Investor FAQs

Founded in 1994 by Stanford Ph.D. students David Filo and Jerry Yang, Yahoo! began as a hobby and has evolved into a leading global brand that has changed the way people communicate with each other, conduct transactions and access, share, and create information. Today, Yahoo! Inc. has become the world's largest global online network of integrated services with more than 500 million users worldwide. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with a presence in more than 20 markets and regions around the globe.

Yahoo! is the premier digital media company.

Yahoo! creates deeply personal digital experiences that keep more than half a billion people connected to what matters most to them, across devices and around the globe. That's how we deliver your world, your way. And Yahoo!'s unique combination of Science + Art + Scale connects advertisers to the consumers who build their businesses.

Yahoo! was incorporated in March of 1995.

Yahoo! was created in January of 1994.

Yahoo!'s fiscal year end is December 31st.

As of Q3 2011 Yahoo! had aprox 14,100 full-time employees.

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Information on Yahoo!'s Board of Directors can be found here.

Information on Yahoo!'s management team can be found here.

Yahoo! became a publicly traded company in April, 1996.

Yahoo! is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol YHOO.

Five times. Below is a schedule for all prior stock splits:

2 for 1		May 11, 2004
2 for 1		February 14, 2000
2 for 1		February 8, 1999
2 for 1		August 3, 1998
3 for 2		September 2, 1997

You can order documents online on the Investor Relations website.

Yahoo! was added to the S & P 500 on December 8, 1999.

You can purchase shares of YHOO stock through a brokerage firm of your choice. Our transfer agent, ComputerShare, also offers a direct purchase stock purchase plan.

A transfer agent is a regulated entity entrusted to maintain and administer the company's shareholder records. Our transfer agent is Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and can be contacted through the web at www.computershare.com, by telephone at 877-YHOO-4-US (877-946-6487) or 781-575-2000, or by mail at: P.O. Box 43032, Providence, RI 02940-3023.

Stock certificates are usually sent directly to the shareholder and should be kept in a secure place. It is also possible that your shares may be held with your stockbroker. If you participate in the Yahoo! Direct Stock Purchase Plan, your shares may be held in the Plan in book form. The Plan also allows you to deposit your certificates with the transfer agent for "safekeeping". You may review your registered account and the terms and conditions of the Yahoo! Direct Stock Purchase Plan on our transfer agent's website www.computershare.com through 'Account Access' or 'Buy Stock Direct', respectively. If you determine that your stock certificates are lost, please contact our transfer agent for directions and required forms to issue a replacement (please note that there may be fees and surety premiums associated with issuing replacement certificates).

No, Yahoo! has never declared a cash dividend.

For registered shareholders, you may change your address and conduct additional services on-line through a secure Internet Account Access service hosted by our transfer agent, Computershare www.computershare.com. Or you may contact them directly at 877-YHOO-4-US (877-946-6487) or by mail at: P.O. Box 43023, Providence, RI 02940-3023.

Please see our Quarterly Earnings page to see when our next earnings report will be released. You may also sign up to be notified of these events by email.

You can view Yahoo!'s Corporate Governance policy here.

You can send an email to the Investor Relations department by filling out the form here.

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