Monarch Casino & Resort Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 27, 2026, Monarch Casino & Resort, Inc. (the "Company") held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). A total of 15,683,618 shares, or 88.4%, of shares outstanding as of the record date of the Company's common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. The results of stockholder voting on the two proposals presented were as follows:
Proposal 1 – Stockholders elected John Farahi, Craig F. Sullivan and Paul Andrews, each nominated by the board of directors, to serve until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and until his successor is elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier death, resignation or removal. Stockholders elected Hope S. Taitz, nominated by the board of directors, to serve until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and until her successor is elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier death, resignation or removal.
Director Nominee |
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| Against | Abstain |
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John Farahi |
| 13,238,531 | 2,442,943 | 3,144 | 0 | |||
Craig F. Sullivan | 10,584,198 | 5,096,097 | 3,323 | 0 | ||||
Paul Andrews | 15,354,829 | 325,465 | 3,324 | 0 | ||||
Hope S. Taitz | 15,648,871 | 31,433 | 3,314 | 0 |
Proposal 2 – Stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the executive compensation as disclosed in the 2026 proxy statement of the Company's named executive officers.
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Vote | |||
13,721,113 | 296,151 | 1,666,354 | 0 | |||
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.
| Monarch Casino and Resort, Inc. |
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Date: May 29, 2026 | /s/ Edwin S. Koenig |
| Edwin S. Koenig, Chief Accounting Officer |
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Officer) |