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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001558370-17-004875
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170614
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170619
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170619

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MONARCH CASINO & RESORT INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000907242
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		IRS NUMBER:				880300760
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-22088
		FILM NUMBER:		17918281

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3800 S VIRGINIA STREET
		STREET 2:		EXECUTIVE OFFICES
		CITY:			RENO
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89502
		BUSINESS PHONE:		775-335-4600

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3800 S VIRGINIA STREET
		STREET 2:		EXECUTIVE OFFICES
		CITY:			RENO
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89502
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			2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">June&nbsp;14, 2017</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:18pt;">Monarch Casino&nbsp;&amp; Resort,&nbsp;Inc.</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">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 (&#xA7;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#xA7;240.12b-2 of this chapter). </font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">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&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#x2610;</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">At the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">2017 Annual Meeting</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">") of Monarch Casino &amp; Resort, Inc. (the "</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Company</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">") held on June 14, 2017, the Company's stockholders, upon recommendation of the Board of Directors, approved an amendment to the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 1,200,000.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The principal terms of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan as amended are described in the Company&#x2019;s </font><font style="text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;display:inline;font-size:10pt;">proxy statement</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;"> for the 2017 Annual Meeting, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017, which description is incorporated herein by reference and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to this Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K and incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Item 5.07&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:3pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">On June 14, 2017, the Company held its 2017 Annual Meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;A total of 16,025,154 shares (91.6% of shares outstanding as of the record date) of the Company's common stock were present or represented by proxy at the meeting. &nbsp; The results of stockholder voting on the four proposals presented were as follows:</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;">
			<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;">
				<font style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> (1)</font>
			</p>
		</td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top">
			<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Proposal 1 &#x2013; Stockholders elected the two directors nominated by the board of directors, to serve until the 2019 annual meeting of stockholders or until his or her successor is elected and qualified, or until such director's earlier death, resignation or removal.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 100.00%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.16%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 10.1pt;text-indent: -10.1pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Director Nominee</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.92%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:17.30%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.92%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Against</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:01.92%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:16.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 5.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Vote</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.16%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 15.85pt;text-indent: -10.1pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Bob Farahi</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.92%;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:17.30%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">11,259,510</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.92%;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.24%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">4,764,803</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:01.92%;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:16.38%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">841</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">0</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:21.16%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 15.85pt;text-indent: -10pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Yvette E. Landau</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.92%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:17.30%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">15,898,154</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.92%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:18.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">126,745</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:01.92%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="middle" style="width:16.38%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">255</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:01.94%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:19.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">0</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;">
			<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:12pt 0pt;">
				<font style="margin:12pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> (2)</font>
			</p>
		</td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top">
			<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:12pt 0pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Proposal 2 &#x2013; Stockholders approved an amendment to the Company's 2014 Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of common stock&nbsp;reserved for issuance under the plan.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 69.24%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 10.1pt;text-indent: -10.1pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.60%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Against</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.34%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt 5pt 5.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Vote</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.22%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 10.1pt;text-indent: -10.1pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">15,336,946</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.60%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:21.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">681,794</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.20%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">6,414</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 1pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.34%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 5.75pt 5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">0</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;">
			<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:12pt 0pt;">
				<font style="margin:12pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> (3)</font>
			</p>
		</td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top">
			<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:12pt 0pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Proposal 3 &#x2013; Stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, a resolution approving the executive compensation of the Company's named executive officers, which is commonly referred to as a "say-on-pay" vote.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 69.24%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;height:1.00pt">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;height:1.00pt">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;height:1.00pt">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;height:1.00pt">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;height:1.00pt">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;height:1.00pt">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.32%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;height:1.00pt">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:1pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Against</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstain</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.32%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Broker Non-Vote</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">15,876,354</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.64%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:20.98%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">137,392</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">11,408</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.80%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:26.32%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">0</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<div style="width:100%"><table style="width:100%;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td valign="top" align="left" style="width: 18.00pt; display: inline;">
			<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:12pt 0pt;">
				<font style="margin:12pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:10pt;;"> (4)</font>
			</p>
		</td><td style="width:0pt;"><p style="width:0pt;width:0pt;font-size:0pt;"></p></td><td align="left" valign="top">
			<p style="text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;margin:12pt 0pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Proposal 4 &#x2013; Stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, &nbsp;that future "say-on-pay" votes be held every year.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
		<div style="width:100%;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;width: 91.34%;margin-left:0pt;">
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.28%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Every Year</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.12%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:24.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Every Two Years</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.10%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.10%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Every Three Years</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:02.06%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.10%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Abstentions</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="top" style="width:25.28%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">7,415,663</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.12%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:24.24%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">12,273</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:02.10%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:22.10%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">6,445,040</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:02.06%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="top" style="width:22.10%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">2,152,178</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			&nbsp;
		</p>
		<p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;"></font></p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:11.7647058823529%;">
		<p><font size="1"> </font></p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:11.7647058823529%;"><hr align="center" style='background-color:#000000; border-width:0; color:#000000; height:2pt; lineheight:0; width:100%;'></hr><p style="page-break-after:always">&nbsp;</p></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:11.7647058823529%;"></div><div style="margin-left:11.7647058823529%;margin-right:11.7647058823529%;"><p style="margin:5pt 0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 12pt;"><font style="display:inline;"></font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:12pt 0pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Item 7.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:3pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Regulation FD Disclosure.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">On June 14, 2017, &nbsp;John Farahi, the Company's Chief Executive Officer, and David Farahi, the Company's Chief Operating Officer, addressed the stockholders at the 2017 Annual Meeting.&nbsp;&nbsp;Among other things, Mr. John Farahi gave an update with respect to the ongoing construction of the hotel tower at the Company&#x2019;s Monarch Casino Black Hawk and advised stockholders that the project is on schedule with target completion in the second quarter of 2019.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size: 10pt;">
			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">The information under this caption Item 7.01&nbsp;shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Exchange Act</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">"), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">When used in this report and elsewhere by management from time to time, the words "believes," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements with respect to the Company's financial condition, results of operations and its business including our expansion, construction timelines, development activities and debt refinancing.&nbsp;&nbsp;Certain important factors, including, but not limited to, construction risks, competition from other gaming operations, factors affecting the Company's ability to compete, acquisitions of gaming properties, legalization of additional gaming operations in its markets, leverage, the inherent uncertainty and costs associated with litigation and governmental and regulatory investigations, and licensing and other regulatory risks, could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those expressed in its forward-looking statements.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any changes in the law that would permit the establishment of gaming operations in or near Denver could materially impact Monarch Casino Black Hawk operations and could alter, delay or cause the Company to reconsider our master development plan to expand our Monarch Casino Black Hawk property.&nbsp;&nbsp;Further information on potential factors which could affect our financial condition, results of operations and business including, without limitation, the Company's expansion, development activities, legal proceedings and employee matters, are included in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.&nbsp;&nbsp;Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release any revisions to such forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">(d) Exhibits.</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">10.1</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Monarch Casino &amp; Resort, Inc. 2014 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company&#x2019;s Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2017).</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">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.</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Monarch Casino and Resort,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">Date: June 19, 2017</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Edwin S. Koenig</font></p>
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