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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): March 5, 2019
Churchill Downs Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Kentucky
(State of incorporation)
 
001-33998
(Commission file number)
 
61-0156015
(IRS 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)
 
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:
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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).
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Item 7.01
Regulation FD Disclosure
On March 5, 2019, Churchill Downs Incorporated (Nasdaq: CHDN) completed its previously announced purchase of certain ownership interests of Midwest Gaming Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Rivers Casino Des Plaines in Des Plaines, Illinois, for cash consideration of approximately $407 million.
A copy of the press release announcing the acquisition is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)  Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
Press Release dated March 5, 2019 issued by Churchill Downs Incorporated.






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.
 
 
 
 
 
CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED
 
 
 
Date: March 5, 2019
By:
 /s/ Bradley K. Blackwell
 
Name:
 
Bradley K. Blackwell
 
Title:
 
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary