Form 8-K

 

 

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 8, 2010

 

 

Expedia, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   000-51447   20-2705720

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)

 

333 108th Avenue NE, Bellevue, Washington   98004
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (425) 679-7200

 

 

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)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 


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

The Expedia, Inc. (the “Company”) annual meeting of stockholders was held on June 8, 2010 (the “Annual Meeting”). The number of votes cast for and against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon at the Annual Meeting are set forth below.

Proposal 1Election of Directors. The stockholders elected ten directors of the Company, 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, Class B common stock and Series A preferred 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

   217,310,219    3,577,724    12,336,478

Craig A. Jacobson

   217,572,528    3,315,415    12,336,478

Peter M. Kern

   217,571,218    3,316,725    12,336,478
Combined Stock Nominees         

Barry Diller

   458,883,058    18,004,865    12,336,478

Dara Khosrowshahi

   472,690,149    4,197,774    12,336,478

Victor A. Kaufman

   472,555,922    4,332,001    12,336,478

Jonathan L. Dolgen

   473,571,820    3,316,103    12,336,478

William R. Fitzgerald

   458,732,126    18,155,797    12,336,478

John C. Malone

   472,300,447    4,587,476    12,336,478

José A. Tazón

   473,571,367    3,316,556    12,336,478

Proposal 2Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2010. Stockholders voted as follows:

 

For

 

Against

 

Abstain

488,654,919

  489,995   79,487


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.
Date: June 11, 2010.     By:  

/S/    BURKE F. NORTON        

    Name:   Burke F. Norton
    Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary