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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) September 14, 2016

 

 

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)

 

 

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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(e) As described in Item 5.07 below, at the Expedia, Inc. annual meeting of stockholders held on September 14, 2016, stockholders approved the Fourth Amended and Restated Expedia, Inc. 2005 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan (the “Amended 2005 Plan”).

A brief description of the terms of the Amended 2005 Plan appears in Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. This description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amended 2005 Plan, which was filed as Appendix A to the Expedia, Inc. definitive proxy statement, dated August 23, 2016, and which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Expedia, Inc. annual meeting of stockholders was held on September 14, 2016. According to the inspector of elections, stockholders present in person or by proxy, representing 126,611,637 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 thirteen directors of Expedia, four of whom were elected by holders of common stock only (“Common Stock Nominees”), and nine 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         

Susan C. Athey

     116,753,616           2,494,911         7,363,110   

A. George “Skip” Battle

     103,060,038         16,188,489         7,363,110   

Craig A. Jacobson

     96,330,404         22,918,123         7,363,110   

Peter M. Kern

     96,147,701         23,100,826         7,363,110   
Combined Stock Nominees         

Barry Diller

     202,342,249         44,906,268         7,363,110   

Victor A. Kaufman

     207,726,194         39,522,323         7,363,110   

Dara Khosrowshahi

     216,316,538         30,931,979         7,363,110   

Pamela L. Coe

     205,534,429         41,714,088         7,363,110   

Jonathan L. Dolgen

     223,362,722         23,885,795         7,363,110   

John C. Malone

     192,052,451         55,196,066         7,363,110   

Scott Rudin

     246,618,015              630,502         7,363,110   

Christopher W. Shean

     207,907,705         39,340,812         7,363,110   

Alexander von Furstenberg

     207,383,498         39,865,019         7,363,110   

Proposal 2 – Approval of the Company’s Stock and Annual Incentive Plan. The stockholders approved the Fourth 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 10,000,000. Stockholders voted as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

  

Broker

Non-Votes

186,123,386

  59,240,456   1,884,675    7,363,110


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, 2016. Stockholders voted as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

  

Broker

Non-Votes

253,944,883

  616,834   49,910    N/A

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Summary of Certain Terms of the Fourth Amended and Restated Expedia, Inc. 2005 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan


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: September 20, 2016