| 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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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Affinity Gaming [ NONE ] | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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| 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/11/2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 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 | 05/11/2015 | A | 20,512 | A | $0.00 | 8,044,948.4 | I | See footnotes(1)(2)(3) | ||
| Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Includes 5,450,677.23 shares that may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Z Capital Special Situations Adviser, L.P. ("Special Adviser"), as the investment adviser of certain private funds; Z Capital Partners, L.L.C. ("Z Capital"), as the general partner of Special Adviser; Zenni Holdings, LLC ("Zenni Holdings"), as the managing member of Z Capital; and James J. Zenni ("Mr. Zenni"), as the President of Z Capital and the sole owner of Zenni Holdings. |
| 2. Includes 2,594,271.17 shares that may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by Z Capital Special Situations Fund GP, L.P. ("Special GP"), as the manager of certain private funds; Z Capital Special Situations Fund UGP, L.L.C. ("Special UGP"), as the general partner of Special GP; Z Capital, as the managing member of Special UGP; Zenni Holdings, as the managing member of Z Capital; and Mr. Zenni, as the President of Z Capital and the sole owner of Zenni Holdings. Includes 20,512 shares awarded to Special GP on May 11, 2015. These shares are time vested restricted stock, which vest in equal increments on May 11, 2015 and January 1, 2016. |
| 3. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported herein except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein. |
| Z CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.L.C., By: /s/ James J. Zenni, Name: James J. Zenni, Title: President | 05/12/2015 | |
| ZENNI HOLDINGS, LLC, By: /s/ James J. Zenni, Name: James J. Zenni, Title: Sole Owner | 05/12/2015 | |
| Z CAPITAL SPECIAL SITUATIONS ADVISER, L.P., By: Z Capital Partners, L.L.C., General Partner By: /s/ James J. Zenni, Name: James J. Zenni, Title: President | 05/12/2015 | |
| Z CAPITAL SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND GP, L.P., By: Z Capital Special Situations UGP, L.L.C., General Partner By: Z Capital Partners, L.L.C., Managing Member By: /s/ James J. Zenni, Name: James J. Zenni, Title: President | 05/12/2015 | |
| Z CAPITAL SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND UGP, L.L.C., By: Z Capital Partners, L.L.C., Managing Member By: /s/ James J. Zenni, Name: James J. Zenni, Title: President | 05/12/2015 | |
| /s/ James J. Zenni | 05/12/2015 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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