Reg FD Disclosure

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): April 11, 2023     Churchill Downs Incorporated (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)       Kentucky   001-33998   61-0156015 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. 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.   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule l4a-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 Common Stock, No Par Value   CHDN   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 (§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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. Churchill Downs Incorporated (“CDI” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: CHDN) today announced that it successfully priced an offering of $600 million in aggregate principal amount of its 6.750% senior notes due 2031 (the “Notes”). The Notes were priced at 100.000% of the principal amount. The offering of the Notes is expected to close on April 25th, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions. CDI intends to use the net proceeds from the offering (i) to repay indebtedness outstanding under its Term Loan B Facility, (ii) to fund related transaction fees and expenses and (iii) for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The offer and sale of the Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold within the United States to, or for the benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S) except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Accordingly, the Notes are being sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act and offered and sold outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Company will agree to register the Notes for resale to the extent they are not freely tradable under the Securities Act a year after their issuance. The Notes will not be listed on any securities exchange or automated quotation system. This information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit relating hereto, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.   (d) Exhibits   Exhibit Number    Description 99.1    Press Release, dated April 11, 2023, issued by Churchill Downs Incorporated 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.         CHURCHILL DOWNS INCORPORATED April 11, 2023           /s/ Marcia A. Dall       By: Marcia A. Dall       Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer       (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)