Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Stockholders' Equity

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Stockholders' Equity
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Stockholders' Equity  
Stockholders' Equity

(7) Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

TripCo’s preferred stock is issuable, from time to time, with such powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in a resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of such preferred stock adopted by TripCo’s board of directors.  See note 6 for a description of the Series A Preferred Stock.

Common Stock

LTRPA entitles the holders to one vote per share, LTRPB entitles the holders to ten votes per share and LTRPK, except as otherwise required by applicable law, entitles the holder to no voting rights.  As of June 30, 2024, no shares of LTRPK have been issued. All series of TripCo common stock participate on an equal basis with respect to dividends and distributions.

Subsidiary Purchases of Common Stock

During the three months ended June 30, 2024, Tripadvisor repurchased 1,366,385 shares of its outstanding common stock at an average price of $18.28 per share, exclusive of fees and commissions, or $25 million in the aggregate. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, Tripadvisor repurchased 4,724,729 shares of its outstanding common stock at an average share price of $15.85 per share, exclusive of fees and commissions, or $75 million in the aggregate.

On September 7, 2023, Tripadvisor’s board of directors authorized the repurchase of $250 million in shares of its common stock under a new share repurchase program. This new share repurchase program, which has a term of two years, does not obligate Tripadvisor to acquire any particular number of shares and may be modified, suspended or discontinued at any time. As of June 30, 2024, Tripadvisor had $200 million remaining available to repurchase shares of its common stock under its share repurchase program.