- Amended Current report filing (8-K/A)
September 17 2010 - 3:02PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2010 (August 4, 2010)
LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-33862
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26-0490500
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification Number)
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1114 Avenue of the Americas, 41
st
Floor
New York, New York 10036
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants 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:
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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. ON
AUGUST 19, 2010, PRISA FILED AN AMENDMENT TO ITS REGISTRATION STATEMENT WHICH, AMONG OTHER THINGS,
REFLECTED THE TERMS OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN
PRISA AND LIBERTY ON AUGUST 4, 2010 (AS FURTHER AMENDED, 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 SECS 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 CNMVS WEBSITE AT WWW.CNMV.ES.
LIBERTY AND ITS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION OF
PROXIES FROM LIBERTYS 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 LIBERTYS 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
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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.
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 PRISAS 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 80 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
LIBERTYS 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
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AND UNCERTAINTIES INDICATED FROM TIME TO TIME IN PRISAS OR LIBERTYS FILINGS WITH THE SEC.
READERS ARE REFERRED TO LIBERTYS 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 JUNE 30, 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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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A (the
Amended Report
) amends Item 9.01 of, and the
related Exhibit Index contained in, the Current Report on Form 8-K (the
Original
Report
) filed by Liberty with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2010. The
Amended Report is being filed by Liberty solely to remove a disclaimer that suggests that investors
should not rely on disclosures in exhibits or annexes to agreements to which Liberty is a party.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the other disclosures made in the Original Report remain
unchanged.
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
The disclosures made in Item 1.01 of the Original Report remain unchanged.
Item 3.02. Unregistered Sales of Securities.
The disclosures made in Item 3.02 of the Original Report remain unchanged.
Item 5.01. Change in Control of Registrant.
The disclosures made in Item 5.01 of the Original Report remain unchanged.
Item 5.03. Amendment of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
The disclosures made in Item 5.03 of the Original Report remain unchanged.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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2.1
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Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of
August 4, 2010, among Prisa, Liberty and Liberty Virginia (1)(2)
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4.1
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Amended Form of Warrant Amendment Agreement (2)
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4.2
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series A Preferred Stock (2)
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4.3
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series B Preferred Stock (2)
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4.4
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series C Preferred Stock (2)
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4.5
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series D Preferred Stock (2)
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4.6
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of
Series E Preferred Stock (2)
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10.1
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Form of Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 4, 2010
among Liberty and each of the Investors (and schedule of material
differences thereto) (2)
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10.2
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Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement, dated August
4, 2010, among Liberty and the Sponsors (2)
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10.3
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Amended and Restated Deferred Discount Reduction Letter Agreement
dated August 4, 2010 (2)
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99.1
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Amended Form of Prisa by-laws (English translation) (2)
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(1)
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The Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement has been included to provide
investors and security holders with information regarding its terms. Factual disclosures
about Prisa or Liberty contained in the proxy statement/prospectus included in the
Registration Statement or in public filings with the SEC may supplement, update or modify the
factual disclosures about Prisa or Liberty contained in the Amended and Restated Business
Combination Agreement. In reviewing the representations and warranties contained in the
Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement it is important to bear in mind that the
parties negotiated the representations and warranties with the principal purpose of
establishing the circumstances in which a party to the Amended and Restated Business
Combination Agreement may have the right not to close the Business Combination if the
representations and warranties of the other party prove to be untrue due to a change in
circumstance or otherwise, and allocating risk between the parties, rather than establishing
matters as facts. The representations and warranties may also be subject to a contractual
standard of materiality different from those generally applicable to stockholders.
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(2)
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Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with the Registrants Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 9, 2010.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly
caused this amended report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.
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Date: September 17, 2010
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By:
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/S/ JARED BLUESTEIN
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Name:
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Jared Bluestein
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Title:
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Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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2.1
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Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement, dated as of August 4, 2010, among
Prisa, Liberty and Liberty Virginia (1)(2)
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4.1
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Amended Form of Warrant Amendment Agreement (2)
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4.2
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series A Preferred Stock (2)
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4.3
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series B Preferred Stock (2)
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4.4
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series C Preferred Stock (2)
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4.5
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series D Preferred Stock (2)
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4.6
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Form of Certificate of Designations, Preferences and Rights of Series E Preferred Stock (2)
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10.1
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Form of Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, dated August 4, 2010 among Liberty and each of
the Investors (and schedule of material differences thereto) (2)
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10.2
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Amended and Restated Securities Surrender Agreement, dated August 4, 2010, among Liberty
and the Sponsors (2)
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10.3
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Amended and Restated Deferred Discount Reduction Letter Agreement dated August 4, 2010 (2)
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99.1
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Amended Form of Prisa by-laws (English translation) (2)
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(1)
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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. Factual disclosures about Prisa
or Liberty contained in the proxy statement/prospectus included in the Registration Statement
or in public filings with the SEC may supplement, update or modify the factual disclosures
about Prisa or Liberty contained in the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement.
In reviewing the representations and warranties contained in the Amended and Restated Business
Combination Agreement it is important to bear in mind that the parties negotiated the
representations and warranties with the principal purpose of establishing the circumstances in
which a party to the Amended and Restated Business Combination Agreement may have the right
not to close the Business Combination if the representations and warranties of the other party
prove to be untrue due to a change in circumstance or otherwise, and allocating risk between
the parties, rather than establishing matters as facts. The representations and warranties may
also be subject to a contractual standard of materiality different from those generally
applicable to stockholders. 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
Libertys or Prisas respective public disclosures.
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(2)
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Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with the Registrants Current
Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 9, 2010.
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