of the monies held in the Escrow Account shall be for the exclusive benefit of the Series A Holders, the holders of Series E Preferred Stock, the holders of Series C Preferred Stock, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock and the holders of Series D Preferred Stock in the event that the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are not consummated prior to the termination of such agreement or the termination of the Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement.
          (16) Stockholder Matters. To the extent permitted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any stockholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the DGCL, this Certificate of Designations or otherwise with respect to the issuance of the shares of Series E Preferred Stock may be effected by written consent of the Company’s stockholders or at a duly called meeting of the Company’s stockholders, all in accordance with the applicable rules and regulations of the Principal Market and the DGCL. This provision is intended to comply with the applicable sections of the DGCL permitting stockholder action, approval and consent affected by written consent in lieu of a meeting
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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by [          ], its [                    ], as of the            day of                     , 2010
         
  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

EX-10.1 9 g24286exv10w1.htm EX-10.1 exv10w1
Exhibit 10.1
EXECUTION COPY
PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
     PREFERRED STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of August 4 , 2010 (this “Agreement”), between [                    ], a company incorporated in [                    ] (the “Investor”), and LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”).
W I T N E S S E T H :
     WHEREAS, the Company, Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia, Inc. (“Liberty Virginia”) and Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., a Spanish sociedad anónima (“Prisa”), have entered into that certain Business Combination Agreement, dated March 5, 2010 (as amended through May 7, 2010, the “Business Combination Agreement”);
     WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, Prisa filed, on May 7, 2010, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission a Registration Statement on Form F-4 which includes the Proxy Statement of the Company (as such Registration Statement may be amended and mailed to the holders of Liberty Common Stock and Liberty Warrants, the “Registration Statement and Proxy”) relating to, among other things, the approval by the Company’s stockholders and warrantholders of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, including the proposed exchange (the “Share Exchange”) of shares of Liberty Common Stock, Preferred Stock (as defined herein) and Liberty Warrants for newly issued Prisa American Depositary Shares (the “Prisa Exchange Securities”) and other consideration; and
     WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (as defined herein), the Company has determined, with the requisite consent of Prisa, to, among other things, (i) create a new series of preferred stock to be designated as the “Series A Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) with an aggregate stated value of $50.0 million to be issued in the amounts shown on Annex A to this Agreement to the Sponsors (the “Series A Participants”), (ii) create a new series of preferred stock to be designated as the “Series B Preferred Stock” (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) with an aggregate stated value of $300.0 million to be issued in the amounts shown on Annex A to this Agreement to [the Investor and an unrelated third party investor][various unrelated third party investors] (the “Series B Participants”), (iii) create a new series of preferred stock to be designated as the “Series C Preferred Stock” (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) with an aggregate stated value of $10.00 to be issued in the amounts shown on Annex A to this Agreement to [the Investor][one of the Participants] (the “Series C Participant”), (iv) create a new series of preferred stock to be designated as the “Series D Preferred Stock” (the “Series D Preferred Stock”) with an aggregate stated value of $50.0 million to be issued in the amounts shown on Annex A to this Agreement to [an unrelated third party investor][the Investor] (the “Series D Participant”), and, if necessary, (v) create an additional new series of preferred stock to be designated as the “Series E Preferred Stock” (the “Series E Preferred Stock”, together with the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and

 


 

the Series D Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”) with the Series E Preferred Stock having a maximum, aggregate stated value of $100.0 million, to be issued to [one or more unrelated third party investors][the Investor] (the “Series E Participants”, and together with the Series A Participants, the Series B Participants, the Series C Participant and the Series D Participant, the “Participants”), and (vi) issue to the Investor [                    ] shares of Series [     ] Preferred Stock [and 10 shares of Series C Preferred Stock] (such shares to be issued to the Investor being herein referred to as the “Shares”), and (vii) amend the Business Combination Agreement as described herein to provide, among other things, that the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement will include the Share Exchange; and
     WHEREAS, capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, representations, warranties and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
PURCHASE AND SALE OF SECURITIES
     1.1 Issuance of Shares/Acknowledgements.
          (a) Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Investor hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from the Company, and the Company hereby agrees to issue and deliver to the Investor on the Investment Closing Date, [               ] shares of Series [          ] Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $1,000 per share ($[     ] million in the aggregate) [and 10 shares of Series C Preferred Stock at a purchase price of $1.00 per share ($10.00 in the aggregate and, together with the aggregate purchase price for the Series B Preferred Stock, ]the “Purchase Price”). The “Investment Closing Date” means the New York business day ten (10) New York business days prior to the Liberty Stockholder Meeting (or such other time upon which the Company and the Investor shall mutually agree).
          (b) The closing of the purchase and sale of the Shares described in Section 1.1(a) (the “Investment Closing”) shall be held at the offices of Greenberg Traurig, LLP, MetLife Building, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166, on the Investment Closing Date (or at such other place upon which the Company and the Investor shall mutually agree). At the Investment Closing, the Company shall deliver to the Investor a certificate or certificates, registered in the name of the Investor (or its designee), representing the Shares, and the Investor shall pay the Purchase Price therefor to the Company by wire transfer to an interest bearing escrow account (the “Escrow Account”) to be established by the Company at Citibank, N.A. (the “Escrow Agent”) pursuant to an escrow agreement in form mutually agreeable to the Investor, the Company and the Escrow Agent (the “Escrow Agreement”), such Escrow Account to be used solely to fund payments to holders of Liberty Common Stock that make the Cash Election or for payments to the Participants upon redemption or exchange of the Preferred Stock, as provided herein.

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          (c) The parties hereto acknowledge and agree that:
               (i) the Series A Preferred Stock will have the rights, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Series A Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A-1;
               (ii) the Series B Preferred Stock will have the rights, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Series B Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A-2;
               (iii) the Series C Preferred Stock will have the rights, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Series C Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A-3;
               (iv) the Series D Preferred Stock, will have the rights, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Series D Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A-4;
               (v) the Series E Preferred Stock, if issued, will have the rights, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Designations of the Series D Preferred Stock attached hereto as Exhibit A-5;
               (vi) on the date hereof, the Company will enter into the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (as so amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement”);
               (vii) all of the consideration to be issued to the Participants in connection with the Reorganization shall be described in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement;
               (viii) the Investor hereby acknowledges receipt of the Registration Statement and Proxy attached hereto as Exhibit C, the Form 8-K and press release attached hereto as Exhibit D, the Certificate of Designations of each series of Preferred Stock, and the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement. The Investor acknowledges that neither the Company, Prisa nor any of their representatives or affiliates, has made any representation, express, or implied, to the Investor with respect to the Company or Prisa, the Shares or Prisa Exchange Securities or the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of any financial or other information concerning the Company or Prisa, the Shares or Prisa Exchange Securities, other than as set forth herein. The Investor has such information concerning the Company, Prisa, the Shares and the Prisa Exchange Securities as it has deemed necessary to make an investment decision and has made its own assessment concerning the relevant tax, legal and other economic considerations relevant to its investment;
               (ix) the Investor’s obligation to purchase the Shares at the Investment Closing is subject to the conditions precedent that (A) the Certificates of Designations described above shall have been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware in the form attached[,][and] (B) each other Participant shall be consummating the purchase of Preferred Stock in the amounts shown on Annex A to this Agreement on, or prior to, the Investment

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Closing Date[, and (C) Prisa and the Investor shall have agreed, in writing, to Registration Rights Arrangements (as defined herein)];
               (x) if the Share Exchange is consummated, the Investor shall be entitled to receive the Per Share Series [B] Consideration [and the Per Share Series C Consideration], [each] as set forth in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement; and
               (xi) this Agreement is being entered into, and the transactions contemplated hereby are being consummated, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
     The Company represents and warrants to the Investor as follows, on and as of the date of this Agreement and the Investment Closing Date:
     2.1 Organization; Good Standing; Qualification. The Company is duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is qualified or registered to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or operations requires such qualification or registration.
     2.2 Authority; Approvals; No Violation.
          (a) The Company has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Investor) constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy laws, other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies.
          (b) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company nor the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby nor compliance by the Company with any of the terms or provisions hereof will (i) violate any provision of the Company’s Organizational Documents or (ii) (A) violate any Law or Order applicable to the Company or any of its Assets or (B) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation or require consent or give rise to a right of first refusal under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the Assets of the Company under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Company is a party, or by which it or any of its Assets may be bound or affected.

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          (c) The Board of Directors of the Company has duly adopted the resolutions necessary to authorize (i) the creation of the Preferred Stock, (ii) the filing of the Certificates of Designations relating thereto and (iii) the issuance of the shares of Preferred Stock contemplated by this Agreement.
     2.3 Consents and Approvals. Except for (i) the filing by the Company with the SEC of a Current Report on Form 8-K no later than four (4) SEC business days following the date of this Agreement, (ii) the filing by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware of the Certificates of Designations relating to each series of Preferred Stock, and (iii) the filing by the Company with the Secretary of State of the State of Virginia of amended and restated Articles of Incorporation of Liberty Virginia including the terms of the Preferred Stock, no consents or approvals of or filings or registrations with any Governmental Entity, or of or with any third party, are necessary in connection with the execution and delivery by the Company of this Agreement or the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby and compliance by the Company with any of the provisions hereof or thereof.
     2.4 Capitalization; Valid Issuance of the Shares. Except for the issuances of the Preferred Stock to the Participants, the capitalization of the Company, as of the date of this Agreement, is as set forth in the Registration Statement and Proxy, as it was filed with the SEC on May 7, 2010. The Shares are duly authorized, and when issued, paid for by and delivered to the Investor in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. The powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other rights and the qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock and the Series E Preferred Stock, as set forth in the respective Certificates of Designations, are permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law and the Virginia Stock Corporation Act.
     2.5 SEC Reports and Financial Statements
          (a) The Company has filed with the SEC all forms, reports, schedules, registration statements and definitive proxy statements required to be filed by it with the SEC since the IPO (collectively, the “Company SEC Reports”). As of their respective dates, with respect to the Company SEC Reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act, and as of their respective effective dates, as to the Company SEC Reports filed pursuant to the Securities Act, the Company SEC Reports (i) complied, or with respect to those not yet filed, will comply, in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act, as applicable, and (ii) did not, or with respect to those not yet filed, will not, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
          (b) Each of the balance sheets included in or incorporated by reference into the Company SEC Reports (including the related notes and schedules) fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of its date, and each of the statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company included in or incorporated by reference into the Company SEC Reports (including any related notes and schedules)

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(collectively, the “Company Financial Statements”) fairly presents, in all material respects, the results of operations and cash flows, as the case may be, of the Company for the periods set forth therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments), in each case in accordance with U.S. GAAP, except as may be noted therein and, in the case of unaudited quarterly financial statements, as permitted by Form 10-Q under the Exchange Act. Each of the Company Financial Statements (including the related notes, where applicable) complies in all material respects with applicable accounting requirements and with the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect thereto.
          (c) The Company has no Liabilities that would be required to be reflected on, or reserved against in, a balance sheet of the Company or in the notes thereto, prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP, except for (i) Liabilities that were so reserved on, or reflected in (including the notes to), the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2009, (ii) Liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business (including trade indebtedness) since December 31, 2009 and (iii) Liabilities which would not have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTOR
     The Investor represents and warrants to the Company as follows, on and as of the date of this Agreement and the Investment Closing Date:
     3.1 Organization; Good Standing; Qualification. The Investor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and is qualified or registered to do business in each jurisdiction in which the nature of its business or operations requires such qualification or registration.
     3.2 Authority; Approvals; No Violation.
          (a) The Investor has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder, and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Investor and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Company) constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of the Investor, enforceable against the Investor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy laws, other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights and general principles of equity affecting the availability of specific performance and other equitable remedies.
          (b) Except for any filing or disclosures that may be required by the Investor in respect of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (i) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or (ii) in Spain with the CNMV pursuant to the Spanish Securities Act 24/1988, of July 28 (as amended) or any ancillary regulations thereof, neither the execution and delivery by the Investor of this Agreement nor the consummation by the Investor of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by the Investor with any of the terms or provisions hereof will (i) violate any provision of the Investor’s Organizational

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Documents or (ii) (A) violate any Law or Order applicable to the Investor or any of its Assets or (B) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any provision of or the loss of any benefit under, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of or a right of termination or cancellation or require consent or give rise to a right of first refusal under, accelerate the performance required by, or result in the creation of any Encumbrance upon any of the Assets of the Investor under any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or other instrument or obligation to which the Investor is a party, or by which it or any of its Assets may be bound or affected, as a result of which the Investor could reasonably be expected to be unable to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
     3.3 Ownership of Liberty Securities; No Voting Agreements. As of the date of this Agreement, (i) the Investor and its affiliates beneficially own or have an interest in [               ] shares of Liberty Common Stock and [               ] Liberty Warrants; (ii) neither the Investor nor any of its affiliates has any short positions in the Liberty Common Stock or the Liberty Warrants; (iii) the Investor and its affiliates beneficially own or have an interest in [               ] Prisa Ordinary Shares; and (iv) neither the Investor nor any of its affiliates has any short positions in the Prisa Ordinary Shares. The Investor has not entered into any arrangement or agreement with any Person with respect to any vote of Liberty Common Stock or Liberty Warrants at any time, except as described in this Agreement.
     3.4 No Pre-Existing Arrangements. Other than as previously disclosed to the Company, the Investor does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such Person or to any third Person, with respect to the Prisa Exchange Securities, any shares of Liberty Common Stock or Liberty Warrants.
     3.5 Information. The Investor acknowledges that (i) it can bear the economic risk, including complete loss, of its investment in the Preferred Stock and Prisa Exchange Securities, and (ii) it has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Preferred Stock and Prisa Exchange Securities.
     3.6 Accredited Investor. The Investor is an “Accredited Investor,” as such term is defined in Rule 501(a) under the Securities Act (without reliance on Rule 501(a)(4) thereof). The Shares acquired by the Investor pursuant to this Agreement are being acquired for Investor’s own account and not with a view to, or intention of, distribution thereof in violation of the Securities Act or any applicable state securities laws.
     3.7 No Registration; Other Acknowledgements. The Investor hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:
          (a) The Investor understands that the Shares are not registered under the Securities Act and are only transferable with the consent of the Company, and as such, the Shares may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities Act or an exemption therefrom, and that in the absence of either an effective registration statement covering such Shares or an available exemption from registration under the

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Securities Act, the Shares must be held for so long as is required by the Securities Act and the rules and regulations thereunder. To the extent applicable, the Investor understands and agrees that the certificate or any other document evidencing any of the Shares shall be endorsed with a legend to the foregoing effect.
          (b) The Shares, when issued and delivered in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, will not, except as otherwise provided by the terms of the Certificate of Designations relating to such Shares, be entitled to (i) redemption rights in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (or any other Business Combination) or (ii) participate in any liquidating distribution if the Company fails to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement.
     3.8 Investigation; Consequences of Laws. The Investor hereby acknowledges and agrees as follows:
          (a) The Investor made its own independent investigation and appraisal of the business, results, financial condition, prospects, creditworthiness, status and affairs of the Company and Prisa and has made its own investment decision to acquire the Shares with the knowledge they may be converted into Prisa Exchange Securities. The Investor is aware and understands that an investment in the Shares and Prisa Exchange Securities involves a considerable degree of risk and no United States federal or state or non-US agency has made any finding or determination as to the fairness for investment or any recommendation or endorsement of any such investment.
          (b) The Investor understands that there may be certain consequences under United States and other tax laws resulting from an investment in the Shares and receipt of, and investment in, Prisa Exchange Securities, and it has made such investigation and consulted its own independent advisers or otherwise with respect thereto.
ARTICLE IV
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
     4.1 Investor Transfer Restrictions with Respect to Preferred Exchange Shares.
          (a) Until the date that is forty-five (45) days following the date of the closing of the Share Exchange, the Investor shall not, except as previously disclosed, without the prior written consent of the Company:
               (i) offer, issue, pledge, lend, sell or contract to sell, issue options in respect of or otherwise dispose of, directly or indirectly, or announce an offering or issue of, any Prisa Exchange Securities issued in exchange for the Shares (the “Preferred Exchange Shares”)(or any interest therein or in respect thereof) or any other securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such Preferred Exchange Shares; or
               (ii) enter into any swap or any other agreements or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of

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such Preferred Exchange Shares, whether any such swap transaction is to be settled by delivery of Preferred Exchange Shares or other securities, in cash or otherwise, or agree to do, any of the foregoing. For the avoidance of doubt, the limitations in this Section 4.1(a) shall not apply to any securities of the Company or Prisa owned or acquired by the Investor, other than the Preferred Exchange Shares.
          (b) The Investor shall not make any sale, transfer or other disposition of Prisa Exchange Securities (or the underlying Prisa Class A Ordinary Shares or Prisa Convertible Non-Voting Shares) in violation of the Securities Act or the Rules and Regulations promulgated thereunder. The Investor understands and agrees that this clause 4.1(b) shall apply to all securities of Prisa that are deemed to be beneficially owned by the Investor pursuant to applicable federal securities laws.
     4.2 Waiver of Claims Against the Trust Account. The Investor has read the Company’s Prospectus, dated December 6, 2007 (“Prospectus”) and understands that the Company has established the Trust Account (initially in an amount of $1,016,702,500) for the benefit of its public stockholders and that it may disburse monies from the Trust Account only as set forth in the Prospectus. The Investor agrees that it does not have any right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any monies in the Trust Fund (other than with respect to its liquidation or redemption rights as a holder of Liberty Common Stock) and waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company (including this Agreement) and will not seek recourse against the Trust Account for any reason whatsoever (other than with respect to its liquidation or redemption rights as a holder of Liberty Common Stock).
     4.3 Compliance with Laws; Further Assurances. Each of the parties hereby agrees that it shall comply with all applicable Laws. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including the delivery to the Company, as soon as practicable, of all material information reasonably required for the completion of the Registration Statement and Proxy and prompt notification of the Company if any such information becomes materially untrue or inaccurate.
     4.4 Disclosure of Material Non-Public Information Provided to the Investor. To the extent that the Company shall have provided the Investor with any material non-public information concerning the transactions contemplated by the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement on or prior to the date hereof, such information shall be disclosed in the Form F-4 at the time of the amended filing with the SEC and in the Registration Statement and Proxy.
     4.5 Disclosure. The Form 8-K to be filed by the Company following the execution of this Agreement and the press release announcing, among other things, the execution of this Agreement, shall contain disclosure regarding the Investor and this Agreement substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit D. The Company is not aware of any material non-public information about the Company or Prisa, which has been provided to the Investor, which will not be included in the aforesaid Form 8-K. The Company shall use reasonable

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commercial efforts to obtain from Prisa prior to the filing thereof, and supply to the Investor, a copy of the “hecho relevante” to be filed by Prisa following the execution of this Agreement. Prior to making any other disclosure identifying the Investor or relating to or describing this Agreement or the purchase by the Investor of the Shares, the Company shall provide the Investor with a draft of such disclosure and a reasonable opportunity to comment on such disclosure.
     4.6 Prisa Shareholders’ Resolutions. Immediately following receipt of the draft resolutions for the Prisa’s shareholders’ general meeting regarding the issuance of Prisa Class B Convertible Non-Voting Shares, the Company shall provide the Investor with a copy of such draft resolutions. The Company shall include in its comments to such draft resolutions provided to Prisa all reasonable comments the Investor may make to such draft resolutions for purposes of protecting any rights of the holders of such securities set forth in Schedule I and Exhibit G of the Business Combination Agreement as well as under applicable Spanish corporate law.
     4.7 [Registration Rights Arrangements. The Investor will promptly enter into good faith negotiations with Prisa in order to reach a mutually acceptable agreement providing for Prisa to maintain, at its own expense, and subject to agreed limitations, an effective registration statement on Form F-4 or Form F-1 for a period of one year after the consummation of the Share Exchange with respect to the resale to the public of the Prisa Exchange Securities held by the Investor, but only for so long as Investor reasonably determines, based on advice of outside counsel, that such registration is necessary in order for such resales to be conducted lawfully (the “Registration Rights Arrangements”).]
     4.8 Restriction on Sale of Preferred Stock. The Company shall not take any action which would give rise to a termination right pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(iv) of this Agreement.
ARTICLE V
GENERAL PROVISIONS
     5.1 Non-survival of Representations and Warranties. None of the representations and warranties in this Agreement shall survive the Closing or termination of this Agreement.
     5.2 Termination. The Investor shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by giving written notice to the Company in the following circumstances (provided, however, that the Investor shall not have the right to terminate this Agreement if any of the following circumstances occur or fail to occur as a result of the breach of the terms hereof by the Investor):
          (a) If the Investment Closing has not occurred on or before November 15, 2010, or if the Closing has not occurred on or before December 6, 2010, in each case, at any time after such date, with or without cause; or
          (b) in case any of the following circumstances occur:
               (i) termination of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement;

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               (ii) any (x) Order or other legal restraint or prohibition making the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal or otherwise preventing the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be in effect or Action therefor shall have been commenced by a Governmental Entity or (y) statute, rule, regulation, Order shall have been enacted, entered, promulgated or enforced by any Governmental Entity that prohibits, or makes illegal consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement;
               (iii) any (w) amendment is made to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (other than Amendment No. 1 thereto as set forth in Schedule III thereof (“Amendment No. 1”)), (x) waiver is given by the Company under the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, in either case, without the prior written consent of the Investor and which (A) directly or indirectly, decreases the Per Share Series B Consideration or the Per Share Series C Consideration, in absolute terms or relative to the Liberty Common Stock, the Per Share Series A Consideration, the Per Share Series D Consideration or the Per Share Series E Consideration or (B) otherwise materially and adversely affects the Investor, (y) amendment is made to the Escrow Agreement without the consent of the Investor or (z) amendment is made to section 2.4, 2.7 or 3.5 of the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement (other than Amendment No. 1) without the consent of the Investor, which amendment adversely affects the Investor;
               (iv) (y) any Person other than the Company, the Participants shown on Annex A, or purchasers of Series E Preferred Stock in connection with Amendment No. 1 shall have entered into an agreement to purchase, or shall have purchased from the Company or the Sponsors, Preferred Stock or any other security of Liberty, or (z) the terms of the purchase agreement and any related agreement pursuant to which any other Person purchases Preferred Stock shall have been (or shall have been amended to become) more favorable to such Person than the terms of this Agreement are to the Investor, in each case, without the prior written consent of the Investor;
               (v) the Company shall declare or pay any dividend or distribution of any kind with a record date prior to the second day after the Liberty Stockholder Meeting;
               (vi) the Liberty Stockholder Approval or the Liberty Warrantholder Approval is not obtained at the Liberty Stockholder Meeting; or
               (vii) the Form F-4, at any time from and after the date the Registration Statement and Proxy is mailed to holders of Liberty Common Stock and Liberty Warrants, shall fail to be effective for the registration [of the resale by the Investor] of any and all Prisa Exchange Securities held by the Investor following the Share Exchange.
     5.3 Effects of Termination.
          (a) In the event of termination of this Agreement by the Investor as provided in Section 5.2 prior to the occurrence of the Investment Closing, this Agreement (other than this Section 5.3 and the agreements contained in Section 4.2) shall be of no further force and effect and no party shall have any obligation to the other party hereunder.

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          (b) In the event of termination of this Agreement by the Investor as provided in Section 5.2 after the occurrence of the Investment Closing:
               (i) the Company shall, promptly, but in no event more than five (5) New York business days following the termination of this Agreement, redeem the Shares by paying the Investor (A) the Stated Value of the Shares (as defined in the Certificates of Designations relating to the Shares) plus (B) a pro rata amount of the monies remaining in the Escrow Account after payment of the Stated Value on all shares of outstanding Preferred Stock, following which payment the Shares shall be cancelled; and
               (ii) this Agreement (other than this Section 5.3 and the agreements contained in Sections 4.2) shall be of no further force and effect and no party shall have any obligation to the other party hereunder.
     5.4 Delay or Waivers. No waiver by any party of any default with respect to any provision, condition or requirement of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a continuing waiver in the future or a waiver of any other provisions, condition or requirement hereof nor shall any delay or omission of any party to exercise any right hereunder in any manner impair the exercise of any such right accruing to it thereafter. No provision of this Agreement may be waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought.
     5.5 No Partnership or Joint Venture. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any partnership or joint venture between any of the parties or Participants, constitute any party the agent of another party or Participant, nor authorize any party to make or enter into any commitments for or on behalf of any other party or Participant.
     5.6 Further Assurance. At its own expense, each party shall and shall use all reasonable endeavors to procure that any necessary third party shall promptly execute and deliver such documents and perform such acts as may be required for the purpose of giving full effect to this Agreement.
     5.7 Time of the Essence. Time shall be of the essence in respect of any dates, times and periods specified in this Agreement and in respect of any dates, times and periods which may be substituted for them in accordance with this Agreement, or by agreement in writing between the parties. Time shall not be of the essence in respect of any other obligation in this Agreement.
     5.8 Amendment. This Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
     5.9 Expenses. All fees and other expenses incurred hereunder shall be paid by the party incurring such expense.
     5.10 Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed given (i) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (ii) when received when sent by email or facsimile by the party to be notified, provided, however, that notice given by email or facsimile shall not be effective unless either (a) a duplicate copy of such email or fax

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notice is promptly given by one of the other methods described in this Section 5.10 or (b) the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt for such notice either by email or fax or any other method described in this Section 5.10; or (iii) when delivered by an express courier (with confirmation of delivery); in each case to the party to be notified at the following address (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
          (a) if to the Company to:
Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp.
1114 Avenue of the Americas
41st Floor
New York, NY 10036
Facsimile No.: +1 (212) 207-8784
Attention: James Hauslein, Director
Email: jim@hauslein.com
          With a copy to:
Greenberg Traurig
401 E. Las Olas Boulevard
Suite 2000
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Facsimile No.: +1 (954) 765-1477
Attention: Donn Beloff, Esq.
Email: beloffd@gtlaw.com
          (b) if to Investor, to:
                                                            
                                                            
Facsimile No.:                          
Attention:                               
Email:                                         
          With a copy to:
                                                            
                                                            
Facsimile No.:                          
Attention:                               
Email:                                         

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and
                                                            
                                                            
Facsimile No.:                          
Attention:                               
Email:                                         
     5.11 Interpretation. When a reference is made in this Agreement to Sections, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Whenever the words “include”, “includes” or “including” are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”. References to “$” refer to U.S. Dollars.
     5.12 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, and by facsimile or portable document format (pdf) transmission, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart.
     5.13 Entire Agreement; Severability.
          (a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. Each party acknowledges that, in entering into this Agreement, it has not relied on, and shall have no right or remedy in respect of, any statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made negligently or innocently) other than as expressly set out in this Agreement. Nothing in this clause shall limit or exclude any liability for fraud.
          (b) If any term or other provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
     5.14 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of New York.

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     5.15 Jurisdiction. Each of the Investor and the Company irrevocably agree that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect hereof brought by another party hereto or its successors or assigns may be brought and determined in any Federal court (or, if jurisdiction is unavailable in such Federal court, a state court of competent jurisdiction) sitting in the State of New York, and each of the Investor and the Company hereby (i) irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect to its property, generally and unconditionally, to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts in the event any dispute arises out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, (ii) agrees that it will not attempt to deny or defeat such personal jurisdiction by motion or other request for leave from any such court and (iii) agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby in any court other than Federal court (or, if jurisdiction is unavailable in such Federal court, a state court of competent jurisdiction) sitting in the State of New York. Any service of process to be made in such action or proceeding may be made by delivery of process in accordance with the notice provisions contained in Section 5.10. Each of the Investor and the Company hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (i) the defense of sovereign immunity, (ii) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above-named courts for any reason other than the failure to serve process in accordance with this Section 5.15, (iii) that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise), and (iv) to the fullest extent permitted by Applicable Law that (A) the suit, action or proceeding in any such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (B) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper and (C) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.
     5.16 Assignment
          (a) This Agreement is personal to the parties and no party shall assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, declare a trust of or deal in any other manner with any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party, except for transfers to affiliates (as defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the Investor upon notice to the Company.
          (b) Each party confirms it is acting on its own behalf and not for the benefit of any other Person. This Agreement will be binding upon, inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective successors and assigns.
     5.17 Third Party Rights. A person who is not a party to this Agreement shall have no right to enforce the terms of this Agreement. Nothing in this Agreement shall restrict the rights of the parties hereto to amend, vary or waive any of the terms of this Agreement, and accordingly, they may do so in their sole discretion.
     5.18 Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement was not performed in accordance with its specified terms or was otherwise breached and that remedies at law may be inadequate to

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protect against a breach of the obligations under this Agreement. It is accordingly agreed that the parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to specific performance of the terms and provisions hereof in any court of competent jurisdiction, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first above written.
         
  COMPANY:

LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
[Signature Page to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement]

 


 

         
  INVESTOR:

[                                                            ]
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 
[Signature Page to Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement]

 


 

Annex A
Participants
         
Class   Investor   Amount
Series A
  Berggruen Acquisition Holdings Ltd   $25 million
Series A
  Marlin Equities II, LLC   $25 million
Series B
  Tyrus Capital Event Master Fund Ltd.   $150 million
Series B
  HSBC Bank plc   $150 million
Series C
  Tyrus Capital Event Master Fund Ltd.   $10
Series D
  Centaurus Capital   $50 million

 


 

Schedule of Material Differences to Exhibit 10.1
                     
        Number of Shares        
    Series of Preferred   of Preferred   Total  
    Stock to be   Stock to be   Purchase    
Name of Investor   Purchased   Purchased   Price   Other
Berggruen Acquisition Holdings Ltd.
  Series A     25,000     $25 million   *
Marlin Equities II, LLC
  Series A     25,000     $25 million   *
Tyrus Capital Event Master Fund Ltd.
  Series B     150,000     $150 million    
 
  Series C     10     $10    
HSBC Bank plc
  Series B     150,000     $150 million    
Certain funds managed by Centaurus Capital LP
  Series D     50,000     $50 million   *
 
*   No requirement that the Investor enter into an agreement with Prisa to maintain an effective resale registration statement for the shares of Liberty Preferred Stock purchased by it.

EX-10.2 10 g24286exv10w2.htm EX-10.2 exv10w2
Exhibit 10.2
Berggruen Acquisition Holdings Ltd.
1114 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
and
Marlin Equities II, LLC
555 Theodore Fremd Avenue
Suite B-302
Rye, New York 10580
Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp.
1114 Avenue of the Americas, 41st Floor
New York, New York 10036
Date: August 4, 2010
RE: Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement
Gentlemen:
Reference is made to (i) the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2010 (the “Business Combination Agreement”), by and among Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (“Liberty”), Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia, Inc. and Promotora de Informaciones, S.A. (“Prisa”) and (ii) the Securities Surrender Agreement, dated as of May 7, 2010 (the “Original Securities Surrender Agreement”), by and among Liberty, Berggruen Acquisition Holdings Ltd. and Marlin Equities II, LLC. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms are used herein as defined in the Business Combination Agreement (or if applicable, the Further Amended Business Combination Agreement (as defined below)).
Pursuant to Section 9.19 of the Business Combination Agreement, immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time, Liberty shall purchase from the Sponsors:
     (i) an aggregate of 2,796,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock and 24,771,900 Liberty Warrants for an aggregate purchase price of $775.00 (the “Minimum Acquisition”); and
     (ii) an aggregate of an additional 2,600,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $260.00 if the provisions of Section 3.5(c)(iv)(C) of the Business Combination Agreement (or, if applicable, the Further Amended Business Combination Agreement) shall be applicable (the “First Conditional Acquisition”).
If on or after the date hereof, pursuant to Section 9.22 of the Business Combination Agreement, the provisions of the amendment to the Business Combination Agreement set forth in Schedule III thereto becomes operative (as further amended by such amendment, the “Further Amended Business Combination Agreement”), then pursuant to Section 9.19 of the Further Amended Business Combination Agreement, immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time, Liberty shall purchase from the Sponsors either an additional (x) 500,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $50.00 if the provisions of Section 3.5(f)(i) or Section 3.5(f)(ii)(C) of the Further Amended Business Combination Agreement shall be applicable or (y) 1,000,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $100.00 if the provisions of Sections 3.5(f)(ii)(D) of the Further Amended Business Combination Agreement shall be applicable (either acquisition, the “Second Conditional Acquisition”).

 


 

Pursuant to Section 10.3(i) of the Business Combination Agreement (or, if applicable, the Further Amended Business Combination Agreement), it is a condition precedent to the obligations of Prisa that Liberty shall have completed the Minimum Acquisition (and if the requisite conditions are satisfied, the First Conditional Acquisition and the Second Conditional Acquisition).
To that end, each Sponsor hereby agrees to sell to Liberty, and Liberty hereby agrees to purchase, an aggregate of 1,398,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock and 12,385,950 Liberty Warrants for a total purchase price to each Sponsor of $387.50; provided, however, that each Sponsor hereby further agrees to sell to Liberty, and Liberty hereby further agrees to purchase: (i) an aggregate of 1,300,000 additional shares of Liberty Common Stock for a total purchase price to each Sponsor of $130.00 if the provisions of Section 3.5(c)(iv)(C) of the Business Combination Agreement or the Further Amended Business Combination Agreement shall be applicable and (ii) either an additional (x) 250,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $25.00 if the provisions of Section 3.5(f)(i) or Section 3.5(f)(ii)(C) of the Further Amended Business Combination Agreement shall be applicable or (y) 500,000 shares of Liberty Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of $50.00 if the provisions Sections 3.5(f)(ii)(D) of the Further Amended Business Combination Agreement shall be applicable. The foregoing sale(s) and purchase(s) shall take place immediately prior to the Reincorporation Effective Time (and in all events after the vote at the Liberty Stockholder Meeting).
Each of the parties hereto agrees that Prisa is intended to be, and shall be, a third party beneficiary under this letter agreement and shall be entitled to directly enforce Liberty’s rights hereunder.
The obligations of the parties hereunder shall terminate if the Business Combination Agreement shall be terminated for any reason (other than the failure of the condition specified in Section 10.3(h) of the Business Combination Agreement or Further Amended Business Combination Agreement).
Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that this Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement shall supersede the Original Securities Surrender Agreement in its entirety and the Original Securities Surrender Agreement shall be of no further force and effect.
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Please acknowledge your agreement with the foregoing by executing this letter in the space provided below.
         
  Yours faithfully,

Berggruen Acquisition Holdings Ltd
 
 
  By:   /S/ Jared Bluestein    
    Name:   Jared Bluestein   
    Title:   Secretary   
 
  Marlin Equities II, LLC
 
 
  By:   /S/ Martin E. Franklin    
    Name:   Martin E. Franklin   
    Title:   Managing Member   
 
         
Acknowledged and Agreed:

Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp.
 
 
By:   /S/ Jared Bluestein    
  Name:   Jared Bluestein   
  Title:   Secretary   
 
[Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement]

 

EX-10.3 11 g24286exv10w3.htm EX-10.3 exv10w3
Exhibit 10.3
Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp.
1114 Avenue of the Americas
41
st Floor
New York, New York 10036
August 4, 2010
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Ave
New York, NY 10019
Re: Amended and Restated Deferred Discount Reduction
Ladies and Gentlemen:
     Reference is made to the following agreements:
  (i)   the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2007 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citi”), as Representative on behalf of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (the “Underwriters”);
 
  (ii)   the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2010 (as may be further amended from time to time, the “Business Combination Agreement”), between the Company, Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia, Inc. and Promotora de Informaciones, S.A.;
 
  (iii)   the Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement (the “Surrender Agreement”), dated as of August 4, 2010, among the Company, Berggruen Holdings and Marlin Equities; and
 
  (iv)   the Letter Agreement between the Company and the Underwriters dated May 7, 2010 reducing the Deferred Discount payable under the Underwriting Agreement (the “Original Deferred Discount Reduction Letter Agreement”).
     Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.
     As you are aware, pursuant to the Surrender Agreement, the Company has agreed to acquire from the Sponsors not less than 2,796,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock and 24,771,900 Liberty Warrants (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) (such acquisition being referred to herein as the “Minimum Acquisition”) for an aggregate purchase price of $775, effective immediately prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement.

 


 

     In light of the foregoing, and notwithstanding anything set forth in the Underwriting Agreement or the Original Deferred Discount Letter Agreement, and subject to the consummation of the Minimum Acquisition at the purchase price set forth herein, each of the Underwriters agrees that in the event that the Deferred Discount becomes payable from the Trust Account upon the Company’s consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement, such aggregate Deferred Discount shall be reduced by $6,856,875 (from $27,427,500) to $20,570,625.
     Each of the undersigned represents and warrants that the undersigned are the only parties entitled to a portion of the Deferred Discount and thereby are the parties authorized to agree to the aforementioned reduction to the Deferred Discount. Each of the undersigned acknowledges that the undersigned are making the foregoing amendment in consideration of efforts that are being expended by the Company in pursuing a Business Combination and further acknowledges that the Company is pursuing the structuring of such Business Combination in reliance on this letter agreement. This letter agreement shall be null and void if the Minimum Acquisition is not consummated in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Surrender Agreement. This letter agreement sets forth the entire agreement with respect to the Deferred Discount and may only be amended by a writing signed by the Company and the Underwriters.
     Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that this Amended and Restated Deferred Discount Reduction Letter Agreement shall supersede the Original Deferred Discount Reduction Letter Agreement in its entirety and the Original Deferred Discount Reduction Letter Agreement shall be of no further force and effect.
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  LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
 
 
  By:   /S/ Jared Bluestein    
    Name:   Jared Bluestein   
    Title:   Secretary   
 
         
Agreed to and Acknowledged:

CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
 
 
By:   /S/ Gerrit B. Parker, Jr.    
  Name:   Gerrit B. Parker, Jr.   
  Title:   Managing Director   
 
BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. (as successor to Lehman Brothers)
 
 
By:   /S/ John M. Welsh    
  Name:   John M. Welsh   
  Title:   Managing Director   
 
[Signature Page to Deferred Discount Amendment Letter]

 

EX-99.1 12 g24286exv99w1.htm EX-99.1 exv99w1
Exhibit 99.1
PROMOTORA DE INFORMACIONES, S.A.
CORPORATE BYLAWS (PROPOSAL AMENDMENT)
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1. Corporate Name and Applicable Law
The Company’s corporate name is Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., and it is governed by the Spanish Companies Law of 2 July 2010, applicable legal or regulatory provisions and these Bylaws. References to the “Law” shall be understood to refer to either the Spanish Companies Law of 2 July 2010 or to the Securities Market Law of 29 July 1988, as applicable.
Article 2. Corporate Purpose
1. The Company’s corporate purpose includes:
  a)   Managing and operating all types of owned or third-party news and social communications media, regardless of format, including the publication of printed newspapers, among others.
 
  b)   Promoting, planning, and executing on behalf of the Company or for others, either directly or through third parties, of all types of communications media, industrial, commercial and services projects, businesses or companies.
 
  c)   Incorporating businesses or companies, holding an interest in previously existing companies, including a controlling interest, and entering into association with third parties in transactions and businesses through collaboration arrangements.
 
  d)   Acquiring, holding either directly or indirectly, leasing or otherwise exploiting and disposing of all types of movable or real property or rights.
 
  e)   Contracting and providing services of consulting, acquisitions and management of interests of third parties, by intermediation, representation, or any other type of collaboration for the account of the Company or for third parties.
 
  f)   Acting in capital and money markets through the management, purchase and sale of fixed income or equity securities or any other type of securities on behalf of the Company.
2. The aforementioned activities are understood to refer to national or international companies and businesses, operations or transactions, complying with their respective legal requirements.
3. The Company may engage in all or part of the activities comprising the corporate purpose indirectly through holdings in other companies having a similar corporate purpose.

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Article 3. Duration
The Company commenced its operations upon the execution of its notarized Articles of Incorporation and was incorporated for an indefinite term. If the Law requires an administrative license, registration with a public register or any other requisite prior to the commencement of any of the operations described in the previous Article, the Company shall not commence such operations until it has fulfilled that requirement.
Article 4. Nationality and Registered Offices
The Company is a Spanish company and has its registered offices in Madrid at 32 Gran Vía. The Board of Directors is empowered to open, close or transfer as many branches, agencies or representative offices as it deems appropriate and to change its registered office to any other address within the city in which it is domiciled.
Article 5. Jurisdiction for Court Action
Shareholders shall submit any action brought against the Company to the courts having jurisdiction where the Company maintains its registered offices.
CHAPTER II
SHARE CAPITAL AND SHARES
Article 6. Share Capital
The capital is [               ] divided in:
a) [                         ] Class A ordinary shares, each having a par value of TEN EURO CENTS (0.10€), numbered consecutively from 1 through [                         ]; and
b) [                         ] Class B non-voting convertible shares, each having a par value of TEN EURO CENTS (0.10€), numbered consecutively from [          ] through [                    ], that shall be subject to the system contemplated expressly in Article 8 of these Bylaws and Article 98 et seq. of the Spanish Companies Law.
Class B non-voting convertible shares shall have the following minimum characteristics to be further specified and complemented in the shareholders’ meeting resolution whereby they are issued:
a) Minimum Dividend:
Holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares shall have the right to receive a minimum annual dividend equal to 0.175€ on annual basis beginning on the date of issuance.
If the Company has distributable profits, the Company will be obliged to approve the distribution of the minimum annual dividend referred to in the preceding paragraph.
In addition, if the Company has not enough distributable profits during a certain fiscal year to fully pay the minimum dividend referred to in the preceding paragraphs, then Class B non-voting convertible shares will have the right to receive the unpaid part of the minimum dividend previously mentioned, against the premium reserve created upon issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares.

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In order to facilitate the payment of the minimum dividend, the premium reserve created as a result of the issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares will be considered as a non-distributable reserve as long as Class B non-voting convertible shares are not converted into Class A ordinary shares and the minimum dividend pursuant to this Article is not paid in full. Although it is not distributable, the premium reserve created upon issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares can be used for the payment of the minimum dividend and for the payment of the par value of that number of ordinary shares which exceed the number of Class B non-voting convertible shares converted, in the case the conversion rate is different than 1:1 pursuant to the terms of the following paragraph b).
The minimum dividend not paid fully or partially because of the lack of distributable profits or share premium reserve created upon issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares, will be cumulative.
b) Conversion
Class B non-voting convertible shares shall be convertible under the following conditions:
  (i)   At the option of each holder of Class B non-voting convertible shares, a share may be converted into a Class A ordinary share at any time.
 
  (ii)   42 months after the date of issuance, Class B non-voting convertible shares will be automatically converted into Class A ordinary shares, on a one-to-one basis.
 
      Nevertheless, so long as the average volume weighted trading price of the Class A ordinary shares of the 20 consecutive trading days on the Spanish Market (Mercado Continuo) immediately prior to the day which is 42 months after the date of issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares shall have been lower than 2.00€, the conversion rate will be modified as follows: the number of Class A ordinary shares to be issued in exchange of each Class B non-voting convertible share shall be equal to a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which shall be 2.00€ and the denominator of which shall be the average volume weighted trading price of the Class A ordinary shares of the twenty consecutive trading days on the Spanish Market (Mercado Continuo) immediately prior to the day which is 42 months after the date of issuance of the Class B non-voting convertible shares, with a maximum of 1.33 Class A ordinary shares. The Company may elect to pay in cash the difference between 2.00€ and the mentioned average volume weighted trading price, with the maximum amount of 0.5€ per Class B non-voting convertible share, and thereby retain the one for one conversion ratio.
c) Liquidation
For liquidation purposes, the disbursement value per Class B non-voting convertible share shall be 2.00 Euros1.
The share capital is fully subscribed for and paid up.
 
1   This value will be adjusted to the final issuance price of the non-voting convertible shares which will be fixed at closing based upon market values of the securities exchanged in the transaction Prisa/Liberty, as agreed between PRISA and Liberty.

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The Company may issue different classes of shares. Each class may have different nominal values. When there are different series in one class of shares, all of the shares of the same series shall have the same nominal value.

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Article 7. Representation of Shares
Shares shall be represented by book entry and considered as such by virtue of their registration in the corresponding accounting ledger, which shall reflect the terms included in the issue deed and whether or not the shares have been fully paid up.
Entitlement to exercise shareholders’ rights, including the transfer of shares, is evidenced by entry on the accounting ledger, which is deemed to constitute the legitimate title and enables the holder to require the Company to recognize it as a shareholder. This right may be evidenced by submitting the appropriate certificates issued by the entity having custody of the accounting ledgers.
If the Company provides any benefit to a party deemed to be entitled thereto, the Company shall be released from that obligation even if the party is in fact not the actual shareholder, provided that the Company acts in good faith and in the absence of gross negligence.
If a person or entity is listed as a shareholder on the share ledger by virtue of a nominee shareholder appointment or similar document, the Company may require the party to disclose the identity of the actual shareholders, as well as any transfer of or encumbrance over the shares.
Article 8. Non-voting shares
1. The Company may issue non-voting shares for a par value that does not exceed half of the paid up share capital. The legal procedure governing non-voting shares shall be that contemplated in the Bylaws in the Spanish Companies Law and in the shareholders meeting resolution which creates them.
2. Holders of non-voting shares shall have a right to receive the minimum dividend established in the issue resolution. Once the minimum dividend has been approved, holders of non-voting shares shall have the right to receive the same dividend that corresponds to the ordinary shares. Where there are distributable profits, the Company is obliged to resolve to pay the aforementioned minimum dividend.
3. Non-voting shares shall have preemptive rights on the same conditions as the voting shares. However, such preemptive rights may be excluded pursuant to Article 308 of the Spanish Companies Law and these Bylaws.
4. The issuance of additional non-voting shares shall require the approval, in a separate ballot or at a special shareholders’ meeting, of the existing non-voting shareholders.
5. Non-voting shares shall gain voting rights in the event the Company does not fully pay the minimum dividend.
6. The Shareholders’ Meeting may issue convertible non-voting shares at a fixed conversion rate (determined or to be determined) or at a variable conversion rate. The resolution authorizing the issuance shall establish if the right to convert or exchange is held by the shareholders or the Company or, as the case may be, if the conversion will mandatorily occur at a specific time.
Article 8 bis.- Redeemable shares
The Company may issue redeemable shares for a par value that is not to exceed one quarter of the share capital and in compliance with all other statutory requirements.

