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UNITED STATES
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
JUNE 9, 20157, 2016



        The 20152016 annual meeting of stockholders of FTD Companies, Inc. ("FTD" or the "Company") will be held on June 9, 2015,7, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time, at our corporate offices at 3113 Woodcreek Drive, Downers Grove, ILIllinois 60515, for the following purposes:

        We are taking advantage of Securities and Exchange Commission rules that allow us to furnish proxy materials via the Internet. We believe that this approach provides a convenient way for stockholders to access their proxy materials and vote their shares, while lowering our printing and delivery costs and reducing the environmental impact associated with our annual meeting.

        Only stockholders of record at the close of business on April 16, 2015,12, 2016, the record date, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting.

        Your vote is very important. Whether or not you plan to attend the annual meeting, we hope you will vote as soon as possible. Please vote before the annual meeting using the Internet, telephone or, if you received printed proxy materials, by signing, dating and mailing the proxy card in the pre-paid envelope, to ensure that your vote will be counted. Please review the instructions on each of your voting options described in the accompanying proxy statement or, if applicable, in the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, or Notice, you received in the mail. Your proxy may be revoked before the vote at the annual meeting by following the procedures outlined in the accompanying proxy statement or, if applicable, the Notice you received in the mail.

 Sincerely,





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Robert S. Apatoff
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

Downers Grove, Illinois
April 28, 201527, 2016



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FTD Companies, Inc.
3113 Woodcreek Drive
Downers Grove, Illinois 60515




PROXY STATEMENT
FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON JUNE 9, 20157, 2016



General

        This proxy statement is furnished to our stockholders in connection with the solicitation of proxies by our Board of Directors for use at our annual meeting of stockholders to be held on June 9, 2015,7, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. Central Time, at our corporate offices at 3113 Woodcreek Drive, Downers Grove, IL 60515, for the purposes of:

Separation from United Online, Inc.

        On November 1, 2013, we became an independent, publicly-traded company on the NASDAQ Global Select Market ("NASDAQ") under the symbol "FTD." Prior to November 1, 2013, FTD Companies, Inc. was a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Online, Inc. ("United Online"). On November 1, 2013, United Online separated into two independent, publicly-traded companies: FTD Companies, Inc. and United Online, Inc. (the "Separation"). The Separation was consummated through a tax-free dividend involving the distribution of all shares of FTD common stock to United Online's stockholders. In connection with the Separation, holders of United Online common stock received one share of our common stock for every five shares of United Online common stock held on the record date (prior to giving effect to a reverse stock split of United Online shares). For additional information and risks associated with our separation from United Online, see "Risk Factors," which appears in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on March 13, 2015.11, 2016.


Acquisition of Provide Commerce

        On December 31, 2014, we acquired from a wholly-ownedwholly owned subsidiary of Liberty Interactive Corporation ("Liberty") all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Provide Commerce, Inc., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Liberty ("Provide Commerce"), for a purchase price consisting of (i) cash consideration of approximately $145$106.6 million, which included $23 million for Provide Commerce's estimatedexcluding acquired cash on hand net of an estimated$38.1 million and a post-closing working capital adjustment of $9.9 million, and (ii) 10,203,01010.2 million shares of FTD common stock, representing approximately 35% of the issued and


outstanding shares of our common stock (the "Acquisition"). Upon the closing of the Acquisition, Provide Commerce became an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of FTD. The purchase price is subject to adjustment based on the final closing working capital. For additional information and risks associated with the Acquisition, see "Risk Factors," which appears in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2015.

Concurrent with the closing of the Acquisition, FTD and Liberty entered into an investor rights agreement (the "Investor Rights Agreement"), which governs certain rights of, and imposes restrictions on, Liberty in connection with the shares of FTD common stock that Liberty owns as a result of the Acquisition. In addition, in connection with the close of the Acquisition, our Board of Directors was increased from seven to eleven directors, with Liberty selecting four new directors for appointment to our Board. See "Related-Party Transactions" below.

        As described below in the section "Ownership of Securities," as of April 16, 2015,12, 2016, Liberty beneficially owned 10,203,010 shares of our common stock.

Internet Availability of Proxy Materials

        Under SEC rules, we are providing our stockholders with access to our proxy materials, which includeincluding this proxy statement and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014,2015, on the Internet in lieu of mailing printed copies. We believe that these rules allow us to provide our stockholders with the information they need, while lowering the costs of delivery and reducing the environmental impact of our annual meeting.

        YouAs a result, most of our stockholders will receive in the mail a "Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials" (the "Notice"). The Notice is different than the Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders that accompanies this proxy statement. We will begin mailing the Notice to stockholders on or about April 28, 2015,27, 2016, and the proxy materials will be first made available on the Internet on or about April 28, 2015.27, 2016.

        The Notice will contain instructions on how to access and review our proxy materials and vote online. The Notice also will contain instructions on how you can request a printed copy of our proxy materials, including a proxy card if you are a record holder or a voting instruction form if you are a beneficial owner. By following the instructions in the Notice, you may request to receive, at no cost, a printed or electronic copy of our proxy materials for the annual meeting and indicate such delivery preference for future proxy solicitations. If you request a printed or electronic copy of the proxy materials by Internet or telephone, you will be able to select whether you want this delivery method for future proxy solicitations. If you make such request by email and would like this delivery method for future proxy solicitations, you must specifically state in your email that such delivery preference should remain in effect for future proxy solicitations. Your request to receive future materials in paper or via email will remain in effect for future proxy solicitations until you terminate it. A copy of our proxy materials is available, free of charge, on our corporate website (www.ftdcompanies.com) under "Investor Relations." By referring to our website, we do not incorporate the website or any portion of the website by reference into this proxy statement.

