UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): February 28, 2018

 

LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

 

 

Delaware

001-33982

84-1288730

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

12300 Liberty Blvd.

Englewood, Colorado 80112

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (720) 875-5300

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

 

 


 

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 1, 2018, Liberty Interactive Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release (the “Earnings Release”) setting forth information, including financial information, which is intended to supplement the financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2018.  

This Item 2.02 and the Earnings Release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company's results of operations or financial condition for the year ended December 31, 2017, are being furnished to the SEC.

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 28, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the following changes to management and its board of directors, which will be effective upon the closing the proposed transactions with GCI Liberty, Inc., currently expected to occur at 4:01 p.m. ET on March 9, 2018:

Gregory B. Maffei will no longer serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. Maffei has served as a director of our company since November 2005 and will become Chairman of our Board of Directors. John C. Malone, the current Chairman of our Board of Directors, will remain a director of the Company.

Michael A. George will be appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  Mr. George, age 56, has served as a director of the Company since September 2011. He has served as the President of QVC, Inc. since November 2005 and as its Chief Executive Officer since April 2006, and it is expected that Mr. George will continue in these roles.

 

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure. 

On February 28, 2018, the Company announced that that Mike George, President and CEO of QVC, Inc., will be presenting at the UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference on Wednesday, March 7th at 10:30 a.m., E.S.T. at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, MA.  During his presentation, Mr. George may make observations regarding the Company's financial performance and outlook, as well as other forward looking matters.

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 are being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K in satisfaction of the public disclosure requirements of Regulation FD and shall not be deemed "filed" for any purpose.   

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)  Exhibits

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Earnings Release, dated March 1, 2018. 

99.2

 

Press Release, dated February 28, 2018, regarding Mr. George’s presentation. 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: March 5, 2018

 

 

 

 

LIBERTY INTERACTIVE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Wade Haufschild

 

 

Name: Wade Haufschild

 

 

Title:  Vice President

 

 

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