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
May 31, 2018 (May 30, 2018)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-10410 | 62-1411755 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
Identification Number) | ||
One Caesars Palace Drive | ||
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) | ||
(702) 407-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Caesars Entertainment Corporation (the "Company") held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 30, 2018 (the "Annual Meeting"). At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders were requested to: (1) elect four directors to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company or until their successors are elected and qualified; and (2) ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2018. The voting results were as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |
Mark Frissora | 551,128,071 | 33,189,757 | 39,131,926 |
James Hunt | 570,334,657 | 13,983,171 | 39,131,926 |
John Dionne | 568,656,822 | 15,661,006 | 39,131,926 |
Richard Schifter | 420,749,226 | 163,568,602 | 39,131,926 |
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
For | Against | Abstain | |
620,118,024 | 3,289,911 | 41,819 | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: May 31, 2018 | CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION |
By: /s/ Scott E. Wiegand | |
Scott E. Wiegand | |
Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and | |
Corporate Secretary | |