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): January 15, 2016

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

81-0422894

(State of incorporation)

 

(IRS Employer

 

 

Identification No.)

 

0-13063

(Commission File Number)

 

6650 S. El Camino Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89118

(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)

 

(702) 897-7150

(Registrant’s telephone number)

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 5.02.           Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On January 14, 2016, Scientific Games Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an amendment to its employment agreement, dated as of December 18, 2012, with James C. Kennedy, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Group Chief Executive, Lottery.  Pursuant to the amendment, Mr. Kennedy’s base salary was increased to $725,000.  In addition, the term of Mr. Kennedy’s employment agreement was extended to December 31, 2018, subject to extension for an additional year at the end of the term and each anniversary thereof unless timely notice of non-renewal is given.  On January 14, 2016, Mr. Kennedy received an equity award of 70,000 restricted stock units with a four-year vesting schedule (one-fourth vesting on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date.)

 

Except as provided above, the terms of Mr. Kennedy’s employment agreement remain unchanged.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

SCIENTIFIC GAMES CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  January 15, 2016

By:

 

/s/ David W. Smail

 

 

 

Name:

David W. Smail

 

 

 

Title:

Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer

 

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