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Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2012

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

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 000-28018

Yahoo! Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

77-0398689

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

701 First Avenue

Sunnyvale, California 94089

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrants telephone number, including area code: (408) 349-3300

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 þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, 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 þ No ¨

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.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ¨ No þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.


Class		Outstanding at April 30, 2012
Common Stock, $0.001 par value		1,218,696,911

YAHOO! INC.

Table of Contents


PART I	FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3

Item 1.	Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012	3

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012	4

	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012	5

	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012	6

	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	7

Item 2.	Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24

Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	35

Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	36

PART II	OTHER INFORMATION	37

Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	37

Item 1A.	Risk Factors	37

Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	50

Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	50

Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	50

Item 5.	Other Information	50

Item 6.	Exhibits	51

	Signatures	52

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

YAHOO! INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012
	(Unaudited, in thousands except per share amounts)
Revenue	$	1,214,357		$	1,221,233

Operating expenses:
Cost of revenue Traffic acquisition costs		150,031			144,091
Cost of revenue Other		249,626			253,980
Sales and marketing		262,149			285,267
Product development		221,283			228,478
General and administrative		122,898			124,271
Amortization of intangibles		8,050			10,053
Restructuring charges, net		10,575			5,717

Total operating expenses		1,024,612			1,051,857

Income from operations		189,745			169,376
Other income, net		5,027			2,278

Income before income taxes and earnings in equity interests		194,772			171,654
Provision for income taxes		(52,120	)		(56,419	)
Earnings in equity interests		82,180			172,243

Net income		224,832			287,478
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,840	)		(1,135	)

Net income attributable to Yahoo! Inc.	$	222,992		$	286,343

Net income attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share basic	$	0.17		$	0.24

Net income attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share diluted	$	0.17		$	0.23

Shares used in per share calculation basic		1,309,064			1,215,783

Shares used in per share calculation diluted		1,320,185			1,226,486

Stock-based compensation expense by function:
Cost of revenue Other	$	648		$	2,893
Sales and marketing		6,697			21,097
Product development		17,672			19,471
General and administrative		10,099			12,505
Restructuring expense reversals		(752	)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

YAHOO! INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012
	(Unaudited, in thousands)
Net Income	$	224,832		$	287,478

Other comprehensive income:
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of $563 and $100 for March 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively		3,692			(463	)
Reclassification adjustment for realized (gains) losses included in net income, net of taxes of $1,291 and $(4,425) for March 31, 2011 and 2012, respectively		(2,213	)		7,728

Net change in unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes		1,479			7,265
Foreign currency translation adjustment		129,385			10,234

Total other comprehensive income, net of tax		130,864			17,499

Comprehensive income		355,696			304,977
Less: comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests		(1,840	)		(1,135	)

Comprehensive income attributable to Yahoo! Inc.	$	353,856		$	303,842

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

YAHOO! INC.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets


	December 31, 2011			March 31, 2012
	(Unaudited, in thousands except par values)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,562,390		$	1,719,968
Short-term marketable debt securities		493,189			489,912
Accounts receivable, net		1,037,474			941,590
Prepaid expenses and other current assets		359,483			331,327

Total current assets		3,452,536			3,482,797
Long-term marketable debt securities		474,338			441,688
Property and equipment, net		1,730,888			1,726,858
Goodwill		3,900,752			3,910,932
Intangible assets, net		254,600			226,202
Other long-term assets		220,628			223,956
Investments in equity interests		4,749,044			4,950,807

Total assets	$	14,782,786		$	14,963,240

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable	$	166,595		$	129,042
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		846,044			762,391
Deferred revenue		194,722			178,924

Total current liabilities		1,207,361			1,070,357
Long-term deferred revenue		43,639			41,172
Capital lease and other long-term liabilities		134,905			132,551
Deferred and other long-term tax liabilities, net		815,534			859,167

Total liabilities		2,201,439			2,103,247
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
Yahoo! Inc. stockholders equity:
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 5,000,000 shares authorized; 1,217,481shares issued and 1,190,006 shares outstanding as of December 31, 2011 and 1,217,629 shares issued and 1,185,598 shares outstanding as of March 31, 2012		1,242			1,247
Additional paid-in capital		9,825,899			9,870,062
Treasury stock at cost, 27,475 shares as of December 31, 2011 and 32,031 shares as of March 31, 2012		(416,237	)		(486,737	)
Retained earnings		2,432,294			2,718,638
Accumulated other comprehensive income		697,869			715,368

Total Yahoo! Inc. stockholders equity		12,541,067			12,818,578
Noncontrolling interests		40,280			41,415

Total equity		12,581,347			12,859,993

Total liabilities and equity	$	14,782,786		$	14,963,240

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

YAHOO! INC.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012
	(Unaudited, in thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	224,832		$	287,478
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation		139,177			122,750
Amortization of intangible assets		29,501			31,345
Stock-based compensation expense, net		34,364			55,966
Tax benefits from stock-based awards		12,608			1,014
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards		(18,338	)		(8,161	)
Deferred income taxes		22,581			(4,399	)
Earnings in equity interests		(82,180	)		(172,243	)
Gain (loss) from sales of investments, assets, and other, net		8,215			(4,512	)
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effects of an acquisition:
Accounts receivable, net		106,567			102,641
Prepaid expenses and other		59,877			77,861
Accounts payable		(31,862	)		(42,442	)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		(276,522	)		(130,624	)
Deferred revenue		(23,134	)		(19,221	)

Net cash provided by operating activities		205,686			297,453

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Acquisition of property and equipment, net		(167,549	)		(109,791	)
Purchases of marketable debt securities		(616,049	)		(176,220	)
Proceeds from sales of marketable debt securities		438,548			133,961
Proceeds from maturities of marketable debt securities		363,161			77,700
Acquisition, net of cash acquired		(31,790	)
Purchases of intangible assets		(3,342	)		(1,802	)
Other investing activities, net		149			(7,280	)

Net cash used in investing activities		(16,872	)		(83,432	)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net		22,708			11,623
Repurchases of common stock		(137,368	)		(70,500	)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based awards		18,338			8,161
Tax withholdings related to net share settlements of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units		(26,303	)		(31,504	)
Other financing activities, net		(722	)		(1,013	)

Net cash used in financing activities		(123,347	)		(83,233	)

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		27,283			26,790
Net change in cash and cash equivalents		92,750			157,578
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		1,526,427			1,562,390

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	1,619,177		$	1,719,968

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

YAHOO! INC.

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

(unaudited)

Note 1 THE COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company. Yahoo! Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (Yahoo!, or the Company), is a premier digital media company. Through its proprietary technology and insights, Yahoo! delivers personalized digital content and experiences, across devices and around the globe, to vast audiences. The Company provides engaging and innovative canvases for advertisers to connect with their target audiences using its unique blend of Science + Art + Scale. The Company provides online properties and services (Yahoo! Properties) to users as well as a range of marketing services designed to reach and connect with those users on Yahoo! Properties and through a distribution network of third-party entities (Affiliates). These Affiliates integrate the Companys advertising offerings into their Websites or other offerings (those Websites and other offerings, Affiliate sites).

Basis of Presentation. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Yahoo! Inc. and its majority-owned or otherwise controlled subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Investments in entities in which the Company can exercise significant influence, but does not own a majority equity interest or otherwise control, are accounted for using the equity method and are included as investments in equity interests on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company has included the results of operations of acquired companies from the date of the acquisition. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. For the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company corrected the classification of $22 million of costs principally included in product development expenses to cost of revenueother to conform to current period presentation.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring items, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for a fair statement of the results of operations for the periods shown. The results of operations for such periods are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year or for any future periods.

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in the United States (U.S.) requires management to make estimates, judgments, and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates, including those related to revenue, the useful lives of long-lived assets including property and equipment and intangible assets, investment fair values, stock-based compensation, goodwill, income taxes, contingencies, and restructuring charges. The Company bases its estimates of the carrying value of certain assets and liabilities on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, when these carrying values are not readily available from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 was derived from the Companys audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2011, but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. However, the Company believes the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.

Note 2 BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO YAHOO! INC. COMMON STOCKHOLDERS PER SHARE

Basic and diluted net income attributable to Yahoo! common stockholders per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, excluding net income attributable to participating securities (restricted stock awards granted under the Companys 1995 Stock Plan and restricted stock units granted under the 1996 Directors Stock Plan (the Directors Plan)). Diluted net income per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares and, if dilutive, potential common shares outstanding during the period. Potential common shares are calculated using the treasury stock method and consist of unvested restricted stock and shares underlying unvested restricted stock units, the incremental common shares issuable upon the exercise of stock options, and shares to be purchased under the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended and restated in June 2009 (the Employee Stock Purchase Plan). The Company calculates potential tax windfalls and shortfalls by including the impact of pro forma deferred tax assets.

The Company takes into account the effect on consolidated net income per share of dilutive securities of entities in which the Company holds equity interests that are accounted for using the equity method.

Potentially dilutive securities representing approximately 58 million shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 49 million shares of common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2012 were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share for these periods because their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012
*Basic:*
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Yahoo! Inc.	$	222,992		$	286,343
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities		(5	)		(9	)

Net income attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders basic	$	222,987		$	286,334

Denominator:
Weighted average common shares		1,309,064			1,215,783

Net income attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share basic	$	0.17		$	0.24

*Diluted:*
Numerator:
Net income attributable to Yahoo! Inc.	$	222,992		$	286,343
Less: Net income allocated to participating securities		(5	)		(9	)
Less: Effect of dilutive securities issued by equity investees		(648	)		(1,266	)

Net income attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders diluted	$	222,339		$	285,068

Denominator:
Denominator for basic calculation		1,309,064			1,215,783
Weighted average effect of Yahoo! Inc. dilutive securities:
Restricted stock and restricted stock units		7,579			8,985
Stock options and employee stock purchase plan		3,542			1,718

Denominator for diluted calculation		1,320,185			1,226,486

Net income attributable to Yahoo! Inc. common stockholders per share diluted	$	0.17		$	0.23

Note 3 ACQUISITION

During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company acquired one company, which was accounted for as a business combination. The total purchase price of $34 million consisted entirely of cash consideration. Of the purchase price, $22 million was allocated to goodwill, $13 million to amortizable intangible assets, and $1 million to net assumed liabilities. Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the net tangible and intangible assets acquired and is not deductible for tax purposes.

The Companys business combination completed during the three months ended March 31, 2011 did not have a material impact on the Companys condensed consolidated financial statements, and therefore pro forma disclosures have not been presented.

The Company did not make any acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2012.

Note 4 INVESTMENTS IN EQUITY INTERESTS

The following table summarizes the Companys investments in equity interests (dollars in thousands):


	December 31, 2011		March 31, 2012		Percent Ownership
Alibaba Group	$	2,521,825	$	2,657,622		42	%
Yahoo Japan		2,219,946		2,281,795		35	%
Other		7,273		11,390		27	%

Total	$	4,749,044	$	4,950,807

Equity Investment in Alibaba Group. The investment in Alibaba Group Holding Limited (Alibaba Group) is being accounted for using the equity method, and the total investment, including net tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, is classified as part of the investments in equity interests balance on the Companys condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company records its share of the results of Alibaba Group, and any related amortization expense, one quarter in arrears within earnings in equity interests in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

As of March 31, 2012, the difference between the Companys carrying value of its investment in Alibaba Group and its proportionate share of the net assets of Alibaba Group is summarized as follows (in thousands):


Carrying value of investment in Alibaba Group	$	2,657,622
Proportionate share of Alibaba Group stockholders equity		1,985,687

Excess of carrying value of investment over proportionate share of Alibaba Groups stockholders equity^(*)	$	671,935

^(*)	The excess carrying value has been primarily assigned to goodwill.

The amortizable intangible assets included in the excess carrying value have useful lives not exceeding seven years and a weighted average useful life of approximately five years. Goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.

The following tables present Alibaba Groups U.S. GAAP summarized financial information, as derived from the Alibaba Group consolidated financial statements (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2010		December 31, 2011
Operating data:
Revenue	$	544,999	$	1,022,807
Gross profit	$	363,452	$	696,839
Income from operations	$	27,905	$	276,659
Net income	$	45,777	$	253,565
Net income attributable to Alibaba Group	$	32,855	$	236,912

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2011
Balance sheet data:
Current assets	$	3,491,753	$	4,085,163
Long-term assets	$	2,993,329	$	3,126,384
Current liabilities	$	1,562,840	$	1,885,185
Long-term liabilities	$	134,160	$	173,745
Non-voting participating redeemable securities	$	1,415	$	1,369
Noncontrolling interests	$	406,805	$	429,051

The Company also has commercial arrangements with Alibaba Group to provide technical, development, and advertising services. For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012, these transactions were not material.

Framework Agreement with Alibaba Group regarding Alipay. Alibaba Group restructured the ownership of Alipay.com Co., Ltd. (Alipay) and deconsolidated Alipay in the first quarter of 2011. The impact of the deconsolidation of Alipay was not material to the Companys financial statements. On July 29, 2011, the Company entered into a Framework Agreement (the Framework Agreement), with Alibaba Group, Softbank Corp., a Japanese corporation, (Softbank), Alipay, APN Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (IPCo), Zhejiang Alibaba E-Commerce Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China (HoldCo), Jack Ma Yun, Joseph C. Tsai and certain security holders of Alipay or HoldCo as joinder parties. The Framework Agreement establishes the ongoing financial and other arrangements between Alibaba Group and Alipay.

Alipay, formerly a subsidiary of Alibaba Group, is a subsidiary of HoldCo, which is majority owned by Mr. Ma. IPCo is a special purpose entity formed in connection with the Framework Agreement, which at the time of consummation of the transactions under the Framework Agreement was owned by Mr. Ma and Mr. Tsai. The transactions under the Framework Agreement closed on December 14, 2011.

Pursuant to the terms of the Framework Agreement the parties have agreed, among other things, that:

(1) Upon a Liquidity Event (as defined below), HoldCo will pay to Alibaba Group 37.5 percent of the equity value of Alipay (the Liquidity Event Payment), less $500 million (i.e., the principal amount of the IPCo Promissory Note as described below). The Liquidity Event Payment plus $500 million must in the aggregate not be less than $2 billion and may not exceed $6 billion, subject to certain increases and additional payments if no Liquidity Event has occurred by the sixth anniversary of the consummation of the transactions (the closing). Liquidity Event means the earlier to occur of (a) a qualified initial public offering of Alipay, (b) a transfer of 37.5 percent or more of the securities of Alipay; or (c) a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Alipay. If a Liquidity Event has not occurred by the tenth anniversary of the closing, Alibaba Group will have the right to cause HoldCo to effect a Liquidity

Event, provided that the equity value or enterprise value of Alipay at such time exceeds $1 billion, and in such case, the $2 billion minimum amount described above will not apply to a Liquidity Event effected by means of a qualified initial public offering, a sale of all of the securities of Alipay, or a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of Alipay. Upon payment in full of the Liquidity Event Payment, Alibaba Group will transfer to Alipay certain assets used in the Alipay business that were retained by Alibaba Group.

(2) Alibaba Group and Alipay have entered into a long-term agreement pursuant to which Alibaba Group will receive payment processing services on preferential terms from Alipay and its subsidiaries. The fees to be paid by Alibaba Group and its subsidiaries to Alipay for the services provided under such agreement take into account Alibaba Group and its subsidiaries status as large volume customers and will be approved on an annual basis by the directors of Alibaba Group designated by Yahoo! and Softbank.

(3) Alibaba Group has licensed to Alipay certain intellectual property and technology and performs certain software technology services for Alipay and in return Alipay pays to Alibaba Group a royalty and software technology services fee, which consists of an expense reimbursement and a 49.9 percent share of the consolidated pre-tax income of Alipay and its subsidiaries. This percentage will decrease upon certain dilutive equity issuances by Alipay and HoldCo; provided, however, such percentage will not be reduced below 30 percent. This agreement will terminate upon the earlier to occur of (a) such time as it may be required to be terminated by applicable regulatory authorities in connection with a qualified initial public offering by Alipay constituting a Liquidity Event and (b) the date the Liquidity Event Payment, the IPCo Promissory Note (as defined below) and certain related payments have been paid in full. Upon termination of this agreement, the intellectual property and technology licensed under the agreement will be transferred to Alipay.

(4) IPCo has issued to Alibaba Group a non-interest bearing promissory note in the principal amount of $500 million with a seven year maturity (the IPCo Promissory Note).

(5) The IPCo Promissory Note, the Liquidity Event Payment and certain other payments are secured by a pledge of 50,000,000 ordinary shares of Alibaba Group which have been contributed to IPCo by Mr. Ma and Mr. Tsai, as well as certain other collateral which may be pledged in the future.

(6) Yahoo!, Softbank, Alibaba Group, HoldCo, Mr. Ma and Mr. Tsai have entered into an agreement pursuant to which (a) the Alibaba Group board of directors ratified the actions taken by Alibaba Group in connection with the restructuring of the ownership of Alipay and the termination of certain control agreements which resulted in the deconsolidation of Alipay; and (b) the Company, Softbank and Alibaba Group released claims against Alibaba Group, Alipay, HoldCo, Mr. Ma, Mr. Tsai and certain of their related parties (including Alibaba Groups directors in their capacity as such) from any and all claims and liabilities, subject to certain limitations, arising out of or based upon such actions.

The royalty and software technology services fee and the payment processing services fees discussed above approximate the estimated fair values of such services and are recognized in Alibaba Groups financial statements as income or expense, as applicable, as the services are rendered. Yahoo! Inc. will record its share, if any, of the results of these transactions as they are recorded by Alibaba within the Companys earnings in equity interests in the consolidated statements of income.

Alibaba Group will recognize the Liquidity Event Payment, the payment of the IPCo Promissory Note, and any impact from the transfer of assets, described above, if and when such payments or transfers occur. Yahoo! Inc. will record its share, if any, of the results of these transactions as they are recorded by Alibaba Group within the Companys earnings in equity interests in the consolidated statements of income.

Equity Investment in Yahoo Japan. The investment in Yahoo Japan Corporation (Yahoo Japan) is being accounted for using the equity method and the total investment, including net tangible assets, identifiable intangible assets and goodwill, is classified as part of the investments in equity interests balance on the Companys condensed consolidated balance sheets. The Company records its share of the results of Yahoo Japan, and any related amortization expense, one quarter in arrears within earnings in equity interests in the condensed consolidated statements of income.

The Company makes adjustments to the earnings in equity interests line in the condensed consolidated statements of income for any differences between U.S. GAAP and accounting principles generally accepted in Japan (Japanese GAAP), the standards by which Yahoo Japans financial statements are prepared.

In the first quarter of 2011, the Company recorded a U.S. GAAP adjustment to Yahoo Japans net income to reflect an other-than-temporary impairment of a cost method investment of Yahoo Japan, of which the Companys 35 percent share was $26 million, net of tax. The impairment of the investment resulted primarily from reductions in the projected operating results of the Yahoo Japan cost method investment.

The fair value of the Companys ownership interest in the common stock of Yahoo Japan, based on the quoted stock price, was approximately $7 billion as of March 31, 2012.

The following tables present summarized financial information derived from Yahoo Japans consolidated financial statements, which are prepared on the basis of Japanese GAAP. The Company has made adjustments to the Yahoo Japan financial information to address differences between Japanese GAAP and U.S. GAAP that materially impact the summarized financial information below. Due to these adjustments, the Yahoo Japan summarized financial information presented below is not materially different than such information presented on the basis of U.S. GAAP.


	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2010		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Operating data:
Revenue	$	993,831	$	1,069,327
Gross profit	$	824,265	$	897,708
Income from operations	$	498,271	$	542,498
Net income	$	226,775	$	302,604
Net income attributable to Yahoo Japan	$	224,706	$	301,193

	September 30, 2011		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Balance sheet data:
Current assets	$	3,622,833	$	3,756,107
Long-term assets	$	2,907,062	$	2,820,067
Current liabilities	$	1,117,773	$	969,724
Long-term liabilities	$	36,009	$	35,489
Noncontrolling interests	$	31,102	$	31,896

Under technology and trademark license and other commercial arrangements with Yahoo Japan, the Company records revenue from Yahoo Japan based on a percentage of advertising revenue earned by Yahoo Japan. The Company recorded revenue from Yahoo Japan of approximately $70 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, the Company had net receivable balances from Yahoo Japan of approximately $42 million and $45 million, respectively.

Note 5 GOODWILL

The Companys goodwill balance was $3.9 billion as of December 31, 2011, of which $2.9 billion was recorded in the Americas segment, $0.6 billion in the EMEA segment, and $0.4 billion in the Asia Pacific segment. As of March 31, 2012, the Companys goodwill balance was $3.9 billion, of which $2.9 billion was recorded in the Americas segment, $0.6 billion in the EMEA segment, and $0.4 billion in the Asia Pacific segment. The change in the carrying amount of goodwill of $10 million reflected on our condensed consolidated balance sheets during the three months ended March 31, 2012 was primarily due to foreign currency translation gains of $8 million.

Note 6 INTANGIBLE ASSETS, NET

The following table summarizes the Companys intangible assets, net (in thousands):


	December 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
	Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization ^(*)			Net
Customer and advertiser related relationships	$	93,683	$	178,489	$	(92,735	)	$	85,754
Developed technology and patents		137,668		349,777		(231,468	)		118,309
Trade names, trademarks, and domain names		23,249		71,685		(49,546	)		22,139

Total intangible assets, net	$	254,600	$	599,951	$	(373,749	)	$	226,202

^(*)	Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments, reflecting movement in the currencies of the underlying entities, totaled approximately $19 million as of March 31, 2012.

For the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012, the Company recognized amortization expense for intangible assets of $30 million and $31 million, respectively, including $22 million in cost of revenueother for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and $21 million in cost of revenueother for the three months ended March 31, 2012. Based on the current amount of intangibles subject to amortization, the estimated amortization expense for the remainder of 2012 and each of the succeeding years is as follows: nine months ending December 31, 2012: $73 million; 2013: $62 million; 2014: $43 million; 2015: $22 million; 2016: $5 million; and 2017: $5 million.

Note 7 ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

The following table summarizes the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (in thousands):


	December 31, 2011			March 31, 2012
Unrealized losses on available-for-sale securities, net of tax	$	(7,538	)	$	(273	)
Foreign currency translation, net of tax		705,407			715,641

Accumulated other comprehensive income	$	697,869		$	715,368

Note 8 INVESTMENTS

The following tables summarize the investments in available-for-sale securities (in thousands):


	December 31, 2011
	Gross Amortized Costs		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Government and agency securities	$	599,582	$	1,054	$	(172	)	$	600,464
Corporate debt securities, commercial paper, and bank certificates of deposit		366,264		1,025		(226	)		367,063
Corporate equity securities		2,761				(1,978	)		783

Total investments in available-for-sale securities	$	968,607	$	2,079	$	(2,376	)	$	968,310


	March 31, 2012
	Gross Amortized Costs		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Estimated Fair Value
Government and agency securities	$	583,045	$	811	$	(219	)	$	583,637
Corporate debt securities, commercial paper, and bank certificates of deposit		347,008		1,020		(65	)		347,963
Corporate equity securities		2,761				(2,292	)		469

Total investments in available-for-sale securities	$	932,814	$	1,831	$	(2,576	)	$	932,069


	December 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Reported as:
Short-term marketable debt securities	$	493,189	$	489,912
Long-term marketable debt securities		474,338		441,688
Other assets		783		469

Total	$	968,310	$	932,069

Available-for-sale securities included in cash and cash equivalents on the condensed consolidated balance sheets are not included in the table above as the gross unrealized gains and losses were immaterial as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 as the carrying value approximates fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments. Realized gains and losses from sales of marketable securities were not material for both the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2012.

The contractual maturities of available-for-sale marketable debt securities were as follows (in thousands):


	December 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Due within one year	$	493,189	$	489,912
Due after one year through five years		474,338		441,688

Total available-for-sale marketable debt securities	$	967,527	$	931,600

The following tables show all investments in an unrealized loss position for which an other-than-temporary impairment has not been recognized and the related gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position (in thousands):


	December 31, 2011
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or Greater					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
Government and agency securities	$	138,755	$	(172	)	$		$			$	138,755	$	(172	)
Corporate debt securities, commercial paper, and bank certificates of deposit		123,574		(226	)							123,574		(226	)
Corporate equity securities							783		(1,978	)		783		(1,978	)

Total investments in available-for-sale securities	$	262,329	$	(398	)	$	783	$	(1,978	)	$	263,112	$	(2,376	)


	March 31, 2012
	Less than 12 Months					12 Months or Greater					Total
	Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Unrealized Loss			Fair Value		Unrealized Loss
Government and agency securities	$	162,792	$	(219	)	$		$			$	162,792	$	(219	)
Corporate debt securities, commercial paper, and bank certificates of deposit		97,147		(65	)							97,147		(65	)
Corporate equity securities							469		(2,292	)		469		(2,292	)

Total investments in available-for-sale securities	$	259,939	$	(284	)	$	469	$	(2,292	)	$	260,408	$	(2,576	)

The Companys investment portfolio consists of liquid high-quality fixed income government, agency, and corporate debt securities, money market funds, and time deposits with financial institutions. Investments in both fixed rate and floating rate interest earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their fair market value adversely impacted due to a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. Fixed income securities may have their fair market value adversely impacted due to a deterioration of the credit quality of the issuer. The longer the term of the securities, the more susceptible they are to changes in market rates. Investments are reviewed periodically to identify possible other-than-temporary impairment. The Company has no current requirement or intent to sell these securities. The Company expects to recover up to (or beyond) the initial cost of investment for securities held.

The following table sets forth the financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value, by level within the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Assets	Level 1		Level 2			Total
Money market funds⁽¹⁾	$	418,338	$			$	418,338
Available-for-sale securities:
Government and agency securities⁽¹⁾				617,316			617,316
Commercial paper and bank certificates of deposit⁽¹⁾				47,904			47,904
Corporate debt securities⁽¹⁾				318,805			318,805

Available-for-sale securities at fair value	$	418,338	$	984,025		$	1,402,363
Corporate equity securities⁽²⁾		783					783
Liabilities
Foreign currency derivative contract⁽³⁾				(2,817	)		(2,817	)

Total assets and liabilities at fair value	$	419,121	$	981,208		$	1,400,329

⁽¹⁾	The money market funds, government and agency securities, commercial paper and bank certificates of deposit, and corporate debt securities are classified as part of either cash and cash equivalents or investments in marketable debt securities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

⁽²⁾	The corporate equity securities are classified as part of other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

⁽³⁾	Foreign currency derivative contracts are classified as part of either other current assets or other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The amount of cash and cash equivalents as of December 31, 2011 includes $1.1 billion in cash deposited with commercial banks, of which $217 million are time deposits.

The following table sets forth the financial assets and liabilities, measured at fair value, by level within the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2012 (in thousands):


	Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
Assets	Level 1		Level 2			Total
Money market funds⁽¹⁾	$	675,239	$			$	675,239
Available-for-sale securities:
Government and agency securities⁽¹⁾				644,205			644,205
Commercial paper and bank certificates of deposit⁽¹⁾				43,139			43,139
Corporate debt securities⁽¹⁾				299,828			299,828

Available-for-sale securities at fair value	$	675,239	$	987,172		$	1,662,411
Corporate equity securities⁽²⁾		469					469
Liabilities
Foreign currency derivative contract⁽³⁾				(3,497	)		(3,497	)

Total assets and liabilities at fair value	$	675,708	$	983,675		$	1,659,383

⁽¹⁾	The money market funds, government and agency securities, commercial paper and bank certificates of deposit, and corporate debt securities are classified as part of either cash and cash equivalents or investments in marketable debt securities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

⁽²⁾	The corporate equity securities are classified as part of other long-term assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

⁽³⁾	Foreign currency derivative contracts are classified as part of either other current assets or other current liabilities in the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The amount of cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2012 includes $990 million in cash deposited with commercial banks, of which $228 million are time deposits.

The fair values of the Companys Level 1 financial assets and liabilities are based on quoted market prices of the identical underlying security. The fair values of the Companys Level 2 financial assets and liabilities are obtained from readily-available pricing sources for the identical underlying security that may not be actively traded. The Company utilizes a pricing service to assist in obtaining fair value pricing for the majority of this investment portfolio. The Company conducts reviews on a quarterly basis to verify pricing, assess liquidity, and determine if significant inputs have changed that would impact the fair value hierarchy disclosure. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company did not make any transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 assets or liabilities. As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, the Company did not have any significant Level 3 financial assets or liabilities.

Note 9 STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Employee Stock Purchase Plan. As of March 31, 2012, there was $31 million of unamortized stock-based compensation expense related to the Companys Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which will be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.1 years.

Stock Options. The Companys 1995 Stock Plan, the Directors Plan, and other stock-based award plans assumed through acquisitions are collectively referred to as the Plans. Stock option activity under the Companys Plans for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is summarized as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Shares			Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Outstanding at December 31, 2011		62,439		$	21.94
Options granted		8,281		$	14.86
Options exercised^(*)		(1,103	)	$	10.54
Options expired		(1,774	)	$	27.07
Options cancelled/forfeited		(1,498	)	$	14.80

Outstanding at March 31, 2012		66,345		$	21.27

^(*)	The Company issued new shares to satisfy stock option exercises.

As of March 31, 2012, there was $86 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.3 years.

The Company determines the grant-date fair value of stock options, including the options granted under the Companys Employee Stock Purchase Plan, using a Black-Scholes model. The following weighted average assumptions were used in determining the fair value of option grants using the Black-Scholes option pricing model:


	Stock Options						*Purchase Plan^()**
	Three Months Ended						Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012			March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012
Expected dividend yield		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%		0.0	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.7	%		0.6	%		1.4	%		1.2	%
Expected volatility		34.6	%		32.4	%		36.1	%		34.2	%
Expected life (in years)		4.25			4.08			1.09			1.14

^(*)	Assumptions for the Employee Stock Purchase Plan relate to the annual average of the enrollment periods. Enrollment is currently permitted in May and November of each year.

Restricted stock awards and restricted stock units activity for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is summarized as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts):


	Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share
Awarded and unvested at December 31, 2011^(*)		38,775		$	17.28
Granted^(*)		10,406		$	14.95
Vested		(5,712	)	$	15.03
Forfeited		(4,404	)	$	15.45

Awarded and unvested at March 31, 2012^(*)		39,065		$	17.19

^(*)	Includes the maximum number of shares issuable under the Companys performance-based executive incentive restricted stock unit awards.

As of March 31, 2012, there was $367 million of unrecognized stock-based compensation expense related to unvested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.6 years.

During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, 4.3 million shares and 5.7 million shares, respectively, that were subject to previously granted restricted stock awards and restricted stock units vested. These vested restricted stock awards and restricted stock units were net share settled. During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, the Company withheld 1.6 million shares and 2.1 million shares, respectively, based upon the Companys closing stock price on the vesting date to settle the employees minimum statutory obligation for the applicable income and other employment taxes. The Company then remitted cash to the appropriate taxing authorities.

Total payments for the employees tax obligations to the relevant taxing authorities were $26 million and $32 million, respectively, for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 and are reflected as a financing activity within the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. The payments were used for tax withholdings related to the net share settlements of restricted stock units and tax withholding related to the reacquisition of shares of restricted stock awards. The payments had the effect of share repurchases by the Company as they reduced the number of shares that would have otherwise been issued on the vesting date and were recorded as a reduction of additional paid-in capital.

CEO Inducement and Make-Up Equity. On January 27, 2012, Mr. Scott Thompson, the Companys Chief Executive Officer, was granted an award of restricted stock units under the 1995 Stock Plan with an aggregate value of $6.5 million on the date of grant (the Make-Whole RSUs). The Make-Whole RSUs vested as to a number of stock units with a grant date value of $5.5 million on March 15, 2012 and the remaining stock units subject to the grant are scheduled to vest on March 15, 2013. On February 10, 2012, Mr. Thompson received a make-whole cash bonus of $1.5 million (the Make-Whole Cash Bonus). The Make-Whole RSUs and the Make-Whole Cash Bonus are intended to compensate Mr. Thompson for the forfeiture of the value of his cash bonus and equity awards from his previous employer. The Make-Whole Cash Bonus and the Make-Whole RSUs that vested in 2012 are subject to certain clawback provisions in the event that Mr. Thompson terminates his employment without good reason during the first year of his employment with the Company.

Pursuant to his employment letter agreement with the Company, on February 27, 2012, Mr. Thompson was granted stock options and restricted stock units with an aggregate value of $16 million on the date of grant, including inducement awards with a value of $5 million and annual grants with a value of $11 million. Half of the value was awarded in the form of stock options and half in the form of restricted stock units, with the award values converted into options or units, respectively, based on customary Company equity award conversion policies. Each of these equity awards is scheduled to vest in equal annual installments over three years and was granted on the same terms as the annual grants for 2012 made to the Companys senior executives generally. In addition, Mr. Thompsons restricted stock unit awards as well as the Make-Whole RSUs carry specified dividend equivalent rights, and any shares of Company common stock acquired by Mr. Thompson upon vesting of his inducement restricted stock units generally must be held by him for at least two years following his acquisition of the shares.

The Company recorded total stock-based compensation expense of $6 million in the three months ended March 31, 2012 in connection with the equity grants made to Mr. Thompson pursuant to the terms of the employment letter agreement as described above.

Stock Repurchases. In June 2010, the Board authorized a stock repurchase program allowing the Company to repurchase up to $3.0 billion of its outstanding shares of common stock from time to time. The repurchase program expires in June 2013. Repurchases under this program may take place in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, including derivative transactions, and may be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company repurchased approximately 4.6 million shares of its common stock under this stock repurchase program at an average price of $15.47 per share for a total of $71 million.

Note 10 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Lease Commitments. The Company leases office space and data centers under operating and capital lease agreements with original lease periods of up to 13 years which expire between 2012 and 2022.

A summary of gross and net lease commitments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows (in millions):


	Gross Operating Lease Commitments		Sublease Income			Net Operating Lease Commitments
Nine months ending December 31, 2012	$	117	$	(9	)	$	108
Years ending December 31,
2013		136		(13	)		123
2014		106		(11	)		95
2015		81		(7	)		74
2016		45		(1	)		44
2017		31					31
Due after 5 years		38					38

Total gross and net lease commitments	$	554	$	(41	)	$	513


	Capital Lease Commitment
Nine months ending December 31, 2012	$	6
Years ending December 31,
2013		9
2014		8
2015		8
2016		8
2017		9
Due after 5 years		14

Gross lease commitment	$	62

Less: interest		(22	)

Net lease commitment	$	40

Affiliate Commitments. In connection with contracts to provide advertising services to Affiliates, the Company is obligated to make payments, which represent traffic acquisition costs (TAC), to its Affiliates. As of March 31, 2012, these commitments totaled $133 million, of which $60 million will be payable in the remainder of 2012 and $73 million will be payable in 2013.

Intellectual Property Rights. The Company is committed to make certain payments under various intellectual property arrangements of up to $33 million through 2023.

Other Commitments. In the ordinary course of business, the Company may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, joint ventures and business partners, purchasers of assets or subsidiaries and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of the Companys breach of agreements or representations and warranties made by the Company, services to be provided by the Company, intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties or, with respect to the sale of assets or a subsidiary, matters related to the Companys conduct of the business and tax matters prior to the sale. In addition, the Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain of its officers that will require the Company, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. The Company has also agreed to indemnify certain former officers, directors, and employees of acquired companies in connection with the acquisition of such companies. The Company maintains director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from its obligation to indemnify its directors and officers, and former directors and officers of acquired companies, in certain circumstances. It is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, the Company has not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements and it has not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in the Companys condensed consolidated financial statements.

As of March 31, 2012, the Company did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, the Company is not exposed to any financing, liquidity, market, or credit risk that could arise if the Company had engaged in such relationships. In addition, the Company identified no variable interests currently held in entities for which it is the primary beneficiary.

See Note 14 Search Agreement with Microsoft Corporation for a description of the Companys Search and Advertising Services and Sales Agreement (the Search Agreement) and License Agreement with Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft).

Contingencies. From time to time, third parties assert patent infringement claims against Yahoo!. Currently, the Company is engaged in lawsuits regarding patent issues and has been notified of other potential patent disputes. In addition, from time to time, the Company is subject to other legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business, including claims of alleged infringement of trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights, claims related to employment matters, and a variety of other claims, including claims alleging defamation, invasion of privacy, or similar claims arising in connection with the Companys e-mail, message boards, photo and video sites, auction sites, shopping services, and other communications and community features.

