UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): July 15, 2015
SPEEDWAY MOTORSPORTS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State of Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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1-13582 |
51-0363307 |
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(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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5555 Concord Parkway South, Concord, NC |
28027 |
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) |
(704) 455-3239
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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 ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.02. |
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(c) Effective July 15, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company deemed that Mr. O. Bruton Smith will no longer serve as co-principal executive officer of the Company for purposes of documents and certifications to be filed with or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange and for other similar or related purposes. Mr. Marcus G. Smith, the Chief Executive Officer of the Company and formerly a co-principal executive officer for such purposes, will serve as the sole principal executive officer for purposes of documents and certifications to be filed with or submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission or the New York Stock Exchange and for other similar or related purposes. Otherwise, Mr. O. Bruton Smith’s duties as Executive Chairman remain unchanged.
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.
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July 20, 2015 |
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/s/ J. Cary Tharrington IV |
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J. Cary Tharrington IV |
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Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
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