Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 21, 2024, Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 17,206,956 shares, or 91.4%, of shares outstanding as of the record date of the Company's common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The results of stockholder voting on the three proposals presented were as follows:
Proposal 1 – Stockholders elected the following three directors nominated by the board of directors, each to serve until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier death, resignation or removal.
Director Nominee |
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John Farahi |
| 14,824,277 | 2,378,205 | 4,474 | 0 | |||
Craig F. Sullivan | 11,880,202 | 5,322,270 | 4,484 | 0 | ||||
Paul Andrews | 16,880,141 | 322,341 | 4,474 | 0 |
Proposal 2 – Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”) to (i) extend the term of the 2014 Plan from ten (10) years to twenty (20) years, and (ii) increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the 2014 Plan by an additional 1,000,000 shares.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
15,070,035 | 464,367 | 1,672,554 | 0 |
Proposal 3 – Stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the executive compensation as disclosed in the 2024 proxy statement of the Company's named executive officers.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
15,123,092 | 409,975 | 1,673,889 | 0 | |||
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
10.12014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended.
SIGNATURES
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.
| Monarch Casino and Resort, Inc. |
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Date: May 28, 2024 | /s/ Edwin S. Koenig |
| Edwin S. Koenig, Chief Accounting Officer |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer) |