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

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LOGOLOGO

November 9, 2016May 3, 2019

Dear Stockholder:

        You are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of IAC/InterActiveCorp, which will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2016,Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., local time,Eastern Time. This year's Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted solely online. Stockholders will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by visitingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IACI2019. We believe hosting a virtual meeting will allow for greater stockholder attendance at IAC's corporate headquarters, located at 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011.the Annual Meeting by enabling stockholders who might not otherwise be able to travel to a physical meeting to attend online and participate from any location around the world.

        At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to: (1)to elect 12twelve directors (2)and ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for 2016, (3) approve the adoption of IAC's amended and restated certificate of incorporation (comprising 2 proposals) and (4) approve IAC's amended and restated 2013 stock and annual incentive plan.2019 fiscal year. IAC's Board of Directors believes that the proposals being submitted for stockholder approval are in the best interests of IAC and its stockholders and recommends that youa voteFOR consistent with the Board's recommendation for each of the nominees listed in Proposal 1,FOR Proposal 2,FOR Proposal 3 (comprising two proposals) andFOR Proposal 4.proposal.

        It is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting regardless of the size of your holdings. Whether or not you plan to attendparticipate in the Annual Meeting online, please take the time to vote online, by telephone or, if you receive a printed proxy card, by returning a marked, signed and dated proxy card. If you attendparticipate in the Annual Meeting online, you may also vote in personyour shares online at that time if you wish, even if you have previously submitted your vote.

        I look forward to greeting those of you who will be able to attend the meeting.

 Sincerely,

 

 


GRAPHICGRAPHIC

 Barry Diller
Chairman and Senior Executive

   

555 WEST 18TH STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10011 212.314.7300www.iac.com


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IAC/INTERACTIVECORP
555 West 18th Street
New York, New York 10011

NOTICE OF 20162019 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

To the Stockholders:

        IAC/InterActiveCorp ("IAC") is making this proxy statement available to holders of our common stock and Class B common stock in connection with the solicitation of proxies by IAC's Board of Directors for use at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held on Thursday, December 15, 2016,Wednesday, June 12, 2019, at 9:00 a.m., local time, at IAC's corporate headquarters, located at 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011.Eastern Time. This year's Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting, conducted solely online. Stockholders will be able to attend the Annual Meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IACI2019. At the Annual Meeting, stockholders will be asked to:

        IAC's Board of Directors has set October 27, 2016April 26, 2019 as the record date for the Annual Meeting. This means that holders of record of our common stock and Class B common stock at the close of business on that date are entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and to vote their shares at the Annual Meeting and any related adjournments or postponements.

        Only stockholders and persons holding proxies from stockholders may attend the Annual Meeting. Seating is limited, however, and admission toTo participate in the Annual Meeting will be on a first-come, first-served basis. If your shares are registered in your name, you should bring a form of photo identification to the Annual Meeting. If your shares are held in the name of a broker, bank or other holder of record,online atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IACI2019, you will need to bring athe sixteen-digit control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, your proxy card or letter fromthe instructions that broker, bank or other holder of record that confirms you are the beneficial owner of those shares, together with a form of photo identification. Cameras, recording devices and other electronic devices will not be permitted at the Annual Meeting.accompanied your proxy materials.

  By order of the Board of Directors,

 

 


GRAPHIC
  Gregg Winiarski
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary

November 9, 2016May 3, 2019


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Section
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Questions and Answers About the Annual Meeting and Voting

  1 

Proposal 1—Election of Directors

  6 

Proposal and Required Vote

  6 

Information Concerning Director Nominees

  6 

Corporate Governance

  11 

The Board and Board Committees

  14 

Proposal 2—Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  15 

Proposal 3—Approval of the Adoption of IAC's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

16

Proposal 4—Approval of the Amended and Restated 2013 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan

40

Audit Committee Matters

  4816 

Audit Committee Report

  4816 

Fees Paid to Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

  4917 

Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy

  4917 

Information Concerning IAC Executive Officers Who Are Not Directors

  5018 

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

  5219 

Compensation and Human Resources Committee Report

  5926 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

  5926 

Executive Compensation

  6027 

Overview

  6027 

Summary Compensation Table

  6027 

Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 20152018

  6229 

Outstanding Equity Awards at 20152018 Fiscal Year-End

  6330 

20152018 Option Exercises and Stock Vested

  6532 

Estimated Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control of IAC

  6532

Pay Ratio Disclosure

36

Director Compensation

37 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

  69

Director Compensation

7039 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

  7140 

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

  7343 

Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions

  7443 

Review of Related Person Transactions

  7443 

Relationships Involving Significant Stockholders, Named Executives and Directors

  7444 

Relationships Involving IAC and Expedia Group, Inc. 

  7544 

Annual Reports

  7645 

Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominees for Presentation at the 20172020 Annual Meeting

  7646 

Householding

  7746 

Appendix A-1: Amended and Restated CertificateNotice of IncorporationInternet Availability of Proxy Materials

  A-1-1

Appendix A-2: Marked Copy of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation

A-2-1

Appendix A-3: Second Amended and Restated Governance Agreement

A-3-1

Appendix B-1: Amended and Restated 2013 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan

B-1-1

Appendix B-2: Marked Copy of Amended and Restated 2013 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan

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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND VOTING

Q:
Why did I receive a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials?

A:
In accordance with rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), we have elected to deliver this proxy statement and our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K to the majority of our stockholders online in lieu of mailing printed copies of these materials to each of our stockholders (the "Notice Process"). If you received a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the "Notice") by mail, you will not receive printed copies of our proxy materials unless you request them. Instead, the Notice provides instructions on how to access this proxy statement and our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K online, as well as how to obtain printed copies of these materials by mail. We believe that the Notice Process allows us to provide our stockholders with the information they need in a more timely manner than if we had elected to mail printed materials, while reducing the environmental impact of (and lowering the costs associated with) the printing and distribution of our proxy materials.
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Can I vote my shares by filling out and returning the Notice?

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No. However, the Notice provides instructions on how to vote your shares: (i) before the date of the Annual Meeting by way of completing and submitting your proxy online, by phone or by requesting and returning a written proxy card by mail, or (ii) by voting at the Annual Meeting online atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IACI2019.

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How do I participate in the Annual Meeting?

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To participate in the Annual Meeting, go towww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IACI2019 and enter the sixteen-digit control number included on your Notice, your proxy card or the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials.

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Who is entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting?

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Holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock at the close of business on October 27, 2016,April 26, 2019, the record date for the Annual Meeting established by IAC's Board of Directors, are entitled to receive notice of the Annual Meeting and to vote their shares at the Annual Meeting and any related adjournments or postponements. The Notice of 2016 Annual Meeting, this proxy statement and the related form of proxy and IAC's 2015 Annual Report on Form 10-K are first expected to be mailed to these stockholders on or about November 9, 2016.
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What is the difference between a stockholder of record and a stockholder who holds stockIAC shares in street name?

A:
If your IAC shares are registered in your name, you are a stockholder of record. If your IAC shares are held in the name of your broker, bank or other holder of record, your shares are held in street name.

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Q:
What shares are included on the enclosed proxy card?

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If you are a stockholder of record only, you will receive one proxy card from Broadridge for all IAC shares that you hold directly.hold. If you hold IAC shares in street name through one or more banks, brokers and/or other holders of record, you will receive proxy materials, together with voting instructions and information regarding the consolidation of your votes, from the third party or parties through which you hold your IAC shares. If you are a stockholder of record and hold additional IAC shares in street name, you will receive proxy materials from Broadridge and the third party or parties through which you hold your IAC shares are held.shares.

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What are the quorum requirements for the Annual Meeting?

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The presence at the Annual Meeting, in person or by proxy, of holders having a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast by holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock at the Annual Meeting constitutes a quorum. Stockholders who participate in the Annual Meeting online atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IACI2019 will be deemed to be in person attendees for purposes of determining whether a quorum has been met. When the holders of IAC common stock vote as a separate class, the presence at the Annual Meeting of holders of a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast by holders of IAC common stock is required for a quorum to be met. Shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock represented by proxy will be treated as present at the Annual Meeting for purposes of determining whether there is a quorum, without regard to whether the proxy is marked as casting a vote or abstaining.

Q:
What matters will IAC stockholders vote on at the Annual Meeting?

A:
IAC stockholders will vote on the following proposals:

Proposal 1—to elect 12twelve members of IAC's Board of Directors, each to hold office for a one-year term ending on the date ofuntil the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders or until such

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What are my voting choices when voting for director nominees and what votes are required to elect directorsdirector nominees to IAC'sthe IAC Board of Directors?

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You may vote in favor ofall director nominees, withhold votes as toall director nominees or vote in favor of and withhold votes as to specific director nominees.

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What are my voting choices when voting on the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for 2016the 2019 fiscal year and what votes are required to ratify such appointment?

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You may vote in favor of the ratification, vote against the ratification or abstain from voting on the ratification.
Q:
What are my voting choices when voting on the adoption of IAC's amended and restated certificate of incorporation?

A:
You may vote in favor of the adoption of IAC's amended and restated certificate of incorporation (comprising Proposals 3A and 3B), vote against the adoption of IAC's amended and restated certificate of incorporation (comprising Proposals 3A and 3B) or abstain from voting on this proposal (comprising Proposals 3A and 3B). While you may vote in favor of, against or abstain from voting on one or both of Proposals 3A and 3B, please note that as described below, the approval of the adoption of IAC's amended and restated certification of incorporation is cross-conditioned upon the approval of Proposals 3A and 3B.

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Q:
What are my voting choices when voting on the adoption of IAC's amended and restated 2013 stock and annual incentive plan?

A:
You may vote in favor of the adoption of IAC's amended and restated 2013 stock and annual incentive plan, vote against the adoption of IAC's amended and restated 2013 stock and annual incentive plan or abstain from voting on this proposal.
Q:
Could other matters be decided at the Annual Meeting?

A:
As of the date of this Proxy Statement, weproxy statement, the Company did not know of any matters to be raised at the Annual Meeting, other than those referred to in this Proxy Statement.proxy statement.

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Q:
What do I need to do now to vote at the Annual Meeting?

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IAC'sThe IAC Board of Directors is soliciting proxies for use at the Annual Meeting. Stockholders may submit proxies to instruct the designated proxies to vote their shares before the date of the Annual Meeting in any of three ways:

Submitting a Proxy Online:proxy online:  Submit your proxy via the Internet. The website for Internet proxy voting isonline atwww.proxyvote.com. InternetOnline proxy voting is available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016;Tuesday, June 11, 2019;

Submitting a Proxyproxy by Telephone:telephone:  Submit your proxy by telephone by using the toll-free telephone number provided on your proxy card (1.800.690.6903). Telephone proxy voting is available 24 hours a day and will close at 11:59 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on Wednesday, December 14, 2016;Tuesday, June 11, 2019; or

Submitting a Proxyproxy by Mail:mail:  If you choose to submit your proxy by mail, simply mark, your proxy, date and sign it,your proxy, and return it in the postage-paid envelope provided or to Vote Processing, c/o Broadridge, 51 Mercedes Way, Edgewood, New York 11717.

Table of record identifying you as a beneficial owner of shares of IAC common stock as of that date, you may vote in person by attending the Annual Meeting.Contents

Q:
If I hold my IAC shares in street name, will my broker, bank or other holder of record vote these shares for me?

A:
If you holdyour shares of IAC common stock are held in street name, you must provide your broker, bank and/or other nomineeholder of record with instructions in order to vote these shares. If you do not provide voting instructions, whether your shares can be voted by your broker, bank and/or other holder of record depends on the type of item being considered for a vote.
Q:
What effect do abstentions and broker non-votes have on quorum requirements and the voting results for each proposal to be voted on at the Annual Meeting?

A:
Abstentions and shares represented by broker non-votes are counted as present for purposes of determining a quorum. Abstentions are treated as shares present and entitled to vote and, as a result, have the same effect as a vote against any proposal for which the voting standard is based on the number of shares present at the Annual Meeting (the auditor ratification proposal and the 2013 plan amendment and restatement)proposal) and have no impact on the vote on any proposal for which the vote standard is based on the actual number of votes cast at the meeting (the election of directors).

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Meeting.

Q:
Can I change my vote or revoke my proxy?

A:
Yes. If you are a stockholder of record, you may change your vote or revoke your proxy at any time before the votepolls close at the Annual Meeting by:

submitting a later-dated proxy relating to the same shares online, by telephone or by mail prior tobefore the vote atdate of the Annual Meeting;

delivering a written notice, bearing a date later than your proxy, stating that you revoke the proxy; or

attendingparticipating in the Annual Meeting and voting in persononline at that time atwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/IACI2019 (although virtual attendance at the Annual Meeting will not, by itself, change your vote or revoke a proxy).

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Q:
What if I do not specify a choice for a matter when returning a proxy?

A:
If you do not give specific instructions, proxies that are signed and returned will be votedFOR the election of all director nominees and the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for 2016, the adoption of IAC's amended and restated certificate of incorporation (comprising two proposals) and the adoption of the amended and restated 2013 stock and annual incentive plan.2019 fiscal year.

Q:
How are proxies solicited and who bears the related costs?

A:
IAC bears all expenses incurred in connection with the solicitation of proxies. In addition to solicitations by mail, directors, officers and employees of IAC may solicit proxies from stockholders by various means, including by telephone, e-mail, letter facsimile, e-mail or in person.
Q:
What should I do if I have questions about the Annual Meeting?

A:
If you have any questions about the Annual Meeting, and/or the various proposals to be voted on at the Annual Meeting would likeand/or how to obtain directions to attendparticipate in the Annual Meeting online atwww.virtualsharesholdermeeting.com/IACI2019and vote in personat that time or would like copies of any of the documents referred to in this Proxy Statement, you shouldproxy statement, contact MacKenzie Partners, Inc. at 1.800.322.2885 (toll-free) or IAC Investor Relations at 1.212.314.7400 orir@iac.com.

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PROPOSAL 1—ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

Proposal and Required Vote

        At the upcoming Annual Meeting, a board of 12twelve directors will be elected, each to hold office until the next succeeding annual meeting of stockholders or until such director's successor shall have been duly elected and qualified (or, if earlier, such director's removal or resignation from IAC's Board of Directors). Information concerning director nominees, all of whom are incumbent directors of IAC and have been recommended by the Nominating Committee for re-election, appears below. Although management does not anticipate that any of the persons named below will be unable or unwilling to stand for election, in the event of such an occurrence, proxies may be voted for a substitute designated by the Board.

        The election of each of Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Chelsea Clinton, Barry Diller, Michael D. Eisner, Bonnie S. Hammer, Victor A. Kaufman, Joseph Levin, David Rosenblatt and Alexander von Furstenberg as directors requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the total number of votes cast by the holders of shares of IAC capital stock voting together as a single class.

        The Board has designated Bryan Lourd, Alan G. Spoon and Richard F. Zannino as nominees for those positions on the Board to be elected by the holders of IAC common stock voting as a separate class. The election of each of them as directors requires the affirmative vote of a plurality of the total number of votes cast by the holders of the shares of IAC common stock voting as a separate class.

        Both the Nominating Committee and the full Board recommend that our stockholders voteFOR the election of all director nominees.

Information Concerning Director Nominees

        Background information about each director nominee is set forth below, including information regarding the specific experiences, characteristics, attributes and skills considered in connection with the nomination of each director nominee, all of which the Nominating Committee and the Board believe provide the Company with the perspective and judgment needed to guide, monitor and execute its strategies.

        Edgar Bronfman, Jr., age 61,63, has been a director of IAC (and its predecessors) since February 1998. Mr. Bronfman has served as a Managing Partner of Accretive, LLC, a private equity firm, since 2014. Since late 2017, Mr. Bronfman has also served as Chairman of Waverley Capital LLC, a media-focused venture capital firm, of which he is also a Co-Founder and General Partner. Mr. Bronfman previously served as Chairman of Warner Music Group from August 2011 to January 2012. Prior to this time, Mr. Bronfman served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Warner Music Group from July 2011 to August 2011 and as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Warner Music Group from March 2004 to July 2011. Mr. Bronfman also served as a member of the board of directors of Warner Music Group from March 2004 to May 2013. Prior to joining Warner Music Group, Mr. Bronfman served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Lexa Partners LLC, which he founded, from April 2002. Mr. Bronfman was appointed Executive Vice Chairman of Vivendi Universal, S.A. in December 2000. Mr. Bronfman resigned from his position as an executive officer and Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Vivendi Universal, S.A. in March 2002 and December 2003, respectively. Prior to December 2000, Mr. Bronfman served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Seagram Company Ltd., a post he had held since June 1994, and from 1989 to June 1994 he served as the President and Chief Operating Officer of Seagram. Mr. Bronfman served as a member of the board of Accretive Health, Inc. during the last five years., a provider of revenue cycle and physician advisory services to healthcare providers, from its initial public offering in 2010 through February 2016. In addition to his not-for-profitfor-profit affiliations, Mr. Bronfman serves as Chairman of the Board of Endeavor Global, Inc. and is currently a member of the Board of NYU Elaine A. and Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center and The Council


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on Foreign Relations. In nominating Mr. Bronfman, the Board considered his experience as a member of senior management of various public and global companies, which the Board believes gives him particular insight into business strategy and leadership, marketing, consumer branding and international


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operations, as well as a high level of financial literacy and insight into the media and entertainment industries. The Board also considered Mr. Bronfman's private equity experience, which the Board believes gives him particular insight into investments in, and the development of, early stage companies.companies, and mergers and acquisitions.

        Chelsea Clinton, age 36,39, has been a director of IAC since September 2011. Since March 2013, Ms. Clinton has served as Vice Chair of the Clinton Foundation, where her work emphasizes improving global and domestic health, creating service opportunities and empowering the next generation of leaders. Prior to assuming this role, Ms. Clinton served as a memberalso currently teaches at Columbia University's Mailman School of the board of directors of the Clinton Foundation from September 2011.Public Health. Ms. Clinton has also served as a member of the board of directors of the Clinton Health Access Initiative since September 2011.2011 and previously served as a member of the board of directors of the Clinton Foundation from September 2011 to February 2013. From March 2010 through May 2013, Ms. Clinton served as an Assistant Vice Provost at New York University, where she focused on interfaith initiatives and the university's Global Expansion Program.global expansion program. From November 2011 to August 2014, Ms. Clinton also worked as a special correspondent for NBC News. Prior to these efforts, Ms. Clinton worked as an associate at McKinsey & Company, a consulting firm, from August 2003 to October 2006, and as an associate at Avenue Capital Group, an investment firm, from October 2006 to November 2009. Ms. Clinton alsohas served as a member of the boards of directors of Expedia Group, Inc. (formerly Expedia, Inc.) since March 2017 and Nurx, a telemedicine start-up company, since June 2018. In addition to her for-profit affiliations, Ms. Clinton currently serves on the boards of directors of The School of American Ballet, the Africa Center, and the Weill Cornell Medical College, Clover Health and Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, and as Co-Chair of the Advisory Board of the Of Many Institute at New York University. In nominating Ms. Clinton, the Board considered her broad public policy experience and keen intellectual acumen, which together the Board believes continue to bring a fresh and youthful perspective to IAC's businesses and initiatives.

        Barry Diller, age 74,77, has been a director and Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC since December 2010. Mr. Diller previously served as a director and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IAC (and its predecessors) from August 1995 to November 2010. Mr. Diller also serves as Chairman and Senior Executive of Expedia Group, Inc., which position he has held since August 2005. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Diller was Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of QVC, Inc. from December 1992 through December 1994. From 1984 to 1992, Mr. Diller served as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Fox, Inc. Prior to joining Fox, Inc., Mr. Diller served for 10ten years as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures Corporation. Mr. Diller served as Chairman (in a non-executive capacity) of the board of directors of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (and its predecessor companies, Ticketmaster Entertainment and Ticketmaster) ("Live Nation")) from August 2008 to October 2010, and continued to serve as a member of the board of directors of Live Nation through January 2011. Mr. Diller also served as Chairman and Senior Executive of TripAdvisor, Inc., an online travel company ("TripAdvisor"), from December 2011 to December 2012, served as a member of the board of directors of TripAdvisor from December 2011 through April 2013 and has served as a special advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of TripAdvisor sincefrom April 2013.2013 to March 2017. Mr. Diller is also currently a member of the board of directors of The Coca-Cola Company and served as a member of the board of directors of Graham Holdings Company (formerly The Washington Post Company), which positions he has held during the past five years. In addition to his for-profit affiliations, Mr. Diller is a member of The Business Council and serves on the Dean's Council of The New York University Tisch School of the Arts, the Board of Councilors for the School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic ArtsCalifornia and the ExecutiveAdvisory Board forof the Medical Sciences of University of California, Los Angeles.Peter G. Peterson Foundation, among other not-for-profit affiliations. The Board nominated Mr. Diller because he has been Chairman and Senior Executive since 2010 and prior to that time, served as Chairman and Chief


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Executive Officer of the Company since 1995, and as a result, possesses a great depth of knowledge and experience regarding the Company and its businesses. In addition, the Board noted Mr. Diller's ability to exercise influence (subject to the Company's organizational documents and Delaware law) over the outcome of matters involving the Company that require stockholder approval given the fact that he and certain members of his family collectively have sole voting and/or investment power over all of shares of IAC Class B common stock outstanding, which shares represent a significant percentage of the voting power of IAC capital stock.


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        Michael D. Eisner, age 74,77, has been a director of IAC since March 2011. Mr. Eisner has served as Chairman of The Tornante Company, LLC, a privately held company that invests in, acquires, incubates and operates media and entertainment companies ("Tornante"), since 2005. Mr. Eisner currently serves as Chairman of the board of directors of the Portsmouth Community Football Club Limited, a League One English football club, which Tornante acquired in August 2017. Mr. Eisner also previously served as Chairman of two Tornante portfolio companies, The Topps Company, a leading creator and marketer of sports cards, distinctive confectionery and other entertainment products (from October 2007 to April 2013), and Vuguru, a studio focusing on the production of groundbreaking programming for the Internetinternet and other digital platforms. Mr. Eisner served as Chairman of The Topps Company from October 2007 to April 2013 and as Chairman of Vuguru fromplatforms (from October 2009 to December 2014, when Tornante acquired that portion of Vuguru that it did not already own.own). Prior to founding Tornante, Mr. Eisner served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company from 1984. In addition to his for-profit affiliations, Mr. Eisner serves on the boards of directors of Denison University, The Aspen Institute, the Yale School of Architecture Dean's Council and The Eisner Foundation. In nominating Mr. Eisner, the Board considered his experience with Tornante, which the Board believes gives him particular insight into investments in, and the development and operation of, media and entertainment companies that focus on programming and content for emerging platforms. The Board also considered Mr. Eisner's experience as the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, which the Board believes gives him particular insight into business strategy and leadership, marketing and consumer branding, as well as a high level of financial literacy and insight into the media and entertainment industries.

        Bonnie S. Hammer, age 66,68, has been a director of IAC since September 2014. Since January 2019, Ms. Hammer has served as Chairman of NBCUniversal Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises, in which capacity she is leading the development and execution of NBCUniversal's new OTT service. Prior to this role, Ms. Hammer served as Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment sincefrom February 2013.2013 to January 2019. In this capacity, Ms. Hammer hashad executive oversight over a number of leading cable brands (USA Network,(the USA, Syfy, E! Entertainment, Bravo, Oxygen Esquire Network, Sprout, Chiller, Cloo and Universal HD)Kids networks), as well as Universal Cable Productions, which generatescreates original scripted content for cable, broadcast and broadcast networks,streaming platforms, and Wilshire Studios, which generatesproduces original reality programming. Prior to her tenure as Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, Ms. Hammer served as Chairman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment and Cable Studios from November 2010. In this capacity, Ms. Hammer had executive oversight over certain leading cable brands (USA,(the USA, Syfy, E! Entertainment, Chiller, Cloo and Universal HD)HD networks), as well as Universal Cable Productions and Wilshire Studios. The networks led by Ms. Hammer are industry frontrunners, consistently generating innovative consumer social and digital experiences reflective of their brands. Prior to joining NBCUniversal in May 2004, Ms. Hammer served as President of Syfy from 2001 to 2004 and held other senior executive positions at Syfy and USA Network from 1989 to 2000. Before that time, she was an original programming executive at Lifetime Television Network from 1987 to 1989. Ms. Hammer has served as a member of the board of directors of eBay, Inc. since January 20152015. In addition to her for-profit affiliations, Ms. Hammer currently sits on the Board of Governors for the Motion Picture & Television Fund (MPTF) Foundation and also currently serves on the strategic planning committee for Boston University's College of Communication.Communication, her alma mater, and from which Ms. Hammer received an honorary doctorate degree in 2017. In nominating Ms. Hammer, the Board considered her experience as the Chairman of both NBCUniversal Direct-to-Consumer and Digital Enterprises and NBCUniversal


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Cable Entertainment, as well as her prior roles with NBCUniversal Media, LLC, USA Network and Lifetime Television Network, which the Board believes give her particular insight into business strategy and leadership, as well as a high level of financial literacy and a seasoned insight into the media and entertainment industries, particularly pay television network programming and production and multiplatform branding.

        Victor A. Kaufman, age 73,75, has been a director of IAC (and its predecessors) since December 1996 and has been Vice Chairman of IAC (and its predecessors) since October 1999. Mr. Kaufman also servesserved as Vice Chairman of Expedia Group, Inc., which position he has held since from August 2005.2005 to June 2018 and continues to serves as a member of its board of directors. Previously, Mr. Kaufman served in the Company's Office of the Chairman from January 1997 to November 1997 and as the Company's Chief Financial Officer from November 1997 to October 1999. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Kaufman served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Savoy Pictures Entertainment, Inc. from March 1992 and as a director of Savoy from February 1992. Mr. Kaufman was the founding Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tri-Star Pictures, Inc. and served in such capacities from 1983 until December 1987, at which time he became President and Chief Executive


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Officer of Tri-Star's successor company, Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. He resigned from these positions at the end of 1989 following the acquisition of Columbia by Sony USA, Inc. Mr. Kaufman joined Columbia in 1974 and served in a variety of senior positions at Columbia and its affiliates prior to the founding of Tri-Star. Mr. Kaufman also served as Vice Chairman of the board of directors of Live Nation from August 2008 through January 2010, and continued to serve as a member of the board of directors of Live Nation from January 2010 through December 2010. In addition, Mr. Kaufman served as a member of the board of directors of TripAdvisor from December 2011 to February 2013. In nominating Mr. Kaufman, the Board considered the unique knowledge and experience regarding the Company and its businesses that he has gained through his involvement with the Company in various roles since 1996, as well as his high level of financial literacy and expertise regarding mergers, acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions.

        Joseph Levin, age 37,39, 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, sincefrom January 2012. From 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 & Acquisitionsstrategic planning, mergers and Financeacquisitions 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 boardboards of directors of Match Group, Inc., Groupon, Inc. and ANGI Homeservices Inc. since October 2015, March 2017 and September 2017, respectively, and currently serves as well asChairman of the boards of Match Group, Inc. and ANGI Homeservices Inc. Mr. Levin previously served on the boards of directors of LendingTree, Inc. from August 2008 through November 2014 and The Active Network, beginning prior2014. In addition to its 2011 initial public offering through its sale in December 2013.his for-profit affiliations, Mr. Levin serves on the Undergraduate Executive Board of Wharton School. In nominating Mr. Levin, the Board considered the unique knowledge and experience regarding the Company and its businesses that he has gained through his various roles with the Company since 2003, most recently his role as Chief Executive Officer of IAC, Search & Applications since 2012, as well as his high level of financial literacy and expertise regarding mergers, acquisitions, investments and other strategic transactions.

        Bryan Lourd, age 56,58, has been a director of IAC since April 2005. Mr. Lourd has served as a partner and Managing Director of Creative Artists Agency ("CAA") since October 1995. CAA is among the world's leading entertainment agencies and is based in Los Angeles, California, with offices in Nashville, New York, London and Beijing.Beijing, among other locations. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California. In connection with the nomination of Mr. Lourd, the Board considered his extensive experience as a principal of CAA, which the Board believes gives him particular insight into


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business strategy and leadership, as well as unique and specialized experience regarding the entertainment industry and marketing.

        David Rosenblatt, age 48,51, has been a director of IAC since December 2008. Mr. Rosenblatt currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of 1stdibs.com, Inc., an online marketplace for design, including furniture, art, jewelry and fashion. Mr. Rosenblatt previously served as President, Global Display Advertising, of Google, Inc. from October 2008 through May 2009. Mr. Rosenblatt joined Google in March 2008 in connection with Google's acquisition of DoubleClick, Inc., a provider of digital marketing technology and services. Mr. Rosenblatt joined DoubleClick in 1997 as part of its initial management team and held several executive positions during his tenure, including Chief Executive Officer of DoubleClick from July 2005 through March 2008 and President of DoubleClick from 2000 through July 2005. Mr. Rosenblatt has also served as a member of the boards of directors of Twitter (sincesince January 2011)2011 and Narrative Science, Inc., a leading provider of natural language communications technology that helps organizations analyze and transform data into narrative reports (since April 2010).Farfetch UK Limited, the world's largest digital marketplace for luxury fashion, since July 2017. In connection with the nomination of Mr. Rosenblatt, the Board considered his


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extensive and unique experience in the online advertising and digital marketing technology and services industries, as well as his management experience with DoubleClick, Google and 1stdibs.com, Inc., which the Board believes give him particular insight into business strategy and leadership, as well as a deep understanding of the internet sector.industry.

        Alan G. Spoon, age 65,67, has been a director of IAC (and its predecessors) since February 2003. Mr. Spoon has served as General Partner and Partner Emeritus of Polaris Partners since January 2015 andfrom 2011 to 2018. He previously served as Managing General Partner of Polaris Partners from 2000 to 2010. Polaris Partners is a private investment firm that provides venture capital and management assistance to development-stagedevelopment stage information technology and life sciences companies. Mr. Spoon previously served aswas Chief Operating Officer and a director of The Washington Post Company (now known as Graham Holdings Company) from March 1991 through May 2000 and served as President from September 1993 through May 2000. Prior to that time,his service in these roles, he held a wide variety of positions at The Washington Post Company, including President of Newsweek from September 1989 to May 1991. Mr. Spoon has served as a member of the board of directors of Danaher Corporation since July 1999, CableOne since July 2015 and Match Group, Inc. since November 2015 and as Chairman of the board of directors of Fortive Corporation since July 2016. In his not-for-profit affiliations, Mr. Spoon was a member of the Board of Regents at the Smithsonian Institution (formerly Vice Chairman) and is now a member of the MIT Corporation where he(and its Executive Committee). He also serves as a member of the board of directors of edX, (ana not-for-profit online education platform).platform sponsored by Harvard and the MIT Corporation. In nominating Mr. Spoon, the Board considered his extensive private and public company board experience and public company management experience, with The Washington Post Company, all of which the Board believes give him particular insight into business strategy, leadership and marketing in the media industry. The Board also considered Mr. Spoon's private equity experience and engagement with the MIT Corporation, which the Board believes gives him particular insight into trends in the internet and technology industries, as well as into acquisition strategy and financing.

        Alexander von Furstenberg, age 46,49, has been a director of IAC since December 2008. Mr. von Furstenberg currently serves as Chief Investment Officer of Ranger Global Advisors, LLC, a family office focused on value-based investing ("Ranger"), which he founded in June 2011. Prior to founding Ranger, Mr. von Furstenberg founded Arrow Capital Management, LLC, a private investment firm focused on global public equities, where he served as Co-Managing Member and Chief Investment Officer since 2003.from 2003 to 2011. Mr. von Furstenberg has served as member of the board of directors of Expedia Group, Inc. since December 2015, and Liberty Expedia Holdings, Inc. since November 2016 and served as a member of the board of directors of W.P. Stewart & Co. Ltd., a Bermuda based asset management firm, during the past five years.La Scogliera, an Italian financial holding company and bank, since December 2016. Since 2001, he has acted as Chief Investment Officer of Arrow Finance, LLC (formerly known as Arrow Investments, Inc.), the private investment office that serves his family. Mr. von Furstenberg also serves as a partner and directorCo-Chairman of Diane von Furstenberg Studio, LLC. In addition to the philanthropic work accomplished through his positionfor-profit


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affiliations, Mr. Von Furstenberg serves as a director of The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation Mr. von Furstenberg also serves onand as a member of the board of directors of Friends of the High Line. In nominating Mr. von Furstenberg, the Board considered his private investment and public board experience, which the Board believes give him particular insight into capital markets and investment strategy, as well as a high level of financial literacy. Mr. von Furstenberg is Mr. Diller's stepson.

        Richard F. Zannino, age 58,60, has been a director of IAC since June 2009. Since July 2009, Mr. Zannino has been a Managing Director at CCMP Capital Advisors, LLC, a private equity firm, where he also serves as a member of the firm's Investment Committee and as co-head of the firm's consumer retail investment efforts.sector. Mr. Zannino has also served as a member of the boards of directors of The Estée Lauder Companies, Inc. (sincesince January 2010), Olli's2010 and Ollie's Bargain Outlet (sincesince July 2015)2015 and served as a member of the boards of directors of Francesca's Collections (duringand Jamieson Wellness during the past five years).years. Mr. Zannino previously served as Chief Executive Officer and a member of the boardsboard of directors of Dow Jones & Company from February 2006 to December 2007, when Mr. Zannino resigned from these positions upon the acquisition of Dow Jones by News Corp. Prior to this time, Mr. Zannino served as Chief Operating Officer of Dow Jones from


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July 2002 to February 2006 and as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Dow Jones from February 2001 to June 2002. Prior to his tenure at Dow Jones, Mr. Zannino served in a number of executive capacities at Liz Claiborne from 1998 to January 2001, and prior to that time served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of General Signal and in a number of executive capacities at Saks Fifth Avenue. In addition to his not-for-profitfor-profit affiliations, Mr. Zannino currently serves as a memberVice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Pace University. In connection with the nomination of Mr. Zannino, the Board considered his extensive public company management experience, which the Board believes gives him particular insight into business strategy, leadership and marketing, as well as a high level of financial literacy. The Board also considered Mr. Zannino's private equity experience, which the Board believes gives him particular insight into acquisition and investment strategy and financing.

Corporate Governance

Leadership Structure. The Company's business and affairs are overseen by its Board of Directors, which currently has twelve members. There are three management representatives on the Board and, of the nine remaining current directors, eight are independent. The Board has anstanding Audit, Committee, Compensation and Human Resources Committee and Nominating Committee,Committees, each comprised solely of independent directors, as well as an Executive Committee. For more information regarding director independence and our Board Committees, see the discussion under "Director Independence"Director Independence beginning on page 12 and The Board and Board Committees beginning on page 14. All of our directors play an active role in Board matters, are encouraged to communicate among themselves and directly with the Chairman and Senior Executive and Chief Executive Officer and have full access to Company management at all times.

        Our independent directors meet in scheduled executive sessions without management present at least twice a year and may schedule additional meetings as they deem appropriate. We do not have a lead independent director or any other formally appointed leader for these sessions. The independent membership of our Audit, Compensation and Human Resources and Nominating Committees ensures that directors with no ties to Company management are charged with oversight for all financial reporting and executive compensation related decisions made by Company management, as well as for recommending candidates for Board membership. At each regularly scheduled Board meeting, the ChairChairperson of each of these committees (as and if applicable) provides the full Board with an update of all significant matters discussed, reviewed, considered and/or approved by the relevant committee since the last regularly scheduled Board meeting.


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        Mr. Diller currently serves as both our Chairman and Senior Executive and has held both positions since December 2010. Effective June 24, 2015, Mr. Levin assumed the role ofcurrently serves as our Chief Executive Officer of IAC.and has held this position since June 2015. This leadership changestructure provides the Company with the benefit of Mr. Diller's continued oversight of the Company's strategic goals and vision, coupled with the benefit of a full-timefull time Chief Executive Officer dedicated to focusing on the day-to-day management and continued growth of the Company and its operating businesses. At this time, the Company believes that this leadership structure is the most appropriate one for the Company and its stockholders.

Risk Oversight. Company management is responsible for assessing and managing the Company's exposure to various risks on a day-to-day basis, which responsibilities include the creation of appropriate risk management programs and policies. Company management has developed and implemented guidelines and policies to identify, assess and manage significant risks facing the Company. In developing this framework, the Company recognized that leadership and success are impossible without taking risks; however, the imprudent acceptance of riskrisks or the failure to appropriately identify and mitigate risks could adversely impact stockholder value. The Board is responsible for overseeing Company management in the execution of its responsibilities and for assessing the Company's approach to risk management. The Board exercises these responsibilities periodically as part of its meetings and through discussions with Company management, as well as


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through the Board's Audit and Compensation and Human Resources Committees, which examine various components of financial and compensation-related risks, respectively, as part of their responsibilities. Information security is a key component of risk management at IAC and our Chief Information Security Officer briefs the Audit Committee each quarter (and where appropriate, the Board) on the information security programs of the Company and its various businesses and related priorities and controls. In addition, an overall review of riskrisks is inherent in the Board's consideration of the Company's long-term strategies and in the transactions and other matters presented to the Board, including significant capital expenditures, acquisitions and divestitures and financial matters. The Board's role in risk oversight of the Company is consistent with the Company's leadership structure, with the Chairman and Senior Executive, Chief Executive Officer and other members of senior management having responsibility for assessing and managing the Company's risk exposure, and the Board and its committees providing oversight in connection with those efforts.

Compensation Risk Assessment. We periodically conduct risk assessments of our compensation policies and practices for our employees, including those related to our executive compensation programs. The goal of these assessments is to determine whether the general structure of the Company's compensation policies and programs and the administration of these programs pose any material risks to the Company. The findings of any risk assessment are discussed with the Compensation and Human Resources Committee.Committee and, where appropriate, the full Board of Directors. Based upon our assessments, we believe that our compensation policies and programs do not encourage excessive or unnecessary risk-taking and are not reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Director Independence. Under the Marketplace Rules of The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (the "Marketplace Rules"), the Board has a responsibility to make an affirmative determination that those members of the Board who serve as independent directors do not have any relationships that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. In connection with the independence determinations described below, the Board reviewed information regarding transactions, relationships and arrangements relevant to independence, including those required by the Marketplace Rules. This information is obtained from director responses to questionnaires circulated by Company management, as well as from Company records and publicly available information. Following these determinations, Company management monitors those transactions, relationships and arrangements that were relevant to such determinations, as well as periodically solicits updated information potentially relevant to independence from internal personnel


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and directors, to determine whether there have been any developments that could potentially have an adverse impact on the Board's prior independence determinations.

        In February 2016,early 2019, the Board determined that each of Messrs. Bronfman, Eisner, Lourd, Rosenblatt, Spoon and Zannino and Mses. Clinton and Hammer is independent. In connection with this determination,these determinations, the Board considered that in some cases in the ordinary course of business, IAC and its businesses sell products and services to, purchase products and services from, co-invest with and develop and produce projects with, companiesacquire assets or businesses from (or sell them to) and/or make donations to entities at which certain directors are employed or serve as directors, or over which certain directors otherwise exert control. Furthermore, the Board considered whether there were any payments made to (or received from) such entities by IAC and its businesses. SpecificNo relationships or payments considered were determined to be of the Board considered are as follows:


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        In the case of Messrs. Bronfman and Rosenblatt and Ms. Clinton, there were no such payments known to Company management for the Board to consider.        Of the remaining incumbent directors, Messrs. Diller, Kaufman and Levin are executive officers of the Company and Mr. von Furstenberg is Mr. Diller's stepson. Given these relationships, none of these directors is independent.

        In addition to the satisfaction of the director independence requirements set forth in the Marketplace Rules, members of the Audit and Compensation and Human Resources Committees have also satisfied separate independence requirements under the current standards imposed by theapplicable SEC rules and the Marketplace Rules for audit committee members and by the SEC, the Marketplace Rules and the Internal Revenue Service for compensation committee members.

        In February 2015, the Board determined that one former director, Sonali De Rycker, was independent. In connection with this determination, there were no such payments known to Company management for the Board to consider.

Director Nominations. The Nominating Committee identifies, reviews and evaluates individuals qualified to become Board members and recommends candidates to the Board. While there are no specific requirements for eligibility to serve as a director of IAC, in evaluating candidates, the Nominating Committee will consider (regardless of how the candidate was identified or recommended) whether the professional and personal ethics and values of the candidate are consistent with those of IAC, whether the candidate's experience and expertise would be beneficial to the Board, whether the candidate is willing and able to devote the necessary time and energy to the work of the Board and whether the candidate is prepared and qualified to represent the best interests of IAC's stockholders. While the Board does not have a formal diversity policy, the Nominating Committee also considers the overall diversity of the experiences, characteristics, attributes, skills and backgrounds of candidates relative to those of other Board members and those represented by the Board as a whole to ensure that the Board has the right mix of skills, expertise and background.

        The Board does not have a formal policy regarding the consideration of director nominees recommended by stockholders, as historicallyto date IAC has not received any such recommendations. However, the Board would consider such recommendations if made in the future. Stockholders who wish to make such a recommendation should send the recommendation to IAC,IAC/InterActiveCorp, 555 West 18th Street, New York, New York 10011, Attention: Corporate Secretary. The envelope must contain a clear notation that the enclosed letter is a "Director Nominee Recommendation." The letter must identify the author as a stockholder, provide a brief summary of the candidate's qualifications and history, together with an indication that the recommended individual would be willing to serve (if elected), and must be accompanied by evidence of the sender's stock ownership. Any director recommendations will be reviewed by the Corporate Secretary and the Chairman, and if deemed appropriate, forwarded to the Nominating Committee for further review. If the Nominating Committee believes that the candidate fits the profile of a director described above, the recommendation will be shared with the entire Board.

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contain a clear notation indicating that the enclosed letter is a "Stockholder—Board Communication" or "Stockholder—Director Communication." All such letters must identify the author as a stockholder, provide evidence of the sender's stock ownership and clearly state whether the intended recipients are all members of the Board or a particular director or directors. The Corporate Secretary will then review such correspondence and forward it to the Board, or to the specified director(s), if appropriate.

The Board and Board Committees

The Board. The Board met four times and acted by written consent oncetwice during 2015. During 2015, all2018. All then incumbent directors attended at least 75% of the meetings of the Board and the Board committees on which they served.served during 2018. Directors are not required to attend annual meetings of IAC stockholders. One memberTwo members of the Board of Directors attended IAC's 20152018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

        The Board currently has four standing committees: the Audit Committee, the Compensation and Human Resources Committee, the Nominating Committee and the Executive Committee. From time to time, the Board may also establish ad hoc committees to address particular matters. In April 2016, the Board established a special committee of independent directors (the "Special Committee") to review the proposal to amend IAC's current restated certificate of incorporation as further described in "Proposal 3—Approval of the Adoption of IAC's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation."

Board Committees. The following table sets forth the members of each Board committee and the number of meetings held by each such committee, and times that each such committee took action by written consent, during 2015.2018. Each committee member identified below served in the capacities set forth in the table for all of 2015.2018.

Name
 Audit
Committee
 Compensation
and Human
Resources
Committee
 Nominating
Committee
 Executive
Committee
 

Edgar Bronfman, Jr.*. 

      X  X 

Chelsea Clinton*

         

Barry Diller

        X 

Michael D. Eisner*

      X   

Bonnie S. Hammer*

    X     

Victor A. Kaufman

        X 

Joseph Levin

         

Bryan Lourd*

  X       

David Rosenblatt*

    Chair     

Alan G. Spoon*

  Chair       

Alexander von Furstenberg

         

Richard F. Zannino*

  X       

Number of Meetings

  9  3  0  0 

Number of Written Consents

  1  11  1  10 
Name
 Audit
Committee
 Compensation
and Human
Resources
Committee
 Nominating
Committee
 Executive
Committee
 

Edgar Bronfman, Jr.(1). 

      X  X 

Chelsea Clinton(1)

         

Barry Diller

        X 

Michael D. Eisner(1)

      X   

Bonnie S. Hammer(1)

    Chair     

Victor A. Kaufman

        X 

Joseph Levin

         

Bryan Lourd(1)

  X       

David Rosenblatt(1)

    X     

Alan G. Spoon(1)

  Chair       

Alexander von Furstenberg

         

Richard F. Zannino(1)

  X       

Number of Meetings

  8  1  0  0 

Number of Written Consents

  0  5  1  5 

*(1)
Independent director.

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qualifications and independence of IAC's independent registered public accounting firm, (iv) the performance of IAC's internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm, (v) IAC's risk assessment and risk management policies as they relate to financial and other risk exposures and (vi) the compliance by IAC with legal and regulatory requirements. In fulfilling its purpose, the Audit Committee maintains free and open communication among its members, the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, the Company's internal audit function and Company management. The formal report of the Audit Committee is set forth on page 48.16.

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Compensation and Human Resources Committee. The Compensation and Human Resources Committee functions pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, the most recent version of which was filed as Appendix B to IAC's 2014the Company's 2017 Annual Meeting proxy statement. The Compensation and Human Resources Committee is appointed by the Board to assist the Board with all matters relating to the compensation of the Company's executive officers and has overall responsibility for approving and evaluating all compensation plans, policies and programs of the Company as they relate to the Company's executive officers. The Compensation and Human Resources Committee may form and delegate authority to subcommittees and may delegate authority to one or more of its members. The Compensation and Human Resources Committee may also delegate to one or more of the Company's executive officers the authority to make grants of equity-based compensation to eligible individuals (other than directors or executive officers) to the extent allowed under applicable law. For additional information on IAC's processes and procedures for the consideration and determination of executive compensation and the related roles of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee, Company management and consultants, see the discussion under "CompensationCompensation Discussion and Analysis"Analysis generally beginning on page 52.20. The formal report of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee is set forth on page 59.26.

Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee functions pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, the most recent version of which was filed as Appendix C to IAC's 2014the Company's 2017 Annual Meeting proxy statement. The Nominating Committee is appointed by the Board to assist the Board by: (i) identifying, reviewing and evaluating individuals qualified to become Board members, (ii) recommending director nominees for the next annual meeting of stockholders (and nominees to fill vacancies on the Board as necessary) and (iii) making recommendations with respect to the compensation and benefits of directors.

Executive Committee. The Executive Committee has all the power and authority of the Board of Directors of IAC, except those powers specifically reserved to the Board by Delaware law or IAC's organizational documents.


PROPOSAL 2—RATIFICATION OF APPOINTMENT OF
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

        Subject to stockholder ratification, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors has appointed Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016.2019.

        The Audit Committee annually evaluates the performance of Ernst & Young LLP has servedand determines whether to continue to retain such firm or consider the retention of another firm. In appointing Ernst & Young LLP as IAC's independent registered public accounting firm for many years and is considered by2019, the Audit Committee considered: (i) the firm's performance as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm, (ii) the fact that firm has audited the financial statements of the Company management(and its predecessors) since 1996, (iii) the firm's independence with respect to the services to be well qualified.performed for the Company and (iv) the firm's strong and considerable qualifications and general reputation for adherence to professional auditing standards. In addition, in conjunction with the mandated rotation of the lead engagement partner every five years, the Audit Committee is directly involved in the selection of the new lead engagement partner.

        A representative of Ernst & Young LLP is expected to be present at the Annual Meeting and will be given an opportunity to make a statement if he or she so chooses and will be available to respond to appropriate questions.

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PROPOSAL 3—APPROVAL OF THE ADOPTION OF IAC'S AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

Proposal and Required Vote

        At the upcoming Annual Meeting, IAC stockholders will be asked to approve the adoption of IAC's amended and restated certificate of incorporation, which establishes the Class C common stock and provides for the equal treatment of all classes of IAC's common stock in connection with dividends. Upon the unanimous recommendation of the Special Committee, our Board unanimously adopted resolutions approving and declaring advisable, the adoption of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "New Certificate") which amends and restates our existing Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (the "Current Certificate"). The full text of the New Certificate is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A-1.

        Stockholders will vote on each of the following proposals, which describe the principal amendments to the Current Certificate and which collectively comprise this Proposal 3:

        Approval of the adoption of the New Certificate requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, voting together as a single class. Mr. Diller, members of Mr. Diller's family and trusts for the benefit of Mr. Diller's family, which held approximately 44.2% of the combined voting power of IAC's outstanding capital stock as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, have advised that they intend to vote in favor of Proposals 3A and 3B.

        The approval of each of these proposals is required to approve the adoption of the New Certificate, and each is an integral element of the Class C Issuance (as defined below). Accordingly, each of the proposals comprising Proposal 3 is cross-conditioned upon the approval by our stockholders of both of the proposals comprising Proposal 3. None of the actions contemplated by Proposal 3 will proceed if either of Proposal 3A or 3B is not approved by our stockholders. In this Proxy Statement, when we refer to the approval of the adoption of the New Certificate, we are referring to our stockholders approving the adoption of the amendment and restatement of our Current Certificate by approving each of the proposals comprising this Proposal 3, which will collectively constitute the approval of this Proposal 3. The proposals set forth above describe the principal amendments to our Current Certificate. The approval of each of the proposals comprising Proposal 3 will constitute the requisite approval of the adoption of the New Certificate, in the form attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A-1, as required by Delaware law. Accordingly, you should read the full text of the New Certificate.

        The Board unanimously recommends that our stockholders voteFOR the approval of the adoption of IAC's amended and restated certificate of incorporation (comprising two proposals).


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Overview

        Our Board, after receiving the unanimous recommendation of the members of the Special Committee who were present at the meeting of the Special Committee at which the Special Committee resolved to recommend the transactions described herein, has determined that it is advisable and in the best interests of our stockholders (other than Mr. Diller and the trusts that hold shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Diller and/or his family members, as to which no determination was made), to adjust our capital structure by establishing a new class of non-voting capital stock, which will be known as Class C common stock, and potentially declaring and paying a dividend of one share of this new class of capital stock for each outstanding share of IAC common stock and Class B common stock (the "Dividend"). The Class C common stock will be available for use for, among other things, stock-based acquisitions, equity financings and equity-based employee compensation. As further described below, the Special Committee and our Board believe that adding the Class C common stock to our capital structure is in the best interests of holders of IAC common stock (other than Mr. Diller and the trusts that hold shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Diller and/or his family members, as to which no determination was made).

        As part of the approval of the adoption of the New Certificate, IAC, Mr. Diller and certain trusts that hold shares of IAC capital stock beneficially owned by Mr. Diller and/or his family members (each, a "Diller Party" and collectively with Mr. Diller, the "Diller Parties") have agreed to enter into an agreement that amends and restates the existing governance agreement between IAC and Mr. Diller (the "New Governance Agreement"). In this Proxy Statement, we refer to the transactions contemplated by the adoption of the New Certificate, including the proposed Dividend and the execution of the New Governance Agreement, as the "Class C Issuance."

        The description of the New Certificate in this Proxy Statement is qualified in its entirety by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the full text of the New Certificate which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A-1. For convenience of reference, a copy of the New Certificate showing the changes from the Current Certificate, with the deleted text shown in strikethrough and added or moved text shown as underlined, is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A-2.

        If the New Certificate is adopted by the required vote of our stockholders, we intend to file the New Certificate with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The New Certificate will be effective immediately upon acceptance of the filing by the Secretary of State. The Board reserves the right to abandon or delay the filing of the New Certificate even if it is approved by our stockholders.

        The Board has expressed its current intention, subject to stockholder approval of the adoption of the New Certificate and the filing and effectiveness of the New Certificate, to declare and pay a dividend of one share of Class C common stock for each share of IAC common stock and Class B common stock outstanding as of a record date to be determined by the Board. At this time, the Board is not aware of any factors other than the approval of the adoption of the New Certificate by our stockholders that may impact its decision as to whether to declare and pay the Dividend. Stockholder approval of the Dividend is not required and is not being solicited by this Proxy Statement. Nevertheless, even if the New Certificate is approved by our stockholders, the Board may decide not to immediately declare and pay the Dividend and there can be no assurance that the Board will elect to proceed with the Dividend. We intend to announce the Dividend on a future date, when and if, it is declared.

        In addition, as described in Proposal 4, we are also asking our stockholders to approve the amendment and restatement of IAC's 2013 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (the "2013 Plan") to accommodate IAC's new capital structure, the approval of which isnot cross-conditioned upon the approval by our stockholders of the two proposals comprising Proposal 3. If the Dividend is declared


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and paid, the Board intends that all outstanding stock options and restricted stock units ("RSUs") granted pursuant to the 2013 Plan will be adjusted as described under "Certain Other Effects of Class C Issuance—Effect on Equity Based Incentive Plans and Outstanding Equity Awards."

        As part of the approval of the adoption of the New Certificate, IAC and the Diller Parties have agreed to enter into the New Governance Agreement pursuant to which the Diller Parties will agree, subject to certain exceptions, not to sell, assign, transfer, convey, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of any shares of Class C common stock to a third party if, as a result of such transfer, the Diller Parties would then beneficially own, in the aggregate, a number of shares of Class C common stock that is less than the number of shares of Class B common stock beneficially owned, in the aggregate, by the Diller Parties on the date that the Dividend is paid to IAC stockholders, which number may be reduced from time to time by certain transactions. In addition, pursuant to the New Governance Agreement, IAC and the Diller Parties agree not to enter into or consummate any Covered Transactions (as defined below) unless it provides for the same type and amount of consideration (or mix of consideration) or an offer to receive the same type and amount of consideration (or mix of consideration) to all holders of IAC common stock, Class B common stock, and Class C common stock, subject to certain exceptions. See "Second Amended and Restated Governance Agreement" below.

        As more fully explained below, the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, will not affect the relative voting power of any stockholders. See "Certain Other Effects of the Class C Issuance—Effect on Relative Voting Power and Equity Interest" for more information.

        The shares of IAC common stock will continue to trade on The Nasdaq Stock Market after the Class C Issuance and the potential Dividend. If the Dividend is declared and paid, we intend to qualify the shares of Class C common stock for listing on The Nasdaq Stock Market upon their issuance.

        The Special Committee and the Board believe that the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, will have a number of benefits for our stockholders (other than Mr. Diller and the trusts that hold shares IAC common stock and Class B common stock beneficially owned by Mr. Diller and/or his family members, as to which no determination was made). See "The Special Committee's and the Board's Reasons for the Class C Issuance" below. The Special Committee and the Board also believe that the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, may also involve a number of potential negative consequences. See "Potential Negative Considerations Relating to the Class C Issuance" below.

The Special Committee

        The Special Committee was established in April 2016 as a committee of the Board to make a recommendation to the Board as to whether the creation of a new class of non-voting stock would be in the best interests of the stockholders of IAC (other than Mr. Diller and his affiliates) and, if so, to negotiate the terms and any related governance arrangements in connection with the creation of the new class of non-voting stock.

        The Board appointed Edgar Bronfman, Jr., Chelsea Clinton, Michael Eisner, Bonnie Hammer, Bryan Lourd, David Rosenblatt, Alan Spoon, and Richard F. Zannino as members of the Special Committee. Following the establishment of the Special Committee, the members of the Special Committee appointed Mr. Zannino as the Chair of the Special Committee. The Board determined that the members of the Special Committee were: (i) independent of Mr. Diller and (ii) disinterested with respect to the Class C Issuance. The Board determined that any interest any of the directors may have by virtue of their ownership of shares of IAC common stock would not compromise their ability to exercise independent and disinterested business judgment in evaluating the potential Class C Issuance. The members of the Special Committee have not been compensated for their service.

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appropriate to assist and advise the Special Committee in performing its responsibilities, and to enter into contracts with such advisors, consultants, and experts for their compensation, reimbursement of expenses, and indemnification. The Board also resolved that the Special Committee would have the power to direct the appropriate officers of IAC to provide such information and assistance as may be requested by the Special Committee in the exercise of its responsibilities. The Special Committee engaged Greenhill & Co., LLC as its independent financial advisor and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP as its independent legal advisor.

Background

        Mr. Diller has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors and the Senior Executive of IAC sincefiscal year ending December 2010. Mr. Diller previously served as a director and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of IAC (and its predecessors) from August 1995 to November 2010.

        Since its inception, IAC has had two classes of common equity securities, IAC common stock and Class B common stock. The IAC common stock and the Class B common stock have identical economic rights. The IAC common stock has one vote per share and the Class B common stock has ten votes per share. The two classes vote together on all matters except as required by law and except that the IAC common stock has the separate right to elect 25% of the members of IAC's Board. The voting and other rights of the Class B common stock continue in effect so long as the Class B common stock is outstanding and, unlike the high vote common stock of some companies that have a dual class common stock structure, do not lose their characteristics upon transfer to an unaffiliated third party, if Mr. Diller is no longer affiliated with IAC or if the equity ownership represented by the Class B common stock falls below a specified percentage of the combined common equity. All of the shares of Class B common stock are currently beneficially held by Mr. Diller, members of Mr. Diller's family, and trusts for the benefit of Mr. Diller and his family.

        On February 22, 2016, in connection with the long-term estate planning of Mr. Diller and his family, Mr. Diller: (i) transferred an aggregate of 136,711 shares of IAC common stock and 5,248,598 shares of Class B common stock to two grantor retained annuity trusts, over which Mr. Diller has sole investment power and Mr. Diller's spouse, Ms. Diane von Furstenberg, has sole voting power (the "2016 GRATs"); and (ii) transferred 540,901 shares of Class B common stock to a trust for the benefit of certain of his family members (the "2016 Family Trust"), over which Mr. Diller's stepson, Mr. Alexander von Furstenberg, has sole voting and sole investment power.

        In addition, pursuant to an amended and restated governance agreement between IAC and Mr. Diller, dated as of August 9, 2005 (the "Governance Agreement"), for so long as Mr. Diller serves as IAC's Chairman and Senior Executive and he beneficially owns (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act")) at least 5,000,000 shares of Class B common stock and/or IAC common stock in which he has a pecuniary interest (including by way of sole investment power over the securities in the 2016 GRATs), he generally has the right to consent to certain corporate matters in the event that IAC's ratio of total debt to EBITDA (as defined in the Governance Agreement) equals or exceeds four to one over a continuous twelve-month period (the "Consent Rights"). An event triggering the effectiveness of the Consent Rights has never occurred. Pursuant to the Governance Agreement, Mr. Diller is also entitled to customary, transferable registration rights with respect to the IAC common stock owned by him.

        As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, Mr. Diller, members of Mr. Diller's family and trusts for the benefit of Mr. Diller and his family (including the 2016 GRATs and the 2016 Family Trust) beneficially owned all of the 5,789,499 outstanding shares of Class B common stock and 193,407 shares of IAC common stock (which excludes shares of IAC common stock issuable upon potential conversion of the Class B common stock and shares of common stock underlying vested options), collectively representing approximately 44.2% of the total outstanding voting power of IAC and approximately 7.5% of the total outstanding economic interests of IAC.


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        At all times since the inception of IAC, Mr. Diller and his family, directly or through proxies over a significant portion of the voting power of IAC's outstanding equity securities, have been in a position to influence, subject to our organizational documents and Delaware law, the composition of the Board and the outcome of corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, such as mergers, business combinations and dispositions of assets, among other corporate transactions.

        At the time of its inception, IAC (originally named Silver King Broadcasting Company) was a hybrid media/electronic retailing company. After several name changes (first to HSN, Inc., then to USA Networks, Inc., USA Interactive and InterActiveCorp, and finally, to IAC/InterActiveCorp) and the completion of a number of significant corporate transactions over the years, IAC transformed itself into a leading media and Internet company. IAC has continued to engage in transformational corporate transactions, through acquisitions, dispositions and spin-offs of businesses, and expects to engage in these types of transactions in the future in order to continue to grow stockholder value. In its recent history, IAC has financed acquisitions using cash. However, in light of IAC's current cash position and leverage capacity, IAC anticipates that issuances of common equity securities may be an important component of the consideration paid in future acquisitions.

        On April 6, 2016, at a special meeting of the Board, Mr. Diller communicated to the Board a proposal from IAC management that the Board consider the creation of a new class of non-voting common stock ("Class C common stock") in order to, among other things, provide IAC with a mechanism to issue common equity securities in the future for acquisitions and equity awards without diluting the voting power of the holders of the IAC common stock and the Class B common stock. Mr. Diller explained that, in his view, the creation of a class of nonvoting stock would facilitate continued growth of IAC while maintaining its stability and enabling IAC to focus on achieving the Board's long-term objectives. Mr. Diller acknowledged that, while the creation of a class of nonvoting stock would have ancillary benefits to Mr. Diller and his affiliates as the holders of the shares of Class B common stock, the purpose of the nonvoting stock would be to provide increased flexibility to IAC and its management team with the objective of enhancing value for all of the Company's stockholders in a capital structure where investors have always understood control rests and can be transferred in perpetuity by Mr. Diller and his family members. Following discussion, the Board authorized the creation of the Special Committee to evaluate and respond to Mr. Diller's request. The purpose of the Special Committee was to make a recommendation to the Board with regard to whether the creation of a new class of Class C common stock (the "Class C Issuance") was in the best interests of the IAC stockholders (other than the Diller Parties) and, if so, to negotiate the terms and any related governance arrangements in connection with the Class C Issuance. The Special Committee was authorized to hire independent legal and financial advisors. Mr. Diller consulted with and has continued to be advised by Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz ("Wachtell Lipton") as legal counsel in connection with this matter.

        The Board appointed Mses. Clinton and Hammer and Messrs. Bronfman, Jr., Eisner, Lourd, Rosenblatt, Spoon, and Zannino as members of the Special Committee. Following the formation of the Special Committee, and the appointment of members of the Special Committee, the members of the Special Committee appointed Mr. Zannino as Chairman. The Board determined that the members of the Special Committee were: (i) independent of Mr. Diller and (ii) disinterested with respect to the Class C Issuance. The Board determined that any interest any of the directors may have by virtue of their ownership of shares of IAC common stock would not compromise their ability to exercise independent and disinterested business judgment in evaluating the potential Class C Issuance.

        The Special Committee considered a number of potential candidates to act its financial advisor. Following consideration and review of potential candidates, the Special Committee engaged Greenhill & Co., LLC ("Greenhill") to act as its financial advisor. The Special Committee selected its financial advisor based upon its qualifications, previous experience, and absence of conflicts with respect to the proposed Class C Issuance. Pursuant to an engagement letter entered into on April 19,


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2016 (the "Engagement Letter"), IAC agreed to pay Greenhill fees of up to $2 million for services rendered as its financial adviser. Pursuant to terms of the Engagement Letter, IAC also agreed to indemnify Greenhill and certain related persons of Greenhill against certain liabilities and expenses relating to or arising out of their engagement.

        On April 20, 2016, the Special Committee held a telephonic meeting attended by representatives of Greenhill to discuss the proposed Class C Issuance. At that meeting, the Special Committee determined to engage Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP ("Fried Frank") as its legal counsel. The Special Committee selected Fried Frank based upon its qualifications, previous experience, and absence of conflicts with respect to the proposed Class C Issuance. In connection with its decision to engage Fried Frank, the Special Committee was advised of certain prior legal work performed by Fried Frank for Mr. Diller's not-for-profit corporation and concluded that this prior work would not compromise Fried Frank's ability to provide independent legal advice to the Special Committee. After this determination, representatives of Fried Frank joined the meeting and made a presentation to the Special Committee regarding the fiduciary duties of the members of the Special Committee, the legal standard applicable to the transaction, the current ownership and governance structure of IAC and other matters.

        At the April 20, 2016 meeting, the Special Committee and its advisors discussed the significant voting power held by the Diller Parties by virtue of their ownership of the Class B common stock; the perpetual nature of the Class B common stock; the fact that the Diller Parties have essentially unfettered ability to transfer significant control or influence over IAC to a third party via a transfer of the Class B common stock; and that substantial issuances of IAC common stock would be required to dilute the voting power of the Diller Parties to a level at which the Diller Parties might no longer exercise significant control or influence over IAC. The Special Committee and its advisors then discussed certain other recent reclassification transactions involving the creation of non-voting common stock by companies with a dual class common stock structure and considerations that the Special Committee might deem relevant in evaluating the potential Class C Issuance.

        On April 28, 2016, the Special Committee held a telephonic meeting which was attended by representatives of each of Greenhill and Fried Frank. At that meeting, representatives of Greenhill reviewed with the Special Committee certain historical information regarding IAC, certain information regarding other publicly traded companies with dual class common stock structures, and information concerning certain reclassification transactions involving publicly traded companies with dual class common stock structures. Among other things, the information presented by representatives of Greenhill indicated, based on the limited available precedents involving issuance of non-voting common stock by publicly traded companies with an existing dual class common stock structure, that non-voting common stock would likely trade at a modest discount to the issuing company's existing low vote common stock.

        At this meeting, the Special Committee and its advisors reviewed the potential benefits to the Diller Parties, and the potential benefits and detriments to holders of IAC common stock (other than the Diller Parties) of a Class C Issuance, including possible benefits that could be sought on behalf of the holders of IAC common stock as part of a negotiation with Mr. Diller. The Special Committee identified as a potential benefit to the Diller Parties and as a potential detriment to the holders of IAC common stock (other than the Diller Parties) the likelihood that a Class C Issuance could reinforce the control or influence of the Diller Parties over IAC, which otherwise might be diluted over time as a result of additional issuances of IAC common stock by IAC or dispositions of Class B common stock by the Diller Parties. In addition, the Special Committee recognized that potential economic dilution could result from using Class C common stock rather than IAC common stock in the future for acquisitions, financings and equity awards, in view of the fact that Class C common stock would likely trade at a discount to the IAC common stock. At the same time, the Special Committee recognized that the voting power held by the Diller Parties has not changed meaningfully since the inception of IAC, and


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that substantial net issuances of IAC common stock (after taking into account stock buybacks) would be necessary to materially dilute the voting power of the Class B common stock. The Special Committee considered that potential dilution of the voting power of the Class B common stock might nonetheless serve as an inhibition on the willingness of Mr. Diller to pursue acquisitions that require the use of equity as consideration, and viewed this potential inhibition as a meaningful factor in light of IAC's historic record of creating value through acquisitions, the desirability of IAC continuing to pursue acquisitions to grow stockholder value, and IAC's current net cash position and balance sheet flexibility. In addition, the Special Committee viewed the potential Class C Issuance as an opportunity to obtain modifications to the existing rights of the Class B common stock for the benefit of the holders of IAC common stock (other than the Diller Parties). Following this discussion, the Special Committee determined to convene a follow-up meeting to discuss possible next steps.

        On May 5, 2016, the Special Committee held a telephonic meeting which was attended by representatives of each of Greenhill and Fried Frank. It was the view of the Special Committee, without making a definitive determination on the ultimate outcome, that it would be in the interests of the holders of IAC common stock to explore the Class C Issuance and, in that connection, to make an initial proposal to Mr. Diller. The Special Committee reviewed the potential terms of an initial proposal, which reflected negotiating positions, certain terms that had not been included in other reclassifications, and certain terms that would require the Diller Parties to agree to significant modifications of the existing rights of the Class B common stock. Following the meeting, the members of the Special Committee approved the terms of the initial proposal and directed Fried Frank to communicate it to Wachtell Lipton.

        At a meeting held on May 16, 2016, representatives of Fried Frank outlined to Wachtell Lipton the initial proposal of the Special Committee. The representatives of Fried Frank indicated that the Special Committee would be prepared to support the Class C Issuance if Mr. Diller would agree to the following: (i) a "sunset" provision, whereby the Class B common stock would cease to be perpetual and would automatically convert into IAC common stock upon certain events, such as Mr. Diller's death or permanent disability, Mr. Diller's resignation from the role of Senior Executive of IAC or his removal from the role of Senior Executive for cause, or upon transfer by the Diller Parties of shares of Class B common stock to an unaffiliated third party (the "Class B Sunset provision"), (ii) a "staple" provision, whereby the Diller Parties must transfer shares of Class B common stock and Class C common stock in the same proportions (or convert a proportionate number of shares of Class B common stock to IAC common stock), so that the Diller Parties would not be able to monetize their holdings of Class C common stock without a proportionate reduction in their holdings of Class B common stock (the "Staple provision"), (iii) an "equal treatment" requirement, whereby in any merger, consolidation, tender or exchange offer or other business combination, or any private sale transaction by the Diller Parties, holders of Class B common stock would not be entitled to receive a premium not shared with all stockholders of IAC and all holders of IAC common stock, Class C common stock and Class B common stock would receive the same per share consideration (the "Equal Treatment provision"), and (iv) termination of the Consent Rights under the Governance Agreement. In addition, Fried Frank communicated that the Special Committee was proposing that the Class C Issuance be conditioned upon approval by a majority of the shares of IAC common stock (excluding shares held by the Diller Parties).

        On May 19, 2016, representatives of Wachtell Lipton spoke with representatives of Fried Frank to communicate Mr. Diller's initial response to the Special Committee's initial proposal. Wachtell Lipton indicated that Mr. Diller believed that the Class C Issuance was in the interests of all stockholders of IAC, but that Mr. Diller was not prepared to change certain fundamental characteristics of the Class B common stock, such as the fact that the voting and other rights of the Class B common stock continue in effect so long as the Class B common stock is outstanding and the Class B common stock does not convert to IAC common stock upon transfer to an unaffiliated third party or if Mr. Diller is no longer affiliated with IAC. Wachtell Lipton indicated that Mr. Diller: (i) would not agree to the Class B


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Sunset provision, but would agree that, in the event that in the future the Class B common stock represented less than 15% of the combined voting power of all classes of common equity securities of IAC, the Class C common stock would convert to IAC common stock (the "Class C Conversion provision"), (ii) would agree to the Staple provision, but for a limited number of years, and not indefinitely, (iii) would agree to the termination of the Consent Rights under the Governance Agreement, and (iv) would agree to an Equal Treatment provision in the event of a merger, consolidation, tender or exchange offer or other business combination (with an exception for stock-for-stock transactions in which the relative economic and voting rights of IAC's common equity securities are preserved), but would reserve the right to (a) request a premium for his shares subject to approval by an independent committee of IAC's directors and (b) sell his shares at a premium in a private transaction. In addition, Wachtell Lipton reported that Mr. Diller was prepared to condition the Class C Issuance only upon approval by the vote of stockholders required by applicable law and IAC's Certificate of Incorporation (i.e., the approval of the holders of a majority of the combined voting power of the IAC common stock and Class B common stock, voting as a single class).

        On May 24, 2016, the Special Committee held a telephonic meeting to discuss Mr. Diller's initial response, which was attended by representatives of Greenhill and Fried Frank. The Special Committee concluded that it wished to seek to extract additional benefits and protections for the stockholders of IAC (excluding the Diller Parties) from Mr. Diller.

        On June 1, 2016, representatives of Fried Frank and Wachtell Lipton held a telephonic meeting to discuss the Special Committee's response to Mr. Diller's proposal. Representatives of Fried Frank requested that Mr. Diller submit a revised proposal for the Special Committee's consideration.

        On June 10, 2016, representatives of Wachtell Lipton sent a written proposal to Fried Frank. The written proposal did not differ materially from the proposal conveyed orally to Fried Frank on May 19, 2016.

        On June 23, 2016, the Special Committee held a meeting which was attended by representatives of each of Greenhill and Fried Frank. Mr. Diller also attended a portion of the meeting at the invitation of the Special Committee. At the meeting, Mr. Diller expressed to the Special Committee his view that the Class C Issuance would benefit all stockholders of IAC and would remove a potential inhibition on the use of common equity of IAC for acquisitions. In that context, Mr. Diller noted that, while he would not necessarily be opposed to the use of IAC common stock if a compelling acquisition opportunity presented itself, IAC had not used common equity for material acquisitions in the recent past. Mr. Diller also reaffirmed, as previously communicated by Wachtell Lipton, that he did not intend to change certain fundamental characteristics of the Class B common stock, which were more favorable to holders of Class B common stock than the terms of the high vote common stock of some other companies with a dual class common stock structure.

        On July 25, 2016, representatives of Wachtell Lipton sent a revised proposal to Fried Frank for the Special Committee's consideration. The proposal was substantially similar to Mr. Diller's previous written proposal, except that it provided that: (i) if at any time Mr. Diller, his affiliates and heirs cease to own at least 15% of the total voting power of all IAC's outstanding capital stock, IAC would be restricted from issuing additional shares of Class C common stock without the prior approval of a special committee of directors (the "Freeze Event provision") and (ii) following the Class C Issuance, IAC would not be permitted to issue additional shares of Class B common stock (the "Class B Freeze provision").

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        On August 11, 2016, as directed by the Special Committee, representatives of Fried Frank sent a revised proposal to Wachtell Lipton. This proposal contemplated that: (i) there would be no Class B Sunset provision, (ii) the Class C Conversion provision would have a 25% trigger (rather than the 15% trigger proposed by Mr. Diller), (iii) the Class C common stock would automatically convert to IAC common stock on the death or permanent disability of Mr. Diller, if Mr. Diller resigned from the position of Senior Executive of IAC or were removed from that position for cause (the "Class C Sunset provision"), (iv) the Staple provision would be indefinite, (v) the Consent Rights under the Governance Agreement would terminate, (vi) the Equal Treatment provision would apply to a merger, consolidation, tender or exchange offer or other business combination (with an exception for stock-for-stock transactions in which the relative economic and voting rights of IAC's common equity securities are preserved) and to any private sale by the Diller Parties, and would not contain an exception allowing the Diller Parties to receive more favorable treatment for their shares if approved by a committee of independent directors, (vii) the Freeze Event provision would be triggered if at any time the Diller Parties cease to own at least 25% (rather than 15%) of the total voting power of all of IAC's outstanding capital stock, and (viii) the Class B Freeze provision would be deleted.

        On August 18, 2016, Mr. Diller spoke with Mr. Zannino. In the course of that discussion, Mr. Diller indicated he was not prepared to accept the Special Committee's August 11, 2016 proposal. Following that discussion, Mr. Zannino requested that Fried Frank follow up with Wachtell Lipton to clarify Mr. Diller's position. On August 19, 2016, representatives of Wachtell Lipton and Fried Frank spoke. Wachtell Lipton indicated that Mr. Diller was not prepared to agree to the Class C Sunset provision. However, following a discussion, Wachtell Lipton agreed to explore whether Mr. Diller would be prepared to submit a revised proposal addressing the remaining elements of the August 11, 2016 proposal. On August 23, 2016, representatives of Wachtell Lipton informed Fried Frank that Mr. Diller would submit a revised proposal. On August 30, 2016, representatives of Wachtell Lipton sent a further revised proposal to Fried Frank.

        The principal changes proposed by Mr. Diller in his August 30, 2016 revised proposal were: (i) the deletion of the Class C Sunset provision, (ii) the addition of exceptions to the Equal Treatment provision to permit disparate treatment of the IAC common stock or Class C common stock in a merger, consolidation, tender or exchange offer, if that treatment were approved by a special committee or by the holders of the relevant class or classes, (iii) the reinsertion of a five-year time limit on the Staple provision, and (iv) reducing the triggers in the Class C Conversion provision and Freeze Event provision from 25% to 20% of the total voting power of all IAC's outstanding capital stock.

        On September 12, 2016, the Special Committee held a telephonic meeting that was attended by representatives of each of Greenhill and Fried Frank. After discussion, the Special Committee instructed Fried Frank to send a revised proposal to Wachtell Lipton, which was sent that same day. The principal changes in the revised proposal were: (i) to require that material issuances of Class C common stock be subject to approval by a special committee of directors, and (ii) to revert to a Staple provision of indefinite duration.

        On September 13, 2016, Wachtell Lipton informed Fried Frank that Mr. Diller would not accept the principal changes proposed by the Special Committee on September 12, 2016. At the conclusion of a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board on September 20, 2016, Mr. Diller engaged the Special Committee in a further discussion regarding the Class C Issuance and encouraged the members of the Special Committee to accept his August 30, 2016 proposal. The Special Committee determined to reconvene, with its financial and legal advisers, for a further discussion.

        On September 23, 2016, the Special Committee held a telephonic meeting that was attended by representatives of each of Greenhill and Fried Frank. At this meeting, the Special Committee reviewed the course of negotiations with Mr. Diller, the potential benefits of the Class C Issuance to the Diller Parties, and the potential benefits and detriments of the Class C Issuance to the holders of IAC common stock (other than the Diller Parties). The Special Committee then reviewed the principal open issues arising out of the Special Committee's September 12, 2016 proposal. The Special Committee


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recognized that material issuances of equity securities of IAC are subject to approval by the Board, eight of the twelve members of which are members of the Special Committee, and concluded that it was not necessary to require a separate special committee to approve issuances of Class C common stock. The Special Committee concluded, however, that it was appropriate to require that the Staple provision apply to transfers by the Diller Parties for an indefinite period. The Special Committee concluded that, without this feature, the Special Committee was not prepared to recommend the Class C Issuance. At the request of the Special Committee, Mr. Zannino communicated this position to a representative of IAC. On September 29, 2016, a representative of IAC advised Mr. Zannino, and Wachtell Lipton advised Fried Frank, that Mr. Diller would agree to the indefinite Staple provision.

        Between September 29 and October 17, 2016, representatives of Wachtell Lipton and Fried Frank substantially completed the proposed definitive documentation for the Class C Issuance. At a meeting of the Special Committee on October 17, 2016 that was attended by representatives of each of Greenhill and Fried Frank, the Special Committee reviewed the proposed terms of the Class C Issuance, and determined to recommend the Class C Issuance to the Board.

        On November 1, 2016, the Board unanimously adopted resolutions approving and declaring advisable the Class C Issuance, including the adoption of the New Certificate and entry into the New Governance Agreement, and the amendment and restatement of the 2013 Plan.

The Special Committee's and the Board's Reasons for the Class C Issuance

        The Special Committee and the Board believe that the Class C Issuance, the adoption of the New Certificate, and the potential declaration and payment of the Dividend are advisable and in the best interests of IAC and our stockholders (other than Mr. Diller and the trusts that hold shares of IAC capital stock beneficially owned by Mr. Diller and/or his family members, with respect to which no determination was made by the Special Committee and the Board). The Board unanimously recommends that our stockholders voteFOR the approval of the adoption of the New Certificate in connection with the Class C Issuance and Dividend. The Special Committee and the Board believe that the potential advantages of the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, include, but are not limited to, the factors listed below. These factors are not intended to be exhaustive, but include the material factors considered by the Special Committee and the Board in deciding to proceed with the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid. In light of the variety of factors considered, neither the Special Committee nor the Board found it practicable to quantify or otherwise assign relative weights to the specific factors considered in reaching their respective determinations and recommendations, and they did not do so. Moreover, individual members of the Special Committee and the Board may have considered particular factors to have greater or lesser significance in their deliberations.

         The Class C Issuance Should Enhance IAC's Ability to Focus on Long-term Growth Opportunities, including Growth through Acquisitions using Common Equity

        The Special Committee and the Board believe that, in order to grow stockholder value, IAC must continue to pursue acquisition opportunities and that, in view of our current debt position and leverage capacity, IAC may need to use common equity as an acquisition currency. The ability to issue Class C common stock would permit us to use common equity as an acquisition currency without concerns regarding potential voting dilution of the Diller Parties and any potential inhibition on the willingness of the Diller Parties to support the use of common equity for acquisitions. IAC does not have, at this time, any plan, commitment, arrangement, understanding or agreement to issue any shares of Class C common stock that would be authorized by the New Certificate in connection with any acquisition, merger or similar business combination transaction.

        Since its inception, IAC has had two classes of common equity securities: IAC common stock and Class B common stock. The IAC common stock and the Class B common stock have identical economic rights. The IAC common stock has one vote per share and the Class B common stock has


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ten votes per share. The two classes vote together on all matters, except as required by law and except that the IAC common stock has the separate right to elect 25% of the Board. The voting and other rights of the Class B common stock continue in effect so long as the Class B common stock is outstanding and, unlike the high vote common stock of most companies that have a dual class common stock structure, do not lose their characteristics upon transfer to an unaffiliated third party, if Mr. Diller is no longer affiliated with IAC or if the equity ownership represented by the Class B common stock falls below a specified percentage of the combined common equity. All of the shares of Class B common stock are currently held by Mr. Diller, members of Mr. Diller's family, and trusts for the benefit of Mr. Diller and his family.

        At all times since the inception of IAC, Mr. Diller and his family, directly or through proxies over a significant portion of the voting power of IAC's outstanding equity securities, have been in a position to influence, subject to our organizational documents and Delaware law, the composition of the Board and the outcome of corporate actions requiring stockholder approval, such as mergers, business combinations and dispositions of assets, among other corporate transactions.

        The Special Committee and the Board believe that IAC's existing corporate governance structure has enabled us to innovate and invest for the long-term while maintaining our focus on the long-term best interests of all of our stockholders. The Special Committee and the Board believe that this ability to focus on the long term has generated, and will continue to generate, substantial benefits for all of our stockholders and has been an important competitive advantage. Our corporate governance structure has also helped to insulate us from short-term pressure and outside influences that could distract our management team from its long-term vision and objectives, including activist investors.

        The Special Committee and the Board view Mr. Diller's leadership, vision and creativity as critical factors in our long-term success. Since the early days of IAC, Mr. Diller has had a vision that technical leaps in interactivity would revolutionize commerce and the role IAC would play in this future that has come to pass. This focus has driven IAC to acquire, create and assemble high-performing businesses and category leaders, transforming entire industries, such as travel, ticketing and dating, and disrupting daily social interactions in the process. Along the way, IAC created large, successful businesses that were spun off to our stockholders only to start building anew. This process of acquisition, development and disposition of large, successful businesses has continued from the early days of IAC up to the present.

        We effected an initial public offering of a minority interest in our principal current subsidiary, Match Group, Inc., in November 2015. Our other current businesses comprise a mix of growing businesses, HomeAdvisor and Vimeo, and more mature businesses, Publishing and Applications. The Special Committee and the Board believe that, in order to grow stockholder value, IAC must continue to pursue acquisition opportunities and that, in view of our current debt position and leverage capacity, IAC may need to use common equity as an acquisition currency. The ability to issue Class C common stock would permit us to use common equity as an acquisition currency without concerns regarding potential voting dilution of the Diller Parties and any potential inhibition on the willingness of the Diller Parties to support the use of common equity for acquisitions. Likewise, many sellers of assets prefer, or require, the transaction to be tax free, which requires the use of equity, or have a preference to receive equity for other reasons, such as their desire to remain long-term investors in the combined company. The use of common equity rather than cash (including cash obtained through increased leverage) will also create financial flexibility for IAC, which could help us reinvest in our businesses for future growth or take advantage of other opportunities to increase stockholder value.

        The Special Committee and the Board considered that potential dilution of the voting power of the Class B common stock might serve as an inhibition on the willingness of Mr. Diller to pursue acquisitions that require the use of equity as consideration, and viewed this potential inhibition as a meaningful factor in light of IAC's historic record of creating value through acquisitions, the desirability of IAC continuing to pursue acquisitions to grow stockholder value, and IAC's current net cash position and balance sheet flexibility. The Special Committee and the Board believe that the Class C


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Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, are appropriate ways to make it more likely that we are in a position to pursue transformational transactions using our common equity.

         Equal Treatment of Shares of IAC Common Stock, Class B Common Stock and Class C Common Stock

        Currently, the Diller Parties have essentially unfettered ability to transfer their equity interest in IAC to a third party of their choosing without the Board or other stockholders of IAC having the opportunity to participate in or influence that transaction or the identity of the party that would become our new principal voting stockholder. The disparity between the voting interest and the economic interest of the Diller Parties, who controlled approximately 44.2% of the voting power of IAC while holding approximately 7.5% of the economic interest in IAC as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, means that it would be possible for a third party to acquire significant control or influence over IAC via an acquisition of equity securities solely from the Diller Parties, without giving other stockholders the opportunity to participate in the transaction or to receive a control premium for their shares.

        The New Governance Agreement will specify that upon any sale of IAC or other change of control transaction, including a merger, third-party tender offer or other business combination involving or open to all Company stockholders, and any private transaction by the Diller Parties that would result in the third party or group holding 25% or more of the total voting power of all IAC's outstanding capital stock, shares of IAC common stock and Class C common stock would be entitled to receive the same amount and type of consideration, on a per share basis, as the shares of Class B common stock, except: (a) in the case of certain stock-for-stock transactions where the three-class structure is substantially replicated; (b) in the event of any private sale by the Diller Parties of shares of Class B common stock to a third party or group at a price per share no higher than the market price of the common stock as of the date such sale is agreed or closed (whichever is higher); (c) where receipt by the holders of IAC common stock or Class C common stock of different consideration from that received by any other class of common stock has been approved by the holders of shares of such class; or (d) as may be approved by a special committee of IAC's directors. See "Second Amended and Restated Governance Agreement" below.

        The Special Committee and the Board believe that these equal treatment provisions could confer important benefits on the stockholders of IAC (other than the Diller Parties). These provisions substantially restrict the ability of the Diller Parties to receive a premium for their shares in IAC in a private transaction and should encourage the Diller Parties, should they seek to dispose of their equity interest in IAC, to do so in a transaction that is open to all stockholders. In the case of any transaction (other than certain stock-for-stock transactions replicating the three-class common stock structure) in which holders of shares of IAC common stock or Class C common stock would receive different per share consideration than that received by the Diller Parties, a special committee of independent and disinterested directors would have advance notice of, the opportunity to participate in discussions regarding, and the right to approve, the transaction. These provisions would be specifically enforceable by IAC and the Diller Parties would not be permitted to seek a waiver of these provisions. At the same time, the Diller Parties, if they chose not to support a transaction, could likely block that transaction if they were to maintain a level of voting power similar to that the Diller Parties hold at the present time.

         The Staple Provisions Will Limit the Ability of the Diller Parties to Reduce their Equity Ownership Without Dilution of their Control or Influence over IAC

        Under the terms of New Governance Agreement, the Diller Parties will not be able to dispose of their shares of Class C common stock unless they substantially concurrently dispose of a proportionate number of shares of Class B common stock or convert a proportionate number of shares of Class B common stock to IAC common stock. This provision will ensure that the Class C common stock will not operate as a mechanism for the Diller Parties to reduce the economic interest they currently hold through the shares of Class B common stock without a concomitant reduction in their voting power.


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         Other Features of the New Certificate and New Governance Agreement Confer Potential Benefits on the Holders of Common Stock

        The New Certificate contains other features that may benefit holders of common stock, including the Class C Conversion provision, under which the Class C common stock would convert to IAC common stock if in the future the Class B common stock were to represent less than 20% of the combined voting power of all outstanding shares of IAC's capital stock. In addition, the New Governance Agreement contains a Freeze Event provision, under which IAC will not be permitted to issue additional shares of Class C common stock (other than to honor existing obligations) without approval by a special committee of independent and disinterested directors after such time as the Diller Parties no longer hold at least 20% of the combined voting power of all outstanding shares of IAC's capital stock and will eliminate the Consent Rights under the Governance Agreement.

Potential Negative Considerations Relating to the Class C Issuance

        Although the Special Committee and the Board have each unanimously determined that the adoption of the New Certificate, and the potential declaration and payment of the Dividend are advisable and in the best interests of IAC and our stockholders (other than the Diller Parties, as to whom no determination was made), the Special Committee and the Board recognize that proceeding with the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, involves certain other considerations that may be viewed as negative. These considerations include, but are not limited to, the following:

         The Class C Issuance and the Dividend, If It Is Declared and Paid, Could Prolong the Period of Time During Which the Diller Parties Can Exercise a Significant Influence on Most Corporate Matters

        As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, the shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock owned by the Diller Parties represented approximately 44.2% of our total outstanding voting power and this will not change following the Class C Issuance or the potential Dividend. This concentration of voting power with the Diller Parties limits the ability of all of our stockholders, other than the Diller Parties, to have a significant influence on corporate matters.

       ��One of the principal purposes of the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, is to permit the use of non-voting common stock to further strategic initiatives, such as acquisitions or financings, or in connection with future equity awards to our employees. In the past, we generally used cash or issued shares of IAC common stock for such purposes, and the issuance of additional shares of IAC common stock would result in voting dilution to all of our stockholders, including the Diller Parties, if those issuances were not offset by repurchases of IAC common stock. Because the shares of Class C common stock have no voting rights (except as provided in the New Certificate or as required by law), the issuance of these shares in the future (if it occurs), will not result in voting dilution.

        The Special Committee and the Board identified as a potential benefit to the Diller Parties and as a potential detriment to the holders of IAC common stock the likelihood that the Class C Issuance and the Dividend would reinforce the control or influence of the Diller Parties over IAC, which otherwise might be diluted over time if IAC were to issue additional shares of IAC common stock or the Diller Parties were to dispose of Class B common stock. In the course of the negotiations between the Special Committee and Mr. Diller, the Special Committee sought to negotiate a variety of features that could potentially mitigate the control or influence of the Diller Parties over IAC in the future, including the Class B Sunset provision and the Class C Sunset provision. Mr. Diller was unwilling to agree to these provisions, although he was willing to agree to the Freeze Event provision.

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recognized that, in the absence of the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, the Diller Parties would continue to have the benefit of the Class B common stock, with no "sunset" feature tied to Mr. Diller's role with IAC and with the Diller Parties' ability to exercise approximately 44.2% of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock with approximately 7.5% economic ownership. Accordingly, the Diller Parties could nonetheless continue to exercise substantial control or influence over IAC for an indefinite period. Moreover, in the absence of the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, IAC could continue to be inhibited in the use of common equity for acquisitions, given the potential voting dilution and the possible resistance of the Diller Parties to voting dilution.

         Class C Common Stock May Not Be Attractive as Acquisition Currency or for Equity Incentives or May Result in Greater Economic Dilution

        As noted, we may use shares of Class C common stock from time to time as consideration in connection with the acquisition of other companies. It is possible that companies that we are interested in acquiring will not agree to accept shares of Class C common stock because these shares of capital stock carry no voting rights, or we may decide to issue IAC common stock in connection with an acquisition for other reasons. In these instances, if we still wanted to pay for the acquisition with stock consideration, we would have to issue shares of IAC common stock, which would result in both economic and voting dilution to all stockholders, as is the case with our current dual-class structure. Companies that we are interested in acquiring may also refuse to accept shares of Class C common stock if this stock trades at a discount to the shares of IAC common stock, or if the trading market for the shares of Class C common stock is not well developed or suffers from limited liquidity.

        Employees or other service providers may not wish to receive shares of Class C common stock as part of our equity-based compensation programs. This is particularly true if the shares of Class C common stock trade at a discount to the shares of IAC common stock or if the trading market for the shares of Class C common stock is not well developed or suffers from limited liquidity. If employees are not adequately incentivized by receiving shares of Class C common stock, then we might have to issue shares of IAC common stock in order to provide sufficient equity incentives, which would result in both economic and voting dilution to all stockholders, as is the case with our current dual-class structure. Alternatively, we might have to find other ways to incentivize our employees.

        Based on the limited existing precedents involving issuance of non-voting common stock by companies with an existing dual class common stock structure, shares of non-voting common stock may trade at a modest discount to low vote common stock. If the Class C common stock trades at a discount to the IAC common stock, companies that we are interested in acquiring may demand more shares of Class C common stock in exchange for accepting this stock as consideration. The same is true for employees in connection with equity-based compensation. If this occurs, then issuances of Class C common stock may ultimately be more economically dilutive to all of our stockholders than issuances of IAC common stock.

         The Class C Issuance and the Dividend, If It Is Declared and Paid, May Have an Anti-Takeover Effect

        Because the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, may prolong the duration of the Diller Parties' ability to determine the outcome of most matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders, they may have the effect of prolonging the period during which there is a limited likelihood of an unsolicited merger proposal, unsolicited tender offer, or proxy contest for the removal of directors. As a result, the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, may have the effect of prolonging the period during which our stockholders have a limited opportunity to sell their shares at a premium over prevailing market prices and limited ability to replace our directors and management. As previously noted, however, the voting power held by the Diller Parties has not changed meaningfully since the inception of IAC, and, in the absence of the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, substantial net issuances of IAC common stock (after taking into account stock buybacks) would be necessary to materially dilute the voting power of the Class B common stock. In the absence of the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, in any case, the Diller Parties may continue to exercise substantial control or influence over IAC for an indefinite period.


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         A Liquid Trading Market for the Class C Common Stock May Not Develop

        We believe that a robust and sufficiently liquid market for the Class C common stock will develop following the Dividend, if it is declared and paid. However, it is possible that such a liquid market will not develop. Even if such a market does develop, there can be no assurance that the Class C common stock will not trade at a discount to the IAC common stock. If a liquid market does not develop or the Class C common stock trades at a discount to the IAC common stock, the utilization of Class C common stock may be limited.

         The Class C Issuance and the Dividend, If It Is Declared and Paid, May Negatively Affect the Decision of Institutional Investors to Invest in Us

        The Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, may negatively affect the decision by certain institutional investors to purchase or hold shares of IAC common stock or Class C common stock. The holding of non-voting stock, such as our Class C common stock, may not be permitted by the investment policies of certain institutional investors or may be less attractive to the portfolio managers of certain institutional investors. In addition, significant sales of shares of Class C common stock by investors who receive these shares as part of the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, may occur if these investors are unwilling or unable to hold non-voting shares. These sales could depress trading prices for the Class C capital stock, particularly in the period immediately following the Dividend.

        The IAC common stock is currently included in certain stock indices and the managers of investment funds whose trading is tied to those stock indices may rebalance their holdings to reflect the change in the value of the IAC common stock following the Dividend. Whether the Class C common stock is included in stock indices in the future may also affect trading prices for that stock. For example, it is possible that certain stock indices may only include the IAC common stock, which may reduce the liquidity or trading price of the Class C common stock.

         Potential U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences Upon Certain Dispositions of Class C Common Stock

        We expect that the Class C common stock will not constitute "Section 306 stock" within the meaning of Section 306(c) of the Code. However, if the Class C common stock were determined to constitute Section 306 stock, a stockholder generally would be treated as realizing ordinary income as opposed to capital gain upon certain dispositions (including redemptions) of such Section 306 stock. The rules of Section 306 of the Code are complex, and each stockholder should consult with that stockholder's own tax advisor regarding the tax consequences of the proposed transactions described in this Proxy Statement.

         The Class C Issuance and the Dividend are not Subject to a Majority of the Minority Vote

        Approval of the adoption of the New Certificate requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock outstanding and entitled to vote, voting together as a single class. The Special Committee initially sought to condition any Class C Issuance and Dividend on the approval of a majority of the shares of IAC common stock not held by the Diller Parties. Mr. Diller was unwilling to condition the proposed transaction on this "majority of the minority" vote. The Special Committee recognized that a "majority of the minority" vote is not required under applicable law and concluded that, in view of the potential benefits of the Class C Issuance and the Dividend to the holders of IAC common stock discussed above, the Special Committee would not require a "majority of the minority" vote as a condition of the transaction. Because Mr. Diller, members of Mr. Diller's family and trusts for the benefit of Mr. Diller's family held approximately 44.2% of the combined voting power of IAC's outstanding capital stock as of the record date for the Annual Meeting, and intend to vote their shares in favor of


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the adoption of the New Certificate, the favorable vote of only approximately 6% of the remaining combined voting power of IAC's outstanding capital stock is required to approve the adoption of the New Certificate, and it is likely that this approval will be obtained.

Second Amended and Restated Governance Agreement

        In connection with the Class C Issuance and the potential Dividend, the Special Committee negotiated the New Governance Agreement that amends and restates the Governance Agreement between IAC and Mr. Diller to be entered into by IAC, Mr. Diller and the Diller Parties. The Governance Agreement was entered into in 2005 by IAC, Liberty Media Corporation ("Liberty") and Mr. Diller. The Governance Agreement was terminated as to Liberty and its affiliates in 2011 in connection with a stock exchange transaction among IAC, Liberty and Mr. Diller. As provided in the New Governance Agreement, upon the date that the Dividend is delivered or paid to IAC's stockholders, the Governance Agreement will terminate and be superseded by the New Governance Agreement. In amending and restating the Governance Agreement, Mr. Diller has agreed to eliminate his Consent Rights with respect to certain matters that are triggered if IAC's ratio of total debt to EBITDA (as defined in the Governance Agreement) equals or exceeds four-to-one over a continuous twelve-month period. An event triggering the effectiveness of the Consent Rights has never occurred. Mr. Diller will retain his demand registration rights with respect to the IAC common stock and the Class C common stock.

         Restrictions on Transfer of Class C Common Stock

        Pursuant to the New Governance Agreement, none of Mr. Diller or his family members and his or their affiliates that are or will become party to the New Governance Agreement may, subject to certain exceptions, sell, assign, transfer, convey, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of (each, a "Transfer") any shares of Class C common stock to a third party if, as a result of such Transfer, the Diller Parties would then beneficially own, in the aggregate, a number of shares of Class C common stock that is less than the Minimum Class C Number. The "Minimum Class C Number" will initially be equal to the number of shares of Class B Common Stock held by the Diller Parties on the date that the Dividend was paid or distributed (the "Initial Class B Shares"). The Minimum Class C Number will be reduced by (i) any Initial Class B Shares transferred to a third party in compliance with the New Governance Agreement or converted into shares of IAC common stock pursuant to the conversion right provided in the New Certificate and (ii) the number of shares of Class C common stock that the Diller Parties have transferred in connection with certain Covered Transactions (as defined below). In the event that, as a result of a Transfer of its Class C common stock, the Diller Parties beneficially own, in the aggregate, a number of shares of Class C common stock that is less than the Minimum Class C Number, the Diller Parties would be required to acquire additional shares of Class C common stock, Transfer a number of shares of Class B common stock to a third party or give irrevocable notice to IAC to convert into shares of IAC common stock a number of shares of Class B common stock such that after such acquisition, Transfer or conversion, the Diller Parties beneficially own, in the aggregate, shares of Class C common stock at least equivalent to the Minimum Class C Number.

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         Equal Treatment in Covered Transactions

        The New Governance Agreement also provides that neither IAC nor any Diller Party will enter into or consummate a "Covered Transaction" unless it includes the same type and amount of consideration (or mix of consideration) or an offer to receive the same type and amount of consideration (or mix of consideration) to all holders of IAC common stock, Class B common stock, and Class C common stock. The following constitute a "Covered Transaction":


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        However, IAC and the Diller Parties may enter into and consummate Covered Transactions that provide different or disproportionate consideration to holders of shares of IAC common stock, Class B common stock, and Class C common stock in the following circumstances:

        In any proposed Covered Transaction where it is proposed that holders of IAC common stock or Class C common stock receive consideration different than the holders of shares of any other class of IAC capital stock (other than as part of a Permitted Reorganization), IAC would provide notice of the transaction to the Board who will form a Capital Stock Committee. The Capital Stock Committee would have the right to participate in any discussions and negotiations with respect to and recommend approval (or rejection) of the transaction and the Board will not approve such transaction without the recommendation of the Capital Stock Committee. The Diller Parties may not request or seek a waiver of the equal treatment provision.

         Issuance Suspension Event

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exchange or conversion of securities outstanding immediately prior to such Issuance Suspension Event or pursuant to other contractual obligations of IAC or its subsidiaries in effect immediately prior to such Issuance Suspension Event.

         Registration Rights

        The Diller Parties will be entitled to customary, transferable registration rights with respect to IAC common stock and Class C common stock beneficially owned by them. The Diller Parties will be entitled to three demand registration rights. IAC will pay the costs associated with such registrations (other than underwriting discounts, fees and commissions). IAC will not be required to register shares of IAC common stock and/or Class C common stock if the Diller Parties could sell the shares in quantities proposed to be sold at such time in one transaction under Rule 144 of the Securities Act or under another comparable exemption from registration.

         Amendment; Waiver

        The New Governance Agreement may only be amended or waived with the approval of Mr. Diller, or, following his death, by the Diller Parties owning, in the aggregate, a majority of the Class B common stock collectively owned by all Diller Parties at such time, and the Capital Stock Committee. However, any amendment to the New Governance Agreement that impacts the rights of the holders of IAC common stock or Class C common stock must be approved by the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the IAC common stock and Class C common stock, respectively. Any such amendment that impacts the rights of the holders of IAC common stock and Class C common stock equally and identically must be approved by the holders of IAC common stock and Class C common stock, voting together as a single class.

        IAC has also agreed to reimburse the Diller Parties for their reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation and consummation of the transactions contemplated by the New Governance Agreement.

        The foregoing description of the New Governance Agreement in this Proxy Statement is qualified by reference to, and should be read in conjunction with, the full text of the New Governance Agreement, which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A-3.

Description of Capital Stock

        The New Certificate provides that our authorized capital stock will consist of 1,600,000,000 shares of IAC common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 400,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, $0.001 par value per share; 600,000,000 shares of Class C common stock, $0.001 par value per share; and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. A description of the material terms and provisions of the New Certificate affecting the rights of holders of our capital stock is set forth below. The description is intended as a summary, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the form of our New Certificate which is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A-1. For convenience of reference, a copy of the New Certificate showing the changes from the Current Certificate, with deleted text shown in strikethrough and added or moved text shown as underlined, is attached to this Proxy Statement as Appendix A-2.

         Dividend Rights

        Subject to preferences that may apply to shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, holders of outstanding shares of the IAC common stock, Class B common stock, and Class C common stock are entitled to share equally and identically, on a per share basis, in any dividends out of funds legally available if the Board, in its discretion, determines to declare and pay dividends and only then at the times and in the amounts that the Board may determine.


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         Voting Rights

        The holders of the Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes per share, holders of IAC common stock are entitled to one vote per share, and holders of the Class C common stock have no voting rights (except as provided in the New Certificate, the New Governance Agreement or as provided by law). Notwithstanding the foregoing, holders of the Class C common stock are entitled to notice of any meetings of IAC stockholders at which a vote of the Class C common stock will be held. The holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class, unless otherwise provided in the New Certificate or as required by law.

        Delaware law could require the holders of IAC common stock, Class B common stock or Class C common stock to vote separately as a single class in the following circumstances:

        As permitted by Delaware law and as set forth in the New Certificate, the holders of shares of Class C common stock do not have the right to vote separately as a single class if the number of authorized shares of Class C common stock is increased or decreased. Rather, the number of authorized shares of Class C common stock 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 all the then-outstanding shares of capital stock entitled to vote thereon.

        We have not previously provided for cumulative voting for the election of directors, and cumulative voting is not provided for in the New Certificate.

         No Preemptive or Similar Rights

        Our capital stock is not entitled to preemptive rights and is not subject to conversion, redemption or sinking fund provisions.

         Right to Receive Liquidation Distributions

        Upon the dissolution, liquidation, or winding-up of IAC, the assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders are distributable ratably among the holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock, subject to prior satisfaction of all outstanding debt and liabilities and the preferential rights and payment of liquidation preferences, if any, on any outstanding shares of preferred stock. Immediately prior to the earlier of (i) any distribution of our assets in connection with a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or (ii) any record date established to determine the holders of IAC common stock and Class B common stock entitled to receive such distribution, each share of Class C common stock will automatically be converted into one fully paid and nonassessable share of IAC common stock.

         Conversion

        Shares of IAC common stock are not convertible into any other shares of our capital stock.

        Each share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of IAC common stock upon written notice to the Corporate Secretary of IAC. Once a share of Class B common stock is converted into IAC common stock, such share of Class B common stock will not be reissued.


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        All issued and outstanding shares of Class C common stock will automatically convert into an equal number of fully paid and nonassessable shares of IAC common stock in the following circumstances:

        Once converted into IAC common stock, the Class C common stock will not be reissued.

         Preferred Stock

        The Board will continue to have the authority, without approval of the stockholders, to issue up to a total of 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series. The Board may establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each series and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each series and any of its qualifications, limitations or restrictions. The Board also can increase or decrease the number of shares of any series, but not below the number of shares of that series then outstanding, without any further vote or action by our stockholders. The Board may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our capital stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of IAC and may adversely affect the market price of the IAC common stock and, following the Dividend, the Class C common stock, and the voting and other rights of the holders of our capital stock. We have no current plan to issue any shares of preferred stock.

         Transferability and Listing

        Like shares of IAC common stock, shares of Class C common stock will be freely transferable. See "Certain Other Effects of the Class C Issuance—Securities Laws" below. The shares of IAC common stock are currently listed on The Nasdaq Stock Market. If the Dividend is declared by the Board, we will file appropriate applications and notices with The Nasdaq Stock Market to list the shares of Class C common stock. We will also register the Class C common stock with the SEC under the Exchange Act. The listing of the shares of Class C common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market is subject to the approval of The Nasdaq Stock Market of such listing applications and notices, which will be conditioned upon our satisfaction of certain listing requirements. We believe that we will be able to satisfy these listing requirements.

Certain Other Effects of the Class C Issuance

         Effect on Relative Voting Power and Equity Interest

        If the Dividend is declared and paid, there will be no effect on the relative voting power or equity interest of each holder of shares of IAC common stock or Class B common stock. Following the declaration and payment of the Dividend, holders of shares of IAC common stock or Class B common stock who sell their shares of Class C capital stock will not lose any voting power, but their relative equity interest in IAC will decrease as a result of such sale. Conversely, stockholders who purchase shares of Class C common stock after the Dividend will increase their relative equity interest in us, but will not gain any additional voting power (or any voting power, if they do not otherwise own shares of IAC common stock or Class B common stock).


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         Effect on Market Price

        As of the close of business on November 4, 2016, the official closing price of a share of IAC common stock was $64.36 as reported on The Nasdaq Stock Market.

        Assuming that the Dividend is declared and paid, we expect the market price of shares of Class C common stock to be approximately equal to the market price of shares of IAC common stock (as such price is adjusted as a result of the Dividend).

        The trading prices for shares of IAC common stock and Class C common stock may be affected by the relative voting rights between these two classes of stock. Because the IAC common stock carries voting rights, it is possible that it could trade at a premium compared to the Class C common stock.

        Furthermore, the trading price of shares of IAC common stock and Class C common stock will continue to depend on many factors, including our future performance, the relative trading liquidity and dynamics of the IAC common stock and the Class C common stock, general market conditions, and conditions relating to companies in businesses and industries similar to us. Accordingly, we cannot predict the prices at which shares of IAC common stock and Class C common stock will trade following the Class C Issuance, just as we could not predict the price at which shares of IAC common stock would trade absent the Class C Issuance and the potential Dividend.

        Following the Class C Issuance, there will continue to be no trading market for the Class B common stock.

         Effect on Trading Market and Potential Reduced Relative Liquidity of Shares of IAC Common Stock

        To minimize dilution of voting power to existing stockholders, we are more likely to issue shares of Class C common stock than shares of IAC common stock in the future to further strategic initiatives (such as the acquisition of complementary businesses) and raise equity capital, finance acquisitions, or issue equity awards to our employees and service providers. It is possible that following the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, some portion of our stockholders will sell their shares of Class C common stock but retain their shares of IAC common stock or Class B common stock (subject to the terms of the New Governance Agreement in the case of Mr. Diller and his affiliates) in order to monetize a portion of their investment in us while retaining their relative voting power. Any such issuance of additional shares of Class C common stock by us or dispositions of shares of Class C common stock by significant or other stockholders may serve to further increase market activity in the shares of Class C common stock relative to the shares of IAC common stock.

         Effect on Percentage Interest

        The percentage interest of each stockholder in our total equity will not be changed by the Class C Issuance or the Dividend, if it is declared and paid.

         Effect on Equity-Based Incentive Plans and Outstanding Equity Awards

        Pursuant to the provision contained in the 2013 Plan, the Compensation and Human Resources Committee currently intends to exercise its administration responsibilities to provide that, following the payment of the potential Dividend, all equity awards outstanding will be equitably adjusted to reflect the Class C Issuance as follows: (i) each stock option to purchase a share of IAC common stock shall be adjusted so that such stock option represents the right to purchase one share of IAC common stock and one share of Class C common stock, with the original exercise price of the stock option shall be adjusted proportionately between the share of IAC common stock and the share of Class C common stock and (ii) each RSU representing the right to receive a share of IAC common stock shall be adjusted so that it represents the right to receive one share of IAC common stock and one share of Class C common stock upon settlement. The outstanding stock options and RSUs, adjusted as


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described in the preceding sentence, will in all other respects continue to be subject to the terms and conditions applicable to them prior to the adjustment. In addition, as described in Proposal 4, we are also asking IAC stockholders to approve the amendment and restatement of the 2013 Plan to accommodate IAC's new capital structure and make certain other amendments, the approval of which is not cross-conditioned upon the approval by our stockholders of the two proposals comprising Proposal 3.

         Effect on Preferred Stock

        Neither the New Certificate nor the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, will have any effect on the number of authorized shares of our preferred stock or the rights, preferences, and privileges of, and restrictions on, the preferred stock. Currently, no shares of preferred stock are issued or outstanding and we have no current plan to issue any shares of preferred stock.

         Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

        We expect that, in general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes: (i) neither the Class C Issuance nor the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, will be taxable to our stockholders; (ii) the Class C common stock will not constitute "Section 306 stock" within the meaning of Section 306(c) of the Code; (iii) the tax basis of each share of IAC common stock and Class B common stock, as applicable, with respect to which Class C common stock is distributed in the Dividend, if declared and paid, will be apportioned between such share of IAC common stock or Class B common stock, on the one hand, and the Class C common stock received in the Dividend, on the other hand, in proportion to the fair market values of such shares on the date of the Dividend; (iv) if the shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock with respect to which Class C common stock is distributed in the Dividend, if declared and paid, were held as capital asset, the holding period for each share of Class C common stock will include such stockholder's holding period for the share of common stock or Class B common stock, as applicable, with respect to which the Class C common stock is distributed; and (v) no gain or loss will be recognized on any subsequent conversion of Class C common stock into shares of IAC common stock. Gain or loss would be recognized on the subsequent disposition of shares of Class C common stock in a taxable transaction. Further, while we expect that the Class C common stock will not constitute Section 306 stock, if the Class C common stock were determined to constitute Section 306 stock, a stockholder generally would be treated as realizing ordinary income as opposed to capital gain upon certain dispositions (including redemptions) of such Section 306 stock. All stockholders should consult their own tax advisers regarding the particular tax consequences to them of the receipt, ownership and disposition of shares of Class C common stock.

         Securities Laws

        The distribution of shares of Class C common stock as a stock dividend, if it is declared and paid, will not involve a "sale" of a security under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or Rule 145 thereunder. Consequently, we are not required to register, and will not register, the Class C common stock pursuant to the Securities Act.

        Because the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, do not constitute a "sale" of Class C common stock pursuant to the Securities Act, stockholders will not be deemed to have purchased such shares separately from the IAC common stock or Class B common stock to which such shares of Class C common stock relate pursuant to the Securities Act and Rule 144 thereunder. Shares of IAC common stock held at the time of the effectiveness of the New Certificate and shares of Class C common stock (whether in respect of shares of IAC common stock or Class B common stock) received in the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, other than any such shares held by our "affiliates" within the meaning of the Securities Act, may be offered for sale and sold in the same manner as the IAC common stock prior to the Class C Issuance without registration pursuant to the Securities Act (or


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in the case of equity awards, pursuant to registration statements that we will file under the Securities Act). Our affiliates will continue to be subject to the restrictions specified in Rule 144 of the Securities Act.

        We will also register the Class C common stock with the SEC under the Exchange Act.

         Nasdaq Criteria

        The shares of IAC common stock are currently traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market and will continue to be traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market following the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid.

        An application will be made to trade the shares of Class C common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market. The listing of the shares of Class C common stock on The Nasdaq Stock Market is subject to the approval of The Nasdaq Stock Market of such listing applications and notices, which will be conditioned upon our satisfaction of certain listing requirements. We believe that we will be able to satisfy these listing requirements.

Interest of Certain Persons

        As of the record date for the Annual Meeting, Mr. Diller beneficially owned 5,927,921 shares of IAC common stock (including shares of Class B common stock, which are convertible on a one-for-one basis into shares of IAC common stock, but excluding 550,000 shares of common stock underlying vested options) and 5,789,499 shares of Class B common stock. Of such shares, Ms. von Furstenberg, Mr. Diller's spouse, has sole voting power over 5,248,598 shares of Class B common stock and 136,711 shares of IAC common stock and Mr. Alexander von Furstenberg, the child of Ms. von Furstenberg, has sole investment and voting power over 540,901 shares of Class B common stock. In addition, Mr. von Furstenberg directly owned 54,985 shares of IAC common stock as of the record date. The shares owned by the Diller Parties collectively represent 44.2% of our total outstanding voting power.

        After the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, Mr. Diller and Mr. von Furstenberg will have the same beneficial ownership of shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock. If the Dividend is declared and paid, they will also beneficially own one share of Class C common stock for each outstanding IAC common stock and Class B common stock beneficially owned by them on the record date for the Dividend. If the record date of the Dividend were to have been on the same day as the record date for the Annual Meeting, Mr. Diller would beneficially own 5,927,921 shares of Class C common stock (excluding shares of Class C common stock underlying vested stock options upon the adjustment to outstanding stock options as a result of the Dividend) and Mr. von Furstenberg would directly own 54,985 shares of Class C common stock, collectively representing approximately 7.5% of the shares of Class C common stock to be issued in the Dividend.

        After the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, pursuant to the New Governance Agreement, Mr. Diller will lose his right to consent to limited matters in the event that IAC's ratio of total debt to EBITDA (as defined in the existing amended and restated governance agreement between IAC and Mr. Diller) equals or exceeds four-to-one over a continuous twelve-month period.

        Mr. Diller's ability to sell any shares of Class C common stock received by him, his family members (including Mr. von Furstenberg) or his or their affiliates in the Dividend, if declared and paid, is subject to the terms of the New Governance Agreement. See "Second Amended and Restated Governance Agreement" above.

        Certain members of the Board and management other than Mr. Diller and Mr. von Furstenberg held shares of IAC common stock representing in the aggregate less than 1% of our total outstanding voting power as of the record date for the Annual Meeting. If the Dividend is declared and paid, these


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individuals will receive shares of Class C common stock. They will be free to sell any or all of the shares of Class C common stock that they receive in the Dividend, if it is declared and paid. Accordingly, these individuals would be able to achieve liquidity for a portion of their investment in our capital stock without suffering any loss of voting power.

        Mr. Diller and Mr. von Furstenberg are members of the Board.

Stockholder Information

        Following both the Class C Issuance and the Dividend, if it is declared and paid, we will continue to deliver to the holders of shares of IAC common stock and Class B common stock, proxy statements, annual reports and other information and will deliver the same proxy statements, annual reports and other information to the holders of Class C common stock for any meetings of stockholders at which a vote of the holders of the Class C common stock will take place.


PROPOSAL 4—APPROVAL OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
2013 STOCK AND ANNUAL INCENTIVE PLAN

Proposal and Required Vote

        Our Board adopted the IAC/InterActiveCorp Amended and Restated 2013 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (the "Amended and Restated 2013 Plan") on November 1, 2016, subject to approval by our stockholders and the declaration and payment of the Dividend described under "Proposal 3—Approval of the Adoption of IAC's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation."

        Approval of the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan requires the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares of IAC capital stock present in person or represented by proxy and voting together.

        The Board recommends that our stockholders voteFOR the approval of the Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Plan Proposal.

Overview

        In connection with the proposed changes to our certificate of incorporation, as discussed above under Proposal 3, we are proposing to amend and restate the 2013 Plan, to provide that following the date of the payment of the proposed Dividend, the shares reserved and available for issuance under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan will include shares of IAC common stock and shares of our new Class C common stock, as further described below.

        Any award that is outstanding under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan on the date of the payment of the Dividend will be adjusted as described in Proposal 3. See "Proposal 3—Approval of the Adoption of IAC's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation—Certain Other Effects of the Class C Issuance—Effect on Equity-Based Incentive Plans and Outstanding Equity Awards." For a discussion of the proposed changes to our certificate of incorporation and the differences between IAC common stock and our Class C common stock and the treatment of outstanding awards under the 2013 Plan, please see "Proposal 3—Approval of the Adoption of IAC's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation."

        If our stockholders do not approve Proposal 4 or if the Company does not declare and pay the Dividend, the 2013 Plan will remain in effect as previously approved by our stockholders.

        The purpose of the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan is to give the Company 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 IAC and its businesses.


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Stockholders previously approved the Original 2013 Plan on June 26, 2013.The only differences between the 2013 Plan and the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan are as follows:


Original 2013 PlanAmended and Restated 2013 Plan
Class(es) of Authorized Shares

IAC common stock, entitled to one vote per share

IAC common stock, entitled to one vote per share*

Class C common stock, entitled to no votes per share*

Expiration Date

June 26, 2023

10 years following the later of: (i) stockholder approval of the plan and (ii) payment of the Dividend


*
Under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan, the authorized shares will not be denominated by class. Issuances of any shares under the plan, whether shares of IAC common stock or shares of Class C common stock, will reduce the authorized shares under the plan on a one for one basis. If our stockholders approve the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan, the Company will have the authority to grant awards denominated in shares of IAC common stock or shares of Class C common stock.

        Equity compensation is a critical component of IAC's long-term compensation philosophy. We believe that providing employees with an equity stake in our business is essential to create compensation opportunities that can compete, on a risk-adjusted basis, with entrepreneurial employment alternatives. We believe that ownership shapes behavior, and that by providing a meaningful part of compensation in the form of equity awards, we properly align our employees' incentives with those of our stockholders. The Amended and Restated 2013 Plan is designed to reinforce this alignment.

        If the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan is approved by our stockholders, it will allow awards under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan that are intended to qualify as "performance-based compensation" under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), to be tax-deductible. Section 162(m) of the Code generally places a $1 million annual limit on a Company's tax deduction for compensation paid to certain senior executives, other than compensation that satisfies the applicable requirements for a performance-based compensation exception. To qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code, the compensation must (among other requirements) be subject to attainment of performance goals that have been disclosed to stockholders and approved by a majority stockholder vote. We are asking stockholders to approve the material terms of the performance goals under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan so that the Company may make awards that qualify as performance-based compensation under Section 162(m), and thus, would be tax deductible. For purposes of Section 162(m), the material terms of the performance goals requiring stockholder approval include the following:

        By approving the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan, our stockholders will be approving, among other things, the eligibility requirements, performance goals and limits on various cash and stock awards contained therein for purposes of Section 162(m).


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Summary of Share Usage Under Existing Equity Compensation Plans

        The following table includes information regarding outstanding IAC equity awards, shares of IAC common stock available for future equity award grants under the Company's existing omnibus stock and annual incentive plans and total shares of IAC common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2016:

Total shares underlying outstanding options

7.9 million

Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options

$51.81

Weighted average remaining contractual life of outstanding options

6.9 years

Total shares underlying outstanding restricted stock units ("RSUs") (including performance-based RSUs assuming the maximum potential payout)

1.1 million

Total shares available for grant(1)

7.6 million

Total shares of IAC common stock outstanding(2)

73.4 million

(1)
Reflects approximately 9.0 million shares that remain available for future issuance under the Company's active omnibus stock and annual incentive plans less approximately 1.4 million shares that have been reserved and may be issuable upon the settlement of subsidiary-level phantom equity awards (without giving effect to the withholding of shares to cover taxes) that relate to subsidiaries of IAC (excluding subsidiaries of Match Group, Inc.) based on the estimated value of such subsidiaries as of September 30, 2016.

(2)
Since August 2008, the Company has repurchased approximately 109.9 million shares of its common stock. Accordingly, the potential dilutive impact of the equity awards described in the table above would be less but for this significant stock repurchase activity.

        Based on a review of the Company's historical practices, the Board believes that the amounts available under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan will be sufficient to cover equity awards for employees for at least the next two to three years. In 2013, 2014 and 2015, the number of shares of common stock underlying equity awards granted (including stock options and RSUs) was approximately 1.2 million shares, 1.0 million shares and 3.3 million shares, respectively. The Board expects to continue to grant awards under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan consistent with the Company's historical share utilization rates.

Summary of Terms of the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan

        The principal features of the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan are described below. This summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan, a copy of which is attached as Appendix B-1 to this Proxy Statement. For convenience of reference, Appendix B-2 to this proxy statement shows the changes from the 2013 Plan with deleted text shown in strikethrough and added or moved text shown in underline.

        Administration.    The Amended and Restated 2013 Plan will be administered by the Compensation and Human Resources Committee or such other committee of the Board as the Board may from time to time designate (for purposes of this summary, the "Committee"). Among other things, the Committee has the authority to select individuals to whom awards may be granted, to determine the types of awards (as well as the number and class of shares of common stock to be covered by each such award) and to determine the terms and conditions of any such awards.

        Term.    Awards under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan may be made for ten years following the date that stockholders approve the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan at the Annual Meeting.

        Eligibility.    Awards may be granted under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan to current or prospective officers, employees, directors and consultants of IAC and its subsidiaries and affiliates. As of September 30, 2016, approximately 5,700 individuals were eligible to participate in the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan. During 2015, a total of 163 individuals received IAC equity awards under the Company's existing equity compensation plans.


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        Shares Subject to the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan.    The Amended and Restated 2013 Plan provides that the aggregate number of shares of IAC common stock or our Class C common stock that may be subject to awards under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan cannot exceed 10,000,000. No participant may be granted, in each case during any calendar year, performance-based awards (other than stock options and SARs) intended to qualify under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") covering in excess of 2,000,000 shares or stock options and SARs covering in excess of 3,000,000 shares. The maximum number of shares that may be granted pursuant to incentive stock options is 10,000,000. The foregoing share limits are subject to adjustment in certain circumstances to prevent dilution or enlargement. Upon the declaration and payment of the Dividend, each of the limits described above in this paragraph will be adjusted. For example, if a dividend of one share of Class C common stock for each share of common stock and Class B common stock is declared and paid, then each of the limits described in this paragraph will be doubled. If a dividend of two shares of Class C common stock for each share of common stock and Class B common stock is declared and paid, then each of the limits described in this paragraph will be tripled. If a dividend of three shares of Class C common stock for each share of common stock and Class B common stock is declared and paid, then each of the limits described in this paragraph will be quadrupled.

        The Company has already granted IAC equity awards with respect to approximately 1.8 million shares of common stock under the 2013 Plan, and these grants will count against the 10,000,000 share limit, to the extent that shares are actually delivered to satisfy the awards. New awards granted under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan may be denominated in shares of IAC common stock (having one vote per share) or shares of Class C common stock (having no votes per share). Issuances of any shares under the plan, whether shares of IAC common stock or Class C common stock, will reduce the authorized shares under the plan on a one for one basis. The Company may make some, all or none of the new grants under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan in the form of awards denominated in shares of common stock and the Company may make some, all or none of the new grants under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan in the form of awards denominated in shares of Class C common stock.

        The shares subject to grant under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan are to be made available from authorized but unissued shares or from treasury shares, as determined from time to time by the Board. To the extent that any award is forfeited or any 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 Amended and Restated 2013 Plan. If the exercise price of any option and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to any award are satisfied by 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 plan. To the extent any shares subject to an award are withheld to satisfy the exercise price (in the case of an option) and/or the tax withholding obligations relating to such award, such shares are not deemed to have been delivered for purposes of the limits set forth in the plan.

        As indicated above, several types of stock grants can be made under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan. A summary of these grants is set forth below.

        Stock Options and SARs.    Stock options granted under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan can either be incentive stock options ("ISOs") or nonqualified stock options. SARs granted under the Amended and Restated 2013 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 grant date. The closing price of our common stock, as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market, on November 4, 2016 was $64.36 per share. Stock options and SARs cannot be repriced without stockholder approval. Optionees may pay the exercise price in cash or, if approved by the Committee, in shares (valued at their fair market value on the date of exercise) or a


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combination thereof, or by way of a "cashless exercise" through a broker approved by the Company or by withholding shares otherwise receivable on exercise.

        The term of options and SARs are as determined by the Committee, but a stock option may not have a term longer than ten years from the date of grant. The Committee determines the vesting and exercise schedule of options and SARs, which the 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 options and SARs terminate upon the termination of employment, and vested 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 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 the case of nonqualified stock options or SARs, as otherwise expressly permitted by the 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 Amended and Restated 2013 Plan provides for the award of shares that are subject to forfeiture and restrictions on transferability as set forth in the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan and as may be otherwise determined by the Committee. Except for these restrictions and any others imposed by the Committee, upon the grant of restricted stock, the recipient will have rights of a stockholder with respect to the restricted stock, including the right to vote the restricted stock and to receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect to the restricted stock on such terms as will be set forth in the applicable award agreement. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee: (i) cash dividends on the shares that are the subject of the restricted stock award shall be automatically reinvested in additional restricted stock, held subject to the vesting of the underlying restricted stock, and (ii) dividends payable in shares shall be paid in the form of additional restricted stock, held subject to the vesting of the underlying restricted stock. Restricted stock granted under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan may or may not be subject to performance conditions. During the restriction period set by the Committee, the recipient may not sell, transfer, pledge, exchange or otherwise encumber the restricted stock.

        RSUs.    The Amended and Restated 2013 Plan authorizes the committee to grant 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 actual shares 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 applicable 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 Amended and Restated 2013 Plan may or may not be subject to performance conditions. The recipient may not sell, transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber RSUs granted under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan prior to their vesting.

        Other Stock-Based Awards.    Other awards of shares 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 Amended and Restated 2013 Plan.

        Cash-Based Awards.    Cash-based awards may be granted under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan. No participant may be granted a cash-based award that has an aggregate maximum payment value in any calendar year in excess of $10.0 million if the award is intended to qualify as tax-deductible performance-based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Code.

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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 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 the Company or any subsidiary, affiliate, division or department of the Company.

        Change in Control.    Unless otherwise provided by the Committee in an award agreement or otherwise, in the event that, during the two-year period following a change in control, a participant's employment is terminated by IAC, other than for cause or disability, or a participant resigns for good reason:

        The Committee or Board may provide for different treatment in the event of a change in control, including vesting of awards upon a change in control.

        Amendment and Discontinuance.    The Amended and Restated 2013 Plan may be amended, altered or discontinued by the Board, but no amendment, alteration or discontinuance may impair the rights of an optionee under an option or a recipient of a SAR, restricted stock award, RSU award or cash-based award previously granted without the consent of the optionee or recipient. Amendments to the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan will require stockholder approval to the extent such approval is required by law or the listing standards of the applicable exchange. The Amended and Restated 2013 Plan will terminate on the ten year anniversary of the later of: (i) stockholder approval of the plan and (ii) payment of the Dividend.

Amended and Restated 2013 Plan Benefits

        All awards made under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan are discretionary. Therefore, the benefits and amounts that will be received or allocated under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan are not determinable at this time. The following table below reflects equity-based awards granted in 2015 for the named executive officers as a group, all other employees as a group and all non-employee directors as a group.


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 Number
of Shares
Underlying
Stock Options
 Stock Option
Exercise Price
($)
 Number of RSUs 

Barry Diller, Chairman and Senior Executive

  1,000,000(1)       (1)  

Joseph Levin, Chief Executive Officer (since June 2015)

  400,000(2)$77.26(2)  

Victor A. Kaufman, Vice Chairman

      5,674 

Jeffrey W. Kip, Chief Financial Officer (through June 2015)

  100,000 $61.68   

Gregg Winiarski, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

  100,000 $61.68   

All named executive officers, as a group

  1,600,000        (3) 5,674 

All other employees, as a group

  928,000 $65.52(4) 773,436 

All non-employee directors, as a group

      29,115 

(1)
Includes 500,000 stock options with an exercise price of $67.45 (equal to the fair market value (as defined in the applicable stock and annual incentive plan) per share of IAC common stock on the grant date) and 500,000 stock options with an exercise price of $84.31 (equal to 125% of the fair market value (as defined in the applicable stock and annual incentive plan) per share of IAC common stock on the grant date.

(2)
200,000 of these stock options will become exercisable only if the closing price per share of IAC common stock during any 20 consecutive trading day period equals or exceeds $115.89 (a 50% increase to the closing price per share of IAC common stock on the grant date).

(3)
Includes: (i) 500,000 stock options with an exercise price of $67.45, (ii) 500,000 stock options with an exercise price of $84.31, (iii) 400,000 stock options with an exercise price of $77.26 and (iv) 200,000 stock options with an exercise price of $61.68.

(4)
Reflects the weighted average exercise prices of stock options held by this group of award recipients.

        For more information regarding grants made to our named executive officers and non-employee directors in 2015, see the "Grants of Plan-Based Awards" in 2015 on page 62 and the table set forth under the caption "Director Compensation" on page 70.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

        The following is a summary of certain federal income tax consequences of awards made under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan based upon the laws in effect as of the date of this Proxy Statement. The discussion is general in nature and does not take into account a number of considerations which may apply in light of the circumstances of a particular participant under the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan. The income tax consequences under applicable state and local tax laws may not be the same as under federal income tax laws.

        Non-Qualified Stock Options.    A participant will not recognize taxable income when a non-qualified stock option is granted, and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time. A participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees) upon the exercise of a non-qualified stock option equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares purchased over their exercise price, and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction.

        Incentive Stock Options.    A participant will not recognize taxable income when an incentive stock option is granted. A participant will not recognize taxable income (except for purposes of the alternative minimum tax) upon the exercise of an incentive stock option. If the shares acquired upon the exercise of an incentive stock option are held for the longer of two years from the date the stock


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option was granted and one year from the date the shares were transferred, any gain or loss arising from a subsequent disposition of such shares will be taxed as long-term capital gain or loss, and we will not be entitled to any deduction. If, however, such shares are disposed of within such two- or one-year periods, then in the year of such disposition the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income equal to the excess of the lesser of the amount realized upon such disposition and the fair market value of such shares on the date of exercise over the exercise price, and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction. The excess of the amount realized through the disposition date over the fair market value of the stock on the exercise date will be treated as capital gain.

        SARs.    A participant will not recognize taxable income when a SAR is granted, and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time. Upon the exercise of a SAR, a participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees) equal to the fair market value of any shares delivered and the amount of cash paid by us, and we generally will be entitled to a corresponding deduction.

        Restricted Stock.    A participant will not recognize taxable income at the time shares of restricted stock are granted, and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time, unless the participant makes an election under Section 83(b) of the Code to be taxed at grant. If such an election is made, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees) at the time of the grant equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at such time over the amount, if any, paid for such shares. If such an election is not made, the participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees) at the time the restrictions lapse in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares at such time over the amount, if any, paid for such shares. The Company is entitled to a corresponding deduction at the time the ordinary income is recognized by the participant, except to the extent the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply. In addition, a participant receiving dividends with respect to restricted stock for which the above-described election has not been made and prior to the time the restrictions lapse will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees), rather than dividend income. The Company will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, except to the extent the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply.

        Restricted Stock Units.    A participant will not recognize taxable income when restricted stock units are granted, and we will not be entitled to a tax deduction at such time. A participant will recognize compensation taxable as ordinary income (and subject to income tax withholding in the case of employees) at the time of settlement of the award equal to the fair market value of any shares delivered and the amount of cash paid by us, and we will be entitled to a corresponding deduction, except to the extent the deduction limits of Section 162(m) of the Code apply.

        Section 162(m) Limitations.    As explained above, Section 162(m) of the Code generally places a $1 million annual limit on a Company's tax deduction for compensation paid to certain senior executives, other than compensation that qualifies as "performance-based compensation," as defined under Section 162(m) of the Code. The Amended and Restated 2013 Plan is designed so that stock options and SARs qualify for this exemption, and it also permits the Committee to grant other awards designed to qualify for this exception. However, the Committee reserves the right to grant awards that do not qualify for this exception, and, in some cases, the exception may cease to be available for some or all awards that otherwise so qualify. Thus, it is possible that Section 162(m) of the Code may disallow compensation deductions that would otherwise be available to the Company.

        The foregoing general tax discussion is intended for the information of stockholders in connection with considering how to vote with respect to the 2013 Stock Plan Proposal and not as tax guidance to participants in the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan. Participants are strongly urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the federal, state, local, foreign and other tax consequences to them of participating in the Amended and Restated 2013 Plan.


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AUDIT COMMITTEE MATTERS

Audit Committee Report

        The Audit Committee functions pursuant to a written charter adopted by the Board of Directors, the most recent version of which was filed as Appendix A to IAC's 2014the Company's 2017 Annual Meeting proxy statement. The Audit Committee charter governs the operations of the Audit Committee and sets forth its responsibilities, which include providing assistance to the Board of Directors with the monitoring of: (i) the integrity of IAC's financial statements, (ii) the effectiveness of IAC's internal control over financial reporting, (iii) the qualifications and independence of IAC's independent registered public accounting firm, (iv) the performance of IAC's internal audit function and independent registered public accounting firm, (v) IAC's risk assessment and risk management policies as they relate to financial and other risk exposures and (vi) the compliance by IAC with legal and regulatory requirements. It is not the duty of the Audit Committee to plan or conduct audits or to determine that IAC's financial statements and disclosures are complete, accurate and have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and applicable rules and regulations. These areManagement is responsible for the responsibilitiesCompany's financial reporting process, including systems of Company management and IAC'sinternal control over financial reporting. The independent registered public accounting firm.accountants are responsible for performing an independent audit of the Company's consolidated financial statements and the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and to issue a report thereon. The Audit Committee's responsibility is to engage the independent auditor and otherwise to monitor and oversee these processes.

        In fulfilling its responsibilities, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited consolidated financial statements of IAC included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 20152018 with IAC's management and Ernst & Young LLP.LLP, IAC's independent registered public accounting firm.

        The Audit Committee has discussed with Ernst & Young the matters required to be discussed by PCAOB Auditing Standard 1301, "Communications with Audit Committees." In addition, the Audit Committee has received the written disclosures and the letter from Ernst & Young required by applicable requirements of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding Ernst & Young's communications with the Audit Committee concerning independence and has discussed with Ernst & Young its independence from IAC and its management.

        In reliance on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the audited consolidated financial statements of IAC for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015 be included in IAC's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20152018 for filing with the SEC.

Members of the Audit Committee

Alan G. Spoon (Chair)(Chairperson)
Bryan Lourd
Richard F. Zannino


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Fees Paid to Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

        The following table sets forth fees for all professional services rendered by Ernst & Young LLP to IAC for the years ended December 31, 20152018 and 2014:2017:


 2015 2014  2018 2017 

Audit Fees

 $5,919,000(1)$3,667,000(2) $2,366,000(1)$2,797,750(2)

Audit-Related Fees(3)

 $50,000 $50,000  $50,000 $50,000 

Total Audit and Audit-Related Fees

 $5,969,000 $3,717,000  $2,416,000 $2,847,750 

Tax Fees(4)

 $1,250,000 $1,175,000   $14,800 

Total Fees

 $7,219,000 $4,892,000  $2,416,000 $2,862,550 

(1)
Audit Fees in 20152018 include: (i) fees associated with the annual audit of financial statements and internal control over financial reporting and the review of periodic reports, (ii) statutory audits (audits performed for certain IAC businesses in various jurisdictions abroad, which audits are required by local law) and (iii) fees for accounting consultations.
(2)
Audit Fees in 2017 include: (i) fees associated with the initial public offeringannual audit of Match Group, Inc. ("Match Group") in November 2015, as well asfinancial statements and internal control over financial reporting and the review of (and, in the case of consents and the comfort letter, the issuance of) the related SEC registration statements, consents and comfort letter, accounting consultations and other services related to the offering, (iii) fees for the audit performed in connection with Match Group's acquisition of Plentyoffish Media Inc. in October 2015, (iv)periodic reports, (ii) statutory audits (audits performed for certain IAC businesses in various jurisdictions abroad, which audits are required by local law), (v)(iii) fees for services performed in connection with the issuanceoffering of Match Group's 6.75%the 0.875% Exchangeable Senior Notes due October 1, 2022 in November 2015,by an IAC subsidiary, as well as the review and issuance of the related comfort letter and other services related to the issuance,such offering, and (vi)(iv) fees for accounting consultations.


Fees for services described in (i), (ii), (iii) and (v) above in the aggregate amount $3,980,000 were either allocated by the Company to Match Group (based on Match Group's revenue as a percentage of IAC's total revenue) or paid by IAC and reimbursed by Match Group.

(2)
(3)
Audit-Related Fees in 2015 and 2014both years include fees for benefit plan audits.

(4)
Tax Fees in 2015 and 2014 primarily include fees paid for the preparation of federal, state and local tax returns (including amended returns)compliance service. Tax Fees in the United Statestotal aggregate amount of $2,400 were incurred and certain jurisdictions abroadpaid directly by Match Group, Inc. in 2017 and research2018 and development tax credit studies, as well as tax compliance services in 2015.have been excluded from the table above.

Audit and Non-Audit Services Pre-Approval Policy

        The Audit Committee has a policy governing the pre-approval of all audit and permitted non-audit services performed by IAC's independent registered public accounting firm in order to ensure that the provision of these services does not impair such firm's independence from IAC and its management.


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Unless a type of service to be provided by IAC's independent registered public accounting firm has received general pre-approval, it requires specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. Any proposed services in excess of pre-approved cost levels also require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. In all pre-approval instances, the Audit Committee considers whether such services are consistent with SEC rules regarding auditor independence.


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        All Tax services require specific pre-approval by the Audit Committee. In addition, the Audit Committee has designated specific services that have the pre-approval of the Audit Committee (each of which is subject to pre-approved cost levels) and has classified these pre-approved services into one of three categories: Audit, Audit-Related and All Other (excluding Tax). The term of any pre-approval is 12twelve months from the date of the pre-approval, unless the Audit Committee specifically provides for a different period. The Audit Committee revisesreviews the list of pre-approved services from time to time.time and will revise it as and if appropriate. Pre-approved fee levels for all services to be provided by IAC's independent registered public accounting firm are established periodically from time to time by the Audit Committee.

        Pursuant to the pre-approval policy, the Audit Committee may delegate its authority to grant pre-approvals to one or more of its members, and has currently delegated this authority to its Chairman.Chairperson. The decisions of the ChairmanChairperson (or any other member(s) to whom such authority may be delegated) to grant pre-approvals must be presented to the full Audit Committee at its next scheduled meeting. The Audit Committee may not delegate its responsibilities to pre-approve services to Company management.


INFORMATION CONCERNING IAC EXECUTIVE OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT DIRECTORS

        Background information about IAC's current executive officers who are not director nominees as well as IAC's former Chief Financial Officer, is set forth below. For background information about IAC's Chairman and Senior Executive, Barry Diller, Chief Executive Officer, Joseph Levin, and Vice Chairman, Victor A. Kaufman, see the discussion under "InformationInformation Concerning Director Nominees"Nominees beginning on page 6.

Jeffrey W. Kip, age 48, served as Chief Financial Officer of IAC from March 2012 through June 2015 and has remained an employee (in a capacity other than as an executive officer) of the Company since that time. Prior to 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. 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.

        Glenn H. Schiffman, age 47,49, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of IAC since April 2016.2016 and served as Chief Financial Officer of ANGI Homeservices Inc. from September 2017 to March 2019. 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 followingfollowed Nomura's acquisition of Lehman's Asia business from January 2010 to April 2011.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 boardboards of directors of Match Group, Inc. and ANGI Homeservices Inc. since September 2016.


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        Mark Stein, age 48,51, has served as Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of IAC since January 2016 and prior to that time, served as Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of IAC from September 2015. Mr. Stein previously served as both Senior Vice President of Corporate Development at IAC (since(from January 2008) and Chief Strategy Officer of IAC Search & Applications, the desktop software, mobile applications and media properties that comprised IAC's former Search & Applications segment (since(from November 2012). Prior to his service in these roles, Mr. Stein served in several other capacities for IAC and its businesses, including as Chief Strategy Officer of Mindspark Interactive Network from 2009 to 2012, and prior to that time as Executive Vice President of Corporate and Business Development of IAC Search & Media. Mr. Stein has served on the boardboards of directors of Match Group, Inc. and ANGI Homeservices Inc. since November 2015.2015 and September 2017, respectively.


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        Gregg Winiarski, age 46,48, 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 sincefrom 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 19961997 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 boardboards of directors of Match Group, Inc. and ANGI Homeservices Inc. since October 2015.


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COMPENSATION DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

Philosophy and Objectives

        Our executive officers whose compensation is discussed in this compensation discussion and analysis (the "CD&A"), and to whom we refer to as our named executive officersexecutives in this CD&A (the "NEOs") are:

        Our executive officer compensation program is designed to increase long-term stockholder value by attracting, retaining, motivating and rewarding leaders with the competence, character, experience and ambition necessary to enable the Company to meet its growth objectives.

        ThoughAlthough IAC is a publicly traded company, we attempt to foster an entrepreneurial culture, and attract and retain senior executives with entrepreneurial backgrounds, attitudes and aspirations. Accordingly, when attempting to recruit and retain our executive officers, as well as other executives who may become executive officers at a later time, we compete not only with other public companies, but also with earlier stage companies, companies funded by private equity and venture capital firms and professional firms. We structure our compensation program so that we can compete in this varied marketplace for talent, with an emphasis on variable, contingent compensation and long-term equity ownership.

        While we consider market data in establishing broad compensation programs and practices and may periodically benchmark the compensation associated with particular executive positions, we do not definitively rely on competitive survey data or any benchmarking information in establishing executive compensation. The Company makes decisions based on a host of factors particular to a given executive's situation, including its firsthand experience with the competition for recruiting executives 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 in which we compete.

        Similarly, we believe that arithmetic approaches to measuring and rewarding short-term performance often fail to adequately take into account the multiple factors that contribute to success at the individual executive and business level. In any given period, the Company may have multiple objectives, and these objectives and(and their relative importance,importance) often change as the competitive and strategic landscapes shift. Accordingly, we have historically avoided the use of strict formulas in our


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annual bonus program, believing that they often over-compensate or under-compensate a given performance level. We instead rely primarily on an approach that, while based on clear objectives, is not formulaic and allows for the exercise of discretion in setting final bonus amounts.

        In addition, we are of the view that long-term incentive compensation in the form of equity awards aligns the interests of executives andwith the interests of our long-term shareholders,stockholders, and to further this important goal, equity awards play a prominent role in our overall compensation program. The form of equity awards has changed from time to time over the years. We have used non-qualified stock options as the predominant equity incentive vehicle for our executives for many years. We use this equity incentive instrument primarily for the sake of simplicity given that the value from stock option awards is directly dependent on appreciation in the Company's stock price and therefore provides an objectively measurable goal, and a belief that it would, in general, make the Company more competitive in recruiting talented executives and employees. From time to time, however, executives


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have been awardedIn 2019, we introduced performance-based restricted stock units in additionunit awards for our executive officers. We made this change to or in lieureduce the dilutive impact of equity awards made to our executives (relative to stock option awards, depending onoptions), while still aligning the individual circumstances, and in 2015 oneinterests of our executives was awarded restricted stock unitswith those of our shareholders. We will continue to evaluate the appropriate form of equity-based incentive awards as described below.market conditions evolve.

        We believe that the Company's executive officer compensation program puts the substantial majority of compensation at risk, rewards both individual executive and corporate performance in a targeted fashion, pays amounts appropriate to attract and retain those key individuals necessary to grow the Company and aligns the interests of our key executives with the interests of our stockholders. We continuously evaluate our program and make changes as we deem appropriate. We presented a "Say-on-Pay" item to stockholders in 2017, which called for an advisory, non-binding vote regarding the compensation of our named executive officers in 2016 as described in the 2017 Annual Meeting proxy statement. On this item, over 97% of the votes cast were in favor of the resolution. In light of strong stockholder support, we concluded that no revisions were necessary to our executive officer compensation program as a direct result of that advisory vote.

Roles and Responsibilities

        The Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Company's Board of Directors (for purposes of this CD&A, the "Committee") has primary responsibility for establishing the compensation of the Company's executive officers. All compensation decisions referred to throughout this CD&A have been made by the Committee, based (in part) on recommendations from Mr.Messrs. Diller and Mr. Levin (as described below). The Committee currently consists of Ms. Hammer (Chairperson) and Mr. Rosenblatt and Ms. Hammer.Rosenblatt.

        The executive officers participate in structuring Company-wide compensation programs and in establishing appropriate bonus and equity pools. In early 2016, Messrs.2019, Mr. Diller and Levin met with the Committee and discussed theirhis views of corporate and individual executive officer performance for 20152018 for Messrs. KaufmanLevin, Schiffman, Stein and Winiarski, and theirhis recommendations for annual bonuses for thosethese executive officers. Messrs. Diller and Levin had previously discussed Mr. Levin's views of the individual performance of each of Messrs. Schiffman, Stein and Winiarski, and those views were incorporated into Mr. Diller's recommendations. Mr. Diller also discussed Mr. Levin's performance, and his views on his own performance with the Committee. Following these discussions, the Committee met in an executive sessionssession to discuss these recommendations. After consideration of these recommendations, the Committee ultimately determined the annual bonus amount for each executive officer.

In establishing a given executive officer's compensation package, each individual component is evaluated independently and in relation to the package as a whole. Prior earning histories and outstanding long-term compensation arrangements are also reviewed and taken into account. However, we do not believe in any formulaic relationship or targeted allocation between these elements. Instead, each individual'sindividual executive's situation is evaluated on a case-by-case basis each year, considering the variety of relevant factors at that time.

        From time to time, the Committee has solicited the advice of consulting firms and engaged legal counsel. Except as noted below, noNo such consulting firms or legal counsel were engaged during 2015.2018.


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        In addition, from time to time, the Company may solicit survey or peer compensation data from various consulting firms. In 2015,2018, the Company engaged Mercer (US) Inc.Compensation Advisory Partners ("CAP") to provide comparative market data in connection with the Company's own analysis of its equity compensation practices, but neither MercerCAP nor any other compensation consultant engaged by the Company had any role in determining or recommending the amount or form of executive compensation for 2015.

        In 2015, the Committee engaged Compensation Advisory Partners LLC ("CAP") to assist the Committee in its consideration of long-term incentive awards for Mr. Diller and Mr. Levin, as discussed further below under the heading "2015 Equity Awards."2018.

Compensation Elements

        Our compensation packages for executive officers primarily consist of salary, annual bonuses, IAC equity awards and, in certain instances, perquisites and other benefits.


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SalarySalary.

We typically negotiate a new executive officer's starting salary upon arrival, based on the executive's prior compensation history, prior compensation levels for the particular position within the Company, the Company's New York City location, salary levels of other executivesexecutive officers within the Company and salary levels available to the individual in alternative opportunities. Salaries can increase based on a number of factors, including the assumption of additional responsibilities and other factors whichthat demonstrate an executive'sexecutive officer's increased value to the Company. No executive officer's salary was adjusted during 2015.2018.

General. We establishOur bonus levels through a two-pronged process. First, at the beginning of each year, the Committee setsprogram is designed to reward performance objectives, which historically have been tied to the achievement of EBITDA (as defined below), revenue or share price performance targets during the forthcoming year,on an annual basis and maximum bonus amounts. In general, these performance targetsannual bonuses are minimum acceptable performance conditions, but with respect to which there is substantial uncertainty when we establish them. The establishment of performance targets and maximum bonus amounts is undertaken primarily to satisfy the requirements of Section 162(m)discretionary. Because of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended. Satisfaction of one or morevariable nature of the performance targets established bybonus program, and because in any given year bonuses can make up the Committee allowssignificant majority of an executive officer's cash compensation, the bonus program provides a strong incentive for our executive officers to achieve annual corporate objectives. We generally pay bonuses shortly after year-end following finalization of financial results for the payment of bonuses that will be deductible by the Company for federal income tax purposes, should any bonuses be awarded to the Company's named executive officers. However, satisfaction of the applicable performance targets does not obligate the Committee to approve any specific bonus amount for any executive officer, and the Committee has historically reduced the maximum bonus amount based on a discretionary assessment of Company and, to a lesser extent, individual performance.prior year.

        In making its determinations regarding individual annual bonus amounts, the Committee considers a variety of factors, such as growth in profitability or achievement of strategic objectives by the Company, and, to a lesser extent, an individual's performance and contribution to the Company. The Committee does not quantify the weight given to any specific element or otherwise follow a formulaic calculation. Rather, the Committee engages in an overall assessment of appropriate bonus levels based on a subjective interpretation of all relevant criteria. This process is designed to permit the Company to deduct the bonus compensation paid to executives for income tax purposes.

        The definition of EBITDA used for establishing Section 162(m) performance objectives comes from IAC's 2013 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, and is as follows: "EBITDA" means for any period, operating profit (loss) plus, if applicable: (i) depreciation, (ii) amortization and impairment of intangibles, (iii) goodwill impairment, (iv) non-cash compensation expense, (v) restructuring charges, (vi) non cash write-downs of assets, (vii) charges relating to disposal of lines of business, (viii) litigation settlement amounts and (ix) costs incurred for proposed and completed acquisitions.

        20152018 Bonuses. For 2015,2018, the Committee predicatedconsidered a variety of factors, including:


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