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): November 17, 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 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)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement with FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership to purchase the Embassy Suites St.Louis-Downtown. The purchase price is the greater of either $38 million or twelve times trailing-twelve-month EBITDA. The press release relating to this announcement is being filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1, and is incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated November 17, 2004, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. |
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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: November 17, 2004 | By: | /s/ Daniel R. Lee | ||
| Daniel R. Lee | ||||
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated November 17, 2004, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. | |
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