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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2023
Churchill Downs Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kentucky | 001-33998 | 61-0156015 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. 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)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, No Par Value | CHDN | The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company 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). |
Emerging growth company | ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | ☐

Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

Stock Repurchase Agreement
On December 18, 2023, Churchill Downs Incorporated (the “Company”) entered into an agreement with an affiliate of The Duchossois Group, Inc. (“TDG”) to repurchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”), in a private transaction at a price per share equal to $123.75, representing a discount of 4.03% to the closing price on December 15, 2023 of $128.95, for an aggregate purchase price of $123.75 million (the “Stock Repurchase Agreement”). The repurchase of the shares of Common Stock pursuant to the Stock Repurchase Agreement is expected to close on January 2, 2024. The Stock Repurchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, and covenants of the parties.
The foregoing description of the Stock Repurchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stock Repurchase Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
This current report on Form 8-K contains various “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of terms such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “will,” and similar words or similar expressions (or negative versions of such words or expressions).
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors, that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations include the following: the occurrence of extraordinary events, such as terrorist attacks, public health threats, civil unrest, and inclement weather, including as a result of climate change; the effect of economic conditions on our consumers' confidence and discretionary spending or our access to credit, including the impact of inflation; additional or increased taxes and fees; the impact of any pandemics, epidemics, or outbreaks of infectious diseases, including the impact of any future developments related to COVID-19, and related economic matters on our results of operations, financial conditions and prospects; lack of confidence in the integrity of our core businesses or any deterioration in our reputation; loss of key or highly skilled personnel, as well as general disruptions in the general labor market; the impact of significant competition, and the expectation the competition levels will increase; changes in consumer preferences, attendance, wagering, and sponsorships; risks associated with equity investments, strategic alliances and other third-party agreements; inability to respond to rapid technological changes in a timely manner; concentration and evolution of slot machine and historical racing machine (HRM) manufacturing and other technology conditions that could impose additional costs; failure to enter into or maintain agreements with industry constituents, including horsemen and other racetracks; inability to successfully focus on market access and retail operations for our TwinSpires Sports and Casino business and effectively compete; online security risk, including cyber-security breaches, or loss or misuse of our stored information as a result of a breach including customers’ personal information could lead to government enforcement actions or other litigations; reliance on our technology services and catastrophic events and system failures disrupting our operations; inability to identify, complete, or fully realize the benefits of our proposed acquisitions, divestitures, development of new venues or the expansion of existing facilities on time, on budget, or as planned; difficulty in integrating recent or future acquisitions into our operations; cost overruns and other uncertainties associated with the development of new venues and the expansion of existing facilities; general risks related to real estate ownership and significant expenditures, including risks related to environmental liabilities; personal injury litigation related to injuries occurring at our racetracks; compliance with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act or other similar laws and regulations, or applicable anti-money laundering regulations; payment-related risks, such as risk associated with fraudulent credit card or debit card use; work stoppages and labor problems; risks related to pending or future legal proceedings and other actions; highly regulated operations and changes in the regulatory environment could adversely affect our business; restrictions in our debt facilities limiting our flexibility to operate our business; failure to comply with the financial ratios and other covenants in our debt facilities and other indebtedness; increases to interest rates (due to inflation or otherwise), disruption in the credit markets or changes to our credit ratings may adversely affect our business; increase in our insurance costs, or inability to obtain similar insurance coverage in the future, and any inability to recover under our insurance policies for damages sustained at our properties in the event of inclement weather and casualty events; and other factors described under the heading “Risk Factors” in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 18, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of the approximately $123.75 million of Common Stock from TDG. A copy of the press release is furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
A copy of the press release announcing the completion of the acquisition is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information provided pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) |  | Exhibits |
| Exhibit Number |  | Description |
| 10.1 |  | Stock Repurchase Agreement, dated December 18, 2023, between Churchill Downs Incorporated and The Duchossois Group, Inc. |
| 99.1 |  | Press Release dated December 18, 2023 issued by Churchill Downs Incorporated. |
| 104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |

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.

|  | CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED
December 18, 2023 |  | /s/ Marcia A. Dall
|  | By: Marcia A. Dall
|  | Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|  | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)