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 6, 2023

 

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)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

400 1st Avenue

Needham, MA 02494

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(781) 800-5000

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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 6, 2023 (the “Annual Meeting”). According to the inspector of elections, the stockholders present by proxy represented 235,876,872 shares of common stock (generally entitled to one vote per share), including 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 1—Election of Directors. The stockholders voted on the election of ten directors of the Company, seven 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 director’s successor is elected or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal. Stockholders voted as follows:

 

Nominee		FOR				WITHHELD				BROKER NON-VOTES
Combined Stock Nominees
Gregory B. Maffei			164,504,647				59,408,268				11,963,957
Matt Goldberg			190,615,311				33,297,604				11,963,957
Jay C. Hoag			185,319,260				38,593,655				11,963,957
Betsy L. Morgan			186,864,023				37,048,892				11,963,957
M. Greg O’Hara			189,500,513				34,412,402				11,963,957
Albert E. Rosenthaler			185,382,210				38,530,705				11,963,957
Jane Jie Sun			168,516,428				55,396,487				11,963,957
Common Stock Nominees
Trynka Shineman Blake			58,921,606				36,991,319				11,963,957
Jeremy Philips			50,899,909				45,013,016				11,963,957
Robert S. Wiesenthal			51,628,079				44,284,846				11,963,957

Accordingly, the foregoing nominees were elected to the Company’s board of directors.

Proposal 2—Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders voted on the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023. The stockholders voted as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
235,214,122		540,446		122,304		0

Accordingly, the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm was ratified.

 

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Proposal 3— Approval of the redomestication of the Company to the State of Nevada by conversion. The stockholders voted on the approval the redomestication of the Company to the State of Nevada by conversion (“Redomestication”) and on the adoption of the resolution of the Board of Directors approving the Redomestication. The stockholders voted as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
150,522,811		73,292,135		97,969		11,963,957

Accordingly, the Redomestication was approved and the resolution of the Board of Directors was adopted.

Proposal 4—Approval of the Tripadvisor, Inc. 2023 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan. The stockholders voted on the Tripadvisor, Inc. 2023 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, as described in the Company’s proxy statement. The stockholders voted as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
164,774,141		59,013,673		125,101		11,963,957

Accordingly, the Company’s 2023 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan was approved.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

				TRIPADVISOR, INC.
Date: June 12, 2023				By:		/S/ Linda C. Frazier
						Linda C. Frazier
						Chief Compliance Officer

 

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