UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) May 12, 2011
THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-6714 | 53-0182885 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1150 15th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. |
20071 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(202) 334-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 12, 2011, The Washington Post Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The following is a summary of the final voting results for each matter presented to stockholders.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the ten persons nominated as Directors of the Company as set forth below:
Class A Common Stock Nominees
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||
| Lee C. Bollinger |
1,240,883 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Barry Diller |
1,240,883 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Thomas S. Gayner |
1,240,883 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Donald E. Graham |
1,240,883 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Ronald L. Olson |
1,240,883 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| G. Richard Wagoner, Jr. |
1,240,883 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Katharine Weymouth |
1,240,883 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Class B Common Stock Nominees
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Christopher C. Davis |
5,653,817 | 136,792 | 0 | |||||||
| John L. Dotson Jr. |
5,648,240 | 142,369 | 0 | |||||||
| Anne M. Mulcahy |
5,527,410 | 263,199 | 0 | |||||||
Proposal 2: Approval of 2010 Compensation Awarded to Named Executive Officers
The Company’s Class A stockholders, on an advisory basis, voted to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2010, as set forth below:
Class A Common Stock
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||
| 1,240,883 |
0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Proposal 3: Determine Frequency of Shareholder Advisory Vote Regarding Compensation Awarded to Named Executive Officers
The Company’s Class A stockholders, on an advisory basis, voted to determine the frequency of future advisory votes on executive compensation, as set forth below:
Class A Common Stock
| 1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | ||||
| 1,240,883 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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.
| The Washington Post Company (Registrant) | ||
| Date: May 16, 2011 | /s/ Veronica Dillon | |
| (Signature) Veronica Dillon Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||