        We also follow a procedure called "householding," which the SEC has approved. Under this procedure, we may deliver a single copy of the Notice or proxy materials to stockholders who share the same address unless we have received contrary instructions from one or more of the stockholders. This procedure reduces our printing costs, mailing costs and fees. All stockholders have the ability to access the proxy materials on the website referred to in the Notice. If you would like to receive a separate copy of the Notice or future notices regarding the availability of proxy materials (or, if you requested a printed copy of the proxy materials, an additional printed copy of the proxy materials), please submit


your request to: FTD Companies, Inc., c/o Investor Relations, 3113 Woodcreek Drive, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515, telephone: (630) 724-6984, email: ir@ftdi.com. Similarly, if you share an address with


another stockholder and received multiple copies of the Notice or the proxy materials, you may write or call us at the above address and telephone number to make arrangements to receive a single copy of the Notice or the proxy materials at the shared address in the future.

        If your shares are registered differently or are held in more than one account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization, you may receive more than one Notice.Notice or more than one paper copy of the proxy materials. Please follow the instructions printed on each Notice that you receive and vote the shares represented by each Notice to ensure that all of your shares are voted. If you requested to receive a printed copy of the proxy materials, please follow the voting instructions on the proxy cards or voting instruction forms, as applicable, and vote all proxy cards or voting instruction forms, as applicable, to ensure that all of your shares are voted. We encourage you to have all accounts registered in the same name and address whenever possible. If you are a registered holder, you can accomplish this by contacting our transfer agent, Computershare, at (800) 962-4284 or in writing at Computershare, 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021. If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization, you can accomplish this by contacting the brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization.

Voting; Quorum

        Our outstanding common stock constitutes the only class of securities entitled to vote at the annual meeting. Common stockholders of record at the close of business on April 16, 2015,12, 2016, the record date for the annual meeting, are entitled to notice of and to vote at the annual meeting. On the record date, 28,698,86927,714,097 shares of our common stock were issued and outstanding. Each share of common stock is entitled to one vote. The presence at the annual meeting, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock issued and outstanding on April 16, 201512, 2016 will constitute a quorum.

        All votes will be tabulated by the Inspector of Elections appointed for the annual meeting, who will separately tabulate affirmative and negative votes, abstentions and broker non-votes. Broker non-votes are shares held of record by, among others,occur when a nominee, such as a brokerage firmsfirm or financial institutions butinstitution, that holds shares on behalf of a beneficial owner does not voted due to the failure of the beneficial owners of those shares to providereceive voting instructions in cases infrom such owner regarding a matter for which such brokerage firms or financial institutions donominee does not have discretion to vote on the proposal without such instructions. See "Voting Procedure—Beneficial OwnersThe rules applicable to brokerage firms and financial institutions permit nominees to vote in their discretion on routine matters in the absence of Shares Held in Street Name" below.voting instructions from the beneficial holder. The ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016 is a routine matter. On non-routine matters, nominees cannot vote unless they receive instructions from the beneficial owner. Non-routine matters are the election of the four directors to serve on our Board of Directors, the approval, by advisory vote, of the compensation of the Company's named executive officers and the recommendation, by advisory vote, of the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the compensation of the Company's named executive officers. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum for the transaction of business. Broker non-votes will not be counted for purposes of determining whether a proposal has been approved, if that proposal involves a non-routine matter. The ratificationapproved. See "Voting Procedure—Beneficial Owners of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2015 is a routine matter. Non-routine matters are the election of the three directors to serve on our Board of Directors, the approval of the Amended Plan and the approval of the 2015 ESPP.Shares Held in Street Name" below.

        The election of directors will be by plurality vote of our outstanding shares of common stock represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting and entitled to vote, and the threefour nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative votes will be elected. Votes marked "withheld""withhold" and broker non-votes will not affect the outcome of the election, although they will be counted as present for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum.


        Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting and entitled to vote on the matter. Abstentions with respect to this proposal will count as votes against this proposal.

        Approval, by advisory vote, of the Amended Plancompensation of the Company's named executive officers and the 2015 ESPP requirerecommendation, by advisory vote, of the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company's named executive officers, requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of our common stock represented in person or by proxy at the annual meeting


and entitled to vote on the matter. Abstentions will count as negative votes against these proposals, and broker non-votes will not be taken into account.

Voting Procedure

        Stockholders of Record.    If your shares are registered directly in your name with our transfer agent, Computershare, you are a stockholder of record and you received the Notice by mail with instructions regarding how to view our proxy materials on the Internet, how to receive a paper or email copy of the proxy materials and how to vote by proxy. You can vote in person at the annual meeting or by proxy. The Notice is not a ballot. You cannot use it to vote your shares. If you mark your vote on the Notice and send it back to us, your vote will not count. There are three ways stockholders of record can vote by proxy: (1) by telephone (by requesting a printed copy of the proxy materials and following the instructions on the proxy card, or by following the instructions on the Internet); (2) by Internet (by following the instructions provided in the Notice); or (3) by requesting (via telephone, Internet or email) a printed copy of the proxy materials, and then completing and returning the proxy card enclosed in such materials prior to the annual meeting or submitting a signed proxy card at the annual meeting. Unless there are different instructions on the proxy card, all shares represented by valid proxies (and not revoked before they are voted) will be voted as follows at the annual meeting:

        Beneficial Owners of Shares Held in Street Name.    If your shares are held in an account at a brokerage firm, bank, broker-dealer or other similar organization, then you are the beneficial owner of shares held in "street name," and such organization forwarded to you the Notice by mail with instructions regarding how to view our proxy materials on the Internet, how to receive a paper or email copy of the proxy materials and how to vote by proxy. The Notice is not a ballot. You cannot use it to vote your shares. If you mark your vote on the Notice and send it back to such organization, your vote will not count. There are two ways beneficial owners of shares held in street name can vote by proxy: (1) by requesting a printed copy of the proxy materials and following the instructions on the voting instruction form; or (2) by Internet by following the instructions provided in the Notice. The organization holding your account is considered the stockholder of record for purposes of voting at the annual meeting. If you do not provide such organization with specific voting instructions, under the rules of the various national and regional securities exchanges, the organization that holds your shares may generally vote on routine matters but cannot vote on non-routine matters. If such organization does not receive instructions from you on how to vote your shares on a non-routine matter, the


organization will inform our Inspector of Elections that it does not have the authority to vote on this matter with respect to your shares. This is generally referred to as a "broker non-vote." A broker non-vote will have the effects described above under "Voting; Quorum."

        Although we do not know of any business to be considered at the annual meeting other than the proposals described in this proxy statement, if any other business is presented at the annual meeting, your signed proxy or your authenticated Internet or telephone proxy, will give authority to each of Scott D. Levin and Becky A. Sheehan to vote on such matters at his or her discretion.

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT. PLEASE VOTE WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL MEETING IN PERSON.


        You may revoke your proxy at any time before it is actually voted at the annual meeting by:

        Your attendance at the annual meeting will not, by itself, constitute a revocation of your proxy. You may also be represented by another person present at the annual meeting by executing a form of proxy designating that person to act on your behalf.

        Shares may only be voted by or on behalf of the record holder of shares as indicated in our stock transfer records. If you are a beneficial owner of our shares, but those shares are held of record by another person such as a brokerage firm or bank, then you must provide voting instructions to the appropriate record holder so that such person can vote the shares. In the absence of such voting instructions from you, the record holder may not be entitled to vote those shares.

Solicitation

        This solicitation is made on behalf of our Board of Directors, and we will pay the costs of solicitation. Copies of solicitation materials will be furnished to banks, brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries holding shares in their names that are beneficially owned by others so that they may forward the solicitation material to such beneficial owners upon request. We will reimburse banks, brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending proxy materials to our stockholders. In addition to the solicitation of proxies by mail, our directors, officers and employees may solicit proxies by telephone, facsimile or personal interview. No additional compensation will be paid to these individuals for any such services.

Stockholder Proposals for 20162017 Annual Meeting

        Stockholder proposals that are intended to be presented at our 20162017 annual meeting of stockholders and included in our proxy statement relating to the 20162017 annual meeting must be received by us no later than December 30, 2015,28, 2016, which is 120 calendar days before the anniversary of the date on which this proxy statement was first distributed to our stockholders. If the date of the 20162017 annual meeting is moved more than 30 days prior to, or more than 30 days after, June 9, 2016,7, 2017, the deadline for inclusion of proposals in our proxy statement for the 20162017 annual meeting instead will be a reasonable time before we begin to print and mail our proxy materials. All stockholder proposals must be in compliance with applicable laws and regulations in order to be considered for possible inclusion in the proxy statement and form of proxy for the 20162017 annual meeting.


        If a stockholder wishes to present a proposal at our 20162017 annual meeting of stockholders and the proposal is not intended to be included in our proxy statement relating to the 20162017 annual meeting, the stockholder must give advance notice to us prior to the deadline (the "Bylaw Deadline") for the annual meeting determined in accordance with our second amended and restated bylaws ("bylaws"). Under our bylaws, in order to be deemed properly presented, the notice of a proposal must be delivered to our Corporate Secretary no later than March 11, 2016,9, 2017, and no earlier than February 10, 2016,7, 2017, which dates are 90 days and 120 days, respectively, prior to the anniversary of the date of this year's annual meeting.

        However, if we determine to change the date of the 20162017 annual meeting so that it occurs more than 30 days prior to, or more than 30 days after, June 9, 2016,7, 2017, stockholder proposals intended for presentation at the 20162017 annual meeting but not intended to be included in our proxy statement


relating to the 20162017 annual meeting must be delivered to or mailed and received by our Corporate Secretary at 3113 Woodcreek Drive, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515 no later than the close of business on the tenth day following the day on which such notice of the date of the 20162017 annual meeting is mailed or public disclosure of the date of the annual meeting is made, whichever first occurs (the "Alternate Date"). If a stockholder gives notice of such proposal after the Bylaw Deadline (or the Alternate Date, if applicable), the stockholder will not be permitted to present the proposal to the stockholders for a vote at the 20162017 annual meeting. All stockholder proposals submitted pursuant to our bylaws must bemeet all requirements specified in the form required by our bylaws.

        If a stockholder complies with such procedures and submits the proposal before the Bylaw Deadline (or the Alternate Date, if applicable), then the holders of proxies solicited by our Board of Directors for the annual meeting of stockholders at which that proposal is submitted will not have discretionary voting power with respect to that proposal and cannot vote those proxies in the absence of specific voting instructions from the persons who gave those proxies. For information and procedures regarding a stockholder's ability to nominate directors at an annual meeting or recommend to the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee candidates for nomination as a director at an annual meeting, see "Stockholder"Director Nominees—Stockholder Nominations of Directors" and "—Stockholder Recommendations for Nominations to the Board of Directors" and "Director Nominees—Stockholder Nominations of Directors," which appear elsewhere in this proxy statement.

        We have not been notified by any stockholder of his or her intent to present a stockholder proposal from the floor at this year's annual meeting. The enclosed proxy grants the proxy holders discretionary authority to vote on any matter properly brought before the annual meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.



MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED AT ANNUAL MEETING

PROPOSAL ONE: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

        Our Board of Directors is divided into three classes with staggered terms, which will usually be approximately three years in length. Our bylaws provide that each director, once elected, holds office for a term to expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders following his or her election until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until his or her earlier resignation or removal.

        The class whose term expires at this annual meeting has threefour directors, James T. Armstrong, Candace H. DuncanRobert S. Apatoff, Robert Berglass, Sue Ann R. Hamilton and Dennis Holt,Christopher W. Shean, who are all nominated for re-election. Each of the directors elected at this annual meeting will hold office for a term to expire at the third annual meeting of stockholders following his or her election until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified or until such person's earlier resignation or removal. If all threefour nominees are elected, our Board of Directors will consist of eleven individuals.

        The nominees named below have agreed to serve if elected, and we have no reason to believe that they will be unavailable to serve. If, however, the nominees named below are unable to serve or decline to serve at the time of the annual meeting, the proxies will be voted for any nominee who may be designated by our Board of Directors. Unless a stockholder specifies otherwise, a returned, signed proxy will be votedFOR the election of each of the nominees listed below.

        The following table sets forth information with respect to the persons nominated for re-election at the annual meeting:

Name
 Age Director
Since
 Position(s)

James T. Armstrong

  49  2013 Director; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chairman; Member of Audit Committee

Candace H. Duncan

  61  2014 Director; Member of the Audit Committee

Dennis Holt

  78  2013 Director; Member of Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees
Name
 Age Director
Since
 Position(s)

Robert S. Apatoff

  57  2013 President and Chief Executive Officer; Director

Robert Berglass

  78  2013 Board of Directors Chairman; Compensation Committee Chairman; Member of Audit Committee

Sue Ann R. Hamilton

  55  2014 Director; Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Christopher W. Shean

  50  2014 Director; Member of Compensation Committee

Robert S. Apatoff is our President and Chief Executive Officer and has served as one of our directors since November 2013. Mr. Apatoff served as President of FTD Group, Inc. from November 2008 to October 2013. He also served as a member of the board of directors of FTD Group, Inc. from November 2004 to August 2008. From August 2003 to May 2008, Mr. Apatoff served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rand McNally & Company and then as Managing Director of Patriarch Partners, LLC's consumer brands portfolio from May to October 2008, following Patriarch's acquisition of Rand McNally & Company. Prior to that, Mr. Apatoff served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at The Allstate Corporation, and held senior management and marketing positions at Aetna, Inc., L.A. Gear, Inc., Reebok International, Ltd. and Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Mr. Apatoff earned a Bachelor's degree in communications from DePauw University. From his consistent, successful career at several large blue-chip consumer focused companies across diverse industries, Mr. Apatoff brings to our Board of Directors significant leadership, organizational and operational management skills combined with a wealth of experience in consumer-oriented businesses vital to a public company in the consumer products space. In addition, having served as President of FTD Group, Inc. until October 2013, Mr. Apatoff possesses a breadth of knowledge regarding our business.

Robert Berglass has served as the non-executive Chairman of our Board of Directors since November 2013. Mr. Berglass also has served as a director of United Online since September 2001 and


was a member of the board of directors of Classmates Media Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Online, from September 2007 to January 2010. Mr. Berglass was a director of NetZero, Inc. ("NetZero") from November 2000 until September 2001. Mr. Berglass was United Online's Lead Independent Director from February 2006 to November 2013. From February 2002 to August 2013, Mr. Berglass was a consultant to and served as the Chairman of DAVEXLABS LLC, an independent hair care company dedicated to salon professionals. From 1998 until April 2001, Mr. Berglass was the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Schwarzkopf & DEP, Inc. (formerly DEP Corporation), a division of Henkel KGAA. Mr. Berglass had held those positions following Henkel KGAA's acquisition of DEP Corporation in 1998. From 1969 to 1998, Mr. Berglass was the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of DEP Corporation. Before joining DEP Corporation, Mr. Berglass held various positions at Faberge, Inc., including Corporate Executive Vice President. Having served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of a large, global personal care products company with some of the world's most recognized brands, Mr. Berglass is able to present valuable insight into organizational and operational management issues crucial to a public company, as well as valuable insight on various aspects of consumer marketing. In addition, having served as a director of United Online when we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Online, Mr. Berglass possesses a breadth of knowledge regarding our business.

Sue Ann R. Hamilton has served as one of our directors since her appointment on December 31, 2014 in connection with the closing of the Acquisition. As Principal of the consultancy Hamilton Media LLC, she advises and represents major media and technology companies. In this role, Ms. Hamilton serves as Executive Vice President—Distribution and Business Development for AXS TV LLC, a partnership between founder Mark Cuban, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media, Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and CBS, and she represents The Mark Cuban Companies/Radical Ventures as board observer for Philo, Inc., a privately held technology company. Prior to launching Hamilton Media, from 2003 until 2007, Ms. Hamilton served as Executive Vice President—Programming and Senior Vice President—Programming for Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter"), the cable and internet service provider. Before her work at Charter, she held numerous management positions at AT&T Broadband, L.L.C. and its predecessor, Tele-Communications, Inc. ("TCI") dating back to 1993. Prior to her career in technology, media, and telecommunications, she was a partner at Chicago-based law firm Kirkland & Ellis, specializing in complex commercial transactions. Ms. Hamilton received her J.D. degree from Stanford Law School, where she was Associate Managing Editor of the Stanford Law Review and Editor of the Stanford Journal of International Law. She is a magna cum laude graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. As a result of her extensive management experience, Ms. Hamilton brings to our Board of Directors significant leadership, oversight and consulting skills, as well as experience in the media, technology and legal fields. Ms. Hamilton is a Liberty designee and was appointed pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement.

Christopher W. Shean has served as one of our directors since his appointment on December 31, 2014 in connection with the closing of the Acquisition. Mr. Shean is the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty. In this capacity, he serves as Liberty's principal financial and accounting officer. Prior to being named the Chief Financial Officer in November 2011, Mr. Shean served as Liberty's Controller for eleven years. Mr. Shean also serves as the Chief Financial Officer of Liberty Media Corporation. Prior to joining Liberty, Mr. Shean was an audit partner with KPMG focusing mainly on clients operating in the media and entertainment industry. Mr. Shean serves on the board of directors of Expedia, Inc. and the Atlanta Braves. From February 2013 to December 2015, Mr. Shean served on the board of directors of TripAdvisor, Inc. Mr. Shean also serves on the advisory committee for the Pamplin School of Business at Virginia Tech. Mr. Shean received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Virginia Tech in 1987. Mr. Shean brings to our Board of Directors valuable business, financial and risk management advice. He also possesses a high level of financial literacy and expertise regarding mergers, acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions. Mr. Shean is a Liberty designee and was appointed pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement.


Continuing Directors

        Our other directors are as follows:

Name
 Age Director Since Position(s)

James T. Armstrong

  50  2013 Director; Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Chairman; Member of Audit Committee

Tracey L. Belcourt

  49  2014 Director

Candace H. Duncan

  62  2014 Director; Member of the Audit Committee

Joseph W. Harch

  62  2013 Director; Audit Committee Chairman; Member of Compensation Committee

Dennis Holt

  79  2013 Director; Member of Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees

Robin S. Pringle

  37  2014 Director

Michael J. Silverstein

  60  2014 Director; Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

        The terms for Messrs. Harch and Silverstein and Mses. Belcourt and Pringle will expire at our 2017 annual meeting of stockholders and the terms for Messrs. Armstrong and Holt and Ms. Duncan will expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders thereafter.

