Endurance International Group Hldgs Inc
Annual Report 2013

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ANNUAL REPORT 2013 Delivering technology solutions that help small and medium- sized businesses transform the way they do business. 3.5+ million subscribers Utilizing 150+ integrated products and services We engage with 50,000+ subscribers every day FOR OUR SHAREHOLDERS 2013 was a truly historic year for our company, and I am excited to share with you our first annual report as a public company, highlighting who we are, what we do and why we are well- positioned for long term growth. Who We Are - We are a leading provider of cloud-based platform solutions with a mission to deliver superior products that help small and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, succeed online. We continue to see SMBs increasingly adopt technology to operate and grow their businesses, and we are here to support them as they seek to take advantage of new developments in, for example, eCommerce, online marketing, social media and mobile to transform their current operations or to build new businesses. Over the past sixteen years, we have developed a deep understanding of their diverse needs and the challenges of serving them at scale. What We Do - We are passionate about empowering and serving over 3.5 million subscribers globally through a family of brands that includes Bluehost, HostGator, Domain.com, FatCow, iPage, and MOJO Marketplace. We serve them by utilizing a differentiated and integrated platform that allows us to deploy multiple products and provide cost-effective support while allowing them to scale and to grow. Our technology platform has taken many years to build, and we believe it serves as a great differentiator and a competitive barrier to entry. Our product offerings range from a basic web presence package to more complex and managed cloud-based applications. We are able to identify subscriber needs and provide solutions that help them not just get found, but get new business. How We Grow - Our strategy for growth is based on two simple principles: adding more high-quality subscribers to our platform and selling our subscribers more value-added products and services. During 2013, we added over 279,000 net new subscribers, bringing our total subscriber number to over 3.5 million. We also increased our average revenue per subscriber, or ARPS, from $12.92 for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $13.09 for the year ended December 31, 2013. We ended 2013 with ARPS at $13.15 for the fourth quarter. With respect to subscriber acquisition, we have adopted a multi-channel, multi-brand approach to establish relationships with SMBs. Our most powerful channel is customer advocacy and word of mouth referrals, which, with no marketing spend, accounts for about 45% of our new subscribers. We accomplish this by focusing on delivering a superior solution fueled by our cloud enablement platform and great customer service. Our second largest channel is our network of over 400,000 online partners who educate businesses searching for a web presence solution and refer these businesses to us. For a targeted customer base as broad and diverse as the SMB community, we believe that offering solutions through multiple brands is critical. Pairing the multi-brand with the multi-channel approach allows us to tailor our message and yields high subscriber conversion rates at attractive subscriber acquisition costs. The second important aspect to our strategy involves increasing our ARPS, which we accomplish by distributing a broad portfolio of products across multiple points of engagement. We regularly add products and deploy our broad portfolio via highly engaging customer touch points. Combined with our robust subscriber acquisition funnel, this strategy has a compounding effect that helps drive sustainable organic revenue growth. 7+ million domains under management 2013 Financial Highlights - We are proud to have completed our initial public offering in the fourth quarter of 2013 while maintaining strong organic revenue growth and increasing adjusted EBITDA and unlevered free cash flow throughout the year. During 2013, our depth and breadth of services helped us increase revenue by 78% to $520.3 million and our adjusted revenue increased organically by 11% to $528.1 million. Our adjusted EBITDA increased 55% to $207.9 million and our unlevered free cash flow increased 64% to $166.5 million. In addition to our IPO, we closed a refinancing of our senior bank debt that reduced our interest expense by approximately $35 million per year. Looking Forward – We are optimistic about our continued growth and anticipate that the channels that have fueled organic subscriber growth in the past will continue to do so, while we also focus on exploring new channels, including expanding our reseller network, extending our university program, and attracting subscribers via alternative products. Additionally, we continue to make investments to build out our multi-brand strategy, as evident in our recent acquisition of Directi’s web presence business and its main brands, BigRock, LogicBoxes and ResellerClub. These brands allow us to penetrate attractive emerging market economies. Turning to the ARPS portion of the equation, subscriber appetite for additional products and services remains as strong as ever, growing, in fact, for more sophisticated cloud-based solutions. To match this appetite, we are investing behind our next generation cloud infrastructure platform. The key element in any engagement strategy relies on knowing your customer, and we do this by referencing and analyzing the petabytes of data at our disposal to create dynamic, targeted, and relevant content that allows subscribers to more easily navigate the range of solutions we offer. Taken together, the combined impact of these growth initiatives make us confident in our future growth opportunities. In closing, I would like to take this opportunity to give thanks to Endurance International Group’s talented and hard-working employees. Their passion for making the web a better place drives the organization, and me, to conquer new challenges. Together we are striving to break new ground, seize opportunities, and achieve our goals for growth in 2014 and beyond. Thank you for your support. HARI RAVICHANDRAN President & CEO, Director 16 years of operating experience Approximately 2,200 employees Figures and statistics as of Dec 31, 2013 WHO WE ARE Endurance International Group (EIGI) is a leading provider of cloud-based platform solutions designed to help small and medium-sized businesses succeed online. Leveraging our proprietary technology platform, we serve over 3.5 million subscribers globally with a comprehensive and integrated suite of over 150 products and services that help SMBs get online, get found and grow their businesses. WHAT WE DO CLOUD ENABLEMENT PLATFORM We get SMBs ONLINE We get them FOUND We help them GROW Domains, Email, Site Builders, Shared Hosting, Security, Site Backup Mobile, AdWords, SEO/ SEM Services, Social Media, BI and Analytics Virtualized/Managed Hosting, Email Marketing, eCommerce HOW WE GROW GROWING SUBSCRIBERS Multi-Channel • 400,000+ online partners • Success-based marketing Multi-Brand • Better conversion • Better segmentation GROWING ARPS Multi-Product • Most current products • Higher priced products Multi-Engagement • Better adoption rates • Better customer education UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) È Annual report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ‘ Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 OR For the transition period from to Commission File Number: 001-36131 Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 10 Corporate Drive, Suite 300 Burlington, Massachusetts (Address of principal executive offices) 46-3044956 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 01803 (Zip code) (781) 852-3200 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share Name of exchange on which registered The NASDAQ Global Select Market 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 È Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ‘ No È 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 È No ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files). Yes È No ‘ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. È Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one) Large accelerated filer ‘ Non-accelerated filer È (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) ‘ Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company ‘ Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ‘ No È As of June 28, 2013, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter, there was no established public market for the registrant’s common stock, and therefore, the registrant cannot calculate the aggregate market value of its voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates as of such date. As of February 21, 2014 there were 129,105,465 shares of the registrant’s common stock, $0.0001 par value per share outstanding. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant’s definitive proxy statement for its 2014 annual meeting of stockholders, which the registrant intends to file pursuant to Regulation 14A with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year end of December 31, 2013, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I. Item 1. Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Item 1A. Risk Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Item 2. Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Item 3. Legal Proceedings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART II. Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Item 6. Selected Financial Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure . . . . . . . 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. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Item 14. Principal Accountants Fees and Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PART IV. Page 2 14 43 43 44 44 45 48 50 76 77 119 119 119 121 121 121 121 121 Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Signatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 123 SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including statements regarding our future results of operations and financial position, business strategy and plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. The words “may,” “believe,” “predict,” “potential,” “continue,” “could,” “should,” “contemplate,” “can,” “estimate,” “intend,” “would,” “project,” “seek,” “target,” “anticipate,” “might,” “plan,” “expect” and similar expressions or the negative of such words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes, among other things, forward-looking statements regarding our future earnings, revenues, expenditures and financial position due to such factors that include, without limitation, our ability to increase our average revenue per subscriber, or ARPS, and our total number of subscribers; projected plans, strategies and objectives of management and strategies for growth and expansion, including, without limitation, our intention to grow our newly acquired Directi business, as well as our plans to continue our international expansion efforts; and our expectations related to technological change, marketing trends and consumer demand, including, without limitation, due to projected growth in small- and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, worldwide and an increasing importance of an online presence for SMBs that we believe will drive a market for our solutions. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. We may not actually achieve the plans, intentions or expectations disclosed in our forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Actual results or events could differ materially from the plans, intentions and expectations disclosed in the forward-looking statements we make as a result of a number of important factors. These important factors include our “critical accounting policies and estimates” described in Part II, Item 7 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and the factors set forth in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our forward-looking statements do not reflect the potential impact of any future acquisitions, mergers, dispositions, joint ventures or investments we may make. Except as required by applicable law, we do not plan to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements contained herein, and we expressly disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of any new information, events, circumstances or otherwise. As used in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the terms “Endurance,” “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” mean Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context indicates otherwise. 1 Item 1. Business Overview Part I We are a leading provider of cloud-based platform solutions designed to help small and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, succeed online. Leveraging our proprietary technology platform, we serve over 3.5 million subscribers globally with a comprehensive and integrated suite of over 150 products and services that help SMBs get online, get found and grow their businesses. The cloud-based products and services available on our platform include domains, website builders, web hosting, email, security, backup, search engine optimization, or SEO, and search engine marketing, or SEM, social media services, website analytics, and productivity and e-commerce solutions. We deliver these products and services to our subscribers through an integrated technology platform that enables the delivery of cloud-based products and services in an easy to use, intuitive and cost-effective manner. Over our 16 year history, we have honed and refined our platform to amass significant insights into the needs and aspirations of our subscribers. This allows us to engage our subscribers in timely and compelling ways, driving significant business value for them. We believe that our platform delivers cloud-based solutions quickly, reliably and safely and that these strengths and capabilities help us attract and retain high quality subscribers who view their web presence as mission critical. These high quality subscribers then demand high quality products which we seek to upsell to them over a sustained period of time. Our Multi-Channel, Multi-Brand Approach. The SMB market is broad and diverse in terms of geography, industry, size and degree of technology sophistication. As a consequence, we leverage our proprietary data to implement a multi-brand, multi-channel approach that allows us to precisely target the SMB universe, identify the best ways to reach different categories of subscribers and tailor our brands and product offerings specifically toward those audiences. Our approach is designed to reach and efficiently on-board subscribers at scale while minimizing subscriber acquisition costs. Our Multi-Product, Multi-Engagement Approach. Once we get our subscribers online, we offer them a comprehensive and integrated suite of over 150 products and services that helps them get found and grow their businesses. We use our technology and proprietary data and analytics to identify subscriber needs and opportunities based on type of business, length in business, geography, products and services previously purchased from us and various other factors. This allows us to proactively engage with our subscribers in a timely manner through a variety of customer engagement channels. Using this multi-product, multi-engagement approach, we have been able to steadily increase our average revenue per subscriber, or ARPS, by selling additional products and services to our subscribers throughout their subscription period. Our approach to addressing the needs of SMBs and meeting the challenges of serving the SMB market has enabled us to grow rapidly, to create long-term subscriber relationships and to build an attractive business model that generates substantial cash flow. Our revenue for 2011, 2012 and 2013 was $190.3 million, $292.2 million and $520.3 million, respectively, representing a compounded annual growth rate, or CAGR of 65% while our net losses were $78.3 million, $139.3 million and $159.2 million, respectively, and our adjusted EBITDA was $94.1 million, $133.7 million and $207.9 million, respectively, representing a CAGR of 49%. During the same three year period, our unlevered free cash flow, or UFCF, was $76.7 million, $101.7 million and $166.5 million, respectively, representing a CAGR of 47%, while our free cash flow, or FCF, was $49.4 million, $49.4 million and $83.4 million, respectively. We believe total subscribers and ARPS will continue to be the key drivers of our revenue growth in the future, and we intend to drive growth in both of these metrics by leveraging the strengths of our approach to serving the SMB market. 2 Increasing Total Subscribers We plan to increase total subscribers by continuing to invest in our multi-channel, multi-brand approach. We expect to continue to develop and refine our multiple subscriber acquisition channels, including our word of mouth referrals, our referral and reseller network, our partnership with Google and other strategic partners, as well as by expanding our geographic footprint and our internationally sourced revenues, particularly in emerging markets, as more and more SMBs in these markets come online due to wider availability of internet infrastructure and mobile connectivity. We also plan to continue to add to our portfolio of brands, both organically and through acquisitions, in order to target specific segments of the SMB market. Increasing Average Revenue per Subscriber We plan to increase ARPS through our multi-product, multi-engagement approach by offering our subscribers additional products and services, particularly higher value items such as advanced hosting services, mobile and productivity solutions and professional services. We also expect to expand our points of subscriber engagement to create additional opportunities to educate our subscribers about the value of our solutions, and to allow them to more easily access our products and services. ARPS, Adjusted EBITDA, UFCF and FCF are non-GAAP financial measures. For more information regarding ARPS, Adjusted EBITDA, UFCF and FCF and a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Metrics” in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Industry Background There are expected to be more than 75 million SMBs worldwide by the end of 2014, of which more than 44 million will have direct access to the Internet, and by the end of 2014, there will be an estimated 1.25 million net new SMBs accessing the Internet. * These businesses are broad and diverse, spanning every industry and region of the world. SMBs collectively represent 99% of all private sector companies in the world and employ more than 90% of private sector, non-farm workers. * SMBs are increasingly adopting technology to operate and grow their businesses. SMBs understand that the growth in global Internet penetration and the proliferation of mobile devices are changing the way in which consumers discover and transact with businesses. Increasingly, SMBs are seeking to take advantage of new developments in e-commerce, online marketing, social media and mobile to transform their businesses, or to build new businesses that were not possible before the advent of these tools. As a result, according to a 2013 study, SMBs are expected to spend approximately $96 billion annually on cloud-based services by 2015, representing a CAGR of 28% since 2012.** This growth is driven in large part by SMBs’ need to respond to these digital opportunities. We believe that the opportunities presented in the digital era will further accelerate the adoption of cloud services as SMBs continue to recognize the importance of Internet-based solutions to their success. Over our 16-year history, we have developed a deep understanding of the diverse needs of SMBs and the challenges of serving them at scale. We believe SMBs are: • Seeking to address fundamental business challenges and opportunities, including the emergence of the digital era. One of the most significant opportunities and challenges confronting SMBs today is capturing the benefits of an increasingly digital world. By seeking comprehensive, flexible, reliable, * ** The source of all data denoted with a single asterisk is Access Markets International (AMI) Partners Inc., February 12, 2014. Source: Parallels IP Holdings GmbH, Parallels Global SMB Cloud Insights, February 5, 2013. 3 secure and personalized technology solutions that address challenges and unlock opportunities, SMBs are attempting to succeed in the digital world. For example, SMB customers are shifting their activities online and embracing mobile technologies, social media and e-commerce, which requires SMBs to deploy technology tools, serve customers and compete for business in new and innovative ways. • Requiring informed guidance and support. Most SMBs, particularly the one-to-five employee businesses that represent the majority of our subscribers, possess limited technology expertise and resources. As a result, SMBs require informed advice and support on ways to improve their operations through technology and to take advantage of new opportunities at all stages of their lifecycles. • Facing budget constraints limiting their ability to make large capital investments in technology. SMBs want to leverage modern technology, but are looking for cost-effective solutions that do not require large upfront investments. • Difficult to reach and serve effectively, given their breadth and diversity. SMBs are fragmented in terms of size, geography, sophistication and type of industry. As a result, it is challenging to effectively market to, acquire and serve SMB subscribers at scale and in a cost-effective manner. While SMBs represent the largest proportion of all businesses and are massive consumers of technology solutions in the aggregate, we believe that other providers have generally struggled to meet the diverse needs of SMBs for high-quality products, services and support in a comprehensive and profitable way. Our Solution Our passion for empowering diverse SMBs to navigate the rapidly changing technology landscape has led us to a solutions—based approach built on a foundation of technology, data and analytics. We address the challenges of serving this large and fragmented market at scale, in the following manner: • We deliver an integrated and comprehensive suite of products and services. We offer a compelling platform with a wide range of products and services designed to help our diverse base of SMB subscribers get online, get found and grow their businesses. By leveraging critical insights drawn from our proprietary collection of SMB data, we develop and expand our portfolio of products and services to provide the solutions our subscribers need and the functionality and features they value. We have placed particular emphasis on products that enable our subscribers to acquire and manage customers through online, social media and mobile channels. Our cloud-based offerings allow our subscribers to select a customized set of solutions from among a broad range of internally developed and validated third-party products. We supply these solutions to subscribers on demand in an integrated manner through the cloud, simply and effectively. • We intelligently engage with subscribers, consistent with their needs. We leverage our technology and proprietary data and analytics to identify subscriber needs and opportunities based on type of business, length in business, geography, products and services acquired from us and various other factors. This allows us to proactively engage with our subscribers in a timely manner via a myriad of customer engagement channels, including through branded websites, phone, email and chat contact with our sales and support organizations, the control panels we make available to our subscribers to manage their websites, our network of resellers and referral partners and our application store, Mojo Marketplace. This ongoing engagement allows us to offer the right solutions at the right time. We believe these capabilities, in turn, lead to greater adoption and deeper entrenchment of our technology and superior subscriber experience, thereby increasing our subscriber retention rates and revenue per subscriber. 4 • We provide affordable solutions to our subscribers in a cost-effective manner. Our cloud-based delivery model enables our subscribers to address their business needs with minimal upfront capital investment. As a result of our relentless focus on operational efficiency and lowering our cost to serve, we deliver affordable solutions to our subscribers, by operating: • • an integrated, cloud-based customer-facing technology platform which permits us to efficiently deliver our products and services and add new subscribers cost-effectively. This technology platform allows us to optimize our investments in infrastructure, benefit from economies of scale and integrate new products and services seamlessly; and proprietary and unified operating and support systems which allow us to operationalize data insights and optimize our internal processes and procedures. These systems also allow us to on- board, serve and track our subscribers throughout their lifecycle and feed a subscriber data repository which is tightly linked with our billing, CRM and fulfillment systems. We operate these systems across our subscriber base and all of our brands, allowing us to develop an integrated view of each subscriber, enabling us to contact our subscribers through the right channels and offer them the most relevant solutions at the most opportune times. • We efficiently acquire subscribers with our multi-channel, multi-brand approach. The SMB market is broad and diverse in terms of geography, industry, size and degree of technology sophistication. As a consequence, we leverage our proprietary data to implement a multi-brand, multi-channel approach that allows us to precisely target the SMB universe, identify the best ways to reach different categories of subscribers and tailor our brands and service offerings specifically toward those audiences. Our approach is designed to reach and efficiently on-board subscribers at scale while minimizing subscriber acquisition costs. • Our Multi-Channel Approach: Our primary channels for attracting subscribers are free word-of- mouth referrals and highly targeted pay-per-click, or PPC, based online marketing. We have also built up a large network of resellers and referral partners who drive subscribers to us on a paid referral basis. Because both paid and un-paid referrals are critical to our efforts to attract subscribers, we actively monitor and manage our Net Promoter Scores, or NPS, a customer satisfaction metric developed by Bain & Company. We believe that closely managing our NPS helps us drive favorable word of mouth referrals and supports our viral marketing efforts. In addition to word-of mouth, PPC and reseller and referral channels, we have also entered into strategic partnerships, such as our partnership with Google, to grow our subscriber base. Our collaboration with Google’s “Get Your Business Online” initiative in the United States and India enables us to better reach and serve SMBs who are new to the web by providing them with a domain name and web hosting free of charge for one year. We expect that many of these SMBs will choose to become paying subscribers after the first year. • Our Multi-Brand Approach: We believe that the best approach to attracting diverse subscribers from the highly fragmented SMB community is to deploy multiple brands that target different segments of the SMB market. For example, our Bluehost brand targets SMBs with greater technical expertise and a desire to build their own solutions, our iPage brand targets SMBs with less technology experience and our HostGator brand targets SMBs who value significant amounts of support. This multi-brand approach allows us to manage our subscriber acquisition costs effectively and provide a diverse base of subscribers the most relevant experience on our platform. Our primary brands today are Bluehost, Fatcow, iPage, Homestead, HostGator, and A Small Orange. We use an integrated technology and support infrastructure across our brands, which allows us to cost-effectively serve our subscribers. • We effectively serve, engage and upsell subscribers with our multi-product, multi-engagement approach. Once we get our subscribers online, we deploy our multi-product, multi-engagement approach to provide them with additional products and services to get found and grow their businesses. We offer our subscribers over 150 products and services through multiple subscriber engagement 5 points. Using this approach, we have been able to steadily increase our ARPS by selling additional products and services to our subscribers throughout their subscription period. • Our Multi-Product Approach: We offer a range of products and services on our platform. These products include domains, website builders, web hosting (including shared, Virtual Private Server (“VPS”) and dedicated hosting), security, site backup, SEO and SEM, Google Adwords, mobile solutions, social media enablement, website analytics, email marketing and productivity and e- commerce tools. The products and services we offer consist of our own proprietary solutions as well as third-party products. Nearly all of our subscribers purchase an initial web presence solution that typically includes domain and web hosting products, and many over time purchase additional products and services, which we sell as individual products or as cost-effective bundled solutions. • Our Multi-Engagement Approach: We create multiple points of engagement with our subscribers that allow us to inform and educate them about the value of our products and services. These points of engagement include phone, chat and email interactions with our sales and support organizations, our branded websites, the control panels we make available to our subscribers to manage their websites, our network of resellers and referral partners and our application store, Mojo Marketplace. We believe that our multi-engagement approach has helped us steadily increase the average number of products and services we have sold in to our subscriber base. As of December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, each of our subscribers had purchased an average of 2.8, 3.3 and 4.1 products from us in addition to an initial web presence subscription. The number of subscribers paying $500 or more per year for our products and services grew from approximately 73,000 as of December 31, 2011 to nearly 100,000 as of December 31, 2013. Our Model We believe that our solution results in a strong, efficient and differentiated business model with the following attributes: • Attractive Subscription Model and Retention Rates. Our subscriptions require payment in advance, which is typically made by credit card, and range up to 36 months, providing significant cash flow benefits and revenue visibility. Our products and services are integral to an SMB having an online presence. As a result, we benefit from high subscriber and revenue retention rates. • Strong Average Revenue per Subscriber. Our comprehensive platform, data driven approach and proactive subscriber engagement enable us to sell relevant and useful additional products and services to existing and new subscribers, driving higher average revenue per subscriber. • Cost-Effective Customer Acquisition. Through our multi-channel, multi-brand approach, we are able to target our marketing spend carefully and acquire subscribers cost-effectively. Due to our large base of subscribers and high customer satisfaction, we also attract a significant percentage of our new subscribers through word of mouth referrals, at no cost to us. Nearly all our program marketing expense is associated with PPC-based online marketing and with payments to our resellers and referral partners. These payments occur after a subscriber signs up on our platform and therefore allow us to readily determine the returns on our marketing spend. • Efficient Cost to Serve. We serve our subscribers in a cost-efficient manner as a result of our integrated technology platform and operating support systems which facilitate the collection, analysis and application of large amounts of data. Our cloud-based delivery model enables us to serve subscribers with minimal incremental expense and deploy new products and services quickly and efficiently. We have also developed proprietary techniques that help us to operate with highly-efficient server configurations, resulting in low capital expenditures. • Virtuous Cycle. As our business continues to grow, we enjoy even greater benefits of scale—collecting more data, improving our analytical capabilities, deriving more insight, enhancing our operational efficiency, increasing our cash flow and re-investing in the growth of our business. 6 Our Growth Strategy Since our formation in 1997, we have focused on helping SMBs establish, manage and grow their businesses. To fulfill our mission of getting SMBs around the world online, we intend to continue to increase our scale, broaden our subscriber footprint, expand our range of product and service offerings and pursue strategic acquisitions. Grow Our Subscriber Base We believe there is a substantial opportunity to expand our subscriber base, by: • Expanding Subscriber Acquisition Channels. We believe new types of online only businesses will continue to be created and that increased consumer demand for online interactions will drive many off- line brick and mortar businesses to establish an online presence. To capture this market opportunity, we intend to continue to invest in our multiple subscriber acquisition channels, including our resellers and referral partners as well as our relationships with Google and other strategic corporate partners. We also plan to continue to expand our geographic footprint and our internationally sourced revenues as more and more SMBs in emerging markets come online due to wider availability of Internet infrastructure and mobile connectivity. For the year ended December 31, 2013, approximately 30% of our total billings were invoiced to subscribers located in foreign countries, reflecting global demand for our solutions. We have successfully entered foreign markets such as Brazil and India and believe there are attractive opportunities to continue growing our global presence. With our acquisition of the web presence business of Directi in January 2014, we expect to continue to expand our international business particularly in India, Turkey, China, Russia and Indonesia. • Expanding Our Portfolio of Brands. We believe the SMB market is highly fragmented and requires multiple uniquely branded approaches to effectively attract and serve SMBs looking to get online. Consequently, we will continue to add to our portfolio of brands both through organic brand development and acquisition to broaden our penetration of the SMB opportunity. Increase Sales of Our Products and Services We intend to expand sales of our products and services and increase our ARPS by: • Expanding Our Points of Engagement with Our Subscribers. We aim to offer our subscribers the right products and services at the right time. We intend to continue to invest in our technology platform and our analytics capabilities to further improve how we engage our subscribers and help them grow their businesses. We also expect to continue to invest in our existing engagement points, including by rolling out Mojo Marketplace across all of our primary brands, continuing to train our support organization on selling additional products and services to subscribers requesting support, and enhancing the functionality of the control panels we offer our subscribers to manage their websites. In addition, we plan to actively seek out and invest in new and innovative engagement points with our subscribers, either through organic investment or acquisitions. • Expanding Our Suite of Innovative Products and Services. We plan to continue to introduce value- added products and services that address our subscribers’ needs and more effectively cater to the highly fragmented SMB marketplace. These products and services may be those we develop internally or through partnerships with third parties. We believe our subscriber base is at a level of scale that is highly attractive to those seeking to reach SMBs with solutions. Furthermore, we have invested in a technology platform that is robust and highly effective at targeting our subscribers which enables high levels of conversion and upsell. Our technology platform also allows us to rapidly deploy new products and services allowing us to be timely and flexible with the products and services we offer our subscribers. As we further expand our portfolio of products and services and continue investing in our technology platform, we expect that our subscribers will be more likely to purchase additional products and services from us. 7 Pursue Strategic Acquisitions We may pursue future acquisitions that complement our existing business, represent a strategic fit and are consistent with our overall growth strategy. We may target acquisitions that help us access new international markets, enhance our data analytics and technology platform, widen our points of engagement with our subscribers or add functionality and capabilities to our suite of products and services. Our Products and Services We offer an integrated and comprehensive suite of products and services that help SMBs get online, get found and grow their businesses. Our offerings can be broadly grouped as follows: Getting SMBs Online Through a combination of do-it-yourself tools and managed professional services, we provide SMBs an easy and cost-effective way to create an online presence. We offer the following products and services to get SMBs online quickly, easily and affordably: • Domain Registration, Management and Resale. As an accredited domain registrar with over 7.0 million domains under our management at December 31, 2013, we enable our subscribers to search and purchase available domain names from a wide spectrum of domain registries. We also maintain a portfolio of premium domains that are available for resale to our subscribers. • Website Builders. We offer a variety of proprietary, third-party and open source website building tools and design services that enable subscribers with varying degrees of technical sophistication to create a customized web presence, either on a self-service basis or with our assistance. We also offer various premium elements that subscribers can purchase separately to enhance their website and provide a more engaging user experience for their customers, including mobile optimization, social networking features, customer interaction tools, embedded videos, photo galleries, blogs, maps, polls and community forums. • Web Hosting. By providing a consolidated set of core products, services and resources that share storage, bandwidth and processing power, our entry-level shared hosting services enable subscribers to create an initial web presence quickly and cost-effectively. We also provide VPS and dedicated server hosting for subscribers who have higher bandwidth and more complex hosting requirements for their websites. • • Security. We offer malware protection solutions to protect our subscribers’ websites from viruses, malicious code and other threats. Our premium offerings, including a web application firewall, can prevent attacks on subscriber websites before they affect subscriber data or operations. For subscribers that collect personally identifiable information or other private data from their customers and website visitors, we offer a variety of Secure Socket Layer, or SSL, certificates that encrypt data collected on a subscriber’s website. We also offer products that are PCI compliant for subscribers that need to maintain sensitive information. Site Back-Up. We offer enhanced backup control solutions that enable subscribers to schedule, maintain, manage and restore backups of their online data and websites to meet their particular business needs. Getting SMBs Found Our marketing solutions enable subscribers to increase their online visibility, attract more customers to their websites and build customer loyalty. • Mobile. We offer solutions that allow our subscribers to have their websites rendered on mobile devices, be able to be discovered by mobile devices in their vicinity and target mobile customers for their businesses among other features and functionality. We also offer third party applications that enable mobile payments and commerce. 8 • • Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Search Engine Marketing (SEM). We offer a variety of search engine optimization and marketing solutions that can improve a subscriber’s ability to be discovered by potential customers. These services help a subscriber distribute its business profile to online directories and manage links and keywords with on-page diagnostic tools. We also offer fully managed pay-per-click services designed to direct traffic to a subscriber’s website, email or phone. Social Media. We offer tools and services that enable our subscribers to communicate effectively with their customers and potential customers through social networks. Our platform enables our subscribers to seamlessly integrate their website content and sales and marketing efforts into Facebook, Twitter and other forms of social media. We also enable our subscribers to track the results of their social media campaigns. • Analytics. We offer control panels and dashboards that enable our subscribers to analyze activity on their websites and optimize the impact of their web presence design and marketing campaigns to more effectively reach their customers. Helping SMBs Grow We offer a wide array of applications and services that can help our subscribers grow their businesses over time by enabling them to have dedicated processing power to drive their websites, consistently get in front of their customers, collaborate more efficiently with their employees, partners and customers, better manage their businesses and have advanced, secure online payment services. • Advanced Web Hosting. In addition to providing shared hosting services, we also provide our subscribers a path to upgrade to a VPS hosting solution or a dedicated hosting solution. As a subscriber’s business expands and the demands on its website increase, these more customized and higher bandwidth solutions allow our subscribers to build additional functionality into their websites, offer high bandwidth content such as HD video and drive more commerce and marketing activities while reducing load times and site speeds. • Email Marketing. We offer a comprehensive platform that enables subscribers to communicate effectively with their customers and potential customers via email. Our email marketing services include building and segmenting mailing lists, designing and managing email newsletters, coupons and landing pages, scheduling and sending email messages, and reporting and tracking the results of each campaign. We also enable subscribers to seamlessly integrate with social networks to create greater awareness of their businesses. • Productivity Solutions. We offer our subscribers professional, secure, reliable email capabilities, including custom mailboxes that reflect a subscriber’s domain name, spam filters, email aliases and forwarding functionality. Our communications tools also allow a subscriber to unify its email inbox with other communications streams, such as social media feeds. We also offer our subscribers validated third-party business tools, including customer relationship management, calendaring, cloud-based collaboration and file sharing. • E-commerce Enablement. As our subscribers grow their businesses and their demands on e-commerce increase, we offer products that enable secure and encrypted payments, shopping carts, payment processing and related services, mobile payments and other forms of e-commerce to expand the way SMBs conduct business online. • Professional Services. For subscribers who have extensive demands for web design, content aggregation and presentation or have unique requirements for their web presence, we offer professional services with dedicated engineering and web design to help them create their ideal web presence complete with integration with some of the more advanced e-commerce, productivity and marketing products we offer. 9 Subscriber Support Our support agents assist our subscribers in a proactive, consultative manner, engaging with an average of more than 50,000 subscribers per day via phone, email and chat. We leverage our proprietary data and subscriber management software to deliver differentiated support, which we believe enables us to deepen relationships with our subscribers and help them succeed as they grow. Our support personnel not only assist subscribers with technical issues, but also focus on understanding the business goals of each subscriber to help identify the right products and services to achieve those goals. We believe this contributes to subscriber retention and our ability to sell more products and services. Our U.S. support organization is located across Tempe, Arizona, Englewood, Colorado, Houston and Austin, Texas, Provo and Orem, Utah and Vancouver, Washington. Centers supporting our international operations are located in Brazil and India. Technology Platform We have invested significant resources to develop and enhance our technology platform and collect a vast amount of proprietary data. We use a data-driven approach to design business processes that allow us to innovate, develop and deploy solutions that meet the demands of SMBs and provide a superior experience for our subscribers. Our technology platform leverages common services for the benefit of all of our brands and has the ability to optimize the specific requirements of any individual brand. Integrated Platform We have developed an integrated technology platform for our cloud-based solutions that combines open source and proprietary software designed to grow with the needs of our subscribers. Our innovative shared services architecture allows us to operate at a high level of service, with a high degree of customization for each subscriber’s web presence and with a large number of subscribers per server. In addition, we have built customized subscriber relationship management, billing and subscriber service support systems to on-board, serve and track our subscribers at scale, and to enable subscribers to manage their own service experience. Our subscriber service support systems also help us predict which applications a subscriber may need based on our experience with similar subscribers, enabling our support personnel to have more informed subscriber interactions. Data Analytics and Business Intelligence Our proprietary data analytics technology enables us to deliver our products and services in a highly personalized manner and to improve our operational efficiency. We have a dedicated team of software engineers focused on refining and further developing our proprietary analytics systems. Our use of analytics and continued investment in developing predictive capabilities allow us to design and deliver the right solutions to our subscribers at the right time. We believe our analytics capabilities and technology are also key contributors to our ability to target new subscribers, retain existing subscribers and upsell our base of subscribers. Applications We offer an integrated and comprehensive suite of products and services through proprietary applications as well as third-party technology partners who have integrated their offerings into our technology platform. Through a combination of common services, integrated platforms, application program interfaces and processes, we can rapidly develop and deploy new applications across our brands. A significant portion of our over 150 products and services have been internally developed. We regularly retire offerings that are underperforming and add offerings that we believe will be in high demand based on our data insights. Infrastructure We employ various techniques to enhance the stability of our systems and preserve the security of information contained on them. We utilize monitoring systems and a variety of software components to monitor and protect our infrastructure against attempts to attack or gain unauthorized entry to our internal systems and 10 subscriber websites. In addition, we focus engineering and development efforts on reducing the computational costs required to provide and maintain quality subscriber services, which enables us to rely in large part on increasingly economical industry-standard hardware. These efforts help us achieve performance capabilities such as high levels of server density and reduce overall capital expenditures and costs to serve our subscribers. Currently, we do not own any data centers. Instead, we choose to co-locate our equipment in third party data centers through cost-effective contracts. We currently serve most of our subscribers from five co-located data center facilities located in Massachusetts (two), Texas, Utah and California. Engineering and Development Our engineering and development activity is focused on enhancing our systems, developing and expanding product and service offerings, and integrating technology capabilities from our acquisitions. Our engineering and development expense during 2011, 2012 and 2013 was $5.6 million, $13.8 million and $23.2 million, respectively. Subscribers As of December 31, 2013, we had approximately 3.5 million subscribers. Approximately 80% of our subscribers are SMBs, and the majority of our SMB subscribers are one-to-five employee businesses. The industries in which our subscribers operate are very diverse, including retail, merchandising, media, recreation, education, construction, medical, dental and arts and entertainment. Geographical Information We currently maintain offices and conduct operations in the United States, Brazil and India. As of December 31, 2013, substantially all of our long-lived assets were located in the United States. Our subscribers are located worldwide. For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, approximately 70% of our total billings were invoiced to subscribers located in the United States. The remaining amount was invoiced to subscribers around the world, primarily in Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and India. It is impracticable for us to provide revenue information by geography for the foregoing periods due to unavailability of geographic information for some subscribers acquired as part of previous acquisitions as well as limitations in certain accounting systems we currently use. Competition The global cloud-based services market for SMBs is highly competitive and constantly evolving. We expect competition to increase from existing competitors as well as potential new market entrants. Our competitors include providers of: • • offerings designed to help SMBs establish an initial web presence, such as domain name registrars, shared hosting providers, website builders, website creation and management companies, e-commerce service providers, security solutions providers and site backup companies; solutions that help SMBS get found online, such as search engine marketing companies, search engine optimization companies, local directory listing companies and online and offline business directories; and • more advanced solutions targeted at growing SMBS, such as companies offering VPS and dedicated hosting services, advanced e-commerce and security products, email marketing solutions and productivity tools. 11 We believe the principal competitive factors in the cloud-based services market for SMBs are: • • • • • • • • • size and scale of subscriber base; integrated cloud-based technology platform that can help target and service subscribers effectively at scale; depth and sophistication of data analytics and business insights tools; cost-effective customer acquisition; scope, scalability, flexibility and compatibility of product and service offerings; quality of subscriber support and subscriber engagement; brand names, reputation and subscriber satisfaction; ease of implementation, use and maintenance; and reliability and security. We believe that we compete favorably with respect to each of these factors. In addition, we believe that our data-driven approach, integrated technology platform and focus on serving as a trusted partner to our subscribers help differentiate us from competitors. In some instances, we have commercial partnerships with cloud-based services providers in the SMB market with whom we otherwise compete. Seasonality We have historically experienced increased sales in the first quarter of our fiscal year, which positively affects our total revenue in that quarter and the first quarter of subsequent years. However, because the majority of our sales are on a subscription basis, the revenue impact from seasonal differences is mitigated because we ratably recognize related revenue throughout the year. Intellectual Property and Proprietary Rights Our intellectual property and proprietary rights are important to our business. We rely on a combination of trademark, patent, copyright and trade secret laws, confidentiality and access-related procedures and safeguards and contractual provisions to protect our proprietary technologies, confidential information, brands and other intellectual property. We use open source technologies pursuant to applicable licenses as the basis for our technology platform. We have also developed, acquired or licensed proprietary technologies for use in our business. As of December 31, 2013, we have one U.S. patent as well as 28 pending U.S. patent applications and several pending foreign counterpart applications, relating to aspects of our technology platform and offerings, including our shared services architecture, predictive analytics methods, virtualization technologies, subscriber migration technologies and web presence improvement technologies. We have non-disclosure, confidentiality and license agreements with employees, contractors, subscribers and other third parties, which limit access to and use of our proprietary information. Though we rely in part upon these legal and contractual protections, as well as various procedural safeguards, we believe that the skill and ingenuity of our employees, the functionality and frequent enhancements to our solutions and our ability to introduce new products and features that meet the needs of our subscribers are more important to maintaining our competitive position in the marketplace. We have an ongoing trademark and service mark registration program pursuant to which we register our brand names and product names, taglines and logos in the United States and other countries to the extent we determine appropriate and cost-effective. We also have common law rights in some unregistered trademarks that were established over years of use. In addition, we have a trademark and service mark enforcement program 12 pursuant to which we monitor applications filed by third parties to register trademarks and service marks that may be confusingly similar to ours, as well as the use of our major brand names in social media, domain names and other Internet sites. Despite our efforts to preserve and protect our intellectual property, unauthorized third parties may attempt to copy, reverse engineer or otherwise obtain access to our proprietary rights, and competitors may attempt to develop solutions that could compete with us in the markets we serve. Unauthorized disclosure of our confidential information or proprietary technologies by our employees or third parties could also occur. The risk of unauthorized use of our proprietary and intellectual property rights may increase as we seek to expand outside of the United States. Third-party infringement claims are also possible in our industry, especially as functionality and features expand, evolve and overlap across industries. Third parties, including non-practicing patent holders, have claimed, and could claim in the future, that our processes, technologies or websites infringe patents they now hold or might obtain or that might be issued in the future. See “Risk Factors—we could incur substantial costs as a result of any claim of infringement of another party’s intellectual property rights.” Employees As of December 31, 2013, we had 2,204 employees, including 1,542 in support and network operations, 386 in sales and marketing, 141 in engineering and development and 135 in general and administrative. Most of our employees are based in the United States. None of our employees is represented by a labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement. We have never experienced a strike or similar work stoppage, and we consider our relations with our employees to be good. Corporate Information Our business was founded in 1997 as a Delaware corporation under the name Innovative Marketing Technologies Incorporated. In December 2011, investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs acquired a controlling interest in our company. We refer to this transaction as the Sponsor Acquisition. Prior to our initial public offering in October 2013, we were an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of WP Expedition Topco L.P., a Delaware limited partnership that we refer to as WP Expedition Topco. Pursuant to the terms of a corporate reorganization that we completed prior to our initial public offering, WP Expedition Topco dissolved and in liquidation distributed the shares of Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. common stock to its partners in accordance with the limited partnership agreement of WP Expedition Topco. Our principal office is located at 10 Corporate Drive, Suite 300, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803 and our telephone number is (781) 852-3200. Information Available on the Internet We maintain an Internet website at www.endurance.com, and we also operate a number of other websites. The information on, or that can be accessed through, any of our websites is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K and should not be considered to be a part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our website address is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K as an active and technical reference only. Our reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and our Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, are accessible through our website, free of charge, as soon as reasonably practicable after these reports are filed electronically with, or otherwise furnished to, the SEC. We also make available on our website the charters of our audit committee, compensation committee and nominating and corporate governance committee, as well as our corporate governance guidelines and our code of business conduct and ethics. In addition, we intend to disclose on our website any amendments to, or waivers from, our code of business conduct and ethics that are required to be disclosed pursuant to SEC rules. 13 ITEM 1A. Risk Factors Our business, financial condition, results of operations and future growth prospects could be materially and adversely affected by the following risks or uncertainties. The risks and uncertainties described below are those that we have identified as material, but they are not the only risks and uncertainties we face. Our business is also subject to general risks and uncertainties that affect many other companies, including overall economic and industry conditions, as well as other risks not currently known to us or that we currently consider immaterial. If any of such risks and uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition, results of operations and growth prospects could differ materially from the plans, projections and other forward-looking statements included in the section titled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and elsewhere in this Annual Report and in our other public filings. Risks Related to Our Business and Our Industry Our quarterly and annual operating results may be adversely affected due to a variety of factors, which could make our future results difficult to predict and could cause our operating results to fall below investor or analyst expectations. Our quarterly and annual operating results may be adversely affected due to a variety of factors that could affect our revenue or our expenses in any particular period. You should not rely on quarter-to-quarter comparisons of our operating results as an indication of future performance. Factors that may adversely affect our quarterly and annual operating results may include: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • our ability to attract new subscribers and retain existing subscribers; our ability to acquire subscribers in a cost-effective way; our ability to maintain a high level of subscriber satisfaction; competition in the market for our products and services; rapid technological change, frequent new product and service introductions, and evolving industry standards, including with respect to how our products and services are marketed to consumers and in how consumers find, purchase and use our products and services; difficulties in integrating technologies, products and employees from companies we acquire or in migrating acquired subscribers from an acquired company’s platforms to our platforms, including difficulties in integrating technologies, products and employees of Directi; difficulties arising from our international operations, including as a result of our recent acquisition of Directi, and continued international expansion; systems, data center and Internet failures and service interruptions; difficulties in distributing new products; shortcomings in, or misinterpretations of, our metrics and data which cause us to fail to anticipate or identify trends in our market; terminations of, disputes with, or material changes to our relationships with third-party partners, including referral sources, product partners, data center providers, payment processors and landlords; a shift in subscriber demand to lower margin solutions, which could increase our cost of revenue; reductions in the selling prices for our solutions; costs or liabilities associated with any acquisitions that we may make, including costs or liabilities associated with our recent acquisition of Directi; changes in legislation that affect our collection of sales and use taxes; 14 • • changes in regulation or to regulatory bodies, such as the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or ICANN, that could affect our business and our industry; and loss of key employees. It is possible that in one or more future quarters, due to any of the factors listed above, a combination of those factors or other reasons, our operating results may be below our expectations and the expectations of research analysts and investors. In that event, our stock price could decline substantially. We may not be able to continue to add new subscribers or increase sales to our existing subscribers, which could adversely affect our operating results. Our growth is dependent on our ability to continue to attract new subscribers while retaining existing subscribers and expanding the products and services we sell to them. Growth in the demand for our products and services may be inhibited, and we may be unable to sustain growth in our subscriber base, for a number of reasons, including, but not limited to: • • • • • • • • • • • • • our failure to develop or offer new or additional products and services in a timely manner that keeps pace with new technologies and the evolving needs of our subscribers; our inability to market our solutions in a cost-effective manner to new subscribers and to increase our sales to existing subscribers, including due to changes in regulation, or to changes in the enforcement of existing regulation, that would impair our marketing practices, require us to change our sign-up processes or to increase disclosure designed to provide greater transparency as to how we bill and deliver our services; our inability to offer solutions that are adequately integrated and customizable to meet the needs of our highly diverse and fragmented subscriber base; changes in search engine ranking algorithms or in search terms used by potential subscribers, either of which may have the effect of increasing our competitors’ search engine rankings or increasing our marketing costs to offset lower search engine rankings; failure of our third-party development partners, which provide a majority of our offerings, to continue to support existing products and to develop and support new products; the inability of our subscribers to differentiate our solutions from those of our competitors or our inability to effectively communicate such distinctions; our inability to maintain, or strengthen awareness of, our brands; our inability to maintain a consistent user experience and timely and consistent product upgrade schedule for all of our subscribers due to the fact that not all of our brands, products, or services operate from the same control panel or other systems; our inability to penetrate, or adapt to requirements of, international markets; our inability to enter into automatically renewing contracts with our subscribers or increase subscription prices; the decisions by our subscribers to move the hosting of their Internet sites and web infrastructure to their own IT systems, into co-location facilities or to our competitors if we are unable to effectively market the scalability of our solutions; subscriber dissatisfaction causing our existing subscribers to stop referring prospective subscribers to us; and perceived or actual security, integrity, reliability, quality or compatibility problems with our solutions, including related to unscheduled downtime, or outages. A substantial amount of our revenue growth historically has been derived from increased sales of products and services to existing subscribers. Our costs associated with increasing revenue from existing subscribers are 15 generally lower than costs associated with generating revenue from new subscribers. Therefore, a reduction in the rate of revenue increase from our existing subscribers, even if offset by an increase in revenue from new subscribers, could reduce our operating margins, and any failure by us to continue to attract new subscribers or increase our revenue from existing subscribers could have a material adverse effect on our operating results. The rate of growth of the small- and medium-sized business, or SMB, market for our solutions could be significantly lower than our estimates. If demand for our products and services does not meet expectations, our ability to generate revenue and meet our financial targets could be adversely affected. Although we expect continued demand in the SMB market for our cloud-based solutions, it is possible that the rate of growth may not meet our expectations, or the market may not grow at all, either of which would adversely affect our business. Our expectations for future revenue growth are based in part on assumptions reflecting our industry knowledge and experience serving SMBs, as well as our assumptions regarding demographic shifts, growth in the availability and capacity of Internet infrastructure internationally and the general economic climate. If any of these assumptions proves to be inaccurate, then our actual revenue growth could be significantly lower than our expected revenue growth. Our ability to compete successfully depends on our ability to offer an integrated and comprehensive suite of products and services that enable our diverse base of subscribers to establish, manage and grow their businesses. Our web presence and commerce offerings are predicated on the assumption that an online presence is, and will continue to be, an important factor in our subscribers’ abilities to establish, expand, manage and monetize their businesses quickly, easily and affordably. If we are incorrect in this assumption, for example due to the introduction of a new technology or industry standard that supersedes the importance of an online presence or renders our existing or future solutions obsolete, then our ability to retain existing subscribers and attract new subscribers could be adversely affected, which could harm our ability to generate revenue and meet our financial targets. In addition, we estimate that approximately 20% of our subscribers use our cloud-based solutions primarily for personal, group or not-for-profit use. We do not offer a complete suite of products and services that are tailored to the specific needs of these types of subscribers. As a result, we may not be able to increase revenue per subscriber for these subscribers at the same rate as for our other subscribers, which could negatively affect our growth and have an adverse effect on our operating results. Our business and operations have experienced rapid growth and organizational change in recent periods, which has placed, and will continue to place, significant demands on our management and infrastructure, especially our billing systems. If we fail to manage our growth effectively, we may be unable to execute our business plan, maintain high levels of service, produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis or address competitive challenges adequately. As a result of acquisitions and internal growth, we increased our revenue from $292.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2012 to $520.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2013. Our growth has placed, and will continue to place, a significant strain on our managerial, engineering, network operations, sales and support, marketing, legal, finance and other resources. In particular, our growth has placed, and will continue to place, a significant strain on our ability to build and maintain effective internal financial and accounting controls and procedures. For example, as a result of our acquisitions, we have acquired multiple billing systems that we are in the process of integrating. Any delays or other challenges associated with this build-out or integration could lead to inaccurate disclosure, which could prevent us from producing accurate financial statements on a timely basis and harm our operating results, our ability to operate our business and our investors’ view of us. In addition, we intend to further expand our overall business, subscriber base, data center infrastructure, headcount and operations, both domestically and internationally, with no assurance that our business or revenue 16 will continue to grow. Creating an organization with expanded U.S. and overseas operations and managing a geographically dispersed workforce will require substantial management effort, the allocation of management resources and significant additional investment in our infrastructure. We will be required to continue to improve our operational, financial, compliance, risk and management controls and our reporting procedures and to ensure that they are in effect throughout our organization, and we may not be able to do so. As such, we may be unable to manage our expenses effectively in the future, which may adversely affect our gross margins or operating expenses in any particular quarter. If we fail to manage our anticipated growth and organizational change in a manner that preserves the key aspects of our corporate culture, the quality of our solutions may suffer or fail to keep up with changes in the industry or technological developments, which could adversely affect our brands and reputation and harm our ability to retain and attract subscribers. We have experienced system, Internet, data center and customer support center failures and have not yet implemented a complete disaster recovery plan, and any interruptions, delays or failures could harm our reputation, cause our subscribers to seek reimbursement for services paid for and not received, cause our subscribers to stop referring new subscribers to us, or cause our subscribers to seek to replace us as a provider of their cloud-based solutions. We must be able to operate our applications and systems without interruption. Since our ability to retain and attract subscribers depends on our ability to provide highly reliable service, even minor interruptions in our service or losses of data could harm our reputation. Our applications, systems, power supplies, customer support centers and co-located data centers are subject to various points of failure, including: • • • • • • • • human error or accidents; power loss; equipment failure; Internet connectivity downtime; improper building maintenance by the landlords of the buildings in which our co-located data centers are located; physical or electronic security breaches; computer viruses; fire, hurricane, flood, earthquake, tornado and other natural disasters; • water damage; • • • • terrorism; intentional bad acts, such as sabotage and vandalism; pandemics; and failure by us or our vendors to provide adequate service to our equipment. We have experienced system failures, delays and periodic interruptions in service, or outages, due to factors including power and network equipment failures; storage system failures; power outages; and network configuration failures. We will likely experience future outages that disrupt the operation of our solutions and harm our business due to factors such as these or other factors, including the accidental or intentional actions of Internet users, current and former employees and others; cooling equipment failures; other computer failures; or other factors not currently known to us or that we consider immaterial. While we have experienced increases in subscriber cancellations and decreases in our Net Promoter Scores following such outages, we cannot be certain these outcomes are entirely attributable to the outages, and we do not believe that such outages have had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Our systems are not fully redundant, and we have not yet implemented a complete disaster recovery plan or business continuity plan. Although the redundancies we do have in place will permit us to respond, at least to 17 some degree, to failures of applications and systems, our co-located data centers are vulnerable in the event of failure. A significant majority of our subscribers are hosted in one of our five U.S.-based co-located data centers. Accordingly, any failure or downtime in any one of these five co-located data center facilities would affect a significant percentage of our subscribers. We do not yet have adequate structures or systems in place to recover from a data center’s severe impairment or total destruction, and recovery from the total destruction or severe impairment of any of these five co-located data centers would be extremely difficult and may not be possible at all. Closing any one of these five co-located data centers without adequate notice could result in lengthy, if not permanent, interruptions in the availability of our solutions and loss of vast amounts of subscriber data. Our co-located data centers are also susceptible to impairment resulting from electrical power outages due to the amount of power and cooling they require to operate. Since we rely on third parties to provide our co- located data centers with power sufficient to meet our needs, we cannot control whether our co-located data centers will have an adequate amount of electrical resources necessary to meet our subscriber requirements. We attempt to limit exposure to system downtime due to power outages by using backup generators and power supplies. However, these protections may not limit our exposure to power shortages or outages entirely. Our customer support centers are also vulnerable in the event of failure caused by total destruction or severe impairment. When calling our customer support services, most of our subscribers reach our customer support teams located in one of our six U.S.-based call centers. Our teams in each call center are trained to provide support services for a discrete subset of our brands, and they do not currently have complete capability to route calls from one call center to another call center. Accordingly, if any one of these call centers were to become non-operational due to severe impairment or total destruction, our ability to re-route calls to operational call centers or to provide customer support services to any subscribers of the brand or brands that the non-operational call center had formerly managed would be compromised. A significant portion of our email and chat-based customer support is provided by an India-based support team, which is employed by a third-party service provider. Although our email and chat-based customer support can be re-routed to our own centers, a disruption at our India customer support center could adversely affect our business. Any of these events could materially increase our expenses or reduce our revenue, damage our reputation, cause our subscribers to seek reimbursement for services paid for and not received, cause our subscribers to stop referring new subscribers to us, and cause us to lose current and potential subscribers, which would have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition. Moreover, the property and business interruption insurance we carry may not have coverage adequate to compensate us fully for losses that may occur. If we are unable to maintain a high level of subscriber satisfaction, demand for our solutions could suffer. We believe that our future revenue growth depends on our ability to provide subscribers with quality service that meets our stated commitments and also meets or exceeds our subscribers’ expectations. We are not always able to provide our subscribers with this level of service, and our subscribers occasionally encounter interruptions in service and other technical challenges, including as a result of outages. If we are unable to provide subscribers with quality service, this may result in subscriber dissatisfaction or billing disputes, and we could face damage to our reputation, claims of loss, negative publicity, decreased overall demand for our solutions and loss of revenue, any of which could have a negative effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. In addition, we may from time to time fail to meet the needs of specific subscribers in order to best meet the service expectations of our overall subscriber base. For example, we may suspend a subscriber’s website when it is harming other subscribers’ websites or disrupting servers supporting those websites, such as when a cyber criminal installs malware on a subscriber’s website without that subscriber’s authorization or knowledge. Although such service interruptions are not uncommon in a cloud-based environment, we risk subscriber dissatisfaction by interrupting one subscriber’s service to prevent further attacks on or data breaches for other subscribers, and this could damage our reputation and have an adverse effect on our business. 18 We face significant competition for our solutions in the SMB market, which we expect will continue to intensify and which could require us to reduce our selling prices. As a result of such competitive pressures, we may not be able to maintain or improve our competitive position or market share. The SMB market for cloud-based technologies is highly competitive and constantly evolving. We expect competition to increase from existing competitors as well as potential new market entrants. Most of our existing competitors are expanding the variety of solution-based services that they offer to SMBs. We also may face significant competition from new entrants into the markets we serve. Our competitors include providers of: • web presence and commerce offerings, such as domain name registrars, shared hosting providers, website creation, web builders and management companies and e-commerce service providers; • computing resources and security offerings, such as on-demand computing resources and online security offerings; • marketing solutions, such as search engine marketing (SEM) companies, search engine optimization (SEO) companies, local directory listing companies and online and offline business directories; and • productivity tools, such as business-class email, calendaring and file-sharing. Some of these competitors may have greater resources, more brand recognition and consumer awareness, greater international scope and larger subscriber bases than we do. As a result, we may not be able to compete successfully against them. If these companies decide to devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products and services, or if the products and services offered by these companies are more attractive to or better meet the evolving needs of SMBs, greater numbers of SMBs may choose to use these competitors for creating an online presence and as a general platform for running online business operations. There are relatively few barriers to entry in this market, especially for providers of niche services, which often have low capital and operating expenses and the ability to quickly bring products to market that meet specific subscriber needs. Accordingly, as this market continues to develop, we expect the number of competitors to increase. The continued entry of competitors into the cloud-based technologies market, and the rapid growth of some competitors that have already entered the market, may make it difficult for us to maintain our market position. In addition, in an attempt to gain market share, competitors may offer aggressive price discounts or alternative pricing models, such as so-called “freemium” pricing in which a basic offering is provided for free with advanced features provided for a fee, on the services they offer, or increase commissions paid to their referral sources. These pricing pressures may require us to match these discounts and commissions in order to remain competitive, which would reduce our margins or cause us to fail to attract new subscribers that decide to purchase the discounted service offerings of our competitors. As a result of these factors, it is difficult to predict whether we will be able to maintain our average selling prices, pricing models and commissions paid to our referral sources. If we reduce our selling prices, alter our pricing models or increase commissions paid to our referral sources, it may become increasingly difficult for us to compete successfully, our profitability may be harmed and our operating results could be adversely affected. We must keep up with rapid and ongoing technological change, marketing trends and shifts in consumer demand to remain competitive in a rapidly evolving industry. The cloud-based technology industry is characterized by rapid and ongoing technological change, frequent new product and service introductions, and evolving industry standards. Our future success will depend on our ability to adapt to rapidly changing technologies, to adapt our solutions to evolving industry standards and consumer needs and to improve the performance and reliability of our applications and services. To achieve market acceptance for our applications and services, we must anticipate subscriber needs and offer solutions that meet changing subscriber demands quickly and effectively. Subscribers may require features and functionality that our current applications and services do not have or that our platforms are not able to support. If we fail to 19 develop solutions that satisfy subscriber preferences in a timely and cost-effective manner, our ability to renew our agreements with existing subscribers and our ability to increase demand for our solutions will be harmed. In addition, the manner in which we market to our subscribers and potential subscribers must keep pace with technological change, marketing trends and shifts in how our solutions are found, purchased and used by subscribers and potential subscribers. For example, application marketplaces, mobile platforms and new search engines and search methods are changing the way in which consumers find, purchase and use our solutions. If we are not able to take advantage of such technologies or anticipate such trends, or if existing technologies or systems, such as the domain name system which directs traffic on the Internet, become obsolete, we may be unable to continue to attract new subscribers or sell additional solutions to our existing subscribers. Our future success will depend on our ability to continue to identify and partner with or acquire third parties who offer and are able to adapt to new technologies and to develop compelling and innovative solutions that can be integrated with our platform and brought to market. If we or our third-party partners are unable to adapt to rapidly changing technologies and develop solutions that meet subscriber requirements, our revenue and operating results may be adversely affected. If we do not maintain a low rate of credit card chargebacks and protect against breach of the credit card information we store, we will face the prospect of financial penalties and could lose our ability to accept credit card payments from subscribers, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. A majority of our revenue is processed through credit card transactions. Under current credit card industry practices, we are liable for fraudulent and disputed credit card transactions because we do not obtain the cardholder’s signature at the time of the transaction, even though the financial institution issuing the credit card may have authorized the transaction. Although we focus on keeping our rate of credit card refunds and chargebacks low, if our refunds or chargebacks increase, our credit card processors could require us to increase reserves or terminate their contracts with us, which would have an adverse effect on our financial condition. Our failure to limit fraudulent transactions conducted on our websites, such as through the use of stolen credit card numbers, could also subject us to liability. We could also incur significant fines or lose our ability to give subscribers the option of using credit cards to fund their payments or pay their fees to us if we fail to follow payment card industry data security standards, even if there is no compromise of subscriber information. Although we believe we are in compliance with payment card industry data security standards and do not believe that there has been a compromise of subscriber information, we have not always been in full compliance with these standards. Accordingly, we could be fined, or our services could be suspended, for such failure to comply with payment card industry data security standards, which would cause us to not be able to process payments using credit cards. If we are unable to accept credit card payments, our financial condition, results of operations and cash flows would be adversely affected. Under credit card association rules, penalties may be imposed at the discretion of the association. Any such potential penalties would be imposed on our credit card processor by the association. Under our contract with our processor, we are required to reimburse our processor for such penalties. Our current level of fraud protection, based on our fraudulent and disputed credit card transaction history, is within the guidelines established by the credit card associations. However, we face the risk that we may fail to maintain an adequate level of fraud protection or that one or more credit card associations may, at any time, assess penalties against us or terminate our ability to accept credit card payments from subscribers, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. In addition, we could be liable if there is a breach of the credit card information we store. Online commerce and communications depend on the secure transmission of confidential information over public networks. We rely on encryption and authentication technology that we have developed internally, as well as technology that we license from third parties, to provide security and authentication for the transmission of confidential 20 information, including subscriber credit card numbers. However, we cannot ensure that this technology can prevent breaches of the systems that we use to protect subscriber credit card data. Although we maintain network security insurance, we cannot be certain that our coverage will be adequate for liabilities actually incurred or that insurance will continue to be available to us on reasonable terms, or at all. In addition, some of our third-party partners also collect information from transactions with our customers, and we may be subject to litigation or our reputation may be harmed if our partners fail to protect our subscribers’ information or if they use it in a manner that is inconsistent with our practices. Data breaches can also occur as a result of non-technical issues. Under our contracts with our card processors, if there is unauthorized access to, or disclosure of, credit card information that we store, we could be liable to the credit card issuing banks for their cost of issuing new cards and related expenses. Our recent or potential future acquisitions could be difficult to execute and integrate, divert the attention of key personnel, disrupt our business, dilute stockholder value and impair our financial results. We may not realize anticipated benefits from our acquisitions that we have completed or may complete in the future. We have in the past acquired, and may in the future acquire, businesses and assets to increase our growth, enhance our ability to compete in our core markets or allow us to enter new markets. Acquisitions involve numerous risks, any of which could harm our business, including: • • • • • • • • • • • difficulties in integrating the technologies, products, operations, billing systems, personnel or operations of an acquired business and realizing the anticipated benefits of the combined businesses; difficulties in supporting and transitioning acquired subscribers, if any, to our platform, causing potential loss of such subscribers and damage to our reputation; disruption of our ongoing business and diversion of financial, management, operations and customer support resources from existing operations; difficulties in applying our controls and risk management policies and practices to acquired companies; to the extent an acquired company has a corporate culture or compensation arrangement different from ours, difficulty assimilating or integrating the acquired organization and its talent, which could lead to morale issues, increased turnover and lower productivity than anticipated, and could also adversely affect the culture of our existing organization; the price we pay, or other resources that we devote, may exceed the value we realize, or the value we could have realized if we had allocated the purchase price or other resources to another opportunity or unanticipated costs associated with pursuing acquisitions; potential loss of an acquired business’ strategic alliances and key employees, including those employees who depart prior to transferring to us, or without otherwise documenting, knowledge and information that are important to the efficient operation of the acquired business; potential deployment by an acquired company of its top talent to other of its business units prior to our acquisition if we do not acquire the entirety of an acquired company’s stock or assets; disruption of our business due to sellers, former employees, contractors or third-party service providers of an acquired company or business misappropriating our intellectual property, violating non- competition agreements, or otherwise causing harm to our company; integration and support of redundant solutions or solutions that are outside of our core capabilities; the incurrence of additional debt in order to fund an acquisition, or assumption of debt or other liabilities, including litigation risk or risks associated with other unforeseen or undisclosed liabilities, of the acquired company; 21 • • adverse tax consequences, including exposure to substantial penalties and fees if an acquired company failed to comply with relevant tax rules and regulations prior to our acquisition or due to substantial depreciation or deferred compensation charges; and accounting effects, including potential impairment charges related to long-lived assets and requirements that we record deferred revenue at fair value. We rely heavily on the representations and warranties provided to us by the sellers in our acquisitions, including as they relate to creation, ownership and rights in intellectual property, existence of open source software and compliance with laws and contractual requirements. If any of these representations and warranties are inaccurate or breached, we might pursue costly litigation and assessment of liability for which there may not be adequate recourse, against such sellers, in part due to contractual time limitations and limitations of liability. Moreover, acquisitions frequently result in the recording of goodwill and other intangible assets which are subject to potential impairments in the future that could harm our financial results. We may also incur expenses related to completing acquisitions, or in evaluating potential acquisitions or technologies, which may adversely affect our profitability. In addition, if we finance acquisitions by issuing equity securities, our existing stockholders may be diluted. If we fail to properly conduct due diligence efforts or evaluate acquisitions or investments, we may not achieve the anticipated benefits of any such acquisitions and we may incur costs in excess of what we anticipate. The failure to successfully evaluate and execute acquisitions or investments or otherwise adequately address these risks could materially harm our business and financial results. The international nature of our business and our continued international expansion expose us to business risks that could limit the effectiveness of our growth strategy and cause our operating results to suffer. We currently maintain offices and conduct operations in the United States, Brazil and India, and we intend to expand our international operations. For example, we recently acquired Directi, and we may in the future seek to make other acquisitions that help us access new international markets, enhance our data analytics and technology platform or add functionality and capabilities to our suite of products and services. Any international expansion efforts that we undertake may not be successful. In addition, conducting operations in international markets subjects us to new risks that we have not generally faced in the United States. These risks include: • • • • • • localization of the marketing and deployment of our solutions, including translation into foreign languages and adaptation for local practices and regulatory requirements; longer than expected lead times for, or the failure of, an SMB market for our solutions to develop in the countries and regions in which we are opening offices and conducting operations; our inability to effectively market our solutions to SMBs due to our failure to adapt to local cultural norms, technology standards, billing and collection standards or pricing models; lack of familiarity with, and burdens of, complying with foreign laws, legal standards, regulatory requirements, tariffs and other barriers, including laws related to employment or labor, or laws regarding liability of online service providers for activities of subscribers, such as infringement or illegal activities, and more stringent laws in foreign jurisdictions relating to defamation or the privacy and protection of third-party data; difficulties in identifying and managing local staff, systems integrators, technology partners, and other third-party vendors and service providers; differing technology practices and needs that we are not able to meet, including an increased demand from our international subscribers that our cloud-based solutions be easily accessible and operational on smartphones and tablets; 22 • difficulties in collecting payments from subscribers, especially due to the more limited availability and popularity of credit cards in certain countries; • management, communication and integration problems resulting from cultural or language differences and geographic dispersion; • • • • • • • • diversion of our management’s attention and resources to explore, negotiate, or close acquisitions and to integrate, staff and manage geographically remote operations and employees; sufficiency of qualified labor pools in various international markets; competition from companies with international operations, including large international competitors and entrenched local companies; changes in global currency systems or fluctuations in exchange rates that may increase the volatility of or adversely affect our foreign-based revenue; compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, economic sanction laws and regulations, export controls and other U.S., non-U.S. and local laws and regulations regarding international and multi- national business operations; potentially adverse tax consequences, including the complexities of foreign value added tax (or other tax) systems, our inadvertent failure to comply with all relevant foreign tax rules and regulations due to our lack of familiarity with the jurisdiction’s tax laws, and restrictions and withholdings on the repatriation of earnings; uncertain political and economic climates; and reduced or varied protection for intellectual property rights in some countries. These factors have caused our international costs of doing business to exceed our comparable domestic costs and have caused the time and expense required to close our international acquisitions to exceed our comparable domestic costs. A negative impact from our international business efforts could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition as a whole. In addition, our ability to expand internationally and attract and retain non-U.S. SMB subscribers may be adversely affected by concerns about the extent to which U.S. governmental and law enforcement agencies may obtain data under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act and Patriot Act and similar laws and regulations. Such non-U.S. SMB subscribers may decide that the privacy risks of storing data with a U.S.-based company may outweigh the benefits and opt to seek solutions from a company based outside of the United States. In addition, certain foreign governments are considering mandating on-shore storage of their citizens’ data. If any such requirements are adopted, it may adversely affect our ability to attract, retain or cost-effectively serve non- U.S. SMB subscribers. Our growing operations in India, use of an India-based service provider and India-based workforce may expose us to risks that could have an adverse effect on our costs of operations and harm our business. We currently use India-based third-party service providers to provide certain outsourced services to support our U.S.-based operations, including email- and chat-based customer and technical support, billing support, network monitoring and engineering and development services, as well as to staff and operate our HostGator India business. As our operations grow, we may increase our use of these and other India-based outsourced service providers. Although there are cost advantages to operating in India, significant growth in the technology sector in India has increased competition to attract and retain skilled employees and has led to a commensurate increase in compensation costs. In the future, we or our third-party service providers may not be able to hire and retain such personnel at compensation levels consistent with our existing compensation and salary structure in India. In addition, we recently acquired Directi, and began to employ an India-based workforce. Our use of a workforce in India exposes us to disruptions in the business, political and economic environment in that region. Our operations in India require us to comply with local laws and regulatory requirements, which are complex and 23 burdensome and of which we may not always be aware, and expose us to foreign currency exchange rate risk. Our Indian operations may also subject us to trade restrictions, reduced or inadequate protection for intellectual property rights, security breaches and other factors that may adversely affect our business. Negative developments in any of these areas could increase our costs of operations or otherwise harm our business. We have a history of losses and may not be able to achieve profitability. We have had a net loss in each year since inception. We had a net loss of $159.2 million for fiscal year 2013 and a net loss of $139.3 million for fiscal year 2012. In connection with our acquisitions, we have recorded long- lived assets at fair value. We record amortization expense in each reporting period related to the long-lived assets, which have increased the amount of net loss we have recorded in each reporting period. We cannot predict if we will achieve profitability in the near future or at all. We expect to make significant future expenditures to develop and expand our business. In addition, as a public company, we have and expect to continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur previously as a private company. Our recent growth in revenue and number of subscribers may not be sustainable, and our revenue may be insufficient to achieve or maintain profitability. We may incur significant losses in the future for a number of reasons, including interest expense related to our substantial indebtedness, and the other risks described in this report, and we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications and delays and other unknown events. We may need additional equity, debt or other financing in the future, which we may not be able to obtain on acceptable terms, or at all, and any additional financing may result in restrictions on our operations or substantial dilution to our stockholders. We may need to raise funds in the future, for example, to develop new technologies, expand our business, respond to competitive pressures, acquire businesses, or respond to unanticipated situations. We may try to raise additional funds through public or private financings, strategic relationships or other arrangements. Although our credit agreements limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to a number of qualifications and exceptions, or amendments with the consent of our lenders. Our ability to obtain debt or equity funding will depend on a number of factors, including market conditions, interest rates, our operating performance and investor interest. Additional funding may not be available to us on acceptable terms or at all. If adequate funds are not available, we may be required to reduce expenditures, including curtailing our growth strategies, foregoing acquisitions or reducing our product development efforts. If we succeed in raising additional funds through the issuance of equity or convertible securities, then the issuance could result in substantial dilution to existing stockholders. If we raise additional funds through the issuance of debt securities or preferred stock, these new securities would have rights, preferences and privileges senior to those of the holders of our common stock. In addition, any preferred equity issuance or debt financing that we may obtain in the future could have restrictive covenants relating to our capital raising activities and other financial and operational matters, which may make it more difficult for us to obtain additional capital and to pursue business opportunities, including potential acquisitions. Further, to the extent that we incur additional indebtedness or such other obligations, the risks associated with our substantial leverage described elsewhere in this report, including our possible inability to service our debt, would increase. Our business depends on establishing and maintaining strong brands. If we are not able to effectively promote our brands, or if the reputation of our brands is damaged, our ability to expand our subscriber base will be impaired and our business and operating results will be harmed. We market our solutions through various brands, including Bluehost, FatCow, Homestead, HostGator and iPage. We believe that establishing and maintaining our brands is critical to our efforts to expand our subscriber base. If we do not continue to build awareness of our brands, we could be placed at a competitive disadvantage to companies whose brands are, or become, more recognizable than ours. To attract and retain subscribers and to promote and maintain our brands in response to competitive pressures, we may have to substantially increase our 24 financial commitment to creating and maintaining distinct brand loyalty among subscribers or eliminate certain of our brands. If subscribers, as well as our third-party referral marketing, distribution and reseller partners, do not perceive our existing solutions to be reliable and of high quality, or if we introduce new services or enter into new business ventures that are not favorably received by such parties, the value of our brands could be diminished, thereby decreasing the attractiveness of our solutions to such parties. As a result, our operating results may be adversely affected by decreased brand recognition and harm to our reputation. Our success depends in part on our strategic relationships and alliances with third parties on whom we rely to acquire subscribers and to offer solutions to our subscribers and from which we license intellectual property to develop our own solutions. In order to expand our business, we plan to continue to rely on third-party relationships and alliances, such as with referrers and promoters of our brands and solutions, as well as with our providers of solutions and services that we offer to subscribers. Identifying, negotiating, documenting and managing relationships with third parties in certain cases requires significant time and resources, and it is possible that we may not be able to devote the time and resources we expect to such relationships. Integrating and customizing third parties’ solutions with our platform also requires us to expend significant time and resources to ensure that each respective solution works with our platform, as well as with our other products and services. If any of the third parties on which we rely fails to perform as expected, breaches or terminates their agreement with us, or becomes engaged in a dispute with us, our reputation could be adversely affected and our business could be harmed. We rely on third-party referral and reseller partners to acquire subscribers. If our third-party referral partners fail to promote our brands or to refer new subscribers to us, fail to comply with regulations, are forced to change their marketing efforts due to new regulations or cease to be viewed as credible sources of information by our potential subscribers, we may face decreased demand for our solutions and loss of revenue. Our third-party reseller partners purchase our solutions and resell them to their customer bases. These partners have the direct contractual relationships with our ultimate subscribers and, therefore, we risk the loss of both our third-party partners and their customers if our services fail to meet expectations or if our partners fail to perform their obligations or deliver the level of service to the ultimate subscriber that we expect. We are dependent on third-party relationships to offer our domain name services to our subscribers. Certain of our subsidiaries are accredited by ICANN and various other registries as a domain name registrar. If we fail to comply with domain name registry requirements or if domain name registry requirements change, we could lose our accreditation, be required to increase our expenditures or alter our service offerings, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. We also have relationships with product partners whose solutions, including site builders, shopping carts and security tools, we offer to our subscribers. A majority of our offerings are provided by third parties. We may be unable to continue our relationship with any of these partners if, for example, they decline to continue to work with us or are acquired by third parties. In such an event, we may not be able to continue to offer these third- party tools to our subscribers or we may be forced to find an alternative that may be inferior to the solution that we had previously offered, which could harm our business and our operating results. We also rely on software licensed from or hosted by third parties to offer our solutions to our subscribers. In addition, we may need to obtain future licenses from third parties to use intellectual property associated with the development of our solutions, which might not be available to us on acceptable terms, or at all. Any loss of the right to use any software or other intellectual property required for the development and maintenance of our solutions could result in delays in the provision of our solutions until equivalent technology is either developed by us, or, if available, is identified, obtained and integrated. Any errors or defects in third-party software could result in errors or a failure of our solutions which could harm our business and operating results. Further, we cannot be certain that the owners’ rights in their technologies will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. 25 We rely on a limited number of co-located data centers to deliver most of our services. If we are unable to renew our data center agreements on favorable terms, or at all, our operating margins and profitability could be adversely affected and our business could be harmed. We do not own our data centers. Rather, we occupy them pursuant to co-location service agreements with third-party data center facilities which have built and maintain the co-located data centers for us and other parties. We currently serve most of our subscribers from five co-located data center facilities located in Massachusetts (two), Texas, Utah and California. Although we own the servers in these five co-located data centers and engineer and architect the systems upon which our platforms run, we do not control the operation of these facilities. The terms of our existing co-located data center agreements vary in length and expire over a period ranging from 2014 through 2018. The owners of these or our other co-located data centers have no obligation to continue such arrangements beyond their current terms, nor are they obligated to renew their agreements with us on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Our existing co-located data center agreements may not provide us with adequate time to transfer operations to a new facility in the event of early termination or if we were unable to negotiate a short-term transition arrangement or renew these agreements on terms acceptable to us. If we were required to move our equipment to a new facility without adequate time to plan and prepare for such migration, we would face significant challenges due to the technical complexity, risk and high costs of the relocation. Any such migration would result in significant costs for us and significant downtime for large numbers of our subscribers. This could damage our reputation and cause us to lose current and potential subscribers, which would harm our operating results and financial condition. If we are able to renew the agreements on our existing co-located data center facilities, we expect that the lease rates will be higher than those we pay under our existing agreements. If we fail to increase our revenue by amounts sufficient to offset any increases in lease rates for these facilities, our operating results may be materially and adversely affected. We currently intend to continue to contract with third-party data center operators, but we could be forced to re-evaluate those plans depending on the availability and cost of data center facilities, the ability to influence and control certain design aspects of the data center, and economic conditions affecting the data center operator’s ability to add additional facilities. If our solutions and software contain serious errors or defects, then we may lose revenue and market acceptance and may incur costs to defend or settle claims. Complex technology platforms, software applications and systems such as ours often contain errors or defects, such as errors in computer code or other systems errors, particularly when first introduced or when new versions or enhancements are released. Because we also rely on third parties to develop many of our solutions, our products and services may contain additional errors or defects as a result of the integration of the third party’s product. Despite quality assurance measures, internal testing and beta testing by our subscribers, we cannot guarantee that our current and future solutions will not be free of serious defects, which could result in lost revenue or a delay in market acceptance. Since our subscribers use our solutions to maintain an online presence for their business, errors, defects or other performance problems could result in damage to our subscribers and their businesses. They could elect to cancel or not to renew their agreements, delay or withhold payments to us, or seek significant compensation from us for the losses they or their businesses suffer. Although our subscriber agreements typically contain provisions designed to limit our exposure to certain claims, existing or future laws or unfavorable judicial decisions could negate or diminish these limitations. Even if not successful, a claim brought against us could be time-consuming and costly and could seriously damage our reputation in the marketplace, making it harder for us to acquire and retain subscribers. 26 Because we are required to recognize revenue for our subscription-based services over the term of the applicable subscriber agreement, changes in our sales may not be immediately reflected in our operating results. In addition, we may not have adequate reserves in the event that our historical levels of refunds increase, which could adversely affect our liquidity and profitability. We recognize revenue from our subscribers ratably over the respective terms of their agreements with us. These contracts are generally for service periods of up to 36 months. Accordingly, increases in sales during a particular period do not translate into corresponding increases in revenue during that same period, and a substantial portion of the revenue that we recognize during a quarter is derived from deferred revenue from our agreements with subscribers that we entered into during previous quarters. As a result, we may not generate net earnings despite substantial sales activity during a particular period, since we are not allowed under applicable accounting rules to recognize all of the revenue from these sales immediately, and because we are required to record a significant portion of our related operating expenses during that period. Conversely, the existence of substantial deferred revenue may prevent deteriorating sales activity from becoming immediately apparent in our reported operating results. In addition, we may not be able to adjust spending in a timely manner to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall, and any significant shortfall in revenue relative to planned expenditures could adversely affect our business and operating results. In connection with our domain registration services, as a registrar, we are required under our agreements with domain registries to prepay the domain registry for the term for which a domain is registered. We recognize this prepayment as an asset on our consolidated balance sheet and record domain revenue and the domain registration expense ratably over the term that a domain is registered. This cash payment to the domain registry may lead to fluctuations in our liquidity that is not immediately reflected in our operating results. In addition, our standard terms of service permit our subscribers to seek refunds from us in certain instances, and we maintain reserves to provide such refunds. The amount of such reserves is based on the amount of refunds that we have provided in the past. If our actual level of refund claims exceeds our estimates and our refund reserves are not adequate to cover such claims, our liquidity or profitability could be adversely affected. We depend on the experience and expertise of our senior management team, and the loss of any member of our senior management team could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. Our success and future performance depends in significant part upon the continued service of our senior management team, particularly Hari Ravichandran, our founder, president and chief executive officer. The members of our senior management team are not contractually obligated to remain employed by us. Accordingly, and in spite of our efforts to retain our senior management team with long-term equity incentives, any member of our senior management team could terminate his or her employment with us at any time and go to work for one of our competitors after the expiration of his or her non-compete period. The replacement of members of our senior management team likely would involve significant time and expense, and the loss of one or more members of our senior management team could significantly delay, prevent the achievement of or make it more difficult for us to pursue and execute on our business objectives, and could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. Our growth will be adversely affected if we cannot continue to successfully retain, hire, train and manage our key employees. Our ability to successfully pursue our growth strategy will depend on our ability to attract, retain and motivate key employees across our business. In particular, we are dependent on our platform engineers and those who manage our sales and service employees. We face intense competition for these and other employees from numerous technology, software and manufacturing companies, and we cannot ensure that we will be able to attract, integrate or retain additional qualified employees in the future. If we are unable to attract new employees 27 and retain our current employees, we may not be able to develop and maintain our services at the same levels as our competitors, and we may therefore lose subscribers and market share. Our failure to attract and retain qualified individuals could have an adverse effect on our ability to execute on our business objectives and, as a result, our ability to compete could decrease, our operating results could suffer and our revenue could decrease. We are subject to governmental regulation and other legal obligations, particularly related to privacy, data protection and information security, and our actual or perceived failure to comply with such obligations could harm our business. Compliance with such laws could also impair our efforts to maintain and expand our subscriber base, and thereby decrease our revenue. We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations, including regulation by various government agencies, including the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, or FTC, and various state and local agencies. We collect personally identifiable information and other data from our subscribers and prospective subscribers. We use this information to provide services to our subscribers, to support, expand and improve our business and, subject to each subscriber’s or prospective subscriber’s right to decline, or opt-out, we may use this information to market other products and services to them. We may also share subscribers’ personally identifiable information with third parties as authorized by the subscriber or as described in the applicable privacy policy. The U.S. federal and various state and foreign governments have adopted or proposed limitations on the collection, distribution, use and storage of personal information of individuals, and the FTC and many state attorneys general are applying federal and state consumer protection laws to impose standards for the online collection, use and dissemination of data. However, these obligations may be interpreted and applied in a manner that is inconsistent from one jurisdiction to another and may conflict with other requirements or our practices. Any failure or perceived failure by us to comply with privacy or security laws, policies, legal obligations or industry standards or any security incident that results in the unauthorized release or transfer of personally identifiable information or other subscriber data may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation, fines and penalties and/or adverse publicity and could cause our subscribers to lose trust in us, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business. Some proposed laws or regulations concerning privacy, data protection and information security are in their early stages, and we cannot yet determine the impact these laws and regulations, if implemented, may have on our business. Future laws or regulations could impair our ability to collect and/or use user information that we use to provide targeted advertising to our users, thereby impairing our ability to maintain and grow our subscriber base and increase revenue. Future restrictions on the collection, use, sharing or disclosure of our subscribers’ data or additional requirements for obtaining the consent of subscribers for the use and disclosure of such information could require us to modify our solutions and features, possibly in a material manner, and could limit our ability to develop new services and features. In addition, several foreign countries and governmental bodies, including the European Union and Canada, have regulations dealing with the collection and use of personal information obtained from their residents, which are often more restrictive than those in the United States. Laws and regulations in these jurisdictions apply broadly to the collection, use, storage, disclosure and security of personal information that identifies or may be used to identify an individual, such as names, email addresses, and in some jurisdictions, Internet Protocol, or IP, addresses. Although we are working to comply with those regulations that apply to us, such regulations and laws may be modified and new laws may be enacted in the future. Within the European Union, legislators are currently considering a revision to the 1995 European Union Data Protection Directive that may include more stringent operational requirements for processors and controllers of personal information and that would impose significant penalties for non-compliance. If our privacy or data security measures fail to comply with current or future laws and regulations, we may be subject to litigation, regulatory investigations, fines or other liabilities, as 28 well as negative publicity and a potential loss of business. Moreover, if future laws and regulations limit our subscribers’ ability to use and share personal information or our ability to store, process and share personal information, demand for our solutions could decrease, our costs could increase, and our business, results of operations and financial condition could be harmed. In recent years, U.S. and European lawmakers and regulators have expressed concern over the use of third- party cookies or web beacons for online behavioral advertising. The European Union has adopted legislation that requires informed consent for the placement of a cookie on a user’s device. Although we believe we have taken reasonable steps to comply with this legislation, any failure by us to comply with applicable requirements may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business. Regulation of cookies and web beacons may lead to broader restrictions on our research activities, including efforts to understand users’ Internet usage. Such regulations may have a chilling effect on businesses, such as ours, that collect and use online usage information and may increase the cost of maintaining a business that collects or uses online usage information, increase regulatory scrutiny and increase the potential for civil liability under consumer protection laws. In response to marketplace concerns about the usage of third-party cookies and web beacons to track user behaviors, providers of major browsers have included features that allow users to limit the collection of certain data in general or from specified websites. These developments could impair our ability to collect user information that helps us provide more targeted advertising to our users. In addition, in connection with the marketing and advertisement of our products and services, we could be the target of claims relating to false or deceptive advertising or marketing practices, including under the auspices of the FTC and the consumer protection statutes of some states. New interpretations of existing laws, regulations or standards could require us to incur additional costs and restrict our business operations, and any failure by us to comply with applicable requirements may result in governmental enforcement actions, litigation, fines and penalties or adverse publicity, which could have an adverse effect on our reputation and business. Security and privacy breaches may harm our business. Due to the fact that our solutions are cloud-based, we store and transmit large amounts of sensitive, confidential, personal and proprietary information over public communications networks. Any security breach, virus, accident, employee error, criminal activity or malfeasance, fraudulent service plan order, impersonation scam perpetrated against us, intentional misconduct by cyber criminals or similar breach or disruption could result in unauthorized access, usage or disclosure, or loss of, confidential information, as well as interruptions, delays or cessation of service to our subscribers, each of which may cause damage to our reputation and result in increased security costs, litigation, regulatory investigations or other liabilities. For example, in February 2012, prior to our acquisition of HostGator, a HostGator employee obtained unauthorized access to systems running HostGator subscribers’ websites, which would have permitted the employee to access private and confidential information stored on those websites. Although HostGator implemented system fixes and took other steps to prevent such security breaches prior to our acquisition of that company in July 2012, similar security breaches of subscriber information on our systems may occur in the future. The risk that these types of events could seriously harm our business is likely to increase as we expand the number of technology solutions and services that we offer and expand our operations in foreign countries. In addition, many states in which we have subscribers have enacted regulations requiring us to notify subscribers in the event that certain subscriber information is accessed, or believed to have been accessed, without authorization, and in some cases also develop proscriptive policies to protect against such unauthorized access. Such notifications can result in private causes of action being filed against us. Should we experience a loss of protected data, efforts to enhance controls, assure compliance and address penalties imposed by such regulatory regimes could increase our costs. 29 Organizations generally, and Internet-based organizations in particular, remain vulnerable to highly targeted attacks aimed at exploiting network-specific applications or weaknesses. Techniques used to obtain unauthorized access to, or to sabotage, systems often are not recognized until launched against a target. Cyber criminals are increasingly using powerful new tactics including evasive applications, proxies, tunneling, encryption techniques, vulnerability exploits, buffer overflows, distributed denial of service attacks, or DDoS attacks, botnets and port scans. For example, we are often the targets of DDoS attacks in which attackers attempt to block subscribers’ access to our websites, and we have recently experienced an increase in such DDoS attacks. If we are unable to avert a DDoS or other attack for any significant period, we could sustain substantial revenue loss from lost sales and subscriber dissatisfaction. We may not have the resources or technical sophistication to anticipate or prevent rapidly evolving types of cyber-attacks. Moreover, we may not be able to immediately detect that such an attack has been launched, if, for example, unauthorized access to our systems was obtained without our knowledge in preparation for an attack contemplated to commence in the future. Cyber attacks may target us, our subscribers, our partners, banks, credit card processors, delivery services, e-commerce in general or the communication infrastructure on which we depend. Despite the precautions we take to defend our network against cyber attacks, our support agents may be vulnerable to e-mail scams, phishing, social media or similar attacks, as well as social engineering tactics used to perpetrate fraud, which could cause them to divulge confidential information about us or our subscribers, allowing such perpetrators to, among other things, gain access to our systems or our subscribers’ accounts. Our subscribers may also use weak passwords, accidentally disclose their passwords or store them on a mobile device that is lost or stolen, or otherwise compromise the security of their data, creating the perception that our systems are not secure against third-party access. In addition, if third parties with which we work, such as vendors or developers, violate applicable laws or our policies, such violations may also put our subscribers’ information at risk and could in turn have an adverse effect on our business. If an actual or perceived security breach occurs, the market’s perception of our security measures could be harmed and we could lose sales and current and potential subscribers. Any significant violations of data privacy could result in the loss of business, litigation and regulatory investigations and penalties that could damage our reputation and adversely affect our operating results and financial condition. Furthermore, if a high profile security breach occurs with respect to another provider of cloud-based technologies, our subscribers and potential subscribers may lose trust in the security of these business models generally, which could harm our ability to retain existing subscribers or attract new ones. Failure to adequately protect and enforce our intellectual property rights could substantially harm our business and operating results. We have devoted substantial resources to the development of our intellectual property, proprietary technologies and related processes. In order to protect our intellectual property, proprietary technologies and processes, we rely upon a combination of trademark, patent and trade secret law, as well as confidentiality procedures and contractual restrictions. These afford only limited protection, may not prevent disclosure of confidential information, may not provide an adequate remedy in the event of misappropriation or unauthorized disclosure, and may not now or in the future provide us with a competitive advantage. Despite our efforts to protect our intellectual property rights, unauthorized parties, including employees, subscribers and third parties, may make unauthorized or infringing use of our products, services, software and other functionality, in whole or in part, or obtain and use information that we consider proprietary. Policing our proprietary rights and protecting our brands and domain names is difficult and costly and may not always be effective. In addition, we may need to enforce our rights under the laws of countries that do not protect proprietary rights to as great an extent as do the laws of the United States and any changes in, or unexpected interpretations of, the intellectual property laws in any country in which we operate may compromise our ability to enforce our intellectual property rights. 30 We have registered, or applied to register, the trademarks associated with several of our leading brands in the United States and in certain other countries. Competitors may have adopted, and in the future may adopt, service or product names similar to ours, which could impede our ability to build our brands’ identities and possibly lead to confusion. In addition, there could be potential trade name or trademark infringement claims brought by owners of other registered trademarks or trademarks that incorporate variations of the terms or designs of one of our trademarks. Litigation or proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or other governmental authorities and administrative bodies in the United States and abroad may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. Such litigation or proceedings could be costly, time-consuming and distracting to our management, result in a diversion of resources, the impairment or loss of portions of our intellectual property, and have a material adverse effect on our business and operating results. There can be no assurance that our efforts to enforce or protect our proprietary rights will be adequate or that our competitors will not independently develop similar technology. In addition, the legal standards relating to the validity, enforceability and scope of protection of intellectual property rights on the Internet are uncertain and still evolving. Our failure to meaningfully establish and protect our intellectual property could result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and could substantially harm our business and operating results. We could incur substantial costs as a result of any claim of infringement of another party’s intellectual property rights. In recent years, there has been significant litigation in the United States and abroad involving patents and other intellectual property rights. Companies providing Internet-based products and services are increasingly bringing and becoming subject to suits alleging infringement of proprietary rights, particularly patent rights, and to the extent we face increasing competition and become increasingly visible as a publicly-traded company, or if we become more successful, the possibility of intellectual property infringement claims may increase. In addition, our exposure to risks associated with the use of intellectual property may increase as a result of acquisitions that we make or our use of software licensed from or hosted by third parties, as we have less visibility into the development process with respect to such technology or the care taken to safeguard against infringement risks. Third parties may make infringement and similar or related claims after we have acquired or licensed technology that had not been asserted prior to our acquisition or license. To the extent we expand our international activities, our exposure to unauthorized copying and use of our products and proprietary information may increase. Many companies are devoting significant resources to obtaining patents that could affect many aspects of our business. Since we do not have a significant patent portfolio, this may prevent us from deterring patent infringement claims, and our competitors and others may now and in the future have significantly larger and more mature patent portfolios than we have. We have filed several patent applications in the United States and foreign counterpart filings for some of those applications. We cannot assure you that any patents will issue from any such patent applications, that patents that issue from such applications will give us the protection that we seek, or that any such patents will not be challenged, invalidated or circumvented. Any patents that may issue in the future from our pending or future patent applications may not provide sufficiently broad protection and may not be enforceable in actions against alleged infringers. The risk of patent litigation has been amplified by the increase in certain third parties, so-called “non- practicing entities,” whose sole business is to assert patent claims and against which our own intellectual property portfolio may provide little deterrent value. We could incur substantial costs in prosecuting or defending any intellectual property litigation. If we sue to enforce our rights or are sued by a third party that claims that our solutions infringe its rights, the litigation could be expensive and could divert our management’s time and attention. Even a threat of litigation could result in substantial expense and time. 31 Furthermore, because of the substantial amount of discovery required in connection with intellectual property litigation, there is a risk that some of our confidential information could be compromised by disclosure. In addition, during the course of any such litigation, there could be public announcements of the results of hearings, motions or other interim proceedings or developments. If securities analysts or investors perceive these results to be negative, it could have a substantial adverse effect on the price of our common stock. Any intellectual property litigation to which we might become a party, or for which we are required to provide indemnification, may require us to do one or more of the following: • cease selling or using solutions that incorporate the intellectual property that our solutions allegedly infringe; • make substantial payments for legal fees, settlement payments or other costs or damages; • • obtain a license, which may not be available on reasonable terms or at all, to sell or use the relevant technology; or redesign the allegedly infringing solutions to avoid infringement, which could be costly, time- consuming or impossible. If we are required to make substantial payments or undertake any of the other actions noted above as a result of any intellectual property infringement claims against us, our business or operating results could be harmed. Our use of “open source” software could adversely affect our ability to sell our services and subject us to possible litigation. We use open source software, such as MySQL and Apache, in providing a substantial portion of our solutions, and we may incorporate additional open source software in the future. Such open source software is generally licensed by its authors or other third parties under open source licenses. If we fail to comply with these licenses, we may be subject to certain conditions, including requirements that we offer our solutions that incorporate the open source software for no cost; that we make available source code for modifications or derivative works we create based upon, incorporating or using the open source software; and/or that we license such modifications or derivative works under the terms of the particular open source license. In addition, if a third-party software provider has incorporated open source software into software that we license from such provider, we could be required to disclose any of our source code that incorporates or is a modification of such licensed software. If an author or other third party that distributes such open source software were to allege that we had not complied with the conditions of one or more of these licenses, we could be required to incur significant legal expenses defending such allegations and could be subject to significant damages, enjoined from the sale of our solutions that contained the open source software, and required to comply with the foregoing conditions, which could disrupt the distribution and sale of some of our solutions. In addition, there have been claims challenging the ownership of open source software against companies that incorporate open source software into their products. As a result, we could be subject to suits by parties claiming ownership of what we believe to be open source software. Such litigation could be costly for us to defend, have a negative effect on our operating results and financial condition or require us to devote additional research and development resources to change our products. We could face liability, or our reputation might be harmed, as a result of the activities of our subscribers, the content of their websites or the data they store on our servers. Our role as a provider of cloud-based solutions, including website hosting services and domain registration services, may subject us to potential liability for the activities of our subscribers on or in connection with their websites or domain names or for the data they store on our servers. Although our subscriber terms of use prohibit illegal use of our services by our subscribers and permit us to take down websites or take other appropriate actions for illegal use, subscribers may nonetheless engage in prohibited activities or upload or store content with us in violation of applicable law or the subscriber’s own policies, which could subject us to liability. 32 Several U.S. federal statutes may apply to us with respect to various subscriber activities: • The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, or DMCA, provides recourse for owners of copyrighted material who believe that their rights under U.S. copyright law have been infringed on the Internet. Under the DMCA, based on our current business activity as an online service provider that does not monitor, own or control website content posted by our subscribers, we generally are not liable for infringing content posted by our subscribers or other third parties, provided that we follow the procedures for handling copyright infringement claims set forth in the DMCA. Generally, if we receive a proper notice from, or on behalf, of a copyright owner alleging infringement of copyrighted material located on websites we host, and we fail to expeditiously remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material or otherwise fail to meet the requirements of the safe harbor provided by the DMCA, the copyright owner may seek to impose liability on us. Technical mistakes in complying with the detailed DMCA take-down procedures could subject us to liability for copyright infringement. • The Communications Decency Act of 1996, or CDA, generally protects online service providers, such as us, from liability for certain online activities of their customers, such as the publication of defamatory or other objectionable content. As an online service provider, we do not monitor hosted websites or prescreen the content placed by our subscribers on their sites. Accordingly, under the CDA, we are generally not responsible for the subscriber-created content hosted on our servers. However, the CDA does not apply in foreign jurisdictions and we may nonetheless be brought into disputes between our subscribers and third parties which would require us to devote management time and resources to resolve such matters and any publicity from such matters could also have an adverse effect on our reputation and therefore our business. • In addition to the CDA, the Securing the Protection of our Enduring and Established Constitutional Heritage Act, or the SPEECH Act, provides a statutory exception to the enforcement by a U.S. court of a foreign judgment for defamation under certain circumstances. Generally, the exception applies if the defamation law applied in the foreign court did not provide at least as much protection for freedom of speech and press as would be provided by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution or by the constitution and law of the state in which the U.S. court is located, or if no finding of defamation would be supported under the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution or under the constitution and law of the state in which the U.S. court is located. Although the SPEECH Act may protect us from the enforcement of foreign judgments in the United States, it does not affect the enforceability of the judgment in the foreign country that issued the judgment. Given our international presence, we may therefore, nonetheless, have to defend against or comply with any foreign judgments made against us, which could take up substantial management time and resources and damage our reputation. Although these statutes and case law in the United States have generally shielded us from liability for subscriber activities to date, court rulings in pending or future litigation, or future legislative or regulatory actions, may narrow the scope of protection afforded us under these laws. In addition, laws governing these activities are unsettled in many international jurisdictions, or may prove difficult or impossible for us to comply with in some international jurisdictions. Also, notwithstanding the exculpatory language of these bodies of law, we may be embroiled in complaints and lawsuits which, even if ultimately resolved in our favor, add cost to our doing business and may divert management’s time and attention. Finally, other existing bodies of law, including the criminal laws of various states, may be deemed to apply or new statutes or regulations may be adopted in the future, any of which could expose us to further liability and increase our costs of doing business. 33 We may face liability for, or become involved in disputes over, ownership or control of subscriber accounts, websites or domain names. As a provider of cloud-based solutions, including as a registrar of domain names and related services, we from time to time become aware of disputes over ownership or control of subscriber accounts, websites or domain names. For example, disputes may arise as a result of a subscriber’s engaging a webmaster or other third party to help set up a web hosting account, register or renew a domain name, build a website, upload content, or set up email or other services. We could face potential claims of tort law liability for our failure to renew a subscriber’s domain, and we have faced such liability in the past. We could also face potential tort law liability for our role in the wrongful transfer of control or ownership of accounts, websites or domain names. The safeguards and procedures we have adopted may not be successful in insulating us against liability from such claims in the future. In addition, we face potential liability for other forms of account, website or domain name “hijacking,” including misappropriation by third parties of our network of subscriber accounts, websites or domain names and attempts by third parties to operate accounts, websites or domain names or to extort the subscriber whose accounts, websites or domain names were misappropriated. Furthermore, our risk of incurring liability for a security breach on or in connection with a subscriber account, website or domain name would increase if the security breach were to occur following our sale to a subscriber of an SSL certificate that proved ineffectual in preventing it. Finally, we are exposed to potential liability as a result of our domain privacy service, wherein the identity and contact details for the domain name registrant are masked. Although our terms of service reserve the right to provide the underlying WHOIS information and/or to cancel privacy services on domain names giving rise to domain name disputes, including when we receive reasonable evidence of an actionable harm, the safeguards we have in place may not be sufficient to avoid liability, which could increase our costs of doing business. Occasionally a subscriber may register a domain name that is identical or similar to another party’s trademark or the name of a living person. Disputes involving registration or control of domain names are often resolved through the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy, or UDRP, ICANN’s administrative process for domain name dispute resolution, or less frequently through litigation under the Anti cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act, or ACPA, or under general theories of trademark infringement or dilution. The UDRP generally does not impose liability on registrars, and the ACPA provides that registrars may not be held liable for registering or maintaining a domain name absent a showing of bad faith, intent to profit or reckless disregard of a court order by the registrar. However, we may face liability if we fail to comply in a timely manner with procedural requirements under these rules. In addition, these processes typically require at least limited involvement by us and, therefore, increase our cost of doing business. The volume of domain name registration disputes may increase in the future as the overall number of registered domain names increases. We are subject to export controls and economic sanctions laws that could impair our ability to compete in international markets and subject us to liability if we are not in full compliance with applicable laws. Our business activities are subject to various restrictions under U.S. export controls and trade and economic sanctions laws, including the U.S. Commerce Department’s Export Administration Regulations and economic and trade sanctions regulations maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC. If we fail to comply with these laws and regulations, we could be subject to civil or criminal penalties and reputational harm. In addition, if our third-party resellers fail to comply with these laws and regulations in their dealings, we could face potential liability or penalties for violations. Furthermore, U.S. export control laws and economic sanctions laws prohibit certain transactions with U.S. embargoed or sanctioned countries, governments, persons and entities. Although we take precautions to prevent transactions with U.S. sanction targets, we have in the past identified limited instances of non-compliance with these rules and believe we have taken appropriate corrective actions in such instances. For example, on May 1, 2013, during a routine compliance scan of our new and existing subscriber accounts, we discovered a new subscriber account that was created on April 6, 2013 with information matching ORT France, identified by OFAC as a Specially Designated National, or SDN, under the 34 Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 594. We had charged the subscriber $114.10 for web hosting and domain name registration services at the time the account was opened and without knowledge of any SDN issue. Upon discovery of the potential SDN match, we promptly suspended the subscriber account, deactivated the website, locked the domain name to prevent it from being transferred and ceased providing services to the subscriber. We also promptly reported the potential SDN match to OFAC. To date, we have not received any correspondence from OFAC regarding the matter. Although we have implemented compliance measures that are designed to prevent transactions with U.S. sanction targets, there is risk that in the future we or our resellers could provide our solutions or services to such targets despite such compliance measures. This could result in negative consequences to us, including government investigations, penalties and reputational harm. Changes in our solutions or changes in export and import regulations may create delays in the introduction and sale of our solutions in international markets, prevent our subscribers with international operations from deploying our solutions or, in some cases, prevent the export or import of our solutions to certain countries, governments or persons altogether. Any change in export or import regulations, shift in the enforcement or scope of existing regulations, or change in the countries, governments, persons or technologies targeted by such regulations, could result in decreased use of our solutions or decreased ability to export or sell our solutions to existing or potential subscribers with international operations. Any decreased use of our solutions or limitation on our ability to export or sell our solutions could adversely affect our business, financial condition and operating results. Adverse economic conditions in the United States and international economies could harm our operating results. Unfavorable general economic conditions, such as a recession or economic slowdown in the United States or in one or more of our other major markets, could adversely affect the affordability of, and demand for, our solutions. The recent national and global economic downturn affected many sectors of the economy and resulted in, among other things, declines in overall economic growth, consumer and corporate confidence and spending; increases in unemployment rates; and uncertainty about economic stability. These uncertainties may affect our business in a number of ways, making it difficult to accurately forecast and plan our future business activities. In particular, SMB spending patterns are difficult to predict and are sensitive to the general economic climate, the economic outlook specific to the SMB industry, the SMB’s level of profitability and debt and overall consumer confidence. Although the economy has shown signs of stabilization, there is no guarantee as to when or if overall SMB or consumer spending will return to pre-recession levels. Our solutions may be considered discretionary by many of our current and potential subscribers and be dependent upon levels of consumer spending. As a result, resellers and consumers considering whether to purchase our solutions may be influenced by macroeconomic factors that affect SMB and consumer spending such as unemployment, continuing increases in fuel costs, conditions in the real estate and mortgage markets and access to credit. To the extent conditions in the economy deteriorate, our business could be harmed as subscribers may reduce or postpone spending and choose to discontinue our solutions, decrease their service level, delay subscribing for our solutions or stop purchasing our solutions all together. In addition, our efforts to attract new subscribers may be adversely affected. Weakening economic conditions may also adversely affect third parties with which we have entered into relationships and upon which we depend in order to grow our business, which could detract from the quality or timeliness of the products or services such parties provide to us and could adversely affect our reputation and relationships with our subscribers. In uncertain and adverse economic conditions, decreased consumer spending is likely to result in a variety of negative effects such as reduction in revenue, increased costs, lower gross margin percentages and recognition of impairments of assets, including goodwill and other intangible assets. Uncertainty and adverse economic conditions may also lead to a decreased ability to collect payment for our solutions and services due primarily to a decline in the ability of our subscribers to use or access credit, including through credit cards and PayPal, which is how most of our subscribers pay for our services. We also expect to continue to experience volatility in foreign exchange rates, which could adversely 35 affect the amount of expenses we incur and the revenue we record in future periods. If any of the above risks are realized, we may experience a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results. Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets would result in a decrease in earnings. Current accounting rules provide that goodwill and other intangible assets with indefinite useful lives may not be amortized, but instead must be tested for impairment at least annually. These rules also require that intangible assets with definite useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of such assets may not be recoverable. We have substantial goodwill and other intangible assets, and we would be required to record a significant charge to earnings in our financial statements during the period in which any impairment of our goodwill or intangible assets is determined. Any impairment charges or changes to the estimated amortization periods could have a material adverse effect on our financial results. Risks Related to Our Substantial Indebtedness Our substantial level of indebtedness could materially and adversely affect our financial condition. We now have, and expect to continue to have, significant indebtedness that could result in a material and adverse effect on our business. As of December 31, 2013, we had approximately $1,047.4 million of aggregate indebtedness. Under our term loan facility, we are required to repay approximately $2.6 million of principal at the end of each quarter and are required to pay accrued interest upon the maturity of each interest accrual period which we currently estimate at $13.2 million per fiscal quarter in 2014. Interest accrual periods under our term loan facility are typically three months in duration. The actual amounts of our debt servicing payments vary based on the amounts of indebtedness outstanding, the applicable interest accrual periods and the applicable interest rates, which vary based on prescribed formulas. This high level of debt could have important consequences, including: • • • • • • • • increasing our vulnerability to general adverse financial, business, economic and industry conditions, as well as other factors that are beyond our control; requiring us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to payments on our indebtedness, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions, research and development efforts and other general corporate purposes; limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate; restricting our ability to pay dividends on our capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire our capital stock or indebtedness; limiting our ability to borrow additional funds; exposing us to the risk of increased interest rates as certain of our borrowings are, and may in the future be, at variable interest rates; requiring us to sell assets or incur additional indebtedness if we are not able to generate sufficient cash flow from operations to fund our liquidity needs; requiring us to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness at or before maturity; and • making it more difficult for us to fund other liquidity needs. The occurrence of any one of these events or our failure to generate sufficient cash flow from operations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and ability to satisfy our obligations under our outstanding credit agreements. 36 The terms of our credit agreements impose restrictions on our business, reducing our operational flexibility and creating default risks. Failure to comply with these restrictions, or other events, could result in default under this agreement that could trigger an acceleration of our indebtedness that we may not be able to repay. Our credit agreements require compliance with a set of financial and non-financial covenants. These covenants contain numerous restrictions on our ability to incur additional debt, make restricted payments (including any dividends or other distributions in respect of our capital stock), sell assets, enter into affiliate transactions and take other actions. As a result, we may be restricted from engaging in business activities that may otherwise improve our business or from financing future operations or capital needs. Failure to comply with the covenants, if not cured or waived, could result in an event of default that could trigger acceleration of our indebtedness, which would require us to repay all amounts owing under the credit agreements and could have a material adverse impact on our business. Our credit agreements also contain provisions that trigger repayment obligations or an event of default upon a change of control, as well as various representations and warranties which, if breached, could lead to an event of default. We cannot be certain that our future operating results will be sufficient to ensure compliance with the covenants in our credit agreements or to remedy any defaults under our credit agreements. In addition, in the event of any default and related acceleration, we may not have or be able to obtain sufficient funds to make any accelerated payments. EIG Investors, the borrower under our credit agreements, is a holding company, and therefore its ability to make any required payment on our credit agreements depends upon the ability of its subsidiaries to pay it dividends or to advance it funds. EIG Investors, the borrower under our credit agreements, has no direct operations and no significant assets other than the stock of its subsidiaries. Because it conducts its operations through its operating subsidiaries, EIG Investors depends on those entities to generate the funds necessary to meet its financial obligations, including its required obligations under our credit agreements. The ability of our subsidiaries to make transfers and other distributions to EIG Investors will be subject to, among other things, the terms of any debt instruments of such subsidiaries then in effect and applicable law. If transfers or other distributions from our subsidiaries to EIG Investors were eliminated, delayed, reduced or otherwise impaired, our ability to make payments on the obligations under our credit agreements would be substantially impaired. Risks Related to Ownership of Our Common Stock Our stock price has been and may in the future be volatile, which could cause purchasers of our common stock to incur substantial losses. The trading price of our common stock has been and may in the future be subject to substantial price volatility. The market price of our common stock may fluctuate significantly in response to numerous factors, many of which are beyond our control, including the factors listed below and other factors described in this “Risk Factors” section: • • • • • • • • low trading volume, which could cause even a small number of purchases or sales of our stock to have an impact on the trading price of our common stock; our limited trading history; price and volume fluctuations in the overall stock market from time to time; significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of comparable companies; actual or anticipated changes in our earnings or any financial projections we may provide to the public, or fluctuations in our operating results or in the expectations of securities analysts; ratings changes by debt ratings agencies; short sales, hedging and other derivative transactions involving our capital stock; announcements of technological innovations, new products, strategic alliances, or significant agreements by us or by our competitors; 37 • • • • litigation involving us; investors’ general perception of us; changes in general economic, industry and market conditions and trends; and recruitment or departure of key personnel. In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company’s securities, securities class action litigation has often been brought against that company. Because of prior volatility as well as the potential for continuing volatility of our stock price, we may become the target of securities litigation in the future. Securities litigation could result in substantial costs and divert management’s attention and resources from our business. If securities or industry analysts do not publish, or cease publishing, research or reports about us, our business or our market, or if they publish negative evaluations of our stock, the price of our stock and trading volume could decline. The trading market for our common stock will be influenced by the research and reports that industry or securities analysts may publish about us, our business, our market or our competitors. We do not have any control over these analysts. If one or more of the analysts covering our business downgrade their evaluations of our stock, the price of our stock could decline. If one or more of these analysts cease to cover our stock, we could lose visibility in the market for our stock, which in turn could cause our stock price to decline. A significant portion of our total outstanding shares may be sold into the public market in the near future, which could cause the market price of our common stock to drop significantly, even if our business is doing well. Sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market could occur at any time after the expiration of the underwriter lock-up agreements entered into in connection with our initial public offering. These sales, or the market perception that the holders of a large number of shares intend to sell shares, could reduce the market price of our common stock. As of February 21, 2014, we had 129,105,465 shares of common stock outstanding. Of these shares: • • • • 21,049,004 are freely tradable in the public market; 105,143,449 shares will become eligible for sale into the public market upon expiration of underwriter lock-up agreements, subject to any applicable vesting requirements and volume limitations under federal securities laws, and in the case of shares held by certain investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs, subject to a stockholders agreement between us and certain holders of our common stock; 789,973 shares were issued pursuant to restricted stock awards under our 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, or the 2013 Plan and will become eligible for sale into the public market once they are vested, subject to contractual lock up-agreements that expire concurrently with the underwriter lock-up agreements; and 2,123,039 shares issued to Directi Web Technologies Holdings, or Directi Holdings, in connection with the Directi acquisition will become eligible for sale into the public market on April 23, 2014, subject to any applicable restrictions under federal securities laws and pursuant to the master share purchase agreement to acquire Directi. Under our stockholders agreement, investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs are subject to additional contractual restrictions on the transfer of shares of our common stock. Those restrictions, however, may be waived at any time by the mutual agreement of certain investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs. The underwriter lock–up agreements will expire on April 23, 2014, although the underwriters have the ability to waive the lockup agreements prior to that date in their discretion. 38 Holders of an aggregate of 105,143,449 shares of our common stock have rights, subject to some conditions, to require us to file registration statements covering their shares or to include their shares in registration statements that we may file for ourselves or other stockholders. Once we register these shares, subject to any contractual lock-ups, they can be freely sold in the public market upon issuance, subject to the lock-up agreements described above, and any applicable vesting requirements. We have also registered 18,000,000 shares of common stock that have been issued or reserved for future issuance under the 2013 Plan. As of February 21, 2014, there are a total of 6,827,090 shares of our common stock subject to outstanding restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock option awards under the 2013 Plan (including the 789,973 shares of restricted stock listed above). These shares, as well as any shares we grant in the future pursuant to the 2013 Plan, will be able to be freely sold in the public market once they are vested (and, in the case of stock options, once they are exercised), subject to the lock-up agreements described above. Insiders have substantial control over us, which could limit your ability to influence the outcome of key transactions, including a change of control. As of February 21, 2014, our directors and executive officers and their affiliates beneficially own, in the aggregate, 76.1% of our outstanding common stock. Specifically, investment funds and entities affiliated with Warburg Pincus own, in the aggregate, 50.1% of our outstanding common stock, and investment funds and entities affiliated with Goldman Sachs own, in the aggregate, approximately 16.2% of our outstanding common stock. As a result, these stockholders, if they act together, could have significant influence over the outcome of matters submitted to our stockholders for approval. Our stockholders agreement contains agreements among the parties with respect to certain matters, including the election of directors, and certain restrictions on our ability to effect specified corporate transactions. If these stockholders were to act together, they could have significant influence over the management and affairs of our company. This concentration of ownership may have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our company and might affect the market price of our common stock. In particular, the significant ownership interest of investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs in our common stock could adversely affect investors’ perceptions of our corporate governance practices. Although we are not currently relying and do not expect to rely on the “controlled company” exemption, we are a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NASDAQ Listing Rules, and we therefore qualify for exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. We are currently considered a “controlled company” under the NASDAQ Listing Rules. Under these rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by another person or group of persons acting together is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain NASDAQ Listing Rules regarding corporate governance, including: • • • the requirement that a majority of our board of directors consist of independent directors; the requirement that our nominating and corporate governance committee be composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities; and the requirement that our compensation committee be composed entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities. These requirements will not apply to us as long as we remain a “controlled company.” Although we currently qualify as a “controlled company,” we are not currently relying and do not expect to rely on this exemption and we intend to fully comply with all corporate governance requirements under the NASDAQ Listing Rules. However, if we were to utilize some or all of these exemptions, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the NASDAQ Listing Rules regarding corporate governance. 39 We are an “emerging growth company,” and the reduced disclosure requirements applicable to emerging growth companies may make our common stock less attractive to investors. We are an “emerging growth company,” as defined in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012, or the JOBS Act, and may remain an emerging growth company until December 31, 2018, subject to specified conditions. For so long as we remain an emerging growth company, we are permitted, and intend, to rely on exemptions from certain disclosure requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. These exemptions include not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, not being required to comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the financial statements, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation and exemptions from the requirements of holding a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. We cannot predict whether investors will find our common stock less attractive if we rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our common stock less attractive as a result, there may be a less active trading market for our common stock and our stock price may be more volatile. In addition, the JOBS Act provides that an emerging growth company can take advantage of an extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards. This allows an emerging growth company to delay the adoption of certain accounting standards until those standards would otherwise apply to private companies. We have elected to avail ourselves of this exemption from new or revised accounting standards and, therefore, we will not be subject to new or revised accounting standards that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. Anti-takeover provisions in our restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws and our stockholders agreement, as well as provisions of Delaware law, might discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company or changes in our management and, therefore, depress the trading price of our common stock. Our restated certificate of incorporation, our amended and restated bylaws, our stockholders agreement and Delaware law contain provisions that may discourage, delay or prevent a merger, acquisition or other change in control that stockholders may consider favorable, including transactions in which you might otherwise receive a premium for your shares of our common stock. These provisions may also prevent or frustrate attempts by our stockholders to replace or remove our management. Our corporate governance documents include provisions: • • • • authorizing blank check preferred stock, which could be issued without stockholder approval and with voting, liquidation, dividend and other rights superior to our common stock; limiting the liability of, and providing indemnification to, our directors and officers; limiting the ability of our stockholders to call and bring business before special meetings; provided that for so long as investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs, collectively, own a majority of our outstanding capital stock, special meetings of our stockholders may be called by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding voting stock; providing that any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders must be taken at a duly called annual or special meeting of such stockholders and may not be taken by any consent in writing by such stockholders; provided that for so long as investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs, collectively, own a majority of our outstanding capital stock, a meeting and vote of stockholders may be dispensed with, and the action may be taken without prior notice and without such meeting and vote if a written consent is signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at the meeting of stockholders; • requiring advance notice of stockholder proposals for business to be conducted at meetings of our stockholders and for nominations of candidates for election to our board of directors; provided that no 40 • • • • • • • • advance notice shall be required for nominations of candidates for election to our board of directors pursuant to our stockholders agreement; controlling the procedures for the conduct and scheduling of board of directors and stockholder meetings; providing our board of directors with the express power to postpone previously scheduled annual meetings and to cancel previously scheduled special meetings; establishing a classified board of directors so that not all members of our board are elected at one time; establishing Delaware as the exclusive jurisdiction for specified types of stockholder litigation involving us or our directors; providing that for so long as investment funds and entities affiliated with Warburg Pincus have the right to designate at least three directors for election to our board of directors, certain actions required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders, including amendments to our restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws and certain specified corporate transactions, may be effected only with the affirmative vote of 75% of our board of directors, in addition to any other vote required by applicable law; providing that for so long as investment funds and entities affiliated with Warburg Pincus have the right to designate at least one director for election to our board of directors and for so long as investment funds and entities affiliated with Goldman Sachs have the right to designate one director for election to our board of directors, in each case, a quorum of our board of directors will not exist without at least one director designee of each of Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs present at such meeting; provided that if a meeting of our board of directors fails to achieve a quorum due to the absence of a director designee of Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs, as applicable, the presence of a director designee of Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs, as applicable, will not be required in order for a quorum to exist at the next meeting of our board of directors; limiting the determination of the number of directors on our board of directors and the filling of vacancies or newly created seats on the board to our board of directors then in office; provided that for so long as investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs have the right to designate at least one director for election to our board of directors, any vacancies will be filled in accordance with the designation provisions set forth in our stockholders agreement; and providing that directors may be removed by stockholders only for cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 75% of the votes that all our stockholders would be entitled to cast in an annual election of directors; provided that any director designated by investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs may be removed with or without cause only by Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs, respectively, and for so long as investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs, collectively, hold at least a majority of our outstanding capital stock, our directors, other than a director designated by investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs, respectively, may be removed with or without cause by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of our outstanding capital stock. As a Delaware corporation, we are also subject to provisions of Delaware law, including Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which prevents some stockholders holding more than 15% of our outstanding common stock from engaging in certain business combinations without approval of the holders of substantially all of our outstanding common stock. Since the investment funds and entities affiliated with Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs became holders of more than 15% of our outstanding common stock in a transaction that was approved by our Board of Directors, the restrictions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation law would not apply to a business combination transaction with any investment funds or entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs. In addition, our restated certificate of incorporation expressly exempts investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs from 41 the applicability of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Any provision of our restated certificate of incorporation or amended and restated bylaws or Delaware law that has the effect of delaying or deterring a change in control could limit the opportunity for our stockholders to receive a premium for their shares of our common stock and could also affect the price that some investors are willing to pay for our common stock. The existence of the foregoing provisions and anti-takeover measures could limit the price that investors might be willing to pay in the future for shares of our common stock. They could also deter potential acquirers of our company, thereby reducing the likelihood that you could receive a premium for your common stock in an acquisition. We have incurred and expect to continue to incur increased costs as a result of operating as a public company, and our management is required to devote substantial time to compliance with our public company responsibilities and corporate governance practices. We will also need to ensure that we have adequate internal financial and accounting controls and procedures in place so that we can produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis. Failure to maintain proper and effective internal controls could impair our ability to produce accurate and timely financial statements, which could harm our operating results, our ability to operate our business, and our investors’ view of us. As a public company, and particularly after we are no longer an “emerging growth company,” we have incurred and expect to continue to incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the listing requirements of The NASDAQ Global Select Market and other applicable securities rules and regulations impose various requirements on public companies. Our management and other personnel need to devote a substantial amount of time to comply with these requirements. Moreover, these rules and regulations have increased our legal and financial compliance costs and have made some activities more time- consuming and costly. These rules and regulations have made it more difficult and more expensive for us to obtain director and officer liability insurance, which could make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified members of our board of directors. One aspect of complying with these rules and regulations as a public company is that we are required to ensure that we have adequate financial and accounting controls and procedures in place. Our 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 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. This is a costly and time-consuming effort that needs to be re-evaluated periodically. We have begun the process of documenting, reviewing and improving our internal controls and procedures for compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or Section 404, which will require that we evaluate, test and document our internal controls and, as a part of that evaluation, documentation and testing, identify areas for further attention and improvement. We have recruited additional finance and accounting personnel, as well as outside consultants, and we will need to continue to dedicate internal resources, and potentially engage additional outside consultants, to adopt a detailed work plan to assess and document the adequacy of internal control over financial reporting, continue steps to improve control processes as appropriate, validate through testing that controls are functioning as documented and implement a continuous reporting and improvement process for internal control over financial reporting. Implementing any appropriate changes to our internal controls may distract our officers and employees, entail substantial costs to modify our existing processes and take significant time to complete. These changes may not, however, be effective in maintaining the adequacy of our internal controls. Thus, despite our efforts, there is a risk that we will not be able to conclude, within the prescribed timeframe or at all, that our internal control over financial reporting is effective as required by Section 404. Any failure to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, consequent inability to produce accurate financial statements on a timely basis, or identification and failure to remediate one or more material 42 weaknesses could result in an adverse reaction in the financial markets due to a loss of confidence in the reliability of our financial statements and make it more difficult for us to market and sell our solutions to new and existing subscribers. In addition, pursuant to Section 404, we will be required to furnish an annual report by our management on their assessment of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting. The requirement that management attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting begins with our second filing of an Annual Report on Form 10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission after we become a public company, which will be our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2014. However, unlike other public companies, while we remain an emerging growth company, we will not be required to include an attestation report on internal control over financial reporting issued by our independent registered accounting firm. Certain of our stockholders have the right to engage or invest in the same or similar businesses as us. Investment funds and entities affiliated with either Warburg Pincus or Goldman Sachs, together, hold a controlling interest in our company. Warburg Pincus, Goldman Sachs and their respective affiliates have other investments and business activities in addition to their ownership of our company. Warburg Pincus, Goldman Sachs and their respective affiliates have the right, and have no duty to abstain from exercising the right, to engage or invest in the same or similar businesses as us. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we have, on behalf of ourselves, our subsidiaries and our and their respective stockholders, renounced any interest or expectancy in, or in being offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that may be presented to Warburg Pincus, Goldman Sachs or any of their respective affiliates, partners, principals, directors, officers, members, managers, employees or other representatives, and no such person has any duty to communicate or offer such business opportunity to us or any of our subsidiaries or shall be liable to us or any of our subsidiaries or any of our or its stockholders for breach of any duty, as a director or officer or otherwise, by reason of the fact that such person pursues or acquires such business opportunity, directs such business opportunity to another person or fails to present such business opportunity, or information regarding such business opportunity, to us or our subsidiaries, unless, in the case of any such person who is a director or officer of ours, such business opportunity is expressly offered to such director or officer in writing solely in his or her capacity as a director or officer of ours. We do not expect to pay any dividends on our common stock for the foreseeable future. We do not anticipate that we will pay any cash dividends to holders of our common stock in the foreseeable future. Instead, we plan to retain any earnings to maintain and expand our existing operations. In addition, our ability to pay cash dividends is currently limited by the terms of our credit agreements, and any future credit agreements may contain terms prohibiting or limiting the amount of dividends that may be declared or paid on our common stock. Accordingly, investors must rely on sales of their common stock after price appreciation, which may never occur, as the only way to realize any return on their investment. ITEM 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments Not applicable. ITEM 2. Properties As of December 31, 2013, we provided our solutions through various offices and co-located data centers, all of which we occupy pursuant to various lease or co-location arrangements, including: • • approximately 59,000 square feet of office space located in Burlington, Massachusetts, which serves as our corporate headquarters, under a lease that expires in March 2024; approximately 377,000 square feet of additional office space located primarily in Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas, Utah and Washington; 43 • • approximately 38,000 square feet of additional office space located primarily in Brazil and India; approximately 13,000 square feet of data center space located primarily in California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Texas and Utah. We believe that our facilities are adequate for our current needs and that suitable additional or substitute space will be available as needed to accommodate planned expansion of our operations. ITEM 3. Legal Proceedings From time to time we are involved in legal proceedings or subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. Although the results of litigation and claims cannot be predicted with certainty, we are not presently involved in any legal proceeding that in the opinion of our management, if determined adversely to us, would have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results or financial condition. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on us because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors. ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosures Not applicable. 44 Part II ITEM 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Market for Our Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters Our common stock has been traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “EIGI” since our initial public offering on October 25, 2013. Prior to this time, there was no public market for our common stock. The following table shows the high and low sales prices per share of our common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market for the period indicated: Fourth Quarter 2013 (beginning October 25, 2013) High Low $14.85 $10.41 Stockholders As of December 31, 2013 there were approximately 216 holders of record of our common stock. The actual number of stockholders is greater than this number of record holders and includes stockholders who are beneficial owners but whose shares are held in street name by brokers or nominees. Dividend Policy We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the operation and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to declare dividends will be subject to the discretion of our board of directors and applicable law and will depend on various factors, including our results of operations, financial condition, prospects and any other factors deemed relevant by our board of directors. Our credit agreements limit our ability to pay cash dividends on our common stock, and the terms of any future loan agreement into which we may enter or any additional debt securities we may issue are likely to contain similar restrictions on the payment of dividends. Prior to our initial public offering, on April 20, 2012, we paid a $6.0 million accrued dividend in connection with the redemption of shares of preferred stock of a subsidiary. On November 9, 2012, we paid a special dividend in the aggregate amount of $300.0 million, including $194.3 million and $62.6 million paid to investment funds and entities affiliated with Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs, respectively. We do not currently intend to declare or pay any similar special dividends in the foreseeable future. Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plan The information concerning our equity compensation plan is incorporated by reference from the information in our Proxy Statement for our 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which we will file with the SEC within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year to which this Annual Report on Form 10-K relates. Stock Performance Graph The following performance graph and related information shall not be deemed to be “soliciting material” or “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any filing of Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act, except to the extent that we specifically incorporate it by reference in such filing. The graph set forth below compares the cumulative total return on our common stock to the cumulative total return of the NASDAQ Composite Index and the RDG Internet Composite from October 25, 2013 (the first date that shares of our common stock were publicly traded) through December 31, 2013. The comparison assumes 45 $100 was invested after the market closed on October 25, 2013 in our common stock, and each of the foregoing indices, and it assumes the reinvestment of dividends, if any. The comparisons shown in the graph below are based upon historical data. We caution that the stock price performance shown in the graph below is not necessarily indicative of, nor is it intended to forecast, the potential future performance of our common stock. COMPARISON OF CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN Among Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc., the NASDAQ Composite Index, and the RDG Internet Composite Index $130 $120 $110 $100 $90 $80 10/25/13 10/31/13 11/30/13 12/31/13 Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ Composite RDG Internet Composite Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. NASDAQ Composite Index RDG Internet Composite Index $100.00 $100.00 $100.00 $ 97.60 $103.92 $106.13 $127.02 $107.72 $110.64 $126.04 $111.03 $114.86 10/25/13 10/31/2013 11/30/2013 12/31/2013 Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities Set forth below is information regarding securities sold by us during the year ended December 31, 2013, that were not registered under the Securities Act. Prior to our initial public offering in October 2013, we were an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of WP Expedition Topco L.P., or WP Expedition Topco, and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of WP Expedition Midco L.P., or WP Expedition Midco. Until June 2013, we were a Delaware limited partnership named WP Expedition Holdings L.P., or WP Expedition Holdings. In June 2013, we converted to a Delaware corporation, and we issued 1,000 shares of our common stock to WP Expedition Midco in exchange for prior contributions by WP Expedition Midco to WP Expedition Holdings. In October 2013, prior to our initial public offering, WP Expedition Topco and WP Expedition Midco dissolved, and in liquidation, WP Expedition Topco distributed such 1,000 shares of our common stock to its limited partners in respect of such limited partners’ partnership interests. Following such distribution, we effected a 105,187.363-for-one stock split resulting in 105,187,363 shares of unregistered securities outstanding prior to our initial public offering. We refer to this liquidation, distribution and stock split as our corporate reorganization. In January 2013, prior to our corporate reorganization, WP Expedition Topco issued an aggregate of 3,072,774 stock-based limited partnership interests to one of our executive officers. As a result of a corporate reorganization, 333,678 shares of our common stock were distributed in respect of these limited partnership interests. In October 2013, effective prior to, but conditioned upon, the completion of our initial public offering, we granted our chief executive officer, Hari Ravichandran, the right to receive 3,747,596 stock-based limited 46 partnership interests in WP Expedition Topco. As a result of our corporate reorganization, these limited partnership interests entitled Mr. Ravichandran to receive 531,719 shares of our common stock in the form of a restricted stock unit award. No underwriters were involved in the foregoing transactions. The issuance of the above securities were deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, Regulation D or Regulation S promulgated thereunder, or Rule 701 promulgated under Section 3(b) of the Securities Act, as transactions by an issuer not involving any public offering or pursuant to benefit plans and contracts relating to compensation as provided under Rule 701. All of the foregoing securities are deemed restricted securities for purposes of the Securities Act. Use of Proceeds from Registered Securities On October 24, 2013, our registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-191061) for our initial public offering was declared effective by the SEC. In our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013, which we filed with the SEC on December 6, 2013, we stated that the gross proceeds of the offering were $252.6 million, of which we received net proceeds of approximately $231.4 million, after deducting total estimated expenses of $21.2 million, including underwriting discounts and commissions and offering-related expenses reasonably estimated to be $7.1 million. Offering-related expenses include both capitalized and non-capitalized expenses. We subsequently determined that we incurred offering-related expenses of $6.4 million, or $0.7 million less than we had estimated. As a result, the total expenses of the offering were $20.5 million, and we received net proceeds of approximately $232.1 million from the offering. Except as described in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013, which we filed with the SEC on December 6, 2013, there has been no other material change in the planned use of proceeds from our initial public offering as described in our final prospectus filed with the SEC on October 25, 2013 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act. Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers There were no purchases of shares of our common stock made by or on behalf of us or any affiliated purchaser during the year ended December 31, 2013. 47 ITEM 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data The consolidated statements of operations data for the period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011, the period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2012 and 2013, are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Impact of Sponsor Acquisition” in Part II, Item 7 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. The consolidated statement of operations data for the year ended December 31, 2010 and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2010 and December 31, 2011 were derived from our audited consolidated financial statements that are not included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our historical results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected in any future period. You should read the following selected consolidated financial data in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. All data in the following table is in thousands, except share and per share data. Consolidated Statements of Operations Data: Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of revenue(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating expense: Sales and marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engineering and development . . . . . . . General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total operating expense(3) Loss from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net interest income (expense) . . . . . . . . . . . Loss before income taxes and equity earnings of unconsolidated entities . . . . . Income tax expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss before equity earnings of unconsolidated entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equity loss (income) of unconsolidated entities, net of tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest Net loss attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. Net loss per share attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. basic and diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weighted average shares used to compute net loss per share attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. basic and diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Predecessor(1) Successor(1) Year Ended December 31, 2010 Period from January 1 through December 21, 2011 Period from December 22 through December 31, 2011 Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 $ 87,781 74,993 12,788 $187,340 133,399 53,941 $ 2,967 $ 3,901 (934) 292,156 $ 237,179 54,977 33,412 2,746 7,136 43,294 (30,506) (13,814) 54,932 5,538 16,938 77,408 (23,467) (50,291) 1,482 101 3,755 5,338 (6,272) (855) 83,110 13,803 48,411 145,324 (90,347) (126,131) 520,296 350,103 170,193 117,689 23,205 92,347 233,241 (63,048) (98,327) (44,320) 26 (73,758) 126 (7,127) (2,746) (216,478) (77,203) (161,375) (3,596) (44,346) (73,884) (4,381) (139,275) (157,779) — — — 23 $(44,346) $ (73,884) $ (4,381) $ (139,298) $ 2,067 (159,846) — — — — (659) $(44,346) $ (73,884) $ (4,381) $ (139,298) $ (159,187) $ (0.05) $ (1.44) $ (1.55) 96,370,134 96,562,674 102,698,773 (1) Our company is referred to as the “predecessor” for all periods prior to the Sponsor Acquisition and is referred to as the “successor” for all periods after the Sponsor Acquisition. 48 (2) (3) Includes stock-based compensation expense of $26,000 and $126,000, for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively. We recorded no stock-based compensation expense to cost of revenue in 2010 or 2011. Includes stock-based compensation expense of $1.0 million for the predecessor period of 2011 and, $2.3 million and $10.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively. We recorded no stock-based compensation expense to operating expense in 2010. Consolidated Balance Sheet Data: Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property and equipment, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Current and long-term debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Redeemable convertible preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . Total stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Predecessor As of December 31, 2010 $ 10,310 4,820 (82,552) 378,166 201,840 24,535 52,353 Successor As of December 31, 2011 As of December 31, 2012 As of December 31, 2013 $ 16,953 12,216 (70,763) 1,166,213 350,000 149,604 652,540 $ 23,245 34,604 (203,853) 1,538,136 1,130,000 — 70,155 $ 66,815 49,715 (160,511) 1,580,938 1,047,375 — 155,262 49 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations You should read the following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations together with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other financial information included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that involve significant risks and uncertainties. As a result of many factors, such as those set forth in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. Overview We are a leading provider of cloud-based platform solutions designed to help small and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, succeed online. Leveraging our proprietary technology platform, we serve over 3.5 million subscribers globally with a comprehensive and integrated suite of over 150 products and services that help SMBs get online, get found and grow their businesses. The cloud-based products and services available on our platform include domains, website builders, web hosting, email, security, backup, search engine optimization, or SEO, and search engine marketing, or SEM, social media services, website analytics, and productivity and e-commerce solutions. We generate revenue by charging our subscribers on a subscription basis for the products and services that they buy from us. Our subscribers typically pay for our solutions in advance at the initiation of the subscription, and we typically have auto renewal arrangements with them. Our revenue for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013 was $190.3 million, $292.2 million and $520.3 million, respectively, representing a compounded annual growth rate, or CAGR, of 65%, and our net losses were $78.3 million, $139.3 million and $159.2 million, respectively. Our revenue growth has been driven by increasing total subscribers, both organically and through acquisitions, and increasing average revenue per subscriber, or ARPS. As of December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, we had approximately 2.8 million, 3.2 million and 3.5 million total subscribers, respectively. For 2011, 2012 and 2013, our ARPS was $12.84, $12.92 and $13.09, respectively, based on adjusted revenue of $414.9 million, $474.1 million and $528.1 million, respectively. Our adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, was $94.1 million, $133.7 million and $207.9 million, respectively, representing year over year growth of 42% and 55%, respectively, a CAGR of 49%. Adjusted EBITDA increased during these periods primarily due to increasing numbers of subscribers on our platform as a result of organic growth and acquisitions, increasing ARPS and our achievement of scale benefits by realizing synergies from our acquisitions. Our unlevered free cash flow, or UFCF, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, was $76.7 million, $101.7 million and $166.5 million, respectively, representing year over year growth of 33% and 64%, respectively. UFCF increased during these periods primarily due to the increase in our adjusted EBITDA, offset by capital expenditures and changes in our operating assets and liabilities. Our free cash flow, or FCF, for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, was $49.4 million, $49.4 million and $83.4 million, respectively. On a year over year basis, FCF stayed constant in 2012, primarily due to increased capital expenditures and interest expense offsetting the increase in our adjusted EBITDA. In 2013, we increased our FCF due to the increase in our adjusted EBITDA more than offsetting the increase in our capital expenditures, interest and income tax payments. Looking forward, we expect our Adjusted EBITDA, UFCF and FCF to grow slightly ahead of our revenue growth. 50 ARPS, Adjusted EBITDA, UFCF and FCF are non-GAAP financial measures. For more information regarding ARPS, Adjusted EBITDA, UFCF and FCF and a reconciliation of these measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP, see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below. Recent Developments On January 23, 2014, we acquired the web presence business of Directi, from Directi Web Technologies Holdings, or Directi Holdings. Directi provides web presence solutions to SMBs in various countries, including India, the United States, Turkey, China, Russia and Indonesia. After giving effect to certain post-closing adjustments, we expect the total consideration for this acquisition to be between $100.0 million and $110.0 million. The purchase consideration is expected to consist of cash payments of approximately $25.5 million (including $20.5 million paid at the closing and a $5.0 million advance payment paid in August 2013), a promissory note from us to Directi Holdings of $51.0 million and the issuance of 2,123,039 shares of our common stock to Directi Holdings. The promissory note will mature on April 15, 2014. The principal amount of the promissory note could increase if Directi meets certain performance metrics for the period from July 1, 2013 through March 30, 2014. Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Key Metrics In addition to our financial information presented in accordance with GAAP, we use certain “non-GAAP financial measures” described below to evaluate the operating and financial performance of our business, identify trends affecting our business, develop projections and make strategic business decisions. Generally, a non-GAAP financial measure is a numerical measure of a company’s operating performance, financial position or cash flow that includes or excludes amounts that are included or excluded from the most directly comparable measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. We monitor the non-GAAP financial measures described below, and we believe they are helpful to investors, because we believe they reflect the operating performance of our business and help management and investors gauge our ability to generate cash flow, excluding some recurring and non-recurring expenses that are included in the most directly comparable measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. We are including one non-GAAP financial measure in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, FCF, that we have not previously provided in our SEC filings. We believe that reporting FCF will be helpful to investors because we believe FCF helps investors to gauge our ability to generate cash flow after taking into consideration cash interest associated with our indebtedness. In addition, in connection with adding this financial measure, we have revised the definitions of adjusted net income and adjusted EBITDA previously reported in our final prospectus filed with the SEC on October 25, 2013 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act in connection with our initial public offering and our Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2013 filed with the SEC on December 6, 2013, since we believe that including these revisions is appropriate in order to reconcile net cash flows from (used in) operating activities, the most directly comparable financial measure, to FCF. We believe that our revisions to the amounts previously reported are not material. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not provide information that is directly comparable to that provided by other companies in our industry, as other companies in our industry may calculate non-GAAP financial results differently, particularly related to adjustments for integration and restructuring expenses. In addition, there are limitations in using non-GAAP financial measures because they are not prepared in accordance with GAAP, may be different from non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and exclude expenses that may have a material impact on our reported financial results. Furthermore, interest expense, which is excluded from some of our non-GAAP measures, has been and will continue to be for the foreseeable future a significant recurring expense in our business. The presentation of non-GAAP financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. 51 We urge you to review the reconciliations of our non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measures included below, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate our business. Key Metrics We use a number of metrics, including the following key metrics, to evaluate the operating and financial performance of our business, identify trends affecting our business, develop projections and make strategic business decisions: • • total subscribers; average revenue per subscriber; • monthly recurring revenue retention rate; • • • • adjusted net income; adjusted EBITDA; unlevered free cash flow; and free cash flow. The following table summarizes these non-GAAP financial measures and key metrics for the periods presented (all data in thousands, except average revenue per subscriber and monthly recurring revenue retention rate): Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 Financial and other metrics: Total subscribers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Average revenue per subscriber . . . . . . . . . . . . Monthly recurring revenue retention rate . . . . . Adjusted net income(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjusted EBITDA(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unlevered free cash flow(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Free cash flow 2,845 $ 12.84 2,857 $12.84 3,223 12.92 $ 3,502 13.09 $ 99% 99% 99% 99% $60,072 $90,189 $73,295 $46,785 $1,813 $3,863 $3,419 $2,661 $ 28,187 $133,664 $101,685 $ 49,405 $ 97,724 $207,931 $166,457 $ 83,432 1. 2. The definition for adjusted net income has been revised to include adjustments for loss of unconsolidated entities and net gain or loss on sale of property and equipment. The definition for adjusted EBITDA has been revised to reflect the revision to the definition of adjusted net income and to exclude all income taxes, including changes in deferred income taxes. Previously, adjusted EBITDA excluded only changes in deferred income taxes. 3. UFCF adds back the income tax adjustment in (2). Total Subscribers We define total subscribers as those that, as of the end of a period, are subscribing directly to our web presence solutions on a paid basis. In calculating total subscribers, we include the number of end-of-period 52 subscribers we added through business acquisitions as if those subscribers had subscribed with us since the beginning of the period presented. We believe including acquired subscribers in this manner provides a useful measure of the number of subscribers we added during a period. We do not include in total subscribers parties that access our solutions via resellers or purchase only domain names from us. Subscribers of more than one brand are counted as separate subscribers. We believe total subscribers is an indicator of the scale of our platform and our ability to expand our subscriber base, and is a critical factor in our ability to monetize the opportunity we have identified in serving the SMB market. Total subscribers increased from 2.9 million as of December 31, 2011, to 3.2 million as of December 31, 2012, to 3.5 million as of December 31, 2013. These increases are primarily as a result of growth in the market for our products and services, referrals, expanding our sales and our support organizations and training them to better utilize our data and analytical capabilities. Average Revenue per Subscriber Average revenue per subscriber, or ARPS, is a non-GAAP financial measure that we calculate as the amount of revenue we recognize from subscribers in a period divided by the average of the number of total subscribers at the beginning of the period and at the end of the period. In calculating ARPS, we exclude the impact of any fair value adjustments to deferred revenue resulting from acquisitions. We adjust the amount of revenue to include the revenue generated from subscribers we added through business acquisitions as if those acquired subscribers had been our subscribers since the beginning of the period presented. We believe including revenue from acquired subscribers in this manner provides a useful comparison of the organic revenue generated per subscriber from period to period. We believe ARPS is an indicator of our ability to optimize our mix of products and services and pricing, and sell products and services to new and existing subscribers. For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, ARPS increased from $12.84 to $12.92 to $13.09, respectively. This increase was a result of increasing demand for our solutions from both new and existing subscribers, as well as from HostGator and Homestead subscribers after their acquisitions in 2012. We expect ARPS to increase as we sell more products and services to existing subscribers and we complete migrating HostGator and Homestead subscribers on to our technology platform. The following table reflects the reconciliation of ARPS to revenue calculated in accordance with GAAP (all data in thousands, except ARPS data): Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchase accounting adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pre-acquisition revenue from acquired properties . . . . $187,340 24,718 194,100 Adjusted revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $406,158 Total subscribers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ARPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,845 12.84 $ $2,967 2,710 3,073 $8,750 2,857 $12.84 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 $292,156 64,123 117,836 $520,296 7,311 512 $474,115 $528,119 3,223 12.92 $ 3,502 13.09 $ Monthly Recurring Revenue Retention Rate We believe that our ability to retain revenue from our subscribers is an indicator of the long-term value of our subscriber relationships and the stability of our revenue base. To assess our performance in this area, we measure our monthly recurring revenue, or MRR, retention rate. We calculate MRR retention rate at the end of a period by taking the retained recurring value of subscription revenue of all active subscribers at the end of the prior period and dividing it into the retained recurring value of subscription revenue for those same subscribers at the end of the period presented. We believe MRR retention rate is an indicator of our ability to retain existing subscribers, sell products and services and maintain subscriber satisfaction. Our MRR retention rate was 99% for all periods presented. 53 Adjusted Net Income Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP financial measure that we calculate as net income (loss) plus (i) changes in deferred revenue inclusive of purchase accounting adjustments related to acquisitions, amortization, stock-based compensation expense, loss of unconsolidated entities, net loss on sale of property and equipment, expenses related to integration of acquisitions and restructurings, any dividend-related payments accounted for as compensation expense, transaction expenses and charges including costs associated with certain litigation matters, and preparation for our initial public offering, less (ii) earnings of unconsolidated entities and net gain on sale of property and equipment and (iii) the estimated tax effects of the foregoing adjustments. Due to our history of acquisitions and financings, we have incurred accounting charges and expenses that obscure the operating performance of our business. We believe that adjusting for these items and the use of adjusted net income is useful to investors in evaluating the performance of our company. Our adjusted net income decreased from $61.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 to $28.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012. This decrease was due to impacts from acquisitions and an increase in the interest payments due to increased borrowings. Our adjusted net income increased from $28.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $97.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. This increase was primarily a result of expanding our business and achieving greater scale benefits, partially offset by increased interest expense as a result of our increased borrowings in 2012 and the impact from our acquisitions. Adjusted EBITDA Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure that we calculate as adjusted net income plus interest expense, depreciation, and change in income tax expense (benefit). We manage our business based on the cash collected from our subscribers and the cash required to acquire and service those subscribers. We believe highlighting cash collected and cash spent in a given period provides insight to an investor to gauge the overall health of our business. Under GAAP, although subscription fees are paid in advance, we recognize the associated revenue over the subscription term, which does not fully reflect short-term trends in our operating results. Adjusted EBITDA increased from $94.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 to $133.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $207.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. This increase was primarily a result of increases in the number of subscribers on our platform, an increase in ARPS and achieving greater scale benefits. Unlevered Free Cash Flow Unlevered free cash flow, or UFCF, is a non-GAAP financial measure that we calculate as adjusted EBITDA plus change in operating assets and liabilities (other than deferred revenue) net of acquisitions less capital expenditures and income taxes excluding deferred tax. We believe the most useful indicator of our operating performance is the cash generating potential of our company prior to any accounting charges related to our acquisitions. We have substantial indebtedness primarily as a result of the Sponsor Acquisition discussed below and a substantial dividend payment in November 2012. We also believe that because our business has meaningful data center and related infrastructure requirements, the level of capital expenditures required to run our business is an important factor for investors. We believe UFCF is a useful measure that captures the effects of these issues. UFCF increased from $76.7 million in 2011 to $101.7 million in 2012 and increased further to $166.5 million in 2013. These increases were primarily the result of the increases in adjusted EBITDA as previously described offset by our increased capital expenditures, income taxes and net change in operating assets and liabilities (excluding deferred revenue). Free Cash Flow Free cash flow, or FCF, is a non-GAAP financial measure that we calculate as unlevered free cash flow less interest expense. We believe that this presentation of free cash flow provides investors with an additional indicator of our ability to generate positive cash flows after meeting our obligations with regard to payment of interest on our outstanding indebtedness. For each of 2011 and 2012, FCF remained unchanged at $49.4 million, 54 primarily due to increased UFCF for 2012, offset by higher interest expense in 2012 from the increase in our indebtedness. For 2013, FCF increased to $83.4 million, primarily due to an increased UFCF for 2013, offset by a $30.7 million increase in interest expense. We expect our FCF for future periods to benefit from the reduction in our effective interest rate as a result of our debt refinancing which occurred in November 2013. The following table reflects the reconciliation of adjusted net income, adjusted EBITDA, unlevered free cash flow and free cash flow to net loss calculated in accordance with GAAP (all data in thousands). Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Gain) loss on sale of property and equipment Loss of unconsolidated entities Dividend-related payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization of deferred financing costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changes in deferred revenue (inclusive of impact of purchase accounting) Loan prepayment penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transaction expenses and charges(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Integration and restructuring expenses(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . Tax-affected impact of adjustments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 $(73,884) 1,000 31 — — 50,443 23,781 52,503 — 6,198 — — Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 $(4,381) — — — — 1,735 97 4,662 — 3,624 — (3,924) Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 $(139,298) 2,308 469 23 9,765 88,118 43,405 104,069 10,883 12,119 294 (103,968) $(159,846) 10,763 309 2,067 — 105,915 2,768 51,047 6,300 38,736 45,594 (5,929) Adjusted net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 60,072 $ 1,813 $ 28,187 $ 97,724 Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income tax expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interest expense, net (net of impact of amortization of 3,481 126 114 1,178 6,869 26,765 18,615 2,333 deferred financing costs) 26,510 758 71,843 89,259 Adjusted EBITDA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 90,189 $ 3,863 $ 133,664 $ 207,931 Change in operating assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions(3) Capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income tax (excluding deferred tax) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10,130) (6,638) (126) (427) (7) (10) (3,409) (28,163) (407) (6,770) (33,523) (1,181) Unlevered free cash flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 73,295 $ 3,419 $ 101,685 $ 166,457 Net cash interest paid (net of change in accrued loan interest) 26,510 (758) (52,280) (83,025) Free cash flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 46,785 $ 2,661 $ 49,405 $ 83,432 (1) Transaction expenses and charges include legal and professional expenses previously separately reported. (2) (3) Integration and restructuring expenses includes severance previously separately reported. In the year ended December 31, 2013 we have increased the change in operating assets and liabilities for a reduction in prepaid expenses for transaction charges related to the initial public offering of $0.6 million. 55 The following table provides a reconciliation of income tax expense (benefit) included in the FCF table above to the income tax expense (benefit) in our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss and to the income taxes paid amount in our consolidated statements of cash flows (all data in thousands). Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 Income tax expense (benefit) Tax-affected impact of adjustments Income tax expense (benefit) in consolidated statement of operations Less: movement in deferred tax benefit Income tax (excluding deferred tax) (Increase) decrease in accrued income taxes Income taxes paid in consolidated statements of cash flows $126 — $126 — $126 (90) $ 36 $ 1,178 (3,924) $ 26,765 (103,968) $ 2,333 (5,929) $(2,746) $ (77,203) $(3,596) 2,756 77,610 $ $ 10 (1) 9 $ $ 4,777 $ 1,181 321 407 389 796 $ 1,502 The following table provides a reconciliation of net interest expense included in the FCF table above to net interest in our consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss and to interest paid in our consolidated statement of cash flows (all data in thousands). Interest expense, net (net of impact of deferred financing costs) Amortization of deferred financing costs Loan prepayment penalty Income tax expense (benefit) in consolidated statement of operations Less: Amortization of deferred financing costs Amortization of net present value of deferred consideration (Increase) decrease in accrued interest Debt issuance fees included as interest expense in 2011 Interest income Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 $ 26,510 23,781 — $ 758 97 — $ 71,843 43,405 10,883 $ 89,259 2,768 6,300 $ 50,291 $ 855 $126,131 $ 98,327 (23,781) (97) (43,405) (2,768) — (147) (2,345) 6 — (754) — — (1,093) (11,491) (1,590) 6,765 — 34 — 122 Interest paid in consolidated statement of cash flows $ 24,024 $ 4 $ 70,176 $100,856 56 The following table provides the three major categories of the statement of our cash flows, calculated in accordance with GAAP (all data in thousands): Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 Cash flows from (used in) operating activities . . . . . . . . . Cash flows used in investing activities(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash flows from financing activities(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 47,225 $(62,714) $ 19,816 $ (956) $(472,150) $ 475,422 $ 55,318 $(323,504) $ 274,478 $ 32,616 $(73,087) $ 84,288 (1) In 2013, we have reclassified deferred consideration in the consolidated statement of cash flows from net cash used in investing activities to net cash provided by financing activities. Prior years have also been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. The following table reflects the reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities (“operating cash flow”), the most directly comparable financial measure calculated in accordance with GAAP, to free cash flow (all data in thousands). Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 $47,225 $ (956) $ 55,318 $ 32,616 (6,638) (7) (28,163) (33,523) Operating cash flow(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . less: Capital expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . plus: Costs excluded in free cash flow net of costs also excluded in operating cash flow: Dividend-related payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transaction expenses and charges(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Integration and restructuring expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 6,198 — — 3,624 — 9,765 12,191 294 — 38,745 45,594 Free cash flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,785 $2,661 $ 49,405 $ 83,432 (4) Our operating cash flow and our transaction expenses for the year ended December 31, 2013 includes approximately $24.9 million of expense attributable to bonus payments to our Chief Executive Officer and other employees in connection with our initial public offering. Components of Operating Results Revenue We generate revenue from selling subscriptions for our cloud-based products and services. The subscriptions we offer are similar across all of our brands and are provided under contracts pursuant to which we have ongoing obligations to support the subscriber. These contracts are generally for service periods of up to 36 months and typically require payment in advance at the time of initiating the subscription for the entire subscription period. Typically, we also have arrangements in place to auto renew a subscription at the end of the subscription period. Due to factors such as introductory pricing, our renewal fees may be higher than our initial subscription. We sell more subscriptions with twelve month terms than with any other term length. We also earn revenue from the sale of domain name registrations and non-term based products and services, such as online 57 security products, and professional technical services as well as through referral fees and commissions. We expect our revenue to increase in future periods as we expand our subscriber base and increase our average revenue per subscriber by selling additional products and services throughout their subscription period. Cost of Revenue Cost of revenue includes costs of operating our subscriber support organization, fees we pay to register domain names for our subscribers, costs of leasing and operating data center infrastructure, including personnel costs for our network operations, fees we pay to third-party product and service providers, and merchant fees we pay as part of our billing processes. We also allocate to cost of revenue the depreciation and amortization related to these activities and the intangible assets we have acquired, as well as a portion of our overhead costs attributable to our employees engaged in subscriber support activities. In addition, cost of revenue includes stock-based compensation expense for employees engaged in support and network operations. We expect cost of revenue to increase in absolute dollars in future periods as we expand our subscriber base, increase our levels of subscriber support, expand our domain name business and add data center capacity. Cost of revenue may increase or decrease as a percentage of revenue in a given period, depending on our ability to manage our infrastructure costs, in particular with respect to data centers and support, the revenue mix of our sales and as a result of our amortization expense. Gross Profit Gross profit is the difference between revenue and cost of revenue. Gross profit has fluctuated from period to period in large part as a result of revenue and cost of revenue adjustments from purchase accounting impacts related to acquisitions, including the Sponsor Acquisition discussed below, as well as revenue and cost of revenue impacts from growth in our business. With respect to revenue, the application of purchase accounting requires us to record purchase accounting adjustments for acquired deferred revenue, which reduces the revenue recorded from acquisitions. With respect to cost of revenue, the application of purchase accounting requires us to defer domain registration costs, which reduces cost of revenue and record long-lived assets at fair value, which increases cost of revenue through an increase in amortization expense over the estimated useful life of the long- lived assets. In addition, our revenue and our cost of revenue have increased in recent years as our subscriber base has expanded. For a new subscriber that we bring on to our platform, we typically recognize revenue over the term of the subscription, even though we collect the subscription fee at the initial billing. As a result, our gross profit may be affected by the prices we charge for our subscriptions, as well as by the number of new subscribers and the terms of their subscriptions. We expect our gross profit to increase in absolute dollars in future periods while our gross profit margin may increase or decrease. Operating Expense We classify our operating expense into three categories: sales and marketing, engineering and development, and general and administrative. Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense primarily consists of costs associated with payments to our network of partners, search engine marketing and search engine optimization, general awareness and brand building activities, as well as the cost of employees engaged in sales and marketing activities. Sales and marketing expense includes stock-based compensation expense for employees engaged in sales and marketing activities. We expect sales and marketing expense to increase in absolute dollars in future periods as we continue to expand our business and increase our sales efforts. We also expect sales and marketing expense to be our largest category of operating expense for the foreseeable future. Sales and marketing expense as a percentage of revenue may increase or decrease in a given period, depending on the cost of attracting new subscribers to our solutions (our subscriber acquisition costs), changes in how we approach search engine marketing and search engine optimization and the extent of general awareness and brand building activities we may undertake as well as the efficiency of our sales force. 58 Engineering and Development. Engineering and development expense includes the cost of employees engaged in enhancing our systems, developing and expanding product and service offerings, and integrating technology capabilities, from our acquisitions. Engineering and development expense includes stock-based compensation expense for employees engaged in engineering and development activities. General and Administrative. General and administrative expense includes the cost of employees engaged in corporate functions, such as finance, human resources, legal affairs and general management. General and administrative expense also includes all facility and related overhead costs not allocated to cost of revenue, as well as insurance premiums and professional service fees. We incurred additional expenses in preparing for our initial public offering, and will continue to incur additional expenses associated with being a publicly traded company, including increased legal, corporate insurance and accounting expenses, and the additional costs of achieving and maintaining compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and other regulations. General and administrative expense includes stock-based compensation expense for employees engaged in general and administrative activities. We expect that general and administrative expense will continue to increase in absolute dollars and may increase as a percentage of revenue as we further expand our operations and continue to operate as a public company. Net Interest Income (Expense) Interest expense consists primarily of costs related to, and interest paid on, our indebtedness. We include the cash cost of interest payments and loan financing fees, the amortization of deferred financing costs and the amortization of the net present value adjustment which we may apply to some deferred consideration payments related to our acquisitions in our calculation of interest expense. Interest income consists primarily of interest income earned on our cash and cash equivalents balances. We expect net interest expense to be lower in future periods following a refinancing of our bank debt in November 2013. Income Tax Expense (Benefit) We estimate our income taxes in accordance with the asset and liability method, under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on temporary differences between the assets and liabilities in our consolidated financial statements and the financial statements that are prepared in accordance with tax regulations for the purpose of filing our income tax returns, using statutory tax rates. This methodology requires us to record a valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets if, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. During the year ended December 31, 2013, we recorded a reversal of our existing deferred tax liability, which created a deferred tax benefit. We established a valuation allowance on substantially all of our deferred tax assets during the year ended December 31, 2013. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of our consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expense during the reported periods. We base our estimates, judgments and assumptions on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Our actual results may differ from the estimates, judgments and assumptions made by our management. To the extent that there are differences between our estimates, judgments and assumptions and our actual results, our future financial statement presentation, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows may be affected. We believe that the following significant accounting policies, which are more fully described in the notes to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, involve a greater 59 degree of judgment and complexity. Accordingly, these are the policies we believe are the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our financial condition and results of operations. Revenue Recognition We generate revenue from selling subscriptions to our cloud-based products and services. The subscriptions we offer are similar across all of our brands and provided under contracts pursuant to which we have ongoing obligations to support the subscriber. These contracts are generally for service periods of up to 36 months and typically require payment in advance. We recognize the associated revenue ratably over the service period, whether the associated revenue is derived from a direct subscriber or through a reseller. Deferred revenue represents the liability to subscribers for advance billings for services not yet provided and the fair value of the assumed liability outstanding for subscriber relationships purchased in an acquisition. We sell domain name registrations that provide a subscriber with the exclusive use of a domain name. These domains are obtained either by one of our registrars on the subscriber’s behalf, or by us from third-party registrars on the subscriber’s behalf. Domain registration fees are non-refundable. Revenue from the sale of a domain name registration by one of our registrars is recognized ratably over the subscriber’s service period as we have the obligation to provide support over the domain term. Revenue from the sale of a domain name registration purchased by us from a third-party registrar is recognized when the subscriber is billed on a gross basis as we have no remaining obligations once the sale to the subscriber occurs, and we have full discretion on the sales price and bear all credit risk. We also earn revenue from the sale of non-term based products and services, such as online security products and professional technical services, referral fees and commissions. We recognize such revenue when the product is purchased, the service is provided or the referral fee or commission is earned. A substantial amount of our revenue is generated from transactions that are multiple-element service arrangements that may include hosting plans, domain name registrations, and cloud-based products and services. We follow the provisions of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Update No. 2009-13, or ASU 2009-13, Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements—a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force and allocate revenue to each deliverable in a multiple- element service arrangement based on its respective relative selling price. Under ASU 2009-13, to treat deliverables in a multiple-element service arrangement as separate units of accounting, the deliverables must have standalone value upon delivery. If the deliverables have standalone value upon delivery, we account for each deliverable separately. Hosting services, domain name registrations, cloud- based products and services have standalone value and are often sold separately. When multiple deliverables included in a multiple-element service arrangement are separated into different units of accounting, the total transaction amount is allocated to the identified separate units based on a relative selling price hierarchy. We determine the relative selling price for a deliverable based on vendor specific objective evidence, or VSOE, of fair value, if available, or best estimate of selling price, or BESP, if VSOE is not available. We have determined that third-party evidence of selling price, or TPE, is not a practical alternative due to differences in our multi-brand offerings compared to competitors and the availability of relevant third-party pricing information. We have not established VSOE for our offerings due to lack of pricing consistency, the introduction of new products, services and other factors. Accordingly, we generally allocate revenue to the deliverables in the arrangement based on the BESP. We determine BESP by considering our relative selling prices, competitive prices in the marketplace and management judgment; these selling prices, however, may vary depending upon the particular facts and circumstances related to each deliverable. We plan to analyze the selling prices used in our allocation of transaction amount, at a minimum, on a quarterly basis. Selling prices will be analyzed on a more frequent basis if a significant change in our business necessitates a more timely analysis. 60 Goodwill Goodwill relates to amounts that arose in connection with our various acquisitions and represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the identifiable intangible and tangible net assets when accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to periodic review for impairment. Events that would indicate impairment and trigger an interim impairment assessment include, but are not limited to, current economic and market conditions, a decline in the equity value of the business, a significant adverse change in certain agreements that would materially affect reported operating results, business climate or operational performance of the business and an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. In accordance with Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08, or ASU 2011-08, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Testing Goodwill for Impairment, we are required to review goodwill by reporting unit for impairment at least annually or more often if there are indicators of impairment present. We have determined our entire business represents one reporting unit. Historically, we have performed our annual impairment analysis during the fourth quarter of each year. The provisions of ASU 2011-08 require us to perform a two-step impairment test for goodwill. In the first step, we compare the fair value of each reporting unit to which goodwill has been allocated to its carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is considered not impaired and we are not required to perform further testing. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then we must perform the second step of the impairment test to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. If the carrying value of a reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, then we record an impairment loss equal to the difference. Due to the timing of the Sponsor Acquisition on December 22, 2011, and the absence of indicators of impairment through the year ended December 31, 2011, we recorded no impairment of goodwill for the 2011 successor period ended December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2012 and 2013, the fair value of our reporting unit exceeded the carrying value of the reporting unit’s net assets by more than 600% and, therefore, no impairment existed as of that date. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit, if applicable, requires us to make judgments and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions relate to, among other things, revenue growth rates and operating margins used to calculate projected future cash flow, risk-adjusted discount rates, future economic and market conditions and appropriate market comparables. We base fair value estimates on assumptions we believe to be reasonable but that are unpredictable and inherently uncertain. Actual future results may differ from those estimates. As of December 31, 2013, we had goodwill of $984.2 million and have recorded no impairment charges. Long-Lived Assets Our long-lived assets consist primarily of intangible assets, including acquired subscriber relationships, trade names, intellectual property and developed technology. We also have long-lived tangible assets, primarily consisting of property and equipment. The majority of our intangible assets have been recorded in connection with our acquisitions, including the Sponsor Acquisition. We record intangible assets at fair value at the time of their acquisition. We amortize intangible assets over their estimated useful lives. Our determination of the estimated useful lives of the individual categories of intangible assets is based on the nature of the applicable intangible asset and the expected future cash flow to be derived from the intangible asset. We amortize intangible assets with finite lives in accordance with their estimated projected cash flows. We evaluate long-lived intangible and tangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If indicators of impairment are present and undiscounted future cash flow is less than the carrying amount, then we determine the fair value of the assets and compare it to the carrying value. If the fair value is less than the carrying value, then we reduce the carrying 61 value to the estimated fair value and record an impairment in the period it is identified. We did not recognize any impairments of long-lived intangible and tangible assets in the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 or 2013. Depreciation and Amortization We purchase or build the servers we place in the data centers, which we occupy pursuant to various lease or co-location arrangements. We also purchase the computer equipment that is used by our support and sales teams and employees in our offices. We capitalize the build-out of our facilities as leasehold improvements. Cost of revenue includes depreciation on data center equipment and support infrastructure. We also include depreciation in general and administrative expense, which includes depreciation on office equipment and leasehold improvements. Amortization expense consists of expense related to the amortization of intangible long-lived assets. In connection with our acquisitions, we allocate fair value to acquired long-lived intangible assets, which include subscriber relationships, trademarks and developed technology. We use estimates and valuation techniques to determine the estimated useful lives of our intangible assets and amortize them to cost of revenue. Income Taxes We provide for income taxes in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 740, or ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates that we expect to apply to taxable income in the years in which we expect those temporary differences to be recovered or settled. We recognize the effect of changes in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities in the period that includes the enactment date. We account for uncertain tax positions following the provisions of ASC 740. ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for income taxes, by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. We recognize the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. We measure recognized income tax positions at the largest amount that is more likely than not to be realized. We reflect changes in recognition or measurement in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. We record interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expense. We did not recognize any interest or penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits during the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 or 2013. Stock-Based Compensation Arrangements Accounting Standards Codification 718, or ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation, requires employee stock-based payments to be accounted for under the fair value method. Under this method, we are required to record compensation cost based on the estimated fair value for stock-based awards granted over the requisite service periods for the individual awards, which generally equals the vesting periods. We use the straight-line amortization method for recognizing stock-based compensation expense. We estimate the fair value of employee stock options on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option- pricing model, which requires the use of highly subjective estimates and assumptions. For restricted stock awards granted by us we estimate the fair value of each restricted stock award based on the closing trading price of our common stock as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on the date of grant. There was no public market for our common stock prior to October 25, 2013, the date our common stock began trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market, and as a result, the trading history of our common stock was limited through December 31, 2013. Therefore, we determined the volatility for options granted by us based on an analysis of reported data for a peer group of companies that issued options with substantially similar terms. The expected 62 volatility of options granted by us has been determined using an average of the historical volatility measures of this peer group of companies. The expected life assumption is based on the “simplified method” for estimating expected term as we do not have sufficient historical option exercises to support a reasonable estimate of the expected term. The risk-free interest rate is based on a treasury instrument whose term is consistent with the expected life of the stock options. We use an expected dividend rate of zero as we currently have no history or expectation of paying dividends on our common stock. In addition, we have estimated expected forfeitures of options. If our actual forfeiture rate varies from our estimate, additional adjustments to compensation expense may be required in future periods. Given the absence of an active trading market for our common stock prior to the completion of our initial public offering, the fair value of the equity interests underlying our stock-based awards was determined by management. In doing so, valuation analyses were prepared in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Practice Aid, Valuation of Privately-Held-Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, and were used by our management to assist in determining the fair value of the equity interests underlying our stock-based awards. Each equity interest was granted with a “threshold amount” meaning that the recipient of an equity security only participated to the extent that the entity appreciated in value from and after the date of grant of the equity interest (with the value of the entity as of the grant date being the “threshold amount”). The assumptions used in the valuation models were based on future expectations combined with management’s judgment. In the absence of a public trading market, our management exercised significant judgment and considered numerous objective and subjective factors to determine the fair value of the stock-based awards as of the date of each award. These factors included: • • • • • • • • • • • • contemporaneous or retrospective valuations for our company and our securities; the rights, preferences, and privileges of the stock-based awards relative to each other as well as to the existing shareholders; lack of marketability of our equity securities; historical operating and financial performance; our stage of development; current business conditions and projections; hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management team; risks inherent to the development of our products and services and delivery of our solutions; trends and developments in our industry; the threshold amount for the stock-based awards and the values at which the stock-based awards would vest; the market performance of comparable publicly traded companies; likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a merger or acquisition of our company given prevailing market conditions; and • U.S. and global economic and capital market conditions. Impact of Sponsor Acquisition On December 22, 2011, investment funds and entities affiliated with Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs acquired a controlling interest in our company, which we refer to as the Sponsor Acquisition. As a result, our consolidated financial statements present our operating results and cash flows separately for periods prior to and after the Sponsor Acquisition. Our company is referred to as the “predecessor” for all periods prior to the Sponsor Acquisition and is referred to as the “successor” for all periods after the Sponsor Acquisition. Accordingly, our operating results and cash flows for calendar year 2011 consist of the operating results and cash flows of the predecessor for the period January 1 through December 21, 2011 and the operating results and cash 63 flows of the successor for the period December 22 through December 31, 2011. The tables below summarize our operating results for all periods presented in our consolidated financial statements. Because the successor had only ten days of operations in calendar year 2011, the discussion below of our 2011 operating results is based solely on the results of the predecessor for the period January 1 through December 21, 2011. For additional information about the Sponsor Acquisition, see Note 3 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our predecessor financial statements were not affected by the application of purchase accounting related to the Sponsor Acquisition. The application of purchase accounting required us to record all acquired assets and liabilities, including deferred revenue, deferred costs and long-lived assets, at fair value, which in some cases was different than their book values. As a result, our consolidated statements of operations for periods subsequent to December 22, 2011 will not be directly comparable to our consolidated statements of operations for periods prior to December 22, 2011. The total impact of the purchase accounting treatment on our loss from operations resulting from the Sponsor Acquisition in the 2011 successor period and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively, was $2.0 million, $47.1 million and $47.1 million. These impacts consisted of the following components: • • Impact on Revenue. We assessed the fair value of acquired deferred revenue to be $57.5 million, representing a decrease of $73.2 million from its $130.7 million book value. The effect of recording deferred revenue to fair value was to reduce revenue in successor periods. The impact to revenue for the 2011 successor period and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively, was $1.9 million, $47.2 million and $5.8 million. Impact on Cost of Revenue. In conjunction with recording deferred revenue at fair value, we recorded related deferred domain registration costs at fair value, resulting in a $13.6 million decrease in deferred costs in successor periods. The impact on cost of revenue from deferring domain registration costs for the 2011 successor period and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively, was $0.1 million, $11.9 million and $1.0 million. In our assessment of fair value of acquired long-lived assets, we recorded the fair value of our developed technology at $167.0 million, representing an increase of $160.1 million from a book value of $6.9 million. This increase is being amortized on a straight-line basis over ten years. In addition, we recorded the fair value of our subscriber relationships and trademarks at $221.4 million, representing an increase of $104.2 million from a book value of $117.2 million. This increase is being amortized over ten to 15 years. The effect of recording long-lived assets at fair value was an increase in amortization expense to be recognized in successor periods. The impact on cost of revenue from amortizing the changes to acquired long lived assets for the 2011 successor period and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively, was $0.2 million, $11.8 million and $21.8 million. 64 The following table sets forth the impact of the application of purchase accounting from the Sponsor Acquisition as described above (all data in thousands): Predecessor Period from January 1 through December 21, 2011 Period from December 22 through December 31, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 Revenue that would have been recognized from December 21, 2011 book value of deferred revenue . . Revenue recognized based on fair value of acquired deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total impact to revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $— — $— Impact of reduced fair value of deferred domain $(4,825) $(89,468) $(16,000) 2,966 42,257 10,160 $(1,859) $(47,211) $ (5,840) registration costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — (130) (11,932) (978) Amortization impact: Amortization that would have been recognized from December 21, 2011 book value of long-lived assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization on fair value of acquired long- lived assets recorded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total amortization impact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total impact to cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — — — — (1,495) (51,636) (32,705) 1,732 237 107 63,409 11,773 (159) 54,541 21,836 20,858 Total impact to loss from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $— $(1,966) $(47,052) $(26,698) 65 Results of Operations The following tables set forth our results of operations for the periods presented (all data in thousands). The period-to-period comparison of financial results is not necessarily indicative of future results. Predecessor Period from January 1 through December 11, 2011 Period from December 22 through December 31, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,340 133,399 $ 2,967 3,901 $ 292,156 237,179 $ 520,296 350,103 Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,941 (934) 54,977 170,193 Operating expense: Sales and marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engineering and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total operating expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net interest income (expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss before income taxes and equity earnings of unconsolidated entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income tax expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss before equity earnings of unconsolidated entities . . 54,932 5,538 16,938 77,408 (23,467) (50,291) (73,758) 126 (73,884) Equity loss of unconsolidated entities, net of tax . . . . . . . — 1,482 101 3,755 5,338 (6,272) 83,110 13,803 48,411 145,324 (90,347) (855) (126,131) 117,689 23,205 92,347 233,241 (63,048) (98,327) (7,127) (2,746) (4,381) — (216,478) (77,203) (161,375) (3,596) (139,275) (157,779) 23 2,067 Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (73,884) $(4,381) $(139,298) $(159,846) Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest . . . . . . . . — — — (659) Net loss attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (73,884) $(4,381) $(139,298) $(159,187) Comparison of the Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 Revenue Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $292,156 $520,296 $228,140 78% Year Ended December 31, Change 2012 2013 Amount % Revenue increased by $228.1 million, or 78%, from $292.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $520.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, due to increased demand for our solutions from both new and existing subscribers, including subscribers of businesses we acquired, as well as increases in prices paid by our subscribers at renewals or after expiration of promotional periods. Of this revenue increase, $147.6 million resulted from increases in revenue attributable to businesses we acquired since July 1, 2012, $41.4 million was a result of lower revenue in the year ended December 31, 2012 due to the application of purchase accounting from the Sponsor Acquisition related to deferred revenue, and $39.1 million was primarily attributable to an increase in the number of subscribers and our monetization of those subscribers, not associated with our acquisitions. 66 Cost of Revenue Year Ended December 31, 2012 2013 Change Amount % of Revenue Amount % of Revenue Amount % Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $237,179 81% $350,103 67% $112,924 48% Cost of revenue increased by $112.9 million, or 48%, from $237.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $350.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Of this increase, $89.0 million was due to increases in cost of revenue attributable to businesses we acquired since July 1, 2012, and $21.4 million was attributable to growth in the business offset by an $18.5 million decrease in amortization expense. The $21.4 million from growth in the business was primarily due to a $9.3 million increase in depreciation expense as we expanded our data center infrastructure, a $5.3 million increase in domain registration costs, a $3.4 million increase in costs attributable to third party services as our business expanded and $3.4 million of payroll and benefits associated with an increase in average headcount as we enhanced our support infrastructure to serve our expanding subscriber base. The remaining increase in cost of revenue of $21.0 million was due to the net impact of the application of purchase accounting from the Sponsor Acquisition related to amortization and domain registration costs. Gross Profit Year Ended December 31, 2012 2013 Change Amount % of Revenue Amount % of Revenue Amount % Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $54,977 19% $170,193 33% $115,216 210% Gross profit increased by $115.2 million, from $55.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $170.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Of this increase, $58.6 million was attributable to increases in our subscriber base primarily as a result of the HostGator and Homestead businesses we acquired subsequent to July 1, 2012, and $36.2 million was attributable to increases in our subscriber base due to expansion in our business and our monetization of those subscribers and $20.4 million was due to the impact of purchase accounting adjustments related to the Sponsor acquisition, consisting of recording the fair value of acquired deferred revenue and related domain registration costs and the amortization expense arising from recording the fair value of our acquired long-lived assets. Operating Expense Year Ended December 31, 2012 2013 Change Sales and marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engineering and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount $ 83,110 13,803 48,411 % of Revenue Amount % of Revenue Amount % 28% $117,689 23,205 5% 92,347 17% 23% $34,579 9,402 4% 43,936 18% Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $145,324 50% $233,241 45% $87,917 42% 68% 91% 60% Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense increased by $34.6 million, or 42%, from $83.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $117.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Of this increase, $23.6 million was attributable to increases in sales and marketing expense incurred by businesses we acquired since July 1, 2012, in part due to our investing in growing the commissioned salespeople as well as increasing our marketing spend to acquire new subscribers. The remaining $11.0 million was primarily due to higher payroll and benefits associated with increased headcount as we expanded our sales and marketing organization in other parts of our business. 67 Engineering and Development. Engineering and development expense increased by $9.4 million, or 68%, from $13.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $23.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. This increase was primarily due to our focus on integrating technology capabilities from acquisitions, enhancing our systems, expanding our product and service offerings and engineering and development headcount increases associated with our acquisitions. In the three months ended December 31, 2013, we decreased our engineering and development expense by reducing employee headcount from 170 employees as of September 30, 2013 to 141 employees as of December 31, 2013 due to rationalizing costs and realizing synergies from integration of our acquisitions. General and Administrative. General and administrative expense increased by $43.9 million, or 91%, from $48.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $92.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. Of this increase, $23.6 million was attributable to bonus payments in connection with our initial public offering, $8.6 million was attributable to increased stock-based compensation expense related to the acceleration of certain non-vested shares and the granting of stock-based awards at the time of our initial public offering and $19.9 million was attributable to increased expense associated with our preparation for becoming a public company and to support the growth in our business. We expect to continue to have higher costs associated with being a public company. In addition, $8.9 million of the increase in general and administrative expense was incurred by businesses we acquired since July 1, 2012. These increases were offset by a $17.4 million decrease in transaction expenses. We incurred higher transaction costs in the year ended December 31, 2012 primarily related to the HostGator and Homestead acquisitions. The transaction costs in 2012 also included $9.7 million attributable to dividend payments recorded as compensation. Net Interest Income (Expense) Year Ended December 31, Change 2012 2013 Amount % Net interest income (expense) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(126,131) $(98,327) $27,804 22% Net interest expense decreased by $27.8 million, or 22%, from $126.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $98.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. This decrease includes lower amortization of deferred financing costs of $40.6 million primarily due to the write-off of discount and deferred debt issuance costs related to our debt refinancing in November 2012. The decrease is also due to lower costs resulting from our debt refinancing activities in 2013. Our interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2013 increased due to our increased aggregate indebtedness, offset by a reduction in our effective interest rates. Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Year Ended December 31, Change 2012 2013 Amount % Income tax expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(77,203) $(3,596) $73,607 95% The benefit for income taxes for the year ended December 31, 2013 decreased by $73.6 million, or 95%, from $77.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The decrease includes a net increase in our state and foreign income taxes of $0.8 million and a net change in our deferred taxes of $72.8 million. The decrease in our deferred tax benefit from December 31, 2012 to December 31, 2013 primarily relates to the establishment of a valuation allowance in 2013, a decrease in our deferred tax liabilities due to the short amortizable lives of our definite-lived intangible assets in 2013, as well as the establishment of additional deferred tax assets in 2013 through the generation of net operating losses. In both periods, we had nondeductible expenses primarily related to stock-based compensation, transaction costs and interest. 68 Comparison of Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 and Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Revenue Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Change Amount Amount Amount % Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,340 $292,156 $104,816 56% Successor Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Amount $2,967 Revenue increased by $104.8 million, or 56%, from $187.3 million for the 2011 predecessor period to $292.2 million for 2012, due to increased demand for our solutions from both new and existing subscribers, including subscribers of businesses we acquired, as well as increases in prices paid by our subscribers at renewals or after expiration of promotional periods. Of this revenue increase, $75.6 million resulted from revenue attributable to businesses we acquired during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and $76.4 million was primarily attributable to an increase in the number of subscribers not associated with our 2012 acquisitions. Purchase accounting adjustments reduced 2012 revenue by $47.2 million. Cost of Revenue Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Change Successor Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Amount % of Revenue Amount % of Revenue Amount % Amount % of Revenue Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . $133,399 71% $237,179 81% $103,780 78% $3,901 131% Cost of revenue increased by $103.8 million, or 78%, from $133.4 million for the 2011 predecessor period to $237.2 million for 2012. Of this increase, $64.8 million was attributable to businesses we acquired in 2012, $33.3 million was attributable to growth in the business and $5.7 million was attributable to integration costs. The $33.3 million from growth in the business was primarily attributable to $20.7 million of increased domain registration costs, $4.6 million of increased third party costs and $4.3 million of payroll and benefits associated with increased headcount as we enhanced our support infrastructure to serve our larger subscriber base. Purchase accounting adjustments related to amortization of increased costs in 2012 by $11.8 million, offset by purchase accounting adjustments related to domain registration costs that reduced costs in 2012 by $11.9 million. Gross Profit Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Amount % of Revenue Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 % of Change Amount Revenue Amount % Amount Successor Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 % of Revenue Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $53,941 29% $54,977 19% $1,036 2% $(934) (31)% Gross profit increased by $1.0 million, or 2%, from $53.9 million for the 2011 predecessor period to $55.0 million for 2012. Of this increase, $43.0 million was attributable to increases in our subscriber base unrelated to business acquisitions and $10.8 million was attributable to increases in our subscriber base as a result of the HostGator and Homestead businesses we acquired subsequent to June 30, 2012, offset by $47.1 million due to the impact of purchase accounting adjustments related to the Sponsor Acquisition, consisting of recording the fair 69 value of acquired deferred revenue and related deferred domain registration costs and the amortization expense arising from recording the fair value of our acquired long-lived assets, and by $5.7 million due to integration costs. Operating Expense Sales and marketing . . . . . . . . . Engineering and development . . . . . . . . . . . . General and administrative . . . Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Successor Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Change Amount % of Revenue Amount % of Revenue Amount % Amount % of Revenue $54,932 29% $ 83,110 28% $28,178 51% $1,482 50% 5,538 16,938 3% 9% 13,803 48,411 5% 17% 8,265 31,473 149% 101 186% 3,755 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,408 41% $145,324 50% $67,916 88% $5,338 3% 127% 180% Sales and Marketing. Sales and marketing expense increased by $28.2 million, or 51%, from $54.9 million in the 2011 predecessor period to $83.1 million in 2012. Of this increase, $9.8 million was attributable to sales and marketing expense incurred by businesses we acquired during the year ended December 31, 2012 and the remaining $18.4 million consisted of an increase in overall marketing expense as we expanded our sales and marketing organization. Engineering and Development. Engineering and development expense increased by $8.3 million, or 149%, from $5.5 million in the 2011 predecessor period to $13.8 million in 2012. This increase was primarily due to our focus on expanding our product and service offerings, integrating technology capabilities improving our analytical capabilities and engineering and development headcount increases associated with our acquisitions during the year ended December 31, 2012. Engineering and development headcount increased from 51 employees as of December 31, 2011 to 164 employees as of December 31, 2012. General and Administrative. General and administrative expense increased by $31.5 million, or 186%, from $16.9 million in the 2011 predecessor period to $48.4 million in 2012. Of this increase, $9.7 million was attributable to dividend payments recorded as compensation, $8.9 million was attributable to increased spending to support the growth of our business, $7.6 million consisted of costs related to acquisitions and financings and $5.3 million consisted of general and administrative expense incurred by businesses we acquired during the year ended December 31, 2012. Net Interest Income (Expense) Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Change Amount % Successor Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Net interest income (expense) . . . . $(50,291) $(126,131) $(75,840) 151% $(855) Net interest expense increased by $75.8 million, or 151%, from $50.3 million in the 2011 predecessor period to $126.1 million in 2012. This increase was due to an increase in our aggregate indebtedness from $305.0 million to $1,130.0 million over this period, partially offset by a reduction in interest rates. We entered into three debt financing arrangements during 2012, which resulted in fees and expenses that are included in net interest expense for 2012. 70 Income Tax Expense (Benefit) Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Change Successor Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Income tax expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . $126 $(77,203) $(77,329) $(2,746) The benefit for income taxes for 2012 increased by $77.3 million compared to the 2011 predecessor period. The increase was primarily due to an increase in losses in 2012, partially offset by nondeductible compensation. In 2011, the benefit related primarily to the losses generated in the successor period. In 2011, as a result of purchase accounting, we recorded deferred tax liabilities primarily related to intangibles and deferred revenue, and we also released our valuation allowance. We had a full valuation allowance in the 2011 predecessor period and recognized only minimum current state taxes. Liquidity and Capital Resources Sources of Liquidity We have funded our operations since inception primarily with cash flow generated by operations and borrowings under credit facilities. On October 30, 2013, we closed our initial public offering of 21,051,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $12.00 per share. We received gross proceeds of $252.6 million and net proceeds of $232.1 million from the offering after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering-related expenses payable by us. Offering expenses include both capitalized and non-capitalized expenses. On November 25, 2013, we completed a debt refinancing that reduced our overall indebtedness by $148.8 million to $1,050.0 million. Using net proceeds from our initial public offering, cash on hand and proceeds from our incremental first lien term loan facility, we repaid the total amount outstanding under our $315.0 million second lien term loan facility and increased our revolving credit facility by $40.0 million to $125.0 million. As compared with our bifurcated term loan facility in place prior to the refinancing, we expect that the new single tranche of first lien debt will lower our annualized term loan interest expense by approximately $35.0 million, based on the first lien term loan balance as of December 31, 2013, and the new interest rates under the first lien term loan (for more detail see Credit Facility Borrowings below). As of December 31, 2013, we had cash and cash equivalents totaling $66.8 million and negative working capital of $160.5 million. In addition, we had approximately $1,047.4 million of indebtedness outstanding under our first lien term loan facility. As of December 31, 2013, there were no amounts outstanding under our $125.0 million revolving credit facility. Cash and Cash Equivalents As of December 31, 2013, our cash and cash equivalents were held for working capital purposes and for required principal and interest payments under our indebtedness. A majority of our cash and cash equivalents was held in operating accounts. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors including but not limited to our growth rate, the continued expansion of sales and marketing activities, the introduction of new and enhanced products and services, market acceptance of our solutions, acquisitions and our gross profits and operating expenses. We believe that our current cash and cash equivalents and operating cash flows will be sufficient to meet our anticipated working capital and capital expenditure requirements as well as our required principal and interest payments under our indebtedness, for at least the next 12 months. 71 The following table shows our cash flows from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities for the stated periods (all data in thousands): Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 $ (6,638) 3,481 74,224 Successor Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 $ (7) 114 1,832 $ (28,163) 6,869 132,616 $ (33,523) 18,615 110,273 47,225 (62,714) 19,816 (956) (472,150) 475,422 55,318 (323,504) 274,478 32,616 (73,087) 84,288 Purchases of property and equipment . . . . . . . . Depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash flows from (used in) operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash flows used in investing activities(1) . . . . Cash flows from financing activities(1) . . . . . . (1) In 2013, we have reclassified deferred consideration in the consolidated statement of cash flows from net cash used in investing activities to net cash provided by financing activities. Prior years have also been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. Capital Expenditures Our capital expenditures for the purchase of property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 were $28.2 million and $33.5 million, respectively. The increase in our capital expenditures was driven by our investments in consolidating the HostGator and Homestead businesses on our platform, rationalizing our data center footprint to increase our scale economies and in servers and software licenses to support our growth. In 2012, we had higher expenditures related to leasehold improvements of $2.0 million. We expect our total capital expenditures to increase consistent with revenue growth as we expand our business. Depreciation Our depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 increased from $6.9 million to $18.6 million, respectively. This increase in depreciation expense was primarily a result of higher capital expenditure commencing in 2012 related to investments in data center infrastructure and leasehold improvements as described above. The former included a significant and extraordinary investment in data center infrastructure to support the migration of subscribers from HostGator to our systems. The latter included leasehold improvements associated with new operating leases we entered into, for larger premises to house our expanded employee base and customer support teams, including in Arizona, Utah, Texas, and our headquarters in Burlington, Massachusetts. Amortization Our amortization expense, which includes amortization of other intangible assets, amortization of deferred financing costs and amortization of net present value of deferred consideration, decreased by $22.3 million from $132.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 to $110.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2013. The $22.3 million decrease is primarily attributable to the decrease in amortization of deferred financing costs by $40.6 million, due to a debt extinguishment in November 2012 more fully described in Note 8 of the notes to the consolidated Financial Statements in Part II Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This decrease in amortization of deferred financing costs was offset by a $17.8 million increase in amortization of other intangible assets, in part due to the acquisitions of HostGator and Homestead during the third quarter of 2012. The remaining $0.5 million was attributable to amortization expense of net present value of deferred consideration as a result of our acquisition of HostGator in July 2012, which had deferred consideration payments payable 12 and 18 months after the date of the acquisition. 72 Operating Activities Cash provided by operating activities consists primarily of net loss adjusted for certain non-cash items including depreciation, amortization, stock-based compensation expense and changes in deferred taxes, and the effect of changes in working capital, in particular in deferred revenue. As we add subscribers to our platform, we typically collect subscription fees at the time of initial billing and recognize revenue over the terms of the subscriptions. Accordingly, we generate operating cash flows as we collect cash from our subscribers in advance of delivering the related products and services, and we maintain a significant deferred revenue balance. As we add subscribers and sell additional products and services, our deferred revenue balance increases. Our operating cash flows are net of transaction expenses and charges, including initial public offering expenses. Net cash provided by operating activities was $32.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2013 which consisted of a net loss of $159.8 million, offset by non-cash charges of $147.6 million, and a net change of $44.8 million in our operating assets and liabilities. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities included an increase in deferred revenue of $51.0 million. Net cash provided by operating activities was $55.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2012 which consisted of a net loss of $139.3 million, offset by non-cash charges of $94.0 million and a net change of $100.7 million in our operating assets and liabilities. The net change in our operating assets and liabilities included an increase in deferred revenue of $104.1 million. Investing Activities Cash flows used in investing activities consists primarily of purchase of property and equipment, acquisition consideration payments, and changes in restricted cash balances. The majority of the cash used in 2012 was to fund acquisition consideration payments, in particular for HostGator and Homestead which we acquired during the third quarter of 2012. The majority of the cash used in investing activities for 2013 was to obtain a controlling ownership in a privately-held company located in the United Kingdom. In addition, upon entering into an agreement to acquire Directi in August 2013, we made an advance payment of $5.0 million to Directi Holdings. Acquisition related payments in the aggregate were $299.2 million and $38.7 million in the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively. On January 23, 2014, we closed the acquisition of Directi and funded $20.5 million of the purchase consideration in cash. We also issued a promissory note to Directi Holdings in the original principal amount of $51.0 million in partial consideration for the acquisition. For more information, see “Recent Developments” above. We expect to fund the settlement of the Directi promissory note, payable April 15, 2014 for approximately $51.0 million primarily through operating cash and cash equivalents. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents in combination with our revolving credit facility will be sufficient to meet the maximum payment obligations related to the Directi acquisition. Financing Activities Cash flow from financing activities consists primarily of the net change in our overall indebtedness, payment of associated financing costs, payment of deferred consideration for our acquisitions and the issuance or repurchase of equity. During the year ended December 31, 2013, cash flow from financing activities net of repayments was $84.3 million which includes gross proceeds from our initial public offering of $252.6 million less capitalized issuance costs paid of $17.5 million. An additional $0.7 million of capitalized issuance costs was unpaid at December 31, 2013, which we expect to pay in the first quarter of 2014. In August 2013, we increased our first lien term loan by $90.0 million and repaid the $37.0 million then outstanding under our revolving credit facility. In November 2013, we repaid our second lien term loan of $315.0 million in full and increased our first lien term loan by $166.2 million resulting in an overall reduction in our bank debt by $148.8 million to $1,050.0 million. At the 73 end of December 2013, we made a quarterly principal payment of $2.6 million. We also paid $55.6 million of deferred consideration, the majority of which was for our HostGator acquisition. During the year ended December 31, 2012, cash flow from financing activities net of repayments was $274.5 million. The increase in our borrowings was primarily used to fund the acquisitions of HostGator and Homestead, a $289.5 million special dividend in November 2012, and to redeem $150.0 million of preferred stock of a subsidiary and pay $6.0 million in accrued dividends on such preferred stock in April 2012. We also paid $7.2 million of deferred consideration primarily for an acquisition which closed in 2011. Credit Facility Borrowings As of December 31, 2013, we had $1,047.4 million outstanding under our first lien term loan facility and there were no amounts outstanding under our $125.0 million revolving credit facility. Our first lien term loan facility matures on November 9, 2019 and our revolving credit facility matures on December 22, 2016. Under our first lien term loan facility, commencing on December 31, 2013, we are required to make quarterly principal payments of $2.6 million. As of December 31, 2013, the LIBOR-based interest rates on our first lien term loan facility and revolving credit facility were 5.00% and 7.75%, respectively, and the alternate base rate on the revolving credit facility was 8.50%. (For more detail, see Part I, Item 7A “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk— Interest Rate Sensitivity” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K). Net Operating Loss Carry-Forwards As of December 31, 2013, we had net operating loss, or NOL carry-forwards available to offset future U.S. federal taxable income of approximately $214.2 million and future state taxable income by approximately $152.8 million. These NOL carry-forwards expire on various dates through 2033. As of December 31, 2013, we had NOL carry-forwards in foreign jurisdictions available to offset future foreign taxable income by approximately $33.7 million, including approximately $2.1 million in NOL carry-forwards that expire in 2021 and approximately $31.6 million of NOL carry-forwards in the United Kingdom that do not expire. Our ability to use these NOL carry-forwards will be subject to an annual limitation due to the ownership percentage change limitations. Ownership changes can limit the amount of net operating loss and other tax attributes that a company can use each year to offset future taxable income and taxes payable. As a result of the Sponsor Acquisition, we analyzed changes in our ownership and determined that, effective for the year ended December 31, 2012, we could use approximately $77.1 million of NOL carry-forwards per year. Backlog and Deferred Revenue We define our backlog as the total committed value of our contracts which have not been recognized as revenue at the end of a period. Since we require prepayments for all our products and services, our backlog is equal to our deferred revenue balance. Our backlog as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 was $187.4 million and $249.5 million, respectively. Because revenue for any period is a function of revenue recognized from deferred revenue under contracts in existence at the beginning of a period, as well as contract renewals and new customer contracts during the period, backlog at the beginning of any period is not necessarily indicative of future performance. Our presentation of backlog may differ from other companies in our industry. Contractual Obligations and Commitments Our principal commitments consist of obligations under our outstanding debt facilities, which includes a quarterly principal repayment against our first lien term loan facility of $2.6 million per quarter, interest payments on our term loan facilities, which are typically three-month LIBOR loans, non-cancelable leases for our office 74 space, deferred payment obligations related to acquisitions, and purchase obligations under material contracts. The following table summarizes these contractual obligations as of December 31, 2013 (all data in thousands): Payments due by period Total Less than 1 year 1-3 years 3-5 years More than 5 years Long-term debt obligations: Principal payments on term loan facility . . . . Interest payments on term loan facility(1) . . . Operating lease obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred consideration(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchase commitments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,047,375 303,771 48,154 28,933 30,433 $ 10,500 52,895 8,362 26,133 15,583 $ 21,000 104,336 14,459 2,800 9,725 $ 21,000 102,064 9,892 — 5,125 $ 994,875 44,476 15,441 — — Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,458,666 $113,473 $152,320 $138,081 $1,054,792 (1) Term loan facility interest rate is based on adjusted LIBOR plus 400 basis points for the first lien term loan facility, subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.00%. As of December 31, 2013, the interest rates on our first lien term loan facility and revolving credit facility were 5.00% and 7.75%. (2) Consists of deferred payment obligations related to acquisitions. Does not include $1.7 million in contingent payment obligations related to an acquisition. Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2013-02”) to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. ASU 2013-02 requires an entity to report the effect of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For accumulated other comprehensive income reclassification items that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety into net income in the same reporting period, entities must provide a cross reference to other required U.S. GAAP disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. ASU 2013-02 became effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of ASU 2013-02 did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05, Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity (“ASU 2013-05”). ASU 2013-05 addresses the accounting for the cumulative translation adjustment when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business within a foreign entity. ASU 2013-05 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013 and should be applied prospectively. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2013-05 will not have any impact on its consolidated financial statements. In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carry-forward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carry-forward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”) to clarify that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss (“NOL”) carry-forward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carry-forward, with some allowed exceptions. ASU 2013-11 does not impose any new recurring disclosure requirements because it does not affect the recognition or measurement of uncertain tax positions. ASU 2013-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2013-11 will not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements. Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements We do not have any special purpose entities or off-balance sheet arrangements. 75 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk We have operations both within the United States and internationally, and we are exposed to market risk in the ordinary course of our business. These risks include primarily foreign exchange risk, interest rate and inflation. Foreign Currency Exchange Risk A significant majority of our subscription agreements and our expenses are denominated in US dollars. We do, however, have sales in a number of foreign currencies as well as business operations in Brazil and India and are subject to the impacts of currency fluctuations in those markets. The impact of these currency fluctuations is insignificant relative to the overall financial results of our company. Interest Rate Sensitivity We had cash and cash equivalents of $66.8 million at December 31, 2013, the majority of which was held in operating accounts for working capital purposes and other general corporate purposes which includes payment of principal and interest under our indebtedness. As of December 31, 2013, we had approximately $1,047.4 million of indebtedness outstanding under our first lien term loan facility and a revolving credit facility of $125.0 million, all of which was available. The first lien term loan facility bears interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable credit spread plus, at our option, (a) adjusted LIBOR or (b) an alternate base rate determined by reference to the greater of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (iii) one-month adjusted LIBOR plus 1.00%. The term loan is subject to a floor of 1.00% per annum with an applicable credit spread for interest based on adjusted LIBOR of 4.00% Under our first lien term loan facility, our revolving credit loans, that bear interest at the LIBOR reference rate, are subject to a floor of 1.50% per annum with the applicable credit spread for interest based on adjusted LIBOR of 6.25%. We are also required to pay a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum to the lenders based on the average daily unused amount of the revolving commitments. Based on our aggregate indebtedness of $1,047.4 million as of December 31, 2013, a 100-basis-point increase in the adjusted LIBOR rate above the LIBOR floor would result in a $10.6 million increase in our aggregate interest payments over a 12-month period, and a 100-basis-point decrease at the current LIBOR rate would not result in a decrease in our interest payments. Inflation Risk We do not believe that inflation has a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. If our costs were to become subject to significant inflationary pressures, we may not be able to fully offset such higher costs through price increases. Our inability to do so could harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. 76 Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Balance Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page 77 78 79 80 83 84 77 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Board of Directors and Stockholders Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. Burlington, Massachusetts We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 (Predecessor Company) and the period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (Successor Company) and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 (Successor Company). These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal controls over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2013, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 (Predecessor Company) and the period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (Successor Company) and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 (Successor Company) in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. /s/ BDO USA, LLP Boston, Massachusetts February 28, 2014 78 Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands, except share and per share amounts) December 31, 2012 December 31, 2013 Assets Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Restricted cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred tax asset—short term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepaid expenses and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property and equipment—net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other intangible assets—net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred financing costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66,815 1,983 7,160 12,981 29,862 118,801 49,715 984,207 406,140 430 6,535 15,110 Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,538,136 $1,580,938 23,245 $ 888 5,824 12,093 26,093 68,143 34,604 936,746 480,690 1,481 10,227 6,245 Liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and stockholders’ equity Current liabilities: 7,950 8,007 $ Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 35,433 31,267 Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194,196 151,078 Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,500 23,000 Current portion of notes payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24,437 52,878 Deferred consideration—short term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,796 5,766 Other current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279,312 271,996 Total current liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55,298 Long-term deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,291 1,036,875 Notes payable—long term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,107,000 26,171 27,579 Deferred tax liability—long term . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,207 24,501 Deferred consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3,041 614 Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,467,981 $1,404,904 Redeemable non-controlling interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20,772 Commitments and contingencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stockholders’ equity (deficit): — Preferred Stock—par value $0.0001; 5,000,000 shares authorized; no shares issued or outstanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common Stock—par value $0.0001; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 105,187,363 and 124,788,853 shares issued at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, respectively; 96,745,992 and 124,766,544 outstanding at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, respectively . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accumulated other comprehensive loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accumulated deficit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — — 11 509,714 — (439,570) 13 754,720 (55) (598,757) Total stockholders’ equity attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155,921 (659) Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiary Total stockholders’ equity 155,262 Total liabilities, redeemable non-controlling interest and stockholders’ equity . . . . . . . . $1,538,136 $1,580,938 70,155 — 70,155 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 79 Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (in thousands) Successor Predecessor Period From January 1 through December 21, 2011 Period From December 22 through December 31, 2011 Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $187,340 133,399 Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,967 $ 3,901 292,156 $ 237,179 Gross profit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,941 (934) 54,977 Operating expense: Sales and marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engineering and development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total operating expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,932 5,538 16,938 77,408 1,482 101 3,755 5,338 83,110 13,803 48,411 145,324 520,296 350,103 170,193 117,689 23,205 92,347 233,241 Loss from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (23,467) (6,272) (90,347) (63,048) Other expense: Interest income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (50,297) Total other expense—net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (50,291) — (855) (855) 34 (126,165) (126,131) 122 (98,449) (98,327) Loss before income taxes and equity earnings of unconsolidated entities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income tax expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (73,758) 126 (7,127) (2,746) (216,478) (77,203) (161,375) (3,596) Loss before equity earnings of unconsolidated entities . . (73,884) (4,381) (139,275) $ (157,779) Equity loss of unconsolidated entities, net of tax . . . . . . . — — 23 2,067 Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (73,884) $ (4,381) $ (139,298) $ (159,846) Net loss attributable to non-controlling interest . . . . . . . . — — — (659) Net loss attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (73,884) $ (4,381) $ (139,298) $ (159,187) Comprehensive loss: Foreign currency translation adjustments . . . . . . . . . — — — (55) Total comprehensive loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (73,884) Net loss per share attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.—basic and diluted . . . . . . . . . . . Weighted-average number of common shares used in computing net loss per share attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.—basic and diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ (4,381) $ (139,298) $ (159,242) (0.05) $ (1.44) $ (1.55) 96,370,134 96,562,674 102,698,773 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 80 l a t o T - k c o t S ’ s r e d l o h y t i u q E - n o N l a t o T ’ s r e d l o h k c o t S y t i u q E e l b a t u b i r t t A o t e c n a r u d n E l a n o i t a n r e t n I p u o r G d e t a l u m u c c A r e h t O l a n o i t i d d A k c o t S n o m m o C d e r r e f e r P E s e i r e S e u l a V r a P k c o t S d e r r e f e r P D s e i r e S e u l a V r a P k c o t S d e r r e f e r P C s e i r e S d e r r e f e r P A s e i r e S e u l a V r a P k c o t S e u l a V r a P k c o t S 1 0 . 0 $ 1 0 . 0 $ 1 0 . 0 $ 1 0 . 0 $ t s e r e t n I . c n I t i c i f e D e m o c n I g n i l l o r t n o C , s g n i d l o H d e t a l u m u c c A e v i s n e h e r p m o C n i - 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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 Through December 21, 2011 Period from December 22, 2011 Through December 31, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 $(73,884) $ (4,381) $(139,298) $(159,846) 3,481 50,443 23,781 — 1,000 — 31 — — — 114 1,735 97 — — (2,756) — — — — 6,869 88,118 43,405 1,093 2,308 (77,610) 469 23 — 29,281 18,615 105,915 2,768 1,590 10,763 (4,777) 309 2,067 (466) 10,833 (954) (570) (268) (1,075) Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: Depreciation of property and equipment . . . Amortization of other intangible assets . . . . Amortization of deferred financing costs . . . Amortization of net present value of deferred consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred tax benefit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss on sale of property and equipment . . . . Loss of unconsolidated entities . . . . . . . . . . . Benefit from change in deferred consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financing costs expensed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changes in operating assets and liabilities: Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepaid expenses and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (14,245) (757) (22,199) (7,147) Accounts payable and accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities . . . Cash flows from investing activities Business acquired in purchase transaction, net of cash acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeds from sale of assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash paid for minority investment . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchases of property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . Purchases of intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeds from sale of property and equipment Net (deposits) and withdrawals of principal 5,069 52,503 47,225 (55,081) — — (6,638) — 18 balances in restricted cash accounts . . . . . . . . . (1,013) 900 4,662 (956) 19,058 104,069 55,318 2,020 51,047 32,616 (472,193) (299,165) — — (7) — — 50 — (250) (28,163) — 127 (38,659) 23 — (33,523) (751) 54 3,947 (231) Net cash used in investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (62,714) (472,150) (323,504) (73,087) 83 Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (in thousands) Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 305,000 13,400 (193,840) (21,400) (19,160) (35,029) (1,321) — — — — — — (20,920) 38,000 (38,000) (6,914) 19,816 — 4,327 Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of term loan . . . . . . . . . Proceeds from borrowing of revolver . . . . . . . . . Repayment of term loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repayment of revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of financing costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net return of capital to parent company EIG International . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeds from issuance of common stock . . . . . Issuance costs of common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payment of dividends on common stock . . . . . . Issuance costs of series E preferred stock . . . . . . Redemption of series E preferred stock . . . . . . . Dividends paid on series E preferred stock . . . . . Proceeds from issuance (repurchase) of series C preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeds from issuance of series D preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repurchase of series D preferred stock . . . . . . . . Dividends paid on series C and series D preferred stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net cash provided by financing activities . . . . . . . . . . Net effect of exchange rate on cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net increase in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . Cash and cash equivalents: Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 350,000 — (305,000) — (21,374) — — 452,191 — — (395) — — — — — — Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 1,925,000 15,000 (1,160,000) — (52,890) (7,237) 1,145,000 57,000 (1,212,625) (72,000) (12,552) (55,635) — 100 — (289,479) (53) (150,000) (5,963) — 252,612 (17,512) — — — — — — — — — — — — 475,422 274,478 84,288 — 2,316 — 6,292 16,953 23,245 70,176 796 $ $ $ (247) 43,570 23,245 66,815 100,856 1,502 $ $ $ Beginning of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,310 14,637 End of period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 14,637 $ 16,953 Supplemental cash flow information: Interest paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income taxes paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 24,024 36 $ $ $ 4 9 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. 84 Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 1. Nature of Business Formation and Nature of Business Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc., (“Holdings”) is a Delaware corporation which together with its wholly owned subsidiary company, EIG Investors Corp. (“EIG Investors”), its primary operating subsidiary company, The Endurance International Group, Inc. (“EIG”), and other subsidiary companies of EIG, collectively form the “Company”. The Company is a leading provider of cloud-based platform solutions designed to help small- and medium-sized businesses succeed online. EIG and EIG Investors were incorporated in April 1997 and May 2007, respectively, and Holdings was originally formed as a limited liability company in October 2011 in connection with the acquisition on December 22, 2011, of a controlling interest in EIG Investors, EIG and its subsidiary companies by investment funds and entities affiliated with Warburg Pincus and Goldman Sachs (the “Sponsor Acquisition”). On November 7, 2012, Holdings reorganized as a Delaware limited partnership and on June 25, 2013, converted into a Delaware C-corporation and changed its name to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. Stock Split and Restated Certificate of Incorporation On October 23, 2013, immediately after giving effect to a 105,187.363-for-one stock split, the Company had 105,187,363 shares of common stock issued and outstanding. After giving effect to the Company’s restated certificate of incorporation filed on October 23, 2013, the Company’s authorized capital stock consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. Corporate Reorganization Pursuant to the terms of a corporate reorganization, that was completed following the stock split and prior to the completion of the Company’s initial public offering, as described below, the former direct owner of Holdings, a limited partnership, was dissolved and in liquidation distributed the shares of the Company’s common stock to its limited partners. The distribution of common stock to the limited partners was determined by the value each partner would have received under the distribution provisions of the limited partnership agreement, valued by reference to the initial public offering price. All share data in the consolidated financial statements retroactively reflects the shares of the Company’s common stock after giving effect to the 105,187.363-for-one stock split and the filing of the restated certificate of incorporation. Initial Public Offering On October 30, 2013, the Company closed an initial public offering of its common stock, which resulted in the sale of 21,051,000 shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $12.00 per share, before underwriting discounts. The offering resulted in gross proceeds of $252.6 million and net proceeds to the Company of $232.1 million after deducting underwriting discounts, commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company. Offering expenses include both capitalized and non-capitalized expenses. 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Preparation The accompanying consolidated financial statements, which include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and reflect the Sponsor Acquisition, as described in Note 3, have been prepared using accounting 85 principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). All intercompany transactions have been eliminated on consolidation. The Company has reviewed the criteria of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 280-10, Segment Reporting, and determined that the Company is comprised of only one segment for reporting purposes. The Sponsor Acquisition was accounted for as a purchase in accordance with the FASB ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), and the purchase price was recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The acquired company’s financial statements reflect the new accounting basis recorded by the acquiring company. Accordingly, the Company’s purchase accounting adjustments have been reflected in the Company’s financial statements for the period commencing December 22, 2011 and reflect the estimated fair value of the Company’s assets and liabilities as of December 22, 2011, the date of the Sponsor Acquisition. As a result of the Sponsor Acquisition, the period from January 1, 2011 to December 21, 2011, for which the Company’s results of operations and cash flows are presented, are reported as the “Predecessor” period. The period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, for which the Company’s results of operations and cash flows are presented, are reported as the “Successor” period. Holdings had no ownership interest in the Company prior to December 22, 2011. Therefore, for comparative reporting purposes, the Company reports its financial results, as presented in the Predecessor period, at the EIG Investors company level, which was the primary holding company until the Sponsor Acquisition. Because there was no activity in the Company prior to the Sponsor Acquisition, nor was there any change in the number of shares issued or the par value of the shares of EIG Investors, it was determined that the Company is essentially the same as EIG Investors. Therefore, the retroactive presentation of the conversion includes equity activity of EIG Investors for the successor period and the conversion has not been applied to the predecessor period. The June 25, 2013 conversion of the Company into a Delaware C-corporation, as discussed in Note 1, has been applied to the Company’s financial statements retroactively to December 22, 2011, as if the conversion was effective December 22, 2011. Use of Estimates U.S. GAAP requires management to make certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. These estimates, judgments and assumptions used in preparing the accompanying consolidated financial statements are based on the relevant facts and circumstances as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. Although the Company regularly assesses these estimates, judgments and assumptions used in preparing the consolidated financial statements, actual results could differ from those estimates. Changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they become known. The more significant estimates reflected in these consolidated financial statements include estimates of fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed under purchase accounting related to the Company’s acquisitions and when evaluating goodwill and long-lived assets for potential impairment, the estimated useful lives of intangible and depreciable assets, stock-based compensation, certain accruals, reserves and deferred taxes. Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with remaining maturities of three months or less at the date of purchase. Restricted Cash Restricted cash is composed of certificates of deposits and cash held by merchant banks and payment processors, which provide collateral against any charge-backs, fees, or other items that may be charged back to the Company by credit card companies and other merchants. 86 Accounts Receivable Accounts receivable is primarily composed of cash due from credit card companies for unsettled transactions charged to subscribers’ credit cards. As these amounts reflect authenticated transactions that are fully collectible, the Company does not maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company also accrues for earned referral fees and commissions, which are governed by reseller or affiliate agreements, when the amount is reasonably estimable. Fair Value of Financial Instruments The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, which include cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and certain accrued expenses, approximate their fair values due to their short maturities. The fair value of the Company’s notes payable are based on the borrowing rates currently available to the Company for debt with similar terms and average maturities and approximate their carrying value. Concentrations of Credit and Other Risks Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable. Cash and cash equivalents are maintained at accredited financial institutions, and PayPal balances are at times without and in excess of federally insured limits. The Company has never experienced any losses related to these balances and does not believe that it is subject to unusual credit risk beyond the normal credit risk associated with commercial banking relationships. For the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, no subscriber represented 10% or more of the Company’s total revenue. Property and Equipment Property and equipment is recorded at cost or fair value if acquired in an acquisition. The Company also capitalizes the direct costs of constructing additional computer equipment for internal use, as well as upgrades to existing computer equipment which extend the useful life, capacity or operating efficiency of the equipment. Capitalized costs include the cost of materials, shipping and taxes. Materials used for repairs and maintenance of computer equipment are expensed and recorded as a cost of revenue. Materials on hand and construction-in- process are recorded as property and equipment. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets as follows: Software Computers and office equipment . . . . Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leasehold improvements . . . . . . . . . . Two years Three years Five years Shorter of useful life or remaining term of the lease Software Development Costs The Company accounts for software development costs for internal use software under the provisions of ASC 350-40, “Internal-Use Software” (“ASC 350”). Accordingly, certain costs to develop internal-use computer software are capitalized, provided these costs are expected to be recoverable. There were no such costs capitalized during the year ended December 31, 2012. There was $1.2 million of software development costs capitalized for the year ended December 31, 2013. Investments In 2012, the Company made two minority investments in privately-held companies. The Company’s voting interest in each of these companies was between 25% and 50%. The Company accounts for these investments under the equity method of accounting. Under this method, the investment balance, originally recorded at cost, is 87 adjusted to recognize the Company’s share of net earnings or losses of the investee company as they occur, limited to the extent of the Company’s investment in, advances to and commitments for the investee. The Company’s share of net earnings or losses of the investee are reflected in equity losses of unconsolidated entities, net of tax, in the Company’s accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company assesses the need to record impairment losses on its investments and records such losses when the impairment of an investment is determined to be other than temporary in nature. On October 31, 2013 the Company reduced its 50% voting interest in one of the minority investments to 40% and recorded a $2.6 million impairment charge (see Note 7). Goodwill Goodwill relates to amounts that arose in connection with the Company’s various business combinations and represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the identifiable intangible and tangible net assets when accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to periodic review for impairment. Events that would indicate impairment and trigger an interim impairment assessment include, but are not limited to, current economic and market conditions, including a decline in value, a significant adverse change in certain agreements that would materially affect reported operating results, business climate or operational performance of the business and an adverse action or assessment by a regulator. In accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other, (“ASC 350”), the Company is required to review goodwill by reporting unit for impairment at least annually or more often if there are indicators of impairment present. The Company has determined its entire business represents one reporting unit. Historically, the Company has performed its annual impairment analysis during the fourth quarter of each year. The provisions of ASC 350 require that a two-step impairment test be performed for goodwill. In the first step, the Company compares the fair value of its reporting unit to which goodwill has been allocated to its carrying value. If the fair value of the reporting unit exceeds the carrying value of the net assets assigned to that reporting unit, goodwill is considered not impaired and the Company is not required to perform further testing. If the carrying value of the net assets assigned to the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, then the Company must perform the second step of the impairment test in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill. If the carrying value of a reporting unit’s goodwill exceeds its implied fair value, then the Company would record an impairment loss equal to the difference. Due to the timing of the Sponsor Acquisition on December 22, 2011, and the absence of indicators or impairment through the year ended December 31, 2011, the Company recorded no impairment of goodwill for the 2011 successor period ended December 31, 2011. As of December 31, 2012 and 2013, the fair value of the Company’s reporting unit exceeded the carrying value of the reporting unit’s net assets by more than 600% and, therefore no impairment existed as of those dates. Determining the fair value of a reporting unit, if applicable, requires the Company to make judgments and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions relate to, among other things, revenue growth rates and operating margins used to calculate projected future cash flows, risk- adjusted discount rates, future economic and market conditions and determination of appropriate market comparables. The Company bases its fair value estimates on assumptions it believes to be reasonable but that are unpredictable and inherently uncertain. Actual future results may differ from those estimates. The Company had goodwill of $936.7 million and $984.2 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively, and no impairment charges have been recorded. Long-Lived Assets The Company’s long-lived assets consist primarily of intangible assets, including acquired subscriber relationships, trade names, intellectual property, developed technology, in-process research and development 88 (“IPR&D”). We also have long-lived tangible assets, primarily consisting of property and equipment. The majority of the Company’s intangibles are recorded in connection with its various business combinations, including the Sponsor Acquisition. The Company’s intangibles are recorded at fair value at the time of their acquisition. The Company amortizes intangibles over their estimated useful lives. Determination of the estimated useful lives of the individual categories of intangible assets is based on the nature of the applicable intangible asset and the expected future cash flows to be derived from the intangible asset. Amortization of intangible assets with finite lives is recognized in accordance with their estimated projected cash flows. The Company evaluates long-lived intangible and tangible assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. If indicators of impairment are present and undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying amount, the fair value of the assets is determined and compared to the carrying value. If the fair value is less than the carrying value, then the carrying value of the asset is reduced to the estimated fair value and an impairment loss is charged to expense in the period the impairment is identified. No such impairment losses have been identified in the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011 and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013. Acquired In-Process Research and Development (IPR&D) Acquired IPR&D represents the fair value assigned to research and development assets that the Company acquires that have not been completed at the date of acquisition. The acquired IPR&D is capitalized as an intangible asset and reviewed on a quarterly basis to determine future use. Any impairment loss of the acquired IPR&D is charged to expense in the period the impairment is identified. Upon commercialization, the acquired fair value of the IPR&D will be amortized over its estimated useful life. No such impairment losses have been identified in the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013. During 2013 the Company completed its development process of in-process research and development it had acquired as of December 31, 2012 and the capitalized amount was reclassified to developed technology as of December 31, 2013 and is being amortized over the estimated useful life. Deferred Financing Costs Deferred financing costs comprise fees and costs incurred by the Company in connection with obtaining notes payable. Deferred financing costs are amortized over the term of the related debt agreement. Revenue Recognition The Company generates revenue from selling subscriptions for cloud-based products and services. The subscriptions are similar across all of the Company’s brands and are provided under contracts pursuant to which the Company has ongoing obligations to support the subscriber. These contracts are generally for service periods of up to 36 months and typically require payment in advance. The Company recognizes the associated revenue ratably over the service period, whether the associated revenue is derived from a direct subscriber or through a reseller. Deferred revenue represents the liability to subscribers for advance billings for services not yet provided and the fair value of the assumed liability outstanding for subscriber relationships purchased in an acquisition. The Company sells domain name registrations that provide a subscriber with the exclusive use of a domain name. These domains are obtained either by one of the Company’s registrars on the subscriber’s behalf, or by the Company from third-party registrars on the subscriber’s behalf. Domain registration fees are non-refundable. Revenue from the sale of a domain name registration by a registrar within the Company is recognized ratably over the subscriber’s service period as the Company has the obligation to provide support over the domain term. Revenue from the sale of a domain name registration purchased by the Company from a third-party 89 registrar is recognized when the subscriber is billed on a gross basis as there are no remaining Company obligations once the sale to the subscriber occurs, and the Company has full discretion on the sales price and bears all credit risk. Revenue from the sale of non-term based applications and services, such as online security products and professional technical services, referral fees and commissions, is recognized when the product is purchased, the service is provided or the referral fee or commission is earned, respectively. A substantial amount of the Company’s revenue is generated from transactions that are multiple-element services arrangements that may include hosting plans, domain name registrations, and cloud-based products and services. The Company follows the provisions of the FASB, Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2009-13, (“ASU 2009-13”), Revenue Recognition (Topic 605), Multiple-Deliverable Revenue Arrangements—a consensus of the FASB Emerging Issues Task Force and allocates revenue to each deliverable in a multiple- element service arrangement based on its respective relative selling price. Under ASU 2009-13, to treat deliverables in a multiple-element service arrangement as separate units of accounting, the deliverables must have standalone value upon delivery. If the deliverables have standalone value upon delivery, the Company accounts for each deliverable separately. Hosting services, domain name registrations, cloud-based products and services have standalone value and are often sold separately. When multiple deliverables included in a multiple-element service arrangement are separated into different units of accounting, the total transaction amount is allocated to the identified separate units based on a relative selling price hierarchy. The Company determines the relative selling price for a deliverable based on vendor specific objective evidence, (“VSOE”), of fair value, if available, or best estimate of selling price, (“BESP”), if VSOE is not available. The Company has determined that third-party evidence of selling price, (“TPE”), is not a practical alternative due to differences in its multi-brand offerings compared to competitors and the lack of availability of relevant third-party pricing information. The Company has not established VSOE for our offerings due to lack of pricing consistency, the introduction of new products, services and other factors. Accordingly, the Company generally allocates revenue to the deliverables in the arrangement based on the BESP. The Company determines BESP by considering its relative selling prices, competitive prices in the marketplace and management judgment; these selling prices, however, may vary depending upon the particular facts and circumstances related to each deliverable. The Company analyzes the selling prices used in its allocation of transaction amount, at a minimum, on a quarterly basis. Selling prices are analyzed on a more frequent basis if a significant change in our business necessitates a more timely analysis. Direct Costs of Revenue The Company’s direct costs of revenue include only those costs directly incurred in connection with the provision of its cloud-based products and services. The direct costs of registering domain names with registries are spread over the terms of the arrangement and the cost of reselling domains of other third-party registrars are expensed as incurred. Cost of revenue includes depreciation on data center equipment and support infrastructure and amortization expense related to the amortization of long-lived intangible assets. Engineering and Development Costs Engineering and development costs incurred in the development and maintenance of the Company’s technology infrastructure are expensed as incurred. Sales and Marketing Costs The Company engages in sales and marketing through various online marketing channels, which include affiliate and search marketing as well as online partnerships. The Company expenses sales and marketing costs 90 as incurred. For the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, the Company’s sales and marketing costs were $54.9 million, $1.5 million, $83.1 million and $117.7 million, respectively. Foreign Currency The Company has sales in a number of foreign currencies. In 2013, the Company commenced operations in foreign locations which report in the local currency. The assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign locations are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates as of the balance sheet date, and revenues and expenses are translated at average monthly exchange rates. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded as a separate component of stockholders’ equity and have not been material. Foreign currency transaction gains and losses relate to the settlement of assets or liabilities in another currency. Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) were not material during the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011, and the year ended December 31, 2012. Foreign currency transaction losses were $1.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2013. These amounts are recorded in general and administrative expense. Income Taxes Income taxes are accounted for in accordance with ASC 740, Accounting for Income Taxes, (“ASC 740”). Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. ASC 740 clarifies the accounting for income taxes, by prescribing a minimum recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being recognized in the financial statements. The Company recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained. Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is more likely than not to be realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs. There were no unrecognized tax benefits in the Predecessor and Successor Periods in 2011, and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013. The Company records interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses. During the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011, and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, the Company did not recognize any interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits. Stock-Based Compensation The Company follows the provisions of ASC 718, Compensation—Stock Compensation (“ASC 718”), which requires employee stock-based payments to be accounted for under the fair value method. Under this method, the Company is required to record compensation cost based on the estimated fair value for stock-based awards granted over the requisite service periods for the individual awards, which generally equals the vesting periods. The Company uses the straight-line amortization method for recognizing stock-based compensation expense. The Company estimates the fair value of employee stock options on the date of grant using the Black- Scholes option-pricing model, which requires the use of highly subjective estimates and assumptions. For restricted stock awards granted, the Company estimates the fair value of each restricted stock award based on the closing trading price of its common stock on the date of grant. 91 Net Loss per Share The Company considered ASC 260-10, Earnings per Share, (ASC 260-10) which requires the presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company’s basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the period and, if there are dilutive securities, diluted income per share is computed by including common stock equivalents which includes shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, net of shares assumed to have been purchased with the proceeds, using the treasury stock method. All share data retroactively reflect the shares of the Company’s common stock after giving effect to the 105,187.363-for-one stock split and the filing of the restated certificate of incorporation. The Company’s potentially dilutive shares of common stock would be excluded from the diluted weighted- average number of shares of common stock outstanding as their inclusion in the computation would be anti- dilutive due to net losses. For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2012 and 2013, non-vested shares, stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units amounting to zero, 8,108,177 and 8,822,924, respectively, were excluded from the denominator in the calculation of diluted earnings per share as their inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. Period from December 22 through December 31, 2011 Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 (in thousands, except share amount and per share data) $ $ (4,381) $ (139,298) $ (159,187) (0.05) $ (1.44) $ (1.55) 96,370,134 96,562,674 102,698,773 Computation of basic and diluted net loss per share: Net loss attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. Net loss per share attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.: Basic and diluted Weighted average number of shares of common stock used to compute net loss per share attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc.: Basic and diluted Guarantees The Company has the following guarantees and indemnifications: In connection with its acquisitions of companies and assets from third parties, the Company may provide indemnification or guarantees to the sellers in the event of damages for breaches or other claims covered by such agreements. In connection with various vendor contracts, including those by which a product or service of a third party is offered to subscribers of the Company, standard guaranty of subsidiary obligations and indemnification obligations exist. Pursuant to the purchase agreement for the acquisition of Homestead, the Company assumed a reseller agreement between the former owner of Homestead and a reseller. In accordance with the reseller agreement, the Company has indemnified its reseller for certain losses related to a patent litigation matter. The former owner of Homestead is defending this action, paying for the legal expenses incurred, and indemnifying the Company, subject to a deductible and a limit. Any settlements or indemnity claims also remain subject to the terms of indemnification provided in the purchase agreement. The litigation is in the early stages and the outcome is unknown and the Company therefore cannot reasonably estimate potential losses at this time. 92 As permitted under Delaware and other applicable law, the Company’s charter and by-laws and those of its subsidiary companies provide that the Company shall indemnify its officers and directors for certain liabilities, including those incurred by reason of the fact that the officer or director is, was, or has agreed to serve as an officer or director of the Company. The maximum potential amount of future payments the Company could be required to make under these indemnification provisions is unlimited. The Company leases office space and equipment under various operating leases. The Company has standard indemnification arrangements under these leases that require the Company to indemnify the lessor against losses, liabilities and claims incurred in connection with the premises or equipment covered by the Company’s lease agreements, the Company’s use of the premises, property damage or personal injury and breach of the agreement. Through December 31, 2013, the Company had not experienced any losses related to these indemnification obligations and no claims with respect thereto were outstanding other than the Homestead claim as described above. The Company does not expect significant claims related to these indemnification obligations and consequently concluded that the fair value of these obligations is negligible and no related liabilities were established. Recent Accounting Pronouncements In February 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-02, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (‘‘ASU 2013-02’’) to improve the reporting of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income. ASU 2013-02 requires an entity to report the effect of reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income on the respective line items in net income if the amount being reclassified is required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in its entirety to net income. For accumulated other comprehensive income reclassification items that are not required under U.S. GAAP to be reclassified in their entirety into net income in the same reporting period, entities must provide a cross reference to other required U.S. GAAP disclosures that provide additional detail about those amounts. ASU 2013- 02 became effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. The adoption of ASU 2013-02 did not have any impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. In March 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-05, Parent’s Accounting for the Cumulative Translation Adjustment upon Derecognition of Certain Subsidiaries or Groups of Assets within a Foreign Entity or of an Investment in a Foreign Entity (‘‘ASU 2013-05’’). ASU 2013-05 addresses the accounting for the cumulative translation adjustment when a parent either sells a part or all of its investment in a foreign entity or no longer holds a controlling financial interest in a subsidiary or group of assets that is a nonprofit activity or a business within a foreign entity. ASU 2013-05 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013 and should be applied prospectively. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2013-05 will not have any impact on its consolidated financial statements. In July 2013, the FASB issued ASU No. 2013-11, Presentation of an Unrecognized Tax Benefit When a Net Operating Loss Carry-forward, a Similar Tax Loss, or a Tax Credit Carry-forward Exists (“ASU 2013-11”) to clarify that an unrecognized tax benefit, or a portion of an unrecognized tax benefit, should be presented in the financial statements as a reduction to a deferred tax asset for a net operating loss (“NOL”) carry-forward, a similar tax loss, or a tax credit carry-forward, with some allowed exceptions. ASU 2013-11 does not impose any new recurring disclosure requirements because it does not affect the recognition or measurement of uncertain tax positions. ASU 2013-11 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2013. The Company believes the adoption of ASU 2013-11 will not have an impact on its consolidated financial statements. Reclassifications In 2013, the Company has reclassified deferred consideration in the consolidated statements of cash flows from net cash used in investing activities to net cash provided by financing activities. Prior years have also been reclassified to conform to current year presentation. 93 3. Acquisitions The Company accounts for the acquisitions of businesses using the purchase method of accounting. The Company allocates the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. Purchased identifiable intangible assets include subscriber relationships, trade names, developed technology and IPR&D. The methodologies used to determine the fair value assigned to subscriber relationships is typically based on the excess earnings method that considers the return received from the intangible asset and includes certain expenses and also considers an attrition rate based on the Company’s internal subscriber analysis and an estimate of the average life of the subscribers. The fair value assigned to trade names is typically based on the income approach using a relief from royalty methodology that assumes that the fair value of a trade name can be measured by estimating the cost of licensing and paying a royalty fee for the trade name that the owner of the trade name avoids. The fair value assigned to developed technology typically uses the cost approach. The fair value assigned to IPR&D is based on the cost approach. If applicable, the Company estimates the fair value of contingent consideration payments in determining the purchase price. The contingent consideration is then adjusted to fair value in subsequent periods as an increase or decrease in current earnings in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Acquisitions—2011 During the Predecessor period in 2011, the Company made a payment of $5.4 million related to contingent consideration and transaction costs and recorded a $0.4 million adjustment to fair value in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for acquisitions made prior to 2010. Business Combinations—Dotster, Inc. On July 22, 2011, EIG acquired Dotster, Inc. (“Dotster”), a privately-held leading provider of shared web hosting and domain name management. Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of Dotster for an aggregate purchase price of $62.9 million in cash, including $5.3 million subject to escrow of which the Company received back an aggregate amount of $2.5 million. The remaining cash balance in escrow of $2.8 million was paid to the seller during 2013. Transaction costs of $0.3 million were recorded as a general and administrative expense in the related consolidated statements of operations for the Predecessor period. In connection with the acquisition of Dotster, EIG Investors issued 38,000 shares of series D preferred stock to investors in exchange for $38.0 million cash (see Note 9), and funded the remainder from existing cash resources and use of its revolving loan facility. The Company accounted for the acquisition as a business combination using the purchase method of accounting. The Company allocated the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the aggregate fair value of identifiable assets and assumed liabilities was recorded as goodwill. The acquisition has carryover tax deductible goodwill. Sponsor Acquisition On December 22, 2011, the Company was acquired by Holdings by acquiring all of the outstanding preferred and common stock of EIG Investors and its subsidiary companies. In connection with the Sponsor Acquisition, Holdings issued 100% of its membership interests (which converted into 1,000 shares of the Company’s common stock as a result of the reorganization of Holdings into a Delaware partnership and subsequent conversion into a Delaware C-corporation, (see Note 1)) to WP Expedition Midco LLC (converted to WP Expedition Midco L.P.) (“Midco”) a wholly owned subsidiary of WP Expedition Topco LLC (converted to WP Expedition Topco L.P.) (“Topco”) and 150,000 shares of its series E preferred stock to an entity owned by Accel-KKR, the prior private equity sponsor, as a component of the purchase price of the Sponsor Acquisition. In 94 addition, EIG Investors entered into a $350.0 million term loan facility (the “December 2011 Term Loan”), the proceeds of which were used to repay existing indebtedness (see Note 8). The aggregate purchase price of $683.1 million, excluding $305.0 million of assumed indebtedness, consisted of $472.2 million in cash, issuance of 150,000 shares of series E preferred stock for $150.0 million, and a deemed capital contribution of $55.1 million from the ultimate parent company, Holdings, related to equity issued in Topco in lieu of cash proceeds to roll-over stockholders. In addition, the purchase consideration included deferred consideration of $5.7 million which was paid during 2012. Direct transaction expenses of $3.6 million were recorded as general and administrative expense in the related Successor period. The Company accounted for the Sponsor Acquisition as a purchase using the purchase method of accounting for business combinations in accordance with ASC 805. The purchase price was pushed down to the Company’s consolidated financial statements in accordance with SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin Topic 5J (“New Basis of Accounting Required in Certain Circumstances”) as the majority stockholders of the ultimate parent company acquired approximately 89% of the class A units of the voting securities of Topco. When using the push-down basis of accounting, the acquired company’s separate financial statements reflect the new accounting basis recorded by the acquiring company. The Company’s consolidated financial statements reflect the equity at the Holdings level and accordingly do not reflect any non-controlling interest held by stockholders in Topco. The Company allocated the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the aggregate fair value of identifiable assets and assumed liabilities was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill recorded as part of the Sponsor Acquisition is not deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The acquired intangible assets, all of which are being utilized, are composed of $167.0 million in developed technology, $177.1 million in subscriber relationships and $44.3 million in trade names. Developed technology has an estimated useful life of ten years. Subscriber relationships and trade names have estimated useful lives of ten years and 15 years, respectively. Acquisitions—2012 Business Combination—HostGator.com LLC On July 13, 2012, the Company acquired all of the membership units of HostGator, a privately-held leading provider of shared, VPS and dedicated web hosting services to small and medium sized businesses. The aggregate purchase price was $299.8 million, of which $227.3 million was paid in cash at the closing. Transaction expenses of $2.4 million were recorded as general and administrative expense. Under the terms of the purchase agreement (the “HostGator Agreement”), the purchase consideration was subject to a working capital adjustment, which resulted in an additional $0.8 million that was paid by the Company in January 2013. The Company has filed a 338(h)(10) election which allows for goodwill and intangible assets recorded as part of the acquisition to be deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Under the terms of the HostGator agreement, the Company agreed to compensate the seller for incremental taxes arising from the filing of the election and recorded $0.8 million as due and payable by the Company at December 31, 2012, which resulted in a corresponding increase to the purchase price. This amount was paid in April 2013. The Company was also obligated to pay additional purchase consideration of $73.6 million in two installments of $49.4 million and $24.2 million, due 12 and 18 months from the acquisition date, respectively. Of this additional purchase consideration, the net present value of future cash consideration payments consisting of $47.9 million and $23.0 million, were included in the aggregate purchase price while the remaining $2.7 million was accreted at the rate of $1.2 million and $1.6 million, in each of the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively, in interest expense. During 2013, the Company paid $49.4 million of deferred consideration resulting in a deferred amount payable of $24.2 million at December 31, 2013. This was fully paid in January 95 2014. Under the terms of the HostGator Agreement, the Company was also obligated to pay amounts deemed to be future compensation for certain employees in the amounts of $2.9 million and $2.0 million, also due 12 and 18 months from the acquisition date, respectively. These future compensation amounts were accrued to compensation expense over the service term and the unpaid amounts were recorded as other liability in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2012 and 2013. As of December 31, 2013, the Company has paid $2.9 million as compensation expense for certain employees. The Company accounted for the HostGator acquisition as a business combination using the purchase method of accounting. The Company allocated the preliminary purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. Developed technology has an estimated useful life of ten years and subscriber relationships and trade names have estimated useful lives of 20 years and ten years, respectively. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets and assumed liabilities was recorded as goodwill. The following table summarizes the preliminary purchase price allocation on the acquisition date and the estimated fair values of goodwill, intangible assets and tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands): Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepaid expenses and other current assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred tax asset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total assets acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accrued expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total liabilities assumed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 593 512 2,762 315 116,060 10,000 2,067 189,296 321,605 147 5,102 16,558 21,807 Net assets acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $299,798 The acquired intangible assets, all of which are being utilized, are comprised of $1.6 million in developed technology, $16.9 million in trade names and $97.6 million in subscriber relationships. Homestead Technologies, Inc. On September 17, 2012, the Company acquired the assets and assumed certain liabilities in connection with the acquisition of Homestead Technologies, Inc. (“Homestead”). Homestead offers website and online store design software which enables individual and business subscribers to build their websites and online stores. The aggregate purchase price was $61.5 million in cash, consisting of $60.4 million paid at the closing and a working capital adjustment of $1.1 million paid in December 2012. Transaction expenses of $1.5 million were recorded as a general and administrative expense. The Company accounted for the acquisition as a business combination using the purchase method of accounting. The Company allocated the purchase price to the tangible and identifiable intangible assets and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values. Developed technology has an estimated useful life of five years and subscriber relationships and trade names both have estimated useful lives of ten years. IPR&D has been recorded at fair value and is recognized as an indefinite-lived intangible asset until completion or 96 abandonment of the associated research and development efforts. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the identifiable assets and assumed liabilities was recorded as goodwill. The following table summarizes the Homestead purchase price allocation on the acquisition date and the estimated fair values of goodwill, intangible assets and tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands): Accounts receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Prepaid expenses and other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total assets acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reserves for refunds and chargebacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred tax liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total liabilities assumed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,575 399 1,287 58,240 22,063 83,564 2,178 30 17,558 2,337 22,103 Net assets acquired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,461 The acquired intangible assets, all of which are being utilized, are composed of $7.7 million in developed technology, $7.6 million in trade names, $41.6 million in subscriber relationships and $1.3 million for IPR&D. Goodwill related to the acquisition is not tax deductible. Other Acquisitions—2012 During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company made three smaller acquisitions. The aggregate purchase price of $13.5 million was allocated primarily to long-lived intangible assets of $7.8 million, goodwill of $6.5 million, deferred tax asset of $0.5 million, offset by deferred revenue of $1.3 million. For the period ended December 31, 2012, $75.6 million of revenue from the Company’s 2012 acquisitions was included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2012. The Company has omitted earnings information related to its acquisitions as it does not separately track earnings from each of its acquisitions that would provide meaningful disclosure. The Company considers it to be impracticable to compile such information on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis since activities of integration and use of shared costs and services across the Company’s business are not allocated to each acquisition and are not managed to provide separate identifiable earnings from the dates of acquisition. Under the terms of the asset acquisition purchase agreements, installment payments are payable upon the resolution of certain contingencies. An aggregate amount of $1.8 million of deferred and earn-out payments were paid during 2013. The balance of earn-out payments as of December 31, 2013 was $1.7 million after recording a net increase in deferred and earn-out payments of $0.1 million. Goodwill in the amount of $0.1 million recorded as part of one of the other acquisitions is deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Acquisitions—2013 During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company made three other small acquisitions. Under the terms of the purchase agreements, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of each entity for an aggregate purchase price of $5.4 million in cash plus deferred consideration payable of $5.5 million. The 97 Company had estimated the fair value of the contingent deferred consideration of one acquisition to be $2.7 million and had recorded the liability in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2013. The Company’s initial public offering in October 2013 resulted in the Company determining that the contingent consideration was payable in an amount of $2.0 million and made this full and final payment during the three months ended December 31, 2013. The balance of the estimated earn-out payment of $0.7 million was written- down and recorded as an increase in current earnings in general and administrative expense in the consolidated statements of operations. The deferred consideration of $2.8 million for the other acquisition is payable after four years and is recorded as a long term liability at December 31, 2013. The purchase price of these acquisitions was preliminarily allocated to long-lived intangible assets of $2.0 million and goodwill of $8.9 million. During the second quarter of 2013, the Company made an initial investment of $8.8 million to acquire a 17.5% interest in a privately-held company based in the United Kingdom. The agreement provided for the acquisition of additional equity interests from the shareholders of the non-controlling interest (“NCI”). In particular, it provided for a call option allowing the Company to acquire an additional equity interest during pre- specified call periods and a put option (only if the call option is exercised), for the then non-controlling interest (“NCI”) shareholders to put the remaining equity interest to the Company within pre-specified put periods, provided that the call option had been exercised during the appropriate call periods. In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Company exercised the call option in full for an additional $22.2 million in cash to acquire a controlling interest in the privately held Company. Under the put option, the NCI shareholders can put their shares to the Company at a price calculated at the time of the exercise of the put option, subject to a minimum of $24.0 million. As the NCI is subject to a put option that is outside the control of the Company, it is deemed redeemable non-controlling interest and not recorded in permanent equity, and is being presented as mezzanine redeemable non-controlling interest on the consolidated balance sheet, and is subject to the SEC guidance under ASC 480-10-S99, Accounting for Redeemable Equity Securities. Upon the exercise of the call option, the Company estimated the fair value of the assets and liabilities in accordance with the guidance for business combinations, and estimated that the value of the redeemable non- controlling interest on December 11, 2013 was $20.6 million. The difference between the initial fair value of the redeemable non-controlling interest and the value expected to be paid upon exercise of the put option is being accreted over the period commencing December 11, 2013, and up to the end of the first put option period, which commences on the eighteen month anniversary of the acquisition date. Adjustments to the carrying amount of the redeemable non-controlling interest are charged to additional paid-in capital. Non-controlling interest arising from the application of the consolidation rules is classified within the total stockholders’ equity with any adjustments charged to net loss attributable to non-controlling interest in a consolidated subsidiary in the consolidated statement of operations. The estimated purchase price of $31.0 million and minority interest of $20.6 million was allocated on a preliminary basis primarily to goodwill of $37.7 million, long-lived intangible assets of $28.5 million and property and equipment of $0.3 million, which were offset by $9.3 million of deferred revenue, other liabilities of $2.6 million, deferred tax liabilities of $1.9 million and negative net working capital of $1.1 million. Goodwill allocated to the acquisition is not tax deductible. For the period ended December 31, 2013, $7.8 million of revenue from the Company’s 2013 acquisitions was included in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2013. The Company has omitted earnings information related to its acquisitions as it does not separately track earnings from each of its acquisitions that would provide meaningful disclosure. The Company considers it to be impracticable to compile such information on an acquisition-by-acquisition basis since activities of integration and use of shared costs and services across the Company’s business are not allocated to each acquisition and are not managed to provide separate identifiable earnings from the dates of acquisition. 98 Pro forma Disclosure The following table includes selected unaudited pro forma financial information from the HostGator and Homestead business combinations in 2012, as if the acquisition of these entities had occurred on January 1, 2012. The Company has omitted pro forma disclosures related to its other less significant acquisitions completed during 2012 and 2013 as the pro forma effect of including the results of these acquisitions since the beginning of 2012 and 2013 would not be materially different than the actual results reported. The pro forma results include amounts derived from the historical financial results of the acquired businesses for the period presented and are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have occurred had the acquisitions been consummated on January 1, 2012. There was no pro forma impact on the results of operations for 2013, as the HostGator and Homestead acquisitions closed prior to January 1, 2013. Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net loss attributable to common stockholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net loss per share attributable to common stockholders basic and diluted . . . . Pro forma For the Year Ended December 31, 2012 $ 415,209 $(125,021) (1.29) $ 4. Fair Value Measurements The following valuation hierarchy is used for disclosure of the inputs to valuation used to measure fair value. This hierarchy prioritizes the inputs into three broad levels as follows: • Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. • Level 2 inputs are quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly through market corroboration, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument. • Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs based on the Company’s own assumptions used to measure assets and liabilities at fair value. A financial asset or liability’s classification within the hierarchy is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement. As of December 31, 2012, the Company’s only financial asset or liability required to be measured on a recurring basis is the accrued earn-out consideration payable in connection with the 2012 acquisition of Mojoness Inc. (“Mojo”), through which the Company acquired technology that creates new opportunities for the Company to engage with its subscribers through an application store. As of December 31, 2013, the Company’s only financial assets or liabilities required to be measured on a recurring basis is the accrued earn-out consideration payable in connection with the acquisitions of Mojo. The Company has classified its liabilities for contingent earn-out consideration related to the acquisitions of Mojo within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy because the fair value is determined using significant unobservable inputs, which included probability weighted cash flows. The Company recorded a $0.3 million change in fair value of the earn-out consideration related to Mojo as of December 31, 2013 in the Company’s general and administrative expense in the consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive income. The earn-out consideration in the table below is included in total deferred consideration in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. 99 Basis of Fair Value Measurements Balance at December 31, 2012: Financial liabilities: Contingent earn-out consideration . . . . . . . . Balance $1,383 Total financial liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,383 Balance at December 31, 2013: Financial liabilities: Contingent earn-out consideration . . . . . . . . $1,655 Total financial liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,655 Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Items (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) (in thousands) — — — — — — — — $1,383 $1,383 $1,655 $1,655 5. Property and Equipment Components of property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands): Year Ended December 31, 2012 2013 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Computers and office equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furniture and fixtures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Leasehold improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction in process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 937 33,314 1,570 4,692 748 $ 4,503 59,201 3,715 6,033 1,392 Property and equipment—at cost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less accumulated depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41,261 (6,657) 74,884 (25,129) Property and equipment—net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,604 $ 49,715 Depreciation expense related to property and equipment for the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011, and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, was $3.5 million, $0.1 million, $6.9 million and $18.6 million, respectively. 6. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s goodwill balances as of December 31, 2012 and 2013 (in thousands): Goodwill balance at January 1, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwill related to 2012 acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchase price adjustments for acquisition of the Company . . . . . . . . Goodwill balance at December 31, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwill related to 2012 acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwill related to 2013 acquisition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 713,896 217,817 5,033 $ 936,746 844 46,617 Goodwill balance at December 31, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 984,207 100 The Company has not recorded any impairment charges related to goodwill. During 2012, the Company identified certain intangibles and other items recorded with the Sponsor Acquisition with different book and tax basis. Accordingly, the Company recorded net deferred tax liabilities with a corresponding increase to goodwill. In accordance with ASC 350, the Company reviews goodwill and other indefinite-lived intangible assets for indicators of impairment on an annual basis and between tests if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of goodwill below its carrying amount. In the three months ended December 31, 2013, the Company completed its annual impairment test of goodwill and other indefinite- lived intangible assets and determined that there were no indicators of impairment. At December 31, 2012, other intangible assets consisted of the following (dollars in thousands): Other intangible assets: Developed technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subscriber relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade-names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intellectual property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IPR&D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross Carrying Amount $176,360 321,469 68,990 2,280 1,340 Total December 31, 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $570,439 Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount $17,490 62,852 9,407 — — $89,749 $158,870 258,617 59,583 2,280 1,340 $480,690 Weighted Average Useful Life 10 years 13 years 13 years 5 years — At December 31, 2013, other intangible assets consisted of the following (dollars in thousands): Other Intangible assets: Developed technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Subscriber relationships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trade-names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Intellectual property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IPR&D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gross Carrying Amount $183,201 346,506 69,202 2,820 — Accumulated Amortization Net Carrying Amount $ 36,195 138,297 20,633 464 — $147,006 208,209 48,569 2,356 — $406,140 Weighted Average Useful Life 10 years 13 years 13 years 8 years — Total December 31, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $601,729 $195,589 The estimated useful lives of the individual categories of other intangible assets are based on the nature of the applicable intangible asset and the expected future cash flows to be derived from the intangible asset. Amortization of intangible assets with finite lives is recognized over the period of time the assets are expected to contribute to future cash flows. The Company amortizes finite-lived intangible assets over the period in which the economic benefits are expected to be realized based upon their estimated projected cash flows. During the year ended December 31, 2013 the Company completed its development process of in-process research and development it had acquired as of December 31, 2012 and the capitalized amount was reclassified to developed technology as of December 31, 2013 and is being amortized over the estimated useful life. The Company’s amortization expense is included in cost of revenue in the aggregate amounts of $50.4 million, $1.7 million, $88.1 million and $105.8 million, for the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively. 101 At December 31, 2013, the expected future amortization of the other intangible assets, was approximately as follows (dollars in thousands): Year Ending December 31, 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount $ 92,000 71,000 57,000 46,000 37,000 103,000 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $406,000 7. Investments In connection with the acquisition of HostGator, the Company assumed a 50% interest in another privately- held company, with a fair value of $10.0 million. On October 31, 2013, the Company sold 10% of its ownership interest in this privately-held Company and recorded a $1.5 million note receivable from the buyer and decreased its investment by $1.5 million. The Company evaluated its remaining 40% ownership interest in this privately- held company and recognized a $2.6 million impairment on the remaining investment, which is recorded in equity loss of unconsolidated entities, net of tax, in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss. On June 6, 2013, the Company made an initial investment of $8.8 million to acquire a 17.5% interest in a company based in the United Kingdom, which provides online desktop backup services. The agreement also provided for the acquisition of additional equity interests which the Company exercised on December 11, 2013, (for more detail see Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements). Investments in which the Company’s interest is less than 20% and which are not classified as available-for- sale securities are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value unless it is determined that the Company exercises significant influence over the investee company, in which case the equity method of accounting is used. For those investments in which the Company’s voting interest is between 20% and 50%, the equity method of accounting is used. Under this method, the investment balance, originally recorded at cost, is adjusted to recognize the Company’s share of net earnings or losses of the investee company, as they occur, limited to the extent of the Company’s investment in, advances to and commitments for the investee. These adjustments are reflected in equity loss (income) of unconsolidated entities, net of tax. The Company recognized net income of $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 related to its investments. As of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, the Company’s carrying value of investments in privately-held companies, which does not include the Company’s controlling interest was $10.2 million and $6.5 million, respectively. From time to time, the Company may make new and follow-on investments and may receive distributions from investee companies. As of December 31, 2013, the Company was not obligated to fund any follow-on investments in these investee companies. As of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, the Company did not have an equity method investment in which the Company’s proportionate share exceeded 10% of the Company’s consolidated assets or income from continuing operations. 8. Notes Payable During 2012 and 2013, in connection with a number of transactions, EIG Investors entered into a series of amendments to its December 2011 Term Loan as described below. At December 31, 2012, notes payable 102 consisted of first and second lien term loan facilities with an aggregate principal amount outstanding of $1,115.0, million which bore interest at LIBOR-based rates of 6.25% and 10.25%, respectively, and a bank revolver loan of $15.0 million, which bore interest at a LIBOR-based rate of 7.75%. At December 31, 2013, notes payable consisted of a first lien term loan facility with a principal amount outstanding of $1,047.4 million, which bore interest at a LIBOR-based rate of 5.00%. December 22, 2011 On December 22, 2011, the Company entered into the December 2011 Term Loan for an initial total commitment of $385.0 million, consisting of a term loan in the original principal amount of $350.0 million and a revolving credit commitment (“Revolver”) in an aggregate principal not to exceed $35.0 million. At that date the Company had an outstanding term loan of $305.0 million which was repaid in full. The loans automatically bore interest at the bank’s reference rate unless the Company provided notice to opt for LIBOR rate loans. The interest rate for a reference rate loan was 5.25% per annum plus the greater of the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus half of one percent, an Adjusted LIBOR rate or 2.5%. The interest rate for a LIBOR loan was 6.25% plus the greater of the LIBOR rate or 1.5%. The closing fees plus certain other finance costs related to the issuance of the term loan (“deferred financing fees”) totaling $21.4 million were deferred and were amortized over the 6 year term of the term loan. Amortization of $0.1 million was included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations for the successor period. January 2012 to November 8, 2012 On April 20, 2012, the Company entered into a new six-year term loan (the “April 2012 Term Loan”) for $535.0 million and an increase in the revolving credit commitment (“Revolver”) by $20.0 million to $55.0 million. The previously outstanding term loan balance of $349.1 million was repaid in full. The Company concluded that the April 2012 Term Loan was a debt modification in accordance with ASC 470-50, Debt— Modifications and Extinguishments (“ASC 470-50”), and as such all third-party costs incurred to modify the debt of $0.6 million were expensed. Additional financing related costs of $9.2 million were incurred and were recorded as deferred financing costs with an amortization period of six years. On July 13, 2012, the Company entered into an amended and restated financing agreement (the “July Financing Amendment”) for an additional $135.0 million of term loans, a second lien credit agreement (the “Second Lien Agreement”) for $140.0 million and an increase in the Revolver by $20.0 million to $75.0 million. The Company concluded that the July Financing Amendment was a debt modification in accordance with ASC 470-50, and as such all third-party costs incurred to modify the debt of $0.7 million were expensed. Additional financing costs of $12.8 million were incurred and were recorded as deferred financing costs with an amortization period of six years. The loans automatically bore interest at the bank’s reference rate unless the Company provided notice to opt for LIBOR-based interest rate loans. The interest rate for a reference rate loan was 5.25% per annum plus the greater of the prime rate, the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5%, an adjusted LIBOR rate or 2.50%. The interest rate for a LIBOR-based loan was 6.25% plus the greater of the LIBOR rate or 1.50%. The interest on reference rate loans were paid at the end of each quarter and the interest on LIBOR based loans on the maturity date of each LIBOR-based loan. A non-refundable fee, equal to 0.50% of the daily unused principal amount of the Revolver, was payable in arrears on the last day of each fiscal quarter. The interest rate under the Second Lien Agreement for a LIBOR-based loan was 9.50% plus the greater of the LIBOR rate or 1.50%. Debt Refinancing—November 9, 2012 On November 9, 2012, the Company entered into the November Financing Amendment (“November 2012 Financing Amendment”) for a new First Lien term loan in the original principal amount of $800.0 million 103 (“November 2012 First Lien”), a revolver in aggregate principal amount not to exceed $85.0 million (“November 2012 Revolver”) and a new Second Lien credit agreement (“November 2012 Second Lien”), for an original principal amount of $315.0 million. The Company concluded that the November 2012 Financing Amendment was a debt extinguishment in accordance with ASC 470-50, which requires the term loans be recorded at fair value. The November 2012 Financing Amendment modified the July Financing Amendment. At the time of the November 2012 Financing Amendment, the April 2012 Term Loan, as modified by the July Financing Amendment, and the Second Lien facility had balances of $668.3 million and $140.0 million, respectively. The term loans have been recorded at face value which equaled fair value, and as such all expenses paid to and on behalf of the lender were expensed. Third-party financing related costs of $1.5 million were incurred and recorded as deferred financing costs with an amortization period based on the remaining terms of the loans. Under the November 2012 First Lien and November 2012 Second Lien, the term loans would have mature on November 9, 2019 and May 9, 2020, respectively, and the November 2012 Revolver matures on December 22, 2016. Commencing on March 28, 2013, the November 2012 First Lien had a mandatory repayment of $2.0 million at the end of each quarter. The loans automatically bore interest at the bank’s reference rate unless the Company gave notice to opt for LIBOR-based interest rate loans. For the November 2012 First Lien, the interest rate for a reference rate loan was reduced to 4.00% per annum plus the greater of the prime rate, the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, an Adjusted LIBOR rate or 2.25%. The interest rate for a LIBOR based loan was 5.00% plus the greater of the LIBOR rate or 1.25%. For the November 2012 Second Lien, the interest rate for a LIBOR-based loan was 9.00% plus the greater of the LIBOR rate or 1.25%. The interest on reference rate loans was payable at the end of a quarter and the interest on the LIBOR-based interest rate loans on the maturity date of each LIBOR loan. The interest rate for an Alternate Base Rate (“ABR”) Revolver loan is 5.25% per annum plus the greater of the prime rate, the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50%, an adjusted LIBOR rate or 2.25%. The interest rate for a LIBOR based Revolver loan is 6.25% per annum plus the greater of the LIBOR rate or 1.50%. The November 2012 First Lien also had a non-refundable fee, equal to 0.50% of the daily unused principal amount of the November 2012 Revolver payable in arrears on the last day of each fiscal quarter, commencing on December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company made mandatory repayments on term loan facilities in an aggregate amount of $2.7 million. For the year ended December 31, 2012, amortization of deferred financing costs of $4.6 million, respectively, was included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations. Debt Refinancing—August 9, 2013 On August 9, 2013, the Company entered into the Incremental Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “August 2013 First Lien”) and borrowed an additional $90.0 million of incremental term loans. In connection with the August 2013 First Lien, the Company repaid the $37.0 million then outstanding under the November 2012 Revolver. The Company concluded that the August 2013 First Lien was a debt modification in accordance with ASC 470-50, and as such all third-party costs incurred to modify the debt were expensed. The August 2013 First Lien modified the November 2012 First Lien. At the time of the August 2013 First Lien, the November 2012 First Lien had a balance of $796.0 million. Additional financing costs of $1.3 million were incurred, which were recorded as deferred financing costs with an amortization period based on the remaining term of the loan. Amortization of $0.3 million was included in interest expense for the year ended December 31, 2013, related to deferred financing costs from the November 2012 Financing Amendment and the August 2013 First Lien. 104 In connection with the August 2013 First Lien, the interest rates for the term loan and the November 2012 Revolver remained the same as under the November 2012 First Lien. Debt Refinancing—November 25, 2013 In November 2013, following its initial public offering, the Company repaid in full its November 2012 Second Lien of $315.0 million and increased the First Lien term loan facility by $166.2 million to $1,050.0 million, thereby reducing its overall indebtedness by $148.8 million. The Company also increased the November 2012 Revolver by $40.0 million to $125.0 million, all of which was available for borrowing. The Company concluded that the November 2013 Financing Agreement was a debt extinguishment in accordance with ASC 470-50, which requires the term loans be recorded at fair value. The November 2013 Financing Agreement modified the August 2013 First Lien. At the time of the November 2013 Financing Agreement, the August 2013 First Lien, and the Second Lien facility had balances of $883.8 million and $315.0 million, respectively. The term loan has been recorded at face value which equaled fair value, and as such, all expenses paid to and on behalf of the lender were expensed. Third-party financing related costs of $0.4 million were incurred and recorded as deferred financing costs with an amortization period based on the remaining term of the loan. Effective November 25, 2013, the interest rate for a LIBOR based interest loan has been reduced to 4.00% plus the greater of the LIBOR rate or 1.00% from 5.00% plus the greater of the LIBOR rate or 1.25%. Interest is payable at the end of each quarter from the date of the refinancing, except for interest accrued on the mandatory repayment, which is due at the end of each calendar quarter. Commencing on December 31, 2013, the new first lien facility has a mandatory repayment of approximately $2.6 million at the end of each quarter. There was no change to the maturity dates of the First Lien facility and Revolver, which mature on November 9, 2019 and December 22, 2016, respectively. At December 31, 2012 and 2013, notes payable consisted of the following (dollars in thousands): December 31, 2012 December 31, 2013 LIBOR First Lien term loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIBOR Second Lien term loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LIBOR Revolver loan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 800,000 315,000 15,000 $1,047,375 — — $1,130,000 $1,047,375 The maturity of the notes payable at December 31, 2013 is as follows (dollars in thousands): 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2019 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ Amount 10,500 10,500 10,500 10,500 10,500 994,875 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,047,375 Interest The Company recorded $24.4 million, $0.8 million, $53.0 million and $85.7 million in interest expense and service fees for the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, 105 respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, interest expense included $1.2 million and $1.7 million, respectively, related to the accretion of present value for the deferred consideration and deferred bonus payments related to the HostGator acquisition. As of December 31, 2012, the interest rates on the LIBOR-based First Lien, Second Lien and Revolver loans were 6.25%, 10.25% and 7.75%, respectively. As of December 31, 2013, the interest rate on the LIBOR- based First Lien loan was 5.00%. The following table provides a summary of interest rates and interest expense for the Predecessor and Successor Periods in 2011, and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, (dollars in thousands): Interest rate—LIBOR . . . . . . . . . Interest rate—reference . . . . . . . Non-refundable fee—unused facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interest expense and service fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization of deferred financing fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization of net present value of deferred consideration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss on extinguishment of term loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 8.00%-11.25% 8.75% to 12.25% 0.50% 24,435 23,781 — — $ $ $ $ Period from December 21, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 7.75% 8.50% 0.50% $ 757 $ 98 $ — $ — 6.25%-11.00% 5.00%-10.25% 7.75% to 11.00% 6.25%-10.25% 0.50% 0.50% 52,995 4,466 1,093 67,611 $ $ $ $ 85,655 260 1,701 10,833 $ $ $ $ The November 2013 Financing Amendment contained certain restrictive financial covenants, including a net leverage ratio, restrictions on the payment of dividends, as well as reporting requirements. Additionally, the November 2013 Financing Amendment contained certain negative covenants and defined certain events of default, including a change of control and non-payment of principal and interest, among others, which could result in amounts becoming payable prior to their maturity dates. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at December 31, 2012 and 2013. Substantially all of the Company’s assets are pledged as collateral for the outstanding loan commitments with the exception of certain excluded equity interests and the exception of certain restricted cash balances and bank deposits permitted under the terms of the Financing Agreement. 9. Stockholders’ Equity Preferred Stock The Company has 5,000,000 shares of authorized preferred stock, par value $0.0001. There are no preferred shares issued or outstanding as of December 31, 2013. Common Stock The Company has 500,000,000 shares of authorized common stock, par value $0.0001. On December 22, 2011, in connection with the Sponsor Acquisition, 105,187,363 shares of common stock were issued for an aggregate amount of $507.4 million, net of issuance costs, consisting of cash of $452.3 million and a deemed capital contribution of $55.1 million. 106 Voting Rights All holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share. Initial Public Offering—October 2013 As disclosed in Note 1, the Company completed its initial public offering in October 2013. The following table provides a summary of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock as of December 31, 2013: Common shares issued—prior to initial public offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common shares issued at initial public offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restricted stock awards granted as vested at initial public offering . . . . . . . . . Outstanding Shares 103,695,318 21,049,004 22,222 Shares of common stock outstanding at December 31, 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124,766,544 Restricted shares are not considered outstanding until they are vested. Successor period—(December 22, 2011—April 20, 2012) Series E Preferred Stock The Company had 150,000 authorized shares of series E preferred stock, par value $0.01 (“Series E”). Dividends Holders of the Series E were entitled to receive dividends, when, as and if dividends were declared by the board of the Company and would have accumulated, whether or not dividends were declared. The Series E were issued on December 22, 2011 and accrued a cumulative dividend at the rate of 12% per annum, based on a 360- day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, compounded on the last day of each calendar quarter beginning December 31, 2012. Redemption The Series E was redeemable in whole or in part by the Company at a price equal to the Liquidation Preference amount of $1,000 per share, plus accrued dividend amounts at the date of redemption. On April 20, 2012, in connection with the financing from the April 2012 Term Loan, the Company redeemed all of the outstanding shares of Series E for $150.0 million plus accrued dividends of $6.0 million. Predecessor Period (January 1, 2011—December 21, 2011) On January 1, 2011, EIG Investors had authorized stock of 275,000 shares of preferred stock (par value $0.01) consisting of 75,000 shares of series A preferred stock (“Series A”), 75,000 shares of series B preferred stock (“Series B”), 75,000 shares of series C preferred stock (“Series C”), 50,000 undesignated and 2,500 shares of common stock, par value $0.01. In July 2011, an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation authorized 75,000 additional shares of series D preferred stock (“Series D”). In connection with the acquisition of Dotster (see Note 3), 38,000 shares of Series D were issued to investors in exchange for cash. December 21, 2011 represented the last day prior to the Sponsor Acquisition. Dividends The Series A accrued dividends at the rate of 25% per annum, compounded on the last day of each calendar quarter. The Series C and Series D accrued dividends at the rate of 25% per annum, compounded on the last day of each calendar year. The Series B was not entitled to any dividend. 107 Redemption In October 2011, the Company fully redeemed the Series C and the Series D plus the accrued dividends for a total of $65.8 million. At any time, the majority holders of the Prior Parent could require the holders of the Series A to exchange their shares for the same number of class A units in the Prior Parent. Accordingly, on December 13, 2011, the outstanding balance of 5,998,500 shares of Series A was exchanged. In 2009, the board of the Prior Parent resolved that upon a sale of the Company a discretionary bonus pool shall be established for certain employees of the Company and that the amount, distribution and participants would be determined by the board at the time of sale. Accordingly, on November 1, 2011, the board approved the allocation of certain profits interests resulting from the proposed merger and sale of the Company. An amount of $5.0 million was recorded in general and administrative expense in the Predecessor period in 2011. 10. Stock-Based Compensation The Company follows the provisions of ASC 718, which requires the measurement and recognition of all stock-based payment awards (“stock-based awards”) made to employees, non-employee directors and consultants. The Company recognizes stock-based compensation expense for stock-based awards based on the grant date fair value of the awards on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for those stock-based awards subject to time vesting and when it was probable a performance target would be met for those stock-based awards with vesting that is subject to the achievement of performance targets. Unless otherwise determined by the Company’s board of directors, stock-based awards granted prior to the initial public offering generally vest over a four-year period or had vesting that was dependent on the achievement of specified performance targets. The fair value of these stock-based awards was determined as of the grant date of each award using an option-pricing model and assuming no pre-vesting forfeiture of the awards. Given the absence of an active trading market for the Company’s common stock prior to the completion of its initial public offering, the fair value of the equity interests underlying stock-based awards was determined by the Company’s management. In doing so, valuation analyses were prepared in accordance with the guidelines outlined in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Practice Aid, Valuation of Privately-Held- Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, and were used by the Company’s management to assist in determining the fair value of the equity interests underlying its stock-based awards. Each equity interest was granted with a “threshold amount” meaning that the recipient of an equity security only participated to the extent that the Company appreciated in value from and after the date of grant of the equity interest (with the value of the entity as of the grant date being the “threshold amount”). The assumptions used in the valuation models were based on future expectations combined with management’s judgment. In the absence of a public trading market, the Company’s management exercised significant judgment and considered numerous objective and subjective factors to determine the fair value of the stock-based awards as of the date of each award. These factors included: • • • • • • • contemporaneous or retrospective valuations for the Company and its securities; the rights, preferences, and privileges of the stock-based awards relative to each other as well as to the existing shareholders; lack of marketability of the Company’s equity securities; historical operating and financial performance; the Company’s stage of development; current business conditions and projections; hiring of key personnel and the experience of the Company’s management team; 108 • • • • • risks inherent to the development of the Company’s products and services and delivery of its solutions; trends and developments in the Company’s industry; the threshold amount for the stock-based awards and the values at which the stock-based awards would vest; the market performance of comparable publicly traded companies; likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a merger or acquisition of the Company given prevailing market conditions; and • U.S. and global economic and capital market conditions. The Company completed its initial public offering in October 2013, and determined that the performance targets associated with the performance-based stock awards were met in full and consequently the performance- based stock awards would be fully vested. However, effective prior to the first day of public trading of the Company’s common stock, the Company accelerated the vesting of 2,167,870 shares of common stock issued in respect of the time-based stock awards and modified the vesting of 3,574,637 shares issued in respect of the performance-based stock awards so that 2,580,271 shares of common stock were fully vested and 994,366 shares of common stock will follow the same vesting schedule as the time-based stock awards that were granted on the same date as such performance-based stock awards. The Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $1.4 million for the shares of common stock issued in respect of the performance-based stock awards that vested at closing of its initial public offering and $2.4 million for the acceleration of vesting for a portion of the shares of common stock issued in respect of previously unvested time-based stock awards. Total stock-based compensation expense recognized for the time-based vesting stock awards was $2.3 million and $6.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, respectively. No compensation expense was recognized for the year ended December 31, 2012 for the performance-based stock awards, since in the opinion of management, it was not then probable that any of the performance targets necessary for the performance-based stock awards to vest would have been met prior to their expiration. Total stock-based compensation expense recognized for the performance-based stock awards was $1.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2013, since the performance targets necessary for the performance-based stock awards were met prior to their expiration. The Company will recognize a recovery of expense if the actual forfeiture rate for the time-based stock awards is higher than estimated. The following tables present a summary of the stock-based awards activity for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013 for time-based vesting stock awards and performance-based vesting stock awards that were granted prior to the Company’s initial public offering (dollars in thousands): Granted Forfeitures Vested Non-Vested at December 31, 2012 Granted Forfeitures Vested Non-Vested at December 31, 2013 109 Time-Based Vesting Stock Awards(1) 5,086,728 (10,762) (375,879) 4,700,087 166,839 (17,837) (4,120,756) 728,333 Granted Forfeitures Vested Non-Vested at December 31, 2012 Granted Forfeitures Vested Non-Vested at December 31, 2013 Performance-Based Vesting Stock Awards(1) 3,418,853 (10,762) — 3,408,091 166,839 (17,916) (2,828,681) 728,333 (1) The aggregate intrinsic value of restricted stock awards is calculated as the fair value of the common stock on December 31, 2013 of $14.18 per share. In connection with the initial public offering the Company granted restricted stock units under the prior equity plan. The following table provides a summary of the restricted stock units that were granted in connection with the initial public offering under this plan and the non-vested balance as of December 31, 2013(dollars in thousands except exercise price): Granted Forfeitures Vested and unissued Non-vested at December 31, 2013 Restricted Stock Units 531,719 — (243,705) 288,014 Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $12.00 — $12.00 $12.00 As of December 31, 2013, there was $1.0 million of unrecognized compensation expense with respect to the time-based stock awards that were expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.3 years. As of December 31, 2013, there was unrecognized compensation expense of $0.3 million with respect to the non- vested performance-based stock awards that were expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years. As of December 31, 2013, there was $3.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense with respect to the restricted stock units that were expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years. 2013 Stock Incentive Plan The 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2013 Plan”) became effective upon the closing of our initial public offering. The 2013 Plan of the Company provides for the grant of options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units and other stock-based awards to employees, officers, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company. Under the 2013 Plan, the Company may issue up to 18,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. At December 31, 2013, 11,161,556 shares were available for grant under the Plan. 110 At December 31, 2013, the Company has reserved the following shares of common stock for future issuance: Common stock options granted and outstanding Restricted stock unit awards granted and unissued Shares available for future grant under the 2013 stock incentive plan Total shares of authorized common stock reserved for future issuance Restricted stock awards granted and issued Total shares authorized to be issued under 2013 Stock Incentive Plan As of December 31, 2013 5,619,671 481,623 11,161,556 17,262,850 737,150 18,000,000 In connection with the initial public offering the Company granted stock option awards, restricted stock- based awards and restricted stock units under its 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. The following table provides a summary of the Company’s non-vested common stock at the date of the initial public offering and new stock- based awards, consisting of restricted stock units that were granted in connection with the initial public offering as well as stock options, restricted stock awards and restricted stock units that were granted under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan and the non-vested balance as of December 31, 2013(dollars in thousands except exercise price): Weighted- Average Exercise Price Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (In Years) Stock Options Granted—October 25, 2013 Exercised Canceled Outstanding at December 31, 2013 Exercisable at December 31, 2013 5,623,671 $12.00 — $ — $12.00 (4,000) 5,619,671 $12.00 113,714 $12.00 Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2013(1) 5,504,052 $12.00 9.8 9.8 9.8 Aggregate Intrinsic Value(2) $ — $12,251 $ 248 $11,999 (1) This represents the number of vested options as of December 31, 2013 plus the number of unvested options outstanding as of December 31, 2013, which has been reduced using an estimated forfeiture rate. (2) The aggregate intrinsic value was calculates based on the positive difference between the estimated fair value of the Company’s common stock on December 31, 2013 of $14.18 per share, or the date of exercise as appropriate, and the exercise price of the underlying options. Granted Vested Canceled Unvested at December 31, 2013 Restricted Stock Awards 741,150 (22,222) (4,000) 714,928 Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $12.00 $12.00 $12.00 (1) The aggregate intrinsic value of restricted stock awards is calculated as the fair value of the common stock on December 31, 2013 of $14.18 per share. 111 Granted Vested and unissued Canceled Unvested at December 31, 2013 Restricted Stock Units 481,623 (20,067) — 461,556 Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value $12.00 $12.00 — $12.00 For stock options issued under the Plan, the fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant, and an estimated forfeiture rates is used when calculating stock-based compensation expense for the period. Stock options typically vest over four years and the Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to estimate the fair value of stock option awards and determine the related compensation expense. The assumptions used to compute stock-based compensation expense for awards granted under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan are as follows: Risk-free interest rate Expected volatility Expected life (in years) Expected dividend yield 2013 1.9% 60.0% 6.25 — The risk-free interest rate assumption was based on the U.S. Treasury zero-coupon bonds with maturities similar to those of the expected term of the award being valued. The Company bases its estimate of expected volatility using volatility data from comparable public companies in similar industries and markets because there is currently limited public history for the Company’s common stock, and therefore, a lack of market-based company-specific historical and implied volatility information. The weighted-average expected life for employee options reflects the application of the simplified method, which represents the average of the contractual term of the options and the weighted-average vesting period for all option tranches. The simplified method has been used since the Company does not have sufficient historical exercise data to provide reasonable basis upon which to estimate expected term due to a limited history of stock option grants. The assumed dividend yield was based on the Company’s expectation of not paying dividends in the foreseeable future. In addition, the Company has estimated expected forfeitures of stock options based on management’s judgment due to the limited historical experience of forfeitures. The forfeiture rate was not material to the calculation of stock-based compensation expense. Unless otherwise determined by the Company’s board of directors, stock-based awards granted at the time of the initial public offering and subsequent to the initial public offering, generally vest annually over a four-year period. The Company recognized approximately $2.9 million of stock-based compensation expense during the year ended December 31, 2013 for awards granted under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan. As of December 31, 2013, there was $36.8 million of unrecognized compensation expense with respect to stock option awards that was expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.8 years. As of December 31, 2013, there was $8.2 million of unrecognized compensation expense with respect to restricted stock awards that was expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.8 years. As of December 31, 2013, there was unrecognized compensation expense of $5.5 million with respect to the restricted stock units that was expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 3.8 years. 112 The following table presents total stock-based compensation expense for the time-based stock awards, performance—based stock awards and awards issued under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations and comprehensive loss (in thousands): Predecessor Period from January 1 through December 11, 2011 $ — — — 1,000 $1,000 Period from December 22 through December 31, 2011 $— — — — $— Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 $ 26 266 133 1,883 $2,308 $ 126 459 267 9,911 $10,763 Cost of revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sales and marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engineering and development . . . . . . . . . . . General and administrative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total operating expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. Dividend On November 9, 2012, the Company paid a dividend in the aggregate amount of $300.0 million to shareholders and non-vested shareholders of the Company. The Company paid a $289.5 million dividend to existing shareholders of the Company and $10.5 million to the non-vested shareholders of the Company. At the time the dividend was paid, a special authorization was made by the board of directors of the Company to allow the non-vested shareholders to participate since at that date the non-vested shareholders were not entitled to receive a dividend. The non-vested shareholders’ participation was subject to certain aggregate payments first being made to the existing shareholders of the Company which had not yet been met. For accounting purposes the dividend paid to the non-vested shareholders is treated as a modification of the original non-vested share award resulting in the measurement of compensation expense equal to the amount of the dividend. Certain of the non-vested shareholders were required to enter into clawback arrangements whereby if the non-vested shareholder’s employment with the Company terminated under certain defined conditions prior to the non-vested shareholder’s vesting in the non-vested shares, all or a portion of the dividend would be required to be repaid to the Company. Compensation expense related to the dividend amount subject to clawback arrangements with a future service requirement were being recognized over the future service period. Generally, the amount of the dividend subject to clawback reduced over time as the non-vested shares vest. For the dividend paid to the non- vested shareholders, $9.8 million was recorded in general and administrative expense in the year ended December 31, 2012 since this dividend amount was not attributable to a future service requirement by the class non-vested shareholders. The Company recorded the remaining $0.7 million of compensation expense during 2013. 12. Income Taxes We account for income taxes in accordance with authoritative guidance, which requires the use of the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the difference between the consolidated financial statement carrying amounts and the tax basis of assets and liabilities and are measured using the enacted tax rate expected to apply in the years in which the differences are expected to be reversed. The domestic and foreign components of loss before income taxes for the periods presented (dollars in thousands): United States . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total loss before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Year Ended December 31, 2012 $(216,478) — $(216,478) December 31, 2013 $(158,481) (2,894) $(161,375) The components of the provision (benefit) for income taxes consisted of the following (dollars in thousands): Predecessor Period from January 1, 2011 through December 21, 2011 Period from December 22, 2011 through December 31, 2011 Successor Year Ended December 31, 2012 Year Ended December 31, 2013 Current: U.S. federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ — 126 — Total current provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Deferred: U.S. federal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreign . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change in valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . Total deferred provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total expense (benefit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (23,112) (5,482) — 28,594 — 126 $ — 10 — 10 (2,240) (516) — — (2,756) $ — 407 — $ — 267 914 407 1,181 (64,295) (13,315) — — (77,610) (50,007) (8,852) (1,590) 55,672 (4,777) $(2,746) $(77,203) $ (3,596) The Company had a net deferred tax liability at the end of 2012. During 2013, the Company’s net deferred tax liability was eliminated due mainly to a reduction in a deferred liability related to definite-lived intangibles and for current period losses resulting in an increase to offsetting deferred tax assets. On December 22, 2011, the Company was acquired by Holdings. The Company recorded its intangible assets at fair value as a result of the acquisition. For U.S. GAAP purposes the definite-lived intangible assets have accelerated amortization, while for tax purposes the intangible assets maintained their historical basis and lives. As such, a deferred tax liability was established through purchase accounting. The reversal of the 2012 deferred tax liability in 2013 resulted in a deferred tax benefit in 2013. The Company established a valuation allowance on substantially all of their deferred tax assets during the year ended December 31, 2013. The benefit has been reduced after the establishment of the valuation allowance by the deferred tax expense associated with the tax amortization of assets that have an indefinite life for U.S. GAAP purposes. The state income tax is primarily driven by states who tax the Company based on a gross margin tax. The Company also has a subsidiary in Brazil that is generating taxable income and is solely driving the current foreign tax. The following table presents a reconciliation of the statutory federal rate, and the Company’s effective tax rate, for the periods presented: Year Ended December 31, 2012 December 31, 2013 U.S. federal taxes at statutory rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State income taxes, net of federal benefit . . . . . . . . . Permanent differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Foreign rate differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change in valuation allowance—US . . . . . . . . . . . . . Change in valuation allowance—foreign . . . . . . . . . . Rate change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other 34.0% 3.6 (2.5) 0.4 0.2 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.7% 34.0% 3.2 (2.1) (0.2) (34.0) (0.5) 0.4 1.4 2.2% 114 The provision (benefit) for income taxes shown on the consolidated statements of operations differs from amounts that would result from applying the statutory tax rates to income before taxes primarily because of state income taxes and certain permanent expenses that were not deductible, as well as the application of valuation allowances against U.S. and foreign assets. The significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013 are as follows (in thousands): Deferred income tax assets: Net operating loss carry forward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stock-based compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 2013 $ 56,398 330 387 9,127 9,971 — $ 87,784 1,598 556 11,622 5,848 2,788 Total deferred income tax assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76,213 110,196 Deferred income tax liabilities: Purchased intangible assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Goodwill . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total deferred income tax liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Valuation allowance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (85,836) (4,679) (1,184) (91,699) — (56,848) (10,736) (16) (67,600) (55,786) Net deferred income tax assets/(liabilities) . . . . . . . . . . . . $(15,486) $ (13,190) As of December 31, 2013, the Company had NOL carry-forwards available to offset future U.S. federal taxable income of approximately $214.2 million and future state taxable income by approximately $152.8 million. These NOL carry-forwards expire on various dates through 2033. As of December 31, 2013, the Company had NOL carry-forwards in foreign jurisdictions available to offset future foreign taxable income by approximately $33.7 million. India has loss carry-forwards totaling $2.1 million that expire in 2021. The Company also has loss carry-forwards in the United Kingdom of $31.6 million and these losses do not expire. Utilization of the NOL carry-forwards may be subject to an annual limitation due to the ownership percentage change limitations. Ownership changes can limit the amount of net operating loss and other tax attributes that a company can use each year to offset future taxable income and taxes payable. As a result of the Sponsor Acquisition, the Company analyzed changes in ownership and determined that effective 2012, the Company could only use approximately $77.1 million of NOL carry-forwards per year. The Company regularly assesses its ability to realize its deferred tax assets. Assessing the realization of deferred tax assets requires significant management judgment. In determining whether its deferred tax assets are more likely than not realizable, the Company evaluated all available positive and negative evidence, and weighted the evidence based on its objectivity. Evidence the Company considered included: • NOLs incurred from the Company’s inception to December 31, 2013; • Expiration of various federal and state tax attributes; • Reversals of existing temporary differences; • Composition and cumulative amounts of existing temporary differences; and • Forecasted profit before tax. As of December 31, 2013, the Company is in a cumulative pre-tax book loss position for the past three years. The Company has generated significant NOLs since inception and as such it has no U.S. carryback 115 capacity. The Company has a history of expiring state NOLs. The Company scheduled out the future reversals of existing deferred tax assets and liabilities and concluded that these reversals did not generate sufficient future taxable income to offset the existing net operating losses. After consideration of the available evidence, both positive and negative, the Company has recorded a valuation allowance of $55.8 million. For the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, the Company has recognized a tax expense (benefit) of $0.1 million, $(2.7) million, $(77.2) million and $(3.6) million, respectively in the consolidated statements of operations. The Company files income tax returns in the United States for federal income taxes and in various state jurisdictions. The Company also files in several foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by tax authorities throughout the world. Since the Company is in a loss carry- forward position, the Company is generally subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for all years for which a loss carry-forward is available. The Company recognizes, in its consolidated financial statements, the effect of a tax position when it is more likely than not, based on the technical merits, that the position will be sustained upon examination. The Company has no unrecognized tax positions at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2013, that would affect its effective tax rate. The Company does not expect a significant change in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits in the next twelve months. Permanent Reinvestment of Foreign Earnings We consider the operating earnings of our non-United States subsidiaries to be indefinitely invested outside the United States under ASC 740-30 based on estimates that future and domestic cash generation will be sufficient to meet future domestic cash needs. The Company only has one cumulatively profitable foreign jurisdiction, Brazil, which has generated approximately $2.5 million of profits outside of the United States. If the Company were to repatriate these cumulative profits, there would be sufficient United States net operating losses to offset the tax impact of the repatriation. Should the Company decide to repatriate foreign earnings the Company would have to adjust the income tax provision in the period it determined that the earnings will no longer be indefinitely vested outside the United States. 13. Commitments and Contingencies Operating Leases The Company has operating lease commitments for certain facilities and equipment that expire on various dates through 2024. The following table outlines future minimum annual rental payments under these leases at December 31, 2013: Year Ending December 31, Amount (in thousands) 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total minimum lease payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 8,362 7,901 6,558 5,988 3,904 15,441 $48,154 Total rent expense incurred under non-cancellable operating leases for the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, were $1.5 million, $43,000, $2.7 million and $8.9 million, respectively. 116 Contingencies From time to time, the Company is involved in legal proceedings or subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of its business. The Company is not presently a party to any legal proceedings that in the opinion of management, if determined adversely to the Company, would have a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition, operating results or cash flow. Regardless of the outcome, litigation can have an adverse impact on the Company because of defense and settlement costs, diversion of management resources and other factors. 14. Employee Benefit Plans The Company has a defined contribution plan established under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”), which covers substantially all employees. Employees are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan beginning on the first day of the month following commencement of their employment. The 401(k) Plan includes a salary deferral arrangement pursuant to which participants may elect to reduce their current compensation by up to the statutorily prescribed limit, equal to $17,500 in 2013, and have the amount of the reduction contributed to the 401(k) Plan. Beginning January 1, 2013, the Company matches 100% of the each participant’s annual contribution to the 401(k) plan up to 3% of the participant’s salary and then 50% of each participant’s contribution up to 2% of each participant’s salary. The match immediately vests 100%. Matching contributions by the Company related to the 2013 plan year were approximately $1.2 million were made to the 401(k) Plan. The Company did not make matching contributions to the 401(k) Plan in the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011 or the year ended December 31, 2012. In connection with the Dotster acquisition in 2011, the Company assumed a defined contribution plan established under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “Dotster 401(k) Plan”), in which employees are eligible to participate upon the date of hire. Under the Dotster 401(k) Plan, the Company matches 100% of each participant’s annual contribution to the Dotster 401(k) Plan up to 3% of each participant’s salary and then 50% of each participant’s annual contribution to the Dotster 401(k) Plan up to 2% of each participant’s salary. The match immediately vests 100%. Matching contributions by the Company related to the 2011, 2012 and 2013 plan years in the amounts of $62,000, $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, were made to the Dotster 401(k) Plan. In connection with the HostGator acquisition in 2012, the Company assumed a defined contribution plan established under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the “HostGator 401(k) Plan”), in which employees are eligible to participate on the date of hire. Under the HostGator 401(k) Plan, the Company matches 25% of each participant’s annual contribution up to 4% of each participant’s salary, vesting 100% after three years of service. Matching contributions by the Company related to the 2012 and 2013 plan years in the amounts of $0.1 million for each year, were made to the HostGator 401(k) Plan. 15. Related Party Transactions The Company has various agreements in place with related parties. Below are details of related party transactions that occurred during the Predecessor and Successor periods in 2011 and the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013. The Company has contracts with entities for outsourced services. The ownership of these entities is held directly or indirectly by family members of the Company’s chief executive officer, who is also a director of the Company. For the Predecessor period in 2011 and the Successor year ended December 31, 2012, $4.8 million and $4.6 million, respectively, was recorded in cost of revenue $0.6 million and $1.0 million, respectively, was recorded in engineering and development expense, $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, was recorded in sales and marketing expense, and $0.9 million was recorded in general and administrative expense in the year ended December 31, 2012, relating to services provided to the Company under these agreements. Of these amounts, $0.3 million and $0.2 million was recorded in accrued expenses or accounts payable at December 31, 117 2011 and 2012, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2013, $5.2 million was recorded in cost of revenue, $0.9 million was recorded in engineering and development expense, $0.3 million was recorded in sales and marketing expense and $0.9 million was recorded in general and administrative expense relating to services provided under these agreements. The Company also has an agreement with an entity that provides a multi-layered third-party security application that is sold by the Company. The entity is collectively majority owned by the Company’s chief executive officer, and two investors in the Company, one of whom is a director of the Company, and who are beneficial owners, directly and indirectly, of equity in the Company. For the Predecessor period in 2011 and the Successor years ended December 31, 2012 and 2013, the Company recorded $1.1 million, $2.2 million and $3.0 million, respectively, in cost of revenue related to this agreement. 16. Subsequent Events On January 23, 2014, the Company acquired the web presence business of Directi Web Technologies Holdings, Inc. (“Directi”). Directi provides web presence solutions to SMBs in various countries, including India, the United States, Turkey, China, Russia and Indonesia. After giving effect to certain post-closing adjustments, the Company expects the total consideration for this acquisition to be between $100.0 million and $110.0 million. The purchase consideration is expected to consist of, cash payments of $25.5 million (including $20.5 million paid at the closing and a $5.0 million advance payment paid in August 2013), a promissory note from us to Directi Holdings of $51.0 million and the issuance of 2,123,039 shares of the Company’s common stock to Directi Holdings. The promissory note will mature on April 15, 2014. The principal amount of the promissory note could increase if Directi meets certain performance metrics for the period from July 1, 2013 through March 30, 2014. In addition, in connection with the acquisition of Directi, the Company may be obligated to make additional aggregate payments of up to a maximum of approximately $62.0 million, subject to specified terms, conditions and operational contingencies. With respect to the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2013, the Company performed an evaluation of subsequent events through the date of this filing. 17. Quarterly Financial Data (unaudited) Revenue Gross profit Loss from operations Net loss attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. Basic and diluted net loss per share attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. For the three months ended: March 31, 2012 June 30, 2012 Sept. 30, 2012 Dec. 31, 2012 March 31, 2013 June 30, 2013 Sept. 30, 2013 Dec. 31, 2013 $ 41,293 2,792 $ 50,475 8,409 $ 83,353 13,861 $117,035 29,915 $122,741 35,533 $128,222 40,250 $132,913 45,748 $136,420 48,862 (21,418) (20,186) (25,140) (23,603) (12,234) (10,880) (4,335) (35,599) (18,765) (20,251) (27,692) (72,590) (21,728) (42,958) (27,027) (67,774) $ (0.19) $ (0.21) $ (0.29) $ (0.75) $ (0.22) $ (0.44) $ (0.28) $ (0.57) 118 In the three months ended December 31, 2013 net loss attributable to Endurance International Group Holdings, Inc. included $24.9 million of expense attributable to bonus payments in connection with the Company’s initial public offering. In addition, the three months ended December 31, 2013 included $9.7 million of stock-based compensation expense primarily attributable to the acceleration of certain non-vested shares and the granting of stock-based awards at the time of the initial public offering. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Not applicable. Item 9A. Controls and Procedures Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures As of December 31, 2013, our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Based upon that evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2013, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level. Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include a report of management’s assessment regarding internal control over financial reporting or an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm due to a transition period established by the rules of the SEC for newly public companies. Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting No change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) occurred during the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2013 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting. Item 9B. Other Information Pursuant to Section 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, or ITRA, which added Section 13(r) to the Exchange Act, we are required to disclose in our annual or quarterly reports, as applicable, whether we or any of our affiliates knowingly engaged in certain activities, transactions or dealings relating to Iran or with individuals or entities that are subject to sanctions under U.S. law. Disclosure is generally required even where the activities, transactions or dealings were conducted in compliance with applicable law. On May 1, 2013, during a routine compliance scan of our new and existing subscriber accounts, we discovered a new subscriber account that was created on April 6, 2013 with information matching ORT France, identified by OFAC as an SDN under the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 594. We had 119 charged the subscriber $114.10 for web hosting and domain name registration services at the time the account was opened and without knowledge of any SDN issue. Upon discovery of the potential SDN match, we promptly suspended the subscriber account, deactivated the website, locked the domain name to prevent it from being transferred and ceased providing services to the subscriber. We also promptly reported the potential SDN match to OFAC. To date, we have not received any correspondence from OFAC regarding the matter. In addition, Warburg Pincus LLC, or WP LLC, affiliates of which (i) beneficially own more than 10% of our outstanding common stock and/or are members of our board of directors and (ii) beneficially own more than 10% of the equity interests of, and have the right to designate members of the board of directors of, Santander Asset Management Investment Holdings Limited, or SAMIH, has informed us that, during the reporting period, Santander Asset Management UK Limited, or Santander UK, an affiliate of SAMIH and WP LLC, engaged in activities subject to disclosure pursuant to Section 219 of ITRA and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act. As a result, it appears that we are required to provide disclosure as set forth below pursuant to Section 219 of ITRA and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act. WP LLC has informed us that SAMIH has provided WP LLC with the information below relevant to Section 219 of ITRA and Section 13(r) of the Exchange Act. At the time of the events described below, SAMIH and its non-U.S. affiliates, including Santander UK, may have been deemed to be under common control with us, but this statement is not meant to be an admission that common control existed or exists. We have no control over or involvement in the activities of SAMIH or its non- U.S. affiliates, including Santander UK, or any of its subsidiaries or predecessor companies, and we were not involved in the preparation of, nor have we independently verified, the information provided by SAMIH to WP LLC. The disclosure below does not relate to any activities conducted by us and does not involve us or our management. The disclosure relates solely to activities conducted by SAMIH and its non-U.S. affiliates, including Santander UK. We are not representing to the accuracy or completeness of the disclosure below, and we undertake no obligation to correct or update this information. We understand that SAMIH’s affiliates intend to disclose in their next annual or quarterly report that an Iranian national, resident in the United Kingdom, who is currently designated by the United States and the United Kingdom under the Iran Sanctions regime, holds two investment accounts with Santander UK, a subsidiary of SAMIH and part of the Banco Santander group. The accounts have remained frozen throughout 2013. The investment returns are being automatically reinvested, and no disbursements have been made to the customer. Total revenue in connection with the investment accounts in 2013 was £247 and net profits in 2013 were negligible relative to the overall profits of Banco Santander, S.A. 120 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance We will furnish to the SEC a definitive Proxy Statement for our 2014 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the Proxy Statement) not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. The information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information in our Proxy Statement. We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions. The text of our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted in the Corporate Governance section of our website, www.endurance.com. We intend to disclose on our website any amendments to, or waivers from, our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that are required to be disclosed pursuant to the disclosure requirements of Item 5.05 of Form 8-K. Item 11. Executive Compensation Information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information in our Proxy Statement. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information in our Proxy Statement. Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence Information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information in our Proxy Statement. Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services Information required by this item is incorporated by reference from the information in our Proxy Statement. 121 ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES (1) Financial Statements PART IV For a list of the consolidated financial statements included herein, which are incorporated into this Item by reference, see Index to Consolidated Financial Statements on page 77 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. (2) Financial Statement Schedules Schedules have been omitted since they are either not required or not applicable or the information is otherwise included herein. (3) Exhibits The exhibits filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K are listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding such exhibits, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference. 122 SIGNATURES 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. ENDURANCE INTERNATIONAL GROUP HOLDINGS, INC. Date: February 28, 2014 By: /s/ Hari Ravichandran Hari Ravichandran Chief Executive 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 and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ Hari Ravichandran Hari Ravichandran /s/ Tivanka Ellawala Tivanka Ellawala /s/ Christina Lane Christina Lane /s/ James C. Neary James C. Neary /s/ Dale Crandall Dale Crandall /s/ Joseph P. DiSabato Joseph P. DiSabato /s/ Thomas Gorny Thomas Gorny /s/ Michael Hayford Michael Hayford /s/ Peter J. Perrone Peter J. Perrone /s/ Chandler J. Reedy Chandler J. Reedy /s/ Justin L. Sadrian Justin L. Sadrian President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) February 28, 2014 Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) February 28, 2014 Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) February 28, 2014 Chairman of the Board February 28, 2014 Director Director Director Director Director Director Director 123 February 28, 2014 February 28, 2014 February 28, 2014 February 28, 2014 February 28, 2014 February 28, 2014 February 28, 2014 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit Incorporated by Reference Filed Herewith Furnished Herewith EXHIBIT INDEX 3.1 3.2 4.1 4.2 4.3 10.1# 10.2# 10.3# 10.4# Form File Number Date of Filing Exhibit Number S-1/A 333-191061 October 23, 2013 3.3 S-1/A 333-191061 October 23, 2013 3.5 S-1/A 333-191061 October 8, 2013 4.1 S-1/A 333-191061 October 8, 2013 4.2 S-1/A 333-191061 October 8, 2013 4.3 S-1/A 333-191061 October 11, 2013 10.1 S-1/A 333-191061 October 8, 2013 10.2 S-1/A 333-191061 October 8, 2013 10.3 S-1/A 333-191061 October 8, 2013 10.29 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant Specimen certificate evidencing shares of common stock of the Registrant Form of Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement by and among the Registrant and the other parties thereto Form of Stockholders Agreement by and among the Registrant and certain holders of the Registrant’s common stock 2013 Stock Incentive Plan Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan Form of Director Stock Option Agreement under the 2013 Stock Incentive Plan 124 Exhibit Number 10.5# 10.6# 10.7# 10.8# 10.9# 10.10# 10.11# 10.12# Description of Exhibit Incorporated by Reference Filed Herewith Furnished Herewith X X X X X Form of Restricted Stock Agreement and Acknowledgment Form of Modification to Restricted Stock Agreement and Acknowledgment Stock Option Agreement between the Registrant and Hari Ravichandran, dated October 25, 2013 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between the Registrant and Hari Ravichandran, dated October 25, 2013, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 12, 2013 Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between the Registrant and Hari Ravichandran, dated October 25, 2013, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of December 12, 2013 2014 Management Incentive Plan of the Registrant Offer Letter, dated as of April 11, 2011, by and between The Endurance International Group, Inc. and Ronald LaSalvia Offer Letter, dated as of April 30, 2011, by and between The Endurance International Group, Inc. and John Mone Form File Number Date of Filing Exhibit Number S-1/A 333-191061 October 8, 2013 10.25 S-1 333-191061 September 9, 2013 10.21 S-1 333-191061 September 9, 2013 10.22 125 Exhibit Number 10.13# 10.14# 10.15# 10.16 10.17+ Description of Exhibit Incorporated by Reference Filed Herewith Furnished Herewith Employment Agreement, dated as of October 10, 2012, by and among EIG Investors Corp., Tivanka Ellawala and, solely with respect to Section 6 thereof, WP Expedition Topco LLC Employment Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2013, between Hari Ravichandran and the Registrant, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 11, 2013 Form of Indemnification Agreement entered into between the Registrant and each director and executive officer Gross Lease, dated May 17, 2012, by and between The Endurance International Group, Inc. and MEPT Burlington, LLC, as amended on June 13, 2013 Collocation/ Interconnection License, dated as of May 29, 2007, by and between The Endurance International Group, Inc. and Markley Boston, LLC, as amended on June 1, 2007, August 31, 2008, December 4, 2008, April 30, 2009, February 2011 and February 2, 2012 Form File Number Date of Filing Exhibit Number S-1 333-191061 September 9, 2013 10.23 S-1/A 333-191061 October 11, 2013 10.24 S-1/A 333-191061 October 8, 2013 10.19 S-1 333-191061 September 9, 2013 10.5 S-1 333-191061 September 9, 2013 10.7 126 Exhibit Number 10.18+ 10.19+ 10.20+ Description of Exhibit Incorporated by Reference Filed Herewith Furnished Herewith Form File Number Date of Filing Exhibit Number S-1 333-191061 September 9, 2013 10.8 S-1 333-191061 September 9, 2013 10.9 S-1 333-191061 September 9, 2013 10.10 Master Services Agreement, dated as of April 30, 2009, by and between The Endurance International Group, Inc. and Switch and Data Management Company LLC Master Service Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2011, Ace Data Center Colocation Service Level Agreement, dated May 10, 2011, and Ace Data Center IP Transit Service (Carrier Services) Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2010, by and between The Endurance International Group, Inc. and Ace Data Center, Inc. Ace Data Center Rack Cabinet and Power Services Agreement, dated as of June 3, 2011, as amended August 15, 2011, and Bandwidth Internet and Private Line Services Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2011, by and between The Endurance International Group, Inc. and Ace Data Center, Inc. 127 Exhibit Number 10.21+ 10.22+ 10.23 10.24 10.25 Description of Exhibit Incorporated by Reference Filed Herewith Furnished Herewith Collocation/ Interconnection License, dated as of February 2, 2012, by and between The Endurance International Group, Inc. and One Summer Collocation, LLC, as amended January 4, 2013 Master Service Agreement, dated as of June 20, 2013, by and between HostGator.com LLC and CyrusOne LLC Refinancing Amendment, dated as of November 25, 2013, by and among the refinancing lenders party thereto, the revolving lenders party thereto, the Registrant, EIG Investors Corp., and Credit Suisse AG, as Administrative Agent Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2013, by and among the Registrant, EIG Investors Corp., as Borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, as Administrative Agent Amended and Restated Collateral Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2013, by and among the Registrant, EIG Investors Corp., the other grantors party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, as Administrative Agent Form File Number Date of Filing Exhibit Number S-1 333-191061 September 9, 2013 10.11 S-1 333-191061 September 9, 2013 10.26 X X X 128 Description of Exhibit Incorporated by Reference Form File Number Date of Filing Filed Herewith Furnished Herewith Exhibit Number X Exhibit Number 10.26 10.27 10.28 Amended and Restated Master Guarantee Agreement, dated as of November 25, 2013, by and among the Registrant, EIG Investors Corp., the other guarantors party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, as Administrative Agent Master Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 11, 2013, by and among Endurance Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd. and a subsidiary thereof to be formed, Directi Web Technology Pvt. Ltd., P.D.R. Solutions FZC, Directi Web Technologies Holdings, Inc., Confluence Networks, Inc., the Registrant, EIG Investors Corp. and a subsidiary thereof to be designated, Directi Web Technologies FZC, Bhavin Turakhia and Divyank Turakhia Amendment No. 1 to the Master Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 23, 2013, by and among Endurance Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd., Endurance Singapore Holdings 2 Pte. Ltd., MyInternet Media Limited, Directi Web Technology Pvt. Ltd., P.D.R. Solutions FZC, Directi Web Technologies Holdings, Inc., Confluence Networks, Inc., EIG Investors Corp., the Registrant, Directi Web Technologies FZC, Bhavin Turakhia and Divyank Turakhia S-1/A 333-191061 September 13, 2013 10.28 X 129 Exhibit Number 10.29 21.1 23.1 31.1 31.2 Description of Exhibit Incorporated by Reference Filed Herewith Furnished Herewith Form File Number Date of Filing Exhibit Number Amendment No. 2 to the Master Share Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 23, 2014, by and among Endurance Singapore Holdings Pte. Ltd., Endurance Singapore Holdings 2 Pte. Ltd., MyInternet Media Limited, Endurance Web Solutions Private Limited, The Endurance International Group, Inc., Directi Web Technology Pvt. Ltd., P.D.R. Solutions FZC, Directi Web Technologies Holdings, Inc., Confluence Networks, Inc., EIG Investors Corp., the Registrant, Directi Web Technologies FZC, Bhavin Turakhia, Divyank Turakhia, Brijesh Joshi and Webiq Domains Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Subsidiaries of the Registrant Consent of BDO USA, LLP Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d- 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d- 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended 130 X X X X X Exhibit Number 32.1 32.2 101.INS† 101.SCH† 101.CAL† 101.DEF† 101.LAB† 101.PRE† Description of Exhibit Incorporated by Reference Filed Herewith Furnished Herewith Form File Number Date of Filing Exhibit Number Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 XBRL Instance Document XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document X X X X X X X X † In accordance with Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) documents in Exhibit 101 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K are furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under these sections. # Management contract or any compensatory plan, contract or agreement. + Confidential treatment requested as to portions of the exhibit. Confidential materials omitted and filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 131 EXECUTIVE OFFICERS Hari Ravichandran President and Chief Executive Officer Tivanka Ellawala Chief Financial Officer Ronald LaSalvia Chief Operating Officer John Mone Chief Information Officer David C. Bryson Chief Legal Officer Kathy Andreasen Chief People Officer BOARD OF DIRECTORS James C. Neary (Chairman) Managing Director, Partner Warburg Pincus Hari Ravichandran President and Chief Executive Officer Endurance International Group Dale Crandall President and Founder Piedmont Corporate Advisors Joseph P. DiSabato Managing Director Goldman Sachs Michael D. Hayford Retired Chief Financial Officer Fidelity National Information Services Thomas Gorny Chief Executive Officer and Chairman Unitedweb Peter J. Perrone Chief Financial Officer Limelight Networks Chandler J. Reedy Managing Director, Partner Warburg Pincus Justin L. Sadrian Managing Director, Partner Warburg Pincus The letter to shareholders contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including without limitation statements reflecting our expectations about our future growth prospects, sources of growth and growth initiatives. These and other statements that are not statements relating to historical matters should be considered forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of numerous important factors, including those discussed in “Risk Factors” in our enclosed annual report on Form 10-K. NASDAQ: EIGI www.endurance.com 

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