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): July 22, 2016
LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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12300 Liberty Blvd.
Englewood, Colorado 80112
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5300
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On July 22, 2016 at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, Liberty Interactive Corporation (the “Company”) completed its previously announced spin-off (the “Spin-Off”) of its former wholly-owned subsidiary CommerceHub, Inc. (“CommerceHub”).
The Spin-Off was accomplished by the distribution (the “Distribution”) by the Company of a dividend of (i) 0.1 of a share of CommerceHub’s Series A common stock for each outstanding share of the Company’s Series A Liberty Ventures common stock (“LVNTA”) as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 8, 2016 (such date and time, the “Record Date”), (ii) 0.1 of a share of CommerceHub’s Series B common stock for each outstanding share of the Company’s Series B Liberty Ventures common stock (“LVNTB”) as of the Record Date and (iii) 0.2 of a share of CommerceHub’s Series C common stock for each outstanding share of LVNTA and LVNTB as of the Record Date, in each case, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares.
In connection with the Spin-Off, the following agreements were entered into by the Company (the “Spin-Off Agreements”):
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a Reorganization Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2016, between the Company and CommerceHub, which provides for, among other things, the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Spin-Off, certain conditions to the Spin-Off and provisions governing the relationship between the Company and CommerceHub with respect to and resulting from the Spin-Off; and |
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a Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, between CommerceHub and the Company, which governs the allocation of taxes, tax benefits, tax items and tax-related losses between CommerceHub and the Company. |
The section of the prospectus forming a part of Amendment No. 3 to CommerceHub’s Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 14, 2016 (File No. 333-210508), entitled “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationships Between CH Parent and Liberty and/or Liberty Media,” which describes the material terms of the Spin-Off Agreements, is incorporated herein by reference. These descriptions are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Spin-Off Agreements, which are filed as Exhibits 2.1 and 10.1, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 8.01. Other Events
On July 22, 2016, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the completion of the Spin-Off. The full text of the Press Release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Reorganization Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2016, between Liberty Interactive Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to CommerceHub, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 26, 2016 (File No. 001-37840) (the “CommerceHub 8-K”)) |
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Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, between Liberty Interactive Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the CommerceHub 8-K) |
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Press Release, dated July 22, 2016 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: July 26, 2016 |
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LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION |
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/s/ Wade Haufschild |
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Name: Wade Haufschild |
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Title: Vice President |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Reorganization Agreement, dated as of July 15, 2016, between Liberty Interactive Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to CommerceHub, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 26, 2016 (File No. 001-37840) (the “CommerceHub 8-K”)) |
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Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of July 22, 2016, between Liberty Interactive Corporation and CommerceHub, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the CommerceHub 8-K) |
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Press Release, dated July 22, 2016 |
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Exhibit 99.1
Liberty Interactive Corporation Announces Completion of CommerceHub Spin-Off
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Liberty Interactive Corporation ("Liberty") (Nasdaq: QVCA, QVCB, LVNTA, LVNTB) announced that it has completed the spin-off (the "Spin-Off") of its subsidiary CommerceHub, Inc. (“CH Parent”) (Nasdaq: CHUBA, CHUBK) at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, today. As a result, Liberty and CH Parent are now separate publicly traded companies. CH Parent’s Series A and Series C common stock will begin trading in the regular way on Monday, July 25, 2016 on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbols listed above. CH Parent’s Series B common stock will begin quotation in the regular way under the symbol "CHUBB" on Monday, July 25, 2016 on the OTC Markets.
Information regarding CH Parent and the spin-off, including information regarding the estimated capitalization of CH Parent, will be available in a slide deck to be posted on the Liberty website at http://ir.libertyinteractive.com/events.cfm. The deck will also be available on the website of CH Parent starting on Monday, July 25th.
About Liberty Interactive Corporation
Liberty Interactive Corporation operates and owns interests in a broad range of digital commerce businesses. Those businesses are currently attributed to two tracking stock groups: the QVC Group and the Liberty Ventures Group. The businesses and assets attributed to the QVC Group (Nasdaq: QVCA, QVCB) consist of Liberty Interactive Corporation's subsidiaries, QVC, Inc. and zulily, llc, and its interest in HSN, Inc., and the businesses and assets attributed to the Liberty Ventures Group (Nasdaq: LVNTA, LVNTB) consist of all of Liberty Interactive Corporation's businesses and assets other than those attributed to the QVC Group, including its interest in Expedia, Liberty Broadband Corporation and FTD, its subsidiaries Bodybuilding.com and Evite, and minority interests in Interval Leisure Group, Time Warner, Lending Tree and Charter Communications, Inc.
About CommerceHub
CommerceHub (NASDAQ: CHUBA, CHUBK) is a distributed commerce network connecting supply, demand and delivery that helps retailers and brands increase sales by expanding product assortments, promoting products on the channels that perform, and enabling rapid, on-time customer delivery. With its robust platform and proven scalability, CommerceHub has helped its approximately 9,500 customers achieve an estimated $11.6 billion in Gross Merchandise Value in 2015.
Liberty Interactive Corporation
Courtnee Chun, 720-875-5420
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