On June 14, 2007, a stockholder derivative action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California by Jill Watkins against members of the Board and selected officers. The complaint filed by the plaintiff alleged breaches of fiduciary duties and corporate waste, similar to the allegations in a former class action relating to stock price declines during the period April 2004 to July 2006, and alleged violation of Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). On July 16, 2009, the plaintiff Watkins voluntarily dismissed the action against all defendants without prejudice. On July 17, 2009, plaintiff Miguel Leyte-Vidal, who had substituted in as plaintiff prior to the dismissal of the federal Watkins action, re-filed a stockholder derivative action in Santa Clara County Superior Court against members of the Board and selected officers. The Santa Clara County Superior Court derivative action purports to assert causes of action on behalf of the Company for violation of specified provisions of the California Corporations Code, for breaches of fiduciary duty regarding financial accounting and insider selling and for unjust enrichment. On September 19, 2011, the Court sustained Yahoo!s demurrer to plaintiffs third amended complaint without leave to amend. On December 21, 2011, plaintiff filed a notice of appeal.

Since May 31, 2011, a total of eight stockholder derivative suits were filed either in the Santa Clara County Superior Court or the United States District Court for the Northern District of California purportedly on behalf of Yahoo! stockholders against certain officers and directors of the Company and third parties. The actions allege breaches of fiduciary duties, corporate waste, mismanagement, abuse of control, unjust enrichment, misappropriation of corporate assets, or contribution and seek damages, equitable relief, disgorgement and corporate governance changes in connection with Alibaba Groups restructuring of its subsidiary Alipay and related disclosures. The Santa Clara County actions filed by plaintiffs Cinnoto, Lassoff, Zucker, and Koo were consolidated under the caption In re Yahoo! Inc. Derivative Shareholder Litigation on June 24, 2011 and September 12, 2011 (California Derivative Litigation). On February 1, 2012, the court approved a stipulation to stay the California Derivative Litigation for 180 days. The federal actions filed in the Northern District of California by plaintiffs Salzman, Tawila, and Iron Workers Mid-South Pension Fund were consolidated under the caption In re Yahoo! Inc. Shareholder Derivative Litigation on October 3, 2011 (Federal Derivative Litigation), and a consolidated shareholder derivative complaint was filed on March 5, 2012.

Since June 6, 2011, two purported stockholder class actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against the Company and certain officers and directors by plaintiffs Bonato and the Twin Cities Pipe Trades Pension Trust. In October 2011, the District Court consolidated the two actions under the caption In re Yahoo! Inc. Securities Litigation and appointed the Pension Trust Fund for Operating Engineers as lead plaintiff. In a consolidated amended complaint filed December 15, 2011, the lead plaintiff purports to represent a class of investors who purchased the Companys common stock between April 19, 2011 and July 29, 2011, and alleges that during that class period, defendants issued statements that were materially false or misleading because they did not disclose information relating to the restructuring of Alipay. The complaint purports to assert claims for relief for violation of Section 10(b) and 20(a) of the Exchange Act and for violation of Rule 10b-5 thereunder, and seeks unspecified damages, injunctive and equitable relief, fees and costs. Defendants have moved to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint.

On December 1, 2011 and December 7, 2011, purported class action complaints were filed in the Delaware Chancery Court by M & C Partners, III and Louisiana Municipal Police Employees Retirement System, respectively, against the Company and the members of the Companys Board of Directors at that time. On December 14, 2011, the Delaware Chancery Court consolidated the two actions under the caption In re Yahoo! Shareholders Litig. and appointed lead plaintiffs. On December 29, 2011, the lead plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended class action complaint purportedly on behalf of all of the Companys stockholders alleging that the Board of Directors breached its fiduciary duties by failing to maximize the Companys value in connection with the strategic review process. Plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, rescission, fees and costs.

With respect to the legal proceedings and claims described above, the Company has determined, based on current knowledge, that the amount or range of reasonably possible losses, including reasonably possible losses in excess of amounts already accrued, is not reasonably estimable with respect to certain matters and that the aggregate amount or range of such losses that are estimable would not have a material adverse effect on the Companys consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. Amounts accrued as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 were not material. The ultimate outcome of legal proceedings involves judgments, estimates and inherent uncertainties, and cannot be predicted with certainty. In the event of a determination adverse to Yahoo!, its subsidiaries, directors, or officers in these matters, however, the Company may incur substantial monetary liability, and be required to change its business practices. Either of these events could have a material adverse effect on the Companys financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The Company may also incur substantial legal fees, which are expensed as incurred, in defending against these claims.

Note 11 SEGMENTS

The Company manages its business geographically. The primary areas of measurement and decision-making are currently Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), and Asia Pacific. Management relies on an internal reporting process that provides revenue ex-TAC, which is defined as revenue less TAC, direct costs excluding TAC by segment, and consolidated income from operations for making decisions related to the evaluation of the financial performance of, and allocating resources to, the Companys segments.

In April 2012, the Company announced changes to its organizational structure. The Company is currently assessing the impact of these changes, if any, on the Companys segment reporting.

The following tables present summarized information by segment (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Revenue by segment:
Americas	$	818,931	$	836,033
EMEA		154,050		133,962
Asia Pacific		241,376		251,238

Total revenue	$	1,214,357	$	1,221,233

TAC by segment:
Americas	$	38,141	$	42,955
EMEA		57,512		45,662
Asia Pacific		54,378		55,474

Total TAC	$	150,031	$	144,091


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Revenue ex-TAC by segment:
Americas	$	780,790	$	793,078
EMEA		96,538		88,300
Asia Pacific		186,998		195,764

Total revenue ex-TAC		1,064,326		1,077,142

Direct costs by segment⁽¹⁾:
Americas		162,898		179,225
EMEA		38,606		40,221
Asia Pacific		51,322		51,491
Global operating costs⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		415,626		421,898
Restructuring charges, net		10,575		5,717
Depreciation and amortization		160,438		153,248
Stock-based compensation expense		35,116		55,966

Income from operations	$	189,745	$	169,376

⁽¹⁾

Direct costs for each segment include cost of revenueother as well as other operating expenses that are directly attributable to the segment such as employee compensation expense (excluding stock-based compensation expense), local sales and marketing expenses, and facilities expenses. Beginning in 2012, marketing and customer advocacy costs are managed locally and included as direct costs for each segment. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current presentation.

⁽²⁾

Global operating costs include product development, service engineering and operations, general and administrative, and other corporate expenses that are managed on a global basis and that are not directly attributable to any segment. Prior to 2012, marketing and customer advocacy costs were managed on a global basis and included as global operating costs. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current presentation.

⁽³⁾	The net cost reimbursements from Microsoft are primarily included in global operating costs.

		000000000		000000000
	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Capital expenditures, net:
Americas	$	127,370	$	82,884
EMEA		13,259		9,283
Asia Pacific		26,920		17,624

Total capital expenditures, net	$	167,549	$	109,791

		000000000		000000000
	December 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Property and equipment, net:
Americas	$	1,489,096	$	1,475,275
EMEA		79,955		84,610
Asia Pacific		161,837		166,973

Total property and equipment, net	$	1,730,888	$	1,726,858

See Note 13 Restructuring Charges, Net for additional information regarding segments.

Enterprise Wide Disclosures:

The following table presents revenue for groups of similar services (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Display	$	522,623	$	511,217
Search		455,121		470,397
Other		236,613		239,619

Total revenue	$	1,214,357	$	1,221,233


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Revenue:
U.S.	$	778,969	$	799,650
International		435,388		421,583

Total revenue	$	1,214,357	$	1,221,233


	December 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Property and equipment, net:
U.S.	$	1,486,596	$	1,472,869
International		244,292		253,989

Total property and equipment, net	$	1,730,888	$	1,726,858

Note 12 INCOME TAXES

The Companys effective tax rate is the result of the mix of income earned in various tax jurisdictions that apply a broad range of income tax rates. Historically, the Companys provision for income taxes has differed from the tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate due to state taxes, the effect of non-U.S. operations, non-deductible stock-based compensation expense and adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits.

The effective tax rate reported for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was 33 percent compared to 27 percent for the same period in 2011. The rates in both periods were lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the reductions of tax reserves that were recorded as tax audits were favorably settled. In addition, in the three months ended March 31, 2011, the shift of the geographic mix of earnings impacted the effective tax rate. The effective tax rate for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was higher than in 2011 primarily due to the expiration of the U.S. federal research and development tax credit and more earnings expected to be realized in countries that have higher statutory tax rates.

The Company is in various stages of examination and appeal in connection with all of its tax audits worldwide, which generally span tax years 2005 through 2010. It is difficult to determine when these examinations will be settled or what their final outcomes will be. The Company believes that it has adequately provided for any reasonably foreseeable adjustment and that any settlement will not have a material adverse effect on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

The Companys gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2012 is $530 million, of which $413 million is recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The gross unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2012 decreased by $3 million from the recorded balance as of December 31, 2011. Since there can be no assurance as to the outcome of tax audits currently in progress, it is reasonably possible that over the next twelve-month period the Company may experience an increase or decrease in its unrecognized tax benefits. It is not possible to determine either the magnitude or the range of any increase or decrease at this time.

Note 13 RESTRUCTURING CHARGES, NET

Restructuring charges, net was comprised of the following (in thousands):

		000000000			000000000
	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012
Employee severance pay and related costs	$	9,335		$	2,991
Non-cancelable lease, contract termination, and other charges		1,992			2,726

Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense		11,327			5,717
Reversal of stock-based compensation expense		(752	)

Restructuring charges, net	$	10,575		$	5,717

Although the Company does not allocate restructuring charges to its segments, the amounts of the restructuring charges relating to each segment are presented below.

Q408 Restructuring Plan. During the fourth quarter of 2008, the Company implemented certain cost reduction initiatives, including a workforce reduction and consolidation of certain real estate facilities. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of approximately $2 million in facility and other restructuring costs related to the Q408 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of approximately $1 million in facility and other restructuring costs related to the Q408 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment.

Q410 Restructuring Plan. During the fourth quarter of 2010, the Company began implementation of a worldwide workforce reduction to align resources with its product strategy. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $2 million in severance and other costs related to the Q410 restructuring plan, consisting of $1 million in charges related to the Americas segment and $1 million related to the EMEA segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company recorded a reversal of less than $1 million for adjustments to original estimates in severance and other restructuring costs related to the Q410 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment.

Q111 Restructuring Plan. During the first quarter of 2011, the Company began implementation of a workforce realignment and consolidation of certain data centers to further reduce its cost structure and improve efficiency. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $9 million in severance and other costs related to the Q111 restructuring plan. The pre-tax cash charges were offset by a $1 million credit related to non-cash stock-based compensation expense reversals for unvested stock awards that were forfeited. Of the $8 million in restructuring charges, net recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2011, $7 million related to the Americas segment and $1 million related to the EMEA segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $2 million in severance, facility, and other restructuring costs related to the Q111 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment.

Q411 Restructuring Plan. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company implemented a further workforce realignment and consolidation of certain real estate facilities to focus resources as a result of the ongoing strategic review. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the Company incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $3 million in severance, facility, and other restructuring costs related to the Q411 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment.

Restructuring Accruals. The $42 million restructuring liability as of March 31, 2012 consists of $7 million for employee severance pay expenses, which the Company expects to substantially pay by the end of the fourth quarter of 2012, and $35 million relates to non-cancelable lease costs that the Company expects to pay over the terms of the related obligations which extend to the second quarter of 2017.

The Companys restructuring accrual activity for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is summarized as follows (in thousands):


	Q408 Restructuring Plan			Q410 Restructuring Charges			Q111 Restructuring Plan			Q411 Restructuring Plan			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2012	$	33,469		$	3,831		$	2,975		$	8,852		$	49,127
Employee severance pay and related costs					12			791			3,006			3,809
Non-cancelable lease, contract termination, and other charges		1,469						1,319			51			2,839
Reversal of previous charges		(69	)		(520	)		(342	)					(931	)

Restructuring charges, net for the three months ended March 31, 2012	$	1,400		$	(508	)	$	1,768		$	3,057		$	5,717
Cash paid		(4,169	)		(69	)		(3,101	)		(5,564	)		(12,903	)
Non-cash adjustments		(214	)		214			(256	)		28			(228	)

Balance as of March 31, 2012	$	30,486		$	3,468		$	1,386		$	6,373		$	41,713

Restructuring accruals by segment consisted of the following (in thousands):


	December 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Americas	$	41,199	$	35,769
EMEA		6,948		5,559
Asia Pacific		980		385

Total restructuring accruals	$	49,127	$	41,713

See Note 15 Subsequent Events for more information about the Companys restructuring activities that began in the second quarter of 2012.

Note 14 SEARCH AGREEMENT WITH MICROSOFT CORPORATION

On December 4, 2009, the Company entered into the Search Agreement with Microsoft, which provides for Microsoft to be the exclusive algorithmic and paid search services provider on Yahoo! Properties and non-exclusive provider of such services on Affiliate sites. The Company also entered into a License Agreement with Microsoft. Under the License Agreement, Microsoft acquired an exclusive 10-year license to the Companys core search technology and will have the ability to integrate this technology into its existing Web search platforms. The Company received regulatory clearance from both the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission on February 18, 2010 and commenced implementation of the Search Agreement on February 23, 2010. Under the Search Agreement, the Company will be the exclusive worldwide relationship sales force for both companies premium search advertisers, which include advertisers meeting certain spending or other criteria, advertising agencies that specialize in or offer search engine marketing services and their clients, and resellers and their clients seeking assistance with their paid search accounts. The term of the Search Agreement is 10 years from February 23, 2010, subject to earlier termination as provided in the Search Agreement.

During the first five years of the term of the Search Agreement, in the transitioned markets, the Company is entitled to receive 88 percent of the revenue generated from Microsofts services on Yahoo! Properties (the Revenue Share Rate) and the Company is also entitled to receive 88 percent of the revenue generated from Microsofts services on Affiliate sites after the Affiliates share of revenue. For new Affiliates during the term of the Search Agreement, and for all Affiliates after the first five years of such term, the Company will receive 88 percent of the revenue generated from Microsofts services on Affiliate sites after the Affiliates share of revenue and certain Microsoft costs are deducted. On the fifth anniversary of the date of implementation of the Search Agreement, Microsoft will have the option to terminate the Companys sales exclusivity for premium search advertisers. If Microsoft exercises its option, the Revenue Share Rate will increase to 93 percent for the remainder of the term of the Search Agreement, unless the Company exercises its option to retain the Companys sales exclusivity, in which case the Revenue Share Rate would be reduced to 83 percent for the remainder of the term. If Microsoft does not exercise such option, the Revenue Share Rate will be 90 percent for the remainder of the term of the Search Agreement. In the transitioned markets, the Company reports as revenue the 88 percent revenue share as the Company is not the primary obligor in the arrangement with the advertisers and publishers. The underlying search advertising services are provided by Microsoft.

As of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, the Company had collected a total amount of $66 million and $71 million, respectively, on behalf of Microsoft and Affiliates, which was included in cash and cash equivalents with a corresponding liability in accrued expenses and other current liabilities. The Companys uncollected 88 percent share in connection with the Search Agreement was $203 million and $194 million, which is included in accounts receivable, net, as of December 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012, respectively.

The Company completed the transition of its algorithmic and paid search platforms to the Microsoft platform in the U.S. and Canada in the fourth quarter of 2010. In 2011, the Company completed the transition of algorithmic search in all other markets and the transition of paid search in India. The market-by-market transition of the Companys paid search platform to Microsofts platform and the migration of paid search advertisers and publishers to Microsofts platform are expected to continue through the first half of 2013.

Under the Search Agreement, for each market, Microsoft generally guarantees Yahoo!s revenue per search (RPS Guarantee) on Yahoo! Properties only for 18 months after the transition of paid search services to Microsofts platform in that market. In the fourth quarter of 2011, Microsoft agreed to extend the RPS Guarantee in the U.S. and Canada through March 2013. The RPS Guarantee is calculated based on the difference in revenue per search between the pre-transition and post-transition periods. The Company records the RPS Guarantee as search revenue in the quarter the amount becomes fixed, which would typically be the quarter in which the associated shortfall in revenue per search occurred.

From February 23, 2010 until the applicable services are fully transitioned to Microsoft in all markets, Microsoft will also reimburse the Company for the costs of operating algorithmic and paid search services subject to specified exclusions and limitations.

The Companys results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 reflect $56 million and $17 million, respectively, in search operating cost reimbursements from Microsoft under the Search Agreement. Search operating cost reimbursements began during the quarter ended March 31, 2010 and will, subject to specified exclusions and limitations, continue until the Company has fully transitioned to Microsofts platform.

The Companys results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 reflect transition cost reimbursements from Microsoft under the Search Agreement that were equal to the transition costs of $11 million incurred by Yahoo! related to the Search Agreement in the three months ended March 31, 2011. During the third quarter of 2011, the Companys cumulative transition costs exceeded Microsofts $150 million reimbursement cap under the Search Agreement. Transition costs the Company incurs in excess of the $150 million reimbursement cap are not subject to reimbursement.

Reimbursement receivables are recorded as the reimbursable costs are incurred and are applied against the operating expense categories in which the costs were incurred. As of December 31, 2011, a total of $238 million of reimbursable expenses related to 2011 had been incurred by the Company related to the Search Agreement. Of that amount, $16 million had not been received from Microsoft and was classified as part of prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Companys condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, a total of $17 million of reimbursable expenses related to 2012 had been incurred by the Company related to the Search Agreement. Of that amount, $6 million had not been received from Microsoft and was classified as part of prepaid expenses and other current assets on the Companys condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2012.

Note 15 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Q212 Restructuring Plan. On April 4, 2012, the Company began notifying approximately 2,000 employees whose employment will be terminated as part of an overall plan to reshape the Company for the future. The Company currently estimates it will incur pre-tax cash charges of $125 million to $145 million for severance pay expenses and related cash expenditures in conjunction with this action. The Company expects to recognize the majority of these pre-tax charges in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, with the remaining costs to be recognized through June 30, 2013. The pre-tax cash charge estimate does not include facilities, lease or other charges the Company may incur as part of this action and the overall plan to reshape the Company.

Item 2.

Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements

In addition to current and historical information, this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Report) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to our future operations, prospects, potential products, services, developments, and business strategies. These statements can, in some cases, be identified by the use of terms such as may, will, should, could, would, intend, expect, plan, anticipate, believe, estimate, predict, project, potential, or continue or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. This Report includes, among others, forward-looking statements regarding our:

expectations about revenue, including display, search, and other revenue;

expectations about growth in users;

expectations about operating expenses;

expectations about the amount of unrecognized tax benefits and the adequacy of our existing tax reserves;

anticipated capital expenditures;

expectations about the implementation and the financial and operational impacts of our Search Agreement with Microsoft;

impact of recent acquisitions on our business and evaluation of, and expectations for, possible acquisitions of, or investments in, businesses, products, and technologies;

projections and estimates with respect to our restructuring activities and changes to our organizational structure; and

expectations about positive cash flow generation and existing cash, cash equivalents, and investments being sufficient to meet normal operating requirements.

These statements involve certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, those listed in Part II, Item 1A. Risk Factors of this Report. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any of our forward-looking statements after the date of this Report to reflect actual results or future events or circumstances.

Overview

Yahoo! Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries (Yahoo!, the Company, we, or us), is a premier digital media company. Through our proprietary technology and insights, we deliver personalized digital content and experiences, across devices and around the globe, to vast audiences. We provide engaging and innovative canvases for advertisers to connect with their target audiences using our unique blend of Science + Art + Scale. We provide online properties and services (Yahoo! Properties) to users as well as a range of marketing services designed to reach and connect with those users on Yahoo! Properties and through a distribution network of third-party entities (Affiliates). These Affiliates integrate our advertising offerings into their Websites or other offerings (those Websites and other offerings, Affiliate sites).

In April 2012, we announced changes to our organizational structure to reshape the Company for the future. The Company has been reorganized into three groups Consumer, Regions and Technology. Our Consumer group is responsible for creating great, engaging user experiences on Yahoo! Properties, which now fall into three new categories: Media, Connections and Commerce. Our geographic Regions group serves our advertisers and agencies and is accountable for the Companys revenue. Our Technology group provides the advanced infrastructure, technology and science to enable our Consumer and Regions groups to deliver our best products and experiences into market, at scale, and fast.

First Quarter Highlights


	Three Months Ended March 31,				Dollar Change
Operating Highlights	2011		2012		Dollar Change
	(In thousands)
Revenue	$	1,214,357	$	1,221,233	$	6,876
Income from operations	$	189,745	$	169,376	$	(20,369	)


	Three Months Ended March 31,						Dollar Change
Cash Flow Highlights	2011			2012			Dollar Change
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	205,686		$	297,453		$	91,767
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(16,872	)	$	(83,432	)	$	(66,560	)
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(123,347	)	$	(83,233	)	$	40,114

Our revenue increase of one percent for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, can be attributed primarily to an increase in our search revenue offset by a decline in display revenue. The decrease in income from operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 reflects an increase in operating expenses of $27 million, compared to the same period in 2011. The increase in operating expenses is primarily attributable to increases in compensation and related expenses due to an overall increase in headcount.

Cash generated by operating activities is a measure of the cash productivity of our business model. Our operating activities in the three months ended March 31, 2012 generated adequate cash to meet our operating needs. Cash used by investing activities in the three months ended March 31, 2012 included capital expenditures of $110 million offset by net proceeds from sales, maturities, and purchases of marketable debt securities of $35 million. Cash used in financing activities included $71 million used in the direct repurchase of common stock and $32 million used for tax withholding payments related to the net share settlements of restricted stock units, offset by $12 million in proceeds from employee option exercises.

On April 4, 2012, we began notifying approximately 2,000 employees whose employment will be terminated as part of an overall plan to reshape Yahoo! for the future. We currently estimate that we will incur pre-tax cash charges of $125 million to $145 million for severance pay expenses and related cash expenditures in conjunction with this action. We expect to recognize the majority of these pre-tax charges in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, with the remaining costs to be recognized through June 30, 2013. The pre-tax cash charge estimate does not include facilities, lease or other charges we may incur as part of this action and the overall plan to reshape Yahoo!.

While we believe consolidated revenue may decline modestly as a result of our organizational changes, upon completion of all employee transitions related to the workforce reduction, we expect to realize approximately $375 million of annualized savings.

Search Agreement with Microsoft Corporation

On December 4, 2009, we entered into a Search and Advertising Services and Sales Agreement (the Search Agreement) with Microsoft Corporation (Microsoft), which provides for Microsoft to be the exclusive algorithmic and paid search services provider on Yahoo! Properties and non-exclusive provider of such services on Affiliate sites. We also entered into a License Agreement with Microsoft pursuant to which Microsoft acquired an exclusive 10-year license to our core search technology that it will be able to integrate into its existing Web search platforms.

During the first five years of the Search Agreement, in the transitioned markets, we are entitled to receive 88 percent of the revenue generated from Microsofts services on Yahoo! Properties. We are also entitled to receive 88 percent of the revenue generated from Microsofts services on Affiliate sites after the Affiliates share of revenue. In the transitioned markets, for search revenue generated from Microsofts services on Yahoo! Properties and Affiliate sites, we report as revenue the 88 percent revenue share, as we are not the primary obligor in the arrangement with the advertisers and publishers.

Under the Search Agreement, for each market, Microsoft generally guarantees Yahoo!s revenue per search (RPS Guarantee) on Yahoo! Properties only for 18 months after the transition of paid search services to Microsofts platform in that market. In the fourth quarter of 2011, Microsoft agreed to extend the RPS Guarantee in the U.S. and Canada through March 2013. The RPS Guarantee is calculated based on the difference in revenue per search between the pre-transition and post-transition periods. We record the RPS Guarantee as search revenue in the quarter the amount becomes fixed, which is typically the quarter in which the associated shortfall in revenue per search occurred.

Under the Search Agreement, Microsoft agreed to reimburse us for certain transition costs up to an aggregate total of $150 million during the first three years of the Search Agreement. Our results for the three months ended March 31, 2011 reflect transition cost reimbursements from Microsoft under the Search Agreement that were equal to the transition costs of $11 million incurred by Yahoo! related to the Search Agreement in the three months ended March 31, 2011. During the third quarter of 2011, our cumulative transition costs exceeded Microsofts $150 million reimbursement cap under the Search Agreement. Transition costs we incur in excess of the $150 million reimbursement cap are not subject to reimbursement.

From February 23, 2010 until the applicable services are fully transitioned to Microsoft in all markets, Microsoft will also reimburse us for the costs of operating algorithmic and paid search services subject to specified exclusions and limitations. The Companys results for three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012 reflect $56 million and $17 million, respectively, in search operating cost reimbursements from Microsoft under the Search Agreement. The global transition of the algorithmic and paid

search platforms to Microsofts platform and the migration of the paid search advertisers and publishers to Microsofts platform are being done on a market by market basis. Search operating cost reimbursements are expected to decline as we fully transition all markets and, in the long term, the underlying expenses are not expected to be incurred under our cost structure.

We completed the transition of our algorithmic and paid search platforms to the Microsoft platform in the U.S. and Canada in the fourth quarter of 2010. In 2011, we completed the transition of algorithmic search in all other markets and the transition of paid search in India. The market-by-market transition of our paid search platform to Microsofts platform and the migration of paid search advertisers and publishers to Microsofts platform are expected to continue through the first half of 2013.

We record receivables for the reimbursements as costs are incurred and apply them against the operating expense categories in which the costs were incurred. Of the total amounts incurred during the year ended December 31, 2011, total reimbursements of $16 million not yet received from Microsoft were classified as part of prepaid expenses and other current assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2011. As of March 31, 2012, a total of $17 million of reimbursable expenses related to 2012 had been incurred by us related to the Search Agreement. Of that amount, $6 million had not been received from Microsoft and was classified as part of prepaid expenses and other current assets on our condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2012.

See Note 14 Search Agreement with Microsoft Corporation in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Results of Operations

Revenue. Revenue by groups of similar services were as follows (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,										Percent Change
	2011		*()**			2012		*()**			Percent Change
Display	$	522,623		43	%	$	511,217		42	%		(2	)%
Search		455,121		37	%		470,397		38	%		3	%
Other		236,613		20	%		239,619		20	%		1	%

Total revenue	$	1,214,357		100	%	$	1,221,233		100	%		1	%

^(*)	Percent of total revenue.

We currently generate revenue principally from display advertising on Yahoo! Properties and from search advertising on Yahoo! Properties and Affiliate sites.

To assist us in evaluating display advertising and search advertising, beginning in the fourth quarter of 2010, we began reporting the number of Web pages viewed by users (Page Views) separately for display and search. Search Page Views is defined as the number of Web pages viewed by users on Yahoo! Properties and Affiliate sites resulting from search queries and revenue per Search Page View is defined as search revenue divided by our Search Page Views. Display Page Views is defined as the total number of Page Views on Yahoo! Properties less the number of Search Page Views on Yahoo! Properties, and revenue per Display Page View is defined as display revenue divided by our Display Page Views. While we also receive display revenue for content match links (advertising in the form of contextually relevant links to advertisers Websites) on Yahoo! Properties and Affiliate sites and for display advertising on Affiliate sites, we do not include that revenue or those Page Views in our discussion or calculation of Display Page Views or revenue per Display Page View because the net revenue and related volume metrics associated with them are not currently material to display revenue.

We periodically review and refine our methodology for monitoring, gathering, and counting Page Views on Yahoo! Properties. Based on this process, from time to time, we update our methodology to exclude from the count of Page Views interactions with our servers that we determine or believe are not the result of user visits to Yahoo! Properties.

Display Revenue. Display revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased by two percent, compared to the same period in 2011. Our year-over-year decline in display revenue can be primarily attributed to a decrease in ad impressions sold in the Americas region, which was partially offset by increases in display revenue in the Americas region related to incremental revenue from interclick, inc. (interclick) and in the Asia Pacific region from an increase in guaranteed display revenue in certain markets. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, Display Page Views decreased six percent and revenue per Display Page View increased four percent, compared to the same period in 2011, due to the factors discussed above.

Search Revenue. Search revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased by three percent, compared to the same period in 2011. Search revenue increased primarily due to an increase in sponsored search on Yahoo! Properties in the Americas region. This was partially offset by a decrease in Affiliate search revenue in the EMEA region. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, Search Page Views decreased 9 percent and revenue per Search Page View increased 14 percent, compared to the same period in 2011, due to the factors discussed above.

Other Revenue. Other revenue includes listings-based services revenue, transaction revenue and fees revenue. Other revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased by one percent, compared to the same period in 2011. The increase is primarily attributable to a new partner in the Americas region as well as an increase in royalty revenue. The increase was partially offset by a decline in revenue from certain of our broadband access partnerships.

Costs and Expenses. Operating costs and expenses consist of cost of revenue traffic acquisition costs (TAC), cost of revenue other, sales and marketing, product development, general and administrative, amortization of intangible assets, and restructuring charges, net. Cost of revenue other consists of Internet connection charges and other expenses associated with the production and usage of Yahoo! Properties, including amortization of acquired intellectual property rights and developed technology.

Operating costs and expenses were as follows (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,										Dollar Change			Percent Change
	2011		*()**			2012		*()**			Dollar Change			Percent Change
Cost of revenue Traffic acquisition costs	$	150,031		12	%	$	144,091		12	%	$	(5,940	)		(4	)%
Cost of revenue Other	$	249,626		21	%	$	253,980		21	%	$	4,354			2	%
Sales and marketing	$	262,149		22	%	$	285,267		23	%	$	23,118			9	%
Product development	$	221,283		18	%	$	228,478		19	%	$	7,195			3	%
General and administrative	$	122,898		10	%	$	124,271		10	%	$	1,373			1	%
Amortization of intangibles	$	8,050		1	%	$	10,053		1	%	$	2,003			25	%
Restructuring charges, net	$	10,575		1	%	$	5,717		0	%	$	(4,858	)		(46	)%

^(*)	Percent of total revenue.

Stock-based compensation expense was allocated as follows (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2011			2012
Cost of revenue Other	$	648		$	2,893
Sales and marketing		6,697			21,097
Product development		17,672			19,471
General and administrative		10,099			12,505
Restructuring expense reversals		(752	)

Total stock-based compensation expense	$	34,364		$	55,966

For additional information about stock-based compensation, see Note 9 Stockholders Equity and Employee Benefits in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report as well as Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 under the caption Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Traffic Acquisition Costs for Non-transitioned Search Markets and All Markets for Display. TAC consist of payments made to third-party entities that have integrated our advertising offerings into their Websites or other offerings and payments made to companies that direct consumer and business traffic to Yahoo! Properties. We enter into agreements of varying duration that involve TAC. There are generally two economic structures of the Affiliate agreements: fixed payments based on a guaranteed minimum amount of traffic delivered, which often carry reciprocal performance guarantees from the Affiliate, or variable payments based on a percentage of our revenue or based on a certain metric, such as number of searches or paid clicks. We expense TAC under two different methods. Agreements with fixed payments are expensed ratably over the term the fixed payment covers, and agreements based on a percentage of revenue, number of searches, or other metrics are expensed based on the volume of the underlying activity or revenue multiplied by the agreed-upon price or rate.

Compensation, Information Technology, Depreciation and Amortization, and Facilities Expenses. Compensation expense consists primarily of salary, bonuses, commissions, and stock-based compensation expense. Information and technology expense includes telecom usage charges and data center operating costs. Depreciation and amortization expense consists primarily of depreciation of server equipment and information technology assets and amortization of developed or acquired technology and intellectual property rights. Facilities expense consists primarily of building maintenance costs, rent expense, and utilities.

The changes in operating costs and expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 compared to the three months ended March 31, 2011 are comprised of the following (in thousands):


	Compensation			Information Technology			Depreciation and Amortization			TAC			Facilities			Other			Total
Cost of revenue TAC										$	(5,940	)							$	(5,940	)
Cost of revenue Other	$	5,313		$	10,605		$	(5,236	)				$	9,626		$	(15,954	)		4,354
Sales and marketing		32,567			(214	)		(503	)					315			(9,047	)		23,118
Product development		8,283			1,597			(123	)					(10,545	)		7,983			7,195
General and administrative		(4,079	)		845			(3,330	)					1,774			6,163			1,373
Amortization of intangibles								2,003												2,003
Restructuring charges, net																	(4,858	)		(4,858	)

Total	$	42,084		$	12,833		$	(7,189	)	$	(5,940	)	$	1,170		$	(15,713	)	$	27,245

Compensation Expense. Total compensation expense increased $42 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. Excluding the net impact of Microsoft reimbursements, compensation expense increased $30 million, primarily due to an increase in stock-based compensation expense and higher salaries and wages from increased headcount in all regions year over year. The increase in stock-based compensation expense is primarily driven by the impact of awards granted in the second half of 2011 and the grant of equity awards to our Chief Executive Officer during the three months ended March 31, 2012, offset by lower Employee Stock Purchase Plan expense due to lower estimated contributions. Microsoft reimbursements decreased $12 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period of 2011. The decrease in Microsoft reimbursements for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was due to the transition of paid search in certain markets to Microsofts search platform.

Information Technology. Information technology expense increased $13 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011, which is primarily due to increased bandwidth costs. Excluding the net impact of Microsoft reimbursements, information technology expense decreased $5 million. Microsoft reimbursements decreased $18 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period of 2011. The decrease in Microsoft reimbursements for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was due to the transition of paid search in certain markets to Microsofts search platform.

Depreciation and Amortization. Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. The decline was primarily driven by a decrease in depreciation expense for fully depreciated assets acquired in prior years. This decline was partially offset by increased amortization of intangibles related to the acquisition of interclick in the fourth quarter of 2011. Excluding the net impact of Microsoft reimbursements, depreciation and amortization expense decreased $14 million compared to the same period of 2011. Microsoft reimbursements decreased $7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period of 2011. The decrease in Microsoft reimbursements for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was due to the transition of paid search in certain markets to Microsofts search platform.

TAC. TAC decreased $6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease in TAC was due to the loss of Affiliates in the EMEA region as well as a decrease in Affiliate traffic as a result of traffic quality initiatives conducted by Yahoo!. The decrease was partially offset by an increase in the Americas region due to the inclusion of interclick display TAC.

Facilities and Other Expenses. Facilities and other expenses decreased $15 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. Excluding the net impact of Microsoft reimbursements, facilities and other expenses declined $17 million, primarily due to a decrease in other cost of revenues related to reduced legal expenses and a decrease in sales and marketing expenses related to declines in bad debt expense and consulting costs. Microsoft reimbursements decreased $2 million during the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to the same period of 2011. The decrease in Microsoft reimbursements for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was due to the transition of paid search in certain markets to Microsofts search platform.

We currently expect an increase in restructuring charges for the second quarter of 2012, compared to the same period of 2011, due to our plan to reshape Yahoo! for the future. Upon completion of all employee transitions related to the workforce reduction, we expect to realize approximately $375 million of annualized savings.

Restructuring Charges, Net. Restructuring charges, net was comprised of the following (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011			March 31, 2012
Employee severance pay and related costs	$	9,335		$	2,991
Non-cancelable lease, contract termination, and other charges		1,992			2,726

Sub-total before reversal of stock-based compensation expense		11,327			5,717
Reversal of stock-based compensation expense		(752	)

Restructuring charges, net	$	10,575		$	5,717

Q408 Restructuring Plan. During the fourth quarter of 2008, we implemented certain cost reduction initiatives, including a workforce reduction and consolidation of certain real estate facilities. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we incurred total pre-tax cash charges of approximately $2 million in facility and other restructuring costs related to the Q408 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $1 million in facility and other restructuring costs related to the Q408 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. As of March 31, 2012, the aggregate outstanding restructuring liability related to the Q408 restructuring plan was approximately $30 million, most of which relates to non-cancelable lease costs that we expect to pay over the lease terms of the related obligations, which end by the second quarter of 2017.

Q410 Restructuring Plan. During the fourth quarter of 2010, we began implementation of a worldwide workforce reduction to align resources with our product strategy. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $2 million in severance and other costs related to the Q410 restructuring plan, consisting of $1 million in charges related to the Americas segment and $1 million related to the EMEA segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we recorded a reversal of less than $1 million for adjustments to original estimates in severance and other restructuring costs related to the Q410 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. As of March 31, 2012, the aggregate outstanding restructuring liability related to the Q410 restructuring plan was approximately $3 million, which we expect to substantially pay by the fourth quarter of 2012.

Q111 Restructuring Plan. During the first quarter of 2011, we began implementation of a workforce realignment and consolidation of certain data centers to further reduce our cost structure and improve efficiency. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $9 million in severance and other costs related to the Q111 restructuring plan. The pre-tax cash charges were offset by a $1 million credit related to non-cash stock-based compensation expense reversals for unvested stock awards that were forfeited. Of the $8 million in restructuring charges, net recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2011, $7 million related to the Americas segment and $1 million related to the EMEA segment. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $2 million in severance, facility and other restructuring costs related to the Q111 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. As of March 31, 2012, the aggregate outstanding restructuring liability related to the Q111 restructuring plan was $1 million, which we expect to substantially pay by the fourth quarter of 2012.

Q411 Restructuring Plan. During the fourth quarter of 2011, we implemented a further workforce realignment and consolidation of certain real estate facilities to focus resources as a result of our ongoing strategic review. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we incurred total pre-tax cash charges of $3 million in severance, facility and other restructuring costs related to the Q411 restructuring plan, the majority of which related to the Americas segment. As of March 31, 2012, the aggregate outstanding restructuring liability related to the Q411 restructuring plan was $6 million, which we expect to substantially pay by the fourth quarter of 2012.

In addition to the charges described above, we currently expect to incur future charges of approximately $12 million to $16 million primarily related to non-cancelable operating costs and accretion related to exited facilities identified as part of the Q408 restructuring plan. Of the total future charges, $11 million to $15 million relate to the Americas segment, $1 million relates to the EMEA segment, and no charges relate to the Asia Pacific segment. The future charges are expected to be recorded through 2017. See Note 13 Restructuring charges, net in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Q212 Restructuring Plan. On April 4, 2012, we began notifying approximately 2,000 employees whose employment will be terminated as part of an overall plan to reshape Yahoo! for the future. We currently estimate that we will incur pre-tax cash charges of $125 million to $145 million for severance pay expenses and related cash expenditures in conjunction with this

action. We expect to recognize the majority of these pre-tax charges in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, with the remaining costs to be recognized through June 30, 2013. The pre-tax cash charge estimate does not include facilities, lease or other charges we may incur as part of this action and the overall plan to reshape Yahoo!.

Income Taxes. Our effective tax rate is the result of the mix of income earned in various tax jurisdictions that apply a broad range of income tax rates. Historically, our provision for income taxes has differed from the tax computed at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate due to state taxes, the effect of non-U.S. operations, non-deductible stock-based compensation expense and adjustments to unrecognized tax benefits.

The effective tax rate reported for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was 33 percent compared to 27 percent for the same period in 2011. The rates in both periods were lower than the U.S. federal statutory rate primarily due to the reductions of tax reserves that were recorded as tax audits were favorably settled. In addition, in the three months ended March 31, 2011, the shift of the geographic mix of earnings impacted the effective tax rate. The rate for the first quarter of 2012 was higher than in 2011 primarily due to the expiration of the U.S. federal research and development tax credit and more earnings expected to be realized in countries that have higher statutory tax rates.

We are in various stages of examination and appeal in connection with all of our tax audits worldwide, which generally span tax years 2005 through 2010. It is difficult to determine when these examinations will be settled or what their final outcomes will be. We believe that we have adequately provided for any reasonably foreseeable adjustment and that any settlement will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.

Our gross amount of unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2012 is $530 million, of which $413 million is recorded on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The gross unrecognized tax benefits as of March 31, 2012 decreased by $3 million from the recorded balance as of December 31, 2011. Since there can be no assurance as to the outcome of tax audits currently in progress, it is reasonably possible that over the next twelve-month period we may experience an increase or decrease in our unrecognized tax benefits. It is not possible to determine either the magnitude or the range of any increase or decrease at this time.

Earnings in Equity Interests. Earnings in equity interests for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $172 million, compared to $82 million for the same period in 2011. The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was due primarily to improved financial performance for Alibaba Group and Yahoo! Japan. See Note 4 Investments in Equity Interests in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Noncontrolling Interests. Noncontrolling interests represent the noncontrolling holders percentage share of income or losses from the subsidiaries in which we hold a majority, but less than 100 percent, ownership interest and the results of which are consolidated in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

Business Segment Results

We manage our business geographically. The primary areas of measurement and decision-making are currently Americas, EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa), and Asia Pacific. Management relies on an internal reporting process that provides revenue ex-TAC, which is defined as revenue less TAC, direct costs excluding TAC by segment, and consolidated income from operations for making decisions related to the evaluation of the financial performance of, and allocating resources to, our segments.

In April 2012, we announced changes to our organizational structure. We are currently assessing the impact of these changes, if any, on our segment reporting.

Summarized information by segment was as follows (dollars in thousands):


	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2011		March 31, 2012
Revenue by segment:
Americas	$	818,931	$	836,033
EMEA		154,050		133,962
Asia Pacific		241,376		251,238

Total revenue	$	1,214,357	$	1,221,233

TAC by segment:
Americas	$	38,141	$	42,955
EMEA		57,512		45,662
Asia Pacific		54,378		55,474

Total TAC	$	150,031	$	144,091

Revenue ex-TAC by segment:
Americas	$	780,790	$	793,078
EMEA		96,538		88,300
Asia Pacific		186,998		195,764

Total revenue ex-TAC		1,064,326		1,077,142

Direct costs by segment⁽¹⁾:
Americas		162,898		179,225
EMEA		38,606		40,221
Asia Pacific		51,322		51,491
Global operating costs⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		415,626		421,898
Restructuring charges, net		10,575		5,717
Depreciation and amortization		160,438		153,248
Stock-based compensation expense		35,116		55,966

Income from operations	$	189,745	$	169,376

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Global operating costs include product development, service engineering and operations, general and administrative, and other corporate expenses that are managed on a global basis and that are not directly attributable to any particular segment. Prior to 2012, marketing and customer advocacy costs were managed on a global basis and included as global operating costs. Prior period amounts have been revised to conform to the current presentation.

⁽³⁾	The net cost reimbursements from Microsoft are primarily included in global operating costs.

Americas. Americas revenue ex-TAC for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased $12 million, or 2 percent, compared to the same period in 2011. The increase in Americas revenue ex-TAC was a result of increased search revenue ex-TAC offset by decreased display revenue ex-TAC. The increase in search revenue ex-TAC was related to an increase in sponsored search on Yahoo! Properties. The decrease in display revenue ex-TAC was attributable to a decline in ad impressions. The decline in display revenue ex-TAC year over year is partially offset by incremental revenue from interclick for the three months ended March 31, 2012. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, direct costs attributable to the Americas segment increased $16 million, or 10 percent, compared to the same period in 2011. The increase is primarily due to the integration of interclick, which we acquired in the fourth quarter of 2011.

Revenue ex-TAC in the Americas accounted for approximately 74 percent of total revenue ex-TAC for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to 73 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

EMEA. EMEA revenue ex-TAC for the three months ended March 31, 2012 decreased $8 million, or 9 percent, compared to the same period in 2011. The decrease in revenue ex-TAC was primarily a result of a decline in search revenue ex-TAC due to the loss of Affiliate revenue in the region. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, direct costs attributable to the EMEA segment increased $2 million, or 4 percent, compared to the same period in 2011. The increase is primarily due to higher compensation costs.

Revenue ex-TAC in EMEA accounted for approximately 8 percent of total revenue ex-TAC for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to 9 percent for the three months ended March 31, 2011.

Asia Pacific. Asia Pacific revenue ex-TAC for the three months ended March 31, 2012 increased $9 million, or 5 percent, compared to the same period in 2011. The increase in Asia Pacific revenue ex-TAC was primarily driven by increases in display revenue ex-TAC and other revenue ex-TAC. The increase in display revenue ex-TAC was attributable to an increase in guaranteed display revenue in certain markets. The increase in other revenue ex-TAC was due to increased listings revenue. For the three months ended March 31, 2012, direct costs attributable to the Asia Pacific segment were flat compared to the same period in 2011.

Revenue ex-TAC in Asia Pacific accounted for approximately 18 percent of total revenue ex-TAC for the three months ended as of both March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011.

Our international operations expose us to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. Revenue ex-TAC and related expenses generated from our international subsidiaries are generally denominated in the currencies of the local countries. Primary currencies include Australian dollars, British pounds, Euros, Japanese Yen, Korean won, and Taiwan dollars. The statements of income of our international operations are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates indicative of market rates during each applicable period. To the extent the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currency-denominated transactions results in reduced consolidated revenue ex-TAC and operating expenses. Conversely, our consolidated revenue ex-TAC and operating expenses will increase if the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies. Using the foreign currency exchange rates for the three months ended March 31, 2011, revenue ex-TAC for the Americas segment for the three months ended March 31, 2012 would have been higher than we reported by $1 million, revenue ex-TAC for the EMEA segment would have been higher than we reported by $2 million, and revenue ex-TAC for the Asia Pacific segment would have been lower than we reported by $2 million. Using the foreign currency exchange rates from the three months ended March 31, 2011, direct costs for the Americas segment for the three months ended March 31, 2012 would have been higher than we reported by $1 million, direct costs for the EMEA segment would have been higher than we reported by $1 million, and direct costs for the Asia Pacific segment would have been slightly lower than we reported.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our condensed consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these condensed consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates, judgments and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. We base our estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Our estimates form the basis for our judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

An accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimate that are reasonably likely to occur, could materially impact the condensed consolidated financial statements. We believe that our critical accounting policies reflect the more significant estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

For a discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates, see Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 under the caption Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. We have made no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Liquidity and Capital Resources


	December 31, 2011			March 31, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	1,562,390		$	1,719,968
Short-term marketable debt securities		493,189			489,912
Long-term marketable debt securities		474,338			441,688

Total cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities	$	2,529,917		$	2,651,568

Percentage of total assets		17	%		18	%


	Three Months Ended March 31,
Cash Flow Highlights	2011			2012
	(In thousands)
Net cash provided by operating activities	$	205,686		$	297,453
Net cash used in investing activities	$	(16,872	)	$	(83,432	)
Net cash used in financing activities	$	(123,347	)	$	(83,233	)

Our operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2012 generated adequate cash to meet our operating needs. As of March 31, 2012, we had cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities totaling $2.7 billion, compared to $2.5 billion at December 31, 2011. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we repurchased 4.6 million shares for $71 million.

During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we generated $297 million of cash from operating activities, net proceeds from sales, maturities and purchases of marketable debt securities of $35 million, and $12 million from the issuance of common stock as a result of the exercise of employee stock options. This was offset by a net $110 million in capital expenditures, $32 million in tax withholding payments related to net share settlements of restricted stock units, and $71 million used in the direct repurchase of common stock. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we generated $206 million of cash from operating activities, net proceeds from sales, maturities and purchases of marketable debt securities of $186 million, and $23 million from the issuance of common stock as a result of the exercise of employee stock options. This was offset by a net $168 million in capital expenditures, $26 million in tax withholding payments related to net share settlements of restricted stock units and tax withholding-related reacquisition of shares of restricted stock, $137 million used in the direct repurchase of common stock and a net $32 million for an acquisition.

We have accrued U.S. federal income taxes on the earnings of our foreign subsidiaries except to the extent the earnings are considered indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. As of March 31, 2012, approximately $3.4 billion of earnings held by our foreign subsidiaries and a corporate joint venture are designated as indefinitely reinvested outside the U.S. Our foreign subsidiaries held $1.2 billion of our total $2.7 billion of cash, cash equivalents, and marketable debt securities as of March 31, 2012. If required for our operations in the U.S., most of the cash held abroad could be repatriated to the U.S. but, under current law, would be subject to U.S. federal income taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits). Currently, we do not anticipate a need to repatriate these funds for use in our U.S. operations.

We expect to continue to generate positive cash flows from operations for the second quarter of 2012. We use cash generated by operations as our primary source of liquidity, since we believe that internally generated cash flows are sufficient to support our business operations and capital expenditures. We believe that existing cash, cash equivalents, and investments in marketable debt securities, together with any cash generated from operations, will be sufficient to meet normal operating requirements including capital expenditures for the next twelve months. However, we may sell additional debt securities or obtain credit facilities to further enhance our liquidity position.

See Note 8 Investments in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Cash flow changes

Cash provided by operating activities is driven by our net income, adjusted for non-cash items, working capital changes, and non-operating gains from sales of investments. Non-cash adjustments include depreciation, amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, non-cash restructuring charges, tax benefits from stock-based awards, excess tax benefits from stock-based awards, deferred income taxes, and earnings in equity interests. Cash provided by operating activities was higher than net income in the three months ended March 31, 2012 primarily due to the non-cash adjustments noted above.

Cash used in investing activities was primarily attributable to capital expenditures. In the three months ended March 31, 2012, we invested $110 million in net capital expenditures, which was offset by net proceeds from sales, maturities, and purchases of marketable debt securities of $35 million. In the three months ended March 31, 2011, we invested $168 million in net capital expenditures and used $32 million, net of cash acquired, for an acquisition, which was offset by net proceeds from sales, maturities, and purchases of marketable debt securities of $186 million.

Cash used in financing activities is driven by stock repurchases offset by employee stock option exercises. Our cash proceeds from employee stock option exercises were $12 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $23 million for the same period of 2011. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, we used $71 million in the direct repurchase of 4.6 million shares of common stock at an average price of $15.47 per share. We used $32 million for tax withholding payments related to net share settlements of restricted stock units. During the three months ended March 31, 2011, we used $137 million in the direct repurchase of 8.4 million shares of common stock at an average price of $16.35 per share. We used $26 million for tax withholding payments related to net share settlements of restricted stock units and tax withholding-related reacquisition of shares of restricted stock.

Capital expenditures

Capital expenditures have generally been comprised of purchases of computer hardware, software, server equipment, furniture and fixtures, and real estate. Capital expenditures, net were $110 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to $168 million in the same period of 2011.

Contractual obligations and commitments

Leases. We have entered into various non-cancelable operating and capital lease agreements for office space and data centers globally for original lease periods up to 13 years, expiring between 2012 and 2022.

A summary of lease commitments as of March 31, 2012 is as follows (in millions):


	Gross Operating Lease Commitments		Capital Lease Commitment
Nine months ending December 31, 2012	$	117	$	6
Years ending December 31,
2013		136		9
2014		106		8
2015		81		8
2016		45		8
2017		31		9
Due after 5 years		38		14

Total gross lease commitments	$	554	$	62

Less: interest				(22	)

Net lease commitments	$	554	$	40

Affiliate Commitments. In connection with contracts to provide advertising services to Affiliates, we are obligated to make payments, which represent TAC, to our Affiliates. As of March 31, 2012, these commitments totaled $133 million, of which $60 million will be payable in the remainder of 2012 and $73 million will be payable in 2013.

Intellectual Property Rights. We are committed to make certain payments under various intellectual property arrangements of up to $33 million through 2023.

Income Taxes. As of March 31, 2012, unrecognized tax benefits of $413 million, including interest and penalties, are recorded on our condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2012, the settlement period for our income tax liabilities cannot be determined.

Other Commitments and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements. In the ordinary course of business, we may provide indemnifications of varying scope and terms to customers, vendors, lessors, joint venture and business partners, purchasers of assets or subsidiaries and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of our breach of agreements or representations and warranties made by us, services to be provided by us, intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties or, with respect to the sale of assets or a subsidiary, matters related to our conduct of the business and tax matters prior to the sale. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our directors and certain of our officers that will require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers. We have also agreed to indemnify certain former officers, directors, and employees of acquired companies in connection with the acquisition of such companies. We maintain director and officer insurance, which may cover certain liabilities arising from our obligation to indemnify our directors and officers and former directors and officers of acquired companies, in certain circumstances. It is not possible to determine the aggregate maximum potential loss under these indemnification agreements due to the limited history of prior indemnification claims and the unique facts and circumstances involved in each particular agreement. Such indemnification agreements might not be subject to maximum loss clauses. Historically, we have not incurred material costs as a result of obligations under these agreements and we have not accrued any liabilities related to such indemnification obligations in our condensed consolidated financial statements.

As of March 31, 2012, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partnerships, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities, which would have been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. In addition, as of March 31, 2012, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are reasonably likely to have, a current or future material effect on our consolidated financial condition, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures, or capital resources.

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We are exposed to financial market risks, including changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates and changes in the market values of our investments.

Interest Rate Exposure

Our exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates primarily to our cash and marketable debt securities portfolio. We invest excess cash in money market funds, time deposits, and liquid debt instruments of the U.S. and foreign governments and their agencies, U.S. municipalities, and high-credit corporate issuers which are classified as marketable debt securities and cash equivalents.

Investments in fixed rate and floating rate interest earning instruments carry a degree of interest rate risk. Fixed rate securities may have their fair market value adversely impacted due to a rise in interest rates, while floating rate securities may produce less income than expected if interest rates fall. Due in part to these factors, our future investment income may fall short of expectations due to changes in interest rates or we may suffer losses in principal if forced to sell securities that have declined in market value due to changes in interest rates. A hypothetical 100 basis point increase in interest rates would result in a $7 million and $14 million decrease in the fair value of our available-for-sale debt securities as of March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Foreign Currency Exposure

Our foreign currency exposure continues to increase as we grow internationally. The objective of our foreign exchange risk management program is to identify material foreign currency exposures and identify methods to manage these exposures to minimize the potential effects of currency fluctuations on our reported condensed consolidated cash flows and results of operations. We categorize our foreign currency exposure by three categories: 1) economic, 2) transaction, and 3) translation.

Economic Exposure. We transact business in various foreign currencies and have significant international revenues, as well as costs denominated in foreign currencies. This exposes us to the risk of fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. Our objective is to identify material foreign currency exposures and to manage these exposures to minimize the potential effects of currency fluctuations on our reported consolidated cash flow and results of operations.

Transaction Exposure. Our exposure to foreign currency transaction gains and losses is the result of assets and liabilities (including inter-company transactions) that are denominated in currencies other than the relevant entitys functional currency. In certain circumstances, changes in the functional currency value of these assets and liabilities create fluctuations in our reported condensed consolidated financial position, cash flows and results of operations. We may enter into derivative instruments, such as foreign currency forward contracts or other instruments to minimize the short-term foreign currency fluctuations on such assets and liabilities. The gains and losses on the forward contracts may not offset any or more than a portion of the transaction gains and losses on certain foreign currency receivables, investments and payables recognized in earnings. Transaction gains and losses on these foreign exchange contracts are recognized each period in other income, net included on the condensed consolidated statements of income. Our net realized and unrealized foreign currency transaction losses were immaterial for both the three months ended March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012. As of March 31, 2012, we had an outstanding forward contract with a notional value equivalent of approximately $92 million, which matured on April 30, 2012. On April 30, 2012, we entered into a new forward contract with a notional value equivalent of approximately $100 million, which will mature on July 31, 2012.

Translation Exposure. We are also exposed to foreign exchange rate fluctuations as we convert the financial statements of our foreign subsidiaries and our investments in equity interests into U.S. dollars in consolidation. If there is a change in foreign currency exchange rates, the conversion of the foreign subsidiaries financial statements into U.S. dollars results in a gain or loss which is recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income which is part of stockholders equity.

Revenue ex-TAC and related expenses generated from our international subsidiaries are generally denominated in the currencies of the local countries. Primary currencies include Australian dollars, British pounds, Euros, Japanese Yen, Korean won, and Taiwan dollars. The statements of income of our international operations are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates indicative of market rates during each applicable period. To the extent the U.S. dollar strengthens against foreign currencies, the translation of these foreign currency-denominated transactions results in reduced consolidated revenue and operating expenses. Conversely, our consolidated revenue and operating expenses will increase if the U.S. dollar weakens against foreign currencies. Using the foreign currency exchange rates for the three months ended March 31, 2011, revenue ex-TAC for the Americas segment for the three months ended March 31, 2012 would have been higher than we reported by $1 million, revenue ex-TAC for the EMEA segment would have been higher than we reported by $2 million, and revenue ex-TAC for the Asia Pacific segment would have been lower than we reported by $2 million. Using the foreign currency exchange rates from the three months ended March 31, 2011, direct costs for the Americas segment for the three months ended March 31, 2012 would have been higher than we reported by $1 million, direct costs for the EMEA segment would have been higher than we reported by $1 million, and direct costs for the Asia Pacific segment would have been slightly lower than we reported.

Investment Exposure

We are exposed to investment risk as it relates to changes in the market value of our investments. We have investments in marketable debt securities and equity instruments of public and private companies.

Our cash and marketable debt securities investment policy and strategy attempts primarily to preserve capital and meet liquidity requirements. A large portion of our cash is managed by external managers within the guidelines of our investment policy. We protect and preserve invested funds by limiting default, market, and reinvestment risk. To achieve this objective, we maintain our portfolio of cash and cash equivalents and short-term and long-term investments in a variety of liquid fixed income securities, including both government and corporate obligations and money market funds. As of March 31, 2012 and 2011, net unrealized gains and losses on these investments were not material.

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. The Companys management, with the participation of the Companys principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this Report. Based on such evaluation, the Companys principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There have not been any changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

For a description of our material legal proceedings, see the section captioned Contingencies included in Note 10 Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements, which is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

We have updated the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 29, 2012, as set forth below. Other than the addition of a risk factor concerning the pending proxy contest, we do not believe any of the changes constitute material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

We face significant competition for users, advertisers, publishers, developers, and distributors.

We face significant competition from integrated online media companies as well as from social networking sites, traditional print and broadcast media, general purpose and vertical search engines and various e-commerce sites. In a number of international markets, especially those in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, we face substantial competition from local Internet service providers and other portals that offer search, communications, and other commercial services.

Several of our competitors offer an integrated variety of Internet products, advertising services, technologies, online services and content in a manner similar to Yahoo!. We compete against these and other companies to attract and retain users, advertisers, developers, and third-party Website publishers as participants in our Affiliate network, and to obtain agreements with third parties to promote or distribute our services. We also compete with social media and networking sites which are attracting a substantial and increasing share of users and users online time, and may continue to attract an increasing share of online advertising dollars.

In addition, several competitors offer products and services that directly compete for users with our offerings, including consumer e-mail, local search, instant messaging, daily deals, photos, maps, video sharing, content channels, mobile applications, and shopping. Similarly, the advertising networks operated by our competitors or by other participants in the display marketplace offer services that directly compete with our offerings for advertisers, including advertising exchanges, ad networks, demand side platforms, ad serving technologies and sponsored search offerings. We also compete with traditional print and broadcast media companies to attract domestic and international advertising spending. Some of our existing competitors and possible entrants may have greater brand recognition for certain products and services, more expertise in a particular segment of the market, and greater operational, strategic, technological, financial, personnel, or other resources than we do. Many of our competitors have access to considerable financial and technical resources with which to compete aggressively, including by funding future growth and expansion and investing in acquisitions, technologies, and research and development. Further, emerging start-ups may be able to innovate and provide new products and services faster than we can. In addition, competitors may consolidate with each other or collaborate, and new competitors may enter the market. Some of our competitors in international markets have a substantial competitive advantage over us because they have dominant market share in their territories, are owned by local telecommunications providers, have greater brand recognition, are focused on a single market, are more familiar with local tastes and preferences, or have greater regulatory and operational flexibility due to the fact that we may be subject to both U.S. and foreign regulatory requirements.

If our competitors are more successful than we are in developing and deploying compelling products or in attracting and retaining users, advertisers, publishers, developers, or distributors, our revenue and growth rates could decline.

The majority of our revenue is derived from display and search advertising, and the reduction in spending by or loss of current or potential advertisers would cause our revenue and operating results to decline.

For the three months ended March 31, 2012, 80 percent of our total revenue came from display and search advertising. Our ability to continue to retain and grow display and search revenue depends upon:

maintaining and growing our user base;

maintaining and growing our popularity as an Internet destination site;

maintaining and expanding our advertiser base on PCs and mobile devices;

broadening our relationships with advertisers to small- and medium-sized businesses;

successfully implementing changes and improvements to our advertising management platforms and obtaining the acceptance of our advertising management platforms by advertisers, Website publishers, and online advertising networks;

successfully acquiring, investing in, and implementing new technologies and strategic partnerships;

successfully implementing changes in our sales force, sales development teams, and sales strategy;

continuing to innovate and improve the monetization capabilities of our display advertising products;

effectively monetizing search queries;

continuing to innovate and improve users search experiences;

maintaining and expanding our Affiliate program for search and display advertising services; and

deriving better demographic and other information about our users to enable us to offer better experiences to both our users and advertisers.

In most cases, our agreements with advertisers have a term of one year or less, and may be terminated at any time by the advertiser or by us. Search marketing agreements often have payments dependent upon usage or click-through levels. Accordingly, it is difficult to forecast display and search revenue accurately. In addition, our expense levels are based in part on expectations of future revenue, including occasional guaranteed minimum payments to our Affiliates in connection with search and/or display advertising, and are fixed over the short-term in some categories. The state of the global economy and availability of capital has impacted and could further impact the advertising spending patterns of existing and potential advertisers. Any reduction in spending by, or loss of, existing or potential advertisers would negatively impact our revenue and operating results. Further, we may be unable to adjust our expenses and capital expenditures quickly enough to compensate for any unexpected revenue shortfall.

Adverse general economic conditions have caused and could cause decreases or delays in spending by our advertisers and could harm our ability to generate revenue and our results of operations.

Advertising expenditures tend to be cyclical, reflecting overall economic conditions and budgeting and buying patterns. Since we derive most of our revenue from advertising, adverse economic conditions have caused, and a continuation of adverse economic conditions could cause, additional decreases or delays in advertising spending, a reduction in our advertising revenue and a negative impact on our short-term ability to grow our revenue. Further, any decreased collectability of accounts receivable or early termination of agreements, whether resulting from customer bankruptcies or otherwise due to the current economic conditions, could negatively impact our results of operations.

If we do not manage our operating expenses effectively, our profitability could decline.

We have implemented cost reduction initiatives to better align our operating expenses with our revenue, including reducing our headcount, outsourcing some administrative functions, consolidating space and terminating leases or entering into subleases. We plan to continue to manage costs to better and more efficiently manage our business. However, our operating expenses might also increase from their reduced levels as we expand our operations in areas of desired growth, continue to develop and extend the Yahoo! brand, fund product development, build data centers or acquire real property, and acquire and integrate complementary businesses and technologies. Our operating costs might also increase if we do not effectively manage costs as we transition markets under the Search Agreement and reimbursements from Microsoft under the Search Agreement decline or cease. In addition, weak economic conditions or other factors could cause our business to contract, requiring us to implement additional cost cutting measures. If our expenses increase at a greater pace than our revenue, or if we fail to implement additional cost cutting if required in a timely manner, our profitability will decline.

Transition, implementation and execution risks associated with our Search Agreement with Microsoft may adversely affect our business and operating results.

Under our Search Agreement with Microsoft, Microsoft is the exclusive algorithmic and paid search services provider on Yahoo! Properties and non-exclusive provider of such services on Affiliate sites for the transitioned markets. The parties commenced implementation of the Search Agreement on February 23, 2010. The transition process is complex and requires the expenditure of significant time and resources by us. We have completed the transition of our algorithmic search platform to the Microsoft platform in all markets, and have completed transition of paid search in several markets, including the U.S., Canada, and India. The market-by-market transition of our paid search platform to Microsofts platform and the migration of paid search advertisers and publishers to Microsofts platform are expected to continue through the first half of 2013. Delays or difficulties in, or disruptions and inconveniences caused by, the transition process could result in the loss of advertisers, publishers, Affiliates, and employees, as well as delays in recognizing or reductions in the anticipated benefits of the transaction, any of which could negatively impact our business and operating results.

If Microsoft fails to perform as required under the Search Agreement for any reason or suffers service level interruptions or other performance issues (including if Microsoft is unable to effectively monetize search queries in markets where paid search has transitioned under the Search Agreement), or if advertisers, Affiliates, or users are less satisfied than expected with the services provided or results obtained after transition or during the period prior to the transition of search to Microsoft in their respective markets, we may not realize the anticipated benefits of the Search Agreement, we may lose advertisers, publishers and Affiliates, we may lose exclusivity with certain publishers, and our search revenue or our profitability could decline. To the extent the RPS Guarantee payments we receive do not fully offset any shortfall relating to revenue per search in transitioned markets or if our revenue per search upon expiration of the RPS Guarantee payments is lower than the guarantee levels, our search revenue or our profitability could decline. Notwithstanding any RPS Guarantee payments that we may receive, our competitors may increase revenue, profitability and market share at a higher rate than us.

If we are unable to provide innovative search experiences and other products and services that generate significant traffic to our Websites, our business could be harmed, causing our revenue to decline.

Internet search is characterized by rapidly changing technology, significant competition, evolving industry standards, and frequent product and service enhancements. We must continually invest in improving our users search experiencepresenting users with a search experience that is responsive to their needs and preferencesin order to continue to attract, retain, and expand our user base and paid search advertiser base.

We currently deploy our own technology to provide paid search results on our network, except in markets where we have transitioned those services to Microsofts platform. Even after we complete the transition to Microsofts platform in all markets, we will need to continue to invest and innovate to improve our users search experience.

We also generate revenue through other online products and services, such as Yahoo! Mail. If we are unable to provide innovative search and other products and services which generate significant traffic to our Websites, our business could be harmed, causing our revenue to decline.

Our comprehensive strategic review, recently announced strategic framework, and changes to our management and organizational structure may cause uncertainty regarding the future of our business, and adversely impact employee hiring and retention, our stock price, and our revenue, operating results, and financial condition.

Our Board of Directors conducted a comprehensive strategic review, which included evaluating a number of options to return our company to increased growth and innovation. In January 2012, the Board appointed Scott Thompson as the Companys new Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Thompson undertook a comprehensive review of the Company to refocus on its core business and produce a strategic framework that will focus on customers. As a result of this review, in April 2012, we announced a new strategic framework for the business and changes to our management and organizational structure, as well as a related reduction in our workforce. Our strategic review process and implementation of the recently announced strategic framework and related changes to our management and organizational structure may cause speculation and uncertainty regarding our future business strategy and direction and has resulted in litigation pending in the Delaware Chancery Court relating to the strategic review process. These events may cause or result in:

disruption of our business or distraction of our employees and management;

difficulty in recruiting, hiring, motivating, and retaining talented and skilled personnel;

increased stock price volatility;

difficulty in negotiating, maintaining, or consummating business or strategic relationships or transactions; and

increased advisory fees or costs to investigate or defend litigation, even if claims are without merit or do not ultimately result in liability or changes in business practices.

If we are unable to mitigate these or other potential risks, our revenue, operating results, and financial condition may be adversely impacted.

If we are unable to recruit and retain key personnel, we may not be able to execute our business plan.

Our business is dependent on our ability to recruit, hire, motivate, and retain talented, highly skilled personnel. Achieving this objective may be difficult due to many factors, including the intense competition for such highly skilled personnel in the San Francisco Bay Area and other metropolitan areas where our offices and the offices of several of our competitors are located; fluctuations in global economic and industry conditions; changes in our management or leadership; uncertainty due to our comprehensive strategic review; recent changes to our organizational structure and the recent reduction in our workforce; competitors hiring practices; and the effectiveness of our compensation programs. If we do not succeed in recruiting, retaining, and motivating our key employees and in attracting new key personnel, we may be unable to meet our business plan and as a result, our revenue and profitability may decline.

If we are unable to license or acquire compelling content and services at reasonable cost or if we do not develop or commission compelling content of our own, the number of users of our services may not grow as anticipated, or may decline, or users level of engagement with our services may decline, all or any of which could harm our operating results.

Our future success depends in part on our ability to aggregate compelling content and deliver that content through our online properties. We license from third parties much of the content and services on our online properties, such as news items, stock quotes, weather reports, music videos, music radio, and maps. We believe that users will increasingly demand high-quality content and services, including music videos, film clips, news footage, and special productions. Such content and services may require us to make substantial payments to third parties from whom we license or acquire such content or services. Our ability to maintain and build relationships with such third-party providers is critical to our success. In addition, as new methods for accessing the Internet become available, including through alternative devices, we may need to enter into amended agreements with existing third-party providers to cover the new devices. We may be unable to enter into new, or preserve existing, relationships with the third-parties whose content or services we seek to obtain. In addition, as competition for compelling content increases both domestically and internationally, our third-party providers may increase the prices at which they offer their content and services to us, and potential providers may not offer their content or services to us at all, or may offer them on terms that are not agreeable to us. An increase in the prices charged to us by third-party providers could harm our operating results and financial condition. Further, many of our content and services licenses with third parties are non-exclusive. Accordingly, other media providers may be able to offer similar or identical content. This increases the importance of our ability to deliver compelling editorial content and personalization of this content for users in order to differentiate Yahoo! from other businesses. If we are unable to license or acquire compelling content at reasonable prices, if other companies distribute content or services that are similar to or the same as that provided by us, or if we do not develop compelling editorial content or personalization services, the number of users of our services may not grow as anticipated, or may decline, which could harm our operating results.

We rely on the value of our brands, and a failure to maintain or enhance the Yahoo! brands in a cost-effective manner could harm our operating results.

We believe that maintaining and enhancing our brands is an important aspect of our efforts to attract and expand our user, advertiser, and Affiliate base. We also believe that the importance of brand recognition will increase due to the relatively low barriers to entry in certain portions of the Internet market. We have spent considerable money and resources to date on the establishment and maintenance of our brands, and we anticipate continuing to spend and devote resources to, advertising, marketing, and other brand-building efforts to preserve and enhance consumer awareness of our brands. Our brands may be negatively impacted by a number of factors, including among other issues: service outages; product malfunctions; data privacy and security issues; exploitation of our trademarks by others without permission; and poor presentation or integration of our search marketing offerings by Affiliates on their sites or in their software and services.

Further, while we attempt to ensure that the quality of our brands is maintained by our licensees, our licensees might take actions that could impair the value of our brands, our proprietary rights, or the reputation of our products and media properties. If we are unable to maintain or enhance customer awareness of, and trust in, our brands in a cost-effective manner, or if we incur excessive expenses in these efforts, our business, operating results and financial condition could be harmed.

Our intellectual property rights are valuable, and any failure or inability to sufficiently protect them could harm our business and our operating results.

We create, own, and maintain a wide array of intellectual property assets, including copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade dress, trade secrets, and rights to certain domain names, which we believe are collectively among our most valuable assets. We seek to protect our intellectual property assets through patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark, and other laws of the U.S. and other countries of the world, and through contractual provisions. However, the efforts we have taken to protect our intellectual property and proprietary rights might not be sufficient or effective at stopping unauthorized use of those rights. Protection of the distinctive elements of Yahoo! might not always be available under copyright law or trademark law, or we might not discover or determine the full extent of any unauthorized use of our copyrights and trademarks in order to protect our rights. In addition, effective trademark, patent, copyright, and trade secret protection might not be available or cost-effective in every country in which our products and media properties are distributed or made available through the Internet. Changes in patent law, such as changes in the law regarding patentable subject matter, could also impact our ability to obtain patent protection for our innovations. In particular, recent amendments to the U.S. patent law will become effective in 2012 and may affect our ability to protect our innovations and defend against claims of patent infringement. Further, given the costs of obtaining patent protection, we might choose not to protect (or not to protect in some jurisdictions) certain innovations that later turn out to be important. There is also a risk that the scope of protection under our patents may not be sufficient in some cases or that existing patents may be deemed invalid or unenforceable. With respect to maintaining our trade secrets, we have entered into confidentiality agreements with most of our employees and contractors, and

confidentiality agreements with many of the parties with whom we conduct business in order to limit access to and disclosure of our proprietary information. However, these agreements might be breached and our trade secrets might be compromised by outside parties or by our employees, which could cause us to lose any competitive advantage provided by maintaining our trade secrets.

If we are unable to protect our proprietary rights from unauthorized use, the value of our intellectual property assets may be reduced. In addition, protecting our intellectual property and other proprietary rights is expensive and time consuming. Any increase in the unauthorized use of our intellectual property could make it more expensive to do business and consequently harm our operating results.

We are, and may in the future be, subject to intellectual property infringement or other third-party claims, which are costly to defend, could result in significant damage awards, and could limit our ability to provide certain content or use certain technologies in the future.

Internet, technology, media, and patent holding companies often possess a significant number of patents. Further, many of these companies and other parties are actively developing or purchasing search, indexing, electronic commerce, and other Internet-related technologies, as well as a variety of online business models and methods.

We believe that these parties will continue to take steps to protect these technologies, including, but not limited to, seeking patent protection. In addition, patent holding companies may continue to seek to monetize patents they have purchased or otherwise obtained. As a result, disputes regarding the ownership of technologies and rights associated with online businesses are likely to continue to arise in the future. From time to time, parties assert patent infringement claims against us. Currently, we are engaged in a number of lawsuits regarding patent issues and have been notified of a number of other potential disputes.

In addition to patent claims, third parties have asserted, and are likely in the future to assert, claims against us alleging infringement of copyrights, trademark rights, trade secret rights or other proprietary rights, or alleging unfair competition, violation of federal or state statutes or other claims, including alleged violation of international statutory and common law. In addition, third parties have made, and may continue to make, infringement and related claims against us over the display of content or search results triggered by search terms, including the display of advertising, that include trademark terms. Currently, we are engaged in lawsuits regarding such intellectual property issues.

As we expand our business and develop new technologies, products and services, we may become increasingly subject to intellectual property infringement claims, including those that may arise under international laws. In the event that there is a determination that we have infringed third-party proprietary rights such as patents, copyrights, trademark rights, trade secret rights, or other third-party rights such as publicity and privacy rights, we could incur substantial monetary liability, or be required to enter into costly royalty or licensing agreements or be prevented from using such rights, which could require us to change our business practices in the future, hinder us from offering certain features, functionalities, products or services, require us to develop non-infringing products or technologies, and limit our ability to compete effectively. We may also incur substantial expenses in defending against third-party claims regardless of the merit of such claims. In addition, many of our agreements with our customers or Affiliates require us to indemnify them for some types of third-party intellectual property infringement claims, which could increase our costs in defending such claims and our damages. Furthermore, such customers and Affiliates may discontinue the use of our products, services, and technologies either as a result of injunctions or otherwise. The occurrence of any of these results could harm our brands or have an adverse effect on our business, financial position, operating results, and cash flows.

We are subject to a variety of new and existing U.S. and foreign government laws and regulations which could subject us to claims, judgments, monetary liabilities and other remedies, and to limitations on our business practices.

We are subject to laws and regulations directly applicable to providers of Internet, mobile, and voice over Internet protocol, or VOIP, services both domestically and internationally. The application of existing domestic and international laws and regulations to us relating to issues such as user privacy and data protection, security, defamation, pricing, advertising, taxation, gambling, sweepstakes, promotions, billing, real estate, consumer protection, accessibility, content regulation, quality of services, law enforcement demands, telecommunications, mobile, television, and intellectual property ownership and infringement in many instances is unclear or unsettled. In addition, we will also be subject to any new laws and regulations directly applicable to our domestic and international activities. Further, the application of existing laws to us or our subsidiaries regulating or requiring licenses for certain businesses of our advertisers including, for example, distribution of pharmaceuticals, alcohol, adult content, tobacco, or firearms, as well as insurance and securities brokerage, and legal services, can be unclear. Internationally, we may also be subject to laws regulating our activities in foreign countries and to foreign laws and regulations that are inconsistent from country to country. We may incur substantial liabilities for expenses necessary to defend such litigation or to comply with these laws and regulations, as well as potential substantial penalties for any failure to comply. Compliance with these laws and regulations may also cause us to change or limit our business practices in a manner adverse to our business.

A number of U.S. federal laws, including those referenced below, impact our business. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) is intended, in part, to limit the liability of eligible online service providers for listing or linking to third-party Websites

that include materials that infringe copyrights or other rights of others. Portions of the Communications Decency Act (CDA) are intended to provide statutory protections to online service providers who distribute third-party content. We rely on the protections provided by both the DMCA and the CDA in conducting our business. If these or other laws or judicial interpretations are changed to narrow their protections, or if international jurisdictions refuse to apply similar provisions in foreign lawsuits, we will be subject to greater risk of liability, our costs of compliance with these regulations or to defend litigation may increase, or our ability to operate certain lines of business may be limited. The Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act is intended to impose restrictions on the ability of online services to collect some types of information from children under the age of 13. In addition, Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008 (PROTECT Act) requires online service providers to report evidence of violations of federal child pornography laws under certain circumstances. Other federal, state or international laws and legislative efforts designed to protect children on the Internet may impose additional requirements on us. U.S. export control laws and regulations impose requirements and restrictions on exports to certain nations and persons and on our business.

Changes in these or any other laws and regulations or the interpretation of them, or an extension of our business into new areas, could increase our future compliance costs, make our products and services less attractive to our users, or cause us to change or limit our business practices. Further, any failure on our part to comply with any relevant laws or regulations may subject us to significant civil or criminal liabilities.

Changes in regulations or user concerns regarding privacy and protection of user data, or any failure to comply with such laws, could adversely affect our business.

The use of consumer data by online service providers and advertising networks is a topic of active interest among federal, state, and international regulatory bodies, and the regulatory environment is unsettled. Federal, state, and international laws and regulations govern the collection, use, retention, disclosure, sharing and security of data that we receive from and about our users. Our privacy policies and practices concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of user data are posted on our and many of our Affiliates Websites. Any failure, or perceived failure, by us to comply with our posted privacy policies, to make effective modifications to our privacy policies, or to comply with any data-related consent orders, Federal Trade Commission requirements or orders, or other federal, state, or international privacy or data-protection-related laws, regulations or industry self-regulatory principles could result in proceedings or actions against us by governmental entities or others, which could potentially have an adverse effect on our business.

Further, failure or perceived failure by us to comply with our policies, applicable requirements, or industry self-regulatory principles related to the collection, use, sharing or security of personal information, or other privacy, data-retention or data-protection matters could result in a loss of user confidence in us, damage to the Yahoo! brands, and ultimately in a loss of users, advertising partners, or Affiliates which could adversely affect our business.

In addition, various federal, state and foreign legislative or regulatory bodies may enact new or additional laws and regulations concerning privacy, data-retention and data-protection issues, including laws or regulations mandating disclosure to domestic or international law enforcement bodies, which could adversely impact our business, our brand or our reputation with users. The interpretation and application of privacy, data protection and data retention laws and regulations are currently unsettled in the U.S. and internationally. These laws may be interpreted and applied inconsistently from country to country and inconsistently with our current policies and practices, making it difficult to make long-range business planning decisions regarding data use, notice, storage, access, or retention. Complying with these varying international requirements could cause us to incur substantial costs or require us to change our business practices in a manner adverse to our business.

If our security measures are breached, our products and services may be perceived as not being secure, users and customers may curtail or stop using our products and services, and we may incur significant legal and financial exposure.

Our products and services involve the storage and transmission of Yahoo!s users and customers personal and proprietary information in our facilities and on our equipment, networks and corporate systems. Security breaches could expose us to a risk of loss of this information, litigation, remediation costs, increased costs for security measures, loss of revenue, damage to our reputation, and potential liability. Our user data and corporate systems and security measures may be breached due to the actions of outside parties, employee error, malfeasance, or otherwise, and, as a result, an unauthorized party may obtain access to our data or our users or customers data. Additionally, outside parties may attempt to fraudulently induce employees, users, or customers to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to our data or our users or customers data. We must continuously examine and modify our security controls and business policies to adapt to the rise of social networking, the adoption of new devices and technologies enabling users to share data and communicate in new ways, and the increasing focus by our users and regulators on controlling and protecting user data.

Any breach or unauthorized access could result in significant legal and financial exposure, increased costs for security measures or to defend litigation or damage to our reputation, and a loss of confidence in the security of our products and services and networks that could potentially have an adverse effect on our business. Because the techniques used to obtain unauthorized access, disable or degrade service, or sabotage systems change frequently or may be designed to remain dormant until a predetermined event and often

are not recognized until launched against a target, we may be unable to anticipate these techniques or implement adequate preventative measures. If an actual or perceived breach of our security occurs, the market perception of the effectiveness of our security measures could be harmed, we could lose users and customers, and we could suffer financial exposure due to such events or in connection with remediation efforts, investigation costs, changed security, and system protection measures.

We may be subject to legal liability associated with providing online services or content.

We host and provide a wide variety of services and technology products that enable and encourage individuals and businesses to exchange information, upload or otherwise generate photos, videos, text, and other content; advertise products and services; conduct business; and engage in various online activities both domestically and internationally. As a publisher of original content, we may be subject to claims such as libel, defamation or improper use of publicity rights, as well as infringement claims such as plagiarism. The law relating to the liability of providers of online services and products for activities of their users is currently unsettled both within the U.S. and internationally. Claims have been threatened and brought against us for defamation, negligence, breaches of contract, plagiarism, copyright or trademark infringement, unfair competition, unlawful activity, tort, including personal injury, fraud, or other theories based on the nature and content of information which we publish or to which we provide links or that may be posted online or generated by us or by third parties, including our users. In addition, we have been and may again in the future be subject to domestic or international actions alleging that certain content we have generated or third-party content that we have made available within our services violates laws in domestic and international jurisdictions. Defense of any such actions could be costly and involve significant time and attention of our management and other resources, may result in monetary liabilities or penalties, and may require us to change our business in an adverse manner.

We arrange for the distribution of third-party advertisements to third-party publishers and advertising networks, and we offer third-party products, services, or content, such as stock quotes and trading information, under the Yahoo! brand or via distribution on Yahoo! Properties. We may be subject to claims concerning these products, services, or content by virtue of our involvement in marketing, branding, broadcasting, or providing access to them, even if we do not ourselves host, operate, provide, or provide access to these products, services, or content. While our agreements with respect to these products, services, and content often provide that we will be indemnified against such liabilities, the ability to receive such indemnification may be disputed, could result in substantial costs to enforce or defend, and depends on the financial resources of the other party to the agreement, and any amounts received might not be adequate to cover our liabilities or the costs associated with defense of such proceedings.

It is also possible that if the manner in which information is provided or any information provided directly by us contains errors or is otherwise wrongfully provided to users, third parties could make claims against us. For example, we offer Web-based e-mail services, which expose us to potential risks, such as liabilities or claims resulting from unsolicited e-mail, lost or misdirected messages, illegal or fraudulent use of e-mail, alleged violations of policies or privacy protections, including civil or criminal laws, or interruptions or delays in e-mail service. We may also face purported consumer class actions or state actions relating to our online services, including our fee-based services (particularly in connection with any decision to discontinue a fee-based service). In addition, our customers, third parties, or government entities may assert claims or actions against us if our online services or technologies are used to spread or facilitate malicious or harmful code or applications. Investigating and defending these types of claims are expensive, even if the claims are without merit or do not ultimately result in liability, and could subject us to significant monetary liability or cause a change in business practices that could negatively impact our ability to compete.

Acquisitions and strategic investments could result in adverse impacts on our operations and in unanticipated liabilities.

We have acquired, and have made strategic investments in, a number of companies (including through joint ventures) in the past, and we expect to make additional acquisitions and strategic investments in the future. Such transactions may result in dilutive issuances of our equity securities, use of our cash resources, and incurrence of debt and amortization expenses related to intangible assets. Our acquisitions and strategic investments to date were accompanied by a number of risks, including:

the difficulty of assimilating the operations and personnel of our acquired companies into our operations;

the potential disruption of our ongoing business and distraction of management;

the incurrence of additional operating losses and expenses of the businesses we acquired or in which we invested;

the difficulty of integrating acquired technology and rights into our services and unanticipated expenses related to such integration;

the failure to successfully further develop acquired technology resulting in the impairment of amounts currently capitalized as intangible assets;

the failure of strategic investments to perform as expected;

the potential for patent and trademark infringement and data privacy and security claims against the acquired companies, or companies in which we have invested;

litigation or other claims in connection with acquisitions, acquired companies, or companies in which we have invested;

the impairment or loss of relationships with customers and partners of the companies we acquired or in which we invested or with our customers and partners as a result of the integration of acquired operations;

the impairment of relationships with, or failure to retain, employees of acquired companies or our existing employees as a result of integration of new personnel;

our lack of, or limitations on our, control over the operations of our joint venture companies;

the difficulty of integrating operations, systems, and controls as a result of cultural, regulatory, systems, and operational differences;

in the case of foreign acquisitions and investments, the impact of particular economic, tax, currency, political, legal and regulatory risks associated with specific countries; and

the impact of known potential liabilities or liabilities that may be unknown, including as a result of inadequate internal controls, associated with the companies we acquired or in which we invested.

We are likely to experience similar risks in connection with our future acquisitions and strategic investments. Our failure to be successful in addressing these risks or other problems encountered in connection with our past or future acquisitions and strategic investments could cause us to fail to realize the anticipated benefits of such acquisitions or investments, incur unanticipated liabilities, and harm our business generally.

Any failure to manage expansion and changes to our business could adversely affect our operating results.

We continue to evolve our business. As a result of acquisitions, and international expansion in recent years, more than half of our employees are now based outside of our Sunnyvale, California headquarters. If we are unable to effectively manage a large and geographically dispersed group of employees or to anticipate our future growth and personnel needs, our business may be adversely affected.

As we expand our business, we must also expand and adapt our operational infrastructure. Our business relies on data systems, billing systems, and financial reporting and control systems, among others. All of these systems have become increasingly complex in the recent past due to the growing complexity of our business, acquisitions of new businesses with different systems, and increased regulation over controls and procedures. To manage our business in a cost-effective manner, we will need to continue to upgrade and improve our data systems, billing systems, and other operational and financial systems, procedures, and controls. In some cases, we are outsourcing administrative functions to lower-cost providers. These upgrades, improvements and outsourcing changes will require a dedication of resources and in some cases are likely to be complex. If we are unable to adapt our systems and put adequate controls in place in a timely manner, our business may be adversely affected. In particular, sustained failures of our billing systems to accommodate increasing numbers of transactions, to accurately bill users and advertisers, or to accurately compensate Affiliates could adversely affect the viability of our business model.

Any failure to scale and adapt our existing technology architecture to manage expansion of user-facing services and to respond to rapid technological change could adversely affect our business.

As some of the most visited sites on the Internet, Yahoo! Properties deliver a significant number of products, services, page views, and advertising impressions to users around the world. The products and services offered by us are expected to continue to expand and change significantly and rapidly in the future to accommodate new technologies and Internet advertising solutions, and new means of content delivery.

In addition, widespread adoption of new Internet, networking or telecommunications technologies, or other technological changes, could require substantial expenditures to modify or adapt our services or infrastructure. The technology architectures and platforms utilized for our services are highly complex and may not provide satisfactory security features or support in the future, as usage increases and products and services expand, change, and become more complex. In the future, we may make additional changes to our, or move to completely new, architectures, platforms and systems, or our users may increasingly access our sites through devices that compel us to invest in new architectures, platforms and systems. Such changes may be technologically challenging to develop and implement, may take time to test and deploy, may cause us to incur substantial costs or data loss, and may cause changes, delays or interruptions in service. These changes, delays, or interruptions in our service may cause our users, Affiliates and other advertising platform participants to become dissatisfied with our service or to move to competing providers or seek remedial actions or compensation. Further, to the extent that demands for our services increase, we will need to expand our infrastructure, including the capacity of our hardware servers and the sophistication of our software. This expansion is likely to be expensive and complex and require additional technical expertise. As we acquire users who rely upon us for a wide variety of services, it becomes more technologically complex and costly to retrieve, store, and integrate data that will enable us to track each users preferences. Any difficulties experienced in adapting our architectures, platforms and infrastructure to accommodate increased traffic, to store user data, and track user preferences, together with the associated costs and potential loss of traffic, could harm our operating results, cash flows from operations, and financial condition.

We have dedicated considerable resources to provide a variety of premium products and services, which might not prove to be successful in generating significant revenue for us.

We offer fee-based enhancements for many of our free services. The development cycles for these technologies are long and generally require significant investment by us. We have invested and will continue to invest in premium products and services. Some of these premium products and services might not generate anticipated revenue or might not meet anticipated user adoption rates. We have previously discontinued some non-profitable premium services and may discontinue others. General economic conditions as well as the rapidly evolving competitive landscape may affect users willingness to pay for such premium services. If we cannot generate revenue from our premium services that are greater than the cost of providing such services, our operating results could be harmed.

We rely on third parties to provide the technologies necessary to deliver content, advertising, and services to our users, and any change in the licensing terms, costs, availability, or acceptance of these formats and technologies could adversely affect our business.

We rely on third parties to provide the technologies that we use to deliver content, advertising, and services to our users. There can be no assurance that these providers will continue to license their technologies or intellectual property to us on reasonable terms, or at all. Providers may change the fees they charge users or otherwise change their business model in a manner that slows the widespread acceptance of their technologies. In order for our services to be successful, there must be a large base of users of the technologies necessary to deliver our content, advertising, and services. We have limited or no control over the availability or acceptance of those technologies, and any change in the licensing terms, costs, availability, or user acceptance of these technologies could adversely affect our business.

If we are unable to attract, sustain, and renew distribution arrangements on favorable terms, our revenue may decline.

We enter into distribution arrangements with third parties such as operators of third-party Websites, online networks, software companies, electronics companies, computer manufacturers, Internet service providers and others to promote or supply our services to their users. For example:

We maintain search and display advertising relationships with Affiliate sites, which integrate our advertising offerings into their Websites.

We enter into distribution alliances with Internet service providers (including providers of cable and broadband Internet access) and software distributors to promote our services to their users.

We enter into agreements with mobile, tablet, netbook, television, and other device manufacturers, electronics companies and carriers to promote our software and services on their devices.

In some markets, we depend on a limited number of distribution arrangements for a significant percentage of our user activity. A failure by our distributors to attract or retain their user bases would negatively impact our user activity and, in turn, would reduce our revenue. In some cases, device manufacturers may be unwilling to pay Yahoo! fees in order to distribute Yahoo! services.

Distribution agreements often involve revenue sharing. Over time competition to enter into distribution arrangements may cause our traffic acquisition costs to increase. In some cases, we guarantee distributors a minimum level of revenue and, as a result, run a risk that the distributors performance (in terms of ad impressions, toolbar installations, etc.) might not be sufficient to otherwise earn their minimum payments. In other cases, we agree that if the distributor does not realize specified minimum revenue we will adjust the distributors revenue-share percentage or provide make-whole arrangements.

Some of our distribution agreements are not exclusive, have a short term, are terminable at will, or are subject to early termination provisions. The loss of distributors, increased distribution costs, or the renewal of distribution agreements on significantly less favorable terms may cause our revenue to decline.

More individuals are utilizing devices other than a PC to access the Internet, and versions of our services developed for these devices might not gain widespread adoption by the devices users, manufacturers, or distributors or might fail to function as intended on some devices.

The number of individuals who access the Internet through devices other than a PC, such as mobile telephones, personal digital assistants, handheld computers, tablets, netbooks, televisions, and set-top box devices has increased dramatically, and the trend is likely to continue. Our services were originally designed for rich, graphical environments such as those available on PCs. The different hardware and software, memory, operating systems, resolution, and other functionality associated with alternative devices currently available may make our PC services unusable or difficult to use on such devices. Similarly, the licenses we have negotiated to present third-party content to PC users may not extend to users of alternative devices. In those cases, we may need to enter into new or amended agreements with the content providers in order to present a similar user-experience on the new devices. The content providers may not be willing to enter into such new or amended agreements on reasonable terms or at all.

We offer versions of many of our popular services (such as sports, finance, and news) designed to be accessed on a number of models of alternative devices. We also offer versions of some of our services (such as instant messaging) designed for specific popular devices. As new devices are introduced, it is difficult to predict the problems we may encounter in developing versions of our services for use on those devices, and we may need to devote significant resources to the creation, support, and maintenance of such versions or risk loss of market share. If we are unable to successfully innovate new forms of Internet advertising for alternative devices, to attract and retain a substantial number of alternative device manufacturers, distributors, content providers, and users to our services, or to capture a sufficient share of an increasingly important portion of the market for these services, we may be unsuccessful in attracting both advertisers and premium service subscribers to these services.

To the extent that an access provider or device manufacturer enters into a distribution arrangement with one of our competitors, or as our competitors design, develop, or acquire control of alternative connected devices or their operating systems, we face an increased risk that our users will favor the services or properties of that competitor. The manufacturer or access provider might promote a competitors services or might impair users access to our services by blocking access through their devices or by not making our services available in a readily-discoverable manner on their devices. If competitive distributors impair access to our services, or if they simply are more successful than our distributors in developing compelling products that attract and retain users or advertisers, then our revenue could decline.

In the future, as new methods for accessing the Internet and our services become available, including through alternative devices, we may need to enter into amended distribution agreements with existing access providers, distributors, and manufacturers to cover the new devices and new arrangements. We face a risk that existing and potential new access providers, distributors, and manufacturers may decide not to offer distribution of our services on reasonable terms, or at all. If we fail to obtain distribution or to obtain distribution on terms that are reasonable, we may not be able to fully execute our business plan.

Our international operations are subject to additional risks which could harm our business, operating results, and financial condition.

In addition to uncertainty about our ability to continue to generate revenue from our foreign operations and expand our international market position, there are additional risks inherent in doing business internationally (including through our international joint ventures), including:

trade barriers and changes in trade regulations;

difficulties in developing, staffing, and simultaneously managing a large number of varying foreign operations as a result of distance, language, and cultural differences;

stringent local labor laws and regulations;

longer payment cycles;

credit risk and higher levels of payment fraud;

profit repatriation restrictions and foreign currency exchange restrictions;

political or social unrest, economic instability, repression, or human rights issues;

geopolitical events, including acts of war and terrorism;

import or export regulations;

compliance with U.S. laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and local laws prohibiting bribery and corrupt payments to government officials;

antitrust and competition regulations;

seasonal volatility in business activity and local economic conditions;

laws, regulations, licensing requirements, and business practices that favor local competitors or prohibit foreign ownership or investments;

different or more stringent user protection, content, data protection, privacy and other laws; and

risks related to other government regulation or required compliance with local laws.

We are subject to numerous and sometimes conflicting U.S. and foreign laws and regulations. Violations of these complex laws and regulations that apply to our international operations could result in damage awards, fines, criminal actions, sanctions, or penalties against us, our officers or our employees, prohibitions on the conduct of our business, and damage to our reputation. Although we have implemented policies and procedures designed to promote compliance with these laws, there can be no assurance that our employees, contractors, or agents will not violate our policies. These risks inherent in our international operations and expansion increase our costs of doing business internationally and could result in harm to our business, operating results, and financial condition.

The benefits of the Framework Agreement may not be realized and we are involved in legal proceedings related to Alipay that may result in adverse outcomes.

On July 29, 2011, we entered into a Framework Agreement with Alibaba Group Limited (Alibaba Group), Softbank Corp., a Japanese corporation, Alipay.com Co., Ltd. (Alipay), APN Ltd., a company organized under the laws of the Cayman Islands (IPCo), Zhejiang Alibaba E-Commerce Co., Ltd., a limited liability company organized under the laws of the Peoples Republic of China (Holdco), Jack Ma Yun, Joseph C. Tsai and certain security holders of Alipay or HoldCo as joinder parties. See Note 4Investments in Equity Interests in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Pursuant to the terms of the Framework Agreement, the parties agreed upon the consideration to be received by Alibaba Group for the restructuring of Alipay and the ongoing relationship between Alipay and Alibaba Group and its subsidiaries. The closing contemplated by the Framework Agreement occurred in December 2011. Alibaba Group may not realize the anticipated benefits of the Framework Agreement due to risks and uncertainties, including: the failure of Alipay to generate significant royalty and software technology services fees payable to Alibaba Group; the possibility that a liquidity event of Alipay does not occur; the failure or inability of IPCo to pay its promissory note in accordance with its terms; and uncertainties concerning the laws and regulations of the Peoples Republic of China (the PRC) and the PRC regulatory environment.

We and certain officers, directors and third parties are party to a number of stockholder derivative suits and purported stockholder class action suits filed since we filed our Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. See the section captioned Contingencies included in Note 10Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. Such claims and proceedings are inherently uncertain and their results cannot be predicted with certainty. Regardless of the outcome, such legal proceedings can have an adverse impact on us because of legal costs, diversion of management resources, and other factors. These lawsuits or any future lawsuits may become time consuming and expensive and may result in adverse outcomes.

New technologies could block our advertisements, impair our ability to serve interest-based advertising, or shift the location in which search results appear, which could harm our operating results.

Technologies have been developed and are likely to continue to be developed that can block display, search, and interest-based advertising and content, or shift the location in which search results appear on pages so that our advertisements do not appear in the most monetizable places on our pages or are obscured. Most of our revenue is derived from fees paid by advertisers in connection with the display of graphical advertisements or clicks on search advertisements on Web pages. As a result, such technologies and tools could reduce the number of display and search advertisements that we are able to deliver or our ability to serve our interest-based advertising and this, in turn, could reduce our advertising revenue and operating results.

Proprietary document formats may limit the effectiveness of our search technology by preventing our technology from accessing the content of documents in such formats, which could limit the effectiveness of our products and services.

A large amount of information on the Internet is provided in proprietary document formats. These proprietary document formats may limit the effectiveness of search technology by preventing the technology from accessing the content of such documents. The providers of the software applications used to create these documents could engineer the document format to prevent or interfere with the process of indexing the document contents with search technology. This would mean that the document contents would not be included in search results even if the contents were directly relevant to a search. The software providers may also seek to require us to pay them royalties in exchange for giving us the ability to search documents in their format. If the search platform technology we employ is unable to index proprietary format Web documents as effectively as our competitors technology, usage of our search services might decline, which could cause our revenue to fall.

Interruptions, delays, or failures in the provision of our services could harm our operating results.

Delays or disruptions to our service, or the loss or compromise of data, could result from a variety of causes, including the following:

Our operations are susceptible to outages and interruptions due to fire, flood, earthquake, tsunami, other natural disasters, power loss, equipment or telecommunications failures, cyber attacks, terrorist attacks, political or social unrest, and other events over which we have little or no control.

The systems through which we provide our products and services are highly technical, complex, and interdependent. Design errors might exist in these systems, or might be introduced as we roll out improvements and upgrades, which might cause service malfunctions or require services to be taken offline while corrective responses are developed.

Despite our implementation of network security measures, our servers are vulnerable to computer viruses, worms, hacking, physical and electronic break-ins, router disruption, sabotage or espionage, and other disruptions from unauthorized access and tampering, as well as coordinated denial-of-service attacks. We may not be in a position to promptly address attacks or to implement adequate preventative measures if we are unable to immediately detect such attacks. Such events could result in large expenditures to investigate or remediate, to recover data, to repair or replace networks or information systems, including changes to security measures, to deploy additional personnel, to defend litigation or to protect against similar future events, and may cause damage to our reputation or loss of revenue. We distribute servers among data centers around the world to create redundancies; however, we do not have multiple site capacity for all of our services and some of our systems are not fully redundant in the event of delays or disruptions to service. As not all of our systems are fully redundant, some data or systems may not be fully recoverable after such events.

We rely on third-party providers for our principal Internet connections and co-location of a significant portion of our data servers, as well as for our payment processing capabilities and key components or features of our search, e-mail and VOIP services, news, stock quote and other content delivery, chat services, mapping, streaming, geo-targeting, music, games, and other services. We have little or no control over these third-party providers. Any disruption of the services they provide us or any failure of these third-party providers to handle higher volumes of use could, in turn, cause delays or disruptions in our services and loss of revenue. In addition, if our agreements with these third-party providers are terminated for any reason, we might not have a readily available alternative.

Prolonged delays or disruptions to our service could result in a loss of users, damage to our brands, legal costs or liability, and harm to our operating results.

If we or our third-party service provider fail to prevent click fraud or choose to manage traffic quality in a way that advertisers find unsatisfactory, our profitability may decline.

A portion of our display and search revenue comes from advertisers that pay for advertising on a price-per-click basis, meaning that the advertisers pay a fee every time a user clicks on their advertising. This pricing model can be vulnerable to so-called click fraud, which occurs when clicks are submitted on ads by a user who is motivated by reasons other than genuine interest in the subject of the ad. On Yahoo! Properties and Affiliate sites, we or our third-party service provider may be exposed to the risk of click fraud or other clicks or conversions that advertisers may perceive as undesirable. If fraudulent or other malicious activity is perpetrated by others and we or our third-party service provider are unable to detect and prevent it, or choose to manage traffic quality in a way that advertisers find unsatisfactory, the affected advertisers may experience or perceive a reduced return on their investment in our advertising programs which could lead the advertisers to become dissatisfied with our advertising programs and they might refuse to pay, demand refunds, or withdraw future business. Undetected click fraud could damage our brands and lead to a loss of advertisers and revenue. Moreover, advertiser dissatisfaction has led to litigation alleging click fraud and other types of traffic quality-related claims and could potentially lead to further litigation against us or our third-party provider or government regulation of advertising. Advertisers may also be issued refunds or credits as a result of such activity. Any increase in costs due to any such litigation, government regulation or legislation, or refunds or credits could negatively impact our profitability.

We are involved in legal proceedings that may result in adverse outcomes.

We are regularly involved in claims, suits, government investigations, and proceedings arising from the ordinary course of our business, including actions with respect to intellectual property claims, privacy, data protection or law enforcement matters, tax matters, labor and employment claims, commercial claims, as well as actions involving content generated by our users, stockholder derivative actions, purported class action lawsuits, and other matters. Such claims, suits, government investigations, and proceedings are inherently uncertain and their results cannot be predicted with certainty. Regardless of the outcome, such legal proceedings can have an adverse impact on us because of legal costs, diversion of management and other personnel, and other factors. In addition, it is possible that a resolution of one or more such proceedings could result in liability, penalties, or sanctions, as well as judgments, consent decrees, or orders preventing us from offering certain features, functionalities, products, or services, or requiring a change in our business practices, products or technologies, which could in the future materially and adversely affect our business, operating results, and financial condition. See Note 10 Commitments and Contingencies in the Notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements.

Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates affect our operating results in U.S. dollar terms.

A portion of our revenue comes from international operations. Revenue generated and expenses incurred by our international subsidiaries and equity method investees are often denominated in the currencies of the local countries. As a result, our consolidated U.S. dollar financial statements are subject to fluctuations due to changes in exchange rates as the financial results of our international subsidiaries and equity method investees are translated from local currencies into U.S. dollars. In addition, our financial results are subject to changes in exchange rates that impact the settlement of transactions in non-local currencies.

We use derivative instruments, such as foreign currency forward contracts, to partially offset certain exposures to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates. The use of such instruments may not offset any or more than a portion of the adverse financial effects of unfavorable movements in foreign currency exchange rates over the limited time the instruments are in place.

We may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill, amortizable intangible assets, investments in equity interests, including investments held by our equity method investees, or other investments become impaired.

We are required under generally accepted accounting principles to test goodwill for impairment at least annually and to review our amortizable intangible assets and investments in equity interests, including investments held by our equity method investees, for impairment when events or changes in circumstance indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors that could lead to impairment of goodwill and amortizable intangible assets include significant adverse changes in the business climate (affecting our company as a whole or affecting any particular segment) and declines in the financial condition of our business. Factors that could lead to impairment of investments in equity interests include a prolonged period of decline in the stock price or operating performance of, or an announcement of adverse changes or events by, the companies in which we invested or the investments held by those companies. Factors that could lead to an impairment of U.S. government securities, which constitute a significant portion of our assets, include any downgrade of U.S. government debt or concern about the creditworthiness of the U.S. government. We have recorded and may be required in the future to record additional charges to earnings if our goodwill, amortizable intangible assets, investments in equity interests, including investments held by our equity investees, or other investments become impaired. Any such charge would adversely impact our financial results.

We may have exposure to additional tax liabilities which could negatively impact our income tax provision, net income, and cash flow.

We are subject to income taxes and other taxes in both the U.S. and the foreign jurisdictions in which we currently operate or have historically operated. The determination of our worldwide provision for income taxes and current and deferred tax assets and liabilities requires judgment and estimation. In the ordinary course of our business, there are many transactions and calculations where the ultimate tax determination is uncertain. We earn a significant amount of our operating income from outside the U.S., and any repatriation of funds currently held in foreign jurisdictions may result in higher effective tax rates for us. In the past there have been proposals to change U.S. tax laws that could significantly impact how U.S. multinational corporations are taxed on foreign earnings. We cannot predict the form or timing of potential legislative changes, but any newly enacted tax law could have a material adverse impact on our tax expense and cash flow. We are subject to regular review and audit by both domestic and foreign tax authorities as well as subject to the prospective and retrospective effects of changing tax regulations and legislation. Although we believe our tax estimates are reasonable, the ultimate tax outcome may materially differ from the tax amounts recorded in our consolidated financial statements and may materially affect our income tax provision, net income, or cash flows in the period or periods for which such determination and settlement is made.

Our business could be negatively affected as a result of the proxy contest.

We have received notice from certain entities affiliated with Third Point LLC (the Third Point Entities) that they intend to nominate four individuals for election to our Board of Directors at the Companys 2012 annual meeting of stockholders and to solicit proxies from stockholders in support of their four nominees. If the Third Point Entities do not withdraw their nominations and the proxy contest continues, our business could be adversely affected because:

responding to the proxy contest, including, but not limited to, issues related to the qualifications of our CEO, Board and management, can be disruptive, costly and time-consuming, and divert the attention of our management and employees;

perceived uncertainties as to our future direction, including, but not limited to, uncertainties related to our CEO, Board and management, may result in the loss of potential business opportunities, and may make it more difficult to attract and retain qualified personnel, advertisers or other business partners; and

if individuals are elected to our Board of Directors with a specific agenda, it may adversely affect our ability to effectively implement our business strategy and create additional value for our stockholders.

Our stock price has been volatile historically and may continue to be volatile regardless of our operating performance.

The trading price of our common stock has been and may continue to be subject to broad fluctuations. During the three months ended March 31, 2012, the closing sale price of our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market ranged from $14.42 to $16.29 per share and the closing sale price on April 30, 2012 was $15.54 per share. Our stock price may fluctuate in response to a number of events and factors, such as variations in quarterly operating results, announcements and implementations of technological innovations or new services by us or our competitors; changes in financial estimates and recommendations by securities analysts; the operating and stock price performance of, or other developments involving, other companies that investors may deem comparable to us; the current and anticipated future operating performance of companies in which we have an equity investment, including Yahoo Japan Corporation (Yahoo Japan) and Alibaba Group; and news reports or rumors relating to us, companies in which we have an equity investment, trends in our markets, or general economic conditions.

In addition, the stock market in general, and the market prices for Internet-related companies in particular, have experienced volatility that often has been unrelated to the operating performance of such companies. These broad market and industry fluctuations may adversely affect the price of our stock, regardless of our operating performance. Volatility or a lack of positive performance in our stock price may adversely affect our ability to retain key employees, all of whom have been granted stock options or other stock-based awards. A sustained decline in our stock price and market capitalization could lead to an impairment charge to our long-lived assets.

Delaware statutes and certain provisions in our charter documents could make it more difficult for a third-party to acquire us.

Our Board of Directors has the authority to issue up to 10 million shares of preferred stock and to determine the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions, including voting rights, of those shares without any further vote or action by the stockholders. The rights of the holders of our common stock may be subject to, and may be adversely affected by, the rights of the holders of any preferred stock that may be issued in the future. The issuance of preferred stock may have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of Yahoo! without further action by the stockholders and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock.

Some provisions of our charter documents, including provisions eliminating the ability of stockholders to take action by written consent and limiting the ability of stockholders to raise matters at a meeting of stockholders without giving advance notice, may have the effect of delaying or preventing changes in control or changes in our management, which could have an adverse effect on the market price of our stock. In addition, our charter documents do not permit cumulative voting, which may make it more difficult for a third-party to gain control of our Board of Directors. Further, we are subject to the anti-takeover provisions of Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which will prohibit us from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years after the date of the transaction in which the person became an interested stockholder, even if such combination is favored by a majority of stockholders, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. The application of Section 203 also could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of us.

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Share repurchase activity during the three months ended March 31, 2012 was as follows:


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (*)		Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of a Publicly Announced Program		Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Program (in 000s) (*)
January 1 January 31, 2012		4,556,054	$	15.47		4,556,054	$	534,847
February 1 February 29, 2012			$				$	534,847
March 1 March 31, 2012			$				$	534,847

Total		4,556,054	$	15.47		4,556,054

^(*)

The shares repurchased in the three months ended March 31, 2012 were under our stock repurchase program that was announced in June 2010 with an authorized level of $3 billion. This program, according to its terms, will expire in June 2013. Repurchases may take place in the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, including derivative transactions, and may be made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.

Other Information

None.

Item 6.

Exhibits

The exhibits listed in the Index to Exhibits (following the signatures page of this Report) are filed with, or incorporated by reference in, this Report.

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 thereunto duly authorized.


	YAHOO! INC.

Dated: May 9, 2012	By:	/s/ SCOTT THOMPSON
		Scott Thompson Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Dated: May 9, 2012	By:	/s/ TIMOTHY R. MORSE
		Timothy R. Morse Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

YAHOO! INC.

Index to Exhibits


Exhibit Number		Description

3.1(A)		Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrants Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed July 28, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).

3.1(B)		Certificate of Designation, Preferences and Rights of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock of the Registrant (included as Exhibit A within the Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005, by and between the Registrant and Equiserve Trust Company, N.A., as rights agent (previously filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed April 4, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference)).

3.2		Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (previously filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrants Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 20, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).

31.1*		Certificate of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 9, 2012.

31.2*		Certificate of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 9, 2012.

32*		Certificate of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(b) and 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, dated May 9, 2012.

101.INS*		XBRL Instance

101.SCH*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema

101.CAL*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation

101.DEF*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition

101.LAB*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels

101.PRE*		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation

*	Filed herewith.

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