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
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 26, 2009
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-33599 | 20-5337455 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, Illinois | 60661 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(312) 894-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company” or “Orbitz”) would like to clarify a statement attributed to Barney Harford, President and Chief Executive Officer, in a story originally published on Bloomberg.com on June 26, 2009. The Company would like to clarify that the 15 percentage point increase in the growth rate in the number of airline tickets purchased on Orbitz's websites cited in the story represents the increase in the year-over-year growth rate in the number of standalone airline tickets purchased on Orbitz.com and CheapTickets.com during the period beginning on the date Orbitz.com and CheapTickets.com dropped their flight booking fees, April 7, 2009, through May 3, 2009, as compared to the period January 1, 2009 through March 10, 2009, the day before the first industry flight booking fee reductions were announced.
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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.
| ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC. | ||||
| July 1, 2009 | By: | /s/ James P. Shaughnessy | ||
| Name: | James P. Shaughnessy | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel | |||
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