Form 8-K

 

 

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 18, 2013

 

 

EXPEDIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware     000-51447     20-2705720

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

    (Commission File Number)    

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

333 108th 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)

 

 

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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 18, 2013. According to the inspector of elections, stockholders present in person or by proxy, representing 105,869,555 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

     89,651,998         10,150,746         6,066,811   

Craig A. Jacobson

     73,410,991         26,391,753         6,066,811   

Peter M. Kern

     73,319,925         26,482,819         6,066,811   

Combined Stock Nominees

        

Barry Diller

     191,001,329         36,801,405         6,066,811   

Dara Khosrowshahi

     195,413,023         32,389,711         6,066,811   

Victor A. Kaufman

     192,786,872         35,015,862         6,066,811   

Jonathan L. Dolgen

     196,818,002         30,984,732         6,066,811   

Pamela L. Coe

     181,576,276         46,226,458         6,066,811   

John C. Malone

     185,201,256         42,601,478         6,066,811   

José A. Tazón

     225,472,634         2,330,100         6,066,811   

Proposal 2 – Approval of the Company’s Stock and Annual Incentive Plan. The stockholders approved the Second 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 6,000,000. Stockholders voted as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker

Non-Votes

183,943,602

   43,691,677    167,455    6,066,811

Proposal 3 – Approval of the Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plans. The stockholders approved the Expedia, Inc. 2013 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and the Expedia, Inc. 2013 International Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Stockholders voted as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker

Non-Votes

226,603,170

   703,024    496,538    6,066,811


Proposal 4 – 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, 2013. Stockholders voted as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker

Non-Votes

232,374,394

   1,263,981    230,630    0


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.

 

EXPEDIA, INC.
By:  

 /s/ Robert J. Dzielak

  Robert J. Dzielak
  Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Dated: June 21, 2013