8-K

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:  May 7, 2004

(Date of earliest event reported)

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Washington	000-13468	91-1069248
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
1015 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, Seattle, Washington		98104
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(206) 674-3400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

The following information is furnished pursuant to Item 12, “Results of Operations and Financial Condition.”

On May 6, 2004, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., a Washington corporation, issued a press release announcing a semi-annual cash dividend.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

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SIGNATURES

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 thereunto duly authorized.

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

May 7, 2004	/s/ PETER J. ROSE
	Peter J. Rose, Chairman and
			Chief Executive Officer
May 7, 2004	/s/ R. JORDAN GATES
	R. Jordan Gates, Executive Vice President-
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., dated May 6, 2004, announcing a semi-annual cash dividend.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

By:	Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. 1015 Third Avenue, Suite 1200 Seattle, Washington 98104
	CONTACT:	R. Jordan Gates
		Chief Financial Officer
		(206) 674-3427	FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

EXPEDITORS ANNOUNCES CASH DIVIDEND INCREASE

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – May 6, 2004, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPD), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $.11 per share, a 38% increase from the $.08 per share semi-annual dividend declared in 2003.  The dividend will be payable on June 15, 2004 to shareholders of record as of June 1, 2004.

Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. The company employs trained professionals in 169 offices and 12 international service centers located on six continents linked into a seamless worldwide network through an integrated information management system.  Services include air and ocean freight forwarding, vendor consolidation, customs clearance, marine insurance, distribution and other value added international logistics services.