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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

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*** Exercise Your Right to Vote ***

Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the

Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on June 12, 2014.

 

   TRIPADVISOR, INC.      

Meeting Information

 

   
        

Meeting Type:             Annual Meeting

 

   
        

For holders as of:        April 21, 2014

 

   
        

Date:    June 12, 2014                  Time:    12:30 PM EDT

 

   
   TRIPADVISOR, INC.       Location:  

Goodwin Procter LLP

53 State Street

Boston, MA 02109

 

   
        

 

You are receiving this communication because you hold shares in the company named above.

 
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141 NEEDHAM STREET

NEWTON, MA 02464

     

 

This is not a ballot. You cannot use this notice to vote these shares. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. You may view the proxy materials online at www.proxyvote.com or easily request a paper copy (see reverse side).

 

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Voting Items

 

         
 

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR

the following:

 

         
  1.   Election of Directors               
   

 

01)

   Gregory B. Maffei   06)    Spencer M. Rascoff          
   

 

02)

   Stephen Kaufer   07)    Christopher W. Shean          
   

 

03)

   Jonathan F. Miller   08)    Sukhinder Singh Cassidy          
   

 

04)

   Dipchand (Deep) Nishar   09)    Robert S. Wiesenthal          
   

 

05)

   Jeremy Philips               
 

 

Each to serve for a one-year term from the date of his or her election and until such director’s successor is elected or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal.

 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposal 2:

  2.   To ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as TripAdvisor, Inc.’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2014.
  The Board of Directors recommends you vote AGAINST proposal 3:
  3.   To consider a stockholder proposal regarding majority voting in director elections.
  Note: In their discretion, the proxies are authorized to vote upon such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof.
      

 

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