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 13, 1010

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 13, 2010, 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
Warren E. Buffett	1,291,693	0	0
Barry Diller	1,291,693	0	0
Melinda F. Gates	1,291,693	0	0
Thomas S. Gayner	1,291,693	0	0
Donald E. Graham	1,291,693	0	0
Anne M. Mulcahy	1,291,693	0	0
Ronald L. Olson	1,291,693	0	0

Class B Common Stock Nominees

	For	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Lee C. Bollinger	6,549,523	103,446	0
Christopher C. Davis	6,570,022	82,947	0
John L. Dotson Jr.	6,516,886	136,083	0

Proposal 2: The Company’s stockholders approved amendments to the Company’s Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan as set forth below:

Class A Common Stock

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
1,291,693	0	0	0

Class B Common Stock

For	Against	Abstain	Broker Non-Votes
5,856,070	714,234	82,665	0

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
10.1	The Washington Post Company Incentive Compensation Plan as amended on May 13, 2010

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 13, 2010	/s/ Veronica Dillon
	(Signature) Veronica Dillon Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel