Expedia Chairman Barry Diller buys 9.5 mln shares -- SEC filing

Nov 1 (Reuters) - Expedia Inc's (EXPE.O) Chairman Barry Diller exercised options to buy 9.5 million common shares at $8.59 per share on Oct. 8, according to a U.S. regulatory filing.

Assuming the conversion of Class B common stock into common stock, Diller now owns 27.7 percent of Expedia's common stock.

In June, Diller reported ownership of 27 percent of Expedia's common stock, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Reporting by Manish Gupta in Bangalore)