UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
January 3, 2013
GOOGLE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-50726 | 77-0493581 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 253-0000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On January 3, 2013, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closed its investigations into Google Inc.’s business practices, including search and advertising, and into Motorola Mobility’s use of standard essential patents in litigation. Copies of the letter that Google submitted to the FTC relating to certain voluntary product changes, the consent order that Motorola Mobility and Google entered into with the FTC relating to standard essential patents, and Google’s blogpost relating to this announcement are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, and 99.1, respectively, to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Letter, dated as of December 27, 2012, from Google Inc. to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission | |
| 10.2 | Agreement Containing Consent Order, dated as of January 3, 2013, between Motorola Mobility LLC and Google Inc., and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission | |
| 99.1 | Posting on the Official Google Blog dated January 3, 2013 | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| GOOGLE INC. | ||||
| Date: January 3, 2013 |
/s/ Donald Harrison | |||
| Donald Harrison Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Assistant Secretary | ||||