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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
−Removed: Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and our Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who are our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
+Added: Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and our Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who are our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, respectively, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, as of December 31, 2021, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
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Based on our assessment under this framework, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2021.
−Removed: The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report included herein.
+Added: The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2021 has been audited by Ernst & Young LLP (PCAOB ID:
+Added: 42), an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report included herein.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
−Removed: The information required by this item will be included in our Proxy Statement for the 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the year ended December 31, 2020 (the 2021 Proxy Statement) and is incorporated herein by reference.
+Added: The information required by this item will be included in our Proxy Statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the 2022 Proxy Statement) to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of the year ended December 31, 2021 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by this item regarding delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K will be included under the caption "Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports" in the 2022 Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
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We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics applicable to all of our employees, executive officers and directors.
−Removed: Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our website in the Investor Relations section under the menu entry:
−Removed: Governance/Governance Documents (https://aboutus.godaddy.net/investor-relations/governance/default.aspx).
+Added: Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our website under the 'Governance Documents' heading, within the Governance section of our Investor Relations site (https://aboutus.godaddy.net/investor-relations/governance/default.aspx).
To the extent mandated by legal requirements, we intend to disclose on our website any amendments to our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, or any waivers of its requirements.
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8-K 001-36904 3.1 4/6/2015
−Removed: 3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of GoDaddy Inc., dated September 9, 2020
+Added: Amended and Restated Bylaws of GoDaddy Inc., dated December 8, 2021
8-K 001-36904 3.1 12/13/2021
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10-K 333-196615 4.10 2/21/2020
+Added: 4.11 Indenture, dated as of June 4, 2019, by and among Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC, GD Finance Co, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 4.1 6/7/2019
+Added: 4.12 Form of 5.250% Senior Note due 2027 (included in Exhibit 4.11)
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 4.2 6/7/2019
+Added: 4.13 Indenture, dated as of February 25, 2021, by and among Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC, GD Finance Co, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 4.1 2/26/2021
+Added: 4.14 Form of 3.500% Senior Note due 2029 (included in Exhibit 4.13)
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 4.2 2/26/2021
10.1 Third Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Desert Newco, LLC, dated as of March 31, 2015, by and among GoDaddy Inc., Desert Newco, LLC and the other parties named therein
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8-K 001-36904 10.5 8/5/2020
+Added: Incorporated by Reference
+Added: Number Exhibit Description Form File No.
+Added: Exhibit Filing Date
10.12 TRA (TCV Reorganization) Termination and Release Agreement, by and between the Company and TCV VII (A) L.P.
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S-1 333-196615 10.17 6/9/2014
−Removed: Incorporated by Reference
−Removed: Number Exhibit Description Form File No.
−Removed: Exhibit Filing Date
10.15 Amendment No.
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8-K 001-36904 10.1 11/22/2017
+Added: 10.18 Joinder and Amendment Agreement to the Fifth Amendment, by and among Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC, GD Finance Co, Inc., the guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, collateral agent, swingline lender and letter of credit issuer
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 10.1 6/7/2019
10.19 Amendment No.
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8-K 001-36904 10.1 8/13/2020
+Added: 10.21 Fifth Amendment Agreement to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among Desert Newco, LLC, Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC, GD Finance Co, Inc., the lending institutions from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, effective as of March 8, 2021
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 10.1 3/11/2021
+Added: 10.22 Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2021, by and among Go Daddy Operating Company, LLC, GD Finance Co, Inc., the guarantors party thereto and the Initial Purchasers
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 10.1 2/26/2021
10.23 Form of Indemnification Agreement between the Company and its directors and officers
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10-Q 001-36904 10.2 11/7/2019
−Removed: 10.23+ Employment Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2016, by and among GoDaddy.com, LLC, Desert Newco, LLC and Ray E.
−Removed: 10-Q 001-36904 10.1 11/2/2016
−Removed: 10.24+ Employment Agreement, dated September 20, 2016, by and among GoDaddy.com, LLC, Desert Newco, LLC and Nima Kelly
−Removed: 10-Q 001-36904 10.1 5/8/2017
10.26+ Offer Letter, dated February 18, 2016, between GoDaddy Inc.
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8-K 001-36904 10.1 2/10/2020
+Added: 10.31+ Offer Letter between GoDaddy, LLC and Mark McCaffrey, dated May 1, 2021
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 10.1 5/5/2021
+Added: 10.32+ Offer Letter between GoDaddy, LLC and Michele Lau, dated May 1, 2021
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 10.2 5/5/2021
+Added: 10.33+ Form of Change in Control and Severance Agreement dated May 1, 2021
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 10.3 5/5/2021
+Added: 10.34+*** Employment Contract between Shanghai Universal Information Technology Consulting Co.
+Added: and Roger Chen dated January 24, 2022
+Added: 8-K/A 001-36904 10.1 1/26/2022
+Added: 10.35 Master Confirmation, dated February 14, 2022, by and between GoDaddy Inc.
+Added: and Goldman Sachs & Co.
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 10.1 2/16/2022
+Added: 10.36 Master Confirmation, dated February 14, 2022, by and between GoDaddy Inc.
+Added: and Morgan Stanley & Co.
+Added: 8-K 001-36904 10.2 2/16/2022
21.1* List of subsidiaries of GoDaddy Inc.
Consent of independent registered public accounting firm
+Added: Incorporated by Reference
+Added: Number Exhibit Description Form File No.
+Added: Exhibit Filing Date
Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the signature page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K)
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under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.
+Added: *** Certain provisions or terms of the agreement have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K.
+Added: agrees to furnish supplementally to the SEC a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit upon request.
Form 10-K Summary
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
−Removed: Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Aman Bhutani and Ray E.
−Removed: Winborne, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
+Added: Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Aman Bhutani, Mark McCaffrey and Michele Lau, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in-person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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(Principal Executive Officer) February 17, 2022
−Removed: Winborne Chief Financial Officer
+Added: /s/ Mark McCaffrey Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer) February 17, 2022
+Added: Mark McCaffrey
/s/ Nick Daddario Chief Accounting Officer
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Compared sentence by sentence after normalising whitespace, quotation marks, case and digits, so re-formatting and restated figures do not read as changed language. Wording changes appear as one removal and one addition. The current filing and the prior one are authoritative.