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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: February 18, 2009
(Date of e arlie st e ve n t re porte d)

EXPEDITORS INTERNATIONAL OF WASHINGTON, INC.

(Exact n am e of re gistran t as spe cifie d in its ch arte r)

Washington 000-13468 91-1069248

(State or oth e r jurisdiction of (C om m ission File No.) (IRS Em ploye r
incorporation or organ iz ation) Ide n tification Nu m be r)

1015 Third Avenue, 12th Floor, Seattle, Washington 98104

(Addre ss of prin cipal e xe cu tive office s) (Zip C ode )

(206) 674-3400
(Re gistran t’s te le ph on e n u m be r, inclu ding are a code )

N/A
(Form e r n am e or form e r addre ss, if ch an ge d since last re port)

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:

® Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

® Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

® Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

® Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On February 18, 2009, a subsidiary of Expeditors International received a request for information issued by the European Commission. The
press release issued February 24, 2009, is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following items are filed as exhibits to this report:

Exh ibit No. De scription

99.1 Press Release of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., dated February 24, 2009.
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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.

February 24, 2009 /s/ AMY J. TANGEMAN

Amy J. Tangeman,
Vice President-General Counsel and Secretary
Exhibit 99.1

PRESS RELEASE

LOGO

By: Expeditors International of Washington, Inc.

1015 Third Avenue, Suite 1200
Seattle, Washington 98104
CONTACT: A.J. Tangeman
General Counsel
(206) 674-3441 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Expeditors’ Subsidiary Receives Request for Information from European Commission in Freight Forwarding Probe

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON – February 24, 2009, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., (NASDAQ:EXPD), the international freight
forwarding and logistics company, said that its U.K. subsidiary, Expeditors International (U.K.) Ltd., has received an additional request for
information issued by the European Commission (EC) in connection with an ongoing investigation of freight forwarders. As previously
indicated, Expeditors intends to respond to the EC’s request.