Factors Relating to Splitco's Businesses

         Expedia operates in an increasingly competitive global environment.

        The market for the services that Expedia offers is increasingly and intensely competitive. Expedia competes with both established and emerging online and traditional sellers of travel-related services, including:

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corporate travel management service providers;



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mobile platform travel applications;



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social media websites;



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ecommerce websites and group buying websites; and



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alternative accommodation websites.

        Online and traditional travel agencies:     Expedia faces increasing competition from other online travel agencies ( OTAs ) in many regions, such as The Priceline Group and its subsidiaries Booking.com and Agoda.com, as well as regional competitors such as Ctrip, which in some cases may have more favorable offerings for travelers or suppliers, including pricing and supply breadth. Expedia also competes with traditional travel agencies (operating both offline and online), wholesalers and tour operators for both travelers and the acquisition and retention of supply.

        Travel suppliers:     Some of Expedia's competitors, including travel suppliers such as airlines and hotels, may offer products and services on more favorable terms to consumers who transact directly with them, including lower prices, no fees or unique access to proprietary loyalty programs, such as points and miles. Many of these competitors, such as airlines, hotel and rental car companies, have been steadily focusing on increasing online demand on their own websites and mobile applications in lieu of third-party distributors such as the various Expedia sites. For instance, some low cost airlines, which are having increasing success in the marketplace, distribute their online supply exclusively through their own websites and several large hotel chains have combined to establish a single online hotels search platform with links directly to their own websites and mobile applications. Suppliers who

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sell on their own websites, in some instances, offer advantages such as favorable rates, increased or exclusive product availability, complimentary Wi-Fi, and their own bonus miles or loyalty points, or in the case of airlines, promote hotel supply at their websites, which could make their offerings more attractive to consumers than Expedia's.

        Search engines:     Expedia also faces increasing competition from search engines including Google. To the extent that these leading search engines that have a significant presence in Expedia's key markets disintermediate online travel agencies or travel content providers by offering comprehensive travel planning, shopping or booking capabilities, or increasingly refer those leads directly to suppliers or other favored partners, increase the cost of traffic directed to Expedia's websites, or offer the ability to transact on their own website, there could be a material adverse impact on Expedia's business and financial performance. For example, in recent years search engines have increased their focus on acquiring or launching flight and hotel search products that provide increasingly comprehensive travel planning content and direct booking capabilities, comparable to OTAs. To the extent these actions have a negative effect on Expedia's search traffic or the cost of acquiring such traffic, Expedia's business and financial performance could be adversely affected.

        In addition, Expedia's websites, or websites in which Expedia holds a significant ownership position, including trivago-branded websites, compete for advertising revenue with these search engines, as well as with large internet portal sites that offer advertising opportunities for travel-related companies. Several of these competitors have significantly greater financial, technical, marketing and other resources and larger client bases than Expedia. Expedia expects to face additional competition as other established and emerging companies enter the online advertising market. Competition could result in higher traffic acquisitions costs, reduced margins on Expedia's advertising services, loss of market share, reduced customer traffic to Expedia's websites and reduced advertising by travel companies on Expedia's websites.

        Travel metasearch engines:     Travel metasearch websites, including Kayak.com (a subsidiary of Priceline), trivago (a majority-owned subsidiary of Expedia), TripAdvisor, Inc. ( TripAdvisor ) and Qunar (a subsidiary of Ctrip), aggregate travel search results for a specific itinerary across supplier, travel agent and other websites. In addition, some metasearch sites have added or intend to add various forms of direct or assisted booking functionality to their sites in direct competition with certain of Expedia's brands. To the extent metasearch websites limit Expedia's participation within their search results, or consumers utilize the metasearch website for travel services and bookings instead of Expedia, Expedia's traffic-generating arrangements could be affected in a negative manner, or it may be required to increase its marketing costs to maintain market share, either of which could have an adverse effect on Expedia's business and results of operations. For example, during 2015 TripAdvisor continued to expand its instant book feature that allows visitors to book directly on the TripAdvisor website, which could have a negative impact on Expedia's unit volume growth in the future. In addition, as a result of Expedia's acquisition of a majority ownership interest in trivago, Expedia also now competes more directly with other metasearch engines and content aggregators for advertising revenue. To the extent that trivago's ability to aggregate travel search results for a specific itinerary across supplier, travel agent and other websites is hampered, whether due to its affiliation with Expedia or otherwise, trivago's business and results of operations could be adversely affected and the value of Expedia's investment in trivago could be negatively impacted.

        Corporate travel management service providers:     Egencia, Expedia's full-service corporate travel management company, competes with online and traditional corporate travel providers, including Carlson Wagonlit and American Express, as well as vendors of corporate travel and expense management software and services, including Concur. Some of these competitors may have more financial resources, greater name recognition, well-established client bases, differentiated business

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models, or a broader global presence, which may make it difficult for Expedia to retain or attract new corporate travel clients.

        Mobile platform travel applications:     Mobile platforms, including smartphones and tablet computers, have rapidly emerged and continue to grow significantly. The emergence and improved functionality of mobile platforms has led to an increased use by consumers of standalone applications to research and book travel. If Expedia is unable to offer innovative, user-friendly, feature-rich mobile applications for its travel services, along with effective marketing and advertising, or if its mobile applications are not used by consumers, Expedia could lose market share to existing competitors or new entrants and its future growth and results of operations could be adversely affected.

        Social media websites:     Social media websites, including Facebook, continue to develop search functionality for data included within their websites and mobile applications, which may in the future develop into an alternative research and booking resource for travelers, resulting in additional competition.

        Alternative accommodations:     Airbnb and similar websites that facilitate the short-term rental of homes and apartments from owners provide an alternative to hotel rooms and vacation rental properties available through Expedia websites, including HomeAway which was acquired by Expedia on December 15, 2015. The continued growth of alternative accommodation sources could affect overall travel patterns generally and the demand for Expedia's services specifically in facilitating reservations at hotel and vacation rentals.

        Other participants in the travel industry:     Traditional consumer ecommerce websites and group buying websites have periodically undertaken efforts to expand their local offerings into the travel market by adding hotel offers to their sites. To the extent such websites continue to expand these services over time, it may create additional competition. In addition, car rideshare services, such as Uber, increasingly compete with the traditional car rental services that Expedia offers on its retail websites and to its corporate clients, which may negatively affect its car-based and corporate travel businesses.

        We cannot assure you that Expedia will be able to compete successfully against any current, emerging and future competitors or on platforms that may emerge, or provide differentiated products and services to its traveler base. Increasing competition from current and emerging competitors, the introduction of new technologies and the continued expansion of existing technologies, such as metasearch and other search engine technologies, may force Expedia to make changes to its business models, which could affect its financial performance and liquidity. In general, increased competition has resulted in and may continue to result in reduced margins, as well as loss of travelers, transactions and brand recognition.

         The industry in which Expedia operates is dynamic.

        Expedia continues to adapt its business to remain competitive, including investing in evolving channels such as metasearch and mobile, as well as offering new consumer choices, including inventory types and transactional models, and increasing supplier inventory on its existing platforms through acquisitions and partnerships. If Expedia fails to appropriately adapt to competitive or consumer preference developments, its business could be adversely affected. Expedia's attempts to adapt its current business models or practices or adopt new business models and practices in order to compete may involve significant risks and uncertainties, including distraction of management from current operations, expenses associated with the initiatives, inadequate return on investments, difficulties and expenses associated with the integration of acquired brands and their inventory onto Expedia's platforms, as well as limiting its ability to develop new site innovations. In addition, adaptations to Expedia's business may require significant investments, including changes to its financial systems and

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processes, which could significantly increase its costs and increase the risk of payment delays and/or non-payments of amounts owed to it from its supplier partners and customers. In addition, these new initiatives may not be successful and may harm Expedia's financial condition and operating results.

         Expedia's business could be negatively affected by changes in search engine algorithms and dynamics or other traffic-generating arrangements.

        Expedia increasingly utilizes internet search engines such as Google, principally through the purchase of travel-related keywords, to generate a significant portion of the traffic to its websites and the websites of its affiliates. Search engines frequently update and change the logic that determines the placement and display of results of a user's search, such that the purchased or algorithmic placement of links to Expedia's websites and those of its affiliates can be negatively affected. In addition, a significant amount of traffic is directed to Expedia's websites and those of its affiliates through participation in pay-per-click and display advertising campaigns on search engines, including Google, and travel metasearch engines, including Kayak and TripAdvisor. Pricing and operating dynamics for these traffic sources can change rapidly, both technically and competitively. Moreover, a search or metasearch engine could, for competitive or other purposes, alter its search algorithms or results causing a website to place lower in search query results. If a major search engine changes its algorithms or results in a manner that negatively affects the search engine ranking, paid or unpaid, of Expedia's websites and the websites of its affiliates, or those of its third-party distribution partners, or if competitive dynamics impact the costs or effectiveness of search engine optimization, search engine marketing or other traffic-generating arrangements in a negative manner, Expedia's business and financial performance would be adversely affected, potentially to a material extent. In addition, certain metasearch companies have added or intend to add various forms of direct or assisted booking functionality to their sites. To the extent such functionality is promoted at the expense of traditional paid listings, this may reduce the amount of traffic to Expedia's websites or those of its affiliates.

         Expedia's business depends on its relationships with travel suppliers and travel distribution partners.

        An important component of Expedia's business success depends on its ability to maintain and expand relationships with travel suppliers and global distribution system ( GDS ) partners and owners and managers of vacation rental properties. A substantial portion of Expedia's revenue is derived from compensation negotiated with travel suppliers, in particular hotel suppliers, and GDS partners for bookings made through its websites. Each year Expedia typically negotiates or renegotiates numerous long-term hotel and airline contracts.

        No assurances can be given that Expedia's compensation, access to inventory, or access to inventory at competitive rates, will not be further reduced or eliminated in the future, or that travel suppliers will not reduce average daily rates ( ADRs ), attempt to implement costly direct connections, charge Expedia for or otherwise restrict access to content, increase credit card fees or fees for other services, fail to provide Expedia with accurate booking information or otherwise take actions that would increase Expedia's operating expenses. Any of these actions, or other similar actions, could reduce Expedia's revenue and margins thereby adversely affecting its business and financial performance.

         Expedia and Bodybuilding rely on the value of their brands, and the costs of maintaining and enhancing brand awareness are increasing.

        Expedia and Bodybuilding invest financial and human resources in their respective brands in order to retain and expand their customer bases. We expect that the cost of maintaining and enhancing these brands will continue to increase due to a variety of factors, including increased spending from competitors, promotional and discounting activities, the increasing costs of growing customer loyalty programs, the increasing costs of supporting multiple brands and the impact of competition among its multiple brands, expansion into geographies and products where its brands are less well known,

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inflation in media pricing including search engine keywords and the continued emergence and relative travel-related traffic share growth of search engines and metasearch engines. During 2015, certain online travel companies and metasearch sites continued to expand their offline and digital advertising campaigns globally, increasing competition for share of voice, and Expedia expects this activity to continue in the future. Expedia is also pursuing and expects to continue to pursue long-term growth opportunities, particularly in emerging markets, which have had and may continue to have a negative impact on its overall marketing efficiency. Bodybuilding's ability to maintain and enhance its brands will depend largely on its ability to continue to provide useful, reliable, trustworthy and innovative products, which it may not be able to do successfully. Bodybuilding may also introduce new products, terms of service or policies that users do not like, which may negatively affect its brand.

        Expedia's and Bodybuilding's efforts to preserve and enhance consumer awareness of their brands may not be successful, and, even if they are successful in their branding efforts, such efforts may not be cost-effective, or as efficient as they have been historically. Moreover, branding efforts with respect to some brands within the Expedia portfolio have in the past and may in the future result in marketing inefficiencies and negatively impact growth rates of other brands within its portfolio. If Expedia and Bodybuilding are unable to maintain or enhance consumer awareness of their brands and generate demand in a cost-effective manner, it would have a material adverse effect on their businesses and financial performance.

         Expedia and Bodybuilding rely on information technology to operate their businesses and maintain their competitiveness, and any failure to invest in and adapt to technological developments and industry trends could harm their businesses.

        Expedia depends on the use of sophisticated information technologies and systems, including technology and systems used for website and mobile applications, reservations, customer service, supplier connectivity, communications, procurement, payments, fraud detection and administration, while Bodybuilding relies extensively on information systems for its ecommerce business (which includes website, mobile applications, customer service, payment and fraud detection), supply chain, manufacturing operations, financial reporting, human resources and various other processes and transactions. As Expedia's and Bodybuilding's operations grow in size, scope and complexity, they must continuously improve and upgrade their systems and infrastructure to offer an increasing number of customers enhanced products, services, features and functionality, while maintaining or improving the reliability and integrity of their systems and infrastructure.

        Expedia's and Bodybuilding's future success also depends on their ability to adapt their services and infrastructure to meet rapidly evolving consumer trends and demands while continuing to improve the performance, features and reliability of their services in response to competitive service and product offerings. The emergence of alternative platforms such as smartphone and tablet computing devices and the emergence of niche competitors who may be able to optimize products, services or strategies for such platforms have, and will continue to, require new and costly investments in technology. Expedia and Bodybuilding may not be successful, or may be less successful than their current or new competitors, in developing technology that operates effectively across multiple devices and platforms and that is appealing to consumers, either of which would negatively impact their business and financial performance. New developments in other areas, such as cloud computing and software as a service provider, could also make it easier for competition to enter Expedia's markets due to lower up-front technology costs. In addition, Expedia and Bodybuilding may not be able to maintain their existing systems or replace or introduce new technologies and systems as quickly as they would like or in a cost-effective manner.

        Expedia has been engaged in a multi-year effort to migrate key portions of its consumer, affiliate, and corporate travel sites and back office application functionality to new technology platforms to enable it to improve conversion, innovate more rapidly, achieve better search engine optimization and

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improve its site merchandising and transaction processing capabilities, among other anticipated benefits. During the migration process the sites have in the past, and may continue in the future, to experience reduced functionality and decreases in conversion rates. Expedia is also in the early stages of a multi-year effort to increase its utilization of cloud computing services. Bodybuilding also continually adds software and hardware, effectively upgrading its systems and network infrastructure, as well as taking other steps to improve the efficiency of its systems. Implementations and system enhancements such as these have been in the past, and may continue to be in the future, more time consuming and expensive than originally anticipated, and the resources devoted to those efforts have adversely affected, and may continue to adversely affect, Expedia's and Bodybuilding's ability to develop new site innovations. Expedia and Bodybuilding may be unable to devote financial resources to new technologies and systems, or enhancements to existing infrastructure, technologies and systems, in the future. Overall, these implementations and systems enhancements may not achieve the desired results in a timely manner, to the extent anticipated, or at all. If any of these events occur, Expedia's and Bodybuilding's respective business and financial performance could suffer.

         Acquisitions, investments or significant commercial arrangements could result in operating and financial difficulties.

        Expedia has acquired, invested in or entered into significant commercial arrangements with a number of businesses in the past, and its future growth may depend, in part, on future acquisitions, investments or significant commercial arrangements, any of which could be material to its financial condition and results of operations. Certain financial and operational risks related to acquisitions, investments or significant commercial arrangements that may have a material impact on Expedia's business are:

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Use of cash resources and incurrence of debt and contingent liabilities in funding acquisitions, including with regard to future payment obligations in connection with put/call rights, may limit other potential uses of Expedia's cash, including stock repurchases, dividend payments and retirement of outstanding indebtedness;



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Amortization expenses related to acquired intangible assets and other adverse accounting consequences, including changes in fair value of contingent consideration;



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Expected and unexpected costs incurred in pursuing acquisitions, including identifying and performing due diligence on potential acquisition targets that may or may not be successful, if unsuccessful could result in unexpected litigation or regulatory exposure, unfavorable accounting treatment, unexpected increases in taxes due, a loss of anticipated tax benefits or other adverse effects on Expedia's business, operating results or financial condition;



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Diversion of management's attention or other resources from Expedia's existing businesses;



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Difficulties and expenses in assimilating the operations, products, technology, privacy protection systems, information systems or personnel of the acquired company;



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Impairment of relationships with employees, suppliers, customers, vendors and affiliates of Expedia's business and the acquired business;



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The assumption of known and unknown debt and liabilities of the acquired company;



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Failure of the acquired company to achieve anticipated traffic, transactions, revenues, earnings or cash flows or to retain key management or employees;



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Failure to generate adequate returns on Expedia's acquisitions and investments, or returns in excess of alternative uses of capital;

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Failure to properly and timely integrate acquired companies and their operations, reducing Expedia's ability to achieve, among other things, anticipated returns on its acquisitions through cost savings and other synergies;



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Entrance into markets in which Expedia has no direct prior experience and increased complexity in its business;



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Challenges relating to the structure of an investment, such as governance, accountability and decision-making conflicts, that may arise in the context of a joint venture or majority ownership investment;



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Impairment of goodwill or other intangible assets such as trademarks or other intellectual property arising from Expedia's acquisitions;



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Costs associated with litigation or other claims arising in connection with the acquired company;



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Increased or unexpected costs or delays to obtain governmental approvals for acquisitions;



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Increased competition amongst potential acquirers for acquisition targets could result in a material increase in the purchase price for such targets or otherwise limit Expedia's ability to consummate acquisitions; and



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Adverse market reaction to acquisitions or investments or failure to consummate such transactions.

        Moreover, Expedia relies heavily on the representations and warranties and related indemnities provided to it by the sellers of acquired companies, including as they relate to creation, ownership and rights in intellectual property and compliance with laws and contractual requirements. Expedia's failure to address these risks or other problems encountered in connection with past or future acquisitions and investments could cause it to fail to realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions or investments, incur unanticipated liabilities and harm its business generally.

        For example during 2015, Expedia expended significant resources in acquiring, investing or otherwise entering into significant commercial arrangements with a number of companies, including Orbitz Worldwide, Inc., Decolar.com, Inc. and HomeAway and certain assets of Travelocity.com LP.

        In connection with Expedia's acquisition of HomeAway, Expedia is subject to legal, financial and competitive risk associated with HomeAway's transition to a primarily transaction-based business. HomeAway historically had generated revenues primarily when owners or managers of vacation rentals pay HomeAway subscription fees for the listing of their properties on the HomeAway family of sites. HomeAway is currently in the process of transitioning to a transaction-based model, where the owner or manager of the property pays HomeAway a commission for each online booking of the property by a traveler and the traveler pays a service fee for the use of the HomeAway platform. Under the transaction-based model, the primary source of its revenues would be generated on a per booking basis by instituting a service fee to the traveler each time a property is booked and expanding its practice of charging a commission to the owner or manager of such property in connection with such booking. This transition, which is currently underway, involves significant additional risks and potential costs for HomeAway, including:

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Delays or unanticipated costs in implementing the transition, which may delay or negate any expected benefits;



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Market research that indicated higher than expected price elasticity for travelers in increasingly transparent markets such as HomeAway's market and for HomeAway's suppliers more broadly;

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Suppliers and travelers may not adopt HomeAway's new payment structures as expected or at all, or may choose to transact with competitors;



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Execution risk associated with launching a new business initiative that HomeAway did not have prior experience in;



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Failure to implement or expand HomeAway's technology, systems and network infrastructure in light of additional payment processing and reporting complexity, or failure to do so at reasonable cost;



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Search engine optimization risks;



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Higher cost of traffic reducing cost per view effectiveness and reducing HomeAway's ability to spend at the desired return on investment;



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Additional potential tax exposures.

        These risks could have a material adverse effect on HomeAway's business and results of operations, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on Expedia's operations and financial results.

         Expedia's and Bodybuilding's international operations involve additional risks and their exposure to these risks will increase as their businesses expand globally.

        A large portion of Expedia's revenue is derived from its international operations. Expedia operates in a number of jurisdictions outside of the United States and intends to continue to expand its international presence. As Expedia has expanded globally, its international (non-U.S.) revenue has increased from 39% in 2010 to 44% in 2015. In foreign jurisdictions, Expedia faces complex, dynamic and varied risk landscapes. As Expedia enters countries and markets that are new to it, it must tailor its services and business models to the unique circumstances of such countries and markets, which can be complex, difficult and costly and divert management and personnel resources. Laws and business practices that favor local competitors or prohibit or limit foreign ownership of certain businesses or Expedia's failure to adapt its practices, systems, processes and business models effectively to the traveler and supplier preferences of each country into which it expands, could slow its growth. For example, to compete in certain international markets Expedia has in the past, and may in the future, adopt locally-preferred payment methods, which has increased its costs and instances of fraud. Certain international markets in which Expedia operates have lower margins than more mature markets, which could have a negative impact on its overall margins as its revenues from these markets grow over time.

        Expedia also earns an increasing portion of its income, and accumulates a greater portion of its cash flow, in foreign jurisdictions. As a result, any repatriation of funds currently held by its subsidiaries in foreign jurisdictions may result in a higher effective tax rate and incremental cash tax payments.

        In addition to the risks outlined elsewhere in this section, Expedia's and Bodybuilding's international operations are also subject to a number of other risks, including:

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Currency exchange restrictions or costs and exchange rate fluctuations, and the risks and costs inherent in hedging such exposures;



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Compliance with U.S. and Non-U.S. regulatory laws and requirements relating to anti-corruption, antitrust or competition, economic sanctions, data content and privacy, consumer protection, employment and labor laws, health and safety, ecommerce and advertising and promotions;

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Compliance with additional U.S. laws applicable to U.S. companies operating internationally;



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Differences, inconsistent interpretations and changes in U.S. and non-U.S. laws and regulations, including international and local tax laws, tariffs and trade barriers;



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Weaker enforcement of Expedia's and Bodybuilding's contractual and intellectual property rights;



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Lower levels of credit card usage and increased payment and fraud risk;



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Longer payment cycles, and difficulties in collecting accounts receivable;



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Preferences by local populations for local providers;



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Restrictions on, or adverse tax and other consequences related to, repatriation of cash and the withdrawal of non-U.S. investments, cash balances and earnings, as well as restrictions on the ability to invest operations in certain countries;



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Financial risk arising from transactions in multiple currencies;



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Slower adoption of the internet as an advertising, broadcast and commerce medium in those markets as compared to the United States;



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Limited fulfillment and technology infrastructure;



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Inconsistent product regulation or sudden policy changes by foreign agencies or governments;



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Expedia's and Bodybuilding's ability to support new technologies, including mobile devices, that may be more prevalent in international markets;



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Difficulties in attracting and retaining qualified employees in international markets, as well as managing staffing and operations due to increased complexity, distance, time zones, language and cultural differences; and



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Uncertainty regarding liability for products, services and content, including uncertainty as a result of local laws and lack of precedent.

        The China travel market in particular is significant and has grown significantly in recent years. Prior to May 2015, Expedia conducted its operations in China primarily through its majority ownership interest in eLong, Inc., a leading online travel service provider in China. Following the sale of its eLong ownership stake in May 2015 to a group of China-based purchasers, including to a subsidiary of Ctrip International, Ltd., Expedia has conducted its business in China through localized websites and commercial arrangements with local partners, including Ctrip. There can be no guarantee that Expedia will be able to grow or even maintain market share and brand awareness in the highly dynamic and intensely competitive market in China and its failure to do so could significantly impacts its ability to grow its overall business.

         A failure to comply with current laws, rules and regulations or changes to such laws, rules and regulations and other legal uncertainties may adversely affect Expedia's and Bodybuilding's businesses, financial performance, results of operations or business growth.

        Expedia's and Bodybuilding's businesses and financial performance could be adversely affected by unfavorable changes in or interpretations of existing laws, rules and regulations or the promulgation of new laws, rules and regulations applicable to Expedia and Bodybuilding and their businesses, including those relating to travel and vacation rental licensing and listing requirements, the sale and advertising of substances regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (the FDA ) and other government agencies, the internet and online commerce, internet advertising and price display, consumer protection, anti-corruption, anti-trust and competition, economic and trade sanctions, tax, banking, data

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security and privacy, as applicable. As a result, regulatory authorities could prevent or temporarily suspend Expedia or Bodybuilding from carrying on some or all of its activities or otherwise penalize Expedia or Bodybuilding if its practices were found not to comply with applicable regulatory or licensing requirements or any binding interpretation of such requirements. Unfavorable changes or interpretations could decrease demand for Expedia's and Bodybuilding's products and services, limit marketing methods and capabilities, affect their margins, increase costs and/or subject them to additional liabilities.

        For example, there are, and will likely continue to be, an increasing number of laws and regulations pertaining to the internet and online commerce that may relate to liability for information retrieved from or transmitted over the internet, display of certain taxes and fees, online editorial and user-generated content, user privacy, behavioral targeting and online advertising, taxation, liability for third-party activities and the quality of products and services. Furthermore, the growth and development of online commerce may prompt calls for more stringent consumer protection laws and more aggressive enforcement efforts, which may impose additional burdens on online businesses generally.

        Likewise, the SEC, Department of Justice and Office of Foreign Assets Controls ( OFAC ), as well as foreign regulatory authorities, have continued to increase the enforcement of economic and trade regulations and anti-corruption laws across industries. U.S. trade sanctions relate to transactions with designated foreign countries, including Cuba, Iran, Sudan and Syria, and nationals and others of those countries, as well as certain specifically targeted individuals and entities. Expedia and Bodybuilding believe that their respective activities comply with OFAC trade regulations and anti-corruption regulations, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act. As regulations continue to evolve and regulatory oversight continues to increase, Expedia and Bodybuilding cannot guarantee that their respective programs and policies will be deemed compliant by all applicable regulatory authorities. In the event their controls should fail or are found to be out of compliance for other reasons, they could be subject to monetary damages, civil and criminal money penalties, litigation and damage to their reputation and the value of their brands.

        Expedia also has been subject, and it will likely be subject in the future, to inquiries from time to time from regulatory bodies concerning compliance with consumer protection, competition, tax and travel industry-specific laws and regulations, including but not limited to investigations and legal proceedings relating to the travel industry and, in particular, parity provisions in contracts between hotels and online travel companies. The failure of Expedia's businesses to comply with these laws and regulations could result in fines and/or proceedings against it by governmental agencies and/or consumers, which if material, could adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations. Further, if such laws and regulations are not enforced equally against other competitors in a particular market, Expedia's compliance with such laws may put it at a competitive disadvantage vis-à-vis competitors who do not comply with such requirements. Expedia is unable at this time to predict the timing or outcome of these various investigations and lawsuits or similar future investigations or lawsuits, and their impact, if any, on its business and results of operations.

        In addition, HomeAway has been and continues to be, subject to regulatory developments that affect the vacation rental industry and the ability of companies like Expedia to list those vacation rentals online. For example, some states and local jurisdictions have adopted or are considering statutes or ordinances that prohibit property owners and managers from renting certain properties for fewer than 30 consecutive days or otherwise limit their ability to do so, and other states and local jurisdictions may adopt similar regulations. Some states and local jurisdictions also have fair housing or other laws governing whether and how properties may be rented, which they assert apply to vacation rentals. Many homeowners, condominium and neighborhood associations have adopted rules that prohibit or restrict short-term vacation rentals. In addition, many of the fundamental statutes and ordinances that impose taxes or other obligations on travel and lodging companies were established before the growth of the

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Internet and ecommerce, which creates a risk of these laws being used in ways not originally intended that could burden property owners and managers or otherwise harm Expedia's business.

        The promulgation of new laws, rules and regulations, or the new interpretation of existing laws, rules and regulations, in each case that restrict or otherwise unfavorably impact the ability or manner in which Expedia provides travel services could require it to change certain aspects of its business, operations and commercial relationships to ensure compliance, which could decrease demand for services, reduce revenues, increase costs and/or subject the company to additional liabilities.

        From time to time, Congress, the FDA, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC ) or other federal, state, local or foreign legislative and regulatory authorities may impose additional laws or regulations that apply to Bodybuilding, repeal laws or regulations that Bodybuilding considers favorable to it or impose more stringent interpretations of current laws or regulations. Such developments could require formulation of certain products to meet new standards, recalls or discontinuance of certain products not able to be reformulated, additional record-keeping requirements, increased documentation of the properties of certain products, additional or different labeling and advertising, additional scientific substantiation, adverse event reporting or other new requirements.

        Furthermore, Expedia's and Bodybuilding's future growth may be limited by anti-trust or competition laws. For example, Expedia's business has grown and continues to expand, and, as a consequence, increases in its size and market share may negatively affect its ability to obtain regulatory approval of proposed acquisitions, investments or significant commercial arrangements, any of which could adversely affect Expedia's ability to grow and compete.

         Application of existing tax laws, rules or regulations are subject to interpretation by taxing authorities.

        The application of various domestic and international income and non-income tax laws, rules and regulations to Expedia's historical and new products and services is subject to interpretation by the applicable taxing authorities. These taxing authorities have become more aggressive in their interpretation and/or enforcement of such laws, rules and regulations over time, as governments are increasingly focused on ways to increase revenues. This has contributed to an increase in audit activity and harsher stances by tax authorities. As such, additional taxes or other assessments may be in excess of Expedia's current tax reserves or may require Expedia to modify its business practices to reduce its exposure to additional taxes going forward, any of which could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financial condition.

        A number of taxing authorities have made inquiries, brought lawsuits and have levied assessments asserting that Expedia is required to collect and remit hotel occupancy or other taxes. Expedia is also in various stages of inquiry or audit with multiple European Union jurisdictions regarding the application of value added tax to its European Union transactions. While Expedia believes it complies with applicable tax laws, rules and regulations in the jurisdictions in which it operates, tax authorities may determine that it owes additional taxes. Expedia has in the past and may in the future be required in certain domestic and foreign jurisdictions to pay any such tax assessments prior to contesting their validity, which payments may be substantial. This requirement is commonly referred to as "pay-to-play." Payment of these amounts is not an admission that the taxpayer believes it is subject to such taxes. For example, as a pre-condition to challenging the assessments, on January 9, 2015, Expedia paid $2.3 million under protest to the city of Portland, Oregon and Multnomah County, Oregon; during 2009, Expedia paid $48 million under protest to the city of San Francisco and an additional $25.5 million under protest on May 26, 2014 in connection with additional assessments; and during 2013, Expedia paid $171 million to the state of Hawaii. The state of Hawaii has also issued additional assessments for general excise tax, penalties and interest against Expedia, Hotels.com and Hotwire, including: an assessment of $20.5 million for 2012 tax year non-commissioned hotel reservations, an assessment of $29.2 million (including a duplicative assessment) for tax years 2000 through 2012

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non-commissioned travel agency services relating to rental cars, and an assessment of $28.5 million for non-commissioned travel agency services relating to hotel reservations and car rental for the tax year 2013 and for which Expedia has requested additional support from the state of Hawaii but has not received any response to date.

        Significant judgment and estimation is required in determining Expedia's worldwide tax liabilities. In the ordinary course of Expedia's business, there are transactions and calculations, including intercompany transactions and cross-jurisdictional transfer pricing, for which the ultimate tax determination is uncertain or otherwise subject to interpretation. Tax authorities may disagree with Expedia's intercompany charges, including the amount of or basis for such charges, cross-jurisdictional transfer pricing or other matters and assess additional taxes. Although Expedia believes its tax estimates are reasonable, the final determination of tax audits could be materially different from its historical income tax provisions and accruals in which case it may be subject to additional tax liabilities, possibly including interest and penalties, which could have a material adverse effect on its cash flows, financial condition and results of operations.

         Amendments to existing tax laws, rules or regulations or enactment of new unfavorable tax laws, rules or regulations could have an adverse effect on Expedia's and Bodybuilding's businesses and financial performance.

        Many of the underlying laws, rules or regulations imposing taxes and other obligations were established before the growth of the internet and ecommerce. If the tax or other laws, rules or regulations were amended, or if new unfavorable laws, rules or regulations were enacted, particularly with respect to occupancy, sales, value-added taxes ( VAT ), or unclaimed property, the results could increase Expedia's and Bodybuilding's tax payments or other obligations, prospectively or retrospectively, subject them to interest and penalties, decrease the demand for their products and services if they pass on such costs to their consumers, result in increased costs to update or expand their technical or administrative infrastructure or effectively limit the scope of their business activities if they decided not to conduct business in particular jurisdictions. As a result, these changes could have an adverse effect on Expedia's and Bodybuilding's businesses or financial performance.

        Taxing authorities may also successfully assert that Bodybuilding should have collected or in the future should collect sales and use, commercial activity, VAT or similar taxes, and it could be subject to liability with respect to past or future sales. Bodybuilding does not collect sales and use, commercial activity, VAT or similar taxes in all jurisdictions in which it has sales, based on its belief that such taxes are not applicable. Several states have presented Bodybuilding with tax assessments, alleging that it is required to collect and remit sales and other similar taxes. Such tax assessments, penalties and interest or future requirements could have an adverse effect on Bodybuilding's business or financial performance.

        In addition, in the past U.S. and foreign governments have introduced proposals for tax legislation, or have adopted tax laws, that could have a significant adverse effect on Expedia's and Bodybuilding's tax rates, or increase their tax liabilities, the carrying value of deferred tax assets, or their deferred tax liabilities. For example, in October 2015, the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development released a final package of measures to be implemented by member nations in response to a 2013 action plan calling for a coordinated multi-jurisdictional approach to "base erosion and profit shifting" by multinational companies. Multiple member jurisdictions, including the United States, have begun implementing recommended changes such as proposed country by country reporting beginning as early as 2016. Additional multilateral changes are anticipated in upcoming years. Any changes to national or international tax laws could impact the tax treatment of Expedia's and Bodybuilding's foreign earnings and adversely affect their profitability. Expedia's and Bodybuilding's effective tax rates in the future could also be adversely affected by changes to their operating structure, changes in the mix of earnings in countries with differing statutory tax rates, changes in the valuation of deferred tax assets and liabilities, or the discontinuance of beneficial tax arrangements in certain jurisdictions.

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        Expedia and Bodybuilding continue to work with relevant authorities and legislators to clarify their obligations under existing, new and emerging tax laws and regulations.

         Expedia and Bodybuilding are involved in various legal proceedings and may experience unfavorable outcomes, which could adversely affect their businesses and financial condition.

        Expedia is involved in various legal proceedings and claims involving taxes, property, personal injury, contract, alleged infringement of third-party intellectual property rights, antitrust, consumer protection, securities laws, and other claims. Bodybuilding may be subject to intellectual property litigation and infringement claims initiated by others, other competitors or entities may assert rights in, or ownership of, its trademarks and other intellectual property rights or in marks that are similar to Bodybuilding's, and it may not be able to successfully resolve these types of conflicts to its satisfaction. These matters may involve claims for substantial amounts of money or for other relief that might necessitate changes to Expedia's or Bodybuilding's business or operations. The defense of these actions is and will likely continue to be both time consuming and expensive and their outcomes cannot be predicted with certainty. Determining reserves for pending litigation is a complex, fact-intensive process that requires significant legal judgment. It is possible that unfavorable outcomes in one or more such proceedings could result in substantial payments that could adversely affect Expedia's or Bodybuilding's business, consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows in a particular period.

         Uncertainties in global economic conditions and their impact on consumer spending patterns, particularly in the travel industry and in the sports nutrition segment, could materially and adversely impact Expedia's and Bodybuilding's operating results.

        Consumers may view a substantial portion of their spending on travel and Bodybuilding's product offerings as discretionary items rather than necessities. As a result, travel expenditures and sports nutrition expenditures are sensitive to personal and business-related discretionary spending levels and tend to decline or grow more slowly during economic downturns. Decreased travel expenditures and sports nutrition expenditures could reduce the demand for Expedia's and Bodybuilding's services, respectively, thereby causing a reduction in their revenue.

        For example, during regional or global recessions, domestic and global economic conditions can deteriorate rapidly, resulting in increased unemployment and a reduction in available budgets for both business and leisure travelers, which slows spending on the services Expedia provides and has a negative impact on its revenue growth. Additionally, if individual countries or regions experience deteriorating credit and economic conditions, and/or significant fluctuations of currency values relative to other currencies such as the U.S. dollar, it can lead to a negative impact on Expedia's foreign denominated net assets, gross bookings, revenues, operating expenses, and net income as expressed in U.S. dollars. Further economic weakness and uncertainty may result in significantly decreased spending on Expedia's services by both business and leisure travelers and on Bodybuilding's products by all consumers, which may have a material adverse impact on their businesses and financial performance. Geopolitical conflicts, significant fluctuations in currency values, sovereign debt issues and macroeconomic concerns are examples of events that contribute to a somewhat uncertain economic environment, which could have a negative impact on consumer spending in the future.

        Expedia's business is also sensitive to fluctuations in hotel supply, occupancy and ADRs, decreases in airline capacity, periodically rising airline ticket prices, or the imposition of taxes or surcharges by regulatory authorities, all of which Expedia has experienced historically.

        Other factors that could negatively affect Expedia's and Bodybuilding's businesses include:

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Periods of political instability or geopolitical conflict in which travelers become concerned about safety issues;



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Natural disasters or events such as severe weather conditions, volcanic eruptions, hurricanes or earthquakes;



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Health-related risks, such as the Ebola, H1N1, SARs and avian flu outbreaks.

        Such concerns could result in a protracted decrease in demand for Expedia's travel services and Bodybuilding's products and services. This decrease in demand, depending on its scope and duration, together with any future issues affecting travel and food safety, could significantly and adversely affect Expedia's and Bodybuilding's respective businesses, working capital and financial performance over the short and long-term. In addition, the disruption of the existing travel plans of a significant number of travelers upon the occurrence of certain events, such as severe weather conditions, actual or threatened terrorist activity or war, could result in the incurrence of significant additional costs and decrease Expedia's revenues leading to constrained liquidity if Expedia, as it has done historically in the case of severe weather conditions, provides relief to affected travelers by refunding the price or fees associated with airline tickets, hotel reservations and other travel products and services.

         Expedia and Bodybuilding are subject to payments-related and fraud risks.

        Expedia has agreements with companies that process customer credit and debit card transactions, the volume of which are very large and continue to grow, for the facilitation of customer bookings of travel services from Expedia's travel suppliers. These agreements allow these processing companies, under certain conditions, to hold an amount of Expedia's cash (referred to as a holdback ) or require Expedia to otherwise post security equal to a portion of bookings that have been processed by that company. These processing companies may be entitled to a holdback or suspension of processing services upon the occurrence of specified events, including material adverse changes in Expedia's financial condition. An imposition of a holdback or suspension of processing services by one or more of Expedia's processing companies could materially reduce Expedia's liquidity. Moreover, there can be no assurances that the rates Expedia and Bodybuilding pay for the processing of customer credit and debit card transactions will not increase which could reduce Expedia's and Bodybuilding's revenue, thereby adversely affecting their businesses and financial performance.

        In addition, credit card networks, such as Visa, MasterCard and American Express, have adopted rules and regulations that apply to all merchants who process and accept credit cards and include the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards ( PCI DSS ). Under these rules, Expedia and Bodybuilding are required to adopt and implement internal controls over the use, storage and security of card data. Expedia and Bodybuilding assess their compliance with the PCI DSS rules on a periodic basis and make necessary improvements to their internal controls. Failure to comply may subject Expedia and Bodybuilding to fines, penalties, damages and civil liability and could prevent them from processing or accepting credit cards.

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obtained loyalty points. Expedia and Bodybuilding are sometimes held liable for accepting fraudulent orders on their websites or other orders for which payment is subsequently disputed by their customers, both of which lead to the reversal of payments received by Expedia or Bodybuilding, as applicable, for such orders (referred to as a charge back ). Accordingly, Expedia and Bodybuilding calculate and record allowances for the resulting credit and debit card charge backs. Expedia's and Bodybuilding's abilities to detect and combat fraudulent schemes, which have become increasingly common and sophisticated, may be negatively impacted by the adoption of new payment methods, the emergence and innovation of new technology platforms, including smartphones and tablet computers, and global expansion, including into markets with a history of elevated fraudulent activity. If Expedia and Bodybuilding are unable to effectively combat fraudulent orders on their websites or mobile applications or if they otherwise experience increased levels of charge backs, Expedia's and Bodybuilding's respective results of operations and financial positions could be materially adversely affected.

        In addition, when onboarding suppliers to Expedia's websites, Expedia may fail to identify falsified or stolen supplier credentials, which may result in fraudulent bookings or unauthorized access to personal or confidential information of users of its websites and mobile applications. A fraudulent supplier scheme could also result in negative publicity, damage to Expedia's reputation, and could cause users of its websites and mobile applications to lose confidence in the quality of its services. Any of these events would have a negative effect on the value of Expedia's brands, which could have an adverse impact on its financial performance.

         Expedia has foreign exchange risk.

        Expedia conducts a significant and growing portion of its business outside the United States. As a result, it faces exposure to movements in currency exchange rates, particularly those related to the British pound sterling, euro, Canadian dollar, Australian dollar, Thai baht, Brazilian real, and Nordic currencies.

        These exposures include but are not limited to re-measurement gains and losses from changes in the value of foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities; translation gains and losses on foreign subsidiary financial results that are translated into U.S. dollars upon consolidation; fluctuations in hotel revenue due to relative currency movements from the time of booking to the time of stay; planning risk related to changes in exchange rates between the time Expedia prepares its annual and quarterly forecasts and when actual results occur; and the impact of relative exchange rate movements on cross-border travel such as from Europe to the United States and the United States to Europe.

        Depending on the size of the exposures and the relative movements of exchange rates, if Expedia chooses not to hedge or fails to hedge effectively its exposure, it could experience a material adverse effect on its financial statements and financial condition. As seen in some recent periods, in the event of severe volatility in exchange rates these exposures can increase, and the impact on Expedia's results of operations can be more pronounced. In addition, the current environment and the increasingly global nature of Expedia's business have made hedging these exposures more complex. Expedia has increased and plans to continue increasing the scope, complexity and duration of its foreign exchange risk management. Expedia makes a number of estimates in conducting hedging activities including in some cases cancellations and payments in foreign currencies. In addition, an effective exchange rate hedging program is dependent upon effective systems, accurate and reliable data sources, controls and change management procedures. In the event Expedia's estimates differ significantly from actual results or if it fails to adopt effective hedging processes, Expedia could experience greater volatility as a result of its hedging activities.

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         Expedia's stock price is highly volatile.

        The market price of Expedia's common stock is highly volatile and could continue to be subject to wide fluctuations in response to factors such as the following, some of which are beyond its control:

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Quarterly variations in its operating and financial results;



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Operating and financial results that vary from the expectations of securities analysts and investors, including failure to deliver returns on technology or emerging market marketing investments;



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Changes in expectations as to Expedia's future financial performance, including financial estimates by securities analysts and investors;



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Rating agency credit rating actions or pronouncements;



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Reaction to Expedia's earnings releases and conference calls, or presentations by executives at investor and industry conferences;



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Worldwide macro-economic conditions and fluctuations in currency exchange rates;



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Changes in search industry dynamics, such as key word pricing and traffic, or other changes that negatively affect Expedia's ability to generate traffic to its websites;



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Announcements by Expedia or its competitors of significant contracts, acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;



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        Volatility in Expedia's stock price could also make it less attractive to certain investors, and/or invite speculative trading in its common stock or debt instruments.

         Expedia may experience constraints in its liquidity and may be unable to access capital when necessary or desirable, either of which could harm its financial position.

        Expedia is accumulating a greater portion of its cash flows in foreign jurisdictions than previously and any repatriation of such funds for use in the United States, including for corporate purposes such as acquisitions, stock repurchases, dividends or debt refinancings, would likely result in additional U.S. income tax expense. In addition, Expedia has experienced, and may experience in the future, declines

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in seasonal liquidity and capital provided by its merchant hotel business, which has historically provided a meaningful portion of its operating cash flow and is dependent on several factors, including the rate of growth of Expedia's merchant hotel business and the relative growth of businesses which consume rather than generate working capital, such as its agency hotel, advertising and managed corporate travel businesses and payment terms with suppliers. Expedia also continued to see growth in both its merchant and agency hotel products. To the extent its merchant hotel business stopped growing or began to decline, it would likely result in pressure on Expedia's working capital cash balances, cash flow over time and liquidity. Moreover, Expedia expended significant resources in 2015 in acquiring and investing in a number of companies, including Orbitz, Decolar.com and HomeAway and certain assets of Travelocity and it may be obligated to expend significant additional resources in 2016 in connection with certain "put" rights associated with its majority investment in trivago, which rights are exercisable by trivago's current shareholders in 2016.

        The availability of funds depends in significant measure on capital markets and liquidity factors over which Expedia exerts no control. In light of periodic uncertainty in the capital and credit markets, Expedia can provide no assurance that sufficient financing will be available on desirable or even any terms to fund investments, acquisitions, stock repurchases, dividends, debt refinancing or extraordinary actions or that its counterparties in any such financings would honor their contractual commitments. In addition, any downgrade of Expedia's debt ratings by Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investor Service, Fitch or similar ratings agencies, increases in general interest rate levels and credit spreads or overall weakening in the credit markets could increase its cost of capital.

         System interruptions, security breaches and the lack of redundancy in Expedia's and Bodybuilding's respective information systems may harm their businesses.

        Expedia and Bodybuilding rely on information technology systems, including the Internet and third-party hosted services, to support a variety of business processes and activities and to store sensitive data, including booking and purchase transactions, intellectual property, proprietary business information and that of its suppliers and business partners, personally identifiable information of its customers and employees, and data with respect to invoicing and the collection of payments, accounting, procurement, and supply chain activities. In addition, Expedia relies on its information technology systems to process financial information and results of operations for internal reporting purposes and to comply with financial reporting, legal, and tax requirements. Bodybuilding relies extensively on information systems for its ecommerce business, supply chain, manufacturing operations, financial reporting, human resources and various other processes and transactions.

        The risk of a cybersecurity-related attack, intrusion, or disruption, including by criminal organizations, hacktivists, foreign governments, and terrorists, is persistent. Additionally, as Expedia continues to integrate its acquired companies, such as Orbitz, into its information technology systems, it may increase the risk of these system interruptions. Expedia and Bodybuilding have experienced and may in the future experience system interruptions that make some or all of these systems unavailable or prevent them from efficiently fulfilling orders or providing services to third parties. These interruptions could include security intrusions, attacks on systems for fraud or service interruption, computer and telecommunications failures and natural events. Significant interruptions, outages or delays in their internal systems, or systems of third parties that they rely upon, and network access, or deterioration in the performance of such systems, would impair their ability to process transactions, decrease the quality of service that they can offer to customers, damage their reputation and brands, increase their costs and/or cause losses.

        Potential security breaches to Expedia's or Bodybuilding's systems or the systems of their service providers, whether resulting from internal or external sources, could significantly harm their respective businesses. Both Expedia and Bodybuilding devote resources to network security, monitoring and testing, employee training and other security measures, but there can be no guarantee that these

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security measures will prevent all possible security breaches or attacks. A party, whether internal or external, that is able to circumvent Expedia's or Bodybuilding's security systems could misappropriate customer or employee information, intellectual property, proprietary information or other business and financial data or cause significant interruptions in their operations. Expedia and Bodybuilding may need to expend significant resources to protect against security breaches or to address problems caused by breaches, and reductions in website availability could cause a loss of substantial business volume during the occurrence of any such incident. Because the techniques used to sabotage security change frequently, often are not recognized until launched against a target and may originate from less regulated and remote areas around the world, Expedia and Bodybuilding may be unable to proactively address these techniques or to implement adequate preventive measures. Security breaches could result in negative publicity, damage to reputation, exposure to risk of loss or litigation and possible liability due to regulatory penalties and sanctions or pursuant to contractual arrangements with payment card processors for associated expenses and penalties. Security breaches could also cause customers and potential users of Expedia and Bodybuilding and their respective business partners to lose confidence in their security, which would have a negative effect on the value of their brands. Failure to adequately protect against attacks or intrusions, whether for Expedia's or Bodybuilding's own systems or systems of vendors, could expose them to security breaches that could have an adverse impact on financial performance.

        In addition, no assurance can be given that Expedia's or Bodybuilding's backup systems or contingency plans will sustain critical aspects of their operations or business processes in all circumstances, many other systems are not fully redundant and their disaster recovery or business continuity planning may not be sufficient. Fire, flood, power loss, telecommunications failure, break-ins, earthquakes, acts of war or terrorism, acts of God, computer viruses, electronic intrusion attempts from both external and internal sources and similar events or disruptions may damage or impact or interrupt computer or communications systems or business processes at any time. Any of these events could cause system interruption, delays and loss of critical data, and could prevent Expedia or Bodybuilding from providing services to their customers and/or third parties for a significant period of time. Remediation may be costly and Expedia and Bodybuilding may not have adequate insurance to cover such costs. Moreover, the costs of enhancing infrastructure to attain improved stability and redundancy may be time consuming and expensive and may require resources and expertise that are difficult to obtain.

         Expedia and Bodybuilding process, store and use personal information, payment card information and other consumer data, which subjects them to risks stemming from possible failure to comply with governmental regulation and other legal obligations.

        Expedia and Bodybuilding may acquire personal or confidential information from users of their websites and mobile applications. There are numerous laws, regulations and policies in the U.S. and foreign jurisdictions regarding privacy and the storing, sharing, use, processing, disclosure and protection of personal information, payment card information and other consumer data, the scope of which is changing, subject to differing interpretations, and may be inconsistent between countries or conflict with other rules. Expedia and Bodybuilding strive to comply with all applicable laws, policies, legal obligations and industry codes of conduct relating to privacy and data protection. It is possible, however, that these obligations may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other rules or the practices of the companies. Any failure or perceived failure by Expedia, Bodybuilding or their service providers to comply with the privacy policies, privacy related obligations to users or other third parties, or privacy related legal obligations, or any compromise of security that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of personally identifiable information, payment card information or other consumer data, may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation or public statements against Expedia or Bodybuilding, as applicable, by consumer advocacy groups or others and could cause Expedia's and Bodybuilding's

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customers and members to lose trust in them, as well as subject them to bank fines, penalties or increased transaction costs, all of which could have an adverse effect on their respective businesses.

        The regulatory framework for privacy issues worldwide is currently in flux and is likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. Practices regarding the collection, use, storage, transmission and security of personal information by companies operating over the internet have recently come under increased public scrutiny. The U.S. Congress and federal agencies, including the FTC and the Department of Commerce, are reviewing the need for greater regulation for the collection and use of information concerning consumer behavior on the internet, including regulation aimed at restricting certain targeted advertising practices. U.S. courts are also considering the applicability of existing federal and state statutes, including computer trespass and wiretapping laws, to the collection and exchange of information online. In addition, the European Court of Justice's invalidation of the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor Framework could make it more difficult for Expedia to transfer data outside of the European Union for processing and the European Union's reforms to its existing data protection legal framework, may result in a greater compliance burden for companies, including Expedia, with users in Europe and increased costs of compliance. European Union and U.S. authorities reached agreement on February 2, 2016 on a new data transfer framework called the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, which was formally adopted by the European Commission on July 12, 2016. The European Union and the U.S. must implement the new framework, which may be subject to legal challenge. Finally, countries in other regions, most notably Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, are increasingly implementing new privacy regulations, resulting in additional compliance burdens and uncertainty as to how some of these laws will be interpreted.

         Expedia relies on the performance of highly skilled personnel and, if it is unable to retain or motivate key personnel or hire, retain and motivate qualified personnel, its business would be harmed.

        Expedia's performance is largely dependent on the talents and efforts of highly skilled individuals. Expedia's future success depends on its continuing ability to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain highly skilled personnel for all areas of its organization. In particular, the contributions of Barry Diller, Expedia's Chairman and Senior Executive, and Dara Khosrowshahi, its Chief Executive Officer, are critical to the overall management of the company. Expedia's future success will depend on the performance of its senior management and key employees. Expedia cannot ensure that it will be able to retain the services of Mr. Diller, Mr. Khosrowshahi or any other member of its senior management or key employees, the loss of whom could seriously harm its business. Competition for well-qualified employees in certain aspects of Expedia's business, including software engineers, developers, product management personnel, development personnel, and other technology professionals, also remains intense.

        Expedia's continued ability to compete effectively depends on its ability to attract new employees and to retain and motivate its existing employees. If Expedia does not succeed in attracting well-qualified employees or retaining or motivating existing employees, its business would be adversely affected. Expedia does not maintain any key person life insurance policies.

        Expedia has in the past, and may again in the future, restructure portions of its global workforce to simplify and streamline its organization, improve its cost structure and strengthen its overall businesses. These changes could affect employee morale and productivity and be disruptive to Expedia's business and financial performance.

         Actual or potential conflicts of interest may develop between Expedia management and directors, on the one hand, and the management and directors of IAC/InterActiveCorp, on the other.

        Mr. Diller serves as Expedia's Chairman of the Board of Directors and Senior Executive, while retaining his role as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Senior Executive of IAC/InterActiveCorp

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( IAC ), and Mr. Victor Kaufman serves as Vice Chairman of both Expedia and IAC. The fact that Mr. Diller and Mr. Kaufman hold positions with and securities of both companies could create, or appear to create, potential conflicts of interest for them when facing decisions that may affect both IAC and Expedia. They may also face conflicts of interest with regard to the allocation of their time between the companies.

        Expedia's certificate of incorporation provides that no officer or director of Expedia who is also an officer or director of IAC be liable to Expedia or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of the fact that any such individual directs a corporate opportunity to IAC instead of Expedia, or does not communicate information regarding a corporate opportunity to Expedia because the officer or director has directed the corporate opportunity to IAC. This corporate opportunity provision may have the effect of exacerbating the risk of conflicts of interest between the companies because the provision effectively shields an overlapping director/executive officer from liability for breach of fiduciary duty in the event that such director or officer chooses to direct a corporate opportunity to IAC instead of Expedia.

         Expedia and Bodybuilding work closely with various business partners and rely on third-parties for many systems and services, and therefore could be harmed by their activities.

        Expedia and Bodybuilding could be harmed by the activities of third parties that they do not control. Expedia and Bodybuilding work closely with business partners, including in connection with significant commercial arrangements and joint ventures, and, in the case of Expedia, through its Expedia Affiliate Network business. Expedia and Bodybuilding also rely on third-party service providers for certain customer care, fulfillment, processing, systems development, technology and other services, including, increasingly, travel care (in the case of Expedia) and information technology services. If these partners or third-party service providers experience difficulty or fail to meet Expedia's or Bodybuilding's respective requirements or standards or the requirements or standards of governmental authorities, it could damage Expedia's and Bodybuilding's respective reputations, make it difficult for them to operate some aspects of their respective businesses, or expose Expedia and Bodybuilding to liability for their actions which could have an adverse impact on Expedia's and Bodybuilding's respective business and financial performance. Likewise, if the third-party service providers on which Expedia and Bodybuilding rely were to cease operations, temporarily or permanently, face financial distress or other business disruption, Expedia and Bodybuilding could suffer increased costs and delays in their ability to provide similar services until an equivalent service provider could be found or Expedia and Bodybuilding could develop replacement technology or operations, any of which could also have an adverse impact on Expedia's and Bodybuilding's respective business and financial performance.

         Expedia is exposed to various counterparty risks.

        Expedia is exposed to the risk that various counterparties, including financial entities, will fail to perform. This creates risk in a number of areas, including with respect to Expedia's bank deposits and investments, foreign exchange risk management, insurance coverages, and letters of credit. As it relates to deposits, as of December 31, 2015, Expedia held cash in bank depository accounts of approximately $1.6 billion (primarily in Bank of America, BNP Paribas, HSBC, JPMorgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada and Standard Chartered Bank) and held time deposits of approximately $29 million at financial institutions including, JPMorgan Chase and Nordea. Additionally, majority-owned subsidiaries of Expedia held cash of approximately $71 million (primarily in Deutsche Bank and Citibank). As it relates to foreign exchange, as of December 31, 2015, Expedia was party to forward contracts with a notional value of approximately $1.9 billion, the fair value of which was approximately $8 million. The counterparties to these contracts were Credit Suisse International, Standard Chartered Bank, Goldman Sachs Bank, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, US Bank, Barclays Bank PLC, BNP Paribas, Wells

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Fargo, Royal Bank of Canada, Societe Generale, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Citibank and HSBC. Expedia employs forward contracts to hedge a portion of its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. At the end of the deposit term or upon the maturity of the forward contracts, the counterparties are obligated, or potentially obligated in the case of forward contracts, to return Expedia's funds or pay Expedia net settlement values. If any of these counterparties were to liquidate, declare bankruptcy or otherwise cease operations, it may not be able to satisfy its obligations under these time deposits or forward contracts.

        In addition, due to instability in the economy Expedia also faces increased credit risk and payment delays from its non-financial contract counterparties.

         Expedia has significant indebtedness, which could adversely affect its business and financial condition

        Expedia has outstanding long-term indebtedness with a face value of $3.2 billion, and it has a $1.5 billion unsecured revolving credit facility. Risks relating to Expedia's indebtedness include:

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Increasing Expedia's vulnerability to general adverse economic and industry conditions;



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Requiring Expedia to dedicate a portion of its cash flow from operations to payments on its indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and investments and other general corporate purposes;



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Making it difficult for Expedia to optimally capitalize and manage the cash flow for its businesses;



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Limiting Expedia's flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in its businesses and the markets in which it operates;



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Placing Expedia at a competitive disadvantage compared to its competitors that have less debt; and



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Limiting Expedia's ability to borrow additional funds or to borrow funds at rates or on other terms we find acceptable.

        The agreements governing Expedia's indebtedness contain various covenants that may limit its ability to effectively operate its businesses, including those that restrict its ability to, among other things:

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Enter into unrelated businesses.

        In addition, Expedia's credit facility requires that it meet certain financial tests, including an interest coverage test and a leverage ratio test.

        Any failure to comply with the restrictions of Expedia's credit facility or any agreement governing its other indebtedness may result in an event of default under those agreements. Such default may allow the creditors to accelerate the related debt, which acceleration may trigger cross-acceleration or cross-default provisions in other debt. In addition, lenders may be able to terminate any commitments they had made to supply Expedia with further funds (including periodic rollovers of existing

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borrowings). In addition, it is possible that Expedia may need to incur additional indebtedness in the future in the ordinary course of business. The terms of Expedia's credit facility and the indentures governing its outstanding senior notes allow it to incur additional debt subject to certain limitations. If new debt is added to current debt levels, the risks described above could intensify.

         Expedia and Bodybuilding cannot be sure that their intellectual property and proprietary information is protected from copying or use by others, including potential competitors.

        Expedia's and Bodybuilding's websites and mobile applications rely on content, brands and technology, much of which is proprietary. Expedia and Bodybuilding establish and protect their intellectual property by relying on a combination of trademark, copyright, trade secret and patent laws in the U.S. and other jurisdictions, license and confidentiality agreements, and internal policies and procedures. In connection with Expedia's and Bodybuilding's license agreements with third parties, they seek to control access to, and the use and distribution of, their proprietary information and intellectual property. Even with these precautions, however, it may be possible for another party to copy or otherwise obtain and use Expedia's or Bodybuilding's intellectual property without their authorization or to develop similar intellectual property independently. Effective trademark, copyright, patent and trade secret protection may not be available in every jurisdiction in which Expedia's and Bodybuilding's services are made available, and policing unauthorized use of intellectual property is difficult and expensive. Expedia and Bodybuilding cannot be sure that the steps they have taken will prevent misappropriation or infringement of their respective intellectual property. Any misappropriation or violation of these rights could have a material adverse effect on Expedia's and Bodybuilding's respective businesses. Furthermore, Expedia or Bodybuilding may need to go to court or other tribunals to enforce their intellectual property rights, to protect their trade secrets or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others. These proceedings might result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management attention.

        Expedia currently licenses from third parties some of the technologies, content and brands incorporated into its websites. As it continues to introduce new services that incorporate new technologies, content and brands, Expedia may be required to license additional technology, content or brands. Expedia cannot be sure that such technology, content and brand licenses will be available on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

         Bodybuilding operates in a highly competitive industry and its failure to compete effectively could materially and adversely affect its sales and growth prospects.

        Bodybuilding competes primarily against other specialty retailers, supermarkets, drugstores, mass merchants, multi-level marketing organizations and mail order companies. This market is sensitive to the introduction of new products, which may rapidly capture a significant share of the market. As certain products become more mainstream, Bodybuilding experiences increased competition for those products. For example, as the trend in favor of whey protein products developed, it experienced increased competition for whey protein products from supermarkets, drug stores, mass merchants and other food companies. Increased competition from companies that distribute through retail, e-commerce or wholesale channels could have a material adverse effect on Bodybuilding's financial condition and results of operations. Certain of Bodybuilding's competitors may have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources. In addition, Bodybuilding's competitors may be more effective and efficient in introducing new products. Bodybuilding may not be able to compete effectively, and any of the factors listed above may cause price reductions, reduced margins and losses of market share.

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         Bodybuilding's failure to appropriately and timely respond to changing consumer preferences and demand for new products and services could significantly harm its customer relationships and its business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Bodybuilding's performance is affected by industry trends including, among others, demographic trends and health and lifestyle preferences, as well as other factors, such as industry media coverage and governmental actions. For example, this industry is subject to potential regulatory activity and other legal matters that could affect the credibility of a given product or category of products. Consumer trends and their overall impact on consumer spending and limited product innovation and introductions in the vitamin, mineral and supplement ( VMS ) industry can dramatically affect purchasing patterns. Additionally, Bodybuilding's performance is affected by competitive trends such as the entry of new competitors, changes in promotional strategies or expansion of product assortment by various competitors.

        Sales of sports nutrition products are generally more sensitive to consumer trends, such as increased demand for products recommended by the media, resulting in higher volatility than other products. Accordingly, Bodybuilding launches new sports nutrition products on an ongoing basis in response to prevailing market conditions and consumer demands.

        Bodybuilding relies on consumer perception regarding the safety, quality and effectiveness of the supplement products it sells, as well as similar products distributed by other companies. Consumer perception of products can be significantly influenced by adverse publicity in the form of published scientific research, national media attention or other publicity, whether or not accurate, that associates consumption of Bodybuilding's products or any other similar products with illness or other adverse effects, or questions the benefits of Bodybuilding's products or other similar products or that claims that any such products are ineffective. Future scientific research or publicity could be unfavorable to the industry or any of Bodybuilding's specific products and may not be consistent with earlier favorable research or publicity. Unfavorable research or publicity could have a material adverse effect on Bodybuilding's ability to generate sales.

        Bodybuilding's business is subject to changing consumer trends and preferences. Any failure to accurately predict or react to these trends could negatively impact consumer opinion of Bodybuilding as a source for the latest products, which in turn could harm its customer relationships and cause it to lose market share. The success of Bodybuilding's product offerings depends upon a number of factors, including its ability to:

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differentiate its product offerings from those of its competitors.

         Bodybuilding may be subject to material product liability claims if people or property are harmed by the products it sells, which could increase its costs and adversely affect its reputation, revenues and operating income.

        Some of the products Bodybuilding sells, distributes or manufactures may expose it to product liability claims relating to personal injury, death, or environmental or property damage, and may require product recalls or other actions. Bodybuilding's products consist of vitamins, minerals, herbs and other ingredients that are classified as foods or dietary supplements and are not subject to pre-market regulatory approval in the United States. These products could contain contaminated substances, and some of the products contain ingredients that do not have long histories of human

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consumption. Previously unknown adverse reactions resulting from human consumption of these ingredients could occur.

        In addition, third-party manufacturers produce many of the products Bodybuilding sells. Bodybuilding relies on these manufacturers to ensure the integrity of their ingredients and formulations. As a distributor of products manufactured by third parties, Bodybuilding may also be liable for various product liability claims for products it does not manufacture. Moreover, as a practical matter, indemnification from a product supplier is dependent on the creditworthiness of the indemnifying party and its insurer, and the absence of significant defenses by the insurers. Bodybuilding may be unable to obtain full recovery from the insurer or any indemnifying third-party in respect of any claims against it in connection with products manufactured by such third-party.

        Even with adequate insurance and indemnification, product liability claims could significantly damage Bodybuilding's reputation and consumer confidence in its products. Bodybuilding's litigation expenses could increase as well, which also could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations even if a product liability claim is unsuccessful or is not fully pursued.

         Bodybuilding may experience product recalls, withdrawals or seizures, which could materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Bodybuilding may initiate or participate in product recalls, withdrawals or seizures if any of the products it sells are believed to cause injury or illness or if Bodybuilding is alleged to have violated governmental regulations in the labeling, promotion, sale or distribution of those products. A significant product recall, withdrawal or seizure may require significant management attention, would likely result in substantial and unexpected costs and may materially and adversely affect Bodybuilding's business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, a significant product recall, withdrawal or seizure may adversely affect consumer confidence in its brands and third-party brands sold by Bodybuilding and thus decrease consumer demand for products sold by Bodybuilding.

        As is common in the VMS industry, Bodybuilding relies on its contract manufacturers and suppliers to ensure that the products they manufacture and sell to Bodybuilding comply with all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements. In general, Bodybuilding seeks representations and warranties, indemnification and insurance from its contract manufacturers and suppliers. However, even with adequate insurance and indemnification, any claims of non-compliance could significantly damage Bodybuilding's reputation and consumer confidence in its products. In addition, if products offered for sale by Bodybuilding do not comply with applicable regulatory, statutory and legislative requirements, Bodybuilding cannot market such products and may be required to recall or remove such products from the market and may face lawsuits related to any alleged non-compliance, which in certain cases could materially and adversely affect Bodybuilding's business, financial condition and results of operations.

         Increases in the prices of key raw materials or shortages of such materials could materially and adversely affect Bodybuilding's business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Bodybuilding's products are composed of certain key raw materials. If the prices of these raw materials were to increase significantly, it could result in a significant increase in the prices charged to Bodybuilding for its own branded products and third-party products. Raw material prices may increase in the future and Bodybuilding may not be able to pass on those increases to customers who purchase the products it sells. A significant increase in the price of raw materials that cannot be passed on to customers could have a material adverse effect on Bodybuilding's business, financial condition and results of operations.

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contract manufacturers ability to produce products and could materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

        In addition, if Bodybuilding is no longer able to obtain products from one or more of its suppliers on reasonable terms, its customer relationships could be materially and adversely affected. Events such as terrorist attacks, civil unrest or war, or the perceived threat thereof, may also have a significant adverse effect on the availability of raw materials essential to the manufacturing of Bodybuilding's products, which could have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.

         Compliance with governmental regulations could increase Bodybuilding's costs significantly and adversely affect its operating income.

        The processing, formulation, manufacturing, packaging, labeling, advertising and distribution of Bodybuilding's products and the products that it manufactures for third parties are subject to federal law and regulation by one or more federal agencies, including the FDA, FTC, U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. These activities are also regulated by various state, local and international laws and authorities in the jurisdictions in which Bodybuilding's products and the products that it manufactures for third parties are sold. Regulatory authorities may prevent or delay the introduction of new products or require reformulation of existing products, which could result in lost sales and/or increased costs. A regulatory authority may determine that a Bodybuilding product or product ingredient presents an unacceptable health risk or may determine that a statement of nutritional support for its products, or third party products sold by Bodybuilding, is an unsubstantiated claim or an unauthorized food "health claim." Any such regulatory determination could adversely affect Bodybuilding's sales of those products.

         If Bodybuilding does not successfully optimize and operate its fulfillment centers, its business could be materially and adversely affected.

        If Bodybuilding does not adequately predict customer demand or otherwise optimize and operate its fulfillment centers successfully or efficiently, excess or insufficient fulfillment center capacity could result in increased costs, impairment charges, or both, or harm its business in other ways. In addition, a failure to optimize inventory in Bodybuilding's fulfillment centers could increase net shipping costs by requiring long-zone or partial shipments.

        Bodybuilding relies on a limited number of shipping companies to deliver inventory to it and ship orders to customers. If Bodybuilding is not able to negotiate acceptable terms with these companies or they experience performance problems or other difficulties, it could negatively impact Bodybuilding's operating results and customer experience. In addition, Bodybuilding's ability to receive inbound inventory efficiently and ship completed orders to customers also may be materially and adversely affected by inclement weather, fire, flood, power loss, earthquakes, labor disputes, acts of war or terrorism, acts of God and other similar factors.

         Bodybuilding faces significant inventory risk.

        Bodybuilding is exposed to significant inventory risks as a result of, among other factors, seasonality, new product launches, raw ingredient supply shortages, rapid changes in product cycles and pricing, defective merchandise, changes in consumer demand and consumer spending patterns and changes in consumer tastes with respect to its products, each of which may adversely affect its operating results. Bodybuilding endeavors to accurately predict these trends and avoid overstocking or understocking products it sells. Demand for products, however, can change significantly between the time inventory or components are ordered and the date of sale.

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         A significant disruption to Bodybuilding's delivery network could adversely impact sales or increase its costs, which could decrease its profits.

        Because Bodybuilding relies on FedEx, DHL, the U.S. Postal Service and regional carriers such as OnTrac and LaserShip to deliver most of the small parcel products it offers on its sites, it is subject to shipping delays or disruptions caused by inclement weather, natural disasters, labor activism, health epidemics or bioterrorism. In addition, because it relies on such national and regional major transportation companies for the delivery of some of its other products, Bodybuilding is also subject to risks of breakage or other damage during delivery by any of these third parties. If Bodybuilding is not able to deliver products in a timely fashion or products are damaged during the delivery process, its customers could become dissatisfied and cease buying products through its sites, which would adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

         Bodybuilding's business relies on email and other messaging services, and any restrictions on the sending of emails or messages or an inability to timely deliver such communications could adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Bodybuilding's business is highly dependent upon email and other messaging services for promoting its sites and products. Bodybuilding provides emails and other "push" communications to customers and other visitors informing them of what is available for purchase on its site that day, and believes these messages are an important part of its marketing and generate a substantial portion of its revenue. If Bodybuilding is unable to successfully deliver emails or other messages to its subscribers, or if subscribers decline to open its emails or other messages, its revenue and profitability would be materially and adversely affected. Changes in how webmail applications organize and prioritize email may also reduce the number of subscribers opening its emails. Actions by third parties to block, impose restrictions on or charge for the delivery of emails or other messages could also adversely impact Bodybuilding's business. From time to time, Internet service providers or other third parties may block bulk email transmissions or otherwise experience technical difficulties that result in Bodybuilding's inability to successfully deliver emails or other messages to third parties. Changes in the laws or regulations that limit its ability to send such communications or impose additional requirements upon Bodybuilding in connection with sending such communications would also materially and adversely impact its business. Bodybuilding's use of email and other messaging services to send communications about its site or other matters may also result in legal claims against it, which may cause increased expenses, and if successful may result in fines and orders with costly reporting and compliance obligations or may limit or prohibit its ability to send emails or other messages. Bodybuilding also relies on social networking messaging services to send communications and to encourage customers to send communications. Changes to the terms of these social networking services to limit promotional communications, any restrictions that would limit Bodybuilding's ability or its customers' ability to send communications through their services, disruptions or downtime experienced by these social networking services or decline in the use of or engagement with social networking may materially and adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

         Bodybuilding's user growth, engagement and monetization on mobile devices depends upon effective operation of mobile operating systems, networks and standards that it does not control.

        There is no guarantee that popular mobile devices will continue to feature Bodybuilding.com or Bodybuilding's other products, or that mobile device users will continue to use its products rather than competing products. Bodybuilding is dependent on the interoperability of Bodybuilding.com and its other products with popular mobile operating systems, networks, and standards that it does not control, such as the Android and iOS operating systems, and any changes in such systems, its relationships with mobile operating system partners, handset manufacturers, or mobile carriers, or in their terms of service or policies that degrade Bodybuilding's products' functionality, reduce or eliminate its ability to

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distribute its products, or give preferential treatment to competitive products, could adversely affect Bodybuilding.com usage and monetization on mobile devices. Additionally, in order to deliver high quality mobile products, it is important that Bodybuilding's products work well with a range of mobile technologies, systems, networks, and standards that it does not control, and that it has good relationships with handset manufacturers and mobile carriers. Bodybuilding may not be successful in maintaining or developing relationships with key participants in the mobile industry or in developing products that operate effectively with these technologies, systems, networks, or standards. In the event that it is more difficult for its users to access and use Bodybuilding.com or its other products on their mobile devices, or if Bodybuilding's users choose not to access or use Bodybuilding.com or its other products on their mobile devices or use mobile products that do not offer access to Bodybuilding.com or its other products, Bodybuilding's user growth and user engagement could be harmed. From time to time, Bodybuilding may also take actions regarding the distribution of its products or the operation of its business based on what it believes to be in its long-term best interests. Such actions may adversely affect its relationships with the operators of mobile operating systems, handset manufacturers, mobile carriers, or other business partners, and there is no assurance that these actions will result in the anticipated long-term benefits. In the event that Bodybuilding's relationships with such third parties deteriorate, its user growth, engagement, and monetization could be adversely affected and its business could be harmed.

        Bodybuilding believes that its ability to compete effectively through a mobile presence depends upon many factors both within and beyond its control, including:

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the timing and market acceptance of products, including developments and enhancements to its or its competitors' products;



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customer service and support efforts;



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changes mandated by legislation, regulatory authorities or litigation, including settlements and consent decrees, some of which may have a disproportionate effect on Bodybuilding;



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acquisitions or consolidation within its industry, which may result in more formidable competitors;



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        If Bodybuilding is not able to compete effectively on mobile devices, its user base and level of user engagement may decrease, it may become less attractive to developers and marketers and its business, financial conditions and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.

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         If Bodybuilding fails to retain existing users or add new users, or if its users decrease their level of engagement with its products, Bodybuilding's business, financial condition and results of operations may be significantly harmed.

        The size of Bodybuilding's user base and its users' level of engagement are critical to its success. Bodybuilding's financial performance has been and will continue to be significantly determined by its success in adding, retaining and engaging active users. If people do not perceive its products to be useful, reliable and trustworthy, Bodybuilding may not be able to attract or retain users or otherwise maintain or increase the frequency and duration of their engagement. Bodybuilding's user engagement patterns have changed over time, and user engagement can be difficult to measure, particularly as users continue to engage increasingly via mobile devices and as Bodybuilding introduces new and different products and services. Any number of factors could potentially negatively affect user retention, growth and engagement, including if:

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Bodybuilding fails to introduce new products or services that users find engaging or if it introduces new products or services that are not favorably received;



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users have difficulty installing, updating or otherwise accessing its products on mobile devices;



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user behavior on any of Bodybuilding's products changes, including decreases in the quality and frequency of content shared on its products and services;



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Bodybuilding is unable to continue to develop products for mobile devices that users find engaging, that work with a variety of mobile operating systems and networks and that achieve a high level of market acceptance;



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there are decreases in user sentiment about the quality or usefulness of its products or concerns related to privacy and sharing, safety, security or other factors;



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Bodybuilding is unable to manage and prioritize information to ensure users are presented with content that is interesting, useful and relevant to them;



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users adopt new technologies where its products may be displaced in favor of other products or services, or may not be featured or otherwise available;



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technical or other problems prevent Bodybuilding from delivering its products in a rapid and reliable manner or otherwise affect the user experience, such as security breaches or failure to prevent or limit spam or similar content;



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Bodybuilding adopts policies or procedures related to areas such as sharing or user data that are perceived negatively by its users or the general public;



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it elects to focus its user growth and engagement efforts more on longer-term initiatives, or if initiatives designed to attract and retain users and engagement are unsuccessful or discontinued, whether as a result of actions by Bodybuilding, third parties or otherwise;



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Bodybuilding fails to provide adequate customer service to users, marketers or developers;



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developers whose products are integrated with Bodybuilding.com or other companies in its industry are the subject of adverse media reports or other negative publicity; or



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applications, reduce user activity on Bodybuilding.com by making it easier for its users to interact and share on third-party mobile and web applications.

