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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):
May 15, 2026 ( May 12, 2026 )

 

 

DRAFTKINGS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Nevada
001-41379
87-2764212

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

222 Berkeley Street , 5th Floor

Boston , MA 02116

(Address of principal executive offices, including
zip code)

 

( 617 )
986-6744

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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:

 

 
¨ 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, par value $0.0001 per share
 
DKNG
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR
§230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

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 May 12, 2026, DraftKings Inc. (the “Company”)
held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The following matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

 

1. To elect eleven directors to the Company’s board of directors;

 

2. To ratify the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year
ending December 31, 2026; and

 

3. To conduct a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation.

 

The following are the final voting results
for each of the matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting:

 

Election of directors:  
For  
Withheld  
Broker Non-Votes

Jason D. Robins  
4,168,928,107  
59,568,095  
106,790,054

Harry E. Sloan  
4,130,345,045  
98,151,157  
106,790,054

Paul Liberman  
4,224,788,643  
3,707,559  
106,790,054

Matthew Kalish  
4,223,450,147  
5,046,055  
106,790,054

Woodrow H. Levin  
4,150,740,190  
77,756,012  
106,790,054

Jocelyn Moore  
4,224,416,762  
4,079,440  
106,790,054

Ryan R. Moore  
4,219,590,022  
8,906,180  
106,790,054

Valerie Mosley  
4,166,099,635  
62,396,567  
106,790,054

Steven J. Murray  
4,223,658,519  
4,837,683  
106,790,054

Marni M. Walden  
4,098,107,275  
130,388,927  
106,790,054

Gregory W. Wendt  
4,218,140,387  
10,355,815  
106,790,054

 

Ratification of the appointment

of BDO USA, P.C.:  
For  
Against  
Abstain  
Broker Non-Votes

 
4,333,085,883  
1,613,841  
586,532  
0

 

Non-binding advisory vote on

executive compensation:  
For  
Against  
Abstain  
Broker Non-Votes

 
4,107,553,941  
120,320,383  
621,878  
106,790,054

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

         (d)  Exhibits.    

 

Exhibit Number
 
Description

104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 

 

 

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.

 

 
DRAFTKINGS INC.

 
 
 

Dated: May 15, 2026
By:
/s/ R. Stanton Dodge

 
 
Name: R. Stanton Dodge  

 
 
Title: Chief Legal Officer and Secretary