As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 20, 2011

Registration No. 333-

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

ON FORM S-8

TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-4

Under

The Securities Act of 1933

 

 

TRIPADVISOR, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   80-0743202

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

141 Needham Street

Newton, MA 02464

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

 

TRIPADVISOR, INC. 2011 STOCK AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

and

TRIPADVISOR, INC. DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS

(Full title of the plans)

 

 

Seth Kalvert

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

TripAdvisor, Inc.

141 Needham Street

Newton, MA 02464

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

 

(617) 670-6300

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.

See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   ¨
Non-accelerated filer   x   (do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company   ¨

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of

Securities to be Registered

 

Amount

to be

Registered(2)

 

Proposed

Maximum

Offering Price

Per Share(3)

 

Proposed

Maximum
Aggregate

Offering Price(3)

  Amount of
Registration Fee(3)

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of TripAdvisor, Inc.(1).

  17,500,000 shares   

$27.52

 

$277,952,000

 

$31,854

 

 

(1) This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (this “Registration Statement”) covers a total of 17,500,000 shares, of which 17,400,000 shares of TripAdvisor common stock are issuable in connection with grants of equity-based awards under the TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (7,400,000 of which shares were originally registered on its Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-175828-01), as amended (the “Form S-4”), and 10,000,000 of which shares are first registered on this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1), and 100,000 shares of TripAdvisor common stock are issuable under the TripAdvisor, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors.
(2) Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement also covers additional securities that may be offered as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The registration fee has been calculated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(f) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and low prices per share for TripAdvisor, Inc. common stock trading on a “when issued” basis on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as of December 14, 2011, which were $28.19 and $26.85, respectively. The 7,400,000 shares of TripAdvisor common stock issuable under the TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan that were originally registered on the Form S-4 have been excluded from this calculation because the registration fees payable in connection with such shares of common stock were paid at the time of the filing of the Form S-4.

 

 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

On December 20, 2011, Expedia, Inc. (“Expedia”), the sole stockholder of TripAdvisor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TripAdvisor” or the “Registrant”), expects to complete a reclassification of its capital stock that will result in the holders of Expedia capital stock immediately prior to the reclassification having the right to receive a proportionate amount of the capital stock of TripAdvisor. Pursuant to that transaction, TripAdvisor will be spun-off as an independent, separately traded public company (the “spin-off”). This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (this “Registration Statement”) is filed by TripAdvisor and relates to a total of 17,500,000 shares of TripAdvisor common stock, of which 17,400,000 shares are issuable in connection with grants of equity-based awards under the TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (7,400,000 of which shares were originally registered on the Form S-4 and 10,000,000 of which shares are first registered on this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1) and 100,000 shares of TripAdvisor common stock are issuable under the TripAdvisor, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (each, a “Plan” and together, the “Plans”).

PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS

Information required by Part I to be contained in the Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE

The following documents previously filed by TripAdvisor with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to the Exchange Act are hereby incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:

(a) The proxy statement/prospectus filed on November 1, 2011, as part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-175828-01), as amended, under the Securities Act, which contains audited combined financial statements of TripAdvisor for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;

(b) TripAdvisor’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2011 and any other reports filed by TripAdvisor pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since December 31, 2010; and

(c) The description of TripAdvisor common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed on December 5, 2011, under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.

All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), subsequent to the date of the filing of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities registered hereunder have been sold, or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents.

 

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ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

The Registrant’s certificate of incorporation limits, to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware law, the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as a director. The Registrant’s bylaws provide mandatory indemnification to the fullest extent authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law with respect to actions, suits, or proceedings that a person is party to, or threatened to be made a party to or otherwise involved in, by reason of the fact that he/she or a person of whom he/she is the legal representative is or was a director or officer of the Registrant, or by reason of the fact that he/she is or was a director or officer of the Registrant and serving in certain other capacities; provided that any such person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the Delaware General Corporation Law described below and that, with certain exceptions relating to suits to enforce rights to indemnification, such persons will be indemnified with respect to actions or suits initiated by such persons only if such action was first approved by the board of directors. The Registrant’s bylaws include within this right to indemnification the right to be paid by the Registrant the expenses incurred in defending such a proceeding in advance of its final disposition; provided that, in certain circumstances, the person provides an undertaking to the Registrant to repay such expenses, if it is ultimately determined that such party was not entitled to indemnity by the Registrant. From time to time, the Registrant’s officers and directors may be provided with indemnification agreements that are consistent with or greater than the foregoing provisions. The Registrant has policies of directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which insure directors and officers against the costs of defense, settlement and/or payment of judgment under certain circumstances. The Registrant believes that these agreements and arrangements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and officers.

The Registrant is incorporated in the State of Delaware. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party, or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of certain other entities against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful; provided that with respect to proceedings by or in the right of a corporation to procure a judgment in its favor, (a) a corporation may only indemnify such a person against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and (b) no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Delaware Court of Chancery, or such other court, shall deem proper.

 

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ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 8. EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  4.1    Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-175828-01), filed with the Commission on October 24, 2011)
  4.2    By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-175828-01), filed with the Commission on October 24, 2011)
  4.3    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.8 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-175828-01), filed with the Commission on October 24, 2011)
  4.4    Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-175828-01), filed with the Commission on October 24, 2011)
  4.5    TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan
  4.6    TripAdvisor, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors
  5.1    Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as to the legality of the shares
23.1    Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, registered public accounting firm for TripAdvisor, Inc.
23.3    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, registered public accounting firm for Expedia, Inc.
23.4    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, registered public accounting firm for TripAdvisor Holdings, LLC

 

ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS

(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

 

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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;

Provided , however , that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement.

(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Newton, State of Massachusetts, on December 20, 2011.

 

TRIPADVISOR, INC.
By:  

/s/    Stephen Kaufer

Name:   Stephen Kaufer
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities set forth below on December 20, 2011.

 

Signature

    

Title

/s/ Stephen Kaufer

Stephen Kaufer

     President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Mark D. Okerstrom

Mark D. Okerstrom

     Director, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ Lance A. Soliday

Lance A. Soliday

     Director, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)


INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  4.1    Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-175828-01), filed with the Commission on October 24, 2011)
  4.2    By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-175828-01), filed with the Commission on October 24, 2011)
  4.3    Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.8 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-175828-01), filed with the Commission on October 24, 2011)
  4.4    Form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-175828-01), filed with the Commission on October 24, 2011)
  4.5    TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan
  4.6    TripAdvisor, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors
  5.1    Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as to the legality of the shares
23.1    Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, registered public accounting firm for TripAdvisor, Inc.
23.3    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, registered public accounting firm for Expedia, Inc.
23.4    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, registered public accounting firm for TripAdvisor Holdings, LLC

Exhibit 4.5

TRIPADVISOR, INC.

2011 STOCK AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

SECTION 1. PURPOSE; DEFINITIONS

The purposes of this Plan are to give the Company a competitive advantage in attracting, retaining and motivating officers, employees, directors and/or consultants and to provide the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates with a stock and incentive plan providing incentives directly linked to stockholder value and to assume and govern other awards pursuant to the adjustment of awards granted under the Expedia Long-Term Incentive Plan (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) in accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement (“ Adjusted Awards ”). Certain terms used herein have definitions given to them in the first place in which they are used. In addition, for purposes of this Plan, the following terms are defined as set forth below:

(a) “ Affiliate ” means a corporation or other entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with, the Company.

(b) “ Adjusted Awards ” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to Section 1.

(c) “ Applicable Exchange ” means the NASDAQ or such other securities exchange as may at the applicable time be the principal market for the Common Stock.

(d) “ Award ” means an Option, Stock Appreciation Right, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Unit, other stock-based award or Bonus Award granted or assumed pursuant to the terms of this Plan, including Adjusted Awards.

(e) “ Award Agreement ” means a written or electronic document or agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of a specific Award.

(f) “ Board ” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(g) “ Bonus Award ” means a bonus award made pursuant to Section 9.

(h) “ Cause ” means, unless otherwise provided in an Award Agreement, (i) “Cause” as defined in any Individual Agreement to which the applicable Participant is a party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or if it does not define Cause: (A) the willful or gross neglect by a Participant of his employment duties; (B) the plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, or conviction for, the commission of a felony offense by a Participant; (C) a material breach by a Participant of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (D) a material breach by a Participant of any nondisclosure, non-solicitation or non-competition obligation owed to the Company or any of its Affiliates; or (E) before a Change in Control, such other events as shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in a Participant’s Award Agreement. Notwithstanding the general rule of Section 2(c), following a Change in Control, any determination by the Committee as to whether “Cause” exists shall be subject to de novo review.

(i) “ Change in Control ” has the meaning set forth in Section 10(b).


(j) “ Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto, the Treasury Regulations thereunder and other relevant interpretive guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service or the Treasury Department. Reference to any specific section of the Code shall be deemed to include such regulations and guidance, as well as any successor provision of the Code.

(k) “ Commission ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor agency.

(l) “ Committee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2(a).

(m) “ Common Stock ” means common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company.

(n) “ Company ” means TripAdvisor, Inc., a Delaware corporation or its successor.

(o) “ Disability ” means (i) “Disability” as defined in any Individual Agreement to which the Participant is a party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or it does not define “Disability,” (A) permanent and total disability as determined under the Company’s long-term disability plan applicable to the Participant, or (B) if there is no such plan applicable to the Participant or the Committee determines otherwise in an applicable Award Agreement, “Disability” as determined by the Committee. Notwithstanding the above, with respect to an Incentive Stock Option, Disability shall mean Permanent and Total Disability as defined in Section 22(e)(3) of the Code and, with respect to all Awards, to the extent required by Section 409A of the Code, Disability shall mean “disability” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

(p) “ Disaffiliation ” means a Subsidiary’s or Affiliate’s ceasing to be a Subsidiary or Affiliate for any reason (including, without limitation, as a result of a public offering, or a spinoff or sale by the Company, of the stock of the Subsidiary or Affiliate) or a sale of a division of the Company and its Affiliates.

(q) “ EBITA ” means for any period, operating profit (loss) plus (i) amortization, including goodwill impairment, (ii) amortization of non-cash distribution and marketing expense and non-cash compensation expense, (iii) disengagement expenses, (iv) restructuring charges, (v) non cash write-downs of assets or goodwill, (vi) charges relating to disposal of lines of business, (vii) litigation settlement amounts and (viii) costs incurred for proposed and completed acquisitions.

(r) “ EBITDA ” means for any period, operating profit (loss) plus (i) depreciation and amortization, including goodwill impairment, (ii) amortization of non-cash distribution and marketing expense and non-cash compensation expense, (iii) disengagement expenses, (iv) restructuring charges, (v) non cash write-downs of assets or goodwill, (vi) charges relating to disposal of lines of business, (vii) litigation settlement amounts and (viii) costs incurred for proposed and completed acquisitions.

(s) “ Eligible Individuals ” means directors, officers, employees and consultants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, and prospective employees and consultants who have accepted offers of employment or consultancy from the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

 

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(t) “ Employee Matters Agreement ” means the Employee Matters Agreement by and between Expedia and the Company dated as of December 20, 2011.

(u) “ Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time, and any successor thereto.

(v) “ Expedia ” means Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(w) “ Fair Market Value ” means, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, the closing price of a share of Common Stock on the Applicable Exchange on the date of measurement, or if Shares were not traded on the Applicable Exchange on such measurement date, then on the next preceding date on which Shares were traded, all as reported by such source as the Committee may select. If the Common Stock is not listed on a national securities exchange, Fair Market Value shall be determined by the Committee in its good faith discretion, provided that such determination shall be made in a manner consistent with any applicable requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(x) “ Free-Standing SAR ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

(y) “ Grant Date ” means (i) the date on which the Committee by resolution selects an Eligible Individual to receive a grant of an Award and determines the number of Shares to be subject to such Award or the formula for earning a number of shares or cash amount, (ii) such later date as the Committee shall provide in such resolution or (iii) the initial date on which an Adjusted Award was granted under the Expedia Long-Term Incentive Plan.

(z) “ Incentive Stock Option ” means any Option that is designated in the applicable Award Agreement as an “incentive stock option” within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code, and that in fact so qualifies.

(aa) “ Individual Agreement ” means an employment, consulting or similar agreement between a Participant and the Company or one of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates.

(bb) “ NASDAQ ” means the National Association of Securities Dealers Inc. Automated Quotation System.

(cc) “ Nonqualified Option ” means any Option that is not an Incentive Stock Option.

(dd) “ Option ” means an Award described under Section 5.

(ee) “ Outside Directors ” has the meaning set forth in Section 11(a).

(ff) “ Participant ” means an Eligible Individual to whom an Award is or has been granted.

 

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(gg) “ Performance Goals ” means the performance goals established by the Committee in connection with the grant of Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units or Bonus Awards or other stock-based awards. In the case of Qualified-Performance Based Awards that are intended to qualify under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code, (i) such goals shall be based on the attainment of one or any combination of the following: specified levels of earnings per share from continuing operations, net profit after tax, EBITDA, EBITA, gross profit, cash generation, unit volume, market share, sales, asset quality, earnings per share, operating income, revenues, return on assets, return on operating assets, return on equity, profits, total stockholder return (measured in terms of stock price appreciation and/or dividend growth), cost saving levels, marketing- spending efficiency, core non-interest income, change in working capital, return on capital, and/or stock price, with respect to the Company or any subsidiary, division or department of the Company that are intended to qualify under Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code and (ii) such Performance Goals shall be set by the Committee within the time period prescribed by Section 162(m) of the Code and related regulations. Such Performance Goals also may be based upon the attaining of specified levels of Company, Subsidiary, Affiliate or divisional performance under one or more of the measures described above relative to the performance of other entities, divisions or subsidiaries.

(hh) “ Plan ” means this TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, as set forth herein and as hereafter amended from time to time.

(ii) “ Plan Year ” means the calendar year or, with respect to Bonus Awards, the Company’s fiscal year if different.

(jj) “ Qualified Performance-Based Award ” means an Award intended to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, as provided in Section 11.

(kk) “ Restricted Stock ” means an Award described under Section 6.

(ll) “ Restricted Stock Units ” means an Award described under Section 7.

(mm) “ Retirement ” means retirement from active employment with the Company, a Subsidiary or Affiliate at or after the Participant’s attainment of age 65.

(nn) “ RS Restriction Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6(b)(ii).

(oo) “ RSU Restriction Period ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7(b)(ii).

(pp) “ Section 162(m) Exemption ” means the exemption from the limitation on deductibility imposed by Section 162(m) of the Code that is set forth in Section 162(m)(4)(C) of the Code.

(qq) “ Separation ” has the meaning set forth in the Employee Matters Agreement.

(rr) “ Share ” means a share of Common Stock.

(ss) “ Stock Appreciation Right ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

 

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(tt) “ Subsidiary ” means any corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company or other entity during any period in which at least a 50% voting or profits interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company or any successor to the Company.

(uu) “ Tandem SAR ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5(b).

(vv) “ Term ” means the maximum period during which an Option or Stock Appreciation Right may remain outstanding, subject to earlier termination upon Termination of Employment or otherwise, as specified in the applicable Award Agreement.

(ww) “ Termination of Employment ” means the termination of the applicable Participant’s employment with, or performance of services for, the Company and any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, if a Participant’s employment with, or membership on a board of directors of, the Company and its Affiliates terminates but such Participant continues to provide services to the Company and its Affiliates in a non-employee director capacity or as an employee, as applicable, such change in status shall not be deemed a Termination of Employment. A Participant employed by, or performing services for, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate or a division of the Company and its Affiliates shall be deemed to incur a Termination of Employment if, as a result of a Disaffiliation, such Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division ceases to be a Subsidiary, Affiliate or division, as the case may be, and the Participant does not immediately thereafter become an employee of (or service provider for), or member of the board of directors of, the Company or another Subsidiary or Affiliate. Temporary absences from employment because of illness, vacation or leave of absence and transfers among the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates shall not be considered Terminations of Employment. For the avoidance of doubt, the Separation shall not constitute a Termination of Employment for purposes of any Adjusted Award. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to any Award that constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, “Termination of Employment” shall mean a “separation from service” as defined under Section 409A of the Code.

SECTION 2. ADMINISTRATION

(a) Committee . The Plan shall be administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board or such other committee of the Board as the Board may from time to time designate (the “ Committee ”), which shall be composed of not less than two directors, and shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Board. The Committee shall, subject to Section 11, have plenary authority to grant Awards pursuant to the terms of the Plan to Eligible Individuals. Among other things, the Committee shall have the authority, subject to the terms of the Plan and the Employee Matters Agreement (including the original terms of the grant of the Adjusted Award):

(i) to select the Eligible Individuals to whom Awards may from time to time be granted;

(ii) to determine whether and to what extent Incentive Stock Options, Nonqualified Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, other stock-based awards, Bonus Awards or any combination thereof, are to be granted hereunder;

 

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(iii) to determine the number of Shares to be covered by each Award granted hereunder or the amount of any Bonus Award;

(iv) to determine the terms and conditions of each Award granted hereunder, based on such factors as the Committee shall determine;

(v) subject to Section 12, to modify, amend or adjust the terms and conditions of any Award, at any time or from time to time;

(vi) to adopt, alter and repeal such administrative rules, guidelines and practices governing the Plan as it shall from time to time deem advisable;

(vii) subject to Section 11, to accelerate the vesting or lapse of restrictions of any outstanding Award, based in each case on such considerations as the Committee in its sole discretion determines;

(viii) to interpret the terms and provisions of the Plan and any Award issued under the Plan (and any agreement relating thereto);

(ix) to establish any “blackout” period that the Committee in its sole discretion deems necessary or advisable;

(x) to decide all other matters that must be determined in connection with an Award; and

(xi) to otherwise administer the Plan.

(b) Procedures . (i) The Committee may act only by a majority of its members then in office, except that the Committee may, except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the listing standards of the Applicable Exchange and subject to Section 11, allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it.

(ii) Subject to Section 11(c), any authority granted to the Committee may also be exercised by the full Board. To the extent that any permitted action taken by the Board conflicts with action taken by the Committee, the Board action shall control.

(c) Discretion of Committee . Subject to Section 1(h), any determination made by the Committee or by an appropriately delegated officer pursuant to delegated authority under the provisions of the Plan with respect to any Award shall be made in the sole discretion of the Committee or such delegate at the time of the grant of the Award or, unless in contravention of any express term of the Plan, at any time thereafter. All decisions made by the Committee or any appropriately delegated officer pursuant to the provisions of the Plan shall be final and binding on all persons, including the Company, Participants, and Eligible Individuals.

 

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(d) Award Agreements . The terms and conditions of each Award (other than any Bonus Award), as determined by the Committee, shall be set forth in an Award Agreement, which shall be delivered to the Participant receiving such Award upon, or as promptly as is reasonably practicable following, the grant of such Award. The effectiveness of an Award shall not be subject to the Award Agreement’s being signed by the Company and/or the Participant receiving the Award unless specifically so provided in the Award Agreement. Award Agreements may be amended only in accordance with Section 12 hereof.

SECTION 3. COMMON STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN

(a) Plan Maximums . The maximum number of Shares that may be delivered pursuant to Awards under the Plan shall be the sum of (i) the number of Shares that may be issuable upon exercise or vesting of the Adjusted Awards and (ii) 10,000,000. The maximum number of Shares that may be granted pursuant to Options intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be 7,000,000 Shares. Shares subject to an Award under the Plan may be authorized and unissued Shares or may be treasury Shares.

(b) Individual Limits . During a calendar year, no single Participant may be granted:

(i) Options covering in excess of 3,000,000 Shares; or

(ii) Qualified Performance-Based Awards in the form of Restricted Stock Units or Restricted Stock covering in excess of 2,000,000 Shares in the aggregate;

provided , however , that Adjusted Awards shall not be subject to the limitations set forth in this Section 3(b).

(c) Rules for Calculating Shares Delivered .

(i) With respect to Awards other than Adjusted Awards, to the extent that any Award is forfeited, or any Option and the related Tandem SAR (if any) or Free-Standing SAR terminates, expires or lapses without being exercised, or any Award is settled for cash, the Shares subject to such Awards not delivered as a result thereof shall again be available for Awards under the Plan.

(ii) With respect to Awards other than Adjusted Awards, if the exercise price of any Option and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to any Award are satisfied by delivering Shares to the Company (by either actual delivery or by attestation), only the number of Shares issued net of the Shares delivered or attested to shall be deemed delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in Section 3(a).

(iii) With respect to Awards other than Adjusted Awards, to the extent any Shares subject to an Award are withheld to satisfy the exercise price (in the case of an Option) and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to such Award, such Shares shall not be deemed to have been delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in Section 3(a).

 

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(d) Adjustment Provisions .

(i) In the event of a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, stock rights offering, liquidation, Disaffiliation, or similar event affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “ Corporate Transaction ”), the Committee or the Board may in its discretion make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to (A) the aggregate number and kind of Shares or other securities reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, (B) the various maximum limitations set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) upon certain types of Awards and upon the grants to individuals of certain types of Awards, (C) the number and kind of Shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards; and (D) the exercise price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.

(ii) In the event of a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, separation, spinoff, reorganization, extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, share combination, or recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Company (each, a “ Share Change ”), the Committee or the Board shall make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to (A) the aggregate number and kind of Shares or other securities reserved for issuance and delivery under the Plan, (B) the various maximum limitations set forth in Sections 3(a) and 3(b) upon certain types of Awards and upon the grants to individuals of certain types of Awards, (C) the number and kind of Shares or other securities subject to outstanding Awards; and (D) the exercise price of outstanding Options and Stock Appreciation Rights.

(iii) In the case of Corporate Transactions, the adjustments contemplated by clause (i) of this paragraph (d) may include, without limitation, (A) the cancellation of outstanding Awards in exchange for payments of cash, property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such Awards, as determined by the Committee or the Board in its sole discretion (it being understood that in the case of a Corporate Transaction with respect to which holders of Common Stock receive consideration other than publicly traded equity securities of the ultimate surviving entity, any such determination by the Committee that the value of an Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall for this purpose be deemed to equal the excess, if any, of the value of the consideration being paid for each Share pursuant to such Corporate Transaction over the exercise price of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall conclusively be deemed valid); (B) the substitution of other property (including, without limitation, cash or other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company) for the Shares subject to outstanding Awards; and (C) in connection with any Disaffiliation, arranging for the assumption of Awards, or replacement of Awards with new awards based on other property or other securities (including, without limitation, other securities of the Company and securities of entities other than the Company), by the affected Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division or by the entity that controls such Subsidiary, Affiliate, or division following such Disaffiliation (as well as any corresponding adjustments to Awards that remain based upon Company securities).

(iv) Any adjustment under this Section 3(d) need not be the same for all Participants.

 

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(v) Any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 3(d) to Awards that are considered “deferred compensation” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code shall be made in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. Any adjustments made pursuant to this Section 3(d) to Awards that are not considered “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code shall be made in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment, the Awards either (A) continue not to be subject to Section 409A of the Code or (B) comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code. In any event, neither the Committee nor the Board shall have the authority to make any adjustments pursuant to this Section 3(d) to the extent the existence of such authority would cause an Award that is not intended to be subject to Section 409A of the Code at the Grant Date to be subject thereto.

SECTION 4. ELIGIBILITY

Awards may be granted under the Plan to Eligible Individuals and, with respect to Adjusted Awards, in accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement; provided , however , that Incentive Stock Options may be granted only to employees of the Company and its subsidiaries or parent corporation (within the meaning of Section 424(f) of the Code) and, with respect to Adjusted Awards that are intended to qualify as incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 421 of the Code, in accordance with the terms of the Employee Matters Agreement.

SECTION 5. OPTIONS AND STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS

With respect to Adjusted Awards, the provisions below will be applicable only to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the Employee Matters Agreement and the terms of the applicable Adjusted Award assumed under the Employee Matters Agreement:

(a) Types of Options . Options may be of two types: Incentive Stock Options and Nonqualified Options. The Award Agreement for an Option shall indicate whether the Option is intended to be an Incentive Stock Option or a Nonqualified Option.

(b) Types and Nature of Stock Appreciation Rights . Stock Appreciation Rights may be “Tandem SARs,” which are granted in conjunction with an Option, or “Free-Standing SARs,” which are not granted in conjunction with an Option. Upon the exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right, the Participant shall be entitled to receive an amount in cash, Shares, or both, in value equal to the product of (i) the excess of the Fair Market Value of one Share over the exercise price of the applicable Stock Appreciation Right, multiplied by (ii) the number of Shares in respect of which the Stock Appreciation Right has been exercised. The applicable Award Agreement shall specify whether such payment is to be made in cash or Common Stock or both, or shall reserve to the Committee or the Participant the right to make that determination prior to or upon the exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right.

(c) Tandem SARs . A Tandem SAR may be granted at the Grant Date of the related Option. A Tandem SAR shall be exercisable only at such time or times and to the extent that the related Option is exercisable in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5, and shall have the same exercise price as the related Option. A Tandem SAR shall terminate or be forfeited upon the exercise or forfeiture of the related Option, and the related Option shall terminate or be forfeited upon the exercise or forfeiture of the Tandem SAR.

 

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(d) Exercise Price . The exercise price per Share subject to an Option or Free-Standing SAR shall be determined by the Committee and set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and shall not be less than the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock on the applicable Grant Date. In no event may any Option or Free-Standing SAR granted under this Plan be amended, other than pursuant to Section 3(d), to decrease the exercise price thereof, be cancelled in conjunction with the grant of any new Option or Free-Standing SAR with a lower exercise price or otherwise be subject to any action that would be treated, for accounting purposes, as a “repricing” of such Option or Free-Standing SAR, unless such amendment, cancellation, or action is approved by the Company’s stockholders.

