UNITED STATES

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*

 

LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Name of Issuer)

 

COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

538034109

(CUSIP Number)

 

Charles Y. Tanabe, Esq.

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Liberty Media Corporation

12300 Liberty Boulevard

Englewood, CO 80112

(720) 875-5400

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

May 11, 2012

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. o

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Exchange Act (however, see the Notes).

 



 

CUSIP Number: 538034109

 

 

1.

Names of Reporting Persons
Liberty Media Corporation

 

 

2.

Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)

 

 

(a)

 o

 

 

(b)

 o

 

 

3.

SEC Use Only

 

 

4.

Source of Funds (See Instructions)
WC

 

 

5.

Check if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)     o

 

 

6.

Citizenship or Place of Organization
Delaware

 

Number of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned by
Each
Reporting
Person With

7.

Sole Voting Power
39,181,563(1), (2)

 

8.

Shared Voting Power
None

 

9.

Sole Dispositive Power
39,181,563(1), (2)

 

10.

Shared Dispositive Power
None

 

 

11.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
48,681,563(3)

 

 

12.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)   x

Excludes shares beneficially owned by the executive officers and directors of Liberty.

 

 

13.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
25.6%(4)

 

 

14.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO

 


(1)        Sole voting power and dispositive power of 5,502,400 and 310,828 of such shares is held indirectly through control of Liberty Wireless 7, Inc. and LMC Events, LLC, respectively, which are wholly owned subsidiaries of Liberty Media Corporation.

 

(2)        Does not include 9,500,000 shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person has the right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to a forward purchase contract.  See Item 6.

 

(3)        Includes 9,500,000 shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person has the right to acquire within 60 days pursuant to a forward purchase contract.  See Item 6.

 

(4)        For purposes of calculating beneficial ownership of the Reporting Person, the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding is 190,241,133 as of May 3, 2012, as reported by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 10, 2012.

 

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A
(Amendment No. 1)

 

Statement of

 

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

 

Pursuant to Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

in respect of

 

LIVE NATION ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

 

This Report on Schedule 13D relates to the shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”).  The Schedule 13D originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Reporting Person” or “Liberty”), on September 30, 2011 (the “Liberty Schedule 13D”), is hereby  amended and supplemented to include the information set forth herein.  This amended statement on Schedule 13D/A (this “Amendment”) constitutes Amendment No. 1 to the Schedule 13D originally filed by Liberty.  Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meanings given to such terms in the Liberty Schedule 13D.

 

Item 2.  Identity and Background

 

The information contained in Item 2 of the Liberty Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:

 

(d)-(f)                Schedule 1 attached hereto is incorporated herein by reference and amends and restates Schedule 1 of the Liberty Schedule 13D in its entirety.  Each of such executive officers and directors is a citizen of the United States, unless otherwise noted on Schedule 1.  Neither Liberty, nor, to the best knowledge of Liberty, any of its executive officers and directors named on Schedule 1 to this Amendment, has, during the last five years, been convicted of a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction resulting in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

 

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration

 

The information contained in Item 3 of the Liberty Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:

 

The Reporting Person has entered into the Forward Contract described in Item 6 of this Amendment, which description is incorporated herein by reference.  The Reporting Person has used available cash on hand to make the $43.8 million in prepayments referred to therein, and expects to use the same source of funds to pay the remaining purchase price for the shares of Common Stock described in Item 6 upon physical settlement.

 

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Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

 

The information contained in Item 4 of the Liberty Schedule 13D is hereby restated in its entirety as follows:

 

The Reporting Person views the purchase of shares of Common Stock at the forward price as an attractive investment.  The purchase of such shares would result in the Reporting Person beneficially owning a number of shares of Common Stock that is below the Applicable Percentage.  The Reporting Person currently intends to elect physical settlement under the Forward Contract, subject to the trading price of the shares of Common Stock, alternative investment opportunities, market conditions and the outlook for the Issuer, in each case, on the expiration date of the Forward Contract, which is July 10, 2012.

 

Other than as provided herein, and except as contained in the agreements previously filed as exhibits to the Liberty Schedule 13D or as has been publicly announced by the Issuer or Liberty, Liberty does not have and, to the best of Liberty’s knowledge, none of the persons listed on Schedule 1 have, any plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any of the actions set forth in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4.

 

The Reporting Person intends to continuously review its investment in the Issuer, and may in the future determine (i) to acquire, subject to applicable laws, orders and regulation, additional securities of the Issuer, through open market purchases, private agreements or otherwise, (ii) to dispose of all or a portion of the securities of the Issuer owned by it or (iii) to take any other available course of action, which could involve one or more of the types of transactions or have one or more of the results described in clauses (a) through (j) of Item 4. Notwithstanding anything contained herein, the Reporting Person specifically reserves the right to change its intention with respect to any or all of such matters. In reaching any decision as to its course of action (as well as to the specific elements thereof), the Reporting Person currently expects that it would take into consideration a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the following: the Issuer’s business and prospects; other developments concerning the Issuer and its businesses generally; other business opportunities available to the Reporting Person; developments with respect to the business of the Reporting Person; changes in law and government regulations; general economic conditions; and money and stock market conditions, including the market price of the securities of the Issuer.

 

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

 

The information contained in Item 5 of the Liberty Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:

 

The information contained in Item 6 of, and Rows (7) through (10) of the cover page to, this Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.

 

(a)-(b)              The Reporting Person beneficially owns 48,681,563 shares of Common Stock (including the 9,500,000 shares that may be purchased upon physical settlement under the Forward Contract).  The 48,681,563 shares represent approximately 25.6% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, based on 190,241,133 shares of Common Stock reported as outstanding as of May 3, 2012 by the Issuer in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 filed with the SEC on May 10, 2012.  The Reporting Person has the sole power to vote or to direct the voting of 39,181,563 shares of Common Stock, and has the sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of such number of shares.  Prior to the expiration of the Forward Contract, the Reporting Person has no right to vote or direct the voting, and has no right to dispose or direct the disposition, of the 9,500,000 shares of Common Stock underlying the Forward Contract.  Mr. Maffei beneficially owns 4,071 shares of Common Stock and 11,583 restricted shares of Common Stock.  The 11,583 restricted shares vest in full on June 15, 2012.

 

(c)                                  Other than as stated herein, no transactions in the Common Stock were effected by the Reporting Person or, to the best of its knowledge, any of the persons listed on Schedule 1 hereto in the past 60 days.

 

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Item 6.  Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer

 

The information contained in Item 6 of the Liberty Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following information:

 

On December 30, 2011, the Reporting Person entered into a forward purchase contract (the “Forward Contract”) with an unaffiliated counterparty covering up to a maximum of 9,500,000 notional shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock.  The exact number of shares to be covered by the Forward Contract is to equal the number purchased by the counterparty to establish its initial hedge.  The expiration of the Forward Contract is to occur on the 60th day following the determination of the final number of shares to be covered by the Forward Contract.  During the initial hedging period, the Reporting Person is obligated to make prepayments to the unaffiliated counterparty based, in part, on a percentage of the cumulative notional amount of the Forward Contract (“Prepayment Amounts”).

 

The Forward Contract provides for physical settlement upon expiration, with the Reporting Person retaining the right to elect cash settlement instead.  In the case of physical settlement, the “forward price” will equal the volume weighted average price of the shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock during the initial hedging period plus a commission (the “base price”), plus an amount equal to the counterparty’s internal funding costs plus a spread. All Prepayment Amounts paid by the Reporting Person are to be applied against the aggregate forward price payable to the counterparty at settlement. If cash settlement is elected, (i) if the cash settlement price (which would be based on the price at which the counterparty unwinds its hedge) exceeds the forward price, then the counterparty will be obligated to pay the difference to the Reporting Person, and (ii) if the cash settlement price is less than the forward price, then the Reporting Person will be obligated to pay the difference to the counterparty.  The Prepayment Amounts paid by the Reporting Person are to be applied against any cash settlement obligation the Reporting Person may have to the counterparty at settlement, with any excess to be returned to the Reporting Person.

 

On May 11, 2012, the unaffiliated counterparty completed its initial hedge, and the number of notional shares covered by the Forward Contract has been fixed at 9,500,000 shares.  Under the Forward Contract, the expiration date is to be July 10, 2012, or 60 days after the completion of the counterparty’s initial hedge.  The settlement date is scheduled for July 13, 2012. The base price under the Forward Contract is approximately $9.68 per share.

 

The Reporting Person does not have the right to vote, or any investment power as to, the shares covered by the Forward Contract prior to the settlement date.

 

The information contained in Item 5 of this Amendment is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Signature

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

Dated:  May 15, 2012

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Charles Tanabe

 

 

Name: Charles Tanabe

 

 

Title: Executive Vice President

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
No.

 

Description

 

 

 

7(a)

 

Stockholder Agreement, dated as of February 10, 2009, by and among Live Nation, Inc., Liberty Media Corporation (now known as Liberty Interactive Corporation), Liberty USA Holdings, LLC, and Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 13, 2009).

 

 

 

7(b)

 

Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 25, 2010, by and among Liberty Media Corporation (now known as Liberty Interactive Corporation), Liberty USA Holdings, LLC, and Live Nation, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 29, 2010).

 

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Schedule 1

 

Schedule 1 is amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

 

DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

OF

LIBERTY MEDIA CORPORATION

 

The name and present principal occupation of each director and executive officer of Liberty Media Corporation are set forth below.  Unless otherwise noted, the business address for each person listed below is c/o Liberty Media Corporation, 12300 Liberty Boulevard, Englewood, Colorado 80112.  All executive officers and directors listed are United States citizens, except for M. Ian G. Gilchrist, who is a citizen of the United States and Canada.

 

Name and Business Address
(if applicable)

 

Principal Occupation and Principal Business
(if applicable)

 

 

 

John C. Malone

 

Chairman of the Board and Director of Liberty

 

 

 

Gregory B. Maffei

 

Chief Executive Officer, President and Director of Liberty

 

 

 

Robert R. Bennett

 

Director of Liberty; President of Hilltop Investments, LLC

 

 

 

Donne F. Fisher
5619 DTC Parkway
Suite 1150
Greenwood Village, CO 80111

 

Director of Liberty; President of Fisher Capital Partners, Ltd.

 

 

 

M. Ian G. Gilchrist

 

Director of Liberty

 

 

 

Evan D. Malone

 

Director of Liberty; Owner and Manager of 1525 South Street LLC

 

 

 

David E. Rapley

 

Director of Liberty

 

 

 

Larry E. Romrell

 

Director of Liberty

 

 

 

Andrea L. Wong

 

Director of Liberty; President, International Production, Sony Pictures Television and President, International, Sony Picture Entertainment

 

 

 

Albert E. Rosenthaler

 

Senior Vice President of Liberty

 

 

 

Christopher W. Shean

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Liberty

 

 

 

Charles Y. Tanabe

 

Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Liberty

 

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