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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. | d897579dex991.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): March 25, 2015
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33599 | 20-5337455 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, Illinois | 60661 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 894-5000
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On March 25, 2015, Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Expedia”), issued a joint press release announcing the receipt of a request for additional information or documentary materials from the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice in connection with the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 12, 2015, by and among the Company, Expedia, and Xeta, Inc., a Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Expedia. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. and Expedia, Inc., dated March 25, 2015. | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: March 25, 2015 | /s/ James F. Rogers | |||||
| James F. Rogers | ||||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. and Expedia, Inc., dated March 25, 2015. | |