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 10, 2012

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 10, 2012, 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		1,229,383		0		0
Barry Diller		1,229,383		0		0
Thomas S. Gayner		1,229,383		0		0
Donald E. Graham		1,229,383		0		0
Ronald L. Olson		1,229,383		0		0
G. Richard Wagoner, Jr.		1,229,383		0		0
Katharine Weymouth		1,229,383		0		0

Class B Common Stock Nominees

	For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Christopher C. Davis		5,099,524		297,336		0
Anne M. Mulcahy		4,420,489		976,371		0
Larry D. Thompson		4,658,140		738,720		0

Proposal 2: Approval of 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan

The Company’s stockholders approved the 2012 Incentive Compensation Plan, as set forth below.

Class A Common Stock

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	1,229,383		0		0		0

Class B Common Stock

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	5,133,081		242,234		0		0

Proposal 3: Approval of 2011 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 2011, as set forth below:

Class A Common Stock

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
	1,229,383		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 11, 2012	/s/    Veronica Dillon
	(Signature)
	Veronica Dillon
	Senior Vice President, Secretary
	and General Counsel