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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 6, 2022

 

 

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ENTERTAINMENT CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

  Delaware    001-39245    84-3755666
 

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

Two Pennsylvania Plaza,

New York, NY

      10121  
  (Address of principal executive offices)       (Zip Code)  

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 465-6000

Not Applicable

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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)).

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

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of Each Exchange

on Which Registered

Class A Common Stock   MSGE   New York Stock Exchange

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 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On December 6, 2022, Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders. In accordance with the Company’s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the Class A stockholders have one vote per share and the Class B stockholders have ten votes per share. The proposals are described in the Company’s proxy statement for the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2022. The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below.

 

  1.

The Company’s Class A stockholders elected the five directors listed below to the Board of Directors. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

     For    Withheld   

Broker

Non-Votes

Martin Bandier

  

16,754,944

  

5,153,634

  

3,092,278

Joseph J. Lhota

  

16,203,502

  

5,705,076

  

3,092,278

Joel M. Litvin

  

17,226,972

  

4,681,606

  

3,092,278

Frederic V. Salerno

  

15,457,341

  

6,451,237

  

3,092,278

John L. Sykes

  

16,313,938

  

5,594,640

  

3,092,278

The Company’s Class B stockholders elected the twelve directors listed below to the Board of Directors. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

     For    Withheld   

Broker

Non-Votes

James L. Dolan

   68,667,540    0    0

Charles F. Dolan

   68,667,540    0    0

Charles P. Dolan

   68,667,540    0    0

Kristin A. Dolan

   68,667,540    0    0

Marianne Dolan Weber

   68,667,540    0    0

Paul J. Dolan

   68,667,540    0    0

Quentin F. Dolan

   68,667,540    0    0

Ryan T. Dolan

   68,667,540    0    0

Thomas C. Dolan

   68,667,540    0    0

Brian G. Sweeney

   68,667,540    0    0

Vincent Tese

   68,667,540    0    0

Isiah L. Thomas III

   68,667,540    0    0

 

  2.

The Company’s Class A stockholders and Class B stockholders, voting together as a single class, ratified the appointment of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2023 fiscal year. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker
Non-Votes

93,560,126

  

96,077

  

12,193

  

0

 

  3.

The Company’s Class A stockholders and Class B stockholders, voting together as a single class, approved the Company’s 2020 Employee Stock Plan, as amended. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker
Non-Votes

88,519,366

  

2,014,689

  

42,063

  

3,092,278

 

  4.

The Company’s Class A stockholders and Class B stockholders, voting together as a single class, approved the Company’s 2020 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors, as amended. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker
Non-Votes

88,316,798

  

2,216,854

  

42,466

  

3,092,278

 

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  5.

The Company’s Class A stockholders and Class B stockholders, voting together as a single class, approved in an advisory (non-binding) vote the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers. The votes regarding this proposal were as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker
Non-Votes

78,479,886

  

12,046,699

  

49,533

  

3,092,278

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

MADISON SQUARE GARDEN

ENTERTAINMENT CORP.

(Registrant)
By:  

/s/ Mark C. Cresitello

Name:   Mark C. Cresitello
Title:   Secretary

Dated: December 7, 2022

 

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