SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2015-05-29

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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit&nbsp;10.9</font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PROXY AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AGREEMENT</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Proxy and Right of First Refusal Agreement, dated as of <b>[</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>]</b>, (this &#147;<u>Agreement</u>&#148;), is by and among Liberty Broadband Corporation, a Delaware corporation (&#147;<u>Liberty</u>&#148;), Advance/Newhouse Partnership, a New York general partnership (&#147;<u>A/N</u>&#148;), and, <i>for the limited purposes of the proviso to <u>Section&nbsp;2(e)</u>&nbsp;and <u>Section&nbsp;7(k)</u></i>, Charter (as defined below).&#160; For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;23, 2015 (the &#147;<u>Stockholders Agreement</u>&#148;), by and among Liberty, A/N, Charter Communications,&nbsp;Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;<u>Charter</u>&#148;), and CCH I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;<u>New Charter</u>&#148;), as such Stockholders Agreement is in effect on the date hereof and without giving effect to any amendments or modifications thereto unless it has been amended or modified in accordance with its terms.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, pursuant to the Contribution Agreement, dated March&nbsp;31, 2015 (as amended) (the &#147;<u>Contribution Agreement</u>&#148;), by and among A/N, A/NPC Holdings LLC, Charter, New Charter and Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (&#147;<u>Charter Holdco</u>&#148;), A/N is contributing (a)&nbsp;all of the issued and outstanding limited liability company membership interests of Bright House Networks, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, to Charter Holdco in exchange for (i)&nbsp;cash, (ii)&nbsp;preferred units of Charter Holdco (the &#147;<u>Preferred Units</u>&#148;), (iii)&nbsp;common units of Charter Holdco (the &#147;<u>Common Units</u>,&#148; and together with the Preferred Units, the &#147;<u>Holdco Units</u>&#148;) and (b)&nbsp;one share of Class&nbsp;B Common Stock in exchange for the sum of $1.00;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, the Holdco Units are exchangeable into approximately <b>[</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>] </b>shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock (the number of shares into which the Holdco Units and shares of Class&nbsp;B Common Stock are convertible or exchangeable is hereinafter sometimes referred to as the &#147;<u>A/N Notional Shares</u>&#148;);</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, the share of Class&nbsp;B Common Stock issued to A/N will have variable voting rights which will reflect the votes attributable to the A/N Notional Shares as if all Holdco Units and shares of Class&nbsp;B Common Stock had been exchanged into Class&nbsp;A Common Stock immediately prior to any Record Date;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, as a condition to Liberty&#146;s execution of the Stockholders Agreement, A/N has agreed to grant to Liberty a proxy to vote a portion of the votes represented by the Common Shares and a right of first refusal with respect to a Transfer of shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock (or shares of Class&nbsp;A Common Stock underlying any Common Units) that A/N proposes to Transfer under certain circumstances, all as provided herein; and</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WHEREAS, A/N and Liberty are entering into this Agreement in order to set forth the terms and conditions of the A/N Proxy and the other matters as provided herein.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:1.0in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby agree as follows:</font></p>
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