0001145549-24-006384.txt : 20240215 0001145549-24-006384.hdr.sgml : 20240215 20240215160440 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001145549-24-006384 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: N-CEN PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20231231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20240215 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20240215 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 20240215 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ALTABA INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001011006 ORGANIZATION NAME: IRS NUMBER: 770398689 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: N-CEN SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-23264 FILM NUMBER: 24643761 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ALTABA INC. STREET 2: 140 E. 45TH STREET 15TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: (646) 679-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 140 E. 45TH STREET STREET 2: 15TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: YAHOO INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960320 N-CEN 1 primary_doc.xml X0404 N-CEN LIVE 0001011006 XXXXXXXX false false false N-2 Altaba Inc. 811-23264 0001011006 549300ZJC0V1K2ZCKG85 PO Box 278 Commack 11725 US-NY US 6466792000 U.S. Bancorp Fund Services LLC 622 N Cass St. Milwaukee 53202 18336121912 Journals containing an itemized daily record in detail of all purchases and sales of securities, all receipts and deliveries of securities, all receipts and disbursements of cash and all other debits and credits. General and auxiliary ledgers reflecting all assets, liability, reserve, capital, income and expense accounts. N N N N-2 N Thomas J McInerney N/A Y Alexi A Wellman N/A Y Richard L Kauffman N/A N Catherine J Friedman N/A N Eric K Brandt N/A N Adam Shoffner N/A 3 Canal Plaza Suite 100 Portland 04101 XXXXXX N N N N N N N PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 00238 5493002GVO7EO8RNNS37 N N N N N Altaba Inc. 549300ZJC0V1K2ZCKG85 N N/A N N N N N/A N/A N/A Rule 32a-4 (17 CFR 270.32a-4) N N N N Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC 801-70103 000149777 7PDDXEMZ0ZV0CEDU4D16 N Computershare Trust Company, N.A 85-05006 2549001YYB62BVMSAO13 N N N Clearwater Advisors, LLC 254900O9Z7V59SDFBW75 N N US Bank N.A 6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02 N N Bank - section 17(f)(1) (15 U.S.C. 80a-17(f)(1)) N N U.S. Bancorp Fund Services LLC N1GZ7BBF3NP8GI976H15 N N N 0.000000000000 MORGAN STANLEY SMITH BARNEY LLC 8-68191 000149777 7PDDXEMZ0ZV0CEDU4D16 760577542.000000000000 BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. 8-34344 000016686 RUC0QBLBRPRCU4W1NE59 463878687.000000000000 NOMURA SECURITIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. 8-15255-1 000004297 OXTKY6Q8X53C9ILVV871 285228086.000000000000 BNP PARIBAS SECURITIES CORP. 8-32682 000015794 RCNB6OTYUAMMP879YW96 202292820.000000000000 MIZUHO SECURITIES USA LLC 8-37710 000019647 7TK5RJIZDFROZCA6XF66 123934770.000000000000 BARCLAYS CAPITAL INC. 8-41342-0 000019714 AC28XWWI3WIBK2824319 105966572.000000000000 U.S. BANCORP INVESTMENTS, INC. 8-35359 000017868 H85Z6XZP8B10ES0M2G89 96314870.000000000000 GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC 8-12900-0 000000361 FOR8UP27PHTHYVLBNG30 41571308.000000000000 COWEN AND COMPANY, LLC 8-22522 000007616 549300WR155U7DVMIW58 32586949.000000000000 CITADEL SECURITIES LLC 8-53574 000116797 12UUJYTN7D3SW8KCSG25 29966195.000000000000 2142320799.000000000000 N 1605935.000000000000 Common stock Common Stock N N N N N N 0.000000000000 0.640000000000 N/A 2.770000000000 true true LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 2 legal-letter.htm LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Legal Contingencies
 
General
 
The Fund has been regularly involved in claims, suits, government investigations, and proceedings arising from the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, including actions with respect to intellectual property claims, privacy, consumer protection, information security, data protection or law enforcement matters, commercial claims, stockholder derivative actions, purported class action lawsuits, and other matters. Except as otherwise specifically described in this Note 5, during the year ended December 31, 2023 the Fund has not: (i) recorded any accrual for loss contingencies associated with the legal proceedings described in such Note 5; (ii) determined that an unfavorable outcome is probable; or (iii) determined that the amount or range of any possible loss is reasonably estimable. The ultimate outcome of legal proceedings involves judgments, estimates and inherent uncertainties, and cannot be predicted with certainty. The Fund will continue to evaluate information as it becomes known and will record an accrual for estimated losses at the time or times it is determined that a loss is both probable and reasonably estimable.
 
In the event of a determination adverse to the Fund, its subsidiary, directors, or officers in these matters, the Fund may incur substantial monetary liability, which could have a material adverse effect on the Fund’s financial position. The Fund may also incur substantial legal fees, which are expensed as incurred, in defending against these claims.
 
From time to time the Fund may enter into confidential discussions regarding the potential settlement of pending proceedings, claims or litigation. There are a variety of factors that influence the Fund’s decisions to settle and the amount (if any) the Fund may choose to pay, including the strength of its case, developments in the litigation, the behavior of other interested parties. In light of the numerous factors that go into a settlement decision, it is difficult to predict whether any particular settlement is possible, the appropriate terms of a settlement or the opportune time to settle a matter. The settlement of any pending litigation or other proceedings could require the Fund to make substantial settlement payments and result in the Fund incurring substantial costs.
 
Security Incidents Contingencies
 
On September 22, 2016, the Fund disclosed that a copy of certain user account information for approximately 500 million user accounts was stolen from the Fund’s network in late 2014 (the “2014 Security Incident”). On December 14, 2016, the Fund disclosed that, based on its outside forensic expert’s analysis of data files provided to the Fund in November 2016 by law enforcement, the Fund believes an unauthorized third party stole data associated with more than one billion user accounts in August 2013 (the “2013 Security Incident”). Verizon subsequently disclosed that the 2013 Security Incident involved over three billion user accounts. In November and December 2016, the Fund disclosed that based on an investigation by its outside forensic experts, it believes an unauthorized third party accessed the Fund’s proprietary code to learn how to forge certain cookies. The outside forensic experts have identified approximately 32 million user accounts for which they believe forged cookies were used or taken in 2015 and 2016 (the “Cookie Forging Activity”). The 2013 Security Incident, the 2014 Security Incident, and the Cookie Forging Activity are collectively referred to herein as the “Security Incidents.” The total cumulative amount accrued and paid related to the Security Incidents was $154 million.
 
Numerous putative consumer class action lawsuits were filed against the Fund in U.S. federal and state courts, and in foreign courts, relating to the Security Incidents, including the following: (1) In Re: Yahoo! Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Case No. 5:16-md-02752-LHK (“Federal consumer class action”); (2) Yahoo! Inc. Private Information Disclosure Cases, Superior Court of California, County of Orange Case No. JCCP 4895 (“California consumer class action”); (3) Demers v. Yahoo! Inc., et al., Province of Quebec, District of Montreal Superior Court Case Nos. 500-06-000841-177 and 500-06-000842-175; (4) Gill v. Yahoo! Canada Co., et al., Supreme Court of British Columbia, Vancouver Registry Case No. S-168873; (5) Karasik v. Yahoo! Inc., et al., Ontario Superior Court of Justice Case No. CV-16-566248-00CP (“Karasik”); (6) Larocque v. Yahoo! Inc., et al., Court of Queen’s Bench for Saskatchewan Case No. QBG 1242 of 2017; (“Larocque action”) (7) Lahav v. Yahoo! Inc., Tel Aviv-Jaffa District Court Case No. 61020-09-16 (“Lahav”); and (8) Reinzilber v. Yahoo! Inc., Tel Aviv-Jaffa District Court Case No. 7406-08-17 (“Reinzilber”). Plaintiffs, who purported to represent various classes of users, generally claimed to have been harmed by the Fund’s alleged actions and/or omissions in connection with the Security Incidents and asserted a variety of common law and statutory claims seeking monetary damages or other related relief. In October 2018, the Fund announced that it had reached an agreement with plaintiffs’ counsel to resolve all pending claims in the federal and California consumer class actions. On December 3, 2018, the Tel Aviv-Jaffa District Court granted plaintiffs’ counsel petition to dismiss the Lahav and Reinzilber actions, in view of the proposed settlement of the federal consumer class action. On January 28, 2019, the Court in the federal consumer class action denied the plaintiff’s motion for preliminary approval of the proposed settlement. On April 8, 2019, the parties filed a revised settlement agreement and renewed motion for preliminary approval. On July 20, 2019, the Court granted preliminary approval. On July 22, 2020, the Court granted final approval and entered judgment. Several class members have filed appeals or intervened in the appeal to object to the settlement. On June 27, 2022, the appellate court issued an opinion affirming the federal consumer class action settlement. On July 19, 2022, the appellate court issued a mandate to close the case.
 
The Fund has also reached an agreement with plaintiffs in the Karasik action with the aim of resolving pending claims in the Canadian consumer class action cases. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has approved the settlement. The settlement is also subject to a condition that the Larocque action be permanently stayed as a class action or dismissed. Defendants filed a motion before the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan to permanently stay the Larocque action. On May 25, 2022, the King’s Bench for Saskatchewan granted the motion to permanently stay the Larocque action. The plaintiff in the Larocque action appealed that decision. On May 25, 2023, the Court of Appeal for Saskatchewan issued a decision dismissing the plaintiff’s appeal regarding the grant of the permanent stay. On June 23, 2023, the plaintiff in the Larocque action filed an Application for Leave to Appeal in the Supreme Court of Canada asking the court to grant the plaintiff permission to appeal the appellate decision upholding the permanent stay. On December 14, 2023, the Supreme Court of Canada denied this application.
 
Additional lawsuits and claims related to the Security Incidents may be asserted by or on behalf of users, partners, or others seeking damages or other related relief.
 
On June 13, 2017, Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo”) completed the sale of its operating business to Verizon (the “Sale Transaction”). Following the consummation of the Sale Transaction, pursuant to the transaction agreement with Verizon, the Fund continues to be responsible for 50 percent of certain post-closing cash liabilities under any consumer class action cases related to the Security Incidents.
 
INTERNAL CONTROL RPT 3 internal-control.htm INTERNAL CONTROL REPORT

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Altaba Inc.

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements of Altaba Inc. (the “Fund”) as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), we considered the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting, including controls over safeguarding securities, as a basis for designing our auditing procedures for the purpose of expressing our opinion on the financial statements and to comply with the requirements of Form N-CEN, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.  Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the Fund's internal control over financial reporting.

The management of the Fund is responsible for establishing and maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting. In fulfilling this responsibility, estimates and judgments by management are required to assess the expected benefits and related costs of controls. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of  financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

A deficiency in internal control over financial reporting exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent or detect misstatements on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

Our consideration of the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph and would not necessarily disclose all deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting that might be material weaknesses under standards established by the PCAOB. However, we noted no deficiencies in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting and its operation, including controls over safeguarding securities, that we consider to be material weaknesses as defined above as of December 31, 2023.

This report is intended solely for the information and use of the Board of Directors of Altaba Inc. and the Securities and Exchange Commission and is not intended to be and should not be used by anyone other than these specified parties.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York
February 15, 2024