UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITY EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 27, 2017 (April 25, 2017)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Kentucky (State of incorporation) | 001-33998 (Commission file number) | 61-0156015 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
600 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Suite 400, Louisville, Kentucky 40222 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||
(502) 636-4400 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | ||
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, Churchill Downs Incorporated's ("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 2017;
(3) approved the performance goals used for performance-based awards under the Company’s Executive Annual Incentive Plan;
(4) 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; and
(5) approved “one year” as the frequency for holding an advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers.
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 III
Nominee | For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Robert L. Fealy | 12,634,426 | 837,833 | 1,434,858 |
Daniel P. Harrington | 12,655,853 | 816,406 | 1,434,858 |
(2) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
14,847,504 | 56,131 | 3,483 | — |
(3) Approval of the Performance Goals Used for Performance-Based Awards under the Churchill Downs Incorporated Executive Annual Incentive Plan
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
13,327,019 | 133,303 | 11,932 | 1,434,863 |
(4) Approval, By Non-Binding Advisory Vote, of Executive Compensation
For | Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
13,189,899 | 264,928 | 12,601 | 1,439,689 |
(5) Frequency of Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
One Year | Two Years | Three Years | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
11,983,466 | 27,597 | 1,443,865 | 17,322 | 1,434,867 |
SIGNATURE
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.
CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED | ||
April 27, 2017 | /s/ Bradley K. Blackwell____________________________ By: Bradley K. Blackwell Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |