Exhibit 99.1
May 11, 2017
Liberty Interactive Corporation to Present at MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit
ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Liberty Interactive Corporation (Nasdaq: QVCA,QVCB, LVNTA, LVNTB) announced that Mark Carleton, CFO of Liberty Interactive Corporation, will be presenting at the MoffettNathanson Media & Communications Summit on Thursday, May 18th at 11:00 a.m., E.D.T. at Le Parker Meridien in New York, NY. During his presentation, Mr. Carleton may make observations regarding the company's financial performance and outlook, as well as other forward looking matters including the proposed acquisition of General Communication, Inc. (“GCI”) by Liberty Interactive, its combination with Liberty Ventures Group and the subsequent split-off of Liberty Interactive’s interest in the combined company (“GCI Liberty”).
The presentation will be broadcast live via the Internet. All interested persons should visit the Liberty Interactive Corporation website at http://www.libertyinteractive.com/events to register for the webcast. An archive of the webcast will also be available on this website for one year after appropriate filings have been made with the SEC.
About Liberty Interactive Corporation
Liberty Interactive Corporation operates and owns interests in a broad range of digital commerce businesses. Those businesses are currently attributed to two tracking stock groups: the QVC Group and the Liberty Ventures Group. The businesses and assets attributed to the QVC Group (Nasdaq: QVCA, QVCB) consist of Liberty Interactive Corporation's subsidiaries, QVC, Inc. and zulily, llc, and its interest in HSN, Inc., and the businesses and assets attributed to the Liberty Ventures Group (Nasdaq: LVNTA, LVNTB) consist of all of Liberty Interactive Corporation's businesses and assets other than those attributed to the QVC Group, including its interests in Liberty Broadband Corporation and FTD, Liberty Interactive Corporation’s subsidiary Evite, and minority interests in ILG, Lending Tree and Charter Communications.
Additional Information
Nothing in this press release shall constitute a solicitation to buy or an offer to sell shares of GCI Liberty, GCI common stock or any of Liberty Interactive’s tracking stocks. The offer and issuance of shares in the proposed transactions will only be made pursuant to GCI Liberty’s effective registration statement. Liberty Interactive stockholders, GCI stockholders and other investors are urged to read the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus to be filed regarding the proposed transactions and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information about the proposed transactions. Copies of these SEC filings will be available free of charge at the SEC’s website (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the filings together with the materials incorporated by reference therein will also be available, without charge, by directing a request to Liberty Interactive Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112, Attention: Investor Relations, Telephone: (720) 875-5420. GCI investors can access additional information at ir.gci.com.
Participants in a Solicitation
The directors and executive officers of Liberty Interactive and GCI and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of proposals to approve the proposed transactions. Information regarding the directors and executive officers of Liberty Interactive is available in its definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the SEC on April 20, 2017, and certain of its Current Reports on Form 8-K. Information regarding the directors and executive officers of GCI is available as part of its Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 2, 2017. For other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, will be available in the proxy materials regarding the foregoing to be filed with the SEC. Free copies of these documents may be obtained as described in the preceding paragraph.
Liberty Interactive Corporation
Courtnee Chun, 720-875-5420
Source: Liberty Interactive Corporation