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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 11, 2019
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Boyd Gaming Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Nevada
 
001-12882
 
88-0242733
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Ninth Floor
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(702) 792-7200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in 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).
 
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The disclosure set forth under Proposal 1 in Item 5.07 is incorporated herein by reference.

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

At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Boyd Gaming Corporation (the “Company”), held on April 11, 2019, the following proposals were voted on by the Company's stockholders, as set forth below:

Proposal 1.
Election of Directors
 
Votes For
 
Votes Withheld
 
Broker Non-Votes
John R. Bailey
97,761,730
 
617,703

 
 
7,335,640
Robert L. Boughner
92,429,727
 
5,949,706

 
 
7,335,640
William R. Boyd
92,442,787
 
5,936,646

 
 
7,335,640
William S. Boyd
95,132,616
 
3,246,817

 
 
7,335,640
Richard E. Flaherty
97,689,897
 
689,536

 
 
7,335,640
Marianne Boyd Johnson
95,133,690
 
3,245,743

 
 
7,335,640
Keith E. Smith
97,347,200
 
1,032,233

 
 
7,335,640
Christine J. Spadafor
96,768,593
 
1,610,840

 
 
7,335,640
Peter M. Thomas
96,141,011
 
2,238,422

 
 
7,335,640
Paul W. Whetsell
97,670,272
 
709,161

 
 
7,335,640
Veronica J. Wilson
97,387,755
 
991,678

 
 
7,335,640

Each of the director nominees was elected to serve as a director until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified.

Proposal 2.
Ratification of the Appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
Votes For
 
Votes Against
 
Abstain
104,717,323
 
787,574
 
210,176

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm was ratified.









SIGNATURE

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.

Date:
April 15, 2019
Boyd Gaming Corporation
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Anthony D. McDuffie
 
 
Anthony D. McDuffie
 
 
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer