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Exhibit 4.1



CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES

AND RIGHTS OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK

OF

LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.




     Liberty Acquisition Holdings Corp. (the “Company”), a corporation organized and existing under
the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), does hereby certify that,
pursuant to authority conferred upon the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) by the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the “Certificate of Incorporation”), and
pursuant to Sections 151 and 141 of the DGCL, the Board adopted resolutions (i) designating a
series of the Company’s previously authorized preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and
(ii) providing for the designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other
rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of FIFTY THOUSAND (50,000)
shares of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company, as follows:



     RESOLVED, that the Company is authorized to issue Fifty Thousand (50,000) shares of Series A
Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), par value $0.0001 per share, which shall have the
following powers, designations, preferences and other special rights:



     (1) Certain Defined Terms. For purposes of this Certificate of Designations, the
following terms shall have the following meanings:




     (a) “Business Combination Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Business
Combination Agreement by and among Promotora de Informaciones, S.A., the Company and
Liberty Acquisition Holdings Virginia Inc. dated as of August 4, 2010 (as amended),
the form of which is attached as Exhibit B to the Preferred Stock Purchase
Agreements.




     (b) “Common Stock” means the common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of the
Company.




     (c) “Escrow Account” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement.




     (d) “Escrow Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement.




     (e) “Liquidation Event” means the voluntary or involuntary liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company or such Subsidiaries the assets of which
constitute all or substantially all of the assets of the business of the Company and
its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, in a single transaction or series of transactions
or a redemption of all Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series
E Preferred Stock pursuant to Section 14 of the respective Certificates of
Designation.




     (f) “Person” means an individual, a limited liability company, a partnership, a
joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization or a
government or any department or agency thereof.



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     (g) “Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement” means each of the Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreements by and between the Company and any purchaser of preferred stock
of the Company, dated as of August 4, 2010 or August 13, 2010, as the case may be.




     (h) “Principal Market” means the NYSE Amex.




     (i) “Required Series A Holders” means the Series A Holders representing at
least two-thirds of the aggregate number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then
outstanding.




     (j) “Series B Preferred Stock” means the Series B Preferred Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, of the Company.




     (k) “Series C Preferred Stock” means the Series C Preferred Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, of the Company.




     (l) “Series D Preferred Stock” means the Series D Preferred Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, of the Company.




     (m) “Series E Preferred Stock” means the Series E Preferred Stock, par value
$0.0001 per share, of the Company.




     (n) “Stated Value” means One Thousand U.S. Dollars ($1,000).




     (o) “Subsidiary” means any Person in which the Company, directly or indirectly,
(I) owns at least fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding capital stock or holds at
least fifty percent (50%) of the equity or similar interest of such Person or (II)
controls or operates all or any part of the business, operations or administration
of such Person.




     (p) “Successor Entity” means the Person formed by, resulting from or surviving
any Merger Transaction or the Person with which such Merger Transaction shall have
been entered into.



     (2) Dividends. The holders of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock (each a
“Series A Holder” and collectively, the “Series A Holders”) shall not be entitled to receive any
dividends. No dividends may be paid to holders of Common Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C
Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock or any other class of capital
stock of the Company, while any shares of Series A Preferred Stock remain outstanding.



     (3) Assumption. The Company shall not consolidate or merge with or into any other
Person (a “Merger Transaction”) without the consent of the Required Series A Holders, provided,
however, that no Required Series A Holders consent shall be required in connection with the
Reincorporation Merger (as defined in the Business Combination Agreement) or the Share Exchange (as
defined in the Business Combination Agreement). Upon the occurrence of any Merger Transaction,
other than the Share Exchange, the Successor Entity



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shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such Merger
Transaction, the provisions of this Certificate of Designations referring to the “Company” shall
refer instead to the Successor Entity), and may exercise every right and power of the Company and
shall assume all of the obligations of the Company under this Certificate of Designations with the
same effect as if such Successor Entity had been named as the Company herein.




     (4) Voting Rights. Except as otherwise provided herein or required by law, each
Series A Holder shall not be entitled to any voting rights. To the extent the Series A Holders are
entitled to voting rights, the Series A Holders shall vote as a single class on all matters
required by law or by the terms hereof to be submitted to a vote of the Series A Holders.



     (5) Liquidation, Dissolution, Winding-Up. In the event of a Liquidation Event, the
Series A Holders shall be entitled to receive in cash, out of the assets of the Company, including
all amounts on deposit in the Escrow Account, whether from capital or from earnings available for
distribution to its stockholders (the “Liquidation Funds”), subject to Section 15 below, after any
amounts shall have been paid to the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock
and Series E Preferred Stock and before any amount shall be paid to the holders of any Common Stock
(other than payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account (as defined below)
pursuant to the Certificate of Incorporation), Series C Preferred Stock or any other capital stock
of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock and the
Series E Preferred Stock) in respect of the preferences as to distributions and payments on the
Liquidation Event, an amount per share of Series A Preferred Stock equal to the Stated Value plus a
pro rata share of the interest earned on the funds in the Escrow Account (based on the number of
outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock
and Series E Preferred Stock); provided, however, that if the Liquidation Funds are
insufficient to pay the full amount due to the Series A Holders then the Series A Holders shall
share ratably in any distribution of the Liquidation Funds available for distribution in proportion
to the respective amounts which would otherwise be payable in respect of the shares held by them
upon such distribution if all amounts payable on or with respect to such shares were paid in full.
To the extent necessary, the Company shall cause such actions to be taken by any of its
Subsidiaries so as to enable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, the proceeds of a Liquidation
Event to be distributed to the Series A Holders in accordance with this Section. All the
preferential amounts to be paid to the Series A Holders under this Section shall be paid or set
apart for payment before the payment or setting apart for payment of any amount for, or the
distribution of any Liquidation Funds of the Company to, the holders of shares of other classes or
series of preferred stock of the Company junior in rank to the Series A Preferred Stock, including
the Series C Preferred Stock, in connection with a Liquidation Event as to which this Section
applies. The purchase or redemption by the Company of stock of any class, in any manner permitted
by law, shall not, for the purposes hereof, be regarded as a Liquidation Event.



     (6) Preferred Rank. All shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be of junior rank to
all Shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock with
respect to the preferences as to distributions and payments upon a Liquidation Event and all shares
of Common Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and other capital stock of the Company shall be of junior
rank to all shares of Series A Preferred Stock with respect to the preferences as to distributions
and payments upon a Liquidation Event (other than payments to



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the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant to the Certificate of
Incorporation). The rights of the shares of Common Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and other
capital stock of the Company (other than the Series B Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and
Series E Preferred Stock) shall be subject to the preferences and relative rights of the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock.




     (7) Consent of Required Series A Holders. In addition to any other rights provided by
law, except where the vote or written consent of the holders of a greater number of shares is
required by law or by another provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, the affirmative vote
at a meeting duly called for such purpose or the written consent of the Required Series A Holders,
shall be required before the Company may, directly or indirectly: (a) amend or repeal any provision
of, or add any provision to, the Certificate of Incorporation or bylaws, or file any articles of
amendment, certificate of designations (or amendments thereto), preferences, limitations and
relative rights of any series of preferred stock, if such action would adversely alter or change
the preferences, rights, privileges or powers of, or restrictions provided for the benefit of the
shares of Series A Preferred Stock, regardless of whether any such action shall be by means of
amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or by merger, consolidation or otherwise; (b) amend
or modify in any manner the Business Combination Agreement, or grant any waiver thereunder, if such
amendment, modification or waiver would give the Series A Holder the right to terminate the
Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2(b)(iii) thereof; (c) increase or
decrease the authorized number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock; (d) prior to the cancellation
of all shares of Series A Preferred Stock as provided herein, purchase or redeem or pay or declare
any dividend or pay any dividends on Common Stock, shares of Series B Preferred Stock, Series C
Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock or Series E Preferred Stock or any other capital stock of
the Company (other than (i) payments to the holders of Common Stock from the Trust Account pursuant
to the Certificate of Incorporation and (ii) any redemption of the Series B Preferred Stock, Series
D Preferred Stock or Series E Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the respective Preferred
Stock Certificate of Designations); (e) create or authorize (by reclassification or otherwise) any
new class or series of shares that has a preference over, or is on a parity with, the shares of
Series A Preferred Stock with respect to dividends or the distribution of assets on the
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or (f) amend, modify or grant any waiver
under the Escrow Agreement.



     (8) Lost or Stolen Certificates. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably
satisfactory to the Company of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any preferred stock
certificates representing the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, and, in the case of loss, theft
or destruction, of an indemnification undertaking by the Series A Holder to the Company in
customary form and, if requested by the Company, the posting of reasonable bond or other security,
and, in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of such preferred stock
certificate(s), the Company shall execute and deliver new preferred stock certificate(s) of like
tenor and date.



     (9) Remedies, Characterizations, Other Obligations, Breaches and Injunctive Relief.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the remedies provided in this Certificate of Designations
shall be cumulative and in addition to all other remedies available under this Certificate of
Designations, at law or in equity (including a decree of specific performance and/or other
injunctive relief). No remedy contained herein shall be deemed a waiver of



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compliance with the provisions giving rise to such remedy. Nothing herein shall limit a
Series A Holder’s right to pursue actual or consequential damages for any failure by the Company to
comply with the terms of this Certificate of Designations. The Company covenants to each Series A
Holder that there shall be no characterization concerning this instrument other than as expressly
provided herein. Amounts set forth or provided for herein with respect to payments and the like
(and the computation thereof) shall be the amounts to be received by the Series A Holder thereof
and shall not, except as expressly provided herein, be subject to any other obligation of the
Company (or the performance thereof). The Company acknowledges that a breach by it of its
obligations hereunder will cause irreparable harm to the Series A Holders and that the remedy at
law for any such breach may be inadequate. The Company therefore agrees that, in the event of any
such breach or threatened breach, the Series A Holders shall be entitled, in addition to all other
available remedies, to an injunction restraining any breach, without the necessity of showing
economic loss and without any bond or other security being required.




