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 9, 2013

THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware	1-6714	53-0182885
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. 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)

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:

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On May 9, 2013, 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 eleven persons nominated as Directors of the Company as set forth below:

Class A Common Stock Nominees

	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Lee C. Bollinger	1,219,383	0	0
Barry Diller	1,219,383	0	0
David Goldberg	1,219,383	0	0
Donald E. Graham	1,219,383	0	0
Ronald L. Olson	1,219,383	0	0
G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.	1,219,383	0	0
Katharine Weymouth	1,219,383	0	0

Class B Common Stock Nominees

	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Christopher C. Davis	5,142,898	52,099	0
Thomas S. Gayner	4,950,322	244,675	0
Anne M. Mulcahy	4,923,569	271,428	0
Larry D. Thompson	5,126,926	68,071	0

Proposal 2: Approval of 2012 Compensation Awarded to Named Executive Officers

The Company’s Class A stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers for 2012, as set forth below:

Class A Common Stock

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
1,219,383	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, 2013 /s/ Veronica Dillon

Veronica Dillon

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary