Expedia Group 10-K/A 2019-12-31

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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Form 10-K/A

☑ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019

OR

☐TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-37429

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EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware20-2705720
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1111 Expedia Group Way W

Seattle**,** WA 98119

(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(206) 481-7200

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

Title of each classTrading symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par valueEXPEThe Nasdaq Global Select Market
Expedia Group, Inc. 2.500% Senior Notes due 2022EXPE22New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ¨ No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer☑Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer☐Smaller reporting company☐
Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☑

As of June 30, 2019, the aggregate market value of the registrant’s common equity held by non-affiliates was approximately $15,872,910,000. For the purpose of the foregoing calculation only, all directors and executive officers of the registrant are assumed to be affiliates of the registrant.

ClassOutstanding Shares at April 13, 2020 were approximately,
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share134,465,673shares
Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share5,523,452shares

Explanatory Note

Expedia Group, Inc. (“Expedia Group” or the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 14, 2020 (the “2019 Form 10-K”), for the purpose of providing the information required by Part III that we intended to incorporate by reference from our proxy statement relating to our 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (“2020 Annual Meeting”). Our 2020 proxy statement, however, will not be filed within the requisite time period for allowing such incorporation by reference.

This Amendment No. 1 speaks as of the original filing date of the 2019 Form 10-K and reflects only the changes to the cover page, Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 of Part III and Item 15 of Part IV. No other information included in the 2019 Form 10-K, including the information set forth in Part I and Part II, has been modified or updated in any way.

We have also included as exhibits the certifications required under Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Because no financial statements are contained within this Amendment, we are not including certifications pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Expedia Group, Inc.

Form 10-K/A

For the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Contents

Part III
Item 10Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance3
Item 11Executive Compensation11
Item 12Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters37
Item 13Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence41
Item 14Principal Accountant Fees and Services45
Part IV
Item 15Exhibits, Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules46
Signatures53

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Former Controlled Company Status

Expedia Group is subject to the Nasdaq Stock Market Listing Rules. These rules exempt “controlled companies,” or companies of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, a group or another company, from certain requirements. Prior to July 26, 2019, based on information provided on a Schedule 13D/A filed by Mr. Diller and Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. (“Liberty Expedia”), on April 16, 2019, Mr. Diller and Liberty Expedia together beneficially owned approximately 13% of the outstanding shares of common stock (or approximately 20% assuming conversion of all shares of Class B common stock into shares of common stock) and 100% of the outstanding shares of Class B common stock and, consequently, approximately 55% of the combined voting power of the outstanding Expedia Group capital stock as of April 19, 2019. On this basis, Expedia Group had been relying on the exemption for controlled companies from certain Nasdaq requirements through the closing of the Liberty Expedia Transaction (as defined below) on July 26, 2019 (see “Relationships Involving Significant Stockholders, Named Executive Officers and Directors” in Item 13, “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions, and Director Independence”).

On July 26, 2019, the Company received notice from Nasdaq confirming that the Company no longer complies with Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5605(b)(1), which requires a majority of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board” or the “Board of Directors”) to be composed of “independent directors” (as defined in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2)). As of July 26, 2019, following the closing of the Liberty Expedia Transaction, Expedia Group ceased to be a controlled company and was required to comply with all of Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements on the phase-in schedule described below. The Compensation Committee was required to be composed of at least two members, one of whom is independent upon ceasing to be a “controlled company,” a majority of whom is independent within 90 days of ceasing to be a “controlled company” and all members of which are independent within one year of ceasing to be a “controlled company.” The Nominating Committee was required to include at least one member who is independent upon ceasing to be a “controlled company” and all members of which must be independent within one year of ceasing to be a “controlled company.” Additionally, within 12 months from ceasing to be a “controlled company” we must have a majority of independent directors on the Board of Directors. The Company currently complies with all of Nasdaq’s corporate governance requirements. Currently, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating Committee both consist of two members, all of whom are independent, and 7 of the 11 directors on the Board of Directors are independent (as defined in Nasdaq Marketplace Rule 5605(a)(2)).

Information Concerning Directors

Our Directors. Expedia Group’s Board currently consists of 11 directors. The name and certain background information regarding each of those directors is set forth below. Except as noted, there are no family relationships among directors or executive officers of Expedia Group.

In addition to the information presented below regarding each director’s specific experience, qualifications, attributes and skills, each director has demonstrated business acumen and an ability to exercise sound judgment. Several of our directors also have extensive management experience in complex organizations. The terms of each of our directors will expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders.

NameAgePosition With Expedia Group, Inc.
Barry Diller78Chairman and Senior Executive
Peter M. Kern52Director, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Samuel Altman34Director
Susan C. Athey49Director
A. George “Skip” Battle76Director
Chelsea Clinton40Director
Jon T. Gieselman51Director
Craig A. Jacobson67Director
Dara Khosrowshahi50Director
Alexander von Furstenberg50Director
Julie Whalen49Director

Barry Diller

Mr. Diller has been the Chairman of the Board and Senior Executive of Expedia Group since the completion of the Company’s spin-off from IAC/InterActiveCorp (“IAC”) on August 9, 2005 (the “IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off”) and has also, along with Mr. Kern, overseen Expedia Group’s executive leadership team, managing day-to-day operations, since the departure of the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer in December of 2019. Mr. Diller held the positions of Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of IAC and its predecessors since August 1995 and ceased serving as Chief Executive Officer in November 2010. Mr. Diller served as Special Advisor to TripAdvisor, Inc., an online travel company, from April 2013 through March 2017, was TripAdvisor’s Chairman of the board and Senior Executive from December 2011, when it was spun off from the Company (the “TripAdvisor Spin-Off”), until December 2012, and served as a member of its board of directors until April 2013. Mr. Diller served as the non-executive Chairman of the board of Ticketmaster Entertainment, Inc. from 2008 to 2010, when it merged with Live Nation, Inc. to form Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. Mr. Diller served as the non-executive Chairman of the board of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. from January 2010 to October 2010 and was a member of its board of directors until January 2011. He also served as Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of QVC, Inc. from December 1992 through December 1994 and as the Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of Fox, Inc. from 1984 to 1992. Prior to joining Fox, Inc., Mr. Diller served for ten years as Chairman of the board and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures Corporation. Mr. Diller served as a member of the board of directors of Graham Holdings Company (formerly The Washington Post Company) from November 2013 through January 2017. Mr. Diller is currently a member of the board of directors of the Coca-Cola Company. Mr. Diller is also a member of The Business Council, and serves on the Dean’s Council of The New York University Tisch School of the Arts, the Board of Councilors for the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California and the Advisory Board for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation.

Board Membership Qualifications: As result of his involvement with Expedia Group both while it was operated within IAC and since the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off, Mr. Diller has a great depth of knowledge and experience regarding Expedia Group and its businesses. Mr. Diller has extensive management experience, broad international exposure and emerging market experience and innovation and technology experience, including through his service as Chief Executive Officer of media and interactive commerce companies, as well as experience as a director serving on other public company boards, including as Chairman. Mr. Diller also is a significant stockholder of Expedia Group.

Peter M. Kern

Mr. Kern has been a director of Expedia Group since completion of the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off, has served as Vice Chairman of Expedia Group since June 2018, and has served as Chief Executive Officer of Expedia Group since April 2020. Immediately prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kern, along with Mr. Diller, had overseen Expedia Group’s executive leadership team, managing day-to-day operations, since the departure of the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer in December of 2019. Mr. Kern served on the board of directors of Tribune Media Company from October 2016 through the completion of Tribune Media’s merger with Nextstar Media Group, Inc. in September 2019, and served as Tribune Media’s Chief Executive Officer from March 2017 through September 2019. Kern is a Managing Partner of InterMedia Partners VII, LP, a private equity firm. Prior to joining InterMedia, Mr. Kern was Senior Managing Director and Principal of Alpine Capital LLC. Prior to Alpine Capital, Mr. Kern founded Gemini Associates in 1996 and served as President from its inception through its merger with Alpine Capital in 2001. Prior to founding Gemini Associates, Mr. Kern was at the Home Shopping Network and Whittle Communications Mr. Kern also currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors of Hemisphere Media Group, Inc., a publicly-traded Spanish-language media company and as Chairman of the Supervisory Board of trivago N.V., a majority-owned subsidiary of Expedia Group, as well as on the boards of several private companies. Mr. Kern holds a B.S. degree from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Board Membership Qualifications: Through his extensive background in private equity and as a director of both public and private companies, as well as prior experience in senior executive positions, Mr. Kern has a high level of financial and management expertise and background in analyzing investments and strategic transactions.

Samuel Altman

Mr. Altman has been a director of Expedia Group since September 2019. Mr. Altman is the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of OpenAI an organization dedicated to ensuring artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. From February 2014 through March 2019, he served as President of Y Combinator, a provider of advice and seed financing for startups. Earlier in his career, Mr. Altman, co-founded Loopt, Inc., a provider of mobile location-based services, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until it was acquired by Green Dot Corporation in March 2012, after which he held a number of senior executive positions at Green Dot, including Executive Vice President, Mobile Products and Technology, through December 2013, and served as a member of its board of directors from March 2013 through April 2016. Mr. Altman

has also been the General Partner of Hydrazine Capital, an early-stage venture capital firm, since April 2012. He has invested in a number of private companies, including Reddit, Inc., which operates a social sharing and aggregation website, and Helion Energy, Inc. and Oklo, Inc., which are both developing clean energy solutions. He currently serves on the board of directors of all three companies and as Chairman of Helion and Oklo.

Board Membership Qualifications: Mr. Altman has extensive technology experience and expertise, including in the mobile technology and artificial intelligence fields. He also brings valuable perspectives from his work with companies that are implementing rapid technological changes.