        James T. Armstrong has served as one of our directors since November 2013. Mr. Armstrong also has served as a director of United Online since September 2001 and was a director of NetZero Inc. ("NetZero") from 1998 until September 2001. Mr. Armstrong has been a Managing Director of March Capital Partners since June 2014 and a Managing Director with Clearstone Venture Partners (formerly idealab! Capital Partners), an incubator and financier of early stage startup companies, since August 1998. From May 1995 to August 1998, Mr. Armstrong was an associate with Austin Ventures. From September 1989 to March 1992, Mr. Armstrong was a senior auditor with Ernst & Young. Mr. Armstrong serves on the board of directors of several private companies. Mr. Armstrong received his B.A. in economics from the University of California at Los Angeles and his M.B.A. from the University of Texas. Serving as a Managing Director of a venture capital fund focused on growing technology companies in a variety of markets, Mr. Armstrong brings to our Board of Directors well developed business and financial acumen critical to our company. In addition, having served as a director of United Online when we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Online, Mr. Armstrong possesses a breadth of knowledge regarding our business.

        Tracey L. Belcourt has served as one of our directors since February 2014. Until March 30, 2016, Ms. Belcourt served as the Executive Vice President of Strategy for Mondelēz International, Inc. ("Mondelēz") where she led the strategy function and mergers and acquisitions activities and was responsible for developing and implementing Mondelēz's growth strategy. Before joining Mondelēz in 2012, Ms. Belcourt worked at Bain & Co. in Toronto, where she was a partner for 13 years. At Bain, she specialized in the design and implementation of growth strategies to improve business performance across a variety of consumer industries. Prior to Bain, she was an economic consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development in Africa. Ms. Belcourt also served as an assistant professor of economics at Concordia University in Montreal for five years. Ms. Belcourt has a Master's degree and Ph.D. in economics from Queen's University in Canada, and a Bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics from the University of Alberta. Through her extensive management and consulting roles, Ms. Belcourt brings to our Board of Directors significant leadership, oversight and operational management skills, as well as experience in strategy consulting and implementation. In addition, she has a deep knowledge of consumer industries and has significant international work experience.


Candace H. Duncan has served as one of our directors since her appointment on December 31, 2014 in connection with the closing of the Acquisition. Ms. Duncan retired from KPMG LLP in November 2013 where she was managing partner of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area since 2009. Ms. Duncan also was on the KPMG LLP board of directors from 2009 to 2013, and served as chairwoman of that board's nominating committee as well as the partnership and employer of choice committee. Prior to her appointment to the KPMG LLP board of directors she served in various roles


at the firm, including managing partner for audit for the Mid-Atlantic area and audit partner in charge for the Virginia business unit. Ms. Duncan was admitted to the KPMG LLP partnership in 1987 and hashad more than 35 years of experience as a professional with the firm. Ms. Duncan currently serves on the board of directors of Discover Financial Services and Teleflex Incorporated, where she also serves as a member of their respective Audit Committee.Committees. Ms. Duncan received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Kansas State University. Ms. Duncan's extensive experience in public company accounting, financial statements and corporate finance provides her with significant skills and knowledge to serve on our Board of Directors. Ms. Duncan is a Liberty designee and was designated by Liberty for nomination as a directorappointed pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement.

        Joseph W. Harch has served as one of our directors since November 2013. Mr. Harch has been the Managing Member of Harch Capital Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor, from June 2011 to present. Harch Capital Management, LLC is the successor-in-interests to Harch Investment Advisors Inc., which Mr. Harch founded in 1991. From 1991 until May 2011, Mr. Harch has held various leadership positions with Harch Capital Management, LLC and its predecessor organizations. From 1990 to 1991, Mr. Harch was a senior investment banker employed by Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Harch served as the national High Yield and Corporate Syndicate Manager for Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc., where he also served as a Managing Director in the Corporate Finance Department from 1984 to 1988. Mr. Harch was a First Vice President in the Corporate Finance Department of Prudential Bache Securities from 1982 to 1984 and a First Vice President in the Corporate Finance Department of Batemen Eichler, Hill Richards from 1979 to 1982. From 1975 to 1979, Mr. Harch was a Certified Public Accountant with Arthur Young & Company. Mr. Harch brings to our Board of Directors experience conducting audits for public companies, preparing audited financial statements, working with ratings agencies and serving as an investment banker to public companies. He also has significant experience advising corporate issuers in capital markets and merger and acquisition transactions.

Dennis Holt has served as one of our directors since November 2013. Mr. Holt also has served as a director of United Online since September 2001 and was a director of NetZero from January 2001 until September 2001. Mr. Holt founded US International Media LLC, a media services agency, and has been its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since March 2004. Mr. Holt also serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Patriot Communications LLC, a telecommunications service bureau, which he created in 1990, originally as a subsidiary of Western International Media. In 1970, Mr. Holt founded Western International Media, a media buying service, which he sold to Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., an NYSE-listed company, in 1970 and was the1994. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Western International Media from 1970 through January 2002. Mr. Holt also serves on the board of directors of several private and philanthropic companies.companies and institutions, including serving as Chairman of the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy. Mr. Holt received his B.A. in administration from the University of Southern California. Mr. Holt brings to our Board of Directors valuable insight on various aspects of consumer marketing, having served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of several companies focused on advertising media. In addition, having served as a director of United Online when we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Online, Mr. Holt possesses a breadth of knowledge regarding our business.

Continuing Directors

        Our other directors are as follows:

Name
 Age Director
Since
 Position(s)

Robert S. Apatoff

  56  2013 President and Chief Executive Officer; Director

Tracey L. Belcourt

  48  2014 Director

Robert Berglass

  77  2013 Board of Directors Chairman; Compensation Committee Chairman; Member of Audit Committee

Sue Ann R. Hamilton

  54  2014 Director; Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Joseph W. Harch

  61  2013 Director; Audit Committee Chairman; Member of Compensation Committee

Robin S. Pringle

  36  2014 Director

Christopher W. Shean

  49  2014 Director; Member of Compensation Committee

Michael J. Silverstein

  59  2014 Director; Member of Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

        The terms for Messrs. Apatoff, Berglass and Shean and Ms. Hamilton will expire at our 2016 annual meeting of stockholders and the terms for Messrs. Harch and Silverstein and Mses. Belcourt and Pringle will expire at the next annual meeting of stockholders thereafter.

