County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland v. Priceline.com Incorporated et al

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Local Rule 103.3 Disclosure Statement by Expedia, Inc., Hotels.com LP, Hotwire, Inc., Travelnow.com, Inc. identifying Other Affiliate HRN 99 Holdings, LLC for Hotels.com LP; Other Affiliate Expedia, Inc. (WA) for.. (Morris, M.)

County Commissioners of Worcester County, Maryland v. Priceline.com Incorporated et al

Doc. 46

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF WORCESTER * COUNTY, MARYLAND * Plaintiff, * v. * PRICELINE.COM INCORPORATED, et al., * Defendants. * * * * * * * * *

Civil Action No. MJG-09-13

FED. R. CIV. P 7.1 AND LOCAL RULE 103.3 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT FOR DEFENDANTS EXPEDIA, INC., HOTELS.COM, L.P., TRAVELNOW.COM, INC., AND HOTWIRE, INC. Defendants Expedia, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Hotels.com, L.P., TravelNow.com, Inc., and Hotwire, Inc. disclose the following pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P 7.1 and Local Rule 103.3. 1. Expedia, Inc. is a Delaware corporation ("Expedia DE") with no parent

corporation. As of March 15, 2009, the following entities owned 10 percent or more of the stock of Expedia DE and therefore may have a financial interest in the outcome of this litigation: a) T. Rowe Price Group, Inc., through its subsidiary T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., and b) Liberty Media Corporation. 2. Hotels.com, L.P. is a Texas limited partnership. Hotels.com GP, LLC, a Texas

limited liability company, and HRN 99 Holdings, LLC, a New York limited liability company, are the General and Limited Partner, respectively, of Hotels.com, L.P. Both Hotels.com GP, LLC and HRN 99 Holdings, LLC are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Expedia, Inc., the Washington Corporation ("Expedia WA"). Expedia WA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Expedia DE.

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Effective January 1, 2009, TravelNow.com, Inc., a Delaware corporation, merged

into Expedia WA. Expedia WA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Expedia DE. 4. Hotwire, Inc., a Delaware corporation, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Expedia

WA. Expedia WA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Expedia DE. Other than the corporations, unincorporated associations, partnerships, and/or other business entities listed above, no other entities have any financial interest in the outcome of this litigation for these defendants as defined in Local Rule 103.3.

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Dated: June 26, 2009 Respectfully submitted, /s/ J. Stephen Simms J. Stephen Simms (#4269) John T. Ward (#1507) M. Scotland Morris (#25167) SIMMS SHOWERS LLP 20 S. Charles Street, Suite 702 Baltimore, Maryland 21201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: 410-510-1789 Counsel for all Defendants OF COUNSEL: James P. Karen (pro hac vice application to be submitted) Deborah S. Sloan (pro hac vice application to be submitted) JONES DAY 2727 North Harwood Street Dallas, Texas 75201 Telephone: [phone] Facsimile: [phone] E-mails: [e-mail] [e-mail] Counsel for Defendants Expedia, Inc. (DE); Hotels.com, L.P.; Hotwire, Inc.; and TravelNow.com, Inc. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I certify that on June 26, 2009, I caused the foregoing to be filed with this Court's CM/ECF system for service on all record counsel. /s/ M. Scotland Morris

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