        Any of the above factors could have a material and adverse effect on Bodybuilding's business, financial condition and results of operations.

         Bodybuilding's inability to acquire, use or maintain the marks and domain names for its sites could substantially harm its business and results of operations.

        Bodybuilding is currently the registrant of marks for its brands in numerous jurisdictions and is the registrant of the Internet domain name for the websites of Bodybuilding.com. However, it has not registered its marks or domain names in all major international jurisdictions. Domain names generally are regulated by Internet regulatory bodies. If Bodybuilding does not have or cannot obtain on reasonable terms the ability to use its marks in a particular country, or to use or register its domain name, it could be forced either to incur significant additional expenses to market its products within that country, including the development of a new brand and the creation of new promotional materials and packaging, or to elect not to sell products in that country. Either result could materially and adversely affect Bodybuilding's business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Furthermore, the regulations governing domain names and laws protecting marks and similar proprietary rights could change in ways that block or interfere with Bodybuilding's ability to use relevant domains or its current brand. Also, Bodybuilding might not be able to prevent third parties from registering, using or retaining domain names that interfere with its consumer communications or infringe or otherwise decrease the value of its marks, domain names and other proprietary rights. Regulatory bodies also may establish additional generic or country-code top-level domains or may allow modifications of the requirements for registering, holding or using domain names. As a result, Bodybuilding might not be able to register, use or maintain the domain names that utilize the name Bodybuilding or its other brands in all of the countries in which it currently or intends to conduct business.

         The seasonality of Bodybuilding's business places increased strain on its operations.

        Bodybuilding derives significant sales during the first quarter of each year. If it does not stock or restock popular products in sufficient amounts such that it fails to meet customer demand, it could significantly affect its revenue and future growth. If it overstocks products, it may be required to take significant inventory markdowns or write-offs and incur commitment costs, which could reduce profitability. If too many customers access Bodybuilding's websites within a short period of time due to increased demand, it may experience system interruptions or site performance slowdown that make its website unavailable or prevent it from efficiently fulfilling orders, which may reduce the volume of products it sells and the attractiveness of its products and services. In addition, Bodybuilding may be unable to adequately staff its fulfillment and customer service centers during these peak periods.

         Bodybuilding may be unable to accurately forecast revenue and appropriately plan its expenses in the future.

        Revenue and operating results are difficult to forecast because they generally depend on the volume, timing and type of the orders Bodybuilding receives, all of which are uncertain. Bodybuilding bases a significant portion of its expense levels and investment plans on its estimates of total revenue and gross margins. Bodybuilding's business is affected by general economic and business conditions in the United States and in international markets. A significant portion of its expenses are fixed, and as a result, it may be unable to adjust its spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected shortfall in net revenue. Any failure to accurately predict net revenue or gross margins could cause

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Bodybuilding's operating results to be lower than expected, which could materially and adversely affect its financial condition.

Factors Relating to the Split-Off and the Split-Off Proposals

         The Split-Off could result in a significant tax liability to Liberty Interactive and holders of Liberty Ventures common stock.

        It is a condition to the Split-Off that Liberty Interactive receive the opinion of Skadden Arps, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Liberty Interactive, to the effect that, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Split-Off will qualify as a tax-free transaction to Liberty Interactive and holders of Liberty Ventures common stock under Section 355, Section 368(a)(1)(D) and related provisions of the Code (except with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares).

        The opinion of Skadden Arps will be based on the law in effect as of the date of the Split-Off and will rely upon certain assumptions, as well as statements, representations and certain undertakings made by officers of Liberty Interactive and Splitco and John C. Malone. These assumptions, statements, representations and undertakings are expected to relate to, among other things, Liberty Interactive's business reasons for engaging in the Split-Off, the conduct of certain business activities by Liberty Interactive and Splitco, and the plans and intentions of Liberty Interactive and Splitco to continue conducting those business activities and not to materially modify their ownership or capital structure following the Split-Off. If any of those statements, representations or assumptions is incorrect or untrue in any material respect or any of those undertakings is not complied with, or if the facts upon which the opinion is based are materially different from the facts that prevail at the time of the Split-Off, the conclusions reached in such opinion could be adversely affected.

        Liberty Interactive does not intend to seek a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service (the IRS ) as to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Split-Off. The opinion of Skadden Arps will not be binding on the IRS or a court, and there can be no assurance that the IRS will not challenge the conclusions reached in the opinion or that a court would not sustain such a challenge.

        Even if the Split-Off otherwise qualifies under Section 355, Section 368(a)(1)(D) and related provisions of the Code, the Split-Off would result in a significant U.S. federal income tax liability to Liberty Interactive (but not to holders of Liberty Ventures common stock) under Section 355(e) of the Code if one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, a 50-percent or greater interest (measured by either vote or value) in the stock of Liberty Interactive or in the stock of Splitco (excluding, for this purpose, the acquisition of Splitco common stock by holders of Liberty Ventures common stock in the Split-Off) as part of a plan or series of related transactions that includes the Split-Off. Any acquisition of the stock of Liberty Interactive or Splitco (or any successor corporation) within two years before or after the Split-Off generally would be presumed to be part of a plan that includes the Split-Off, although the parties may be able to rebut that presumption under certain circumstances. The process for determining whether an acquisition is part of a plan under these rules is complex, inherently factual in nature and subject to a comprehensive analysis of the facts and circumstances of the particular case. Notwithstanding the opinion of Skadden Arps described above, Liberty Interactive or Splitco might inadvertently cause or permit a prohibited change in ownership of Liberty Interactive or Splitco, thereby triggering tax liability to Liberty Interactive, which could have a material adverse effect.

        If, for any reason, it is subsequently determined that the Split-Off does not qualify for tax-free treatment (other than with respect to the receipt of cash in lieu of fractional shares), Liberty Interactive and/or holders of Liberty Ventures common stock could incur significant tax liabilities determined in the manner described in "The Split-Off and Redemption Proposal—U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Split-Off." As described further under "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationships Between Splitco and Liberty Interactive and/or Liberty Media—Tax

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Sharing Agreement," in certain circumstances, Splitco will be required to indemnify Liberty Interactive, its subsidiaries and certain related persons for taxes and losses resulting from the Split-Off.

        For a more complete discussion of the opinion of Skadden Arps and the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Split-Off to Liberty Interactive and holders of Liberty Ventures common stock, please see "The Split-Off and Redemption Proposal—U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Split-Off."

         We may have a significant indemnity obligation to Liberty Interactive, which is not limited in amount or subject to any cap, if the Split-Off is treated as a taxable transaction.

        Pursuant to the tax sharing agreement that we will enter into with Liberty Interactive in connection with the Split-Off (the tax sharing agreement ), we will be required to indemnify Liberty Interactive, its subsidiaries and certain related persons for taxes and losses resulting from the failure of the Split-Off to qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 355, Section 368(a)(1)(D) and related provisions of the Code to the extent that such taxes and losses (i) result primarily from, individually or in the aggregate, the breach of certain covenants made by our company (applicable to actions or failures to act by Splitco and its subsidiaries following the completion of the Split-Off) or (ii) result from the application of Section 355(e) of the Code to the Split-Off as a result of the treatment of the Split-Off as part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, a 50-percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of Splitco (or any successor corporation).

        Our indemnification obligations to Liberty Interactive, its subsidiaries and certain related persons will not be limited in amount or subject to any cap. If we are required to indemnify Liberty Interactive, its subsidiaries or such related persons under the circumstances set forth in the tax sharing agreement, we may be subject to substantial liabilities, which could materially adversely affect our financial position.

        For a more detailed discussion of the tax sharing agreement, please see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationships Between Splitco and Liberty Interactive and/or Liberty Media—Tax Sharing Agreement."

         In certain circumstances, we may have a significant reimbursement obligation to Expedia pursuant to the terms of the Reimbursement Agreement.

        We have entered into a reimbursement agreement (the Reimbursement Agreement , including any amendments thereto) with Liberty Interactive and Expedia in connection with the Split-Off, pursuant to which Liberty Interactive and Splitco have agreed to reimburse Expedia for certain costs and expenses resulting from the Split-Off and the proxy arrangements that may be incurred by Expedia with respect to its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 5, 2014, as amended (the Expedia Credit Agreement ), Expedia's 7.456% Senior Notes due 2018 (the 2018 Notes ) and Expedia's 5.95% Senior Notes due 2020 (the 2020 Notes ). These reimbursement obligations of Liberty Interactive and Splitco are capped at $45 million, subject to certain limited exceptions. For more information on the Reimbursement Agreement, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions—Relationships Among Splitco, the Malone Group, Diller and Expedia—Proxy Arrangements—Reimbursement Agreement." If we are required to provide reimbursements to Expedia pursuant to the Reimbursement Agreement, our cash position will be adversely affected.

         We may determine to forgo certain transactions in order to avoid the risk of incurring significant tax-related liabilities.

        Under the tax sharing agreement, we will covenant not to take any action, or fail to take any action, following the Split-Off, which action or failure to act is inconsistent with the Split-Off qualifying

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for tax-free treatment under Section 355, Section 368(a)(1)(D) and related provisions of the Code. Further, the tax sharing agreement will require that we generally indemnify Liberty Interactive for any taxes or losses incurred by Liberty Interactive (or its subsidiaries) resulting from breaches of such covenants or resulting from the application of Section 355(e) of the Code to the Split-Off as a result of the treatment of the Split-Off as part of a plan (or series of related transactions) pursuant to which one or more persons acquire, directly or indirectly, a 50-percent or greater interest (measured by vote or value) in the stock of our company (or any successor corporation).

        Generally, under Section 355(e) of the Code, an acquisition of our stock will be presumed to be part of a plan (or series of related transactions) with the Split-Off if such acquisition occurs within two years after the Split-Off (or if such stock is received in the Split-Off in exchange for Liberty Ventures common stock that was acquired within the two years before the Split-Off). This presumption, however, may be rebutted based upon an analysis of the facts and circumstances related to the Split-Off and the particular acquisition in question, including a weighing of certain plan and non-plan factors set forth in Treasury regulations promulgated under Section 355(e) of the Code. Further, these Treasury regulations provide certain safe harbors under which an acquisition will be deemed not to be part of a plan (or series of related transactions) with the Split-Off for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code.

        In light of the requirements under Section 355 of the Code, including the factors and safe harbors described above, we might determine to forgo certain transactions that might otherwise be advantageous. In particular, we might determine to continue to operate certain of our business operations for the foreseeable future even if a sale or discontinuance of such business might otherwise be advantageous. Moreover, in light of the requirements of Section 355(e) of the Code, we might determine to forgo certain transactions, including share repurchases, stock issuances, certain asset dispositions and other strategic transactions, for some period of time following the Split-Off. In addition, our indemnity obligation under the tax sharing agreement might discourage, delay or prevent our entering into a change of control transaction for some period of time following the Split-Off.

         We may incur material costs as a result of our separation from Liberty Interactive.

        We will incur costs and expenses not previously incurred as a result of our separation from Liberty Interactive. These increased costs and expenses may arise from various factors, including financial reporting, costs associated with complying with the federal securities laws (including compliance with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( Sarbanes-Oxley )), tax administration and human resources related functions. Although Liberty Media will continue to provide many of these services for us under the services agreement, we cannot assure you that the services agreement will continue or that these costs will not be material to our business.

         Prior to the Split-Off, we will not have been an independent company and we may be unable to make, on a timely or cost-effective basis, the changes necessary to operate as an independent company.

        Prior to the Split-Off, our business was operated by Liberty Interactive as part of its broader corporate organization, rather than as an independent company. Liberty Interactive's senior management oversaw the strategic direction of our businesses and Liberty Interactive (directly and through its services agreement with Liberty Media) performed various corporate functions for us, including, but not limited to:

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selected information technology and telecommunications services.

        Following the Split-Off, neither Liberty Interactive nor Liberty Media will have any obligation to provide these functions to us other than those services that will be provided by Liberty Media pursuant to the services agreement between us and Liberty Media. If, once our services agreement terminates, we do not have in place our own systems and business functions, we do not have agreements with other providers of these services or we are not able to make these changes cost effectively, we may not be able to operate our business effectively and our profitability may decline. If Liberty Media does not continue to perform effectively the services to be provided to us under the services agreement, we may not be able to operate our business effectively after the Split-Off.

         We may not realize the potential benefits from the Split-Off in the near term or at all.

        In this proxy statement/prospectus, we have described anticipated strategic and financial benefits we expect to realize as a result of our separation from Liberty Interactive. See "The Split-Off and Redemption Proposal—Reasons for the Split-Off." In particular, we believe that the Split-Off will better position us to take advantage of business opportunities, strategic alliances and other acquisitions through Splitco's enhanced acquisition currency, as well as increase our flexibility to pursue a potential combination of Splitco and Expedia. We also expect the Split-Off to enable Splitco to provide its employees with more attractive equity incentive awards. However, no assurance can be given that the market will react favorably to the Split-Off or that the current discount applied by the market to the Liberty Ventures common stock will not be applied to Splitco's common stock, thereby causing Splitco's equity to not be as attractive to its employees as well as any potential acquisition counterparties. In addition, no assurance can be given that any investment, acquisition or other strategic opportunities will become available following the Split-Off on terms that Splitco finds favorable or at all, nor can any assurance be given that a combination of Splitco and Expedia will ever occur. Given the added costs associated with the completion of the Split-Off, including the separate accounting, legal and other compliance costs of being a separate public company, our failure to realize the anticipated benefits of the Split-Off in the near term or at all could adversely affect our company.

         Our company has overlapping directors and officers with Liberty Interactive and Liberty Media, which may lead to conflicting interests.

        As a result of the Split-Off, the September 2011 separation of Starz from Liberty Interactive and the January 2013 spin-off of Liberty Media from Starz, most of the executive officers of Splitco also serve as executive officers of Liberty Interactive and Liberty Media and our Chairman of the Board is also the Chairman of the Board of Liberty Interactive. Following the Split-Off, John C. Malone will be the Chairman of the Board and a director of our company, Liberty Interactive and Liberty Media, and Christopher W. Shean will be the Chief Executive Officer, President and a director of our company, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Interactive and Liberty Media. None of these companies has any ownership interest in any of the others. Our executive officers and members of our company's board of directors have fiduciary duties to our stockholders. Likewise, any such persons who serve in similar capacities at Liberty Interactive or Liberty Media or any other public company have fiduciary duties to that company's stockholders. For example, there may be the potential for a conflict of interest when our company, Liberty Interactive or Liberty Media pursues corporate opportunities that may be suitable for each of them. Therefore, such persons may have conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest with respect to matters involving or affecting more than one of the companies to which they owe fiduciary duties. Our company has renounced its rights to certain business opportunities and our restated charter will provide that no director or officer of our company will breach their fiduciary duty and therefore be liable to our company or its stockholders by reason of the fact that any such individual directs a corporate opportunity to another person or entity (including Liberty Interactive and Liberty Media) instead of our company, or does not refer or

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communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to our company, unless (x) such opportunity was expressly offered to such person solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of our company or as a director or officer of any of our subsidiaries, and (y) such opportunity relates to a line of business in which our company or any of its subsidiaries is then directly engaged. In addition, any potential conflict that qualifies as a "related party transaction" (as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K) is subject to review by an independent committee of the applicable issuer's board of directors in accordance with its corporate governance guidelines. Any other potential conflicts that arise will be addressed on a case-by-case basis, keeping in mind the applicable fiduciary duties owed by the executive officers and directors of each issuer. From time to time, we may enter into transactions with Liberty Interactive or Liberty Media and/or their respective subsidiaries or other affiliates. There can be no assurance that the terms of any such transactions will be as favorable to our company, Liberty Interactive, Liberty Media or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates as would be the case where there is no overlapping officer or director.

         Our inter-company agreements are being negotiated while we are a subsidiary of Liberty Interactive.

        We are entering into a number of inter-company agreements covering matters such as tax sharing and our responsibility for certain liabilities previously undertaken by Liberty Interactive for certain of our businesses. In addition, we are entering into a services agreement with Liberty Media pursuant to which it will provide to us certain management, administrative, financial, treasury, accounting, tax, legal and other services, for which we will pay Liberty Media a services fee. The terms of all of these agreements are being established while we are a wholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Interactive, and hence may not be the result of arms' length negotiations. Although we believe that the negotiations with Liberty Media will be at arms' length, the persons negotiating on behalf of Liberty Media also serve as officers of Liberty Interactive, as described above. We believe that the terms of these inter-company agreements are commercially reasonable and fair to all parties under the circumstances; however, conflicts could arise in the interpretation or any extension or renegotiation of the foregoing agreements after the Split-Off. See "Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions."

         Liberty Interactive's board of directors may abandon the Split-Off at any time, or its board of directors may determine to amend the terms of any agreement we enter into relating to the Split-Off.

        No assurance can be given that the Split-Off will occur, or if it occurs that it will occur on the terms described in this proxy statement/prospectus. In addition to the conditions to the Split-Off described herein (certain of which may be waived by the Liberty Interactive board of directors in its sole discretion), the Liberty Interactive board of directors may abandon the Split-Off at any time prior to the redemption effective time for any reason or for no reason. Additionally, the agreements to be entered into by Splitco with Liberty Interactive and Liberty Media in connection with the Split-Off (including the reorganization agreement, the tax sharing agreement, the services agreement, the facilities sharing agreement and the aircraft time sharing agreements) may be amended or modified prior to the redemption effective time in the sole discretion of Liberty Interactive or Liberty Media, as applicable. If any condition to the Split-Off is waived or if any material amendments or modifications are made to the terms of the Split-Off or to such ancillary agreements prior to the Split-Off, Liberty Interactive intends to promptly issue a press release and file a Current Report on Form 8-K informing the market of the substance of such waiver, amendment or modification.

Factors Relating to Splitco's Common Stock and the Securities Market

         We cannot be certain that an active trading market will develop or be sustained after the Split-Off, and following the Split-Off, our stock price may fluctuate significantly.

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stock may trade after the Split-Off, the effect of the Split-Off on the trading prices of the Liberty Ventures common stock or whether the market value of the shares of a series of our common stock and the shares of the same series of the Liberty Ventures common stock held by a stockholder after the Split-Off will be less than, equal to or greater than the market value of a share of the corresponding series of Liberty Ventures common stock held by such stockholder prior to the Split-Off.

        The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly due to a number of factors, some of which may be beyond our control, including:

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domestic and foreign economic conditions.

        The fair value of Liberty Interactive's investment in Expedia, on an as-converted basis, was approximately $2,509 million as of June 30, 2016, which represents a large portion of the total market value of the Ventures Group tracking stock, as a whole, and will represent an even larger portion of Splitco's total market value following the Split-Off. As a result of the Split-Off, our stock price may move in tandem with the Expedia stock price to a greater degree than the Liberty Ventures common stock does today, with the result that our stock price may be disproportionately affected by the results of operations of Expedia and developments in its business.

         If, following the Split-Off, we are unable to satisfy the requirements of Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley, or our internal control over financial reporting is not effective, the reliability of our financial statements may be questioned and our stock price may suffer.

        Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley requires any company subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. securities laws to do a comprehensive evaluation of its and its consolidated subsidiaries' internal control over financial reporting. To comply with this statute, we will be required to document and test our internal control procedures, our management will be required to assess and issue a report concerning our internal control over financial reporting, and our independent auditors will be required to issue an opinion on management's assessment of those matters. Our compliance with Section 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley will first be tested in connection with the filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The rules governing the standards that must be met for management to assess our internal control over financial reporting are complex and require significant documentation, testing and possible remediation to meet the detailed standards under the rules. During the course of its testing, our management may identify material weaknesses or significant deficiencies which may not be remedied in time to meet the deadline imposed by Sarbanes-Oxley. If our management cannot favorably assess the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting or our auditors identify material weaknesses in our internal controls, investor confidence in our financial results may weaken, and our stock price may suffer.

         It may be difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so may be beneficial to our stockholders.

        Certain provisions of our restated charter and bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company that a stockholder may consider favorable. These provisions include the following:

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Expedia—Proxy Arrangements—Transaction Agreement—Proxy Arrangement Termination Date"):

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having a board divided into Series B Directors and Common Stock Directors (each as defined in "Management of Splitco—Directors"), with the Series B Directors having certain powers with respect to the voting of our Expedia Common Shares in the election of Expedia directors;



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requiring that a supermajority vote of our stockholders is necessary to sell or transfer any of the shares of Expedia class B common stock held by our company;



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requiring stockholder approval by holders of at least 70% of our voting power or the approval by at least 80% of our board of directors with respect to certain extraordinary matters, such as a merger or consolidation of our company, a sale of all or substantially all of our assets or an amendment to our restated charter;



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limiting the size of our board of directors to seven members;



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having the proxy arrangements terminate upon a change in control of our company, with the voting power over our Expedia Common Shares reverting to Mr. Diller pursuant to his proxy over such shares;



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authorizing a capital structure with multiple series of common stock: a Series B that entitles the holders to ten votes per share, except in the election of Common Stock Directors prior to the Proxy Arrangement Termination Date, a Series A that entitles the holders to one vote per share and a Series C that, except as otherwise required by applicable law, entitles the holders to no voting rights;



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authorizing the issuance of "blank check" preferred stock, which could be issued by our board of directors to increase the number of outstanding shares and thwart a takeover attempt;



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providing that all legal actions with respect to derivative claims and fiduciary duty claims be brought exclusively in Delaware courts;



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limiting who may call special meetings of stockholders;



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prohibiting stockholder action by written consent, other than in certain limited circumstances, thereby requiring all stockholder actions to be taken at a meeting of the stockholders;



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establishing advance notice requirements for nominations of candidates for election to our board of directors or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by stockholders at stockholder meetings;



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the existence of authorized and unissued stock which would allow our board of directors to issue shares to persons friendly to current management, thereby protecting the continuity of its management, or which could be used to dilute the stock ownership of persons seeking to obtain control of us; and



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matters, such as a merger or consolidation of our company, a sale of all or substantially all of our assets or an amendment to our restated charter.

        Certain other provisions of the proxy arrangements may also have the effect of making an acquisition of our company more difficult. See "—After the Split-Off, Splitco may be controlled by one principal stockholder" for a description of these arrangements and their potential impact on any proposed acquisition transaction.

         After the Split-Off, Splitco may be controlled by one principal stockholder.

        Malone currently has beneficial ownership of shares of Liberty Ventures common stock representing approximately 33.0% of the aggregate voting power of the outstanding shares of Liberty Ventures common stock as of July 31, 2016. Following the consummation of the Split-Off, Malone is expected to beneficially own shares of our common stock representing approximately 33.0% of Splitco's voting power, based upon the redemption ratios in the Split-Off and his beneficial ownership of LVNTA and LVNTB as of July 31, 2016 (as reflected under "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners—Security Ownership of Management" below). Malone's rights to vote or dispose of his equity interest in Splitco will not be subject to any restrictions in favor of Splitco other than as may be required by applicable law and except for customary transfer restrictions pursuant to incentive award agreements. Malone's equity interest in Splitco will, however, be subject to restrictions pursuant to the terms of the proxy arrangements.

        Until the Proxy Arrangement Termination Date, Malone and his wife will grant Diller an irrevocable proxy over the shares of Splitco common stock beneficially owned by him and his wife (the Covered Shares ). As a result, Diller will vote the Covered Shares in matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, subject to limited exceptions. As a result of the voting power attributed to the Covered Shares, Diller will also effectively be able to block certain actions by Splitco prior to the Proxy Arrangement Termination Date, including, but not limited to, certain amendments to our restated charter and bylaws and the transfer of all or any portion of the shares of Expedia class B common stock owned by Splitco. Diller will also be able to replace the Series B Directors though Malone will retain the right to remove the Series B Directors. Following the Proxy Arrangement Termination Date, Malone and his wife will resume full voting control over the Covered Shares.

         Holders of a single series of our common stock may not have any remedies if an action by our directors has an adverse effect on only that series of our common stock.

        Principles of Delaware law and the provisions of our restated charter may protect decisions of our board of directors that have a disparate impact upon holders of any single series of our common stock. Under Delaware law, the board of directors has a duty to act with due care and in the best interests of all of our stockholders, including the holders of all series of our common stock. Principles of Delaware law established in cases involving differing treatment of multiple classes or series of stock provide that a board of directors owes an equal duty to all common stockholders regardless of class or series and does not have separate or additional duties to any group of stockholders. As a result, in some circumstances, our directors may be required to make a decision that is viewed as adverse to the holders of one series of our common stock. Under the principles of Delaware law and the business judgment rule, holders may not be able to successfully challenge decisions that they believe have a disparate impact upon the holders of one series of our stock if our board of directors is disinterested and independent with respect to the action taken, is adequately informed with respect to the action taken and acts in good faith and in the honest belief that the board is acting in the best interest of all of our stockholders.

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