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): July 29, 2015

 

Lakes Entertainment, Inc.

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota

 

0-24993

 

41-1913991

 

 

 

 

 

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

130 Cheshire Lane, Suite 101, Minnetonka, Minnesota

 

55305

 

 

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:

(952) 449-9092

 

 

Not Applicable

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(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:

 

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Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

Lakes Entertainment, Inc.’s (“Lakes”) annual meeting of shareholders was held on July 29, 2015 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at which Lakes shareholders voted on the following:

 

Proposal One: A proposal to elect five (5) directors of Lakes for a term until the next Annual Meeting of shareholders, or until his successor is elected and shall have been qualified.

 

Director

 

Votes For

   

Votes Withheld

   

Broker Non-Votes

 

Lyle A. Berman

    7,326,336       187,406       3,391,971  

Timothy J. Cope

    7,062,132       451,610       3,391,971  

Neil I. Sell

    7,065,098       448,644       3,391,971  

Ray M. Moberg

    7,363,638       150,104       3,391,971  

Larry C. Barenbaum

    7,363,125       150,617       3,391,971  

 

Proposal Two: A non-binding advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers of Lakes disclosed in the proxy statement. The proposal received the following votes:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-votes

7,449,522

57,047

7,173

3,391,971

 

Proposal Three: A proposal to ratify the appointment of Piercy Bowler Taylor & Kern, Certified Public Accountants, to serve as the independent registered public accounting firm of Lakes for the 2015 fiscal year. The proposal received the following votes:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-votes

10,815,136

31,086

59,491

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Proposal Four: A proposal to amend and restate the Bylaws of Lakes to provide that the Minnesota Control Share Acquisition Act will not apply to, or govern in any manner, Lakes and its shareholders. The proposal received the following votes:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-votes

7,462,304

42,596

8,842

3,391,971

 

Proposal Five: A proposal to approve the Lakes Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, which is intended to help preserve Lakes’ ability to utilize existing net operating loss carryforwards. The proposal received the following votes:

 

Votes For

Votes Against

Abstentions

Broker Non-votes

7,419,126

92,640

1,976

3,391,971

 

 
 

 

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

    LAKES ENTERTAINMENT, INC.  
    (Registrant)  
       
       

Date: July 30, 2015

 

/s/ Timothy J. Cope

 

 

 

Name: Timothy J. Cope

 

 

 

Title:   President and Chief Financial Officer