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): January 28, 2010
HERBST GAMING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
| 333-71094 |
| 88-0446145 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
| (Commission |
| (IRS Employer |
3440 West Russell Road, Las Vegas, NV 89118 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 889-7695
Not Applicable |
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 8.01 Other Events.
As previously disclosed, in connection with the Company’s bankruptcy proceedings, on January 22, 2010, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (the “Bankruptcy Court”) issued an Amended Order Confirming Debtors’ First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “Order”), confirming the amended joint plan of reorganization previously filed with the Bankruptcy Court on July 22, 2009, as modified by the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law in Support of Order Confirming Debtors’ First Amended Joint Plan of Reorganization (the “Findings of Fact”) entered contemporaneously with the Order. On January 28, 2010, the Indenture Trustee, as defined in the Findings of Fact, filed a notice of appeal from the Order.
SIGNATURES
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.
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Date: February 3, 2010 | By: | /s/ Mary E. Higgins |
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| Mary E. Higgins |
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| Chief Financial Officer |
