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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): May 23, 2025 (May 19, 2025)

 

 

DRAFTKINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Nevada 001-41379 87-2764212
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

(Commission
File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

222 Berkeley Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02116

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 986-6744

 

Not Applicable
(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:

 

¨Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  
¨Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  
¨Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share   DKNG   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 5.02. Departure of Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On May 19, 2025, DraftKings Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). At the Annual Meeting, shareholders approved the amendment and restatement of the DraftKings Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “A&R ESPP”), which shall take effect beginning with the offering period scheduled to begin on November 20, 2025. A description of the material terms of the A&R ESPP is contained in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2025.

 

That description of the A&R ESPP is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the A&R ESPP, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

 

The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

 

1.To elect ten directors to the Company’s board of directors;

 

2.To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025;

 

3.To conduct a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation;

 

4.To consider an amendment to the DraftKings ESPP; and

 

5.To consider a shareholder proposal regarding board matrix disclosure. 

 

The following are the final voting results for each of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

 

Election of directors:  For   Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
Jason D. Robins   4,220,761,573    65,591,723    78,023,742 
Harry Evans Sloan   4,246,361,104    39,992,192    78,023,742 
Matthew Kalish   4,281,121,537    5,231,759    78,023,742 
Paul Liberman   4,281,132,890    5,220,406    78,023,742 
Woodrow H. Levin   4,173,746,637    112,606,659    78,023,742 
Jocelyn Moore   4,278,965,781    7,387,515    78,023,742 
Ryan R. Moore   4,274,808,177    11,545,119    78,023,742 
Valerie Mosley   4,191,962,469    94,390,827    78,023,742 
Steven J. Murray   4,277,141,912    9,211,384    78,023,742 
Marni M. Walden   4,106,418,182    179,935,114    78,023,742 

 

Ratification of the appointment of BDO USA, P.C.:  For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
  4,362,159,691  1,910,527  306,820  0
             
Non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation:  For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
  4,251,247,766  34,506,221  599,309  78,023,742
             
Amendment to the ESPP:  For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
  4,253,386,533  32,687,990  278,773  78,023,742
             
Shareholder proposal regarding board matrix disclosure:  For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Votes
  165,766,813  4,118,636,384  1,950,099  78,023,742

  

 

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

        (d)  Exhibits.

      

Exhibit Number   Description
   
10.1   Amended and Restated DraftKings Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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.

  

  DRAFTKINGS INC.
     
 Dated: May 23, 2025 By: /s/ R. Stanton Dodge
  Name:  R. Stanton Dodge
  Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary