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Expedia Group Annual Report 2020 Expedia Group Annual Report 2020 Form 10-K (NASDAQ:EXPE) Published: February 14th, 2020 PDF generated by stocklight.com UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _______________________________________________ Form 10-K ☑ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 OR ☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from to Commission file number: 001-37429 _______________________________________________ EXPEDIA GROUP, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 20-2705720 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 1111 Expedia Group Way W Seattle, WA 98119 (Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 481-7200 _______________________________________________ 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, $0.0001 par value EXPE The Nasdaq Global Select Market Expedia Group, Inc. 2.500% Senior Notes due 2022 EXPE22 New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No ¨ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No þ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No ¨ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer ☑ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ 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. o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑ As of June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common equity held by non-affiliates was approximately $15,872,910,000. For the purpose of the foregoing calculation only, all directors and executive officers of the registrant are assumed to be affiliates of the registrant. Outstanding Shares at January 31, 2020 were Class approximately, Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share 134,465,673 shares Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share 5,523,452 shares Documents Incorporated by Reference Document Parts Into Which Incorporated Portions of the definitive Proxy Statement for the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (Proxy Statement) Part III Expedia Group, Inc. Form 10-K For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Contents Part I Item 1 Business 1 Item 1A Risk Factors 9 Item 1B Unresolved Staff Comments 27 Item 2 Properties 27 Item 3 Legal Proceedings 27 Item 4 Mine Safety Disclosures 33 Part II Item 5 Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities 33 Item 6 Selected Financial Data 36 Item 7 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 36 Item 7A Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 54 Item 8 Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 56 Item 9 Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 56 Item 9A Controls and Procedures 56 Item 9B Other Information 58 Part III Item 10 Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 58 Item 11 Executive Compensation 58 Item 12 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 58 Item 13 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 58 Item 14 Principal Accountant Fees and Services 58 Part IV Item 15 Exhibits, Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules 58 Item 16 Form 10-K Summary 65 Signatures 66 Expedia Group, Inc. Form 10-K For the Year Ended December 31, 2019 Part I. Item 1. Business We refer to Expedia Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries collectively as “Expedia Group,” the “Company,” “us,” “we” and “our” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Forward-Looking Statements This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect the views of our management regarding current expectations and projections about future events and are based on currently available information. Actual results could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, but not limited to, those discussed in the section entitled “Risk Factors” as well as those discussed elsewhere in this report. Other unknown or unpredictable factors also could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. The use of words such as “seek,” “opportunity,” “foreseeable,” “strategy,” “may,” “depends,” “could,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans” and “believes,” among others, generally identify forward-looking statements; however, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. We are not under any obligation and do not intend to publicly update or review any of these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, even if experience or future events make it clear that any expected results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements will not be realized. Please carefully review and consider the various disclosures made in this report and in our other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect our business, prospects and results of operations. Management Overview General Description of our Business Expedia Group, Inc. is an online travel company, empowering business and leisure travelers through technology with the tools and information they need to efficiently research, plan, book and experience travel. We seek to grow our business through a dynamic portfolio of travel brands, including our majority-owned subsidiaries, that feature a broad multi-product supply portfolio — with nearly 1.6 million properties, including over 765,000 of Vrbo's over 2.1 million online bookable alternative accommodations listings, in 200 countries and territories, over 500 airlines, packages, rental cars, cruises, insurance, as well as activities and experiences. Travel suppliers distribute and market products via our desktop and mobile offerings, as well as through alternative distribution channels, our private label business and our call centers in order to reach our extensive, global audience. In addition, our advertising and media businesses help other businesses, primarily travel providers, reach a large multi-platform audience of travelers around the globe. Our portfolio of brands includes: • Expedia.com®, a leading full service online travel brand with localized websites in over 40 countries; • Hotels.com®, a leading global lodging expert operating 90 localized websites in 41 languages with its award winning Hotels.com® Rewards loyalty program; • Vrbo®, a global online marketplace with a focus on offering unique lodging options for families; • Expedia® Partner Solutions, a global business-to-business ("B2B") brand that powers travel offerings for hundreds of leading airlines and hotels, online and offline travel agencies, loyalty and corporate travel companies plus several top consumer brands through its API and template solutions; • Egencia®, a leading corporate travel management company; • Orbitz®, Travelocity®, and CheapTickets®, leading U.S. travel websites, as well as ebookers®, a full-service travel brand with websites in seven European countries; • Hotwire®, a leading online travel website offering great deals for spontaneous travel through its Hot Rate® offer; • Wotif Group, a leading portfolio
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