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 1, 2011
EXPEDIA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-51447 | 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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On September 1, 2011, Expedia, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Michael B. Adler, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, intends to leave the Company. No specific date has been set for Mr. Adler’s departure and he will remain in his current position through an appropriate transition period that will include the completion of the pending spin-off of the Company’s TripAdvisor Media Group. Mark Okerstrom, currently the Company’s Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, will be appointed as the Company’s new Chief Financial Officer and will assume that role after the transition period.
The full text of the related press release, appearing in Exhibit 99.1 hereto, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press release of Expedia, Inc., dated September 1, 2011 |
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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.
| EXPEDIA, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Burke F. Norton | |
| Burke F. Norton | ||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Dated: September 1, 2011.
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