UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Delaware
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000-28018
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77-0398689 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
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701 First Avenue
Sunnyvale, California
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 349-3300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| Item 5.02 |
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b) Effective
January 31, 2008, Terry Semel tendered his resignation as a member of the Board of
Directors of Yahoo! Inc. (the
“Company”) and as non-executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of
the Company.
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| Item 7.01 |
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Regulation FD Disclosure. |
The Board of Directors of
the Company unanimously elected Roy Bostock to serve as
non-executive Chairman of the Board of
the Company.
Bostock has been a member of
the company’s Board of Directors since May 2003. He has
extensive advertising and marketing experience, having spent more than 38 years in a variety of
senior level positions in that industry. Bostock served as Chairman of BCom3 Group, Inc., a global
advertising agency group, from January 2000 to mid-2001. From July 1990 to January 2000, Bostock
served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of D’Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles and its successor
company, The MacManus Group, Inc., an advertising and marketing services firm. Bostock is Chairman
of the Partnership for a Drug-Free America; he also serves on the board of Morgan Stanley and is
currently the chairman of the board of directors of Northwest Airlines Corporation. Bostock holds a
Bachelor’s degree from Duke University and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.
The Board of Directors of
the Company resolved to decrease the number of directors
constituting the Board of Directors from eleven to ten and that the Board of Directors of the
Company shall consist of ten directors. The Amended and Restated
Bylaws of
the Company grant the
power to decrease the number of directors by a resolution of the Board of Directors.
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| Item 9.01 |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.