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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

 

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): March 19, 2020

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Boyd Gaming Corporation

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

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Nevada

 

001-12882

 

88-0242733

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

 

3883 Howard Hughes Parkway, Ninth Floor

Las Vegas, Nevada 89169

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

 

(702) 792-7200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common stock, $0.01 par value

BYD

New York Stock Exchange

 

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))

 

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 8.01.             Regulation FD Disclosure.

On March 17, 2020, Boyd Gaming Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing the closure of its Las Vegas properties for a thirty-day period beginning on March 17, 2020, pursuant to an order issued by the Governor of Nevada.  The Press Release also announced the closure of the Company’s properties in Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri, as directed by various governmental authorities in those States.  The press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

 

The Company previously issued press releases announcing the government mandated closures of the Company’s other properties. Those press releases are filed herewith as Exhibits 99.2, 99.3, and 99.4 and are incorporated herein in their entirety by reference.

 

Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number

 

Description

     

99.1

 

Press Release, dated March 17, 2020

     

99.2

  Press Release, dated March 16, 2020
     
99.3   Press Release, dated March 15, 2020
     
99.4   Press Release, dated March 12, 2020

 

 

 

 

 

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 hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:

March 19, 2020

Boyd Gaming Corporation

     
 

By:

/s/ Anthony D. McDuffie

   

Anthony D. McDuffie

   

Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer