EX-99.1 2 v32455exv99w1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 exv99w1
 

Exhibit 99.1
(EXPEDIA LOGOS)
Expedia, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
BELLEVUE, Wash.—August 2, 2007—Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) today announced financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2007.
“There is no more positive statement we could make about our confidence in Expedia than our current tender offer and outstanding share repurchase authorization,” said Barry Diller, Expedia, Inc.’s Chairman and Senior Executive.
“The recent signings of Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines and Wyndham Worldwide by our Partner Services Group demonstrate Expedia’s ongoing progress in assembling the world’s most compelling marketplace of travel products and services,” said Dara Khosrowshahi, Expedia Inc.’s CEO and President. “With the combination of our highest revenue growth rate in nearly two years, continued momentum at Expedia.com® and strong growth in our advertising and media businesses, we are increasingly confident in our strategy and poised for continued execution in 2007 and beyond.”
Financial Summary & Operating Metrics (figures in $MM’s, except per share amounts)
                                   
 
        3 Months       3 Months       Y / Y    
  Metric     Ended 6.30.07       Ended 6.30.06       Growth    
 
Gross bookings
    $ 5,224.2       $ 4,564.8         14 %  
 
Revenue
      689.9         598.5         15 %  
 
Revenue margin
      13.21 %       13.11 %     +10bps  
 
Gross profit
      546.3         470.0         16 %  
 
Operating income before amortization* (“OIBA”)
      187.1         184.2         2 %  
 
Operating income
      153.6         136.3         13 %  
 
Adjusted net income *
      114.0         118.2         (4 %)  
 
Net income
      96.1         95.5         1 %  
 
Adjusted EPS *
    $ 0.35       $ 0.32         9 %  
 
Diluted EPS
    $ 0.30       $ 0.27         11 %  
 
Free cash flow *
      363.9         236.0         54 %  
 
*“Operating income before amortization,” “Adjusted net income,” “Adjusted EPS,” and “Free cash flow” are non-GAAP measures as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Please see “Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures” and “Tabular Reconciliations for Non-GAAP Measures” on pages 15-18 herein for an explanation of non-GAAP measures used throughout this release.

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Discussion of Results
Gross Bookings & Revenue
Gross bookings increased 14% for the second quarter of 2007 compared with the second quarter of 2006. North America bookings increased 8%, Europe bookings increased 38% (30% excluding the impact of foreign exchange) and Other bookings (including Expedia® Corporate Travel and our Asia Pacific operations) increased 27%.
Revenue increased 15% for the second quarter, primarily driven by increased worldwide merchant hotel revenue and advertising and media revenue, partially offset by a decline in North America air revenue. North America revenue increased 11%, Europe revenue increased 30% (23% excluding the impact of foreign exchange) and Other revenue increased 28%.
Worldwide merchant hotel revenue increased 14% for the second quarter due to a 10% increase in room nights stayed, including rooms delivered as a component of vacation packages, and a 4% increase in revenue per room night. Revenue per room night increased due to a 5% increase in worldwide average daily rates (“ADRs”), partially offset by a modest decrease in hotel raw margin compared to second quarter 2006.
Worldwide air revenue decreased 7% for the second quarter due to a 19% decrease in revenue per air ticket, partially offset by a 14% increase in air tickets sold. The decrease in revenue per air ticket primarily reflects decreased compensation from air carriers and global distribution system (“GDS”) providers. Packages revenue increased 1% compared with the prior year period primarily due to higher package volumes in Europe.
Worldwide revenue from products and services other than merchant hotel and air (including advertising and media, car rentals, destination services and cruises), increased 40% for the second quarter due primarily to increases in advertising and media and car rental revenues.
Revenue as a percentage of gross bookings (“revenue margin”) was 13.21% for the second quarter, an increase of 10 basis points. North America revenue margin increased 34 basis points to 13.58%, Europe revenue margin decreased 85 basis points to 14.05%, and Other revenue margin increased 10 basis points to 8.39%. The second quarter increase in worldwide and North America revenue margin was primarily due to an increased mix of advertising and media and car rental revenues as compared to second quarter 2006, partially offset by the decline in revenue per air ticket and lower merchant hotel raw margin. Europe revenue margin decreased in part due to decreased revenue from air booking fees and more competitive hotel pricing.
Profitability
Gross profit for the second quarter of 2007 was $546 million, an increase of 16% compared with the second quarter of 2006 primarily due to increased revenue and a 64 basis point improvement in gross margin to 79.18%. The gross margin increase was due to cost savings from our Apollo and other cost cutting initiatives and an increased mix of advertising and media revenue, partially offset by a lower gross margin on our agency air product.
OIBA for the second quarter increased 2% to $187 million, driven primarily by higher revenue. OIBA as a percentage of revenue decreased 366 basis points to 27.12%, primarily reflecting a higher growth in sales and marketing expenses excluding stock-based compensation as a percentage of revenue, partially offset by higher gross margin. Operating income increased 13% to $154 million due to the same factors impacting OIBA, as well as lower intangible amortization and stock-based compensation expenses.
Adjusted net income for the second quarter decreased $4 million due to lower net interest income and net losses from our equity investments and foreign currency transactions, partially offset by increased OIBA. Net income increased less than $1 million reflecting higher operating income and a federal excise tax refund, partially offset by a higher tax provision, lower net interest income and net losses related to our AskJeeves, Inc. (“Ask”) derivative liability. Second quarter adjusted EPS and diluted EPS were $0.35 and $0.30, respectively. These measures increased 9% and 11% due to the same factors impacting adjusted net income and net income, as well as lower net share counts from our share repurchase activity since June 30, 2006.

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Cash Flows & Working Capital
For the six months ended June 30, 2007, net cash provided by operating activities was $923 million and free cash flow was $884 million. Both measures include $687 million from changes in operating assets and liabilities, primarily driven by seasonal receipt of cash related to our merchant hotel business. Free cash flow for the second quarter increased $128 million primarily due to an increase in changes in operating assets and liabilities.
Recent Highlights
    Global Presence
    Gross bookings from Expedia, Inc.’s international points of sale in Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, the United Kingdom and other countries were $1.51 billion, accounting for 29% of worldwide bookings, up from 24% in the prior year period. International revenue, including TripAdvisor’s international websites beginning in 2007, was $203 million or 29% of worldwide revenue, up from 26% in the prior year period.
 
    TripAdvisor®, the largest travel community in the world, continued to expand its worldwide footprint, launching sites in Germany (www.tripadvisor.de) and France (www.tripadvisor.fr). These sites feature localized travel information and local-language reviews and forum postings, in addition to TripAdvisor’s more than 10 million reviews and opinions from travelers worldwide.
 
    Expedia® Corporate Travel (“ECT”), the world’s number one online corporate travel agency, launched its fifth European point of sale in Italy and added full access to air content from JetBlue Airways and AirTran Airways. ECT grew its worldwide gross bookings 21% in the second quarter, bringing total bookings over the prior 12 months to nearly $1.2 billion.
    Brand Portfolio
    TripAdvisor acquired The Independent Traveler, Inc., the publisher of Cruise Critic, the leading online cruise community, and IndependentTraveler.com.
 
