{"url_path":"/sec/byd/8-k/2026-06-25/item-5-02","section_key":"item-5-02","section_title":"Item 5.02 **      **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers****.**","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-25","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906553/0001437749-26-021700-index.html","accession_number":"0001437749-26-021700","cik":"0000906553","ticker":"BYD","issuer_name":"BOYD GAMING CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/906553/0001437749-26-021700-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000906553","primary_entity_name":"BOYD GAMING CORP"},"word_count":272,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"**Item 5.02.**      **Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers****.**\n\n \n\nOn June 22, 2026, the Board of Directors (the \"Board\") of Boyd Gaming Corporation (the \"Company\") appointed Stacia J. Andersen and George C. Roeth as members of the Board, effective on that date. In connection with Ms. Andersen's and Mr. Roeth's appointments, the Board increased its size from eight to ten members, with seven of those members, including Ms. Andersen and Mr. Roeth, qualifying as independent under the listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange and the Company's Corporate Governance Guidelines.\n\nMs. Andersen and Mr. Roeth will each be paid compensation as a director as described in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2026, under the heading \"Director Compensation.\"\n\n \n\nAs of the date of this report, Ms. Andersen and Mr. Roeth have not been appointed to any committees of the Board. The Company intends to file an amendment to this Current Report on Form 8-K to disclose the committee assignments of Ms. Andersen and Mr. Roeth when such assignments are determined by the Board.\n\n \n\nNo family relationship exists between either Ms. Andersen or Mr. Roeth and any of the Company's directors or executive officers. There are no related party transactions in which Ms. Andersen, Mr. Roeth, or any of their respective immediate family members has an interest that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Andersen or Mr. Roeth and any other person pursuant to which either was selected as a director."}