Edgar Filing: ZILLOW GROUP, INC.

8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 8, 2018

ZILLOW GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Washington	001-36853	47-1645716
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1301 Second Avenue, Floor 31, Seattle, Washington		98101
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(206) 470-7000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Zillow Group, Inc. (“Zillow Group”) today issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter and full year ended December 31, 2017. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in this Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

During the year ended December 31, 2017, we recognized a non-cash impairment charge of $174.0 million related to our indefinite-lived Trulia trade names and trademarks intangible asset. In connection with our qualitative assessment of the recoverability of this asset during our annual impairment test as of October 1, 2017, we identified factors that led us to conclude it was more likely than not that the $351.0 million carrying value of the asset exceeded its fair value. The most significant of such factors was a shortfall in projected revenue related to the Trulia brand compared to projections at the time the intangible asset was initially recorded in February 2015. Accordingly, with the assistance of a third-party valuation specialist, we performed a quantitative analysis to determine the fair value of the intangible asset and concluded that our best estimate of its fair value was $177.0 million. In connection with this impairment analysis, we evaluated our planned future use of the Trulia trade names and trademarks intangible asset and concluded that it remains appropriate to consider this asset to have an indefinite life.

The information in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. This report will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information required to be disclosed solely to satisfy the requirements of Regulation FD.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press release dated February 8, 2018 entitled “Zillow Group Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2017 Results” issued by Zillow Group, Inc. on February 8, 2018.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Dated: February 8, 2018	ZILLOW GROUP, INC.

	By:	/s/ SPENCER M. RASCOFF
	Name:	Spencer M. Rascoff
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer