0001144204-15-059169.txt : 20151013 0001144204-15-059169.hdr.sgml : 20151012 20151013144321 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-15-059169 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151012 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20151013 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151013 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NEVADA GOLD & CASINOS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000277058 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 880142032 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0424 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15517 FILM NUMBER: 151155858 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 133 E. WARM SPRINGS ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 102 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89119 BUSINESS PHONE: (702) 685-1000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 133 E. WARM SPRINGS ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 102 CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89119 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PACIFIC GOLD CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PACIFIC GOLD & URANIUM INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19860925 8-K 1 v422114_8k.htm FORM 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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):

 

October 12, 2015

    

NEVADA GOLD & CASINOS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)  

 

Nevada   1-15517   88-0142032
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

133 E. Warm Springs Road

Suite 102

Las Vegas, Nevada

  89119
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(702) 685-1000

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

 

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

 
The annual meeting of shareholders of Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on Monday, October 12, 2015, at the New Tropicana Las Vegas, 3801 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. At the meeting 14,375,896 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented, either in person or by proxy, constituting 87.20% of the outstanding stock of the Company. The following matters were acted upon:


1. Election of Directors


One Class II director, Francis M. Ricci, was elected to the Company’s board of directors for a term to expire at the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company to be held in 2018. The results of the election were as follows:

 

Director Nominee:  For:  Withheld:  Broker Non-Votes:
          
Francis Ricci  3,364,325  2,935,942  8,075,629

 

2. Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation.

 

The Advisory vote to approve named executive officer compensation was approved by the following vote:

 

For:  Against:  Abstain:  Broker Non-Votes:
          
4,451,914  1,832,633  15,720  8,075,629

 

3. Ratification of the Selection of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditors for the 2016 Fiscal Year

 

The selection of Ernst & Young LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the 2015 fiscal year was approved by the following vote:

 

For:   Against:   Abstain:   Broker Non-Votes:
             
13,818,514   501,877   55,505   0

 

 

 

 

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 who is duly authorized.

 

  NEVADA GOLD & CASINOS, INC.
   
Date:  October 12, 2015 By:  /s/James D. Meier
    James D. Meier
Vice President and CFO