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 11, 2019
TRIPADVISOR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-35362 | 80-0743202 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
400 1st Ave
Needham, MA 02494
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(781) 800-5000
Registrants telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class |
Trading Symbol |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common stock | TRIP | NASDAQ |
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). ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of stockholders of TripAdvisor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Company), was held on June 11, 2019 (the Annual Meeting). According to the inspector of elections, the stockholders present in person or by proxy represented 115,986,271 shares of common stock (generally entitled to one vote per share) and 12,799,999 shares of Class B common stock (generally entitled to ten votes per share). The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.
Proposal 1Election of Directors. The stockholders voted on the election of nine directors of the Company, six of whom were elected by holders of common stock and Class B common stock voting together as a single class (Combined Stock Nominees), and three of whom were elected by holders of common stock only (Common Stock Nominees), each to serve for a one-year term from the date of his or her election and until such directors successor is elected or until such directors earlier resignation or removal. Stockholders voted as follows:
For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
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Combined Stock Nominees |
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Gregory B. Maffei |
186,576,286 | 51,001,320 | 6,408,655 | |||||||||
Stephen Kaufer |
201,355,462 | 36,222,144 | 6,408,655 | |||||||||
Trynka Shineman Blake |
198,936,709 | 38,640,897 | 6,408,655 | |||||||||
Jay C. Hoag |
196,847,018 | 40,730,588 | 6,408,655 | |||||||||
Betsy L. Morgan |
198,928,744 | 38,648,862 | 6,408,655 | |||||||||
Albert Rosenthaler |
197,740,110 | 39,837,496 | 6,408,655 | |||||||||
Common Stock Nominees |
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Jeremy Philips |
89,881,461 | 19,696,155 | 6,408,655 | |||||||||
Spencer M. Rascoff |
92,946,580 | 16,631,036 | 6,408,655 | |||||||||
Robert S. Wiesenthal |
89,964,698 | 19,612,918 | 6,408,655 |
Accordingly, the foregoing nominees were elected to the Companys board of directors.
Proposal 2Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders voted on the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019. The stockholders voted as follows:
For |
Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
243,652,268 | 279,133 | 54,860 | 0 |
Accordingly, the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm was ratified.
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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.
TRIPADVISOR, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Seth J. Kalvert | |||||
Dated: June 13, 2019 | Seth J. Kalvert, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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