On January 23, 2014, Marc Andreessen, a member of the Board of Directors of eBay Inc. issued a tweet announcing that he discussed in the Company's earning call on Carl Icahn's non-binding shareholder proposal to spin off PayPal and separate the business from the Company and nominating 2 of his employees to the Company's Board. Andreessen also state that he has spoken with Icahn to hear his views. Further, Andreessen said that Icahn's proposal is not a new idea, the Company's management team and Board of Directors have considered Icahn's plan as part of their routine evaluation of all of strategic options.