Churchill Downs Inc 10-K

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED SHAREHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES Market for Common Stock The Company's common stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol CHDN. As of February 16, 2022, there were approximately 2,300 shareholders of record. Dividends Since joining The Nasdaq Global Select Market in 1993, we have declared and paid cash dividends on an annual basis at the discretion of our Board of Directors. The payment and amount of future dividends will be determined by the Board of Directors and will depend upon, among other things, our operating results, financial condition, cash requirements and general business conditions at the time such payment is considered. We declared a dividend of $0.667 in December 2021, which was paid in January 2022, and we declared a dividend of $0.622 in December 2020, which was paid in January 2021. Issuer Purchases of Common Stock The following table provides information with respect to shares of common stock that we repurchased during the quarter ended December 31, 2021: Period Total Number of Shares Purchased Average Price Paid Per Share Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Approximate Dollar Value of Shares That May Yet Be Purchased under the Plans or Programs (in millions) (1) October 2021 100,873 $ 248.65 100,535 $ 474.2 November 2021 106,619 $ 234.46 106,619 449.2 December 2021 28,396 $ 232.03 15,900 445.6 Total 235,888 $ 240.24 223,054 (1) On September 29, 2021, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a common stock repurchase program of up to $500.0 million ("2021 Stock Repurchase Program"). The 2021 stock repurchase program includes and is not in addition to the unspent amount remaining under the prior 2018 Stock Purchase Program authorization. The repurchase program has no time limit and may be suspended or discontinued at any time. For more information, refer to Note 11, Shareholders' Equity, to the notes to consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Shareholder Return Performance Graph The following performance graph and related information shall not be deemed "soliciting material" nor to be "filed" with the SEC, nor shall such information be incorporated by reference into any future filings under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each as amended, except to the extent we specifically incorporate it by reference into such filing. 30 The following graph depicts the cumulative total shareholder return, assuming reinvestment of dividends, for the periods indicated for our Common Stock compared to the Russell 1000 Index, Russell 2000 Index, S&P Midcap 400 Index, and the S&P 500 Index. During 2021, our Company moved from the Russell 2000 Index to the Russell 1000 Index due to our increase in market capitalization. We now consider the Russell 1000 Index to be our most comparable peer group index. We added the S&P Midcap 400 Index as a comparison beginning in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. The S&P Midcap 400 Index includes the Company's results and also reflects companies which have a more comparable market capitalization than the S&P 500 Index. 12/31/2016 12/31/2017 12/31/2018 12/31/2019 12/31/2020 12/31/2021 Churchill Downs Incorporated $ 100.00 $ 155.67 $ 164.18 $ 278.26 $ 396.41 $ 491.66 Russell 1000 Index $ 100.00 $ 121.69 $ 115.87 $ 152.28 $ 184.20 $ 232.93 Russell 2000 Index $ 100.00 $ 114.65 $ 102.02 $ 128.06 $ 153.63 $ 176.39 S&P Midcap 400 Index $ 100.00 $ 116.24 $ 103.36 $ 130.44 $ 148.26 $ 184.97 S&P 500 Index $ 100.00 $ 121.83 $ 116.49 $ 153.17 $ 181.35 $ 233.40 NOTE 1: Index Data: Copyright Russell Investments. Used with permission. All rights reserved. NOTE 2: Index Data: Copyright Standard and Poor’s, Inc. Used with permission. All rights reserved. 31 ITEM 6. [RESERVED] 32