-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, GEWpPkUj3AUBK/hzQuY2l/+atgDOVcY5LrfnTC6/xVtlQd9+m0FlMfLll9pmRbx8 d5wzNFWqoWBMeCYsSWytug== 0000898430-99-000742.txt : 19990303 0000898430-99-000742.hdr.sgml : 19990303 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898430-99-000742 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 11 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990302 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOLLYWOOD PARK INC/NEW/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000356213 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 953667491 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235 FILM NUMBER: 99555691 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TURF PARADISE INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000100217 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 860114029 STATE OF INCORPORATION: AZ FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-01 FILM NUMBER: 99555692 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOLLYWOOD PARK OPERATING CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000356212 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 953667220 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-02 FILM NUMBER: 99555693 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 S PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 2134191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARDI GRAS CASINO CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000886464 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 640793787 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-03 FILM NUMBER: 99555694 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CASINO MAGIC CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000891105 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 640817483 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-04 FILM NUMBER: 99555695 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: BAINGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BOOMTOWN INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000891552 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 943044204 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-05 FILM NUMBER: 99555696 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BOOMTOWN INC STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000914291 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 640817483 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-06 FILM NUMBER: 99555697 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BOOMTOWN HOTEL & CASINO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000918870 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 880101849 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-07 FILM NUMBER: 99555698 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BOOMTOWN HOTEL & CASINO INC STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000918881 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 721229201 STATE OF INCORPORATION: LA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-08 FILM NUMBER: 99555699 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES INC STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MISSISSIPPI I GAMING L P CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000918883 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 640828954 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-09 FILM NUMBER: 99555700 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O MISSISSIPPI I GAMING LLP STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000918886 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-10 FILM NUMBER: 99555701 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB INC STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HP YAKAMA INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044946 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [] IRS NUMBER: 944636368 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-11 FILM NUMBER: 99555702 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O HP YAKAMA INC STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LOUISIANA I GAMING/LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044947 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 721238179 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-12 FILM NUMBER: 99555703 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O LOUISIANA I GAMING/LO PARTNERSHIP CO STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CRYSTAL PARK HOTEL & CASINO DEVELOPMENT CO LLP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044948 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 954595453 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-13 FILM NUMBER: 99555704 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O CRYSTAL PARK HOTEL & CAS DEVELP CO L STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOLLYWOOD PARK FOOD SERVICES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044949 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 952844591 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-14 FILM NUMBER: 99555705 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O HOLLYWOOD PARK FOOD SERVIES INC STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HP COMPTON INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044950 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 954545471 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-15 FILM NUMBER: 99555706 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O HP COMPTON INC STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL OPERATING CO CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001044951 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 954093972 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-16 FILM NUMBER: 99555707 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL OPERATING CO STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 2: 1050 PRAIRIE AVE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BAY ST LOUIS CASINO CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080854 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 640814409 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-17 FILM NUMBER: 99555708 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BILOXI CASINO CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080855 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 640814409 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-18 FILM NUMBER: 99555709 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: BOOMTOWN HOOSIER INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080856 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 880355622 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-19 FILM NUMBER: 99555710 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CASINO MAGIC AMERICAN CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080857 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 411779346 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MN FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-20 FILM NUMBER: 99555711 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CASINO ONE CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080858 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 640814345 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MS FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-21 FILM NUMBER: 99555712 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HP CASINO INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080859 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 954548638 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-22 FILM NUMBER: 99555713 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HP YAKAMA CONSULTING INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080860 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 944651282 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-23 FILM NUMBER: 99555714 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: INDIANA VENTURES LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080861 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 931199012 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-24 FILM NUMBER: 99555715 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PINNACLE GAMING DEVELOPMENT CRP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080862 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 841242274 STATE OF INCORPORATION: CO FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-25 FILM NUMBER: 99555716 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001080863 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-RACING, INCLUDING TRACK OPERATION [7948] IRS NUMBER: 954355039 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-4 SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-73235-26 FILM NUMBER: 99555717 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 BUSINESS PHONE: 3104191500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE CITY: INGLEWOOD STATE: CA ZIP: 90301 S-4 1 FORM S-4 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 1999. Registration No. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 --------------- FORM S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under The Securities Act of 1933 --------------- HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. and Other Registrants (See Table of Other Registrants Below) (Exact name of each Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 7999 95-3667491 (state or other jurisdiction of (Primary standard industrial (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) classification code number) Identification No.)
1050 South Prairie Avenue, Inglewood, California 90301 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices) --------------- G. MICHAEL FINNIGAN Chief Financial Officer Hollywood Park, Inc. 1050 South Prairie Avenue Inglewood, California 90301 (310) 419-1500 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) copy to: ALVIN G. SEGEL, ESQ. ASHOK W. MUKHEY, ESQ. Irell & Manella LLP 1800 Avenue of the Stars Los Angeles, California 90067 (310) 277-1010 --------------- Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective. If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. [_] If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [_] If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [_] CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proposed Proposed maximum Amount maximum aggregate Amount of Title of each class of to be offering price offering registration securities to be registered registered per unit(1) price(1) fee - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Series B 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007...................... $350,000,000 100% $350,000,000 $97,300 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Guaranties of Series B 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007......... $350,000,000 None(2) None(2) None(2)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457. (2) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, no separate fee is payable for the Guaranties. --------------- The Registrants hereby amend the Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OTHER REGISTRANTS
State or Other I.R.S. Jurisdiction of Employer Exact Name of Registrant Incorporation Identification as Specified in its Charter or Organization Number - --------------------------- --------------- -------------- Hollywood Park Operating Company............... Delaware 95-3667220 Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company.......... Delaware 95-4093972 HP Yakama Consulting, Inc. .................... Delaware 94-4651282 HP Yakama, Inc. ............................... Delaware 95-4636368 Boomtown, Inc. ................................ Delaware 94-3044204 Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc. ............ California 95-2844591 HP/Compton, Inc. .............................. California 95-4545471 HP Casino, Inc. ............................... California 95-4548638 Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC.................................. California 95-4595453 Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc. ............ Louisiana 72-1229201 Louisiana-I Gaming, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam..................................... Louisiana 72-1238179 Casino Magic Corp. ............................ Minnesota 64-0817483 Casino Magic American Corp. ................... Minnesota 41-1779346 Bayview Yacht Club, Inc. ...................... Mississippi 64-0824102 Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P. .................... Mississippi 64-0828954 Biloxi Casino Corp. ........................... Mississippi 64-0814408 Casino Magic Finance Corp. .................... Mississippi 64-0835473 Casino One Corporation......................... Mississippi 64-0814345 Bay St. Louis Casino Corp. .................... Mississippi 64-0814409 Mardi Gras Casino Corp. ....................... Mississippi 64-0793787 Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc. ................. Nevada 88-0101849 Boomtown Hoosier, Inc. ........................ Nevada 88-0355622 Indiana Ventures LLC........................... Nevada 93-1199012 Switzerland County Development Corp. .......... Nevada 95-4355039 Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp. ............. Colorado 84-1242274 Turf Paradise, Inc. ........................... Arizona 86-0114029
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may + +not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the + +Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an + +offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these + +securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted. + ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED MARCH 2, 1999 PROSPECTUS [LOGO OF HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC.] HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. OFFER TO EXCHANGE 9 1/4% SERIES B SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 FOR ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING 9 1/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 TERMS OF EXCHANGE OFFER . Expires 5:00 p.m., New York City time, , 1999, unless extended . Subject to certain customary conditions, which we may waive . All outstanding notes that are validly tendered and not withdrawn will be exchanged . Tenders of outstanding notes may be withdrawn any time prior to the expiration of the exchange offer . The exchange of notes should not be a taxable exchange for U.S. Federal income tax purposes . We will not receive any proceeds from the exchange offer . The terms of the notes we will issue in the exchange offer are substantially identical to the outstanding notes, except that certain transfer restrictions and registration rights relating to the outstanding notes will not apply to the registered notes . Each broker-dealer that receives registered notes for its own account pursuant to the exchange offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such notes. See "Plan of Distribution". For a discussion of certain factors that you should consider before participating in this exchange offer, see "Risk Factors" commencing on page 12. Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of those notes to be issued in the exchange offer, nor have any of these organizations passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. Neither the California Attorney General's office, the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Louisiana Gaming Control Board, the Indiana Gaming Commission nor any other regulatory agency of any other state has passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this Prospectus or the investment merits of the securities offered hereby. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful. The date of this prospectus is , 1999. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page ---- Where You Can Find More Information...................................... i Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements.......................... ii Prospectus Summary....................................................... 1 Risk Factors............................................................. 12 Use of Proceeds.......................................................... 22 Capitalization........................................................... 22 Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Financial Statements........... 23 Selected Historical Financial and Other Data............................. 31 Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations........................................................... 35 Business................................................................. 48
Page ---- Management................................................................. 73 Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management............. 81 Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.............................................................. 83 Description of Certain Indebtedness........................................ 84 The Exchange Offer......................................................... 87 Description of Notes....................................................... 98 Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences...................... 141 Plan of Distribution....................................................... 144 Legal Matters.............................................................. 145 Experts.................................................................... 145 Index to Financial Statements.............................................. F-1
---------------- WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION In connection with the exchange offer, we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or the "Commission") a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (together with all amendments, exhibits, schedules and supplements thereto, the "Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the 9 1/4% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes. As permitted by SEC rules, this prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth in the Registration Statement. For further information about us and the 9 1/4% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes, you should refer to the Registration Statement. This prospectus summarizes material provisions of contracts and other documents to which we refer you. Since this prospectus may not contain all of the information that you may find important, you should review the full text of these documents. We have included copies of these documents as exhibits to our Registration Statement. We also file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). You may read and copy the Registration Statement and our other SEC filings can be inspected and copied at the Public Reference Section of the Commission located at Room 1024, Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of such materials, including copies of all or any portion of the Registration Statement, from the Public Reference Section of the Commission at prescribed rates. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference room. Such materials are also available on the Commission's home page on the Internet (http://www.sec.gov). These documents are also available for viewing at the offices of the New York Stock Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005. The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. These incorporated documents contain important business and financial information about us that is not included in or delivered with this prospectus. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and earlier information incorporated by reference may be updated and superseded by information in the prospectus, and later information filed with the SEC will update and supersede the information in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the following: (1) pages F-55 through F-84 of Amendment No. 4 to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed February 6, 1998 (registration no. 333-34471); i (2) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997; (3) our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1998; (4) our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998; (5) our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1998; (6) our Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 30, 1998; (7) the description of our common stock set forth in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission on June 29, 1994; and (8) all documents filed by us or our subsidiaries pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the date of this prospectus and prior to the expiration date of the exchange offer shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus from the date of filing of such documents. THESE FILINGS ARE AVAILABLE WITHOUT CHARGE TO HOLDERS OF EXISTING NOTES. YOU MAY REQUEST A COPY OF THESE FILINGS BY WRITING OR TELEPHONING US AT HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC., ATTENTION: INVESTOR RELATIONS, 1050 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE, INGLEWOOD, CALIFORNIA 90301 (TELEPHONE (310) 419-1610). TO OBTAIN TIMELY DELIVERY OF ANY COPIES OF FILINGS REQUESTED FROM US, PLEASE WRITE OR TELEPHONE US NO LATER THAN , 1999. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This document includes or incorporates by reference "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, regarding, among other things, our business strategy, our prospects and our financial position. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, they are inherently subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us and our subsidiaries. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are disclosed or incorporated by reference in this document, and include, without limitation: . the failure to complete or successfully operate planned expansion projects; . the failure to obtain adequate financing to meet our strategic goals; . difficulties in completing the integration of Hollywood Park and Casino Magic; . the failure to obtain or retain licenses or regulatory approvals; . and the other factors set forth under "Risk Factors." All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements included in this document. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events discussed in this document might not occur. ii PROSPECTUS SUMMARY The following summary contains basic information about this exchange offer. It likely does not contain all the information that may be important to you. For a more complete understanding of this exchange offer, we encourage you to read this entire document and the documents we have referred you to, including the financial data and the information set forth under the heading "Risk Factors." Unless the context may otherwise require, "we," "us," "our" and similar terms, as well as references to "Hollywood Park" and the "Company" refer to Hollywood Park, Inc. and its subsidiaries, except that all non-financial data (1) for periods prior to October 15, 1998 do not include Casino Magic Corp. ("Casino Magic") (which we acquired on that date) and (2) for periods prior to June 30, 1997 do not include Boomtown, Inc. (which we acquired on that date). Certain information in this document is given for Hollywood Park, Inc. and its "Restricted Subsidiaries" under the Indenture governing the 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes, on a consolidated basis, excluding the "Unrestricted Subsidiaries" (the "Restricted Group"). The Company General We are a diversified gaming company that owns and/or operates eight casinos, two pari-mutuel horse racing facilities, and two card club casinos at twelve locations in Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana, California, Arizona and Argentina. We have also been approved to receive the final license to conduct riverboat gaming on the Ohio River in Indiana and have begun development of a $150 million hotel/casino and golf resort at a site in Switzerland County, Indiana, 35 miles southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to our operating properties, we have significant excess land available for future sale or development at four of our properties. As part of our business strategy, we acquired Boomtown on June 30, 1997 and Casino Magic on October 15, 1998. These companies own strategically located properties in growing and established gaming markets and, at the time we acquired them, were for the most part underperforming and had limited access to capital for expansion. We recently hired four members of the senior management team of Horseshoe Gaming to actively participate in the overall execution of our business and operating strategies, including re-positioning the Boomtown and Casino Magic properties and overseeing the construction and operations of the Indiana Hotel and Casino Resort. In light of the Boomtown and Casino Magic acquisitions, the following may be helpful to give you an idea of the current size of our company. If the acquisitions and related transactions had occurred on January 1, 1997 (which we refer to as being on a "pro forma" basis), our total revenues would have been approximately $610.8 million for the year ended December 31, 1997 and approximately $495.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1998. On a pro forma basis, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (abbreviated as "EBITDA") would have totaled approximately $104.6 million for the year ended December 31, 1997 and approximately $93.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1998. On this basis, and giving effect to the issuance of the 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes on a pro forma basis, net loss would have totaled $6.6 million for the year ended December 31, 1997 and net income of approximately $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1998. In addition, on a pro forma basis, as of September 30, 1998, we would have had total assets of approximately $966.4 million. On a pro forma basis, after giving effect to the issuance of the 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes, including our use of proceeds from the sale of the 9 1/4% Series A Senior Subordinated Notes, we would have had total indebtedness of approximately $623.2 million as of September 30, 1998. 1 Here is an overview of our gaming properties:
Gaming Excess Type of Square Slot Table Hotel Developable Location/Property Gaming Facility Footage Machines Games Rooms Land (acres) - ----------------- ------------------ ------- -------- ----- ----- ------------ Bossier City, Louisiana Casino Magic Bossier(1)........... Dockside Riverboat 30,000 980 44 188 -- Harvey, Louisiana Boomtown New Orleans.. Cruising Riverboat 30,000 1,089 49 -- -- Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Casino Magic Bay St. Louis................ Dockside 39,500 1,132 42 201 50 Biloxi, Mississippi Boomtown Biloxi....... Dockside 33,632 1,308 35 -- -- Casino Magic Biloxi... Dockside 47,700 1,174 41 378 -- Verdi, Nevada Boomtown Reno......... Land-based 40,000 1,320 44 322 250 Los Angeles, California Hollywood Park Race Track................ Horse Racing -- -- -- -- 160 Hollywood Park- Casino............... Card Club 30,000 -- 145 -- -- Crystal Park(2)....... Card Club 30,000 -- 60 226 -- Phoenix, Arizona Turf Paradise......... Horse Racing -- -- -- -- 100 Neuquen Province, Argentina(3) Casino Magic Neuquen.. Land-based 27,000 398 40 -- -- Casino Magic San Martin de los Andes.. Land-based 2,500 75 16 -- -- ------- ----- --- ----- --- SUBTOTAL ........... 310,332 7,476 516 1,315 560 Development Project - ------------------- Switzerland County, Indiana Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort (4)........... Cruising Riverboat 38,000 1,300 55 309 -- ------- ----- --- ----- --- TOTAL .............. 348,332 8,776 571 1,624 560 ======= ===== === ===== ===
- -------- (1) Casino Magic Bossier is owned by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., which is an unrestricted subsidiary under the Indenture governing the 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes and does not guarantee the 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes. (2) We own Crystal Park and lease it to an unaffiliated operator. (3) We own 51% of Casino Magic's Neuquen Province casinos. (4) We own 97% of the Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort, which we expect to complete within 18 to 24 months. 2 Business Strategy Our strategic plan is to develop a broad base of regionally diversified casino entertainment facilities by making selected acquisitions in the non-Las Vegas, non-Atlantic City gaming markets and achieving economies of scale. In the realization of this strategy, we acquired Boomtown on June 30, 1997, and Casino Magic on October 15, 1998. Our management seeks to develop its casinos and maximize profitability by: . refinancing expensive debt; . fostering customer loyalty by offering a value oriented, quality customer service gaming experience; . providing gaming and entertainment facilities uniquely designed for each property and target customer base; and . using focused direct marketing incentives. Specific growth initiatives vary by property type: . Boomtown Casinos. Since the acquisition, we refinanced Boomtown's expensive debt and undertook various capital expenditure programs to enlarge and enhance the facilities. The three Boomtown casinos are now fully developed facilities that serve their local markets in a relaxed and customer-friendly environment. The goal for our new management team with respect to the Boomtown casinos is to maximize profitability through cost control and increase market share through improved marketing. . Casino Magic Properties. We believe the Casino Magic properties offer significant growth potential through improved management and re- positioning of the brand to a more upscale and exciting image. The properties are well-located and have ample room for limited and focused capital spending to make them more attractive and customer-friendly via parking and room additions, casino expansion and renovation, and additional entertainment amenities. We have already refinanced some high cost debt at Casino Magic and completed a hotel development at Casino Magic Bossier. . Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort. On September 14, 1998, the Indiana Gaming Commission approved us to receive the final riverboat gaming license on the Ohio River in Indiana. We own 97% of the project, which is located on a 197-acre site only 35 miles southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio and will be the most accessible gaming facility from Lexington and other parts of northern Kentucky. The project is expected to cost approximately $150 million (including land and pre-opening expenses but excluding capitalized interest) and will include a cruising riverboat with 38,000 square feet of gaming space, a land-based facility with a 309-room hotel, restaurants, convention space, an 18-hole championship golf course and related amenities. The Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort is currently scheduled to open in 18 to 24 months; however, there can be no assurance that construction, regulatory or other issues will not delay the opening. . Excess Land. There is significant excess land surrounding the Hollywood Park and Turf Paradise properties. The land at these sites, totaling approximately 653 acres, has a book value of $13.1 million. Management believes the fair market value of the land is approximately $230 million. Of the total acreage, approximately 260 acres are available for sale or development. We also have excess land at our Reno and Bay St. Louis properties. While this land offers extensive expansion opportunity at each of these properties, we will aggressively pursue realization of value through sale and/or development (including joint venture arrangements). . Additional Acquisitions. We continually evaluate opportunities to expand and diversify our operations through acquisitions of gaming entities operating in markets outside Las Vegas and Atlantic City, including entities that are unable to maximize their potential due to capital constraints or operating inefficiencies. We believe that our financial and management resources can significantly improve the operations of acquired entities. We have applied this strategy in both our recent acquisition of Casino Magic and our earlier acquisition of Boomtown. In both cases, we have streamlined operations, implemented expansion projects and refinanced expensive debt. 3 Recent Developments Acquisition of Casino Magic On October 15, 1998, we acquired Casino Magic for approximately $80.9 million in cash. In addition, Casino Magic had approximately $268.4 million of indebtedness. For the nine months ended September 30, 1998, on a pro forma basis Casino Magic had EBITDA of approximately $45.1 million. In keeping with our business strategy, following the acquisition, we (1) eliminated redundant management positions to streamline operations; (2) accelerated completion of the 188-room hotel under construction at Casino Magic Bossier; and (3) reduced interest expense by redeeming $135 million aggregate principal amount of Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes at a redemption price of 103.833% of principal amount plus accrued interest. Bank Credit Facility In connection with the Casino Magic acquisition, we executed an Amended and Restated Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement ("Bank Credit Facility") with a group of banks led by Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association ("Bank of America NT&SA") as Administrative Agent. This facility provides for a reducing revolving line of credit of up to $300 million, with an option to increase the facility by an additional $75 million, and expires on December 31, 2003. The facility is secured by liens on substantially all of our assets and those of our material subsidiaries, except for Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. and our Argentina subsidiaries. At December 31, 1998, the weighted average interest rate under the Bank Credit Facility was 7.3%. Consent Solicitation We solicited consents to amend the indenture governing the 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (which we refer to as the "9 1/2% Notes") to create more flexibility in certain of the covenants and to conform certain of the covenants in the 9 1/2% Notes indenture to the covenants then proposed for the indenture governing the 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes. We received such consents from the holders of a majority of the principal amount of the 9 1/2% Notes and on February 5, 1999, we executed a supplemental indenture which, among other things, lowers the required minimum consolidated coverage ratio to 2.00:1.00 and increases the size of our allowed borrowings under our Bank Credit Facility from $100 million to $350 million. We paid holders of the 9 1/2% Notes $50.00 for each $1,000 principal amount of the 9 1/2% Notes for which consents were obtained. ---------------- Our principal executive offices are located at 1050 South Prairie Avenue, Inglewood, California, 90301. Our telephone number is (310) 419-1500. 4 Summary of the Exchange Offer The Exchange Offer.......... We are offering to exchange up to $350,000,000 aggregate principal amount of our new 9 1/4% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 which have been registered under the Securities Act (the "Exchange Notes") for a like amount of our outstanding 9 1/4% Series A Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 which were issued in February 1999 in a private offering (the "Old Notes" and together with the Exchange Notes, the "Notes"). The Exchange Notes are substantially identical to the Old Notes, except that the Exchange Notes are freely transferable by their holders (other than as provided herein), and are not subject to any covenant regarding registration under the Securities Act. Interest Payments........... The Exchange Notes will bear interest from their date of issuance. Interest will accrue on the Old Notes that are tendered in exchange for the Exchange Notes through the issue date of the Exchange Notes. Holders of Old Notes that are accepted for exchange will not receive interest on the Old Notes that is accrued but unpaid at the time of exchange, but such interest will be payable, together with interest on the Exchange Notes, on the first interest payment date after the expiration date. Minimum Condition........... We are not conditioning the exchange offer on any minimum aggregate principal amount of Old Notes being tendered for exchange. Expiration Date............. The exchange offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 1999, unless we decide to extend the exchange offer, in which case the term "expiration date" shall mean the latest date and time to which the exchange offer is extended. Withdrawal Rights........... You may withdraw your tender at any time prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. Exchange Date............... The date of acceptance for exchange of the Old Notes will be as soon as practicable after the expiration date. Conditions to the Exchange Offer...................... The exchange offer is subject to certain customary conditions, which we may waive. We currently expect that each of the conditions will be satisfied and that no waivers will be necessary. See "The Exchange Offer--Certain Conditions to the Exchange Offer". We reserve the right to terminate or amend the exchange offer at any time before the expiration date if any such condition occurs. Procedures for Tendering Old Notes.................. If you are a holder of Old Notes who wishes to accept the exchange offer, you must complete, sign and date the accompanying Letter of Transmittal, or a facsimile thereof, or arrange for The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") to transmit certain required information to the exchange agent in connection with a book-entry transfer or mail or otherwise deliver such documentation, together with your Old Notes, to the exchange agent at the address set forth under "The Exchange Offer--Exchange Agent". 5 By tendering your Old Notes in this manner, you will be representing among other things, that: . the Exchange Notes you acquire pursuant to the exchange offer are being acquired in the ordinary course of your business; . you are not participating, do not intend to participate, and have no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in the distribution of the Exchange Notes issued to you in the exchange offer; and . you are not an "affiliate" of ours. Use of Proceeds............. We will not receive any proceeds from the issuance of Exchange Notes pursuant to the exchange offer. We will pay all our expenses incident to the exchange offer. Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences............... The exchange of notes pursuant to the exchange offer should not be a taxable event for federal income tax purposes. See "Certain United States Federal Income Tax Consequences". Special Procedures for Beneficial Owners.......... If you beneficially own Old Notes registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee and you wish to tender your Old Notes in the exchange offer, you should contact such registered holder promptly and instruct it to tender on your behalf. If you wish to tender on your own behalf, you must, prior to completing and executing the Letter of Transmittal and delivering your Old Notes, either arrange to have your Notes registered in your name or obtain a properly completed bond power from the registered holder. The transfer of registered ownership may take considerable time. Guaranteed Delivery Procedures................. If you wish to tender your Old Notes and time will not permit your required documents to reach the exchange agent by the expiration date, or the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on time, you may tender your Old Notes according to the guaranteed delivery procedures set forth in "The Exchange Offer--Procedures for Tendering Old Notes". Acceptance of Old Notes and Delivery of Exchange Notes...................... We will accept for exchange all Old Notes which are properly tendered in the exchange offer prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the expiration date. The Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the exchange offer will be delivered promptly following the expiration date. See "The Exchange Offer--Acceptance of Old Notes for Exchange; Delivery of Exchange Notes". Effect on Holders of Old Notes...................... As a result of this exchange offer, we will have fulfilled a covenant contained in the Registration Rights Agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement") dated as of February 18, 1999 among 6 Hollywood Park, Inc., each of the subsidiary guarantors named therein and Lehman Brothers Inc., CIBC Oppenheimer Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC, SG Cowen Securities Corporation and Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc. (the "Initial Purchasers") and, accordingly, there will be no liquidated damages paid on the Old Notes. If you do not tender your Old Notes in the exchange offer, you will continue to hold such Old Notes and will be entitled to all the rights and limitations applicable thereto under the Indenture dated as of February 18, 1999 among Hollywood Park, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York as trustee (the "Trustee") relating to the Old Notes and the Exchange Notes (the "Indenture"), except for any rights under the Registration Rights Agreement that terminate as a result of the acceptance for exchange of validly tendered Old Notes pursuant to the exchange offer. If you do not tender your Old Notes, you will not have any further registration or exchange rights and your Old Notes will continue to be subject to certain restrictions on transfer. Accordingly, the trading market for untendered Old Notes could be adversely affected. Exchange Agent.............. The Bank of New York is serving as exchange agent in connection with the exchange offer. 7 Summary of Terms of the Exchange Notes Capitalized terms used under this heading "Summary of Terms of the Exchange Notes" have been defined under the heading "Description of Notes--Certain Definitions." The Exchange Notes will evidence the same debt as the Old Notes and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. The following summary of terms applies equally to the Exchange Notes and the Old Notes. Issuer...................... Hollywood Park, Inc. Securities Offered.......... $350,000,000 in principal amount of 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007. Maturity.................... February 15, 2007. Interest.................... Annual Rate -- 9 1/4%. Payment frequency -- every six months on February 15 and August 15. First payment -- August 15, 1999. Subsidiary Guarantors....... Each guarantor is our subsidiary. However, not all of our subsidiaries are guarantors of these Notes. In particular, the following subsidiaries are not guarantors: Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., which owns our casino in Bossier City; its immediate parent entity, Jefferson Casino Corporation; Casino Magic Management Services Corp., which provides management services at Casino Magic Bossier; and Casino Magic Neuquen, the company that owns our casinos in Argentina, and its subsidiary. If we cannot make payments on the Notes when they are due, the guarantor subsidiaries must make them instead. Optional Redemption......... On or after February 15, 2003, we may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time at the redemption prices listed in the section "Description of Notes" under the heading "Optional Redemption." Before February 15, 2002, we may redeem up to 25% of the Notes initially issued with the proceeds of certain offerings of equity in our Company at 109.25% of principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. See "Optional Redemption" in "Description of Notes." Change of Control Offer and Asset Sale Offer........... If we experience specific kinds of changes of control, we must offer to repurchase the Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest through, but not including, the date of purchase. If we sell certain assets, under certain circumstances we must offer to repurchase the Notes at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest through, but not including, the date of purchase. See "Repurchase at the Option of Holders-- Change of Control" and "--Asset Sales" in the section "Description of Notes." Ranking..................... These Notes and the subsidiary guarantees are senior subordinated debts. 8 They rank behind all of our and our guarantor subsidiaries' current and future senior debt, which includes all borrowings under our Bank Credit Facility and all other indebtedness, other than our $125 million of 9 1/2% Notes, our trade payables and any indebtedness that expressly provides that it is not senior to these Notes and the subsidiary guarantees. Assuming we had completed this offering on September 30, 1998 and applied the proceeds as intended, these Notes and the subsidiary guarantees: . would have been subordinated to approximately $31.1 million of senior debt; . would have been effectively junior to approximately $140.5 million of liabilities of our unrestricted subsidiaries; and . would have ranked equally with the $125 million aggregate principal amount of 9 1/2% Notes. Basic Covenants of Indenture................... The Indenture restricts our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: . borrow money; . pay dividends on or purchase our stock or our restricted subsidiaries' stock; . make investments; . use assets as security in other transactions; . sell certain assets or merge with or into other companies; and . enter into transactions with affiliates. Certain of our subsidiaries are not subject to the covenants in the Indenture. For more details, see the section "Description of Notes" under the heading "Certain Covenants." For a discussion of certain factors that should be considered in connection with an investment in the Notes, see "Risk Factors." 9 Unaudited Summary Pro Forma Financial Data The following unaudited summary pro forma combined consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 1997 was prepared by combining Hollywood Park's results with the following and reflects: (1) Boomtown's results prior to Hollywood Park's June 30, 1997 acquisition of Boomtown (exclusive of approximately a $1.9 million net loss, associated with Boomtown's Las Vegas property, which was sold on July 1, 1997), including the early retirement of $102.2 million principal amount of the Boomtown first mortgage notes, (2) Hollywood Park's issuance of the 9 1/2% Notes; (3) Casino Magic's results for the full year 1997 (Casino Magic was acquired on October 15, 1998), including the redemption of $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes; (4) the issuance of the Notes; and (5) the consent fee paid to holders of the 9 1/2% Notes in the consent solicitation. The following unaudited summary pro forma combined consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, was prepared by combining Hollywood Park's results of operations with those of Casino Magic and reflects: (1) the acquisition of Casino Magic (acquired on October 15, 1998), including the redemption of $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes; (2) the issuance of the Notes; and (3) the consent fee paid to holders of the 9 1/2% Notes in the consent solicitation. The following unaudited pro forma combined consolidated balance sheet has been prepared by combining the unaudited balance sheets of Hollywood Park and Casino Magic, both as of September 30, 1998, and reflects: (1) acquisition of Casino Magic (acquired on October 15, 1998), including the redemption of $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes; (2) the issuance of the Notes; and (3) the consent fee paid to holders of the 9 1/2% Notes in the consent solicitation. The following financial information is based on, and should be read in conjunction with, the historical consolidated financial statements and related notes of Hollywood Park and Casino Magic and the unaudited pro forma combined consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. This pro forma information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results or financial position that would have occurred if the Casino Magic acquisition and the issuance of the Notes had occurred in an earlier period, nor is it necessarily indicative of the future operating results or financial position. Under the Indenture governing the Notes, the following subsidiaries have been initially designated as "Unrestricted Subsidiaries": Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., Jefferson Casino Corporation (the parent company of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp.), Casino Magic Management Services Corporation, and two Argentina subsidiaries, Casino Magic Neuquen SA and Casino Magic Support Services SA. Pro forma information under the heading "Total Company Pro Forma" is provided for Hollywood Park and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, including the Unrestricted Subsidiaries (and is sometimes referred to as the "Total Company"). Pro forma information under the heading "Restricted Group Pro Forma" excludes the Unrestricted Subsidiaries and is provided for Hollywood Park and its "Restricted Subsidiaries" under the Indenture, on a consolidated basis (and is sometimes referred to as the "Restricted Group"). Hollywood Park's Restricted Subsidiaries are all of its subsidiaries except for the Unrestricted Subsidiaries. 10 Summary Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Data
