Exhibit (c)(15) Special Committee Materials Project Venus June 13, 2017

 


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Overview of Lion’s Proposals Lion verbally delivered a revised proposal for a 1.600x exchange ratio on June 9th Previous Offer (Rcv'd June 1) Current Offer (Rcv'd June 9) Pricing Date Metric Jun 01 Jun 12 Diluted Shares Outstanding Equity Value Enterprise Value 53.6 $2,286 $2,767 53.6 $2,077 $2,558 Current 27.3% 20.0% 90-Day VWAP 16.9% 7.0% Source: Public filings and Hero Management as of June 12, 2017. (1) Hero ownership represents non-Queen shareholders ownership only. Ownership based on currently available public information. Figures subject to change as more information regarding GCI-Lion transaction becomes available. Reflects all Hero shareholders’ share of $125mm run-rate synergies capitalized at blended 2017E Comparable EV/EBITDA multiple of 8.7x, net of fees. Consensus consolidated Comparable EBITDA based on average Adjusted EBITDA estimates of BAML, Craig Hallum, FBR, Maxim, UBS and Wunderlich less estimated stock-based compensation expense. (2) 3 (3) Implied Valuation (Consensus) (3) 2017E Revenue $3,520 0.8x 0.7x 2017E Comp. EBITDA $267 10.5x 9.6x 2017E Adj. EPS $2.45 17.4x 15.8x Ownership and Value Sharing Ownership of Non-Q Hero S/H(1) 11.4% 10.5% Share of Value Creation to All Hero S/H(2) 59.5% 46.6% 30-Day VWAP 19.8% 12.4% Premiums Share Price Movement Hero Share Price $33.50 $32.30 Queen Share Price $24.36 $24.23 Exchange Ratio 1.38x 1.33x Since June 1 Offer (0.04x) Since June 1 Offer (0.5%) Since June 1 Offer (3.6%) Exchange Ratio 1.750x 1.600x Implied Offer Price $42.63 $38.77

 


Analysis at Various Exchange Ratios Based on current share prices of $32.30 for Hero and $24.23 for Queen Series A Exchange Ratio 1.500x 1.550x 1.600x 1.650x 1.700x 1.750x Implied Offer Price $36.35 $37.56 $38.77 $39.98 $41.19 $42.40 Diluted Shares Outstanding 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6 53.6 Current 12.5% 16.3% 20.0% 23.8% 27.5% 31.3% 90-Day VWAP 0.3% 3.6% 7.0% 10.3% 13.7% 17.0% Share of Value Creation to All Hero S/H(2) 34.6% 40.6% 46.6% 52.6% 58.5% 64.4% 2017E Comp. EBITDA 9.1x 9.3x 9.6x 9.8x 10.1x 10.3x Source: Public filings and Hero Management as of June 12, 2017. (1) Hero ownership represents non-Queen shareholders ownership only. Ownership based on currently available public information. Figures subject to change as more information regarding GCI-Lion transaction becomes available. Reflects all Hero shareholders’ share of $125mm run-rate synergies capitalized at blended 2017E Comparable EV/EBITDA multiple of 8.7x, net of fees. Consensus consolidated Comparable EBITDA based on average Adjusted EBITDA estimates of BAML, Craig Hallum, FBR, Maxim, UBS and Wunderlich less estimated stock-based compensation expense. (2) 4 (3) 2017E Adj. EPS 14.8x 15.3x 15.8x 16.3x 16.8x 17.3x 2017E Revenue 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x 0.7x 0.8x 0.8x Implied Valuation (Consensus) (3) Ownership of Non-Q Hero S/H(1) 9.9% 10.2% 10.5% 10.8% 11.1% 11.4% Ownership and Value Sharing 30-Day VWAP 5.3% 8.9% 12.4% 15.9% 19.4% 22.9% Premiums Equity Value $1,947 $2,012 $2,077 $2,143 $2,208 $2,274 Enterprise Value $2,427 $2,492 $2,558 $2,623 $2,689 $2,754

 


