8-K 1 a8-k12615boardmemberannoun.htm 8-K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITY EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 26, 2015 (November 12, 2014)
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kentucky (State of incorporation) | 001-33998 (Commission file number) | 61-0156015 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
600 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Suite 400, Louisville, Kentucky 40222 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(502) 636-4400 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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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.

On November 12, 2014, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Governance Committee, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Churchill Downs Incorporated (the “Company”) appointed Aditi Javeri Gokhale as a Class III Director of the Company, effective as of January 26, 2015, to serve until the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company.
At the time of filing this Current Report, Ms. Gokhale has not been named to any committees of the Board.
A copy of the press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Gokhale to the Board is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) |  | Exhibits
99.1 |  | Press Release dated January 26, 2015 issued by Churchill Downs Incorporated.

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 thereunto, duly authorized.

|  | CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED
January 26, 2015 |  | /s/ Alan K. Tse___________________ By: Alan K. Tse Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1 |  |  | Press Release dated January 26, 2015 issued by Churchill Downs Incorporated.