LCAPA Liberty Media Corp. - Liberty Cap Class A Common Stock (MM)

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        As of June 18, 2010, the last trading day prior to the public announcement of the Liberty Media board's intention to seek the approval of the Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz stockholders to effect the Split-Off Proposals, LCAPA closed at $41.78, LCAPB closed at $42.25, LINTA closed at $12.35, LINTB closed at $12.33, LSTZA closed at $52.42 and LSTZB closed at $50.63. As of April 14, 2011, the most recent practicable date prior to the mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus, LCAPA closed at $76.21, LCAPB closed at $76.37, LINTA closed at $16.51, LINTB closed at $16.97, LSTZA closed at $79.14 and LSTZB closed at $78.00.

Dividends

        Liberty Media.     Liberty Media has never paid cash dividends on any series of its common stock. All decisions regarding payment of dividends by Liberty Media are made by its board of directors, from time to time, in accordance with applicable law after taking into account various factors, including its financial condition, operating results, current and anticipated cash needs, plans for expansion and possible loan covenants which may restrict or prohibit its payment of dividends.

        Splitco.     Splitco has no present intention to pay cash dividends on its stock. All decisions regarding payment of dividends by Splitco will be made by its board of directors, from time to time, in accordance with applicable law after taking into account various factors, including its financial condition, operating results, current and anticipated cash needs, plans for expansion and possible loan covenants which may restrict or prohibit its payment of dividends.

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RISK FACTORS

         In addition to the other information contained in, incorporated by reference in or included as an Annex to this proxy statement/prospectus, you should carefully consider the following risk factors in deciding whether to vote to approve the Split-Off Proposals.

        The risk factors described in this section have been separated into two groups:

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risks that relate to the Split-Off, which include risks relating to the Split-Off Proposals; and



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risks relating to an investment in Splitco, which include risks relating to the tracking stock and capital structure of Splitco.

        The risks described below and elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus are not the only ones that relate to the Split-Off and an investment in Splitco. The risks described below are considered to be the most material. However, there may be other unknown or unpredictable economic, business, competitive, regulatory or other factors that also could have material adverse effects on Splitco or an investment in its common stock. Past financial performance may not be a reliable indicator of future performance and historical trends may not foretell results or trends in future periods especially given the current economic environment.

        If any of the events described below were to occur, the businesses, prospects, financial condition, results of operations and/or cash flows of Splitco could be materially adversely affected. In any such case, the price of any or all of the Splitco common stock could decline, perhaps significantly.

        For the purposes of these risk factors, unless the context otherwise indicates, we have assumed that the Split-Off Proposals have been approved and that the Split-Off has been completed.

Risk Factors Relating to the Split-Off and Split-Off Proposals

        The Split-Off could result in a significant tax liability.     Liberty Media has received the Ruling from the IRS to the effect that, among other things, the Split-Off will qualify as a tax-free distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. It is a non-waivable condition to the Split-Off that the Ruling shall not have been withdrawn, invalidated or modified in an adverse manner. Although the Ruling will generally be binding on the IRS, the continuing validity of the Ruling will be subject to the accuracy of factual statements and representations made to the IRS by Liberty Media. Further, as a result of the IRS's general ruling policy with respect to transactions under Section 355 of the Code and transactions involving tracking stock, the Ruling does not represent a determination by the IRS that certain requirements necessary to obtain tax-free treatment to holders of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock and to Liberty Media under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code (specifically, the business purpose requirement, the requirement that the Split-Off not be used principally as a device for the distribution of earnings and profits, the non-application of Section 355(e) of the Code to the Split-Off (discussed below) and the requirement that the tracking stocks be treated as stock of the issuer for U.S. federal income tax purposes) have been satisfied. Rather, the Ruling is based upon representations made to the IRS by Liberty Media that these requirements have been satisfied.

        As a result of this IRS ruling policy, the Split-Off is also conditioned upon the receipt by Liberty Media of the opinions of Baker Botts L.L.P. to the effect that, among other things, (i) the Split-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction to Liberty Media and to the holders of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, (ii) the Splitco Capital common stock and the Splitco Starz common stock distributed in the Split-Off will be treated as stock of Splitco for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and (iii) the Splitco Capital common stock and the Splitco Starz common stock distributed in the Split-Off will not constitute Section 306 stock within the meaning of Section 306(c) of the Code.

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        The opinions of counsel will rely on the continued validity of the Ruling, as to the matters covered by the Ruling, and will be based upon certain assumptions, as well as statements, representations and certain undertakings made by officers of Liberty Media and Splitco and a stockholder of Liberty Media. If the Ruling is no longer valid, if any of those statements, representations or assumptions is incorrect or untrue in any material respect or any of those undertakings is not complied with, or if the facts upon which the opinions are based are materially different from the facts at the time of the Split-Off, the conclusions reached in such opinions could be adversely affected. Opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS or the courts, and the conclusions expressed in such opinions could be challenged by the IRS and a court could sustain such challenge. In addition, there are no Code provisions, Treasury Regulations, court decisions or published rulings of the IRS bearing directly on the tax effects of the issuance and characterization of "tracking stock," such as the Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock. As indicated above, the IRS will not issue private letter rulings on the characterization of tracking stock, and the Ruling does not provide a determination by the IRS with respect to such issue. However, it is a non-waivable condition to the Split-Off that Liberty Media receive the opinions of counsel described above. In addition, the past administrative practice of the IRS has generally been to respect the treatment of tracking stock as stock of the issuer.

        Even if the Split-Off otherwise qualifies under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, the Split-Off would result in a significant U.S. federal income tax liability to Liberty Media (but not to holders of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Starz common stock) under Section 355(e) of the Code if one or more persons acquire a 50-percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of Liberty Media or in the stock of Splitco as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the Split-Off. Current tax law generally creates a presumption that any acquisition of the stock of Liberty Media or the stock of Splitco within two years before or after the Split-Off is part of a plan that includes the Split-Off, although the parties may be able to rebut that presumption. The process for determining whether an acquisition is part of a plan under these rules is complex, inherently factual and subject to interpretation of the facts and circumstances of a particular case. Notwithstanding the opinions of counsel described above, Liberty Media or Splitco might inadvertently cause or permit a prohibited change in Liberty Media's ownership or Splitco's ownership to occur, thereby triggering tax liability to Liberty Media, which could have a material adverse effect.

        If it is subsequently determined, for whatever reason, that the Split-Off does not qualify for tax-free treatment, Liberty Media and/or the holders of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock immediately prior to the Split-Off could incur significant tax liabilities determined in the manner described in "The Split-Off Proposals—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Split-Off." In addition, if the IRS were to successfully assert that the Splitco Capital common stock or the Splitco Starz common stock is Section 306 stock, within the meaning of Section 306(c) of the Code, the holders of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock could be required to recognize ordinary income on the subsequent sale or exchange of such Section 306 stock, or dividend income on any redemption of such Section 306 stock, without regard to their basis in such stock, and such holders generally would not be permitted to recognize any loss on such disposition. As described further under "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions—Relationships between Splitco and Liberty Media—Tax Sharing Agreement," in certain circumstances, Splitco will be required to indemnify Liberty Media, its subsidiaries, and certain related persons for losses and taxes resulting from the Split-Off. For a more complete discussion of the Ruling, the tax opinions and the tax consequences if the Split-Off is not tax-free, please see "The Split-Off Proposals—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Split-Off."

        Splitco may have a significant tax liability to Liberty Media, which is not limited in amount or subject to any cap, if the Split-Off or Liberty Media's split-off of LEI are treated as taxable transactions.     Pursuant to its tax sharing agreement with Liberty Media and Liberty Media LLC (the Tax Sharing Agreement ), subject to certain limited exceptions, Splitco must indemnify Liberty Media, its subsidiaries, and certain

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related persons for losses and taxes resulting from the Split-Off to the extent such losses or taxes (i) result primarily from, individually or in the aggregate, the breach of certain covenants made by Splitco (applicable to actions or failures to act by Splitco and its subsidiaries following the completion of the Split-Off) that relate to the qualification of the Split-Off and related restructuring transactions as tax-free transactions, (ii) result from the Splitco Capital common stock or the Splitco Starz common stock not being treated as stock of Splitco, or being treated as Section 306 stock within the meaning of Section 306(c) of the Code, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (iii) result from the Liberty Interactive common stock, the Liberty Capital common stock, or the Liberty Starz common stock not being treated as stock of Liberty Media, or being treated as Section 306 stock within the meaning of Section 306(c) of the Code, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (iv) result from Section 355(e) of the Code applying to the Split-Off as a result of the Split-Off being part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire a 50-percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of Splitco, or (v) result from deferred intercompany items or excess loss accounts that are triggered by the Split-Off, and that would otherwise be allocated to Splitco.

        In addition, pursuant to the Tax Sharing Agreement, Splitco will generally be required to indemnify Liberty Media for any losses or taxes arising from the failure of Liberty Media's split-off of LEI effected on November 19, 2009 (the LEI Split-Off ) to qualify as a tax-free transaction described in Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) (to the extent such losses or taxes are not indemnified by LEI or its affiliates pursuant to LEI's tax sharing agreement with Liberty Media), including any such losses or taxes arising as a result of the completion of the Split-Off. However, Splitco will not be required to indemnify Liberty Media for any losses or taxes arising primarily from, individually or in the aggregate, the breach of certain covenants made by Liberty (applicable to actions or failures to act by Liberty Media and its subsidiaries following the completion of the Split-Off).

        Splitco's indemnification obligations to Liberty Media, its subsidiaries and certain related persons are not limited in amount or subject to any cap. If Splitco is required to indemnify Liberty Media, its subsidiaries and certain related persons under the circumstances set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement, Splitco may be subject to substantial liabilities, which could materially adversely affect its financial position.

        Splitco may determine to forgo certain transactions in order to avoid the risk of incurring significant tax-related liabilities.     In the Tax Sharing Agreement, Splitco will covenant not to take any action, or fail to take any action, following the Split-Off which action or failure to act is inconsistent with the Split-Off qualifying for tax-free treatment under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code. Further, the Tax Sharing Agreement will require that Splitco generally indemnify Liberty Media for any taxes or losses incurred by Liberty Media (or its subsidiaries) resulting from breaches of such covenants or resulting from Section 355(e) of the Code applying to the Split-Off because of acquisitions of a 50-percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of Splitco that are part of a plan that includes the Split-Off. As a result, Splitco might determine to forgo certain transactions that might have otherwise been advantageous in order to preserve the tax-free treatment of the Split-Off.

        In particular, Splitco might determine to continue to operate certain of its business operations for the foreseeable future even if a sale or discontinuance of such business might have otherwise been advantageous. Moreover, in light of the requirements of Section 355(e) of the Code, Splitco might determine to forgo certain transactions, including share repurchases, stock issuances, certain asset dispositions or other strategic transactions for some period of time following the Split-Off. In addition, Splitco's indemnity obligation under the Tax Sharing Agreement might discourage, delay or prevent a change of control transaction for some period of time following the Split-Off.

        The market value of the Splitco Capital common stock may not equal or exceed the current market value of the Liberty Capital common stock; and the market value of the Splitco Starz common stock may not equal or exceed the current market value of the Liberty Starz common stock.     Although Liberty Capital common

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stock and Liberty Starz common stock have been publicly traded for some time, there is no public market for Splitco common stock. Because, among other things, Splitco common stock will be a security of Splitco, rather than a security of Liberty Media, there can be no assurance that the public market for Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock will be similar to the public market for the Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock, respectively. Ultimately, the value of each share of Splitco common stock will be principally determined in the trading markets and could be influenced by many factors, including the operations of Splitco's subsidiaries and business affiliates, investors' expectations of Splitco's prospects, financial estimates by securities analysts, trends and uncertainties affecting the industries in which Splitco or its affiliates compete, future issuances and repurchases of Splitco common stock and general economic and other conditions. The trading value of the Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock could be higher or lower than the trading value of the existing Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock, respectively, and we are unable to estimate whether any such difference, whether favorable or unfavorable, will be material. In addition, Splitco may elect to convert its common stock relating to one group into common stock relating to the other group, thereby changing the nature of your investment, which could result in a loss in value.

        After the Split-Off, Splitco may be controlled by one principal stockholder.     John C. Malone currently beneficially owns shares of Liberty Capital common stock (excluding exercisable stock options) representing approximately 42.9% of the aggregate voting power of the outstanding shares of Liberty Capital common stock as of December 31, 2010 and shares of Liberty Starz common stock (excluding exercisable stock options) representing approximately 30.9% of the aggregate voting power of the outstanding shares of Liberty Starz common stock as of December 31, 2010. Following the consummation of the Split-Off, Mr. Malone is expected to beneficially own shares of Splitco common stock (excluding exercisable stock options) representing up to approximately 38.8% of Splitco's voting power, based upon the redemption ratios and his beneficial ownership of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock, as of December 31, 2010 (as reflected under "Management of Splitco—Pro Forma Security Ownership of Management" below). By virtue of Mr. Malone's voting power in Splitco as well as his position as Splitco's Chairman of the Board, Mr. Malone may be deemed to control Splitco's operations. Mr. Malone's rights to vote or dispose of his equity interest in Splitco will not be subject to any restrictions in favor of Splitco other than as may be required by applicable law and except for customary transfer restrictions pursuant to incentive award agreements.

Risk Factors Relating to Splitco

Factors Relating to Splitco, the Capital Group and the Starz Group

        Splitco's historical financial information may not be representative of Splitco's results as a separate company.     The historical financial information included in this proxy statement/prospectus for Splitco may not necessarily reflect what Splitco's results of operations, financial condition and cash flows would have been had Splitco been a separate, stand-alone entity pursuing independent strategies during the periods presented.

        The historical financial information of Liberty Media's Capital Group and Starz Group may not necessarily reflect their results as separate companies.     One of the reasons for the creation of a tracking stock is to permit equity investors to apply more specific criteria in valuing the shares of a particular group, such as comparisons of earnings multiples with those of other companies in the same business sector. In valuing shares of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock, investors should recognize that the historical financial information of Liberty Media's Capital Group and Starz Group has been extracted from the consolidated financial statements of Liberty Media and may not necessarily reflect what the Liberty Media Capital Group's and the Liberty Media Starz Group's results of operations, financial condition and cash flows would have been had the groups been separate,

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stand-alone entities pursuing independent strategies during the period presented and while a part of Liberty Media.

        Rapid technological advances could render the products and services offered by Splitco's subsidiaries and business affiliates obsolete or non-competitive.     Splitco's subsidiaries and business affiliates, such as TruePosition and Sirius XM Radio, must stay abreast of rapidly evolving technological developments and offerings to remain competitive and increase the utility of their services. These subsidiaries and business affiliates must be able to incorporate new technologies into their products in order to address the needs of their customers. There can be no assurance that they will be able to compete with advancing technology, and any failure to do so could result in customers seeking alternative service providers and may adversely affect the group to which they are attributed, thereby adversely impacting Splitco's revenue and operating income.

        Certain of Splitco's subsidiaries and business affiliates depend on their relationships with third party distribution channels, suppliers and advertisers and any adverse changes in these relationships could adversely affect Splitco's results of operations and those attributed to any of its groups.     An important component of the success of Splitco's subsidiaries and business affiliates, including Starz Entertainment, TruePosition and Sirius XM Radio, will be their ability to maintain their existing, as well as build new, relationships with third party distribution channels, including local and national cable and satellite providers, and suppliers and advertisers, among other parties. Adverse changes in existing relationships or the inability to enter into new arrangements with these parties on favorable terms, if at all, could have a significant adverse effect on Splitco's results of operations and those attributed to its groups.

        The loss of Starz Entertainment's affiliation agreements, or renewals on less advantageous terms, could have an adverse impact on our revenue.     One of the primary sources of revenue for Starz Entertainment is its affiliation agreements. Under these agreements, Starz Entertainment licenses its programming to distributors such as cable and satellite operators, which in turn distribute the programming to their subscribers. These affiliation agreements generally provide for the level of carriage Starz Entertainment programming will receive, such as channel placement and programming package inclusion, for payment of a license fee to Starz Entertainment. These payments represent a significant portion of our revenue. Affiliation agreements generally have a limited term which varies from distributor to distributor, and there can be no assurance that these affiliation agreements will be renewed in the future, or renewed on terms that are as favorable to Starz Entertainment as those in effect today.

        There has been significant consolidation among cable and satellite operators, giving the largest operators considerable leverage in their relationships with programmers, including Starz Entertainment. Continued consolidation within the industry could further reduce the number of distributors available to carry our programming and increase the negotiating leverage of Starz Entertainment's distributors which could adversely affect our revenue. The affiliation agreements between Starz Entertainment and its two largest distributors represented approximately 15% and 12% of Splitco's revenue for the year ended December 31, 2010. Neither of these affiliation agreements expires within the next 12 months. A failure to secure a renewal of either of these agreements, or a renewal on less favorable terms, could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.

        The subsidiaries and business affiliates attributable to each group of Splitco are subject to risks of adverse government regulation.     Programming services, cable television systems, the Internet, telephony services and satellite carriers are subject to varying degrees of regulation in the United States by the FCC and other entities and in foreign countries by similar regulators. Such regulation and legislation are subject to the political process and have been in constant flux over the past decade. Material changes in the law and regulatory requirements must be anticipated, and there can be no assurance that the businesses and assets attributed to each group will not become subject to increased expenses or more stringent restrictions as a result of any future legislation, new regulation or deregulation.

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        The success of one of Splitco's subsidiaries, Starz Entertainment, and two of Splitco's business affiliates, Sirius XM Radio and Live Nation, depends on audience acceptance of their programs and programming services which is difficult to predict.     Entertainment content production, premium subscription television program services, satellite radio services and live entertainment events are inherently risky businesses because the revenue derived from these businesses depends primarily upon the public's acceptance of these programs and services, which is difficult to predict. The commercial success of a cable program, premium subscription television service, satellite radio program or live entertainment production depends on the quality and acceptance of other competing programs and other entertainment content available in the marketplace at or near the same time, the availability of alternative forms of entertainment and leisure time activities, general economic conditions and other tangible and intangible factors, many of which are difficult to predict. Audience sizes for cable programming and premium subscription television programs are important factors when cable television and DTH satellite providers negotiate affiliation agreements. Audience size is also an important factor when determining subscription rates for satellite radio services and ticket pricing for live entertainment productions. Consequently, low public acceptance of programs and services offered by Starz Entertainment, Live Nation and Sirius XM Radio will have an adverse effect on Splitco's results of operations and could hurt the ability of these subsidiaries and business affiliates to maintain rates charged to affiliates, subscribers and customers.

        Increased programming and content costs may adversely affect profits.     One of Splitco's subsidiaries, Starz Entertainment, produces programming and other content and incurs costs for all types of creative talent including writers, producers and actors. Starz Entertainment also acquires programming, such as movies and television series, from television production companies and movie studios. An increase in the costs of programming and other content may lead to decreased profitability.

        The success of two of Splitco's subsidiaries, Starz Entertainment and Atlantic National League Baseball Club, depends in large part on their ability to retain and recruit key personnel.     As Starz's original programming continues to gain greater market share, the key talent associated with this original programming will become difficult to replace. We cannot assure you that if Starz experiences a turnover of these key persons that they will be able to recruit and retain acceptable replacements, in part, because the market for such talent is very competitive and limited. Similarly the success of the Atlanta National League Baseball Club depends on the record of the Braves Major League baseball team during each season, which is directly impacted by their ability to attract and retain top performing players and managers.

        Weak economic conditions may reduce consumer demand for our products and services.     The current economic downturn in the United States and in other regions of the world in which Splitco's subsidiaries and affiliates will operate could adversely affect demand for its products and services. A substantial portion of its revenue is derived from discretionary spending by individuals, which typically falls during times of economic instability. A reduction in discretionary spending could adversely affect revenue across Splitco's tracking stock groups including potential downgrades by satellite and cable television subscribers affecting Starz Entertainment, reduced sports and entertainment expenditures affecting Live Nation and Atlanta National League Baseball Club and a drastic slowdown in auto sales (which is an important source of satellite radio subscribers affecting Sirius XM Radio). Accordingly, Splitco's ability to increase or maintain revenue and earnings could be adversely affected to the extent that relevant economic environments remain weak or decline further. Splitco currently is unable to predict the extent of any of these potential adverse effects.

        Splitco will not have the right to manage its Capital Group business affiliates, which means it will not be able to cause those affiliates to operate in a manner that is favorable to it.     Splitco will not have the right to manage the businesses or affairs of any of its business affiliates (generally those companies in which it will have less than a majority voting stake) attributed to the Capital Group, specifically Sirius XM

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Radio and Live Nation. Rather, Splitco's rights may take the form of representation on the board of directors or a partners' or similar committee that supervises management or possession of veto rights over significant or extraordinary actions. The scope of Splitco's veto rights vary from agreement to agreement. Although Splitco's board representation and veto rights may enable it to exercise influence over the management or policies of a business affiliate, enable it to prevent the sale of material assets by a business affiliate in which it owns less than a majority voting interest or prevent it from paying dividends or making distributions to its stockholders or partners, they will not enable Splitco to cause these actions to be taken.

        The liquidity and value of Splitco's public investments may be affected by market conditions beyond its control that could cause it to record losses for declines in their market value.     Included among the assets attributable to the Capital Group will be equity interests in one or more publicly-traded companies which are not consolidated subsidiaries, such as Sirius XM Radio and Live Nation. The value of these interests may be affected by economic and market conditions that are beyond Splitco's control. In addition, Splitco's ability to liquidate these interests without adversely affecting their value may be limited.

        Sales of Splitco common stock by Splitco's insiders could depress the market price of Splitco's common stock.     Sales of Splitco's shares by Splitco's Chairman of the Board or any of its other directors or executive officers could cause a perception in the marketplace that Splitco's stock price has peaked or that adverse events or trends have occurred or may be occurring at Splitco. This perception can result notwithstanding any personal financial motivation for these insider sales. As a result, insider sales could depress the market price for shares of one or more series of Splitco's tracking stocks.

        No assurance can be made that Splitco will be successful in integrating any acquired businesses.     Splitco's businesses and those of its subsidiaries may grow through acquisitions in selected markets. Integration of new businesses may present significant challenges, including: realizing economies of scale in programming and network operations; eliminating duplicative overheads; and integrating networks, financial systems and operational systems. No assurances can be made that, with respect to any acquisition, Splitco will realize anticipated benefits or successfully integrate any acquired business with its existing operations. In addition, while Splitco intends to implement appropriate controls and procedures as it integrates acquired companies, Splitco may not be able to certify as to the effectiveness of these companies' disclosure controls and procedures or internal control over financial reporting (as required by U.S. federal securities laws and regulations) until Splitco has fully integrated them.

        If, following the Split-Off, Splitco is unable to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Splitco's internal control over financial reporting is not effective, the reliability of Splitco's financial statements may be questioned and Splitco's stock price may suffer.     Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requires any company subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws to complete a comprehensive evaluation of its and its consolidated subsidiaries' internal control over financial reporting. To comply with this statute, Splitco will be required to document and test its internal control procedures; Splitco's management will be required to assess and issue a report concerning its internal control over financial reporting; and Splitco's independent auditors will be required to issue an attestation regarding its internal control over financial reporting. Splitco anticipates that its internal controls will be substantially similar to those utilized by Liberty Media for the same assets. Splitco's compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will first be tested in connection with the filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2012. Although Splitco does not expect the annual costs to comply with Section 404 to be significant (based on its preliminary assessments), the rules governing the standards that must be met for Splitco's management to assess its internal control over financial reporting are complex, subject to change, and require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards

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under the rules. During the course of its testing, Splitco's management may identify material weaknesses or deficiencies which may not be remedied in time to meet the deadline imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. If Splitco's management cannot favorably assess the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting when it's required to do so or Splitco's auditors identify material weaknesses in its internal control, investor confidence in Splitco's financial results may weaken, and Splitco's stock price may suffer.

