UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): February 8, 2012
TRIPADVISOR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35362 | 80-0743202 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 141 Needham Street Newton, MA |
02464 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |
(617) 670-6300
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
As previously disclosed, following the close of trading on December 20, 2011, Expedia, Inc. (“Expedia”), a Delaware corporation, completed the spin-off of TripAdvisor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“TripAdvisor”) to Expedia stockholders. TripAdvisor consists of the domestic and international operations previously associated with Expedia’s TripAdvisor Media Group and is now a separately traded public company, trading under the symbol “TRIP” on The NASDAQ Global Select Market.
On February 8, 2012, TripAdvisor, Inc. issued a press release announcing its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2011. The full text of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to General Instruction B.2. to Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number | Description | |||
| 99.1 | Press Release of TripAdvisor, Inc. dated February 8, 2012. | |||
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| TRIPADVISOR, INC. | ||
| By: | /S/ JULIE M. B. BRADLEY | |
| Julie M. B. Bradley | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: February 8, 2012
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of TripAdvisor, Inc. dated February 8, 2012. | |
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