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Article 9. Share issues, subscription, and payment
The Shareholders’ Meeting, complying with the legal requisites, may increase the share capital by issuing new shares or by increasing the par value of existing shares. The Shareholders’ Meeting shall establish the term and conditions for each new issuance, and the Board of Directors shall have the necessary powers to implement the resolutions adopted with as wide a margin of discretion as the legal framework allows and in accordance with the conditions defined at the Shareholders’ Meeting. If not established at the Shareholders’ Meeting, in accordance with the Law, the Board of Directors may establish the procedure and maximum term, which shall not exceed five years, to satisfy any unpaid share capital, if any. In capital increases involving the issue of new shares, ordinary or privileged, in cash, the existing shareholders may, within the term granted by the Board of Directors, that may not be less than fifteen days from the announcement of the offer of subscription of the new issue in the “Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil” (Official Gazette of the Commercial Registry); exercise their proportional preemptive rights to subscribe shares in accordance with Article 304 of the Spanish Companies Law, unless such rights are excluded pursuant to Article 308 of the Spanish Companies Law.
The Shareholders’ Meeting, subject to the requirements established for amendment of these bylaws, may delegate to the Board of Directors, the powers that in connection with the increase of share capital are contained in Article 297 of the Spanish Companies Law.
Article 10. Transferability of Shares
Shares in the Company are freely transferable through any legal procedure.
CHAPTER III
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, MANAGEMENT, AND REPRESENTATION
Article 11. Corporate Bodies
The Company shall be governed by the Shareholders’ Meeting and managed and represented by the managing body that it appoints.
A. SHAREHOLDERS’ MEETINGS
Article 12. Powers
The Shareholders’ Meeting is the sovereign body of the Company. The Shareholders’ Meeting shall decide in relation to all matters within its competence as established in the Bylaws, its own Regulations and the Law, and especially in relation to the following:
a) The approval of the financial statements, the consolidated financial statements, the management of the Board of Directors and the proposal on the allocation of profit (loss).
b) The setting of the effective number of Directors.

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c) The appointment and dismissal of the Directors, together with the ratification or the revocation of the provisional appointments of Directors made by the Board of Directors itself.
d) The appointment and re-election of Auditors.
e) The increase and reduction of the share capital, the issuing of debentures and, in general, of negotiable securities of any nature, including preferred shares, the transformation, merger, spin-off and dissolution of the Company and any amendment to the Bylaws.
f) Authorizing the Board of Directors to increase the share capital, pursuant to the Spanish Companies Law and to issue debentures of any nature and delegate any other powers to the Board of Directors in conformity with the Law and the Bylaws.
g) Approval and modification of the Regulations of the Shareholders’ Meeting, subject to the terms of the Law and the Bylaws.
h) Annual approval of the remuneration of the Board of Directors, in accordance with the second paragraph of art. 19 of the Company Bylaws.
i) Authorization of the remuneration of Directors consisting of the delivery of shares or of options over the same, or that is referenced to the value of the shares.
j) The exercise of any other power attributed to it by the Law or by the Bylaws and the knowledge of or decision about any other matter that the Board of Directors resolves should be reported to or decided by the Shareholders’ Meeting considering that it is of special relevance for the corporate interest.
Article 13. Types of Shareholders’ Meetings
Shareholders’ Meetings may be ordinary or extraordinary. These meetings must be called and held within the time period and in the manner stipulated in the Law, in these Bylaws and in the internal Regulations of the Company. An ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting shall be held each year on the date agreed upon by the Board of Directors within the time period established in Article 164 of the Law.
Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meetings may be held when the Company’s managing body deems appropriate or upon receipt of a request from shareholders representing at least five percent of the share capital, setting forth the matters to be discussed at the meeting; in such case the meeting shall be called to be held within 30 days after a notarized request for a meeting has been submitted to the directors.
Article 14. Preparation of Shareholders’ Meetings
All Shareholders’ Meetings shall be called within the time periods and in the manner set forth in the Law, these Bylaws and general Regulations of the Shareholders’ Meetings.
The notice of the Shareholders’ Meeting (the “Call Notice”) shall contain the statements related to the Company, the place, date and time that the meeting is to be held, and the items on the agenda.
Shareholders representing at least 5% percent of the total share capital may request that a supplement to the Call Notice be issued to include one or more additional items

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on the agenda. This right shall be exercised through a notice issued by any reliable means, received at the company’s registered offices within five days following publication of the initial Call Notice.
The supplement to the Call Notice must be published at least fifteen days prior to the date on which the meeting is to be held.
Prior to or during the meeting, shareholders may request any reports, documents or clarifications that they deem necessary, as provided for in the Law.
Nevertheless, the meeting shall be deemed to have been validly convened and assembled to discuss any matter, provided that shareholders representing all of the share capital are present and the attendees unanimously agree to hold the meeting, pursuant to Article 178 of the Law (“Universal Meeting”).
Article 15. Holding of Shareholders’ Meetings
a) Location. Shareholders’ Meetings shall be held at the venue indicated in the Call Notice in the town where the Company has its registered offices, on the stipulated date and time, unless it is a Universal Meeting.
b) Shareholders who own a minimum of 60 shares, that are registered in the appropriate stock ledger five days prior to the date of the meeting and who have obtained the corresponding attendance card, may attend the Shareholders’ Meeting.
The Board of Directors shall attend the meeting. The Chairman of the Shareholders’ Meeting may authorize the attendance of any person he deems appropriate; however, the Shareholders’ Meeting may revoke that authorization.
c) Proxies: Shareholders may authorize another shareholder to act for them as proxies. The appointment of proxy shall be valid for a specific Shareholders’ Meeting. This requisite shall not apply when the proxy holds a notarized power of attorney to manage all of the shareholder’s assets located in Spain. The appointment of proxy must be indicated in writing on the attendance card provided with the Call Notice, in a letter, or by electronic means of communication. In the latter case, requirements similar to those established for electronic voting must be met.
d) Quorum. Without prejudice to the procedures set forth in the Law for special cases, a Shareholders’ Meeting may be held at first call when shareholders present or represented hold at least 25% of the subscribed voting capital. At second call, a Shareholders’ Meeting may be validly held regardless of the capital in attendance.
e) Chairman of the Shareholders’ Meeting
The Chairman of the Shareholders’ Meeting shall be the Chairman of the Board of Directors and, in the absence thereof, the Vice Chairman, if any. In the absence of both the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Vice Chairman, the Chairman of the Shareholders’ Meeting shall be the longest-serving Director and, in the absence of all the foregoing, the shareholder designated for such purpose by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
The Chairman shall submit to deliberation all the matters included in the agenda and direct the deliberations in a manner such that the meeting progresses in an orderly

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manner. The Chairman shall exercise all the necessary powers, including those of order and discipline.
The Chairman shall be assisted by the Secretary, who shall be the Secretary of the Board of Directors, or in the absence thereof, the Vice Secretary and, in the absence of all the foregoing, the person designated for such purpose by the Shareholders’ Meeting.
The Presiding Committee (Mesa) of the Shareholders’ Meeting shall be constituted by the Chairman and the Secretary, together with the other members of the Board of Directors in attendance.
f) Voting by mail or distance electronic means. Shareholders may vote by mail or by distance electronic means on resolutions proposed concerning the items on the agenda for any type of Shareholders’ Meeting. The identity of the party exercising its voting rights must be ensured in accordance with the requirements set forth in the Shareholders’ Meeting Regulations. Shareholders using distance voting shall be deemed present when determining whether a quorum for the meeting exists. Votes cast using such methods must have been received at the Company’s registered offices at least twenty-four hours prior to the time when the Shareholders’ Meeting is to be held on first call. Otherwise, the vote shall be deemed not to have been cast. The Board of Directors may set an earlier deadline when calling each Shareholder’s Meeting.
g) Voting. The Chairman shall announce the voting results, summarizing the number of votes in favor and against the proposed resolution by reading the results aloud.
The Regulations of the Shareholders’ Meeting shall establish the procedures and systems of the computation of the votes in relation to the proposals to be passed.
h) Resolutions. Resolutions shall be adopted by vote of the majority of the voting capital attending as required in these Bylaws and the Spanish Companies Law. Each voting share, whether its holder is present or represented at the Shareholders’ Meeting, shall grant the holder the right to one vote.
The approval of a resolution shall require the favorable vote of one-half plus one of the voting shares whose holders are present in person or by proxy at the Shareholders’ Meeting, except when the Bylaws or the Law require a greater majority.
Article 15 bis.- Special Resolutions
A special qualified majority of 75% of the share capital with voting rights, present or represented at a Shareholders’ Meeting, shall be necessary to approve any of the following matters:
a) Amendments of the Bylaws, including, among others, change of corporate purpose or nature of the business, and increases or reductions of share capital, except if such increase or reduction of capital is mandatory by law;
b) Transformation, merger or spin-off in any of their forms as well as the transfer en bloc of assets and liabilities;
c) Liquidation or dissolution of the Company;
d) Elimination of preemptive subscription rights in increases of capital in cash;
e) Modification of the managing body of the Company and the number of the members of the board of directors;