Robert S. Apatoff is our President and Chief Executive Officer and has served as one of our directors since November 2013. Mr. Apatoff served as President of FTD Group, Inc. from November


2008 to October 2013. He also served as a member of the board of directors of FTD Group, Inc., from November 2004 to August 2008. From August 2003 to May 2008, Mr. Apatoff served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Rand McNally & Company and then as Managing Director of Patriarch Partners, LLC's consumer brands portfolio from May to October 2008, following Patriarch's acquisition of Rand McNally & Company. Prior to that, Mr. Apatoff served as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at The Allstate Corporation, and held senior management and marketing positions at Aetna, Inc., L.A. Gear, Inc., Reebok International, Ltd. and Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Mr. Apatoff earned a Bachelor's degree in communications from DePauw University. From his consistent, successful career at several large blue-chip consumer focused companies across diverse industries, Mr. Apatoff brings to our Board of Directors significant leadership, organizational and operational management skills combined with a wealth of experience in consumer-oriented businesses vital to a public company in the consumer products space. In addition, having served as President of FTD Group, Inc. until October 2013, Mr. Apatoff possesses a breadth of knowledge regarding our business.

Tracey L. Belcourt has served as one of our directors since February 2014. Ms. Belcourt is the Executive Vice President of Strategy for Mondelēz International, Inc. ("Mondelēz") where she leads the strategy function and mergers and acquisitions activities and is responsible for developing and implementing Mondelēz's growth strategy. Before joining Mondelēz in 2012, Ms. Belcourt worked at Bain & Co. in Toronto, where she was a partner for 13 years. At Bain, she specialized in the design and implementation of growth strategies to improve business performance across a variety of consumer industries. Prior to Bain, she was an economic consultant to the U.S. Agency for International Development in Africa. Ms. Belcourt also served as an assistant professor of economics at Concordia University in Montreal for five years. Ms. Belcourt has a Master's degree and Ph.D. in economics from Queen's University in Canada, and a Bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics from the University of Alberta. Through her extensive management and consulting roles, Ms. Belcourt brings to our Board of Directors significant leadership, oversight and operational management skills, as well as experience in strategy consulting and implementation. In addition, she has a deep knowledge of consumer industries and has significant international work experience.

Robert Berglass has served as the non-executive Chairman of our Board of Directors since November 2013. Mr. Berglass also has served as a director of United Online since September 2001 and was a member of the board of directors of Classmates Media Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Online, from September 2007 to January 2010. Mr. Berglass was a director of NetZero from November 2000 until September 2001. Mr. Berglass has been United Online's Lead Independent Director since February 2006. From February 2002 to August 2013, Mr. Berglass was a consultant to and served as the Chairman of DAVEXLABS LLC, an independent hair care company dedicated to salon professionals. From 1998 until April 2001, Mr. Berglass was the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Schwarzkopf & DEP, Inc. (formerly DEP Corporation), a division of Henkel KGAA. Mr. Berglass had held those positions following Henkel KGAA's acquisition of DEP Corporation in 1998. From 1969 to 1998, Mr. Berglass was the Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of DEP Corporation. Before joining DEP Corporation, Mr. Berglass held various positions at Faberge, Inc., including Corporate Executive Vice President. Having served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of a large, global personal care products company with some of the world's most recognized brands, Mr. Berglass is able to present valuable insight into organizational and operational management issues crucial to a public company, as well as valuable insight on various aspects of consumer marketing. In addition, having served as a director of United Online when we were a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Online, Mr. Berglass possesses a breadth of knowledge regarding our business.

Sue Ann R. Hamilton has served as one of our directors since her appointment on December 31, 2014 in connection with the closing of the Acquisition. Prior to her April 2007 launch of Hamilton Media LLC, a consultancy for major media and technology companies, Ms. Hamilton served as


Executive Vice President—Programming for Charter Communications, Inc. ("Charter"), the nation's third largest cable and internet service provider, from April 2005 through March 2007, and as its Senior Vice President of Programming from March 2003 to April 2005. From March 1999 to November 2002, she served as Vice President of Programming for AT&T Broadband, L.L.C. ("AT&T Broadband") and prior to that, held numerous other management positions at AT&T Broadband and its predecessor, Tele-Communications, Inc. ("TCI") dating back to October 1993. Before beginning her cable television career, she was a partner at Chicago-based law firm Kirkland & Ellis, specializing in complex commercial transactions. A magna cum laude graduate of Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, Ms. Hamilton received her J.D. degree from Stanford Law School, where she was Associate Managing Editor of the Stanford Law Review and Editor of the Stanford Journal of International Law. As a result of her extensive management experience, Ms. Hamilton brings to our Board of Directors significant leadership, oversight and consulting skills, as well as experience in the media, technology and legal fields. Ms. Hamilton is a Liberty designee and was appointed pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement.

Joseph W. Harch has served as one of our directors since November 2013. Mr. Harch has been the Managing Member of Harch Capital Management, LLC, a Registered Investment Advisor, from June 2011 to present. Harch Capital Management, LLC is the successor-in-interests to Harch Investment Advisors Inc., which Mr. Harch founded in 1991. From 1991 until May 2011, Mr. Harch has held various leadership positions with Harch Capital Management, LLC and its predecessor organizations. From 1990 to 1991, Mr. Harch was a senior investment banker employed by Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, Inc. From 1988 to 1990, Mr. Harch served as the national High Yield and Corporate Syndicate Manager for Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc., where he also served as a Managing Director in the Corporate Finance Department from 1984 to 1988. Mr. Harch was a First Vice President in the Corporate Finance Department of Prudential Bache Securities from 1982 to 1984 and a First Vice President in the Corporate Finance Department of Batemen Eichler, Hill Richards from 1979 to 1982. From 1975 to 1979, Mr. Harch was a Certified Public Accountant with Arthur Young & Company. Mr. Harch brings to our Board of Directors experience conducting audits for public companies, preparing audited financial statements, working with ratings agencies and serving as an investment banker to public companies. He also has significant experience advising corporate issuers in capital markets and merger and acquisition transactions.

        Robin S. Pringle has served as one of our directors since her appointment on December 31, 2014 in connection with the closing of the Acquisition. Ms. Pringle has been Vice President, Corporate


Development of Liberty since January 2013. Ms. Pringle served as a Director, Corporate Development of Liberty from January 2010 to December 2012, and as a Manager, Corporate Development from July 2008 to December 2010. Ms. Pringle also serves as the Vice President, Corporate Development of Liberty Media Corporation. Prior to joining Liberty, she worked in the Strategic Planning and Business Development group at Del Monte Foods and in investment banking at Thomas Weisel Partners. She served as a director of Sirius XM Radio Inc. from January 18, 2013 to September 9, 2013. Ms. Pringle has a Masters of Business Administration from Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor's degree in public policy from Duke University. Ms. Pringle brings to our Board of Directors significant corporate development and financial experience. Ms. Pringle is a Liberty designee and was appointed pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement.

Christopher W. Shean has served as one of our directors since his appointment on December 31, 2014 in connection with the closing of the Acquisition. Mr. Shean is the Chief Financial Officer and a Senior Vice President at Liberty. In this capacity, he serves as Liberty's principal financial and accounting officer. Prior to being named the Chief Financial Officer in November 2011, Mr. Shean served as Liberty's Controller for eleven years. Mr. Shean also serves as the Chief Financial Officer and a Senior Vice President of Liberty Media Corporation. Prior to joining Liberty, Mr. Shean was an audit partner with KPMG focusing mainly on clients operating in the media and entertainment industry.


Mr. Shean serves on the board of directors of TripAdvisor, Inc., and the Atlanta Braves. Mr. Shean also serves on the advisory committee for the Pamplin School of Business at Virginia Tech. Mr. Shean received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Virginia Tech in 1987. Mr. Shean brings to our Board of Directors valuable business, financial and risk management advice. He also possesses a high level of financial literacy and expertise regarding mergers, acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions. Mr. Shean is a Liberty designee and was appointed pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement.

        Michael J. Silverstein has served as one of our directors since January 2014. Mr. Silverstein is a senior partner and managing director in The Boston Consulting Group's ("BCG") Chicago office. He is a leader of BCG's Consumer practice, and originated many of their qualitative and quantitative research methodologies. He has significant experience in the fields of consumer behavior and brand development. Mr. Silverstein is the author or co-author of fourfive books on consumer spending,marketing, including the fields of luxury goods, market development and the rising female economy. During his more than 30 years at BCG, Mr. Silverstein has served in various positions prior to his current role, including as a member of the BCG executive committee and as the global leader of BCG's client service initiative and the Consumer practice. Prior to joining BCG, Mr. Silverstein worked at United Press International as a reporter and later in new product development. He holds a Masters of Business Administration with distinction from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor's degree in economics and history from Brown University. Through his experience with BCG, Mr. Silverstein gained significant leadership experience as he partnered with clients worldwide to provide business strategy advice.advice, drive growth and enhance profitability. Among his many qualifications, Mr. Silverstein brings to our Board of Directors substantial management and strategic planning expertise and deep knowledge of consumer industries.markets and consumer activation.

Corporate Governance Principles

        We are committed to having sound corporate governance principles. Having such principles is essential to maintaining our integrity in the marketplace. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Ethics and the charters for each of the Audit, Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees are available on our corporate website (www.ftdcompanies.com) under "Investor Relations." Please note, however, that information contained on the website is not incorporated by reference in this proxy statement or considered to be a part of this document. A copy of our Corporate Governance Guidelines, Code of Ethics and the Committee charters may also be obtained upon request to our Investor Relations department.

Code of Ethics

        Our Code of Ethics applies to all of our outside directors, officers and employees, including, but not limited to, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Code of Ethics constitutes our "code of ethics" within the meaning of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and is our "code of conduct" within the meaning of the NasdaqNASDAQ listing standards.

Stockholder Communications with Directors

        The Board of Directors has established a process to receive communications from stockholders. Stockholders may contact any member (or all members) of the Board by mail. To communicate with the Board of Directors, any individual director or any group or committee of directors, correspondence should be addressed to the Board of Directors or any such individual directors or group or committee of directors by either name or title. All such correspondence should be sent "c/o Corporate Secretary" at 3113 Woodcreek Drive, Downers Grove, Illinois 60515.


        All communications received as set forth in the preceding paragraph will be opened by the office of our General Counsel for the purpose of determining whether the contents represent an appropriate message to our directors. Contents that are not in the nature of advertising, promotions of a product or service or patently offensive material, and are not otherwise improper for submission to the addressee, will be forwarded promptly to the addressee. In the case of communications to the Board or any individual, group or committee of directors, the General Counsel's office will make sufficient copies of the contents to send to the director or to each director who is a member of the group or committee to which the envelope is addressed.

Board Independence

        Eleven individuals sit on our Board of Directors, all of whom are "independent directors" as that term is defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NasdaqNASDAQ Marketplace Rules, except for Mr. Apatoff, our President and Chief Executive Officer. Our Board of Directors held 16eight meetings during 2014.2015. Our Board of Directors currently has an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

        The Board of Directors understands that board structures vary greatly among U.S. public corporations, and the Board does not believe that any one leadership structure is more effective at creating long-term stockholder value. The Board believes that an effective leadership structure could be achieved either by combining or separating the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions, so long as the structure encourages the free and open dialogue of competing views and provides for strong checks and balances. Specifically, the Board believes that to be effective, the governance structure must balance the powers of the Chief Executive Officer and the independent directors and ensure that the independent directors are fully informed, able to discuss and debate the issues that they deem important and able to provide effective oversight of management.

        Currently, Robert S. Apatoff serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer and Robert Berglass serves as our non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors believes that this leadership structure, which separates the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer roles, is appropriate for us at this time because it allows Mr. Apatoff to focus on operating and managing us followingand executing our recent transition to becoming a public company.strategy and business plans. At the same time, Mr. Berglass can focus on leadership of the Board of Directors, including calling and presiding over Board meetings and executive sessions of the independent directors, preparing meeting agendas in collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer, serving as a liaison and supplemental channel of communication between independent directors and the Chief Executive Officer and serving as a sounding board and advisor to the Chief Executive Officer. Nevertheless, the Board believes that "one-size" does not fit all, and the decision of whether to combine or separate the positions of Chairman and Chief Executive Officer will vary from company to company and depend upon a company's particular circumstances at a given point in time. Accordingly, the Board will continue to consider from time to time whether the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer positions should be combined based on what the Board believes is best for FTD and its stockholders.

        The Board of Directors is primarily responsible for assessing risks associated with our business. However, the Board delegates certain of such responsibilities to other groups. The Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing with management our policies and procedures with respect to risk assessment and risk management, including reviewing certain risks associated with our financial and accounting systems, accounting policies, investment strategies, regulatory compliance, insurance programs and other matters. In addition, under the direction of the Board and certain of its committees, our legal department assists in the oversight of corporate compliance activities. The Compensation Committee also reviews certain risks associated with our overall compensation program for employees to help


ensure that the program does not encourage employees to take excessive risks. On a regular basis and from time to time as necessary or appropriate, updates are provided by these groups to the Board of Directors regarding their risk assessment and risk management activities and other risk-related matters.

Board Committees and Meetings

        The Board of Directors has three standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and the Compensation Committee. In addition, the Board of Directors may establish special committees to consider various matters. The Board of Directors sets fees for members of the special committees as the Board of Directors deems appropriate in the light of the amount of additional responsibility special committee membership may entail.

        During 2014,2015, each director attended or participated in 75% or more of the aggregate of (i) the total number of meetings of the Board of Directors and (ii) the total number of meetings held by all committees of the Board of Directors on which such director served during the period he or she served as a director. Members of the Board of Directors and its committees also consulted informally with management from time to time. Additionally, non-management Board members met in executive sessions without the presence of management periodically during 2014.2015. We do not have a policy regarding director attendance at our annual meetings. All Board members who were members at the time attended our 20142015 annual meeting of stockholders.

        Audit Committee.    The Audit Committee consists of four directors, Messrs. Armstrong, Berglass and Harch and Ms. Duncan. The Audit Committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audit of our consolidated financial statements. The Audit Committee is responsible for the appointment, compensation, retention, oversight and termination of our independent registered public accounting firm, including evaluating its independence and reviewing its performance. In addition, the Audit Committee is responsible for reviewing and discussing the annual audit plan with our independent registered public accounting firm, and reviewing our annual consolidated financial statements, ourand interim consolidated financial statements and our internal control over financial reporting. The Audit Committee also oversees our internal audit function and reviews and approves the annual internal audit plan. Furthermore, the Audit Committee reviews with management and our independent registered public accounting firm, among other things, all critical accounting policies and practices to be used, reviews with management our risk assessment and risk management policies and procedures, reviews and approves or disapproves any proposed transactions required to be disclosed by Item 404 of Regulation S-K and reviews legal and regulatory matters. The Audit Committee also reviews the results of the year-end audit with the independent registered public accounting firm and recommends to the Board whether the financial statements should be included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K. Additionally, it prepares the Audit Committee Report to be included in the annual proxy statement. The Audit Committee also performs other functions or duties, within the scope of its responsibilities, as deemed appropriate by the Audit Committee or our Board of Directors.

        The Audit Committee held sevensix meetings during 2014.2015. The Audit Committee operates under a written charter adopted by our Board of Directors, which is reviewed annually by the Audit Committee and revised as appropriate. Our Board of Directors has determined that all members of the Audit Committee are independent directors as defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NasdaqNASDAQ Marketplace Rules and also satisfy the additional criteria for independence for Audit Committee members set forth in Rule 10A-3(b)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Each of Mr. Harch, who serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee, Mr. Armstrong and Ms. Duncan qualifies as a "financial expert" as that term is defined under applicable SEC rules. The Audit Committee has established procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing matters, and the confidential, anonymous submission by employees of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters. The Audit Committee meets privately with members and representatives of our independent registered public


accounting firm, and members and representatives of our independent registered public accounting firm have unrestricted access and report directly to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee has selected Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 20152016 and is recommending that our stockholders ratify this appointment at the annual meeting. The Audit Committee Report may be found on pages 68-6952-53 of this proxy statement.

        Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.    The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee consists of four directors, Messrs. Armstrong, Holt and Silverstein and Ms. Hamilton, each of whom is an independent director as defined in Rule 5605(a)(2) of the NasdaqNASDAQ Marketplace Rules.

        The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for assisting with respect to director candidates and nominees, including by identifying, recruiting and, if appropriate, interviewing candidates to fill positions on the Board; establishing procedures to be followed by stockholders in submitting recommendations for director candidates; reviewing backgrounds and qualifications of individuals being considered as director candidates; recommending to the Board the director nominees; and reviewing the suitability for continued service as a director of each Board member when his or her term expires and when he or she has a change in status. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is also responsible for assisting the Board with regard to the composition, structure and procedures of the Board and its Committees, including by reviewing and making recommendations to the Board regarding the size and structure of the Board; the frequency and nature of Board meetings; any other aspect of the procedures of the Board; the size and composition of each Committee of the Board; individuals qualified to fill vacancies on the Committees; the functioning of the Committees; Committee assignments and any policies regarding rotation of Committee memberships and/or chairpersonships; and the establishment of special committees. This Committee also oversees the evaluation of the Board and its Committees, evaluates and makes recommendations regarding the termination of Board membership and assists with the selection of a new Chairman or Chief Executive Officer in the event such becomes necessary. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing periodically and recommending to the Board, the Corporate Governance Guidelines and the Code of Ethics and any changes thereto, as well as considering and making any other recommendations related to corporate governance issues. In furtherance of that responsibility, in 2015, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee recommended to the Board, and the Board approved, a director succession plan to guide the board in identifying and selecting new directors in the event of an anticipated or an unanticipated vacancy.

        The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee operates under a written charter adopted by our Board of Directors, which is reviewed annually by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and revised as appropriate. In 2014,2015, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee held two meetings.