Susan C. Athey

Professor Athey has been a director of Expedia Group since December 2015. Professor Athey is the Economics of Technology Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Her research and teaching cover the economics of the internet and digital marketplaces, marketplace design, auctions, platform businesses, online advertising, artificial intelligence, and statistical methods for causal inference. She previously taught at the economics departments at MIT, Stanford and Harvard. In 2007, Professor Athey received the John Bates Clark Medal, awarded by the American Economic Association to “that American economist under the age of forty who is adjudged to have made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge.” She was elected to the National Academy of Science in 2012 and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008. She serves on the board of directors of Ripple, a financial services technology startup; Rover, peer-to-peer pet care marketplace; Turo, a peer-to-peer car rental marketplace; and Innovations for Poverty Action, a non-profit. Professor Athey has also been a director of LendingClub Corporation since March 2018. Professor Athey received her bachelor’s degree from Duke University in economics, computer science, and mathematics and her Ph.D. in economics from Stanford. She holds an honorary doctorate from Duke University.

Board Membership Qualifications: Professor Athey brings to our Board significant experience as leading expert in the field of economics of the internet and technology, having advised governments and businesses on marketplace design, platform strategy, and artificial intelligence, which are directly relevant to Expedia Group’s businesses. Professor Athey’s unique perspectives assist the Board of Directors in developing strategies for Expedia Group.

A. George “Skip” Battle

A. George “Skip” Battle has been a director of Expedia Group since completion of the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off. Mr. Battle previously served as the Executive Chairman of Ask Jeeves, Inc. from January 2004 through July 2005 and as its Chief Executive Officer from December 2000 until January 2004. Mr. Battle was a business consultant and investor and served as a member of the boards of directors of several technology companies. Prior thereto, Mr. Battle served with Andersen Consulting in various roles, including Worldwide Managing Partner, Market Development, until his retirement from Andersen Consulting in 1995. Mr. Battle is currently Chairman of the Compensation Committee of Fair Isaac Corporation, a position he has held since 2002. He is also a director of Workday, Inc. and one nonprofit organization. Mr. Battle also served as a director of PeopleSoft, Inc. from 1995 until its acquisition by Oracle Corp. in 2004, Barra, Inc. from 1996 until 2004, Advent Software, Inc. from 2006 to May 2011, the Masters Select family of funds (all registered investment companies) from August 1996 until December 2012, Sungevity, Inc. from February 2010 until January 2013, LinkedIn Corporation from December 2010 until December 2016, OpenTable, Inc. from January 2006 until July 2014, and Netflix, Inc. from June 2005 to December 2018. Mr. Battle holds a B.A. in economics from Dartmouth College and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Board Membership Qualifications: Mr. Battle has extensive financial, strategic, operational, and corporate governance experience, acquired through his more than thirty years as a business consultant as well as his prior service as a chief executive officer. Mr. Battle also has experience as a director serving on other public company boards.

Chelsea Clinton

Ms. Clinton has been a director of Expedia Group since March 2017. She is a best-selling author and advocate for the advancement of women and children around the world. Ms. Clinton has served as Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation since March 2013, where her work emphasizes improving global and domestic health, creating service opportunities and empowering the next generation of leaders. Prior to assuming this role, Ms. Clinton served as a member of the board of directors of the Clinton Foundation from September 2011. Ms. Clinton has also served as a member of the board of directors of the Clinton Health Access Initiative since September 2011. Ms. Clinton also teaches at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. From March 2010 through May 2013, Ms. Clinton served as an Assistant Vice Provost at New York University, where she focused on interfaith initiatives and the university’s Global Expansion Program. From November 2011 to August 2014, Ms. Clinton also worked as a special correspondent for NBC News. Prior to these efforts, Ms. Clinton worked as an associate at McKinsey & Company, a consulting firm, from August 2003 to October 2006, and as an associate at Avenue Capital Group, an

investment firm, from October 2006 to November 2009. Ms. Clinton also currently serves on the board of directors of IAC, The School of American Ballet, Clover Health and Nurx Inc.; the Board of Overseers of the Weill Cornell Medical College and the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; the Board of Trustees of the Africa Center; and as Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the Of Many Institute at New York University. She currently serves as an advisor to LiveSafe, Inc. Ms. Clinton holds a B.A. from Stanford, an MPH from Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health and both an MPhil and a Doctorate in International Relations from Oxford University.

Board Membership Qualifications: Ms. Clinton’s broad public policy experience, keen intellectual acumen and youthful perspective enhance the diversity of experience, backgrounds and opinions represented on the Board.

Jon T. Gieselman

Mr. Gieselman has been a director of Expedia Group since December 2019. Mr. Gieselman has served as Vice President of Services Marketing at Apple, Inc. since May of 2016, where he is responsible for the global marketing and sales functions for Apple’s Services Support Group, which includes Apple Music and iTunes. From October 2015 through January 2016, Mr. Gieselman served as Senior Vice President of Marketing at DirecTV, Inc., a direct broadcast satellite service provider having previously served in senior marketing roles at Sears Holding Corporation, Home Shopping Network and Ray-Ban Sunglasses. Mr. Gieselman holds a B.A. from Boston College and an M.B.A. from St. John Fisher College. He was inducted into the American Advertising Federation’s Advertising Hall of Achievement in 2008.

Board Membership Qualifications: Mr. Gieselman provides valuable expertise in the fields of marketing, advertising and sales, as well as significant experience leading global marketing organizations.

Craig A. Jacobson

Mr. Jacobson has been a director of Expedia Group since December 2007. Mr. Jacobson is a founding partner at the law firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller & Gellman, L.L.P., where he has practiced entertainment law for the past 32 years. Mr. Jacobson is currently a member of the board of directors of Charter Communications, Inc., Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation and Oaktree Strategic Income Corporation, having previously served as a director of Tribune Media Company (from December 2010 until its merger with Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in September 2019), of Ticketmaster (from August 2008 until its merger with Live Nation, Inc. in January 2010), as well as of privately-held companies Aver Media, a Canadian lending institution and Eventful Inc., a digital media company. Mr. Jacobson was a co-founder of New Form Digital, formerly a venture with Discovery Communications, focusing on short form digital content and Whisper Advisors, a boutique investment banking/advisory company.

Board Membership Qualifications: Mr. Jacobson has extensive legal and business knowledge and experience in corporate governance matters. Mr. Jacobson also has significant financial knowledge gained during his thirty years practicing law and advising media companies, as well as his service as a director serving on public and private company boards.

Dara Khosrowshahi

Mr. Khosrowshahi has been a director of Expedia Group since completion of the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off. Mr. Khosrowshahi has served as the Chief Executive Officer of Uber Technologies, Inc. since August 2017. Previously, Mr. Khosrowshahi served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Expedia Group from the completion of the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off until August 2017. Mr. Khosrowshahi served as the Chief Executive Officer of IAC Travel, a division of IAC, from January 2005 to the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off date. Prior to his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of IAC Travel, Mr. Khosrowshahi served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAC from January 2002 to January 2005, as IAC’s Executive Vice President, Operations and Strategic Planning, from July 2000 to January 2002 and as President, USA Networks Interactive, a division of IAC, from 1999 to 2000. Mr. Khosrowshahi joined IAC in 1998 as Vice President of Strategic Planning and was promoted to Senior Vice President in 1999. Mr. Khosrowshahi worked at Allen & Company LLC from 1991 to 1998, where he served as Vice President from 1995 to 1998. Mr. Khosrowshahi also served as director of TripAdvisor, Inc., from the TripAdvisor Spin-Off until February 2013 and The New York Times Company from May 2015 to September 2017.

Board Membership Qualifications: Mr. Khosrowshahi possesses in-depth experience with and knowledge of the online travel industry gained through his prior service as Chief Executive Officer of IAC Travel, as Chief Executive Officer of Expedia Group and as a director of TripAdvisor, Inc. and trivago N.V. Mr. Khosrowshahi also has a high level of financial literacy and expertise regarding mergers, acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions.

Alexander von Furstenberg

Mr. von Furstenberg has been a director of Expedia Group since December 2015. Mr. von Furstenberg currently serves as Chief Investment Officer of Ranger Global Advisors, LLC (“Ranger”), a family office focused on value-based investing, which he founded in June 2011. Prior to founding Ranger, Mr. von Furstenberg founded Arrow Capital Management, LLC, a private investment firm focused on global public equities, where he served as Co-Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer since 2003. Mr. von Furstenberg has served as a member of the board of directors of IAC since 2008, Liberty Expedia since November 2016, La Scogliera, an Italian financial holding company, since December 2016 and served as a member of the board of directors of W.P. Stewart & Co. Ltd., a Bermuda based asset management firm, until the company was acquired in December 2013. Since 2001, he has acted as Chief Investment Officer of Arrow Investments, Inc., the private investment office that serves his family. Mr. von Furstenberg also serves as a partner and Co-Chairman of the board of Diane von Furstenberg Studio, LLC. In addition to the philanthropic work accomplished through his position as a director of The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation, Mr. von Furstenberg also serves on the board of directors of Friends of the High Line.

Board Membership Qualifications: Mr. von Furstenberg has private investment and board experience, which the Board of Directors believes give him particular insight into capital markets and investment strategy, as well as a high level of financial literacy. Mr. von Furstenberg is Mr. Diller’s stepson.

Julie Whalen

Ms. Whalen has been a director of Expedia Group since June 2019. Ms. Whalen is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Williams-Sonoma, Inc., a global specialty retailer, where she is responsible for overseeing Williams-Sonoma’s global financial departments including controllership, corporate financial planning and analysis, tax, treasury, investor relations, risk management and internal audit and has shared accountability of the brand finance functions. She joined Williams-Sonoma in 2001 in the corporate financial planning organization and progressed through positions of increasing responsibility from Vice President, Corporate Controller to Senior Vice President and Treasurer, and was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2012. Ms. Whalen began her career in public accounting with KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. Ms. Whalen is a Certified Public Accountant and holds both a B.S. in accounting and a J.D. from Pepperdine University.

Board Membership Qualifications: Ms. Whalen has extensive experience in public company finance, accounting and SEC reporting matters. As a senior leader of another large public company, she also brings corporate governance, risk management, investor relations and operational expertise to our board.

Information Concerning Executive Officers

Background information about each of Expedia Group’s executive officers, who does not also serve as a director of Expedia Group, is provided below, as of April 13, 2020.

NameAgePosition With Expedia Group, Inc.
Robert J. Dzielak49Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Eric M. Hart44Chief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
Lance A. Soliday47Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller

Robert J. Dzielak has served as Expedia Group’s Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since March 2018, previously serving as its Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since April 2012. Mr. Dzielak had previously served as Senior Vice President and acting General Counsel since October 2011. Since joining the Company as Assistant General Counsel in April 2006 and through his service as Vice President and Associate General Counsel between February 2007 and October 2011, Mr. Dzielak held primary responsibility for the worldwide litigation portfolio of the Company and its brands. Prior to joining Expedia Group, Mr. Dzielak was a partner at the law firm of Preston, Gates and Ellis, LLP (now K&L Gates LLP), where his practice focused on commercial and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Dzielak received his J.D. from The John Marshall Law School. Mr. Dzielak is currently a member of the Supervisory Board of trivago, N.V.

Eric M. Hart has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Expedia Group since April 2020, overseeing Expedia Group’s accounting, financial reporting and analysis, investor relations, treasury, internal audit, tax, and real estate teams. Mr. Hart had served as acting Chief Financial Officer since the departure of the former Chief Financial Officer in December of 2019. Mr. Hart has also served as Expedia Group’s Chief Strategy Officer since November 1, 2019 with responsibility for the Company’s strategy and business development, as well as global M&A and investments. Prior to assuming the Chief Strategy

Officer position, Mr. Hart served as the General Manager of the Company’s CarRentals.com brand for nearly three years. Prior to that, he oversaw corporate strategy for the Company, leading some of the Company’s largest acquisitions. Before joining Expedia Group, Mr. Hart spent time as a Vice President at Lake Capital, as a Project Leader at Boston Consulting Group, and as a Consultant at Accenture. Mr. Hart holds a bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University and a Master’s in Business Administration from University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Lance A. Soliday has served as Expedia Group’s Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller since February 2017, and as Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller from September 2011 until February 2017 and, prior to that, as Senior Director, Financial Reporting since February 2009. Mr. Soliday has previously served as the Company’s Director, Financial Reporting since December 2006 and Director, Accounting Research since joining the Company in May 2006. Prior to joining Expedia Group, Mr. Soliday held various roles in the finance departments of Amazon.com and Microsoft Corporation. Previously, Mr. Soliday was an accountant with Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Soliday received his bachelor’s degree from Central Washington University and is a certified public accountant.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), Expedia Group officers and directors and persons who beneficially own more than 10% of a registered class of Expedia Group’s equity securities are required to file initial statements of beneficial ownership (Form 3) and statements of changes in beneficial ownership (Forms 4 and 5) with the SEC. Such persons are required by the rules of the SEC to furnish Expedia Group with copies of all such forms they file. Based solely on a review of the copies of such forms furnished to the Company and/or written representations that no additional forms were required, we believe that all of the Company’s directors, officers and 10% beneficial holders complied with all of the reporting requirements applicable to them with respect to transactions during 2019.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics for Directors and Senior Financial Officers (the “Code of Ethics”) that applies to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, and is a “code of ethics” as defined by applicable rules of the SEC. The Code of Ethics is posted on our corporate website at www.expediagroup.com/Investors under the “Corporate Governance” tab. If we make any substantive amendments to the Code of Ethics or grant any waiver, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Ethics to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, or Chief Accounting Officer and Controller, we will disclose the nature of the amendment or waiver on that website or in a report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC.

Board Committees

Currently, the Board of Directors has the following standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nominating Committee and the Executive Committee. Prior to July 26, 2019, the Company also had a Section 16 Committee, which was disbanded in connection with the closing of the Liberty Expedia Transaction.

The Audit, Compensation and Nominating Committees operate under written charters adopted by the Board of Directors. These charters are available on the “Corporate Governance” page of the “Investors” section of the Company’s corporate website at www.expediagroup.com. The following table sets forth the members of each standing committee.

NameAudit CommitteeCompensation Committee**(4)**Executive CommitteeNominating Committee**(7)**
Barry Diller——X—
Peter M. Kern——X—
Samuel Altman(1)(2)————
Susan C. Athey(1)————
A. George “Skip” Battle(1)X (Chair)———
Chelsea Clinton(1)—X (Chair)—X
Jon T. Gieselman(1)(3)———
Craig A. Jacobson(1)(4)XX—X (Chair)
Dara Khosrowshahi(5)————
Alexander von Furstenberg————
Julie Whalen(1)(6)X———
(1)Independent director.
(2)Mr. Altman was elected to the Board, effective September 10, 2019.
(3)Mr. Gieselman was elected to the Board, effective December 3, 2019.
(4)Mr. Jacobson stepped down as Co-Chair of the Compensation Committee, effective September 10, 2019.
(5)Mr. Khosrowshahi stepped down as a member of the Nominating Committee, effective March 12, 2020.
(6)Ms. Whalen was elected to the Board and appointed to the Audit Committee, effective June 5, 2019.
(7)The Nominating Committee was formed effective as of July 26, 2019, with the tenure of each member commencing on such date.

The Board of Directors has determined that each of Mses. Athey, Clinton and Whalen, and Messrs. Altman, Battle, Gieselman, and Jacobson is an “independent director” as defined by the Nasdaq listing rules. In making its independence determinations, the Nominating Committee (for nominations made after the Nominating Committee’s formation) and Board considered the applicable legal standards and any relevant transactions, relationships or arrangements, including:

•consulting services provided by Ms. Athey to the Company for which she did not receive additional compensation; and
•Ms. Clinton’s service as a member of IAC’s board of directors; and
•legal services provided to a subsidiary of IAC by the law firm in which Mr. Jacobson is a partner.

Audit Committee. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of three non-employee directors: Messrs. Battle and Jacobson and Ms. Whalen. Mr. Battle is the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Board has determined that (i) each of the directors serving on our Audit Committee is independent within the meaning of SEC and Nasdaq rules and is able to read and understand fundamental financial statements as required by Nasdaq rules, and (ii) each of Mr. Battle and Ms. Whalen is an “audit committee financial expert,” as defined under the SEC rules.

The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board, pursuant to which the Audit Committee is granted the responsibilities and authority necessary to comply with Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. The full text of the current Audit Committee charter is available in the Corporate Governance section of our corporate website at www.expediagroup.com. The Audit Committee is appointed by the Board to assist the Board with a variety of matters discussed in detail in its charter, including monitoring: (1) the integrity of the Company’s financial reporting process, (2) the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence, (3) the performance of Company’s internal audit function and the independent registered public accounting firm and (4) the Company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

The Audit Committee met eight times in 2019. The formal report of the Audit Committee with respect to the year ended December 31, 2019, is set forth under the heading “Audit Committee Report” below.

Compensation Committee. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of two directors: Ms. Clinton, who is also Chair, and Mr. Jacobson. On June 20, 2018, Ms. Clinton was appointed to the Compensation

Committee and Mr. Jacobson was appointed Co-Chair of the Compensation Committee. On June 5, 2019, Ms. Clinton was appointed Co-Chair of the Compensation Committee. Mr. Jacobson subsequently resigned as Co-Chair on September 10, 2019 and Ms. Clinton became sole Chair of the Compensation Committee. In 2019, the Compensation Committee met six times and acted by unanimous written consent three times. Mr. Dolgen and Ms. Coe were both members of the Compensation Committee in 2019 until their resignations from the Board effective June 5, 2019 and July 26, 2019, respectively.

Each director who served during 2019 as a Compensation Committee member satisfied (with the exception of Ms. Coe), and each current member of the Compensation Committee satisfies, the independence requirements for Compensation Committee members during such service under the standards imposed by the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq. No director who served in 2019 as a Compensation Committee member was, and no current member of the Compensation Committee is, an employee of Expedia Group during such service.

The Compensation Committee is responsible for, among other matters, (1) administering and overseeing the Company’s executive compensation program, including salary matters, bonus plans and stock compensation plans, and (2) approving all grants of equity awards (except to the extent described below in “Section 16 Committee” through July 26, 2019), (3) oversight of the Company’s succession plans relating to members of the Company’s senior management team other than the CEO, (4) oversight and administration of compensation-related policies applicable to the Company’s senior management, and (5) oversight and guidance on the Company’s strategic diversity and inclusion initiatives and establishing the Company’s general compensation philosophy and oversight of compensation and benefits programs. The responsibilities described in items (3) through (5) above constitute an expansion of the Compensation Committee’s previous role, which was approved by the Board on September 10, 2019. A description of the Company’s processes and procedures for the consideration and determination of executive compensation is included in section below titled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis” in Item 11, “Executive Compensation.”

Section 16 Committee. In 2019, Mr. Jacobson was Co-Chair and Ms. Clinton was a member of the Section 16 Committee until it was disbanded, effective July 26, 2019 in connection with the closing of the Liberty Expedia Transaction. Mr. Dolgen was also a member of the Section 16 Committee in 2019 until his resignation from the Board on June 5, 2019. In 2019, the Section 16 Committee met four times.

Each director who served as a Section 16 Committee member during 2019 through its disbanding in July 2019 member was an “independent director” as defined by the Nasdaq listing rules and satisfied the definition of “non-employee director” for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act during such service. The Section 16 Committee was authorized to exercise all powers of the Board of Directors with respect to matters governed by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, including approving grants of equity awards to Expedia Group’s executive officers.

Compensation Consultant Independence. During 2019, management retained Compensia, Inc., a compensation consulting firm (“Compensia”), to conduct a review of Expedia Group’s compensation peer groups, and to compile data from proxy statements and other SEC filings of peer companies regarding compensation for certain executive officer positions and provided Compensia instruction and direction consistent therewith. The Compensation Committee considered various factors bearing upon Compensia’s independence including, but not limited to, the amount of fees received by Compensia from Expedia Group as a percentage of Compensia’s total revenue, Compensia’s policies and procedures designed to prevent conflicts of interest, and the existence of any business or personal relationship that could impact Compensia’s independence. After reviewing these and other factors, the Compensation Committee determined that Compensia was independent and that its engagement did not present any conflicts of interest.

Compensation Policies and Practices Risk Assessment. Consistent with SEC disclosure requirements, management has assessed compensation policies and practices for Company employees and has concluded that such policies and practices do not create risks that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee of the Board of Directors, which was formed effective as of July 26, 2019, currently consists of two directors: Ms. Clinton and Mr. Jacobson, each of whom was appointed to the Nominating Committee effective July 26, 2019. Mr. Khosrowshahi, who was also appointed to the Nominating Committee on July 26, 2019, subsequently stepped down from the Nominating Committee on March 12, 2020 to comply with Nasdaq corporate governance requirements related to director independence. The Nominating Committee functions pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors. The Nominating Committee is appointed by the Board to assist the Board by: (i) identifying, reviewing and evaluating individuals qualified to become Board members; (ii) recommending director nominees for the next annual meeting of stockholders and nominees to fill vacancies on the Board as necessary; and (iii) making recommendations with respect to the compensation and benefits of directors. In 2019, the Nominating Committee acted once by unanimous written consent.

Executive Committee. The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors currently consists of two directors: Messrs. Diller and Kern. Mr. Okerstrom served as a member of the Executive Committee in 2019 until his resignation as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors on December 3, 2019. In 2019, the Executive Committee met four times. The Executive Committee has all the power and authority of the Board of Directors, except those powers specifically reserved to the Board by Delaware law.

Other Committees. As described in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by Expedia Group on November 7, 2019, in connection with the Company’s acquisition of Liberty Expedia, three lawsuits were filed by Expedia Group stockholders in the Delaware Court of Chancery against the Company and all then-current and one former member of the Board, alleging, among other things, that the individual defendants violated their fiduciary duties by wrongfully causing the Company to enter into certain agreements with Mr. Diller in connection with the acquisition of Liberty Expedia by Expedia Group on July 26, 2019. On September 20, 2019, the court appointed a lead plaintiff and its counsel, and ordered the filing of a consolidated amended complaint. In October 2019, plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint. The action is captioned In re Expedia Group Stockholders Litigation, Consolidated Case No. 2019-0494-JTL (the “Litigation”).

On December 3, 2019, the Board formed a Special Litigation Committee to investigate and evaluate the claims raised in the Litigation and to prepare a report, arrive at a decision and take such other action in connection with the Litigation as the Special Litigation Committee deems necessary or appropriate and in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders, in accordance with Delaware law. The Special Litigation Committee’s determinations shall be final and binding upon the Company and not subject to review by the Board. The Special Litigation Committee is authorized to retain such independent legal counsel, financial advisors, or other consultants and advisors as it deems necessary or appropriate in connection with investigating and evaluating the claims alleged in the Litigation.

The Board appointed Julie Whalen and Jon T. Gieselman, both of whom are independent, non-management members of the Board and neither of whom served on the Board at the time of the challenged transaction, to serve on the Special Litigation Committee.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Overview

2019 Named Executive Officers. This Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes Expedia Group’s executive compensation program as it relates to the following individuals who are “named executive officers” of Expedia Group for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019:

NamePosition With Expedia Group, Inc.
Barry DillerChairman/Senior Executive
Peter KernVice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Robert DzielakChief Legal Officer and Secretary
Eric HartChief Financial Officer and Chief Strategy Officer
Lance SolidaySenior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
Mark OkerstromFormer President and Chief Executive Officer
Alan PickerillFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

2019 Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Changes. On December 3, 2019, the Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Mark Okerstrom as Expedia Group’s President, Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors and of Alan Pickerill as Expedia Group’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, in each case effective immediately. The Board also approved the appointment of Eric Hart to serve as acting Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Mr. Pickerill, while continuing to serve as Expedia Group’s Chief Strategy Officer. In connection with these changes, Chairman of the Board and Senior Executive, Barry Diller, and Vice Chairman of the Board, Peter Kern, agreed to jointly preside over the Company’s day to day operations. Compensation arrangements for Messrs. Okerstrom and Pickerill in connection with these changes are described in the section below titled “Severance - Okerstrom and Pickerill Severance.”

Compensation Program Philosophy and Objectives

Expedia Group’s executive compensation program is designed to attract, motivate, retain and reward highly skilled executives with the business experience and acumen that we believe are necessary for achievement of Expedia Group’s long-term business objectives. We support a pay for performance culture where employees are rewarded for individual, business and overall company success. The executive compensation program is designed to reward short- and long-term performance and to align the financial interests of executive officers with the interests of our stockholders. To that end, we believe that compensation packages provided to executive officers should generally include both annual cash (including performance-based bonus opportunities) and a significant longer-term equity-based component. We evaluate both performance and compensation levels to ensure that:

•Expedia Group maintains its ability to attract and retain outstanding employees in executive positions;
•the compensation provided to Expedia Group’s executives remains competitive with the compensation paid to similarly situated executives at comparable companies; and
•Expedia Group’s compensation programs are applied in an internally consistent manner and fall within pre-established cash and equity compensation budgets.

Roles of the Compensation Committee and Section 16 Committee

Historically, Expedia Group has had a Compensation Committee and a Section 16 Committee that together had primary responsibility for establishing the compensation of Expedia Group’s named executive officers. The Compensation Committee was responsible for (i) administering and overseeing Expedia Group’s executive compensation program, including salary matters, bonus plans and equity compensation plans, and (ii) approving all grants of equity awards, but excluding matters governed by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. The Section 16 Committee was responsible for administering and overseeing matters governed by Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, including approving grants of equity awards to executive officers. The Board of Directors disbanded the Section 16 Committee, effective July 26, 2019 and approved amendments to the Compensation Committee charter on September 10, 2019. For additional details regarding the amended Compensation Committee charter, as well as changes to the composition of the Compensation Committee, see “Board Committees - Compensation Committee” and “Board Committees - Section 16 Committee” in Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.”

The Compensation Committee is appointed by the Board of Directors and, with the exception of Ms. Coe during her tenure, each member satisfied the independence requirements for Compensation Committee members under the current standards imposed by the rules of the SEC and Nasdaq. The Section 16 Committee was also appointed by the Board of Directors and consisted entirely of directors who were “non-employee directors” for purposes of Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act. For the purposes of this Compensation Discussion and Analysis, we refer to the Compensation Committee and Section 16 Committee collectively as the “Compensation Committees.”

Role of Executive Officers

Expedia Group management participates in reviewing and refining Expedia Group’s executive compensation program. In the first quarter of 2019, Mr. Diller and Mr. Okerstrom, then the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, met with the Compensation Committees to discuss their views on corporate performance, individual executive officer performance, and compensation packages for the executive team. Mr. Okerstrom reviewed with the Compensation Committees the performance of Expedia Group and each named executive officer, other than himself and Messrs. Diller and Kern, and made recommendations with respect to the appropriate base salary, annual cash bonus and grants of long-term equity incentive awards. Mr. Diller met separately with the Compensation Committees to discuss his own, Mr. Kern’s and Mr. Okerstrom’s performance, and to recommend an appropriate compensation package for Messrs. Kern and Okerstrom. The Compensation Committees then discussed each recommendation, with each of Messrs. Diller and Okerstrom absent when his respective compensation is discussed. After considering these recommendations and other considerations discussed below, the Compensation Committees determined the annual compensation package for each executive officer.

In the first quarter of 2020, a similar process was followed with respect to approval of the executive officer’s annual cash bonuses for 2019, except that Mr. Diller and Mr. Kern discussed corporate performance, individual executive officer performance and recommended compensation.

Role of Compensation Consultants

In connection with the Company’s annual compensation review meetings in each of 2019 and 2020, Compensia, Inc., an independent compensation consulting firm, was retained to conduct an independent review of the prior year’s compensation peer group for positions held by executive officers and to compile data from proxy statements and other SEC filings of peer

companies regarding compensation for executive officer positions, where available. Compensia also advised the Compensation Committees with regard to a performance-based restricted stock unit award granted to Mr. Kern in March 2019, which is discussed below in the section titled “Compensation Program Elements-Equity Compensation.” Expedia Group also regularly uses non-customized survey or other data from a number of compensation consulting firms. A more detailed description of the compensation peer group review and use of survey and other data provided by compensation consultants is included below in the section titled “Role of Peer Groups, Surveys and Benchmarking.”

Role of Stockholder Say-on-Pay Votes

Expedia Group provides its stockholders with the opportunity to cast a triennial advisory vote on execu

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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Equity Compensation Plan Information

The following table summarizes information, as of December 31, 2019, relating to Expedia’s equity compensation plans pursuant to which grants of stock options, restricted stock, RSUs or other rights to acquire shares may be granted from time to time.

Plan CategoryNumber of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (A)****(1)Weighted- Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights ($)(B)Number of Securities Remaining Available for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column (A))(C)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(2)13,053,273102.945(3)7,451,740(4)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders(5)3,404—(6)96,315
Total13,056,6777,548,055
(1)Excludes 61,504 securities with a weighted-average exercise price of $108.488 to be issued upon the exercise of outstanding stock options, which were granted pursuant to plans assumed by the Company in connection with the acquisition of HomeAway, Inc.
(2)Information relating to the Expedia Group 2005 Plan, and the Expedia Group, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plans (“ESPP”).
(3)Excludes the following equity-based awards outstanding as of December 31, 2019: (i) 4,130,355 securities issuable in connection with RSUs for which there is no related exercise price; (ii) grants of 33,581 SARs with a weighted-average exercise price of $105.431; and (3) grants of 17,364 cash-settled RSUs.
(4)Includes 6,844,939 securities remaining available for issuance under the Expedia Group 2005 Plan, and 606,801 securities remaining available for issuance under the ESPP.
(5)Includes the Director Deferred Compensation Plan, as described in "Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan" in Item 11*.*
(6)Excludes outstanding share units for which there is no related exercise price.

Beneficial Ownership Table

The following table presents information as of April 13, 2020 relating to the beneficial ownership of Expedia Group’s capital stock by (i) each person or entity known to the Company to own beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares of Expedia Group’s common stock and Class B common stock, (ii) each current director of Expedia Group, (iii) each named executive officer, and (iv) all executive officers and directors of Expedia Group, as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, beneficial owners listed in the table may be contacted at Expedia Group’s corporate headquarters at 1111 Expedia Group Way W., Seattle, Washington 98119. As of April 13, 2020, there were 135,454,247 and 5,523,452 shares of Expedia Group common stock and Class B common stock, respectively, outstanding.

For each beneficial owner listed, the number of shares of Expedia Group common stock and the percentage of each such class listed assumes the conversion or exercise of any Expedia Group equity securities owned by such owner that are or will become exercisable, and the vesting of any Expedia Group stock options and/or RSUs that will vest, within 60 days of April 13, 2020, but does not assume the conversion, exercise or vesting of any such equity securities owned by any other owner. Shares of Expedia Group Class B common stock may, at the option of the holder, be converted on a one-for-one basis into shares of Expedia Group common stock. The percentage of votes for all classes of Expedia Group’s capital stock is based on one vote for each share of common stock and ten votes for each share of Class B common stock. See “New Governance Agreement” in Item 13 “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions, and Director Independence—Relationships Involving Significant Stockholders, Named Executive Officers and Directors—Relationships Involving Mr. Diller” below for a description of the Purchase/Exchange Right (as defined below) and its potential effect on the Company’s ownership structure.

Common StockClass B Common StockPercent (%) of Votes (All Classes)
Beneficial OwnerShares%Shares%
The Vanguard Group 100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 1935515,569,130(1)11.49——5.9
BlackRock, Inc. 55 East 52nd Street New York, NY 100559,802,061(2)7.2——3.7
PAR Investment Partners, L.P. 200 Clarendon Street, Fl 48 Boston, MA 021167,898,413(3)5.8——3.0
Melvin Capital Management LP. 535 Madison Avenue, 22nd Floor New York, NY 100226,835,486(4)5.0——2.6
Barry Diller523,595(5)*12,799,999(5)100.048.7
Beneficial Ownership Excluding Shares Subject to the New Governance Agreement Purchase/Exchange Right523,595(6)*5,523,452(6)100.029.2
Peter M. Kern92,174(7)*——*
Samuel Altman20,000(8)*——*
Susan C. Athey3,454(9)*——*
A. George “Skip” Battle46,362(10)*——*
Chelsea Clinton5,768(11)*——*
Jon T. Gieselman2,393(12)*——*
Craig A. Jacobson32,472(13)*——*
Dara Khosrowshahi900,999(14)*——*
Alexander von Furstenberg9,972(15)*439,552(14)3.41.7
Julie Whalen693(16)*——*
Robert J. Dzielak348,941(17)*——*
Eric Hart83,011(18)*——*
Lance Soliday48,304(19)*——*
Mark Okerstrom760,625(20)*——*
Alan Pickerill85,347(21)*——*
All current executive officers, directors and director nominees, and former executive officers who served in 2019, as a group (16 persons)2,964,110(22)2.212,799,999100.0049.3
*The percentage of shares beneficially owned does not exceed 1% of the class.
(1)Based on information filed on Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13G with the SEC on February 12, 2020 by The Vanguard Group, reporting sole voting power over 216,034 shares of common stock, shared voting power over 44,612 shares of common stock, sole dispositive power over 15,321,487 shares of common stock and shared dispositive power over 247,643 shares of common stock.
(2)Based on information filed on Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G with the SEC on February 5, 2020 by BlackRock, Inc. reporting sole voting power over 8,615,112 shares of common stock and sole dispositive power over 9,802,061 shares of common stock.
(3)Based on information filed on Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13G with the SEC on February 14, 2020 by PAR Investment Partners, L.P., PAR Group II, L.P. and PAR Capital Management, Inc. reporting sole voting power and sole dispositive power over 7,898,413 shares of common stock.
(4)Based on information filed on Schedule 13G with the SEC on March 6, 2020 by Melvin Capital Management LP reporting shared voting power of 6,835,486 shares of common stock and shared dispositive power over 6,835,486 shares of common stock.
(5)Consists of (i) 8,558 shares of common stock held directly, (ii) options to purchase 512,500 shares of common stock held by Mr. Diller that are exercisable within 60 days of April 13, 2020 and 2,537 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020, (iii) 5,083,900 shares of Class B common stock held by Mr. Diller, (iv) 439,552 shares of Class B common stock held by a private foundation as to which Mr. Diller disclaims beneficial ownership and (v) 7,276,547 shares of Class B common stock that Mr. Diller may have the right to acquire within 60 days of April 13, 2020 pursuant to the New Governance Agreement. Excludes shares of common stock and options to purchase shares of common stock held by Mr. Diller’s spouse, as to which Mr. Diller disclaims beneficial ownership.
(6)Excludes shares of Class B common stock that Mr. Diller may have the right to acquire within 60 days of April 13, 2020 pursuant to the New Governance Agreement. Excludes shares of common stock and options to purchase shares of common stock held by Mr. Diller’s spouse, as to which Mr. Diller disclaims beneficial ownership.
(7)Consists of 90,906.723 (unrounded) shares of common stock held by Mr. Kern, all of which were pledged as part of collateral to secure a loan account to Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and 1,268 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020. Mr. Kern also holds 25,459 American Depository Shares of trivago N.V. and options to purchase 157,815 American Depository Shares of trivago N.V. that are exercisable within 60 days of April 13, 2020, which represents less than 1% of the outstanding Class A shares of trivago N.V.
(8)Consists of 20,000 shares of common stock held by Mr. Altman.
(9)Consists of 1,462 shares of common stock held by Ms. Athey, and 1,992 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(10)Consists of 44,370 shares of common stock held by Mr. Battle, and 1,992 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(11)Consists of 3,776 shares of common stock held by Ms. Clinton, and 1,992 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(12)Consists of 2,393 shares of common stock held by Mr. Gieselman.
(13)Consists of 30,480 shares of common stock held by Mr. Jacobson, and 1,992 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(14)Consists of 427,677 shares of common stock held by Mr. Khosrowshahi, of which 346,198 shares were pledged as collateral to secure a revolving line of credit account to Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., 21,910 shares of common stock held by a trust as to which Mr. Khosrowshahi disclaims beneficial ownership, options to purchase 450,000 shares of common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of April 13, 2020, and 1,412 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(15)Consists of 7,980 shares of common stock held by Mr. von Furstenberg, 1,992 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020 and 439,552 shares of Class B common stock held by a private foundation over which Mr. von Furstenberg has certain voting and disposition authority.
(16)Consists of 693 RSUs granted to Ms. Whalen that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(17)Consists of 34,546 shares of common stock held by Mr. Dzielak, options to purchase 313,253 shares of common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of April 13, 2020 and 1,142 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(18)Consists of 5,474 shares of common stock held by Mr. Hart, options to purchase 77,284 shares of common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of April 13, 2020 and 253 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(19)Consists of 6,496 shares of common stock held by Mr. Soliday, options to purchase 41,580 shares of common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of April 13, 2020, and 228 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(20)Consists of options held by Mr. Okerstrom to purchase 760,625 shares of common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(21)Consists of 2,798 shares of common stock held by Mr. Pickerill and options to purchase 82,549 shares of common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of April 13, 2020.
(22)Consists of (i) 708,826 shares of common stock, (ii) options to purchase 2,237,791 shares of common stock that are exercisable within 60 days of April 13, 2020 and (iii) 17,493 RSUs that will vest within 60 days of April 13, 2020.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Review and Approval or Ratification of Related Person Transactions

In general, the Company will enter into or ratify a “related person transaction” only when, pursuant to the Audit Committee charter, it has been approved by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Related persons include the Company’s executive officers, directors, 5% or more beneficial owners of our common stock, immediate family members of these persons and entities in which one of these persons has a direct or indirect material interest. Related person transactions are transactions that meet the minimum threshold for disclosure in the proxy statement under the relevant SEC rules (generally, transactions involving amounts exceeding $120,000 in which a related person or entity has a direct or indirect material interest). While we have no written policy, when a potential related person transaction is identified, management presents it to the Audit Committee to determine whether to approve or ratify. When determining whether to approve, ratify, disapprove or reject any related person transaction, the Audit Committee considers all relevant factors, including the extent of the related person’s interest in the transaction, whether the terms are commercially reasonable and whether the related person transaction is consistent with the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

The legal and accounting departments work with business units throughout the Company to identify potential related person transactions prior to execution. In addition, the Company takes the following steps with regard to related person transactions:

•On an annual basis, each director, director nominee and executive officer of the Company completes a director and officer questionnaire that requires disclosure of any transaction, arrangement or relationship with the Company during the last fiscal year in which the director or executive officer, or any member of his or her immediate family, had a direct or indirect material interest.
•Each director, director nominee and executive officer is expected to promptly notify the Company’s legal department of any direct or indirect interest that such person or an immediate family member of such person had, has or may have in a transaction in which the Company participates.
•The Company performs a quarterly search of its accounts payable, accounts receivable and other databases to identify any other potential related person transactions that may require disclosure.
•Any reported transaction that the Company’s legal department determines may qualify as a related person transaction is referred to the Audit Committee.

If any related person transaction is not approved, the Audit Committee may take such action as it may deem necessary or desirable in the best interests of the Company and its stockholders.

Relationships Involving Significant Stockholders, Named Executive Officers and Directors

Relationships Involving Mr. Diller

Mr. Diller is Chairman and Senior Executive of Expedia Group. Simultaneously with the entry into the Merger Agreement described below under “- Relationships Involving Expedia Group and Liberty Expedia”:

•Barry Diller, The Diller Foundation d/b/a The Diller - von Furstenberg Family Foundation (the “Family Foundation”), Liberty Expedia and Expedia Group entered into an Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”);
•Expedia Group and Mr. Diller entered into a Second Amended and Restated Governance Agreement (the “New Governance Agreement”) and on August 8, 2019 the Family Foundation signed a joinder to certain sections of the New Governance Agreement, which New Governance Agreement was subsequently amended on April 10, 2020;
•Mr. Diller, Liberty Expedia and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of Liberty Expedia entered into a Stockholders Agreement Termination Agreement, pursuant to which the former Stockholders Agreement between Mr. Diller and Liberty Expedia terminated on July 26, 2019, upon the closing of the Liberty Expedia Transaction; and
•Mr. Diller, Expedia Group, Liberty Expedia and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of Liberty Expedia entered into a Governance Agreement Termination Agreement, pursuant to which the Amended and Restated Governance Agreement, dated as of December 20, 2011, as amended, among Expedia Group, Liberty Expedia, Mr. Diller and certain wholly owned subsidiaries of Liberty Expedia (the “Former Governance Agreement”), terminated as to Liberty Expedia on July 26, 2019, upon the closing of the Liberty Expedia Transaction.

On July 26, 2019, pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, immediately prior to the closing of the Liberty Expedia Transaction, Mr. Diller and the Family Foundation exchanged with Liberty Expedia 5,523,452 shares of Expedia Group common stock, for the same number of shares of Class B common stock (such shares of Class B common stock, collectively, the “Original Shares”) held by Liberty Expedia. Immediately thereafter, the Liberty Expedia Transaction closed, in connection with which Liberty Expedia became an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Expedia Group and was then merged into a wholly owned subsidiary of Expedia Group.

New Governance Agreement. Pursuant to the New Governance Agreement, Mr. Diller has the right (the “Purchase/Exchange Right”), previously exercisable through April 26, 2020, from time to time in whole or in part, to (1) exchange with Expedia Group (or its wholly owned subsidiary) an equivalent number of shares of Expedia Group common stock for, or (2) purchase from Expedia Group (or its wholly owned subsidiary), at a price per share equal to the average closing price of Expedia Group common stock for the five trading days immediately preceding notice of exercise, up to a number of shares of Class B common stock equal to 7,276,547 (any shares acquired pursuant to the Purchase/Exchange Right, the “Additional Shares”).

On April 10, 2020, Expedia Group and Mr. Diller entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the New Governance Agreement (as amended, the "Governance Agreement"). The Amendment was entered into pursuant to the stipulation and order entered by the Delaware Court of Chancery on March 30, 2020 (the “Order”), and was approved by the Special Litigation Committee of the Board formed on December 3, 2019 to, among other things, investigate and evaluate the claims raised against certain current and former members of the Board of Directors and officers of the Company in the consolidated action captioned In re Expedia Group Stockholders Litigation, Consolidated Case No. 2019-0494-JTL (the “Delaware Litigation”). Pursuant to the New Governance Agreement, the Amendment was also authorized by a majority of the Independent Directors (as defined in the New Governance Agreement) of Expedia Group. Pursuant to the Order, Mr. Diller may not exercise the Purchase/Exchange Right prior to the Special Litigation Committee notifying Mr. Diller that it has completed its investigation of the claims raised in the Delaware Litigation (the “Completion Date”). The Amendment extends the deadline by which Mr. Diller may exercise the Purchase/Exchange Right to the close of business on the forty-fifth day following the Completion Date.

Assuming the exercise in full by Mr. Diller of the Purchase/Exchange Right, the Original Shares and Additional Shares would collectively represent approximately 50.0% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Expedia Group common stock and Class B common stock as of April 13, 2020. The foregoing assumes that Mr. Diller exercises in full his right to acquire the Additional Shares solely by exchanging shares of Expedia Group common stock acquired in the open market (or otherwise, other than from Expedia Group). Were Mr. Diller to acquire the Additional Shares through cash purchases directly from Expedia Group (or its wholly owned subsidiary), the Original Shares and Additional Shares would collectively represent approximately 48.6% of the total voting power of all outstanding shares of Expedia Group common stock and Class B common stock as of April 13, 2020.

Prior to the transfer of any Additional Shares, a transferee must deliver a proxy granting Mr. Diller sole voting control over such shares and deliver a joinder agreement agreeing to be bound by certain terms of the Governance Agreement. Subject to limited exceptions, any transferred Additional Shares over which Mr. Diller does not maintain sole voting control will be automatically converted into shares of Expedia Group common stock.

All Additional Shares will be automatically converted into shares of Expedia Group common stock immediately following the earliest of (a) Mr. Diller’s death or disability; (b) such time as Mr. Diller no longer serves as Chairman or Senior Executive of Expedia Group, other than as a result of his removal (other than for “cause” as defined in the Governance Agreement) or failure to be nominated or elected when he is willing to serve in such position; and (c) aggregate transfers by Mr. Diller (or certain limited permitted transferees of Mr. Diller) of Original Shares exceeding 5% of the outstanding voting power of Expedia Group. Additionally, subject to limited exception, no current or future holder of Original Shares or Additional Shares may participate in, or vote in favor of, or tender shares into, any change of control transaction involving at least 50% of the outstanding shares or voting power of capital stock of Expedia Group, unless such transaction provides for the same per share consideration and mix of consideration (or election right) and the same participation rights for shares of Expedia Group common stock and Class B common stock. These requirements negotiated by the Special Committee and agreed to by Mr. Diller under the New Governance Agreement did not exist under the Former Governance Agreement.

The New Governance Agreement also provided that, at the first annual meeting of the Expedia Group stockholders following the closing of the Liberty Expedia Transaction and for which a preliminary proxy statement had not been filed prior to the closing of the Liberty Expedia Transaction, Expedia Group would propose, and Mr. Diller would vote in favor of, a proposal to amend Expedia Group’s Certificate of Incorporation to reflect the aforementioned transfer restrictions and provisions providing for automatic conversion of certain shares of Expedia Group Class B common stock, as well as the restrictions in respect of certain change-of-control transactions, reflected in the New Governance Agreement, which proposal was approved by stockholders at the Company’s 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on December 3, 2019.

Relationships Involving Expedia Group and Liberty Expedia

Former Governance Agreement. During 2018 through July 26, 2019, Liberty Expedia (as assignee of Qurate Retail, Inc. (“Qurate”)) was a party to the Former Governance Agreement, which was terminated as to Liberty Expedia on July 26, 2019 upon the closing of the Liberty Expedia Transaction described below. Under the Former Governance Agreement, Liberty Expedia had the right to nominate up to a number of directors equal to 20% of the total number of the directors on the Board (rounded up to the next whole number if the number of directors on the Board were not an even multiple of five) and had certain rights regarding committee participation, so long as Liberty Expedia satisfied certain stock ownership requirements. The Former Governance Agreement also provided Liberty Expedia with preemptive rights in connection with issuances and proposed issuances by Expedia Group of shares of Expedia Group common stock and Class B common stock that generally entitled it to purchase for cash a number of shares, subject to a cap, so as to maintain the same ownership interest in Expedia Group that Liberty Expedia held immediately prior to the issuance or proposed issuance.

Liberty Expedia Transaction. On April 15, 2019, Expedia Group entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 5, 2019 (the “Merger Agreement”), with Liberty Expedia, LEMS I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Expedia Group (“Merger LLC”), and LEMS II Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Merger LLC (“Merger Sub”), and certain other related agreements (the “Liberty Expedia Transaction”). The Merger Agreement provided for, among other things (i) the merger of Merger Sub with and into Liberty Expedia (the “Merger”), with Liberty Expedia surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Merger LLC, and (ii) immediately following the Merger, the merger of Liberty Expedia (as the surviving corporation in the Merger) with and into Merger LLC (the “Upstream Merger”, and together with the Merger, the “Combination”), with Merger LLC surviving the Upstream Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of Expedia Group.

Simultaneously with Expedia Group’s entry into the Merger Agreement, certain additional related agreements were entered into, including:

•An Assumption and Joinder Agreement to Tax Sharing Agreement by and among Expedia Group, Liberty Expedia’s and Qurate, pursuant to which Expedia Group agreed to assume, effective at the closing of the Combination, Liberty Expedia’s rights and obligations under the Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of November 4, 2016, by and between Qurate and Liberty Expedia;
•An Assumption Agreement Concerning Transaction Agreement Obligations by and among Expedia Group, Liberty Expedia’s, Qurate and the Malone Group, pursuant to which Expedia Group agreed to assume, effective at the closing of the Combination, certain of Liberty Expedia’s rights and obligations under the Transaction Agreement which survive the termination of the Transaction Agreement; and
•An Assumption and Joinder Agreement to Reorganization Agreement by and among Expedia Group, Liberty Expedia’s and Qurate, pursuant to which Expedia Group agreed to assume, effective at the closing of the Combination, Liberty Expedia’s rights and obligations under the Reorganization Agreement, dated as of October 26, 2016, by and between Qurate and Liberty Expedia.

On July 26, 2019, the Combination was completed. At the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), each share of Series A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Liberty Expedia (the “Liberty Expedia Series A common stock”) and Series B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Liberty Expedia (the “Liberty Expedia Series B common stock”) issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (except for shares held by Liberty Expedia as treasury stock or held directly by Expedia Group) was converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Expedia Group common stock such that each holder of record of shares of Liberty Expedia Series A common stock or Liberty Expedia Series B common stock had the right to receive, in the aggregate, a number of shares of Expedia Group common stock equal to the product of the total number of shares of such series of Liberty Expedia Series A common stock and Liberty Expedia Series B common stock held of record by such holder immediately prior to the Merger multiplied by an exchange ratio equal to 0.36, with such product

rounded up to the next whole share of Expedia Group common stock. The total aggregate consideration payable in the Combination was approximately 20.7 million shares of Expedia Group common stock.

Relationships Involving Expedia Group and IAC

Overview. Since the completion of the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off in 2005, Expedia Group and IAC have been related parties since Mr. Diller exerts significant influence over both entities by virtue of his executive role at each company, his voting power at Expedia Group as described above, and the fact that he and certain members of his family collectively have sole voting and/or investment power over all shares of IAC Class B common stock outstanding. In connection with and following the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off, Expedia Group and IAC entered into certain arrangements, including arrangements regarding the sharing of certain costs and the use and ownership of the Company aircraft and various commercial and other relationships, certain of which are described below.

Cost-Sharing Arrangements. Mr. Diller currently serves as Chairman and Senior Executive of both Expedia Group and IAC. Expedia Group and IAC have agreed, in light of Mr. Diller’s senior role at both companies and his anticipated use of certain resources to the benefit of both companies, that certain expenses associated with such usage would be shared, as well as certain costs incurred by IAC in connection with the provision of certain benefits to Mr. Diller (“Shared Costs”). Cost sharing arrangements in effect during 2019 provided that each of Expedia Group and IAC cover 50% of the Shared Costs, which both companies agree best reflects the current allocation of actual time spent (and time to be spent) by Mr. Diller between the two companies. Shared Costs include costs for personal use of cars and equipment dedicated to Mr. Diller’s use and expenses relating to Mr. Diller’s support staff. During 2019, IAC billed Expedia Group for costs in the amount of approximately $476,000 pursuant to these arrangements.

Aircraft Arrangements. Each of Expedia Group and IAC currently hold a 50% ownership interest in two aircraft that may be used by both companies (the, “Aircraft”). Pursuant to an amended and restated operating agreement, Expedia Group and IAC share capital costs relating to the Aircraft equally and operating costs are shared pro rata based on actual usage. These costs are generally paid by each company to third parties in accordance with the terms of the amended and restated operating agreement. Members of the Aircraft flight crews are employed by an entity in which each of Expedia Group and IAC has a 50% ownership interest. Expedia Group and IAC share costs relating to flight crew compensation and benefits pro rata according to each company’s respective usage of the Aircraft, for which they are separately billed by the entity described above. In 2019, total payments of approximately $2.7 million for flight crew compensation and benefits were made to this entity by Expedia Group.

At any time when Mr. Diller ceases to serve as Chairman of either Expedia Group or IAC, each party will have a put right with respect to its interest in the jointly-owned aircraft for which it is not the primary user (such determination based on relative usage of the aircraft in question during the 12 months immediately preceding such event), in each case at fair market value.

In April 2019, Expedia Group and IAC entered into an agreement to jointly acquire a new corporate aircraft for a total expected cost of $72.3 million (including purchase price and related costs), which will be split evenly between the two companies. Expedia Group and IAC each paid $23.0 million in 2019 in connection with the purchase agreement, with their respective share of the balance due upon delivery of the new aircraft, which is expected to occur in early 2021.

Commercial Agreements. Since the IAC/Expedia Group Spin-Off, Expedia Group has continued to work with some of IAC’s businesses pursuant to a variety of commercial agreements, including a lease for IAC office space to Expedia Group. Expedia Group believes that these arrangements are ordinary course and have been negotiated at arm’s length. With the exception of the lease for IAC office space (pursuant to which IAC billed Expedia Group approximately $353,000 in 2019), none these agreements, whether taken individually or together with similar agreements, involve revenues to (or payments from) Expedia Group businesses in excess of $120,000 in 2019.

Relationships Involving Mr. Khosrowshahi

In October 2019, Egencia, our corporate travel business, entered into a corporate travel services agreement with Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”). Mr. Khosrowshahi is Uber’s Chief Executive Officer and a member of Uber’s Board of Directors. The terms of the Uber corporate travel agreement are standard for a client of Uber’s size and fees paid to date pursuant to the agreement are less than $120,000.

Relationships Involving Mr. Okerstrom

As discussed in the section above titled “Compensation Discussion and Analysis-Other Compensation,” Expedia Group’s Chief Executive Officer was encouraged to travel on Company aircraft for both business and personal use. Mr. Okerstrom reimbursed Expedia Group approximately $163,000 for personal use of Company aircraft in 2019.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Audit Committee Report

The Audit Committee operates pursuant to a written charter that is available in the Corporate Governance section of our corporate website at www.expediagroup.com. The Audit Committee oversees the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management has the primary responsibility for the financial statements, the public reporting process and establishing and maintaining an effective system of internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s independent registered public accounting firm is engaged to audit and express opinions on the conformity of the Company’s financial statements to generally accepted accounting principles and applicable rules and regulations, and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

In this context, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2019, together with the results of the assessment of the internal control over financial reporting, with management and Ernst & Young LLP. The Audit Committee has also discussed with Ernst & Young LLP the matters that are required to be discussed under Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) standards. In addition, the Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from Ernst & Young LLP as required by PCAOB rules, and has discussed with Ernst & Young LLP, their independence from the Company and its management. Finally, the Audit Committee has considered Ernst & Young LLP’s provision of audit and non-audit services to the Company and concluded that the provision of such services is compatible with Ernst & Young LLP’s independence.

Relying on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee unanimously recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 for filing with the SEC.

Members of the Audit Committee:

A. George “Skip” Battle (Chair)

Craig A. Jacobson

Julie Whalen

Fees Paid to Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The following table sets forth aggregate fees for professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

20192018
Audit Fees(1)$14,607,000$13,858,000
Audit-Related Fees(2)62,000429,000
Total Audit and Audit-Related Fees14,669,00014,287,000
Tax Fees(3)1,394,000289,000
Other Fees(4)33,00030,000
Total Fees$16,096,000$14,606,000
(1)Audit Fees include fees and expenses associated with the annual audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements and internal control over financial reporting, statutory audits, reviews of the Company’s periodic reports, accounting consultations, reviews of SEC registration statements and consents and other services related to SEC matters. 2019 and 2018 Audit Fees include $2,728,000 and $3,244,000, respectively, in fees and expenses paid by trivago N.V., a Nasdaq-listed majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, associated with financial statement audit and review services provided to trivago N.V.
(2)Audit-Related Fees include fees and expenses for due diligence in connection with acquisitions, and related accounting consultations.
(3)Tax fees generally include fees related to tax compliance and return preparation, and tax planning and advice. In 2019, tax fees include $1,324,000 of international tax structuring advisory fees.
(4)Other Fees include fees and expenses for professional education offerings to the Company’s employees, as well as access to Ernst & Young LLP’s online research tools.

Audit Committee Review and Pre-Approval of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Fees

The Audit Committee has considered the audit and non-audit services provided by Ernst & Young LLP as described above and believes that they are compatible with maintaining Ernst & Young LLP’s independence as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.

The Audit Committee has adopted a policy governing the pre-approval of all audit and permitted non-audit services performed by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm to ensure that the provision of such services does not impair the independent registered public accounting firm’s independence from the Company and its management. Unless a type of service to be provided by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm has received general pre-approval from the Audit Committee, it requires specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. The payment for any proposed services in excess of pre-approved cost levels requires specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee.

Pursuant to its pre-approval policy, the Audit Committee may delegate its authority to pre-approve services to one or more of its members, and has currently delegated this authority to its Chair, subject to a limit of $500,000 per approval. The decisions of the Chair of the Audit Committee (or any other member(s) to whom such authority may be delegated) to grant pre-approvals must be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee may not delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve services to management. All audit and permitted non-audit services provided to Expedia Group and listed in the table above were pre-approved by the Audit Committee in accordance with the pre-approval policy described herein.

Item 15. Exhibits, Consolidated Financial Statements and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)(1) and (a)(2): No financial statements or schedules are filed with this report on Form 10-K/A.

