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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Alphabet Inc. | d411078dex991.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)
June 27, 2017
ALPHABET INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-37580 | 61-1767919 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 253-0000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On June 27, 2017, the European Commission (EC) announced its decision that certain actions taken by Google Inc. (“Google”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. (“Alphabet”), regarding Google’s display and ranking of shopping ads infringed European competition law. The EC decision imposes a €2.42 billion fine and directs the termination of the conduct at issue. Google’s blog post response to the EC decision is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.
Alphabet will review the formal decision, but expects that it will accrue the fine in the second quarter of 2017.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Google blog post dated June 27, 2017 | |
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.
| ALPHABET INC. | ||||||
| Date: June 27, 2017 | /s/ Kent Walker | |||||
| Kent Walker Assistant Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Google blog post dated June 27, 2017 | |