Liberty Interactive and GCI Liberty Announce Completion of Auto Conversion, Reattribution and Expected Closing of Transactions

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.聽&聽ANCHORAGE, Alaska--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Liberty Interactive Corporation聽("LIC")聽(Nasdaq: QVCA, QVCB, LVNTA, LVNTB) and聽GCI Liberty, Inc.聽("GCI Liberty") (Nasdaq: GNCMA / GLIBA, GLIBP) today announced that GCI Liberty has effected the automatic conversion (the 鈥渁uto conversion鈥), as of 4:21 p.m., New York City time, today, of each share of its GCI Liberty Class A-1 and Class B-1 common stock into (i) 0.63 of a share of GCI Liberty Class A common stock and (ii) 0.2 of a share of GCI Liberty Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the 鈥減referred stock鈥).

LIC has also completed the reattribution of certain assets and liabilities attributed to its Ventures Group to the QVC Group. The reattributed assets and liabilities consisted of cash, LIC鈥檚 interests in ILG and FTD, certain green energy investments, exchangeable debentures of Liberty Interactive LLC and certain tax benefits. The聽final valuations of assets and liabilities to be reattributed will be provided after closing. Prior to market open tomorrow, LIC will contribute to GCI Liberty, in exchange for shares of GCI Liberty Class A and Class B common stock, the following assets and liabilities currently attributed to the Ventures Group: LIC鈥檚 entire equity interests in Liberty Broadband Corporation, Charter Communications, Lending Tree and Evite and certain other assets and liabilities attributed to its Ventures Group following the reattribution. LIC expects to complete the redemption of its Series A and Series B Liberty Ventures common stock in exchange for shares of GCI Liberty stock (the 鈥渟plit-off鈥) at 4:01 p.m., New York City time, tomorrow.

Following the auto conversion, GCI Liberty has delisted its Class A-1 common stock, and as a result, such securities will no longer trade on the Nasdaq Global Select Market as of market open tomorrow, March 9. In addition, GCI Liberty鈥檚 Class B-1 common stock will no longer be quoted on the OTC Markets. GCI Liberty鈥檚 Class A common stock and preferred stock are expected to commence trading in the regular way under the symbols 鈥淕LIBA鈥 and 鈥淕LIBP,鈥 respectively, on Monday, March 12. GCI Liberty intends to cause its Class B common stock to be quoted on the OTC Markets as soon as is practical following the closing date. However, LIC and GCI Liberty can give no assurances as to the timing of the quotation or the symbol under which GCI Liberty鈥檚 Class B common stock will be quoted.

In addition, LIC intends to delist its Series A and Series B Liberty Ventures common stock following the split-off and, as a result, such securities聽will cease to be traded聽on the NASDAQ Global Select Market following market close tomorrow, March 9.

As previously announced, beginning on Monday, March 12, LIC鈥檚 Series A and Series B QVC Group common stock will no longer trade under the symbols 鈥淨VCA鈥 and 鈥淨VCB,鈥 respectively, and will begin trading under the symbols 鈥淨RTEA鈥 and 鈥淨RTEB,鈥 respectively, in connection with the rebranding of LIC and its QVC Group as jvid视频 Group.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release includes certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about the completion of the proposed transactions between LIC and GCI Liberty and the listing and quotation of GCI Liberty鈥檚 capital stock and LIC鈥檚 common stock. These forward-looking statements involve many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including, without limitation, the completion of the described transactions and the listing and quotation of GCI Liberty鈥檚 capital stock. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release, and each of LIC and GCI Liberty expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein to reflect any change in LIC鈥檚 or GCI Liberty鈥檚 expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. Please refer to the publicly filed documents of LIC and GCI Liberty, including their most recent Forms 10-K, for additional information about LIC, GCI Liberty and about the risks and uncertainties related to LIC鈥檚 and GCI Liberty鈥檚 respective businesses which may affect the statements made in this press release.

Additional Information

Nothing in this press release shall constitute a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of GCI Liberty or any of LIC鈥檚 tracking stocks. The offer and issuance of shares in the transactions will only be made pursuant to GCI Liberty鈥檚 effective registration statement. GCI Liberty shareholders, LIC stockholders and other investors are urged to read the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transactions and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they contain important information about the transactions. Copies of these SEC filings are available free of charge at the SEC鈥檚 website (). Copies of the filings together with the materials incorporated by reference therein are also available, without charge, by directing a request to Liberty Interactive Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112, Attention: Investor Relations, Telephone: (720) 875-5420. GCI Liberty investors can access additional information at ir.gci.com.

jvid视频聽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鈥檚 subsidiaries, QVC,聽Inc., HSN,聽Inc. and zulily, llc, and its interests in FTD and ILG, and the businesses and assets attributed to the Liberty Ventures Group (Nasdaq: LVNTA, LVNTB) consist of all of Liberty Interactive Corporation鈥檚 businesses and assets other than those attributed to the QVC Group, including its subsidiary Evite and interests in Liberty Broadband Corporation, Lending Tree and Charter Communications.

jvid视频 GCI Liberty, Inc.

GCI Liberty is the largest communications provider in Alaska, providing data, wireless, video, voice and managed services to consumer and business customers throughout Alaska and nationwide. Headquartered in Alaska, GCI Liberty has delivered services for nearly 40 years to some of the most remote communities and in some of the most challenging conditions in North America. Learn more about GCI Liberty at .

Liberty Interactive Corporation
Courtnee Chun, 720-875-5420
or
GCI Liberty, Inc.
Heather Handyside, 907-301-3481

Source: Liberty Interactive Corporation