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): December 22, 2005
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 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On December 22, 2005, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Credit Facility”) with various lenders led by Lehman Brothers, Inc. and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. The First Amendment increases the letter of credit commitment to $75 million from $50 million but does not increase the overall lending commitment under the Amended Credit Facility. The First Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference. The foregoing summary does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the First Amendment.
For a summary of the material terms of the Amended Credit Facility, which are hereby incorporated into this Item 1.01 by reference, see the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 20, 2005.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (c) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 10.1 | First Amendment dated as of December 22, 2005, to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2005, among Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., the Lenders referred to therein, Lehman Brothers Inc., and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., as Joint Advisors, Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lead Arranger, Societe Generale, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Joint Documentation Agents, Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., as Syndication Agent, and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative Agent. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the 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: December 22, 2005 | By: | /s/ Stephen H. Capp | ||||||
Stephen H. Capp Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 10.1 | First Amendment dated as of December 22, 2005, to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 14, 2005, among Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc., the Lenders referred to therein, Lehman Brothers Inc., and Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., as Joint Advisors, Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Book Runners, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Lead Arranger, Societe Generale, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Joint Documentation Agents, Bear Stearns Corporate Lending Inc., as Syndication Agent, and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Administrative Agent. |