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eBay Inc.

Q12020

4/29/2020

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Operator
Conference Call Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the eBay First Quarter 2020 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all lines are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star 1 on your telephone. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. If you need further assistance, please press star 0. I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today, John Belante, Vice President of Investor Relations. Sir, the floor is yours.

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John Belante
Vice President of Investor Relations

Thank you. Good afternoon. Thank you for joining us, and welcome to eBay's earnings release conference call for the first quarter of 2020. Joining me today on the call are Scott Schenkel, Andy Kring, and our new CEO, Jamie Iannone. We're providing a slide presentation to accompany Andy's commentary during the call, which is available through the investor relations section of the eBay website at investors.ebayinc.com. Before we begin, I'd like to remind you that during the course of this conference call, We will discuss some non-GAAP measures related to our performance. You can find the reconciliation of these measures to the nearest comparable GAAP measures in the slide presentation accompanying this conference call. With the February completion of the sale of StubHub, all figures in this presentation are for the remaining company, inclusive of marketplace and classifieds only. StubHub results are presented as discontinued operations. Please refer to our recent 8K filing with adjusted prior periods. Additionally, all revenue and GMV growth rates mentioned in Scott and Andy's remarks represent FX-neutral year-over-year comparisons, unless they indicate otherwise. In this conference call, management will make forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our future performance and expected financial results. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties, and our actual results may differ materially from our forecasts for a variety of reasons. You can find more information about risks, uncertainties, and other factors that could affect our operating results in our most recent periodic reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q and our earnings release from earlier today. You should not rely on any forward-looking statements. All information in this presentation is as of April 29, 2020, and we do not intend and undertake no duty to update this information. Lastly, I'd like to share today's agenda. As you know, the Board recently announced the appointment of Jamie Iannone as our new CEO. Given that he officially started the role two days ago, Jamie will obviously not be fully participating in this quarter's earnings call, but he will make a few introductory remarks before we begin. Following that, Scott will provide a business update and Andy will provide a financial update. At the end, we will open Q&A where Scott and Andy will be available to answer your questions. With that, let me turn it over to Jamie.

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Jamie Iannone
Chief Executive Officer

Thank you, Joe, and good afternoon, everyone. I'm thrilled and honored to be with you today. I look forward to speaking directly with all of you over the coming months as I settle into my new role at eBay. But for today, I will keep my comments brief. As some of you know, eBay is where I've spent the most time in my career, and I'm really excited to rejoin the company. eBay is a remarkable success story with amazing assets, robust organic traffic, and longstanding customer relationships around the globe. I truly believe the company has tremendous opportunities to capitalize on this foundation innovate for the future, and grow its ecosystem. These are some of the reasons why I was so compelled to return to eBay and play a leading role in shaping the company's path forward. I look forward to working with our global teams to enhance buyer experiences and provide more capabilities that will help small businesses sustain and grow. I will focus on continuing to evolve the company's strategy while delivering on eBay's commitment to maximize long-term shareholder value. Before I close, I'd like to acknowledge and thank Scott for his leadership over the last several months. Scott has led and implemented huge changes in the business, all while guiding the company through one of the biggest crises our society has ever faced. Thank you, Scott. Thank you, Andy, and the entire leadership team for your assistance and guidance as we work towards a smooth transition. I'd like to turn the call over to Scott to begin the earnings update, and I look forward to speaking with you again 90 days from now. Scott?

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