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 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 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 |
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| Common Stock Nominees |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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 19, 2015