Item 5.07.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (the
Company
) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the
Annual Meeting
) on June 15, 2016. The following is a summary of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the votes cast on each matter.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The stockholders elected the Companys nominees to the Board of Directors of the Company (the Board). The nominees for election to the Board, the number and type of votes cast with respect to each nominee, as well as the number of broker non-votes with respect to each nominee, were as follows:
Nominee
|
Votes For
|
Votes Withheld
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
Gary L. Carano
|
38,811,862
|
561,400
|
4,487,844
|
Frank J. Fahrenkopf Jr.
|
39,307,957
|
63,305
|
4,487,844
|
James B. Hawkins
|
38,861,300
|
511,962
|
4,487,844
|
Michael E. Pegram
|
39,327,081
|
46,181
|
4,487,844
|
Thomas R. Reeg
|
38,207,000
|
1,166,262
|
4,487,844
|
David P. Tomick
|
39,328,703
|
44,559
|
4,487,844
|
Roger P. Wagner
|
39,326,561
|
46,701
|
4,487,844
|
Each of the foregoing directors was elected and received the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting at which a quorum was present.
Proposal 2: Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016
The stockholders approved the ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The number and type of votes cast with respect to the proposal, as well as the number of broker non-votes with respect to the proposal, were as follows:
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
43,728,666
|
26,633
|
105,807
|
0
|
The foregoing Proposal 2 was approved.
Proposal 3: Say-on-pay non-binding advisory vote
The stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Companys named executive officers as disclosed in the Companys proxy statement. The number and type of votes cast with respect to the proposal, as well as the number of broker non-votes with respect to the proposal, were as follows:
For
|
Against
|
Abstain
|
Broker Non-Votes
|
39,125,736
|
152,755
|
9,477
|
4,487,844
|
The foregoing Proposal 3 was approved.