    Classic Vacations® and Virtuoso, the leading luxury travel network, entered into a preferred supplier relationship, providing Virtuoso travel agents and their clients with access to Classic’s customized luxury vacations in Australia, the Caribbean, Costa Rica, Europe, Hawaii, Mexico, and the South Pacific as well as its other luxury products, services and support.
    Content & Innovation
    Hotels.com® and Hotwire.com™ each implemented traveler friendly improvements. Hotels.com introduced a flexible booking policy, eliminating its penalties for changes or cancellations to travelers’ hotel bookings while Hotwire.com eliminated its air booking fees for the summer on all opaque and retail flight listings and introduced a new Shopping Tools feature, making it easy to save, email and print search results.
 
    TripAdvisor unveiled a traveler network that allows its 20 million monthly unique visitors and 6 million members to quickly tap into their most valued resources — their friends — to help them research and plan travel.
 
    Expedia.com unveiled its Insiders’ Select™ list of the world’s best hotels (www.expedia.com/insiderselect). The list ranks hotel properties based on several factors, the most significant of which is Expedia.com Traveler Opinions®, the largest collection of current traveler reviews on the Web with over 250,000. Hotels on the Insider Select list represent the top 1% of the more than 75,000 hotels Expedia.com offers to travelers.
    Partner Services Group (“PSG”)
    Expedia, Inc. reached new strategic agreements with American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue Airways, Northwest Airlines and most recently, Alaska Airlines, successfully completing discussions with nine of the top ten domestic carriers and ensuring multi-year availability of these carriers’ fares, schedules and inventory.
 
    Expedia, Inc. renewed its long-term strategic partnership with Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, a division of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, whose entire inventory of hotels will be available on all Expedia points of sale worldwide.
 
    Expedia expanded its strategic partnership with The Hertz Corporation with a multi-year agreement to offer Hertz rentals across Expedia-branded points of sale in Europe. For the first time, Expedia will be able to offer its customers in Europe the complete range of Hertz cars through each of its European sites.

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EXPEDIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(in thousands, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Revenue
  $ 689,923     $ 598,458     $ 1,240,434     $ 1,092,356  
Cost of revenue (1)
    143,646       128,449       264,944       247,763  
 
                       
Gross profit
    546,277       470,009       975,490       844,593  
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
Selling and marketing (1)
    255,905       198,666       478,173       399,692  
General and administrative (1)
    75,733       71,053       151,896       144,414  
Technology and content (1)
    41,511       33,288       83,763       68,832  
Amortization of intangible assets
    19,503       30,120       40,699       60,291  
Amortization of non-cash distribution and marketing
          627             8,867  
 
                       
Operating income
    153,625       136,255       220,959       162,497  
 
                               
Other income (expense):
                               
Interest income
    10,552       7,034       17,821       10,635  
Interest expense
    (9,902 )     (475 )     (21,078 )     (2,373 )
Other, net
    5,936       10,466       441       14,123  
 
                       
Total other income (expense), net
    6,586       17,025       (2,816 )     22,385  
 
                       
Income before income taxes and minority interest
    160,211       153,280       218,143       184,882  
Provision for income taxes
    (64,076 )     (56,158 )     (87,688 )     (65,816 )
Minority interest in (income) loss of consolidated subsidiaries, net
    1       (1,640 )     457       (249 )
 
                       
Net income
  $ 96,136     $ 95,482     $ 130,912     $ 118,817  
 
                       
Net earnings per share available to common stockholders:
                               
Basic
  $ 0.32     $ 0.28     $ 0.43     $ 0.34  
Diluted
    0.30       0.27       0.41       0.33  
 
                               
Shares used in computing earnings per share:
                               
Basic
    303,035       346,014       305,426       345,896  
Diluted
    320,196       359,090       321,966       362,130  
 
                                 
(1) Includes stock-based compensation as follows:
                               
Cost of revenue
  $ 646     $ 1,586     $ 1,529     $ 4,811  
Selling and marketing
    2,804       3,446       6,039       8,697  
General and administrative
    7,004       8,753       14,673       18,440  
Technology and content
    3,518       3,436       7,591       9,160  
 
                       
Total stock-based compensation
  $ 13,972     $ 17,221     $ 29,832     $ 41,108  
 
                       

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EXPEDIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
                 
    June 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)          
ASSETS
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 1,011,404     $ 853,274  
Restricted cash and cash equivalents
    21,710       11,093  
Accounts and notes receivable, net of allowance of $4,884 and $4,874
    313,335       211,430  
Prepaid merchant bookings
    100,380       39,772  
Deferred income taxes, net
    5,145       4,867  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    74,410       62,249  
 
           
Total current assets
    1,526,384       1,182,685  
Property and equipment, net
    149,048       137,144  
Long-term investments and other assets
    86,723       59,289  
Intangible assets, net
    1,006,146       1,028,774  
Goodwill
    5,907,286       5,861,292  
 
           
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 8,675,587     $ 8,269,184  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities:
               
Accounts payable, merchant
  $ 779,029     $ 600,192  
Accounts payable, other
    153,407       120,545  
Deferred merchant bookings
    1,018,183       466,474  
Deferred revenue
    12,798       10,317  
Income taxes payable
    58,520       30,902  
Other current liabilities
    194,802       171,695  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    2,216,739       1,400,125  
Long-term debt
    500,000       500,000  
Deferred income taxes, net
    369,954       369,297  
Other long-term liabilities
    90,672       33,716  
Minority interest
    62,655       61,756  
 
               
Commitments and contingencies
               
 
               
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Preferred stock $.001 par value
           
Authorized shares: 100,000,000
               
Series A shares issued and outstanding: 846 and 846
               
Common stock $.001 par value
    332       328  
Authorized shares: 1,600,000,000
               
Shares issued: 331,592,022 and 328,066,276
               
Shares outstanding: 279,110,811 and 305,901,048
               
Class B common stock $.001 par value
    26       26  
Authorized shares: 400,000,000
               
Shares issued and outstanding: 25,599,998 and 25,599,998
               
Additional paid-in capital
    5,970,840       5,903,200  
Treasury stock — Common stock, at cost
    (989,173 )     (321,155 )
Shares: 52,481,211 and 22,165,228
               
Retained earnings
    437,252       309,912  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    16,290       11,979  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    5,435,567       5,904,290  
 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 8,675,587     $ 8,269,184  
 
           

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EXPEDIA, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)
(Unaudited)
                 
    Six months ended  
    June 30,  
    2007     2006  
Operating activities:
               
Net income
  $ 130,912     $ 118,817  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation
    28,050       22,673  
Amortization of intangible assets, non-cash distribution and marketing and stock-based compensation
    70,531       110,266  
Deferred income taxes
    722       (5,595 )
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net
    4,544       (12,212 )
Equity in (income) loss of unconsolidated affiliates
    3,554       (586 )
Minority interest in income (loss) of consolidated subsidiaries, net
    (457 )     249  
Foreign exchange gain on cash and cash equivalents, net
    (4,686 )     (13,690 )
Other
    2,913       479  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
               
Accounts and notes receivable
    (93,517 )     (26,514 )
Prepaid merchant bookings and prepaid expenses
    (70,854 )     (51,314 )
Accounts payable, other and other current liabilities
    118,734       50,854  
Accounts payable, merchant
    178,076       91,263  
Deferred merchant bookings
    551,691       418,720  
Deferred revenue
    2,400       5,503  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    922,613       708,913  
 
           
Investing activities:
               
Capital expenditures
    (38,974 )     (34,029 )
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired
    (59,622 )     (4,891 )
Increase in long-term investments and deposits
    (29,594 )     (1,632 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (128,190 )     (40,552 )
 
           
Financing activities:
               
Short-term borrowings, net
          (230,668 )
Changes in restricted cash and cash equivalents
    (11,614 )     (4,479 )
Proceeds from exercise of equity awards
    34,885       23,938  
Excess tax benefit on equity awards
    1,608       781  
Treasury stock activity
    (668,018 )     (127,195 )
Other, net
    393        
 
           
Net cash used in financing activities
    (642,746 )     (337,623 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    6,453       15,187  
 
           
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    158,130       345,925  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    853,274       297,416  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 1,011,404     $ 643,341  
 
           
 
               
Supplemental cash flow information
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 19,775     $ 3,328  
Income tax payments, net
    5,888       33,055  

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Income Statement Notes
Gross Bookings / Revenue
    Expedia, Inc. makes travel products and services available on a merchant and agency basis. Merchant transactions typically produce a higher level of net revenue per transaction and are generally recognized when the customer uses the travel product or service. Agency revenues are typically recognized at the time the reservation is booked.
 
    Merchant bookings accounted for 42% of total gross bookings for the second quarter of 2007 compared with 40% in the prior year period, primarily driven by an increase in our worldwide merchant hotel bookings.
Cost of Revenue
    Cost of revenue primarily consists of: (1) costs of our data and call centers, including telesales expense; (2) credit card merchant fees; (3) fees paid to fulfillment vendors for processing airline tickets and related customer services; (4) costs paid to suppliers for certain destination inventory; and (5) reserves and related payments to airlines for tickets purchased with fraudulent credit cards.
 
    Cost of revenue was 20.8% of revenue for the second quarter of 2007 and 21.5% for the prior year period. Excluding stock-based compensation, cost of revenue was 20.7% of revenue for the second quarter of 2007 and 21.2% for the prior year period. Cost of revenue excluding stock-based compensation decreased 47 basis points as a percentage of revenue due to an increased mix of advertising and media revenue and cost savings from our Apollo and other cost cutting initiatives, partially offset by a lower margin on our agency air product.
 
    Cost of revenue includes depreciation expense of $4 million for the second quarter of 2007, and $2 million for the comparable 2006 period.
Operating Expenses (non-GAAP)
(Stock-based compensation expense has been excluded from all calculations and discussions below)
    Operating expenses in millions and as a percentage of revenue for the second quarter of 2007 and 2006 were as follows (some numbers may not add due to rounding):
                                                 
    Three months     Three months  
    ended June 30,     ended June 30,  
    2007     2006     Growth     2007     2006     Change  
Selling and marketing
  $ 253.1     $ 195.2       30 %     36.7 %     32.6 %     4.1 %
General and administrative
    68.7       62.3       10 %     10.0 %     10.4 %     (0.4 %)
Technology and content
    38.0       29.9       27 %     5.5 %     5.0 %     0.5 %
 
                                   
Total operating expenses
  $ 359.8     $ 287.4       25 %     52.2 %     48.0 %     4.1 %
  Operating expenses include depreciation expense of $10 million in both the second quarter of 2007 and the prior year period.
Selling and Marketing (non-GAAP)
    Selling and marketing expense primarily relates to direct advertising and distribution expense, including television, radio and print spending, as well as traffic generation costs from internet portals, search engines and our private label and affiliate programs.
 
    Approximately 20% of second quarter expense related to indirect costs including personnel such as PSG staff, marketing teams and destination services personnel, compared with 21% for the prior year period.
 
    The increase in selling and marketing expense was primarily due to increased spend in Europe to support our Expedia and Hotels brands, which increase was exacerbated by lower spending in the 2006 period on Expedia.com branding and in Europe in light of World Cup activity. In addition, we increased online marketing efforts across our global points of sale.
 
    We expect absolute amounts spent on selling and marketing in 2007 to be higher than the prior year, and we expect selling and marketing to be higher as a percentage of revenue in 2007 than in 2006 as we support our established brands, grow our earlier stage international markets, invest in our global advertising and media business and expand our corporate travel sales and market management teams.

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General and Administrative (non-GAAP)
    General and administrative expense consists primarily of personnel-related costs for support functions that include our executive leadership, finance, legal, tax, technology and human resources functions, and fees for professional services that include legal, tax and accounting.
 
    The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily due to increased personnel costs related to expansion of our corporate IT functions and our European businesses.
 
    We expect general and administrative expense to increase in absolute dollars but decrease as a percentage of revenue in 2007 as compared to the prior year.
Technology and Content (non-GAAP)
    Technology and content expense includes product development expenses principally related to payroll and related expenses, hardware and software expenditures and software development cost amortization.
 
    The increase in technology and content expense was due to increased personnel costs and amortization of capitalized software costs, a significant amount of which we have been putting into service starting in the fourth quarter of 2006.
 
    Given our historical and ongoing investments in our enterprise data warehouse, re-platforming, geographic expansion, data centers, redundancy, call center technology, site merchandising, content management, site monitoring, networking, corporate travel, supplier integration and other initiatives, we expect technology and content expense to increase in absolute dollars and as a percentage of revenue in both 2007 and 2008.
Stock-Based Compensation Expense
    Stock-based compensation expense relates primarily to expense for stock options and restricted stock units (“RSUs”). Since February 2003 we have awarded RSUs as our primary form of employee stock-based compensation. Our stock-based awards generally vest over five years.
 
    Second quarter stock-based compensation expense was $14 million, consisting of $11 million in expense related to RSUs and other equity compensation and $3 million in stock option expense.
 
    Second quarter stock-based compensation decreased $3 million compared to the prior year period primarily due to completed vesting of previous option awards, partially offset by higher expense related to RSU grants.
 
    Assuming, among other things, no modification of existing awards, significant additional award grants, adjustments to forfeiture estimates or meaningful changes in our stock price, we expect annual stock-based compensation expense will be less than $65 million in 2007 and 2008.
Other, Net
    The $5 million decrease in other, net for the second quarter primarily relates to a $3 million net unrealized loss from our Ask derivative liability (see Balance Sheet Notes) compared with an $8 million unrealized gain in the prior year period. In addition, we had a $2 million net loss on our equity investments in the second quarter of 2007, compared with a $1 million net gain in the prior year period, and a less than $1 million net foreign exchange loss in the second quarter of 2007, compared with a $2 million gain in the prior year period.
 
    These year over year decreases were partially offset by a portion of a one-time $15 million federal excise tax refund related to one of our subsidiaries, which we recorded in the second quarter of 2007. Of the total refund, $12 million is related to the period prior to our acquisition of the subsidiary and is therefore included in other, net as it relates to previously recorded revenue, and is excluded from the computation of adjusted net income. The remaining $3 million relates to the period subsequent to the acquisition and is included in revenue. The refund is related to taxes on air tickets that were previously remitted to the IRS, which has since exempted online intermediaries from such federal excise taxes.
Income Taxes
    The effective tax rate on GAAP pre-tax income was 40.0% for the second quarter 2007 compared with 36.6% in the prior year period. The effective rate increased primarily due to non-deductible unrealized losses on our Ask derivative liability compared with a gain in the prior year period. Our second quarter 2007 effective rate was higher than the statutory rate principally due to state income taxes and a non-deductible unrealized loss on our Ask derivative liability.

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    The effective tax rate on pre-tax adjusted income was 38.4% for the second quarter 2007 compared with 37.9% in the prior year period. The effective tax rate increased primarily due to interest accruals related to uncertain tax positions and a taxable dividend from an equity investment. Our second quarter 2007 rate was higher than the statutory rate principally due to state taxes as well as the same factors noted above.
 
    Cash paid for income taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $6 million, a decrease of $27 million compared with the prior year period primarily due to a timing difference in tax payments. We anticipate tax-related payments for full-year 2007 will increase compared with 2006 as we utilized substantially all of our net operating loss carryforwards during 2006 and are now a full cash taxpayer.
 
    During the first quarter of 2007 we implemented Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes—an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (“FIN 48”). The implementation of FIN 48 did not meaningfully change our effective tax rates on either pre-tax GAAP income or adjusted income as compared to prior accounting standards.
Foreign Exchange
    As Expedia, Inc.’s reporting currency is the U.S. Dollar (“USD”), reported financial results are affected by the strength or weakness of the USD in comparison to the functional currencies of our international operations. Management believes investors may find it useful to assess our growth rates with and without the impact of foreign exchange.
 
    The estimated impact on worldwide and Europe growth rates from foreign exchange in the second quarter was as follows (some numbers may not add due to rounding):
                                                               
      Worldwide     Europe  
                          Impact on                         Impact on  
                Y/Y growth     Y/Y growth               Y/Y growth     Y/Y growth  
                rates excluding     rates from               rates excluding     rates from  
                foreign     foreign               foreign     foreign  
      Y/Y growth     exchange     exchange     Y/Y growth     exchange     exchange  
      rates     movements     movements     rates     movements     movements  
Gross Bookings
      14.4 %       12.8 %       1.6 %       37.7 %       29.9 %       7.8 %  
Revenue
      15.3 %       13.6 %       1.7 %       29.8 %       23.2 %       6.6 %  
    The positive impact of foreign exchange on our cash balances denominated in foreign currency was $7 million in the second quarter of 2007, and is included in “effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents” on our statements of cash flows. This amount reflects a net decrease of $6 million as compared to the prior year period primarily due to less gain from holding or converting foreign currencies in the second quarter of 2007 as compared the prior year period.
Acquisitions
    During the second quarter we made cash payments related to acquisitions of travel information-related companies and assets totaling $20 million. We recorded goodwill of $16 million and intangible assets of $1 million as a result of these acquisitions.
 
    Acquisitions completed subsequent to June 30, 2006 increased second quarter 2007 gross bookings growth by less than one percent and increased revenue by 1.9% and were primarily related to our acquired media content businesses.
Balance Sheet Notes
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash
    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash totaled $1.03 billion at June 30, 2007. This amount includes $22 million in restricted cash and cash equivalents primarily related to merchant air revenue transactions.
 
    The $169 million increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash for the six months ended June 30, 2007 principally relates to a $687 million increase in cash from net changes in operating assets and liabilities and $291

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      million in OIBA, partially offset by $668 million in treasury stock activity primarily related to our 30 million share repurchase completed in January 2007, $89 million in acquisitions, long-term investments and deposits and $39 million of capital expenditures.
Accounts and Notes Receivable
    Accounts receivable include credit card receivables generally due within two to three days from credit card agencies, receivables from agency transactions generally due within 30 days after booking, and receivables from global distribution system partners generally due within 60 to 120 days after booking.
 
    Accounts and notes receivable increased $102 million from December 31, 2006 due to a seasonal increase in merchant air bookings, timing of airline commission and GDS payments, acquired receivables from acquisitions, growth in TripAdvisor receivables as well as the $15 million federal excise tax refund receivable as of June 30, 2007.
Prepaid Merchant Booking, Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
    Prepaid merchant bookings primarily relate to our merchant air business and reflect prepayments to our airline partners for their portion of the gross booking, prior to the travelers’ dates of travel. The $61 million increase in prepaid merchant bookings from December 31, 2006 is due in part to a seasonal increase in our merchant air ticket volumes.
 
    Prepaid expenses and other current assets are primarily composed of prepaid marketing, prepaid merchant fees, prepaid license and maintenance agreements and prepaid insurance.
Long-Term Investments and Other Assets
    Long-term investments and other assets include transportation equipment, collateral deposits related to our cross-currency swap agreements, equity investments and capitalized debt issuance costs.
 
    Long-term investments and other assets increased $27 million from December 31, 2006 primarily due to a first quarter equity investment in a travel company.
Goodwill and Intangible Assets, Net
    Goodwill and intangible assets, net primarily relates to the acquisitions of Hotels.com, Expedia.com and Hotwire.com.
 
    Goodwill increased $46 million from December 31, 2006, primarily due to acquisitions completed in the first half of the year and basis adjustments related to the adoption of FIN 48.
 
    $867 million of intangible assets, net relates to intangible assets with indefinite lives, which are not amortized, principally related to acquired trade names and trademarks. Our indefinite lived intangible assets relate principally to trade names and trademarks acquired in various acquisitions.
 
    $139 million of intangible assets, net relates to intangible assets with definite lives, which are generally amortized over a period of two to ten years. The majority of this amortization is not deductible for tax purposes.
 
    Amortization expense related to definite lived intangibles was $20 million for the second quarter, compared with $30 million for the prior year period. The decrease was primarily due to the completed amortization of certain technology and supplier intangible assets over the past year. Assuming no impairments or additional acquisitions, we expect amortization expense for definite lived intangibles of $78 million in 2007 and $57 million in 2008.
Accounts Payable, Other
    Accounts payable, other primarily consists of payables related to the day-to-day operations of our business.
 
    Accounts payable, other increased $33 million from December 31, 2006 primarily due to an increase in accrued marketing expenses related to various points of sale.
Deferred Merchant Bookings and Accounts Payable, Merchant
    Deferred merchant bookings consist of amounts received from travelers who have not yet traveled and the balances generally mirror the seasonality pattern of our gross bookings. The payment to suppliers related to these bookings is generally made within two weeks after booking for air travel and, for all other merchant bookings, after the customer’s use of services and subsequent billing from the supplier, which billing is reflected as accounts

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      payable, merchant on our balance sheet. Therefore, especially for merchant hotel, there is a significant period of time from the receipt of cash from our travelers to supplier payment.
    As long as the merchant hotel business continues to grow and our business model does not meaningfully change, we expect that changes in working capital related to this business will continue to be a positive contributor to operating and free cash flow. If this business declines or if the model changes significantly, it would negatively affect our working capital.
 
    For the six months ended June 30, 2007, the change in deferred merchant booking and accounts payable, merchant contributed $730 million to net cash provided by operating activities, primarily related to our merchant hotel business.
Other Current Liabilities
    Other current liabilities principally relate to accruals for cost of service related to our call center and internet services, accruals for service, bonus, salary and wage liabilities, a reserve related to occupancy taxes, and accrued interest on our Notes.
 
    Other current liabilities includes $30 million related to our tax sharing agreement with Microsoft and the fair value of our Ask derivative, which relates to notes which are due June 1, 2008 (see “Ask Derivative Liability”).
 
    Other current liabilities increased $23 million from December 31, 2006 primarily due to the reclassification of $14 million from other long-term liabilities related to our Ask derivative.
Ask Derivative Liability
    In connection with IAC/InterActive Corp’s acquisition of Ask, we issued 4.3 million shares of Expedia, Inc. common stock into an escrow account, which shares (or cash in equal value) were due to holders of Ask convertible notes upon conversion. These shares have been included in diluted shares from the date of our spin-off from IAC.
 
    During the second quarter of 2007 notes were converted for 0.1 million shares, which when combined with prior conversions of 3.7 million shares, leaves 0.5 million shares of Expedia common stock (or cash in equal value) due to Ask convertible note holders upon conversion. The Ask notes are due June 1, 2008; upon maturity our obligation to satisfy demands for conversion ceases.
 
    The estimated fair value of the Ask derivative at June 30, 2007 was $14 million, and is recorded in other current liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet.
 
    For the second quarter we recorded a net unrealized loss of $3 million related to the Ask derivative due to the increase in our share price at the end of the second quarter of 2007 compared with the end of the first quarter of 2007. This loss is reflected as an increase in other current liabilities, is recorded in other, net on our consolidated statements of income and is excluded from both our OIBA and adjusted net income calculations.
 
    We anticipate recording a quarterly unrealized gain or loss in future quarters related to any remaining liability as we adjust the fair value for changes in our stock price, as measured at subsequent quarter-ends compared with the prior quarter-end.
Borrowings
    Expedia, Inc. maintains a $1 billion five-year unsecured revolving credit facility that bears interest based on our financial leverage and is subject to leverage and net worth covenants. As of June 30, 2007, we had no borrowings outstanding under our revolver and were in compliance with our leverage and net worth covenants under the credit facility. Outstanding letters of credit under the facility were $52 million.
 
    We expect to draw down on the credit facility and use cash on hand to fund the purchase of shares tendered in conjunction with our modified “Dutch auction” tender offer, which, unless extended, is scheduled to expire on August 8, 2007.
 
    Long-term debt relates to $500 million in registered 7.456% Senior Notes (the “Notes”) due 2018, which were issued in August 2006. The Notes are repayable in whole or in part on August 15, 2013 at the option of the note holders. We may redeem the Notes at any time at our option.
 
    Semi-annual interest expense related to the Notes is $19 million, paid on February 15 and August 15 of each year. Accrued interest related to the notes was $14 million at June 30, 2007 and $13 million at December 31, 2006 and such amounts are classified as other current liabilities on our balance sheet.

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Other Long-Term Liabilities
    Other long-term liabilities include $66 million in uncertain tax positions recorded under FIN 48. Prior to the adoption of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007 these amounts were classified as income taxes payable in current liabilities.
 
    Other long-term liabilities also includes $18 million of derivative liabilities, primarily related to cross-currency swaps, which increased $5 million from December 31, 2006 due to the weakening of the USD compared with the Euro and rising interest rates.
Minority Interest
    Minority interest primarily relates to the minority ownership position in eLong, an entity in which we own a 52% interest and results for which are consolidated for all periods presented.
Purchase Obligations and Contractual Commitments
    At June 30, 2007 we have agreements with certain vendors under which we have future minimum obligations of $26 million for the remainder of 2007, $9 million in 2008 and $8 million in 2009. These minimum obligations for telecom, loyalty, software and other support services are less than our projected use for those periods, and we expect payment to be more than the minimum obligations based on our actual use. In addition, if certain obligations are met by our counterparties, our obligations will increase. These obligations are not reflected on our consolidated balance sheets herein.
 
    In conjunction with our investment in a travel company, we have entered into a commitment to provide a $10 million revolving operating line of credit and a credit facility for up to $20 million. No amounts were drawn on the line of credit or credit facility as of June 30, 2007.
 
    In June 2007, we entered into a ten-year lease for approximately 348,000 square feet of office space located in Bellevue, Washington. Cash payments related to this lease begin in November 2008.
 
    Our estimated future minimum rental payments under operating leases with noncancelable lease terms that expire after June 30, 2007 are $12.9 million for the remainder of 2007, $24.9 million for 2008, $22.9 million for 2009, $20.3 million for 2010, $18.9 million for 2011 and $103.3 million for 2012 and thereafter.
Common Stock
    We currently have an outstanding tender offer to purchase up to 25,000,000 common shares of Expedia, Inc. at a range of $27.50 to $30.00 per share and expect to use our credit facility and cash on hand to finance the transaction. Unless extended, the tender offer will expire on August 8, 2007. Expedia, Inc.’s directors and executive officers and Liberty Media Corporation have indicated that they do not intend to tender any shares in the tender offer.
 
    In August 2006 our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 20 million common shares. There is no fixed termination date for the authorization, and as of the date of this release we have not repurchased any shares under this authorization. This authorization is not impacted by the above tender offer and will remain outstanding subsequent to the tender completion unless modified by our Board of Directors.
Class B Common Stock
    There are approximately 26 million shares of Expedia Class B common stock outstanding, owned by Liberty Media Corporation and its subsidiaries (“Liberty”). Class B shares are entitled to ten votes per share when voting on matters with the holders of Expedia common and preferred stock.
 
    Through the common stock our Chairman and Senior Executive, Barry Diller, owns directly, as well as the common stock and Class B stock for which he has been assigned an irrevocable proxy by Liberty, Mr. Diller had a controlling 58% voting interest in Expedia, Inc. as of July 13, 2007. Assuming we repurchase 25 million shares in our tender offer, his voting interest would increase to approximately 61%.
Warrants
    As of June 30, 2007 we had 58.5 million warrants outstanding, which, if exercised in full, would entitle holders to acquire 34.6 million common shares of Expedia, Inc. for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $774 million (representing an average of $22 per Expedia, Inc. common share).

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    32.2 million of these warrants are privately held and expire in 2012, and 26.0 million warrants are publicly-traded and expire in 2009. There are 0.3 million other warrants outstanding.
Stock-Based Awards
    At June 30, 2007 we had 29.2 million stock-based awards outstanding, consisting of stock options to purchase 20.7 million common shares with a $16.57 weighted average exercise price and weighted average remaining life of 2.9 years, and 8.5 million RSUs.
 
    During second quarter 2007 we granted 0.2 million RSUs, primarily related to new hire grants.
 
    Through June 30, 2007 total RSU grants were 3.2 million, or 2.2 million net of cancellations, expirations and forfeitures.
Basic, Fully Diluted and Adjusted Diluted Shares
    Weighted average basic, fully diluted and adjusted diluted share counts are as follows (in 000’s; some numbers may not add due to rounding):
                                   
 
        3 Months Ended       3 Months Ended       3 Months Ended    
  Shares     6.30.07       12.31.06       6.30.06    
 
Basic shares
      303,035         330,294         346,014    
 
Options
      8,909         7,339         7,330    
 
Warrants
      6,084         3,756         3,189    
 
Derivative liabilities
      501         867         1,669    
 
RSUs
      1,666         1,323         869    
 
Other
              7         19    
 
Fully diluted shares
      320,196         343,586         359,090    
 
RSUs, Adjusted Income method
      7,087         5,849         7,093    
 
Adjusted diluted shares
      327,283         349,435         366,183    
 
    The decrease in basic, fully diluted and adjusted diluted shares as compared to the end of 2006 primarily relates to the January 2007 completion of our tender offer for 30 million common shares, which was partially offset by increased dilution from options, warrants and RSUs related to the increase in our stock price and the impact of such increase on the treasury method calculation for dilutive securities.
 
    Share count decreases from the prior year period are due to the same reasons as stated above as well as open market repurchases of shares during the second half of 2006.

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Expedia, Inc.
Operational Metrics — Second quarter 2007
(All figures in millions)
  The following metrics are intended as a supplement to the financial statements found in this press release and in our filings with the SEC. In the event of discrepancies between amounts in these tables and our historical financial statements, readers should rely on our filings with the SEC and financial statements in our most recent earnings release.
  We intend to periodically review and refine the definition, methodology and appropriateness of each of our supplemental metrics. As a result, these metrics are subject to removal and/or change, and such changes could be material.
  “Expedia” gross bookings constitute bookings from all Expedia-branded properties, including our international sites and our worldwide ECT businesses. “Other” gross bookings constitute bookings from all brands other than Expedia and Hotels.com.
  Metrics, with the exception of revenue and OIBA items, include 100% of the results of an unconsolidated joint-venture of which we own approximately 49.9%.
  These metrics do not include adjustments for one-time items, acquisitions, foreign exchange or other adjustments.
  Some numbers may not add due to rounding.
                                                                                           
      2005       2006       2007            
                                                                                    Y/Y    
      Q2     Q3     Q4       Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4       Q1     Q2       Growth    
Number of Transactions
      10.1       10.3       8.7         10.5       10.6       10.4       8.9         11.0       12.0         14 %  
 
                                                                                         
Gross Bookings by Segment
                                                                                         
North America
    $ 3,204     $ 3,044     $ 2,624       $ 3,522     $ 3,445     $ 3,104     $ 2,666       $ 3,559     $ 3,723         8 %  
Europe
      669       644       510         780       752       792       677         1,032       1,035         38 %  
Other
      260       249       262         347       368       365       344         425       466         27 %  
 
                                                                     
Total
    $ 4,133     $ 3,938     $ 3,395       $ 4,648     $ 4,565     $ 4,261     $ 3,687       $ 5,016     $ 5,224         14 %  
 
                                                                                         
Gross Bookings by Brand
                                                                                         
Expedia *
    $ 3,248     $ 3,096     $ 2,707       $ 3,700     $ 3,614     $ 3,369     $ 2,984       $ 4,039     $ 4,130         14 %  
Hotels.com
      497       502       407         582       621       600       456         612       696         12 %  
Other *
      387       340       281         367       330       293       246         365       399         21 %  
 
                                                                     
Total
    $ 4,133     $ 3,938     $ 3,395       $ 4,648     $ 4,565     $ 4,261     $ 3,687       $ 5,016     $ 5,224         14 %  
 
                                                                                         
Gross Bookings by Agency/Merchant
                                                                                         
Agency
    $ 2,396     $ 2,276     $ 2,068       $ 2,695     $ 2,728     $ 2,473     $ 2,253       $ 2,910     $ 3,025         11 %  
Merchant
      1,737       1,662       1,327         1,953       1,837       1,788       1,433         2,106       2,199         20 %  
 
                                                                     
Total
    $ 4,133     $ 3,938     $ 3,395       $ 4,648     $ 4,565     $ 4,261     $ 3,687       $ 5,016     $ 5,224         14 %  
 
                                                                                         
Revenue by Segment
                                                                                         
North America
      N/A       N/A       N/A       $ 382     $ 456     $ 450     $ 379       $ 406     $ 505         11 %  
Europe
      N/A       N/A       N/A         85       112       134       121         110       145         30 %  
Other
      N/A       N/A       N/A         27       30       30       32         34       39         28 %  
 
                                                                     
Total
      N/A       N/A       N/A       $ 494     $ 598     $ 614     $ 531       $ 551     $ 690         15 %  
 
                                                                                         
Packages Revenue
    $ 124     $ 128     $ 106       $ 114     $ 131     $ 125     $ 107       $ 111     $ 132         1 %  
 
                                                                                         
Advertising and Media Revenue
    $ 17     $ 19     $ 19       $ 21     $ 22     $ 25     $ 27       $ 37     $ 44         97 %  
 
                                                                                         
OIBA by Segment
                                                                                         
North America
      N/A       N/A       N/A       $ 147     $ 212     $ 204     $ 172       $ 164     $ 227         7 %  
Europe
      N/A       N/A       N/A         15       40       48       55         26       43         8 %  
Other
      N/A       N/A       N/A         (74 )     (68 )     (72 )     (81 )       (85 )     (83 )       NM  
 
                                                                     
Total
      N/A       N/A       N/A       $ 89     $ 184     $ 180     $ 146       $ 104     $ 187         2 %  
 
                                                                                         
Merchant Hotel
                                                                                         
Room Nights
      9.0       10.0       8.1         8.1       10.1       11.1       8.7         8.4       11.1         10 %  
Room Night Growth
      8 %     10 %     10 %       7 %     13 %     11 %     8 %       3 %     10 %          
ADR Growth
      6 %     9 %     6 %       3 %     7 %     4 %     8 %       9 %     5 %          
Revenue per Night Growth
      3 %     4 %     -1 %       -4 %     4 %     2 %     7 %       13 %     4 %          
Revenue Growth
      11 %     15 %     9 %       3 %     17 %     14 %     15 %       17 %     14 %          
 
                                                                                         
Air
                                                                                         
Tickets Sold Growth
      22 %     14 %     8 %       3 %     -4 %     -6 %     1 %       5 %     14 %          
Revenue per Ticket Growth
      -13 %     -10 %     -11 %       -9 %     -10 %     -17 %     -15 %       -20 %     -19 %          
Revenue Growth
      6 %     3 %     -4 %       -7 %     -13 %     -23 %     -14 %       -16 %     -7 %          
Airfare Growth
      6 %     7 %     7 %       9 %     13 %     11 %     4 %       1 %     -3 %          
 
*   Amounts have been slightly revised to more accurately reflect allocation by brand. There was no impact on gross bookings or revenue as a result of these changes.

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Notes & Definitions:
Number of Transactions — Quantity of purchases reported as booked, net of cancellations. Packages purchased using our packages wizard, which by definition include a merchant hotel, are recorded as a single transaction.
Gross Bookings — Total retail value of transactions booked for both agency and merchant transactions, recorded at the time of booking. Bookings include the total price due for travel, including taxes, fees and other charges, and are generally reduced for cancellations and refunds.
North America — Reflects results for travel products and services provided to customers in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Latin America. Includes 100% of TripAdvisor as it is managed in North America.
Europe — Reflects results for travel products and services provided through localized Expedia websites in Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom and localized versions of Hotels.com in various European countries.
Other — Includes Expedia Corporate Travel, Asia Pacific and unallocated corporate functions and expenses.
Merchant Hotel Room Nights — Worldwide merchant hotel nights, net of cancellations. With the exception of Hotwire, which records room nights upon booking, nights are reported as stayed. This metric includes nights stayed on both a package and stand-alone basis.
Definitions of Non-GAAP Measures
Expedia, Inc. reports Operating Income Before Amortization, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted EPS, Free Cash Flow and non-GAAP operating expense (non-GAAP selling and marketing, non-GAAP general and administrative and non-GAAP technology and content), all of which are supplemental measures to GAAP and are defined by the SEC as non-GAAP financial measures. These measures are among the primary metrics by which management evaluates the performance of the business, on which internal budgets are based and by which management is compensated. Management believes that investors should have access to the same set of tools that management uses to analyze our results. These non-GAAP measures should be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP. We endeavor to compensate for the limitation of the non-GAAP measures presented by also providing the most directly comparable GAAP measures and descriptions of the reconciling items and adjustments to derive the non-GAAP measures.
Operating Income Before Amortization (“OIBA”) is defined as operating income plus: (1) amortization of non-cash distribution and marketing expense, (2) stock-based compensation expense, (3) amortization of intangible assets and goodwill and/or intangible asset impairment, if applicable and (4) certain one-time items, if applicable. OIBA represents the combined operating results of Expedia, Inc.’s businesses, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, but excluding the effects of other non-cash expenses that may not be indicative of our core business operations. Management believes this measure is useful to investors because it corresponds more closely to the cash operating income generated from our core operations by excluding significant non-cash operating expenses, it aids in forecasting and analyzing future operating income as stock-based compensation, amortization of intangibles (assuming no subsequent acquisitions), and non-cash distribution and marketing expenses have declined and are likely to decline going forward and because it provides greater insight into management decision making at Expedia, Inc. as OIBA is our primary internal metric for evaluating the performance of our businesses. OIBA has certain limitations in that it does not take into account the impact of certain expenses to Expedia, Inc.’s statements of income, including stock-based compensation, non-cash payments to partners, acquisition-related accounting and certain one-time items, if applicable. Due to the high variability and difficulty in predicting certain items that affect net income, such as tax rates, stock price and interest rates, Expedia, Inc. is unable to provide a reconciliation to net income on a forward-looking basis without unreasonable efforts.
Adjusted Net Income generally captures all items on the statements of income that have been, or ultimately will be, settled in cash and is defined as net income available to stockholders plus net of tax (1) amortization of non-cash distribution and marketing expense, (2) stock-based compensation expense, (3) amortization of intangible assets, including as part of equity-method investments, and goodwill and/or intangible impairment, if applicable, (4) one-time items, (5) mark to market gains and losses on derivative liabilities, (6) discontinued operations and (7) the minority interest impact of the aforementioned adjustment items. We believe Adjusted Net Income is useful to investors because it represents Expedia, Inc.’s combined results, taking into account depreciation, which management believes is an ongoing cost of doing business, but excluding the impact of other non-cash expenses and items not directly tied to the core operations of our businesses.

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Adjusted EPS is defined as Adjusted Net Income divided by weighted fully diluted shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes. We include dilution from options and warrants per the treasury stock method and include all shares relating to RSUs in shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS. This differs from the GAAP method for including RSUs, which treats them on a treasury method basis. Shares outstanding for Adjusted EPS purposes are therefore higher than shares outstanding for GAAP EPS purposes. We believe Adjusted EPS is useful to investors because it represents, on a per share basis, Expedia’s consolidated results, taking into account depreciation, which we believe is an ongoing cost of doing business, as well as other charges which are not allocated to the operating businesses such as interest expense, taxes and minority interest, but excluding the effects of non-cash expenses not directly tied to the core operations of our businesses. Adjusted Net Income and Adjusted EPS have similar limitations as OIBA. In addition, Adjusted Net Income does not include all items that affect our net income and net income per share for the period. Therefore, we think it is important to evaluate these measures along with our consolidated statements of income.
Free Cash Flow is defined as net cash flow provided by operating activities less capital expenditures. Management believes Free Cash Flow is useful to investors because it represents the operating cash flow that our operating businesses generate, less capital expenditures but before taking into account other cash movements that are not directly tied to the core operations of our businesses, such as financing activities, foreign exchange or certain investing activities. Free Cash Flow has certain limitations in that it does not represent the total increase or decrease in the cash balance for the period, nor does it represent the residual cash flow for discretionary expenditures. Therefore, it is important to evaluate Free Cash Flow along with the consolidated statements of cash flows.
Non-GAAP cost of revenue, selling and marketing, general and administrative and technology and content expenses excluding stock-based compensation exclude stock-based compensation related to expenses for stock options, restricted stock units and other equity compensation under FAS 123(R). Expedia, Inc. excludes stock-based compensation expenses from these measures primarily because they are non-cash expenses that we do not believe are necessarily reflective of our ongoing cash operating expenses and cash operating income. These expenses are also likely to decline in the near future as we no longer award options as our primary form of equity compensation. In addition, due to historical accounting charges and credits related to our spin-off from IAC, changes in forfeiture estimates and other events, stock-based compensation has been highly variable in some historical quarters, impairing year-on-year and quarter-to-quarter comparability. Moreover, because of varying available valuation methodologies, subjective assumptions and the variety of award types that companies can use when adopting FAS 123(R), management believes that providing non-GAAP financial measures that exclude stock-based compensation allows investors to make meaningful comparisons between our recurring core business operating results and those of other companies, as well as providing management with an important tool for financial operational decision making and for evaluating our own recurring core business operating results over different periods of time. There are certain limitations in using financial measures that do not take into account stock-based compensation, including the fact that stock-based compensation is a recurring expense and a valued part of employees’ compensation. Therefore it is important to evaluate both our GAAP and non-GAAP measures. See the Note to the Consolidated Statements of Income for stock-based compensation by line item.

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Tabular Reconciliations for Non-GAAP Measures
Operating Income Before Amortization
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
    (in thousands)  
OIBA
  $ 187,100       184,223     $ 291,490       272,763  
Amortization of intangible assets
    (19,503 )     (30,120 )     (40,699 )     (60,291 )
Stock-based compensation
    (13,972 )     (17,221 )     (29,832 )     (41,108 )
Amortization of non-cash distribution and marketing
          (627 )           (8,867 )
 
                       
Operating income
    153,625       136,255       220,959       162,497  
 
                               
Interest income (expense), net
    650       6,559       (3,257 )     8,262  
Other, net
    5,936       10,466       441       14,123  
Provision for income taxes
    (64,076 )     (56,158 )     (87,688 )     (65,816 )
Minority interest in (income) loss of consolidated subsidiaries, net
    1       (1,640 )     457       (249 )
 
                       
Net income
  $ 96,136       95,482     $ 130,912       118,817  
 
                       
Adjusted Net Income & Adjusted EPS
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
    (in thousands, except per share data)  
Net income
  $ 96,136     $ 95,482     $ 130,912       118,817  
Amortization of intangible assets
    19,503       30,120       40,699       60,291  
Stock-based compensation
    13,972       17,221       29,832       41,108  
Amortization of non-cash distribution and marketing
          627             8,867  
Federal excise tax refunds
    (12,058 )           (12,058 )      
Unrealized (gain) loss on derivative instruments, net
    3,153       (7,912 )     4,544       (12,212 )
Amortization of intangible assets as part of equity method investments
    551             551        
Minority interest
    (194 )     (214 )     (402 )     (535 )
Provision for income taxes
    (7,038 )     (17,143 )     (20,752 )     (41,138 )
 
                       
Adjusted net income
  $ 114,025     $ 118,181     $ 173,326       175,198  
 
                       
 
                               
GAAP diluted weighted average shares outstanding
    320,196       359,090       321,966       362,130  
Additional restricted stock units
    7,087       7,093       6,526       6,073  
 
                       
Adjusted weighted average shares outstanding
    327,283       366,183       328,492       368,203  
 
                       
 
                               
Diluted earnings per share
  $ 0.30     $ 0.27     $ 0.41       0.33  
 
                       
Adjusted earnings per share
  $ 0.35     $ 0.32     $ 0.53       0.48  
 
                       
Free Cash Flow
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
    (in thousands)  
Net cash provided by operating activities
  $ 384,557     $ 256,986     $ 922,613     $ 708,913  
Less: capital expenditures
    (20,642 )     (20,991 )     (38,974 )     (34,029 )
         
Free cash flow
  $ 363,915     $ 235,995     $ 883,639     $ $674,884  
         

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Non-GAAP cost of revenue, selling and marketing, general and administrative and technology and content expenses excluding stock-based compensation
                                 
    Three months ended     Six months ended  
    June 30,     June 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
    (in thousands)  
Cost of revenue
  $ 143,646     $ 128,449     $ 264,944     $ 247,763  
Less: stock-based compensation
    (646 )     (1,586 )     (1,529 )     (4,811 )
 
                       
Cost of revenue excluding stock-based compensation
  $ 143,000     $ 126,863     $ 263,415     $ 242,952  
 
Selling and marketing expense
  $ 255,905     $ 198,666     $ 478,173     $ 399,692  
Less: stock-based compensation
    (2,804 )     (3,446 )     (6,039 )     (8,697 )
 
                       
Selling and marketing expense excluding stock-based compensation
  $ 253,101     $ 195,220     $ 472,134     $ 390,995  
 
General and administrative expense
  $ 75,733     $ 71,053     $ 151,896     $ 144,414  
Less: stock-based compensation
    (7,004 )     (8,753 )     (14,673 )     (18,440 )
 
                       
General and administrative expense excluding stock-based compensation
  $ 68,729     $ 62,300     $ 137,223     $ 125,974  
 
Technology and content expense
  $ 41,511     $ 33,288     $ 83,763     $ 68,832  
Less: stock-based compensation
    (3,518 )     (3,436 )     (7,591 )     (9,160 )
 
                       
Technology and content expense excluding stock-based compensation
  $ 37,993     $ 29,852     $ 76,172     $ 59,672  
Conference Call
Expedia, Inc. will audiocast a conference call to discuss second quarter 2007 financial results and certain forward-looking information on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (PT). The audiocast will be open to the public and available via http://www.expediainc.com/ir. Expedia, Inc. expects to maintain access to the audiocast on the IR website for approximately three months subsequent to the initial broadcast.
Safe Harbor Statement Under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are not guarantees of future performance. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s expectations as of August 2, 2007 and assumptions which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult to predict. The use of words such as “intends” and “expects” among others, generally identify forward-looking statements. However, these words are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. In addition, any statements that refer to expectations, projections or other characterizations of future events or circumstances are forward-looking statements and may include statements relating to future revenues, expenses, margins, profitability, net income, earnings per share and other measures of results of operation and the prospects for future growth of Expedia, Inc.’s business.
Actual results and the timing and outcome of events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, including, among others: Expedia’s ability to consummate the ongoing tender offer, changes in Expedia, Inc.’s relationships and contractual agreements with travel suppliers or GDS partners, our ability to effectively update, automate and integrate disparate financial and accounting systems and approaches among our brands and businesses; adverse changes in senior management; the rate of growth of the internet and online travel; our inability to recognize the benefits of our investment in technologies; changes in the competitive environment, the e-commerce industry and broadband access; declines or disruptions in the travel industry (including those caused by decreased consumer and business spending, adverse weather, bankruptcies, health risks, war, terrorism and/or general economic downturns); the rate of online migration in the various geographies and markets in which Expedia, Inc. operates, including Asia; fluctuations in foreign exchange rates; changing laws, rules and regulations and legal uncertainties relating to our business; Expedia, Inc.’s ability to expand successfully in international markets; possible charges resulting from, among other events, platform migration; failure to realize cost efficiencies; the successful completion of any future corporate transactions or acquisitions; and the integration of current and acquired businesses;

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and other risks detailed in Expedia, Inc.’s public filings with the SEC, including Expedia, Inc.’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Except as required by law, Expedia, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking or other statements in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Expedia, Inc.
Expedia, Inc. is the world’s leading online travel company, empowering business and leisure travelers with the tools and information they need to easily research, plan, book and experience travel. Expedia, Inc. also provides wholesale travel to offline retail travel agents. Expedia, Inc.’s portfolio of brands include: Expedia.com®, hotels.com®, Hotwire®, Expedia® Corporate Travel, TripAdvisor® and Classic Vacations®. Expedia, Inc.’s companies also operate internationally with sites in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom and China, through its investment in eLong™. For more information, visit http://www.expediainc.com (NASDAQ: EXPE).
Expedia, Expedia.com and the Airplane logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Classic Vacations and the Bird of Paradise logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Classic Vacations, LLC in the U.S. and/or other countries. hotels.com, the hotels.com logo and We Know Hotels Inside And Out are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Hotels.com, L.P., a subsidiary of Hotels.com in the U.S. and/or other countries. Hotwire, Hotwire.com and Travel Ticker are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Hotwire, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. eLong and the eLong logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of eLong, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. TripAdvisor, the Owl Logo and Get The Truth. Then Go. are either registered trademarks or trademarks of TripAdvisor LLC in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other logos and product or company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners.
   
Contacts  
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