Churchill Downs shareholders approve new 2025 stock and incentive plan
At its April 22, 2025 annual meeting, Churchill Downs shareholders approved the 2025 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan, which the board had previously approved subject to that vote. Shareholders also elected two Class II directors, ratified PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as auditor for fiscal 2025, and approved executive pay on an advisory basis.
Key points
- Incentive plan approved with 60,266,378 votes for and 1,046,437 against, with 57,304 abstentions and 6,083,883 broker non-votes
- R. Alex Rankin and Andréa Carter elected as Class II directors for three-year terms, with Rankin receiving 57,498,013 votes for
- PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP ratified as independent registered accounting firm for fiscal 2025 with 66,806,055 votes for and 619,835 against
- Advisory vote approved named executive officer compensation with 59,339,818 votes for and 1,920,601 against
The filing
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