TiVo (TIVO) Shares Surge Following Deal, Settlement with AT&T (T)

January 3, 2012 5:22 PM EST
Shares of TiVo (Nasdaq: TIVO) are up more than 17 percent following news of a settlement and license agreement with AT&T (NYSE: T). After closing at $8.92, shares last traded at $10.50 in post-market action.

Under the terms of the settlement, AT&T agreed to pay TiVo an initial payment of $51 million, followed by recurring quarterly guaranteed payments through June 2018, totaling $164 million, which together yield minimum payments of $215 million. In addition to these minimum payments, AT&T will pay incremental recurring per subscriber monthly license fees through July 2018 should AT&T's DVR subscriber base exceed certain levels.

As part of the settlement, TiVo and AT&T agreed to dismiss all pending litigation between the companies with prejudice.


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