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WerefertoTripAdvisor,Inc.andourwholly-ownedsubsidiariesas“TripAdvisor,”“theCompany,”“us,”“we”and“our”inthisAnnualReporton
Form10-K.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
ThisAnnualReportonForm10-Kcontains“forward-lookingstatements”thatinvolverisksanduncertainties,aswellasassumptionsthat,iftheynever
materializeorproveincorrect,couldcauseourresultstodiffermateriallyfromthoseexpressedorimpliedbysuchforward-lookingstatements.Thestatements
containedinthisAnnualReportthatarenotpurelyhistoricalareforward-lookingstatementswithinthemeaningofSection27AoftheSecuritiesActof1933,as
amended,ortheSecuritiesAct,andSection21EoftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934,asamended,ortheExchangeAct.Thefollowingwords,whenused,are
intendedtoidentifyforward-lookingstatements:“anticipate,”“believe,”“could,”“estimate,”“expect,”“intend,”“may,”“might,”“plan,”“project,”“result”
“should,”“will,”andsimilarexpressionswhichdonotrelatesolelytohistoricalmatters.Wecautioninvestorsthatanyforward-lookingstatementsinthisreport,
orwhichmanagementmaymakeorallyorinwritingfromtimetotime,arebasedonmanagement’sbeliefsandonassumptionsmadeby,andinformationcurrently
availableto,management.Suchstatementsaresubjecttorisks,uncertaintiesandassumptionsandarenotguaranteesoffutureperformance,whichmaybeaffected
byknownandunknownrisks,trends,uncertaintiesandfactorsthatarebeyondourcontrol.Someoftherisksanduncertaintiesthatmaycauseouractualresults,
performanceorachievementstodiffermateriallyfromthoseexpressedorimpliedbyforward-lookingstatementsaremorefullydescribedinPartI.Item1A."Risk
Factors."Moreover,weoperateinarapidlychangingenvironment.Newriskfactorsemergefromtimetotimeanditisnotpossibleformanagementtopredictall
suchriskfactors,norcanweassesstheimpactofallsuchriskfactorsonourbusinessortheextenttowhichanyfactor,orcombinationoffactors,maycauseactual
resultstodiffermateriallyfromthosecontainedinanyforward-lookingstatements.Wecautionyouthat,whileforward-lookingstatementsreflectourgoodfaith
beliefswhenwemakethem,theyarenotguaranteesoffutureperformanceandareimpactedbyactualeventswhentheyoccurafterwemakesuchstatements.We
expresslydisclaimanyresponsibilitytoupdateourforward-lookingstatements,whetherasaresultofnewinformation,futureeventsorotherwise.
InvestorsshouldalsorefertoourquarterlyreportsonForm10-QforfutureperiodsandcurrentreportsonForm8-KaswefilethemwiththeU.S.Securities
andExchangeCommission,ortheSEC,andtoothermaterialswemayfurnishtothepublicfromtimetotimethroughCurrentReportsonForm8-Korotherwise,
foradiscussionofrisksanduncertaintiesthatmaycauseactualresults,performanceorachievementstodiffermateriallyfromthoseexpressedorimpliedby
forward-lookingstatements.
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