Bally's Corp 8-K, filed Jul 2, 2021
Bally's Corp (BALY)
8-K
2021-07-02
For: 2021-06-30
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About this 8-K
Bally's Corp filed this 8-K on July 2, 2021, reporting on events of June 30, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 30, 2021
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Bally's Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2021 Special Meeting of Shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) virtually on June 30, 2021. There were 42,452,582 outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Special Meeting, of which 34,994,603 were present or represented by proxy. At the Special Meeting, the shareholders approved the issuance of Bally’s common stock in connection with the Company's proposed acquisition of Gamesys Group plc ("Gamesys"), in addition to two other proposals, as described below. The results of voting on the three proposals, including final voting tabulations, are set forth below.
Proposal 1 - Share Issuance Proposal
At the Special Meeting, the shareholders approved the potential issuance of more than 19.9% of Bally's common stock to shareholders of Gamesys and to Gaming and Leisure Properties, Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Gamesys. The vote was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 34,919,898 | 9,128 | 65,577 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2 - ESPP Proposal
At the Special Meeting, the shareholders approved the Bally's Employee Stock Purchase Plan (“ESPP”). The vote was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 34,787,448 | 114,109 | 93,046 | — | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3 - Adjournment Proposal
At the Special Meeting, the shareholders approved to adjourn the special meeting to a later date or time, if necessary, to solicit additional proxies in the event there are insufficient votes at the time of such adjournment to approve the Share Issuance Proposal. The vote was as follows:
| For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 33,148,147 | 1,779,711 | 66,745 | — | |||||||||||||||||
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| BALLY'S CORPORATION | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Stephen H. Capp | |||||||
| Name: | Stephen H. Capp | |||||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
Date: July 2, 2021