Golden Entertainment (GDEN) Form 4 GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT / Charles Protell ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Protell Charles

(Last) (First) (Middle)

6595 S. JONES BLVD.

(Street)

LAS VEGAS NV 89118

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. [ GDEN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
President and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/21/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/21/2023		M		20,000	A	$10.57	663,911	D
Common Stock	12/21/2023		F		11,082	D	$39.88	652,829	D
Common Stock	12/21/2023		S		8,910	D	$39.83(1)	643,919	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$10.57	12/21/2023		M			20,000	(2)	11/28/2026	Common Stock	20,000	$0	150,000	D
Stock Option	$11.5							(3)	03/20/2027	Common Stock	25,000		25,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $39.80 to $39.88. The reporting person undertakes to provide to Golden Entertainment, Inc., any security holder of Golden Entertainment, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set for in this footnote (1) to Form 4.

2. The options, representing a right to purchase a total of 250,000 shares of common stock, became exercisable 1/4 of the total number of shares on 11/27/17, and 1/48 of the total number of shares on the last day of each one month period following 11/27/17.

3. The options, representing a right to purchase a total of 25,000 shares of common stock, became exercisable 1/4 of the total number of shares on 3/19/18, and 1/48 of the total number of shares on the last day of each one month period following 3/19/18.

Remarks:

	/s/ Protell, Charles	12/22/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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