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Employees
As of December 31, 2014 , we employed approximately 12,700 employees, of which approximately 2,800 are based in the United
States and approximately 9,900 are based outside the United States. We also retain independent contractors to support our customer service,
website content translation and system support functions.
with our employees to be good. Our future success will depend, in part, on our ability to continue to attract, integrate, retain and motivate highly
qualified technical and managerial personnel, for whom competition is intense. See " Risk Factors -
We rely on the performance of highly skilled
personnel and, if we are unable to retain or motivate key personnel or hire, retain and motivate qualified personnel, our business would be
harmed. "
The Priceline Group Websites
We maintain websites with the addresses www.pricelinegroup.com, www.booking.com, www.priceline.com, www.kayak.com,
www.agoda.com, www.rentalcars.com and www.opentable.com, among others. We are not including the information contained on our websites
as a part of, or incorporating it by reference into, this Annual Report on Form 10-K. We make available free of charge through the
www.pricelinegroup.com website our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and
amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act"), as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish such material to, the SEC. These
reports and other information are also available, free of charge, at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the public may read and copy any materials we
file with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Information on the operation of the
Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. In addition, the The Priceline Group Inc. Code of Conduct is
available through the www.pricelinegroup.com website and any amendments to or waivers from the Code of Conduct will be disclosed on that
website.
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