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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
August 30, 2019
 

ALPHABET INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

Delaware
 
001-37580
 
61-1767919
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(650) 253-0000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class
 
Trading
Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange
on which registered
Class A Common Stock, $0.001 par value
 
GOOGL
 
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 
 
 
 
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)
Class C Capital Stock, $0.001 par value
 
GOOG
 
Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
 
 
 
 
(Nasdaq Global Select Market)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐






Item 8.01.    Other Events.

Alphabet Inc. (“Alphabet”) previously disclosed in its Form 10-Q filed on July 26, 2019:

“The online technology industry and our company have received increased regulatory scrutiny in recent months. In July 2019, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it will begin an antitrust review of market-leading online platforms. We continue to engage with the DOJ, the EC, and other regulators around the world regarding competition matters.”

On August 30, 2019, Alphabet received a civil investigative demand from the DOJ requesting information and documents relating to our prior antitrust investigations in the United States and elsewhere. We expect to receive in the future similar investigative demands from state attorneys general. We continue to cooperate with the DOJ, federal and state regulators in the United States, and other regulators around the world.








SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ALPHABET INC.
 
 
 
 
 
Date: September 6, 2019
/s/ Kent Walker
 
 
 
Kent Walker
Assistant Secretary