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, 2005
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware | 0-20570 | 59-2712887 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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152 West 57th Street, New York, NY | 10019 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (212) 314-7300 |
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(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:
ITEM 1.01. ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT.
Spin-Off Agreements
On August 9, 2005, IAC/InterActiveCorp ("IAC") completed the spin-off (the "Spin-Off") of Expedia, Inc. ("Expedia"). In connection with the Spin-Off, IAC and Expedia entered into the following agreements (collectively, the "Spin-Off Agreements").
1. A Separation Agreement that sets forth the arrangements between IAC and Expedia with respect to the principal corporate transactions necessary to complete the Spin-Off, and a number of other principles governing the relationship between IAC and Expedia following the Spin-Off.
2. A Tax Sharing Agreement that will govern the respective rights, responsibilities and obligations of IAC and Expedia after the Spin-Off with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, tax contests and other matters regarding income taxes, other taxes and related tax returns.
3. An Employee Matters Agreement that will govern a wide range of compensation and benefit issues, including the allocation between IAC and Expedia of responsibility for the employment and benefit obligations and liabilities of each company's current and former employees (and their dependents and beneficiaries).
4. A Transition Services Agreement that will govern the provision of transition services from IAC to Expedia.
A summary of certain important features of the Spin-Off Agreements can be found in Amendment No. 3 to IAC's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-124303) (the "Registration Statement"), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005. The section of the Registration Statement entitled "The Spin-Off ProposalRelationship Between IAC and Expedia after the Spin-Off" beginning on page 50 of the Registration Statement is incorporated by reference into this Form 8-K.
Amended and Restated Governance Agreement
On August 9, 2005, in connection with the Spin-Off, IAC entered into an Amended and Restated Governance Agreement (the "Governance Agreement") with Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty") and Barry Diller, the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of IAC.
Representation of Liberty on the IAC Board of Directors
Under the terms of the Governance Agreement:
Pursuant to the terms of the Governance Agreement, IAC will cause each director that Liberty nominates to be included in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board of Directors of IAC to
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the stockholders of IAC for election as directors at each annual meeting of the stockholders of IAC and will use all reasonable efforts to cause the election of each such director including soliciting proxies in favor of the election of such persons. Liberty has the right to designate a replacement director to the board of IAC in order to fill any vacancy of a director previously designated by Liberty.
Contingent Matters
The Governance Agreement lists certain actions that require the prior consent of Liberty and Mr. Diller before IAC can take any such action.
For so long as:
In addition, for so long as the Consent Conditions apply, if IAC's "total debt ratio" (as defined in the Governance Agreement) equals or exceeds 4:1 over a twelve-month period, IAC may not take any of the following actions without the prior approval of Liberty and/or Mr. Diller:
Preemptive Rights
In the event that IAC issues or proposes to issue any shares of Common Stock or Class B Common Stock (with certain limited exceptions) including shares issued upon exercise, conversion or exchange of options, warrants and convertible securities, Liberty will have preemptive rights that entitle it to purchase a number of common shares so that Liberty will maintain the identical ownership interest in IAC that Liberty had immediately prior to such issuance or proposed issuance (subject to a cap). Any purchase by Liberty will be allocated between Common Stock and Class B Common Stock in the same proportion as the issuance or issuances giving rise to the preemptive right, except to the
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extent that Liberty opts to acquire shares of Common Stock in lieu of shares of Class B Common Stock.
Registration Rights
Liberty and Mr. Diller are entitled to customary, transferable registration rights with respect to Common Stock owned by them. Liberty is entitled to four demand registration rights and Mr. Diller is entitled to three demand registration rights. IAC will pay the costs associated with such registrations (other than underwriting discounts, fees and commissions). IAC will not be required to register shares of its Common Stock if a stockholder could sell the shares in the quantities proposed to be sold at such time in one transaction under Rule 144 of the Securities Act or under another comparable exemption from registration.
Termination
Generally, the Governance Agreement will terminate:
Relationship Between IAC, Mr. Diller and Liberty
Mr. Diller is the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of IAC. Mr. Diller and Liberty are parties to an Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of August 9, 2005 (the "Stockholders Agreement"). Among other arrangements, under the terms of the Stockholders Agreement, Liberty grants to Mr. Diller an irrevocable proxy with respect to all IAC securities beneficially owned by Liberty until such proxy terminates in accordance with the terms of the Stockholders Agreement. As a result of the arrangements contemplated by the Stockholders Agreement, Mr. Diller controls approximately 53% of the combined voting power of IAC capital stock and can effectively control the outcome of all matters submitted to a vote or for the consent of IAC's stockholders (other than with respect to the election by the holders of IAC's common stock of 25% of the members of IAC's Board of Directors and matters to which Delaware law requires a separate class vote).
Amendment to Employment Agreement with Victor Kaufman
IAC and Victor Kaufman entered into Amendment Number 1 (the "Amendment") to the Employment Agreement dated as of February 5, 2004 between Victor Kaufman and IAC which became effective upon completion of the Spin-Off. Mr. Kaufman is the Vice Chairman of IAC and is also the Vice Chairman of Expedia. The Amendment provides that so long as Mr. Kaufman is Vice Chairman of Expedia, Mr. Kaufman will devote at least 80% of his business time to IAC and Expedia, with IAC as his first priority, and that Mr. Kaufman's activities with Expedia will not violate his non-competition obligations to IAC. In the event that Mr. Kaufman ceases to be Vice Chairman of Expedia during the term of his Employment Agreement, the provisions of the Amendment will cease to apply and the Employment Agreement will continue in effect in accordance with its terms in effect prior to the Spin-Off.
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ITEM 2.01 COMPLETION OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSITION OF ASSETS
On August 9, 2005, IAC/InterActiveCorp ("IAC") announced the successful completion of the spin-off of Expedia, Inc. to IAC shareholders. The unaudited pro forma financial statements and related notes thereto, which are attached as Exhibit 99.1, are incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. |
Description |
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99.1 | IAC/InterActiveCorp and subsidiaries unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheets as of June 30, 2005, December 31, 2004 and 2003 and unaudited pro forma condensed combined statements of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004 and related notes thereto. |
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP | ||||
By: |
/s/ GREGORY R. BLATT NAME: GREGORY R. BLATT TITLE: EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL |
Date: August 15, 2005
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