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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K 

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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020 

Or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from__________to__________                            

Commission File No. 001-38220 

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)

82-1204801
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3601 Walnut Street, Denver, CO 80205 
(Address of registrant's principal executive offices)
(303) 963-7200 
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class 
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001

Trading Symbol
ANGI

Name of exchange on which registered 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☒    No ☐
Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐    No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing 
requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒    No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of 
Regulation  S-T  (§232.405  of  this  chapter)  during  the  preceding  12  months  (or  for  such  shorter  period  that  the  Registrant  was  required  to  submit  such 
files). Yes ☒    No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or 

an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth 
company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.                                                                                 

Large accelerated filer ☒ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☐

Smaller reporting
 company

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Emerging growth
company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any 

new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal 
control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or 
issued its audit report. ☒

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐    No ☒
As of January 29, 2021, the following shares of the Registrant's Common Stock were outstanding:

Class A Common Stock

Class B Common Stock

Class C Common Stock

Total outstanding Common Stock

78,192,070 

421,861,990 

— 

500,054,060 

The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant as of June 30, 2020 was $891,291,134. For the purpose 

of the foregoing calculation only, all directors and executive officers of the Registrant are assumed to be affiliates of the Registrant.

 
 
 
 
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Portions of the Registrant's proxy statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders are incorporated by reference into Part III herein.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

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Business

Item 1.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.

Properties

Item 3.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Legal Proceedings

PART I

PART II

Item 5. Market For Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity 

Securities

Selected Financial Data

Item 6.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8.
Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Note 1—Organization 

Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Note 3—Income Taxes

Note 4—Business Combinations

Note 5—Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Note 6—Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements

Note 7—Long-term Debt

Note 8—Shareholders' Equity

Note 9—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Note 10—Earnings (Loss) per Share

Note 11—Stock-based Compensation

Note 12—Segment Information

Note 13—Leases

Note 14—Commitments and Contingencies

Note 15—Related Party Transactions with IAC
Note 16—Benefit Plans

Note 17—Consolidated Financial Statement Details
Note 18—Quarterly Results (Unaudited)

Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Item 9.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information

PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Item 12.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14.

Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

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Item 1.    Business

Who We Are

PART I

OVERVIEW

ANGI Homeservices Inc. connects quality home service professionals across 500 different categories, from repairing and 
remodeling  to  cleaning  and  landscaping,  with  consumers.  Over  240,000  domestic  service  professionals  actively  sought 
consumer matches, completed jobs or advertised work through ANGI Homeservices’ platforms and consumers turned to at least 
one of our brands to find a professional for approximately 32 million projects during the year ended December 31, 2020. ANGI 
Homeservices has established category-transforming products with brands such as HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List, and Handy.

The Company has two operating segments: (i) North America (United States and Canada), which primarily includes the 
operations of HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List, Handy, and HomeStars, and (ii) Europe, which includes the operations of Travaux, 
MyHammer, MyBuilder, Werkspot and Instapro.

As used herein, “ANGI Homeservices,” the “Company,” “we,” “our,” “us” and similar terms refer to ANGI Homeservices 

Inc. and its subsidiaries (unless the context requires otherwise).

History

We have been incorporated in the State of Delaware since 2017 and operate under the name ANGI Homeservices Inc. We 
are  a  publicly  traded  holding  company  that  was  formed  to  facilitate  the  combination  of  IAC/InterActiveCorp’s  (“IAC”) 
HomeAdvisor business and Angie’s List, Inc. (the “Combination”), which was completed on September 29, 2017. 

We  acquired  Handy  Technologies,  Inc.  (“Handy”),  a  leading  platform  in  the  United  States  for  connecting  individuals 
looking for household services (primarily cleaning and handyman services) with top-quality, pre-screened independent service 
professionals, on October 19, 2018. Prior to its sale on December 31, 2018, we also operated Felix, a pay-per-call advertising 
service  business,  which  was  included  in  our  North  America  segment.  ANGI  also  owns  and  operates  Fixd  Repair,  a  home 
warranty and service company, mHelpDesk, a provider of cloud-based field service software for small to mid-size businesses, 
and  CraftJack,  a  third-party  lead  generation  service  that  connects  home  service  professionals  with  consumers  looking  to 
complete home projects.

DESCRIPTION OF OUR BUSINESSES

Marketplace

Overview

The  HomeAdvisor  digital  marketplace  service  (“HomeAdvisor”)  connects  consumers  with  service  professionals 
nationwide  for  home  repair,  maintenance  and  improvement  projects.  HomeAdvisor  provides  consumers  with  tools  and 
resources to help them find local, pre-screened and customer-rated service professionals, as well as instantly book appointments 
online. HomeAdvisor also connects consumers with service professionals instantly by telephone, as well as offers several home 
services-related resources, such as cost guides for different types of home services projects. Handy connects consumers looking 
for  household  services  (primarily  cleaning  and  handyman  services)  with  top-quality,  pre-screened  independent  service 
professionals. Consumers request and pay for household services directly through the Handy platform and Handy fulfills the 
request through the use of independently established home services providers engaged in a trade, occupation and/or business 
that customarily provides such services. Together, we refer to the HomeAdvisor and Handy businesses in the United States as 
the “Marketplace.” All Marketplace matching and pre-priced booking services and related tools and directories are provided to 
consumers free of charge.

As of December 31, 2020, the Marketplace had a network of approximately 208,000 transacting service professionals, each 
of  whom  paid  for  consumer  matches  and/or  performed  a  job  sourced  or  booked  through  HomeAdvisor  and/or  Handy. 
Collectively,  this  service  professional  network  provided  services  in  more  than  500  categories,  ranging  from  cleaning  and 
installation  services  to  simple  home  repairs  and  larger  home  remodeling  projects,  and  400  discrete  geographic  areas  in  the 
United States. The Marketplace generated approximately 32 million service requests during the year ended December 31, 2020. 
Service requests consist of fully completed domestic service requests submitted to HomeAdvisor and completed jobs sourced 
through the HomeAdvisor and Handy platforms.

Consumer Services

Consumers  can  submit  a  request  to  be  matched  with  a  Marketplace  service  professional  through  the  HomeAdvisor  and 
Handy platforms, as well as through certain paths on the Angie’s List, Inc. (“Angie’s List”) platform and various third-party 

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affiliate platforms. Depending on the nature of the service request and the path through which it was submitted, consumers are 
generally  matched  with  up  to  four  HomeAdvisor  service  professionals,  a  Handy  service  professional  or  a  combination  of 
HomeAdvisor service professionals and service professionals from the Angie’s List nationwide directory (as and if available for 
the given service request).

Matches made through HomeAdvisor platforms and paths and various third-party affiliate platforms are made by way of 
HomeAdvisor’s proprietary algorithm, based on several factors (including the type of services desired, location and the number 
of service professionals available to fulfill the request). Matches made through Handy platforms and paths are based on the type 
of service desired, location and the date and time the consumer wants the service to be provided.

In all cases, service professionals may contact consumers with whom they have been matched directly and consumers can 
generally review profiles, ratings and reviews of presented service professionals and select the service professional whom they 
believe best meets their specific needs. Consumers are under no obligation to work with any service professional(s) referred by 
or found through any of our branded or third-party affiliate platforms.

For matches described above, in the case of HomeAdvisor service professionals, consumers are responsible for booking the 
service  and  paying  the  service  professional  directly  either  separately  or  via  the  HomeAdvisor  Pro-Pay  App.  Our  mobile 
payments  platform  on  our  app  allows  consumers  to  pay  service  professionals  directly  through  our  mobile  app.  In  2020,  we 
expanded our mobile payment platform with the launch of a financing payment option, administered by a third party, to provide 
consumers a convenient, contactless alternative to pay for any home improvement job, no matter the project type or size. In the 
case of Handy service professionals, consumers request services and pay for such services directly through the Handy platform 
and then Handy fulfills the request with independently established home services providers engaged in a trade, occupation and/
or business that customarily provides such services.

In  addition  to  the  general  matching  services  described  above,  HomeAdvisor  also  provides  several  on-demand  services, 
including Instant Booking and Instant Connect. Also, in the case of certain tasks, HomeAdvisor provides a pre-priced booking 
service,  pursuant  to  which  consumers  can  request  services  through  a  HomeAdvisor  platform  and  pay  HomeAdvisor  for  the 
services directly. HomeAdvisor then fulfills the request with independently established home services providers engaged in a 
trade,  occupation  and/or  business  that  customarily  provides  such  services.  Lastly,  consumers  can  also  access  the  online 
HomeAdvisor True Cost Guide, which provides project cost information for more than 400 project types nationwide, as well as 
a  library  of  home  services-related  content  consisting  primarily  of  articles  about  home  improvement,  repair  and  maintenance, 
tools  to  assist  consumers  with  the  research,  planning  and  management  of  their  projects  and  general  advice  for  working  with 
service professionals.

In addition to the general matching services described above, in certain markets, consumers can also submit a request to 
book a specific Handy service professional for a given job. Also, consumers who purchase furniture, electronics, appliances and 
other  home-related  items  from  select  third-party  retail  partners  online  (and  in  certain  markets,  in  store)  can  simultaneously 
purchase assembly, installation and other related services to be fulfilled by Handy service professionals, which are then paid for 
directly through the applicable third-party retail partner platform.

Service Professional Services

HomeAdvisor  service  professionals  pay  fees  for  consumer  matches  and  membership  subscription  fees  for  HomeAdvisor 
memberships, which are available for purchase through our sales force. The basic HomeAdvisor annual membership package 
includes  membership  in  the  HomeAdvisor  network  of  service  professionals,  as  well  as  access  to  consumer  matches  through 
HomeAdvisor platforms and a listing in the HomeAdvisor online directory and certain other affiliate directories. Membership 
also includes a business profile page on HomeAdvisor.com, a mobile application and access to various online tools designed to 
help service professionals more effectively market to, manage and connect with, consumers with whom they are matched. In 
addition  to  the  commercial  membership  terms,  in  order  to  be  admitted  into  the  HomeAdvisor  network,  service  professionals 
must  satisfy  certain  criteria,  including  verification  of  any  required  state-level  licensing  and  the  owner  or  principal  passing 
certain criminal background checks. Once in the network, the service professional must maintain at least a three-star customer 
rating. If a service professional in the HomeAdvisor network fails to meet any eligibility criteria during the term of its contract, 
refuses to participate in our complaint resolution process, or engages in what we determine to be prohibited behavior through 
any of our service channels, the service professional is subject to being removed from our network.

Service professionals on the Handy platform are provided with access to a pool of consumers seeking service professionals.  
Professionals  must  validate  their  home  service  experience  as  well  as  satisfy  credential  verification  and  a  background  check, 
either  as  an  individual  professional  or  as  the  owner  or  principal  of  the  business.  Service  professionals  must  maintain  an 
acceptable rating to remain on the Handy platform. Access to the Handy platform will be revoked for repeatedly receiving low 
customer satisfactions ratings.  

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Angie’s List

Overview

Angie’s  List  connects  consumers  with  service  professionals  for  local  services  through  a  nationwide  online  directory  of 
service  professionals  in  over  700  service  categories,  as  well  as  provides  consumers  with  valuable  tools,  services  and  content 
(including verified reviews of local service professionals), to help them research, shop and hire for local services. Consumers 
can  access  the  Angie’s  List  nationwide  online  directory  and  related  basic  tools  and  services  free  of  charge,  as  well  as  via 
purchased  membership  packages.  Angie’s  List  also  sells  time-based  website,  mobile  and  call  center  advertising  to  service 
professionals.

Consumer Services

Through  Angie’s  List,  consumers  can  currently  register  and  search  for  a  service  professional  in  the  Angie’s  List 
nationwide  online  directory  and/or  be  matched  with  a  service  professional.  Consumers  who  register  can  access  ratings  and 
reviews  and  search  for  service  professionals,  as  well  as  access  certain  promotions.  Free  registration  is  required  in  order  to 
access  the  directory  and  related  basic  tools  and  services.  Two  premium  membership  packages  are  available  for  a  fee,  which 
include  varying  degrees  of  online  and  phone  support,  access  to  exclusive  promotions  and  features  and  the  award-winning 
Angie’s List print magazine. 

Consumers can rate service professionals listed in the Angie’s List nationwide online directory on an “A” to “F” grading 
scale  based  on  a  variety  of  criteria,  including  overall  experience,  availability,  price,  quality,  responsiveness,  punctuality  and 
professionalism and other criteria, depending on the type of service provided. Ratings on each applicable criterion are weighted 
across all reviews submitted for the service professional to produce such professional’s grade on Angie’s List. Consumers can 
also  provide  a  detailed  description  of  (and  commentary  regarding)  their  service  experience.  Ratings  and  reviews  cannot  be 
submitted anonymously and there are processes in place to prevent service professionals from reporting on themselves or their 
competitors, as well as to detect fraudulent or otherwise problematic reviews.

Service Professional Services

Angie’s List provides service professionals with a variety of services and tools. Generally, service professionals with an 
overall  member  grade  below  a  “B”  are  not  eligible  for  certification.  Service  professionals  must  satisfy  certain  criteria  for 
certification,  including  retaining  the  requisite  member  grade,  and  the  owner  passing  certain  criminal  background  checks  and 
attesting to applicable licensure requirements.

Once eligibility criteria are satisfied, service professionals must purchase term-based advertising to obtain certification. As 
of December 31, 2020, we had approximately 39,000 certified service professionals under contract for advertising. If a certified 
service  professional  fails  to  meet  any  eligibility  criteria  during  the  term  of  his  or  her  contract,  refuses  to  participate  in  our 
complaint resolution process or engages in what we determine to be prohibited behavior through any of our service channels, 
we suspend any existing advertising and exclusive promotions and the related advertising contract is subject to termination.

Certified  service  professionals  rotate  among  the  first  service  professionals  listed  in  directory  search  results  for  an 
applicable category (together with their company name, overall rating, number of reviews, certification badge and basic profile 
information), with non-certified service professionals appearing below certified service professionals in directory search results. 
Certified service professionals can also provide exclusive promotions to members. When consumers choose to be matched with 
a service professional, HomeAdvisor’s proprietary algorithm will determine where a given service professional appears within 
related results.

Our International Businesses

We  also  operate  several  international  businesses  that  connect  consumers  with  home  service  professionals.  These 
international  businesses  include:  (i)  Travaux,  MyHammer  and  Werkspot,  the  leading  home  services  marketplaces  in  France, 
Germany and the Netherlands, respectively, (ii) MyBuilder, HomeStars and Instapro, leading home services marketplaces in the 
United Kingdom, Canada and Italy, respectively, and (iii) the Austrian operations of MyHammer. We own controlling interests 
in  MyHammer  and  MyBuilder  and  wholly-own  HomeStars,  Travaux,  Werkspot  and  Instapro.  The  business  models  of  our 
international businesses vary by jurisdiction and differ in certain respects from the HomeAdvisor and Handy business models.

Revenue

Our revenue is primarily derived from consumer connection revenue, which consists of fees paid by HomeAdvisor service 
professionals for consumer matches (regardless of whether the service professional ultimately provides the requested service) 
and  revenue  from  completed  jobs  sourced  through  the  HomeAdvisor  and  Handy  platforms.  Consumer  connection  revenue 
varies  based  upon  several  factors,  including  the  service  requested,  product  experience  offered  and  geographic  location  of 
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Revenue is also derived from: (i) sales of time-based website, mobile and call center advertising to service professionals 
by Angie’s List, (ii) HomeAdvisor service professional membership subscription fees, (iii) membership subscription fees from 
consumers and (iv) service warranty subscription and other services revenue.

Marketing

We  market  our  various  products  and  services  to  consumers  primarily  through  digital  marketing  (primarily  paid  search 
engine marketing, display advertising and third-party affiliate agreements) and traditional offline marketing (national television 
and radio campaigns), as well as through e-mail. Pursuant to third-party affiliate agreements, third parties agree to advertise and 
promote  our  products  and  services  (and  those  of  our  service  professionals)  on  their  platforms.  In  exchange  for  these  efforts, 
these  third  parties  are  paid  a  fixed  fee  when  visitors  from  their  platforms  click  through  and  submit  a  valid  service  request 
through our platforms, or when visitors submit a valid service request on the affiliate platform and the affiliate transmits the 
service request to us. We also market our products and services to consumers through relationships with select third-party retail 
partners and, to a lesser extent, through partnerships with other contextually related websites and direct mail.

We market HomeAdvisor matching services and membership subscriptions to service professionals primarily through our 
sales forces based in the Denver, Colorado area; Lenexa, Kansas; New York, New York; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Chicago, 
Illinois;  as  well  as  remotely  based  sales  representatives.  These  products  and  services  are  also  marketed,  together  with  our 
Handy products and services and our pre-priced bookings and various directories, through paid search engine marketing, digital 
media  advertising  and  direct  relationships  with  trade  associations  and  manufacturers.  Term-based  advertising  and  related 
products are marketed to service professionals primarily through our Indianapolis based sales force.

We have made, and expect to continue to make, substantial investments in digital and traditional offline marketing (with 
continued expansion into new and existing digital platforms) to consumers and service professionals to promote our products 
and services and drive visitors to our various platforms and service professionals.

Technology

Each of our brands and businesses develops its own technology to support its products and services, leveraging both open-
source and vendor supported software technology. Each of our various brands and businesses has dedicated engineering teams 
responsible for software development and the creation of new features to support our products and services across a full range 
of devices (desktop, mobile web, native mobile applications and digital voice assistant platforms). Our engineering teams use 
an agile development process that allows us to deploy frequent iterative releases for product and service features.

Competition

The  home  services  industry  is  highly  competitive  and  fragmented,  and  in  many  important  respects,  local  in  nature.  We 
compete  with,  among  others:  (i)  search  engines  and  online  directories,  (ii)  home  and/or  local  services-related  platforms,  (iii) 
providers of consumer ratings, reviews and referrals and (iv) various forms of traditional offline advertising (primarily local in 
nature), including radio, direct marketing campaigns, yellow pages, newspapers and other offline directories. We also compete 
with  local  and  national  retailers  of  home  improvement  products  that  offer  or  promote  installation  services.  We  believe  our 
biggest competition comes from the traditional methods most people currently use to find service professionals, which are by 
word-of-mouth and through referrals.

We believe that our ability to compete successfully will depend primarily upon the following factors:

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the size, quality, diversity and stability of our network of service professionals and the breadth of our online directory 
listings;

our  ability  to  consistently  generate  service  requests  and  pre-priced  bookings  through  the  Marketplace  and  leads 
through our online directories that convert into revenue for our service professionals in a cost-effective manner; 

our  ability  to  increasingly  engage  with  consumers  directly  through  our  platforms,  including  our  various  mobile 
applications (rather than through search engine marketing or via free search engine referrals); 

the functionality of our websites and mobile applications and the attractiveness of their features and our products and 
services generally to consumers and service professionals, as well as our continued ability to introduce new products 
and services that resonate with consumers and service professionals generally;

our ability to continue to build and maintain awareness of, and trust in and loyalty to, our various brands, particularly 
our Angie’s List, HomeAdvisor and Handy brands; and

the quality and consistency of our service professional pre-screening processes and ongoing quality control efforts, as 
well as the reliability, depth and timeliness of customer ratings and reviews.

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Intellectual Property 

We  regard  our  intellectual  property  rights  as  critical  to  our  success  generally,  with  our  trademarks,  service  marks  and 

domain names being especially critical to the continued development and awareness of our brands and our marketing efforts.

We protect our intellectual property rights through a combination of trademarks, trade dress, domain name registrations, 
trade secrets and patent applications, as well as through contractual restrictions and reliance on federal, state and common law. 
We enter into confidentiality and proprietary rights agreements with employees, consultants, contractors and business partners, 
and employees and contractors are also subject to invention assignment provisions.

We have several registered trademarks in the United States (the most significant of which relate to our Angie’s List and 
HomeAdvisor brands), as well as other trademarks in Canada and Europe, and several pending trademark applications in the 
United States and certain other jurisdictions. We have also registered a variety of domestic and international domain names, the 
most significant of which relate to our HomeAdvisor and Angie’s List brands. In addition, we have one patent in the United 
States that expires in November 2035 and six patent applications pending in the United States. 

Government Regulation 

We are subject to laws and regulations that affect companies conducting business on the Internet generally and through 
mobile applications, including laws relating to the liability of providers of online services for their operations and the activities 
of  their  users.  As  a  result,  we  could  be  subject  to  claims  based  on  negligence,  various  torts  and  trademark  and  copyright 
infringement, among other actions. 

In addition, because we receive, transmit, store and use a substantial amount of information received from or generated by 
consumers and service professionals, we are also impacted by laws and regulations governing privacy, the storage, sharing, use, 
processing,  disclosure  and  protection  of  personal  data  and  data  breaches.  See  “Item  1A-Risk  Factors-Risks  Related  to  Our 
Business and Industry-The processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data could give rise to liabilities and increased 
costs.”

We are particularly sensitive to laws and regulations that adversely impact the popularity or growth in use of the Internet 
and/or  online  products  and  services  generally,  restrict  or  otherwise  unfavorably  impact  the  ability  or  manner  in  which  we 
provide  our  products  and  services,  regulate  the  practices  of  third  parties  upon  which  we  rely  to  provide  our  products  and 
services  and  undermine  open  and  neutrally  administered  Internet  access.  For  example,  in  April  2019,  the  United  Kingdom 
published proposed legislation that would create a new regulatory body responsible for establishing duties of care for Internet 
companies  and  for  assessing  related  compliance.  As  proposed,  failure  to  comply  with  the  legislation  could  result  in  fines, 
blocking of services and personal liability for senior management. To the extent our businesses are required to implement new 
measures and/or make changes to our products and services to ensure compliance, our business, financial condition and results 
of  operations  could  be  adversely  affected.  Compliance  with  this  legislation  or  similar  or  more  stringent  legislation  in  other 
jurisdictions could be costly, and the failure to comply could result in service interruptions and negative publicity, any or all of 
which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, in December 2017, the U.S. 
Federal Communications Commission (the “FCC”) adopted an order reversing net neutrality protections in the United States, 
including  the  repeal  of  specific  rules  against  blocking,  throttling  or  “paid  prioritization”  of  content  or  services  by  Internet 
service  providers.  To  the  extent  Internet  service  providers  take  such  actions,  our  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of 
operations  could  be  adversely  affected.  Similarly,  there  have  been  various  legislative  efforts  to  restrict  the  scope  of  the 
protections available to online platforms under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, and our current protections 
from liability for third-party content in the United States could decrease or change as a result.  Any future adverse changes to 
Section 230 could result in additional compliance costs for us and/or exposure for additional liabilities.

We  are  also  generally  sensitive  to  the  adoption  of  new  tax  laws.  The  European  Commission  and  several  European 
countries have recently adopted (or intend to adopt) proposals that would change various aspects of the current tax framework 
under  which  our  European  businesses  are  taxed,  including  proposals  to  change  or  impose  new  types  of  non-income  taxes 
(including  taxes  based  on  a  percentage  of  revenue).  For  example,  France  enacted  a  Digital  Services  Tax  in  2019,  which  is 
applicable  to  revenues  over  specified  thresholds  generated  by  businesses  that  provide  intermediary  services  (any  digital 
interface that enables users to contact and interact with others) to, and/or publish advertising-based user data linked to, users 
residing in France. The proposal, which is applicable retroactively to revenues earned from and after January 1, 2019, would 
likely apply to our operations in France. The United Kingdom previously enacted a similar proposal, the Digital Services Tax, 
which is applicable to revenues of social media platforms, online marketplaces and search engines linked to users residing in 
the  United  Kingdom  and  earned  from  and  after  April  1,  2020,  which  applies  to  certain  of  our  operations  in  United 
Kingdom. One or more of these or similar proposed tax laws could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results 
of operations.

As a provider of products and services with a membership-based element, we are also sensitive to the adoption of laws 
and  regulations  affecting  the  ability  of  our  businesses  to  periodically  charge  for  recurring  membership  or  subscription 

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payments.  For  example,  the  European  Union  Payment  Services  directive,  which  became  effective  in  2018,  could  impact  the 
ability of our businesses to process auto-renewal payments for, as well offer promotional or differentiated pricing to, users who 
reside in the European Union, and similar new (and proposed changes to similar existing) legislation or regulations, are being 
considered  in  many  U.S.  states.  The  adoption  of  any  law  that  adversely  affects  revenue  from  recurring  membership  or 
subscription payments could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. 

We  are  also  subject  to  laws  governing  marketing  and  advertising  activities  conducted  by/through  telephone,  e-mail, 
mobile devices and the Internet, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the       
CAN-SPAM Act and similar state laws, as well as federal, state, and local laws and agency guidelines governing background 
screening. 

Human Capital Management

As of December 31, 2020, we employ approximately 5,100 full-time employees worldwide, the substantial majority of 
which  provided  services  to  our  brands  and  businesses  located  in  the  United  States.  We  also  retain  consultants,  independent 
contractors, and temporary and part-time workers. 

Talent and Development

The development, attraction and retention of employees is critical to our success. We strive to provide an atmosphere 
that fosters teamwork and growth. We are investing in a more productive, engaged, diverse and inclusive workforce. To support 
the advancement of our employees, we offer training and development programs and encourage advancement from within. In 
2020, we launched a Learning Management system for broader facilitation of training resources. We leverage both formal and 
informal programs to identify, foster, and retain top talent. We believe that our rich culture enables us to create, develop and 
fully leverage the strengths of our workforce to exceed consumer expectations and meet our growth objectives. We also place a 
high  value  on  inclusion,  engaging  employees  in  our  Diversity,  Equity  and  Inclusion  Council,  or  DEI,  which  is  staffed  by 
employees with diverse backgrounds, experiences or characteristics who share a common interest in professional development, 
improving corporate culture and delivering sustained business results. Recent DEI initiatives include unconscious bias training 
and a women in leadership program.

Total Rewards and Benefits

As part of our compensation philosophy, we believe that we must offer and maintain market competitive total rewards 
programs for our employees in order to attract and retain superior talent. These programs include base wages and incentives in 
support of our pay for performance culture, as well as health, welfare, and retirement benefits, vision, dental, life, prescription, 
and  long-term  disability  insurance  plans.  We  also  provide  employee  paid  supplemental  life  and  accident  insurance  plans.  To 
help  employees  cover  medical  expenses  pre-tax,  we  offer  employees  a  Flexible  Spending  Account.  We  also  focus  many 
programs  on  employee  wellness  and  have  implemented  solutions  including  mental  health  support  access,  telemedicine,  and 
fitness programs. We also offer our US-based full-time employees a 401(k) retirement plan with a Company match.

Community

We encourage our employees to become involved in their communities by providing full-time employees eight hours 

of paid-time off to volunteer in local community-based programs. 

COVID Response

In  response  to  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  we  quickly  implemented  safety  and  health  standards  and  protocols  for  our 
employees to ensure a safe work environment. Employees in our offices have been working remotely since March 2020. When 
our employees return to the office, we will adhere to the recommended protocols of the Centers for Disease Control or local 
regulations.

Ethics

Our  employees  are  required  to  annually  agree  to  comply  with  our  Code  of  Business  Conduct  and  Ethics  and  any 
deviations by our directors and executive officers are required to be approved by our Board. We also maintain an Ethics Hotline 
that  is  available  to  all  of  our  employees  to  report  (anonymously  if  desired)  any  matter  of  concern.  Communications  to  the 
hotline  (which  is  facilitated  by  an  independent  third  party)  are  routed  to  appropriate  functions  (whether  Human  Resources, 
Legal  or  Finance)  for  investigation  and  resolution.  In  addition,  any  shareholder  or  other  interested  party  may  send 
communications to the Board of Directors, either individually or as a group, through a process that is outlined in the Investor 
Relations section of our website.

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Company Website and Public Filings

We maintain a website at www.angihomeservices.com. Neither the information on this website, nor the information on the 
websites of any of our brands and businesses, is incorporated by reference into this annual report, or into any other filings with, 
or into any other information furnished or submitted to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

We  also  make  available,  free  of  charge  through  our  website,  our  Annual  Reports  on  Form  10-K,  Quarterly  Reports  on 
Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K (including related amendments) as soon as reasonably practicable after they have 
been electronically filed with (or furnished to) the SEC.

Code of Ethics

Our code of ethics applies to all of our employees (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and 
principal  accounting  officer)  and  directors  and  is  posted  on  our  website  at  http://ir.angihomeservices.com  under  the  heading 
“Code  of  Ethics.”  This  code  of  ethics  complies  with  Item  406  of  SEC  Regulation  S-K  and  the  rules  of  The  Nasdaq  Stock 
Market LLC. Any changes to this code of ethics that affect the provisions required by Item 406 of Regulation S-K (and any 
waivers of such provisions of the code of ethics for our executive officers, senior financial officers or directors) will also be 
disclosed on our website.

RELATIONSHIP WITH IAC

Equity Ownership and Vote

We have two classes of capital stock outstanding, Class A common stock and Class B common stock, with one vote and 
ten votes per share, respectively. Our shares of Class B common stock are convertible into shares of Class A common stock on 
a share for share basis. As of December 31, 2020, IAC owned 421,861,990 shares of Class B common stock, representing 100% 
of our outstanding Class B common stock, and did not own any shares of our Class A common stock. As of that date, IAC’s 
Class  B  common  stock  holdings  represented  approximately  84.3%  of  our  total  outstanding  shares  of  capital  stock  and 
approximately 98.2% of the total combined voting power of our outstanding capital stock.

Intercompany Agreements

In connection with the Combination, we and IAC entered into certain agreements to govern our relationship following the 

Combination. These agreements include the following:

Contribution Agreement

Under  the  contribution  agreement:  (i)  we  agreed  to  assume  all  of  the  assets  and  liabilities  related  to  the  HomeAdvisor 
business  and  indemnify  IAC  against  any  losses  arising  out  of  any  breach  by  us  of  the  contribution  agreement  or  any  other 
transaction related agreement described below and (ii) IAC agreed to indemnify us against losses arising out of any breach by 
IAC of the contribution agreement or any other transaction related agreement described below.

Investor Rights Agreement

Under the investor rights agreement, IAC has certain registration, preemptive and governance rights related to us and the 
shares  of  our  capital  stock  it  holds.  The  investor  rights  agreement  also  provides  certain  governance  rights  for  the  benefit  of 
stockholders other than IAC.

Services Agreement

The services agreement currently governs services that IAC has agreed to provide to us through September 29, 2021, with 
automatic  renewal  for  successive  one-year  terms,  subject  to  IAC’s  continued  ownership  of  a  majority  of  the  total  combined 
voting power of our voting stock and any subsequent extension(s) or truncation(s) agreed to by us and IAC. Services currently 
provided to us by IAC pursuant this agreement include: (i) assistance with certain legal, M&A, human resources, finance, risk 
management, internal audit and treasury functions, health and welfare benefits, information security services and insurance and 
tax  affairs,  including  assistance  with  certain  public  company  and  unclaimed  property  reporting  obligations;  (ii)  accounting, 
controllership  and  payroll  processing  services;  (iii)  investor  relations  services  and  (iv)  tax  compliance  services.  The  scope, 
nature and extent of services may be changed from time to time as we and IAC may agree.

Tax Sharing Agreement

The tax sharing agreement governs our and IAC’s rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to tax liabilities and 
benefits, entitlements to refunds, preparation of tax returns, tax contests and other tax matters regarding U.S. federal, state, local 
and foreign income taxes. Under the tax sharing agreement, we are generally responsible and required to indemnify IAC for: (i) 
all taxes imposed with respect to any consolidated, combined or unitary tax return of IAC or its subsidiaries that includes us or 

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any  of  our  subsidiaries  (to  the  extent  attributable  to  us  or  any  of  our  subsidiaries,  as  determined  under  the  tax  sharing 
agreement) and (ii) all taxes imposed with respect to any consolidated, combined, unitary or separate tax returns of us or our 
subsidiaries.

Employee Matters Agreement

The employee matters agreement addresses certain compensation and benefit issues related to the allocation of liabilities 
associated with: (i) employment or termination of employment; (ii) employee benefit plans and (iii) equity awards. Under the 
employee  matters  agreement,  our  employees  participate  in  IAC’s  U.S.  health  and  welfare  plans,  401(k)  plan  and  flexible 
benefits plan and we reimburse IAC for the costs of such participation. In the event IAC no longer retains shares representing at 
least 80% of the aggregate voting power of shares entitled to vote in the election of our board of directors, we will no longer 
participate in IAC’s employee benefit plans, but will establish our own employee benefit plans that will be substantially similar 
to the plans sponsored by IAC.

In  addition,  under  the  employee  matters  agreement,  we  are  required  to  reimburse  IAC  for  the  cost  of  any  IAC  equity 
awards held by our current and former employees, with IAC electing to receive payment either in cash or shares of our Class B 
common stock. This agreement also provides that IAC may require stock appreciation rights granted prior the closing of the 
Combination and equity awards in our subsidiaries to be settled in either shares of our Class A common stock or IAC common 
stock. To the extent shares of IAC common stock are issued in settlement of these awards, we are obligated to reimburse IAC 
for the cost of those shares by issuing shares of our Class A common stock in the case of stock appreciation rights granted prior 
to the closing of the Combination and shares of our Class B common stock in the case of equity awards in our subsidiaries.

Lastly,  pursuant  to  the  employee  matters  agreement,  in  the  event  of  a  distribution  of  ANGI  capital  stock  to  IAC 
stockholders in a transaction intended to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Compensation Committee 
of the IAC board of directors has the exclusive authority to determine the treatment of outstanding IAC equity awards. Such 
authority includes (but is not limited to) the ability to convert all of part of IAC equity awards outstanding immediately prior to 
the distribution into equity awards denominated in shares of ANGI Class A Common Stock, which ANGI would be obligated to 
assume and which would be dilutive to ANGI's stockholders.

Item 1A.    Risk Factors

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

This  annual  report  on  Form  10-K  contains  “forward-looking  statements”  within  the  meaning  of  the  Private  Securities 
Litigation  Reform  Act  of  1995.  The  use  of  words  such  as  “anticipates”,  “estimates”,  “expects”,  “plans”,  “intends”,  “will 
continue”,  “may”,  “could”  and  “believes”,  among  similar  expressions,  generally  identify  forward-looking  statements.  These 
forward-looking  statements  include,  among  others,  statements  relating  to:  our  future  business,  financial  condition,  results  of 
operations  and  financial  performance,  our  business  strategy,  trends  in  the  home  services  industry  and  other  similar  matters. 
These forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and assumptions of our management about future events as of 
the date of this annual report, which are inherently subject to uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are difficult 
to predict.

Actual results could differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements for a variety of reasons, 
including,  among  others,  the  risk  factors  set  forth  below.  Other  unknown  or  unpredictable  factors  that  could  also  adversely 
affect  our  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  may  arise  from  time  to  time.  In  light  of  these  risks  and 
uncertainties, the forward-looking statements discussed in this annual report may not prove to be accurate. Accordingly, you 
should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which only reflect the views of our management as of the 
date of this annual report. We do not undertake to update these forward-looking statements.

Risk Factors

Risks Related to Our Business and Industry

Our brands and businesses operate in an especially competitive and evolving industry.

The home services industry is competitive, with a consistent and growing stream of new products, services and entrants. 
Some  of  our  competitors  may  enjoy  better  competitive  positions  in  certain  geographical  areas,  with  certain  consumer  and 
service professional demographics and/or in other key areas that we currently serve or may serve in the future. Generally, we 
compete with search engines, online marketplaces and social media platforms that have the ability to market their products and 
services online in a more prominent and cost-effective manner than we can, as well as better tailor their products and services to 
individual users. Any of these advantages could enable these competitors to offer products and services that are more appealing 
to consumers and service professionals than our products and services, respond more quickly and/or cost effectively than we do 
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in search results and elsewhere in a more prominent manner than our products and services, which could adversely affect our 
business, financial condition and results of operations. 

In  addition,  since  most  home  services  products  and  services  are  offered  to  consumers  for  free,  consumers  can  easily 
switch among home services offerings (or use multiple home services offerings simultaneously) at no cost to them. And while 
service professionals may incur additional or duplicative near-term costs, the costs for switching to a competing platform over 
the long term are generally not prohibitive. Low switching costs, coupled with the propensity of consumers to try new products 
and services generally, will most likely result in the continued emergence of new products and services, entrants and business 
models  in  the  home  services  industry.  Our  inability  to  continue  to  innovate  and  compete  effectively  against  new  products, 
services and competitors could result in decreases in the size and level of engagement of our consumer and service professional 
bases, any of which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our success will depend, in substantial part, on the continued migration of the home services market online.

We  believe  that  the  digital  penetration  of  the  home  services  market  remains  low,  with  the  vast  majority  of  consumers 
continuing  to  search  for,  select  and  hire  service  professionals  offline.  While  many  consumers  have  historically  been  (and 
remain)  averse  to  finding  service  professionals  online,  others  have  demonstrated  a  greater  willingness  to  embrace  the  online 
shift. Service professionals must also continue to embrace the online shift, which will depend, in substantial part, on whether 
online products and services help them to better connect and engage with consumers relative to traditional offline efforts. The 
speed and ultimate outcome of the shift of the home services market online for consumers and service professionals is uncertain 
and may not occur as quickly as we expect, or at all. The failure or delay of a meaningful number of consumers and/or service 
professionals to migrate online and/or the return of a meaningful number of existing participants in the online home services 
market to offline solutions, could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our  brands  and  businesses  are  sensitive  to  general  economic  events  or  trends,  particularly  those  that  adversely  impact 
consumer confidence and spending behavior.

We  have  historically  been,  and  will  continue  to  be,  particularly  sensitive  to  events  and  trends  that  result  in  consumers 
delaying or foregoing home services projects and/or service professionals being less likely to pay for consumer matches and 
Marketplace  subscriptions.  Any  such  event  or  trend  (for  example,  a  general  economic  downturn  or  sudden  disruption  in 
business conditions, consumer confidence, spending levels and access to credit) could result in decreases in Marketplace service 
requests, pre-priced bookings and directory searches. Any such decreases could result in turnover at the Marketplace and/or any 
of our directories, adversely impact the number and quality of service professionals at the Marketplace and our directories and/
or  adversely  impact  the  reach  of  (and  breath  of  services  offered  through)  the  Marketplace  and  our  directories,  any  or  all  of 
which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Lastly,  we  have  historically  been,  and  will  continue  to  be,  sensitive  to  events  and  trends  that  could  result  in  decreased 
marketing  and  advertising  expenditures  by  service  professionals.  Adverse  economic  conditions  and  trends  could  result  in 
service  professionals  decreasing  and/or  delaying  fees  paid  for  consumer  matches,  pre-priced  bookings,  membership 
subscriptions and/or time-based advertising spend, any or all of which would result in decreased revenue and could adversely 
affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The  expansion  of  our  pre-priced  booking  services,  while  balancing  the  overall  mix  of  our  service  request  and  directory 
services in our Marketplace, is critical to our business, financial condition and results of operations.

For  our  pre-priced  booking  services  offering,  we  contract  with  a  service  professional  to  perform  a  specific  task  for  a 
consumer  at  a  contracted  price.  Compared  to  our  Marketplace  service  requests,  which  match  a  service  professional  to  a 
consumer opportunity, our pre-priced booking services contractually connect a service professional to a consumer’s task. Pre-
priced booking services potentially offer higher margin opportunities, but also involve greater financial risk because we bear the 
impact  of  cost  overruns,  which  could  result  in  increased  costs  and  expenses.  An  increase  in  the  percentage  of  pre-priced 
booking services may also reduce service professional’s level of participation in our Marketplace service request and directory 
offering(s). As we expand our pre-priced booking services, we expect our mix of pre-priced booking services will be increasing 
over time.

An increase in the percentage of pre-priced booking services in our mix of offerings could increase the risk that we suffer 
losses if we underestimate the level of effort or costs required to perform the consumer’s task. Our profits could be adversely 
affected  if  our  costs  exceed  the  assumptions  we  used  in  offering  the  contracted  task.  For  example,  we  may  miscalculate  the 
costs, materials, or time needed to complete a task or we might be provided with inaccurate information by the consumer, which 
could result in us charging consumers too little for contracted tasks, which in turn would result in us having to absorb the actual, 
higher cost for contracted tasks or risk not being able to find service professionals to perform contracted tasks at the contracted 
rate.  Our  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  could  be  adversely  affected  if  our  actual  costs  exceed  the 
assumptions we used in offering the contracted task in our pre-priced booking service.

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The global outbreak of COVID-19 and other similar outbreaks could adversely affect our business, financial condition and 
results of operations.

The  coronavirus  outbreak  (“COVID-19”)  has  caused  a  widespread  global  health  crisis,  resulting  in  significant  social 
disruption  and  has  had  (and  is  likely  to  continue  to  have)  an  adverse  effect  on  economic  conditions  generally,  as  well  as  on 
consumer confidence and spending, all of which could have an adverse effect on our businesses, financial condition and results 
of operations. When COVID-19 first impacted North America and Europe in the early spring of 2020, we experienced a decline 
in demand for service requests, driven primarily by decreases in demand in certain categories of jobs (particularly discretionary 
indoor projects). Toward the end of the spring of 2020, we experienced a rebound in service requests, exceeding pre-COVID-19 
growth levels, driven by increased demand from consumers who spent more time at home due to measures taken to reduce the 
spread  of  COVID-19.  However,  throughout  2020  many  service  professionals’  businesses  have  been  adversely  impacted  by 
labor  and  material  constraints  and  many  service  professionals  have  limited  capacity  to  take  on  new  business,  which  has 
negatively impacted our ability to monetize this increased level of service requests. Also, North America, which represents 95% 
of our revenue for twelve months ended December 31, 2020, experienced a significant resurgence of the COVID-19 virus with 
record levels of infections being reported during the fourth quarter of 2020 and continuing into the first quarter of 2021. Europe, 
which is the second largest market for the Company’s products and services, has also seen a dramatic resurgence in COVID-19. 
This  resurgence  and  the  measures  designed  to  curb  its  spread  could  materially  and  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial 
condition and results of operations.

In addition, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak and government-imposed measures to control its spread, our ability to 
conduct ordinary course business activities has been (and may continue to be) impaired for an indefinite period of time. For 
example, we have taken several precautions that could adversely impact employee productivity, such as requiring employees to 
work remotely for the first time in the Company’s history, as well as imposing travel restrictions and temporarily closing office 
locations. While we have found that our employees (including call center and sales employees) have transitioned to working 
remotely with limited disruption to date, no assurances can be provided that their productivity and efficiency will remain at pre-
pandemic levels, particularly if they are required to continue working remotely for an extended period of time. Also, working 
remotely  may  involve  increased  operational  risks,  such  as  increased  risks  of  “phishing,”  other  cybersecurity  attacks  or  the 
unauthorized dissemination of personally identifiable information or proprietary and confidential information. Lastly, moving 
employees  back  to  the  office  may  introduce  distraction  that  could  have  a  temporary  negative  impact  on  the  Company’s 
productivity, and in turn, revenue. We may also experience increased operating costs as we gradually resume normal operations 
and enhance preventative measures, including with respect to real estate, compliance and insurance-related expenses. Moreover, 
we may also experience business disruption if the ordinary course operations of our contractors, vendors or business partners 
are  adversely  affected.  Any  of  these  measures  or  impairments  could  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition  and 
results of operations.

The COVID-19 outbreak may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks described in this “Risks Related 

to Our Business and Industry” section. 

We must establish and maintain relationships with quality service professionals.

We  must  continue  to  attract,  retain  and  grow  the  number  of  skilled  and  reliable  service  professionals  who  can  provide 
services  that  consumers  want  in  a  timely  manner  across  our  various  brands  and  businesses.  If  we  do  not  offer  innovative 
products and services that resonate with consumers and service professionals generally, as well provide service professionals 
with an attractive return on their marketing and advertising investments (quality matches and leads that convert into jobs), the 
number  of  service  professionals  affiliated  with  our  various  brands  and  businesses  could  decrease.  Any  such  decrease  would 
result  in  smaller  and  less  diverse  networks  and  directories  of  service  professionals,  and  in  turn,  decreases  in  number  of  pre-
priced  bookings,  service  requests  and  directory  searches,  which  could  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition  and 
results of operations.

The  trustworthiness  of  our  Marketplaces  and  the  connections  within  our  Marketplace  are  important  to  our  success.  Our 
success will depend, in substantial part, on our ability to maintain and/or enhance our various brands.

We own and operate two of the leading home services brands in the United States (Angie’s List and HomeAdvisor), as 
well  as  leading  brands  in  several  foreign  jurisdictions.  We  believe  that  our  success  depends,  in  substantial  part,  on  our 
continued  ability  to  maintain  and  enhance  our  established  brands,  as  well  as  build  awareness  of  (and  loyalty  to)  new  and 
emerging brands. Events that could negatively impact our brands and brand-building efforts include (among others): product 
and service quality concerns, service professional quality concerns, consumer and service professional complaints and lawsuits, 
lack of awareness of our policies or confusion about how the policies are applied, a failure to respond to feedback from our 
service  professionals  and  consumers,  ineffective  advertising,  inappropriate  and/or  unlawful  acts  perpetrated  by  service 
professionals and consumers, actions or proceedings commenced by governmental or regulatory authorities, data protection and 
security breaches and related bad publicity. Any factors that negatively impact the Angie’s List and/or HomeAdvisor brand(s) 
could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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In addition, trust in the integrity and objective, unbiased nature of the ratings and reviews found across our various brands 
contributes significantly to public perception of these brands and their ability to attract consumers and service professionals. If 
consumer reviews are perceived as not authentic in general, the reputation and strength of the relevant brand could be materially 
and adversely affected. While we use, and will continue to use, filters (among other processes) to detect fraudulent reviews, the 
accuracy of consumer reviews cannot be guaranteed. If fraudulent or inaccurate reviews (positive or negative) increase and we 
are  unable  to  effectively  identify  and  remove  such  reviews,  the  overall  quality  of  the  ratings  and  reviews  across  our  various 
brands  could  decrease  and  the  reputation  of  affected  brands  might  be  harmed.  This  could  deter  consumers  and  service 
professionals from using our products and services, which in turn could adversely affect our business, financial condition and 
results of operations.

Our  success  depends,  in  part,  on  our  ability  to  establish  and  maintain  relationships  with  quality  and  trustworthy  service 
professionals.

We  must  continue  to  attract,  retain  and  grow  the  number  of  skilled  and  reliable  service  professionals  who  can  provide 
services  across  our  platforms.  If  we  do  not  offer  innovative  products  and  services  that  resonate  with  consumers  and  service 
professionals  generally,  as  well  provide  service  professionals  with  an  attractive  return  on  their  marketing  and  advertising 
investments, the number of service professionals affiliated with our platforms, would decrease. Any such decrease would result 
in  smaller  and  less  diverse  networks  and  directories  of  service  professionals,  and  in  turn,  decreases  in  service  requests,  pre-
priced  bookings  and  directory  searches,  which  could  adversely  impact  our  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of 
operations. 

In addition to skill and reliability, consumers want to work with service professionals whom they can trust to work in their 
homes  and  with  whom  they  can  feel  safe.  While  we  maintain  screening  processes  (which  generally  include  certain,  limited 
background  checks)  to  try  and  prevent  unsuitable  service  professionals  from  joining  our  platforms,  these  processes  have 
limitations and, even with these safety measures, no assurances can be provided regarding the future behavior of any service 
provider  on  our  platforms.  Inappropriate  and/or  unlawful  behavior  of  service  professionals  generally,  (particularly  any  such 
behavior that compromises the trustworthiness of service providers and/or of the safety of consumers) could result in decreases 
in  service  requests,  bad  publicity  and  related  damage  to  our  reputation,  brands  and  brand-building  efforts  and/or  actions  by 
governmental and regulatory authorities, criminal proceedings and/or litigation. The occurrence or any of these events could, in 
turn, adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Marketing efforts designed to drive traffic to our brands and businesses may not be successful or cost-effective.

Attracting consumers and service professionals to our brands and businesses involves considerable expenditures for online 
and offline marketing. We have made, and expect to continue to make, significant marketing expenditures, primarily for digital 
marketing  (primarily  paid  search  engine  marketing,  display  advertising  and  third-party  affiliate  agreements)  and  traditional 
offline marketing (national television and radio campaigns). These efforts may not be successful or cost-effective. Historically, 
we have had to increase marketing expenditures over time to attract and retain users and service professionals and sustain our 
growth.

Our ability to market our brands on any given property or channel is subject to the policies of the relevant third-party seller, 
publisher  of  advertising  (including  search  engines  and  social  media  platforms  with  extraordinarily  high  levels  of  traffic  and 
numbers of users) or marketing affiliate. As a result, we cannot assure you that these parties will not limit or prohibit us from 
purchasing  certain  types  of  advertising  (including  the  purchase  by  ANGI  Homeservices  of  advertising  with  preferential 
placement), advertising certain of our products and services and/or using one or more current or prospective marketing channels 
in  the  future.  If  a  significant  marketing  channel  took  such  an  action  generally,  for  a  significant  period  of  time  and/or  on  a 
recurring basis, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected. In addition, if we fail to 
comply with the policies of third-party sellers, publishers of advertising and/or marketing affiliates, our advertisements could be 
removed  without  notice  and/or  our  accounts  could  be  suspended  or  terminated,  any  of  which  could  adversely  affect  our 
business, financial condition and results of operations.

In addition, our failure to respond to rapid and frequent changes in the pricing and operating dynamics of search engines, 
as  well  as  changing  policies  and  guidelines  applicable  to  keyword  advertising  (which  may  unilaterally  be  updated  by  search 
engines  without  advance  notice),  could  adversely  affect  our  paid  search  engine  marketing  efforts  (and  free  search  engine 
traffic).  Such  changes  could  adversely  affect  paid  listings  (both  their  placement  and  pricing),  as  well  as  the  ranking  of  our 
brands and businesses within search results, any or all of which could increase our marketing expenditures (particularly if free 
traffic  is  replaced  with  paid  traffic).  Any  or  all  of  these  events  could  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition  and 
results of operations.

Evolving  consumer  behavior  (specifically,  increased  consumption  of  media  through  digital  means)  can  also  affect  the 
availability  of  profitable  marketing  opportunities.  To  continue  to  reach  and  engage  consumers  and  service  professionals  and 
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digital  advertising  channels  (such  as  online  video  and  other  digital  platforms),  as  well  as  target  consumers  and  service 
professionals  via  these  channels.  Since  newer  advertising  channels  are  undeveloped  and  unproven  relative  to  traditional 
channels (such as television), it could be difficult to assess returns on marketing investments in newer channels, which could 
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Lastly, we also enter into various arrangements with third parties to drive visitors to our HomeAdvisor platforms. These 
arrangements are generally more cost-effective than traditional marketing efforts. If we are unable to renew existing (and enter 
into new) arrangements of this nature, sales and marketing costs as a percentage of revenue would increase over the long-term, 
which  could  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations.  In  addition,  the  quality  and 
convertibility of traffic and leads generated through third-party arrangements are dependent on many factors, most of which are 
outside  our  control.  If  the  quality  and/or  convertibility  of  traffic  and  leads  do  not  meet  the  expectations  of  our  users  and/or 
HomeAdvisor service professionals, they could leave the Marketplace and/or decrease their budgets for consumer matches or 
participation  in  pre-priced  booking  services,  any  or  all  of  which  could  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition  and 
results of operations.

We  rely  on  Internet  search  engines  to  drive  traffic  to  our  various  properties.  Certain  operators  of  search  services  offer 
products  and  services  that  compete  directly  with  our  products  and  services.  If  links  to  websites  offering  our  products  and 
services are not displayed prominently in search results, traffic to our properties could decline and our business could be 
adversely affected.

        In addition to paid marketing, we rely heavily on Internet search engines, such as Google, to drive traffic to our properties 
through their unpaid search results. Although search results have allowed us to attract a large audience with low organic traffic 
acquisition costs in the past, if they fail to continue to drive sufficient traffic to our properties, we may need to increase our 
marketing  spend  to  acquire  additional  traffic.  We  cannot  assure  you  that  the  value  we  ultimately  derive  from  any  such 
additional traffic would exceed the cost of acquisition, and any increase in marketing expense may in turn harm our operating 
results.

        The amount of traffic we attract from search engines is due in large part to how and where information from (and links to 
websites offering our products and services) are displayed on search engine results pages. The display, including rankings, of 
unpaid  search  results  can  be  affected  by  a  number  of  factors,  many  of  which  are  not  in  our  direct  control,  and  may  change 
frequently. Search engines have made changes in the past to their ranking algorithms, methodologies and design layouts that 
have reduced the prominence of links to websites offering our products and services, and negatively impacted traffic to such 
websites, and we expect that search engines will continue to make such changes from time to time in the future.

        However, we may not know how (or otherwise be in a position) to influence actions of this nature taken by search engines. 
With  respect  to  search  results  in  particular,  even  when  search  engines  announce  the  details  of  their  methodologies,  their 
parameters may change from time to time, be poorly defined or be inconsistently interpreted.

                In  addition,  in  some  instances,  search  engines  may  change  their  displays  or  rankings  in  order  to  promote  their  own 
competing products or services, or the products or services of one or more of our competitors. Any such action could negatively 
impact  the  search  rankings  of  links  to  websites  offering  our  products  and  services,  or  the  prominence  with  which  such  links 
appear in search results. Our success depends on the ability of our products and services to maintain a prominent position in 
search results, and in the event operators of search engines promote their own competing products in the future in a manner that 
has the effect of reducing the prominence or ranking of our products and services, our business, financial condition and results 
of operations could be adversely affected.

Our ability to communicate with consumers and service professionals via e-mail (or other sufficient means) is critical to our 
success.

Historically,  one  of  our  primary  means  of  communicating  with  consumers  and  service  professionals  and  keeping  them 
engaged with our products and services has been via e-mail communication. Through e-mail, we provide consumers and service 
professionals  with  service  request  and  pre-priced  booking  service  updates,  as  well  as  present  or  suggest  new  products  and 
services  (among  other  things)  and  market  our  products  and  services  in  a  cost-effective  manner.  As  consumers  increasingly 
communicate via mobile and other digital devices and messaging and social media apps, usage of e-mail (particularly among 
younger consumers) has declined and we expect this trend to continue. In addition, deliverability and other restrictions could 
limit or prevent our ability to send e-mails to consumers and service professionals. A continued and significant erosion in our 
ability to communicate with consumers and service professionals via e-mail could adversely impact the overall user experience, 
consumer and service professional engagement levels and conversion rates, which could adversely affect our business, financial 
condition  and  results  of  operations.  We  cannot  assure  you  that  any  alternative  means  of  communication  (for  example,  push 
notifications and text messaging) will be as effective as e-mail has been historically.

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Our success depends, in part, on our ability to access, collect and use personal data about consumers.

We depend on search engines, digital app stores and social media platforms, in particular, those operated by Google, Apple 
and Facebook, to market, distribute and monetize our products and services. Consumers engage with these platforms directly, 
and as a result, these platforms may receive personal data about consumers that we would otherwise receive if we transacted 
with  them  directly.  Certain  of  these  platforms  have  restricted  our  access  to  personal  data  about  users  of  our  products  and 
services obtained through their platforms. If these platforms limit or increasingly limit, eliminate or otherwise interfere with our 
ability to access, collect and use personal data about users of our products and services that they have collected, our ability to 
identify  and  communicate  with  a  meaningful  portion  of  our  user  base  may  be  adversely  impacted.  If  so,  our  customer 
relationship  management  efforts,  our  ability  to  identify,  target  and  reach  new  segments  of  our  user  base  and  the  population 
generally  and  the  efficiency  of  our  paid  marketing  efforts  could  be  adversely  affected.  We  cannot  assure  you  that  search 
engines,  digital  app  stores  and  social  media  platforms  upon  which  we  rely  will  not  limit  or  increasingly  limit,  eliminate  or 
otherwise interfere with our ability to access, collect and use personal data about users of our products and services that they 
have collected. To the extent that any or all of them do so, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be 
adversely affected.

Our success depends, in part, on our ability to continue to develop and monetize versions of our products and services for 
mobile and other digital devices.

As consumers increasingly access our products and services through mobile and other digital devices (including through 
digital  voice  assistants),  we  will  need  to  continue  to  devote  significant  time  and  resources  to  ensure  that  our  products  and 
services are accessible across these platforms (and multiple platforms generally). If we do not keep pace with evolving online, 
market and industry trends (including the introduction of new and enhanced digital devices and changes in the preferences and 
needs of consumers and service professionals generally), offer new and/or enhanced products and services in response to such 
trends  that  resonate  with  consumers  and  service  professionals,  monetize  products  and  services  for  mobile  and  other  digital 
devices as effectively as our traditional products and services and/or maintain related systems, technology and infrastructure in 
an efficient and cost-effective manner, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

In addition, the success of our mobile and other digital products and services depends on their interoperability with various 
third-party operating systems, technology, infrastructure and standards, over which we have no control. Any changes to any of 
these things that compromise the quality or functionality of our mobile and other digital products and services could adversely 
affect  their  usage  levels  and/or  our  ability  to  attract  consumers  and  service  professionals,  which  could  adversely  affect  our 
business, financial condition and results of operations.

There may be adverse tax, legal and other consequences if the contractor classification or employment status of the service 
professionals who use our platform is challenged.

We are particularly sensitive to the adoption of worker classification laws, specifically, laws that could effectively require 
us  to  change  our  classification  of  certain  of  our  service  professionals  from  independent  contractors  to  employees,  as  well  as 
changes to state and local laws or judicial decisions related to the definition and/or classification of independent contractors. For 
example,  California  recently  passed  a  worker  classification  statute  (AB  5),  which  effectively  narrowed  the  definition  of  an 
independent contractor by requiring hiring entities to use a stricter test to determine a given worker’s classification. In addition, 
AB  5  places  the  burden  of  proof  for  classifying  workers  as  independent  contractors  on  the  hiring  entity  and  provides 
enforcement powers to the state and certain cities. In addition, AB 5 has been the subject of widespread national discussion and 
it  is  possible  that  other  jurisdictions,  including  New  York  and  New  Jersey,  may  enact  similar  laws.  Since  we  currently  treat 
service professionals who provide services through our business as independent contractors for all purposes, we do not withhold 
federal, state and local income or other employment related taxes, make federal or state unemployment tax or Federal Insurance 
Contributions Act payments or provide workers’ compensation insurance with respect to these individuals. If we are required as 
the result of new laws to reclassify these individuals as employees, we could be exposed to various liabilities and additional 
costs,  including  exposure  (for  prior  and  future  periods)  under  federal,  state  and  local  tax  laws,  and  workers’  compensation, 
unemployment benefits, labor, and employment laws, as well as potential liability for penalties and interest, any or all of which 
could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. We are involved in various legal proceedings 
and investigations challenging the classification of these individuals as independent contractors, and may become involved in 
other proceedings and investigations in the future. 

We may not be able to protect our systems, technology and infrastructure from cyberattacks and cyberattacks experienced by 
third parties may adversely affect us.

We are regularly under attack by perpetrators of malicious technology-related events, such as the use of botnets, malware 
or  other  destructive  or  disruptive  software,  distributed  denial  of  service  attacks,  phishing,  attempts  to  misappropriate  user 
information and account login credentials and other similar malicious activities. The incidence of events of this nature (or any 
combination thereof) is on the rise worldwide. We continuously develop and maintain systems designed to detect and prevent 
events  of  this  nature  from  impacting  our  systems,  technology,  infrastructure,  products,  services  and  users.  We  have  invested 

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(and  continue  to  invest)  heavily  in  these  efforts  and  related  personnel  and  training  and  deploy  data  minimization  strategies 
(where appropriate), these efforts are costly and require ongoing monitoring and updating as technologies change and efforts to 
overcome  preventative  security  measures  become  more  sophisticated.  Despite  these  efforts,  some  of  our  systems  have 
experienced past security incidents, none of which had a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results 
of operations, and we could experience significant events of this nature in the future.

Any event of this nature that we experience could damage our systems, technology and infrastructure and/or those of our 
users, prevent us from providing our products and services, compromise the integrity of our products and services, damage our 
reputation, erode our brands and/or be costly to remedy, as well as subject us to investigations by regulatory authorities, fines 
and/or litigation that could result in liability to third parties. Even if we do not experience such events firsthand, the impact of 
any  such  events  experienced  by  third  parties  could  have  a  similar  effect.  For  example,  although  we  did  not  experience  any 
material  impacts  from  the  SolarWinds  Orion  cybersecurity  breach  that  was  widely  publicized  in  December  2020,  we  cannot 
assure you that we will not experience future events involving third party service providers that may be material. We may not 
have adequate insurance coverage to compensate for losses resulting from any of these events. If we (or any third-party with 
whom we do business or otherwise rely upon) experience(s) an event of this nature, our business, financial condition and results 
of operations could be adversely affected.

If  personal,  confidential  or  sensitive  user  information  that  we  maintain  and  store  is  breached  or  otherwise  accessed  by 
unauthorized persons, it may be costly to mitigate and our reputation could be harmed.

We receive, process, store and transmit a significant amount of personal, confidential or sensitive user information and, in 
certain  cases,  enable  users  to  share  their  personal  information  with  each  other.  While  we  continuously  develop  and  maintain 
systems designed to protect the security, integrity and confidentiality of this information, we cannot guarantee that inadvertent 
or unauthorized use or disclosure will not occur or that third parties will not gain unauthorized access to this information. When 
such  events  occur,  we  may  not  be  able  to  remedy  them,  we  may  be  required  by  law  to  notify  regulators  and  impacted 
individuals  and  it  may  be  costly  to  mitigate  the  impact  of  such  events  and  to  develop  and  implement  protections  to  prevent 
future  events  of  this  nature  from  occurring.  When  breaches  of  security  (ours  or  that  of  any  third-party  we  engage  to  store 
information)  occur,  we  could  face  governmental  enforcement  actions,  significant  fines,  litigation  (including  consumer  class 
actions) and the reputation of our brands and business could be harmed, which could adversely affect our business, financial 
condition and results of operations. In addition, if any of the search engines, digital app store or social media platform through 
which  we  market,  distribute  and  monetize  our  products  and  services  were  to  experience  a  breach,  third  parties  could  gain 
unauthorized access to personal data about our users and subscribers, which could indirectly harm the reputation of our brands 
and  businesses  and  in  turn,  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations.  See  also  “The 
processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data could give rise to liabilities and increased costs.”

The processing, storage, use and disclosure of personal data could give rise to liabilities and increased costs.

We receive, transmit and store a large volume of personal information in connection with the provision of our products and 
services. The manner in which we share, store, use, disclose and protect this information is determined by the respective privacy 
and  data  security  policies  of  our  various  businesses,  as  well  as  federal,  state  and  foreign  laws  and  regulations  and  evolving 
industry standards and practices, which are changing, and in some cases, inconsistent and conflicting and subject to differing 
interpretations. In addition, new laws, regulations, standards and practices of this nature are proposed and adopted from time to 
time.

For example, a comprehensive European Union privacy and data protection reform, the General Data Protection Regulation 
(the  “GDPR”),  became  effective  in  May  2018.  The  GDPR,  which  applies  to  companies  that  are  organized  in  the  European 
Union or otherwise provide services to (or monitor) consumers who reside in the European Union, imposes significant penalties 
(monetary and otherwise) for non-compliance, as well as provides a private right of action for individual claimants. The GDPR 
will continue to be interpreted by European Union Data protection regulators, which may require that we make changes to our 
business practices and could generate additional risks and liabilities. The European Union is also considering an update to its 
Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive to impose stricter rules regarding the use of cookies. 

Also, the exit from the European Union by the United Kingdom could result in the application of new and conflicting data 
privacy and protection laws and standards to our operations in the United Kingdom and our handling of personal data of users 
located  in  the  United  Kingdom.  At  the  same  time,  many  jurisdictions  abroad  in  which  we  do  business  have  already  or  are 
currently considering adopting privacy and data protection laws and regulations.

Moreover, multiple legislative proposals concerning privacy and the protection of user information are being considered by 
the U.S. Congress and various state legislatures (including those in Illinois, New York, Virginia and Washington). Other U.S. 
state  legislatures  have  already  enacted  privacy  legislation,  one  of  the  strictest  and  most  comprehensive  of  which  is  the 
California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which became effective January 1, 2020 (the “CCPA”). The CCPA provides new 
data  privacy  rights  for  California  consumers,  including  the  right  to  know  what  personal  information  is  being  collected  about 
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such  information  deleted  and  the  right  to  object  to  the  sale  of  such  information)  and  new  operational  requirements  for 
businesses  (primarily  providing  consumers  with  enhanced  privacy-related  disclosures).  The  CCPA  restricts  the  ability  of  our 
businesses  to  use  personal  California  user  and  subscriber  information  in  connection  with  our  various  products,  services  and 
operations, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. The CCPA also provides 
consumers  with  a  private  right  of  action  for  security  breaches,  as  well  as  provides  for  statutory  damages  of  up  to  $750  per 
violation,  with  the  California  Attorney  General  maintaining  authority  to  enforce  the  CCPA  and  seek  civil  penalties  for 
intentional  violations  of  the  CCPA  of  up  to  $7,500  per  violation.  In  addition,  California  Privacy  Rights  Act  (“CPRA”)  was 
passed in November 2020 and will take effect on January 1, 2023, which could further restrict the ability of our businesses to 
use personal California user and subscriber information in connection with our various products, services and operations and/or 
impose additional operational requirements on our businesses, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition 
and  results  of  operations.  Lastly,  the  Federal  Trade  Commission  has  also  increased  its  focus  on  privacy  and  data  security 
practices, as evidenced by the first-of-its-kind, $5 billion dollar fine against a social media platform for privacy violations.

While we believe that we comply with applicable privacy and data protection policies, laws and regulations and industry 
standards and practices in all material respects, we could still be subject to claims of non-compliance that we may not be able to 
successfully defend and/or significant fines and penalties. Moreover, any non-compliance or perceived non-compliance by us 
(or any third-party we engage to store or process information) or any compromise of security that results in unauthorized access 
to  (or  use  or  transmission  of)  personal  information  could  result  in  a  variety  of  claims  against  us,  including  governmental 
enforcement actions, significant fines, litigation (including consumer class actions), claims of breach of contract and indemnity 
by third parties and adverse publicity. When such events occur, our reputation could be harmed and the competitive positions of 
our  various  brands  and  businesses  could  be  diminished,  which  could  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition  and 
results  of  operations.  Additionally,  to  the  extent  multiple  U.S.  state-level  (or  European  Union  member-state  level)  laws  are 
introduced  with  inconsistent  or  conflicting  standards  and  there  is  no  federal  or  European  Union  regulation  to  preempt  such 
laws, compliance could be even more difficult to achieve and our potential exposure to the risks discussed above could increase.

Lastly, ongoing compliance with existing (and compliance with future) privacy and data protection laws worldwide could 
be  costly.  The  devotion  of  significant  costs  to  compliance  (versus  the  development  of  products  and  services)  could  result  in 
delays in the development of new products and services, us ceasing to provide problematic products and services in existing 
jurisdictions  and  us  being  prevented  from  introducing  products  and  services  in  new  and  existing  jurisdictions,  which  could 
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Credit  card  data  security  breaches  or  fraud  could  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of 
operations.

We  accept  payments  (including  recurring  payments)  from  service  professionals  and  consumers,  primarily  through  credit 
and debit card transactions. The ability to access payment information on a real-time basis without having to proactively reach 
out to service professionals and consumers to process payments is critical to our success.

When third parties (including credit card processing companies, as well as any business that offers products and services 
online  or  offline)  experience  a  data  security  breach  involving  credit  card  information,  affected  cardholders  will  often  cancel 
their credit cards. The more sizable a given affected third-party’s customer base, the greater the number of accounts impacted 
and  the  more  likely  it  will  be  that  our  service  professionals  and  consumers  would  be  impacted  by  such  a  breach.  If  such  a 
breach  were  to  impact  our  service  professionals  and  consumers  were  affected,  we  would  need  to  contact  affected  service 
professionals  and  consumers  to  obtain  new  payment  information.  It  is  likely  that  we  would  not  be  able  to  reach  all  affected 
service  professionals  and  consumers,  and  even  if  we  could,  new  payment  information  for  some  may  not  be  obtained  and 
pending  payments  may  not  be  processed,  which  could  adversely  affect  our  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of 
operations.

Even if our service professionals and consumers are not directly impacted by a given data security breach, they may lose 
confidence in the ability of providers of online products and services to protect their personal information generally. As a result, 
they  may  stop  using  their  credit  cards  online  and  choose  alternative  payment  methods  that  are  not  as  convenient  for  us  or 
restrict our ability to process payments without significant effort, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition 
and results of operations.

Our  success  depends,  in  part,  on  the  integrity,  quality,  efficiency  and  scalability  of  our  systems,  technology  and 
infrastructure, and those of third parties.

We rely on our systems, technology and infrastructure to perform well on a consistent basis. From time to time in the past 
we have experienced (and in the future we may experience) occasional interruptions that make some or all of this framework 
and related information unavailable or that prevent us from providing products and services; any such interruption could arise 
for  any  number  of  reasons.  We  also  rely  on  third-party  data  center  service  providers  and  cloud-based,  hosted  web  service 
providers,  as  well  as  third-party  computer  systems  and  a  variety  of  communications  systems  and  service  providers  in 

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connection with the provision of our products and services generally, as well as to facilitate and process certain payment and 
other transactions with users. We have no control over any of these third parties or their operations.

The framework described above could be damaged or interrupted at any time due to fire, power loss, telecommunications 
failure, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, acts of God and other similar events or disruptions. Any event of this nature 
could prevent us from providing our products and services at all (or result in the provision of our products and services on a 
delayed or intermittent basis) and/or result in the loss of critical data. While we and the third parties upon whom we rely have 
certain backup systems in place for certain aspects of our respective frameworks, none of our frameworks are fully redundant 
and disaster recovery planning is not sufficient for all eventualities. In addition, we may not have adequate insurance coverage 
to compensate us for losses from a major interruption. When such damages, interruptions or outages occur, our reputation could 
be harmed and the competitive positions of our various brands and businesses could be diminished, any or all of which could 
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We also continually work to expand and enhance the efficiency and scalability of our framework to improve the consumer 
and  service  professional  experience,  accommodate  substantial  increases  in  the  number  of  visitors  to  our  various  platforms, 
ensure  acceptable  load  times  for  our  various  products  and  services  and  keep  up  with  changes  in  technology  and  user 
preferences. If we do not do so in a timely and cost-effective manner, the user experience and demand across our brands and 
businesses could be adversely affected, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may experience risks related to acquisitions.

We  have  made  numerous  acquisitions  in  the  past  and  we  continue  to  seek  to  identify  potential  acquisition  candidates  to 
expand our business generally in the future. If we do not identify suitable acquisition candidates or complete acquisitions on 
satisfactory pricing or other terms, our growth could be adversely affected. Even if we complete what we believe to be suitable 
acquisitions,  we  may  experience  related  operational  and  financial  risks.  As  a  result,  to  the  extent  that  we  continue  to  grow 
through acquisitions, we will need to:

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successfully  integrate  the  operations,  as  well  as  the  various  functions  and  systems,  of  acquired  businesses  with  our 
existing operations, functions and systems;

successfully identify and realize potential synergies among acquired and existing business;

retain or hire senior management and other key personnel at acquired businesses; and

successfully manage acquisition-related strain on our management, operations and financial resources.

We may not be successful in addressing these challenges or any other problems encountered in connection with historical 
and  future  acquisitions.  In  addition,  the  anticipated  benefits  of  one  or  more  acquisitions  may  not  be  realized.  Also,  future 
acquisitions  could  result  in  increased  operating  losses,  dilutive  issuances  of  equity  securities  and/or  the  assumption  of 
contingent  liabilities.  Lastly,  the  value  of  goodwill  and  other  intangible  assets  acquired  could  be  impacted  by  one  or  more 
continuing unfavorable events and/or trends, which could result in significant impairment charges. The occurrence of any these 
events could have an adverse effects on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We face additional risks in connection with our international operations.

We currently operate businesses under various regional brands in Canada, France, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, 
the Netherlands and Italy and intend to seek to expand our international presence, both through acquisitions and organic growth.

Operating abroad, particularly in jurisdictions where we have limited experience, exposes us to additional risks, including:

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difficulties in staffing and managing international operations;

differing levels (or lack) of social and technological acceptance of online services generally, as well as online home 
services offerings specifically;

slow or lagging growth in the commercial use and acceptance of the Internet;

foreign currency fluctuations;

restrictions on the transfer of funds among countries and back to the United States and related repatriation costs; 

differing and potentially adverse tax laws;

compliance challenges;

competitive environments that favor local businesses;

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limitations on the level of intellectual property protection; and

trade sanctions, political unrest, terrorism, war and epidemics or the threat of any of these events.

The occurrence of any or all of the events described above could adversely affect our international operations, and in turn, 

our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may fail to adequately protect our intellectual property rights or may be accused of infringing the intellectual property 
rights of third parties.

We rely heavily upon trademarks, trade dress and related domain names and logos to market our brands and businesses and 

to build and maintain brand loyalty and recognition, as well as upon trade secrets and patents.

We  rely  on  a  combination  of  laws  and  contractual  restrictions  on  access  to  and  use  of  proprietary  information  with 
employees, customers, suppliers, affiliates and others to establish and protect our and their various intellectual property rights. 
For  examples,  we  have  generally  registered  and  continue  to  apply  to  register  and  renew,  or  secure  by  contract  where 
appropriate, trademarks and service marks as they are developed and used, and reserve, register and renew domain names as we 
deem appropriate. We also generally seek to apply for patents or for similar statutory protections as and if we deem appropriate, 
based on then current facts and circumstances, and will continue to do so in the future. No assurances can be given that these 
efforts  will  result  in  adequate  trademark  and  service  mark  protection,  adequate  domain  name  rights  and  protections,  the 
issuance of a patent or adequate patent protection against competitors and similar technologies. Third parties could also create 
new products or methods that achieve similar results without infringing upon patents we own.

Despite these measures, challenges to our intellectual property rights could still arise, third parties could copy or otherwise 
obtain and use the intellectual property without authorization and/or laws regarding the enforceability of existing intellectual 
property  rights  could  change  in  an  adverse  manner.  The  occurrence  of  any  of  these  events  could  result  in  the  erosion  of  our 
various brands and limitations on our ability to control marketing online using our various domain names, as well as impede our 
ability to effectively compete against competitors with similar technologies, any of which could adversely affect our business, 
financial condition and results of operations.

We depend on our key personnel.

Our  future  success  depends  upon  our  ability  to  identify,  hire,  develop,  motivate  and  retain  highly  skilled,  diverse 
individuals, particularly in the case of senior and executive management. Competition for well-qualified employees across our 
various businesses is intense and we must attract new (and retain existing) employees to compete effectively. While we have 
established programs, we may not be able to continue to attract new (and retain existing) key and other employees in the future, 
especially in the technical fields of engineering and product. In addition, if we do not ensure the effective transfer of knowledge 
and  smooth  transitions  (particularly  in  the  case  of  senior  and  executive  management)  across  our  various  businesses,  our 
business, financial condition and results of operations, could be adversely affected.

Launch of consumer financing payment operation could be interrupted as a result of conditions outside of our control.

Our  ability  to  launch  a  new  consumer  financing  option  for  our  consumers  could  be  negatively  affected  by  conditions 
outside our control. If capital market conditions have a material negative change, there is a risk that our business partner that 
administers  the  consumer  financing  program  may  not  be  able  to  fulfill  its  obligations  under  that  agreement.  In  addition,  the 
tightening of credit markets may restrict the ability and willingness of consumers to make book services in our Marketplace.

Failure  to  obtain  and  maintain  required  licenses  or  to  comply  with  applicable  regulations  could  adversely  affect  our 
business, financial condition and results of operations.

We may be required under certain state and local government regulations to obtain and maintain licenses to perform pre-
priced booking services in our Marketplace. Typically, licenses must be renewed annually and may be revoked or suspended for 
cause at any time. In some jurisdictions, the loss of a license for cause may lead to the loss of licenses in other jurisdictions and 
could make it more difficult to obtain additional licenses. Although we do not anticipate any material difficulties occurring in 
the  future,  the  failure  to  receive  or  retain  a  license,  or  any  other  required  permit,  in  a  particular  location,  or  to  continue  to 
qualify  for,  or  renew  licenses,  could  negatively  impact  our  business.  We  may  also  spend  significant  amounts  of  money  and 
effort  to  obtain  licenses  and  continued  compliance  with  applicable  regulations.  If  we  fail  to  comply  with  such  licensing  and 
permit regulations, we may be subject to various sanctions and/or penalties and fines or may be required to cease operations in 
such location until we achieve compliance, which could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results 
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Risks Related to Our Relationship with IAC

IAC controls our company and will have the ability to control the direction of our business.

As of January 31, 2021, IAC owned all of our outstanding Class B common stock, representing approximately 84.3% of 
our total outstanding shares of capital stock and approximately 98.2% of the total combined voting power of our outstanding 
capital stock. For so long as IAC owns shares of our capital stock that represent a majority of the combined voting power of our 
outstanding capital stock, it will be able to control any corporate action that requires a stockholder vote, regardless of the vote 
of any other stockholder (subject to certain limited exceptions for certain class votes). As a result, IAC has (and we expect will 
continue to have) the ability to control significant corporate activities, including:

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the  election  of  our  board  of  directors  (subject  to  certain  provisions  of  the  investor  rights  agreement  between  us  and 
IAC)  and,  through  our  board  of  directors,  decision-making  with  respect  to  our  business  direction  and  policies, 
including the appointment and removal of our officers;

acquisitions or dispositions of businesses or assets, mergers or other business combinations;

issuances of shares of our Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock and our capital 
structure generally;

corporate  opportunities  that  may  be  suitable  for  us  and  IAC,  subject  to  the  corporate  opportunity  provisions  in  our 
amended and restated certificate of incorporation (as described below);

stock repurchases;

our financing activities, including the issuance of debt securities and/or the incurrence of other indebtedness generally;

the payment of one-time or recurring dividends; and

the number of shares available for issuance under our equity incentive plans.

This voting control will limit the ability of other stockholders to influence corporate matters and, as a result, we may take 
actions  that  stockholders  other  than  IAC  do  not  view  as  beneficial.  This  voting  control  may  also  discourage  transactions 
involving a change of control of our company, including transactions in which holders of shares of our Class A common stock 
might otherwise receive a premium for their shares.

Even if IAC owns shares of our capital stock representing less than a majority of the total combined voting power of our 
outstanding capital stock, so long as IAC owns shares representing a significant percentage of our total combined voting power, 
IAC will have the ability to substantially influence these significant corporate activities.

In  addition,  pursuant  to  the  investor  rights  agreement  between  us  and  IAC,  IAC  has  the  right  to  maintain  its  level  of 
ownership in us to the extent we issue additional shares of our capital stock in the future and, pursuant to the employee matters 
agreement between us and IAC, IAC may receive payment for certain compensation expenses through the receipt of additional 
shares  of  our  capital  stock.  For  a  more  complete  summary  of  our  various  agreements  with  IAC,  see  “Note  15-Related  Party 
Transactions  with  IAC”  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  included  in  “Item  8-Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and 
Supplementary Data.”

Until such time as IAC no longer controls or has the ability to substantially influence us, we will continue to face the risks 
described in this “Risk Factors” section relating to IAC’s control of us and the potential conflicts of interest between us and 
IAC.

Our  amended  and  restated  certificate  of  incorporation  could  prevent  us  from  benefiting  from  certain  corporate 
opportunities.

Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation has a “corporate opportunity” provision that requires us to renounce 
any interests or expectancy in corporate opportunities for both us and IAC. This provision also includes a disclaimer that states 
that we recognize that: (i) any of our directors or officers who are also officers, directors, employees or other affiliates of IAC 
or  its  affiliates  (except  that  we  and  our  subsidiaries  are  not  considered  affiliates  of  IAC  or  its  affiliates  for  purposes  of  this 
provision) and (ii) IAC itself, will have no duty to offer or communicate information regarding such corporate opportunities to 
us. Generally, neither IAC nor any of our officers or directors who are also officers or directors of IAC or its affiliates will be 
liable to us or any of our stockholders for breach of any fiduciary duty by reason of the fact that any such person pursues or 
acquires any corporate opportunity for the account of IAC or any of its affiliates, directs or transfers such corporate opportunity 
to IAC or any of its affiliates or does not communicate information regarding such corporate opportunity to us. This corporate 
opportunity provision may exacerbate conflicts of interest between us and IAC because the provision effectively permits any of 
our  directors  or  officers  who  also  serves  as  a  director  or  officer  of  IAC  to  choose  to  direct  a  corporate  opportunity  to  IAC 
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IAC’s interests may conflict with our interests and the interests of our other stockholders. Conflicts of interest between us 
and IAC could be resolved in a manner unfavorable to us and our other stockholders.

Various conflicts of interest between us and IAC could arise. As of the date of this report, five of our eleven directors are 
current  directors  or  executive  officers  of  IAC.  Ownership  interests  of  these  individuals  and  IAC  in  our  capital  stock  and 
ownership  interests  of  our  directors  and  officers  in  IAC  capital  stock,  or  service  by  an  individual  as  either  a  director  and/or 
officer of both companies, could create or appear to create potential conflicts of interest when such individuals are faced with 
decisions relating to us. These decisions could include:

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corporate opportunities;

the impact that operating or capital decisions (including the incurrence of indebtedness) relating to our business may 
have on IAC's consolidated financial statements and/or current or future indebtedness (including related covenants);

business combinations involving us;

our dividend and stock repurchase policies; 

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the intercompany agreements and services between us and IAC.

Potential  conflicts  of  interest  could  also  arise  if  we  decide  to  enter  into  new  commercial  arrangements  with  IAC  in  the 
future or in connection with IAC’s desire to enter into new commercial arrangements with third parties. Additionally, IAC may 
be constrained by the terms of agreements relating to its indebtedness from taking actions, or permitting us to take actions, that 
may be in our best interest.

Furthermore,  disputes  may  arise  between  us  and  IAC  relating  to  our  past  and  ongoing  relationships,  and  these  potential 

conflicts of interest may make it more difficult for us to favorably resolve such disputes, including those related to:

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tax, employee benefit, indemnification and other matters arising from the Combination;

the nature, quality and pricing of services IAC agrees to provide to us;

sales or other disposals by IAC of all or a portion of its ownership interest in us; and

business combinations involving us.

We may not be able to resolve any potential conflicts, and even if we do, the resolution may be less favorable to us than if 
we were dealing with an unaffiliated third-party. While we are controlled by IAC, we may not have the leverage to negotiate 
amendments to our various agreements with IAC (if required) on terms as favorable to us as those we would negotiate with an 
unaffiliated third-party.

We rely on exemptions from certain NASDAQ corporate governance requirements that provide protection to stockholders of 
other companies.

Because IAC owns more than 50% of the combined voting power of our outstanding capital stock, we are a “controlled 
company”  under  the  Marketplace  Rules  of  The  Nasdaq  Stock  Market,  LLC  (the  “Marketplace  Rules”).  As  a  “controlled 
company,”  we  are  exempt  from  compliance  with  certain  Marketplace  Rules  related  to  corporate  governance,  including  the 
following requirements:

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that a majority of our board of directors consists of “independent directors” (as defined in the Marketplace Rules); and

that  we  have  a  nominating/governance  committee  composed  entirely  of  independent  directors  with  a  written  charter 
addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities.

Accordingly, for so long as we are a “controlled company” and avail ourselves of these exemptions, our stockholders will 
not  have  the  same  protections  afforded  to  stockholders  of  companies  that  are  subject  to  all  of  the  corporate  governance 
requirements of the Marketplace Rules.

IAC’s desire to maintain flexibility with respect to its ability to distribute the shares of our capital stock it holds on a tax-free 
basis  to  its  stockholders,  and  its  desire  to  preserve  the  ability  to  maintain  tax  consolidation  for  U.S.  federal  income  tax 
purposes, may prevent us from pursuing opportunities to raise capital, acquire other businesses or provide equity incentives 
to our employees, or otherwise impact our ability to manage our capital structure.

Under current laws, IAC must retain beneficial ownership of at least 80% of our combined voting power and 80% of each 
class of our non-voting capital stock (if any is outstanding) in order to effect a tax-free distribution of our shares held by IAC to 
its  stockholders.  IAC  has  advised  us  that  it  does  not  have  any  present  intention  or  plans  to  undertake  such  a  tax-free 
distribution.  However,  IAC  does  currently  intend  to  use  its  majority  voting  interest  to  retain  its  ability  to  engage  in  such  a 

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transaction. In addition, IAC must maintain ownership of at least 80% of our outstanding capital stock in order to maintain tax 
consolidation with us for U.S. federal income tax purposes. IAC has advised us that it currently intends to take such actions, or 
cause the Company to take such actions, as may be necessary in order to preserve tax consolidation. Each of these intentions 
may cause IAC not to support transactions that we wish to pursue that involve issuing shares of our capital stock, including for 
capital-raising purposes, as consideration for an acquisition or as equity incentives to our employees, or otherwise impact our 
overall capital management strategy. Our inability to pursue such transactions, or any reduced flexibility in the management of 
our capital structure, may adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our agreements with IAC will require us to indemnify IAC for certain tax liabilities and may limit our ability to engage in 
desirable strategic or capital-raising transactions.

Pursuant to our tax sharing agreement with IAC, we generally will be responsible and will be required to indemnify IAC 
for: (i) all taxes imposed with respect to any consolidated, combined or unitary tax return of IAC or its subsidiaries that includes 
us or any of our subsidiaries to the extent attributable to us or any of our subsidiaries (excluding certain taxes attributable to 
Angie’s  List  and  its  subsidiaries  for  taxable  periods  (or  portions  thereof)  ending  on  or  before  the  completion  of  the 
Combination),  as  determined  under  the  tax  sharing  agreement,  and  (ii)  all  taxes  imposed  with  respect  to  any  consolidated, 
combined, unitary or separate tax returns of ours or any of our subsidiaries. To the extent IAC fails to pay taxes imposed with 
respect  to  any  consolidated,  combined  or  unitary  tax  return  of  IAC  or  one  of  its  subsidiaries  that  includes  us  or  any  of  our 
subsidiaries, the relevant taxing authority could seek to collect such taxes (including taxes for which IAC is responsible under 
the tax sharing agreement) from us or our subsidiaries.

IAC does not have a present plan or intention to undertake a tax-free spin-off of its interest in us. Under the tax sharing 
agreement,  we  generally  will  be  responsible  for  any  taxes  and  related  amounts  imposed  on  IAC  or  us  (or  our  respective 
subsidiaries)  that  arise  from  the  failure  of  a  future  spin-off  of  IAC’s  retained  interest  in  us  to  qualify  as  a  transaction  that  is 
generally tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 368(a)(1)(D) and/or Section 355 of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), to the extent that the failure to so qualify is attributable to: (i) a breach of the relevant 
representations and covenants made by us in the tax sharing agreement (or any representation letter provided in support of any 
tax opinion or ruling obtained by IAC with respect to the U.S. federal income tax treatment of such spin-off), (ii) an acquisition 
of our equity securities or assets or (iii) any other action or inaction by us after any such spin-off.

To preserve the tax-free treatment of any potential future spin-off by IAC of its interest in us, the tax sharing agreement 
restricts us and our subsidiaries, for the two-year period following any such spin-off (except in specific circumstances), from: 
(i)  entering  into  any  transaction  pursuant  to  which  shares  of  our  capital  stock  would  be  acquired  above  a  certain  threshold, 
(ii)  merging,  consolidating  or  liquidating,  (iii)  selling  or  transferring  assets  above  certain  thresholds,  (iv)  redeeming  or 
repurchasing stock (with certain exceptions), (v) altering the voting rights of our capital stock, (vi)  actions and inactions that 
are inconsistent with representations or covenants in any tax opinion or private letter ruling document or (vii) ceasing to engage 
in any active trade or business as defined in the Code. The indemnity obligations and other limitations under the tax sharing 
agreement could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Future sales or distributions of shares of our capital stock by IAC could depress the price of our Class A common stock.

IAC  has  the  right  to  sell  or  distribute  to  its  stockholders  all  or  a  portion  of  the  shares  of  our  capital  stock  that  it  holds. 
Although as of the date of this report IAC has advised us that it does not have any present intention or plans to undertake such a 
sale or distribution, sales by IAC in the public market or distributions to its stockholders of substantial amounts of our capital 
stock (shares of Class B common stock or Class A common stock) could depress the price of our Class A common stock. In 
addition, IAC has the right, subject to certain conditions, to require us to file registration statements covering the sale of the 
shares of our capital stock it holds or to include such shares in other registration statements that we may file. If IAC exercises 
these registration rights and sells all or a portion of the shares of our capital stock it holds, the price of our Class A common 
stock could decline.

The services that IAC provides to us may not be sufficient to meet our needs.

We  expect  IAC  to  continue  to  provide  us  with  corporate  and  shared  services  related  to  corporate  functions,  such  as 
executive  oversight,  risk  management,  information  technology,  accounting,  audit,  legal,  investor  relations,  tax,  treasury  and 
other services in exchange for the fees specified in the services agreement between us and IAC. Since the services agreement 
automatically  renews  for  one  (1)  year  periods  for  as  long  as  IAC  holds  a  majority  of  the  outstanding  shares  of  our  common 
stock, we may not be able to modify these services in a manner desirable to us as a standalone public company. Although we 
intend to replace portions of the services currently provided by IAC, we may not be able to perform these services ourselves 
and/or find appropriate third parties to do so at a reasonable cost (or at costs at or below those charged by IAC), which could 
adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Risks Related to Our Indebtedness

Our current and future indebtedness could affect our ability to operate our business, which could have a material adverse 
effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

As of December 31, 2020, we had total debt outstanding of approximately $500.0 million related our senior notes, $220.0 
million under our term loan agreement, and borrowing availability of $250.0 million under our revolving credit facility. The 
indebtedness  outstanding  under  our  term  loan  agreement  is  (and  indebtedness  under  our  revolving  credit  facility  will  be) 
guaranteed by our wholly owned material domestic subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of our assets and those of our 
guarantors, subject to certain exceptions. Our term loan agreement and revolving credit facility contain several covenants that 
impose significant operating and financial restrictions on us, including restrictions on our ability to, among other things:

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consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets; 

sell certain assets; 

pay  dividends  on  (or  make  distributions  in  respect  of)  our  capital  stock  or  make  restricted  payments  or  stock 
repurchases;

enter into certain transactions with our affiliates; and 

place restrictions on distributions from subsidiaries.

Any of these restrictions could limit our ability to plan for or react to market conditions and could otherwise restrict how 
we operate our business. Any failure to comply with these covenants could result in a default under the term loan agreement, 
which if not waived, could cause our lenders to foreclose on the assets we pledged to secure our term loan indebtedness and 
force us into bankruptcy or liquidation. In addition, a default under our term loan agreement could trigger a cross default under 
other current of future agreements (including our revolving credit facility).

In addition to the restrictions that limit our flexibility in operating our business, the terms of our indebtedness could:

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limit our ability to obtain additional financing to fund working capital needs, acquisitions, capital expenditures, other 
debt service requirements or for other purposes;

limit  our  ability  to  use  operating  cash  flow  in  other  areas  of  our  business  because  we  must  dedicate  a  substantial 
portion of these funds to service our indebtedness;

limit our ability to compete with other companies who are not as highly leveraged;

restrict us from making strategic acquisitions, developing properties or exploiting business opportunities; and 

limit our ability to react to changing general economic conditions and market conditions in our industry.

Subject  to  certain  restrictions,  we  and  our  subsidiaries  may  incur  additional  unsecured  and  secured  indebtedness.  If 

additional indebtedness incurred in compliance with these restrictions is significant, the risks described above could increase.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash to service all of our indebtedness.

Our ability to satisfy our debt obligations will depend upon, among other things:

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our  future  financial  and  operating  performance,  which  will  be  affected  by  prevailing  economic  conditions  and 
financial, business, regulatory and other factors, many of which are beyond our control; and

our future ability to borrow under our revolving credit facility, the availability of which will depend on, among other 
things, our ability to comply with the covenants governing our indebtedness.

We may not be able to generate sufficient cash flow from our operations and/or borrow under our revolving credit facility 
in amounts sufficient to meet our scheduled debt obligations. If so, we could be forced to reduce or delay capital expenditures, 
sell assets or seek additional capital in a manner that complies with the terms (including certain restrictions and limitations) of 
our  current  indebtedness.  If  these  efforts  do  not  generate  sufficient  funds  to  meet  our  scheduled  debt  obligations,  we  would 
need to seek additional financing and/or negotiate with our lenders to restructure or refinance our indebtedness. Our ability to 
do  so  would  depend  on  the  condition  of  the  capital  markets  and  our  financial  condition  at  such  time.  Any  such  financing, 
restructuring or refinancing could be on less favorable terms than those governing our current indebtedness and would need to 
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Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk.

As of December 31, 2020, we have $220.0 million of indebtedness outstanding under our term loan, which bears interest at 
variable rates. Indebtedness under our term loan is (and any indebtedness under our revolving credit facility will be) at variable 
interest  rates,  which  exposes  us  to  interest  rate  risk.  For  details  regarding  interest  rates  applicable  to  the  indebtedness 
outstanding  under  our  term  loan  as  of  December  31,  2020,  see  “Item  7A-Quantitative  and  Qualitative  Disclosures  About 
Market Risk.”

Risks Related to Ownership of Our Class A Common Stock

The multiclass structure of our capital stock has the effect of concentrating voting control with IAC and limiting the ability 
of holders of our Class A common stock to influence corporate matters.

Each share of our Class B common stock has ten votes per share and each share of our Class A common stock has one vote 
per  share.  As  of  January  31,  2021,  IAC  owned  all  of  the  shares  of  our  outstanding  Class  B  common  stock,  representing 
economic  and  voting  interests  in  us  of  approximately  84.4%  and  98.2%,  respectively.  Due  to  the  ten-to-one  voting  ratio 
between our Class B common stock and Class A common stock, IAC (and any future holders of our Class B common stock, 
collectively) will continue to control a substantial majority of the combined voting power of our capital stock. This concentrated 
control  will  significantly  limit  the  ability  of  holders  of  our  Class  A  common  stock  to  influence  matters  submitted  to  our 
stockholders for approval.

The  difference  in  the  voting  rights  of  our  Class  B  common  stock  and  Class  A  common  stock  may  harm  the  value  and 
liquidity of our Class A common stock.

This difference in voting rights between our Class B common stock and Class A common stock could harm the value of 
our Class A common stock to the extent that any investor or potential future purchaser of our Class A common stock ascribes 
value to the right of the holders of our Class B common stock to ten votes per share. The existence of two classes of common 
stock with different voting rights could result in less liquidity for our Class A common stock than if there were only one class of 
common stock, which could adversely affect the price of our Class A common stock.

We do not expect to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.

We  have  never  declared  or  paid  cash  dividends  and  we  currently  have  no  plans  to  pay  cash  dividends  on  our  Class  A 
common stock and/or Class B common stock. Instead, we currently anticipate that all of our future earnings will be retained to 
support  our  operations  and  finance  the  growth  and  development  of  our  business.  Any  future  determination  relating  to  our 
dividend policy will be made by our board of directors and will depend on a number of factors, including:

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our historic and projected financial condition, liquidity and results of operations;

our capital levels and needs;

tax considerations;

any acquisitions that we may consider;

statutory and regulatory prohibitions and other limitations;

the  terms  of  any  credit  agreement  or  other  borrowing  arrangements  that  restrict  our  ability  to  pay  cash  dividends, 
including our term loan agreement and revolving credit facility;

general economic conditions; and

other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors.

We are not obligated to pay dividends on our Class A common stock or Class B common stock. Consequently, investors 
may need to rely on sales on their Class A common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to 
realize any future gains on their investment.

The Delaware General Corporation Law and certain provisions in our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and 
bylaws may discourage, delay or prevent a change of control of our company and/or changes in our management.

The  Delaware  General  Corporation  Law  (the  “DGCL”)  and  our  amended  and  restated  certificate  of  incorporation  and 
bylaws contain provisions that could discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our Company and/or changes in our 
management  that  our  stockholders  may  deem  advantageous,  including  provisions  that:  (i)  authorize  the  issuance  of  “blank 
check” preferred stock, which our board of directors could issue to discourage a takeover attempt; (ii) limit the ability of our 
stockholders  to  call  special  meetings  of  stockholders;  and  (iii)  provide  that  our  board  of  directors  is  expressly  authorized  to 
make, alter or repeal our bylaws.

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Any  provision  of  the  DGCL  or  our  amended  and  restated  certificate  of  incorporation  and  bylaws  that  has  the  effect  of 
delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a related premium for their 
Class A common stock and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our Class A common stock.

The choice of forum provision in our amended and restated bylaws could limit the ability of our stockholders to obtain the 
judicial forum of their choice for certain disputes.

Our amended and restated bylaws provide that unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, a state 
court within the State of Delaware (or, if no state court located within Delaware has jurisdiction, the federal district court for the 
District  of  Delaware)  will  be  the  sole  and  exclusive  forum  for  all  of  the  following  actions:  (i)  any  derivative  action  or 
proceeding brought on our behalf, (ii) any action asserting a claim for (or based on breach of) fiduciary duty owed by any of our 
current or former directors, officers or other employees to us or to our stockholders, (iii) any action asserting a claim against us 
or any of our current or former directors, officers or other employees pursuant to the DGCL, our certificate of incorporation or 
our  bylaws,  (iv)  any  action  asserting  a  claim  relating  to  or  involving  us  that  is  governed  by  the  internal  affairs  doctrine  or 
(v) any action asserting an “internal corporate claim” (as defined under the DGCL). This choice of forum provision may limit 
the ability of our stockholders to bring claims in a judicial forum that they find favorable for disputes with us or our current or 
former directors, officers or other employees, which may discourage such lawsuits. Alternatively, if a court were to find our 
choice  of  forum  provision  to  be  inapplicable  or  unenforceable  in  an  action,  we  could  incur  additional  costs  associated  with 
resolving such action in other jurisdictions, which could harm our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Our Class A common stock is currently ineligible for inclusion in certain stock market indices which may adversely affect 
the trading market for our Class A common stock.

Policies adopted by certain operators of U.S. stock market indices exclude equity securities of companies with multiple 
classes  of  outstanding  publicly  traded  equity  securities  and/or  companies  with  outstanding  classes  of  publicly  traded  equity 
securities that have no voting rights (or “low” voting rights relative to another outstanding class of equity securities) from their 
stock  indices  and  similar  policies  may  be  implemented  by  other  operators  of  stock  market  indices  in  the  future.  Given  the 
multiclass  structure  of  our  capital  stock  and  IAC’s  control  over  us,  our  Class  A  common  stock  is  not  currently  eligible  for 
inclusion in the S&P Composite 1500 (and its three component indices) and any indices managed by FTSE Russell and, as a 
result, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds and other investment vehicles that attempt to passively track these indices will not 
be  investing  in  our  stock.  Exclusion  from  these  stock  market  indices  (and  any  others  in  the  future)  could  make  our  Class  A 
common stock less attractive which could adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock.

Item 1B.    Unresolved Staff Comments

Not applicable.

Item 2.    Properties

We  believe  that  the  facilities  for  our  management  and  operations  are  generally  adequate  for  our  current  and  near-term 
future needs. Our facilities, most of which are leased in the United States and abroad, consist of executive and administrative 
offices, sales offices and data centers. We do not anticipate any future problems renewing or obtaining suitable leases for us or 
any  of  our  businesses.  We  currently  lease  approximately  152,000  square  feet  of  office  for  our  corporate  headquarters, 
HomeAdvisor business and administrative and sales force personnel in Denver, Colorado.

Item 3.    Legal Proceedings

Overview

In  the  ordinary  course  of  business,  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  are  (or  may  become)  parties  to  claims,  suits, 
regulatory  and  government  investigations,  and  other  proceedings  involving  property,  personal  injury,  intellectual  property, 
privacy,  tax,  labor  and  employment,  competition,  commercial  disputes,  consumer  protection  and  other  claims,  as  well  as 
stockholder  derivative  actions,  class  action  lawsuits  and  other  matters.  Such  claims,  suits,  regulatory  and  government 
investigations,  and  other  proceedings  could  result  in  fines,  civil  or  criminal  penalties,  or  other  adverse  consequences.  The 
amounts that may be recovered in such matters may be subject to insurance coverage. Although the results of legal proceedings 
and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently a party to any legal 
proceedings  the  outcome  of  which,  we  believe,  if  determined  adversely  to  us,  would  individually  or  in  the  aggregate  have  a 
material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. However, the outcome of such matters is 
inherently unpredictable and subject to significant uncertainties.

The  litigation  matter  described  below  involves  issues  or  claims  that  may  be  of  particular  interest  to  our  stockholders, 
regardless of whether this matter may be material to our financial position or operations based upon the standard set forth in the 
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Service Professional Class Action Litigation against HomeAdvisor

In July 2016, a putative class action, Airquip, Inc. et al. v. HomeAdvisor, Inc. et al., No. 1:16-cv-1849, was filed in the 
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado. The complaint, as amended in November 2016, alleges that our HomeAdvisor 
business  engages  in  certain  deceptive  practices  affecting  the  service  professionals  who  join  its  network,  including  charging 
them for substandard customer leads and failing to disclose certain charges. The complaint seeks certification of a nationwide 
class  consisting  of  all  HomeAdvisor  service  professionals  since  October  2012,  asserts  claims  for  fraud,  breach  of  implied 
contract,  unjust  enrichment  and  violation  of  the  federal  RICO  statute  and  the  Colorado  Consumer  Protection  Act  (“CCPA”), 
and seeks injunctive relief and damages in an unspecified amount. In December 2016, HomeAdvisor filed a motion to dismiss 
the RICO and CCPA claims. In September 2017, the court issued an order granting the motion and dismissing those claims. In 
October 2017, HomeAdvisor filed an answer denying the material allegations of the remaining claims in the complaint. In May 
2018, the plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint that would add nine new named plaintiffs, five 
new defendants (including ANGI Homeservices), and 55 new claims, most of them for various alleged violations of the laws of 
nine separate states. In June 2018, HomeAdvisor opposed the motion on grounds including that it was filed more than one year 
after the court’s deadline to amend pleadings. 

In  July  2018,  the  plaintiffs’  counsel  filed  a  separate  putative  class  action  in  the  U.S.  District  Court  for  the  District  of 
Colorado, Costello et al. v. HomeAdvisor, Inc. et al., No. 1:18-cv-1802, on behalf of the same nine proposed new plaintiffs in 
the Airquip case, naming as defendants HomeAdvisor, ANGI Homeservices and IAC (as well as an unrelated company), and 
asserting  45  claims  largely  duplicative  of  those  asserted  in  the  proposed  second  amended  complaint  in  the  Airquip  case.  In 
November 2018, the judge presiding over the Airquip case issued an order consolidating the two cases to proceed before him 
under the caption In re HomeAdvisor, Inc. Litigation. 

In January 2019, the plaintiffs renewed their motion for leave to file a consolidated second amended complaint, naming as 
defendants,  in  addition  to  HomeAdvisor,  ANGI  Homeservices  and  IAC,  CraftJack,  Inc.  (a  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  the 
Company  and  thus,  an  entity  affiliated  with  HomeAdvisor)  and  two  unrelated  entities.  In  February  2019,  the  defendants 
opposed  the  motion  on  various  grounds.  In  September  2019,  the  court  issued  an  order  granting  the  plaintiffs’  motion.  In 
October and December 2019, the four defendants affiliated with HomeAdvisor filed motions to dismiss certain claims in the 
amended  complaint.  On  September  29,  2020,  the  court  issued  an  order  granting  in  part  and  denying  in  part  the  defendants’ 
motions to dismiss. Discovery in the case is well underway and the issue of class certification remains to be litigated.

The Company believes that the allegations in this lawsuit are without merit and will continue to defend vigorously against 

them. 

Item 4.    Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

PART II

Item 5.    Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity 
Securities

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

Our  Class  A  common  stock  is  quoted  on  The  Nasdaq  Global  Select  Market  (“NASDAQ”)  under  the  ticker  symbol 

“ANGI.”  There is no established public trading market for our Class B common stock.

As of January 29, 2021, there were 30 holders of record of our Class A common stock. Because the substantial majority of 
the outstanding shares of our Class A common stock are held by brokers and other institutions on behalf of shareholders, we are 
not able to estimate the total number of beneficial shareholders represented by these record holders. As of January 29, 2021, 
there was one holder of record and beneficial shareholder of our Class B common stock.

Dividends

We do not currently expect that any cash or other dividends will be paid to holders of our Class A or Class B common 
stock  in  the  near  future.  Any  future  cash  dividend  or  other  dividend  declarations  are  subject  to  the  determination  of  the 
Company’s Board of Directors.

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Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

There were no unregistered sales of our capital stock during the quarter ended December 31, 2020. 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The  following  table  sets  forth  purchases  by  the  Company  of  its  Class  A  common  stock  during  the  quarter  ended 

December 31, 2020:

Period

October 2020
November 2020
December 2020

Total

(a)
Total Number of 
Shares 
Purchased

(b)
Average Price 
Paid Per Share

(c)
Total Number of 
Shares 
Purchased as 
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs(1)

(d)
Maximum 
Number of 
Shares that May 
Yet Be 
Purchased Under 
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs(2)

—  $ 
—  $ 
781,969  $ 
781,969  $ 

— 
— 
11.86 
11.86 

— 
— 
781,969 
781,969 

20,053,530 
20,053,530 
19,271,561 
19,271,561 

________________________________________

(1)

(2)

Reflects repurchases made pursuant to the share repurchase authorizations previously announced in March 2020 and February 2019.

Represents the total number of shares of Class A common stock that remained available for repurchase as of December 31, 2020 pursuant to the 
March  2020  and  February  2019  share  repurchase  authorizations.  The  Company  may  repurchase  shares  pursuant  to  this  share  repurchase 
authorization  over  an  indefinite  period  of  time  in  the  open  market  and  in  privately  negotiated  transactions,  depending  on  those  factors  Company 
management deems relevant at any particular time, including, without limitation, market conditions, share price and future outlook. 

From January 1, 2021 through February 4, 2021, the Company repurchased an additional approximately 0.4 million shares at an average price of 
$11.85  per  share.  As  of  February  4,  2021,  there  were  approximately  18.9  million  shares  remaining  in  the  March  2020  and  February  2019  share 
repurchase authorizations.

Item 6.    Selected Financial Data

Not required.

Item 7.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

ANGI Homeservices Inc. (“ANGI Homeservices,” the “Company,” “ANGI,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) connects quality home 
service  professionals  across  500  different  categories,  from  repairing  and  remodeling  to  cleaning  and  landscaping,  with 
consumers. Over 240,000 domestic service professionals actively sought consumer matches, completed jobs or advertised work 
through  ANGI  Homeservices’  platforms  and  consumers  turned  to  at  least  one  of  our  brands  to  find  a  professional  for 
approximately  32  million  projects  during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020.  We  have  established  category-transforming 
products with brands such as HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List, and Handy.

The HomeAdvisor digital marketplace service connects consumers with service professionals nationwide for home repair, 
maintenance  and  improvement  projects.  HomeAdvisor  provides  consumers  with  tools  and  resources  to  help  them  find  local, 
pre-screened and customer-rated service professionals, as well as instantly book appointments with those professionals online 
or  connect  with  them  by  telephone.  On  October  19,  2018,  the  Company  acquired  Handy  Technologies,  Inc.  (“Handy”),  a 
leading  platform  for  connecting  individuals  looking  for  household  services  (primarily  cleaning  and  handyman  services)  with 
top-quality, pre-screened independent service professionals. We refer to the HomeAdvisor and Handy businesses in the United 
States  as  the  (“Marketplace”).  The  Company  also  owns  and  operates  Angie’s  List,  Inc.  (“Angie’s  List”),  which  connects 
consumers with service professionals for local services through a nationwide online directory of service professionals in over 
700  service  categories  and  provides  consumers  with  valuable  tools,  services  and  content,  including  verified  reviews,  to  help 
them research, shop and hire for local services. We also own and operate Fixd Repair, mHelpDesk, and CraftJack. 

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The Company has two operating segments: (i) North America (United States and Canada), which includes HomeAdvisor, 
Angie’s  List,  Handy,  Fixd  Repair,  mHelpDesk,  HomeStars,  and  CraftJack  and  (ii)  Europe,  which  includes  Travaux, 
MyHammer, MyBuilder, Werkspot and Instapro.

In the U.S., the Company markets its services to consumers through search engine marketing, television advertising and 
affiliate  agreements  with  third  parties.  The  Company  also  markets  its  services  to  consumers  through  email,  digital  display 
advertisements, partnerships with other contextually related websites and, to a lesser extent, through relationships with certain 
retailers, direct mail and radio advertising. The Company markets subscription packages and time-based advertising to service 
professionals primarily through its sales force, as well as through search engine marketing, digital media advertising and direct 
relationships with trade associations and manufacturers. We have made, and expect to continue to make, substantial investments 
in  digital  and  traditional  advertising  (with  continued  expansion  into  new  and  existing  digital  platforms)  to  consumers  and 
service  professionals  to  promote  our  products  and  services  and  to  drive  traffic  to  our  various  platforms  and  service 
professionals.

Defined Terms and Operating Metrics:

Unless otherwise indicated or as the context otherwise requires certain terms used in this annual report, which include the 

principal operating metrics we use in managing our business, as defined below:

• Marketplace  Revenue  primarily  includes  revenue  from  the  HomeAdvisor  and  Handy  domestic  marketplaces, 
including  consumer  connection  revenue  for  consumer  matches,  revenue  from  pre-priced  jobs  sourced  through  the 
HomeAdvisor and Handy platforms and service professional membership subscription revenue. It excludes revenue 
from  Angie’s  List  and  HomeStars.  Effective  January  1,  2020,  Fixd  Repair  has  been  moved  to  Marketplace  from 
Advertising and Other and prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

•

Advertising and Other Revenue includes Angie’s List revenue (revenue from service professionals under contract 
for  advertising  and  membership  subscription  fees  from  consumers)  as  well  as  revenue  from  mHelpDesk  and 
HomeStars.

• Marketplace  Service  Requests  are  fully  completed  and  submitted  domestic  customer  service  requests  to 

HomeAdvisor and includes pre-priced jobs sourced through the HomeAdvisor and Handy platforms.

• Marketplace  Monetized  Transactions  are  fully  completed  and  submitted  domestic  customer  service  requests  to 
HomeAdvisor  that  were  matched  to  and  paid  for  by  a  service  professional  and  includes  pre-priced  jobs  sourced 
through the HomeAdvisor and Handy platforms in the period.

• Marketplace  Transacting  Service  Professionals  (“Marketplace  Transacting  SPs”)  are  the  number  of 
HomeAdvisor and Handy domestic service professionals that paid for consumer matches or performed a job sourced 
through the HomeAdvisor and Handy platforms during the most recent quarter.

•

•

•

•

Advertising Service Professionals (“Advertising SPs”) are the total number of Angie’s List service professionals 
under contract for advertising at the end of the period.

Senior Notes - On August 20, 2020, ANGI Group, LLC (“ANGI Group”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of the 
Company, issued $500.0 million of its 3.875% Senior Notes due August 15, 2028, with interest payable February 15 
and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2021. 

ANGI Group Term Loan - due November 5, 2023. Pursuant to the joinder agreement entered into on August 12, 
2020,  ANGI  Group  became  the  successor  borrower  under  the  ANGI  Group  Term  Loan  and  ANGI  Homeservices 
Inc.’s  obligations  thereunder  were  terminated.  The  outstanding  balance  of  the  ANGI  Group  Term  Loan  as  of 
December 31, 2020 is $220.0 million and quarterly principal payments are required through maturity. In December 
2020, ANGI Group prepaid its required quarterly principal payments for the year ending December 31, 2021 in the 
aggregate amount of $13.8 million. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the ANGI Group Term Loan bore interest at 
LIBOR plus 2.00% and 1.50%, respectively. The interest rate was 2.16% and 3.25% at December 31, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively.

ANGI Group Revolving Facility - The ANGI Group $250.0 million revolving credit facility expires on November 
5,  2023.  Pursuant  to  the  joinder  agreement  entered  into  on  August  12,  2020,  ANGI  Group  became  the  successor 
borrower  under  the  ANGI  Group  Revolving  Facility  and  ANGI  Homeservices  Inc.’s  obligations  thereunder  were 

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terminated.  At  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  there  were  no  outstanding  borrowings  under  the  ANGI  Group 
Revolving Facility. The ANGI Group Revolving Facility and ANGI Group Term Loan are collectively referred to as 
the ANGI Group Credit Agreement.

Components of Results of Operations

Sources of Revenue

Marketplace  Revenue  is  primarily  derived  from  (i)  consumer  connection  revenue,  which  comprises  fees  paid  by 
HomeAdvisor service professionals for consumer matches (regardless of whether the service professional ultimately provides 
the  requested  service)  and  revenue  from  completed  jobs  sourced  through  the  HomeAdvisor  and  Handy  platforms,  and  (ii) 
HomeAdvisor  service  professional  membership  subscription  fees.  Consumer  connection  revenue  varies  based  upon  several 
factors, including the service requested, product experience offered and geographic location of service. Advertising and Other 
Revenue is primarily derived from (i) sales of time-based website, mobile and call center advertising to service professionals 
and (ii) membership subscription fees from consumers.

Prior to January 1, 2020, Handy recorded revenue on a net basis. Effective January 1, 2020, we modified the Handy terms 
and conditions so that Handy, rather than the service professional, has the contractual relationship with the consumer to deliver 
the  service  and  Handy,  rather  than  the  consumer,  has  the  contractual  relationship  with  the  service  professional.  Consumers 
request  services  and  pay  for  such  services  directly  through  the  Handy  platform  and  then  Handy  fulfills  the  request  with 
independently  established  home  services  providers  engaged  in  a  trade,  occupation  and/or  business  that  customarily  provides 
such services. This change in contractual terms requires gross revenue accounting treatment effective January 1, 2020. Also, in 
the  case  of  certain  tasks,  HomeAdvisor  provides  a  pre-priced  product  offering,  pursuant  to  which  consumers  can  request 
services  through  a  HomeAdvisor  platform  and  pay  HomeAdvisor  for  the  services  directly.  HomeAdvisor  then  fulfills  the 
request with independently established home services providers engaged in a trade, occupation and/or business that customarily 
provides such services. Revenue from HomeAdvisor’s pre-priced product offering is also recorded on a gross basis effective 
January 1, 2020. The change to gross revenue reporting for Handy and HomeAdvisor’s pre-priced product offering, effective 
January 1, 2020, resulted in an increase in revenue of $73.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2020.

Operating Costs and Expenses:

•

•

Cost  of  revenue  -  consists  primarily  of  payments  made  to  independent  service  professionals  who  perform  work 
contracted  under  pre-priced  arrangements  through  the  HomeAdvisor  and  Handy  platforms,  credit  card  processing 
fees, compensation expense and other employee-related costs for service work performed, and hosting fees.

Selling  and  marketing  expense  -  consists  primarily  of  advertising  expenditures,  which  include  online  marketing, 
including fees paid to search engines, offline marketing, which is primarily television advertising, and partner-related 
payments  to  those  who  direct  traffic  to  our  brands,  compensation  expense  (including  stock-based  compensation 
expense) and other employee-related costs for our sales force and marketing personnel, and facilities costs.

• General  and  administrative  expense  -  consists  primarily  of  compensation  expense  (including  stock-based 
compensation expense) and other employee-related costs for personnel engaged in executive management, finance, 
legal,  tax,  human  resources  and  customer  service  functions,  fees  for  professional  services  (including  transaction-
related costs related to acquisitions), provision for credit losses, software license and maintenance costs and facilities 
costs.  Our  customer  service  function  includes  personnel  who  provide  support  to  our  service  professionals  and 
consumers.

•

Product development expense - consists primarily of compensation expense (including stock-based compensation 
expense) and other employee-related costs that are not capitalized for personnel engaged in the design, development, 
testing  and  enhancement  of  product  offerings  and  related  technology,  software  license  and  maintenance  costs  and 
facilities costs.

Non-GAAP Financial Measure

Adjusted  Earnings  Before  Interest,  Taxes,  Depreciation  and  Amortization  (“Adjusted  EBITDA”)  is  a  non-GAAP 
financial measure. See “Principles of Financial Reporting” for the definition of Adjusted EBITDA and a reconciliation of net 
earnings attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders to operating (loss) income to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for 
the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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The  following  discussion  should  be  read  in  conjunction  with  Item  8.  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and 
Supplementary  Data.  For  a  discussion  regarding  our  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations  for  the  year  ended 
December 31, 2019 compared to the year ended December 31, 2018, please refer to Part II, Item 7, “Management’s Discussion 
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended 
December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2020.

COVID-19 Update

The impact on the Company from the COVID-19 outbreak, which has been declared a “pandemic” by the World Health 
Organization, has been varied. The extent to which developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak and measures designed to 
curb its spread continue to impact the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future 
developments, all of which are highly uncertain and many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including the speed of 
contagion,  the  development  and  implementation  of  effective  preventative  measures  and  possible  treatments,  the  scope  of 
governmental  and  other  restrictions  on  travel,  discretionary  services  (including  those  provided  by  certain  of  our  service 
professionals) and other activity, and public reactions to these developments. For example, these developments and measures 
have  resulted  in  rapid  and  adverse  changes  to  the  operating  environment  in  which  we  do  business,  as  well  as  significant 
uncertainty  concerning  the  near  and  long  term  economic  ramifications  of  the  COVID-19  outbreak,  which  have  adversely 
impacted  our  ability  to  forecast  our  results  and  respond  in  a  timely  and  effective  manner  to  trends  related  to  the  COVID-19 
outbreak.  The  longer  the  global  outbreak  and  measures  designed  to  curb  the  spread  of  the  virus  continue  to  adversely  affect 
levels  of  consumer  confidence,  discretionary  spending  and  the  willingness  of  consumers  to  interact  with  other  consumers, 
vendors  and  service  providers  face-to-face  (and  in  turn,  adversely  affect  demand  for  the  Company’s  various  products  and 
services), the greater the adverse impact is likely to be on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations 
and the more limited will be the Company’s ability to try and make up for delayed or lost revenues.

When COVID-19 first impacted North America and Europe in the spring of 2020, the Company experienced a decline in 
demand for service requests, driven primarily by decreases in demand in certain categories of jobs (particularly discretionary 
indoor projects). Toward the end of the spring of 2020, the Company experienced a rebound in service requests, exceeding pre-
COVID-19 growth levels, driven by increased demand from homeowners who spent more time at home due to measures taken 
to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Company continued to experience strong demand for home services in the second half 
of 2020. However, many service professionals’ businesses have been adversely impacted by labor and material constraints and 
many service professionals have limited capacity to take on new business, which has negatively impacted the Company's ability 
to monetize this increased level of service requests. 

In  addition,  North  America,  which  represents  95%  of  the  Company’s  revenue  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020, 
experienced a significant resurgence of the COVID-19 virus with record levels of infections being reported during the fourth 
quarter of 2020 and continuing into the first quarter of 2021. Europe, which is the second largest market for the Company’s 
products and services, has also seen a dramatic resurgence in COVID-19. This resurgence and the measures designed to curb its 
spread could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Results of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 

Revenue

Revenue:

Marketplace:

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Amounts in thousands)

% Change

2019

Consumer connection revenue

$ 

1,054,660 

$ 

141,127 

15%

$ 

913,533 

Service professional membership subscription revenue

Other revenue

Total Marketplace Revenue

Advertising and Other Revenue

North America

Europe

Total Revenue

Percentage of Total Revenue:

North America

Europe

Total Revenue

Operating metrics:

Marketplace Service Requests 

Marketplace Monetized Transactions

Marketplace Transacting SPs

Advertising SPs

50,975 

25,685 

1,131,320 

264,108 

1,395,428 

72,497 

(12,897) 

(20)%

10,422 

138,652 

6,884 

145,536 

(3,816) 

68%

14%

3%

12%

(5)%

11%

$ 

1,467,925 

$ 

141,720 

 95 %

 5 %

 100 %

63,872 

15,263 

992,668 

257,224 

1,249,892 

76,313 

$ 

1,326,205 

 94 %

 6 %

 100 %

Years Ended December 31,

2020

Change

% Change

2019

(Amounts in thousands)

32,412 

16,672 

208 

39 

5,036 

604 

22 

2 

 18 %  

 4 %  

 12 %  

 5 %  

27,376 

16,068 

186 

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North  America  revenue  increased  $145.5  million,  or  12%,  driven  by  an  increase  in  Marketplace  Revenue  of  $138.7 
million  or  14%,  in  addition  to  an  increase  of  $6.9  million,  or  3%,  in  Advertising  and  Other  Revenue.  The  increase  in 
Marketplace Revenue was primarily due to an increase in consumer connection revenue of $141.1 million, or 15%, which was 
driven  by  an  18%  increase  in  Marketplace  Service  Requests  to  32.4  million  resulting  in  a  4%  increase  in  Marketplace 
Monetized  Transactions  up  to  16.7  million,  and  an  increase  in  revenue  of  $73.8  million  from  the  change  to  gross  revenue 
reporting for Handy and HomeAdvisor’s pre-priced product offering, effective January 1, 2020. 

Europe revenue decreased $3.8 million, or 5%, due primarily to lower monetization from transitioning the business in 
France  to  a  common  European  technology  platform  with  the  businesses  in  the  Netherlands  and  Italy,  which  began  in  early 
February  2020,  partially  offset  by  the  favorable  impact  of  the  weakening  of  the  U.S.  dollar  relative  to  the  Euro  and  British 
Pound.

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Cost of revenue

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately 
below)

As a percentage of revenue   

________________________

NM = Not meaningful

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Dollars in thousands)

% Change

2019

$ 

173,281  $ 

126,788 

NM

$ 

46,493 

12%

4%

North America cost of revenue increased $126.8 million, due primarily to the change from net to gross revenue reporting 
for  Handy  and  HomeAdvisor's  pre-priced  product  offering  effective  January  1,  2020,  as  well  as  growth  of  the  pre-priced 
product offering itself.

Selling and marketing expense

Selling and marketing expense   

As a percentage of revenue   

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Dollars in thousands)

% Change

2019

$ 

762,590  $ 

29,367 

4%

$ 

733,223 

52%

55%

North America selling and marketing expense increased $34.2 million, or 5%, driven by increases of $23.1 million in 
compensation expense, $7.1 million in outsourced personnel and consulting costs, $6.1 million in advertising expense and $1.5 
million software license and maintenance costs, partially offset by a decrease of $3.8 million in travel related expenses resulting 
from the impact of COVID-19. The increase in compensation expense was due primarily to increased commission expense. The 
increase  in  outsourced  personnel  and  consulting  costs  was  due  primarily  to  various  sales  initiatives  at  Handy.  Advertising 
expense increased due primarily to an increase in online marketing costs as the proportion of service requests from Google paid 
traffic  increased.  The  Company  continues  to  benefit  from  the  search  engine  marketing  strategy  that  was  implemented  in  the 
second  half  of  2019,  which  focuses  on  the  lifetime  profitability  rather  than  the  cost  of  each  service  request.  This  increase  in 
online marketing was partially offset by a decrease in television spend resulting from cost cutting initiatives due to the impact 
of COVID-19.  

Europe  selling  and  marketing  expense  decreased  $4.8  million,  or  11%,  driven  by  decreases  in  advertising  expense  of 
$2.8 million and compensation expense of $1.5 million. The decrease in advertising expense is due, in part, to mitigating the 
negative impact of COVID-19 on revenue. The decrease in compensation expense is due primarily to a reduction in sales force 
headcount  associated  with  the  platform  migration  in  France,  partially  offset  by  severance  cost  associated  with  headcount 
reductions in France.

General and administrative expense

General and administrative expense   

As a percentage of revenue   

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Dollars in thousands)

% Change

2019

$ 

374,096  $ 

25,849 

7%

$ 

348,247 

25%

26%

North America general and administrative expense increased $25.1 million, or 8%, due primarily to increases of $13.9 
million in the provision for credit losses due to higher Marketplace Revenue, the impact from COVID-19 on expected credit 
losses and anticipated losses from Advertising service professionals, $13.9 million in compensation expense and $5.0 million in 
professional fees, partially offset by decreases of $3.1 million in travel related expenses resulting from the impact of COVID-19 
and  $2.4  million  in  software  license  and  maintenance  costs.  The  increase  in  compensation  expense  is  due  primarily  to  an 
increase of $17.2 million in stock-based compensation expense, partially offset by a decrease of $6.0 million in salary expense 
resulting from reduced headcount. The increase in stock-based compensation expense is due primarily to the issuance of new 
equity awards since 2019, a modification charge of $14.1 million related to the departure of the president and chief operating 
officer of the Company in December 2020, and the reversal of $7.3 million in cumulative expense in 2019 related to certain 
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outsourced personnel costs. The increase in outsourced personnel costs is due primarily to an increase in call volume related to 
our customer service function.

Europe general and administrative expense increased $0.7 million, or 3%, due primarily to an increase of $1.2 million in 
compensation expense resulting from severance costs associated with headcount reductions in France and an increase of $0.1 
million in the provision for credit losses due, in part, from the impact of COVID-19 on expected credit losses, partially offset by 
a $0.6 million in travel related expenses resulting from the impact of COVID-19.

Product development expense

Product development expense   

As a percentage of revenue   

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Dollars in thousands)

% Change

2019

$ 

68,803  $ 

4,603 

7%

$ 

64,200 

5%

5%

North America product development expense increased $4.0 million, or 7%, due primarily to increases in compensation 

expense of $3.0 million and software license and maintenance costs of $0.9 million.

Europe  product  development  expense  increased  $0.6  million,  or  6%,  due  primarily  to  an  increase  of  $0.8  million  in 

compensation expense due primarily to increased headcount.

Depreciation

Depreciation   

As a percentage of revenue   

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Dollars in thousands)

% Change

2019

$ 

52,621  $ 

12,706 

32%

$ 

39,915 

4%

3%

North  America  depreciation  increased  $11.0  million,  or  29%,  due  primarily  to  continued  growth,  including  the  
development  of  capitalized  software  to  support  our  products  and  services,  partially  offset  by  a  decrease  in  leasehold 
improvements. 

Europe  depreciation  increased  $1.7  million,  or  69%,  due  primarily  to  continued  growth,  including  the  development  of 

capitalized software to support products and services.

Operating (loss) income 

North America

Europe

Total

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Dollars in thousands)

% Change

2019

$ 

$ 

$ 

4,811  $ 

(44,156) 

(90)% $ 

48,967 

(11,179)   

(857) 

(6,368)  $ 

(45,013) 

(8)%

NM

(10,322) 

$ 

38,645 

As a percentage of revenue   

—%

3%

North  America  operating  income  decreased  $44.2  million,  due  to  the  decrease  in  Adjusted  EBITDA  of  $29.3  million, 
described  below,  and  increases  of  $15.3  million  in  stock-based  compensation  expense  and  $11.0  million  in  depreciation, 
partially offset by a decrease of $11.5 million in amortization of intangibles. The increase in stock-based compensation expense 
was  due  primarily  to  the  issuance  of  new  equity  awards  since  2019  and  the  factors  described  above  in  the  general  and 
administrative expense discussion. The increase in depreciation was due primarily to the development of capitalized software to 
support  our  products  and  services,  partially  offset  by  a  decrease  in  leasehold  improvements.  The  decrease  in  amortization  of 
intangibles was due primarily to lower expense as certain intangible assets became fully amortized in 2019 and 2020.

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Europe  operating  loss  increased  $0.9  million  or  8%,  due  to  an  increase  in  Adjusted  EBITDA  loss  of  $0.2  million, 
described  below,  and  decreases  of  $1.1  million  in  amortization  of  intangibles  and  $0.1  million  in  stock-based  compensation 
expense.

At December 31, 2020, there is $77.2 million of unrecognized compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to 

all equity-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 2.2 years.

Adjusted EBITDA

North America

Europe

Total

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Dollars in thousands)

% Change

2019

$ 

$ 

178,854  $ 

(29,338) 

(14)% $ 

208,192 

(6,050)   

(155) 

(3)%

(5,895) 

172,804  $ 

(29,493) 

(15)% $ 

202,297 

As a percentage of revenue   

12%

15%

For  a  reconciliation  of  net  earnings  attributable  to  ANGI  Homeservices  Inc.  shareholders  to  operating  (loss)  income  to 
consolidated  Adjusted  EBITDA,  see  “Principles  of  Financial  Reporting.”  For  a  reconciliation  of  operating  (loss)  income  to 
Adjusted EBITDA for the Company’s reportable segments, see “Note 12—Segment Information” to the consolidated financial 
statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

North  America  Adjusted  EBITDA  decreased  $29.3  million,  or  14%,  to  $178.9  million,  despite  higher  revenue,  due 
primarily to an increases of $126.9 million in cost of revenue and $13.9 million in the provision for credit losses due primarily 
to the factors described above in the general and administrative expense discussion.

Europe  Adjusted  EBITDA  loss  increased  $0.2  million,  or  3%,  to  $6.1  million  due  primarily  to  the  decrease  of  $3.8 
million in revenue and an increase in the provision for credit losses of $0.1 million, partially offset by decreases in advertising 
expense of $2.8 million and travel related expenses resulting from the impact of COVID-19 of $1.0 million.

Interest expense

Interest expense relates to interest on the Senior Notes and Term Loan and commitment fees on the undrawn Revolving 

Facility.

For a detailed description of long-term debt, net see “Note 7—Long-term Debt” to the consolidated financial statements 

included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

Interest expense

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Dollars in thousands)

% Change

2019

$ 

14,178  $ 

2,685 

23%

$ 

11,493 

Interest expense increased primarily due to the issuance of the Senior Notes in August 2020, partially offset by a decrease 
in interest expense on the Term Loan due primarily to lower interest rates and the decrease in the average outstanding balance 
of the Term Loan compared to the prior year period.

Other income, net

Other income, net   

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Dollars in thousands)

% Change

2019

$ 

1,218  $ 

(5,276) 

(81)% $ 

6,494 

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Other income, net in 2020 principally includes interest income of $1.7 million, partially offset by a $0.2 million mark-to-

market charge for an indemnification claim related to the Handy acquisition that was settled in ANGI shares held in escrow.

Other income, net in 2019 principally included interest income of $8.0 million and net foreign currency exchange gains of 
$0.6  million,  partially  offset  by  a  $1.8  million  mark-to-market  charge  for  an  indemnification  claim  related  to  the  Handy 
acquisition that was settled in ANGI shares held in escrow in 2020.

Income tax benefit 

Income tax benefit

Effective income tax rate   

2020

Years Ended December 31,

$ Change
(Dollars in thousands)

% Change

2019

$ 

15,168  $ 

13,500 

NM

$ 

1,668 

NM

NM

For further details of income tax matters, see “Note 3—Income Taxes” to the consolidated financial statements included 

in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

In 2020, the income tax benefit was due primarily to a reduction to deferred taxes due to the true-up of the state tax rate of 
an  indefinite-lived  intangible  asset,  a  change  in  judgement  about  the  valuation  allowance  at  the  beginning  of  the  year,  and 
excess tax benefits generated by the exercise and vesting of stock-based awards.

In 2019, the income tax benefit, despite pre-tax income, was due primarily to excess tax benefits generated by the exercise 

and vesting of stock-based awards.

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PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL REPORTING

We  report  Adjusted  EBITDA  as  a  supplemental  measure  to  U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting  principles  (“GAAP”). 
This  measure  is  one  of  the  primary  metrics  by  which  we  evaluate  the  performance  of  our  businesses,  on  which  our  internal 
budgets  are  based  and  by  which  management  is  compensated.  We  believe  that  investors  should  have  access  to,  and  we  are 
obligated to provide, the same set of tools that we use in analyzing our results. This non-GAAP measure should be considered 
in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP 
results.  We  endeavor  to  compensate  for  the  limitations  of  the  non-GAAP  measure  presented  by  providing  the  comparable 
GAAP measure with equal or greater prominence and descriptions of the reconciling items, including quantifying such items, to 
derive the non-GAAP measure. We encourage investors to examine the reconciling adjustments between the GAAP and non-
GAAP measure, which we discuss below.

Definition of Non-GAAP Measure

Adjusted Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“Adjusted EBITDA”) is defined as operating 
income  excluding:  (1)  stock-based  compensation  expense;  (2)  depreciation;  and  (3)  acquisition-related  items  consisting  of 
amortization of intangible assets and impairments of goodwill and intangible assets, if applicable. We believe this measure is 
useful for analysts and investors as this measure allows a more meaningful comparison between our performance and that of 
our  competitors.  The  above  items  are  excluded  from  our  Adjusted  EBITDA  measure  because  these  items  are  non-cash  in 
nature. Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations because it excludes the impact of these expenses.

The following table reconciles net (loss) earnings attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders to operating (loss) 

income to consolidated Adjusted EBITDA:

Net (loss) earnings attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders

$ 

(6,283)  $ 

34,829 

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

Add back:

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests   
Income tax benefit
Other income, net   
Interest expense

Operating (loss) income
Add back:

Stock-based compensation expense
Depreciation   
Amortization of intangibles   

Adjusted EBITDA

2,123 
(15,168)   
(1,218)   
14,178 
(6,368)   

485 
(1,668) 
(6,494) 
11,493 
38,645 

83,649 
52,621 
42,902 
172,804  $ 

68,255 
39,915 
55,482 
202,297 

$ 

For a reconciliation of operating (loss) income to Adjusted EBITDA for the Company’s reportable segments, see “Note 
12—Segment Information” to the consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and 
Supplementary Data.”

Non-Cash Expenses That Are Excluded From Our Non-GAAP Measure

Stock-based compensation expense consists principally of expense associated with the grants, including unvested grants 
assumed in acquisitions, of stock appreciation rights, restricted stock units (“RSUs”), stock options, performance-based RSUs 
(“PSUs”) and market-based awards. These expenses are not paid in cash and we view the economic costs of stock-based awards 
to be the dilution to our share base; we also include the related shares in our fully diluted shares outstanding for GAAP earnings 
per  share  using  the  treasury  stock  method.  PSUs  and  market-based  awards  are  included  only  to  the  extent  the  applicable 
performance condition(s) have been met (assuming the end of the reporting period is the end of the contingency period). The 
Company is currently settling all stock-based awards on a net basis and remits the required tax-withholding amounts from its 
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Depreciation  is  a  non-cash  expense  relating  to  our  capitalized  software,  leasehold  improvements  and  equipment  and  is 
computed using the straight-line method to allocate the cost of depreciable assets to operations over their estimated useful lives, 
or, in the case of leasehold improvements, the lease term, if shorter.

Amortization  of  intangible  assets  and  impairments  of  goodwill  and  intangible  assets  are  non-cash  expenses  related 
primarily to acquisitions. At the time of an acquisition, the identifiable definite-lived intangible assets of the acquired company, 
such as service professional relationships, technology, memberships, customer lists and user base, and trade names, are valued 
and amortized over their estimated lives. Value is also assigned to acquired indefinite-lived intangible assets, which comprise 
trade names and trademarks, and goodwill that are not subject to amortization. An impairment is recorded when the carrying 
value of an intangible asset or goodwill exceeds its fair value. We believe that intangible assets represent costs incurred by the 
acquired  company  to  build  value  prior  to  acquisition  and  the  related  amortization  and  impairments  of  intangible  assets  or 
goodwill, if applicable, are not ongoing costs of doing business.

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FINANCIAL POSITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Financial Position

Cash and cash equivalents and marketable debt securities:

United States

All other countries

Total cash and cash equivalents

Marketable securities (United States)
Total cash and cash equivalents and marketable debt securities

Long-term debt:

Senior Notes

Term Loan

Total long-term debt

Less: current portion of Term Loan

Less: unamortized debt issuance costs

Total long-term debt, net

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

$ 

793,679  $ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

19,026 

812,705 

49,995 
862,700  $ 

500,000  $ 

220,000  $ 

720,000 

— 

7,723 

$ 

712,277  $ 

377,648 

12,917 

390,565 

— 
390,565 

— 

247,500 

247,500 

13,750 

1,804 

231,946 

The Company’s international cash can be repatriated without significant tax consequences.

Cash Flow Information

In summary, the Company’s cash flows are as follows:

Net cash provided by (used in):

Operating activities   

Investing activities   

Financing activities   

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

$ 

188,419  $ 

(103,954)   

337,053 

214,161 

(40,633) 

(121,532) 

Net  cash  provided  by  operating  activities  consists  of  earnings  adjusted  for  non-cash  items  and  the  effect  of  changes  in 
working capital. Non-cash adjustments include stock-based compensation expense, provision for credit losses, amortization of 
intangibles, deferred income taxes, depreciation, and (gain) loss from the sale of a business.

2020

Adjustments  to  earnings  consist  primarily  of  $83.6  million  of  stock-based  compensation  expense,  $78.2  million  of 
provision for credit losses, $52.6 million of depreciation, and $42.9 million of amortization of intangibles. The decrease from 
changes  in  working  capital  consists  primarily  of  an  increase  in  accounts  receivable  of  $79.8  million,  partially  offset  by  an 
increase in accounts payable and other liabilities of $17.2 million, and a decrease in other assets of $6.0 million. The increase in 
accounts receivable is primarily due to revenue growth in North America. The increase in accounts payable and other liabilities 
is due primarily to an increase in accrued advertising and related payables, and accrued compensation costs due, in part, to the 
deferral of payroll tax payments under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.

Net  cash  used  in  investing  activities  includes  purchases  of  marketable  debt  securities  of  $100.0  million,  capital 
expenditures  of  $52.5  million,  primarily  related  to  investments  in  the  development  of  capitalized  software  to  support  the 
Company’s  products  and  services,  $2.3  million  related  to  the  acquisition  of  a  business,  partially  offset  by  $50.0  million  of 
proceeds  from  maturities  of  marketable  debt  securities,  and  $0.7  million  of  net  proceeds  received  in  2020  related  to  the 
December 31, 2018 sale of Felix.

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Net  cash  provided  by  financing  activities  includes  $500.0  million  of  proceeds  from  the  issuance  of  the  ANGI  Group 
Senior  Notes  and  a  $3.1  million  distribution  from  IAC  pursuant  to  the  tax  sharing  agreement,  net  of  $63.7  million  for  the 
repurchase  of  8.5  million  of  ANGI  common  stock,  on  a  settlement  date  basis,  at  an  average  price  of  $7.47  per  share,  $64.1 
million for the payment of withholding taxes on behalf of employees for stock-based awards that were net settled, $27.5 million 
of principal payments on the Term Loan, including prepayment of the $13.8 million of principal payments that were otherwise 
due in 2021, $6.5 million of debt issuance costs, and $4.3 million for the purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests.

2019

Adjustments  to  earnings  consist  primarily  of  $68.3  million  of  stock-based  compensation  expense,  $64.3  million  of  bad 
debt  expense,  $55.5  million  of  amortization  of  intangibles,  and  $39.9  million  of  depreciation.  The  decrease  from  changes  in 
working capital consists primarily of an increase in accounts receivable of $79.0 million and an increase in accounts payable 
and  other  liabilities  of  $13.6  million,  and  a  decrease  in  other  assets  of  $13.4  million.  The  increase  in  accounts  receivable  is 
primarily due to revenue growth in North America. The increase in accounts payable and other liabilities is primarily due to an 
increase  in  accrued  advertising  and  related  payables.  The  decrease  in  other  assets  is  due,  in  part,  to  a  receipt  of  tenant 
improvement allowances.

Net cash used in investing activities includes capital expenditures of $68.8 million, primarily related to investments in the 
development  of  capitalized  software  to  support  the  Company’s  products  and  services  and  leasehold  improvements,  $20.3 
million  of  cash  principally  related  to  the  acquisition  of  Fixd  Repair,  partially  offset  by  $25.0  million  of  proceeds  from 
maturities of marketable debt securities, and $23.6 million of net proceeds received in 2019 related to the December 31, 2018 
sale of Felix. 

Net cash used in financing activities includes $56.9 million for the repurchase of 7.2 million of ANGI common stock, on a 
settlement date basis, at an average price of $7.90 per share, $35.3 million for the payment of withholding taxes on behalf of 
employees for stock-based awards that were net settled, $13.8 million of principal payments on the Term Loan, and an $11.4 
million distribution to IAC pursuant to the tax sharing agreement. 

Liquidity and Capital Resources 

Financing Transactions During the Year Ended December 31, 2020

On August 20, 2020, ANGI Group issued $500.0 million of its Senior Notes due August 15, 2028, with interest payable 
February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing February 15, 2021. The proceeds from the offering are being used for 
general corporate purposes, which may include potential future acquisitions and return of capital.

On  August  12,  2020,  ANGI  Group  entered  into  a  joinder  agreement  with  the  Company,  the  other  subsidiaries  of  the 
Company that are party to the credit agreement, and each of the other loan parties to the credit agreement, pursuant to which 
ANGI  Group  became  the  successor  borrower  under  the  credit  agreement  (“ANGI  Group  Credit  Agreement”)  and  ANGI 
Homeservices  Inc.’s  obligations  thereunder  were  terminated.  The  ANGI  Group  Credit  Agreement  governs  the  ANGI  Group 
Term Loan and ANGI Group Revolving Facility. In addition, on August 12, 2020, the definition of “Permitted Unsecured Ratio 
Debt” in the credit agreement was amended to remove the requirement that guarantees of certain indebtedness of the borrower 
be subordinated to the guarantees under the ANGI Group Credit Agreement.

The  $250.0  million  ANGI  Group  Revolving  Facility  expires  on  November  5,  2023.  At  December  31,  2020  and  2019, 
there were no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Facility. The annual commitment fee on undrawn funds is and is 
based on ANGI Group’s consolidated net leverage ratio most recently reported and was 35 basis points and 25 basis points at 
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility bear interest, at ANGI Group’s option, at 
either a base rate or LIBOR, in each case plus an applicable margin, which is determined based on ANGI Group’s consolidated 
net leverage ratio.

Share Repurchase Authorizations and Activity 

On  March  9,  2020  and  February  6,  2019,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  ANGI  Homeservices  authorized  the  Company  to 
repurchase up to 20 million and 15 million shares of its common stock, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2020, 
the Company repurchased 8.4 million shares, on a trade date basis, of its common stock at an average price of $7.45 per share, 
or  $62.6  million  in  aggregate.  From  January  1,  2021  through  February  4,  2021,  the  Company  repurchased  an  additional  0.4 
million  shares  at  an  average  price  of  $11.85  per  share,  or  $4.9  million  in  aggregate.  The  Company  had  18.9  million  shares 
remaining in its share repurchase authorization as of February 4, 2021. The Company may purchase shares over an indefinite 

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period  of  time  on  the  open  market  and  in  privately  negotiated  transaction,  depending  on  those  factors  ANGI  management 
deems relevant at any particular time, without limitation, market conditions, share price and future outlook.

Outstanding Stock-based Awards

The Company may settle equity awards on a gross or a net basis upon factors deemed relevant at the time. In connection 
with  the  Combination,  previously  issued  stock  appreciation  rights  related  to  the  common  stock  of  HomeAdvisor  (US)  were 
converted into ANGI stock appreciation rights that are settleable, at the Company’s option, on a net basis with ANGI remitting 
withholding  taxes  on  behalf  of  the  employee  or  on  a  gross  basis  with  the  Company  issuing  a  sufficient  number  of  Class  A 
shares to cover the withholding taxes. In addition, at IAC’s option, these awards can be settled in either Class A shares of ANGI 
or shares of IAC common stock. If settled in IAC common stock, ANGI reimburses IAC in either cash or through the issuance 
of Class A shares to IAC. The Company currently settles all equity awards on a net basis. 

Pursuant to the employee matters agreement, in the event of a distribution of ANGI capital stock to IAC stockholders in a 
transaction intended to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Compensation Committee of the IAC Board 
of Directors has the exclusive authority to determine the treatment of outstanding IAC equity awards. Such authority includes 
(but is not limited to) the ability to convert all or part of IAC equity awards outstanding immediately prior to the distribution 
into equity awards denominated in shares of ANGI Class A Common Stock, which ANGI would be obligated to assume and 
which would be dilutive to ANGI’s stockholders.

The following table summarizes the aggregate intrinsic value of all awards outstanding as of January 29, 2021; assuming 
these awards were net settled on that date, the withholding taxes that would be paid by the Company on behalf of employees 
upon  exercise  or  vesting  that  would  be  payable  (assuming  these  equity  awards  are  net  settled  with  a  50%  tax  rate),  and  the 
shares that would have been issued are as follows:

Aggregate intrinsic 
value of awards 
outstanding

Estimated 
withholding taxes 
payable

Estimated shares to 
be issued

(In thousands)

(Shares in thousands)

ANGI

ANGI stock appreciation rights
Other ANGI equity awards(a)(b)
Total ANGI outstanding employee stock-based awards

$ 

$ 

92,126  $ 

162,112 
254,238  $ 

46,063 

81,056 
127,119 

3,295

5,798

9,093 

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(a) The  number  of  shares  ultimately  needed  to  settle  these  awards  and  the  cash  withholding  tax  obligation  may  vary  significantly  as  a  result  of  the 
determination  of  the  fair  value  of  the  relevant  subsidiary.  In  addition,  the  number  of  shares  required  to  settle  these  awards  will  be  impacted  by 
movement in the stock price of ANGI.

(b)

Includes stock options, RSUs and subsidiary denominated equity. 

For a detailed description of employee stock-based awards, see “Note 11—Stock-based Compensation” to the financial 

statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

Capital and Other Expenditures

The Company’s 2021 capital expenditures are expected to be higher than 2020 capital expenditures of $52.5 million by 
approximately  40%  to  45%,  due  primarily  to  the  development  of  capitalized  software  to  support  products  and  services.  The 
Company’s liquidity could be negatively affected by a decrease in demand for our products and services due to COVID-19 or 
other factors. As described in the “COVID-19 Update” section above, to date, the COVID-19 outbreak and measures designed 
to curb its spread have had an impact on the Company’s business. The longer the global outbreak and measures designed to 
curb the spread of the virus have adverse impacts on economic conditions generally, the greater the adverse impact is likely to 
be  on  the  Company’s  business,  financial  condition  and  results  of  operations.  The  Company  believes  it  has  ample  access  to 
capital to navigate current and coming economic pressures.

The  Company’s  indebtedness  could  limit  its  ability  to:  (i)  obtain  additional  financing  to  fund  working  capital  needs, 
acquisitions,  capital  expenditures  or  debt  service  or  other  requirements;  and  (ii)  use  operating  cash  flow  to  make  certain 
acquisitions  or  investments,  in  the  event  a  default  has  occurred  or,  in  certain  circumstances,  if  ANGI  Group’s  leverage  ratio 

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exceeds the ratios set forth in the Term Loan. There were no such limitations at December 31, 2020. The Company’s ability to 
obtain  additional  financing  may  also  be  impacted  by  any  disruptions  in  the  financial  markets  caused  by  COVID-19  or 
otherwise. 

The  Company  believes  its  existing  cash,  cash  equivalents,  marketable  debt  securities,  available  borrowings  under  the 
Revolving Facility and expected positive cash flows generated from operations will be sufficient to fund its normal operating 
requirements, including capital expenditures, debt service, the payment of withholding taxes paid on behalf of employees for 
net-settled stock-based awards, and investing and other commitments, for the foreseeable future.

At December 31, 2020, IAC held all Class B shares of ANGI which represent 84.3% of the economic interest and 98.2% 
of the voting interest of ANGI. As a result, IAC has the ability to control ANGI’s financing activities, including the issuance of 
additional  debt  and  equity  securities  by  ANGI  or  any  of  its  subsidiaries,  or  the  incurrence  of  other  indebtedness  generally. 
While  ANGI  is  expected  to  have  the  ability  to  access  debt  and  equity  markets  if  needed,  such  transactions  may  require  the 
approval  of  IAC  due  to  its  control  of  the  majority  of  the  outstanding  voting  power  of  ANGI’s  capital  stock  and  its 
representation on the ANGI board of directors. Additional financing may not be available on terms favorable to the Company or 
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CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020

Payments Due by Period

Contractual Obligations(a)

Less Than 
1 Year

1–3
Years

3–5
Years

More Than 
5 Years

Total

Long-term debt(b)
Operating leases(c)   
Purchase obligations(d)   

$ 

23,656  $ 

267,414  $ 

38,750  $ 

558,125  $ 

22,421 

12,916 

42,037 

22 

39,187 

— 

43,376 

— 

887,945 

147,021 

12,938 

Total contractual obligations   

$ 

58,993  $ 

309,473  $ 

77,937  $ 

601,501  $ 

1,047,904 

(in thousands)

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(a) The  Company  has  excluded  $5.3  million  in  unrecognized  tax  benefits  and  related  interest  from  the  table  above  as  we  are  unable  to  make  a 
reasonably reliable estimate of the period in which these liabilities might be paid. For additional information on income taxes, see “Note 3—Income 
Taxes” to the consolidated  financial statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

(b) Long-term debt at December 31, 2020 consists of $500.0 million of Senior Notes, which bear interest at a fixed rate of 3.875% and $220.0 million 
of the Term Loan, which bears interest at a variable rate. The Term Loan bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.00%, or 2.16%, at December 31, 2020. The 
amount of interest ultimately paid on the variable rate debt may differ based on changes in interest rates. For additional information on long-term 
debt, see “Note 7—Long-term Debt” to the financial statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

(c) The  Company  leases  office  space,  data  center  facilities  and  equipment  used  in  connection  with  operations  under  various  operating  leases,  the 
majority of which contain escalation clauses. Operating lease obligations include legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not 
yet commenced. The Company is also committed to pay a portion of the related operating expenses under certain lease agreements. These operating 
expenses are not included in the table above. For additional information on operating leases, see “Note 13—Leases” to the consolidated financial 
statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

(d) The  purchase  obligations  primarily  consist  of  payments  for  advertising  commitments  and  the  Company’s  allocable  share  of  a  three  year  cloud 
computing arrangement between IAC and a third party provider. For additional information on purchase obligations, see “Note 14—Commitments 
and Contingencies” to the consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

See  the  commitments  section  of  “Note  14—Commitments  and  Contingencies”  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements 
included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” for additional information on our off-balance 
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

The  following  disclosure  is  provided  to  supplement  the  descriptions  of  ANGI  Homeservices’  accounting  policies 
contained in “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the consolidated financial statements included “Item 8. 
Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  Supplementary  Data”  in  regard  to  significant  areas  of  judgment.  Management  of  the 
Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions during the preparation of its consolidated financial 
statements  in  accordance  with  GAAP.  These  estimates,  judgments  and  assumptions  impact  the  reported  amount  of  assets, 
liabilities, revenue and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from 
these estimates. Because of the size of the financial statement elements to which they relate, some of our accounting policies 
and estimates have a more significant impact on our financial statements than others. What follows is a discussion of some of 
our more significant accounting policies and estimates.

Credit Loss and Revenue Reserves

The  Company  makes  judgments  as  to  its  ability  to  collect  outstanding  receivables  and  provides  reserves  when  it  has 
determined that all or a portion of the receivable will not be collected. The Company maintains a credit loss reserve to provide 
for the estimated amount of accounts receivable that will not be collected. The credit loss reserve is based upon a number of 
factors,  including  the  length  of  time  accounts  receivable  are  past  due,  the  Company’s  previous  loss  history  and  the  specific 
customer’s ability to pay its obligation to the Company. The term between the Company’s issuance of an invoice and payment 
due  date  is  not  significant.  The  Company  also  maintains  reserves  for  potential  revenue  adjustments.  The  amounts  of  these 
reserves  are  based  primarily  upon  historical  experience.  The  carrying  value  of  the  credit  loss  and  revenue  reserves  is  $27.8 
million and $20.3 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The provision for credit losses was $78.2 million and 
$64.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Business Combinations

Acquisitions, which are generally referred to in GAAP as business combinations, are an important part of the Company’s 
growth strategy. The Company invested $2.7 million and $20.3 million in acquisitions for the years ended December 31, 2020 
and 2019, respectively. The purchase price of each acquisition is attributed to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based 
on their fair values at the date of acquisition, including identifiable intangible assets that either arise from a contractual or legal 
right or are separable from goodwill.

Management makes two critical determinations at the time of an acquisition, the reporting unit that will benefit from the 
acquisition and to which goodwill will be assigned and the allocation of the purchase price of the business to the assets acquired 
and  the  liabilities  assumed  based  upon  their  fair  values.  The  reporting  unit  determination  is  important  beyond  the  initial 
allocation  of  purchase  price  because  future  impairment  assessments  of  goodwill,  as  described  below,  are  performed  at  the 
reporting unit level. At October 1, 2020, the Company has two reporting units: North America and Europe. Historically, when 
the  Company’s  acquisitions  have  been  complementary  to  these  reporting  units  the  goodwill  has  been  assigned  to  either  the 
North America or Europe reporting unit.

The  allocation  of  purchase  price  to  the  assets  acquired  and  liabilities  assumed  based  upon  their  fair  values  is  complex 
because  of  the  judgments  involved  in  determining  these  values.  The  determination  of  purchase  price  and  the  fair  value  of 
monetary assets acquired and liabilities assumed is typically the least complex aspect of the Company’s accounting for business 
combinations  due  to  management’s  experience  and  the  inherently  lower  level  of  complexity.  Due  to  the  higher  degree  of 
complexity associated with the valuation of intangible assets, the Company usually obtains the assistance of outside valuation 
experts in the allocation of purchase price to the identifiable intangible assets acquired, which can be both definite-lived, such 
as acquired technology, customer and contractor relationships, or indefinite lived, such as acquired trade names and trademarks. 
While outside valuation experts may be used, management has ultimate responsibility for the valuation methods, models and 
inputs  used  and  the  resulting  purchase  price  allocation.  The  excess  purchase  price  over  the  net  tangible  and  identifiable 
intangible  assets  is  recorded  as  goodwill  and  is  assigned  to  the  reporting  unit  that  is  expected  to  benefit  from  the  business 
combination as of the acquisition date.

Recoverability of Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

The  carrying  value  of  goodwill  is  $891.8  million  and  $884.0  million  at  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  respectively. 
Indefinite-lived intangible assets, which consist of the Company’s acquired trade names and trademarks, have a carrying value 
of $171.9 million and $171.6 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

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Goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets are assessed annually for impairment as of October 1, or more frequently if 
an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit 
or the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset has declined below its carrying value. In performing its annual goodwill 
impairment assessment, the Company has the option under GAAP to qualitatively assess whether it is more likely than not that 
the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value; if the conclusion of the qualitative assessment is that there are no 
indicators of impairment, the Company does not perform a quantitative test, which would require a valuation of the reporting 
unit,  as  of  October  1.  GAAP  provides  a  not  all-inclusive  set  of  examples  of  macroeconomic,  industry,  market  and  company 
specific  factors  for  entities  to  consider  in  performing  the  qualitative  assessment  described  above;  management  considers  the 
factors it deems relevant in making its more likely than not assessments. While the Company also has the option under GAAP 
to qualitatively assess whether it is more likely than not that the fair values of its indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than 
their carrying values, the Company’s policy is to quantitatively determine the fair value of each of its indefinite-lived intangible 
assets  annually  as  of  October  1,  in  part,  because  the  level  of  effort  required  to  perform  the  quantitative  and  qualitative 
assessments is essentially equivalent. 

If the conclusion of our qualitative assessment is that there are indicators of impairment and a quantitative test is required, 
the  annual  or  interim  quantitative  test  of  the  recovery  of  goodwill  involves  a  comparison  of  the  estimated  fair  value  of  the 
Company’s  reporting  unit  that  is  being  tested  to  its  carrying  value.  If  the  estimated  fair  value  of  a  reporting  unit  exceeds  its 
carrying value, goodwill of the reporting unit is not impaired. If the carrying value of a reporting unit exceeds its estimated fair 
value, a goodwill impairment equal to the excess is recorded.

The Company’s annual assessment of the recovery of goodwill begins with management’s reassessment of its operating 
segments  and  reporting  units.  A  reporting  unit  is  an  operating  segment  or  one  level  below  an  operating  segment,  which  is 
referred  to  as  a  component.  This  reassessment  of  reporting  units  is  also  made  each  time  the  Company  changes  its  operating 
segments. If the goodwill of a reporting unit is allocated to newly formed reporting units, the allocation is usually made to each 
reporting unit based upon their relative fair values.

For the Company’s annual goodwill test at October 1, 2020, a qualitative assessment of the North America and Europe 
reporting units’ goodwill was performed and the Company concluded it was more likely than not that the fair value of these 
reporting  units  was  in  excess  of  their  respective  carrying  values.  In  the  aggregate,  ANGI  Homeservices’  October  1,  2020 
market  capitalization  of  $5.5  billion  exceeded  its  carrying  value  by  approximately  $4.3  billion.  The  primary  factor  that  the 
Company  considered  in  its  qualitative  assessment  for  its  Europe  reporting  unit  were  valuations  performed  during  2020  that 
indicated a fair value in excess of the carrying value. The fair value based on the valuation that was most proximate to, but not 
as of, October 1, 2020 exceeded the carrying value of the Europe reporting unit by $131.4 million. The primary factor that the 
Company  considered  in  its  qualitative  assessment  for  its  North  America  reporting  unit  was  the  significant  excess  of  the 
estimated fair value of the North America reporting unit over its carrying value. The fair value of the North America reporting 
unit was estimated by subtracting the fair value of the Europe reporting unit, based on the valuation described above, from the 
October 1, 2020 market capitalization of the Company; the estimated fair value of the North America reporting unit exceeded 
its carrying value by approximately $4.1 billion.

The fair value of the Company’s Europe reporting unit is determined using both an income approach based on discounted 
cash flows (“DCF”) and a market approach when it tests goodwill for impairment, either on an interim basis or annual basis as 
of October 1 each year. Determining fair value using a DCF analysis requires the exercise of significant judgment with respect 
to several items, including the amount and timing of expected future cash flows and appropriate discount rates. The expected 
cash flows used in the DCF analyses are based on the Company’s most recent forecast and budget and, for years beyond the 
budget,  the  Company’s  estimates,  which  are  based,  in  part,  on  forecasted  growth  rates.  The  discount  rates  used  in  the  DCF 
analyses  are  intended  to  reflect  the  risks  inherent  in  the  expected  future  cash  flows  of  the  respective  reporting  units. 
Assumptions used in the DCF analyses, including the discount rate, are assessed based on the reporting units' current results and 
forecasted future performance, as well as macroeconomic and industry specific factors. The discount rate used in determining 
the fair value of the Company’s Europe reporting unit was 15% in both 2020 and 2019. Determining fair value using a market 
approach considers multiples of financial metrics based on both acquisitions and trading multiples of a selected peer group of 
companies.  From  the  comparable  companies,  a  representative  market  multiple  is  determined  which  is  applied  to  financial 
metrics to estimate the fair value of a reporting unit. To determine a peer group of companies for our respective reporting units, 
we considered companies relevant in terms of consumer use, monetization model, margin and growth characteristics, and brand 
strength operating in their respective sectors.

The  Company  determines  the  fair  value  of  indefinite-lived  intangible  assets  using  an  avoided  royalty  DCF  valuation 
analysis.  Significant  judgments  inherent  in  this  analysis  include  the  selection  of  appropriate  royalty  and  discount  rates  and 
estimating the amount and timing of expected future cash flows. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to 
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in  the  DCF  analyses  are  based  upon  an  estimate  of  the  royalty  rates  that  a  market  participant  would  pay  to  license  the 
Company’s trade names and trademarks. The future cash flows are based on the Company's most recent forecast and budget 
and, for years beyond the budget, the Company’s estimates, which are based, in part, on forecasted growth rates. Assumptions 
used in the avoided royalty DCF analyses, including the discount rate and royalty rate, are assessed annually based on the actual 
and projected cash flows related to the asset, as well as macroeconomic and industry specific factors. The discount rates used in 
the  Company’s  annual  indefinite-lived  impairment  assessment  ranged  from  11.5%  to  15.0%  in  2020  and  11.5%  to  27.5%  in 
2019, and the royalty rates used ranged from 2.0% to 5.5% in 2020 and 1.5% to 5.5% in 2019.

The 2020 and 2019 annual assessments of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets identified no impairments.

Recoverability and Estimated Useful Lives of Long-Lived Assets

We review the carrying value of all long-lived assets, comprising of leased right-of-use assets (“ROU assets”), capitalized 
software,  leasehold  improvements  and  equipment  and  definite-lived  intangible  assets,  for  impairment  whenever  events  or 
changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-lived 
asset  is  not  recoverable  if  it  exceeds  the  sum  of  the  undiscounted  cash  flows  expected  to  result  from  the  use  and  eventual 
disposition  of  the  asset.  If  the  carrying  value  is  deemed  not  to  be  recoverable,  an  impairment  loss  is  recorded  equal  to  the 
amount by which the carrying value of the long-lived asset exceeds its fair value. In addition, the Company reviews the useful 
lives  of  its  long-lived  assets  whenever  events  or  changes  in  circumstances  indicate  that  these  lives  may  be  changed.  The 
carrying value of these long-lived assets is $234.2 million and $284.7 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Income Taxes

The Company is included within IAC’s tax group for purposes of federal and consolidated state income tax return filings. 
In all periods presented, the income tax provision and/or benefit has been computed for the Company on an as if standalone, 
separate return basis and payments to and refunds from IAC for the Company’s share of IAC’s consolidated federal and state 
tax return liabilities/receivables calculated on this basis have been reflected within cash flows from operating activities in the 
accompanying  consolidated  statement  of  cash  flows.  The  tax  sharing  agreement  between  the  Company  and  IAC  governs  the 
parties’  respective  rights,  responsibilities  and  obligations  with  respect  to  tax  matters,  including  responsibility  for  taxes 
attributable  to  the  Company,  entitlement  to  refunds,  allocation  of  tax  attributes  and  other  matters  and,  therefore,  ultimately 
governs the amount payable to or receivable from IAC with respect to income taxes. Any differences between taxes currently 
payable to or receivable from IAC under the tax sharing agreement and the current tax provision computed on an if standalone, 
separate  return  basis  for  GAAP  are  reflected  as  adjustments  to  additional  paid-in  capital  in  the  consolidated  statement  of 
shareholders’ equity and financing activities within the consolidated statement of cash flows. The portion of the December 31, 
2020 deferred tax assets that will be payable to IAC pursuant to the tax sharing agreement, upon realization, is $88.0 million.

The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method, and deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized 
for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying values of existing assets and 
liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the 
year  in  which  those  temporary  differences  are  expected  to  be  recovered  or  settled.  A  valuation  allowance  is  provided  if  it  is 
determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the 
balance of the Company’s net deferred tax asset is $84.4 million and $69.1 million, respectively.

The Company evaluates and accounts for uncertain tax positions using a two-step approach. Recognition (step one) occurs 
when the Company concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustainable 
upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon 
ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. De-recognition of a tax position 
that was previously recognized would occur when the Company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the 
more-likely-than-not  threshold  of  being  sustained.  This  measurement  step  is  inherently  difficult  and  requires  subjective 
estimations of such amounts to determine the probability of various possible outcomes. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the 
Company has unrecognized tax benefits, including interest, of $5.3 million and $4.1 million, respectively. We consider many 
factors when evaluating and estimating our tax positions and unrecognized tax benefits, which may require periodic adjustment 
and which may not accurately anticipate actual outcomes. Although management currently believes changes to unrecognized 
tax benefits from period to period and differences between amounts paid, if any, upon resolution of issues raised in audits and 
amounts previously provided will not have a material impact on the liquidity, results of operations, or financial condition of the 
Company, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future.

The ultimate amount of deferred income tax assets realized and the amounts paid for deferred income tax liabilities and 
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or  the  outcome  of  any  review  of  our  tax  returns  by  the  various  tax  authorities,  as  well  as  actual  operating  results  of  the 
Company that vary significantly from anticipated results.

Stock-Based Compensation

The  stock-based  compensation  expense  reflected  in  our  statements  of  operations  includes  expense  related  to  the 
Company’s    stock  options,  stock  appreciation  rights,  RSU  awards,  including  those  that  are  linked  to  the  achievement  of  the 
Company’s  stock  price,  known  as  market-based  awards  (“MSUs”)  and  those  that  are  linked  to  the  achievement  of  a 
performance target, known as performance-based awards (“PSUs”), equity instruments denominated in shares of subsidiaries, 
and IAC denominated stock options.

The  Company  recorded  stock-based  compensation  expense  of  $83.6  million  and  $68.3  million  for  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Included in stock-based compensation expense in the years ended December 31, 
2020 and 2019 is $22.2 million and $32.6 million, respectively, related to the modification of previously issued HomeAdvisor 
equity awards and Angie’s List equity awards, both of which were converted into ANGI Homeservices’ equity awards when the 
businesses  combined  on  September  29,  2017.  These  modified  awards  continue  to  vest  through  the  first  quarter  of  2021. 
Additionally, in connection with the departure of the president and chief operating officer of the Company in December 2020, 
the  Company  recognized  $14.1  million  of  expense  related  to  the  acceleration  of  vesting  of  his  unvested  stock  appreciation 
rights  and  RSUs  and  the  extension  of  the  post-termination  exercise  period  for  his  vested  and  exercisable  stock  appreciation 
rights.

Stock-based compensation at the Company is complex due to our desire to attract, retain, inspire and reward outstanding 
entrepreneurs  and  managers  at  each  of  our  companies,  including  recently  acquired  companies,  by  allowing  them  to  benefit 
directly from the value they help to create. We accomplish these objectives, in part, by issuing equity awards denominated in 
the  equity  of  our  subsidiaries  as  well  as  in  ANGI.  We  further  refine  this  approach  by  tailoring  certain  equity  awards  to  the 
applicable  circumstances.  For  example,  we  issue  certain  equity  awards  for  which  vesting  is  linked  to  the  achievement  of  a 
performance target such as revenue or profits; these awards are referred to as performance-based awards. In other cases, we link 
the vesting of equity awards to the achievement of a value target for a subsidiary or ANGI’s stock price, as applicable; these 
awards are referred to as market-based awards. The nature and variety of these types of equity-based awards creates complexity 
in our determination of stock-based compensation expense. 

In  addition,  acquisitions  are  an  important  part  of  the  Company’s  growth  strategy.  These  transactions  may  result  in  the 
modification of equity awards which creates additional complexity and additional stock-based compensation expense. Also, our 
internal  reorganizations  can  also  lead  to  modifications  of  equity  awards  and  result  in  additional  complexity  and  stock-based 
compensation expense. 

Finally, the means by which we settle our equity-based awards also introduces complexity into our financial reporting. We 
provide a path to liquidity by settling the subsidiary denominated awards in IAC or ANGI shares. In addition, certain former 
HomeAdvisor (US) awards can be settled in IAC or ANGI awards at IAC’s election. These features increase the complexity of 
our earnings per share calculations.

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There were no stock options or stock appreciation rights granted by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2020, 
2019 or 2018. The Company estimates the fair value of modified stock appreciation rights and stock options, including equity 
instruments  denominated  in  shares  of  subsidiaries,  using  the  Black-Scholes  option-pricing  model.  The  Black-Scholes  option-
pricing model requires the use of highly subjective and complex assumptions, the most significant of which include expected 
term,  expected  volatility  of  the  underlying  shares,  risk-free  interest  rates  and  the  expected  dividend  yield.  In  addition,  the 
recognition  of  stock-based  compensation  expense  is  impacted  by  our  estimated  forfeiture  rates,  which  are  based,  in  part,  on 
historical forfeiture rates. For stock appreciation rights and stock options, including equity instruments denominated in shares of 
subsidiaries,  the  grant  date  fair  value  of  the  award  is  recognized  as  an  expense  on  a  straight-line  basis,  net  of  estimated 
forfeitures, over the requisite service period, which is the vesting period of the award. The Company also issues RSUs, PSUs 
and  MSUs.  For  RSUs,  the  value  of  the  instrument  is  measured  at  the  grant  date  as  the  fair  value  of  the  underlying  ANGI 
Homeservices common stock and expensed as stock-based compensation expense over the vesting term. For PSUs, the value of 
the  instrument  is  measured  at  the  grant  date  as  the  fair  value  of  the  underlying  ANGI  Homeservices  common  stock  and 
expensed as stock-based compensation over the vesting term when the performance targets are considered probable of being 
achieved. For MSUs, a lattice model is used to estimate the value of the awards. 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see “Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to the 

consolidated financial statements included in “Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

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Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to the Company’s long-term debt, 

including current maturities.

At December 31, 2020, the principal amount of the Company’s outstanding debt totals $720.0 million, $500.0 million of 
which is the ANGI Group Senior Notes, which bears interest at a fixed rate, and $220.0 million of which is the ANGI Group 
Term Loan, which bears interest at a variable rate. If market rates decline, the Company runs the risk that the related required 
payments of the ANGI Group Senior Notes will exceed those based on market rates. A 100-basis point increase or decrease in 
the level of interest rates would, respectively, decrease or increase the fair value of the fixed-rate debt by $32.3 million. Such 
potential  increase  or  decrease  in  fair  value  is  based  on  certain  simplifying  assumptions,  including  an  immediate  increase  or 
decrease in the level of interest rates with no other subsequent changes for the remainder of the period. At December 31, 2020, 
the  outstanding  balance  of  the  ANGI  Group  Term  Loan  of  $220.0  million  bore  interest  at  LIBOR  plus  2.00%,  or  2.16%.  If 
LIBOR  were  to  increase  or  decrease  by  100  basis  points,  then  the  annual  interest  expense  on  the  ANGI  Group  Term  Loan 
would increase or decrease by $2.2 million.

Foreign Currency Exchange Risk

The Company has operations in certain foreign markets, primarily in various jurisdictions within the European Union and 
the  United  Kingdom.  The  Company  has  exposure  to  foreign  currency  exchange  risk  related  to  its  foreign  subsidiaries  that 
transact business in a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar. As a result, as foreign currency exchange rates fluctuate, 
the translation of the statement of operations of the Company’s international businesses into U.S. dollars affects year-over-year 
comparability of operating results. 

In  addition,  certain  of  the  Company’s  U.S.  operations  have  customers  in  international  markets.  International  revenue, 
which is measured based upon where the customer is located, accounted for 6%, 7%, and 7% for the years ended December 31, 
2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

The company is also exposed to foreign currency transaction gains and losses to the extent it or its subsidiaries conduct 
transactions  in  and/or  have  assets  and/or  liabilities  that  are  denominated  in  a  currency  other  than  the  entity’s  functional 
currency. The Company recorded foreign exchange gains and (losses) of $(0.1) million, $0.6 million, and $(0.2) million for the 
year ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

The Company’s exposure to foreign currency exchange gains or losses have not been material to the Company, therefore, 
the  Company  has  not  hedged  any  foreign  currency  exposures.  Any  growth  and  expansion  of  our  international  operations 
increases our exposure to foreign exchange rate fluctuations. Significant foreign exchange rate fluctuations, in the case of one 
currency or collectively with other currencies, could have a significant impact on our future results of operations.

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Item 8.    Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of ANGI Homeservices Inc.

Opinion on the Financial Statements 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of ANGI Homeservices Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as 
of  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  the  related  consolidated  statements  of  operations,  comprehensive  operations,  shareholders’ 
equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and the financial 
statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a) (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our 
opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at 
December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended 
December 31, 2020, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) 
(PCAOB), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in 
Internal  Control-Integrated  Framework  issued  by  the  Committee  of  Sponsoring  Organizations  of  the  Treadway  Commission 
(2013 framework) and our report dated February 16, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on 
the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are 
required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable 
rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB. 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to 
error  or  fraud.  Our  audits  included  performing  procedures  to  assess  the  risks  of  material  misstatement  of  the  financial 
statements,  whether  due  to  error  or  fraud,  and  performing  procedures  that  respond  to  those  risks.  Such  procedures  included 
examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included 
evaluating  the  accounting  principles  used  and  significant  estimates  made  by  management,  as  well  as  evaluating  the  overall 
presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matter

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that 
was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that 
are  material  to  the  financial  statements  and  (2)  involved  our  especially  challenging,  subjective  or  complex  judgments.  The 
communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, 
and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on 
the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

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                             Stock-Based Compensation 

Description of 
the Matter

During  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020,  the  Company  recorded  stock-based  compensation  expense  of  $83.6 
million.  As  discussed  in  Note  11  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  the  Company  issues  various  types  of 
equity awards, including stock options, restricted stock units, performance-based stock units, market-based awards 
and equity instruments denominated in the shares of certain subsidiaries.  

Auditing the Company’s accounting for stock-based compensation required complex auditor judgment due to the 
number and the variety of the types of equity awards, the prevalence of modifications, the subjectivity of 
assumptions used to value stock-based awards, the use of market-based vesting conditions and the existence of 
awards denominated in the shares of certain subsidiaries.  

How We 
Addressed the 
Matter in Our 
Audit

We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of the Company’s 
controls  over  stock-based  compensation.  For  example,  we  tested  controls  over  the  Company’s  process  to 
assess  the  completeness  of  its  share-based  awards  and  for  measuring  and  recording  stock-based 
compensation,  including  management’s  review  of  the  underlying  calculations,  the  significant  assumptions 
used in valuing certain awards and related valuation reports prepared by its specialists. 

To  test  stock-based  compensation  expense,  we  performed  audit  procedures  that  included,  among  others, 
assessing the completeness of the awards granted and evaluating the methodologies used to estimate the fair 
value of the awards granted and the significant assumptions described above. Our procedures also included, 
evaluating the key terms and conditions of awards granted to assess the accounting treatment for a sample of 
awards, testing the clerical accuracy of the calculation of the expense recorded and assessing the Company’s 
accounting  for  award  modifications.  Additionally,  for  certain  awards  issued  by  the  Company,  we  involved 
our internal valuation specialists to assess the valuation methodologies and assumptions used in estimating 
the fair value of the awards. 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2017.

New York, New York
February 16, 2021

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ANGI HOMESERVICES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

ASSETS

Cash and cash equivalents   
Marketable debt securities
Accounts receivable, net of reserves of $27,839 and $20,293, respectively   
Other current assets

Total current assets   

Capitalized software, leasehold improvements and equipment, net of amortization and 
depreciation
Goodwill   
Intangible assets, net of amortization
Other non-current assets   
TOTAL ASSETS   

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

LIABILITIES:
Current portion of long-term debt
Accounts payable   
Deferred revenue   
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities   

Total current liabilities   

Long-term debt, net
Deferred income taxes   
Other long-term liabilities   

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands, except par value amounts)

$ 

$ 

$ 

812,705  $ 
49,995 
43,148 
71,958 
977,806 

108,842 
891,797 
209,717 
180,020 
2,368,182  $ 

—  $ 

30,805 
54,654 
148,219 
233,678 

712,277 
1,296 
111,710 

390,565 
— 
41,669 
67,759 
499,993 

103,361 
883,960 
251,725 
182,572 
1,921,611 

13,750 
25,987 
58,220 
116,997 
214,954 

231,946 
3,441 
121,055 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests   

26,364 

26,663 

Commitments and contingencies   

SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 2,000,000 shares, issued 94,238 and 87,007 
shares, respectively, and outstanding 78,333 and 79,681, respectively
Class B convertible common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 1,500,000 shares; 421,862 and 
421,570 shares issued and outstanding
Class C common stock, $0.001 par value; authorized 1,500,000 shares; no shares issued and 
outstanding

Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) 
Treasury stock, 15,905 and 7,326, respectively

Total ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders’ equity

Noncontrolling interests   

Total shareholders’ equity

TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

$ 

94 

422 

— 
1,379,469 
9,749 
4,637 
(122,081) 
1,272,290 
10,567 
1,282,857 
2,368,182  $ 

87 

422 

— 
1,357,075 
16,032 
(1,379) 
(57,949) 
1,314,288 
9,264 
1,323,552 
1,921,611 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

Revenue   

Operating costs and expenses:

Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation shown separately below)

Selling and marketing expense   

General and administrative expense   

Product development expense   

Depreciation   

Amortization of intangibles   

Total operating costs and expenses   

Operating (loss) income

Interest expense

Other income, net   

(Loss) earnings before income taxes   

Income tax benefit
Net (loss) earnings

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests   
Net (loss) earnings attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. 
shareholders

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands, except per share data)

$ 

1,467,925  $ 

1,326,205  $ 

1,132,241 

173,281 

762,590 

374,096 

68,803 

52,621 

42,902 

46,493 

733,223 

348,247 

64,200 

39,915 

55,482 

55,739 

541,469 

323,462 

61,143 

24,310 

62,212 

1,474,293 

1,287,560 

1,068,335 

(6,368)   

38,645 

(14,178)   

(11,493)   

1,218 

(19,328)   

15,168 

(4,160)   

(2,123)   

6,494 

33,646 

1,668 

35,314 

63,906 

(11,623) 

17,741 

70,024 

7,483 

77,507 

(485)   

(189) 

$ 

(6,283)  $ 

34,829  $ 

77,318 

Per share information attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders:

Basic (loss) earnings per share

Diluted (loss) earnings per share

Stock-based compensation expense by function:

Selling and marketing expense   

General and administrative expense   

Product development expense   

Total stock-based compensation expense   

$ 

$ 

$ 

(0.01)  $ 

(0.01)  $ 

0.07  $ 

0.07  $ 

0.16 

0.15 

4,662  $ 

3,717  $ 

73,846 
5,141 

56,475 
8,063 

$ 

83,649  $ 

68,255  $ 

3,368 

84,028 
9,682 

97,078 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE OPERATIONS

Net (loss) earnings

Other comprehensive income (loss):

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment

Change in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale debt 
securities

Total other comprehensive income (loss)

Comprehensive income

Components of comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling 
interests:

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

$ 

(4,160)  $ 

35,314  $ 

77,507 

6,827 

— 

6,827 

2,667 

399 

(4,862) 

(3)   

396 

35,710 

3 

(4,859) 

72,648 

Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests   

(2,123)   

(485)   

(189) 

Change in foreign currency translation adjustment attributable to 
noncontrolling interests 

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. 
shareholders

(811)   

(2,934)   

86 

(399)   

766 

577 

$ 

(267)  $ 

35,311  $ 

73,225 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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ANGI HOMESERVICES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

ANGI Homeservices Inc. Shareholders’ Equity

Class A
Common Stock
$0.001
Par Value

Class B 
Convertible 
Common Stock
$0.001
Par Value

Class C 
Common Stock
$0.001
Par Value

Redeemable 
Noncontrolling
Interests

$

Shares

$

Shares

$

Shares

Additional 
Paid-in 
Capital

Retained 
Earnings 
(Accumulated 
Deficit)

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Treasury
 Stock

(In thousands)

Balance as of December 31, 2017

$ 

21,300 

$  63 

  62,818 

$ 415 

 415,186 

$ — 

  — 

$ 1,112,400 

$ 

(121,764)  $ 

2,232 

$ 

Cumulative effect of adoption of  ASU No. 2014-09

Net (loss) earnings

Other comprehensive loss

Stock-based compensation expense

Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

(146) 

  — 

  — 

  — 

(582) 

  — 

  — 

  — 

1,138 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

95,940 

net of withholding taxes

— 

9 

  9,111 

  — 

— 

  — 

  — 

(25,100) 

Issuance of common stock to IAC pursuant to the employee 

matters agreement

— 

  — 

  — 

1 

856 

  — 

  — 

Issuance of common stock to IAC pursuant to the post-
closing adjustment provision of the Angie’s List 
merger agreement

Issuance of common stock to the equity holders of Handy 
Technologies, Inc. pursuant to the merger agreement

Distribution to IAC pursuant to the tax sharing agreement

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair 

value

Other

(1) 

(5) 

— 

  — 

  — 

5 

  5,076 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

9 

  8,586 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

(4,825) 

  — 

  — 

  — 

1,244 

  — 

  — 

  — 

34 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

  165,788 

  — 

  — 

(12,100) 

  — 

  — 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

(1,244) 

(2,581) 

Net earnings

Other comprehensive income (loss)

Stock-based compensation expense

Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, 

net of withholding taxes

Issuance of common stock to IAC pursuant to the employee 

matters agreement

Purchase of treasury stock

Adjustment pursuant to the tax sharing agreement

142 

39 

148 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

65,815 

6 

  6,492 

  — 

— 

  — 

  — 

(32,963) 

  — 

  — 

1 

452 

  — 

  — 

(1,766) 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests

(71) 

  — 

  — 

  — 

Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair 

value

Other

8,242 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

1,151 

— 

  — 

  — 

(8,242) 

  — 

  — 

(17) 

25,649 

77,318 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(4,093) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

34,829 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

482 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Balance as of December 31, 2018

$ 

18,163 

$  81 

  80,515 

$ 421 

 421,118 

$ — 

  — 

$ 1,333,097 

$ 

(18,797)  $ 

(1,861)  $ 

Total
ANGI 
Homeservices 
Inc. 
Shareholders’ 
Equity

Noncontrolling
Interests

Total
Shareholders’
Equity 

$ 

993,346 

$ 

9,748 

$  1,003,094 

25,649 

77,318 

(4,093) 

95,940 

(25,091) 

— 

— 

165,797 

(12,100) 

— 

335 

(184) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(1,236) 

(1,244) 

(2,581) 

— 

383 

25,649 

77,653 

(4,277) 

95,940 

(25,091) 

— 

— 

165,797 

(12,100) 

(1,236) 

(1,244) 

(2,198) 

$  1,312,941 

$ 

9,046 

$  1,321,987 

34,829 

482 

65,815 

(32,957) 

(1,765) 

(57,949) 

1,151 

— 

(8,242) 

(17) 

343 

(125) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

35,172 

357 

65,815 

(32,957) 

(1,765) 

(57,949) 

1,151 

— 

(8,242) 

(17) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(57,949) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

Balance as of December 31, 2019

$ 

26,663 

$  87 

  87,007 

$ 422 

 421,570 

$ — 

  — 

$ 1,357,075 

$ 

16,032 

$ 

(1,379)  $ 

(57,949)  $  1,314,288 

$ 

9,264 

$  1,323,552 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)

Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018

ANGI Homeservices Inc. Shareholders’ Equity

Class A
Common Stock
$0.001
Par Value

Class B 
Convertible 
Common Stock
$0.001
Par Value

Class C 
Common Stock
$0.001
Par Value

Redeemable 
Noncontrolling
Interests

$

Shares

$

Shares

$

Shares

Additional 
Paid-in 
Capital

Retained 
Earnings 
(Accumulated 
Deficit)

Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)

Treasury
 Stock

Total
ANGI 
Homeservices 
Inc. 
Shareholders’ 
Equity

Noncontrolling
Interests

Total
Shareholders’
Equity 

Net earnings

Other comprehensive income

Stock-based compensation expense

Issuance of common stock pursuant to stock-based awards, 

net of withholding taxes

Issuance of common stock to IAC pursuant to the employee 

matters agreement

Purchase of treasury stock

Adjustment pursuant to the tax sharing agreement

767 

439 

15 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

85,267 

7 

  7,231 

  — 

— 

  — 

  — 

(62,704) 

  — 

  — 

  — 

292 

  — 

  — 

(1,445) 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

Purchase of redeemable noncontrolling interests

(3,165) 

  — 

  — 

  — 

Adjustment of redeemable noncontrolling interests to fair 

value

Purchase of noncontrolling interests

Other

1,645 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

3,613 

— 

  — 

  — 

(1,645) 

  — 

  — 

  — 

  — 

— 

(692) 

(In thousands)

(6,283) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

6,016 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(64,132) 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(6,283) 

6,016 

85,267 

(62,697) 

(1,445) 

(64,132) 

3,613 

— 

(1,645) 

— 

(692) 

1,356 

372 

— 

— 

— 

— 

— 

(1,115) 

— 

— 

690 

(4,927) 

6,388 

85,267 

(62,697) 

(1,445) 

(64,132) 

3,613 

(1,115) 

(1,645) 

— 

(2) 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

$ 

26,364 

$  94 

  94,238 

$ 422 

 421,862 

$ — 

  — 

$ 1,379,469 

$ 

9,749 

$ 

4,637 

$  (122,081)  $  1,272,290 

$ 

10,567 

$  1,282,857 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019
(In thousands)

2018

$ 

(4,160)  $ 

35,314  $ 

77,507 

Cash flows from operating activities:
Net (loss) earnings
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) earnings to net cash provided by 
operating activities:

Stock-based compensation expense   
Amortization of intangibles   
Provision for credit losses
Depreciation   
Deferred income taxes   
Loss (gain) from the sale of a business
Revenue reserves
Other adjustments, net   

Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of acquisitions and 
dispositions:

Accounts receivable   
Other assets   
Accounts payable and other liabilities   
Income taxes payable and receivable
Deferred revenue   

Net cash provided by operating activities   
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired   
Capital expenditures   
Purchases of marketable debt securities
Proceeds from maturities of marketable debt securities
Net proceeds from the sale of a business
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Other, net

Net cash used in investing activities   
Cash flows from financing activities:

Proceeds from the issuance of Senior Notes
Principal payments on Term Loan
Debt issuance costs
Principal payments on related party debt
Purchase of treasury stock
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options
Withholding taxes paid on behalf of employees on net settled stock-
based awards
Distribution from (to) IAC pursuant to tax sharing agreement
Purchase of noncontrolling interests   
Other, net

Net cash provided (used in) by financing activities   
Total cash provided

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and 
restricted cash

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period   

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period   

$ 

83,649 
42,902 
78,229 
52,621 
(15,278)   
273 
10,251 
1,598 

(79,830)   
5,987 
17,206 
(1,243)   
(3,786)   

188,419 

(2,264)   
(52,488)   
(99,977)   
50,000 
731 
20 
24 

(103,954)   

500,000 
(27,500)   
(6,484)   
— 

(63,674)   

— 

(64,079)   
3,071 
(4,281)   
— 
337,053 
421,518 

68,255 
55,482 
64,278 
39,915 
(3,250)   
218 
5,934 
2,053 

(78,954)   
13,382 
13,627 
1,650 
(3,743)   

214,161 

(20,341)   
(68,804)   

— 
25,000 
23,615 
— 
(103)   
(40,633)   

— 

(13,750)   

— 
(1,008)   
(56,905)   
573 

(35,284)   
(11,355)   
(71)   
(3,732)   
(121,532)   
51,996 

565 
422,083 
391,478 
813,561  $ 

661 
52,657 
338,821 
391,478  $ 

97,078 
62,212 
47,242 
24,310 
(8,368) 
(13,237) 
221 
(740) 

(47,686) 
(12,959) 
(576) 
725 
(2,029) 
223,700 

3,669 
(46,976) 
(59,671) 
35,000 
— 
10,412 
(25) 
(57,591) 

— 
(13,750) 
(2,168) 
(1,904) 
— 
4,693 

(29,844) 
— 
(6,061) 
13 
(49,021) 
117,088 

212 
117,300 
221,521 
338,821 

The accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 

NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION

ANGI Homeservices Inc. connects quality home service professionals across 500 different categories, from repairing and 
remodeling  to  cleaning  and  landscaping,  with  consumers.  Over  240,000  domestic  service  professionals  actively  sought 
consumer matches, completed jobs or advertised work through ANGI Homeservices’ platforms and consumers turned to at least 
one of our brands to find a professional for approximately 32 million projects during the year ended December 31, 2020. The 
Company has established category-transforming products with brands such as HomeAdvisor, Angie’s List, and Handy.

The  HomeAdvisor  digital  marketplace  service  (“HomeAdvisor”)  connects  consumers  with  service  professionals 
nationwide  for  home  repair,  maintenance  and  improvement  projects.  HomeAdvisor  provides  consumers  with  tools  and 
resources to help them find local, pre-screened and customer-rated service professionals, as well as instantly book appointments 
online  or  connect  them  by  telephone.  Handy  Technologies,  Inc.  (“Handy”),  is  a  leading  platform  for  connecting  individuals 
looking for household services (primarily cleaning and handyman services) with top-quality, pre-screened independent service 
professionals.  Together,  the  Company  refers  to  the  HomeAdvisor  and  Handy  businesses  in  the  United  States  as  the 
“Marketplace”. The Company also owns and operates Angie’s List, which connects consumers with service professionals for 
local services through a nationwide online directory of service professionals in over 700 service categories, as well as provides 
consumers  with  valuable  tools,  services  and  content,  including  verified  reviews  of  local  service  professionals,  to  help  them 
research, shop and hire for local services. In addition to its market-leading U.S. operations, ANGI Homeservices owns leading 
home  services  online  marketplaces  in  France  (Travaux),  Germany  (MyHammer),  Netherlands  (Werkspot),  United  Kingdom 
(MyBuilder), Canada (HomeStars) and Italy (Instapro), as well as operations in Austria (MyHammer).

The Company has two operating segments: (i) North America (United States and Canada), which includes HomeAdvisor, 
Angie’s List, Handy, HomeStars, and Felix, for periods prior to its sale on December 31, 2018, and (ii) Europe, which includes 
Travaux, MyHammer, MyBuilder, Werkspot and Instapro.

As used herein, “ANGI Homeservices,” the “Company,” “ANGI,” “we,” “our” or “us” and similar terms refer to ANGI 

Homeservices Inc. and its subsidiaries (unless the context requires otherwise).

At December 31, 2020, IAC owned 84.3% and 98.2% of the economic interest and voting interest, respectively, of ANGI 

Homeservices. 

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NOTE 2—SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

The  Company  prepares  its  consolidated  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  U.S.  generally  accepted  accounting 
principles (“GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, all entities that are wholly-
owned by the Company and all entities in which the Company has a controlling financial interest. All intercompany transactions 
and balances between and among the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated. All intercompany transactions between 
(i) ANGI Homeservices and (ii) IAC and its subsidiaries, with the exception of a promissory note payable to a foreign subsidiary 
of  IAC,  are  considered  to  be  effectively  settled  for  cash  at  the  time  the  transaction  is  recorded.  See  “Note  15—Related  Party 
Transactions with IAC” for additional information on transactions between ANGI Homeservices and IAC.

In the opinion of management, the assumptions underlying the historical consolidated financial statements, including the 
basis on which the expenses have been allocated from IAC, are reasonable. However, the allocations may not reflect all of the 
expenses that ANGI Homeservices may have incurred as a standalone public company for the periods presented.

COVID-19 Update

The impact on the Company from the COVID-19 outbreak, which has been declared a “pandemic” by the World Health 
Organization, has been varied. The extent to which developments related to the COVID-19 outbreak and measures designed to 
curb its spread continue to impact the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future 
developments, all of which are highly uncertain and many of which are beyond the Company’s control, including the speed of 
contagion,  the  development  and  implementation  of  effective  preventative  measures  and  possible  treatments,  the  scope  of 
governmental  and  other  restrictions  on  travel,  discretionary  services  (including  those  provided  by  certain  of  our  service 
professionals)  and  other  activity,  and  public  reactions  to  these  developments.  For  example,  these  developments  and  measures 
have  resulted  in  rapid  and  adverse  changes  to  the  operating  environment  in  which  we  do  business,  as  well  as  significant 
uncertainty  concerning  the  near  and  long  term  economic  ramifications  of  the  COVID-19  outbreak,  which  have  adversely 
impacted  our  ability  to  forecast  our  results  and  respond  in  a  timely  and  effective  manner  to  trends  related  to  the  COVID-19 
outbreak.  The  longer  the  global  outbreak  and  measures  designed  to  curb  the  spread  of  the  virus  continue  to  adversely  affect 
levels  of  consumer  confidence,  discretionary  spending  and  the  willingness  of  consumers  to  interact  with  other  consumers, 
vendors  and  service  providers  face-to-face  (and  in  turn,  adversely  affect  demand  for  the  Company’s  various  products  and 
services), the greater the adverse impact is likely to be on the Company’s business, financial condition and results of operations 
and the more limited will be the Company’s ability to try and make up for delayed or lost revenues.

When  COVID-19  first  impacted  North  America  and  Europe  in  the  early  spring  of  2020,  the  Company  experienced  a 
decline  in  demand  for  service  requests,  driven  primarily  by  decreases  in  demand  in  certain  categories  of  jobs  (particularly 
discretionary indoor projects). Toward the end of the spring of 2020, the Company experienced a rebound in service requests, 
exceeding pre-COVID-19 growth levels, driven by increased demand from homeowners who spent more time at home due to 
measures taken to reduce the spread of COVID-19. The Company continued to experience strong demand for home services in 
the  last  half  of  2020.  However,  many  service  professionals’  businesses  have  been  adversely  impacted  by  labor  and  material 
constraints  and  many  service  professionals  have  limited  capacity  to  take  on  new  business,  which  has  negatively  impacted  the 
Company's ability to monetize this increased level of service requests.

In  addition,  North  America,  which  represents  95%  of  the  Company’s  revenue  for  the  year  ended  December  31,  2020, 
experienced  a  significant  resurgence  of  the  COVID-19  virus  with  record  levels  of  infections  being  reported  during  the  fourth 
quarter  of  2020  and  continuing  into  the  first  quarter  of  2021.  Europe,  which  is  the  second  largest  market  for  the  Company’s 
products and services, has also seen a dramatic resurgence in COVID-19. This resurgence and the measures designed to curb its 
spread could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Accounting Estimates

Management of the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions during the preparation of 
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amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results 
could differ from these estimates.

On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those related to: the fair values of cash 
equivalents and marketable debt securities; the carrying value of accounts receivable, including the determination of the credit 
loss reserve; the determination of revenue reserves; the carrying value of right-of-use assets (“ROU assets”); the useful lives and 
recoverability  of  definite-lived  intangible  assets  and  capitalized  software,  leasehold  improvements  and  equipment;  the 
recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; unrecognized tax benefits; the valuation allowance for deferred 
income  tax  assets;  and  the  fair  value  of  and  forfeiture  rates  for  stock-based  awards,  among  others.  The  Company  bases  its 
estimates  and  judgments  on  historical  experience,  its  forecasts  and  budgets  and  other  factors  that  the  Company  considers 
relevant.

Revenue Recognition

The Company adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 
No.  2014-09,  Revenue  from  Contracts  with  Customers,  effective  January  1,  2018  using  the  modified  retrospective  transition 
method  for  open  contracts  as  of  the  date  of  initial  application.  The  effect  of  the  adoption  of  ASU  No.  2014-09  was  that 
commissions  paid  to  employees  pursuant  to  certain  sales  incentive  programs,  which  represent  the  incremental  direct  costs  of 
obtaining a service professional contract, are now capitalized and amortized over the estimated life of a service professional (also 
referred to as the estimated customer relationship period). The cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09 was the 
establishment  of  a  current  and  non-current  asset  for  capitalized  sales  commissions  of  $29.7  million  and  $4.2  million, 
respectively, and a related deferred tax liability of $8.3 million, resulting in a net increase to retained earnings of $25.6 million 
on January 1, 2018.

The Company’s disaggregated revenue disclosures are presented in “Note 12—Segment Information.”

The Company accounts for a contract with a customer when it has approval and commitment from all parties, the rights of 
the  parties  and  payment  terms  are  identified,  the  contract  has  commercial  substance  and  collectability  of  consideration  is 
probable.  Revenue  is  recognized  when  control  of  the  promised  services  or  goods  is  transferred  to  our  customers  and  in  an 
amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those services or goods.

Revenue  is  primarily  derived  from  consumer  connection  revenue,  which  comprises  fees  paid  by  HomeAdvisor  service 
professionals  for  consumer  matches  (regardless  of  whether  the  service  professional  ultimately  provides  the  requested  service) 
and revenue from completed jobs sourced through the HomeAdvisor and Handy platforms. Consumer connection revenue varies 
based  upon  several  factors,  including  the  service  requested,  product  experience  offered  and  geographic  location  of  service. 
Consumer  connection  revenue  is  generally  billed  one  week  following  a  consumer  match,  with  payment  due  upon  receipt  of 
invoice or collected when a consumer schedules a job through the HomeAdvisor and Handy platforms. The Company maintains 
revenue  reserves  for  potential  credits  issued  to  HomeAdvisor  services  providers  and  for  services  provided  by  Handy  service 
professionals to consumers. 

Revenue is also derived from (i) sales of time-based website, mobile and call center advertising to service professionals, (ii) 
HomeAdvisor  service  professional  membership  subscription  fees,  (iii)  membership  subscription  fees  from  consumers  and  (iv) 
service warranty subscription and other services. Angie’s List service professionals generally pay for advertisements in advance 
on  a  monthly  or  annual  basis  at  the  option  of  the  service  professional,  with  the  average  advertising  contract  term  being 
approximately one year. Angie’s List website, mobile and call center advertising revenue is recognized ratably over the contract 
term. Revenue from the sale of advertising in the Angie’s List Magazine is recognized in the period in which the publication is 
distributed. Service professional membership subscription revenue is initially deferred and is recognized using the straight-line 
method  over  the  applicable  subscription  period,  which  is  typically  one  year.  Angie’s  List  prepaid  consumer  membership 
subscription fees are recognized as revenue using the straight-line method over the term of the applicable subscription period, 
which is typically one year.

Prior  to  January  1,  2020,  Handy  recorded  revenue  on  a  net  basis.  Effective  January  1,  2020,  the  Company  modified  the 
Handy  terms  and  conditions  so  that  Handy,  rather  than  the  service  professional,  has  the  contractual  relationship  with  the 
consumer  to  deliver  the  service  and  Handy,  rather  than  the  consumer,  has  the  contractual  relationship  with  the  service 

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professional. Consumers request services and pay for such services directly through the Handy platform and then Handy fulfills 
the  request  with  independently  established  home  services  providers  engaged  in  a  trade,  occupation  and/or  business  that 
customarily  provides  such  services.  This  change  in  contractual  terms  requires  gross  revenue  accounting  treatment  effective 
January  1,  2020.  Also,  in  the  case  of  certain  tasks,  HomeAdvisor  provides  a  pre-priced  product  offering,  pursuant  to  which 
consumers can request services through a HomeAdvisor platform and pay HomeAdvisor for the services directly. HomeAdvisor 
then fulfills the request with independently established home services providers engaged in a trade, occupation and/or business 
that customarily provides such services. Revenue from HomeAdvisor’s pre-priced product offering is also recorded on a gross 
basis  effective  January  1,  2020.  The  change  to  gross  revenue  reporting  for  Handy  and  HomeAdvisor’s  pre-priced  product 
offering, effective January 1, 2020, resulted in an increase in revenue of $73.8 million during the year ended December 31, 2020.

Transaction Price

The  objective  of  determining  the  transaction  price  is  to  estimate  the  amount  of  consideration  the  Company  is  due  in 
exchange  for  its  services  or  goods,  including  amounts  that  are  variable.  The  Company  determines  the  total  transaction  price, 
including an estimate of any variable consideration, at contract inception and reassesses this estimate each reporting period.

The Company excludes from the measurement of transaction price all taxes assessed by governmental authorities that are 
both  (i)  imposed  on  and  concurrent  with  a  specific  revenue-producing  transaction  and  (ii)  collected  from  customers. 
Accordingly, such tax amounts are not included as a component of net revenue or cost of revenue.

For contracts that have an original duration of one year or less, the Company uses the practical expedient available under 

ASU No. 2014-09, applicable to such contracts and does not consider the time value of money.

Arrangements with Multiple Performance Obligations

The  Company’s  contracts  with  customers  may  include  multiple  performance  obligations.  For  such  arrangements,  the 
Company  allocates  revenue  to  each  performance  obligation  based  on  its  relative  standalone  selling  price.  The  Company 
generally determines standalone selling prices based on the prices charged to customers, which are directly observable or based 
on an estimate if not directly observable.

Assets Recognized from the Costs to Obtain a Contract with a Customer

The  Company  has  determined  that  certain  costs,  primarily  commissions  paid  to  employees  pursuant  to  certain  sales 
incentive programs, meet the requirements to be capitalized as a cost of obtaining a contract. Capitalized sales commissions are 
amortized over the estimated customer relationship period. The Company calculates the estimated customer relationship period 
as  the  average  customer  life,  which  is  based  on  historical  data.  When  customer  renewals  are  expected  and  the  renewal 
commission  is  not  commensurate  with  the  initial  commission,  the  average  customer  life  includes  renewal  periods.  For  sales 
incentive programs where the customer relationship period is one year or less, the Company has elected the practical expedient 
to expense the costs as incurred.

During  the  years  ended  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018  the  Company  recognized  expense  of  $64.8  million,  $56.8 
million, and $50.0 million, respectively, related to the amortization of these costs. The current contract assets are $49.2 million 
and $35.1 million at December 31, 2020, and 2019, respectively. The non-current contract asset balances are $0.4 million and 
$4.0 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The current and non-current contract assets are included in “Other 
current assets” and “Other non-current assets,” respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

Performance Obligations

As permitted under the practical expedient available under ASU No. 2014-09, the Company does not disclose the value of 
unsatisfied  performance  obligations  for  (i)  contracts  with  an  original  expected  length  of  one  year  or  less,  (ii)  contracts  with 
variable  consideration  that  is  allocated  entirely  to  unsatisfied  performance  obligations  or  to  a  wholly  unsatisfied  promise 
accounted for under the series guidance, and (iii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue at the amount which we 
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Accounts Receivables, Net of  Credit Loss and Revenue Reserves

Accounts  receivable  include  amounts  billed  and  currently  due  from  customers.  The  credit  loss  reserve  is  based  upon  a 
number of factors, including the length of time accounts receivable are past due, the Company’s previous loss history and the 
specific customer’s ability to pay its obligation. The time between the Company’s issuance of an invoice and payment due date is 
not significant; customer payments that are not collected in advance of the transfer of promised services or goods are generally 
due  no  later  than  30  days  from  invoice  date.  The  Company  also  maintains  reserves  for  potential  credits  issued  to  service 
professionals  or  other  revenue  adjustments.  The  amounts  of  these  revenue  reserves  are  based  primarily  upon  historical 
experience.

Credit Losses  and Revenue Reserve

The following table presents the changes in the credit loss reserve for the year ended December 31, 2020:

Balance at January 1

Current period provision for credit losses

Write-offs charged against the credit loss reserve

Recoveries collected
Balance at December 31

December 31, 2020

(In thousands)

$ 

$ 

19,066 

78,229 

(73,682) 

2,433 

26,046 

The revenue reserve was $1.8 million and $1.2 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The total credit loss and 
revenue reserve was $27.8 million and $20.3 million as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Deferred Revenue

Deferred  revenue  consists  of  advance  payments  that  are  received  or  are  contractually  due  in  advance  of  the  Company’s 
performance. The Company’s deferred revenue is reported on a contract by contract basis at the end of each reporting period. 
The Company classifies deferred revenue as current when the term of the applicable subscription period or expected completion 
of its performance obligation is one year or less. During the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company recognized 
$57.6 million and $61.0 million of revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, 
respectively.  The  current  deferred  revenue  balances  are  $54.7  million  and  $58.2  million  at  December  31,  2020  and  2019, 
respectively.  The  non-current  deferred  revenue  balances  are  $0.2  million  and  $0.2  million  at  December  31,  2020  and  2019, 
respectively. Non-current deferred revenue is included in “Other long-term liabilities” in the accompanying consolidated balance 
sheet.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term investments, with maturities of less than 91 days from the date of 
purchase.  Domestically,  cash  equivalents  consist  of  AAA  rated  government  money  market  funds,  treasury  discount  notes, 
commercial paper, time deposits and certificates of deposit. Internationally, there are no cash equivalents at December 31, 2020 
and 2019.

Investments in Marketable Debt Securities

The Company invests in marketable debt securities with active secondary or resale markets to ensure portfolio liquidity to 
fund current operations or satisfy other cash requirements as needed. Marketable debt securities are adjusted to fair value each 
quarter,  and  the  unrealized  gains  and  losses,  net  of  tax,  are  included  in  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  (loss)  as  a 
separate component of shareholders’ equity. The specific-identification method is used to determine the cost of debt securities 
sold  and  the  amount  of  unrealized  gains  and  losses  reclassified  out  of  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  (loss)  into 
earnings. The Company reviews its debt securities for impairment, including from risk of credit loss, each reporting period. The 
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temporary.  Factors  the  Company  considers  in  making  such  determination  include  the  duration,  severity  and  reason  for  the 
decline in value and the potential recovery and our intent to sell the debt security. The Company also considers whether it will be 
required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis and whether the amortized cost basis cannot be recovered 
because of credit losses. If an impairment is considered to be other-than-temporary, the debt security will be written down to its 
fair value and the loss will be recognized within other income (expense), net. The Company held $50.0 million in marketable 
debt securities at December 31, 2020. The Company held no marketable debt securities at December 31, 2019.

Capitalized Software, Leasehold Improvements and Equipment

Capitalized  software,  leasehold  improvements  and  equipment,  including  significant  improvements,  are  recorded  at  cost. 
Repairs  and  maintenance  costs  are  expensed  as  incurred.  Depreciation  is  computed  using  the  straight-line  method  over  the 
estimated useful lives of the assets, or, in the case of leasehold improvements, the lease term, if shorter.

Asset Category

Capitalized software and computer equipment

Furniture and other equipment

Leasehold improvements

Estimated
Useful Lives

2 to 3 Years

5 to 7 Years

5 to 25 Years

The  Company  capitalizes  certain  internal  use  software  costs  including  external  direct  costs  utilized  in  developing  or 
obtaining the software and compensation for personnel directly associated with the development of the software. Capitalization 
of such costs begins when the preliminary project stage is complete and ceases when the project is substantially complete and 
ready for its intended purpose. The net book value of capitalized internal use software was $67.9 million and $56.3 million at 
December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively.

Business Combinations

The purchase price of each acquisition is attributed to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values 
at the date of acquisition, including identifiable intangible assets that either arise from a contractual or legal right or are separable 
from goodwill. The Company usually uses the assistance of outside valuation experts to assist in the allocation of purchase price 
to identifiable intangible assets acquired. While outside valuation experts may be used, management has ultimate responsibility 
for the valuation methods, models and inputs used and the resulting purchase price allocation. The excess purchase price over the 
net tangible and identifiable intangible assets is recorded as goodwill and is assigned to the reporting unit(s) that is expected to 
benefit from the combination as of the acquisition date.

Goodwill and Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

The Company assesses goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment annually as of October 1, or more 
frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a 
reporting unit or the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset has declined below its carrying value. At October 1, 2020, 
the Company has two reporting units: North America and Europe.

When  the  Company  elects  to  perform  a  qualitative  assessment  and  concludes  it  is  not  more  likely  than  not  that  the  fair 
value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying value, no further assessment of that reporting unit’s goodwill is necessary; 
otherwise, a quantitative assessment is performed and the fair value of the reporting unit is determined. If the carrying value of 
the reporting unit exceeds its fair value an impairment equal to the excess is recorded.

For  the  Company’s  annual  goodwill  test  at  October  1,  2020,  a  qualitative  assessment  of  the  North  America  and  Europe 
reporting  units’  goodwill  was  performed  and  it  was  concluded  that  it  was  more  likely  than  not  that  the  fair  value  of  these 
reporting units was in excess of their respective carrying values. In the aggregate, ANGI Homeservices’ October 1, 2020 market 
capitalization  of  $5.5  billion  exceeded  its  carrying  value  by  approximately  $4.3  billion.  The  primary  factor  that  the  Company 
considered in its qualitative assessment for its Europe reporting unit were valuations performed during 2020 that indicated a fair 
value in excess of the carrying value. The fair value based on the valuation that was most proximate to, but not as of, October 1, 
2020  exceeded  the  carrying  value  of  the  Europe  reporting  unit  by  $131.4  million.  The  primary  factor  that  the  Company 

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considered in its qualitative assessment for its North America reporting unit was the significant excess of the estimated fair value 
of the North America reporting unit over its carrying value. The fair value of the North America reporting unit was estimated by 
subtracting the fair value of the Europe reporting unit, based on the valuation described above, from the October 1, 2020 market 
capitalization  of  the  Company;  the  estimated  fair  value  of  the  North  America  reporting  unit  exceeded  its  carrying  value  by 
approximately $4.1 billion.

The fair value of the Company’s Europe reporting unit is determined using both an income approach based on discounted 
cash flows (“DCF”) and a market approach when it tests goodwill for impairment, either on an interim basis or annual basis as of 
October 1 each year. Determining fair value using a DCF analysis requires the exercise of significant judgment with respect to 
several items, including the amount and timing of expected future cash flows and appropriate discount rates. The expected cash 
flows used in the DCF analyses are based on the Company’s most recent forecast and budget and, for years beyond the budget, 
the Company’s estimates, which are based, in part, on forecasted growth rates. The discount rates used in the DCF analyses are 
intended to reflect the risks inherent in the expected future cash flows of the respective reporting units. Assumptions used in the 
DCF  analyses,  including  the  discount  rate,  are  assessed  based  on  the  reporting  units’  current  results  and  forecasted  future 
performance, as well as macroeconomic and industry specific factors. The discount rate used in determining the fair value of the 
Company’s Europe reporting unit was 15% in both 2020 and 2019. Determining fair value using a market approach considers 
multiples of financial metrics based on both acquisitions and trading multiples of a selected peer group of companies. From the 
comparable companies, a representative market multiple is determined which is applied to financial metrics to estimate the fair 
value of a reporting unit. To determine a peer group of companies for our respective reporting units, we considered companies 
relevant in terms of consumer use, monetization model, margin and growth characteristics, and brand strength operating in their 
respective sectors.

While  the  Company  has  the  option  to  qualitatively  assess  whether  it  is  more  likely  than  not  that  the  fair  values  of  its 
indefinite-lived intangible assets are less than their carrying values, the Company’s policy is to determine the fair value of each 
of  its  indefinite-lived  intangible  assets  annually  as  of  October  1,  in  part,  because  the  level  of  effort  required  to  perform  the 
quantitative  and  qualitative  assessments  is  essentially  equivalent.  The  Company  determines  the  fair  value  of  indefinite-lived 
intangible  assets  using  an  avoided  royalty  DCF  valuation  analysis.  Significant  judgments  inherent  in  this  analysis  include  the 
selection  of  appropriate  royalty  and  discount  rates  and  estimating  the  amount  and  timing  of  expected  future  cash  flows.  The 
discount rates used in the DCF analyses are intended to reflect the risks inherent in the expected future cash flows generated by 
the respective intangible assets. The royalty rates used in the DCF analyses are based upon an estimate of the royalty rates that a 
market participant would pay to license the Company’s trade names and trademarks. Assumptions used in the avoided royalty 
DCF analyses, including the discount rate and royalty rate, are assessed annually based on the actual and projected cash flows 
related to the asset, as well as macroeconomic and industry specific factors. The discount rates used in the Company’s annual 
indefinite-lived impairment assessment ranged from 11.5% to 15.0% in 2020 and 11.5% to 27.5% in 2019, and the royalty rates 
used ranged from 2.0% to 5.5% in 2020 and 1.5% to 5.5% in 2019.

The 2020, 2019 and 2018 annual assessments of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets identified no impairments.

Long-Lived Assets and Intangible Assets with Definite Lives

Long-lived  assets,  which  consist  of  ROU  assets,  capitalized  software,  leasehold  improvements  and  equipment  and 
intangible assets with definite lives, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the 
carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. The carrying value of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the 
sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual disposition of the asset. If the carrying value is 
deemed not to be recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded equal to the amount by which the carrying value of the long-lived 
asset exceeds its fair value. Amortization of definite-lived intangible assets is computed either on a straight-line basis or based on 
the pattern in which the economic benefits of the asset will be realized.

Fair Value Measurements

The  Company  categorizes  its  financial  instruments  measured  at  fair  value  into  a  fair  value  hierarchy  that  prioritizes  the 

inputs used in pricing the asset or liability. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are:

•

Level 1: Observable inputs obtained from independent sources, such as quoted market prices for identical assets and 
liabilities in active markets.

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•

Level 2: Other inputs, which are observable directly or indirectly, such as quoted market prices for similar assets or 
liabilities  in  active  markets,  quoted  market  prices  for  identical  or  similar  assets  or  liabilities  in  markets  that  are  not 
active and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. The fair values of the 
Company’s  Level  2  financial  assets  are  primarily  obtained  from  observable  market  prices  for  identical  underlying 
securities that may not be actively traded. Certain of these securities may have different market prices from multiple 
market data sources, in which case an average market price is used.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data and require the Company to develop its own 
assumptions, based on the best information available in the circumstances, about the assumptions market participants 
would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.

The  Company’s  non-financial  assets,  such  as  goodwill,  intangible  assets,  ROU  assets,  capitalized  software,  leasehold 
improvements and equipment are adjusted to fair value only when an impairment is recognized. Such fair value measurements 
are based predominantly on Level 3 inputs.

Warranty Costs

As part of certain of our revenue arrangements, we include warranties providing customers with assurance on the quality of 
the services provided. Under our warranties, we incur costs to ensure the services performed are up to the customers standard 
and/or to reimburse for any claim for damages submitted in accordance with our warranty terms and conditions. These costs are 
recorded as a component of cost of revenue in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.

Advertising Costs

Advertising  costs  are  expensed  in  the  period  incurred  (when  the  advertisement  first  runs  for  production  costs  that  are 
initially capitalized) and represent online marketing, including fees paid to search engines, offline marketing, which is primarily 
television advertising and partner-related payments to those who direct traffic to our platforms. Advertising expense was $487.6 
million, $484.3 million and $334.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Legal Costs

Legal costs are expensed as incurred.

Income Taxes

The Company is included within IAC’s tax group for purposes of federal and consolidated state income tax return filings. 
In  all  periods  presented,  the  income  tax  provision  and/or  benefit  has  been  computed  for  the  Company  on  an  as  if  standalone, 
separate return basis and payments to and refunds from IAC for the Company’s share of IAC’s consolidated federal and state tax 
return  liabilities/receivables  calculated  on  this  basis  have  been  reflected  within  cash  flows  from  operating  activities  in  the 
accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows.

The Company accounts for income taxes under the liability method, and deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized 
for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying values of existing assets and 
liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the 
year  in  which  those  temporary  differences  are  expected  to  be  recovered  or  settled.  A  valuation  allowance  is  provided  if  it  is 
determined that it is more likely than not that the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The Company records interest, net of any 
applicable related income tax benefit, on potential income tax contingencies as a component of income tax expense.

The Company evaluates and accounts for uncertain tax positions using a two-step approach. Recognition (step one) occurs 
when the Company concludes that a tax position, based solely on its technical merits, is more-likely-than-not to be sustainable 
upon examination. Measurement (step two) determines the amount of benefit that is greater than 50% likely to be realized upon 
ultimate settlement with a taxing authority that has full knowledge of all relevant information. De-recognition of a tax position 
that was previously recognized would occur when the Company subsequently determines that a tax position no longer meets the 
more-likely-than-not threshold of being sustained.

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Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net earnings attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders by the 
weighted  average  number  of  common  shares  outstanding  during  the  period.  Diluted  earnings  per  share  reflects  the  potential 
dilution  that  could  occur  if  stock  appreciation  rights,  stock  options  and  other  commitments  to  issue  common  stock  were 
exercised or equity awards vested resulting in the issuance of common stock that could share in the earnings of the Company.

Foreign Currency Translation and Transaction Gains and Losses

The financial position and operating results of foreign entities whose primary economic environment is based on their local 
currency  are  consolidated  using  the  local  currency  as  the  functional  currency.  These  local  currency  assets  and  liabilities  are 
translated at the rates of exchange as of the balance sheet date, and local currency revenue and expenses of these operations are 
translated  at  average  rates  of  exchange  during  the  period.  Translation  gains  and  losses  are  included  in  accumulated  other 
comprehensive  income  (loss)  as  a  component  of  shareholders’  equity.  Transaction  gains  and  losses  resulting  from  assets  and 
liabilities denominated in a currency other than the functional currency are included in the consolidated statement of operations 
as  a  component  of  other  income  (expense),  net.  Translation  gains  and  losses  relating  to  foreign  entities  that  are  liquidated  or 
substantially liquidated are reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) into earnings.

Stock-Based Compensation

Stock-based  compensation  is  measured  at  the  grant  date  based  on  the  fair  value  of  the  award  and  is  expensed  over  the 
requisite  service  period.  See  “Note  11—Stock‑based  Compensation”  for  a  discussion  of  the  Company’s  stock-based 
compensation plans.

Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests

Noncontrolling  interests  in  the  consolidated  subsidiaries  of  the  Company  are  ordinarily  reported  on  the  consolidated 
balance sheet within shareholders’ equity, separately from the Company’s equity. However, securities that are redeemable at the 
option  of  the  holder  and  not  solely  within  the  control  of  the  issuer  must  be  classified  outside  of  shareholders’  equity. 
Accordingly, all noncontrolling interests that are redeemable at the option of the holder are presented outside of shareholders’ 
equity in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

In  connection  with  the  acquisition  of  certain  subsidiaries,  management  of  these  businesses  has  retained  an  ownership 
interest.  The  Company  is  party  to  fair  value  put  and  call  arrangements  with  respect  to  these  interests.  These  put  and  call 
arrangements allow management of these businesses to require the Company to purchase their interests or allow the Company to 
acquire such interests at fair value, respectively. The put arrangements do not meet the definition of a derivative instrument as 
the put agreements do not provide for net settlement. These put and call arrangements become exercisable by the Company and 
the counter-party at various dates. During the year ended December 31, 2020, one of these arrangements was exercised. No put 
and call arrangements were exercised during the year ended December 31, 2019, and one of these arrangements was exercised 
during  the  year  ended  December  31,  2018.  Because  these  put  arrangements  are  exercisable  by  the  counter-party  outside  the 
control of the Company, to the extent that the fair value of these interests exceeds the value determined by normal noncontrolling 
interest  accounting,  the  value  of  such  interests  is  adjusted  to  fair  value  with  a  corresponding  adjustment  to  additional  paid-in 
capital. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded adjustments of $1.6 million, $8.2 
million and $1.2 million, respectively, to increase these interests to fair value. Fair value determinations require high levels of 
judgment and are based on various valuation techniques, including market comparables and discounted cash flow projections.

Certain Risks and Concentrations

The  Company’s  business  is  subject  to  certain  risks  and  concentrations  including  dependence  on  third-party  technology 

providers, exposure to risks associated with online commerce security and credit card fraud.

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist primarily of cash and 
cash equivalents and marketable debt securities. Cash and cash equivalents are maintained with financial institutions and are in 
excess of Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insurance limits.

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Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

Adoption  of  Accounting  Standards  Update  (“ASU”)  No.  2016-13,  Financial  Instruments—Credit  Losses  (Topic  326): 

Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments

The  Company  adopted  ASU  No.  2016-13  effective  January  1,  2020.  ASU  No.  2016-13  replaces  the  “incurred  loss” 
approach  with  an  “expected  loss”  model,  under  which  companies  will  recognize  allowances  based  on  expected  rather  than 
incurred  losses.  The  Company  adopted  ASU  No.  2016-13  using  the  modified  retrospective  approach  and  there  was  no 
cumulative effect arising from the adoption. The adoption of ASU No. 2016-13 did not have a material impact on the Company’s 
consolidated financial statements.

Adoption of ASU No. 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes

The  Company  adopted  ASU  No.  2019-12  effective  January  1,  2020,  which  simplifies  the  accounting  for  income  taxes, 
eliminates  certain  exceptions  within  ASC  740,  Income  Taxes,  and  clarifies  certain  aspects  of  the  current  guidance  to  promote 
consistency among reporting entities. Most amendments within ASU No. 2019-12 are required to be applied on a prospective 
basis, while certain amendments must be applied on a retrospective or modified retrospective basis. The Company adopted ASU 
No.  2019-12  on  January  1,  2020  using  the  modified  retrospective  basis  for  those  amendments  that  are  not  applied  on  a 
prospective basis. The adoption of ASU No. 2019-12 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial 
statements.

Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted 

There  are  no  recently  issued  accounting  pronouncements  that  have  not  yet  been  adopted  that  are  expected  to  have  a 

material effect of the financial statement of the Company.

Reclassifications

Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

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NOTE 3—INCOME TAXES

The Company is included within IAC’s tax group for purposes of federal and consolidated state income tax return filings. 
In all periods presented, the income tax benefit and/or provision has been computed for the Company on an as if standalone, 
separate return basis and payments to and refunds from IAC for the Company’s share of IAC’s consolidated federal and state 
tax return liabilities/receivables calculated on this basis have been reflected within cash flows from operating activities in the 
accompanying  consolidated  statement  of  cash  flows.  The  tax  sharing  agreement  between  the  Company  and  IAC  governs  the 
parties’  respective  rights,  responsibilities  and  obligations  with  respect  to  tax  matters,  including  responsibility  for  taxes 
attributable  to  the  Company,  entitlement  to  refunds,  allocation  of  tax  attributes  and  other  matters  and,  therefore,  ultimately 
governs the amount payable to or receivable from IAC with respect to income taxes. Any differences between taxes currently 
payable or receivable from IAC under the tax sharing agreement and the current tax provision computed on an as if standalone, 
separate return basis for GAAP are reflected as adjustments to additional paid-in capital and as financing activities within the 
statement of cash flows.

U.S. and foreign (loss) earnings before income taxes and noncontrolling interests are as follows:

U.S. 
Foreign
Total

The components of the income tax (benefit) provision are as follows:

Current income tax provision:

Federal

State

Foreign

Current income tax provision 

Deferred income tax benefit 
Federal

State

Foreign

Deferred income tax benefit

Income tax benefit

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

$ 

$ 

(10,913)  $ 
(8,415)   
(19,328)  $ 

39,821  $ 
(6,175)   
33,646  $ 

82,652 
(12,628) 
70,024 

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

$ 

(306)  $ 

(43)  $ 

1,408 

(992)   

110 

819 

806 

1,582 

(5,163)   

(6,249)   

(3,866)   

(15,278)   

(3,416)   

517 

(351)   

(3,250)   

$ 

(15,168)  $ 

(1,668)  $ 

— 

(20) 

905 

885 

(5,549) 

(1,100) 

(1,719) 

(8,368) 

(7,483) 

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The  tax  effects  of  cumulative  temporary  differences  that  give  rise  to  significant  deferred  tax  assets  and  deferred  tax 
liabilities are presented below. The valuation allowance relates to deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that the 
tax benefit will not be realized.

Deferred tax assets:

Net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards

Stock-based compensation

Long-term lease liabilities

Other

Total deferred tax assets

Less valuation allowance

Net deferred tax assets

Deferred tax liabilities:

Intangible assets

Right-of-use assets

Capitalized software, leasehold improvements and equipment

Capitalized costs to obtain a contract with a customer

Other

Total deferred tax liabilities

Net deferred tax assets

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

$ 

182,449  $ 

158,727 

18,955 

29,314 

32,885 

33,613 

32,642 

26,226 

263,603 

251,208 

(77,076)   

(71,472) 

186,527 

179,736 

(47,858)   

(21,496)   

(16,152)   

(12,233)   

(4,338)   

(63,900) 

(24,836) 

(12,377) 

(9,400) 

(83) 

(102,077)   

(110,596) 

$ 

84,450  $ 

69,140 

The  portion  of  the  December  31,  2020  deferred  tax  assets  that  will  be  payable  to  IAC  pursuant  to  the  tax  sharing 

agreement, upon realization, is $88.0 million.

At  December  31,  2020,  the  Company  has  federal  and  state  NOLs  of  $431.5  million  and  $375.9  million,  respectively, 
available to offset future income. Of these federal NOLs, $59.3 million can be carried forward indefinitely and $372.2 million, 
if not utilized, will expire at various times between 2030 and 2037. The state NOLs, if not utilized, will expire at various times 
primarily  between  2025  and  2040.  Federal  and  state  NOLs  of  $166.1  million  and  $79.9  million,  respectively,  can  be  used 
against future taxable income without restriction and the remaining NOLs will be subject to limitations under Section 382 of the 
Internal Revenue Code, separate return limitations, and applicable state law. At December 31, 2020, the Company has foreign 
NOLs  of  $413.7  million  available  to  offset  future  income.  Of  these  foreign  NOLs,  $374.3  million  can  be  carried  forward 
indefinitely and $39.4 million, if not utilized, will expire at various times between 2022 and 2039. During 2020, the Company 
recognized tax benefits related to NOLs of $12.6 million. 

At December 31, 2020, the Company has tax credit carryforwards of $16.6 million relating to federal and state tax credits 
for research activities. Of these credit carryforwards, $0.6 million can be carried forward indefinitely and $16.0 million, if not 
utilized, will expire between 2024 and 2040.

The Company regularly assesses the realizability of deferred tax assets considering all available evidence including, to the 
extent applicable, the nature, frequency and severity of prior cumulative losses, forecasts of future taxable income, tax filing 
status, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, available tax planning and historical experience. At December 31, 2020, 
the Company has a U.S. gross deferred tax asset of $176.4 million that the Company expects to fully utilize on a more likely 
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During 2020, the Company’s valuation allowance increased by $5.6 million primarily due to an increase in foreign NOLs offset 
by a decrease in state NOLs. At December 31, 2020, the Company has a valuation allowance of $77.1 million related to the 
portion of NOLs and other items for which it is more likely than not that the tax benefit will not be realized.

A reconciliation of the income tax benefit to the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to 

earnings before income taxes is shown as follows:

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Income tax (benefit) provision at the federal statutory rate of 21%

$ 

(4,058)  $ 

7,066  $ 

State income taxes, net of effect of federal tax benefit

Deferred tax adjustment for enacted changes in tax law and rates

Change in judgement on beginning of the year valuation allowance

1,641 

(5,244)  $ 

(3,544)  $ 

2,693 

502  $ 

—  $ 

14,705 

4,702 

(1,431) 

— 

Stock-based compensation

Unbenefited losses

Research credit
Net adjustment related to the reconciliation of income tax provision 
accruals to tax returns

Other, net

Income tax benefit

(2,914)   

(12,768)   

(25,184) 

2,899 

1,523 

(2,494)   

(3,308)   

(743)   

(711)   

448 

2,176 

2,227 

(1,169) 

(1,669) 

336 

$ 

(15,168)  $ 

(1,668)  $ 

(7,483) 

A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest, is as follows:

December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Balance at January 1

$ 

4,025  $ 

2,356  $ 

1,548 

Additions based on tax positions related to the current year

Additions for tax positions of prior years
Settlements

Balance at December 31

1,676 

423 
(856)   

1,325 

344 
— 

411 

397 
— 

$ 

5,268  $ 

4,025  $ 

2,356 

The Company is routinely under audit by federal, state, local and foreign authorities in the area of income tax as a result 
of previously filed separate company and consolidated tax returns with IAC. These audits include questioning the timing and 
the amount of income and deductions and the allocation of income and deductions among various tax jurisdictions. The Internal 
Revenue Service has substantially completed its audit of IAC’s federal income tax returns for the years ended December 31, 
2010 through 2016, which includes the operations of the Company. The IRS began its audit of the year ended December 31, 
2017 in the second quarter of 2020. The statute of limitations for the years 2010 through 2012 and for the years 2013 through 
2017 have been extended to May 31, 2021 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Returns filed in various other jurisdictions are 
open  to  examination  for  various  tax  years  beginning  with  2009.  Income  taxes  payable  include  unrecognized  tax  benefits 
considered sufficient to pay assessments that may result from examination of prior year tax returns. The Company considers 
many  factors  when  evaluating  and  estimating  its  tax  positions  and  tax  benefits,  which  may  not  accurately  anticipate  actual 
outcomes and, therefore, may require periodic adjustment. Although management currently believes changes in unrecognized 
tax benefits from period to period and differences between amounts paid, if any, upon resolution of issues raised in audits and 
amounts  previously  provided  will  not  have  a  material  impact  on  liquidity,  results  of  operations,  or  financial  condition  of  the 
Company, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of these matters may change in the future.

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The  Company  recognizes  interest  and,  if  applicable,  penalties  related  to  unrecognized  tax  benefits  in  the  income  tax 
provision. At December 31, 2020, there are no accruals for interest and penalties. At December 31, 2019, accruals for interest 
are not material and there are no accruals for penalties. 

At  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  unrecognized  tax  benefits,  including  interest,  are  $5.3  million  and  $4.1  million 
respectively; all of which are for tax positions included in IAC’s consolidated tax return filings. If unrecognized tax benefits at 
December 31, 2020 are subsequently recognized, the income tax provision would be reduced by $5.1 million. The comparable 
amount as of December 31, 2019 is $4.0 million. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax 
benefits could decrease by $0.5 million by December 31, 2021, due to settlements, all of which would reduce the income tax 
provision.

At December 31, 2020, all of the Company’s international cash can be repatriated without any significant tax consequences.

NOTE 4—BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

Handy Acquisition

On October 19, 2018, the Company acquired 100% of Handy, a leading platform for connecting individuals looking for 
household  services,  for  total  consideration  of  $168.4  million.  This  includes  the  aggregate  fair  value  of  8.6  million  shares  of 
Class A common stock issued by the Company of $165.8 million, which was based on the closing stock price of ANGI on the 
NASDAQ on October 19, 2018 of $19.31 and cash consideration paid by the Company.

During 2019, the Company finalized its assessment of net operating losses acquired in the Handy acquisition. As a result, 
the Company revised the purchase price allocation for Handy by increasing the fair value of deferred tax assets by $27.2 million 
and decreasing goodwill by $27.2 million.

The financial results of Handy are included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements, within the North America 

segment, beginning October 19, 2018.

The table below summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition:

Cash and cash equivalents 

Other current assets 
Goodwill 
Intangible assets 

Other non-current assets

Deferred income taxes

Total assets 

Current liabilities 

Net assets acquired

Handy

(In thousands)

$ 

5,710 

2,050 
115,183 
38,800 

8 

20,070 

181,821 

(13,419) 

$ 

168,402 

The purchase price was based on the expected financial performance of Handy, not on the value of the net identifiable 
assets at the time of acquisition. This resulted in a significant portion of the purchase price being attributed to goodwill because 
Handy is complementary and synergistic to the other North America businesses of ANGI Homeservices.

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The fair values of the identifiable intangible assets acquired at the date of acquisition are as follows:

Indefinite-lived trade name and trademarks

$ 

Developed technology 

User base

Retail partners

Service professionals

18,800 

15,600 

3,400 

600 

400 

Handy

(In thousands)

Weighted-
Average
Useful Life
(Years)

Indefinite

4

1

3

1

Total identifiable intangible assets acquired

$ 

38,800 

Other  current  assets,  other  non-current  assets  and  current  liabilities  of  Handy  were  reviewed  and  adjusted  to  their  fair 
values at the date of acquisition, as necessary. The fair values of the trade name and developed technology were determined 
using  variations  of  the  income  approach;  specifically,  in  respective  order,  the  relief  from  royalty  and  excess  earnings 
methodologies. The fair values of user base, retail partners, and service professionals were determined using a cost approach 
that utilized the cost to replace methodology. The valuations of the intangible assets incorporate significant unobservable inputs 
and require significant judgment and estimates, including the amount and timing of future cash flows and the determination of 
royalty and discount rates. The amount attributed to goodwill is not tax deductible.

NOTE 5—GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Goodwill and intangible assets, net are as follows:

Goodwill

Intangible assets with indefinite lives
Intangible assets with definite lives, net of accumulated amortization

Total goodwill and intangible assets, net

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

$ 

891,797  $ 

171,888 
37,829 

883,960 

171,599 
80,126 

$ 

1,101,514  $ 

1,135,685 

The following table presents the balance of goodwill by reportable segment, including the changes in the carrying value of 

goodwill, for the year ended December 31, 2020:

North America

Europe

Total goodwill

Balance at 
December 31, 
2019

Additions

(Deductions)

(In thousands)

Foreign
Currency 
Translation

Balance at   
December 31, 
2020

$ 

$ 

813,417  $ 

2,665  $ 

70,543 

— 

—  $ 

— 

225  $ 

816,307 

4,947 

75,490 

883,960  $ 

2,665  $ 

—  $ 

5,172  $ 

891,797 

Additions relate to immaterial acquisition activity during the year (included in the North America segment). 

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The following table presents the balance of goodwill by reportable segment, including the changes in the carrying value of 

goodwill, for the year ended December 31, 2019:

North America

Europe

Total goodwill

Balance at 
December 31, 
2018

Additions

(Deductions)

(In thousands)

Foreign 
Currency
Translation

Balance at   
December 31, 
2019

$ 

$ 

824,037  $ 

18,326  $ 

(29,266)  $ 

320  $ 

813,417 

70,672 

— 

— 

(129)   

70,543 

894,709  $ 

18,326  $ 

(29,266)  $ 

191  $ 

883,960 

Additions relate to the acquisition of Fixd Repair (included in the North America segment). Deductions primarily relate to 

tax benefits of acquired attributes related to the acquisition of Handy (included in the North America segment).

Intangible assets with indefinite lives are trade names and trademarks acquired in various acquisitions. At December 31, 

2020 and 2019, intangible assets with definite lives are as follows:

Service professional relationships

$ 

97,160  $ 

(97,000)  $ 

Technology   

Memberships

Customer lists and user base

Trade names   

Total   

Technology   

Memberships

Customer lists and user base

Trade names   

Total   

Service professional relationships

$ 

99,651  $ 

(76,445)  $ 

Weighted-
Average
Useful Life
(Years)

3.0

5.5

3.0

8.0

5.6

4.1

Weighted-
Average
Useful Life
(Years)

2.9

5.3

3.0

1.4

6.8

3.8

December 31, 2020

Gross
Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net

(Dollars in thousands)

160 

36,324 

— 

608 

737 

23,206 

51,374 

3,960 

708 

878 

83,468 

15,900 

800 

3,128 

(47,144)   

(15,900)   

(192)   

(2,391)   

$ 

200,456  $ 

(162,627)  $ 

37,829 

December 31, 2019

Gross
Carrying
Amount

Accumulated
Amortization

Net

(Dollars in thousands)

89,095 

15,900 

14,298 

2,390 

(37,721)   

(11,940)   

(13,590)   

(1,512)   

$ 

221,334  $ 

(141,208)  $ 

80,126 

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At December 31, 2020, amortization of intangible assets with definite lives for each of the next five years and thereafter is 

estimated to be as follows:

Years Ending December 31,

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Thereafter

Total

(In thousands)

$ 

14,951 

13,964 

8,148 

190 

190 

386 

$ 

37,829 

NOTE 6—FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Marketable Debt Securities

At December 31, 2020, current available-for-sale marketable debt securities were as follows:

Treasury discount notes

Total available-for-sale marketable debt securities

Amortized Cost

Gross Unrealized 
Gains

Gross Unrealized 
Losses

Fair Value

$ 

$ 

49,995  $ 

49,995  $ 

(In thousands)

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

49,995 

49,995 

The contractual maturities of debt securities classified as current available-for-sale at December 31, 2020 are within one 

year. The Company did not hold any available-for-sale marketable debt securities at December 31, 2019.

For  the  years  ended  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  proceeds  from  maturities  of  available-for-sale  marketable  debt 
securities were $50.0 million and $25.0 million, respectively. There were no gross realized gains or losses from the maturities 
of available-for-sale marketable debt securities for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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Fair Value Measurements

The following tables present the Company’s financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis:

Assets:

Cash equivalents:

Money market funds   

Treasury discount notes

Time deposits

Marketable debt securities:

Treasury discount notes

Total   

Assets:

Cash equivalents:

Money market funds   

Time deposits

Total   

December 31, 2020

Quoted Market 
Prices in Active 
Markets for 
Identical Assets 
(Level 1)

Significant 
Other 
Observable 
Inputs 
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3)

Total 
Fair Value 
Measurements

(In thousands)

$ 

374,014  $ 

—  $ 

— 

— 

— 

324,995 

2,721 

49,995 

$ 

374,014  $ 

377,711  $ 

—  $ 

— 

—  $ 

374,014 

324,995 

2,721 

— 

49,995 

—  $ 

751,725 

December 31, 2019

Quoted Market 
Prices in Active 
Markets for 
Identical Assets 
(Level 1)

Significant 
Other 
Observable 
Inputs 
(Level 2)

Significant 
Unobservable 
Inputs 
(Level 3)

Total 
Fair Value 
Measurements

(In thousands)

$ 

$ 

291,810  $ 

—  $ 

— 

23,040 

—  $ 

291,810 

— 

23,040 

291,810  $ 

23,040  $ 

—  $ 

314,850 

Financial instruments measured at fair value only for disclosure purposes

The following table presents the carrying value and the fair value of financial instruments measured at fair value only for 

disclosure purposes:

Current portion of long-term debt
Long-term debt, net(a)

_________________

December 31, 2020

December 31, 2019

Carrying Value

Fair Value

Carrying Value

Fair Value

(In thousands)

$ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

(13,750)  $ 

(13,681) 

(712,277)   

(725,700)   

(231,946)   

(232,581) 

(a)

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the carrying value of long-term debt, net includes unamortized debt issuance costs of $7.7 million and $1.8 
million, respectively.

The fair value of long-term debt, including the current portion, is estimated using observable market prices or indices for 

similar liabilities, which are Level 2 inputs. 

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NOTE 7—LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of:

3.875% ANGI Group Senior Notes due August 15, 2028 (“Senior Notes”); interest payable 
each February 15 and August 15, commencing February 15, 2021
ANGI Group Term Loan due November 5, 2023
Total long-term debt

Less: current portion of Term Loan
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs

Total long-term debt, net

ANGI Group Senior Notes

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

$ 

$ 

500,000  $ 
220,000 
720,000 
— 
7,723 
712,277  $ 

— 
247,500 
247,500 
13,750 
1,804 
231,946 

On  August  20,  2020,  ANGI  Group,  LLC  (“ANGI  Group”),  a  direct,  wholly-owned  subsidiary  of  the  Company,  issued 
$500.0  million  in  aggregate  principal  amount  of  the  Senior  Notes,  the  proceeds  of  which  are  intended  for  general  corporate 
purposes, including potential future acquisitions and return of capital. At any time prior to August 15, 2023, these notes may be 
redeemed at a redemption price equal to the sum of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and a make-
whole  premium.  Thereafter,  these  notes  may  be  redeemed  at  the  redemption  prices  set  forth  below,  plus  accrued  and  unpaid 
interest thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on August 15 
of the years indicated below:

Year

2023

2024

2025 and thereafter

Percentage

 101.938 %

 100.969 %

 100.000 %

The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains a covenant that would limit ANGI Group’s ability to incur liens for 
borrowed  money  in  the  event  a  default  has  occurred  or  ANGI  Group’s  secured  leverage  ratio  (as  defined  in  the  indenture) 
exceeds 3.75 to 1.0. At December 31, 2020, there were no limitations pursuant thereto.

ANGI Group Term Loan and ANGI Group Revolving Facility

ANGI was a party to a credit agreement that terminates on November 5, 2021. The credit agreement governs the Term 
Loan  and  revolving  credit  facility  (the  “Revolving  Facility”).  On  August  12,  2020,  ANGI  Group  entered  into  a  joinder 
agreement with the Company, the other subsidiaries of the Company that are party to the credit agreement, and each of the other 
loan parties to the credit agreement, pursuant to which ANGI Group became the successor borrower under the credit agreement 
(“ANGI  Group  Credit  Agreement”)    and  ANGI  Homeservices  Inc.’s  obligations  thereunder  were  terminated.  In  addition,  on 
August  12,  2020,  the  definition  of  “Permitted  Unsecured  Ratio  Debt”  in  the  credit  agreement  was  amended  to  remove  the 
requirement  that  guarantees  of  certain  indebtedness  of  the  borrower  be  subordinated  to  the  guarantees  under  the  credit 
agreement.  

The outstanding balance of the ANGI Group Term Loan was $220 million and $247.5 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the Company prepaid its quarterly principal payments totaling of $13.8 million due in 
2021.  There  are  quarterly  principal  payments  of  $6.9  million  for  the  one-year  period  ending  December  31,  2022  and  $10.3 
million through maturity of the loan when the final amount of $161.6 million is due. Additionally, interest payments are due at 
least quarterly through the term of the loan. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Term Loan bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.00% 
and LIBOR plus 1.50% respectively. The spread over LIBOR is subject to change in future periods based on ANGI Group’s 
consolidated net leverage ratio. The interest rate was 2.16% and 3.25%, at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. 

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The ANGI Group Credit Agreement requires ANGI Group to maintain a consolidated net leverage ratio of not more than 
4.5 to 1.0 and a minimum interest coverage ratio of not less than 2.0 to 1.0. The ANGI Group Credit Agreement also contains 
covenants that would limit ANGI Group’s ability to pay dividends or make distributions in the event a default has occurred or 
ANGI Group’s consolidated net leverage ratio exceeds 4.25 to 1.0. At December 31, 2020, there were no limitations pursuant 
thereto.

The  $250.0  million  ANGI  Group  Revolving  Facility  expires  on  November  5,  2023.  At  December  31,  2020  and  2019, 
there  were  no  outstanding  borrowings  under  the  ANGI  Group  Revolving  Facility.  The  annual  commitment  fee  on  undrawn 
funds is based on ANGI Group’s consolidated net leverage ratio most recently reported and was 35 basis points and 25 basis 
points at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. Any future borrowings under the ANGI Group Revolving Facility would 
bear interest, at ANGI Group’s option, at either a base rate or LIBOR, in each case plus an applicable margin, which is based on 
ANGI Group’s consolidated net leverage ratio. The financial and other covenants are the same as those for the ANGI Group 
Term Loan. 

The ANGI Group Senior Notes and ANGI Group Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain of ANGI Group’s wholly-
owned material domestic subsidiaries and ANGI Group’s obligations under the ANGI Group Credit Agreement are secured by 
substantially  all  assets  of  ANGI  Group  and  the  guarantors,  subject  to  certain  exceptions.  The  ANGI  Group  Term  Loan  and 
outstanding borrowings, if any, under the ANGI Group Revolving Facility rank equally with each other, and have priority over 
the ANGI Group Senior Notes to the extent of the value of the assets securing the borrowings under the ANGI Group Credit 
Agreement.

Long-term debt maturities:

Long-term debt maturities as of December 31, 2020 are summarized in the table below:

Years Ending December 31,
2022

2023

2028

Total

Less: unamortized debt issuance costs

Total long-term debt, net 

(In thousands)

27,500 

192,500 

500,000 

720,000 

7,723 

$ 

712,277 

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NOTE 8—SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Description of Class A Common Stock, Class B Convertible Common Stock and Class C Common Stock

Except as described herein, shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C 

common stock are identical.

Holders of Class A common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters to be voted upon by the stockholders. 
Holders of Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes per share on all matters to be voted upon by stockholders. Holders of 
Class C common stock have no voting rights, except as otherwise required by the laws of the State of Delaware, in which case 
holders of Class C common stock are entitled to one one-hundredth (1/100) of a vote per share. Holders of the Company’s Class 
A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of 
directors.

Shares of ANGI Homeservices Class B common stock are convertible into shares of our Class A common stock at the 
option of the holder at any time on a share for share basis. Such conversion ratio will in all events be equitably preserved in the 
event of any recapitalization of ANGI Homeservices by means of a stock dividend on, or a stock split or combination of, our 
outstanding  Class  A  common  stock  or  Class  B  common  stock,  or  in  the  event  of  any  merger,  consolidation  or  other 
reorganization of ANGI Homeservices with another corporation. Upon the conversion of a share of our Class B common stock 
into a share of our Class A common stock, the applicable share of Class B common stock will be retired and will not be subject 
to reissue. Shares of Class A common stock and Class C common stock have no conversion rights.

The holders of shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common stock, Class B common stock and Class C common stock 
are entitled to receive, share for share, such cash dividends as may be declared by ANGI Homeservices Board of Directors out 
of funds legally available therefor. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of the Company’s Class A 
common  stock,  Class  B  common  stock  and  Class  C  common  stock  are  entitled  to  receive  ratably  the  assets  available  for 
distribution to the stockholders after payment of all liabilities and accrued but unpaid dividends and liquidation preferences on 
any outstanding preferred stock.

At December 31, 2020, IAC holds all 421.9 million outstanding shares of the Company’s Class B common stock, which 

represents an 84.3% economic interest and 98.2% voting interest in the Company.

In the event that ANGI Homeservices issues or proposes to issue any shares of ANGI Homeservices Class A common 
stock,  Class  B  common  stock  or  Class  C  common  stock  (with  certain  limited  exceptions),  including  shares  issued  upon  the 
exercise, conversion or exchange of options, warrants and convertible securities, IAC will generally have a purchase right that 
permits it to purchase for fair market value, as defined in the agreement, up to such number of shares of the same class as the 
issued shares as would (i) enable IAC to maintain the same ownership interest in the Company that it had immediately prior to 
such  issuance  or  proposed  issuance,  with  respect  to  issuances  of  our  voting  capital  stock,  or  (ii)  enable  IAC  to  maintain 
ownership  of  at  least  80.1%  of  each  class  of  the  Company’s  non-voting  capital  stock,  with  respect  to  issuances  of  our  non-
voting capital stock.

Reserved Common Shares

In connection with equity compensation plans, 40.2 million shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock are reserved at 

December 31, 2020.

Common Stock Repurchases

On  March  9,  2020  and  February  6,  2019,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  ANGI  Homeservices  authorized  the  Company  to 
repurchase up to 20 million and 15 million shares of its common stock, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2020, 
the  Company  repurchased  8.4  million  shares  of  ANGI  common  stock  for  aggregate  consideration,  on  a  trade  date  basis,  of 
$62.6 million. At December 31, 2020, the Company has approximately 19.3 million shares remaining in its share repurchase 
authorization.

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NOTE 9—ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

The  following  tables  present  the  components  of  accumulated  other  comprehensive  income  (loss)  income  and  items 

reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) income into earnings:

Balance at January 1   

Other comprehensive income

Net current period other comprehensive income

Balance at December 31   

Balance at January 1   

Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications  

Net current period other comprehensive income (loss)
Balance at December 31   

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation 
Adjustment

Unrealized Gains 
On Available-
For-Sale Debt 
Securities

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
(Loss) Income

(In thousands)

$ 

(1,379)  $ 

—  $ 

(1,379) 

6,016 

6,016 

— 

— 

$ 

4,637  $ 

—  $ 

6,016 

6,016 

4,637 

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation 
Adjustment

Unrealized Gains 
On Available-
For-Sale Debt 
Securities

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
(Loss) Income 

(In thousands)

$ 

(1,864)  $ 

3  $ 

(1,861) 

485 

485 

(3)   

(3)   

482 

482 

$ 

(1,379)  $ 

—  $ 

(1,379) 

Foreign 
Currency 
Translation 
Adjustment

Year Ended December 31, 2018
Unrealized Gains 
On Available-
For-Sale Debt 
Securities

Accumulated 
Other 
Comprehensive 
Income (Loss)

Balance at January 1   

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications

Amounts reclassified to earnings
Net current period other comprehensive loss
Balance at December 31   

(In thousands)

$ 

2,232  $ 
(4,044)   

(52)   
(4,096)   

—  $ 
3 

— 
3 

$ 

(1,864)  $ 

3  $ 

2,232 
(4,041) 

(52) 
(4,093) 

(1,861) 

The  amounts  reclassified  out  of  foreign  currency  translation  adjustment  into  earnings  for  the  year  ended  December  31, 

2018 relate to the liquidation of an international subsidiary.

At December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, there was no tax benefit or provision on the accumulated other comprehensive 

income (loss).

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NOTE 10—EARNINGS PER SHARE

The  following  table  sets  forth  the  computation  of  basic  and  diluted  (loss)  earnings  per  share  attributable  to 

ANGI Homeservices shareholders:

Numerator:

Net (loss) earnings
Net earnings attributable to 
noncontrolling interests   
Net (loss) earnings attributable to 
ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders $ 

$ 

Denominator:
Weighted average basic shares 
outstanding
Dilutive securities (a)(b)(c)
Denominator for earnings per share—
weighted average shares

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

Basic

Diluted

Basic

Diluted

Basic

Diluted

(In thousands, except per share data)

(4,160)  $ 

(4,160)  $ 

35,314  $ 

35,314  $ 

77,507  $ 

77,507 

(2,123)   

(2,123)   

(485)   

(485)   

(189)   

(189) 

(6,283)  $ 

(6,283)  $ 

34,829  $ 

34,829  $ 

77,318 

77,318 

498,159 

498,159 

504,875 

— 

— 

— 

504,875 

13,044 

484,232 

— 

484,232 

29,365 

498,159 

498,159 

504,875 

517,919 

484,232 

513,597 

(Loss) earnings per share attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders:

(Loss) earnings per share

$ 

(0.01)  $ 

(0.01)  $ 

0.07  $ 

0.07  $ 

0.16  $ 

0.15 

________________________

(a) 

(b) 

For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company had a loss from operations and as  a result, approximately 24.9 million potentially dilutive 
securities were excluded from computing dilutive earnings per share because the impact would have been anti-dilutive. Accordingly, the weighted 
average basic shares outstanding were used to compute all earnings per share amounts.

If the effect is dilutive, weighted average common shares outstanding include the incremental shares that would be issued upon the assumed exercise 
of stock appreciation rights, stock options and subsidiary denominated equity and vesting of restricted stock units (“RSUs”). For the years ended 
December 31, 2019 and 2018, 5.5 million, and 3.1 million potentially dilutive securities, respectively, are excluded from the calculation of diluted 
earnings per share because their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive.

(c)  Market-based awards and performance-based stock units are considered contingently issuable shares. Shares issuable upon exercise or vesting of 
market-based awards and performance-based stock units are included in the denominator for earnings per share if (i) the applicable performance or 
market condition(s) has been met and (ii) the inclusion of the market-based award and performance-based stock units is dilutive for the respective 
reporting  periods.  For  the  years  ended  December  31,  2019  and  2018,  0.9  million,  and  1.3  million  shares  underlying  market-based  awards  and 
performance-based stock units, respectively, were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share because the performance or market 
condition(s) had not been met.

NOTE 11—STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The  Company  currently  has  one  active  stock  plan,  which  became  effective  in  2017  upon  the  completion  of  the 
combination  of  IAC’s  HomeAdvisor  business  and  Angie’s  List,  Inc.  on  September  29,  2017  (the  “Combination”).  The  2017 
plan covers stock options, stock appreciation rights and RSU awards, including those that are linked to the achievement of the 
Company’s  stock  price,  known  as  market-based  awards  (“MSUs”)  and  those  that  are  linked  to  the  achievement  of  a 
performance  target,  known  as  performance-based  awards  (“PSUs”),  denominated  in  shares  of  ANGI  Homeservices  common 
stock, as well as provides for the future grant of these and other equity awards. The 2017 plan authorizes the Company to grant 
awards to its employees, officers, directors and consultants. At December 31, 2020, there are 15.2 million shares available for 
grant under the 2017 plan.

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The 2017 plan has a stated term of ten years, and provides that the exercise price of stock options and stock appreciation 
rights  granted  will  not  be  less  than  the  market  price  of  the  Company’s  common  stock  on  the  grant  date.  The  plan  does  not 
specify  grant  dates  or  vesting  schedules  for  awards,  as  those  determinations  have  been  delegated  to  the  Compensation 
Committee  of  ANGI  Homeservices  Board  of  Directors  (the  “Committee”).  Each  grant  agreement  reflects  the  grant  date  and 
vesting schedule for that particular grant as determined by the Committee. Stock options and stock appreciation rights granted 
subsequent to the Combination through December 31, 2018 generally vest in equal annual installments over a four-year period 
from the grant date. RSU awards granted subsequent to the Combination through December 31, 2020 generally vest either in 
two 50% installments over a three and four-year period or in equal annual installments over a four-year period, in each case, 
from the grant date. MSU awards granted subsequent to the Combination generally vest in five installments over a two-year 
period from the grant date. PSU awards granted subsequent to the Combination generally cliff vest in a two to five-year period 
from the grant date.

Stock-based compensation expense recognized in the consolidated statement of operations includes expense related to: (i) 
the  Company’s  stock  options,  stock  appreciation  rights  and  RSUs;  (ii)  equity  instruments  denominated  in  shares  of  its 
subsidiaries; and (iii) IAC denominated stock options and PSUs held by ANGI Homeservices employees. The amount of stock-
based compensation expense recognized is net of estimated forfeitures. The forfeiture rate is estimated at the grant date based 
on historical experience and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from the estimated rate. The 
expense  ultimately  recorded  is  for  the  awards  that  vest.  At  December  31,  2020,  there  was  $77.2  million  of  unrecognized 
compensation cost, net of estimated forfeitures, related to all equity-based awards, which is expected to be recognized over a 
weighted average period of approximately 2.2 years.

The  total  income  tax  benefit  recognized  in  the  accompanying  consolidated  statement  of  operations  for  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 related to all stock-based compensation is $24.3 million, $28.8 million and $49.5 million, 
respectively. 

The aggregate income tax benefit recognized related to the exercise of stock options and stock appreciation rights for the 
years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 is $11.4 million, $27.9 million and $40.2 million, respectively. There may be 
some delay in the timing of the realization of the cash benefit of the income tax deductions related to stock-based compensation 
because  it  will  be  dependent  upon  the  amount  and  timing  of  future  taxable  income  and  the  timing  of  estimated  income  tax 
payments. 

Stock Options and Stock Appreciation Rights

Stock  options  and  stock  appreciation  rights  outstanding  at  December  31,  2020  and  changes  during  the  year  ended 

December 31, 2020 were as follows:

Outstanding at January 1, 2020

Granted

Exercised

Forfeited

Expired

Outstanding at December 31, 2020

Exercisable

December 31, 2020

Shares

Weighted 
Average
Exercise Price

Weighted 
Average
Remaining
Contractual 
Term (In Years)

Aggregate
Intrinsic Value

(Shares and intrinsic value in thousands)

23,984  $ 

— 

(12,931)   

(352)   

(12)   

10,689  $ 

8,944  $ 

3.89 

— 

3.18 

6.16 

15.03 

4.67 

4.59 

5.68 $ 

5.59 $ 

92.08 

77.97 

The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the difference between ANGI Homeservices closing stock price 
on the last trading day of 2020 and the exercise price, multiplied by the number of in-the-money awards that would have been 

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exercised  had  all  award  holders  exercised  their  awards  on  December  31,  2020.  The  total  intrinsic  value  of  awards  exercised 
during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 is $120.9 million, $107.5 million and $151.2 million, respectively.

The  following  table  summarizes  the  information  about  stock  options  and  stock  appreciation  rights  outstanding  and 

exercisable at December 31, 2020:

Range of Exercise Prices

$0.01 to $3.00
$3.01 to $6.00
$6.01 to $9.00
$9.01 to $12.00
$12.01 to $15.00
$15.01 to $18.00
$18.01 to$21.00
$21.01 to $24.00

Awards Outstanding

Awards Exercisable

Outstanding
at
December 31,
2020

Weighted 
average
remaining
contractual
life in years

Weighted
average
exercise
price

Exercisable
at
December 31,
2020

(Shares in thousands)

Weighted 
average
remaining
contractual
life in years

Weighted
average
exercise
price

2,864 
6,814 
106 
405 
369 
— 
115 
16 

10,689 

4.9 $ 
6.1  
4.0  
6.0  
5.5  
— 
2.2  
2.6  

5.7 $ 

2.29 
4.53 
8.04 
10.54 
12.94 
— 
19.88 
22.02 

4.67 

2,864 
5,213 
106 
324 
306 
— 
115 
16 

8,944 

4.9 $ 
6.1  
4  
5.7  
5.3  
— 
2.2  
2.6  

5.6 $ 

2.29 
4.53 
8.04 
10.47 
12.98 
— 
19.88 
22.02 

4.59 

There were no stock options or stock appreciation rights granted by the Company for the years ended December 31, 2020, 

2019 or 2018.   

In connection with the Combination, the previously issued HomeAdvisor (US) stock appreciation rights were converted 
into ANGI Homeservices’ equity awards resulting in a modification charge. Included in stock-based compensation expense in 
the  years  ended  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018  were  charges  of  $21.1  million,  $29.0  million  and  $56.9  million, 
respectively, related to these modified awards, and the remaining charge of $0.9 million will be recognized over the remaining 
vesting period of the modified awards.

In connection with the departure of the president and chief operating officer in the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company 
recognized a modification charge of $6.8 million related to the acceleration of vesting of his unvested stock appreciation rights 
and the extension of the post-termination exercise period for his vested and exercisable stock appreciation rights. 

In connection with the chief executive officer transition during the fourth quarter of 2018, the Company accelerated $3.9 

million of expense into 2018 from 2019.

No cash was received from stock option exercises during the year ended December 31, 2020 because they were net settled 
in shares of ANGI Homeservices’ common stock. Cash received from stock option exercises was $0.6 million and $4.7 million 
for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

The Company currently settles all equity awards on a net basis. In connection with the Combination, previously issued 
stock  appreciation  rights  related  to  the  common  stock  of  HomeAdvisor  (US)  were  converted  into  ANGI  stock  appreciation 
rights that are settleable, at the Company’s option, on a net basis with the Company remitting withholding taxes on behalf of the 
employee or on a gross basis with the Company issuing a sufficient number of Class A shares to cover the withholding taxes. In 
addition,  at  IAC’s  option,  these  awards  can  be  settled  in  either  Class  A  shares  of  ANGI  or  shares  of  IAC  common  stock.  If 
settled in IAC common stock, ANGI reimburses IAC in either cash or through the issuance of Class A shares to IAC. Assuming 
all of the stock appreciation rights outstanding on December 31, 2020 were net settled on that date, ANGI would have issued 
3.4 million Class A shares (either to award holders or to IAC as reimbursement) and ANGI would have remitted $45.2 million 
in  cash  for  withholding  taxes  (assuming  a  50%  withholding  rate).  Assuming  all  other  ANGI  equity  awards  outstanding  on 
December 31, 2020, were net settled on that date, including stock options, RSUs and subsidiary denominated equity described 

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below,  ANGI  would  have  issued  6.0  million  shares  and  would  have  remitted  $76.8  million  in  cash  for  withholding  taxes 
(assuming a 50% withholding rate).

Restricted Stock Units, Market-based Stock Units and Performance-based Stock Units

RSUs,  MSUs  and  PSUs  are  awards  in  the  form  of  phantom  shares  or  units  denominated  in  a  hypothetical  equivalent 
number of shares of ANGI Homeservices common stock and with the value of each RSU and PSU equal to the fair value of 
ANGI  Homeservices  common  stock  at  the  date  of  grant.  The  value  of  each  MSU  is  estimated  using  a  lattice  model  that 
incorporates  a  Monte  Carlo  simulation  of  ANGI’s  stock  price.  Each  RSU,  MSU  and  PSU  grant  is  subject  to  service-based 
vesting, where a specific period of continued employment must pass before an award vests. MSUs also include market-based 
vesting,  tied  to  the  stock  price  of  ANGI  before  an  award  vests  and  PSUs  include  performance-based  vesting,  where  certain 
performance targets set at the time of grant must be achieved before an award vests. For RSU grants, the expense is measured at 
the  grant  date  as  the  fair  value  of  ANGI  Homeservices  common  stock  and  expensed  as  stock-based  compensation  over  the 
vesting term. For MSU grants, the expense is measured using a lattice model and expensed as stock-based compensation over 
the requisite service period. For PSU grants, the expense is measured at the grant date as the fair value of ANGI Homeservices 
common  stock  and  expensed  as  stock-based  compensation  over  the  vesting  term  if  the  performance  targets  are  considered 
probable of being achieved.

Unvested RSUs, MSUs and PSUs outstanding at December 31, 2020 and changes during the year ended December 31, 

2020 are as follows:

RSUs

MSUs

PSUs

Number of 
Shares

Weighted 
Average
 Grant Date
 Fair Value

Number of 
Shares (a)

Weighted 
Average
 Grant Date
 Fair Value

Number of 
Shares (a)

Weighted 
Average
 Grant Date
 Fair Value

(Shares in thousands)

5,660  $ 

6,962 

(2,128)   

(934)   

9,560  $ 

15.29 

7.37 

13.78 

11.93 

10.19 

3,503  $ 

3.62 

881  $ 

15.89 

— 

(738)   

(269)   

— 

6.8 

6.8 

1,844 

— 

(767)   

2,496  $ 

7.82 

1,958  $ 

6.92 

— 

16.4 

5.11 

Unvested at January 1, 2020

Granted

Vested

Forfeited

Unvested at December 31, 2020

___________________________

(a)

Included in the table are MSUs and PSUs which vests in varying amounts depending upon certain market or performance conditions. The MSUs and 
PSUs in the table above includes these awards at their maximum potential payout.

In 2019, the Company granted certain MSUs that are liability-classified stock-settled awards with a market condition. The 
fair value of these awards is subject to remeasurement each reporting period until settlement of the award. The total expense 
related to these awards will ultimately be equal to the number of shares vested based on the fair value of ANGI Homeservices’ 
common stock on the settlement date.

The weighted average fair value of RSUs granted during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 based on 
market prices of ANGI Homeservices’ common stock on the grant date was $7.37, $13.16 and $18.08, respectively. There were 
no MSUs granted during the year ended December 31, 2020. The weighted average fair value of MSUs granted during the year 
ended December 31, 2019 based on the lattice model was $3.67. The weighted average fair value of PSUs granted during the 
years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 based on market prices of ANGI Homeservices’ common stock on the grant date was 
$6.92  and  $15.93,  respectively.  There  were  no  MSUs  or  PSUs  granted  or  outstanding  during  the  year  ended  December  31, 
2018. The total fair value of RSUs that vested during the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $23.4 million, 
$16.1 million and $19.5 million, respectively. The total fair value of MSUs that vested during the years ended December 31, 
2020  and  2019,  was  $5.2  million  and  $3.2  million,  respectively.  There  were  no  PSUs  that  vested  during  the  years  ended 
December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

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In connection with the departure of the president and chief operating officer in the fourth quarter of 2020, the Company 

recognized a modification charge of $7.3 million related to the acceleration of vesting of his unvested RSUs. 

Equity Instruments Denominated in the Shares of Certain Subsidiaries

ANGI  Homeservices  has  granted  stock  appreciation  rights  denominated  in  the  equity  of  certain  non-publicly  traded 
subsidiaries  to  employees  and  management  of  those  subsidiaries.  These  equity  awards  vest  over  a  period  of  years,  which  is 
typically four years. The value of the stock appreciation rights is tied to the value of the common stock of these subsidiaries, 
which  is  determined  by  the  Company  using  a  variety  of  valuation  techniques  including  a  combination  of  market  based  and 
discounted cash flow valuation methodologies. Accordingly, these interests only have value to the extent the relevant business 
appreciates in value above the initial value utilized to determine the exercise price. These interests can have significant value in 
the event of significant appreciation. The fair value of these interests is generally determined by negotiation or arbitration when 
settled, which will occur at various dates through 2026 and are ultimately settled in IAC common stock or ANGI Homeservices 
Class  A  common  stock,  at  IAC’s  election.  These  equity  awards  are  settled  on  a  net  basis,  with  the  award  holder  entitled  to 
receive a payment in shares equal to the intrinsic value of the award at exercise less an amount equal to the required cash tax 
withholding  payment.  The  expense  associated  with  these  equity  awards  is  initially  measured  at  fair  value,  using  the  Black-
Scholes option pricing model, at the grant date and is expensed as stock-based compensation over the vesting term.

The  plans  under  which  these  awards  are  granted  establish  specific  settlement  dates  or  liquidity  events  for  which  the 

valuation of the relevant subsidiary is determined for purposes of settlement of the awards.

NOTE 12—SEGMENT INFORMATION

The overall concept that ANGI employs in determining its operating segments is to present the financial information in a 
manner consistent with: how the chief operating decision maker views the businesses; how the businesses are organized as to 
segment  management;  and  the  focus  of  the  businesses  with  regards  to  the  types  of  services  or  products  offered  or  the  target 
market.

The following table presents revenue by reportable segment:

Revenue:

North America

Europe

Total

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

$ 

1,395,428  $ 
72,497 

1,249,892  $ 
76,313 

1,062,171 
70,070 

$ 

1,467,925  $ 

1,326,205  $ 

1,132,241 

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The following table presents the revenue of the Company’s segments disaggregated by type of service:

North America

Marketplace:

Consumer connection revenue(a)
Service professional membership subscription revenue

Other revenue

Total Marketplace revenue   
Advertising and other revenue(b)
Total North America revenue

Europe
Consumer connection revenue(c)
Service professional membership subscription revenue

Advertising and other revenue

Total Europe revenue

Total revenue

___________________________

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

$ 

1,054,660  $ 

913,533  $ 

704,341 

50,975 

25,685 

1,131,320 

264,108 

63,872 

15,263 

992,668 

257,224 

66,214 

3,940 

774,495 

287,676 

1,395,428 

1,249,892 

1,062,171 

57,692 

13,091 

1,714 

72,497 

59,611 

14,231 

2,471 

76,313 

50,913 

17,362 

1,795 

70,070 

$ 

1,467,925  $ 

1,326,205  $ 

1,132,241 

(a)

(b)

(c)

Includes fees paid by service professionals for consumer matches and revenue from pre-priced jobs sourced through the HomeAdvisor and Handy 
platforms.

Includes  Angie’s  List  revenue  from  service  professionals  under  contract  for  advertising  and  Angie’s  List  membership  subscription  fees  from 
consumers, as well as revenue from mHelpDesk, HomeStars and Felix. Felix was sold on December 31, 2018 and its revenue for the year ended 
December 31, 2018 was $36.9 million.

Includes fees paid by service professionals for consumer matches.

Revenue by geography is based on where the customer is located. Geographic information about revenue and long-lived 

assets is presented below:

Revenue:

United States

All other countries

Total

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

$ 

1,379,236  $ 

1,234,755  $ 

1,050,641 

88,689 

91,450 

81,600 

$ 

1,467,925  $ 

1,326,205  $ 

1,132,241 

The United States is the only country whose revenue is greater than 10% of total revenue of the Company for the years 

ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

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Long-lived assets (excluding goodwill and intangible assets):

United States

All other countries

Total

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

$ 

$ 

97,841  $ 

11,001 

95,822 

7,539 

108,842  $ 

103,361 

The following tables present operating income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA by reportable segment:

Operating income (loss):

North America
Europe

Total

Adjusted EBITDA(d):
North America

Europe

___________________________

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

$ 

$ 

$ 

$ 

4,811  $ 

48,967  $ 

78,102 

(11,179)   

(10,322)   

(14,196) 

(6,368)  $ 

38,645  $ 

63,906 

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

178,854  $ 

208,192  $ 

253,963 

(6,050)  $ 

(5,895)  $ 

(6,457) 

(d) 

The  Company’s  primary  financial  measure  is  Adjusted  EBITDA,  which  is  defined  as  operating  income  excluding:  (1)  stock-based  compensation 
expense;  (2)  depreciation;  and  (3)  acquisition-related  items  consisting  of  amortization  of  intangible  assets  and  impairments  of  goodwill  and 
intangible assets, if applicable. The Company believes this measure is useful for analysts and investors as this measure allows a more meaningful 
comparison between our performance and that of our competitors. The above items are excluded from our Adjusted EBITDA measure because these 
items are non-cash in nature. Adjusted EBITDA has certain limitations because it excludes the impact of these expenses.

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The  following  tables  reconcile  operating  income  (loss)  for  the  Company’s  reportable  segments  and  net  (loss)  earnings 

attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders to Adjusted EBITDA:

North America

Europe

Operating (loss)

Interest expense

Other income, net   

Earnings before income taxes   

Income tax benefit
Net loss

Net earnings attributable to 
noncontrolling interests   

Net loss attributable to ANGI 
Homeservices Inc. shareholders

North America

Europe

Operating income

Interest expense

Other income, net   

Earnings before income taxes   

Income tax benefit

Net earnings

Net earnings attributable to 
noncontrolling interests   

Net earnings attributable to ANGI 
Homeservices Inc. shareholders

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Operating 
Income (Loss)

Stock-Based 
Compensation 
Expense

Depreciation

(In thousands)

Amortization of 
Intangibles

Adjusted 
EBITDA

$ 

4,811  $ 

82,933  $ 

48,515  $ 

42,595  $ 

178,854 

(11,179)  $ 

716  $ 

4,106  $ 

307  $ 

(6,050) 

(6,368) 

(14,178) 

1,218 

(19,328) 

15,168 

(4,160) 

(2,123) 

$ 

(6,283) 

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Operating 
Income (Loss)

Stock-Based 
Compensation 
Expense

Depreciation

(In thousands)

Amortization of 
Intangibles

Adjusted 
EBITDA

$ 

48,967  $ 

67,646  $ 

37,481  $ 

54,098  $ 

208,192 

(10,322)  $ 

609  $ 

2,434  $ 

1,384  $ 

(5,895) 

38,645 

(11,493) 

6,494 

33,646 
1,668 
35,314 

(485) 

$ 

34,829 

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North America

Europe

Operating income

Interest expense

Other income, net   

Earnings before income taxes   

Income tax benefit

Net earnings

Net earnings attributable to 
noncontrolling interests   
Net earnings attributable to ANGI 
Homeservices Inc. shareholders

Year Ended December 31, 2018

Operating 
Income (Loss)

Stock-Based 
Compensation 
Expense

Depreciation

(In thousands)

Amortization of 
Intangibles

Adjusted 
EBITDA

$ 

78,102  $ 

96,078  $ 

21,888  $ 

57,895  $ 

253,963 

(14,196)  $ 

1,000  $ 

2,422  $ 

4,317  $ 

(6,457) 

63,906 

(11,623) 

17,741 

70,024 

7,483 

77,507 

(189) 

$ 

77,318 

The following table presents capital expenditures by reportable segment:

Capital expenditures:

North America

Europe

Total

NOTE 13—LEASES

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

$ 

$ 

50,462  $ 

64,215  $ 

2,026 

4,589 

52,488  $ 

68,804  $ 

42,976 

4,000 

46,976 

The  Company  leases  office  space,  data  center  facilities  and  equipment  in  connection  with  its  operations  under  various 

operating leases, the majority of which contain escalation clauses.

ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use the underlying assets for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the 
present value of the Company’s obligation to make payments arising from these leases. ROU assets and related lease liabilities 
are based on the present value of fixed lease payments over the lease term using the Company’s incremental borrowing rate on 
the  lease  commencement  date  or  January  1,  2019  for  leases  that  commenced  prior  to  that  date.  The  Company  combines  the 
lease and non-lease components of lease payments in determining ROU assets and related lease liabilities. If the lease includes 
one or more options to extend the term of the lease, the renewal option is considered in the lease term if it is reasonably certain 
the  Company  will  exercise  the  option(s).  Lease  expense  is  recognized  on  a  straight-line  basis  over  the  term  of  the  lease.  As 
permitted  by  ASC  842,  leases  with  an  initial  term  of  twelve  months  or  less  (“short-term  leases”)  are  not  recorded  on  the 
accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

Variable lease payments consist primarily of common area maintenance, utilities and taxes, which are not included in the 
recognition of ROU assets and related lease liabilities. The Company’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual 
value guarantees or material restrictive covenants.

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Leases

Assets:

Balance Sheet Classification

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

Right-of-use assets

Other non-current assets

$ 

87,559 

$ 

101,243 

Liabilities:

Current lease liabilities

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Long-term lease liabilities

Other long-term liabilities

Total lease liabilities

15,700 

103,575 

$ 

119,275 

$ 

13,234 

119,375 

132,609 

Lease Cost

Income Statement Classification

2020

2019

December 31,

Fixed lease cost

Fixed lease cost

Fixed lease cost
Fixed lease cost

Total fixed lease cost(a)

Variable lease cost

Variable lease cost

Variable lease cost

Variable lease cost

Total variable lease cost

Net lease cost

________________________________

Cost of revenue

$ 

Selling and marketing expense

General and administrative expense
Product development expense

Cost of revenue

Selling and marketing expense

General and administrative expense

Product development expense

(In thousands)
321 

$ 

9,913 

7,545 
1,848 

19,627 

— 

2,314 

1,567 

867 

4,748 

$ 

24,375 

$ 

207 

9,277 

7,617 
1,456 

18,557 

— 

1,572 

1,021 

308 

2,901 

21,458 

(a) 

Includes $0.04 million and $0.6 million of short-term lease cost and $1.8 million and $1.4 million of sublease income for the years ended December 31, 
2020 and 2019, respectively.

Maturities of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020(b):

For Years Ending December 31:

(In thousands)

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

Thereafter

Total

Less: Interest

Present value of lease liabilities

________________________________

$ 

$ 

22,321 

21,514 

20,512 

19,994 

19,193 

43,376 

146,910 

27,635 
119,275 

(b) Lease payments exclude $0.1 million of legally binding minimum lease payments for leases signed but not yet commenced.

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The following are the weighted average assumptions used for lease terms and discount rates as of December 31, 2020 and 
2019:

Remaining lease term

Discount rate

Other information:

December 31,

2020

2019

6.9 years

 5.91 %

7.7 years

 5.99 %

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease liabilities
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities

$ 
$ 

326 
20,939 

$ 
$ 

58,701 
18,363 

NOTE 14—COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments

The  Company  has  entered  into  certain  off-balance  sheet  commitments  that  require  the  future  purchase  of  services 
(“purchase obligations”). Future payments under non-cancelable unconditional purchase obligations as of December 31, 2020 
are as follows: 

Amount of Commitment Expiration Per Period

Less Than
1 Year

1–3
Years

3–5
Years

More Than
5 Years

Total

(In thousands)

Purchase obligations

$ 

12,916  $ 

22  $ 

—  $ 

—  $ 

12,938 

Purchase obligations include (i) a remaining minimum payment of $5.6 million that is due in 2021 under the Company’s 
allocable  share  of  a  three-year  cloud  computing  arrangement,  and  (ii)  payments  of  $7.3  million  related  to  advertising 
commitments to be made in 2021. The Company has an allocable share of a three-year cloud computing arrangement between 
IAC  and  a  third  party  provider  of  $15.6  million,  of  which  $3.2  million  and  $5.6  million  was  paid  in  2020  and  2019, 
respectively, and the Company had a related prepaid asset of $4.2 million and $4.3 million at December 31, 2020 and 2019, 
respectively, which is included in “Other current assets” on the consolidated balance sheet.

In  the  ordinary  course  of  business,  the  Company  is  a  party  to  various  lawsuits.  The  Company  establishes  reserves  for 
specific legal matters when it determines that the likelihood of an unfavorable outcome is probable and the loss is reasonably 
estimable. Management has also identified certain other legal matters where we believe an unfavorable outcome is not probable 
and, therefore, no reserve is established. Although management currently believes that resolving claims against us, including 
claims  where  an  unfavorable  outcome  is  reasonably  possible,  will  not  have  a  material  impact  on  the  liquidity,  results  of 
operations, or financial condition of the Company, these matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and management’s view of 
these  matters  may  change  in  the  future.  The  Company  also  evaluates  other  contingent  matters,  including  income  and  non-
income  tax  contingencies,  to  assess  the  likelihood  of  an  unfavorable  outcome  and  estimated  extent  of  potential  loss.  It  is 
possible that an unfavorable outcome of one or more of these lawsuits or other contingencies could have a material impact on 
the  liquidity,  results  of  operations,  or  financial  condition  of  the  Company.  See  “Note  3—Income  Taxes”  for  additional 
information related to income tax contingencies.  

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NOTE 15—RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS WITH IAC

Relationship with IAC 

ANGI  Homeservices  and  IAC  have  entered  into  certain  agreements  to  govern  their  relationship.  These  agreements 
include:  a  contribution  agreement;  an  investor  rights  agreement;  a  services  agreement;  a  tax  sharing  agreement;  and  an 
employee matters agreement.

On October 10, 2018, ANGI issued 5.1 million shares of its Class B common stock to IAC pursuant to the post-closing 

adjustment provision of the Angie's List merger agreement.

Contribution Agreement

The contribution agreement sets forth the agreements between the Company and IAC regarding the principal transactions 
necessary for IAC to separate the HomeAdvisor business from IAC's other businesses and to cause the HomeAdvisor business 
to  be  transferred  to  ANGI  Homeservices  prior  to  the  Combination,  as  well  as  governs  certain  aspects  of  our  relationship 
following the Combination. Under the contribution agreement, the Company agreed to assume all of the assets and liabilities 
related to the HomeAdvisor business and agreed to indemnify IAC against any losses arising out of any breach by the Company 
of the contribution agreement or the other transaction related agreements described below. IAC also agreed to indemnify the 
Company against losses arising out of any breach by IAC of the contribution agreement or any of the other transaction related 
agreements described below.

Investor Rights Agreement

The  investor  rights  agreement  provides  IAC  with  certain  registration,  preemptive  and  governance  rights  related  to  the 
Company and the shares of its capital stock it holds, as well as certain governance rights for the benefit of stockholders other 
than IAC.

Services Agreement

The services agreement governs services that IAC provides to the Company including, among others: (i) assistance with 
certain  legal,  M&A,  human  resources,  finance,  risk  management,  internal  audit  and  treasury  functions,  health  and  welfare 
benefits,  information  security  services  and  insurance  and  tax  affairs,  including  assistance  with  certain  public  company  and 
unclaimed property reporting obligations; (ii) accounting, controllership and payroll processing services; (iii) investor relations 
services; (iv) tax compliance services; and (v) such other services as to which IAC and the Company may agree. The services 
agreement automatically renews annually for an additional one-year period for so long as IAC continues to own a majority of 
the outstanding shares of the Company’s common stock.

For the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company was charged $4.8 million, $4.8 million and $5.7 
million, respectively, by IAC for services rendered pursuant to the services agreement. There were no outstanding receivables 
or payables pursuant to the services agreement as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. At December 31, 2018, the 
Company had an outstanding receivable due from IAC of $0.1 million pursuant to the services agreement. This amount was 
deducted from the charges due to IAC pursuant to the services agreement discussed above during the first quarter of 2019.

Separately, the Company subleases office space to IAC and charged rent of $1.8 million  and $1.4 million for the years 
ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There were no amounts charged pursuant to subleases for office space to IAC 
for the year ended December 31, 2018. At both December 31, 2020 and 2019, there were outstanding receivables of less than 
$0.1 million due from IAC pursuant to sublease agreements, which were subsequently paid in full in the first quarter of 2021 
and 2020, respectively.

Tax Sharing Agreement

The tax sharing agreement governs the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of the Company and IAC with respect to 
tax liabilities and benefits, entitlements to refunds, preparation of tax returns, tax contests and other tax matters regarding U.S. 
federal,  state,  local  and  foreign  income  taxes.  Under  the  tax  sharing  agreement,  the  Company  is  generally  responsible  and 

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required to indemnify IAC for: (i) all taxes imposed with respect to any consolidated, combined or unitary tax return of IAC or 
its  subsidiaries  that  includes  the  Company  or  any  of  its  subsidiaries  to  the  extent  attributable  to  the  Company  or  any  of  its 
subsidiaries, as determined under the tax sharing agreement, and (ii) all taxes imposed with respect to any of the Company's or 
its subsidiaries’ consolidated, combined, unitary or separate tax returns.

At December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had outstanding payables of $0.9 million and $0.2 million, respectively, 
due to IAC pursuant to the tax sharing agreement, which is included in “Accrued expenses and other current liabilities” in the 
accompanying consolidated balance sheet. There were $3.1 million of refunds received from IAC pursuant to this agreement 
during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. During the first quarter of 2019, $11.4 million was paid to IAC, pursuant 
to this agreement.

Employee Matters Agreement

The employee matters agreement addresses certain compensation (including stock-based compensation) and benefit issues 
related to the allocation of liabilities associated with: (i) employment or termination of employment, (ii) employee benefit plans 
and (iii) equity awards. Under the employee matters agreement, the Company's employees participate in IAC’s U.S. health and 
welfare plans, 401(k) plan and flexible benefits plan and the Company reimburses IAC for the costs of such participation. In the 
event  IAC  no  longer  retains  shares  representing  at  least  80%  of  the  aggregate  voting  power  of  shares  entitled  to  vote  in  the 
election of the Company’s Board of Directors, ANGI Homeservices will no longer participate in IAC’s employee benefit plans, 
but will establish its own employee benefit plans that will be substantially similar to the plans sponsored by IAC prior to the 
Combination.

In  addition,  the  employee  matters  agreement  requires  the  Company  to  reimburse  IAC  for  the  cost  of  any  IAC  equity 
awards held by ANGI Homeservices current and former employees, with IAC electing to receive payment in cash or shares of 
our Class B common stock. This agreement also provides that IAC may require stock appreciation rights granted prior to the 
closing of the Combination and equity awards in our subsidiaries to be settled in either shares of our Class A common stock or 
IAC  common  stock.  To  the  extent  shares  of  IAC  common  stock  are  issued  in  settlement  of  these  awards,  the  Company  is 
obligated to reimburse IAC for the cost of those shares by issuing shares of our Class A common stock in the case of stock 
appreciation  rights  granted  prior  to  the  closing  of  the  Combination  and  shares  of  our  Class  B  common  stock  in  the  case  of 
equity awards in our subsidiaries.

Lastly,  pursuant  to  the  employee  matters  agreement,  in  the  event  of  a  distribution  of  ANGI  capital  stock  to  IAC 
stockholders in a transaction intended to qualify as tax-free for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Compensation Committee 
of the IAC Board of Directors has the exclusive authority to determine the treatment of outstanding IAC equity awards. Such 
authority includes (but is not limited to) the ability to convert all or part of IAC equity awards outstanding immediately prior to 
the distribution into equity awards denominated in shares of ANGI Class A Common Stock, which ANGI would be obligated to 
assume and which would be dilutive to ANGI's stockholders.

For  the  years  ended  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018,  0.3  million,  0.5  million  and  0.9  million  shares  of  ANGI 
Homeservices  Class  B  common  stock  were  issued  to  IAC,  respectively,  pursuant  to  the  employee  matters  agreement  as 
reimbursement for shares of IAC common stock issued in connection with the exercise and vesting of IAC equity awards held 
by ANGI Homeservices employees.

NOTE 16—BENEFIT PLANS

The Company’s employees in the United States are eligible to participate in a retirement savings program offered by IAC, 
which is qualified under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the IAC/InterActiveCorp Retirement Savings Plan 
(the  “IAC  Plan”),  participating  employees  may  contribute  up  to  50%  of  their  pre-tax  earnings,  but  not  more  than  statutory 
limits. The current employer match under the IAC Plan is fifty cents for each dollar a participant contributes in the IAC Plan, 
with  a  maximum  contribution  of  3%  of  a  participant’s  eligible  earnings.  Matching  contributions  under  the  IAC  Plan  for  the 
years  ended  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018  were  $7.7  million,  $6.3  million  and  $5.6  million,  respectively.  Matching 
contributions are invested in the same manner as each participant’s voluntary contributions in the investment options provided 

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under  the  IAC  Plan.  An  investment  option  in  the  IAC  Plan  is  IAC  common  stock,  but  neither  participant  nor  matching 
contributions are required to be invested in IAC common stock. 

Internationally, the Company also has or participates in various benefit plans, primarily defined contribution plans. The 
Company’s  contributions  for  these  plans  for  the  years  ended  December  31,  2020,  2019  and  2018  were  $0.6  million,  $0.5 
million, and $0.4 million, respectively.

NOTE 17—CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT DETAILS

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash:

The  following  table  provides  a  reconciliation  of  cash  and  cash  equivalents  and  restricted  cash  reported  within  the 

consolidated balance sheet to the total amounts shown in the consolidated statement of cash flows:

Cash and cash equivalents

Restricted cash included in other current assets

Restricted cash included in other non-current assets

Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash as shown on the consolidated 
statement of cash flows

December 31, 
2020

December 31, 
2019

(In thousands)

$ 

812,705  $ 

390,565 

407 

449 

504 

409 

$ 

813,561  $ 

391,478 

Restricted cash included in other current assets at December 31, 2020 primarily consists of cash received from customers 
at ANGI through the Handy platform, representing funds collected for payment to service providers, which were not settled as 
of the period end. Restricted cash included in other current assets at December 31, 2019 primarily consists of a deposit related 
to corporate credit cards.

Restricted cash included in other non-current assets at December 31, 2020 and 2019 consists of deposits related to leases.

Other current assets:
Capitalized costs to obtain a contract with a customer

Prepaid expenses
Other

Other current assets

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

$ 

49,194  $ 

17,742 
5,022 

$ 

71,958  $ 

35,103 

21,790 
10,866 

67,759 

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

Capitalized software, leasehold improvements and equipment, net:

Capitalized software and computer equipment

$ 

132,026  $ 

105,956 

Leasehold improvements

Furniture and other equipment

Projects in progress

Capitalized software, leasehold improvements and equipment

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

31,864 

13,252 

27,138 

204,280 

(95,438)   

32,559 

13,435 

19,638 

171,588 

(68,227) 

Capitalized software, leasehold improvements and equipment, net

$ 

108,842  $ 

103,361 

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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities:

Accrued advertising expense

Accrued employee compensation and benefits

Current lease liabilities

Other

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

Other income, net

December 31,

2020

2019

(In thousands)

$ 

30,033  $ 

47,310 

15,700 

55,176 

29,682 

28,630 

13,234 

45,451 

$ 

148,219  $ 

116,997 

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019
(In thousands)

2018

$ 

1,218  $ 

6,494  $ 

17,741 

Other income, net in 2020 principally includes interest income of $1.7 million, offset by other expense of $0.5 million.

Other income, net in 2019 includes interest income of $8.0 million and net foreign currency exchange gains of 
$0.6 million, partially offset by a $1.8 million mark-to-market charge for an indemnification claim related to the Handy 
acquisition that will be settled in ANGI shares held in escrow.

Other income, net in 2018 includes a gain of $13.2 million related to the sale of Felix and interest income of $4.8 million.

Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Transactions:

On October 19, 2018, ANGI issued 8.6 million shares of its Class A common stock valued at $165.8 million in connection 

with the acquisition of Handy.

On October 10, 2018, ANGI issued 5.1 million shares of its Class B common stock to IAC pursuant to the post-closing 

adjustment provision of the Angie’s List merger agreement.

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

Years Ended December 31,

2020

2019

2018

(In thousands)

Cash paid (received) during the year for:

Interest expense—third-party

Interest expense—related party
Income tax payments, including amounts paid to IAC for ANGI 
Homeservices' share of IAC's consolidated tax liability
Income tax refunds, including amounts received from IAC for ANGI 
Homeservices' share of IAC's consolidated tax liability

$ 

5,367  $ 

10,290  $ 

12,148 

— 

54 

1,789 

12,224 

155 

332 

(3,506)   

(957)   

(172) 

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NOTE 18—QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

Year Ended December 31, 2020

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Operating (loss) income

Net (loss) earnings
Net (loss) earnings attributable to ANGI Homeservices 
Inc. shareholders

Quarter Ended
March 31 (a)

Quarter Ended
June 30 (a)

Quarter Ended
September 30 (a)
(In thousands, except per share data)

Quarter Ended
December 31(a)

$ 

343,650  $ 

375,061  $ 

389,913  $ 

359,301 

33,229 

(16,296)   

(9,184)   

41,042 

17,644 

13,211 

48,253 

(3,019)   

5,203 

50,757 

(4,697) 

(13,390) 

(8,958)   

12,667 

4,472 

(14,464) 

Per share information attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders:

Basic (loss) earnings per share(c)
Diluted (loss) earnings per share(c)

$ 

$ 

(0.02)  $ 

(0.02)  $ 

0.03  $ 

0.02  $ 

0.01  $ 

0.01  $ 

(0.03) 

(0.03) 

Year Ended December 31, 2019

Revenue

Cost of revenue

Operating (loss) income

Net earnings (loss)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to ANGI Homeservices 
Inc. shareholders

Quarter Ended
March 31 (b)

Quarter Ended
June 30 (b)

Quarter Ended
September 30 (b)
(In thousands, except per share data)

Quarter Ended
December 31 (b)

$ 

303,443  $ 

343,896  $ 

357,358  $ 

321,508 

10,011 

(3,641)   

9,851 

10,722 

11,403 

7,234 

13,312 

24,726 

18,324 

12,448 

6,157 

(95) 

9,969 

6,968 

17,999 

(107) 

Per share information attributable to ANGI Homeservices Inc. shareholders:
Basic earnings (loss) per share(c)
Diluted earnings  (loss) per share(c)

0.02  $ 

0.02  $ 

$ 

$ 

0.01  $ 

0.01  $ 

0.04  $ 

0.04  $ 

(0.00) 

(0.00) 

_________________________________________________________________________

(a) 

(b) 

The first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2020 include after-tax stock-based compensation expense of $8.8 million, $2.6 million, $4.0 million, 
and  $1.5  million,  respectively,  related  to  the  modification  of  previously  issued  HomeAdvisor  equity  awards  and  previously  issued  Angie’s  List 
equity awards, both of which were converted into ANGI Homeservices’ equity awards in the Combination.

The first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2019 include after-tax stock-based compensation expense of $7.3 million, $6.2 million, $5.7 million, 
and  $5.6  million,  respectively,  related  to  the  modification  of  previously  issued  HomeAdvisor  equity  awards  and  previously  issued  Angie’s  List 
equity awards, both of which were converted into ANGI Homeservices’ equity awards in the Combination.

(c)  Quarterly per share amounts may not add to the related annual per share amount because of differences in the average common shares outstanding 

during each period.

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Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Not applicable.

Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures

Conclusion Regarding the Effectiveness of the Company's Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company monitors and evaluates on an ongoing basis its disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over 
financial reporting in order to improve their overall effectiveness. In the course of these evaluations, the Company modifies and 
refines its internal processes as conditions warrant.

As  required  by  Rule  13a-15(b)  of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (the  “Exchange  Act”),  our 
management,  including  our  Chief  Executive  Officer  (“CEO”)  and  our  Chief  Financial  Officer  (“CFO”),  conducted  an 
evaluation,  as  of  the  end  of  the  period  covered  by  this  report,  of  the  effectiveness  of  the  Company's  disclosure  controls  and 
procedures  as  defined  in  Exchange  Act  Rule  13a-15(e).  Based  on  this  evaluation,  our  CEO  and  our  CFO  concluded  that  the 
Company's disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Management's Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management  of  the  Company  is  responsible  for  establishing  and  maintaining  adequate  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting  (as  defined  in  Rule  13a-15(f)  under  the  Exchange  Act)  for  the  Company.  The  Company’s  internal  control  over 
financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the 
preparation  of  financial  statements  for  external  purposes  in  accordance  with  accounting  principles  generally  accepted  in  the 
United  States.  Management  assessed  the  effectiveness  of  the  Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  as  of 
December 31, 2020. In making this assessment, our management used the criteria for effective internal control over financial 
reporting described in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the 
Treadway  Commission  in  2013.  Based  on  this  assessment,  management  has  determined  that,  as  of  December  31,  2020,  the 
Company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  effective.  The  effectiveness  of  our  internal  control  over  financial 
reporting as of December 31, 2020 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, 
as stated in their attestation report, included herein.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, 
projections  of  any  evaluation  of  effectiveness  to  future  periods  are  subject  to  the  risk  that  controls  may  become  inadequate 
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The Company monitors and evaluates on an ongoing basis its internal control over financial reporting in order to improve 
its  overall  effectiveness.  In  the  course  of  these  evaluations,  the  Company  modifies  and  refines  its  internal  processes  as 
conditions  warrant.  As  required  by  Rule  13a-15(d),  our  management,  including  our  CEO  and  our  CFO,  also  conducted  an 
evaluation  of  the  Company's  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  to  determine  whether  any  changes  occurred  during  the 
quarter  ended  December  31,  2020  that  have  materially  affected,  or  are  reasonably  likely  to  materially  affect,  the  Company's 
internal  control  over  financial  reporting.  Based  on  that  evaluation,  there  has  been  no  such  change  during  the  quarter  ended 
December 31, 2020.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of ANGI Homeservices Inc.

Opinion on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 

We have audited ANGI Homeservices Inc. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, 
based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations 
of the Treadway Commission (2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, ANGI Homeservices Inc. and subsidiaries 
(the Company) maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, 
based on the COSO criteria.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) 
(PCAOB),  the  consolidated  balance  sheet  of  the  Company  as  of  December  31,  2020  and  2019,  and  the  related  consolidated 
statements  of  operations,  comprehensive  operations,  shareholders'  equity,  and  cash  flows  for  each  of  the  three  years  in  the 
period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and the financial statement schedule listed in the Index at Item 15(a), 
and our report dated February 16, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The  Company’s  management  is  responsible  for  maintaining  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  and  for  its 
assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management’s Report 
on  Internal  Control  Over  Financial  Reporting.  Our  responsibility  is  to  express  an  opinion  on  the  Company’s  internal  control 
over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be 
independent  with  respect  to  the  Company  in  accordance  with  the  U.S.  federal  securities  laws  and  the  applicable  rules  and 
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the 
audit  to  obtain  reasonable  assurance  about  whether  effective  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  was  maintained  in  all 
material respects.  

Our  audit  included  obtaining  an  understanding  of  internal  control  over  financial  reporting,  assessing  the  risk  that  a  material 
weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and 
performing  such  other  procedures  as  we  considered  necessary  in  the  circumstances.  We  believe  that  our  audit  provides  a 
reasonable basis for our opinion. 

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  is  a  process  designed  to  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  the 
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally 
accepted  accounting  principles.  A  company’s  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  includes  those  policies  and  procedures 
that  (1)  pertain  to  the  maintenance  of  records  that,  in  reasonable  detail,  accurately  and  fairly  reflect  the  transactions  and 
dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit 
preparation  of  financial  statements  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting  principles,  and  that  receipts  and 
expenditures  of  the  company  are  being  made  only  in  accordance  with  authorizations  of  management  and  directors  of  the 
company;  and  (3)  provide  reasonable  assurance  regarding  prevention  or  timely  detection  of  unauthorized  acquisition,  use,  or 
disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because  of  its  inherent  limitations,  internal  control  over  financial  reporting  may  not  prevent  or  detect  misstatements.  Also, 
projections  of  any  evaluation  of  effectiveness  to  future  periods  are  subject  to  the  risk  that  controls  may  become  inadequate 
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York
February 16, 2021 

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Item 9B.    Other Information

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PART III

The  information  required  by  Part  III  (Items  10,  11,  12,  13  and  14)  has  been  incorporated  herein  by  reference  to  the 
definitive Proxy Statement to be used in connection with the ANGI Homeservices 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the 
“2021 Proxy Statement”), as set forth below in accordance with General Instruction G(3) of Form 10-K.

Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

The information required by Items 401 and 405 of Regulation S-K relating to directors and executive officers of ANGI 
Homeservices and their compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act is set forth in the sections entitled “Information 
Concerning  Director  Nominees”  and  “Information  Concerning  ANGI  Executive  Officers  Who  Are  Not  Directors,”  and 
“Delinquent  Section  16(a)  Reports,”  respectively,  in  the  2021  Proxy  Statement  and  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference.  The 
information required by Item 406 of Regulation S-K relating to the ANGI Homeservices Code of Ethics is set forth under the 
caption  “Part  I-Item  1-Business-Description  of  Our  Businesses-Additional  Information-Code  of  Ethics”  of  this  annual  report 
and  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference.  The  information  required  by  subsections  (c)(3),  (d)(4)  and  (d)(5)  of  Item  407  of 
Regulation  S-K  is  set  forth  in  the  sections  entitled  “Corporate  Governance”  and  “The  Board  and  Board  Committees”  in  the 
2021 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 11.    Executive Compensation

The information required by Item 402 of Regulation S-K relating to executive and director compensation and pay ratio 
disclosure is set forth in the sections entitled “Executive Compensation,” “Director Compensation” and “Pay Ratio Disclosure,” 
respectively,  in  the  2021  Proxy  Statement  and  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference.  The  information  required  by 
subsections (e)(4) and (e)(5) of Item 407 of Regulation S-K relating to certain compensation committee matters is set forth in 
the sections entitled “The Board and Board Committees,” “Compensation Committee Report” and “Compensation Committee 
Interlocks  and  Insider  Participation”  in  the  2021  Proxy  Statement  and  is  incorporated  herein  by  reference;  provided,  that  the 
information set forth in the section entitled “Compensation Committee Report” shall be deemed furnished herein and shall not 
be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information regarding ownership of the Company’s Class A common stock and Class B common stock required by 
Item 403 of Regulation S-K and securities authorized for issuance under our equity compensation plans required by Item 201(d) 
of Regulation S-K is set forth in the sections entitled “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and 
“Equity Compensation Plan Information,” respectively, in the 2021 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

Information regarding certain relationships and related transactions involving ANGI Homeservices required by Item 404 
of  Regulation  S-K  and  director  independence  determinations  required  by  Item  407(a)  of  Regulation  S-K  is  set  forth  in  the 
sections  entitled  “Certain  Relationships  and  Related  Person  Transactions”  and  “Corporate  Governance,”  respectively,  in  the 
2021 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14.    Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Information  required  by  Item  9(e)  of  Schedule  14A  regarding  the  fees  and  services  of  the  Company’s  independent 
registered public accounting firm and the pre-approval policies and procedures applicable to services provided to the Company 
by such firm is set forth in the sections entitled “Fees Paid to Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” and “Audit 
and  Non-Audit  Services  Pre-Approval  Policy,”  respectively,  in  the  2021  Proxy  Statement  and  is  incorporated  herein  by 
reference.

Item 15.    Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules

      (a)   List of documents filed as part of this Report:

PART IV

(1)   Consolidated Financial Statements of ANGI Homeservices

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm: Ernst & Young LLP.

Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Consolidated Statement of Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

(2)   Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule of ANGI Homeservices

Schedule
Number
II

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts.

All other financial statements and schedules not listed have been omitted since the required information is either included 

in the Consolidated Financial Statements or the notes thereto, is not applicable or is not required.

(3)   Exhibits

The  documents  set  forth  below,  numbered  in  accordance  with  Item  601  of  Regulation  S-K,  are  filed  herewith, 

incorporated by reference herein by reference to the location indicated or furnished herewith.

Exhibit 
Number

Description

Location

2.1  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 1, 2017, as 

amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement and Plan 
of Merger, dated as of August 26, 2017, by and among 
Angie's List, Inc., IAC/InterActiveCorp, ANGI 
Homeservices Inc. and Casa Merger Sub, Inc.
3.1  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of 

ANGI Homeservices Inc.

Annex B to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of 
Angie's List, Inc. and ANGI Homeservices Inc., 
filed on August 30, 2017 pursuant to Rule 
424(b)(3).

Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on October 2, 2017.

3.2  Amended and Restated Bylaws of ANGI Homeservices Inc. Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on 

Form 8-K, filed on October 2, 2017.

4.1 Description of Securities(1).

4.2 

Investor Rights Agreement, dated as of September 29, 
2017, by and between ANGI Homeservices Inc. and         
IAC/InterActiveCorp.

Exhibit 2.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on October 2, 2017.

4.3  Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 19, 2018, by 
and among ANGI Homeservices Inc. and the holders 
signatory thereto.

Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form 
S-3ASR (SEC File No. 333-227932), filed on 
October 22, 2018.

4.4 

Indenture, dated as of August 20, 2020, among ANGI 
Group, LLC, the guarantors party thereto and 
Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as trustee.

Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on August 20, 2020.

10.1  Contribution Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017, 
by and between ANGI Homeservices Inc. and IAC/
InterActiveCorp.(2)
Services Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017, by 
and between ANGI Homeservices Inc. and IAC/
InterActiveCorp.(2)

10.2 

10.3  Tax Sharing Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2017, 
by and between ANGI Homeservices Inc. and IAC/
InterActiveCorp.(2)

10.4  Employee Matters Agreement, dated as of September 29, 
2017, by and between ANGI Homeservices Inc. and IAC/
InterActiveCorp.(2)

Exhibit 2.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on October 2, 2017.

Exhibit 2.3 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on October 2, 2017.

Exhibit 2.4 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on October 2, 2017.

Exhibit 2.5 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on October 2, 2017.

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10.5  ANGI  Homeservices Inc. 2017 Stock and Annual Incentive 

Plan.(3)

Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on October 2, 2017.

10.6 

10.7 

10.8 

Form of Notice and Terms and Conditions for Restricted 
Stock Units granted under the ANGI Homeservices Inc. 
2017 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan.(3)

Exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report 
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended 
September 30, 2017.

Form of Notice and Terms and Conditions for Stock 
Options granted under the ANGI Homeservices Inc. 2017 
Stock and Annual Incentive Plan.(3)

Exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report 
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended 
September 30, 2017.

Form of Terms and Conditions for Stock Appreciation 
Rights granted under the ANGI Homeservices Inc. 2017 
Stock and Annual Incentive Plan.(3)

Exhibit 10.2 to the Registration Statement on Form 
S-4, as amended (SEC File No. 333-219064), filed 
on August 28, 2017.

10.9  Employment Agreement between William B. Ridenour and 

ANGI Homeservices Inc., dated as of November 18, 2018.
(3)

Exhibit 10-9 to the Registrant's Annual Report on 
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 
2018.

10.1  Employment Agreement between Jamie Cohen and ANGI 
Homeservices Inc., dated as of March 12, 2019.(3)

10.11  Employment Agreement between Craig Smith and ANGI 
Homeservices Inc., dated as of August 24, 2017.(3)

10.12  Employment Agreement between Allison Lowrie and 

ANGI Homeservices Inc., dated as of August 24, 2017.(3)

10.13  Employment Agreement between Shannon Shaw and ANGI 
Homeservices Inc., dated as of February 22, 2019.(3)

10.14  Employment Agreement between Oisin Hanrahan and 
ANGI Homeservices Inc., dated as of June 26, 2019.(3)

10.15  Employment Agreement between Angela R. Hicks 

Bowman and ANGI Homeservices Inc., dated as of June 29, 
2017.(3)

10.16  Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of 

November 5, 2018, by and among ANGI Homeservices 
Inc., the Lenders from time to time party thereto and 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

10.17  Amendment No. 1, dated as of August 12, 2020, among 
ANGI Homeservices Inc., the lenders party thereto and 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and 
collateral agent.

10.18 

Joinder and Reaffirmation Agreement, dated as of August 
12, 2020, among ANGI Homeservices Inc., ANGI Group, 
LLC, each of the parties listed on Schedule 1 thereto and 
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and 
collateral agent.

Exhibit 10.1 to Registrant's Quarterly Report on 
Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 
2019.

Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration Statement on Form 
S-4, as amended (SEC File No. 333-219064), filed 
on August 28, 2017.

Exhibit 10.8 to the Registration Statement on Form 
S-4, as amended (SEC File No. 333-219064), filed 
on August 28, 2017.

Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report 
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 
31, 2019.

Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report 
on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 
2019. 
Exhibit 10.4 to the Registration Statement on Form 
S-4 (SEC File No. 333-219064), filed on June 30, 
2018.

Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on November 9, 2018.

Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on August 12, 2020.

Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on August 12, 2020.

10.19  Advisory Agreement, dated September 8, 2020, between 

ANGI Homeservices Inc. and Craig Smith.(3)

Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on 
Form 8-K, filed on September 11, 2020.

Subsidiaries of the Registrant as of December 31, 2020.(1)

21.1
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.(1)

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31.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 

Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(1)

31.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 

Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the 
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(1)

32.1 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(4)

32.2 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 

U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of 
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.(4)

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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation(1)

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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition(1)

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Filed herewith.

Annexes, schedules and/or exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted attachment 

to the SEC on a confidential basis upon request.

Reflects management contracts and management and director compensatory plans.

Furnished herewith.

Item 16.    Form 10-K Summary

None.

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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly 

caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. 

SIGNATURES

February 16, 2021

ANGI Homeservices Inc.

By:

/s/ GLENN H. SCHIFFMAN

Glenn H. Schiffman

Interim Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following 

persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities indicated on February 16, 2021:

Signature

Title

/s/ WILLIAM B. RIDENOUR
William B. Ridenour

Chief Executive Officer and Director

/s/ GLENN H. SCHIFFMAN

Interim Chief Financial Officer and Director

Glenn H. Schiffman

/s/ CHRISTOPHER W. BOHNERT
Christopher W. Bohnert

/s/ JOSEPH LEVIN
Joseph Levin

/s/ THOMAS R. EVANS
Thomas R. Evans

/s/ ALESIA J. HAAS
Alesia J. Haas

/s/ KENDALL HANDLER
Kendall Handler

/s/ ANGELA R. HICKS BOWMAN
Angela R. Hicks Bowman

/s/ MARK STEIN
Mark Stein

/s/ SUZY WELCH
Suzy Welch

/s/ GREGG WINIARSKI
Gregg Winiarski

/s/ YILU ZHAO
Yilu Zhao

Senior Vice President, Principal Accounting Officer

Chairman of the Board and Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

Director

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Description

2020
Credit loss reserves

Revenue reserves

Deferred tax valuation allowance

Other reserves

2019
Credit loss reserves

Revenue reserves

Deferred tax valuation allowance

Other reserves

2018
Credit loss reserves

Revenue reserves

Deferred tax valuation allowance

Other reserves

ANGI HOMESERVICES INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

Schedule II

Balance at
Beginning
of Period

Charges to
Earnings

Charges to
Other 
Accounts

(In thousands)

Deductions

Balance at
End of 
Period

$  19,066 

1,227 

71,472 

5,057 

$  15,622 

981 

58,903 

3,919 

$ 

8,375 

888 

61,563 

— 

$  78,229  (a) $ 
  103,627  (b)
(235)  (e)

(152) 

— 
5,839  (f)

$  (71,097)  (c) $  26,046 
  (103,061)  (d)
1,793 

— 

77,076 

7,495 

$  64,278  (a) $ 
  111,069  (b)
14,083  (g)

(46) 

(2) 
(1,514)  (f)

$  (60,788)  (c) $  19,066 
  (110,821)  (d)
1,227 

— 

71,472 

5,057 

$  47,242  (a) $ 
86,901  (b)
(599)  (h)

(501) 

(5) 
(2,061)  (f)

$  (39,494)  (c) $  15,622 
981 

(86,803)  (d)
— 

58,903 

3,919 

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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d) 

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

Additions to the credit loss reserve are charged to expense. 

Additions to the revenue reserves are charged against revenue. 

Write-off of fully reserved accounts receivable balance, which occurs when they are deemed uncollectible.

Write-off of revenue reserve as credits are granted to service professionals

Amount is primarily related to an increase in foreign NOLs largely offset by a decrease in state NOLs.

Amount is primarily related to currency translation adjustments on foreign NOLs. 

Amount is primarily related to foreign and state NOLs.

Amount is primarily related to state NOLs.

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