CHDN 8-K
Churchill Downs Inc (CHDN)
8-K
2026-04-21
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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 (Date of earliest event reported): April 21, 2026
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||||||||
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||||||||||||||
(502 ) 636-4400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the 2026 Annual Meeting held April 21, 2026, the Churchill Downs Incorporated (the "Company") shareholders:
(1) elected two (2) Class III 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 2026; 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 Class III Directors for a three year term
| Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| Douglas C. Grissom | 53,602,746 | 5,980,214 | 5,058,232 | ||||||||
| Daniel P. Harrington | 56,384,182 | 3,198,778 | 5,058,232 | ||||||||
(2) Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered accounting firm for fiscal year 2026
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 63,632,857 | 975,233 | 33,102 | — | ||||||||
(3) Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers
| For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||
| 50,404,461 | 9,078,571 | 99,928 | 5,058,232 | ||||||||
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 21, 2026 | /s/ Bradley K. Blackwell | |||||||
| By: Bradley K. Blackwell | ||||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||||||||