2/24/2018 S-1 Table of Contents The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the acceleration of the Performance Vesting Condition for two­tier RSUs for which the service condition was satisfied as of December 31, 2017, to occur upon the effectiveness of its registration statement related to this offering. Accordingly, to satisfy the tax withholding and remittance obligations related to the two­tier RSUs, the Company will repurchase the number of shares necessary to satisfy the tax withholding obligations, based on the fair value of its common stock on the date of the initial public offering. The Company currently expects that the average of these withholding tax rates will be approximately 39%. Based upon the assumed initial public offering price of $ per share, which is the midpoint of the estimated offering price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, the Company estimates that its tax withholding and remittance obligation would be approximately $ million in the aggregate. Such amount is included as an increase in accrued and other current liabilities and an equivalent decrease in additional paid­in capital in the pro forma balance sheet as of December 31, 2017. The unaudited pro forma balance sheet gives effect to the assumed conversion of the two­tier RSUs that had satisfied the service­based vesting condition and the Performance Vesting Condition as of December 31, 2017, and will convert into 23,844,147 shares of Class B common stock, net of 15,244,619 shares repurchased for tax withholding obligations. The shares of common stock issuable and the proceeds expected to be received upon the completion of an initial public offering are excluded from the pro forma balance sheet. Use of estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported and disclosed in the Company’s consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the consolidated financial statements. On a regular basis, management evaluates these estimates and assumptions. Actual results may differ materially from these estimates. The Company’s most significant estimates and judgments involve recognition of revenue, the measurement of the Company’s stock­based compensation, including the estimation of the underlying deemed fair value of common stock, the estimation of the fair value of market­based awards, and the valuation of acquired intangible assets and goodwill from business combinations. Financial information about segments and geographic areas The Company manages its operations and allocates resources as a single operating segment. Further, the Company manages, monitors, and reports its financials as a single reporting segment. The Company’s chief operating decision­maker is its Chief Executive Officer, who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, assessing financial performance, and allocating resources. For information regarding the Company’s long­lived assets and revenue by geographic area, see Note 16. Foreign currency transactions The assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated from their respective functional currencies into U.S. dollars at the rates in effect at the balance sheet date and revenue and expense amounts are translated at the average exchange rate for the period. Foreign currency translation gains and losses are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses realized from foreign currency transactions (those transactions denominated in currencies other than the foreign subsidiaries’ functional currency) are included in other income (expense), net. Monetary assets and liabilities are remeasured using foreign currency exchange rates at the end of the period, and non­monetary assets are remeasured based on historical exchange rates. The Company recorded $4.6 million and $3.6 million in net foreign currency transaction losses in the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2016, respectively, and $5.0 million in net foreign currency gains in the year ended December 31, 2017. F­9 https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1467623/000119312518055809/d451946ds1.htm 199/235

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