UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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):
December 12, 2006
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 December 12, 2006, Google Inc. issued a press release announcing a new program that will enable employees to sell vested stock options. Under the new Transferable Stock Option (TSO) program, Google employees will be able to sell their vested stock options to participating financial institutions in an online auction as an alternative to the traditional method of exercising options and selling shares. The press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1. In addition, attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Form 8-K are a posting to the Google Blog about the TSO program and other documents linked to from the blog posting.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 12, 2006. | |
| 99.2.1 | Posting to the Google Blog on December 12, 2006 (the “Blog Posting”). | |
| 99.2.2 | “The Market for TSOs” – linked to from the Blog Posting. | |
| 99.2.3 | “Google Employees Tom and Sally” – linked to from the Blog Posting. | |
| 99.2.4 | “Accounting for TSOs” – linked to from the Blog Posting. | |
| 99.2.5 | “Google Transferable Stock Options Program – Questions and Answers” – linked to from the Blog Posting. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GOOGLE INC. | ||
| Date: December 13, 2006 | /s/Eric Schmidt | |
| Eric Schmidt Chairman of the Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated December 12, 2006. | |
| 99.2.1 | Posting to the Google Blog on December 12, 2006 (the “Blog Posting”). | |
| 99.2.2 | “The Market for TSOs” – linked to from the Blog Posting. | |
| 99.2.3 | “Google Employees Tom and Sally” – linked to from the Blog Posting. | |
| 99.2.4 | “Accounting for TSOs” – linked to from the Blog Posting. | |
| 99.2.5 | “Google Transferable Stock Options Program – Questions and Answers” – linked to from the Blog Posting. | |