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f) Appointment by the Shareholders’ Meeting of a director, except if the proposal comes from the Board of Directors.
Article 16. Implementation of Corporate Resolutions
a) Powers. The Board of Directors shall have powers to implement all Shareholders’ Meeting resolutions without prejudice to any powers delegated or powers of attorney granted in accordance with these Bylaws.
b) Drafting and approval of the minutes. The minutes of the Shareholders’ Meeting may be drawn up and approved in accordance with Article 202 of the Law and signed by the chairman and the secretary. If the Shareholders’ Meeting is held in the presence of a Notary requested to issue the minutes by the Board of Directors, as established in article 203 of the Spanish Companies Laws, the notarial minutes will be considered to be the minutes of the Shareholders’ Meeting, which minutes therefore need not be approved.
B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Article 17. Nature, number of members, and officers
The Board of Directors shall manage, direct and represent the Company, without prejudice of the powers that pursuant to the Law or the Bylaws within the competence of the Shareholders’ Meetings.
The Board of Directors will have a minimum of three and a maximum of [nineteen] members. The Shareholders’ Meeting shall determine the number and shall appoint its members. The Shareholders’ Meeting may establish such number either by express resolution or indirectly, through the filling or not of vacancies or the appointment or not of new Directors within the minimum and maximum numbers mentioned above.
From among its members the Board of Directors shall appoint a Chairman and may likewise appoint one or several deputy chairmen. It may also appoint from among its members an Executive Committee or one or several Managing Directors, to whom it may grant joint or joint and several powers to represent the Company.
The Board of Directors shall also appoint a secretary, who need not be a board member, and may appoint a vice-secretary who likewise need not be to be a board member.
The Board of Directors shall approve the Regulations governing its organization and procedures.
Article 17 bis.- Qualitative Composition of the Board of Directors
1. It would be deemed as:
a) Executive directors: those directors who perform senior management duties or are top executive employees of the Company. In any case, those directors who have permanent general faculties of the Board of Directors delegated upon them or/and are engaged under senior management contracts or professional services agreements that have as their subject matter the provision of executive services on a full-time basis, will be considered to be executive directors.

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b) External dominical directors: those Directors (i) who hold a shareholding is greater than or equal to that legally regarded as significant at any time or who have been appointed in consideration of their status as shareholders, although their shareholding interest does not reach such amount; (ii) or whose appointment has been proposed to the Company by shareholders of the type described in the preceding letter (i).
c) External independent directors: those directors who are not included in any of the preceding categories and that have been appointed because of their personal and professional prestige, their experience and knowledge for the discharge of the position, unrelated to the Company’s significant shareholders or its managers.
d) Other external directors: those external directors who do not have status as dominical or independent directors.
The Regulations of the Board of Directors may further elaborate upon and develop these concepts.
2. The Board of Directors shall be composed in such a manner that the external or non-executive directors, represent a majority over the executive directors, with the presence of independent directors.
Article 18. Tenure of Office
All Board of Directors members shall be elected for a term of five years and are eligible for re-election for terms of equal duration.
Article 19. Remuneration
1. The Corporate Governance, Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall propose to the Board of Directors, in accordance with the Bylaws and the Corporate Governance, Appointments and Remuneration Regulation: i) the general policy of directors’ and managers’ compensation; ii) the individual compensation of the executive directors and the rest of the content of their contracts and iii) the individual compensation of honorary directors.
2.- Directors’ compensation shall consist of an annual fixed amount, on the terms decided by the board of directors, after a proposal of the Corporate Governance, Appointments and Remuneration Committee, within the limits established by the Shareholders’ Meeting for such remuneration .
The remuneration of individual directors may differ depending on the offices they hold and their service on board committees, and shall be compatible with per diem expenses paid for attendance to meetings.
When approving the financial statements, the ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting may amend the limit set on directors’ remuneration and, if not amended, the current limit shall automatically be updated at the beginning of the fiscal year, based on any variation in the total national Consumer Price Index.
The Board of Directors shall establish the exact amount of per diem expenses and individual compensation to be paid to each director, within the limits established by the Shareholders’ Meeting.

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Without prejudice to the remuneration set forth above, directors’ compensation may also consist of delivery of stock or stock options, or amounts referenced to share value. Such compensation shall require the approval of the Shareholders’ Meeting which will indicate the number of shares to be awarded, the exercise price for stock options, the value of shares taken as a reference, and the duration of this compensation system.
The Company may arrange civil liability insurance for its directors.
Article 20. Representation of the Company
In accordance with Article 129 of the Law, the Board of Directors shall represent the Company, whether in court or otherwise. Thus it is granted broad powers to manage, direct, administer assets and represent the Company, with the capacity to enter into all types of transactions and contracts to dispose of or acquire absolute ownership of all types of personal or real property, securities, currencies or negotiable instruments. Such broad powers of representation shall consequently extend to mercantile, commercial, or banking transactions, including those generally requiring express powers of attorney, and shall suffice to encumber or mortgage property, reach settlements, acquire interests in other companies, file appeals at both the Supreme Court and Constitutional Court, to confess or to testify in court, or guarantee third-party transactions, with no limitations other than those set forth in the Law.
The Board of Directors may, even when exercising delegated powers, grant and withdraw general or special powers of attorney with the powers it determines, including the power to have other parties substitute for it, or confer such powers, in whole or in part, upon other persons.
The Board of Directors may not delegate its obligation to render accounts, submit balance sheets to the Shareholders’ Meetings or any powers that the Shareholders’ Meeting may have granted the Board without being expressly authorized to delegate the same.
Article 21. Powers of members of the Board of Directors
Members of the Board of Directors shall have the following powers:
a) Chairman: Represents the Company in court and out of court. He/she may exercise the powers delegated to him/her by the Board of Directors, with authority to grant general powers of attorney for litigation and such special powers of attorney as he/she deems appropriate. He/she shall ensure that the Board of Directors meetings are held in an orderly fashion, issue notices of meeting, and inspect and review all corporate resolutions proposed by any corporate body.
b) Deputy Chairmen: Exercise, as the case may be, all of the powers of the Chairman in the event of the Chairman’s temporary absence or incapacity, or those powers expressly delegated to them by the Chairman.
c) Secretary: Draft minutes, if applicable, of the resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors and at Shareholders’ Meetings, maintaining records and issuing certificates countersigned by the Chairman.

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Article 21 bis. Audit Committee
The Board of Directors shall appoint an Audit Committee. The Audit Committee shall have the appropriate functions pursuant to applicable law, the Bylaws and the internal Regulations of the Company, without prejudice to any other function that may be attributed to it by the Board of Directors.
The Audit Committee shall have the number of members to be established by the Board of Directors from time to time, with a minimum of three and a maximum of five members. At least a majority of the Audit Committee members shall be non-executive directors, and they shall likewise meet all other legally-established requirements.
Committee members shall be appointed by the Board of Directors at the proposal of the Chairman and shall cease in their functions when they are no longer Board members or when so decided by the Board of Directors.
The Committee Chairman shall be elected by the Board of Directors from among the committee members who are non-executive directors and who likewise meet the other legally established requirements. The Committee Chairman shall be replaced every four years and may be reappointed one year after his removal.
The members of the Audit Committee shall have a Secretary appointed by the Board of Directors from among the members of that Committee. The Secretary shall draw up the minutes of the Committee meetings in accordance with the terms set forth for the Board of Directors.
The Committee shall meet periodically as appropriate, and at least four times a year, after it is called by its Chairman.
The Audit Committee shall be governed by the same regulations established in the Corporate Bylaws for the Board of Directors, provided that they are compatible with the nature and functions of this Committee.
Artículo 21 ter.- Corporate Governance, Appointments and Remuneration Committee.
The Board of Directors shall organize a Corporate Governance, Appointments and Remuneration Committee, which shall have the functions legally pertaining to it in accordance with the applicable Law, the Bylaws and the internal Regulation of the Company, and any other function that the Board of Directors may attribute to it.
The Corporate Governance, Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall have a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) external directors, to be established by resolution of the Board of Directors upon a motion from the Chairman.
The Corporate Governance, Appointments and Remuneration Committee may request the attendance of the Company’s Managing Director to its meetings.
The members of the Corporate Governance, Appointments and Remuneration Committee shall leave their posts when they do so in their capacity as directors or when so resolved by the Board of Directors.
The Chairman and the Secretary of the Committee shall be selected by the Board of Directors from among its members who are independent directors.

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Article 22. Board of Directors Meetings
The Board of Directors shall meet at least once every quarter and whenever the Chairman deems this appropriate, or when requested by two or more directors or by the Managing Director. In the latter two cases, the Chairman shall not delay issuing a notice of meeting more than five days after the date that the request is received.
Notice of Board of Directors meetings including the agenda for the meeting shall be issued by the Chairman or his substitute, by fax, telegram, e-mail, or registered mail to each and all of the directors at least seven days prior to the date of the meeting.
Under urgent circumstances and at the Chairman’s discretion, a board meeting may be called without the aforementioned prior notice, indicating the matters to be discussed.
Article 23. Constitution and Quorum at Board of Directors Meetings
A Board of Directors meeting may be validly held when one-half plus one of the members is present or represented by proxy. Any director may appoint another director as his/her proxy. Resolutions shall be passed by the majority vote of the members in attendance. In the event of a tie, the Chairman shall have the casting vote.
The Board of Directors may delegate the power to approve the minutes to two of the directors who may be appointed at the corresponding meeting.
Article 24. Minutes Book
Board of Directors resolutions shall be recorded in the minutes book and signed by the chairman and the secretary or by their substitutes. Certificates of the minutes shall be issued by the Secretary with the approval of the Chairman.
Article 25. Compatibility of Office
Directors may serve the Company in any other capacity, for consideration or otherwise, in the absence of any incompatibility established by law or deemed as such by the Board of Directors.
Directors’ remuneration pursuant to these bylaws shall be compatible with and independent from any other salaries, remuneration, indemnities, pensions or consideration of any type collectively or individually afforded to those members to the Board of Directors who hold any other post or remunerated position of responsibility, whether under an employment contract or otherwise, in the Company or in any other company within its Group as defined in Article 42 of the Commercial Code.
Article 26. Substitutions and Appointments
In the event of the Chairman’s temporary absence or incapacity, the vacancy shall be filled by the deputy chairman, if any, and otherwise by a director appointed by the Board of Directors. With regard to the Secretary, under the same circumstances, a director appointed by the Board of Directors shall assume the Secretary’s functions. When performing such duties the office assumed shall be indicated, followed by the word “interim” and the reason for the substitution.
Until the first Shareholders’ Meeting is held, vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled provisionally by shareholders appointed by the Board of Directors.

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Article 27 Removal and resignation
In addition to the legal grounds for terminating their term of office, members of the Board of Directors may be removed by the Shareholders’ Meeting or by their own resignation.
Article 28 Remuneration for Delegated Officers
Remuneration for the Chairman, the Deputy Chairman, if any, and the Managing Director shall be fixed and determined by the Board of Directors, after a report of the Corporate Governance, Appointments and Remuneration Committee, without prejudice to any remuneration that they might receive pursuant to Article 19 of these Bylaws.
C. OTHER PERSONS HOLDING POWERS OF ATTORNEY
Article 29. Persons Holding Special Powers of Attorney
The Board of Directors may grant other persons powers of attorney for specific matters, issuing the corresponding notarized powers of attorney.
D. ANNUAL CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT AND WEBSITE
Article 29 bis. Annual corporate governance report
The Board of Directors, following a report of the Audit Committee, shall annually approve a corporate governance report for the Company which shall include all the specifications legally provided for and any other specifications which the Board of Directors deems appropriate.
The annual corporate governance report shall be approved prior to the publication of the call of the Company’s annual shareholders’ meeting for the fiscal year to which such report refers, and shall be made available to the shareholders together with the rest of documents relating to the Shareholders` Meeting.
In addition, public notice shall be given of the annual corporate governance report as provided in the Securities Market Law.
Article 29 ter.- Website
The Company shall maintain a website for shareholders’ and investors’ information, which shall include the documents and information provided for by Law, and at least the following:
  a)   The Bylaws in force.
 
  b)   The Shareholders’ Meeting Regulation in force.
 
  c)   The Board Regulations in force.
 
  d)   The annual report.
 
  e)   The current Internal Regulations of Conduct in the Securities Markets.
 
  f)   The annual corporate governance reports.

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  g)   The documents related to annual and special shareholders’ meetings, information on the agenda, resolutions proposed by the Board of Directors and any other relevant information that the shareholders may need in order to vote.
 
  h)   The information on the proceedings of the Shareholders’ Meetings held, and in particular, on the composition of the Shareholders’ Meeting at the time when it assembled, and the resolutions adopted, with a statement of the number of votes cast and the sense of such votes on each of the proposals included in the agenda.
 
  i)   The existing channels of communication between the Company and the shareholders and, in particular, relevant explanations on the exercise of a shareholder’s right to receive information, indicating the mail and e-mail addresses to which the shareholders may direct their requests.
 
  j)   The means and procedures for granting a proxy to attend a Shareholders’ Meeting.
 
  k)   The means and procedures for casing votes remotely, including, where applicable, the forms required to evidence attendance and the casting of votes by means of data transmission procedures at the Shareholders’ Meeting.
 
  l)   All relevant events of which notice was given to the National Securities Market Commission.
CHAPTER IV
FINANCIAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
Article 30. Fiscal Year
The fiscal year shall commence on January 1 and end on December 31.
Article 31. Financial statements and Auditors
1. The Board of Directors, within the period of time established by Law, shall draw up the Company’s Annual Financial Statements, the Management Report and the Proposal for Allocation of Profit and Losses, and, if applicable, the consolidated Financial Statements and the consolidated Management Report.
2. The Company’s Annual Financial Statements and the Management Report, as well as, the consolidated Financial Statements and the consolidated Management Report shall be reviewed by the Auditors.
Article 32. Allocation of Profits/Losses
1. The Shareholders’ Meeting shall resolve upon the allocation of profits or losses in accordance with the approved balance sheet.
2. Once such payments as are provided for by these Bylaws or by Law have been made, dividends may only be distributed against the profits for the fiscal year or against undistributed reserves, if the book value of net assets is not less than the share capital, or does not become so as a result of the distribution.
If there were losses accumulated from previous fiscal years which reduced the referred book value of net assets below the share capital, the profits shall be allocated to off set such losses.
Additionally, profits may not be distributed until the start up expenses, together with research and development expenses and goodwill as stated in the balance sheet are

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fully written off, unless the amount of unrestricted reserves is, at least, equal to the amount of expenses which have not been written off.
3. Legal reserves shall be provided for in accordance with Article 274 of the Law. Additional provisions shall also be created by deducting 10% of after-tax profits to create a reserve amounting to at least 20% and no more than 50% of the paid up share capital to cover matters determined by the Shareholders’ Meeting. The Shareholders’ Meeting may also establish any voluntary reserves that it considers appropriate.
Article 33. Distribution of profits
1. If there are distributable profits, the Company shall be obliged to resolve upon the payment of a minimum dividend in the event that there were non-voting shares according to the Spanish Companies Law and these Bylaws.
2. Annual net profits shall be distributed among shareholders in proportion to their holdings, once the company’s obligations have been met, legal, statutory and voluntary reserves, if any, have been allocated, and the Board of Director’s remuneration has been paid, without prejudice of what is established in paragraph 1 above.
In its dividend distribution resolution, the Shareholders’ Meeting shall establish the payment date and procedure. The Board of Directors may declare interim dividends, subject to the limitations and requirements set forth in the Law.
Article 34. Lapse of dividends
Dividends for a given year that are not received by a shareholder within five years of the dividend payment date shall lapse for the benefit of the Company.
CHAPTER V
DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION
Article 35. Dissolution of the Company
The Company shall be dissolved upon occurrence of any of the events set forth in Article 360 and related articles.
If the Company’s dissolution is due to the value of its net worth having fallen below half of the share capital, dissolution may be avoided by a resolution increasing or reducing share capital in accordance with the provisions of Article 363.1.d of the Law.
Article 36. Liquidation Procedures
After the Shareholders’ Meeting has resolved to dissolve the Company, at the proposal of the Board of Directors, it shall open the liquidation period, appoint one or more liquidators in an odd number, and define their powers.
This appointment shall terminate the powers of the Board of Directors.
During the liquidation period the Shareholders’ Meeting shall enjoy the same powers as it exercised during the normal life of the Company and shall specifically have the power to approve the financial statements and the final liquidation balance sheet.

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Article 37. Remuneration of liquidators
Upon appointment of the liquidators, the Shareholders’ Meeting shall establish the fees or remuneration to be paid to the liquidators for their services.
Article 38. Liquidation Procedures
Without prejudice to what is established under Spanish Companies Law, in general, all shares (Class A ordinary shares and Class B non-voting convertible shares) shall have the right to the same liquidation quota, if any.
Notwithstanding the above, holders of Class B non-voting convertible shares shall have the right, in the terms of Article 101 of the Spanish Companies Law, to obtain refund of the stated value before any amount is distributed to the rest of the shares in the event of liquidation of the company, if the liquidation quota of all the shares were lower than the stated value of the Class B non-voting convertible shares.
The provisions of the Law shall apply to all other matters not addressed herein.
CHAPTER VI
APPLICABLE LAW
Article 39
The provisions of the Spanish Companies Law and the Securities Market Law shall be observed and applied in any matters not addressed in these Bylaws.

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