DKNG DraftKings Inc

 

 

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): April 28, 2021

 

 

DRAFTKINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Nevada	001-38908	84-4052441
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

222 Berkeley Street, 5th Floor

Boston, MA 02116

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 986-6744

 

 

(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:

 

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share		DKNG		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

  

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

 

 

 

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

 

On April 28, 2021, DraftKings Inc. held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”).

 

The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

 

1.

To elect thirteen directors to our Board of Directors;

 

2.

The ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021; and

 

3.

To hold an advisory vote on the frequency of executive compensation votes.

 

The following are the final voting results for each of the items voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

 

										Broker
Election of directors:		For				Withheld				Non-Votes
Jason D. Robins			4,066,393,195				32,835,523				88,973,932
Harry Evans Sloan			4,021,094,056				78,134,662				88,973,932
Matthew Kalish			4,066,006,294				33,222,424				88,973,932
Paul Liberman			4,065,999,930				33,228,788				88,973,932
Woodrow H. Levin			4,044,235,967				54,992,751				88,973,932
Shalom Meckenzie			4,066,009,816				33,218,902				88,973,932
Jocelyn Moore			4,098,336,487				892,231				88,973,932
Ryan R. Moore			4,065,605,757				33,622,961				88,973,932
Valerie Mosley			4,097,694,578				1,534,140				88,973,932
Steven J. Murray			4,048,526,026				50,702,692				88,973,932
Hany M. Nada			4,059,482,850				39,745,868				88,973,932
John S. Salter			4,048,559,925				50,668,793				88,973,932
Marni M. Walden			4,048,562,195				50,666,523				88,973,932
Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, LLP:
For											4,186,970,118
Against											859,548
Abstain											372,984
Non-binding advisory vote on frequency of executive compensation vote:
1 Year											4,091,928,771
2 Years											527,426
3 Years											1,608,357
Broker Non-Votes											5,164,164

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit Number		Description
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

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.

 

 

	DRAFTKINGS INC.
Date: April 30, 2021	By:	/s/ R. Stanton Dodge
	Name:	R. Stanton Dodge
	Title:	Chief Legal Officer and Secretary