2 Q310 Company Overview Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about the future financial and operational performance of the Company. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations as of October 28, 2010, and assumptions which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. The use of words such as “forecast,” “opportunity,” "intends,” “anticipates” and “expects," among others, generally identifies forward-looking statements. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements and may include statements relating to future revenues, expenses, margins, profitability, net income, earnings per share and other measures of results of operations and the prospects for future growth of Expedia, Inc.’s business. Actual results and the timing and outcome of events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, among others: continued or prolonged adverse economic conditions leading to decreased consumer and business spending; changes in our relationships and contractual agreements with travel suppliers or global distribution system partners; adverse changes in senior management; the rate of growth of online travel; our inability to recognize the benefits of our investment in technologies; changes in the competitive environment, the e-commerce industry and broadband access and our ability to respond to such changes; declines or disruptions in the travel industry (including those caused by adverse weather, bankruptcies, health risks, war and/or terrorism); the rate of online migration in the various geographies and markets in which Expedia, Inc. operates, including Eastern Europe and Asia; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; risks related to our long term indebtedness, including the ability to access funds as and when needed; changing laws, rules and regulations and legal uncertainties relating to our business; Expedia, Inc.’s ability to expand successfully in international markets; possible charges resulting from, among other events, platform migration; failure to realize cost efficiencies; the successful completion of any future corporate transactions or acquisitions; the integration of current and acquired businesses; and other risks detailed in Expedia, Inc.’s public filings with the SEC, including Expedia, Inc.’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 and subsequent Forms 10-Q. Except as required by law, Expedia, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking or other statements in this presentation, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Reconciliations of non-GAAP measures included in this presentation to the most comparable GAAP measures are included in Appendix B. |