(e) Term . The Term of each Option and each Free-Standing SAR shall be fixed by the Committee, but shall not exceed ten years from the Grant Date in the case of an Incentive Stock Option.

(f) Vesting and Exercisability . Except as otherwise provided herein, Options and Free-Standing SARs shall be exercisable at such time or times and subject to such terms and conditions as shall be determined by the Committee. If the Committee provides that any Option or Free-Standing SAR will become exercisable only in installments, the Committee may at any time waive such installment exercise provisions, in whole or in part, based on such factors as the Committee may determine. In addition, the Committee may at any time accelerate the exercisability of any Option or Free-Standing SAR.

(g) Method of Exercise . Subject to the provisions of this Section 5, Options and Free-Standing SARs may be exercised, in whole or in part, at any time during the applicable Term by giving written notice of exercise to the Company or through the procedures established with the Company’s appointed third-party Option administrator specifying the number of Shares as to which the Option or Free-Standing SAR is being exercised; provided , however , that, unless otherwise permitted by the Committee, any such exercise must be with respect to a portion of the applicable Option or Free-Standing SAR relating to no less than the lesser of the number of Shares then subject to such Option or Free-Standing SAR or 100 Shares. In the case of the exercise of an Option, such notice shall be accompanied by payment in full of the purchase price (which shall equal the product of such number of Shares multiplied by the applicable exercise price) by certified or bank check or such other instrument as the Company may accept. If approved by the Committee, payment, in full or in part, may also be made as follows:

(i) Payments may be made in the form of unrestricted Shares (by delivery of such Shares or by attestation) of the same class as the Common Stock subject to the Option already owned by the Participant (based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the Option is exercised); provided , however , that, in the case of an Incentive Stock Option, the right to make a payment in the form of already owned Shares of the same class as the Common Stock subject to the Option may be authorized only at the time the Option is granted.

 

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(ii) To the extent permitted by applicable law, payment may be made by delivering a properly executed exercise notice to the Company, together with a copy of irrevocable instructions to a broker to deliver promptly to the Company the amount of sale or loan proceeds necessary to pay the purchase price, and, if requested, the amount of any federal, state, local or foreign withholding taxes. To facilitate the foregoing, the Company may, to the extent permitted by applicable law, enter into agreements for coordinated procedures with one or more brokerage firms. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Committee may also provide for Company loans to be made for purposes of the exercise of Options.

(iii) Payment may be made by instructing the Committee to withhold a number of Shares having a Fair Market Value (based on the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock on the date the applicable Option is exercised) equal to the product of (A) the exercise price multiplied by (B) the number of Shares in respect of which the Option shall have been exercised.

(h) Delivery; Rights of Stockholders . No Shares shall be delivered pursuant to the exercise of an Option until the exercise price therefor has been fully paid and applicable taxes have been withheld. The applicable Participant shall have all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company holding the class or series of Common Stock that is subject to the Option or Stock Appreciation Right (including, if applicable, the right to vote the applicable Shares and the right to receive dividends), when the Participant (i) has given written notice of exercise, (ii) if requested, has given the representation described in Section 14(a), and (iii) in the case of an Option, has paid in full for such Shares.

(i) Terminations of Employment . Subject to Section 10(c), a Participant’s Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall be forfeited upon such Participant’s Termination of Employment, except as set forth below:

(i) Upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment by reason of death, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant that was exercisable immediately before the Termination of Employment may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of the date of such death and (B) the expiration of the Term thereof;

(ii) Upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment by reason of Disability or Retirement, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant that was exercisable immediately before the Termination of Employment may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of such Termination of Employment and (B) the expiration of the Term thereof;

(iii) Upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment for Cause, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant shall be forfeited, effective as of such Termination of Employment;

(iv) Upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment for any reason other than death, Disability, Retirement or for Cause, any Option or Stock Appreciation Right held by the Participant that was exercisable immediately before the Termination of Employment may be exercised at any time until the earlier of (A) the 90 th day following such Termination of Employment and (B) expiration of the Term thereof; and

 

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(v) Notwithstanding the above provisions of this Section 5(i), if a Participant dies after such Participant’s Termination of Employment but while any Option or Stock Appreciation Right remains exercisable as set forth above, such Option or Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised at any time until the later of (A) the earlier of (1) the first anniversary of the date of such death and (2) expiration of the Term thereof and (B) the last date on which such Option or Stock Appreciation Right would have been exercisable, absent this Section 5(i)(v).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee shall have the power, in its discretion, to apply different rules concerning the consequences of a Termination of Employment; provided , however , that if such rules are less favorable to the Participant than those set forth above, such rules are set forth in the applicable Award Agreement. If an Incentive Stock Option is exercised after the expiration of the exercise periods that apply for purposes of Section 422 of the Code, such Option will thereafter be treated as a Nonqualified Option.

(j) Nontransferability of Options and Stock Appreciation Rights . No Option or Free-Standing SAR shall be transferable by a Participant other than (i) by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, or (ii) in the case of a Nonqualified Option or Free-Standing SAR, pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or as otherwise expressly permitted by the Committee including, if so permitted, pursuant to a transfer to the Participant’s family members or to a charitable organization, whether directly or indirectly or by means of a trust or partnership or otherwise. For purposes of this Plan, unless otherwise determined by the Committee, “family member” shall have the meaning given to such term in General Instructions A.1(a)(5) to Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any successor thereto. A Tandem SAR shall be transferable only with the related Option as permitted by the preceding sentence. Any Option or Stock Appreciation Right shall be exercisable, subject to the terms of this Plan, only by the applicable Participant, the guardian or legal representative of such Participant, or any person to whom such Option or Stock Appreciation Right is permissibly transferred pursuant to this Section 5(j), it being understood that the term “Participant” includes such guardian, legal representative and other transferee; provided , however , that the term “Termination of Employment” shall continue to refer to the Termination of Employment of the original Participant.

SECTION 6. RESTRICTED STOCK

With respect to Adjusted Awards, the provisions below will be applicable only to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the Employee Matters Agreement and the terms of the Adjusted Award assumed under the Employee Matters Agreement:

(a) Nature of Awards and Certificates . Shares of Restricted Stock are actual Shares issued to a Participant, and shall be evidenced in such manner as the Committee may deem appropriate, including book-entry registration or issuance of one or more stock certificates. Any certificate issued in respect of Shares of Restricted Stock shall be registered in the name of the applicable Participant and shall bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions, and restrictions applicable to such Award, substantially in the following form:

“The transferability of this certificate and the shares of stock represented hereby are subject to the terms and conditions (including forfeiture) of the TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan and an Award Agreement. Copies of such Plan and Agreement are on file at the offices of TripAdvisor, Inc.”

 

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The Committee may require that the certificates evidencing such shares be held in custody by the Company until the restrictions thereon shall have lapsed and that, as a condition of any Award of Restricted Stock, the applicable Participant shall have delivered a stock power, endorsed in blank, relating to the Common Stock covered by such Award.

(b) Terms and Conditions . Shares of Restricted Stock shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) The Committee shall, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the vesting or transferability of an Award of Restricted Stock upon the continued service of the applicable Participant or the attainment of Performance Goals, or the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the applicable Participant. In the event that the Committee conditions the grant or vesting of an Award of Restricted Stock upon the attainment of Performance Goals or the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the applicable Participant, the Committee may, prior to or at the time of grant, designate such an Award as a Qualified Performance-Based Award. The conditions for grant, vesting, or transferability and the other provisions of Restricted Stock Awards (including without limitation any Performance Goals) need not be the same with respect to each Participant.

(ii) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, during the period, if any, set by the Committee, commencing with the date of such Restricted Stock Award for which such vesting restrictions apply and until the expiration of such vesting restrictions (the “ RS Restriction Period ”), the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber Shares of Restricted Stock.

(iii) Except as provided in this Section 6 and in the applicable Award Agreement, the applicable Participant shall have, with respect to the Shares of Restricted Stock, all of the rights of a stockholder of the Company holding the class or series of Common Stock that is the subject of the Restricted Stock, including, if applicable, the right to vote the Shares and the right to receive any cash dividends. If so determined by the Committee in the applicable Award Agreement and subject to Section 14(e), (A) cash dividends on the class or series of Common Stock that is the subject of the Restricted Stock Award shall be automatically reinvested in additional Restricted Stock, held subject to the vesting of the underlying Restricted Stock, and (B) subject to any adjustment pursuant to Section 3(d), dividends payable in Common Stock shall be paid in the form of Restricted Stock of the same class as the Common Stock with which such dividend was paid, held subject to the vesting of the underlying Restricted Stock.

 

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(iv) Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and subject to Section 10(c), upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment for any reason during the RS Restriction Period or before the applicable Performance Goals are satisfied, all Shares of Restricted Stock still subject to restriction shall be forfeited by such Participant; provided , however , that subject to Section 11(b), the Committee shall have the discretion to waive, in whole or in part, any or all remaining restrictions with respect to any or all of such Participant’s Shares of Restricted Stock.

(v) If and when any applicable Performance Goals are satisfied and the RS Restriction Period expires without a prior forfeiture of the Shares of Restricted Stock for which legended certificates have been issued, unlegended certificates for such Shares shall be delivered to the Participant upon surrender of the legended certificates.

SECTION 7. RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS

With respect to Adjusted Awards, the provisions below will be applicable only to the extent that they are not inconsistent with the Employee Matters Agreement and the terms of the Adjusted Award assumed under the Employee Matters Agreement:

(a) Nature of Awards . Restricted Stock Units are Awards denominated in Shares that will be settled, subject to the terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Units, in an amount in cash, Shares or both, based upon the Fair Market Value of a specified number of Shares.

(b) Terms and Conditions . Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the following terms and conditions:

(i) The Committee shall, prior to or at the time of grant, condition the grant, vesting, or transferability of Restricted Stock Units upon the continued service of the applicable Participant or the attainment of Performance Goals, or the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the applicable Participant. In the event that the Committee conditions the grant or vesting of Restricted Stock Units upon the attainment of Performance Goals or the attainment of Performance Goals and the continued service of the applicable Participant, the Committee may, prior to or at the time of grant, designate such Awards as Qualified Performance-Based Awards. The conditions for grant, vesting or transferability and the other provisions of Restricted Stock Units (including without limitation any Performance Goals) need not be the same with respect to each Participant.

(ii) Subject to the provisions of the Plan and the applicable Award Agreement, during the period, if any, set by the Committee, commencing with the date of such Restricted Stock Units for which such vesting restrictions apply and until the expiration of such vesting restrictions (the “ RSU Restriction Period ”), the Participant shall not be permitted to sell, assign, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber Restricted Stock Units.

 

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(iii) The Award Agreement for Restricted Stock Units shall specify whether, to what extent and on what terms and conditions the applicable Participant shall be entitled to receive current or delayed payments of cash, Common Stock or other property corresponding to the dividends payable on the Common Stock (subject to Section 14(e) below).

(iv) Except as otherwise set forth in the applicable Award Agreement and subject to Section 10(c), upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment for any reason during the RSU Restriction Period or before the applicable Performance Goals are satisfied, all Restricted Stock Units still subject to restriction shall be forfeited by such Participant; provided , however , that subject to Section 11(b), the Committee shall have the discretion to waive, in whole or in part, any or all remaining restrictions with respect to any or all of such Participant’s Restricted Stock Units.

(v) Except to the extent otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, an award of Restricted Stock Units shall be settled as and when the Restricted Stock Units vest (but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the end of the calendar year in which the Restricted Stock Units vest).

SECTION 8. OTHER STOCK-BASED AWARDS

Other Awards of Common Stock and other Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based upon or settled in, Common Stock, including (without limitation), unrestricted stock, performance units, dividend equivalents, and convertible debentures, may be granted under the Plan.

SECTION 9. BONUS AWARDS

(a) Determination of Awards . The Committee shall determine the total amount of Bonus Awards for each Plan Year or such shorter performance period as the Committee may establish in its sole discretion. Bonus amounts payable to any individual Participant with respect to a Plan Year will be limited to a maximum of $10 million. For performance periods that are shorter than a Plan Year, such $10 million maximum may be pro-rated to the extent provided by the Committee. Bonus Awards that are Qualified Performance-Based Awards shall be subject to the provisions of Section 11 of this Plan.

(b) Payment of Awards . Bonus Awards under the Plan shall be paid in cash or in Shares (valued at Fair Market Value as of the date of payment) as determined by the Committee, as soon as practicable following the close of the Plan Year or such shorter performance period as the Committee may establish. It is intended that a Bonus Award will be paid no later than the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the third month following the later of: (i) the end of the Participant’s taxable year in which the requirements for such Bonus Award have been satisfied by the Participant or (ii) the end of the Company’s fiscal year in which the requirements for such Bonus Award have been satisfied by the Participant. The Committee may at its option establish procedures pursuant to which Participants are permitted to defer the receipt of Bonus Awards payable hereunder. The Bonus Award to any Participant for any Plan Year or such shorter performance period may be reduced or eliminated by the Committee in its discretion.

 

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SECTION 10. CHANGE IN CONTROL PROVISIONS

(a) Impact of Event/Single Trigger . Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, subject to Sections 3(d), 10(e) and 14(k), and with respect to Adjusted Awards only, to the extent specified in an Award Agreement or the applicable Expedia Long-Term Incentive Plan (it being understood that any reference to a “change in control,” “change of control” or similar definition in an Award Agreement or the Expedia Long Term Incentive Plan for any such Adjusted Award shall be deemed to refer to a “change in control,” “change of control” or similar transaction with respect to the Company (as successor to the originally-referenced entity) for such Adjusted Award assumed hereunder), notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, immediately upon the occurrence of a Change in Control, with respect to Awards (other than Bonus Awards) held by officers of the Company with a title of Senior Vice President of the Company or above as of immediately prior to the Change in Control, and with respect to all other Participants solely to the extent provided in the applicable Award Agreement:

(i) any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding which are not then exercisable and vested shall become fully exercisable and vested;

(ii) the restrictions applicable to any Restricted Stock shall lapse, and such Restricted Stock shall become free of all restrictions and become fully vested and transferable; and

(iii) all Restricted Stock Units shall be considered to be earned and payable in full, and any restrictions shall lapse and such Restricted Stock Units shall be settled as promptly as is practicable in the form set forth in the applicable Award Agreement (but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the end of the calendar year in which the Restricted Stock Units vest).

(b) Definition of Change in Control . Except as otherwise may be provided in an applicable Award Agreement, for purposes of the Plan, a “ Change in Control ” shall mean any of the following events:

(i) The acquisition by any individual entity or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than Barry Diller, Liberty Media Corporation, and their respective Affiliates (a “ Person ”) of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of equity securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the voting power of the then outstanding equity securities of the Company entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (the “ Outstanding Company Voting Securities ”); provided , however , that for purposes of this subsection (i), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a Change in Control: (A) any acquisition by the Company, (B) any acquisition directly from the Company, (C) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by the Company or any corporation controlled by the Company, or (D) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction which complies with clauses (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (iii); or

 

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(ii) Individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the “ Incumbent Board ”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided , however , that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the Effective Date, whose election, or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on behalf of a Person other than the Board; or

(iii) Consummation of a reorganization, merger or consolidation or sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the purchase of assets or stock of another entity (a “ Business Combination ”), in each case, unless immediately following such Business Combination, (A) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or equivalent governing body, if applicable) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity which as a result of such transaction owns the Company or all or substantially all of the Company’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding Company Voting Securities, (B) no Person (excluding Barry Diller, Liberty Media Corporation, and their respective Affiliates, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of the Company or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) will beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such entity except to the extent that such ownership of the Company existed prior to the Business Combination and (C) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body, if applicable) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination will have been members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the initial agreement, or action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

(iv) Approval by the stockholders of the Company of a complete liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Separation shall not constitute a Change in Control.

(c) Impact of Event/Double Trigger . Unless otherwise provided in the applicable Award Agreement, subject to Sections 3(d), 10(e) and 14(k), and with respect to Adjusted Awards only, to the extent specified in an Award Agreement, notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, upon a Participant’s Termination of Employment, during the two-year period following a Change in Control, by the Company other than for Cause or Disability or by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined below):

(i) any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights outstanding as of such Termination of Employment which were outstanding as of the date of such Change in Control (including any Options and Stock Appreciation Rights that became vested pursuant to Section 10(a)) shall be fully exercisable and vested and shall remain exercisable until the later of (i) the last date on which such Option or Stock Appreciation Right would be exercisable in the absence of this Section 10(c) and (ii) the earlier of (A) the first anniversary of such Change in Control and (B) expiration of the Term of such Option or Stock Appreciation Right;

 

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(ii) all Restricted Stock outstanding as of such Termination of Employment which were outstanding as of the date of such Change in Control shall become free of all restrictions and become fully vested and transferable; and

(iii) all Restricted Stock Units outstanding as of such Termination of Employment which were outstanding as of the date of such Change in Control shall be considered to be earned and payable in full, and any restrictions shall lapse and such Restricted Stock Units shall be settled as promptly as is practicable (but in no event later than March 15 of the calendar year following the end of the calendar year in which the Restricted Stock Units vest).

