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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - Expedia Group, Inc. | dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): April 7, 2011
Expedia, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-51447 | 20-2705720 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 333 108th Avenue NE, Bellevue, Washington | 98004 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (425) 679-7200 | ||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On April 7, 2011, Expedia, Inc. (“Expedia”) announced that its Board of Directors has preliminarily approved a plan to separate Expedia into two publicly traded companies: (i) TripAdvisor and (ii) Expedia. This transaction, which is subject to a number of conditions, is described in the related press release, which appears in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release of Expedia, Inc., dated April 7, 2011. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EXPEDIA, INC. | ||||||
| Date: April 7, 2011. | By: | /s/ Burke F. Norton | ||||
| Name: | Burke F. Norton | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and General Counsel | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | Press release of Expedia, Inc., dated April 7, 2011. |