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): May 20, 2010

 

 

LOGO

Boyd Gaming Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

 

Nevada   001-12882   88-0242733

(State of Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Ninth Floor

Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(702) 792-7200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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

At the 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Boyd Gaming Corporation (the “Company”), held on May 20, 2010, the following proposals were voted on by the Company’s stockholders, as set forth below:

Proposal 1. Election of Directors.

 

Name of Nominee

    Votes For    Votes Withheld    Broker Non-Votes

Robert L. Boughner

    66,135,308    3,581,111    10,684,503

William R. Boyd

    68,662,402    1,054,017    10,684,503

William S. Boyd

    68,789,537    926,882    10,684,503

Thomas V. Girardi

    68,989,987    726,432    10,684,503

Marianne Boyd Johnson

    68,659,585    1,056,834    10,684,503

Billy G. McCoy

    68,946,974    769,445    10,684,503

Frederick J. Schwab

    69,071,580    644,839    10,684,503

Keith E. Smith

    69,078,469    637,950    10,684,503

Christine J. Spadafor

    68,988,459    727,960    10,684,503

Peter M. Thomas

    69,077,148    639,271    10,684,503

Veronica J. Wilson

    69,074,552    641,867    10,684,503

Proposal 2. Ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Votes

79,800,870

   372,759   227,293   0

The Company’s stockholders elected each of the director nominees and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2010.

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.

 

Date: May 25, 2010     Boyd Gaming Corporation
   

/s/    JOSH HIRSBERG        

    Josh Hirsberg
    Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer