| Item 1.01. | Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On September 20, 2018, Delta Merger Sub, Inc. (“Escrow Issuer”), a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eldorado Resorts, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”), issued $600 million aggregate principal amount of 6% Senior Notes due 2026 (the “Notes”) pursuant to an indenture, dated as of September 20, 2018 (the “Indenture”), between Escrow Issuer and U.S. Bank, National Association, as Trustee. Interest on the Notes will be paid every six months in arrears on March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2019.
The proceeds of the offering initially will be placed in escrow pending satisfaction of certain conditions, including consummation of the Company’s previously announced acquisition (the “Tropicana Acquisition”) of Tropicana Entertainment Inc. (“Tropicana”). Upon satisfaction of such conditions, the Company will assume (the “Assumption”) Escrow Issuer’s obligations under the Notes and the Indenture, and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries (including Tropicana and its subsidiaries) (the “Guarantors”) will guarantee the Company’s obligations under the Notes. As used herein, references to the “Issuer” refer (i) prior to the Assumption, to the Escrow Issuer and (ii) following the Assumption, to the Company.
The Notes will be subject to a special mandatory redemption in the event (x) the escrowed funds have not been released in connection with the consummation of the Tropicana Acquisition on or prior to January 15, 2019 (if the Outside Date (as defined in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 15, 2018, by and among the Company, Escrow Issuer, GLP Capital L.P. and Tropicana (the “Merger Agreement”)) has not been extended pursuant to Section 8.1(d) thereof); provided, such date shall be January 31, 2019 if the Closing Date (as defined in the Merger Agreement) is deferred pursuant to Section 1.3 thereof with the prior written consent of J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, in its capacity as representative of the initial purchasers (the “Representative”), (ii) April 15, 2019 (if the Outside Date has been extended to twelve (12) months from the date of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d) of the Merger Agreement); provided, such date shall be April 30, 2019 if the Closing Date is deferred pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Merger Agreement with the prior written consent of the Representative, or (iii) July 15, 2019 (if the Outside Date has been extended to fifteen (15) months from the date of the Merger Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1(d) of the Merger Agreement); provided, such date shall be July 31, 2019 if the Closing Date is deferred pursuant to Section 1.3 of the Merger Agreement with the prior written consent of the Representative, (y) Escrow Issuer notifies the escrow agent that the Company and Tropicana will not pursue the consummation of the Tropicana Acquisition or (z) Escrow Issuer fails to deposit amounts due into escrow. The special mandatory redemption price will be equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the date of such special mandatory redemption.
Upon satisfaction of the escrow conditions, the Issuer intends to apply the net proceeds of the sale of the Notes, together with borrowings under our existing revolving credit, our cash on hand and Tropicana’s cash on hand, to (i) pay the consideration payable by the Company pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (ii) repay all of the debt outstanding under Tropicana’s existing credit facility and (iii) pay fees and costs associated with the Tropicana Acquisition.
The Notes and the guarantees are Issuer’s and, upon the Assumption will be the Guarantors’, general senior unsecured obligations, ranking senior in right of payment to all of the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future debt that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and the guarantees, ranking equally in right of payment with all of the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future senior liabilities, including the obligations under the Company’s existing 7% Senior Notes due 2023 and 6% Senior Notes due 2025, and will be effectively subordinated to all of the Issuer’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future secured debt, including indebtedness under the Company’s existing senior secured credit facility and the Lumiere Note (as defined in the Indenture), in each case, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt. In addition, following the release from escrow and the Assumption, the Notes and the related guarantees will be structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of our subsidiaries and other entities in which we have an equity interest that do not guarantee the Notes (other than indebtedness and liabilities owed to the Issuer or the Guarantors).