(a)(3) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.Filed HerewithIncorporated by Reference
Exhibit DescriptionFormSEC File No.ExhibitFiling Date
1.1Underwriting Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2015, Expedia, Inc., as Issuer, the Guarantors party thereto, and BNP Paribas, Goldman, Sachs & Co., J.P. Morgan Securities plc, as Representatives of the several Underwriters (relating to the Fourth Supplemental Indenture on Exhibit 4.6)8-K000-514471.16/3/2015
2.1Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2012, by and among Expedia, Inc., trivago GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Expedia and the shareholders of trivago GmbH party thereto.8-K000-514472.112/21/2012
2.2Shareholders Agreement, dated as of December 21, 2012 by and among trivago GmbH, Expedia, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Expedia and certain shareholders of trivago GmbH.8-K000-514472.212/21/2012
2.3Purchase and Sale Agreement (Cruise), dated March 10, 2015, by and between Immunex Corporation and Cruise, LLC8-K000-5144710.14/2/2015
2.4First Amendment to Purchase and Sale, dated March 25, 2015, by and between Immunex Corporation and Cruise, LLC8-K000-5144710.24/2/2015
2.5Share Purchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2015, by and among Expedia, Inc., Expedia Asia Pacific - Alpha Limited, Ctrip.com International, Ltd., C-Travel International Limited, Luxuriant Holdings Limited, Keystone Lodging Holdings Limited and Plateno Group Limited8-K000-514472.15/22/2015
2.6Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Expedia Group, Inc., LEMS II Inc., LEMS I LLC and Liberty Holdings, Inc., dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-374292.14/16/2019
2.7Amendment No. 1 to Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Expedia Group, Inc., LEMS I LLC, LEMS II Inc. and Liberty Holdings, Inc., dated as of June 5, 20198-K001-374292.16/5/2019
3.1Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Expedia Group, Inc., dated as of December 3, 20198-K001-374293.112/4/2019
3.2Amended and Restated By-Laws of Expedia Group, Inc. dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-374293.14/16/2019
4.1Indenture, dated as of August 5, 2010, among Expedia, Inc., as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, governing Expedia, Inc.’s 5.95% Senior Notes due 20208-K000-514474.18/10/2010
4.2Ninth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2016, among Expedia, Inc., as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee8-K001-374294.110/3/2016
4.3Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014, among Expedia, Inc., as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee8-K000-514474.18/18/2014
4.4First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 18, 2014, among Expedia, Inc., the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, governing Expedia, Inc.’s 4.500% Senior Notes due 20248-K000-514474.28/18/2014
4.5Fourth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of June 3, 2015, among Expedia, Inc., as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors party thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, governing Expedia, Inc.’s 2.500% Senior Notes due 20228-K000-514474.26/3/2015
4.6Indenture, dated as of December 8, 2015, among Expedia, Inc., as Issuer, the Subsidiary Guarantors from time to time parties thereto and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, governing Expedia, Inc.’s 5.000% Senior Notes due 20268-K001-374294.112/8/2015
4.7Indenture, dated as of September 21, 2017, among Expedia, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association8-K001-374294.19/21/2017
4.8Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2019, among Expedia Group, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association.8-K001-374294.19/20/2019
4.9Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 19, 2019, among Expedia Group, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and BofA Securities, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Goldman Sachs & Co., LLC.8-K001-374294.29/20/2019
4.10+Description of Securities
4.11Investment Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2020, by and between Expedia Group, Inc. and AP Fort Holdings, L.P.8-K001-374294.14/23/2020
4.12Investment Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2020, by and between Expedia Group, Inc. and SLP Fort Aggregator II, L.P. and SLP V Fort Holdings II, L.P.8-K001-374294.24/23/2020
10.1Amended and Restated Governance Agreement among Expedia, Inc., Liberty Interactive Corporation and Barry Diller, dated as of December 20, 20118-K000-5144710.112/27/2011
10.2Assignment and Assumption of Governance Agreement, among Liberty Expedia holdings, Inc., LEXE Marginco, LLC, LEXEB, LLC, Liberty Interactive Corporation, Barry Diller and Expedia, Inc., dated as of November 4, 20168-K*†001-3793810.611/7/2016
10.3Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement between Liberty Interactive Corporation and Barry Diller, dated as of December 20, 201110-K000-5144710.112/10/2012
10.4Assignment and Assumption of Stockholders Agreement, by and among Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., Liberty Interactive Corporation and Barry Diller, dated November 4, 20168-K*†001-3793810.711/7/2016
10.5Amendment No. 1 to Stockholders Agreement, by and between Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. and Barry Diller, dated November 4, 20168-K*†001-3793810.811/7/2016
10.6Letter Agreement, dated as of March 6, 2018, by and among Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., Liberty Interactive Corporation, Barry Diller, John C. Malone and Leslie Malone.8-K*†001-3793810.13/7/2018
10.7Amended and Restated Transaction Agreement, by and among Liberty Interactive Corporation, Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., Barry Diller, John C. Malone and Leslie Malone, dated as of September 22, 2016S-4/A*†333-21037710.139/23/2016
10.8Assignment Agreement, by and between Barry Diller and Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., dated November 4, 20168-K*†001-3793810.1011/7/2016
10.9Tax Sharing Agreement by and between Expedia, Inc. and TripAdvisor, Inc., dated as of December 20, 20118-K000-5144710.212/27/2011
10.10Services Agreement by and between HomeAway.com, Inc. and Keystone Strategy LLC, dated April 1, 201710-Q001-3742910.17/28/2017
10.11Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2014, among Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company; Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party hereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London Agent8-K000-5144710.19/11/2014
10.12First Amendment, dated as of February 4, 2016, among Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London Agent8-K001-3742910.12/8/2016
10.13Second Amendment, dated as December 22, 2016, among Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the other Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London Agent10-K001-3742910.142/10/2017
10.14Third Amendment, dated as of April 25, 2017, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2014 among Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the other Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London Agent10-Q001-3742910.14/28/2017
10.15Fourth Amendment, dated as of May 31, 2018, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2014 among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the lenders and issuing banks party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent.8-K001-3742910.16/1/2018
10.16Fifth Amendment, dated as of September 10, 2018, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2014 among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the other Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent10-Q001-3742910.110/26/2018
10.17Sixth Amendment, dated as of December 28, 2018, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2014 among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the other Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent10-K001-3742910.172/8/2019
10.18Seventh Amendment, dated as of March 7, 2019, to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of September 5, 2014 among Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, Travelscape, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the other Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent10-Q001-3742910.165/3/2019
10.19Office Building Lease by and between Tower 333 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, dated June 25, 200710-Q000-5144710.18/3/2007
10.20Voting Agreement by and among Expedia Group, Inc. and the Shareholders (as defined therein), dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-3742910.14/16/2019
10.21Exchange Agreement by and among Barry Diller, The Diller - von Furstenberg Family Foundation, Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., and Expedia Group, Inc., dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-3742910.24/16/2019
10.22Second Amended and Restated Governance Agreement by and between Expedia Group, Inc. and Barry Diller, dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-3742910.34/16/2019
10.23Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Transaction Agreement, by and among Qurate Retail, Inc., Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., Barry Diller, John C. Malone and Leslie Malone, dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-3742910.44/16/2019
10.24Stockholders Agreement Termination Agreement, by and among Barry Diller, Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., LEXEB, LLC and LEXE Marginco, LLC, dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-3742910.54/16/2019
10.25Governance Agreement Termination Agreement, by and among Barry Diller, Expedia Group, Inc., Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., LEXEB, LLC and LEXE Marginco, LLC, dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-3742910.64/16/2019
10.26Assumption and Joinder Agreement to Tax Sharing Agreement by and among Expedia Group, Inc., Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. and Qurate Retail, Inc., dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-3742910.74/16/2019
10.27Tax Sharing Agreement, by and between Liberty Interactive Corporation and Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., dated as of November 4, 20168-K*^001-3398210.111/7/2016
10.28Assumption Agreement Concerning Transaction Agreement Obligations, by and among Expedia Group, Inc., Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc., Qurate Retail, Inc., Barry Diller, John C. Malone and Leslie Malone, dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-3742910.94/16/2019
10.29Assumption and Joinder Agreement to Reorganization Agreement by and among Expedia Group, Inc., Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. and Qurate Retail, Inc., dated as of April 15, 20198-K001-3742910.104/16/2019
10.30Reorganization Agreement by and between Liberty Interactive Corporation and the Registrant, dated as of October 26, 2016POS-AM*†333-2103772.111/4/2016
10.31*Fourth Amended and Restated Expedia, Inc. 2005 Stock and Annual Incentive PlanDEF 14A001-37429App. A8/23/2016
10.32*Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. 2007 Equity and Incentive PlanS-8333-20699099.19/17/2015
10.33*HomeAway, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive PlanS-8333-20854899.112/15/2015
10.34*Expedia Group, Inc. 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as Amended and Restated10-K001-3742910.222/8/2019
10.35*Expedia Group, Inc. 2013 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan, As Amended and Restated10-K001-3742910.232/8/2019
10.36*Form of Expedia, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (Directors)10-Q000-5144710.18/1/2014
10.37*Form of Expedia, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement10-K001-3742910.222/10/2017
10.38*Form of Expedia Group, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement10-Q001-3742910.14/27/2018
10.39*Form of Expedia, Inc. Stock Option Agreement10-K001-3742910.232/10/2017
10.40*Form of Expedia Group, Inc. Stock Option Agreement10-Q001-3742910.24/27/2018
10.41*Form of Expedia, Inc. 2018 Performance-Based Stock Option Agreement10-Q001-3742910.34/27/2018
10.42*Amended and Restated Expedia, Inc. Non-Employee Director Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of January 1, 200910-K000-5144710.132/19/2009
10.43*Amended and Restated Expedia, Inc. Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of January 1, 200910-K000-5144710.172/19/2009
10.44*First Amendment of the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective as of December 31, 201410-K000-5144710.202/6/2015
10.45*Employment Agreement between Mark Okerstrom and Expedia, Inc., effective September 15, 20178-K/A001-3742910.19/21/2017
10.46*Expedia, Inc. Stock Option Agreement for Mark D. Okerstrom, dated as of March 7, 20168-K001-3742910.23/9/2016
10.47*Expedia, Inc. Stock Option Agreement for Mark D. Okerstrom, dated as of March 7, 2016 (Performance Options)8-K001-3742910.33/9/2016
10.48*Stock Option Agreement between Mark Okerstrom and Expedia, Inc., effective September 15, 2017 (Performance Options)8-K/A001-3742910.29/21/2017
10.49*Stock Option Agreement between Mark D. Okerstrom and Expedia, Inc., effective as of March 2, 2018 (Performance-Based Options)10-Q001-3742910.44/27/2018
10.50*Employment Agreement between Alan Pickerill and Expedia, Inc., effective September 15, 20178-K/A001-3742910.39/21/2017
10.51*Stock Option Agreement between Alan R. Pickerill and Expedia, Inc., effective as of March 2, 2018 (Performance-Based Options)10-Q001-3742910.54/27/2018
10.52*Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between Robert J. Dzielak and Expedia, Inc., effective March 3, 20188-K001-3742910.13/7/2018
10.53*Stock Option Agreement between Robert J. Dzielak and Expedia, Inc., effective March 2, 2018 (Performance-Based Options)10-Q001-3742910.64/27/2018
10.54*Stock Option Agreement between Robert J. Dzielak and Expedia, Inc., effective March 2, 2018 (Cliff Vest Options)10-Q001-3742910.74/27/2018
10.55*Equity Treatment Agreement between Dara Khosrowshahi and Expedia, Inc., effective September 20, 20178-K/A001-3742910.49/21/2017
10.56*Expedia, Inc. Stock Option Agreement for Dara Khosrowshahi, dated as of March 31, 2015 (Performance Options)8-K000-5144710.34/1/2015
10.57*Expedia Group, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between Peter M. Kern and Expedia Group, Inc., dated as of August 17, 201810-K001-3742910.452/8/2019
10.58*Form Expedia, Inc. Stock Option Agreement10-K001-3742910.462/8/2019
10.59*Form Expedia Group, Inc. Stock Option Agreement10-Q001-3742910.25/3/2019
10.60*Form Expedia Group, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement10-Q001-3742910.35/3/2019
10.61*Expedia Group, Inc. Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between Peter M. Kern and Expedia Group, Inc., dated as of March 7, 201910-Q001-3742910.45/3/2019
10.62*+Employment Agreement between Eric Hart and Expedia Group, Inc., effective November 1, 2019
10.63Amendment No. 1, dated as of April 10, 2020, to the Second Amended and Restated Governance Agreement between Expedia Group, Inc. and Barry Diller8-K001-3742910.14/10/2020
10.64Form of Expedia Group, Inc. 2020 Restricted Stock Unit AgreementX
10.65Form of Expedia Group, Inc. 2020 Performance Stock Unit AgreementX
21+Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1+Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
31.1+Certifications of the Chairman and Senior Executive Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2+Certification of the Vice Chairman (Co-Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.3+Certification of the Acting Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.4Certifications of the Chairman and Senior Executive Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002X
31.5Certification of the Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002X
31.6Certification of the Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002X
32.1***+Certification of the Chairman and Senior Executive pursuant Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2***+Certification of the Vice Chairman (Co-Principal Executive Officer) pursuant Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.3***+Certification of the Acting Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) pursuant Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS+Inline XBRL Instance Document-the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File as its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH+Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL+Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF+Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB+Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE+Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase
104.1+Cover page formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101
104.2Cover Page formatted as Inline XBRL to Amendment No. 1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 embedded within the Inline XBRL document.X
*Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
*†Indicates reference to filing of Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc.
*^Indicates reference to filing of Qurate Retail, Inc.
***Furnished herewith
+Previously filed or furnished with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed February 14, 2020.

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15(d) Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Expedia Group, Inc.
By:/s/ PETER M. KERN
Peter M. Kern Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

April 29, 2020