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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
ZAPATA CORPORATION
100 MERIDIAN CENTRE, SUITE 350
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14618
(585) 242-2000
AMENDED
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD JULY 9, 2009
To the Stockholders of Zapata Corporation:
Notice is hereby given that the adjourned Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Annual
Meeting) of Zapata Corporation, a Nevada corporation (Zapata or the Company), will be held on
July 9, 2009 at 10:00 a.m., local time, at The Del Monte Lodge, 41 North Main Street, Pittsford,
New York 14534, for the following purposes:
1. To elect three Class II directors;
2. To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Companys independent registered
public accounting firm; and
3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any
adjournments thereof.
The Annual Meeting, initially scheduled to be held on June 3, 2009, was adjourned and the new
date of July 9, 2009 has been set by the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors of the Company has set the close of business on April 8, 2009 as the
record date for the Annual Meeting. There is no change in record date for adjourned meeting date
and only stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice
of, and to vote at the Annual Meeting and any adjournments thereof. The stock transfer books of the
Company will not be closed following the record date. A list of such stockholders will be available
at the principal office of the Company for inspection at least ten (10) days prior to the adjourned
Annual Meeting.
A Supplement to the Proxy Statement accompanies this Amended Notice of Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. Stockholders are encouraged to read the Proxy Statement previously furnished to
stockholders and the Supplement in their entirety.
Avram A. Glazer
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rochester, New York
June 22, 2009
ZAPATA CORPORATION
100 MERIDIAN CENTRE, SUITE 350
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14618
(585) 242-2000
SUPPLEMENT TO PROXY STATEMENT
This Supplement to Proxy Statement and the Amended Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders
supplement and amend the Notice of Annual Meeting and accompanying Proxy Statement, each dated
April 14, 2009, previously furnished to the stockholders of Zapata Corporation (Zapata, we,
our, or the Company) in connection with the 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The Amended
Notice of Annual Meeting and this Supplement are being furnished to our stockholders on or about
June 26, 2009.
This Supplement is being furnished to provide information regarding the adjourned meeting date
and information about events that have occurred since the initial mailing of the Proxy Statement
and Notice of Annual Meeting. This Supplement does not provide all of the information that is
important to your decisions in voting at the 2009 Annual Meeting. Additional information is
contained in the Proxy Statement for our annual meeting that has previously been mailed or made
available to our stockholders. If you previously received a Notice of Internet Availability of
Proxy Materials, which we mailed on or about April 22, 2009, you may view the Proxy Statement on
our website at www.zapatacorp.com. See Important Notice Regarding The Availability of Proxy
Materials For The Zapata Corporation 2009 Annual Meeting To Be Held
July 9, 2009 below.
Except for the information discussed below, this Supplement does not modify, amend, supplement
or otherwise affect any matter presented for consideration in the Proxy Statement. This Supplement
should be read in conjunction with the Proxy Statement.
IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ZAPATA CORPORATION 2009
ANNUAL MEETING TO BE HELD JULY 9, 2009
Stockholders may view the Proxy Statement, this Supplement and our 2008 Annual Report to
Stockholders over the Internet by accessing our website under the Annual Meeting and Materials
heading at www.zapatacorp.com. Information on our website does not constitute part of this
Supplement.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
On June 17, 2009, Malcolm I. Glazer, Linda Glazer, The Malcolm I. Glazer Family Limited
Partnership (the Glazer LP), and Avram A. Glazer (collectively, the Sellers), entered into a
Share Purchase Agreement (the Share Purchase Agreement) with Harbinger Capital Partners Master
Fund I, Ltd., Global Opportunities Breakaway Ltd. and Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations
Fund, L.P. (collectively, the Purchasers), regarding the sale of shares of our common stock held
by the Sellers to the Purchasers pursuant to which: (i) the Glazer LP agreed to sell 9,813,112
shares; (ii) Linda Glazer agreed to sell 6,400 shares; (iii) Malcolm Glazer agreed to sell 28,052
shares, and (iv) Avram A. Glazer agreed to sell 41,120 shares, for a price per share of $7.50. In
each case, the shares to be sold constitute all of the shares of our common stock beneficially
owned by the Sellers. The Share Purchase Agreement also covers the sale of 757,907 shares of
common stock of our majority-owned subsidiary, Zap.Com Corporation (Zap.Com) to the Purchasers by
the Glazer LP (707,907 shares) and Avram Glazer (50,000 shares) for the price of $2.00 in the
aggregate.
In addition, the Sellers have granted to Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (Harbinger LLC), the
investor representative for the Purchasers, an irrevocable proxy to vote the shares of our common
stock owned by them for the election of Avram Glazer and two designees of Harbinger LLC, Philip A.
Falcone and Corrine J. Glass, to the Board of Directors at the 2009 Annual Meeting. As a result,
the Purchasers may be deemed to beneficially own approximately 51.3% of our outstanding common
stock and 1.5% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Zap.Com as of the date hereof. These
include the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by Malcolm Glazer, Linda Glazer, Avram
Glazer and the Glazer LP, and the shares of Zap.Com beneficially owned by Avram
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Glazer, each as reported in the table in the Proxy Statement at pages 16, 17 and 18 under the
heading Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management. Additionally, as a
result of this transaction a change in control may be deemed to have occurred.
The 3,296,228 shares of our common stock to be acquired by Harbinger Capital Partners Master
Fund I, Ltd. (the Master Fund) under the Share Purchase Agreement may be deemed to be
beneficially owned by (i) the Master Fund and (ii) Harbinger LLC, as the investment manager of the
Master Fund, and each has shared voting power as to the 3,296,228 shares. The 3,296,228 shares of
our common stock to be acquired by Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations Fund, L.P. (the
Special Situations Fund) under the Share Purchase Agreement may be deemed to be beneficially
owned by (i) the Special Situations Fund and (ii) Harbinger Capital Partners Special Situations GP,
LLC (HCPSS), as the general partner of the Special Situations Fund, and each has shared voting
power as to the 3,296,228 shares. The 3,296,228 shares of our common stock to be acquired by Global
Opportunities Breakaway Ltd. (the Global Fund, together with the Master Fund and the Special
Situations Fund, the Funds) under the Share Purchase Agreement may be deemed to be beneficially
owned by (i) the Global Fund, (ii) Global Opportunities Breakaway Management, L.P. (Breakaway
Management), as the investment manager of the Global Fund and (iii) Global Opportunities Breakaway
Management GP, L.L.C. (Breakaway Management GP), as the general partner of Breakaway Management,
and each has shared voting power as to the 3,296,228 shares. Additionally, the shares held by the
Funds may be deemed to be beneficially owned by (i) Harbinger Holdings, LLC (Harbinger Holdings),
as the managing member of each of Harbinger LLC and HCPSS, and (ii) Philip A. Falcone, as the
managing member of Breakaway Management GP and Harbinger Holdings and portfolio manager of each of
the Funds, and each has shared voting power as to 9,888,684 shares of our common stock to be
acquired under the Share Purchase Agreement, constituting approximately 51.3% of our outstanding
common stock. The mailing address of each of the Master Fund, the Special Situations and the Global
Fund is 555 Madison Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, New York, 10022.
The closing of the transaction is scheduled to take place two business days following the
satisfaction or waiver of the closing conditions set forth in the Share Purchase Agreement. These
include, but are not limited to the conditions that:
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the representations and warranties in the agreement are true and correct in all
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no actions or government investigations are pending or threatened which seek to
restrain the transaction, question its legality or seek damages in connection with any such
transactions; |
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all governmental consents, filings and notifications have been obtained or effected; |
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no material adverse changes have occurred in the business, assets, financial condition,
results of operations or prospects of the Company or Zap.com; |
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Harbinger LLCs representatives shall have been elected to the Board of Directors and
the following present directors shall have resigned: Avram A. Glazer, Edward S. Glazer,
Darcie S. Glazer and Bryan G. Glazer; |
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the shares to be sold represent the same percentage of our issued and outstanding
shares (subject only to the exercise of options by persons other than the Sellers) on the
closing date as on the date of the Agreement; |
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the other Glazer Family members listed on the schedules to the Agreement, Bryan Glazer,
Edward Glazer and Joel Glazer, shall have entered agreements with the Purchasers to sell
their shares in the Company and such sale shall occur concurrently with the closing of the
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Avram Glazer is also agreeing to terminate his options, if any, in the Company and Zap.com without
cost.
The Share Purchase Agreement also requires that the Sellers not take, and requires them to
cause the Company not to take, certain actions regarding the Company and its subsidiaries. These
include, but are not limited to, the following:
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operate or take any action outside the ordinary course of business; |
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declare, pay or set aside funds for the payment of any dividends or any other
distribution; |
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change the Companys or its subsidiaries authorized capital stock; |
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amend the Articles of Incorporation or bylaws of the Company or its subsidiaries; |
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grant any registration rights; |
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purchase, retire or redeem any shares of any capital stock of the Company or its
subsidiaries; |
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enter into or amend the terms of any transactions between the Company or any of its
subsidiaries and any immediate family member, affiliate or associate of the Sellers; |
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sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any asset or property of the Company or its
subsidiaries; |
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enter into any loan, mortgage or pledge, or impose any lien or other encumbrance on any
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enter into any agreement or commitment to do any of the foregoing. |
The Share Purchase Agreement also provides that no Seller shall (1) vote on or consent to any
matter in his or its capacity as a stockholder of the Company or Zap.com except as specifically
contemplated by the Share Purchase Agreement, or (2) take any action as a member of the Board of
Directors of the Company or Zap.com other than an action (x) that will not result in a failure of
any closing conditions of the Share Purchase Agreement and (y) such Seller is advised by counsel he
or she must take such action or be in breach of his or her fiduciary duty as a director.
The information in this Supplement relating to the Share Purchase Agreement and the beneficial
ownership of our shares and Zap.Com shares by the Purchasers and the Sellers is based solely on the
Schedule 13Ds filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by the Glazer LP, Malcolm Glazer,
Linda Glazer and related beneficial owners on June 19, 2009 and by the Purchasers and related
beneficial owners on June 19, 2009, respectively.
OTHER MATTERS
As of the date of this Supplement, the Board of Directors knows of no other matter to be
presented at the Annual Meeting. If any additional matter properly comes before the meeting, it is
intended that proxies in the form previously provided will be voted on the matter in accordance with the
discretion of the persons named in the proxy.
By Order of the Board of Directors,
Avram A. Glazer,
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
Rochester, New York
June 22, 2009
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