Filed by Expedia, Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425
Under the Securities Act of 1933
Deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Subject Company: Expedia, Inc.
Commission File No. 333-175828
Subject Company: TripAdvisor, Inc.
Commission File No. 333-175828-01
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED) November 21, 2011
EXPEDIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-51447 | 20-2705720 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
333 108th Avenue NE
Bellevue, Washington 98004
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(425) 679-7200
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Management of Expedia, Inc.’s TripAdvisor Media Group of businesses (“TripAdvisor”) intends to make presentations to various investors, analysts and others during November and December of 2011, using the slides containing TripAdvisor information attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | TripAdvisor Investor Presentation. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EXPEDIA, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Mark D. Okerstrom | |
| Mark D. Okerstrom | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dated: November 21, 2011
EXHIBIT INDEX
| 99.1 | TripAdvisor Investor Presentation. |