10.05.12


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): October 5, 2012
 


(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 8.01.  Other Events.

 A copy of the news release issued by Churchill Downs Incorporated (the “Company”) on October 5, 2012, announcing it and its wholly owned subsidiary, HCRH, LLC, have entered into a definitive agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with High River Gaming, LLC, JB3 Corporation, and Taiman Holdings Corporation (collectively “Seller”) to purchase from Seller all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Magnolia Hill, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company operating Riverwalk Casino and Hotel, in Vicksburg, Mississippi, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.

The acquisition is valued at approximately $141 million, subject to certain post-closing working capital adjustments, which the Company will pay in cash.

A copy of the press release announcing the entry by Company into the Purchase Agreement is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(d)
Exhibits

 
 
 
 
99.1
Press Release dated October 5, 2012 issued by Churchill Downs Incorporated.
 
 
 
  

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
October 5, 2012
 
/s/ Alan K. Tse___________________
By: Alan K. Tse
Title: Executive Vice President and
General Counsel



EXHIBIT INDEX



    Exhibit No.    Description
         
    Exhibit 99.1    Press Release dated October 5, 2012 issued by Churchill Downs Incorporated.