---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001590895-26-000022"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CZR"
cik: "0001590895"
company_name: "Caesars Entertainment, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-06-12T00:01:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-12T10:07:50.862926+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Caesars shareholders elect all 11 director nominees, approve say-on-pay, and ratify Deloitte as auditor

## Summary
- All 11 management-backed directors elected with majority votes; support ranged 88.2% (Fahrenkopf) to 99.7% (Lynn).
- Advisory vote on NEO compensation passed with 85.7% of votes cast (134.6M for, 22.5M against).
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor for FY2026 approved with 99.8% support.
- Quorum of 179.3M shares present; broker non-votes of ~22M shares on proposals 1 and 2.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001590895-26-000022
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CZR
- cik: 0001590895
- company_name: Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-06-12T00:01:05+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590895/000159089526000022/0001590895-26-000022-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590895/000159089526000022/czr-20260609.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Caesars Entertainment, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-06-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-09
  source text: Proposal 3: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm The shareholders approved the ratification of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The number and type of votes cast with respect to the proposal were as follows: Votes For % Voted Votes Against % Voted Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 178,889,019 99.8 % 317,670 0.2 % 93,908 — The foregoing Proposal 3 was approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590895/000159089526000022/0001590895-26-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Caesars Entertainment, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-06-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-09
  source text: Proposal 1: Election of Directors The shareholders elected the Company’s nominees to the Board. The nominees for election to the Board, the number and type of votes cast with respect to each nominee, as well as the number of broker non-votes with respect to each nominee, were as follows: Nominee Votes For % Voted Votes Against % Voted Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Gary L. Carano 153,654,389 97.7 % 3,541,728 2.3 % 56,619 22,047,861 Bonnie S. Biumi 155,167,075 98.7 % 2,007,368 1.3 % 78,293 22,047,861 Jan Jones Blackhurst 155,078,470 98.7 % 2,097,106 1.3 % 77,160 22,047,861 Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. 138,676,487 88.2 % 18,505,815 11.8 % 70,434 22,047,861 Kim Harris Jones 155,542,635 98.9 % 1,652,800 1.1 % 57,301 22,047,861 Jesse Lynn 156,714,584 99.7 % 479,603 0.3 % 58,549 22,047,861 Courtney R. Mather 156,207,893 99.4 % 987,563 0.6 % 57,280 22,047,861 Ted Papapostolou 151,977,304 96.7 % 5,214,008 3.3 % 61,424 22,047,861 Michael E. Pegram 155,779,341 99.1 % 1,415,744 0.9 % 57,651 22,047,861
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590895/000159089526000022/0001590895-26-000022-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Caesars Entertainment, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2026-06-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-06-09
  source text: Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Company’s Proxy Statement. The number and type of votes cast with respect to the proposal, as well as the number of broker non-votes with respect to the proposal, were as follows: Votes For % Voted Votes Against % Voted Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 134,624,250 85.7 % 22,548,056 14.3 % 80,430 22,047,861 The foregoing Proposal 2 was approved.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1590895/000159089526000022/0001590895-26-000022-index.htm

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