DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): June 16, 2022
EXPEDIA GROUP, 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.)
1111 Expedia Group Way W.
Seattle, Washington98119
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(206) 481-7200
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value
EXPE
The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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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.
On June 21, 2022, Susan Athey informed Expedia Group, Inc. (the "Company") of her intention to resign from the Company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Ms. Athey's decision to resign was not due to any disagreement with the Company, its management, or its Board of Directors.
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On June 16, 2022, Expedia Group, Inc. (“Expedia Group” or, the “Company”) held its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, 131,307,728 shares of the Company’s common stock (each share entitled to one vote) and 5,523,452 shares of the Company’s Class B common stock (each share entitled to 10 votes) were represented in person or by proxy, constituting a quorum, and voted on each proposal presented as follows:
Proposal 1 – Election of Directors. The stockholders elected 11 directors of the Company, three of whom were elected by holders of common stock only (the “Common Stock Nominees”), and eight of whom were elected by holders of common stock and Class B common stock voting together as a single class (the “Combined Stock Nominees”), with each director to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until such director's successor has been duly elected and qualified (or, if earlier, such director’s removal or resignation from the Board). Stockholders voted as follows:
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Common Stock Nominees
Beverly Anderson
68,930,484
53,295,803
9,081,441
Patricia Menendez Cambo
120,907,170
1,319,117
9,081,441
Julie Whalen
120,853,723
1,372,564
9,081,441
Combined Stock Nominees
Samuel Altman
176,169,941
1,290,866
9,081,441
Susan Athey
175,425,625
2,035,182
9,081,441
Chelsea Clinton
88,100,168
89,360,639
9,081,441
Barry Diller
164,822,429
12,638,378
9,081,441
Craig Jacobson
84,320,065
93,140,742
9,081,441
Peter Kern
173,131,663
4,329,144
9,081,441
Dara Khosrowshahi
93,948,879
83,511,928
9,081,441
Alex von Furstenberg
165,144,126
12,316,681
9,081,441
Proposal 2 – Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Expedia Group’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2022. Stockholders voted as follows:
For
Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
130,006,182
1,234,532
67,014
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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.