Accel Entertainment Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
$ACEL
Services-Misc. Amusement & Recreation
Consumer Discretionary
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 9, 2024
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 9, 2024, Accel Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 Annual Meeting and the following actions were taken:
1. Election of two Class I Directors. Gordon Rubenstein and David W. Ruttenberg were elected to serve on the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”), each to serve a three-year term, which will expire at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal. The vote tally was as follows:
| Nominees | Shares For | Shares Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
Gordon Rubenstein | 56,461,652 | 2,039,800 | 9,360,600 | |||||||||||||||||
David W. Ruttenberg | 50,317,541 | 8,183,911 | 9,360,600 | |||||||||||||||||
2. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. The Board’s proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was approved. The vote tally was as follows:
| Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 58,084,237 | 381,539 | 35,676 | 9,360,600 | |||||||||||||||||
3. Ratification of Appointment Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. The Board’s proposal to ratify the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was approved. The vote tally was as follows:
| Shares For | Shares Against | Shares Abstaining | ||||||||||||
| 67,807,216 | 20,991 | 33,845 | ||||||||||||
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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.
| ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | |||||||||||
Date: May 10, 2024 | By: | /s/ Derek Harmer | |||||||||
| Derek Harmer | |||||||||||
| General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer | |||||||||||
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