After extensive private discussions and engagement with
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- In the first three months of 2020 alone, members of
eBay ‘s Board and management team have had several discussions withStarboard representatives to hear its views and to answer questions about the Company’s revitalized strategy, our plan for Classifieds, and the Board’s CEO search. - As part of our engagement,
eBay twice offered to enter into a non-disclosure agreement in order to share more detailed information on the Classifieds review process and CEO search. Our purpose was to enableStarboard to understand the care, skill and motivation of the Board and management in making decisions and taking actions to serve the best interests of alleBay shareholders. However,Starboard refused both offers. - To help the
eBay Board better understand and substantiateStarboard ‘s recommendations,eBay requested, on multiple occasions, thatStarboard provide analyses supporting its ideas, particularly relating to operating margins.Starboard never responded to these requests.
- Our Board has engaged in an extensive search process to identify the next CEO for
eBay . The Board is considering external and internal candidates, and its priority is finding the best possible person to leadeBay . eBay recently completed the sale ofStubHub for$4.05 billion in cash, representing more than 25 times EBITDA.- We are pursuing a process to unlock value for
eBay ‘s Classifieds business, and will provide an update to our shareholders by mid-year. We are in active discussions with multiple parties.
- Significantly improved margins. We delivered 2 points of margin improvement in 2019 enabling 1 point of reinvestment in Payments and Advertising, which are delivering incremental revenue growth. We have announced a plan that delivers at least 2 additional points of operating margin by 2022, further extending our margin rate well above peers.
- Increased focus on Marketplace volume growth with a reorganization of the executive leadership team and a re-prioritized customer-focused plan that includes improved vertical buyer experiences, more data and tools for sellers, and increased platform conversion leveraging an expanded structured data foundation.
- Scaled Managed Payments in the
U.S. andGermany . By 2022, Payments is expected to generate an incremental $2 billion of revenue and$0.5 billion of operating income. - Executed
$5.0 billion in share buybacks in 2019 and recently announced expansion of 2020 share buyback plan from$1 .5 billion to$4.5 billion ; deployed$3.0 billion into an ASR (Accelerated Share Repurchase) fromStubHub proceeds immediately following deal closure. - Implemented
eBay ‘s first ever dividend in 2019 and is committed to a 14% increase in 2020.
The Board and management are highly confident in
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