UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 12, 2011
ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-33599 | 20-5337455 | |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
500 W. Madison Street, Suite 1000, Chicago, Illinois | 60661 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(312) 894-5000
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Orbitz Worldwide, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. (the Company),
and American Express have signed an agreement whereby the Company will provide private label
services for the American Express Consumer Travel Network (www.americanexpress.com/travel). The
Company will develop a highly customized site that offers consumers a complete online travel
solution, including air, car, hotel, dynamic packaging, and activities & services, while leveraging
the unique programs and benefits that American Express provides to its cardmembers including Fine
Hotels & Resorts and double Membership Rewards when booking online.
Once implemented, the partnership is expected to deliver increased sales volumes overall and hotel
room night growth for the Company, which supports our strategic initiative to expand our hotel
business. The Company expects to begin providing private label services for the American Express
Consumer Travel Network in the second half of 2012 with no interruption in service during the
transition.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that involve risks, uncertainties and other
factors concerning, among other things, the Companys expected performance and benefits that may be
realized from the partnership, the expected operational timeframe and the Companys objectives,
expectations and intentions and other statements contained in this Form 8-K that are not historical
facts. The Companys actual results could differ materially from the results expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements. The potential risks, uncertainties and other factors that could
cause actual results to differ from those expressed by the forward-looking statements in this Form
8-K include, but are not limited to, the economic recession and general state of the financial
markets; competition in the travel industry; factors affecting the level of travel activity,
particularly air travel volume; the termination of any major suppliers participation on the
companys websites; maintenance and protection of the Companys information technology and
intellectual property; the outcome of pending litigation; the Companys level of indebtedness;
risks associated with doing business in multiple currencies; trends in the travel industry; and
general economic and business conditions. More information regarding these and other risks,
uncertainties and factors is contained in the section entitled Risk Factors in the Companys
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which are available on the SECs
website at www.sec.gov or the Companys Investor Relations website at www.orbitz-ir.com. You are
cautioned not to unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
of this Form 8-K. All information in this Form 8-K is as of September 12, 2011, and the Company
undertakes no obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: September 12, 2011 | ORBITZ WORLDWIDE, INC. |
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By: | /s/ Barney Harford | |||
Name: | Barney Harford | |||
Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |||