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`From: Nell Mark [mailto:mark.nell@nagra.com]
`Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2016 4:11 AM
`To: Block, Andy <andy.block@twcable.com>
`Cc: Boglioli, Daniel <daniel.boglioli@twcable.com>
`Subject: RE: Nagra ‐ TWC ‐‐ Subject to FRE 408
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`Hi Andy
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` can confirm our next meeting on the 26th April at your offices on Columbus Circle.
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`In response to your email, a balancing payment from TWC is a necessary part of avoiding litigation and
`making sure that TWC has the appropriate rights for its deployed system under Nagra’s patent portfolio.
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`TWC operates a pay‐TV system that benefits from Nagra’s patented technology. Accordingly, TWC, and
`not its vendors, need to pay Nagra for TWC’s past and ongoing use of unlicensed technology. Whilst
`Nagra has entered into license agreements with some of TWC’s vendors, like Cisco, TWC’s entire system
`simply does not benefit from such a license. For example, TWC’s system includes CPE (and likely other
`infrastructure) from wholly unlicensed vendors such as Samsung, Pioneer and Pace. In addition to this,
`Nagra is not aware that TWC’s TVE, VOD, and Targeted Advertising systems benefit from any other
`Nagra patent license. As we’ve discussed, Nagra are not valuing the Arris/Mot aspects of the currently
`deployed TWC system, but the arrangements implicating Arris/Mot do not extend into the future. As a
`tangential point of clarification, it is not accurate to consider Arris/Mot “under license” from Nagra.
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`As per the draft PLA, Nagra’s proposed terms would release TWC’s past and present use of otherwise
`uncovered technology (e.g. Samsung & Pace CPE plus TWC’s TVE, VOD and Targeted Advertising). This
`past release alone accounts for significant value. Future deployments (including Arris/Mot) under the
`TWC brand would also be covered. Given the impending merger, you may not see future deployments
`as having significant value. However, from Nagra’s perspective, even without Cisco and Arris, there is
`still significant value in TWC’s past activities that Nagra needs to be compensated for. At least for now
`and to avoid a costly litigation, I have the ability to get my management to agree a smaller deal that
`wraps everything up. Having said that, I’m still facing two issues:
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`1. The California PUC vote is scheduled for 12th May. So that I can appease my management and
`convince them that we won’t be filing at the 11th hour, I would like to agree a closing date with
`you and my proposal here is a week earlier, 5th May.
`2. Whilst I have your verbal reassurances that this can close before the merger date, I need a bit
`more from you Andy so that I show to Management that TWC are committed to close this. For
`this, I would like to work with you on a timeline and key milestones. The one key milestone we
`have is a meeting in NYC on the 26th, but before then I don’t have indication as to when I’ll
`receive the redline from you. Without any milestones and a timeline, I’m going to have a hard
`time keeping Management on my side. They would just be taking my word and they aren’t going
`to rely on that, not for something this significant.
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`You’ve asked about our comparable licenses. Because our conversations are not under NDA, we can’t
`comment on this other than to say that the deal value that I have indicated to you is significantly below
`what other licensees have paid in this space, which is based on our standard $3.00 per set‐top‐box
`pricing.
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`Please can we arrange to speak at 1000 or 1100 ET on Wednesday?
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`Mark
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