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0001664330
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000906553
BOYD GAMING CORP
001-12882
6465 SOUTH RAINBOW BOULEVARD
LAS VEGAS
NV
89118
7027927200
Thompson Stephen S.
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
40000
2732800.00
101028444
08/01/2023
NYSE
Common
06/23/1994
Open Market Purchase
Market
N
35513
06/23/1994
Broker Check
Common
04/21/1994
Pre-IPO Purchase
Issuer
N
4487
04/21/1994
Check
Y
Most shares acquired through open market purchases from 6/23/1994 to 08/10/2011.
08/01/2023
Stephen S Thompson