(d) For purposes of this Section 10, “ Good Reason ” means (i) “Good Reason” as defined in any Individual Agreement or Award Agreement to which the applicable Participant is a party, or (ii) if there is no such Individual Agreement or if it does not define Good Reason, without the Participant’s prior written consent: (A) a material reduction in the Participant’s rate of annual base salary from the rate of annual base salary in effect for such Participant immediately prior to the Change in Control, (B) a relocation of the Participant’s principal place of business more than 35 miles from the city in which such Participant’s principal place of business was located immediately prior to the Change in Control or (C) a material and demonstrable adverse change in the nature and scope of the Participant’s duties from those in effect immediately prior to the Change in Control. In order to invoke a Termination of Employment for Good Reason, a Participant shall provide written notice to the Company of the existence of one or more of the conditions described in clauses (A) through (C) within 90 days following the Participant’s knowledge of the initial existence of such condition or conditions, and the Company shall have 30 days following receipt of such written notice (the “ Cure Period ”) during which it may remedy the condition. In the event that the Company fails to remedy the condition constituting Good Reason during the Cure Period, the Participant must terminate employment, if at all, within 90 days following the Cure Period in order for such Termination of Employment to constitute a Termination of Employment for Good Reason.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any Award is subject to Section 409A of the Code, this Section 10 shall be applicable only to the extent specifically provided in the Award Agreement or in the Individual Agreement.

SECTION 11. QUALIFIED PERFORMANCE-BASED AWARDS; SECTION 16(b)

(a) The provisions of this Plan are intended to ensure that all Options and Stock Appreciation Rights granted hereunder to any Participant who is or may be a “covered

 

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employee” (within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code) in the tax year in which such Option or Stock Appreciation Right is expected to be deductible to the Company qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, and all such Awards shall therefore be considered Qualified Performance-Based Awards and this Plan shall be interpreted and operated consistent with that intention (including, without limitation, to require that all such Awards be granted by a committee composed solely of members who satisfy the requirements for being “outside directors” for purposes of the Section 162(m) Exemption (“ Outside Directors ”)). When granting any Award other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right, the Committee may designate such Award as a Qualified Performance-Based Award, based upon a determination that (i) the recipient is or may be a “covered employee” (within the meaning of Section 162(m)(3) of the Code) with respect to such Award, and (ii) the Committee wishes such Award to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption, and the terms of any such Award (and of the grant thereof) shall be consistent with such designation (including, without limitation, that all such Awards be granted by a committee composed solely of Outside Directors).

(b) Each Qualified Performance-Based Award (other than an Option or Stock Appreciation Right) shall be earned, vested and payable (as applicable) only upon the achievement of one or more Performance Goals, together with the satisfaction of any other conditions, such as continued employment, as the Committee may determine to be appropriate, and no Qualified Performance-Based Award may be amended, nor may the Committee exercise any discretionary authority it may otherwise have under this Plan with respect to a Qualified Performance-Based Award under this Plan, in any manner that would cause the Qualified Performance-Based Award to cease to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption; provided , however , that (i) the Committee may provide, either in connection with the grant of the applicable Award or by amendment thereafter, that achievement of such Performance Goals will be waived upon the death or Disability of the Participant or under any other circumstance with respect to which the existence of such possible waiver will not cause the Award to fail to qualify for the Section 162(m) Exemption as of the Grant Date, and (ii) the provisions of Section 10 shall apply notwithstanding this Section 11(b).

(c) The full Board shall not be permitted to exercise authority granted to the Committee to the extent that the grant or exercise of such authority would cause an Award designated as a Qualified Performance-Based Award not to qualify for, or to cease to qualify for, the Section 162(m) Exemption.

(d) The provisions of this Plan are intended to ensure that no transaction under the Plan is subject to (and all such transactions will be exempt from) the short-swing recovery rules of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act (“ Section 16(b) ”). Accordingly, the composition of the Committee shall be subject to such limitations as the Board deems appropriate to permit transactions pursuant to this Plan to be exempt (pursuant to Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) from Section 16(b), and no delegation of authority by the Committee shall be permitted if such delegation would cause any such transaction to be subject to (and not exempt from) Section 16(b).

 

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SECTION 12. TERM, AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

(a) Effectiveness . The Plan shall be effective as of December 20, 2011 (the “ Effective Date ”).

(b) Termination . The Plan will terminate on the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date. Awards outstanding as of such date shall not be affected or impaired by the termination of the Plan.

(c) Amendment of Plan . The Board may amend, alter, or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made which would materially impair the rights of the Participant with respect to a previously granted Award without such Participant’s consent, except such an amendment made to comply with applicable law (including without limitation Section 409A of the Code), stock exchange rules or accounting rules. In addition, no such amendment shall be made without the approval of the Company’s stockholders to the extent such approval is required by applicable law or the listing standards of the Applicable Exchange.

(d) Amendment of Awards . Subject to Section 5(d), the Committee may unilaterally amend the terms of any Award theretofore granted, prospectively or retroactively, but no such amendment shall, without the Participant’s consent, materially impair the rights of any Participant with respect to an Award, except such an amendment made to cause the Plan or Award to comply with applicable law, stock exchange rules or accounting rules.

SECTION 13. UNFUNDED STATUS OF PLAN

It is presently intended that the Plan constitute an “unfunded” plan. Solely to the extent permitted under Section 409A, the Committee may authorize the creation of trusts or other arrangements to meet the obligations created under the Plan to deliver Common Stock or make payments; provided , however , that the existence of such trusts or other arrangements is consistent with the “unfunded” status of the Plan. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Award that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, no trust shall be funded with respect to any such Award if such funding would result in taxable income to the Participant by reason of Section 409A(b) of the Code and in no event shall any such trust assets at any time be located or transferred outside of the United States, within the meaning of Section 409A(b) of the Code.

SECTION 14. GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a) Conditions for Issuance . The Committee may require each person purchasing or receiving Shares pursuant to an Award to represent to and agree with the Company in writing that such person is acquiring the Shares without a view to the distribution thereof. The certificates for such Shares may include any legend which the Committee deems appropriate to reflect any restrictions on transfer. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan or agreements made pursuant thereto, the Company shall not be required to issue or deliver any certificate or certificates for Shares under the Plan prior to fulfillment of all of the following conditions: (i) listing or approval for listing upon notice of issuance, of such Shares on the Applicable Exchange; (ii) any registration or other qualification of such Shares of the Company

 

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under any state or federal law or regulation, or the maintaining in effect of any such registration or other qualification which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion upon the advice of counsel, deem necessary or advisable; and (iii) obtaining any other consent, approval, or permit from any state or federal governmental agency which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion after receiving the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or advisable.

(b) Additional Compensation Arrangements . Nothing contained in the Plan shall prevent the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate from adopting other or additional compensation arrangements for its employees.

(c) No Contract of Employment . The Plan shall not constitute a contract of employment, and adoption of the Plan shall not confer upon any employee any right to continued employment, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the employment of any employee at any time.

(d) Required Taxes . No later than the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of a Participant for federal, state, local or foreign income or employment or other tax purposes with respect to any Award under the Plan, such Participant shall pay to the Company, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Company regarding the payment of, any federal, state, local or foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount. If determined by the Company, withholding obligations may be settled with Common Stock, including Common Stock that is part of the Award that gives rise to the withholding requirement. The obligations of the Company under the Plan shall be conditional on such payment or arrangements, and the Company and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to such Participant. The Committee may establish such procedures as it deems appropriate, including making irrevocable elections, for the settlement of withholding obligations with Common Stock.

(e) Limitation on Dividend Reinvestment and Dividend Equivalents . Reinvestment of dividends in additional Restricted Stock at the time of any dividend payment, and the payment of Shares with respect to dividends to Participants holding Awards of Restricted Stock Units, shall only be permissible if sufficient Shares are available under Section 3 for such reinvestment or payment (taking into account then outstanding Awards). In the event that sufficient Shares are not available for such reinvestment or payment, such reinvestment or payment shall be made in the form of a grant of Restricted Stock Units equal in number to the Shares that would have been obtained by such payment or reinvestment, the terms of which Restricted Stock Units shall provide for settlement in cash and for dividend equivalent reinvestment in further Restricted Stock Units on the terms contemplated by this Section 14(e).

(f) Designation of Death Beneficiary . The Committee shall establish such procedures as it deems appropriate for a Participant to designate a beneficiary to whom any amounts payable in the event of such Participant’s death are to be paid or by whom any rights of such eligible Individual, after such Participant’s death, may be exercised.

(g) Subsidiary Employees . In the case of a grant of an Award to any employee of a Subsidiary of the Company, the Company may, if the Committee so directs, issue or transfer the

 

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Shares, if any, covered by the Award to the Subsidiary, for such lawful consideration as the Committee may specify, upon the condition or understanding that the Subsidiary will transfer the Shares to the employee in accordance with the terms of the Award specified by the Committee pursuant to the provisions of the Plan. All Shares underlying Awards that are forfeited or canceled should revert to the Company.

(h) Governing Law and Interpretation . The Plan and all Awards made and actions taken thereunder shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Plan are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect.

(i) Non-Transferability . Except as otherwise provided in Section 5(j) or by the Committee, Awards under the Plan are not transferable except by will or by laws of descent and distribution.

(j) Foreign Employees and Foreign Law Considerations . The Committee may grant Awards to Eligible Individuals who are foreign nationals, who are located outside the United States or who are not compensated from a payroll maintained in the United States, or who are otherwise subject to (or could cause the Company to be subject to) legal or regulatory provisions of countries or jurisdictions outside the United States, on such terms and conditions different from those specified in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or desirable to foster and promote achievement of the purposes of the Plan, and, in furtherance of such purposes, the Committee may make such modifications, amendments, procedures, or subplans as may be necessary or advisable to comply with such legal or regulatory provisions.

(k) Section 409A of the Code . It is the intention of the Company that no Award shall be “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A of the Code, unless and to the extent that the Committee specifically determines otherwise as provided in this Section 14(k), and the Plan and the terms and conditions of all Awards shall be interpreted accordingly. The terms and conditions governing any Awards that the Committee determines will be subject to Section 409A of the Code, including any rules for elective or mandatory deferral of the delivery of cash or Shares pursuant thereto and any rules regarding treatment of such Awards in the event of a Change in Control, shall be set forth in the applicable Award Agreement, and shall comply in all respects with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, with respect to any Award that constitutes a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” subject to Section 409A of the Code, if the Participant is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code, any payments (whether in cash, Shares or other property) to be made with respect to the Award upon the Participant’s Termination of Employment shall be delayed until the earlier of (A) the first day of the seventh month following the Participant’s Termination of Employment and (B) the Participant’s death. Each payment under any Award shall be treated as a separate payment for purposes of Section 409A of the Code. In no event may a Participant, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under any Award.

(l) Employee Matters Agreement . Notwithstanding anything in this Plan to the contrary, to the extent that the terms of this Plan are inconsistent with the terms of an Adjusted Award, the terms of the Adjusted Award shall be governed by the Employee Matters Agreement,

 

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the Expedia Long-Term Incentive Plan and the award agreement granted thereunder; provided , however , that in all events any reference to a “change in control,” “change of control” or similar definition in an Award Agreement or the applicable Expedia Long Term Incentive Plan for any such Adjusted Award shall be deemed to refer to a “change in control,” “change of control” or similar transaction with respect to the Company (as successor to the originally-referenced entity).

 

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Exhibit 4.6

TripAdvisor, Inc.

Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors

1. PURPOSE . The purpose of the TripAdvisor, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (the “ Plan ”) is to provide non-employee directors of TripAdvisor, Inc. (or any successor thereto) (the “ Company ”) with an opportunity to defer Director Fees (as defined in paragraph 4(b) below).

2. EFFECTIVE DATE . The Plan is effective as of December 20, 2011 (the “ Effective Date ”).

3. ELIGIBILITY . Any member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “ Board ”) who is not an employee of the Company or of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company is eligible to participate in the Plan.

4. ELECTION TO DEFER COMPENSATION .

(a) Time of Eligibility . An election to defer Director Fees by a newly elected director shall be made by such director within the 30-day period following his or her election to the Board, which election shall apply only to Director Fees earned for services performed after the date of such election. A director who has either (i) not previously elected to defer Director Fees or (ii) discontinued (or wishes to modify) a prior election to defer Director Fees may elect to defer Director Fees (or modify an existing deferral election) by giving written notice to the Company on or prior to November 1 of each year (or such other date as may be determined from time to time by the Secretary of the Company in accordance with paragraph 10 of the Plan and in compliance with applicable law). Any such election described in the immediately preceding sentence only shall apply to Director Fees earned for services performed during the calendar year following such written notice. The effectiveness of a given election shall continue until the participant’s Separation from Service, as defined in Section 14 of the Plan, or until the end of the calendar year during which the participant gives the Company written notice of its discontinuance or modification, whichever shall occur first. Any notice of discontinuance or modification shall operate prospectively from the first day of the calendar year following the receipt of such written notice by the Secretary of the Company, and Director Fees payable during any subsequent calendar year either shall be paid (absent any timely future deferral election) or deferred in accordance with the terms of the discontinuance or modified election, as applicable; provided , however , that Director Fees theretofore deferred shall continue to be withheld and shall be paid in accordance with the notice of election pursuant to which they were withheld. All written notices regarding deferral elections and/or the discontinuance or modification of prior deferral elections shall be made on a form prescribed by the Company.

(b) Amount of Deferral . A participant may elect to defer receipt of all or a specified portion of the cash fees receivable by such participant for services performed as a director of the Company (which amounts shall include fees for services as a member of one or more Committee(s) of the Board and meeting attendance fees, if any (among other fees), as and if applicable from time to time) that are otherwise payable to the participant in cash (the “ Director Fees ”).


(c) Manner of Electing Deferral . A participant shall elect to defer Director Fees by giving written notice to the Company in a form prescribed by the Company. Such notice shall include:

(i) the percentage or amount of Director Fees to be deferred (the “ Deferred Fees ”);

(ii) the allocation of the Deferred Fees between the “ Cash Fund ” or “ Share Units ;” and

(iii) in the case of a participant’s initial election only, an election of a lump-sum payment or of a number of annual installments (not to exceed five) for the payment of the Deferred Fees (plus the amounts (if any) credited under Section 5), with such lump-sum payment or the first installment payment occurring on January 15 th of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the participant’s Separation from Service occurs, with any successive annual installment payments to be made on January 15 th of each such year. Any payment election made by a participant in connection with his or her initial election to participate in the Plan shall apply to all Deferred Fees, whether covered by the initial deferral election or a subsequent deferral election.

5. DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNT . The Company shall establish a book-entry account for each participant to record the participant’s Deferred Fees (the “ Account ”).

(a) For Deferred Fees allocated by the participant to the Cash Fund:

(i) at the time the Director Fees otherwise would have been payable, the Account will be credited with the amount of the Deferred Fees, receipt of which the participant has elected to defer, and

(ii) at the end of each calendar year or terminal portion of a year, the Account will be credited with deemed interest, at an annual rate equivalent to the weighted average prime or base lending rate of JP Morgan Chase Bank (including any successor thereto or such other financial institution that may be selected from time to time by the Secretary of the Company in accordance with paragraph 10 of the Plan and in accordance with applicable law) for the relevant year or portion thereof (the “ Interest Equivalents ”), upon the average daily balance in the Account during such year or portion thereof.

(b) For Deferred Fees allocated by the participant to Share Units:

(i) at the time the Director Fees would otherwise have been payable, (A) the Account will be credited with the amount of the Deferred Fees, receipt of which the participant has elected to defer and (B) such amount of Deferred Fees

 

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shall be converted on such date in book entry to a number of “Share Units” (computed to the nearest 1/1000 of a share) equal to the number of shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share (“ Common Stock ”), of the Company that could have been purchased on such date with such amount of Deferred Fees, using the closing price for the Common Stock on such date (or, if such date is not a trading day, on the next preceding trading day) on The NASDAQ Stock Market’s National Market System (“ NASDAQ ”) or, if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on NASDAQ, the principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded;

(ii) on each date on which a cash dividend is paid on the Common Stock, the Account will be credited with the number of Share Units (computed to the nearest 1/1000 of a share) which theoretically could have been purchased with the amount of cash dividends payable on the number of shares of Common Stock equal to the number of Share Units in the participant’s Account immediately prior to the payment of such dividend; the number of additional Share Units shall be calculated as in paragraph 5(b)(i) above, provided that, with respect to the payment of any other dividends, the Share Units in the Account shall be adjusted in the manner provided in paragraph 7(c); and

(iii) on the date of the occurrence of any event described in paragraph 7(c) below, the Account will be credited with the number of Share Units necessary for an equitable adjustment, which adjustment shall be determined in accordance with paragraphs 7(c) and 10 of the Plan and in accordance with applicable law.

6. VALUE OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION ACCOUNTS . The value of each participant’s Account on any date shall consist of (a) in the case of the Cash Fund, the sum of the Deferred Fees credited in accordance with paragraph 5 above and the Interest Equivalents credited through such date, if any, and (b) in the case of the Share Units, the market value of the corresponding number of shares of Common Stock on such date, determined using the closing price for the Common Stock on such date (or, if such date is not a trading day, on the next preceding trading day) on NASDAQ, or if the Common Stock is not then listed or quoted on NASDAQ, the principal stock exchange on which the Common Stock is then traded. A participant’s Account shall be credited with Interest Equivalents or additional Share Units, if any, as applicable for so long as there is an outstanding balance credited to the Participant’s Account.

7. PAYMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION . No payment shall be made from a participant’s Account except as follows:

(a) The balance of Deferred Fees and Interest Equivalents in a participant’s Account credited to the Cash Fund shall be paid in cash in the manner elected in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 4(c) above. If annual installments are elected, the amount of the first payment shall be a fraction of the balance in the participant’s Account as of the December 31 of the year preceding such payment, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the total number of annual

 

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installments elected. The amount of each subsequent payment shall be a fraction of the balance in the participant’s Account as of December 31 of the year preceding each subsequent payment, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the total number of installments elected minus the number of installments previously paid.

(b) The balance in a participant’s Account credited to Share Units shall be paid in the number of actual shares of Common Stock equal to the whole number of Share Units in the participant’s Account. If annual installments are elected, the number of shares of Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole number) in the first payment shall be a fraction of the number of Share Units in the participant’s Account as of December 31 of the year preceding such payment, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the total number of annual installments elected. The number of shares of Common Stock (rounded up to the nearest whole number) in each subsequent payment shall be a fraction of the Share Units in the participant’s Account as of December 31 of the year preceding each subsequent payment, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is the total number of installments elected minus the number of installments previously paid. A cash payment in lieu of a fractional share of Common Stock issuable in respect of a fractional Share Unit, if applicable, shall be made with the last payment.

(c) In the event of any merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, stock rights offering, liquidation, disaffiliation, or similar event affecting the Company or any of its subsidiaries, the Board or the Compensation Committee (or such other Committee as the Board may from time to time designate) (the “ Committee ”) may make such equitable substitutions or adjustments in the aggregate number of Share Units in a participant’s Account, in the form or type of property represented by such Share Units and in the number and kind of shares reserved for issuance as the Board or the Committee deems appropriate. In the event of a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, separation, spinoff, reorganization, extraordinary dividend of cash or other property, share combination, or recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Company, the Committee or the Board shall make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to the aggregate number of Share Units in a participant’s Account, in the form or type of property represented by such Share Units and in the number and kind of shares reserved for issuance. Any successor corporation or other acquirer of the Company shall be required to assume the Company’s obligations hereunder and substitute an appropriate number of shares of stock or other equity measure of such successor entity for Share Units.

8. PARTICIPANT’S RIGHTS UNSECURED . The right of a participant to receive any unpaid portion of the participant’s Account, whether the Cash Fund or Share Units, shall be an unsecured claim against the general assets of the Company.

9. NONASSIGNABILITY . The right of a participant to receive any unpaid portion of the participant’s Account shall not be assigned, transferred, pledged or encumbered or be subject in any manner to alienation or anticipation.

 

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10. ADMINISTRATION . This Plan shall be administered by the Secretary of the Company, who shall have the authority to adopt rules and regulations for carrying out the Plan and to interpret, construe and implement the provisions thereof.

11. STOCK SUBJECT TO PLAN . The total number of Share Units that may be credited to the Accounts of all eligible directors, and, subject to Section 7(c) of the Plan, the total number of shares of Common Stock reserved and available for issuance, under the Plan shall be 100,000.

12. CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF COMMON STOCK . Shares of Common Stock shall not be issued pursuant to the Plan unless the issuance and delivery of such shares pursuant hereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of law, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the shares of Common Stock may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

13. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION . This Plan may be amended, modified or terminated at any time by the Committee or the Board; provided , however , that no such amendment, modification or termination shall, without the consent of a participant, adversely affect such participant’s rights with respect to amounts theretofore accrued to the participant’s Account and any amendment or termination of the Plan shall be effected in accordance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

14. SECTION 409A OF THE CODE .

(a) The terms and conditions of the Plan are intended to comply (and shall be interpreted in accordance) with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations thereunder.

(b) For purposes of this Plan, “Separation from Service” shall mean a “separation from service,” as defined in Section 409A of the Code.

(c) No action shall be taken under the Plan that will cause any Account to fail to comply in any respect with Section 409A of the Code without the written consent of the participant.

(d) Any adjustments to Share Units and/or cash payments made pursuant to paragraph 7(c) shall be made (i) in compliance with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and (ii) in such a manner as to ensure that after such adjustment and/or cash payment the Share Units or Deferred Fees comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Plan to the contrary, if the participant is a Specified Employee at the time of his or her Separation from Service, any payment to be made to a participant upon his or her Separation from Service shall be delayed until the earlier of (i) first day of the seventh month following his or her Separation from Service or (ii) the participant’s death. For purposes of this Plan, “Specified Employee” shall mean any Participant who is a “key employee” (as defined in

 

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Code Section 416(i) without regard to paragraph (5) thereof), as determined by the Company in accordance with its uniform policy with respect to all arrangements subject to Code Section 409A, based upon the twelve (12) month period ending on each December 31 st . All participants who are determined to be key employees under Code Section 416(i)(1)(A)(i), (ii) or (iii) (without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) on December 31 st shall be treated as Specified Employees for purposes of the Plan during the twelve (12) month period that begins on the following April 1st.

(f) For purposes of this Plan, “Disability” shall mean a disability within the meaning of Section 409A of the Code.

 

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Exhibit 5.1

[WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ]

                December 20, 2011

TripAdvisor, Inc.

141 Needham Street

Newton, MA 02464

 

Re: Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File Nos. 333-175828 and 333-175828-01)

We have acted as special counsel to TripAdvisor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TripAdvisor” or the “Company”), in connection with the preparation and filing of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 (as amended, the “Registration Statement”) to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File Nos. 333-175828 and 333-175828-01) (as amended, the “Registration Statement on Form S-4”) relating to a total of 17,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, of which 17,400,000 shares are issuable upon exercise of stock options or otherwise in connection with grants of equity-based awards under the TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (7,400,000 of which shares were originally registered on the Registration Statement on Form S-4, and 10,000,000 of which shares are first registered on the Registration Statement), and 100,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are issuable under the TripAdvisor, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors (together, the “Securities”), to be issued in connection with the separation of Expedia, Inc. (“Expedia”) and TripAdvisor into two publicly-traded companies and the spin-off of TripAdvisor to Expedia stockholders by way of a reclassification of the capital stock of Expedia (the “Spin-Off”).

In rendering this opinion, we have examined such corporate records and other documents (including the Registration Statement and the Company’s charter and bylaws as currently in effect and amendments thereto as contemplated to be in effect at the time of the Spin-Off), and we have reviewed such matters of law, as we have deemed necessary or appropriate. In rendering this opinion, we have, with your consent, relied upon oral and written representations of officers of the Company and certificates of officers of the Company and public officials with respect to the accuracy of the factual matters addressed in such representations and certificates. In addition, in rendering this opinion we have, with your consent, assumed the genuineness of all signatures or instruments relied upon by us, and the conformity of certified copies submitted to us with the original documents to which such certified copies relate.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and we express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the federal laws of the United States, the laws of the State of New York and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

Based on the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion that upon issuance and delivery pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Registration Statement and the filing and effectiveness in the forms reviewed by us as described above of the amendments to the Company’s charter, the Securities will be legally issued, fully paid and nonassessable.


We hereby consent to be named in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 and in the related prospectus contained therein as the attorneys who passed upon the legality of the Securities and to the filing of a copy of this opinion as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. In giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We assume no obligation to advise you or any other person, or to make any investigations, as to any legal developments or factual matters arising subsequent to the date of effectiveness of the Registration Statement that might affect the opinions expressed herein.

 

Very truly yours,
/s/ Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz

Exhibit 23.2

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 of TripAdvisor, Inc. pertaining to the TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan and TripAdvisor, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors of our report dated September 21, 2011 with respect to the balance sheet of TripAdvisor, Inc. included in Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-175828-01) and related proxy statement/prospectus of Expedia, Inc. and TripAdvisor, Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Seattle, Washington

December 16, 2011

Exhibit 23.3

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 of TripAdvisor, Inc. pertaining to the TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan and TripAdvisor, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors of our reports dated February 10, 2011 with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Expedia, Inc. and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Expedia, Inc. included in Expedia, Inc.’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Seattle, Washington

December 16, 2011

Exhibit 23.4

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 of TripAdvisor, Inc. pertaining to the TripAdvisor, Inc. 2011 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan and TripAdvisor, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors of our report dated September 21, 2011 with respect to the combined financial statements of TripAdvisor Holdings, LLC included in Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-175828-01) and related proxy statement/prospectus of Expedia, Inc. and TripAdvisor, Inc., filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Seattle, Washington

December 16, 2011