     (10) Failure or Indulgence Not Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of a Series A
Holder in the exercise of any power, right or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or privilege preclude
other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege.



     (11) Notice. Whenever notice or other communication is required to be given to a
Series A Holder under this Certificate of Designations, unless otherwise provided herein, such
notice shall be given at such address of such Series A Holder set forth on the books and records of
the Company or at such other address delivered to the Company by such Series A Holder in writing
from time to time.



     (12) Transfer of Shares of Series A Preferred Stock. A Series A Holder may not
transfer, assign, sell or convey the shares of Series A Preferred Stock or any of the accompanying
rights hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company, except for transfers to
affiliates (as defined under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of the Series A
Holder upon notice to the Company.



     (13) Series A Preferred Stock Register. The Company shall maintain at its principal
executive offices (or such other office or agency of the Company as it may designate by notice to
the Series A Holders), a register for the shares of Series A Preferred Stock, in which the Company
shall record the name and address of the persons in whose name the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock have been issued, as well as the name and address of any transferee. The Company may treat
the person in whose name any Series A Preferred Stock is registered on the register as the owner
and holder thereof for all purposes, notwithstanding any notice to the contrary, but in all events
recognizing any properly made transfers.



     (14) Redemption. As promptly as practicable following termination of any Preferred
Stock Purchase Agreement or the termination of the Business Combination Agreement, in each case, in
accordance with the terms and conditions thereof, but in no event more than five (5) New York
business days thereafter, the shares of Series A Preferred Stock held by the Series A Holder that
is party to such agreement shall be redeemed by the Company and the Company shall instruct the
Escrow Agent to pay the Series A Holder, out of funds from the Escrow Account, a price per share
equal to the Stated Value of Series A Preferred Stock plus a pro rata



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share of the interest earned on the funds in the Escrow Account with respect thereto (based on
the number of outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, Series B Preferred Stock, Series D
Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock) (the “Redemption Price”). The Series A Holder shall
surrender any stock certificates relating to its redeemed shares of Series A Preferred Stock
promptly following termination of any Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement, but in no event later
than the fifth New York business day after the receipt of such payment. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Company shall not redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock until it shall have
redeemed, and paid the Redemption Price in full on, all outstanding shares of Series B Preferred
Stock, Series D Preferred Stock and Series E Preferred Stock.




     (15) Waiver of Claims Against the Trust Account. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein, no Series A Holder shall have any right, title, interest or claim of any
kind (“Claim”) in or to any monies in the Trust Account (as defined below) (other than with respect
to its liquidation or redemption rights as a holder of shares of Common Stock) and each Series A
Holder waives any Claim it may have in the future as a result of, or arising out of, any
negotiations, contracts or agreements with the Company and will not seek recourse against the Trust
Account for any reason whatsoever. “Trust Account” means the trust account established by
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as trustee, from the net proceeds of the Company’s
initial public offering. All of the monies held in the Escrow Account shall be for the exclusive
benefit of the Series A Holders, the holders of Series B Preferred Stock, the holders of Series C
Preferred Stock, the holders of Series D Preferred Stock and the holders of Series E Preferred
Stock in the event that the transactions contemplated by the Business Combination Agreement are not
consummated prior to the termination of such agreement or the termination of the Preferred Stock
Purchase Agreement.



     (16) Stockholder Matters. To the extent permitted by the Certificate of
Incorporation, any stockholder action, approval or consent required, desired or otherwise sought by
the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Principal Market, the DGCL, this
Certificate of Designations or otherwise with respect to the issuance of the shares of Series A
Preferred Stock may be effected by written consent of the Company’s stockholders or at a duly
called meeting of the Company’s stockholders, all in accordance with the applicable rules and
regulations of the Principal Market and the DGCL. This provision is intended to comply with the
applicable sections of the DGCL permitting stockholder action, approval and consent affected by
written consent in lieu of a meeting.



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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Certificate of Designations to be signed by
Jared Bluestein, its Secretary, as of the 8th day of November, 2010.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	LIBERTY ACQUISITION HOLDINGS CORP.

 	 
	 	By:  	/S/ JARED BLUESTEIN
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Jared Bluestein 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Secretary 	 
	 




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