Illustrative Has / Gets Analysis and Value Creation Split Key Assumptions: —Based on 1.600x exchange ratio offer, implying an offer price of $38.77 as of June 12 —$125mm Synergies = $1,041mm value (capitalized at blended multiple, less $50mm illustrative fees) Hero Queen Pro Forma Per Share Aggregate Per Share Aggregate (Less): Net Debt & NCI (481) (5,791) Has (Less): Queen Stake in Hero – (647) Implied Ownership Implied Exchange Ratio 14.2% 1.33x 85.8% 1.00x Implied Equity Value Implied Ownership $2,040 16.8% $22.14 $10,134 83.2% $12,175 Gets Plus: Share of Capitalized Synergies(2) $3.26 $175 $1.89 $867 $1,041 Implied Prem. / (Disc.) After Synergies (1) 28.1% 5.3% Share of Value Creation 46.6% 53.4% Source: Public filings, Hero Management, Factset as of as of June 12, 2017. 5 Note: (1) (2) Dollars in millions, except per share data. Based on economic ownership. Represents share of pro forma equity value divided by standalone equity value minus 1. Capitalized at blended 2017E Comparable EV/EBITDA multiple of 8.7x. Value Creation $485 $556 $1,041 Value per Share w/ Synergies $41.36 $2,215 $24.03 $11,001 Implied Prem. / (Disc.) Before Synergies (1) 18.0% (8.6%) Targeted Exchange Ratio 1.600x 1.000x Adjusted Equity Value $1,730 $10,445 $12,175 Observed Market Equity Value $32.30 $1,730 $24.23 $11,091 $12,821 Enterprise Value $2,210 $16,883 $19,093

 


Illustrative Has / Gets Analysis and Value Creation Split Sensitivity At various headline premiums and synergy values; assumes Hero/Queen both trading at intrinsic value Hero Shareholders (Including Queen) Share of Value Creation Run-rate Synergies Blended Multiple (1) Net Capitalized Synergies(2) $86 8.7x $700 $125 8.7x $1,041 $150 8.7x $1,259 Exchange Ratio Implied Offer Price Headline Premium Implied Ownership Hero Pro Forma Share of Value Creation From prior page Current Offer Source: Public filings, Hero Management, Factset as of as of June 12, 2017. 6 Note: (1) (2) Dollars in millions, except per share data. Capitalized at blended 2017E Comparable EV/EBITDA multiple of 8.7x. Net of $50mm of illustrative transaction fees. 1.333x $32.30 – 14.2% 14%14%14% 1.500x 36.35 12.5% 15.8% 44%35%31% 1.550x 37.56 16.3% 16.3% 52%41%36% 1.600x 38.77 20.0% 16.8% 61%47%41% 1.650x 39.98 23.8% 17.2% 70%53%46% 1.700x 41.19 27.5% 17.7% 78%59%51% 1.750x 42.40 31.3% 18.2% 87%64%56%

 


Illustrative Exchange Ratio Over Time Exchange ratio has become more favorable to Queen in wake of Hero’s performance and resignation of CEO, and Queen’s announcement of GCI-Lion transaction Exchange Ratio Analysis 3.05 x um ce 2.85 x 2.65 x 2.45 x 2.25 x 2.05 x 1.85 x Current Offer: 1.60x 1.65 x 1.45 x 1.33 x 1.25 x Jun-2015 Sep-2015 Dec-2015 Mar-2016 Jun-2016 Sep-2016 Dec-2016 Mar-2017 Jun-2017 7 Source: Company filings, Bloomberg as of Jun 12, 2017 (1) Exchange ratio defined Hero share price divided by Queen Series A share price. Share Price Exchange Implied Premi Queen Hero Ratio¹ to Current Pri Current $ 24.23 $ 32.30 1.33 x 0 % 1 Month Avg. 23.74 33.65 1.42 x 6 % 3 Month Avg. 21.69 35.61 1.66 x 24 % 6 Month Avg. 20.63 35.57 1.74 x 30 % 1 Year Avg. 21.25 39.31 1.85 x 39 % 2 Year Avg. 24.00 47.76 1.97 x 48 % Favorable for Hero 2Y Average = 1.97 x 1Y Average = 1.85 x Favorable for Queen

 


Queen Consensus Expectations for Q2 and FY’17 ($ in millions) Brokers Consensus 2Q'16A vs. 2Q'16A Brokers Consensus vs. 16A QVC International 616 635 (3.0)% QVC International 2,551 (0.4)% 6 6 zulily 5 381 366 4.1 % zulily 5 1,611 4.1 % Total Net Sales 7 $ 2,400 $ 2,424 (1.0)% Total Net Sales 7 $ 10,284 0.6 % zulily 30 31 (2.1)% zulily 107 (4.2)% 2 2 Adj. EBITDA (Pre-SBC)¹ $ 472 $ 487 (3.1)% Adj. EBITDA (Pre-SBC)¹ $ 1,966 1.5 % 5 5 Source: Public filings, Wall Street Research Note: Brokers included in consensus are Maxim, Wunderlich, UBS, BAML, Aegis, FBR and Craig Hallum. 8 (1) Represents median of broker estimates for WholeCo Adj. EBITDA (Pre-SBC). Segment breakdowns represent median estimate for % EBITDA contribution applied to the median estimate for WholeCo Adj. EBITDA (Pre-SBC) % Margin19.1 %17 bps % Margin19.7 %20.1 %(42) bps Corporate2 (21) Corporate2 (6)(7) QVC2 $ 1,8802.1 % QVC2 $ 448$ 463(3.3)% Eliminations5 (6) Eliminations5 (9)(5) QVC Total6 $ 8,679(0.0)% QVC Total6 $ 2,028$ 2,063(1.7)% QVC US6 $ 6,1290.1 % QVC US6 $ 1,412$ 1,428(1.2)% FY 2017 Q2 2017

 


Lion Options In the Event of Unsuccessful Negotiation Between Hero and Queen Lion could publicly announce its offer in an effort to pressure Hero to reengage Lion could run for a full or partial slate of director nominees at the 2018 annual meeting next May —The nomination window is January 25th to February 24th —Lion could not call a special meeting of shareholders ahead of that time —Even if Lion succeeded in a proxy contest, any transaction between Hero and Lion would ultimately require the approval of the Qualified Directors (i.e. generally excluding directors nominated by Lion) —Lion is prohibited by the Spinco Agreement from buying any additional Hero shares Lion could withdraw for now, maintaining the right to make a new proposal (public or private) in the future 9

 


Appendix A: Hero “Current” and “Trend” Forecast vs. Consensus

 


FY’17E Current Forecast and Trend versus Consensus If Hero achieves “Current” scenario, it will perform approximately in-line with consensus for 2017 If Hero achieves “Trend” scenario, it will be below consensus for 2017, missing net sales by ~2% and EBITDA by ~11% "Current" vs. Consensus "Trend" vs. Consensus $ Fav. / (Unfav.) % Fav. / (Unfav.) $ Fav. / (Unfav.) % Fav. / (Unfav.) Consensus(1) "Current" "Trend" Cornerstone 1,064 1,085 20 1.9% 1,085 20 1.9% % YoY Growth (1.3%) (1.5%) (12 bps) (3.3%) (196 bps) Cornerstone 35 48 13 37.7% 48 13 37.7% % of Revenue % YoY Growth 8.1% (4.4%) 8.1% (5.3%) (6 bps) (87 bps) 7.4% (15.0%) (75 bps) (1,060 bps) Source: Hero Management and Factset as of June 9, 2017. Note:Dollars in millions. Adjusted EBITDA is before deduction of stock based compensation expense. 11 (1) Hero consensus revenue based on Factset consensus. Consensus consolidated Adj. EBITDA based on average estimates of BAML, Craig Hallum, FBR, Maxim, UBS and Wunderlich. Segment Adj. EBITDA figures based on percentage allocation of EBITDA based on average of select Wall Street research reports where segment estimates are provided. Adj. EBITDA$286$283($3)(0.9%)$254($32)(11.1%) HSN$251$235($16)(6.3%)$206($45)(17.9%) Net Sales$3,520$3,515($4)(0.1%)$3,450($70)(2.0%) HSN$2,455$2,432($23)(0.9%)$2,366($89)(3.6%)