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): March 30, 2010
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.) |
| 3800 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada | 89169 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(702) 784-7777
| N/A |
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On March 30, 2010, PNK (Baton Rouge) Partnership (“PNK (Baton Rouge)”), a Louisiana partnership and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) and Manhattan Construction Company (the “Contractor”) entered into an Agreement for Guaranteed Maximum Price Construction Services (the “Agreement”). The Agreement provides the general terms for construction of the Company’s Baton Rouge project with a number of terms to be determined at a later date, including, but not limited to, the date that construction is to commence and the guaranteed maximum price of the construction of the project. Pursuant to the Agreement, the scope of the work to be completed includes a new hotel and casino with the following items, among others items: 100 room hotel, two level casino barge, swimming pool, surface parking, and a pedestrian walkway from the hotel to the casino. The Agreement provides that once a guaranteed maximum price is established, the amounts incurred under the Agreement shall be applied to such maximum price, subject to certain exceptions. The Agreement also provides that construction of the project must be substantially completed no later than 24 months from the date of commencement of the work.
The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 10.1 | Agreement for Guaranteed Maximum Price Construction Services, effective as of March 30, 2010, by and between PNK (Baton Rouge) Partnership and Manhattan Construction Company. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of 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: April 5, 2010
By:/s/ John A. Godfrey
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 10.1 | Agreement for Guaranteed Maximum Price Construction Services, effective as of March 30, 2010, by and between PNK (Baton Rouge) Partnership and Manhattan Construction Company. |
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