Exhibit 10.3
Execution Version
TLA Incremental Facility Commitment Letter
To:J.P. Morgan SE as Facility Agent
From:the persons listed in in Schedule 1 (TLA Incremental Lenders and Allocations) as TLA Incremental Lenders (the "TLA Incremental Lenders")
Dated:1 July 2025 (the "2025 Pre-Funding Date", and the later date which the proceeds of the Incremental Term Facility A Loans are utilized by the Borrower to consummate the Acquisition (as defined in Schedule 2), the "2025 Acquisition Closing Date")
First Lien Facilities Agreement dated 21 November 2006 (as most recently amended and restated by an amendment agreement dated 19 September 2024, an amendment agreement dated 9 October 2024, an amendment agreement dated 29 March 2025 and as further amended from time to time) (the "Facilities Agreement")
1. | We refer to the Facilities Agreement. This letter (the "Letter") shall take effect as an Incremental Facility Commitment Letter for the purpose of the Facilities Agreement. Terms defined in the Facilities Agreement have the same meaning in this Letter unless given a different meaning in this Letter. |
2. | On and from the 2025 Pre-Funding Date, each TLA Incremental Lender hereby agrees to become a Lender and, with effect from the 2025 Pre-Funding Date, assume Incremental Facility Commitments by way of an increase to the Term Facility A Commitments in the amount set out in Schedule 1 hereto (TLA Incremental Lenders and Allocations) for such TLA Incremental Lender (and which shall increase the commitments under Term Facility A by the amount of such commitments (the "Incremental Term Facility A Commitments")) and upon the following terms. |
(a) | Incremental Term Facility A Commitments: as set out in Schedule 1 (TLA Incremental Lenders and Allocations); |
(b) | Availability Period: the period commencing and ending on the 2025 Pre-Funding Date; |
(d) | Borrower: Delta 2 (Lux) Sàrl (the "Borrower"); |
(e) | Number of Utilisations: One; |
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(g) | Margin: as set forth in the Facilities Agreement for the Existing Term Facility A Loans; |
(i) | Termination Date: as set forth in the Facilities Agreement for the Existing Term Facility A Loans; |
(j) | Term SOFR Rate: The Term SOFR Rate for the first Interest Period for each Loan made pursuant to this Letter shall be: |
(A) | if the 2025 Pre-Funding Date is the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Existing Term Facility A Loans, the same as that applicable to such Existing Term Facility A Loans for the Interest Period for the Existing Term Facility A Loans commencing on the 2025 Pre-Funding Date; |
(B) | if the 2025 Pre-Funding Date is not the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Existing Term Facility A Loans and notwithstanding that such first Interest Period may be less than three months, the three months Term SOFR Rate applicable in accordance with the Facilities Agreement for a three months Interest Period commencing on the 2025 Pre-Funding Date; |
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(B) | on the date of prepayment specified in the notice delivered pursuant to sub-paragraph (A) above (which date shall be on or before the fifth Hedge Business Day following the Scheduled Completion Date (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement and after giving effect to any extension pursuant to Section 7.6 of the Acquisition Agreement), such date, the "Prepayment Date") the Borrower shall make such prepayment or procure the prepayment in accordance with the terms of the Facilities Agreement; and |
(l) | all other terms that apply to the Existing Term Facility A Loans apply to the Term Facility A Loans made pursuant to this Letter. |
4. | We refer to clause 20.8 (New First Lien Lenders and Second Lien Lenders) of the Intercreditor Agreement and in consideration of each TLA Incremental Lender being |
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accepted as a First Lien Lender for the purposes of and as defined in the Intercreditor Agreement, each TLA Incremental Lender confirms that, as from the 2025 Pre-Funding Date, it intends to be party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a First Lien Lender (as defined therein) to the extent not already party in such capacity and each TLA Incremental Lender undertakes to perform all the obligations expressed in the Intercreditor Agreement to be assumed by a First Lien Lender and agrees that it shall be bound by all the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreement, as if it had been an original party to the Intercreditor Agreement. |
5. | The Facility Office and address, fax number and attention details for notices to each TLA Incremental Lender for the purposes of clause 36.2 (Addresses) of the Facilities Agreement, are as set out in Schedule 1 (TLA Incremental Lenders and Allocations). |
6. | On the 2025 Pre-Funding Date, each TLA Incremental Lender agrees to become: |
(a) | party to the Facilities Agreement as a Lender to the extent not already party in such capacity; and |
(b) | party to the Intercreditor Agreement as a First Lien Lender (as defined therein) to the extent not already party in such capacity. |
7. | Effective as of the 2025 Pre-Funding Date, each TLA Incremental Lender shall become (or, if already a Lender prior to the 2025 Pre-Funding Date, remain) a Lender under the Facilities Agreement and shall be bound by the provisions of the Facilities Agreement as a Lender holding a Term Facility A Commitment and (upon funding a Term Facility A Loan pursuant to this Letter) a participation in a Term Facility A Loan. Each TLA Incremental Lender acknowledges that it has previously provided a U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8 (each such form, a "Tax Form") to the Borrower in connection with the execution of the Project Spice Incremental Term Facility A Commitment Letter, dated April 27, 2024. Effective as of the 2025 Pre-Funding Date, each such Tax Form shall be treated as having been provided pursuant to Clause 18.9 of the Facilities Agreement and shall be subject to Clause 18.9(g) of the Facilities Agreement. |
8. | (i) The Facility Agent confirms that it has completed all necessary "know your customer" or other similar checks in relation to each TLA Incremental Lender for the purposes of clause 2.2(r) of the Facilities Agreement; and (ii) the Facility Agent and each TLA Incremental Lender confirms it has received (or waived) all of the applicable documents and other evidence listed in Schedule 2 (Conditions) in form and substance satisfactory to it (acting reasonably) and each of the other applicable conditions referred to in Schedule 2 (Conditions) have been satisfied (or waived) in form and substance satisfactory to it (acting reasonably). |
9. | The provisions of Clauses 38 (Partial invalidity) and 43 (Enforcement) of the Facilities Agreement apply to this Letter as though they were set out in full in this Letter mutatis mutandis, except that references to the Facilities Agreement are to be construed as references to this Letter. |
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10. | This Letter and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with it are governed by English law. |
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SCHEDULE 1
TLA INCREMENTAL LENDER AND ALLOCATIONS
TLA Incremental Lender | Term Facility A Commitment | Facility Office and notice details |
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation | USD 66,000,000 | Facility Office Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 277 Park Avenue New York, New York 10172 Notice Details Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation 277 Park Avenue New York, New York 10172 Attention: Chris Kutney Telephone: (212) 756-5635 Email: chris.kutney@smbcgroup.com |
Banco Santander, S.A., New York Branch | USD 54,000,000 | Facility Office Banco Santander, S.A. New York Branch 437 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022 Notice Details Banco Santander, S.A. New York Branch 437 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022 Attention: Loan Ops Email: LoansOpsNewYork@santander.us / loansopsnymad@gruposantander.com |
Royal Bank of Canada | USD 28,050,000 | Facility Office Royal Bank of Canada 200 Vesey Street New York, New York 10281 Notice Details |
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Royal Bank of Canada 200 Vesey Street New York, New York 10281 Attention: Eric Liu Telephone: (437) 223-9130 Email: rbcnewyorkgla3@rbc.com | ||
CIBC Capital Markets (Europe) S.A. | USD 1,950,000 | Facility Office CIBC Capital Markets (Europe) S.A. K2 Dolce, Building D1, 2C rue Albert Borschette, Luxembourg L-1246 Telephone: 44 207 234 6441 Email: mailbox.europecreditadmin@cibc.com Notice Details CIBC Capital Markets (Europe) S.A. K2 Dolce, Building D1, 2C rue Albert Borschette, Luxembourg L-1246 Telephone: 44 207 234 6442 Fax: 44 207 234 6406 Email: Mailbox.UKLoanOperations@cibc.com / Tarah.Masniuk@cibc.com |
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SCHEDULE 2
CONDITIONS
1. | FORMALITIES CERTIFICATE |
A certificate from each Obligor and Liberty GR Holding Company Limited (in each case signed by an attorney and/or a director with sufficient power and authority (or in the case of Delta 2 by one of its directors/managers as authorised signatory pursuant to paragraph (b)(ii) below)):
