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Charter said on May 16, 2025 it entered into a Transaction Agreement with Cox Enterprises. It said it will pay $3.5 billion in cash for the Equity Sale and $500 million in cash for the Contribution.

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  1. Charter said on May 16, 2025 it entered into a Transaction Agreement with Cox Enterprises. It said it will pay $3.5 billion in cash for the Equity Sale and $500 million in cash for the Contribution.

  2. Charter Holdings will issue to Cox Parent preferred units with an aggregate liquidation preference of $6.0 billion that pay a 6.875% coupon, along with about 33.6 million common units, the company said. It said Cox Parent will hold about 23% of the combined entity on an as-exchanged, as-converted basis.

  3. The company said the combined entity will assume about $12 billion of Cox's outstanding debt. It also said Charter will owe Cox Parent a termination fee of $875 million if Cox Parent terminates the agreement after a change in the Charter Board's recommendation but before the Charter Requisite Approvals are received.

  4. The company said Liberty committed to vote shares representing about 28% of total voting power, and A/N about 12%, in favor of the Certificate Amendment and the Equity Issuance. It also said the number of Charter directors will remain at thirteen after closing, and Cox Parent will be entitled to nominate 3 directors.

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Cash Consideration for Cox Business Acquisition

Charter said on May 16, 2025 it entered into a Transaction Agreement with Cox Enterprises. It said it will pay $3.5 billion in cash for the Equity Sale and $500 million in cash for the Contribution.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Convertible Preferred and Common Units Issuance and Ownership

Charter Holdings will issue to Cox Parent preferred units with an aggregate liquidation preference of $6.0 billion that pay a 6.875% coupon, along with about 33.6 million common units, the company said. It said Cox Parent will hold about 23% of the combined entity on an as-exchanged, as-converted basis.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Assumption of Cox Debt and Termination Fee

The company said the combined entity will assume about $12 billion of Cox's outstanding debt. It also said Charter will owe Cox Parent a termination fee of $875 million if Cox Parent terminates the agreement after a change in the Charter Board's recommendation but before the Charter Requisite Approvals are received.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Liberty and A/N Voting Agreements and Board Composition

The company said Liberty committed to vote shares representing about 28% of total voting power, and A/N about 12%, in favor of the Certificate Amendment and the Equity Issuance. It also said the number of Charter directors will remain at thirteen after closing, and Cox Parent will be entitled to nominate 3 directors.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

Original filing

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.