8-K

TripAdvisor, Inc. (TRIP)

8-K 2024-06-17 For: 2024-06-11
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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): June 11, 2024

TRIPADVISOR, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware 001-35362 80-0743202
(State or Other Jurisdiction<br><br>of Incorporation) (Commission<br>File Number) (IRS Employer<br><br>Identification No.)

400 1st Avenue

Needham, MA 02494

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(781) 800-5000

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

Title of each class Trading<br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange<br>on which registered
Common Stock TRIP Nasdaq

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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. ☐

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of stockholders of Tripadvisor, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), was held on June 11, 2024 (the “Annual Meeting”). According to the inspector of elections, the stockholders present by proxy represented 235,527,295 shares of common stock (generally entitled to one vote per share), including 12,799,999 shares of Class B common stock (generally entitled to ten votes per share). The number of votes cast for, against or withheld, as well as the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1—Election of Directors. The stockholders voted on the election of ten directors of the Company, seven of whom were elected by holders of common stock and Class B common stock voting together as a single class (“Combined Stock Nominees”), and three of whom were elected by holders of common stock only (“Common Stock Nominees”), each to serve for a one-year term from the date of his or her election and until such director’s successor is elected or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal. Stockholders voted as follows:

Nominee FOR WITHHELD BROKER NON-VOTES
Combined Stock Nominees
Gregory B. Maffei 170,833,742 54,813,053 9,880,500
Matt Goldberg 204,291,634 21,355,161 9,880,500
Jay C. Hoag 200,637,618 25,009,177 9,880,500
Betsy L. Morgan 203,017,077 22,629,718 9,880,500
M. Greg O’Hara 203,111,107 22,535,688 9,880,500
Albert E. Rosenthaler 202,993,033 22,653,762 9,880,500
Jane Jie Sun 152,263,605 73,383,190 9,880,500
Common Stock Nominees
Trynka Shineman Blake 74,579,307 23,067,498 9,880,500
Jeremy Philips 66,317,279 31,329,526 9,880,500
Robert S. Wiesenthal 66,528,131 31,118,674 9,880,500

Accordingly, the foregoing nominees were elected to the Company’s board of directors.

Proposal 2—Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders voted on the ratification of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2024. The stockholders voted as follows:

For Against Abstain Broker<br>Non-Votes
234,446,770 885,157 195,368 0

Accordingly, the appointment of independent registered public accounting firm was ratified.

Proposal 3—Advisory Vote on Compensation of Named Executive Officers. The stockholders voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, on the compensation of the named executive officers. The stockholders voted as follows:

For Against Abstain Broker<br>Non-Votes
221,726,280 3,738,628 181,887 9,880,500

Accordingly, the compensation of the named executive officers was approved.

Proposal 4—Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Resolutions to Approve the Compensation of Named Executive Officers. The stockholders voted, on a non-binding advisory basis, on the frequency of future advisory resolutions to approve the compensation of our named executive officers. The stockholders voted as follows:

Votes for One (1) Year Votes For Two (2) Years Votes for Three (3) Years Abstain Broker<br>Non-Votes
71,578,966 33,918 153,970,240 63,671 0

Accordingly, future advisory votes to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers will occur every three years.

Withdrawn Proposal: As previously announced by the Company in its Supplement to the Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2024, the proponent of the stockholder proposal requesting a report on implementation of the Global Human Rights Policy concerning operation in CAHRAs, withdrew the proposal. Therefore, the proposal was not presented or voted on at the Annual Meeting, and any votes cast in regard to the proposal were not tabulated or reported.

SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

TRIPADVISOR, INC.
Date: June 17, 2024 By: /S/ Linda C. Frazier
Linda C. Frazier
Chief Compliance Officer