Churchill Downs Inc 8-K, filed Apr 20, 2021
Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN)
8-K
2021-04-20
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About this 8-K
Churchill Downs Inc filed this 8-K on April 20, 2021.
Items reported
- Item 5.07: Shareholder vote results
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 (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2021
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2021 Annual Meeting, the Churchill Downs Incorporated (the "Company") shareholders:
(1) elected three (3) Class I Directors to terms of three (3) years each;
(2) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2021; and
(3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement, pursuant to the compensation disclosure rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Compensation Discussion and Analysis, the Summary Compensation Table and the other related tables and disclosures in the proxy statement.
Set forth below are the number of votes cast with respect to each of the matters submitted for vote at the Meeting.
(1) Election of Directors in Class I
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| William C. Carstanjen | 31,454,996 | 680,391 | 2,933,210 | ||||||||
| Karole F. Lloyd | 30,033,185 | 2,102,202 | 2,933,210 | ||||||||
| Paul C. Varga | 30,709,193 | 1,426,194 | 2,933,210 | ||||||||
(2) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 34,630,529 | 410,535 | 27,533 | — | ||||||||
(3) Approval, By Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of Executive Compensation
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 24,881,522 | 6,239,363 | 1,014,502 | 2,933,210 | ||||||||
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.
| CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED | ||||||||
| April 20, 2021 | /s/ Bradley K. Blackwell | |||||||
| By: Bradley K. Blackwell | ||||||||
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||