---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001747079-26-000058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BALY"
cik: "0001747079"
company_name: "Bally's Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-20T20:12:35+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T20:13:28.466602+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bally's shareholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve equity plan at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- Jeffrey W. Rollins and George T. Papanier elected to three-year terms with ~42.6M and ~43.0M votes for, respectively.
- Ratification of Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor for FY2026 approved: 44,490,121 for, 74,706 against.
- Non-binding advisory vote on named executive officer compensation passed: 42,637,320 for, 398,072 against.
- Amended and restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan approved: 42,609,875 for, 422,931 against.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001747079-26-000058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BALY
- cik: 0001747079
- company_name: Bally's Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-20T20:12:35+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1747079/000174707926000058/0001747079-26-000058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1747079/000174707926000058/baly-20260519.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Bally's Corp shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-19
  source text: Proposal 2 - Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved the ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026. The vote was as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 44,490,121 74,706 3,678 —
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1747079/000174707926000058/0001747079-26-000058-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Bally's Corp shareholders approved Approval of the Bally's Corporation Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
  - Proposal: equity plan
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-19
  source text: Proposal 4 - Approval of the Bally's Corporation Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders approved the amendment and restatement of the Bally’s Corporation Amended and Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. The vote was as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 42,609,875 422,931 19,901 1,515,798
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1747079/000174707926000058/0001747079-26-000058-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Bally's Corp shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-19
  source text: Proposal 1 - Election of Directors At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders elected Jeffrey W. Rollins and George T. Papanier to serve as directors for a term of three years. The vote was as follows: For Withheld Broker Non-Votes Jeffrey W. Rollins 42,647,815 404,892 1,515,798 George T. Papanier 42,991,112 61,595 1,515,798
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1747079/000174707926000058/0001747079-26-000058-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Bally's Corp shareholders approved Approval, on a Non-binding Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers at the 2026-05-19 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-19
  source text: Proposal 3 - Approval, on a Non-binding Advisory Basis, of the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers At the Annual Meeting, the vote to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers was as follows: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes 42,637,320 398,072 17,315 1,515,798
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1747079/000174707926000058/0001747079-26-000058-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.