(b) | attaching a copy of the resolutions of its board of directors/managers (as the case may be) in form and substance satisfactory to the Facility Agent: |
(i) | approving the terms of and the transactions contemplated by this Letter and authorising the execution, delivery and performance of this Letter (in the case of Formula One Management Limited and Delta 2) and related documents (including, without limitation, those specified in paragraph 3 of this Schedule 2, if applicable) to which it is a party (and, if it is incorporated in Jersey (with the exception of Delta Topco), containing a resolution or other statement to the effect that the solvency test specified in Article 74(2)(b) of the Companies Law will be satisfied after its execution and delivery of this letter and such related documents); |
(ii) | authorising or, to the extent necessary, granting a power of attorney to a specified person or persons to execute this Letter and any related documents to which it is a party on its behalf; and |
(iii) | authorising a specified person or persons, on its behalf, to sign and/or despatch all documents and notices to be signed and/or despatched by it under or in connection with this Letter and any related documents; |
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(c) | in the case of each Obligor incorporated in Jersey (other than Delta Topco), attaching a copy of the resolutions of its shareholders approving the terms of and the transactions contemplated by this Letter and resolving that it executes, delivers and performs the transactions contemplated by this Letter and related documents to which it is a party (including, without limitation, those specified in paragraph 3 of this Schedule 2 if applicable) |
(d) | in the case of each Obligor incorporated in Switzerland, attaching a copy of a resolution signed by the holders of its shares, unanimously approving the terms of and the transactions contemplated by this Letter and any related documents; |
(e) | including a specimen of the signature of each relevant person or persons referred to in paragraph (b) above authorised by the resolutions in relation to the above-mentioned documents which has signed this Letter or a document referred to in this Schedule 2 (other than in paragraph (a)) or a confirmation that the specimen signature of such person or persons previously provided to the Facility Agent remain true and correct; |
(f) | in the case of Delta 2, also attaching; |
(i) | a copy of its up-to-date share register; |
(ii) | electronic extract (extrait) from the Luxembourg trade and companies registry (Registre de Commerce et des Sociétés) dated no earlier than the day prior to the date of each document to be executed by it pursuant to this letter; and |
(iii) | electronic certificate (certificat négatif) issued by the Luxembourg Insolvency Register (Registre de l'Insolvabilité Luxembourg) as of no earlier than the day prior to the date of this Letter, certifying that, as at the date stated therein, neither an administrative dissolution without liquidation procedure (procedure de dissolution administrative sans liquidation), nor a court decision as to inter alia the faillite and other proceedings referred to therein is filed with the Luxembourg Insolvency Register (Registre de l'Insolvabilité Luxembourg) in respect of Delta 2; |
(g) | confirming that borrowing, guaranteeing or securing, as appropriate, the Total Commitments as at the 2025 Pre-Funding Date would not cause any borrowing, guaranteeing, securing or similar funding limit on such Obligor or Liberty GR Holding Company Limited (as applicable) to be exceeded; and |
(h) | certifying that each copy document relating to it specified in this Schedule 2 is correct, complete and in full force and effect and has not been amended or superseded as at date no earlier than the date of this Letter. |
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2. | LEGAL OPINIONS |
The following legal opinions, each addressed to the Facility Agent, the Security Agent and the Lenders:
(a) | a legal opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, legal advisers to the Facility Agent as to English law substantially in the form agreed with the Facility Agent; and |
(b) | a legal opinion of the following legal advisers (including, where relevant, as to confirmation of continuation following the amendments of security or in connection with any new Transaction Security Document): |
(i) | Bär & Karrer AG as to the laws of Switzerland; |
(ii) | Mourant Ozannes (Jersey) LLP as to Jersey law; |
(iii) | Bonn Steichen & Partners as to the laws of Luxembourg; and |
(iv) | O’Melveny & Myers LLP as to the laws of New York and Delaware, |
in each case, in the form agreed with the Facility Agent prior to the date of this Letter.
3. | guarantEE and security confirmation |
(a) | An English law guarantee and security confirmation letter duly executed by each Obligor and Liberty GR Holding Company Limited in respect of each Transaction Security Document. |
(b) | A specific security agreement duly executed by Liberty GR Holding Company Limited (as grantor) in relation to all of the shares held by that company in Delta Topco. |
(c) | A specific security agreement duly executed by Alpha Prema UK Limited (as grantor) in relation to all of the shares held by that company in SLEC. |
4. | ACQUISITION |
Prior to or substantially concurrently with the funding of the Incremental Term Facility A Loans on the 2025 Pre-Funding Date the Obligor's Agent and/or Bidco, as applicable, shall have delivered one or more officer’s certificates (w) certifying that all conditions (other than those conditions that by their terms are to be satisfied at the consummation of the Acquisition (as defined below)) necessary for consummation of the acquisition by Liberty Media Corporation ("LMC"), directly or indirectly through one or more of its subsidiaries, of approximately 84% of the equity interests in Dorna Sports, S.L. ("Dorna") (the "Acquisition") as
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contemplated by and in accordance with the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement dated as of March 29, 2024 (the "Acquisition Agreement") in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement have been satisfied, (x) certifying that the "Scheduled Completion Date" (as defined in the Acquisition Agreement) and the consummation of the Acquisition in accordance with the terms of the Acquisition Agreement has been scheduled to occur no later than eight Hedge Business Days after the 2025 Pre-Funding Date, (y) directing the Facility Agent to fund the net proceeds of the Incremental Term Facility A Loans to the hedging banks that are counterparties to the arrangements for the hedging or exchange conversion of the net proceeds of the Incremental Term Facility A Loans to Euro by the Borrower or LMC for the consummation of the Acquisition (the "Hedging Arrangements") for satisfaction of obligations thereunder and the conversion into Euro (or such other funding or "funds flow" arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent) and (z) certifying that all Euro proceeds resulting from the Hedging Arrangements shall be applied no later than eight Hedge Business Days after the 2025 Pre-Funding Date to the payment of the cash consideration of the Acquisition (or, to the extent the "Scheduled Completion Date" has been extended pursuant to the Acquisition Agreement, shall be deposited in a segregated bank account (or accounts) pursuant to escrow or other arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Facility Agent pending application to the payment of the cash consideration of the Acquisition), without giving effect to any waiver, amendment, supplement or modification by Bidco or LMC (or any of its affiliates), and no consent by Bidco or LMC or any of its subsidiaries shall have been provided under the Acquisition Agreement, in each case, which is materially adverse to the interests of the TLA Incremental Lenders without their prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned). Without limiting the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that (a) any decrease in the purchase price shall not be materially adverse to the interests of the TLA Incremental Lenders to the extent the cash consideration portion of any such reduction (if any) is applied to reduce any Permanent Financing and/or the Bridge Facility (each as defined in the Commitment Letter, defined below), as selected by LMC, on a dollar-for-dollar basis and (b) any increase in the purchase price equal to or greater than 10% of the purchase price shall be deemed materially adverse to the interests of the TLA Incremental Lenders unless such increase is not financed with indebtedness issued or incurred by the Group or Bidco.
5. | EFFECTIVE DATE FUNDING |
This Letter, signed by the TLA Incremental Lenders, Facility Agent, the Borrower and Obligors’ Agent.
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6. | OTHERS |
(b) | The Facility Agent shall have received the latest audited consolidated financial statements and Quarterly Information Pack required to be have been delivered under Clause 25.1 (Financial statements) of the Facilities Agreement. |
(c) | The Borrower has paid (or arranged to be paid) all fees and all expenses required to be paid pursuant to (i) that certain Third Amended and Restated Commitment Letter, dated as of June 16, 2025, by the TLA Incremental Lenders, Goldman Sachs Bank USA and the Borrower ("Commitment Letter") and (ii) that certain Amended and Restated Arranger Fee Letter, dated as of June 16, 2025, by the TLA Incremental Lenders and the Borrower and, in each case of clause (i) and (ii), for which invoices have been presented at least three (3) Business Days prior to the 2025 Pre-Funding Date. |
(d) | The TLA Incremental Lenders shall have received at least three Business Days prior to the 2025 Pre-Funding Date all documentation and other information regarding the Obligors required by bank regulatory authorities under applicable "know-your-customer" and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including, without limitation the PATRIOT Act, in each case to the extent reasonably requested at least ten Business Days prior to the 2025 Pre-Funding Date. With respect to the Borrower, if the Borrower qualifies as a "legal entity" customer under 31 C.F.R. § 1010.230 ("Beneficial Ownership Regulation"), the Borrower shall have delivered to each requesting TLA Incremental Lender at least three Business Days prior to the 2025 Pre-Funding Date (to the extent request by such TLA Incremental Lender at least ten Business Days prior to the 2025 Pre-Funding Date) a Beneficial Ownership Certification in relation to the Borrower. "Beneficial Ownership Certification" means a certification regarding individual beneficial ownership solely to the extent expressly required by the Beneficial Ownership Regulation. |
(e) | The Acquisition Agreement Representations (as defined below) shall be true and correct as of the 2025 Pre-Funding Date in all material respects (or, to the extent already qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, in all respects) except to the extent relating to an earlier date, in which case, such Acquisition Agreement Representation shall be true and correct in all material respects on such earlier date (or, to the extent already qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, in all respects). For purposes hereof, "Acquisition Agreement Representations" means the representations made by or on behalf of LMC in the Acquisition Agreement that are material to the interests of the TLA Incremental Lenders (in their capacities as |
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such), but only to the extent that Bidco or any of the Borrower’s subsidiaries or affiliates has the right to terminate its obligations to consummate the Acquisition under the Acquisition Agreement as a result of a breach of such representations in the Acquisition Agreement. |
(f) | The representations set forth in Clauses 24.2, 24.3(a), 24.4(b), 24.4(c) (solely with respect to the Facilities Agreement and any material debt instruments of any Group Company with a principal amount of commitments or loans in excess of $100 million), 24.5, 24.6(a), 24.7, 24.8 and 24.24 of the Facilities Agreement shall be true and correct as of the 2025 Pre-Funding Date in all material respects (or, to the extent already qualified by materially or material adverse effect, in all respects), except to the extent relating to an earlier date, in which case, such representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on such earlier date (or, to the extent already qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, in all respects). |
(g) | The following representations shall be true and correct as of the 2025 Pre-Funding Date in all material respects (or, to the extent already qualified by materially or material adverse effect, in all respects), except to the extent relating to an earlier date, in which case, such representations shall be true and correct in all material respects on such earlier date (or, to the extent already qualified by materiality or material adverse effect, in all respects): |
(i) | The Borrower is not engaged and will not engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of purchasing or carrying margin stock within the meaning of Regulations T, U and X ("Margin Stock"), or extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying Margin Stock, and no part of the proceeds of any borrowing under the Facilities Agreement will be used by the Borrower to buy or carry any Margin Stock. Following the application of the proceeds of each borrowing, not more than 25% of the value of the assets (either of the Borrower only or of the Borrower and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) will be Margin Stock. |
(ii) | Neither the Borrower nor any of its subsidiaries is an "investment company" as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
(h) | There shall not exist as of the 2025 Pre-Funding Date an Event of Default under Clauses 28.1, 28.6, 28.7, 28.8 or 28.9 of the Facilities Agreement. |
(i) | The Facility Agent shall have received an officer’s certificate from Bidco as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clause (e) of Section 6 of this Schedule 2. |
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(j) | The Facility Agent shall have received an officer’s certificate from the Obligors’ Agent as to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses (f), (g) and (h) of Section 6 of this Schedule 2. |
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SIGNED
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SIGNED
For and on behalf of
DELTA 2 (LUX) SÀRL
Société à responsabilité limitée
Registered office: 9, rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg
R.C.S. Luxembourg B122129
By
Name:
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SIGNED
For and on behalf of
FORMULA ONE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
as Obligors’ Agent on behalf of itself
and each other Obligor
By
Name:
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