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 26, 2004
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, Suite 1800 Las Vegas, Nevada | 89109 | |
| (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)
| Item 5. | Other Events |
This Current Report on Form 8-K is filed for the purpose of updating the description of the common stock of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), contained in the Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed November 21, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed August 10, 2001 (the “Form 8-A”). The second paragraph under the heading “Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered” in the Form 8-A is hereby updated to read as follows:
“The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 80,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 250,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share (“Preferred Stock”).”
| Item 7. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (c) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
Exhibit 4.1 | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on July 16, 2003 (File No. 333-107081). | |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (Registrant) | ||||||||
| Date: January 26, 2004 | By: | /s/ JOHN A. GODFREY | ||||||
John A. Godfrey Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel | ||||||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
Exhibit 4.1 | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on July 16, 2003 (File No. 333-107081). | |
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