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As filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2017

Registration No. 333-[    ·    ]

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933



ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  7389
(Primary Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number)
  82-1204801
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

14023 Denver West Parkway
Building 64
Golden, CO 80401
Telephone: (303) 963-7200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

Gregg J. Winiarski
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
IAC/InterActiveCorp
555 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
Telephone: (212) 314-7300
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



Copies to:

Andrew J. Nussbaum
Alison Z. Preiss
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 403-1000
Facsimile: (212) 403-2000

 

Shannon Shaw
General Counsel
Angie's List, Inc.
1030 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Telephone: (888) 888-5478
Facsimile: (317) 808-9183

 

Martin A. Wellington
Jennifer F. Fitchen
Sidley Austin LLP
1001 Page Mill Road, Building 1
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Telephone: (650) 565-7000
Facsimile: (650) 565-7100



Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public:
As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective and upon completion of the merger described in the enclosed proxy statement/prospectus.

             If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box:    o

             If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

             If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.    o

             Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer o   Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer ý
(Do not check if a
smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o

Emerging growth company o

             If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act. o

             If applicable, place an ý in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:

             Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)    o

             Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)    o

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

               
 
Title of Each Class of Securities
to Be Registered

  Amount to Be
Registered(1)

  Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Share

  Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(2)

  Amount of
Registration Fee(3)

 

Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

  72,150,851 shares   N/A   $892,866,781.13   $103,483.26

 

(1)
Represents the maximum number of shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of ANGI Homeservices Inc. (the "Class A shares") estimated to be issuable upon the consummation of the proposed merger described in the enclosed proxy statement/prospectus (the "Merger"). The number of Class A shares being registered is calculated as the product obtained by multiplying (i) 72,150,851 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Angie's List, Inc. ("Angie's List") by (ii) the exchange ratio of one Class A share for each share of Angie's List common stock. The number of shares of Angie's List common stock set forth in clause (i) of the prior sentence assumes that no Angie's List stockholder elects to receive cash consideration in the Merger and is calculated as the sum of (A) 60,841,326 shares of Angie's List common stock outstanding as of June 23, 2017, plus (B) 11,209,525 shares of Angie's List common stock subject to options and restricted stock unit awards of Angie's List outstanding as of June 23, 2017, plus (C) 100,000 shares of Angie's List common stock that may be issued pursuant to Angie's List's employee stock purchase plan prior to the consummation of the Merger. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this registration statement also covers an indeterminate number of additional Class A shares as may be issuable as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or the like.

(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee required by Section 6(b) of the Securities Act and calculated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and 457(f)(1) of the Securities Act. The proposed maximum aggregate offering price of the registrant's Class A shares was calculated based upon the market value of shares of Angie's List common stock, as follows: the product of (A) $12.375, the average of the high and low prices of Angie's List common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on June 27, 2017, and (B) 72,150,851, the estimated maximum possible number of shares of Angie's List common stock that may be cancelled and exchanged in the Merger, including shares that may be issuable pursuant to options or restricted stock unit awards of Angie's List or other shares of Angie's List common stock that may be issued pursuant to Angie's List's employee stock purchase plan prior to the consummation of the Merger.

(3)
Determined in accordance with Section 6(b) of the Securities Act at a rate equal to $115.90 per $1,000,000 of the proposed maximum aggregate offering price.

             The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, or until this registration statement shall become effective on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

   


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All information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus is preliminary and subject to change. A registration statement relating to the shares of Class A common stock of ANGI Homeservices Inc. described herein has been filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These shares may not be sold nor may offers to buy them be accepted prior to the time the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part becomes effective. This preliminary proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or exchange any securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation, sale or exchange of securities of ANGI Homeservices Inc. in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, sale or exchange is not permitted.

PRELIMINARY PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
DATED JUNE 29, 2017 AND SUBJECT TO COMPLETION

LOGO

ANGIE'S LIST, INC.
1030 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

MERGER PROPOSAL—YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT

        Dear Stockholder:

        You are cordially invited to attend a special meeting of the stockholders of Angie's List, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Angie's List"), which will be held on [    ·    ], 2017, at [    ·    ], Eastern time, at [    ·    ].

        As previously announced, on May 1, 2017, Angie's List and IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation ("IAC"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") to combine IAC's HomeAdvisor business and Angie's List under a new publicly traded company to be called ANGI Homeservices Inc. In particular, the Merger Agreement provides for the acquisition of Angie's List by ANGI Homeservices by way of the merger of Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices, with and into Angie's List (the "Merger"), with Angie's List continuing as the surviving company in the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices. At the special meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote upon a proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. If the Merger is completed, you will be entitled to receive for each share of Angie's List common stock that you own, at your election pursuant to the procedures further described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, (i) one share of ANGI Homeservices Inc. Class A common stock or (ii) $8.50 in cash, without interest. Elections to receive the cash consideration by Angie's List stockholders will be subject to the proration procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement, such that Angie's List stockholders will receive in the aggregate no more than $130 million in cash. Accordingly, depending on the elections made by the other stockholders of Angie's List, unless you elect to receive exclusively share consideration you may receive share consideration and cash consideration in a proportion different from what you request on your election form, as further described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. Upon completion of the Merger, Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices Inc. are expected to be listed on NASDAQ under the current Angie's List ticker symbol, "ANGI." Following the Merger, Angie's List common stock will be delisted from NASDAQ, deregistered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and cease to be publicly traded.

        After careful consideration, the Angie's List board of directors unanimously approved the Merger Agreement and determined that the Merger and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are advisable to and in the best interests of Angie's List stockholders. The Angie's List board of directors unanimously recommends that you vote "FOR" the adoption of the Merger Agreement.

        Your vote is important, regardless of the number of shares of Angie's List common stock you own. We cannot consummate the Merger unless the Merger Agreement is adopted by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting. If you abstain from voting, fail to cast your vote, in person or by proxy, or fail to give voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, it will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.

        The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus provides you with detailed information about the special meeting, the Merger Agreement and the Merger. A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached as Annex B to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. You are encouraged to read carefully the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus in its entirety including the section entitled "Risk Factors" beginning on page 31. You can also obtain information about Angie's List from documents that it has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. See the section of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

        Thank you for your ongoing support and your consideration of this matter.

  Very truly yours,

 

Scott A. Durchslag

  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

        Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of the securities to be issued in connection with the Merger or determined that the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

        The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is dated [    ·    ], 2017, and is first being mailed to Angie's List stockholders on or about [    ·    ], 2017.


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LOGO

ANGIE'S LIST, INC.
1030 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
TO BE HELD ON [    
·    ], 2017

        To the Stockholders of Angie's List, Inc.:

        A special meeting of stockholders of Angie's List, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Angie's List"), will be held on [    ·    ], 2017, at [    ·    ], Eastern time, at [    ·    ], for the following purposes:

        The Angie's List board of directors has fixed the close of business on [    ·    ], 2017 as the record date for the purpose of determining the stockholders who are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting. Only stockholders of record at the close of business on the record date are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting and at any adjournment or postponement of that meeting. Each stockholder is entitled to one vote for each share of Angie's List common stock held as of the close of business on the record date.

        THE ANGIE'S LIST BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDS THAT YOU VOTE "FOR" EACH PROPOSAL.

        The above matters are more fully described in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, which also includes, as Annex B, a copy of the Merger Agreement.

    By Order of the Board of Directors,

 

 


Scott A. Durchslag
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director

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YOUR VOTE IS VERY IMPORTANT

        Whether or not you are able to attend the special meeting in person, please submit your proxy via the internet (at [    ·    ]) or by telephone ([    ·    ] or [    ·    ] for international callers), or complete, sign and date the enclosed proxy card and return it in the envelope provided as soon as possible. If you have internet access, we encourage you to record your vote via the internet. This action will not limit your right to vote in person at the special meeting. If you abstain from voting, it will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement and it will have no effect on the proposal to adjourn the special meeting. If you return a properly signed and dated proxy card but do not mark the box showing how you wish to vote, your shares will be voted "FOR" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, "FOR" the proposal to approve on an advisory basis the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger and "FOR" the proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement, and in the discretion of the proxyholders on any other matter that may properly come before the special meeting at the discretion of the Angie's List board of directors.


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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

        The accompanying proxy statement/prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about Angie's List from documents that are not included in or delivered with the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. This information is available to you without charge upon your written or oral request. You can obtain documents incorporated by reference into the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus (other than certain exhibits or schedules to these documents) by requesting them in writing or by telephone from Angie's List at the following address and telephone number:

Angie's List, Inc.
1030 East Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Attention: Investor Relations
Telephone: (888) 888-5478

        In addition, if you have questions about the Merger, or the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, would like additional copies of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus or need to obtain proxy cards, Merger Consideration election cards or other information related to the proxy solicitation, please contact the proxy solicitor for Angie's List:

Innisfree M&A Incorporated
501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Shareholders may call toll-free: (888) 750-5834
Banks and Brokers may call collect: (212) 750-5833

        If you would like to request documents, please do so no later than five business days before the date of the Angie's List special meeting, which is scheduled to be held on [    ·    ], 2017.

        For a more detailed description of the information incorporated by reference in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and how you may obtain it, see the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information" of the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus.


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ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS

        This proxy statement/prospectus, which forms part of a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-[    ·    ]) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by ANGI Homeservices Inc., a Delaware corporation ("ANGI Homeservices"), constitutes a prospectus of ANGI Homeservices under Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the shares of Class A common stock to be issued to stockholders of Angie's List, Inc. ("Angie's List") pursuant to the Merger Agreement, as further described herein. This proxy statement/prospectus also constitutes a proxy statement of Angie's List under Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). It also constitutes a notice of meeting with respect to the special meeting of Angie's List stockholders scheduled to be held on [    ·    ], 2017.

        You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. No one has been authorized to provide you with any other information regarding the transactions described herein. This proxy statement/prospectus is dated [    ·    ], 2017, and you should assume that the information contained in, or incorporated by reference into, this proxy statement/prospectus is accurate only as of such date. Neither the mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus to Angie's List stockholders, nor the issuance by ANGI Homeservices of Class A common stock in connection with the Merger, will create any implication to the contrary.

        This proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities, or the solicitation of a proxy, in any jurisdiction in which, or from any person to whom, it is unlawful to make any such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction.

        Information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus regarding Angie's List has been provided by Angie's List; information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus regarding IAC and its affiliates, including the HomeAdvisor Business, has been provided by IAC and its affiliates.

        You should not construe the contents of this proxy statement/prospectus as legal, tax or financial advice. You should consult with your own legal, tax, financial or other professional advisors. All summaries of, and references to, the agreements governing the terms of the transactions described in this proxy statement/prospectus are qualified by the full copies of and complete text of such agreements, which are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as annexes and/or filed as exhibits to the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part and incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. All such exhibits are available on the Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval System ("EDGAR") of the SEC website at www.sec.gov. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."



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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE TRANSACTIONS

    1  

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANGIE'S LIST SPECIAL MEETING

    6  

SUMMARY

    12  

CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

    29  

RISK FACTORS

    31  

ANGIE'S LIST SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

    55  

INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTIONS

    61  

THE TRANSACTIONS

    63  

THE MERGER AGREEMENT

    118  

ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS

    143  

MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER

    151  

SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

    155  

SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA OF ANGIE'S LIST

    158  

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

    162  

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS AND MYHAMMER, MYBUILDER AND HOMESTARS

    173  

BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF ANGI HOMESERVICES FOLLOWING THE MERGER

    178  

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF ANGI HOMESERVICES FOLLOWING THE MERGER

    181  

INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

    184  

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

    190  

ANGI HOMESERVICES COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

    216  

ANGI HOMESERVICES COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOLLOWING THE TRANSACTIONS

    222  

ANGI HOMESERVICES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

    226  

ANGI HOMESERVICES DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

    233  

DESCRIPTION OF ANGI HOMESERVICES CAPITAL STOCK

    234  

COMPARISON OF THE RIGHTS OF ANGIE'S LIST STOCKHOLDERS AND HOLDERS OF CLASS A SHARES OF ANGI HOMESERVICES

    241  

HISTORICAL MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION REGARDING ANGIE'S LIST COMMON STOCK

    262  

PRO FORMA SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT OF ANGI HOMESERVICES

    264  

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT OF ANGIE'S LIST

    265  

PROPOSAL 1—THE MERGER PROPOSAL

    269  

PROPOSAL 2—ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

    270  

PROPOSAL 3—ADJOURNMENT

    271  

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

    272  

LEGAL MATTERS

    273  

EXPERTS

    274  

FUTURE ANGIE'S LIST STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

    275  

HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS

    276  

OTHER MATTERS

    277  

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

    278  

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ANNEX A—GLOSSARY OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

    A-1  

ANNEX B—THE MERGER AGREEMENT

    B-1  

ANNEX C—FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF ANGI HOMESERVICES INC. 

    C-1  

ANNEX D—FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF ANGI HOMESERVICES INC. 

    D-1  

ANNEX E—OPINION OF ALLEN & COMPANY LLC

    E-1  

ANNEX F—OPINION OF MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

    F-1  

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE TRANSACTIONS

        The following section provides brief answers to certain questions that you may have regarding the Merger Agreement, the proposed Merger and the other Transactions. You should carefully read this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including its Annexes and the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, because the information in this section may not provide all of the information that might be important to you. Additional important information about ANGI Homeservices and Angie's List is contained in the Annexes to, and the documents incorporated by reference into, this proxy statement/prospectus. For a description of, and instructions as to how to obtain, this information, see the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

Q:
Why am I receiving this document?

A:
You are receiving this proxy statement/prospectus because you were a stockholder of record of Angie's List, Inc. ("Angie's List") as of the close of business on [    ·    ], 2017, which is the record date for the special meeting of Angie's List stockholders described in this proxy statement/prospectus.
Q:
What will happen in the Merger and what consideration will I receive in exchange for my shares of Angie's List common stock?

A:
At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of Angie's List common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares owned or held in treasury by Angie's List, which will automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist for no consideration) will be converted into the right to receive, at the holder's election (i) in the case of a share of Angie's List common stock with respect to which an election to receive a share of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of ANGI Homeservices (a "Class A share") has been properly made and not revoked or lost, one Class A share (the "Share Consideration") or (ii) in the case of a share of Angie's List common stock with respect to which an election to receive cash has been properly made and not revoked or lost, $8.50 in cash, without interest (the "Cash Consideration" which, together with the Share Consideration, is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Merger Consideration"), but subject to the proration provisions described in this proxy statement/prospectus. For more information regarding the procedures for electing between the Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Election Procedures for the Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration; Aggregate Cap and Possible Proration of the Cash Consideration."

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Q:
Am I guaranteed to receive the form of consideration I elect to receive in the Merger?

A:
If you properly elect to receive the Share Consideration, yes. If you properly elect to receive the Cash Consideration, you are not guaranteed to receive entirely Cash Consideration. Under the Merger Agreement, the aggregate Cash Consideration payable in the Merger is capped at $130 million. Depending on the elections made by other Angie's List stockholders, the aggregate Cash Consideration cap of $130 million may be exceeded in which case Angie's List stockholders who properly elected to receive Cash Consideration in the Merger will receive a portion of their Merger Consideration in respect of the Angie's List shares for which the Cash Consideration was properly elected in the form of the Share Consideration.
Q:
How do I elect the Cash Consideration or the Share Consideration?

A:
Angie's List will cause to be mailed or delivered an election form to each Angie's List stockholder as of the close of business on [    ·    ], which is the record date for the Angie's List special meeting. Angie's List will mail the election forms at least 20 business days prior to the anticipated election deadline. Angie's List will also make available election forms as may be reasonably requested by anyone who becomes an Angie's List stockholder after the record date for the Angie's List special meeting and prior to the election deadline. The deadline for returning the election forms will be 5:00 p.m., local time (in the city in which the principal office of the exchange agent is located) on [    ·    ], 2017, the date of the Angie's List special meeting, unless another date is agreed in advance by Angie's List and IAC (in which case Angie's List will reasonably promptly announce the rescheduled election deadline). An election will have been properly made only if the exchange agent has received, by the election deadline, an election form

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Q:
What happens if I do not submit a properly completed election form and related materials or they are not received by the exchange agent before the election deadline?

A:
For any shares of Angie's List common stock with respect to which the exchange agent does not receive a properly completed and timely election form and any related materials, the holder of those shares will be deemed not to have made an election. Under the Merger Agreement, non-electing shares will be deemed to have elected to receive the Share Consideration, meaning each such share of Angie's List common stock will be converted into one Class A share of ANGI Homeservices in the Merger.

Q:
Can I change or revoke an election for the Share Consideration or the Cash Consideration after it has been submitted?

A:
Any Angie's List stockholder may, at any time prior to the election deadline, change or revoke such stockholder's election by written notice received by the exchange agent prior to the election deadline, accompanied by a properly completed and signed revised election form, or by withdrawal prior to the election deadline of such stockholder's Angie's List stock certificates or any documents in respect of book-entry shares of Angie's List previously deposited with the exchange agent. An election may not be revoked after the election deadline. A revocation of an election prior to the election deadline is required in connection with any transfer of shares of Angie's List common stock as to which an election has been properly made. As a result, following the election deadline until the Closing, Angie's List stockholders will not be able to transfer (including by sale) any shares of Angie's List common stock for which an election has been properly made. Any and all elections will be automatically deemed revoked upon receipt by the exchange agent of written notice from Angie's List or IAC that the Merger Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms.

Q:
What is the Contribution?

A:
Prior to the closing of the Merger (the "Closing"), IAC will contribute its HomeAdvisor Business (as defined herein), along with cash sufficient to fund the aggregate Cash Consideration, if any, to ANGI Homeservices in exchange for shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of ANGI Homeservices (the "Class B shares"). For further details regarding the Contribution, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Contribution Agreement."

Q:
What is the HomeAdvisor Business and what is IAC?

A:
The HomeAdvisor Business is the operator of the largest global home services marketplace, connecting homeowners with service professionals for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. HomeAdvisor's marketplace provides the tools and resources to allow homeowners to find local prescreened service professionals and instantly book appointments online or through HomeAdvisor's award-winning mobile application. HomeAdvisor's marketplace also provides consumers with other home services-related resources, including access to average project costs using HomeAdvisor's True Cost Guide. In addition to its market-leading U.S. operations, the HomeAdvisor Business owns the leading home services online marketplaces in Canada

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Q:
What percentage of the combined company will holders of Angie's List common stock own following the completion of the Merger? What percentage will IAC own?

A:
Immediately following the Closing, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive Cash Consideration, former holders of Angie's List common stock and equity awards are expected to hold, in the aggregate, Class A shares representing between approximately 10% (assuming Angie's List stockholders elect to receive the maximum aggregate Cash Consideration) and 13% (assuming no Angie's List stockholders elect to receive Cash Consideration) of the economic interest in ANGI Homeservices common stock (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method), and less than 2% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock, and IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices which, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor, Inc. ("HomeAdvisor (US)") to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock. For further details regarding the calculation of the number of Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices to be issued to IAC prior to the Closing, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Determination of the Number of Class B Shares of ANGI Homeservices to Be Issued to IAC."
Q:
What will the corporate governance and management of ANGI Homeservices look like following the completion of the Merger?

A:
Following the completion of the Merger, IAC will continue to control a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock of ANGI Homeservices. As a result, ANGI Homeservices will be a "controlled company" under the applicable rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market ("NASDAQ"). As a controlled company, ANGI Homeservices will be exempt from the obligation to comply with certain corporate governance requirements under applicable NASDAQ Rules and

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Q:
When is the Merger expected to be completed?

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IAC and Angie's List expect the Closing to occur in the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders and the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions to the Merger. However, no assurance can be provided as to when or if the Transactions will be completed.

Q:
What are the conditions to the completion of the Merger?

A:
The completion of the Merger is subject to the satisfaction or waiver of various conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. These conditions include, among others, the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders at the special meeting. For more information, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger." Neither IAC nor Angie's List can be certain when or if the conditions to the Merger described above will be satisfied (or waived), or that the Merger will be completed in a timely manner or at all.

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANGIE'S LIST SPECIAL MEETING

        The following section provides brief answers to certain questions that you may have regarding the Angie's List special meeting of stockholders to be held in connection with the Transactions. You should carefully read this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including its Annexes and the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, because the information in this section may not provide all of the information that might be important to you. Additional important information about ANGI Homeservices and Angie's List is contained in the Annexes to, and the documents incorporated by reference into, this proxy statement/prospectus. For a description of, and instructions as to how to obtain, this information, see the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

Q:
How does the Angie's List board recommend that I vote at the special meeting?

A:
The board of directors of Angie's List, which is sometimes referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Angie's List board," unanimously recommends that all Angie's List stockholders vote "FOR" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, "FOR" the proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger and "FOR" the proposal to approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement. See the sections entitled "The Transactions—Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions" and "—Angie's List's Reasons for the Transactions; Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors."

Q:
Who can vote at the special meeting?

A:
Only holders of record of Angie's List common stock as of the close of business on the record date of [    ·    ], 2017, which is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "record date," are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting. Each outstanding share of Angie's List common stock held as of the close of business on the record date entitles its holder to cast one vote on each proposal to be voted on at the special meeting.

Q:
When and where is the special meeting?

A:
The special meeting will be held on [    ·    ], at [    ·    ] Eastern time, at [    ·    ]. Angie's List stockholders as of the close of business on the record date, or their duly appointed proxies, may attend the special meeting. If you hold shares of Angie's List common stock in your name as a stockholder of record and you wish to attend the special meeting, you must present evidence of your stock ownership, such as your most recent account statement, at the special meeting. You should also bring valid picture identification. If your shares of Angie's List common stock are held in "street name" in a stock brokerage account or otherwise by a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee and you wish to attend the special meeting, you need to bring a copy of a bank or brokerage statement to the special meeting reflecting your stock ownership as of the record date. You should also bring valid picture identification. Please note that if your shares of Angie's List common stock are held by a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee and you plan to attend the special meeting in person and would like to vote at the special meeting, you will need to bring a legal proxy from your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee as further described in this proxy statement/prospectus. For additional information about the special meeting, see the section entitled "Angie's List Special Meeting of Stockholders."

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Q:
What am I being asked to vote on at the special meeting?

A:
You are being asked to consider and vote upon (i) a proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, (ii) a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger and (iii) a proposal to approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement.

Q:
Why am I being asked to consider and vote on a proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger?

A:
Under SEC rules, Angie's List is required to seek an advisory (non-binding) vote with respect to the compensation that may be paid or become payable to its named executive officers that is based on, or otherwise relates to, the Merger.

Q:
What will happen if Angie's List stockholders do not approve this Merger-related compensation?

A:
Approval by Angie's List stockholders of the compensation that may be paid or become payable to Angie's List's named executive officers that is based on, or otherwise relates to, the Merger is not a condition to completion of the Merger. The vote is an advisory vote and will not be binding on Angie's List, the surviving corporation in the Merger, ANGI Homeservices or any other party. If the Merger is completed, the Merger-related compensation may be paid to Angie's List's named executive officers to the extent payable in accordance with the terms of their compensation agreements and arrangements, even if Angie's List stockholders do not approve, by advisory (non-binding) vote, the Merger-related compensation.

Q:
What is the vote required to approve each proposal at the Angie's List special meeting?

A:
Adoption of the Merger Agreement requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of Angie's List common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on this proposal. Accordingly, your failure to submit a proxy card or to vote in person at the special meeting, your abstention from voting or your failure to give voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee if you hold your shares in "street name" through a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.

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Q:
What is the difference between holding shares as a stockholder of record and as a beneficial owner?

A:
If your shares of Angie's List common stock are registered directly in your name with the transfer agent of Angie's List, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., you are considered the stockholder of record with respect to those shares. As the stockholder of record, you have the right to vote or to grant a proxy for your vote directly to Angie's List or to a third party to vote at the special meeting.
Q:
If my shares of Angie's List common stock are held in "street name" by my bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, will my bank, brokerage firm or other nominee automatically vote those shares for me?

A:
Your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee will only be permitted to vote your shares of Angie's List common stock if you instruct your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee how to vote. You should follow the procedures provided by your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee regarding the voting of your shares of Angie's List common stock. Under the rules that govern brokers who have record ownership of shares that are held in "street name" for their clients, the beneficial owners of the shares, brokers have discretion to vote these shares on routine matters but not on non-routine matters. The proposals to be voted on at the special meeting are not considered routine matters. Accordingly, brokers will not have discretionary voting authority to vote on the matters at the special meeting and, without instruction from the beneficial owner of the shares of Angie's List common stock held by that broker, will not be permitted to vote on the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, the proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger or the proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, shares of Angie's List common stock beneficially owned that have been designated on proxy cards by the broker (or bank or other nominee) as not voted on the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, which are referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as "broker non-votes," will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement and to the extent a broker (or bank or other nominee) has caused your shares to be represented at the special meeting, the proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the proposal to approve one or more adjournments or postponements of the special meeting.

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Q:
How many votes do I have?

A:
Each outstanding share of Angie's List common stock held as of the close of business on the record date entitles its holder to cast one vote on each proposal to be voted on at the special meeting. As of the close of business on the record date, there were [    ·    ] shares of Angie's List common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting.

Q:
What constitutes a quorum for the special meeting?

A:
The presence, in person or represented by proxy, of a majority of all issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting will constitute a quorum at the meeting. Abstentions and broker non-votes are counted as present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining a quorum.

Q:
How do I vote?

A:
Stockholder of Record.    If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote using any of the following methods:

by telephone or on the internet, by calling the toll-free telephone number or visiting the website specified on the enclosed proxy card. Please have your proxy card handy to verify your identity using the control number provided on your proxy card. When voting over the telephone or online you can confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. Please be aware that if you vote by telephone or over the internet, you may incur costs such as telephone and internet access charges for which you will be responsible;

by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card in the accompanying prepaid reply envelope; or

by attending the special meeting in person and casting your vote there. You may also be represented by another person at the special meeting if you execute a proper proxy designating that person.
Q:
How can I change or revoke my vote?

A:
You have the right to revoke a proxy, whether delivered by telephone, over the internet or by mail, at any time before it is voted at the special meeting, by voting again at a later date through any of the methods available to you, by attending the special meeting and voting in person, or by giving written notice of revocation to Angie's List prior to the time the special meeting begins. Written notice of revocation should be mailed to: Angie's List, Inc., Attention: Corporate Secretary, 1030 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202. If your shares are held in "street name," you must contact your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee to revoke and vote your proxy. If you have questions about how to vote or revoke your proxy, you should contact Angie's List's proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated, toll-free at (888) 750-5834 or collect at (212) 750-5833.

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Q:
If I give a proxy, how are my shares of Angie's List common stock voted?

A:
Regardless of the method you choose to vote, the individuals named on the enclosed proxy card will vote your shares of Angie's List common stock in the way that you indicate. When completing the telephone or internet processes or the proxy card, you may specify whether your shares of Angie's List common stock should be voted for or against or to abstain from voting on all, some or none of the specific items of business to come before the special meeting.
Q:
What should I do if I receive more than one set of voting materials?

A:
If you hold shares of Angie's List common stock in "street name" and also directly as a record holder or otherwise or if you hold shares of Angie's List common stock in more than one brokerage account, you may receive more than one set of voting materials relating to the special meeting. Please complete, sign, date and return each proxy card (or cast your vote by telephone or internet as provided on your proxy card) or otherwise follow the voting instructions provided in this proxy statement/prospectus in order to ensure that all of your shares of Angie's List common stock are voted. If you hold your shares in "street name" through a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, you should follow the procedures provided by your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee to vote your shares.

Q:
What happens if I sell my shares of Angie's List common stock before the special meeting?

A:
The record date is earlier than both the date of the special meeting and the Effective Time of the Merger. If you transfer your shares of Angie's List common stock after the record date but before the special meeting, you will, unless the transferee requests a proxy from you, retain your right to vote at the special meeting but will transfer the right to receive the Share Consideration or Cash Consideration, as applicable, to the person to whom you transfer your shares. In order to receive the Share Consideration or Cash Consideration, as applicable, you must hold your shares through the Effective Time of the Merger.

Q:
Who will solicit and pay the cost of soliciting proxies?

A:
Angie's List is soliciting proxies for the special meeting from Angie's List stockholders. Angie's List has also retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated to solicit proxies for the special meeting from Angie's List stockholders for a fee of approximately $20,000, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Angie's List will bear the entire cost of soliciting proxies from Angie's List stockholders, and Angie's List will pay all expenses incurred in connection with the printing and mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus. In addition to this mailing, Angie's List's directors, officers and employees (who will not receive any additional compensation for such services) may solicit proxies. Solicitation of proxies may be undertaken through the mail, in person, by telephone, the internet or other means. Angie's List may also reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their expenses for forwarding proxy materials to the beneficial owners of Angie's List common stock and in obtaining voting instructions from such beneficial owners.

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Q:
What do I need to do now?

A:
Even if you plan to attend the special meeting in person, after carefully reading and considering the information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus, please vote promptly to ensure that your shares are represented at the special meeting. If you are a stockholder of record, you may vote using any of the following methods:

by telephone or on the internet, by calling the toll-free telephone number or visiting the website specified on the enclosed proxy card. Please have your proxy card handy to verify your identity using the control number provided on your proxy card. When voting over the telephone or online you can confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded. Please be aware that if you vote by telephone or over the internet, you may incur costs such as telephone and internet access charges for which you will be responsible;

by completing, signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card or voting instruction card in the accompanying prepaid reply envelope; or

by attending the special meeting in person and casting your vote there. You may also be represented by another person at the special meeting if you execute a proper proxy designating that person.
Q:
Should I send in my stock certificates with my proxy?

A:
No, please do NOT return your stock certificate(s) with your proxy. You will be mailed a form of election and other customary transmittal materials within five business days of the mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus, under separate cover, describing how you may exchange your shares of Angie's List common stock for the Share Consideration or Cash Consideration, as applicable. If your shares of Angie's List common stock are held in "street name" through a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, you will receive instructions from your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee as to how to effect the surrender of your "street name" shares of Angie's List common stock in exchange for the Share Consideration or Cash Consideration, as applicable, if and when the Merger is completed, as further described in this proxy statement/prospectus.

Q:
Who can help answer any other questions I have?

A:
If you need assistance in voting or completing your proxy card or have questions regarding the special meeting, please contact Innisfree M&A Incorporated, the proxy solicitor for Angie's List, by mail at 501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York 10022 or by telephone at (888) 750-5834 (toll-free) or (212) 750-5833 (collect).

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SUMMARY

        This summary highlights selected information included in this proxy statement/prospectus. You should carefully read this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including its Annexes and the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, because the information in this section may not provide all of the information that might be important to you. Additional important information about ANGI Homeservices and Angie's List is contained in the Annexes to, and the documents incorporated by reference into, this proxy statement/prospectus. For a description of, and instructions as to how to obtain, this information, see the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information." Each topic in this summary includes a page reference directing you to a more complete description of that topic elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

Information About the Companies Involved in the Transactions (Page 61)

Angie's List, Inc.

    Angie's List, Inc.
    1030 East Washington Street
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
    Phone: (888) 888-5478

        Angie's List, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANGI) is a Delaware corporation. Angie's List operates a national local services consumer review service and marketplace with a mission of improving the local service experience for both members and service professionals. To that end, Angie's List helps facilitate transactions between more than five million members and its collection of service professionals in over 700 categories of service nationwide. Built on a foundation of more than ten million verified reviews of local services, Angie's List's unique tools, services and content across multiple platforms enable members to research, shop for and purchase local services for critical needs, as well as rate and review the providers of these services. Angie's List's ratings and reviews, which are now available to members free-of-charge following the introduction of a free membership tier during 2016, assist Angie's List's members in identifying and hiring a provider for their local service needs.

        Additional information about Angie's List and its subsidiaries is included in the documents incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

ANGI Homeservices Inc. and the HomeAdvisor Business

    ANGI Homeservices Inc.
    14023 Denver West Parkway
    Building 64
    Golden, Colorado 80401
    Phone: (303) 963-7200

        ANGI Homeservices is a Delaware corporation that was formed on April 13, 2017 under the name Halo TopCo, Inc. and renamed ANGI Homeservices Inc. on May 4, 2017. ANGI Homeservices was formed in connection with the Transactions as a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC. Following the completion of the Transactions described in this proxy statement/prospectus, ANGI Homeservices will become the holding company of both the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List.

        The HomeAdvisor Business is the operator of the largest global home services marketplace, connecting homeowners with service professionals for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. HomeAdvisor's marketplace provides the tools and resources to allow homeowners to find local prescreened service professionals and instantly book appointments online or through HomeAdvisor's award-winning mobile application. HomeAdvisor's marketplace also provides consumers

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with other home services-related resources, including access to average project costs using HomeAdvisor's True Cost Guide. In addition to its market-leading U.S. operations, the HomeAdvisor Business owns the leading home services online marketplaces in Canada (HomeStars), Germany (MyHammer), France (Travaux.com) and the Netherlands (Werkspot), as well as operations in Italy (Instapro) and the United Kingdom (MyBuilder). The HomeAdvisor Business also operates Felix, a pay-per-call advertising service, and mHelpDesk, a provider of cloud-based field service software for small to mid-size businesses.

        As of March 31, 2017, the HomeAdvisor Business's network of service professionals in the United States consisted of approximately 156,000 paying professionals providing services in more than 500 categories ranging from simple home repairs to larger home remodeling projects in more than 400 discrete geographies. The HomeAdvisor Business generated approximately 13.2 million service requests from homeowners in the United States during the year ended December 31, 2016.

        For more information about the HomeAdvisor Business, see the sections entitled "Information About the HomeAdvisor Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the HomeAdvisor Business."

Merger Sub

    Casa Merger Sub, Inc.
    555 West 18th Street,
    New York, New York 10011
    Phone: (212) 314-7300

        Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices, is a Delaware corporation that was formed on April 13, 2017 for the purpose of effecting the Merger. In the Merger, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Angie's List, with Angie's List continuing as the surviving company in the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices.

IAC/InterActiveCorp

    IAC/InterActiveCorp
    555 West 18th Street,
    New York, New York 10011
    Phone: (212) 314-7300

        IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) is a Delaware corporation. IAC is a leading media and internet company comprised of widely known consumer brands such as HomeAdvisor, Vimeo, Dictionary.com, The Daily Beast, Investopedia, and Match Group's online dating portfolio, which includes Match, Tinder, PlentyOfFish and OkCupid. IAC is headquartered in New York City and has offices worldwide.

        Immediately following the completion of the Transactions described in this proxy statement/prospectus, IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices which, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive Cash Consideration.

        Additional information about IAC, including with respect to its corporate governance and the ownership of its common stock, is available in IAC's filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and its proxy statement on Schedule 14A, dated May 10, 2017. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

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The Contribution, the IAC Share Issuance and the Merger (Page 63)

        The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the Contribution Agreement, prior to the Closing, IAC will contribute its HomeAdvisor Business, along with cash sufficient to fund the aggregate Cash Consideration, if any, to ANGI Homeservices in exchange for Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices. This contribution by IAC is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Contribution" and the issuance by ANGI Homeservices of Class B shares to IAC in connection with the Contribution is referred to as the "IAC Share Issuance." For further details regarding the Contribution, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Contribution Agreement," and for further details regarding the IAC Share Issuance, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Determination of the Number of Class B Shares of ANGI Homeservices to Be Issued to IAC." At the Effective Time, Merger Sub will merge with and into Angie's List, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, and Angie's List will continue as the surviving company in the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices. This merger is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Merger." For further details regarding the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the effects of the Merger, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement."

        The Merger, the Contribution, the IAC Share Issuance, and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (as described in the section entitled "The Ancillary Agreements") are referred to collectively in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Transactions."

        Following the Merger, (i) Angie's List common stock will be delisted from NASDAQ, deregistered under the Exchange Act and cease to be publicly traded and (ii) the Class A shares of the combined company, ANGI Homeservices, are expected to trade on NASDAQ under the current Angie's List ticker symbol, "ANGI."

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Structure of the Transactions (Page 64)

        Set forth below are diagrams that graphically illustrate, in simplified form, (1) the existing corporate structure of IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, (2) the structure of the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, following which the HomeAdvisor Business will be owned by ANGI Homeservices, (3) the structure of the Merger, and the issuance of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices to holders of Angie's List common stock who properly elect or are deemed to elect to receive the Share Consideration in the Merger, and (4) the corporate structure of IAC and ANGI Homeservices (which at that time will own the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List) immediately following the completion of the Transactions.

GRAPHIC

        Immediately following the Closing, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive Cash Consideration, former holders of Angie's List common stock and equity awards are expected to hold, in the aggregate, Class A shares representing between approximately 10% (assuming Angie's List stockholders elect to receive the maximum aggregate Cash Consideration) and 13% (assuming no Angie's List stockholders elect to receive Cash Consideration) of the economic interest in ANGI Homeservices common stock (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method), and less than 2% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock, and

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IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices which, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock.

The Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration (Page 118)

        At the effective time of the Merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of Angie's List common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares owned or held in treasury by Angie's List, which will automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist for no consideration) will be converted into the right to receive, at the holder's election (i) in the case of a share of Angie's List common stock with respect to which an election to receive a Class A share of ANGI Homeservices has been properly made and not revoked or lost, one Class A share (the "Share Consideration") or (ii) in the case of a share of Angie's List common stock with respect to which an election to receive cash has been properly made and not revoked or lost, $8.50 in cash, without interest (the "Cash Consideration" which, together with the Share Consideration, is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Merger Consideration"), but subject to the consideration election procedures and Cash Consideration proration provisions described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Election Procedures for the Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration; Aggregate Cap and Possible Proration of the Cash Consideration."

        There is no requirement for any Angie's List stockholder to receive Cash Consideration in the Merger. If no Angie's List stockholder elects to receive the Cash Consideration, 100% of the consideration paid in the Merger will be in the form of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares, if applicable).

Treatment of Angie's List Equity Awards in the Merger (Page 119)

        Options.    Each option to purchase shares of Angie's List common stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time, be converted into an option to purchase (i) that number of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices equal to the total number of shares of Angie's List common stock subject to such Angie's List option immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) at a per-share exercise price equal to the exercise price per share of Angie's List common stock at which such Angie's List option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time. Each ANGI Homeservices option will otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting) as applied to the corresponding Angie's List option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

        Restricted Stock Unit Awards.    Each award of restricted stock units that corresponds to shares of Angie's List common stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time, be converted into an ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of Class A shares equal to the number of shares of Angie's List common stock subject to such restricted stock unit award immediately prior to the Effective Time (assuming satisfaction of any applicable performance goals at the target performance level with respect to Angie's List performance-based restricted stock unit awards granted in June 2016). Each ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit award will otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting) as applied to the corresponding Angie's List restricted stock unit award immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit awards corresponding to performance-based Angie's List restricted stock unit awards granted in June 2016 will vest solely on the basis of service following the Effective Time.

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Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions (Page 80)

        IAC and Angie's List (which, for purposes of this section, are sometimes referred to as "we" and "our") believe that substantial strategic and financial benefits will result from the combination of the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List pursuant to the Transactions.

        We believe that the Transactions will enhance stockholder value by, among other things, enabling the combined company, ANGI Homeservices, to capitalize on the following strategic opportunities and advantages:

    Market opportunity:  We believe the combined company, by virtue of its increased scale, will be better positioned than either Angie's List or the HomeAdvisor Business would be on a standalone basis to capitalize on the following dynamics of the home services market:

    Large and growing addressable market:  The U.S. home services market is large and growing, with an estimated total value in excess of $400 billion in 2017, and an expected compound annual growth rate of approximately 6% over the next five years, according to Cowen and Company. As the operator of the largest global home services marketplace, we believe ANGI Homeservices will be well positioned to capitalize on this growing market.

    Fragmented two-sided marketplace:  The home services market is also highly fragmented on both the consumer and service professional sides of the marketplace. We believe this substantial fragmentation means that both consumers and service professionals experience significant friction when trying to transact, which creates an opportunity for a technology-driven marketplace to provide a superior solution. We believe a solutions provider such as ANGI Homeservices can provide enduring value to its service professional customers and to homeowners by reducing friction, increasing total transaction volume, enabling more satisfying experiences and delivering improved returns (whether measured by time spent searching or dollars spent marketing) to marketplace participants.

    Accelerating online migration:  The home services market is one of the largest remaining marketplaces where digital penetration remains low. We expect the migration to online marketplaces for finding and booking home services to accelerate in the future due to many factors.

    Network effects of the combination:  We believe that combining Angie's List, which has the industry's leading brand (according to a brand measurement study conducted by the HomeAdvisor Business) and significant recurring organic traffic (with an estimated 12.6 million monthly unique visitors to its platform (on average, for the twelve months ended March 31, 2017, according to web analytics company Omniture)), with the HomeAdvisor Business, which we believe has the nation's largest online network of service professionals (with approximately 156,000 paying professionals in its network as of March 31, 2017), will create a more comprehensive, liquid and efficient marketplace.

    Diversifying the monetization model:  We believe that ANGI Homeservices will have best-in-class monetization capabilities, spanning a variety of monetization methods, and offering choice to service professionals and consumers alike.

    Enhancing innovation:  We expect that, by combining the resources of the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List, ANGI Homeservices will be able to accelerate the product innovation that is fundamental to removing friction in order to drive home services customers and service professionals online. We believe that the increased reach, scale and resources of ANGI Homeservices will facilitate continued product innovation in the rapidly growing digital home services market, leading to the potential for long-term revenue and earnings growth, as well as improved consumer satisfaction.

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    Improving customer and service professional acquisition efficiency:  We believe the combined company will use shared best practices and data to deliver market-leading customer acquisition efficiency.

    Achieving substantial synergies:  We believe that the Transactions will create significant synergies across the combined company in three major categories: (i) cost savings that result from the streamlining of duplicative resources or the refocusing of such otherwise duplicative resources toward growth initiatives; (ii) enhanced monetization of the Angie's List consumer traffic by application of the HomeAdvisor business model; and (iii) efficiencies and conversion improvements resulting from the increased scale of the combined company, including in the areas of sales, marketing and technology.

    Blending compatible cultures and service philosophies:  ANGI Homeservices will have a highly experienced management team assembled from both companies, and a board of directors comprised of representatives of both IAC and the current board of directors of Angie's List. We believe that the industry expertise of management, coupled with the continuity in management oversight in the combined company's board, will provide a deep understanding of the best practices of both companies that will facilitate successful integration of the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List.

Angie's List's Reasons for the Transactions; Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors (Page 83)

        The Angie's List board of directors believes that the businesses of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business are complementary and that a combination of Angie's List with the HomeAdvisor Business presents a compelling strategic opportunity to enhance value for Angie's List stockholders. In evaluating the Transactions, the Angie's List board of directors consulted with Angie's List's management and legal and financial advisors.

        In reaching its decision to approve the Merger Agreement and recommend the adoption of the Merger Agreement to Angie's List's stockholders, the Angie's List board of directors considered a number of factors and a number of potential risks, including, among others, the fact that there is no trading history for ANGI Homeservices equity securities or any equity securities of any of the HomeAdvisor Entities, and that therefore there would be substantial uncertainty regarding the prices at which the Class A shares to be received by Angie's List stockholders who receive the Share Consideration in the Merger may trade following the Merger. Certain of the additional factors and potential risks the Angie's List board of directors considered are discussed in more detail under "The Transactions—Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions" and "—Angie's List's Reasons for the Transactions; Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors."

Opinions of Angie's List's Financial Advisors (Page 87)

Opinion of Allen & Company LLC

        Angie's List has engaged Allen & Company LLC ("Allen & Company") as a financial advisor in connection with the Merger. In connection with the Merger, Allen & Company delivered a written opinion, dated May 1, 2017, to the Angie's List board of directors as to the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of the date of the opinion, of the Merger Consideration to be received by holders of Angie's List common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The full text of Allen & Company's written opinion, dated May 1, 2017, which describes the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken, is attached as Annex E. The description of Allen & Company's opinion set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Allen & Company's opinion. Allen & Company's opinion was intended for the benefit and use of the Angie's List board of directors (in its capacity as such) in

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connection with its evaluation of the Merger Consideration from a financial point of view and did not address any related transactions or any other terms, aspects or implications of the Merger. Allen & Company's opinion did not constitute a recommendation as to the course of action that Angie's List (or the Angie's List board of directors) should pursue in connection with the Merger or related transactions or otherwise address the merits of the underlying decision by Angie's List to engage in the Merger or related transactions, including in comparison to other strategies or transactions that might be available to Angie's List or which Angie's List might engage in or consider. Allen & Company's opinion does not constitute advice or a recommendation to any stockholder as to any election made by such stockholder or how such stockholder should vote or act on any matter relating to the Merger, any related transactions or otherwise.

Opinion of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

        Angie's List also has engaged Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated ("BofA Merrill Lynch") as a financial advisor in connection with the Merger. In connection with the Merger, BofA Merrill Lynch delivered a written opinion, dated May 1, 2017, to the Angie's List board of directors as to the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of such date, to the holders of Angie's List common stock of the Merger Consideration to be received by such holders pursuant to the Merger Agreement. The full text of BofA Merrill Lynch's written opinion, dated May 1, 2017, is attached as Annex F and sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations and qualifications on the review undertaken by BofA Merrill Lynch in rendering its opinion. BofA Merrill Lynch delivered its opinion to the Angie's List board of directors for the benefit and use of the Angie's List board of directors (in its capacity as such) in connection with and for purposes of its evaluation of the Merger Consideration from a financial point of view. BofA Merrill Lynch's opinion did not address any related transactions or any other terms, aspects or implications of the Merger and no opinion or view was expressed as to the relative merits of the Merger or related transactions in comparison to other strategies or transactions that might be available to Angie's List or in which Angie's List might engage or as to the underlying business decision of Angie's List to proceed with or effect the Merger or related transactions. BofA Merrill Lynch also expressed no opinion or recommendation as to any election made by a stockholder or how any stockholder should vote or act in connection with the Merger, any related transactions or any other matter.

Corporate Governance, Board of Directors and Management of ANGI Homeservices Following the Merger (Page 178)

        Following the completion of the Merger, IAC will continue to control a majority of the voting power of the outstanding common stock of ANGI Homeservices. As a result, ANGI Homeservices will be a "controlled company" under the applicable rules of NASDAQ. As a controlled company, ANGI Homeservices will be exempt from the obligation to comply with certain corporate governance requirements under applicable NASDAQ Rules and plans to take advantage of some or all of those exemptions, as further described in the section entitled "Corporate Governance of ANGI Homeservices Following the Merger."

        The Merger Agreement provides that the initial board of directors of ANGI Homeservices will consist of ten directors, with six directors designated by IAC, two directors designated by IAC who qualify as "independent" pursuant to NASDAQ Rules and the Exchange Act, and two directors selected by Angie's List from the Angie's List board of directors. The directors selected by Angie's List will be Angela R. Hicks Bowman and Thomas R. Evans, if they continue to be able and willing to serve. The Merger Agreement further provides that the chairman of the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices will be Joseph Levin, the current Chief Executive Officer of IAC, and that the Chief Executive Officer of ANGI Homeservices will be Chris Terrill, the current Chief Executive Officer of

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HomeAdvisor (US). For additional information regarding the expected directors and officers of ANGI Homeservices, see the section entitled "Board of Directors and Executive Officers of ANGI Homeservices Following the Merger."

Regulatory Approvals Required for the Merger (Page 109)

        Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act") and the rules promulgated thereunder, the Merger may not be completed until notifications have been given and information furnished to the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the "DOJ") and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") and all statutory waiting period requirements have been satisfied. Completion of the Merger is subject to the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act. Pursuant to the HSR Act, IAC filed its Notification and Report Form with the FTC and the DOJ on May 11, 2017. Angie's List filed its Notification and Report Form with the FTC and DOJ on May 15, 2017. On June 14, 2017, IAC withdrew its Notification and Report Form and re-filed it on June 15, 2017. The HSR waiting period is scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on July 17, 2017, unless earlier terminated or extended.

Conditions to the Closing of the Merger (Page 138)

        The obligations of Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by all parties, to the extent permissible under applicable law) of the following mutual conditions:

    the adoption of the Merger Agreement proposal by Angie's List stockholders;

    the absence of (i) any injunction or other order having been entered by any court or other governmental entity of competent jurisdiction that continues to be in effect and (ii) any law having been adopted or become effective, in each case, prohibiting the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Transactions, including the Contribution;

    any waiting period (and any extension thereof) under the HSR Act relating to the Transactions having terminated or expired;

    (i) the registration statement on Form S-4 of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part having been declared effective by the SEC, (ii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness of such Form S-4 having been issued by the SEC and (iii) no proceedings for that purpose having been initiated or threatened by the SEC; and

    the Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices to be issued in the Merger having been approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance.

        The obligation of Angie's List to effect the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by Angie's List) of the following additional conditions, among others:

    the representations and warranties of IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub set forth in the Merger Agreement must be true and correct, subject to specified materiality qualifications;

    IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub must have in all material respects performed all obligations and complied with all covenants required by the Merger Agreement to be performed or complied with by them prior to the Effective Time;

    since May 1, 2017, there must not have been any event, change, effect, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect (as defined in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Representations and Warranties; Material Adverse Effect") with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business;

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    Angie's List must have received a written opinion from Sidley Austin LLP ("Sidley Austin") in connection with the Merger, as further described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger"; and

    the Contribution (including the IAC Share Issuance) must have been completed in accordance with the Contribution Agreement.

        The obligation of IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub to effect the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by IAC) of the following additional conditions, among others:

    the representations and warranties of Angie's List set forth in the Merger Agreement must be true and correct, subject to specified materiality qualifications;

    Angie's List must have in all material respects performed all obligations and complied with all covenants required by the Merger Agreement to be performed or complied with by it prior to the Effective Time;

    since May 1, 2017, there must not have been any event, change, effect, development or occurrence that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect (as defined in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Representations and Warranties; Material Adverse Effect") with respect to Angie's List; and

    IAC must have received a written opinion from Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz ("Wachtell Lipton") in connection with the Merger, as further described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger."

        Neither IAC nor Angie's List can be certain when or if the conditions to the Merger will be satisfied (or waived), or that the Merger will be completed in a timely manner or at all. For further details regarding the risks associated with the Merger, see the section entitled "Risk Factors," and for further details regarding the conditions to the Closing, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger."

Restrictions on Solicitation of Alternative Takeover Proposals by Angie's List (Page 131)

        Except as expressly permitted by the Merger Agreement, Angie's List has agreed that it will not, and will cause each of its affiliates and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, financial advisors, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other representatives not to, among other things, (i) directly or indirectly, solicit, initiate or knowingly facilitate or knowingly encourage any inquiries regarding, or the making, submission or announcement by any person of any proposal or offer that constitutes, or would reasonably be expected to lead to, a "Company Takeover Proposal" (as defined in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—No Solicitation by Angie's List of Alternative Takeover Proposals") or (ii) engage in, continue or otherwise participate in any discussions or negotiations regarding a Company Takeover Proposal, or furnish to any other person (other than IAC and its representatives) any information relating to Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries, or afford access to the business, properties, assets, books or records of Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries to any person (other than IAC and its representatives), in each case in connection with or for the purpose of encouraging or facilitating a Company Takeover Proposal (other than to refer the inquiring person to the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement).

        However, notwithstanding the restrictions described above, if at any time from and after May 1, 2017 and prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders (but not after), (i) Angie's List receives a bona fide, unsolicited written Company Takeover Proposal from any person that did not result from, directly or indirectly, a breach of the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement and (ii) the Angie's List board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Company Takeover Proposal

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constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a "Superior Proposal" (as defined in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—No Solicitation by Angie's List of Alternative Takeover Proposals") and, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, then Angie's List may, subject to specified procedures, furnish information with respect to Angie's List and its subsidiaries, and afford access to the business, properties, assets, employees, officers, contracts, books and records of Angie's List and its subsidiaries, to the person that made such Company Takeover Proposal and its representatives, and engage in or otherwise participate in discussions or negotiations with the person making such Company Takeover Proposal and its representatives regarding such Company Takeover Proposal.

Change in the Angie's List Board Recommendation (Page 133)

        As further described in the sections entitled "The Transactions—Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions" and "—Angie's List's Reasons for the Transactions; Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors," and subject to the provisions described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Change in the Angie's List Board Recommendation," the Angie's List board of directors recommends that Angie's List stockholders vote "FOR" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, which recommendation is referred to in this section as the "Angie's List board recommendation."

        Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Angie's List has agreed that its board of directors will not, among other things, fail to include the Angie's List board recommendation in this proxy statement/prospectus, change, qualify, withhold, withdraw or modify, or authorize or publicly propose to change, qualify, withhold, withdraw or modify, in a manner adverse to IAC, the Angie's List board recommendation, or fail to recommend against any Company Takeover Proposal or fail to reaffirm the Angie's List board recommendation within five business days after a request by IAC to do so, subject to certain exceptions and limitations.

        However, notwithstanding the restrictions on changes to the Angie's List board recommendation described above, at any time prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders, the Angie's List board of directors may make an adverse recommendation change with respect to a Superior Proposal and/or cause Angie's List to terminate the Merger Agreement (which will require concurrent payment of the termination fee to IAC as described below) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for the consummation of the transaction contemplated by such Superior Proposal, in either case if, subject to certain restrictions, after receiving a bona fide, unsolicited written Company Takeover Proposal that did not result from, directly or indirectly, a breach of the non-solicitation provisions set forth in the Merger Agreement, the Angie's List board of directors has determined in good faith (i) after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes a Superior Proposal, and (ii) after consultation with its outside legal counsel, in light of such Company Takeover Proposal, that the failure to make such an adverse recommendation change or terminate the Merger Agreement would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with the Angie's List board of directors' fiduciary duties under applicable law.

        Additionally, notwithstanding the restrictions on changes to the Angie's List board recommendation described above, the Angie's List board of directors may make an adverse recommendation change in response to an Intervening Event (as defined in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Change in the Angie's List Board Recommendation") if the Angie's List board of directors has determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that its failure to make an adverse recommendation change would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law.

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        Prior to making any adverse recommendation change or terminating the Merger Agreement as described above, Angie's List must comply with specified procedures to provide notice of the pending change to IAC, and to negotiate in good faith with IAC during a specified period prior to making any such change, as further described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Change in the Angie's List Board Recommendation."

Termination of the Merger Agreement (Page 140)

        Angie's List and IAC may mutually agree to terminate the Merger Agreement at any time prior to the completion of the Merger (including after the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders).

        In addition, either IAC or Angie's List may terminate the Merger Agreement if:

    the Merger is not consummated on or prior to February 1, 2018 (provided that this right to terminate will not be available to a party if the failure of the Closing to occur by such date was due to a material breach of the Merger Agreement by such party);

    an injunction or other order is entered by a court or other governmental entity of competent jurisdiction permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the consummation of the Merger or any of the other Transactions, and such injunction or other order has become final and nonappealable (provided that this right to terminate will not be available to a party if the injunction was primarily due to the failure of such party to perform any of its obligations under the Merger Agreement);

    the Angie's List special meeting (including any adjournments or postponements thereof) has concluded without the adoption of Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders; or

    the other party (as referring to IAC in this bullet point, "the other party" also includes ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub) has breached or failed to perform any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in the Merger Agreement, and such breach or failure to perform (i) if it occurred on or continued to occur on the Closing Date, would result in a failure of a condition to the Closing to be satisfied by such breaching party, and (ii) is incapable of being cured by February 1, 2018 or, if curable by such date, is not cured within 20 business days of receipt of written notice from the other party (provided that this right to terminate will not be available to a party if such party is then in material breach of the Merger Agreement and such breach would result in a failure of a condition to the Closing to be satisfied by such party).

        IAC may also terminate the Merger Agreement prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders if the Angie's List board of directors makes an adverse recommendation change, as further described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Change in the Angie's List Board Recommendation."

        Angie's List may also terminate the Merger Agreement prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by its stockholders in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for a Superior Proposal, as further described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—No Solicitation by Angie's List of Alternative Takeover Proposals" (but only if Angie's List enters into such definitive agreement concurrently with the termination of the Merger Agreement and pays the termination fee described below).

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Termination Fee (Page 141)

        Angie's List will be obligated to pay IAC a termination fee of $20 million in any of the following circumstances:

    if Angie's List terminates the Merger Agreement prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by its stockholders in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for a Superior Proposal;

    if IAC terminates the Merger Agreement prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders because the Angie's List board of directors makes an adverse recommendation change; or

    if a Company Takeover Proposal (as defined in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—No Solicitation by Angie's List of Alternative Takeover Proposals," except that all references to "15%" in that definition will be deemed references to "50%" for purposes of this termination fee trigger) has been made or communicated to the Angie's List board of directors or has been publicly announced or become publicly known and:

    such Company Takeover Proposal has not been publicly withdrawn at least five business days prior to the Angie's List special meeting, and the Merger Agreement is later terminated because the Angie's List special meeting concludes without the adoption of Merger Agreement proposal by Angie's List stockholders; or

    such Company Takeover Proposal has not been withdrawn prior to the termination of the Merger Agreement due to (a) the Merger having not been consummated by February 1, 2018 or (b) Angie's List having breached or failed to perform under the Merger Agreement in a manner that causes the closing condition relating to the performance by Angie's List of its obligations under the Merger Agreement in all material respects not to be satisfied; and

    in either of the cases described in the preceding two bullet points, within nine months of such termination, Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries enters into a definitive agreement with a third party with respect to, or consummates a transaction that is, a Company Takeover Proposal with a third party (or a third party otherwise consummates a transaction that is a Company Takeover Proposal).

        For additional details, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Effects of Termination of the Merger Agreement; Termination Fee and Expenses."

Accounting Treatment of the Merger (Page 111)

        ANGI Homeservices will account for the acquisition of Angie's List pursuant to the Merger using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with GAAP. ANGI Homeservices will measure the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their fair values, including net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as of the Closing. Any excess of the purchase price over those fair values will be recorded as goodwill.

        Definite lived intangible assets will be amortized over their estimated useful lives. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and goodwill will not be amortized but will be tested for impairment at least annually. All intangible assets and goodwill are also tested for impairment when certain indicators are present, which may occur more frequently than on an annual basis.

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information as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. The final purchase price and fair value assessment of assets and liabilities will be completed following the Closing based in part on a detailed analysis that has not yet been completed.

Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger (Page 151)

        It is intended that either (i) the Merger qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or, (ii) the Merger, when combined with the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, qualify as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code. It is a condition to the obligation of Angie's List to effect the Merger that Angie's List receive a written opinion from its counsel, Sidley Austin, to the effect that either (i) the Merger will qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or (ii) the Merger, when combined with the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, will qualify as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code. Accordingly, assuming the receipt and accuracy of such opinion, the material U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders (as defined in the section entitled "Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger") of Angie's List common stock generally are as follows:

    If a U.S. holder receives solely shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock in exchange for its shares of Angie's List common stock, such holder generally will not recognize any gain or loss, except with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock.

    If a U.S. holder receives solely cash in exchange for its shares of Angie's List common stock, such holder generally will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount of cash received and such holder's adjusted tax basis in such Angie's List shares.

    If a U.S. holder receives a combination of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock and cash in exchange for its shares of Angie's List common stock, such holder generally will recognize gain (but not loss) in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount by which the sum of the fair market value of the ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock and cash received by such holder exceeds such holder's adjusted tax basis in its shares of Angie's List common stock surrendered and (ii) the amount of cash received by such holder.

        Holders of Angie's List common stock should read the section entitled "Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger" for a more complete discussion of the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger, including the discussion applicable to holders of Angie's List common stock that acquired blocks of Angie's List common stock at different times or different prices. Holders of Angie's List common stock should consult their own tax advisors to determine the specific consequences to them of exchanging their shares of Angie's List common stock pursuant to the Merger.

Angie's List Special Meeting of Stockholders (Page 55)

        The Angie's List special meeting will be held on [    ·    ], at [    ·    ] Eastern time, at [    ·    ]. Holders of record of Angie's List common stock as of the close of business on the record date of [    ·    ], 2017, which is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "record date," are entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, the special meeting. Each outstanding share of Angie's List common stock held as of the close of business on the record date entitles its holder to cast one vote on each proposal to be voted on at the special meeting. As of the close of business on the record date, there were [    ·    ] shares of Angie's List common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting.

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basis, the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger and (iii) a proposal to approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement.

        Adoption of the Merger Agreement, which is a condition to the completion of the Merger, requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of Angie's List common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on this proposal. Accordingly, your failure to submit a proxy card or to vote in person at the special meeting, your abstention from voting or your failure to give voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee if you hold your shares in "street name" through a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.

        For additional information about the special meeting, see the section entitled "Angie's List Special Meeting of Stockholders."

Ownership of Angie's List Common Stock by Angie's List Directors, Executive Officers and Their Affiliates (Page 265)

        As of the close of business on the record date, Angie's List's directors, executive officers and their respective affiliates owned and were entitled to vote [    ·    ] shares of Angie's List common stock. This represents approximately [    ·    ]% of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting. Completion of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, the adoption of the Merger Agreement by stockholders of Angie's List. Adoption of the Merger Agreement requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock. Angie's List currently expects that the Angie's List directors and executive officers will vote their shares of Angie's List common stock in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement and the other proposals to be considered at the special meeting, although none of them is obligated to do so.

Interests of Angie's List's Directors and Executive Officers in the Transactions (Page 111)

        In considering whether to approve the proposals set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus to be voted on at the Angie's List special meeting, including the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, you should recognize that some of the members of management and of the Angie's List board of directors may have interests in the Transactions that differ from, or are in addition to, their interests as Angie's List stockholders. These interests include:

    the rights of some executive officers to receive payments or other benefits, including the conversion of certain stock options and restricted stock unit awards, acceleration of the vesting of certain equity awards, and possible payments due upon certain terminations of employment during a specified period prior to or following a change in control;

    the expected service of Angela R. Hicks Bowman and Thomas R. Evans as directors of ANGI Homeservices following the Merger;

    an employment agreement expected to be entered into between ANGI Homeservices and Ms. Hicks Bowman providing for her continued service to ANGI Homeservices following the Closing; and

    the continued indemnification of Angie's List's directors and officers after the completion of the Transactions for acts or omissions that occurred in their capacity as directors or officers prior to the Closing.

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        These interests are further described in the section entitled "The Transactions—Interests of Angie's List's Directors and Executive Officers in the Transactions."

Historical Per Share Market Price Information of Angie's List Common Stock (Page 262)

        Shares of Angie's List common stock are listed on NASDAQ under the symbol "ANGI." Prior to the Closing, no shares of common stock of ANGI Homeservices are or will be listed on any securities exchange. The closing price of Angie's List common stock as reported on NASDAQ on May 1, 2017, the last full trading day before the public announcement of the signing of the Merger Agreement, was $5.89 per share. The closing price of Angie's List common stock as reported on NASDAQ on June 28, 2017, the last full trading day before the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, was $12.81 per share. For further historical information regarding the trading prices of Angie's List common stock, see the section entitled "Historical Market Price and Dividend Information Regarding Angie's List Common Stock." Angie's List stockholders are urged to consult publicly available sources to obtain current market quotations for Angie's List common stock, and to review carefully the other information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus (including the information incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus), in considering whether to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement at the Angie's List special meeting.

Summary Historical Per Share Financial Information of Angie's List and Pro Forma Per Share Financial Information of ANGI Homeservices (Page 158)

        The following table sets forth historical per share information of Angie's List and pro forma combined per share information for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 after giving effect to the Transactions under the acquisition method of accounting. The historical per share data has been derived from the historical financial statements of Angie's List, which are incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus.

        The pro forma combined per share data has been derived from and should be read in conjunction with the "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information" and the related notes included in this proxy statement/prospectus. The pro forma combined per share information has been presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results and financial position that would have been achieved had the Transactions occurred on the dates indicated. Further, the pro forma information does not purport to project the future financial position or results of operation of ANGI Homeservices following the Transactions.

For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017
  Angie's List
Historical
  Pro Forma
Combined
 

Basic earnings per share

  $ 0.03   $ 0.05  

Diluted earnings per share

    0.03     [       ]

Cash dividends declared

    N/A     N/A  

Book value per share as of March 31, 2017

    0.16     1.95  

 

For the Year Ended December 31, 2016
  Angie's List
Historical
  Pro Forma
Combined
 

Basic loss per share

  $ (0.13 ) $ (0.04 )

Diluted loss per share

    (0.13 )   (0.04 )

Cash dividends declared

    N/A     N/A  

Book value per share as of December 31, 2016

    0.08     N/A  

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Comparison of the Rights of Angie's List Stockholders and Holders of Class A Shares of ANGI Homeservices (Page 241)

        If the Merger is consummated, stockholders of Angie's List who receive the Share Consideration in the Merger will become holders of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices. Angie's List and ANGI Homeservices are both organized under the laws of Delaware. However, differences in the rights of holders of Angie's List common stock and holders of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices will arise due to differences between their respective certificates of incorporation and bylaws. These differences will include, among other things, differences with respect to the number and types of authorized capital stock and the voting and other rights of the different classes, dividends and distributions, the structure of the board of directors, the removal of directors, the ability of stockholders to act by written consent, future amendments to the organizational documents, and the renunciation of corporate opportunities. For more information, see the sections entitled "Description of ANGI Homeservices Capital Stock" and "Comparison of the Rights of Angie's List Stockholders and Holders of Class A Shares of ANGI Homeservices."

Listing of Class A Shares of ANGI Homeservices (Page 110)

        It is currently expected that following the Closing, Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices will trade on NASDAQ under the symbol "ANGI." The approval for listing of the Class A shares is a condition to the Closing, as discussed in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger."

No Appraisal Rights (Page 111)

        Appraisal rights are statutory rights that, if applicable under law, enable stockholders to dissent from an extraordinary transaction, such as a merger, and to demand that the corporation pay the fair value for their shares as determined by a court in a judicial proceeding instead of receiving the consideration offered to stockholders in connection with the extraordinary transaction. Under Delaware law, holders of Angie's List common stock are not entitled to any appraisal rights in connection with the Transactions.

Risk Factors (Page 31)

        In deciding how to vote your shares of Angie's List common stock at the special meeting, and in deciding whether to elect to receive the Share Consideration or the Cash Consideration (or a combination of the two) in the Merger, you should read carefully this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes and the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, and in particular, you should read the section entitled "Risk Factors."

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        This proxy statement/prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition, results of operations, business strategies, operating efficiencies or synergies, competitive positions, growth opportunities, plans and objectives of the management of each of ANGI Homeservices, Angie's List and IAC, the Transactions, the markets for ANGI Homeservices Class A shares and Angie's List common stock, and other matters. Statements in this proxy statement/prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference, that are not historical facts are hereby identified as "forward-looking statements" for the purpose of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Exchange Act and Section 27A of the Securities Act. These forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, those relating to the future business prospects, revenues and income of ANGI Homeservices, the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List, wherever they occur in this proxy statement/prospectus, are necessarily estimates reflecting the best judgment of the respective managements of ANGI Homeservices, the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List at the time such statements were made and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those suggested by these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements should therefore be considered in light of various important factors, including those expressly set forth in or incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus.

        Words such as "estimate," "project," "plan," "intend," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "would," "should," "could" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are found at various places throughout this proxy statement/prospectus, including in the section entitled "Risk Factors." Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include, among others, risks and uncertainties relating to the following:

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        Additional factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by forward-looking statements include those set forth in the section entitled "Risk Factors," as well as those set forth in Angie's List's filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

        Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and none of IAC, ANGI Homeservices, Angie's List or any of their respective affiliates undertake any obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

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RISK FACTORS

        In addition to the other information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus (including the information incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus), Angie's List stockholders should carefully consider all of the following risk factors in deciding whether to vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement at the Angie's List special meeting. Angie's List stockholders should read and consider the risks associated with each of the HomeAdvisor Business and the businesses of Angie's List because these risks are expected to apply to ANGI Homeservices following the completion of the Transactions. Prior to making any decision regarding the Transactions, you should carefully read this entire proxy statement/prospectus, including its Annexes and the other documents incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, and in particular the sections entitled "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of Angie's List's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2017. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

Risks Related to the Transactions

There can be no assurances regarding the prices at which Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices will trade following the completion of the Transactions.

        Assuming the Merger is completed as described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, some or all of the Angie's List stockholders will receive Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices as a result of the Merger. The Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices are not and never have been listed for trading on a national securities exchange or otherwise publicly traded. Such shares are expected to be approved for listing on NASDAQ prior to the completion of the Merger, and such approval for listing is one of the conditions to the completion of the Merger.

        The trading price of a Class A share of ANGI Homeservices following the Merger is uncertain, and there can be no assurances as to the values at which Class A shares will trade following the Merger. In addition, following the Merger, the trading price of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices is likely to fluctuate and will be dependent on, and subject to fluctuations relating to, general market and economic conditions, changes in the businesses of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business (whether prior to or following the completion of the Merger), and regulatory considerations, among other things. Some of these factors and conditions are beyond the control of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices. For further discussion of these and other risks regarding ownership of ANGI Homeservices Class A shares, see the section below entitled "—Risks Related to an Investment in Class A Shares of ANGI Homeservices."

Angie's List stockholders who elect to receive the Cash Consideration may receive a prorated portion of their Merger Consideration in the form of the Share Consideration if the aggregate cap on the Cash Consideration of $130 million is exceeded.

        Each Angie's List stockholder will be entitled to elect to receive in the Merger, for each share of Angie's List common stock held at the Effective Time, the Share Consideration or the Cash Consideration (or a combination thereof, by electing Cash Consideration with respect to some shares and Share Consideration with respect to other shares held by such stockholder). Elections to receive the Cash Consideration by Angie's List stockholders will be subject to the proration procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement, such that Angie's List stockholders will receive in the aggregate no more than $130 million in cash. For more information, including an illustrative example of this proration procedure, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Election Procedures for the Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration; Aggregate Cap and Possible Proration of the Cash Consideration."

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properly elected to receive Cash Consideration in the Merger will receive a portion of their Merger Consideration in respect of the Angie's List shares for which the Cash Consideration was properly elected in the form of the Share Consideration. Stockholders who receive the Share Consideration will be subject to a number of additional risks relating to ANGI Homeservices and its Class A shares (including the market for buying and selling such shares), as discussed elsewhere in this section.

Angie's List stockholders who make elections to receive the Share Consideration or the Cash Consideration will be unable to sell their Angie's List shares while the Merger remains pending.

        As described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, Angie's List stockholders may elect to receive cash, stock or a combination of cash and stock for their shares of Angie's List in the Merger by completing an election form that will be sent under separate cover and is not being provided with this proxy statement/prospectus. Elections will require that stockholders making the election submit their shares of Angie's List common stock, including any stock certificates, or in the case of book-entry shares of Angie's List common stock, any additional documents specified in the procedures set forth in the election form, in order for the election to be properly made. This means that during the time between when the election is made and the Closing Date, Angie's List stockholders who have submitted an election form to receive the Share Consideration or the Cash Consideration will be unable to sell the shares of Angie's List common stock with respect to which any such election has been made unless they first withdraw their election. If the Merger is unexpectedly delayed, this period could extend for a significant period of time. Angie's List stockholders can shorten the period during which they cannot sell their shares by delivering their election shortly before the election deadline. However, elections received after the election deadline will not be accepted or honored. For further details, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Election Procedures for the Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration; Aggregate Cap and Possible Proration of the Cash Consideration."

Both individually and as a group, Angie's List stockholders will have significantly reduced ownership and voting interests in ANGI Homeservices after the Merger relative to their interests in Angie's List prior to the Merger, and, with limited exceptions for certain class votes, IAC will be able to control any corporate action that requires a vote of ANGI Homeservices stockholders, in addition to appointing a majority of the board of directors.

        Angie's List stockholders currently have the right to vote in the election of the Angie's List board of directors and on other matters affecting Angie's List. Upon the consummation of the Merger, each Angie's List stockholder that receives the Share Consideration will become a stockholder of ANGI Homeservices with a percentage ownership of ANGI Homeservices that is significantly smaller than such stockholder's percentage ownership of Angie's List immediately prior to the Merger. Immediately following the Closing, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive Cash Consideration, former holders of Angie's List common stock and equity awards are expected to hold, in the aggregate, Class A shares representing between approximately 10% (assuming Angie's List stockholders elect to receive the maximum aggregate Cash Consideration) and 13% (assuming no Angie's List stockholders elect to receive Cash Consideration) of the economic interest in ANGI Homeservices common stock (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method), and less than 2% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock, and IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices which, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock.

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majority of the board of directors. For further details regarding the expected ownership and corporate governance of ANGI Homeservices following the Merger, as well as the rights of Angie's List stockholders who receive the Share Consideration as holders of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices following the Merger, see the sections entitled "—Risks Related to ANGI Homeservices' Ongoing Relationship with IAC Following the Completion of the Transactions," "Corporate Governance of ANGI Homeservices Following the Merger," "Board of Directors and Executive Officers of ANGI Homeservices Following the Merger" and "Comparison of the Rights of Angie's List Stockholders and Holders of Class A Shares of ANGI Homeservices."

The completion of the Transactions is subject to a number of conditions, some of which are outside the control of Angie's List, IAC and ANGI Homeservices, and the Transactions may not be completed on a timely basis or at all. Failure to complete the Transactions could negatively impact the share price and the future business and financial results of Angie's List.

        The completion of the Contribution, the IAC Share Issuance and the Merger are all subject to a number of conditions, some of which are outside the control of Angie's List, IAC and ANGI Homeservices, and the failure to satisfy any such condition, or delays or difficulties that may occur in attempting to satisfy any such conditions, may prevent, delay or otherwise impair the completion of the Transactions in a material way. These conditions include, in the case of the Merger, the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders and the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the HSR Act, and as a result there exists some uncertainty regarding the timing of the completion of the Transactions, and whether the Transactions will be completed at all. Furthermore, either IAC or Angie's List may terminate the Merger Agreement in specified circumstances, including if the Merger has not been consummated on or prior to February 1, 2018 (provided that this right to terminate will not be available to a party if the failure of the Closing to occur by such date was due to a material breach of the Merger Agreement by the party seeking to terminate). For more information, see the sections entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger" and "—Termination of the Merger Agreement."

        If the Transactions are not completed on a timely basis, or at all, the business, financial results and prospects of Angie's List, as well as the market price of Angie's List common stock, may be adversely affected and, without realizing any of the potential benefits of having completed the Transactions, Angie's List and its stockholders will be subject to a number of risks, including the following:

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While the Transactions are pending, uncertainty regarding the completion of the Transactions may cause consumers, service professionals and other important business counterparties to delay or defer decisions concerning Angie's List and may adversely affect Angie's List's ability to attract and retain employees, consumers and service professionals.

        The Merger will be completed only if specified conditions are satisfied (or, to the extent permitted, waived), including the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders. For a description of these conditions, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger." The satisfaction of some of these conditions is beyond the control of IAC, Angie's List and ANGI Homeservices. In addition, both IAC and Angie's List have specified rights to terminate the Merger Agreement in various circumstances, as described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Termination of the Merger Agreement."

        While the Transactions remain pending, uncertainty regarding whether (and when) the Transactions may be completed may cause consumers, service professionals or other parties with whom Angie's List has business relationships to delay or defer decisions concerning Angie's List, or to seek to terminate their relationships with Angie's List, which could negatively impact the financial condition and results of operations of Angie's List, regardless of whether the Transactions are ultimately completed. In addition, such consumers, service professionals or other parties may experience uncertainty associated with the Merger, including with respect to concerns about possible changes to Angie's List's technology platform, including website and mobile applications, products, services or policies and current or future business relationships with Angie's List. Such uncertainty may cause such consumers, service professionals or other parties to refrain from using Angie's List's products and services, potentially yielding a reduction in traffic across Angie's List's platforms, all of which could negatively and materially impact Angie's List's business, financial condition or results of operations. Similarly, uncertainty regarding the completion of the Transactions may foster uncertainty among employees about their future roles with the combined company, and may create difficulties in recruiting new employees, consumers and service professionals who may be similarly concerned by the various pending changes and uncertainties. As such, the pendency of the Transactions may adversely affect the ability of Angie's List to attract and retain key management, sales, marketing and technical personnel, as well as new consumers and service professionals.

        Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Angie's List is subject to certain covenants regarding the conduct of its business during the interim period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and the completion of the Transactions, including covenants related to Angie's List's ability to enter into material contracts and acquire or dispose of assets. These covenants may prevent Angie's List from taking actions with respect to its business that it may consider advantageous and result in Angie's List's inability to respond effectively to competitive pressures or industry developments, among other things, which could thereby harm Angie's List's business, financial condition or results of operations.

Some of Angie's List's current directors and executive officers have interests in the Transactions that may differ from the interests of other Angie's List stockholders.

        In considering whether to approve the proposals set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus to be voted on at the Angie's List special meeting, including the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, you should recognize that some of the members of management and of the Angie's List board of directors may have interests in the Transactions that differ from, or are in addition to, their interests as Angie's List stockholders. These interests include:

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        These interests are further described in the section entitled "The Transactions—Interests of Angie's List's Directors and Executive Officers in the Transactions."

The Merger Agreement contains provisions that limit Angie's List's ability to pursue alternatives to the Transactions, could discourage a potential competing acquiror of Angie's List from making a favorable alternative transaction proposal and, in specified circumstances, could require Angie's List to pay a termination fee of $20 million to IAC.

        The Merger Agreement contains provisions that restrict Angie's List's ability during the pendency of the Merger to, among other things, solicit, initiate, knowingly facilitate or knowingly encourage any inquiries regarding, or the making, submission or announcement by any person of any proposal or offer that constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to, certain alternative transactions. In addition, IAC is generally entitled to an opportunity to offer to modify the terms of the Merger Agreement in response to any third-party alternative transaction proposal before the Angie's List board of directors may change its recommendation in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement or terminate the Merger Agreement to accept an alternative proposal. For further details on these restrictions, including with respect to certain exceptions to these restrictions, see the sections entitled "The Merger Agreement—No Solicitation by Angie's List of Alternative Takeover Proposals" and "—Change in the Angie's List Board Recommendation."

        Moreover, if the Merger Agreement is terminated in specified circumstances, including if Angie's List terminates the Merger Agreement in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for a "Superior Proposal," Angie's List will be required to pay a termination fee of $20 million to IAC. For further details, see the sections entitled "The Merger Agreement—Termination of the Merger Agreement" and "—Effects of Termination of the Merger Agreement; Termination Fee and Expenses."

        These provisions could discourage a potential third-party acquiror or merger partner that might have an interest in acquiring all or a significant portion of Angie's List's business, or pursuing another form of alternative transaction involving Angie's List, from considering or proposing such a transaction, even if the third party was prepared to pay consideration having greater perceived value than that of the Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration being offered in the Merger. In addition, these provisions might result in a potential third-party acquiror or merger partner proposing to pay a lower price to the stockholders of Angie's List than it might otherwise have proposed to pay because of the added expense of the $20 million termination fee that may become payable in specified circumstances.

Angie's List stockholders will not be entitled to dissenters' or appraisal rights in the Merger.

        Appraisal rights are statutory rights that, if applicable under law, enable stockholders to dissent from an extraordinary transaction, such as a merger, and demand that the corporation pay the fair value for their shares as determined by a court in a judicial proceeding instead of receiving the consideration offered to stockholders in connection with such extraordinary transaction.

        Appraisal rights are not available in all circumstances, and exceptions to these rights are provided under the DGCL. In the Merger, because Angie's List common stock is listed on NASDAQ, and because Angie's List stockholders are not required to accept in the Merger any consideration in

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exchange for their shares of Angie's List common stock other than Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices, which will be publicly listed on NASDAQ, and cash in lieu of fractional shares (if applicable), holders of Angie's List common stock will not be entitled to any appraisal rights in connection with the Merger with respect to their shares of Angie's List common stock. For a more detailed description of the relevant provisions of the DGCL, see the section entitled "The Transactions—No Appraisal Rights."

ANGI Homeservices may not realize the expected benefits of the Transactions on the anticipated timeframes or at all.

        The benefits of the Transactions to ANGI Homeservices and its stockholders following the Merger may not be realized as expected or may not be achieved within the anticipated timeframes or at all. The ability of ANGI Homeservices to realize the anticipated benefits of the Transactions will depend, to a large extent, on its ability to combine the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List in a manner that facilitates growth opportunities, realizes anticipated synergies and achieves the projected cost savings and revenue growth expected by IAC and Angie's List management. For further details regarding these expectations, see the section entitled "The Transactions—Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions."

        IAC and Angie's List will be required to devote significant attention and resources prior to the Closing to prepare for the post-Closing operation of ANGI Homeservices, and ANGI Homeservices will be required post-Closing to devote significant attention and resources to successfully align the business practices and integrate the operations of the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List. This process may disrupt the businesses or cause a loss of momentum in the activities of ANGI Homeservices following the Closing and may adversely affect its business and results of operations. The overall combination of the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List may also result in unanticipated problems, expenses, liabilities, responses from competitors, loss of customer and other business relationships and the diversion of management attention. If ANGI Homeservices is not able to efficiently and successfully integrate the HomeAdvisor Business with Angie's List following the Merger, the anticipated benefits of the Transactions may not be realized fully or at all or may take longer to realize than expected, which would have a negative effect on the business and financial results of the combined company and on the value of the Class A shares to be issued to Angie's List stockholders who receive the Share Consideration in the Merger.

        Even if the operations of the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List are combined successfully, the full benefits of the Transactions may not be realized, including the synergies, cost savings and growth opportunities that are expected, due to competitive pressures, changes in general market or economic conditions or other factors. Moreover, additional unanticipated costs may be incurred in combining the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List. All of these factors could cause negatively affect the business and financial results of ANGI Homeservices and the market price of ANGI Homeservices Class A shares.

Risks Related to the Business of ANGI Homeservices Following the Completion of the Transactions

General economic events or trends, particularly those that adversely impact consumer confidence and spending behavior, could harm ANGI Homeservices' business, financial condition and results of operations.

        The HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List have historically been, and following the completion of the Transactions ANGI Homeservices will be, particularly sensitive to events and trends that adversely affect consumer confidence and spending behavior. For example, in the event of a general economic downturn or sudden disruption in business conditions, consumer confidence, spending levels and access to credit could be adversely affected. The occurrence of any of these events or trends could result in consumers delaying or foregoing home services projects, which could result in decreases in

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service requests and a decrease in fees paid by service professionals for consumer matches, which could adversely affect ANGI Homeservices' business, financial condition and results of operations.

        ANGI Homeservices could also experience turnover in its network of service professionals given that a significant number of these service professionals are sole proprietorships and small businesses, and as such, are particularly sensitive to events and trends that adversely impact consumer confidence and spending behavior. Any turnover, if significant or recurring over a prolonged period, could adversely impact the number and quality of the service professionals who are members of the ANGI Homeservices network, the reach of that network and the breadth of services offered through the ANGI Homeservices marketplace, any or all of which could result in a decrease in traffic to ANGI Homeservices' properties and increased costs, all of which could adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Finally, ANGI Homeservices will also be sensitive to events and trends that could result in decreased marketing and advertising expenditures by service professionals. Adverse economic conditions and trends could result in service professionals decreasing and/or delaying marketing and advertising expenditures, or decreasing the amount they are willing to pay for connections to consumers through the platforms operated by ANGI Homeservices, either of which would result in decreased revenue and could adversely affect ANGI Homeservices' business, financial condition and results of operations.

The success of ANGI Homeservices will depend, in substantial part, on the migration of the home services market online.

        The digital penetration of the home services market remains low, with the vast majority of home services customers finding their service professional offline, according to a HomeAdvisor Business internal brand tracking study. While many consumer demographics have historically been (and remain) averse to hiring service professionals online, certain consumer demographics have demonstrated greater willingness to embrace the online shift. For example, millennial homeowners are more willing than homeowners aged 50 plus to hire a service professional online. Accordingly, as millennial homeownership increases, it is expected that more service professionals will be hired online. Service professionals must also embrace the online shift, which ANGI Homeservices expects will occur with more frequency as they experience the benefits of connecting and engaging with consumers online (for example, the ability to reach the largest consumer audience, trackable return on marketing investments and tailored customer management tools) relative to traditional offline efforts. Continued digital and mobile product innovation is also expected to increase online adoption by consumers and service professionals. However, the speed and ultimate outcome of this shift to online marketplaces for finding service professionals is uncertain and may not occur as quickly as ANGI Homeservices expects or at all. The failure or delay of a meaningful number of consumers and/or service professionals to migrate online, or the choice of a meaningful number of existing participants in the online home services marketplace to return to offline markets, could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

ANGI Homeservices will need to establish and maintain relationships with quality service professionals.

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quality service professionals (or the lack of potential new quality service professionals) in the markets in which ANGI Homeservices maintains service professional networks would result in a smaller and less diverse network, which could adversely impact the consumer experience and result in decreases in service requests and directory searches, which could adversely impact the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

The success of ANGI Homeservices will depend, in substantial part, on its ability to maintain and/or enhance its various brands.

        After the completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices will own and operate two of the leading home services brands in the United States, as well as leading brands in a number of foreign jurisdictions. Brand recognition is a key differentiating factor among providers of online services generally, and ANGI Homeservices believes that its success will depend, in part, on its ability to maintain and enhance the brands established by the HomeAdvisor Business and by Angie's List, as well as build awareness of (and loyalty to) any of its new and emerging brands by consumers and service professionals alike.

        The brands of ANGI Homeservices could be negatively impacted by a number of factors, including product quality concerns, service professional quality concerns, consumer and service professional complaints, actions brought by consumers or service professionals, fraudulent or otherwise unlawful acts perpetrated by consumers or service professionals, actions or proceedings commenced by governmental or regulatory authorities, privacy and security breaches and related bad publicity.

        In addition, trust in the integrity and objective, unbiased nature of the ratings and reviews found on the properties operated by Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business contributes significantly to the perception of their brands and to their ability to attract new consumers and service professionals. If existing or prospective consumers perceive that the consumer reviews on Angie's List or the HomeAdvisor properties are not authentic in general, the reputation and the strength of ANGI Homeservices' brands could be materially and adversely affected. While the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List use, and ANGI Homeservices will continue to use, filters to detect fraudulent reviews, the accuracy of consumer reviews cannot be guaranteed. If fraudulent or inaccurate reviews—positive or negative—increase, and ANGI Homeservices is unable to effectively identify and remove such reviews, the overall quality of its ratings and reviews could decrease, and the reputation of the brands of ANGI Homeservices might be harmed, which could deter consumers and service professionals from using its products and services. This could negatively impact the brands, business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

        Moreover, ANGI Homeservices' failure to market its products and services successfully (or in a cost-effective manner), inability to develop and introduce products and services that resonate with consumers and/or inability to adapt quickly enough (and/or in a cost-effective manner) to evolving changes in the internet and related technologies, applications and devices, could adversely impact the various brands of ANGI Homeservices and its brand-building efforts, and in turn, its business, financial condition and results of operations.

Marketing efforts designed to drive traffic to the ANGI Homeservices properties may not be successful or cost-effective.

        Attracting consumers and service professionals to ANGI Homeservices properties will involve considerable expenditures for offline and online marketing. The HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List have made, and following the completion of the Transactions ANGI Homeservices expects to continue to make, significant marketing expenditures, primarily for television advertising and search engine marketing, which may not be successful or cost-effective. Historically, the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List have had to increase marketing expenditures over time to attract and retain consumers and service professionals and sustain growth.

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        As traditional television viewership declines and consumers increasingly consume media through various digital means, the reach of traditional advertising channels is contracting and the number of digital advertising channels is increasing. To continue to reach consumers and service professionals and grow its businesses in this environment, ANGI Homeservices will need to devote more of its overall marketing expenditures to newer digital advertising channels, which are undeveloped and unproven relative to traditional advertising channels, and engage consumers and service professionals via new digital means.

        With respect to online marketing efforts, rapid and frequent changes in the pricing and operating dynamics of search engines, as well as changing policies and guidelines applicable to keyword advertising (which may unilaterally be updated by search engine providers without advance notice), could adversely affect paid search engine marketing efforts and free search engine traffic. Such changes could adversely affect paid listings (both their placement and pricing), as well as the ranking of ANGI Homeservices websites within paid and organic search results, any or all of which could increase marketing expenditures (particularly if free traffic is replaced with paid traffic). Additionally, if ANGI Homeservices starts depending on other digital platforms in the future for free traffic, these efforts will involve challenges and risks similar to those related to free traffic.

        Separately, search engine providers continue to expand their offerings into other, non-search-related categories, including home services. Search engine providers may display their own integrated or related home services offerings in a more prominent manner than those of ANGI Homeservices, which could result in a substantial decrease in free traffic to ANGI Homeservices websites and, in turn, increased marketing expenditures if free traffic is replaced with paid traffic.

        No assurances can be provided that ANGI Homeservices will be able to continue to appropriately manage and fine-tune its paid marketing efforts in response to any or all of the events and trends discussed above and the failure to do so could adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

The ability of ANGI Homeservices to introduce new and enhanced products and services that resonate with consumers and service professionals, including in response to rapidly evolving trends and technologies, will be critical to its success.

        ANGI Homeservices will not succeed unless it is able to introduce new and enhanced products and services in response to evolving trends and technologies and provide quality products and services that otherwise resonate with consumers and service professionals. There is intense competition to operate the leading online marketplaces for home services (and more generally for all consumer products and services), and online marketplaces have historically been, and are expected to continue to be, subject to rapid technological change. Generally, the development of new and enhanced products and services, as well as the identification of new business opportunities in a constantly changing business and technological environment, requires significant time and resources. ANGI Homeservices may not be able to adapt quickly enough to trends online and/or in the home services market (including changes in consumer and service professional preferences and needs), appropriately time the introduction of new and enhanced services and/or identify new business opportunities in a timely manner.

        For example, while many consumers and service professionals may continue to access ANGI Homeservices offerings through personal computers, usage of mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets, continues to increase relative to that of personal computers. In addition, consumers are increasingly seeking to access services through so-called digital assistants, such as Amazon's Echo or Google's Home product. The HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List have dedicated (and following the completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices will dedicate) significant time and resources to ensure that their product offerings work across multiple platforms, but ANGI Homeservices may not be successful in keeping up with future technological developments. Even if ANGI Homeservices is able to do so, these efforts could be more costly than anticipated or require partnership or distribution arrangements with third-party providers in order to reach consumers.

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        In addition, new and/or enhanced products or services may not resonate with consumers and service professionals and, in turn, not generate sufficient traffic and otherwise prove challenging to monetize. Efforts to improve the ANGI Homeservices platforms or otherwise improve its offerings could also require the modification of related technological infrastructures; and the failure to do so in an efficient and cost-effective manner could render ANGI Homeservices websites, applications, services and proprietary technologies obsolete.

        The failure to respond to any evolving trends and technologies appropriately and in a cost-effective manner could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

The success of ANGI Homeservices will depend, in part, on the integrity of its systems and infrastructures and on its ability to enhance, expand and adapt these systems and infrastructures in a timely and cost-effective manner.

        For ANGI Homeservices to succeed, its systems and infrastructures must perform well on a consistent basis. From time to time, ANGI Homeservices may experience system interruptions that make some or all of its systems or data unavailable and prevent services from functioning properly for consumers and service professionals. Any such interruption could arise for any number of reasons. Further, the systems and infrastructures of ANGI Homeservices will be vulnerable to damage from fire, power loss, telecommunications failures and similar events. While ANGI Homeservices will have backup systems in place for certain aspects of its operations, its systems and infrastructures will not be fully redundant, disaster recovery planning will not be sufficient for all eventualities and property and business interruption insurance coverage may not be adequate to compensate ANGI Homeservices fully for any losses that it may suffer. Any interruptions or outages, regardless of the cause, could negatively impact the experiences of consumers and service professionals, tarnish the reputation of the various brands of ANGI Homeservices and decrease demand for its services, any or all of which could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

        ANGI Homeservices will also need to continually work to expand and enhance the efficiency and scalability of its technology and network systems to improve the experience of consumers and service professionals, accommodate substantial increases in traffic to its various services, ensure acceptable page load times for its various services and keep up with changes in technology and consumer and service professional preferences and needs. Any failure to do so in a timely and cost-effective manner could adversely affect the experiences of consumers and service professionals and thereby negatively impact the demand for ANGI Homeservices' offerings, and could increase costs, any of which could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

ANGI Homeservices' success will depend, in part, on the integrity of third-party systems and infrastructure.

        After completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices will rely on third parties, primarily data-center service providers, as well as third-party computer systems, broadband and other communication systems and service providers, in connection with the provision of its products generally, as well as to facilitate and process certain transactions with its users. ANGI Homeservices will have limited or no control over these third parties and their operations.

        Problems experienced by third-party data center service providers upon whom ANGI Homeservices may rely, the telecommunications network providers with whom it contracts or with the systems through which telecommunications providers allocate capacity among their customers could also adversely affect ANGI Homeservices. Any changes in service levels at its data centers or any interruptions, outages or delays in ANGI Homeservices' systems or those of its third-party providers, or deterioration in the performance of these systems, could impair its ability to provide its products or process transactions with its users, which would adversely impact its business, financial condition and results of operations.

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ANGI Homeservices may not be able to protect its information technology systems and infrastructure from cyberattacks and may be adversely affected by cyberattacks experienced by third parties.

        The business of ANGI Homeservices will rely extensively on secure processing, storage and transmission of confidential and other information in its computer systems and networks and communications systems. ANGI Homeservices may be subject to attacks by perpetrators of malicious technology-related events, such as cyberattacks, computer viruses, worms or other destructive or disruptive software, distributed denial of service attacks and attempts to misappropriate consumer or service professional information, including credit card information, personal information and confidential business information. While the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List have invested (and, following the completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices will continue to invest) in the protection of their information technology systems and infrastructure and related training, there can be no assurance that these efforts will prevent significant breaches in their systems or other such events from occurring. As malicious cyber activity escalates, so do the risks relating to the transmission, storage or processing of data both within and outside the ANGI Homeservices network, including use by ANGI Homeservices of service providers outside of its network. Any cyber or similar attack against which ANGI Homeservices is unable to protect itself could damage its systems and infrastructure, prevent it from providing its products, erode its reputation and brands, lead to termination of advantageous contracts, result in inaccurate reporting of financial information, result in the disclosure of confidential information of its users, expose it to significant liabilities relating to breaches of data privacy laws, result in the disclosure of confidential and sensitive business information or intellectual property, result in claims or litigation against it, and/or be costly to mitigate or remedy. In addition, although ANGI Homeservices will have some insurance to mitigate these risks, such policies may not cover the particular attack experienced and, even if the risk is covered, such insurance coverage may not be adequate to compensate for the losses resulting from any of these events.

        The impact of cybersecurity events experienced by third parties with whom ANGI Homeservices will do business (or upon whom ANGI Homeservices otherwise will rely in connection with its day-to-day operations) could have a similar effect on it. Moreover, even cyber or similar attacks that do not directly affect ANGI Homeservices or third parties with whom ANGI Homeservices will do business may result in a loss of consumer confidence in internet-based or technology-reliant businesses generally, which could make users less likely to use or continue to use ANGI Homeservices' products and services. The occurrence of any of these events could have an adverse effect on the future business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

Unauthorized access to personal data could give rise to liabilities as a result of governmental regulations and legal requirements, and compliance with laws designed to prevent unauthorized access of personal data could be costly.

        Security breaches or other unauthorized access to, or the use or transmission of, personal consumer and service professional information could result in a variety of claims against ANGI Homeservices, including privacy-related claims. There are numerous laws and regulations in the countries in which ANGI Homeservices businesses will operate regarding privacy and the storage, sharing, use, processing, disclosure and protection of personal information. The scope and subject matter of these laws and regulations have changed considerably in the recent past and are expected to continue to evolve, and likely expand, in the future. In 2016, the European Commission adopted the General Data Protection Regulation, a comprehensive European Union privacy and data protection reform that is expected to become effective in May 2018. In addition, the potential exit from the European Union by the United Kingdom could result in the application of new data privacy and protection laws and standards to ANGI Homeservices' operations in the United Kingdom and the handling of personal data of consumers located in the United Kingdom. At the same time, certain developing countries are also currently considering adopting privacy and data protection laws and

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regulations and legislative proposals concerning privacy and the protection of consumer information are pending before the U.S. Congress and various U.S. state legislatures.

        Any failure or perceived failure by ANGI Homeservices (or the third parties with whom it contracts to store personal consumer and service professional information) to comply with applicable privacy and security laws, policies or related contractual obligations or any compromise of security that results in unauthorized access to or acquisition or use of personal consumer or service provider information could result in governmental enforcement actions, significant fines, litigation, claims of breach of contract and indemnity by third parties and adverse publicity. In the case of such an event, the reputation of ANGI Homeservices and its businesses could be harmed, it could lose consumers and service professionals and the competitive positions of its various brands could be diminished, any or all of which could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

        Lastly, compliance with the numerous laws and regulations in the countries in which ANGI Homeservices businesses will operate regarding privacy and the storage, sharing, use, processing, disclosure and protection of personal data could be costly, particularly if, as expected, these laws and regulations continue to evolve and become more comprehensive in scope or require changes to the information technology operations of ANGI Homeservices. If these costs are significant, the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices could be adversely affected.

ANGI Homeservices will be subject to a number of risks related to credit card payments, including data security breaches and fraud that ANGI Homeservices or third parties may experience, as well as additional regulation, any of which could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

        The HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List have historically accepted, and after completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices will continue to accept, payments (including recurring payments) from service professionals and members, as applicable, primarily through credit and debit card transactions. The ability to access credit card information on a real-time basis without having to proactively reach out to service professionals and members to process these payments will be critical to the success of ANGI Homeservices' businesses.

        When ANGI Homeservices or a third party experiences a data security breach involving credit card information, affected cardholders will often cancel their credit cards. In the case of a breach experienced by a third party, the more sizable the third party's customer base and the greater the number of credit card accounts impacted, the more likely it is that users of ANGI Homeservices would be impacted by such a breach. To the extent ANGI Homeservices users are ever affected by such a breach experienced by ANGI Homeservices or a third party, affected users would need to be contacted to obtain new credit card information and process any pending payments. It is likely that ANGI Homeservices would not be able to reach all affected service professionals and members, and even if it could, some new credit card information may not be obtained and some pending payments may not be processed, which could adversely affect ANGI Homeservices' business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Even if service professionals and members are not directly impacted by a given data security breach, they may lose confidence in the ability of service providers to protect their personal information generally, which could cause them to stop using their credit cards online and choose alternative payment methods that are not as convenient for ANGI Homeservices or restrict its ability to process payments without significant effort by the applicable service professionals or members.

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interchange, chargeback and/or other fees), the malfunction of credit card billing systems and software and non-compliance with applicable payment card association operating rules, certification requirements and rules governing electronic funds transfers, including the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ("PCI DSS"), a security standard with which companies that collect, store or transmit certain data related to credit and debit cards, credit and debit card holders and credit and debit card transactions are required to comply. If ANGI Homeservices fails to adequately prevent fraudulent credit card transactions and comply with the PCI DSS, it could face litigation, fines, governmental enforcement action, civil liability, diminished public perception of its security measures, significantly higher credit card-related costs and substantial remediation costs, any of which could adversely affect its business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Finally, the passage or adoption of any legislation or regulation affecting the ability of service providers to periodically charge consumers for recurring membership payments could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

ANGI Homeservices may fail to adequately protect its intellectual property rights or may be accused of infringing the intellectual property rights of third parties.

        The HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List have relied, and after the completion of the Transactions ANGI Homeservices will rely, heavily upon its trademarks and related domain names and logos to market its brands and to build and maintain brand loyalty and recognition, as well as upon trade secrets. For example, the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List have generally registered, and will continue to apply to register and renew, or secure by contract where appropriate, trademarks and service marks as they are developed and used, and reserve, register and renew domain names as deemed appropriate. Effective trademark protection may not be available or may not be sought in every country in which products and services are made available, and contractual disputes may affect the use of marks governed by private contracts. Similarly, not every variation of a domain name may be available or be registered, even if available.

        The HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List also rely, and after the completion of the Transactions ANGI Homeservices will rely, on a combination of laws and contractual restrictions with employees, customers, suppliers, affiliates and others to establish and protect their various intellectual property rights.

        The HomeAdvisor Business generally seeks to apply for patents or for other similar statutory protections as and if it deems appropriate, based on then-current facts and circumstances, and after the completion of the Transactions ANGI Homeservices may continue to do so in the future. No assurances can be given that any patent application that the HomeAdvisor Business has filed (or that ANGI Homeservices may file) will result in a patent being issued, or that any existing or future patents will afford adequate protection against competitors and similar technologies. In addition, no assurances can be given that third parties will not create new products or methods that achieve similar results without infringing upon patents owned by the HomeAdvisor Business or ANGI Homeservices after completion of the Transactions. Angie's List does not have any patents or pending patent applications.

        Despite these measures, the intellectual property rights of the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List may still not be protected in a meaningful manner, challenges to contractual rights could arise or third parties could copy or otherwise obtain and use the intellectual property of the HomeAdvisor Business or of Angie's List without authorization. The occurrence of any of these events could result in the erosion of the HomeAdvisor and the Angie's List brands and limitations on the ability of the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List, or after the completion of the Transactions of ANGI Homeservices, to control marketing on or through the internet using its various domain names, as well as impede its ability to effectively compete against competitors with similar technologies, any of which could adversely affect ANGI Homeservices' business, financial condition and results of operations.

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ANGI Homeservices will face a number of risks in connection with its international operations.

        Angie's List operates primarily within the United States. However, the HomeAdvisor Business has historically operated in various jurisdictions and, following the completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices will own and operate businesses in France, the Netherlands, Italy, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom and Canada under various regional brands. ANGI Homeservices intends to seek to establish strategic control and market leadership for these brands through significant investments in marketing, sales forces and product innovation, which may not be successful or cost-effective. ANGI Homeservices also intends to seek to expand into additional European and select other jurisdictions in the future, both through acquisitions and organic growth.

        Acquiring, operating and building brands and businesses abroad, particularly in jurisdictions where ANGI Homeservices has limited experience, will involve a number of additional risks, including:

        The occurrence of any or all of the events described above could adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

ANGI Homeservices faces operational and financial risks in connection with any future acquisitions.

        The HomeAdvisor Business has made numerous acquisitions in the past and ANGI Homeservices expects to seek potential acquisition candidates to expand its business in the future. ANGI Homeservices may experience operational and financial challenges in connection with historical and future acquisitions if it is unable to:

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        Furthermore, ANGI Homeservices may not be successful in addressing other challenges it may encounter in connection with acquisitions. The anticipated benefits of one or more historical and/or future acquisitions may not be realized or the value of goodwill and other intangible assets acquired could be impacted by one or more continuing unfavorable events or trends, which could result in significant impairment charges. The occurrence of any these events could have an adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

ANGI Homeservices will depend on its key personnel.

        ANGI Homeservices' future success will depend upon its ability to identify, hire, develop, motivate and retain highly skilled individuals, with the contributions of its senior management being especially critical to its success. Competition for well-qualified employees is intense and ANGI Homeservices' ability to compete effectively will depend, in part, upon its ability to attract new employees and retain existing employees of the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List. While the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List have established, and ANGI Homeservices will establish, programs to attract new employees and provide incentives to retain existing employees, particularly senior management, ANGI Homeservices can provide no assurances that it will be able to attract new employees or retain the services of senior management or any other key employees in the future. Effective succession planning is also important to ANGI Homeservices' future success. If ANGI Homeservices fails to ensure the effective transfer of senior management knowledge and smooth transitions involving senior management across its various businesses, its ability to execute short- and long-term strategic, financial and operating goals, as well as its business, financial condition and results of operations generally, could be adversely affected.

ANGI Homeservices may be subject to litigation, and adverse outcomes in such litigation could have an adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.

        Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business have historically been, and ANGI Homeservices following the completion of the Transactions may from time to time become, subject to litigation and various legal proceedings, including litigation and proceedings related to intellectual property matters and privacy and consumer protection laws, that involve claims for substantial amounts of money or for other relief or that might necessitate changes to their businesses or operations. The defense of these actions may be both time consuming and expensive. ANGI Homeservices will evaluate these litigation claims and legal proceedings to assess the likelihood of unfavorable outcomes and to estimate, if possible, the amount of potential losses. Based on these assessments and estimates, ANGI Homeservices may establish reserves and/or disclose the relevant litigation claims or legal proceedings, as and when required or appropriate. These assessments and estimates will be based on information available to management at the time of such assessment or estimation and will involve a significant amount of judgment. As a result, actual outcomes or losses could differ materially from initial assessments and estimates. ANGI Homeservices' failure to successfully defend or settle any litigation or other legal proceeding could result in liability that, to the extent not covered by its insurance, could have an adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations.

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ANGI Homeservices' amended and restated bylaws will provide that a state or federal court within Delaware will be the sole and exclusive forum for certain disputes between ANGI Homeservices and its stockholders, which could limit stockholders' ability to obtain the judicial forum of their choice for disputes with ANGI Homeservices or its current or former directors, officers or employees.

        The amended and rested bylaws of ANGI Homeservices will provide that unless ANGI Homeservices consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, a state court within the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware) will be the sole and exclusive forum for all of the following: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of ANGI Homeservices, (ii) any action asserting a claim for or based on breach of fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee of ANGI Homeservices to ANGI Homeservices or to its stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against ANGI Homeservices or any of its current or former directors, officers, or other employees pursuant to the DGCL, its certificate of incorporation, its bylaws, (iv) any action asserting a claim relating to or involving ANGI Homeservices that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, or (v) any action asserting an "internal corporate claim," as defined under the DGCL.

        The choice of forum provision may limit a stockholder's ability to bring a claim in a judicial forum that it finds favorable for disputes with ANGI Homeservices or its current or former directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits against ANGI Homeservices and its current or former directors, officers and other employees. Alternatively, if a court were to find the choice of forum provision contained in ANGI Homeservices' amended and restated bylaws to be inapplicable or unenforceable in an action, ANGI Homeservices may incur additional costs associated with resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm its business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Risks Related to ANGI Homeservices' Ongoing Relationship with IAC Following the Completion of the Transactions

Following the completion of the Transactions, IAC will continue to control a substantial majority of the voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock and will have the ability to control the direction of the business of ANGI Homeservices.

        Following the completion of the Transactions, IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices that, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive Cash Consideration. As long as IAC owns shares of the capital stock of ANGI Homeservices that represent a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding capital stock of ANGI Homeservices, with limited exceptions for certain class votes, IAC will be able to control any corporate action that requires a vote of ANGI Homeservices stockholders, regardless of the vote of any other ANGI Homeservices stockholder. As a result, IAC will have the ability to control significant corporate activities of ANGI Homeservices following the completion of the Transactions, including the following:

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This voting control will limit the ability of other stockholders to influence corporate matters and, as a result, ANGI Homeservices may take actions that stockholders other than IAC do not view as beneficial. This voting control may also discourage transactions involving a change of control of ANGI Homeservices, including transactions in which holders of Class A shares might otherwise receive a premium for their shares.

        Even if IAC owns shares of ANGI Homeservices' capital stock that represent less than a majority of the combined voting power of the outstanding capital stock of ANGI Homeservices, so long as IAC owns shares representing a significant percentage of the combined voting power of ANGI Homeservices stockholders, IAC will have the ability to exert substantial influence on, and may even effectively control, these significant corporate activities.

        In addition, pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement that ANGI Homeservices will enter into with IAC prior to the Closing, IAC will have the right to maintain its level of ownership in ANGI Homeservices to the extent ANGI Homeservices issues additional shares of its capital stock in the future and, pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement that ANGI Homeservices will enter into with IAC prior to the Closing, IAC may receive payment for certain compensation expenses through receipt of additional shares of stock of ANGI Homeservices. For a more complete summary of these agreements with IAC, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements."

        Until such time as IAC no longer controls or has the ability to exert substantial influence on ANGI Homeservices, ANGI Homeservices will continue to face the risks described in this "Risk Factors" section relating to IAC's control of ANGI Homeservices and the potential conflicts of interest between IAC and ANGI Homeservices.

The amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices could prevent it from benefiting from corporate opportunities that might otherwise have been available to ANGI Homeservices.

        The amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices will include a "corporate opportunity" provision pursuant to which ANGI Homeservices renounces any interests or expectancy in any potential transaction or matter that may constitute a corporate opportunity for both IAC and ANGI Homeservices. This provision also includes a disclaimer that states that ANGI Homeservices recognizes that (i) any of its directors or officers who are also officers, directors, employees or other affiliates of IAC or its affiliates (other than ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries) and (ii) IAC itself will have no duty to offer or communicate information regarding such a corporate opportunity to ANGI Homeservices. Generally, neither IAC nor the officers or directors of ANGI Homeservices who are also officers or directors of IAC or its affiliates will be liable to ANGI Homeservices or any of its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of the fact that any such person pursues or acquires any corporate opportunity for the account of IAC or any of its

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affiliates, directs or transfers such corporate opportunity to IAC or any of its affiliates, or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to ANGI Homeservices. The corporate opportunity provision may exacerbate conflicts of interest between IAC and ANGI Homeservices because the provision effectively permits one of the directors or officers of ANGI Homeservices who also serves as a director or officer of IAC to choose to direct a corporate opportunity to IAC instead of to ANGI Homeservices.

IAC's interests may conflict with the interests of ANGI Homeservices and the interests of the other stockholders of ANGI Homeservices. Conflicts of interest between IAC and ANGI Homeservices could be resolved in a manner unfavorable to ANGI Homeservices and the other stockholders of ANGI Homeservices.

        Various conflicts of interest between ANGI Homeservices and IAC could arise following the completion of the Transactions. It is expected that upon the completion of the Transactions, five of ten of the directors of ANGI Homeservices will be individuals who are currently (and are intended to remain) directors or executive officers of IAC or officers of its subsidiaries. Ownership interests of directors or officers of IAC in the stock of ANGI Homeservices, the ownership of Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices by IAC, and ownership interests of the directors and officers of ANGI Homeservices in the stock of IAC, or a person's service as either a director or officer of both companies, could create or appear to create potential conflicts of interest when those directors and officers are faced with decisions relating to ANGI Homeservices. These decisions could include:

Potential conflicts of interest could also arise if ANGI Homeservices decides to enter into any new commercial arrangements with IAC in the future or in connection with IAC's desire to enter into new commercial arrangements with third parties. Additionally, IAC may be constrained by the terms of its debt instruments from taking actions, or permitting ANGI Homeservices to take actions that may be in the best interests of ANGI Homeservices.

        Furthermore, disputes may arise between IAC and ANGI Homeservices relating to past relationships with the HomeAdvisor Business and ongoing relationships with ANGI Homeservices, and these potential conflicts of interest may make it more difficult for ANGI Homeservices to favorably resolve such disputes, including those related to:

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ANGI Homeservices may not be able to resolve any potential conflicts, and even if it does, the resolution may be less favorable to ANGI Homeservices than if it were dealing with an unaffiliated third party. While ANGI Homeservices is controlled by IAC, it may not have the leverage to negotiate amendments to these agreements, if required, on terms as favorable to ANGI Homeservices as those it would negotiate with an unaffiliated third party.

ANGI Homeservices will be a "controlled company" as defined in the NASDAQ Rules, and will rely on exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements that provide protection to stockholders of other companies.

        Upon completion of the Transactions, IAC will continue to own more than 50% of the combined voting power of the share capital of ANGI Homeservices, which will thus be a "controlled company" under the rules and regulations of NASDAQ (the "NASDAQ Rules"). As a "controlled company," ANGI Homeservices will be exempt from the obligation to comply with certain NASDAQ Rules related to corporate governance, including the following requirements for which ANGI Homeservices expects to avail itself of the "controlled company" exemption:

        Accordingly, for so long as ANGI Homeservices is a "controlled company," to the extent it avails itself of these exemptions, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the NASDAQ Rules. For further details, see the section entitled "Corporate Governance of ANGI Homeservices Following the Merger."

In order to preserve the ability of IAC to distribute its shares of the capital stock of ANGI Homeservices on a tax-free basis, ANGI Homeservices may be prevented from pursuing opportunities to raise capital, acquire other businesses or provide equity incentives to its employees, which could hurt its ability to grow.

        Under current laws, IAC must retain beneficial ownership of at least 80% of the combined voting power and 80% of each class of non-voting capital stock, if any is outstanding, in order to effect a tax-free distribution of ANGI Homeservices shares held by IAC to IAC stockholders. IAC has advised ANGI Homeservices that it does not have any present intention or plans to undertake such a tax-free distribution. However, IAC currently intends to use its majority voting interest in ANGI Homeservices to retain its ability to engage in such a transaction. This intention may cause IAC not to support transactions that ANGI Homeservices wishes to pursue that involve issuing shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock, including for capital-raising purposes, as consideration for an acquisition or as equity incentives to its employees. The inability to pursue such transactions may adversely affect the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices.

The agreements between ANGI Homeservices and IAC will require ANGI Homeservices to indemnify IAC for certain tax liabilities and may limit ANGI Homeservices' ability to engage in desirable strategic or capital-raising transactions, including following any distribution by IAC of the capital stock of ANGI Homeservices to IAC stockholders.

        Prior to or at the Effective Time, ANGI Homeservices will enter into a Tax Sharing Agreement with IAC. Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, ANGI Homeservices generally will be responsible and will be required to indemnify IAC for (i) all taxes imposed with respect to any consolidated, combined or unitary tax return of IAC or its subsidiaries that includes ANGI Homeservices or any of its

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subsidiaries to the extent attributable to ANGI Homeservices or any of its subsidiaries (including certain taxes attributable to ANGI Homeservices, HomeAdvisor (US), HomeAdvisor (International), each of their respective subsidiaries and each other entity that is a direct or indirect subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices as of the Effective Time, other than Angie's List and its subsidiaries (which are collectively referred to as the "HomeAdvisor Entities") for taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or before the Effective Time), as determined under the Tax Sharing Agreement, and (ii) all taxes imposed with respect to any consolidated, combined, unitary or separate tax returns of ANGI Homeservices or any of its subsidiaries. To the extent IAC failed to pay taxes imposed with respect to any consolidated, combined or unitary tax return of IAC or one of its subsidiaries that includes ANGI Homeservices or any of its subsidiaries, the relevant taxing authority could seek to collect such taxes (including taxes for which IAC is responsible under the Tax Sharing Agreement) from ANGI Homeservices or its subsidiaries.

        As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, IAC does not have a present plan or intention to undertake a tax-free spin-off of its interest in ANGI Homeservices. Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, ANGI Homeservices generally will be responsible for any taxes and related amounts imposed on IAC or ANGI Homeservices (or their respective subsidiaries) that arise from the failure of a future spin-off of IAC's retained interest in ANGI Homeservices to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, under Section 368(a)(1)(D) and/or Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, to the extent that the failure to so qualify is attributable to (i) a breach of the relevant representations and covenants made by ANGI Homeservices in the Tax Sharing Agreement or any representation letter provided in support of any tax opinion or ruling obtained by IAC with respect to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of such spin-off, (ii) an acquisition of ANGI Homeservices' equity securities or assets or (iii) any other action or failure to act by ANGI Homeservices after any such spin-off.

        To preserve the tax-free treatment of any potential future spin-off by IAC of its interest in ANGI Homeservices, the Tax Sharing Agreement will restrict ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries, for the two-year period following any such spin-off, except in specific circumstances, from: (i) entering into any transaction pursuant to which ANGI Homeservices stock would be acquired above a certain threshold, (ii) merging, consolidating or liquidating, (iii) selling or transferring assets above certain thresholds, (iv) redeeming or repurchasing stock (with certain exceptions), (v) altering the voting rights of ANGI Homeservices stock, (vi) taking or failing to take any other action inconsistent with representations or covenants in any tax opinion or private letter ruling document or (vii) ceasing to engage in any active trade or business as defined in the Code.

        The indemnity obligations and other limitations under the Tax Sharing Agreement could have an adverse effect on the business, financial condition and results of operations of ANGI Homeservices. For a more complete description of the Tax Sharing Agreement, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Tax Sharing Agreement."

Future sales or distributions of ANGI Homeservices shares by IAC could depress the price of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices.

        After the completion of the Transactions, IAC will have the right to sell or distribute to its stockholders all or a portion of the Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices that IAC holds or Class A shares into which the Class B shares are convertible, including pursuant to one or more registration statements under the Securities Act that IAC may require ANGI Homeservices to file or pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (after the applicable holding period) or otherwise. Although as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus IAC has advised ANGI Homeservices that it does not have any present intention or plans to undertake such a sale or distribution, sales by IAC in the public market or distributions to its stockholders of substantial amounts of ANGI Homeservices stock in the form of Class A shares or Class B shares, or the filing by ANGI Homeservices of a registration statement relating to a sale or other disposition by IAC of a substantial amount of ANGI Homeservices stock, could depress the price of the ANGI Homeservices Class A shares.

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        In addition, IAC will have the right, subject to certain conditions, to include its shares in other registration statements that ANGI Homeservices may file. If IAC exercises these registration rights and sells all or a portion of its shares of capital stock of ANGI Homeservices, the price of the ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock could decline.

The services that IAC will provide to ANGI Homeservices following the completion of the Transactions may not be sufficient to meet its needs, which may result in increased costs and otherwise adversely affect its business.

        Historically, IAC has provided the HomeAdvisor Business with significant corporate and shared services related to corporate functions such as executive oversight, risk management, information technology, accounting, audit, legal, investor relations, tax, treasury and other services. Following completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices expects IAC to continue to provide many of these services in exchange for the fees specified in the Services Agreement, as further described in the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Services Agreement." IAC will not be obligated to provide these services in a manner that differs from the nature of the services provided to the HomeAdvisor Business during the 12 months prior to the Closing Date, and thus ANGI Homeservices may not be able to modify these services in a manner desirable to it as a standalone public company. Further, if ANGI Homeservices no longer receives these services from IAC due to the termination of the Services Agreement or otherwise, it may not be able to perform these services itself, or find appropriate third-party arrangements at a reasonable cost, and the cost may be higher than that charged by IAC.

Risks Related to an Investment in Class A Shares of ANGI Homeservices

The multiclass structure of the capital stock of ANGI Homeservices has the effect of concentrating voting control with holders of its Class B shares and limiting the ability of the holders of Class A shares to influence corporate matters.

        Each Class B share of ANGI Homeservices has ten votes per share, and each Class A share has one vote per share. Angie's List stockholders who receive the Share Consideration in the Merger will receive Class A shares. Class C shares do not have any voting rights except as required by the laws of Delaware, in which case, each Class C share will have one one-hundredth (1/100) of a vote per share. Immediately following the Closing, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive Cash Consideration, former holders of Angie's List common stock and equity awards are expected to hold, in the aggregate, Class A shares representing between approximately 10% (assuming Angie's List stockholders elect to receive the maximum aggregate Cash Consideration) and 13% (assuming no Angie's List stockholders elect to receive Cash Consideration) of the economic interest in ANGI Homeservices common stock (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method), and less than 2% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock, and IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices which, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock. There will be no shares of Class C common stock outstanding immediately following the completion of the Transactions.

        Due to the ten-to-one voting ratio between the Class B shares and the Class A shares, IAC, as the holder of all of the outstanding Class B shares, will continue to control a substantial majority of the combined voting power of the capital stock of ANGI Homeservices immediately following the completion of the Transactions, and the holders of the outstanding Class B shares in the future may continue to control a majority of the combined voting power of the capital stock of ANGI Homeservices even if and when the outstanding Class B shares represent a small minority of the total outstanding equity of ANGI Homeservices. In addition, because the Class C common stock carries no

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voting rights (except as required by applicable law), the issuance of Class C shares, including in future stock-based acquisition transactions and to fund employee equity incentive programs, could prolong the duration of IAC's current relative ownership of the voting power of ANGI Homeservices and IAC's ability to elect the ANGI Homeservices directors and determine the outcome of most matters submitted to a vote of ANGI Homeservices stockholders. This concentrated control will significantly limit the ability of holders of Class A shares to influence corporate matters.

The difference in the voting rights of the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock may harm the value and liquidity of the Class A common stock.

        The holders of Class B common stock will be entitled to ten votes per share and the holders of the Class A common stock will be entitled to one vote per share. The difference in the voting rights of the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock could harm the value of the Class A common stock to the extent that any investor or potential future purchaser of Class A common stock ascribes value to the right of the holders of the Class B common stock to ten votes per share. The existence of two classes of common stock with voting rights could result in less liquidity for either class of stock than if there were only one class of ANGI Homeservices common stock. See the section entitled "Description of ANGI Homeservices Capital Stock" for descriptions of the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock and the rights associated with each.

An active trading market for the Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices may not develop, and the absence of a reliably liquid market may make it difficult for stockholders to sell their Class A shares and may negatively impact the prices at which Class A shares can be sold.

        Prior to the completion of the Transactions, there will have been no public market for the Class A shares. ANGI Homeservices cannot predict the extent to which investor interest in its Class A shares will lead to the development of an active trading market on NASDAQ or how liquid that market might become following the completion of the Transactions. If liquidity and trading volume in the market for Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices is low following the Transactions, this could adversely impact the trading price of Class A shares, the ability of ANGI Homeservices to issue additional stock in the future and the ability of ANGI Homeservices stockholders to sell their Class A shares at attractive prices if and when desired. Additionally, as of June 23, 2017, ownership of approximately 60.1% of the outstanding Angie's List common stock was concentrated among a relatively small group of institutional stockholders (excluding shares beneficially owned by Mr. Semler), as further described in the section entitled "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management of Angie's List." As such, assuming all such stockholders receive the Share Consideration in the Merger, ownership of the outstanding Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices immediately following the Merger will be similarly concentrated. Concentrated ownership of Class A shares may make an active, liquid public market less likely to develop, and less likely that a reliably liquid market will be sustained in the future. An active, liquid public market for the Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices may not develop or be sustained after the completion of the Transactions. If an active public market does not develop or is not sustained, it may be difficult for holders of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices to sell their shares at a price that is attractive to them, or at all.

The market price of ANGI Homeservices Class A shares may be volatile, and the value of the Class A shares could materially decline.

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shares will trade in any future period. In addition, the stock market in general has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of individual companies. These broad market and industry factors may materially harm the market price of the Class A shares, regardless of ANGI Homeservices' operating performance. In addition, the Class A share price may be dependent upon the valuations and recommendations of the analysts who cover ANGI Homeservices, and if its results do not meet the analysts' forecasts and expectations, the Class A share price could decline as a result of analysts lowering their valuations and recommendations or otherwise.

Future sales of Class A shares in the public market could cause volatility in the price of the Class A shares or cause the share price to fall.

        Sales of a substantial number of Class A shares in the public market, or the perception that these sales might occur, could depress the market price of the Class A shares, and could impair ANGI Homeservices' ability to raise capital through the sale of additional equity securities. It is possible that a number of Angie's List stockholders who receive the Share Consideration in the Merger may seek to sell a substantial number of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices shortly after the completion of the Merger, and a high volume of sales or attempted sales within a short period of time, if it were to occur, is likely to negatively impact the price at which Class A shares trade.

The Class A shares to be received by Angie's List stockholders in connection with the Merger will have different rights from the Angie's List common stock.

        Upon consummation of the Merger, Angie's List stockholders that receive the Share Consideration in the Merger will become ANGI Homeservices' stockholders and their rights as stockholders will be governed by the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and the amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices and Delaware law. The existing rights associated with Angie's List common stock are different from the rights associated with ANGI Homeservices common stock. For more information, see the sections entitled "Description of ANGI Homeservices Capital Stock" and "Comparison of the Rights of Angie's List Stockholders and Holders of Class A Shares of ANGI Homeservices."

ANGI Homeservices may not pay any cash dividends for the foreseeable future and there can be no assurances that investors will realize gains on the Class A shares.

        ANGI Homeservices has never declared or paid cash dividends on its capital stock, and ANGI Homeservices has not yet determined whether, when and in what amounts it may pay cash dividends on its Class A common stock, Class B common stock or Class C common stock (if any is then-outstanding) in the future. Any determination to pay dividends in the future will be at the discretion of the ANGI Homeservices board of directors and will depend upon results of operations, financial condition, contractual restrictions, and any future indebtedness it may incur, restrictions imposed by applicable law and other factors the ANGI Homeservices board of directors deems relevant. See the section entitled "The Transactions—Dividend Policy of ANGI Homeservices." There can be no assurances regarding the prices at which Class A shares will trade following the Merger, and the realization of any gains on the Class A shares by investors will depend on the price at which the Class A shares can be sold in the marketplace.

Provisions in the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws of ANGI Homeservices or Delaware law may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of ANGI Homeservices or changes in its management and, therefore, depress the trading price of the Class A shares.

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ANGI Homeservices or changes in its management that the stockholders of ANGI Homeservices may deem advantageous, including provisions which:

Any provision of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws of ANGI Homeservices or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for the ANGI Homeservices stockholders to receive a premium for their Class A shares, and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for the Class A shares.

Other Risks Related to the Businesses of Angie's List

        In addition to the risks described above, you should read and consider the risk factors specific to the businesses of Angie's List, which are also expected to affect ANGI Homeservices following the completion of the Transactions. These risks are described in Angie's List's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, as updated by any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by Angie's List, all of which are or will be filed with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

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ANGIE'S LIST SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

        This section contains information about the special meeting of Angie's List stockholders that has been called to consider and adopt the Merger Agreement, to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger, and to approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement.

        This proxy statement/prospectus is being furnished to the stockholders of Angie's List in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Angie's List board for use at the special meeting. Angie's List is first mailing this proxy statement/prospectus and accompanying proxy card to its stockholders on or about [    ·    ], 2017.

Date, Time and Place

        The special meeting will be held on [    ·    ], [    ·    ], 2017, at [    ·    ] Eastern time at [    ·    ], unless the special meeting is adjourned or postponed.

Purpose of the Special Meeting; Proposals

        At the special meeting, Angie's List stockholders will be asked to consider and vote upon the following matters:

Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors

        The Angie's List board has (i) unanimously determined that the Merger Agreement and the Merger are advisable and in the best interests of Angie's List and its stockholders, (ii) adopted, approved and declared advisable the Merger Agreement and the Merger, (iii) recommended that the Angie's List stockholders adopt the Merger Agreement and (iv) directed that the Merger Agreement be submitted for adoption by the Angie's List stockholders at the special meeting.

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See the sections entitled "The Transactions—Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions" and "—Angie's List's Reasons for the Transactions; Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors."

        Your vote is important, regardless of the number of shares of Angie's List common stock you own. The Merger cannot be consummated unless the Merger Agreement is adopted by the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting. If you abstain from voting, fail to cast your vote, in person or by proxy, or fail to give voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, it will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.

        Angie's List stockholders should carefully read this proxy statement/prospectus in its entirety for more detailed information concerning the Transactions. In addition, Angie's List stockholders are directed to the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Annex B to this proxy statement/prospectus.

        Adoption of the Merger Agreement is subject to a vote by Angie's List stockholders separate from the vote on approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger. Approval of the compensation arrangements is not a condition to completion of the Merger.

Record Date; Stockholders Entitled to Vote

        Only holders of record of shares of Angie's List common stock at the close of business on the record date, which is [    ·    ], 2017, will be entitled to vote at the special meeting. Each outstanding share of Angie's List common stock held as of the close of business on the record date entitles its holder to cast one vote on each proposal to be voted on at the special meeting. As of the close of business on the record date, there were [    ·    ] shares of Angie's List common stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the special meeting.

Voting by Directors and Executive Officers of Angie's List

        As of the close of business on the record date, Angie's List's directors, executive officers and their respective affiliates owned and were entitled to vote [    ·    ] shares of Angie's List common stock. This represents approximately [    ·    ]% of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting. Completion of the Merger is conditioned upon, among other things, the adoption of the Merger Agreement by stockholders of Angie's List. Adoption of the Merger Agreement requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock. Angie's List currently expects that the Angie's List directors and executive officers will vote their shares of Angie's List common stock in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement and the other proposals to be considered at the special meeting, although none of them is obligated to do so.

Quorum; Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes

        A quorum is the minimum number of shares required to be present at the special meeting for the meeting to be properly held under the bylaws of Angie's List and Delaware law. The presence, in person or represented by proxy, of a majority of all issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the special meeting will constitute a quorum at the meeting. In the absence of a quorum, the chairperson of the special meeting or a majority in voting interest of the holders of Angie's List common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting at that time and entitled to vote at the special meeting will have the power to adjourn the special meeting until a quorum is present. Based on the number of shares of Angie's List common stock issued and outstanding as of the close of business on the record date for the special meeting, [    ·    ] shares of Angie's List common stock will be required to achieve a quorum.

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        Holders of shares of Angie's List common stock present in person at the special meeting but not voting, and shares of Angie's List common stock for which Angie's List has received proxies indicating that their holders have abstained, will be counted as present at the special meeting for purposes of determining whether a quorum is established.

        Under the rules that govern brokers who have record ownership of shares that are held in "street name" for their clients, the beneficial owners of the shares, brokers have discretion to vote these shares on routine matters but not on non-routine matters. The proposals to be voted on at the special meeting are not considered routine matters. Accordingly, brokers will not have discretionary voting authority to vote on the matters at the special meeting and, without instruction from the beneficial owner of the shares of Angie's List common stock held by that broker, will not be permitted to vote on the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, the proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger or the proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement. Accordingly, shares of Angie's List common stock beneficially owned that have been designated on proxy cards by the broker (or bank or other nominee) as not voted on the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, which are referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as "broker non-votes," will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement and to the extent a broker (or bank or other nominee) has caused your shares to be represented at the special meeting, the proposal to approve on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger. Broker non-votes will have no effect on the proposal to approve one or more adjournments or postponements of the special meeting.

        Your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee will only be permitted to vote your shares of Angie's List common stock if you instruct your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee how to vote. You should follow the procedures provided by your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee regarding the voting of your shares of Angie's List common stock.

Required Vote

        Adoption of the Merger Agreement requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of Angie's List common stock outstanding and entitled to vote on this proposal. Accordingly, your failure to submit a proxy card or to vote in person at the special meeting, your abstention from voting or your failure to give voting instructions to your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee if you hold your shares in "street name" through a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee, will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.

        Approval, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, of the compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of Angie's List common stock present, in person or represented by proxy, at the special meeting and entitled to vote on this proposal. If your shares are not in attendance at the special meeting, they will have no effect on the outcome of this proposal; however, if a quorum is present and you submit a proxy or vote in person at the special meeting and indicate "ABSTAIN," your abstention will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" this proposal.

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adjourn or postpone the special meeting; however, if a quorum is present and you submit a proxy or vote in person at the special meeting and indicate "ABSTAIN," your abstention will have the same effect as a vote "AGAINST" this proposal.

How to Vote

        Angie's List stockholders may vote using any of the following methods:

By Telephone or on the Internet

        Angie's List stockholders can vote by calling the toll-free telephone number on their proxy card. Please have your proxy card handy when you call. Easy-to-follow voice prompts allow you to vote your shares and confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded.

        The website for internet voting is [    ·    ]. Please have your proxy card handy when you go online. As with telephone voting, you can confirm that your instructions have been properly recorded.

        Telephone and internet voting facilities for Angie's List stockholders of record will be available 24 hours a day beginning on or about [    ·    ], 2017, and will close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on [    ·    ], 2017. The availability of telephone and internet voting for beneficial owners will depend on the voting processes of your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee. Therefore, Angie's List recommends that you follow the voting instructions in the materials you receive.

By Mail

        Angie's List stockholders may complete, sign and date the proxy card or voting instruction card mailed to them and return it in the prepaid envelope.

In Person at the Special Meeting

        Angie's List stockholders as of the close of business on the record date may vote in person at the special meeting. You may also be represented by another person at the special meeting if you execute a proper proxy designating that person. If you are a beneficial owner of Angie's List shares, you must obtain a legal proxy from your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee and present it to the inspectors of election with your ballot to be able to vote at the special meeting.

Voting of Proxies

        Shares will be voted in accordance with the instructions provided by an Angie's List stockholder who has voted by internet, by telephone or by completing, signing, dating and mailing a proxy card or voting instruction card. If you are an Angie's List stockholder of record and you sign, date and return your proxy card but do not indicate how you want to vote or do not indicate that you wish to abstain, your shares will be voted "FOR" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, "FOR" the proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, compensation payable to certain executive officers of Angie's List in connection with the Merger and "FOR" the proposal to adjourn or postpone the special meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement, and in the discretion of the proxyholders on any other matter that may properly come before the meeting at the discretion of the Angie's List board.

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Revoking Your Proxy

        Angie's List stockholders may revoke a proxy at any time before it is voted at the special meeting. To do this, you must:

If your shares are held in "street name," you must contact your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee to revoke and vote your proxy. If you have questions about how to vote or revoke your proxy, you should contact Angie's List's proxy solicitor, Innisfree M&A Incorporated at (888) 750-5834 (toll-free) or (212) 750-5833 (collect).

Attending the Special Meeting

        Angie's List stockholders as of the close of business on the record date, or their duly appointed proxies, may attend the special meeting. If you hold shares of Angie's List common stock in your name as a stockholder of record and you wish to attend the special meeting, you must present evidence of your stock ownership, such as your most recent account statement, at the special meeting. You should also bring valid picture identification.

        If your shares of Angie's List common stock are held in "street name" in a stock brokerage account or otherwise by a bank, brokerage firm or other nominee and you wish to attend the special meeting, you need to bring a copy of a bank or brokerage statement to the special meeting reflecting your stock ownership as of the record date. You should also bring valid picture identification. Please note that if you plan to attend the special meeting in person and would like to vote at the special meeting, you will need to bring a legal proxy from your bank, brokerage firm or other nominee as explained above.

Adjournments and Postponements

        Although it is not currently expected, the special meeting may be adjourned or postponed for the purpose of, among other things, soliciting additional proxies. Angie's List may adjourn the special meeting without notice if announced at the special meeting at which the adjournment is taken and if the adjournment is to a date that is not greater than 30 days after the original date fixed for the special meeting and no new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. Any signed proxies received by Angie's List prior to the special meeting in which no voting instructions are provided on such matter will be voted "FOR" the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting if necessary or appropriate. Any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting will allow Angie's List stockholders who have already sent in their proxies to revoke them at any time prior to their use at the special meeting as adjourned or postponed.

        If, at the special meeting, the number of shares of Angie's List common stock present in person or represented by proxy and voting in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement is not sufficient to approve that proposal, Angie's List expects to move to adjourn the special meeting in order to enable the Angie's List board to solicit additional proxies for the adoption of the Merger Agreement. In that event, Angie's List will ask its stockholders to vote only upon the adjournment

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proposal, and not the Merger Agreement proposal. The adjournment proposal relates to any adjournment or postponement of the special meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement. Angie's List retains full authority to the extent set forth in its bylaws and Delaware law to adjourn the special meeting for any other purpose, or to postpone the special meeting before it is convened, without the consent of any Angie's List stockholders.

Solicitation of Proxies

        Angie's List is soliciting proxies for the special meeting from Angie's List stockholders. Angie's List has also retained Innisfree M&A Incorporated to solicit proxies for the special meeting from Angie's List stockholders for a fee of approximately $20,000, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Angie's List will bear the entire cost of soliciting proxies from Angie's List stockholders, and Angie's List will pay all expenses incurred in connection with the printing and mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus. In addition to this mailing, Angie's List's directors, officers and employees (who will not receive any additional compensation for such services) may solicit proxies. Solicitation of proxies may be undertaken through the mail, in person, by telephone, the internet or other means.

        Angie's List may also reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their expenses for forwarding proxy materials to the beneficial owners of Angie's List common stock and in obtaining voting instructions from such beneficial owners.

Stockholder List

        A list of Angie's List stockholders entitled to vote at the special meeting will be available for examination by any Angie's List stockholder at the special meeting. At least ten days prior to the date of the special meeting, this stockholder list will be available for inspection by Angie's List stockholders, subject to compliance with applicable provisions of Delaware law, during ordinary business hours at the corporate offices of Angie's List located at 1030 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202.

Other Business

        There are no other matters that the Angie's List board intends to present at the special meeting. If you have returned your signed and completed proxy card and other matters are properly presented for voting at the special meeting, the proxies appointed by the Angie's List board (the persons named in your proxy card if you are a stockholder of record) will have the discretion to vote on those matters for you.

Assistance

        If you need assistance in voting or completing your proxy card or have questions regarding the special meeting, please contact Innisfree M&A Incorporated, the proxy solicitor for Angie's List, by mail at 501 Madison Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, New York 10022, or by telephone at (888) 750-5834 (toll-free) or (212) 750-5833 (collect).

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANIES INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTIONS

Angie's List, Inc.

        Angie's List, Inc. (NASDAQ:ANGI) is a Delaware corporation. Angie's List operates a national local services consumer review service and marketplace with a mission of improving the local service experience for both members and service professionals. To that end, Angie's List helps facilitate transactions between more than five million members and its collection of service professionals in over 700 categories of service nationwide. Built on a foundation of more than ten million verified reviews of local services, Angie's List's unique tools, services and content across multiple platforms enable members to research, shop for and purchase local services for critical needs, as well as rate and review the providers of these services. Angie's List's ratings and reviews, which are now available to members free-of-charge following the introduction of a free membership tier during 2016, assist Angie's List's members in identifying and hiring a provider for their local service needs.

        Additional information about Angie's List and its subsidiaries is included in the documents incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

ANGI Homeservices Inc. and the HomeAdvisor Business

        ANGI Homeservices is a Delaware corporation that was formed on April 13, 2017 under the name Halo TopCo, Inc. and renamed ANGI Homeservices Inc. on May 4, 2017. ANGI Homeservices was formed in connection with the Transactions as a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC. Following the completion of the Transactions described herein, ANGI Homeservices will become the holding company of both the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List.

        ANGI Homeservices has not, to date, conducted any activities other than those incidental to its formation and the matters contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, including the formation of Merger Sub as a wholly owned subsidiary, and the preparation of this proxy statement/prospectus and the registration statement of which it forms a part.

        Pursuant to the Contribution and prior to the completion of the Merger, IAC will transfer the HomeAdvisor Business to ANGI Homeservices. The HomeAdvisor Business is the operator of the largest global home services marketplace, connecting homeowners with service professionals for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. HomeAdvisor's marketplace provides the tools and resources to allow homeowners to find local prescreened service professionals and instantly book appointments online or through HomeAdvisor's award-winning mobile application. HomeAdvisor's marketplace also provides consumers with other home services-related resources, including access to average project costs using HomeAdvisor's True Cost Guide. In addition to its market-leading U.S. operations, the HomeAdvisor Business owns the leading home services online marketplaces in Canada (HomeStars), Germany (MyHammer), France (Travaux.com) and the Netherlands (Werkspot), as well as operations in Italy (Instapro) and the United Kingdom (MyBuilder). The HomeAdvisor Business

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also operates Felix, a pay-per-call advertising service, and mHelpDesk, a provider of cloud-based field service software for small to mid-size businesses.

        As of March 31, 2017, the HomeAdvisor Business's network of service professionals in the United States consisted of approximately 156,000 paying professionals providing services in more than 500 categories ranging from simple home repairs to larger home remodeling projects in more than 400 discrete geographies. The HomeAdvisor Business generated approximately 13.2 million service requests from homeowners in the United States during the year ended December 31, 2016.

        For more information about the HomeAdvisor Business, see the sections entitled "Information About the HomeAdvisor Business" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the HomeAdvisor Business."

Merger Sub

        Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices, is a Delaware corporation that was formed on April 13, 2017 for the purpose of effecting the Merger. In the Merger, Merger Sub will be merged with and into Angie's List, with Angie's List continuing as the surviving company in the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices.

        Merger Sub has not conducted any activities other than those incidental to its formation and the matters contemplated by the Merger Agreement in connection with the Merger.

IAC/InterActiveCorp

        IAC (NASDAQ:IAC) is a Delaware corporation. IAC is a leading media and internet company comprised of widely known consumer brands such as HomeAdvisor, Vimeo, Dictionary.com, The Daily Beast, Investopedia and Match Group's online dating portfolio, which includes Match, Tinder, PlentyOfFish and OkCupid. IAC is headquartered in New York City and has offices worldwide.

        Immediately following the completion of the Transactions described in this proxy statement/prospectus, IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices which, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive Cash Consideration.

        Additional information about IAC, including with respect to its corporate governance and the ownership of its common stock, is available in IAC's filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 and its proxy statement on Schedule 14A dated May 10, 2017. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

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THE TRANSACTIONS

Overview of the Transactions and Effects of the Merger

        The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the Contribution Agreement, prior to the Closing, IAC will contribute its HomeAdvisor Business, along with cash sufficient to fund the aggregate Cash Consideration, if any, to ANGI Homeservices in exchange for Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices. For further details regarding the Contribution, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Contribution Agreement." At the Effective Time, Merger Sub will merge with and into Angie's List, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, and Angie's List will continue as the surviving company in the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices.

        At the Effective Time, each share of Angie's List common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares owned or held in treasury by Angie's List, which will automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist for no consideration) will be converted into the right to receive, at the holder's election (i) in the case of a share of Angie's List common stock with respect to which an election to receive a Class A share of ANGI Homeservices has been properly made and not revoked or lost, one Class A share (the "Share Consideration") or (ii) in the case of a share of Angie's List common stock with respect to which an election to receive cash has been properly made and not revoked or lost, $8.50 in cash, without interest (the "Cash Consideration" which, together with the Share Consideration, is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Merger Consideration"), but subject to the consideration election procedures and Cash Consideration proration provisions described elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. For further details regarding the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the effects of the Merger, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement."

        Following the Merger, (i) Angie's List common stock will be delisted from NASDAQ, deregistered under the Exchange Act and cease to be publicly traded and (ii) the Class A shares of the combined company, ANGI Homeservices, are expected to trade on NASDAQ under the current Angie's List ticker symbol, "ANGI."

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Structure of the Transactions

        Set forth below are diagrams that graphically illustrate, in simplified form, (1) the existing corporate structure of IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, (2) the structure of the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, following which the HomeAdvisor Business will be owned by ANGI Homeservices, (3) the structure of the Merger, and the issuance of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices to holders of Angie's List common stock who properly elect or are deemed to elect to receive the Share Consideration in the Merger, and (4) the corporate structure of IAC and ANGI Homeservices (which at that time will own the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List) immediately following the completion of the Transactions.

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IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices which, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock.

Background of the Transactions

        The Angie's List board of directors regularly evaluates the strategic direction and ongoing business plan of Angie's List with a view toward strengthening Angie's List's business and enhancing stockholder value. As part of this evaluation, the Angie's List board of directors, from time to time, has considered various potential strategic alternatives for Angie's List, including continuation as a standalone enterprise, potential strategic alliances and other commercial arrangements, modifications to its strategy and direction, strategic mergers and acquisitions and other business combinations and/or a possible sale of Angie's List, including the possibility of a combination with IAC's HomeAdvisor business.

        Angie's List announced in September 2015 that it had named Scott Durchslag as its new Chief Executive Officer. In October 2015, under the direction of Mr. Durchslag, Angie's List began a comprehensive operational review to develop a new strategic plan, with objectives of accelerating revenue growth, improving operational execution and improving profitability and cash flow. Among the initiatives to be examined, Angie's List cited identification of cost reductions, redesign of the sales force, improving marketing execution, scaling the Angie's List next generation operating platform, releasing a new service provider mobile application and improving execution in e-commerce.

        On October 5, 2015, Joey Levin, the Chief Executive Officer of IAC, wrote to John Chuang, Angie's List's Chairman of the board of directors at that time, indicating IAC's interest in exploring a strategic transaction involving Angie's List. On October 9, 2015, after discussion with the Angie's List board of directors, Mr. Durchslag, on behalf of Angie's List, contacted Mr. Levin to inform him that if IAC were to articulate a specific proposal regarding the terms of a potential transaction, Mr. Durchslag would discuss it with the Angie's List board of directors but, absent a specific proposal, Angie's List would remain focused on improving operational execution rather than diverting resources to explore a possible transaction. In response, Mr. Levin requested a meeting with Angie's List management and told Mr. Durchslag that after such meeting was held, IAC would be in a position to deliver a specific proposal to Angie's List. Mr. Durchslag informed Mr. Levin that he would formally reply to IAC's proposal by letter and would also seek to find a suggested time for the management teams of IAC and Angie's List to meet. Later that afternoon, Mr. Levin received a letter from Mr. Durchslag confirming receipt of IAC's October 5, 2015 letter, requesting a clearly articulated proposal from IAC with respect to value, deal structure and form of consideration, suggesting a meeting later that month between the management teams of IAC and Angie's List and requesting the negotiation of a non-disclosure agreement. The letter also noted that given the work ahead for Angie's List management in executing Angie's List's standalone strategic plan, Mr. Durchslag believed that the Angie's List board of directors would not support the diversion of resources to explore a potential transaction with IAC absent a specific proposal from IAC.

        On October 13, 2015, Mr. Durchslag contacted Mr. Levin and agreed during this exchange to meet on October 23, 2015.

        On October 23, 2015, Mr. Durchslag and Thomas R. Fox, the Chief Financial Officer of Angie's List, met Mr. Levin and Mark Stein, Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of IAC at that time, for dinner in Chicago. At the meeting, the representatives of IAC expressed IAC's interest in exploring a potential acquisition of Angie's List for $8.50 per share in cash and also indicated IAC's willingness to explore a combination of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor business in an all-stock transaction if that would be of interest to the Angie's List board of directors. The attendees discussed

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IAC's view of the potential strategies that the combined company might pursue and the potential operational benefits of a combination. The closing price of Angie's List common stock on October 23, 2015 was $6.94 per share.

        On November 3, 2015, Mr. Durchslag reported IAC's expression of interest and the meeting in Chicago to the Angie's List board of directors at a meeting attended by Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin, legal counsel to Angie's List, and BofA Merrill Lynch, one of Angie's List's financial advisors. After discussing IAC's expression of interest, the Angie's List board of directors determined that the Angie's List board should fully evaluate the strategic plan being prepared by Angie's List management, and share that plan with Angie's List stockholders, before deciding whether to pursue a transaction with IAC or any other party and instructed Mr. Durchslag to tell Mr. Levin that Angie's List was not interested in pursuing the proposed transaction with IAC at this time. After the meeting, Mr. Durchslag communicated the Angie's List board of directors' decision to Mr. Levin.

        On November 11, 2015, IAC submitted to the Angie's List board of directors and substantially simultaneously publicly announced via a press release a proposal to acquire Angie's List for $8.75 per share in cash. IAC also indicated its willingness to consider a combination of Angie's List with the HomeAdvisor business through a tax-free stock-for-stock exchange. The closing price of Angie's List common stock on November 10, 2015, the last full trading day before IAC's public announcement, was $7.84 per share.

        On November 17, 2015, Angie's List delivered a written response to IAC, which Angie's List substantially simultaneously published via a press release, stating that after a comprehensive review, conducted in consultation with independent financial and legal advisors, the Angie's List board of directors had determined that it was premature to conclude that a strategic transaction was in the best interests of Angie's List stockholders, and concluded that the proposal by IAC undervalued Angie's List and its long-term standalone prospects. The Angie's List board of directors reiterated that it believed that it should have the opportunity to fully evaluate the strategic plan being prepared by Angie's List management and share that plan with Angie's List stockholders before deciding whether to engage in a transaction with IAC or any other party. There were no further contacts between IAC and Angie's List concerning a potential business combination transaction in the months that followed. On March 3, 2016, Angie's List held an "Investor Day" in New York City at which it unveiled its new three-phase strategic plan. The first phase, to be executed over the remainder of 2016, included adoption of a new member pricing strategy, including a basic free membership tier intended to increase membership and member engagement, introduction of new member products and increased operational effectiveness across information technology, marketing and sales. The second phase of the plan, to be executed during 2017 and 2018, focused on improving service provider offerings and increasing Angie's List's e-commerce business. The third phase, to be executed after 2018, was to expand the Angie's List business into adjacent markets. Angie's List noted at that time that the plan was expected to involve substantial near-term investment coupled with a decline in membership revenue resulting from the new membership pricing structure, and that returns on Angie's List's investment in the form of improved operating results would likely not be realized before 2017.

        During the second and third calendar quarters of 2016, Angie's List began to roll out the first phase of the strategic plan, including making service provider reviews available to members free of charge, introducing a new tiered membership plan and migrating to its new technology platform. During this period, Angie's List management regularly updated the Angie's List board of directors on management's progress in executing the new strategic plan as well as Angie's List's financial condition and operating results. In that context, the Angie's List board of directors regularly evaluated Angie's List's overall prospects, liquidity requirements for the strategic plan and potential costs and benefits of pursuing a major strategic transaction such as a merger or acquisition of Angie's List in order to enhance stockholder value.

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        At a meeting of the Angie's List board of directors on October 6, 2016, which was also attended by Angie's List management and a representative of Sidley Austin, the Angie's List board of directors discussed, among other matters, various potential paths to enhance stockholder value, including by reducing expenses and investment, raising additional capital to increase investment under the new strategic plan and exploring potential strategic alternatives (including a possible sale of Angie's List). The representative of Sidley Austin advised the Angie's List board of directors on the fiduciary duties of the members of the Angie's List board of directors' regarding its potential exploration of these alternatives. Following discussion, the Angie's List board of directors approved the formation of a committee of the Angie's List board of directors having the authority to examine various potential strategic options and consider financial advisors, with George Bell, Thomas Evans, Dave Mullen and Eric Semler serving as members of this newly created Strategic Advisory Committee (the "Committee").

        The Committee's first meeting was held on October 11, 2016. Also attending was Shannon Shaw, General Counsel of Angie's List and additional members of Angie's List management. Among other initial matters, the Committee discussed the process for selecting financial advisors to assist in the exploration of potential strategic alternatives.

        On October 17, 2016, at a meeting of the Angie's List board of directors, which was also attended by Angie's List management and a representative of Sidley Austin, the Committee updated the Angie's List board of directors on its progress, including the financial advisor selection process. The Committee recommended, and the Angie's List board of directors concurred, that both Allen & Company and BofA Merrill Lynch (collectively, the "Financial Advisors") be engaged to assist Angie's List in a review and potential pursuit of strategic alternatives. Thereafter, Angie's List engaged the Financial Advisors.

        The Committee held three meetings between October 20 and October 31, 2016, at which Angie's List management and representatives of the Financial Advisors were present, and during which various process-related matters were discussed, including potential acquirors of Angie's List (which included both strategic counterparties and financial sponsors), the process for contacting potential acquirors and the appropriate time and method for announcing the Angie's List board of directors' decision to explore potential strategic alternatives.

        When announcing its third quarter 2016 financial results on November 1, 2016, Angie's List stated that it was focused on opportunities to accelerate growth and, in addition to continuing to execute on a turnaround plan, had determined to explore strategic alternatives to achieve the full potential of its new platform. Angie's List also announced its engagement of the Financial Advisors to assist Angie's List in exploring these strategic opportunities.

        Beginning on November 15, 2016, at the direction of Angie's List, the Financial Advisors began to contact 62 potential acquirors, including 51 strategic parties and 11 financial sponsors. The Committee held a meeting on November 16, 2016, which was also attended by Angie's List management and representatives of the Financial Advisors. At the Committee's request, the Financial Advisors briefed the Committee on the initial outreach to potential acquirors, the preparation of management presentations and related matters, and the Committee provided instruction regarding the same. The Committee engaged in additional discussion regarding interested potential acquirors, the timing for a potential transaction and the scheduling of introductory meetings over the coming months.

        As part of the outreach to potential acquirors on behalf of Angie's List, a representative of Allen & Company contacted Mr. Levin on November 16, 2016. Mr. Levin and the representative of Allen & Company spoke on November 18, 2016 whereby, in accordance with the directives of the Angie's List board of directors, IAC was invited to participate in Angie's List's strategic alternatives review process. Later that afternoon, IAC received Angie's List's draft non-disclosure agreement, which Angie's List and IAC negotiated over the ensuing weeks.

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        On November 23, 2016, the Angie's List board of directors held a meeting also attended by Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors during which the Angie's List board of directors discussed certain financial information prepared by management both for purposes of Angie's List's budgeting process and to be provided to potential acquirors, and provided guidance to management and the Committee for finalizing the strategic plan. Management reviewed the work undertaken to prepare such information and related assumptions. Mr. Bell and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors also updated the Angie's List board of directors on the work of the Committee and potential next steps.

        The Committee held a meeting on December 5, 2016, which was also attended by Angie's List management and representatives of the Financial Advisors. The Committee received and approved the updated strategic plan from management and received an update from the Financial Advisors as to the status of the third-party solicitation process. The Committee also approved providing certain materials, including management presentations, to interested parties that had executed non-disclosure agreements and allowing such parties to conduct due diligence reviews of Angie's List and its business.

        Beginning on December 6, 2016 and continuing through May 1, 2017, a number of interested parties (including IAC) engaged in a due diligence review of Angie's List. Non-disclosure agreements were executed with 28 parties, including IAC (on December 13, 2016), and 13 of such parties (which did not include IAC) attended separate presentations by Angie's List management.

        At an Angie's List board of directors meeting on December 13, 2016, which was also attended by Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors, the Angie's List board of directors received an update on the progress of the third-party solicitation process and discussed potential next steps with respect to the interested parties. A representative of Sidley Austin further discussed with the Angie's List board of directors the Angie's List board of directors' fiduciary duties in connection with a sale process and reviewed a proposed form of merger agreement that could be provided to potential acquirors, which form had been circulated to the Angie's List board of directors in advance of the meeting. At the meeting, management reviewed with the Angie's List board of directors Angie's List's fourth quarter financial results and operating plan for 2017.

        The Committee met on January 2, 2017, with Angie's List management and representatives of the Financial Advisors present, and received an update from the Financial Advisors regarding the third-party solicitation process, including summaries of management presentation meetings previously held with potentially interested acquirors. The Committee discussed setting appropriate deadlines for the submission of initial indications of interest. The Committee also discussed and approved the content of the first round bid instruction letter to be provided to parties that had executed a non-disclosure agreement and indicated an interest in pursuing an acquisition of Angie's List. This instruction letter, which set an initial bid deadline of January 18, 2017, was sent over the next few days to the 27 parties that had expressed an interest in exploring a potential transaction with Angie's List, including IAC. Management also updated the Committee regarding certain matters related to Angie's List's business. On January 10, 2017, the Angie's List board of directors held a regularly scheduled meeting, which was also attended by Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors. Among other matters covered at the meeting, the Financial Advisors reviewed the status of the outreach to, and discussions with, potential acquirors and discussed with the Angie's List board of directors certain market and financial matters relating to Angie's List and a potential transaction and potential next steps in the process. At the meeting, management reviewed with the Angie's List board of directors Angie's List's operating plan and financial outlook. The Angie's List board of directors and management discussed the assumptions underlying the plan and outlook as well as member engagement, the service provider value proposition, operating margin efficiencies, investment focus and deliverables. Angie's List management discussed with the Angie's List board of directors the possibility that absent additional financing or a potential sale transaction, Angie's List would be required to make substantial reductions in its cost structure.

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        On January 18, 2017, a potential strategic acquiror (which is referred to in this section as "Company A") submitted a preliminary indication of interest that contemplated a combination of Company A with Angie's List in which Angie's List stockholders in the aggregate would receive, upon consummation of the transaction, 43% of the combined company's outstanding common stock. Also on January 18, 2017, representatives of IAC informed representatives of the Financial Advisors that, given a lack of sufficient due diligence materials provided by Angie's List, IAC would not be submitting a preliminary indication of interest by the requested deadline.

        On January 20, 2017, at the direction of Angie's List, representatives of the Financial Advisors spoke with representatives of Company A in order to clarify the terms of its proposal and to request financial information regarding Company A's business, including certain financial projections.

        On January 23, 2017, the Committee held a meeting with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors present. The Financial Advisors updated the Committee as to the third-party solicitation process and the attendees discussed the four parties that were then actively pursuing a potential acquisition of Angie's List pursuant to the process established by Angie's List, which were IAC, Company A, and two additional potential strategic acquirors (which are referred to in this section as "Company B" and "Company C"). The reasons given by other, previously interested parties for having elected not to continue to participate in the process were also discussed. These stated reasons included, among other things, the relevant counterparty's inability to realize synergies by acquiring Angie's List; competing internal initiatives undertaken or expected to be undertaken by the counterparty; the counterparty's decision that acquiring Angie's List was not consistent with the counterparty's strategic focus; and, particularly in the case of the financial sponsors that previously expressed interest as potential acquirors, the perception of these potential acquirors that Angie's List was too early in the ongoing process of transitioning its business model for a potential acquiror to formulate and support a compelling leveraged buyout model for an acquisition of Angie's List given the risks and uncertainties associated with the ongoing transformation of its business. The Committee discussed Company A's indication of interest and potential responses, as well as potential next steps. The Committee directed management and the Financial Advisors to seek greater clarity from Company A as to the structure and terms of its proposal, to continue to encourage Company B and Company C to submit indications of interest, and to provide additional requested information to, and continue discussions with, IAC.

        The next day, on January 24, 2017, Company B submitted a preliminary indication of interest reflecting a proposed purchase price for all of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock in the range of $8.65 to $8.95 per share in cash.

        On January 26, 2017, the Committee held a meeting with Angie's List management and a representative of Sidley Austin present. During this meeting, management reviewed with the Committee further information and considerations regarding strategic priorities for Angie's List and its business and associated capital requirements. Risks and potential benefits of various operating scenarios were discussed as well as the potential implementation of various initiatives. After discussion, the Committee instructed management to continue to develop an operating plan reflecting the alternative operating strategy discussed at the meeting for further consideration by the Angie's List board of directors.

        Later on January 26, 2017, the Committee held another meeting, with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors present, during which meeting Company B's proposal was discussed. The Committee directed the Financial Advisors to inform Company B that it would need to increase its proposed purchase price, but would be permitted to continue its due diligence review and discussions with Angie's List to validate a higher purchase price and to continue to participate in the process. The Financial Advisors conveyed that message to Company B later that evening as instructed. In addition, during the Committee meeting, the Committee discussed the status of conversations with Company A, and determined that it would

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require further financial information regarding Company A before the Committee would respond to Company A's proposal. Also discussed at the meeting were a request by Company C for Angie's List's strategic rationale for a potential combination with Company C and the parties' efforts to schedule a meeting of the representatives of Angie's List and Company C. With respect to IAC, the Committee discussed various potential responses to IAC's request to receive more information about Angie's List before submitting a preliminary indication of interest. The Committee instructed the Financial Advisors to continue discussions with IAC while seeking to further evaluate the two proposals received to date.

        On January 31, 2017, the Angie's List board of directors held a meeting, also attended by Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors. A member of the Committee updated the Angie's List board of directors on the work undertaken to date by the Committee. The Financial Advisors then updated the Angie's List board of directors as to the third-party solicitation process, including with respect to the four interested parties that remained in the process and the reasons stated by other potential acquirors for declining to participate further in the process as discussed with the Committee at its January 23, 2017 meeting. As part of the discussion at this meeting, the Angie's List board of directors, management and Financial Advisors discussed the perspectives of potential financial sponsor acquirors, and the potential ability of Angie's List to take certain operational actions that might increase the attractiveness of Angie's List to financial sponsors as an acquisition target. Also at this meeting, management reviewed and discussed with the Angie's List board of directors a revised operational plan for Angie's List as a standalone company reflecting a narrowed operational focus, as requested by the Angie's List board at prior meetings. The attendees also discussed, among other things, management's views of the potential impact of adopting such a plan on the near-term operations and financial condition and long-term prospects of Angie's List, as well as the timing and desirability of adopting this revised operational plan and related implications.

        Also on January 31, 2017, Company A and Company B were given access to an online data room prepared by Angie's List that contained confidential information about Angie's List intended to allow a further due diligence review of Angie's List and its business.

        From February 7 through February 14, 2017, Angie's List management held due diligence meetings (both telephonic and in person) with Company A, Company B and Company C. Representatives of the Financial Advisors also attended these meetings. Also during this period, the Committee held a meeting on February 10, 2017, at which management was present, to discuss these due diligence meetings. The Committee directed Angie's List management to provide additional due diligence information to IAC pursuant to its request.

        Beginning in early to mid-February of 2017, Company C ceased active engagement in the process, but Company C did not formally withdraw or provide any reason for discontinuing discussions with Angie's List, notwithstanding multiple efforts to keep Company C engaged.

        On February 16, 2017, Mr. Levin spoke with a representative of Allen & Company to express IAC's interest in pursuing a stock-for-stock combination of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor business. In accordance with Angie's List's directives, the representative of Allen & Company indicated that the Angie's List board of directors might be willing to consider a stock-for-stock combination but was also continuing to consider alternative proposals, and suggested that representatives of Angie's List meet with representatives of IAC and the HomeAdvisor business to discuss the potential benefits of combining Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor business and the outlook for such a combined company.

        On February 23, 2017, representatives of IAC held a conference call with the Committee and representatives of the Financial Advisors and presented IAC's views on the benefits of combining Angie's List with IAC's HomeAdvisor business. At the end of this presentation, IAC indicated its willingness to pursue a potential transaction whereby Angie's List would be combined with IAC's HomeAdvisor business in North America in a stock-for-stock combination that would result in Angie's List securityholders owning, upon consummation of the transaction, 10% of the combined company on

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a cash-free, debt-free basis, with governance arrangements for the combined company to be determined.

        On February 28, 2017, the Committee held a meeting, which was also attended by Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors. The Financial Advisors discussed with the Committee IAC's proposal and certain financial matters regarding IAC's proposed transaction and the HomeAdvisor business, noting that while IAC publicly reported some financial information regarding the HomeAdvisor segment of its business, IAC had not provided sufficient financial information to allow a more detailed review of its HomeAdvisor business. The Committee discussed potential responses to IAC's proposal, as well as the Committee's desire to obtain more information about the HomeAdvisor business. The Committee directed management to schedule a due diligence meeting between the management teams of Angie's List and IAC to further evaluate the potential merits of the proposed combination. Representatives of the Financial Advisors also provided an update to the Committee on discussions with Company B, including Company B's indication that it might reduce its previously proposed purchase price because the underlying operating metrics of the business made available by Angie's List did not align with Company B's expectations.

        On March 1, 2017, Angie's List and IAC entered into a non-disclosure agreement for the provision by IAC to Angie's List of non-public information concerning the HomeAdvisor business.

        On March 2, 2017, Company B indicated in a telephone call to a representative of Allen & Company that if Company B were to proceed, its proposal would likely be lower, in the range of $7.00 to $8.00 per share in cash, based on its further due diligence review of Angie's List.

        Also on March 2, 2017, representatives of Angie's List and IAC met to discuss IAC's proposal of February 23, 2017 and engage in a due diligence review regarding the assumptions and expectations underlying that proposal.

        On March 7, 2017, the Angie's List board of directors held a meeting, which was also attended by Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors. The Financial Advisors updated the Angie's List board of directors as to the status of discussions with the three parties that had submitted preliminary indications of interest and the financial terms of their respective proposals. The Angie's List board of directors discussed with management and the Financial Advisors potential responses to, and potential next steps with, each bidder. The Angie's List board of directors directed the Committee to develop a response to IAC that would seek an increased stake for Angie's List's securityholders in the combined company. The Angie's List board of directors also discussed with management, among other matters, financial information and forecasts for the first quarter of 2017, the revised 2017 operating plan for Angie's List as a standalone company and various assumptions and expectations underlying the operating plan, including with respect to the narrowed strategic focus of Angie's List, headcount assumptions and the potential impact of the revised plan on various business units. After discussion, the Angie's List board of directors approved the revised plan, including cost-cutting initiatives in certain areas to shift spending more heavily towards marketing and more narrowly focus on Angie's List's core business.

        Pursuant to the direction of the Angie's List board of directors, the Committee met on March 9, 2017 with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors in attendance to discuss potential responses to IAC. After discussion, the Committee directed the Financial Advisors to respond to IAC's proposal with a counterproposal for a combination of Angie's List with IAC's HomeAdvisor business that would result in Angie's List's stockholders receiving, upon consummation of the transaction, 22% of the combined company. The Committee also discussed potential next steps with the other interested parties, and directed the Financial Advisors to seek greater clarity from Company A as to the structure and terms of its proposal and to instruct Company A that it would need to increase the valuation of Angie's List reflected in its proposal. The Financial Advisors delivered those responses to IAC and Company A the following day, March 10, 2017, as

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instructed. IAC responded that it was not interested in pursuing a transaction on the terms indicated by Angie's List and requested to speak directly with representatives of the Angie's List board of directors.

        On March 16, 2017, Mr. Evans met with Mr. Levin to further discuss IAC's proposal of February 23, 2017 and Angie's List's counterproposal of March 10, 2017. At this meeting, Mr. Evans indicated that Angie's List was not interested in pursuing a transaction resulting in Angie's List securityholders holding 10% of the equity in the combined company. In response, Mr. Levin proposed to include the HomeAdvisor's European business and certain other assets in IAC's contribution to the combined company, and to calculate the relative ownership percentages without regard to the outstanding indebtedness of Angie's List. Mr. Levin indicated that, except for the foregoing modifications, IAC's prior proposal of February 23, 2017 was unchanged, including the proposal that Angie's List securityholders would receive 10% of the equity in the combined company.

        The Committee met three times, once on March 17, 2017 and twice on March 22, 2017, to discuss IAC's revised proposal conveyed on March 16, 2017. Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors were also in attendance at these meetings. After discussion of various potential responses to IAC, as well as the potential operational restructuring that Angie's List was considering, the Committee instructed the Financial Advisors to propose to IAC that, in addition to IAC's proposed modifications to its proposal conveyed on March 16, 2017, Angie's List securityholders receive 18% of the outstanding equity in the combined company. The Financial Advisors conveyed this response to IAC on March 23, 2017, as instructed.

        On March 24, 2017, IAC rejected Angie's List's latest proposal regarding ownership by Angie's List securityholders of 18% of the equity in the combined company and instead proposed to increase the consideration offered in IAC's March 16, 2017 proposal by including $1.00 in cash per share of Angie's List common stock.

        On March 28, 2017, the Angie's List board of directors held a meeting, which was also attended by Angie's List management, representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors. Management provided an update on Angie's List's business and execution against the revised operating plan, including with respect to the timing of the previously discussed reduction in the Angie's List workforce. The Financial Advisors updated the Angie's List board of directors as to the financial terms and status of the various proposals received by Angie's List to date, noting that Company A had yet to provide a clearer explanation regarding the structure and other details of its proposal, and that Company B had not yet scheduled a meeting with Angie's List management. The Angie's List board of directors discussed and considered these matters, as well as various protections that Angie's List might negotiate for the benefit of Angie's List's stockholders in connection with a potential negotiated combination with the HomeAdvisor Business in which IAC would become the controlling stockholder of the combined company. The Angie's List board of directors discussed potential responses to IAC and authorized the Committee to formulate a response to IAC that would not include the $1.00 per share cash consideration recently proposed by IAC (which the Angie's List board of directors determined would deprive stockholders of additional potential upside in the combined company) and would instead seek an increased equity stake for Angie's List securityholders of between 12% and 15% in the combined company.

        Immediately following the Angie's List board of directors' meeting, the Committee met on March 28, 2017 with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors in attendance, to discuss potential responses to IAC and how best to increase the interest of Company B in an acquisition of Angie's List and its engagement in the process. After discussion of various potential responses to IAC, as well as the possibility of Angie's List continuing as a standalone company and potential stockholder responses to Angie's List pursuit of these various alternatives, the Committee instructed the Financial Advisors to respond to IAC with a counterproposal for a stock-for-stock transaction in which Angie's List securityholders would receive 13% of the equity in the

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combined company. The Financial Advisors conveyed this response to a representative of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, IAC's financial advisor ("JPMorgan"), on March 29, 2017, as instructed.

        On March 30, 2017, a representative of JPMorgan responded to Angie's List's counterproposal of March 29, 2017 with a revised proposal for an all-stock transaction in which Angie's List securityholders would receive 12% of the equity in the combined company, and also provided a term sheet to Angie's List specifying certain proposed governance terms for the combined company, including a multi-class structure for the combined company's common stock (with IAC holding the high-vote shares), and certain protections for minority stockholders. The term sheet also indicated that IAC's proposal was made on the basis that IAC would enter into a satisfactory voting agreement in support of the proposed transaction with certain significant stockholders of Angie's List holding, in the aggregate, approximately 40% of the outstanding shares of Angie's List's common stock, and also noted that IAC's proposal was contingent on satisfactory completion of due diligence.

        The Committee met on March 30, 2017 with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors also in attendance. The Financial Advisors informed the Committee that Company A had verbally indicated earlier that day that it would provide a revised proposal for a combination of Company A and Angie's List in which Angie's List stockholders in the aggregate would receive, upon consummation of the transaction, approximately 40% of the combined company's outstanding common stock in addition to cash consideration of $100 million. The Committee also discussed IAC's counterproposal of March 30, 2017 and determined to inform IAC that the Committee was not willing to pursue the proposed combination with the HomeAdvisor Business if it would result in Angie's List stockholders receiving less than an aggregate of 13% of the equity in the combined company.

        On March 31, 2017, in accordance with the directives of the Committee, Mr. Evans discussed with Mr. Levin Angie's List's counterproposal and informed Mr. Levin of the Committee's position that Angie's List securityholders receive 13% of the equity in the combined company. During this discussion, Mr. Levin initially countered with a 12.5% equity stake for Angie's List stockholders, but ultimately agreed to pursue further negotiations regarding a combination in which Angie's List securityholders would receive 13% of the equity in the combined company, subject to agreement on satisfactory governance terms and IAC's entry into a satisfactory voting agreement with certain stockholders of Angie's List, as previously indicated. Mr. Levin also indicated a desire to enter into an exclusivity arrangement with Angie's List in order to proceed expeditiously in negotiating definitive transaction agreements, and representatives of JPMorgan provided a draft exclusivity letter to representatives of Allen & Company the following day.

        On April 2, 2017, Company B verbally indicated to the Financial Advisors that Company B had revised its proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock to an indicative range of $8.00 to $8.50 per share in cash. Prior to the following meetings on April 3, 2017, Company B informed the Financial Advisors that it would not submit a revised indication of interest but that Company B might be interested in further discussions with Angie's List if a strategic transaction were not agreed upon and consummated with another interested party.

        On April 3, 2017, the Committee met, with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors also in attendance. The Financial Advisors updated the Committee as to Company B's revised proposal. The Committee also discussed IAC's request for exclusivity as well as IAC's request that Angie's List approach certain Angie's List stockholders to discuss the combination proposed by IAC, request their support and assess their willingness to enter into a proposed voting agreement. Following these discussions, the Committee temporarily adjourned its meeting to join an Angie's List board of directors meeting. During the course of the Angie's List board of directors meeting, which was also attended by Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors, the Angie's List board of directors discussed IAC's proposed

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governance term sheet provided on March 30, 2017 and IAC's request for exclusivity, as well as the desire of the Angie's List board to obtain further details regarding the proposed 13% equity interest of Angie's List securityholders in the combined company. The Angie's List board of directors determined to seek agreement on how the outstanding equity awards of Angie's List and outstanding equity awards held by employees of the HomeAdvisor Business, as well as equity awards expected to be granted prior to the completion of the proposed transaction, would impact the proposed relative ownership percentages in the combined company. The Angie's List board of directors also discussed the status of discussions with Company A, the significant business challenges faced by Company A and the lack of a clear proposal from Company A as to how a combination of Angie's List with Company A would improve the prospects of the combined business, as well as the implied value of Company A's proposal to Angie's List stockholders based on financial information provided by Company A. In light of the uncertainties regarding Company A's proposal, the Angie's List board of directors directed management, with the assistance of the Financial Advisors, to prioritize development of the proposals from Company B and IAC as the Angie's List board of directors believed they offered greater value and certainty to Angie's List stockholders. Regarding Company B, the Angie's List board of directors discussed the status of the discussions with Company B and noted that Company B had indicated that it still needed to conduct additional due diligence and further develop its business model. The Angie's List board of directors determined that the Committee should also engage in further negotiations with IAC regarding the terms of its proposed combination before determining whether to enter into the requested exclusivity arrangement with IAC.

        Following the Angie's List board of directors meeting, during a continuation of the Committee's prior meeting, the Committee further compared the relative merits and risks of the proposals submitted by IAC and Company B. The Committee discussed concerns regarding the likelihood that Company B would ultimately make a compelling, actionable offer and successfully complete a potential acquisition of Angie's List in light of Company B's failure to meet with Angie's List management as requested by Angie's List or conduct more detailed due diligence despite ample time to do so and the efforts to increase Company B's engagement and interest in a potential acquisition. The Committee instructed the Financial Advisors to continue pursuing a revised proposal from Company B that offered greater value to Angie's List stockholders and to engage in discussions with IAC and its advisors regarding the calculation of the ownership split, capitalization and governance of the proposed combined company, as discussed with the Angie's List board of directors. The Committee also instructed Sidley Austin to engage in discussions with Wachtell Lipton, legal counsel to IAC, regarding the terms of the transaction proposed by IAC.

        On April 3, 2017, Wachtell Lipton provided a draft merger agreement to Sidley Austin. Over the course of the next several weeks, Wachtell Lipton provided to Sidley Austin drafts of the proposed ancillary agreements to be entered into in connection with the proposed transaction, forms of the proposed certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the combined company to be in effect as of the closing of the proposed transaction, and a form of voting agreement that IAC sought to enter into with several of Angie's List's significant stockholders. On April 4, 2017, representatives of Sidley Austin and Wachtell Lipton held a conference call during which representatives of Sidley Austin indicated that, prior to engaging in negotiations regarding the terms of a definitive merger agreement, Angie's List sought to agree on the treatment of Angie's List and HomeAdvisor Business equity awards in the calculation of the proposed ownership split in the combined company.

        On April 6, 2017, Company A submitted a revised indication of interest for a combination of Company A and Angie's List in which Angie's List stockholders in the aggregate would receive, upon consummation of the transaction, approximately 42% of the combined company's outstanding common stock, as well as cash consideration of $100 million. Also on April 6, 2017, representatives of Sidley Austin contacted representatives of Wachtell Lipton and communicated the high-level issues that the Angie's List board of directors had with the voting agreement that IAC sought to enter into with

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certain stockholders of Angie's List and the other "deal protections" proposed by IAC, including with respect to the ability of Angie's List to engage with third parties that may be interested in making competing proposals following the execution of the merger agreement, the limited rights of Angie's List to terminate the merger agreement prior to a vote of Angie's List stockholders on its adoption, the circumstances under which Angie's List would be obligated to pay IAC a termination fee upon termination of the merger agreement, the amount of the termination fee and other deal protections contained in Wachtell Lipton's draft merger agreement. In response, representatives of Wachtell Lipton conveyed IAC's reasons for the proposed provisions and IAC's positions on the topics raised.

        On April 7, 2017, the Committee met with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors in attendance. Representatives of the Financial Advisors updated the Committee as to their discussions with IAC since the prior Committee meeting, and representatives of Sidley Austin updated the Committee as to discussions with Wachtell Lipton regarding exclusivity, certain proposed deal protections and the ongoing due diligence reviews of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business. Representatives of the Financial Advisors also updated the Committee as to Company A's revised proposal submitted on April 6, 2017 and the transaction timeline proposed by Company A. The Committee requested that the Financial Advisors ask Company A to further increase the value offered by its proposal to Angie's List stockholders. The attendees also discussed Company B's statements to the Financial Advisors on April 3, 2017, and Company B's failure to formally submit a revised bid. The Committee instructed the Financial Advisors to pursue further discussions with Company B, offer to provide Company B with updated capitalization data of Angie's List, and request a "best and final" proposal from Company B. The Committee also determined that it was not prepared to agree to the requested exclusivity arrangement with IAC.

        Later in the day on April 7, 2017, at the direction of the Angie's List board of directors, representatives of the Financial Advisors spoke with a representative of Company A, who stated that Company A's proposal provided on the previous day was its best and final offer. Additionally, at the direction of the Angie's List board of directors, representatives of the Financial Advisors provided Angie's List's updated capitalization data to Company B.

        On April 9, 2017, as directed by IAC and Angie's List, representatives of JPMorgan and Allen & Company discussed IAC's and Angie's List's respective proposals for the treatment of the outstanding equity awards of Angie's List and the outstanding equity awards held by employees of the HomeAdvisor Business in the calculation of the number of Class B shares of the combined company to be held by IAC upon the completion of the proposed transaction (and the resultant ownership percentages of Angie's List securityholders, on the one hand, and IAC and HomeAdvisor Business equity award holders, on the other hand, in the combined company).

        On April 10, 2017, Company B submitted a preliminary, non-binding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock for $7.50 per share in cash. Also on April 10 and April 11, 2017, representatives of Angie's List (including a Committee member, Mr. Evans) and IAC met in Indianapolis to conduct due diligence on Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business and discussed potential synergies that might be achieved by the combined company. Representatives of the Financial Advisors and JPMorgan also attended these meetings.

        On April 11, 2017, Sidley Austin provided a revised draft merger agreement to Wachtell Lipton. Thereafter, until the agreement was finalized and executed on May 1, 2017, Wachtell Lipton and Sidley Austin negotiated the terms of the Merger Agreement, the forms of the Ancillary Agreements and the other transaction documents.

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        On April 12, 2017, the Committee met with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors. The Financial Advisors updated the Committee as to the status of the most recently received proposals from each of IAC, Company A and Company B, and the attendees discussed Company B's non-binding proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock for $7.50 per share in cash and Company A's statement that its proposal submitted on April 6, 2017 was its best and final offer. The Committee instructed the Financial Advisors to schedule a telephone call with Company B in order to further discuss Company B's proposal. The attendees discussed the status of the negotiations with IAC and IAC's ongoing due diligence review of Angie's List. In addition, a representative of Sidley Austin updated the Committee as to the status of ongoing negotiations regarding the proposed merger agreement, the forms of certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the combined company to be in effect at the closing of the proposed transaction and certain ancillary agreements that the combined company would enter into with IAC in connection with the proposed transaction.

        On April 15, 2017, representatives of Angie's List (including Mr. Evans), together with representatives of Allen & Company and Sidley Austin, held a conference call with representatives of IAC (including Mr. Levin), JPMorgan and Wachtell Lipton to discuss the most recent proposals of each of IAC and Angie's List regarding deal protections, the governance of the combined company and the protections sought by Angie's List for the minority stockholders of the combined company to determine whether there was a basis on which to continue negotiations. Following discussion, it was determined that Angie's List would formulate a revised proposal and deliver the proposal to IAC.

        On April 16, 2017, the Committee met with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors. During this meeting, Sidley Austin provided the Committee with an update as to the status of negotiations with IAC regarding the terms of the proposed transaction, including with respect to deal protections and governance of the combined company, and the Committee gave guidance and instruction to Sidley Austin regarding such terms.

        Later that day, Sidley Austin delivered a revised proposal regarding deal protections, combined company governance and minority stockholder protections to Wachtell Lipton which, in key part, proposed that Angie's List be permitted to terminate the merger agreement to accept a superior proposal upon payment of a termination fee, provided for a prohibition on IAC completing certain "squeeze out" transactions during a specified post-closing period without the approval of an independent committee of the combined company's board of directors, and provided for representation on the combined company's board of directors by current Angie's List directors (or their chosen successors). Although open issues remained, IAC agreed that it would continue negotiating the terms of the draft merger agreement and related ancillary agreements on this basis.

        On April 18, 2017, a mutual due diligence session was held in New York City with representatives of IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business, JPMorgan, Angie's List (including a Committee member, Mr. Evans) and the Financial Advisors in attendance. At this meeting, the representatives and advisors of IAC conducted follow-up due diligence on Angie's List and Angie's List's representatives and advisors reviewed certain financial and operational information relating to the HomeAdvisor Business.

        On April 20, 2017, representatives of Angie's List management, Mr. Evans and Company B met in Chicago, Illinois to discuss Angie's List's business, operating results and financial model, as well as potential synergies, prospects for a combined company, and certain financial information regarding Company B's proposal.

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securityholders, on the one hand, and IAC and HomeAdvisor Business equity award holders, on the other hand, in the combined company), as IAC and Angie's List had not yet reached agreement on this point. At the request of IAC and Angie's List, representatives of JPMorgan and Allen & Company spoke again on April 22, 2017 to discuss the same topic, with a representative of Allen & Company stating, as instructed by Angie's List, that Angie's List had not accepted IAC's prior proposal. The representatives of JPMorgan and Allen & Company concluded that Mr. Levin and Mr. Evans should speak in an effort to reach agreement on this topic. Mr. Levin and Mr. Evans spoke on April 24, 2017 and agreed that 50% of the outstanding in-the-money unvested equity awards held by employees of the HomeAdvisor Business would reduce the number of Class B shares in the combined company to be held by IAC at the closing, with the remaining 50% diluting all stockholders of the combined company post-closing. Although the parties continued to frame their discussions on the basis of an equity split between IAC and the Angie's List stockholders of approximately 87% and 13%, respectively, when taking into account the treatment of equity awards, former Angie's List securityholders (including option and RSU holders) would own approximately 12.75% of the outstanding common stock of the combined company on a fully diluted basis upon consummation of the transaction. The Angie's List board of directors focused on, and similarly directed the Financial Advisors to assume, this 12.75% fully diluted equity ownership percentage, as it represented a more conservative view (as it reflected dilution from outstanding equity awards relating to the HomeAdvisor Business) of the relative equity ownership percentage for former Angie's List securityholders.

        On April 24, 2017, the Committee met with certain members of Angie's List management in attendance. A Committee member briefed the Committee on discussions held with a significant stockholder of Angie's List that had entered into a non-disclosure agreement and from which IAC had requested that the Company obtain a voting agreement in order to share with such stockholder the progress in evaluating strategic alternatives and the proposals from IAC, Company A and Company B, and to ascertain the stockholder's relative interest in each of the three proposals. The stockholder indicated a preference for the combination with IAC, but expressed that it wanted additional value and downside protection. The Committee also discussed Company B's revised proposal, submitted earlier that day, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock for $7.85 to $8.00 per share in cash (subsequently verbally confirmed by representatives of Company B to be $8.00 per share based on Angie's List's then current capitalization), and the guidance to be provided to the Financial Advisors and Sidley Austin on continuing discussions with Company B and outreach to Angie's List stockholders to assess their support of the proposed transaction with IAC.

        Also on April 24, 2017, the IAC board of directors held a meeting to discuss the proposed transaction with members of IAC management and representatives of Wachtell Lipton in attendance. IAC management updated the IAC board of directors on the proposed transaction, reviewed the course of negotiations with Angie's List over the previous weeks and described the key economic terms of the proposed transaction. Management and representatives of Wachtell Lipton also reviewed with the IAC board of directors the key terms of the proposed merger agreement and related ancillary agreements and discussed the remaining open items prior to entering into a definitive agreement, including whether IAC would ultimately be able to obtain voting agreements with certain significant stockholders of Angie's List, and discussed the expected timeline to reaching agreement with Angie's List on the definitive terms of the proposed transaction. After discussion, the IAC board of directors approved the entry by IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub into definitive agreements with Angie's List on the terms described at the meeting and delegated to the Executive Committee of the IAC board of directors the authority to oversee and approve the negotiation and finalization of the remaining open terms of the proposed transaction.

        On April 25, 2017, with the consent of Angie's List and at the request of a certain significant stockholder of Angie's List, a representative of IAC met with the stockholder to discuss the proposed transaction and such stockholder's willingness to enter into a voting agreement in support of the

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transaction with IAC. The stockholder indicated to the IAC representative that the stockholder would not be willing to enter into a voting agreement with IAC if the economic terms of the transaction were not improved from those currently proposed by IAC and Angie's List.

        On April 28, 2017, the Committee met with representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors. Representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors briefed the Committee on the ongoing negotiations with IAC regarding the terms of the proposed transaction. The Financial Advisors also briefed the Committee on discussions held by Mr. Evans with three significant stockholders of Angie's List (that had entered into non-disclosure agreements and from which IAC had requested that Angie's List obtain voting agreements) regarding Angie's List's progress in evaluating strategic alternatives and the proposals from IAC, Company A and Company B. The stockholders indicated a preference for the combination with IAC, but expressed that they wanted additional value and downside protection for the stockholders of Angie's List. The stockholders also encouraged Angie's List to seek to obtain a higher proposal from Company B. The Committee also discussed Company B's proposal to acquire Angie's List with representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors. The Committee instructed the Financial Advisors to contact Company B to again request its best and final offer. The Committee also instructed the Financial Advisors to inform IAC's advisors that the value offered to Angie's List stockholders in IAC's proposal of March 31, 2017 must be improved and to continue to seek agreement on the treatment of unvested equity awards of Angie's List in the calculation of the number of Class B shares of the combined company to be held by IAC upon the completion of the proposed transaction.

        Later that same day, in accordance with the Committee's directives, a representative of Allen & Company contacted a representative of JPMorgan and communicated the Committee's position that, in order to proceed with the proposed transaction, IAC must increase the consideration Angie's List securityholders would receive in the transaction. After discussion with IAC, the representative of JPMorgan responded to the representative of Allen & Company and stated that IAC was not willing to increase the consideration offered in the proposed transaction by any amount, but that, to alleviate certain concerns communicated by the Committee regarding downside protection for Angie's List stockholders, IAC would consider offering a portion of the transaction consideration in cash, at the election of Angie's List stockholders.

        On April 29, 2017, the Angie's List board of directors met with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors in attendance. The Financial Advisors provided an update as to the current status of negotiations with the three parties that had submitted preliminary indications of interest and subsequent proposals and reviewed the financial terms of the then-current proposals, noting, among other things, that representatives of each of Company A and Company B had communicated to the Financial Advisors that their respective then-current proposals were their best and final offers to acquire Angie's List. The Angie's List board of directors discussed the proposal from Company A and determined that, compared to the value and the certainty of the proposal from IAC, Company A's proposal undervalued Angie's List, that it was not reasonably likely that Company A would improve its proposal and that, as a result, Angie's List should not further pursue negotiations regarding a potential transaction with Company A. The Angie's List board of directors also discussed the status of discussions with Company B, and in particular Company B's revised proposal to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock for $8.00 per share in cash, which Company B had confirmed was its best and final offer. The Angie's List board of directors then concluded that IAC's stock-for-stock proposal offered Angie's list stockholders greater value potential than Company B's proposal. Representatives of Sidley Austin reviewed with the Angie's List board of directors the material terms of the proposed transaction documentation in respect IAC's proposed combination of Angie's List with the HomeAdvisor Business. The Financial Advisors also discussed with the Angie's List board of directors preliminary financial perspectives regarding a combination with the HomeAdvisor Business and members of the Committee, along with

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representatives of the Financial Advisors, updated the Angie's List board of directors regarding the outreach, as directed by the Committee, to certain of Angie's List's significant stockholders to gauge their support for the proposed transaction with IAC. The Angie's List board of directors discussed the status of these discussions and instructed the Financial Advisors to inform IAC's financial advisor that the Angie's List board of directors would require that three of the 13 percentage points of the equity in the combined company proposed to be allocated to Angie's List securityholders be offered as a cash election at a price of $8.50 per share of Angie's List common stock. Representatives of Sidley Austin also reviewed with the Angie's List board of directors certain fiduciary duties and legal matters relating to the Angie's List board of directors' consideration of the proposed Transactions and discussed certain material terms of the proposed Merger Agreement, the proposed Ancillary Agreements and the proposed amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices.

        Later that day, in accordance with the directives of the Angie's List board of directors, a representative of Allen & Company informed a representative of JPMorgan of the requirement of the Angie's List board of directors that, in order to proceed with the proposed transaction, the value attributable to three of the 13 percentage points of the equity in the combined company proposed to be allocated to Angie's List securityholders should be offered to Angie's List stockholders in the form of cash at a price of $8.50 per share of Angie's List common stock. The representative of Allen & Company also relayed the request from a significant stockholder of Angie's List that such stockholder receive representation on the board of directors of the combined company. Following discussion with IAC, including the members of the Executive Committee of the IAC board of directors, the representative of JPMorgan informed the representative of Allen & Company that IAC was willing to accept the requirement of the Angie's List board of directors to make cash consideration of $8.50 per share of Angie's List common stock available for election by Angie's List stockholders, subject to a cap on the aggregate cash consideration payable by IAC of $130 million, and that IAC was not willing to extend a board seat to the Angie's List stockholder. Mr. Levin concurrently called Mr. Evans to relay the same message.

        On April 30, 2017, in accordance with the directives of the Angie's List board of directors, representatives of Allen & Company contacted representatives of JPMorgan to report that, subject to the approval of the Angie's List board of directors, Angie's List was willing to agree to the $130 million cap on the aggregate cash consideration to be made available for election by Angie's List stockholders. Representatives of IAC, JPMorgan and Wachtell Lipton, on the one hand, and the representatives of Angie's List, the Financial Advisors and Sidley Austin, on the other hand, worked to resolve the remaining open issues. Representatives of Sidley Austin and Wachtell Lipton also continued to negotiate the terms of the proposed voting agreement with certain significant stockholders of Angie's List.

        On May 1, 2017, the Angie's List board of directors met to consider IAC's proposed combination of Angie's List with the HomeAdvisor Business, with Angie's List management and representatives of Sidley Austin and the Financial Advisors in attendance. The Angie's List board of directors was provided in advance of the meeting with proposed final versions of the Merger Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements, the proposed amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices that would be in effect upon completion of the transaction, and certain other materials related to the Transactions. At the meeting, representatives of the Financial Advisors and Sidley Austin updated the Angie's List board of directors on negotiations with IAC since the last Angie's List board of directors meeting and the Financial Advisors reviewed with the Angie's List board of directors the proposed final terms negotiated with IAC, subject to the Angie's List board of directors' approval, of the Transactions, noting among other things that, under the proposed terms, each outstanding share of Angie's List common stock would be converted into the right to receive, at the option of the holder thereof, either one Class A share of the combined company or $8.50 in cash,

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without interest (subject to a cap on the aggregate cash consideration payable by IAC of $130 million). Members of the Committee, along with representatives of the Financial Advisors, also updated the Angie's List board of directors as to the status of the proposed voting agreement to be entered into by certain significant stockholders of Angie's List, noting that one of those stockholders had expressed support for the proposed Transactions but, given pre-existing encumbrances on the stockholder's Angie's List stock, was unable to enter into a voting agreement with IAC and that the other stockholders indicated that they were not willing to execute voting agreements. Representatives of Sidley Austin had notified representatives of Wachtell Lipton of the status of the voting agreement immediately prior to the Angie's List board meeting and informed the Angie's List board of directors that IAC had indicated its willingness nevertheless to proceed with the Transactions in the absence of the proposed voting agreements.

        At the May 1, 2017 meeting, representatives of Sidley Austin again reviewed with the Angie's List board of directors certain legal matters and fiduciary duties relating to the Angie's List board of directors' consideration of the proposed Transactions and discussed certain material terms of the proposed Merger Agreement, the proposed Ancillary Agreements and the proposed amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices. Also at this meeting, the Financial Advisors reviewed with the Angie's List board of directors their financial analyses of the proposed Merger Consideration, and each Financial Advisor separately rendered an oral opinion, confirmed by delivery by of a written opinion dated May 1, 2017, to the Angie's List board of directors to the effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to various assumptions, limitations and qualifications described in the opinion, the Merger Consideration to be received pursuant to the Merger Agreement by holders of Angie's List common stock was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. Following discussion, the Angie's List board of directors, taking into account various factors and potential risks, including those described below in the sections entitled "—Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions" and "—Angie's List's Reasons for the Transactions; Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors," unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of Angie's List's stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into the proposed Merger Agreement, approved the execution, delivery and performance of the proposed Merger Agreement and the consummation of the Transactions and resolved to recommend adoption of the proposed Merger Agreement by the stockholders of Angie's List and to submit the proposed Merger Agreement to the stockholders of Angie's List for adoption.

        After the meeting, the Merger Agreement was executed by Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub and the execution of the Merger Agreement and the proposed Transactions were announced at approximately 5:30 p.m. Eastern time on May 1, 2017 in a press release jointly issued by Angie's List and IAC.

Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions

        IAC and Angie's List (which, for purposes of this section, are sometimes referred to as "we" and "our") believe that substantial strategic and financial benefits will result from the combination of the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List pursuant to the Transactions.

        We believe that the Transactions will enhance stockholder value by, among other things, enabling the combined company, ANGI Homeservices, to capitalize on the following strategic opportunities and advantages:

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Angie's List's Reasons for the Transactions; Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors

        The Angie's List board of directors believes that the businesses of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business are complementary and that a combination of Angie's List with the HomeAdvisor Business presents a compelling strategic opportunity to enhance value for Angie's List stockholders. In evaluating the Transactions, the Angie's List board of directors consulted with Angie's List's management and legal and financial advisors. In reaching its decision to approve the Merger Agreement and recommend the adoption of the Merger Agreement to Angie's List's stockholders, the Angie's List board of directors considered a number of factors, including those described above under "—Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions," as well as, among others, the following additional factors:

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        The Angie's List board of directors also weighed the factors described above against certain factors and potential risks associated with entering into the Merger Agreement, including, among others, the following:

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        In considering the recommendation of the Angie's List board of directors with respect to the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, you should be aware that some of Angie's List's directors and executive officers may have interests in the Merger that are different from yours. The Angie's List board of directors was aware of and considered these interests, among other matters, in evaluating the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, and in recommending that the Merger Agreement be adopted by Angie's List stockholders. See the section entitled "—Interests of Angie's List's Directors and Executive Officers in the Transactions."

        The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by the Angie's List board of directors in reaching its conclusions and recommendations is not intended to be exhaustive, but includes the material factors considered by the Angie's List board of directors. In view of the wide variety of factors considered in connection with its evaluation of the Merger Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, and the complexity of these matters, the Angie's List board of directors did not find it practicable to, and did not attempt to, quantify, rank or assign any relative or specific weights to the various factors considered in reaching its determination and making its recommendation. In addition, individual directors may have given different weights to different factors. The Angie's List board of directors considered all of the foregoing factors as a whole and based its recommendation on the totality of the information presented.

        The foregoing discussion also contains forward-looking statements with respect to future events that may have an effect on Angie's List's business, financial condition, or results of operations or the future financial performance of ANGI Homeservices. See the sections entitled "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors."

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Opinions of Angie's List's Financial Advisors

Opinion of Allen & Company LLC

        Angie's List has engaged Allen & Company as a financial advisor in connection with the proposed Merger. In connection with this engagement, Angie's List requested that Allen & Company render an opinion to the Angie's List board of directors as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Angie's List common stock of the Merger Consideration to be received by such holders pursuant to the Merger Agreement. On May 1, 2017, at a meeting of the Angie's List board of directors held to evaluate the Merger, Allen & Company rendered an oral opinion, which was confirmed by delivery of a written opinion dated May 1, 2017, to the Angie's List board of directors to the effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken described in such opinion, the Merger Consideration to be received by holders of Angie's List common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.

        The full text of Allen & Company's written opinion, dated May 1, 2017, which describes the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and qualifications and limitations on the review undertaken, is attached as Annex E and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. The description of Allen & Company's opinion set forth in this proxy statement/prospectus is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of Allen & Company's opinion. Allen & Company's opinion was intended for the benefit and use of the Angie's List board of directors (in its capacity as such) in connection with its evaluation of the Merger Consideration from a financial point of view and did not address any related transactions or any other terms, aspects or implications of the Merger. Allen & Company's opinion did not constitute a recommendation as to the course of action that Angie's List (or the Angie's List board of directors) should pursue in connection with the Merger or related transactions or otherwise address the merits of the underlying decision by Angie's List to engage in the Merger or related transactions, including in comparison to other strategies or transactions that might be available to Angie's List or which Angie's List might engage in or consider. Allen & Company's opinion does not constitute advice or a recommendation to any stockholder as to any election made by such stockholder or how such stockholder should vote or act on any matter relating to the Merger, any related transactions or otherwise.

        Allen & Company's opinion reflected and gave effect to Allen & Company's general familiarity with Angie's List and IAC as well as information that Allen & Company received during the course of its assignment, including information provided by the managements of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business in the course of discussions relating to the Merger and related transactions as more fully described below. In arriving at its opinion, Allen & Company neither conducted a physical inspection of the properties or facilities of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any other entity or business nor made or obtained any evaluations or appraisals of the assets or liabilities (contingent, accrued, derivative, off-balance sheet or otherwise) of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any other entity or business, or conducted any analysis concerning the solvency or fair value of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any other entity or business. Allen & Company assumed, with the consent of Angie's List, that (i) ANGI Homeservices would retain or acquire all assets, properties and rights necessary for its and its subsidiaries' operations, (ii) there were no material undisclosed liabilities of or relating to Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any other entity or business and, with respect to liabilities that ANGI Homeservices and/or its subsidiaries would assume in connection with the Merger or related transactions, appropriate reserves, indemnification arrangements or other provisions were or would be made, and (iii) neither ANGI Homeservices nor any of its subsidiaries would directly or indirectly retain, assume or incur any liabilities that were contemplated to be excluded as a result of the Merger, related transactions or otherwise.

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        In arriving at its opinion, Allen & Company, among other things:

(i)
reviewed the financial terms and conditions of the Merger as reflected in a draft, provided to Allen & Company on May 1, 2017, of the Merger Agreement;

(ii)
reviewed certain publicly available historical business and financial information relating to Angie's List and certain historical business and financial information relating to the HomeAdvisor Business, including public filings of Angie's List and historical market prices for Angie's List common stock;

(iii)
reviewed certain financial information relating to Angie's List provided to or discussed with Allen & Company by the management of Angie's List, including certain internal financial forecasts, estimates and other financial and operating data relating to Angie's List prepared by the management of Angie's List reflective of such management's views as to the likely future financial performance of Angie's List on a standalone basis (such forecasts, as prepared by such management and approved for Allen & Company's use and reliance on behalf of the Angie's List board of directors by the transaction committee thereof, the "Angie's List forecasts");

(iv)
reviewed certain financial information relating to the HomeAdvisor Business provided to or discussed with Allen & Company by the managements of IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List, including certain internal financial forecasts, estimates and other financial and operating data relating to the HomeAdvisor Business prepared by the managements of IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2017 and 2018 as adjusted by the management of Angie's List and extrapolations therefrom as prepared by the management of Angie's List for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2020 based on guidance from the managements of IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business (such forecasts, as adjusted and extrapolated and approved for Allen & Company's use and reliance on behalf of the Angie's List board of directors by the transaction committee thereof, the "HomeAdvisor Business forecasts");

(v)
held discussions with the managements of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business relating to the past and current operations, financial condition and prospects of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business as well as the operations, financial condition, prospects and capitalization of ANGI Homeservices;

(vi)
held discussions with the management of Angie's List as to the strategic rationale for, and certain potential cost savings and revenue enhancements (collectively, the "Synergies") expected by such management to result from, the Merger and related transactions;

(vii)
reviewed certain financial information relating to ANGI Homeservices provided to or discussed with Allen & Company by the managements of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business, including certain internal financial forecasts, estimates and other financial and operating data relating to ANGI Homeservices prepared by the management of Angie's List based on the Angie's List forecasts and the HomeAdvisor Business forecasts and pro forma for the Merger and related transactions after taking into account the Synergies (such forecasts, as prepared by such management and approved for Allen & Company's use and reliance on behalf of the Angie's List board of directors by the transaction committee thereof, the "ANGI Homeservices forecasts");

(viii)
reviewed and analyzed certain publicly available information, including certain stock market data and financial information, relating to selected companies with businesses that Allen & Company deemed generally relevant in evaluating Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business;

(ix)
reviewed and analyzed certain publicly available financial information relating to selected transactions that Allen & Company deemed generally relevant in evaluating the Merger; and

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conducted such other financial analyses and investigations as Allen & Company deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of its opinion.

        In rendering its opinion, Allen & Company relied upon and assumed, with Angie's List's consent and without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial, legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and other information available to Allen & Company from public sources, provided to or discussed with Allen & Company by the managements and/or other representatives of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business or otherwise reviewed by Allen & Company. Allen & Company assumed, at the direction of Angie's List, without independent verification, that the internal unaudited financial statements with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business provided to Allen & Company were accurate and complete in all respects and fairly represented the items described therein and that, when delivered as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the audited combined and consolidated financial statements and interim combined and consolidated unaudited financial statements relating to the HomeAdvisor Business would not reflect any information that would be meaningful in any respect to Allen & Company's analyses or opinion. With respect to the Angie's List forecasts (including, without limitation, as to net operating loss carryforwards of Angie's List), the HomeAdvisor Business forecasts (including, without limitation, adjustments and extrapolations prepared by the management of Angie's List), the ANGI Homeservices forecasts and the Synergies that Allen & Company was directed to utilize for purposes of its analyses, Allen & Company was advised by the management of Angie's List, and Allen & Company assumed, at the direction of Angie's List, that such financial forecasts, estimates and other financial and operating data were reasonably prepared in good faith on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of such management as to, and were a reasonable basis upon which to evaluate, the future financial and operating performance of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices, the Synergies and the other matters covered thereby. Allen & Company also assumed, with the consent of Angie's List, that the financial results, including, without limitation, as to the Synergies, reflected in the financial forecasts, estimates and other financial and operating data utilized in its analyses would be realized in the amounts and at the times projected. As the Angie's List board of directors was aware, the management of Angie's List provided potential buyers in connection with the sale process for Angie's List with certain perspectives regarding illustrative initiatives for Angie's List that Allen & Company was advised were not expected to be pursued by Angie's List or implemented in the manner then contemplated and such management also prepared alternative financial forecasts for the HomeAdvisor Business which Allen & Company was advised were not reflective of such management's views as to the likely future financial performance of the HomeAdvisor Business; accordingly, Allen & Company was directed not to take into account such initiatives or alternative financial forecasts for purposes of its analyses and opinion. Allen & Company expressed no opinion or view as to any financial forecasts, estimates or other financial or operating data or the assumptions on which they were based.

        Allen & Company relied, at the direction of Angie's List, upon the assessments of the managements of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business as to, among other things, (i) transactions related to the Merger, including with respect to the timing thereof and assets, liabilities and financial and other terms involved, (ii) the potential impact on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices of certain market, cyclical, seasonal, competitive and other trends and developments in and prospects for, and governmental, regulatory and legislative matters relating to or otherwise affecting, the internet and technology industry, including the digital marketplace services sector thereof, (iii) the technology and intellectual property (and related risks) of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices, (iv) existing and future contracts and relationships, agreements and arrangements with, and the ability to attract, retain and/or replace, key employees, vendors and other commercial relationships of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices, and (v) the ability of ANGI Homeservices to integrate the operations of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business. Allen & Company assumed, with the consent of Angie's List, that there would be no developments with respect to any such matters that would have an adverse effect on

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Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices, the Merger or any related transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that otherwise would be meaningful in any respect to its analyses or opinion.

        Further, Allen & Company's opinion was necessarily based on economic, monetary, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to Allen & Company as of, the date of its opinion. It should be understood that subsequent developments may affect the conclusion expressed in Allen & Company's opinion and that Allen & Company assumed no responsibility for advising any person of any change in any matter affecting Allen & Company's opinion or for updating or revising its opinion based on circumstances or events occurring after the date of its opinion. As the Angie's List board of directors was aware, the credit, financial and stock markets, and the industries in which Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business operate, have experienced and continue to experience volatility and Allen & Company expressed no opinion or view as to any potential effects of such volatility on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business or ANGI Homeservices (or their respective businesses), the Merger or related transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof). In connection with Allen & Company's engagement and at the direction of the Angie's List board of directors following public announcement by Angie's List that it would explore its strategic alternatives, discussions were held on behalf of Angie's List with selected third parties regarding their potential interest in a possible acquisition of Angie's List.

        Allen & Company did not express any opinion as to the fairness, financial or otherwise, of the amount, nature or any other aspect of any compensation or other consideration payable to any officers, directors or employees of any party to the Merger or related transactions or any related entities, or any class of such persons or any other party, relative to the Merger Consideration or otherwise. Allen & Company expressed no opinion as to the actual value of ANGI Homeservices common stock when issued in connection with the Merger and related transactions or the prices at which Angie's List common stock or ANGI Homeservices common stock (or any other securities) may trade or otherwise be transferable at any time.

        In addition, Allen & Company expressed no opinion or view as to, and Allen & Company relied, at the direction of Angie's List, upon the assessments of representatives of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business regarding, legal, regulatory, accounting, tax and similar matters relating to Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices, the Merger and related transactions, as to which Allen & Company understood such advice was obtained as deemed necessary from qualified professionals. Allen & Company assumed, with the consent of Angie's List, that the Merger and related transactions would be consummated in accordance with their respective terms and in compliance with all applicable laws, documents and other requirements, without waiver, modification or amendment of any material term, condition or agreement, and that, in the course of obtaining the necessary governmental, regulatory or third party approvals, consents, releases, waivers, decrees and agreements for the Merger and related transactions, no delay, limitation, restriction or condition, including any divestiture or other requirements or remedies, amendments or modifications, would be imposed or occur that would have an adverse effect on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices, the Merger or related transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that otherwise would be meaningful in any respect to its analyses or opinion. Allen & Company also assumed, with the consent of Angie's List, that the Merger, the Contribution, the IAC Share Issuance and certain other related transactions would qualify for the intended tax treatment contemplated by the Merger Agreement. Allen & Company further assumed, with the consent of Angie's List, that the final executed Merger Agreement would not differ from the draft reviewed by Allen & Company in any respect meaningful to its analyses or opinion.

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87.25% that Allen & Company was advised holders of ANGI Homeservices common stock who formerly were Angie's List securityholders and holders of ANGI Homeservices common stock who formerly were equity holders in the HomeAdvisor Business, respectively, would hold of the outstanding shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock on a fully diluted basis upon consummation of the Merger and related transactions assuming, among other things, all outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock were converted in the Merger into Share Consideration. Allen & Company's opinion did not address related transactions or any other terms, aspects or implications of the Merger, including, without limitation, the form or structure of the Merger, the form or structure, or financial or other terms, of any related transactions or any terms, aspects or implications of the Contribution Agreement or any investor rights, services or tax sharing agreements, any intercompany note or any governance or other arrangements, agreements or understandings entered into in connection with, related to or contemplated by the Merger, related transactions or otherwise. Allen & Company's opinion was limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of its date, of the Merger Consideration to be received by holders of Angie's List common stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement, without regard to individual circumstances of, or allocation or relative fairness among, holders of Angie's List common stock, ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock or ANGI Homeservices Class B common stock or any other securities of Angie's List or ANGI Homeservices, or any rights, preferences, restrictions or limitations (whether by virtue of control, voting, liquidity or otherwise) that may be attributable to any such securities or that may distinguish any holders thereof, and Allen & Company expressed no opinion or view with respect to any consideration received in connection with the Merger or related transactions by the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of any party. Except as described in this summary, Angie's List imposed no other instructions or limitations on the investigations made or procedures followed by Allen & Company in rendering its opinion.

Miscellaneous

        Angie's List selected Allen & Company as a financial advisor in connection with the Merger based on, among other things, Allen & Company's reputation, experience and familiarity with the industries in which Angie's List and IAC operate. Allen & Company, as part of its investment banking business, is regularly engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, private placements and related financings, bankruptcy reorganizations and similar recapitalizations, negotiated underwritings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, and valuations for corporate and other purposes. In the ordinary course, Allen & Company as a broker-dealer and market maker and certain of Allen & Company's affiliates and/or related entities have invested or may invest, hold long or short positions and may trade, either on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, for their own account or for those of Allen & Company's clients, in the debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) of Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices and/or their respective affiliates. The issuance of Allen & Company's opinion was approved by Allen & Company's fairness opinion committee.

        For Allen & Company's financial advisory services, Angie's List has agreed to pay Allen & Company an aggregate cash fee currently estimated to be approximately $10.4 million, of which a portion was payable upon delivery of Allen & Company's opinion and approximately $9.2 million is contingent upon consummation of the Merger. Angie's List also agreed to reimburse Allen & Company's reasonable expenses and to indemnify Allen & Company and related parties against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities laws, arising out of its engagement.

        Although Allen & Company did not during the two-year period prior to the date of its opinion provide investment banking services unrelated to the Merger to Angie's List for which Allen & Company received compensation, Allen & Company may in the future provide such services to Angie's List and/or its affiliates, for which services Allen & Company would expect to receive compensation. As the Angie's List board of directors was aware, Allen & Company in the past has provided, and in the

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future may provide, investment banking services to IAC and/or its affiliates, for which services Allen & Company has received and/or may receive compensation, including, during the two-year period prior to the date of its opinion, having acted as a lead bookrunning manager in connection with an initial public offering of Match Group, Inc., a subsidiary of IAC, as well as assisting IAC in effecting certain share repurchases of IAC common stock, for which services Allen & Company received during such two-year period aggregate fees of approximately $5.2 million from IAC.

Opinion of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

        Angie's List also has engaged BofA Merrill Lynch as a financial advisor in connection with the Merger. BofA Merrill Lynch is an internationally recognized investment banking firm which is regularly engaged in the valuation of businesses and securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, negotiated underwritings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, private placements and valuations for corporate and other purposes. Angie's List selected BofA Merrill Lynch to act as a financial advisor in connection with the Merger on the basis of BofA Merrill Lynch's experience in similar transactions, its reputation in the investment community and its familiarity with Angie's List and its business.

        At the May 1, 2017 meeting of the Angie's List board of directors held to evaluate the Merger, BofA Merrill Lynch rendered an oral opinion, confirmed by delivery of a written opinion dated May 1, 2017, to the Angie's List board of directors to the effect that, as of that date and based on and subject to various assumptions, limitations and qualifications described in the opinion, the Merger Consideration to be received by holders of Angie's List common stock was fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.

        The full text of BofA Merrill Lynch's written opinion, dated May 1, 2017, delivered to the Angie's List board of directors, is attached as Annex F and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. The written opinion sets forth, among other things, the assumptions made, procedures followed, matters considered and limitations and qualifications on the review undertaken by BofA Merrill Lynch in rendering its opinion. The following summary of BofA Merrill Lynch's opinion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the opinion. BofA Merrill Lynch delivered its opinion to the Angie's List board of directors for the benefit and use of the Angie's List board of directors (in its capacity as such) in connection with and for purposes of its evaluation of the Merger Consideration from a financial point of view. BofA Merrill Lynch's opinion did not address any related transactions or any other terms, aspects or implications of the Merger and no opinion or view was expressed as to the relative merits of the Merger or related transactions in comparison to other strategies or transactions that might be available to Angie's List or in which Angie's List might engage or as to the underlying business decision of Angie's List to proceed with or effect the Merger or related transactions. BofA Merrill Lynch also expressed no opinion or recommendation as to any election made by a stockholder or how any stockholder should vote or act in connection with the Merger, any related transactions or any other matter.

        In connection with its opinion, BofA Merrill Lynch, among other things:

(i)
reviewed certain business and financial information relating to Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business;

(ii)
reviewed certain internal financial and operating information with respect to the business, operations and prospects of Angie's List furnished to or discussed with BofA Merrill Lynch by the management of Angie's List, including certain financial forecasts relating to Angie's List prepared by the management of Angie's List reflective of such management's views as to the likely future financial performance of Angie's List on a standalone basis (such forecasts, as prepared by such management and approved for BofA Merrill Lynch's use and reliance on behalf of the Angie's List board of directors by the transaction committee thereof, the "Angie's List forecasts");

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reviewed certain internal financial and operating information with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business and its operations and prospects furnished to or discussed with BofA Merrill Lynch by the management of IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List, including certain financial forecasts relating to the HomeAdvisor Business prepared by the management of IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business for fiscal years 2017 and 2018 as adjusted by the management of Angie's List and extrapolations therefrom as prepared by the management of Angie's List for fiscal years 2019 through 2020 based on guidance from the management of IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business (such forecasts, as adjusted and extrapolated and approved for BofA Merrill Lynch's use and reliance on behalf of the Angie's List board of directors by the transaction committee thereof, the "HomeAdvisor Business forecasts");

(iv)
reviewed certain estimates provided by the management of Angie's List as to the amount and timing of potential cost savings and revenue enhancements (collectively, the "Synergies") anticipated by such management to result from the Merger and related transactions;

(v)
reviewed certain internal financial and operating information with respect to ANGI Homeservices furnished to or discussed with BofA Merrill Lynch by the management of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business, including certain financial forecasts relating to ANGI Homeservices prepared by the management of Angie's List based on the Angie's List forecasts and the HomeAdvisor Business forecasts and pro forma for the Merger and related transactions after taking into account the Synergies (such forecasts, as prepared by such management and approved for BofA Merrill Lynch's use and reliance on behalf of the Angie's List board of directors by the transaction committee thereof, the "ANGI Homeservices forecasts");

(vi)
discussed the past and current business, operations, financial condition and prospects of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business, as well as the business, operations, financial condition, prospects and capitalization of ANGI Homeservices, with members of the senior management of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business;

(vii)
reviewed the trading history for Angie's List common stock and a comparison of that trading history with the trading histories of other companies BofA Merrill Lynch deemed relevant;

(viii)
compared certain financial and stock market information of Angie's List and certain financial information of the HomeAdvisor Business with similar information of other companies and businesses BofA Merrill Lynch deemed relevant;

(ix)
compared certain financial terms of the Merger to financial terms, to the extent publicly available, of other transactions BofA Merrill Lynch deemed relevant;

(x)
considered the fact that Angie's List publicly announced that it would explore its strategic alternatives and the results of the efforts on behalf of Angie's List to solicit, at the direction of the Angie's List board of directors, indications of interest and definitive proposals from selected third parties with respect to a possible acquisition of Angie's List;

(xi)
reviewed a draft, provided to BofA Merrill Lynch on May 1, 2017, of the Merger Agreement (the "Draft Agreement"); and

(xii)
performed such other analyses and studies and considered such other information and factors as BofA Merrill Lynch deemed appropriate.

        In arriving at its opinion, BofA Merrill Lynch assumed and relied upon, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of the financial and other information and data publicly available or provided to or otherwise reviewed by or discussed with it and relied upon the assurances of the management of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business that they were not aware of any facts or circumstances that would make such information or data inaccurate or misleading in any material respect. BofA Merrill Lynch assumed, at the direction of Angie's List, without independent

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verification, that the internal unaudited financial statements with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business provided to BofA Merrill Lynch were accurate and complete in all respects and fairly represented the items described therein and that, when delivered as contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the audited combined and consolidated financial statements and interim combined and consolidated unaudited financial statements relating to the HomeAdvisor Business would not reflect any information that would be meaningful in any respect to BofA Merrill Lynch's analyses or opinion. With respect to the Angie's List forecasts (including, without limitation, as to net operating loss carryforwards), the HomeAdvisor Business forecasts (including, without limitation, adjustments and extrapolations prepared by the management of Angie's List), the ANGI Homeservices forecasts and the Synergies, BofA Merrill Lynch was advised by Angie's List, and BofA Merrill Lynch assumed, that they were reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and good faith judgments of the management of Angie's List as to, and were a reasonable basis upon which to evaluate, the future financial performance of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices, the Synergies and the other matters covered thereby. BofA Merrill Lynch relied, at the direction of Angie's List, on the assessments of the management of Angie's List as to ANGI Homeservices' ability to achieve the Synergies and BofA Merrill Lynch was advised by Angie's List, and BofA Merrill Lynch assumed, that such Synergies would be realized in the amounts and at the times projected. As the Angie's List board of directors was aware, the management of Angie's List provided potential buyers in connection with the sale process for Angie's List with certain perspectives regarding illustrative initiatives for Angie's List that BofA Merrill Lynch was advised were not expected to be pursued by Angie's List or implemented in the manner then contemplated and such management also prepared alternative financial forecasts for the HomeAdvisor Business which BofA Merrill Lynch was advised were not reflective of such management's views as to the likely future financial performance of the HomeAdvisor Business; accordingly, BofA Merrill Lynch was directed not to take into account such initiatives or alternative financial forecasts for purposes of its analyses and opinion. BofA Merrill Lynch expressed no opinion or view as to any financial forecasts, estimates or other financial or operating information or the assumptions on which they were based.

        At the direction of Angie's List, BofA Merrill Lynch relied upon the assessments of the management of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business as to, among other things, (i) transactions related to the Merger, including with respect to the timing thereof and assets, liabilities and financial and other terms involved, (ii) the potential impact on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices of certain market, cyclical, seasonal, competitive and other trends and developments in and prospects for, and governmental, regulatory and legislative matters relating to or otherwise affecting, the internet and technology industry, including the digital marketplace services sector thereof, (iii) the technology and intellectual property (and related risks) of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices, (iv) existing and future contracts and relationships, agreements and arrangements with, and the ability to attract, retain and/or replace, key employees, vendors and other commercial relationships of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices, and (v) the ability of ANGI Homeservices to integrate the operations of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business. BofA Merrill Lynch assumed, with the consent of Angie's List, that there would be no developments with respect to any such matters that would have an adverse effect on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices, the Merger or any related transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that otherwise would be meaningful in any respect to BofA Merrill Lynch's analyses or opinion.

        BofA Merrill Lynch did not make and was not provided with any independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities (contingent, off-balance sheet, accrued, derivative or otherwise) of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any other entity or business, nor did BofA Merrill Lynch make any physical inspection of the properties or assets of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any other entity or business. BofA Merrill Lynch assumed, with the consent of Angie's List, that (i) ANGI Homeservices would retain or acquire all

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assets, properties and rights necessary for its and its subsidiaries' operations, (ii) there were no material undisclosed liabilities of or relating to Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any other entity or business and, with respect to liabilities that ANGI Homeservices and/or its subsidiaries would assume in connection with the Merger or related transactions, appropriate reserves, indemnification arrangements or other provisions were or would be made, and (iii) neither ANGI Homeservices nor any of its subsidiaries would directly or indirectly retain, assume or incur any liabilities that were contemplated to be excluded as a result of the Merger, related transactions or otherwise. BofA Merrill Lynch did not evaluate the solvency or fair value of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any other entity or business under any state, federal or other laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters. BofA Merrill Lynch assumed, at the direction of Angie's List, that the Merger and related transactions would be consummated in accordance with their respective terms and in compliance with all applicable laws, documents and other requirements, without waiver, modification or amendment of any material term, condition or agreement, and that, in the course of obtaining the necessary governmental, regulatory and other approvals, consents, releases and waivers for the Merger and related transactions, no delay, limitation, restriction or condition, including any divestiture requirements or amendments or modifications, would be imposed or occur that would have an adverse effect on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices, the Merger or related transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that otherwise would be meaningful in any respect to BofA Merrill Lynch's analyses or opinion. BofA Merrill Lynch also assumed, at the direction of Angie's List, that the Merger, the Contribution, the IAC Share Issuance and certain other related transactions would qualify for the intended tax treatment contemplated by the Merger Agreement. BofA Merrill Lynch further assumed, at the direction of Angie's List, that the final executed Merger Agreement would not differ in any material respect from the Draft Agreement reviewed by BofA Merrill Lynch.

        BofA Merrill Lynch evaluated the portion of the Merger Consideration consisting of Share Consideration taking into account the relative values of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business based on the relative estimated pro forma equity ownership percentages of approximately 12.75% and 87.25% that BofA Merrill Lynch was advised holders of ANGI Homeservices common stock who formerly were Angie's List securityholders and holders of ANGI Homeservices common stock who formerly were equity holders in the HomeAdvisor Business, respectively, would hold of the outstanding shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock on a fully diluted basis upon consummation of the Merger and related transactions assuming, among other things, all outstanding shares of Angie's List common stock were converted in the Merger into Share Consideration. BofA Merrill Lynch expressed no opinion or view as to any related transactions or any terms or other aspects or implications of the Merger (other than the Merger Consideration to the extent expressly specified in its opinion), including, without limitation, the form or structure of the Merger, the form or structure, or financial or other terms, of any related transactions or any terms, aspects or implications of the Contribution Agreement or any investor rights, services or tax sharing agreements, any intercompany note or any governance or other arrangements, agreements or understandings entered into in connection with, related to or contemplated by the Merger, related transactions or otherwise. BofA Merrill Lynch's opinion was limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the Merger Consideration to be received by holders of Angie's List common stock, without regard to individual circumstances of, or allocation or relative fairness among, holders of Angie's List common stock, ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock or ANGI Homeservices Class B common stock or any other securities of Angie's List or ANGI Homeservices, or any rights, preferences, restrictions or limitations (whether by virtue of control, voting, liquidity or otherwise) that may be attributable to any such securities or that may distinguish any holders thereof, and BofA Merrill Lynch expressed no opinion or view with respect to any consideration received in connection with the Merger or related transactions by the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of any party. In addition, BofA Merrill Lynch expressed no opinion or view with respect to the fairness (financial or otherwise) of the amount, nature

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or any other aspect of any compensation or other consideration to any of the officers, directors or employees of any party to the Merger or related transactions or any related entities, or class of such persons, relative to the Merger Consideration or otherwise. Furthermore, BofA Merrill Lynch expressed no opinion or view as to the relative merits of the Merger or related transactions in comparison to other strategies or transactions that might be available to Angie's List or in which Angie's List might engage or as to the underlying business decision of Angie's List to proceed with or effect the Merger or related transactions. BofA Merrill Lynch did not express any opinion as to what the value of ANGI Homeservices common stock actually would be when issued or the prices at which ANGI Homeservices common stock, Angie's List common stock or any other securities would trade or otherwise be transferable at any time, including following announcement or consummation of the Merger and related transactions. BofA Merrill Lynch also expressed no opinion or view with respect to, and BofA Merrill Lynch relied, at the direction of Angie's List, upon the assessments of representatives of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business regarding, legal, regulatory, accounting, tax and similar matters relating to Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices, the Merger and related transactions, as to which BofA Merrill Lynch understood such advice was obtained as deemed necessary from qualified professionals. In addition, BofA Merrill Lynch expressed no opinion or recommendation as to any election made by a stockholder or how any stockholder should vote or act in connection with the Merger, any related transactions or any other matter.

        BofA Merrill Lynch's opinion was necessarily based on financial, economic, monetary, market and other conditions and circumstances as in effect on, and the information made available to BofA Merrill Lynch as of, the date of its opinion. As the Angie's List board of directors was aware, the credit, financial and stock markets, and the industries in which Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business operate, have experienced and continue to experience volatility and BofA Merrill Lynch expressed no opinion or view as to any potential effects of such volatility on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business or ANGI Homeservices (or their respective businesses), the Merger or related transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof). It should be understood that subsequent developments may affect BofA Merrill Lynch's opinion and BofA Merrill Lynch does not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm its opinion. The issuance of BofA Merrill Lynch's opinion was approved by a fairness opinion review committee of BofA Merrill Lynch. Except as described in this summary, Angie's List imposed no other instructions or limitations on the investigations made or procedures followed by BofA Merrill Lynch in rendering its opinion.

Miscellaneous

        Angie's List has agreed to pay BofA Merrill Lynch for its services as financial advisor to Angie's List in connection with the Merger an aggregate fee currently estimated to be approximately $10.4 million, of which a portion was payable upon delivery of its opinion and approximately $9.2 million is contingent upon consummation of the Merger. In addition, Angie's List has agreed to reimburse BofA Merrill Lynch for its expenses incurred in connection with BofA Merrill Lynch's engagement and to indemnify BofA Merrill Lynch, any controlling person of BofA Merrill Lynch and each of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities laws.

        BofA Merrill Lynch and its affiliates comprise a full service securities firm and commercial bank engaged in securities, commodities and derivatives trading, foreign exchange and other brokerage activities, and principal investing as well as providing investment, corporate and private banking, asset and investment management, financing and financial advisory services and other commercial services and products to a wide range of companies, governments and individuals. In the ordinary course of its business, BofA Merrill Lynch and its affiliates may invest on a principal basis or on behalf of customers or manage funds that invest, make or hold long or short positions, finance positions or trade or otherwise effect transactions in equity, debt or other securities or financial instruments (including

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derivatives, bank loans or other obligations) of Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices and certain of their respective affiliates.

        BofA Merrill Lynch and its affiliates in the past have provided, currently are providing, and in the future may provide, investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services to Angie's List and certain of its affiliates, and have received or in the future may receive compensation for the rendering of these services, including having acted as financial advisor to Angie's List in connection with its review of strategic alternatives and related matters. From May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2017, BofA Merrill Lynch and its affiliates derived aggregate revenues from Angie's List and certain of its affiliates of less than $1 million for investment and corporate banking services.

        In addition, BofA Merrill Lynch and its affiliates in the past have provided, currently are providing, and in the future may provide, investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services to IAC and certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies, and have received or in the future may receive compensation for the rendering of these services, including (i) having acted or acting as a bookrunning manager and/or underwriter for certain debt and equity offerings of an affiliate of IAC, (ii) having acted as a dealer manager for a debt tender offer of IAC and debt exchange offer of IAC and an affiliate thereof, (iii) having acted or acting as a bookrunner and arranger for, and/or as a lender under, certain letters of credit, credit facilities and other credit arrangements of IAC and/or certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies, (iv) having provided or providing certain foreign exchange and other trading services to IAC and/or certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies, (v) having provided or providing certain managed investments services and products to IAC and/or certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies, and (vi) having provided or providing certain treasury management products and services to IAC and/or certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies. From May 1, 2015 through April 30, 2017, BofA Merrill Lynch and its affiliates derived aggregate revenues from IAC and certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies of approximately $12 million for investment and corporate banking services.

        In connection with their respective opinions, Allen & Company and BofA Merrill Lynch performed a variety of financial and comparative analyses, including those described below. The summary of the analyses below and certain factors considered is not a comprehensive description of all analyses undertaken or factors considered by the Financial Advisors. The preparation of a financial opinion or analysis is a complex process involving various determinations as to the most appropriate and relevant methods of financial analysis and the application of those methods to the particular circumstances and, therefore, a financial opinion and analyses are not readily susceptible to summary description. The Financial Advisors believe that the analyses and factors summarized below must be considered as a whole and in context. The Financial Advisors further believe that selecting portions of the analyses and factors or focusing on information presented in tabular format, without considering all analyses and factors or the narrative description of the analyses and factors, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the processes underlying the Financial Advisors' analyses and opinions.

        In performing the financial analyses, the Financial Advisors considered industry performance, general business and economic conditions and other matters, many of which are beyond the control of Angie's List and IAC. The estimates of the future performance of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business in or underlying the Financial Advisors' analyses are not necessarily indicative of actual values or actual future results, which may be significantly more or less favorable than those estimates or those suggested by such analyses. These analyses were prepared solely as part of the Financial Advisors' analysis of the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the Merger Consideration and were provided to the Angie's List board of directors in connection with the delivery of the Financial Advisors' respective opinions. The analyses do not purport to be appraisals or to reflect the prices at which a company might actually be sold or the prices at which any securities have traded or may trade at any time in the future. Accordingly, the estimates used in, and the ranges of valuations resulting from, any particular analysis described below are inherently subject to substantial uncertainty and should not be taken as the views of the Financial Advisors regarding the actual values of Angie's List or the HomeAdvisor Business.

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        The Financial Advisors did not recommend that any specific consideration constituted the only appropriate consideration in the Merger or related transactions. The type and amount of consideration payable in the Merger and related transactions was determined through negotiations between Angie's List and IAC, rather than by any financial advisor, and was approved by the Angie's List board of directors. The decision to enter into the Merger Agreement was solely that of the Angie's List board of directors. The Financial Advisors' opinions and analyses were only one of many factors considered by the Angie's List board of directors in its evaluation of the proposed Merger and the Merger Consideration and should not be viewed as determinative of the views of the Angie's List board of directors or management with respect to the Merger or the consideration payable in the Merger or related transactions.

Financial Analyses

        The following is a summary of the material financial analyses provided by the Financial Advisors in connection with their respective opinions, each dated May 1, 2017, to the Angie's List board of directors. The summary set forth below is not a comprehensive description of all analyses undertaken by the Financial Advisors in connection with their respective opinions, nor does the order of the analyses in the summary below indicate that any analysis was given greater weight than any other analysis. The financial analyses summarized below include information presented in tabular format. In order to fully understand the financial analyses performed by the Financial Advisors, the tables must be read together with the text of each summary. The tables alone do not constitute a complete description of the financial analyses performed by the Financial Advisors. Considering the data set forth in the tables below without considering the full narrative description of the financial analyses, including the methodologies and assumptions underlying the analyses, could create a misleading or incomplete view of the financial analyses performed by the Financial Advisors. Future results may differ from those described and such differences may be material.

        For purposes of the financial analyses described below, the term "adjusted EBITDA" means earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, asset impairment charges and other one-time items, as applicable, and includes, in the case of the HomeAdvisor Business, shared services expenses. Implied per share equity value reference ranges of Angie's List reflected in the summaries of the financial analyses described below were rounded to the nearest $0.05 and implied aggregate equity value reference ranges of the HomeAdvisor Business reflected in the summaries of the financial analyses described below were rounded to the nearest $5 million.

        In calculating approximate implied exchange ratio reference ranges as reflected in the financial analyses described below, (i) the low end of each such approximate implied exchange ratio reference range was calculated by dividing (a) the quotient obtained by dividing the low end of the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for the HomeAdvisor Business (without reflecting rounding) by a relative value ratio reflecting relative estimated pro forma equity percentages of 87.25% and 12.75%, by (b) the high end of the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for Angie's List and (ii) the high end of each such approximate implied exchange ratio reference range was calculated by dividing (a) the quotient obtained by dividing the high end of the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for the HomeAdvisor Business (without reflecting rounding) by a relative value ratio reflecting relative estimated pro forma equity percentages of 87.25% and 12.75%, by (b) the low end of the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for Angie's List. In calculating approximate implied pro forma equity ownership percentages as reflected in the financial analyses described below, (i) the low end of each such approximate implied ownership reference range was calculated by dividing the low end of the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for Angie's List by the sum of the high end of the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for the

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HomeAdvisor Business (without reflecting rounding) plus the low end of the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for Angie's List and (ii) the high end of each such approximate implied ownership reference range was calculated by dividing the high end of the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for Angie's List by the sum of the low end of the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for the HomeAdvisor Business (without reflecting rounding) plus the high end of the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for Angie's List. Approximate implied exchange ratio reference ranges and pro forma equity ownership reference ranges were calculated before taking into account Synergies and assuming that all stockholders of Angie's List elected to receive Share Consideration in the Merger.

Selected Publicly Traded Companies Analyses.    The Financial Advisors performed selected publicly traded companies analyses of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business in which the Financial Advisors reviewed and compared financial and operating data of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and the selected publicly traded companies listed below.

        Angie's List.    In performing a selected publicly traded companies analysis of Angie's List, the Financial Advisors reviewed publicly available financial and stock market information of Angie's List and the following eight selected companies that the Financial Advisors considered relevant as publicly traded companies with operations in the internet and technology industry and calendar year 2016 through calendar year 2018 estimated revenue compound annual growth rates of less than 10%, referred to as the Angie's List primary selected companies. The Financial Advisors also reviewed publicly available financial and stock market information of the following nine selected companies that the Financial Advisors considered generally relevant as publicly traded companies with operations in the internet and technology industry and calendar year 2016 through calendar year 2018 estimated revenue compound annual growth rates of greater than 10%, referred to as the Angie's List other selected companies.

Angie's List
Primary Selected Companies
  Angie's List
Other Selected Companies

Care.com,  Inc.

 

Bankrate,  Inc.

Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.

 

Carbonite,  Inc.

Groupon,  Inc.

 

GoDaddy Inc.

IAC/InterActiveCorp

 

GrubHub Inc.

j2 Global,  Inc.

 

Stamps.com Inc.

Match Group,  Inc.

 

TripAdvisor,  Inc.

WebMD Health Corp.

 

Wix.com Ltd.

Web.com Group,  Inc.

 

Yelp,  Inc.

   

Zillow Group,  Inc.

        The Financial Advisors reviewed, among other information, enterprise values, calculated as fully diluted equity values based on closing stock prices on April 28, 2017, plus total debt, preferred stock and non-controlling interests and less cash and cash equivalents and short- and long-term investments, as a multiple of calendar year 2017 and calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA. Financial data of the Angie's List primary selected companies and the Angie's List other selected companies were based on public filings, publicly available Wall Street research analysts' estimates and other publicly available information (pro forma, as applicable, for certain recent acquisitions). Financial data of Angie's List were based on publicly available Wall Street research analysts' estimates and the Angie's List forecasts.

        The overall low to high calendar year 2017 and calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples observed for the Angie's List primary selected companies were 7.8x to 18.5x (with a mean of 11.5x and a median of 10.0x) and 5.9x to 14.4x (with a mean of 9.8x and a median of 9.1x), respectively.

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The overall low to high calendar year 2017 and calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples observed for the Angie's List other selected companies were 8.9x to 56.6x (with a mean of 21.9x and a median of 18.1x) and 7.9x to 33.4x (with a mean of 16.0x and a median of 14.7x), respectively.

        The Financial Advisors noted that the calendar year 2017 estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples observed for Angie's List were 13.2x (based on publicly available Wall Street research analysts' estimates) and 13.9x (based on the Angie's List forecasts), the calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples observed for Angie's List were 11.5x (based on publicly available Wall Street research analysts' estimates) and 8.5x (based on the Angie's List forecasts) and the calendar year 2016 through calendar year 2018 estimated revenue compound annual growth rates for Angie's List were (1.6%) (based on publicly available Wall Street research analysts' estimates) and (2.8%) (based on the Angie's List forecasts). The Financial Advisors then applied selected ranges of calendar year 2017 and calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples derived from the Angie's List primary selected companies of 8.5x to 10.5x and 8.0x to 10.0x, respectively, to corresponding data of Angie's List utilizing the Angie's List forecasts. This analysis indicated implied aggregate equity value reference ranges for Angie's List of approximately $229 million to $287 million and $361 million to $457 million, respectively, resulting in approximate implied per share equity value reference ranges for Angie's List, based on calendar year 2017 and calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples, of $3.50 to $4.40 and $5.50 to $6.95, respectively, as compared to the Cash Consideration of $8.50 per share.

        HomeAdvisor Business.    In performing a selected publicly traded companies analysis of the HomeAdvisor Business, the Financial Advisors reviewed publicly available financial and stock market information (as applicable) of the HomeAdvisor Business and the following nine selected companies that the Financial Advisors considered relevant as publicly traded companies with operations in the internet and technology industry and calendar year 2016 through calendar year 2018 estimated revenue compound annual growth rates of greater than 10%, referred to as the HomeAdvisor Business primary selected companies. The Financial Advisors also reviewed publicly available financial and stock market information of the following eight selected companies that the Financial Advisors considered generally relevant as publicly traded companies with operations in the internet and technology industry and calendar year 2016 through calendar year 2018 estimated revenue compound annual growth rates of less than 10%, referred to as the HomeAdvisor Business other selected companies.

HomeAdvisor Business
Primary Selected Companies
  HomeAdvisor Business
Other Selected Companies

Bankrate,  Inc.

 

Care.com,  Inc.

Carbonite,  Inc.

 

Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.

GoDaddy Inc.

 

Groupon,  Inc.

GrubHub Inc.

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp

Stamps.com Inc.

 

j2 Global,  Inc.

TripAdvisor,  Inc.

 

Match Group,  Inc.

Wix.com Ltd.

 

WebMD Health Corp.

Yelp,  Inc.

 

Web.com Group,  Inc.

Zillow Group,  Inc.

   

        The Financial Advisors reviewed, among other information and to the extent meaningful, enterprise values, calculated as fully diluted equity values based on closing stock prices on April 28, 2017, plus total debt, preferred stock and non-controlling interests and less cash and cash equivalents and short-and long-term investments, as a multiple of calendar year 2017 and calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA. Financial data of the HomeAdvisor Business primary selected companies and the HomeAdvisor Business other selected companies were based on public filings and other

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publicly available information (pro forma, as applicable, for certain recent acquisitions). Financial data of the HomeAdvisor Business were based on the HomeAdvisor Business forecasts.

        The overall low to high calendar year 2017 and calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples observed for the HomeAdvisor Business primary selected companies were 8.9x to 56.6x (with a mean of 21.9x and a median of 18.1x) and 7.9x to 33.4x (with a mean of 16.0x and a median of 14.7x), respectively. The overall low to high calendar year 2017 and calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples observed for the HomeAdvisor Business other selected companies were 7.8x to 18.5x (with a mean of 11.5x and a median of 10.0x) and 5.9x to 14.4x (with a mean of 9.8x and a median of 9.1x), respectively.

        The Financial Advisors then applied selected ranges of calendar year 2017 and calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples derived from the HomeAdvisor Business primary selected companies of 15.0x to 20.0x and 12.0x to 18.0x, respectively, to corresponding data of the HomeAdvisor Business. This analysis indicated implied aggregate equity value reference ranges for the HomeAdvisor Business, based on calendar year 2017 and calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples, of approximately $1,420 to $1,900 and $2,360 to $3,555, respectively.

        Utilizing the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference ranges derived for Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business as described above, the Financial Advisors calculated the following approximate implied exchange ratio reference ranges, as compared to the exchange ratio in the Merger of one Class A share of ANGI Homeservices for each outstanding share of Angie's List common stock:

Approximate Implied Exchange Ratio Reference
Ranges Based On:
   
  Merger Exchange Ratio
CY 2017E
Adjusted EBITDA
 
CY 2018E
Adjusted EBITDA
0.722x - 1.215x   0.755x - 1.437x   1.000x

        The Financial Advisors also calculated, based on the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference ranges derived from these analyses, approximate implied pro forma equity ownership reference ranges for securityholders of Angie's List of 10.7% to 16.8% (based on calendar year 2017 estimated adjusted EBITDA) and 9.2% to 16.2% (based on calendar year 2018 estimated adjusted EBITDA), respectively, as compared to the estimated pro forma equity ownership of securityholders of Angie's List in ANGI Homeservices upon consummation of the Merger and the related transactions of approximately 12.75%.

        No company or business used in this analysis is identical or directly comparable to Angie's List or the HomeAdvisor Business. Accordingly, an evaluation of the results of this analysis is not entirely mathematical. Rather, this analysis involves complex considerations and judgments concerning differences in financial and operating characteristics and other factors that could affect the public trading or other values of the companies or businesses to which Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business were compared.

Selected Precedent Transactions Analysis.    The Financial Advisors reviewed, to the extent publicly available, financial information relating to the following 10 selected transactions that the Financial Advisors considered relevant as transactions involving target companies with operations in the internet

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and technology industry with next 12 months estimated revenue growth rates of less than 10%, referred to collectively as the selected transactions:

Announcement Date
  Acquiror   Target
4/10/2017  

Harland Clarke Holdings Corp.

 

RetailMeNot,  Inc.

11/7/2016  

Bain Capital Private Equity/Bow Street LLC

 

Blue Nile,  Inc.

10/21/2016  

j2 Global,  Inc.

 

Everyday Health,  Inc.

8/9/2016  

Randstad Holding nv

 

Monster Worldwide,  Inc.

7/25/2016  

Verizon Communications Inc.

 

Yahoo! Inc.

2/11/2016  

Web.com Group,  Inc.

 

Yodle,  Inc.

2/12/2015  

Expedia,  Inc.

 

Orbitz Worldwide,  Inc.

1/23/2015  

Expedia,  Inc.

 

Sabre Corporation (Travelocity brand and operations)

8/11/2014  

Apax Partners

 

Answers Corporation

8/26/2012  

IAC/InterActiveCorp

 

The About Group

        The Financial Advisors reviewed, among other information, transaction values of the selected transactions, calculated as the enterprise values implied for the target companies based on the consideration paid for 100% of the equity value of the target companies, plus total debt, preferred equity and non-controlling interests (as applicable) and less cash and cash equivalents and unconsolidated assets (as applicable), as a multiple, to the extent meaningful and publicly available, of the applicable target company's next 12 months estimated adjusted EBITDA as of the applicable announcement date. Financial data for the selected transactions were based on public filings, publicly available Wall Street research analysts' estimates and other publicly available information. Financial data of Angie's List were based on the Angie's List forecasts.

        The overall low to high next 12 months estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples observed for the selected transactions were 5.7x to 17.2x (with a mean of 9.7x and a median of 8.7x). The Financial Advisors then applied a selected range of next 12 months estimated adjusted EBITDA multiples derived from the selected transactions of 8.5x to 12.5x to the calendar year 2017 estimated adjusted EBITDA of Angie's List. This analysis indicated an implied aggregate equity value reference range for Angie's List of approximately $229 million to $346 million, resulting in an approximate implied per share equity value reference range for Angie's List of $3.50 to $5.30, as compared to the Cash Consideration of $8.50 per share.

        Utilizing the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for Angie's List as described above and the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference range derived for the HomeAdvisor Business under "—Selected Publicly Traded Companies Analyses—HomeAdvisor Business" based on the HomeAdvisor Business calendar year 2017 estimated adjusted EBITDA, the Financial Advisors calculated the following approximate implied exchange ratio reference range, as compared to the exchange ratio in the Merger of one Class A share of ANGI Homeservices for each outstanding share of Angie's List common stock:

Approximate Implied
Exchange
Ratio Reference Range
  Merger Exchange Ratio

0.599x - 1.215x

  1.000x

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securityholders of Angie's List of 10.7% to 19.6%, as compared to the estimated pro forma equity ownership of securityholders of Angie's List in ANGI Homeservices upon consummation of the Merger and the related transactions of approximately 12.75%.

        No company, business or transaction used in this analysis is identical or directly comparable to Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business or the Merger. Accordingly, an evaluation of the results of this analysis is not entirely mathematical. Rather, this analysis involves complex considerations and judgments concerning differences in financial and operating characteristics and other factors that could affect the acquisition or other values of the companies, businesses or transactions to which Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and the Merger were compared.

Discounted Cash Flow Analyses.    The Financial Advisors performed separate discounted cash flow analyses of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business.

Allen & Company

        Angie's List.    Allen & Company performed a discounted cash flow analysis of Angie's List by calculating the estimated present value (as of December 31, 2016) of the standalone unlevered, after-tax free cash flows that Angie's List was forecasted to generate, based on the Angie's List forecasts, during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 through the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 (assuming normalized terminal year depreciation and working capital) and after taking into account the estimated present value (as of December 31, 2016) of net operating loss carryforwards of Angie's List. For purposes of this analysis, stock-based compensation was treated as a cash expense. Allen & Company calculated terminal values for Angie's List by applying to Angie's List's estimated adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 a selected range of adjusted EBITDA multiples of 8.5x to 11.0x. The cash flows, terminal values and net operating loss carryforwards were then discounted to present value (as of December 31, 2016) using a selected range of discount rates of 11.5% to 12.3%. This analysis indicated an implied aggregate equity value reference range for Angie's List of approximately $482 million to $626 million, resulting in an approximate implied per share equity value reference range for Angie's List of $7.30 to $9.40, as compared to the Cash Consideration of $8.50 per share.

        HomeAdvisor Business.    Allen & Company performed a discounted cash flow analysis of the HomeAdvisor Business by calculating the estimated present value (as of December 31, 2016) of the standalone unlevered, after-tax free cash flows that the HomeAdvisor Business was forecasted to generate, based on the HomeAdvisor Business forecasts, during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 through the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 (assuming normalized terminal year depreciation and working capital). For purposes of this analysis, stock-based compensation was treated as a cash expense. Allen & Company calculated terminal values for the HomeAdvisor Business by applying to the HomeAdvisor Business's estimated adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 a selected range of adjusted EBITDA multiples of 10.0x to 14.0x. The cash flows and terminal values were then discounted to present value (as of December 31, 2016) using a selected range of discount rates of 11.3% to 12.3%. This analysis indicated an implied aggregate equity value reference range for the HomeAdvisor Business of approximately $3,060 million to $4,300 million.

        Utilizing the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference ranges derived for Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business as described above, Allen & Company calculated the following approximate implied exchange ratio reference range, as compared to the exchange ratio in the Merger of one Class A share of ANGI Homeservices for each outstanding share of Angie's List common stock:

Approximate Implied
Exchange
Ratio Reference Range
  Merger Exchange Ratio

0.714x - 1.303x

  1.000x

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        Allen & Company also calculated, based on the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference ranges derived from this analysis, an approximate implied pro forma equity ownership reference range for securityholders of Angie's List of 10.1% to 17.0%, as compared to the estimated pro forma equity ownership of securityholders of Angie's List in ANGI Homeservices upon consummation of the Merger and the related transactions of approximately 12.75%.

BofA Merrill Lynch

        Angie's List.    BofA Merrill Lynch performed a discounted cash flow analysis of Angie's List by calculating the estimated present value (as of December 31, 2016) of the standalone unlevered, after-tax free cash flows that Angie's List was forecasted to generate, based on the Angie's List forecasts, during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 through the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 (assuming normalized terminal year depreciation and working capital) and after taking into account the estimated present value (as of December 31, 2016) of net operating loss carryforwards of Angie's List. For purposes of this analysis, stock-based compensation was treated as a cash expense. BofA Merrill Lynch calculated terminal values for Angie's List by applying to Angie's List's estimated adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 a selected range of adjusted EBITDA multiples of 8.5x to 11.0x. The cash flows, terminal values and net operating loss carryforwards were then discounted to present value (as of December 31, 2016) using a selected range of discount rates of 11.5% to 14.0%. This analysis indicated an implied aggregate equity value reference range for Angie's List of approximately $454 million to $626 million, resulting in an approximate implied per share equity value reference range for Angie's List of $6.90 to $9.40, as compared to the Cash Consideration of $8.50 per share.

        HomeAdvisor Business.    BofA Merrill Lynch performed a discounted cash flow analysis of the HomeAdvisor Business by calculating the estimated present value (as of December 31, 2016) of the standalone unlevered, after-tax free cash flows that the HomeAdvisor Business was forecasted to generate, based on the HomeAdvisor Business forecasts, during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017 through the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 (assuming normalized terminal year depreciation and working capital). For purposes of this analysis, stock-based compensation was treated as a cash expense. BofA Merrill Lynch calculated terminal values for the HomeAdvisor Business by applying to the HomeAdvisor Business's estimated adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 a selected range of adjusted EBITDA multiples of 10.0x to 14.0x. The cash flows and terminal values were then discounted to present value (as of December 31, 2016) using a selected range of discount rates of 10.0% to 13.0%. This analysis indicated an implied aggregate equity value reference range for the HomeAdvisor Business of approximately $2,985 million to $4,495 million.

        Utilizing the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference ranges derived for Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business as described above, BofA Merrill Lynch calculated the following approximate implied exchange ratio reference range, as compared to the exchange ratio in the Merger of one Class A share of ANGI Homeservices for each outstanding share of Angie's List common stock:

Approximate Implied
Exchange
Ratio Reference Range
  Merger Exchange Ratio

0.697x - 1.447x

  1.000x

        BofA Merrill Lynch also calculated, based on the approximate implied aggregate equity value reference ranges derived from this analysis, an approximate implied pro forma equity ownership reference range for securityholders of Angie's List of 9.2% to 17.3%, as compared to the estimated pro forma equity ownership of securityholders of Angie's List in ANGI Homeservices upon consummation of the Merger and the related transactions of approximately 12.75%.

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Illustrative Has/Gets Overview.    The Financial Advisors calculated the range of implied per share equity values of ANGI Homeservices allocable to holders of Angie's List common stock on a pro forma basis assuming a closing date of December 31, 2016 and utilizing the results of the standalone discounted cash flow analyses for Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business described above after taking into account potential Synergies (net of after-tax costs to achieve such Synergies) and the net impact of net operating loss carryforwards and assuming that all stockholders of Angie's List elected to receive in the Merger either (i) Share Consideration (implying an estimated pro forma equity ownership percentage for securityholders of Angie's List in ANGI Homeservices upon consummation of the Merger and the related transactions of approximately 12.75%) or (ii) Cash Consideration, subject to proration as contemplated by the Merger Agreement (implying an estimated pro forma equity ownership percentage for securityholders of Angie's List in ANGI Homeservices upon consummation of the Merger and the related transactions of approximately 9.70%). The Financial Advisors then compared these implied per share equity value reference ranges to the implied per share equity value reference ranges derived for Angie's List on a standalone basis utilizing the results of the standalone discounted cash flow analyses for Angie's List described above. Financial data were based on public filings, the Angie's List forecasts, the HomeAdvisor Business forecasts and other estimates and data of the management of Angie's List, excluding the impact of transaction costs. This overview indicated that the Merger could result in incremental value to holders of Angie's List common stock relative to the implied per share equity value of Angie's List common stock on a standalone basis. Actual results achieved by Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and the pro forma combined company may vary from forecasted results and such variations may be material.

Certain Additional Information

        The Financial Advisors observed certain additional information that was not considered part of their financial analyses for their respective opinions but was noted for informational purposes, including the following:

Certain Financial Projections

        In connection with the evaluation of a potential sale of Angie's List, Angie's List management prepared long-range financial projections for the fiscal years 2017 through 2020 for both Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business, which were provided to (i) the Angie's List board in connection with its evaluation of the Transactions and (ii) Angie's List's financial advisors for their use and reliance in connection with their financial analyses and respective opinions. The financial projections for Angie's List were also provided to IAC in connection with its evaluation of the Transactions. In the case of projections related to the HomeAdvisor Business, those projections, a summary of which is set forth in the table below, were, in part, based upon information regarding the HomeAdvisor Business for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2017 and 2018 provided to Angie's List by management of IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business. The financial projections do not, and were not intended to, act as public guidance regarding future financial performance of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business or ANGI Homeservices.

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        The information set forth below is a summary of the financial projections and is included in this proxy statement/prospectus solely to give Angie's List stockholders access to information regarding the financial projections considered by the Angie's List board of directors in connection with its evaluation of the Transactions and is not included to influence any stockholder of Angie's List to decide to vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement or for any other purpose.

        The financial projections reflect Angie's List management's subjective judgment in many respects and, therefore, are susceptible to multiple interpretations and periodic revisions based on actual experience and business developments. The financial projections were necessarily based on a variety of assumptions and estimates. The assumptions and estimates underlying the financial projections may not be realized and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond the control of Angie's List, IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices. The assumptions and estimates used in the preparation of the financial projections involved judgments with respect to, among other things, growth rates, market size, required investments and future levels of operating expenses, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are outside the control of Angie's List, IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business and ANGI Homeservices. Moreover, the financial projections were based on expectations regarding certain future business decisions that are subject to change. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the financial projections, or the assumptions and estimates reflected therein, will be realized, and actual results may materially differ.

        The inclusion of the summary of the financial projections set forth below in this proxy statement/prospectus should not be regarded as an indication that any of Angie's List, IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any of their respective affiliates, advisors or other representatives considered or consider the financial projections to be necessarily predictive of actual future events, and the summary of the financial projections should not be relied upon as such. None of Angie's List, IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any of their respective affiliates, advisors or other representatives has made or makes any representation regarding the information contained in the financial projections, and except as may be required by applicable securities laws, none of Angie's List, IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices or any of their respective affiliates intends to update or otherwise revise or reconcile the financial projections to reflect circumstances existing after the date such financial projections were prepared or to reflect the occurrence of future events even in the event that any or all of the assumptions underlying the financial projections are not realized. The financial projections do not take into account any circumstances or events occurring after the date they were prepared. Further, the financial projections do not take into account the effect of any failure of the Transactions to be consummated. Angie's List stockholders are cautioned not to rely on the financial projections.

        A summary of the financial projections is set forth below. All amounts are expressed in millions of dollars.

 
  FY 2017E   FY 2018E   FY 2019E   FY 2020E  

Total revenue

  $ 282   $ 306   $ 362   $ 434  

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

    29     48     56     79  

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  FY 2017E   FY 2018E   FY 2019E   FY 2020E  

Total revenue

  $ 720   $ 958   $ 1,241   $ 1,557  

Adjusted EBITDA(1)

    96     199     308     434  

(1)
This financial measure excludes the impact of certain items and as such is not in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA means earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, non-cash stock-based compensation expense, asset impairment charges and other one-time items, as applicable, and, in the case of the HomeAdvisor Business, includes shared services expenses.

        The summary of the financial projections set forth above should be read together with the historical financial statements of Angie's List, which have been filed with the SEC, and the historical financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, as well as the other information regarding Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business contained elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, including the information regarding Angie's List incorporated into this proxy statement/prospectus by reference. The financial projections were not prepared with a view toward public disclosure, nor were they prepared with a view toward compliance with the published guidelines of the SEC or the guidelines established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for preparation and presentation of prospective financial information. Neither Angie's List's independent auditors, nor any other independent accountants, have compiled, examined, or performed any procedures with respect to the financial projections summarized above, nor have they expressed any opinion or any other form of assurance on such information or its achievability, and assume no responsibility for, and disclaim any association with, the financial projections.

        Angie's List expects that there will be differences between actual and projected results, and actual results may be materially greater or materially less than those contained in the financial projections given numerous risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to the important factors listed under the section entitled "Risk Factors" as well as those set forth in Angie's List's filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information." All projections are forward-looking statements, and these and other forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the risks and uncertainties identified in these reports and in any other filings with the SEC.

Considerations of the IAC Board of Directors Regarding the Transactions

        In determining to approve the Merger Agreement and the Transactions, the IAC board of directors consulted with IAC management as well as IAC's outside financial and legal advisors and considered the following factors and risks in addition to the specific reasons described above under "—Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions":

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        The foregoing discussion of the information and factors considered by the IAC board of directors is not intended to be exhaustive, but includes the material factors considered by the IAC board.

Regulatory Approvals

        The Merger is conditioned on, among other things, the termination or expiration of the waiting period under the HSR Act. IAC and Angie's List have each agreed to use their respective reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken all actions, and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transactions, subject to specified limitations. For additional details, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Efforts to Close the Merger."

        Pursuant to the HSR Act, IAC filed its Notification and Report Form with the FTC and the DOJ on May 11, 2017. Angie's List filed its Notification and Report Form with the FTC and DOJ on May 15, 2017. On June 14, 2017, IAC withdrew its Notification and Report Form and re-filed it on June 15, 2017. The HSR waiting period is scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on July 17, 2017, unless earlier terminated or extended.

        At any time before or after the Closing, any of the DOJ, the FTC or another person could take action under the antitrust laws as it deems necessary or desirable in the public interest, including without limitation seeking to enjoin the consummation of the Merger, conditionally approving the Merger upon the divestiture of assets of Angie's List and/or IAC, subjecting the consummation of the Merger to regulatory conditions or seeking other remedies. The parties do not believe that the Merger violates federal or state antitrust laws, but there can be no assurance that a challenge to the Merger will not be made or that, if a challenge is made, it will not succeed.

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        Neither IAC nor Angie's List is aware of any material governmental approvals or actions that are required for completion of the Transactions other than as described above. It is presently contemplated that if any such additional governmental approvals or actions are required, those approvals or actions will be sought. There can be no assurance, however, that any additional approvals or actions will be obtained.

Listing of Class A Shares of ANGI Homeservices

        IAC and Angie's List have agreed to use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices to be issued in connection with the Merger, as well as the Class A shares to be reserved for issuance upon exercise or settlement of options and other of equity awards of ANGI Homeservices, to be approved for listing on NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance, before the Closing. The approval for listing of the Class A shares is a condition to the Closing (see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger"). It is currently expected that following the completion of the Transactions, Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices will trade on NASDAQ under the symbol "ANGI," which is the current ticker symbol for Angie's List.

Delisting and Deregistration of Angie's List Common Stock

        If the Merger is completed, Angie's List common stock, which is currently listed on NASDAQ and traded under the ticker symbol "ANGI," will be delisted and cease to be quoted on NASDAQ upon the Closing and will be deregistered under the Exchange Act shortly thereafter.

Dividend Policy of ANGI Homeservices

        ANGI Homeservices has never declared or paid cash dividends on its capital stock, and ANGI Homeservices has not yet determined whether, when and in what amounts it may pay cash dividends on its Class A common stock, Class B common stock or Class C common stock (if any is outstanding) in the future. Future determinations relating to ANGI Homeservices' dividend policy will be made by its board of directors following the Merger and will depend on a number of factors, including:

        ANGI Homeservices is not obligated to pay dividends on its Class A common stock, its Class B common stock or its Class C common stock.

        As a Delaware corporation, ANGI Homeservices will be subject to certain restrictions on dividends under the DGCL. Generally, a Delaware corporation may only pay dividends either out of "surplus" or out of the current or the immediately preceding year's net profits. Surplus is defined as the excess, if any, at any given time, of the total assets of a corporation over its total liabilities and statutory capital. The value of a corporation's assets can be measured in a number of ways and may not necessarily equal their book value.

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Accounting Treatment of the Merger

        ANGI Homeservices will account for the acquisition of Angie's List pursuant to the Merger using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with GAAP. ANGI Homeservices will measure the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their fair values, including net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as of the Closing. Any excess of the purchase price over those fair values will be recorded as goodwill.

        Definite lived intangible assets will be amortized over their estimated useful lives. Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives and goodwill will not be amortized but will be tested for impairment at least annually. All intangible assets and goodwill are also tested for impairment when certain indicators are present, which may occur more frequently than on an annual basis.

        The allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed reflected in the unaudited pro forma combined financial statements (see the section entitled "Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Financial Information") is based on preliminary estimates using assumptions that the management of ANGI Homeservices believes are reasonable based on currently available information as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. The final purchase price and fair value assessment of assets and liabilities will be completed following the Closing based in part on a detailed analysis that has not yet been completed.

No Appraisal Rights

        Appraisal rights are statutory rights that, if applicable under law, enable stockholders to dissent from an extraordinary transaction, such as a merger, and to demand that the corporation pay the fair value for their shares as determined by a court in a judicial proceeding instead of receiving the consideration offered to stockholders in connection with the extraordinary transaction.

        Appraisal rights are not available in all circumstances, and exceptions to these rights are provided under the DGCL. Section 262 of the DGCL provides that stockholders have the right, in some circumstances, to dissent from certain corporate actions and to instead demand payment of the fair value of their shares. Stockholders do not have appraisal rights with respect to shares of any class or series of stock if such shares of stock, or depositary receipts in respect thereof, are either (i) listed on a national securities exchange or (ii) held of record by more than 2,000 holders, unless the stockholders are required to receive in exchange for their shares anything other than shares of stock of the surviving or resulting corporation (or depositary receipts in respect thereof), or of any other corporation that is publicly listed or held by more than 2,000 holders of record, cash in lieu of fractional shares or fractional depositary receipts described above or any combination of the foregoing. Therefore, because Angie's List common stock is listed on NASDAQ, and because Angie's List stockholders are not required to accept in the Merger any consideration in exchange for their shares of Angie's List common stock other than Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices, which will be publicly listed on NASDAQ, and cash in lieu of fractional shares (if applicable), holders of Angie's List common stock will not be entitled to any appraisal rights in connection with the Transactions with respect to their shares of Angie's List common stock.

Interests of Angie's List's Directors and Executive Officers in the Transactions

        Angie's List stockholders should be aware that some of Angie's List's directors and officers have interests in the Merger and have arrangements that are different from, or in addition to, those of Angie's List stockholders generally. Angie's List's board of directors was aware of these interests and considered these interests, among other matters, when making its decision to approve the Merger Agreement, and in recommending that Angie's List stockholders vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement. See the sections entitled "The Transactions—Background of the Transactions" and "—Angie's List's Reasons for the Transactions; Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors."

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Treatment of Angie's List Stock Options

        Each option to purchase shares of Angie's List common stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time, be converted into an option to purchase (i) that number of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices equal to the total number of shares of Angie's List common stock subject to such Angie's List option immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) at a per-share exercise price equal to the exercise price per share of Angie's List common stock at which such Angie's List option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time. Each ANGI Homeservices option will otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting) as applied to the corresponding Angie's List option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

Treatment of Angie's List Restricted Stock Unit Awards

        Each award of restricted stock units that corresponds to shares of Angie's List common stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time, be converted into an ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of Class A shares equal to the number of shares of Angie's List common stock subject to such restricted stock unit award immediately prior to the Effective Time (assuming satisfaction of any applicable performance goals at the target performance level with respect to Angie's List performance-based restricted stock unit awards granted in June 2016). Each ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit award will otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting) as applied to the corresponding Angie's List restricted stock unit award immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit awards corresponding to performance-based Angie's List restricted stock unit awards granted in June 2016 will vest solely on the basis of service following the Effective Time.

Angie's List Employment Agreements and Offer Letters with Angie's List's Executive Officers

        Angie's List has entered into an employment agreement or offer letter with each of its executive officers, other than Ms. Hicks Bowman, which provides for payments and benefits in the event of a termination of the executive officer's employment by Angie's List without cause or by the executive officer with good reason (each of which is referred to in this section as a "qualifying termination"), in each case, during a specified period prior to or following a change in control. The Merger will constitute a change in control under these employment agreements and offer letters.

Scott A. Durchslag

        The employment agreement with Scott A. Durchslag, Angie's List's President and Chief Executive Officer, provides that, in the event of his qualifying termination within the six-month period prior to or 18-month period following the Effective Time, Mr. Durchslag will be eligible to receive the following: (i) a cash payment equal to 3.0 times the sum of his then-current annual base salary and target bonus, payable in one lump sum on the 60th day following his termination date, less all applicable taxes and withholdings; and (ii) a lump sum payment equal to 18 months of the cost of COBRA payments, payable on the 60th day following his termination date (provided Mr. Durchslag is eligible for and timely elects to continue receiving group medical insurance pursuant to COBRA).

Thomas R. Fox

        The offer letter with Thomas R. Fox, Angie's List's Chief Financial Officer, provides that, in the event of his qualifying termination within the six-month period prior to or 12-month period following the Effective Time, Mr. Fox will be eligible to receive the following: (i) a cash payment equal to two years of his then-current annual base salary, payable in one lump sum on the 60th day following his termination date, less all applicable taxes and withholdings, and (ii) reimbursement of 18 months of COBRA premium payments that Angie's List then pays on behalf of similarly situated active employees (provided Mr. Fox is eligible for and timely elects to continue receiving group medical insurance pursuant to COBRA).

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J. Mark Howell

        The offer letter with J. Mark Howell, Angie's List's Chief Operating Officer, provides that, in the event of his qualifying termination within the six-month period prior to or 12-month period following the Effective Time, Mr. Howell will be eligible to receive the following: (i) a cash payment equal to two years of his then-current annual base salary, payable in one lump sum on the 60th day following his termination date, less all applicable taxes and withholdings, and (ii) reimbursement of 18 months of COBRA premium payments that Angie's List then pays on behalf of similarly situated active employees (provided Mr. Howell is eligible for and timely elects to continue receiving group medical insurance pursuant to COBRA).

Shannon M. Shaw

        The offer letter with Shannon M. Shaw, Angie's List's Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary, provides that, in the event of her qualifying termination within the three-month period prior to or the 18-month period following the Effective Time, Ms. Shaw will be eligible to receive the following: (i) a cash payment equal to two years of her then-current annual base salary, payable in one lump sum on the 60th day following her termination date, less all applicable taxes and withholdings, and (ii) a lump sum payment equal to 18 months of the cost of COBRA payments, payable on the 60th day following her termination date.

Darin E. Brown

        The offer letter with Darin E. Brown, Angie's List's Chief Technology Officer, provides that, in the event of his qualifying termination within the 18-month period following the Effective Time, Mr. Brown will be eligible to receive the following: (i) a cash payment equal to two years of his then-current annual base salary, payable in biweekly installments commencing on the 60th day following his termination date, less all applicable taxes and withholdings, and (ii) a stipend equal to the cost of the COBRA premium payments for 18 months, payable in biweekly installments commencing on the 60th day following his termination date (provided Mr. Brown is eligible for and timely elects to continue receiving group medical insurance pursuant to COBRA).

Charles Hundt

        The offer letter with Charles Hundt, Angie's List's Chief Accounting Officer, provides that, in the event of his qualifying termination within the three-month period prior to or the 18-month period following the Effective Time, Mr. Hundt will be eligible to receive the following: (i) a cash payment equal to two years of his then-current annual base salary, payable in one lump sum on the 60th day following his termination date, less all applicable taxes and withholdings, and (ii) a lump sum payment equal to 18 months of the cost of COBRA payments, payable on the 60th day following his termination date.

        The employment agreements or offer letters with each of Angie's List's executive officers provide that payments and benefits that are subject to the excise tax under Section 4999 of the Code will be cut back in certain circumstances such that no payments or benefits are subject to the excise tax. The employment agreement with Mr. Durchslag and the offer letter with Mr. Brown each provide for a 12-month post-termination noncompetition covenant. All of the severance payments and benefits described above are contingent on the executive officer's execution and non-revocation of a separation and release agreement provided by Angie's List.

        For an estimate of the severance payments and benefits that would be payable to each of Angie's List's named executive officers upon a qualifying termination following the Merger, see "—Golden Parachute Compensation" below. The estimated aggregate amount of severance benefits that would be payable to Angie's List's two executive officers who are not named executive officers if the Effective Time occurred on June 23, 2017 and they experienced a qualifying termination on that date is $1,274,555.

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Equity Acceleration

        The terms of the agreements for stock options granted during 2013 and later to Angie's List's named executive officers (other than for Mr. Durchslag's at-hire grant in 2015, as described below) provide for accelerated vesting if the named executive officer's employment is terminated within the six-month period prior to, or 18-month period following, a change in control. The terms of the stock option award agreements for Angie's List's other executive officers provide for accelerated vesting if the executive officer's employment is terminated within the 12-month period following a change in control. The terms of the stock option award agreements for Angie's List's non-employee directors provide for accelerated vesting upon a change in control, whether or not the service of the non-employee director is terminated in connection with the change in control. The Merger will constitute a change in control for this purpose. No non-employee directors hold any unvested stock options.

        The terms of the restricted stock unit award agreements for executive officers (other than for Mr. Durchslag's at-hire grant in 2015, as described below) provide that, if within 12 months following a change in control, the employment of the executive officer is terminated without cause or he or she resigns for good reason, the vesting of the restricted stock unit award will be accelerated automatically and will become fully vested upon such termination of employment or service. With respect to restricted stock unit awards granted to non-employee directors, such awards will be accelerated automatically and become fully vested upon a change in control if they are either not substituted, assumed or otherwise continued in connection with the change in control or if a termination of service of the non-employee director occurs in connection with the change in control. The Merger will constitute a change in control for this purpose.

        The terms of the performance-based restricted stock unit award agreements for executive officers (other than for Mr. Durchslag's at-hire grant in 2015, as described below) provide that in the event of a change in control of Angie's List prior to the conclusion of the 33-month performance period applicable to those awards, the Adjusted EBITDA and Total Cumulative Revenue performance conditions will be deemed satisfied, with the Total Cumulative Revenue goal deemed satisfied at the target performance level, and each holder of such an award will remain subject to the service-based vesting conditions set forth under the award agreement. In the event an executive officer experiences a termination of service without cause or resigns for good reason, in each case, within 18 months following a change in control, and provided that within 60 days following the executive officer's termination date, the executive officer timely executes and does not revoke a separation agreement releasing Angie's List and its affiliates from all claims, a pro-rated portion of the performance-based restricted stock unit award will vest based on the number of full months during the performance period that the executive officer was employed by Angie's List. The Merger will constitute a change in control for this purpose.

        Mr. Durchslag's employment agreement provides that, in the event of a qualifying termination within the six-month period prior to or 18-month period following a change in control and subject to Mr. Durchslag's execution and non-revocation of a separation agreement releasing Angie's List and its affiliates from all claims, the at-hire equity awards granted to Mr. Durchslag pursuant to his employment agreement will vest, with applicable performance goals being deemed satisfied at the greater of actual performance through the date of his termination of employment and 100% of the target level of performance.

        For an estimate of the amounts that would be payable to each of Angie's List's named executive officers upon settlement of their unvested Angie's List equity awards upon a qualifying termination, see "—Golden Parachute Compensation" below. The estimated aggregate amount that would be payable to Angie's List's two executive officers who are not named executive officers in settlement of their unvested Angie's List equity awards if the Effective Time occurred on June 23, 2017 and they experienced a qualifying termination on that date is $3,095,132. Angie's List's eight non-employee directors only hold unvested annual restricted stock awards granted in 2017, and Angie's List estimates

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that the aggregate amount that would be payable to Angie's List's eight non-employee directors for their unvested Angie's List equity awards if the Effective Time occurred on June 23, 2017 is $1,580,467. The amounts in this paragraph are determined using a per share price of Angie's List common stock of $10.40, the average closing price per share of Angie's List common stock over the first five business days following the announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement.

Grants to Strategic Advisory Committee Members

        The compensation committee of the Angie's List board of directors approved the grant of cash payments to certain Angie's List directors who serve on the Strategic Advisory Committee of the Angie's List board of directors in recognition of their additional efforts and contributions in the following amounts: (i) $35,000 to each of George D. Bell, David B. Mullen and H. Eric Semler, and (ii) $50,000 to Thomas R. Evans. These cash payments will be paid at or just prior to the Closing.

Golden Parachute Compensation

        In accordance with Item 402(t) of Regulation S-K, the tables below present the estimated amounts of compensation that each named executive officer of Angie's List could receive that are based on or otherwise relate to the Merger. This compensation is referred to as "golden parachute" compensation by the applicable SEC disclosure rules, and in this section such term is used to describe the Merger-related compensation that may become payable to Angie's List's named executive officers. This Merger-related compensation will be the subject of a non-binding advisory vote of Angie's List stockholders at the special meeting. See the section entitled "Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation."

        The amounts set forth below have been calculated assuming completion of the Merger on June 23, 2017, the latest practicable date prior to the filing of this proxy statement/prospectus, and, where applicable, assuming each named executive officer experiences a qualifying termination as of June 23, 2017. In addition, the amounts below are determined using a price per share of Angie's List common stock of $10.40, the average closing price per share of Angie's List common stock over the first five business days following the announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement. The amounts indicated below are estimates of amounts that would be payable to Angie's List's named executive officers, and the estimates are based on multiple assumptions that may or may not actually occur, including assumptions described in this proxy statement/prospectus. Some of the assumptions are based on information not currently available, and as a result, the actual amounts, if any, to be received by a named executive officer may differ in material respects from the amounts set forth below. In addition, consistent with SEC guidance, the amounts below do not take into account the effect of the new agreement between ANGI Homeservices and Ms. Hicks Bowman, which is described below in the section entitled "—ANGI Homeservices Employment Agreement with Ms. Hicks Bowman." All dollar amounts set forth below have been rounded to the nearest whole number.

 
  Golden Parachute Payment(1)  
Name
  Cash
Severance ($)(2)
  Equity ($)(3)   Perquisites/
Benefits ($)(4)
  Total ($)  

Scott A. Durchslag

    3,600,000     8,449,922     17,277     12,067,199  

Thomas R. Fox

    800,000     1,943,589     24,375     2,767,964  

J. Mark Howell

    880,000     2,281,518     25,844     3,187,362  

Angela R. Hicks Bowman

        2,138,477         2,138,477  

Shannon M. Shaw

    690,000     1,776,460     25,844     2,492,304  

(1)
All amounts reflected in the table are attributable to "double-trigger" arrangements (i.e., the amounts are triggered by (a) the change in control that will occur upon completion of the Merger and (b) the officer's qualifying termination in connection with the change in control).

(2)
The amounts reflect cash severance benefits that would be payable under the employment agreements or offer letters, as applicable, entered into with Messrs. Durchslag, Fox, and Howell

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    and Ms. Shaw, assuming Angie's List terminates the officer's employment without cause or the officer terminates his or her employment for good reason, in each case within six months prior to or 18 months following the change in control (for Mr. Durchslag) or within six months prior to or 12 months following the change in control (for Messrs. Fox and Howell) or within three months prior to or 18 months following the change in control (for Ms. Shaw). In the case of Mr. Durchslag, the amount listed includes the value of three times the sum of his then-current base salary and his annual target bonus, the total amount of which is $1,200,000. The severance benefits payable under the applicable employment agreements are described in more detail above in the section entitled "—Angie's List Employment Agreements and Offer Letters with Angie's List's Executive Officers."

(3)
The amounts reflect the aggregate value of time-based and performance-based stock options, restricted stock unit awards, and performance-based restricted stock unit awards held by each of the named executive officers that would be accelerated assuming a qualifying termination in connection with the change in control. The terms of equity acceleration under the applicable employment agreements and equity award agreements are described in more detail above in the section entitled "—Equity Acceleration." Set forth below are the values of each type of unvested equity-based award that would vest upon a qualifying termination based on a price per share of Angie's List common stock of $10.40, the average closing price per share of Angie's List common stock over the first five business days following the announcement of the execution of the Merger Agreement.
Name
  Angie's List
Options
($)
  Angie's List
Performance-
Based Options
($)
  Angie's List
Restricted Stock
Unit Awards
($)
  Angie's List
Performance-
Based Restricted
Stock Unit
Awards
($)
 

Scott A. Durchslag

    2,149,623         3,932,708     2,367,592  

Thomas R. Fox

    346,658     39,630     546,894     1,010,407  

J. Mark Howell

    465,308     51,284     754,520     1,010,407  

Angela R. Hicks Bowman

    443,863     51,284     632,923     1,010,407  

Shannon M. Shaw

    252,237     23,311     490,506     1,010,407  
(4)
The amounts reflect the payment(s) of COBRA premiums for 18 months provided under the employment agreements or offer letters entered into with Messrs. Durchslag, Fox, and Howell and Ms. Shaw, assuming Angie's List terminates the officer's employment without cause or the officer terminates his or her employment for good reason, in each case within six months prior to or 18 months following the change in control (for Mr. Durchslag) or within six months prior to or 12 months following the change in control (for Messrs. Fox and Howell) or within three months prior to or 18 months following the change in control (for Ms. Shaw). The COBRA premiums under the applicable employment agreements or offer letters are described in more detail above in the section entitled "—Angie's List Employment Agreements and Offer Letters with Angie's List's Executive Officers."

Board Composition

        At the Effective Time, the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices will consist of six members designated by IAC, an additional two directors designated by IAC who will qualify as "independent" pursuant to the NASDAQ Rules and the Exchange Act, and two directors selected by Angie's List from the Angie's List board of directors, who will be Thomas R. Evans and Angela R. Hicks Bowman, if they continue to be able and willing to serve. See the section entitled "Board of Directors and Executive Officers of ANGI Homeservices Following the Merger."

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ANGI Homeservices Employment Agreement with Ms. Hicks Bowman

        On June 29, 2017, ANGI Homeservices and Ms. Hicks Bowman entered into an employment agreement, pursuant to which Ms. Hicks Bowman will serve as the Chief Customer Officer of ANGI Homeservices following the completion of the Transactions. The employment agreement has a scheduled term of one year from the date of completion of the Transactions and provides for automatic renewals for successive one-year terms absent written notice from ANGI Homeservices or Ms. Hicks Bowman 60 days prior to the expiration of the then-current term.

        The employment agreement provides that Ms. Hicks Bowman will be eligible to receive an annual base salary of $500,000, discretionary annual cash bonuses, equity awards and such other employee benefits as may be reasonably determined by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the ANGI Homeservices board of directors. Under the terms of the employment agreement, following the completion of the Transactions, Ms. Hicks Bowman will be granted an option to purchase 250,000 shares of Class A common stock of ANGI Homeservices that will vest 25% per year on the first four anniversaries of the grant date, subject to Ms. Hicks Bowman's continued employment with ANGI Homeservices, and will have an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Class A common stock of ANGI Homeservices on the grant date.

        Upon certain involuntary terminations of Ms. Hicks Bowman's employment and subject to her execution and non-revocation of a release and compliance with the restrictive covenants described in the next paragraph: (i) ANGI Homeservices will continue to pay Ms. Hicks Bowman her annual base salary for one year following such termination, (ii) any Angie's List equity awards that convert into equity awards of ANGI Homeservices will vest as of such date of termination, (iii) all vested and outstanding ANGI Homeservices stock options held by Ms. Hicks Bowman as of the date of such termination will remain outstanding and exercisable for 18 months from the date of such termination, and (iv) ANGI Homeservices will provide continued health benefits coverage for 12 months following the termination of Ms. Hicks Bowman's employment.

        Pursuant to her employment agreement, Ms. Hicks Bowman is bound by a covenant not to compete with the businesses of ANGI Homeservices during the term of her employment and for 12 months after certain involuntary terminations and covenants not to solicit IAC's employees or business partners during the term of her employment and for 18 months after such a termination. In addition, Ms. Hicks Bowman has agreed not to use or disclose any confidential information of IAC or its affiliates. The employment agreement also grants to ANGI Homeservices the right to use Ms. Hicks Bowman's likeness for the promotion of ANGI Homeservices.

        The employment agreement with Ms. Hicks Bowman will become effective subject to, and upon the consummation of, the Transactions.

Indemnification; Directors' and Officers' Insurance

        Angie's List is party to indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers that require Angie's List, among other things, to indemnify the directors and executive officers against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. In addition, pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Angie's List's directors and executive officers will be entitled to certain ongoing indemnification from ANGI Homeservices and the surviving corporation in the Merger and coverage under directors' and officers' liability insurance policies. Such indemnification and insurance coverage is further described in the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Indemnification and Insurance for Angie's List's Directors, Officers and Employees."

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THE MERGER AGREEMENT

        The following section summarizes certain material provisions of the Merger Agreement. This summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Merger Agreement, which is included as Annex B to this proxy statement/prospectus and incorporated herein by reference. This summary does not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the Merger Agreement that is important to you. The following summary and the Merger Agreement should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, and the Transactions that is contained in (including the information incorporated by reference into) this proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

        The Merger Agreement and this summary of its terms have been included in this proxy statement/prospectus to provide you with information regarding the terms of the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement and this summary are not intended to provide any other information (financial or otherwise) about Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices, Merger Sub or their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger Agreement (i) were made only for purposes of the Merger Agreement and as of specific dates, (ii) are solely for the benefit of the parties to the Merger Agreement, (iii) may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the parties to the Merger Agreement, including being qualified by confidential disclosures made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk among the parties to the Merger Agreement instead of establishing those matters as facts, and (iv) may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the parties to the Merger Agreement that differ from those applicable to investors. You should not rely on these representations, warranties or covenants or any description thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or conditions relating to Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices, Merger Sub, their respective subsidiaries or affiliates, or the HomeAdvisor Business. In addition, such representations and warranties will not survive the Closing. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter of these representations, warranties and covenants may have changed after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in public disclosures by Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices or their respective subsidiaries and affiliates.

The Merger, the Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration

        The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the Contribution Agreement, prior to the Closing, IAC will contribute its HomeAdvisor Business, along with cash sufficient to fund the aggregate Cash Consideration, if any, to ANGI Homeservices in exchange for Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices. For further details regarding the Contribution, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Contribution Agreement." At the Effective Time, Merger Sub will merge with and into Angie's List, the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub will cease, and Angie's List will continue as the surviving company in the Merger and a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices.

        At the Effective Time, each share of Angie's List common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares owned or held in treasury by Angie's List, which will automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist for no consideration) will be converted into the right to receive, at the holder's election (i) in the case of a share of Angie's List common stock with respect to which an election to receive a Class A share of ANGI Homeservices has been properly made and not revoked or lost, one Class A share (the "Share Consideration" which, together with the Share Consideration, is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Merger Consideration") or (ii) in the case of a share of Angie's List common stock with respect to which an election to receive cash has been properly made and not revoked or lost, $8.50 in cash, without interest (the "Cash Consideration"), but subject to the proration provisions described below.

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        There is no requirement for any Angie's List stockholder to receive Cash Consideration in the Merger. If no Angie's List stockholder elects to receive the Cash Consideration, 100% of the consideration paid in the Merger will be in the form of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares, if applicable).

        Immediately following the Closing, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive Cash Consideration, former holders of Angie's List common stock and equity awards are expected to hold, in the aggregate, Class A shares representing between approximately 10% (assuming Angie's List stockholders elect to receive the maximum aggregate Cash Consideration) and 13% (assuming no Angie's List stockholders elect to receive Cash Consideration) of the economic interest in ANGI Homeservices common stock (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method), and less than 2% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock, and IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices which, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock.

        ANGI Homeservices will not issue any fractional Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices in the Merger. Instead, in lieu of any fractional Class A shares, the exchange agent (as described below under "—Exchange Agent; Exchange and Payment Procedures") will issue a cash payment (without interest) in an amount representing the applicable Angie's List stockholder's proportionate interest in the net proceeds from the sale by the exchange agent of the aggregated amount of all such fractional Class A shares that would otherwise have been issued.

        No right to fair value or appraisal or similar rights will be available to Angie's List stockholders with respect to the Merger or the other Transactions.

Treatment of Angie's List Equity Awards in the Merger

        Options.    Each option to purchase shares of Angie's List common stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time, be converted into an option to purchase (i) that number of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices equal to the total number of shares of Angie's List common stock subject to such Angie's List option immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) at a per-share exercise price equal to the exercise price per share of Angie's List common stock at which such Angie's List option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time. Each ANGI Homeservices option will otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting) as applied to the corresponding Angie's List option immediately prior to the Effective Time.

        Restricted Stock Unit Awards.    Each award of restricted stock units that corresponds to shares of Angie's List common stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time, be converted into an ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of Class A shares equal to the number of shares of Angie's List common stock subject to such restricted stock unit award immediately prior to the Effective Time (assuming satisfaction of any applicable performance goals at the target performance level with respect to Angie's List performance-based restricted stock unit awards granted in June 2016). Each ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit award will otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting) as applied to the corresponding Angie's List restricted stock unit award immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit awards corresponding to performance-based Angie's List restricted stock unit awards granted in June 2016 will vest solely on the basis of service following the Effective Time.

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Closing of the Merger; Closing Date and Effective Time

        Unless IAC and Angie's List otherwise agree, the closing of the Merger, which is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Closing," will take place on the third business day after all of the conditions to the Closing set forth in the Merger Agreement have been satisfied or (to the extent permitted by applicable law) waived, other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those conditions at the Closing. For further details regarding these conditions, see the section entitled "—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger." The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Closing Date."

        Concurrently with the Closing, Angie's List and Merger Sub will cause a certificate of merger effecting the Merger to be filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware. The Merger will become effective at the time the certificate of merger is filed, unless the parties to the Merger Agreement agree to make the Merger effective at another, later date and/or time and specify such time in the certificate of merger. The time at which the Merger is deemed effective under Delaware law is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Effective Time."

        IAC and Angie's List expect the Closing to occur in the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders and the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions to the Merger. See the section entitled "—Conditions to the Closing of the Merger."

Election Procedures for the Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration; Aggregate Cap and Possible Proration of the Cash Consideration

        Merger Consideration Elections.    Pursuant to the election procedures described below, each Angie's List stockholder will be able to specify whether such stockholder desires to receive, in exchange for each share of Angie's List common stock held by such stockholder as of immediately prior to the Effective Time, either (i) one Class A share of ANGI Homeservices or (ii) $8.50 in cash, without interest. The election form will permit Angie's List stockholders to choose (1) all Share Consideration, (2) all Cash Consideration or (3) Share Consideration for specified shares of Angie's List common stock held by such stockholder and Cash Consideration for other specified shares of Angie's List common stock held by such stockholder. The election form will also permit each Angie's List stockholder to specify the order in which the election should apply if the election is subject to proration of the Cash Consideration, as described below. Any share of Angie's List common stock for which the exchange agent does not receive an effective, properly completed election on or before the election deadline described below will receive Share Consideration in the Merger.

        There is no requirement for any Angie's List stockholder to receive Cash Consideration in the Merger. If no Angie's List stockholder elects to receive the Cash Consideration, 100% of the consideration paid in the Merger will be in the form of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices (other than cash in lieu of fractional shares, if applicable).

        Consideration Election Forms and Procedures.    Angie's List will cause to be mailed or delivered an election form to each Angie's List stockholder as of the close of business on [    ·    ], 2017, which is the record date for the Angie's List special meeting. Angie's List will mail the election forms at least 20 business days prior to the anticipated election deadline. Angie's List will also make available election forms as may be reasonably requested by anyone who becomes an Angie's List stockholder after the record date for the Angie's List special meeting and prior to the election deadline. The deadline for returning the election forms will be 5:00 p.m. local time (in the city in which the principal office of the exchange agent is located) on [    ·    ], 2017, the date of the Angie's List special meeting, unless another date is agreed in advance by Angie's List and IAC (in which case Angie's List will reasonably promptly announce the rescheduled election deadline). An election will have been properly made only if the exchange agent has received, by the election deadline, an election form properly

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completed and signed and accompanied by (i) the Angie's List stock certificates, if any, to which such election form relates, duly endorsed in blank or otherwise in form acceptable for transfer on the books of Angie's List, and (ii) in the case of book-entry shares of Angie's List common stock, any additional documents specified in the procedures set forth in the election form. The exchange agent will have reasonable discretion to determine if any election is not properly made, and none of Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices, Merger Sub or the exchange agent will have any duty to notify any Angie's List stockholder of any defective election form or election.

        Changes to Elections Previously Made.    Any Angie's List stockholder may, at any time prior to the election deadline, change or revoke such stockholder's election by written notice received by the exchange agent prior to the election deadline, accompanied by a properly completed and signed revised election form, or by withdrawal prior to the election deadline of such stockholder's Angie's List stock certificates or any documents in respect of book-entry shares of Angie's List previously deposited with the exchange agent. An election may not be revoked after the election deadline. A revocation of an election prior to the election deadline is required in connection with any transfer of shares of Angie's List common stock as to which an election has been properly made. As a result, following the election deadline until the Closing, Angie's List stockholders will not be able to transfer (including by sale) any shares of Angie's List common stock for which an election has been properly made. Any and all elections will be automatically deemed revoked upon receipt by the exchange agent of written notice from Angie's List or IAC that the Merger Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms.

        Aggregate Cash Consideration Cap and Proration Procedures.    Under the Merger Agreement, the aggregate Cash Consideration payable in the Merger is capped at $130 million.

        If the aggregate number of shares of Angie's List common stock in respect of which Cash Consideration is properly elected (as described above) is less than or equal to 15,294,118 shares (which is the quotient obtained by dividing the aggregate Cash Consideration cap of $130 million by $8.50, the per-share Cash Consideration amount), then (i) all shares of Angie's List common stock for which Cash Consideration was properly elected will be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration and (ii) all other shares of Angie's List common stock (other than shares owned or held in treasury by Angie's List, which will automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist for no consideration) will be converted into the right to receive the Share Consideration in the Merger, including any shares of Angie's List common stock for which no election is properly made.

        However, if the aggregate number of shares of Angie's List common stock in respect of which Cash Consideration is properly elected exceeds 15,294,118 shares, then (i) all shares of Angie's List common stock for which Share Consideration was properly elected will be converted into the right to receive the Share Consideration and (ii) the number of shares of Angie's List common stock of each stockholder of Angie's List who properly elected to receive Cash Consideration that will be converted into the right to receive the Cash Consideration will be equal to the product obtained by multiplying (1) the number of shares for which such Angie's List stockholder properly elected the Cash Consideration by (2) a fraction, the numerator of which is 15,294,118, and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of shares for which all Angie's List stockholders properly elected the Cash Consideration, rounded to the nearest whole share. All other shares of Angie's List common stock (other than shares owned or held in treasury by Angie's List, which will automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist for no consideration) will be converted into the right to receive the Share Consideration in the Merger, including any shares of Angie's List common stock for which no election is properly made. As an illustration of this possible outcome, if the exchange agent has received proper elections (not properly withdrawn) for the Cash Consideration in respect of 25,000,000 shares of Angie's List common stock as of the election deadline, then an Angie's List stockholder who properly elected to receive the Cash Consideration in respect of 10 shares of Angie's List common stock will receive the Cash Consideration in respect of six of those shares (or $51 in the aggregate), and the

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Share Consideration in respect of the other four shares for which Cash Consideration was elected. This illustrative proration is calculated as the product of (i) the quotient of 15,294,118 divided by 25,000,000 (the number of shares for which Cash Consideration was properly elected), which equals 0.612, multiplied by (ii) 10, the number of shares of Angie's List common stock in respect of which the hypothetical stockholder properly elected the Cash Consideration. This amount (6.12) is then rounded to the nearest whole number, which is 6, and the stockholder will receive $51 in exchange for six shares of Angie's List common stock (i.e., 6 multiplied by $8.50). Had the aggregate Cash Consideration cap not been exceeded (i.e., if the Cash Consideration was properly elected in respect of 15,294,118 or fewer shares of Angie's List common stock in the aggregate), then the hypothetical stockholder would have received $85 in cash, without interest, in respect of such stockholder's 10 shares, and no Share Consideration.

Determination of the Number of Class B Shares of ANGI Homeservices to Be Issued to IAC

        Prior to the Effective Time, IAC will contribute its HomeAdvisor Business, along with cash sufficient to fund the aggregate Cash Consideration, if any, to ANGI Homeservices in exchange for Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices. For further details regarding the Contribution, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Contribution Agreement." The number of Class B shares to be issued to IAC in connection with the Contribution will be calculated by IAC promptly following 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the business day prior to the anticipated Closing Date, based on the number of shares of Angie's List common stock, Angie's List equity awards and HomeAdvisor stock appreciation rights, in each case, outstanding as of 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on the second business day prior to the anticipated Closing Date.

        Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the number of Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices to be issued to IAC in connection with the Contribution will equal the sum of (i) the quotient, rounded to the nearest whole number, of (1) (a) the HomeAdvisor Allocation of Combined Company Implied Value (as defined below) less (b) the sum of (x) the aggregate value of the spread between the exercise price and the implied HomeAdvisor share price of specified vested HomeAdvisor stock appreciation rights outstanding as of immediately prior to the anticipated Effective Time and (y) 50% of the aggregate value of the spread between the exercise price and the implied share price of specified unvested HomeAdvisor stock appreciation rights outstanding as of immediately prior to the anticipated Effective Time (each computed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement) divided by (2) the Unaffected ANGI Price (as defined below), plus (ii) the aggregate number of shares of Angie's List common stock for which Cash Consideration has been properly elected (unless such number exceeds the maximum number of shares for which Cash Consideration may become payable under the Merger Agreement, in which case this last number will be capped at 15,294,118).

        Under the Merger Agreement, the "HomeAdvisor Allocation of Combined Company Implied Value" is defined as the product, rounded to the nearest whole cent, of (i) the sum of (1) the product of (a) the number of shares of Angie's List common stock that will be outstanding as of immediately prior to the anticipated Effective Time, excluding any shares of common stock scheduled to be issued in respect of Angie's List restricted stock unit awards between the measurement time and the anticipated Effective Time (and, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding any Angie's List shares held in treasury or held by a subsidiary of Angie's List), multiplied by (b) the average of the daily dollar-volume-weighted average price for Angie's List common stock on NASDAQ for each of the ten trading days immediately preceding the anticipated Closing Date, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the Merger Agreement if such average trading price is less than $8.50 (such average trading price, after any such required adjustment, the "Unaffected ANGI Price"), plus (2) the product of (a) the net value of the Angie's List equity awards outstanding as of immediately prior to the anticipated Effective Time (computed in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement) multiplied by (b) the quotient of the Unaffected ANGI Price divided by the average of the daily dollar-volume-weighted

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average price for Angie's List common stock on NASDAQ for each of the ten trading days immediately preceding the anticipated Closing Date (which may or may not be equal to one), multiplied by (ii) 6.6923 (which is 0.87 divided by 0.13).

        Immediately following the Closing, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive Cash Consideration, former holders of Angie's List common stock and equity awards are expected to hold, in the aggregate, Class A shares representing between approximately 10% (assuming Angie's List stockholders elect to receive the maximum aggregate Cash Consideration) and 13% (assuming no Angie's List stockholders elect to receive Cash Consideration) of the economic interest in ANGI Homeservices common stock (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method), and less than 2% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock, and IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices which, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock.

        Within two business days after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, ANGI Homeservices and IAC will calculate the number of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices underlying the Angie's List equity awards assumed by ANGI Homeservices in the Merger that were forfeited during the period commencing at the Closing and ending on the first anniversary of the Closing Date. (i) If the actual number of such forfeited shares exceeds 2,300,000 (which is the number of forfeited shares assumed for purposes of the calculation to be made prior to the Closing), then a number of Class B shares held by IAC equal to the number of such excess will be cancelled, thereby reducing IAC's proportionate ownership of ANGI Homeservices relative to the holders of Class A shares, and (ii) if the actual number of such forfeited shares is less than 2,300,000, then a number of additional Class B shares will be issued to IAC equal to the number of such deficit, thereby increasing IAC's proportionate ownership of ANGI Homeservices relative to the holders of Class A shares.

Governance of ANGI Homeservices and Organizational Documents of ANGI Homeservices and Angie's List Following the Closing

        ANGI Homeservices.    At or prior to the Closing, IAC will cause the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of ANGI Homeservices to be amended and restated in their entirety to read as set forth in the exhibits to the Merger Agreement, and as so amended and restated, those will be the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of ANGI Homeservices until thereafter amended in accordance with their terms and applicable law. For details regarding certain terms of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices that will be in effect at the Closing, see the sections entitled "Description of ANGI Homeservices Capital Stock" and "Comparison of the Rights of Angie's List Stockholders and Holders of Class A Shares of ANGI Homeservices."

        The Merger Agreement provides that the initial board of directors of ANGI Homeservices will consist of ten directors, with six directors designated by IAC, two directors designated by IAC who qualify as "independent" pursuant to NASDAQ Rules and the Exchange Act, and two directors selected by Angie's List from the Angie's List board of directors. The directors selected by Angie's List will be Angela R. Hicks Bowman and Thomas R. Evans, if they continue to be able and willing to serve. The Merger Agreement further provides that the chairman of the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices will be Joseph Levin, the current Chief Executive Officer of IAC, and that the Chief Executive Officer of ANGI Homeservices will be Chris Terrill, the current Chief Executive Officer of HomeAdvisor (US). For additional information regarding the expected directors and officers of ANGI Homeservices, see the section entitled "Board of Directors and Executive Officers of ANGI Homeservices Following the Merger."

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        The Merger Agreement also provides that at the Closing, IAC and ANGI Homeservices will enter into the Investor Rights Agreement, the terms of which are described in the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Investor Rights Agreement."

        Angie's List.    From and after the Effective Time, Angie's List will be a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices. The Merger Agreement provides that, at the Effective Time, the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Angie's List will be amended and restated in their entirety to read as set forth in the applicable exhibits to the Merger Agreement. The forms of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Angie's List that will become effective at the Effective Time are different from the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Angie's List in effect as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, with many of the changes made to reflect that Angie's List will be a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices (and will no longer have public stockholders) from and after the Effective Time. However, the forms of certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Angie's List that will become effective at the Effective Time include provisions regarding exculpation of directors, indemnification of and advance of expenses to directors and officers, and the power of Angie's List to purchase and maintain related insurance that are substantially identical to those set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Angie's List in effect as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus. The forms of certificate of incorporation and bylaws of Angie's List that will become effective at the Effective Time are included as exhibits to the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part and are incorporated into this proxy statement/prospectus by reference.

Exchange Agent; Exchange and Payment Procedures

        Prior to the Closing, IAC will enter into an agreement with a bank or trust company to act as exchange agent on behalf ANGI Homeservices for payment of the Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration (if any) in the Merger. The identity and the terms of appointment of the exchange agent must be reasonably acceptable to Angie's List.

        Prior to the Closing, IAC will deposit or cause ANGI Homeservices to deposit with the exchange agent (i) evidence of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices in book-entry form (and/or stock certificates, at IAC's election) representing the number of Class A shares issuable in the Merger and (ii) cash in immediately available funds in an amount sufficient to deliver the aggregate Cash Consideration properly elected to be received by Angie's List stockholders pursuant to the election procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement.

        As soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing (and no later than the tenth business day after the Closing Date), ANGI Homeservices will cause the exchange agent to mail to each holder of record of Angie's List common stock whose shares were converted into the right to receive the Share Consideration and/or the Cash Consideration a letter of transmittal and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of Angie's List stock certificates or book-entry shares in exchange for the applicable Merger Consideration.

        Upon surrender of Angie's List stock certificates or book-entry shares to the exchange agent, along with a completed and signed letter of transmittal and any other documents as may customarily be required by the exchange agent, the holder of the surrendered shares will be entitled to receive the applicable Merger Consideration in exchange for such surrendered shares as promptly as practicable after the Closing (and no later than five business days after the Closing and the surrender of such shares, whichever is later). No interest will accrue or be paid on any cash payable upon surrender of any Angie's List shares. The amount of any Merger Consideration to be paid to any Angie's List stockholder may be reduced as required by any applicable tax laws.

        If any portion of the Merger Consideration deposited with the exchange agent is not claimed within 180 days of the Closing Date, then it will be delivered to ANGI Homeservices upon its demand.

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Thereafter, any Angie's List stockholder who has not complied with the exchange procedures of the Merger Agreement may thereafter look only to ANGI Homeservices or Angie's List (subject to applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar laws) as general creditor for payment of the applicable Merger Consideration. None of IAC, ANGI Homeservices, Angie's List, Merger Sub or the exchange agent will be liable to any person for any portion of the Merger Consideration or amounts deposited with the exchange agent that are delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law. Any portion of the Merger Consideration that remains undistributed to Angie's List stockholders as of the second anniversary of the Closing Date (or immediately prior to any earlier date on which the applicable Merger Consideration would otherwise escheat to or become the property of any governmental entity) will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, become the property of Angie's List as the surviving company in the Merger, free and clear of all claims or interest of any other person.

        The letter of transmittal will include instructions for obtaining payment of the Merger Consideration if an Angie's List stockholder has lost his, her or its stock certificate or if such certificate has been stolen, mutilated or destroyed. If an Angie's List stockholder has lost a stock certificate, or if such certificate has been stolen, mutilated or destroyed, then before such stockholder will be entitled to receive the applicable Merger Consideration, such stockholder will have to make an affidavit of the loss, theft, mutilation or destruction and may be required to post a bond in such amount as ANGI Homeservices or the exchange agent may determine is reasonably necessary as indemnity against any claim that may be made with respect to such lost, stolen, mutilated or destroyed certificate.

Representations and Warranties; Material Adverse Effect

        Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Angie's List, on the one hand, and IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub, on the other hand, have made certain representations and warranties to each other as of the date of the Merger Agreement. These representations and warranties will also be made, subject to certain materiality, "material adverse effect," knowledge and other qualifications, as of the Closing Date (except for certain representations and warranties that by their terms address matters only as of a specified date, which are and will be made only as of such date). These representations and warranties relate to, among other things, the following:

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        IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub have also made representations and warranties to Angie's List regarding (i) the sufficiency of the assets to be held by or licensed to ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries following the Contribution, (ii) the absence of ownership by any of them of Angie's List common stock, (iii) the lack of any vote required of the stockholders of IAC or ANGI Homeservices to approve the Transactions and (iv) the absence of guarantees of indebtedness by ANGI Homeservices of IAC or any of IAC's affiliates following the Effective Time.

        Angie's List has also made representations and warranties to IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub regarding (i) material contracts of Angie's List and its subsidiaries, (ii) its owned and leased real property and other assets, (iii) receipt of an opinion from each of its financial advisors and (iv) the inapplicability or absence of state anti-takeover statutes, regulations or provisions under applicable law or under the Angie's List organizational documents.

        Certain of the representations and warranties set forth in the Merger Agreement are qualified as to "materiality" or "material adverse effect." None of the representations and warranties set forth in the Merger Agreement will survive the Closing, and the Merger Agreement does not contain any post-closing indemnification obligations with respect to breaches of any of the representations and warranties.

        For purposes of the Merger Agreement, a "material adverse effect" with respect to either Angie's List or the HomeAdvisor Business means any event, circumstance, change, effect, development, occurrence or combination of the foregoing that individually or in the aggregate (i) prevents, materially impedes or materially delays, or would prevent, materially impede or materially delay, the consummation of the Merger and the other Transactions, or (ii) has had a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise) or results of operations of Angie's List and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (in the case of a material adverse effect on Angie's List), or the HomeAdvisor Business (in the case of a material adverse effect on it). However, in the case of the foregoing clause (ii), no event, circumstance, change, effect, development or occurrence resulting from or arising out of any of the following will be deemed (either alone or in combination) to constitute a "material adverse effect":

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        However, with respect to the matters described in the first, second, fifth and sixth bullet points listed above, an event, circumstance, change, effect, development or occurrence may be taken into account in determining whether a material adverse effect has occurred if and to the extent that such event, circumstance, change, effect, development or occurrence disproportionately affects (i) in the case of Angie's List, Angie's List and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which Angie's List and its subsidiaries conduct their business or (ii) in the case of the HomeAdvisor Business, the HomeAdvisor Business, taken as a whole, relative to other similarly situated companies in the industries in which the HomeAdvisor Business operates.

Conduct of Business from the Execution of the Merger Agreement Until the Closing

        Under the Merger Agreement, each of Angie's List and IAC (with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business) has agreed to specified restrictions on the conduct of its business between the date of the Merger Agreement and the Closing. In general, Angie's List has agreed to conduct its business, and IAC has agreed to conduct the HomeAdvisor Business, in the ordinary course of business in all material respects, and Angie's List and IAC must use their respective reasonable best efforts to preserve intact the present lines of business, maintain their rights, franchises and permits and preserve relationships with employees, customers and suppliers with respect to Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business, respectively.

        In addition, from the date of the Merger Agreement until the Closing (or, if earlier, the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms), Angie's List has agreed not to take any of the following actions (except (i) with the prior written consent of IAC, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (ii) as may be expressly contemplated or required by the Merger Agreement, (iii) as set forth in specified confidential disclosure schedules delivered to IAC or (iv) as permitted by specified exceptions set forth in the Merger Agreement):

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        In addition, Angie's List has agreed to use its reasonable best efforts to make marketing expenditures in the remaining months of the 2017 calendar year in specified aggregate amounts, with determinations regarding the allocation of such amounts among various marketing programs to be made by Angie's List in its reasonable discretion.

        From the date of the Merger Agreement until the Closing (or, if earlier, the termination of the Merger Agreement in accordance with its terms), IAC has agreed, on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries, that IAC will not take any of the following actions (except (i) with the prior written consent of Angie's List, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, (ii) as may be expressly contemplated or required by the Merger Agreement, (iii) as set forth in specified confidential disclosure schedules delivered to Angie's List, (iv) as permitted by specified exceptions set forth in the Merger Agreement or (v) pursuant to the restructuring or reorganization of the assets and liabilities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business in accordance with the Contribution Agreement):

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No Solicitation by Angie's List of Alternative Takeover Proposals

        Restrictions on Soliciting Alternative Takeover Proposals and Related Requirements.    Except as expressly permitted by the Merger Agreement, Angie's List has agreed that it will, and will cause each of its affiliates and each of its and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, financial advisors, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants and other representatives (collectively referred to as "representatives"):

        Definition of Company Takeover Proposal.    For purposes of the Merger Agreement, a "Company Takeover Proposal" means (i) any inquiry, proposal or offer for or with respect to (or expression by any person that it is considering or may engage in) a merger, consolidation, business combination, recapitalization, binding share exchange, liquidation, dissolution, joint venture or other similar transaction involving Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries whose assets, taken together, constitute 15% or more of Angie's List's consolidated assets, (ii) any inquiry, proposal or offer (including a tender or exchange offer) to acquire in any manner, directly or indirectly, in one or more transactions, more than 15% of the outstanding common stock of Angie's List or securities of Angie's List representing more than 15% of the voting power of Angie's List or (iii) any inquiry, proposal or offer to acquire in any manner (including the acquisition of stock in any subsidiary of Angie's List), directly or indirectly, in one or more transactions, assets or businesses of Angie's List or its subsidiaries, including pursuant to a

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joint venture, representing more than 15% of the consolidated assets, revenues or net income of Angie's List, in each of the foregoing cases, excluding the Merger.

        Additional Restrictions.    Additionally, except as specifically permitted by the Merger Agreement, Angie's List is prohibited from taking any action to exempt any person from the restrictions on "business combinations" contained in Section 203 of the DGCL or the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Angie's List, or otherwise causing such restrictions not to apply. Unless the Angie's List board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that any such action or forbearance would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, Angie's List and its subsidiaries are prohibited from releasing any third party from, or waiving, amending or modifying any provision of, or granting permission under any (i) standstill provision in any agreement to which Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries is a party or (ii) confidentiality provision in any agreement to which Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries is a party (excluding any waiver, amendment, modification or permission under a confidentiality provision that does not, and would not reasonably be likely to, facilitate or encourage a Company Takeover Proposal).

        Exception for Superior Proposals.    However, notwithstanding the restrictions described above, if at any time from and after May 1, 2017 and prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders (but not after), (i) Angie's List receives a bona fide, unsolicited written Company Takeover Proposal from any person that did not result from, directly or indirectly, a breach of the non-solicitation provisions of the Merger Agreement and (ii) the Angie's List board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, that such Company Takeover Proposal constitutes or would reasonably be expected to lead to a Superior Proposal (as defined below) and, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that the failure to take such action would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law, then Angie's List may:

        Definition of Superior Proposal.    For purposes of the Merger Agreement, a "Superior Proposal" means a bona fide, unsolicited written Company Takeover Proposal (i) that if consummated would result in a third party (or in the case of a direct merger between such third party and Angie's List, the shareholders of such third party) acquiring, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the outstanding Angie's List common stock or more than 50% of the assets of Angie's List and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) that the Angie's List board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel, is reasonably capable of being completed, taking into account all financial, legal, regulatory, timing and other aspects of such proposal, including all conditions contained therein and the person making such Company Takeover Proposal and (iii) that the Angie's List board of directors determines in good faith, after consultation with its outside financial advisors and outside legal counsel (taking into account any changes to the Merger Agreement proposed by IAC in response to such Company Takeover Proposal, and all financial, legal, regulatory, timing and

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other aspects of such Company Takeover Proposal, including all conditions contained therein and the person making such proposal, and the Merger Agreement), is more favorable to the stockholders of Angie's List from a financial point of view than the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.

        Notice Requirements.    Angie's List must promptly (and in any event within 24 hours after receipt) notify IAC of any Company Takeover Proposal received by Angie's List or its representatives. The notice must include the identity of the person making the proposal and the material terms and conditions of the proposal. The notice must also include unredacted copies of any written proposal received and indicate whether Angie's List has furnished nonpublic information to, or entered into discussions or negotiations with, such third party. Angie's List must keep IAC reasonably informed on a reasonably current basis as to the status of (including changes to any material terms of, and any other material developments with respect to) any such Company Takeover Proposal.

Change in the Angie's List Board Recommendation

        Restrictions on Changes to the Angie's List Board Recommendation.    As further described in the sections entitled "The Transactions—Joint Reasons of Angie's List and IAC for the Transactions" and "—Angie's List's Reasons for the Transactions; Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors," and subject to the provisions described below, the Angie's List board of directors recommends that Angie's List stockholders vote "FOR" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, which recommendation is referred to in this section as the "Angie's List board recommendation."

        Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Angie's List has agreed that its board of directors will not:

        Any action described in the foregoing five bullet points is referred to in this section as an "adverse recommendation change."

        In addition, the Angie's List board of directors may not authorize, approve or recommend or cause or permit Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries to enter into any letter of intent, agreement, commitment or agreement in principle providing for any Company Takeover Proposal (other than an acceptable confidentiality agreement as described above under "—No Solicitation by Angie's List of Alternative Takeover Proposals").

        Exception for Superior Proposals.    However, notwithstanding the restrictions on changes to the Angie's List board recommendation described above, at any time prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders, the Angie's List board of directors may make an adverse recommendation change with respect to a Superior Proposal and/or cause Angie's List to terminate the Merger Agreement (which will require concurrent payment of the termination fee to IAC as described

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below) in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for the consummation of the transaction contemplated by such Superior Proposal, in either case if:

        Prior to making any adverse recommendation change or terminating the Merger Agreement as described in the preceding paragraph, Angie's List must comply with the following procedures:

        Exception for Intervening Events.    Additionally, notwithstanding the restrictions on changes to the Angie's List board recommendation described above, the Angie's List board of directors may make an adverse recommendation change in response to an Intervening Event (as defined below) if the Angie's List board of directors has determined in good faith, after consultation with its outside legal counsel, that its failure to make an adverse recommendation change would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable law. Prior to making any adverse recommendation change in response to an Intervening Event, Angie's List must comply with the following procedures:

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        For purposes of the Merger Agreement, an "Intervening Event" means any material event or material development or material change in circumstances first occurring or arising after May 1, 2017 and prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders, if and only if such event, development or change in circumstances was neither known by the Angie's List board of directors (or if known, the consequences of which were not known to or reasonably foreseeable by the Angie's List board of directors) as of or prior to May 1, 2017. However, none of the following may constitute an Intervening Event: (i) the receipt, existence or terms of a Company Takeover Proposal, (ii) changes in and of themselves in the market price or trading volume of Angie's List common stock or IAC common stock or (iii) the fact in and of itself that Angie's List or IAC or the HomeAdvisor Business meets or exceeds or fails to meet or exceed internal or published projections, forecasts or revenue or earnings predictions for any period (although the exceptions described in clauses (ii) and (iii) will not exclude any event, development or change in circumstance underlying any such change in market price or trading volume, or meeting or exceeding, or failure to meet or exceed such projections, forecasts or predictions).

        If the Angie's List board of directors makes an adverse recommendation change in response to an Intervening Event, Angie's List will nonetheless continue to be obligated to hold a special meeting of stockholders and submit the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement to its stockholders.

Efforts to Close the Merger

        Under the Merger Agreement, each of Angie's List and IAC must use its reasonable best efforts to take or cause to be taken and to do or cause to be done all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transactions, including:

        IAC and Angie's List agreed to file their respective initial pre-merger notifications under the HSR Act no later than ten business days after the date of the Merger Agreement. IAC and Angie's List filed such notifications on May 11, 2017 and May 15, 2017, respectively. On June 14, 2017, IAC withdrew its Notification and Report Form and re-filed it on June 15, 2017. The applicable waiting period required under the HSR Act with respect to the Merger is scheduled to expire at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on July 17, 2017, unless earlier terminated or extended. See the section entitled "The Transactions—Regulatory Approvals."

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        Without limiting the generality of the foregoing obligations, but subject to the limitations described in the following two paragraphs, under the Merger Agreement IAC must and must cause its subsidiaries to use its and their respective reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions and do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the Transactions, including taking all such further action as may be necessary to resolve such objections, if any, as any governmental entity may assert under any antitrust or competition law with respect to the Transactions, and to avoid or eliminate each and every impediment under any such law that may be asserted by any governmental entity with respect to the Transactions so as to enable the Closing to occur as soon as reasonably practicable (and in any event no later than February 1, 2018), including by:

        However, IAC and its subsidiaries will only become subject to, or be required to consent or agree to or otherwise take any action with respect to, any requirement, condition, understanding, agreement or order described in the preceding paragraph if it is binding only in the event that the Closing occurs. Additionally, any proposed sale, divestiture or disposition of any assets or businesses of ANGI Homeservices or any of its subsidiaries may only occur following the Contribution, and the proceeds of any such sale, divestiture or disposition will be paid to ANGI Homeservices.

        Moreover, notwithstanding the preceding two paragraphs, neither IAC nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates will be required to offer or commit to hold separate, sell, divest or dispose of any assets or businesses of IAC or any of its subsidiaries (including ANGI Homeservices, HomeAdvisor (US) and its subsidiaries and Angie's List and its subsidiaries after the Closing) that would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect as measured against Angie's List.

Efforts to Hold the Special Meeting of Angie's List Stockholders to Adopt the Merger Agreement

        Subject to specified rights of Angie's List and IAC in certain circumstances to postpone or adjourn the special meeting, Angie's List has agreed to hold a meeting of its stockholders as promptly as reasonably practicable for the purpose of obtaining its stockholders' adoption of the Merger Agreement. Angie's List must use its reasonable best efforts to (i) solicit from its stockholders proxies in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement and (ii) take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the vote or consent of its stockholders required by the NASDAQ Rules or applicable laws to obtain such approvals.

Indemnification and Insurance for Angie's List's Directors, Officers and Employees

        Under the Merger Agreement, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub have agreed that all rights to exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses existing as of May 1, 2017 for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Closing in favor of the current or former directors, officers or employees of Angie's List or its subsidiaries as provided in their respective organizational documents or in any agreement will survive the Merger and continue in full force and effect.

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        Additionally, for a period of six years from the Closing Date, ANGI Homeservices and Angie's List must maintain in effect (to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law) any and all exculpation, indemnification and advancement of expenses provisions of the organizational documents of Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries that were in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time or in any indemnification agreements of Angie's List or its subsidiaries with any of their respective current or former directors, officers or employees in effect immediately prior to the Effective Time, and must not amend, repeal or otherwise modify any such provisions or the exculpation, indemnification or advancement of expenses provisions of the organizational documents of Angie's List in any manner that would adversely affect the rights of any individuals who immediately before the Effective Time were current or former directors, officers or employees of Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries.

        Moreover, Angie's List (as the surviving company in the Merger) must, and ANGI Homeservices must cause Angie's List to, to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, indemnify and hold harmless (and advance funds in respect of each of the foregoing to) each current and former director, officer or employee of Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries and each person who served as a director, officer, member, trustee or fiduciary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust, pension or other employee benefit plan or enterprise if such service was at the request or for the benefit of Angie's List or any of its subsidiaries, in each case against any costs or expenses, judgments, fines, losses, claims, damages, liabilities and amounts paid in settlement in connection with any actual or threatened claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation arising out of, relating to or in connection with any action or omission by them in their capacities as such occurring or alleged to have occurred whether commenced before or after the Closing.

        Moreover, for a period of six years from the Closing Date, ANGI Homeservices must cause to be maintained in effect the coverage provided by the policies of directors' and officers' liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance of Angie's List and its subsidiaries in effect as of May 1, 2017, or provide substitute policies for Angie's List and its current and former directors and officers who are covered by such directors' and officers' liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance coverage, in either case, of not less than the amounts of such existing coverage and having other terms not less favorable to the insured persons than the directors' and officers' liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance coverage with respect to matters existing or arising on or before the Effective Time, including the Transactions. However, ANGI Homeservices will not be required to pay annual premiums in excess of 300% of the last annual premium paid by Angie's List prior to May 1, 2017 in respect of the insurance coverage required to be obtained, but in such case will be obligated to obtain a policy with the greatest coverage possible that does not exceed 300% of the last annual premium paid prior to May 1, 2017. If (i) Angie's List elects, with the prior written consent of IAC, or (ii) IAC elects, then prior to the Closing Angie's List or IAC, as applicable, may (at the cost of ANGI Homeservices) purchase a "tail policy" with respect to acts or omissions occurring or alleged to have occurred prior to the Effective Time that were committed or alleged to have been committed by such indemnified parties in their capacity as such (and if such a "tail policy" is purchased, ANGI Homeservices will have none of the other obligations described in this paragraph).

Other Covenants and Agreements

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Conditions to the Closing of the Merger

        The obligations of Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub to effect the Merger are subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by all parties, to the extent permissible under applicable law) of the following mutual conditions:

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        The obligation of Angie's List to effect the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by Angie's List) of the following additional conditions:

        The obligation of IAC, ANGI Homeservices and Merger Sub to effect the Merger is also subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by IAC) of the following additional conditions:

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        Neither IAC nor Angie's List can be certain when or if the conditions to the Merger described above will be satisfied (or waived), or that the Merger will be completed in a timely manner or at all. For further details regarding the risks associated with the Merger, see the section entitled "Risk Factors."

Termination of the Merger Agreement

        Angie's List and IAC may mutually agree to terminate the Merger Agreement at any time prior to the completion of the Merger (including after the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders).

        In addition, either IAC or Angie's List may terminate the Merger Agreement if:

        IAC may also terminate the Merger Agreement prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders if the Angie's List board of directors makes an adverse recommendation change as described above under "—Change in the Angie's List Board Recommendation."

        Angie's List may also terminate the Merger Agreement prior to the adoption of the Merger Agreement by its stockholders in order to enter into a definitive agreement providing for a Superior Proposal, as described above under "—No Solicitation by Angie's List of Alternative Takeover Proposals" (but only if Angie's List enters into such definitive agreement concurrently with the termination of the Merger Agreement and pays the termination fee described below).

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Effects of Termination of the Merger Agreement; Termination Fee and Expenses

        Except as described below, each party to the Merger Agreement will pay all fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with the Merger and the other Transactions, whether or not the Merger is consummated.

        If the Merger Agreement is validly terminated, there will be no liabilities or obligations on the part of any party to the Merger Agreement except for (i) any liabilities arising out of the confidentiality agreement between Angie's List and IAC, (ii) the termination fee described below and (iii) liabilities arising out of or the result of fraud or any willful and material breach of the Merger Agreement occurring prior to its termination, in which case the aggrieved party will not be limited to expense reimbursement or the termination fee described below and will be entitled to all rights and remedies available at law or in equity. The provisions of the Merger Agreement relating to the effects of termination, fees and expenses, termination payments, governing law, jurisdiction, specific enforcement, waiver of jury trial and nonsurvival of representations and warranties, as well as the confidentiality agreement entered into between Angie's List and IAC, will continue in effect notwithstanding any termination of the Merger Agreement.

        Angie's List will be obligated to pay IAC a termination fee of $20 million in any of the following circumstances:

        In no event will IAC be entitled to more than one payment of the termination fee. If Angie's List fails to pay the termination fee if and when it becomes due under the Merger Agreement in a timely manner and, in order to obtain such payment, IAC commences a suit that results in an award against Angie's List for such amount, then Angie's List must reimburse IAC for all costs and expenses

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(including reasonable fees of counsel) incurred in such suit and pay interest on such amount from and including the date payment of such amount was due to but excluding the date of actual payment at the prime rate set forth in The Wall Street Journal in effect on the date such payment was required to be made.

Governing Law; Exclusive Jurisdiction

        The Merger Agreement and all claims, disputes or causes of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to the Merger Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance of the Merger Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or any rule that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Delaware.

        In addition, each of the parties to the Merger Agreement has irrevocably agreed that any legal action or proceeding with respect to the Merger Agreement and the rights and obligations arising thereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of the Merger Agreement and the rights and obligations arising thereunder brought by any other party thereto, must be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within Delaware).

Specific Performance

        In addition to any other remedy under applicable law that may be available to such party to the Merger Agreement, including monetary damages, each of the parties will be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the Merger Agreement and to enforce specifically its terms and provisions.

Amendments and Waivers

        Subject to the procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement, any provision of the Merger Agreement may be amended by the parties to the Merger Agreement or waived by the party entitled to the benefit of such provision at any time prior to the Effective Time. However, after the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders there may not be, without further approval of Angie's List stockholders, any amendment or waiver of any provision of the Merger Agreement for which applicable law or applicable NASDAQ Rules require further approval by Angie's List stockholders.

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ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS

        The following section summarizes certain material provisions of the Ancillary Agreements. Each such summary is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the applicable Ancillary Agreement, the form of each of which is included as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part and incorporated herein by reference. These summaries do not purport to be complete and may not contain all of the information about the Ancillary Agreements that is important to you. The following summaries and the forms of the Ancillary Agreements incorporated herein by reference should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with the other information regarding Angie's List, IAC, ANGI Homeservices, their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, and the Transactions that is contained in (including the information incorporated by reference into) this proxy statement/prospectus. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

Contribution Agreement

        At or prior to the Closing, ANGI Homeservices and IAC will enter into the Contribution Agreement, the form of which is an exhibit to the Merger Agreement. The Contribution Agreement will set forth the agreements between IAC and ANGI Homeservices regarding the principal transactions necessary for IAC to separate the HomeAdvisor Business from IAC's other businesses and cause the HomeAdvisor Business, including its assets and liabilities and the HomeAdvisor Entities, to be transferred to ANGI Homeservices prior to the Effective Time. Under the Merger Agreement and the Contribution Agreement, ANGI Homeservices will issue to IAC a certain number of Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices in exchange for the contribution of the HomeAdvisor Business and cash in an amount equal to the aggregate Cash Consideration payable in the Merger. The contribution of the HomeAdvisor Business and cash to ANGI Homeservices pursuant to the Contribution Agreement is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as the "Contribution." For further details regarding the determination of the number of Class B shares to be issued in exchange for the Contribution, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Determination of the Number of Class B Shares of ANGI Homeservices to Be Issued to IAC." The Contribution Agreement will also govern certain aspects of ANGI Homeservices' relationship with IAC after the completion of the Transactions.

        In the Contribution Agreement, ANGI Homeservices will agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless IAC and its subsidiaries and their respective current and former directors, officers and employees, from and against any losses arising out of:

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        IAC will agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless ANGI Homeservices and its affiliates and their respective current and former directors, officers and employees, from and against losses arising out of:

        ANGI Homeservices and IAC will also agree to release the other party, the other party's subsidiaries and their respective affiliates, successors, assigns, stockholders, directors, officers, agents and employees from all claims and other actions, of any nature, relating to claims, transactions or occurrences occurring prior to the completion of the Transactions, including in connection with the Transactions.

        In addition, the Contribution Agreement sets forth a dispute resolution mechanism and will also govern other matters related to the provision and retention of records, access to information and property, confidentiality, cooperation in the preparation of ANGI Homeservices' financial statements, licensing of certain intellectual property and cooperation with respect to governmental filings and third-party consents necessary to complete the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement.

Investor Rights Agreement

        At or prior to the Closing, ANGI Homeservices and IAC will enter into the Investor Rights Agreement, the form of which is an exhibit to the Merger Agreement. The Investor Rights Agreement will set forth certain registration, preemptive and governance rights of IAC with respect to ANGI Homeservices, as well as certain governance rights for the benefit of ANGI Homeservices stockholders other than IAC, in each case following the Closing.

        Registration Rights.    IAC will be entitled to request registrations of its shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock under the Securities Act, including registration of shares to be distributed by means of an underwriting, subject to certain limitations. If ANGI Homeservices at any time intends to file on its behalf or on behalf of any of its other securityholders a registration statement in connection with a public offering of any of its securities on a form and in a manner that would permit the registration for offer and sale of ANGI Homeservices common stock held by IAC, IAC will have the right to include its shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock in that offering. After the Effective Time, ANGI Homeservices will be required to use its reasonable best efforts to qualify to register the sale of ANGI Homeservices securities on Form S-3 and, after ANGI Homeservices is so qualified, IAC may request that ANGI Homeservices facilitate the registration of IAC's ANGI Homeservices shares under the Securities Act on Form S-3, subject to certain limitations. After the Form S-3 becomes effective and as long as it remains effective, IAC will be permitted to effect an unlimited number of non-underwritten offerings or shelf take-downs (which may be underwritten offerings) using Form S-3 without notice to or inclusion of any other securities held by ANGI Homeservices or any other persons or entities.

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        In connection with a distribution of all or any portion of the shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock held by IAC to IAC's stockholders, IAC will be entitled to registration rights with respect to such shares with any applicable federal or state governmental authority, and ANGI Homeservices will be obligated to register such shares as requested by IAC and to list any Class A Shares required to be delivered upon any conversion, exchange or transfer of such shares on each national securities exchange on which the ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock is listed at the time of such distribution.

        ANGI Homeservices will generally be responsible for the registration expenses in connection with the performance of its obligations under the registration rights provisions in the Investor Rights Agreement, with the exception of underwriting discounts, commissions and transfer taxes, which will be borne by IAC with respect to any shares held by IAC that are registered and sold.

        The Investor Rights Agreement will contain indemnification and contribution provisions by ANGI Homeservices for the benefit of IAC and its affiliates and representatives and by IAC for the benefit of ANGI Homeservices and its affiliates and representatives, in each case, with respect to written information furnished to and stated by the other party to be specifically included in any registration statement, prospectus or related document or any violation by the other party of the Securities Act or any similar federal or state securities law, rule or regulation in connection with the registration of any securities under the Investor Rights Agreement. Except in the case of intentional misrepresentation by IAC or by its affiliates or representatives, IAC's indemnification obligations under the Investor Rights Agreement are capped at the net proceeds that IAC receives from the sale of securities that give rise to the applicable indemnification obligations.

        Anti-Dilution Rights.    If, after the Effective Time, ANGI Homeservices issues or proposes to issue any shares of capital stock (with certain limited exceptions), including shares issued upon the exercise, conversion or exchange of options, warrants and convertible securities, IAC will generally have a purchase right that permits it to purchase for cash at a price per share equal to the issue price, as defined in the Investor Rights Agreement, the following:

        Board Matters.    At the Effective Time, the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices will consist of ten directors, with six directors designated by IAC, two directors designated by IAC who qualify as "independent" pursuant to NASDAQ Rules and the Exchange Act, and two ANGI-Designated Directors, which refer to the directors selected by Angie's List from the Angie's List board of directors, who will be Angie R. Hicks Bowman and Thomas R. Evans, if they continue to be willing and able to serve. IAC will retain the right to nominate a certain number of ANGI Homeservices directors corresponding to its degree of equity and voting interest in ANGI Homeservices until such time as its equity and voting interest are both less than 10%, and to appoint replacements of its designated directors should such individuals become unable or unwilling to serve.

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        Until and excluding the ANGI Homeservices annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2020, the two ANGI-Designated Directors, including any successor(s) to the initial ANGI-Designated Directors, will, if able and willing, continue to serve on the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices. IAC will agree to vote its shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock in favor of the ANGI-Designated Directors at any meeting at which any of them stand for election and will further agree not to vote to remove any ANGI-Designated Director, other than for cause. If, prior to the annual meeting of ANGI Homeservices stockholders in 2020, any ANGI-Designated Director becomes unwilling or unable to serve, the ANGI Homeservices board of directors will select a replacement. Any individual selected as a replacement must be (i) "independent" pursuant to NASDAQ Rules and the Exchange Act, if the director to be replaced was also "independent," (ii) qualified to serve as an "independent" director of IAC (were such individual to be appointed) and (iii) acceptable to the remaining ANGI-Designated Director then serving on the ANGI Homeservices board of directors. Until the annual meeting of ANGI Homeservices stockholders to be held in 2020, either Ms. Hicks Bowman or Mr. Evans (or her or his replacement, if applicable), may serve on the ANGI Homeservices audit committee if such individual qualifies as "independent" pursuant to NASDAQ Rules and the Exchange Act.

        Other Protective Provisions.    The Investor Rights Agreement contains the following agreements for the benefit of ANGI Homeservices stockholders (other than IAC) until and excluding the annual meeting of ANGI Homeservices stockholders to be held in 2020:

Employee Matters Agreement

        At or prior to the Closing, ANGI Homeservices and IAC will enter into the Employee Matters Agreement, the form of which is an exhibit to the Merger Agreement. The Employee Matters Agreement will address certain compensation and benefits issues following the Closing. Under the Employee Matters Agreement:

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        Following the Closing, ANGI Homeservices will participate in IAC's U.S. health and welfare plans, 401(k) plan, and flexible benefits plan and will reimburse IAC for the costs of such participation. In the event that IAC no longer retains shares representing at least 80% of the aggregate voting power of shares entitled to vote in the election of the ANGI Homeservices board of directors, including in the event of a future spin-off of IAC's interest in ANGI Homeservices to IAC stockholders, the Employee Matters Agreement provides that ANGI Homeservices will cease to participate in IAC's employee benefit plans and will establish its own employee benefit plans that will be substantially similar to the plans sponsored by IAC prior to the spin-off.

        Pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement, outstanding HomeAdvisor stock appreciation rights will be converted into stock appreciation rights in respect of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices in connection with the Contribution. The number of shares subject to the award and the exercise price of the award will be adjusted to preserve the aggregate intrinsic value of the original HomeAdvisor award, as measured immediately before and immediately after the Contribution, subject to rounding.

        The Employee Matters Agreement also will provide that ANGI Homeservices will reimburse IAC for the cost of any IAC equity awards held by ANGI Homeservices employees and former employees; IAC may elect to receive payment either in cash or in Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices. The Employee Matters Agreement will further provide that, with respect to equity awards in certain subsidiaries of ANGI Homeservices, IAC may elect to cause those awards to be settled in either shares of IAC common stock or in Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices; to the extent shares of IAC common stock are issued in settlement, ANGI Homeservices will reimburse IAC for the cost of those shares by issuing to IAC additional Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices.

        Under the Employee Matters Agreement, the compensation committee of the IAC board of directors will have the exclusive authority to determine the treatment of outstanding IAC equity awards in the event of a subsequent spin-off of IAC's retained interest in ANGI Homeservices to IAC stockholders and ANGI Homeservices will agree to assume any IAC equity awards that are converted into ANGI Homeservices equity awards in connection with any such spin-off.

Intercompany Note

        At or prior to the Closing, ANGI Homeservices and IAC will enter into one or more intercompany loan agreements (collectively referred to as the "Intercompany Note"), the form of which is an exhibit to the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Intercompany Note, IAC will provide the funds necessary at the Effective Time to repay the outstanding balance under Angie's List's existing credit agreement. ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries may also request further advances from IAC under the Intercompany Note or under additional agreements substantially in the form of the Intercompany Note following the Closing to cover general corporate purposes such as the provision of working capital, which IAC in its discretion may agree to provide on the terms set forth in the Intercompany Note.

        Amounts owing under the Intercompany Note may be advanced in dollars, or if agreed to by the parties, in foreign currencies. Any such amounts will bear interest at three-month LIBOR plus 3.25% per annum, or in the case of amounts denominated in a foreign currency, the applicable foreign benchmark rate plus 3.25% per annum. If the Intercompany Note is not paid when due, default interest at a rate of 2% per annum will also accrue.

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prepayable, without premium or penalty, upon a change of control. If ANGI Homeservices or any of its subsidiaries incurs more than $25 million of debt for borrowed money, the net cash proceeds of such indebtedness must be used to prepay amounts owing under the Intercompany Note.

Services Agreement

        At or prior to the Closing, ANGI Homeservices and IAC will enter into the Services Agreement, the form of which is an exhibit to the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Services Agreement, IAC will provide certain of the services that it has historically provided to the HomeAdvisor Business to ANGI Homeservices following the Closing. The Services Agreement will also allow both ANGI Homeservices and IAC to continue to receive services under certain shared contracts.

        Types of Services to Be Provided by IAC.    ANGI Homeservices currently expects that IAC will provide a combination of the following services, among others, pursuant to the Services Agreement following the Closing:

        Cost of Services Provided by IAC.    The costs charged to ANGI Homeservices will generally be determined based on the actual cost to IAC. These costs will be subject to increase following the Closing upon increases in the actual cost to IAC.

        Manner of Providing Services.    Unless the parties otherwise agree with respect to a particular service, (i) each applicable service provider will be required to perform services under the Service Agreement in a manner, scope, nature and quality as provided by or within IAC that is similar in all material respects to the manner in which such services were performed in the 12 months immediately prior to the Closing Date and (ii) the services may only be used for substantially the same purposes and in substantially the same manner as the services were used immediately prior to the Closing Date.

        Requests for Additional Services.    From time to time during the term applicable to any service being provided by a service provider, each of IAC and ANGI Homeservices may request that the other party (i) provide additional or different services that the other party is not expressly obligated to provide under the Services Agreement, if those services are of the type and scope provided by such providing party within IAC, or (ii) expand the scope of any service. The party receiving such request must consider such request in good faith and use its commercially reasonable efforts to provide the requested additional service. However, neither party will be obligated to provide any additional services if it does not, in its reasonable judgment, have adequate resources to provide such additional services or if the provision of such additional services would interfere with the operation of its business.

        Term for Services Provided.    In general, the services to be provided under the Services Agreement will begin at the Effective Time and will continue for an initial term of one year. This initial one-year term will automatically renew for additional one-year periods thereafter for so long as IAC continues to own a majority of the outstanding shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock, unless all services under the Services Agreement have been otherwise terminated. The party receiving a service under the Services Agreement may terminate the agreement with respect to one or more particular services, or

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may reduce the scope of any particular service, at any time, subject to a specified notice period. The party providing a service may terminate the agreement with respect to one or more particular services, or may reduce the scope of any particular service, at any time after the first anniversary of the Closing Date, subject to a notice period.

Tax Sharing Agreement

        At or prior to the Closing, ANGI Homeservices and IAC will enter into the Tax Sharing Agreement, the form of which is an exhibit to the Merger Agreement. The Tax Sharing Agreement will govern the parties' respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to tax matters, including responsibility for taxes attributable to ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries, entitlement to refunds, allocation of tax attributes, preparation of tax returns, certain tax elections, control of tax contests and other matters.

        Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, ANGI Homeservices generally will be responsible and will be required to indemnify IAC for:

        Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, IAC generally will have the right to control audits or other tax proceedings with respect to any consolidated, combined or unitary tax return that includes IAC or any of its subsidiaries and ANGI Homeservices or any of its subsidiaries, provided that ANGI Homeservices will have certain information and participation rights with respect to any such audit or tax proceeding that could reasonably be expected to result in additional taxes above certain thresholds for which it is liable under the Tax Sharing Agreement. ANGI Homeservices generally will have the right to control any audits or other tax proceedings with respect to any tax returns that solely include ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries.

        As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, IAC has advised ANGI Homeservices that it does not have a present plan or intention to undertake a tax-free spin-off of its interest in ANGI Homeservices. Because IAC intends to retain the ability to engage in such a tax-free spin-off in the future, the Tax Sharing Agreement also addresses the parties' respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to such a transaction. Under the Tax Sharing Agreement, each party generally will be responsible for any taxes and related amounts imposed on IAC or ANGI Homeservices (or their respective subsidiaries) that arise from the failure of a future spin-off of IAC's retained interest in ANGI Homeservices to qualify as a transaction that is generally tax-free, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, under Section 368(a)(1)(D) and/or Section 355 of the Code, to the extent that the failure to so qualify is attributable to (i) a breach of the relevant representations and covenants made by that party in the Tax Sharing Agreement or any representation letter provided in support of any tax opinion or ruling obtained by IAC with respect to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of such spin-off, (ii) an acquisition of such party's equity securities (or certain arrangements or substantial negotiations or discussions with respect to certain such acquisitions), or (iii) solely with respect to ANGI Homeservices, any other action or failure to act by ANGI Homeservices after any such spin-off.

        ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries generally will be required to take any action reasonably requested by IAC to consummate a tax-free spin-off of IAC's interest in ANGI Homeservices and will not take or fail to take any action that could reasonably be expected to prevent such a spin-off.

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        In addition, the Tax Sharing Agreement will impose certain restrictions on ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries during the two-year period following any future spin-off that are designed to preserve the tax-free status thereof. Specifically, during such period, except in specific circumstances, ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries generally would be prohibited from: (i) entering into any transaction pursuant to which ANGI Homeservices stock would be acquired above a certain threshold, (ii) merging, consolidating or liquidating, (iii) selling or transferring assets above certain thresholds, (iv) redeeming or repurchasing stock (with certain exceptions), (v) altering the voting rights of ANGI Homeservices stock, (vi) taking or failing to take other actions inconsistent with representations or covenants in any tax opinion or private letter ruling documents or (vii) ceasing to engage in any active trade or business as defined in the Code.

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MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES OF THE MERGER

        The following is a general discussion of the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger to U.S. holders (as defined below) of Angie's List common stock whose shares are exchanged for ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock and/or cash pursuant to the Merger. This discussion is based on the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, judicial opinions, and administrative rulings and published positions of the Internal Revenue Service, each as in effect as of the date hereof. These authorities are subject to change or differing interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis, and any such change or interpretation could affect the accuracy of the statements and conclusions set forth in this discussion. This discussion does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential tax consequences. This discussion does not address any tax consequences arising under the unearned income Medicare contribution tax pursuant to the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 or the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2010 (including the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and agreements entered into in connection therewith), nor does it address any tax consequences arising under state, local or foreign laws or U.S. federal laws other than those pertaining to the U.S. federal income tax.

        For purposes of this discussion, the term "U.S. holder" means a beneficial owner of Angie's List common stock that is, for U.S. federal income tax purposes:

        For purposes of this discussion, the term "non-U.S. holder" means a beneficial owner of Angie's List common stock that is not a U.S. holder (other than an entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

        This discussion is for general information only and is limited to U.S. holders of shares of Angie's List common stock who hold such shares as a "capital asset" within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Code (generally, property held for investment). Further, this discussion does not purport to consider all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be relevant to a U.S. holder in light of its particular circumstances, or that may apply to U.S. holders that are subject to special treatment under the U.S. federal income tax laws (including, for example, insurance companies, dealers or brokers in securities or foreign currencies, traders in securities who elect the mark-to-market method of accounting, holders subject to the alternative minimum tax, holders that have a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, tax-exempt organizations, governmental agencies or instrumentalities, tax-qualified retirement plans, banks and certain other financial institutions, mutual funds, certain expatriates, partnerships (or other entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes), S corporations or other pass-through entities or investors in partnerships, S corporations or other pass-through entities, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, holders who hold shares of Angie's List common stock as part of a hedge, straddle, constructive sale, conversion transaction or other integrated transaction, holders that own (actually or constructively) 5% or more of the outstanding Angie's List common stock or that own (actually or constructively) both IAC common stock and Angie's List common stock, holders who acquired their shares of Angie's List common stock

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through the exercise of employee stock options or other compensation arrangements, and non-U.S. holders (except to the extent specifically discussed below)).

        If a partnership (including for this purpose any entity or arrangement treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) holds shares of Angie's List common stock, the tax treatment of a partner in such partnership will generally depend on the status of the partners and the activities of the partnership. If you are, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a partner of a partnership holding shares of Angie's List common stock, you should consult your tax advisor.

        All holders of Angie's List common stock should consult their own tax advisors to determine the particular tax consequences to them of the Merger, including the applicability and effect of the alternative minimum tax, the unearned income Medicare contribution tax and any other U.S. federal, state, local, foreign or other tax laws. Non-U.S. holders of Angie's List common stock should consult their own tax advisors regarding the possibility that, in the event the applicable withholding agent is unable to determine whether any Cash Consideration paid in the Merger should be treated as a dividend for applicable U.S. federal income tax purposes, such withholding agent may withhold at a rate of 30% (or a lower applicable treaty rate) on the payment of the Cash Consideration to such non-U.S. holders, and such non-U.S. holders should consult their own tax advisors as to the possible desirability and timing of selling any shares of IAC common stock or Angie's List common stock they own.

        It is a condition to the obligation of Angie's List to effect the Merger that Angie's List receive a written opinion from its counsel, Sidley Austin, to the effect that either (i) the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or (ii) the Merger, when combined with the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, will qualify as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code. This opinion will be based on facts, representations, assumptions and covenants set forth or referred to therein. If any of such representations or covenants is or becomes incorrect or is violated, the validity of the opinion may be affected and the U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger could differ materially from those described below. An opinion of counsel is not binding on the IRS or any court. Angie's List has not sought and does not intend to seek any ruling from the IRS with respect to the Merger. Angie's List does not intend to and will not waive this condition without recirculating this document in order to resolicit Angie's List stockholder approval.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences of the Merger to U.S. Holders

        Assuming the receipt and accuracy of the opinion described above and subject to the discussion below under the headings "Blocks of Angie's List Common Stock Acquired at Different Times or Different Prices" and "Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares," the material U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger to U.S. holders of Angie's List common stock generally are as follows:

        U.S. Holders That Receive Solely ANGI Homeservices Class A Common Stock.    A U.S. holder of Angie's List common stock that exchanges such common stock solely for ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock in the Merger generally will not recognize gain or loss upon receipt of such ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock, except with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock (as discussed below). The aggregate tax basis of the shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock received (including any fractional shares deemed received and exchanged for cash) generally will be equal to the adjusted tax basis in the Angie's List common stock exchanged. The holding period of the shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock received (including any fractional shares deemed received and exchanged for cash) will include the holding period of the shares of Angie's List common stock exchanged therefor.

        U.S. Holders That Receive Solely Cash.    A U.S. holder of Angie's List common stock that exchanges such common stock solely for cash generally will recognize capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference, if any, between the amount of cash received and the U.S. holder's adjusted tax basis in the Angie's List common stock exchanged. Such capital gain or loss generally will be long-term

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capital gain or loss if the holding period for the Angie's List common stock exchanged is greater than one year as of the Closing Date. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to limitations.

        U.S. Holders That Receive a Combination of ANGI Homeservices Class A Common Stock and Cash.    A U.S. holder of Angie's List common stock that exchanges such common stock for a combination of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock and cash (other than cash received in lieu of fractional shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock) generally will recognize gain (but not loss) in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount by which the sum of the fair market value of the ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock and cash received by such holder exceeds such holder's adjusted tax basis in its shares of Angie's List common stock surrendered, and (ii) the amount of cash received (in each case, excluding any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock). Any recognized gain generally will be long-term capital gain if, as of Closing Date, the U.S. holder's holding period for the Angie's List common stock exchanged is greater than one year. The tax basis of the ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock received (including any fractional shares deemed received and exchanged for cash) by a U.S. holder that exchanges Angie's List common stock for a combination of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock and cash will be equal to the adjusted tax basis of the Angie's List common stock exchanged, reduced by the amount of cash received by the holder (excluding any cash received in lieu of fractional shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock) and increased by the amount of gain, if any, recognized by the holder (excluding any gain recognized with respect to cash received in lieu of fractional shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock) in the Merger with respect to such Angie's List common stock. The holding period of the ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock received (including any fractional shares deemed received and exchanged for cash) will include the holding period of the Angie's List common stock exchanged.

        Blocks of Angie's List Common Stock Acquired at Different Times or Different Prices.    If a U.S. holder of Angie's List common stock acquired different blocks of stock at different times or different prices, certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the Merger to such holder may depend on whether the Merger qualifies as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code or whether the Merger, combined with the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, qualifies as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code. Specifically, in the event the Merger qualifies as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code, such holders may be able to designate how shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock and cash, if any, are allocated among the different blocks of shares of Angie's List common stock exchanged for purposes of determining the amount of gain recognized as well as the tax basis and holding period of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock received in the Merger. Whether the Merger qualifies as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code will depend, among other facts, on the relative fair market values at the Closing of the aggregate Cash Consideration, if any, and the aggregate Share Consideration into which shares of Angie's List common stock are converted pursuant to the Merger and, accordingly, will not be known prior to the Closing. It is anticipated that information regarding the qualification of the Merger as a "reorganization" or as part of an overall exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code will be made available on IRS Form 8937 following the Closing. U.S. holders that acquired different blocks of Angie's List common stock at different times or different prices should consult their own tax advisors regarding the manner in which gain, loss, tax basis and holding periods should be determined.

        Cash in Lieu of Fractional Shares.    A U.S. holder of Angie's List common stock who receives cash in lieu of a fractional share of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock in the Merger generally will be treated as having received such fractional share in the Merger, and then as having sold such fractional share for cash. Gain or loss generally will be recognized by such holder based on the difference between the amount of cash received in lieu of the fractional share and the tax basis allocated to such fractional share of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock.

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        Information Reporting and Backup Withholding.    Payments of cash made to a U.S. holder of Angie's List common stock in connection with the Merger will be subject to information reporting and may be subject to "backup withholding" (currently at a rate of 28%) unless such holder provides proof of an applicable exemption or furnishes its taxpayer identification number, and otherwise timely complies with all applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules are not additional taxes and may be allowed as a refund or credit against the holder's U.S. federal income tax liability, provided the required information is timely furnished to the Internal Revenue Service.

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SELECTED HISTORICAL COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF
THE HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

        The following tables present selected historical combined financial information for the HomeAdvisor Business. This information has been derived, in part, from the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus and reflects the operations and financial position of the HomeAdvisor Business at the dates and for the periods indicated. The unaudited combined interim financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business have been prepared on the same basis as the audited combined financial statements and, in the opinion of management of the HomeAdvisor Business, reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of this information. These historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period, and results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

        The historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business have been prepared on a standalone basis and are derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of IAC. The combined financial statements reflect the historical financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the businesses comprising the HomeAdvisor Business since their respective dates of acquisition by IAC and the allocation to the HomeAdvisor Business of certain IAC corporate expenses relating to the HomeAdvisor Business based on the historical financial statements and accounting records of IAC. In the opinion of management of the HomeAdvisor Business, the assumptions underlying the historical combined financial statements, including the basis on which expenses have been allocated from IAC, are reasonable. However, the allocations may not reflect the expenses that the HomeAdvisor Business may have incurred as an independent, standalone company (or as part of ANGI Homeservices) for the periods presented. The historical combined financial statements may not reflect what the actual financial position, results of operation and cash flows of the HomeAdvisor Business would have been if the HomeAdvisor Business had been an independent, standalone company (or part of ANGI Homeservices) for the periods presented. For the purposes of the combined financial statements, income taxes have been computed as if the entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business filed on a standalone, separate tax return basis.

        The information presented below is only a summary and should be read in conjunction with the rest of the information included in this proxy statement/prospectus, and in particular the sections entitled "Information About the HomeAdvisor Business," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the HomeAdvisor Business" and the audited and unaudited combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, including the notes thereto,

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appearing elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. See "Index to the Combined Financial Statements of the HomeAdvisor Business."

 
  Years Ended December 31,   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2017   2016  
 
   
   
   
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Combined statement of operations information:

                                           

Revenue

  $ 498,890   $ 361,201   $ 283,541   $ 239,471   $ 224,978   $ 150,745   $ 111,489  

Operating costs and expenses:

                                           

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation)(1)

    25,858     22,936     22,250     19,742     7,345     6,830     5,994  

Selling and marketing expense(1)

    306,713     225,876     160,824     133,887     124,993     95,866     74,449  

General and administrative expense(1)

    110,093     86,687     71,799     69,357     60,899     36,722     24,294  

Product development expense(1)

    20,596     16,842     11,971     10,290     9,006     5,576     4,621  

Depreciation

    8,419     6,593     6,520     5,174     4,665     2,996     1,873  

Amortization of intangibles

    3,153     3,835     9,562     9,916     2,961     1,367     772  

Total operating costs and expenses

    474,832     362,769     282,926     248,366     209,869     149,357     112,003  

Operating income (loss)

    24,058     (1,568 )   615     (8,895 )   15,109     1,388     (514 )

Interest expense—related party

    (894 )   (272 )   (1,112 )   (2,862 )   (1,075 )   (1,592 )   (53 )

Other (expense) income, net

    (699 )   (398 )   (94 )   (529 )   347     231     (297 )

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

    22,465     (2,238 )   (591 )   (12,286 )   14,381     27     (864 )

Income tax (provision) benefit

    (11,834 )   (1,758 )   (1,629 )   3,623     (7,559 )   25,860     (380 )

Net earnings (loss)

    10,631     (3,996 )   (2,220 )   (8,663 )   6,822     25,887     (1,244 )

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    2,497     2,671     457     200     308     726     567  

Net earnings (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ 13,128   $ (1,325 ) $ (1,763 ) $ (8,463 ) $ 7,130   $ 26,613   $ (677 )

Other combined financial information:

                                           

Adjusted EBITDA(2)

  $ 44,546   $ 16,713   $ 16,453   $ 14,087   $ 31,042   $ 10,212   $ 4,288  

(1)
Includes stock-based compensation expense as follows:
 
  Years Ended December 31,   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2016   2015   2014(a)   2013   2012   2017   2016  
 
   
   
   
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
 
 
  (in thousands)
 

Cost of revenue

  $   $   $ 8   $ 50   $ 50   $ 2   $  

Selling and marketing expense

    863     545     7     427     385     498     192  

General and administrative expense

    6,804     6,137     (767 )   7,381     7,838     3,616     1,685  

Product development expense

    1,249     1,171     508     34     34     345     280  

Total stock-based compensation expense

  $ 8,916   $ 7,853   $ (244 ) $ 7,892   $ 8,307   $ 4,461   $ 2,157  

    (a)
    Includes the impact of a true up of estimated to actual forfeitures.
(2)
In considering the financial performance of the HomeAdvisor Business, management and the chief operating decision maker analyze the primary financial performance measure of Adjusted EBITDA. Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating income excluding: (1) stock-based compensation expense; (2) depreciation; and (3) acquisition-related items consisting of amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, if applicable.

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    Management of the HomeAdvisor Business believes Adjusted EBITDA is useful for analysts and investors as this measure allows a more meaningful comparison between the performance of the HomeAdvisor Business and that of its competitors. Moreover, management uses this measure internally to evaluate the performance of the HomeAdvisor Business as a whole and its individual business segments, and this measure is one of the primary metrics on which internal budgets are based and by which management is compensated. The above items are excluded from Adjusted EBITDA because these items are non-cash in nature, and management believes that by excluding these items, Adjusted EBITDA corresponds more closely to the cash operating income generated from the HomeAdvisor Business, from which capital investments are made and long-term related party debt is serviced.

    Adjusted EBITDA has limitations as an analytical tool. It is not a presentation made in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial condition or liquidity and should not be considered as an alternative to operating income or net income determined in accordance with GAAP. Adjusted EBITDA is not necessarily comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. As a result, you should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation from, or as a substitute analysis for, the results of operations of the HomeAdvisor Business as determined in accordance with GAAP. See the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the HomeAdvisor Business—HomeAdvisor's Principles of Financial Reporting."

    The following table reconciles operating income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods presented:

 
  Years Ended December 31,   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2017   2016  
 
   
   
   
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Operating income (loss)

  $ 24,058   $ (1,568 ) $ 615   $ (8,895 ) $ 15,109   $ 1,388   $ (514 )

Stock-based compensation expense

    8,916     7,853     (244 )   7,892     8,307     4,461     2,157  

Depreciation

    8,419     6,593     6,520     5,174     4,665     2,996     1,873  

Amortization of intangibles

    3,153     3,835     9,562     9,916     2,961     1,367     772  

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 44,546   $ 16,713   $ 16,453   $ 14,087   $ 31,042   $ 10,212   $ 4,288  


 
  As of December 31,   As of
March 31,
 
 
  2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2017  
 
   
   
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
  (unaudited)
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Combined balance sheet information:

                                     

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 36,377   $ 2,462   $ 4,585   $ 4,850   $ 2,973   $ 42,523  

Total current assets

    63,812     19,948     18,804     16,071     13,737     89,334  

Total assets

    295,517     203,576     200,630     190,631     180,713     364,454  

Long-term debt—related party, including current portion

    49,838     16,350     16,350     16,350     11,350     99,061  

Total liabilities

    119,123     58,692     49,818     48,293     36,978     189,402  

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

    13,781     17,634     6,478         5,469     5,554  

Total shareholder equity

    162,613     127,250     144,334     142,338     138,267     169,498  

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SELECTED HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED AND CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL DATA OF ANGIE'S LIST

        The following selected historical consolidated financial information of Angie's List as of December 31, 2015 and 2016, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Angie's List, which are included in Angie's List's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, which was filed with the SEC on February 21, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference. The following selected historical consolidated financial information of Angie's List as of December 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014, and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2013, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements of Angie's List not included in this proxy statement/prospectus.

        The following selected historical condensed consolidated financial information as of March 31, 2017, and for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2017, has been derived from the unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Angie's List, which are included in Angie's List's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2017, which was filed with the SEC on May 4, 2017 and is incorporated herein by reference. The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of Angie's List have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated financial statements of Angie's List and, in the opinion of Angie's List management, reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of this information. These historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period, and results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

        The following selected historical consolidated financial and other data of Angie's List is only a summary and should be read in conjunction with the rest of the information included in this proxy statement/prospectus, including the information incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, and in particular (i) the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of Angie's List's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016, as well as the consolidated historical financial statements and related notes included in such Annual Report on Form 10-K, and (ii) the section entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" of Angie's List's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2017, as well as the condensed

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consolidated historical financial statements and related notes included in such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. See the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

 
  Year Ended December 31,   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2017   2016  
 
  (in thousands, except share and per share data)
 

Revenue

                                           

Membership

  $ 58,090   $ 67,992   $ 73,113   $ 65,307   $ 47,717   $ 11,524   $ 16,334  

Service provider

    265,239     276,133     241,898     180,335     108,082     61,608     67,522  

Total revenue

    323,329     344,125     315,011     245,642     155,799     73,132     83,856  

Operating expenses

                                           

Operations and support(1)

    40,293     56,074     52,760     40,072     27,081     8,287     12,209  

Selling(1)(2)

    111,046     116,027     115,210     87,688     57,170     26,357     27,832  

Marketing(1)(2)

    65,140     83,789     96,953     96,712     88,152     9,823     19,115  

Product and technology(1)

    55,990     36,661     34,039     27,570     16,870     14,313     10,034  

General and administrative(1)(2)

    53,954     38,316     26,411     24,681     17,559     10,866     18,685  

Operating (loss) income

    (3,094 )   13,258     (10,362 )   (31,081 )   (51,033 )   3,486     (4,019 )

Interest expense, net

    4,720     2,971     1,203     1,868     1,856     1,496     616  

Loss on debt extinguishment

            458                  

(Loss) income before income taxes

    (7,814 )   10,287     (12,023 )   (32,949 )   (52,889 )   1,990     (4,635 )

Income tax expense

    43     44     51     40     5     10     7  

Net (loss) income

  $ (7,857 ) $ 10,243   $ (12,074 ) $ (32,989 ) $ (52,894 ) $ 1,980   $ (4,642 )

Net (loss) income per common share—basic(3)

  $ (0.13 ) $ 0.18   $ (0.21 ) $ (0.57 ) $ (0.92 ) $ 0.03   $ (0.08 )

Net (loss) income per common share—diluted(3)

  $ (0.13 ) $ 0.17   $ (0.21 ) $ (0.57 ) $ (0.92 ) $ 0.03   $ (0.08 )

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding—basic

    58,860,152     58,520,546     58,510,106     58,230,927     57,485,589     59,508,503     58,613,879  

Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding—diluted

    58,860,152     58,782,889     58,510,106     58,230,927     57,485,589     59,861,900     58,613,879  

(1)
Includes non-cash stock-based compensation expense as follows:
 
  Year Ended December 31,   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2017   2016  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Operations and support

  $ 159   $ 109   $ 65   $ 64   $   $ 42   $ 31  

Selling

    1,745     482     393     147         448     279  

Marketing

    372     230     205     178         52     106  

Product and technology

    1,949     931     856     136     762     569     309  

General and administrative

    10,519     7,123     6,370     3,539     2,181     2,145     2,940  

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense

  $ 14,744   $ 8,875   $ 7,889   $ 4,064   $ 2,943   $ 3,256   $ 3,665  
(2)
Prior year amounts related to marketing compensation and personnel-related costs and general marketing operating expenditures that were formerly recorded as general and administrative expense and selling expense were reclassified to marketing expense for consistency with the current period presentation. These reclassifications did not impact net income (loss) amounts previously reported.

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(3)
See Note 2, "Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Angie's List's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016 for further discussion of the computation of basic and diluted net income (loss) per common share.
 
  Year Ended December 31,   Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2017   2016  

Other Data (unaudited):

                                           

Total free memberships (end of period)(1)

    2,543,705                     3,372,551      

Total paid memberships (end of period)(1)

    2,550,941     3,297,395     3,041,651     2,484,059     1,787,394     2,347,480     3,309,166  

Total memberships (end of period)

    5,094,646     3,297,395     3,041,651     2,484,059     1,787,394     5,720,031     3,309,166  

Gross free memberships added (in period)(2)

    2,509,146                     849,865      

Gross paid memberships added (in period)(2)

    348,302     1,033,222     1,242,485     1,218,258     1,092,935     10,356     188,242  

Gross memberships added (in period)

    2,857,448     1,033,222     1,242,485     1,218,258     1,092,935     860,221     188,242  

Average paid membership renewal rate (in period)(3)

    69 %   77 %   77 %   78 %   78 %   66 %   75 %

Participating service providers (end of period)(4)

    55,644     54,402     54,240     46,329     35,952     55,673     54,864  

Total service provider contract value (end of period, in thousands)(5)

  $ 250,588   $ 270,841   $ 249,045   $ 194,137   $ 132,646   $ 246,830   $ 267,302  

Total service provider contract value backlog (end of period, in thousands)(6)

  $ 147,335   $ 162,478   $ 153,137   $ 121,370   $ 82,145   $ 154,434   $ 165,360  

(1)
Total free memberships reflects the number of free members as of the end of the period who joined subsequent to Angie's List dropping its ratings and reviews paywall in June 2016, as well as the number of former paid members who requested a change in membership status from paid to free over the same time period. Total paid memberships represents the number of paid members at the end of each period presented. Total paid memberships as of December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 and as of March 31, 2016 also included a de minimis number of complimentary memberships in what formerly comprised paid markets. These complimentary memberships are no longer included in paid membership accounts and are therefore not reflected in the paid membership totals presented in the table above as of December 31, 2016 or March 31, 2017.

(2)
Gross free memberships added represents the total number of new free members added during the reporting period. For the year ended December 31, 2016, this figure includes new free members added since Angie's List dropped its ratings and reviews paywall in June 2016 but does not include former paid members who requested a change in membership status from paid to free over the same time period. Gross paid memberships added reflects the total number of new paid members added in the reporting period.

(3)
Reflects the percentage of all paid memberships expiring in the reporting period that are renewed as paid members.

(4)
Reflects the total number of service providers under contract for advertising, e-commerce or both at the end of the period.

(5)
Reflects the total contract value of active service provider contracts at the end of the period. Contract value is the total payment obligation of a service provider to us, including amounts already recognized in revenue, over the stated term of the contract.

(6)
Reflects the portion of service provider contract value at the end of the period that is not yet recognized as revenue.

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  As of December 31,   As of
March 31,
 
 
  2016   2015   2014   2013   2012   2017  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Balance Sheet Data:

                                     

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 22,402   $ 32,599   $ 39,991   $ 34,803   $ 42,638   $ 28,789  

Short-term investments

    16,541     23,976     24,268     21,055     10,460     12,200  

Working capital(1)

    (20,703 )   (21,324 )   (13,325 )   (21,672 )   9,411     (14,571 )

Total assets(2)

    157,394     173,411     152,684     105,246     95,595     160,149  

Total deferred revenue

    67,993     86,014     87,579     80,438     55,331     65,197  

Total debt, net(2)

    57,642     57,634     57,000     14,521     14,235     57,879  

Common stock and additional paid-in capital

    290,250     275,512     265,962     257,572     248,392     293,487  

Stockholders' equity (deficit)

    4,500     (2,381 )   (22,174 )   (18,490 )   5,319     9,702  

(1)
For the purposes of the disclosure in the table above, working capital is defined as total current assets less total current liabilities.

(2)
The total assets and total debt, net, amounts reflected in the table above for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 do not agree to the presentation in previous years as a result of the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Update No. 2015-03 as of January 1, 2016, as further discussed in Note 1, "Description of Business, Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies," in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in Item 8 of Angie's List Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

        The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information is based upon the historical financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, as adjusted to include the pro forma impact of the recent acquisitions of controlling interests in MyHammer, HomeStars and MyBuilder, and the historical financial statements of Angie's List, which are incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2017 is presented as if the Transactions were completed on March 31, 2017. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016 are presented as if the Transactions were completed on January 1, 2016.

        The pro forma adjustments give effect to the following:

        Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the HomeAdvisor Business will be contributed to ANGI Homeservices on a net cash free, debt free basis exclusive of any cash required to fund the Cash Consideration. As the contribution represents a transaction between entities under common control, the HomeAdvisor Business's assets and liabilities will be transferred at their historical carrying values.

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        ANGI Homeservices will account for the acquisition of Angie's List pursuant to the Merger using the acquisition method of accounting in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"). ANGI Homeservices will measure the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their fair values, including net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired, as of the Closing. The excess of the purchase price over those fair values will be recorded as goodwill.

        The allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed reflected in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements is based on preliminary estimates using assumptions that management believes are reasonable. The determination of the final purchase price and fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed will be completed following the Closing. The final purchase price and allocation may be different from that reflected in the pro forma purchase price allocation presented herein, and the differences may be material.

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information and pro forma adjustments, which are described in the accompanying notes, should be read in conjunction with the unaudited and audited combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, which are included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, and the unaudited and audited consolidated financial statements of Angie's List, which are incorporated by reference in this proxy statement/prospectus. The pro forma adjustments give effect to events that are (1) directly attributable to the Transactions, (2) factually supportable, and (3) with respect to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations, expected to have a continuing impact on the consolidated results of ANGI Homeservices following the Transactions. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements have been presented for illustrative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of the operating results and financial position that would have been achieved had the Transactions occurred on the dates indicated. Further, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements do not purport to project the future financial position or results of operations of ANGI Homeservices following the Merger.

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ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET
AS OF MARCH 31, 2017
(in thousands, except share amounts)

 
  HomeAdvisor
Business
  Angie's
List
  Financing
Pro Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Merger
Pro Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Pro Forma  

ASSETS

                                       

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 42,523   $ 28,789   $ (28,000 ) (a)   $ (33,236 ) (l)   $ 9,589  

                66,761   (a)                  

                (66,761 ) (a)                  

                (60,487 ) (c)                  

                60,000   (c)                  

Short-term investments

        12,200                     12,200  

Accounts receivable, net

    27,279     15,793                     43,072  

Other current assets

    19,532     20,674             (9,546 ) (g)     30,660  

Total current assets

    89,334     77,456     (28,487 )       (42,782 )       95,521  

Property and equipment, net

    24,474     80,494             (50,858 ) (g)     54,110  

Goodwill

    221,587     1,145             539,053   (g)     761,785  

Intangible assets, net

    15,972     1,054             307,946   (g)     324,972  

Other non-current assets

    13,087                         13,087  

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 364,454   $ 160,149   $ (28,487 )     $ 753,359       $ 1,249,475  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

                                       

LIABILITIES:

                                       

Current maturities of long-term debt

  $   $ 2,250   $ (2,250 ) (c)   $       $  

Accounts payable

    18,192     4,179     (487 ) (c)             21,884  

Deferred revenue

    23,102     63,132             (17,371 ) (g)     68,863  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    43,197     22,466             2,000   (m)     67,663  

Total current liabilities

    84,491     92,027     (2,737 )       (15,371 )       158,410  

Long-term debt-related party

    99,061         (28,000 ) (a)             64,300  

                (66,761 ) (a)                  

                60,000   (c)                  

                4,300   (a)                  

                (4,300 ) (a)                  

Long-term debt, net of current maturities

        55,629     (55,629 ) (c)              

Deferred revenue, noncurrent

        2,065             (626 ) (g)     1,439  

Deferred income taxes

    3,782                 88,464   (g)     92,246  

Other long-term liabilities

    2,068     726                     2,794  

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

   
5,554
   
   
       
       
5,554
 

Commitments and contingencies

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

 

   
 
 

 

   
 
 

SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

 

   
 
 

 

   
 
 

Equity

    160,457     9,702             (160,457 ) (f)      

                          (9,702 ) (g)        

Class A Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (2,000,000,000 shares authorized; 60,508,000 shares issued and outstanding)

                    61   (h)     61  

Class B Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (1,500,000,000 shares authorized; 413,165,000 shares issued and outstanding)

                    413   (f)     413  

Class C Common stock, par value $0.001 per share (1,500,000,000 shares authorized; 0 shares issued and outstanding)

                             

Additional paid-in capital

            66,761   (a)     160,044   (f)     950,453  

                          723,648   (g)        

                          [       ] (o)        

Retained earnings/accumulated deficit

            (2,121 ) (c)     [       ] (o)     (35,236 )

                          (33,236 ) (l)        

                          (2,000 ) (m)        

                          2,121   (g)        

Total shareholders' equity

    160,457     9,702     64,640         680,892         915,691  

Noncontrolling interests

    9,041                         9,041  

Total shareholders' equity

    169,498     9,702     64,640         680,892         924,732  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

  $ 364,454   $ 160,149   $ (28,487 )     $ 753,359       $ 1,249,475  

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

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ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017
(in thousands, except earnings per share)

 
  Combined
HomeAdvisor
Business
Pro Forma(1)
  Angie's
List
  Financing
Pro Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Merger
Pro Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Other
Adjustments
  Note   Pro Forma  

Revenue

  $ 153,847   $ 73,132   $       $       $       $ 226,979  

Operating costs and expenses:

                                                 

Operating costs

    146,039     69,646             (2,423 ) (j)     (1,578 ) (q)     212,313  

                          677   (k)                  

                          (48 ) (n)                  

Depreciation

    3,023                         1,382   (q)     4,405  

Amortization of intangibles

    2,805                 11,308   (i)     196   (q)     14,309  

Total operating costs and expenses

    151,867     69,646             9,514                 231,027  

Operating income (loss)

    1,980     3,486             (9,514 )               (4,048 )

Interest expense

    (1,771 )   (1,496 )   1,705   (b)                     (737 )

                1,496   (d)                            

                (671 ) (e)                            

Other income, net

    234                                 234  

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

    443     1,990     2,530         (9,514 )               (4,551 )

Income tax benefit (provision)

    26,078     (10 )   (936 ) (p)     3,520   (p)             28,652  

Net earnings

    26,521     1,980     1,594         (5,994 )               24,101  

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    525                                 525  

Net earnings attributable to shareholders

  $ 27,046   $ 1,980   $ 1,594       $ (5,994 )     $       $ 24,626  

Net income per share—Basic

                                            $ 0.05  

Net income per share—Diluted

                                            [$      ]

(1)
Based on the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, adjusted to include the pro forma impact of the acquisition of controlling interests in HomeStars and MyBuilder. Refer to the "HomeAdvisor Business Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017."

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

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ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
(in thousands, except earnings per share)

 
  Combined
HomeAdvisor
Business
Pro Forma(1)
  Angie's
List
  Financing
Pro Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Merger
Pro Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Other
Adjustments
  Note   Pro Forma  

Revenue

  $ 521,696   $ 323,329   $       $       $       $ 845,025  

Operating costs and expenses:

                                                 

Operating costs

    478,305     326,423             (6,819 ) (j)     (6,329 ) (q)     791,749  

                          296   (k)                  

                          (127 ) (n)                  

Depreciation

    8,599                         5,367   (q)     13,966  

Amortization of intangibles

    10,840                 55,054   (i)     962   (q)     66,856  

Total operating costs and expenses

    497,744     326,423             48,404                 872,571  

Operating income (loss)

    23,952     (3,094 )           (48,404 )               (27,546 )

Interest expense

    (7,449 )   (4,720 )   7,174   (b)                     (3,002 )

                4,720   (d)                          

                (2,727 ) (e)                          

Other expense, net

    (1,208 )                               (1,208 )

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

    15,295     (7,814 )   9,167         (48,404 )               (31,756 )

Income tax (provision) benefit

    (5,096 )   (43 )   (3,392 ) (p)     17,910   (p)             9,379  

Net earnings (loss)

    10,199     (7,857 )   5,775         (30,494 )               (22,377 )

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    1,206                                 1,206  

Net earnings (loss) attributable to shareholders

  $ 11,405   $ (7,857 ) $ 5,775       $ (30,494 )     $       $ (21,171 )

Net loss per share—Basic and Diluted

                                            $ (0.04 )

(1)
Based on the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, adjusted to include the pro forma impact of the acquisition of controlling interests in MyHammer, HomeStars and MyBuilder. Refer to the "HomeAdvisor Business Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2016."

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

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ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Note 1. Description of Transaction

        On May 1, 2017, Angie's List and IAC entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger to combine IAC's HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List under a new publicly traded company to be called ANGI Homeservices. The Merger Agreement provides for the acquisition of Angie's List by ANGI Homeservices by way of the merger of Merger Sub, a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices, with and into Angie's List, with Angie's List continuing as the surviving company in the Merger and a wholly-owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices. The Merger Agreement provides that, subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the Contribution Agreement, prior to the Closing, IAC will contribute its HomeAdvisor Business, along with cash sufficient to fund the aggregate Cash Consideration (defined below), if any, to ANGI Homeservices in exchange for 413.2 million Class B shares which together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards of ANGI Homeservices will represent 87% to 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock. IAC's ownership percentage will be dependent upon the number of Angie's List stockholders electing to receive cash. Angie's List stockholders can elect cash consideration of $8.50 per share up to a cap of $130.0 million.

        At the Effective Time of the Merger, each share of Angie's List common stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (other than shares owned or held in treasury by Angie's List, which will automatically be cancelled, retired and cease to exist for no consideration) will be converted into the right to receive, at the holder's election (i) in the case of a share of Angie's List common stock with respect to which an election to receive a Class A share of ANGI Homeservices has been properly made, one Class A share of ANGI Homeservices (the "Share Consideration") or (ii) in the case of a share of Angie's List common stock with respect to which an election to receive cash has been properly made, $8.50 in cash, without interest (the "Cash Consideration") subject to proration. Elections to receive the Cash Consideration by Angie's List stockholders will be subject to the proration procedures set forth in the Merger Agreement, such that Angie's List stockholders will receive, in the aggregate, no more than $130.0 million in cash. For further details regarding the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement and the effects of the Merger, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement." Each option to purchase shares of Angie's List common stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time, be converted into an option to purchase (i) that number of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices equal to the total number of shares of Angie's List common stock subject to such Angie's List option immediately prior to the Effective Time, (ii) at a per-share exercise price equal to the exercise price per share of Angie's List common stock at which such Angie's List option was exercisable immediately prior to the Effective Time. Each award of restricted stock units that corresponds to shares of Angie's List common stock that is outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time will, as of the Effective Time, be converted into an ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit award with respect to a number of Class A shares equal to the number of shares of Angie's List common stock subject to such restricted stock unit award immediately prior to the Effective Time (assuming satisfaction of any applicable performance goals at the target performance level with respect to Angie's List performance-based restricted stock unit awards granted in June 2016). Each ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit award will otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions (including vesting) as applied to the corresponding Angie's List restricted stock unit award immediately prior to the Effective Time, except that ANGI Homeservices restricted stock unit awards corresponding to performance-based Angie's List restricted stock unit awards granted in June 2016 will vest solely on the basis of service following the Effective Time.

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        A detailed discussion of the Merger Agreement and the Merger may be found in the sections of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled "The Transactions," "The Merger Agreement" and "Ancillary Agreements."

Note 2. Financing Pro Forma Adjustments

        Immediately prior to the Effective Time, the HomeAdvisor Business will be contributed to ANGI Homeservices on a net cash free, debt free basis exclusive of any cash required to fund the Cash Consideration.

(a)
To reflect the settlement of $99.1 million of existing related party debt between certain of HomeAdvisor's international subsidiaries and certain IAC international subsidiaries immediately prior to the Effective Time by: (1) the payment of $28.0 million by HomeAdvisor's international subsidiaries from cash on hand to IAC's international subsidiaries, (2) the contribution of $66.8 million in cash by IAC to HomeAdvisor's international subsidiaries and the subsequent payment to IAC's international subsidiaries of the $66.8 million, and (3) the distribution of an intercompany note of €4.0 million, or $4.3 million, by a HomeAdvisor international subsidiary to an IAC international subsidiary.

(b)
To eliminate the interest expense related to the debt arrangements for the HomeAdvisor Business in the amount of $1.7 million and $7.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, respectively.

(c)
To reflect the issuance of the Intercompany Note by IAC to ANGI Homeservices immediately prior to the Effective Time in the amount of $60.0 million, which will be used to repay the existing debt of Angie's List, current maturity of $2.25 million and long-term portion $57.75 million, as well as the write off of $2.1 million of related unamortized deferred financing costs.

(d)
To eliminate the historical interest expense related to the Angie's List Term Loan in the amount of $1.5 million and $4.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, respectively.

(e)
To reflect the pro forma interest expense on the Intercompany Note in the amount of $0.7 million and $2.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016, respectively.

Note 3. Merger Pro Forma Adjustments

(f)
To reflect the contribution of the HomeAdvisor Business to ANGI Homeservices in exchange for 413.2 million Class B shares which together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards of ANGI Homeservices will represent 87% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock. For purposes of the unaudited pro forma combined financial information, it is assumed that no Angie's List stockholders will elect to receive Cash Consideration. As the contribution represents a transaction between entities under common control, the HomeAdvisor Business's assets and liabilities will be contributed at their historical carrying values and Class B common stock will be issued for the respective carrying value of the contribution.

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(g)
The total preliminary estimated purchase price of approximately $725.8 million was determined based on the number of shares of Angie's List common stock and equity awards outstanding under Angie's List stock plans as of May 21, 2017, the most recent practicable in the preparation of this proxy statement/prospectus. The stock price assumed for the total preliminary purchase price is the closing price of Angie's List common stock on the NASDAQ on June 13, 2017 ($11.56 per share), the most recent practicable in the preparation of this proxy statement/prospectus. It is assumed that no Angie's List stockholders will elect to receive the Cash Consideration.

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Calculation of allocable purchase price
   
 

Class B common stock

  $ 699,475  

Fair value of vested and the pro rata portion of the unvested converted stock options attributable to pre-combination services

    20,104  

Fair value of the pro rata portion of converted unvested restricted stock attributable to pre-combination services

    6,251  

Total purchase price

  $ 725,830  

Allocation of purchase price

       

Net assets acquired

  $ 9,702  

Record estimated fair value step-up of identifiable definite and indefinite-lived intangible assets

    307,946  

Adjust deferred revenue to fair value

    17,997  

Write off Angie's List sales commissions historically capitalized by Angie's List

    (9,546 )

Write off historical cost of Angie's List developed technology

    (50,858 )

Established deferred tax liability

    (88,464 )

Goodwill

    539,053  

Total allocation of purchase price

  $ 725,830  
 
  Preliminary
Fair Value
  Estimated
Useful Life
(in years)

Trade names and trademarks

  $ 129,000   Indefinite

Developed technology

    63,900   6

User base

    10,000   1

Service providers

    90,300   3

Memberships

    15,800   3

Total intangible assets acquired

    309,000    

Historical intangible assets of the HomeAdvisor Business

    15,972    

Total pro forma intangible assets at March 31, 2017

  $ 324,972    
(h)
To record the par value related to shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock issued to former Angie's List stockholders as Share Consideration in the Merger.

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(i)
To reflect the incremental amortization associated with the preliminary valuation of the definite-lived intangible assets acquired in connection with the acquisition of Angie's List. The assets are being amortized on a straight-line basis based upon the estimated useful lives in the table above.

(j)
To reflect the elimination of historical depreciation expense relating to Angie's List capitalized software that was reflected as developed technology in purchase accounting.

(k)
To reflect the increase in sales commission expense resulting from conforming Angie's List's accounting policy for sales commission to the HomeAdvisor Business's accounting policy, which is to expense sales commission as incurred. Angie's List has historically capitalized its sales commissions. This adjustment reflects the impact to the statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016.

(l)
To reflect estimated transaction costs of approximately $22.8 million and $10.6 million that are expected to be incurred by Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business, respectively. Approximately, $0.1 million has been paid prior to March 31, 2017.

(m)
To reflect a liability for certain retention bonuses that are expected to be probable and reasonably estimable as of the Closing date pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

(n)
To reflect the elimination of costs incurred by Angie's List related to the Merger for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2016 as they are not expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results.

(o)
To reflect a one-time non-cash compensation charge in the amount of [$             million] resulting from the incremental value in the modification of vested equity awards at Closing. The modification arises from the conversion of equity into equity of ANGI Homeservices. The modification will also result in an increase in the non-cash stock compensation expense of approximately [$             million], which will vest over a [        period.]

Note 4. Other Adjustments

(p)
Reflects the income tax effect of pro forma adjustments based on the estimated statutory tax rate of 37%.

(q)
To reclassify depreciation and amortization expense historically recorded in operating expenses by Angie's List to depreciation and amortization expense to conform to the HomeAdvisor Business presentation.

Note 5. Pro Forma Shares

        The basic and diluted pro forma net earnings (loss) per share is based on the estimated number of shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock to be issued in relation to the Merger.

        For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the calculation of the number of shares used in the computation of pro forma basic and diluted net income per share is as follows (in thousands):

 
  Class A   Class B   Combined  

Pro forma basic shares outstanding

    60,508     413,165     473,673  

Pro forma dilutive securities(a)

    [        ]         [        ]  

Pro forma diluted shares outstanding

    [        ]     413,165     [        ]  

(a)
Pro forma dilutive securities is calculated under the treasury stock method in accordance with GAAP, which includes unrecognized future stock-based compensation expense related to unvested equity awards.

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        For the year ended December 31, 2016, the calculation of the number of shares used in the computation of pro forma basic and diluted net loss per share is as follows (in thousands):

 
  Class A   Class B   Combined  

Pro forma basic and diluted shares outstanding

    60,508     413,165     473,673  

        Pro forma basic and diluted shares outstanding are the same as the Company is in a pro forma net loss position for the year ended December 31, 2016.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS AND MYHAMMER, MYBUILDER AND HOMESTARS

        The following unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 are based on the historical financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business after giving effect to the acquisition of controlling interests in MyHammer on November 3, 2016, HomeStars on February 8, 2017, and MyBuilder on March 24, 2017 (collectively, the "Acquisitions"), and the assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 gives effect to the acquisitions of MyBuilder and HomeStars. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2016 are presented as if the Acquisitions were completed on January 1, 2016.

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2016 are not intended to be indicative of the results of operations of the HomeAdvisor Business that would have been reported had the Acquisitions been completed as of the date presented, and should not be taken as a representative of the future results of operations of the HomeAdvisor Business. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations have been presented for informational purposes only. The pro forma information is not necessarily indicative of what the HomeAdvisor Business condensed combined results of operations actually would have been had the Acquisitions been completed as of the date indicated. In addition, the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations does not purport to project the future combined operating results of the HomeAdvisor Business.

        Pursuant to the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase prices as described in Note 3 below to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations, have been allocated to assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair values. The pro forma adjustments have been made solely for the purpose of providing the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations.

        Since the Acquisitions were completed prior to March 31, 2017, the HomeAdvisor Business balance sheet as of March 31, 2017 already reflects the Acquisitions and, therefore, no pro forma balance sheet is presented.

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2017
(in thousands)

 
  HomeAdvisor
Business
  Combined
Results of
HomeStars
and MyBuilder
  Acquisitions
Pro Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Combined
HomeAdvisor
Business
Pro Forma
 

Revenue

  $ 150,745   $ 3,102   $       $ 153,847  

Operating costs and expenses:

                             

Operating costs

    144,994     2,069     (1,029 ) (b)     146,039  

                5   (c)        

Depreciation

    2,996     27             3,023  

Amortization of intangibles

    1,367     3     1,435   (a)     2,805  

Total operating costs and expenses

    149,357     2,099     411         151,867  

Operating income

    1,388     1,003     (411 )       1,980  

Interest expense

    (1,592 )       (179 ) (d)     (1,771 )

Other income, net

    231     3             234  

Earnings before income taxes

    27     1,006     (590 )       443  

Income tax benefit

    25,860         218   (e)     26,078  

Net earnings

    25,887     1,006     (372 )       26,521  

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    726         (201 ) (f)     525  

Net earnings attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ 26,613   $ 1,006   $ (573 )     $ 27,046  

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2016
(in thousands)

 
  HomeAdvisor
Business
  Combined
Results of
MyHammer,
HomeStars
and MyBuilder
  Acquisitions
Pro Forma
Adjustments
  Note   Combined
HomeAdvisor
Business
Pro Forma
 

Revenue

  $ 498,890   $ 22,806   $       $ 521,696  

Operating costs and expenses:

                             

Operating costs

    463,260     16,802     (2,113 ) (b)     478,305  

                356   (c)        

Depreciation

    8,419     180             8,599  

Amortization of intangibles

    3,153     11     7,676   (a)     10,840  

Total operating costs and expenses

    474,832     16,993     5,919         497,744  

Operating income

    24,058     5,813     (5,919 )       23,952  

Interest expense

    (894 )   (22 )   (6,533 ) (d)     (7,449 )

Other expense, net

    (699 )   (509 )           (1,208 )

Earnings before income taxes

    22,465     5,282     (12,452 )       15,295  

Income tax (provision) benefit

    (11,834 )   2,133     4,605   (e)     (5,096 )

Net earnings

    10,631     7,415     (7,847 )       10,199  

Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests

    2,497     (841 )   (450 ) (f)     1,206  

Net earnings attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ 13,128   $ 6,574   $ (8,297 )     $ 11,405  

See accompanying notes to unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS
NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Note 1. Description of Transactions

        On November 3, 2016, the HomeAdvisor Business acquired a 70% voting interest in MyHammer Holding AG ("MyHammer"), the leading home services marketplace in Germany. On February 8, 2017, the HomeAdvisor Business acquired a 90% voting interest in HomeStars Inc. ("HomeStars"), a leading home services platform in Canada. On March 24, 2017, the HomeAdvisor Business acquired a 75% voting interest in MyBuilder Limited ("MyBuilder"), a leading home services platform in the United Kingdom.

Note 2. Basis of Pro Forma Presentation

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations were prepared using the acquisition method of accounting. Under the acquisition method of accounting, the purchase prices are allocated to the underlying MyHammer, HomeStars, and MyBuilder tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their respective fair market values as of the closing date of the acquisitions with any excess purchase price allocated to goodwill. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and for the year ended December 31, 2016 are presented as if the Acquisitions were completed on January 1, 2016.

        The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and for year ended December 31, 2016 are not intended to represent or be indicative of the results of operations of the HomeAdvisor Business that would have been reported had the Acquisitions been completed as of the dates presented, and should not be taken as representative of the future results of operations of the HomeAdvisor Business.

Note 3. Pre-Merger Pro Forma Adjustments

        The HomeAdvisor Business acquired a (i) 70% voting interest in MyHammer for a total purchase price of €17.7 million (or $19.7 million); (ii) 90% voting interest in HomeStars for a total purchase price of $16.9 CAD million (or $12.9 million); and (iii) 75% voting interest in MyBuilder for a purchase price of £32.0 million (or $39.9 million).

        In each case the purchase prices were based on the targets' expected financial performance, not on the value of the net identifiable assets at the time of acquisition. This resulted in a significant portion of the purchase prices being attributed to goodwill because the targets are believed to be complementary and synergistic to the existing HomeAdvisor Business. With respect to the MyBuilder acquisition, the entire cash consideration has been recorded in goodwill because the final purchase accounting is not yet completed. The purchase accounting is expected to be finalized in the third quarter of 2017.

        The following pro forma adjustments are included in the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of operations:

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF ANGI HOMESERVICES
FOLLOWING THE MERGER

Executive Officers Following the Merger

        The following table sets forth information as of the date of this proxy/prospectus regarding individuals who are expected to serve as executive officers of ANGI Homeservices following the completion of the Merger.

Name
  Age   Position

Chris Terrill

    49   Chief Executive Officer

Glenn H. Schiffman

    48   Chief Financial Officer

William B. Ridenour

    44   Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer

Craig Smith

    41   President and Chief Operating Officer

Allison Lowrie

    39   Chief Marketing Officer

Jeffrey W. Kip

    49   Chief Executive Officer, HomeAdvisor International

Executive Biographies

        Chris Terrill, age 49, is the Chief Executive Officer of the HomeAdvisor Business. He has served in that role since May 2011. Prior thereto, he held senior marketing positions at Nutrisystem.com, the leader in the direct-to-consumer diet space, serving as its Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of e-Commerce from June 2009 to May 2011 and Senior Vice President of e-Commerce from January 2007 to June 2009. For one year prior to joining Nutrisystem.com, he served as Vice President of Product and Marketing for Blockbuster.com, the online division of Blockbuster Inc. Additionally, he spent six years with Match.com where he held several senior marketing roles, his last being Vice President of New Brands & Verticals, where he developed and launched new online brands, including Chemistry.com. Mr. Terrill has served on the board of directors of Realogy Holdings Corp. since July 2016.

        Glenn H. Schiffman, age 48, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAC since April 2016. Prior to joining IAC, Mr. Schiffman served as Senior Managing Director at Guggenheim Securities, the investment banking and capital markets business of Guggenheim Partners, since March 2013. Prior to his tenure at Guggenheim Securities, Mr. Schiffman was a partner at The Raine Group, a merchant bank focused on advising and investing in the technology, media and telecommunications industries, from September 2011 to March 2013. Prior to joining The Raine Group, Mr. Schiffman served as Co-Head of the Global Media group at Lehman Brothers from 2005 to 2007 and Head of Investment Banking Asia-Pacific at Lehman Brothers (and subsequently Nomura) from April 2007 to January 2010, as well as Head of Investment Banking, Americas from January 2010 to April 2011 for Nomura. Mr. Schiffman's roles at Nomura followed Nomura's acquisition of Lehman's Asia business in 2008. In his not-for-profit affiliations, Mr. Schiffman is a member of the National Committee on United States-China Relations and serves as a Member of the Board of Visitors for the Duke University School of Medicine. Mr. Schiffman has served on the board of directors of Match Group, Inc. since September 2016.

        William B. Ridenour, age 44, has served as the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer of HomeAdvisor (US) since November 2011. In that role, Mr. Ridenour manages web and mobile product strategy, product design and development, and technology operations for HomeAdvisor (US). He also manages operations of HomeAdvisor (US)'s North American subsidiaries. Prior to joining HomeAdvisor (US), Mr. Ridenour was the Senior Vice President of eCommerce at Nutrisystem, Inc. from April 2007 through November 2011.

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        Craig Smith, age 41, has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of HomeAdvisor (US) since July 2000. In that role, Mr. Smith oversees operations including HomeAdvisor (US)'s sales force. Prior to joining HomeAdvisor (US), Mr. Smith worked as an investment analyst for the El Pomar Foundation from June 1997 to July 2000.

        Allison Lowrie, age 39, has served as the Chief Marketing Officer of HomeAdvisor (US) since March 2015. Prior to serving in this role, Ms. Lowrie served in various senior marketing positions at HomeAdvisor (US) from May 2010 to March 2015. In her current role, Ms. Lowrie specializes in brand management, customer acquisition, communications and marketing intelligence. Prior to joining HomeAdvisor (US), Ms. Lowrie acted as the Director of Advertising Products at Cars.com from November 2004 to May 2010.

        Jeffrey W. Kip, age 49, has been Chief Executive Officer of HomeAdvisor International since April 2016. Prior to serving in this role, Mr. Kip served as Chief Financial Officer of IAC from March 2012 to April 2016. Before joining IAC, Mr. Kip served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Panera Bread Company, a national bakery-cafe concept in the United States and Canada ("Panera"), from May 2006 to March 2012. From November 2003 until May 2006, Mr. Kip served as Panera's Vice President, Finance and Planning and as Vice President, Corporate Development from May 2003 until November 2003. From November 2002 until April 2003, Mr. Kip served as an Associate Director and Director at UBS, an investment banking firm, and from August 1999 until November 2002, Mr. Kip was an Associate at Goldman Sachs, an investment banking firm.

Board of Directors Following the Merger

        Upon the completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices expects, and the Merger Agreement provides, that the ANGI Homeservices board of directors will consist of ten directors, with six directors designated by IAC, two directors designated by IAC who qualify as "independent" pursuant to the NASDAQ Rules and the Exchange Act, and two directors selected by Angie's List from the Angie's List board of directors. The directors selected by Angie's List will be Angela R. Hicks Bowman and Thomas R. Evans, if they continue to be able and willing to serve. The Merger Agreement further provides that the chairman of the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices will be Joseph Levin.

        The following table sets forth information as of the date of this proxy/prospectus regarding individuals who are expected to serve as members of the ANGI Homeservices board of directors upon completion of the Transactions. Additional directors are expected to be named prior to the completion of the Transactions, and information regarding these individuals will be added in one or more future amendments to the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part.

Name
  Age   Position

Joseph Levin

    37   Chairman of the Board, Director

Thomas R. Evans

    62   Director

Angela R. Hicks Bowman

    44   Director

Glenn H. Schiffman

    48   Director

Chris Terrill

    49   Director

Gregg Winiarski

    46   Director

Non-Executive Director Biographies

        Joseph Levin, age 37, has been a director and Chief Executive Officer of IAC since June 2015. Prior to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer of IAC, Mr. Levin served as Chief Executive Officer of IAC Search & Applications, overseeing the desktop software, mobile applications, and media properties that comprised IAC's former Search & Applications segment, since January 2012. From

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November 2009 to January 2012, Mr. Levin served as Chief Executive Officer of Mindspark Interactive Network, an IAC subsidiary that builds, markets and delivers a wide range of consumer software products, and previously served in various capacities at IAC in Strategic Planning, Mergers & Acquisitions and Finance since joining IAC in 2003. Prior to joining IAC, Mr. Levin worked in the Technology Mergers & Acquisitions group for Credit Suisse First Boston (now Credit Suisse) advising public and private technology and e-commerce companies on a variety of transactions. Mr. Levin has served on the board of directors of Match Group, Inc. since October 2015 and of Groupon, Inc. since March 2017, as well as on the boards of directors of LendingTree, Inc. from August 2008 through November 2014 and The Active Network beginning prior to its 2011 initial public offering through its sale in December 2013.

        Thomas R. Evans, age 62, has served the board of directors of Angie's List since February 2016. Mr. Evans was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Bankrate, Inc. (NYSE: RATE), an internet publisher of consumer financial content and rate information from 2004 through 2013. In 2009, Mr. Evans took Bankrate through a $580 million go-private transaction with Apax Partners, a London-based private equity firm. Less than two years later, Mr. Evans led Bankrate through a $1.5 billion initial public offering. Mr. Evans also served on Bankrate's board of directors before retiring as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of their board at the end of 2013. In 2014 and 2015, Mr. Evans served as an advisor to Bankrate's board of directors. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Evans served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Official Payments Corp., an internet company specializing in processing consumer credit card payments for government taxes, fees and fines online. From March 1998 to June 1999, Mr. Evans was President and Chief Executive Officer of GeoCities Inc., a community of personal websites on the internet. Prior to his internet experience, Mr. Evans was a 20-year veteran of the magazine business. From January 1991 to February 1998, Mr. Evans was President and Publisher of U.S. News & World Report. In addition to his duties at U.S. News & World Report, Mr. Evans served as President of The Atlantic Monthly (1996 to 1998) and as President and Publisher of Fast Company (1995 to 1998), a magazine launched in 1995. Mr. Evans previously served as a director of Millennial Media, Inc. (NYSE: MM), a public mobile marketplace company, in 2014 to November 2015 and as a director of Future Fuel Corp. (NYSE: FF), a public chemical manufacturing company, from 2005 until September 2015. Mr. Evans currently serves as a director of Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK). Mr. Evans received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University.

        Angela R. Hicks Bowman, age 44, who goes by Angie Hicks, is the co-founder of Angie's List, and has served as its Chief Marketing Officer since May 2000 and on its board of directors since March 2013. As the sole employee in June 1995, Ms. Hicks Bowman started what would become Angie's List in Columbus, Ohio, serving as President from the inception of Angie's List in June 1995 until December 1998. She took a leave of absence from her position as President from December 1998 to May 2000 to pursue a Master of Business Administration. Ms. Hicks Bowman holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from DePauw University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.

        Gregg Winiarski, age 46, has served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of IAC since February 2014 and previously served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of IAC from February 2009 to February 2014. Mr. Winiarski previously served as Associate General Counsel of IAC from February 2005, during which time he had primary responsibility for all legal aspects of IAC's mergers and acquisitions and other transactional work. Prior to joining IAC in February 2005, Mr. Winiarski was an associate with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, a global law firm, from 1996 to February 2005. Prior to joining Skadden, Mr. Winiarski was a certified public accountant with Ernst & Young in New York. Mr. Winiarski has served on the board of directors of Match Group, Inc. since October 2015.

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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF ANGI HOMESERVICES FOLLOWING THE MERGER

Status as Controlled Company

        Upon completion of the Transactions, IAC will continue to control a majority of the voting power of ANGI Homeservices' outstanding capital stock. As a result, ANGI Homeservices will be a "controlled company" under the NASDAQ Rules. As a controlled company, ANGI Homeservices will be exempt from the obligation to comply with certain corporate governance requirements under the NASDAQ Rules, including the requirements that:

        ANGI Homeservices will agree in the Investor Rights Agreement to avail itself of the exemptions available to a controlled company so long as IAC's voting interest in ANGI Homeservices exceeds 50% (unless otherwise agreed to in advance by IAC). ANGI Homeservices does not currently intend to establish a separate nominating/governance committee, and nomination and corporate governance functions will be managed by the full board of directors until the NASDAQ Rules change, ANGI Homeservices ceases to be a "controlled company" or ANGI Homeservices otherwise determines to do so (subject to IAC's consent if required under the Investor Rights Agreement). The "controlled company" exemption does not modify the independence requirements for the audit committee of the ANGI Homeservices board of directors, and ANGI Homeservices will comply with the requirements of the SEC and the NASDAQ Rules requiring that its audit committee be composed exclusively of independent directors.

Initial Board of Directors and Post-Closing Nomination Procedures

        The Merger Agreement provides that the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices upon the completion of the Transactions will consist of ten directors, with six directors designated by IAC, two directors designated by IAC who qualify as "independent" pursuant to NASDAQ rules and the Exchange Act, and two directors selected by Angie's List from the Angie's List board of directors. The directors selected by Angie's List will be Angela R. Hicks Bowman and Thomas R. Evans, if they continue to be able and willing to serve. For a description of IAC's rights following the completion of the Transactions to nominate directors and the procedure for selecting any successor(s) to Ms. Hicks Bowman and Mr. Evans prior to the date the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders of ANGI Homeservices is held, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Investor Rights Agreement."

Director Independence

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review information regarding transactions, relationships and arrangements involving ANGI Homeservices and its businesses and each of its directors that the board of directors deems relevant to independence, including those required by the NASDAQ Rules and the rules of the SEC and the Internal Revenue Service, as applicable. This information is obtained from director responses to a questionnaire that will be circulated by the management of ANGI Homeservices, the records of ANGI Homeservices and publicly available information. Following these determinations, the management of ANGI Homeservices will monitor those transactions, relationships and arrangements that are relevant to such determinations, as well as solicit updated information potentially relevant to independence from internal personnel and directors, in order to determine whether there have been any developments that could potentially have an adverse impact on prior independence determinations by the board of directors.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

        The ANGI Homeservices board of directors will establish a compensation committee. It is expected that no member of ANGI Homeservices' compensation committee (once formed) will be or will have been, during 2016, an officer or employee of ANGI Homeservices or IAC or will have engaged in any transaction in which ANGI Homeservices or IAC was a participant of the type that is required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K. It is expected that no interlocking relationship will exist between the ANGI Homeservices board of directors and its compensation committee and the board of directors or compensation committee of any other company.

Committees of the ANGI Homeservices Board of Directors

        The ANGI Homeservices board of directors will establish standing committees in connection with the discharge of its responsibilities. Upon the commencement of the trading of the Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices on NASDAQ, these committees will include an audit committee and a compensation committee. The ANGI Homeservices board of directors may also establish such other committees as it deems appropriate, in accordance with applicable law and regulations and the corporate governance documents of ANGI Homeservices.

Audit Committee

        The audit committee will function pursuant to a written charter adopted by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors. The audit committee will be appointed by the board of directors to assist the board with a variety of matters described in the audit committee charter, which include monitoring: (i) the integrity of the financial statements of ANGI Homeservices, (ii) the effectiveness of ANGI Homeservices' internal control over financial reporting, (iii) the qualifications and independence of ANGI Homeservices' independent registered public accounting firm, (iv) the performance of ANGI Homeservices' internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm, (v) the risk assessment and risk management policies of ANGI Homeservices as they relate to financial and other risk exposures, and (vi) compliance with legal and regulatory requirements. In fulfilling its purpose, the audit committee will maintain free and open communication among itself, ANGI Homeservices' independent registered public accounting firm, its internal auditors and management. In addition, the Investor Rights Agreement will provide that the audit committee will be responsible (i) for compliance with Section 5630 of the NASDAQ Rules or any successor thereto, whether or not ANGI Homeservices ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ, and (ii) for reviewing any proposed amendments or waivers by ANGI Homeservices of any term of the Ancillary Agreements (other than immaterial amendments and waivers).

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at least one of its members will be an "audit committee financial expert." Moreover, the Investor Rights Agreement will provide that, up until the date on which the 2020 annual meeting of ANGI Homeservices stockholders is held, at least one of the members of the audit committee will be either Thomas R. Evans or Angela R. Hicks Bowman (if he or she meets the requirements for service), or any successor to either of them appointed pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement and qualified to serve, as further described in the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Investor Rights Agreement."

Compensation Committee

        The compensation committee will function pursuant to a written charter adopted by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors. The compensation committee will be appointed by the board of directors to assist the board with all matters relating to the compensation of the executive officers of ANGI Homeservices and will have overall responsibility for approving and evaluating all compensation plans, policies and programs of the company as they affect the executive officers of ANGI Homeservices. The compensation committee will have the ability to form and delegate authority to subcommittees, as well as delegate authority to one or more of its members. The compensation committee will also have the ability to delegate the authority to make grants of equity based compensation to eligible individuals (other than directors or executive officers) to one or more of the executive officers of ANGI Homeservices to the extent allowed under applicable law.

        Upon the commencement of the trading of the Class A Shares of ANGI Homeservices on NASDAQ, the compensation committee will be composed solely of members who satisfy the applicable independence and other requirements of the NASDAQ Rules, the SEC and the Internal Revenue Service for compensation committee members.

Code of Business Conduct and Ethics

        Prior to the completion of the Transactions, the ANGI Homeservices board of directors will adopt a code of business conduct and ethics that will apply to all of the directors, officers and employees of ANGI Homeservices, including the principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer and persons performing similar functions. The code of ethics will be available upon written request to the corporate secretary or on the ANGI Homeservices website, which is expected to be made available at www.[    ·    ].com following the completion of the Transactions. If ANGI Homeservices amends or grants any waiver from a provision of its code of ethics that applies to its directors or executive officers, ANGI Homeservices will publicly disclose such amendment or waiver on its website and as required by applicable law, including by filing a Current Report on Form 8-K.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

About the HomeAdvisor Business

        The HomeAdvisor Business, which is sometimes referred to in this section as "HomeAdvisor" for simplicity, is the operator of the largest global home services marketplace, connecting homeowners with service professionals for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. HomeAdvisor's marketplace provides the tools and resources to allow homeowners to find local prescreened service professionals and instantly book appointments online or through HomeAdvisor's award-winning mobile application. HomeAdvisor's marketplace also provides consumers with other home services-related resources, including access to average project costs using HomeAdvisor's True Cost Guide. In addition to its market-leading U.S. operations, the HomeAdvisor Business owns the leading home services online marketplaces in Canada (HomeStars), Germany (MyHammer), France (Travaux.com) and the Netherlands (Werkspot), as well as operations in Italy (Instapro) and the United Kingdom (MyBuilder). The HomeAdvisor Business also operates Felix, a pay-per-call advertising service, and mHelpDesk, a provider of cloud-based field service software for small to mid-size businesses.

        As of March 31, 2017, the HomeAdvisor Business's network of service professionals in the United States consisted of approximately 156,000 paying professionals providing services in more than 500 categories ranging from simple home repairs to larger home remodeling projects in more than 400 discrete geographies. The HomeAdvisor Business generated approximately 13.2 million service requests from homeowners in the United States during the year ended December 31, 2016.

        The HomeAdvisor Business operates in two segments: (i) North America, which is comprised of the brands HomeAdvisor, HomeStars, Felix and mHelpDesk, and (ii) Europe, which is comprised of the brands MyHammer, Travaux.com, Werkspot, Instapro and myBuilder.

The Home Services Market

        The HomeAdvisor Business serves a large and growing market. The total value of the home services market in the United States, in particular, is estimated to be approximately $400 billion, according to Cowen and Company. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2015 American Housing Survey, there are 74 million owner-occupied households in the United States and, on average, homeowners complete over six jobs per year, according to HomeAdvisor's internal brand tracking study. The home services market is one of the few remaining marketplaces in which digital penetration remains low. HomeAdvisor estimates that a significant portion of home-service requests are fulfilled offline through word of mouth and referrals. HomeAdvisor expects the migration to online marketplaces for finding and booking home services to accelerate in the future due to many factors, including: (i) the increased convenience and appeal of matching homeowners with service professionals through the application of technology, facilitated by the increased consumer adoption of internet-connected mobile devices, (ii) an increasing supply of digitally-savvy service professionals as more of them join online marketplaces as part of the continued shift toward more efficient and trackable marketing solutions and (iii) favorable demographic trends, including increasing homeownership by millennials, who HomeAdvisor believes are generally more willing to use online services than older populations.

Services for Consumers

        Matching Services.    When a consumer submits a request through the HomeAdvisor marketplace, HomeAdvisor, using its proprietary algorithm, generally matches that consumer with up to four service professionals from its network based on a number of factors, including the type of services desired, service professional availability to accept jobs and the consumer's location. Consumers can then review profiles of service professionals with whom they have been matched and select the professional whom they believe best meets their specific needs. In addition to (or in lieu of) submitting a request through

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the HomeAdvisor marketplace, consumers can also search, select and contact service professionals through HomeAdvisor's online directory. In all cases, the consumer is under no obligation to work with service professionals referred by, or found through, HomeAdvisor.

        On-Demand Services.    HomeAdvisor also provides two on-demand services that complement its matching services: Instant Booking and Instant Connect (patent-pending). Through Instant Booking, consumers can schedule appointments for select home tasks on-demand with a pre-screened service professional instantly across HomeAdvisor's platforms (website or mobile application), and through Instant Connect, consumers can connect with a service professional instantly via phone. In certain markets, HomeAdvisor offers a same-day service functionality.

        Other Services.    In addition to matching and on-demand services, consumers can access HomeAdvisor's free, online True Cost Guide, which provides project cost information for more than 400 project types on a local basis, as well as an online library of home services-related resources, which consists primarily of articles about home improvement, repair and maintenance, tools to assist consumers with the research, planning and management of their projects and general advice for working with service professionals.

        Consumers can also access HomeAdvisor services and tools on iOS and Android devices (including the Apple Watch) and through HomeAdvisor's mobile application, as well as access its Instant Connect service through the Amazon Echo and its voice-controlled Alexa personal assistant service.

Subscription Services for Service Professionals

        Service professionals who are new to the HomeAdvisor marketplace must sign up for an annual membership package. The basic annual membership package includes membership in HomeAdvisor's network of service professionals, as well as a listing in the HomeAdvisor online directory and matches through the marketplace. HomeAdvisor also offers subscription products that include custom website development and hosting services, as well as integration with mHelpDesk.

Revenue

        HomeAdvisor's revenue is primarily derived from consumer connection revenue, which comprises fees paid by service professionals for consumer matches (regardless of whether the professional ultimately provides the requested service) and membership subscription fees paid by service professionals. Consumer connection revenue varies based upon certain factors including the service requested, type of match (such as Instant Booking or Instant Connect) and where the service is provided.

Marketing

        HomeAdvisor markets its services to homeowners through search engine marketing, television advertising and affiliate agreements with third parties. Pursuant to these affiliate agreements, third parties agree to advertise and promote on their websites HomeAdvisor's services and those of service professionals that participate in the HomeAdvisor network, and in exchange HomeAdvisor agrees to pay these third parties a fixed fee when visitors from their websites submit a valid service request through the HomeAdvisor platform (on a cost-per-acquisition basis) or click through to the HomeAdvisor platform (on a cost-per-click basis). HomeAdvisor also markets its services to consumers through emails, digital display advertisements, partnerships with other contextually related websites and, to a lesser extent, through direct mail and radio advertising. HomeAdvisor markets its subscription packages to service professionals primarily through its sales force, as well as through search engine marketing, digital media advertising and direct relationships with trade associations and manufacturers.

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Acquisition Strategy

        In addition to growing its brands organically, the HomeAdvisor Business opportunistically pursues acquisitions of brands, businesses, products and technologies, including in new geographical markets into which HomeAdvisor seeks to expand. Acquisitions by the HomeAdvisor Business within the last five years have included: Werkspot (April 2013); majority stakes in mHelpDesk (September 2014), MyHammer (November 2016) and HomeStars (February 2017); and MyBuilder (March 2017).

Competition

        The home services industry is highly competitive, fragmented and, in many important respects, local. The HomeAdvisor Business competes with, among others, (i) home services-related lead generation services, (ii) internet search engines and online directories and (iii) various forms of local advertising, including radio, direct marketing campaigns, yellow pages, newspapers and other offline directories. HomeAdvisor also competes with local and national retailers of home improvement products that offer or promote installation services. HomeAdvisor believes its biggest competition comes from the traditional methods many people use to find service professionals: word-of-mouth and referrals.

        HomeAdvisor believes that its ability to compete successfully will depend primarily upon the following factors:

Intellectual Property

        The HomeAdvisor Business protects its intellectual property through a combination of trademarks, trade dress, domain name registrations, trade secrets and patents applications, as well as contractual provisions and restrictions on access to and use of proprietary information.

        Registered trademarks of the HomeAdvisor Business include "HomeAdvisor" and "1-800-Contractor" in the United States, as well as other trademarks in Canada and Europe. The HomeAdvisor Business has also filed other trademark applications in the United States and certain other jurisdictions and will pursue additional trademark registrations to the extent it believes it will be beneficial and cost-effective.

        The HomeAdvisor Business has one patent issued in the United States and four patent applications pending in the United States and internationally. The HomeAdvisor Business intends to pursue additional patent protection to the extent it believes it will be beneficial and cost-effective.

        One or more HomeAdvisor Entities is the registered holder of a variety of domestic and international domain names that include "HomeAdvisor.com," "ServiceMagic.com," "HomeStars.com," "MyBuilder.com," "My-Hammer.de," "Travaux.com," "werkspot.nl" and "instapro.it."

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        In addition to the protection provided by the intellectual property rights of the HomeAdvisor Business, from time to time one or more HomeAdvisor Entities enters into confidentiality and proprietary rights agreements with its employees, consultants, contractors and business partners. Employees and contractors of the HomeAdvisor Business are also subject to invention assignment provisions. The HomeAdvisor Business further controls the use of its proprietary technology and intellectual property through provisions in both its consumer and service professional terms of use on its websites and mobile applications.

Government Regulation

        The HomeAdvisor Business is subject to foreign and domestic laws and regulations that affect companies conducting business on the internet generally and through mobile applications, including laws relating to the liability of providers of online services for their operations and the activities of their users. As a result, the HomeAdvisor Business could be subject to actions based on negligence, various torts and trademark and copyright infringement, among other actions.

        Because the HomeAdvisor Business receives, stores and uses a substantial amount of information received from or generated by the users of its online platforms, the HomeAdvisor Business is also impacted by laws and regulations governing privacy, the storage, sharing, use, processing, disclosure and protection of personal data and data breaches, primarily in the case of its operations in the European Union and its handling of personal data of users located in the European Union. As a result, the HomeAdvisor Business could be subject to various private and governmental claims and actions.

        The HomeAdvisor Business is also subject to laws governing marketing and advertising activities conducted by telephone, email, mobile devices, and the internet, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the CAN-SPAM Act, and similar state laws.

        As a provider of products with a membership-based element, the HomeAdvisor Business is also subject to laws and regulations in certain U.S. states and other countries that apply to its automatically-renewing membership payment models.

        For more information regarding these and other regulatory and legal risks faced by the HomeAdvisor Business (and, following the Merger, the combined business of ANGI Homeservices), see the section entitled "Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Business of ANGI Homeservices Following the Completion of the Transactions."

Financial Information About Segments and Geographic Areas

        Segment and geographic information regarding the HomeAdvisor Business is set forth in the sections entitled "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the HomeAdvisor Business" and "Selected Historical Combined Financial Information of the HomeAdvisor Business," as well as in the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. See "Index to the Combined Financial Statements of the HomeAdvisor Business."

Employees

        As of March 31, 2017, the HomeAdvisor Business had approximately 2,580 full-time employees and approximately 70 part-time employees worldwide.

Additional Information

        HomeAdvisor, Inc., which is referred to in this proxy statement/prospectus as "HomeAdvisor (US)," was incorporated in Delaware on December 18, 1998 as W3 Ventures, Inc. The entity's name was changed to Wisen.com, Inc. on May 18, 1999 and to ServiceMagic, Inc. on January 13, 2000.

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ServiceMagic, Inc. was acquired by, and became a wholly owned subsidiary of, IAC on September 1, 2004. On September 19, 2012, the entity's name was changed to HomeAdvisor, Inc. Prior to the completion of the Merger, IAC will contribute the HomeAdvisor Business to ANGI Homeservices pursuant to the Contribution, at which point HomeAdvisor (US) will become a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices. For additional information, see the section entitled "The Transactions."

        The headquarters of the HomeAdvisor Business is located at 14023 Denver West Parkway, Building 64, Suite 100, Golden, Colorado 80401, and its phone number is 1 (877) 800-3177. HomeAdvisor's website address is www.homeadvisor.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, HomeAdvisor's website does not constitute part of this proxy statement/prospectus, and inclusion of HomeAdvisor's website address in this proxy statement/prospectus is an inactive textual reference only.

Properties

        The corporate headquarters of the HomeAdvisor Business are located in Golden, Colorado. The HomeAdvisor Business does not own any real property.

        The facilities of the HomeAdvisor Business, which it leases both in the United States and abroad, consist of executive and administrative offices and data centers. Certain significant properties that the HomeAdvisor Business leases, all of which consist of executive and administrative offices, are described in the table below.

Location
  Approximate Area   Lease Expiration Date   Use
Golden, Colorado   127,000 square feet   December 31, 2019   Current HomeAdvisor headquarters
Denver, Colorado   70,000 square feet   Anticipated to be in 2029   Future HomeAdvisor headquarters
Lenexa, Kansas   35,000 square feet   October 31, 2020   HomeAdvisor Sales Office
New York, New York   26,000 square feet   August 31, 2017   Felix headquarters/HomeAdvisor Sales Office
New York, New York   43,000 square feet   Anticipated to be in 2028   HomeAdvisor Sales Office

        The HomeAdvisor Business also leases space in a data center in Aurora, Colorado for its North America operations.

        Management of the HomeAdvisor Business believes that its current facilities are adequate to meet its ongoing needs. Management also believes that, if additional space is required, the HomeAdvisor Business will be able to lease additional facilities on commercially reasonable terms.

Legal Proceedings

        From time to time, the HomeAdvisor Business is involved in various legal proceedings arising in the normal course of business activities, such as patent infringement claims and service professional, customer, employee or advertising complaints. The amounts that may be recovered in such matters may be subject to insurance coverage. Although the results of legal proceedings and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, none of the HomeAdvisor Entities is currently a party to any legal proceedings the outcome of which, management of the HomeAdvisor Business believes, if determined adversely to it, would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the HomeAdvisor business. See also the section entitled "Risk Factors—Risks Related to the Business of ANGI Homeservices Following the Completion of the

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Transactions—ANGI Homeservices may be subject to litigation, and adverse outcomes in such litigation could have an adverse effect on its business, financial condition and results of operations."

        Rules of the SEC require the description of material pending legal proceedings (other than ordinary, routine litigation incident to the registrant's business) and advise that proceedings ordinarily need not be described if they primarily involve damages claims for amounts (exclusive of interest and costs) not exceeding 10% of the current assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. In the judgment of management of the HomeAdvisor Business, none of the pending litigation matters that it is defending, including that described below, involves or is likely to involve amounts of that magnitude. The litigation matter described below involves issues or claims that may be of particular interest to stockholders of ANGI Homeservices, regardless of whether this matter may be material to the financial position or operations of the HomeAdvisor Business based upon the standard set forth in the SEC's rules.

        Service Professional Class Action Litigation against HomeAdvisor.    In July 2016, a putative class action, Airquip,  Inc. v. HomeAdvisor, Inc. et al., No. l:16-cv-1849, was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The complaint, as amended, alleges that HomeAdvisor engages in certain deceptive practices affecting the service professionals who join its network, including charging them for substandard customer leads or failing to disclose certain charges. The complaint seeks certification of a nationwide class consisting of all HomeAdvisor service professionals since October 2012, asserts claims including fraud and violation of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act ("CCPA") and the federal RICO statute, and seeks injunctive relief and damages in an unspecified amount. In December 2016, HomeAdvisor filed a motion to dismiss the RICO and CCPA claims, which remains pending. Discovery is under way, and the issue of class certification remains to be litigated. The Company believes that the allegations in this lawsuit are without merit and will continue to defend vigorously against them.

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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF THE HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

        The following discussion and analysis of the financial condition and results of operations of the HomeAdvisor Business should be read together with the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business and the related notes and the other information included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. See "Index to the Combined Financial Statements of the HomeAdvisor Business." The historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business have been prepared on a standalone basis and are derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of IAC. The combined financial statements reflect the historical financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the businesses comprising the HomeAdvisor Business since their respective dates of acquisition by IAC and the allocation to the HomeAdvisor Business of certain IAC corporate expenses relating to the HomeAdvisor Business based on the historical financial statements and accounting records of IAC. In the opinion of management of the HomeAdvisor Business, the assumptions underlying the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, including the basis on which the expenses have been allocated from IAC, are reasonable. However, the allocations may not reflect the expenses that the HomeAdvisor Business may have incurred as an independent, standalone company (or as part of ANGI Homeservices) for the periods presented. For the purposes of the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, income taxes have been computed as if the entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business filed on a standalone, separate tax return basis. The historical financial results of the HomeAdvisor Business do not necessarily reflect what the historical financial position and results of operations would have been had the HomeAdvisor Business been a standalone public company (or a part of ANGI Homeservices) during the periods presented. In addition, the historical financial results of the HomeAdvisor Business are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any future period, and results for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year.

        The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. The actual results, performance and achievements of the HomeAdvisor Business could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those discussed below and elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, particularly in the sections entitled "Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" and "Risk Factors."

Overview

        The HomeAdvisor Business, which is comprised of HomeAdvisor (US), HomeAdvisor (International) and each of their respective subsidiaries, and is sometimes referred to in this section as "HomeAdvisor," the "Company," "we," "our," or "us" for simplicity, is the operator of the largest global home services marketplace, connecting homeowners with service professionals for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. HomeAdvisor's marketplace provides the tools and resources to allow homeowners to find local prescreened service professionals and instantly book appointments online or through HomeAdvisor's award-winning mobile application. HomeAdvisor's marketplace also provides consumers with other home services-related resources, including access to average project costs using HomeAdvisor's True Cost Guide. In addition to its market-leading U.S. operations, the HomeAdvisor Business owns the leading home services online marketplaces in Canada (HomeStars), which was acquired on February 8, 2017, Germany (MyHammer), which was acquired on November 3, 2016, France (Travaux.com) and the Netherlands (Werkspot), as well as operations in Italy (Instapro) and the United Kingdom (MyBuilder), which was acquired on March 24, 2017. The HomeAdvisor Business also operates Felix, a pay-per-call advertising service, and mHelpDesk, a provider of cloud-based field service software for small to mid-size businesses.

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400 discrete geographies. The HomeAdvisor Business generated approximately 3.7 million domestic service requests from homeowners in the United States during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

        The HomeAdvisor Business operates in two segments: (i) North America, which is comprised of the brands HomeAdvisor, HomeStars, Felix and mHelpDesk, and (ii) Europe, which is comprised of the brands MyHammer, Travaux.com, Werkspot, Instapro and MyBuilder.

        HomeAdvisor markets its services to homeowners through search engine marketing, television advertising and affiliate agreements with third parties. Pursuant to these affiliate agreements, third parties agree to advertise and promote on their websites HomeAdvisor's services and those of service professionals that participate in the HomeAdvisor network, and in exchange HomeAdvisor agrees to pay these third parties a fixed fee when visitors from their websites submit a valid service request through the HomeAdvisor platform (on a cost-per-acquisition basis) or click through to the HomeAdvisor platform (on a cost-per-click basis). HomeAdvisor also markets its services to consumers through emails, digital display advertisements, partnerships with other contextually related websites and, to a lesser extent, through direct mail and radio advertising. HomeAdvisor markets its subscription packages to service professionals primarily through its sales force, as well as through search engine marketing, digital media advertising and direct relationships with trade associations and manufacturers. We have made, and expect to continue to make, substantial investments in online and offline advertising to homeowners to promote our services and drive traffic to our platform and to service professionals to expand our network.

Other Factors Affecting the Comparability of Our Results

        On March 24, 2017, the Company acquired a controlling interest in MyBuilder Limited ("MyBuilder"), one of the leading home services platforms in the United Kingdom, which is included in our Europe segment.

        On February 8, 2017, the Company acquired a controlling interest in HomeStars Inc. ("HomeStars"), the leading home services platform in Canada, which is included in our North America segment.

        On November 3, 2016, the Company acquired a controlling interest in MyHammer Holding AG ("MyHammer"), the leading home services marketplace in Germany, which is included in our Europe segment.

        On August 29, 2014, the Company acquired a controlling interest in mHelpDesk Inc. ("mHelpDesk"), a provider of cloud-based field service software for small to mid-size businesses in the United States, which is included in our North America segment.

        During the fourth quarter of 2014, the Company closed its then-existing United Kingdom business.

Key Metrics

        In connection with the management of our businesses we identify, measure and assess a variety of key metrics. The principal metrics we use in managing our business are set forth below:

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Key Components of Results of Operations

Revenue

        Revenue is primarily derived from consumer connection revenue, which comprises fees paid by service professionals for consumer matches (regardless of whether the professional ultimately provides the requested service) and membership subscription fees paid by service professionals. Consumer connection revenue varies based upon certain factors including the service requested, type of match (such as Instant Booking or Instant Connect) and where the service is provided.

        The Company's consumer connection revenue is generated and recognized when an in-network service professional is delivered a consumer match. Membership subscription revenue is generated through subscription sales to service professionals and is deferred and recognized over the term of the applicable membership. Membership agreements can be one month, three months, or one year. Deferred revenue is $23.1 million, $18.8 million and $11.9 million at March 31, 2017, December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Cost of revenue

        Cost of revenue consists primarily of traffic acquisition costs and credit card processing fees. Traffic acquisition costs consist of amounts based on revenue share arrangements.

Selling and marketing expense

        Selling and marketing expense consists primarily of advertising expenditures and compensation (including stock-based compensation) and other employee-related costs for personnel engaged in selling and marketing, and sales support. Advertising and promotional expense includes online marketing, including fees paid to search engines, and offline marketing, which is primarily television advertising and partner-related payments to those who direct traffic to our brands.

General and administrative expense

        General and administrative expense consists primarily of compensation (including stock-based compensation) and other employee-related costs for personnel engaged in executive management, finance, legal, tax, human resources and customer service functions, facilities costs and fees for professional services.

Product development expense

        Product development expense consists primarily of compensation (including stock-based compensation) and other employee-related costs that are not capitalized for personnel engaged in the design, development, testing and enhancement of product offerings and related technology.

Non-GAAP financial measure

        Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA") —is a non-GAAP financial measure. See the section entitled "—HomeAdvisor's Principles of Financial Reporting" for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA.

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Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

Revenue

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Amounts in thousands)
 

Revenue:

                         

North America

  $ 138,072   $ 35,995     35 % $ 102,077  

Europe

    12,673     3,261     35 %   9,412  

Total Revenue

  $ 150,745   $ 39,256     35 % $ 111,489  

Percentage of Total Revenue:

                         

Revenue

                         

North America

    92 %               92 %

Europe

    8 %               8 %

Total Revenue

    100 %               100 %

Key metrics:

                         

Domestic Revenue

  $ 129,644   $ 35,372     38 %   $94,272  

Domestic Service Requests

    3,656     924     34 %   2,732  

Domestic Paying SPs

    156     40     34 %   116  

        Revenue increased $39.3 million, or 35%, in 2017 versus 2016.

        North America revenue increased $36.0 million, or 35%, in 2017 versus 2016, due primarily to an increase of $31.9 million, or 38%, in consumer connection revenue. Revenue growth was driven by a 34% increase in Domestic Paying SPs to 156,000 and a 34% increase in Domestic Service Requests to 3.7 million.

        Europe revenue grew $3.3 million, or 35%, in 2017 versus 2016, driven by the acquisition of a controlling interest in MyHammer on November 3, 2016 and organic growth across other territories.

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation)

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Cost of revenue

  $ 6,830   $ 836     14 % $ 5,994  

Percentage of revenue

    5 %               5 %

        Cost of revenue increased $0.8 million, or 14%, in 2017 versus 2016.

        North America cost of revenue increased $0.8 million, or 14%, in 2017 versus 2016, driven by increases of $0.6 million in credit card processing fees due to higher revenue and $0.3 million in hosting fees.

Selling and marketing expense

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Selling and marketing expense

  $ 95,866   $ 21,417     29 % $ 74,449  

Percentage of revenue

    64 %               67 %

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        Selling and marketing expense increased $21.4 million, or 29%, in 2017 versus 2016.

        North America selling and marketing expense increased $18.0 million, or 26%, in 2017 versus 2016, due primarily to higher online and offline marketing of $11.6 million and an increase of $5.9 million in compensation expense due primarily to an increase in sales force headcount.

        Europe selling and marketing expense increased $3.4 million, or 54%, in 2017 versus 2016, driven by organic growth of $1.8 million in offline and online marketing and $0.4 million in compensation expense, as well as $1.2 million of expense related to the inclusion of MyHammer.

General and administrative expense

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

General and administrative expense

  $ 36,722   $ 12,428     51 % $ 24,294  

Percentage of revenue

    24 %               22 %

        General and administrative expense increased $12.4 million, or 51%, in 2017 versus 2016.

        North America general and administrative expense increased $9.0 million, or 43%, in 2017 versus 2016, due primarily to higher compensation of $4.1 million and increases of $2.3 million in bad debt expense due to higher revenue, $1.0 million in software maintenance costs and $0.4 million in 2017 transaction-related costs. The increase in compensation expense is due to an increase of $2.0 million in stock-based compensation due primarily to the issuance of new equity awards since the prior year and an increase in headcount from business growth.

        Europe general and administrative expense increased by $3.4 million, or 108%, in 2017 versus 2016, due primarily to $1.4 million from the inclusion of MyHammer, $0.7 million in transaction-related costs in the current year period and increases of $0.4 million in bad debt expense due, in part, to higher revenue and $0.8 million in compensation expense due, in part, to increased headcount.

Product development expense

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Product development expense

  $ 5,576   $ 955     21 % $ 4,621  

Percentage of revenue

    4 %               4 %

        Product development expense increased $1.0 million, or 21%, in 2017 versus 2016.

        North America product development expense increased $1.0 million, or 27%, in 2017 versus 2016, driven by an increase in compensation expense due, in part, to increased headcount.

Depreciation

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Depreciation

  $ 2,996   $ 1,123     60 % $ 1,873  

Percentage of revenue

    2 %               2 %

        Depreciation increased by $1.1 million, or 60%, in 2017 versus 2016.

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        North America depreciation increased $1.2 million, or 70%, in 2017 versus 2016, due primarily to the incremental depreciation related to continued growth.

Operating income (loss)

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Operating income (loss)

    $1,388   $ 1,902     NM     $(514 )

Percentage of revenue*

    1 %               %

NM = Not meaningful

*
2016 amount is less than 1% as a percentage of revenue.

        Operating income increased $1.9 million, in 2017 versus 2016.

        North America operating income increased $5.7 million, or 816%, primarily due to the increase of $9.5 million in Adjusted EBITDA described below, partially offset by increases of $2.4 million in stock-based compensation expense, $1.2 million in depreciation and $0.2 million in amortization of intangibles. The increase in stock-based compensation expense is due to the issuance of new equity awards since the prior year.

        Europe operating loss increased $3.8 million, or 314%, primarily due to the increase in Adjusted EBITDA loss of $3.5 million described below and an increase of $0.4 million in amortization of intangibles.

        At March 31, 2017, there was $64.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to all equity-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 3.4 years.

Adjusted EBITDA

        Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined below in the section entitled "—HomeAdvisor's Principles of Financial Reporting." For a reconciliation of operating income (loss) for the Company's reportable segments and net earnings (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder to Adjusted EBITDA, see "Note 7—Segment Information" to the unaudited combined interim financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 10,212   $ 5,924     138 % $ 4,288  

Percentage of revenue

    7 %               4 %

        Adjusted EBITDA increased $5.9 million, or 138%, in 2017 versus 2016.

        North America Adjusted EBITDA grew $9.5 million, or 200%, in 2017 versus 2016, due primarily to an increase of $36.0 million in revenue, partially offset by increased investment in online and offline marketing of $11.6 million, higher compensation expense due, in part, to increased headcount and an increase of $2.3 million in bad debt expense due to higher revenue. Adjusted EBITDA was further impacted by a $0.5 million write off of deferred revenue and $0.4 million in transaction-related costs related to the acquisition of HomeStars in 2017.

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        Europe Adjusted EBITDA loss increased $3.5 million, or 818%, in 2017 versus 2016, driven primarily by our European expansion strategy including increased investment in offline and online marketing of $1.8 million and higher compensation expense of $2.1 million due, in part, to increased headcount and the inclusion of MyHammer in 2017. Adjusted EBITDA was also impacted by $0.7 million in transaction-related costs in 2017.

Interest expense—related party

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Interest expense—related party

    $1,592     $1,539     2,904 %   $53  

        Interest expense—related party includes interest charged by IAC and its subsidiaries on the outstanding long-term debt—related party notes, which are primarily related to acquisitions.

Other income (expense), net

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Other income (expense), net

    $231     $528     NM   $ (297 )

        Other income (expense), net in 2017 and 2016 principally include net foreign currency exchange gains and losses, respectively.

Income tax benefit (provision)

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Income tax benefit (provision)

  $ 25,860   $ 26,240     NM   $ (380 )

Effective income tax rate

    NM                 NM  

        The 2017 income tax benefit is due primarily to the effect of adopting the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2016-09, Compensation—Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting, on January 1, 2017. Under ASU No. 2016-09, excess tax benefits generated by the settlement or exercise of stock-based awards of $27.4 million in the first quarter of 2017 are recognized as a reduction to the income tax provision rather than additional paid-in capital.

        The 2016 effective income tax rate was lower than the statutory rate of 35% due primarily to unbenefited losses in separate jurisdictions.

        For further details of income tax matters, see "Note 2—Income Taxes" to the unaudited combined interim financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

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Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

        Noncontrolling interests represent the noncontrolling holders' percentage share of earnings or losses from the subsidiaries in which the Company holds a majority, but less than 100%, ownership interest and the results of which are included in our combined financial statements.

 
  Three Months Ended March 31,  
 
  2017   $ Change   % Change   2016  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

  $ 726   $ 159     28 % $ 567  

        Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2017 primarily represents the net losses attributable to the noncontrolling interests in mHelpDesk, HomeStars and MyHammer.

        Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2016 primarily represents the net losses attributable to the noncontrolling interests in mHelpDesk.

Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

Revenue

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   Change   % Change   2015   Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Amounts in thousands)
 

Revenue:

                                           

North America

  $ 461,847   $ 131,980     40 % $ 329,867   $ 91,681     38 % $ 238,186  

Europe

    37,043     5,709     18 %   31,334     (14,021 )   (31 )%   45,355  

Total Revenue

  $ 498,890   $ 137,689     38 % $ 361,201   $ 77,660     27 % $ 283,541  

Percentage of Total Revenue:

                                           

Revenue

                                           

North America

    93 %               91 %               84 %

Europe

    7 %               9 %               16 %

Total Revenue

    100 %               100 %               100 %

Key metrics:

                                           

Domestic Revenue

  $ 428,912   $ 132,016     44 % $ 296,896     $89,589     43 % $ 207,307  

Domestic Service Requests

    13,208     3,377     34 %   9,831     3,239     49 %   6,591  

Domestic Paying SPs

    143     42     41 %   102     32     46 %   70  

For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015

        Revenue increased $137.7 million, or 38%, in 2016 versus 2015.

        North America revenue increased $132.0 million, or 40%, in 2016 versus 2015, due primarily to an increase of $113.2 million, or 42%, in consumer connection revenue. Revenue growth was driven by a 41% increase in Domestic Paying SPs to 143,000 and a 34% increase in Domestic Service Requests to 13.2 million.

        Europe revenue grew $5.7 million, or 18%, in 2016 versus 2015. The growth in Europe revenue was driven by an increase of $4.8 million, or 21%, in consumer connection revenue due primarily to organic growth across all territories, as well as the acquisition of a controlling interest in MyHammer on November 3, 2016.

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For the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014

        Revenue increased $77.7 million, or 27%, in 2015 versus 2014.

        North America revenue grew $91.7 million, or 38%, in 2015 versus 2014, due primarily to an increase of $75.5 million, or 39%, in consumer connection revenue. Revenue growth was driven by a 49% higher increase in Domestic Service Requests to 9.8 million and a 46% increase in Domestic Paying SPs to 102,000.

        Europe revenue declined $14.0 million, or 31%, in 2015 versus 2014, due primarily to the closure of the Company's then-existing operations in the United Kingdom in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation)

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Cost of revenue

    $25,858     $2,922     13 %   $22,936     $686     3 %   $22,250  

Percentage of revenue

    5 %               6 %               8 %

For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015

        Cost of revenue increased $2.9 million, or 13%, in 2016 versus 2015.

        North America cost of revenue increased $2.8 million, or 12%, in 2016 versus 2015, driven by an increase of $1.9 million in credit card processing fees due to higher revenue and an increase of $0.6 million in traffic acquisition costs.

For the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014

        Cost of revenue increased $0.7 million, or 3%, in 2015 versus 2014.

        North America cost of revenue increased $0.8 million, or 3%, in 2015 versus 2014, driven by an increase of $1.5 million in credit card processing fees due to higher revenue, partially offset by a decrease of $0.5 million in traffic acquisition costs.

Selling and marketing expense

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Selling and marketing expense

  $ 306,713   $ 80,837     36 % $ 225,876   $ 65,052     40 % $ 160,824  

Percentage of revenue

    61 %               63 %               57 %

For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015

        Selling and marketing expense increased $80.8 million, or 36%, in 2016 versus 2015.

        North America selling and marketing expense increased $76.2 million, or 37%, in 2016 versus 2015, due primarily to an increase in online and offline marketing of $48.5 million and an increase of $25.9 million in compensation expense due primarily to an increase in sales force headcount.

        Europe selling and marketing expense increased $4.6 million, or 26%, in 2016 versus 2015, due primarily to an increase in online marketing of $2.5 million and an increase of $2.0 million in compensation expense due primarily to an increase in sales force headcount.

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For the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014

        Selling and marketing expense increased $65.1 million, or 40%, in 2015 versus 2014.

        North America selling and marketing expense increased $73.0 million, or 54%, in 2015 versus 2014, due primarily to an increase of $47.3 million in offline and online marketing and an increase of $22.0 million in compensation expense due, in part, to an increase in sales force headcount.

        Europe selling and marketing expense decreased $7.9 million, or 31%, in 2015 versus 2014, due primarily to a decrease of $5.8 million in online marketing and a decrease of $2.2 million in compensation expense due, in part, to a decrease in headcount as a result of the closure of the Company's then-existing operations in the United Kingdom in the fourth quarter of 2014.

General and administrative expense

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

General and administrative expense

  $ 110,093   $ 23,406     27 % $ 86,687   $ 14,888     21 % $ 71,799  

Percentage of revenue

    22 %               24 %               25 %

For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015

        General and administrative expense increased $23.4 million, or 27%, in 2016 versus 2015.

        North America general and administrative expense increased $17.2 million, or 23%, in 2016 versus 2015, due primarily to higher compensation expense of $8.2 million due, in part, to increased headcount, and increases of $4.7 million in bad debt expense due to higher revenue and $1.3 million in software maintenance costs.

        Europe general and administrative expense increased $6.2 million, or 48%, in 2016 versus 2015, due primarily to higher compensation expense of $2.6 million due, in part, to increased headcount including from the acquisition of MyHammer, as well as an increase of $2.1 million in transaction-related costs in 2016.

For the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014

        General and administrative expense increased $14.9 million, or 21%, in 2015 versus 2014.

        North America general and administrative expense increased $19.9 million, or 37%, in 2015 versus 2014, due primarily to an increase of $10.9 million in compensation resulting primarily from an increase in stock-based compensation expense and increased head count, an increase of $4.1 million in bad debt expense due to higher revenue, an increase of $1.9 million in outsourced customer service expenses and an increase of $1.2 million in software maintenance costs. Stock-based compensation expense increased $5.9 million in 2015 due to the impact of a true up of estimated to actual forfeitures in 2014 and the issuance of new equity awards since the prior year.

        Europe general and administrative expense decreased $5.0 million, or 28%, in 2015 versus 2014, due primarily to decreases of $1.7 million in bad debt expense and $1.4 million in compensation expense due, in part, to the closure of the Company's then-existing operations in the United Kingdom in the fourth quarter of 2014.

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Product development expense

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Product development expense

  $ 20,596   $ 3,754     22 % $ 16,842   $ 4,871     41 % $ 11,971  

Percentage of revenue

    4 %               5 %               4 %

For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015

        Product development expense increased $3.8 million, or 22%, in 2016 versus 2015.

        North America product development expense increased $4.2 million, or 31%, in 2016 versus 2015, driven by an increase of $3.5 million in compensation and other employee-related costs due primarily to an increase in consultants, who were retained to supplement our permanent development team.

        Europe product development expense decreased $0.5 million, or 15%, in 2016 versus 2015, driven by a decrease of $0.4 million in compensation expense resulting from a higher number of capitalized projects in 2016 versus 2015.

For the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014

        Product development expense increased $4.9 million, or 41%, in 2015 versus 2014.

        North America product development expense increased $4.2 million, or 44%, in 2015 versus 2014, due primarily to an increase of $4.2 million in compensation expense due, in part, to increased headcount.

        Europe product development expense increased $0.7 million, or 27%, in 2015 versus 2014, driven by an increase of $0.6 million in compensation expense due, in part, to an increase in headcount.

Depreciation

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Depreciation

    $8,419   $ 1,826     28 %   $6,593     $73     1 %   $6,520  

Percentage of revenue

    2 %               2 %               2 %

For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015

        Depreciation increased $1.8 million, or 28%, in 2016 versus 2015.

        North America depreciation increased $2.2 million, or 39%, in 2016 versus 2015, due primarily to incremental depreciation associated with capital expenditures related to a new sales center and an increase in internally developed software.

        Europe depreciation decreased $0.4 million, or 49%, in 2016 versus 2015, due primarily to certain fixed assets becoming fully depreciated.

For the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014

        Depreciation increased $0.1 million, or 1%, in 2015 versus 2014.

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Operating income (loss)

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Operating income (loss)

  $ 24,058   $ 25,626     NM   $ (1,568 ) $ (2,183 )   NM     $615  

Percentage of revenue*

    5 %               %               %

NM = Not meaningful

*
2015 and 2014 amounts are less than 1% as a percentage of revenue.

For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015

        Operating income increased $25.6 million in 2016 versus 2015.

        North America operating income increased $30.2 million, or 1,305%, due primarily to the increase of $31.9 million in Adjusted EBITDA described below, and a decrease of $0.8 million in amortization of intangibles, partially offset by increases of $2.2 million in depreciation and $0.4 million in stock-based compensation expense.

        Europe operating loss increased $4.5 million, or 117%, due primarily to the increase in Adjusted EBITDA loss of $4.1 million described below, as well as increases of $0.7 million in stock-based compensation expense and $0.2 million in amortization of intangibles, partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million in depreciation.

        At December 31, 2016, there was $16.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to all equity-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.5 years.

For the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014

        Operating income decreased $2.2 million, in 2015 versus 2014.

        North America operating income decreased $1.7 million, or 43%, in 2015 versus 2014, despite an increase of $0.9 million in Adjusted EBITDA described below and a decrease of $5.3 million in amortization of intangibles, due primarily to increases of $7.1 million in stock-based compensation and $0.8 million in depreciation. The decrease in amortization of intangibles is due primarily to a trade name becoming fully amortized in 2014. The increase in stock-based compensation expense is due to the impact of a true up of estimated to actual forfeitures in 2014 and the issuance of new equity awards since the prior year.

        Europe operating loss increased $0.4 million, or 13%, in 2015 versus 2014, due primarily to the increase in Adjusted EBITDA loss of $0.6 million described below, and an increase of $1.0 million in stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by decreases of $0.8 million in depreciation and $0.5 million in amortization of intangibles.

Adjusted EBITDA

        Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure and is defined below in the section entitled "—HomeAdvisor's Principles of Financial Reporting." For a reconciliations of operating income (loss) and net earnings (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder to Adjusted EBITDA, see "Note 9—Segment Information" to the audited combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 44,546   $ 27,833     167 % $ 16,713   $ 260     2 % $ 16,453  

Percentage of revenue

    9 %               5 %               6 %

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For the year ended December 31, 2016 compared to the year ended December 31, 2015

        Adjusted EBITDA increased $27.8 million, or 167%, in 2016 versus 2015.

        North America Adjusted EBITDA grew $31.9 million, or 175%, in 2016 versus 2015, due primarily to an increase of $132.0 million in revenue, partially offset by increased investment in online and offline marketing of $48.5 million. Adjusted EBITDA was further impacted by higher compensation expense due, in part, to increased headcount and an increase in bad debt expense due to higher revenue.

        Europe Adjusted EBITDA loss increased $4.1 million, or 277%, in 2016 versus 2015, despite an increase of $5.7 million in revenue, due primarily to increased investment in online marketing of $2.5 million, transaction-related costs of $2.1 million and higher compensation expense due primarily to increased headcount. Adjusted EBITDA was further impacted by a $0.5 million write off of deferred revenue related to the acquisition of MyHammer.

For the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014

        Adjusted EBITDA increased $0.3 million, or 2%, in 2015 versus 2014.

        North America Adjusted EBITDA grew $0.9 million, or 5%, in 2015 versus 2014, due primarily to higher revenue, partially offset by increased investment in offline and online marketing, higher compensation expense, and increased bad debt expense and outsourced customer service expenses.

        Europe Adjusted EBITDA loss increased $0.6 million, or 75%, in 2015 versus 2014, due primarily to lower revenue resulting from the closure of the Company's then-existing operations in the United Kingdom in the fourth quarter of 2014.

Interest expense—related party

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Interest expense—related party

  $ 894   $ 622     229 % $ 272   $ (840 )   (76 )% $ 1,112  

        Interest expense—related party for the three-year period ended December 31, 2016 includes interest charged by IAC and its subsidiaries on the outstanding long-term debt—related party notes, which are primarily related to acquisitions.

Other expense, net

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Other expense, net

  $ 699   $ 301     76 % $ 398   $ 304     323 % $ 94  

        Other expense, net for the three-year period ended December 31, 2016 principally includes net foreign currency exchange losses.

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Income tax provision

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Income tax provision

  $ (11,834 ) $ (10,076 )   573 % $ (1,758 ) $ (129 )   8 % $ (1,629 )

Effective income tax rate

    53 %               NM                 NM  

        In 2016, the effective income tax rate was higher than the statutory rate of 35% due primarily to unbenefited losses in separate jurisdictions and state taxes, partially offset by research credits.

        In 2015, the income tax provision is due primarily to an increase in income tax reserves and unbenefited losses in separate jurisdictions, partially offset by research credits.

        In 2014, the income tax provision is due primarily to unbenefited losses in separate jurisdictions and state taxes, partially offset by research credits.

        At December 31, 2016 and 2015, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits, including interest, of $0.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively. Included in unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2016 and 2015, is approximately $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for tax positions included in IAC's consolidated tax return filings. Unrecognized tax benefits, including interest, for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased by $1.4 million due principally to settlements. If unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2016 are subsequently recognized, income tax expense would be reduced by $0.6 million. The comparable amount as of December 31, 2015 is $1.9 million.

        For further details of income tax matters, see "Note 3—Income Taxes" to the audited combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

        Noncontrolling interests represent the noncontrolling holders' percentage share of earnings or losses from the subsidiaries in which the Company holds a majority, but less than 100%, ownership interest and the results of which are included in our combined financial statements.

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   $ Change   % Change   2015   $ Change   % Change   2014  
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
 

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    $2,497     $(174 )   (7 )%   $2,671     $2,214     484 %   $457  

        Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2016 represents the net losses attributable to the noncontrolling interests in mHelpDesk and MyHammer.

        Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in 2015 and 2014 represent the net losses attributable to the noncontrolling interests in mHelpDesk.

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HomeAdvisor's Principles of Financial Reporting

        We report Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure to GAAP. This measure is one of the primary metrics by which we evaluate the performance of our businesses, on which our internal budgets are based and by which management is compensated. We believe that investors should have access to, and we are obligated to provide, the same set of tools that we use in analyzing our results. This non-GAAP measure should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. We endeavor to compensate for the limitations of the non-GAAP measure presented by providing the comparable GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to derive the non-GAAP measure. We encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-GAAP measure, which we discuss below.

Definition of HomeAdvisor's Non-GAAP Measure

        Adjusted EBITDA is defined as operating income excluding: (1) stock-based compensation expense; (2) depreciation; and (3) acquisition-related items consisting of amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, if applicable. We believe this measure is useful for analysts and investors as this measure allows a more meaningful comparison between our performance and that of our competitors. Moreover, our management uses this measure internally to evaluate the performance of our business as a whole and our individual business segments. The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are non-cash in nature, and we believe that by excluding these items, Adjusted EBITDA corresponds more closely to the cash operating income generated from our business, from which capital investments are made and debt is serviced. Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact to our combined statement of operations of certain expenses.

        For a reconciliation of operating income (loss) by reportable segment and net (loss) earnings attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 and for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, see Note 7 and Note 9 "—Segment Information" to the unaudited and audited combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

Non-cash expenses that are excluded from HomeAdvisor's Non-GAAP Measure

        Stock-based compensation expense consists principally of expense associated with the grants of stock appreciation rights, stock options, restricted stock units, or RSUs, and performance-based RSUs. These expenses are not paid in cash. Upon the exercise of certain stock appreciation rights, stock options and vesting of RSUs and performance-based RSUs, the awards are settled, at the Company's discretion, on a net basis, with the Company remitting the required tax-withholding amount from its current funds.

        Depreciation is a non-cash expense relating to our property and equipment and is computed using the straight-line method to allocate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated useful lives or, in the case of leasehold improvements, the lease term, if shorter.

        Amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets are non-cash expenses. At the time of an acquisition, the identifiable definite-lived intangible assets of the acquired company, such as technology, contractor relationships, customer lists and user base, and trade names are valued and amortized over their estimated lives. Value is also assigned to acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets, which comprise trade names and trademarks, and goodwill that are not subject to amortization. An impairment is recorded when the carrying value of an intangible asset or goodwill exceeds its fair value. While it is likely that we will have significant intangible amortization expense as we continue to acquire companies, we believe that intangible assets represent costs incurred by the

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acquired company to build value prior to acquisition and the related amortization and impairment charges of goodwill or intangible assets, if applicable, are not ongoing costs of doing business.

Financial Position, Liquidity and Capital Resources

 
  March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Cash and cash equivalents:

             

United States

  $ 387   $ 4  

All other countries

    42,136     36,373  

Total cash and cash equivalents

  $ 42,523   $ 36,377  

Long-term debt—related party

             

Promissory note due October 14, 2023

  $ 42,000   $ 42,000  

Promissory note due March 20, 2024

    26,186      

Promissory note due March 20, 2047

    15,463      

Promissory note due February 7, 2024

    10,412      

Promissory note due August 29, 2018

    5,000     5,000  

Other

        2,838  

Total long-term debt—related party

    99,061     49,838  

Less: Current portion of long-term debt—related party

        2,838  

Total long-term debt—related party, net of current portion

  $ 99,061   $ 47,000  

        At March 31, 2017, we had $42.5 million of cash and cash equivalents. Internationally, cash equivalents primarily consist of AAA rated government money market funds. Domestically, we participate in IAC's centrally managed U.S. treasury management function in which IAC sweeps domestic cash of HomeAdvisor (US). Long-term debt—related party consists of various promissory notes. See "Note 9—Related Party Transactions" to the unaudited combined interim financial statements and "Note 12—Related Party Transactions" to the audited combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus for additional information on Long-term debt—related party. At March 31, 2017, $42.1 million of the $42.5 million of cash and cash equivalents was held by entities that are part of the HomeAdvisor Business and are organized and operate outside of the United States. If needed for our U.S. operations, all but $11.8 million of the $42.1 million of cash and cash equivalents held by these entities organized outside of the United States could be repatriated without incurring a federal or state income tax liability. The estimated amount of the unrecognized deferred income tax liability with respect to the $11.8 million of such earnings would be $3.6 million at December 31, 2016. We currently do not anticipate a need to repatriate these funds to finance our U.S. operations and it is our intent to indefinitely reinvest these funds outside of the U.S., therefore, we have not provided for the $3.6 million in U.S. income taxes related to these funds.

        HomeAdvisor (US) and certain of its wholly owned domestic subsidiaries are guarantors of IAC's 2013 Senior Notes (4.875% Senior Notes due November 30, 2018; $366.9 million outstanding at March 31, 2017) and 2012 Senior Notes (4.75% Senior Notes due December 15, 2022; $34.9 million outstanding at March 31, 2017). IAC's $300 million revolving credit facility, which terminates on October 7, 2020 and is undrawn at March 31, 2017, is also unconditionally guaranteed by HomeAdvisor (US) and the same domestic subsidiaries that guarantee the 2013 and 2012 Senior Notes and, additionally, is secured by the stock of HomeAdvisor (US) and the stock of certain other domestic and foreign entities that are part of the HomeAdvisor Business. At March 31, 2017, there are no outstanding borrowings under IAC's revolving credit facility. We have not recorded a liability pursuant to this guarantor obligation because HomeAdvisor (US) has not agreed to pay a specific amount

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through an arrangement with our co-obligors and we do not expect to pay any amount as a result of our guarantee of IAC's Senior Notes and IAC's revolving credit facility. Upon completion of the Transactions, HomeAdvisor (US) and certain of its wholly owned domestic subsidiaries will no longer guarantee any debt of IAC.

Cash flow information

        In summary, the Company's cash flow are as follows:

 
  Three Months
Ended March 31,
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2017   2016   2016   2015   2014  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Net cash provided by (used in):

                               

Operating activities

  $ 8,045   $ 13,682   $ 40,223   $ 17,752   $ 12,789  

Investing activities

    (56,112 )   (6,246 )   (32,309 )   (10,170 )   (18,956 )

Financing activities

    53,759     (4,837 )   26,099     (9,383 )   5,925  

Three Months Ended March 31, 2017

        Net cash provided by operating activities consists of net earnings of $25.9 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $17.1 million and a decrease from working capital activities of $34.9 million. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consist of $5.9 million of bad debt expense, $4.5 million of stock-based compensation expense, $3.0 million of depreciation and $2.3 million of deferred income taxes. The deferred income tax provision primarily relates to the settlement of stock-based compensation. The changes from working capital activities primarily consist of a decrease in income taxes payable of $28.5 million, an increase in accounts receivable of $14.5 million, an increase in other current assets of $10.7 million, partially offset by an increase of $14.6 million in accounts payable and other current liabilities and an increase in deferred revenue of $4.2 million. The decrease in income taxes payable primarily relates to the settlement of stock-based awards. The excess tax benefit from stock-based awards was $27.4 million. The increase in accounts receivable is primarily due to revenue growth in North America. The increase in other current assets is due to an increase in prepaid marketing. The increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities is due to an increase in accrued advertising. The increase in deferred revenue is due to growth in subscription revenue.

        Net cash used in investing activities includes $52.4 million of cash used for the acquisitions of MyBuilder and HomeStars, and capital expenditures of $3.7 million, primarily related to our sales center and corporate headquarters expansion.

        Net cash provided by financing activities includes proceeds from the borrowings of related party debt of $51.9 million, funds returned from escrow for the MyHammer tender offer of $10.6 million and cash transfers of $6.4 million from IAC pursuant to IAC's centrally managed U.S. treasury management function, partially offset by the purchase of noncontrolling interests of $12.3 million and principal payments on related party debt of $2.8 million.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2016

        Net cash provided by operating activities consists of net loss of $1.2 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $8.2 million and an increase from working capital activities of $6.8 million. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consist of $3.2 million of bad debt expense and $2.2 million of stock-based compensation expense. The changes from working capital activities primarily consist of an increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities of $16.2 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $10.0 million. The increase in accounts payable and other current

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liabilities is due to the timing of payments. The increase in accounts receivable is primarily due to revenue growth in North America.

        Net cash used in investing activities includes capital expenditures of $6.2 million primarily related to an increase in internally developed software.

        Net cash used in financing activities includes cash transfers of $4.8 million to IAC pursuant to IAC's centrally managed U.S. treasury management function.

Year Ended December 31, 2016

        Net cash provided by operating activities consists of net earnings of $10.6 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $27.7 million and an increase from working capital activities of $1.9 million. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consist of $17.4 million of bad debt expense, $8.9 million of stock-based compensation expense, $8.4 million of depreciation, $7.7 million of excess tax benefits from stock-based awards, $3.7 million of deferred income taxes, and $3.2 million of amortization of intangibles. The deferred income tax benefit primarily relates to stock-based compensation expense. The changes from working capital activities primarily consist of an increase of $14.9 million in accounts payable and other current liabilities, an increase in income taxes payable of $6.9 million, an increase in deferred revenue of $6.9 million, partially offset by an increase in accounts receivable of $23.9 million, and an increase in other current assets of $3.0 million. The increase in accounts payable and other current liabilities is due to the timing of payments and an increase in employee-related accruals. The increase in income taxes payable is due to current year income tax accruals in excess of current year income tax payments. The increase in deferred revenue is due to growth in subscription revenue. The increase in accounts receivable is primarily due to revenue growth in North America. The increase in other current assets is due to an increase in prepaid marketing.

        Net cash used in investing activities includes $15.6 million of cash used for the MyHammer acquisition and capital expenditures of $16.7 million, primarily related to a new sales center and an increase in internally developed software.

        Net cash provided by financing activities includes $44.8 million in proceeds from the borrowings of related party debt principally used to fund the acquisition of MyHammer and $7.7 million of excess tax benefits from stock-based awards, partially offset by the refinancing of an $11.4 million promissory note, $10.5 million of funds held in escrow relating to the MyHammer tender offer for the portion of shares publicly held, and cash transfers of $4.3 million to IAC pursuant to IAC's centrally managed U.S. treasury management function.

Year Ended December 31, 2015

        Net cash provided by operating activities consists of a net loss of $4.0 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $28.8 million and a decrease from working capital activities of $7.0 million. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consist of $13.2 million of bad debt expense, $7.9 million of stock-based compensation expense, $6.6 million of depreciation, $3.8 million of amortization of intangibles, and $3.5 million of deferred income taxes. The deferred income tax benefit primarily relates to stock-based compensation expense. The changes from working capital activities primarily consist of an increase in accounts receivable of $16.2 million, partially offset by an increase in deferred revenue of $7.2 million and an increase in income taxes payable of $2.5 million. The increase in accounts receivable is primarily due to revenue growth in North America. The increase in deferred revenue is primarily due to the growth in subscription revenue. The increase in income taxes payable is due to current year income tax accruals in excess of current year income tax payments.

        Net cash used in investing activities includes capital expenditures of $10.2 million primarily related to an increase in internally developed software.

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        Net cash used in financing activities includes cash transfers of $9.5 million to IAC pursuant to IAC's centrally managed U.S. treasury management function.

Year Ended December 31, 2014

        Net cash provided by operating activities consists of a net loss of $2.2 million, adjustments for non-cash items of $25.8 million and a decrease from working capital activities of $10.8 million. Adjustments for non-cash items primarily consist of $10.9 million of bad debt expense, $9.6 million of amortization of intangibles, and $6.5 million of depreciation. The changes from working capital activities primarily consist of an increase in accounts receivable of $14.2 million primarily due to revenue growth in North America.

        Net cash used in investing activities includes $12.2 million used for the acquisition of mHelpDesk, and capital expenditures of $6.8 million, primarily related to an increase in internally developed software.

        Net cash provided by financing activities includes cash transfers of $5.3 million from IAC pursuant to IAC's centrally managed U.S. treasury management function.

Liquidity and capital resources

For periods prior to the Transactions

        Our principal sources of liquidity have historically been cash flows generated from operations and the funding we receive from IAC, including loans from certain IAC foreign subsidiaries, which have been primarily used to fund acquisitions, as well as our cash and cash equivalents. These sources have been sufficient to enable us to fund our normal operating requirements, including capital expenditures, and our acquisitions. We believe these sources will continue to be sufficient to fund our normal operating requirements, including capital expenditures, which we expect to be approximately 100% higher in 2017 than 2016 due to our sales center and corporate headquarters expansion.

In connection with the Transactions

        All outstanding long-term debt—related party and amounts due between IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business, will be settled prior to the completion of the Transactions, with the exception of a promissory note that will be issued to a foreign subsidiary of IAC that is not part of the HomeAdvisor Business in an amount not to exceed €4.0 million.

        At or prior to the Closing, ANGI Homeservices and IAC will enter into one or more intercompany loan agreements (collectively referred to as the "Intercompany Note"), the form of which is an exhibit to the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the Intercompany Note, IAC will provide the funds necessary at the Effective Time to repay the outstanding balance under Angie's List's existing credit agreement, which is $60.0 million as of March 31, 2017. ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries may also request further advances from IAC under the Intercompany Note or under additional agreements substantially in the form of the Intercompany Note following the Closing to cover general corporate purposes such as the provision of working capital, which IAC in its discretion may agree to provide on the terms set forth in the Intercompany Note.

        Immediately following completion of the Transactions, IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices which, together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices, will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis, calculated using the treasury stock method) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices common stock. For further details, see the sections entitled "The Merger Agreement—Election Procedures for the Share Consideration and the Cash Consideration; Aggregate Cap and

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Possible Proration of the Cash Consideration" and "—Determination of the Number of Class B Shares of ANGI Homeservices to Be Issued to IAC." As a result, IAC will have the ability to control ANGI Homeservices' financing activities following the Closing, including the issuance of additional debt and equity securities by ANGI Homeservices or any of its subsidiaries, or the incurrence of other indebtedness generally. While ANGI Homeservices is expected to have the ability to access debt and equity markets if needed, such transactions may require the approval of IAC due to its control of the majority of the outstanding voting power of ANGI Homeservices' capital stock and its representation on the ANGI Homeservices board of directors. Additional financing may not be available on favorable terms or at all.

Contractual Obligations

        Our principal commitments consist of obligations under related party debt and operating leases for office space and equipment. The following table summarizes our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2017.

 
  Payments due by period  
 
  Less than
1 year
  1 to 3 years   3 to 5 years   More than
5 years
  Total  
 
  (in thousands)
 

Long-term debt—related party(a)

  $ 187   $ 5,206   $   $ 262,183   $ 267,576  

Operating leases(b)

    5,819     18,183     13,394     35,313     72,709  

Purchase obligations(c)

    371     30             401  

Total contractual obligations(d)

  $ 6,377   $ 23,419   $ 13,394   $ 297,496   $ 340,686  

(a)
Long-term debt—related party consists of promissory notes including interest at both fixed and variable rates. Long-term debt—related party at March 31, 2017 consists of $94.1 million, which bears interest at fixed rates, and $5.0 million which bears interest at a variable rate. The variable rate debt bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.00%, or 3.54%, at March 31, 2017. The amount of interest ultimately paid on the variable rate debt may differ based on changes in interest rates. See "Note 9—Related Party Transactions" to the unaudited combined interim financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus for additional information on Long-term debt—related party.

(b)
We lease office space, data center facilities and equipment used in connection with our operations under various operating leases, the majority of which contain escalation clauses. In March 2017, we entered into a new 10.5 year lease for our call center in New York and a new 10.5 year lease for our corporate headquarters in Denver, Colorado.

(c)
Purchase obligations primarily consist of advertising commitments.

(d)
We have excluded $0.6 million in unrecognized tax benefits and related interest from the table above as we are unable to make a reasonably reliable estimate of the period in which these liabilities might be paid. For additional information on income taxes, see "Note 2—Income Taxes" to the unaudited combined interim financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

        Other than the items described above, we have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements.

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Foreign currency exchange risk

        We conduct business in certain foreign markets, principally in the European Union. For both the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, international revenue accounted for 9% of combined revenue. For the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, international revenue accounted for 8%, 9% and 16% of combined revenue, respectively. Our primary exposure to foreign currency exchange risk relates to investments in foreign subsidiaries that transact business in a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, primarily the Euro. As foreign currency exchange rates change, translation of the statements of operations of our international businesses into U.S. dollars affects year-over-year comparability of operating results. The average Euro to U.S. dollar exchange rate was flat in the first three months of 2017 compared to 2016.

        Historically, we have not hedged any foreign currency exposures. Our continued international expansion increases our exposure to exchange rate fluctuations and as a result such fluctuations could have a significant impact on our future results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

        The following disclosure is provided to supplement the descriptions of our accounting policies contained in "Note 2—Summary of significant accounting policies" to the audited combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus, in regard to significant areas of judgment. Management of the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions during the preparation of its combined financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These estimates, judgments and assumptions impact the reported amount of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the combined financial statements. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Because of the size of the financial statement elements to which they relate, some of our accounting policies and estimates have a more significant impact on our combined financial statements than others. What follows is a discussion of some of our more significant accounting policies and estimates.

Allowance for doubtful accounts

        The Company makes judgments as to its ability to collect outstanding receivables and provide allowances when it has determined that all or a portion of the receivable will not be collected. The Company determines its allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time accounts receivable are past due, its previous loss history, the specific customer's ability to pay its obligations and the condition of the general economy and the customer's industry. The Company writes off accounts receivable when they are determined to be uncollectible. The carrying value of the allowance for doubtful accounts is $9.2 million and $8.2 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Business combinations

        Acquisitions are an important part of the Company's growth strategy. The Company invested $52.8 million and $19.7 million in acquisitions for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the year ended December 31, 2016. The purchase price of each acquisition is attributed to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the date of acquisition, including identifiable intangible assets that either arise from a contractual or legal right or are separable from goodwill. The fair value of these intangible assets is based on detailed valuations that use information and assumptions provided by management. The excess purchase price over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets is recorded as goodwill and is assigned to the reporting unit(s) that is expected to benefit from the combination as of the acquisition date.

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Recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets

        Goodwill is the Company's largest asset with a carrying value of $171.0 million and $150.6 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Indefinite-lived intangible assets, which consist of the Company's acquired trade names and trademarks, have a carrying value of $4.9 million and $0.6 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

        Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are assessed annually for impairment as of October 1 or, more frequently, if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit or the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset below its carrying value. In performing its annual assessment, the Company has the option to qualitatively assess whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value.

        For the Company's annual goodwill test at October 1, 2016, a qualitative assessment of the North America and Europe reporting units' goodwill was performed because the Company concluded it was more likely than not that the fair value of these reporting units was in excess of their respective carrying values. The primary factors that the Company considered in its qualitative assessment for each of these reporting units were valuations performed during 2016. These valuations were prepared primarily in connection with the issuance and/or settlement of equity grants that are denominated in the shares of HomeAdvisor (US) or HomeAdvisor (International), as applicable, and certain of their subsidiaries. The valuations were prepared time proximate to, but not as of, October 1, 2016. The Company determined that the fair value of each of these reporting units was significantly in excess of its October 1, 2016 carrying value.

        While the Company has the option to qualitatively assess whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of its indefinite-lived intangible asset are less than its carrying value, the Company's policy is to determine the fair value of each of its indefinite-lived intangible assets annually as of October 1. The Company determines the fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets using an avoided royalty discounted cash flow ("DCF") valuation analysis. Significant judgments inherent in this analysis include the selection of appropriate royalty and discount rates and estimating the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risks inherent in the expected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets. The royalty rates used in the DCF analyses are based upon an estimate of the royalty rates that a market participant would pay to license the Company's trade names and trademarks. Assumptions used in the avoided royalty DCF analyses, including the discount rate and royalty rate, are assessed annually based on the actual and projected cash flows related to the asset, as well as macroeconomic and industry specific factors. The discount rate used in the Company's annual indefinite-lived impairment assessment was 17% in both 2016 and 2015, and the royalty rate used was 1% in both 2016 and 2015.

        The 2016, 2015 and 2014 annual assessments identified no impairments.

Recoverability of long-lived assets

        We review the carrying value of all long-lived assets, comprising property and equipment, including leasehold improvements, and definite-lived intangible assets, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. If the carrying value is deemed not to be recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. In addition, the Company reviews the useful lives of its long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that these lives may be changed. The carrying value of property and equipment and definite-lived intangible assets is $29.6 million and $19.5 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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Income taxes

        We account for income taxes under the liability method, and deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying values of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is provided on deferred tax assets if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. As of December 31, 2016 and 2015, the balance of deferred tax assets, net, is $13.0 million and $12.3 million, respectively.

        We recognize liabilities for uncertain tax positions based on the two-step process. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement. This measurement step is inherently difficult and requires subjective estimations of such amounts to determine the probability of various possible outcomes. We consider many factors when evaluating and estimating our tax positions and tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustments and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, we had unrecognized tax benefits of $0.6 million and $2.0 million, including interest, respectively. Changes to reserves from period to period and differences between amounts paid, if any, upon resolution of issues raised in audits and amounts previously provided may be material. Differences between the reserves for income tax contingencies and the amounts owed by us are recorded in the period they become known.

        The ultimate amount of deferred income tax assets realized and the amounts paid for deferred income tax liabilities and uncertain tax positions may vary from our estimates due to future changes in income tax law, state income tax apportionment or the outcome of any review of our tax returns by the various tax authorities, as well as actual operating results of the Company that vary significantly from anticipated results.

        No income taxes have been provided on indefinitely reinvested earnings of certain foreign entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business totaling $11.8 million at December 31, 2016. The estimated amount of the unrecognized deferred income tax liability with respect to such earnings would be $3.6 million.

Stock-based compensation

        The stock-based compensation expense reflected in our combined statement of operations consists of expense related to stock appreciation rights with respect to HomeAdvisor (US), IAC stock options and restricted stock units issued to employees of the HomeAdvisor Business and equity awards denominated in the equity of certain other entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business.

        Prior to the Transactions, the equity awards that relate to common stock of HomeAdvisor (US) or the common stock of certain other entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business are settleable in shares of IAC common stock having a value equal to the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the common stock of the relevant entity of the HomeAdvisor Business. Upon completion of the Transactions, the stock appreciation rights that relate to common stock of HomeAdvisor (US) will be converted into awards that are exercisable for Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices, and the equity awards that relate to other entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business will be settleable, at IAC's election, in shares of IAC common stock or in Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices. To the extent shares of IAC common stock are issued in settlement of the awards issued by entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business other than HomeAdvisor (US), ANGI Homeservices will reimburse IAC for the cost of those shares by issuing to IAC additional Class B shares of ANGI

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Homeservices common stock. For IAC equity awards issued to employees of the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices will reimburse IAC for the cost of those shares by issuing to IAC, at IAC's election, either cash or additional Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock.

        We measure and recognize compensation expense for all stock-based awards based on the grant date fair value of the awards. The fair value of stock appreciation rights and stock options is estimated using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Fair value is recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis, net of estimated forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period of the award.

        The Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires the use of highly subjective and complex assumptions, the most significant of which include estimating the fair value of the underlying shares, expected term, expected volatility of the underlying shares, risk-free interest rates and the expected dividend yield. In addition, the recognition of stock-based compensation expense is impacted by our estimated forfeiture rates, which are based, in part, on historical forfeiture rates. The assumptions used in the option pricing model represent IAC management's best estimates.

        Stock-based compensation expense related to HomeAdvisor (US) denominated stock appreciation rights represents the majority of the combined HomeAdvisor Business stock-based compensation expense, exclusive of corporate allocations, for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. The description below relates to the common stock and stock appreciation rights of HomeAdvisor (US).

Valuations of HomeAdvisor (US)

        We estimated the fair value of the common stock and stock appreciation rights of HomeAdvisor (US) using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair values of the common stock of HomeAdvisor (US) were approved by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the IAC Board of Directors, or the IAC Committee, after consultation with IAC management and based on valuations prepared by IAC management and, at certain times, valuations prepared by an unrelated third party valuation advisory firm. The IAC Committee intended all awards granted to be exercisable at a price per share not less than the per share fair value of the common stock on the grant date. In the absence of a public trading market of the shares of HomeAdvisor (US), the IAC Committee exercised its reasonable judgment and considered numerous objective and subjective factors to determine what it believed to be the best estimate of the fair value of the shares of common stock of HomeAdvisor (US). These factors generally included the following:

        In valuing the shares of HomeAdvisor (US), we determined its equity value by assessing a combination of value indicators using a market comparable approach and an income approach. The valuation method ultimately selected to determine the equity value was the market comparable approach after determining that the resulting valuation was reasonable given the range of valuations determined using the income approach.

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Market comparable approach

        The market comparable approach considers multiples of financial metrics based on both acquisitions and trading multiples of a selected peer group of companies. From the comparable companies, a representative market multiple is determined which is applied to financial metrics to estimate the value of HomeAdvisor (US).

        The peer group of companies was determined by considering companies relevant in terms of business function, monetization model, and margin and growth characteristics operating in these sectors: lead generation, local reviews, eCommerce, and branded consumer internet companies with strong earnings growth.

Income approach

        For the income approach, a discounted cash flow method was utilized to estimate the enterprise value based on the estimated present value of future net cash flows we are expected to generate over a forecasted period and an estimate of the present value of cash flows beyond that period. The present value was estimated using a discount rate, which accounts for the time value of money and the appropriate degree of risks inherent in the business. For these valuations, we prepared financial projections to be used in the income approach. The financial projections took into account the historical financial results of operations, business experiences and future expectations of HomeAdvisor (US). The risk associated with achieving these forecasts was used to select the appropriate exit multiple and discount rate. There is inherent uncertainty in these estimates, as the assumptions used were highly subjective and subject to change as a result of new operating data and economic and other conditions that impact the business.

Option-pricing model

        The key assumptions used in the option-pricing model to value HomeAdvisor (US) denominated stock appreciation rights are estimated as follows:

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        The following table summarizes the weighted-average assumptions used in the option pricing model for grants made during the periods indicated for the stock appreciation rights of HomeAdvisor (US).

 
  Year ended
December 31,
2016
  Year ended
December 31,
2015
  Three months
ended
March 31,
2017
 

Grant date fair value of shares(1)

  $ 9.86   $ 3.63   $ 16.83  

Expected term (in years)

    3.2     3.7     5.6  

Expected volatility

    44 %   48 %   52 %

Risk-free interest rate

    0.8 %   1.2 %   2.0 %

Expected dividend yield

    %   %   %

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The grant date fair value per share for these awards does not give effect to the exchange ratio that will be applied in connection with the Merger.

        In addition to the above assumptions, we also estimate a forfeiture rate to calculate stock-based compensation expense, which is based on an analysis of historical forfeitures.

        Based on the Black-Scholes assumptions in the table above, the weighted average fair value of stock appreciation rights granted during the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015 and for the three months ended March 31, 2017, are $3.13, $1.34 and $8.24, respectively.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see "Note 2—Summary of significant accounting policies" to the audited combined financial statements of HomeAdvisor Business included elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

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ANGI HOMESERVICES COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

        This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides information regarding the compensation philosophy, policies, and practices with respect to the compensation of ANGI Homeservices' principal executive officer, principal financial officer, and three other most highly compensated executive officers, collectively referred to as ANGI Homeservices' "named executive officers," for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016. The named executive officers covered by this Compensation Discussion and Analysis have been determined based on the individuals who are expected to serve as executive officers of ANGI Homeservices following completion of the Transactions. Based on this methodology, ANGI Homeservices' named executive officers for the 2016 fiscal year were:

        During 2016, Messrs. Terrill, Ridenour, and Smith, and Ms. Lowrie were employees of, and received compensation from, HomeAdvisor (US) and Mr. Schiffman was an employee of, and received compensation from, IAC.

Roles and Responsibilities

        To date, executive officer compensation (other than with respect to Mr. Schiffman) has been predominantly determined by IAC. Mr. Schiffman serves as a named executive officer of IAC and, as such, all decisions relating to his compensation were made by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors of IAC (the "IAC Committee").

        Following completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices will have a separate board of directors as described in the section entitled "Board of Directors and Executive Officers of ANGI Homeservices Following the Merger," which board of directors will in turn have a compensation committee with the responsibility of establishing ANGI Homeservices' compensation philosophy and programs and determining appropriate payments and awards to ANGI Homeservices' executive officers, other than Mr. Schiffman, with respect to whom the IAC Committee will continue to make such determinations.

        This Compensation Discussion and Analysis deals exclusively with historical information while the HomeAdvisor Business has been a part of IAC, and is not necessarily indicative of future philosophy when ANGI Homeservices is a publicly traded company.

        In general, IAC has been responsible for establishing bonus pools and equity pools for employees of the HomeAdvisor Business, other than Mr. Schiffman, and such pools have been allocated throughout the HomeAdvisor Business, with Mr. Terrill making the determinations for most other executive officers, and IAC directly establishing the bonus and equity awards for Mr. Terrill.

        Neither ANGI Homeservices nor IAC has an ongoing relationship with any particular compensation consulting firm, though IAC has from time to time retained the services of consultants on specific occasions.

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Philosophy and Objectives

        The historical compensation program for executive officers of HomeAdvisor (US) was designed to increase long-term value by attracting, retaining, motivating, and rewarding leaders with the competence, character, experience, and ambition necessary to enable the HomeAdvisor Business to meet its growth objectives.

        When establishing compensation packages for a given executive, IAC followed a flexible approach, and has made decisions based on a host of factors particular to a given executive situation, including its firsthand experience with the competition for recruiting and retaining executives; negotiation and discussion with the relevant individual; competitive survey data; internal equity considerations; and other factors IAC deemed relevant at the time.

        Similarly, IAC has not followed an arithmetic approach to establishing compensation levels and measuring and rewarding performance, as IAC believes this approach often fails to adequately take into account the multiple factors that contribute to success at the individual and business level. In any given period, IAC may have had multiple objectives, and these objectives, and their relative importance, often change as the competitive and strategic landscape shifts, even within a given compensation cycle. As a result, formulaic approaches often over-compensate or under-compensate a given performance level. Accordingly, IAC has historically avoided the use of strict formulas in its compensation practices and has relied primarily on a discretionary approach.

Benchmarking

        While IAC considers market data in establishing broad compensation programs and practices and may periodically benchmark the compensation associated with particular executive positions, IAC does not definitively rely on competitive survey data or any benchmarking information in establishing executive compensation. IAC makes decisions based on a host of factors particular to a given executive's situation, including those described above and its understanding of the current environment, and believes that over-reliance on survey data, or a benchmarking approach, is too rigid and stale for the dynamic and fast changing marketplace for talent.

Compensation Elements

        Compensation packages for executive officers have primarily consisted of salary, annual bonuses, long term incentives (typically equity awards), perquisites, and other benefits. Prior to making specific decisions related to any particular element of compensation, IAC typically reviews the total compensation of each executive officer, evaluating the executive officer's total near- and long-term compensation in the aggregate. IAC determines which element or combinations of compensation elements (salary, bonus, or equity) can be used most effectively to further its compensation objectives. However, all such decisions are subjective, and made on a facts-and-circumstances basis without any prescribed relationship between the various elements of the total compensation package.

Salary

        A new executive officer's starting salary is typically negotiated upon arrival, based on the executive officer's prior compensation history, prior compensation levels for the particular position, the executive officer's location, salary levels of other executive officers, salary levels available to the individual in alternative opportunities, reference to certain survey information, and the extent to which IAC desires to secure the executive officer's services.

        Once established, salaries can increase based on a number of factors, including the assumption of additional responsibilities, internal equity, periodic market checks, and other factors that demonstrate an executive officer's increased value.

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Annual Bonuses

        General.    The annual bonus program is designed to reward performance on an annual basis. Because of the variable nature of the bonus program, and because in any given year bonuses have the potential to make up a significant portion of an executive officer's total compensation, the bonus program provides an important incentive tool to achieve annual objectives.

        Historically, after consultation with HomeAdvisor (US) management, IAC established the annual bonus pool for the HomeAdvisor Business based on its assessment of the performance of the HomeAdvisor Business for the completed year. In large part, success has been measured based on growth in revenue and profitability of the HomeAdvisor Business, but success is measured subjectively both in absolute terms over the prior year and in comparison to the competitors of the HomeAdvisor Business, taking into account economic and other factors, without any pre-established targets. Additionally, consideration has sometimes been given to achievement of various strategic objectives over the course of the year, and other factors IAC and HomeAdvisor (US) management deemed relevant. No quantified weight has been given to any particular consideration and there has generally been no formulaic calculation. Rather, IAC has engaged in an overall assessment of appropriate bonus levels based on a subjective interpretation of corporate performance.

        IAC has established the bonuses of Messrs. Terrill and Ridenour in large part based on the same considerations used in establishing the bonus pool for the HomeAdvisor Business generally. Mr. Terrill has then generally been responsible for allocating the remainder of the bonus pool to the rest of the company, including the other executive officers, other than Messrs. Ridenour and Schiffman.

        IAC has historically paid annual bonuses shortly after year-end following finalization of financial results for the prior year.

        Executive officer bonuses tend to be highly variable from year-to-year depending on performance of the applicable company and, in certain circumstances, individual executive officer performance.

        2016 Annual Bonus.    In setting bonus amounts for 2016, consideration was given to the overall performance of the applicable company (IAC, for Mr. Schiffman, and HomeAdvisor (US) for the other named executives), the amount of bonus for each named executive officer relative to other IAC executives for Mr. Schiffman and other executive officers of HomeAdvisor (US) for the other named executive officers and, with respect to Mr. Schiffman, the recommendations of IAC's Chairman and Senior Executive and its Chief Executive Officer. In addition, 2016 achievements were considered, and compared to achievements and bonus levels in prior years.

        Mr. Schiffman.    In setting the actual bonus level for Mr. Schiffman in 2016, the IAC Committee considered a variety of factors, including the following: (i) IAC's revenue decreased modestly year over year, while its Adjusted EBITDA increased modestly year over year, (ii) IAC returned over $315 million to stockholders during 2016 by way of share repurchases and otherwise effectively managed its capitalization and cash position, and (iii) IAC took steps to positively advance the strategic position of several of its businesses. While the factors noted above were the primary ones considered in setting bonus award amounts for Mr. Schiffman, the IAC Committee also considered Mr. Schiffman's role and responsibilities, the relative contributions made by Mr. Schiffman during the year and the relative size of the bonuses paid to the other executive officers of IAC. The IAC Committee also considered Mr. Schiffman's new role as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and his oversight of cost-cutting initiatives.

        Other Named Executives.    In 2016, the HomeAdvisor Business experienced strong growth in revenue and Adjusted EBITDA and grew its service provider network in the United States by over 40%; it also made progress on a number of important strategic initiatives in product development. As a result, IAC determined to pay Mr. Terrill a bonus of $900,000 and Mr. Ridenour a bonus of $600,000.

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Likewise, Mr. Smith and Ms. Lowrie received bonuses of $500,000 and $375,000, respectively, based primarily on Mr. Terrill's view of corporate performance and individual contributions. As noted above, in setting individual bonus amounts, there was no weight assigned to any specific factor, and no application of a formulaic calculation.

Long-Term Incentives

        General.    IAC believes that tying the compensation of executive officers to an increase in value of the business for which they work will drive focus and performance, which in turn will benefit IAC stockholders.

        Employees of the HomeAdvisor Business have historically received (i) equity awards denominated in shares of IAC common stock, (ii) equity awards denominated in shares of HomeAdvisor (US), and (iii) in 2016, equity awards denominated in shares of certain other subsidiaries of the HomeAdvisor Business.

        In setting particular award levels, the predominant objectives have been providing the person with effective retention incentives, appropriate reward for past performance, and incentives for strong future performance. Appropriate levels to meet these goals may vary from year to year, and from individual to individual, based on a variety of factors. The annual corporate performance factors relevant to setting bonus amounts that were discussed above, while taken into account, have generally been less relevant in granting annual equity awards, as the awards tend to be more forward looking, and are a longer-term retention and reward instrument than annual bonuses.

        The IAC Committee made all determinations regarding grants of equity awards to the named executive officers, in consultation with IAC senior management. In assessing the appropriate level of awards, IAC took into account historical practices, its view of market compensation generally, the dilutive impact of equity grants across IAC, and other relevant factors.

        Prior to the Transactions, the equity awards that relate to common stock of HomeAdvisor (US) or the common stock of certain other HomeAdvisor Entities are settleable in shares of IAC common stock having a value equal to the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of the common stock of the relevant HomeAdvisor Entity. Upon completion of the Transactions, the stock appreciation rights that relate to common stock of HomeAdvisor (US) will be converted into awards that are exercisable for Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices, and the equity awards that relate to other HomeAdvisor Entities will be settleable, at IAC's election, in shares of IAC common stock or in Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices.

        To the extent shares of IAC common stock are issued in settlement of the awards issued by HomeAdvisor Entities other than HomeAdvisor (US), ANGI Homeservices will reimburse IAC for the cost of those shares by issuing to IAC additional Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock. For IAC equity awards issued to employees of the HomeAdvisor Business, ANGI Homeservices will reimburse IAC for the cost of those shares by, at IAC's election, either paying IAC cash or issuing to IAC additional Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock.

        For a description of the equity awards granted to employees of the HomeAdvisor Business, see "Note 8—Stock-Based Compensation" to the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business contained elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

        2016 Equity Awards.    In February 2016, in connection with IAC's normal course annual compensation practice, IAC granted 350,000 HomeAdvisor (US) stock appreciation rights to Mr. Smith and 400,000 HomeAdvisor (US) stock appreciation rights to Ms. Lowrie, each with a per share exercise price of $9.86, vesting in equal annual installments over four years, and IAC granted 50,000 IAC stock options to Mr. Terrill and 40,000 IAC stock options to Mr. Ridenour, each with a per share exercise price of $45.22, vesting in equal annual installments over four years. On May 12, 2016, in connection

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with an internal reorganization of the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC granted 7,500 Home Advisor (International) stock appreciation rights to Mr. Terrill, 7,500 HomeAdvisor (International) stock appreciation rights to Mr. Ridenour, and 10,000 Home Advisor (International) stock appreciation rights to Mr. Smith, each with a per share exercise price of $28.89, vesting in equal annual installments over four years. And on December 1, 2016, IAC granted 5,000 IAC stock options to each of Messrs. Terrill, Ridenour and Smith and to Ms. Lowrie, each with a per share exercise price of $65.82, vesting on the fourth anniversary of the grant date.

        As further described below, in connection with the execution of his employment agreement upon joining IAC, on April 7, 2016, Mr. Schiffman received a grant of 200,000 IAC stock options, with a per share exercise price of $45.78, vesting in equal annual installments over four years.

Employment Agreements

        Employment Agreement with Mr. Schiffman.    Effective April 7, 2016, IAC and Mr. Schiffman entered into an employment agreement, pursuant to which Mr. Schiffman became IAC's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The employment agreement has a scheduled term of one year from the effective date of the employment agreement and provides for automatic renewals for successive one-year terms absent written notice from IAC or Mr. Schiffman 90 days prior to the expiration of the then-current term.

        The employment agreement provides that Mr. Schiffman will be eligible to receive an annual base salary (currently $600,000), discretionary annual cash bonuses, equity awards, and such other employee benefits as may be reasonably determined by the IAC Committee. Upon joining IAC, Mr. Schiffman was granted 200,000 IAC stock options that vest in equal annual installments over four years, subject to Mr. Schiffman's continued employment with IAC, and have an exercise price equal to $45.78.

        Upon certain involuntary terminations of Mr. Schiffman's employment and subject to his execution and non-revocation of a release of claims in favor of IAC and compliance with the restrictive covenants set forth in the employment agreement: (i) IAC will continue to pay Mr. Schiffman his annual base salary for one year following such termination, (ii) the options granted to Mr. Schiffman in connection with his joining IAC will vest as of the date of such termination, (iii) all other IAC equity awards (including any cliff-vesting awards, which will be prorated as though such awards had an annual vesting schedule) held by Mr. Schiffman that would have otherwise vested during the one-year period following such termination will vest as of the date of such termination and (iv) all vested and outstanding IAC stock options held by Mr. Schiffman as of the date of such termination (including any stock options that vested pursuant to the acceleration rights described above) will remain outstanding and exercisable for 18 months from the date of such termination.

        Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Schiffman is bound by a covenant not to compete with IAC's businesses during the term of his employment and for 12 months after certain involuntary terminations, and covenants not to solicit IAC's employees or business partners during the term of his employment and for 18 months after such a termination. In addition, Mr. Schiffman has agreed not to use or disclose any confidential information of IAC or its affiliates.

Change in Control and Severance

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section of this proxy statement/prospectus entitled "ANGI Homeservices Executive Compensation—Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control."

Other Compensation

        Under limited circumstances, certain of the ANGI Homeservices named executive officers have received non-cash and non-equity compensatory benefits. The executive officers do not participate in any deferred compensation or retirement program other than IAC's 401(k) plan.

        As part of the agreement for Mr. Schiffman to move to the New York City metropolitan area to accept the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAC, IAC agreed to compensate Mr. Schiffman for various costs of relocating from Austin, Texas, including airfare for certain trips between the New York City metropolitan area and Austin, Texas until his family joined him in the New York City metropolitan area during the third quarter of 2016, the payment of certain brokerage fees in connection with the disposition of his home, costs of temporary housing, moving expenses and associated tax gross-ups. IAC does not expect these amounts to be recurring, and though the applicable compensation disclosure rules require disclosure of the value of these items as compensation, they were not taken into account in determining the other components of Mr. Schiffman's compensation, as IAC views them as a cost to IAC in facilitating Mr. Schiffman's move to the New York City metropolitan area.

Tax Deductibility

        IAC's practice is to structure compensation programs in such a manner so that the compensation is deductible by IAC for federal income tax purposes. However, because ANGI Homeservices' executive officers will now be subject to the limitations on deductibility under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and were not previously, certain compensatory arrangements established prior to the Transactions but that will be paid following the completion of the Transactions may not result in deductible compensation for ANGI Homeservices.

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ANGI HOMESERVICES COMPENSATION PROGRAM FOLLOWING THE TRANSACTIONS

        ANGI Homeservices believes that, following the completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices will need to maintain flexibility in designing compensation programs to attract, motivate, and retain ANGI Homeservices executives, including permitting ANGI Homeservices to regularly compensate executive officers with non-cash compensation reflective of ANGI Homeservices' stock performance in the form of publicly traded equity. Accordingly, ANGI Homeservices intends to adopt the ANGI Homeservices Inc. 2017 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (the "2017 Plan") as described in "—ANGI Homeservices Inc. 2017 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan" below.

        Prior to the completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices intends to enter into an employment agreement with Mr. Terrill, which will replace existing arrangements in effect with HomeAdvisor (US). The terms of the new employment agreement will be described in a subsequent amendment to the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part once the terms are finalized.

        While ANGI Homeservices is still in the process of determining specific details of the compensation program that will take effect following the completion of the Transactions, it is anticipated that ANGI Homeservices' compensation program following the completion of the Transactions will be based on the same principles and designed to achieve the same objectives as the historical compensation program in place at the HomeAdvisor Business.

ANGI Homeservices Inc. 2017 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan

        Prior to the completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices expects to adopt a stock and annual incentive plan that will be effective upon completion of the Transactions and will have terms substantially as set forth below.

Overview

        The purpose of the 2017 Plan is to give ANGI Homeservices a competitive advantage in attracting, retaining, and motivating officers and employees and to provide them with incentives that are directly linked to the future growth and profitability of ANGI Homeservices and its businesses.

        The 2017 Plan will replace the HomeAdvisor 2013 Incentive Plan, which is referred to as the "Prior Plan," and the Prior Plan will be automatically terminated and replaced and superseded by the 2017 Plan. Any awards granted under the Prior Plan, which are referred to as "Prior Plan Awards" will remain in effect pursuant to their terms under the 2017 Plan.

        The 2017 Plan also will cover any shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock that may be delivered in settlement of equity awards in certain subsidiaries within ANGI Homeservices. For purposes of this summary, these awards are referred to as "Subsidiary Equity Awards." For a description of these Subsidiary Equity Awards, see "Note 8—Stock-Based Compensation" to the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business contained elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus. See also "Ancillary Agreements—Employee Matters Agreement" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations of the HomeAdvisor Business—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates—Stock-based compensation."

Summary of Terms of the 2017 Plan

        The principal features of the 2017 Plan are described below. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2017 Plan, a copy of which has been filed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part.

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        Administration.    The 2017 Plan will be administered by the compensation committee of the ANGI Homeservices board of directors (or such other committee of the board of directors as the full board may from time to time designate). Among other things, the compensation committee will have the authority to select individuals to whom awards may be granted, to determine the types of awards (as well as the number of shares of common stock to be covered by each such award) granted, and to determine and modify the terms and conditions of any such awards.

        Eligibility.    In addition to any individuals who hold Prior Plan Awards and/or Subsidiary Equity Awards at any time, current or prospective officers, employees, directors, and consultants of ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries and affiliates will be eligible to be granted awards under the 2017 Plan.

        Shares Subject to the 2017 Plan.    The aggregate number of shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock that may be delivered to satisfy awards under the 2017 Plan cannot exceed [    ·    ] shares. No participant may be granted, in each case, during any calendar year: (a) performance-based awards (other than stock options and stock appreciation rights ("SARs")) intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Code covering in excess of [    ·    ] shares; or (b) stock options and SARs covering in excess of [    ·    ] shares. The maximum number of shares that may be granted pursuant to incentive stock options is [    ·    ]. The foregoing share limits are subject to adjustment in certain circumstances by the compensation committee to prevent dilution or enlargement.

        The shares subject to grant under the 2017 Plan will be made available from authorized but unissued shares or from treasury shares, as determined from time to time by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors. To the extent that any award is forfeited or any stock option or SAR terminates, expires, or lapses without being exercised or any award is settled for cash, the shares underlying such awards will again be available for awards under the 2017 Plan. If the exercise price of any stock option and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to any award are satisfied by a participant delivering shares (by either actual delivery or by attestation), only the number of shares issued net of the shares delivered or attested to will be deemed delivered for purposes of the limits in the 2017 Plan. To the extent any shares subject to an award are withheld to satisfy the exercise price (in the case of a stock option) and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to any award, such shares are not deemed to have been delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in the plan.

        Stock Options and SARs.    Stock options granted under the 2017 Plan can either be incentive stock options ("ISOs"), or nonqualified stock options. SARs granted under the 2017 Plan can be granted either alone or in tandem with a stock option. The exercise price of options and SARs cannot be less than 100% of the fair market value of the stock underlying the options or SARs on the date of grant. Stock options and SARs cannot be repriced without stockholder approval. Optionees may pay the exercise price in cash or, if approved by the compensation committee, in shares (valued at their fair market value on the date preceding the date of exercise) or a combination thereof, or by way of a "cashless exercise" through a broker approved by ANGI Homeservices or by withholding shares otherwise receivable on exercise.

        The term of a stock option or SAR is as determined by the compensation committee, but a stock option or SAR may not have a term longer than ten years from the date of grant. The compensation committee determines the vesting and exercise schedule of stock options and SARs, which the compensation committee may waive or accelerate at any time, and the extent to which they will be exercisable after the award holder's employment terminates. Generally, unvested stock options and SARs will terminate upon the termination of employment, and vested stock options and SARs will remain exercisable for one year after the award holder's death, disability, or retirement and 90 days after the award holder's termination for any other reason. Vested stock options and SARs also terminate upon the optionee's termination for cause. Stock options and SARs are transferable only by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or, in

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the case of nonqualified stock options or SARs, as otherwise expressly permitted by the compensation committee, including, if so permitted, pursuant to a transfer to the participant's family members or to a charitable organization, whether directly or indirectly or by means of a trust or partnership or otherwise.

        Restricted Stock.    The 2017 Plan provides for the award of shares that are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transferability as set forth in the 2017 Plan and as may be otherwise determined by the compensation committee. Except for these restrictions and unless otherwise determined by the compensation committee, upon the grant of a restricted stock award, the recipient will have rights of a stockholder with respect to the underlying restricted stock, including the right to vote the restricted stock and to receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect to such restricted stock on such terms as are set forth in the applicable award agreement. Unless otherwise determined by the compensation committee: (a) cash dividends on the shares that are the subject of the restricted stock award will be automatically reinvested in additional restricted stock and held subject to the vesting of the underlying restricted stock; and (b) dividends payable in shares shall be paid in the form of additional restricted stock and held subject to the vesting of the underlying restricted stock. Restricted stock granted under the 2017 Plan may or may not be subject to performance conditions. During the restriction period set by the compensation committee, the recipient may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange, or otherwise encumber the restricted stock. Generally, all shares of unvested restricted stock shall be forfeited upon the award holder's termination, unless otherwise agreed or the compensation committee waives such forfeiture.

        RSUs.    The 2017 Plan authorizes the compensation committee to grant restricted stock units ("RSUs"). RSUs are awards denominated in shares that will be settled, subject to the terms and conditions of the RSUs, in an amount in cash, shares, or both, based upon the fair market value of a specified number of shares. RSUs are not shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock and do not entitle the recipients to the rights of a stockholder. The award agreement for RSUs will specify whether, to what extent, and on what terms and conditions the participant will be entitled to receive current or delayed payments of cash, shares, or other property corresponding to the dividends payable on the shares. RSUs granted under the 2017 Plan may or may not be subject to performance conditions. The recipient may not sell, transfer, pledge, or otherwise encumber RSUs granted under the 2017 Plan prior to their vesting. Generally, all unvested RSUs will be forfeited upon the award holder's termination, unless otherwise agreed or the compensation committee waives such forfeiture.

        Other Stock-Based Awards.    Other stock-based and other awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on, shares, including unrestricted stock, dividend equivalents, and convertible debentures, may be granted under the 2017 Plan. Shares covered by the 2017 Plan may be used to satisfy obligations with respect to equity-based awards that correspond to shares of subsidiaries of ANGI Homeservices.

        Cash-Based Awards.    Cash-based awards may be granted under the 2017 Plan. No participant may be granted cash-based awards that have an aggregate maximum payment value in any calendar year in excess of $[    ·    ] million if the awards are intended to qualify as tax-deductible performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

        Performance Goals.    The 2017 Plan provides that performance goals may be established by the compensation committee in connection with the grant of any award under the 2017 Plan. In the case of an award intended to qualify for the performance-based compensation exception of Section 162(m) of the Code, such goals will be based on the attainment of specified levels of one or more of the following measures: specified levels of earnings per share from continuing operations, net profit after tax, EBITDA, EBITA, gross profit, cash generation, unit volume, market share, sales, asset quality, earnings per share, operating income, revenues, return on assets, return on operating assets, return on equity, profits, total stockholder return (measured in terms of stock price appreciation and/or dividend

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growth), cost saving levels, marketing-spending efficiency, core non-interest income, change in working capital, return on capital, and/or stock price, with respect to ANGI Homeservices or any subsidiary, affiliate, division or department of ANGI Homeservices.

        Change in Control.    Unless otherwise provided by the compensation committee in an award agreement or otherwise, in the event that, during the two-year period following a change in control of ANGI Homeservices, a participant's employment is terminated by ANGI Homeservices (other than for cause or due to death or disability) or a participant resigns for good reason:

        The compensation committee or the ANGI Homeservices board of directors may provide for different treatment in the event of a change in control, including the vesting of awards upon a change in control.

        Amendment and Discontinuance.    The 2017 Plan may be amended, altered, or discontinued by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors, but no amendment, alteration, or discontinuance may impair the rights of an optionee under a stock option award or a recipient of a SAR award, restricted stock award, RSU award, or cash-based award previously granted without the consent of the optionee or recipient. Amendments to the 2017 Plan will require stockholder approval to the extent such approval is required by law or the listing standards of the applicable exchange. The 2017 Plan will terminate on the ten-year anniversary of the adoption of the 2017 Plan.

Subsidiary Stock Awards

        IAC has granted equity awards in certain HomeAdvisor Entities to certain employees. For a description of these subsidiary equity awards, see "Note 8—Stock-Based Compensation" to ANGI Homeservices historical financial statements contained elsewhere in this proxy statement/prospectus.

        Pursuant to the Employee Matters Agreement, these equity awards will vest over a period of years and may be settled, at IAC's option, in shares of IAC's common stock or in shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock. To the extent shares of IAC common stock are issued, ANGI Homeservices will reimburse IAC for the cost of these shares by issuing IAC additional shares of ANGI Homeservices Class B common stock. See the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Employee Matters Agreement."

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ANGI HOMESERVICES EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Overview

        This Executive Compensation section sets forth certain information regarding total compensation earned by those persons who are expected to serve as named executive officers of ANGI Homeservices upon Closing (the "NEOs"), and would have been the NEOs in 2016 if ANGI Homeservices had been a reporting company. This section also reports equity awards made to the NEOs in 2016, equity awards held by the NEOs on December 31, 2016, and the dollar value realized by the NEOs upon the vesting and exercise of equity awards during 2016.

Summary Compensation Table

        The following summary compensation table sets forth the total compensation paid to, awarded to, or earned by the NEOs during the 2016 fiscal year.

Name and Principal Position
  Year   Salary
($)
  Bonus
($)
  Stock
Awards
($)
  Option
Awards
($)(1)
  All Other
Compensation
($)(2)
  Total
($)
 

Christopher Terrill

    2016   $ 400,000   $ 900,000       $ 695,237   $ 7,950   $ 2,003,186  

Chief Executive Officer

                                           

William B. Ridenour

   
2016
 
$

300,000
 
$

600,000
   
 
$

587,656
 
$

7,950
 
$

1,495,606
 

Chief Technology Officer

                                           

Craig Smith

   
2016
 
$

300,000
 
$

500,000
   
 
$

1,277,946
 
$

7,950
 
$

2,085,896
 

President and Chief Operating Officer

                                           

Glenn H. Schiffman

   
2016
 
$

420,000
 
$

1,750,000
   
 
$

2,942,000
 
$

225,586
 
$

5,337,586
 

Chief Financial Officer (since April 2016)(3)

                                           

Allison Lowrie

   
2016
 
$

250,000
 
$

375,000
   
 
$

1,331,380
 
$

7,950
 
$

1,964,330
 

Chief Marketing Officer

                                           

(1)
These amounts represent the grant date fair value of stock option and stock appreciation right awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. For details regarding the assumptions used to calculate these amounts, see footnote 7 to the "Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2016" table below.

(2)
For all executives except Mr. Schiffman, represents the 401(k) plan company match. The amount for Mr. Schiffman reflects $145,359 paid to or on behalf of Mr. Schiffman for certain costs related to the relocation of him and his family to the New York City metropolitan area and $80,227 in related tax reimbursements on income imputed to Mr. Schiffman for certain of these costs.

(3)
Mr. Schiffman was appointed as IAC's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in April 2016. He will continue in that role, and take on the additional role of Chief Financial Officer of ANGI Homeservices upon consummation of the Transactions. Information presented for Mr. Schiffman is compensation paid to him as an executive officer of IAC and none of this amount was allocated to the HomeAdvisor Business.

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 2016

        The table below provides information regarding all IAC stock options, HomeAdvisor (US) stock appreciation rights ("HA SARs") and HomeAdvisor (International) stock appreciation rights ("HA International SARs") granted to the named executive officers in 2016.

Name
  Grant Date   All Other
Stock Awards:
Number of
Shares of
Stock or
Units (#)
  All Other
Option Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Options (#)
  Exercise
or Base
Price of
Option Awards
($/Sh)(6)
  Grant Date
Fair Value
of Stock
and
Option Awards ($)(7)
 

Christopher Terrill

                               

IAC options(1)

    2/22/16         50,000   $ 45.22   $ 537,905  

HA International SARs(2)

    5/12/16         7,500   $ 28.89   $ 77,232  

IAC options(3)

    12/1/16         5,000   $ 65.22   $ 80,100  

William B. Ridenour

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

IAC options(1)

    2/22/16         40,000   $ 45.22   $ 430,324  

HA International SARs(2)

    5/12/16         7,500   $ 28.89   $ 77,232  

IAC options(3)

    12/1/16         5,000   $ 65.22   $ 80,100  

Craig Smith

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

HA SARs(4)

    2/10/16         350,000   $ 9.86   $ 1,094,870  

HA International SARs(2)

    5/12/16         10,000   $ 28.89   $ 102,976  

IAC options(3)

    12/1/16         5,000   $ 65.22   $ 80,100  

Glenn H. Schiffman

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

IAC options(5)

    4/7/16         200,000   $ 45.78   $ 2,942,000  

Allison Lowrie

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

HA SARs(4)

    2/10/16         400,000   $ 9.86   $ 1,251,280  

IAC options(3)

    12/1/16         5,000   $ 65.22   $ 80,100  

(1)
These IAC stock options vested/vest in four equal installments on February 10, 2017, February 10, 2018, February 10, 2019, and February 10, 2020, subject to continued employment.

(2)
These HA International SARs vested/vest in four equal installments on April 1, 2017, April 1, 2018, April 1, 2019, and April 1, 2020, subject to continued employment.

(3)
These IAC stock options vest 100% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued employment.

(4)
These HA SARs vested/vest in four equal installments on the anniversary of the applicable grant date, subject to continued employment.

(5)
These IAC stock options vested/vest in four equal installments on the anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued employment.

(6)
The exercise price for each award is equal to the fair market value per share (as defined in the applicable stock and annual incentive plan) of the common stock of the applicable issuer of the award on the grant date, as applicable.

(7)
Reflects the grant date fair value of stock option/SAR awards using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model incorporates various assumptions, including expected volatility (based on the (a) historical volatility of IAC common stock for IAC options and (b) historical stock price volatilities of peer companies that were used in the preparation of internal valuations used in valuing the HomeAdvisor Business for other awards), risk-free interest rates (based on U.S. Treasury yields for notes with terms comparable to those of the awards, in effect at the grant date), expected term (based on the (i) historical exercise behavior of IAC employees in the case of IAC options and (ii) mid-point of the first and last exercise windows for

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    exercise for other awards) and dividend yield (based on historical dividend payments). The assumptions used to calculate the amounts in the table above for stock option/SAR awards granted to the NEOs are as follows:

Grant Date/Award Type
  Expected
Volatility
  Risk-Free
Interest Rate
  Expected
Term
  Dividend
Yield
 

2/10/16-HA SARs

    44.14 %   0.8346 % 3.22 years      

2/22/16-IAC options

    27.77 %   1.112 % 4.05 years      

4/7/16-IAC options

    30.18 %   1.333 % 6.16 years      

5/12/16-HA International SARs

    52.29 %   0.9121 % 2.97 years      

12/1/16-IAC options

    28.38 %   1.759 % 3.83 years      

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2016 Fiscal Year-End

        The table below provides information regarding HA SARs, HA International SARs, and IAC stock options held by the named executive officers on December 31, 2016.

 
  Option Awards   Stock Awards  
Name
  Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
  Number of
securities
underlying
unexercised
options
(#)
  Option
exercise
price
($)
  Option
expiration
date
  Number of
shares or
units of stock
that have not
vested
(#)
  Market value
of shares or
units of stock
that have not
vested
($)
 
 
  (Exercisable)
  (Unexercisable)
   
   
   
   
 

Christopher Terrill

                                     

HA SARs

    3,000,000       $ 2.75     4/30/20          

HA SARs(1)

    250,000     750,000   $ 3.63     2/11/25          

HA International SARs(2)

        7,500   $ 28.89     5/12/26          

IAC options(3)

        50,000   $ 45.22     2/22/26          

IAC options(4)

        5,000   $ 65.22     12/1/26          

William B. Ridenour

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

HA SARs

    1,750,000       $ 2.75     4/30/20          

HA SARs(1)

    250,000     750,000   $ 3.63     2/11/25          

HA International SARs(2)

        7,500   $ 28.89     5/12/26          

IAC options

    12,500       $ 41.26     11/14/21          

IAC options(3)

          40,000   $ 45.22     2/22/26          

IAC options(4)

          5,000   $ 65.22     12/1/26          

Craig Smith

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

HA SARs

    900,000         $ 2.75     4/30/20          

HA SARs(1)

        350,000   $ 9.86     2/10/26          

HA International SARs(2)

        10,000   $ 28.89     5/12/26          

IAC options

    16,000       $ 45.19     6/20/22          

IAC options(4)

          5,000   $ 65.22     12/1/26          

Glenn H. Schiffman

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

IAC options(5)

        200,000   $ 45.78     4/7/26          

Allison Lowrie

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

HA SARs

    50,000       $ 2.75     4/30/20          

HA SARs(1)

    62,500     187,500   $ 3.63     2/11/25          

HA SARs(1)

        400,000   $ 9.86     2/10/26          

IAC options(4)

          5,000   $ 65.22     12/1/26          

(1)
These HA SARs vested/vest in four equal installments on the anniversary of the applicable grant date, subject to continued employment.

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(2)
These HA International SARs vested/vest in four equal installments on April 1, 2017, April 1, 2018, April 1, 2019, and April 1, 2020, subject to continued employment.

(3)
These IAC stock options vested/vest in four equal installments on February 10, 2017, February 10, 2018, February 10, 2019, and February 10, 2020, subject to continued employment.

(4)
These IAC stock options vest 100% on the fourth anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued employment.

(5)
These IAC stock options vested/vest in four equal installments on the anniversary of the applicable grant date, subject to continued employment.

2016 Option Exercises and Stock Vested

        The table below provides information regarding the number of shares acquired by the named executive officers upon the exercise of stock options and/or HA SARs in 2016 and the related value realized, excluding the effect of any applicable taxes. The dollar value realized upon the exercise of stock options or HA SARs represents the difference between the fair market value of the shares acquired upon exercise and the exercise price of the stock options or HA SARs, multiplied by the number of awards exercised.

Name
  Number of
Shares
Acquired
Upon Exercise
(#)
  Value
Realized
Upon Exercise
($)
  Number of
Shares
Acquired
Upon Vesting
(#)
  Value
Realized
Upon Vesting
($)
 

Christopher Terrill(1)

    37,500   $ 1,016,541          

William B. Ridenour(2)

    250,000   $ 1,777,500          

Craig Smith(2)

    600,000   $ 4,266,000          

Glenn H. Schiffman

                 

Allison Lowrie

    33,333   $ 236,998          

(1)
Reflects number of IAC stock options exercised.

(2)
Reflects number of HA SARs exercised. No shares of HomeAdvisor (US) were issued upon exercise of the SARs; instead, these HA SARs were settled in shares of IAC common stock having a value equal to the difference between the exercise price of the HA SAR and the fair market value of HomeAdvisor (US) common stock at the time of exercise, multiplied by the number of HA SARs exercised.

Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

        Certain employment agreements, compensation plans, and equity award agreements entitle one or more of the named executive officers to continued base salary payments, the acceleration of the vesting of equity awards, and/or extended post-termination exercise periods for stock options upon certain terminations of employment (including certain terminations during specified periods following a change in control). These arrangements are described below as they would have applied to each named executive officer on December 31, 2016.

Messrs. Terrill and Smith

        Upon a termination without cause or resignation for good reason on December 31, 2016, pursuant to the terms of an employment agreement with HomeAdvisor (US) then in effect, each of Messrs. Terrill and Smith would have been entitled to receive 12 months of his base salary (and in the case of Mr. Smith, reimbursement for COBRA payments during the 12-month period), subject to the execution and non-revocation of a release of claims and compliance with post-termination

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confidentiality, noncompetition (12 months), nonsolicitation of employees (18 months), nonsolicitation of business partners (18 months), and assignment of certain employee developments covenants, and subject to offset for any amounts earned from other employment during the severance period.

        No payments would have been made to Messrs. Terrill or Smith upon a change in control of IAC or any of its subsidiaries on December 31, 2016. However, upon a termination without cause or resignation for good reason on December 31, 2016 that occurred during the two-year period following a change in control of the issuer of the award (i.e., IAC, HomeAdvisor (US), or HomeAdvisor (International)), in accordance with the applicable compensation plans and the related equity award agreements, the vesting of all then outstanding and unvested stock awards held by Messrs. Terrill and Smith that were issued by such issuer would have been accelerated.

Mr. Ridenour and Ms. Lowrie

        No payments would have been made to Mr. Ridenour or Ms. Lowrie pursuant to any agreement between any HomeAdvisor Entity and these named executive officers (i) upon a termination without cause or due to death or disability or a resignation for good reason on December 31, 2016 or (ii) upon a change in control of any of HomeAdvisor (US), HomeAdvisor (International), or IAC on December 31, 2016. However, upon a termination without cause or resignation for good reason on December 31, 2016 that occurred during the two-year period following a change in control of the issuer of the award (i.e., IAC, HomeAdvisor (US), or HomeAdvisor (International)), in accordance with the applicable compensation plans and the related equity award agreements, the vesting of all then outstanding and unvested stock awards held by Mr. Ridenour and Ms. Lowrie that were issued by such issuer would have been accelerated.

Mr. Schiffman

        Upon a termination without cause or resignation for good reason on December 31, 2016, pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement with IAC, Mr. Schiffman would have been entitled to:

        No payments would have been made to Mr. Schiffman pursuant to any agreement between IAC and Mr. Schiffman upon a change in control of IAC or any of its subsidiaries on December 31, 2016. Upon a termination without cause or resignation for good reason on December 31, 2016 that occurred during the two-year period following a change in control of IAC, in accordance with IAC's omnibus stock and annual incentive plans and the related award agreements, the vesting of all then outstanding and unvested stock options held by Mr. Schiffman would have been accelerated.

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Estimated Potential Incremental Payments to Executives Upon Termination or Change in Control

        The table below describes and quantifies certain amounts that would have become payable to the named executive officers upon certain terminations of employment or change in control events, assuming that the relevant event occurred on December 31, 2016. These amounts, which exclude the effect of any applicable taxes, are based on:

Name and Benefit
  Termination
of Employment
Without
Cause or
Resignation
for Good
Reason(1)
  Termination of
Employment Without
Cause or Resignation
for Good Reason
During the Two Year
Period Following a
Change in Control of IAC(2)
  Termination of
Employment Without
Cause or Resignation
for Good Reason During the Two Year
Period Following a
Change in Control of HA(3)
 

Christopher Terrill

                   

Continued Salary

  $ 400,000   $ 400,000   $ 400,000  

Market value of equity awards that would vest

      $ 978,500   $ 9,900,000  

Total Estimated Incremental Value

  $ 400,000   $ 1,378,000   $ 10,300,000  

William B. Ridenour

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Market value of equity awards that would vest

      $ 782,800   $ 9,900,000  

Craig Smith

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Continued Salary

  $ 300,000   $ 300,000   $ 300,000  

Cobra Premiums

  $ 23,171   $ 23,171   $ 23,171  

Market value of equity awards that would vest

          $ 2,439,500  

Total Estimated Incremental Value

  $ 323,171   $ 323,171   $ 2,762,671  

Glenn H. Schiffman

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Continued Salary

  $ 600,000   $ 600,000   $ 600,000  

Market value of equity awards that would vest

  $ 3,802,000   $ 3,802,000   $ 3,802,000  

Total Estimated Incremental Value

  $ 4,402,000   $ 4,402,000   $ 4,402,000  

Allison Lowrie

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Market value of equity awards that would vest

          $ 5,263,000  

(1)
Represents salary continuation and the value of IAC stock options that would have vested upon a termination of employment without cause or resignation for good reason on December 31, 2016 in accordance with the terms of Mr. Schiffman's employment agreement.

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    during the two-year period following a change in control of IAC in accordance with IAC's applicable omnibus stock and annual incentive plans and the related award agreements. Market value of equity awards represents the difference between the closing price of IAC common stock ($64.79) on December 30, 2016 and the exercise price(s) of all in-the-money options accelerated upon the occurrence of the relevant event, multiplied by the number of stock options accelerated. Mr. Schiffman would also receive salary continuation in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement.

(3)
Represents the value of HA SARs for each executive, except Mr. Schiffman, that would have vested upon a termination of employment without cause or resignation for good reason on December 31, 2016 that occurred during the two (2) year period following a change in control of HomeAdvisor (US) in accordance with HomeAdvisor (US)'s annual incentive plan. Market value of equity awards represents the difference between the fair market value of a HomeAdvisor (US) share of common stock ($16.83) on December 30, 2016 and the exercise price(s) of all in-the-money HA SARs accelerated upon the occurrence of the relevant event, multiplied by the number of HA SARs accelerated. For Mr. Schiffman, because there is a termination of employment, he would be entitled to accelerated vesting of his IAC stock options as discussed above and to salary continuation in accordance with the terms of his employment agreement.

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ANGI HOMESERVICES DIRECTOR COMPENSATION

        Following the completion of the Transactions, the ANGI Homeservices board of directors will have primary responsibility for establishing non-employee director compensation arrangements, which will be designed to provide competitive compensation necessary to attract and retain high quality non-employee directors and to encourage ownership of ANGI Homeservices common stock to further align the interests of non-employee directors with those of ANGI Homeservices stockholders.

        Each non-employee director will receive an annual retainer in the amount of $[    ·    ], each member of the audit committee and the compensation committee (including their respective chairs) will receive an additional annual retainer in the amount of $[    ·    ], and the chair of each of the audit committee and the compensation committee will receive an additional annual chairperson retainer in the amount of $[    ·    ].

        In addition to the annual retainers described above, each non-employee director will receive a grant of restricted stock units corresponding to shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock with a dollar value of $[    ·    ] upon his or her initial election to the ANGI Homeservices board of directors and annually thereafter upon re-election on the date of the ANGI Homeservices annual meeting of stockholders. The terms of these restricted stock units provide for (i) vesting in three equal annual installments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date, (ii) cancellation and forfeiture of unvested units in their entirety upon termination of service with the ANGI Homeservices board of directors, and (iii) full acceleration of vesting upon a change in control of ANGI Homeservices. Non-employee directors are also reimbursed for all reasonable expenses incurred in connection with attendance at ANGI Homeservices board of directors and committee meetings.

        For purposes of these compensation arrangements, non-employee directors are those directors who are not employed by (or otherwise providing services to) ANGI Homeservices or IAC (or any of its subsidiaries).

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DESCRIPTION OF ANGI HOMESERVICES CAPITAL STOCK

        The following section contains a summary of the ANGI Homeservices common stock and certain provisions of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices that will be in effect upon the completion of the Transactions. This summary does not purport to be complete, may not contain all the information that is important to you and is qualified in its entirety by (i) the full text of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, the forms of which are attached as Annex C and Annex D, respectively, and (ii) the applicable provisions of Delaware law.

Authorized Capital Stock

        Upon the completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices' amended and restated certificate of incorporation will authorize it to issue up to 5,500,000,000 shares of stock, comprised of 2,000,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Class A common stock, 1,500,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Class B common stock, 1,500,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Class C common stock, and 500,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value preferred stock. Immediately following the completion of the Transactions, ANGI Homeservices is expected to have approximately 60.5 million Class A shares outstanding and 413.2 million Class B shares outstanding, assuming that all Angie's List stockholders receive the Share Consideration in the Merger. For more information on these calculations, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Determination of the Number of Class B Shares of ANGI Homeservices to Be Issued to IAC." There will be no shares of Class C common stock or preferred stock outstanding immediately following the completion of the Transactions. The number of authorized shares of any class of stock of ANGI Homeservices may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of all then-outstanding Class A shares, Class B shares and any outstanding series of preferred stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as one class.

Types of Capital Stock

Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock

        The rights of holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock will be identical, except for the differences described below under "—Voting Rights," "—Dividend Rights" and "—Conversion Rights." Any authorized but unissued shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock will be available for issuance by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors without any further stockholder action, subject to any limitations imposed by NASDAQ Rules.

        Voting Rights.    Holders of Class A common stock will be entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by stockholders. Holders of Class B common stock will be entitled to ten votes per share on all matters to be voted upon by stockholders. Holders of Class C common stock will not be entitled to any votes per share (except as, and then only to the extent, otherwise required by the laws of Delaware, in which case holders of Class C common stock will be entitled to one one-hundredth of a vote per share). None of the holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock or Class C common stock will have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.

        Dividend Rights.    Holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock will be entitled to ratably receive dividends (other than in the event of a share distribution or an asset distribution, as further described below) if, as and when declared from time to time by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors in its discretion out of funds legally available for that purpose, after payment of any dividends required to be paid on any outstanding preferred stock. Under Delaware law, ANGI Homeservices can only pay dividends either out of "surplus" or out of the current or the immediately preceding year's net profits. Surplus is defined as the excess, if any, at any given time, of

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the total assets of a corporation over its total liabilities and statutory capital. The value of a corporation's assets can be measured in a number of ways and may not necessarily equal their book value.

        In a distribution of shares of ANGI Homeservices' common stock, ANGI Homeservices may distribute (i) shares of Class C common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class C common stock), on an equal per share basis, to holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock or (ii) (x) shares of Class A common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock), on an equal per share basis, to holders of Class A common stock; (y) shares of Class B stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class B common stock), on an equal per share basis, to holders of Class B common stock; and (z) shares of Class C common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class C common stock), on an equal per share basis, to holders of Class C common stock.

        In a distribution of any other securities of ANGI Homeservices or the capital stock or other securities of another person or entity, ANGI Homeservices may choose to distribute: (i) identical securities, on an equal per share basis, to holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock, (ii) a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class A common stock, a separate class of securities to holders of shares of Class B common stock and a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class C common stock, on an equal per share basis, (iii) a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class B common stock and a different class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class C common stock, on an equal per share basis or (iv) a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class C common stock and a different class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock, on an equal per share basis, provided that, in the case of clause (ii), (iii) or (iv), the different classes or series of securities to be distributed are not different in any respect other than their relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions, as applicable), with either (x) holders of shares of Class B common stock receiving the class or series of securities having the highest relative voting rights or (y) holders of shares of Class B common stock and Class A common stock receiving a class or series of securities having the highest relative voting rights. A dividend involving a class or series of securities of another person or entity may be treated as a share distribution or as an asset distribution as determined by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors.

        In a distribution of assets owned by ANGI Homeservices (including shares of any class or series of capital stock of another person or entity owned by ANGI Homeservices) to holders of any class or classes of common stock, a dividend in cash and/or other property will be paid to holders of each other class of common stock then outstanding on an equal per share basis in an amount, in the case of a dividend consisting solely of cash, equal to the fair market value of such holders' ownership interest in the assets paid as a dividend pursuant to the asset distribution, or having a fair market value, in the case of any other dividend, equal to the fair market value of such holders' ownership interest in assets paid as a dividend pursuant to the asset distribution.

        The ANGI Homeservices board of directors will have the power and authority to, in good faith, make all determinations regarding, among other things, (i) whether or not a dividend is an equal dividend per share or is declared and paid on an equal per share basis, (ii) whether one or more classes or series of securities differ in any respect other than their relative voting rights and (iii) any other interpretations that may be required under the dividend rights provisions of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation described above.

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preserved in the event of any recapitalization of ANGI Homeservices by means of a stock dividend on, or a stock split or combination of, the outstanding Class A shares or Class B shares, or in the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization of ANGI Homeservices with another corporation. Upon the conversion of a Class B share into a Class A share, the applicable Class B share will be retired and will not be subject to reissue. Class A shares and Class C shares will have no conversion rights.

        Liquidation Rights.    Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of ANGI Homeservices, holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock are entitled to receive ratably the assets available for distribution to the stockholders after the rights of holders of shares of preferred stock have been satisfied.

        Other Matters.    The Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock will have no preemptive rights pursuant to the terms of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices. There will be no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the Class A common stock, Class B common stock or Class C common stock. All outstanding shares of Class B common stock will be fully paid and non-assessable, and the shares of Class A common stock to be issued in the Merger, when issued in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, will be fully paid and non-assessable.

Preferred Stock

        Pursuant to the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices, shares of preferred stock will be issuable from time to time, in one or more series, with the designations of the series, the voting rights of the shares of the series (if any), the powers, preferences and relative, participation, optional or other special rights (if any), and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as the ANGI Homeservices board of directors from time to time may adopt by resolution (and without further stockholder approval, subject to any limitation imposed by NASDAQ Rules). The rights, preferences and privileges of such preferred stock may be greater than, and may adversely affect, the rights of ANGI Homeservices' common stock. Each series will consist of that number of shares as will be stated and expressed in the certificate of designations providing for the issuance of the preferred stock of the series.

Anti-Takeover Effects of Certain Provisions of the DGCL and the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of ANGI Homeservices

        Certain provisions of the DGCL and certain provisions that will be included in the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices summarized below may be deemed to have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, deter or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a stockholder of ANGI Homeservices might consider to be in such stockholder's best interests, including attempts that might result in a premium being paid over the market price for the shares held by ANGI Homeservices stockholders.

Preferred Stock

        Under the DGCL, the certificate of incorporation of a corporation may give the board of directors the right to issue new classes of preferred stock with voting, conversion, dividend distribution and other rights to be determined by the board at the time of issuance. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices will give the board of directors this right.

Multi-Class Structure

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as of the Closing will be the only class of stock which is publicly traded, has one vote per share. Except as provided in the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices or by the DGCL, the holders of Class A shares and the holders of Class B shares will vote on all matters (including the election of directors) together as one class. ANGI Homeservices Class C common stock, of which no shares will be outstanding immediately following the completion of the Transactions, will not have any voting rights. Immediately following the Merger, IAC will own and control all of the outstanding Class B shares, which at that time will constitute a substantial majority of both the total voting power and the total number of shares of ANGI Homeservices capital stock then outstanding. For further details, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Determination of the Number of Class B Shares of ANGI Homeservices to Be Issued to IAC." Even if IAC in the future owns significantly less than 50% of ANGI Homeservices' total outstanding capital stock, because of the multi-class structure of ANGI Homeservices common stock and the higher relative voting rights of Class B shares compared to Class A shares, IAC will be able to control all matters in which the Class A common stock and the Class B common stock vote together as one class that are submitted to ANGI Homeservices stockholders for approval. This concentrated control could discourage others from initiating any potential merger, takeover or other change of control transaction that other stockholders may view as beneficial.

Director Vacancies

        The DGCL provides that vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled by a majority of the directors then in office (even though less than a quorum) or by a sole remaining director unless (i) otherwise provided in the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the corporation or (ii) the certificate of incorporation directs that a particular class of stock is to elect such director, in which case a majority of the other directors elected by such class, or a sole remaining director elected by such class, will fill such vacancy.

        The amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices will provide that vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining directors elected by the stockholders who vote on such directorship (even if less than a quorum) or the vote or written consent of a majority of the voting power of the shares of ANGI Homeservices stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on such directorship (subject to the provisions of the Investor Rights Agreement concerning two ANGI-Designated Directors, as further described in the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Investor Rights Agreement").

No Cumulative Voting

        Under the DGCL, cumulative voting for elections of directors is not permitted unless the corporation's certificate of incorporation specifically provides for it. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices will not provide for cumulative voting.

Special Meetings of Stockholders

        Under the DGCL, a special meeting of stockholders may be called by the board of directors or by such other persons as may be authorized in the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws of the corporation.

        The amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices will provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the chairman of the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices or by a majority of ANGI Homeservices directors. The ANGI Homeservices stockholders, however, may not call for a special meeting of the stockholders.

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Amending the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws of ANGI Homeservices

        Under the DGCL, a certificate of incorporation may be amended if: (i) the board of directors adopts a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment, declares the advisability of the amendment and directs that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders (except that, unless required by the certificate of incorporation, no meeting or vote of stockholders is required to adopt an amendment for certain specified changes); and (ii) the holders of a majority of shares of stock entitled to vote on the matter approve the amendment, unless the certificate of incorporation requires the vote of a greater number of shares. If a class vote on the amendment is required by the DGCL, or by the certificate of incorporation, approval by a majority of the outstanding shares of stock of the class is required, unless a greater proportion is specified in the certificate of incorporation or by other provisions of the DGCL. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices will provide that ANGI Homeservices reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in the certificate of incorporation, as prescribed by the DGCL.

        Under the DGCL, the board of directors may adopt, amend or repeal a corporation's bylaws if so authorized in the certificate of incorporation. The stockholders of a Delaware corporation also have the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws.

        The amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices will allow the board of directors to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws by the vote of a majority of all directors. Under the Investor Rights Agreement, however, up until the date on which the 2020 annual meeting of ANGI Homeservices stockholders is held, IAC will agree not to vote in favor of any amendments to the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of ANGI Homeservices that would be inconsistent with certain provisions of the Investor Rights Agreement and would adversely affect the rights of holders of Class A Shares, other than as may be approved by the audit committee of the ANGI Homeservices board of directors and a majority of the holders of Class A shares.

Authorized but Unissued Shares

        Delaware companies are permitted to authorize shares that may be issued in the future. Following the completion of the Transactions, a substantial number of unissued shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock, Class B common stock, Class C common stock and preferred stock will be available for future issuances by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors without stockholder approval, subject to any limitations imposed by NASDAQ Rules. Issuances of these shares could be utilized for a variety of corporate purposes, including future offerings to raise additional capital, acquisitions and employee benefit plans. The existence of any authorized but unissued and unreserved Class A common stock, Class B common stock, Class C common stock and preferred stock could render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of ANGI Homeservices by means of a proxy contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.

Exclusive Jurisdiction

        The amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices will provide that a state court located within Delaware, or if no state court located within Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware, will be the exclusive forum for all of the following: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of ANGI Homeservices, (ii) any action asserting a claim for or based on breach of fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee of ANGI Homeservices to ANGI Homeservices or to its stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against ANGI Homeservices or any of its current or former directors, officers, or other employees pursuant to the DGCL, its certificate of incorporation, or its bylaws, (iv) any action asserting a claim

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relating to or involving ANGI Homeservices that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, or (v) any action asserting an "internal corporate claim," as defined under the DGCL.

Limitation on Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

        Under the DGCL, subject to specified limitations in the case of derivative suits brought by a corporation's stockholders in its name, a corporation may indemnify any person who is made or is threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding on account of being a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation (or was serving at the request of the corporation in such capacity for another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise) against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with the action, suit or proceeding, provided that there is a determination that: (i) the individual acted in good faith and in a manner the individual reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and (ii) in a criminal action or proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Without court approval, however, no indemnification may be made in respect of any derivative action in which an individual is adjudged liable to the corporation, except to the extent the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought determines upon application that, despite the adjudication but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be indemnified.

        The DGCL requires indemnification of directors and officers for expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably relating to a successful defense on the merits or otherwise of a derivative or third-party action.

        Under the DGCL, a corporation may advance expenses relating to the defense of any proceeding to directors and officers upon the receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the individual to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified.

        The DGCL permits the adoption of a provision in a corporation's certificate of incorporation limiting or eliminating the monetary liability of a director to a corporation or its stockholders by reason of a director's breach of the fiduciary duty of care. The DGCL does not permit any limitation of the liability of a director for: (i) breaching the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith; (iii) engaging in intentional misconduct or a known violation of law; (iv) obtaining an improper personal benefit from a transaction; or (v) paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase or redemption that was illegal under applicable law.

        The amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices will provide for limitations on liability of its directors and the indemnification of its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

Waiver of Corporate Opportunity for IAC and Officers and Directors of IAC

        The DGCL permits the adoption of a provision in a corporation's certificate of incorporation renouncing any interests or expectancy of a corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, specified business opportunities or specified classes or categories of business opportunities that are presented to the corporation or one or more of its officers, directors or stockholders.

        The amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices will include a "corporate opportunity" provision that renounces any interests or expectancy of ANGI Homeservices or its subsidiaries (i) to participate in any business of IAC or (ii) in any potential transaction or matter that may constitute a corporate opportunity for both (a) IAC and (b) ANGI Homeservices or its subsidiaries. Under this provision, ANGI Homeservices further recognizes that (1) any of its directors

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or officers who are also officers, directors, employees or other affiliates of IAC or its affiliates (except that ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries will not be deemed affiliates of IAC or its affiliates for the purposes of this provision) and (2) IAC itself will have no duty to offer or communicate information regarding such a corporate opportunity. The provision generally will provide that neither IAC nor officers or directors of ANGI Homeservices who are also officers or directors of IAC or its affiliates will be liable to ANGI Homeservices or its stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of (i) such person's participation in any business on behalf of IAC or (ii) the fact that any such person pursues or acquires any corporate opportunity for the account of IAC or its affiliates, directs or transfers such corporate opportunity to IAC or its affiliates, or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to ANGI Homeservices. This renunciation will not extend to corporate opportunities expressly offered to one of the officers or directors of ANGI Homeservices solely in his or her capacity as an officer or director of ANGI Homeservices.

Listing and Trading

        ANGI Homeservices common stock is currently not listed on any securities exchange. It is currently expected that following the completion of the Transactions, Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices will trade on NASDAQ under the symbol "ANGI," which is the current ticker symbol for Angie's List.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

        Upon completion of the Transactions, the transfer agent and registrar for ANGI Homeservices common stock will be Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

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COMPARISON OF THE RIGHTS OF ANGIE'S LIST STOCKHOLDERS
AND HOLDERS OF CLASS A SHARES OF ANGI HOMESERVICES

        If the Merger is consummated, stockholders of Angie's List who receive the Share Consideration in the Merger will become holders of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices. Angie's List and ANGI Homeservices are both organized under the laws of Delaware. However, differences in the rights of holders of Angie's List common stock and holders of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices will arise due to differences between their respective certificates of incorporation and bylaws. As holders of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices, your rights with respect thereto will continue to be governed by Delaware law, including the DGCL, as well as the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices. This section summarizes material differences between the rights of Angie's List stockholders and holders of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices.

        The following summary is not a complete statement of the rights of the stockholders of either of the two companies or a complete description of the specific provisions referred to below. The identification of specific differences is not intended to indicate that other equally significant or more significant differences do not exist. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the DGCL, Angie's List's constituent documents and ANGI Homeservices' constituent documents, which you are urged to read carefully. Angie's List has filed with the SEC its constituent documents and will send copies of these documents to you, without charge, upon your request. The forms of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices that will be in effect upon the completion of the Transactions are attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex C and Annex D, respectively. For additional information, please see the section entitled "Where You Can Find More Information."

ANGI Homeservices   Angie's List
Organizational Documents

Following the Merger, the rights of the stockholders of ANGI Homeservices will be governed by the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices (the "ANGI Homeservices Charter"), the amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices (the "ANGI Homeservices Bylaws") and Delaware law, including the DGCL.

 

The rights of the stockholders of Angie's List are governed by the third amended and restated certificate of incorporation of Angie's List (the "Angie's List Charter"), the amended and restated bylaws of Angie's List (the "Angie's List Bylaws") and Delaware law, including the DGCL.

The Merger Agreement also provides that at the Closing, IAC and ANGI Homeservices will enter into the Investor Rights Agreement, the terms of which are described in the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Investor Rights Agreement," which sets forth, among other things, certain rights and obligations of IAC and ANGI Homeservices concerning the corporate governance of ANGI Homeservices, amendments to the ANGI Homeservices Charter and to the ANGI Homeservices Bylaws, and specified registration rights and preemptive rights of IAC with respect to its ownership of ANGI Homeservices common stock.

 

 

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ANGI Homeservices   Angie's List

Authorized Capital Stock

The ANGI Homeservices Charter authorizes ANGI Homeservices to issue up to (i) 2,000,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (ii) 1,500,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, (iii) 1,500,000,000 shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and (iv) 500,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

 

The Angie's List Charter authorizes Angie's List to issue up to (i) 300,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and (ii) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share.

Common Stock

The ANGI Homeservices Charter provides that (i) holders of Class A common stock will be entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by stockholders, (ii) holders of Class B common stock will be entitled to ten votes per share on all matters to be voted upon by stockholders and (iii) holders of Class C common stock will not be entitled to any votes per share (except as, and then only to the extent, otherwise required by the laws of the Delaware, in which case holders of Class C common stock will be entitled to one one-hundredth of a vote per share).

Except as provided in the ANGI Homeservices Charter or by the DGCL, the holders of Class A shares and the holders of Class B shares will vote on all matters (including the election of directors) together as one class.

 

The Angie's List Charter provides that each holder of common stock will be entitled to one vote per share of common stock on all matters to be voted upon by stockholders. However, except as otherwise required by law, holders of common stock are not entitled to vote on any amendment to the Angie's List Charter (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of preferred stock) that relates solely to the terms of one or more outstanding series of preferred stock if the holders of such affected series are entitled, either separately or together with the holders of one or more other such series, to vote thereon pursuant to the Angie's List Charter (including any certificate of designations relating to any series of preferred stock) or pursuant to the DGCL.

Upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of ANGI Homeservices, holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock are entitled to receive ratably the assets available for distribution to the stockholders after the rights of holders of shares of preferred stock have been satisfied.

 

 

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Under the ANGI Homeservices Charter, Class B shares will be convertible into Class A shares at the option of the holder at any time on a share for share basis. The conversion ratio will in all events be equitably preserved in the event of any recapitalization of ANGI Homeservices by means of a stock dividend on, or a stock split or combination of, the outstanding Class A shares or Class B shares, or in the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization of ANGI Homeservices with another corporation. Upon the conversion of a Class B share into a Class A share, the applicable Class B share will be retired and will not be subject to reissue. Class A shares and Class C shares will have no conversion rights.

 

 

Preferred Stock

Under the ANGI Homeservices Charter, shares of preferred stock will be issuable from time to time, in one or more series, with the designations of the series, the voting rights of the shares of the series (if any), the powers, preferences and relative, participation, optional or other special rights (if any), and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof as the ANGI Homeservices board of directors from time to time may adopt by resolution (and without further stockholder approval subject to any limitations imposed by NASDAQ Rules). Each series will consist of that number of shares as will be stated and expressed in the certificate of designations providing for the issuance of the preferred stock of the series.

 

Under the Angie's List Charter, the board of directors is empowered to authorize by resolution the issuance of one or more classes or series of preferred stock and to fix the designations, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights, if any, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, with respect to each such class or series of preferred stock and the number of shares constituting each such class or series, and to increase or decrease the number of shares of any such class or series to the extent permitted by the DGCL.

Dividends

The DGCL allows directors, subject to any restrictions in the corporation's certificate of incorporation, to declare and pay dividends upon the shares of the corporation's capital stock out of its surplus or, if there is no surplus, out of the current or the immediately preceding year's net profits. However, no dividends may be declared or paid out of net profits if a corporation's capital is less than the amount of capital represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the distribution of assets until the deficiency has been repaired.

 

The DGCL allows directors, subject to any restrictions in the corporation's certificate of incorporation, to declare and pay dividends upon the shares of the corporation's capital stock out of its surplus or, if there is no surplus, out of the current or the immediately preceding year's net profits. However, no dividends may be declared or paid out of net profits if a corporation's capital is less than the amount of capital represented by the issued and outstanding stock of all classes having a preference upon the distribution of assets until the deficiency has been repaired.

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The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that, subject to the provisions of the ANGI Homeservices Charter, the board of directors may declare and pay dividends in cash, property or contractual rights, or in shares of the capital stock of ANGI Homeservices.

Holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock will be entitled to ratably receive dividends (other than in the event of a share distribution or an asset distribution, as further described below) if, as and when declared from time to time by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors in its discretion out of funds legally available for that purpose, after payment of any dividends required to be paid on any outstanding preferred stock.

 

The Angie's List Bylaws provide that, subject to limitations contained in the DGCL and the Angie's List Charter, the board of directors may declare and pay dividends upon the shares of capital stock of Angie's List, which dividends may be paid either in cash, in property or in shares of the capital stock of Angie's List.

The Angie's List Charter does not contain any restrictions on dividends.

In a distribution of shares of ANGI Homeservices' common stock, ANGI Homeservices may distribute (i) shares of Class C common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class C common stock), on an equal per share basis, to holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock or (ii) (x) shares of Class A common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class A common stock), on an equal per share basis, to holders of Class A common stock; (y) shares of Class B stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class B common stock), on an equal per share basis, to holders of Class B common stock; and (z) shares of Class C common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of Class C common stock), on an equal per share basis, to holders of Class C common stock.

 

 

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In a distribution of any other securities of ANGI Homeservices or the capital stock or other securities of another person or entity, ANGI Homeservices may choose to distribute: (i) identical securities, on an equal per share basis, to holders of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock, (ii) a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class A common stock, a separate class of securities to holders of shares of Class B common stock and a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class C common stock, on an equal per share basis, (iii) a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class B common stock and a different class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class C common stock, on an equal per share basis or (iv) a separate class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class C common stock and a different class or series of securities to holders of shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock, on an equal per share basis, provided that, in the case of clause (ii), (iii) or (iv), the different classes or series of securities to be distributed are not different in any respect other than their relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions, as applicable), with either (x) holders of shares of Class B common stock receiving the class or series of securities having the highest relative voting rights or (y) holders of shares of Class B common stock and Class A common stock receiving a class or series of securities having the highest relative voting rights. A dividend involving a class or series of securities of another person or entity may be treated as a share distribution or as an asset distribution as determined by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors.

 

 

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In a distribution of assets owned by ANGI Homeservices (including shares of any class or series of capital stock of another person or entity owned by ANGI Homeservices) to holders of any class or classes of common stock, a dividend in cash and/or other property will be paid to holders of each other class of common stock then outstanding on an equal per share basis in an amount, in the case of a dividend consisting solely of cash, equal to the fair market value of such holders' ownership interest in the assets paid as a dividend pursuant to the asset distribution, or having a fair market value, in the case of any other dividend, equal to the fair market value of such holders' ownership interest in assets paid as a dividend pursuant to the asset distribution. For additional information, see the section entitled "Description of ANGI Homeservices Capital Stock—Types of Capital Stock."

 

 

Number and Qualification of Directors

The DGCL provides that the board of directors must consist of one or more members, each of whom must be a natural person, and that the number of directors will be fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the bylaws, unless the certificate of incorporation fixes the number of directors, in which case a change must be made only by amendment to the certificate of incorporation.

 

The DGCL provides that the board of directors must consist of one or more members, each of whom must be a natural person, and that the number of directors will be fixed by, or in the manner provided in, the bylaws, unless the certificate of incorporation fixes the number of directors, in which case a change must be made only by amendment to the certificate of incorporation.

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The ANGI Homeservices Charter and Bylaws provide that the number of directors will be the number that is determined from time to time by resolution of the board of directors. Directors need not be stockholders.

Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, at the Effective Time, the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices will consist of ten directors, with six directors designated by IAC, two directors designated by IAC who qualify as "independent" pursuant to NASDAQ Rules and the Exchange Act, and two ANGI-Designated Directors, which refers to the directors selected by Angie's List from the Angie's List board of directors, who will be Angie R. Hicks Bowman and Thomas R. Evans, if they continue to be willing and able to serve. IAC will retain the right to nominate a certain number of ANGI Homeservices directors corresponding to its degree of equity and voting interest in ANGI Homeservices until such time as its equity and voting interest are both less than 10%, and to appoint replacements of its designated directors should such individuals become unable or unwilling to serve. For additional information, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Investor Rights Agreement."

 

The Angie's List Charter provides that the board of directors must consist of not less than three directors, with the exact number of directors to be determined from time to time solely by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of authorized directors. The Angie's List Bylaws provide that the number of directors will initially be six and, thereafter, will be fixed exclusively from time to time solely by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of authorized directors. Directors need not be stockholders.

Structure of Board of Directors; Term of Directors; Election of Directors

The DGCL provides that, pursuant to a certificate of incorporation, an initial bylaw or a bylaw adopted by the vote of the stockholders, a classified board of directors with staggered terms may be created. A maximum of three classes of directors is permitted.

 

The DGCL provides that, pursuant to a certificate of incorporation, an initial bylaw or a bylaw adopted by the vote of the stockholders, a classified board of directors with staggered terms may be created. A maximum of three classes of directors is permitted.

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The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws do not provide for classes of directors. The board of directors of ANGI Homeservices will be elected annually. Pursuant to the ANGI Homeservices Bylaws, each director will serve for a term of one year from the date of his or her election and until his or her successor is elected or until his or her earlier resignation, removal or death. The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that, at all meetings of the stockholders at which directors are to be elected, election of directors will be by ballot and, subject to the rights of the holders of shares of preferred stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, a plurality of the votes cast will elect each director.

Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, until and excluding the ANGI Homeservices annual meeting of stockholders to be held in 2020, the two ANGI-Designated Directors, including any successor(s) to the initial ANGI-Designated Directors, will, if able and willing, continue to serve on the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices. IAC will agree to vote its shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock in favor of the ANGI-Designated Directors at any meeting at which any of them stand for election. For additional information, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Investor Rights Agreement."
  The Angie's List Charter and Bylaws provide that the directors are divided into three classes, designated Class I, Class II and Class III. The Angie's List Bylaws provide that each class must consist, as nearly as may be possible, of one-third of the total number of directors constituting the entire board of directors. Pursuant to the Angie's List Charter and Bylaws, each director serves for a term ending on the date of the third annual meeting of stockholders next following the annual meeting at which such director was elected. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each director will hold office until such director's successor has been duly elected and qualified or until such director's earlier death, resignation or removal.

The Angie's List Charter provides that election of directors need not be by written ballot unless the Angie's List Bylaws so provide. The Angie's List Bylaws do not require written ballots for the election of directors. The Angie's List Bylaws provide that, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock to elect additional directors under specific circumstances, directors will be elected by a plurality of the votes of the shares of capital stock of Angie's List present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors.

Removal of Directors

The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that any director or the entire board of directors may at any time be removed effective immediately, with or without cause, by a majority of the voting power of shares of stock issued and outstanding of the class or classes that elected such director.

 

The Angie's List Charter and Bylaws provide that no director may be removed from office by the stockholders except for cause with the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than a majority of the total voting power of all outstanding securities then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, IAC will agree not to vote to remove any ANGI-Designated Director, other than for cause. For additional information, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Investor Rights Agreement."

 

 

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Vacancies on the Board of Directors

The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining directors elected by the stockholders who vote on such directorship, though less than a quorum, or a majority of the voting power of shares of such stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on such directorship. The directors so chosen will hold office until the next annual election and until their respective successors are duly elected or until their earlier resignation, removal or death.

If, prior to the annual meeting of ANGI Homeservices stockholders in 2020, any ANGI-Designated Director becomes unwilling or unable to serve, the ANGI Homeservices board of directors will select a replacement. Any individual selected as a replacement must be (i) "independent" pursuant to NASDAQ Rules and the Exchange Act, if the director to be replaced was also "independent," (ii) qualified to serve as an "independent" director of IAC (were such individual to be appointed) and (iii) acceptable to the remaining ANGI-Designated Director then serving on the ANGI Homeservices board of directors. For additional information, see the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Investor Rights Agreement."

 

The Angie's List Charter provides that vacancies on the board of directors resulting from death, resignation, removal or otherwise and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the number of directors will, except as otherwise provided by law, be filled solely by a majority of the directors then in office (although less than a quorum) or by the sole remaining director. Each director so elected will hold office for a term that coincides with the term of the Class to which such director has been elected.

In addition, the Angie's List Bylaws provide that (i) if there are no directors in office, then an election of directors may be held in accordance with the DGCL, and (ii) unless otherwise provided in the Angie's List Charter, when one or more directors resigns from the board of directors, effective at a future date, a majority of the directors then in office, including those who have so resigned, will have the power to fill such vacancy or vacancies and each director so chosen will hold office as provided in the filling of the other vacancies.

Stockholder Action by Written Consent

The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. Prompt notice of such action must be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

 

The Angie's List Charter provides that any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in accordance with the DGCL and the Angie's List Charter and may not be taken by written consent of stockholders without a meeting. The Angie's List Bylaws similarly provide that, subject to the rights of the holders of any series of preferred stock then outstanding, as may be set forth in the certificate of designation relating to such preferred stock, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken only upon the vote of stockholders at an annual or special meeting duly noticed and called in accordance with the DGCL and may not be taken by written consent of stockholders without a meeting.

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Quorum

The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that, except as otherwise provided by law, the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of ANGI Homeservices entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, will constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business. However, where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a majority of the outstanding shares of such class or series or classes will constitute a quorum with respect to such vote.

 

The Angie's List Bylaws provide that, unless otherwise provided under the Angie's List Charter or Bylaws and subject to the DGCL, the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the outstanding capital stock of Angie's List entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

Special Meetings of Stockholders

Under the DGCL, a special meeting of stockholders may be called by the board of directors or by such other persons as may be authorized in the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws of the corporation.

 

Under the DGCL, a special meeting of stockholders may be called by the board of directors or by such other persons as may be authorized in the certificate of incorporation or the bylaws of the corporation.

The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the chairman of the board of directors of ANGI Homeservices or by a majority of ANGI Homeservices directors. The ANGI Homeservices stockholders, however, may not call for a special meeting of the stockholders.

 

The Angie's List Charter and Bylaws provide that special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the board of directors acting pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of the total number of authorized directors, the chairman of the board of directors, the chief executive officer, the president or the secretary of Angie's List and may not be called by any other person. The Angie's List Charter further provides that, notwithstanding the foregoing, whenever holders of one or more classes or series of preferred stock will have the right, voting separately as a class or series, to elect directors, such holders may call, pursuant to the terms of the resolutions applicable thereto adopted by the board of directors, special meetings of holders of such preferred stock.

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Notice of Stockholder Meetings

The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that, for stockholder meetings, written notice stating the date, time and place, if any, of such meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes thereof, will be given to each stockholder entitled to vote at the meeting not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the meeting, either personally or by mail, facsimile, telegraph or other means of electronic communication.

Meetings may be held without notice if all stockholders entitled to vote are present (unless any such stockholders are present for the purpose of objecting to the meeting as lawfully called or convened), or if notice is waived by those not present. Any previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders may be postponed, and any special meeting of the stockholders may be canceled, by resolution of the board of directors upon public notice given prior to the time previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.

 

The Angie's List Bylaws provide that, whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting will be given which states the place, if any, date and hour of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called. Unless otherwise provided by the DGCL, such notice will be given not less than 10 nor more than 60 days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at such meeting.

A written waiver of any such notice signed by the person entitled thereto, or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, will be deemed equivalent to notice. Attendance of a person at a stockholder meeting will constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Nominations and Other Provisions

The ANGI Homeservices Charter and Bylaws do not provide for procedures with respect to stockholder proposals or director nominations.

 

Annual meetings:

The Angie's List Bylaws provide that nominations of persons for election to the board of directors or the proposal of other business to be transacted by the stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders may be made only (i) pursuant to Angie's List's notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto), (ii) by or at the direction of the board of directors or any committee thereof or (iii) by any stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the time such stockholder gives notice and at the time of the annual meeting and who is entitled to vote at the meeting and complies with the notice procedures set forth in the Angie's List Bylaws.

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For nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must give timely notice in writing to the secretary of Angie's List and any such proposed business (other than the nominations of persons for election to the board of directors) must constitute a proper matter for stockholder action. To be timely, the notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received by, the secretary of Angie's List at the principal executive offices of Angie's List not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the first anniversary of the preceding year's annual meeting of stockholders. In the event that the date of the annual meeting is advanced more than 30 days prior to such anniversary date or delayed more than 70 days after such anniversary date, then to be timely such notice must be received by Angie's List (i) no earlier than 120 days prior to such annual meeting and (ii) no later than the later of 70 days prior to the date of the meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the meeting was first made. In no event will the adjournment or postponement of any meeting, or any announcement thereof, commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of such stockholder's notice.

 

 

Special meetings:

 

 

The Angie's List Bylaws further provide that, if the election of directors is included as business to be brought before a special meeting in Angie's List's notice of meeting, then nominations of persons for election to the board of directors at a special meeting of stockholders may be made by any stockholder who is a stockholder of record at the time such stockholder gives notice and at the time of the special meeting and who is entitled to vote at the meeting and complies with the procedures set forth in the Angie's List Bylaws. For nominations to be properly brought before a special meeting by a stockholder, the stockholder must give timely notice in writing to the secretary of Angie's List. To be timely, the notice must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of Angie's List (i) not earlier than 120 days prior to the date of the special meeting and (ii) no later than the later of 90 days prior to the date of the special meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of the special meeting was first made.

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Notice requirements:

 

 

Any such notice must set forth certain information as to the nominee or the other proposed business, the stockholder giving notice and any person associated with such stockholder on whose behalf the proposal is being made, as specified in the Angie's List Bylaws.

 

 

The Angie's List Bylaws provide that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary elsewhere in the Angie's List Bylaws, the notice requirements set forth in the Angie's List Bylaws with respect to director nominations or other business will be deemed satisfied by a stockholder if such stockholder has submitted a proposal to Angie's List, a nomination in compliance with Rule 14a-11 or a proposal in compliance with Rule 14a-8 under the Exchange Act, and such stockholder's nomination or proposal, as the case may be, has been included in a proxy statement that has been prepared by Angie's List to solicit proxies for the meeting of stockholders.

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Amendment of Charter
Under the DGCL, a certificate of incorporation may be amended if: (i) the board of directors adopts a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment, declares the advisability of the amendment and directs that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders (except that unless required by the certificate of incorporation, no meeting or vote is required to adopt an amendment for certain specified changes); and (ii) the holders of a majority of shares of stock entitled to vote on the matter approve the amendment, unless the certificate of incorporation requires the vote of a greater number of shares.

Under the DGCL, a class of stockholders has the right to vote separately as a class on an amendment to the corporation's certificate of incorporation, even if the certificate does not provide such a right, if the amendment would:

increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of such class (unless the certificate of incorporation adopted prior to the issuance of any shares of such class of stock, or as amended with the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of such class, permits such increase or decrease by only an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of stock entitled to vote, as permitted under the ANGI Homeservices Charter, as further described below);

increase or decrease the par value of the shares of the class; or

change the powers, preferences or special rights of the shares of such class so as to affect them adversely.

If the powers, preferences or special rights of one or more series of a class but not the entire class are affected, only the shares of such series that would be affected will be considered a class for the purposes of such voting.

  Under the DGCL, a certificate of incorporation may be amended if: (i) the board of directors adopts a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment, declares the advisability of the amendment and directs that it be submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders (except that unless required by the certificate of incorporation, no meeting or vote is required to adopt an amendment for certain specified changes); and (ii) the holders of a majority of shares of stock entitled to vote on the matter approve the amendment, unless the certificate of incorporation requires the vote of a greater number of shares..

Under the DGCL, a class of stockholders has the right to vote separately as a class on an amendment to the corporation's certificate of incorporation, even if the certificate does not provide such a right, if the amendment would:

increase or decrease the aggregate number of authorized shares of such class (unless the certificate of incorporation adopted prior to the issuance of any shares of such class of stock, or as amended with the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of such class, permits such increase or decrease by only an affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of stock entitled to vote);

increase or decrease the par value of the shares of the class; or

change the powers, preferences or special rights of the shares of such class so as to affect them adversely.

If the powers, preferences or special rights of one or more series of a class but not the entire class are affected, only the shares of such series that would be affected will be considered a class for the purposes of such voting.

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The ANGI Homeservices Charter may be amended in accordance with the DGCL. The ANGI Homeservices Charter specifically provides that the number of authorized shares of any class of stock may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares of such class then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and any one or more series of preferred stock entitled to vote on the matter, voting together as one class.

Under the Investor Rights Agreement, however, up until the date on which the 2020 annual meeting of ANGI Homeservices stockholders is held, IAC will agree not to vote in favor of any amendments to the ANGI Homeservices Charter or the ANGI Homeservices Bylaws that would be inconsistent with certain provisions of the Investor Rights Agreement and would adversely affect the rights of holders of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock other than as may be approved by the audit committee of the ANGI Homeservices board of directors and a majority of the holders of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock. See the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements—Investor Rights Agreement."

  Under the DGCL, if a corporation's certificate of incorporation requires the vote of a greater number or proportion than required under the DGCL for action by the board of directors, by the holders of any class or series of shares or by the holders of any other securities having voting power, the provision of the certificate of incorporation requiring such greater vote will not be altered, amended or repealed except by such greater vote.

The Angie's List Charter provides that Angie's List reserves the right to amend the Angie's List Charter in any manner permitted by the DGCL and all rights and powers conferred upon stockholders, directors and officers therein are granted subject to this reservation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the following articles of the Angie's List Charter may not be repealed or amended in any respect, and no other provision may be adopted, amended or repealed which would have the effect of modifying or permitting the circumvention of such provisions, unless such action is approved by the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 662/3% of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of Angie's List then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class:

Article IV (Capital Stock);

 

Article V (Bylaws);

 

Article VI (Board of Directors);

 

Article VII (Meetings of Stockholders);

 

Article VIII (Indemnification);

 

Article IX (Forum Selection); or

 

Article X (Amendments).


Amendment of Bylaws

Under the DGCL, the stockholders entitled to vote have the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws. In addition, a corporation may, in its certificate of incorporation, confer such power upon the directors, but such conferral does not divest the stockholders of their power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws.

 

Under the DGCL, the stockholders entitled to vote have the power to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws. In addition, a corporation may, in its certificate of incorporation, confer such power upon the directors, but such conferral does not divest the stockholders of their power to adopt, amend or repeal the bylaws.

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Under the ANGI Homeservices Charter, the board of directors is authorized to make, alter or repeal bylaws, but the stockholders may make additional bylaws and may alter or repeal any bylaw whether adopted by the stockholders or otherwise.

 

Under the Angie's List Charter, the board of directors is authorized to adopt, amend or repeal bylaws by resolution adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the total number of authorized directors. The stockholders may adopt, amend or repeal bylaws with the affirmative vote of the holders of not less than 662/3% of the total voting power of all outstanding securities of Angie's List then entitled to vote generally in the election of directors, voting together as a single class.

Limitation on Director Liability

The DGCL permits the adoption of a provision in a corporation's certificate of incorporation limiting or eliminating the monetary liability of a director to a corporation or its stockholders by reason of a director's breach of the fiduciary duty of care. The DGCL does not permit any limitation of the liability of a director for: (i) breaching the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith; (iii) engaging in intentional misconduct or a known violation of law; (iv) obtaining an improper personal benefit from a transaction; or (v) paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase or redemption that was illegal under applicable law.

 

The DGCL permits the adoption of a provision in a corporation's certificate of incorporation limiting or eliminating the monetary liability of a director to a corporation or its stockholders by reason of a director's breach of the fiduciary duty of care. The DGCL does not permit any limitation of the liability of a director for: (i) breaching the duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders; (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith; (iii) engaging in intentional misconduct or a known violation of law; (iv) obtaining an improper personal benefit from the corporation; or (v) paying a dividend or approving a stock repurchase that was illegal under applicable law.

The ANGI Homeservices Charter will provide for limitations on liability of its directors to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. The ANGI Homeservices Charter further provides that any amendment or repeal of this provision will not adversely affect any right or protection of a director existing before such amendment or repeal. Moreover, the ANGI Homeservices Charter provides that the liability of a director will be further eliminated or limited to the full extent permitted by the DGCL, as it may be amended in the future.

 

The Angie's List Charter provides that a director will not be liable to Angie's List or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. The Angie's List Charter further provides that any amendment or repeal of this provision will not adversely affect any right or protection of a director existing before such amendment or repeal.

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Indemnification

The ANGI Homeservices Charter provides that the directors, officers, employees and agents of ANGI Homeservices (and any person serving in such capacity for another corporation or other enterprise at the request of ANGI Homeservices) will be indemnified by ANGI Homeservices in accordance with the ANGI Homeservices Bylaws, to the full extent permitted (whether now or in the future) by the DGCL or other applicable law.

 

Mandatory indemnification:

The Angie's List Charter provides that Angie's List will indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, each person (and the heirs, executors or administrators of such person) who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to, or is involved in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, because such person is or was (i) a director or officer of Angie's List or (ii) serving at the request of Angie's List as a director or officer of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise.

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Mandatory indemnification:

The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that ANGI Homeservices must indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL (whether now or in the future), any person who was or is made a party or is threatened to be made a party to or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding , because he or she is or was (i) a director or officer of ANGI Homeservices or (ii) serving at the request of ANGI Homeservices as a director, officer or trustee of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans maintained or sponsored by ANGI Homeservices , against all expense, liability and loss reasonably incurred or suffered by such person in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding. This indemnification will continue as to a person who is no longer a director, officer or trustee and will inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and administrators.

However, ANGI Homeservices will be required to indemnify any such person in connection with an action, suit or proceeding initiated by the person seeking indemnification only if such action, suit or proceeding was authorized by the board of directors, except for an action, suit or proceeding brought against ANGI Homeservices to recover an unpaid indemnification claim.

Mandatory advancement of expenses:

In addition, the ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that ANGI Homeservices will pay for the expenses incurred in defending any such action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition. However, if required by the DGCL, the payment of such expenses incurred by a director or officer in his or her capacity as a director or officer will be made only upon delivery to ANGI Homeservices of an undertaking by, or on behalf of, such director or officer, to repay all amounts so advanced if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified for such expenses.
  Mandatory advancement of expenses:

In addition, the Angie's List Charter provides that the right to indemnification includes the right to be paid by Angie's List the expenses incurred in connection with any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition to the fullest extent authorized by the DGCL.

Permitted indemnification and advancement of expenses:

The Angie's List Charter further provides that Angie's List may, by action of its board of directors, provide indemnification to the employees and agents of Angie's List to such extent and to such effect as the board of directors determines to be appropriate and authorized by DGCL.

Permitted insurance:

Under the Angie's List Charter, Angie's List may also purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of Angie's List, or is or was serving at the request of Angie's List as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not Angie's List would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under the DGCL.

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Permitted indemnification and advancement of expenses:

 

 

The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws further provide that ANGI Homeservices may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the board of directors or by the chairman of the board of directors, grant rights to indemnification, and rights to be paid by ANGI Homeservices the expenses incurred in defending any action, suit or proceeding in advance of its final disposition, to any current or former employee or agent of ANGI Homeservices to the fullest extent of the provisions of the Bylaws with respect to the indemnification and advancement of expenses of current or former directors and officers of ANGI Homeservices.

 

 

Permitted insurance:

 

 

Under the ANGI Homeservices Bylaws, ANGI Homeservices may also maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any current or former director, officer, employee or agent of ANGI Homeservices and any current or former director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or other enterprise, against any expense, liability or loss, even if ANGI Homeservices would not have the power to indemnify such person under the DGCL.

 

 

Corporate Opportunities

The DGCL permits the adoption of a provision in a corporation's certificate of incorporation renouncing any interests or expectancy of a corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, specified business opportunities or specified classes or categories of business opportunities that are presented to the corporation or one or more of its officers, directors or stockholders.

 

The DGCL permits the adoption of a provision in a corporation's certificate of incorporation renouncing any interests or expectancy of a corporation in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, specified business opportunities or specified classes or categories of business opportunities that are presented to the corporation or one or more of its officers, directors or stockholders.

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In the ANGI Homeservices Charter, ANGI Homeservices renounces any interests or expectancy of ANGI Homeservices or its subsidiaries (i) to participate in any business of IAC or (ii) in any potential transaction or matter that may constitute a corporate opportunity for both (a) IAC and (b) ANGI Homeservices or its subsidiaries. Under this provision, ANGI Homeservices further recognizes that (1) any of its directors or officers who are also officers, directors, employees or other affiliates of IAC or its affiliates (except that ANGI Homeservices and its subsidiaries will not be deemed affiliates of IAC or its affiliates for the purposes of this provision) and (2) IAC itself will have no duty to offer or communicate information regarding such a corporate opportunity. This renunciation will not extend to corporate opportunities expressly offered to one of the officers or directors of ANGI Homeservices solely in his or her capacity as an officer or director of ANGI Homeservices. For additional information, see the section entitled "Description of ANGI Homeservices Capital Stock—Waiver of Corporate Opportunity for IAC and Officers and Directors of IAC."

 

The Angie's List Charter does not contain any provisions renouncing corporate opportunities.

Business Combination or Antitakeover Statutes

Section 203 of the DGCL generally prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in a "business combination" (as defined in the DGCL) with a person or entity owning 15% or more of a corporation's voting stock for three years following the time that person or entity becomes a 15% stockholder, with certain exceptions. A corporation may elect not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

 

Section 203 of the DGCL generally prohibits a Delaware corporation from engaging in a "business combination" (as defined in the DGCL) with a person or entity owning 15% or more of a corporation's voting stock for three years following the time that person or entity becomes a 15% stockholder, with certain exceptions. A corporation may elect not to be governed by Section 203 of the DGCL.

In the ANGI Homeservices Charter, ANGI Homeservices has opted out of Section 203 of the DGCL and is therefore not governed by the restrictions contained in Section 203 of the DGCL.

 

In the Angie's List Charter, Angie's List has not opted out of Section 203 of the DGCL and is therefore governed by the restrictions contained in Section 203 of the DGCL.

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Exclusive Forum

The ANGI Homeservices Bylaws provide that a state court located within Delaware, or if no state court located within Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware, will be the exclusive forum for all of the following: (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of ANGI Homeservices, (ii) any action asserting a claim for or based on breach of fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee of ANGI Homeservices to ANGI Homeservices or to its stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against ANGI Homeservices or any of its current or former directors, officers, or other employees pursuant to the DGCL, its certificate of incorporation, or its bylaws, (iv) any action asserting a claim relating to or involving ANGI Homeservices that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, or (v) any action asserting an "internal corporate claim," as defined under the DGCL.

 

The Angie's List Charter provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the sole and exclusive forum for (i) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of Angie's List, (ii) any action asserting a claim of breach of fiduciary duty owed by any director, officer or other employee to Angie's List or its stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim arising pursuant to any provision of the DGCL or (iv) any action asserting a claim governed by the internal affairs doctrine. The Angie's List Charter further provides that any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of capital stock of Angie's List will be deemed to have notice of, and consented to, this provision of the Angie's List Charter.

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HISTORICAL MARKET PRICE AND DIVIDEND INFORMATION REGARDING
ANGIE'S LIST COMMON STOCK

        Angie's List common stock has been listed on NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "ANGI" since its initial public offering on November 17, 2011. On May 1, 2017, the last full trading day before the public announcement of the signing of the Merger Agreement, the closing price of Angie's List common stock on NASDAQ was $5.89 per share. On June 28, 2017, the last full trading day before the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the closing price of Angie's List common stock on NASDAQ was $12.81 per share.

        The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices per share of Angie's List common stock on NASDAQ during each of the quarterly periods indicated.

 
  2017  
 
  High   Low  

Second Quarter (through June 28, 2017)

  $ 12.90   $ 5.28  

First Quarter

    8.50     5.22  

 

 
  2016  
 
  High   Low  

Fourth Quarter

  $ 9.99   $ 6.99  

Third Quarter

    10.76     6.32  

Second Quarter

    9.19     6.46  

First Quarter

    10.19     7.66  

 

 
  2015  
 
  High   Low  

Fourth Quarter

  $ 11.25   $ 4.91  

Third Quarter

    6.44     3.73  

Second Quarter

    7.38     5.37  

First Quarter

    7.80     4.36  

        As of June 23, 2017, Angie's List had approximately 10 registered stockholders of record. The number of stockholders of record is based upon the actual number of stockholders registered at such date and does not include holders of shares in "street name" or persons, partnerships, associations, corporations or other entities identified in security position listings maintained by depositories.

        The above table shows only historical market prices. Angie's List stockholders are urged to consult publicly available sources to obtain current market quotations for Angie's List common stock, and to review carefully the other information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus (including the information incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus), in considering whether to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement at the Angie's List special meeting. The market price of Angie's List common stock is expected to fluctuate between the date of this proxy statement/prospectus and the Closing. No assurances can be given concerning the market price of Angie's List common stock at any time in the future, or the market price of Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices after the Closing. Changes in the market price of Angie's List common stock prior to the Closing will affect the number of Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices to be issued to IAC prior to the Closing, and thus the aggregate economic interest in ANGI Homeservices as of the Closing of the Angie's List stockholders who receive the Share Consideration in the Merger. For additional information, see the section entitled "The Merger Agreement—Determination of the Number of Class B Shares of ANGI Homeservices to Be Issued to IAC."

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        Angie's List has never declared or paid, and does not anticipate declaring or paying, any cash dividends on its common stock. Additionally, the financing agreement that governs Angie's List's outstanding long-term debt, as well as the Merger Agreement, contain covenants restricting the ability of Angie's List to make distributions, such as dividends, to stockholders. Any future determination as to the declaration and payment of dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of the Angie's List board of directors and will depend on then-existing conditions, including Angie's List's financial position, operating results, contractual restrictions, capital requirements, debt covenants, business prospects and other factors that the Angie's List board of directors may deem relevant.

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PRO FORMA SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT OF ANGI HOMESERVICES

        Prior to the Effective Time, all of the outstanding shares of common stock of ANGI Homeservices will be owned by IAC. The following table sets forth information, with respect to the estimated beneficial ownership (i) to the extent known by ANGI Homeservices or ascertainable from public filings, of each person or entity who is expected to beneficially own more than five percent of the outstanding shares of any class of ANGI Homeservices common stock and (ii) of each person who is expected (as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus) to serve as a director or executive officer of ANGI Homeservices and all such persons as a group, assuming that all of the stockholders of Angie's List receive the Share Consideration in the Merger.

        The security ownership of ANGI Homeservices common stock has been estimated based upon the following (using information available as of [    ·    ], 2017):

        So far as is known to ANGI Homeservices, the persons indicated below would have sole voting power with respect to the shares estimated to be owned by them, except as otherwise stated in the notes to the table.

        For purposes of the following presentation, beneficial ownership of shares of ANGI Homeservices Class B common stock, though convertible following the Effective Time on a one-for-one basis into shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock, is reported as beneficial ownership of Class B common stock, and not as beneficial ownership of Class A common stock, but the voting power of the Class A common stock and Class B common stock has been aggregated. The percentage of votes for all classes of capital stock is based on one vote for each share of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock and ten votes for each share of ANGI Homeservices Class B common stock.

Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
  Title of Class   Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
  Percent of
Class (%)
  Voting Power
(%)
 

Greater Than 5% Stockholders

                       

IAC/InterActiveCorp

  Class B common stock     [·]     100.0     [·]  

555 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011

                       

[·]

 

Class A common stock

   
[
·]
   
[
·]
   
[
·]
 

Directors and Executive Officers

 

 

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

[·]

 

Class A common stock

   
[
·]
   
[
·]
   
[
·]
 

c/o [·]

                       

All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group ([·] persons)

 

Class A common stock

   
[
·]
   
[
·]
   
[
·]
 

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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT OF ANGIE'S LIST

        The following table presents information regarding the beneficial ownership of Angie's List common stock as of June 23, 2017 for:

        Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities. Unless otherwise indicated below, to the knowledge of Angie's List, the persons and entities named in the following table have sole voting and sole investment power with respect to all shares beneficially owned, subject to community property laws where applicable. Shares of Angie's List common stock subject to stock options that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017 as well as shares of Angie's List common stock subject to restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units that are scheduled to vest within 60 days of June 23, 2017, as applicable, are deemed to be outstanding and to be beneficially owned by the person holding them for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of that person but are not treated as outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Percentage ownership of Angie's List common stock in the following table is based on 60,841,326 shares of Angie's List common stock issued and outstanding on June 23,

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2017. Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each of the individuals and entities named below is c/o Angie's List, Inc., 1030 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202.

 
  Shares of Common
Stock Beneficially Owned(1)
 
Name of Beneficial Owner
  Number of Shares
Beneficially Owned
  Percent  

Greater than 5% Stockholder:

             

TRI Investments LLC(2)

    11,657,775     19.2 %

T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc.(3)

    6,250,560     10.3 %

TCS Capital Management, LLC(4)

    5,915,280     9.7 %

Vajra Fund III, LLC(5)

    5,322,563     8.7 %

The Vanguard Group(6)

    4,139,302     6.8 %

Davis Selected Advisers, L.P.(7)

    3,279,686     5.4 %

Directors and Named Executive Officers:

   
 
   
 
 

H. Eric Semler(4)

    6,588,619     10.8 %

Angela R. Hicks Bowman(8)

    1,210,720     2.0 %

Scott A. Durchslag(9)

    646,499     1.1 %

J. Mark Howell(10)

    591,753     1.0 %

Thomas R. Fox(11)

    454,507     *  

Michael S. Maurer(12)

    291,893     *  

Mark Britto(13)

    277,870     *  

Shannon M. Shaw(14)

    251,553     *  

Susan E. Thronson(15)

    114,627     *  

David B. Mullen(16)

    94,440     *  

Michael D. Sands(17)

    27,482     *  

George D. Bell(18)

    27,091     *  

Thomas R. Evans(19)

    27,091     *  

Directors and Officers as a Group (15 persons)(20)

    10,940,890     18.0 %

*
Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1%.

(1)
Shares shown in the table above include shares held in the beneficial owner's name or jointly with others, or in the name of a bank, nominee or trustee for the beneficial owner's account.

(2)
Based on the most recently available Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017, TRI Investments LLC had sole voting power and sole dispositive power with respect to 11,657,775 shares as of December 31, 2016. TRI Ventures, Inc., as the managing member of TRI Investments LLC, may be deemed to beneficially own such shares. John H. Chuang and Steven M. Kapner, two former directors of Angie's List, are Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, respectively, of TRI Ventures, Inc. and, therefore, may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by this entity. Mr. Chuang and Mr. Kapner disclaim beneficial ownership with respect to shares beneficially owned by TRI Investments LLC, except to the extent of their pecuniary interests therein. In addition, Mr. Kapner reported that he beneficially owned 96,195 shares in his individual capacity. The address for TRI Investments LLC is 501 Boylston Street, Boston, MA 02116.

(3)
Based on the most recently available Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 6, 2017, T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. ("TRPA") had sole voting power with respect to 912,760 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 6,250,560 shares as of December 31, 2016. The address for TRPA is 100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, MD 21202.

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(4)
Based on the most recently available Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on March 2, 2016, TCS Capital Management, LLC was the record owner of 5,915,280 shares of Angie's List common stock as of February 29, 2016 and had shared voting and dispositive power with respect to such shares. Mr. Semler, a director of Angie's List and the Managing Member of TCS Capital Management, LLC, possesses sole voting and dispositive power with respect to an additional 646,248 shares of Angie's List common stock, as of February 28, 2017, held in an irrevocable family trust for which Mr. Semler's spouse is the trustee. Mr. Semler disclaims beneficial ownership with respect to the shares held in the family trust. In connection with his service on the Angie's List board of directors, Mr. Semler owns an additional 13,645 shares of Angie's List common stock that he received as a result of the vesting and settlement of restricted stock units, and he holds exercisable options to purchase 13,446 shares of Angie's List common stock. Altogether, Mr. Semler is the beneficial owner of 6,588,619 shares of Angie's List common stock. The address for TCS Capital Management, LLC is 888 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1504, New York, NY 10106.

(5)
Based on the Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on October 14, 2016, Vajra Fund III, LLC had shared voting power and shared dispositive power with respect to 5,322,563 shares as of October 13, 2016. Vajra Asset Management, LLC is the Manager of Vajra Fund III, LLC and possesses the voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities beneficially owned by Vajra Fund III, LLC. As a result, Vajra Asset Management, LLC may be deemed the beneficial owner of the securities beneficially owned by Vajra Fund III, LLC. Michael Brodsky is the Managing Member of Vajra Asset Management, LLC and possesses the voting and dispositive power with respect to the securities beneficially owned by Vajra Asset Management, LLC. Each of Vajra Asset Management, LLC and Mr. Brodsky disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Vajra Fund III, LLC. The address for Vajra Fund III, LLC is 2020 K Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20006.

(6)
Based on the most recently available Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 9, 2017, The Vanguard Group had sole voting power with respect to 76,257 shares, shared voting power with respect to 800 shares, sole dispositive power with respect to 4,064,345 shares and shared dispositive power with respect to 74,957 shares as of December 31, 2016. The address for The Vanguard Group is 100 Vanguard Boulevard, Malvern, PA 19355.

(7)
Based on the most recently available Schedule 13G/A filed with the SEC on February 14, 2017, Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. had sole voting power with respect to 2,978,952 shares, no voting power with respect to 300,734 shares and sole dispositive power with respect to 3,279,686 shares as of December 31, 2016. The address for Davis Selected Advisers, L.P. is 2949 East Elvira Road, Suite 101, Tucson, AZ 85756.

(8)
Includes stock options to purchase 426,990 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(9)
Includes stock options to purchase 220,329 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(10)
Includes stock options to purchase 489,937 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(11)
Includes stock options to purchase 411,169 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(12)
Includes stock options to purchase 104,697 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

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(13)
Includes stock options to purchase 119,850 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(14)
Includes stock options to purchase 235,994 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(15)
Includes stock options to purchase 100,642 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(16)
Includes stock options to purchase 80,455 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(17)
Includes stock options to purchase 13,713 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(18)
Includes stock options to purchase 13,446 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(19)
Includes stock options to purchase 13,446 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

(20)
Includes stock options to purchase 2,549,926 shares of Angie's List common stock that are currently exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of June 23, 2017.

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PROPOSAL 1—THE MERGER PROPOSAL

        As discussed throughout this proxy statement/prospectus, Angie's List is asking its stockholders to approve the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Angie's List will be acquired by ANGI Homeservices, which at that time will hold the HomeAdvisor Business. Specifically, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge with and into Angie's List, with Angie's List surviving the Merger as a wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices. Following the Merger, Angie's List common stock will be delisted from NASDAQ, deregistered under the Exchange Act and cease to be publicly traded. The Class A shares of ANGI Homeservices to be issued to Angie's List stockholders who receive the Share Consideration in the Merger are expected to trade on NASDAQ under the current Angie's List ticker symbol, "ANGI."

        Holders of shares of Angie's List common stock should carefully read this proxy statement/prospectus in its entirety, including its Annexes and the information incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus, for more detailed information concerning the Merger Agreement and the Merger. In particular, holders of shares of Angie's List common stock are directed to the sections entitled "The Transactions" and "The Merger Agreement," as well as to the Merger Agreement itself, a copy of which is attached as Annex B to this proxy statement/prospectus.

        Under the Merger Agreement, the consummation of the Merger is conditioned upon the adoption of the Merger Agreement by Angie's List stockholders.

Vote Required and Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors

        Approval of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of Angie's List.

        The Angie's List board of directors unanimously recommends that Angie's List stockholders vote "FOR" the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement.

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PROPOSAL 2—ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

        Under Section 14A of the Exchange Act, which was enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, Angie's List is asking its stockholders to cast an advisory (non-binding) vote on the compensation that may be payable to its named executive officers in connection with the Merger, as described in the section entitled "The Transactions—Interests of Angie's List's Directors and Executive Officers in the Transactions—Golden Parachute Compensation," including in the associated narrative discussion. In accordance with these requirements, Angie's List is asking its stockholders to vote on the adoption of the following resolution:

        "RESOLVED, that the compensation that may be payable to Angie's List's named executive officers in connection with the Merger, as disclosed in the table captioned "Golden Parachute Payment" in the section entitled "The Transactions—Interests of Angie's List's Directors and Executive Officers in the Transactions—Golden Parachute Compensation," including the associated narrative discussion, and the agreements or understandings pursuant to which such compensation may be payable, are hereby APPROVED."

Vote Required and Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors

        The approval of this proposal requires the affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of Angie's List common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting and entitled to vote on such matter. The vote on the executive compensation payable in connection with the Merger is a vote separate and apart from the vote to adopt the Merger Agreement. You may vote to approve this proposal and vote not to approve the Angie's List Merger proposal, or you may vote against this proposal and vote to adopt the Merger Agreement. Because the vote on this proposal is advisory in nature only, it will not be binding on Angie's List. Accordingly, because Angie's List is contractually obligated to pay the compensation covered by this proposal, such compensation will be payable, subject only to certain applicable conditions, if the Merger is approved and regardless of the outcome of the advisory vote.

        The Angie's List board of directors unanimously recommends that Angie's List stockholders vote "FOR" this proposal.

        If you return a properly executed proxy card, but do not indicate voting instructions on your proxy card with respect to this proposal, your shares of Angie's List common stock represented by such proxy card will be voted "FOR" this proposal.

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PROPOSAL 3—ADJOURNMENT

        Angie's List stockholders are being asked to approve a proposal that will give Angie's List the authority to adjourn the special meeting if necessary or appropriate, including to solicit additional proxies in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to adopt the Merger Agreement. If this adjournment proposal is approved, the special meeting could be adjourned by the Angie's List board of directors to any date, subject to specified limitations set forth in the Merger Agreement. In addition, the Angie's List board of directors could postpone the special meeting before it commences, whether for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies or for other reasons. If the special meeting is adjourned for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies, stockholders who have already submitted their proxies will be able to revoke them at any time prior to their use.

        If you sign and return a proxy and do not indicate how you wish to vote on any proposal, or if you sign and return a proxy and you indicate that you wish to vote in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement but do not indicate a choice on the adjournment proposal, your shares of Angie's List common stock will be voted in favor of the adjournment proposal. However, if you indicate that you wish to vote against the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, your shares of Angie's List common stock will only be voted in favor of the adjournment proposal if you indicate that you wish to vote in favor of that proposal.

        If the special meeting is adjourned, any Angie's List stockholder who has already submitted his or her proxy will be able to revoke it at any time prior to its use.

        Angie's List does not intend to call a vote on this proposal if Proposal 1 (regarding the adoption of the Merger Agreement) has been approved at the special meeting.

Vote Required and Recommendation of the Angie's List Board of Directors

        The affirmative vote of holders of a majority of the shares of Angie's List common stock present in person or represented by proxy at the special meeting and entitled to vote on the adjournment proposal is required to approve the adjournment proposal.

        The Angie's List board of directors unanimously recommends that Angie's List stockholders vote "FOR" the adjournment proposal.

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

        IAC, ANGI Homeservices and HomeAdvisor (US) or their respective subsidiaries, in each case as applicable, have entered into or, before the consummation of the Transactions, will enter into, Ancillary Agreements relating to the Transactions and various interim and ongoing relationships between IAC, ANGI Homeservices and HomeAdvisor (US). See the section entitled "Ancillary Agreements."

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LEGAL MATTERS

        The validity of the shares of Class A common stock of ANGI Homeservices to be issued in connection with the Merger and being offered hereby will be passed upon for ANGI Homeservices by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz. Certain U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the Merger will be passed upon for Angie's List by Sidley Austin LLP.

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EXPERTS

HomeAdvisor Business

        The combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 included in this proxy statement/prospectus have been so included in reliance on the report of Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.

Angie's List

        The consolidated financial statements of Angie's List appearing in Angie's List's Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2016, and the effectiveness of Angie's List's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

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FUTURE ANGIE'S LIST STOCKHOLDER PROPOSALS

        If the Merger is consummated, Angie's List will no longer have public stockholders, and there will be no public participation in any future meetings of stockholders of Angie's List. However, if the Merger is not consummated, stockholders of Angie's List will continue to be entitled to attend and participate in meetings of stockholders of Angie's List.

        If the Merger is not consummated and Angie's List's 2018 annual meeting of stockholders is held, to be considered for inclusion in Angie's List's 2018 proxy materials, a proposal of an Angie's List stockholder must be submitted in writing by January 4, 2018 to Angie's List's Corporate Secretary at 1030 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202. If an Angie's List stockholder wishes to submit a proposal that is not to be included in the 2018 proxy materials pursuant to the SEC's stockholder proposal procedures or to nominate a director, such stockholder must do so between February 13, 2018 and March 15, 2018, provided that if the date of the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders is earlier than May 14, 2018 or later than August 22, 2018, you must give notice no earlier than 120 days prior to such annual meeting date and no later than the later of 70 days prior to the date of the meeting or the 10th day following the day of public announcement of the annual meeting date by Angie's List. Angie's List stockholders are advised to review Angie's List's Amended and Restated Bylaws, which contain additional requirements about advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations.

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HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY MATERIALS

        The SEC has adopted rules that permit companies and intermediaries such as brokers to satisfy delivery requirements for proxy statements and annual reports with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering a single proxy statement or annual report, as applicable, addressed to those stockholders. This process, which is commonly referred to as "householding," potentially provides extra convenience for stockholders and cost savings for companies.

        Brokers with account holders who are Angie's List stockholders may be "householding" Angie's List's proxy materials. A single proxy statement may be delivered to multiple stockholders sharing an address unless contrary instructions have been received from the affected stockholders. Once you have received notice from your broker that it will be "householding" communications to your address, "householding" will continue until you are notified otherwise or until you notify your broker or Angie's List that you no longer wish to participate in "householding."

        If, at any time, you no longer wish to participate in "householding" and would prefer to receive a separate proxy statement, you may (1) notify your broker, (2) direct your written request to: Investor Relations, Angie's List, Inc., 1030 East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46202 or (3) contact Angie's List's Investor Relations department by telephone at (888) 619-2655. Angie's List will promptly deliver, upon written or oral request to the address or telephone number above, a separate copy of the proxy materials to a stockholder at a shared address to which a single copy of the documents was delivered. Stockholders who currently receive multiple copies of the proxy materials at their address and would like to request "householding" of their communications should contact their broker.

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OTHER MATTERS

        As of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus, the Angie's List board of directors does not know of any matters that will be presented for consideration at the Angie's List special meeting other than as described in this proxy statement/prospectus. If any other matters come before the special meetings or any adjournments or postponements of the special meeting and are voted upon, the enclosed proxies will confer discretionary authority on the individuals named as proxies to vote the shares represented by the proxies as to any other matters. The individuals named as proxies intend to vote in accordance with their best judgment as to any other matters.

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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

        Each of IAC and Angie's List file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Exchange Act. You may read and copy any of this information at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1 (800) SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. The SEC also maintains a website that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers, including IAC and Angie's List, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.

        Investors may also consult IAC's or Angie's List's website for more information concerning the Transactions described in this proxy statement/prospectus. IAC's website is www.iac.com. Angie's List's website is www.investor.angieslist.com. The information contained on the websites of IAC, Angie's List and the SEC (except for the filings described below) is expressly not incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus.

        ANGI Homeservices has filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-[    ·    ]) of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part. The registration statement registers the Class A shares to be issued by ANGI Homeservices to Angie's List stockholders in connection with the Merger. The registration statement, including the exhibits attached thereto, contains additional relevant information about the Class A shares and the Transactions.

        In addition, the SEC allows ANGI Homeservices and Angie's List to disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents filed separately with the SEC. This information is considered to be a part of this proxy statement/prospectus, except for any information that is superseded by information included directly in this proxy statement/prospectus.

        This proxy statement/prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that Angie's List has previously filed or will file with the SEC (other than information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K). These documents contain important information about Angie's List, its financial condition and other matters.

        In addition, any future filings that Angie's List makes with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (other than information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of a Current Report on Form 8-K) after the date of this proxy statement/prospectus and prior to the date of the Angie's List special meeting is hereby incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. Any such documents will be considered to be a part of this proxy statement/prospectus, effective as of the date such documents are filed. In the event of conflicting information in these documents, the information in the latest filed document should be considered correct.

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        You may obtain any of the documents listed above from the SEC, through the SEC's website or by mailing the address listed above, or from Angie's List by requesting them in writing or by telephone as follows:

        These documents are available from Angie's List without charge, excluding any exhibits thereto, unless the exhibit is listed as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this proxy statement/prospectus forms a part.

        If you are a stockholder of Angie's List and would like to request documents, please do so by [    ·    ], 2017 to receive them before the Angie's List special meeting. If you request any documents from Angie's List, Angie's List will mail them to you by first class mail, or another equally prompt means, within one business day after Angie's List receives your request.

        This proxy statement/prospectus is a prospectus of ANGI Homeservices and is a proxy statement of Angie's List for the Angie's List special meeting. You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus. None of IAC, ANGI Homeservices, Angie's List or any of their respective affiliates has authorized anyone to give any information or make any representation about the Transactions or IAC, ANGI Homeservices, Angie's List or any of their respective affiliates that is different from, or in addition to, that contained in this proxy statement/prospectus (including any of the materials that have been incorporated by reference into this proxy statement/prospectus). Therefore, if anyone does give you information of this sort, you should not rely on it. The information contained in this proxy statement/prospectus speaks only as of the date of this proxy statement/prospectus unless the information specifically indicates that another date applies. Neither the mailing of this proxy statement/prospectus to Angie's List stockholders, nor the issuance by ANGI Homeservices of Class A shares pursuant to the Merger, will create any implication to the contrary.

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INDEX TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

 
  Page No.  

Unaudited Combined Interim Financial Statements

       

Combined balance sheet as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016

    FS-2  

Combined statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

    FS-3  

Combined statement of comprehensive operations for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

    FS-4  

Combined statement of shareholder equity for the three months ended March 31, 2017

    FS-5  

Combined statement of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016

    FS-6  

Notes to Combined Financial Statements

    FS-7  

Audited Combined Annual Financial Statements

   
 
 

Report of independent registered public accounting firm

    FS-28  

Combined balance sheet as of December 31, 2016 and 2015

    FS-29  

Combined statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

    FS-30  

Combined statement of comprehensive operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

    FS-31  

Combined statement of shareholder equity for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

    FS-32  

Combined statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

    FS-33  

Notes to Combined Financial Statements

    FS-34  

Schedule II—Business Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

    FS-65  

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

 
  March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

ASSETS

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 42,523   $ 36,377  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance and reserves of $10,431 and $9,177, respectively

    27,279     18,696  

Other current assets

    19,532     8,739  

Total current assets

    89,334     63,812  

Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $20,671 and $18,077, respectively

    24,474     23,645  

Goodwill

    221,587     170,990  

Intangible assets, net

    15,972     10,792  

Other non-current assets

    13,087     26,278  

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 364,454   $ 295,517  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

             

LIABILITIES:

             

Current portion of long-term debt—related party

  $   $ 2,838  

Accounts payable

    18,192     11,544  

Deferred revenue

    23,102     18,828  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    43,197     34,438  

Total current liabilities

    84,491     67,648  

Long-term debt—related party

    99,061     47,000  

Deferred income taxes

    3,782     2,228  

Other long-term liabilities

    2,068     2,247  

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

   
5,554
   
13,781
 

Commitments and contingencies

   
 
   
 
 

SHAREHOLDER EQUITY:

   
 
   
 
 

Invested capital

    161,017     154,852  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (560 )   (1,721 )

Total HomeAdvisor shareholder equity

    160,457     153,131  

Noncontrolling interests

    9,041     9,482  

Total shareholder equity

    169,498     162,613  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

  $ 364,454   $ 295,517  

   

The accompanying Notes to Combined Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2017   2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Revenue

  $ 150,745   $ 111,489  

Operating costs and expenses:

             

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)

    6,830     5,994  

Selling and marketing expense

    95,866     74,449  

General and administrative expense

    36,722     24,294  

Product development expense

    5,576     4,621  

Depreciation

    2,996     1,873  

Amortization of intangibles

    1,367     772  

Total operating costs and expenses

    149,357     112,003  

Operating income (loss)

    1,388     (514 )

Interest expense—related party

    (1,592 )   (53 )

Other income (expense), net

    231     (297 )

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

    27     (864 )

Income tax benefit (provision)

    25,860     (380 )

Net earnings (loss)

    25,887     (1,244 )

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    726     567  

Net earnings (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ 26,613   $ (677 )

Stock-based compensation expense by function:

             

Cost of revenue

  $ 2   $  

Selling and marketing expense

    498     192  

General and administrative expense

    3,616     1,685  

Product development expense

    345     280  

Total stock-based compensation expense

  $ 4,461   $ 2,157  

   

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

COMBINED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2017   2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 25,887   $ (1,244 )

Other comprehensive income:

             

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

    1,007     457  

Total other comprehensive income

    1,007     457  

Comprehensive income (loss)

    26,894     (787 )

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    880     567  

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ 27,774   $ (220 )

   

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

COMBINED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

Three months ended March 31, 2017

(Unaudited)

 
   
   
  HomeAdvisor shareholder equity    
   
 
 
  Redeemable
noncontrolling
interests
   
  Invested
capital
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
(loss) income
  Total
HomeAdvisor
shareholder
equity
  Noncontrolling
interests
  Total
shareholder
equity
 
 
   
   
  (In thousands)
 

Balance as of December 31, 2016

  $ 13,781       $ 154,852   $ (1,721 ) $ 153,131   $ 9,482   $ 162,613  

Net (loss) earnings for the three months ended March 31, 2017

    (680 )       26,613         26,613     (46 )   26,567  

Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax

    (29 )           1,161     1,161     (125 )   1,036  

Redeemable noncontrolling interests created in an acquisition

    1,374                          

Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests

    (11,841 )                        

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

                        (418 )   (418 )

Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value

    2,259         (2,259 )       (2,259 )       (2,259 )

Net decrease in IAC/InterActiveCorp's investment in HomeAdvisor

            (18,189 )       (18,189 )       (18,189 )

Other

    690                     148     148  

Balance as of March 31, 2017

  $ 5,554       $ 161,017   $ (560 ) $ 160,457   $ 9,041   $ 169,498  

   

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

COMBINED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

 
  Three Months Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2017   2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

             

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 25,887   $ (1,244 )

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

             

Bad debt expense

    5,899     3,173  

Stock-based compensation expense

    4,461     2,157  

Depreciation

    2,996     1,873  

Amortization of intangibles

    1,367     772  

Deferred income taxes

    2,329     (120 )

Other adjustments, net

        296  

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

             

Accounts receivable

    (14,457 )   (9,954 )

Other current assets

    (10,721 )   (2,718 )

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

    14,594     16,231  

Income taxes payable

    (28,509 )   466  

Deferred revenue

    4,199     2,750  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    8,045     13,682  

Cash flows from investing activities:

             

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

    (52,365 )    

Capital expenditures

    (3,747 )   (6,246 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (56,112 )   (6,246 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

             

Proceeds from the issuance of related party debt

    51,855      

Funds returned from escrow for MyHammer tender offer

    10,604      

Transfers from (to) IAC/InterActiveCorp

    6,397     (4,837 )

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

    (12,259 )    

Principal payments on related party debt

    (2,838 )    

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    53,759     (4,837 )

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    454     73  

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

    6,146     2,672  

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    36,377     2,462  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 42,523   $ 5,134  

   

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Nature of operations

        The HomeAdvisor Business is the operator of the largest global home services marketplace, connecting homeowners with service professionals for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. HomeAdvisor's marketplace provides the tools and resources to allow homeowners to find local pre-screened service professionals and instantly book appointments online or through HomeAdvisor's award-winning mobile application. HomeAdvisor's marketplace also provides consumers with other home services-related resources, including access to average project costs using HomeAdvisor's True Cost Guide. In addition to its market-leading U.S. operations, the HomeAdvisor Business owns the leading home services online marketplaces in Canada (HomeStars), which was acquired on February 8, 2017, Germany (MyHammer), which was acquired on November 3, 2016, France (Travaux.com) and the Netherlands (Werkspot), as well as operations in Italy (Instapro) and the United Kingdom (MyBuilder), which was acquired on March 24, 2017. The HomeAdvisor Business also operates Felix, a pay-per-call advertising service, and mHelpDesk, a provider of cloud-based field service software for small to mid-size businesses.

        As of March 31, 2017, the HomeAdvisor Business's network of service professionals in the United States consisted of approximately 156,000 paying professionals providing services in more than 500 categories ranging from simple home repairs to larger home remodeling projects in more than 400 discrete geographies. The HomeAdvisor Business generated approximately 3.7 million domestic service requests from homeowners in the United States during the three months ended March 31, 2017.

        On May 1, 2017, IAC/InterActiveCorp ("IAC") announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with Angie's List (the "Merger Agreement") to combine the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List under a new publicly traded company to be called ANGI Homeservices Inc. The Merger Agreement provides for the acquisition of Angie's List by ANGI Homeservices Inc. by way of the merger of a direct wholly owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices Inc. with and into Angie's List (the "Merger"), with Angie's List continuing as the surviving company in the Merger. Following the Merger, Angie's List and the parent entity that will hold the HomeAdvisor Business will each be direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of ANGI Homeservices Inc. Immediately following the completion of the Merger, IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices Inc. which together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices Inc., will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices Inc. common stock, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive cash consideration in the Merger. The Merger is expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2017.

        All references to "HomeAdvisor," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us" in these historical combined financial statements are to the HomeAdvisor Business, which is comprised of HomeAdvisor (US), HomeAdvisor (International) and each of their respective subsidiaries.

Basis of presentation

        The Company prepares its combined financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

Basis of combination

        These historical combined financial statements have been prepared on a standalone basis and are derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of IAC/InterActiveCorp ("IAC"). The combined financial statements reflect the historical financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the businesses comprising the HomeAdvisor Business since their respective dates of acquisition by IAC and the allocation to the HomeAdvisor Business of certain IAC corporate expenses relating to the HomeAdvisor Business based on the historical financial statements and accounting records of IAC. For the purpose of these financial statements, income taxes have been computed as if the entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business filed on a standalone, separate tax return basis. The financial statements are being prepared on a combined basis as the final steps of the legal reorganization where IAC contributes the HomeAdvisor Business, along with cash sufficient to fund the aggregate cash consideration payable in the Merger, if any, to ANGI Homeservices Inc. are not yet complete and will not be complete until immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger.

        All intercompany transactions and balances between and among the Company, its subsidiaries and the entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business have been eliminated. All intercompany transactions between (i) HomeAdvisor and (ii) IAC and its subsidiaries, with the exception of notes payable due to IAC subsidiaries, are considered to be effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction is recorded. The total net effect of the settlement of these intercompany transactions is reflected in the combined statement of cash flows as a financing activity and in the combined balance sheet as "Invested capital." The notes payable due to IAC subsidiaries are included in "Long-term debt—related party" in the accompanying combined balance sheet.

        In the opinion of management, the assumptions underlying the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, including the basis on which the expenses have been allocated from IAC, are reasonable. However, the allocations may not reflect the expenses that we may have incurred as an independent, standalone company for the periods presented.

        The accompanying unaudited combined financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial information and with the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited combined financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. The accompanying unaudited interim combined financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual audited combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Accounting estimates

        Management of the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions during the preparation of its combined financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These estimates, judgments and assumptions impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and

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NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

        On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and judgments including those related to: the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; the useful lives and recoverability of definite-lived intangible assets and property and equipment; the carrying value of accounts receivable, including the determination of the allowance for doubtful accounts; the determination of revenue reserves; the liabilities for uncertain tax positions; the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets; and the fair value of and forfeiture rates for stock-based awards, among others. The Company bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience, its forecasts and budgets and other factors that the Company considers relevant.

Recent accounting pronouncements

Accounting pronouncements not yet adopted by the Company

        In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue and develops a common standard for all industries. ASU 2014-09 was subsequently amended during 2015 and 2016; these amendments provide further revenue recognition guidance related to principal versus agent considerations, performance obligations and licensing, and narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients.

        ASU No. 2014-09 is a comprehensive revenue recognition standard that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The new standard provides a single principles-based, five-step model to be applied to all contracts with customers. This five-step model includes (1) identifying the contract(s) with the customer, (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognizing revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied. More specifically, revenue will be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration expected in exchange for those goods or services. ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Upon adoption, ASU No. 2014-09 may either be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or using the modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application.

        While the Company's evaluation of the impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 on its combined financial statements continues, it has progressed to the point where we have reached certain preliminary determinations. The Company will adopt ASU No. 2014-09 using the modified retrospective approach effective January 1, 2018. Therefore, the cumulative effect of adoption will be reflected as an adjustment to beginning retained earnings for the period ending March 31, 2018. The effect on the Company will be that sales commissions, which represent the incremental direct costs of obtaining a service professional contract, will be capitalized and amortized over the average life of a service professional. These costs are expensed as incurred currently. The cumulative effect of the adoption of

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NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

ASU No. 2014-09 will be to establish an asset equal to the unamortized cost of the sales commissions paid to obtain a service professional and a related deferred tax liability with the net effect being recorded as an increase to retained earnings as of January 1, 2018. The ultimate amounts recorded will depend upon both the timing and amount of monthly sales commissions during the year ended December 31, 2016 and the year ending December 31, 2017 and the average life of a service professional as of January 1, 2018. To illustrate the effect of adoption on the Company's combined financial position, if January 1, 2017 were the date of adoption, the cumulative effect of adoption would have been less than 9% of total assets, less than 8% of total liabilities and less than 10% of shareholder equity. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 to have a material effect on its combined results of operations or cash flows.

        In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes pre-existing guidance on accounting for leases in "Leases (Topic 840)" and generally requires all leases to be recognized in the statement of financial position. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-02 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-02 are to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard update will have on its combined financial statements.

        In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, CompensationStock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting, which provides guidance about the changes to the terms and conditions of a share-based payment award that require an entity to apply modification accounting in "Stock Compensation (Topic 718)." The provisions of ASU No. 2017-09 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017; early adoption is permitted. The provisions of ASU No. 2017-09 are to be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard update to have a material impact on its combined financial statements and is currently evaluating the timing of adoption.

Accounting pronouncements adopted by the Company

        In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which clarifies how cash receipts and cash payments in certain transactions are presented and classified on the statement of cash flows. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-15 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods, and will require adoption on a retrospective basis unless it is impracticable to apply, in which case we would be required to apply the amendments prospectively as of the earliest date practicable; early adoption is permitted. The Company early adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2016-15 on January 1, 2017 and the adoption of this standard update did not have a material impact on its combined financial statements.

        In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2016-09 on January 1, 2017. Excess tax benefits or deficiencies related to equity awards to employees upon exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock units after January 1, 2017 are (i) reflected in the consolidated statement of operations as a component of the provision for

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NOTE 1—THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

income taxes, rather than recognized in equity, and (ii) reflected as operating, rather than financing, cash flows in our combined statement of cash flows. Excess tax benefits for the three months ended March 31, 2017 were $27.4 million. Excess tax benefits of $4.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2016 were reclassified in the combined statement of cash flows to conform to the current year presentation. The Company continues to account for forfeitures using an estimated forfeiture rate.

        In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, IntangiblesGoodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which is intended to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance eliminates the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill under today's two-step impairment test to measure a goodwill impairment charge. The provisions of ASU No. 2017-04 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption is permitted. The provisions of ASU No. 2017-04 are to be applied on a prospective basis. The Company early adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2017-04 on January 1, 2017 and the adoption of this standard update did not and is not expected to have a material impact on its combined financial statements.

NOTE 2—INCOME TAXES

        HomeAdvisor is a member of IAC's consolidated federal and state income tax returns. In all periods presented, current and deferred income taxes have been computed for the entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business on an as if standalone, separate return basis. HomeAdvisor's payments to IAC for its share of IAC's consolidated federal and state income tax return liabilities have been reflected within cash flows from operating activities in the accompanying combined statements of cash flows.

        At the end of each interim period, the Company makes its best estimate of the annual expected effective income tax rate and applies that rate to its ordinary year-to-date earnings or loss. The income tax provision or benefit related to significant, unusual, or extraordinary items, if applicable, that will be separately reported or reported net of their related tax effects are individually computed and recognized in the interim period in which they occur. In addition, the effect of changes in enacted tax laws or rates, tax status, judgment on the realizability of a beginning-of-the-year deferred tax asset in future years or income tax contingencies is recognized in the interim period in which the change occurs.

        The computation of the annual expected effective income tax rate at each interim period requires certain estimates and assumptions including, but not limited to, the expected pre-tax income (or loss) for the year, projections of the proportion of income (and/or loss) earned and taxed in foreign jurisdictions, permanent and temporary differences, and the likelihood of the realizability of deferred tax assets generated in the current year. The accounting estimates used to compute the provision or benefit for income taxes may change as new events occur, more experience is acquired, additional information is obtained or our tax environment changes. To the extent that the expected annual effective income tax rate changes during a quarter, the effect of the change on prior quarters is included in income tax provision in the quarter in which the change occurs.

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NOTE 2—INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company recorded an income tax benefit of $25.9 million. The income tax benefit for the three months ended March 31, 2017 is due primarily to the effect of adopting the provisions of ASU No. 2016-09 on January 1, 2017. Under ASU No. 2016-09, excess tax benefits generated by the settlement or exercise of stock-based awards of $27.4 million are recognized as a reduction to the income tax provision rather than additional paid-in capital. For the three months ended March 31, 2016, the Company recorded an income tax provision of $0.4 million. The income tax provision for the three months ended March 31, 2016 is due primarily to unbenefited losses in separate jurisdictions.

        HomeAdvisor is routinely under audit by federal, state, local and foreign authorities in the area of income tax as a result of previously filed separate company and consolidated tax returns with IAC. These audits include questioning the timing and the amount of income and deductions and the allocation of income and deductions among various tax jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service is currently auditing IAC's federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2010 through 2012, which includes the operations of the HomeAdvisor Business. The statute of limitations for the years 2010 through 2012 has been extended to June 30, 2018. Returns filed in various other jurisdictions are open to examination for various tax years beginning with 2009. Income taxes payable include reserves considered sufficient to pay assessments that may result from examination of prior year tax returns. Changes to reserves from period to period and differences between amounts paid, if any, upon the resolution of audits and amounts previously provided may be material. Differences between the reserves for income tax contingencies and the amounts owed by the Company are recorded in the period they become known.

        The Company recognizes interest and, if applicable, penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax provision. At both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, the Company has not accrued any amount for the payment of either interest or penalties.

        At both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, unrecognized tax benefits are $0.6 million. Included in unrecognized tax benefits at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, is $0.6 million for tax positions included in IAC's consolidated tax return filings. If unrecognized tax benefits at March 31, 2017 are subsequently recognized, income tax provision would be reduced by $0.6 million. The comparable amount as of December 31, 2016 is also $0.6 million.

NOTE 3—BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

North America acquisition

        The Company acquired a 90% voting interest in HomeStars Inc. ("HomeStars"), a leading home services platform in Canada, on February 8, 2017. The purchase price for HomeStars was $16.9 (CAD) million, or $12.9 million. In connection with the acquisition, the Company measured and recorded the acquisition date fair value of the 10% noncontrolling interest in HomeStars, which totaled $1.8 (CAD) million (or $1.4 million). The determination of the fair value of noncontrolling interest was calculated using the implied value of 100% of the enterprise value of the business using the purchase price.

        The financial results of HomeStars are included in the Company's combined financial statements, within the North America segment, beginning February 8. 2017. For the three months ended March 31,

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NOTE 3—BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Continued)

2017, the Company included $0.6 million of revenue and $0.5 million of net losses in its combined statement of operations related to HomeStars.

        The table below summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 
  HomeStars  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 181  

Other current assets

    165  

Goodwill

    10,086  

Intangible assets

    6,414  

Total assets

    16,846  

Current liabilities

    (649 )

Other long-term liabilities

    (2,133 )

Net assets acquired

  $ 14,064  

        The purchase price was based on the expected financial performance of HomeStars, not on the value of the net identifiable assets at the time of acquisition. This resulted in a significant portion of the purchase price being attributed to goodwill because HomeStars is complementary and synergistic to the other North America businesses of the HomeAdvisor Business.

        The fair value of the intangible assets acquired as of the date of acquisition are as follows:

 
  HomeStars
 
  (In thousands)   Weighted-average
useful life
(years)

Indefinite-lived trade name

  $ 2,358   Indefinite

Contractor relationships

    2,435   2

Developed technology

    1,522   2

User base

    99   1

Total intangible assets acquired

  $ 6,414    

        Other current assets, current liabilities and other long-term liabilities of HomeStars were reviewed and adjusted to their fair values at the date of acquisition, as necessary. The fair values of trade names and contractor relationships were determined using variations of the income approach; specifically, in respective order, the relief from royalty and excess earnings methodologies. The fair values of developed technology and user base were determined using a cost approach that utilized the cost to replace methodology. The valuations of the intangible assets incorporate significant unobservable inputs and require significant judgment and estimates, including the amount and timing of future cash flows and the determination of royalty and discount rates. The amount attributed to goodwill is not tax deductible.

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Europe acquisitions

        The Company acquired a 75% voting interest in MyBuilder Limited ("MyBuilder"), a leading home services platform in the United Kingdom, on March 24, 2017. The purchase price was £32.0 million (or $39.9 million). The financial results of MyBuilder will be included in the Company's combined financial statements, within the Europe segment, with effect from April 1, 2017. The Company is in the process of completing its determination of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed and that determination is expected to be finalized in the third quarter of 2017.

        On November 3, 2016, the Company acquired a 70% voting interest in MyHammer Holding AG ("MyHammer"), the leading home services marketplace in Germany. The purchase price was €17.7 million (or $19.7 million). In connection with the acquisition, the Company measured and recorded the acquisition date fair value of the 30% noncontrolling interest in MyHammer, which totaled €9.4 million (or $10.4 million). The determination of the fair value of noncontrolling interest was calculated using the MyHammer share price on the acquisition date.

        The financial results of MyHammer are included in the Company's combined financial statements, within the Europe segment, with effect from the date of acquisition. For the three months ended March 31, 2017, the Company included $2.8 million of revenue and $0.1 million of net losses in its combined statement of operations related to MyHammer.

        The table below summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 
  MyHammer  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 4,041  

Other current assets

    790  

Goodwill

    22,277  

Intangible assets

    8,107  

Total assets

    35,215  

Current liabilities

    (2,642 )

Other long-term liabilities

    (2,447 )

Net assets acquired

  $ 30,126  

        The purchase price was based on the expected financial performance of MyHammer, not on the value of the net identifiable assets at the time of acquisition. This resulted in a significant portion of the purchase price being attributed to goodwill because MyHammer is complementary and synergistic to the other European businesses of the HomeAdvisor Business.

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NOTE 3—BUSINESS COMBINATIONS (Continued)

        Fair value of the intangible assets acquired as of the date of acquisition are as follows:

 
  MyHammer
 
  (In thousands)   Weighted-average
useful life
(years)

Indefinite-lived trade name

  $ 4,553   Indefinite

Contractor relationships

    1,444   4

Developed technology

    1,222   3

User base

    888   1

Total intangible assets acquired

  $ 8,107    

        Other current assets, current liabilities and other long-term liabilities of MyHammer were reviewed and adjusted to their fair values at the date of acquisition, as necessary. The fair values of trade names and contractor relationships were determined using variations of the income approach; specifically, in respective order, the relief from royalty and excess earnings methodologies. The fair values of developed technology and user base were determined using a cost approach that utilized the cost to replace methodology. The valuations of the intangible assets incorporate significant unobservable inputs and require significant judgment and estimates, including the amount and timing of future cash flows and the determination of royalty and discount rates. The amount attributed to goodwill is not tax deductible.

Pro forma financial information

        The unaudited pro forma financial information in the table below presents the combined results of the Company and HomeStars, MyBuilder and MyHammer as if these acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2016. The pro forma financial information includes adjustments required under the acquisition method of accounting and is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been achieved had the acquisitions actually occurred on January 1, 2016. For the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, pro forma adjustments reflected below include increases of $0.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively, in amortization of intangible assets. The pro forma adjustments reflected below for the three months ended March 31, 2016 also include a reduction in revenue of $0.7 million due to the write off of deferred revenue at the date of acquisition.

 
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2017   2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Revenue

  $ 154,035   $ 116,781  

Net earnings (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor shareholder

    27,666     (3,110 )

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NOTE 4—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

        Goodwill and intangible assets, net are as follows:

 
  March 31,
2017
  December 31,
2016
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Goodwill

  $ 221,587   $ 170,990  

Intangible assets with indefinite lives

    7,342     4,884  

Intangible assets with definite lives, net

    8,630     5,908  

Total goodwill and intangible assets, net

  $ 237,559   $ 181,782  

        The following table presents the balance of goodwill, including the changes in the carrying value of goodwill, for the year ended March 31, 2017:

 
  Balance at
December 31,
2016
  Additions   Deductions   Foreign
exchange
translation
  Balance at
March 31,
2017
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 140,930   $ 9,830   $   $ (179 ) $ 150,581  

Europe

    30,060     39,983         963     71,006  

HomeAdvisor

  $ 170,990   $ 49,813   $   $ 784   $ 221,587  

        Additions relate to the acquisitions of MyBuilder and HomeStars.

        Intangible assets with indefinite lives are trade names and trademarks acquired in various acquisitions. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, intangible assets with definite lives are as follows:

 
  March 31, 2017  
 
  Gross
carrying
amount
  Accumulated
amortization
  Net   Weighted-average
useful life
(years)
 
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
   
 

Technology

  $ 12,929   $ (8,613 ) $ 4,316     4.0  

Contractor relationships

    4,281     (828 )   3,453     2.9  

Customer lists and user base

    4,261     (3,669 )   592     1.8  

Trade names

    5,344     (5,075 )   269     3.0  

Total

  $ 26,815   $ (18,185 ) $ 8,630     3.3  

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NOTE 4—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Continued)


 
  December 31, 2016  
 
  Gross
carrying
amount
  Accumulated
amortization
  Net   Weighted-average
useful life
(years)
 
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
   
 

Technology

  $ 11,377   $ (7,834 ) $ 3,543     4.3  

Contractor relationships

    1,830     (495 )   1,335     4.0  

Customer lists and user base

    4,136     (3,432 )   704     1.8  

Trade names

    5,260     (4,934 )   326     2.9  

Total

  $ 22,603   $ (16,695 ) $ 5,908     3.5  

        At March 31, 2017, amortization of intangible assets with definite lives for each of the next five years is estimated to be as follows:

For the twelve months ending March 31,
  (In thousands)  

2018

  $ 5,024  

2019

    2,814  

2020

    585  

2021

    207  

Total

  $ 8,630  

NOTE 5—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

        The Company categorizes its financial instruments measured at fair value into a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

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NOTE 5—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued)

        The following tables present the Company's financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 
  March 31, 2017  
 
  Quoted market
prices in active
markets for
identical assets
(level 1)
  Significant
other
observable
inputs
(level 2)
  Significant
unobservable
inputs
(level 3)
  Total
fair value
measurements
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Assets:

                         

Cash equivalents:

                         

Money market funds

  $ 28,092   $   $   $ 28,092  

Total

  $ 28,092   $   $   $ 28,092  

 

 
  December 31, 2016  
 
  Quoted market
prices in active
markets for
identical assets
(level 1)
  Significant
other
observable
inputs
(level 2)
  Significant
unobservable
inputs
(level 3)
  Total
fair value
measurements
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Assets:

                         

Cash equivalents:

                         

Money market funds

  $ 28,064   $   $   $ 28,064  

Total

  $ 28,064   $   $   $ 28,064  

Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis

        The Company's non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets and property and equipment are adjusted to fair value only when an impairment charge is recognized. Such fair value measurements are based predominantly on Level 3 inputs.

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NOTE 6—ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

        The following tables present the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss:

 
  Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2017
 
 
  Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
(loss) income
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Balance at January 1

  $ (1,721 ) $ (1,721 )

Other comprehensive income

    1,161     1,161  

Balance at March 31

  $ (560 ) $ (560 )

 

 
  Three Months
Ended
March 31, 2016
 
 
  Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
(loss) income
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Balance at January 1

  $ (1,064 ) $ (1,064 )

Other comprehensive income

    457     457  

Balance at March 31

  $ (607 ) $ (607 )

        At March 31, 2017 and 2016, there was no tax benefit or provision on the accumulated other comprehensive loss.

NOTE 7—SEGMENT INFORMATION

        The Company has two operating segments, North America and Europe, which are also the Company's reportable segments. Each segment manager reports to the Company's chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker allocates resources and assesses performance at the segment level.

 
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2017   2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Revenue:

             

North America

  $ 138,072   $ 102,077  

Europe

    12,673     9,412  

Total

  $ 150,745   $ 111,489  

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NOTE 7—SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)


 
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2017   2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Operating Income (Loss):

             

North America

  $ 6,424   $ 701  

Europe

    (5,036 )   (1,215 )

Total

  $ 1,388   $ (514 )

 

 
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2017   2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Adjusted EBITDA(a):

             

North America

  $ 14,184   $ 4,722  

Europe

    (3,972 )   (434 )

Total

  $ 10,212   $ 4,288  

 

 
  March 31,
2017
  December 31,
2016
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Segment Assets(b):

             

North America

  $ 83,745     $  67,410  

Europe

    43,150     46,325  

Total

  $ 126,895     $113,735  

 

 
  Three Months
Ended
March 31,
 
 
  2017   2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Capital expenditures:

             

North America

  $ 2,842   $ 5,567  

Europe

    905     679  

Total

  $ 3,747   $ 6,246  

(a)
The Company's primary financial measure is Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as operating income excluding: (1) stock-based compensation expense; (2) depreciation; and (3) acquisition-related items consisting of amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, if applicable. The Company believes this measure is useful for analysts and investors as this measure allows a more meaningful comparison between our performance and that

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 7—SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

    of our competitors. Moreover, our management uses this measure internally to evaluate the performance of our business as a whole and our individual business segments, and this measure is one of the primary metrics by which our internal budgets are based and by which management is compensated. The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are non-cash in nature, and we believe that by excluding these items, Adjusted EBITDA corresponds more closely to the cash operating income generated from our business, from which capital investments are made and long-term related party debt is serviced. Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact to HomeAdvisor's statement of operations of certain expenses.

(b)
Consistent with the Company's primary metric (described in (a) above), the Company excludes, if applicable, goodwill and intangible assets from the measure of segment assets presented above.

        The following table presents revenue disaggregated by service:

 
  Consumer
connection
revenue(c)
  Membership
subscription
revenue
  Other
revenue
  Total  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Three Months Ended March 31,

                         

2017:

                         

North America

    $116,000   $ 14,559   $ 7,513   $ 138,072  

Europe

    8,465     4,006     202     12,673  

Total

    $124,465   $ 18,565   $ 7,715   $ 150,745  

2016:

                         

North America

    $84,068   $ 10,678   $ 7,331   $ 102,077  

Europe

    7,420     1,739     253     9,412  

Total

    $91,488   $ 12,417   $ 7,584   $ 111,489  

(c)
Fees paid by services professionals for consumer matches.

        Geographic information about revenue and long-lived assets is presented below. Revenue by geography is based on where the customer is located.

 
  Three Months
Ended March 31,
 
 
  2017   2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Revenue

             

United States

  $ 137,466   $ 101,935  

All other countries

    13,279     9,554  

Total

  $ 150,745   $ 111,489  

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 7—SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

        The United States is the only country whose revenue is greater than 10% percent of total revenue of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016.

 
  March 31,
2017
  December 31,
2016
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Long-lived assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets)

             

United States

  $ 21,730   $ 21,775  

All other countries

    2,744     1,870  

Total

  $ 24,474   $ 23,645  

        The following tables reconcile operating income (loss) for the Company's reportable segments and net earnings (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder to Adjusted EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2017  
 
  Operating
income
(loss)
  Stock-based
compensation
  Depreciation   Amortization
of intangibles
  Adjusted
EBITDA
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 6,424   $ 4,001   $ 2,885   $ 874   $ 14,184  

Europe

    (5,036 )   460     111     493     (3,972 )

Total

    1,388   $ 4,461   $ 2,996   $ 1,367   $ 10,212  

Interest expense—related party

    (1,592 )                        

Other income, net

    231                          

Earnings before income taxes

    27                          

Income tax benefit

    25,860                          

Net earnings

    25,887                          

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    726                          

Net earnings attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ 26,613                          

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 7—SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)


 
  Three Months Ended March 31, 2016  
 
  Operating
income
(loss)
  Stock-based
compensation
  Depreciation   Amortization
of intangibles
  Adjusted
EBITDA
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 701   $ 1,647   $ 1,702   $ 672   $ 4,722  

Europe

    (1,215 )   510     171     100     (434 )

Total

    (514 ) $ 2,157   $ 1,873   $ 772   $ 4,288  

Interest expense—related party

    (53 )                        

Other expense, net

    (297 )                        

Loss before income taxes

    (864 )                        

Income tax provision

    (380 )                        

Net loss

    (1,244 )                        

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    567                          

Net loss attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ (677 )                        

        The following tables reconcile segment assets to total assets:

 
  March 31, 2017  
 
  Segment assets   Goodwill   Indefinite-lived
intangible assets
  Definite-lived
intangible assets
  Total assets  
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 83,745   $ 150,581   $ 2,917   $ 5,563   $ 242,806  

Europe

    43,150     71,006     4,425     3,067     121,648  

Total

  $ 126,895   $ 221,587   $ 7,342   $ 8,630   $ 364,454  

 

 
  December 31, 2016  
 
  Segment assets   Goodwill   Indefinite-lived
intangible assets
  Definite-lived
intangible assets
  Total assets  
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 67,410   $ 140,930   $ 600   $ 2,454   $ 211,394  

Europe

    46,325     30,060     4,284     3,454     84,123  

Total

  $ 113,735   $ 170,990   $ 4,884   $ 5,908   $ 295,517  

NOTE 8—CONTINGENCIES

        In the ordinary course of business, the Company is a party to various lawsuits. The Company establishes reserves for specific legal matters when it determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the loss is reasonably estimable. Management has also identified certain other legal matters where we believe an unfavorable outcome is not probable and, therefore, no reserve is established. Although management currently believes that resolving claims against us, including claims

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 8—CONTINGENCIES (Continued)

where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible, will not have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management's view of these matters may change in the future. The Company also evaluates other contingent matters, including income and non-income tax contingencies, to assess the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome and estimated extent of potential loss. It is possible that an unfavorable outcome of one or more of these lawsuits or other contingencies could have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company. See "Note 2—Income Taxes" for additional information related to income tax contingencies.

NOTE 9—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Relationship with IAC prior to the Merger

        HomeAdvisor's combined statement of operations includes allocations of general and administrative costs, including stock-based compensation expense, related to IAC's accounting, treasury, legal, tax, corporate support and internal audit functions. These allocations were based on HomeAdvisor revenue as a percentage of IAC's total revenue. Allocated general and administrative costs, inclusive of stock-based compensation expense, were $1.4 million and $1.0 million, in 2017 and 2016, respectively, and are included in "General and administrative expense" in the accompanying unaudited combined statement of operations. It is not practicable to determine the actual expenses that would have been incurred for these services had HomeAdvisor operated as a standalone entity during the periods presented. Management considers the allocation method to be reasonable.

        The following table summarizes the components of the net decrease in IAC's investment in HomeAdvisor for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016:

 
  March 31,  
 
  2017   2016  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Cash transfers to IAC related to its centrally managed U.S. treasury management function, acquisitions and cash expenses paid by IAC on behalf of HomeAdvisor, net

  $ (39,160 ) $ (990 )

Taxes

    58,625     5,149  

Interest income(a)

    132     34  

Allocation of general and administrative expense

    (1,408 )   (1,049 )

Net decrease in IAC's investment in HomeAdvisor

  $ 18,189   $ 3,144  

(a)
Interest expense on long-term debt—related party is not included.

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 9—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)

Long-term debt—related party

        Long-term debt—related party consists of:

 
  March 31,
2017
  December 31,
2016
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Long-term debt—related party

             

Promissory note due October 14, 2023

  $ 42,000   $ 42,000  

Promissory note due March 20, 2024

    26,186      

Promissory note due March 20, 2047

    15,463      

Promissory note due February 7, 2024

    10,412      

Promissory note due August 29, 2018

    5,000     5,000  

Other

        2,838  

Total long-term debt—related party

    99,061     49,838  

Less: Current portion of long-term debt—related party

        2,838  

Total long-term debt—related party, net of current portion

  $ 99,061   $ 47,000  

        On October 14, 2016, the Company, through a foreign subsidiary, issued a promissory note due October 14, 2023 in the amount of $42.0 million to a foreign subsidiary of IAC that is not part of HomeAdvisor. The proceeds were used to finance the acquisition of MyHammer and refinance an $11.4 million promissory note that was previously outstanding. The promissory note bears interest at 11% per annum and is payable at maturity.

        On March 20, 2017, the Company, through two foreign subsidiaries, issued promissory notes in the amount of £21.0 million ($26.2 million at March 31, 2017) due March 20, 2024 ("Note A") and $15.5 million due March 20, 2047 ("Note B"), respectively, to two foreign subsidiaries of IAC that is not part of HomeAdvisor. The proceeds were used to finance the acquisition of MyBuilder. Note A and Note B bear interest at 6.5% and 7% per annum, respectively, and are payable at maturity.

        On February 7, 2017, the Company, through a foreign subsidiary, issued a promissory note due February 7, 2024 in the amount of £8.4 million ($10.4 million at March 31, 2017) to a foreign subsidiary of IAC that is not part of HomeAdvisor. The proceeds were used to finance the acquisition of HomeStars. The promissory note bears interest at 6.875% per annum and is payable at maturity.

        On August 29, 2013, the Company, through a foreign subsidiary, issued a promissory note due August 29, 2018 in the amount of $5.0 million to a foreign subsidiary of IAC that is not part of HomeAdvisor. The proceeds were used to repay certain indebtedness. The promissory note bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.00%, or 3.54% at both March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016.

        Interest expense related to the long-term debt is included in "Interest expense—related party" in the accompanying combined statement of operations.

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 9—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)

Financial instruments measured at fair value only for disclosure purposes

 
  March 31, 2017   December 31, 2016  
 
  Carrying
value
  Fair
value
  Carrying
value
  Fair
value
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Current portion of long-term debt—related party

  $   $   $ 2,838   $ 2,776  

Long-term debt—related party, net of current portion

    99,061     102,742     47,000     46,324  

        The fair value of the Company's long-term debt—related party, including current portion, is based on Level 3 inputs and is estimated by discounting the future cash flows based on current market conditions.

Long-term debt—related party maturities:

 
  (In thousands)  

2018

  $ 5,000  

2023

    42,000  

2024

    36,598  

2047

    15,463  

Total long term debt—related party, net of current portion

  $ 99,061  

Guarantee of IAC Senior Notes and revolving credit facility

        On November 15, 2013 and December 21, 2012, IAC issued 4.875% Senior Notes due November 30, 2018 ("2013 Senior Notes") and 4.75% Senior Notes due December 15, 2022 ("2012 Senior Notes"), respectively. The 2013 and 2012 Senior Notes are unconditionally guaranteed by HomeAdvisor (US) and certain of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. At March 31, 2017, $366.9 million and $34.9 million were outstanding under the 2013 and 2012 Senior Notes, respectively.

        IAC has a $300 million revolving credit facility which expires on October 7, 2020, and is unconditionally guaranteed by HomeAdvisor (US) and the same domestic subsidiaries that guarantee the 2013 and 2012 Senior Notes and is also secured by the stock of HomeAdvisor (US) and certain other domestic and foreign entities that are part of the HomeAdvisor Business. At March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, there are no outstanding borrowings under IAC's revolving credit facility.

        The Company has not recorded a liability pursuant to this guarantor obligation because we have not agreed to pay a specific amount through an arrangement with our co-obligors and we do not expect to pay any amount as a result of our guarantee of IAC's Senior Notes and IAC's revolving credit facility. Upon completion of the Merger, HomeAdvisor (US) and certain of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries will no longer guarantee any debt of IAC.

Relationship with IAC following the Merger

        We expect to enter into certain agreements with IAC to govern the relationship between ANGI Homeservices Inc. and IAC following the Merger. These agreements will include: a contribution agreement; an investor rights agreement; a tax sharing agreement; a services agreement; an employee matters agreement; and an intercompany note.

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

NOTE 10—COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DETAILS

 
  March 31,
2017
  December 31,
2016
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Other current assets:

             

Prepaid expenses

  $ 18,079   $ 6,456  

Other

    1,453     2,283  

Other current assets

  $ 19,532   $ 8,739  

NOTE 11—SUBSEQUENT EVENT

        In preparing these combined financial statements, management evaluated subsequent events through June 29, 2017, on which date the combined financial statements were available for issue.

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Report of independent registered public accounting firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders of IAC/InterActiveCorp

        We have audited the accompanying combined balance sheet of the HomeAdvisor Business (the Company) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related combined statements of operations, comprehensive operations, shareholder equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016. Our audits also included the financial statement schedule on page FS-65. These financial statements and financial schedule are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedule based on our audits.

        We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

        In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the combined financial position of the HomeAdvisor Business at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the combined results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic combined financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York

June 29, 2017

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

ASSETS

             

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 36,377   $ 2,462  

Accounts receivable, net of allowance and reserves of $9,177 and $8,171, respectively

    18,696     11,939  

Other current assets

    8,739     5,547  

Total current assets

    63,812     19,948  

Property and equipment, net

    23,645     13,767  

Goodwill

    170,990     150,630  

Intangible assets, net

    10,792     6,327  

Other non-current assets

    26,278     12,904  

TOTAL ASSETS

  $ 295,517   $ 203,576  

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

             

LIABILITIES:

             

Current portion of long-term debt—related party

  $ 2,838   $ 11,350  

Accounts payable

    11,544     1,666  

Deferred revenue

    18,828     11,913  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

    34,438     25,775  

Total current liabilities

    67,648     50,704  

Long-term debt—related party

    47,000     5,000  

Deferred income taxes

    2,228      

Other long-term liabilities

    2,247     2,988  

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

   
13,781
   
17,634
 

Commitments and contingencies

   
 
   
 
 

SHAREHOLDER EQUITY:

   
 
   
 
 

Invested capital

    154,852     128,314  

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (1,721 )   (1,064 )

Total HomeAdvisor shareholder equity

    153,131     127,250  

Noncontrolling interests

    9,482      

Total shareholder equity

    162,613     127,250  

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

  $ 295,517   $ 203,576  

   

The accompanying Notes to Combined Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Revenue

  $ 498,890   $ 361,201   $ 283,541  

Operating costs and expenses:

   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)

    25,858     22,936     22,250  

Selling and marketing expense

    306,713     225,876     160,824  

General and administrative expense

    110,093     86,687     71,799  

Product development expense

    20,596     16,842     11,971  

Depreciation

    8,419     6,593     6,520  

Amortization of intangibles

    3,153     3,835     9,562  

Total operating costs and expenses

    474,832     362,769     282,926  

Operating income (loss)

    24,058     (1,568 )   615  

Interest expense—related party

    (894 )   (272 )   (1,112 )

Other expense, net

    (699 )   (398 )   (94 )

Earnings (loss) before income taxes

    22,465     (2,238 )   (591 )

Income tax provision

    (11,834 )   (1,758 )   (1,629 )

Net earnings (loss)

    10,631     (3,996 )   (2,220 )

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    2,497     2,671     457  

Net earnings (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ 13,128   $ (1,325 ) $ (1,763 )

Stock-based compensation expense by function:

                   

Cost of revenue

  $   $   $ 8  

Selling and marketing expense

    863     545     7  

General and administrative expense

    6,804     6,137     (767 )

Product development expense

    1,249     1,171     508  

Total stock-based compensation expense

  $ 8,916   $ 7,853   $ (244 )

   

The accompanying Notes to Combined Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

COMBINED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONS

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 10,631   $ (3,996 ) $ (2,220 )

Other comprehensive loss

                   

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

    (657 )   (581 )   (1,038 )

Total other comprehensive loss

    (657 )   (581 )   (1,038 )

Comprehensive income (loss)

    9,974     (4,577 )   (3,258 )

Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    2,497     2,671     457  

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ 12,471   $ (1,906 ) $ (2,801 )

   

The accompanying Notes to Combined Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

COMBINED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDER EQUITY

Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

 
   
   
  HomeAdvisor shareholder equity    
   
 
 
  Redeemable
noncontrolling
interests
   
  Invested
capital
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income (loss)
  Total
HomeAdvisor
shareholder
equity
  Noncontrolling
interests
  Total
shareholder
equity
 
 
   
   
  (In thousands)
 

Balance as of December 31, 2013

  $       $ 141,783   $ 555   $ 142,338   $   $ 142,338  

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2014

    (457 )       (1,763 )       (1,763 )       (1,763 )

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

                (1,038 )   (1,038 )       (1,038 )

Redeemable noncontrolling interests created in an acquisition

    12,474                          

Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value

    (6,097 )       6,097         6,097         6,097  

Net decrease in IAC/InterActiveCorp's investment in HomeAdvisor

            (1,300 )       (1,300 )       (1,300 )

Other

    558                          

Balance as of December 31, 2014

    6,478         144,817     (483 )   144,334         144,334  

Net loss for the year ended December 31, 2015

    (2,671 )       (1,325 )       (1,325 )       (1,325 )

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

                (581 )   (581 )       (581 )

Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value

    12,170         (12,170 )       (12,170 )       (12,170 )

Net decrease in IAC/InterActiveCorp's investment in HomeAdvisor

            (3,008 )       (3,008 )       (3,008 )

Other

    1,657                          

Balance as of December 31, 2015

    17,634         128,314     (1,064 )   127,250         127,250  

Net (loss) earnings for the year ended December 31, 2016

    (2,377 )       13,128         13,128     (120 )   13,008  

Other comprehensive loss, net of tax

                (657 )   (657 )       (657 )

Noncontrolling interests created in an acquisition

                        9,811     9,811  

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

                        (209 )   (209 )

Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair value

    (3,110 )       3,110         3,110         3,110  

Net increase in IAC/InterActiveCorp's investment in HomeAdvisor

            10,300         10,300         10,300  

Other

    1,634                          

Balance as of December 31, 2016

  $ 13,781       $ 154,852   $ (1,721 ) $ 153,131   $ 9,482   $ 162,613  

   

The accompanying Notes to Combined Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

COMBINED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Cash flows from operating activities:

                   

Net earnings (loss)

  $ 10,631   $ (3,996 ) $ (2,220 )

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

                   

Bad debt expense

    17,425     13,234     10,862  

Stock-based compensation expense

    8,916     7,853     (244 )

Depreciation

    8,419     6,593     6,520  

Amortization of intangibles

    3,153     3,835     9,562  

Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards

    (7,673 )   (133 )   (604 )

Deferred income taxes

    (3,719 )   (3,469 )   (477 )

Other adjustments, net

    1,142     874     165  

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions:

                   

Accounts receivable

    (23,862 )   (16,202 )   (14,241 )

Other current assets

    (2,972 )   (1,823 )   422  

Accounts payable and other current liabilities

    14,936     1,339     1,930  

Income taxes payable

    6,932     2,459     (30 )

Deferred revenue

    6,895     7,188     1,144  

Net cash provided by operating activities

    40,223     17,752     12,789  

Cash flows from investing activities:

                   

Acquisitions, net of cash acquired

    (15,649 )       (12,181 )

Capital expenditures

    (16,660 )   (10,170 )   (6,775 )

Net cash used in investing activities

    (32,309 )   (10,170 )   (18,956 )

Cash flows from financing activities:

                   

Proceeds from the issuance of related party debt

    44,838          

Principal payments on related party debt

    (11,350 )        

Funds held in escrow for MyHammer tender offer

    (10,548 )        

Transfers (to) from IAC/InterActiveCorp

    (4,305 )   (9,525 )   5,321  

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

    (209 )        

Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards

    7,673     133     604  

Other, net

        9      

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

    26,099     (9,383 )   5,925  

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

    (98 )   (322 )   (23 )

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

    33,915     (2,123 )   (265 )

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

    2,462     4,585     4,850  

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

  $ 36,377   $ 2,462   $ 4,585  

   

The accompanying Notes to Combined Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

Basis of presentation and combination

        These historical combined financial statements have been prepared on a standalone basis and are derived from the consolidated financial statements and accounting records of IAC/InterActiveCorp ("IAC"). The combined financial statements reflect the historical financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the businesses comprising the HomeAdvisor Business since their respective dates of acquisition by IAC and the allocation to the HomeAdvisor Business of certain IAC corporate expenses relating to the HomeAdvisor Business based on the historical financial statements and accounting records of IAC. For the purpose of these financial statements, income taxes have been computed as if the entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business filed on a standalone, separate tax return basis. The financial statements are being prepared on a combined basis as the final steps of the legal reorganization where IAC contributes the HomeAdvisor Business, along with cash sufficient to fund the aggregate cash consideration payable in the Merger, if any, to ANGI Homeservices Inc. are not yet complete and will not be complete until immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger.

        All references to "HomeAdvisor," the "Company," "we," "our" or "us" in these historical combined financial statements are to the HomeAdvisor Business, which is comprised of HomeAdvisor (US), HomeAdvisor (International) and each of their respective subsidiaries.

        The Company prepares its combined financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP").

        All intercompany transactions and balances between and among the Company, its subsidiaries and the entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business have been eliminated. All intercompany transactions between (i) HomeAdvisor and (ii) IAC and its subsidiaries, with the exception of notes payable due to IAC subsidiaries, are considered to be effectively settled for cash at the time the transaction is recorded. The total net effect of the settlement of these intercompany transactions is reflected in the combined statement of cash flows as a financing activity and in the combined balance sheet as "Invested capital." The notes payable due to IAC subsidiaries are included in "Long-term debt—related party" in the accompanying combined balance sheet.

        In the opinion of management, the assumptions underlying the historical combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, including the basis on which the expenses have been allocated from IAC, are reasonable. However, the allocations may not reflect the expenses that we may have incurred as an independent, standalone company for the periods presented.

Company overview

        The HomeAdvisor Business is the operator of the largest global home services marketplace, connecting homeowners with service professionals for home repair, maintenance and improvement projects. HomeAdvisor's marketplace provides the tools and resources to allow homeowners to find local pre-screened service professionals and instantly book appointments online or through HomeAdvisor's award-winning mobile application. HomeAdvisor's marketplace also provides consumers with other home services-related resources, including access to average project costs using HomeAdvisor's True Cost Guide. In addition to its market-leading U.S. operations, the HomeAdvisor Business owns the leading home services online marketplaces in Canada (HomeStars), which was acquired on February 8, 2017, Germany (MyHammer), which was acquired on November 3, 2016, France (Travaux.com) and the Netherlands (Werkspot), as well as operations in Italy (Instapro) and the

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United Kingdom (MyBuilder), which was acquired on March 24, 2017. The HomeAdvisor Business also operates Felix, a pay-per-call advertising service, and mHelpDesk, a provider of cloud-based field service software for small to mid-size businesses.

        As of December 31, 2016, the HomeAdvisor Business's network of service professionals in the United States consisted of approximately 143,000 paying professionals providing services in more than 500 categories ranging from simple home repairs to larger home remodeling projects in more than 400 discrete geographies. The HomeAdvisor Business generated approximately 13.2 million domestic service requests from homeowners in the United States during the year ended December 31, 2016.

        HomeAdvisor operates in two segments: (i) North America, which is comprised of the brands HomeAdvisor, HomeStars, Felix, and mHelpDesk, and (ii) Europe, which is comprised of the brands MyHammer, Travaux.com, Werkspot, Instapro and MyBuilder.

        On May 1, 2017, IAC announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement with Angie's List (the "Merger Agreement") to combine the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List under a new publicly traded company to be called ANGI Homeservices Inc. The Merger Agreement provides for the acquisition of Angie's List by ANGI Homeservices Inc. by way of the merger of a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of ANGI Homeservices Inc. with and into Angie's List (the "Merger"), with Angie's List continuing as the surviving company in the Merger. Following the Merger, Angie's List and the parent entity that will hold the HomeAdvisor Business will each be direct wholly-owned subsidiaries of ANGI Homeservices Inc. Immediately following the completion of the Merger, IAC is expected to hold Class B shares of ANGI Homeservices Inc. which together with Class A shares underlying equity awards in respect of HomeAdvisor (US) to be converted into awards in respect of ANGI Homeservices Inc., will represent between approximately 87% and 90% of the economic interest (on a fully diluted basis) and approximately 98% of the total voting power of ANGI Homeservices Inc. common stock, depending on the number of Angie's List stockholders that elect to receive cash consideration in the Merger. The Merger is expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2017.

NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Accounting estimates

        Management of the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions during the preparation of its combined financial statements in accordance with GAAP. These estimates, judgments and assumptions impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

        On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and judgments including those related to: the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; the useful lives and recoverability of definite-lived intangible assets and property and equipment; the carrying value of accounts receivable, including the determination of the allowance for doubtful accounts; the determination of revenue reserves; the liabilities for uncertain tax positions; the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets; and the fair value of and forfeiture rates for stock-based awards, among others. The Company bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience, its forecasts and budgets and other factors that the Company considers relevant.

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Revenue recognition

        The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services are rendered to customers, the fee or price charged is fixed or determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. Deferred revenue is recorded when payments are received, or contractually due, in advance of the Company's rendering of services.

        Revenue is primarily derived from consumer connection revenue, which comprises fees paid by services professionals for consumer matches (regardless of whether the professional ultimately provides the requested service) and membership subscription fees paid by service professionals. Consumer connection revenue varies based upon certain factors including the service requested, type of match (such as Instant Booking and Instant Connect) and where the service is provided.

        The Company's consumer connection revenue is generated and recognized when an in-network service professional is delivered a consumer match. Membership subscription revenue is generated through subscription sales to service professionals and is deferred and recognized over the term of the applicable membership. Membership agreements can be one month, three months, or one year. Deferred revenue is $18.8 million and $11.9 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Cash and cash equivalents

        Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term investments, with maturities of less than 91 days from the date of purchase. Internationally, cash equivalents primarily consist of AAA rated treasury money market funds.

Accounts receivable

        Accounts receivable are stated at amounts due from customers, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves. Accounts receivable outstanding longer than the contractual payment terms are considered past due. The Company determines its allowance by considering a number of factors, including the length of time accounts receivable are past due, the Company's previous loss history, the specific customer's ability to pay its obligation to the Company and the condition of the general economy and the customer's industry. The Company writes off accounts receivable when they become uncollectible. The Company also maintains allowances to reserve for potential credits issued to customers or other revenue adjustments. The amounts of these reserves are based, in part, on historical experience.

Property and equipment

        Property and equipment, including significant improvements, are recorded at cost. Repairs and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method

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over the estimated useful lives of the assets, or, in the case of leasehold improvements, the lease term, if shorter.

Asset category
  Estimated
useful lives

Computer equipment and capitalized software

  2 to 3 years

Furniture and other equipment

  3 to 7 years

Leasehold improvements

  5 to 10 years

        The Company capitalizes certain internal use software costs including external direct costs utilized in developing or obtaining the software and compensation for personnel directly associated with the development of the software. Capitalization of such costs begins when the preliminary project stage is complete and ceases when the project is substantially complete and ready for its intended purpose. The net book value of capitalized internal use software is $14.5 million and $8.6 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Business combinations

        The purchase price of each acquisition is attributed to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the date of acquisition, including identifiable intangible assets that either arise from a contractual or legal right or are separable from goodwill. The fair value of these intangible assets is based on detailed valuations that use information and assumptions provided by management. The excess purchase price over the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets is recorded as goodwill and is assigned to the reporting unit(s) that is expected to benefit from the combination as of the acquisition date.

Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets

        Goodwill acquired in business combinations is assigned to the reporting unit(s) that is expected to benefit from the combination as of the acquisition date. The Company assesses goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually as of October 1, or more frequently, if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit or the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset below its carrying value. At October 1, 2016 the Company had two reporting units: North America and Europe.

        When the Company elects to perform a qualitative assessment and concludes it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, no further assessment of that reporting unit's goodwill is necessary; otherwise, a quantitative assessment is performed and the fair value of the reporting unit is determined. If the carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill is calculated (in the same manner as a business combination) and an impairment loss equal to the excess is recorded.

        For the Company's annual goodwill test at October 1, 2016, a qualitative assessment of the North America and Europe reporting units' goodwill was performed because the Company concluded it was more likely than not that the fair value of these reporting units was in excess of their respective carrying values. The primary factors that the Company considered in its qualitative assessment for each of these reporting units were valuations performed during 2016. These valuations were prepared primarily in connection with the issuance and/or settlement of equity grants that are denominated in

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the shares of HomeAdvisor (US) and HomeAdvisor (International), as applicable, and certain of their subsidiaries. The valuations were prepared time proximate to, but not as of October 1, 2016. The fair value of each of these businesses was significantly in excess of its October 1, 2016 carrying value.

        While the Company has the option to qualitatively assess whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of its indefinite-lived intangible asset are less than its carrying value, the Company's policy is to determine the fair value of each of its indefinite-lived intangible assets annually as of October 1. The Company determines the fair value of indefinite-lived intangible assets using an avoided royalty discounted cash flow ("DCF") valuation analysis. Significant judgments inherent in this analysis include the selection of appropriate royalty and discount rates and estimating the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risks inherent in the expected future cash flows generated by the respective intangible assets. The royalty rates used in the DCF analyses are based upon an estimate of the royalty rates that a market participant would pay to license the Company's trade names and trademarks. Assumptions used in the avoided royalty DCF analyses, including the discount rate and royalty rate, are assessed annually based on the actual and projected cash flows related to the asset, as well as macroeconomic and industry specific factors. The discount rate used in the Company's annual indefinite-lived impairment assessment was 17% in both 2016 and 2015, and the royalty rate used was 1% in both 2016 and 2015. Indefinite-lived intangible assets have a carrying value of $4.9 million and $0.6 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

        There were no impairment charges recorded in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016.

Long-lived assets and intangible assets with definite lives

        Long-lived assets, which consist of property and equipment and intangible assets with definite lives, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. If the carrying value is deemed not to be recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets is computed either on a straight-line basis or based on the pattern in which the economic benefits of the asset will be realized.

Fair value measurements

        The Company categorizes its financial instruments measured at fair value into a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in pricing the asset or liability. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

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        The Company's non-financial assets, such as goodwill, intangible assets and property and equipment are adjusted to fair value only when an impairment charge is recognized. Such fair value measurements are based predominantly on Level 3 inputs.

Advertising costs

        Advertising costs are expensed in the period incurred (when the advertisement first runs for production costs that are initially capitalized) and represent online marketing, including fees paid to search engines, offline marketing, which is primarily television advertising and partner-related payments to those who direct traffic to our websites. Advertising expense is $196.8 million, $145.4 million and $103.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Legal costs

        Legal costs are expensed as incurred.

Income taxes

        HomeAdvisor is a member of IAC's consolidated federal and state income tax returns. In all periods presented, current and deferred income tax expense has been computed for the entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business on an as if standalone, separate return basis.

        The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method, and deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying values of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. A valuation allowance is provided on deferred tax assets if it is determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company records interest, net of any applicable related income tax benefit, on potential income tax contingencies as a component of income tax expense.

        The Company recognizes liabilities for uncertain tax positions based on a two-step process. The first step is to evaluate the tax position for recognition by determining if the weight of available evidence indicates it is more likely than not that the position will be sustained on audit, including resolution of related appeals or litigation processes, if any. The second step is to measure the tax benefit as the largest amount which is more than 50% likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

Foreign currency translation and transaction gains and losses

        The financial position and operating results of foreign entities whose primary economic environment is based on their local currency are combined using the local currency as the functional currency. These local currency assets and liabilities are translated at the rates of exchange as of the balance sheet date, and local currency revenue and expenses of these operations are translated at average rates of exchange during the period. Translation gains and losses are included in accumulated

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other comprehensive income as a component of shareholder equity. Transaction gains and losses resulting from assets and liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the combined statement of operations as a component of other income (expense), net.

Stock-based compensation

        Stock-based compensation is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award and is expensed over the requisite service period. See "Note 8—Stock-based Compensation" for a discussion of stock-based compensation plans.

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

        Noncontrolling interests in the subsidiaries of the Company are ordinarily reported in the combined balance sheet within shareholder equity, separately from the Company's equity. However, securities that are redeemable at the option of the holder and not solely within the control of the issuer must be classified outside of shareholder equity. Accordingly, all noncontrolling interests that are redeemable at the option of the holder are presented outside of shareholder equity in the accompanying combined balance sheet.

        In connection with the acquisition of certain subsidiaries, management of these businesses has retained an ownership interest. The Company is party to fair value put and call arrangements with respect to these interests. These put and call arrangements allow management of these businesses to require the Company to purchase their interests or allow the Company to acquire such interests at fair value, respectively. The put arrangements do not meet the definition of a derivative instrument as the put agreements do not provide for net settlement. These put and call arrangements become exercisable by the Company and the counterparty at various dates. No put and call arrangements were exercised during 2016, 2015 or 2014. Because these put arrangements are exercisable by the counterparty outside the control of the Company, to the extent that the fair value of these interests exceeds the value determined by normal noncontrolling interest accounting, the value of such interests is adjusted to fair value with a corresponding adjustment to invested capital. During the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, the Company recorded adjustments of $(3.1) million, $12.2 million and $(6.1) million, respectively, to (decrease) increase these interests to fair value. Fair value determinations require high levels of judgment and are based on various valuation techniques, including market comparables and discounted cash flow projections.

Certain risks and concentrations

        The Company's business is subject to certain risks and concentrations including dependence on third-party technology providers, exposure to risks associated with online commerce security and credit card fraud.

        Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are principally maintained with international financial institutions that are not covered by deposit insurance.

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Recent accounting pronouncements

        In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which clarifies the principles for recognizing revenue and develops a common standard for all industries. ASU 2014-09 was subsequently amended during 2016 and 2015; these amendments provide further revenue recognition guidance related to principal versus agent considerations, performance obligations and licensing, and narrow-scope improvements and practical expedients.

        ASU No. 2014-09 is a comprehensive revenue recognition standard that will supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP. The new standard provides a single principles-based, five-step model to be applied to all contracts with customers. This five-step model includes (1) identifying the contract(s) with the customer, (2) identifying the performance obligations in the contract, (3) determining the transaction price, (4) allocating the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract and (5) recognizing revenue when each performance obligation is satisfied. More specifically, revenue will be recognized when promised goods or services are transferred to the customer in an amount that reflects the consideration expected in exchange for those goods or services. ASU No. 2014-09 is effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016. Upon adoption, ASU No. 2014-09 may either be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or using the modified retrospective approach with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of initial application.

        While the Company's evaluation of the impact of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 on its combined financial statements continues, it has progressed to the point where we have reached certain preliminary determinations. The Company will adopt ASU No. 2014-09 using the modified retrospective approach effective January 1, 2018. Therefore, the cumulative effect of adoption will be reflected as an adjustment to beginning retained earnings for the period ending March 31, 2018. The effect on the Company will be that sales commissions, which represent the incremental direct costs of obtaining a service professional contract, will be capitalized and amortized over the average life of a service professional. These costs are expensed as incurred currently. The cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 will be to establish an asset equal to the unamortized cost of the sales commissions paid to obtain a service professional and a related deferred tax liability with the net effect being recorded as an increase to retained earnings as of January 1, 2018. The ultimate amounts recorded will depend upon both the timing and amount of monthly sales commissions during the year ended December 31, 2016 and the year ending December 31, 2017 and the average life of a service professional as of January 1, 2018. To illustrate the effect of adoption on the Company's combined financial position, if January 1, 2017 were the date of adoption, the cumulative effect of adoption would have been less than 9% of total assets, less than 8% of total liabilities and less than 10% of shareholder equity. The Company does not expect the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 to have a material effect on its combined results of operations or cash flows.

        In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which supersedes pre-existing guidance on accounting for leases in "Leases (Topic 840)" and generally requires all leases to be recognized in the statement of financial position. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-02 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2018; early adoption is permitted. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-02 are to be applied using a modified retrospective approach. The

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Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this standard update will have on its combined financial statements.

        In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-09, CompensationStock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting, which provides guidance about the changes to the terms and conditions of a share-based payment award that require an entity to apply modification accounting in "Stock Compensation (Topic 718)." The provisions of ASU No. 2017-09 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017; early adoption is permitted. The provisions of ASU No. 2017-09 are to be applied prospectively to an award modified on or after the adoption date. The Company does not expect the adoption of this standard update to have a material impact on its combined financial statements and is currently evaluating the timing of adoption.

        In March 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payments Accounting (Topic 718). The update is intended to simplify existing guidance on various aspects of the accounting and presentation of employee share-based payments in financial statements including the accounting for income taxes, forfeitures and statutory tax withholding requirements, as well as classification on the statement of cash flows. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-09 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016; early adoption is permitted.

        The primary effects of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 on the Company's results of operations and cash flows will be due to the change in the treatment of the excess tax benefit (deficiency) related to equity awards to employees upon exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock units. The table below illustrates this effect.

Excess tax benefit (deficiency)
of equity awards to employees
upon exercise of stock options
and the vesting of restricted
stock units:
  Accounting under current GAAP:   Accounting following adoption of
ASU No. 2016-09:
Statement of operations   Treated as an increase (or decrease) to additional paid-in capital when realized (i.e., reduction of income taxes payable)   Included in the determination of the income tax provision or benefit upon option exercise or share vesting
Statement of cash flows   Treated as a financing cash flow   Treated as an operating cash flow

        The expected effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2016-09 for the Company will be to increase reported net earnings (or reduce reported net loss) and operating cash flow.

        As of January 1, 2017, the Company adopted the change in treatment of excess tax benefit (deficiency) using the modified retrospective approach and applied the provisions of ASU No. 2016-09 related to the presentation on the statement of cash flows using the retrospective approach.

        In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which makes clarifications to how cash receipts and cash payments in certain transactions are presented and classified on the statement of cash flows. The provisions of ASU No. 2016-15 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods, and will require adoption on a retrospective basis unless it is impracticable to apply, in which case we would be required to apply the amendments prospectively as of the earliest date practicable; early adoption is permitted. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2016-15 on January 1, 2017 and the adoption of this standard update did not have a material impact on its combined financial statements.

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        In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-04, IntangiblesGoodwill and Other (Topic 350): Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which is intended to simplify the accounting for goodwill impairment. The guidance will eliminate the requirement to calculate the implied fair value of goodwill under today's two-step impairment test to measure a goodwill impairment charge. The provisions of ASU No. 2017-04 are effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2019; early adoption is permitted. The provisions of ASU 2017-04 are to be applied on a prospective basis. The Company adopted the provisions of ASU 2017-04 on January 1, 2017 and the adoption of this standard update did not and is not expected to have a material impact on its combined financial statements.

NOTE 3—INCOME TAXES

        HomeAdvisor is a member of IAC's consolidated federal and state income tax returns. In all periods presented, current income tax provision and deferred income tax benefit have been computed for the entities comprising the HomeAdvisor Business on an as if standalone, separate return basis. HomeAdvisor's payments to IAC for its share of IAC's consolidated federal and state tax return liabilities have been reflected within cash flows from operating activities in the accompanying combined statements of cash flows.

        U.S. and foreign earnings (loss) before income taxes and noncontrolling interests are as follows:

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

U.S. 

  $ 27,284   $ 1,149   $ 3,431  

Foreign

    (4,819 )   (3,387 )   (4,022 )

Total

  $ 22,465   $ (2,238 ) $ (591 )

        The components of the provision for income taxes are as follows:

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Current income tax provision (benefit):

                   

Federal

  $ 13,440   $ 2,901   $ 1,323  

State

    2,274     601     240  

Foreign

    (161 )   1,725     543  

Current income tax provision

  $ 15,553   $ 5,227   $ 2,106  

Deferred income tax (benefit) provision:

                   

Federal

  $ (2,483 ) $ (2,823 ) $ (238 )

State

    (775 )   (557 )   112  

Foreign

    (461 )   (89 )   (351 )

Deferred income tax benefit

  $ (3,719 ) $ (3,469 ) $ (477 )

Income tax provision

  $ 11,834   $ 1,758   $ 1,629  

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        The current income tax payable was reduced by $7.7 million, $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, for excess tax deductions attributable to stock-based compensation. The related income tax benefits are recorded as increases to invested capital.

        The tax effects of cumulative temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below. The valuation allowance is primarily related to deferred tax assets for net operating losses.

 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Deferred tax assets:

             

Accrued expenses

  $ 3,527   $ 2,261  

Net operating loss carryforwards

    12,869     12,335  

Stock-based compensation

    10,382     8,639  

Intangible and other assets

        80  

Allowance for bad debt

    3,186     2,387  

Other

    1,811     1,376  

Total deferred tax assets

    31,775     27,078  

Less valuation allowance

    (14,180 )   (12,696 )

Net deferred tax assets

    17,595     14,382  

Deferred tax liabilities:

             

Intangible and other assets

    (1,818 )    

Property and equipment

    (2,661 )   (1,872 )

Other

    (133 )   (210 )

Total deferred tax liabilities

    (4,612 )   (2,082 )

Net deferred tax assets

  $ 12,983   $ 12,300  

        At December 31, 2016, the Company has federal and state net operating losses ("NOLs") of $4.8 million and $5.1 million, respectively. If not utilized, the federal NOLs will expire at various times between 2033 and 2036, and the state NOLs will expire at various times between 2035 and 2036. At December 31, 2016, the Company has foreign NOLs of $44.4 million available to offset future income. Of these foreign NOLs, $38.8 million can be carried forward indefinitely and $5.6 million, if not utilized, will expire at various times between 2022 and 2036. During 2016, the Company recognized tax benefits related to NOLs of $0.1 million. At December 31, 2016, the Company has federal capital losses of $3.2 million. If not utilized, the capital losses will expire in 2017. Utilization of capital losses will be limited to the Company's ability to generate future capital gains.

        During 2016, the Company's valuation allowance increased by $1.5 million primarily due to an increase in federal NOLs. At December 31, 2016, the Company has a valuation allowance of $14.2 million related to the portion of NOLs and other items for which it is more likely than not that the tax benefit will not be realized.

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NOTE 3—INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        A reconciliation of the income tax provision to the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to earnings before income taxes is shown as follows:

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Income tax provision at the federal statutory rate of 35%

  $ 7,862   $ (783 ) $ (207 )

Change in tax reserves

    (72 )   1,895     76  

State income taxes, net of effect of federal tax benefit

    1,063     (39 )   232  

Unbenefited losses

    2,592     1,133     717  

Research credit

    (930 )   (645 )   (252 )

Other, net

    1,319     197     1,063  

Income tax provision

  $ 11,834   $ 1,758   $ 1,629  

        No income taxes have been provided on indefinitely reinvested earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries aggregating $11.8 million at December 31, 2016. The estimated amount of the unrecognized deferred income tax liability with respect to such earnings would be $3.6 million.

        A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest, is as follows:

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Balance at January 1

  $ 1,863   $ 129   $ 53  

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

    279     376     76  

Additions for tax positions of prior years

        1,358      

Reductions for tax positions of prior years

    (263 )        

Settlements

    (1,277 )        

Balance at December 31

  $ 602   $ 1,863   $ 129  

        HomeAdvisor is routinely under audit by federal, state, local and foreign authorities in the area of income tax as a result of previously filed separate company and consolidated tax returns with IAC. These audits include questioning the timing and the amount of income and deductions and the allocation of income and deductions among various tax jurisdictions. The Internal Revenue Service is currently auditing IAC's federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 2010 through 2012, which includes the operations of the HomeAdvisor Business. The statute of limitations for the years 2010 through 2012 has been extended to June 30, 2018. Returns filed in various other jurisdictions are open to examination for various tax years beginning with 2009. Income taxes payable include reserves considered sufficient to pay assessments that may result from examination of prior year tax returns. Changes to reserves from period to period and differences between amounts paid, if any, upon the resolution of audits and amounts previously provided may be material. Differences between the reserves for income tax contingencies and the amounts owed by the Company are recorded in the period they become known.

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NOTE 3—INCOME TAXES (Continued)

        The Company recognizes interest and, if applicable, penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the income tax provision. At December 31, 2016, the Company has not accrued an amount for interest. At December 31, 2015, the Company has accrued $0.2 million for the payment of interest.

        At December 31, 2016 and 2015, unrecognized tax benefits, including interest, are $0.6 million and $2.0 million, respectively. Included in unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2016 and 2015, is approximately $0.6 million and $0.3 million, respectively, for tax positions included in IAC's consolidated tax return filings. Unrecognized tax benefits, including interest, for the year ended December 31, 2016 decreased by $1.4 million due principally to settlements. If unrecognized tax benefits at December 31, 2016 are subsequently recognized, income tax expense would be reduced by $0.6 million. The comparable amount as of December 31, 2015 is $1.9 million.

NOTE 4—BUSINESS COMBINATION

        On November 3, 2016, the Company acquired a 70% voting interest in MyHammer Holdings AG ("MyHammer"), the leading home services marketplace in Germany. The purchase price was €17.7 million (or $19.7 million). In connection with the acquisition, the Company measured and recorded the acquisition date fair value of the 30% noncontrolling interest in MyHammer, which totaled €9.4 million (or $10.4 million). The determination of the fair value of noncontrolling interest was calculated using the MyHammer share price on the acquisition date.

        The financial results of MyHammer are included in the Company's combined financial statements, within the Europe segment, beginning November 3, 2016. For the year ended December 31, 2016, the Company included $1.3 million of revenue and $0.4 million of net losses in its combined statement of operations related to MyHammer.

        The table below summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

 
  (In thousands)  

Cash and cash equivalents

  $ 4,041  

Other current assets

    790  

Goodwill

    22,277  

Intangible assets

    8,107  

Total assets

    35,215  

Current liabilities

    (2,642 )

Other long-term liabilities

    (2,447 )

Net assets acquired

  $ 30,126  

        The purchase price was based on the expected financial performance of MyHammer, not on the value of the net identifiable assets at the time of acquisition. This resulted in a significant portion of the purchase price being attributed to goodwill because MyHammer is complementary and synergistic to the other European businesses of the HomeAdvisor Business.

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        The fair values of the intangible assets acquired as of the date of acquisition are as follows:

 
  (In thousands)   Weighted-
average
useful life
(years)

Indefinite-lived trade name

  $ 4,553   Indefinite

Contractor relationships

    1,444   4

Developed technology

    1,222   3

User base

    888   1

Total intangible assets acquired

  $ 8,107    

        Other current assets, current liabilities and other long-term liabilities of MyHammer were reviewed and adjusted to their fair values at the date of acquisition, as necessary. The fair values of trade names and contractor relationships were determined using variations of the income approach; specifically, in respective order, the relief from royalty and excess earnings methodologies. The fair values of developed technology and user base were determined using a cost approach that utilized the cost to replace methodology. The valuations of the intangible assets incorporate significant unobservable inputs and require significant judgment and estimates, including the amount and timing of future cash flows and the determination of royalty and discount rates. The amount attributed to goodwill is not tax deductible.

Pro forma financial information

        The unaudited pro forma financial information in the table below presents the combined results of the Company and MyHammer as if the acquisition of MyHammer had occurred on January 1, 2015. The pro forma financial information includes adjustments required under the acquisition method of accounting and is presented for informational purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been achieved had the acquisition actually occurred on January 1, 2015. For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, pro forma adjustments reflected below include increases of $0.7 million and $1.5 million, respectively, in amortization of intangible assets. The pro forma adjustments reflected below for the year ended December 31, 2015 also include a reduction in revenue of $0.5 million due to the write off of deferred revenue at the date of acquisition.

 
  Years Ended
December 31,
 
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Revenue

  $ 508,727   $ 369,698  

Net earnings (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor shareholder

    13,313     (5,693 )

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NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

        Goodwill and intangible assets, net are as follows:

 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Goodwill

  $ 170,990   $ 150,630  

Intangible assets with indefinite lives

    4,884     600  

Intangible assets with definite lives, net

    5,908     5,727  

Total goodwill and intangible assets, net

  $ 181,782   $ 156,957  

        The following table presents the balance of goodwill, including the changes in the carrying value of goodwill, for the year ended December 31, 2016:

 
  Balance at
December 31,
2015
  Additions   (Deductions)   Foreign
exchange
translation
  Balance at
December 31,
2016
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 140,930   $   $   $   $ 140,930  

Europe

    9,700     21,985         (1,625 )   30,060  

HomeAdvisor

  $ 150,630   $ 21,985   $   $ (1,625 ) $ 170,990  

        Additions relate to the acquisition of MyHammer.

        The following table presents the balance of goodwill, including the changes in the carrying value of goodwill, for the year ended December 31, 2015:

 
  Balance at
December 31,
2014
  Additions   (Deductions)   Foreign
exchange
translation
  Balance at
December 31,
2015
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 140,930   $   $   $   $ 140,930  

Europe

    10,770             (1,070 )   9,700  

HomeAdvisor

  $ 151,700   $   $   $ (1,070 ) $ 150,630  

        Intangible assets with indefinite lives are trade names and trademarks acquired in various acquisitions. At December 31, 2016, intangible assets with definite lives are as follows:

 
  Gross
carrying
amount
  Accumulated
amortization
  Net   Weighted-
average
useful life
(years)
 
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
   
 

Technology

  $ 11,377   $ (7,834 ) $ 3,543     4.3  

Contractor relationships

    1,830     (495 )   1,335     4.0  

Customer lists and user base

    4,136     (3,432 )   704     1.8  

Trade names

    5,260     (4,934 )   326     2.9  

Total

  $ 22,603   $ (16,695 ) $ 5,908     3.5  

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NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS (Continued)

        At December 31, 2015, intangible assets with definite lives are as follows:

 
  Gross
carrying
amount
  Accumulated
amortization
  Net   Weighted-
average
useful life
(years)
 
 
  (Dollars in thousands)
   
 

Technology

  $ 10,258   $ (5,669 ) $ 4,589     4.4  

Contractor relationships

    493     (338 )   155     4.0  

Customer lists and user base

    3,300     (2,933 )   367     2.0  

Trade names

    5,385     (4,769 )   616     3.0  

Total

  $ 19,436   $ (13,709 ) $ 5,727     3.6  

        At December 31, 2016, amortization of intangible assets with definite lives for each of the next five years is estimated to be as follows:

Years ending December 31,
  (In thousands)  

2017

  $ 3,455  

2018

    1,505  

2019

    662  

2020

    286  

Total

  $ 5,908  

NOTE 6—FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS AND FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

        The following table presents the Company's financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

 
  December 31, 2016  
 
  Quoted market
prices in active
markets for
identical assets
(level 1)
  Significant
other
observable
inputs
(level 2)
  Significant
unobservable
inputs
(level 3)
  Total
fair value
measurements
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Assets:

                         

Cash equivalents:

                         

Money market funds

  $ 28,064   $   $   $ 28,064  

Total

  $ 28,064   $   $   $ 28,064  

        At December 31, 2015, the Company had no cash equivalents.

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NOTE 7—ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

        The following tables present the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss:

 
  Year Ended December 31, 2016  
 
  Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Balance at January 1

  $ (1,064 ) $ (1,064 )

Other comprehensive loss

    (657 )   (657 )

Balance at December 31

  $ (1,721 ) $ (1,721 )

 

 
  Year Ended December 31, 2015  
 
  Foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
  Accumulated
other
comprehensive
loss
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Balance at January 1

  $ (483 ) $ (483 )

Other comprehensive loss

    (581 )   (581 )

Balance at December 31

  $ (1,064 ) $ (1,064 )

        At December 31, 2016 and 2015, there was no tax benefit or provision on the accumulated other comprehensive loss.

NOTE 8—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

        HomeAdvisor (US) currently has one plan under which awards have been granted. This plan provides for the grant of stock appreciation rights related to shares of HomeAdvisor (US) common stock. This plan authorizes the Company to grant awards to its employees, officers, directors and consultants. At December 31, 2016, there are 7.9 million shares available for grant under the HomeAdvisor (US) stock-based compensation plan.

        The plan was adopted in 2013, has a stated term of ten years, and provides that the exercise price of stock appreciation rights granted will not be less than the fair value of HomeAdvisor (US)'s common stock on the grant date. The plan does not specify grant dates or vesting schedules of awards as those determinations have been delegated to the Compensation and Human Resources Committee of IAC's Board of Directors (the "Committee"). Each award agreement reflects the vesting schedule for that particular grant as determined by the Committee. Broad-based stock appreciation rights issued to date have generally vested in four equal annual installments over a four-year period.

        The amount of stock-based compensation expense recognized in the combined statement of operations is reduced by estimated forfeitures, as the expense recorded is based on awards that are ultimately expected to vest. The forfeiture rate is estimated at the grant date based on historical experience and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from the estimated rate. At December 31, 2016, there is $16.1 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to all equity-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.5 years.

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NOTE 8—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)

        The stock appreciation rights related to shares of HomeAdvisor (US) common stock are settleable for shares of IAC common stock having a value equal to the difference between the exercise price and the fair market value of a share of HomeAdvisor (US) common stock at the time of exercise. Upon completion of the Merger, the number of shares underlying the stock appreciation rights and exercise prices of the stock appreciation rights related to shares of HomeAdvisor (US) common stock will be adjusted and will provide that the awards are exercisable for shares of ANGI Homeservices Inc. Class A common stock.

        The total income tax benefit (provision) recognized in the accompanying combined statement of operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 related to stock-based compensation is $3.4 million, $3.0 million and $(0.1) million, respectively.

Stock appreciation rights

        Stock appreciation rights outstanding at December 31, 2016 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2016 is as follows:

 
  December 31, 2016  
 
  Shares   Weighted average
exercise price
  Weighted average
remaining
contractual term
  Aggregate
intrinsic value
 
 
  (Shares and intrinsic value in thousands)
 

Outstanding at January 1, 2016

    14,800   $ 2.89              

Granted

    2,115     9.86              

Exercised

    (3,050 )   2.75              

Forfeited

    (35 )   9.86              

Outstanding at December 31, 2016

    13,830   $ 3.97     5.4   $ 177,868  

Exercisable

    8,954   $ 2.81     4.0   $ 125,554  

        The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the difference between the per share price of HomeAdvisor (US) at the last date of grant and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money awards that would have been received by the holders had all award holders exercised their awards on December 31, 2016. This amount changes based on the fair value of HomeAdvisor (US) common stock. The total intrinsic value of awards exercised during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 is $21.7 million, $0.2 million and $6.8 million, respectively.

        There was no cash received from award exercises as the stock appreciation rights were net settled in IAC's common stock.

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NOTE 8—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION (Continued)

        The following table summarizes the information about stock appreciation rights outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2016:

 
  Awards outstanding   Awards exercisable  
Range of exercise prices
  Outstanding
at
December 31,
2016
  Weighted-average
remaining
contractual
life in years
  Weighted-
average
exercise
price
  Exercisable
at
December 31,
2016
  Weighted-average
remaining
contractual
life in years
  Weighted-
average
exercise
price
 
 
  (Shares in thousands)
 

$0.01 to $3.00

    9,400     3.8   $ 2.75     8,366     3.7   $ 2.75  

$3.01 to $6.00

    2,350     8.1     3.63     588     8.1     3.63  

$6.01 to $9.00

                         

$9.01 to $12.00

    2,080     9.1     9.86              

    13,830     5.4   $ 3.97     8,954     4.0   $ 2.81  

        The fair value of each award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes option pricing model incorporates various assumptions, including expected volatility and expected term. Expected stock price volatilities are estimated based on historical stock price volatilities of peer companies that were used in the preparation of internal valuations used in valuing shares of HomeAdvisor (US). The risk-free interest rates are based on U.S. Treasuries with comparable terms as the awards, in effect at the grant date. Expected term is based upon the mid-point of the first and last windows for exercise. No dividends have been assumed. The following are the weighted average assumptions used in the Black-Scholes option pricing model:

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  

Expected volatility

    44 %   48 %   39 %

Risk-free interest rate

    0.8 %   1.2 %   1.1 %

Expected term (in years)

    3.2     3.7     3.4  

Dividend yield

    %   %   %

        Approximately 2.1 million, 2.4 million and 1.6 million stock appreciation rights were granted by the Company during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The weighted average fair value of stock appreciation rights granted during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 are $3.13, $1.34 and $0.82, respectively.

Equity instruments denominated in the shares of certain subsidiaries

        IAC has granted stock appreciation rights and stock options denominated in the equity in certain subsidiaries within the HomeAdvisor Business to employees and management. These equity awards vest over a period of years, which is typically four years. The value of the stock appreciation rights and stock options is tied to the value of the common stock of these subsidiaries. Accordingly, these interests only have value to the extent the relevant business appreciates in value above the initial value utilized to determine the exercise price. These interests can have significant value in the event of significant appreciation. The interests are ultimately settled in IAC common stock with fair value generally determined by negotiation or arbitration, at various dates through 2021. These equity awards are settled on a net basis, with the award holder entitled to receive a payment in shares equal to the intrinsic

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value of the award at exercise less an amount equal to the required cash tax withholding payment. The expense associated with these equity awards is initially measured at fair value at the grant date and is expensed as stock-based compensation over the vesting term.

IAC denominated stock options

        For each of the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, approximately 0.1 million IAC stock options were granted by IAC, under its equity incentive plans, to employees of the HomeAdvisor Business. The fair value of each stock option award is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. IAC stock options are granted with exercise prices at least equal to the fair value on the date of grant, vest ratably in annual installments over a four-year period and expire ten years from the date of grant.

IAC denominated restricted stock units ("RSUs")

        Less than 0.1 million IAC RSUs granted by IAC, under it equity incentive plans, to employees of the HomeAdvisor Business were outstanding as of December 31, 2016. There were no IAC RSUs granted to employees of the HomeAdvisor Business during the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014. RSUs are awards in the form of phantom shares or units denominated in a hypothetical equivalent number of shares of IAC common stock and with the value of each RSU equal to the fair value of IAC common stock at the date of grant. Each RSU grant is subject to service-based vesting, where a specific period of continued employment must pass before an award vests. For RSU grants, the expense is measured at the grant date as the fair value of IAC common stock and expensed as stock-based compensation over the vesting term.

NOTE 9—SEGMENT INFORMATION

        The Company has two operating segments, North America and Europe, which are also the Company's reportable segments. Each segment manager reports to the Company's chief operating decision maker. The chief operating decision maker allocates resources and assesses performance at the segment level.

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Revenue:

                   

North America

  $ 461,847   $ 329,867   $ 238,186  

Europe

    37,043     31,334     45,355  

Total

  $ 498,890   $ 361,201   $ 283,541  

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  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Operating Income (Loss):

                   

North America

  $ 32,464   $ 2,311   $ 4,048  

Europe

    (8,406 )   (3,879 )   (3,433 )

Total

  $ 24,058   $ (1,568 ) $ 615  

 

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Adjusted EBITDA(a):

                   

North America

  $ 50,088   $ 18,184   $ 17,293  

Europe

    (5,542 )   (1,471 )   (840 )

Total

  $ 44,546   $ 16,713   $ 16,453  

 

 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Segment Assets(b):

             

North America

  $ 67,410   $ 41,674  

Europe

    46,325     4,945  

Total

  $ 113,735   $ 46,619  

 

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Capital expenditures:

                   

North America

  $ 14,672   $ 9,933   $ 5,631  

Europe

    1,988     237     1,144  

Total

  $ 16,660   $ 10,170   $ 6,775  

(a)
The Company's primary financial measure is Adjusted EBITDA, which is defined as operating income excluding: (1) stock-based compensation expense; (2) depreciation; and (3) acquisition-related items consisting of amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, if applicable. The Company believes this measure is useful for analysts and investors as this measure allows a more meaningful comparison between our performance and that of our competitors. Moreover, our management uses this measure internally to evaluate the performance of our business as a whole and our individual business segments, and this measure is one of the primary metrics by which our internal budgets are based and by which management is compensated. The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these items are non-cash in nature, and we believe that by excluding these items, Adjusted EBITDA

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    corresponds more closely to the cash operating income generated from our business, from which capital investments are made and long-term related party debt is serviced. Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact to HomeAdvisor's statement of operations of certain expenses.

(b)
Consistent with the Company's primary metric (described in (a) above), the Company excludes, if applicable, goodwill and intangible assets from the measure of segment assets presented above.

        The following table presents revenue disaggregated by service:

 
  Consumer
connection
revenue(c)
  Membership
subscription
revenue
  Other
revenue
  Total  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Years Ended December 31,

                         

2016:

                         

North America

  $ 382,466   $ 47,992   $ 31,389   $ 461,847  

Europe

    28,124     7,936     983     37,043  

Total

  $ 410,590   $ 55,928   $ 32,372   $ 498,890  

2015:

                         

North America

  $ 269,309   $ 27,603   $ 32,955   $ 329,867  

Europe

    23,298     6,921     1,115     31,334  

Total

  $ 292,607   $ 34,524   $ 34,070   $ 361,201  

2014:

                         

North America

  $ 193,782   $ 11,485   $ 32,919   $ 238,186  

Europe

    36,021     7,551     1,783     45,355  

Total

  $ 229,803   $ 19,036   $ 34,702   $ 283,541  

(c)
Fees paid by services professionals for consumer matches.

        Geographic information about revenue and long-lived assets is presented below. Revenue by geography is based on where the customer is located.

 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Revenue

                   

United States

  $ 461,372   $ 329,117   $ 237,041  

All other countries

    37,518     32,084     46,500  

Total

  $ 498,890   $ 361,201   $ 283,541  

        The United States is the only country whose revenue is greater than 10 percent of total revenue of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. The only country, other than the

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NOTE 9—SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

United States, with greater than 10 percent of total revenue of the Company, was France with $30.5 million, for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Long-lived assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets)

             

United States

  $ 21,775   $ 13,419  

All other countries

    1,870     348  

Total

  $ 23,645   $ 13,767  

        The following tables reconcile operating income (loss) for the Company's reportable segments and net earnings (loss) attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder to Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014:

 
  Year Ended December 31, 2016  
 
  Operating
income (loss)
  Stock-based
compensation
  Depreciation   Amortization of
intangibles
  Adjusted
EBITDA
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 32,464   $ 7,126   $ 7,996   $ 2,502   $ 50,088  

Europe

    (8,406 )   1,790     423     651     (5,542 )

Total

    24,058   $ 8,916   $ 8,419   $ 3,153   $ 44,546  

Interest expense—related party

    (894 )                        

Other expense, net

    (699 )                        

Earnings before income taxes

    22,465                          

Income tax provision

    (11,834 )                        

Net earnings

    10,631                          

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    2,497                          

Net earnings attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ 13,128                          

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NOTE 9—SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)


 
  Year Ended December 31, 2015  
 
  Operating
income (loss)
  Stock-based
compensation
  Depreciation   Amortization of
intangibles
  Adjusted
EBITDA
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 2,311   $ 6,758   $ 5,768   $ 3,347   $ 18,184  

Europe

    (3,879 )   1,095     825     488     (1,471 )

Total

    (1,568 ) $ 7,853   $ 6,593   $ 3,835   $ 16,713  

Interest expense—related party

    (272 )                        

Other expense, net

    (398 )                        

Loss before income taxes

    (2,238 )                        

Income tax provision

    (1,758 )                        

Net loss

    (3,996 )                        

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    2,671                          

Net loss attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ (1,325 )                        
 
  Year Ended December 31, 2014  
 
  Operating
income (loss)
  Stock-based
compensation
  Depreciation   Amortization of
intangibles
  Adjusted
EBITDA
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 4,048   $ (298 ) $ 4,938   $ 8,605   $ 17,293  

Europe

    (3,433 )   54     1,582     957     (840 )

Total

    615   $ (244 ) $ 6,520   $ 9,562   $ 16,453  

Interest expense—related party

    (1,112 )                        

Other expense, net

    (94 )                        

Loss before income taxes

    (591 )                        

Income tax provision

    (1,629 )                        

Net loss

    (2,220 )                        

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    457                          

Net loss attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

  $ (1,763 )                        

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

NOTE 9—SEGMENT INFORMATION (Continued)

        The following tables reconcile segment assets to total assets:

 
  December 31, 2016  
 
  Segment assets   Goodwill   Indefinite-lived
intangible assets
  Definite-lived
intangible assets
  Total assets  
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 67,410   $ 140,930   $ 600   $ 2,454   $ 211,394  

Europe

    46,325     30,060     4,284     3,454     84,123  

Total

  $ 113,735   $ 170,990   $ 4,884   $ 5,908   $ 295,517  

 

 
  December 31, 2015  
 
  Segment assets   Goodwill   Indefinite-lived
intangible assets
  Definite-lived
intangible assets
  Total assets  
 
  (In thousands)
 

North America

  $ 41,674   $ 140,930   $ 600   $ 4,956   $ 188,160  

Europe

    4,945     9,700         771     15,416  

Total

  $ 46,619   $ 150,630   $ 600   $ 5,727   $ 203,576  

NOTE 10—COMMITMENTS

        The Company leases office space and equipment used in connection with its operations under various operating leases, the majority of which contain escalation clauses.

        Future minimum payments under operating lease agreements are as follows:

Years ending December 31,
  (In thousands)  

2017

  $ 5,097  

2018

    5,241  

2019

    5,253  

2020

    2,228  

2021

    1,102  

Thereafter

    1,610  

Total

  $ 20,531  

        Expenses charged to operations under these agreements are $4.7 million, $5.8 million and $5.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

        The Company's most significant operating lease is an 8.5 year office lease for HomeAdvisor's headquarters building in Golden, CO and approximates 36% of the future minimum payments due under all operating lease agreements in the table above.

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NOTE 10—COMMITMENTS (Continued)

        The Company also has funding commitments that could potentially require its performance in the event of demands by third parties or contingent events as follows:

 
  Amount of
commitment
expiration per
period
 
 
  Less than
1 Year
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Purchase obligations

  $ 581  

Total commercial commitments

  $ 581  

        The purchase obligations primarily consist of advertising commitments.

NOTE 11—CONTINGENCIES

        In the ordinary course of business, the Company is a party to various lawsuits. The Company establishes reserves for specific legal matters when it determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the loss is reasonably estimable. Management has also identified certain other legal matters where we believe an unfavorable outcome is not probable and, therefore, no reserve is established. Although management currently believes that resolving claims against us, including claims where an unfavorable outcome is reasonably possible, will not have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management's view of these matters may change in the future. The Company also evaluates other contingent matters, including income and non-income tax contingencies, to assess the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome and estimated extent of potential loss. It is possible that an unfavorable outcome of one or more of these lawsuits or other contingencies could have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the Company. See "Note 3—Income Taxes" for additional information related to income tax contingencies.

NOTE 12—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Relationship with IAC prior to the Merger

        HomeAdvisor's combined statement of operations includes allocations of general and administrative costs, including stock-based compensation expense, related to IAC's accounting, treasury, legal, tax, corporate support and internal audit functions. These allocations were based on HomeAdvisor revenue as a percentage of IAC's total revenue. Allocated general and administrative costs, inclusive of stock-based compensation expense, were $4.2 million, $2.6 million and $1.6 million, in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and are included in "General and administrative expense" in the accompanying combined statement of operations. It is not practicable to determine the actual expenses that would have been incurred for these services had HomeAdvisor operated as a standalone entity during the periods presented. Management considers the allocation method to be reasonable.

        The portion of interest income reflected in the combined statement of operations that is intercompany in nature, was $0.3 million and less than $0.1 million for the years ended December 31,

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NOTE 12—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)

2016 and 2015, respectively, and is included in "Interest income (expense), net" in the table below. There was no intercompany interest earned during the year ended December 31, 2014.

        The following table summarizes the components of the net (increase) decrease in IAC's investment in HomeAdvisor for the year ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014:

 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Cash transfers to IAC related to its centrally managed U.S. treasury management function, acquisitions and cash expenses paid by IAC on behalf of HomeAdvisor, net

  $ (363 ) $ 8,801   $ (4,508 )

Taxes

    (5,968 )   (3,281 )   8,237  

Interest income (expense), net(a)

    278     86     (843 )

Allocation of general and administrative expense

    (4,247 )   (2,598 )   (1,586 )

Net (increase) decrease in IAC's investment in HomeAdvisor

  $ (10,300 ) $ 3,008   $ 1,300  

(a)
Interest expense on long-term debt—related party is not included.

Long-term debt—related party

        Long-term debt—related party consists of:

 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Long-term debt—related party

             

Promissory note due October 14, 2023

  $ 42,000   $  

Promissory note due August 29, 2018

    5,000     5,000  

Promissory note due on demand

        11,350  

Other

    2,838      

Total long-term debt—related party

    49,838     16,350  

Less: Current portion of long-term debt—related party

    2,838     11,350  

Total long-term debt—related party, net of current portion

  $ 47,000   $ 5,000  

        On October 14, 2016, the Company, through a foreign subsidiary, issued a promissory note due October 14, 2023 in the amount of $42.0 million to a foreign subsidiary of IAC that is not part of HomeAdvisor. The proceeds were used to finance the acquisition of MyHammer and refinance the $11.4 million promissory note described below. The promissory note bears interest at 11% per annum and is payable at maturity.

        On August 29, 2013, the Company, through a foreign subsidiary, issued a promissory note due August 29, 2018 in the amount of $5.0 million to a foreign subsidiary of IAC that is not part of HomeAdvisor. The proceeds were used to repay certain indebtedness. The promissory note bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.00%, or 3.54% at December 31, 2016.

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

NOTE 12—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)

        On October 21, 2008, the Company, through a foreign subsidiary, issued a promissory note in the amount of $12.3 million to an IAC foreign subsidiary. In 2008, the Company repaid $0.8 million leaving a balance of $11.4 million outstanding. The outstanding balance was refinanced in full during 2016. The promissory note bore interest at LIBOR plus 1.00%.

        Interest expense related to the long-term debt—related party is included in "Interest expense—related party" in the accompanying combined statement of operations.

Financial instruments measured at fair value only for disclosure purposes

 
  December 31, 2016   December 31, 2015  
 
  Carrying
value
  Fair
value
  Carrying
value
  Fair
value
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Current portion of long-term debt—related party

  $ 2,838   $ 2,776   $ 11,350   $ 11,350  

Long-term debt—related party, net of current portion

    47,000     46,324     5,000     5,000  

        The fair value of the Company's long-term debt—related party, including current portion, is based on Level 3 inputs and is estimated by discounting the future cash flows based on current market conditions.

Long-term debt—related party maturities:

 
  (In thousands)  

2017

  $ 2,838  

2018

    5,000  

2023

    42,000  

Total

    49,838  

Less: Current portion of long-term debt—related party

    2,838  

Total long term debt—related party, net of current portion

  $ 47,000  

Guarantee of IAC Senior Notes and revolving credit facility

        On November 15, 2013 and December 21, 2012, IAC issued 4.875% Senior Notes due November 30, 2018 ("2013 Senior Notes") and 4.75% Senior Notes due December 15, 2022 ("2012 Senior Notes"), respectively. The 2013 and 2012 Senior Notes are unconditionally guaranteed by HomeAdvisor (US) and certain of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. At December 31, 2016, $390.2 million and $38.1 million were outstanding under the 2013 and 2012 Senior Notes, respectively.

        IAC has a $300 million revolving credit facility, which expires on October 7, 2020, and is unconditionally guaranteed by HomeAdvisor (US) and the same domestic subsidiaries that guarantee the 2013 and 2012 Senior Notes and is also secured by the stock of HomeAdvisor (US) and certain other domestic and foreign entities that are part of the HomeAdvisor Business. At December 31, 2016 and 2015, there are no outstanding borrowings under IAC's revolving credit facility.

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NOTE 12—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued)

to pay any amount as a result of our guarantee of IAC's Senior Notes and IAC's revolving credit facility. Upon completion of the Merger, HomeAdvisor (US) and certain of its wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries will no longer guarantee any debt of IAC.

Relationship with IAC following the Merger

        We expect to enter into certain agreements with IAC to govern the relationship between ANGI Homeservices Inc. and IAC following the Merger. These agreements will include: a contribution agreement; an investor rights agreement; a tax sharing agreement; a services agreement; an employee matters agreement; and an intercompany note.

NOTE 13—BENEFIT PLANS

        HomeAdvisor employees in the United States are eligible to participate in the IAC Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan"); the Plan is sponsored by IAC and qualifies under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the Plan, participating employees may contribute up to 50% of their pre-tax earnings. The employer matching contribution is fifty cents for each dollar a participant contributes to the Plan, with a maximum contribution of 3% of a participant's eligible earnings. Employee and employer matching contributions cannot exceed statutory limits. Employer matching contributions to the Plan for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 are $2.7 million, $1.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively. Matching contributions are invested in the same manner as each participant's voluntary contributions in the investment options provided under the Plan. An investment option in the Plan is IAC common stock, but neither participant nor matching contributions are required to be invested in IAC common stock. The increase in matching contributions in the three-year period ended December 31, 2016 is due primarily to an increase in headcount.

        HomeAdvisor also has or participates in various benefit plans, principally defined contribution plans, for its international employees. The Company's contributions for these plans for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 are $0.1 million, $0.2 million and $0.1 million, respectively.

NOTE 14—COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DETAILS

 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Other current assets:

             

Prepaid expenses

  $ 6,456   $ 4,857  

Other

    2,283     690  

Other current assets

  $ 8,739   $ 5,547  

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

NOTE 14—COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DETAILS (Continued)


 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Property and equipment, net:

             

Computer equipment and capitalized software

  $ 27,309   $ 17,991  

Leasehold improvements

    6,075     3,119  

Furniture and other equipment

    3,140     1,674  

Projects in progress

    5,198     4,262  

    41,722     27,046  

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

    (18,077 )   (13,279 )

Property and equipment, net

  $ 23,645   $ 13,767  

 

 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Other non-current assets:

             

Deferred tax assets

  $ 15,211   $ 12,300  

Other

    11,067     604  

Other non-current assets

  $ 26,278   $ 12,904  

 

 
  December 31,  
 
  2016   2015  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:

             

Accrued employee compensation and benefits

  $ 14,379   $ 11,055  

Accrued advertising expense

    8,209     9,595  

Other

    11,850     5,125  

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

  $ 34,438   $ 25,775  
 
  Years Ended December 31,  
 
  2016   2015   2014  
 
  (In thousands)
 

Cash paid (received) during the year for:

                   

Interest—related party

  $ 417   $ 262   $ 271  

Income tax payments, including amounts paid to IAC for HomeAdvisor's share of IAC's consolidated tax liability

    8,820     3,424     2,155  

Income tax refunds

    (263 )   (657 )   (9 )

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NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

NOTE 15—QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

 
  Quarter Ended
March 31
  Quarter Ended
June 30
  Quarter Ended
September 30
  Quarter Ended
December 31
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

Year Ended December 31, 2016

                         

Revenue

  $ 111,489   $ 130,173   $ 133,560   $ 123,668  

Cost of revenue

    5,994     6,745     6,826     6,293  

Operating (loss) income

    (514 )   9,513     8,843     6,216  

Net (loss) earnings

    (1,244 )   5,351     4,468     2,056  

Net (loss) earnings attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

    (677 )   6,010     5,075     2,720  

Year Ended December 31, 2015

   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 

Revenue

  $ 75,844   $ 94,150   $ 99,435   $ 91,772  

Cost of revenue

    5,606     5,492     6,104     5,734  

Operating (loss) income

    (6,025 )   28     3,899     530  

Net (loss) earnings

    (4,735 )   110     2,217     (1,588 )

Net (loss) earnings attributable to HomeAdvisor's shareholder

    (4,125 )   771     2,912     (883 )

NOTE 16—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

        On March 24, 2017 and February 8, 2017, the Company acquired MyBuilder Limited and HomeStars Inc., leading home services platforms in the United Kingdom and Canada, respectively.

        In preparing these combined financial statements, management evaluated subsequent events through June 29, 2017, on which date the combined financial statements were available for issue.

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Schedule II

HOMEADVISOR BUSINESS

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Description
  Balance at
beginning
of period
  Charges to
earnings
  Charges to
other
accounts
  Deductions   Balance at
end of period
 
 
  (In thousands)
 

2016

                               

Allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves

  $ 8,171   $ 17,425 (1) $ (34 ) $ (16,385 )(2) $ 9,177  

Deferred tax valuation allowance

    12,696     2,384 (3)   (900 )(4)       14,180  

2015

                               

Allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves

    6,861     13,234 (1)   (64 )   (11,860 )(2)   8,171  

Deferred tax valuation allowance

    11,249     2,248 (5)   (801 )(4)       12,696  

2014

                               

Allowance for doubtful accounts and revenue reserves

    4,790     10,862 (1)   (489 )   (8,302 )(2)   6,861  

Deferred tax valuation allowance

    4,962     7,949 (6)   (1,662 )(4)       11,249  

(1)
Additions to the allowance for doubtful accounts are charged to expense.

(2)
Write off of fully reserved accounts receivable. The Company writes off accounts receivable when they are deemed uncollectible, primarily once 180 days past due.

(3)
Amount is primarily related to federal and foreign net operating losses.

(4)
Amount is related to currency translation adjustments on foreign net operating losses.

(5)
Amount is primarily related to foreign and federal net operating losses.

(6)
Amount is primarily related to foreign net operating losses.

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ANNEX A—GLOSSARY OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

        For purposes of this proxy statement/prospectus, unless the context otherwise requires, references to the following terms will have the meanings set forth below.

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Annex B

EXECUTION VERSION



AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
by and among
ANGIE'S LIST, INC.,
IAC/INTERACTIVECORP,
HALO TOPCO, INC.
and
CASA MERGER SUB, INC.
Dated as of May 1, 2017




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ARTICLE I THE CONTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER

    B-2  

Section 1.1

 

The Contribution

   
B-2
 

Section 1.2

 

The Merger

    B-2  

Section 1.3

 

Closing

    B-2  

Section 1.4

 

Effective Time

    B-2  

Section 1.5

 

Effects of the Merger

    B-3  

Section 1.6

 

Governance of the Surviving Company

    B-3  

Section 1.7

 

Governance of NewCo

    B-3  

ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SHARES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

   
B-4
 

Section 2.1

 

Effect on Capital Stock

   
B-4
 

Section 2.2

 

Appointment of Exchange Agent

    B-5  

Section 2.3

 

Exchange of Shares

    B-5  

Section 2.4

 

Company Equity Awards

    B-8  

Section 2.5

 

Company ESPP

    B-9  

Section 2.6

 

Further Assurances

    B-9  

Section 2.7

 

Election Procedures

    B-9  

Section 2.8

 

Proration

    B-11  

Section 2.9

 

Determination of IAC Class B Share Number

    B-11  

Section 2.10

 

Post-Closing Adjustment of IAC Class B Share Number

    B-12  

Section 2.11

 

Certain Definitions

    B-13  

ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

   
B-15
 

Section 3.1

 

Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries

   
B-15
 

Section 3.2

 

Capital Stock

    B-16  

Section 3.3

 

Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation

    B-17  

Section 3.4

 

Reports and Financial Statements

    B-19  

Section 3.5

 

Internal Controls and Procedures

    B-20  

Section 3.6

 

No Undisclosed Liabilities

    B-20  

Section 3.7

 

Compliance with Law; Permits

    B-20  

Section 3.8

 

Environmental Laws and Regulations

    B-21  

Section 3.9

 

Employee Benefit Plans

    B-21  

Section 3.10

 

Labor and Employee Matters

    B-23  

Section 3.11

 

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

    B-23  

Section 3.12

 

Investigations; Litigation

    B-23  

Section 3.13

 

Information Supplied

    B-24  

Section 3.14

 

Tax Matters

    B-24  

Section 3.15

 

Intellectual Property

    B-25  

Section 3.16

 

Assets and Properties

    B-27  

Section 3.17

 

Insurance

    B-28  

Section 3.18

 

Opinions of Financial Advisors

    B-28  

Section 3.19

 

Material Contracts

    B-28  

Section 3.20

 

Finders or Brokers

    B-30  

Section 3.21

 

State Takeover Statutes

    B-30  

Section 3.22

 

Affiliate Transactions

    B-30  

Section 3.23

 

No Additional Representations

    B-30  

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF IAC, NEWCO AND MERGER SUB

   
B-30
 

Section 4.1

 

Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries

   
B-31
 

Section 4.2

 

Capital Stock

    B-31  

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Section 4.3

 

Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation

    B-33  

Section 4.4

 

Reports and Financial Statements

    B-34  

Section 4.5

 

Internal Controls and Procedures

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Section 4.6

 

No Undisclosed Liabilities

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Section 4.7

 

Compliance with Law

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Section 4.8

 

Environmental Laws and Regulations

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Section 4.9

 

Labor and Employee Matters

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Section 4.10

 

Absence of Certain Changes or Events

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Section 4.11

 

Investigations; Litigation

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Section 4.12

 

Information Supplied

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Section 4.13

 

Employee Benefit Plans

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Section 4.14

 

Sufficiency of Assets

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Section 4.15

 

Insurance

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Section 4.16

 

Finders or Brokers

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Section 4.17

 

Ownership of Company Common Stock

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Section 4.18

 

Vote Required

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Section 4.19

 

Tax Matters

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Section 4.20

 

Intellectual Property

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Section 4.21

 

Affiliate Transactions

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Section 4.22

 

No Guarantor of Indebtedness

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Section 4.23

 

No Additional Representations

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ARTICLE V COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

   
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Section 5.1

 

Conduct of Business

   
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Section 5.2

 

Access

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Section 5.3

 

No Solicitation

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Section 5.4

 

Filings; Other Actions

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Section 5.5

 

Regulatory Approvals; Efforts

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Section 5.6

 

Takeover Statutes

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Section 5.7

 

Public Announcements

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Section 5.8

 

Indemnification and Insurance

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Section 5.9

 

Employee Matters

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Section 5.10

 

Control of Operations

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Section 5.11

 

Section 16 Matters

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Section 5.12

 

Transaction Litigation

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Section 5.13

 

Certain Tax Matters

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Section 5.14

 

NASDAQ Listing

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Section 5.15

 

NASDAQ De-listing; 1934 Act Deregistration

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Section 5.16

 

Company Indebtedness

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Section 5.17

 

Notification of Certain Matters

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Section 5.18

 

Ancillary Agreements

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Section 5.19

 

Obligations of NewCo and Merger Sub

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Section 5.20

 

Financial Statements

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ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

   
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Section 6.1

 

Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger

   
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Section 6.2

 

Conditions to Obligation of the Company to Effect the Merger

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Section 6.3

 

Conditions to Obligation of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger

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Section 6.4

 

Frustration of Closing Conditions

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Section 7.1

 

Termination or Abandonment

   
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Section 7.2

 

Effect of Termination

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Section 7.3

 

Termination Fee

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ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS

   
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Section 8.1

 

No Survival

   
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Section 8.2

 

Expenses

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Section 8.3

 

Counterparts; Effectiveness

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Section 8.4

 

Governing Law

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Section 8.5

 

Jurisdiction; Specific Enforcement

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Section 8.6

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

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Section 8.7

 

Notices

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Section 8.8

 

Assignment; Binding Effect

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Section 8.9

 

Severability

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Section 8.10

 

Entire Agreement

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Section 8.11

 

Amendments; Waivers

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Section 8.12

 

Headings

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Section 8.13

 

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

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Section 8.14

 

Interpretation

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Section 8.15

 

Definitions

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EXHIBITS  

Exhibit A

 

Surviving Company Charter

 

 

 

 
Exhibit B   Surviving Company Bylaws        
Exhibit C   NewCo Charter        
Exhibit D   NewCo Bylaws        
Exhibit E   Investor Rights Agreement        
Exhibit F   Contribution Agreement        
Exhibit G   Employee Matters Agreement        
Exhibit H   Intercompany Note        
Exhibit I   Services Agreement        
Exhibit J   Tax Sharing Agreement        

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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER

        This AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement"), dated as of May 1, 2017, is by and among Angie's List, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation ("IAC"), Halo TopCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of IAC ("NewCo"), and Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo ("Merger Sub").

WITNESSETH:

        WHEREAS, the parties intend, through a series of transactions, to combine the Company with IAC's HomeAdvisor Business (as defined herein) into NewCo, and to list the shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of NewCo (the "NewCo Class A Common Stock"), received by the stockholders of the Company in the Merger (as defined below) on the NASDAQ Stock Market (the "NASDAQ");

        WHEREAS, the parties intend that Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company (the "Merger"), with the Company surviving the Merger as a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo;

        WHEREAS, the parties further intend that IAC shall, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contribution Agreement (as defined herein), prior to the Merger, contribute certain assets, including cash, to NewCo (the "Contribution", which Contribution shall (except as provided in the Contribution Agreement) result in NewCo's indirect sole ownership of the HomeAdvisor Business), and, in exchange therefor, NewCo shall issue to IAC a number of shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of NewCo (the "NewCo Class B Common Stock", and together with the NewCo Class A Common Stock, the "NewCo Common Stock"), equal to the IAC Share Issuance Number (as defined herein) (the "IAC Share Issuance");

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Company (the "Company Board of Directors") has (i) unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement, (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements (as defined herein), including the Merger, and (iii) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, resolved to recommend adoption of this Agreement by the stockholders of the Company and to submit this Agreement to the stockholders of the Company for adoption;

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of IAC (the "IAC Board of Directors") has (i) unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of IAC and its stockholders, and declared it advisable, to enter into this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, and (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Contribution;

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of NewCo has (i) unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of NewCo and its sole stockholder, and declared it advisable, to enter in this Agreement and (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the issuance of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock in the Merger and shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock in the IAC Share Issuance;

        WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Merger Sub has (i) unanimously determined that it is in the best interests of Merger Sub and its sole stockholder, and declared it advisable, to enter in this Agreement, (ii) approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, and (iii) resolved to recommend the adoption of this Agreement by the sole stockholder of Merger Sub and to submit this Agreement to such stockholder for adoption, and NewCo, as the sole

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stockholder of Merger Sub, has approved the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, and adopted this Agreement;

        WHEREAS, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is intended that (i) either (A) the Merger will qualify as a "reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code") or (B) the Merger, the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, taken together, will qualify as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code, (ii) the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, taken together, will qualify as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Code, and (iii) this Agreement be a "plan of reorganization" for purposes of Sections 354 and 361 of the Code; and

        WHEREAS, the Company, IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub desire to make certain representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein in connection with this Agreement.

        NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the Company, IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub agree as follows:


ARTICLE I

THE CONTRIBUTION AND THE MERGER

        Section 1.1    The Contribution.     On the Closing Date but prior to the Effective Time and subject to the satisfaction or (to the extent permitted by Law) waiver of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing; provided that such conditions are reasonably capable of being satisfied at the Closing), IAC shall cause to be effected the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, and immediately after the IAC Share Issuance, IAC shall hold a number of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock equal to the IAC Class B Share Number, all in accordance with Section 5.18 of this Agreement and the terms and subject to the conditions of the Contribution Agreement. Each of the Company and IAC shall cooperate with each other, and shall cause their respective Affiliates to so cooperate, such that the Contribution shall be effected on the Closing Date, prior to the Effective Time.


        Section 1.2
    The Merger.     At the Effective Time, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall cease, and the Company shall continue its existence under Delaware law as the surviving company in the Merger (the "Surviving Company") and a wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo.


        Section 1.3
    Closing.     The closing of the Merger (the "Closing") shall take place at the offices of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, 51 West 52nd Street, New York, New York at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the third (3rd) Business Day after the satisfaction or waiver (to the extent permitted by applicable Law) of the conditions set forth in Article VI (other than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of such conditions), or at such other place, date and time as the Company and IAC may agree in writing. The date on which the Closing actually occurs is referred to as the "Closing Date."


        Section 1.4
    Effective Time.     Concurrently with the Closing, the Company and Merger Sub shall cause to be filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware a certificate of merger (the "Certificate of Merger"), executed and filed in accordance with, and containing such information as is required by, the relevant provisions of the DGCL in order to effect the Merger. The Merger shall become effective at such time as the Certificate of Merger has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware or at such other, later date and time as is agreed between the parties and

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specified in the Certificate of Merger in accordance with the relevant provisions of the DGCL (such date and time is hereinafter referred to as the "Effective Time").


        Section 1.5
    Effects of the Merger.     The effects of the Merger shall be as provided in this Agreement and in the applicable provisions of the DGCL. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, all of the property, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Merger Sub shall vest in the Surviving Company, and all debts, claims, obligations, liabilities and duties of the Company and Merger Sub shall become the debts, claims, obligations, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Company, all as provided under the DGCL.


        Section 1.6
    Governance of the Surviving Company.     


        Section 1.7
    Governance of NewCo.     

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ARTICLE II

CONVERSION OF SHARES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES

        Section 2.1    Effect on Capital Stock.     

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        Section 2.2
    Appointment of Exchange Agent.     Prior to Effective Time, IAC shall appoint a bank or trust company to act as exchange agent (the "Exchange Agent") for NewCo, the identity and the terms of appointment of which to be reasonably acceptable to the Company, for the payment of the Merger Consideration and shall enter into an agreement relating to the Exchange Agent's responsibilities with respect thereto.


        Section 2.3
    Exchange of Shares.     

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        Section 2.4
    Company Equity Awards.     

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        Section 2.5
    Company ESPP.     As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the Company shall take all actions with respect to the Company ESPP that are necessary to provide that: (a) with respect to the offering period commencing on May 1st (the "Company ESPP Offering Period"), (i) no employee who is not enrolled in the Company ESPP on the date of this Agreement may participate in the Company ESPP and (ii) no participant may increase the percentage amount of his or her payroll deduction election from that in effect on the date of this Agreement for such Company ESPP Offering Period; (b) subject to the consummation of the Merger, the Company ESPP shall terminate, effective immediately prior to the Effective Time; (c) if the Company ESPP Offering Period is scheduled to end prior to the date that is five (5) Business Days prior to the Closing, then following the purchase of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company ESPP Offering Period, the Company ESPP shall be suspended and no new offering period shall be commenced under the Company ESPP prior to the Effective Time; and (d) if the Company ESPP Offering Period has not ended as of the fifth (5th) Business Day prior to the Effective Time, then on such day, any then-outstanding rights under the Company ESPP shall be exercised.


        Section 2.6
    Further Assurances.     If at any time before or after the Effective Time, IAC or the Company reasonably believes or is advised that any further instruments, deeds, assignments or assurances are reasonably necessary or desirable to consummate the Merger or to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement at or after the Effective Time, then IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub, the Company and the Surviving Company and their respective officers and directors shall execute and deliver all such proper instruments, deeds, assignments or assurances and do all other things reasonably necessary or desirable to consummate the Merger and to carry out the purposes and intent of this Agreement.


        Section 2.7
    Election Procedures.     Each holder of record of shares of Company Common Stock (other than any Cancelled Shares and any shares of Company Common Stock held by any of the Company's Subsidiaries) (each, a "Holder") shall have the right, subject to the limitations set forth in this Article II, to submit an election on or prior to the Election Deadline in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 2.7.

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        Section 2.8    Proration.     


        Section 2.9
    Determination of IAC Class B Share Number.     

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        Section 2.10
    Post-Closing Adjustment of IAC Class B Share Number.     

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        Section 2.11
    Certain Definitions.     As used in this Agreement:

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ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY

        Except as disclosed in (a) the Company SEC Documents filed since January 1, 2016 and prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosures set forth in any such Company SEC Document in any risk factor section, any disclosure in any section relating to forward-looking statements or any other statements that are non-specific, predictive or primarily cautionary in nature but for purposes of clarification, including and giving effect to any factual or historical statements included in any such statements) where the relevance of the information as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) a particular representation is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure or (b) the disclosure letter delivered by the Company to IAC immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the "Company Disclosure Letter"), each section of which qualifies the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to, or disclosure for purposes of, such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure, the Company represents and warrants to IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub as follows:


        Section 3.1
    Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries.     

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        Section 3.2    Capital Stock.     

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        Section 3.3
    Corporate Authority Relative to this Agreement; No Violation.     

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        Section 3.4
    Reports and Financial Statements.     

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        Section 3.5
    Internal Controls and Procedures.     The Company has established and maintains disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively, of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act. The Company's disclosure controls and procedures are reasonably designed to ensure that all material information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or furnishes under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to the Company's management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The Company's management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the year ended December 31, 2016, and such assessment concluded that such controls were effective. Based on its most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement, management of the Company has disclosed to the Company's auditors and the audit committee of the Company Board of Directors (i) any "significant deficiencies" and "material weaknesses" (as both terms are defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Interim Standard AU 325 Parts 2 and 3) in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect the Company's ability to report financial information and (ii) any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Company's internal control over financial reporting, in each case, that was disclosed to the Company's auditors or the audit committee of the Company Board of Directors in connection with its most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement.


        Section 3.6
    No Undisclosed Liabilities.     There are no liabilities or obligations of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether accrued, absolute, determined or contingent, except for (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries included in the Company Financial Statements (or in the notes thereto) filed and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement, (ii) liabilities or obligations incurred in connection with this Agreement and the Company Transaction Documents and transaction expenses (a) incurred in connection with the Company's pursuit of strategic alternatives, including the discussions, negotiation and transactions related to this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements (the "Transaction Process") and (b) to be incurred through the Effective Time, (iii) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2016 and (iv) liabilities or obligations that have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect.


        Section 3.7
    Compliance with Law; Permits.     

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        Section 3.8    Environmental Laws and Regulations.     


        Section 3.9
    Employee Benefit Plans.     

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        Section 3.10
    Labor and Employee Matters.     


        Section 3.11
    Absence of Certain Changes or Events.     


        Section 3.12
    Investigations; Litigation.     Except as has not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) there is no investigation or review pending (or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened) by any Governmental Entity with respect to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) there are no actions, suits, inquiries, investigations, proceedings, subpoenas, civil investigative demands or other requests for information relating to potential violations of Law pending (or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened) against or affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any of their respective

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properties and (c) there are no Orders of any Governmental Entity against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.


        Section 3.13
    Information Supplied.     The information supplied or to be supplied by the Company or its Representatives for inclusion in the registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed by NewCo in connection with the Merger (the "Form S-4") shall not, at the time the Form S-4 is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub or their Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein. The information supplied or to be supplied by the Company or its Representatives for inclusion in the proxy statement/prospectus included in the Form S-4 (the "Proxy Statement/Prospectus") will not, at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and at the time of any meeting of Company stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by the Company with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub or their Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein. The Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (solely with respect to the portion thereof relating to the Company Stockholders' Meeting but excluding any portion thereof based on information supplied by IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub or their Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein, with respect to which no representation or warranty is made by the Company) will comply as to form in all material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


        Section 3.14
    Tax Matters.     

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        Section 3.15
    Intellectual Property.     

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        Section 3.16
    Assets and Properties.     

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        Section 3.17
    Insurance.     Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Company Material Adverse Effect, (a) all insurance policies held by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a "Company Insurance Policy") are in full force and effect, (b) all premiums due and payable in respect of such insurance policies have been timely paid, and (c) neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has reached or exceeded its policy limits for any such insurance policies. The Company and its Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with the provisions of each Company Insurance Policy under which such person is the insured party. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any written notice of cancellation of any Company Insurance Policy, and there is no material claim by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pending under any Company Insurance Policy as to which coverage has been denied or disputed.


        Section 3.18
    Opinions of Financial Advisors.     The Company Board of Directors has received the separate opinions of each of the Company Financial Advisors to the effect that, as of the date thereof and based upon and subject to the various assumptions, limitations, qualifications and other matters set forth therein, the Per Share Merger Consideration to be received by holders of Company Common Stock is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders. The Company shall, promptly following the execution of this Agreement by all parties, furnish an accurate and complete copy of said written opinions to IAC for informational purposes (it being agreed that none of the IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub, nor any of their respective Affiliates or Representatives shall have the right to rely on such opinion).


        Section 3.19
    Material Contracts.     

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        All contracts of the types referred to in Section 3.19(a) are referred to herein as a "Company Material Contract."

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        Section 3.20
    Finders or Brokers.     Except for the Company Financial Advisors, neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has employed any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements who would be entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with or upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by the Ancillary Agreements. The Company has made available to IAC complete and accurate copies of each Contract pursuant to which any amount is payable by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to a Company Financial Advisor in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements.


        Section 3.21
    State Takeover Statutes.     Assuming the accuracy of the representation contained in Section 4.17, the Company Board of Directors has taken all action necessary to render inapplicable to this Agreement and the Company Transaction Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby all applicable state anti-takeover statutes or regulations (including § 203 of the DGCL) and any similar provisions in the Company's certificate of incorporation or bylaws. Assuming the accuracy of the representations and warranties contained in Section 4.17, as of the date of this Agreement, no "fair price," "business combination," "moratorium," "control share acquisition" or other anti-takeover statute or similar statute or regulation enacted by any state is applicable to the consummation of the Merger or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.


        Section 3.22
    Affiliate Transactions.     To the knowledge of the Company, no officer, director or Affiliate of the Company or its Subsidiaries or any individual in such officer's or director's immediate family (a) owns any property or right, tangible or intangible, that is material to the conduct of the business of the Company or its Subsidiaries, (b) with the exception of liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, owes money to, or is owed money by, the Company or its Subsidiaries or (c) is a party to or the beneficiary of any Contract with the Company or its Subsidiaries that would be required to be reported by the Company pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, except in each case for compensation and benefits payable under any Company Benefit Plans to officers and employees in their capacity as officers and employees.


        Section 3.23
    No Additional Representations.     Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article III or in any certificates delivered by the Company in connection with the Merger, each of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub acknowledges that neither the Company nor any person on behalf of the Company makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to the Company or any of its respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement or with respect to any other information provided to IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the accuracy, completeness or currency thereof.


ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF IAC,
NEWCO AND MERGER SUB

        Except as disclosed in (a) the IAC SEC Documents filed since January 1, 2016 and prior to the date of this Agreement (excluding any disclosures set forth in any such IAC SEC Document in any risk factor section, any disclosure in any section relating to forward-looking statements or any other statements that are non-specific, predictive or primarily cautionary in nature but for purposes of

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clarification, including and giving effect to any factual or historical statements included in any such statements), where both the applicability of such information to the "HomeAdvisor" segment of IAC and the relevance of the information as an exception to (or disclosure for purposes of) a particular representation is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure or (b) in the disclosure letter delivered by IAC to the Company immediately prior to the execution of this Agreement (the "IAC Disclosure Letter"), each section of which qualifies the correspondingly numbered representation, warranty or covenant if specified therein and such other representations, warranties or covenants where its relevance as an exception to, or disclosure for purposes of, such other representation, warranty or covenant is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure, IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub represent and warrant to the Company as follows:

        Section 4.1    Qualification, Organization, Subsidiaries.    

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        Section 4.3
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        Section 4.5
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periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that all such material information is accumulated and communicated to IAC's management as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure and to make the certifications required pursuant to Sections 302 and 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. IAC's management has completed an assessment of the effectiveness of the IAC's internal control over financial reporting in compliance with the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act for the year ended December 31, 2016, and such assessment concluded that such controls were effective. Based on its most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement, management of IAC has disclosed to IAC's auditors and the audit committee of the IAC Board of Directors (i) any "significant deficiencies" and "material weaknesses" (as both terms are defined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Interim Standard AU 325 Parts 2 and 3) in the design or operation of internal controls over financial reporting that are reasonably likely to adversely affect in any material respect IAC's ability to report financial information and (ii) any known fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in IAC's internal control over financial reporting, in each case, that was disclosed to IAC's auditors or the audit committee of the IAC Board of Directors in connection with its most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting prior to the date of this Agreement.


        Section 4.6
    No Undisclosed Liabilities.     There are no liabilities or obligations of the HomeAdvisor Entities or the HomeAdvisor Business, whether accrued, absolute, determined or contingent, except for (i) liabilities or obligations disclosed, reflected or reserved against in the most recent balance sheet included in the HomeAdvisor Financial Statements, (ii) liabilities or obligations incurred in connection with this Agreement and the HomeAdvisor Transaction Documents, (iii) liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since December 31, 2016, (iv) liabilities for Taxes and (v) liabilities or obligations that have not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect. Other than liabilities and obligations pursuant to this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby or incurred in connection herewith or therewith (including Transaction Expenses (as defined in the Contribution Agreement)), there are no material liabilities or obligations of NewCo, whether accrued, absolute, determined or contingent.


        Section 4.7
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        Section 4.8
    Environmental Laws and Regulations.     


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        Section 4.10
    Absence of Certain Changes or Events.     


        Section 4.11
    Investigations; Litigation.     Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, (a) there is no investigation or review pending (or, to the knowledge of IAC, threatened) by any Governmental Entity with respect to NewCo, the HomeAdvisor Entities or the HomeAdvisor Business, (b) there are no actions, suits, inquiries, investigations, proceedings, subpoenas, civil investigative demands or other requests for information relating to potential violations of Law pending (or, to the knowledge of IAC, threatened) against or affecting NewCo, any HomeAdvisor Entity, the HomeAdvisor Business or any of their respective properties and (c) there are no Orders of any Governmental Entity against NewCo, any HomeAdvisor Entity or the HomeAdvisor Business.


        Section 4.12
    Information Supplied.     The information supplied or to be supplied by IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub or their Representatives for inclusion in the Form S-4 shall not, at the time the Form S-4 is declared effective by the SEC, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by the Company or its Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein. The information supplied or to be supplied by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub or their Representatives for inclusion in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus shall not, at the time the Proxy Statement/Prospectus is first mailed to the stockholders of the Company and at the time of any meeting of Company stockholders to be held in connection with the Merger, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, except that no representation or warranty is made by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub with respect to statements made therein based on information supplied by the Company or its Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein. The Form S-4 and the Proxy Statement/Prospectus (solely with respect to the portion thereof based on information supplied or to be supplied by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub or their Representatives for inclusion therein, but excluding any portion thereof based on information supplied by the Company or its Representatives in writing expressly for inclusion therein, with respect to which no representation or warranty is made by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub) will comply as to form in all

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material respects with the provisions of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


        Section 4.13
    Employee Benefit Plans.     


        Section 4.14
    Sufficiency of Assets.     At the Effective Time, NewCo and its Subsidiaries will, by virtue of the Contribution having taken place, taking into account all of the Ancillary Agreements, own, or have valid license to, all of the assets (other than the assets used by IAC and its Subsidiaries (excluding the HomeAdvisor Entities) to perform their respective obligations under the Ancillary Agreements), including Intellectual Property, necessary in all material respects to conduct the HomeAdvisor Business as it is being conducted as of the date of this Agreement.

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        Section 4.15    Insurance.     Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, (a) all insurance policies held by the HomeAdvisor Entities or IAC or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of the HomeAdvisor Entities and the HomeAdvisor Business (each, a "HomeAdvisor Insurance Policy") are in full force and effect, (b) all premiums due and payable in respect of such insurance policies have been timely paid, and (c) no HomeAdvisor Entity nor, with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business, IAC has reached or exceeded its policy limits for any such insurance policies. Each HomeAdvisor Entity has complied in all material respects with the provisions of each HomeAdvisor Insurance Policy under which such person is the insured party. Neither IAC nor any of the HomeAdvisor Entities has received any written notice of cancellation of any HomeAdvisor Insurance Policy, and there is no material claim by IAC or any HomeAdvisor Entity pending under any HomeAdvisor Insurance Policy as to which coverage has been denied or disputed.


        Section 4.16
    Finders or Brokers.     Except for JP Morgan Securities LLC, neither IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub nor any HomeAdvisor Entity has employed any investment banker, broker or finder in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements who would be entitled to any fee or any commission in connection with or upon consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and by the Ancillary Agreements.


        Section 4.17
    Ownership of Company Common Stock.     Neither IAC, NewCo nor Merger Sub has beneficially owned during the immediately preceding three (3) years a number of shares of Company Common Stock that would make it an "interested stockholder" (as such term is defined §203 of the DGCL) of the Company.


        Section 4.18
    Vote Required.     No vote is required by the holders of any class or series of IAC's or NewCo's capital stock to approve and adopt this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements under applicable law or pursuant to the rules of NASDAQ as a result of this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements.


        Section 4.19
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        Section 4.21
    Affiliate Transactions.     To the knowledge of IAC, no officer, director or Affiliate (excluding the HomeAdvisor Entities) of IAC or its Subsidiaries or any individual in such officer's or director's immediate family (a) owns any property or right, tangible or intangible, that is material to the conduct of the HomeAdvisor Business, (b) with the exception of liabilities incurred in the ordinary course of business, owes money to, or is owed money by, a HomeAdvisor Business or (c) is a party to or the beneficiary of any Contract with a HomeAdvisor Entity that, if in effect immediately following the Effective Time, would be required to be reported by NewCo pursuant to Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC, except in each case for compensation and benefits payable under any HomeAdvisor Benefit Plans to officers and employees in their capacity as officers and employees (Contracts of the type referred to in this clause (c), "HomeAdvisor Affiliate Contracts").


        Section 4.22
    No Guarantor of Indebtedness.     Immediately following the Effective Time, NewCo will not be a guarantor of any indebtedness for borrowed money of IAC or any of IAC's Affiliates, including any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of IAC or any of IAC's Affiliates to purchase, pay or otherwise assure (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) indebtedness for borrowed money of IAC or any of IAC's Subsidiaries. Immediately following the Effective Time, there will be no Liens on any of the assets of NewCo, other than Permitted Liens, arising under any indebtedness for borrowed money of IAC or any of IAC's Subsidiaries (including any such obligations described in the prior sentence).


        Section 4.23
    No Additional Representations.     Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article IV or in any certificates delivered by IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub in connection with the Merger, the Company acknowledges that neither IAC, NewCo nor Merger Sub nor any person on behalf of IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub makes any other express or implied representation or warranty with respect to IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub, the HomeAdvisor Entities or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement or with respect to any other information provided to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the accuracy, completeness or currency thereof.


ARTICLE V

COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS

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        Section 5.6
    Takeover Statutes.     If any "moratorium," "control share acquisition," "fair price," "supermajority," "affiliate transactions" or "business combination statute or regulation" or other similar state anti-takeover Laws and regulations becomes, or is deemed applicable to the Merger or any other transactions contemplated hereby or by the Ancillary Agreements, the Company shall grant such approvals and take such actions as are reasonably necessary so that the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements may be consummated as promptly as practicable on the terms contemplated hereby and otherwise act to eliminate or minimize the effects of such statute or regulation on the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements.


        Section 5.7
    Public Announcements.     


        Section 5.8
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        Section 5.10
    Control of Operations.     Without in any way limiting any party's rights or obligations under this Agreement, the parties understand and agree that (a) nothing contained in this Agreement shall give IAC or the Company, directly or indirectly, the right to control or direct the other party's operations prior to the Effective Time and (b) prior to the Effective Time, each of the Company and IAC shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, complete control and supervision over its and its Subsidiaries operations.


        Section 5.11
    Section 16 Matters.     Prior to the Effective Time, NewCo and the Company shall take all such steps as may be required to cause any dispositions of Company Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Company Common Stock) or acquisitions of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to NewCo Class A Common Stock) resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company or will become subject to such reporting requirements with respect to NewCo, to be exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.


        Section 5.12
    Transaction Litigation.     The Company shall promptly advise IAC of any litigation against the Company and/or its directors or executive officers relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, and shall keep IAC reasonably informed regarding any such litigation. The Company shall provide IAC with the opportunity to participate in the Company's defense or settlement of any litigation against the Company and/or its directors or executive officers relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger. The Company agrees that it shall not settle, or offer to settle, any such litigation relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, without the prior written consent of IAC, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

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        Section 5.13    Certain Tax Matters.     


        Section 5.14
    NASDAQ Listing.     Each of IAC and the Company shall use their reasonable best efforts to cause NewCo Class A Common Stock issuable in the Merger and such other NewCo Class A Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon exercise or settlement of options and other equity awards of NewCo to be approved for listing on the NASDAQ, subject to official notice of issuance, prior to the Closing Date. IAC shall provide the Company with the opportunity to review, comment on and approve any filings or submissions to be made to the NASDAQ and to participate in any proceeding before the NASDAQ in connection with any action contemplated by this Section 5.14.


        Section 5.15
    NASDAQ De-listing; 1934 Act Deregistration.     IAC shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Company Common Stock to be de-listed from the NASDAQ and deregistered under the 1934 Act as soon as reasonably practicable following the Effective Time. The Company shall reasonably cooperate with IAC in connection with the actions contemplated by this Section 5.15.


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        Section 5.17
    Notification of Certain Matters.     Each of the Company and IAC shall promptly notify the other of any fact, event or circumstance known to it that (a) has had or is reasonably likely, individually or taken together with all other facts, events and circumstances known to it, to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, in the case of the Company, or HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect, in the case of IAC or (b) would cause or constitute a material breach of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained herein; provided that any failure to give notice in accordance with the foregoing with respect to any change or event shall not be deemed to constitute a violation of this Section 5.17 or the failure of any condition set forth in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 to be satisfied, or otherwise constitute a breach of this Agreement by the party failing to give such notice, in each case unless the underlying change or event would independently result in a failure of the conditions set forth in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 to be satisfied.


        Section 5.18
    Ancillary Agreements.     


        Section 5.19
    Obligations of NewCo and Merger Sub.     IAC shall take all action necessary to cause each of NewCo and Merger Sub to perform their respective obligations to be performed under this Agreement prior to the Effective Time and to cause Merger Sub to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and by the Ancillary Agreements, including the Merger, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements, respectively.


        Section 5.20
    Financial Statements.     As promptly as reasonably practicable and in no event later than August 1, 2017, IAC shall provide the Company with (i) the audited combined and consolidated financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business, including the combined statements of income, equity and cash flows of the HomeAdvisor Business, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (collectively, the "Audited Financial Statements") and (ii) the unaudited combined and consolidated financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business for applicable interim periods required to be included in the Form S-4 on August 1, 2017 pursuant to for SEC rules (the "Unaudited Interim Financial Statements"), prepared in all material respects from the books and records of IAC and its Subsidiaries and in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis during the periods involved and the rules and regulations of the SEC, including the requirements of Regulation S-X. IAC will use reasonable best efforts to procure, at its expense, the delivery of the

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consents of its independent accountants required to be filed with the Form S-4 Registration Statement or any future registration statement until such independent accountant consents are no longer required.


ARTICLE VI

CONDITIONS TO THE MERGER

        Section 6.1    Conditions to Each Party's Obligation to Effect the Merger.     The respective obligations of each party to effect the Merger shall be subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by all parties, to the extent permissible under applicable Law) at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:


        Section 6.2
    Conditions to Obligation of the Company to Effect the Merger.     The obligation of the Company to effect the Merger is further subject to the fulfillment (or waiver by the Company) at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

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        Section 6.3
    Conditions to Obligation of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub to Effect the Merger.     The obligation of IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub to effect the Merger is further subject to the fulfillment (or the waiver by IAC) at or prior to the Effective Time of the following conditions:

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        Section 6.4
    Frustration of Closing Conditions.     Neither the Company nor IAC may rely, either as a basis for not consummating the Merger or terminating this Agreement and abandoning the Merger, on the failure of any condition set forth in Section 6.1, Section 6.2 or Section 6.3, as the case may be, to be satisfied if such failure was caused by such party's Willful and Material Breach of any material provision of this Agreement.


ARTICLE VII

TERMINATION

        Section 7.1    Termination or Abandonment.     Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after the Company Stockholder Approval has been obtained (except as otherwise provided below):

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        Section 7.2
    Effect of Termination.     In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1, notice thereof shall be given to the other party or parties, specifying the provisions hereof pursuant to which such termination is made and the basis therefor described in reasonable detail, and this Agreement shall terminate (except for Section 5.2(b), this Section 7.2, Section 7.3 and Article VIII), and there shall be no other liability on the part of the Company (including its directors, officers, stockholders, employees or Representatives), on the one hand, or IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub (including, in each case, its respective directors, officers, employees or Representatives), on the other hand, to the other except as provided in the Confidentiality Agreement, this Section 7.2, Section 7.3, and liability arising out of or the result of, fraud or any Willful and Material Breach of any covenant or agreement or Willful and Material Breach of any representation or warranty in this Agreement occurring prior to termination, in which case the aggrieved party shall not be limited to expense reimbursement or any fee payable pursuant to Section 7.3, and shall be entitled to all rights and remedies available at law or in equity.


        Section 7.3
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ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS

        Section 8.1    No Survival.     None of the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements in this Agreement or in any schedule, instrument or other document delivered pursuant to this Agreement shall survive the Effective Time, except for covenants and agreements which by their terms contemplate performance after the Effective Time or otherwise expressly by their terms survive termination of this Agreement or the Effective Time.


        Section 8.2
    Expenses.     Except as set forth in Section 7.3, whether or not the Merger is consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Merger, this Agreement, the Ancillary Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby shall be paid by the party incurring or required to incur such expenses.


        Section 8.3
    Counterparts; Effectiveness.     This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument, but shall not become effective unless and until one or more counterparts hereof have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered (by telecopy, electronic delivery or otherwise) to all the other parties hereto. Signatures to this Agreement transmitted by facsimile transmission, by electronic mail in "portable document format" (".pdf") form or by any other electronic means intended to preserve the original graphic and pictorial appearance of a document, will have the same effect as physical delivery of the paper document bearing the original signature.


        Section 8.4
    Governing Law.     This Agreement, and all claims, disputes or causes of action (whether at Law, in contract or in tort or otherwise) that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement or the negotiation, execution or performance hereof, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of Law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Delaware.


        Section 8.5
    Jurisdiction; Specific Enforcement.     The parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur (for which monetary damages, even if available, would not be an adequate remedy) in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed, or were threatened to be not performed, in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is accordingly agreed that, in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it, including monetary damages, each of the parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or, if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction, over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware) and all such rights and remedies at law or in equity shall be cumulative, except as may be limited by Section 7.3. Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will not oppose the granting of an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief on the basis that any other party has an adequate remedy at law or that any award of specific performance is not an appropriate remedy for any reason at law or in equity. The parties further agree that no party to this Agreement shall be required to obtain, secure, furnish or post any bond, security or similar instrument in connection with or as a condition to obtaining any remedy referred to in this Section 8.5 and each party waives any objection to the imposition of such relief or any right it may have to require the obtaining, securing, furnishing or posting of any such bond, security or similar instrument. In addition, each of the parties hereto irrevocably agrees that any legal action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder brought by the other party hereto or its successors or assigns, shall be brought and determined exclusively in the Delaware Court of Chancery and any state appellate court therefrom within the State of Delaware (or,

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if the Delaware Court of Chancery declines to accept jurisdiction over a particular matter, any state or federal court within the State of Delaware). Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any such action or proceeding for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, to the personal jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts and agrees that it will not bring any action relating to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or by the Ancillary Agreements in any court other than the aforesaid courts. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense, counterclaim or otherwise, in any action or proceeding with respect to this Agreement, (a) any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the above named courts, (b) any claim that it or its property is exempt or immune from jurisdiction of any such court or from any legal process commenced in such courts (whether through service of notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of judgment or otherwise) and (c) to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, any claim that (i) the suit, action or proceeding in such court is brought in an inconvenient forum, (ii) the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper or (iii) this Agreement, or the subject matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts. Each of IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub and the Company agrees that a final judgment in any action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by Law. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, each of the parties hereto hereby consents to the service of process in accordance with Section 8.7; provided, however, that nothing herein shall affect the right of any party to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by Law.


        Section 8.6
    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.     EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING (WHETHER AT LAW, IN CONTRACT, IN TORT OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR BY THE ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS.


        Section 8.7
    Notices.     All notices and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given (a) upon personal delivery to the party to be notified; (b) when received when sent by email or facsimile by the party to be notified, provided, however, that notice given by email or facsimile shall not be effective unless and until the receiving party delivers a written confirmation of receipt for such notice either by email or fax or any other method described in this Section 8.7 or (c) when delivered by a courier (with confirmation of delivery); in each case to the party to be notified at the following address:

IAC/InterActiveCorp
555 West 18th Street
New York, New York 10011
Facsimile:   (212) 632-9551
Email:   gregg.winiarski@iac.com
Attention:   Gregg J. Winiarski
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Facsimile:   (212) 403-2000
Email:   AJNussbaum@wlrk.com
AZPreiss@wlrk.com
Attention:   Andrew J. Nussbaum
Alison Z. Preiss

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Angie's List, Inc.
1030 E. Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Email:   Legal@angieslist.com
Attention:   Chief Counsel/Legal Department
Sidley Austin LLP
1001 Page Mill Road, Building 1
Palo Alto, California 94304
Facsimile:   (650) 565-7100
Email:   mwellington@sidley.com
jfitchen@sidley.com
Attention:   Martin A. Wellington
Jennifer F. Fitchen

or to such other address as any party shall specify by written notice so given, and such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered as of the date so telecommunicated or personally delivered. Any party to this Agreement may notify, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 8.7, any other party of any changes to the address or any of the other details specified in this paragraph; provided, however, that such notification shall only be effective on the date specified in such notice or five (5) Business Days after the notice is properly given, whichever is later. Rejection or other refusal to accept a notice duly given in the manner set forth herein or the inability to deliver because of changed address of which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the notice as of the date of such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver.


        Section 8.8
    Assignment; Binding Effect.     Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or obligations hereunder shall be assigned or delegated by any of the parties hereto without the prior written consent of the other parties; provided, however, that each of Merger Sub, NewCo and IAC may assign any of their rights hereunder to a wholly owned direct or indirect Subsidiary of IAC or NewCo without the prior written consent of the Company, but no such assignment shall relieve IAC, NewCo or Merger Sub of any of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the first sentence of this Section 8.8, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Any purported assignment not permitted under this Section 8.8 shall be null and void.


        Section 8.9
    Severability.     Any term, covenant, restriction or provision of this Agreement which is invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to that jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without rendering invalid or unenforceable the remaining terms, covenants, restrictions and provisions of this Agreement in any other jurisdiction. If any provision of this Agreement is so broad as to be unenforceable, such provision shall be interpreted to be only so broad as is enforceable.


        Section 8.10
    Entire Agreement.     This Agreement, together with the exhibits and schedules hereto, the Company Disclosure Letter, the IAC Disclosure Letter, the Ancillary Agreements, the Confidentiality Agreement and the non-disclosure letter agreement between the Company and IAC dated March 1, 2017, constitute the entire agreement, and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the parties, or among any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and, subject to Section 8.13, this Agreement is not intended to grant standing to any person other than the parties hereto.

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        Section 8.11
    Amendments; Waivers.     At any time prior to the Effective Time, any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, (a) in the case of an amendment, by a duly authorized representative of each of the Company, IAC, NewCo and Merger Sub and (b) in the case of a waiver, by a duly authorized representative of the party or parties waiving rights hereunder; provided, however, that after receipt of Company Stockholder Approval, if any such amendment or waiver shall by applicable Law or in accordance with the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ require further approval of the stockholders of the Company, the effectiveness of such amendment or waiver shall be subject to the approval of the stockholders of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure or delay by any party hereto in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of a waiver thereof preclude any other or further exercise of any other right hereunder.


        Section 8.12
    Headings.     Headings of the Articles and Sections of this Agreement are for convenience of the parties only and shall be given no substantive or interpretive effect whatsoever. The table of contents to this Agreement is for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.


        Section 8.13
    No Third-Party Beneficiaries.     Each of IAC, NewCo, Merger Sub and the Company agrees that (a) their respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth herein are solely for the benefit of the other parties hereto, in accordance with and subject to the terms of this Agreement, and (b) except for the provisions of Section 5.8, this Agreement is not intended to, and does not, confer upon any person other than the parties hereto any rights or remedies hereunder, including the right to rely upon the representations and warranties set forth herein.


        Section 8.14
    Interpretation.     When a reference is made in this Agreement to an Article or Section, such reference shall be to an Article or Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated. Whenever the words "include," "includes" or "including" are used in this Agreement, they shall be deemed to be followed by the words "without limitation." The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires. The phrases "the date of this Agreement" and "the date hereof" and terms or phrases of similar import shall be deemed to refer to May 1, 2017, unless the context requires otherwise. All terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or other document made or delivered pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined therein. The definitions contained in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the plural forms of such terms and to the masculine as well as to the feminine and neuter genders of such term. References in this Agreement to specific laws or to specific provisions of laws shall include all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and any statute defined or referred to herein or in any agreement or instrument referred to herein shall mean such statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including by succession of comparable successor statutes (provided that for purposes of any representations and warranties contained in this Agreement that are made as of a specific date or dates, references to any statute shall be deemed to refer to such statute, as amended, and to any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case, as of such date). Each of the parties has participated in the drafting and negotiation of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement must be construed as if it is drafted by all the parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. The inclusion of any item in the Company Disclosure Letter or IAC Disclosure Letter shall not be deemed to be an admission or evidence of materiality of such item, nor shall it establish any standard of materiality for any purpose whatsoever. References in this Agreement to any Ancillary Agreement are to the form of agreement attached as an Exhibit to this Agreement subject to any changes to such form made in compliance with Section 5.18(b).

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    Definitions.     

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Acceptable Confidentiality Agreement

  Section 5.3(c)

Action

  Section 5.8(b)

Actual Forfeited Shares Number

  Section 2.11(d)

Adjusted Class B Share Number

  Section 2.11(w)

Adverse Recommendation Change

  Section 5.3(e)

Affiliate

  Section 8.15(b)(i)

Aggregate ANGI Option Spread

  Section 2.11(g)

Agreement

  Preamble

Allocated HomeAdvisor SAR Spread

  Section 2.11(u)

Ancillary Agreements

  Section 8.15(b)(ii)

ANGI Market Price

  Section 2.11(a)

ANGI Net Awards Value

  Section 2.11(i)

ANGI Outstanding Share Number

  Section 2.11(j)

ANGI RSU Number

  Section 2.11(h)

Antitrust Law

  Section 8.15(b)(iii)

Assumed Forfeited Shares Number

  Section 2.11(e)

Audited Financial Statements

  Section 5.20

Benefit Plan

  Section 8.15(b)(iv)

Book-Entry Shares

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Business Day

  Section 8.15(a)

Cancelled Shares

  Section 2.1(a)(ii)

Cash Blend Allocation Ratio

  Section 2.11(c)

Cash Cap Number

  Section 2.8(a)

Cash Consideration

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Cash Electing Share

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Cash Election

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Cash Election Number

  Section 2.8(b)

Cashed Out ANGI Shares Number

  Section 2.11(b)

CEO PBRSU Award

  Section 8.15(b)(v)

Certificate

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Certificate of Merger

  Section 1.4

Class B Adjustment Number

  Section 2.11(x)

Closing

  Section 1.3

Closing Date

  Section 1.3

Code

  Recitals

Company

  Preamble

Company Approvals

  Section 3.3(b)

Company Benefit Plan

  Section 8.15(b)(vi)

Company Board of Directors

  Recitals

Company Common Stock

  Section 2.1(a)(ii)

Company Credit Agreement

  Section 5.16(a)

Company Disclosure Letter

  Preamble to Article III

Company Equity Awards

  Section 2.4(c)

Company Equity Plan

  Section 8.15(b)(vii)

Company ESPP Offering Period

  Section 2.5

Company Financial Advisors

  Section 8.15(b)(viii)

Company Financial Statements

  Section 3.4(b)

Company Insurance Policy

  Section 3.17

Company Intellectual Property

  Section 8.15(b)(ix)

Company Leased Real Property

  Section 3.16(a)

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Company Material Adverse Effect

  Section 8.15(b)(x)

Company Material Contract

  Section 3.19(a)

Company Option

  Section 2.4(a)

Company Organizational Documents

  Section 3.1(c)

Company Owned Real Property

  Section 3.16(a)

Company PBRSU Award

  Section 8.15(b)(xi)

Company Permits

  Section 3.7(b)

Company Preferred Stock

  Section 3.2(a)

Company Real Property Leases

  Section 3.16(a)

Company Recommendation

  Section 3.3(a)

Company Registered Intellectual Property

  Section 3.15(a)

Company RSU Award

  Section 2.4(b)

Company SEC Documents

  Section 3.4(a)

Company Software

  Section 3.13

Company Stockholder Approval

  Section 3.3(a)

Company Stockholders' Meeting

  Section 5.4(c)

Company Takeover Proposal

  Section 8.15(b)(xiii)

Company Termination Fee

  Section 7.3(a)

Company Transaction Documents

  Section 3.3(a)

Confidentiality Agreement

  Section 5.2(b)

Continuing Employees

  Section 5.9(a)

Contract

  Section 8.15(b)(xiv)

Contribution

  Recitals

Contribution Agreement

  Section 8.15(b)(xv)

control

  Section 8.15(a)

controlled by

  Section 8.15(a)

Controlled Group Liability

  Section 8.15(b)(xvi)

Delivery Date

  Section 2.10(b)

DGCL

  Section 1.2

Effective Time

  Section 1.4

Election

  Section 2.7(d), Section 2.7(b), Section 2.7(a)

Employee Matters Agreement

  Section 8.15(b)(xvii)

End Date

  Section 7.1(b)

Environmental Claim

  Section 8.15(b)(xviii)

Environmental Law

  Section 8.15(b)(xix)

Environmental Permit

  Section 8.15(b)(xx)

Equity Measurement Time

  Section 2.9(b)(i)

ERISA

  Section 8.15(b)(xxi)

ERISA Affiliate

  Section 8.15(b)(xxii)

Exchange Act

  Section 8.15(b)(xxiii)

Exchange Agent

  Section 2.2

Exchange Fund

  Section 2.3(a)

Exchange Ratio

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Form S-4

  Section 3.13

GAAP

  Section 3.4(b)

Governmental Entity

  Section 3.3(b)

Hazardous Materials

  Section 8.15(b)(xxiv)

Holder

  Section 2.7

HomeAdvisor Affiliate Contracts

  Section 4.21

HomeAdvisor Allocation of Combined Company Implied Value

  Section 2.11(k)

HomeAdvisor Annual Financial Statements

  Section 4.4(a)

HomeAdvisor Approvals

  Section 4.3(b)

HomeAdvisor Benefit Plan

  Section 8.15(b)(xxv)

HomeAdvisor Business

  Section 8.15(b)(xxvi)

HomeAdvisor Business Privacy Policy

  Section 8.15(b)(xxvii)

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HomeAdvisor CEO

  Section 1.7(d)

HomeAdvisor Entities

  Section 8.15(b)(xxviii)

HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Award

  Section 8.15(b)(xxix)

HomeAdvisor Entity Equity Plan

  Section 8.15(b)(xxvii)(xxx)

HomeAdvisor Financial Statements

  Section 4.4(b)

HomeAdvisor Insurance Policy

  Section 4.15

HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property

  Section 8.15(b)(xxxi)

HomeAdvisor Interim Financial Statements

  Section 4.4(b)

HomeAdvisor Material Adverse Effect

  Section 8.15(b)(xxxii)

HomeAdvisor Organizational Documents

  Section 3.1(c)

HomeAdvisor Permits

  Section 3.7(b)

HomeAdvisor Registered Intellectual Property

  Section 4.20(a)

HomeAdvisor SAR

  Section 2.11(m)

HomeAdvisor Share

  Section 2.11(l)

HomeAdvisor Software

  Section 4.20(a)

HomeAdvisor Transaction Documents

  Section 4.3(a)

HomeAdvisor Unvested SAR Spread

  Section 2.11(t)

HomeAdvisor Vested SAR Spread

  Section 2.11(s)

IAC

  Preamble

IAC Board of Directors

  Recitals

IAC CEO

  Section 1.7(d)

IAC Class B Share Number

  Section 2.11(v)

IAC Disclosure Letter

  Article IV

IAC Owned Shares Number

  Section 2.11(q)

IAC SEC Documents

  Section 4.4(a)

IAC Share Issuance

  Recitals

IAC Share Issuance Number

  Section 8.15(b)(xxxiii)

Implied HomeAdvisor Share Price

  Section 2.11(r)

Indemnified Party

  Section 5.8(b)

Initial Calculation Date

  Section 2.9(d)

Intellectual Property

  Section 8.15(b)(xxxiv)

Intercompany Note

  Section 8.15(b)(xxxv)

Intervening Event

  Section 8.15(b)(xxxvi)

In-the-Money

  Section 2.11(p)

Investor Rights Agreement

  Section 8.15(b)(xxxvii)

June 2016 PBRSU Awards

  Section 8.15(b)(xxxviii)

knowledge

  Section 8.15(a)

Law

  Section 3.7(a)

Laws

  Section 3.7(a)

Letter of Transmittal

  Section 2.3(b)

Lien

  Section 3.3(c)

Maximum Amount

  Section 5.8(c)

Merger

  Recitals

Merger Consideration

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Merger Sub

  Preamble

Multiemployer Plan

  Section 8.15(b)(xxxix)

NASDAQ

  Recitals

NewCo

  Preamble

NewCo Class A Common Stock

  Recitals

NewCo Class B Common Stock

  Recitals

NewCo Common Stock

  Recitals

NewCo Option

  Section 2.4(a)

NewCo RSU Award

  Section 2.4(b)

Open Source License

  Section 8.15(b)(xl)

Order

  Section 8.15(b)(xli)

Per Share Cash Amount

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

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Per Share Merger Consideration

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Permitted Lien

  Section 8.15(b)(xlii)

person

  Section 8.15(a)

Personal Data

  Section 8.15(b)(xliii)

Privacy and Security Obligations

  Section 8.15(b)(xliv)

Privacy Policy

  Section 8.15(b)(xii)

Proceeding

  Section 8.15(b)(xlv)

Proxy Statement/Prospectus

  Section 3.13

Qualifying Amendment

  Section 5.4(c)

Real Property

  Section 8.15(b)(xlvi)

Release

  Section 8.15(b)(xlvii)

Remedies Exceptions

  Section 3.3(a)

Representatives

  Section 5.3(a)

Sarbanes-Oxley Act

  Section 3.4(a)

SEC

  Section 3.4(a)

Securities Act

  Section 3.3(b)

Services Agreement

  Section 8.15(b)(xlviii)

Share Consideration

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Share Electing Share

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Share Election

  Section 2.1(a)(iii)

Software

  Section 8.15(b)(xlix)

Subsidiary

  Section 8.15(b)(l)

Superior Proposal

  Section 8.15(b)(li)

Surviving Company

  Section 1.2

Tax

  Section 8.15(b)(lii)

Tax Allocation Agreement

  Section 8.15(b)(liii)

Tax Return

  Section 8.15(b)(liv)

Tax Sharing Agreement

  Section 8.15(b)(lv)

Taxes

  Section 8.15(b)(lii)

Termination Date

  Section 5.1(a)

Transaction Process

  Section 3.6

Unaffected ANGI Price

  Section 2.11(f)

Unaudited Interim Financial Statements

  Section 5.20

under common control with

  Section 8.15(a)

Unvested HomeAdvisor SAR

  Section 2.11(o)

Vested HomeAdvisor SAR

  Section 2.11(n)

Willful and Material Breach

  Section 8.15(b)(lvi)

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first above written.

 
   
   
   
    ANGIE'S LIST, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ SCOTT DURCHSLAG

        Name:   Scott Durchslag
        Title:   President and CEO

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    IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

 

By:

 

/s/ GREGG WINIARSKI

        Name:   Gregg Winiarski

 

 

HALO TOPCO, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ GREGG WINIARSKI

        Name:   Gregg Winiarski

 

 

CASA MERGER SUB, INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ GREGG WINIARSKI

        Name:   Gregg Winiarski
        Title:   VP

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Annex C

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

        It is hereby certified that:

        1.     The name of the Corporation is ANGI Homeservices Inc., which was originally incorporated under the name "Halo TopCo, Inc."

        2.     The date of filing of its original Certificate of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware was April 14, 2017.

        3.     This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation has been duly adopted by the Board of Directors and Stockholders of the Corporation in accordance with Sections 242 and 245 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and by the written consent of its Stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.

        4.     The original Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:


ARTICLE I

        The name of the Corporation is ANGI Homeservices Inc.


ARTICLE II

        The address of the Corporation's registered office in the State of Delaware is c/o The Corporation Trust Company, 1209 Orange Street, City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware 19801. The name of the Corporation's registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.


ARTICLE III

        The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which a corporation may be organized under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.


ARTICLE IV

        The Corporation shall have the authority to issue 5,500,000,000 shares of stock, comprised of 2,000,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Class A common stock, 1,500,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Class B common stock, 1,500,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Class C common stock, and 500,000,000 shares of $0.001 par value Preferred Stock.

        A statement of the designations of each class and the powers, preferences and rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof is as follows:


        A.
    Class A Common Stock.     

        (1)   The holders of shares of Class A common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class B common stock and the holders of shares of Class C common stock, such dividends if, as and when declared from time to time by the Board of Directors, except as provided for in Section D of this Article IV.

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        (2)   In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Class A common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class B common stock and the holders of shares of Class C common stock, all the assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to Stockholders, after the rights of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock have been satisfied.

        (3)   Each holder of shares of Class A common stock shall be entitled to vote one vote for each share of Class A common stock held as of the applicable date on any matter that is submitted to a vote or the subject of a written consent of the Stockholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided herein or by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class B common stock shall at all times vote on all matters (including the election of directors of the Corporation) together as one class.


        B.
    Class B Common Stock.     

        (1)   The holders of shares of Class B common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class C common stock, such dividends if, as and when declared from time to time by the Board of Directors, except as provided for in Section D of this Article IV.

        (2)   In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Class B common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class C common stock, all the assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to Stockholders, after the rights of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock have been satisfied.

        (3)   Each holder of shares of Class B common stock shall be entitled to vote ten votes for each share of Class B common stock held as of the applicable date on any matter that is submitted to a vote or the subject of a written consent of the Stockholders of the Corporation. Except as otherwise provided herein or by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class B common stock shall at all times vote on all matters (including the election of directors of the Corporation) together as one class.


        C.
    Class C Common Stock.     

        (1)   The holders of shares of Class C common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class B common stock, such dividends if, as and when declared from time to time by the Board of Directors, except as provided for in Section D of this Article IV.

        (2)   In the event of the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, distribution of assets or winding-up of the Corporation, the holders of shares of Class C common stock shall be entitled to receive, share for share with the holders of shares of Class A common stock and the holders of shares of Class B common stock, all the assets of the Corporation of whatever kind available for distribution to Stockholders, after the rights of the holders of shares of Preferred Stock have been satisfied.

        (3)   Each holder of shares of Class C common stock will not be entitled to any voting powers, except as (and then only to the extent) otherwise required by the laws of the State of Delaware. If a vote or consent of the holders of shares of Class C common stock should at any time be required by the laws of the State of Delaware on any matter, the holders of shares of Class C common stock will be entitled to one-hundredth (1/100) of a vote on such matter for each share of Class C common stock held.

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        D.    Dividends.    

        (1)   Whenever a dividend, other than a Share Distribution or an Asset Distribution (each as defined below), is paid to the holders of any class of the Corporation's common stock then outstanding, the Corporation will also pay to the holders of each other class of the Corporation's common stock then outstanding an equal dividend per share. Dividends will be payable only as and when declared by the Board of Directors.

        (2)   If at any time a Share Distribution is to be made with respect to any class of the Corporation's common stock, such Share Distribution may be declared and paid only as follows:

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        (3)   Whenever a dividend in the form of an Asset Distribution is paid to the holders of any class or classes of common stock of the Corporation then outstanding, the Corporation shall also pay a dividend, in cash and/or other property, to the holders of each other class of common stock then outstanding, on an equal per share basis (but, for the avoidance of doubt, without requiring that such dividend be identical in form), in an amount, in the case of a dividend consisting solely of cash, equal to the fair market value of such holders' ownership interest (immediately prior to such Asset Distribution) in the assets paid as a dividend pursuant to the Asset Distribution, or having a fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith), in the case of any other dividend, equal to the fair market value (as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith) of such holders' ownership interest (immediately prior to such Asset Distribution) in the assets paid as a dividend pursuant to the Asset Distribution.

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        (4)   For the purposes of this Article IV Section D and Article IV Section G:

        (5)   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the dividend or other issuance by the Corporation of rights to purchase capital stock, other securities or property pursuant to a "poison pill" stockholder rights plan shall not be subject to this Section D of this Article IV.


        E.
    Other Matters Affecting Holders of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock.     

        (1)   Shares of Class B common stock shall be convertible into shares of Class A common stock of the Corporation at the option of the holder thereof at any time on a share for share basis. Such conversion ratio shall in all events be equitably preserved in the event of any recapitalization of the Corporation by means of a stock dividend on, or a stock split or combination of, outstanding shares of Class A common stock or Class B common stock, or in the event of any merger, consolidation or other reorganization of the Corporation with another corporation. Shares of Class A common stock and shares of Class C common stock will not be convertible into shares of any other class of capital stock of the Corporation.

        (2)   Upon the conversion of shares of Class B common stock into shares of Class A common stock, said shares of Class B common stock shall be retired and shall not be subject to reissue.

        (3)   The number of authorized shares of any class of stock of the Corporation may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares thereof then outstanding) by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of Class A common stock, Class B common stock and any one or more series of Preferred Stock entitled to vote thereon, voting together as one class.


        F.
    Preferred Stock.     

        The Board of Directors shall, by resolution, designate the powers, preferences, rights and qualifications, limitations and restrictions of the shares of Preferred Stock.

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        G.    Determinations.    

        For purposes of this Article IV, the Board of Directors shall have the power and authority to, in good faith (a) make all determinations regarding (1) whether or not a dividend is an equal dividend per share or is declared and paid on an equal per share basis and (ii) whether or not one or more classes or series of securities, Convertible Securities or Underlying Securities differ in any respect other than their relative voting rights (and any related differences in designation, conversion, redemption and share distribution provisions) and (b) interpret this Article IV and make any other determination required herein. All such interpretations and determinations made by the Board of Directors shall be final, conclusive and binding. The Secretary of the Corporation shall maintain a written record of any such determination made by the Board of Directors at the principal executive offices of the Corporation and a copy thereof shall be provided free of charge to any stockholder who makes a request therefor.


ARTICLE V

        The Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter or repeal Bylaws of the Corporation, but the Stockholders may make additional Bylaws and may alter or repeal any Bylaw whether adopted by them or otherwise.


ARTICLE VI

        Elections of directors need not be by written ballot except and to the extent provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.


ARTICLE VII

        The Corporation is to have perpetual existence.


ARTICLE VIII

        Each person who is or was or had agreed to become a director or officer of the Corporation, or each such person who is or was serving or who had agreed to serve at the request of the Board of Directors or an officer of the Corporation as an employee or agent of the Corporation or as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including the heirs, executors, administrators or estate of such person), shall be indemnified by the Corporation, in accordance with the Bylaws of the Corporation, to the full extent permitted from time to time by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware as the same exists or may hereafter be amended (but, in the case of any such amendment, only to the extent that such amendment permits the Corporation to provide broader indemnification rights than said law permitted the Corporation to provide prior to such amendment) or any other applicable laws as presently or hereinafter in effect. Without limiting the generality or the effect of the foregoing, the Corporation may enter into one or more agreements with any person that provide for indemnification greater or different than that provided in this Article VIII. Any amendment or repeal of this Article VIII shall not adversely affect any right or protection existing hereunder immediately prior to such amendment or repeal.


ARTICLE IX

        A director of the Corporation shall not be personally liable to the Corporation or its Stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its Stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Any amendment or repeal of this Article IX

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shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing immediately prior to such amendment or repeal. The liability of a director shall be further eliminated or limited to the full extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware, as it may hereafter be amended.


ARTICLE X

        Meetings of Stockholders may be held within or without the State of Delaware, as determined by the Board of Directors. The books of the Corporation may be kept (subject to any provision contained in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware) within or outside the State of Delaware at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors or in the Bylaws of the Corporation.


ARTICLE XI

        The Corporation reserves the right to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, and all rights conferred upon Stockholders of the Corporation herein are granted subject to this reservation.


ARTICLE XII

        The number of directors of the Corporation shall be such number as shall be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.


ARTICLE XIII

        A.    Competition and Corporate Opportunities.     

        (1)   Subject to any express agreement that may from time to time be in effect, any Dual Role Person may, and shall have no duty not to, on behalf of IAC (i) carry on and conduct, whether directly, or as a partner in any partnership, or as a joint venturer in any joint venture, or as an officer, director or stockholder of any corporation, or as a participant in any syndicate, pool, trust or association, any business of any kind, nature or description, whether or not such business is competitive with or in the same or similar lines of business as the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies, (ii) do business with any client, customer, vendor or lessor of any of the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies, and (iii) make investments in any kind of property in which the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies may make investments.

        (2)   To the fullest extent permitted by Section 122(17) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Corporation hereby renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies to participate in any business of IAC, and waives any claim against a Dual Role Person and shall indemnify a Dual Role Person against any claim that such Dual Role Person is liable to the Corporation or its Stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty solely by reason of such Person's participation in any such business on behalf of IAC. The Corporation shall pay in advance any expenses incurred in defense of such claim as provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.

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opportunity for the account IAC, (ii) directs, recommends, sells, assigns, or otherwise transfers such corporate opportunity to IAC or (iii) does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies; provided, however, in each case, that any corporate opportunity which is expressly offered to a Dual Role Person solely in his or her capacity as an officer or director of the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies shall belong to the Corporation. The Corporation shall pay in advance any expenses incurred in defense of such claim as provided in the Bylaws of the Corporation.


        B.
    Certain Matters Deemed Not Corporate Opportunities.     

        In addition to and notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Article XIII, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy of the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that the Corporation is not financially able or contractually permitted or legally able to undertake. Moreover, nothing in this Article XIII shall amend or modify in any respect any written contractual agreement between IAC on the one hand and the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies on the other hand.


        C.
    Certain Definitions.     

        For purposes of this Article XIII:

        D.    Termination.    

        The provisions of this Article XIII shall have no further force or effect at such time as (1) the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies and IAC are no longer Affiliates of one another and (2) none of the directors and/or officers of IAC serve as directors and/or officers of the Corporation or its Affiliated Companies; provided, however, that any such termination shall not terminate the effect of such provisions with respect to any agreement, arrangement or other understanding between the Corporation or any of its Affiliated Companies on the one hand, and IAC, on the other hand, that was entered into before such time or any transaction entered into in the performance of such agreement, arrangement or other understanding, whether entered into before or after such time.


        E.
    Deemed Notice.     

        Any Person purchasing or otherwise acquiring or obtaining any interest in any capital stock of the Corporation shall be deemed to have notice and to have consented to the provisions of this Article XIII.

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        F.    Severability.    

        The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision, or part of any provision, of this Article XIII shall not affect the other provisions or parts hereof, and this Article XIII shall be construed in all respects as if such invalid or unenforceable provisions or parts were omitted.


ARTICLE XIV

        The Corporation shall not be governed by Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware ("Section 203"), and the restrictions contained in Section 203 shall not apply to the Corporation.

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        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, [    ·    ] has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be signed by its duly authorized officer this [    ·    ] day of [    ·    ].

  ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

By:

 

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Annex D

FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED

BYLAWS

OF

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

        Section 1.    Registered Office.    The registered office of ANGI Homeservices Inc. (the "Corporation") shall be established and maintained at the office of The Corporation Trust Company at 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle, State of Delaware 19801, and said Corporation Trust Company shall be the registered agent of the Corporation in charge thereof.


        Section 2.
    Other Offices.    The Corporation may also have offices at such other places, both within and without the State of Delaware, as the board of directors of the Corporation (the "Board of Directors") may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.


ARTICLE II

STOCKHOLDERS

        Section 1.    Place of Meeting.    Meetings of stockholders may be held at such place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by the Board of Directors. If no designation is made, the place of the meeting shall be the principal office of the Corporation.


        Section 2.
    Annual Meeting.    The annual meeting of the stockholders shall be held at such date and time as may be fixed by resolution of the Board of Directors.


        Section 3.
    Special Meetings.    Special meetings of the stockholders may be called by the Chairman of the Board or a majority of the Board of Directors.


        Section 4.
    Notice.    Written notice stating the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting, the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, and in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes thereof, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days prior thereto, either personally or by mail, facsimile, telegraph or other means of electronic communication, addressed to each stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation; provided that notices to stockholders who share an address may be given in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid. If notice be by facsimile, telegram, or other means of electronic communication, such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time provided in the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Such further notice shall be given as may be required by law. Meetings may be held without notice if all stockholders entitled to vote are present (unless any such stockholders are present for the purpose of objecting to the meeting as lawfully called or convened), or if notice is waived by those not present. Any previously scheduled meeting of the stockholders may be postponed, and (unless the Certificate of Incorporation otherwise provides) any special meeting of the stockholders may be canceled, by resolution of the Board of Directors upon public notice given prior to the time previously scheduled for such meeting of stockholders.


        Section 5.
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quorum. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, except as required by law, notice of the adjourned meeting need not be given if the time, place, if any, thereof and the means of remote communication, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken, if the adjournment is for not more than thirty (30) days, and if no new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting. At the adjourned meeting the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting.


        Section 6.
    Quorum.    Except as otherwise required by law, the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of the Corporation entitled to vote, present in person or represented by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders for the transaction of business; provided, however, that where a separate vote by a class or series or classes or series is required, a majority of the outstanding shares of such class or series or classes or series shall constitute a quorum with respect to such vote. If a quorum shall not be present or represented at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or represented by proxy, shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present or represented. If at such adjourned meeting, a quorum shall be present or represented, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.


        Section 7.
    Voting.    Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, each stockholder shall at every meeting of the stockholders be entitled to vote in person or by proxy each share of the class of capital stock having voting power held by such stockholder.


        Section 8.
    Procedure for Election of Directors; Required Vote.    Election of directors at all meetings of the stockholders at which directors are to be elected shall be by ballot, and, subject to the rights of the holders of shares of preferred stock to elect directors under specified circumstances, a plurality of the votes cast thereat shall elect directors. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation, or these Bylaws, in all matters other than the election of directors, the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting power of the shares present in person or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the matter shall be the act of the stockholders.


        Section 9.
    Inspectors of Elections; Opening and Closing the Polls.    The Board of Directors by resolution shall appoint one or more inspectors, which inspector or inspectors may include individuals who serve the Corporation in other capacities, including, without limitation, as officers, employees, agents or representatives, to act at the meetings of stockholders and make a written report thereof. One or more persons may be designated as alternate inspectors to replace any inspector who fails to act. If no inspector or alternate has been appointed to act or is able to act at a meeting of stockholders, the Chairman of the meeting shall appoint one or more inspectors to act at the meeting. Each inspector, before discharging the duties of an inspector, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector with strict impartiality and according to the best of the inspector's ability. The inspectors shall have the duties prescribed by law.

        The Chairman of the meeting shall fix and announce at the meeting the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote at a meeting.


        Section 10.
    Action Without Meeting.    Any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all of the shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted; provided that prompt notice of such action shall be given to those stockholders who have not so

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consented in writing to such action without a meeting and who would have been entitled to notice of such meeting.


ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

        Section 1.    Number and Tenure.    The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by the Board of Directors, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors. Each director shall serve for a term of one (1) year from the date of his election and until his successor is elected or until his earlier resignation, removal or death. Directors need not be stockholders.


        Section 2.
    Resignation or Removal.    Any director may at any time resign by delivering to the Board of Directors his resignation in writing. Any director or the entire Board of Directors may at any time be removed effective immediately, with or without cause, by the vote, either in person or represented by proxy, of a majority of the voting power of shares of stock issued and outstanding of the class or classes that elected such director and entitled to vote at a special meeting held for such purpose or by the written consent of a majority of the voting power of shares of stock issued and outstanding of the class or classes that elected such director.


        Section 3.
    Vacancies.    Vacancies and newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors may be filled by the vote of a majority of the remaining directors elected by the stockholders who vote on such directorship, though less than a quorum, or a majority of the voting power of shares of such stock issued and outstanding and entitled to vote on such directorship at a special meeting held for such purpose or by the written consent of a majority of the voting power of shares of such stock issued and outstanding. The directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and until their respective successors are duly elected or until their earlier resignation, removal or death.


        Section 4.
    Regular Meetings.    Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such dates, times and places as may be designated by the Chairman of the Board, and shall be held at least once each year.


        Section 5.
    Special Meetings.    Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by or at the request of the Chairman of the Board or a majority of the directors. The person or persons calling a special meeting of the Board of Directors may fix a place and time within or without the State of Delaware for holding such meeting.


        Section 6.
    Notice.    Notice of any regular meeting or a special meeting shall be given to each director, either orally, by facsimile or other means of electronic communication or by hand delivery, addressed to each director at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation. If notice be by facsimile or other means of electronic communication, such notice shall be deemed to be adequately delivered when the notice is transmitted at least twenty-four (24) hours before such meeting. If by telephone or by hand delivery, the notice shall be given at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the time set for the meeting. Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice of such meeting. A meeting may be held at any time without notice if all the directors are present or if those not present waive notice of the meeting in accordance with Article IX of these Bylaws.


        Section 7.
    Quorum.    At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the total number of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and, unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors present at any meeting at which there is a quorum shall be an act of the Board of Directors. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present may adjourn the meeting from

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time to time, without notice, until a quorum shall be present. A director present at a meeting shall be counted in determining the presence of a quorum, regardless of whether a contract or transaction between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association, or other organization in which such director is a director or officer or has a financial interest, is authorized or considered at such meeting.


        Section 8.
    Action Without Meeting.    Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic communication and such written consent or consents and copies of such communication or communications are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.


        Section 9.
    Action by Conference Telephone.    Members of the Board of Directors or any committee thereof may participate in a meeting of such Board of Directors or committee by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and such participation in a meeting shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.


        Section 10.
    Committees.    The Board of Directors may from time to time designate committees of the Board of Directors, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall, for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he, she or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member.


        Section 11.
    Compensation of Directors.    The directors may be paid their expenses, if any, of attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and may be paid a fixed sum for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors or a stated salary as director. No such payment shall preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor. Members of committees may be allowed like compensation for service as committee members.


ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

        Section 1.    Number and Salaries.    The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a Chairman of the Board (the "Chairman"), a Secretary, a Treasurer, and such other officers and agents as may be deemed necessary by the Board of Directors. Any two (2) or more offices may be held by the same person.


        Section 2.
    Election and Term of Office.    The officers of the Corporation shall be elected by the Board of Directors at the first meeting of the Board of Directors following the stockholders' annual meeting, and shall serve for a term of one (1) year and until a successor is elected by the Board of Directors. Unless otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any officer appointed by the Board of Directors may be removed, with or without cause, at any time by the Chairman, the Chief Executive officer (the "CEO") or by the Board of Directors. Each officer shall hold his office until his successor is appointed or until his earlier resignation, removal from office, or death. All officers elected by the Board of Directors shall each have such powers and duties as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the specific provisions of this Article IV. Such officers shall also have such powers and duties as from time to time may be conferred by the Board of

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Directors or by any committee thereof. The Board of Directors or any committee thereof may from time to time elect, or the Chairman or the CEO may appoint, such other officers (including a President, a Chief Financial Officer and one or more Vice Presidents) and such agents, as may be necessary or desirable for the conduct of the business of the Corporation. Such other officers and agents shall have such duties and shall hold their offices for such terms as shall be provided in these Bylaws or as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or such committee or by the Chairman or the CEO, as the case may be.


        Section 3.
    The Chairman of the Board.    Except as otherwise provided in the Certificate of Incorporation, the Chairman shall be elected by the Board of Directors from their own numbers and shall preside as Chairman at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors. The Chairman shall perform such duties and possess such powers as are customarily vested in the office of the Chairman of the Board or as may be vested in him by the Board of Directors. During the time of any vacancy in the office of CEO or in the event of the absence or disability of the CEO, the Chairman shall have the duties and powers of the CEO unless otherwise determined by the Board of Directors. In no event shall any third party having dealings with the Corporation be bound to inquire as to any facts required by the terms of this Section 3 for the exercise by the Chairman of the powers of the CEO. The Chairman shall be empowered to sign all certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation, and to do all acts that are authorized by the Board of Directors, and shall, in general, have such other duties and responsibilities as are assigned consistent with the authority of a Chairman of the Board of a corporation. In addition, the Board of Directors may designate by resolution one or more Vice Chairmen of the Board with such duties as may from time to time be requested by the Board of Directors.


        Section 4.
    The Chief Executive Officer.    The Board of Directors in consultation with the Chairman may elect a CEO. The CEO shall be responsible for the general management of the affairs of the Corporation and shall perform all duties incidental to his or her office. The CEO shall be empowered to sign all certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation, and to do all acts that are authorized by the Board of Directors, and shall, in general, have such other duties and responsibilities as are assigned consistent with the authority of a Chief Executive Officer of a corporation. The CEO may be removed, with or without cause, at any time by the Board of Directors.


        Section 5.
    The President.    The Board of Directors, the Chairman or the CEO may elect a President to have such duties and responsibilities as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the Chairman, the CEO or the Board of Directors. The President shall be empowered to sign all certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation, and to do all acts that are authorized by the Chairman, the CEO or the Board of Directors, and shall, in general, have such other duties and responsibilities as are assigned consistent with the authority of a President of a corporation.


        Section 6.
    Chief Financial Officer.    The Chief Financial Officer (if any) shall act in an executive financial capacity. The Chief Financial Officer shall assist the Chairman of the Board, the CEO and the President in the general supervision of the Corporation's financial policies and affairs. The Chief Financial Officer shall be empowered to sign all certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation, and to do all acts that are authorized by the Chairman, the CEO or the Board of Directors, and shall, in general, have such other duties and responsibilities as are assigned consistent with the authority of a Chief Financial Officer of a corporation.


        Section 7.
    Vice Presidents.    The Board of Directors, the CEO or the Chairman may from time to time name one or more Vice Presidents that may include the designation of Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents all of whom shall perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Chairman, the CEO or the Board of Directors.

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        Section 8.    The Secretary.    The Secretary shall keep the minutes of the proceedings of meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors (or, in the event of the absence of the Secretary from any such meeting, the Chairman of such meeting shall designate an officer of the Corporation to keep such minutes); the Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, all notices in accordance with the provisions of these Bylaws or as required by law, shall be custodian of the corporate records and of the seal of the Corporation, and, in general, shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be assigned by the Chairman, the CEO or the Board of Directors.


        Section 9.
    Treasurer.    The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities, shall keep, or cause to be kept, correct and complete books and records of account, including full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, shall deposit all monies and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors, and in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of Treasurer and such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him by the Chairman, the CEO or the Board of Directors.


ARTICLE V

CERTIFICATES OF STOCK

        Section 1.    Certificates of Stock.    Shares of stock of the Corporation may be certificated or uncertificated, as provided under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Every holder of stock in the Corporation shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by or in the name of the Corporation by the Chairman, CEO or President, if any (or any Vice President), and by the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Corporation, certifying the number of shares owned by the stockholder in the Corporation.


        Section 2.
    Facsimile Signatures.    The signature of the Chairman, CEO, President, Vice President, Treasurer or Secretary on any stock certificate may be a facsimile. In case any officer or officers who have signed, or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used on any such certificate or certificates shall cease to be such officer or officers of the Corporation, whether because of death, resignation or otherwise, before such certificate or certificates have been delivered by the Corporation, such certificate or certificates may nevertheless be adopted by the Corporation and be issued and delivered as though the person or persons who signed such certificate or certificates or whose facsimile signature or signatures have been used thereon had not ceased to be such officer or officers of the Corporation.


        Section 3.
    Lost Certificates.    The Board of Directors may direct that new certificate(s) be issued by the Corporation to replace any certificate(s) alleged to have been lost or destroyed, upon its receipt of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate(s) of stock to be lost or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of new certificate(s), the Board of Directors may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof, require the owner of such lost or destroyed certificate(s), or such owner's legal representative, to advertise the same in such manner as it shall require and/or to give the Corporation a bond in such sum as it may direct as indemnity against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate(s) alleged to have been lost or destroyed.


        Section 4.
    Transfer of Stock.    Upon surrender to the Corporation or its transfer agent of a certificate for shares duly endorsed or accompanied by proper evidence of succession, assignment or authority to transfer, the Corporation shall issue a new certificate to the person entitled thereto, cancel the old certificate and record the transaction upon its books. Upon receipt of proper transfer instructions from the registered owner of uncertificated shares, such uncertificated shares shall be canceled, and issuance of new equivalent uncertificated shares or certificated shares shall be made to the person entitled thereto, and the transaction shall be recorded upon the books of the Corporation.

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        Section 5.
    Closing of Transfer Books or Fixing of Record Date.    In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders, or to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date on which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted and, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, which record date shall not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of any meeting of stockholders, nor more than sixty (60) days prior to the time for such other action as hereinbefore described; provided, however, that if no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held, and, for determining stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of rights or to exercise any rights of change, conversion or exchange of stock or for any other purpose, the record date shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts a resolution relating thereto.

        A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

        In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action without a meeting (including by telegram, cablegram or other electronic communication as permitted by law), the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall be not more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the record date shall be the first date on which a consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in the manner prescribed by Article II, Section 10 hereof. If no record date has been fixed by the Board of Directors and prior action by the Board of Directors is required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware with respect to the proposed action by consent of the stockholders without a meeting, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent to corporate action without a meeting shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.


        Section 6.
    Registered Stockholders.    The Corporation shall be entitled to recognize the exclusive right of a person registered on its books as the owner of shares to receive dividends and to vote as such owner. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Corporation shall not be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such shares on the part of any other person whether or not it shall have express or other notice thereof.


ARTICLE VI

CONTRACTS, CHECKS, AND DEPOSITS

        Section 1.    Contracts.    When the execution of any contract or other instrument has been authorized by the Board of Directors without specification of the executing officers, the Chairman, the CEO, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer and the Secretary, may execute the same in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation and may affix the corporate seal thereto.


        Section 2.
    Checks.    All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

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        Section 3.
    Accounts.    Bank accounts of the Corporation shall be opened, and deposits made thereto, by such officers or other persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.


ARTICLE VII

DIVIDENDS

        Section 1.    Declaration of Dividends.    Subject to the provisions, if any, of the Certificate of Incorporation, dividends upon the capital stock of the Corporation may be declared by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting, pursuant to law. Dividends may be paid in cash, in property or contractual rights, or in shares of the Corporation's capital stock.


        Section 2.
    Reserves.    Before payment of any dividend, there may be set aside out of any funds of the Corporation available for dividends such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time, in its absolute discretion, thinks proper as a reserve or reserves to meet contingencies or for equalizing dividends, or for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation, or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall think conducive to the interests of the Corporation, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve in the manner in which it was created.


ARTICLE VIII

FISCAL YEAR

        The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be established by the Board of Directors.


ARTICLE IX

WAIVER OF NOTICE

        Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, or a waiver by electronic communications by such person or persons whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice. Neither the business to be conducted at, nor the purpose of such meeting, need be specified in such waiver. Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.


ARTICLE X

SEAL

        The corporate seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation, the year of its organization, and the words "Corporate Seal, Delaware." The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or otherwise reproduced.


ARTICLE XI

EXCLUSIVE FORUM FOR ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES

        Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim for or based on breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the Corporation's stockholders, including a claim alleging the aiding and abetting of such a breach of fiduciary duty, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former

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director or officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the General Corporation Law of Delaware or the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws (each as may be amended from time to time), (d) any action asserting a claim relating to or involving the Corporation that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine, or (e) any action asserting an "internal corporate claim" as that term is defined in Section 115 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware shall be a state court located within the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within the State of Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the District of Delaware).


ARTICLE XII

AMENDMENTS

        Except as expressly provided otherwise by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, the Certificate of Incorporation, or other provisions of these Bylaws, these Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed and new Bylaws adopted at any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors by an affirmative vote of a majority of all directors.


ARTICLE XIII

INDEMNIFICATION AND INSURANCE

        Section 1.    Indemnification.    

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        Section 2.
    Insurance.    The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any current or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation and any current or former director, officer, trustee, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, or other enterprise, including any person who serves or served in any such capacity with respect to any employee benefit plan maintained or sponsored by the Corporation, against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

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Annex E

OPINION OF ALLEN & COMPANY LLC

May 1, 2017

The Board of Directors
Angie's List, Inc.
1030 E. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

The Board of Directors:

        We understand that Angie's List, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Angie's List"), IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation ("IAC"), Halo TopCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC ("NewCo"), and Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of NewCo ("Merger Sub"), propose to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement") pursuant to which Merger Sub will be merged with and into Angie's List (the "Merger") and each outstanding share of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Angie's List ("Angie's List Common Stock") will be converted into the right to receive, at the option of the holder thereof and subject to certain limitations and proration procedures set forth in the Agreement (as to which we express no opinion), (i) $8.50 in cash (the "Cash Consideration"), (ii) one share (such number of shares, the "Stock Consideration" and, together with the Cash Consideration, the "Merger Consideration") of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of NewCo ("NewCo Class A Common Stock") or (iii) a combination thereof, provided that the aggregate Cash Consideration payable in the Merger will not exceed $130 million and we have been advised that there will be no minimum election requirement in respect of the Cash Consideration.

        We also understand that, pursuant to a Contribution Agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") proposed to be entered into between IAC and NewCo and as contemplated by the Agreement, prior (and as a condition) to the consummation of the Merger, IAC will transfer IAC's home services digital marketplace business (the "HomeAdvisor Business") to NewCo through the contribution of certain assets to (and assumption of certain liabilities by) NewCo, which contribution will result in NewCo's ownership of the HomeAdvisor Business (such contribution, the "Contribution"), in exchange for shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of NewCo ("NewCo Class B Common Stock" and, together with NewCo Class A Common Stock, "NewCo Common Stock" and, such issuance of NewCo Class B Common Stock, the "IAC Share Issuance" and, together with the Contribution and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement (other than the Merger), collectively, the "Related Transactions"). We have been advised that, upon consummation of the Merger and the Related Transactions, holders of NewCo Common Stock who formerly were Angie's List securityholders and holders of NewCo Common Stock who formerly were equity holders in the HomeAdvisor Business will hold approximately 12.75% and 87.25%, respectively, of the outstanding shares of NewCo Common Stock on a fully diluted basis assuming, among other things, all outstanding shares of Angie's List Common Stock are converted in the Merger into the Stock Consideration (the "Relative Pro Forma Equity Ownership Percentages"). The terms and conditions of the Merger and the Related Transactions are more fully set forth in the Agreement and related documents.

        Allen & Company LLC ("Allen & Company") has acted as financial advisor to Angie's List in connection with the proposed Merger and has been asked to render an opinion to the Board of Directors of Angie's List (the "Board") as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Angie's List Common Stock of the Merger Consideration to be received by such holders pursuant to the Agreement. For such services, Angie's List has agreed to pay to Allen & Company cash fees, of which a portion is payable upon the delivery of this opinion (the "Opinion Fee") and the principal portion is contingent upon consummation of the Merger. No portion of the Opinion Fee is contingent

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upon either the conclusion expressed in this opinion or successful consummation of the Merger. Angie's List also has agreed to reimburse Allen & Company's reasonable expenses and to indemnify Allen & Company and related parties against certain liabilities arising out of our engagement.

        Allen & Company, as part of our investment banking business, is regularly engaged in the valuation of businesses and their securities in connection with mergers and acquisitions, private placements and related financings, bankruptcy reorganizations and similar recapitalizations, negotiated underwritings, secondary distributions of listed and unlisted securities, and valuations for corporate and other purposes. Although Allen & Company has not provided during the two-year period prior to the date hereof investment banking services unrelated to the Merger to Angie's List for which Allen & Company has received compensation, Allen & Company may in the future provide such services to Angie's List and/or its affiliates, for which services Allen & Company would expect to receive compensation. As the Board is aware, Allen & Company in the past has provided, and in the future may provide, investment banking services to IAC and/or its affiliates, for which services Allen & Company has received and/or may receive compensation, including, during the two-year period prior to the date hereof, having acted as a lead bookrunning manager in connection with an initial public offering of a subsidiary of IAC. In the ordinary course, Allen & Company as a broker-dealer and market maker and certain of Allen & Company's affiliates and/or related entities have invested or may invest, hold long or short positions and may trade, either on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis, for their own account or for those of Allen & Company's clients, in the debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) of Angie's List, IAC, NewCo and/or their respective affiliates. The issuance of this opinion has been approved by Allen & Company's fairness opinion committee.

        Our opinion as expressed herein reflects and gives effect to our general familiarity with Angie's List and IAC as well as information that we received during the course of this assignment, including information provided by the managements of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business in the course of discussions relating to the Merger and the Related Transactions as more fully described below. In arriving at our opinion, we neither conducted a physical inspection of the properties or facilities of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo or any other entity or business nor made or obtained any evaluations or appraisals of the assets or liabilities (contingent, accrued, derivative, off-balance sheet or otherwise) of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo or any other entity or business, or conducted any analysis concerning the solvency or fair value of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo or any other entity or business. We have assumed, with your consent, that (i) NewCo will retain or acquire all assets, properties and rights necessary for its and its subsidiaries' operations, (ii) there are no material undisclosed liabilities of or relating to Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo or any other entity or business and, with respect to liabilities that NewCo and/or its subsidiaries will assume in connection with the Merger or the Related Transactions, appropriate reserves, indemnification arrangements or other provisions have been or will be made, and (iii) neither NewCo nor any of its subsidiaries will directly or indirectly retain, assume or incur any liabilities that are contemplated to be excluded as a result of the Merger, the Related Transactions or otherwise.

        In arriving at our opinion, we have, among other things:

(i)
reviewed the financial terms and conditions of the Merger as reflected in a draft, provided to us on May 1, 2017, of the Agreement;

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(ii)
reviewed certain publicly available historical business and financial information relating to Angie's List and certain historical business and financial information relating to the HomeAdvisor Business, including public filings of Angie's List and historical market prices for Angie's List Common Stock;

(iii)
reviewed certain financial information relating to Angie's List provided to or discussed with us by the management of Angie's List, including certain internal financial forecasts, estimates and other financial and operating data relating to Angie's List prepared by the management of Angie's List reflective of such management's views as to the likely future financial performance of Angie's List on a standalone basis (such forecasts, as prepared by such management and approved for our use and reliance on behalf of the Board by the transaction committee thereof, the "Angie's List Forecasts");

(iv)
reviewed certain financial information relating to the HomeAdvisor Business provided to or discussed with us by the managements of IAC, the HomeAdvisor Business and Angie's List, including certain internal financial forecasts, estimates and other financial and operating data relating to the HomeAdvisor Business prepared by the managements of IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2017 and 2018 as adjusted by the management of Angie's List and extrapolations therefrom as prepared by the management of Angie's List for the fiscal years ending December 31, 2019 through December 31, 2020 based on guidance from the managements of IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business (such forecasts, as adjusted and extrapolated and approved for our use and reliance on behalf of the Board by the transaction committee thereof, the "HomeAdvisor Business Forecasts");

(v)
held discussions with the managements of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business relating to the past and current operations, financial condition and prospects of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business as well as the operations, financial condition, prospects and capitalization of NewCo;

(vi)
held discussions with the management of Angie's List as to the strategic rationale for, and certain potential cost savings and revenue enhancements (collectively, the "Synergies") expected by such management to result from, the Merger and the Related Transactions;

(vii)
reviewed certain financial information relating to NewCo provided to or discussed with us by the managements of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business, including certain internal financial forecasts, estimates and other financial and operating data relating to NewCo prepared by the management of Angie's List based on the Angie's List Forecasts and the HomeAdvisor Business Forecasts and pro forma for the Merger and the Related Transactions after taking into account the Synergies (such forecasts, as prepared by such management and approved for our use and reliance on behalf of the Board by the transaction committee thereof, the "NewCo Forecasts");

(viii)
reviewed and analyzed certain publicly available information, including certain stock market data and financial information, relating to selected companies with businesses that we deemed generally relevant in evaluating Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business;

(ix)
reviewed and analyzed certain publicly available financial information relating to selected transactions that we deemed generally relevant in evaluating the Merger; and

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conducted such other financial analyses and investigations as we deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of the opinion expressed herein.

        In rendering our opinion, we have relied upon and assumed, with your consent and without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial, legal, regulatory, tax, accounting and other information available to us from public sources, provided to or discussed with us by the managements and/or other representatives of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business or otherwise reviewed by us. We have assumed, at your direction, without independent verification, that the internal unaudited financial statements with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business provided to us are accurate and complete in all respects and fairly represent the items described therein and that, when delivered as contemplated by the Agreement, the audited combined and consolidated financial statements and interim combined and consolidated unaudited financial statements relating to the HomeAdvisor Business will not reflect any information that would be meaningful in any respect to our analyses or opinion. With respect to the Angie's List Forecasts (including, without limitation, as to net operating loss carryforwards of Angie's List), the HomeAdvisor Business Forecasts (including, without limitation, adjustments thereto and extrapolations therefrom), the NewCo Forecasts and the Synergies that we have been directed to utilize for purposes of our analyses, we have been advised by the management of Angie's List, and we have assumed, at your direction, that such financial forecasts, estimates and other financial and operating data have been reasonably prepared in good faith on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and judgments of such management as to, and are a reasonable basis upon which to evaluate, the future financial and operating performance of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and NewCo, the Synergies and the other matters covered thereby. We also have assumed, with your consent, that the financial results, including, without limitation, as to the Synergies, reflected in the financial forecasts, estimates and other financial and operating data utilized in our analyses will be realized in the amounts and at the times projected. As you are aware, the management of Angie's List provided potential buyers in connection with the sale process for Angie's List with certain perspectives regarding illustrative initiatives for Angie's List that we have been advised are not expected to be pursued by Angie's List or implemented in the manner then contemplated and such management also prepared alternative financial forecasts for the HomeAdvisor Business which we have been advised are not reflective of such management's views as to the likely future financial performance of the HomeAdvisor Business; accordingly, we have been directed not to take into account such initiatives or alternative financial forecasts for purposes of our analyses and opinion. We express no opinion or view as to any financial forecasts, estimates or other financial or operating data or the assumptions on which they are based.

        We have relied, at your direction, upon the assessments of the managements of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business as to, among other things, (i) the Related Transactions, including with respect to the timing thereof and assets, liabilities and financial and other terms involved, (ii) the potential impact on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and NewCo of certain market, cyclical, seasonal, competitive and other trends and developments in and prospects for, and governmental, regulatory and legislative matters relating to or otherwise affecting, the internet and technology industry, including the digital marketplace services sector thereof, (iii) the technology and intellectual property (and related risks) of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and NewCo, (iv) existing and future contracts and relationships, agreements and arrangements with, and the ability to attract, retain and/or replace, key employees, vendors and other commercial relationships of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and NewCo, and (v) the ability of NewCo to integrate the operations of Angie's

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List and the HomeAdvisor Business. We have assumed, with your consent, that there will be no developments with respect to any such matters that would have an adverse effect on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo, the Merger or any Related Transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that otherwise would be meaningful in any respect to our analyses or opinion.

        Further, our opinion is necessarily based on economic, monetary, market and other conditions as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date hereof. It should be understood that subsequent developments may affect the conclusion expressed in this opinion and that we assume no responsibility for advising any person of any change in any matter affecting this opinion or for updating or revising our opinion based on circumstances or events occurring after the date hereof. As you are aware, the credit, financial and stock markets, and the industries in which Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business operate, have experienced and continue to experience volatility and we express no opinion or view as to any potential effects of such volatility on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business or NewCo (or their respective businesses), the Merger or the Related Transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof). In connection with our engagement and at your direction following public announcement by Angie's List that it would explore its strategic alternatives, discussions were held on behalf of Angie's List with selected third parties regarding their potential interest in a possible acquisition of Angie's List.

        It is understood that this opinion is intended for the benefit and use of the Board (in its capacity as such) in connection with its evaluation of the Merger Consideration from a financial point of view to the holders of Angie's List Common Stock. This opinion does not constitute a recommendation as to the course of action that Angie's List (or the Board) should pursue in connection with the Merger or the Related Transactions or otherwise address the merits of the underlying decision by Angie's List to engage in the Merger or the Related Transactions, including in comparison to other strategies or transactions that might be available to Angie's List or which Angie's List might engage in or consider. This opinion does not constitute advice or a recommendation to any stockholder as to any election made by such stockholder or how such stockholder should vote or act on any matter relating to the Merger, any Related Transactions or otherwise. We do not express any opinion as to the fairness, financial or otherwise, of the amount, nature or any other aspect of any compensation or other consideration payable to any officers, directors or employees of any party to the Merger or the Related Transactions or any related entities, or any class of such persons or any other party, relative to the Merger Consideration or otherwise. We are not expressing any opinion as to the actual value of NewCo Common Stock when issued in connection with the Merger and the Related Transactions or the prices at which Angie's List Common Stock or NewCo Common Stock (or any other securities) may trade or otherwise be transferable at any time.

        In addition, we do not express any opinion or view as to, and we have relied, at your direction, upon the assessments of representatives of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business regarding, legal, regulatory, accounting, tax and similar matters relating to Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo, the Merger and the Related Transactions, as to which we understand such advice has been obtained as deemed necessary from qualified professionals. We have assumed, with your consent, that the Merger and the Related Transactions will be consummated in accordance with their respective terms and in compliance with all applicable laws, documents and other requirements, without waiver, modification or amendment of any material term, condition or agreement, and that, in the course of obtaining the necessary governmental, regulatory or third party approvals, consents, releases, waivers, decrees and agreements for the Merger and the Related Transactions, no delay, limitation, restriction

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or condition, including any divestiture or other requirements or remedies, amendments or modifications, will be imposed or occur that would have an adverse effect on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo, the Merger or the Related Transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that otherwise would be meaningful in any respect to our analyses or opinion. We also have assumed, with your consent, that the Merger, the Contribution, the IAC Share Issuance and certain other Related Transactions will qualify for the intended tax treatment contemplated by the Agreement. We further have assumed, with your consent, that the final executed Agreement will not differ from the draft reviewed by us in any respect meaningful to our analyses or opinion.

        We have evaluated the portion of the Merger Consideration consisting of Stock Consideration taking into account the relative values of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business based on the Relative Pro Forma Equity Ownership Percentages. Our opinion does not address the Related Transactions or any other terms, aspects or implications of the Merger, including, without limitation, the form or structure of the Merger, the form or structure, or financial or other terms, of any Related Transactions or any terms, aspects or implications of the Contribution Agreement or any investor rights, services or tax sharing agreements, any intercompany note or any governance or other arrangements, agreements or understandings entered into in connection with, related to or contemplated by the Merger, the Related Transactions or otherwise. Our opinion is limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view and as of the date hereof, of the Merger Consideration to be received by holders of Angie's List Common Stock pursuant to the Agreement, without regard to individual circumstances of, or allocation or relative fairness among, holders of Angie's List Common Stock, NewCo Class A Common Stock or NewCo Class B Common Stock or any other securities of Angie's List or NewCo, or any rights, preferences, restrictions or limitations (whether by virtue of control, voting, liquidity or otherwise) that may be attributable to any such securities or that may distinguish any holders thereof, and no opinion or view is expressed with respect to any consideration received in connection with the Merger or the Related Transactions by the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of any party.

        Based upon and subject to the foregoing, it is our opinion that, as of the date hereof, the Merger Consideration to be received by holders of Angie's List Common Stock pursuant to the Agreement is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.

    Very truly yours,

 

 

/s/ ALLEN & COMPANY LLC
ALLEN & COMPANY LLC

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Annex F

OPINION OF MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

May 1, 2017

The Board of Directors
Angie's List, Inc.
1030 E. Washington Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

The Board of Directors:

        We understand that Angie's List, Inc. ("Angie's List") proposes to enter into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement") among Angie's List, IAC/InterActiveCorp ("IAC"), Halo TopCo, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC ("NewCo"), and Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of NewCo ("Merger Sub"), pursuant to which, among other things, Merger Sub will merge with and into Angie's List (the "Merger") and each outstanding share of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Angie's List ("Angie's List Common Stock") will be converted into the right to receive, at the option of the holder thereof and subject to certain limitations and proration procedures set forth in the Agreement (as to which we express no opinion), (i) $8.50 per share in cash (the "Cash Consideration"), (ii) one share (such number of shares, the "Stock Consideration" and, together with the Cash Consideration, the "Consideration") of Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of NewCo ("NewCo Class A Common Stock") or (iii) a combination thereof, provided that the aggregate Cash Consideration payable in the Merger will not exceed $130 million and we have been advised that there will be no minimum election requirement in respect of the Cash Consideration.

        We also understand that, pursuant to a Contribution Agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") proposed to be entered into between IAC and NewCo and as contemplated by the Agreement, prior (and as a condition) to the consummation of the Merger, IAC will transfer IAC's home services digital marketplace business (the "HomeAdvisor Business") to NewCo through the contribution of certain assets to (and assumption of certain liabilities by) NewCo, which contribution will result in NewCo's ownership of the HomeAdvisor Business (such contribution, the "Contribution"), in exchange for shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of NewCo ("NewCo Class B Common Stock" and, together with NewCo Class A Common Stock, "NewCo Common Stock" and, such issuance of NewCo Class B Common Stock, the "IAC Share Issuance" and, together with the Contribution and the other transactions contemplated by the Agreement (other than the Merger), collectively, the "Related Transactions"). We have been advised that, upon consummation of the Merger and the Related Transactions, holders of NewCo Common Stock who formerly were Angie's List securityholders and holders of NewCo Common Stock who formerly were equity holders in the HomeAdvisor Business will hold approximately 12.75% and 87.25%, respectively, of the outstanding shares of NewCo Common Stock on a fully diluted basis assuming, among other things, all outstanding shares of Angie's List Common Stock are converted in the Merger into the Stock Consideration (the "Relative Pro Forma Equity Ownership Percentages"). The terms and conditions of the Merger and the Related Transactions are more fully set forth in the Agreement and related documents.

        You have requested our opinion as to the fairness, from a financial point of view, to the holders of Angie's List Common Stock of the Consideration to be received by such holders in the Merger.

        In connection with this opinion, we have, among other things:

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        In arriving at our opinion, we have assumed and relied upon, without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of the financial and other information and data publicly available or provided to or otherwise reviewed by or discussed with us and have relied upon the assurances of the management of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business that they are not aware of any facts or circumstances that would make such information or data inaccurate or misleading in any material respect. We have assumed, at the direction of Angie's List, without independent verification, that the internal unaudited financial statements with respect to the HomeAdvisor Business provided to us are accurate and complete in all respects and fairly represent the items described therein and that, when delivered as contemplated by the Agreement, the audited combined and consolidated financial statements and interim combined and consolidated unaudited financial statements relating to the HomeAdvisor Business will not reflect any information that would be meaningful in any respect to our analyses or opinion. With respect to the Angie's List Forecasts (including, without limitation, as to net operating loss carryforwards), the HomeAdvisor Business Forecasts (including, without limitation, adjustments thereto and extrapolations therefrom), the NewCo Forecasts and the Synergies, we have been advised by Angie's List, and we have assumed, that they have been reasonably prepared on bases reflecting the best currently available estimates and good faith judgments of the management of Angie's List as to, and are a reasonable basis upon which to evaluate, the future financial performance of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and NewCo, the Synergies and the other matters covered thereby. We have relied, at the direction of Angie's List, on the assessments of the management of Angie's List as to NewCo's ability to achieve the Synergies and we have been advised by Angie's List, and we have assumed, that such Synergies will be realized in the amounts and at the times projected. As you are aware, the management of Angie's List provided potential buyers in connection with the sale process for Angie's List with certain perspectives regarding illustrative initiatives for Angie's List that we have been advised are not expected to be pursued by Angie's List or implemented in the manner then contemplated and such management also prepared alternative financial forecasts for the HomeAdvisor Business which we have been advised are not reflective of such management's views as to the likely future financial performance of the HomeAdvisor Business; accordingly, we have been directed not to take into account such initiatives or alternative financial forecasts for purposes of our analyses and opinion. We express no opinion or view as to any financial forecasts, estimates or other financial or operating information or the assumptions on which they are based.

        At the direction of Angie's List, we have relied upon the assessments of the management of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business as to, among other things, (i) the Related Transactions, including with respect to the timing thereof and assets, liabilities and financial and other terms involved, (ii) the potential impact on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and NewCo of certain market, cyclical, seasonal, competitive and other trends and developments in and prospects for, and governmental, regulatory and legislative matters relating to or otherwise affecting, the internet and technology industry, including the digital marketplace services sector thereof, (iii) the technology and

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intellectual property (and related risks) of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and NewCo, (iv) existing and future contracts and relationships, agreements and arrangements with, and the ability to attract, retain and/or replace, key employees, vendors and other commercial relationships of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business and NewCo, and (v) the ability of NewCo to integrate the operations of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business. We have assumed, with the consent of Angie's List, that there will be no developments with respect to any such matters that would have an adverse effect on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo, the Merger or any Related Transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that otherwise would be meaningful in any respect to our analyses or opinion.

        We have not made or been provided with any independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities (contingent, off-balance sheet, accrued, derivative or otherwise) of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo or any other entity or business, nor have we made any physical inspection of the properties or assets of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo or any other entity or business. We have assumed, with the consent of Angie's List, that (i) NewCo will retain or acquire all assets, properties and rights necessary for its and its subsidiaries' operations, (ii) there are no material undisclosed liabilities of or relating to Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo or any other entity or business and, with respect to liabilities that NewCo and/or its subsidiaries will assume in connection with the Merger or the Related Transactions, appropriate reserves, indemnification arrangements or other provisions have been or will be made, and (iii) neither NewCo nor any of its subsidiaries will directly or indirectly retain, assume or incur any liabilities that are contemplated to be excluded as a result of the Merger, the Related Transactions or otherwise. We have not evaluated the solvency or fair value of Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo or any other entity or business under any state, federal or other laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or similar matters. We have assumed, at the direction of Angie's List, that the Merger and the Related Transactions will be consummated in accordance with their respective terms and in compliance with all applicable laws, documents and other requirements, without waiver, modification or amendment of any material term, condition or agreement, and that, in the course of obtaining the necessary governmental, regulatory and other approvals, consents, releases and waivers for the Merger and the Related Transactions, no delay, limitation, restriction or condition, including any divestiture requirements or amendments or modifications, will be imposed or occur that would have an adverse effect on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo, the Merger or the Related Transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof) or that otherwise would be meaningful in any respect to our analyses or opinion. We also have assumed, at the direction of Angie's List, that the Merger, the Contribution, the IAC Share Issuance and certain other Related Transactions will qualify for the intended tax treatment contemplated by the Agreement. We further have assumed, at the direction of Angie's List, that the final executed Agreement will not differ in any material respect from the Draft Agreement reviewed by us.

        We have evaluated the portion of the Merger Consideration consisting of Stock Consideration taking into account the relative values of Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business based on the Relative Pro Forma Equity Ownership Percentages. We express no opinion or view as to the Related Transactions or any terms or other aspects or implications of the Merger (other than the Consideration to the extent expressly specified herein), including, without limitation, the form or structure of the Merger, the form or structure, or financial or other terms, of any Related Transactions or any terms, aspects or implications of the Contribution Agreement or any investor rights, services or tax sharing

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May 1, 2017
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agreements, any intercompany note or any governance or other arrangements, agreements or understandings entered into in connection with, related to or contemplated by the Merger, the Related Transactions or otherwise. Our opinion is limited to the fairness, from a financial point of view, of the Consideration to be received in the Merger by holders of Angie's List Common Stock, without regard to individual circumstances of, or allocation or relative fairness among, holders of Angie's List Common Stock, NewCo Class A Common Stock or NewCo Class B Common Stock or any other securities of Angie's List or NewCo, or any rights, preferences, restrictions or limitations (whether by virtue of control, voting, liquidity or otherwise) that may be attributable to any such securities or that may distinguish any holders thereof, and no opinion or view is expressed with respect to any consideration received in connection with the Merger or the Related Transactions by the holders of any class of securities, creditors or other constituencies of any party. In addition, no opinion or view is expressed with respect to the fairness (financial or otherwise) of the amount, nature or any other aspect of any compensation or other consideration to any of the officers, directors or employees of any party to the Merger or the Related Transactions or any related entities, or class of such persons, relative to the Consideration or otherwise. Furthermore, no opinion or view is expressed as to the relative merits of the Merger or the Related Transactions in comparison to other strategies or transactions that might be available to Angie's List or in which Angie's List might engage or as to the underlying business decision of Angie's List to proceed with or effect the Merger or the Related Transactions. We are not expressing any opinion as to what the value of NewCo Common Stock actually will be when issued or the prices at which NewCo Common Stock, Angie's List Common Stock or any other securities will trade or otherwise be transferable at any time, including following announcement or consummation of the Merger and the Related Transactions. We also are not expressing any opinion or view with respect to, and we have relied, at the direction of Angie's List, upon the assessments of representatives of Angie's List, IAC and the HomeAdvisor Business regarding, legal, regulatory, accounting, tax and similar matters relating to Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business, NewCo, the Merger and the Related Transactions, as to which we understand such advice has been obtained as deemed necessary from qualified professionals. In addition, we express no opinion or recommendation as to any election made by a stockholder or how any stockholder should vote or act in connection with the Merger, any Related Transactions or any other matter.

        We have acted as financial advisor to Angie's List in connection with the Merger and will receive a fee for our services, a portion of which is payable upon delivery of this opinion and the principal portion of which is contingent upon consummation of the Merger. In addition, Angie's List has agreed to reimburse our expenses and indemnify us against certain liabilities arising out of our engagement.

        We and our affiliates comprise a full service securities firm and commercial bank engaged in securities, commodities and derivatives trading, foreign exchange and other brokerage activities, and principal investing as well as providing investment, corporate and private banking, asset and investment management, financing and financial advisory services and other commercial services and products to a wide range of companies, governments and individuals. In the ordinary course of our businesses, we and our affiliates may invest on a principal basis or on behalf of customers or manage funds that invest, make or hold long or short positions, finance positions or trade or otherwise effect transactions in equity, debt or other securities or financial instruments (including derivatives, bank loans or other obligations) of Angie's List, IAC, NewCo and certain of their respective affiliates.

        We and our affiliates in the past have provided, currently are providing, and in the future may provide, investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services to Angie's List and

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certain of its affiliates, and have received or in the future may receive compensation for the rendering of these services, including having acted as financial advisor to Angie's List in connection with its review of strategic alternatives and related matters.

        In addition, we and our affiliates in the past have provided, currently are providing, and in the future may provide, investment banking, commercial banking and other financial services to IAC and certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies, and have received or in the future may receive compensation for the rendering of these services, including (i) having acted or acting as a bookrunning manager and/or underwriter for certain debt and equity offerings of an affiliate of IAC, (ii) having acted as a dealer manager for a debt tender offer of IAC and debt exchange offer of IAC and an affiliate thereof, (iii) having acted or acting as a bookrunner and arranger for, and/or as a lender under, certain letters of credit, credit facilities and other credit arrangements of IAC and/or certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies, (iv) having provided or providing certain foreign exchange and other trading services to IAC and/or certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies, (v) having provided or providing certain managed investments services and products to IAC and/or certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies, and (vi) having provided or providing certain treasury management products and services to IAC and/or certain of its affiliates and portfolio companies.

        It is understood that this letter is for the benefit and use of the Board (in its capacity as such) in connection with and for purposes of its evaluation of the Merger.

        Our opinion is necessarily based on financial, economic, monetary, market and other conditions and circumstances as in effect on, and the information made available to us as of, the date hereof. As you are aware, the credit, financial and stock markets, and the industries in which Angie's List and the HomeAdvisor Business operate, have experienced and continue to experience volatility and we express no opinion or view as to any potential effects of such volatility on Angie's List, the HomeAdvisor Business or NewCo (or their respective businesses), the Merger or the Related Transactions (including the contemplated benefits thereof). It should be understood that subsequent developments may affect this opinion and we do not have any obligation to update, revise or reaffirm this opinion. The issuance of this opinion was approved by a fairness opinion review committee of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated.

        Based upon and subject to the foregoing, including the various assumptions and limitations set forth herein, we are of the opinion on the date hereof that the Consideration to be received in the Merger by holders of Angie's List Common Stock is fair, from a financial point of view, to such holders.

Very truly yours,    

/s/ MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH
    INCORPORATED

 

 

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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS; UNDERTAKINGS

Item 20.    Indemnification of Directors and Officers

        Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section 174 of the DGCL (regarding, among other things, the payment of unlawful dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. The amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices will provide for such limitation of liability.

        Section 145(a) of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any director, officer, employee or agent, or former director, officer, employee or agent, who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation), by reason of such person's service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or such person's service, at the corporation's request, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding; provided that such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation; and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, provided that such director or officer had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.

        Section 145(b) of the DGCL empowers a corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit; provided that such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, except that no indemnification may be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such director or officer shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the court shall deem proper. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in the amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices, ANGI Homeservices will be required to indemnify any such person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such person only if the commencement of such proceeding (or part thereof) by any such person was authorized by the ANGI Homeservices board of directors.

        In addition, the amended and restated certificate of incorporation of ANGI Homeservices will provide that ANGI Homeservices must indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized by law. Under the amended and restated bylaws of ANGI Homeservices, ANGI Homeservices is also expressly required to advance certain expenses to its directors and officers and is permitted to, and currently intends to, carry directors' and officers' insurance providing indemnification for its directors and officers for some liabilities. ANGI Homeservices believes that these

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indemnification provisions and the directors' and officers' insurance are useful to attract and retain qualified directors and executive officers.

Item 21.    Exhibits

        The following Exhibits are filed as part of, or are incorporated by reference in, this registration statement:

  2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Angie's List, Inc., IAC/InterActiveCorp, Halo TopCo, Inc. and Casa Merger Sub, Inc., dated as of May 1, 2017.* (included as Annex B to the proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of this registration statement on Form S-4 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

2.2

 

Form of Investor Rights Agreement by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices Inc.

 

2.3

 

Form of Contribution Agreement by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices Inc.*

 

2.4

 

Form of Employee Matters Agreement by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices, Inc.*

 

2.5

 

Form of Tax Sharing Agreement by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices, Inc.

 

2.6

 

Form of Services Agreement by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices, Inc.*

 

2.7

 

Form of Intercompany Note by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices, Inc.*

 

3.1

 

Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ANGI Homeservices Inc. (included as Annex C to the proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of this registration statement on Form S-4 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

3.2

 

Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of ANGI Homeservices Inc. (included as Annex D to the proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of this registration statement on Form S-4 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

4.1

 

Specimen of Class A Common Stock certificate of ANGI Homeservices Inc.+

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as to the validity of the securities being registered+

 

8.1

 

Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP regarding certain tax matters+

 

10.1

 

Form of ANGI Homeservices Inc. 2017 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan+(1)

 

10.2

 

Form of Terms and Conditions for Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the ANGI Homeservices Inc. 2017 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan+(1)

 

10.3

 

Employment Agreement between Glenn H. Schiffman and IAC/InterActiveCorp, dated as of April 7, 2016. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of IAC/InterActiveCorp's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016 (File No. 000-20570) filed on August 9, 2016)(1)

 

10.4

 

Employment Agreement between Angela R. Hicks Bowman and ANGI Homeservices Inc., dated as of June 29, 2017(1)

 

21.1

 

Subsidiaries of ANGI Homeservices Inc.

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  23.1   Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in Exhibits 5.1)+

 

23.2

 

Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1)+

 

23.3

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (Angie's List)

 

23.4

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (HomeAdvisor)

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included in signature page)

 

99.1

 

Form of Proxy Card of Angie's List, Inc.+

 

99.3

 

Consent of Allen & Company LLC

 

99.4

 

Consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

 

99.5

 

Consent of Thomas R. Evans

 

99.6

 

Consent of Angela R. Hicks Bowman

 

99.7

 

Consent of Joseph Levin

 

99.8

 

Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation

 

99.9

 

Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation

*
Annexes, schedules and/or exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. ANGI Homeservices agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted attachment to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on a confidential basis upon request.

+
To be filed by amendment.

(1)
Reflects management contract and compensatory plan.

Item 22.    Undertakings

        The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

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        Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the indemnification provisions described herein, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized, in the City of Golden, State of Colorado, on June 29, 2017.

 
   
   
   
    ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

 

By:

 

/s/ CHRISTOPHER TERRILL

        Name:   Christopher Terrill
        Title:   Chief Executive Officer


POWER OF ATTORNEY

        KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and/or officers whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Gregg Winiarski as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the undersigned and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this and/or any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to sign any Registration Statement that is to be effective on filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, and each of them, full power of authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, each acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
 
Title
 
Date

 

 

 

 

 
/s/ CHRISTOPHER TERRILL

Christopher Terrill
  Chief Executive Officer
(
Principal Executive Officer)
  June 29, 2017

/s/ GLENN SCHIFFMAN

Glenn Schiffman

 

Chief Financial Officer and Director
(
Principal Financial Officer)

 

June 29, 2017

/s/ MICHAEL H. SCHWERDTMAN

Michael H. Schwerdtman

 

Vice President and Controller
(
Principal Accounting Officer)

 

June 29, 2017

/s/ GREGG WINIARSKI

Gregg Winiarski

 

Director

 

June 29, 2017

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
  Description
  2.1   Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Angie's List, Inc., IAC/InterActiveCorp, Halo TopCo, Inc. and Casa Merger Sub, Inc., dated as of May 1, 2017.* (included as Annex B to the proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of this registration statement on Form S-4 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

2.2

 

Form of Investor Rights Agreement by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices Inc.

 

2.3

 

Form of Contribution Agreement by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices Inc.*

 

2.4

 

Form of Employee Matters Agreement by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices, Inc.*

 

2.5

 

Form of Tax Sharing Agreement by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices, Inc.

 

2.6

 

Form of Services Agreement by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices, Inc.*

 

2.7

 

Form of Intercompany Note by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices, Inc.*

 

3.1

 

Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of ANGI Homeservices Inc. (included as Annex C to the proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of this registration statement on Form S-4 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

3.2

 

Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of ANGI Homeservices Inc. (included as Annex D to the proxy statement/prospectus forming a part of this registration statement on Form S-4 and incorporated herein by reference)

 

4.1

 

Specimen of Class A Common Stock certificate of ANGI Homeservices Inc.+

 

5.1

 

Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz as to the validity of the securities being registered+

 

8.1

 

Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP regarding certain tax matters+

 

10.1

 

Form of ANGI Homeservices Inc. 2016 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan+(1)

 

10.2

 

Form of Terms and Conditions for Stock Appreciation Rights granted under the ANGI Homeservices Inc. 2017 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan+(1)

 

10.3

 

Employment Agreement between Glenn H. Schiffman and IAC/InterActiveCorp, dated as of April 7, 2016. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of IAC/InterActiveCorp's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2016 (File No. 000-20570) filed on August 9, 2016)(1)

 

10.4

 

Employment Agreement between Angela R. Hicks Bowman and ANGI Homeservices Inc., dated as of June 29, 2017(1)

 

21.1

 

Subsidiaries of ANGI Homeservices Inc.

 

23.1

 

Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in Exhibits 5.1)+

 

23.2

 

Consent of Sidley Austin LLP (included in Exhibit 8.1)+

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Exhibit
Number
  Description
  23.3   Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (Angie's List)

 

23.4

 

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm (HomeAdvisor)

 

24.1

 

Power of Attorney (included in signature page)

 

99.1

 

Form of Proxy Card of Angie's List, Inc.+

 

99.3

 

Consent of Allen & Company LLC

 

99.4

 

Consent of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

 

99.5

 

Consent of Thomas R. Evans

 

99.6

 

Consent of Angela R. Hicks Bowman

 

99.7

 

Consent of Joseph Levin

 

99.8

 

Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Surviving Corporation

 

99.9

 

Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Surviving Corporation

*
Annexes, schedules and/or exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. ANGI Homeservices agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted attachment to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on a confidential basis upon request.

+
To be filed by amendment.

(1)
Reflects management contract and compensatory plan.

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EXHIBIT 2.2

 

FORM OF

 

INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

and

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

Dated as of

 

[·]

 



 

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ARTICLE I INTERPRETATION

1

 

Section 1.1

Definitions

1

 

Section 1.2

Effective Time

7

 

 

ARTICLE II REGISTRATION RIGHTS

8

 

Section 2.1

Requested Registration

8

 

Section 2.2

NewCo Registration

10

 

Section 2.3

Registration on Form S-3

11

 

Section 2.4

Registration in Connection with Spin-Off

12

 

Section 2.5

Expenses of Registration

12

 

Section 2.6

Registration Procedures

13

 

Section 2.7

Indemnification

14

 

Section 2.8

Rule 144 Reporting

17

 

Section 2.9

Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights

18

 

Section 2.10

Termination of Registration Rights

18

 

 

ARTICLE III ANTI-DILUTION

18

 

Section 3.1

Anti-Dilution Rights

18

 

 

ARTICLE IV BOARD MATTERS

20

 

Section 4.1

Board Size; Initial Composition

21

 

Section 4.2

Election and Appointment of IAC Directors

21

 

Section 4.3

Election and Appointment of ANGI Directors

22

 

Section 4.4

Fees and Expenses; Indemnification

23

 

Section 4.5

Board Committees

23

 

 

ARTICLE V OTHER AGREEMENTS

24

 

Section 5.1

Future Transactions

24

 

Section 5.2

DGCL Section 253 Transaction

24

 

Section 5.3

Controlled Company Status

24

 

Section 5.4

Amendments to the NewCo Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws

24

 

 

ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS

25

 

Section 6.1

Termination

25

 

Section 6.2

Counterparts

25

 

Section 6.3

Entire Agreement; Coordination

25

 

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Section 6.4

Construction

25

 

Section 6.5

Signatures

26

 

Section 6.6

Assignability

26

 

Section 6.7

Third Party Beneficiaries

27

 

Section 6.8

Specific Performance

27

 

Section 6.9

Governing Law

27

 

Section 6.10

Notices

28

 

Section 6.11

Severability

28

 

Section 6.12

Waivers of Default; Conflicts

28

 

Section 6.13

Amendment

29

 

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INVESTOR RIGHTS AGREEMENT

 

This Investor Rights Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of [·], is made by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation (“IAC”), and ANGI Homesevices Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NewCo” and, together with IAC, the “Parties” and each a “Party”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, IAC, NewCo, Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo (“Merger Sub”), and Angie’s List, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 1, 2017 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), providing for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, with the Company surviving such merger (the “Merger”) as a wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo;

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the Merger that, prior to the date and time when the Merger becomes effective (the “Merger Effective Time”), the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance be consummated in accordance with the terms of that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, between IAC and NewCo (as may be amended from time to time, the “Contribution Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement contemplates that IAC and NewCo will enter into this Agreement and a series of agreements as set forth in Section 2.11 of the Contribution Agreement (together with the Contribution Agreement, the “Other Ancillary Agreements”); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Other Ancillary Agreements, the Parties intend that NewCo grant to IAC certain rights, as provided for in this Agreement, from and after the Merger Effective Time;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and covenants set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

INTERPRETATION

 

Section 1.1                                    Definitions.  The capitalized words and expressions and variations thereof used in this Agreement, unless a clearly inconsistent meaning is required under the context, shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

(a)                                 Additional Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a).

 

(b)                                 Additional Issuance Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).

 

(c)                                  Affiliate” of any Person shall mean any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such first Person as of the

 



 

date on which or at any time during the period for when such determination is being made.  For purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing; provided that Expedia, Inc. and its controlled Affiliates shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of IAC or NewCo.

 

(d)                                 Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

(e)                                  ANGI Director” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(b).

 

(f)                                   ANGI Nominee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).

 

(g)                                  ANGI Replacement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(b).

 

(h)                                 Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of NewCo.

 

(i)                                     Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the banks in New York are authorized by law or executive order to remain closed.

 

(j)                                    Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

(k)                                 Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

(l)                                     Contribution” shall have the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

(m)                             Contribution Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

(n)                                 Contribution Effective Time” shall mean the time of the consummation of the Contribution.

 

(o)                                 Demand Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

(p)                                 Election Meeting” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

 

(q)                                 Equity Interest” shall mean, with respect to the IAC Group, as of any date of determination, the percentage represented by the quotient of, without duplication, (i) the number of shares of NewCo Common Stock owned (whether of record or book-entry through a brokerage account held in the name of IAC or any member of the IAC Group) by IAC or any member of the IAC Group divided by (ii) the number of shares of NewCo Common Stock outstanding.

 

(r)                                    Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any similar successor federal statute and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

 

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(s)                                   Excluded Issuance” shall mean any issuance of NewCo Common Stock (i) in a Sale Transaction, or (ii) to an employee or independent contractor in connection with the performance of services by such Person, which NewCo Common Stock is “substantially nonvested” within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and with respect to which no election pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code is made (“Restricted Stock”); provided that, for purposes of this definition and Section 3.1 of this Agreement, any stock covered by the provisions of clause (ii) shall be deemed to have been issued for purposes of Section 3.1 of this Agreement on the date (the “Lapse Date”) on which it becomes “substantially vested” within the meaning of Section 83 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder.

 

(t)                                    Fair Market Value” for a security publicly traded in the over-the-counter market, interdealer quotation system or on a recognized stock exchange shall be the average closing price of such security for the three (3) trading days ending on the applicable day (or, if such day is not a trading day, the trading day immediately preceding the applicable day), and for all other securities or property “Fair Market Value” shall be determined by a nationally recognized investment banking firm or valuation firm which has not been engaged by NewCo or IAC or their respective Affiliates for the prior three (3) years, which firm shall be mutually agreed upon by NewCo and IAC; provided that, if NewCo and IAC cannot agree on such an investment banking firm or valuation firm within ten (10) Business Days, such investment banking firm or valuation firm shall be selected by a panel designated in accordance with the rules of JAMS, Inc.  The fees, costs and expenses of JAMS, Inc. and the investment banking firm or valuation firm so selected shall be borne equally by NewCo and IAC.

 

(u)                                 Governmental Authority” shall mean any court, arbitration panel, governmental or regulatory authority, agency, stock exchange, commission or body.

 

(v)                                 Group” shall mean the IAC Group or the HomeAdvisor Group, as the context requires.

 

(w)                               HomeAdvisor Entities” shall mean the entities set forth on Schedule 2.05(b) to the Contribution Agreement.

 

(x)                                 HomeAdvisor Group” shall mean NewCo, Merger Sub, the HomeAdvisor Entities and each other Person (other than any member of the IAC Group) that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of NewCo immediately after the Contribution Effective Time, and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of NewCo after the Contribution Effective Time (including the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Merger Effective Time).

 

(y)                                 IAC” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

(z)                                  IAC Additional Shares” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

 

(aa)                          IAC Covered Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(a).

 

(bb)                          IAC Director” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1(a).

 

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(cc)                            IAC Group” shall mean IAC and its Subsidiaries, other than any member of the HomeAdvisor Group.

 

(dd)                          IAC Nominee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).

 

(ee)                            IAC Ownership Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(c).

 

(ff)                              IAC Registration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(a).

 

(gg)                            IAC Replacement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(e).

 

(hh)                          IAC Share Issuance” shall have the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

(ii)                                  Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(c).

 

(jj)                                Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(c).

 

(kk)                          Initial Governance Period” shall mean the period beginning at the Merger Effective Time and ending on the date prior to the date on which the 2020 annual meeting of NewCo stockholders is held (without regard to any adjournments or postponements of such meeting).

 

(ll)                                  Issuance Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

 

(mm)                  Issue Price” shall mean the price per share equal to (i) in connection with an underwritten offering of NewCo Common Stock, the price at which the stock is offered to the public or other investors as reflected in the final prospectus for such offering, (ii) in connection with other sales of NewCo Common Stock for cash, the cash price paid therefor, (iii) in connection with the vesting of Restricted Stock (as defined in the definition of “Excluded Issuance” above), the Fair Market Value of the stock on the Lapse Date (as defined in the definition of “Excluded Issuance” above), (iv) in connection with the issuance of NewCo Common Stock as consideration in an acquisition by NewCo or any of its Subsidiaries, the average of the Fair Market Value of the stock for the five (5) trading days ending on the third (3rd) trading day immediately preceding (A) the date upon which definitive agreements with respect to such acquisition were entered into to the extent the number shares of NewCo Common Stock to be issued in such transaction is fixed on that date, or (B) such later date on which the consideration, or remaining portion thereof, issuable in such transaction becomes fixed, (v) in connection with a compensatory issuance of shares of NewCo Common Stock (other than Restricted Stock), the Fair Market Value of the NewCo Common Stock upon issuance, and (vi) in all other cases, including, without limitation, in connection with the issuance of NewCo Common Stock pursuant to an option, warrant or convertible security (other than in connection with issuances described in clause (v) above), the Fair Market Value of the NewCo Common Stock on the date of issuance.

 

(nn)                          Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

(oo)                          Merger Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

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(pp)                          Merger Effective Time” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

(qq)                          Merger Sub” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

(rr)                                NASDAQ” shall mean the Nasdaq Stock Market.

 

(ss)                              NewCo” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

(tt)                                NewCo Class A Common Stock” shall mean the Class A common stock of NewCo, par value $0.001 per share.

 

(uu)                          NewCo Class B Common Stock” shall mean the Class B common stock of NewCo, par value $0.001 per share.

 

(vv)                          NewCo Class C Common Stock” shall mean the Class C common stock of NewCo, par value $0.001 per share.

 

(ww)                      NewCo Common Stock” shall mean common stock of NewCo, including the NewCo Class A Common Stock, the NewCo Class B Common Stock, the NewCo Class C Common Stock and any other equity interest treated as common stock of NewCo for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

 

(xx)                          NewCo Covered Person” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7(b).

 

(yy)                          NewCo Non-voting Stock” shall mean NewCo Class C Common Stock and any other class of NewCo Common Stock that is not NewCo Voting Stock.

 

(zz)                            NewCo Registration” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).

 

(aaa)                   NewCo Voting Stock” shall mean the NewCo Class A Common Stock and the NewCo Class B Common Stock, and any other class of common stock or other equity interest in NewCo treated as voting stock of NewCo for U.S. federal income tax purposes.  For the avoidance of doubt, NewCo Voting Stock does not include the NewCo Class C Common Stock.

 

(bbb)                   Other Ancillary Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

(ccc)                      Party” or “Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

(ddd)                   Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, corporation, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization, government or department or agency of a government.

 

(eee)                      Piggyback Demand” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a)(B).

 

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(fff)                         Purchase Election Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b).

 

(ggg)                      register,” “registered” and “registration” shall refer to a registration effected by preparing and filing a Registration Statement and the declaration or ordering of the effectiveness of such Registration Statement.

 

(hhh)                   “Registrable Securities” shall mean (i) any and all shares of NewCo Common Stock held or acquired by IAC or another member of the IAC Group and (ii) any other shares of NewCo Common Stock issued or issuable with respect to shares described in clause (i) by way of a share dividend or share split or in connection with a combination of shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, reorganization or similar transaction; provided, however, that Registrable Securities shall not include any shares of NewCo Common Stock described in clause (i) or (ii) above if (A) a Registration Statement covering such Registrable Security has been declared effective by the SEC and such Registrable Security has been disposed of by IAC or another member of the IAC Group pursuant to such effective Registration Statement, or (B) such shares are sold under circumstances in which all of the applicable conditions of Rule 144 (or any similar provisions in force) under the Securities Act are met or are eligible for sale under such Rule 144 without any volume limitations; provided, further, that any security that has ceased to be a Registrable Security shall not thereafter become a Registrable Security and any security that is issued or distributed in respect of securities that have ceased to be Registrable Securities is not a Registrable Security.

 

(iii)                               Registration Expenses” shall mean all expenses incurred in effecting any registration pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation, all registration, qualification, and filing fees, printing expenses, escrow fees, fees and disbursements of counsel for NewCo, state securities law fees and expenses, fees of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., expenses of any regular or special audits incident to or required by any such registration, fees of transfer agents and registrars and the reasonable fees and disbursements of one counsel for IAC and one local counsel for IAC per foreign jurisdiction, but excluding Selling Expenses, fees and disbursements of other counsel for IAC and the compensation of regular employees of NewCo, which shall be paid in any event by NewCo.

 

(jjj)                            Registration Statement” shall mean any registration statement of NewCo filed or to be filed with the SEC under the rules and regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, including the related prospectus, amendments and supplements to such registration statement, and including pre- and post-effective amendments, and all exhibits and all material incorporated by reference in such registration statement.

 

(kkk)                   Rule 144” shall mean Rule 144 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may be promulgated by the SEC.

 

(lll)                               Rule 145” shall mean Rule 145 as promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such Rule may be amended from time to time, or any similar successor rule that may be promulgated by the SEC.

 

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(mmm)       Sale Transaction” shall mean the consummation of a merger, consolidation, business combination, amalgamation or other similar transaction between NewCo and another entity (other than (i) a Subsidiary of NewCo or (ii) IAC or any Subsidiary of IAC) in which NewCo is acquired by such other entity or a Person who controls such entity, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of NewCo to another entity, other than (x) a Subsidiary of NewCo or (y) IAC or a Subsidiary of IAC.

 

(nnn)                   SEC” shall mean the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or any other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.

 

(ooo)                   Section 2.1(g) Sale Number” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(g).

 

(ppp)                   Section 2.2(c) Sale Number” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(c).

 

(qqq)                   Securities Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any similar successor federal statute and the rules and regulations thereunder, all as the same shall be in effect from time to time.

 

(rrr)                            Selling Expenses” shall mean all underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities.

 

(sss)                         Subsidiary” of any Person shall mean any corporation, partnership, limited liability entity, joint venture or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which a majority of the total voting power of capital stock or other interests entitled (without the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof, is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

 

(ttt)                            Total Equity Interests” means the number of shares of outstanding NewCo Common Stock.

 

(uuu)                   Total Voting Power” shall mean the Voting Power possessed by all outstanding shares of NewCo Voting Stock.

 

(vvv)                   Underwritten Offering” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(f).

 

(www)             Voting Interest” shall mean, with respect to any Person, the percentage equal to the quotient of (a) the Voting Power possessed by the shares of NewCo Voting Stock held by such Person divided by (b) the Total Voting Power.

 

(xxx)                   Voting Power” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term for purposes of Section 368(c) of the Code.

 

Section 1.2                                    Effective Time.  This Agreement shall be effective as of the Merger Effective Time.

 

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ARTICLE II

 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS

 

Section 2.1                                    Requested Registration.

 

(a)                                 Request for Registration.  Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.1, if NewCo shall receive from IAC a written demand (a “Demand Notice”) signed by an authorized officer of IAC requesting that NewCo effect the registration of all or any portion of the Registrable Securities, NewCo shall, as soon as practicable, use its reasonable best efforts to effect such registration under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and to permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Registrable Securities as is specified in such Demand Notice (such registration, an “IAC Registration”).  The Demand Notice shall state the aggregate number of shares of Registrable Securities intended to be registered and the intended methods of disposition thereof (including whether the offering is to be an Underwritten Offering) and the registration procedures to be undertaken by NewCo in connection therewith.

 

(b)                                 Filing of Registration Statement.  Subject to the provisions of this Section 2.1, promptly upon receipt of a Demand Notice, NewCo will file the applicable Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable and will use its best efforts to, in accordance with the terms set forth in the Demand Notice, effect within one hundred eighty (180) days of the filing of such Registration Statement the registration under the Securities Act (including, without limitation, appropriate qualification under applicable “blue sky” or other securities laws) of the Registrable Securities that NewCo has been required to register pursuant to this Section 2.1.

 

(c)                                  Limitations on Requested Registration.  NewCo shall not be obligated to effect, or to take any action to effect, any IAC Registration pursuant to this Section 2.1:

 

(i)                                     in any twelve (12)-month period, after NewCo has initiated two (2) IAC Registrations (counting for these purposes only Registration Statements that have been publicly filed with the SEC (with the initially filed Registration Statement and any subsequent amendments thereto counting as a single Registration Statement)); or

 

(ii)                                  if IAC proposes to dispose of Registrable Securities that may be immediately registered on Form S-3 pursuant to a request made under Section 2.3.

 

(d)                                 Deferral.  If (i) in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, the filing or the effectiveness or availability of a Registration Statement covering the Registrable Securities (A) would be materially detrimental to NewCo due to the early disclosure of information relating to the business, financial condition or results of operation of NewCo that NewCo is not otherwise then obligated to disclose or (B) would put at material risk a then-contemplated primary offering by NewCo of NewCo Common Stock pursuant to a NewCo initiated registration statement (whether previously filed or proposed to be filed), (ii) the Board of Directors concludes, as a result, that it is in the best interests of NewCo to defer the filing or suspend the effectiveness or availability of such Registration Statement at such time, and (iii) NewCo furnishes to IAC a certificate signed by the Chairperson of the Audit Committee of

 

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NewCo stating that, in the reasonable good faith judgment of the Board of Directors, it would be materially detrimental to NewCo for such Registration Statement to be filed or to be declared effective or available in the near future and that it is, therefore, in the best interests of NewCo to defer the filing or suspend the effectiveness or availability of such Registration Statement, then NewCo shall have the right, by written notice to IAC, to defer such filing or suspend the effectiveness or availability of such Registration Statement for a period of not more than seventy-five (75) days after receipt of the Demand Notice (or such shorter period that the Board of Directors concludes in good faith is necessary); provided, however, that NewCo shall not defer its obligation in this manner more than twice in any twelve (12)-month period.

 

(e)                                  Withdrawal of Request.  IAC may withdraw its request for registration pursuant to this Section 2.1 at any time.  If IAC does withdraw its request for registration, NewCo shall cease all efforts to secure registration and such registration nonetheless shall be deemed an IAC Registration for purposes of Section 2.1(c)(i) unless (i) the withdrawal is made following deferral pursuant to Section 2.1(d), (ii)  IAC shall have learned that there has been a material adverse change in the business or prospects of NewCo since the date of the applicable Demand Notice and IAC has withdrawn its request for registration with reasonable promptness after learning of such material adverse change, or (iii) IAC shall have paid or reimbursed NewCo for all of the Registration Expenses incurred by NewCo in connection with the withdrawn registration.

 

(f)                                   Underwriting.  If IAC intends to distribute any Registrable Securities covered by its request by means of an underwriting (an “Underwritten Offering”), it shall so advise NewCo as a part of its request made pursuant to this Section 2.1.  In such event, the right of IAC to include all or any portion of its Registrable Securities in an Underwritten Offering shall be conditioned upon IAC’s participation in such underwriting on the terms and subject to the applicable provisions herein.  In the case of an IAC Registration involving an Underwritten Offering of Registrable Securities, IAC shall select the underwriters, provided that the managing underwriter shall be a nationally recognized investment banking firm.  IAC shall determine the pricing of the Registrable Securities offered pursuant to any such Registration Statement in connection with an IAC Registration, the applicable underwriting discount and other financial terms (including the material terms of the applicable underwriting agreement, such agreement to be reasonably satisfactory to NewCo and to contain such representations and warranties by NewCo, indemnification/contribution provisions and such other terms as are generally prevailing in agreements of that type) and determine the timing of any such registration and sale, subject to this Section 2.1, and IAC shall be solely responsible for all such discounts and fees payable to such underwriters in such Underwritten Offering (except with respect to any securities sold by NewCo or another security holder of NewCo in such IAC Registration).  If NewCo shall request inclusion in any IAC Registration of securities being sold for its own account, or if any other security holder of NewCo shall request inclusion in any IAC Registration pursuant to this Section 2.1 and the distribution is to be made by means of an Underwritten Offering, IAC may, in its sole discretion, offer to include such securities in the Underwritten Offering and such offer shall be conditioned upon the participation of NewCo or such other Person in such underwriting and the inclusion of NewCo’s and/or such other Person’s securities of NewCo on the terms and subject to the applicable provisions of this Article II.

 

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(g)                                  Underwriter Cutback.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.1, if the managing underwriter of any IAC Registration involving an Underwritten Offering advises IAC in writing that the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, when added to the number of other securities to be offered in the Underwritten Offering as permitted by IAC pursuant to Section 2.1(f), would materially adversely impact the purchase price obtained for the securities to be included or the total proceeds contemplated in such Underwritten Offering, then the following securities shall be included in such IAC Registration, to the extent of the total number of securities that IAC is so advised can be sold in (or during the time of) such offering without so materially adversely affecting such offering (the “Section 2.1(g) Sale Number”):  (i) first, all Registrable Securities IAC proposed to register in the applicable Demand Notice; (ii) second, to the extent the number of securities to be registered pursuant to the foregoing clause (i) is less than the Section 2.1(g) Sale Number, the number of securities proposed to be registered by NewCo; and (iii) third, to the extent the number of securities to be registered pursuant to the foregoing clause (i), when added to the securities to be registered pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii), is less than the Section 2.1(g) Sale Number, the number of securities proposed to be registered by any other security holder of NewCo.

 

(h)                                 Exclusion from Underwriting.  If a security holder of NewCo who has requested inclusion in an IAC Registration involving an Underwritten Offering as provided in Section 2.1(f) does not agree to the terms of any such Underwritten Offering, such Person shall be excluded therefrom by written notice from NewCo, the managing underwriter or IAC.  The securities so excluded shall also be withdrawn from such registration (to the extent previously included).

 

Section 2.2                                    NewCo Registration.

 

(a)                                 NewCo Registration.  If NewCo shall determine to register the disposition of any securities issued or to be issued by it, either for its own account or the account of a security holder or holders (a “NewCo Registration”), other than (i) a registration pursuant to Section 2.1, Section 2.3 or Section 2.4, (ii) a registration relating solely to employee benefit plans, (iii) a registration relating solely to the offer and sale of debt securities (including debt securities convertible into equity securities), or (iv) a registration relating solely to a corporate reorganization or other Rule 145 transaction, NewCo shall:

 

(A)                               promptly give written notice of the proposed registration to IAC; and

 

(B)                               use its reasonable best efforts to include in such NewCo Registration, except as set forth in Section 2.2(c) and Section 2.2(d), and in any Underwritten Offering involved therein, all such Registrable Securities specified in any written request or requests made by IAC (each, a “Piggyback Demand”) and received by NewCo within twenty (20) days after such written notice from NewCo is delivered to IAC.  Such Piggyback Demand may specify that IAC desires to include in such registration all or any portion of the Registrable Securities.

 

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(b)                                 Underwriting.  If the NewCo Registration is intended to be made by means of an Underwritten Offering, NewCo shall so advise IAC as a part of the written notice given pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(A).  In such event, the right of IAC to participate in such Underwritten Offering shall be conditioned upon IAC’s participation in such underwriting on the terms and subject to the applicable provisions herein.  If IAC proposes to distribute its Registrable Securities through such Underwritten Offering it shall (together with NewCo and any other security holders of NewCo permitted to participate in such Underwritten Offering) enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form (including any customary “lock-up” arrangements) with the representative of the underwriter or underwriters selected by NewCo, provided that the terms and conditions of the underwriting agreement shall be subject to IAC’s written consent (not to be unreasonably withheld).

 

(c)                                  Underwriter Cutback.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 2.2, if the managing underwriter of any NewCo Registration involving an Underwritten Offering advises NewCo in writing that the number of Registrable Securities requested to be included in such Underwritten Offering, when added to the number of other securities to be offered in the Underwritten Offering pursuant to Section 2.2(a)(B) (and any securities held by any other security holder of NewCo as permitted by NewCo), would materially adversely impact the purchase price obtained for the securities to be included or the total proceeds contemplated in such Underwritten Offering, then the following securities shall be included in such NewCo Registration, to the extent of the total number of securities that NewCo is so advised can be sold in (or during the time of) such offering without so materially adversely affecting such offering (the “Section 2.2(c) Sale Number”):  (i) first, all securities proposed to be registered by NewCo; (ii) second, to the extent the number of securities proposed to be registered pursuant to the foregoing clause (i) is less than the Section 2.2(c) Sale Number, the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be registered by IAC; and (iii) third, to the extent the number of securities to be registered pursuant to the foregoing clause (i), when added to the securities to be registered pursuant to the foregoing clause (ii), is less than the Section 2.2(c) Sale Number, the number of securities proposed to be registered by any other security holder of NewCo.

 

(d)                                 Exclusion from Underwriting.  If a security holder of NewCo who has requested inclusion in such NewCo Registration involving an Underwritten Offering does not agree to the terms of any such Underwritten Offering, such Person shall be excluded therefrom by written notice from NewCo, the managing underwriter or IAC.  The securities so excluded shall also be withdrawn from such registration (to the extent previously included).

 

(e)                                  Right to Terminate Registration.  NewCo shall have the right to terminate or withdraw any NewCo Registration prior to the applicable Registration Statement having been declared or ordered effective by the SEC whether or not IAC has elected to include Registrable Securities in such registration.  IAC shall also have the right to withdraw its request for inclusion of its Registrable Securities in a NewCo Registration at any time.

 

Section 2.3                                    Registration on Form S-3.

 

(a)                                 Request for Form S-3 Registration.  After the Merger Effective Time, NewCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to qualify for the use of Form S-3 pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act or any successor form under a successor rule, as

 

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applicable.  After NewCo has qualified for the use of Form S-3, in addition to the rights contained in the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.3 and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 2.3, if NewCo shall receive from IAC a written request that NewCo effect any registration on Form S-3 or any similar short form Registration Statement with respect to all or any portion of the Registrable Securities (which request shall state the number of shares of Registrable Securities to be disposed of and the intended methods of disposition of such shares by IAC), NewCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect such registration under and in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Act and to permit or facilitate the sale and distribution of all or such portion of such Registrable Securities as shall be specified in such request.  At any time a Form S-3 shall be effective and remain effective, IAC shall be permitted to effect an unlimited number of (i) non-Underwritten Offerings or (ii) shelf take-downs off the Form S-3 (which may be Underwritten Offerings), including any underwritten “block trades,” in each case, without notice to, or inclusion of, any other securities held by NewCo or any other Person, and in each case, limited to the Registrable Securities.

 

(b)                                 Deferral.  The provisions of Section 2.1(d) shall apply to any registration pursuant to this Section 2.3.

 

(c)                                  Underwriting.  If IAC requests registration under this Section 2.3 intending to distribute the Registrable Securities covered by its request by means of an Underwritten Offering, the provisions of Section 2.1(f), Section 2.1(g) and Section 2.1(h) shall apply to such registration.  Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, registrations effected pursuant to this Section 2.3 shall not be counted as requested for registration or registrations effected pursuant to Section 2.1.

 

Section 2.4                                    Registration in Connection with Spin-Off.  In addition to the other rights provided for herein, NewCo agrees that if any Registrable Securities require registration with or approval of any Governmental Authority before such Registrable Securities may be distributed to IAC stockholders, whether by dividend, recapitalization, exchange, redemption or other extraordinary transaction, or sold by such IAC stockholders thereafter without restriction under applicable law, NewCo shall cause such Registrable Securities to be duly registered or approved, as the case may be.  In addition, NewCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to list any shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock required to be delivered upon any conversion, exchange or transfer of shares of the NewCo Class B Common Stock prior to such delivery, on each national securities exchange or interdealer quotation system on which the outstanding NewCo Class A Common Stock is listed at the time of such delivery.

 

Section 2.5                                    Expenses of Registration.  Except as contemplated by Section 2.1(f), all Registration Expenses incurred in connection with registrations pursuant to Section 2.1, Section 2.2, Section 2.3 or Section 2.4 hereof shall be borne by NewCo; provided, however, that NewCo shall not be required to pay for any expenses of any registration proceeding begun pursuant to Section 2.1, Section 2.3 or Section 2.4 if the registration request is subsequently withdrawn at the request of IAC (unless (i) the withdrawal is made following deferral pursuant to Section 2.1(d), or (ii) the withdrawal is based on the reasonable determination of IAC that there has been, since the date of the applicable Demand Notice, a material adverse change in the business or prospects of NewCo).  All Selling Expenses relating to securities registered on behalf of IAC and any other holders of securities shall be borne by IAC and such other holders of

 

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securities included in such registration pro rata in proportion to the number of securities to be registered by a holder versus the total number of securities to be included in such registration by the Company and all participating holders.

 

Section 2.6                                    Registration Procedures.  IAC agrees to furnish to NewCo such information regarding IAC and the distribution proposed by IAC as NewCo may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance referred to in this Article II.  In the case of each registration effected by NewCo pursuant to this Article II, NewCo shall keep IAC promptly informed in writing as to the initiation of each registration and as to the completion thereof.  At its expense, NewCo shall use its reasonable best efforts to:

 

(a)                                 keep the relevant registration effective for a period ending on the earlier of the date that is one-hundred and twenty (120) days from the effective date of the applicable Registration Statement or such time as IAC has completed the distribution described in such Registration Statement;

 

(b)                                 prepare and file with the SEC such amendments and supplements to such Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement for the period set forth in Section 2.6(a);

 

(c)                                  furnish such number of prospectuses, including any preliminary prospectuses, and other documents incident thereto, including any amendment of or supplement to the prospectus, as IAC may from time to time reasonably request;

 

(d)                                 register and qualify the securities covered by such Registration Statement under such other securities laws of such jurisdictions as shall be reasonably requested by IAC;

 

(e)                                  notify IAC at any time when a prospectus relating to a Registration Statement registering the offering of Registrable Securities is required to be delivered under the Securities Act of the happening of any event as a result of which the prospectus included in such Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in light of the circumstances then existing, and following such notification promptly (and in any event within five (5) days thereafter) prepare and furnish to IAC a reasonable number of copies of a supplement to or an amendment of such prospectus as may be necessary so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Registrable Securities covered by such prospectus, such prospectus shall not include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or incomplete in light of the circumstances then existing;

 

(f)                                   furnish, on the date that such Registrable Securities are delivered to the underwriters for sale, if such securities are being sold through an Underwritten Offering, (i) an opinion, dated as of such date, of the counsel representing NewCo for the purposes of such registration, in form and substance as is customarily given to underwriters in an Underwritten

 

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Offering, addressed to the underwriters, if any and (ii) a “comfort” letter dated as of such date, from the independent certified public accountants of NewCo, in form and substance as is customarily given by independent certified public accountants to underwriters in an Underwritten Offering, addressed to the underwriters;

 

(g)                                  provide a transfer agent and registrar for all Registrable Securities registered pursuant to such Registration Statement and a CUSIP number for all such Registrable Securities, in each case not later than the effective date of such registration;

 

(h)                                 comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the SEC, and make available to its security holders, as soon as reasonably practicable, an earnings statement covering the period of at least twelve (12) months, but not more than eighteen (18) months, beginning with the first (1st) month after the effective date of the Registration Statement, which earnings statement shall satisfy the provisions of Section 11(a) of the Securities Act;

 

(i)                                     cause all such Registrable Securities registered pursuant to this Agreement (including, for the avoidance of doubt, shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock) to be listed on each over-the-counter market, interdealer quotation system or securities exchange on which securities issued by NewCo are then listed; and

 

(j)                                    in connection with any Underwritten Offering pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 2.1 or Section 2.3 hereof, enter into an underwriting agreement in form reasonably necessary to effect the offer and sale of securities issued by NewCo; provided, however, that such underwriting agreement contains reasonable and customary provisions, and provided further, however, that IAC shall also enter into and perform its obligations under such an agreement.

 

Section 2.7                                    Indemnification.

 

(a)                                 NewCo shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless IAC and each of its Affiliates (other than NewCo and its Subsidiaries), officers, directors, employees and partners, legal counsel, and accountants (each, an “IAC Covered Person”) against any losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other professional advisors), joint or several, to which such IAC Covered Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state “blue sky” securities law, any equivalent non-U.S. securities laws or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities or expenses arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, freewriting prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), offering circular, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein, (ii) any omission (or alleged omission) of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation (or alleged violation) by NewCo of the Securities Act, any similar federal or state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to NewCo and relating to any action or inaction required of NewCo in connection with any registration of securities, and NewCo will reimburse such IAC Covered Person for any legal or other expenses

 

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reasonably incurred by such IAC Covered Person in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such loss, claim, action, damage or liability; provided, however, that NewCo shall not be so liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, action, loss, damage or liability arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission, action or violation made or incorporated by reference in any such Registration Statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, freewriting prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), offering circular, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information prepared and furnished to NewCo by such IAC Covered Person or prepared on behalf of NewCo by such IAC Covered Person expressly for use therein; provided further, however, that, except as provided in the penultimate sentence of Section 2.7(c) of this Agreement,  the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.7(a) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any loss, action, claim, damage or liability if such settlement is effected without the consent of NewCo (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed).  This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability NewCo may otherwise have.

 

(b)                                 IAC shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, indemnify and hold harmless NewCo and each of its Affiliates (other than IAC and its Subsidiaries), officers, directors, employees and partners, legal counsel, and accountants (each, a “NewCo Covered Person”) against any losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and other professional advisors), joint or several, to which such NewCo Covered Person may become subject under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any state “blue sky” securities law, any equivalent non-U.S. securities laws or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities or expenses arise out of or are based upon (i) any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained or incorporated by reference in any Registration Statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, freewriting prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), offering circular, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein, (ii) any omission (or alleged omission) of a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or (iii) any violation (or alleged violation) by IAC of the Securities Act, any similar federal or state securities laws or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to IAC and relating to any action or inaction required of IAC in connection with any registration of securities, and IAC will reimburse such NewCo Covered Person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such NewCo Covered Person in connection with investigating and defending or settling any such loss, claim, action, damage or liability; provided, however, that IAC shall not be so liable in any such case to the extent that any such claim, action, loss, damage or liability arises out of or is based on any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement, or omission or alleged omission, action or violation made or incorporated by reference in any such Registration Statement, prospectus, preliminary prospectus, freewriting prospectus (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act or any successor rule thereto), offering circular, or any amendment thereof or supplement thereto or any document incorporated by reference therein in reliance upon, and in conformity with, written information prepared and furnished to IAC or prepared on behalf of IAC by such NewCo Covered Person expressly for use therein; provided further, however, that, except as provided in the penultimate sentence of Section 2.7(c) of this Agreement, the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 2.7(b) shall not apply to amounts

 

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paid in settlement of any loss, action, claim, damage or liability if such settlement is effected without the consent of IAC (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed); provided further, however, that in no event shall the amount that IAC shall be required to pay or contribute pursuant to this Section 2.7(b) exceed an amount equal to the net proceeds (after deducting any Selling Expenses paid by IAC) actually received by IAC in the sale of Registrable Securities that give rise to such obligation to pay or contribute, except in the case of intentional misrepresentation by IAC or such IAC Covered Person.  This indemnity shall be in addition to any liability IAC may otherwise have.

 

(c)                                  Each Party entitled to indemnification under this Section 2.7 (the “Indemnified Party”) shall give written notice to the Party required to provide indemnification (the “Indemnifying Party”) promptly after such Indemnified Party has actual knowledge of any claim as to which indemnity may be sought; provided that any failure or delay to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder, except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party is materially prejudiced by reason of such failure or delay.  In case a claim or an action that is subject or potentially subject to indemnification hereunder is brought against an Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate in and shall have the right, exercisable by giving written notice to the Indemnified Party as promptly as practicable after receipt of written notice from such Indemnified Party of such claim or action, to assume, at the Indemnifying Party’s expense, the defense of any such claim or action; provided, however, that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or any action resulting therefrom, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at the Indemnified Party’s expense (and with counsel of its own choice); provided, further, however, that the Indemnifying Party shall be obligated to reimburse the Indemnified Party for any fees, costs or expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Party in connection with such defense if (A) the Indemnifying Party has agreed in writing to pay such fees, costs and expenses, (B) the Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense of such claim or action within a reasonable time after receipt of notice of such claim or action, (C) having assumed the defense of such claim or action, the Indemnifying Party fails to employ counsel reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Party or to pursue the defense of such claim or action in a reasonably vigorous manner, (D) the use of counsel chosen by the Indemnifying Party to represent the Indemnified Party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest or (E) the Indemnified Party has reasonably concluded that there may be one or more legal or equitable defenses available to it and/or any other Indemnified Party that is or are different from or additional to those available to the Indemnifying Party.  Subject to the third proviso in the foregoing sentence, no Indemnifying Party shall, in connection with any one claim or action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general circumstances or allegations, be liable for the fees, costs and expenses of more than one firm of attorneys (in addition to one local counsel in each relevant jurisdiction) for all Indemnified Parties.  The Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to settle a claim or action for which any Indemnified Party is entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Section 2.7 without the consent of the Indemnified Party, and the Indemnifying Party shall not consent to the entry of any judgment or enter into or agree to any settlement relating to such claim or action unless such judgment or settlement does not impose any admission of wrongdoing or ongoing obligations on any Indemnified Party and includes as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff therein to such Indemnified Party, in form and substance reasonably

 

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acceptable to such Indemnified Party, of a full and final release from all liability in respect of such claim or action.  Except in the case of a judgment or settlement effected in the circumstances described in clause (B) or (D) of the third proviso to the first sentence of this Section 2.7(c), the Indemnifying Party shall not be liable hereunder for any amount paid or payable incurred pursuant to or in connection with any judgment entered or settlement effected with the consent of an Indemnified Party unless the Indemnifying Party has also consented to such judgment or settlement (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).  Each Indemnified Party shall furnish such information regarding itself or the claim in question as an Indemnifying Party may reasonably request in writing and as shall be reasonably required in connection with defense of such claim and action resulting therefrom.

 

(d)                                 If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2.7 is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unavailable to, or unenforceable by, an Indemnified Party in respect of any loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense referred to herein, then the applicable Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party hereunder, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and of the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such loss, liability, claim, damage, or expense as well as any other relevant equitable considerations.  The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and of the Indemnified Party, on the other hand, shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party, whether the violation of the Securities Act or any other federal or state securities law or rule or regulation promulgated thereunder applicable to NewCo and relating to any action or inaction required of NewCo in connection with any registration of securities was perpetrated by the Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party, and the Parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement, omission or violation.  The Parties agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant hereto were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method or allocation that does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to in this Section 2.7(d).  No Indemnified Party guilty or liable of fraudulent misrepresentation within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act shall be entitled to contribution from any Person that was not guilty of such fraudulent representation.

 

(e)                                  The indemnification provided for under this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Party or an officer, director or Affiliate of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of securities and any termination of this Agreement, but only with respect to offers and sales of Registrable Securities made before the termination date.

 

(f)                                   Disputes, controversies and claims under this Section 2.7 shall be subject to the terms of Article 7 and Sections 10.01 and 10.09 of the Contribution Agreement.

 

Section 2.8                                    Rule 144 Reporting.  With a view to making available the benefits of certain rules and regulations of the SEC that may permit the sale of the Registrable Securities to the public without registration, NewCo agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to:

 

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(a)                                 make and keep public information regarding NewCo available as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144 under the Securities Act, at all times from and after ninety (90) days following the Merger Effective Time;

 

(b)                                 file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of NewCo under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements; and

 

(c)                                  so long as IAC owns any Registrable Securities, furnish to IAC promptly upon written request a written statement by NewCo as to its compliance with the reporting requirements of Rule 144 (at any time from and after ninety (90) days following the Merger Effective Time), and of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (at any time after it has become subject to such reporting requirements), a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of NewCo, and such other reports and documents so filed as IAC may reasonably request in availing itself of any rule or regulation of the SEC allowing IAC to sell any such securities without registration.

 

Section 2.9                                    Limitations on Subsequent Registration Rights.  From and after the date of this Agreement, NewCo shall not, without the prior written consent of IAC, enter into any agreement with any holder or prospective holder of any securities of NewCo giving such holder or prospective holder any registration rights the terms of which are pari passu with or senior to the registration rights granted to IAC pursuant to this Article II.  For these purposes, as to Form S-3 registration rights, pari passu and seniority shall refer to priority in underwriter cut-backs.

 

Section 2.10                             Termination of Registration Rights.  The right of IAC to request registration or inclusion in any registration pursuant to Section 2.1, Section 2.2 or Section 2.3 and the limitations on NewCo with respect to the granting of subsequent registration rights pursuant to Section 2.9 shall terminate on such date on which IAC and any other members of the IAC Group cease to hold Registrable Securities.

 

ARTICLE III

 

ANTI-DILUTION

 

Section 3.1                                    Anti-Dilution Rights.

 

(a)                                 In the event that, after the Merger Effective Time, NewCo issues or proposes to issue (other than to a member of the IAC Group and other than pursuant to an Excluded Issuance) any shares of NewCo Common Stock, including shares of NewCo Common Stock issued upon exercise, conversion or exchange of options, warrants and convertible securities (excluding shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock issued upon conversion of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock) (each such issuance, an “Additional Issuance”), IAC shall have the right (but not the obligation) to purchase or to cause one or more other members of the IAC Group to purchase for cash at a price per share equal to the Issue Price:

 

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(i)                                     in the case of an Additional Issuance of NewCo Voting Stock, up to a number of shares of the class of the NewCo Voting Stock to be issued in the Additional Issuance and/or one (1) or more other classes of NewCo Voting Stock then authorized as is necessary for the IAC Group to maintain (after giving effect to the Additional Issuance and any issuance of NewCo Voting Stock to the IAC Group pursuant to this Section 3.1(a)(i)) ownership of NewCo Voting Stock resulting in the IAC Group’s Voting Interest and Equity Interest being equal to the IAC Group’s Voting Interest and Equity Interest immediately prior to the Additional Issuance; provided that if, in light of the classes of NewCo Voting Stock and the number of shares thereof then authorized and the relative number of outstanding shares of each class of NewCo Common Stock then held by members of the IAC Group and other Persons, it is not possible for IAC to so maintain the IAC Group’s Voting Interest and Equity Interest through such a purchase, then IAC may determine, in its sole discretion, to purchase (or to cause one or more other members of the IAC Group to purchase) up to such number of shares of such class(es) of NewCo Common Stock then authorized (including any class of stock proposed to be issued in the Additional Issuance if not yet authorized) as it shall determine so long as such purchase would not result in the IAC Group’s Voting Interest or, subject to Section 3.1(a)(ii), Equity Interest exceeding the IAC Group’s Voting Interest or Equity Interest, respectively, immediately prior to the Additional Issuance; or

 

(ii)                                  in the case of an Additional Issuance of NewCo Non-voting Stock, up to a number of shares of such class or classes of NewCo Non-voting Stock as is necessary for the IAC Group to maintain (after giving effect to the Additional Issuance and any issuance of NewCo Non-voting Stock to the IAC Group pursuant to this Section 3.1(a)(ii)) ownership of (A) NewCo Common Stock resulting in the IAC Group’s Equity Interest being equal to the IAC Group’s Equity Interest immediately prior to the Additional Issuance and (B) at least 80.1% of the issued and outstanding shares of each class of NewCo Non-voting Stock, without regard to whether the IAC Group owned any shares of such class of NewCo Non-voting Stock before such Additional Issuance(s).

 

(b)                                 NewCo shall give immediate written notice (an “Issuance Notice”) to IAC upon NewCo (x) having received notice of an intended exercise, conversion or exchange of options, warrants or convertible securities (other than a notice requesting conversion of shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock into shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock) or (y) otherwise intending to issue to a third party (other than to a member of the IAC Group) any shares of NewCo Common Stock or any option, warrant, convertible security or other instrument convertible or exchangeable into shares of NewCo Common Stock; provided, however, that NewCo shall not be required to give notice to IAC pursuant to this Section 3.1(b) unless the Additional Issuance resulting from the actions in clause (x) or (y) represents in excess of one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the Total Equity Interests before giving effect to such Additional Issuance; provided, further, however, that, if such Additional Issuance, taken together with any prior Additional Issuance(s) with respect to which IAC was not entitled to receive notice pursuant to the previous proviso, exceeds one-half of one  percent (0.5%) of the Total Equity Interests after giving effect to the contemplated Additional Issuance and such previous

 

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Additional Issuance(s), NewCo shall then be required to provide immediate written notice to IAC of such Additional Issuance and all such previous Additional Issuances for which IAC has not received notice. The Issuance Notice shall specify: (i) the class of NewCo Common Stock to be issued (or that has been issued), (ii) if such shares are of a class not previously issued, a description of the rights of such shares, (iii) the number of shares proposed to be issued (or that have been issued), (iv) the Issue Price (if known) per share, and (v) the anticipated effective date of the Additional Issuance (which, in the case of issuance described in clause (y), shall be a date that is no earlier than the date that is twenty (20) Business Days after the date of the Issuance Notice) and the effective date of any previously completed Additional Issuance for which IAC has become eligible to receive notice pursuant to the second proviso of this Section 3.1(b).  IAC may exercise its rights to purchase NewCo Common Stock pursuant to this Section 3.1 by sending an irrevocable written notice to NewCo (a “Purchase Election Notice”) not later than fifteen (15) Business Days after receipt of an Issuance Notice (or, if later, two (2) Business Days following the determination of the Issue Price) from NewCo that it elects to purchase or to cause one or more members of the IAC Group to purchase all or a portion of such NewCo Common Stock (the “IAC Additional Shares”).

 

(c)                                  If a Purchase Election Notice is sent on or prior to the date on which shares of NewCo Common Stock are being issued pursuant to an Additional Issuance (or the date on which the Additional Issuance is deemed effective, if earlier) (such date, the “Additional Issuance Date”), but subject to the occurrence of the Additional Issuance, (i) the closing of the purchase of the IAC Additional Shares shall occur on the later of (A) the Additional Issuance Date and (B) the date on which all necessary approvals from Governmental Authorities relating to the IAC Additional Shares have been received (the “IAC Ownership Date”), (ii) IAC (or such member of the IAC Group designated by IAC), as of the IAC Ownership Date, shall be considered the owner of the IAC Additional Shares purchased pursuant to this Section 3.1 and (iii) as of the IAC Ownership Date, IAC (or such member of the IAC Group designated by IAC) shall possess all incidents, benefits and burdens of ownership of such NewCo Common Stock, including the right to appreciation in value, the risk of depreciation in value, the right to vote the shares, the right to dividends with respect to the shares, and the right to sell, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of such shares, in each case, as of immediately prior to the Additional Issuance.  At the closing of the purchase and sale on the IAC Ownership Date, NewCo shall deliver to IAC (or such member of the IAC Group designated by IAC), against payment therefor, certificates or book-entry shares (issued in the name of IAC or a member of the IAC Group) representing the shares of NewCo Common Stock being purchased pursuant to this Section 3.1 and shall cause the IAC Additional Shares to be recorded in the stock transfer books of NewCo.

 

(d)                                 If a Purchase Election Notice is sent after the Additional Issuance Date, the closing of the purchase of IAC Additional Shares shall occur on the later of the date that is ten (10) Business Days after the delivery of the Purchase Election Notice by IAC and the date that is five (5) Business Days after receipt of any necessary approvals from Governmental Authorities.

 

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ARTICLE IV

 

BOARD MATTERS

 

Section 4.1                                    Board Size; Initial Composition.  As of the Merger Effective Time, the size of the Board of Directors shall be ten (10) directors consisting of the following persons:

 

(a)                                 six (6) directors designated by IAC (each such director, and any subsequent IAC Nominee (as defined below) serving on the Board of Directors, an “IAC Director”);

 

(b)                                 two (2) directors designated by the Company, which two directors shall initially be Thomas R. Evans and Angie R. Hicks Bowman, or any successor thereto appointed or nominated in accordance with Section 4.3 (each, an “ANGI Director”); and

 

(c)                                  two (2) independent directors (as defined below) designated by IAC.

 

For purposes of this Agreement, an independent director will be an individual who qualifies as “independent” pursuant to the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act.

 

Section 4.2                                    Election and Appointment of IAC Directors.

 

(a)                                 From and after the Merger Effective Time, in connection with each annual or special meeting of stockholders of NewCo at which directors are to be elected (each such annual or special meeting, an “Election Meeting”), IAC shall have the right to nominate (it being understood that such nomination may include any nomination of any incumbent IAC Director (or an IAC Replacement) by the Board of Directors) a number of nominees (each, an “IAC Nominee”) as follows:

 

(i)                                     a number (rounded up to the nearest whole number) of directors constituting a majority of the members of the Board of Directors, if IAC’s Equity Interest or Voting Interest is greater than or equal to fifty percent (50%);

 

(ii)                                  a number (rounded up to the nearest whole number) of directors equal to (A) the total size of the Board of Directors, multiplied by (B) IAC’s Equity Interest or Voting Interest, whichever is greater, so long as IAC’s Equity Interest or Voting Interest is greater than ten percent (10%) but less than fifty percent (50%); and

 

(iii)                               no directors, if IAC’s Equity Interest and Voting Interest are both less than ten percent (10%).

 

(b)                                 IAC shall give written notice to the Board of Directors of each IAC Nominee no later than the date that is sixty (60) days prior to the first (1st) anniversary of the date that NewCo’s annual proxy statement for the prior year was first mailed to NewCo’s stockholders; provided that, if IAC fails to give such notice in a timely manner, then IAC shall be deemed to have nominated the incumbent IAC Directors in a timely manner (unless the number of incumbent IAC Directors is less than the number of IAC Nominees IAC is entitled to nominate pursuant to clause (a) above, in which case NewCo and IAC shall use their respective reasonable best efforts to mutually agree on a nominee or nominees to satisfy the requirements of clause (a) above).

 

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(c)                                  Subject to Section 4.2(e), NewCo and the Board of Directors shall cause each IAC Nominee nominated in accordance with Section 4.2(a) to be included in management’s slate of nominees for election as a director at each Election Meeting and to recommend that NewCo’s stockholders vote in favor of the election of each IAC Nominee.

 

(d)                                 NewCo shall use reasonable best efforts to, and shall use reasonable best efforts to cause the Board of Directors to, cause the election of each IAC Nominee to the Board of Directors at each Election Meeting (including supporting the IAC Nominee for election in a manner no less rigorous and favorable than the manner in which NewCo supports the other nominees).

 

(e)                                  If any IAC Nominee (i) is unable to serve as a nominee for appointment as of the Merger Effective Time or for election as a director or to serve as a director, for any reason, thereafter (ii) ceases to continue as a director (upon death, resignation or otherwise) or fails to be elected at an Election Meeting solely as a result of such IAC Nominee failing to receive a plurality of the votes cast, or (iii) is to be substituted by IAC (with the relevant IAC Nominees’ consent and resignation) for election at an Election Meeting, IAC shall have the right to submit the name of a replacement for each such IAC Nominee (each an “IAC Replacement”) and who shall serve as the nominee for election as director or serve as director in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.2.  An IAC Nominee shall, at the time of nomination and at all times thereafter until such individual’s service on the Board of Directors ceases, meet any applicable requirements or qualifications under applicable law or applicable stock exchange rules.

 

Section 4.3                                    Election and Appointment of ANGI Directors.

 

(a)                                 During the Initial Governance Period, (i) in connection with each Election Meeting, the Board of Directors shall nominate the ANGI Directors (or, if applicable, an ANGI Replacement) (each, an “ANGI Nominee”) for election in accordance with the Bylaws of NewCo and (ii) IAC shall, and shall cause any member of the IAC Group to, (A) cause their respective shares of NewCo capital stock to be present for quorum purposes at any Election Meeting and shall vote or cause to be voted all shares of NewCo capital stock beneficially owned by IAC or any member of the IAC Group in favor of the ANGI Nominees and (B) not vote any shares of NewCo capital stock beneficially owned by IAC or any member of the IAC Group in favor of removal of any ANGI Director, other than for cause.

 

(b)                                 If, prior to expiration of the Initial Governance Period, either ANGI Director (i) is unable or unwilling to serve as a nominee for appointment as of the Merger Effective Time or for election as a director or to serve as a director, for any reason, thereafter, or (ii) ceases to continue as a director (upon death, resignation or otherwise), or fails to be elected at an Election Meeting solely as a result of such ANGI Nominee failing to receive a plurality of the votes cast (other than as a result of a breach by IAC of Section 4.3(a) hereof), the Board of Directors shall select a replacement for such ANGI Director (an “ANGI Replacement”), which ANGI Replacement at such time (i) (A) must qualify to serve as an independent director of NewCo if such replaced ANGI Director qualified to serve as an independent director of NewCo at the time he or she ceased to be able or willing to serve or ceased to continue as a director of NewCo, as the case may be, or (B) must, in all other cases, qualify to serve as an independent director of IAC (were such individual to be appointed at such time to the Board of Directors of

 

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IAC), and (ii) must be reasonably acceptable to the remaining ANGI Director (if any), and who shall serve as the nominee for election as director or serve as director in accordance with the terms of this Section 4.3.  An ANGI Nominee shall, at the time of nomination and at all times thereafter until such individual’s service on the Board of Directors ceases, meet any applicable requirements or qualifications under applicable law or applicable stock exchange rules.

 

(c)                                  If both ANGI Directors (i) are unable or unwilling to serve as nominees for appointment as of the Merger Effective Time or for election as directors or to serve as directors, for any reason, thereafter, or (ii) cease to continue as directors (upon death, resignation or otherwise) or fail to be elected at an Election Meeting solely as a result of such ANGI Nominees failing to receive a plurality of the votes cast (other than as a result of a breach by IAC of Section 4.3(a) hereof), then the provisions set forth in Section 4.1(b), Section 4.3(a), Section 4.3(b), Section 4.5(a) and Section 4.5(b) shall be void and of no further force an effect.

 

Section 4.4                                    Fees and Expenses; Indemnification.  Each IAC Nominee and ANGI Nominee elected to the Board of Directors will be entitled to compensation and other benefits consistent with the compensation and benefits paid or made available to the other directors serving on the Board of Directors who are not executive officers or employees of NewCo, and NewCo will reimburse each IAC Nominee and ANGI Nominee for his or her reasonable expenses, consistent with NewCo’s policy for such reimbursement in effect from time to time, incurred by attending meetings of the Board of Directors and/or any committee of the Board of Directors.  NewCo shall indemnify, or provide for the indemnification of, including, subject to applicable law, any rights to the advancement of fees and expenses, to the IAC Nominee and ANGI Nominees and provide the IAC Nominees and ANGI Nominees with director and officer insurance to the same extent it indemnifies and provides insurance for the non-employee members of the Board of Directors.

 

Section 4.5                                    Board Committees.

 

(a)                                 During the Initial Governance Period, IAC and NewCo agree that the Board of Directors shall not utilize committees of the Board of Directors for the purpose of discriminating against the ANGI Directors in order to limit their participation in substantive deliberations of the Board of Directors, except that the Board of Directors may utilize committees in order to limit the participation of any director to the extent that a majority of the independent directors (for this purpose not counting the director who may have a material conflict of interest in the numerator or denominator) reasonably determines in good faith that doing so is advisable due to a conflict of interest.

 

(b)                                 During the Initial Governance Period, at least one (1) of the members of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors shall be an ANGI Director so long as the ANGI director qualifies as “independent” pursuant to the rules and regulations of the NASDAQ and Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act and is otherwise eligible for membership on an Audit Committee of a board of directors of a corporation listed on NASDAQ.

 

(c)                                  Among other powers and responsibilities as delegated to the Audit Committee from time to time by the Board of Directors, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors shall be responsible (i) for compliance with Section 5630 of the NASDAQ listing rules

 

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or any successor thereto, whether or not NewCo ceases to be listed on the NASDAQ, and (ii) for reviewing any proposed amendments or waivers by NewCo of any term of this Agreement or the Other Ancillary Agreements (other than any amendments or waivers that are immaterial in nature).

 

ARTICLE V

 

OTHER AGREEMENTS

 

Section 5.1                                    Future Transactions.  If IAC advises NewCo, at any time, that IAC intends to dispose of all or a portion of its interest in NewCo (including by way of a distribution to IAC’s stockholders), NewCo agrees to cooperate and take all action reasonably requested by IAC to facilitate such a transaction; provided, however, that, except as otherwise set forth in Article II of this Agreement, IAC shall reimburse NewCo for any reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by NewCo in connection with any such cooperation or action.

 

Section 5.2                                    DGCL Section 253 Transaction.  During the Initial Governance Period, IAC agrees (and agrees to cause any of its Subsidiaries owning capital stock of NewCo) not to effect any transaction involving NewCo otherwise permitted pursuant to Section 253 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware without obtaining the prior approval of a committee of the Board of Directors consisting solely of independent directors, at least fifty percent (50%) of which shall be ANGI Directors so long as any ANGI Directors who qualify as independent directors are then serving on the Board of Directors.

 

Section 5.3                                    Controlled Company Status.  For so long as IAC’s Voting Interest exceeds fifty percent (50%), and except as may be otherwise consented to in advance and in writing by IAC, NewCo agrees to avail itself of the exemptions available to a “Controlled Company” pursuant to the Corporate Governance Requirements of the NASDAQ.

 

Section 5.4                                    Amendments to the NewCo Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws.

 

(a)                                 During the Initial Governance Period, IAC shall, and shall cause any member of the IAC Group to, not vote any shares of NewCo capital stock beneficially owned by IAC or any member of the IAC Group in favor of any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of NewCo, or waiver of any provision thereof, that is inconsistent with the terms of Section 4.1, Section 4.3, Section 4.5, Section 5.1, this Section 5.4, Section 5.2, Section 6.1, Section 6.6 or Section 6.13 of this Agreement and would adversely affect the rights of the holders of NewCo Class A Common Stock, without the prior approval of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

 

(b)                                 During the Initial Governance Period, IAC shall, and shall cause any member of the IAC Group to, not vote any shares of NewCo capital stock beneficially owned by IAC or any member of the IAC Group in favor of any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of NewCo, or waiver of any provision thereof, that is inconsistent with the terms of Section 4.1, Section 4.3, Section 4.5, Section 5.1, this Section 5.4, Section 5.2, Section 6.1, Section 6.6 or Section 6.13 of this Agreement and would adversely affect the rights

 

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of the holders of NewCo Class A Common Stock, without the prior approval of a majority of the holders of NewCo Class A Common Stock.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 6.1                                    Termination.  Except for the rights and obligations of the Parties that earlier terminate, expire or fall away as expressly stated in this Agreement, this Agreement shall terminate on the later of (a) the date on which IAC’s Equity Interest is less than ten percent (10%) and (b) such date on which IAC and any other members of the IAC Group cease to hold Registrable Securities.

 

Section 6.2                                    Counterparts.  This Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties thereto and delivered to the other parties.

 

Section 6.3                                    Entire Agreement; Coordination.  The Merger Agreement, this Agreement, the Other Ancillary Agreements (and the Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes thereto) and the specific agreements contemplated hereby or thereby contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, oral or written, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter.  No agreements or understandings exist between NewCo and IAC other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.  In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Other Ancillary Agreements with respect to matters addressed in the Other Ancillary Agreements, the provisions of the Other Ancillary Agreements shall control.

 

Section 6.4                                    Construction.  In this Agreement and each of the Other Ancillary Agreements, unless a clear contrary intention appears:

 

(a)                                 the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;

 

(b)                                 reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are not prohibited by this Agreement or the relevant Other Ancillary Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually;

 

(c)                                  reference to any gender includes each other gender;

 

(d)                                 reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified, supplemented or restated, and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof subject to compliance with the requirements set forth herein or in the relevant Other Ancillary Agreement;

 

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(e)                                  “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Agreement or to the relevant Other Ancillary Agreement as a whole and not to any particular article, or other provision hereof or thereof;

 

(f)                                   “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including, without limiting the generality of, any description preceding such term;

 

(g)                                  the Table of Contents and headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof or thereof;

 

(h)                                 with respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” means “to but excluding;”

 

(i)                                     references to documents, instruments or agreements shall be deemed to refer as well to all addenda, exhibits, schedules or amendments thereto; and

 

(j)                                    references to the “other,” or the “other Party” refer to NewCo or IAC, as the context requires.

 

Section 6.5                                    Signatures.  Each of NewCo and IAC acknowledges that it and the other Party (and the other members of their respective Groups) may execute certain of the Other Ancillary Agreements by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature.  Each of NewCo and IAC expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature made in its respective name (or that of the applicable member of its Group) as if it were a manual signature, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and agrees that at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time it will as promptly as reasonably practicable cause each such Other Ancillary Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof).

 

Section 6.6                                    Assignability.

 

(a)                                 Except as set forth in any Other Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and thereto, respectively, and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that except as contemplated in this Section 6.6 or as specifically provided in any Other Ancillary Agreement, no Party hereto or thereto may assign its respective rights or delegate its respective obligations under this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto or thereto.

 

(b)                                 In the event IAC desires to effect a spin-off, split-off or similar transaction (however effected) in which the equity interests of a Subsidiary of IAC holding IAC’s interest in NewCo are distributed or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, to the holders of one or more classes of IAC’s capital stock, then, upon IAC’s written request, NewCo, IAC and such Subsidiary of IAC shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to effect (i) the assignment by IAC of its rights hereunder to such Subsidiary of IAC and (ii) the acceptance of such rights and assumption of IAC’s obligations hereunder by such Subsidiary of IAC (in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) effective prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of such

 

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transaction), and (iii) the acknowledgement by NewCo that IAC shall thereafter have no liability hereunder (except for any liability arising from any breach by IAC or relating to any actions or events occurring, in each case, on or prior to the date of the spin-off, split-off or similar transaction).

 

(c)                                  In the event (i) IAC desires to sell or transfer twenty percent (20%) or more of IAC’s Equity Interest during the Initial Governance Period to an unaffiliated third party or (ii) IAC determines to distribute its equity interest in NewCo to IAC’s stockholders and as a result, to IAC’s knowledge, a Person will hold twenty percent (20%) or more of the outstanding equity interests in NewCo, as a condition to any such sale, transfer or distribution, the party acquiring the twenty percent (20%) or greater equity interest described in clause (i) or (ii), as applicable, must agree in writing to assume IAC’s obligations under this Agreement (unless the transaction will result in the acquiring party acquiring 100% of the capital stock of NewCo).  In the event IAC desires to sell or transfer any of IAC’s Equity Interest during the Initial Governance Period to an Affiliate of IAC (other than by way of a distribution to all of IAC’s stockholders), as a condition to any such sale or transfer, such Affiliate must agree in writing to assume IAC’s obligations under this Agreement (unless the transaction will result in the acquiring Affiliate acquiring 100% of the capital stock of NewCo).

 

Section 6.7                                    Third Party Beneficiaries.  Except for (i) the indemnification rights under this Agreement of any NewCo Covered Person or any IAC Covered Person in their respective capacities as such and (ii) as specifically provided in any Other Ancillary Agreement:

 

(a)                                 the provisions of this Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and are not intended to confer upon any Person, except the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies hereunder; and

 

(b)                                 there are no third party beneficiaries of this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement; and neither this Agreement nor any Other Ancillary Agreement shall provide any third party with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement.

 

Section 6.8                                    Specific Performance.  The Parties agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached.  It is accordingly agreed that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions or other appropriate equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity.

 

Section 6.9                                    Governing Law.  This Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement, shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, as to all matters, including matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

 

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Section 6.10                             Notices.  All notices or other communications under this Agreement and, unless expressly provided therein, each Ancillary Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when delivered in person or successfully transmitted by electronic mail or facsimile, addressed as follows:

 

if to IAC:

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp
555 West 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
Attention:  General Counsel
Fax:  (212) 632-9551
Email:

 

if to NewCo:

 

[NewCo]
[Address1]
[Adrress2]
[City, State, Zip Code]
Attention:  Chief Financial Officer
Fax:
Email:

 

Section 6.11                             Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, as the case may be, is not affected in any manner adverse to either Party hereto or any Party thereto.  Upon such determination, the relevant Parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the Parties.

 

Section 6.12                             Waivers of Default; Conflicts.

 

(a)                                 No waiver by any Party of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the Party so waiving.  Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other Party.  No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

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(b)                                 Each of NewCo and IAC acknowledges that each of the Parties and each member of their respective Group are all currently represented by members of IAC’s legal department and IAC’s outside counsel.  IAC (on behalf of itself and every member of its Group), on the one hand, and NewCo (on behalf of itself and every member of its Group), on the other hand, waives any conflict with respect to such common representation that may arise before, at or after the Merger Effective Time.

 

Section 6.13                             Amendment.  This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Parties which, unless the Merger Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms or the Merger Effective Time shall have occurred, shall not become effective unless the Company has provided its prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed); provided, however, that, during the Initial Governance Period, Section 4.1, Section 4.3, Section 4.5, Section 5.1, Section 5.4, Section 5.2, Section 6.1, Section 6.6 or this Section 6.13 (to the extent such sections have not been voided pursuant to other provision of this Agreement) may not be amended by IAC and NewCo, or waivers therefrom granted, which amendment or waiver would adversely affect the rights of the holders of NewCo Class A Common Stock, without receiving the prior consent of a majority of the holders of NewCo Class A Common Stock.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have signed this Agreement effective as of the date first set forth above.

 

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

[Signature page to Investor Rights Agreement]

 




EXHIBIT 2.3

 

FORM OF CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

and

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

Dated as of

 

[·]

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

ARTICLE 1 INTERPRETATION

1

 

 

 

 

 

Section 1.01

Definitions

1

 

Section 1.02

Schedules

12

 

Section 1.03

Effective Time

12

 

 

ARTICLE 2 THE TRANSACTION

12

 

 

 

 

 

Section 2.01

Contribution

12

 

Section 2.02

Implementation

13

 

Section 2.03

Transfer of HomeAdvisor Assets; Assumption of HomeAdvisor Liabilities

13

 

Section 2.04

IAC Share Issuance

13

 

Section 2.05

HomeAdvisor Assets

14

 

Section 2.06

Deferred HomeAdvisor Assets

14

 

Section 2.07

Excluded Assets

14

 

Section 2.08

Liabilities

15

 

Section 2.09

Third Party Consents and Government Approvals

16

 

Section 2.10

Termination of InterCompany Arrangements; Preservation of Agreements

16

 

Section 2.11

Other Ancillary Agreements

17

 

Section 2.12

Resignations

17

 

Section 2.13

Cooperation

17

 

Section 2.14

Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

17

 

Section 2.15

License of Intellectual Property Used in the HomeAdvisor Business but not Transferred

18

 

Section 2.16

License of Intellectual Property Used in the Remaining Business but not Retained

19

 

 

ARTICLE 3 DEFERRED SEPARATION TRANSACTIONS

20

 

 

 

 

 

Section 3.01

Deferred Transfer Assets

20

 

Section 3.02

Unreleased Liabilities

21

 

Section 3.03

No Additional Consideration

22

 

 

ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS

22

 

 

 

 

 

Section 4.01

General Covenants

22

 

Section 4.02

Covenants of NewCo

22

 

 

ARTICLE 5 MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE

23

 

 

 

 

 

Section 5.01

Release of Pre-Transaction Claims

23

 

Section 5.02

Indemnification by NewCo

24

 

Section 5.03

Indemnification by IAC

26

 

Section 5.04

Procedures for Indemnification of Third Party Claims

27

 

Section 5.05

Procedures for Indemnification of Direct Claims

28

 

Section 5.06

Adjustments to Liabilities

28

 

Section 5.07

Payments

29

 

Section 5.08

Contribution

29

 

Section 5.09

Remedies Cumulative

29

 

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Section 5.10

Survival of Indemnities

29

 

Section 5.11

Shared Liabilities

29

 

Section 5.12

Insurance Matters

30

 

 

ARTICLE 6 EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

31

 

 

 

 

 

Section 6.01

Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives

31

 

Section 6.02

Ownership of Information

32

 

Section 6.03

Compensation for Providing Information

32

 

Section 6.04

Record Retention

32

 

Section 6.05

Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information

32

 

Section 6.06

Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation

32

 

Section 6.07

Confidentiality

33

 

Section 6.08

Protective Arrangements

34

 

Section 6.09

Disclosure of Third Party Information

35

 

 

ARTICLE 7 DISPUTE RESOLUTION

35

 

 

 

 

 

Section 7.01

Interpretation; Agreement to Resolve Disputes

35

 

Section 7.02

Dispute Resolution; Mediation

35

 

Section 7.03

Arbitration

36

 

Section 7.04

Costs

36

 

Section 7.05

Continuity of Service and Performance

36

 

Section 7.06

Specific Performance

36

 

 

ARTICLE 8 CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS

37

 

 

 

 

 

Section 8.01

Further Assurances

37

 

Section 8.02

Auditors and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Accounting

38

 

 

ARTICLE 9 TERMINATION

39

 

 

 

 

 

Section 9.01

Termination

39

 

 

ARTICLE 10 MISCELLANEOUS

39

 

 

 

 

 

Section 10.01

Limitation of Liability

39

 

Section 10.02

Counterparts

39

 

Section 10.03

Entire Agreement; Coordination

40

 

Section 10.04

Construction

40

 

Section 10.05

Signatures

41

 

Section 10.06

Assignability

41

 

Section 10.07

Third Party Beneficiaries

41

 

Section 10.08

Payment Terms

42

 

Section 10.09

Governing Law

42

 

Section 10.10

Notices

42

 

Section 10.11

Severability

42

 

Section 10.12

Publicity

43

 

Section 10.13

Survival of Covenants

43

 

Section 10.14

Waivers of Default; Conflicts

43

 

Section 10.15

Amendments

43

 

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CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

 

This Contribution Agreement, dated as of [·] (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation (“IAC”), and ANGI Homeservices Inc, a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of IAC (“NewCo” and, together with IAC, the “Parties” and each a “Party”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, IAC, NewCo, Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo (“Merger Sub”), and Angie’s List, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May [•], 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”), providing for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, with the Company surviving such merger (the “Merger”) as a wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo;

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the Merger that, prior to the Merger Effective Time (as defined below), the Contribution (as defined below) and the IAC Share Issuance (as defined below) be consummated in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement contemplates that IAC and NewCo will enter into this Agreement and a series of agreements as set forth in Section 2.11 of this Agreement;

 

WHEREAS, it is appropriate and desirable to set forth the principal corporate transactions required to effect the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance and to set forth certain other agreements that will, following such transactions, govern certain matters relating to the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance and the relationship of IAC, NewCo and their respective Affiliates (as defined below); and

 

WHEREAS, it is intended that the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance, taken together, will qualify as an exchange described in Section 351(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and other provisions set forth in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE 1

 

INTERPRETATION

 

Section 1.01                             Definitions.  The capitalized words and expressions and variations thereof used in this Agreement or in its schedules, unless a clearly inconsistent meaning is required under the context, shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Accounts Receivable”  means, in respect of any Person, (a) all trade accounts and notes receivable and other rights to payment from customers and all security for such accounts or rights to payment, including all trade accounts receivable representing amounts receivable in respect of goods shipped or products sold or otherwise disposed of or services rendered to customers, (b) all other accounts and notes receivable and all security for such accounts or notes, and (c) any claim, remedy or other right relating to any of the foregoing.

 



 

Action” means any demand, action, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or investigation by any Person or any Governmental Authority or before any Governmental Authority or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.

 

Additional NewCo Class B Shares” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).

 

Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such first Person as of the date on which or at any time during the period for when such determination is being made.  For purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing; provided that (a) Expedia, Inc. and its controlled Affiliates shall not be deemed to be Affiliates of IAC or NewCo and (b) from and after the Contribution Effective Time, no member of the HomeAdvisor Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the IAC Group, and no member of the IAC Group shall  be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the HomeAdvisor Group.

 

Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Applicable Law” means any applicable law, statute, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority or any outstanding order, judgment, injunction, ruling or decree by any Governmental Authority.

 

Appurtenances” means, in respect of any Land, all privileges, rights, easements, servitudes, hereditaments and appurtenances and similar interests belonging to or for the benefit of such Land, including all easements and servitudes appurtenant to and for the benefit of any Land (a “Dominant Parcel”) for, and as the primary means of, access between, the Dominant Parcel and a public way, or for any other use upon which lawful use of the Dominant Parcel for the purposes for which it is presently being used is dependent, and all rights existing in and to any streets, alleys, passages and other rights-of-way included therein or adjacent thereto.

 

Asset-Related Claims” means, in respect of any Asset, all claims of the owner against Third Parties relating to such Asset, whether choate or inchoate, known or unknown, absolute or contingent, disclosed or non-disclosed.

 

Assets” means assets, properties, claims and rights (including goodwill), wherever located (including in the possession of owners or Third Parties or elsewhere), whether real, personal or mixed, tangible or intangible, movable or immovable, in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or financial statements of a Person, including the following:

 

(a)                                 Real Property;

 

(b)                                 Tangible Personal Property;

 

(c)                                  Inventories;

 

(d)                                 Accounts Receivable;

 

(e)                                  Contractual Assets;

 

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(f)                                   Governmental Authorizations;

 

(g)                                  Business Records;

 

(h)                                 Intangible Property Rights;

 

(i)                                     Insurance Benefits;

 

(j)                                    Asset-Related Claims; and

 

(k)                                 Deposit Rights.

 

Bankruptcy Codehas the meaning set forth in Section 2.15(f).

 

Business Concern” means any corporation, company, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated association or any other form of association.

 

Business Day” means any day excluding (a) Saturday, Sunday and any other day which, in New York City is a legal holiday or (b) a day on which banks are authorized by Applicable Law to close in New York City.

 

Business Records” means, in respect of any Person, all data and Records relating to such Person, including client and customer lists and Records, referral sources, research and development reports and Records, cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists, customer and vendor data, production reports and Records, service and warranty Records, equipment logs, operating guides and manuals, financial and accounting Records, personnel Records (subject to Applicable Law), creative materials, advertising materials, promotional materials, studies, reports, correspondence and other similar documents and records.

 

Claim Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(b).

 

Claimant Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

Company” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Confidential Information” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.07(a).

 

Consent” means any approval, consent, ratification, waiver or other authorization.

 

Contract” means any contract, agreement, lease, purchase and/or commitment, license, consensual obligation, promise or undertaking (whether written or oral and whether express or implied) that is legally binding on any Person or any part of its property under Applicable Law, including all claims or rights against any Person, choses in action and similar rights, whether accrued or contingent with respect to any such contract, agreement, lease, purchase and/or commitment, license, consensual obligation, promise or undertaking, but excluding this Agreement and any Other Ancillary Agreement save as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or in any Other Ancillary Agreement.

 

Contractual Asset” means, in respect of any Person, any Contract of, or relating to, such Person, any outstanding offer or solicitation made by, or to, such Person to enter into any Contract, and any promise or undertaking made by any other Person to such Person, whether or not legally binding.

 

Contribution” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.03(a).

 

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Contribution Effective Time” means the time of the consummation of the Contribution.

 

Control”  or “Controlled” means, with respect to any Intellectual Property, the right to grant a license to such Intellectual Property as provided for herein without: (i) violating the terms of any Contract or other arrangement with any other Person; (ii) requiring any consent, approvals or waivers from any other Person, or any breach or default by a licensee being deemed a breach or default affecting the rights of the licensor; or (iii) requiring the payment of any compensation to any other Person for which the grantee of the contemplated license has not agreed to reimburse the grantor.

 

Deferred Beneficiary” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

 

Deferred Excluded Asset” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

Deferred HomeAdvisor Asset” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

Deferred Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.01(a).

 

Deferred Transfer Asset” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

Deposit Rights” means rights relating to deposits and prepaid expenses, claims for refunds and rights of set-off in respect thereof.

 

Disclosing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.08.

 

Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

Dispute Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

Dispute Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

EHS Liabilities” means any Liability arising from or under any Environmental Law or Occupational Health and Safety Law.

 

Employee Matters Agreement” means the Employee Matters Agreement between IAC and NewCo dated as of the date hereof.

 

Encumbrance” means, with respect to any asset, mortgages, liens, hypothecations, pledges, charges, security interests or encumbrances of any kind in respect of such asset, whether or not filed, recorded or otherwise perfected under Applicable Law.

 

Environmental Law” means any Applicable Law from any Governmental Authority (a) relating to the protection of the environment (including air, water, soil and natural resources) or (b) the use, storage, handling, release or disposal of Hazardous Substances.

 

Exchange Act” means the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.07(a).

 

Fiscal Year” means the 12-month accounting period of IAC or NewCo, as the context requires, ended on December 31 of a given year.

 

GAAP” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(d).

 

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Governmental Authority” means any court, arbitration panel, governmental or regulatory authority, agency, stock exchange, commission or body.

 

Governmental Authorization” means any Consent, license, certificate, franchise, registration or permit issued, granted, given or otherwise made available by, or under the authority of, any Governmental Authority or pursuant to any Applicable Law.

 

Ground Lease” means any long-term lease (including any emphyteotic lease) of Land in which most of the rights and benefits comprising ownership of the Land and the Improvements thereon or to be constructed thereon, if any, and the Appurtenances thereto for the benefit thereof, are transferred to the tenant for the term thereof.

 

Ground Lease Property” means, in respect of any Person, any Land, Improvement or Appurtenance of such Person that is subject to a Ground Lease.

 

Group” means the IAC Group or the HomeAdvisor Group, as the context requires.

 

HomeAdvisor Assets” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.

 

HomeAdvisor Business” means the businesses and operations that comprise the “HomeAdvisor” segment of IAC as described in IAC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2016 and as operated and conducted since December 31, 2016, including entities or businesses acquired since such date (which include MyBuilder Limited and HomeStars Inc.), and which businesses consist of home services digital marketplaces operated in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

 

HomeAdvisor Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

 

HomeAdvisor Entities” means those Business Concerns which are identified on Schedule 2.05(b), which Business Concerns on and after the Contribution Effective Time form part of the HomeAdvisor Group.

 

HomeAdvisor Group” means NewCo, Merger Sub, the HomeAdvisor Entities and each other Person (other than any member of the IAC Group) that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of NewCo immediately after the Contribution Effective Time, and each Person that becomes a Subsidiary of NewCo after the Contribution Effective Time (including the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the Merger Effective Time).

 

HomeAdvisor Group Balance Sheet” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(c).

 

HomeAdvisor Indemnified Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03.

 

HomeAdvisor Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08.

 

HomeAdvisor Releasors” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

 

HomeAdvisor Spin-Outhas the meaning set forth  in Section 2.15(d).

 

Hazardous Substance” means any substance to the extent presently listed, defined, designated or classified as hazardous, toxic or radioactive under any applicable Environmental Law, including petroleum and any derivative or by-products thereof.

 

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IAC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

IAC Auditor” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(a).

 

IAC Claims” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).

 

IAC Group” means IAC and its Subsidiaries, other than any member of the HomeAdvisor Group.

 

IAC Releasors” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).

 

IAC Share Issuance” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.04(a).

 

IAC Share Issuance Number” has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

IAC Spin-Outhas the meaning set forth in Section 2.16(d).

 

Improvements” means, in respect of any Land, all buildings, structures, plants, fixtures and improvements located on such Land, including those under construction.

 

Indemnified Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a).

 

Indemnifying Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(b).

 

Information” means any information, whether or not patentable or copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible forms, stored in any medium, including studies, reports, test procedures, research, records, books, contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, manufacturing techniques, manufacturing variables, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models, prototypes, samples, products, product plans, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes, computer programs or other software, marketing plans, customer information, customer services, supplier information, communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their direction (including attorney work product), and other technical, financial, employee or business information or data.

 

Insurance Benefits” means, in respect of any Asset or Liability, all insurance benefits, including rights to Insurance Proceeds, arising from or relating to such Asset or Liability.

 

Insurance Proceeds” means those monies (in each case, net of any costs or expenses incurred in the collection thereof and net of any applicable premium adjustments (including reserves and retrospectively rated premium adjustments)):

 

(a)                                 received by an insured from an insurance carrier; or

 

(b)                                 paid by an insurance carrier on behalf of the insured.

 

Intangible Property Rights” means, in respect of any Person, all intangible rights and property of such Person, including IT and IP Assets, Intellectual Property, going concern value and goodwill.

 

Intellectual Propertymeans any technology and intellectual property or other proprietary rights in any jurisdiction, including all (a) inventions, discoveries, patents (including all

 

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reissues, divisionals, provisionals, continuations and continuations-in-part, re-examinations, renewals, substitutions and extensions thereof), and patent applications, and other patent rights and any other Governmental Authority-issued indicia of invention ownership (including inventor’s certificates, petty patents and patent utility models) or any other industrial property rights however denominated, (b) trademarks, service marks, trade dress, logos, slogans, brand names, trade names, Internet domain names and corporate names (whether or not registered), social media handles and other identifiers and indicia of origin, and all applications and registrations in connection therewith, (c) works of authorship and copyrights (whether or not published), and all applications and registrations in connection therewith, including without limitation audiovisual works, collective works, computer programs, compilations, databases, derivative works, literary works, mask works, and sound recordings, (d) intellectual property rights in Software Programs, (e) mask works and industrial designs, and all applications and registrations in connection therewith, (f) trade secrets and other confidential and proprietary information that derives value from being kept secret (including inventions, ideas, research and development information, know-how, formulas, compositions, manufacturing and production processes and techniques, technical data, designs, drawings, specifications, research records, test information, financial, marketing and business data, customer and supplier lists, algorithms and information, pricing and cost information, business and marketing plans and proposals, and databases and compilations, including any and all data and collections of data), and all rights therein, (g) rights of attribution and integrity and other moral rights of an author, in each case other than IT Assets, (h) all rights to enforce, defend, sue or recover and retain damages and costs and attorneys’ fees, whether accruing before, on or after the date hereof, for past, present and future infringement or misappropriation of any of the foregoing, including all rights to and claims for damages, restitution and injunctive relief, and (i) all rights to income, royalties, fees, damages and other payments now or hereafter due and/or payable with respect thereto.

 

Intercompany Accounts” means all balances related to indebtedness, including any intercompany indebtedness, loan, guaranty, receivable, payable or other account between a member of the IAC Group, on the one hand, and a member of the HomeAdvisor Group, on the other hand.

 

Intercompany Note” means the Intercompany Note between IAC (or another member of the IAC Group) and NewCo (or another member of the HomeAdvisor Group) dated as of the date hereof.

 

Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(b).

 

Inventories” means, in respect of any Person, all inventories of such Person wherever located, including all finished goods, (whether or not held at any location or facility of such Person or in transit to or from such Person), work in process, raw materials, spare parts and all other materials and supplies to be used or consumed by the Person in production of finished goods.

 

Investor Rights Agreement” means the Investor Rights Agreement between IAC and NewCo dated as of the date hereof.

 

IT and IP Assets” means computers, computer software, firmware, middleware, servers, workstations, routers, hubs, switches, data communications lines, all tangible embodiments of Intellectual Property (including any medium on which a Person’s Intellectual Property may subsist), and all other information technology equipment and all associated documentation.

 

Land” means, in respect of any Person, all parcels and tracts of land in which the Person has an ownership interest.

 

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Liability” means, with respect to any Person, any and all losses, claims, charges, debts, demands, actions, causes of action, suits, damages, obligations, payments, costs and expenses, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, specialties, indemnities and similar obligations, exoneration covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, doings, omissions, variances, guarantees, make whole agreements and similar obligations, and other liabilities and requirements, including all contractual obligations, whether absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, joint or several, whenever arising, and including those arising under any Applicable Law, Action, threatened or contemplated Action (including the costs and expenses of demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and attorneys’ fees and any and all costs and expenses, whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any such Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions) or Order of any Governmental Authority or any award of any arbitrator or mediator of any kind, and those arising under any contract, commitment or undertaking, in each case, whether or not recorded or reflected or otherwise disclosed or required to be recorded or reflected or otherwise disclosed, on the books and records or financial statements of any Person, including any Specified Financial Liability, EHS Liability or Liability for Taxes.

 

Licensed HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property (excluding Intellectual Property described in clause (h) or (i) of the definition thereof) that is: (i) owned by NewCo or any of its Affiliates immediately after the Contribution Effective Time; (ii) Controlled by NewCo or any of its Affiliates immediately after the Contribution Effective Time; and (iii) in use, held for use or contemplated to be used by any Remaining IAC Entity in the Remaining Business as conducted as of the Contribution Effective Time.

 

Licensed IAC Intellectual Property” means all Intellectual Property (excluding Intellectual Property described in clause (h) or (i) of the definition thereof) that is: (i) owned by IAC or any of its Affiliates immediately after the Contribution Effective Time; (ii) Controlled by IAC or any of its Affiliates immediately after the Contribution Effective Time; and (iii) in use, held for use or contemplated to be used by any HomeAdvisor Entity in the HomeAdvisor Business as conducted as of the Contribution Effective Time.

 

Merger” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Merger Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

Merger Effective Time” means the date and time when the Merger becomes effective.

 

Merger Sub” has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.

 

NewCo” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

NewCo Auditor” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(a).

 

NewCo Class A Common Stock” means the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of NewCo.

 

NewCo Class B Common Stock” means the Class B common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Newco.

 

NewCo Reports” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.02(d).

 

Non-HomeAdvisor Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(a).

 

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Non-IAC Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.01(b).

 

Occupational Health and Safety Law” means any Applicable Law designed to provide safe and healthful working conditions and to reduce occupational safety and health hazards, and any program, whether governmental or private (such as those promulgated or sponsored by industry associations and insurance companies), designed to provide safe and healthful working conditions.

 

Order” means any order, injunction, judgment, decree, ruling, assessment or arbitration award of any Governmental Authority or arbitrator.

 

Ordinary Course of Business” means any action taken by a Person that is in the ordinary course of the normal, day-to-day operations of such Person and is consistent with the past practices of such Person.

 

Other Ancillary Agreements” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.11(a).

 

Party” or “Parties” have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Person” means any individual, Business Concern or Governmental Authority.

 

Potential Contributor” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(a).

 

Prime Rate” means the rate which JPMorgan Chase & Co. (or any successor thereto or other major money center commercial bank agreed to by the Parties hereto) announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time.

 

Providing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.08.

 

Real Property” means any Land and Improvements and all Appurtenances thereto and any Ground Lease Property.

 

Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

 

Regulation S-K” means Regulation S-K of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the SEC pursuant to the Securities Act.

 

Remaining Business” means all businesses of IAC other than the HomeAdvisor Business.

 

Remaining IAC Entity” means any Business Concern that is a member of the IAC Group on and after the Contribution Effective Time.

 

Representatives” means, with respect to any Person, any of such Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents, consultants, advisors, accountants or attorneys.

 

Requesting Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.01(a).

 

Responding Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

Response” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

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Responsible Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(c).

 

Responsible Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).

 

Retained Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.08.

 

Retaining Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(b).

 

S-4 Registration Statement” means the registration statement on Form S-4 first publicly filed by NewCo with the SEC on [·], 2017 (together with all amendments and supplements thereto) in connection with the registration under the Securities Act of the NewCo Class A Common Stock to be issued in connection with the Merger.

 

SEC” means the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

Securities Act” means the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Senior Party Representatives” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.02(a).

 

Services Agreement” means the Services Agreement between IAC and NewCo dated as of the date hereof.

 

Shared Liability” of NewCo means any Liability from, relating to, arising out of, or derivative of any matter, claim or litigation, whether actual or potential, associated with any securities law litigation relating to any public disclosure (or absence of public disclosure) with respect to NewCo, the HomeAdvisor Business or the HomeAdvisor Entities made by IAC prior to the Contribution Effective Time, including the fees and expenses of outside counsel retained by IAC in connection with the defense and/or settlement of any such matter.  For purposes of this definition, the phrase “securities law litigation” shall include claims alleging any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact in alleged violation of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or any similar state law and any claims premised on, related to or derivative of such alleged statements, omissions or violations, whether payable to any current, past or future holders of IAC securities or any NewCo securities, to any of the co-defendants in such action or to any Governmental Authority.  Notwithstanding anything in Section 5.06 to the contrary, the amount of any Shared Liability shall be net of any insurance proceeds actually recovered by or on behalf of any member of any Group.

 

Software Programs” means any computer programs (whether in source code, object code or other form), including any and all software implementations of algorithms, models and methodologies, and all documentation, including user manuals and training materials, related to any of the foregoing.

 

Specified Financial Liabilities” means, in respect of any Person, all liabilities, obligations, contingencies, instruments and other Liabilities of a financial nature with Third Parties of, or relating to, such Person, including any of the following:

 

(a)                                 foreign exchange contracts;

 

(b)                                 letters of credit;

 

(c)                                  guarantees of Third Party loans;

 

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(d)                                 surety bonds (excluding surety for workers’ compensation self-insurance);

 

(e)                                  interest support agreements on Third Party loans;

 

(f)                                   performance bonds or guarantees issued by Third Parties;

 

(g)                                  swaps or other derivatives contracts;

 

(h)                                 recourse arrangements on the sale of receivables or notes; and

 

(i)                                     indemnities for damages for any breach of, or any inaccuracy in, any representation or warranty or any breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant, undertaking or obligation.

 

Subsidiary” of any Person means any corporation, partnership, limited liability entity, joint venture or other organization, whether incorporated or unincorporated, of which a majority of the total voting power of capital stock or other interests entitled (without the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof, is at the time owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person.

 

Tangible Personal Property” means, in respect of any Person, all machinery, equipment, tools, furniture, office equipment, supplies, materials, vehicles and other items of tangible personal or movable property (other than Inventories and IT Assets) of every kind and wherever located that are owned or leased by the Person, together with any express or implied warranty by the manufacturers, sellers or lessors of any item or component part thereof and all maintenance Records and other documents relating thereto.

 

Tax” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

 

Tax Sharing Agreement” means the Tax Sharing Agreement between IAC and NewCo dated as of the date hereof.

 

Third Party” means a Person (a) that is not a Party to this Agreement, other than a member of the HomeAdvisor Group or a member of the IAC Group and (b) that is not an Affiliate of a member of the HomeAdvisor Group or a member of the IAC Group.

 

Third Party Claim” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(b).

 

Third Party Consent” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.09.

 

Transaction” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.

 

Transaction Expenses” means (a) all of the HomeAdvisor Group’s and the IAC Group’s (as such groups exist as of the Contribution Effective Time) fees and expenses of legal counsel, brokers, finders, consultants, experts, advisors and investment bankers incurred by or on behalf of, or to be paid by, any such Person in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, this Agreement or the Other Ancillary Agreements and, without duplication, (b) all of the HomeAdvisor Group’s and the IAC Group’s costs, damages, penalties, fines, amounts paid in settlement, Liabilities, losses, interest, expenses or fees, including court costs and attorneys’ and other professionals’ fees and expenses, incurred by or on behalf of, or to be paid by, any such Person in connection with any stockholder litigation against the Company, Newco or IAC and/or their respective directors or executive

 

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officers relating to or arising out of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, this Agreement or the Other Ancillary Agreements.

 

Transfer Impediment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

Unreleased Group” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).

 

Unreleased Liabilities” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).

 

Unreleased Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).

 

Unreleased Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.02(a).

 

Section 1.02                             Schedules.  The following schedules are attached to this Agreement and form a part hereof:

 

(a)                                 Schedule 2.05(a) Certain HomeAdvisor Assets (other than equity interests in HomeAdvisor Entities)

 

(b)                                 Schedule 2.05(b) HomeAdvisor Entities

 

(c)                                  Schedule 2.05(c) HomeAdvisor Group Balance Sheet

 

(d)                                 Schedule 2.07(a) Excluded Assets

 

(e)                                  Schedule 2.08(a) HomeAdvisor Liabilities

 

(f)                                   Schedule 2.08(b) Retained Liabilities

 

(g)                                  Schedule 2.10(a)  Intercompany Accounts That Will Not be Terminated

 

(h)                                 Schedule 5.02(c)  IAC Guarantees of HomeAdvisor Obligations

 

Section 1.03                             Effective Time.  This Agreement shall be effective as of immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time.

 

ARTICLE 2

 

THE TRANSACTION

 

Section 2.01                             Contribution.  To the extent not already complete, IAC and NewCo agree to implement a separation of the HomeAdvisor Business and the Remaining Business and to cause the HomeAdvisor Business to be transferred to NewCo and the Remaining Business to be held by IAC and its Subsidiaries (other than through members of the HomeAdvisor Group) as of the Contribution Effective Time, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement (the “Transaction”).  The Parties acknowledge that the Transaction is intended to result in (a) NewCo directly or indirectly, operating the HomeAdvisor Business, owning the HomeAdvisor Assets and assuming the HomeAdvisor Liabilities, and (b) IAC directly or indirectly (other than through members of the HomeAdvisor Group), operating the Remaining Business, owning the Assets other than the HomeAdvisor Assets and assuming the Liabilities other than the HomeAdvisor Liabilities, as set forth in this Article 2.

 

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Section 2.02                             Implementation.  The Transaction shall be completed in accordance with the agreed general principles, objectives and other provisions set forth in this Article 2 and shall be implemented in the following manner:

 

(a)                                 through the performance by the Parties of all other provisions of this Agreement;

 

(b)                                 through the transfer from time to time following the Contribution Effective Time of the Deferred Transfer Assets, if any, as described in Article 3; and

 

(c)                                  through the completion from time to time following the Contribution Effective Time of the Deferred Transactions, if any, as described in Section 8.01(a).

 

Section 2.03                             Transfer of HomeAdvisor Assets; Assumption of HomeAdvisor Liabilities.  On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, and in furtherance of the Transaction, with effect as of the Contribution Effective Time:

 

(a)                                 To the extent not already complete, IAC agrees to cause  the HomeAdvisor Assets to be contributed, assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered, directly or indirectly, to NewCo, and NewCo agrees to accept all of the HomeAdvisor Assets and all of the rights, title and interest in and to all of the HomeAdvisor Assets owned, directly or indirectly, by IAC (other than through members of the HomeAdvisor Group) and cash in an amount equal to the Cash Consideration (as defined in the Merger Agreement (which may be satisfied by way of delivery by IAC to the Exchange Agent pursuant to Section 2.3(a) of the Merger Agreement) (collectively, the “Contribution”), which, except with respect to Deferred HomeAdvisor Assets and Unreleased Liabilities, will result in NewCo owning, directly or indirectly, the HomeAdvisor Business.

 

(b)                                 NewCo agrees to accept, assume and faithfully perform, discharge and fulfill all of the HomeAdvisor Liabilities in accordance with their respective terms.

 

Section 2.04                             IAC Share Issuance.

 

(a)                                 In exchange for the Contribution, NewCo agrees to issue to IAC an aggregate number of newly issued shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock equal to the IAC Share Issuance Number (such newly issued shares, the “Additional NewCo Class B Shares” and such issuance, the “IAC Share Issuance”).

 

(b)                                 The Additional NewCo Class B Shares, when issued, shall be fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights.

 

(c)                                  IAC and NewCo shall not have any obligation to effect the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance unless each of the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

 

(i)                                     each of the conditions to closing under the Merger Agreement set forth in Article 6 thereof (other than the condition set forth in Section [6.2(h)] thereof in respect of the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance) shall have been fulfilled or waived by the party (to the extent permitted by Applicable Law) for whose benefit such condition exists (other than those conditions that by their nature can only be satisfied at such closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement; provided that such conditions are then capable of being satisfied) and the Company shall have confirmed to IAC in writing that it is prepared to consummate the Merger, subject only to the consummation of the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance; and

 

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(ii)                                  each of the Other Ancillary Agreements shall have been duly executed and delivered by the parties thereto.

 

Section 2.05                             HomeAdvisor Assets.  For the purposes of this Agreement, “HomeAdvisor Assets” shall mean, without duplication, those Assets whether now existing or hereinafter acquired, used or contemplated to be used or held for use exclusively or primarily in the ownership, operation or conduct of the HomeAdvisor Business or relating exclusively or primarily to the HomeAdvisor Business or a HomeAdvisor Entity, including the following:

 

(a)                                 all Assets expressly identified in this Agreement or in any Other Ancillary Agreement or in any Schedule, Exhibit or Annex hereto or thereto, including those, if any, listed on Schedule 2.05(a), as Assets to be transferred to, or retained by, NewCo or another member of the HomeAdvisor Group;

 

(b)                                 the outstanding capital stock, units or other equity interests of the HomeAdvisor Entities, as listed on Schedule 2.05(b), and the other Assets owned by the HomeAdvisor Entities, NewCo or Merger Sub;

 

(c)                                  all Assets properly reflected on the balance sheet set forth on Schedule 2.05(c) (the “HomeAdvisor Group Balance Sheet”), excluding Assets disposed of by IAC or any other Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC subsequent to the date of the HomeAdvisor Group Balance Sheet;

 

(d)                                 all Assets that have been written off, expensed or fully depreciated by IAC or any Subsidiary or entity controlled by IAC that, had they not been written off, expensed or fully depreciated, would have been reflected on the HomeAdvisor Group Balance Sheet in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”); and

 

(e)                                  all HomeAdvisor Assets transferred to NewCo or another member of the HomeAdvisor Group pursuant to Section 8.01(a); provided, however, that any such transfer shall take effect under Section 8.01(a) and not under this Section 2.05.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, there shall be excluded from the definition of HomeAdvisor Assets under this Section 2.05 Business Records to the extent they are included in or primarily relate to any Excluded Asset or Retained Liability or the Remaining Business or their transfer is prohibited by Applicable Law or by agreements between NewCo and IAC or any member of their respective Groups and Third Parties or otherwise would subject NewCo or IAC or any member of their respective Groups to liability for such transfer.  Access to such excluded Business Records shall be governed by Article 6.

 

Section 2.06                             Deferred HomeAdvisor Assets.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.05 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the HomeAdvisor Assets shall not include any Deferred HomeAdvisor Assets.  The transfer to NewCo or another member of the HomeAdvisor Group of any such Deferred HomeAdvisor Asset shall only be completed at the time, in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 3.

 

Section 2.07                             Excluded Assets.

 

(a)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 2.05 or 2.06 or elsewhere in this Agreement, the following Assets of IAC (or of any other relevant member of the IAC Group) that would otherwise be included among the HomeAdvisor Assets shall not be transferred to NewCo (or any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group), shall not form part of the HomeAdvisor

 

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Assets and shall remain the exclusive property of IAC (or the relevant member of the IAC Group) on and after the Contribution Effective Time (the “Excluded Assets”):

 

(i)                                     any Asset expressly identified on Schedule 2.07(a); and

 

(ii)                                  any Asset transferred to IAC or to any other relevant member of the IAC Group pursuant to Section 8.01; provided, however, that any such transfers shall take effect under Section 8.01 and not under this Section 2.07.

 

(b)                                 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Excluded Assets shall not include Deferred Excluded Assets.  The transfer to IAC (or to the relevant member of the IAC Group) of any such Asset shall be completed at the time, in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in Article 3.

 

Section 2.08                             Liabilities.  For the purposes of this Agreement, Liabilities shall be identified as “HomeAdvisor Liabilities,” or “Retained Liabilities” under the following principles:

 

(a)                                 any Liability which is expressly identified on Schedule 2.08(a) shall be a HomeAdvisor Liability;

 

(b)                                 any Liability which is expressly identified on Schedule 2.08(b) shall be a Retained Liability;

 

(c)                                  50% of any Shared Liability shall be a HomeAdvisor Liability and 50% shall be a Retained Liability;

 

(d)                                 any Transaction Expense shall be a HomeAdvisor Liability;

 

(e)                                  (i) any Liability of any HomeAdvisor Entity as of the date of the Merger Agreement (for the avoidance of doubt, without limitation of the other provisions hereof) and (ii) any Liability relating to, arising out of, or resulting from the operation or conduct of, the HomeAdvisor Business (as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Contribution Effective Time) or relating to a HomeAdvisor Asset or a Deferred HomeAdvisor Asset, whether arising or accruing prior to, on or after the Contribution Effective Time and whether the facts on which it is based occurred on, prior to or after the Contribution Effective Time and whether or not reflected on the HomeAdvisor Group Balance Sheet, shall be a HomeAdvisor Liability, unless, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii), it is expressly identified in this Agreement (including on any Schedule hereto) or in any Other Ancillary Agreement as a Liability to be assumed or retained by IAC (or any other member of the IAC Group), in which case it shall be a Retained Liability;

 

(f)                                   any Liability relating to a HomeAdvisor Asset or a Deferred HomeAdvisor Asset and whether arising or accruing prior to, on or after the Contribution Effective Time and whether the facts on which it is based occurred on, prior to or after the Contribution Effective Time and whether or not reflected on the HomeAdvisor Group Balance Sheet, shall be a HomeAdvisor Liability, unless it is expressly identified in this Agreement (including on any Schedule hereto) or in any Other Ancillary Agreement as a Liability to be assumed or retained by IAC (or any other member of the IAC Group), in which case it shall be a Retained Liability;

 

(g)                                  any Liability which is reflected or otherwise disclosed as a liability or obligation of the HomeAdvisor Group on the HomeAdvisor Group Balance Sheet shall be a HomeAdvisor Liability, unless it is expressly identified in this Agreement (including on any Schedule hereto) or in any Other

 

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Ancillary Agreement as a Liability to be assumed or retained by IAC (or any other member of the IAC Group), in which case it shall be a Retained Liability;

 

(h)                                 any Liability of a Remaining IAC Entity, whether arising or accruing prior to, on or after the Contribution Effective Time and whether the facts on which it is based occurred on, prior to or after the Contribution Effective Time, shall be a Retained Liability, unless it is determined to be a HomeAdvisor Liability pursuant to clause (a), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) above, in which case it shall be a HomeAdvisor Liability as set forth thereunder;

 

(i)                                     any Liability relating to, arising out of, or resulting from the ownership, operation or conduct of, a Remaining Business (as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the Contribution Effective Time) or relating to an Excluded Asset and whether arising or accruing prior to, on or after the Contribution Effective Time and whether the facts on which it is based occurred on, prior to or after the Contribution Effective Time, shall be a Retained Liability, unless it is determined to be a HomeAdvisor Liability pursuant to clause (a), (c), (d), (e), (f) or (g) above, in which case it shall be a HomeAdvisor Liability as set forth thereunder; and

 

(j)                                    any Liability of NewCo or any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group under this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement shall be a HomeAdvisor Liability and any Liability of IAC or any other member of the IAC Group under this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement shall be a Retained Liability.

 

Section 2.09                             Third Party Consents and Government Approvals.  To the extent that the Transaction or any transaction contemplated thereby requires a Consent from any Third Party (a “Third Party Consent”) or any Governmental Authorization, the Parties will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all such Third Party Consents and Governmental Authorizations prior to the Contribution Effective Time.  If the Parties fail to obtain any such Third Party Consent or Governmental Authorization prior to the Contribution Effective Time, the matter shall be dealt with in the manner set forth in Article 3.

 

Section 2.10                             Termination of InterCompany Arrangements; Preservation of Agreements.

 

(a)                                 Effective as of not later than immediately prior to the Contribution Effective Time, except as set forth on Schedule 2.10(a), IAC shall take all necessary action to cause all Intercompany Accounts in respect of intercompany financing or cash management activities then existing to be settled by way of capital contribution (including a contribution in respect of existing shares or in exchange for newly issued shares), dividend (in cash or in kind) or other repayment.  At any time prior to the Contribution Effective Time, the HomeAdvisor Entities shall be permitted to, and IAC shall be permitted to cause the HomeAdvisor Entities to, distribute to IAC, by way of dividend or otherwise, any and all cash that constitutes Excluded Assets.

 

(b)                                 Except as provided in Section 2.10(a), the Parties each agree that all written agreements, arrangements, commitments and understandings between any member or members of the HomeAdvisor Group, on the one hand, and any member or members of the IAC Group, on the other hand, that are expressly identified on Schedule 2.10(b), unless otherwise terminated by the relevant parties thereto, shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms from and after the Contribution Effective Time, with ordinary course receivables and payables to be settled at such times as is consistent with past practice (and in any event no later than 90 days after the Contribution Effective Time).

 

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Section 2.11                             Other Ancillary Agreements.

 

(a)                                 On or prior to the Contribution Effective Time, IAC and NewCo shall execute and deliver or, as applicable, cause the appropriate members of their respective Groups to execute and deliver, each of the following agreements (collectively, the “Other Ancillary Agreements”):

 

(i)                                     the Employee Matters Agreement;

 

(ii)                                  the Tax Sharing Agreement;

 

(iii)                               the Investor Rights Agreement;

 

(iv)                              the Services Agreement;

 

(v)                                 the Intercompany Note; and

 

(vi)                              such other agreements and instruments as may be required by any of the foregoing agreements to be executed and delivered pursuant to such agreements.

 

(b)                                 From time to time following the Contribution Effective Time, members of the HomeAdvisor Group may request IAC to provide, or to cause another member (or members) of the IAC Group to provide, one or more intercompany loans to  a member (or members) of the HomeAdvisor Group. In the event IAC determines, in its discretion, to make or to cause to be made any such loan, such loan shall be made by way of (and the applicable parties shall enter into) an intercompany note in substantially the form attached as Exhibit [H] to the Merger Agreement, or in such other form or on such other terms as IAC and NewCo may agree.

 

Section 2.12                             Resignations.

 

(a)                                 IAC agrees to cause each Person who is a director or an officer of any HomeAdvisor Entity and who will not be or become a director or officer of that same HomeAdvisor Entity at the Contribution Effective Time to resign from such position with effect as of the Contribution Effective Time.

 

(b)                                 NewCo agrees to cause each Person (i) who is a director or an officer of a Remaining IAC Entity and (ii) who will become an employee of any HomeAdvisor Entity at the Contribution Effective Time to resign from such position with effect as of the Contribution Effective Time.

 

(c)                                  Each of NewCo and IAC agrees to obtain all such letters of resignation or other evidence of such resignations as may be necessary or desirable in performing their respective obligations under this Section 2.12.

 

Section 2.13                             Cooperation.  The Parties shall cooperate in all aspects of the Transaction and shall sign all such documents and perform all such other acts as may be necessary or desirable to give full effect to the Transaction; and each of NewCo and IAC shall cause each other member of its respective Group to do likewise.

 

Section 2.14                             Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties.

 

(a)                                 Each of NewCo and IAC (on behalf of itself and each other member of its respective Group) understands and agrees that, except as expressly set forth herein or in any Other Ancillary Agreement, no Party to this Agreement, any Other Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement

 

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or document contemplated by this Agreement, any Other Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, regarding any of the HomeAdvisor Assets, HomeAdvisor Entities, HomeAdvisor Business, Excluded Assets, HomeAdvisor Liabilities or Retained Liabilities including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or any representation or warranty regarding any Consents or Governmental Authorizations required in connection therewith or their transfer, regarding the value or freedom from Encumbrances of, or any other matter concerning, any HomeAdvisor Asset or Excluded Asset, or regarding the absence of any defense or right of setoff or freedom from counterclaim with respect to any claim or other HomeAdvisor Asset or Excluded Asset, including any Account Receivable of any Party, or as to the legal sufficiency of any assignment, document or instrument delivered hereunder to convey title to any HomeAdvisor Asset or Excluded Asset upon the execution, delivery and filing hereof or thereof.

 

(b)                                 Except as may expressly be set forth herein or in any Other Ancillary Agreement, all HomeAdvisor Assets and Excluded Assets are being transferred on an “as is, where is” basis, at the risk of the respective transferees without any warranty whatsoever on the part of the transferor, formal or implicit, legal, statutory or conventional (and, in the case of any Real Property, by means of a quitclaim or similar form deed or conveyance).

 

Section 2.15                             License of Intellectual Property Used in the HomeAdvisor Business but not Transferred.

 

(a)                                 IAC, on behalf of itself and the IAC Group, hereby grants to NewCo and the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid-up, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable (as set forth in Section 2.15(b)) license under all of the IAC Group’s rights in any Licensed IAC Intellectual Property, whether contained in the Excluded Assets or Deferred Transfer Assets to: (i) make, have made, import, use, offer to sell, sell and otherwise commercialize any products and services; and (ii) use, copy, distribute, modify, make, improve, disclose, display, sublicense and otherwise exploit in any manner any technology, products and services in connection with the operation of the businesses of NewCo or any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group.

 

(b)                                The licenses granted to NewCo and the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group under this Section 2.15 may not be: (i) sublicensed, except in connection with the license of the HomeAdvisor Group’s own Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of their businesses; or (ii) assigned or transferred, in whole or in part, except (subject to Section 2.15(d)) in connection with a change of control of a member of the HomeAdvisor Group, or the transfer or sale of any business unit, division or a member of the HomeAdvisor Group (by means of a reorganization, asset sale, stock sale, merger or otherwise) of the HomeAdvisor Group.  NewCo and any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group may permit their suppliers, contractors and consultants to exercise any or all of the rights and licenses granted to NewCo and the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group under this Section 2.15 solely on behalf of, for the benefit of and at the direction of NewCo and the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group.

 

(c)                                 The licenses granted under this Section 2.15 are perpetual, non-terminable, irrevocable and shall survive the Transaction. The IAC Group’s sole and exclusive remedy for breach by NewCo or any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group of the licenses granted hereunder will be to bring a claim to recover monetary damages and to seek injunctive or equitable relief, but not to terminate the licenses granted to NewCo or any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group hereunder.

 

(d)                                The rights and licenses granted to any Subsidiary of NewCo under this Section 2.15 shall apply only while such entity is and remains a member of the HomeAdvisor Group.

 

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Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a transaction whereby an entity that was a Subsidiary of NewCo engaged in a line of business ceases to be a member of the HomeAdvisor Group (each, a “HomeAdvisor Spin-Out”), such entity may retain, by way of a sublicense, any licenses granted or sublicensed to it hereunder, but only with respect to the line of business in which it is engaged at the time of such HomeAdvisor Spin-Out and natural extensions thereof. In the event that such entity resulting from the HomeAdvisor Spin-Out is acquired by a third Person, such sublicense will not extend to any products, business or operations of such third Person.

 

(e)                                 From time to time following the Contribution Effective Time and provided that IAC then beneficially owns shares in NewCo representing not less than a majority of the outstanding equity interests in NewCo, upon reasonable request by NewCo and at NewCo’s expense, IAC shall deliver to NewCo copies of the tangible embodiments of the Licensed IAC Intellectual Property.

 

(f)                                   All rights and licenses granted under this Section 2.15 are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”), licenses of rights to “intellectual property” as defined under Section 101(35A) of the Bankruptcy Code.  The Parties and their Affiliates shall retain and may fully exercise all of their respective rights and elections under the Bankruptcy Code

 

Section 2.16                             License of Intellectual Property Used in the Remaining Business but not Retained.

 

(a)                                 NewCo, on behalf of itself and the HomeAdvisor Group, hereby grants to IAC and the other members of the IAC Group a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid-up, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable (as set forth in Section 2.16(b)) license under all of the HomeAdvisor Group’s rights in any Licensed HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property, whether contained in the HomeAdvisor Assets or Deferred Transfer Assets to: (i) make, have made, import, use, offer to sell, sell and otherwise commercialize any products and services; and (ii) use, copy, distribute, modify, make, improve, disclose, display, sublicense and otherwise exploit in any manner any technology, products and services in connection with the operation of the businesses of IAC or any other member of the IAC Group.

 

(b)                                The licenses granted to IAC and the other members of the IAC Group under this Section 2.16 may not be: (i) sublicensed, except in connection with the license of the IAC Group’s own Intellectual Property in the ordinary course of their businesses; or (ii) assigned or transferred, in whole or in part, except (subject to Section 2.16(d))  in connection with a change of control of a member of the IAC Group, or the transfer or sale of any business unit, division or a member of the IAC Group (by means of a reorganization, asset sale, stock sale, merger or otherwise) of the IAC Group.  IAC and any other member of the IAC Group may permit their suppliers, contractors and consultants to exercise any or all of the rights and licenses granted to IAC and the other members of the IAC Group under this Section 2.16 solely on behalf of, for the benefit of and at the direction of IAC and the other members of the IAC Group.

 

(c)                                 The licenses granted under this Section 2.16 are perpetual, non-terminable, irrevocable and shall survive this Transaction. The HomeAdvisor Group’s sole and exclusive remedy for breach by IAC or any other member of the IAC Group of the licenses granted hereunder will be to bring a claim to recover monetary damages and to seek injunctive or equitable relief, but not to terminate the licenses granted to IAC or any other member of the IAC Group hereunder.

 

(d)                                The rights and licenses granted to any Subsidiary of IAC under this Section 2.16 shall apply only while such entity is and remains a member of the IAC Group.  Notwithstanding the

 

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foregoing, in the event of a transaction whereby an entity that was a Subsidiary of IAC engaged in a line of business ceases to be a member of the IAC Group (each, an “IAC Spin-Out”), such entity may retain, by way of a sublicense, any licenses granted or sublicensed to it hereunder, but only with respect to the line of business in which it is engaged at the time of such IAC Spin-Out and natural extensions thereof. In the event that such entity resulting from the IAC Spin-Out is acquired by a third Person, such sublicense will not extend to any products, business or operations of such third Person.

 

(e)                                 From time to time following the Contribution Effective Time and provided that IAC then beneficially owns shares in NewCo representing not less than a majority of the outstanding equity interests in NewCo, upon reasonable request by IAC, NewCo shall deliver to IAC copies of all tangible embodiments of the Licensed HomeAdvisor Intellectual Property.

 

(f)                                  All rights and licenses granted under this Section 2.16 are, and shall otherwise be deemed to be, for purposes of Section 365(n) of the Bankruptcy Code, licenses of rights to “intellectual property” as defined under Section 101(35A) of the Bankruptcy Code.  The Parties and their Affiliates shall retain and may fully exercise all of their respective rights and elections under the Bankruptcy Code.

 

ARTICLE 3

 

DEFERRED SEPARATION TRANSACTIONS

 

Section 3.01                             Deferred Transfer Assets.

 

(a)                                 If the transfer to any member of the HomeAdvisor Group of any Asset that would otherwise constitute a HomeAdvisor Asset (a “Deferred HomeAdvisor Asset”) or the transfer to any member of the IAC Group of any Asset that would otherwise constitute an Excluded Asset (a “Deferred Excluded Asset,” and together with a Deferred HomeAdvisor Asset, a “Deferred Transfer Asset”) cannot be accomplished without giving rise to a violation of Applicable Law, or without obtaining a Third Party Consent or a Governmental Authorization (collectively, a “Transfer Impediment”) and any such Third Party Consent or Governmental Authorization has not been obtained prior to the Contribution Effective Time, then such Asset shall be dealt with in the manner described in this Section 3.01.

 

(b)                                 Pending removal of such Transfer Impediment, the Person holding the Deferred Transfer Asset (the “Retaining Person”) shall hold such Deferred Transfer Asset for the use and benefit, insofar as reasonably possible, of the Party to whom the transfer of such Asset could not be made at the Contribution Effective Time (the “Deferred Beneficiary”).  The Retaining Person shall use commercially reasonable efforts to preserve such Asset and its right, title and interest therein and take all such other action as may reasonably be requested by the Deferred Beneficiary (in each case, at such Deferred Beneficiary’s expense) in order to place such Deferred Beneficiary, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as it would be in if such Asset had been transferred to it or retained by it with effect as of the Contribution Effective Time and so that, subject to the standard of care set forth above, all the benefits and burdens relating to such Deferred Transfer Asset, including possession, use, risk of loss, potential for gain, enforcement of rights against third parties and dominion, control and command over such Asset, are to inure from and after the Contribution Effective Time to such Deferred Beneficiary and the members of its Group.  The provisions set forth in this Article 3 contain all the obligations of the Retaining Person vis-à-vis the Deferred Beneficiary with respect to the Deferred Transfer Asset and the Retaining Person shall not be bound vis-à-vis the Deferred Beneficiary by any other obligations under Applicable Law.

 

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shall be required to make any unreasonable payment or assume any material obligations therefor.  As and when any Transfer Impediment is removed, the relevant Deferred Transfer Asset shall forthwith be transferred to its Deferred Beneficiary at no additional cost and in a manner and on terms consistent with the relevant provisions of this Agreement and the Other Ancillary Agreements, including Section 2.14(b) hereof, and any such transfer shall take effect as of the date of its actual transfer.

 

(d)                                 Notwithstanding the foregoing or any provision of Applicable Law, a Retaining Person shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend any money in respect of a Deferred Transfer Asset unless the necessary funds are advanced by the Deferred Beneficiary of such Deferred Transfer Asset, other than reasonable attorneys’ fees and recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by the Deferred Beneficiary of such Deferred Transfer Asset.

 

Section 3.02                             Unreleased Liabilities.

 

(a)                                 If at any time on or after the Contribution Effective Time, any member of the HomeAdvisor Group or the IAC Group shall remain obligated to any Third Party in respect of any Liability of the other Party or its Group (such other Party with respect such Unreleased Liability and such Unreleased Person, the “Responsible Party”), the following provisions shall apply.  The Liabilities referred to in this Section 3.02 are hereinafter referred to as the “Unreleased Liabilities,” the Person remaining obligated for such Liability in a manner contrary to what is intended under this Agreement is hereinafter referred to as the “Unreleased Person,” such Unreleased Person’s Party, the “Unreleased Party” and such Unreleased Person’s Group, the “Unreleased Group”.

 

(b)                                 Each Unreleased Person shall remain obligated to Third Parties for such Unreleased Liability as provided in the relevant Contract, Applicable Law or other source of such Unreleased Liability and shall pay and perform such Unreleased Liability as and when required, in accordance with its terms.

 

(c)                                  Each Responsible Party shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each HomeAdvisor Indemnified Party or IAC Indemnified Party, as the context requires, that is an Unreleased Person from and against any Liabilities arising in respect of each Unreleased Liability of such Unreleased Person that is a Liability of such Responsible Party.  Each Responsible Party shall take, and shall cause the members of its Group (the “Responsible Group”) to take, such other actions as may be reasonably requested by the applicable Unreleased Party in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement in order to place the applicable Unreleased Group, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as it would be in if such Unreleased Liability had been fully contributed, assigned, transferred, conveyed, and delivered to, and accepted and assumed or retained, as applicable, by such Responsible Party (or any relevant member of the Responsible Group) with effect as of the Contribution Effective Time and so that all the benefits and burdens relating to such Unreleased Liability, including possession, use, risk of loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Unreleased Liability, are to inure from and after the Contribution Effective Time to the member or members of the Responsible Group.

 

(d)                                 Each Responsible Party shall continue on and after the Contribution Effective Time to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the applicable Unreleased Persons to be released from their respective Unreleased Liabilities.

 

(e)                                  If, as and when it becomes possible to delegate, novate or extinguish any Unreleased Liability in favor of an Unreleased Person, the relevant Parties shall promptly sign all such documents and perform all such other acts, and shall cause each member of their respective Groups, as applicable, to sign all such documents and perform all such other acts, as may be necessary or desirable to

 

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give effect to such delegation, novation, extinction or other release without payment of any further consideration by the Unreleased Person.

 

Section 3.03                             No Additional Consideration.  For the avoidance of doubt, the transfer or assumption of any Assets or Liabilities under this Article 3 shall be effected without any additional consideration by any Party hereunder.

 

ARTICLE 4

 

COVENANTS

 

Section 4.01                             General Covenants.  Each Party covenants with and in favor of the other Parties that it shall, subject, in the case of IAC, to Article 9:

 

(a)                                 do and perform all such acts and things, and execute and deliver all such agreements, assurances, notices and other documents and instruments as may reasonably be required of it to facilitate the carrying out of the intent and purpose of this Agreement;

 

(b)                                 cooperate with and assist the other Party, both before and after the Contribution Effective Time, in dealing with transitional matters relating to or arising from the Transaction, the IAC Share Issuance, this Agreement or the Other Ancillary Agreements; and

 

(c)                                  cooperate in preparing and filing all documentation (i) to effect all necessary applications, notices, petitions, filings and other documents; and (ii) to obtain as promptly as reasonably practicable all Consents and Governmental Authorizations necessary or advisable to be obtained from any Third Party and/or any Governmental Authority in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

 

Section 4.02                             Covenants of NewCo.  In addition to the covenants of NewCo provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, NewCo covenants and agrees with, and in favor of, IAC that it shall:

 

(a)                                 use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all such action as may be necessary or desirable under applicable state securities and blue sky laws of the United States (and any comparable laws under any foreign jurisdictions) in connection with the Transaction and the IAC Share Issuance;

 

(b)                                 perform and, as applicable, cause each member of the HomeAdvisor Group to perform each of its and their respective obligations under each Other Ancillary Agreement.

 

Nothing in this Section 4.02 shall be deemed, by itself, to shift Liability for any portion of any registration statement or prospectus filed with the SEC by NewCo, including the S-4 Registration Statement and the corresponding proxy statement/prospectus, to IAC.

 

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ARTICLE 5

 

MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE

 

Section 5.01                             Release of Pre-Transaction Claims.

 

(a)                                 Except as provided in Section 5.01(c), effective as of the Contribution Effective Time, NewCo does hereby, on behalf of itself and each other member of the HomeAdvisor Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of the IAC Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Contribution Effective Time have been stockholders (other than any member of the IAC Group), directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the HomeAdvisor Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) (the “HomeAdvisor Releasors”), unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably release and discharge members of the IAC Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of the HomeAdvisor Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Contribution Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the IAC Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns (the “Non-HomeAdvisor Parties”), from any and all Actions, causes of action, choses in action, cases, claims, suits, debts, dues, damages, judgments and liabilities, of any nature whatsoever, in law, at equity or otherwise, whether direct, derivative or otherwise, which have been asserted against a Non-HomeAdvisor Party or which, whether currently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent, and whether or not concealed or hidden, the HomeAdvisor Releasors ever could have asserted or ever could assert, in any capacity, whether as partner, employer, agent or otherwise, either for itself or as an assignee, heir, executor, trustee, administrator, successor or otherwise for or on behalf of any other Person, against the Non-HomeAdvisor Parties, relating to any claims or transactions or occurrences whatsoever, up to but excluding the Contribution Effective Time, including in connection with the Transaction and all activities to implement the Transaction (“HomeAdvisor Claims”); and the HomeAdvisor Releasors hereby unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably agree not to initiate proceedings with respect to, or institute, assert or threaten to assert, any HomeAdvisor Claim.

 

(b)                                 Except as provided in Section 5.01(c), effective as of the Contribution Effective Time, IAC does hereby, on behalf of itself and each other member of the IAC Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of the HomeAdvisor Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Contribution Effective Time have been stockholders, directors, officers, agents or employees of any member of the IAC Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such) (the “IAC Releasors”), unequivocally, unconditionally and irrevocably release and discharge NewCo, the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group, their respective Affiliates (other than any member of the IAC Group), successors and assigns, and all Persons who at any time prior to the Contribution Effective Time have been stockholders (other than any member of the IAC Group), directors, officers, agents or employees of the HomeAdvisor Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns (the “Non-IAC Parties”), from any and all Actions, causes of action, choses in action, cases, claims, suits, debts, dues, damages, judgments and liabilities, of any nature whatsoever, in law, at equity or otherwise, whether direct, derivative or otherwise, which have been asserted against a Non-IAC Party or which, whether currently known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, fixed or contingent, and whether or not concealed or hidden, the IAC Releasors ever could have asserted or ever could assert, in any capacity, whether as partner, employer, agent or otherwise, either for itself or as an assignee, heir, executor, trustee, administrator, successor or otherwise for or on behalf of any other Person, against the Non-IAC Parties, relating to any claims or transactions or occurrences whatsoever, up to but excluding the Effective Time including in connection with the Transaction, the Merger and all activities to implement the Transaction and the Merger (“IAC Claims”); and the IAC Releasors hereby unequivocally, unconditionally and

 

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irrevocably agree not to initiate proceedings with respect to, or institute, assert or threaten to assert, any IAC Claim.

 

(c)                                  Nothing contained in Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) shall impair any right of any Person to enforce this Agreement, any Other Ancillary Agreement, the Merger Agreement or, any agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that is contemplated by Section 2.11 or any other agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that is entered into after the Contribution Effective Time among any member of the HomeAdvisor Group, on the one hand, and any member of the IAC Group, on the other hand, nor shall anything contained in the foregoing paragraphs (a) and (b) be interpreted as terminating as of the Contribution Effective Time any rights under any such agreements, contracts, commitments or understandings.  For purposes of clarification, nothing contained in Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) shall release any Person from:

 

(i)                                     any Liability provided in or resulting from this Agreement, any of the Other Ancillary Agreements or the Merger Agreement ;

 

(ii)                                  any Liability provided in or resulting from any other agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that is entered into after the Contribution Effective Time between any member of the HomeAdvisor Group on the one hand, and any member of the IAC Group on the other hand;

 

(iii)                               any Liability that the Parties may have with respect to indemnification or this Article 5 for Third Party Claims;

 

(iv)                              any Liability for unpaid Intercompany Accounts; or

 

(v)                                 any Liability the release of which would result in the release of any Person other than a Person released pursuant to this Section 5.01.

 

In addition, nothing contained in Section 5.01(a) or Section 5.01(b) hereof shall release any member of the HomeAdvisor Group from honoring its existing obligations to indemnify any director, officer or employee of the IAC Group who was a director, officer or employee of such member of the HomeAdvisor Group on or prior to the Contribution Effective Time, to the extent that such director, officer or employee becomes a named defendant in any litigation involving such company and was entitled to such indemnification pursuant to obligations existing on or prior to the Contribution Effective Time.

 

(d)                                 NewCo shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against IAC or any member of the IAC Group or any other Person released pursuant to Section 5.01(a), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 5.01(a).

 

(e)                                  IAC shall not make, and shall not permit any other member of the IAC Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any indemnification, against NewCo or any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group or any other Person released pursuant to Section 5.01(b), with respect to any Liabilities released pursuant to Section 5.01(b).

 

Section 5.02                             Indemnification by NewCo.  Except as provided in Section 5.04 and Section 5.05 and subject to Section 10.01, NewCo shall, and shall cause the other members of the

 

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HomeAdvisor Group to, fully indemnify, defend and hold harmless IAC, each other member of the IAC Group and each of its respective current and former directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “IAC Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the IAC Indemnified Parties relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (without duplication):

 

(a)                                 the operation or conduct of the HomeAdvisor Business, any HomeAdvisor Asset and any HomeAdvisor Liability, including any failure of NewCo or any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group to pay, perform or otherwise discharge promptly any HomeAdvisor Liability in accordance with its respective terms, whether prior to or after the Contribution Effective Time or the date of this Agreement, or, subject to Article 3, any Deferred HomeAdvisor Asset;

 

(b)                                 any breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant, undertaking or obligation of, this Agreement, any of the Other Ancillary Agreements or the Merger Agreement, by NewCo or any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group, subject to any limitation on liability set forth in any Other Ancillary Agreement for any such breach or failure to perform or comply with any covenant, undertaking or obligation under such Other Ancillary Agreement;

 

(c)                                  any obligation (including, for the avoidance of doubt, any penalty fees and interest) of any Remaining IAC Entity under any guarantee, bonding arrangement, letter of credit or letter of comfort identified on Schedule 5.02(c);

 

(d)                                 any use by any member of the HomeAdvisor Group allowed by this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement after the Contribution Effective Time of the Intellectual Property owned by, or licensed by a Third Party to, a member of the IAC Group; and

 

(e)                                  any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information (i) contained in the S-4 Registration Statement or any preliminary, final or supplemental prospectus (including any preliminary, final or supplemental proxy statement/prospectus) forming a part of the S-4 Registration Statement or any filing by NewCo prior to the Contribution Effective Time under Rule 425 promulgated under the Securities Act (other than information provided by IAC to NewCo with respect to the IAC Remaining Entities or their Representatives specifically for inclusion in the S-4 Registration Statement,  any preliminary, final or supplemental prospectus (including any preliminary, final or supplemental proxy statement/prospectus) forming a part of the S-4 Registration Statement or any filing by NewCo prior to the Contribution Effective Time under Rule 425 promulgated under the Securities Act), (ii) contained in any public filings made by NewCo with the SEC following the Contribution Effective Time or (iii) provided by NewCo to IAC specifically for inclusion in IAC’s annual or quarterly or current reports following the Contribution Effective Time to the extent (A) such information pertains to (x) a member of the HomeAdvisor Group or (y) the HomeAdvisor Business or the business of any Person that becomes a member of the HomeAdvisor Group following the Contribution Effective Time or (B) IAC has provided prior written notice to NewCo that such information will be included in one or more annual or quarterly or current reports, specifying how such information will be presented, and the information is included in such annual or quarterly or current reports; provided that this sub-clause (B) shall not apply to the extent that any such Liability arises out of or results from, or in connection with, any action or inaction of any Remaining IAC Entity, including as a result of any misstatement or omission by any member of the IAC Group of any information provided by NewCo.

 

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Section 5.03                             Indemnification by IAC.  Except as provided in Section 5.04 and Section 5.05 and subject to Section 10.01, IAC shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless NewCo, each other member of the HomeAdvisor Group and each of their respective current and former directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors, trustees, administrators, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “HomeAdvisor Indemnified Parties”), from and against any and all Liabilities of the HomeAdvisor Indemnified Parties relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items (without duplication):

 

(a)                                 the operation or conduct of the Remaining Business or any Retained Liability, including any failure of IAC or any other member of the IAC Group to pay, perform or otherwise discharge promptly any Retained Liability in accordance with its respective terms, whether prior to or after the Contribution Effective Time or the date of this Agreement;

 

(b)                                 any breach of, or failure to perform or comply with, any covenant, undertaking or obligation of, this Agreement or any of the Other Ancillary Agreements, by IAC or any other member of the IAC Group, subject to any limitation on liability set forth in any Other Ancillary Agreement for any such breach or failure to perform or comply with any covenant, undertaking or obligation under such Other Ancillary Agreement;

 

(c)                                  any obligation of any HomeAdvisor Entity under any guarantee, bonding arrangement, letter of credit or letter of comfort existing at the Contribution Effective Time and given by any of the HomeAdvisor Entities for the benefit of any Remaining IAC Entity and not related to the HomeAdvisor Business;

 

(d)                                 any failure of IAC or any other member of the IAC Group to comply with any applicable bulk sales law;

 

(e)                                  any use by any member of the IAC Group allowed by this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement after the Contribution Effective Time of the Intellectual Property owned by, or licensed by a Third Party to, a member of the HomeAdvisor Group; and

 

(f)                                   any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all information (i) contained in the S-4 Registration Statement, or any preliminary, final or supplemental prospectus (including any preliminary, final or supplemental proxy statement/prospectus) forming a part of the S-4 Registration Statement or any filing by NewCo prior to the Contribution Effective Time under Rule 425 promulgated under the Securities Act provided by IAC specifically for inclusion therein to the extent such information pertains to (x) a member of the IAC Group or (y) the Remaining Business and (ii) provided by IAC to NewCo specifically for inclusion in NewCo’s annual or quarterly or current reports following the Contribution Effective Time to the extent (A) such information pertains to (x) a Remaining IAC Entity or (y) the Remaining Business or (B) NewCo has provided prior written notice to IAC that such information will be included in one or more annual or quarterly or current reports, specifying how such information will be presented, and the information is included in such annual or quarterly or current reports; provided that this sub-clause (B) shall not apply to the extent that any such Liability arises out of or results from, or in connection with, any action or inaction of any member of the HomeAdvisor Group, including as a result of any misstatement or omission by any member of the HomeAdvisor Group of any information provided by IAC.

 

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Section 5.04          Procedures for Indemnification of Third Party Claims.

 

(a)           All claims for indemnification relating to a Third Party Claim by any indemnified party (an “Indemnified Party”) hereunder shall be asserted and resolved as set forth in this Section 5.04.

 

(b)           In the event that any written claim or demand for which an indemnifying party (an “Indemnifying Party”) may have liability to any Indemnified Party hereunder is asserted against or sought to be collected from any Indemnified Party by a Third Party (a “Third Party Claim”), such Indemnified Party shall promptly, but in no event more than ten (10) days following such Indemnified Party’s receipt of a Third Party Claim, notify the Indemnifying Party in writing of such Third Party Claim, the amount or the estimated amount of damages sought thereunder to the extent then ascertainable (which estimate shall not be conclusive of the final amount of such Third Party Claim), any other remedy sought thereunder, any relevant time constraints relating thereto and, to the extent practicable, and any other material details pertaining thereto (a “Claim Notice”); provided, however, that the failure to timely give a Claim Notice shall affect the rights of an Indemnified Party hereunder only to the extent that such failure has a material prejudicial effect on the defenses or other rights available to the Indemnifying Party with respect to such Third Party Claim.  The Indemnifying Party shall have thirty (30) days (or such lesser number of days set forth in the Claim Notice as may be required by a court proceeding in the event of a litigated matter) after receipt of the Claim Notice (the “Notice Period”) to notify the Indemnified Party whether it desires to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim; provided that in the event a Claim Notice in respect of indemnification sought pursuant to Section 5.02(d) so specifies, the Indemnified Party shall have the right to require the Indemnifying Party, and in such event the Indemnifying Party shall be required, to defend the Indemnified Party against such Third Party Claim at the Indemnifying Party’s expense.

 

(c)           In the event that the Indemnifying Party notifies the Indemnified Party within the Notice Period that it desires to defend the Indemnified Party against a Third Party Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall have the right to defend the Indemnified Party by appropriate proceedings and shall have the sole power to direct and control such defense, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party at the Indemnifying Party’s expense.  Once the Indemnifying Party has duly assumed the defense of a Third Party Claim, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, but not the obligation, to participate in any such defense and to employ separate counsel of its choosing.  The Indemnified Party shall participate in any such defense at its expense, provided that such expense shall be the responsibility of the Indemnifying Party if (i) the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party are both named parties to the proceedings and the Indemnified Party shall have reasonably concluded that representation of both parties by the same counsel would be inappropriate due to actual or potential differing interests between them (in which case the Indemnifying Party shall not be responsible for expenses in respect of more than one counsel for the Indemnified Party in any single jurisdiction), or (ii) the Indemnified Party assumes the defense of a Third Party Claim after the Indemnifying Party has failed to diligently defend a Third Party Claim it has assumed the defense of, as provided in the first sentence of this Section 5.04(c).  The Indemnifying Party shall not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Party, settle, compromise or offer to settle or compromise any Third Party Claim on a basis that would result in (i) the imposition of a consent order, injunction or decree that would restrict the future activity or conduct of the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates, (ii) a finding or admission of a violation of Applicable Law or violation of the rights of any Person by the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates or (iii) a finding or admission that would have an adverse effect on other claims made or threatened against the Indemnified Party or any of its Affiliates.

 

(d)           If the Indemnifying Party (i) elects not to defend the Indemnified Party against a Third Party Claim, whether by not giving the Indemnified Party timely notice of its desire to so defend or otherwise or (ii) after assuming the defense of a Third Party Claim or after receiving a Claim Notice

 

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specified in the proviso to the last sentence of Section 5.04(b), fails to take reasonable steps necessary to defend diligently such Third Party Claim within ten (10) days after receiving written notice from the Indemnified Party to the effect that the Indemnifying Party has so failed, the Indemnified Party shall have the right but not the obligation to assume its own defense; it being understood that the Indemnified Party’s right to indemnification for a Third Party Claim shall not be adversely affected by assuming the defense of such Third Party Claim.  The Indemnified Party shall not settle a Third Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(e)           The Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall cooperate in order to ensure the proper and adequate defense of a Third Party Claim, including by providing access to each other’s relevant business records and other documents, and employees; it being understood that the reasonable costs and expenses of the Indemnified Party relating thereto shall be Liabilities, subject to indemnification.

 

(f)            The Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to avoid production of confidential information (consistent with Applicable Law), and to cause all communications among employees, counsel and others representing either party to a Third Party Claim to be made so as to preserve any applicable attorney-client or work-product privileges.

 

Section 5.05          Procedures for Indemnification of Direct Claims.  Any claim for indemnification made directly by the Indemnified Party against the Indemnifying Party that does not result from a Third Party Claim shall be asserted by written notice from the Indemnified Party to the Indemnifying Party specifically claiming indemnification hereunder.  Such Indemnifying Party shall have a period of 45 days after the receipt of such notice within which to respond thereto.  If such Indemnifying Party does not respond within such 45-day period, such Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to have accepted responsibility to make payment and shall have no further right to contest the validity of such claim.  If such Indemnifying Party does respond within such 45-day period and rejects such claim in whole or in part, such Indemnified Party shall be free to pursue resolution as provided in Article 7.

 

Section 5.06          Adjustments to Liabilities.

 

(a)           If an Indemnified Party receives any payment from an Indemnifying Party in respect of any Liabilities and the Indemnified Party could have recovered all or a part of such Liabilities from a Third Party (a “Potential Contributor”) based on the underlying claim or demand asserted against such Indemnifying Party, such Indemnified Party shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, assign such of its rights to proceed against the Potential Contributor as are necessary to permit such Indemnifying Party to recover from the Potential Contributor the amount of such payment.

 

(b)           If notwithstanding Section 5.07 an Indemnified Party receives an amount from a Third Party in respect of a Liability that is the subject of indemnification hereunder after all or a portion of such Liability has been paid by an Indemnifying Party pursuant to this Agreement, the Indemnified Party shall promptly remit to the Indemnifying Party the excess (if any) of (i) the amount paid by the Indemnifying Party in respect of such Liability, plus the amount received from the Third Party in respect thereof, over (ii) the full amount of the Liability.

 

(c)           An insurer who would otherwise be obligated to pay any claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with respect thereto or, solely by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof, have any subrogation rights with respect thereto, it being expressly understood and agreed that no insurer or any other Third Party shall be entitled to a “wind-fall” (i.e., a benefit they would not be entitled to receive in the absence of the indemnification provisions) by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof.

 

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Section 5.07          Payments.  The Indemnifying Party shall pay all amounts payable pursuant to this Article 5 by wire transfer of immediately available funds, promptly following receipt from an Indemnified Party of a bill, together with all accompanying reasonably detailed backup documentation, for a Liability that is the subject of indemnification hereunder, unless the Indemnifying Party in good faith disputes the Liability, in which event it shall so notify the Indemnified Party.  In any event, the Indemnifying Party shall pay to the Indemnified Party, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the amount of any Liability for which it is liable hereunder no later than three (3) days following any final determination of such Liability and the Indemnifying Party’s liability therefor.  A “final determination” shall exist when (a) the parties to the dispute have reached an agreement in writing, (b) a court of competent jurisdiction shall have entered a final and non-appealable order or judgment, or (c) an arbitration or like panel shall have rendered a final non-appealable determination with respect to disputes the parties have agreed to submit thereto.

 

Section 5.08          Contribution.  If the indemnification provided for in this Article 5 shall, for any reason, be unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Indemnified Party hereunder in respect of any Liability, then each Indemnifying Party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such Indemnified Party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Liability, in such proportion as shall be sufficient to place the Indemnified Party in the same position as if such Indemnified Party were indemnified hereunder, the Parties intending that their respective contributions hereunder be as close as possible to the indemnification under Section 5.02 and Section 5.03.  If the contribution provided for in the previous sentence shall, for any reason, be unavailable or insufficient to put the Indemnified Party in the same position as if it were indemnified under Section 5.02 or Section 5.03, as the case may be, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such Indemnified Party as a result of such Liability, in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by and the relative fault of the Indemnifying Party on the one hand and the Indemnified Party on the other hand with respect to the matter giving rise to the Liability.

 

Section 5.09          Remedies Cumulative.  The remedies provided in this Article 5 shall be cumulative and, subject to the provisions of Article 7, shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnified Party of any other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against any Indemnifying Party.

 

Section 5.10          Survival of Indemnities.  The rights and obligations of NewCo, IAC and their respective Indemnified Parties under this Article 5 shall survive the distribution, sale or other transfer by any Party of any Assets or the delegation or assignment by it of any Liabilities.

 

Section 5.11          Shared Liabilities.   Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement:

 

(a)           In order to facilitate the defense of any Shared Liability, each of NewCo and IAC agrees that (i) NewCo and IAC shall cooperate in the defense of any Shared Liability; (ii) each of NewCo and IAC shall be responsible for the costs of its own in-house counsel and other internal personnel in the defense of any Shared Liability; (iii) IAC shall be entitled to control the defense and/or settlement of any Shared Liability, although NewCo shall be entitled to observe with counsel of its own selection and at its own expense; provided, however, that after the Contribution Effective Time IAC shall not settle all or any portion of any Shared Liability unless any remaining Liability of NewCo and its Affiliates and their respective current and former officers and directors relating to the Shared Liability will be fully released as a result of such settlement.

 

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of insurance and to cooperate with one another as necessary to permit each other to access or obtain the benefits under those policies; provided, however, that nothing hereunder shall be construed to prevent either Party or any other Person from asserting claims for insurance benefits or accepting insurance benefits provided by the policies.  Each of NewCo and IAC agrees to exchange information upon reasonable request of the other Party regarding requests that they have made for insurance benefits, notices of claims, occurrences and circumstances that they have submitted to the insurance companies or other entities managing the policies, responses they have received from those insurance companies or entities, including any payments they have received from the insurance companies and any agreements by the insurance companies to make payments, and any other information that the Parties may need to determine the status of the insurance policies and the continued availability of benefits thereunder.

 

(c)           If NewCo or IAC receives notice or otherwise learns of the assertion by any person or entity (including a Governmental Authority) of a Shared Liability, that Party shall give the other Parties written notice of such Shared Liability, providing notice of such Shared Liability in reasonable detail.  The failure to give notice under this paragraph (c) shall not relieve any Party of its Liability for any Shared Liability except to the extent the Party is actually prejudiced by the failure to give such notice.  The Parties shall be deemed to be on notice of any Shared Liability pending prior to the Contribution Effective Time.

 

Section 5.12          Insurance Matters.

 

(a)           NewCo does hereby, for itself and each other member of the HomeAdvisor Group, agree that no member of the IAC Group or any IAC Indemnified Party shall have any liability whatsoever as a result of the insurance policies and practices of IAC and its Affiliates as in effect at any time prior to the Contribution Effective Time, including as a result of the level or scope of any such insurance, the creditworthiness of any insurance carrier, the terms and conditions of any policy, the adequacy or timeliness of any notice to any insurance carrier with respect to any claim or potential claim or otherwise; provided this Section 5.12(a) shall not negate IAC’s agreement under Section 5.01(a).

 

(b)           IAC agrees to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the interest and rights of NewCo and the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group as of the Contribution Effective Time as insureds or beneficiaries or in any other capacity under occurrence-based insurance policies and programs (and under claims-made policies and programs to the extent a claim has been submitted prior to the Contribution Effective Time) of IAC or any other member of the IAC Group in respect of periods prior to the Contribution Effective Time to survive the Contribution Effective Time for the period for which such interests and rights would have survived without regard to the transactions contemplated hereby to the extent permitted by such policies, and IAC shall continue to administer such policies and programs on behalf of NewCo and the other relevant members of the HomeAdvisor Group, subject to NewCo’s reimbursement to IAC and the other relevant members of the IAC Group for the actual out-of-pocket costs of such ongoing administration and the internal costs (based on the proportion of the amount of time actually spent on such matter to such employee’s normal working time) of any employee or agent of IAC of any other relevant member of the IAC Group who will be required to spend at least ten percent of his or her normal working time over any ten (10) Business Days working with respect to any such matter on behalf of NewCo or another member of the HomeAdvisor Group.  Any proceeds received by IAC or any other member of the IAC Group after the Contribution Effective Time under such policies and programs in respect of NewCo or other members of the HomeAdvisor Group shall be for the benefit of NewCo and such other members.

 

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(c)           This Agreement is not intended as an attempted assignment of any policy of insurance or as a contract of insurance and shall not be construed to waive any right or remedy of any member of the IAC Group in respect of any insurance policy or any other contract or policy of insurance.

 

(d)           Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to restrict any member of the HomeAdvisor Group from acquiring at its own expense any other insurance policy in respect of any Liabilities or covering any period.

 

ARTICLE 6

 

EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY

 

Section 6.01          Agreement for Exchange of Information; Archives.

 

(a)           Without limiting any rights or obligations under any Other Ancillary Agreement between the Parties and/or any other member of their respective Groups relating to confidentiality, each Party agrees to provide, and to cause its Representatives, its Group members and its respective Group members’ Representatives to provide, to the other Group and any member thereof (a “Requesting Party”), at any time before, on or after the Contribution Effective Time, subject to the provisions of Section 6.04 and as soon as reasonably practicable after written request therefor, any Information within the possession or under the control of such Party or one of such Persons which the Requesting Party reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other requirements imposed on the Requesting Party (including under applicable securities laws) by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Requesting Party, (ii) for use in any other judicial, regulatory, administrative or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit, accounting, claims, regulatory, litigation or similar requirements of the Requesting Party, in each case other than claims or allegations that one Party to this Agreement or any of its Group members has or brings against the other Party or any of its Group members, or (iii) subject to the foregoing clause (ii) above, to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement; provided, however, that in the event that any Party determines that any such provision of Information could be commercially detrimental, violate any Applicable Law or agreement, or waive any attorney-client privilege, the Parties shall take all reasonable measures to permit the compliance with such obligations in a manner that avoids any such harm or consequence.

 

(b)           After the Contribution Effective Time, NewCo and the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group shall have access during regular business hours (as in effect from time to time), and upon reasonable advance notice, to the documents and objects of historical significance that relate to the HomeAdvisor Business, the HomeAdvisor Assets, NewCo or the HomeAdvisor Entities and that are located in archives retained or maintained by IAC or any other member of the IAC Group.  NewCo and the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group may obtain copies (but not originals) of documents for bona fide business purposes and may obtain objects for exhibition purposes for commercially reasonable periods of time if required for bona fide business purposes, provided that NewCo shall cause any such objects to be returned promptly, at NewCo’s expense, in the same condition in which they were delivered to NewCo or to any member of the HomeAdvisor Group and the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group shall comply with any rules, procedures or other requirements, and shall be subject to any restrictions.  In any event, the foregoing shall not be deemed to restrict the access of IAC or any other member of the IAC Group to any such documents or objects.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to impose any Liability on IAC or any other member of the IAC Group if documents or objects referred to in this Section 6.01 are not maintained or preserved by IAC or any other member of the IAC Group.  Alternatively, IAC, acting reasonably, may request from NewCo and any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group that they provide IAC with reasonable advance notice, with a list of the requested Information that relates to the HomeAdvisor Business, HomeAdvisor Assets, NewCo or the

 

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HomeAdvisor Entities and IAC shall use, and shall cause the other members of the IAC Group that are in possession of the Information requested to use, commercially reasonable efforts to locate all requested Information that is owned or possessed by IAC or any of its Group members or Representatives.  IAC will make available all such Information for inspection by NewCo or any other relevant member of the HomeAdvisor Group during normal business hours at the place of business reasonably designated by IAC.  Subject to such confidentiality or security obligations as IAC or the other relevant members of its Group may reasonably deem necessary, NewCo and the other relevant members of the HomeAdvisor Group may have all requested Information duplicated.  Alternatively, IAC or the other relevant members of the IAC Group may choose to deliver to NewCo, at NewCo’s expense, all requested Information in the form reasonably requested by NewCo or the HomeAdvisor Group.  At IAC’s request, NewCo shall cause such Information when no longer needed to be returned to IAC at NewCo’s expense.

 

(c)           NewCo shall make available and shall cause the HomeAdvisor Group to make available to the IAC Group at least the level of access provided by the IAC Group under Section 6.01(b) to NewCo.

 

Section 6.02          Ownership of Information.  Any Information owned by either NewCo or IAC (or any of their respective Group members) that is provided to a Requesting Party pursuant to Section 6.01 shall be deemed to remain the property of the providing party.  Unless specifically set forth herein or in any Other Ancillary Agreement, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such Information.

 

Section 6.03          Compensation for Providing Information.  The Party requesting Information agrees to reimburse the providing Party for the reasonable out-of-pocket costs, if any, of creating, gathering and copying such Information, to the extent that such costs are incurred for the benefit of the Requesting Party.  Except as may be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement, in the Other Ancillary Agreements, or in any other agreement between the Parties, such costs shall be computed in accordance with the providing Party’s standard methodology and procedures.

 

Section 6.04          Record Retention.  To facilitate the possible exchange of Information pursuant to this Article 6 and other provisions of this Agreement after the Contribution Effective Time, each of NewCo and IAC agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to retain, and to cause the members of their respective Group to retain, all Information in their respective possession or control at the Contribution Effective Time in accordance with the policies of the IAC Group as in effect at the Contribution Effective Time or such other policies as may be reasonably adopted by the appropriate Party after the Contribution Effective Time.  Prior to the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Contribution Effective Time, neither NewCo nor IAC will destroy, or permit any member of their respective Groups to destroy, any Information which the other Party or any member of its Group may have the right to obtain pursuant to this Agreement without first using commercially reasonable efforts to notify such other Party of the proposed destruction and giving such other Party the opportunity to take possession of such Information prior to such destruction.

 

Section 6.05          Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information.  The rights and obligations granted or created under this Article 6 are subject to any specific limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange, retention or confidential treatment of Information set forth in any Other Ancillary Agreement.

 

Section 6.06          Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation.

 

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Group to use commercially reasonable efforts to, make available to a requesting Party or any member of the Group to which such Requesting Party belongs, upon written request, its then former and current Representatives (and the former and current Representatives of its respective Group members) as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control (or that of its respective Group members) or which it (or its respective Group members) otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of such Representatives) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any Action in which the Requesting Party may from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought hereunder.  The Requesting Party shall bear all costs and expenses in connection therewith.

 

(b)           If either NewCo or IAC, being entitled to do so under this Agreement, chooses to defend or to seek to settle or compromise any Third Party Claim, the other Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to make available to such Party, upon written request, its then former and current Representatives and those of its respective Group members as witnesses and any books, records or other documents within its control (or that of its respective Group members) or which it (or its respective Group members) otherwise has the ability to make available, to the extent that any such Person (giving consideration to business demands of such Representatives) or books, records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with such defense, settlement or compromise, as the case may be, and shall otherwise cooperate in such defense, settlement or compromise, as the case may be.

 

(c)           Without limiting the foregoing, each of NewCo and IAC shall cooperate and consult, and shall cause their respective Group members to cooperate and consult, to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions (except in the case of an Action by one Party or another member of its respective Group against the other Party or another member of its respective Group).

 

(d)           The obligation of the Parties to provide witnesses pursuant to this Section 6.06 is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate cooperation and shall include the obligation to provide as witnesses inventors and other employees without regard to whether the witness or the employer of the witness could assert a possible business conflict (subject to the limitation set forth in the first sentence of Section 6.06(a) regarding Third Party Claims).

 

(e)           In connection with any matter contemplated by this Section 6.06(e), the relevant Parties will enter into, and shall cause all other relevant members of their respective Groups to enter into, a mutually acceptable joint defense agreement so as to maintain to the extent practicable any applicable attorney-client privilege or work-product privileges of any member of any Group.

 

Section 6.07          Confidentiality.

 

(a)           Subject to Section 6.08, each of NewCo and IAC shall hold, and shall cause its respective Group members, Affiliates (whether now an Affiliate or hereafter becoming an Affiliate) and Representatives to hold, in strict confidence, with at least a commercially reasonable degree of care, all confidential and proprietary Information concerning the other Group (or any member thereof) that is either in such company’s possession (including Information in its possession prior to the date hereof) or furnished by either Group (or any member thereof) or by any of its respective Affiliates (whether now an Affiliate or hereafter becoming an Affiliate) or respective Representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (any such Information referred to herein as “Confidential Information”), and shall not use, and shall cause the other members of its respective Group, and its respective Affiliates and Representatives not to use, any such Confidential Information other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder or thereunder.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Confidential Information shall not include Information that is

 

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or was (i) in the public domain other than by the breach of this Agreement or by breach of any other agreement relating to confidentiality between or among the relevant Parties and/or their respective Group members, their respective Affiliates or Representatives, (ii) with respect to Confidential Information regarding the IAC Group, lawfully acquired by a member of the HomeAdvisor Group from a Third Party not bound by a confidentiality obligation and, with respect to Confidential Information regarding the HomeAdvisor Group, lawfully acquired by a member of the IAC Group from a Third Party not bound by a confidentiality obligation, or (iii) with respect to Confidential Information regarding the IAC Group, independently generated or developed by Persons who do not and did not have access to, or descriptions of, any such confidential or proprietary Information of IAC (or any member of the IAC Group) and, with respect to Confidential Information regarding the HomeAdvisor Group, independently generated or developed by Persons who do not and did not have access to, or descriptions of, any such confidential or proprietary Information of the HomeAdvisor Business (or any member of the HomeAdvisor Group).

 

(b)           Each of NewCo and IAC shall maintain, and shall cause its respective Group members to maintain, policies and procedures, and develop such further policies and procedures as will from time to time become necessary or appropriate, to ensure compliance with Section 6.07(a).

 

(c)           Each of NewCo and IAC agrees not to release or disclose, or permit to be released or disclosed, any Confidential Information to any other Person, except its Representatives who need to know such Confidential Information (who shall be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such Confidential Information), except in compliance with Section 6.08.  Without limiting the foregoing, when any Information furnished by either NewCo or IAC to the other Party after the Contribution Effective Time pursuant to this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement is no longer needed for the purposes contemplated by this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement, the Party to which such Information was furnished will promptly, after request of the furnishing Party and at the election of the Party receiving such request, destroy or return to the furnishing Party all such Information in a printed or otherwise tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes, extracts or summaries based thereon), and destroy all Information in an electronic or otherwise intangible form and certify to the furnishing Party that it has destroyed such Information (and such copies thereof and such notes, extracts or summaries based thereon).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, each of NewCo and IAC agrees that to the extent some Information to be destroyed or returned is retained as data or records for the purpose of business continuity planning or is otherwise not accessible in the Ordinary Course of Business, such data or records shall be destroyed in the Ordinary Course of Business in accordance, if applicable, with the business continuity plan of the applicable Party.

 

Section 6.08          Protective Arrangements.  In the event that any Party or any member of its Group or any Affiliate of such Party or any of their respective Representatives either determines that it is required to disclose any Confidential Information (the “Disclosing Party”) pursuant to Applicable Law or receives any demand under lawful process or from any Governmental Authority to disclose or provide Confidential Information of the other Party (or any member of the Group to which such other Party belongs) (the “Providing Party”), the Disclosing Party shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, promptly notify the Providing Party prior to the Disclosing Party disclosing or providing such Confidential Information and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Providing Party so that the Providing Party may seek any reasonable protective arrangements or other appropriate remedy and/or waive compliance with this Section 6.08.  All expenses reasonably incurred by the Disclosing Party in seeking a protective order or other remedy will be borne by the Providing Party.  Subject to the foregoing, the Disclosing Party may thereafter disclose or provide such Confidential Information to the extent (but only to the extent) required by such Applicable Law (as so advised by legal counsel) or by lawful process or by such Governmental Authority and shall promptly provide the Providing Party with a copy of the Confidential Information so disclosed, in the same form and format as disclosed, together with a list of all Persons to whom such Confidential Information was disclosed.

 

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Section 6.09          Disclosure of Third Party Information.  NewCo acknowledges that it and the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group may have in their possession confidential or proprietary Information of Third Parties that was received under confidentiality or non-disclosure agreements with such Third Party while they were part of the IAC Group.  NewCo will hold, and will cause the other members of the HomeAdvisor Group and their respective Representatives to hold, in strict confidence the confidential and proprietary Information of Third Parties to which it or any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group has access, in accordance with the terms of any agreements entered into prior to the Contribution Effective Time between one or more members of the IAC Group and such Third Parties.

 

ARTICLE 7

 

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

 

Section 7.01          Interpretation; Agreement to Resolve Disputes.  Except as otherwise specifically provided in any Other Ancillary Agreement, the procedures for discussion, negotiation and dispute resolution set forth in this Article 7 shall apply to all disputes, controversies or claims (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise) that may arise out of or relate to, or arise under or in connection with this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement, or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby (including all actions taken in furtherance of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby on or prior to the date hereof), or the commercial or economic relationship of the Parties relating hereto or thereto, between or among any member of the HomeAdvisor Group on the one hand and the IAC Group on the other hand.  Each of NewCo and IAC agrees on behalf of itself and each member of its respective Group that the procedures set forth in this Article 7 shall be the sole and exclusive procedures in connection with any dispute, controversy or claim relating to any of the foregoing matters and irrevocably waives any right to commence any Action in or before any Governmental Authority, except as otherwise required by Applicable Law.

 

Section 7.02          Dispute Resolution; Mediation.

 

(a)           Either Party (a “Claimant Party”) may commence the dispute resolution process of this Section 7.02 by giving the other Party with whom there is such a controversy, claim or dispute written notice (a “Dispute Notice”) of any controversy, claim or dispute of whatever nature arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination, enforceability or validity thereof (a “Dispute”) which has not been resolved in the normal course of business.  NewCo and IAC shall attempt in good faith to resolve any Dispute by negotiation among their respective executives (“Senior Party Representatives”) who have authority to settle the Dispute and who are at a higher level of management than the persons who have direct responsibility for the administration of this Agreement.  Within 30 days after delivery of the Dispute Notice, the receiving Party (the “Responding Party” and, together with the Claimant Party, the “Dispute Parties”) shall submit to the other Dispute Party a written response (the “Response”).  The Dispute Notice and the Response shall include (i) a statement setting forth the position of the Dispute Party giving such notice and a summary of arguments supporting such position and (ii) the name and title of such Dispute Party’s Senior Party Representative and any other persons who will accompany the Senior Party Representative at the meeting at which NewCo and IAC will attempt to settle the Dispute.  Within 30 days after the delivery of the Dispute Notice, the Senior Party Representatives of NewCo and IAC shall meet at a mutually acceptable time and place, and thereafter as often as they reasonably deem necessary, to attempt to resolve the Dispute.  NewCo and IAC shall cooperate in good faith with respect to any reasonable requests for exchanges of information regarding the Dispute or a Response thereto.

 

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hereinabove provided, NewCo and IAC shall make a good faith attempt to settle the Dispute by mediation pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.02 before resorting to arbitration contemplated by this Section 7.02 or any other dispute resolution procedure that may be agreed by NewCo and IAC.

 

(c)           All negotiations, conferences and discussions pursuant to this Section 7.02 shall be confidential and shall be treated as compromise and settlement negotiations.  Nothing said or disclosed, nor any document produced, in the course of such negotiations, conferences and discussions that is not otherwise independently discoverable shall be offered or received as evidence or used for impeachment or for any other purpose in any current or future arbitration.

 

(d)           Unless NewCo and IAC agree otherwise, the mediation shall be conducted in accordance with the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution Model Procedure for Mediation of Business Disputes in effect on the date of this Agreement by a mediator selected by NewCo and IAC.

 

(e)           Within 30 days after the mediator has been selected as provided above, NewCo, IAC and their respective attorneys shall meet with the mediator for one mediation session of at least four hours, it being agreed that each representative of NewCo and IAC attending such mediation session shall be a Senior Party Representative with authority to settle the Dispute.  If the Dispute cannot be settled at such mediation session or at any mutually agreed continuation thereof, either NewCo or IAC may give the other and the mediator a written notice declaring the mediation process at an end.

 

Section 7.03          Arbitration.  If the Dispute has not been resolved by the dispute resolution process described in Section 7.02, NewCo and IAC agree that any such Dispute shall be settled by binding arbitration before JAMS, Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware pursuant to the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules and Procedures.  Any arbitrator(s) selected to resolve the Dispute shall be bound exclusively by the laws of the State of Delaware without regard to its choice of law rules.  Any decisions of award of the arbitrator(s) will be final and binding upon NewCo and IAC and may be entered as a judgment by the Dispute Parties hereto.  Any rights to appeal or review such award by any court or tribunal are hereby waived to the extent permitted by Applicable Law.

 

Section 7.04          Costs.  The costs of any mediation or arbitration pursuant to this Article 7 shall be shared equally among the Dispute Parties.

 

Section 7.05          Continuity of Service and Performance.  Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the Dispute Parties will continue to provide service and honor all other commitments under this Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of this Article 7 with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute, controversy or claim.

 

Section 7.06          Specific Performance.  The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Parties would be irreparably damaged if any of the provisions of this Agreement are not performed in accordance with their specific terms or are otherwise breached and that any non-performance or breach of this Agreement by any Party could not be adequately compensated by monetary damages alone and that the Parties would not have any adequate remedy at law. Accordingly, in addition to any other right or remedy to which any Party may be entitled, at law or in equity (including monetary damages) (but subject to Section 2.15(c) and Section 2.16(c)), notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, such Party shall be entitled to enforce any provision of this Agreement by a decree of specific performance and to temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief to prevent breaches or threatened breaches of any of the provisions of this Agreement, without posting any bond or other undertaking. The Parties agree that they will not contest the appropriateness of specific performance as a remedy.

 

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ARTICLE 8

 

CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS

 

Section 8.01          Further Assurances.

 

(a)           Each Party covenants with and in favor of the other Party as follows:

 

(i)            prior to, on and after the Contribution Effective Time, each of NewCo and IAC shall, and shall cause the other relevant members of its Group to, cooperate with the other Party, and without any further consideration, but at the expense of the requesting Party, to execute, acknowledge and deliver, or use commercially reasonable efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, assurances or documents, including instruments of conveyance, assignments and transfers, and to make all filings with, and to obtain all consents, approvals or authorizations of, any Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement, indenture or other instrument (including any Consents or Governmental Authorizations), and to take all such other actions as such Party may reasonably be requested to take by the requesting Party (or any member of its Group) from time to time, consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Other Ancillary Agreements, in order to give effect to the provisions, obligations and purposes of this Agreement and the Other Ancillary Agreements and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and

 

(ii)           to the extent that IAC or NewCo discovers at any time following the Contribution Effective Time any Asset that was intended to be transferred to NewCo or any other member of the HomeAdvisor Group pursuant to this Agreement was not so transferred at the Contribution Effective Time, IAC shall, or shall cause the other relevant members of the IAC Group to promptly, assign and transfer to NewCo or another member of the HomeAdvisor Group reasonably designated by NewCo such Asset and all right, title and interest therein in a manner and on the terms consistent with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.14(b).  Similarly, to the extent that IAC or NewCo discovers at any time following the Contribution Effective Time any Asset that was intended to be retained by IAC or any other member of the IAC Group was not so retained at the Contribution Effective Time, NewCo shall, or shall cause the other relevant members of its Group promptly to, assign and transfer to IAC or any other member of the IAC Group reasonably designated by IAC such Asset and all right, title and interest therein in a manner and on the terms consistent with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, Section 2.14(b).  For the avoidance of doubt, the transfer of any Assets under this Article 8 being referred to as “Deferred Transactions”.

 

(b)           On or prior to the Contribution Effective Time, NewCo or IAC, as applicable, in its capacity as direct and indirect parent company of the members of the HomeAdvisor Group then owned by it, shall approve or ratify any action of any member of the HomeAdvisor Group as may be necessary or desirable to give effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Other Ancillary Agreements.

 

(c)           Prior to the Contribution Effective Time, if either NewCo or IAC identifies any commercial or other service that is needed to assure a smooth and orderly transition of the businesses in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and that is not otherwise governed by the provisions of this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement, NewCo and IAC will cooperate in determining whether there is a mutually acceptable arms’ length basis on which such service can be provided.

 

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Section 8.02          Auditors and Audits; Annual and Quarterly Financial Statements and Accounting.  Each Party agrees that following the Contribution Effective Time and until the 90th day following the filing of IAC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for IAC’s Fiscal Year during which IAC ceased to be required to present consolidated financial statements including NewCo:

 

(a)           Date of NewCo Auditor’s Opinions.  NewCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to enable its auditors (the “NewCo Auditor”) to complete their audit such that they will date their opinion on NewCo’s audited annual financial statements on the same date that the IAC’s auditors (the “IAC Auditor”) date their opinion on IAC’s audited annual financial statements (except to the extent an earlier date is necessary to comply with SEC rules), and to enable IAC to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of IAC’s annual financial statements.

 

(b)           Annual Financial Statements.  Each of NewCo and IAC shall provide to the other on a timely basis all Information reasonably required to meet such Party’s schedule for the preparation, printing, filing, and public dissemination of its annual financial statements and for management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures in accordance with Item 307 of Regulation S-K and NewCo shall provide to IAC on a timely basis all Information reasonably required to meet IAC’s schedule for its report on internal control over financial reporting in accordance with Item 308 of Regulation S-K and its auditor’s audit of its internal control over financial reporting and management’s assessment thereof in accordance with 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the SEC’s and Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s rules and auditing standards thereunder (such assessments and audit being referred to as the “Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments”).  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of IAC and NewCo will provide all required financial and other Information with respect to their respective companies and their Subsidiaries to their respective auditors in a sufficient and reasonable time and in sufficient detail to permit their respective auditors to take all steps and perform all reviews necessary to provide sufficient assistance to the IAC Auditor and the NewCo Auditor with respect to respective Information to be included or contained in the annual financial statements of either company and to permit the IAC Auditor and IAC’s management to complete the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments.

 

(c)           Access to Personnel and Books and Records.

 

(i)            NewCo shall authorize the NewCo Auditor to make available to the IAC Auditor both the personnel who performed or are performing the annual audits of NewCo and work papers related to the annual audits of NewCo, in all cases within a reasonable time prior to the NewCo Auditor’s opinion date, so that the IAC Auditor is able to perform the procedures it considers necessary to take responsibility for the work of the NewCo Auditor as it relates to the IAC Auditor’s report on IAC’s financial statements, all within sufficient time to enable IAC to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of IAC’s annual financial statements;

 

(ii)           IAC shall authorize the IAC Auditor to make available to the NewCo Auditor both the personnel who performed or are performing the annual audits of IAC and work papers related to the annual audits of IAC, in all cases within a reasonable time prior to the IAC Auditor’s opinion date, so that the NewCo Auditor is able to perform the procedures it considers necessary to take responsibility for the work of the IAC Auditor as it relates to the NewCo Auditor’s report on NewCo’s financial statements, all within sufficient time to enable NewCo to meet its timetable for the printing, filing and public dissemination of its annual financial statements.

 

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(iii)          NewCo shall make available to the IAC Auditor and IAC’s management its personnel and books and records in a reasonable time prior to the IAC Auditor’s opinion date and IAC’s management’s assessment date so that the IAC Auditor and IAC’s management are able to perform the procedures they consider necessary to conduct the Internal Control Audit and Management Assessments.

 

(d)           NewCo Reports.  NewCo will deliver to IAC a substantially final draft, as soon as the same is prepared, of each report to be filed subsequent to the Merger Effective Time with the SEC that includes NewCo’s audited year-end financial statements or NewCo’s quarterly unaudited financial statements (the “NewCo Reports”); provided, however, that NewCo may continue to revise the NewCo Reports prior to the filing thereof, which changes will be delivered to IAC as soon as reasonably practicable; provided, further, that the respective personnel of IAC and NewCo will actively consult with each other regarding any changes which NewCo may consider making to the NewCo Reports and related disclosures prior to the anticipated filing with the SEC, with particular focus on any changes which would have an effect upon IAC’s financial statements or related disclosures.

 

Nothing in this Section 8.02 shall require any Party to violate any agreement with any Third Party regarding the confidentiality of confidential and proprietary Information relating to that Third Party or its business; provided, however, that in the event that a Party is required under this Section 8.02 to disclose any such Information, such Party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain such Third Party Consent to the disclosure of such Information.

 

ARTICLE 9

 

TERMINATION

 

Section 9.01          Termination.  Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, if the Merger Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms, this Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time by and in the sole discretion of IAC without the prior approval of any Person, including NewCo.  In the event of such termination, this Agreement shall become void and no Party, or any of its officers and directors shall have any liability to any Person by reason of this Agreement.  Subject to the first sentence of this Section 9.01, after the Contribution Effective Time, this Agreement may not be terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by each of IAC and NewCo.

 

ARTICLE 10

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

Section 10.01       Limitation of Liability.  In no event shall any member of the HomeAdvisor Group or the IAC Group be liable to any member of the other Group for any special, consequential, indirect, collateral, incidental or punitive damages or lost profits or failure to realize expected savings or other commercial or economic loss of any kind, however caused and on any theory of liability (including negligence) arising in any way out of this Agreement, whether or not such Person has been advised of the possibility of any such damages; provided, however, that the foregoing limitations shall not limit either Party’s indemnification obligations for Liabilities with respect to Third Party Claims as set forth in Article 5.  The provisions of Article 7 shall be the Parties’ sole recourse for any breach hereof or any breach of the Other Ancillary Agreements.

 

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and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties thereto and delivered to the other parties.

 

Section 10.03       Entire Agreement; Coordination.  The Merger Agreement, this Agreement, the Other Ancillary Agreements, and the Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes hereto and thereto and the specific agreements contemplated hereby or thereby contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, oral or written, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter.  No agreements or understandings exist between NewCo and IAC other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.  In the event of any inconsistency between this Agreement and the Other Ancillary Agreements with respect to matters addressed in the Other Ancillary Agreements, the provisions of the Other Ancillary Agreements shall control.  For the avoidance of doubt, the allocation of Taxes, indemnification for Taxes, control of Tax proceedings, exchange of Tax information and the retention of Tax records shall be governed exclusively by the Tax Sharing Agreement.

 

Section 10.04       Construction.  In this Agreement and each of the Other Ancillary Agreements, unless a clear contrary intention appears:

 

(a)           the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;

 

(b)           reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are not prohibited by this Agreement or the relevant Other Ancillary Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually;

 

(c)           reference to any gender includes each other gender;

 

(d)           reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified, supplemented or restated, and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof subject to compliance with the requirements set forth herein or in the relevant Other Ancillary Agreement;

 

(e)           reference to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and reference to any section or other provision of any Applicable Law means that provision of such Applicable Law from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such  or other provision;

 

(f)            “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Agreement or to the relevant Other Ancillary Agreement as a whole and not to any particular article,  or other provision hereof or thereof;

 

(g)           “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including, without limiting the generality of, any description preceding such term;

 

(h)           the Table of Contents and headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof or thereof;

 

(i)            with respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” means “to but excluding;”

 

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(j)            references to documents, instruments or agreements shall be deemed to refer as well to all addenda, exhibits, schedules or amendments thereto; and

 

(k)           references to the “other,” “other party” or the “other Group” refer to NewCo, IAC, the HomeAdvisor Group or certain members thereof or the IAC Group or certain members thereof, as the context requires.

 

Section 10.05       Signatures.  Each of NewCo and IAC acknowledges that it and the other Party (and the other members of their respective Groups) may execute certain of the Other Ancillary Agreements by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature.  Each of NewCo and IAC expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature made in its respective name (or that of the applicable member of its Group) as if it were a manual signature, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and agrees that at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time it will as promptly as reasonably practicable cause each such Other Ancillary Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof).

 

Section 10.06       Assignability.

 

(a)           Except as set forth in any Other Ancillary Agreement, this Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and thereto, respectively, and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that except as contemplated by Section 2.15(b), Section 2.16(b), paragraph (b) below or as specifically provided in any Other Ancillary Agreement, no Party hereto or thereto may assign its respective rights or delegate its respective obligations under this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto or thereto

 

(b)           In the event IAC desires to effect a spin-off, split-off or similar transaction (however effected) in which the equity interests of a Subsidiary of IAC holding IAC’s interest in NewCo are distributed or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, to the holders of one or more classes of IAC’s capital stock, then, upon IAC’s written request, NewCo, IAC and such Subsidiary of IAC shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to effect (i) the assignment by IAC of its rights hereunder to such Subsidiary of IAC and (ii) the acceptance of such rights and assumption of IAC’s obligations hereunder by such Subsidiary of IAC (in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) effective prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of such transaction), and (iii) the acknowledgement by NewCo that IAC shall thereafter have no liability hereunder (except for any liability arising from any breach by IAC or relating to any actions or events occurring, in each case, on or prior to the date of the spin-off, split-off or similar transaction).

 

Section 10.07       Third Party Beneficiaries.  Except for (i) the indemnification rights under this Agreement of any NewCo Indemnified Party or any IAC Indemnified Party in their respective capacities as such and (ii) the release under Section 5.01 of any Person provided therein and (iii) as specifically provided in any Other Ancillary Agreement:

 

(a)           the provisions of this Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement are solely for the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and are not intended to confer upon any Person, except the parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies hereunder; and

 

(b)           there are no third party beneficiaries of this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement; and neither this Agreement nor any Other Ancillary Agreement shall provide any Third Party

 

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with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement.

 

Section 10.08       Payment Terms.

 

(a)           Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Other Ancillary Agreement, any amount to be paid or reimbursed by one Party to the other under this Agreement shall be paid or reimbursed hereunder within thirty (30) days after presentation of an invoice or a written demand therefor and setting forth, or accompanied by, reasonable documentation or other reasonable explanation supporting such amount.

 

(b)           Except as expressly provided to the contrary in this Agreement or in any Other Ancillary Agreement, any amount not paid when due pursuant to this Agreement (and any amount billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that is not paid within thirty (30) days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus 2% (or the maximum legal rate, whichever is lower), calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment.

 

Section 10.09       Governing Law.  Except as set forth in Sections 7.01 through 7.03, this Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement, shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, as to all matters, including matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

 

Section 10.10       Notices.  All notices or other communications under this Agreement and, unless expressly provided therein, each Ancillary Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when delivered in person or successfully transmitted by electronic mail or facsimile,  addressed as follows:

 

if to IAC:

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp

555 West 18th Street

New York, NY 10011

Attention:  General Counsel
Fax:  (212) 632-9551

Email:

 

if to NewCo:

 

[·]
[Address1]
[Adrress2]
[City, State, Zip Code]
Attention:  Chief Financial Officer
Fax:
Email:

 

Section 10.11       Severability.  If any provision of this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, or the

 

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application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, as the case may be, is not affected in any manner adverse to either party hereto or any party thereto.  Upon such determination, the relevant Parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the Parties.

 

Section 10.12       Publicity.  Prior to the Merger Effective Time, IAC shall be responsible for issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to this Agreement, the Transaction, the Merger, or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and NewCo shall not make such statements without the prior written consent of IAC.  Prior to the Merger Effective Time, NewCo and IAC shall each consult with the other prior to making any filings with any Governmental Authority with respect thereto.

 

Section 10.13       Survival of Covenants.  Except as expressly set forth in this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement, any covenants, representations or warranties contained in this Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement shall survive the Transaction and shall remain in full force and effect.

 

Section 10.14       Waivers of Default; Conflicts.

 

(a)           No waiver by any Party of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the Party so waiving.  Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other Party.  No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

(b)           Each of NewCo and IAC acknowledges that each of the Parties and each member of their respective Group are all currently represented by members of IAC’s legal department and IAC’s outside counsel.  IAC (on behalf of itself and every member of its Group), on the one hand, and NewCo (on behalf of itself and every member of its Group), on the other hand, waives any conflict with respect to such common representation that may arise before, at or after the Contribution Effective Time.

 

Section 10.15       Amendments.   This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Parties which, unless the Merger Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms or the Merger Effective Time shall have occurred, shall not become effective unless the Company has provided its prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

 

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 




Exhibit 2.4

 

FORM OF
EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

and

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

Dated as of

 

[·]

 



 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Page

 

 

 

ARTICLE I  DEFINITIONS

2

 

 

 

ARTICLE II  GENERAL PRINCIPLES

9

2.01

Employment of NewCo Employees

9

2.02

Assumption and Retention of Liabilities; Related Assets

9

2.03

Commercially Reasonable Efforts

9

2.04

Regulatory Compliance

9

2.05

Adoption of NewCo Long-Term Incentive Plan

10

 

 

 

ARTICLE III  Retirement Plans

10

3.01

IAC 401(k) Plan

10

 

 

 

ARTICLE IV  HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS

11

4.01

H&W Continuation Period

11

4.02

Establishment of NewCo Health and Welfare Plans

12

4.03

Retention of Sponsorship and Liabilities

12

4.04

Flexible Benefit Plan

13

4.05

Workers’ Compensation Liabilities

13

4.06

Payroll Taxes and Reporting of Compensation

14

 

 

 

ARTICLE V  EXECUTIVE BENEFITS

14

5.01

Assumption of Obligations

14

5.02

IAC Incentive Plans

14

5.03

Employment Agreements

14

5.04

Severance

15

5.05

HA SARs

15

5.06

IAC Equity Awards

15

5.07

Subsidiary Equity Awards

16

 

 

 

ARTICLE VI  GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

16

6.01

Sharing of Participant Information

16

6.02

Reasonable Efforts/Cooperation

16

6.03

No Third-Party Beneficiaries

17

6.04

Audit Rights with Respect to Information Provided

17

6.05

Fiduciary Matters

18

6.06

Consent of Third Parties

18

 

 

 

ARTICLE VII  MISCELLANEOUS

18

7.01

Effectiveness

18

7.02

Relationship of Parties

18

7.03

Affiliates

18

7.04

Incorporation of Contribution Agreement Provisions

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EMPLOYEE MATTERS AGREEMENT

 

This Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of [·] (this “Agreement”), is entered into by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation (“IAC”), and ANGI Homeservices Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NewCo,” and, together with IAC, the “Parties” and each, a “Party”).

 

RECITALS

 

WHEREAS, IAC, NewCo, Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo (“Merger Sub”), and Angie’s List, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 1, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”), providing for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, with the Company surviving such merger as a wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo;

 

WHEREAS, IAC and NewCo have entered into that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of [·] (the “Contribution Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, IAC shall, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Contribution Agreement, contribute certain assets to NewCo in exchange for NewCo Class B Common Stock (as defined below);

 

WHEREAS, in connection therewith, IAC and NewCo have agreed to enter into this Agreement to allocate between them assets, liabilities and responsibilities with respect to certain employee compensation, pension and benefit plans, programs, and arrangements and certain employment matters.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants, and other provisions set forth in this Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS

 

Unless otherwise defined in this Agreement, capitalized words and expressions and variations thereof used in this Agreement have the meanings set forth below.  Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

Affiliate” of any Person means any other Person that, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such first Person as of the date on which or at any time during the period for when such determination is being made.  For purposes of this definition, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise, and the terms “controlling” and “controlled” have meanings correlative to the foregoing; provided that from and after the Contribution Effective Time, no member of the HomeAdvisor Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the IAC Group, and no member of the IAC Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of the HomeAdvisor Group.

 

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Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

 

Annual H&W Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(d).

 

Annual H&W Fees” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(d).

 

Approved Leave of Absence” means an absence from active service pursuant to an approved leave policy with a guaranteed right of reinstatement.

 

Auditing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).

 

Benefit Plan” means, with respect to an entity or any of its Subsidiaries, (a) each “employee welfare benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA) and all other employee benefits arrangements, policies or payroll practices (including severance pay, sick leave, vacation pay, salary continuation, disability, retirement, deferred compensation, bonus, stock option or other equity-based compensation, hospitalization, medical insurance, or life insurance) sponsored or maintained by such entity or by any of its Subsidiaries (or to which such entity or any of its Subsidiaries contributes or is required to contribute) and (b) each “employee pension benefit plan” (as defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), occupational pension plan or arrangement, or other pension arrangement sponsored, maintained, or contributed to by such entity or any of its Subsidiaries (or to which such entity or any of its Subsidiaries contributes or is required to contribute).  When immediately preceded by “IAC,” Benefit Plan means any Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by IAC or an IAC Entity or any Benefit Plan with respect to which IAC or an IAC Entity is a party.  When immediately preceded by “NewCo,” Benefit Plan means any Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained, or contributed to by NewCo or any NewCo Entity or any Benefit Plan with respect to which NewCo or a NewCo Entity is a party.

 

Board” means the Board of Directors of NewCo.

 

Business Combination” has the meaning set forth in the definition of NewCo Change in Control.

 

Business Day” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor federal income tax law.  Reference to a specific Code provision also includes any proposed, temporary, or final regulation in force under that provision.

 

Company Employee” means any individual who, immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time, is either actively employed by, or then on Approved Leave of Absence from, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Contribution Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Contribution Effective Time” has the meaning given that term in the Contribution Agreement.

 

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Controlling Interest” in an entity means (a) beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of (i) more than 50% of the outstanding equity securities of the entity or (ii) equity securities representing more than 50% of the voting power of the outstanding equity securities of the entity, or (b) voting control of more than 50% of the voting power of the entity.

 

Distribution” has the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

 

Distribution Date” has the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.

 

ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.  Reference to a specific provision of ERISA also includes any proposed, temporary, or final regulation in force under that provision.

 

Exchange Act” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

Excluded Assets” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

Former IAC Employee” means (a) any individual who, as of the Contribution Effective Time, is a former employee of the IAC Group or the NewCo Group, and whose last employment with the IAC Group or NewCo Group was with an IAC Entity, and (b) any individual who is an IAC Employee as of the Contribution Effective Time and who thereafter ceases to be an employee of the IAC Group following the Contribution Effective Time.

 

Former Company Employee” means any individual who, as of the Merger Effective Time, is a former employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

Former HomeAdvisor Employee” means any individual who, as of the Contribution Effective Time, is a former employee of the IAC Group or the NewCo Group, and whose last employment with the IAC Group or NewCo Group was with a NewCo Entity.

 

Former NewCo Employee” means (a) any Former Company Employee, (b) any Former HomeAdvisor Employee, and (c) any individual who is a NewCo Employee as of the Merger Effective Time and who thereafter ceases to be an employee of the NewCo Group following the Contribution Effective Time.

 

HA Long-Term Incentive Plan” means the HomeAdvisor 2013 Incentive Plan.

 

HA SAR” means a stock appreciation right corresponding to shares of HomeAdvisor, Inc. Common Stock granted under the HA Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

H&W Continuation Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(a).

 

H&W Transition Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.01(b).

 

Health and Welfare Plans” means any Benefit Plan that was established or is maintained for the purpose of providing for its participants or their beneficiaries, through the purchase of insurance or otherwise, medical (including preferred provider organization, exclusive provider

 

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organization, and high deductible health plan coverages), dental, prescription, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, life and accidental death and dismemberment, employee assistance, group legal services, wellness, cafeteria (including premium payment, health flexible spending account, and dependent care flexible spending account components), travel reimbursement, transportation, or other benefits in the event of sickness, accident, disability, death, or unemployment, vacation benefits, apprenticeship or other training programs, day care centers, scholarship funds, or prepaid legal services, including any such plan, fund, or program as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.

 

HomeAdvisor Employee” means any individual who, immediately prior to the Contribution Effective Time, is either actively employed by, or then on Approved Leave of Absence from, any member of the HomeAdvisor Group (excluding, for purposes of clarity, the Company and its Subsidiaries).

 

HomeAdvisor Group” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

HomeAdvisor, Inc.” means HomeAdvisor, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of IAC.

 

HomeAdvisor, Inc. Common Stock” means the common stock, par value $0.01, of HomeAdvisor, Inc.

 

HomeAdvisor, Inc. Stock Value” means the “Implied HomeAdvisor Share Price” (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

 

IAC 401(k) Plan” means the InterActiveCorp Retirement Savings Plan as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable provision of this Agreement.

 

IAC Award Cost” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.06(a).

 

IAC Common Stock” means shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, of IAC.

 

IAC Employee” means (a) any individual who, immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time, is either actively employed by, or then on Approved Leave of Absence from, any IAC Entity, and (b) any individual who becomes an employee of any IAC Entity after the Merger Effective Time.

 

IAC Entities” means the members of the IAC Group.

 

IAC Executive Benefit Plans” means the IAC Benefit Plans that are executive benefit and nonqualified plans, programs, agreements and arrangements established, sponsored, maintained, or agreed upon by any IAC Entity for the benefit of employees and former employees of any IAC Entity.

 

IAC Flexible Benefit Plan” means the IAC Benefit Plan that is a flexible benefit plan as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable provision of this Agreement.

 

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IAC Group” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

IAC Incentive Plans” means any IAC Benefit Plan that is an annual or short-term incentive plan, each as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement.

 

IAC Long-Term Incentive Plans” means any of the IAC/InterActiveCorp 2013 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan or the IAC/InterActiveCorp 2008 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, each as in effect as of the time relevant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement.

 

IAC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Liability” has the meaning given that term in the Contribution Agreement.

 

Merger Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

 

Merger Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

NewCo” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

NewCo 401(k) Plan” means a 401(k) plan established by NewCo.

 

NewCo 401(k) Plan Trust” means a trust relating to the NewCo 401(k) Plan intended to qualify under Section 401(a) and be exempt under Section 501(a) of the Code.

 

NewCo Change in Control” means:

 

(a)           The acquisition by any individual, entity, or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act), other than IAC, Barry Diller, and their respective Affiliates, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act) of equity securities of NewCo representing more than 50% of the voting power of the Outstanding NewCo Voting Securities; provided, however, that, for purposes of this subsection (a), the following acquisitions shall not constitute a NewCo Change in Control:  (i) any acquisition by NewCo, (ii) any acquisition directly from NewCo, (iii) any acquisition by any employee benefit plan (or related trust) sponsored or maintained by NewCo or any entity controlled by NewCo, or (iv) any acquisition pursuant to a transaction that complies with clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of subsection (c) of this definition;

 

(b)           Individuals who, as of immediately following the Merger Effective Time, constitute the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided, however, that any individual becoming a director subsequent to the date on which the Merger Effective Time occurs, whose election, or nomination for election by NewCo’s stockholders, was approved by a vote of at least a majority of the directors then comprising the Incumbent Board, or whose election was not opposed by Barry Diller voting as a stockholder, shall be considered as though such individual were a member of the Incumbent Board, but excluding, for this purpose, any such individual whose initial assumption of office occurs as a result of an actual or threatened election contest with respect to the election or removal of directors or other actual or threatened solicitation of proxies or consents by or on

 

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behalf of an individual, entity, or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) other than the Board;

 

(c)           Consummation of a reorganization, merger, or consolidation, a sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of NewCo, or a purchase of assets or stock of another entity (a “Business Combination”), in each case, unless immediately following the Business Combination, (i) all or substantially all of the individuals and entities who were the beneficial owners of the Outstanding NewCo Voting Securities immediately prior to such Business Combination beneficially own, directly or indirectly, more than 50% of the then outstanding combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors (or equivalent governing body, if applicable) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination (including, without limitation, an entity that, as a result of such transaction, owns NewCo or all or substantially all of NewCo’s assets either directly or through one or more subsidiaries) in substantially the same proportions as their ownership, immediately prior to such Business Combination of the Outstanding NewCo Voting Securities, (ii) no individual, entity, or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act) (other than IAC, Barry Diller, and their respective Affiliates, any employee benefit plan (or related trust) of NewCo, or such entity resulting from such Business Combination) beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, more than a majority of the combined voting power of the then outstanding voting securities of such entity, except to the extent that such ownership of NewCo existed prior to the Business Combination, and (iii) at least a majority of the members of the board of directors (or equivalent governing body, if applicable) of the entity resulting from such Business Combination were members of the Incumbent Board at the time of the initial agreement, or action of the Board, providing for such Business Combination; or

 

(d)           Approval by the stockholders of NewCo of a complete liquidation or dissolution of NewCo.

 

NewCo Class A Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

NewCo Class B Common Stock” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

NewCo Employee” means (a) any HomeAdvisor Employee, (b) any Company Employee, and (c) any individual who becomes an employee of any NewCo Entity after the Merger Effective Time.

 

NewCo Entities” means the members of the HomeAdvisor Group as defined in the Contribution Agreement.

 

NewCo Executive Benefit Plans” means the NewCo Benefit Plans that are executive benefit and nonqualified plans, programs, and arrangements established, sponsored, maintained, or agreed upon, by any NewCo Entity for the benefit of employees and former employees of any NewCo Entity.

 

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NewCo Long-Term Incentive Plan” means the NewCo 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan to be adopted by NewCo prior to the Merger Effective Time.

 

NewCo Ratio” means the quotient of (a) the HomeAdvisor, Inc. Stock Value divided by (b) the NewCo Stock Value.

 

NewCo SAR” means a stock appreciation right corresponding to shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock.

 

NewCo Stock Value” means the “Unaffected ANGI Price” (as defined in the Merger Agreement).

 

Outstanding NewCo Voting Securities” means the then-outstanding equity securities of NewCo entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

 

Non-Parties” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).

 

Option” when immediately preceded by “IAC” means an option (either nonqualified or incentive) to purchase shares of IAC Common Stock pursuant to the IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan.  When immediately preceded by “NewCo,” Option means an option (either nonqualified or incentive) to purchase shares of NewCo Common Stock following the Contribution Effective Time pursuant to the HomeAdvisor, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan or the NewCo Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

Participating Company” means (a) IAC and (b) any other Person (other than an individual) that participates in a plan sponsored by any IAC Entity.

 

Party” and “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement.

 

Plan Milestone Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01(a).

 

Person” has the meaning given that term in the Contribution Agreement.

 

RSU” (a) when immediately preceded by “IAC,” means units issued under an IAC Benefit Plan representing a general unsecured promise by IAC to pay the value of shares of IAC Common Stock in cash or shares of IAC Common Stock, and (b) when immediately preceded by “NewCo,” means units issued under a NewCo Benefit Plan representing a general unsecured promise by NewCo to pay the value of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock in cash or shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock.

 

Subsidiary” has the meaning given that term in the Contribution Agreement.

 

Subsidiary Equity Awards” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07.

 

Subsidiary Equity Award Cost” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.07.

 

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Subsidiary Equity Plan” means any of the HomeAdvisor International, LLC 2016 Incentive Plan, the La Centrale des Marches Prives SARL 2015 Incentive Plan, the MHelpdesk, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, and the HomeStars, Inc. 2017 Incentive Plan.

 

Tax Sharing Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement.

 

U.S.” means the United States of America.

 

ARTICLE II
GENERAL PRINCIPLES

 

2.01        Employment of NewCo Employees.  All NewCo Employees shall continue to be employees of NewCo or another NewCo Entity, as the case may be, immediately after the Contribution Effective Time or the Merger Effective Time, as applicable.

 

2.02        Assumption and Retention of Liabilities; Related Assets.

 

(a)           As of the Contribution Effective Time, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the IAC Entities shall assume or retain and IAC hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill, and discharge, in due course in full (i) all Liabilities under all IAC Benefit Plans with respect to all IAC Employees, Former IAC Employees, and their dependents and beneficiaries, (ii) all Liabilities with respect to the employment or termination of employment of all IAC Employees and Former IAC Employees, in each case, to the extent arising in connection with or as a result of employment with or the performance of services to any IAC Entity, and (iii) any other Liabilities expressly assigned to IAC under this Agreement.  All assets held in trust to fund the IAC Benefit Plans and all insurance policies funding the IAC Benefit Plans shall be Excluded Assets, except to the extent specifically provided otherwise in this Agreement.

 

(b)           From and after the Contribution Effective Time, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, NewCo and the NewCo Entities shall assume or retain, as applicable, and NewCo hereby agrees to pay, perform, fulfill, and discharge, in due course in full, (i) all Liabilities under all NewCo Benefit Plans, (ii) all Liabilities with respect to the employment or termination of employment of all NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees, in each case, to the extent arising in connection with or as a result of employment with or the performance of services to any NewCo Entity, and (iii) any other Liabilities expressly assigned to NewCo or any NewCo Entity under this Agreement.

 

2.03        Commercially Reasonable Efforts.  IAC and NewCo shall use commercially reasonable efforts to (a) enter into any necessary agreements to accomplish the assumptions and transfers contemplated by this Agreement; and (b) provide for the maintenance of the necessary participant records, the appointment of the trustees, and the engagement of recordkeepers, investment managers, providers, insurers, and other third parties reasonably necessary to maintaining and administering the IAC Benefit Plans and the NewCo Benefit Plans.

 

2.04        Regulatory Compliance.  IAC and NewCo shall, in connection with the actions taken pursuant to this Agreement, reasonably cooperate in making any and all appropriate filings required under the Code, ERISA, and any applicable securities laws, implementing all appropriate communications with participants, transferring appropriate records, and taking all

 

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such other actions as the requesting party may reasonably determine to be necessary or appropriate to implement the provisions of this Agreement in a timely manner.

 

2.05        Adoption of NewCo Long-Term Incentive Plan.  Prior to the Contribution Effective Time, IAC shall cause NewCo to adopt the NewCo Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

ARTICLE III
RETIREMENT PLANS

 

3.01        IAC 401(k) Plan.

 

(a)           From the Contribution Effective Time and continuing until such time as NewCo ceases to be a member of a “controlled group of corporations” (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) that includes IAC (such date, the “Plan Milestone Date”), NewCo adopts, and shall participate in as an Adopting Employer (as defined in the IAC 401(k) Plan), the IAC 401(k) Plan for the benefit of NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees, and IAC consents to such adoption and maintenance, in accordance with the terms of the IAC 401(k) Plan.  Each of the Parties agrees and acknowledges that until the Plan Milestone Date, NewCo shall make timely direct contributions (including matching contributions) to the IAC 401(k) Plan on behalf of such NewCo participating employees in accordance with the terms of the IAC 401(k) Plan and in accordance with (and no less promptly than) the timing of contributions made by IAC prior to the Contribution Effective Time.  Each of the Parties agrees that, within six months following the Distribution Date, the trustee of the IAC 401(k) Plan shall sell all shares of NewCo Common Stock held in the accounts of IAC Employees and Former IAC Employees.  On and after the Distribution Date and until the completion of the sales contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence, shares of NewCo Common Stock shall be held in a NewCo Common Stock Fund under the IAC 401(k) Plan.  Following the Distribution Date, IAC Employees and Former IAC Employees shall not be permitted to acquire shares of NewCo Common Stock under the IAC 401(k) Plan.

 

(b)           Effective as of the Plan Milestone Date, NewCo shall establish the NewCo 401(k) Plan and the NewCo 401(k) Plan Trust.  As soon as practical following the establishment of the NewCo 401(k) Plan and the NewCo 401(k) Plan Trust, IAC shall cause the accounts of the NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees in the IAC 401(k) Plan to be transferred to the NewCo 401(k) Plan and the NewCo 401(k) Plan Trust in cash or such other assets as mutually agreed by IAC and NewCo, and NewCo shall cause the NewCo 401(k) Plan to assume and be solely responsible for all Liabilities under the NewCo 401(k) Plan to or relating to NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees whose accounts are transferred from the IAC 401(k) Plan.  IAC and NewCo agree to cooperate in making all appropriate filings and taking all reasonable actions required to implement the provisions of this Section 3.01; provided that NewCo acknowledges that it will be responsible for complying with any requirements and applying for any determination letters with respect to the NewCo 401(k) Plan.  Each of the Parties agrees that, within six months following the Distribution Date, the trustee of the NewCo 401(k) Plan shall sell all shares of IAC Common Stock held in the accounts of NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees.  On and after the Distribution Date and until the completion of the sales contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence, shares of IAC

 

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Common Stock shall be held in an IAC Common Stock Fund under the NewCo 401(k) Plan.  Following the Distribution Date, NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees shall not be permitted to acquire shares of IAC Common Stock under the NewCo 401(k) Plan.

 

(c)           IAC and NewCo shall assume sole responsibility for ensuring that their respective 401(k) plans are maintained in compliance with applicable laws with respect to holding shares of their respective common stock and common stock of the other Party.

 

ARTICLE IV
HEALTH AND WELFARE PLANS

 

4.01        H&W Continuation Period.

 

(a)           From and after the Contribution Effective Time until the Plan Milestone Date (such period, the “H&W Continuation Period”), IAC shall cause the IAC Health and Welfare Plans in effect at the Contribution Effective Time to provide coverage to HomeAdvisor Employees, Former HomeAdvisor Employees, and any newly hired NewCo Employees (and, in each case, their beneficiaries and dependents) on the same basis as immediately prior to the Contribution Effective Time and in accordance with the terms of IAC’s Health and Welfare Plans.

 

(b)           From and after the Merger Effective Time, NewCo shall cause the Company to provide coverage to Company Employees and Former Company Employees under the Company’s health and welfare plans as in effect immediately prior to the Merger Effective Time and until such time (the “H&W Transition Date”) as IAC causes those Company Employees and Former Company Employees who so qualify to participate in IAC’s Health and Welfare Plans.

 

(c)           Following the Contribution Effective Time, NewCo shall pay to IAC fees in respect of IAC covering NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees under the IAC Health and Welfare Plans, with such fees to be based on the per-employee budgeted rates set forth in Schedule I to this Agreement (as such schedule may be updated by IAC in its sole discretion each calendar year to reflect the updated rates applicable to IAC employees generally).  The fees contemplated by this Section 4.01(c) shall be payable in advance each month (i.e., not later than the first day of any month during which coverage applies) during the H&W Continuation Period and shall be based on the prior month’s enrollment, with appropriate, subsequent adjustments in each succeeding month to reflect actual enrollment; provided, however, that the fees relating to the period from and including the first day of the month during which the Contribution Effective Time occurs through the end of the month during which the Contribution Effective Time occurs shall be payable no later than the fifth Business Day following the Contribution Effective Time.  In the event that NewCo fails to pay in a timely manner the fees contemplated by this Section 4.01(c), IAC shall have no obligation to provide the coverage contemplated by this Section 4.01 to the applicable NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees.

 

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faith the total costs and expenses of the IAC Health and Welfare Plans for such calendar year (including claims paid and costs and expenses associated with the administration of the IAC Health and Welfare Plans (as determined by IAC in its good faith discretion) and IAC’s good faith estimate of claims incurred in such calendar year but not reported (such estimate to be prepared based on historical claims reporting patterns and history)) (the “Annual H&W Expenses”), and IAC promptly shall provide to NewCo the Annual H&W Expenses following such calculation.  To the extent Annual H&W Expenses (i) exceed the aggregate fees paid by IAC and NewCo in respect of coverage during the applicable calendar year of IAC Employees and Former IAC Employees and NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees (the “Annual H&W Fees”), NewCo shall pay to IAC by wire transfer its ratable portion (calculated on the basis of the number of NewCo Employees  participating in the IAC Health and Welfare Plans relative to the total number of IAC Employees and NewCo Employees taken together and participating in such plans) of the fees deficit, and (ii) are less than the Annual H&W Fees, IAC shall pay to NewCo its ratable portion (calculated on the basis of the number of NewCo Employees participating in the IAC Health and Welfare Plans relative to the total number of IAC Employees and NewCo Employees taken together and participating in such plans) of the excess fees collected, with any such payments pursuant to clause (i) or clause (ii) to be made no later than July 15 following the applicable calendar year.  Any calculations made by IAC pursuant to this Section 4.01(d) shall be final and binding upon NewCo and the calculations contemplated by this Section 4.01(d) shall be adjusted to take into account any calendar year in which participation by NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees in the IAC Health and Welfare Plans is for less than the full calendar year.

 

4.02        Establishment of NewCo Health and Welfare Plans.

 

(a)           Effective as of the Plan Milestone Date, NewCo shall adopt Health and Welfare Plans for the benefit of NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees, and NewCo shall be responsible for all Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or resulting from health and welfare coverage or claims incurred by or on behalf of NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees or their covered dependents under the NewCo Health and Welfare Plans on or after the Plan Milestone Date.

 

(b)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 4.02, with respect to any NewCo Employee who becomes disabled under the terms of the IAC Health and Welfare Plans and becomes entitled to receive long- or short-term disability benefits prior to the Plan Milestone Date, such NewCo Employee shall continue to receive long- or short-term disability benefits under the IAC Health and Welfare Plans on and after the Plan Milestone Date in accordance with the terms of the IAC Health and Welfare Plans.

 

4.03        Retention of Sponsorship and Liabilities.

 

(a)           Following the Contribution Effective Time, IAC shall retain:

 

(i)            sponsorship of all IAC Health and Welfare Plans and any trust or other funding arrangement established or maintained with respect to such plans, including any assets held as of the Contribution Effective Time with respect to such plans; and

 

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(ii)           all Liabilities under the IAC Health and Welfare Plans, subject to the obligations of NewCo described in Section 4.01.

 

IAC shall not assume any Liability under any NewCo Health and Welfare Plan, and all such claims shall be satisfied pursuant to Section 4.03(b).

 

(b)           Following the Contribution Effective Time, NewCo shall retain:

 

(i)            sponsorship of all NewCo Health and Welfare Plans and any trust or other funding arrangement established or maintained with respect to such plans, including any assets held as of the Contribution Effective Time with respect to such plans; and

 

(ii)           all Liabilities under the NewCo Health and Welfare Plans.

 

4.04        Flexible Benefit Plan.  IAC will continue to maintain on behalf of NewCo Employees the health care reimbursement program, the transit and parking reimbursement program, and the dependent care reimbursement program of the IAC Flexible Benefit Plan for claims incurred prior to the Plan Milestone Date on the same basis as immediately prior to the Contribution Effective Time and in accordance with the terms of the IAC Flexible Benefit Plan.  Following the Contribution Effective Time and until such time as NewCo ceases to participate in the IAC Flexible Benefit Plan and has satisfied all of its obligations thereunder, NewCo shall pay to IAC the amounts claimed by NewCo Employees under the IAC Flexible Benefit Plan in addition to NewCo’s share of the administrative cost of the IAC Flexible Benefit Plan (based on IAC historical allocations), with such amounts to be paid by NewCo on a one-month lagging basis (i.e., claims made and administrative costs incurred during a particular month shall be billed in the immediately succeeding month); provided that NewCo shall remit payment to IAC no later than the fifth Business Day following delivery by IAC of an invoice to NewCo.  NewCo Employees shall not participate in the IAC Flexible Benefit Plan on or after the Plan Milestone Date.

 

4.05        Workers’ Compensation Liabilities.  All workers’ compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any claim by an IAC Employee, Former IAC Employee, HomeAdvisor Employee, or Former HomeAdvisor Employee that results from an accident occurring, or from an occupational disease that becomes manifest, on or before the Contribution Effective Time shall be retained by IAC; provided, however, that NewCo promptly shall reimburse IAC for any such Liabilities relating to HomeAdvisor Employees or Former HomeAdvisor Employees borne by IAC following the Contribution Effective Time.  All workers’ compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any claim by an IAC Employee or Former IAC Employee that results from an accident occurring, or from an occupational disease that becomes manifest, on or after the Contribution Effective Time shall be retained by IAC.  All workers’ compensation Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any claim by (a) a Company Employee or Former Company Employee, whether resulting from an accident occurring, or from an occupational disease that becomes manifest prior to, on, or after the Merger Effective Time, and (b) any other NewCo Employee or Former NewCo Employee that results from an accident occurring, or from an occupational disease which becomes manifest, on or after the Contribution Effective Time, in each case, shall be retained by

 

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NewCo.  For purposes of this Agreement, a compensable injury shall be deemed to be sustained upon the occurrence of the event giving rise to eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits or at the time that an occupational disease becomes manifest, as the case may be.  IAC, NewCo, and the other NewCo Entities shall cooperate with respect to any notification to appropriate governmental agencies of the effective time and the issuance of new, or the transfer of existing, workers’ compensation insurance policies and claims handling contracts.

 

4.06        Payroll Taxes and Reporting of Compensation.  IAC and NewCo shall, and shall cause the other IAC Entities and the other NewCo Entities to, respectively, take such action as may be reasonably necessary or appropriate in order to minimize Liabilities related to payroll taxes after the Contribution Effective Time.  IAC and NewCo shall, and shall cause the other IAC Entities and the other NewCo Entities to, respectively, each bear its responsibility for payroll tax obligations and for the proper reporting to the appropriate governmental authorities of compensation earned by their respective employees after the Contribution Effective Time.

 

ARTICLE V
EXECUTIVE BENEFITS

 

5.01        Assumption of Obligations.  Except as provided in this Agreement, effective as of the Contribution Effective Time, NewCo shall assume and be solely responsible for all Liabilities to or relating to NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees under all IAC Executive Benefit Plans and NewCo Executive Benefit Plans.  The Parties agree that none of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement or any of the Other Ancillary Agreements, including this Agreement, constitutes a “change in control,” “change of control,” or similar term, as applicable, within the meaning of any Benefit Plan, the IAC Long-Term Incentive Plan, or the NewCo Long-Term Incentive Plan, except as provided in any Benefit Plan sponsored, maintained or contributed to by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.

 

5.02        IAC Incentive Plans.

 

(a)           NewCo shall be responsible for determining all bonus awards that would otherwise be payable under the IAC Incentive Plans to NewCo Employees for the fiscal year in which the Contribution Effective Time occurs.  NewCo also shall determine for NewCo Employees (i) the extent to which established performance criteria (as interpreted by NewCo, in its sole discretion) have been met, and (ii) the payment level for each NewCo Employee.  NewCo shall assume all Liabilities with respect to any such bonus awards payable to NewCo Employees for the fiscal year in which the Contribution Effective Time occurs and thereafter.

 

(b)           IAC shall retain all Liabilities with respect to any bonus awards payable under the IAC Incentive Plans to IAC Employees for the year in which the Contribution Effective Time occurs and thereafter.

 

5.03        Employment Agreements.  Any employment agreement between an IAC Entity, on the one hand, and a NewCo Employee or Former NewCo Employee, on the other hand, shall as of the Contribution Effective Time be assigned by such IAC Entity to a NewCo Entity and assumed by such NewCo Entity.

 

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5.04        Severance.  A NewCo Employee shall not be deemed to have terminated employment for purposes of determining eligibility for severance benefits in connection with or in anticipation of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement or the Merger Agreement.  NewCo shall be solely responsible for all Liabilities in respect of all costs arising out of payments and benefits relating to the termination or alleged termination of any NewCo Employee or Former NewCo Employee’s employment that occurs prior to, as a result of, in connection with, or following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Contribution Agreement or the Merger Agreement, including any amounts required to be paid (including any payroll or other taxes), and the costs of providing benefits, under any applicable severance, separation, redundancy, termination, or similar plan, program, practice, contract, agreement, law, or regulation (such benefits to include any medical or other welfare benefits, outplacement benefits, accrued vacation, and taxes).

 

5.05        HA SARs.

 

(a)           As determined by the Board of Directors of HomeAdvisor, Inc. pursuant to its authority under the HA Long-Term Incentive Plan, each HA SAR held by a NewCo Employee or a Former NewCo Employee shall be converted into a NewCo SAR and shall otherwise be subject to the same terms and conditions after the Contribution Effective Time as the terms and conditions applicable to such HA SAR immediately prior to the Contribution Effective Time; provided, however, that from and after the Contribution Effective Time:  (i) the number of shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock subject to such NewCo SAR, rounded down to the nearest whole share, shall be equal to the product of (A) the number of shares of HA Common Stock subject to such HA SAR immediately prior to the Contribution Effective Time multiplied by (B) the NewCo Ratio, (ii) the per share exercise price of such NewCo SAR, rounded up to the nearest whole cent, shall be equal to the quotient of (A) the per share exercise price of such HA SAR immediately prior to the Contribution Effective Time divided by (B) the NewCo Ratio, and (iii) each NewCo SAR converted pursuant to this Section 5.05(a) shall be exercisable and shall be settled in a manner consistent with stock appreciation rights of a publicly traded company (with such modifications and lock-up periods as may be reasonably determined by the Board from time to time).  Following the Contribution Effective Time, for any award adjusted under this Section 5.05(a), any reference to a “change in control,” “change of control,” or similar definition in an award agreement, employment agreement, or the HA Long-Term Incentive Plan shall be deemed to refer to a NewCo Change in Control.

 

(b)           NewCo agrees that it shall maintain on a continuous basis an effective registration statement under the Securities Act (and maintain the prospectus contained therein for its intended use) with respect to the shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock authorized for issuance under the HA Long-Term Incentive Plan.

 

5.06        IAC Equity Awards.

 

(a)           NewCo shall reimburse IAC for the cost of any IAC RSUs or IAC Options held by NewCo Employees or Former NewCo Employees that vest (in the case of IAC RSUs) or are exercised (in the case of IAC Options) on or after the Contribution Effective Time, with such cost equal to the taxable income that arises from the applicable vesting or exercise event (the “IAC Award Cost”).  No later than five Business Days following invoice therefor, NewCo shall

 

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pay to IAC the IAC Award Cost in, at IAC’s election, either cash or in shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock having a value equal to the IAC Award Cost, based on the closing price of NewCo Class A Common Stock on the applicable vesting or exercise date; provided, however, that following such time as IAC ceases to own shares representing a majority of the combined voting power of the Outstanding NewCo Voting Securities, NewCo shall make such payment in cash.  NewCo shall be entitled to any compensation deduction corresponding to the IAC Award Cost.

 

(b)           The Compensation Committee of the IAC Board of Directors will have the exclusive authority to determine the treatment of outstanding IAC equity awards in the event of a Distribution and NewCo agrees to assume any equity awards denominated in shares of IAC Common Stock that are converted into equity awards denominated in shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock in connection with any such Distribution.

 

5.07        Subsidiary Equity Awards.  With respect to any stock-settled equity awards granted pursuant to a Subsidiary Equity Plan (the “Subsidiary Equity Awards”) that are settled prior to such time as IAC ceases to own shares representing a majority of the combined voting power of the Outstanding NewCo Voting Securities, IAC may require those awards to be settled in either shares of IAC Common Stock or in shares of NewCo Class A Common Stock.  To the extent that IAC elects to settle the Subsidiary Equity Awards in shares of IAC Common Stock, NewCo will reimburse IAC in an amount equal to the taxable income that arises from the settlement of the Subsidiary Equity Awards (the “Subsidiary Equity Award Cost”) by issuing to IAC additional shares of NewCo Class B Common Stock having a value equal to the Subsidiary Equity Award Cost, based on the closing price of NewCo Class A Common Stock on the date of settlement.  NewCo shall be entitled to any compensation deduction corresponding to the Subsidiary Equity Award Cost.

 

ARTICLE VI
GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

 

6.01        Sharing of Participant Information.  IAC and NewCo shall share, and IAC shall cause each other IAC Entity to share, and NewCo shall cause each other NewCo Entity to share with each other and their respective agents and vendors (without obtaining releases) all participant information necessary for the efficient and accurate administration of each of the NewCo Benefit Plans and the IAC Benefit Plans.  IAC and NewCo and their respective authorized agents shall, subject to applicable laws, be given reasonable and timely access to, and may make copies of, all information relating to the subjects of this Agreement in the custody of the other Party, to the extent necessary for such administration.  Until the Contribution Effective Time, all participant information shall be provided in the manner and medium applicable to Participating Companies in IAC Benefit Plans generally, and thereafter through the end of the H&W Continuation Period, all participant information shall be provided in a manner and medium as may be mutually agreed to by IAC and NewCo.

 

6.02        Reasonable Efforts/Cooperation.  Each of the Parties will use its commercially reasonable efforts to promptly take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper, or advisable under applicable laws and regulations to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.  Each of the Parties shall

 

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cooperate fully on any issue relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement for which the other Party seeks a determination letter or private letter ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, an advisory opinion from the Department of Labor, or any other filing (including, but not limited to, securities filings (remedial or otherwise)), consent or approval with respect to or by a governmental agency, or authority in any jurisdiction in the U.S. or abroad.

 

6.03        No Third-Party Beneficiaries.  This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties and is not intended to confer upon any other Persons any rights or remedies hereunder.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude IAC or any other IAC Entity, at any time after the Contribution Effective Time, from amending, merging, modifying, terminating, eliminating, reducing, or otherwise altering in any respect any IAC Benefit Plan, any benefit under any Benefit Plan, or any trust, insurance policy, or funding vehicle related to any IAC Benefit Plan.  Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude NewCo or any other NewCo Entity, at any time after the Contribution Effective Time, from amending, merging, modifying, terminating, eliminating, reducing, or otherwise altering in any respect any NewCo Benefit Plan, any benefit under any Benefit Plan, or any trust, insurance policy or funding vehicle related to any NewCo Benefit Plan.

 

6.04        Audit Rights with Respect to Information Provided.

 

(a)           Each of IAC and NewCo, and their duly authorized representatives, shall have the right to conduct reasonable audits with respect to all information required to be provided to it by the other Party under this Agreement.  The Party conducting the audit (the “Auditing Party”) may adopt reasonable procedures and guidelines for conducting audits and the selection of audit representatives under this Section 6.04.  The Auditing Party shall have the right to make copies of any records at its expense, subject to any restrictions imposed by applicable laws and to any confidentiality provisions set forth in the Contribution Agreement, which are incorporated by reference herein.  The Party being audited shall provide the Auditing Party’s representatives with reasonable access during normal business hours to its operations, computer systems, and paper and electronic files, and provide workspace to its representatives.  After any audit is completed, the Party being audited shall have the right to review a draft of the audit findings and to comment on those findings in writing within 30 Business Days after receiving such draft.

 

(b)           The Auditing Party’s audit rights under this Section 6.04 shall include the right to audit, or participate in an audit facilitated by the Party being audited, of any Subsidiaries and Affiliates of the Party being audited and to require the other Party to request any benefit providers and third parties with whom the Party being audited has a relationship, or agents of such Party, to agree to such an audit to the extent any such Persons are affected by or addressed in this Agreement (collectively, the “Non-Parties”).  The Party being audited shall, upon written request from the Auditing Party, provide an individual (at the Auditing Party’s expense) to supervise any audit of a Non-Party.  The Auditing Party shall be responsible for supplying, at the Auditing Party’s expense, additional personnel sufficient to complete the audit in a reasonably timely manner.  The responsibility of the Party being audited shall be limited to providing, at the Auditing Party’s expense, a single individual at each audited site for purposes of facilitating the audit.

 

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6.05        Fiduciary Matters.  It is acknowledged that actions required to be taken pursuant to this Agreement may be subject to fiduciary duties or standards of conduct under ERISA or other applicable law, and no Party shall be deemed to be in violation of this Agreement if it fails to comply with any provisions hereof based upon its good faith determination that to do so would violate such a fiduciary duty or standard.  Each Party shall be responsible for taking such actions as are deemed necessary and appropriate to comply with its own fiduciary responsibilities and shall fully release and indemnify the other Party for any Liabilities caused by the failure to satisfy any such responsibility.

 

6.06        Consent of Third Parties.  If any provision of this Agreement is dependent on the consent of any third party (such as a vendor) and such consent is withheld, the Parties shall use commercially reasonable efforts to implement the applicable provisions of this Agreement to the full extent practicable.  If any provision of this Agreement cannot be implemented due to the failure of such third party to consent, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to implement the provision in a mutually satisfactory manner.  The phrase “commercially reasonable efforts” as used herein shall not be construed to require any Party to incur any non-routine or unreasonable expense or Liability or to waive any right.

 

ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.01        Effectiveness.  If the Contribution Agreement is terminated prior to the Contribution Effective Time, then this Agreement shall terminate and all actions and events that are, under this Agreement, to be taken or occur effective immediately prior to or as of the Contribution Effective Time, or otherwise in connection with the Contribution, shall not be taken or occur except to the extent specifically agreed by IAC and NewCo.

 

7.02        Relationship of Parties.  Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or construed by the Parties or any third party as creating the relationship of principal and agent, partnership, or joint venture between the Parties, it being understood and agreed that no provision contained herein, and no act of the Parties, shall be deemed to create any relationship between the Parties other than the relationship set forth herein.

 

7.03        Affiliates.  Each of IAC and NewCo shall cause to be performed, and hereby guarantees the performance of, all actions, agreements and obligations set forth in this Agreement to be performed by another IAC Entity or a NewCo Entity, respectively.

 

7.04        Incorporation of Contribution Agreement Provisions.  The following provisions of the Contribution Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference, and unless otherwise expressly specified herein, such provisions shall apply as if fully set forth herein mutatis mutandis (references in this Section 7.04 to an “Article” or “Section” shall mean Articles or Sections of the Contribution Agreement, and references in the material incorporated herein by reference shall be references to the Contribution Agreement):  Article 5 (relating to Mutual Releases; Indemnification; Insurance); Article 6 (relating to Exchange of Information; Confidentiality); Article 7 (relating to Dispute Resolution); Section 8.01 (relating to Further Assurances); Article 9 (relating to Termination); and Article 10 (relating to Miscellaneous).

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 




EXHIBIT 2.5

 

FORM OF TAX SHARING AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

and

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

Dated as of

 

[  ]

 



 

TAX SHARING AGREEMENT

 

This Tax Sharing Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of [  ], is entered into by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), and ANGI Homeservices Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NewCo”).

 

W I T N E S S E T H

 

WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Parent and its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries are members of an affiliated group (as defined in Section 1504 of the Code) of which Parent is the common parent;

 

WHEREAS, Parent and NewCo have entered into a Contribution Agreement, dated as of [  ] (the “Contribution Agreement”), providing for, among other things, (a) the transfer of the HomeAdvisor Business, the HomeAdvisor Assets and the HomeAdvisor Liabilities to NewCo and its Subsidiaries (the “Contribution”), and (b) the Remaining Business, the Excluded Assets and the Retained Liabilities to be held by IAC and its Subsidiaries (other than NewCo and its Subsidiaries); and

 

WHEREAS, Parent, NewCo, Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo (“Merger Sub”), and Angie’s List, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 1, 2017, pursuant to which Merger Sub will merge with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo (the “Merger”); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with the Contribution and the Merger, the parties hereto have determined to enter into this Agreement, setting forth their agreement with respect to certain Tax matters;

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the representations, covenants and agreements contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, Parent and NewCo hereby agree as follows:

 

1.             Definitions.  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Contribution Agreement.  For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below:

 

Actually Realized” or “Actually Realizes” shall mean, for purposes of determining the timing of the incurrence of any Tax liability, Distribution Tax Liability, or the realization of a Refund (or any related Tax cost or benefit), whether by receipt or as a credit or other offset to Taxes payable, by a Person in respect of any payment, transaction, occurrence or event, the time at which the amount of Taxes paid (or Refund realized) by such Person is increased above (or reduced below) the amount of Taxes that such Person would have been required to pay (or Refund that such Person would have realized) but for such payment, transaction, occurrence or event.

 



 

Affiliate” shall have the meaning set forth in the Contribution Agreement; provided that no member of the Parent Group shall be considered an Affiliate of a member of the NewCo Group, and vice versa.

 

Aggregate Distribution Tax Liabilities” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, the sum of the Distribution Tax Liabilities with respect to each Taxing Jurisdiction.

 

Carryback” shall mean the carryback of a Tax Attribute (including, without limitation, a net operating loss, a net capital loss or a Tax credit) by a member of the NewCo Group from a Post-Deconsolidation Taxable Period to a Pre-Deconsolidation Taxable Period during which such member of the NewCo Group was included in a Combined Return filed for such Pre-Deconsolidation Taxable Period.

 

Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

 

Combined Return” shall mean a consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return that includes, by election or otherwise, one or more members of the Parent Group together with one or more members of the NewCo Group.

 

Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Contribution” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Deconsolidation Date” shall mean the date, if any, on which a Deconsolidation Event occurs.

 

Deconsolidation Event” shall mean any event or transaction that causes NewCo to cease to be a member of the Parent Consolidated Group.

 

Distribution” shall mean a distribution, however effected (including by way of a reclassification or split-off), of NewCo stock to holders of Parent stock in a transaction intended to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal Income Tax purposes pursuant to Section 368(a)(1)(D) and/or Section 355 of the Code.

 

Distribution Date” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, the date on which the Distribution is completed.

 

Distribution-Related Proceeding” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, any Proceeding in which the IRS, another Tax Authority or any other party asserts a position that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the Tax-Free Status of the Distribution.

 

Distribution Tax Liabilities” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, with respect to any Taxing Jurisdiction, the sum of (a) any increase in a Tax liability (or reduction in a Refund) Actually Realized as a result of any corporate-level gain or income recognized with respect to the failure of the Distribution to qualify for Tax-Free Status under the Income Tax laws of such Taxing Jurisdiction pursuant to any settlement, Final Determination, judgment, assessment, proposed adjustment or otherwise, (b) interest on such amounts calculated pursuant to such Taxing Jurisdiction’s laws regarding interest on Tax liabilities at the highest

 

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Underpayment Rate for corporations in such Taxing Jurisdiction from the date such additional gain or income was recognized until full payment with respect thereto is made pursuant to Section 3 (or in the case of a reduction in a Refund, the amount of interest that would have been received on the foregone portion of the Refund but for the failure of the Distribution to qualify for Tax-Free Status), and (c) any penalties actually paid to such Taxing Jurisdiction that would not have been paid but for the failure of the Distribution to qualify for Tax-Free Status in such Taxing Jurisdiction.

 

Estimated Tax Payments” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(c).

 

Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest” shall have the meaning ascribed to such term for purposes of Sections 355(d) and (e) of the Code.

 

Final Determination” shall mean the final resolution of liability for any Tax, which resolution may be for a specific issue or adjustment or for a taxable period, (a) by IRS Form 870 or 870-AD (or any successor forms thereto), on the date of acceptance by or on behalf of the taxpayer, or by a comparable form under the laws of a state, local, or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction, except that a Form 870 or 870-AD or comparable form shall not constitute a Final Determination to the extent that it reserves (whether by its terms or by operation of law) the right of the taxpayer to file a claim for Refund or the right of the Tax Authority to assert a further deficiency in respect of such issue or adjustment or for such taxable period (as the case may be); (b) by a decision, judgment, decree, or other order by a court of competent jurisdiction, which has become final and unappealable; (c) by a closing agreement or accepted offer in compromise under Sections 7121 or 7122 of the Code, or a comparable agreement under the laws of a state, local, or non-U.S. taxing jurisdiction; (d) by any allowance of a Refund or credit in respect of an overpayment of Tax, but only after the expiration of all periods during which such Refund may be recovered (including by way of offset) by the jurisdiction imposing such Tax; or (e) by any other final disposition, including by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations or by mutual agreement of the parties.

 

Group” shall mean the Parent Group or the NewCo Group, as applicable.

 

Income Taxes” (a) shall mean (i) any U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. taxes, charges, fees, imposts, levies or other assessments that are based upon, measured by, or calculated with respect to (A) net income or profits (including, but not limited to, any capital gains, gross receipts, or minimum tax, and any tax on items of tax preference, but not including sales, use, value added, real property gains, real or personal property, transfer or similar taxes), (B) multiple bases (including, but not limited to, corporate franchise, doing business or occupation taxes), if one or more of the bases upon which such tax may be based, by which it may be measured, or with respect to which it may be calculated is described in clause (a)(i)(A) of this definition, or (C) any net worth, franchise or similar tax, in each case together with (ii) any interest, penalties, fines, additions to tax or additional amounts imposed by any Tax Authority with respect thereto and (b) shall include any transferee or successor liability in respect of an amount described in clause (a) of this definition.

 

Indemnified Party” shall mean any Person seeking indemnification pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

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Indemnifying Party” shall mean any Party from which any Indemnified Party is seeking indemnification pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.

 

IRS” shall mean the Internal Revenue Service.

 

Losses” shall mean any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages, obligations, payments, costs and expenses, matured or unmatured, absolute or contingent, accrued or unaccrued, liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown (including, without limitation, the costs and expenses of any and all Actions, threatened Actions, demands, assessments, judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and attorneys’ fees and any and all expenses whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing or defending against any such Actions or threatened Actions).

 

Merger” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Merger Effective Date” shall mean the date on which the Merger becomes effective.

 

Merger Sub” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

NewCo” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

NewCo Active Business” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, each trade or business actively conducted (within the meaning of Section 355(b) of the Code) by the NewCo Consolidated Group immediately after the Distribution, as set forth in the Tax Opinion Documents.

 

NewCo Consolidated Group” shall mean the affiliated group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code) of which NewCo is the common parent, determined immediately after the Deconsolidation Date (and any predecessor or successor to such affiliated group other than the Parent Consolidated Group).

 

NewCo Group” shall mean (a) NewCo and each Person that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of NewCo (including any Subsidiary of NewCo that is disregarded for U.S. federal Income Tax purposes (or for purposes of any state, local, or non-U.S. Tax law)), (b) any corporation (or other Person) that shall have merged or liquidated into NewCo or any such Subsidiary and (c) any predecessor or successor to any Person otherwise described in this definition.

 

NewCo Separate Return” shall mean any Tax Return required to be filed by any member of the NewCo Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return), which Tax Return does not include any member of the Parent Group; including, without limitation, any U.S. consolidated federal income Tax Return of the NewCo Consolidated Group required to be filed with respect to a Post-Deconsolidation Taxable Period.

 

NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability” means, with respect to any Combined Return for any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Merger Effective Date, the hypothetical stand-alone Tax liability of the NewCo Group and/or any of its members for such

 

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taxable period (or portion thereof), determined on the following basis:  (i) to the extent that members of the NewCo Group would (but for their inclusion in a Combined Return) be entitled to file a Tax Return on a consolidated, combined or unitary basis solely with other members of the NewCo Group, such Tax liability shall be determined as though such members filed on a consolidated, combined or unitary basis, as applicable, solely with such other members of the NewCo Group, (ii) taxable income of the NewCo Group and/or any of its members shall be calculated by taking into account losses, credits and other Tax attributes of NewCo and the relevant members of the NewCo Group, in each case, solely to the extent arising after the Merger Effective Date, and treating all such Tax attributes as being subject to the limitations under applicable Tax law (including limitations on carrybacks and carryforwards) that would apply if the relevant members of the NewCo Group had filed on a NewCo Separate Return basis for all taxable periods (or portions thereof) relevant to the computation (provided, that the NewCo Group and/or its members shall be deemed to have relinquished, waived or otherwise foregone any carrybacks to any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or prior to the Merger Effective Date; and if any such Tax attribute would, under applicable Tax law, be required to be carried back to such a taxable period, such Tax attribute shall be deemed to be available to the NewCo Group on a carryforward basis (subject to the limitations under applicable Tax law on such carryforwards)), and (iii) by specially allocating to the NewCo Group the following items: (A) any amount required to be included in income pursuant to any “gain recognition agreement” within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.367-8(c) with respect to which a member of the NewCo Group is the “U.S. transferor” (regardless of whether such amount is reportable for the taxable year of the initial transfer or the year during which the recognition event occurs), and (B) any compensation deductions to which the NewCo Group is entitled pursuant to Section 11 hereof.  For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of calculating any available carryforward or carryback of Tax attributes pursuant to clause (ii) hereof, the utilization of any such Tax attributes by members of the Parent Group shall be disregarded.

 

Notified Action” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4(b)(i).

 

Other Taxes” shall mean any U.S. federal, state, local or non-U.S. taxes, charges, fees imposts, levies or other assessments of any nature whatsoever, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include superfund, sales, use, ad valorem, value added, occupancy, transfer, recording, withholding, payroll, employment, excise, occupation, premium or property taxes (in each case, together with any related interest, penalties, additions to tax, or additional amounts imposed by any Tax Authority thereon); provided, however, that Other Taxes shall not include any Income Taxes.

 

Parent” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.

 

Parent Consolidated Group” shall mean the affiliated group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 1504(a) of the Code) of which Parent is the common parent (and any predecessor or successor to such affiliated group).

 

Parent Group” shall mean (a) Parent and each Person that is a direct or indirect Subsidiary of Parent (including any Subsidiary of Parent that is disregarded for U.S. federal Income Tax purposes (or for purposes of any state, local, or non-U.S. Tax law)) other than any Person that is a member of the NewCo Group, (b) any corporation (or other Person) that shall

 

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have merged or liquidated into Parent or any such Subsidiary and (c) any predecessor or successor to any Person otherwise described in this definition.

 

Parent Separate Return” shall mean any Tax Return required to be filed by any member of the Parent Group (including any consolidated, combined or unitary Tax Return), which Tax Return does not include any member of the NewCo Group.

 

Person” shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, unincorporated organization or similar entity or a governmental authority or any department or agency or other unit thereof.

 

Post-Deconsolidation Taxable Period” shall mean a taxable period that, to the extent it relates to a member of the NewCo Group, begins after the Deconsolidation Date.

 

Pre-Deconsolidation Taxable Period” shall mean a taxable period that, to the extent it relates to a member of the NewCo Group, ends on or before the Deconsolidation Date.

 

Private Letter Ruling” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, (a) any private letter ruling issued by the IRS in connection with the Distribution or (b) any similar ruling issued by any other Tax Authority in connection with the Distribution.

 

Private Letter Ruling Documents” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, (a) any Private Letter Ruling, any request for a Private Letter Ruling submitted to the IRS, together with any appendices and exhibits thereto and any supplemental filings or other materials subsequently submitted to the IRS, in connection with the Distribution-related transactions, or (b) any similar filings submitted to any other Tax Authority in connection with any such request for a Private Letter Ruling.

 

Proceeding” shall mean any audit or other examination, or judicial or administrative proceeding relating to liability for, or Refunds or adjustments with respect to, Taxes.

 

Proposed Acquisition Transaction” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, a transaction or series of transactions (or any agreement, understanding or arrangement, within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7, or any other regulations promulgated thereunder, to enter into a transaction or series of transactions), whether such transaction is supported by NewCo management or shareholders, is a hostile acquisition, or otherwise, as a result of which NewCo would merge or consolidate with any other Person or as a result of which any Person or Persons would (directly or indirectly) acquire, or have the right to acquire, from NewCo and/or one or more holders of NewCo stock, an amount of NewCo stock that would, when combined with any other changes in ownership of NewCo stock pertinent for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code, comprise 40% or more of (a) the value of all outstanding NewCo stock as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series, or (b) the total combined voting power of all outstanding NewCo stock as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Proposed Acquisition Transaction shall not include (a) the adoption by NewCo of a shareholder rights plan or

 

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(b) issuances by NewCo that satisfy Safe Harbor VIII (relating to acquisitions in connection with a person’s performance of services) or Safe Harbor IX (relating to acquisitions by a retirement plan of an employer) of Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(d).  For purposes of determining whether a transaction constitutes an indirect acquisition, any recapitalization resulting in a shift of voting power or any redemption of stock shall be treated as an indirect acquisition of stock by the non-exchanging shareholders.  This definition and the application thereof are intended to monitor compliance with Section 355(e) of the Code and shall be interpreted accordingly.  Any clarification of, or change in, the statute or regulations promulgated under Section 355(e) of the Code shall be incorporated into this definition and its interpretation.

 

Refund” shall mean any refund of Taxes, including any reduction in Tax liabilities by means of a credit, offset or otherwise.

 

Representative” shall mean with respect to a Person, such Person’s officers, directors, employees and other authorized agents.

 

Restriction Period” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, the period beginning on the Distribution Date and ending on the day following the two-year anniversary thereof.

 

Section 336(e) Election” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4(d).

 

Specified HomeAdvisor Award” means any HA SAR (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) or Newco SAR (as defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) into which an HA SAR is converted pursuant to Section 5.05(a) of the Employee Matters Agreement.

 

Tax Attribute” shall mean a consolidated, combined or unitary net operating loss, net capital loss, unused investment credit, unused foreign Tax credit, or excess charitable contribution (as such terms are used in Treasury Regulations 1.1502-79 and 1.1502-79A or comparable provisions of non-U.S., state or local Tax law), or a minimum Tax credit or general business credit.

 

Tax Authority” shall mean a governmental authority (non-U.S. or domestic) or any subdivision, agency, commission or authority thereof or any quasi-governmental or private body having jurisdiction over the assessment, determination, collection or imposition of any Tax (including, without limitation, the IRS).

 

Tax Benefits” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3(c) hereof.

 

Tax Counsel” shall mean tax counsel of recognized national standing that is acceptable to Parent in its sole discretion.

 

Taxes” shall mean any Income Taxes and Other Taxes.

 

Tax-Free Status” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, the qualification of the Distribution, (a) as a transaction described in Section 368(a)(1)(D) and/or Section 355(a) of the Code, (b) as a transaction in which the stock distributed thereby is “qualified property” for

 

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purposes of Sections 355(c)(2) and 361(c)(2) of the Code, and (c) as a transaction in which Parent, the members of the Parent Group, NewCo and the members of the NewCo Group recognize no income or gain, other than intercompany items or excess loss accounts, if any, taken into account pursuant to the Treasury Regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1502 of the Code.

 

Taxing Jurisdiction” shall mean the United States and every other government or governmental unit having jurisdiction to tax Parent, NewCo or any of their respective Subsidiaries.

 

Tax Opinion” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, the opinion issued to Parent by Tax Counsel regarding the Tax-Free Status of the Distribution.

 

Tax Opinion Documents” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, the Tax Opinion and the information and representations provided by, or on behalf of, Parent and NewCo to Tax Counsel in connection therewith.

 

Tax-Related Loss” or “Tax-Related Losses” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution:

 

(a)                                 the Aggregate Distribution Tax Liabilities,

 

(b)                                 all reasonable accounting, legal and other professional fees and court costs incurred in connection with any settlement, Final Determination, judgment or other determination with respect to such Aggregate Distribution Tax Liabilities, and

 

(c)                                  all costs, expenses and damages associated with stockholder litigation or controversies and any amount required to be paid by Parent or NewCo in respect of the liability of shareholders, whether paid to shareholders or to the IRS or any other Tax Authority payable by Parent or NewCo or their respective Affiliates, in each case, resulting from the failure of the Distribution to qualify for Tax-Free Status.

 

Tax Return” shall mean any return, election, claim for refund, report, filing, statement, questionnaire, declaration or other document filed or required to be filed with a Tax Authority in respect of Taxes, or any amendment thereof or attachment thereto.

 

Contribution Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.

 

Underpayment Rate” shall mean the annual rate of interest described in Section 6621(c) of the Code for large corporate underpayments of Income Tax (or similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. Income Tax law, as applicable), as determined from time to time.

 

Unqualified Tax Opinion” shall mean, in the event of a Distribution, an unqualified opinion of Tax Counsel on which Parent may rely to the effect that a transaction (a) will not disqualify the Distribution from Tax-Free Status, assuming that the Distribution would have qualified for Tax-Free Status if such transaction did not occur, and (b) will not adversely affect any of the conclusions set forth in the Tax Opinion; provided that any tax opinion obtained in connection with a proposed acquisition of stock of NewCo entered into

 

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during the Restriction Period shall not qualify as an Unqualified Tax Opinion unless such tax opinion concludes that such proposed acquisition will not be treated as “part of a plan (or series of related transactions)” within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, that includes the Distribution.

 

2.             Tax Returns; Responsibility for Taxes.

 

(a)           Preparation and Filing of Tax Returns; Payment of Taxes.

 

(i)            Parent Consolidated Returns; Other Combined Returns.  Parent shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed (A) all U.S. consolidated federal income Tax Returns of the Parent Consolidated Group and (B) all other Combined Returns for all taxable periods.  Subject to Section 2(c), Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, any and all Taxes due or required to be paid with respect to or required to be reported on any such Tax Return (including any increase in such Tax liabilities attributable to a Final Determination).

 

(ii)           Parent Separate Returns.  Parent shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed all Parent Separate Returns for all taxable periods.  Parent shall pay, or cause to be paid, any and all Taxes due or required to be paid with respect to or required to be reported on any Parent Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax liabilities attributable to a Final Determination).

 

(iii)          NewCo Separate Returns.  NewCo shall prepare and file or cause to be prepared and filed all NewCo Separate Returns required to be filed after the Merger Effective Date.  NewCo shall pay, or cause to be paid, any and all Taxes due or required to be paid with respect to or required to be reported on any NewCo Separate Return (including any increase in such Tax liabilities attributable to a Final Determination).

 

(b)           Tax Returns Standards.

 

(i)            Parent (or its designee) shall determine the entities to be included in any Combined Return and make or revoke any Tax elections, adopt or change any accounting methods, and determine any other position taken on or in respect of any Tax Return required to be prepared and filed by Parent pursuant to Section 2(a)(i); provided, that if the inclusion of a NewCo Group member in any Combined Return is inconsistent with past practice, Parent shall provide notice to NewCo at least thirty (30) days prior to the due date for any affected Tax Return.  NewCo shall elect and join, and shall cause its respective Subsidiaries to elect and join, any Combined Returns that Parent determines to file.  Any Tax Return filed by Parent pursuant to Section 2(a)(i) with respect to any Pre-Deconsolidation Taxable Period or any taxable period that includes the Deconsolidation Date shall, to the extent relating to NewCo or the NewCo Group, be prepared in good faith and in accordance with applicable Law.  NewCo shall, and shall cause each member of the NewCo Group promptly (and in any event within 30 days following a request by Parent) to, prepare and deliver to Parent, at NewCo’s expense, all information that Parent may reasonably request, in such form as Parent may reasonably request to prepare any Tax Return required to be filed by Parent pursuant to Section 2(a)(i).  Parent shall make any such Tax Return (including any amendment to any such Tax Return) and related workpapers available for review by NewCo sufficiently in advance of the due date for filing such

 

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Tax Return (or, in the case of an amended Tax Return, sufficiently in advance of the filing of such amended Tax Return) to the extent such Tax Return relates to Taxes for which NewCo is or would reasonably be expected to be responsible or with respect to which NewCo would reasonably be expected to have a claim.  Parent and NewCo shall attempt in good faith to resolve any issues arising out of the review of such Tax Return.

 

(ii)           Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law or as a result of a Final Determination, NewCo shall not (and shall not cause or permit any members of the NewCo Group to) take any position on any NewCo Separate Return (A) that is inconsistent with the past practices, accounting methods, elections or conventions used by Parent or any of its Subsidiaries in preparing any Tax Return for which Parent is responsible pursuant to Section 2(a)(i) (unless there is no substantial authority for such past practices, methods, elections or conventions or there is no adverse effect on any member of the Parent Group), or (B) that is inconsistent with this Agreement or, in the event of a Distribution, any Tax Opinion or Tax Opinion Documents, any Unqualified Tax Opinion, or any Private Letter Ruling Documents.

 

(c)           NewCo Tax Sharing Payments.

 

(i)            With respect to any Combined Return for any taxable period (or portion thereof) that begins after the Merger Effective Date, NewCo shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Parent the amount of estimated Taxes, if any, that would be incurred by the NewCo Group and/or its members for such taxable period had the NewCo Group and/or its members not been included in such Combined Return (“Estimated Tax Payments”).  The Estimated Tax Payments owed by the NewCo Group or any of its members for any such taxable period (or portion thereof) shall be determined in accordance with the definition of NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability.

 

(ii)           With respect to any Combined Return for any taxable period (or portion thereof) that begins after the Merger Effective Date, NewCo shall pay, or shall cause to be paid, to Parent an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability for such taxable period over (B) the aggregate amount of Estimated Tax Payments made to Parent for such taxable period.  If the aggregate amount of Estimated Tax Payments made to Parent with respect to such taxable period exceeds the NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability for such taxable period, Parent shall pay to NewCo an amount equal to such excess.

 

(iii)          With respect to any Combined Return for any taxable period (or portion thereof) that begins after the Merger Effective Date, if the hypothetical Tax Return that the members of the NewCo Group would have filed (but for their inclusion in a Combined Return) would have reflected a net operating loss, net capital loss, excess tax credit or other Tax Attribute (determined consistent with the principles utilized in determining NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability) required or permitted to be carried back by such NewCo Group members to a prior taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Merger Effective Date, Parent shall pay to NewCo an amount equal to the reduction in the NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability for such prior taxable period (or portion thereof) resulting from such carryback.

 

(iv)          At least ten (10) days prior to the due date for any payment of Taxes (including estimated Taxes) in respect of any Combined Return for any taxable period (or

 

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portion thereof) that begins after the Merger Effective Date, Parent shall deliver to NewCo a schedule setting forth in reasonable detail Parent’s calculation of the NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability, Estimated Tax Payments or Refunds of Taxes, as applicable.  No later than ten (10) days following the delivery of such schedule, NewCo shall pay Parent (or Parent shall pay NewCo) the amount shown as due on such schedule.

 

(v)           If, as a result of a Final Determination with respect to any Combined Return or the filing by Parent or by any member of the Parent Group of any amended Combined Return, in each case, for any taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Merger Effective Date, there is an increase or decrease in the NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability for such taxable period (or any preceding or subsequent taxable period (or portion thereof) beginning after the Merger Effective Date), the parties hereto shall promptly make appropriate adjusting payments such that the aggregate amount paid by NewCo to Parent for such taxable period (and any prior or subsequent taxable periods (or portions thereof) affected by such Final Determination or amended Combined Return) equals the redetermined NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability for such taxable period or periods.

 

(vi)          (A) At least ten (10) days prior to the due date for any payment of Taxes (including estimated Taxes) in respect of any Combined Return for any taxable period (or portion thereof) that ends on or before the Merger Effective Date, Parent shall determine in good faith, consistent with the principles utilized in determining NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability (disregarding the limitation to taxable periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the Merger Effective Date and including solely HomeAdvisor Entities in the NewCo Group), the portion of any Tax liability reflected on the relevant Combined Return(s) for such taxable period that is attributable to the HomeAdvisor Entities and shall notify NewCo within ten (10) days of its determination in writing.  No later than ten (10) days following the delivery of such notice, NewCo shall pay Parent the excess, if any, of the amount so notified over the amount of Tax sharing payments previously made by such HomeAdvisor Entities to Parent in respect of such taxable period (or Parent shall pay NewCo the excess, if any, of the amount of Tax sharing payments previously made by such HomeAdvisor Entities to Parent in respect of such taxable period over the amount so notified).

 

(B) If, as a result of a Final Determination with respect to any Combined Return or the filing by Parent or by any member of the Parent Group of any amended Combined Return, in each case, for any taxable period (or portion thereof) that ends on or before the Merger Effective Date, there is an increase or decrease in a Tax Liability for such taxable period (or any preceding or subsequent taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or before the Merger Effective Date), Parent shall determine in good faith, consistent with the principles utilized in determining NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability (disregarding the limitation to taxable periods (or portions thereof) beginning after the Merger Effective Date and including solely HomeAdvisor Entities in the NewCo Group), the portion of any such increase or decrease attributable to the HomeAdvisor Entities and shall notify NewCo within ten (10) days of its determination in writing.  No later than ten (10) days following the delivery of such notice, NewCo shall pay Parent the amount of any such increase (or Parent shall pay NewCo the amount of any such decrease).

 

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3.                                      Responsibility for Taxes and Indemnification.

 

(a)           Parent Liability.  Except as otherwise provided in Section 3(b), Parent and the members of the Parent Group shall be responsible for and shall indemnify and hold harmless NewCo and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against (i) any Taxes imposed with respect to any Combined Return (except to the extent that NewCo is responsible for such Taxes pursuant to this Agreement (including any NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability)) and any other Taxes imposed with respect to any Tax Return for which any member of the Parent Group is responsible pursuant to Section 2(a)(ii), (ii) any Taxes resulting from any breach by Parent of any representation or covenant in this Agreement, the Contribution Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement, and (iii) in the event of a Distribution, any Tax-Related Losses for which Parent is responsible pursuant to Section 4(c) of this Agreement.

 

(b)           NewCo Liability.  NewCo and the members of the NewCo Group shall be responsible for and shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against (i) any Taxes imposed with respect to any Combined Return to the extent that NewCo is responsible for such Taxes pursuant to this Agreement (including any NewCo Stand-Alone Tax Liability) and any other Taxes imposed with respect to any Tax Return for which any member of the NewCo Group is responsible pursuant to Section 2(a)(iii), (ii) any Taxes resulting from any breach by NewCo of any representation or covenant in this Agreement, the Contribution Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement, and (iii) in the event of a Distribution, any Tax-Related Losses for which NewCo is responsible pursuant to Section 4(c) of this Agreement.

 

(c)           Tax Benefits.  If an indemnification obligation of Parent or any member of the Parent Group under Section 3(a) (or the adjustment giving rise to such indemnification obligation) results in (i) increased deductions, losses, or credits, or (ii) decreases in income, gains or recapture of Tax credits (“Tax Benefits”) to NewCo or any member of the NewCo Group, which would not, but for the indemnification obligation (or the adjustment giving rise to such indemnification obligation), be allowable, then NewCo shall pay Parent the amount by which such Tax Benefit actually reduces, in cash, the amount of Tax that NewCo or any member of the NewCo Group would have been required to pay and bear (or increases, in cash, the amount of Refund to which NewCo or any member of the NewCo Group would have been entitled) but for such indemnification obligation (or adjustment giving rise to such indemnification obligation).  NewCo shall pay Parent for such Tax Benefit no later than ten (10) days after such Tax Benefit is Actually Realized.  If an indemnification obligation of NewCo or any member of the NewCo Group under Section 3(b) (or the adjustment giving rise to such indemnification obligation) results in a Tax Benefit to Parent or any member of the Parent Group, which would not, but for the indemnification obligation (or the adjustment giving rise to such indemnification obligation), be allowable, then Parent shall pay NewCo the amount by which such Tax Benefit actually reduces, in cash, the amount of Tax that Parent or any member of the Parent Group would have been required to pay and bear (or increases, in cash, the amount of Tax refund to which Parent or any member of the Parent Group would have been entitled) but for such indemnification (or adjustment giving rise to such indemnification obligation).  Parent shall pay NewCo for such Tax Benefit no later than ten (10) days after such Tax Benefit is Actually Realized.

 

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(d)           Timing of Indemnification Payments.  Any indemnification payment required to made pursuant to this Section 3 (other than a payment for any Tax Benefit, the timing of which is provided in Section 3(c)) shall be made by the Indemnifying Party promptly, but, in any event, no later than:

 

(i)            in the case of an indemnification obligation with respect to any Tax liabilities or Refunds, the later of (A) five (5) days after the Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing and (B) five (5) days prior to the date the Indemnified Party is required to make a payment of Taxes to the applicable Tax Authority (including a payment with respect to an assessment of a Tax deficiency by any Taxing Jurisdiction or a payment made in settlement of an asserted Tax deficiency) or Actually Realizes a reduced Refund; and

 

(ii)           in the case of any indemnification payment for any Losses not otherwise described in Section 3(d)(i) (including, but not limited to, any Losses described in clause (b) or (c) of the definition of Tax-Related Losses, attorneys’ fees and expenses and other indemnifiable Losses), the later of (A) five (5) days after the Indemnified Party notifies the Indemnifying Party in writing and (B) five (5) days prior to the date the Indemnified Party is required to make a payment thereof.

 

4.                                      Distribution-Related Matters.

 

(a)           Covenants.

 

(i)            NewCo agrees that, as long as a Distribution could, in the reasonable discretion of Parent, be effected, (A) NewCo shall (and shall cause each member of the NewCo Group to) take any action reasonably requested by Parent in order to consummate a Distribution with Tax-Free Status, and (B) NewCo shall not take or fail to take any action (and it shall cause the members of the NewCo Group not to take or fail to take any action) which action or failure to act could reasonably be expected to prevent Parent from consummating a Distribution with Tax-Free Status; provided that NewCo shall not be required to make (or cause any Affiliate of NewCo to make) any representation or covenant that is inconsistent with historical facts, as to future matters or events over which it has no control, or which it otherwise cannot make in good faith).  NewCo agrees that, without Parent’s prior written consent, it will not take (and will cause each member of the NewCo Group not to take) any action that could reasonably be expected to (1) cause Parent to cease to have “control” (within the meaning of Section 368(c) of the Code) of NewCo or (2) result in a Deconsolidation Event, in each case, prior to the Distribution Date.

 

(ii)           In the event of a Distribution, neither Parent (or any member of the Parent Group) nor NewCo (or any member of the NewCo Group) shall take or fail to take any action, or permit or cause any member of the Parent Group or the NewCo Group, respectively, to take or fail to take any action, if such action or failure to act would be inconsistent with or cause to be untrue any material information, covenant or representation in the Tax Opinion Documents or Private Letter Ruling Documents; provided, that Parent shall have provided NewCo with a copy of any Tax Opinion and Tax Opinion Documents (or portions thereof relating to the NewCo Group) or Private Letter Ruling and Private Letter Ruling Documents (or portions thereof relating to the NewCo Group), as applicable.  In connection with obtaining any Tax

 

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Opinion or Private Letter Ruling pursuant to Section 4(a) hereof, Parent shall consult with NewCo and consider in good faith any comments received from NewCo, in each case, to the extent that such Tax Opinion Documents or Private Letter Ruling Documents contain material information, covenants or representations that would reasonably be expected to significantly affect members of the NewCo Group.

 

(iii)          In the event of a Distribution, from and after the Distribution Date, NewCo shall not (A) take any action or permit any member of the NewCo Group to take any action, and NewCo shall not fail to take any action or permit any member of the NewCo Group to fail to take any action, in each case, unless such action or failure to act could not reasonably be expected to (1) cause the Distribution to fail to have Tax-Free Status or (2) require Parent or NewCo to reflect a liability or reserve for Income Taxes with respect to the Distribution in its financial statements, or (B) until the first day after the Restriction Period, engage in any transaction that could result in the NewCo Consolidated Group ceasing to be engaged in any NewCo Active Business for purposes of Section 355(b)(2) of the Code.  In the event of a Distribution, from and after the Distribution Date, Parent shall not take any action or permit any member of the Parent Group to take any action, that would reasonably be expected to cause the Distribution to fail to have Tax-Free Status.

 

(iv)          In the event of a Distribution, from and after the Distribution Date until the first day after the Restriction Period, NewCo shall not (A) enter into any Proposed Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent NewCo has the right to prohibit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, permit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur (whether by (x) redeeming rights under a shareholder rights plan, (y) finding a tender offer to be a “permitted offer” under any such plan or otherwise causing any such plan to be inapplicable or neutralized with respect to any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, or (z) approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, whether for purposes of Section 203 of the DGCL or any similar corporate statute, any “fair price” or other provision of NewCo’s charter or bylaws or otherwise), (B) merge or consolidate with any other Person or liquidate or partially liquidate, (C) in a single transaction or series of transactions (1) sell or transfer (other than sales or transfers of inventory in the ordinary course of business) all or substantially all of the assets held by NewCo at the time of the Distribution (2) sell or transfer 50% or more of the gross assets of a NewCo Active Business or (3) sell or transfer 30% or more of the consolidated gross assets of NewCo and its Subsidiaries (in each case, such percentages to be measured based on fair market value as of the Distribution Date), (D) redeem or otherwise repurchase (directly or through a Subsidiary) any NewCo stock, or rights to acquire NewCo stock, except to the extent such repurchases satisfy Section 4.05(1)(b) of Revenue Procedure 96-30 (as in effect prior to the amendment by Revenue Procedure 2003-48), (E) amend its certificate of incorporation (or other organizational documents), or take any other action, whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise, affecting the voting rights of NewCo stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of NewCo stock into another class of NewCo stock), or (F) take any other action or actions (including any action or transaction that would be reasonably likely to be inconsistent with any representation or covenant made in the Tax Opinion Documents or Private Letter Ruling Documents) which in the aggregate (and taking into account any other transactions described in this subparagraph (iv)) would be reasonably likely to have the effect of causing or permitting one or more Persons to acquire, directly or indirectly, stock representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in NewCo or otherwise jeopardize the Tax-Free Status of the Distribution, unless, in

 

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each case, prior to taking any such action set forth in the foregoing clauses (A) through (F), NewCo shall have requested that Parent obtain a Private Letter Ruling (or, if applicable, a supplemental Private Letter Ruling) from the IRS and/or any other applicable Tax Authority in accordance with Section 4(b) of this Agreement to the effect that such transaction will not affect the Tax-Free Status of the Distribution and Parent shall have received such Private Letter Ruling in form and substance satisfactory to Parent in its reasonable discretion (and in determining whether a Private Letter Ruling is satisfactory, Parent may consider, among other factors, the appropriateness of any underlying assumptions and representations made in connection with such Private Letter Ruling), or NewCo shall provide Parent with an Unqualified Tax Opinion in form and substance satisfactory to Parent in its reasonable discretion (and in determining whether an opinion is satisfactory, Parent may consider, among other factors, the appropriateness of any underlying assumptions and representations if used as a basis for the opinion), or Parent shall have waived the requirement to obtain such Private Letter Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.

 

(b)           Procedures Regarding Opinions and Rulings.

 

(i)            If NewCo notifies Parent that it desires to take one of the actions described in clauses (A) through (F) of Section 4(a)(iv) (a “Notified Action”), Parent and NewCo shall reasonably cooperate to attempt to obtain the Private Letter Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion referred to in Section 4(a)(iv), unless Parent shall have waived the requirement to obtain such Private Letter Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion.

 

(ii)           At the reasonable request of NewCo pursuant to Section 4(a)(iv), Parent shall cooperate with NewCo and use commercially reasonable efforts to seek to obtain, as expeditiously as possible, a Private Letter Ruling from the IRS (and/or any other applicable Tax Authority, or if applicable, a supplemental Private Letter Ruling) or an Unqualified Tax Opinion for the purpose of permitting NewCo to take the Notified Action.  Further, in no event shall Parent be required to file any request for a Private Letter Ruling under this Section 4(b) unless NewCo represents that (A) it has reviewed the request for such Private Letter Ruling, and (B) all information and representations, if any, relating to any member of the NewCo Group, contained in the related Private Letter Ruling Documents are (subject to any qualifications therein) true, correct and complete.  NewCo shall reimburse Parent for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by the Parent Group in obtaining a Private Letter Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by NewCo within ten (10) days after receiving an invoice from Parent therefor.

 

(iii)          Parent shall have the right to request a Private Letter Ruling from the IRS (and/or any other applicable Tax Authority, or if applicable, a supplemental Private Letter Ruling) or an Unqualified Tax Opinion at any time in its sole and absolute discretion.  If Parent determines to obtain a Private Letter Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion, NewCo shall (and shall cause each Affiliate of NewCo to) cooperate with Parent and take any and all actions reasonably requested by Parent in connection with obtaining the Private Letter Ruling or Unqualified Tax Opinion (including, without limitation, by making any representation or covenant or providing any materials or information requested by the IRS or Tax Counsel; provided that NewCo shall not be required to make (or cause any Affiliate of NewCo to make) any representation or covenant that is inconsistent with historical facts, as to future matters or events over which it has no control, or which it otherwise cannot make in good faith).  Parent and

 

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NewCo shall each bear its own costs and expenses in obtaining a Private Letter Ruling or an Unqualified Tax Opinion requested by Parent.

 

(iv)          NewCo hereby agrees that Parent shall have sole and exclusive control over the process of obtaining any Private Letter Ruling, and that only Parent shall apply for a Private Letter Ruling.  In connection with obtaining a Private Letter Ruling pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof, (A) Parent shall keep NewCo informed in a timely manner of all material actions taken or proposed to be taken by Parent in connection therewith; (B) Parent shall (1) reasonably in advance of the submission of any related Private Letter Ruling Documents provide NewCo with a draft copy thereof, (2) reasonably consider NewCo’s comments on such draft copy, and (3) provide NewCo with a final copy; and (C) Parent shall provide NewCo with notice reasonably in advance of, and NewCo shall have the right to attend, any formally scheduled meetings with the IRS (subject to the approval of the IRS) that relate to such Private Letter Ruling.  Neither NewCo nor any member of the NewCo Group shall request any guidance from the IRS or any other Tax Authority (whether written, verbal or otherwise) at any time concerning the Distribution (including the impact of any transaction on the Distribution).

 

(c)           Responsibility for Tax-Related Losses.

 

(i)            Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 4(c)(iii), in the event of a Distribution, NewCo shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of any Tax-Related Losses to the extent attributable to or resulting from any one or more of the following:  (A) the acquisition after the Distribution of all or a portion of NewCo’s stock and/or its or its Subsidiaries’ assets by any means whatsoever by any Person, (B) any “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of any member of the NewCo Group or by any other Person or Persons with the implicit or explicit permission of one or more of such officers or directors (other than officers or directors of Parent) that cause the Distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire, directly or indirectly, NewCo stock representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, (C) any action or failure to act by NewCo after the Distribution (including, without limitation, any amendment to NewCo’s certificate of incorporation or other organizational documents, whether through a stockholder vote or otherwise, affecting the voting rights of NewCo stock (including, without limitation, through the conversion of one class of NewCo stock into another class of NewCo stock)), (D) the inaccuracy of any representation or covenant made by NewCo in any Tax Opinion Documents or Private Letter Ruling Documents, or (E) any breach by NewCo or any NewCo Affiliate of any covenant contained in Section 4(a) (regardless of whether such act or failure to act is covered by a Private Letter Ruling, Unqualified Tax Opinion or Parent waiver described in Section 4(a)(iv)).

 

(ii)           Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, subject to Section 4(c)(iii), in the event of a Distribution, Parent shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless NewCo and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of any Tax-Related Losses (A) to the extent attributable to or resulting from any one or more of the following:

 

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(1) the acquisition after the Distribution of all or a portion of Parent’s stock and/or its assets or the assets of a member of the Parent Group by any means whatsoever by any Person, (2) any “agreement, understanding, arrangement, substantial negotiations or discussions” (as such terms are defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.355-7(h)) by any one or more officers or directors of any member of the Parent Group or by any other Person or Persons with the implicit or explicit permission of one or more of such officers or directors that cause the Distribution to be treated as part of a plan pursuant to which one or more Persons acquire, directly or indirectly, stock of Parent representing a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest therein, or (3) any breach by Parent or a member of the Parent Group of any covenant contained in Section 4(a)(ii) or (B) to the extent not otherwise covered by Sections 4(c)(i), (ii)(A) or (iii) (including Tax-Related Losses resulting from the incorrectness of any Tax Opinion or the revocation of any Private Letter Ruling).

 

(iii)          To the extent any Tax-Related Loss is subject to indemnification under both Sections 4(c)(i) and (ii)(A), responsibility for such Tax-Related Loss shall be shared by Parent and NewCo according to relative fault, provided that:

 

(A)          Notwithstanding anything in Section 4(c)(ii) or (iii) or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary:

 

(1)           with respect to (I) any Tax-Related Loss resulting from the application of Section 355(e) of the Code and (II) any other Tax-Related Loss resulting, in each case, in whole or in part, from an acquisition after the Distribution of any stock or assets of NewCo (or any member of the NewCo Group) by any means whatsoever by any Person or any action or failure to act by NewCo after the Distribution affecting the voting rights of NewCo, NewCo shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent and its Affiliates and each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of such Tax-Related Loss.

 

(2)           if any Tax-Related Loss for which NewCo is responsible under this Section 4(c)(iii)(A) results from an acquisition after the Distribution of (i) a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in NewCo by any Person (or Persons treated as one person pursuant to Section 355(e)(4)(C)(i)), or (ii) assets of the NewCo Group having an aggregate fair market value of 50% or more of the fair market value of all assets of the NewCo Group, the amount and timing of such Tax-Related Loss shall, in each case, be calculated by assuming that Parent, the Parent Consolidated Group and each member of the Parent Group (I) pays Tax at the highest marginal corporate Tax rates in effect in each relevant taxable period, and (II) has no Tax Attributes in any relevant taxable period.

 

(B)          Notwithstanding anything in Section 4(c)(i) or (iii) or any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, with respect to (I) any Tax-Related Loss resulting from the application of Section 355(e) of the Code (other than as a result of an acquisition of a Fifty-Percent or Greater Interest in NewCo) and (II) any other Tax-Related Loss resulting, in each case, in whole or in part, from an acquisition after the Distribution of any stock or assets of Parent (or any member of the Parent Group) by any means whatsoever by any Person, Parent shall be responsible for, and shall indemnify and hold harmless NewCo and its Affiliates and

 

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each of their respective officers, directors and employees from and against, one hundred percent (100%) of such Tax-Related Loss.

 

(d)           Section 336(e) Election.  If Parent determines, in its sole discretion, that a protective election under Section 336(e) of the Code (a “Section 336(e) Election”) shall be made with respect to the Distribution, NewCo shall (and shall cause the relevant members of the NewCo Group to) join with Parent or the relevant members of the Parent Group in the making of such election and shall take any action reasonably requested by Parent or that is otherwise necessary to give effect to such election (including making any other related election).  If a Section 336(e) Election is made with respect to the Distribution, then this Agreement shall be amended in such a manner as is determined by Parent in good faith to take into account such Section 336(e) Election (including by requiring that, in the event the Distribution fails to have Tax-Free Status and Parent is not entitled to indemnification for the Tax-Related Losses arising from such failure, NewCo shall pay over to Parent any Tax Benefits realized by the NewCo Group arising from the step-up in Tax basis resulting from the Section 336(e) Election).

 

5.             Refunds.  Parent shall be entitled to all Refunds (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) of Taxes for which Parent is responsible pursuant to this Agreement. NewCo shall be entitled to all Refunds (and any interest thereon received from the applicable Tax Authority) of Taxes for which NewCo is responsible pursuant to this Agreement.  A party receiving a Refund to which another party is entitled pursuant to this Section 5 shall pay the amount to which such other party is entitled within ten (10) days after such Refund is Actually Realized.  Each of Parent and NewCo shall cooperate (and cause the members of their respective Groups to cooperate) with the other party in connection with any claim for a Refund in respect of a Tax for which any member of the Parent Group or the NewCo Group, as the case may be, is responsible.

 

6.             Tax Contests.

 

(a)           Notification.  Each of Parent and NewCo shall notify the other party in writing of any communication with respect to any pending or threatened Proceeding in connection with a Tax liability (or any issue related thereto) of Parent or any member of the Parent Group, or NewCo or any member of the NewCo Group, respectively, for which a member of the NewCo Group or the Parent Group, respectively, may be responsible pursuant to this Agreement within ten (10) days of receipt; provided, however, that in the case of any Distribution-Related Proceeding (whether or not NewCo or Parent may be responsible thereunder), such notice shall be provided no later than ten (10) days after Parent or NewCo, as the case may be, first receives written notice from the IRS or other Tax Authority of such Distribution-Related Proceeding.  Each of Parent and NewCo shall include with such notification a true, correct and complete copy of any written communication, and an accurate and complete written summary of any oral communication, received by Parent or a member of the Parent Group, or NewCo or a member of the NewCo Group, respectively.  The failure of Parent or NewCo timely to forward such notification in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence shall not relieve NewCo or Parent, respectively, of any obligation to pay such Tax liability or indemnify Parent and the members of the Parent Group, or NewCo and the members of the NewCo Group, respectively, and their respective Representatives, Affiliates, successors and assigns therefor, except to the extent that the failure timely to forward such notification

 

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actually prejudices the ability of NewCo or Parent to contest such Tax liability or increases the amount of such Tax liability (or reduces the amount of a Tax Refund).

 

(b)           Representation with Respect to Tax Disputes.  Parent (or such member of the Parent Group as Parent shall designate) shall, subject to Section 6(d), have the exclusive right to represent the interests of the members of the Parent Group and the members of the NewCo Group and to employ counsel of its choice at its expense in any Proceeding relating to (i) any U.S. consolidated federal income Tax Returns of the Parent Consolidated Group, (ii) any other Combined Returns and (iii) any Parent Separate Returns; provided, however, that (x) Parent shall conduct any Proceeding relating to a Combined Return in good faith and as if it were the sole party in interest and (y) to the extent any such Proceeding could reasonably be expected to increase or decrease any payments to or from NewCo under this Agreement by more than one (1) million dollars, (A) Parent shall keep NewCo reasonably apprised regarding the status of the Proceeding, (B) Parent shall provide NewCo with the opportunity to review and comment on any material correspondence with any Tax Authority and on any submissions to any court and (C) Parent shall not settle or compromise such Proceeding without NewCo’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably conditioned, withheld or delayed.  NewCo (or such member of the NewCo Group as NewCo shall designate) shall have the sole right to represent the interests of the members of the NewCo Group and to employ counsel of its choice at its expense in any Proceeding relating to any NewCo Separate Returns.

 

(c)           Power of Attorney.  Each member of the NewCo Group shall execute and deliver to Parent (or such member of the Parent Group as Parent shall designate) any power of attorney or other document requested by Parent (or such designee) in connection with any Proceeding described in the first sentence of Section 6(b).

 

(d)           Distribution-Related Proceedings and Proceedings with Respect to Combined Returns.

 

(i)            In the event of any Distribution-Related Proceeding or Proceeding relating to a Combined Return that Parent has the right to control pursuant to Section 6(b) and as a result of which NewCo could reasonably be expected to become liable for any Tax or any Tax-Related Losses in excess of five (5) million dollars, (A) Parent shall consult with NewCo reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in connection with such Proceeding, (B) Parent shall consult with NewCo and offer NewCo a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Proceeding, (C) Parent shall defend such Proceeding diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Proceeding, and (D) Parent shall provide NewCo copies of any written materials relating to such Proceeding received from the relevant Tax Authority.  Notwithstanding anything in the preceding sentence to the contrary, the final determination of the positions taken, including with respect to any settlement or other disposition, in (1) any Distribution-Related Proceeding, or (2) any other Proceeding relating to a Combined Return, which other Proceeding would not reasonably be expected to result in a liability for additional Taxes for which NewCo is responsible in an amount exceeding five (5) million dollars for a single tax year, shall, subject to Section 6(b), be made in the sole discretion of Parent and shall be final and not subject to the dispute resolution provisions of Section 9.  With respect to any Proceeding relating to a Combined Return (other than any Distribution-

 

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Related Proceeding), which could reasonably be expected to result in liability for additional Taxes for which NewCo is responsible in an amount in an amount exceeding five (5) million dollars for a single tax year, NewCo shall be entitled to participate in such Proceeding, and Parent shall not settle, compromise or abandon any such Proceeding without obtaining the prior written consent of NewCo, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(ii)           In the event of any Distribution-Related Proceeding with respect to any NewCo Separate Return, (A) NewCo shall consult with Parent reasonably in advance of taking any significant action in connection with such Proceeding, (B) NewCo shall consult with Parent and offer Parent a reasonable opportunity to comment before submitting any written materials prepared or furnished in connection with such Proceeding, (C) NewCo shall defend such Proceeding diligently and in good faith as if it were the only party in interest in connection with such Proceeding, (D) Parent shall be entitled to participate in such Proceeding and receive copies of any written materials relating to such Proceeding received from the relevant Tax Authority, and (E) NewCo shall not settle, compromise or abandon any such Proceeding without obtaining the prior written consent of Parent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

7.                                      Apportionment of Tax Attributes upon Deconsolidation; Carrybacks.

 

(a)           Apportionment of Tax Attributes upon Deconsolidation.  In the event of a Deconsolidation Event:

 

(i)            Parent shall determine in good faith and in accordance with applicable Law the portion, if any, of any Tax Attribute of the Parent Consolidated Group or any consolidated, combined or unitary state, local, or non-U.S. Income Tax, in each case, arising in respect of a Combined Return to be apportioned to NewCo or any member of the NewCo Consolidated Group and/or treated as a carryover to the first Post-Deconsolidation Taxable Period of NewCo (or such member).

 

(ii)           No Tax Attribute with respect to consolidated U.S. federal Income Tax of the Parent Consolidated Group or any consolidated, combined or unitary state, local, or non-U.S. Income Tax, in each case, arising in respect of a Combined Return shall be apportioned to NewCo or any member of the NewCo Group, except as Parent determines pursuant to Section 7 (a)(i).

 

(iii)          Parent shall notify NewCo in writing of its determinations pursuant to Section 7(a)(i), and, if applicable, the amount of tax basis and earnings and profits to be apportioned to NewCo or any member of the NewCo Group in accordance with applicable Law, and shall provide written notice of such determinations or calculations to NewCo as soon as practicable after the information necessary becomes available to Parent.

 

(iv)          Except as otherwise required by applicable Law or pursuant to a Final Determination, NewCo shall not take any position (whether on a Tax Return or otherwise) that is inconsistent with the information contained in the written notice delivered by Parent pursuant to Section 7(a)(iii).

 

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Carrybacks.  In the event that NewCo (or the appropriate member of the NewCo Group) is prohibited by applicable Law to relinquish, waive or otherwise forgo a Carryback (or Parent consents to a Carryback), (i) Parent shall cooperate with NewCo, at NewCo’s expense, in seeking from the appropriate Tax Authority such Refund as reasonably would result from such Carryback, and (ii) NewCo shall be entitled to any Refund Actually Realized by a member of the Parent Group (including any interest thereon received from such Tax Authority), to the extent that such Refund is directly attributable to such Carryback, within ten (10) days after such Refund is Actually Realized; provided, however, that NewCo shall indemnify and hold the members of the Parent Group harmless from and against any and all collateral Tax consequences resulting from or caused by any such Carryback, including (but not limited to) the loss or postponement of any benefit from the use of Tax Attributes generated by a member of the Parent Group or an Affiliate thereof if (x) such Tax Attributes expire unutilized, but would have been utilized but for such Carryback, or (y) the use of such Tax Attributes is postponed to a later taxable period than the taxable period in which such Tax Attributes would have been utilized but for such Carryback.  If there is a Final Determination that results in any change to or adjustment of a Refund Actually Realized by a member of the Parent Group that is directly attributable to a Carryback, then Parent (or its designee) shall make a payment to NewCo, or NewCo shall make a payment to Parent (or its designee), as may be necessary to adjust the payments between NewCo and Parent (or its designee) to reflect the payments that would have been made under this Section 7(b) had the adjusted amount of such Refund been taken into account in computing payments under this Section 7(b).

 

8.                                      Cooperation and Exchange of Information.

 

(a)           Cooperation and Exchange of Information.  Each of Parent and NewCo, on behalf of itself and each member of the Parent Group and the NewCo Group, respectively, agrees to provide the other party (or its designee) with such cooperation or information as such other party (or its designee) reasonably shall request in connection with the determination of any payment or any calculations described in this Agreement, the preparation or filing of any Tax Return or claim for Refund, or the conduct of any Proceeding.  Such cooperation and information shall include, without limitation, upon reasonable notice (i) promptly forwarding copies of appropriate notices and forms or other communications (including, without limitation, information document requests, revenue agents’ reports and similar reports, notices of proposed adjustments and notices of deficiency) received from or sent to any Tax Authority or any other administrative, judicial or governmental authority, (ii) providing copies of all relevant Tax Returns, together with accompanying schedules and related workpapers, documents relating to rulings or other determinations by any Tax Authority, and such other records concerning the ownership and tax basis of property, or other relevant information, (iii) the provision of such additional information and explanations of documents and information provided under this Agreement (including statements, certificates, forms, returns and schedules delivered by either party) as shall be reasonably requested by Parent (or its designee) or NewCo (or its designee), as the case may be, (iv) the execution of any document that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in connection with the filing of a Tax Return, a claim for a Refund, or in connection with any Proceeding, including such waivers, consents or powers of attorney as may be necessary for Parent or NewCo, as the case may be, to exercise its rights under this Agreement, and (v) the use of Parent’s or NewCo’s, as the case may be, reasonable efforts to obtain any documentation from a governmental authority or a third party that may be necessary or reasonably helpful in

 

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connection with any of the foregoing.  It is expressly the intention of the parties to this Agreement to take all actions that shall be necessary to establish Parent as the sole agent for Tax purposes of each member of the NewCo Group with respect to all Combined Returns.  Upon reasonable notice, each of Parent and NewCo shall make its, or shall cause the members of the Parent Group or the NewCo Group, as applicable, to make their, employees and facilities available on a mutually convenient basis to provide explanation of any documents or information provided hereunder.  Any information obtained under this Section 8 shall be kept confidential, except as otherwise reasonably may be necessary in connection with the filing of Tax Returns or claims for Refund or in conducting any Proceeding.

 

(b)           Retention of Records.  Each of Parent and NewCo agrees to (and to cause the members of their respective Groups to) retain all Tax Returns, related schedules and workpapers, and all material records and other documents as required under Section 6001 of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder (and any similar provision of state, local, or non-U.S. law) existing on the date hereof or created in respect of (i) any taxable period that ends on or before or includes the Distribution Date or (ii) any taxable period that may be subject to a claim hereunder until the later of (A) the expiration of the statute of limitations (including extensions) for the taxable periods to which such Tax Returns and other documents relate and (B) the Final Determination of any payments that may be required in respect of such taxable periods under this Agreement.  From and after the end of the period described in the preceding sentence of this Section 8(b), if a member of the Parent Group or the NewCo Group wishes to dispose of any such records and documents, then Parent or NewCo, as the case may be, shall provide written notice thereof to the other party and shall provide the other party the opportunity to take possession of any such records and documents within 90 days after such notice is delivered; provided, however, that if such other party does not, within such 90-day period, confirm its intention to take possession of such records and documents, the relevant member of the Parent Group or the NewCo Group, as the case may be, may destroy or otherwise dispose of such records and documents.

 

(c)           Remedies.  Each of Parent and NewCo hereby acknowledges and agrees that (i) the failure of any member of the Parent Group or the NewCo Group, as the case may be, to comply with the provisions of this Section 8, may result in substantial harm to the Parent Group or the NewCo Group, as the case may be, including the inability to determine or appropriately substantiate a Tax liability (or a position in respect thereof) for which the Parent Group (or a member thereof) or the NewCo Group (or a member thereof), as applicable, would be responsible under this Agreement or appropriately defend against an adjustment thereto by a Tax Authority, (ii) the remedies available to the Parent Group for the breach by a member of the NewCo Group of its obligations under this Section 8 shall include (without limitation) the indemnification by NewCo of the Parent Group for any Tax liabilities incurred or any Tax Benefit lost or postponed by reason of such breach and the forfeiture by the NewCo Group of any related rights to indemnification by Parent and (iii) the remedies available to the NewCo Group for the breach by a member of the Parent Group of its obligations under this Section 8 shall include (without limitation) the indemnification by Parent of the NewCo Group for any Tax liabilities incurred or any Tax Benefit lost or postponed by reason of such breach and the forfeiture by the Parent Group of any related rights to indemnification by NewCo.

 

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(d)           Reliance by Parent.  If any member of the NewCo Group supplies information to a member of the Parent Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the Parent Group signs a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then upon the written request of such member of the Parent Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of NewCo (or his or her designee) shall certify in writing that to his knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete.  NewCo agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the Parent Group and its directors, officers and employees from and against any fine, penalty, or other cost or expense of any kind attributable to a member of the NewCo Group having supplied, pursuant to this Section 8, a member of the Parent Group with inaccurate or incomplete information in connection with a Tax liability.

 

(e)           Reliance by NewCo.  If any member of the Parent Group supplies information to a member of the NewCo Group in connection with a Tax liability and an officer of a member of the NewCo Group signs a statement or other document under penalties of perjury in reliance upon the accuracy of such information, then upon the written request of such member of the NewCo Group identifying the information being so relied upon, the chief financial officer of Parent (or his or her designee) shall certify in writing that to his knowledge (based upon consultation with appropriate employees) the information so supplied is accurate and complete. Parent agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each member of the NewCo Group and its directors, officers and employees from and against any fine, penalty, or other cost or expense of any kind attributable to a member of the Parent Group having supplied, pursuant to this Section 8, a member of the NewCo Group with inaccurate or incomplete information in connection with a Tax liability.

 

9.             Resolution of Disputes.  The provisions of Article 7 of the Contribution Agreement (Dispute Resolution) shall apply to any dispute arising in connection with this Agreement; provided, however, that in the case of disputes arising under this Agreement, Parent and NewCo shall jointly select the arbitrator, who shall be an attorney or accountant who is generally recognized in the tax community as a qualified and competent tax practitioner with experience in the tax area involved in the issue or issues to be resolved.

 

10.                               Payments.

 

(a)           Method of Payment.  All payments required by this Agreement shall be made by (i) wire transfer to the appropriate bank account as may from time to time be designated by the parties hereto for such purpose; provided that, on the date of such wire transfer, notice of the transfer is given to the recipient thereof in accordance with Section 12, or (ii) any other method agreed to by the parties hereto.  All payments due under this Agreement shall be deemed to be paid when available funds are actually received by the payee.

 

(b)           Interest.  Any payment required by this Agreement that is not made on or before the date required hereunder shall bear interest, from and after such date through the date of payment, at the Prime Rate.

 

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(c)           Characterization of Payments.  Except to the extent otherwise required by applicable Law or pursuant to a Final Determination, the parties hereto agree to treat, and to cause their respective Affiliates to treat, (i) any payment required by this Agreement or by the Contribution Agreement (other than payments of interest), as either a contribution by Parent (or the relevant member of the Parent Group) to NewCo or a distribution by NewCo to Parent (or the relevant member of the Parent Group), as the case may be (which contribution or distribution shall, in the case of any payment made following the Distribution Date, be treated as occurring immediately prior to the Distribution) and (ii) any payment of interest or non-U.S. federal Income Taxes by or to a Tax Authority, as taxable or deductible, as the case may be, to the party entitled under this Agreement to retain such payment or required under this Agreement to make such payment; provided in each case that if such treatment is not permissible (or that an Indemnified Party nevertheless suffers a Tax detriment as a result of such payment), the payment in question shall be adjusted to place the payee in the same after-Tax position it would have enjoyed absent such applicable Law or Final Determination.

 

11.                               Treatment of Certain Equity Awards.

 

(a)           Deductions.  For purposes of this Agreement, (i) any compensation deductions arising in respect of equity awards (other than Specified HomeAdvisor Awards) held by “NewCo Employees” or “Former NewCo Employees” (as such terms are defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) (A) with respect to which NewCo is required to reimburse Parent for “IAC Award Costs” or “Subsidiary Equity Award Costs” (as such terms are defined in the Employee Matters Agreement) or (B) that are denominated in or determined by reference to the value of NewCo Class A Common Stock, NewCo Class B Common Stock or any other class of NewCo common stock authorized from time to time shall be allocated to the NewCo Group, (ii) any compensation deductions in respect of Specified HomeAdvisor Awards that are vested as of immediately after the Contribution Effective Time shall be allocated to the Parent Group, and (iii) any compensation deductions in respect of Specified HomeAdvisor Awards that are unvested as of immediately after the Contribution Effective Time shall be allocated fifty percent (50%) to the NewCo Group and fifty percent (50%) to the Parent Group.

 

(b)           Withholding and Reporting.  NewCo shall be responsible for Tax reporting and withholding and the employer portion of any payroll Taxes in respect of all equity awards held by NewCo Employees and Former NewCo Employees.

 

(c)           Adjustment Payments.  If, following a Deconsolidation Event, the NewCo Group realizes a Tax Benefit in respect of a compensation deduction allocated to the Parent Group under Section 11(a), NewCo shall pay Parent the amount by which such Tax Benefit actually reduces, in cash, the amount of Tax that NewCo or any member of the NewCo Group would have been required to pay and bear (or increases, in cash, the amount of Refund to which NewCo or any member of the NewCo Group would have been entitled) but for such compensation deduction.  NewCo shall pay Parent for such Tax Benefit no later than ten (10) days after such Tax Benefit is Actually Realized.

 

12.          Effective Date; Termination of Prior Intercompany Tax Allocation Arrangements.  This Agreement shall be effective as of the day after the Merger Effective Date.  As of such day, (i) all prior intercompany Tax allocation agreements or arrangements solely

 

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between or among members of the Parent Group, on the one hand, and members of the NewCo Group, on the other hand, shall be terminated, and (ii) any amounts due under such agreements with respect to taxable periods (or portions thereof) ending on or before the Merger Effective Date shall be settled as promptly as practicable following the Merger Effective Date (and in any event no later than the due date for filing any Combined Returns for such taxable periods).  Upon such termination and settlement, no further payments by or to any member of the Parent Group or NewCo Group shall be made with respect to such agreements, and all other rights and obligations pursuant to such agreements shall cease at such time.  For the avoidance of doubt, in the event of a Final Determination with respect to any Combined Return or the filing by Parent or any member of the Parent Group of any amended Combined Return, in each case following the termination of any such prior Tax allocation agreements, any Tax sharing payments with respect to such Final Determination or amended Combined Return shall be determined solely pursuant to Section 2(c)(v) or 2(c)(vi) hereof.

 

13.          Assignability.

 

(a)           This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that except as contemplated by paragraph (b) below, no Party hereto may assign its respective rights or delegate its respective obligations under this Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto.

 

(b)           If Parent desires to effect a spin-off, split-off or similar transaction (however effected) in which the equity interests of a Subsidiary of Parent holding Parent’s interest in NewCo are distributed or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, to the holders of one or more classes of Parent’s capital stock, then, upon Parent’s written request, NewCo, Parent and such Subsidiary of Parent shall enter into an amendment to this Agreement to effect (i) the assignment by Parent of its rights hereunder to such Subsidiary of Parent and (ii) the acceptance of such rights and assumption of Parent’s obligations hereunder by such Subsidiary of Parent (in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) effective prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of such transaction), and (iii) the acknowledgement by NewCo that Parent shall thereafter have no liability hereunder (except for any liability arising from any breach by Parent or relating to any actions or events occurring, in each case, on or prior to the date of the spin-off, split-off or similar transaction).

 

14.          Injunctions.  The parties hereto acknowledge that irreparable damage would occur in the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with its specific terms or were otherwise breached.  The parties hereto shall be entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof in any court having jurisdiction, such remedy being in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity.

 

15.          Miscellaneous.  Except to the extent otherwise provided in this Agreement, this Agreement shall be subject to the provisions of Article 10 (Miscellaneous) of the Contribution Agreement to the extent set forth therein.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

 

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 




EXHIBIT 2.6

 

FORM OF SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

by and between

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

and

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

Dated as of

 

[·]

 



 

SERVICES AGREEMENT

 

This Services Agreement, dated as of [·] (this “Services Agreement”), is entered into by and between IAC/InterActiveCorp, a Delaware corporation (“IAC”), and ANGI Homeservices Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NewCo” and, together with IAC, the “Parties” and each a “Party”).

 

WHEREAS, IAC, NewCo, Casa Merger Sub, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo (“Merger Sub”), and Angie’s List, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), have entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 1, 2017 (as may be amended from time to time, the “Merger Agreement”), providing for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, with the Company surviving such merger (the “Merger”) as a wholly owned Subsidiary of NewCo;

 

WHEREAS, it is a condition to the Merger that, prior to the date and time when the Merger becomes effective, the Contribution and the IAC Share Issuance be consummated in accordance with the terms of that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, between IAC and NewCo (as may be amended from time to time, the “Contribution Agreement”);

 

WHEREAS, the Merger Agreement contemplates that IAC and NewCo will enter into this Services Agreement and a series of agreements as set forth in Section 2.11 of the Contribution Agreement (together with the Contribution Agreement, the “Other Ancillary Agreements”); and

 

WHEREAS, in connection with such transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement and the Other Ancillary Agreements, (a) NewCo desires to procure certain services from IAC, and IAC is willing to provide such services to NewCo, during the term hereof, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Services Agreement; and (b) IAC desires to procure certain services from NewCo, and NewCo is willing to provide such services to IAC, during the term hereof, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Services Agreement.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, covenants and other provisions set forth in this Services Agreement, the Parties hereby agree as follows:

 

ARTICLE I

 

Definitions

 

1.01.       General.  All terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Contribution Agreement.

 



 

ARTICLE II

 

Agreement To Provide and Accept Services

 

2.01.       Provision of Services.

 

(a)           On the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, IAC agrees with NewCo that IAC shall provide, or shall cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (other than NewCo and its Subsidiaries) and its or their respective employees designated by IAC (such designated Subsidiaries, Affiliates and employees, together with IAC, being herein collectively referred to as the “IAC Service Providers”) to provide, to NewCo (or a member of the Halo Group designated by NewCo) the services (“IAC Services”) listed on the Schedule of Services attached hereto (the “Services Schedule”) as being performed by IAC.  Subject to Section 3.01, any decisions as to which of the IAC Service Providers (including the decisions to use third parties) shall provide the IAC Services shall be made by IAC in its sole discretion, except to the extent specified in the Services Schedule; provided that prior to and during the performance of any IAC Services, IAC shall ensure that the applicable IAC Service Provider has all of the necessary resources and expertise reasonably required to provide each such IAC Service.  Each IAC Service shall be provided in exchange for the consideration set forth with respect to such IAC Service on the Services Schedule or as IAC and NewCo may otherwise agree in writing.  Each IAC Service shall be provided and accepted in accordance with the terms, limitations and conditions set forth herein and on the Services Schedule.

 

(b)           On the terms and subject to the conditions contained herein, NewCo agrees with IAC that NewCo shall provide, or shall cause its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (other than IAC and its non-Halo Group Subsidiaries) and their respective employees designated by it (such designated Subsidiaries, Affiliates and employees, together with NewCo, being herein collectively referred to as the “NewCo Service Providers” and together with the IAC Service Providers, the “Service Providers”) to provide, to IAC (or a member of the IAC Group designated by IAC), as applicable, the services (“NewCo Services”) listed on the Services Schedule as being performed by NewCo.  Subject to Section 3.01, any decisions as to which of the NewCo Service Providers (including the decisions to use third parties) shall provide the NewCo Services shall be made by NewCo in its sole discretion, except to the extent specified in the Services Schedule; provided that prior to and during the performance of any NewCo Services, NewCo shall ensure that the applicable NewCo Service Provider has all of the necessary resources and expertise reasonably required to provide each such NewCo Service.   Each NewCo Service shall be provided in exchange for the consideration set forth with respect to such Service on the Services Schedule or as NewCo and IAC may otherwise agree in writing.  Each NewCo Service shall be provided and accepted in accordance with the terms, limitations and conditions set forth herein and on the Services Schedule.

 

(c)           As used in this Services Agreement, the term “Receiving Party” shall mean the Party receiving (or the Party whose Subsidiary is receiving) the applicable Services from a Service Provider.

 

2.02.       Books and Records; Availability of Information.  Each Party shall create and maintain accurate books and records in connection with the provision of the Services performed

 

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or caused to be performed by it and, upon reasonable notice from a Receiving Party, shall make available for inspection and copying by such Receiving Party’s agents such books and records to the extent relating to the Services provided to such Receiving Party hereunder during reasonable business hours with such inspection occurring no more than one (1) time per year in which the Service Provider has provided the applicable Service to the Receiving Party. Moreover, such inspection shall be conducted by the Receiving Party or its agents in a manner that will not unreasonably interfere with the normal business operations of the Service Provider.  Each Receiving Party shall make available on a timely basis to the Service Providers all information and materials reasonably requested by such Service Providers to enable them to provide the applicable Services.  Each Receiving Party shall provide to the Service Providers reasonable access to such Receiving Party’s premises to the extent necessary for the purpose of providing the applicable Services.  Each Service Provider shall ensure that its personnel, when on the property of the Receiving Party, or when given access to any computer software, databases, networks, hardware, technology or computer-based resources owned or controlled by the Receiving Party, use commercially reasonable efforts to conform to the policies and procedures of the Receiving Party concerning health, safety and security that are made known to such Service Provider in advance in writing.

 

ARTICLE III

 

Services; Payment; Independent Contractors

 

3.01.       Services To Be Provided.

 

(a)           Unless otherwise agreed between the applicable Party providing Services hereunder and the Receiving Party (including to the extent specified in the applicable entry on the Services Schedule), (i) the Service Providers shall be required to perform the Services only in a manner, scope, nature and quality as provided by or within IAC that is similar in all material respects to the manner in which such Services were performed in the twelve (12) months immediately prior to the Effective Date (as defined in Section 4.01), and (ii) the Services shall be used for substantially the same purposes and in substantially the same manner as the Services have been used immediately prior to the Effective Date; provided, however, that the applicable entry on the Services Schedule shall control the scope of the Service to be performed (to the extent provided therein), unless otherwise agreed in writing. Each Party and the Service Providers shall act under this Services Agreement solely as an independent contractor and not as an agent or employee of any other Party or any of such Party’s Affiliates. As an independent contractor, all overhead and personnel necessary to the Services required of the Service Providers hereunder shall be each Service Provider’s sole responsibility and shall be at such Service Provider’s sole cost and expense.  No Service Provider shall have the authority to bind the Receiving Party by contract or otherwise.

 

(b)           The provision of Services by the Service Providers shall be subject to Article V hereof.

 

3.02.       Cooperation.  Each Receiving Party and Party providing Services to it hereunder will use good faith efforts to reasonably cooperate with each other in all matters relating to the provision and receipt of Services.  Such cooperation shall include obtaining all consents, licenses

 

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or approvals necessary to permit each such Party to perform its obligations to such Receiving Party hereunder; provided, however, that under no circumstances shall any Service Provider be required to make any payments to any third party in respect of any such consents, licenses or approvals, nor shall any Service Provider be required to make any alternative arrangements if any such consents, licenses or approvals are not obtained.

 

3.03.       Additional Services.

 

(a)           From time to time during the term applicable to any Service being provided by a Service Provider, each Party may request any of the other Parties (i) to provide additional or different services that such other Party is not expressly obligated to provide under this Services Agreement if such services are of the type and scope provided by such providing Party within IAC or (ii) expand the scope of any Service (such additional or expanded services, the “Additional Services”). The Party receiving such request shall consider such request in good faith and shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide such Additional Service; provided that no Party shall be obligated to provide any Additional Services if it does not, in its reasonable judgment, have adequate resources to provide such Additional Services or if the provision of such Additional Services would interfere with the operation of its business. The Party receiving the request for Additional Services shall notify the requesting Party within fifteen (15) days of receiving such a request as to whether it will or will not provide the Additional Services.

 

(b)           If a Party agrees to provide Additional Services pursuant to Section 3.03(a), then a representative of each applicable Party shall, in good faith, negotiate the terms of a supplement to the Services Schedule that will describe in detail the service, project scope, term, price and payment terms to be charged for the Additional Services.  Once agreed in writing, the supplement to the Services Schedule shall be deemed part of this Services Agreement as of such date and the Additional Services shall be deemed “Services” provided by such Service Provider to such Receiving Party hereunder, in each case, subject to the terms and conditions of this Services Agreement.

 

3.04.       Subcontracting. The Service Providers may hire or engage one (1) or more subcontractors to perform any or all of its obligations under this Services Agreement without the consent of the Receiving Party; provided that (a) the hiring or engagement of such subcontractor does not decrease in any material respect the quality or level of services provided to the Receiving Party below the standards set forth in Section 3.01, (b) the use of such subcontractor will not increase the fees or costs payable by the Receiving Party in connection with such Services, (c) the use of such subcontractors will not change the manner in which the Services are delivered in a way that increases the Receiving Party’s costs of receiving the Services, and (d) the Service Provider shall in all cases remain primarily responsible for all of its obligations under this Services Agreement with respect to the scope of the Services, the performance standard for Services set forth in Section 3.01 and the content of the Services provided to the Receiving Party.

 

3.05.       Payments.  Except as set forth on the Services Schedule, statements will be delivered to each applicable Receiving Party within ten (10) Business Days after the end of each month, and each such statement shall set forth a brief description of such Services, the allocation of personnel costs related to providing such Services and the amounts charged therefor, and, except as the applicable providing Party and the Receiving Party may agree or as set forth on the

 

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Services Schedule, all undisputed amounts shall be due and payable by the Receiving Party within thirty (30) days after the date of such statement.  The Receiving Party shall have the right to dispute any items set forth in an invoice and the Parties agree to work in good faith to resolve any such disputes pursuant to the dispute resolution procedures set forth in Section 7.02.  Statements not paid within such thirty (30)-day period shall be subject to late charges on undisputed amounts only, calculated at an interest rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus two percent (2%) (or the maximum legal rate, whichever is lower), and calculated for the actual number of days elapsed, accrued from the date on which such payment was due up to the date of the actual receipt of payment.  Payments shall be made by wire transfer to an account designated in writing from time to time by the applicable Service Provider, or as otherwise agreed by the Service Provider and the Receiving Party.

 

3.06.       Increases in Costs.  The Parties understand and agree that the costs set forth on the Services Schedule are based on the actual cost to the Service Provider of the Services provided to the Receiving Party.  If the actual cost to the Service Provider of a Service increases, the Service Provider may, in good faith, increase the cost for such Service with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice.

 

3.07.       Disclaimer of Warranty.  EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS SERVICES AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES TO BE PURCHASED UNDER THIS SERVICES AGREEMENT ARE FURNISHED AS IS, WHERE IS, WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  If the provision of any Service for the account of a Receiving Party by a Service Provider conflicts with such Service Provider’s provision of such Service for its own account or the account of other Receiving Parties, priority for the provision of such Service shall be allocated in an equitable manner on an aggregate basis, and in a manner consistent with the Receiving Party’s level of use of such Service prior to the Effective Date (or as described in the applicable entry on the Services Schedule).

 

3.08.       Taxes.

 

(a)           The amounts set forth on the Services Schedule with respect to each Service do not include any sales, use, value-added, goods and services or similar taxes (collectively, and together with any interest, penalties or additions to tax imposed with respect thereto, “Sales Taxes”).  In addition to the amounts required to be paid as set forth on the Services Schedule or otherwise pursuant to this Services Agreement, the Receiving Party shall pay and be responsible for, and if paid to a taxing authority by the Service Provider shall promptly reimburse the Service Provider for, any Sales Taxes imposed with respect to the provision of Services to the Receiving Party hereunder or any payment of fees therefor; provided that the Receiving Party shall not be liable for any interest, penalties or other charges attributable to the Service Provider’s improper filing relating to Sales Taxes or late payment or failure to remit Sales Taxes to the relevant taxing authority; provided, further, that the Receiving Party shall not be obligated to pay such Sales Taxes if and to the extent that the Receiving Party has provided the Service Provider with any valid exemption certificates or other applicable valid documentation that would eliminate or reduce such Sales Taxes.

 

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(b)           The Parties acknowledge that the Service Provider and the Receiving Party shall each pay and be responsible for their own personal property taxes and taxes based on their own income, receipts, capital, profits or assets.

 

(c)           Payments for Services or any other amounts payable under this Services Agreement shall be made without any deduction or withholding in respect of taxes except to the extent such deduction or withholding is required under applicable law.  To the extent such deduction or withholding is so required with respect to the making of any payment hereunder, the person making such payment shall deduct or withhold amounts so required to be deducted or withheld, and shall promptly remit any such deducted or withheld amounts to the appropriate taxing authority, and such deducted or withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Services Agreement as having been paid to or on behalf of the payee.

 

3.09.       Use of Services.  Each Party, in its capacity as a Receiving Party agrees with each applicable providing Party that it shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not to, resell any Services to any person whatsoever or permit the use of the Services by any person other than in connection with the conduct of such Receiving Party’s operations as conducted immediately prior to the Effective Date.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Term of Services

 

4.01.       Term.  Subject to Section 4.03, the provision of Services hereunder shall commence as of the Merger Effective Time (the time of commencement of the provision of such Services being referred to as the “Effective Date”) and continue for one (1) year thereafter; provided that this Services Agreement shall be automatically renewed for additional one (1) year periods (each, an “Extension Term”) for so long as IAC holds a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock of NewCo, unless all of the Services provided hereunder have been terminated in accordance with this Section 4.01.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to the applicable entry on the Services Schedule, any Service, or any portion thereof, may be cancelled or reduced in amount by the Receiving Party or, in any Extension Term, by the Service Provider, in each case upon ninety (90) days’ written notice thereof or, if the Service Provider gives notice of an increase to the cost for such Service pursuant to Section 3.06, thirty (30) days’ written notice (or, in either case, such other notice period if one is set forth for such Service in the applicable entry on the Services Schedule).  The foregoing notwithstanding and subject to Section 7.01, (i) a Service Provider may immediately terminate any individual Service provided to a Receiving Party if the Receiving Party fails to make payments for such Service under Section 3.05 and has not cured such failure within thirty (30) days’ written notice of such failure from the applicable Service Provider, and (ii) upon ninety (90) days’ written notice, the Service Provider may terminate any Service provided to a Receiving Party at such time as the Service Provider no longer provides the same Service to itself for its own account.

 

4.02.       Extension of Services.  If a Receiving Party requests an extension of the term applicable to the provision of Services, such request shall be considered in good faith by the applicable Service Provider. Any terms, conditions, costs or fees to be paid by the Receiving Party for Services provided during an extended term will be on terms mutually acceptable to

 

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such Service Provider and the Receiving Party.  For the avoidance of doubt, under no circumstances shall a Service Provider be required to extend the term of provision of any Service if (i) the Service Provider does not, in its reasonable judgment, have adequate resources to continue providing such Services, (ii) the extension of the term would interfere with the operation of the Service Provider’s business or (iii) the extension would require capital expenditure on the part of the Service Provider or otherwise require the Service Provider to renew or extend any Contract with any third party.

 

4.03.       Distribution.  If a distribution, however effected (including by way of a reclassification or split-off), of NewCo stock to holders of IAC stock in a transaction intended to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes pursuant to Section 368(a)(1)(D) and/or Section 355 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (a “Distribution”), then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the provision of any Services hereunder that are provided immediately prior to the Distribution shall continue from the effective date of the Distribution until the first (1st) anniversary thereof, unless such Service is earlier terminated in accordance with Section 4.01.  Each Party agrees with each other Party providing Services to it hereunder to use its reasonable efforts following a Distribution to reduce or eliminate its dependency on such Services as soon as is reasonably practicable; provided that a breach of this sentence shall not affect a Service Provider’s obligation to provide any Service through the term applicable to such Service.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Force Majeure

 

5.01.       The Service Providers shall not be liable for any expense, loss or damage whatsoever arising out of any interruption of Service or delay or failure to perform under this Services Agreement that is due to acts of God, acts of a public enemy, acts of terrorism, acts of a nation or any state, territory, province or other political division thereof, changes in applicable law, fires, hurricanes, floods, epidemics, riots, theft, quarantine restrictions, freight embargoes or other similar causes beyond the reasonable control of the Service Providers.  In any such event, the applicable Service Provider’s obligations hereunder shall be postponed for such time as its performance is suspended or delayed on account thereof.  Each Service Provider will promptly notify the recipient of the Service, either orally or in writing, upon learning of the occurrence of such event of force majeure.  Upon the cessation of the force majeure event, such Service Provider will use commercially reasonable efforts, or cause any other relevant Service Provider, to resume its performance with the least practicable delay (provided that, at the election of the applicable Receiving Party, the applicable term for such suspended Service shall be extended by the length of the force majeure event).

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Liabilities

 

6.01.       Consequential and Other Damages.  None of the Service Providers shall be liable to any Receiving Party with respect to this Services Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability) or otherwise, for any special, indirect, incidental or

 

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consequential damages whatsoever (except, in each case, to the extent any amount is paid to third parties by such Receiving Party or its Affiliates) that in any way arise out of, relate to or are a consequence of, the performance or nonperformance by it hereunder or the provision of, or failure to provide, any Service hereunder, including with respect to loss of profits, business interruptions or claims of customers.

 

6.02.       Limitation of Liability.  Subject to Section 6.03, the liability of any Service Provider with respect to this Services Agreement to any Receiving Party or in respect of any Services provided to such Receiving Party or any act or failure to act in connection herewith (including, but not limited to, the performance or breach hereof), or from the sale, delivery, provision or use of any Service provided under or covered by this Services Agreement, whether in contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability) or otherwise, shall be limited to actions or omissions resulting from intentional breach of this Services Agreement or gross negligence, and, in any event, such liability shall not exceed the fees previously paid to such Service Provider by such Receiving Party during the term of the applicable Service giving rise thereto.

 

6.03.       Obligation to Re-perform.  If any breach of this Services Agreement by any Service Provider resulting from any error or defect in the performance of any Service (which breach such Service Provider can reasonably be expected to cure by re-performance in a commercially reasonable manner), the Service Provider shall use its reasonable commercial efforts to correct in all material respects such error, defect or breach or re-perform in all material respects such Service upon receipt of the written request of the applicable Receiving Party.

 

6.04.       Indemnity.  Except as otherwise provided in this Service Agreement (including the limitation of liability provisions in this Article VI), each Party shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless each other Party from and against any Liability arising out of the intentional breach hereunder or gross negligence of the Indemnifying Party or its Affiliates, employees, agents, or contractors (including with respect to the performance or nonperformance of any Service hereunder).  The procedures set forth in Sections 5.04 and 5.05 of the Contribution Agreement shall apply to any claim for indemnification hereunder.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

Effectiveness; Certain Deemed References; Termination

 

7.01.       Termination.  Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, with respect to the Parties, the rights and obligations of each such Party in respect of such other Party under this Services Agreement shall terminate, and the obligation of the applicable Service Provider to provide or cause to be provided any applicable Service shall cease, on the earliest to occur of (i) the last date indicated for the termination of any Service provided by one such Party to the other such Party on the Services Schedule, as the case may be, (ii) the date on which the provision of all Services by either such Party to the other such Party has been cancelled pursuant to Article IV or (iii) the date on which this Services Agreement, to the extent of the rights and obligations of such pair of Parties to each other, is terminated by either such Party, as the case may be, in accordance with the terms of Section 7.02; provided that, in each case, no such termination shall relieve any Party of any liability for any breach of any provision of this Services Agreement prior to the date of such termination.

 

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7.02.       Breach of Services Agreement; Dispute Resolution.  Subject to Article VI, and without limiting a Party’s obligations under Section 4.01, if a Party shall cause or suffer to exist any material breach of any of its obligations to any other Party (the “Nonbreaching Party”) under this Services Agreement, including any failure to make a payment within thirty (30) days after receipt of the statement describing the Services provided for pursuant to Section 3.04 with respect to more than one (1) Service provided hereunder, and such breaching Party does not cure such default in all material respects within thirty (30) days after receiving written notice thereof from the Nonbreaching Party, the Nonbreaching Party shall have the right to terminate this Services Agreement to the extent of the rights and obligations of such Nonbreaching Party and breaching Party to each other hereunder immediately thereafter. If a dispute arises between two (2) or more Parties regarding the terms of this Services Agreement, such dispute shall be governed by Article 7 of the Contribution Agreement.

 

7.03.       Sums Due.  In addition to any other payments required pursuant to this Services Agreement, in the event of a termination of this Services Agreement with respect to the rights and obligations of a Service Provider and a Receiving Party to each other occurs, such Service Provider shall be entitled to the immediate payment of, and such Receiving Party shall within three (3) Business Days, pay to such Service Provider, all accrued amounts for Services, Sales Taxes and other amounts due from such Receiving Party to such Service Provider under this Services Agreement as of the date of termination.

 

7.04.       Effect of TerminationSection 2.02 and Articles I, V, VI, VII and VIII shall survive any termination or partial termination of this Services Agreement.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

Miscellaneous

 

8.01.       Counterparts.  This Services Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties thereto and delivered to the other Parties.

 

8.02.       Entire Agreement; Coordination.  The Merger Agreement, this Services Agreement, the Other Ancillary Agreements, and the Schedules, Exhibits and Annexes hereto and thereto and the specific agreements contemplated hereby or thereby contain the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all previous agreements, oral or written, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter.  No agreements or understandings exist between NewCo and IAC other than those set forth or referred to herein or therein.  If any inconsistency arises between this Agreement and the Other Ancillary Agreements with respect to matters addressed in the Other Ancillary Agreements, the provisions of the Other Ancillary Agreements shall control.  For the avoidance of doubt, the allocation of Taxes, indemnification for Taxes, control of Tax proceedings, exchange of Tax information and the retention of Tax records shall be governed exclusively by the Tax Sharing Agreement.

 

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8.03.       Construction.  In this Services Agreement and each of the Other Ancillary Agreements, unless a clear contrary intention appears:

 

(a)           the singular number includes the plural number and vice versa;

 

(b)           reference to any Person includes such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are not prohibited by this Services Agreement or the relevant Other Ancillary Agreement, and reference to a Person in a particular capacity excludes such Person in any other capacity or individually;

 

(c)           reference to any gender includes each other gender;

 

(d)           reference to any agreement, document or instrument means such agreement, document or instrument as amended, modified, supplemented or restated, and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof subject to compliance with the requirements set forth herein or in the relevant Other Ancillary Agreement;

 

(e)           reference to any Applicable Law means such Applicable Law as amended, modified, codified, replaced or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect from time to time, including rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and reference to any section or other provision of any Applicable Law means that provision of such Applicable Law from time to time in effect and constituting the substantive amendment, modification, codification, replacement or reenactment of such or other provision;

 

(f)            “herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall be deemed references to this Services Agreement or to the relevant Other Ancillary Agreement as a whole and not to any particular article,  or other provision hereof or thereof;

 

(g)           “including” (and with correlative meaning “include”) means including, without limiting the generality of, any description preceding such term;

 

(h)           the Table of Contents and headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction or interpretation hereof or thereof;

 

(i)            with respect to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including” and “to” means “to but excluding;”

 

(j)            references to documents, instruments or agreements shall be deemed to refer as well to all addenda, exhibits, schedules or amendments thereto; and

 

(k)           references to the “other,” “other party” or the “other Group” refer to NewCo, IAC, the NewCo Group or certain members thereof or the IAC Group or certain members thereof, as the context requires.

 

8.04.       Signatures.  Each of NewCo and IAC acknowledges that it and the other Party (and the other members of their respective Groups) may execute certain of the Other Ancillary Agreements by facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature.  Each of NewCo and IAC expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile, stamp or mechanical signature made in its respective

 

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name (or that of the applicable member of its Group) as if it were a manual signature, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature is not adequate to bind such Party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and agrees that at the reasonable request of the other Party at any time it will as promptly as reasonably practicable cause each such Other Ancillary Agreement to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial date thereof).

 

8.05.       Assignability.

 

(a)           Except as set forth in any Other Ancillary Agreement, this Services Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties hereto and thereto, respectively, and their respective successors and assigns; provided, however, that except as contemplated by paragraph (b) below or as specifically provided in any Other Ancillary Agreement, no Party hereto or thereto may assign its respective rights or delegate its respective obligations under this Services Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement without the express prior written consent of the other Parties hereto or thereto.

 

(b)           If IAC desires to effect a spin-off, split-off or similar transaction (however effected) in which the equity interests of a Subsidiary of IAC holding IAC’s interest in NewCo are distributed or otherwise transferred, directly or indirectly, to the holders of one (1) or more classes of IAC’s capital stock, then, upon IAC’s written request, NewCo, IAC and such Subsidiary of IAC shall enter into an amendment to this Services Agreement to effect (i) the assignment by IAC of its rights hereunder to such Subsidiary of IAC, and (ii) the acceptance of such rights and assumption of IAC’s obligations hereunder by such Subsidiary of IAC (in each case of the foregoing clauses (i) and (ii) effective prior to or substantially concurrently with the consummation of such transaction), and (iii) the acknowledgement by NewCo that IAC shall thereafter have no liability hereunder (except for any liability arising from any breach by IAC or relating to any actions or events occurring, in each case, on or prior to the date of the spin-off, split-off or similar transaction).

 

8.06.       Third Party Beneficiaries.  Except for (i) the indemnification rights under this Services Agreement of any NewCo Indemnified Party or any IAC Indemnified Party in their respective capacities as such, and (ii) as specifically provided in any Other Ancillary Agreement:

 

(a)           The provisions of this Services Agreement and each Other Ancillary Agreement are solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns and are not intended to confer upon any Person, except the Parties hereto and thereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, any rights or remedies hereunder; and

 

(b)           There are no third party beneficiaries of this Services Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement; and neither this Services Agreement nor any Other Ancillary Agreement shall provide any third party with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Services Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement.

 

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State of Delaware, irrespective of the choice of laws principles of the State of Delaware, as to all matters, including matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance and remedies.

 

8.08.       Notices.  All notices or other communications under this Services Agreement and, unless expressly provided therein, each Other Ancillary Agreement, shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given when delivered in person or successfully transmitted by electronic mail or facsimile,  addressed as follows:

 

if to IAC:

IAC/InterActiveCorp

555 West 18th Street

New York, NY  10011

Attention:  General Counsel

Fax:  (212) 632-9551

Email:

 

if to NewCo:

 

ANGI Homeservices Inc.

[Address1]

[Adrress2]

[City, State, Zip Code]

Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

Fax:

Email:

 

8.09.       Severability.  If any provision of this Services Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, or the application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, as the case may be, is not affected in any manner adverse to either Party hereto or any Party thereto.  Upon such determination, the relevant Parties shall negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable provision to effect the original intent of the Parties.

 

8.10.       Publicity.  Prior to the Merger Effective Time, IAC shall be responsible for issuing any press releases or otherwise making public statements with respect to this Services Agreement, the Transaction, the Merger, or any of the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and NewCo shall not make such statements without the prior written consent of IAC.  Prior to the Merger Effective Time, NewCo and IAC shall each consult with the other prior to making any filings with any Governmental Authority with respect thereto.

 

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8.11.       Waivers of Default; Conflicts.

 

(a)           No waiver by any Party of any provision of this Services Agreement shall be effective unless explicitly set forth in writing and executed by the waiving Party.  Waiver by any Party of any default by the other Party of any provision of this Services Agreement or any Other Ancillary Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving Party of any subsequent or other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other Party.  No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

 

(b)           Each of NewCo and IAC acknowledges that each of the Parties and each member of their respective Group are all currently represented by members of IAC’s legal department and IAC’s outside counsel.  IAC (on behalf of itself and every member of its Group), on the one hand, and NewCo (on behalf of itself and every member of its Group), on the other hand, waives any conflict with respect to such common representation that may arise before, at or after the Merger Effective Time.

 

8.12.       Amendments.   This Services Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument signed by the Parties that, unless the Merger Agreement has been terminated in accordance with its terms or the Merger Effective Time shall have occurred, shall not become effective unless the Company has provided its prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

8.13.       License and Ownership of Intellectual Property.

 

(a)           For the purposes of this Section 8.13:

 

(i)            “Service Provider Systems” shall mean, with respect to each Service, the systems, databases, software owned or controlled by the Service Provider or any of its Affiliates that is required for the Receiving Party’s use of the Services.

 

(ii)           “Receiving Party Systems” shall mean, with respect to each Service, the systems, infrastructure, databases, software, facilities and networks owned or controlled by Recipient or any of its Affiliates that is required for its use of the Services or the Service Provider’s provision of the Services.

 

(b)           The Receiving Party hereby grants to the Service Provider, and the Service Provider hereby accepts, a nonexclusive, nontransferable (subject to Section 8.05), worldwide right to use the Receiving Party Systems only and to the extent necessary and for the sole purpose of performing the Service Provider’s obligations under this Services Agreement, and not for any other purpose; and

 

(c)           The Service Provider hereby grants to the Receiving Party, and the Receiving Party hereby accepts, a nonexclusive, nontransferable (subject to Section 8.05), worldwide right to use the Service Provider Systems only and to the extent necessary and for the sole purpose of receiving the Services under this Services Agreement, and not for any other purpose.

 

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(d)           Each Party expressly reserves all rights not expressly granted to the other Party under this Section 8.13 and the performance of Services hereunder will not affect the ownership of each Party’s Intellectual Property. Subject to this Section 8.13, the Merger Agreement and the Other Ancillary Agreements, (i) each Service Provider acknowledges and agrees that it will acquire no right, title or interest to any Intellectual Property resulting from the provision of Services hereunder for the Receiving Party’s exclusive use, and such Intellectual Property shall remain the exclusive property of the Receiving Party and (ii) each Receiving Party acknowledges and agrees that it will acquire no right, title or interest to any Intellectual Property resulting from the provision of Services hereunder that is not for the Receiving Party’s exclusive use, and such Intellectual Property shall remain the exclusive property of the Service Provider.

 

(e)           The limited rights to use the Receiving Party Systems and Service Provider Systems granted in this Section 8.13 for each of the Services will terminate on the date that the use of the Receiving Party Systems and Service Provider Systems is no longer necessary for the provision of the applicable Service and will under no circumstances survive the termination or expiration of this Agreement.  Except as expressly set forth herein, neither Party shall have any right to any Intellectual Property of the other Party, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Services Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.

 

 

 

 

IAC/INTERACTIVECORP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

 

Title:

 




EXHIBIT 2.7

 

FORM OF INTERCOMPANY NOTE

 

Date:  [        ]

 

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, [NewCo][NewCo Subsidiary], a               (the “Borrower”), hereby promises to pay to the order of [IAC/InterActive Corp., a Delaware corporation][Other IAC Lender Entity] (the “Lender”), in lawful money of [the United States of America][Insert applicable reference if alternative currency], the principal amount of this intercompany note (this “Note”), which amount the Borrower has borrowed from the Lender on or following the date hereof pursuant to this Note, together with interest and any additional principal and other amounts as provided herein.

 

1.                   Principal.  [The Lender shall, pursuant to Section 5.16 of that certain agreement and plan of merger by and among [Aura], IAC/InterActiveCorp, Halo TopCo, Inc. (“NewCo”) and Casa Merger Sub, Inc., dated as of May 1, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”), on the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement), advance amounts under this Note in United States Dollars required to pay off all amounts outstanding (including accrued and unpaid interest, related fees and expenses) under the Company Credit Agreement (as defined in the Merger Agreement) (the “Closing Date Advance”).]  The Lender may, in its sole discretion, advance [further] amounts under this Note [in United States Dollars][Insert alternative currency] from time to time following a written request by the Borrower (each such advance and the Closing Date Advance, an “Advance”, and the date of each Advance, an “Advance Date”).  The Lender shall endorse Schedule A hereto to reflect the date and amount of each Advance made under this Note, and the date and amount of any payment or prepayment of principal hereof; provided that the failure of the Lender to make any such endorsement (or any error in such endorsement) shall not affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder. Each such endorsement shall constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information endorsed, in the absence of manifest error.

 

2.                   Interest.  Interest in respect of any Advance shall accrue from the Advance Date with respect to such Advance on the unpaid principal balance of such Advance at a per annum rate equal to the sum of (i) the [Eurocurrency Rate][Insert applicable foreign currency benchmark rate] (as defined in that certain amended and restated credit agreement, dated as of October 7, 2015, among IAC/InterActiveCorp, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent and collateral agent, the issuing banks, the lenders and the other parties thereto, as further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified or refinanced or replaced from time to time (the  “IAC Credit Agreement”)) on the date of incurrence of such

 



 

Advance (using a  three (3) month  Interest Period (as defined in the IAC Credit Agreement) unless the parties otherwise agree); provided that if no IAC Credit Agreement exists the Lender shall use the definition as if the IAC Credit Agreement most recently in effect remained in effect plus (ii) 3.25%.

 

3.                   Due Date.  The unpaid principal amount of this Note, together with accrued and unpaid interest, shall become due and payable in full in cash in the currency in which it was borrowed on [  ], 20[24] (the “Maturity Date”).

 

4.                   Prepayment.

 

(a) Voluntary.  At any time prior to the Maturity Date and with five (5) days’ prior notice (unless the Lender agrees to a shorter notice period), the Borrower may pay, without penalty or premium, the outstanding principal amount of this Note in whole or in part, together with accrued and unpaid interest.

 

(b)                                          Mandatory.  If NewCo shall, or shall permit any of its subsidiaries to, incur, assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable for any indebtedness for borrowed money or any guarantee of such indebtedness, other than indebtedness owing under this Note, in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $25,000,000 (or if such indebtedness is denominated in any currency other than United States Dollars, in an aggregate principal amount which, when converted into United States Dollars at customary currency exchange rates in effect at the time of such incurrence, would exceed $25,000,000), then, on the date of receipt of the net cash proceeds of any such indebtedness by NewCo or any of its subsidiaries, such net cash proceeds shall be used to pay, without premium or penalty, the outstanding principal amount of this Note in whole, together with accrued and unpaid interest.  The Lender may decline such prepayment in its sole discretion.

 

If a Change of Control shall occur, the Borrower shall pay on the date of such Change of Control, without premium or penalty, the outstanding principal amount of this Note in whole, together with accrued and unpaid interest.  Change of Control shall mean any of the following events:

 

i.                  the sale, lease or transfer, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of NewCo and its subsidiaries [or all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its subsidiaries], taken as a whole, to any Person other than a Permitted Holder;

 

ii.               the acquisition of beneficial ownership by any person or group (excluding any one or more Permitted Holders or group Controlled by any one or more Permitted

 

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Holders) of more than 35% of the aggregate voting power of all outstanding classes or series of NewCo’s Voting Stock and such aggregate voting power exceeds the aggregate voting power of all outstanding classes or series of NewCo’s Voting Stock beneficially owned by the Permitted Holders collectively;

 

iii.            during any period of two (2) consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the board of directors of NewCo (together with any new directors whose election by the board of directors or whose nomination for election by the equityholders of NewCo was approved by a vote of the majority of the directors of NewCo then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of NewCo’s board of directors then in office;

 

iv.           [NewCo or] the Borrower shall adopt a plan of liquidation or dissolution or any such plan shall be approved by the stockholders of [NewCo or ]the Borrower[, as applicable];

 

v.              any one or more Permitted Holders or group Controlled by any one or more Permitted Holders ceases to hold at least 50% of the aggregate voting power of all outstanding classes or series of NewCo’s Voting Stock; or

 

vi.           if the Borrower is a subsidiary of NewCo, NewCo ceases to own 100% of the Voting Stock of the Borrower, directly or indirectly.

 

Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction in which NewCo becomes a subsidiary of another Person (other than a Person that is an individual or a Permitted Holder) shall not constitute a Change of Control if the shareholders of NewCo immediately prior to such transaction beneficially own, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, the same proportion of voting power of the outstanding classes or series of NewCo’s voting stock as such shareholders beneficially own immediately following the consummation of such transaction.

 

For purposes of this definition, a Person shall not be deemed to have beneficial ownership of securities subject to a stock purchase agreement, merger agreement or similar agreement until the consummation of the transactions contemplated by such agreement.

 

The following capitalized terms used in this Section 4(b) have the meaning set forth below.

 

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Affiliated Persons” means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) such specified Person’s parents, spouse, siblings, descendants, step children, step grandchildren, nieces and nephews and their respective spouses, (b) the estate, legatees and devisees of such specified Person and each of the Persons referred to in clause (a), and (c) any company, partnership, trust or other entity or investment vehicle Controlled by any of the Persons referred to in clause (a) or (b) or the holdings of which are for the primary benefit of any of such Persons.

 

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise.  “Controlled” has a meaning correlative thereto.

 

Permitted Holders” means any one or more of (a) IAC/InterActiveCorp and its wholly owned subsidiaries, (b) Barry Diller, (c) each of the respective Affiliated Persons of the Person referred to in clause (b) and (d) any Person a majority of the aggregate voting power of all the outstanding classes or series of the equity securities of which are beneficially owned by any one or more of the Persons referred to in clauses (a), (b) or (c).

 

Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, incorporated or unincorporated association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or other agency or political subdivision thereof or other entity of any kind.

 

Voting Stock” means the stock of the class or classes pursuant to which the holders thereof have the general voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect at least a majority of the board of directors (or other similar governing body) of such entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any other class or classes shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency).

 

(c)     Manner of Application.                Payments made pursuant to this Note shall be applied first to the payment of accrued and unpaid interest and then to the payment of unpaid principal amounts of the then-outstanding Advances.

 

5.                   Place of Payment.  Payment under this Note shall be made to the Lender in lawful money of the United States of America [Insert applicable reference if alternative currency] by wire transfer to such account or accounts as the Lender may direct by written notice to the Borrower.

 

6.                   Waivers.  The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor, or protest.  No delay or failure by the Lender to exercise any right or remedy shall operate as a waiver

 

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thereof, and no single or partial exercise by the Lender of any right or remedy shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof.

 

7.                   Default.  In the event that the Borrower shall fail to pay when due any amount payable hereunder (any such event, a “Default”), the outstanding principal amount of the Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, shall become due and payable immediately and automatically in cash in the currency in which it was borrowed.  Upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a Default, interest in respect of each Advance and other outstanding amounts shall accrue at 2% per annum in excess of the interest rate in effect for such Advance (or the Advance to which such outstanding amount relates) and shall be payable in cash on demand in the currency in which they were borrowed.

 

8.                   Expenses.  The Borrower shall also promptly reimburse the Lender for the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Lender in enforcing its rights hereunder.

 

9.                   Binding Effect.  The promises, terms, and conditions contained in this Note shall be binding upon the Borrower and the Borrower’s successors and assigns.

 

10.            Usury Savings.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Lender shall never be entitled to receive as interest on the obligation evidenced hereby any amount in excess of the maximum rate of interest permitted to be charged by applicable law; and in the event that the Lender ever receives any such excess, such amount which would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal sum hereof, and if the principal sum is paid in full, any remaining excess shall forthwith be paid to the Borrower.

 

11.            Amendments; Waivers.  No amendment, supplement, modification, termination or waiver of any provision of this Note shall be effective without the written consent of the Lender and the Borrower.

 

Governing Law.  This Note shall be construed in accordance with and shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York.

 

12.            Notices.  Any notice required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be properly given only if in writing and if sent by overnight courier, delivered by hand or sent by email to the following address, or such other address as shall subsequently be provided by a party:

 

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If to the Lender:

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp

555 West 18th Street

New York, New York 10011

Email:                                    glenn.schiffman@iac.com

Attention:                Glenn Schiffman

 

With a copy to:

IAC/InterActiveCorp

555 West 18th Street

New York, New York 10011

Email:                                    gregg.winiarski@iac.com

Attention:                Gregg J. Winiarski

 

If to Borrower to:

 

[                     ]

 

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower hereby executes this Note as of the day and year first written above.

 

 

 

[BORROWER]

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

 

Title:

 

[Signature Page to Intercompany Note]

 



 

ACCEPTED AND AGREED:

 

 

[LENDER]

 

 

BY:

 

 

 

NAME:

 

TITLE:

 

[Signature Page to Intercompany Note]

 




Exhibit 10.4

EXECUTION VERSION

 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into by and between Angela R. Hicks Bowman (“Executive”) and ANGI Homeservices Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and is effective upon the date (the “Effective Date”) on which the Effective Time occurs.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Effective Time” has the meaning set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Angie’s List, Inc. (“Angie’s List”), IAC/InterActiveCorp (“IAC”), the Company and Casa Merger Sub, Inc., dated as of May 1, 2017.

 

WHEREAS, the Company desires to establish its right to the services of Executive, in the capacity described below, on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth, and Executive is willing to accept such employment on such terms and conditions.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements hereinafter set forth, Executive and the Company have agreed and do agree as follows:

 

1A.                             EMPLOYMENT.  During the Term (as defined below), the Company shall employ Executive, and Executive shall be employed, as Chief Customer Officer of the Company and Executive shall report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.  During Executive’s employment with the Company, Executive shall do and perform all services and acts necessary or advisable to fulfill the duties and responsibilities as are commensurate and consistent with Executive’s position and shall render such services on the terms set forth herein.  Executive shall have such powers and duties with respect to the Company as may reasonably be assigned to Executive by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, to the extent consistent with Executive’s position.  Executive agrees to devote all of Executive’s working time, attention and efforts to the Company and to perform the duties of Executive’s position in accordance with the Company’s policies as in effect from time to time.  Executive shall be based in Indianapolis, Indiana and shall spend the substantial majority of her working time at that location (subject to such periodic business travel as may be required for the performance of her duties).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be permitted to (i) with the prior written consent of the Company, serve on the board of directors of other for-profit companies that do not compete with the Company, (ii) serve on civic or charitable boards or committees, and (iii) manage personal investments, so long as all such activities do not interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.

 

2A.                             TERM.  The Company agrees to employ Executive, and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on the first anniversary thereof (the “Initial Term”); provided that, on the first anniversary and each anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter, the employment period shall be extended by one (1) year unless at least sixty (60) days prior to such anniversary, the Company or Executive delivers a written notice (a “Notice of Non-Renewal”) to the other party that the employment period shall not be extended (the Initial Term as so extended, the “Term”).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, Executive’s employment with the Company is “at-will” and may be terminated at any time for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, by the Company or Executive, with

 



 

or without notice.  During the Term, Executive’s right to payments upon certain terminations of employment is governed by Section 1(d) of the Standard Terms and Conditions attached hereto.  Following the expiration of the Term, upon the termination of Executive’s employment, the Company shall have no further obligation hereunder, except as otherwise provided in Section 1 of the Standard Terms and Conditions attached hereto.

 

3A.                             COMPENSATION.

 

(a)                                 BASE SALARY.  During the period that Executive is employed with the Company hereunder, the Company shall pay Executive an annual base salary of $500,000 (the “Base Salary”), payable in equal biweekly installments (or, if different, in accordance with the Company’s payroll practice as in effect from time to time).  Executive will be eligible for annual increases in the sole discretion of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of the Company.  For all purposes under this Agreement, the term “Base Salary” shall refer to the annual Base Salary as in effect from time to time.

 

(b)                                 DISCRETIONARY BONUS.  During the period that Executive is employed with the Company hereunder, Executive shall be eligible to receive discretionary annual bonuses, with an annual target equal to 50% of Base Salary.  So long as Executive remains employed with the Company through the time at which bonuses for calendar year 2017 are paid to Company employees generally (i.e., no later than March 15, 2018), Executive’s bonus for calendar year 2017 shall be no less than $250,000.

 

(c)                                  GRANT OF COMPANY EQUITY AWARDS.  Subject to the approval of the Committee, Executive shall be granted, under and subject to the provisions of the Company’s  2017 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), options to purchase 250,000 shares of Class A common stock of the Company with an exercise price equal to the fair market value on the grant date (the “Stock Option Award”).  The Stock Option Award shall have a ten-year term and shall vest in equal installments on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the Effective Date, subject, in each case, to Executive’s continued employment through the applicable vesting dates.  Except as provided in this Agreement, the other terms and conditions of the Stock Option Award will be governed by the award notice and related terms and conditions  and the 2017 Plan.  Executive will be eligible for future equity incentive awards as determined by the Committee in its discretion at such times, and in such types, as are generally granted to similarly situated executives of the Company.

 

(d)                                 BENEFITS.  From the Effective Date through the date of termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall be entitled to participate in any welfare, health and life insurance and retirement savings (e.g., 401(k) plan) programs as may be adopted from time to time by the Company on the same basis as that provided to similarly situated employees of the Company.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Executive shall be entitled to the following benefits:

 

(i)                                     Reimbursement for Business Expenses.  During the period that Executive is employed with the Company hereunder, the Company shall reimburse Executive for all reasonable, necessary and documented expenses incurred by Executive in performing

 

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Executive’s duties for the Company, on the same basis as similarly situated employees generally and in accordance with the Company’s policies as in effect from time to time; and

 

(ii)                                  Vacation.  During the period that Executive is employed with the Company hereunder, Executive will be entitled to that number of days of vacation leave and sick leave per year that Executive determines is necessary in her reasonable discretion; provided, however, that such vacation shall not interfere with the performance of Executive’s duties under this Agreement as determined in the reasonable discretion of the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

 

(e)                                  LEGAL FEES.  No later than five business days following the occurrence of the Effective Date, the Company shall reimburse Executive for the reasonable, documented attorney’s fees incurred in the negotiation and preparation of this Agreement, subject to an aggregate limit of $10,000.

 

4A.                             NOTICES.  All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by first-class mail, certified or registered with return receipt requested, or by hand delivery, or by overnight delivery by a nationally recognized carrier, in each case to the applicable address set forth below, and any such notice is deemed effectively given when received by the recipient (or if receipt is refused by the recipient, when so refused):

 

If to the Company:

ANGI Homeservices Inc.

 

14023 Denver West Parkway

 

Building 64

 

Golden, Colorado 80401

 

Attention: General Counsel

 

 

 

With a copy to:

 

IAC/InterActiveCorp

 

555 West 18th Street, 6th Floor

 

New York, NY 10011

 

Attention: General Counsel

 

 

If to Executive:

At the most recent address for Executive on file at the Company.

 

Either party may change such party’s address for notices by notice duly given pursuant hereto.

 

5A.                             GOVERNING LAW; JURISDICTION.  This Agreement and the legal relations thus created between the parties hereto (including, without limitation, any dispute arising out of or related to this Agreement) shall be governed by and construed under and in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Indiana without reference to its principles of conflicts of laws.  Any such dispute will be heard and determined before an appropriate federal court located in the State of Indiana, or, if not maintainable therein, then in an appropriate Indiana state court, and each party hereto submits itself and its property to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the foregoing courts with respect to such disputes.  Each party hereto (i) agrees that service of process may be made by mailing a copy of any relevant document to the address of the party set forth above, (ii) waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any objection that she or it may now or hereafter

 

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have to the courts referred to above on the grounds of inconvenient forum or otherwise as regards any dispute between the parties hereto arising out of or related to this Agreement, (iii) waives to the fullest extent permitted by law any objection that she or it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue in the courts referred to above as regards any dispute between the parties hereto arising out of or related to this Agreement, and (iv) agrees that a judgment or order of any court referred to above in connection with any dispute between the parties hereto arising out of or related to this Agreement is conclusive and binding on she or it and may be enforced against she or it in the courts of any other jurisdiction.

 

6A.                             COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.

 

7A.                             STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  Executive expressly understands and acknowledges that the Standard Terms and Conditions attached hereto are incorporated herein by reference, deemed a part of this Agreement and are binding and enforceable provisions of this Agreement.  References to “this Agreement” or the use of the term “hereof” shall refer to this Agreement and the Standard Terms and Conditions attached hereto, taken as a whole.

 

8A.                             EFFECTIVENESS OF THIS AGREEMENT.  This Agreement and the Standard Terms and Conditions shall become effective solely upon the occurrence of the Effective Time and shall have no force or effect unless and until the Effective Time occurs.

 

[Signature Page Follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer and Executive has executed and delivered this Agreement on June 29, 2017.

 

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

 

 

/s/ Gregg Winiarski

 

By: Gregg Winiarski

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

/s/ Angela R. Hicks Bowman

 

Angela R. Hicks Bowman

 

[Signature Page to Hicks Bowman Employment Agreement]

 



 

STANDARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS

 

1.                                      TERMINATION OF EXECUTIVE’S EMPLOYMENT.

 

(a)                                 DEATH.  In the event Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated by reason of Executive’s death, the Company shall pay Executive’s designated beneficiary or beneficiaries, within thirty (30) days of Executive’s death in a lump sum in cash, (i) Executive’s Base Salary through the end of the month in which death occurs and (ii) any other Accrued Obligations (as defined in Section 1(f) below), and Executive’s Assumed Awards shall become vested.

 

(b)                                 DISABILITY.  If, as a result of Executive’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness (“Disability”), Executive shall have been absent from the full-time performance of Executive’s duties with the Company for a period of four (4) consecutive months and, within thirty (30) days after written notice is provided to Executive by the Company (in accordance with Section 4A hereof), Executive shall not have returned to the full-time performance of Executive’s duties, Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by the Company for Disability.  During any period prior to such termination during which Executive is absent from the full-time performance of Executive’s duties with the Company due to Disability, the Company shall continue to pay Executive’s Base Salary at the rate in effect at the commencement of such period of Disability, offset by any amounts payable to Executive under any disability insurance plan or policy provided by the Company.  Upon termination of Executive’s employment due to Disability, the Company shall pay Executive within thirty (30) days of such termination (i) Executive’s Base Salary through the end of the month in which termination occurs in a lump sum in cash, offset by any amounts payable to Executive under any disability insurance plan or policy provided by the Company; and (ii) any other Accrued Obligations, and Executive’s Assumed Awards shall become vested.

 

(c)                                  TERMINATION FOR CAUSE.  Upon the termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause (as defined below), the Company shall have no further obligation hereunder, except for the payment of any Accrued Obligations.  As used herein, “Cause” shall mean:  (i) the plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, or conviction for, the commission of a felony offense by Executive; provided, however, that after indictment, the Company may suspend Executive from the rendition of services, but without limiting or modifying in any other way the Company’s obligations under this Agreement; (ii) a material breach by Executive of a fiduciary duty owed to the Company; (iii) a material breach by Executive of any of the covenants made by Executive in Section 2 hereof; (iv) the willful or gross neglect by Executive of the material duties required by this Agreement; or (v) a material violation by Executive of any Company policy pertaining to ethics, wrongdoing or conflicts of interest; provided that, in the case of conduct described in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above that is capable of being cured, Executive shall have a period of twenty (20) days after Executive is provided with written notice thereof in which to cure.

 



 

(d)                                 TERMINATION BY THE COMPANY OTHER THAN FOR DEATH, DISABILITY OR CAUSE OR RESIGNATION BY EXECUTIVE FOR GOOD REASON.

 

(i)                                     If Executive’s employment hereunder is terminated prior to the expiration of the Term by the Company for any reason other than Executive’s death or Disability or for Cause, or if Executive terminates her employment hereunder prior to the expiration of the Term for Good Reason, then:

 

(A)                               the Company shall pay to Executive an aggregate amount equal to the Base Salary, payable in equal biweekly installments (or, if different, in accordance with the Company’s payroll practice as in effect from time to time) over twelve months;

 

(B)                               the Company shall provide Executive with continued health benefits coverage for twelve (12) months following the termination of Executive’s employment, which may be provided through the Company’s payment or reimbursement on an after-tax basis of Executive’s COBRA premiums each month;

 

(C)                               the Assumed Awards (as defined below) shall become fully vested;

 

(D)                               all vested options (including, without limitation, both the Stock Option Award and any Assumed Awards that are options) shall remain exercisable until the earlier of (1) the later of (x) eighteen months following the termination of Executive’s employment, and (y) the third anniversary of the Effective Date, and (2) the expiration date of such option;

 

(E)                                if such termination occurs prior to the payment to Executive of an annual bonus in respect of calendar year 2017, the Company shall pay to Executive, no later than March 15, 2018, a lump sum payment of $250,000; and

 

(F)                                 the Company shall pay Executive within thirty (30) days of the date of such termination in a lump sum in cash any Accrued Obligations.

 

The payment to Executive of the severance benefits described in this Section 1(d) shall be subject to Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a general release of the Company and its affiliates, in a form substantially similar to that used for similarly situated executives of the Company and its affiliates (which form shall not require Executive to agree to any covenants not expressly set forth herein), such general release to be executed and promptly delivered to the Company (and in no event later than twenty-one (21) days following Executive’s termination of employment, or such longer period as may be required by applicable law) and Executive’s compliance with the restrictive covenants set forth in Section 2 hereof.  Executive acknowledges and agrees that the severance benefits described in this Section 1(d) constitute good and valuable consideration for such release.

 

(ii)                                  For purposes of this Agreement, “Good Reason” shall mean the occurrence of any of the following without Executive’s prior written consent:

 

(A)                               requiring Executive to report to any person, other than the Chief Executive Officer of the Company;

 

(B)                               a material diminution in the duties and responsibilities of Executive;

 

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(C)                               any material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary;

 

(D)                               the failure of the Company to nominate Executive to stand for election to the Board of Directors of the Company or the removal of Executive from the Board of Directors of the Company, other than pursuant to a termination of Executive’s employment due to death, Disability or Cause or a voluntary termination of employment without Good Reason; or

 

(E)                                requiring Executive’s principal place of business to be in a location other than Indianapolis, Indiana;

 

provided that in no event shall Executive’s resignation be for “Good Reason” unless (x) an event or circumstance constituting “Good Reason” shall have occurred and Executive provides the Company with written notice thereof within thirty (30) days after Executive has knowledge of the occurrence or existence of such event or circumstance, which notice specifically identifies the event or circumstance that Executive believes constitutes Good Reason, (y) the Company fails to correct the circumstance or event so identified within thirty (30) days after the receipt of such notice, and (z) Executive resigns within ninety (90) days after the date of delivery of the notice referred to in clause (x) above.

 

(iii)                               Delivery by the Company of a Notice of Non-Renewal shall constitute a termination of Executive’s employment without Cause effective at the end of the then current Term, entitling Executive to the payments and benefits of Section 1(d)(i) above.  Delivery by Executive of a Notice of Non-Renewal shall constitute a termination of Executive’s employment without Good Reason effective at the end of the then current Term.

 

(e)                                  OFFSET.  If Executive obtains other employment during the period of time in which the Company is required to make payments to Executive pursuant to Section 1(d)(i)(A) or (B) above, the amount of any remaining payments or benefits to be provided to Executive pursuant to Section 1(d)(i) (A) or (B) above shall be reduced by the amount of compensation and benefits earned by Executive from such other employment through the end of such period.  For purposes of this Section 1(e), Executive shall have an obligation to inform the Company regarding Executive’s employment status following termination and during the period of time in which the Company is making payments to Executive under Section 1(d)(i) above.

 

(f)                                   ACCRUED OBLIGATIONS.  As used in this Agreement, “Accrued Obligations” shall mean the sum of (i) any portion of Executive’s accrued but unpaid Base Salary through the date of death or termination of employment for any reason, as the case may be, and any other wages accrued and required to be paid pursuant to Company policy or applicable law; (ii) any compensation previously earned but deferred by Executive (together with any interest or earnings thereon) that has not yet been paid and that is not otherwise to be paid at a later date pursuant to the executive deferred compensation plan of the Company, if any, and (iii) any reimbursements that Executive is entitled to receive under Section 3A(d)(i) of the Agreement.

 

2.                                      CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; NON-COMPETITION; NON-SOLICITATION; AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.

 

(a)                                 CONFIDENTIALITY.  Executive acknowledges that, while employed by the Company, Executive will occupy a position of trust and confidence.  The Company, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates shall provide Executive with “Confidential Information” as referred

 

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to below.  Executive shall not, except as may be required to perform Executive’s duties hereunder or as required by applicable law, without limitation in time, communicate, divulge, disseminate, disclose to others or otherwise use, whether directly or indirectly, any Confidential Information regarding the Company and/or any of its subsidiaries and/or affiliates.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean information about the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and their respective businesses, employees, consultants, contractors, clients and customers that is not disclosed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates for financial reporting purposes or otherwise generally made available to the public (other than by Executive’s breach of the terms hereof) and that was learned or developed by Executive in the course of employment by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, including (without limitation) any proprietary knowledge, trade secrets, data, formulae, information and client and customer lists and all papers, resumes, and records (including computer records) of the documents containing such Confidential Information.  Executive acknowledges that such Confidential Information is specialized, unique in nature and of great value to the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates, and that such information gives the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates a competitive advantage.  Executive agrees to deliver or return to the Company, at the Company’s request at any time or upon termination or expiration of Executive’s employment or as soon thereafter as possible, all documents, computer tapes and disks, records, lists, data, drawings, prints, notes and written information (and all copies thereof) furnished by the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates or prepared by Executive in the course of Executive’s employment by the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates.  As used in this Agreement, “subsidiaries” and “affiliates” shall mean any company controlled by, controlling or under common control with the Company.

 

(b)                                 NON-COMPETITION.  Given Executive’s position of trust and confidence, and the access Executive will have to the highest levels of the Company’s proprietary information, it is very important for the Company to protect in a reasonable and limited manner its legitimate business interests by reasonably restricting Executive’s ability to unfairly compete with the Company.  Accordingly, these prohibitions against unfair competition are drafted narrowly so as to be able to safeguard the Company’s legitimate business interests while not unreasonably interfering with Executive’s ability to obtain subsequent employment.  The Company does not intend, and Executive acknowledges, that this limited non-competition provision is not an attempt to prevent Executive from obtaining other employment in violation of Indiana Code § 22-5-3-1 or similar law(s).  In consideration of this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration provided hereunder, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by Executive, Executive hereby agrees and covenants that, during Executive’s employment hereunder and for a period of twelve (12) months thereafter (the “Non-Competition Period”), Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, directly or indirectly, engage in or become associated with a Competitive Activity.  For purposes of this Section 2(b), (i) a “Competitive Activity” means any business or other endeavor involving Similar Products (as defined below) if such business or endeavor is in a country (including the United States) in which the Company (or any of its businesses) provides or, to the knowledge of Executive, was actively planning to provide during Executive’s employment hereunder such Similar Products; (ii) “Similar Products” means any products or services that are the same or similar to any of the types of products or services that the Company (or any of its businesses) provides or, to the knowledge of Executive, was actively planning to provide during Executive’s employment hereunder; and (iii) Executive shall be considered to have become “associated with a

 

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Competitive Activity” if Executive becomes directly or indirectly involved as an owner, principal, employee, officer, director, independent contractor, representative, stockholder, financial backer, agent, partner, member, advisor, lender, consultant or in any other individual or representative capacity with any individual, partnership, corporation or other organization that is engaged in a Competitive Activity; provided that Executive’s association with an entity that has other businesses in addition to a Competitive Activity shall not be prohibited so long as Executive is not working or advising in a unit or division that engages in a Competitive Activity.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive may (A) make and retain investments during the Non-Competition Period, for investment purposes only, in less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding capital stock of any publicly traded corporation engaged in a Competitive Activity if the stock of such corporation is either listed on a national stock exchange or on the NASDAQ National Market System if Executive is not otherwise affiliated with such corporation; (B) indirectly invest in securities in any corporation or other business entity by virtue of Executive’s passive investment in a venture capital limited liability partnership or other similar venture or seed capital firm, or (C) invest in a private company so long as Executive does not beneficially indirectly own more than 10% (or, if greater, so long as Executive does not invest more than $200,000) of the equity securities of any such corporation or business entity and does not act in any advisory role therewith.   Executive acknowledges that Executive’s covenants under this Section 2(b) are a material inducement to the Company’s entering into this Agreement.

 

(c)                                  NON-SOLICITATION OF EMPLOYEES.  Executive recognizes that she will possess Confidential Information about other employees, consultants and contractors of the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates relating to their education, experience, skills, abilities, compensation and benefits, and inter-personal relationships with suppliers to and customers of the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates.  Executive recognizes that the information she will possess about these other employees, consultants and contractors is not generally known, is of substantial value to the Company and its subsidiaries or affiliates in developing their respective businesses and in securing and retaining customers, and will be acquired by Executive because of Executive’s business position with the Company.  Executive agrees that, during Executive’s employment hereunder and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter (the “Non-Solicitation Period”), Executive will not, directly or indirectly, hire or solicit or recruit any employee of (i) the Company and/or (ii) its subsidiaries and/or affiliates with whom Executive has had direct contact during her employment hereunder, in each case, for the purpose of being employed by Executive or by any business, individual, partnership, firm, corporation or other entity on whose behalf Executive is acting as an agent, representative or employee and that Executive will not convey any such Confidential Information or trade secrets about employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates to any other person except within the scope of Executive’s duties hereunder; provided that the foregoing shall not limit Executive’s ability to act a reference for any such individual.

 

(d)                                 NON-SOLICITATION OF BUSINESS PARTNERS.  During the Non-Solicitation Period, Executive shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company, persuade or encourage any business partners or business affiliates of (i) the Company and/or (ii) any of its subsidiaries and/or affiliates with whom Executive has direct contact during her employment hereunder, in each case, to cease doing business with the Company and/or any of its

 

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subsidiaries and/or affiliates or to engage in any business competitive with the Company and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates.

 

(e)                                  PROPRIETARY RIGHTS; ASSIGNMENT.  All Employee Developments (defined below) shall be considered works made for hire by Executive for the Company or, as applicable, its subsidiaries or affiliates, and Executive agrees that all rights of any kind in any Employee Developments belong exclusively to the Company.  In order to permit the Company to exploit such Employee Developments, Executive shall promptly and fully report all such Employee Developments to the Company.  Except in furtherance of her obligations as an employee of the Company, Executive shall not use or reproduce any portion of any record associated with any Employee Development without prior written consent of the Company or, as applicable, its subsidiaries or affiliates.  Executive agrees that in the event actions of Executive are required to ensure that such rights belong to the Company under applicable laws, Executive will cooperate and take whatever such actions are reasonably requested by the Company, whether during or after the Term, and without the need for separate or additional compensation.  For purposes of this Agreement, “Employee Developments” means any idea, know-how, discovery, invention, design, method, technique, improvement, enhancement, development, computer program, machine, algorithm or other work of authorship, whether developed, conceived or reduced to practice during or following the period of employment, that (i) concerns or relates to the actual or anticipated business, research or development activities, or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, (ii) results from or is suggested by any undertaking assigned to Executive or work performed by Executive for or on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, whether created alone or with others, during or after working hours, or (iii) uses, incorporates or is based on Company equipment, supplies, facilities, trade secrets or inventions of any form or type.  All Confidential Information and all Employee Developments are and shall remain the sole property of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates.  Executive shall acquire no proprietary interest in any Confidential Information or Employee Developments developed or acquired during the Term.  To the extent Executive may, by operation of law or otherwise, acquire any right, title or interest in or to any Confidential Information or Employee Development, Executive hereby assigns and covenants to assign to the Company all such proprietary rights without the need for a separate writing or additional compensation.  Executive shall, both during and after the Term, upon the Company’s request, promptly execute, acknowledge, and deliver to the Company all such assignments, confirmations of assignment, certificates, and instruments, and shall promptly perform such other acts, as the Company may from time to time in its discretion deem necessary or desirable to evidence, establish, maintain, perfect, enforce or defend the Company’s rights in Confidential Information and Employee Developments.

 

(f)                                   COMPLIANCE WITH POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.  During the period that Executive is employed with the Company hereunder, Executive shall adhere to the policies and standards of professionalism set forth in the policies and procedures of the Company and IAC as they may exist from time to time.

 

(g)                                  NON-DISPARAGEMENT.  During the Non-Competition Period, Executive agrees that she will not make any public statements, whether oral or written, that disparage the Company, or its affiliates, shareholders, representatives, agents, associates, servants, employees, attorneys, officers, directors, trustees, successors, and assigns, and the Company agrees it will

 

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direct its directors and executive officers not to make any public statements, whether oral or written, that disparage Executive.

 

(h)                                 SURVIVAL OF PROVISIONS.  The obligations contained in this Section 2 shall, to the extent provided in this Section 2, survive the termination or expiration of Executive’s employment with the Company and, as applicable, shall be fully enforceable thereafter in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  If it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that any restriction in this Section 2 is excessive in duration or scope or is unreasonable or unenforceable under applicable law, it is the intention of the parties that such restriction may be modified or amended by the court to render it enforceable to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

 

3.                                      USE OF NAME AND LIKENESS.  For valuable consideration received and subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 3, Executive grants to the Company, the irrevocable (other than the termination set forth in this Section 3) right to use Executive’s likeness, image, appearance, voice, biography and/or name (collectively, “Likeness”), throughout the world, as such may be embodied in any form or medium, including, but not limited to, pictures, photographs, digital images, video recordings, audio recordings, film and the like, that are taken, made or otherwise prepared by or on behalf of the Company or its subsidiaries (“Images”) for the promotion, marketing, advertising, trade, or illustration of the Company and its subsidiaries and their respective services, products and operations, and all related activities and events.  The Company acknowledges and agrees that Executive is and shall remain the owner of all rights to the Likeness and Images and goodwill related thereto.  The license granted herein may be terminated (a) by Executive (or after her death or disability, by her legal representative, heirs or estate) at any time after the later of (i) Executive’s ceasing to be an officer of the Company in a general management role or (ii) Executive’s ceasing to be a member of the Board, (b) by Executive upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice for any reason or for no reason, and (c) automatically upon Executive’s death.  Upon termination of this license pursuant to the foregoing, the Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to, within thirty (30) days following such termination, (A) discontinue use of the Likeness and Images, and (B) delete the same from its corporate or business name (for the avoidance of doubt, not including the name “Angie’s List” or “ANGI Homeservices”).  Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall not be liable to Executive for any inadvertent (i.e., not at the direction, or with the knowledge, of a senior executive of the Company) use of the Likeness or Images following such thirty (30)-day period if the Company promptly discontinues such use following written notification by Executive of such use.  The use of the Likeness and Images in any advertisements and promotional materials created by the Company must be approved by Executive (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), but in no event shall Executive have “final cut” privileges or rights with respect to any such materials and provided that any such approval shall be limited to the extent necessary to assure that such materials shall be in good taste and shall not be incompatible with Executive’s professional stature or dignity.  Any sublicense by the Company of the Likeness or Images shall contain protections consistent with the terms hereof and shall acknowledge that such sublicensee does not obtain any ownership rights in, or goodwill to, the Likeness or Images.

 

4.                                      LOCKUP ON COMPANY SHARES.  For a period of six (6) months following the Effective Date (the “Lockup Period”), Executive shall not sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of

 

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shares of Company common stock received (i) in exchange for shares of Angie’s List common stock in the Merger (as defined in the Merger Agreement) or (ii) in settlement of Company equity awards that converted from Angie’s List equity awards pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the “Assumed Awards”); provided, however, that this restriction shall lapse upon a termination of Executive’s employment without Cause, for Good Reason, or due to Executive’s death or disability prior to the six-month anniversary of the Effective Date; and provided, further, that this restriction shall not apply to any net settlements of Company equity awards that vest after the Effective Date, or sales of shares of Company common stock to cover tax withholdings or the exercise price due on vesting or exercise of Company equity awards.  The Company agrees that Executive’s Assumed Awards that are restricted stock units shall be net settled for tax purposes at the statutory maximum rate during the Lockup Period.  Nothing in this Section 4 shall prevent Executive from electing to receive cash in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement.

 

5.                                      TERMINATION OF PRIOR AGREEMENTS.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties and, as of the Effective Date, terminates and supersedes any and all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral) between the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, other than the award agreements representing the Assumed Awards (as modified pursuant to the provisions of the Merger Agreement).  Executive acknowledges and agrees that neither the Company nor anyone acting on its behalf has made, and is not making, and in executing this Agreement, Executive has not relied upon, any representations, promises or inducements except to the extent the same is expressly set forth in this Agreement.  Executive hereby represents and warrants that by entering into this Agreement, Executive will not rescind or otherwise breach an employment agreement or other agreement with Executive’s current employer prior to the natural expiration date of such agreement.

 

6.                                      ASSIGNMENT; SUCCESSORS.  This Agreement is personal in its nature and none of the parties hereto shall, without the consent of the others, assign or transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder; provided that the Company may assign this Agreement to, or allow any of its obligations to be fulfilled by, or take actions through, any affiliate of the Company and, in the event of the merger, consolidation, transfer, or sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company (a “Transaction”) with or to any other individual or entity, this Agreement shall, subject to the provisions hereof, be binding upon and inure to the benefit of such successor and such successor shall discharge and perform all the promises, covenants, duties, and obligations of the Company hereunder, and in the event of any such assignment or Transaction, all references herein to the “Company” shall refer to the Company’s assignee or successor hereunder.

 

7.                                      WITHHOLDING.  The Company shall make such deductions and withhold such amounts from each payment and benefit made or provided to Executive hereunder, as may be required from time to time by applicable law, governmental regulation or order.

 

8.                                      SECTION 409A OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

 

(a)                                 This Agreement is not intended to constitute a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” within the meaning of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the rules and regulations issued thereunder (“Section 409A”).  It is intended that

 

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any amounts payable under this Agreement and the Company’s and Executive’s exercise of authority or discretion hereunder shall comply with and avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest under Section 409A.  This Agreement shall be construed and interpreted consistent with that intent.

 

(b)                                 For purposes of this Agreement, a “Separation from Service” occurs when Executive dies, retires or otherwise has a termination of employment with the Company that constitutes a “separation from service” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(h)(1), without regard to the optional alternative definitions available thereunder.

 

(c)                                  If Executive is a “specified employee” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation § 1.409A-1(i) as of the date of Executive’s Separation from Service, Executive shall not be entitled to any payment or benefit pursuant to Section 1(d) that constitutes nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A until the earlier of (i) the date which is six (6) months after her Separation from Service for any reason other than death, or (ii) the date of Executive’s death.  The provisions of this Section 6(c) shall only apply if, and to the extent, required to avoid the imputation of any tax, penalty or interest pursuant to Section 409A.  Any amounts otherwise payable to Executive upon or in the six (6) month period following Executive’s Separation from Service that are not so paid by reason of this Section 6(c) shall be paid (without interest) as soon as practicable after the date that is six (6) months after Executive’s Separation from Service (or, if earlier, as soon as practicable after the date of Executive’s death).

 

(d)                                 To the extent that any reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement is taxable to Executive, Executive shall provide the Company with documentation of the related expenses promptly so as to facilitate the timing of the reimbursement payment contemplated by this Section 6(d), and any reimbursement payment due to Executive pursuant to such provision shall be paid to Executive on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred.  Such reimbursement obligations pursuant to this Agreement are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits that Executive receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits that Executive receives in any other taxable year.

 

(e)                                  In no event shall the Company be required to pay Executive any “gross-up” or other payment with respect to any taxes or penalties imposed under Section 409A with respect to any benefit paid to Executive hereunder.  The Company agrees to take any reasonable steps requested by Executive to avoid adverse tax consequences to Executive as a result of any benefit to Executive hereunder being subject to Section 409A; provided that Executive shall, if requested, reimburse the Company for any incremental costs (other than incidental costs) associated with taking such steps.  All payments to be made upon a termination of employment under this Agreement may only be made upon a “separation from service” under Section 409A.

 

(f)                                   For purposes of Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any “installment” payments pursuant to this Agreement shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments.

 

9.                                      HEADING REFERENCES.  Section headings in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other

 

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purpose.  References to “this Agreement” or the use of the term “hereof” shall refer to these Standard Terms and Conditions and the Employment Agreement attached hereto, taken as a whole.

 

10.                               REMEDIES FOR BREACH.  Executive expressly agrees and understands that Executive will notify the Company in writing of any alleged breach of this Agreement by the Company, and the Company will have thirty (30) days from receipt of Executive’s notice to cure any such breach.  Executive expressly agrees and understands that in the event of any termination of Executive’s employment by the Company during the Term, the Company’s contractual obligations to Executive shall be fulfilled through compliance with its obligations under Section 1 of the Standard Terms and Conditions.  Executive expressly agrees and understands that the remedy at law for any breach by Executive of Section 2 of the Standard Terms and Conditions will be inadequate and that damages flowing from such breach are not usually susceptible to being measured in monetary terms.  Accordingly, it is acknowledged that, upon Executive’s violation of any provision of such Section 2, the Company shall be entitled to obtain from any court of competent jurisdiction immediate injunctive relief and obtain a temporary order restraining any threatened or further breach as well as an equitable accounting of all profits or benefits arising out of such violation.  Nothing shall be deemed to limit the Company’s remedies at law or in equity for any breach by Executive of any of the provisions of this Agreement, including Section 2, which may be pursued by or available to the Company.

 

11.                               WAIVER; MODIFICATION.  Failure to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms, covenants, or conditions hereof shall not be deemed a waiver of such term, covenant, or condition, nor shall any waiver or relinquishment of, or failure to insist upon strict compliance with, any right or power hereunder at any one or more times be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of such right or power at any other time or times.  This Agreement shall not be modified in any respect except by a writing executed by each party hereto.

 

12.                               SEVERABILITY.  In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction determines that any portion of this Agreement is in violation of any law or public policy, only the portions of this Agreement that violate such law or public policy shall be stricken.  All portions of this Agreement that do not violate any statute or public policy shall continue in full force and effect.  Further, any court order striking any portion of this Agreement shall modify the stricken terms as narrowly as possible to give as much effect as possible to the intentions of the parties under this Agreement.

 

13.                               INDEMNIFICATION.  The Company shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless for acts and omissions in Executive’s capacity as an officer, director or employee of the Company to the maximum extent permitted under applicable law; provided, however, that neither the Company, nor any of its subsidiaries or affiliates shall indemnify Executive for any losses incurred by Executive as a result of acts described in Section 1(c) of this Agreement.

 

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ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:

 

 

 

Date: 6/29/17

 

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC.

 

 

 

/s/ Gregg Winiarski

 

By: Gregg Winiarski

 

Title: Vice President

 

 

 

/s/ Angela R. Hicks Bowman

 

Angela R. Hicks Bowman

 

[Signature Page to Standard Terms and Conditions]

 




Exhibit 21.1

 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC. SUBSIDIARIES

 

Name

 

Jurisdiction of Incorporation

 

 

 

Casa Merger Sub, Inc.

 

Delaware

 




Exhibit 23.3

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of ANGI Homeservices Inc. for the registration of its common stock and to the incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated February 21, 2017, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Angie’s List, Inc., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Angie’s List, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2016, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

 

 

Indianapolis, Indiana

 

June 29, 2017

 

 




Exhibit 23.4

 

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” and to the use of our report dated June 29, 2017, with respect to the combined financial statements of the HomeAdvisor Business included in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of ANGI Homeservices Inc. for the registration of its common stock.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

 

 

 

New York, New York

 

June 29, 2017

 

 




Exhibit 99.3

 

[LETTERHEAD OF ALLEN & COMPANY LLC]

 

The Board of Directors

Angie’s List, Inc.

1030 E. Washington Street

Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

 

The Board of Directors:

 

We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion letter, dated May 1, 2017, to the Board of Directors of Angie’s List, Inc. (“Angie’s List”) as Annex E to, and reference to such opinion letter under the headings “SUMMARY — Opinions of Angie’s List’s Financial Advisors — Opinion of Allen & Company LLC” and “THE TRANSACTIONS — Opinions of Angie’s List’s Financial Advisors — Opinion of Allen & Company LLC” in, the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed transaction involving Angie’s List, IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices Inc. (“ANGI Homeservices”), which proxy statement/prospectus forms a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of ANGI Homeservices (the “Registration Statement”).  By giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in, or that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

/s/ Allen & Company LLC

 

 

 

ALLEN & COMPANY LLC

 

 

June 29, 2017

 

 




Exhibit 99.4

 

[LETTERHEAD OF MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED]

 

June 29, 2017

 

The Board of Directors

Angie’s List, Inc.

1030 E. Washington Street

Indianapolis, Indiana 46202

 

The Board of Directors:

 

We hereby consent to the inclusion of our opinion letter, dated May 1, 2017, to the Board of Directors of Angie’s List, Inc. (“Angie’s List”) as Annex F to, and reference to such opinion letter under the headings “SUMMARY — Opinions of Angie’s List’s Financial Advisors — Opinion of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated” and “THE TRANSACTIONS — Opinions of Angie’s List’s Financial Advisors — Opinion of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated” in, the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed transaction involving Angie’s List, IAC/InterActiveCorp and ANGI Homeservices Inc. (“ANGI Homeservices”), which proxy statement/prospectus forms a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of ANGI Homeservices (the “Registration Statement”).  By giving such consent, we do not thereby admit that we are experts with respect to any part of such Registration Statement within the meaning of the term “expert” as used in, or that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under, the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

 

 

/s/ Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated

 

 

 

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED

 




Exhibit 99.5

 

 

CONSENT OF PROSPECTIVE DIRECTOR

 

In accordance with Rule 438 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, I hereby consent to my being named in the Registration Statement on Form S-4, to which this consent is an exhibit, filed by ANGI Homeservices Inc. (“ANGI Homeservices”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto (the “Registration Statement”) and any prospectus and/or proxy statement contained therein and any amendment or supplement thereto, as a person who is to become a director of ANGI Homeservices upon consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 1, 2017 by and among Angie’s List, Inc., IAC/InterActive Corp, ANGI Homeservices (f/k/a Halo TopCo, Inc.) and Casa Merger Sub, Inc., as it may be amended from time to time) and to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

 

 

 

/s/ Thomas R. Evans

 

Name: Thomas R. Evans

 




Exhibit 99.6

 

CONSENT OF PROSPECTIVE DIRECTOR

 

In accordance with Rule 438 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, I hereby consent to my being named in the Registration Statement on Form S-4, to which this consent is an exhibit, filed by ANGI Homeservices Inc. (“ANGI Homeservices”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto (the “Registration Statement”) and any prospectus and/or proxy statement contained therein and any amendment or supplement thereto, as a person who is to become a director of ANGI Homeservices upon consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 1, 2017 by and among Angie’s List, Inc., IAC/InterActive Corp, ANGI Homeservices (f/k/a Halo TopCo, Inc.) and Casa Merger Sub, Inc., as it may be amended from time to time) and to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

 

 

/s/ Angela R. Hicks Bowman

 

Name: Angela R. Hicks Bowman

 




Exhibit 99.7

 

CONSENT OF PROSPECTIVE DIRECTOR

 

In accordance with Rule 438 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, I hereby consent to my being named in the Registration Statement on Form S-4, to which this consent is an exhibit, filed by ANGI Homeservices Inc. (“ANGI Homeservices”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto (the “Registration Statement”) and any prospectus and/or proxy statement contained therein and any amendment or supplement thereto, as a person who is to become a director of ANGI Homeservices upon consummation of the Merger (as such term is defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 1, 2017 by and among Angie’s List, Inc., IAC/InterActive Corp, ANGI Homeservices (f/k/a Halo TopCo, Inc.) and Casa Merger Sub, Inc. as it may be amended from time to time) and to the filing of this consent as an exhibit to the Registration Statement.

 

 

/s/ Joseph Levin

 

Name: Joseph Levin

 




EXHIBIT 99.8

 

FORM OF

 

FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

ANGIE’S LIST, INC.

 

Angie’s List, Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the “Corporation”), does hereby certify that:

 

FIRST:  The present name of the corporation is Angie’s List, Inc.  The Corporation was incorporated on April 23, 2010 under the name AL 1 Investment Corp., pursuant to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”).

 

SECOND:  On April 30, 2010, the Corporation amended and restated its Certificate of Incorporation, pursuant to the DGCL (the “Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

THIRD:  On September 2, 2010, the Corporation amended the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation by the Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to, among other things, change its name from AL 1 Investment Corp. to Angie’s List, Inc., pursuant to the DGCL (together with the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the “As Amended Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

FOURTH:  On March 15, 2011, the Corporation amended and restated its As Amended Certificate of Incorporation, pursuant to the DGCL (the “Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

FIFTH:  On May 2, 2011, the Corporation further amended the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation by the Certificate of Amendment of the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, pursuant to the DGCL (together with the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the “As Amended Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

SIXTH:  On October 31, 2011, the Corporation amended and restated its As Amended Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, pursuant to the DGCL (the “Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

SEVENTH:  In accordance with the provisions of § 251(b)(3) of the DGCL, the Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as hereinafter provided for (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation”).

 

EIGTH: The Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation shall become effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.

 

NINTH: The Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation shall, at the effective time, read as follows:

 



 

ARTICLE I

 

The name of the corporation is Angie’s List, Inc.

 

ARTICLE II

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 North Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801.  The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

ARTICLE III

 

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL.

 

ARTICLE IV

 

Capital Stock.

 

A.                                              Authorized Capital Stock.  The Corporation shall be authorized to issue one thousand (1,000) shares of capital stock, of which one thousand (1,000) shares shall be shares of Common Stock, $0.001 par value (the “Common Stock”).

 

B.                                              Common Stock.  Except as otherwise provided by law, the Common Stock shall have the exclusive right to vote for the election of directors and for all other purposes.  Each share of Common Stock shall have one vote, and the Common Stock shall vote together as a single class.

 

ARTICLE V

 

Any one or more directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation entitled to be voted in the election of directors.

 

ARTICLE VI

 

Unless and except to the extent that the Bylaws of the Corporation shall so require, the election of directors of the Corporation need not be by written ballot.

 

ARTICLE VII

 

In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by law, the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board”) is expressly authorized and empowered to make, alter and repeal the Bylaws of the Corporation by a majority vote at any regular or special meeting of the Board or by written consent.

 

ARTICLE VIII

 

The Corporation reserves the right at any time, and from time to time, to amend, alter, change or repeal any provision contained in this Certificate of Incorporation, and other provisions authorized by the laws of the State of Delaware in force at the time may be added or inserted, in the manner now or hereafter prescribed by law, and all rights, preferences and privileges of whatever nature conferred upon stockholders, directors or any other persons whomsoever by and pursuant to this Certificate of

 



 

Incorporation in its present form or as hereafter amended are granted subject to the rights reserved in this Article VIII.

 

ARTICLE IX

 

The Corporation shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by law, as now or hereafter in effect, and such right to indemnification shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and personal and legal representatives; provided, however, that, except for proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall not be obligated to indemnify any director or officer (or his or her heirs, executors or personal or legal representatives) in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person unless such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized or consented to by the Board.  The right to indemnification conferred by this Article IX shall include the right to be paid by the Corporation the expenses incurred in defending or otherwise participating in any proceeding in advance of its final disposition.

 

The Corporation may, to the extent authorized from time to time by the Board, provide rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses to employees and agents of the Corporation similar to those conferred in this Article IX to directors and officers of the Corporation.

 

The rights to indemnification and to the advance of expenses conferred in this Article IX shall not be exclusive of any other right that any person may have or hereafter acquire under this Certificate of Incorporation, the Bylaws of the Corporation, any statute, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

Any repeal or modification of this Article IX shall not adversely affect any rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification with respect to any acts or omissions occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

 

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EXHIBIT 99.9

 

FORM OF

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

BYLAWS

 

OF

 

ANGIE’S LIST, INC.

 

(the “Corporation”)

 

1.                                      OFFICES

 

1.1                               Registered Office

 

The address of the Corporation’s registered office in the State of Delaware is The Corporation Trust Center, 1209 North Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801.  The name of its registered agent at such address is The Corporation Trust Company.

 

1.2                               Other Offices

 

The Corporation may also have offices at such other places both within and beyond the State of Delaware as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

 

2.                                      STOCKHOLDERS

 

2.1                               Annual Meetings

 

An annual meeting of stockholders shall be held for the election of directors at such date, time and place, either within or without the State of Delaware, as may be designated by resolution of the Board of Directors from time to time.  Any other proper business may be transacted at the annual meeting.

 

2.2                               Special Meetings

 

Special meetings of stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called at any time by the President or the Secretary, or by resolution of the Board of Directors, and shall be called by the President or Secretary at the request in writing of stockholders owning a majority in amount of the entire capital stock of the Corporation issued and outstanding, and entitled to vote.  Such request shall state the purpose or purposes of the proposed meeting.

 

2.3                               Notice of Meetings

 

Whenever stockholders are required or permitted to take any action at a meeting, a written notice of the meeting shall be given stating the place, date and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.  Unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation (the “Certificate of Incorporation”) or these Bylaws (these “Bylaws”), the written notice of any meeting shall be

 



 

given not fewer than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of the meeting to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting.  If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be given when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, and directed to the stockholder at the stockholder’s address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.

 

2.4                               Adjournments

 

Any meeting of stockholders, annual or special, may adjourn from time to time to reconvene at the same or some other place, and notice need not be given of any such adjourned meeting if the time and place thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken.  At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business that might have been transacted at the original meeting.  If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days, or if after the adjournment, a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting and notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting.

 

2.5                               Quorum

 

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, at each meeting of stockholders the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes that could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote at the meeting shall be necessary and sufficient to constitute a quorum.  In the absence of a quorum, the stockholders so present may, by majority vote, adjourn the meeting from time to time in the manner provided in Section 2.4 of these Bylaws until a quorum is achieved.

 

2.6                               Organization

 

Meetings of stockholders shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Board, if any, or in the Chairman’s absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in the Vice Chairman’s absence by the President, or in the President’s absence by a Vice President, or in the absence of the foregoing persons by a chairman designated by the Board of Directors, or in the absence of such designation by a chairman chosen at the meeting.  The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his or her absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.  The chairman of the meeting shall announce at the meeting of stockholders the date and time of the opening and the closing of the polls for each matter upon which the stockholders will vote.

 

2.7                               Voting; Proxies

 

Each stockholder entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders shall be entitled to the number of votes for each share of stock held by the stockholder as set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.  Each stockholder entitled to vote at a meeting of stockholders or to express consent or dissent to corporate action in writing without a meeting may authorize another person or persons to act for the stockholder by proxy, but no such proxy shall be voted or acted upon after three (3) years from its date, unless the proxy provides for a longer period.  A proxy shall be irrevocable if it states that it is irrevocable and if, and only as long as, it is coupled with an interest sufficient in law to support an irrevocable power.  A stockholder may revoke any proxy that is not irrevocable by attending the meeting and voting in person, by filing an instrument in writing revoking the proxy or by delivering a proxy in accordance with applicable law bearing a later date to the Secretary of the Corporation.  Voting at meetings of stockholders need not be by written ballot and, unless otherwise required by law, need not be conducted by inspectors of

 

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election unless so determined by the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes that could be cast by the holders of all outstanding shares of stock entitled to vote thereon that are present in person or by proxy at such meeting.  At all meetings of stockholders for the election of directors a plurality of the votes cast shall be sufficient to elect.  All other elections and questions shall, unless otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, be decided by the vote of the holders of shares of stock having a majority of the votes that could be cast by the holders of all shares of stock outstanding and entitled to vote thereon.

 

2.8                               Fixing Date for Determination of Stockholders of Record

 

In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date: (1) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) nor fewer than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting; (2) in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, shall not be more than ten (10) days from the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors; and (3) in the case of any other action, shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such other action.  If no record date is fixed: (x) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day preceding the day on which the meeting is held; (y) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with applicable law, or, if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action; and (z) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.  A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting.

 

2.9                               List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

 

The Secretary shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting, arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder.  Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting, during ordinary business hours, for a period of at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting, either at a place within the city where the meeting is to be held, which place shall be specified in the notice of the meeting, or if not so specified, at the place where the meeting is to be held.  The list shall also be produced, and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof, and may be inspected by any stockholder who is present.  The stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the stock

 

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ledger, the list of stockholders or the books of the Corporation, or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

 

2.10                        Action By Consent of Stockholders

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any annual or special meeting of the stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted, and shall be delivered (by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested) to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which proceedings of minutes of stockholders are recorded.  Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing.

 

2.11                        Conduct of Meetings

 

The Board of Directors of the Corporation may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate.  Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of any meeting of stockholders shall have the right and authority to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures, and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such chairman, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting.  Such rules, regulations and procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) limitations on attendance at or participation in the meeting to stockholders of record of the Corporation, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting shall determine; (iv) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the time fixed for the commencement thereof; and (v) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments by participants.  Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the chairman of the meeting, meetings of stockholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

 

3.                                      BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

3.1                               Number; Qualifications

 

The Board of Directors shall consist of one (1) or more members, the number thereof to be determined from time to time by resolution of the Board of Directors.  Directors need not be stockholders.

 

3.2                               Election; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies

 

The Board of Directors shall initially consist of the persons named as directors by the incorporator, and each director so elected shall hold office until the first annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified.  At the first annual meeting of stockholders and at each annual meeting thereafter, the stockholders shall elect directors each of

 

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whom shall hold office for a term of one (1) year or until his successor is elected and qualified.  Any director may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation.  Unless otherwise restricted by statute, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these Bylaws, any director or the entire board of directors may be removed, with or without cause, by the holders of a majority of the shares then entitled to vote at an election of directors, at an annual meeting or a special meeting call for that purpose.  Any newly created directorship or any vacancy occurring in the Board of Directors for any cause may be filled by a majority of the remaining members of the Board of Directors, although such majority is less than a quorum, or by a plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders, and each director so elected shall hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the director whom he has replaced or until his successor is elected and qualified.

 

3.3                               Regular Meetings

 

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at such places within or without the State of Delaware and at such times as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine, and if so determined notices thereof need not be given.

 

3.4                               Special Meetings

 

Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be held at any time or place within or without the State of Delaware whenever called by the President, any Vice President, the Secretary, or by any member of the Board of Directors.  Notice of a special meeting of the Board of Directors shall be given by the person or persons calling the meeting at least two (2) hours before the special meeting.

 

3.5                               Telephonic Meetings Permitted

 

Members of the Board of Directors, or any committee designated by the Board of Directors, may participate in a meeting thereof by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other, and participation in a meeting pursuant to these Bylaws shall constitute presence in person at such meeting.

 

3.6                               Quorum; Vote Required for Action

 

At all meetings of the Board of Directors, a majority of the whole Board of Directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.  If a quorum shall not be present at any meeting of the Board of Directors, the directors present thereat may adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is achieved.  Except in cases in which the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws otherwise provide, the vote of a majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors.

 

3.7                               Organization

 

Meetings of the Board of Directors shall be presided over by the chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by the Vice Chairman of the Board, if any, or in his absence by the President, or in their absence by a chairman chosen at the meeting.  The Secretary shall act as secretary of the meeting, but in his absence the chairman of the meeting may appoint any person to act as secretary of the meeting.

 

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3.8                               Informal Action by Directors

 

Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation or these Bylaws, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors, or of any committee thereof, may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing, and the writing or writings are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or such committee.

 

4.                                      COMMITTEES

 

4.1                               Committees

 

The Board of Directors may, by resolution passed by a majority of the whole Board of Directors, designate one (1) or more committees, each committee to consist of one (1) or more of the directors of the Corporation.  The Board of Directors may designate one (1) or more directors as alternate members of any committee, who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.  In the absence or disqualification of a member of the committee, the member or members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not the member or the members constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another member of the Board of Directors to act at the meeting in place of any such absent or disqualified member.  Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent provided in the resolution of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, and may authorize the seal of the Corporation to be affixed to all papers that may require it.

 

4.2                               Committee Rules

 

Unless the board of directors otherwise provides, each committee designated by the Board of Directors may make, alter and repeal rules for the conduct of its business.  In the absence of such rules, each committee shall conduct its business in the same manner as the Board of Directors conducts its business pursuant to Article 3 of these Bylaws.

 

5.                                      OFFICERS

 

5.1                               Executive Officers; Election; Qualifications; Term of Office; Resignation; Removal; Vacancies

 

The Board of Directors shall elect a President and Secretary, and it may, if it so determines, choose a Chairman of the Board and a Vice Chairman of the Board from among its members.  The Board of Directors may also choose one (1) or more Vice Presidents, one (1) or more Assistant Secretaries, a Treasurer and one (1) or more Assistant Treasurers.  Each such officer shall hold office until the first meeting of the Board of Directors after the annual meeting of stockholders next succeeding the officer’s election, and until his successor is elected and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal.  Any officer may resign at any time upon written notice to the Corporation.  The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or without cause at any time, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officer, if any, with the Corporation.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person.  Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors at any regular or special meeting.

 

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5.2                               Powers and Duties of Executive Officers

 

The officers of the Corporation shall have such powers and duties in the management of the Corporation as may be prescribed in a resolution by the Board of Directors and, to the extent not so provided, as generally pertain to their respective offices, subject to the control of the Board of Directors.  The Board of Directors may require any officer, agent or employee to give security for the faithful performance of his duties.

 

6.                                      INDEMNIFICATION

 

6.1                               Indemnification of Directors and Officers

 

The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it currently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “proceeding”) by reason of the fact that he, or a person for whom he is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust, enterprise or nonprofit entity, including without limitation service, with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such person.  The Corporation shall be required to indemnify a person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if the proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the Board of Directors.

 

6.2                               Indemnification of Others

 

The Corporation will have the power, to the maximum extent and in the manner permitted by the General Corporation Law of Delaware, to indemnify each of its employees and agents (other than present and former directors and officers, which is addressed in Section 6.1 of the these Bylaws) against all liability and loss suffered, and expenses (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such person in connection with any proceeding, arising by reason of the fact that such person is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation.  For purposes of this Section 6.2, an “employee” or “agent” of the Corporation (other than a director or officer) includes any person (a) who is or was an employee or agent of the Corporation; (b) who is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as an employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise; or (c) who was an employee or agent of a corporation that was a predecessor corporation of the Corporation or of another enterprise at the request of such predecessor corporation.

 

6.3                               Prepayment of Expenses

 

The Corporation will advance to any person eligible for indemnification pursuant to Section 6.1 of these Bylaws, and may advance to any person eligible for indemnification pursuant to Section 6.2 of these Bylaws, prior to the final disposition of the proceeding, all expenses reasonably incurred by any such person in connection with defending such proceeding, upon receipt of a request therefor and an undertaking by or on behalf of such person to repay such amounts if it should be determined ultimately that such person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article 6 or otherwise, such advances to be paid by the Corporation within forty-five (45) days after the receipt by the Corporation of a statement or statements from the claimant requesting such advance or advances from time to time.

 

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6.4                               Claims

 

If a claim for indemnification or payment of expenses under this Article 6 is not paid in full within sixty (60) days after a written claim therefor has been received by the Corporation, the claimant may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim.  In any such action, the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the claimant was not entitled to the requested indemnification or payment of expenses under applicable law.

 

6.5                               Non-Exclusivity of Rights

 

The rights conferred on any person by this Article 6 shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders, disinterested directors or otherwise.  The Corporation is specifically authorized to enter into individual contracts with any or all of its directors, officers, employees or agents respecting indemnification and advances, to the fullest extent not prohibited by the General Corporation Law of Delaware.

 

6.6                               Survival Rights

 

The rights conferred on any person by this Article 6 will continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or other agent, and will inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.

 

6.7                               Insurance

 

The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the Corporation, or is or was a director or officer of the Corporation serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power or the obligation to indemnify such person against such liability under the provisions of this Article 6.

 

6.8                               Amendments

 

Any repeal or modification of the foregoing provisions of this Article 6 shall not adversely affect any right or protection hereunder of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the time of such repeal or modification.

 

7.                                      MISCELLANEOUS

 

7.1                               Fiscal Year

 

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.

 

7.2                               Seal

 

The corporate seal shall have the name of the Corporation inscribed thereon and shall be in such form as may be approved from time to time by the Board of Directors.

 

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7.3                               Notice and Waiver of Notice

 

Whenever, under the provisions of the statutes or of the Certificate of Incorporation or of these Bylaws, notice is required to be given to any director or stockholder, it shall not be construed to mean personal notice, but such notice may be given in writing, by mail, addressed to such director or stockholder, at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage thereon prepaid, and such notice shall be deemed to be given at the time when the same shall be deposited in the United States mail.  Notice may also be given to stockholders by a form of electronic transmission in accordance with and subject to the provisions of Section 232 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

Any written waiver of notice signed by the person entitled to notice or a waiver by electronic transmission by the person entitled to notice, in each case whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to notice.  Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except when the person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.  Neither the business to be transacted at nor the purpose of any regular or special meeting of the stockholders, directors, or members of a committee of directors need be specified in any written waiver of notice.

 

7.4                               Interested Directors; Quorum

 

No contract or transaction between the Corporation and one (1) or more of its directors or officers, or between the Corporation and any other corporation, partnership, association or other organization in which one (1) or more of its directors or officers are directors or officers, or have a financial interest, shall be void or voidable solely for this reason, or solely because the director or officer is present at or participates in the meeting of the Board of Directors or committee thereof that authorizes the contract or transaction, or solely because his or their votes are counted for such purpose, if (1) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the Board of Directors or the committee, and the Board of Directors or committee in good faith authorizes the contract or transaction by the affirmative votes of a majority of the disinterested directors, even though the disinterested directors are less than a quorum; (2) the material facts as to his relationship or interest and as to the contract or transaction are disclosed or are known to the stockholders entitled to vote thereon, and the contract or transaction is specifically approved in good faith by vote of the stockholders; or (3) the contract or transaction is fair as to the Corporation as of the time it is authorized, approved or ratified by the Board of Directors, a committee thereof or the stockholders.  Interested directors may be counted in determining the presence of a quorum at a meeting of the Board of Directors or of a committee that authorizes such contract or transaction.

 

7.5                               Form of Records

 

Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including without limitation its stock ledger, books of account and minute books, may be kept on, or be in the form of, punch cards, CDs, DVDs, magnetic tape, photographs, microphotographs or any other information storage device; provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible form within a reasonable time.

 

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7.6                               Amendment of Bylaws

 

These Bylaws may be altered, amended or repealed, or new Bylaws may be adopted by the stockholders or by the Board of Directors, when such power is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation, at any regular meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors, or at any special meeting of the stockholders or of the Board of Directors if notice of such alteration, amendment, repeal or adoption of new Bylaws be contained in the notice of such special meeting.  If the power to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws is conferred upon the Board of Directors by the Certificate of Incorporation, it shall not divest or limit the power of the stockholders to adopt, amend or repeal Bylaws.

 

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