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 5, 2021

ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware			001-38136		98-1350261
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
140 Tower Drive
Burr Ridge	,	Illinois		60527
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip Code)

(630) 972-2235

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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:

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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-1 common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	ACEL	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 May 5, 2021, Accel Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) and the following proposals were adopted:

1.    Election of two Class II Directors, Gordon Rubenstein and David “Buzz” Ruttenberg, each to serve a three-year term, which will expire at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such time as their respective successors have been duly elected and qualified or until such director’s earlier resignation or removal. The vote tally was as follows:

Nominees	Shares For	Shares Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Gordon Runbenstein	55,734,033	869,002	18,201,491
David "Buzz" Ruttenberg	48,194,236	8,408,799	18,201,491

2.    Ratification of appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. The vote tally was as follows:

Shares For	Shares Against	Shares Abstaining
74,771,819	293	32,414

 

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SIGNATURE

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.

	ACCEL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Date: May 11, 2021	By:	/s/ Derek Harmer
		Derek Harmer
		General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer

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