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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
October 28, 2013
GOOGLE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-50726 | 77-0493581 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 253-0000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On October 28, 2013, the Delaware Court of Chancery approved the settlement entered into by Google Inc., its board of directors and the plaintiffs in the class action captioned In Re: Google Inc. Class C Shareholder Litigation, Civil Action No. 7469-CS. Sections 2 and 3 of the Stipulation of Compromise and Settlement that was previously filed with the Court of Chancery on August 2, 2013 contain the definitions and terms of the parties’ proposed settlement and are filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The Court approved the terms as stipulated to by the parties except that the Court (1) reduced the proposed award for the plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees and reimbursement of litigation expenses from $25 million to $8.5 million, plus expenses; and (2) asked the parties to clarify the language in Section 3.1(b) regarding the legal standard to be applied to any judicial review of any waiver, modification, amendment, or supplementation of the Transfer Restriction Agreement. The parties plan to file a Revised Stipulation of Compromise and Settlement with the Court shortly and expect the Court to issue its Order and Final Judgment shortly thereafter.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Terms of Settlement of In Re: Google Inc. Class C Shareholder Litigation (Consol. C.A. No. 7469-CS) | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GOOGLE INC. | ||
| Date: October 30, 2013 | /s/ Kent Walker | |
| Kent Walker | ||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||