Form 8-K

 

 

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): June 17, 2010

 

 

CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

Kentucky   001-33998   61-0156015

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

700 Central Avenue, Louisville, Kentucky 40208

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (502) 636-4400

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 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 17, 2010, Churchill Downs Incorporated held its 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. At the meeting:

(1) four (4) Class II directors were elected to terms of three (3) years each;

(2) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2010 was ratified; and

(3) the material terms of the performance goals and maximum awards payable as established by the special Subcommittee of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors for the payment of compensation to Robert L. Evans, William C. Carstanjen, William E. Mudd, Rohit Thukral, and Steven P. Sexton under the Churchill Downs Incorporated Amended and Restated Incentive Compensation Plan (1997) were approved.

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 II Directors

 

Nominee

    For    Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Richard L. Duchossois

    8,629,367    772,341    2,443,140

James F. McDonald

    9,086,764    314,944    2,443,140

Susan E. Packard

    8,849,521    552,187    2,443,140

R. Alex Rankin

    9,095,886    305,822    2,443,140

(2) Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

For

    Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes
11,731,681    99,438    14,299    0

(3) Approval of Material Terms of Performance Goals and Maximum Awards Payable

 

For

    Against    Abstentions    Broker Non-Votes
9,092,373    221,044    88,861    2,443,140

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

  CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED
June 22, 2010   By:  

/s/ Rebecca C. Reed

    Rebecca C. Reed
    Senior Vice President and Secretary