        Splitco has overlapping directors and management with Liberty Media and Liberty Global, Inc. (LGI), which may lead to conflicting interests.     Following the Split-Off, the executive officers of Liberty Media will serve as the executive officers of Splitco, and there will be significant board overlap between Splitco and Liberty Media. John C. Malone is the Chairman of the Board of Liberty Media and LGI and will serve as the Chairman of the Board of Splitco. In addition, two other directors who serve on LGI's board also serve on the Liberty Media board. Immediately following the Split-Off, neither Liberty Media nor, to its knowledge, LGI will have any ownership interest in Splitco, and Splitco will not have any ownership interest in Liberty Media or LGI. LGI is an independent, publicly-traded company and the largest international cable operator based on number of subscribers as of December 31, 2010. The executive officers and the members of Splitco's board of directors have fiduciary duties to its stockholders. Likewise, any such persons who serve in similar capacities at Liberty Media and/or LGI have fiduciary duties to that company's stockholders. Therefore, such persons may have conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest with respect to matters involving or affecting their respective companies. For example, there may be the potential for a conflict of interest when Splitco, LGI or Liberty Media looks at acquisitions and other corporate opportunities that may be suitable for each of them. Moreover, most of Splitco's directors and officers will continue to own Liberty Media and/or LGI stock and options to purchase Liberty Media and/or LGI stock. These ownership interests could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest when these individuals are faced with decisions that could have different implications for Splitco and/or LGI or Liberty Media. Any potential conflict that qualifies as a "related party transaction" (as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K) will be subject to review by an independent committee of the applicable issuer's board of directors in accordance with its corporate governance guidelines. Any other potential conflicts that arise would be addressed on a case-by-case basis, keeping in mind the applicable fiduciary duties owed by the executive officers and directors of each issuer. From time to time, Liberty Media or LGI or their respective affiliates may enter into transactions with Splitco and/or its subsidiaries or other affiliates. Although the terms of any such transactions or agreements will be established based upon arms'-length negotiations between employees of the companies involved, there can be no assurance that the terms of any such transactions will be as favorable to Splitco or its subsidiaries or affiliates as would be the case where there is no overlapping officers or directors.

        Splitco may compete with Liberty Media for business opportunities.     Certain of Liberty Media's subsidiaries and business affiliates own or operate programming services that may compete with the programming services offered by Splitco's businesses. For example, Liberty Media's QVC and Splitco Starz Group's Starz Entertainment both produce programming that is distributed via cable and satellite networks. Splitco has no rights in respect of programming or distribution opportunities developed by or presented to the subsidiaries or business affiliates of Liberty Media, and the pursuit of these opportunities by such subsidiaries or affiliates may adversely affect the interests of Splitco and its stockholders. Because Splitco and Liberty Media have overlapping directors and officers, a business opportunity that is presented to those individuals may result in a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest. While the directors and officers of Splitco who will remain directors and officers of Liberty Media have extensive experience in evaluating potential business opportunities and the allocation of those opportunities among different groups, in light of Liberty Media's historic tracking stock structure, they do not currently owe any separate fiduciary duties to the stockholder constituencies of each group but rather to all Liberty Media stockholders as a whole. By comparison, after the Split-Off each of the directors and officers of Splitco will have a fiduciary duty to offer to

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Splitco any business opportunity that he or she may be presented in which Splitco has an interest or expectancy. The directors and officers of Liberty Media, including those who are also directors and officers of Splitco, will owe the same fiduciary duty to Liberty Media and its stockholders.

Risks Relating to the Ownership of Splitco Common Stock due to its Tracking Stock Capitalization

        The risks described below apply to the ownership of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock due to Splitco's tracking stock capitalization.

        Holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock are common stockholders of Splitco and are, therefore, subject to risks associated with an investment in the company as a whole, even if a holder does not own shares of common stock of both of Splitco's groups.     Even though Splitco has attributed, for financial reporting purposes, all of its consolidated assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and cash flows to each of its Capital Group and Starz Group in order to prepare the separate financial statement schedules for each of those groups, Splitco retains legal title to all of its assets; and its capitalization does not limit its legal responsibility, or that of its subsidiaries, for the liabilities included in any set of financial statement schedules. Holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock do not have any legal rights related to specific assets attributed to Splitco's Capital Group or Starz Group and, in any liquidation, holders of Splitco Capital common stock and holders of Splitco Starz common stock are entitled to receive a pro rata share of Splitco's available net assets based on their respective numbers of liquidation units.

        Splitco could be required to use assets attributed to one group to pay liabilities attributed to the other group.     The assets attributed to one group are potentially subject to the liabilities attributed to the other group, even if those liabilities arise from lawsuits, contracts or indebtedness that are attributed to such other group. While Splitco's current management and allocation policies provide that reattributions of assets between groups will result in the creation of an inter-group loan or an inter-group interest or an offsetting reattribution of cash or other assets, no provision of the Splitco charter prevents it from satisfying liabilities of one group with assets of the other group, and Splitco's creditors will not in any way be limited by its tracking stock capitalization from proceeding against any assets they could have proceeded against if Splitco did not have a tracking stock capitalization.

        The market price of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock may not reflect the performance of Splitco's Capital Group and Starz Group, respectively, as intended.     Splitco cannot assure you that the market price of the common stock of a group will, in fact, reflect the performance of the group of businesses, assets and liabilities attributed to that group. Holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock are common stockholders of Splitco as a whole and, as such, are subject to all risks associated with an investment in Splitco and all of its businesses, assets and liabilities. As a result, the market price of each series of stock of a group may simply reflect the performance of Splitco as a whole or may more independently reflect the performance of some or all of the group of assets attributed to such group. In addition, investors may discount the value of the stock of a group because it is part of a common enterprise rather than a stand-alone entity.

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        The market price of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock may be volatile, could fluctuate substantially and could be affected by factors that do not affect traditional common stock.     The market prices of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock may be materially affected by, among other things:

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actual or anticipated fluctuations in a group's operating results or in the operating results of particular companies attributable to such group;



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potential acquisition activity by Splitco or the companies in which it invests;



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issuances of debt or equity securities to raise capital by Splitco or the companies in which it invests and the manner in which that debt or the proceeds of an equity issuance are attributed to each of the groups;



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changes in financial estimates by securities analysts regarding Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock or the companies attributable to either of Splitco's tracking stock groups;



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the complex nature and the potential difficulties investors may have in understanding the terms of each of Splitco's tracking stocks, as well as concerns regarding the possible effect of certain of those terms on an investment in Splitco stock; and



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general market conditions.

        The market value of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock could be adversely affected by events involving the assets and businesses attributed to the other group.     Because Splitco is the issuer of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock, an adverse market reaction to events relating to the assets and businesses attributed to either of its groups, such as earnings announcements or announcements of new products or services, acquisitions or dispositions that the market does not view favorably, may cause an adverse reaction to the common stock of its other group. This could occur even if the triggering event is not material to Splitco as a whole. In addition, the incurrence of significant indebtedness by Splitco or any of its subsidiaries on behalf of one group, including indebtedness incurred or assumed in connection with acquisitions of or investments in businesses, could affect Splitco's credit rating and that of its subsidiaries and, therefore, could increase the borrowing costs of businesses attributable to its other group or the borrowing costs of the company as a whole.

        Splitco may not pay dividends equally or at all on Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock.     Splitco does not presently intend to pay cash dividends on Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock for the foreseeable future. However, Splitco will have the right to pay dividends on the shares of common stock of each group in equal or unequal amounts, and Splitco may pay dividends on the shares of common stock of one group and not pay dividends on shares of common stock of the other group. In addition, any dividends or distributions on, or repurchases of, shares relating to either group will reduce Splitco's assets legally available to be paid as dividends on the shares relating to the other group.

        Splitco's tracking stock capital structure could create conflicts of interest, and its board of directors may make decisions that could adversely affect only some holders of its common stock.     Splitco's tracking stock capital structure could give rise to occasions when the interests of holders of stock of one group might diverge or appear to diverge from the interests of holders of stock of the other group. Splitco's officers and directors owe fiduciary duties to all of its stockholders. The fiduciary duties owed by such officers and directors are to the company as a whole, and decisions deemed to be in the best interest of the

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company may not be in the best interest of a particular group when considered independently. Examples include:

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decisions as to the terms of any business relationships that may be created between the Capital Group and the Starz Group or the terms of any reattribution of assets between the groups;



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decisions as to the allocation of consideration among the holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock, or among the series of stocks relating to either of Splitco's groups, to be received in connection with a merger involving Splitco;



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decisions as to the allocation of corporate opportunities between the groups, especially where the opportunities might meet the strategic business objectives of more than one group;



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decisions as to operational and financial matters that could be considered detrimental to one group but beneficial to the other;



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decisions as to the conversion of shares of common stock of one group into shares of common stock of the other;



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decisions regarding the creation of, and, if created, the subsequent increase or decrease of any inter-group interest that one group may own in the other group;



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decisions as to the internal or external financing attributable to businesses or assets attributed to either of Splitco's groups;



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decisions as to the dispositions of assets of either of Splitco's groups; and



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decisions as to the payment of dividends on the stock relating to either of Splitco's groups.

        In addition, if directors own disproportionate interests (in percentage or value terms) in Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock, that disparity could create or appear to create conflicts of interest when they are faced with decisions that could have different implications for the holders of Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock.

        Other than pursuant to Splitco's stated management and allocation policies, Splitco has not adopted any specific procedures for consideration of matters involving a divergence of interests between holders of shares of stock relating to its two groups, or among holders of different series of stock relating to a specific group.     Rather than develop additional specific procedures in advance, Splitco's board of directors intends to exercise its judgment from time to time, depending on the circumstances, as to how best to:

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obtain information regarding the divergence (or potential divergence) of interests;



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determine under what circumstances to seek the assistance of outside advisers;



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determine whether a committee of Splitco's board of directors should be appointed to address a specific matter and the appropriate members of that committee; and



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assess what is in the best interests of Splitco and the best interests of all of its stockholders.

        Splitco's board of directors believes the advantage of retaining flexibility in determining how to fulfill its responsibilities in any such circumstances as they may arise outweighs any perceived advantages of adopting additional specific procedures in advance.

        Splitco's board of directors may change the management and allocation policies to the detriment of either group without stockholder approval.     Splitco's board of directors has adopted Management and Allocation Policies to serve as guidelines in making decisions regarding the relationships between the Capital Group and the Starz Group with respect to matters such as tax liabilities and benefits, inter-group loans, inter-group interests, attribution of assets acquired after the restructuring of a group, financing alternatives, corporate opportunities and similar items. These policies are not included in the

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Splitco charter. Splitco's board of directors may at any time change or make exceptions to these policies. Because these policies relate to matters concerning the day to day management of Splitco as opposed to significant corporate actions, such as a merger involving Splitco or a sale of substantially all of its assets, no stockholder approval is required with respect to their adoption or amendment. A decision to change, or make exceptions to, these policies or adopt additional policies could disadvantage both groups or disadvantage one group while advantaging the other. Splitco will, however, publicly announce any such material change or exception by means of a Current Report on Form 8-K for so long as Splitco is subject to the Exchange Act.

        Holders of shares of stock relating to a particular group may not have any remedies if any action by Splitco's directors or officers has an adverse effect on only that stock, or on a particular series of that stock.     Principles of Delaware law and the provisions of the Splitco charter may protect decisions of Splitco's board of directors that have a disparate impact upon holders of shares of stock relating to a particular group, or upon holders of any series of stock relating to a particular group. Under Delaware law, the board of directors has a duty to act with due care and in the best interests of all of Splitco's stockholders, regardless of the stock, or series, they hold. Principles of Delaware law established in cases involving differing treatment of multiple classes or series of stock provide that a board of directors owes an equal duty to all common stockholders and does not have separate or additional duties to any subset of stockholders. Judicial opinions in Delaware involving tracking stocks have established that decisions by directors or officers involving differing treatment of holders of tracking stocks may be judged under the business judgment rule. In some circumstances, Splitco's directors or officers may be required to make a decision that is viewed as adverse to the holders of shares relating to a particular group or to the holders of a particular series of that stock. Under the principles of Delaware law and the business judgment rule referred to above, you may not be able to successfully challenge decisions that you believe have a disparate impact upon the stockholders of one of Splitco's groups if the Splitco board of directors is disinterested and independent with respect to the action taken, is adequately informed with respect to the action taken and acts in good faith and in the honest belief that the board is acting in the best interest of all of Splitco's stockholders.

        Stockholders will not vote on how to attribute consideration received in connection with a merger involving Splitco between holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock.     The Splitco charter does not contain any provisions governing how consideration received in connection with a merger or consolidation involving Splitco is to be attributed to the holders of Splitco Capital common stock and holders of Splitco Starz common stock or to the holders of different series of stock, and none of the holders of Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock will have a separate class vote in the event of such a merger or consolidation. Consistent with applicable principles of Delaware law, Splitco's board of directors will seek to divide the type and amount of consideration received in a merger or consolidation involving Splitco between holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock in a fair manner. As the different ways the board of directors may divide the consideration between holders of stock relating to the different groups, and among holders of different series of a particular stock, might have materially different results, the consideration to be received by holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock in any such merger or consolidation may be materially less valuable than the consideration they would have received if they had a separate class vote on such merger or consolidation.

        Splitco may dispose of assets of the Capital Group or the Starz Group without your approval.     Delaware law requires stockholder approval only for a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Splitco taken as a whole, and the Splitco charter does not require a separate class vote in the case of a sale of a significant amount of assets of either of Splitco's groups. As long as the assets attributed to the Capital Group or the Starz Group proposed to be disposed of represent less than substantially all of Splitco's assets, Splitco may approve sales and other dispositions of any amount of the assets of such group without any stockholder approval. Based on the composition of the groups,

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Splitco believes that a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of either group, on a stand alone basis, would not be considered a sale of substantially all of the assets of Splitco requiring stockholder approval.

        If Splitco disposes of all or substantially all of the assets of either group (which means, for this purpose, assets representing 80% of the fair market value of the total assets of the disposing group, as determined by Splitco's board of directors), it would be required, if the disposition is not an exempt disposition under the terms of the Splitco charter, to choose one or more of the following three alternatives:

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declare and pay a dividend on the disposing group's common stock;



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redeem shares of the disposing group's common stock in exchange for cash, securities or other property; and/or



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convert all of the disposing group's outstanding common stock into common stock of the other group.

        In this type of a transaction, holders of the disposing group's common stock may receive less value than the value that a third-party buyer might pay for all or substantially all of the assets of the disposing group.

        Splitco's board of directors will decide, in its sole discretion, how to proceed and is not required to select the option that would result in the highest value to holders of either group of its common stock.

        Holders of Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock may receive less consideration upon a sale of the assets attributed to that group than if that group were a separate company.     If the Capital Group or the Starz Group were a separate, independent company and its shares were acquired by another person, certain costs of that sale, including corporate level taxes, might not be payable in connection with that acquisition. As a result, stockholders of a separate, independent company with the same assets might receive a greater amount of proceeds than the holders of Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock would receive upon a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the group to which their shares relate. In addition, Splitco cannot assure you that in the event of such a sale the per share consideration to be paid to holders of Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock, as the case may be, will be equal to or more than the per share value of that share of stock prior to or after the announcement of a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the applicable group. Further, there is no requirement that the consideration paid be tax-free to the holders of the shares of common stock of that group. Accordingly, if Splitco sells all or substantially all of the assets attributed to the Capital Group or the Starz Group, Splitco's stockholders could suffer a loss in the value of their investment in Splitco.

        Splitco's board of directors may in its sole discretion elect to convert the common stock relating to one group into common stock relating to the other group, thereby changing the nature of your investment and possibly diluting your economic interest in Splitco, which could result in a loss in value to you.     The Splitco charter permits its board of directors, in its sole discretion, to convert all of the outstanding shares of common stock relating to one of Splitco's groups into shares of common stock of the other group. A conversion would preclude the holders of stock in both groups involved in such conversion from retaining their investment in a security that is intended to reflect separately the performance of the relevant group. Splitco cannot predict the impact on the market value of its stock of (1) its board of directors' ability to effect any such conversion or (2) the exercise of this conversion right by Splitco. In addition, Splitco's board of directors may effect such a conversion at a time when the market value of Splitco's stock could cause the stockholders of one group to be disadvantaged.

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        Holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock vote together and have limited separate voting rights.     Holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock vote together as a single class, except in certain limited circumstances prescribed by the Splitco charter and under Delaware law. Each share of Series B common stock of each group has ten votes per share, and each share of Series A common stock of each group has one vote per share. Holders of Series C common stock of both groups have no voting rights, other than those required under Delaware law. When holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock vote together as a single class, holders having a majority of the votes will be in a position to control the outcome of the vote even if the matter involves a conflict of interest among our stockholders or has a greater impact on one group than the other.

        Splitco's capital structure as well as the fact that the Capital Group and the Starz Group are not independent companies may inhibit or prevent acquisition bids for the Capital Group or the Starz Group.     If the Capital Group and the Starz Group were separate independent companies, any person interested in acquiring the Capital Group or the Starz Group without negotiating with management could seek control of that group by obtaining control of its outstanding voting stock, by means of a tender offer, or by means of a proxy contest. Although Splitco intends Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock to reflect the separate economic performance of the Capital Group and the Starz Group, respectively, those groups are not separate entities and a person interested in acquiring only one group without negotiation with Splitco's management could obtain control of that group only by obtaining control of a majority in voting power of all of the outstanding shares of common stock of Splitco. The existence of shares of common stock, and different series of shares, relating to different groups could present complexities and in certain circumstances pose obstacles, financial and otherwise, to an acquiring person that are not present in companies which do not have capital structures similar to Splitco's capital structure.

        It may be difficult for a third party to acquire Splitco, even if doing so may be beneficial to Splitco's stockholders.     Certain provisions of the Splitco charter and bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of Splitco that a stockholder may consider favorable. These provisions include:

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authorizing a capital structure with multiple series of common stock: a Series B that entitles the holders to ten votes per share, a Series A that entitles the holders to one vote per share, and a Series C that, except as otherwise required by applicable law, entitles the holders to no voting rights;



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classifying Splitco's board of directors with staggered three-year terms, which may lengthen the time required to gain control of Splitco's board of directors;



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limiting who may call special meetings of stockholders;



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prohibiting stockholder action by written consent (subject to certain exceptions), thereby requiring stockholder action to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders;



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requiring stockholder approval by holders of at least 66 ² / 3 % of Splitco's voting power or the approval by at least 75% of Splitco's board of directors with respect to certain extraordinary matters, such as a merger or consolidation of Splitco, a sale of all or substantially all of Splitco's assets or an amendment to Splitco's restated charter;



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establishing advance notice requirements for nominations of candidates for election to Splitco's board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings; and



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the existence of authorized and unissued stock, including "blank check" preferred stock, which could be issued by Splitco's board of directors to persons friendly to its then current management, thereby protecting the continuity of its management, or which could be used to dilute the stock ownership of persons seeking to obtain control of Splitco.

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INFORMATION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        Certain statements in this document or in the documents incorporated by reference herein constitute forward-looking statements, including statements regarding anticipated benefits from the Split-Off, business strategies, market potential, future financial performance and other matters. In particular, statements under "Summary," "Risk Factors," "The Split-Off Proposals—Background and Reasons for the Split-Off Proposals," "Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Split-Off," Annex A: Description of Splitco Business and Annex B: Splitco and Liberty Media Corporation Financial Statements contain forward-looking statements. Where, in any forward-looking statement, Liberty Media or Splitco expresses an expectation or belief as to future results or events, such expectation or belief is expressed in good faith and believed to have a reasonable basis, but such statements necessarily involve risks and uncertainties, and there can be no assurance that the statement of expectation or belief will result or be achieved or accomplished. The following include some but not all of the factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated:

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consumer demand for the products and services of Splitco's subsidiaries and business affiliates and their ability to adapt to changes in demand;



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competitor responses to the products and services of Splitco's subsidiaries, business affiliates and the entities in which Splitco has interests;



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uncertainties inherent in the development and integration of new business lines and business strategies;



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uncertainties associated with product and service development and market acceptance, including the development and provision of programming for new television and telecommunications technologies;



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Splitco's future financial performance, including availability, terms and deployment of capital;



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Splitco's ability to successfully integrate and recognize anticipated efficiencies and benefits from the businesses it acquires;



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the ability of suppliers and vendors to deliver products, equipment, software and services;



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the outcome of any pending or threatened litigation;



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availability of qualified personnel;



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changes in, or failure or inability to comply with, government regulations, including, without limitation, regulations of the FCC, conditions imposed by the FCC in license transfer proceedings or otherwise and adverse outcomes from regulatory proceedings;



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changes in the nature of key strategic relationships with partners, vendors and joint venturers;



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general economic and business conditions and industry trends, including the current economic downturn;



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consumer spending levels, including the availability and amount of individual consumer debt;



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disruption in the production of theatrical films or television programs due to strikes by unions representing writers, directors or actors;



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continued consolidation of the broadband distribution and movie studio industries;



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changes in distribution and viewing of television programming, including the expanded deployment of personal video recorders, video on demand and IP television and their impact on advertising revenue;



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increased digital TV penetration and the impact on channel positioning of Splitco's networks;



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rapid technological changes;



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capital spending for the acquisition and/or development of telecommunications networks and services;



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threatened terrorists attacks and ongoing military action in the Middle East and other parts of the world; and



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fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates and political unrest in international markets.

        These forward-looking statements and such risks, uncertainties and other factors speak only as of the date of this document (or, as to documents incorporated by reference, the date of such documents), and Liberty Media and Splitco expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein or therein, to reflect any change in its expectations with regard thereto, or any other change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. When considering such forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind the factors described in "Risk Factors" and other cautionary statements contained or incorporated in this document. Such risk factors and statements describe circumstances which could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

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THE SPECIAL MEETING

Time, Place and Date

        The special meeting of the stockholders is to be held at 9:00 a.m. local time, on May 23, 2011, at the Denver Marriott South at Park Meadows, 10345 Park Meadows Drive, Littleton, Colorado 80124, telephone (303) 925-0004.

Purpose

        At the special meeting, holders of Liberty Capital common stock will be asked to consider and vote on the Liberty Capital redemption proposal, which would allow Liberty Media to redeem all of the outstanding shares of Liberty Capital common stock for all of the outstanding shares of Splitco Capital common stock, and holders of Liberty Starz common stock will be asked to consider and vote on the Liberty Starz redemption proposal, which would allow Liberty Media to redeem all of the outstanding shares of Liberty Starz common stock for all of the outstanding shares of Splitco Starz common stock. Please see "The Split-Off Proposals" for more information regarding the Liberty Capital redemption proposal and the Liberty Starz redemption proposal.

Quorum

        In order to conduct the business of the special meeting, a quorum must be present. This means that at least a majority of the aggregate voting power represented by the shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock outstanding on the record date must be represented at the special meeting either in person or by proxy. For purposes of determining a quorum, your shares will be included as represented at the meeting even if you indicate on your proxy that you abstain from voting. If a broker, who is a record holder of shares, indicates on a form of proxy that the broker does not have discretionary authority to vote those shares on any proposal, or if those shares are voted in circumstances in which proxy authority is defective or has been withheld, those shares ( broker non-votes ) will not be treated as present for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. See "—Voting Procedures for Shares Held in Street Name—Effect of Broker Non-Votes" below. Applicable New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market LLC rules that prohibit discretionary voting by brokers with respect to either of the Split-Off Proposals may make it more difficult to establish a quorum at the special meeting. If a quorum is not present at the special meeting, we expect the chairman of the meeting to adjourn the meeting in accordance with the terms of Liberty Media's bylaws for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies.

Who May Vote

        Holders of shares of LCAPA, LCAPB, LSTZA and LSTZB, as recorded in Liberty Media's stock register as of 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 11, 2011, the record date for the special meeting, may vote on the Split-Off Proposals as follows: (1) holders of shares of LCAPA and LCAPB, as recorded in Liberty Media's stock register as of the record date, may vote together, as a separate class, on the Liberty Capital redemption proposal at the special meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, and (2) holders of shares of LSTZA and LSTZB, as recorded in Liberty Media's stock register as of the record date, may vote together, as a separate class, on the Liberty Starz redemption proposal at the special meeting or at any adjournment or postponement thereof.

Votes Required

        The Liberty Capital redemption proposal requires the approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Capital common stock, outstanding on the record date, that are present in person or by proxy at the special meeting, voting together as a separate class. The Liberty Starz redemption proposal requires the approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the

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shares of Liberty Starz common stock, outstanding on the record date, that are present in person or by proxy at the special meeting, voting together as a separate class.

        As of December 31, 2010, Liberty Media's directors and executive officers beneficially owned (i) approximately 49.7% of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of Liberty Capital common stock, and (ii) approximately 36.1% of the total voting power of the outstanding shares of Liberty Starz common stock. Liberty Media has been informed that all of its executive officers and directors intend to vote " FOR " each of the Split-Off Proposals.

Votes You Have

        At the special meeting:

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holders of shares of LCAPA will have one vote per share;



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holders of shares of LCAPB will have ten votes per share;



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holders of shares of LSTZB will have ten votes per share;

in each case, for each share that Liberty Media's records show they owned as of the record date.

Shares Outstanding

        As of April 11, 2011, the record date for the special meeting, an aggregate of 74,077,403 shares of LCAPA, 7,353,236 shares of LCAPB, 49,206,413 shares of LSTZA and 2,953,751 shares of LSTZB were issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting.

Number of Holders

        There were, as of the record date for the special meeting, approximately 1,740 and 100 record holders of LCAPA and LCAPB, respectively, and approximately 1,480 and 90 record holders of LSTZA and LSTZB, respectively (which amounts do not include the number of stockholders whose shares are held of record by banks, brokers or other nominees, but include each such institution as one holder).

Voting Procedures for Record Holders

        Holders of record of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock as of the record date for the special meeting may vote in person at the special meeting. Alternatively, they may give a proxy by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card by mail, or by voting by telephone or through the Internet. Instructions for voting by using the telephone or the Internet are printed on the proxy voting instructions attached to the proxy card. In order to vote through the Internet, holders should have their proxy cards available so they can input the required information from the card, and log into the Internet website address shown on the proxy card. When holders log on to the Internet website address, they will receive instructions on how to vote their shares. The telephone and Internet voting procedures are designed to authenticate votes cast by use of a personal identification number, which will be provided to each voting stockholder separately. Unless subsequently revoked, shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock represented by a proxy submitted as described herein and received at or before the special meeting will be voted in accordance with the instructions on the proxy.

        YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT.     It is recommended that you vote by proxy even if you plan to attend the special meeting. You may change your vote at the special meeting.

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        If a proxy is signed and returned by a record holder without indicating any voting instructions, the shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Starz common stock represented by the proxy will be voted " FOR " the approval of the applicable Split-Off Proposal.

        If you submit a proxy card on which you indicate that you abstain from voting, it will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" the applicable Split-Off Proposal.

        If you fail to respond with a vote, your shares will not be counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum, but your failure to vote will have no effect on determining whether either of the Split-Off Proposals is approved (if a quorum is present).

Voting Procedures for Shares Held in Street Name

        General.     If you hold your shares in the name of a broker, bank or other nominee, you should follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee when voting your shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Starz common stock or when granting or revoking a proxy.

        Effect of Broker Non-Votes.     As a result of applicable New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market LLC rules, broker non-votes will not count as shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Starz common stock present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum. In addition, they will have no effect on either of the Split-Off Proposals (if a quorum is present). You should follow the directions your broker, bank or other nominee provides to you regarding how to vote your shares of common stock or when granting or revoking a proxy.

Revoking a Proxy

        Before the start of the special meeting, you may change your vote by voting in person at the special meeting or by delivering a signed proxy revocation or a new signed proxy with a later date to Liberty Media Corporation, c/o Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43023, Providence, Rhode Island 02940-3023. Any proxy revocation or new proxy must be received before the start of the special meeting. In addition, you may change your vote through the Internet or by telephone (if you originally voted by the corresponding method) not later than 2:00 a.m., New York City time, on May 23, 2011.

        Your attendance at the special meeting will not, by itself, revoke your proxy.

        If your shares are held in an account by a broker, bank or other nominee, you should contact your nominee to change your vote.

Solicitation of Proxies

        The accompanying proxy for the special meeting is being solicited on behalf of the Liberty Media board. In addition to this mailing, Liberty Media's employees may solicit proxies personally or by telephone. Liberty Media pays the cost of soliciting these proxies. Liberty Media also reimburses brokers and other nominees for their expenses in sending these materials to you and getting your voting instructions.

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THE SPLIT-OFF PROPOSALS

General

        Under the terms of the Liberty Media charter, the Liberty Media board may, subject to the approval of the holders of each of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock, each voting as a separate class, redeem all of the outstanding shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock for all of the outstanding shares of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock, respectively. The Liberty Media board has determined to effect these redemptions, subject to the receipt of the requisite stockholder approvals and the satisfaction or, where permissible, waiver of the other conditions described below.

        Accordingly, the Liberty Media board has determined to submit the Split-Off Proposals for the approval of the Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz stockholders.

Background and Reasons for the Split-Off Proposals

        Liberty Media's board and management team continually monitors and evaluates the performance of Liberty Media's three tracking stocks in light of its ability to respond to strategic opportunities, operate its business groups in a cost-effective manner, and maximize stockholder value. In particular, Liberty Media's board regularly evaluates the performance of the three tracking stocks against the net asset values of the underlying businesses and assets of the groups. Liberty Media's board believes that the stocks continue to trade at a discount. As a result, in the second quarter of 2010, the Liberty Media board tasked its management team with evaluating potentially value maximizing changes to Liberty Media's capital structure. In June 2010, upon management's recommendation and after consultation with Liberty Media's advisors, Liberty Media's board determined to proceed with a plan to split-off the Capital Group and the Starz Group by redeeming Liberty Media's two tracking stocks for mirror tracking stocks of its subsidiary Splitco. Although the intention is to replicate the two tracking stock groups at Splitco, effecting the Reattribution was necessary because none of the public debt of Liberty Media LLC can be unilaterally assigned to Splitco, and, therefore, to complete the Split-Off, Liberty Media had to retain the Exchangeable Notes previously attributable to the to-be-split-off Capital Group. The Liberty Media board determined to complete the Reattribution without waiting for the closing of the Split-Off to eliminate ambiguity regarding the terms of this Reattribution and to better align the Exchangeable Notes with the tracking stock group that has the strongest cashflow generation. The Liberty Media board believed that waiting to complete the Reattribution until an unknowable time when the conditions to the Split-Off would be satisfied was creating confusion in the marketplace over the terms of the pending reattribution, including the amount of cash to be reattributed. In addition, and irrespective of the Split-Off, the Liberty Media board believes the Interactive Group is best positioned to fulfill the obligations under the Exchangeable Notes given its strong cash flow and solid credit position. Accordingly, the Liberty Media board decided to complete the Reattribution at its February 9, 2011 board meeting. In exchange for Liberty Media's Interactive Group retaining this indebtedness, the Capital Group also reattributed to the Interactive Group (i) the Basket Securities, which consist of 21,785,130 shares of Time Warner Inc. common stock, 5,468,254 shares of Time Warner Cable Inc. common stock and 1,980,425 shares of AOL, Inc. common stock, and (ii) $263.8 million in cash.

        In making the determination to complete the Split-Off, the Liberty Media board considered the following material factors in approving the Split-Off:

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The Split-Off would simplify the complexity associated with Liberty Media's three tracking stock structure, as Splitco will have a two tracking stock structure, which is more familiar to investors and analysts, and Liberty Media will have a pure play, asset-backed stock. Accordingly, Splitco will have two sets of shareholder constituencies rather than three and Liberty Media will have one shareholder constituency, thereby reducing, in the case of Splitco, and eliminating, in the case of Liberty Media, potentially differing investment and voting objectives of each shareholder

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constituency. The investment analysis of Splitco and Liberty Media will also be simplified, as reducing the number of groups in Splitco to two and having only one asset group at Liberty Media will reduce the overall risks of each company, thereby simplifying the risk analysis for each company.

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Liberty Media is burdened by a "complexity discount," and simplifying the capital structure as described above is expected to reduce the discounts at which each of the three tracking stocks trade and encourage investment in the stocks of Liberty Media and Splitco.



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The improved market recognition of the value of the businesses and assets attributed to the Splitco and Liberty Media stocks resulting from the Split-Off would provide Splitco and Liberty Media with greater flexibility in raising equity capital for organic growth and responding to strategic opportunities, including by creating more attractive acquisition currency.



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More accurately valued stocks would enable Splitco and Liberty Media to provide more effective stock-based compensation programs, a key component of retaining and incentivizing a quality management team.



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The Split-Off will enable Splitco, as a separate company with its own balance sheet, to pursue opportunities in the credit market for the benefit of the Capital and Starz Groups that may not be available if the three tracking stocks were to remain under one issuer.



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Regardless of any initial credit rating downgrade resulting from the Split-Off, the separation of the Capital and Starz Groups should improve QVC's and Liberty Media's credit ratings over time and provide QVC with a pathway to obtaining an investment grade rating, thereby reducing its cost of capital.



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Splitco's credit rating following the Split-Off should be higher than Liberty Media's current credit rating in light of Splitco's minimal amount of debt.



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Completing the Split-Off while replicating the Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz tracking stocks at Splitco would:



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preserve capital structure flexibility, including the ability of its board to undertake future asset segmentation or capital restructurings;



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maintain stockholder choice, by enabling investors to continue to choose which of the stocks meet their particular investment objectives; and



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preserve the advantages for them of doing business as a single company and allow the businesses attributed to each group to capitalize on relationships with the businesses attributed to the other group, including strategic, financial and other benefits of shared managerial expertise, synergies relating to technology and purchasing arrangements and consolidated tax benefits.



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The Liberty Media board's expectation that the Split-Off will be completed in a manner that is generally tax-free to Liberty Media and the holders of Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz tracking stocks.

        In the course of its deliberations, the Liberty Media board also considered a variety of risks and other potentially negative factors associated with the Split-Off, including:

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The lost synergistic benefits of one consolidated public company, including the additional legal, accounting and administrative costs of operating a separate public company. Also lost will be the benefits of tax consolidation and the ability to offset losses incurred by one group against income incurred by another group for tax purposes. Liberty Media will lose the benefits of consolidation with respect to the Splitco businesses following the Split-Off, whereas Splitco will continue to retain these synergies with respect to its Capital Group and Starz Group but lose them with respect to the Interactive Group businesses.

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The transaction costs associated with effecting the Split-Off.



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The potential tax liabilities that could arise as a result of the Split-Off, including the possibility that the IRS could successfully assert that the distribution of Splitco Capital and Splitco Starz common stock in the Split-Off is taxable, in whole or in part, to the holders of Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz common stock and/or to Liberty Media.



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The interests of Liberty Media's directors and executive officers in the Split-Off, including the relative economic value of their respective holdings of Liberty Interactive, Liberty Starz and Liberty Capital stocks and the continuation or conversion of their equity awards with respect to each, described under "—Interests of Certain Persons" below.



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Risks of the type and nature described under the section entitled "Risk Factors—Risk Factors Relating to the Split-Off and Split-Off Proposals", including "—The market value of the Splitco Capital common stock may not equal or exceed the current market value of the Liberty Capital common stock; and the market value of the Splitco Starz common stock may not equal or exceed the current market value of the Liberty Starz common stock."



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The Split-Off does not:



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resolve the potential for diverging or conflicting interests between the holders of the different tracking stocks at Splitco;



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resolve uncertain market reactions to board decisions at Splitco that investors perceive as affecting differently one tracking stock group compared to the other, including decisions regarding business transactions between the groups or the allocation of assets, corporate opportunities, expenses, debt or other financial liabilities between the groups; or



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eliminate the potential for conflicts of interest, or the appearance of conflicts of interest, presented by overlapping management teams.

        After considering the positive and negative factors described above, the Liberty Media board determined that the anticipated benefits of the Split-Off to the holders of Liberty Capital common stock outweighed the anticipated risks and costs to these holders, the anticipated benefits of the Split-Off to the holders of Liberty Interactive common stock outweighed the anticipated risks and costs to these holders, and the anticipated benefits of the Split-Off to the holders of Liberty Starz common stock outweighed the anticipated risks and costs to these holders. In light of those determinations, the Liberty Media board deemed it appropriate to approve the Split-Off and it did so approve the Split-Off. In light of the number, variety and complexity of the factors that the Liberty Media board considered in determining to effect the Split-Off, the Liberty Media board did not believe it to be practicable to assign relative weights to the factors it considered. Rather, the Liberty Media board conducted an overall analysis of the factors described above. In doing so, different members of the Liberty Media board may have given different weight to different factors. However, the more significant of the factors considered in deciding to effect the Split-Off are that it is expected (i) to reduce the complexity discount that currently burdens Liberty Media's tracking stocks, and (ii) to generally be tax-free to Liberty Media and the holders of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock.

        Liberty Media's board did not consider alternative transactions to the Split-Off, as the genesis of the Split-Off was to effect a value enhancing change to Liberty Media's capital structure in an effort to reduce the trading discount at which Liberty Media's three tracking stocks have historically traded. The board views the Split-Off as accomplishing this objective in a cost-effective manner, while preserving for Liberty Media stockholders their ability to maintain their investments in the discrete businesses attributed to the Starz, Capital and Interactive Groups through investments in Splitco and/or Liberty Media. The Liberty Media board chose to retain the Interactive assets at Liberty Media, based on their determination that the assets attributed to that group, particularly QVC, would result in the shares of

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Liberty Media receiving better market recognition as a pure-play asset based stock. The assets attributed to the Starz and Capital Groups were therefore selected to be split-off from Liberty Media by means of the redemptions. The Liberty Media board did not consider separating all three business lines into discrete companies, as the current assets attributed to the Capital Group were viewed as best coupled with the assets attributed to the Starz Group for strategic as well as financial and tax consolidation purposes.

Vote and Recommendation

        The approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Capital common stock, outstanding on the record date, that are present in person or by proxy at the special meeting, voting together as a separate class, is required to approve the Liberty Capital redemption proposal.

        The approval of a majority of the aggregate voting power of the shares of Liberty Starz common stock, outstanding on the record date, that are present in person or by proxy at the special meeting, voting together as a separate class, is required to approve the Liberty Starz redemption proposal.

         Liberty Media's board of directors has unanimously approved each of the Split-Off Proposals and believes that their adoption is in the best interests of Liberty Media and its stockholders. Accordingly, the Liberty Media board unanimously recommends that the holders of Liberty Capital common stock vote in favor of the Liberty Capital redemption proposal, and the holders of Liberty Starz common stock vote in favor of the Liberty Starz redemption proposal.

The Redemption; Redemption Ratio

        Pursuant to the Liberty Capital redemption proposal, holders of Liberty Capital common stock are being asked to approve the redemption of all the outstanding shares of Liberty Capital common stock for all outstanding shares of Splitco Capital common stock. At the time of the redemption, all of the assets and liabilities currently attributed to the Liberty Media Capital Group would be attributed to Splitco's Capital Group. Pursuant to the Liberty Starz redemption proposal, holders of Liberty Starz common stock are being asked to approve the redemption of all the outstanding shares of Liberty Starz common stock for all outstanding shares of Splitco Starz common stock. At the time of the redemption, all of the assets and liabilities currently attributed to the Liberty Media Starz Group would be attributed to Splitco's Starz Group. The assets and liabilities that are currently attributed to Liberty Media's other tracking stock group, the Interactive Group, will not change as a result of the Split-Off.

        A more complete description of the businesses and assets that will be attributed to Splitco's Capital Group and Splitco's Starz Group at the time of the Split-Off can be found in Annex A of this proxy statement/prospectus.

        Splitco's common stock will be divided into two tracking stocks: Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock. Splitco Capital common stock will be divided into three series with different voting rights; however, only Series A and Series B shares will be outstanding immediately following the Split-Off. Similarly, Splitco Starz common stock will be divided into three series with different voting rights; however, only Series A and Series B shares will be outstanding immediately following the Split-Off. The Splitco charter will be substantially identical to the Liberty Media charter, with some exceptions. For a comparison of rights of holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Liberty Capital common stock, please see "—Description of Splitco Common Stock and Comparison of Stockholder Rights—Splitco Capital Common Stock" below. For a comparison of rights of holders of Splitco Starz common stock and Liberty Starz common stock, please see "—Description of Splitco Starz Common Stock and Comparison of Stockholder Rights—Splitco Starz Common Stock" below.

        If all conditions to the Split-Off are satisfied or, where permissible, waived, Liberty Media will redeem 100% of the shares of each series of Liberty Capital common stock outstanding on the redemption date for 100% of the outstanding shares of the corresponding series of Splitco Capital

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common stock, and 100% of the shares of each series of Liberty Starz common stock outstanding on the redemption date for 100% of the outstanding shares of the corresponding series of Splitco Starz common stock. Accordingly, on the redemption date, (i) each outstanding share of LCAPA will be redeemed for one share of Splitco CAPA, (ii) each outstanding share of LCAPB will be redeemed for one share of Splitco CAPB, (iii) each outstanding share of LSTZA will be redeemed for one share of Splitco STZA, and (iv) each outstanding share of LSTZB will be redeemed for one share of Splitco STZB.

        As of March 31, 2011, there were outstanding 74,193,584 shares of LCAPA, 7,353,412 shares of LCAPB, 49,212,085 shares of LSTZA and 2,953,815 shares of LSTZB (exclusive of any stock options or appreciation rights). Based on the number of shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock outstanding on March 31, 2011, Splitco expects to issue an equivalent number of shares of each corresponding series of its tracking stock.

        The actual redemption date will be established by the Liberty Media board following the satisfaction or, where permissible, waiver of all conditions to the Split-Off (other than those which by their terms can only be satisfied concurrently with the redemption date). Once established, the redemption date will be publicly announced by Liberty Media. The redemption effective time would be 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the redemption date.

Effect of the Redemptions

        From and after the redemption effective time, holders of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock will no longer have any rights with respect to their shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock, except for the right to receive the applicable series and whole number of shares of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock, respectively, to which such holders are entitled.

        Liberty Media will deliver or make available to all holders of certificated shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock a letter of transmittal with which to surrender their certificated shares to be redeemed in exchange for shares of the series and number of shares of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock, respectively. Holders of certificated shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock must surrender their stock certificates together with a duly executed letter of transmittal (and any other documentation required thereby) in order to receive their Splitco shares in the Split-Off.

        Accounts holding shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Starz common stock in book-entry form will be debited for the applicable series and number of shares to be redeemed as of the redemption effective time, and promptly thereafter credited with the applicable series and number of shares of Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock, respectively. No letters of transmittal will be delivered to holders of shares in book-entry form, and holders of book-entry shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Starz common stock will not need to take any action to receive their Splitco shares in the Split-Off.

        After the redemption, an investment in Liberty Interactive common stock will represent an ownership interest in Liberty Media as a whole. The number of shares of Liberty Interactive common stock outstanding prior to the Split-Off will not change as a result of the Split-Off. Additionally, an investment in Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock will represent an ownership interest in Splitco as a whole and not in the businesses or assets attributed to the Splitco Capital Group or the Splitco Starz Group, respectively.

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Conditions to the Split-Off

        The completion of the Split-Off is subject to the following conditions:

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the receipt of the requisite stockholder approval of the Split-Off Proposals at the special meeting;



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the Ruling received from the IRS not having been withdrawn, invalidated or modified in an adverse manner, and the receipt of the opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P., in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Liberty Media and which opinion will rely upon the continued validity of the Ruling, with each of the Ruling and the opinion providing to the effect that the Split-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Sections 355 and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code and that for U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) no gain or loss will be recognized by Liberty Media upon the distribution of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock in the Split-Off and (ii) no gain or loss will be recognized by, and no amount will be included in the income of, holders of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock upon the exchange of their shares of Liberty Capital common stock and Liberty Starz common stock for shares of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock, respectively;



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the receipt of the opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P., in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Liberty Media and which opinion will rely upon the continued validity of the Ruling, to the effect that under applicable U.S. federal income tax law, (i) the Splitco Capital common stock and the Splitco Starz common stock distributed in the Split-Off will be treated as stock of Splitco for U.S. federal income tax purposes and (ii) the Splitco Capital common stock and the Splitco Starz common stock distributed in the Split-Off will not constitute Section 306 stock within the meaning of Section 306(c) of the Code;



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the effectiveness under the Securities Act of the Splitco registration statement, of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part, and the effectiveness of the registration of the Splitco common stock under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act;



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the approval of Nasdaq for the listing of the Splitco common stock;



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the approval of the FCC of the transfer of control of certain FCC licenses held by Splitco subsidiaries or investees;



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any other regulatory or contractual approvals that the Liberty Media board determines to obtain; and



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with respect to the Delaware Action a final, non-appealable judgment that the Split-Off will not constitute a disposition of substantially all the assets of Liberty Media LLC under the terms of the Indenture.

        The Liberty Media board reserves the right to waive all of the foregoing conditions, other than those set forth in the first, second, third, fourth and fifth paragraphs (which are non-waivable). If the Liberty Media board were to waive the condition set forth in the eighth paragraph, it would resolicit proxies for the approval of the Split-Off Proposals by the holders of the Liberty Capital common stock and the Liberty Starz common stock.

Management and Allocation Policies of Splitco

        Splitco has established Management and Allocation Policies for purposes of attributing all of its businesses and operations to either the Capital Group or the Starz Group, and allocating between those two groups other items (such as debt, corporate overhead, taxes, corporate opportunities and other charges and obligations) in a manner Splitco deems reasonable after taking into account all material factors. All references in these policies to the Capital Group or the Starz Group refer to the

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tracking stock groups of Splitco. The following Management and Allocation Policies are substantially similar to those of Liberty Media, except as otherwise noted below with respect to certain tax matters.

        As a general principle, Splitco expects that all material matters in which holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock may have divergent interests will continue to be generally resolved in a manner that is in the best interests of Splitco and all of its stockholders after giving fair consideration to the interests of the holders of each tracking stock, as well as such other or different factors considered relevant by Splitco's board of directors (or any committee of the board authorized for this purpose, including the executive committee of the board).

Policies Subject to Change Without Stockholder Approval

        Set forth below are the management and allocation policies Splitco expects to be effective upon completion of the Split-Off. Stockholder approval of these policies is not being sought.

        Splitco's board of directors may, without stockholder approval, modify, change, rescind or create exceptions to these policies, or adopt additional policies. Such actions could have different effects on holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock. Splitco's board of directors will make any such decision in accordance with its good faith business judgment that such decision is in the best interests of Splitco and the best interests of all Splitco stockholders as a whole.

        Any such modifications, changes, rescissions, exceptions or additional policies will be binding and conclusive unless otherwise determined by the Splitco board. Splitco will notify its shareholders of any material modification, change or exception made to these policies, any rescission of these policies and the adoption of any material additions to these policies through the filing of a Current Report on Form 8-K for so long as Splitco is subject to the Exchange Act.

Attribution

        The businesses, assets and liabilities that are currently attributed to Liberty Media's Capital Group will be attributed to Splitco's Capital Group, and the businesses, assets and liabilities that are currently attributed to Liberty Media's Starz Group will be attributed to Splitco's Starz Group. All references to the Capital Group and the Starz Group in these policies refer to the tracking stock groups of Splitco.

        The Capital Group will initially have attributed to it Splitco's subsidiaries, Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc. and TruePosition, Inc., and Splitco's interests in Sirius XM Radio, Inc., Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. and Sprint Nextel Corporation, among other smaller assets. The Capital Group will have attributed to it a bank facility with an outstanding principal amount of $750 million, in addition to the liabilities that reside with the subsidiary businesses attributed to the Capital Group. The Capital Group will be primarily focused on media, entertainment and technology.

        The Starz Group will initially have attributed to it Splitco's subsidiaries, Starz Entertainment, LLC, Starz Media, LLC and Liberty Sports Interactive, Inc. The Starz Group will not have any liabilities attributed to it, other than liabilities that reside with the businesses attributed to the Starz Group. The Starz Group will be primarily focused on video programming.

        The Splitco board currently contemplates that businesses, assets and liabilities acquired after the Split-Off will be attributed to one of the two groups principally based upon how strongly they complement or relate to the focus or strategy of that group.

Fiduciary and Management Responsibilities

        Because the Capital Group and the Starz Group will be parts of a single company, Splitco's directors and officers will have the same fiduciary duties to holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock. Under Delaware law, a director or officer may be deemed to have satisfied his or her fiduciary duties to Splitco and its stockholders if that person is independent and

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disinterested with respect to the action taken, is adequately informed with respect to the action taken and acts good faith taking into account the interests of all of Splitco's stockholders as a whole. Splitco's board of directors and chief executive officer, in establishing and applying policies with regard to intra-company matters such as business transactions between the two groups and allocation of assets, liabilities, debt, corporate overhead, taxes, interest, corporate opportunities and other matters, will consider various factors and information which could benefit or cause relative detriment to the stockholders of the respective groups and will seek to make determinations which are in Splitco's best interests and the best interests of Splitco's stockholders as a whole. If and when there are conflicting interests between the Capital Group and the Starz Group, Splitco's directors will use good faith business judgment to resolve such conflicts.

Dividend Policy

        Splitco does not anticipate paying cash dividends on Splitco Capital common stock or Splitco Starz common stock for the foreseeable future following the Split-Off. Splitco's ability to pay dividends in respect of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock is addressed in Article IV, Section A.2.(c) of the Splitco charter.

Financing Activities

        General.     Splitco will manage most of its financial activities on a centralized basis. These activities include the investment of surplus cash, the issuance and repayment of short-term and long-term debt and the issuance and repurchase of any preferred stock.

        If Splitco changes the attribution of cash or other property from one group to the other group, Splitco will account for such change as a short term loan unless Splitco's board of directors determines that a given change in attribution should be accounted for as a long-term loan, an inter-group interest, as a reduction of an inter-group interest or as a transfer in exchange for cash or other assets. See "—Inter-Group Loans" and "—Inter-Group Interests" below.

        Splitco's board of directors will make these determinations, either in specific instances or by setting applicable policies generally, in the exercise of its informed business judgment. Factors Splitco's board of directors may consider in making this determination include:

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the financing needs and objectives of the receiving group;



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the investment objectives of the transferring group;



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the current and projected capital structure of each group;



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the relative levels of internally generated funds of each group; and



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the availability, cost and time associated with alternative financing sources, prevailing interest rates and general economic conditions.

        Splitco's board of directors will make all changes in the attribution of material assets from one group to the other on a fair value basis, as determined by the board. For accounting purposes, all such assets will be deemed reattributed at their carryover basis. To the extent that this amount is different than the fair value of the inter-group loan or inter-group interest created in the transaction, this difference will be recorded as an adjustment to the group equity. No gain or loss will be recognized in the statement of operations information for the groups due to the related party nature of such transactions.

        Inter-Group Loans.     If one group makes a loan to the other group, Splitco's board of directors will determine the terms of the loan, including the rate at which it will bear interest. Splitco's board of directors will determine the terms of any inter-group loans, either in specific instances or by setting

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applicable policies generally, in the exercise of its informed business judgment. Factors Splitco's board of directors may consider in making this determination include:

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the use of proceeds and creditworthiness of the receiving group;



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the capital expenditure plans of and the investment opportunities available to each group; and



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the availability, cost and time associated with alternative financing sources.

        If an inter-group loan is made, Splitco intends to account for the loan based on its stated terms, and the resulting activity, such as interest amounts, will be recorded in the separate group financial results to be included in Splitco's consolidated financial statements but will be eliminated in preparing Splitco's consolidated financial statement balances.

        Inter-Group Interests.     An inter-group interest is a quasi-equity interest that one group is deemed to hold in the other group. Inter-group interests are not represented by outstanding shares of common stock, rather they have an attributed value which is generally stated in terms of a number of shares of stock issuable to one group with respect to an inter-group interest in the other group.

        An inter-group interest in a group will be created when cash or property is reattributed from one group to the other group and the board of directors determines that the reattribution will not be treated as an inter-group loan or as a transfer in exchange for cash or other assets. Inter-group interests may also be created in the discretion of the board of directors for certain other transactions, such as when funds of one group are used to effect an acquisition made on behalf of the other group. Additionally, inter-group interests once created are subject to adjustment for subsequent events. For instance, if the Starz Group holds an inter-group interest in the Capital Group at the time of a reattribution of cash or property by the Capital Group to the Starz Group, Splitco's board of directors may choose to reduce the Starz Group's inter-group interest in the Capital Group rather than create an inter-group interest in the Starz Group in favor of the Capital Group. Certain extraordinary actions that may be taken under the Splitco charter may also cause an increase or decrease in one group's inter-group interest in the other group. For more information regarding inter-group interests, see the definitions of "Number of Shares Issuable to the Starz Group with Respect to the Capital Group Inter-Group Interest" and "Number of Shares Issuable to the Capital Group with Respect to the Starz Group Inter-Group Interest" in Article IV, Section A.2.(i) of the Splitco charter.

        If an inter-group interest is created, Splitco intends to account for this interest in a manner similar to the equity method of accounting whereby the group holding the inter-group interest would record its proportionate share of such other group's net income or loss. Appropriate eliminating entries would be made in preparing Splitco's consolidated financial statement balances.

        Equity Issuance and Repurchases and Dividends.     Splitco will reflect all financial effects of issuances and repurchases of shares relating to either group in its own attributed financial information. Splitco will reflect financial effects of dividends or other distributions on, and purchases of, shares relating to either group in its own attributed financial information.

Inter-Group Contracts

        The terms of all current and future material transactions, relationships and other matters between the groups, including those as to which the groups may have potentially divergent interests, will be determined in a manner considered by Splitco's board of directors to be in its best interests and the best interests of its stockholders as a whole.

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Review of Corporate Opportunities

        In cases where a material corporate opportunity may appropriately be viewed as one that could be pursued by more than one group, Splitco's board of directors may, independently or at the request of management, review the allocation of that corporate opportunity to one of, or between, such groups. In accordance with Delaware law, Splitco's board of directors will make its determination with regard to the allocation of any such opportunity and the benefit of such opportunity in accordance with their good faith business judgment of Splitco's best interests and the best interests of Splitco's stockholders as a whole. Among the factors that Splitco's board of directors may consider in making this allocation is:

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whether a particular corporate opportunity is principally related or complementary to the business focus or strategy of the Capital Group or the Starz Group;



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whether one group, because of operational expertise, will be better positioned to undertake the corporate opportunity than the other group;



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existing contractual agreements and restrictions; and



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the financial resources and capital structure of each group.

Financial Statements; Allocation Matters

        Splitco will present consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the U.S., consistently applied. Splitco will also provide consolidating financial statement information that will show the attribution of its assets, liabilities, revenue, expenses and cash flows to each of the Capital Group and the Starz Group.

        Consolidating financial statement information will also include attributed portions of Splitco's debt, interest, corporate overhead and costs of administrative shared services and taxes. Splitco will make these allocations for the purpose of preparing such information; however, holders of Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock will continue to be subject to all of the risks associated with an investment in Splitco and all of Splitco's businesses, assets and liabilities.

        In addition to allocating debt and interest as described above, Splitco has adopted certain expense allocation policies, each of which will be reflected in the attributed financial information of the Capital Group and the Starz Group. In general, corporate overhead will be allocated to each group based upon the use of services by that group where practicable. Corporate overhead includes costs of personnel and employee benefits, legal, accounting and auditing, insurance, investor relations and stockholder services and services related to Splitco's board of directors. Splitco will allocate in a similar manner a portion of costs of administrative shared services, such as information technology services. Where determinations based on use alone are not practical, Splitco will use other methods and criteria that Splitco believes are equitable and that provide a reasonable estimate of the cost attributable to each group.

Taxes

        General Policies.     From and after the effective time of the Split-Off, taxes and tax benefits, and payments that are required to be made by, or are entitled to be received by, Splitco (such payments, tax sharing payments ) under the Tax Sharing Agreement, will be allocated between the Capital Group and the Starz Group in accordance with the following tax sharing policies regardless of whether the applicable taxes, tax benefits or tax sharing payments relate to—

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a taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the effective time of the Split-Off (a Post-Split-off Period ).

        These tax sharing policies generally allocate taxes, tax benefits, and tax sharing payments between the Capital Group and the Starz Group in a manner consistent with the tax sharing policies of Liberty Media in effect prior to the Split-Off and the attribution of certain tax-related assets and liabilities between the Capital Group and Starz Group prior to the Split-Off. In addition, these tax sharing policies provide specific rules, not addressed by the Liberty Media tax sharing policies, related to the manner in which any taxes or tax-related losses arising from the Split-Off or the issuance of the Splitco Capital common stock and Splitco Starz common stock in connection with the Split-Off will be allocated between the Capital Group and the Starz Group. These tax sharing policies do not address the manner in which any taxes, tax benefits, tax items, and tax-related losses will be allocated between Liberty Media and Splitco, including the manner in which any taxes or tax-related losses arising from the Split-Off will be allocated. These tax matters are addressed in the Tax Sharing Agreement which is discussed below under the heading "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions—Tax Sharing Agreement."

        References in these tax sharing policies to the " Old Starz Group " refer to the assets, liabilities and businesses that were tracked during the applicable Pre-Split-off Period by the Liberty Starz common stock or the Liberty Entertainment common stock, and for any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending prior to March 3, 2008, the assets, liabilities and businesses of, and any equity or debt interests in, Starz Entertainment, LLC, FUN Technologies, Inc., GSN, LLC, Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain LLC, Fox Sports Net Northwest, LLC and Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh, LLC, or any of their respective subsidiaries, Liberty Media's equity interests in WildBlue Communications, Inc. and The DirecTV Group, Inc., and Liberty Media LLC's 3.25% Senior Exchangeable Debentures due 2031. References to the " Old Capital Group " refer to the assets, liabilities and businesses of Liberty Media (or its predecessor, Liberty Media LLC) and their respective subsidiaries during any Pre-Split-off Period other than:

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        These tax sharing policies may differ from the manner in which taxes and tax benefits of each group are reflected in the financial statements. For financial statement purposes, taxes and tax benefits allocable to each group generally have been and will be accounted for in a manner similar to a stand-alone company basis in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Any differences between the tax sharing policies described below and the taxes and tax benefits of each group reported in the financial statements will be reflected in the attributed net assets of the groups for financial statement purposes.

        In general, for purposes of these tax sharing policies, any tax item (including any tax item arising from a disposition) attributable to an asset, liability or other interest tracked by the Splitco Capital common stock or attributable to the Old Capital Group will be allocated to the Capital Group and any tax item (including any tax item arising from a disposition) attributable to an asset, liability or other interest tracked by the Splitco Starz common stock or attributable to the Old Starz Group will be allocated to the Starz Group. Tax items that are allocable to the Capital Group that are carried forward or back and used as a tax benefit in another tax year will be allocated to the Capital Group and tax items that are allocable to the Starz Group that are carried forward or back and used as a tax benefit in another tax year will be allocated to the Starz Group. Except as described below under the special allocation rules, taxes and tax items arising in any Post-Split-off Period from employee, independent

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contractor or director compensation or employee benefits will be allocated to the group responsible for the underlying obligation (either through the allocation of the related expenses or through the issuance of stock of that group).

        Consolidated Income Taxes for Post-Split-off Periods.     To the extent that federal, state, local or foreign income taxes are determined on a basis that includes the operations, assets, liabilities or other tax items of more than one group for any Post-Split-off Period, or Splitco is required to make, or is entitled to receive, any tax sharing payments related to any income taxes or tax items attributable to any Post-Split-off Period, then, except as described below, income taxes and income tax benefits (other than any income taxes or income tax benefits that are allocable to Liberty Media under the Tax Sharing Agreement) and tax sharing payments will be shared among the groups based principally on the taxable income (or loss), tax credits and other tax items directly related to the activities of such group for such Post-Split-off Periods. Such allocations will reflect each group's contribution, whether positive or negative, to Splitco's consolidated taxable income (or loss), income tax liabilities and tax credit position or to any tax sharing payments. Consistent with the general policies described above, income tax benefits that cannot be used by a group generating such benefits, but can be used to reduce the taxable income of the other group or tax sharing payment liabilities otherwise allocable to the other group, will be credited to the group that generated such benefits and a corresponding amount will be charged to the group utilizing such benefits. As a result, under this tax sharing policy, the amount of income taxes allocated to a group and the amount credited to a group for income tax benefits may not necessarily be the same as that which would have been payable or received by the group had that group filed separate income tax returns.

        Consolidated Income Taxes for Pre-Split-off Periods.     To the extent that federal, state, local or foreign income taxes are determined on a basis that includes the operations, assets, liabilities or other tax items of more than one group for any Pre-Split-off Period, or Splitco is required to make, or is entitled to receive, any tax sharing payments related to any income taxes or tax items attributable to any Pre-Split-off Period, then except as described below, income taxes and income tax benefits (other than any income taxes or income tax benefits that are allocable to Liberty Media under the Tax Sharing Agreement) and tax sharing payments will, consistent with the policies described under "—Taxes—Consolidated Income Taxes for Post-Split-off Periods," be allocated to the Capital Group and the Starz Group based principally on the taxable income (or loss), tax credits and other tax items directly related to the activities of the Old Capital Group and the Old Starz Group, respectively, for such Pre-Split-off Periods. Consistent with the policies described above, income tax benefits that cannot be used by a group generating such benefits, but can be used to reduce the taxable income of the other group or tax sharing payment liabilities otherwise allocable to the other group, will be credited to the group that generated such benefits and a corresponding amount will be charged to the group utilizing such benefits.

        Non-Income Taxes and Non-Consolidated Income Taxes.     In any taxable period, if any non-income taxes or tax sharing payments attributable to non-income taxes or tax items are determined on a basis that includes the operations, assets, liabilities or other tax items of more than one group, then any such non-income taxes, non-income tax benefits, or tax sharing payments will be allocated to each group based upon their contribution to the consolidated non-income tax liability (or benefit) or tax sharing payments. Non-income tax benefits that cannot be used by a group generating such benefits, but can be used to reduce taxes or tax sharing payments of the other group, will be credited to the group that generated such benefits, and a corresponding amount will be charged to the group utilizing such benefit.

        In any taxable period, any income or non-income taxes or tax benefits or tax sharing payments that are determined on a basis that includes only the operations, assets, liabilities or other tax items of one group will be allocated to that group.

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        Special Allocation Rules.     Notwithstanding the foregoing, special allocation rules apply as follows:

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the Capital Group will be allocated any taxes, tax items and tax sharing payments resulting from the exchange of stock of News Corporation for stock of Greenlady Corp. that was effected between News Corporation and subsidiaries of Liberty Media on February 27, 2008 (the News Exchange ) and related restructuring transactions;



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the Capital Group will be allocated any taxes, tax items and tax sharing payments resulting from (i) the treatment of the Liberty Interactive common stock, the Liberty Capital common stock, the Liberty Starz common stock, or the Liberty Entertainment common stock as other than stock of Liberty Media, or as Section 306 stock within the meaning of Section 306(c) of the Code, in any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending at or before the Split-Off or (ii) the actual or deemed disposition of any assets caused by the issuance of the Liberty Interactive common stock, the Liberty Capital common stock, the Liberty Starz common stock, or the Liberty Entertainment common stock in any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending at or before the Split-Off; however, in each case, any taxes, tax items and tax sharing payments resulting from deferred intercompany items or excess loss accounts that are triggered thereby, and that would otherwise be allocated to the Starz Group, will be allocated to the Starz Group;



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the Capital Group and the Starz Group will each be allocated a proportionate amount, based upon the aggregate market capitalization of the Splitco Capital common stock and the Splitco Starz common stock on the first trading day following the Split-off, of any taxes, tax items and tax sharing payments resulting from (i) the treatment of the Splitco Capital common stock or the Splitco Starz common stock distributed in the Split-Off as other than stock of Splitco or as Section 306 stock within the meaning of Section 306(c) of the Code, or (ii) the actual or deemed disposition of any assets caused by the issuance of the Splitco Capital common stock or the Splitco Starz common stock; however, in each case, any taxes, tax items and tax sharing payments resulting from deferred intercompany items or excess loss accounts that are triggered thereby, and that would otherwise be allocated to the Capital Group or the Starz Group, will be allocated to the Capital Group or the Starz Group, respectively;



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Liberty Entertainment common stock will be allocated to the Starz Group; (y) any taxes, tax items, and tax sharing payments arising from the issuance, vesting, exercise or settlement of any Compensatory Equity Interests with respect to any series of Liberty Capital Common Stock will be allocated to the Capital Group; and (z) any other taxes, tax items or tax sharing payments related to employee, independent contractor or director compensation or employee benefits will be allocated to the Capital Group to the extent that the Old Capital Group was responsible for the underlying obligation and will be allocated to the Starz Group to the extent that the Old Starz Group was responsible for the underlying obligation;

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for any tax period (whether beginning before, on or after the Split-Off date), (x) any taxes, tax items, and tax sharing payments arising from the issuance, vesting, exercise or settlement of any Compensatory Equity Interests in DIRECTV will be allocated to the Starz Group; (y) any taxes, tax items, and tax sharing payments arising from the issuance, vesting, exercise or settlement of any Compensatory Equity Interests in Discovery Communications, Inc. (Discovery) , LGI, or Ascent Media Corporation will be allocated to the Capital Group;



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at the time of any sale or disposition of all or a portion of the stock of Starz Media Group, Inc. ( Starz Media ) in which gain or loss is recognized for income tax purposes (whether occurring before, on or after the Split-Off date), (x) the Capital Group will be allocated a deemed loss in an amount equal to the excess of the adjusted basis of the Starz Media stock (as of September 30, 2010) over the price at which it was transferred to the Starz Group (the Starz Media purchase price ) (or in the event that less than all of the Starz Media stock is sold, an allocable portion of such excess), and (y) the Starz Group will be treated as having a starting adjusted basis in the stock of Starz Media equal to the Starz Media purchase price for income tax purposes and will be allocated a deemed loss or gain in an amount equal to the difference between the amount actually realized upon such sale or disposition and the Starz Group's deemed adjusted basis in the stock of Starz Media (the starting adjusted basis in the stock of Starz Media previously described, properly adjusted to take into account any income, deduction, gain, loss, contribution and distribution occurring after the reattribution of Starz Media from the Capital Group to the Starz Group) (as appropriately adjusted in the event of a sale or disposition of less than all of the stock of Starz Media);



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the Capital Group will be allocated any taxes, tax items and tax sharing payments resulting from the distribution by one subsidiary of Liberty Media to another subsidiary of Liberty Media of stock of Time Warner Inc., Time Warner Cable Inc. and AOL, Inc. which occurred in connection with the Reattribution;



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for any tax period (whether beginning before, on or after the Split-Off date), taxes and tax items of any subsidiary that is acquired, directly or indirectly, after the Split-Off for the benefit of the Capital Group or the Starz Group will generally be allocated to the Capital Group or the Starz Group, respectively; and



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the Capital Group will be allocated all taxes, tax items, losses and tax sharing payments attributable to Liberty Media LLC's tax sharing agreement with, among others, AT&T Corp. ( AT&T ) and Liberty Media LLC's tax sharing agreements with each of Discovery Holding Company ( DHC ) and Liberty Media International, Inc. ( LMI ).

        Several Liability for Consolidated Taxes.     Notwithstanding these tax sharing policies, under U.S. treasury regulations, each member of a consolidated group is severally liable for the U.S. federal income tax liability of each other member of the consolidated group. Accordingly, each member of the Splitco affiliated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes (whether such member is attributed to the Capital Group or the Starz Group) could be liable to the U.S. government for any U.S. federal income tax liability incurred, but not discharged, by any other member of the Splitco affiliated group, and each member of the Capital Group and the Starz Group that is a member of the Liberty Media

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affiliated group for U.S. federal income tax purposes in any Pre-Split-off Period could be liable to the U.S. government for any U.S. federal income tax liability incurred, but not discharged, by any other member of the Liberty Media affiliated group with respect to any tax year beginning on or before the date of the Split-Off.

Board Discretion to Terminate Split-Off

        Although there is no present plan or intention to terminate the Split-Off, the Liberty Media board has reserved its right under the Liberty Media charter to terminate the Split-Off at any time prior to the redemption effective time regardless of whether the conditions to the Split-Off have been satisfied.

Treatment of Outstanding Equity Awards

        Options to purchase shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Starz common stock, stock appreciation rights with respect to shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Starz common stock and restricted shares of Liberty Capital common stock or Liberty Starz common stock have been granted to various directors, officers, employees and consultants of Liberty Media and certain of its subsidiaries pursuant to the 2007 Incentive Plan and various other stock incentive plans administered by the Liberty Media board of directors or the compensation committee thereof. Below is a description of the effect of the Split-Off on these outstanding equity awards.

Option Awards

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each outstanding option to purchase shares of Liberty Starz common stock (which we refer to as an outstanding Liberty Starz option ) will be converted, automatically, into an option award (which we refer to as a Splitco Starz option ) to purchase the number and series of whole shares of Splitco Starz common stock which the holder would have received on the redemption date with respect to the shares of Liberty Starz common stock subject to such outstanding Liberty Starz option if the holder had exercised such Liberty Starz option immediately prior to the redemption date.

        Based on the 1:1 redemption ratios, it is expected that the per share exercise price of each Splitco Capital option will be equal to the per share exercise price of the corresponding outstanding Liberty Capital option, and the per share exercise price of each Splitco Starz option will be equal to the per share exercise price of the corresponding outstanding Liberty Starz option.

        All other terms of the Splitco Capital options and the Splitco Starz options (including, for example, the vesting terms thereof) will, in all material respects, be the same as those of the corresponding outstanding Liberty Capital option or outstanding Liberty Starz option, except (i) as described above and (ii) that the options will continue to vest so long as the holder provides service (whether as an employee, consultant or nonemployee director, as the case may be) to Liberty Media, Splitco or certain other subsidiaries of Liberty Media or Splitco or certain former subsidiaries of Liberty Media or its predecessor.

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SAR Awards

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each outstanding stock appreciation right related to Liberty Starz common stock (which we refer to as an outstanding Liberty Starz SAR ) will be converted, automatically, into a stock appreciation right award (which we refer to as a Splitco Starz SAR ) related to the number and series of whole shares of Splitco Starz common stock which the holder would have received on the redemption date with respect to the shares of Liberty Starz common stock subject to such outstanding Liberty Starz SAR had the holder owned such Liberty Starz shares immediately prior to the redemption date.

        Based on the 1:1 redemption ratios, it is expected that the per share base price of each Splitco Capital SAR will be equal to the per share base price of the corresponding outstanding Liberty Capital SAR, and the per share base price of each Splitco Starz SAR will be equal to the per share base price of the corresponding outstanding Liberty Starz SAR.

        All other terms of a holder's Splitco Capital SARs or Splitco Starz SARs (including, for example, the vesting terms thereof) will, in all material respects, be the same as those of the corresponding outstanding Liberty Capital SAR or Liberty Starz SAR, except (i) as described above and (ii) that the SARs will continue to vest so long as the holder provides service (whether as an employee, consultant or nonemployee director, as the case may be) to Liberty Media, Splitco or certain other subsidiaries of Liberty Media or Splitco or certain former subsidiaries of Liberty Media or its predecessor.

Restricted Stock Awards

        As of the redemption effective time, (i) each outstanding restricted share of LCAPA will be redeemed for one restricted share of Splitco CAPA, (ii) each outstanding restricted share of LCAPB will be redeemed for one restricted share of Splitco CAPB, (iii) each outstanding restricted share of LSTZA will be redeemed for one restricted share of Splitco STZA; and (iv) each outstanding restricted share of LSTZB will be redeemed for one restricted share of Splitco STZB.

        The terms of the Splitco Capital and Splitco Starz restricted shares (including, for example, the vesting terms thereof) will, in all material respects, be the same as those of the corresponding Liberty Capital and Liberty Starz restricted shares, except that the Splitco Capital and Splitco Starz restricted shares will continue to vest so long as the holder provides service (whether as an employee, consultant or nonemployee director, as the case may be) to Liberty Media, Splitco or certain other subsidiaries of Liberty Media or Splitco or certain former subsidiaries of Liberty Media or its predecessor.

Transitional Plan

        All of the Splitco Capital options, Splitco Starz options, Splitco Capital SARs, Splitco Starz SARs and restricted shares of Splitco Capital and Splitco Starz common stock will be issued pursuant to the Splitco Transitional Stock Adjustment Plan (the transitional plan ), a copy of which is being filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part. The transitional plan will govern the terms and conditions of the foregoing Splitco incentive awards but will not be used to make any grants following the Split-Off.

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Description of Splitco Common Stock and Comparison of Stockholder Rights

Splitco Capital Common Stock

        The following is a description of (i) the terms of the Splitco Capital common stock under the Splitco charter and (ii) the terms of the Liberty Capital common stock under the Liberty Media charter, including a comparison between the terms of the two. Except as otherwise noted, the reason for the substantive differences between the two charters relates to the fact that Splitco will not have a third tracking stock for which provisions are therefore only made in the Liberty Media charter. The following discussion of the terms of the Splitco charter and the Liberty Media charter is qualified by reference to the full text of those charters. The Splitco charter is filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part. The Liberty Media charter has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please see "Additional Information—Where You Can Find More Information" for more information regarding Liberty Media's filings.

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