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Our Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Barnholt, Bourguignon, Ford and Tierney. Mr. Ford joined the committee on March 27, 2008. Mr. Kagle was a member of the committee until his term as a director expired upon the conclusion of our 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 19, 2008. Mr. Barnholt is the chairman of the committee. The committee met nine times during 2008. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves all compensation programs applicable to directors and executive officers, the overall strategy for employee compensation, and the compensation of our CEO and our other executive officers. The committee also reviews the Compensation Discussion and Analysis contained in our proxy statement and prepares the Compensation Committee Report for inclusion in our proxy statement. All members of our Compensation Committee are independent under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The Compensation Committee Charter permits the committee to, in its discretion, delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee of the committee. You can view our Compensation Committee Charter on the corporate governance section of our investor relations website at http://investor.ebay.com/governance.

 

A more detailed description of the role of the committee, including the role of executive officers and consultants in compensation decisions, can be found under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Role of the Compensation Committee” and “— Role of Executive Officers and Consultants in Compensation Decisions” below.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.  All members of the Compensation Committee during 2008 were independent directors, and no member was an employee or former employee of eBay. No Compensation Committee member had any relationship requiring disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K promulgated by the SEC. During 2008, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee (or its equivalent) or board of directors of another entity whose executive officer served on our Compensation Committee or Board.

 

Our Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Barnholt, Bourguignon, Ford, Kagle, and Tierney. Mr. Ford joined the committee on March 27, 2008. Mr. Barnholt is the chairman of the committee. The committee met 10 times during 2007. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves all compensation programs applicable to directors and executive officers, the overall strategy for employee compensation, and the compensation of our CEO and our other executive officers. The committee also reviews the Compensation Discussion and Analysis contained in our proxy statement and prepares the Compensation Committee Report for inclusion in our proxy statement. All members of our Compensation Committee are independent under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Select Market. The Compensation Committee Charter permits the committee to, in its discretion, delegate all or a portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee of the committee. You can view our Compensation Committee Charter on the corporate governance section of our investor relations website at http://investor.ebay.com/governance.

 

A more detailed description of the role of the committee, including the role of executive officers and consultants in compensation decisions, can be found under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis — Role of the Compensation Committee” and “— Role of Executive Officers and Consultants in Compensation Decisions” below.

 

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.  All members of the Compensation Committee during 2007 were independent directors, and no member was an employee or former employee of eBay. No Compensation Committee member had any relationship requiring disclosure under Item 404 of SEC Regulation S-K. During 2007, none of our executive officers served on the compensation committee (or its equivalent) or board of directors of another entity whose executive officer served on our Compensation Committee or Board.

 

Our Compensation Committee consists of Messrs. Barnholt, Bourguignon, Kagle, and Tierney. Mr. Kagle was the chairman of the committee until April 1, 2006, when Mr. Barnholt became the chairman of the committee. Mr. Ford was a member of the committee until April 1, 2006, when he moved to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The committee met 12 times during 2006. The Compensation Committee reviews and

 

Our Compensation Committee in 2005 consisted of Messrs. Kagle, Barnholt, Bourguignon, Ford, and Tierney. Mr. Kagle was the chairman of the committee. Mr. Barnholt joined the committee in June 2005, and Mr. Ford joined the committee in July 2005. Commencing April 1, 2006, Mr. Barnholt became the chair of the committee and Mr. Ford moved to the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The committee met six times during 2005. The Compensation Committee reviews and approves all compensation programs applicable to directors and executive officers, the overall strategy for employee compensation, and the compensation of our CEO and our other executive officers. In addition, the Compensation Committee also prepares the Compensation Committee Report for inclusion in our proxy statement. All members of our Compensation Committee are independent under the listing standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market. You can view our Compensation Committee Charter on the corporate governance section of our investor relations website at http://investor.ebay.com/governance.