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): December 4, 2007
Expedia, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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000-51447
(Commission File Number)
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20-2705720
(IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
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3150 139th Avenue S.E., Bellevue, Washington
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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98005
(Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code:
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(425) 679-7200 |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy
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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 December 4, 2007, Craig Jacobson was elected to the Board of Directors of Expedia, Inc.
(the “Company”). Mr. Jacobson will also serve on the Company’s Audit Committee. On December 5,
2007, the Company notified Nasdaq of the addition of Mr. Jacobson to the Company’s Audit Committee.
On December 6, 2007, Nasdaq in turn notified the Company that it was again in compliance with Rule
4350(d).
Mr. Jacobson is a partner at the law firm of Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman,
Warren & Richman, L.L.P. where he has practiced since 1987. Mr. Jacobson’s practice focuses on the
motion picture and television businesses. He also serves as a member of the board of trustees of
the University of Southern California’s Fine Arts School and is on the board of directors of Aver
Media, a privately held Canadian lending institution. Mr. Jacobson is a 1979 graduate of the
George Washington University Law School and a 1974 graduate of Brown University.
A description of the compensation payable to Mr. Jacobson for his services as a director and
an audit committee member is set forth under the caption “Compensation of Non-Employee Directors”
in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement dated May 1, 2007.