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) June 16, 2015

 

 

EXPEDIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-37429		20-2705720
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

333 108^th Avenue NE

Bellevue, Washington 98004

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(425) 679-7200

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:

 

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Item 5.07.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Expedia, Inc. annual meeting of stockholders was held on June 16, 2015. According to the inspector of elections, stockholders present in person or by proxy, representing 114,762,076 shares of Expedia common stock (generally entitled to one vote per share) and 12,799,999 shares of Expedia Class B common stock (generally entitled to ten votes per share) voted on each proposal presented as follows:

Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. The stockholders elected ten directors of Expedia, three of whom were elected by holders of common stock only (“Common Stock Nominees”), and seven of whom were elected by holders of common stock and Class B common stock voting together as a single class (“Combined Stock Nominees”), each to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified (or, if earlier, such director’s removal or resignation from the Board of Directors). Stockholders voted as follows:

 

		For				Withheld				Broker Non-Votes
Common Stock Nominees
A. George “Skip” Battle			88,396,795				9,317,787				5,666,856
Craig A. Jacobson			96,190,285				1,524,277				5,666,856
Peter M. Kern			96,183,357				1,531,205				5,666,856
Combined Stock Nominees
Barry Diller			186,582,381				39,132,171				5,666,856
Dara Khosrowshahi			198,686,675				27,027,877				5,666,856
Victor A. Kaufman			188,494,592				37,219,960				5,666,856
Jonathan L. Dolgen			224,180,925				1,533,627				5,666,856
Pamela L. Coe			181,705,542				44,009,010				5,666,856
John C. Malone			182,141,526				43,573,026				5,666,856
José A. Tazón			224,838,205				876,347				5,666,856

Proposal 2 – Approval of the Company’s Stock and Annual Incentive Plan. The stockholders approved the Third Amended and Restated Expedia, Inc. 2005 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, including an amendment to increase the number of shares of Expedia common stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 8,000,000. Stockholders voted as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
181,790,898		43,602,580		321,074		5,666,856

Proposal 3 –Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Expedia’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2015. Stockholders voted as follows:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
229,734,449		1,580,304		66,655		N/A

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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.

 

Dated: June 19, 2015