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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>of The Securities Exchange Act of
1934 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August&nbsp;16, 2013 </B></FONT></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>001-13641</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>95-3667491</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of incorporation)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Commission</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>File Number)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(IRS Employer</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>8918 Spanish Ridge Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) </B></FONT></P>
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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: </FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On August&nbsp;16, 2013, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (&#147;Pinnacle&#148;), and its subsidiaries, Casino Magic, LLC
(&#147;Holdings&#148;), Casino One Corporation (&#147;Target&#148;), PNK (ES), LLC (&#147;ES&#148;), PNK (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC (&#147;RE&#148;) and PNK (STLH), LLC (&#147;STLH&#148;, and together with Target, ES and RE, the &#147;Companies&#148;)
entered into an Equity Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of August&nbsp;16, 2013 (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) with Tropicana St. Louis LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#147;Buyer&#148;) and a subsidiary of Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.
(&#147;Tropicana&#148;), to sell its ownership interests in the Companies. The Companies own and operate the Lumi&eacute;re Place Casino, the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis and HoteLumi&eacute;re and related excess land parcels in St. Louis, Missouri.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Under the terms of the Agreement, Buyer will pay a purchase price of $260 million, subject to certain net working capital and other
adjustments. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In addition, on August&nbsp;16, 2013, Tropicana, Pinnacle and Holdings entered into a Limited Guarantee (the &#147;Limited
Guarantee&#148;) whereby Tropicana provided a limited guarantee in favor of Pinnacle and Holdings of the obligations of the Buyer under the Agreement. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The completion of the transaction is subject to various conditions, including, among others, (i)&nbsp;the approval of the Missouri Gaming Commission, and (ii)&nbsp;the approval of the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of conditions in the Agreement, Pinnacle expects the transaction to close by the end of the first quarter of 2014. The Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the
parties. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information set forth in this Item&nbsp;1.01 is only a brief description of the Agreement and the Limited Guarantee and does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement and Limited Guarantee which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8&#150;K and are incorporated reference herein.
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01 Other Events. </B></FONT></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On August&nbsp;16, 2013, Pinnacle issued a press release announcing the transaction with Buyer. A copy of Pinnacle&#146;s press release is attached to
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and is incorporated by reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><I></I>(d) <I>Exhibits. </I></FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Equity Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2013, by and among Tropicana St. Louis LLC, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Casino Magic, LLC, Casino One Corporation, PNK
(ES), LLC, PNK (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC, and PNK (STLH), LLC.&#134;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Limited Guarantee, dated as of August 16, 2013, by and among Tropicana Entertainment Inc., Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., and Casino Magic, LLC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated August 16, 2013, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Schedules and Exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item&nbsp;601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Pinnacle hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the
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STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">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. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: August&nbsp;21, 2013</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">By:</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ Elliot D. Hoops</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Elliot D. Hoops</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:1px"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Vice President
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>&nbsp;<B> </B></FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit&nbsp;10.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Equity Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2013, by and among Tropicana St. Louis LLC, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Casino Magic, LLC, Casino One Corporation, PNK
(ES), LLC, PNK (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC, and PNK (STLH), LLC.&#134;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Limited Guarantee, dated as of August 16, 2013, by and among Tropicana Entertainment Inc., Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., and Casino Magic, LLC.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated August 16, 2013, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Schedules and Exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item&nbsp;601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Pinnacle hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the
omitted schedules upon request by the SEC. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>
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Form 8-K
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): August 16, 2013
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
001-13641
95-3667491
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
8918 Spanish Ridge Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 16, 2013, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Pinnacle"), and its subsidiaries, Casino Magic, LLC
("Holdings"), Casino One Corporation ("Target"), PNK (ES), LLC ("ES"), PNK (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC ("RE") and PNK (STLH), LLC ("STLH", and together with Target, ES and RE, the "Companies")
entered into an Equity Interest Purchase Agreement dated as of August 16, 2013 (the "Agreement") with Tropicana St. Louis LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Buyer") and a subsidiary of Tropicana Entertainment, Inc.
("Tropicana"), to sell its ownership interests in the Companies. The Companies own and operate the Lumiére Place Casino, the Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis and HoteLumiére and related excess land parcels in St. Louis, Missouri.
Under the terms of the Agreement, Buyer will pay a purchase price of $260 million, subject to certain net working capital and other
adjustments.
In addition, on August 16, 2013, Tropicana, Pinnacle and Holdings entered into a Limited Guarantee (the "Limited
Guarantee") whereby Tropicana provided a limited guarantee in favor of Pinnacle and Holdings of the obligations of the Buyer under the Agreement.
The completion of the transaction is subject to various conditions, including, among others, (i) the approval of the Missouri Gaming Commission, and (ii) the approval of the U.S. Federal Trade
Commission. Subject to the satisfaction or waiver of conditions in the Agreement, Pinnacle expects the transaction to close by the end of the first quarter of 2014. The Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants by the
parties.
The information set forth in this Item 1.01 is only a brief description of the Agreement and the Limited Guarantee and does not
purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement and Limited Guarantee which are filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8–K and are incorporated reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 16, 2013, Pinnacle issued a press release announcing the transaction with Buyer. A copy of Pinnacle's press release is attached to
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
Exhibit 10.1
Equity Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2013, by and among Tropicana St. Louis LLC, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Casino Magic, LLC, Casino One Corporation, PNK
(ES), LLC, PNK (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC, and PNK (STLH), LLC.†
Exhibit 10.2
Limited Guarantee, dated as of August 16, 2013, by and among Tropicana Entertainment Inc., Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., and Casino Magic, LLC.
Exhibit 99.1
Press release dated August 16, 2013, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
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Schedules and Exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Pinnacle hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the
omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.
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.
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: August 21, 2013
By:
/s/ Elliot D. Hoops
Elliot D. Hoops
Vice President
and Legal Counsel
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
Exhibit 10.1
Equity Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 16, 2013, by and among Tropicana St. Louis LLC, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., Casino Magic, LLC, Casino One Corporation, PNK
(ES), LLC, PNK (ST. LOUIS RE), LLC, and PNK (STLH), LLC.†
Exhibit 10.2
Limited Guarantee, dated as of August 16, 2013, by and among Tropicana Entertainment Inc., Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., and Casino Magic, LLC.
Exhibit 99.1
Press release dated August 16, 2013, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.
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Schedules and Exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Pinnacle hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the
omitted schedules upon request by the SEC.