Total Company Pro Forma Restricted Group Pro Forma -------------------------- -------------------------- Nine months Nine months Year ended ended Year ended ended December 31, September 30, December 31, September 30, 1997 1998 1997 1998 ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------- (in thousands, except ratios) Income statement data: Revenues............... $610,831 $495,175 $499,580 $395,060 Operating expenses..... 555,262 439,200 455,197 357,349 Operating income....... 55,569 55,975 44,383 37,711 Interest expense....... 61,154 46,749 44,227 34,118 Income (loss) before extraordinary item.... (6,582) 3,999 675 997 Dividends on convertible preferred stock(a).............. 1,520 0 1,520 0 Income (loss) before extraordinary item allocated to common shareholders.......... (8,102) 3,999 (845) 997 Other data: Operating income......... $ 55,569 $ 55,975 $ 44,383 $ 37,711 Depreciation and amortization............ 49,002 37,210 41,830 31,315 -------- -------- -------- -------- EBITDA(b)................ 104,571 93,185 86,213 69,026 Non-recurring expenses: REIT restructuring..... 2,483 0 2,483 0 Hollywood Park/Boomtown merger costs.......... 1,487 0 1,487 0 Hollywood Park/Casino Magic merger costs.... 0 4,838 0 3,084 -------- -------- -------- -------- Adjusted EBITDA.......... $108,541 $ 98,023 $ 90,183 $ 72,110 ======== ======== ======== ======== Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to interest expense............... 1.77x 2.10x 2.04x 2.11x Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(c)...... 0.85x 1.06x 0.91x 0.97x Balance sheet data: Cash and cash equivalents........... -- $104,837 -- $ 97,356 Total assets........... -- 966,418 -- 815,662 Total debt (current and long term)............ -- 623,228 -- 506,088 Net debt(d)............ -- 514,932 -- 406,872 Stockholders' equity... -- 225,624 -- 218,907
- -------- (a) As of August 28, 1997 Hollywood Park had caused conversion of all convertible preferred stock, into 2,291,492 shares of Hollywood Park common stock, and eliminated the future quarterly dividends. (b) EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP, but is used by some investors to determine a company's ability to service or incur indebtedness. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not calculated in the same manner by all entities and accordingly, may not be appropriate measures for performance. Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, net income (loss), cash flows from operations or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. (c) In computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges: (1) earnings were calculated from income from continuing operations, before income taxes and fixed charges, and excluding capitalized interest and; (2) fixed charges were computed from interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs, capitalized interest, and the estimated interest included in rental expense. Hollywood Park's total company pro forma earnings for the year ended December 31, 1997, were not sufficient to cover its pro forma fixed charge requirement by $9.9 million. Hollywood Park's restricted group pro forma earnings for the year ended December 31, 1997, and for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, were not sufficient to cover its pro forma fixed charge requirements by $4.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively. (d) Net debt is total debt (current and long term) less cash and cash equivalents and short term investments. 11 RISK FACTORS In addition to the other matters described in this prospectus, you should carefully consider the following factors in connection with your decision to accept the exchange offer. Many of the risk factors set forth below are equally applicable to the Old Notes. Old Notes Outstanding After the Exchange Offer Will Not Have Registration Rights and We Expect the Market for such Old Notes to be Illiquid If you do not exchange your Old Notes for Exchange Notes pursuant to the exchange offer, you will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer of such Old Notes. In general, you may not offer or sell Old Notes unless they are registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. We do not currently intend to register the Old Notes under the Securities Act. Based on interpretations by the staff of the Commission, we believe that Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the exchange offer may be offered for resale, resold or otherwise transferred by their holders (unless such holder is an "affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act, so long as the Old Notes were acquired in the ordinary course of the holders' business and such holders have no arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes. Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. See "Plan of Distribution." To the extent that Old Notes are tendered and accepted in the exchange offer, the trading market for untendered and tendered but unacceptable Old Notes will be adversely affected. You Cannot Be Sure that an Active Trading Market Will Develop for the Exchange Notes We are offering the Exchange Notes to the holders of the Old Notes. The Old Notes were offered and sold in February 1999 to institutional investors and are eligible for trading in the Private Offerings, Resale and Trading through Automatic Linkages (PORTAL) Market. We do not intend to apply for a listing of the Exchange Notes on a securities exchange or on any automated dealer quotation system. There is currently no established market for the Exchange Notes and we cannot assure you as to the liquidity of markets that may develop for the Exchange Notes, your ability to sell the Exchange Notes or the price at which you would be able to sell the Exchange Notes. If such markets were to exist, the Exchange Notes could trade at prices that may be lower than their principal amount or purchase price depending on many factors, including prevailing interest rates and the markets for similar securities. We expect that the Exchange Notes will be designated for trading in the PORTAL market. The Initial Purchasers have advised us that they currently intend to make a market with respect to the Exchange Notes. However, the Initial Purchasers are not obligated to do so, and any market making with respect to the Exchange Notes may be discontinued at any time without notice. In addition, such market making activity will be subject to the limits imposed under the Exchange Act. Moreover, you cannot be sure that the Exchange Notes will trade as one class with the Old Notes. The liquidity of, and trading market for, the Exchange Notes also may be adversely affected by general declines in the market for similar securities. Such a decline may adversely affect such liquidity and trading markets independent of our financial performance and prospects. 12 We Have a Significant Amount of Debt We have now and, after the Old Notes offering, continue to have a significant amount of debt. The following chart shows certain important credit statistics and is presented assuming we had completed the Old Notes offering as of the dates or at the beginning of the periods specified below and applied the proceeds as intended:
Total Company Pro Forma as of September 30, 1998 ------------------------- (in thousands, unaudited) Total debt......................................... $623,228 Stockholders' equity............................... $225,624 Debt to equity ratio............................... 2.76x
Total Company Pro Forma -------------------------------------------- For the Year Ended For the Nine Months Ended December 31, 1997 September 30, 1998 ------------------ ------------------------- Ratio of earnings to fixed charges......................... 0.85x 1.06x
Based upon our current level of operations and anticipated improvements, we believe that our cash flow from operations, together with proceeds from this offering and amounts we are able to borrow under our Bank Credit Facility, will be adequate to meet our anticipated requirements for working capital, capital expenditures, planned expansion costs and project development and acquisition efforts, interest payments and scheduled principal payments for the foreseeable future, and in any event for at least the next twelve months. Our ability to make scheduled payments of principal and interest on and to refinance our debt, including these Notes, and to fund planned expansion costs and project development and acquisition efforts will depend on our ability to generate cash in the future. We do not have complete control over our future performance because it is subject to economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors affecting the gaming industry. It is possible that in the future our business may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations to allow us to service our debt and make necessary capital expenditures. If this situation occurs, we may have to sell assets, restructure debt or obtain additional equity capital. We cannot be sure that we would be able to do so or do so without additional expense. See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition." Our level of debt may have important consequences on your investment in the Notes. These consequences include: . requiring a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to be used to pay interest and principal on our debt and therefore be unavailable for other purposes including capital expenditures, project expansion, development and acquisition efforts; . limiting our ability to obtain additional financing; . incurring higher interest expense in the event of increases in interest rates on our borrowings which have variable interest rates; . heightening our vulnerability to downturns in our business or in the general economy and restricting us from making improvements or acquisitions, or exploiting business opportunities; and . limiting our ability to dispose of assets or pay cash dividends. Failure to comply with these limitations could result in an event of default under our debt agreements which, if not cured or waived, could result in a significant portion of our debt becoming due and payable. We are not certain that in such event we would have, or be able to obtain, sufficient funds to make such accelerated payments, including payments on the Notes. 13 We May Still Be Able to Incur Substantially More Debt We and our subsidiaries may be able to incur substantial additional debt in the future. The terms of the Indenture do not fully prohibit us or our subsidiaries from doing so. Subject to satisfying the conditions for borrowing under our Bank Credit Facility, the full amount remains fully available to us even after completion of the Old Notes offering and all borrowings under our Bank Credit Facility would be senior to the Notes and the subsidiary guarantees. If new debt is added to our and our subsidiaries' current debt levels, the related risks that we and they now face could intensify. See "Capitalization," "Selected Financial Data," "Description of Notes-- Repurchase at Option of Holder--Change of Control" and "Description of Certain Indebtedness--The Bank Credit Facility." These Notes are Subordinated to Senior Debt and Effectively Subordinated to Debt of Our Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries These Notes and the subsidiary guarantees rank behind all of our and the subsidiary guarantors' existing debt (other than our 9 1/2% Notes and trade payables) and all of our and their future borrowings (other than trade payables), except any future debt that expressly provides that it ranks equal with, or subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes and the guarantees. As a result, upon any distribution to our creditors or the creditors of the guarantors in a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization or similar proceeding relating to us or the guarantors or our or their property, the holders of senior debt of Hollywood Park and the guarantors will be entitled to be paid in full before any payment may be made with respect to these Notes or the subsidiary guarantees. Further, our Bank Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of our assets and those of our material subsidiaries, except for Jefferson Casino Corporation, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. and our Argentina subsidiaries, Casino Magic Neuquen SA and Casino Magic Support Services SA. In addition, all payments on the Notes and the guarantees will be blocked in the event of a payment default on senior debt and may be blocked for up to 179 of 360 consecutive days in the event of certain non-payment defaults on senior debt. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization or similar proceeding relating to us or the guarantors, holders of the Notes will participate with the holders of the 9 1/2% Notes, trade creditors and all other holders of our subordinated debt and that of the guarantors in the assets remaining after we and the subsidiary guarantors have paid all of the senior debt. However, because the Indenture requires that amounts otherwise payable to holders of the Notes in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding be paid to holders of senior debt instead, holders of the Notes may receive less, ratably, than holders of trade payables in any such proceeding. In any of these cases, we and the subsidiary guarantors may not have sufficient funds to pay all of our creditors. In addition, any amounts that holders of the Notes would become entitled to in a bankruptcy or a similar proceeding would have to be shared with the holders of the 9 1/2% Notes. Assuming we had completed the Old Notes offering on September 30, 1998, these Notes and the subsidiary guarantees would have been subordinated to $31.1 million of senior debt. We are permitted to borrow substantial additional debt, including senior debt, in the future under the terms of the Indenture. Moreover, some but not all of our subsidiaries guarantee the Notes. For example, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., which owns Casino Magic Bossier, and Casino Magic Neuquen, the entity that operates the casinos in Argentina, are not guarantors. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of the non-guarantor subsidiaries, holders of their debt and their trade creditors will generally be entitled to payment of their claims from the assets of those subsidiaries before any assets are made available for distribution to us. Assuming we had completed the Old Notes offering on September 30, 1998, these Notes would have been effectively junior to approximately $140.5 million of debt and other liabilities (including trade payables) of these non-guarantor subsidiaries. On a pro forma basis, the non-guarantor subsidiaries generated 20.2% of our consolidated revenues in the nine-month period ended September 30, 1998 and held 15.6% of our consolidated assets as of September 30, 1998. 14 We Face Significant Competition From Other Gaming Operations We face significant competition in each of the jurisdictions in which we have gaming operations. We expect this competition to intensify as new gaming operators enter our markets and existing competitors expand their operations. Our properties compete directly with other gaming properties in Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, California and Arizona. To a lesser extent, we also compete for customers with other casino operators in North American markets, including casinos located on Indian reservations, and other forms of gaming such as lotteries. Several of our competitors have substantially greater name recognition and marketing resources as well as access to lower-cost sources of financing. Competition in the Gulf Coast Markets. Our casinos in the Gulf Coast area have experienced intense competition. In Mississippi, competing casino operations have expanded and, as a result, a number of casinos in the Gulf Coast market have failed. Further, Mississippi law does not limit the number of gaming licenses that may be granted. Mirage Resorts is constructing a $650 million, 1,800-room hotel and casino in Biloxi and, in Bay St. Louis, Circus Circus has announced plans to construct a $225 million, 1,500-room hotel and casino at a location on Interstate 10 that would compete with our Bay St. Louis property. Additionally, Park Place Entertainment has acquired and expects to further develop Grand Casino's Biloxi property, and expects to complete Grand Casino's construction of a 600-room expansion to its Gulfport facility, located near Bay St. Louis, in June 1999. In the Bossier City/Shreveport market, our 188-room, 30,000 gaming square foot Casino Magic hotel/casino competes with three other properties. Two of these properties are substantially similar to ours in size. The third, Horseshoe Casino, recently completed construction of a 606-room luxury hotel and 62,400 square foot, four-deck riverboat with approximately 30,000 square feet of gaming space, making it the largest in the Bossier City/Shreveport market. Additionally, Isle of Capri Casinos is currently constructing a 305- room suite hotel, which is expected to open in the second quarter of 1999. A consortium led by Hollywood Casino (which is not affiliated with Hollywood Park, Inc.) recently received approval for a $185 million riverboat casino and hotel in Shreveport. Finally, Harrah's announced a 500-room hotel at its existing property in Shreveport. In the New Orleans market, Harrah's is currently constructing a land-based casino entertainment facility. The casino, which is scheduled to open in the third quarter of 1999, will be the only land-based casino entertainment facility in New Orleans. While we believe we have been able to effectively compete in these markets to date, increasing competition may adversely affect our gaming operations in the future. We believe that increased legalized gaming in other states, particularly in areas close to some of our existing gaming properties, such as in Texas and Alabama, could adversely affect our operations. Proposition 5; Competition in our California and Reno Markets. Indian tribes have operated casinos in California for approximately ten years. There are about 40 gambling halls currently operated by Indian tribes in California, but most are significantly smaller than typical casinos in Las Vegas. In November 1998, California voters passed Proposition 5, a ballot initiative that, upon becoming effective, would allow Indian tribes to conduct various gaming activities including horse race wagering, gaming devices (including slot machines), banked card games (i.e., where the casino has a stake in the amount wagered or the outcome of the game), and lotteries. On December 2, 1998, the California Supreme Court issued a stay on Proposition 5 based on the State of California's position that the initiative violates the state constitution. We are not certain if or when Proposition 5 will become effective or how it will affect us; however, if Proposition 5 is implemented, increased competition from Indian gaming could adversely affect our gaming operations in California and Reno. The Hollywood Park-Casino and Crystal Park also face competition from other card club casinos in neighboring cities. 15 We May Experience Difficulty Integrating Operations of Our Acquired Companies and Managing Our Overall Growth We may not be able to manage the combined operations of Hollywood Park and Casino Magic effectively or realize any of the anticipated benefits of the acquisition of this company, including streamlining operations or gaining efficiencies from the elimination of duplicative functions. We acquired Casino Magic in October 1998 and are continuing to integrate its operations with ours. This integration will require continued dedication of management resources and may temporarily detract from attention to our day-to-day business. In addition, because we plan to continue pursuing expansion opportunities aggressively, we face significant challenges not only in managing and integrating Casino Magic's operations, but also in managing our expansion projects and any other gaming operations we may acquire in the future. Management of these new projects will require increased managerial resources, and we intend to continue our efforts to enhance our gaming management team. However, there can be no assurance that we will succeed in doing so. Failure to manage our growth effectively could materially adversely affect our operating results. We Depend on the Mississippi and Louisiana Markets Our operating strategy emphasizes attracting and retaining customers from the local and repeat visitor market. All of our casinos in Mississippi and Louisiana are dependent upon attracting customers within their respective geographic markets. Moreover, with our acquisitions of Boomtown and Casino Magic, we have three casinos in Mississippi, two in Biloxi and one in nearby Bay St. Louis. We also have two casinos in Louisiana, one in Bossier City and one in Harvey near New Orleans (though our Louisiana properties are located 320 miles apart). We cannot be sure that we will be able to continue to attract a sufficient number of guests, gaming customers and other visitors in Mississippi and Louisiana to make our operations profitable. In addition, adverse regulatory changes or changes in the gaming environment in the Gulf Coast states could have a material adverse effect on our operations. We May Not be Able to Complete Expansion Projects on Time, on Budget or as Planned Our strategic plan involves significant future expansion, including the development of the Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort in Switzerland County and possible expansion of our other gaming properties. We also plan to sell or develop certain unimproved acreage, principally at our racing facilities in California and Arizona. We may not be successful in completing any currently contemplated or future expansion projects and, even if they are completed, the projects may not be successful. Numerous factors, including regulatory or financial constraints, could intervene and cause us to alter, delay or abandon our expansion plans. Construction and Land Use Risks. If we proceed with a proposed expansion project, we will face numerous risks which could require substantial changes to proposed plans or otherwise alter the time frames or budgets initially contemplated. Such risks include the ability to secure all required permits and resolution of potential land use issues, as well as risks typically associated with any construction project, including possible shortages of materials or skilled labor, unforeseen engineering or environmental or geological problems, work stoppages, weather interference and unanticipated cost overruns. Risks in Expanding Operations to Additional Sites. Our ability to expand our operations to additional gaming jurisdictions will depend upon a number of factors, including our success in (1) identifying available suitable locations and negotiating acceptable purchase or lease terms; (2) securing required state and local licenses, permits and approvals, which in some jurisdictions may be limited in number, and in certain cases may require legislative relief from existing laws; and (3) obtaining necessary financing for the projects. Political factors, such as the proposed referenda in Mississippi that were declared invalid by a lower court which would have banned gaming in the state, or other referenda or proposed legislation seeking to restrict or prohibit gaming, may also inhibit our expansion. In addition, there can be no assurance that gaming will remain a growth industry with opportunities for expansion. We may incur significant costs, which it is our policy to expense as incurred, with respect to proposed ventures that do not materialize. 16 Weather and Other Conditions Could Seriously Disrupt Our Operations Riverboat and Dockside Gaming Operations. Our riverboat and dockside facilities in Mississippi and Louisiana, as well as any additional riverboats that might be developed or acquired in the future such as the riverboat for the Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort, are subject to risks in addition to those associated with land-based casinos, including loss of service due to casualty, mechanical failure, extended or extraordinary maintenance, flood, hurricane or other severe weather conditions. For riverboats that cruise there are additional risks associated with the movement of vessels on inland waterways, including risks of casualty due to river turbulence and severe weather conditions. For example, in September 1998, Hurricane Georges struck the Gulf Coast region and caused Boomtown Biloxi, Casino Magic Biloxi, Casino Magic Bay St. Louis and Boomtown New Orleans to shut down for approximately one week, though none of our properties sustained significant damage. The loss of a riverboat casino or a dockside casino from service for any period of time could adversely affect our results of operations. Boomtown Reno. Boomtown Reno's primary customer base is drawn from the traffic flow on Interstate 80. If traffic on Interstate 80 is significantly reduced for an extended period, as a result of inclement weather or otherwise, or the off-ramps providing access to Boomtown Reno are impaired for an extended period due to poor weather conditions, road modifications and repairs or other factors, Boomtown Reno's results of operations will be adversely affected. In the Winters of 1994/1995 and 1996/1997, severe storms, together with road repairs to Interstate 80 on the corridor between California and Reno, resulted in road closures or substantially reduced traffic flow on Interstate 80 for extended periods. Such road closures and repairs had an adverse effect on the related quarters' and years' results of operations for Boomtown Reno. We Experience Significant Quarterly and Annual Fluctuations in Operating Results We experience significant fluctuations in our quarterly and annual operating results, due to seasonality and other factors. Historically, our subsidiaries have generated a substantial majority of the income from operations before non- recurring items in the quarters ending June 30 and September 30, with the summer months being the strongest period. Conversely, the winter months, which primarily cover the quarter ending March 31, are our slowest periods and have historically resulted, and may in the future result, in losses in this quarter. The gaming industry historically has experienced a general slowdown in the fourth quarter of the calendar year with revenues typically declining during this period. In addition, our Argentina operations experience seasonal variation due to reliance on tourism. We Face Extensive Regulation from Gaming Authorities Licensing Requirements. The ownership and operation of gaming facilities are subject to extensive state and local regulation. The states and localities in which we and our subsidiaries conduct gaming operations require us to hold various licenses, findings of suitability, registrations, permits and approvals. The various regulatory authorities, including the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and the Indiana Gaming Commission may, among other things, limit, condition, suspend or revoke a license or approval to own the securities of any of our gaming subsidiaries for any cause deemed reasonable by such licensing authorities. Substantial fines or forfeiture of assets for violations of gaming laws or regulations may be levied against us, our subsidiaries and the persons involved. The suspension or revocation of any of our licenses or the levy on us of substantial fines or forfeiture of assets would have a material adverse effect on our business. To date, we have obtained all governmental licenses, findings of suitability, registrations, permits and approvals necessary for the operation of our gaming facilities. However, there can be no assurance that we can obtain any new licenses, findings of suitability, registrations, permits and approvals that may be required in the future or that existing ones will not be suspended or revoked. Any expansion of our gaming operations in Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana, California or Arizona or into new jurisdictions will require various additional 17 licenses, findings of suitability, registrations, permits and approvals of the gaming authorities. The approval process can be time consuming and costly and has no assurance of success. The Hollywood Park-Casino and Crystal Park have been and are currently operating under provisional licenses in accordance with California law. In each case, permanent licenses will not be granted until the newly formed California Gambling Control Commission is fully constituted and commences operations. No assurance can be given that permanent licenses will be obtained. Gaming authorities have the authority generally to require that any beneficial owner of our securities, including the Old Notes, the Exchange Notes and the 9 1/2% Notes, file an application and be investigated for a finding of suitability. If a record or beneficial owner of an Old Note, an Exchange Note or a 9 1/2% Note is required by any gaming authority to be found suitable, such owner will be required to apply for a finding of suitability within 30 days after request of such gaming authority or within such earlier time prescribed by such gaming authority. The applicant for a finding of suitability must pay all costs of the investigation for such finding of suitability. If a record or beneficial owner is required to be found suitable and is not found suitable, it may be required pursuant to the terms of the Notes or law to dispose of the Notes. See "Regulation and Licensing" and "Description of Notes--Optional Redemption." Other Regulatory Restrictions. Restrictions on transfers of, agreements not to encumber or pledges of equity securities issued by a corporation which is registered as an intermediary company by, or holds a gaming license issued by the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Mississippi Gaming Commission, or the Indiana Gaming Commission, or which is registered by the Nevada Gaming Commission or the Mississippi Gaming Commission as an intermediary company, are ineffective unless approved in advance by the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Mississippi Gaming Commission or the Indiana Gaming Commission, as applicable. Potential Changes in Regulatory Requirements. The regulatory environment in any particular jurisdiction may change in the future and any such change may have a material adverse effect on the combined company's results of operations. For example, in 1996, the State of Louisiana adopted a statute pursuant to which voter referenda on the continuation of gaming were held locally where gaming operations are conducted and which, had the continuation of gaming been rejected by the voters, might have resulted in the termination of Boomtown New Orleans' and Casino Magic Bossier's operations at the end of their current license terms. The parishes in which Boomtown New Orleans and Casino Magic Bossier operate voted to continue gaming, but there can be no assurance that similar referenda might not produce unfavorable results in the future. Moreover, in Mississippi, two recent referenda were proposed that would have, if passed, banned gaming in Mississippi and required all currently legal gaming entities to cease operations within two years of the ban. The referenda were challenged in court and declared improper on constitutional and procedural grounds. These referenda are discussed in more detail below. In addition, unless and until California enacts legislation permitting the operation generally of card club casinos by public companies, our involvement in other card club casino projects (such as Crystal Park) will be similarly limited to leasing the facility to an unaffiliated operator. The returns from such arrangements could be substantially less than if we operated such facilities directly. National Gambling Impact Study Commission. The United States Congress has established a National Gambling Impact Study Commission to conduct a comprehensive study of the social and economic impact of gaming in the United States. The National Commission is required to issue a report containing its findings and conclusions, together with recommendations for legislation and administrative actions, within two years after its first meeting, which occurred on June 20, 1997. Any recommendations which may be made by the National Commission could result in the enactment of new laws and/or the adoption of new regulations which could adversely impact the gaming industry in general. We are unable at this time to determine what recommendations, if any, the National Commission will make, or the ultimate disposition of any such recommendations. From time to time, certain legislators have proposed the imposition of a federal tax on gross gaming revenues. Any such tax could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. 18 Uncertain Status of Mississippi Anti-Gaming Initiative In Mississippi, where we have three casinos, Boomtown Biloxi, Casino Magic Biloxi, and Casino Magic Bay St. Louis, two referenda were proposed which, if approved, would have amended the Mississippi Constitution to ban gaming in Mississippi and would have required all currently legal gaming entities to cease operations within two years of the ban. A Mississippi State Circuit Court judge ruled that the first of the proposed referenda was illegal because, among other reasons, it failed to include required information regarding its anticipated effect on government revenues. The Mississippi Supreme Court affirmed the Circuit Court ruling, but only on procedural grounds. The second referendum proposal included the same language on government revenues as the first referendum and was struck down by another Mississippi State Circuit Court judge on the same grounds as the first. Any such referendum must be approved by the Mississippi Secretary of State and signatures of approximately 98,000 registered voters must be gathered and certified in order for such a proposal to be included on a statewide ballot for consideration by the voters. The next election, for which the proponents could attempt to place such a proposal on the ballot, would be in November 2000. It is likely at some point that a revised initiative will be filed which will adequately address the issues regarding the effect on government revenues of a prohibition of gaming in Mississippi. However, while it is too early in the process for us to make any predictions with respect to whether such a referendum will appear on a ballot or the likelihood of such a referendum being approved by the voters, if such a referendum were passed and gaming were prohibited in Mississippi, it would have a material adverse effect on us. The Indenture Permits Substantial Disposition of Undeveloped Real Estate We have significant excess developable land at four of our properties. The terms of the Indenture permit us to sell or dispose of this land under certain exceptions from the general Indenture restrictions on the disposition of assets and restricted payments. In general, proceeds from the sale of undeveloped land will not require us to make an offer to repurchase Notes no matter how the proceeds are used as long as 60% of the consideration received for the sale is in cash. In addition, the covenant entitled "Restricted Payments" permits substantial conveyances of undeveloped real estate to unrestricted subsidiaries and joint ventures. See "Description of Notes" under the heading "Repurchase at the Option of Holders--Asset Sales" and related definitions, and "Certain Covenants--Restricted Payments." This Prospectus Contains Forward Looking Statements Certain of the matters discussed concerning our operations, economic performance and financial condition, including in particular the likelihood of our success in developing and expanding our business, include forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements that are predictive in nature, that depend upon or refer to future events or conditions or that include words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes", "estimates" and similar expressions are forward-looking statements. Although we believe that these statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that their goals will be achieved. Guaranties Could be Voided and Payments from Guarantors Could be Returned Under Fraudulent Conveyance Laws Under the federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer laws, an obligation such as a guarantee could be voided, or claims in respect of an obligation such as a guarantee could be subordinated to all other debts of that guarantor if, among other things, the guarantor, at the time it incurred the debt evidenced by its guarantee: . received less than reasonably equivalent value or fair consideration for the incurrence of such guarantee; or . was insolvent or rendered insolvent by reason of such incurrence; or 19 . was engaged in a business or transaction for which the guarantor's remaining assets constituted unreasonably small capital; or . intended to incur, or believed that it would incur, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. In addition, any payment by that guarantor pursuant to its guarantee could be required to be returned to the guarantor, or to a fund for the benefit of the creditors of the guarantor. The measures of insolvency for purposes of these fraudulent transfer laws will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding to determine whether a fraudulent transfer has occurred. Generally, however, a guarantor would be considered insolvent if: . the sum of its debts, including contingent liabilities, were greater than the fair saleable value of all of its assets; or . if the present fair saleable value of its assets were less than the amount that would be required to pay its probable liability on its existing debts, including contingent liabilities, as they become absolute and mature; or . it could not pay its debts as they become due. On the basis of historical financial information, recent operating history, estimated values of assets and liabilities of each guarantor and other factors, we believe that each guarantor, after giving effect to its guarantee of these Notes, will not be insolvent, will not have unreasonably small capital for the business in which it is engaged and will not have incurred debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. There can be no assurance, however, as to what standard a court would apply in making such determinations or that a court would agree with our conclusions in this regard. Our Year 2000 Compliance Efforts May Require Substantial Resources and Failure by Us or Certain Third Parties to Be Year 2000 Compliant Poses Certain Risks The inability of business processes to continue to function correctly after the beginning of the Year 2000 could have serious adverse effects on companies and entities throughout the world. Our business operations are also dependent on the Year 2000 readiness of our customers and infrastructure suppliers in areas such as utilities, communications, transportation and other services. We have assembled a committee composed of individuals from each business unit and each corporate function to identify and mitigate Year 2000 issues in our information systems, products, facilities, suppliers and customers. We believe we have identified all of the internal hardware and software applications that will need to be upgraded or replaced. We are currently in the process of procuring and installing hardware and software to make the necessary repairs to all affected internal systems. As to external systems, we have been assured by the lessors of our pari-mutuel racing services that those systems will be Year 2000 compatible by March 1999. We estimate that the total cost of addressing our Year 2000 issues will be approximately $2 million. This cost estimate is based on numerous assumptions, including the assumptions that we have already identified our most significant Year 2000 issues and that our third party suppliers will timely complete their Year 2000 programs without cost to us. However, there can be no guarantee that these assumptions are accurate, and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated. We cannot assure you that our Year 2000 program will be effective, that our estimates about the timing and cost of completing our program will be accurate, or that our third party suppliers will timely resolve any or all Year 2000 problems with their systems. We have no alternative software system to handle pari-mutuel wagering if the third party provided services fail. Any failure of the third party suppliers to timely resolve their Year 2000 issues could result in material disruption to our business. Such disruption could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. 20 Inability to Repurchase Notes Upon Change of Control Offer Upon the occurrence of certain specific kinds of change of control events, we will be required to offer to repurchase all outstanding Notes. However, it is possible that we will not have sufficient funds at the time of the change of control to make the required repurchase of Notes or that restrictions in our Bank Credit Facility will not allow such repurchases or that the change of control may result in a default under our Bank Credit Facility, which in turn could delay or prevent repurchase of the Notes. In addition, certain important corporate events, such as leveraged recapitalizations that would increase the level of our indebtedness, would not constitute a "Change of Control" under the Indenture. See "Description of Notes--Repurchase at the Option of Holders." We Face Environmental Regulation of Our Real Estate Our business is subject to a variety of federal, state and local governmental regulations relating to the use, storage, discharge, emission and disposal of hazardous materials. We believe that we are presently in material compliance with applicable environmental laws. However, failure to comply with such laws could result in the imposition of severe penalties or restrictions on our operations by government agencies or courts of law. We currently do not have environmental impairment liability insurance, and a material fine or penalty or a severe restriction would adversely affect our business. 21 USE OF PROCEEDS We will receive no proceeds from the exchange of Notes pursuant to the exchange offer. The net proceeds to us from the Old Notes offering, approximately $339.9 million after deducting the Initial Purchasers' discounts and commissions and other estimated offering expenses which aggregated $10.1 million, were used to repay outstanding borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility of approximately $287 million. Remaining proceeds have been, and will continue to be, used for general corporate purposes, primarily for 1999 capital expenditures. The maturity date of borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility repaid with the proceeds of the Old Notes offering was December 31, 2003 and, at December 31, 1998, the weighted average interest rate under the Bank Credit Facility was 7.3%. Of the $287 million of outstanding borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility repaid with the proceeds of the Old Notes offering, we had borrowed $222.6 million on October 15, 1998 to fund the purchase price of the acquisition of Casino Magic and to redeem Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes. The repayment of amounts outstanding under our Bank Credit Facility with proceeds from the Old Notes offering did not reduce the size of the banks' commitment to lend and, if we meet the relevant conditions for borrowing, we could borrow the full amount available under the facility in the future, including the amounts we repaid with the proceeds of the Old Notes offering. CAPITALIZATION The following table sets forth our unaudited actual and pro forma cash and cash equivalents, debt and capitalization as of September 30, 1998, for the Total Company on an actual and pro forma basis, and for the Restricted Group on a pro forma basis, and includes the effect of the sale of the Old Notes and the application of the associated proceeds. This table should be read in conjunction with the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Financial Statements, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, and Hollywood Park's and Casino Magic's historical financial statements and associated notes.
As of September 30, 1998 ----------------------------- Total Company Restricted ------------------ Group Actual Pro Forma Pro Forma -------- --------- ---------- (in thousands, unaudited) Cash and cash equivalents.................... $ 20,126 $104,837 $ 97,356 ======== ======== ======== Current maturities of long term debt......... $ 2,058 $ 10,079 $ 6,472 Long term debt: Secured notes payable, Bank Credit Facility.................................. 40,000 0 0 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007.. 0 350,000 350,000 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007.. 125,000 125,000 125,000 Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. 13% First Mortgage Notes due 2003................... 0 112,875 0 Other...................................... 3,574 25,274 24,616 -------- -------- -------- Total long term debt, including current maturities.............................. 170,632 623,228 506,088 Total stockholders' equity............... 225,624 225,624 218,907 -------- -------- -------- Total capitalization..................... $396,256 $848,852 $724,995 ======== ======== ======== - -------- Senior debt calculated: Current maturities of long-term debt....... $ 2,058 $ 10,079 $ 6,472 Secured notes payable, Bank Credit facility.................................. 40,000 0 0 Other long-term debt....................... 3,574 25,274 24,616 -------- -------- -------- $ 45,632 $ 35,353 $ 31,088 ======== ======== ========
22 UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The following unaudited pro forma combined consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 1997 was prepared by combining Hollywood Park's results with the following and reflects: (1) Boomtown's results prior to Hollywood Park's June 30, 1997 acquisition (exclusive of an approximately $1.9 million net loss, associated with Boomtown's Las Vegas property, which was sold on July 1, 1997) including the early retirement of $102.2 million principal amount of the Boomtown first mortgage notes, and the issuance of the 9 1/2% Notes; (2) Casino Magic's results for the full year 1997 (Casino Magic was acquired on October 15, 1998), including the redemption of $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes; (3) the issuance of the Notes; and (4) the consent fee paid to holders of the 9 1/2% Notes in the consent solicitation. The following unaudited pro forma combined consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 was prepared by combining Hollywood Park's results of operations with those of Casino Magic and reflects: (1) the acquisition of Casino Magic (acquired on October 15, 1998), including the redemption of $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes; (2) the issuance of the Notes; and (3) the consent fee paid to holders of the 9 1/2% Notes in the consent solicitation. The following unaudited pro forma combined consolidated balance sheet has been prepared by combining the unaudited balance sheets of Hollywood Park and Casino Magic, both as of September 30, 1998, and reflects: (1) the acquisition of Casino Magic (acquired on October 15, 1998), including the redemption of $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes; (2) the issuance of the Notes; and (3) the consent fee paid to holders of the 9 1/2% Notes in the consent solicitation. Under the Indenture, the following subsidiaries have been initially designated as "Unrestricted Subsidiaries": Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., Jefferson Casino Corporation (the parent company of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp.), Casino Magic Management Services Corp., and two Argentina subsidiaries, Casino Magic Neuquen SA and Casino Magic Support Services SA. Pro forma information under the heading "Pro Forma Combined Consolidated" is provided for Hollywood Park and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, including the Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Pro forma information under the heading "Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Restricted Group" excludes the Unrestricted Subsidiaries and is provided for Hollywood Park and its "Restricted Subsidiaries" under the Indenture, on a consolidated basis. Hollywood Park's Restricted Subsidiaries are all of its subsidiaries except for the Unrestricted Subsidiaries. Both the acquisitions of Boomtown and Casino Magic were accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination. The following unaudited pro forma combined consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the accompanying notes. This pro forma financial information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results or financial position that would have occurred if Boomtown and Casino Magic had been acquired as of January 1, 1997, or if the issuance of the Notes or the 9 1/2% Notes had been completed in an earlier period, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial position. The pro forma financial statements are based on, and should be read in conjunction with, Hollywood Park's and Casino Magic's historical consolidated financial statements and the related notes. 23 UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) The following is the calculation of the pro forma purchase price and pro forma preliminary purchase price allocation for the Casino Magic acquisition. The preliminary purchase price allocation is based on currently available information as of September 30, 1998 and is subject to change.
(in thousands) Pro forma purchase price: Cost to purchase Casino Magic common stock at $2.27 per share........ $ 80,904 Transaction costs....... 2,810 Assumption of Casino Magic debt............. 260,907 -------- $344,621 ======== Pro forma preliminary purchase price allocation: Property, plant and equipment.............. $282,939 Other, net.............. 9,351 Goodwill................ 52,331 -------- $344,621 ========
24 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the year ended December 31, 1997
Pro Forma Pro Forma Boomtown, Hollywood Adjustments Pro Forma Inc. Park, ---------------------- Elimination Hollywood Adjusted Acquisition Inc. and Casino Casino Issuance Pro Forma of Park, Boomtown, Pro Forma Boomtown, Magic Magic Corp. of the Combined Unrestricted Inc. Inc. Adjustments Inc. Corp. Acquisition Notes Consolidated Group --------- --------- ----------- --------- -------- ----------- -------- ------------ ------------ (in thousands, except per share data) Revenues: Gaming.......... $137,659 $83,349 $ 0 $221,008 $246,320 $ 0 $ 0 $467,328 $105,781 Racing.......... 68,844 0 0 68,844 0 0 0 68,844 0 Food and beverage........ 19,894 4,921 0 24,815 9,414 0 0 34,229 4,064 Hotel and recreational vehicle park.... 937 795 0 1,732 1,724 0 0 3,456 0 Truck stop and service station......... 8,633 6,570 0 15,203 0 0 0 15,203 0 Other income.... 12,161 5,321 0 17,482 4,289 0 0 21,771 1,406 -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- 248,128 100,956 0 349,084 261,747 0 0 610,831 111,251 -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Expenses: Gaming.......... 74,733 42,886 0 117,619 155,885 0 0 273,504 66,630 Racing.......... 30,304 0 0 30,304 0 0 0 30,304 0 Food and beverage........ 25,745 6,583 0 32,328 10,757 0 0 43,085 4,633 Hotel and recreational vehicle park.... 356 334 0 690 834 0 0 1,524 0 Truck stop and service station......... 7,969 6,046 0 14,015 0 0 0 14,015 0 Administration.. 61,514 23,596 0 85,110 45,099 (1,183)(g) 0 128,896 21,630 -- -- 0 -- -- (130)(h) -- -- -- Other........... 5,048 1,816 0 6,864 4,098 0 0 10,962 0 REIT restructuring... 2,483 0 0 2,483 0 0 0 2,483 0 Hollywood Park/Boomtown merger costs.... 0 1,487 0 1,487 0 0 0 1,487 0 Depreciation and amortization.... 18,157 8,522 264 (a) 26,943 20,751 1,308 (i) 0 49,002 7,172 -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- 226,309 91,270 264 317,843 237,424 (5) 0 555,262 100,065 -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Operating income (loss)........... 21,819 9,686 (264) 31,241 24,323 5 0 55,569 11,186 Loss (gain) on sale of assets.. 0 357 0 357 (2,632) 1,440 (j) 0 (835) (1,440) Write off of available for sale securities...... 0 0 0 0 1,350 0 0 1,350 0 Interest expense......... 7,302 6,850 (108)(b) 14,406 31,385 (1,871)(k) (16,764)(m) 61,154 16,927 -- -- (5,922)(c) -- -- (319)(l) 32,375 (n) -- -- -- -- 5,938 (d) -- -- -- 1,264 (o) -- -- -- -- 346 (e) -- -- -- 678 (p) -- -- -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Income (loss) before minority interests and taxes............ 14,517 2,479 (518) 16,478 (5,780) 755 (17,533) (6,100) (4,301) Minority interests....... (3) 0 0 (3) 1,404 0 0 1,401 1,404 Income tax expense (benefit)....... 5,850 1,464 (102)(f) 7,212 (1,935) 825 (f) (7,021) (919) 1,552 -------- ------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Income (loss) before extraordinary item............. $ 8,670 $ 1,015 $ (416) $ 9,269 $ (5,249) $ (70) $(10,532) $ (6,582) $ (7,257) ======== ======= ======= ======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== Dividend requirements on convertible preferred stock.. $ 1,520 Loss before extraordinary item allocated to common shareholders..... $ (8,102) Per common share: Loss before extraordinary item--basic..... $ (0.37) Loss before extraordinary item--diluted... $ (0.37) Number of shares--basic... 22,010 Number of shares-- diluted......... 22,340 Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Restricted Group ------------ Revenues: Gaming.......... $361,547 Racing.......... 68,844 Food and beverage........ 30,165 Hotel and recreational vehicle park.... 3,456 Truck stop and service station......... 15,203 Other income.... 20,365 ------------ 499,580 ------------ Expenses: Gaming.......... 206,874 Racing.......... 30,304 Food and beverage........ 38,452 Hotel and recreational vehicle park.... 1,524 Truck stop and service station......... 14,015 Administration.. 107,266 -- Other........... 10,962 REIT restructuring... 2,483 Hollywood Park/Boomtown merger costs.... 1,487 Depreciation and amortization.... 41,830 ------------ 455,197 ------------ Operating income (loss)........... 44,383 Loss (gain) on sale of assets.. 605 Write off of available for sale securities...... 1,350 Interest expense......... 44,227 -- -- -- ------------ Income (loss) before minority interests and taxes............ (1,799) Minority interests....... (3) Income tax expense (benefit)....... (2,471) ------------ Income (loss) before extraordinary item............. $ 675 ============ Dividend requirements on convertible preferred stock.. Loss before extraordinary item allocated to common shareholders..... Per common share: Loss before extraordinary item--basic..... Loss before extraordinary item--diluted... Number of shares--basic... Number of shares-- diluted.........
25 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS For the nine months ended September 30, 1998
Pro Forma Adjustments Pro Forma ---------------------- Combined Hollywood Casino Casino Issuance Pro Forma Elimination of Consolidated Park, Magic Magic Corp. of the Combined Unrestricted Restricted Inc. Corp. Acquisition Notes Consolidated Group Group --------- -------- ----------- -------- ------------ -------------- ------------ (in thousands, except per share data) Revenues: Gaming................ $173,552 $210,889 $ 0 $ 0 $384,441 $96,096 $288,345 Racing................ 48,085 0 0 0 48,085 0 48,085 Food and beverage..... 21,245 7,739 0 0 28,984 2,805 26,179 Hotel and recreational vehicle park......... 1,362 3,196 0 0 4,558 0 4,558 Truck stop and service station.............. 11,071 0 0 0 11,071 0 11,071 Other income.......... 13,434 4,602 0 0 18,036 1,214 16,822 -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- 268,749 226,426 0 0 495,175 100,115 395,060 -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- Expenses: Gaming................ 93,920 124,133 0 0 218,053 54,635 163,418 Racing................ 21,244 0 0 0 21,244 0 21,244 Food and beverage..... 27,601 8,587 0 0 36,188 3,303 32,885 Hotel and recreational vehicle park......... 499 1,367 0 0 1,866 0 1,866 Truck stop and service station.............. 10,164 0 0 0 10,164 0 10,164 Administration........ 62,678 40,291 (874)(g) 0 101,952 16,264 85,688 -- -- (143)(h) -- -- -- -- Other................. 5,586 2,099 0 0 7,685 0 7,685 Hollywood Park/Casino Magic merger......... 0 4,838 0 0 4,838 1,754 3,084 Depreciation and amortization......... 19,874 16,355 981 (i) 0 37,210 5,895 31,315 -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- 241,566 197,670 (36) 0 439,200 81,851 357,349 -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- Operating income........ 27,183 28,756 36 0 55,975 18,264 37,711 Loss on write off of assets............... 1,586 29 0 0 1,615 0 1,615 Interest expense...... 11,827 24,340 (1,403)(k) (11,748)(m) 46,749 12,631 34,118 -- -- (239)(l) 24,281 (n) -- -- -- -- -- -- 948 (o) -- -- -- -- -- -- 509 (p) -- -- -- -- -- -- (1,766)(q) -- -- -- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- Income (loss) before minority interests and taxes.... 13,770 4,387 1,678 (12,224) 7,611 5,633 1,978 Minority interests...... 0 1,082 0 0 1,082 1,082 0 Income tax expense (benefit).............. 4,903 1,453 1,064 (f) (4,890) 2,530 1,549 981 -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- ------- -------- Income (loss) before extraordinary items.... $ 8,867 $ 1,852 $ 614 $ (7,334) $ 3,999 $ 3,002 $ 997 ======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======= ======== Per common share: Income before extraordinary item-- basic................ $ 0.15 Income before extraordinary item-- diluted.............. $ 0.15 Number of shares-- basic................ 26,115 Number of shares-- diluted.............. 26,277
26 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Assumptions The unaudited pro forma combined consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 1997 and the nine months ended September 30, 1998, were prepared as if the following had taken place on January 1, 1997: (1) the acquisition of Boomtown, including Boomtown's sale of its Las Vegas property, the early retirement of the Boomtown first mortgage notes; (2) the issuance of the 9 1/2% Notes; (3) the acquisition of Casino Magic, including the redemption of $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes; (4) the issuance of the Notes; and (5) the consent fee paid to holders of the 9 1/2% Notes in the consent solicitation. Pro Forma Adjustments The following adjustments have been made to the unaudited pro forma combined consolidated statements of operations: (a) To record six months of amortization of the approximately $20.5 million of Boomtown excess purchase price over net assets acquired. This goodwill is being amortized over 40 years. (b) To eliminate the amortization of the discount associated with the Boomtown first mortgage notes that were redeemed just subsequent to the close of the June 30, 1997 acquisition. (c) To eliminate the interest expense associated with the Boomtown first mortgage notes that were redeemed just subsequent to the June 30, 1997 acquisition. (d) To record the interest expense associated with the 9 1/2% Notes. (e) To amortize the approximately $4.0 million of up-front loan fees associated with the bank credit facility Hollywood Park executed in conjunction with the acquisition of Boomtown. (f) To record the tax expense or benefit associated with the net of the pro forma adjustments, after adding back the amortization of goodwill (when appropriate), which is not deductible for income tax purposes. (g) To eliminate the compensation expense associated with three Casino Magic corporate level executives who resigned and will not be replaced. (h) To eliminate Casino Magic's directors fees and expenses. Casino Magic's board was dissolved at the close of the acquisition. (i) To amortize the approximately $52.3 million of Casino Magic excess purchase price over net assets acquired. This goodwill will be amortized over 40 years. (j) To eliminate the gain Casino Magic recorded upon selling a riverboat to Hollywood Park. (k) To record the amortization of the premium associated with the purchase accounting write-up of the Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. $115 million principal amount of 13% First Mortgage Notes to their fair market value at the date of the Casino Magic acquisition. This premium will be amortized over the remaining 59 months that these 13% First Mortgage Notes are scheduled to be outstanding. (l) To eliminate the interest expense associated with approximately $2.1 million principal amount of the Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. 13% First Mortgage Notes tendered upon the required change in control offer, leaving the Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. 13% First Mortgage Notes at a principal balance of $112.9 million. (m) To eliminate the interest expense associated with the $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes that were called on October 15, 1998. (n) To record the interest expense associated with the Notes. (o) To amortize the assumed debt issuance costs associated with the Notes. (p) To amortize the assumed costs associated with modifying the indenture governing the 9 1/2% Notes pursuant to the consent solicitation. (q) To eliminate the interest expense associated with $40 million of borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility repaid from the proceeds of the offering of the Old Notes. 27 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS--(Continued) Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to the Casino Magic historical consolidated statements of operations to conform to the pro forma combined consolidated statements of operations presentation. Extraordinary Item The pro forma statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 1997, excludes the extraordinary loss of $14.2 million (or approximately $8.4 million, net of tax effect) related to the early retirement of the Boomtown first mortgage notes. The approximate cost for the tender and consent and the write off of debt issuance costs was $9.0 million and $5.2 million, respectively. 28 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET As of September 30, 1998
Pro Forma Adjustments Pro Forma -------------------------- Combined Hollywood Casino Pro Forma Elimination of Consolidated Park, Casino Magic Corp. Issuance of Combined Unrestricted Restricted Inc. Magic Corp. Acquisition the Notes Consolidated Group Group --------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ------------ -------------- ------------ ASSETS ------ Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents........... $ 20,126 $ 26,809 $(12,480)(a) $70,382(k) $104,837 $ 7,481 $ 97,356 Restricted cash........ 798 85 0 0 883 0 883 Short term investments........... 3,459 0 0 0 3,459 1,599 1,860 Other receivables, net................... 7,061 2,792 609 (b) 0 10,462 640 9,822 Prepaid expenses and other assets.......... 15,884 4,627 0 0 20,511 838 19,673 Deferred tax assets.... 10,250 0 6,974 (c) 0 17,224 0 17,224 Current portion of notes receivable...... 2,340 0 0 0 2,340 0 2,340 -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Total current assets... 59,918 34,313 (4,897) 70,382 159,716 10,558 149,158 Notes receivable....... 18,250 0 0 0 18,250 0 18,250 Property, plant and equipment, net........ 301,125 290,070 (7,131)(d) 0 584,064 90,363 493,701 Land held for sale or development........... 0 6,146 0 0 6,146 0 6,146 Foreign casino concession agreement, net................... 0 7,828 0 0 7,828 7,828 0 Debt related costs, net................... 4,840 9,306 (1,617)(e) 16,894(l) 29,423 4,106 25,317 Gaming license costs, net................... 0 36,847 0 0 36,847 36,847 0 Goodwill, net.......... 50,341 0 52,331 (f) 0 102,672 0 102,672 Other assets........... 18,445 3,027 0 0 21,472 1,054 20,418 -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- $452,919 $387,537 $ 38,686 $87,276 $966,418 $150,756 $815,662 ======== ======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY --------------------- Current Liabilities: Accounts payable....... $ 8,848 $ 13,201 $ 0 $ 0 $ 22,049 $ 6,469 $ 15,580 Accrued compensation... 7,620 9,605 0 0 17,225 3,420 13,805 Accrued liabilities.... 26,986 14,048 10,251 (g) 0 51,285 5,101 46,184 Accrued interest....... 2,642 9,468 (5,643)(h) (109)(m) 6,358 3,540 2,818 Gaming liabilities..... 3,698 1,786 0 0 5,484 737 4,747 Racing liabilities..... 263 0 0 0 263 0 263 Current portion of notes payable......... 2,058 8,021 0 0 10,079 3,607 6,472 -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Total current liabilities........... 52,115 56,129 4,608 (109) 112,743 22,874 89,869 Notes payable.......... 168,574 260,907 96,283 (i) 87,385 (n) 613,149 113,533 499,616 Deferred tax liabilities........... 6,606 1,065 0 0 7,671 4,050 3,621 Other liabilities...... 0 3,649 0 0 3,649 0 3,649 -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Total liabilities...... 227,295 321,750 100,891 82,276 737,212 140,457 596,755 Minority interests..... 0 3,582 0 0 3,582 3,582 0 Stockholders' Equity: Capital stock-- Preferred.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Common................. 2,580 357 (357)(j) 0 2,580 1 2,579 Capital in excess of par value............. 218,023 67,123 (67,123)(j) 0 218,023 0 218,023 Retained earnings (accumulated deficit).............. 5,338 (5,275) 5,275 (j) 0 5,338 6,716 (1,378) Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)................ (317) 0 0 0 (317) 0 (317) -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Total stockholders' equity................ 225,624 62,205 (62,205) 0 225,624 6,717 218,907 -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- $452,919 $387,537 $ 38,686 $87,276 $966,418 $150,756 $815,662 ======== ======== ======== ======= ======== ======== ========
29 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET Assumptions The acquisition of Casino Magic was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination. The unaudited combined consolidated balance sheet is presented as if the following had taken place as of September 30, 1998: (1) the acquisition of Casino Magic, including the redemption of $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes; (2) the issuance of the Notes; and (3) the consent fee paid to holders of the 9 1/2% Notes in the consent solicitation. Pro Forma Adjustments The following pro forma adjustments have been made to the unaudited pro forma combined consolidated balance sheet: (a) To record the net reduction in cash associated with the acquisition of Casino Magic, the redemption of $135 million principal amount of the Casino Magic 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes, and the redemption of $2.1 million principal amount of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. 13% First Mortgage Notes. (b) To record the estimated interest receivable earned on the funds deposited to retire $135 million principal amount of the Casino Magic 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes. (c) To record the estimated 40% deferred tax asset associated with Casino Magic's purchase accounting adjustments of approximately $17.4 million. (d) To record Casino Magic's purchase accounting adjustment to write down certain property and equipment to its fair market value. (e) To eliminate the prepaid debt issuance costs associated with redemption of $135 million principal amount of the Casino Magic 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes and $2.1 million principal amount of the Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. 13% First Mortgage Notes, and to record debt issuance costs on the Hollywood Park's bank borrowings incurred to acquire Casino Magic. (f) To record the goodwill associated with the acquisition of Casino Magic. (g) To record Casino Magic purchase accounting adjustments of $2.3 million, and to accrue for Casino Magic's transaction and other costs of $8.0 million. (h) To record interest payable associated with the redemption of $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes on October 15, 1998. (i) To record the net increase in Hollywood Park's bank debt of $81.1 million incurred to acquire Casino Magic, $141.5 to redeem $135 million principal amount of the Casino Magic 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes, and $2.1 million principal amount of the Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. 13% First Mortgage Notes tendered in the change of control offer. To record the purchase accounting adjustment of $9.2 million, to record the Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. 13% First Mortgage Notes at their fair market value, and to record the write off of the balance of the original issued discount of $1.6 million, associated with the $135 million principal amount of the Casino Magic 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes. (j) To eliminate Casino Magic's equity accounts. (k) To record the net cash proceeds of the offering of the Notes. (l) To record the assumed debt issuance costs associated with the offering of the Notes, and the costs associated with modifying the indenture governing the 9 1/2% Notes pursuant to the consent solicitation. (m) To eliminate the accrued interest payable on the Hollywood Park bank debt repaid with the proceeds from the Old Notes offering. (n) To record the net increase in debt in connection with the offering of the Old Notes. Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to both the Hollywood Park and the Casino Magic historical consolidated balance sheets to conform to the pro forma combined consolidated balance sheet presentation. 30 SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL AND OTHER DATA The following selected historical financial information of Hollywood Park and Casino Magic has been derived from their respective historical financial statements and should be read in conjunction with such consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included herein. The Hollywood Park and Casino Magic historical financial statement data as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 has been prepared on the same basis as the historical information derived from the audited financial statements and, in the opinion of management, contains all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, necessary for the fair presentation of the results of operations for such periods and financial positions as of such dates. The selected unaudited pro forma financial data is derived from the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Financial Statements, appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, which give effect to the acquisition of Casino Magic as a purchase, shown also as adjusted to reflect the issuance of the Notes and the application of the proceeds therefrom, and should be read in conjunction with such pro forma statements and the notes thereto. Certain amounts from the Hollywood Park and Casino Magic Historical Selected Financial Data have been reclassified to conform with the selected presentation hereto. The pro forma information is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results or financial position that would have occurred had the acquisition of Casino Magic been consummated in an earlier period, nor is it necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial position. 31 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
Nine months ended Years ended December 31, September 30, ------------------------------------------------ ------------------ 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997(a) 1997 1998 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- (unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data and ratios) Statement of operations data: Revenues: Gaming................. $ 0 $ 11,745 $ 26,656 $ 50,717 $137,659 $ 83,990 $173,552 Racing................. 63,850 78,719 77,036 71,308 68,844 48,084 48,085 Food and beverage...... 10,908 20,540 19,783 13,947 19,894 13,016 21,245 Other.................. 4,227 6,320 7,097 7,253 21,731 13,259 25,867 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 78,985 117,324 130,572 143,225 248,128 158,349 268,749 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Expenses: Gaming................. 0 0 5,291 27,249 74,733 45,117 93,920 Racing................. 20,860 23,393 30,960 30,167 30,304 21,615 21,244 Food and beverage...... 9,400 21,852 24,749 19,573 25,745 16,920 27,601 Administrative and other................. 32,538 51,151 48,647 43,962 74,887 46,544 78,458 Depreciation and amortization.......... 6,402 9,563 11,384 10,695 18,157 11,939 19,874 Non-recurring expenses.............. 850 2,964 6,088 11,412 2,483 609 469 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 70,050 108,923 127,119 143,058 226,309 142,744 241,566 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Operating income....... 8,935 8,401 3,453 167 21,819 15,605 27,183 Loss on write off of assets................ 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,586 Interest expense....... 1,517 3,061 3,922 942 7,302 3,782 11,827 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests.... 7,418 5,340 (469) (775) 14,517 11,823 13,770 Minority interests..... 0 0 0 15 (3) 80 0 Income tax expense (benefit)............. 1,025 1,568 693 3,459 5,850 4,624 4,903 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net income (loss)...... $ 6,393 $ 3,772 $ (1,162) $ (4,249) $ 8,670 $ 7,119 $ 8,867 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Dividend requirements on convertible preferred stock....... $ 1,718 $ 1,925 $ 1,925 $ 1,925 $ 1,520 $ 1,520 $ 0 Net income (loss) attributable to (allocated to) common shareholders.......... $ 4,675 $ 1,847 $ (3,087) $ (6,174) $ 7,150 $ 5,599 $ 8,867 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== Per common share: Net income (loss)-- basic................. $ 0.30 $ 0.10 $ (0.17) $ (0.33) $ 0.33 $ 0.27 $ 0.34 Net income (loss)-- diluted............... $ 0.30 $ 0.10 $ (0.17) $ (0.33) $ 0.32 $ 0.27 $ 0.34 Number of common shares--basic......... 15,418 18,224 18,399 18,505 22,010 20,596 26,115 Number of common shares--diluted....... 17,465 20,516 20,691 20,797 22,340 20,596 26,277 Other data: Cash flows provided by (used in): Operating activities... $ 13,280 $ (7,287) $ 20,291 $ 13,677 $ 18,454 $ 6,059 $ 14,790 Investing activities... (32,677) (7,331) (32,922) (19,893) (16,236) (5,884) (49,140) Financing activities... 74,391 (8,877) (2,085) (4,268) 9,609 9,910 30,727 Capital expenditures... 12,902 27,584 25,150 23,786 32,505 (23,059) (34,981) Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(b)...... 5.89x 2.74x -- -- 2.74x 3.86x 2.00x Balance sheet data: Total assets........... $176,424 $246,573 $283,303 $205,886 $419,029 $413,379 $452,919 Other liabilities...... 21,876 36,518 101,928 47,444 65,573 61,741 58,721 Long term obligations.. 348 42,800 15,629 282 132,102 132,163 168,574 Stockholders' equity... 154,200 167,255 165,746 158,160 221,354 219,475 225,624 Operating income (loss)................. $ 8,935 $ 8,401 $ 3,453 $ 167 $ 21,819 $ 15,605 $ 27,183 Add back depreciation and amortization....... 6,402 9,563 11,384 10,695 18,157 11,939 19,874 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- EBITDA................. 15,337 17,964 14,837 10,862 39,976 27,544 47,057 Add back: Casino pre-opening and training expenses..... 850 2,337 0 0 0 0 0 Turf Paradise acquisition costs..... 0 627 0 0 0 0 0 Lawsuit settlement..... 0 0 6,088 0 0 0 0 Write off of investment in a business......... 0 0 0 11,412 0 0 0 REIT restructuring..... 0 0 0 0 2,483 609 469 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Adjusted EBITDA........ $ 16,187 $ 20,928 $ 20,925 $ 22,274 $ 42,459 $ 28,153 $ 47,526 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
- ------- Management believes that the following calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are relevant to the note holders: EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP, but is used by some investors to determine our ability to service or incur indebtedness. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not calculated by all entities in the same fashion and accordingly, may not be an appropriate measure of our performance. Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, net income (loss), cash flows from operations, or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. (a) Inclusive of Boomtown's financial results as of the June 30, 1997, acquisition forward. (b) In computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges: (1) earnings were calculated from income from continuing operations, before income taxes and fixed charges, and excluding capitalized interest; and (2) fixed charges were computed from interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs, capitalized interest, and the estimated interest included in rental expense. For the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $1.1 million and $2.2 million, respectively. 32 CASINO MAGIC CORP. SELECTED HISTORICAL FINANCIAL DATA
Nine months ended Years ended December 31, September 30, ------------------------------------------------ ------------------ 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997 1998 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- (unaudited) (in thousands, except per share data and ratios) Statement of operations data: Revenues: Casino................. $195,899 $178,337 $165,998 $167,153 $246,320 $186,411 $210,889 Food, beverage and rooms................. 5,697 5,625 8,393 8,080 10,785 8,496 10,687 Royalty and management fees.................. 0 0 2,224 3,100 0 0 0 Other.................. 808 1,056 1,108 1,945 4,369 3,327 3,813 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 202,404 185,018 177,723 180,278 261,474 198,234 225,389 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Expenses: Casino................. 66,142 73,213 69,655 74,943 118,467 88,899 100,673 Food and beverage and rooms................. 7,309 6,610 8,020 8,391 11,396 8,874 10,389 Advertising and marketing............. 17,457 25,097 25,874 20,902 36,427 28,517 26,593 Administrative and other................. 35,096 42,474 38,206 40,448 49,820 38,124 38,083 Hollywood Park/Casino Magic merger costs.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,838 Development............ 2,521 10,244 2,228 1,850 562 512 431 Depreciation and amortization.......... 6,357 10,669 15,769 18,346 20,247 15,259 16,058 Non-recurring expenses.............. 2,114 5,479 13,201 6,555 0 0 0 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- 136,996 173,786 172,953 171,435 236,919 180,185 197,065 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Operating income....... 65,408 11,232 4,770 8,843 24,555 18,049 28,324 Loss from unconsolidated subsidiary............ 0 408 112 26,502 505 405 349 Write off of capitalized costs..... (3) 107 2,415 689 (1,555) (2,823) 155 Interest expense....... 5,680 13,935 15,766 17,917 31,385 23,704 23,433 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests.... 59,731 (3,218) (13,523) (36,265) (5,780) (3,237) 4,387 Minority interests..... 0 0 0 0 1,404 917 1,453 Income tax expense (benefit)............. 21,225 (188) (3,231) (4,676) (1,935) (1,935) 1,082 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Net income (loss)...... $ 38,506 $ (3,030) $(10,292) $(31,589) $ (5,249) $ (2,219) $ 1,852 Per common share: Net income (loss)-- basic................. $ 1.32 $ (0.10) $ (0.31) $ (0.89) $ (0.15) $ (0.06) $ 0.05 Net income (loss)-- diluted............... $ 1.32 $ (0.11) $ (0.31) $ (0.89) $ (0.15) $ (0.06) $ 0.05 Number of common shares--basic......... 29,079 28,934 33,261 35,448 35,663 35,643 35,722 Number of common shares--diluted....... 29,088 27,314 33,261 35,448 35,663 35,643 35,722 Other data: Cash flows provided by (used in): Operating activities... $ 54,077 $ 17,906 $ 15,348 $ 24,126 $ 23,781 $ 18,085 $ 23,192 Investing activities... (87,589) (56,470) (10,533) (86,778) (31,219) (9,017) (22,691) Financing activities... 67,643 16,445 5,454 66,442 (6,122) (6,117) 3,807 Capital expenditures... (54,859) (27,445) (11,396) (67,850) (37,177) (28,996) (33,789) Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(a)...... 8.23x 0.74x 0.20x --x 0.74x 1.58x 1.02x Balance sheet data: Total assets........... $222,892 $252,623 $268,431 $369,800 $372,705 $368,118 $387,538 Other liabilities...... 24,050 37,404 36,412 47,914 59,780 52,995 64,426 Long term obligations.. 131,984 135,643 136,840 258,261 253,471 253,484 260,907 Stockholders' equity... 66,858 79,576 95,179 63,625 59,454 61,639 62,205 Operating income (loss)................. $ 65,408 $ 11,232 $ 4,770 $ 8,843 $ 24,555 $ 18,049 $ 28,324 Add back depreciation and amortization....... 6,357 10,669 15,769 18,346 20,247 15,259 16,058 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- EBITDA................. 71,765 21,901 20,539 27,189 44,802 33,308 44,382 Add back: Pre-opening costs...... 2,114 0 1,819 6,555 0 0 0 Abandoned project costs................. 0 5,479 11,382 0 0 0 0 Hollywood Park/Casino Magic merger.......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,838 -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- Adjusted EBITDA........ $ 73,879 $ 27,380 $ 33,740 $ 33,744 $ 44,802 $ 33,308 $ 49,220 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ======== ========
- -------- Management believes that the following calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are relevant to note holders: EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP, but is used by some investors to determine a company's ability to service or incur indebtedness. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not calculated by all entities in the same fashion and accordingly, may not be an appropriate measure of performance. Neither EBITDA nor Adjusted EBITDA should be considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, net income (loss), cash flows from operations, or cash flow data prepared in accordance with GAAP. (a) In computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges: (1) earnings were calculated from income from continuing operations, before income taxes and fixed charges, and excluding capitalized interest; and (2) fixed charges were computed from interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs, capitalized interest, and the estimated interest included in rental expense. Casino Magic's ratio of earnings to fixed charges were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $4.5 million in 1994, $14.4 million in 1995, $42.0 million in 1996, $9.1 million in 1997, and $5.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1997. 33 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. SELECTED UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL DATA
Total Company Pro Forma Restricted Group Pro Forma -------------------------- -------------------------- Nine months Nine months Year ended ended Year ended ended December 31, September 30, December 31, September 30, 1997 1998 1997 1998 ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------- (in thousands, except per share data and ratios) Statement of operations data: Revenues: Gaming................. $467,328 $384,441 $361,547 $288,345 Racing................. 68,844 48,085 68,844 48,085 Food and beverage...... 34,229 28,984 30,165 26,179 Other.................. 40,430 33,665 39,024 32,451 -------- -------- -------- -------- 610,831 495,175 499,580 395,060 -------- -------- -------- -------- Expenses: Gaming................. 273,504 218,053 206,874 163,418 Racing................. 30,304 21,244 30,304 21,244 Food and beverage...... 43,085 36,188 38,452 32,885 Administrative and other................. 155,397 121,667 133,767 105,403 Depreciation and amortization.......... 49,002 37,210 41,830 31,315 Non-recurring expenses.............. 3,970 4,838 3,970 3,084 -------- -------- -------- -------- 555,262 439,200 455,197 357,349 -------- -------- -------- -------- Operating income....... 55,569 55,975 44,383 37,711 (Gain)loss on write off of assets............. (835) 1,615 605 1,615 Write off of available for sale securities... 1,350 0 1,350 0 Interest expense....... 61,154 46,749 44,227 34,118 -------- -------- -------- -------- Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interests..... (6,100) 7,611 (1,799) 1,978 Minority interests...... 1,401 1,082 (3) 0 Income tax expense (benefit).............. (919) 2,530 (2,471) 981 -------- -------- -------- -------- Net income (loss)....... $ (6,582) $ 3,999 $ 675 $ 997 ======== ======== ======== ======== Dividend requirements on convertible preferred stock.................. $ 1,520 $ 0 $ 1,520 $ 0 Net income (loss) attributable to (allocated to) common shareholders........... $ (8,102) $ 3,999 $ (845) $ 997 ======== ======== ======== ======== Other data: Ratio of Adjusted EBITDA to interest expense............... 1.77x 2.10x 2.04x 2.11x Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a)..... 0.85x 1.06x 0.91x 0.97x Balance sheet data: Total assets........... -- $966,418 -- $815,662 Other liabilities...... -- 127,645 -- 97,139 Long term obligations.. -- 613,149 -- 499,616 Stockholders' equity... -- 225,624 -- 218,907 Operating income (loss)................. $ 55,569 $ 55,975 $ 44,383 $ 37,711 Add back depreciation and amortization....... 49,002 37,210 41,830 31,315 -------- -------- -------- -------- EBITDA................. 104,571 93,185 86,213 69,026 Add back: REIT restructuring..... 2,483 0 2,483 0 Hollywood Park/Boomtown merger costs.......... 1,487 0 1,487 0 Hollywood Park/Casino Magic merger costs.... 0 4,838 0 3,084 -------- -------- -------- -------- Adjusted EBITDA........ $108,541 $ 98,023 $ 90,183 $ 72,110 ======== ======== ======== ========
- -------- Management believes that the following calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are relevant to the noteholders: (a) Hollywood Park's total company pro forma earnings for the year ended December 31, 1997, were not sufficient to cover its pro forma fixed charge requirement by $9.9 million. Hollywood Park's restricted group pro forma earnings for the year ended December 31, 1997, and for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, were not sufficient to cover its pro forma fixed charge requirements by $4.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively. 34 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS You should read the following discussion together with the financial statements, including the related notes, and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this prospectus, as well as the risks described in the "Risk Factors" section. This discussion reflects the historical operations of Hollywood Park and Casino Magic which, prior to the Casino Magic acquisition, had operated separately. Results of operations of the acquired businesses, Casino Magic and Boomtown, are included in the consolidated financial statements for periods after the relevant acquisition date. As such, our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1997 are not comparable to our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1996, and our results for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 are not comparable to the nine months ended September 30, 1997. History of Hollywood Park Our predecessor, the Hollywood Park Turf Club, was organized in 1938 and incorporated in Delaware in 1981. Historically, our operations focused on thoroughbred racing facilities, principally at the Hollywood Park Race Track, located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Hollywood Park Race Track remains one of the premier thoroughbred racing facilities in the United States. Since 1991, we have expanded our gaming operations beyond the single thoroughbred racing operation to become a diversified gaming company with operations in many jurisdictions. We significantly expanded our casino operations with the June 30, 1997 acquisition of Boomtown and its three casinos, and the October 15, 1998 acquisition of Casino Magic and its five casinos. The following is an overview of our gaming properties:
Gaming Excess Type of Square Slot Table Hotel Developable Location/Property Gaming Facility Footage Machines Games Rooms Land (acres) - ----------------- ------------------ ------- -------- ----- ----- ------------ Bossier City, Louisiana Casino Magic Bossier(1).. Dockside Riverboat 30,000 980 44 188 -- Harvey, Louisiana Boomtown New Orleans..... Cruising Riverboat 30,000 1,089 49 -- -- Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Casino Magic Bay St. Louis................ Dockside 39,500 1,132 42 201 50 Biloxi, Mississippi Boomtown Biloxi.......... Dockside 33,632 1,308 35 -- -- Casino Magic Biloxi...... Dockside 47,700 1,174 41 378 -- Verdi, Nevada Boomtown Reno............ Land-based 40,000 1,320 44 322 250 Los Angeles, California Hollywood Park Race Track................... Horse Racing -- -- -- -- 160 Hollywood Park-Casino.... Card Club 30,000 -- 145 -- -- Crystal Park(2).......... Card Club 30,000 -- 60 226 -- Phoenix, Arizona Turf Paradise............ Horse Racing -- -- -- -- 100 Neuquen Province, Argentina(3) Casino Magic Neuquen.................. Land-based 27,000 398 40 -- -- Casino Magic San Martin de los Andes............ Land-based 2,500 75 16 -- -- ------- ----- --- ----- --- SUBTOTAL................ 310,332 7,476 516 1,315 560 Development Project - ------------------- Switzerland County, Indiana Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort(4)................ Cruising Riverboat 38,000 1,300 55 309 -- ------- ----- --- ----- --- TOTAL................... 348,332 8,776 571 1,624 560 ======= ===== === ===== ===
35 - -------- (1) Casino Magic Bossier is owned by our wholly-owned subsidiary, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., which is an unrestricted subsidiary under the Indenture governing the Notes and does not guarantee the Notes. (2) We own Crystal Park and lease it to an unaffiliated operator. (3) We own 51% of Casino Magic's Neuquen Province casinos. (4) We own 97% of the Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort, which we expect to complete within 18 to 24 months. Results of Operations The following discussion relates to historical results of operations for Hollywood Park (excluding Casino Magic) and for Casino Magic separately. Hollywood Park For periods before June 30, 1997, Hollywood Park's financial results consisted primarily of gaming revenues from the Hollywood Park Race Track, Turf Paradise, Hollywood Park-Casino, and lease payments from the operator of Crystal Park. For periods after June 30, 1997, when Hollywood Park acquired Boomtown, Hollywood Park's financial results also included those of Boomtown. Hollywood Park's acquisition of Boomtown was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination. Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 Results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 included the results of operations of Boomtown, which was acquired by Hollywood Park on June 30, 1997, and accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination. As required under the rules of purchase accounting, Boomtown's results of operations, prior to the acquisition, were not combined with those of Hollywood Park, and therefore, the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1997 did not include Boomtown's results of operations for the first two quarters of 1997, accounting for significant differences when comparing the results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 to the nine months ended September 30, 1997. Total revenues increased by approximately $110,400,000, or 69.7%, for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1997. Included in the revenues for the 1998 period was approximately $110,454,000 of revenues attributable to Boomtown through June 1998, for which there are no corresponding revenues in the 1997 period. Gaming revenues increased by approximately $89,562,000, or 106.6% for the nine-month period, with approximately $90,989,000 attributable to the inclusion of Boomtown results through June 1998 with no corresponding Boomtown revenues in the first six months of the 1997 period, netted against gaming revenue declines of approximately $3,364,000 at the Hollywood Park-Casino primarily a result of the ban on indoor smoking and recent economic problems in various Asian countries (a significant portion of Hollywood Park-Casino's patrons are Asian). Gaming revenues also declined by approximately $1,152,000 at the Crystal Park Casino, which in 1998 was leased to a new operator with lower rent to allow time to grow the business. The prior operator defaulted on the lease. As of July 1, 1998, rent payable to the Company on the Crystal Park facility was scheduled to increase to $350,000 per month, but the Company has agreed to accept rent of $150,000 per month through January 1999. In present market conditions, it is expected that the rent will remain between $100,000 and $150,000 rather than increase as scheduled in the lease. Food and beverage revenues increased by approximately $8,229,000, or 63.2% for the nine-month period, due primarily to the inclusion of Boomtown revenues of $7,031,000 through June 1998 with no corresponding Boomtown revenues in the first six months of 1997, with the balance of the increase attributable to increased 36 sales at the three Boomtown properties due to the opening of new food service outlets. Hotel and recreational vehicle park revenues (all of which were attributable to Boomtown Reno) increased by $781,000, or 134.4%, due to there being just three months of revenues in the 1997 amounts compared to nine months of revenues in the 1998 results. Truck stop and service station revenues (all of which were attributable to Boomtown Reno) increased by $6,174,000 for the nine-month period, or 126.1%, due primarily to the inclusion of $6,546,000 of revenues through June 1998 with no corresponding revenues in the first six months of 1997, netted against a revenue decrease due to price competition in the Reno market. Other income increased by $5,653,000, or 72.7%, for the nine- month period, due to the inclusion of $5,163,000 of Boomtown revenues through June 1998 with no corresponding revenues in the first six months of 1997, and increased revenues associated with Boomtown New Orleans' Great Escape arcade, which opened in July 1998. Total operating expenses increased by $98,822,000, or 69.2%, during the nine months ended September 30, 1998, as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 1997, due in part to the inclusion of approximately $96,966,000 of Boomtown operating expenses through June 1998 for which there are no corresponding amounts in the operating expenses for the first six months of 1997. Gaming expenses increased by $48,803,000, or 108.2%, for the nine-month period, primarily due to the inclusion of $49,855,000 of Boomtown expenses through June 1998 and no corresponding expenses in the 1997 period, netted against $1,461,000 of expense savings at the Hollywood Park-Casino, a corresponding result of the decrease in revenues. Food and beverage expenses increased by $10,681,000, or 63.1%, for the nine- month period, due in part to the inclusion of $8,593,000 of Boomtown expenses through June 1998 with no corresponding expenses in the 1997 period, and cost increases at the Boomtown properties in relation to increased food and beverage sales, due to the opening of new food service outlets. Hotel and recreational vehicle park expenses (all of which were attributable to Boomtown Reno) increased by $300,000, or 150.8%, for the nine-month period, due to the inclusion of $287,000 of expenses through June 1998 for which there are no corresponding expenses in 1997. Truck stop and service station expenses (all of which were attributable to Boomtown Reno) increased by $5,703,000, or 127.8%, for the nine-month period, due primarily to the inclusion of $5,987,000 of expenses through June 1998 with no corresponding expenses in the 1997 period, netted against fuel cost decreases during 1998. Administrative expenses increased by $23,587,000, or 61.1%, for the nine- month period, due primarily to the inclusion of $22,829,000 of Boomtown expenses through June 1998, with the balance of the increase primarily due to additional staffing at the Hollywood Park corporate level and other expansion related expense increases. Other expenses increased by $2,324,000, or 71.2%, for the nine-month period, and included Boomtown costs through June 1998 of $2,280,000 for which there are no corresponding costs in the 1997 results. Depreciation and amortization increased by $7,935,000, or 66.5%, for the nine- month period, with $7,165,000 of the increase attributable to the inclusion of Boomtown expenses through June 1998 with no corresponding expenses in the 1997 period, with the balance of the increase due to Boomtown New Orleans' February 1998 placement of the new riverboat into service and the July 1998 opening of the land-based Great Escape arcade and restaurant. Loss on write off of assets related to the closing of the Hollywood Park Golf Center, and the associated $1,086,000 write off of the Hollywood Park Golf Center assets, and the write off of $500,000 related to an abandoned project in Kansas. Interest expense increased by $8,045,000, or 212.7%, due to interest on the 9 1/2% Notes, which were issued in August 1997, and interest on bank borrowings. Income tax expense increased by $279,000, or 6.0%, due to increased pre-tax income in 1998 and certain non-recurring tax benefits recorded in 1998. Year Ended December 31, 1997 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 1996 As mentioned above, Boomtown's results of operations are not consolidated with those of Hollywood Park's prior to June 30, 1997. As of April 1, 1996, the results of operations of Sunflower Racing, Inc., a former subsidiary of the Company, were no longer consolidated with Hollywood Park's results. Thus, the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1997 are exclusive of Sunflower's results of operations, but the 37 financial results for the year ended December 31, 1996 included Sunflower's results of operations through March 31, 1996. Also included in the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1996 was the $11,412,000 one time, non-cash write off of Hollywood Park's investment in Sunflower. See the discussion in the following section for information on Sunflower. Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 1997, increased by $104,903,000 or 73.2%, as compared to the year ended December 31, 1996, primarily due to the inclusion of $105,781,000 of Boomtown revenues in 1997, with no corresponding revenues recorded in 1996. Gaming revenues increased by $86,942,000, or 171.4%, due primarily to Boomtown gaming revenues of $84,620,000, and Crystal Park rent revenues of $2,222,000, in 1997, with no corresponding Boomtown revenues in 1996. Crystal Park opened in late October 1996. As of December 19, 1997, Hollywood Park had leased Crystal Park to California Casino Management, Inc., an unaffiliated third party. Previously, Crystal Park was under lease to Compton Entertainment, Inc. On November 4, 1997, Hollywood Park obtained a judgment in an action for unlawful detainer against Compton Entertainment, due to Compton Entertainment's failure to pay a portion of the June 1997 rent and to make required additional rent payments. In October 1997, the California Attorney General revoked Compton Entertainment's conditional gaming registration, and the City of Compton revoked Compton Entertainment's city gaming license. Gaming revenues from racing decreased by $2,464,000, or 3.5%, due primarily to one fewer live race day at the Hollywood Park Race Track, and the inclusion of $1,317,000 of revenues from racing attributable to Sunflower in 1996, with no corresponding Sunflower revenues in 1997. Food and beverage revenues increased by $5,947,000, or 42.6%, due primarily to the inclusion of Boomtown food and beverage revenues in 1997, with no corresponding revenues in 1996. Hotel and recreational vehicle park and truck stop and service station revenues related to Boomtown Reno, and there are no corresponding revenues in 1996. Other income increased by $4,908,000, or 67.7%, due primarily to the inclusion of Boomtown revenues in 1997 with no corresponding revenues in 1996. Total operating expenses (inclusive of approximately $93,072,000 of Boomtown expenses in 1997, with no corresponding expenses in 1996) increased by $83,251,000, or 58.2%, during the year ended December 31, 1997, as compared to the year ended December 31, 1996. Gaming expenses increased by $47,484,000, or 174.3%, primarily due to the inclusion of Boomtown expenses of $46,380,000, and increased tournament costs at the Hollywood Park-Casino. Food and beverage expenses increased by $6,172,000, or 31.5%, due primarily to Boomtown food and beverage expenses of $7,510,000, netted against expense reductions at the Hollywood Park-Casino, that included labor savings due to the closing of some food service outlets. Hotel and recreational vehicle park expenses and truck stop and service station expenses related to Boomtown Reno, and there are no corresponding expenses in 1996. Administrative expenses increased by $20,037,000, or 48.3%, which included $22,054,000 of Boomtown expenses, netted against Sunflower related administrative costs included in the 1996 financial results, for which there are no similar costs in the 1997 results. Other expenses increased by $2,563,000, or 103.1%, due primarily to the inclusion of Boomtown expenses in 1997 with no corresponding expenses in 1996. Depreciation and amortization increased by $7,462,000, or 69.8%, primarily due to the Boomtown and Crystal Park LLC depreciation expense in 1997, with no corresponding expenses in 1996. REIT restructuring expenses consisted primarily of legal and tax consulting expenses incurred by Hollywood Park with respect to the preparation of reinstatement of Hollywood Park's paired share REIT status, which was not implemented. Interest expense increased by $6,360,000, due to interest on Hollywood Park's $125,000,000 in principal amount of 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes that were issued in August 1997, short term bank borrowings (all of which had been repaid as of December 31, 1997), and bank commitment fees. Income tax expense increased by $2,391,000, or 69.1%, due to increased income before income taxes in 1997 as compared to 1996. 38 Year Ended December 31, 1996 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 1995 The results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1996 included the results of Hollywood Park operating all aspects of the Hollywood Park-Casino, including the Casino gaming floors. Hollywood Park acquired the Hollywood Park- Casino gaming floor business from Pacific Casino Management on November 17, 1995; therefore, the results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1995 do not include the operating results of the Hollywood Park-Casino gaming floor business prior to November 17, 1995 but rather are reflective of the lease arrangement then in place. The results of operations for the year ended December 31, 1996 included Sunflower's results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 1996, only. As of March 31, 1996, Sunflower's results of operations were no longer consolidated with Hollywood Park's due to Sunflower's May 17, 1996 filing for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Sunflower's results of operations are consolidated in the financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1995. Total revenues increased by $12,653,000, or 9.7%, for the year ended December 31, 1996, as compared to the year ended December 31,1995, primarily due to Hollywood Park-Casino gaming revenues. Gaming revenues of $50,717,000 were generated from the Hollywood Park-Casino gaming activities, which Hollywood Park acquired from Pacific Casino Management on November 17, 1995. During the year ended December 31,1995, Hollywood Park recorded $20,624,000 of lease revenues, $6,032,000 of gaming revenues (covering the period November 17, 1995, through December 31,1995), and concession sales to Pacific Casino Management of approximately $2,773,000, or total 1995 Hollywood Park-Casino gaming and lease related revenues of $29,429,000. On October 25, 1996, Crystal Park opened under a triple net lease between Hollywood Park and Compton Entertainment (the operator of Crystal Park). Racing revenues decreased by $5,728,000, or 7.4%, primarily due to the exclusion of Sunflower's gaming revenues from racing for the nine months ended December 31, 1996. Food and beverage sales decreased by $5,836,000, or 29.5%, with approximately $2,773,000 of the difference attributable to the inclusion of sales to Pacific Casino Management in 1995 with no corresponding sales in 1996, approximately $2,414,000 of the difference due to the inclusion of a full year of food and beverage sales recorded for Sunflower in 1995 and just three months of Sunflower sales recorded in 1996, and the balance of the difference primarily due to lower on-track attendance at Hollywood Park. Total operating expenses increased by $15,939,000, or 12.5%, for the year ended December 31, 1996, compared to the year ended December 31, 1995, primarily due to the inclusion of $27,249,000 of Hollywood Park-Casino gaming floor expenses (with corresponding gaming floor expenses of $5,291,000 in 1995) which more than offset a $7,476,000 reduction in expenses arising from the exclusion in 1996 of Sunflower's expenses. Food and beverage expenses decreased by $5,176,000, or 20.9%, with $2,089,000 of the savings attributable to the exclusion of Sunflower's expenses subsequent to the first quarter of 1996, and the balance of the savings primarily attributable to cost savings programs implemented at the Hollywood Park-Casino. Administrative expenses decreased by $3,970,000, or 8.7%, due to the inclusion of a full year of Sunflower expenses in 1995 and just three months of corresponding costs recorded in 1996. Included in the 1996 results of operations was the $11,412,000 one time, non-cash write off of Hollywood Park's investment in Sunflower. On May 2, 1996, the Kansas Legislature adjourned without passing legislation that would have allowed additional gaming at Sunflower, thereby allowing Sunflower to compete with Missouri riverboat gaming. On May 17, 1996, Sunflower filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Sunflower's case has been converted to a Chapter 7 liquidation under the Bankruptcy Code and final sale of the property occurred in December 1998. Included in the 1995 results of operations was $6,088,000 of expenses (with no corresponding expenses in 1996) related to the settlement of certain claims in connection with a shareholder class action and related shareholder derivative suit, as more fully described in the Company's 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $689,000, or 6.1%, primarily due to the exclusion of Sunflower's expenses for the nine months ended December 31, 1996, netted against the amortization of the 39 goodwill associated with the November 17, 1995, acquisition of Pacific Casino Management. Interest expense decreased by $2,980,000, or 76.0%, due to the exclusion of Sunflower's interest expense for the nine months ended December 31, 1996. Income tax expense increased by $2,766,000, due primarily to the establishment of certain tax reserves. Casino Magic Casino Magic commenced operations on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in September 1992 at Casino Magic Bay St. Louis. In 1993, Casino Magic opened Casino Magic Biloxi. In 1995, Casino Magic opened two gaming facilities in the Province of Neuquen, Argentina and, in 1997, Casino Magic sold 49% of its Argentina subsidiary. In 1996, Casino Magic opened Casino Magic Bossier. Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 1997 Consolidated revenues increased $27.2 million, or 13.7%, to $225.4 million in the first nine months of 1998, compared to $198.2 million in the first nine months of 1997. The increase in consolidated revenues was attributable to increased revenues at all five casinos. The largest individual increase of $15.4 million, or 22.5%, between the comparable periods, occurred at Casino Magic Bossier. The increase at Casino Magic Bossier was attributable to improved marketing efforts drawing more patrons to the property. Revenues at Casino Magic Biloxi increased $9.0 million, or 18.6%, between the comparable periods. Casino Magic Argentina's revenues increased $2.4 million, or 17.8%, between the comparable periods. The increase resulted from the continuing improvements in slot machine revenues due to an increase in the number of slot machines. Operating costs and expenses increased $16.9 million, or 9.4%, to $197.1 million in the first nine months of 1998 as compared to $180.2 million in the first nine months of 1997. Casino expenses increased by $11.8 million, or 13.2%, due to increases in gaming taxes related to increased gaming revenues, increased personnel costs related to the increased gaming volume and an increase in slot point redemption values. Advertising and marketing costs declined $1.9 million, to $26.6 million in the first nine months of 1998, compared to $28.5 million in the first nine months of 1997. During the first nine months of 1997 Casino Magic Bossier attempted to increase market share and revenue with expensive promotions which were significantly less successful than anticipated. In May 1997, the promotional programs of Casino Magic Bossier were significantly reduced. Operating expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 include approximately $4.8 million of costs related to the merger with Hollywood Park. These costs primarily related to conforming accounting policies of Casino Magic with those of Hollywood Park. Other (income) expense (non-operating income and expenses) increased to a net expense of $23.9 million in the first nine months of 1998 as compared to $21.3 million in the first nine months of 1997. In 1997 there was a non- recurring net $2.6 million gain on sale of assets which included a $1.4 million gain on the sale of a riverboat to Hollywood Park, and a $1.3 million gain on the sale of 49% of Casino Magic Argentina, netted against losses on the sale of miscellaneous gaming and other equipment. Year Ended December 31, 1997 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 1996 Consolidated revenues increased $81.2 million, or 45.0%, to $261.5 million in 1997 compared to $180.3 million in 1996. The increase in 1997 consolidated revenues is attributable to $93.2 million in revenues from Casino Magic's new facility, Casino Magic Bossier, which opened on October 4, 1996. Casino Magic Bossier revenues increased by $80.5 million in 1997 as compared to 1996. This increase in revenues is the result of the facility opening in late 1996 using a temporary facility and the completion of the permanent land based pavilion, including restaurants, a gift shop and entertainment areas, on December 31, 1996. Casino Magic Biloxi revenues declined $1.6 million, or 2.5%, from 1996 to 1997. This decline is primarily the result of competition from other casinos with greater amenities than Casino Magic Biloxi. While competitive pressures will likely continue to adversely affect Casino Magic Biloxi's revenues and operating 40 margins, management believes that the hotel completed in May 1998 at Casino Magic Biloxi will help offset or reverse these declines in revenues. Additionally, Casino Magic Biloxi may experience reduced revenues in 1998 due to customer inconveniences, particularly those related to the construction of the hotel entrance areas. However, management has taken precautions to minimize the impact of the construction on the customer and will continue to do so. Other fluctuations in revenues when comparing the periods ended December 31, 1997 to December 31, 1996 include: the loss of $3.1 million in royalties and management fees from Greece in 1997 due to the termination of operations in Greece in December 1996; loss of $0.8 million in revenues as a result of the sale of Goldiggers in June 1996; revenues at Casino Magic Bay St. Louis increased $4.5 million as the result of increased direct mail efforts and improved amenities, which include a golf course and expanded buffet; and an increase in revenues at Casino Magic Argentina of $1.7 million attributable to the addition of seventy-five slot machines during the latter half of 1997 and the continued popularity of slot machines at Casino Magic Argentina. Total operating expenses increased $65.5 million, or 38.2%, to $236.9 million in 1997 compared to $171.4 million in 1996. Of this increase, $67.4 million is related to Casino Magic Bossier, which opened in October 1996 and the closure of Goldiggers in June 1996, which decreased operating expenses, by $1.2 million. Excluding the effects of Casino Magic Bossier and Goldiggers, operating expenses in 1997 decreased by $0.7 million, or 0.5%, as compared to operating expenses in 1996. Although total operating expenses remained flat between the comparable periods for 1997 and 1996, there were significant fluctuations in various categories. Casino expenses increased by $4.0 million in 1997 as compared to 1996 as a result of increased expenses associated with increases in player's club slot point redemption values, the increased use of complimentaries in marketing efforts and increased gaming taxes due to increased revenues. Other operating costs and expenses increased by $1.0 million as a result of the opening of a golf course at Casino Magic Bay St. Louis in February 1997. Advertising and marketing expenses increased by $2.3 million due to increased motorcoach based marketing efforts at Casino Magic Biloxi and the associated commission and giveaways expenses. The increases in advertising and marketing expenses resulted from attempts to stabilize revenues in Biloxi and offset the effects of the disruption caused by the hotel construction. General and administrative expenses decreased by $2.7 million as a result of efforts to contain expenses and staff reductions. The majority of this decrease, $2.3 million, was at the corporate management level. Development expenses decreased by $1.2 million as a result of decreased efforts to pursue new gaming opportunities. Depreciation expenses decreased by $1.9 million due to the sale of various assets held by Casino Magic including a jet airplane and slot machines that were previously leased in Argentina. It is anticipated that depreciation expense will increase after the opening of the hotel in Biloxi. Consolidated "Other (income) expense" (non-operating income and expenses) improved by $14.8 million, to a net expense of $30.3 million in 1997, compared to a net expense of $45.1 million in 1996. Approximately $27.0 million of the additional expenses in 1996 were attributable to management's decision to write off its 49% equity interest in a gaming facility in Porto Carras, Greece. Net interest expense increased by $13.5 million in 1997 compared to the same period in 1996. This was due to the increased debt from the issuance of the $115,000,000 principal amount of 13% Louisiana First Mortgage Notes by Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Casino Magic) in late August 1996, and a reduction of $3.7 million in capitalized interest due to the completion of the Casino Magic Bossier facility and the golf course at Casino Magic Bay St. Louis. Other income increased by $2.3 million in 1997 compared to the same period in 1996 due to a gain on the sale of the Crescent City Riverboat and the gain on the sale of a 49% interest in Casino Magic Argentina. Casino Magic's effective tax rates for 1997 and 1996 of approximately (26.9%) and (12.9%), respectively, are the result of an allowance against deferred tax assets. This allowance reduces net deferred tax assets to approximately zero. Year Ended December 31, 1996 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 1995 Consolidated revenues increased $2.6 million, or 1.4%, to $180.3 million in 1996 compared to $177.7 million in 1995. The increase in 1996 consolidated revenues is attributable to $12.7 million in revenues 41 from Casino Magic Bossier, which opened using a temporary facility on October 4, 1996, and increased revenues from Casino Magic Argentina of $2.8 million, or 21.4%. The majority of the increase in revenues at Casino Magic Argentina resulted from the increase in slot machine revenues of $3.4 million. Slot machine revenues increased in 1996 compared to the same period in 1995 due to an increase in the number of slot machines at Casino Magic Argentina from 89 to 400 in May 1995. The rest of the increase resulted from increased customer counts and their influence on food and beverage revenues. These increases in revenues at Casino Magic Argentina were partially offset by lower revenues from table games. These increases in consolidated revenues were offset by lower revenues at Casino Magic Bay St. Louis, Casino Magic Biloxi, and the loss of approximately six months of revenues from the sale of a gaming facility in Deadwood, South Dakota, which Casino Magic sold in June 1996. Casino Magic Biloxi revenues declined $8.9 million, or 12.2%, from 1995 to 1996. This decline was primarily the result of adjacent hotel/casino operations on both sides of Casino Magic Biloxi that offer significantly greater amenities than Casino Magic Biloxi. While competitive pressures will likely continue to adversely affect Casino Magic Biloxi's revenues and operating margins, management believes that the hotel completed in May 1998 at Casino Magic Biloxi will help offset or reverse these declines in revenues. The combination of construction disruption caused by the development of a new buffet and kitchen and increased overall competition in the Gulf Coast and New Orleans markets, both of which Casino Magic Bay St. Louis competes in, caused the $3.6 million, or 4.1%, decline in revenues at Casino Magic Bay St. Louis. The loss of $1.4 million in corporate and other revenues is due to the sale of a gaming facility located in Deadwood, South Dakota in June 1996. Although royalty and management fee revenues increased by $0.9 million, or 39.3%, to $3.1 million in 1996, Casino Magic has divested itself of all operations in Greece during 1996 where the majority of all royalties and management fee revenues were generated. Total operating costs and expenses were down $1.5 million, or 1.0%, in 1996 compared to 1995. Casino expenses increased $5.3 million, or 7.6%, during the same period principally as a result of the opening of a new gaming facility in Bossier City, Louisiana, which had $7.1 million in casino expenses in 1996. This increase in casino expenses relating to Casino Magic Bossier was offset by reduced expenses at Casino Magic Biloxi as a result of reduced revenues, and the sale of Casino Magic's gaming facility at Deadwood, South Dakota in June 1996. Food and beverage costs increased $0.6 million, or 8.1%, as a result of increased customer traffic at Casino Magic Argentina. Casino Magic Argentina relies on its food and beverage facilities at the casino to promote casino operations. Other operating costs and expenses increased $1.5 million, or 110.5%, to $2.8 million in 1996 compared to 1995. This increase was the result of additions to amenities at Casino Magic Bay St. Louis, and the transfer of the gift shop operations at Casino Magic Bay St. Louis and Casino Magic Biloxi from a third party to Casino Magic. During 1996, Casino Magic Bay St. Louis added amenities relating to the Arnold Palmer-designed golf course, such as the pro shop, the Arnold Palmer Golf Academy and the groundskeeping department. In addition, Casino Magic Bay St. Louis began operating a child-care facility for casino patrons in 1996. Advertising and marketing expenses decreased by $5.0 million, or 19.2%, in 1996 as compared to 1995. This decrease was due to several factors: a reduction in the use of air charters to attract customers; the use of more cost efficient promotions concerning give-aways through the Magic Money Players Club Card; and an overall reduction in marketing and advertising costs during 1996. This decrease was offset by the opening of Casino Magic's new facility, Casino Magic Bossier, in October 1996. General and administrative expenses decreased $4.3 million, or 15.0%, in 1996 as compared to the same period of 1995. The decline resulted from cost reduction measures implemented in early 1996, including the elimination of several corporate officer positions. Property operation, maintenance and energy costs increased by $3.4 million, or 83.2%, in 1996 as compared to 1995 as a result of the addition of Casino Magic Bossier, the continued aging of the facilities at Casino Magic Bay St. Louis and Casino Magic Biloxi which required more maintenance in 1996, and the addition of the golf facility at Casino Magic Bay St. Louis in 1996. Rents, property taxes and insurance costs increased by $1.7 million, or 38.9%, in 1996 as compared to 1995. The increase was in part a result of the addition of Casino Magic Bossier. Depreciation and amortization increased $2.6 million, or 16.3%, in 1996 as compared to the same period in 1995. This increase resulted from the 42 addition of tangible depreciable property, the amortization of the investment costs in excess of equity interest in the 49% owned Greek gaming facility which was amortized for 105 days in 1995 and for nine months in 1996, and a change in 1996 in the method used to amortize Casino Magic's land option deposits over the life of the option. During 1996, management wrote-off the excess of equity interest in the Greek gaming facility. Furthermore, the addition of Casino Magic Bossier increased depreciation expense, while the divesting of Casino Magic's gaming facility in Deadwood, South Dakota, decreased depreciation expense. Preopening costs increased by $4.7 million, or 260.0%, in 1996 from 1995. This was a result of the opening of Casino Magic Bossier in October 1996. In 1995, Casino Magic opened the Greek gaming facility in which it had a 49% ownership. Consolidated other (income) expense (non-operating income and expenses) increased $26.8 million from a net expense of $18.3 million to a net expense of $45.1 million over the comparative periods. Of this increase, $26.1 million was due to Casino Magic's decision to write off its 49% equity interest in the Greek gaming facility. Management's decision was based on the results from Casino Magic's Greek gaming facilities after the opening of a competing casino by Hyatt Corporation. Although Casino Magic anticipated some revenue loss as a result of this increased competition, the actual effects were greater than anticipated and resulted in a $2.0 million loss in operations at the Greek gaming facility for the month of September 1996. Net interest expense (interest expense less capitalized interest and interest income) increased $2.1 million from 1995 to 1996. The increase reflects the cost of funding the development of Casino Magic Bossier. In August 1996, the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, issued $115 million in first mortgage notes to fund Casino Magic Bossier. In 1995, Casino Magic expensed capitalized costs relating to development joint ventures in the amount of $2.2 million. In 1996, no such expense was incurred. Casino Magic's effective tax rate for 1996 of approximately (13.0%) resulted from an allowance against deferred tax assets of approximately $8.2 million. This valuation allowance was recorded in recognition of the Company's recent operating results. The effective tax rate for 1995 of (24.0%) was due to significant permanent tax differences. Year 2000 Issues We are actively evaluating and resolving any potential impact of the Year 2000 problem on the processing of date-sensitive information by our information systems, and the information systems of vendors upon whom we are dependent. The Year 2000 problem exists because computer systems and applications were historically designed to use two digit fields (rather than four) to designate a year, and date sensitive systems may not properly recognize year 2000, which could result in miscalculations or system failures. We have established a Year 2000 project team to evaluate the impact of the problem on our computer systems and on enterprises with which we have significant business relationships. The team, which is comprised of individuals from each business unit and each corporate function, meets monthly to identify potential Year 2000 issues and to develop and implement plans to fix any non-compliant aspects of our system. Internal Computer Systems. We believe that our various financial reporting software and associated hardware are Year 2000 compatible. We have become aware that point of sale cash register systems, personal computer networks, and gaming patron player tracking systems will need to be upgraded or replaced. We are currently in the process of procuring and installing hardware and software to make the necessary repairs to all affected internal systems. External Computer Systems. We have sent Year 2000 compliance questionnaires to all of our significant external goods and service providers. To date, other than with respect to pari-mutuel wagering software and hardware, we are not aware of any potential Year 2000 problems that would have a material effect on us. We lease pari-mutuel wagering software and associated hardware. Our service providers of this software and hardware have given us written assurance that such software and hardware will be Year 2000 compatible by March 1999. We do not have alternative systems to handle our pari-mutuel wagering. If such service providers are unable to timely overcome any potential Year 2000 issues, it would have a materially adverse effect on our racing operations. 43 Estimated Cost of Year 2000 Compliance Efforts. We estimate that the total cost of addressing our Year 2000 issues will be approximately $2,000,000. This cost estimate is based on numerous assumptions, including the assumptions that we have already identified our most significant Year 2000 issues and that our third party suppliers will timely complete their Year 2000 programs without cost to us. However, there can be no guarantee that these assumptions are accurate, and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated. Liquidity and Capital Resources Hollywood Park's principal source of liquidity as of September 30, 1998, excluding Casino Magic, was cash and cash equivalents of $20,126,000. Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $3,623,000 during the nine months ended September 30, 1998. Net cash of $14,790,000 was provided by operating activities. Net cash of $49,140,000 was used in investing activities. Cash of $33,375,000 was used to purchase capital assets, including amounts spent for the Boomtown Reno and Boomtown New Orleans construction projects. Cash of $8,012,000 was lent in connection with the HP Yakama project. Cash of $3,232,000 was lent to Paul Alanis, the Company's new President and Chief Operating Officer, for which the Company holds a promissory note. Cash was used for short term investing (for the purchase of Casino Magic common stock), and the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary HP Casino, Inc., used cash of $1,946,000 to acquire the remaining minority interest in Crystal Park. Net cash provided by financing activities was $30,727,000, which included short term borrowings of $40,000,000 under the Company's Bank Credit Facility. On October 14, 1998, the Company executed the Bank Credit Facility with a group of banks with Bank of America NT&SA as Administrative Agent for up to $300,000,000, with an option to increase this amount to $375,000,000. The Bank Credit Facility also provides for sub-facilities for letters of credit of up to $30,000,000, and swing line loans of up to $10,000,000. Prior to the execution of the Bank Credit Facility, the Company was operating with a bank credit facility (the "Old Bank Credit Facility") which was initially for $225,000,000, and was reduced to $100,000,000 with the August 1997 issuance of the 9 1/2% Notes. The Bank Credit Facility extended the maturity of the Old Bank Credit Facility to December 31, 2003, reduced interest and commitment fee rates, and amended certain covenants, as compared to the previous Old Bank Credit Facility. As of September 30, 1998, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the Old Bank Credit Facility of $40,000,000 at a weighted average interest rate of 7.79%. On October 13, 1998, the Company borrowed an additional $5,000,000 under the Old Bank Credit Facility. On October 15, 1998, the Company borrowed $225,000,000 under the Bank Credit Facility with respect to the acquisition of Casino Magic. The funds were utilized as follows: approximately $80,900,000 to purchase Casino Magic's outstanding common stock; $141,515,000 to redeem Casino Magic's 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes due October 15, 2001 (the "Casino Magic Notes"); and $2,125,000 to purchase the 13% First Mortgage Notes due 2003 issued by Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. tendered in the change of control offer made in connection with the acquisition of Casino Magic. The Company borrowed $5,000,000 on January 7, 1999, $5,000,000 on January 28, 1999 and $7,000,000 on February 8, 1999 under the Bank Credit Facility for general corporate purposes. Under the Bank Credit Facility, the Company is not required to make any principal payments prior to March 31, 2001, but must make monthly interest payments. Starting March 31, 2001, and on the last day of each subsequent calendar quarter, through December 31, 2002, the amount available under the Bank Credit Facility will decrease by $15,000,000, and on the last day of each calendar quarter for the period March 31, 2003, through September 30, 2003, it will decrease by $25,000,000, with the balance of any principal outstanding due on December 31, 2003. If the Bank Credit Facility has been increased, then the amount of the reduction will increase proportionately. If the Company has borrowings in excess of the reduced availability of the Bank Credit Facility, these amounts are due on the same day as the scheduled reductions. The annual interest rate under the Bank Credit Facility is determined, at the Company's election, by reference to the "Eurodollar Rate" (for Eurodollar loans) (for interest periods of one, two, three or six months) or the "Alternate Base Rate" (for Base Rate loans), as these terms are defined in the Bank Credit Facility, plus 44 margins that vary depending on the Company's ratio of funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"). With a funded debt to EBITDA ratio of less than 2.00 to 1.00, the margin for Eurodollar loans is 1.00% and nothing for Base Rate loans. The margin for each type of loan will increase by 25 basis points (except the initial increase in the margin for Base Rate loans, which increases by 12.5 basis points) for each 50 basis point increase in the funded debt to EBITDA ratio. The maximum margin for Eurodollar loans is 2.25%, and for Base Rate loans is 1.125%. The margin for the period October 15, 1998, through November 30, 1998, for Eurodollar loans was 2.00% and 0.875% for Base Rate loans. Effective December 1, 1998 through February 28, 1999, the margins are 2.25% and 1.125% for Eurodollar and Base Rate loans, respectively. After giving effect to this offering, the margins would continue to be 2.25% and 1.125% for Eurodollar and Base Rate loans, respectively. The Bank Credit Facility requires the payment of a quarterly commitment fee, based on the Company's ratio of funded debt to EBITDA, applied to the average amount of the unused portion of the Bank Credit Facility. The commitment fee starts at 25 basis points when the ratio of funded debt to EBITDA is less than 2.00 to 1.00, and increases by 6.25 basis points for the first two increases in the ratio of 50 basis points, then remains unchanged for the next 50 basis point increase in the ratio, and thereafter increases by 6.25 basis points for each 50 basis points increase in the ratio, up to a maximum of 50 basis points. The commitment fee for the period October 15, 1998 through November 30, 1998 was 43.75 basis points, and for the period December 1, 1998 through February 28, 1999 is 50 basis points. After giving effect to this offering, the commitment fee would continue to be 50 basis points. The Bank Credit Facility allows for interest rate swap agreements, or other interest rate protection agreements, up to a maximum notional amount of $300,000,000. Presently, the Company does not use such financial instruments. The net proceeds of the Old Notes offering were first used to repay borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility. We have used, and will continue to use, the remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes, primarily for 1999 capital expenditures. The Company has entered into an agreement to sell 12 acres of land at its Phoenix, Arizona based Turf Paradise racing facility, for approximately $4,574,000. The purchaser, a national retailer, intends to construct a major retail outlet at the site. The sale is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 1999. On August 6, 1997, Hollywood Park and Hollywood Park Operating Company co- issued $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 9 1/2% Notes. The Company paid liquidated damages at an annual rate of 0.5% of the principal amount of the 9 1/2% Notes for the period January 27, 1998 to March 20, 1998 (the date of consummation of a registered exchange offer for the 9 1/2% Notes). Hollywood Park, through its wholly-owned subsidiary HP Yakama, loaned approximately $9,618,000 to the Yakama Tribal Corporation to construct the Legends Casino. The Tribal Corporation gave HP Yakama a promissory note for the $9,618,000, payable in 84 equal installments at a 10% rate of interest. As of September 30, 1998, the Company had invested approximately $3,845,000 (net of an unrealized loss of approximately $386,000) in equity securities (including Casino Magic common stock), which were being held as available-for- sale. Effective upon the completion of the Casino Magic acquisition, those shares of Casino Magic common stock held by Hollywood Park were cancelled. In October 1993, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Casino Magic issued and sold, and Casino Magic guaranteed, $135,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Casino Magic Notes. On October 15, 1998, concurrent with the completion of the Casino Magic acquisition, Casino Magic elected to redeem the Casino Magic Notes at the optional redemption price of 103.833% and therefore deposited approximately $141,515,000 with the trustee of the Casino Magic Notes. Effective with the deposit, Casino Magic and the issuer were discharged from further obligations for the Casino Magic Notes. The deposit was from proceeds from borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility. 45 In August 1996, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Casino Magic and the owner of Casino Magic Bossier, issued and sold $115,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 13% First Mortgage Notes due August 15, 2003 (the "Louisiana Notes"). The Louisiana Notes provide for interest at 13% per year and for contingent interest in the amount of 5% of Casino Magic of Louisiana's adjusted consolidated cash flow under certain circumstances. The Louisiana Notes are secured by a first priority lien and security interest in substantially all of the assets of Casino Magic of Louisiana, including the Bossier Riverboat. Jefferson Casino Corporation, the immediate parent of Casino Magic of Louisiana, guarantees the Louisiana Notes and the guarantee is secured by all of the assets of Jefferson Casino Corporation, including all of the capital stock of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. On November 13, 1998, due to the acquisition of Casino Magic by Hollywood Park, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. initiated a change in control purchase offer at a price of $1,010 for each $1,000 principal amount of Louisiana Notes outstanding. The change in control purchase offer expired December 23, 1998 and $2,125,000 in principal amount of the Louisiana Notes were tendered. As of September 30, 1998, Casino Magic and its subsidiaries (excluding Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp.) had other secured and unsecured debt obligations as follows: (a) six secured notes aggregating approximately $6,932,000, secured by certain furniture and fixtures at Casino Magic Biloxi, with interest ranging from 9.5% to 10.3%, and maturity dates ranging from May 2002 to November 2002; (b) a note payable for approximately $2,727,000, secured by land, bearing interest at prime, due March 2003; (c) an unsecured term note payable for approximately $1,600,000, bearing interest at 8.25%, due September 1999; (d) an unsecured note payable for approximately $1,214,000, bearing interest at prime rate plus 1% (9.5% as of September 30, 1998), due February 2000; (e) five other secured notes totaling approximately $1,236,000, with interest rates ranging from 8.0% to 11.0%, and maturity dates ranging from April 1999 to June 2004; and (f) various capital lease obligations, secured by certain equipment, totaling approximately $630,000. As of September 30, 1998, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. had other secured and unsecured debt obligations as follows: (a) a note payable for approximately $1,540,000, secured by certain gaming equipment, bearing interest at 8.75%, due September 1999; (b) a note payable for approximately $746,000, secured by certain gaming equipment, bearing interest at 10.5%, due October 1999; (c) two capital leases for slot machines aggregating $1,769,000; and (d) various other capital lease obligations, totaling approximately $198,000. Capital Commitments As previously discussed, the Company was approved to receive a gaming license to own and operate a riverboat casino in Indiana. As a result, the Company has capital commitments of approximately $3,700,000 for the purchase of the common stock of Pinnacle Gaming Development Corporation (the entity that initially applied for the Indiana gaming license). The Indiana riverboat project is expected to cost approximately $150,000,000 (including land and pre- opening expenses but excluding capitalized interest), to be spent over the next 18 to 24 months. The Company believes that the Bank Credit Facility and available future cash flow will be sufficient to fund the construction of the Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort; however, there can be no assurance that additional funds will not be required. The Company anticipates spending approximately $26,000,000 in 1999 in maintenance capital expenditures. Expansion Costs In addition to the current capital commitments discussed, Hollywood Park has other capital needs with respect to Boomtown Reno and Casino Magic Bossier. As of September 30, 1998, the Company had spent approximately $14,000,000 of the estimated $25,000,000 on the expansion and renovation of Boomtown Reno, including additional hotel rooms, expanded gaming space and other amenities. The hotel opened in late December 1998. As of September 30, 1998, Casino Magic had spent approximately $14,500,000 of the 46 estimated $21,000,000 on the construction of a 188-room hotel and full service restaurants which opened in December 1998 at Casino Magic Bossier. General Hollywood Park is continually evaluating future growth opportunities in the gaming business. Hollywood Park expects that funding for the Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort, payment of interest on the Notes and the 9 1/2% Notes, payment of notes payable, and normal and necessary capital expenditure needs will come from existing cash balances generated from operating activities and borrowings from the Bank Credit Facility. In the opinion of management, these resources will be sufficient to meet Hollywood Park's anticipated cash requirements for the foreseeable future and in any event for at least the next twelve months. 47 BUSINESS Hollywood Park We are a diversified gaming company that owns and/or operates eight casinos, two pari-mutuel horse racing facilities, and two card club casinos at twelve locations in Nevada, Mississippi, Louisiana, California, Arizona and Argentina. We have also been approved to receive the final license to conduct riverboat gaming on the Ohio River in Indiana and have begun development of a $150 million hotel/casino and golf resort at a site in Switzerland County, Indiana, 35 miles southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition to our operating properties, we have significant excess land available for future sale or development at four of our properties. In October 1998, we acquired Casino Magic and now own and operate Casino Magic Bay St. Louis and Casino Magic Biloxi in Mississippi, Casino Magic Bossier in Louisiana, and two Casino Magic casinos in Argentina. In 1997, we acquired Boomtown and now own and operate Boomtown Reno in Verdi, Nevada, Boomtown Biloxi in Biloxi, Mississippi, and Boomtown New Orleans in Harvey, Louisiana. These companies own strategically located properties in growing and established gaming markets and, at the time we acquired them, were for the most part underperforming and had limited access to capital for expansion. In both acquisitions, we have been able to use our financial and management resources to streamline operations, implement expansion projects and enable the acquired companies to refinance expensive debt. Our two card club casinos in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the Hollywood Park-Casino and Crystal Park, offer a variety of card games, including Poker, Pai Gow and California Blackjack, but by law may not participate in the wagers made or the outcome of any card games, or offer other games that are permitted in Nevada and other traditional jurisdictions. We own and operate the Hollywood Park-Casino, and own and lease Crystal Park to an unaffiliated third party operator. Finally, we own and operate two pari-mutuel gaming facilities: Hollywood Park Race Track, a premier thoroughbred racing facility located on a 378-acre parcel within three miles of the Los Angeles International Airport, and Turf Paradise Race Track in Phoenix, Arizona. Hollywood Park Race Track has been the site of the prestigious Breeders' Cup on three occasions, the most recent in 1997. In January 1999, we strengthened our gaming management team by hiring Paul Alanis as our President and Chief Operating Officer and J. Michael Allen as Senior Vice President-Gaming Operations. Both Mr. Alanis and Mr. Allen held similar positions with Horseshoe Gaming Inc. Mr. Alanis and Mr. Allen were hired to actively participate in the overall execution of our business and operating strategies, including re-positioning the Boomtown and Casino Magic properties and overseeing the construction and operations of the Indiana Hotel and Casino Resort. In light of the Boomtown and Casino Magic acquisitions, the following may be helpful to give you an idea of the current size of our company. If the acquisitions and related transactions had occurred on January 1, 1997 (which we refer to as being on a "pro forma" basis), our revenues would have totaled approximately $610.8 million for the year ended December 31, 1997 and approximately $495.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1998. On a pro forma basis, earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (abbreviated as "EBITDA") would have totaled approximately $104.6 million for the year ended December 31, 1997 and approximately $93.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1998. On this basis, and giving effect to the Old Notes offering on a pro forma basis, net loss would have totaled $6.6 million for the year ended December 31, 1997 and net income of approximately $4.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1998. In addition, on a pro forma basis, as of September 30, 1998, we would have had total assets of approximately $966.4 million. On a pro forma basis, giving effect to the Old Notes offering, including our use of proceeds from that offering, we would have had total indebtedness of approximately $623.2 million as of September 30, 1998. 48 Corporate Structure The following chart illustrates the organizational structure of our principal operations. It is designed to depict how our various operations relate to one another and our ownership interest in them. It does not contain all of our subsidiaries and, in some cases for presentation purposes, we have combined separate entities to indicate operational relationships. We have also indicated the principal subsidiaries that initially are "Unrestricted Subsidiaries" under the Indenture, i.e., the subsidiaries that are not guarantors and are not subject to the Indenture covenants. [CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONAL CHART APPEARS HERE] 49 Business Strategy Our strategic plan is to develop a broad base of regionally diversified casino entertainment facilities by making selected acquisitions in the non-Las Vegas, non-Atlantic City gaming markets and achieving economies of scale. In the realization of this strategy, we acquired Boomtown on June 30, 1997, and Casino Magic on October 15, 1998. Our management seeks to develop its casinos and maximize profitability by: . refinancing expensive debt; . fostering customer loyalty by offering a value oriented, quality customer service gaming experience; . providing gaming and entertainment facilities uniquely designed for each property and target customer base; and . using focused direct marketing incentives. Specific growth initiatives vary by property type: Boomtown Casinos. Since the acquisition, we refinanced Boomtown's expensive debt and undertook various capital expenditure programs to enlarge and enhance the facilities. The three Boomtown casinos are now fully developed facilities that serve their local markets in a relaxed and customer-friendly environment. The goal for our new management team with respect to the Boomtown casinos is to maximize profitability through cost control and increase market share through improved marketing. We seek to enhance customer loyalty through direct customer marketing and by providing customers a high value gaming experience. Property enhancements and financial restructuring already undertaken at Boomtown include the following: Property Enhancements .Boomtown New Orleans: Replacement of existing riverboat with the Boomtown Belle II, a $16.4 million riverboat (including installation and renovation) which is bigger and has a more elegant decor (opened February 1998) .Boomtown New Orleans: $10 million expansion of land-based premier, adult-oriented dining and entertainment complex called "The Great Escape" (opened July 1998) .Boomtown Reno: $25 million expansion and renovation, including 200 additional hotel rooms, a complete renovation of existing gaming floors, addition of 13,000 square feet of gaming space (including 200 slot machines) and 10,000 square feet of meeting space, additional parking, a new buffet restaurant, and other amenities (hotel opened December 1998; other aspects of the project expected to be completed in the first quarter of 1999) Financial Restructuring .Repurchase of $103.5 million principal amount of Boomtown 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes .Repurchase of minority interests in Boomtown New Orleans for $5.7 million and in Boomtown Biloxi for $400,000 .Restructure high-cost operating leases .Prepayment of $2 million note bearing 13% interest and secured by the existing Boomtown New Orleans riverboat .Purchase of dockside barge at Boomtown Biloxi for $5.3 million Casino Magic Properties. We believe the Casino Magic properties offer significant growth potential through improved management and re-positioning of the brand to a more upscale and exciting image. The 50 properties are well-located and have ample room for limited and focused capital spending to make them more attractive and customer-friendly via parking and room additions, casino expansion and renovation, and additional entertainment amenities. Property enhancements and financial restructuring already undertaken at Casino Magic include the following: Property Enhancements .Casino Magic Bossier: Accelerated the $21 million construction of an 188-room hotel with four master suites, 88 junior suites and additional full service restaurants (opened December 1998) Financial Restructuring .Redemption of $135 million principal amount of Casino Magic 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes We are also considering the following expansion projects at existing Casino Magic properties: Possible Expansion .Casino Magic Biloxi: Renovation of the casino Projects gaming area and its attendant amenities .Casino Magic Bay St. Louis: Construction of a 300-room hotel next to the casino .Casino Magic Bossier: Construction of a second hotel tower consisting of 200 rooms--Our decision to pursue this project will be made after we have evaluated the results from the initial 188-room addition completed in December 1998 Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort. On September 14, 1998, the Indiana Gaming Commission approved us to receive the last available license to conduct riverboat gaming operations on the Ohio River in Indiana. We expect to spend approximately $150 million (including land and pre-opening expenses but excluding capitalized interest) to develop a new gaming facility approximately 35 miles southwest of Cincinnati, Ohio in Switzerland County, Indiana. This site will be the most accessible gaming facility from Lexington and other parts of northern Kentucky. The project will include a cruising riverboat with 38,000 square feet of casino space, as well as a land-based facility with a 309-room hotel, an 18-hole golf course, convention space, restaurants, and other related amenities. We own 97% of the Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort; the remaining interest is held by a non-voting local partner. While we expect to complete the Indiana Hotel/Casino Resort in 18 to 24 months, construction matters or other issues may delay the facility's opening. Excess Land. We are exploring the development of our 378-acre Hollywood Park Race Track property and our 275-acre Turf Paradise Race Track property. This land has a combined book value of $13.1 million. Management believes the fair market value of the land is approximately $230 million. The Hollywood Park Race Track property has approximately 160 undeveloped acres and Turf Paradise has approximately 100 undeveloped acres on which we seek to develop multi-use retail, entertainment and/or sports venues. We have entered an agreement to sell 12 acres of land at Turf Paradise on which the purchaser intends to construct a major retail outlet. We also have excess land at our Reno and Bay St. Louis properties. While the excess land offers extensive expansion opportunity at each of these properties, we will aggressively pursue realization of value through sale and/or development (including joint venture arrangements). Additional Acquisitions. We continually evaluate opportunities to expand and diversify our operations through gaming acquisitions in markets outside Las Vegas and Atlantic City, including entities which are unable to maximize their potential due to operating inefficiencies or capital constraints. We believe that by matching our financial and management resources with the opportunities of the acquired entities, we can significantly improve their operations. We have applied this strategy in our recent acquisition of Casino Magic and our earlier acquisition of Boomtown. In both cases, since making the acquisitions, we have used our resources to streamline operations, implement expansion projects and refinance expensive debt. 51 Louisiana Properties Louisiana legalized riverboat and dockside gaming in 1991 and gaming operations began in Louisiana in September 1993. Casino Magic Bossier Casino Magic Bossier opened in October 1996, with gaming operations conducted from a dockside riverboat. The property includes 23 acres of land in the Shreveport/Bossier City metropolitan area, approximately 180 miles east of the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The site is highly visible with convenient access from Interstate Highway 20, the major east-west artery connecting Dallas-Fort Worth and Bossier City. Most of the customers at Casino Magic Bossier come from eastern Texas. The Casino Magic Bossier riverboat contains approximately 30,000 square feet of gaming space, and offers 980 slot machines and 44 table games. The Casino Magic Bossier facility includes a 55,000 square foot entertainment pavilion with a 350-seat buffet, a gift shop, and live entertainment theater. We recently completed a 188-room luxury hotel with four master suites, 88 junior suites and a full service restaurant. Casino Magic Bossier is owned and operated by Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary which will be an Unrestricted Subsidiary under the Indenture governing the Notes. Boomtown New Orleans Boomtown New Orleans began operations in August 1994 on a 50-acre site in Harvey, Louisiana, approximately ten miles from the French Quarter of New Orleans. Three riverboats, including our Boomtown New Orleans casino, currently operate in the New Orleans area. Boomtown New Orleans is located on the "West Bank" in Jefferson Parish. The West Bank has approximately 300,000 local residents who comprise a large majority of the Boomtown New Orleans customers. In mid-February 1998, Boomtown New Orleans began conducting gaming operations on the Boomtown Belle II, a 380-foot riverboat containing 30,000 square feet of gaming space. The new casino offers 1,089 slot machines and 49 table games. The Boomtown Belle II replaced a smaller riverboat that offered 911 slot machines and 55 table games. Boomtown New Orleans also includes a land-based facility adjacent to the riverboat dock. The first floor of the building offers patrons a buffet and a western saloon/dancehall. On July 1, 1998, we opened "The Great Escape," a $10 million expansion project located on the second floor of the land-based facility. The Great Escape, a premier dining and entertainment complex, features a 160-seat casual dining restaurant, 500- person capacity banquet facilities and a state-of-the-art adult-oriented arcade style amusement center offering numerous attractions, including a 3-D giant screen thrill ride, virtual reality rides, golf simulators, and a billiard center. Mississippi Properties Mississippi legalized dockside gaming in June 1990 and gaming operations began in Mississippi in August 1992. We operate three of the eleven casinos in the Mississippi Gulf Coast market. The Mississippi Gulf Coast is a traditional vacation destination. The region draws an estimated 6.5 million visitors annually, primarily from Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Casino Magic Bay St. Louis Casino Magic Bay St. Louis began operations in September 1992 as the first dockside casino in Mississippi to utilize a fixed barge rather than a traditional riverboat, which allowed for larger contiguous gaming areas and a more spacious casino environment. Casino Magic Bay St. Louis is approximately 46 miles east of New Orleans, Louisiana. While Casino Magic Bay St. Louis primarily serves the 4.1 million adults residing within 150 miles of Bay St. Louis, approximately 50% of these customers come from the greater New Orleans area. 52 Casino Magic Bay St. Louis conducts gaming operations on a permanently moored barge in a 17-acre marina with the adjoining land based facilities situated on 591 acres. Casino Magic Bay St. Louis offers approximately 39,500 square feet of gaming space, with 1,132 slot machines and 42 table games. The three story land-based building houses a restaurant, buffet, snack bar, gift shop and live entertainment lounge. The property has a 201-room hotel, an 1,800 seat arena for concerts and sporting events, and an 18-hole golf course. Casino Magic Biloxi Casino Magic Biloxi, which opened in June 1993, is located on the Front Bay of Biloxi in a strip with two other casinos on the major highway running through the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Biloxi is approximately 50 miles west of Mobile, Alabama. The target market for Casino Magic Biloxi is the 2.2 million adults within a 200-mile radius of Biloxi and includes visitors from Alabama, Mississippi and Florida. Casino Magic Biloxi conducts gaming from a permanently moored barge with approximately 47,700 square feet of gaming space with 1,174 slot machines and 41 gaming tables. The land-based facility, which is located adjacent to the barge on the approximately 16-acre site, is approximately 21,600 square feet and offers buffets and full service restaurants. On May 1, 1998, Casino Magic Biloxi opened its 378-room luxury hotel, which includes 16 master suites, 70 junior suites, 6,600 square feet of convention and meeting space, a full service restaurant and retail shops. Boomtown Biloxi Boomtown Biloxi began operations in July 1994. Boomtown Biloxi occupies nineteen acres on Biloxi's historic Back Bay. We lease the site under a 99-year lease that began in 1994. The casino is one-half mile from Interstate 110, which is the main highway connecting Interstate 10 and Biloxi. Boomtown Biloxi offers a 33,632-square foot casino constructed on a permanently moored barge. The casino contains 1,308 slot machines and 35 table games. The dockside property includes a land-based facility with restaurants and other non-gaming activities. We purchased the barge and building shell for $5.3 million from the lessor of those assets, National Gaming Mississippi, Inc., of which a $2.5 million balance is due in two annual installments to be paid in 1999 and 2000. Nevada Property Boomtown Reno Boomtown Reno began operations over 30 years ago on 569 acres in Verdi, Nevada, seven miles west of Reno and two miles from the California border. The facility is located on Interstate 80, the major highway connecting Northern California and Reno. We believe Boomtown Reno maintains a loyal customer base primarily drawn from Interstate 80 traffic. Boomtown Reno offers a 40,000-square foot casino with 1,320 slot machines, 44 table games, and two Keno games. Boomtown Reno opened a new 200-room hotel tower in December 1998 to augment its existing 122-room hotel. It also offers a 35,000-square foot family entertainment center, a 16-acre truck stop, a recreational vehicle park, and other related amenities. California Properties Hollywood Park Race Track The Hollywood Park Race Track is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, which has a population base of approximately 14 million people. The race track sits on 378 acres, approximately 160 of which are undeveloped. Since 1938, the Hollywood Park Race Track has been among the country's most distinguished thoroughbred racing facilities. In 1997, it hosted the Breeders' Cup championship racing series for the third time. 53 Through our wholly-owned subsidiary, Hollywood Park Operating Company, we conduct two live on-track thoroughbred horse race meets per year. The meets provide a total of approximately 95 to 100 race days per year, usually with nine races a day. We also send the signal of our live races to hundreds of off- track sites, including fairgrounds, hotels, casinos, and other race tracks, and receive simulcast signals from live races conducted at other race tracks, including Southern and Northern California tracks. Hollywood Park derives revenues primarily from a share of the pari-mutuel handle at rates fixed by the State of California. Pari-mutuel wagering means that patrons bet against each other in a pool rather than against the operator of the facility or with pre-set odds. Hollywood Park also receives revenue from admission fees and concession sales. The Hollywood Park-Casino The Hollywood Park-Casino opened in July 1994 on the premises of the Hollywood Park Race Track. We operate the casino under a California law that permits publicly-traded pari-mutuel racing associations to operate card club casinos on race track premises. The Hollywood Park-Casino offers 145 table games in 30,000 square feet of gaming space. California card club casinos may not participate in the wagers made or in the outcome of any card games. The Hollywood Park-Casino offers only certain card games, including Poker, Pai Gow and California Blackjack, but no slot machines. Hollywood Park-Casino patrons pay a fee for seats at gaming tables or for each hand played. We also derive revenue from food and beverage sales, rental of facilities for bingo, gift shops and health club operations. Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Crystal Park opened in late 1996 as Southern California's first major combined hotel and casino property. The 226-room hotel operates under a Radisson Hotels International, Inc. flag. Crystal Park's casino, which has 60 table games, offers games similar to those offered at the Hollywood Park- Casino. Since Crystal Park is not located on the same property as a race track, an unaffiliated operator who is licensed by the State of California and the City of Compton operates Crystal Park under a four year triple-net lease. Although the rent was due to increase to $350,000 per month as of July 1, 1998, we agreed to accept rent of $150,000 per month through January 1999. We expect that, under present market conditions, the monthly rent will not increase as scheduled in the lease, but rather will remain between $100,000 and $150,000. Arizona Property Turf Paradise We acquired Turf Paradise in 1994. Turf Paradise was organized in 1954 and is located in the northwest region of Phoenix, Arizona on approximately 275 acres, approximately 100 of which are undeveloped. We have entered into an agreement to sell 12 acres of the undeveloped land for approximately $4.6 million. The purchaser, a national retailer, intends to construct a major retail outlet on the site. We expect to complete the sale in the first quarter of 1999. Turf Paradise conducts one live thoroughbred meet per year, which runs from September to May. During live racing, Turf Paradise accepts simulcast races from numerous race tracks, and also sends its live race signals to a large number of off-track sites. Turf Paradise operates as a simulcast facility, accepting race signals during its off season covering June through August. Argentina Properties We operate two casinos in the cities of Neuquen and San Martin de los Andes in west central Argentina. Approximately 900,000 people live within a 150-mile radius of the two cities. The cities are located near 54 several Argentine tourist attractions, including national parks, ski resorts and a wide variety of outdoor activities. Casino Magic Argentina In December, 1994, Casino Magic Neuquen SA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Casino Magic, entered into a twelve-year concession agreement with the provincial government of the Argentine Province of Neuquen to operate the casinos. Gaming operations began on January 1, 1995. On May 31, 1997, Casino Magic sold a 49% interest in Casino Magic Neuquen SA to Crown Casino Corp. for $7 million. We retain a controlling interest in Casino Magic Neuquen SA and manage the casinos in Argentina for a fee equal to approximately two percent of the casinos' gross revenues. The larger casino, located in the city of Neuquen, contains approximately 27,000 square feet of gaming space and offers 398 slot machines, 40 table games, and a 384-seat bingo facility. The smaller casino operates in San Martin de los Andes, a resort town approximately 200 miles southwest of the city of Neuquen. The San Martin de los Andes casino offers 75 slot machines and 16 table games in approximately 2,500 square feet of gaming space. Other Gaming Interests Legends Casino Through HP Yakama, Inc., our wholly-owned subsidiary, we made a seven-year loan of approximately $9.6 million, at 10% interest, to the Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation to construct the Legends Casino, which opened in May 1998 in Toppenish, Washington. Legends Casino is approximately 160 miles from both Seattle, Washington and Portland, Oregon, and features a 600-seat bingo hall, electronic pull tabs, and table games, including Blackjack, Poker, Craps, Roulette, Mini-bac, and Caribbean Stud. Legends Casino does not have slot machines. The Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation pays HP Yakama an amount equal to 28% of Net Revenues (as defined in the relevant agreement). The payment decreases to 22% over a seven-year period. HP Yakama pays 22% of payments received from the Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation to North American Sports Management pursuant to a Profit Participation Agreement. Employees The following is a summary of Hollywood Park's employees by property:
Total Permanent Seasonal Staffing Property Staff Staff Range -------- --------- -------- ------------ Hollywood Park-Casino........................ 1,415 -- 1,415 Boomtown Reno................................ 800 300 800-1,100 Boomtown New Orleans......................... 1,100 -- 1,100 Boomtown Biloxi.............................. 970 -- 970 Casino Magic Bay St. Louis................... 1,250 50 1,250-1,300 Casino Magic Biloxi.......................... 1,160 -- 1,160 Casino Magic Bossier......................... 1,425 -- 1,425 Casino Magic Argentina....................... 255 -- 255 Hollywood Park Race Track.................... 390 1,020 390-1,410 Turf Paradise................................ 85 425 85-510 Corporate.................................... 35 -- 35 ----- ----- ------------ 8,885 1,795 8,885-10,680 ===== ===== ============
We do not employ the staff at the Crystal Park Casino. 55 Our staff is non-union, with the exception of the janitorial and food service employees at the Hollywood Park-Casino and the majority of the seasonal staff at the Hollywood Park Race Track. We believe that we have good relationships with our employees. We are presently in or about to begin discussions with the union representing the food service staff. We believe that this contract will be renewed without incident, though there can be no assurance that labor problems will be avoided. Properties The following describes our principal real estate properties: Casino Magic Bossier. We own the 23-acre site on the Red River in Bossier City, Louisiana on which Casino Magic Bossier is located. The property, which contains a dockside casino and land-based facilities, including a new hotel that opened in December 1998, secures the outstanding $112.9 million aggregate principal amount of Louisiana Notes. Casino Magic Bossier is owned and operated by Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary which will be an unrestricted subsidiary under the Indenture governing the Notes. Boomtown New Orleans. We own the approximately 50 acres in Harvey, Louisiana on which Boomtown New Orleans is located. This property is approximately 10 miles from the French Quarter of New Orleans. We own all improvements to and facilities on this property, including the riverboat casino. Casino Magic Bay St. Louis. We own approximately 591 acres in the city of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, including the 17-acre marina where the gaming barge is moored. The property includes an 18-hole golf course, a hotel, and other land-based facilities, all of which we own. Casino Magic Biloxi. Casino Magic Biloxi is located on an approximately 16- acre site, which includes land located on both the north and south sides of U.S. Highway 90. We own approximately 4.5 acres and lease approximately 11.5 acres, including approximately 6.4 acres of submerged tidelands adjacent to the land which is leased from the State of Mississippi under a ten-year lease with a five-year renewal option. Boomtown Biloxi. We lease substantially all of the 19 acres on which Boomtown Biloxi sits under a 99 year lease that began in 1994. In addition, we lease property for parking under several lease agreements ranging from 10 to 25 years. We also lease approximately 5.1 acres of submerged tidelands at the casino site from the State of Mississippi under a ten-year lease with a five- year option to renew. We own the barge on which the casino is located and all of the land-based facilities. Boomtown Reno. We own the 569 acres of land in Verdi, Nevada on which Boomtown Reno is located. We use approximately 61 acres for current operations. We also own all of the improvements and facilities on the land, including the casino, hotel, fun center, truck stop and recreational vehicle park. We also own the related water rights and operate our own sewage treatment facility at the site. Of the remaining acreage, we are considering developing approximately 250 acres. Hollywood Park Race Track and Hollywood Park-Casino. We own approximately 378 acres in Inglewood, California. Management believes the fair market value of the land equals approximately $200 million. The property contains the 60,000 square foot Hollywood Park-Casino, the Hollywood Park Race Track and our executive offices. The Hollywood Park Race Track, Hollywood Park-Casino, and parking areas cover approximately 218 acres, leaving approximately 160 acres available for development. Crystal Park Hotel and Casino. Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, leases the hotel from the City of Compton under a 50-year lease, but owns the ground floor where the approximately 40,000 square foot casino is located. It also owns approximately six acres of land containing a parking structure used for the hotel and casino and leases an additional approximately 35 acres of unimproved land to be used for expansion or additional parking, if needed. An unaffiliated third party operates Crystal Park under a four-year triple-net lease. 56 Turf Paradise. We own approximately 275 acres in the northwest region of Phoenix, Arizona, on which our Turf Paradise race track is located. Management believes the land has a fair market value of approximately $30 million. The site includes approximately 100 acres of undeveloped land. We have entered into an agreement to sell 12 acres of the property to a national retailer, who plans to construct a major retail outlet on the purchased parcels. Argentina Properties. We operate two casinos in Argentina under a twelve- year concession agreement with the provincial government of the Argentine Province of Neuquen. Pursuant to the agreement, we operate a casino in the city of Neuquen on an approximately 27,000 square foot site owned by the Province of Neuquen and provided to us as part of the concession. The second casino is in San Martin de los Andes on an approximately 2,500 square foot site which we lease from a third party for a six-year term. We have the option to extend the term of the concession agreement for a minimum of an additional five years if we expend more than $5 million to construct a hotel in the Province of Neuquen. Except for the Casino Magic Bossier and Argentina properties, substantially all of the properties described above are pledged to secure obligations under the Bank Credit Facility. Regulation and Licensing Louisiana. The ownership and operation of a riverboat gaming vessel is subject to the Louisiana Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Control Act (the "Louisiana Act"). As of May 1, 1996, gaming activities are regulated by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board (the "Board"). The Board is responsible for issuing the gaming license and enforcing the laws, rules and regulations relative to riverboat gaming activities. The Board is empowered to issue up to 15 licenses to conduct gaming activities on a riverboat of new construction in accordance with applicable law. However, no more than six licenses may be granted to riverboats operating from any one parish. The laws and regulations of Louisiana seek to (i) prevent unsavory or unsuitable persons from having any direct or indirect involvement with gaming at any time or in any capacity, (ii) establish and maintain responsible accounting practices and procedures; (iii) maintain effective control over the financial practices of licensees, including establishing procedures for reliable record keeping and making periodic reports to the Board; (iv) prevent cheating and fraudulent practices; (v) provide a source of state and local revenues through fees; and (vi) ensure that gaming licensees, to the extent practicable, employ and contract with Louisiana residents, women and minorities. The Louisiana Act specifies certain restrictions and conditions relating to the operation of riverboat gaming, including but not limited to the following: (i) in parishes bordering the Red River, such as the Company's Casino Magic property in Bossier, gaming may be conducted dockside; however, in all other authorized locations such as Boomtown New Orleans, gaming is not permitted while a riverboat is docked, other than for forty-five minutes between excursions, unless dangerous weather or water conditions exist; (ii) each round trip riverboat cruise may not be less than three nor more than eight hours in duration, subject to specified exceptions; (iii) agents of the Board are permitted on board at any time during gaming operations; (iv) gaming devices, equipment and supplies may be purchased or leased from permitted suppliers; (v) gaming may only take place in the designated river or waterway; (vi) gaming equipment may not be possessed, maintained, or exhibited by any person on a riverboat except in the specifically designated gaming area, or a secure area used for inspection, repair, or storage of such equipment; (vii) wagers may be received only from a person present on a licensed riverboat; (viii) persons under 21 are not permitted in designated gaming areas; (ix) except for slot machine play, wagers may be made only with tokens, chips, or electronic cards purchased from the licensee aboard a riverboat, (x) licensees may only use docking facilities and routes for which they are licensed and may only board and discharge passengers at the riverboat's licensed berth; (xi) licensees must have adequate protection and indemnity insurance; (xii) licensees must have all necessary federal and state licenses, certificates and other regulatory approvals prior to operating a riverboat; and (xiii) gaming may only be conducted in accordance with the terms of the license and the rules and regulations adopted by the Board. 57 No person may receive any percentage of the profits from the Company's operations in Louisiana without first being found suitable. In March 1994, Boomtown New Orleans, its officers, key personnel, partners and persons holding a 5% or greater interest in the partnership were found suitable by the predecessor to the Board. In April 1996, the Board's predecessor confirmed that Casino Magic Bossier's officers, key personnel, partners and persons holding a 5% or greater interest in the corporation were suitable and authorized to acquire an existing licensee. A gaming license is deemed to be a privilege under Louisiana law and as such may be denied, revoked, suspended, conditioned or limited at any time by the Board. In issuing a license, the Board must find that the applicant is a person of good character, honesty and integrity and the applicant is a person whose prior activities, criminal record, if any, reputation, habits and associations do not pose a threat to the public interest of the State of Louisiana or to the effective regulation and control of gaming, or create or enhance the dangers of unsuitable, unfair or illegal practices, methods, and activities in the conduct of gaming or the carrying on of business and financial arrangements in connection therewith. The Board will not grant any licenses unless it finds that: (i) the applicant is capable of conducting gaming operations, which means that the applicant can demonstrate the capability, either through training, education, business experience, or a combination of the above, to operate a gaming casino; (ii) the proposed financing of the riverboat and the gaming operations is adequate for the nature of the proposed operation and from a source suitable and acceptable to the Board; (iii) the applicant demonstrates a proven ability to operate a vessel of comparable size, capacity and complexity to a riverboat in its application for a license; (v) the applicant designates the docking facilities to be used by the riverboat; (vi) the applicant shows adequate financial ability to construct and maintain a riverboat; (vii) the applicant has a good faith plan to recruit, train and upgrade minorities in all employment classifications; and (viii) the applicant is of good moral character. The Board may not award a license to any applicant who fails to provide information and documentation to reveal any fact material to qualifications or who supplies information which is untrue or misleading as to a material fact pertaining to the qualification criteria; who has been convicted of or pled nolo contendere to an offense punishable by imprisonment of more than one year; who is currently being prosecuted for or regarding whom charges are pending in any jurisdiction of an offense punishable by more than one year imprisonment; if any holder of 5% or more in the profits and losses of the applicant has been convicted of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to an offense which at the time of conviction is punishable as a felony. The transfer of a license is prohibited. The sale, assignment, transfer, pledge, or disposition of securities which represent 5% or more of the total outstanding shares issued by a holder of a license is subject to prior Board approval. A security issued by a holder of a license must generally disclose these restrictions. Section 2501 of the regulations enacted by the Louisiana State Police Riverboat Gaming Division pursuant to the Louisiana Act (the "Regulations") requires prior written approval of the Board of all persons involved in the sale, purchase, assignment, lease, grant or foreclosure of a security interest, hypothecation, transfer, conveyance or acquisition of an ownership interest (other than in a corporation) or economic interest of five percent (5%) or more in any licensee. Section 2523 of the Regulations requires notification to and prior approval from the Board of the (a) application for, receipt, acceptance or modification of a loan, or the (b) use of any cash, property, credit, loan or line of credit, or the (c) guarantee or granting of other forms of security for a loan by a licensee or person acting on a licensee's behalf. Exceptions to prior written approval apply to any transaction for less than $2,500,000 in which all of the lending institutions are federally regulated, or if the transaction involves publicly registered debt and securities sold pursuant to a firm underwriting agreement. The failure of a licensee to comply with the requirements set forth above may result in the suspension or revocation of that licensee's gaming license. Additionally, if the Board finds that the individual owner or holder of a security of a corporate license or intermediary company or any person with an economic interest in a licensee is not qualified under the Louisiana Act, the Board may require, under penalty of suspension or revocation of the license, that the person not (a) receive dividends or interest on securities of the corporation, 58 (b) exercise directly or indirectly a right conferred by securities of the corporation, (c) receive remuneration or economic benefit from the licensee, or (d) continue in an ownership or economic interest in the licensee. A licensee must periodically report the following information to the Board, which is not confidential and is to be available for public inspection: the licensee's net gaming proceeds from all authorized games; the amount of net gaming proceeds tax paid; and all quarterly and annual financial statements presenting historical data that are submitted to the Board, including annual financial statements that have been audited by an independent certified public accountant. The Board has adopted rules governing the method for approval of the area of operations and the rules and odds of authorized games and devices permitted, and prescribing grounds and procedures for the revocation, limitation or suspension of licenses and permits. On April 19, 1996, the Louisiana legislature adopted legislation requiring statewide local elections on a parish-by-parish basis to determine whether to prohibit or continue to permit licensed riverboat gaming, licensed video poker gaming, and licensed land-based gaming in Orleans Parish. The applicable local election took place on November 5, 1996, and the voters in the parishes of Boomtown New Orleans and Casino Magic Bossier voted to continue licensed riverboat and video poker gaming. However, it is noteworthy that the current legislation does not provide for any moratorium on future local elections on gaming. Mississippi. The ownership and operation of casino facilities in Mississippi are subject to extensive state and local regulation, but primarily the licensing and regulatory control of the Mississippi Gaming Commission (the "Mississippi Commission") and the Mississippi State Tax Commission (the "Mississippi Gaming Authorities"). The Mississippi Gaming Control Act (the "Mississippi Act"), which legalized dockside casino gaming in Mississippi, was enacted June 29, 1990. Although not identical, the Mississippi Act is similar to the Nevada Gaming Control Act. The Mississippi Commission adopted regulations which are also similar in many respects to the Nevada Gaming Commission's regulations. The laws, regulations and supervisory procedures of Mississippi and the Mississippi Commission seek to: (i) prevent unsavory or unsuitable persons from having any direct or indirect involvement with gaming at any time or in any capacity; (ii) establish and maintain responsible accounting practices and procedures; (iii) maintain effective control over the financial practices of licensees, including establishing minimum procedures for internal fiscal affairs and safeguarding of assets and revenues, providing reliable record keeping and making periodic reports to the Mississippi Commission; (iv) prevent cheating and fraudulent practices; (v) provide a source of state and local revenues through taxation and licensing fees; and (vi) ensure that gaming licensees, to the extent practicable, employ Mississippi residents. The regulations are subject to amendment and interpretation by the Mississippi Commission. Changes in Mississippi laws or regulations may limit or otherwise materially affect the types of gaming that may be conducted and such changes, if enacted, could have an adverse effect on the Company and the Company's Mississippi gaming operations. The Mississippi Act provides for legalized dockside gaming at the discretion of the 14 counties that border the Gulf Coast or the Mississippi River, but only if the voters in such counties have not voted to prohibit gaming in that county. During 1998, certain anti-gaming groups proposed for adoption through the initiative and referendum process certain amendments to the Mississippi Constitution. The proposals were declared illegal by Mississippi courts on constitutional and procedural grounds. If another such proposal were to be offered and if a sufficient number of signatures were to be gathered to place a legal initiative on the ballot, it is possible for the voters of Mississippi to consider such a proposal in November of 2000. See "Risk Factors-- Uncertain Status of Mississippi Anti-Gaming Initiative." As of January 1, 1999, dockside gaming was permissible in nine of the fourteen eligible counties in the state and gaming operations had commenced in Adams, Coahoma, Hancock, Harrison, Tunica, Warren and Washington counties. Under Mississippi law, gaming vessels must be located on the Mississippi River or on navigable waters in eligible counties along the Mississippi River or in the waters lying south of the counties along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The law permits 59 unlimited stakes gaming on permanently moored vessels on a 24-hour basis and does not restrict the percentage of space which may be utilized for gaming. There are no limitations on the number of gaming licenses which may be issued in Mississippi. The Company and any subsidiary of the Company (or partnership in which the subsidiary is a partner) that operates a casino in Mississippi (a "Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary"), is subject to the licensing and regulatory control of the Mississippi Commission. The Company must be registered under the Mississippi Act as a publicly traded holding company for the Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries and is required periodically to submit detailed financial and operating reports to the Mississippi Commission and furnish any other information which the Mississippi Commission may require. If the Company is unable to continue to satisfy the registration requirements of the Mississippi Act, the Company and its Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries cannot own or operate gaming facilities in Mississippi. Each Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary must maintain a gaming license from the Mississippi Commission to operate a casino in Mississippi. Such licenses are issued by the Mississippi Commission subject to certain conditions, including continued compliance with all applicable state laws and regulations. Gaming licenses are not transferable, are issued for a two-year period and must be renewed periodically thereafter. Boomtown Biloxi's license must be renewed in July of 2000, Casino Magic Bay St. Louis's license must be renewed in April of 2000, and Casino Magic Biloxi's license must be renewed in December of 2000. No person may become a stockholder of or receive any percentage of profits from a licensed subsidiary of a holding company without first obtaining licenses and approvals from the Mississippi Commission. The Company has obtained such approvals in connection with the licensing of its Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries, and the registration of the Company as a publicly-traded holding company. Certain officers and employees of the Company and the officers, directors and certain key employees of the Company's Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries must be found suitable or be licensed by the Mississippi Commission. The Company believes that findings of suitability with respect to such persons associated with the Company or its Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries have been applied for or obtained, although the Mississippi Commission in its discretion may require additional persons to file applications for findings of suitability. In addition, any person having a material relationship or involvement with the Company may be required to be found suitable or licensed, in which case those persons must pay the costs and fees associated with such investigation. The Mississippi Commission may deny an application for a finding of suitability for any cause that it deems reasonable. Changes in certain licensed positions must be reported to the Mississippi Commission. In addition to its authority to deny an application for a finding of suitability, the Mississippi Commission has jurisdiction to disapprove a change in a licensed position. The Mississippi Commission has the power to require any Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary and the Company to suspend or dismiss officers, directors and other key employees or sever relationships with other persons who refuse to file appropriate applications or whom the authorities find unsuitable to act in such capacities. Employees associated with gaming must obtain work permits that are subject to immediate suspension under certain circumstances. The Mississippi Commission shall refuse to issue a work permit to a person convicted of a felony and it may refuse to issue a work permit to a gaming employee if the employee has committed certain misdemeanors or knowingly violated the Mississippi Act or for any other reasonable cause. At any time, the Mississippi Commission has the power to investigate and require the finding of suitability of any record or beneficial stockholder of the Company. Mississippi law requires any person who acquires more than 5% of the common stock of a publicly traded corporation registered with the Mississippi Commission to report the acquisition to the Mississippi Commission, and such person may be required to be found suitable. Also, any person who becomes a beneficial owner of more than 10% of the common stock of such a company, as reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission, must apply for a finding of suitability by the Mississippi Commission and must pay the costs and fees that the Mississippi Commission incurs in conducting the investigation. The Mississippi Commission has generally exercised its discretion to require a finding of suitability of any beneficial owner of more than 5% of a registered publicly-traded holding 60 company's common stock. However, the Mississippi Commission has adopted a policy that permits certain institutional investors to own beneficially up to 10% of a registered public company's stock without a finding of suitability. If a stockholder who must be found suitable is a corporation, partnership or trust, it must submit detailed business and financial information, including a list of beneficial owners. Any person who fails or refuses to apply for a finding of suitability or a license within 30 days after being ordered to do so by the Mississippi Commission may be found unsuitable. Management believes that compliance by the Company with the licensing procedures and regulatory requirements of the Mississippi Commission will not affect the marketability of the Company's securities. Any person found unsuitable and who holds, directly or indirectly, any beneficial ownership of the securities of the Company beyond such time as the Mississippi Commission prescribes, may be guilty of a misdemeanor. The Company is subject to disciplinary action if, after receiving notice that a person is unsuitable to be a stockholder or to have any other relationship with the Company or its Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries, the Company: (i) pays the unsuitable person any dividend or other distribution upon the voting securities of the Company; (ii) recognizes the exercise, directly or indirectly, of any voting rights conferred by securities of the Company; (iii) pays the unsuitable person any remuneration in any form for services rendered or otherwise, except in certain limited and specific circumstances; or (iv) fails to pursue all lawful efforts to require the unsuitable person to divest himself of the securities, including, if necessary, the immediate purchase of the securities for cash at a fair market value. The Company may be required to disclose to the Mississippi Commission upon request the identities of the holders of any of the Company's debt securities, such as the Old Notes, the Exchange Notes and the 9 1/2% Notes. In addition, under the Mississippi Act the Mississippi Commission may, in its discretion, (i) require holders of securities of registered corporations, including debt securities such as the Notes, to file applications, (ii) investigate such holders, and (iii) require such holders to be found suitable to own such securities. Although the Mississippi Commission generally does not require the individual holders of obligations such as the Notes to be investigated and found suitable, the Mississippi Commission retains the discretion to do so for any reason, including but not limited to a default, or where the holder of the debt instrument exercises a material influence over the gaming operations of the entity in question. Any holder of debt securities required to apply for a finding of suitability must pay all investigative fees and costs of the Mississippi Commission in connection with such an investigation. Each Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary must maintain in Mississippi a current ledger with respect to ownership of its equity securities, and the Company must maintain in Mississippi a current list of stockholders of the Company which must reflect the record ownership of each outstanding share of any class of equity security issued by the Company. The ledger and stockholder lists must be available for inspection by the Mississippi Commission at any time. If any securities of the Company are held in trust by an agent or by a nominee, the record holder may be required to disclose the identity of the beneficial owner to the Mississippi Commission. A failure to make such disclosure may be grounds for finding the record holder unsuitable. The Company must also render maximum assistance in determining the identity of the beneficial owners. The Mississippi Act requires that the certificates representing securities of a publicly-traded corporation bear a legend to the general effect that such securities are subject to the Mississippi Act and the regulations of the Mississippi Commission. The Company has received a waiver from this legend requirement from the Mississippi Commission. The Mississippi Commission has the power to impose additional restrictions on the holders of the Company's securities at any time. Substantially all loans, leases, sales of securities and similar financing transactions by a Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary must be reported to or approved by the Mississippi Commission. A Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary may not make an issuance or a public offering of its securities, but may pledge or mortgage casino facilities. The equity interests of a Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary may not be pledged without the prior approval of the Mississippi Commission. The Company may not make a public offering of its securities without the prior approval of the Mississippi Commission if any part of the proceeds of the offering is to be used to finance the construction, acquisition or operation of gaming facilities in Mississippi or to retire or extend 61 obligations incurred for one or more such purposes. Such approval, if given, does not constitute a recommendation or approval of the investment merits of the securities subject to the offering. Changes in control of the Company through merger, consolidation, acquisition of assets, management or consulting agreements or any form of takeover, and certain recapitalizations and stock purchases by the Company, cannot occur without the prior approval of the Mississippi Commission. The Mississippi Commission may also require controlling stockholders, officers, directors and other persons having a material relationship or involvement with the entity proposing to acquire control, to be investigated and licensed as part of the approval process relating to the transaction. The Mississippi legislature has declared that some corporate acquisitions opposed by management, repurchases of voting securities and other corporate defense tactics that affect corporate gaming licensees in Mississippi and corporations whose stock is publicly traded that are affiliated with those licensees, may be injurious to stable and productive corporate gaming. The Mississippi Commission has established a regulatory scheme to ameliorate the potentially adverse effects of these business practices upon Mississippi's gaming industry and to further Mississippi's policy to: (i) assure the financial stability of corporate gaming operators and their affiliates; (ii) preserve the beneficial aspects of conducting business in the corporate form; and (iii) promote a neutral environment for the orderly governance of corporate affairs. Approvals are, in certain circumstances, required from the Mississippi Commission before the Company may make exceptional repurchases of voting securities in excess of the current market price of its common stock (commonly called "greenmail") or before a corporate acquisition opposed by management may be consummated. Mississippi's gaming regulations will also require prior approval by the Mississippi Commission if the Company adopts a plan of recapitalization proposed by its Board of Directors opposing a tender offer made directly to the shareholders for the purpose of acquiring control of the Company. Neither the Company nor any subsidiary may engage in gaming activities in Mississippi while also conducting gaming operations outside of Mississippi without approval of the Mississippi Commission. The Mississippi Commission may require determinations that, among other things, there are means for the Mississippi Commission to have access to information concerning the out-of- state gaming operations of the Company and its affiliates. The Mississippi Commission must approve any future gaming operations of the Company outside Mississippi. The Mississippi Commission has approved the Company's current operations in other jurisdictions but must approve the Company's operations in any new jurisdictions. If the Mississippi Commission decides that a Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary violated a gaming law or regulation, the Mississippi Commission could limit, condition, suspend or revoke the license of the Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary. In addition, a Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary, the Company and the persons involved could be subject to substantial fines for each separate violation. Because of such a violation, the Mississippi Commission could attempt to appoint a supervisor to operate the casino facilities. Limitation, conditioning or suspension of any gaming license or the appointment of a supervisor could (and revocation of any gaming license would) materially adversely affect the Company and the Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary's gaming operations and the Company's results of operations. License fees and taxes, computed in various ways depending on the type of gaming involved, are payable to the State of Mississippi and to the counties and cities in which a Mississippi Gaming Subsidiary's respective operations will be conducted. Depending upon the particular fee or tax involved, these fees and taxes are payable either monthly, quarterly or annually and are based upon (i) a percentage of the gross gaming revenues received by the casino operation, (ii) the number of slot machines operated by the casino or (iii) the number of table games operated by the casino. The license fee payable to the State of Mississippi is based upon "gaming receipts" (generally defined as gross receipts less pay outs to customers as winnings) and equals 4% of gaming receipts of $50,000 or less per month, 6% of gaming receipts over $50,000 and less than $134,000 per month, and 8% of gaming receipts over $134,000. The foregoing license fees are allowed as a credit against the licensee's Mississippi income tax liability for the year paid. The gross revenue fee imposed by the Mississippi communities in which the Company's casino operations are located equals approximately 4 percent of the gaming receipts. 62 In October 1994, the Mississippi Commission adopted two new regulations. Under the first regulation, as condition of licensure or license renewal, casino vessels on the Mississippi Gulf Coast that are not self-propelled must be moored to withstand a Category 4 hurricane with 155 mile-per-hour winds and 15-foot tidal surge. The Company believes that all of its Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries currently meet this requirement. The second regulation requires as a condition of licensure or license renewal that a gaming establishment's plan include a 500-car parking facility in close proximity to the casino complex and infrastructure facilities, the expenditures for which will amount to at least 25% of the casino cost. Such facilities shall include any of the following: a 250-room hotel of at least a two-star rating as defined by the current edition of the Mobil Travel Guide, a theme park, golf courses, marinas, tennis complex, entertainment facilities, or any other such facility as approved by the Mississippi Commission as infrastructure. Parking facilities, roads, sewage and water systems, or facilities normally provided by cities and/or counties are excluded. The Mississippi Commission may in its discretion reduce the number of rooms required, where it is shown to the Commission's satisfaction that sufficient rooms are available to accommodate the anticipated visitor load. The Company believes that all of its Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries currently meet such requirements. The Mississippi Commission has recently approved amendments to the regulation that would increase the infrastructure development requirement from 25% to 100% for new casinos (or upon acquisition of a closed casino), but would grandfather existing licensees. The sale of food or alcoholic beverages at the Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries is subject to licensing, control and regulation by the applicable state and local authorities. The agencies involved have full power to limit, condition, suspend or revoke any such license, and any such disciplinary action could (and revocation would) have a material adverse effect upon the operations of the affected casino or casinos. Certain officers and managers of the Company and the Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries must be investigated by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division of the State Tax Commission (the "ABC") in connection with the Mississippi Gaming Subsidiaries' liquor permits. Changes in licensed positions must be approved by the ABC. Nevada. The ownership and operation of casino gaming facilities in Nevada are subject to: (i) the Nevada Gaming Control Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder (collectively, "Nevada Act"); and (ii) various local regulations. The Company's gaming operations are subject to the licensing and regulatory control of the Nevada Gaming Commission ("Nevada Commission"), the Nevada State Gaming Control Board ("Nevada Board") and Washoe County. The Nevada Commission, the Nevada Board and Washoe County are collectively referred to as the "Nevada Gaming Authorities." The laws, regulations and supervisory procedures of the Nevada Gaming Authorities are based upon declarations of public policy which are concerned with, among other things: (i) the prevention of unsavory or unsuitable persons from having a direct or indirect involvement with gaming at any time or in any capacity; (ii) the establishment and maintenance of responsible accounting practices and procedures; (iii) the maintenance of effective controls over the financial practices of licensees, including the establishment of minimum procedures for internal fiscal affairs and the safeguarding of assets and revenues, providing reliable record keeping and requiring the filing of periodic reports with the Nevada Gaming Authorities; (iv) the prevention of cheating and fraudulent practices; and (v) providing a source of state and local revenues through taxation and licensing fees. Changes in such laws, regulations and procedures could have an adverse effect on Boomtown's gaming operations. Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc. (the "Gaming Subsidiary"), which operates Boomtown Reno and two other gaming operations with slot machines only, is required to be licensed by the Nevada Gaming Authorities. The gaming licenses require the periodic payment of fees and taxes and are not transferable. The Company is currently registered by the Nevada Commission as a publicly traded corporation (a "Registered Corporation") and has been found suitable to own the stock of Boomtown, which is registered as an intermediary company ("Intermediary Company"). Boomtown has been found suitable to own the stock of the Gaming Subsidiary, which is a corporate licensee (a "Corporate Licensee") under the terms of the Nevada Act. As a Registered Corporation, the Company is required periodically to submit detailed financial and operating reports to the Nevada Commission and furnish any other information which the Nevada Commission may require. No person 63 may become a stockholder of, or holder of an interest of, or receive any percentage of profits from an Intermediary Company or a Corporate Licensee without first obtaining licenses and approvals from the Nevada Gaming Authorities. The Company, Boomtown and the Gaming Subsidiary have obtained from the Nevada Gaming Authorities the various registrations, findings of suitability, approvals, permits and licenses required in order to engage in gaming activities in Nevada. The Nevada Gaming Authorities may investigate any individual who has a material relationship to, or material involvement with, the Company, Boomtown or the Gaming Subsidiary in order to determine whether such individual is suitable or should be licensed as a business associate of a gaming licensee. Officers, directors and certain key employees of the Company, Boomtown and the Gaming Subsidiary must file applications with the Nevada Gaming Authorities and may be required to be licensed or found suitable by the Nevada Gaming Authorities. Officers, directors and key employees of the Company and Boomtown who are actively and directly involved in gaming activities of the Gaming Subsidiary may be required to be licensed or found suitable by the Nevada Gaming Authorities. The Nevada Gaming Authorities may deny an application for licensing for any cause which they deem reasonable. A finding of suitability is comparable to licensing, and both require submission of detailed personal and financial information followed by a thorough investigation. The applicant for licensing or a finding of suitability must pay all the costs of the investigation. Changes in licensed positions must be reported to the Nevada Gaming Authorities and, in addition to their authority to deny an application for a finding of suitability or licensure, the Nevada Gaming Authorities have jurisdiction to disapprove a change in a corporate position. If the Nevada Gaming Authorities were to find an officer, director or key employee unsuitable for licensing or unsuitable to continue having a relationship with the Company, Boomtown or the Gaming Subsidiary, the companies involved would have to sever all relationships with such person. In addition, the Nevada Commission may require the Company, Boomtown or the Gaming Subsidiary to terminate the employment of any person who refuses to file appropriate applications. Determinations of suitability or of questions pertaining to licensing are not subject to judicial review in Nevada. The Company and the Gaming Subsidiary are required to submit detailed financial and operating reports to the Nevada Commission. Substantially all material loans, leases, sales of securities and similar financing transactions by the Company, Boomtown and the Gaming Subsidiary must be reported to or approved by the Nevada Commission. If it were determined that the Nevada Act was violated by the Gaming Subsidiary, the gaming licenses it holds could be limited, conditioned, suspended or revoked, subject to compliance with certain statutory and regulatory procedures. In addition, the Company, Boomtown, the Gaming Subsidiary and the persons involved could be subject to substantial fines for each separate violation of the Nevada Act at the discretion of the Nevada Commission. Further, a supervisor could be appointed by the Nevada Commission to operate Boomtown Reno and, under certain circumstances, earnings generated during the supervisor's appointment (except for reasonable rental value of the casino) could be forfeited to the State of Nevada. Limitation, conditioning or suspension of the gaming licenses of the Gaming Subsidiary or the appointment of a supervisor could (and revocation of any gaming license would) materially adversely affect the Company's gaming operations. Any beneficial holder of the Company's voting securities, regardless of the number of shares owned, may be required to file an application, be investigated, and be found suitable as a beneficial holder of the Company's voting securities if the Nevada Commission has reason to believe that such ownership would otherwise be inconsistent with the declared policies of the State of Nevada. The applicant must pay all costs of investigation incurred by the Nevada Gaming Authorities in conducting any such investigation. The Nevada Act requires any person who acquires beneficial ownership of more than 5% of a Registered Corporation's voting securities to report the acquisition to the Nevada Commission. The Nevada Act requires that beneficial owners of more than 10% of a Registered Corporation's voting securities apply to the Nevada 64 Commission for a finding of suitability within thirty days after the Chairman of the Nevada Board mails the written notice requiring such filing. Under certain circumstances, an "institutional investor," as defined in the Nevada Act, which acquires more than 10%, but not more than 15%, of a Registered Corporation's voting securities may apply to the Nevada Commission for a waiver of such finding of suitability if such institutional investor holds the voting securities for investment purposes only. An institutional investor shall not be deemed to hold voting securities for investment purposes unless the voting securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business as an institutional investor and not for the purpose of causing, directly or indirectly, the election of a majority of the members of the board of directors of the Registered Corporation, any change in the Registered Corporation's corporate charter, bylaws, management, policies or operations of the Registered Corporation, or any of its gaming affiliates, or any other action which the Nevada Commission finds to be inconsistent with holding the Registered Corporation's voting securities for investment purposes only. Activities which are not deemed to be inconsistent with holding voting securities for investment purposes only include: (i) voting on all matters voted on by stockholders; (ii) making financial and other inquiries of management of the type normally made by securities analysts for informational purposes and not to cause a change in its management, policies or operations; and (iii) such other activities as the Nevada Commission may determine to be consistent with such investment intent. If the beneficial holder of voting securities who must be found suitable is a corporation, partnership or trust, it must submit detailed business and financial information, including a list of beneficial owners. The applicant is required to pay all costs of investigation. Any person who fails or refuses to apply for a finding of suitability or a license within thirty days after being ordered to do so by the Nevada Commission or the Chairman of the Nevada Board, may be found unsuitable. The same restrictions apply to a record owner if the record owner, after request, fails to identify the beneficial owner. Any stockholder found unsuitable and who holds, directly or indirectly, any beneficial ownership of the common stock beyond such period of time as may be prescribed by the Nevada Commission may be guilty of a criminal offense. The Company is subject to disciplinary action if, after it receives notice that a person is unsuitable to be a stockholder or to have any other relationship with the Company, Boomtown or the Gaming Subsidiary, the Company (i) pays that person any dividend or interest upon voting securities of the Company, (ii) allows that person to exercise, directly or indirectly, any voting right conferred through securities held by that person, (iii) pays remuneration in any form to that person for services rendered or otherwise, or (iv) fails to pursue all lawful efforts to require such unsuitable person to relinquish his voting securities including, if necessary, the immediate purchase of said voting securities for cash at fair market value. The Nevada Commission may, in its discretion, require the holder of any debt security of a Registered Corporation such as the Old Notes, the Exchange Notes and the 9 1/2% Notes, to file applications, be investigated and be found suitable to own the debt security of a Registered Corporation. If the Nevada Commission determines that a person is unsuitable to own such security, then pursuant to the Nevada Act, the Registered Corporation can be sanctioned, including the loss of its approvals, if without the prior approval of the Nevada Commission, it (i) pays to the unsuitable person any dividend, interest, or any distribution whatsoever; (ii) recognizes any voting right by such unsuitable person in connection with such securities; (iii) pays the unsuitable person remuneration in any form; or (iv) makes any payment to the unsuitable person by way of principal, redemption, conversion, exchange, liquidation, or similar transaction. The Company is required to maintain a current stock ledger in Nevada which may be examined by the Nevada Gaming Authorities at any time. If any securities are held in trust by an agent or by a nominee, the record holder may be required to disclose the identity of the beneficial owner to the Nevada Gaming Authorities. A failure to make such disclosure may be grounds for finding the record holder unsuitable. The Company is also required to render maximum assistance in determining the identity of the beneficial owner. The Nevada Commission has the power to require that the Company's stock certificates bear a legend indicating that the securities are subject to the Nevada Act. However, to date the Nevada Commission has not imposed such a requirement on the Company. The Company may not make a public offering of its securities without the prior approval of the Nevada Commission if the securities or proceeds therefrom are intended to be used to construct, acquire or finance gaming facilities in Nevada, or to retire or extend obligations incurred for such purposes. The exchange offer 65 will constitute a public offering (as defined in the Nevada Act) and will require the prior approval of the Nevada Commission upon the recommendation of the Nevada Board. In addition, (i) an Intermediary Company and a Corporate Licensee may not guarantee a security issued by a Registered Corporation pursuant to a public offering without the prior approval of the Nevada Commission; and (ii) restrictions upon the transfer of an equity security issued by a Corporate Licensee or an Intermediary Company, and agreements not to encumber such securities (collectively, "Stock Restrictions") are ineffective without the prior approval of the Nevada Commission. The Stock Restrictions in respect of the Notes require the prior approval of the Nevada Commission to be effective. In connection with the approval of the exchange offer, the Guaranties of the Gaming Subsidiary and Boomtown and the Stock Restrictions will also require the prior approval of the Nevada Commission. However, there can be no assurances that such approval will be granted or that, if granted, it will be granted on a timely basis. Furthermore, any such approval, if granted, does not constitute a finding, recommendation or approval by the Nevada Commission or the Nevada Board as to the accuracy or adequacy of the prospectus or the investment merits of the securities offered. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful. Changes in control of a Registered Corporation through merger, consolidation, stock or asset acquisitions, management or consulting agreements, or any act or conduct by a person whereby he obtains control, may not occur without the prior approval of the Nevada Commission. Entities seeking to acquire control of a Registered Corporation must satisfy the Nevada Board and Nevada Commission in a variety of stringent standards prior to assuming control of such Registered Corporation. The Nevada Commission may also require controlling stockholders, officers, directors and other persons having a material relationship or involvement with the entity proposing to acquire control to be investigated and licensed as part of the approval process relating to the transaction. The Nevada legislature has declared that some corporate acquisitions opposed by management, repurchases of voting securities and corporate defense tactics affecting Nevada corporate gaming licensees, and Registered Corporations that are affiliated with those operations, may be injurious to stable and productive corporate gaming. The Nevada Commission has established a regulatory scheme to ameliorate the potentially adverse effects of these business practices upon Nevada's gaming industry and to further Nevada's policy to: (i) assure the financial stability of corporate gaming licensees and their affiliates; (ii) preserve the beneficial aspects of conducting business in the corporate form; and (iii) promote a neutral environment for the orderly governance of corporate affairs. Approvals are, in certain circumstances, required from the Nevada Commission before the Registered Corporation can make exceptional repurchases of voting securities above the current market price thereof and before a corporate acquisition opposed by management can be consummated. The Nevada Act also requires prior approval of a plan of recapitalization proposed by the Registered Corporation's Board of Directors in response to a tender offer made directly to the Registered Corporation's stockholders for the purposes of acquiring control of the Registered Corporation. License fees and taxes, computed in various ways depending on the type of gaming or activity involved, are payable to the State of Nevada and to Washoe County, in which the Gaming Subsidiary's operations are conducted. Depending upon the particular fee or tax involved, these fees and taxes are payable either monthly, quarterly or annually and are based upon either: (i) a percentage of the gross revenues received; (ii) the number of gaming devices operated; or (iii) the number of table games operated. A casino entertainment tax is also paid by casino operations where entertainment is furnished in a cabaret, nightclub, cocktail lounge or casino showroom in connection with the serving or selling of food or refreshments, or the selling of any merchandise. Any person who is licensed, required to be licensed, registered, required to be registered, or is under common control with such persons (collectively, "Licensees"), and who proposes to become involved in a gaming venture outside of Nevada, is required to deposit with the Nevada Board, and thereafter maintain, a revolving fund in the amount of $10,000 to pay the expenses of investigation by the Nevada Board of such Licensee's participation in such foreign gaming. The revolving fund is subject to increase or decrease in the discretion of the Nevada Commission. Thereafter, Licensees are required to comply with certain reporting requirements imposed by the Nevada Act. Licensees are also subject to disciplinary action by the Nevada 66 Commission if they knowingly violate any laws of the foreign jurisdiction pertaining to the foreign gaming operation, fail to conduct the foreign gaming operation in accordance with the standards of honesty and integrity required of Nevada gaming operations, engage in activities or enter into associations that are harmful to the State of Nevada or its ability to collect gaming taxes and fees, or employ, contract with, or associate with a person in the foreign operation who has been denied a license or finding of suitability in Nevada on the ground of personal unsuitability. California. Operation of California card club casinos such as the Hollywood Park-Casino and Crystal Park is governed by the Gambling Control Act (the "GCA") and is subject to the oversight of the California Attorney General and the California Gambling Control Commission. Under the GCA, a California card club casino may only offer certain forms of card games, including Poker, Pai Gow, and California Blackjack. A card club casino may not offer many of the card games and other games of chance permitted in Nevada and other jurisdictions where the Company conducts business. Although the California Attorney General takes the position that, under the GCA, only individuals, partnerships or privately-held companies (as opposed to publicly-traded companies such as Hollywood Park) are eligible to operate card club casinos, the 1995 enactment of California Senate Bill 100 ("SB-100") and the subsequent enactment of SB-8 permit a publicly-owned racing association to own and operate a card club casino if it also owns and operates a race track on the same premises. Pursuant to the GCA, the operator of a card club casino, and its officers, directors and certain stockholders are required to be registered by the Attorney General and licensed by the municipality in which it is located. In September 1995, the Attorney General granted Hollywood Park a provisional registration under SB-100 to operate the Hollywood Park-Casino which was renewed effective January 1, 1999. A permanent registration will not be granted until the California Department of Justice completes its review of the applications of Hollywood Park and its corporate officers and directors. The Attorney General has broad discretion to deny a gaming registration and may impose reasonably necessary conditions upon the granting of a gaming registration. Grounds for denial include felony convictions, criminal acts, convictions involving dishonesty, illegal gambling activities, and false statements on a gaming application. Such grounds also generally include having a financial interest in a business or organization that engages in gaming activities that are illegal under California law; however, this provision contains an exception for publicly-traded racing associations such as Hollywood Park. In addition, the Attorney General possesses broad authority to suspend or revoke a gaming registration on any of the foregoing grounds, as well as for violation of any federal, state or local gambling law, failure to take reasonable steps to prevent dishonest acts or illegal activities on the premises of the card club casino, failure to cooperate with the Attorney General in its oversight of the card club casino and failure to comply with any condition of the registration. Hollywood Park's operations at the Hollywood Park-Casino are also regulated by a City of Inglewood ordinance (the "Inglewood Ordinance"). The Inglewood Ordinance provides for a single card club casino located on the premises of the Hollywood Park Race Track and requires Hollywood Park, as the operator of the Hollywood Park-Casino, to be licensed by the City of Inglewood and to obtain a card club operations certificate. The Inglewood City Council has approved Hollywood Park's application for a gaming license and on August 21, 1996 Hollywood Park was granted the required card club operations certificate. Hollywood Park's city gaming license and operations certificate are valid for five years unless revoked, suspended or surrendered, and are renewable annually thereafter. In addition to Hollywood Park, the Inglewood Ordinance also requires all employees, each beneficial owner of at least 10% of the outstanding Hollywood Park common stock, and certain key employees of Hollywood Park to have either a permit or a valid registration from the City of Inglewood. The license to operate the card club casino may be suspended or revoked if such a stockholder or employee fails to obtain a permit. Without the prior consent of the City of Inglewood, a 10% stockholder may not transfer or sell its Hollywood Park shares to any person who is, or by reason of such transaction would become, a 10% stockholder. These licensing requirements and transfer restrictions apply to all 10% stockholders of 67 Hollywood Park, and no waiver from such requirements or restrictions are provided for institutional or other investors who purchase for investment purposes only. The City of Compton has granted the operator of Crystal Park all municipal gaming licenses necessary for operation of Crystal Park, and the operator has received a provisional registration from the California Department of Justice. The California Horse Racing Board ("CHRB") has jurisdiction and supervision over all horse race meets in the State of California. Licenses granted by the CHRB must be obtained annually by Hollywood Park in order to conduct both the Spring/Summer and Autumn race meets. The CHRB has the authority, when granting any license, to vary the number of weeks allocated to any applicant and the time of year in which such allocation falls. The CHRB may, at its discretion, refuse to issue a license to a race track operator such as Hollywood Park that has a financial interest in another licensed race track operation or in the conduct of horse racing meets by any other person at any other race track in California. Although no future assurance can be given, Hollywood Park has applied for and received a license to conduct thoroughbred horse race meets every year since 1938, except for 1942 and 1943 due to wartime activities. Indiana. On September 14, 1998, the Indiana Gaming Commission ("Indiana Commission") voted to award a Certificate of Suitability to Pinnacle Gaming Development Corporation ("Indiana Affiliate"), ninety-seven percent (97%) of the equity of which is owned and controlled by affiliates of the Company. The Certificate of Suitability authorizes the Indiana Affiliate to develop a $148,000,000 riverboat gaming resort, including a hotel and golf course, in Switzerland County, Indiana. Upon completion of development of the project in accordance with the Certificate of Suitability and satisfaction of other conditions, the Indiana Commission is expected to issue a license to the Indiana Affiliate. That license would be the fifth and final license authorized under Indiana law for riverboat gaming operations conducted from sites on the Ohio River. The ownership and operation of riverboat casinos docked at Indiana-based sites are subject to extensive state regulation under the Indiana Riverboat Gaming Act ("Indiana Act") and regulations which the Indiana Commission has adopted under the Indiana Act. The Indiana Act and the regulations adopted to date are significant to the Company's prospects for successfully developing and operating the Switzerland County, Indiana based riverboat casino and associated developments through its Indiana affiliate. The Indiana Act extends broad and pervasive regulatory powers and authority to the Indiana Commission. The Indiana Commission has adopted a comprehensive set of regulations covering ownership and reporting for licensed riverboat casinos together with "rules of the game" governing the actual operation of riverboat casinos. The Indiana Commission has also adopted a set of regulations under the Indiana Act which covers numerous operational matters concerning riverboat casinos licensed by the Commission. Among the regulations adopted by the Indiana Commission is one dealing with riverboat excursions, routes and public safety. The Indiana Act requires licensed riverboat casinos to be cruising vessels and the regulations carry out the legislative intent with appropriate recognition of public safety needs. The regulations explicitly preclude "dockside gambling." Riverboat gaming excursions are limited to a duration of up to four hours unless otherwise expressly approved by the Indiana Commission. All excursion routes and schedules are subject to the approval of the Indiana Commission. No gaming may be conducted while the boat is docked except: (1) for thirty-minute embarkment and disembarkment periods at the beginning and end of a cruise; (2) if the master of the riverboat reasonably determines that specific weather or water conditions present a danger to the riverboat, its passengers and crew; (3) if either the vessel or the docking facility is undergoing mechanical or structural repair; (4) if water traffic conditions present a danger to the riverboat, riverboat passengers and crew, or to other vessels on the water, or (5) if the master has been notified that a condition exists that would cause a violation of Federal law if the riverboat were to cruise. For Ohio River excursions, such as those the Indiana Affiliate will conduct from its Switzerland County development, "full excursions" must be conducted at all times during the year unless the master determines 68 otherwise, for the above-stated reasons. A "full excursion" is a cruise on the Ohio River. The Ohio River has waters in both Indiana and Kentucky. The Company believes there is ample room to cruise fully in Indiana waters on the Ohio River with no need or likelihood of entering Kentucky waters. Therefore, the provisions of Kentucky law (which preclude any kind of casino gaming) will not have any impact on the Company's prospective Indiana operations. An Indiana riverboat owner's license has an initial effective period of five years; thereafter, a license is subject to annual renewal. The Indiana Commission has broad discretion over the initial issuance of licenses and over the renewal, revocation, suspension and control of riverboat owner's licenses. The Indiana affiliate has received a Certificate of Suitability designed to lead to issuance of a license upon completion of project development and satisfaction of various conditions. The Indiana Act requires a reinvestigation after three years to ensure the owner continues to be in compliance with the Indiana Act. Officers, directors and principal owners of the actual license holder and employees who are to work on the riverboat are subject to substantial disclosure requirements as a part of securing and maintaining necessary licenses. Significant contracts to which the Indiana Affiliate is party are subject to disclosure and approval processes imposed by the regulations. A riverboat owner's licensee may not enter into or perform any contract or transaction in which it transfers or receives consideration which is not commercially reasonable or which does not reflect the fair market value of the goods or services rendered or received. All contracts are subject to disapproval by the Indiana Commission. Suppliers of gaming equipment and materials must also be licensed under the Indiana Act. Licensees are statutorily required to disclose to the Indiana Commission the identity of all directors, officers and persons holding direct or indirect beneficial interests of 1% or greater. The Indiana Commission also requires a broad and comprehensive disclosure of financial and operating information on licensees and their principal officers, and those parent corporations and other upstream owners. The Company and the Indiana Affiliate have provided full information and documentation to the Indiana Commission. As part of the process leading up to the issuance of the Certificate of Suitability they must continue to do so until issuance of the license and then throughout the period of licensure. The Indiana Act prohibits contributions to a candidate for a state, legislative, or local office, or to a candidate's committee or to a regular party committee by the holder of a riverboat owner's license or a supplier's license, by an officer of a licensee, by an officer of a person that holds at least a 1% interest in the licensee or by a person holding at least a 1% interest in the licensee. The Indiana Commission has promulgated a rule requiring quarterly reporting by such licensees, officers, and persons. As a condition to receiving a license to conduct riverboat casino operations from the Indiana Commission, the Company will be required to obtain permits and approvals from the United States Army Corp of Engineers to develop the facilities it will use to conduct operations. Clearances will be required to be received from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources for portions of the proposed development. Alcoholic beverage permits for riverboat excursions and for the hotel and boarding facilities will be required as will various other permits and governmental consents or clearances. Adjusted gross receipts from gambling games authorized under the Indiana Act are subject to a tax at the rate of 20% on adjusted gross receipts. "Adjusted gross receipts" means the total of all cash and property received from gaming operations less cash paid out as winnings and uncollectible gaming receivables (not to exceed 2%). The Indiana Act also prescribes an additional tax for admissions, based upon $3 per person per excursion. Property taxes may be imposed on riverboats at rates determined by local taxing authorities. Income to the Company from the Indiana Affiliate will be subject to the Indiana gross income tax, the Indiana adjusted gross income tax and the Indiana supplemental corporate net income tax. Sales on a riverboat and at related resort facilities are subject to applicable use, excise and retail taxes. The Indiana Act requires a riverboat owner licensee to directly reimburse the Indiana Commission for the costs of inspectors and agents required to be present while authorized gaming is conducted. Through the establishment of purchasing "goals," the Indiana Act encourages minority and women's business enterprise participation in the riverboat gaming industry. Any person issued a riverboat owner's 69 license must establish goals of at least 10% of the total dollar value of the licensee's contracts for goods and services with minority business enterprises and 5% of the total dollar value of the licensee's contracts for goods and services with women's business enterprises. Compliance with these conditions is incorporated into the Indiana Affiliate's Certificate of Suitability. The Indiana Commission may suspend, limit or revoke the owner's license or impose a fine for failure to comply with the statutory requirements. Minimum and maximum wagers on games on the riverboat are left to the discretion of the licensee. Wagering may not be conducted with money or other negotiable currency. There are no statutory restrictions on extending credit to patrons; however, the matter of credit may come under scrutiny in future legislative sessions. If an institutional investor acquires 5% or more of any class of voting securities of a holding company of a licensee, the investor is required to notify the Indiana Commission and to provide additional information, and may be subject to a finding of suitability. Any other person who acquires 5% or more of any class of voting securities of a holding company of a licensee is required to apply to the Indiana Commission for a finding of suitability. A riverboat licensee or an affiliate may not enter into a debt transaction of $1 million or more without approval of the Indiana Commission. The Indiana Commission has taken the position that a "debt transaction" includes increases in maximum amount available under reducing revolving credit facilities. A riverboat owner's license is a revocable privilege and is not a property right under the Indiana Act. A riverboat owner licensee or any other person may not lease, hypothecate, borrow money against or loan money against or otherwise scrutinize or monetize a riverboat owner's license. The Governor of Indiana has appointed a study commission on the impact of legalized wagering in Indiana. Its work product may result in calls for changes to the legislative landscape surrounding gaming in Indiana. Arizona. The Arizona Racing Commission ("ARC") has jurisdiction and supervision over all racing activities in the State of Arizona. The ARC issues live racing permits that are valid for three years, and off-track permits are granted on a year to year basis. In June 1997, Turf Paradise received a live racing permit from the ARC, which will remain in force through the 1999/2000 race year. The permit specifies that live racing may be conducted between the first week of September through the third week of May and that, so long as there is live racing at Turf Paradise at least five days a week, Turf Paradise may have simulcast wagering on days when there is no live racing. Argentina. The Provincial Government of Neuquen, Argentina enacted a casino privatization program to issue twelve-year exclusive concession agreements to operate existing casinos. The Company's two casinos are the only casinos in the province of Neuquen, in west central Argentina, and are located in Neuquen City and San Martin de los Andes. The casinos had previously been operated by the provincial government. The Ministry of Finance of Argentina has adopted a modified regulatory system for casinos, based on the regulatory system utilized by the State of Nevada, and such regulatory system is being administered by the Provincial Government of Neuquen. The Company cannot predict what effect the enactment of other laws, regulations or pronouncements relating to casino operations may have on the operations of Casino Magic Argentina. Litigation Poulos Lawsuit. A class action lawsuit was filed on April 26, 1994, in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (the "Poulos Lawsuit"), naming as defendants 41 manufacturers, distributors and casino operators of video poker and electronic slot machines, including Casino Magic. The lawsuit alleges that the defendants have engaged in a course of fraudulent and misleading conduct intended to induce people to play such games based on false beliefs concerning the operation of the gaming machines and the extent to which there is an opportunity to win. The suit alleges violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, as well as claims of common law fraud, unjust enrichment and negligent misrepresentation, and seeks damages in excess of $6 billion. On May 10, 1994, a second class action lawsuit was filed in the 70 United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (the "Ahern Lawsuit"), naming as defendants the same defendants who were named in the Poulos Lawsuit and adding as defendants the owners of certain casino operations in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, who were not named as defendants in the Poulos Lawsuit. The claims in the Ahern Lawsuit are identical to the claims in the Poulos Lawsuit. Because of the similarity of parties and claims, the Poulos Lawsuit and Ahern Lawsuit were consolidated into one case file in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida. On December 9, 1994 a motion by the defendants for change of venue was granted, transferring the case to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, in Las Vegas. In an order dated April 17, 1996, the court granted motions to dismiss filed by Casino Magic and other defendants and dismissed the Complaint without prejudice. The plaintiffs then filed an amended Complaint on May 31, 1996 seeking damages against Casino Magic and other defendants in excess of $1 billion and punitive damages for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and for state common law claims for fraud, unjust enrichment and negligent misrepresentation. Casino Magic and other defendants have moved to dismiss the amended Complaint. Casino Magic believes that the claims are without merit and does not expect that the lawsuit will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of Casino Magic. Casino America Litigation. On or about September 6, 1996, Casino America, Inc. commenced litigation in the Chancery Court of Harrison County, Mississippi, Second Judicial District, against Casino Magic, and James Edward Ernst, its Chief Executive Officer, seeking injunctive relief and unspecified compensatory damages in an amount to be proven at trial as well as punitive damages. The plaintiff claims, among other things, that the defendants (i) breached the terms of an agreement they had with the plaintiff, (ii) tortiously interfered with certain of the plaintiff's business relations; and (iii) breached covenants of good faith and fair dealing they allegedly owed to the plaintiff. On or about October 8, 1996, the defendants interposed an answer, denying the allegations contained in the Complaint. The discovery phase of this litigation is continuing and a trial date was initially set for August 1998, but was postponed to mid-1999 after the plaintiff requested a continuance. While Casino Magic's management cannot predict the outcome of this action, it believes plaintiff's claims are without merit and intends to vigorously defend this action. Astoria Entertainment, Inc. v. Edwin W. Edwards, et als., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, No. 98-3359. This civil action was filed on November 12, 1998 in federal district court in New Orleans against 21 defendants, including Edwin W. Edwards, Stephen Edwards, Edward J. Debartolo, Jr., Debartolo Entertainment Louisiana Gaming, Inc., Hollywood Casino Corporation, Boyd Kenner, Inc., Treasure Chest Casino, L.L.C., five members of the former Louisiana Riverboat Gaming Commission, Hollywood Park, Inc., Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., and Robert List (the latter three hereafter are referred to as the "Hollywood Park/Boomtown defendants"). The complaint alleges violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ("RICO") Act in connection with the awarding of riverboat gaming licenses in Louisiana. The plaintiff, Astoria Entertainment, Inc. ("Astoria"), contends that it has sustained damages due to alleged racketeering activities of the defendants, allegedly resulting in corruption of the licensing process and Astoria's failure to receive a license for riverboat gaming in, inter alia, the West Bank of Jefferson Parish (suburban New Orleans). The Complaint seeks damages of "not less than $340 million," plus treble damages, costs, and attorneys' fees. On January 15, 1999, the Hollywood Park/Boomtown defendants filed a motion to dismiss Astoria's Complaint for failure to state a claim against those defendants. Astoria voluntarily dismissed its complaint, without prejudice, on February 2, 1999 as to many of the defendants, including the three Hollywood Park/Boomtown defendants. Astoria Entertainment Inc. v. Edward J. DeBartolo, Jr., et als., Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, No. 98- 20315. This action was filed on or about December 1, 1998 in state district court in New Orleans against twelve defendants, including Edward J. Debartolo, Jr., Debartolo Entertainment Louisiana Gaming, Inc., Hollywood Casino Corporation, Robert Guidry, Boyd Gaming, Inc., Boyd Kenner, Inc., Treasure Chest Casino, L.L.C., Hollywood Park, Inc., Robert List, Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., Boomtown, Inc., and Louisiana-I Gaming, L.P. (the latter five hereafter are referred to as the "Hollywood Park/Boomtown defendants"). The petition seeks damages against the Hollywood 71 Park/Boomtown defendants and others "in excess of $300 million" for alleged "intentional interference with economic advantage and/or prospective economic advantage" and alleged "unjust enrichment" in connection with the licensing of riverboat gaming in Louisiana. The plaintiff, Astoria Entertainment, Inc. ("Astoria"), alleges that the defendants were obligated to refrain from intentional acts that would interfere with Astoria's alleged ability to obtain a license for riverboat gaming in the West Bank of Jefferson Parish (suburban New Orleans) and that the Hollywood Park/Boomtown defendants breached the obligation by participating in alleged unlawful practices designed to gain an improper advantage in obtaining a certificate of preliminary approval and license for such riverboat gaming. The petition was not served upon any of the Hollywood Park/Boomtown defendants until December 21, 1998, and an extension of time within which to file responsive pleadings through and including February 4, 1999 was obtained. On February 4, 1999, the Hollywood Park/Boomtown defendants filed the Louisiana state court equivalent of a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim and improper venue. While we cannot predict the outcome of this action, management believes that the claims lack merit, and the Hollywood Park/Boomtown defendants intend to vigorously defend these allegations. 72 MANAGEMENT Directors and Executive Officers Each of the executive officers of Hollywood Park, Inc. holds office at the pleasure of the Board of Directors. The current directors and executive officers of Hollywood Park, Inc. are as follows:
Name Age Position ---- --- -------- R.D. Hubbard 63 Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer J.R. Johnson 77 Director Robert T. Manfuso 61 Director Michael Ornest 41 Director Timothy J. Parrott 50 Director Lynn P. Reitnouer 66 Director Herman Sarkowsky 73 Director Marlin Torguson 54 Director Warren B. Williamson 69 Director G. Michael Finnigan 50 President and Chief Executive Officer of Realty Investment Group, Inc., a subsidiary of Hollywood Park; and Chief Financial Officer Paul R. Alanis 50 President and Chief Operating Officer J. Michael Allen 51 Senior Vice President/Chief Operating Officer of Gaming Operations Donald M. Robbins 51 Secretary; and President of Racing of Hollywood Park Operating Company
Mr. Hubbard has been a Director of the Company since 1990; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company since September 1991; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Hollywood Park Operating Company since February 1991; President, Hollywood Park Operating Company from February to July 1991; Chairman, AFG Industries, Inc. and its parent company, Clarity Holdings Corp. (glass manufacturing), and director of AFG Industries, Inc.'s subsidiaries, from 1978 to July 1993; Chairman of the Board (and 60% stockholder until March 1994), Sunflower (The Woodlands Race Tracks--greyhound racing and horse racing) from 1988 to March 1994; President, Director, and owner, Ruidoso Downs Racing, Inc. (horse racing) since 1988; Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and sole stockholder, Multnomah Kennel Club, Inc. (greyhound racing) since December 1991; owner and breeder of numerous thoroughbreds and quarter horses since 1962. Mr. Johnson has been a Director of the Company since 1991; Director, Hollywood Park Operating Company from February 1991 to January 1992; Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, NEWMAR (marine electronics manufacturing) since 1980; Director, Logicon, Inc. (defense oriented intelligence); Trustee, Westminster College. Mr. Manfuso has been a Director of the Company since 1991; Director, Hollywood Park Operating Company from February 1991 to January 1992; Co- Chairman of the Board, Laurel Racing Association (horse race track management) from 1984 to February 1994; Vice Chairman of the Board, The Maryland Jockey Club (horse racing) from 1986 to February 1994; Executive Vice President, Laurel Racing Association from 1984 to May 1990; Executive Vice President, The Maryland Jockey Club from 1986 to June 1990; Director, Maryland Horse Breeders Association from 1984 to 1992 and since 1993; Member, Executive Committee, Maryland Million since 1991. 73 Mr. Ornest has been a director of the Company since October 1998 and his family has been a shareholder of the Company since 1962; Director of the Ornest Family Partnership since 1983; Director of the Ornest Family Foundation since 1993; Director of the Toronto Argonauts Football Club from 1988 to 1990; President of the St. Louis Arena and Vice President of the St. Louis Blues Hockey Club from 1983 to 1986 and Managing Director of the Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club, Pacific Coast League from 1979 to 1980. Mr. Parrott has served as a Director of the Company since June 1997; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Boomtown, Inc. from September 1992 to October 1998; President and Treasurer, Boomtown, Inc. from June 1987 to September 1992; Director, Boomtown, Inc. since 1987; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc. since May 1988; Chief Executive Officer, Parrott Investment Company (a family-held investment company with agricultural interests in California) since April 1995; Director, The Chronicle Publishing Company since April 1995. Mr. Reitnouer has been a Director of the Company since 1991; Director, Hollywood Park Operating Company from September 1991 to January 1992; Partner, Crowell Weedon & Co. (stock brokerage) since 1969; Director (and former Chairman of the Board), COHR, Inc. since 1986; Director, President and Regent, Forest Lawn Memorial Parks Association since 1975; Trustee, University of California Santa Barbara Foundation since 1992. Mr. Sarkowsky has been a Director of the Company since 1991; Director, Hollywood Park Operating Company from February 1991 to January 1992; Owner, Sarkowsky Investment Corporation and SPF Holding, Inc. (real estate development and investments) since 1980; Director, The Sarkowsky Foundation (charitable foundation) since 1982; thoroughbred horse breeder and owner since 1959; Director, Synetics, Inc. (porous plastic manufacturing); Director, Eagle Hardware & Garden, since 1990. Mr. Torguson served as the Chairman of the Board of Casino Magic from December 1, 1994 until the Company acquired Casino Magic. Mr. Torguson was President and Chief Executive Officer of Casino Magic from April 1992 through November 1994. From April 1992 to February 1993, Mr. Torguson also served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Casino Magic. Mr. Torguson was a 50 percent owner and a Vice President of G.M.T. Management Co. from December 1983 to December 1994. G.M.T. Management Co. was responsible for the operation and management of Jackpot Junction Casino, located in Morton, Minnesota, from December 1983 until January 1, 1992. Mr. Williamson has been a Director of the Company since 1991; Vice President and Secretary of the Company from September 1991 to August 1996; Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Company from 1989 to September 1991; Director, Hollywood Park Operating Company since 1985; Vice President and Secretary, Hollywood Park Operating Company from February 1991 to August 1996; Secretary and Treasurer, Hollywood Park Operating Company from 1985 to November 1990; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chandis Securities Co. (holding company) since 1985; Director, Times Mirror Company; Trustee, Hospital of the Good Samaritan; Trustee, California Thoroughbred Breeders Foundation; Trustee, Claremont McKenna College; Chairman Emeritus, Art Center College of Design; breeder and racer of thoroughbreds since 1970. Mr. Finnigan has served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Realty Investment Group, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company which conducts all of the Company's real estate business and related development activities, since December 1998. He has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company and of Hollywood Park Operating Company since March 1989. Mr. Finnigan served as the Company's President, Sports and Entertainment, from January 1996 to December 1998; President, Gaming and Entertainment from February 1994 to January 1996; Executive Vice President of the Company and of Hollywood Park Operating Company from March 1989 to December 1998; and Treasurer of the Company and of Hollywood Park Operating Company since March 1992; Chairman of the Board, Southern California Special Olympics since 1996; Chairman of the Board, Centinela Hospital since 1996; and Director, Shoemaker Foundation since 1993. 74 Mr. Alanis has served as the President and Chief Operating Officer since January 1999. Mr. Alanis served as President of Horseshoe Gaming, Inc., which is the manager and a member of Horseshoe Gaming, L.L.C., and of Horseshoe GP, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Horseshoe Gaming, L.L.C. from January 1996 to December 1998; President, KII-Pasadena, Inc. since December 1988; President, Koar International, Inc. from 1991 until 1995. Mr. Allen has served as the Company's Senior Vice President, Gaming Operations, since January 1999. Mr. Allen served as Senior Vice President of Horseshoe Gaming, Inc. from October 1, 1995 to December 31, 1998 and prior to that as General Manager of the Horseshoe Casino Center from May 1994. Prior to that, Mr. Allen served as Principal of Gaming Associates, Inc. from September 1992. Mr. Robbins has served as Secretary of the Company since 1996 (formerly Assistant Secretary since September 1991). He has also served as President of Racing of Hollywood Park Operating Company since February 1994, Executive Vice President of Hollywood Park Operating Company since 1988, and Secretary of Hollywood Park Operating Company since July 1991. Mr. Robbins served as President of the Company from September 1991 to December 1998; General Manager, Hollywood Park Operating Company from 1986 to February 1994. Executive Compensation The following tables summarize the annual and long-term compensation of, and stock options held by, Hollywood Park's Chief Executive Officer and the two additional most highly compensated executive officers whose annual salaries and bonuses exceeded $100,000 in total during the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (collectively, the "Named Officers"). Summary Compensation Table
Long Term Annual Compensation Compensation Awards ----------------- ------------ Securities Underlying Name and Principal Salary Bonus Other Annual Options/ All Other Position Year ($) ($) Compensation SARs (#) Compensation - ------------------ ---- -------- -------- ------------ ------------ ------------ R.D. Hubbard 1998 $500,000 $160,000 $0 50,000 $ 2,370(a) Chairman of the Board 1997 400,000 40,235 0 45,000 4,740 and Chief Executive 1996 400,000 0 0 85,000 0 Officer G. Michael Finnigan 1998 $307,600 $ 75,000 $0 35,000 $23,633(b) President, Sports and 1997 307,608 0 0 25,000 3,555 Entertainment, Executive 1996 262,608 25,000 0 40,000 0 Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer Donald M. Robbins 1998 $295,000 $ 35,000 $0 15,000 $30,484(c) President of Hollywood 1997 295,008 0 0 25,000 3,373 Park, Inc., President of 1996 250,008 25,000 0 40,000 0 Racing and Secretary
- -------- (a) Reflects Company matching contributions under the Hollywood Park 401(k) Plan. (b) Includes Company matching contribution under the Hollywood Park 401(k) Plan of $2,370, and $21,262 of distribution related to the termination of the Company's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (c) Includes Company matching contribution under the Hollywood Park 401(k) Plan of $2,249, and $28,235 of distribution related to the termination of the Company's Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. On January 1, 1999, the Company appointed Paul Alanis as President and Chief Operating Officer and Michael Allen as Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Company's Gaming Division. Mr. Alanis' annual base salary will be $600,000 and Mr. Allen's will be $400,000. Mr. Alanis and Mr. Allen were granted stock options to purchase 400,000 and 200,000 shares, respectively, on September 10, 1998, but they were not eligible to exercise any of the options until January 1, 1999. 75 Stock Option Plans. In 1993 and 1996, the stockholders of Hollywood Park adopted Stock Options Plans, which provided for the issuance of up to 625,000 and 900,000 shares of Hollywood Park common stock upon exercise of the options, respectively. Except for the provisions governing the number of shares issuable thereunder, and except for certain provisions which reflect changes in tax and securities laws, the provisions of the Stock Option Plans are substantially similar. The Hollywood Park Stock Option Plans are administered and terms of option grants are established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. Under the Hollywood Park Stock Option Plans, options alone or coupled with stock appreciation rights may be granted to selected key employees, directors, consultants and advisors of Hollywood Park. Options become exercisable according to a vesting period as determined by the Compensation Committee at the date of grant, and expire on the earlier of one month after termination of employment, six months after the death or permanent disability of the optionee, or the expiration of the fixed option term set by the Compensation Committee at the grant date (not to exceed ten years from the grant date). The exercise prices of all options granted under the Hollywood Park Stock Options Plans are determined by the Compensation Committee on the grant date, provided that the exercise price of an incentive stock option may not be less than the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. As of December 31, 1998, all of the 625,000 shares eligible for issuance under the 1993 Stock Option Plan had either been issued or were subject to outstanding options, and of the 900,000 shares eligible for issuance under the 1996 Stock Option Plan, 260,688 were subject to outstanding options. In addition, 965,674 and 352,017 shares of Hollywood Park common stock are issuable upon exercise of options granted under pre-merger plans of Boomtown and Casino Magic, respectively, which Hollywood Park assumed in each Merger, Hollywood Park has filed registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission covering an aggregate of 2,465,853 shares of Hollywood Park common stock issuable upon exercise of options granted under the Hollywood Park Stock Option Plans, the Stock Option Plans of Boomtown and the Stock Option Plans of Casino Magic. Options/SAR Grants In Last Fiscal Year. The following table summarizes the option grants to Named Officers and Messrs. Alanis and Allen during the year ended December 31, 1998:
Potential Realizable Value of Assumed Annual Rates of Stock Price Appreciation Individual Grants for Option Term - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- Percent of Total Number of Options/ Securities SARs Underlying Granted to Options/SARs Employees Exercise of Granted in Fiscal Base Price Expiration Name (#) Year ($/Sh) Date 5% ($) 10% ($) - ---- ------------ ---------- ----------- -------------- ------------- -------------- R.D. Hubbard............ 50,000 5% $13.6250 Feb 3, 2008 $ 428,000 $1,086,000 G. Michael Finnigan..... 35,000 3% 13.6250 Feb. 3, 2008 300,000 760,000 Paul R. Alanis.......... 300,000 29% 10.1875 Sept. 10, 2008 1,922,000 4,871,000 100,000 10% 18.0000 Sept. 10, 2008 1,132,000 2,869,000 J. Michael Allen........ 150,000 14% 10.1875 Sept. 10, 2008 961,000 2,435,000 50,000 5% 18.0000 Sept. 10, 2008 566,000 1,434,000 Donald M. Robbins....... 15,000 1% 13.6250 Feb. 3, 2008 129,000 326,000
76 Aggregated Options/SAR Exercises in Last Fiscal Year and Fiscal Year-End Options/SAR Values. The following table sets forth information with respect to the exercise of stock options during the year ended December 31, 1998, and the final year end value of unexercised options. None of the Named Officers exercised, nor held, stock appreciation rights during the year ended December 31, 1998.
Value of Number of Unexercised Securities In-the Money Shares Underlying Option/SARs Acquired Options/SARs At Fiscal On Value At Fiscal Year-End ($) Exercise Realized Year-End (#) Exercisable/ Name (#) ($) Exercisable/Unexercisable Unexercisable (a) - ---- -------- -------- ------------------------- ----------------- R.D. Hubbard............ 0 $0 71,688/108,332 $0/$0 G. Michael Finnigan..... 0 0 60,001/64,999 $0/$0 Paul R. Alanis.......... 0 0 100,000/300,000 $0/$0 J. Michael Allen........ 0 0 50,000/150,000 $0/$0 Donald M. Robbins....... 0 0 60,001/44,999 $0/$0
- -------- (a) Represents the difference between the market price of Hollywood Park Common Stock on December 31, 1998, and the exercise price of the options. Pension Plan
Years of Qualified Service --------------------------------------- Final Average Annual Salary 10 15 20 25 30 - --------------------------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- $100,000................................ $24,745 $37,118 $49,490 $61,863 $66,863 $150,000 to $500,000 (a)................ 37,995 56,993 75,990 94,988 102,488
- -------- (a) Under current provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, the maximum average salary that may be used in calculating retirement benefits in 1996 was $150,000. Benefits accrued on April 1, 1994 (based on prior compensation limits) are grandfathered. Pension benefits were frozen as of September 1, 1996, for all plan participants, except retained participants, whose benefits were frozen as of December 31, 1996. Hollywood Park elected to terminate the Hollywood Park Pension Plan (the "Pension Plan") as of January 31, 1997. Accrued Pension Plan benefits were frozen as of September 1, 1996, for all Pension Plan participants, except retained participants, (participants who, because of legal requirements, including the provisions of the National Labor Relation Act, are represented by a collective bargaining agent) whose benefits were frozen as of December 31, 1996. The Pension Plan was a non-contributory, defined benefit plan covering employees of Hollywood Park, Inc., and all employees of HPOC, not eligible for participation in a multi-employer defined benefit plan, who met the Pension Plan's service requirement. R.D. Hubbard, G. Michael Finnigan, and Donald M. Robbins, are the only officers or directors of the Company who participated in the Pension Plan, and their Pension Plan benefits were frozen as of September 1, 1996, and as of that date, Messrs. Hubbard, Finnigan and Robbins had two, six and ten years, respectively, of qualified years of service. Only amounts earned by Messrs. Hubbard, Finnigan and Robbins listed under "Annual Compensation-Salary" as shown in the Summary Compensation table, were considered in determining their Pension Plan benefit levels. The amounts listed in the above pension Plan table are estimated annual retirement benefits under the Pension Plan (assuming payments were made on the normal life annuity basis, and not under the provisions on survivor benefits) at a normal retirement age of 65 in 1996, after various years of qualified service, at selected average annual compensation levels. However, due to the Pension Plan benefits being frozen as of September 1, 77 1996, and based on their actual years of qualified service, and annual compensation levels, Messrs. Hubbard, Finnigan and Robbins annual benefits, expressed as a joint and survivor annuity payment, starting at age 65, are $7,521, $29,082 and $51,009, respectively. The amounts required to fund the pension Plan were determined actuarially, and were paid by Hollywood Park to a life insurance company under an unallocated annuity contract. Effective January 31, 1997, in conjunction with the termination of the Pension Plan, Hollywood Park elected to terminate its non-qualified Supplementary Employment Retirement Plan (the "SERP"). The SERP was an unfunded plan, established primarily for the purpose of restoring the retirement benefits for highly compensated employees that were eliminated by the Internal Revenue Service in 1994, when the maximum annual earnings allowed for qualified pension plans was reduced to $150,000 from $235,850. Messes. Hubbard, Finnigan and Robbins participated in the SERP, prior to its termination. Director Compensation. All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Directors are entitled to receive, and in 1998 received, an annual retainer of $25,000 per year plus a $1,000 for each Board meeting attended, which they may take in cash or in deferred compensation under Hollywood Park's Directors Deferred Compensation Plan as outlined below. In addition, members of the Executive Committee, Audit Committee and Compensation Committee receive $1,000 for each committee meeting attended, and such amounts are also eligible for the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Furthermore, directors and their guests are entitled, without charge, to use the Directors' Room at the Hollywood Park Race Track, which is open on weekends and holidays during the racing season. On December 16, 1998, each of Messrs. Johnson, Manfuso, M. Ornest, Parrott, Reitnouer, Sarkowsky, Torguson and Williamson was granted a non-qualified stock option to purchase 2,000 shares of Hollywood Park common stock at an exercise price of $8.75 per share. One-third of the shares purchasable upon exercise of these options was vested on the grant date, with an additional one-third to vest on each of the first and second anniversary of the grant date. All of these options expire on the tenth anniversary of the grant date and (except for the options granted to Messrs. Johnson, Reitnouer, and Williamson) were granted under the Hollywood Park 1996 Stock Option Plan. Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Participation in Hollywood Park's Directors Deferred Compensation Plan is limited to directors of Hollywood Park and each eligible director may elect to defer all or a portion of his annual retainer and any fees for meetings attended. Any such deferred compensation is credited to a deferred compensation account, either in cash or in shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock, at each director's election. As of the date the director's compensation would otherwise have been paid, and depending on the director's election, the director's deferred compensation account will be credited with either (i) cash, (ii) the number of full and/or fractional shares of Hollywood Park common stock obtained by dividing the amount of the director's compensation for the calendar quarter or month which he elected to defer, by the average of the closing price of Hollywood Park common stock on the principal stock exchange on which the Company's common stock listed (or, if the common shares are not listed on a stock exchange, the NASDAQ National Market System) on the last ten business days of the calendar quarter or month for which such compensation is payable or (iii) a combination of cash and shares of Hollywood Park common stock as described in clause (i) and (iii). All cash amounts credited to the director's deferred compensation account bear interest at an amount to be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors. If a director has elected to receive shares of Hollywood Park common stock in lieu of his retainer, such director's deferred compensation account is credited at the end of each calendar quarter with the number of full and/or fractional shares of Hollywood Park common stock obtained by dividing the dividends which would have been paid on the shares credited to the director's deferred compensation account as of the dividend record date, if any, occurring during such calendar quarter is such shares had been shares of issued and outstanding Hollywood Park common stock on such date, by the closing price of the Hollywood Park common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on the date such dividend(s) was paid. In addition, if Hollywood Park declares a 78 dividend payable in shares of Hollywood Park common stock, the director's deferred compensation account is credited at the end of each calendar quarter with the number of full and/or fractional shares of Hollywood Park common stock which such shares would have been entitled to if such shares had been shares of issued and outstanding Hollywood Park common stock on the record date for such stock dividend(s). Participating directors do not have any interest in the cash and/or Hollywood Park common stock credited to their deferred compensation accounts until distributed in accordance with the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan, nor do they have any voting rights with respect to such shares until shares credited to their deferred compensation accounts are distributed. The rights of a director to receive payments under the Deferred Compensation Plan are no greater than the rights of an unsecured general creditor of Hollywood Park. Each participating director may elect to have the aggregate amount of cash and shares credited to his deferred compensation account distributed to him in one lump sum payment or in a number of approximately equal annual installments over a period of time not to exceed fifteen years. The lump sum payment or the first installment will be paid as of the first business day of the calendar quarter immediately following the cessation of the director's service as a director of Hollywood Park. Prior to the beginning of any calendar year, a director may elect to change the method of distribution, but amounts credited to a director's account prior to the effective date of such change may not be affected, but rather will be distributed in accordance with the election of the time such amounts were credited to the director's deferred compensation account. The maximum number of shares of Hollywood Park common stock that can be issued pursuant to the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan is 125,000 shares. Hollywood Park is not required to reserve or set aside funds or shares of Hollywood Park common stock for the payment of its obligations pursuant to the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan. Hollywood Park is obligated to make available, as and when required, a sufficient number of shares of common stock to meet the needs of the Directors Plan. The shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock to be issued under the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan may be either authorized and unissued shares or reacquired shares. Amendment, modification or termination of the Directors Deferred compensation Plan may not (1) adversely affect any eligible director's rights with respect to amounts then credited to his account or (2) accelerate any payments or distributions under the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (except with regard to bona fide financial hardships). Amendment, modification or termination of the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan may not (i) adversely affect any eligible director's rights with respect to amounts then credited to his account or (ii) accelerate any payments or distributions under the Directors Deferred Compensation Plan (except with regard to bona fide financial hardships). Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment and Change-in-Control Arrangement. The Company has entered into a three-year employment agreement with G. Michael Finnigan, effective January 1, 1999. Mr. Finnigan's annual compensation will be $400,000 with an annual bonus of up to $200,000. The bonus is payable as follows: (a) an amount in the discretion of the Board in the initial year, and (b) in the remaining years, $100,000 based on the Realty Investment Group, Inc.'s (a subsidiary of the Company) performance and $100,000 at the discretion of the Board. If Mr. Finnigan terminates his employment for good reason (including certain change of control events), or if the Company terminates him without cause, Mr. Finnigan will receive his annual compensation for one year (including salary and bonus), with health and disability insurance coverage for six months. Mr. Finnigan will also immediately vest in all stock option grants. The Company has entered into a three year employment agreement with Paul Alanis, effective January 1, 1999. Mr. Alanis's annual compensation will be $600,000, with an annual bonus of not less than $100,000 and up to $600,000. The bonus is payable as follows: (a) $100,000 if Mr. Alanis remains employed by Hollywood Park for the year in question; (b) $200,000 based on the Company's actual earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization as compared to budget, and not exceeding the capital budget; and (c) the remaining $300,000 to awarded at the discretion of the Board of Directors. If Mr. Alanis terminates his 79 employment for good reason, or if the Company terminates Mr. Alanis without cause, Mr. Alanis will receive an annual salary of $700,000 through the balance of the contract period, and retain his health and disability insurance for six months after termination. Mr. Alanis will also immediately vest in all stock option grants. If Mr. Alanis terminates his employment upon failure to be promoted to the Company's Chief Executive Officer by December 31, 1999, he will be entitled to lump sum severance payments of $700,000, and continued health and disability insurance coverage for six months. Mr. Alanis would also immediately vest in 75% of the 400,000 options granted to him on September 10, 1998. The Company has also entered into a three-year employment agreement with J. Michael Allen, effective January 1, 1999. Mr. Allen's annual compensation will be $400,000 with a possible bonus of up to $200,000. The bonus is payable as follows: (a) $100,000 based on the company's actual earnings before interest, taxes depreciation and amortization as compared to budget, and not exceeding the capital budget, and (b) $100,000 at the discretion of the Board of Directors. If Mr. Allen terminates his employment for good reason, or if the Company terminates him without cause, and so long as he does not compete with the Company or its subsidiaries in the gaming business prior to the end of the employment contract term, he will be entitled to $400,000 per year for the balance of employment contract term, with health and disability insurance coverage for six months. Mr. Allen will also immediately vest in all stock option grants. If Mr. Allen terminates his employment due to Mr. Alanis's failure to be promoted to the Company's Chief Executive Officer by December 31, 1999, he will receive any accrued but unpaid salary and vacation benefits. Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation. The members of the Compensation Committee currently are Messrs. Johnson, Reitnouer and Williamson. None of the members of the Compensation Committee were officers or employees or former officers or employees of the Company or its subsidiaries. 80 SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The following table sets forth the name, address (address is provided for persons listed as beneficial owners of 5% or more of the outstanding Hollywood Park common stock) and number of shares and percent of the outstanding Hollywood Park common stock beneficially owned as of December 31, 1998, by each person known to the Board of Directors of Hollywood Park to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the outstanding shares of Hollywood Park common stock, each Director, each Named Officer and all current Directors and Executive Officers as a group.
Shares Percent of Beneficially Shares Name and Address of Beneficial Owner Owned(a) Outstanding(b) - ------------------------------------ ------------ -------------- Legg Mason, Inc................................ 2,709,095(c) 10.5% 111 South Calvert Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202 R.D. Hubbard................................... 2,708,821(d) 10.5% Hollywood Park, Inc. 1050 South Prairie Avenue Inglewood, California 90301 State of Wisconsin Investment Board............ 1,611,000(e) 6.2% P.O. Box 7842 Madison, Wisconsin 53707 Timothy J. Parrott............................. 443,716(f) 1.7% J.R. Johnson................................... 380,760(g) 1.5% Michael Ornest................................. 299,833(h) 1.2% Warren B. Williamson........................... 159,917(i) * Lynn P. Reitnouer.............................. 62,000(j) * Herman Sarkowsky............................... 57,938(k) * Robert T. Manfuso.............................. 40,333(l) * Marlin Torguson................................ 30,667(m) * G. Michael Finnigan............................ 97,071(n) * Paul Alanis.................................... 400,000(o) 1.5% J. Michael Allen............................... 50,000(p) * Donald M. Robbins.............................. 67,339(q) * Current Directors and Executive Officers as a group (13 persons)............................ 4,798,416(r) 18.0%
- -------- * Less than one percent (1%) of the outstanding common shares. (a) Reflects the conversion of each of Hollywood Park's outstanding Depository Shares into 0.8333 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock effective August 28, 1997. (b) Assumes exercise of stock options beneficially owned by the named individual or entity into shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock. Based on 25,800,069 shares outstanding as of December 31, 1998. (c) Based upon information provided by the stockholder in Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on February 16, 1999. (d) Includes 89,001 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Hubbard has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (e) Based upon information provided by the stockholder in Schedule 13G filed with the Commission on January 16, 1999. 81 (f) Includes 270,945 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Parrott has the right to acquire pursuant to options assumed by the Company in connection with the Boomtown Merger which are exercisable within sixty days of December 31, 1998. (g) Includes 12,000 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Johnson has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (h) Includes 667 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Ornest has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (i) Includes 12,000 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Williamson has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (j) Includes 12,000 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Reitnouer has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (k) Includes 12,000 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Sarkowsky has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (l) Includes 12,000 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Manfuso has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (m) Includes 30,667 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Torguson has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (n) Includes 71,669 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Finnigan has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (o) Includes 100,000 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Alanis has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (p) Includes 50,000 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Allen has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (q) Includes 65,001 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock which Mr. Robbins has the right to acquire upon the exercise of options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. (r) Includes 737,950 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock of which the Directors and Executive Officers may be deemed to have beneficial ownership following the exercise of options to purchase Hollywood Park Common Stock which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 1998. Excluding such shares, the Directors and Executive Officers of Hollywood Park have beneficial ownership of 4,060,466 shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock, which represents 15.7% of the shares of Hollywood Park Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 1998. 82 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS Since November 1993, we have had an aircraft time sharing agreement with R.D. Hubbard Enterprises, Inc., which is wholly owned by Mr. Hubbard. The agreement automatically renews each month unless either party gives written notice of termination at least two weeks before a renewal date. We reimbursed Hubbard Enterprises approximately $72,000 in 1998 for our use of the aircraft. Timothy J. Parrott purchased 270,738 shares of Boomtown common stock in connection with Boomtown's 1988 acquisition of Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc. (which operates Boomtown Reno). Mr. Parrott paid an aggregate purchase price of $222,000, of which $1,000 was paid in cash and $221,000 was paid by a promissory note secured by a pledge to Boomtown of all of the shares owned by Mr. Parrott. As of October 31, 1998, Mr. Parrott resigned his position as Chairman of Boomtown, and Hollywood Park retained him as a consultant to provide executive consulting services to Hollywood Park relating to gaming and other business issues. Mr. Parrott was retained for a three year period, with an annual retainer of $350,000 with health and disability benefits equivalent to those he received as a Boomtown employee. Mr. Parrott's note will be forgiven in three equal parts on each anniversary of the consulting agreement. In connection with the Boomtown merger, Mr. Parrott was designated as a Board member and continues in that respect. On August 31, 1998, we received a promissory note from Mr. Alanis for up to $3.5 million evidencing a loan we made to Mr. Alanis of approximately $3.2 million to purchase 300,000 shares of our common stock in connection with Mr. Alanis' becoming an officer of Hollywood Park. Mr. Alanis was formerly the President of Horseshoe Gaming, Inc., the manager and a member of Horseshoe Gaming, L.L.C. The promissory note bears interest at the prime interest rate, but is not to exceed 10%. The principal amount of the promissory note, along with any accrued interest, is due in full no later than December 31, 1999. The promissory note is secured by Mr. Alanis' interest in Horseshoe Gaming, L.L.C., which has an approximate value well in excess of $3.5 million. Marlin F. Torguson, who beneficially owned approximately 21.5% of the outstanding common stock of Casino Magic, agreed, in connection with the Casino Magic acquisition, to vote his Casino Magic shares in favor of the acquisition by Hollywood Park. In addition, Mr. Torguson agreed to continue to serve as an employee of Casino Magic for three years following the acquisition, and during such three-year period not to compete with Hollywood Park or Casino Magic in any jurisdictions in which either Hollywood Park or Casino Magic operates. Hollywood Park agreed to appoint Mr. Torguson to the board of directors of Hollywood Park. Hollywood Park has agreed to issue to Mr. Torguson 20,000 shares of Hollywood Park common stock per year during such three-year period and pay him $300,000 per year of such period. In addition, Hollywood Park agreed to grant Mr. Torguson options to acquire 30,000 shares of Hollywood Park common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing price of Hollywood Park common stock on the effective date of the Casino Magic acquisition. The foregoing payments will be made to Mr. Torguson whether or not Hollywood Park or Casino Magic terminates Mr. Torguson's employment (except for a termination for cause). 83 DESCRIPTION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS Bank Credit Facility In connection with the acquisition of Casino Magic, we entered into the Bank Credit Facility with a group of banks (the "Banks") for whom Bank of America NT&SA acts as Administrative Agent. The Bank Credit Facility provides us with a revolving line of credit of up to $300 million, with a letter of credit sub- facility of $30 million and swing line sub-facility of $10 million provided by the Administrative Agent. Under the terms of the Bank Credit Facility, now that we have been approved to receive the gaming license in Indiana, we may request that the line of credit be increased to $375 million. The Bank Credit Facility matures December 31, 2003; however, the Banks have the right to terminate the line of credit upon a "Change in Control", as defined in the Bank Credit Facility. The commitment under the revolving line of credit will be reduced by $15 million, commencing March 31, 2001, and on the last day of each third calendar month thereafter until December 31, 2002. Commencing on March 31, 2003 and on the last day of each third calendar month thereafter, the amount available for borrowing under the line of credit will decrease by $25 million. If the facility has been increased, the reduction amounts are to be increased proportionately. The annual interest rate under the Bank Credit Facility is determined, at the Company's election, by reference to the "Eurodollar Rate" (for Eurodollar loans) (for interest periods of one, two, three or six months) or the "Alternate Base Rate" (for Base Rate loans), as these terms are defined in the Bank Credit Facility, plus margins that vary depending on the Company's ratio of funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"). With a funded debt to EBITDA ratio of less than 2.00 to 1.00, the margin for Eurodollar loans is 1.00% and nothing for Base Rate loans. The margin for each type of loan will increase by 25 basis points (except the initial increase in the margin for Base Rate loans, which increases by 12.5 basis points) for each 50 basis point increase in the funded debt to EBITDA ratio. The maximum margin for Eurodollar loans is 2.25%, and for Base Rate loans is 1.125%. The margin for the period October 15, 1998, through November 30, 1998, for Eurodollar loans was 2.00% and 0.875% for Base Rate loans. Effective December 1, 1998 through February 28, 1999, the margins are 2.25% and 1.125% for Eurodollar and Base Rate loans, respectively. After giving effect to this offering, the margins would continue to be 2.25% and 1.125% for Eurodollar and Base Rate loans, respectively. The commitment fee for the facility also varies based on the ratio of funded debt to EBITDA, starting from 25 basis points when the ratio is less than 2.00, and increasing by 6.25 basis points for the first two increases in the ratio of 50 basis points, then remaining unchanged for the next 50 basis points increase in the ratio, and thereafter increasing by 6.25 basis points for each 50 basis points increase in the ratio, up to a maximum of 50 basis points. Our obligations under the Bank Credit Facility are guaranteed by all of our significant subsidiaries (except Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. and Casino Magic Neuquen) and are secured by a first lien and security interest on substantially all of our assets and the assets of our significant subsidiaries, except for specified permitted liens incurred in connection with, or existing at the time of, acquisition of property or subsidiaries. The Bank Credit Facility imposes various customary affirmative covenants on us and our subsidiaries, including among others, reporting covenants, covenants to maintain insurance, comply with laws, maintain properties and other covenants customary in commercial bank financings of this type. The Bank Credit Facility imposes various negative covenants on us and our subsidiaries including, without limitation: (1) restrictions on the payment of subordinated obligations, (2) disposition of property, (3) mergers, (4) hostile acquisitions, (5) payment of dividends and other distributions, (6) change in the nature of our business, (7) restrictions on the incurrence of additional debt and guaranties of debt, (8) restrictions on capital expenditures and operating leases, (9) restrictions on investments, (10) restrictions on transactions with affiliates, (11) restrictions on liens and negative pledges, and (12) restrictions on amendments and modifications 84 of subordinated indebtedness. In addition, we must comply with various financial covenants, including interest coverage ratio, and funded debt to EBITDA ratio. Events of default under the Bank Credit Facility include, among other things: (1) failure to make payments when due, (2) breach of representations or warranties, (3) events of insolvency, (4) failure to pay other debt for borrowed money, or other breach or default under agreements for such other debt allowing the holder or lender to accelerate its maturity, or require such debt to be redeemed or repurchased, (5) final judgment in an amount in excess of $1.0 million which has not been stayed or satisfied within 30 days, (6) revocation of the licenses affecting gaming operations accounting for 5% or more of consolidated gross revenues, and (7) failure to comply with covenants. Hollywood Park 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes On August 6, 1997, we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, Hollywood Park Operating Company, jointly issued $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes. These notes bear interest at 9 1/2% per year, and interest is payable on each February 1 and August 1. The 9 1/2% Notes may be redeemed, at our option and at the option of Hollywood Park Operating Company, in whole or in part, on or after August 1, 2002 at the following premiums over face: (1) on and after August 1, 2002, but before August 1, 2003: 104.75%; (2) on and after August 1, 2003, but before August 1, 2004: 102.375%; (3) on and after August 1, 2004, but before August 1, 2005: 101.188%; and (4) on and after August 1, 2005, and thereafter: 100%. Our obligations and those of Hollywood Park Operating Company on the 9 1/2% Notes are not secured by any of our assets, but are guaranteed by all of our material restricted subsidiaries. The 9 1/2% Notes are governed by an indenture dated August 1, 1997, as amended, which contains covenants limiting the ability of Hollywood Park and Hollywood Park Operating Company and their respective subsidiaries to incur additional debt, issue preferred stock, pay dividends or make certain distributions, repurchase their stock, grant liens on their property, enter into certain transactions with their affiliates, sell assets or enter into mergers or consolidations, or sell stock in their subsidiaries. The indenture also requires that we and Hollywood Park Operating Company offer to repurchase the 9 1/2% Notes upon a change of control, as defined in the indenture. In a supplemental indenture dated February 5, 1999, the indenture was amended to make changes consented to by holders of the 9 1/2% Notes in the consent solicitation. Events of default under the indenture include: (1) failure to make payments on the 9 1/2% Notes when due, (2) failure to comply with covenants, (3) failure to pay other debt of $10 million or more, or default under such debt resulting in acceleration of the maturity of such debt, (4) failure to satisfy or discharge any final judgment in excess of $10 million, and (5) occurrence of certain insolvency events. Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. 13% First Mortgage Notes On August 22, 1996, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., our indirect wholly- owned subsidiary which owns and operates Casino Magic Bossier, issued and sold $115,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 13% First Mortgage Notes due 2003. The Louisiana Notes provide for interest at 13% per year, payable semi-annually on each February 15 and August 15, and at maturity. The Louisiana Notes also provide for contingent interest in the amount of 5% of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp.'s "Adjusted Consolidated Cash Flow", as defined in the indenture for the Louisiana Notes, for the "Accrual Period", which is generally the six month period ending December 31 or June 30, as the case may be. The contingent interest is payable on each interest payment date, but may be deferred at the option of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., if and to the extent that: (1) the payment of such contingent interest will cause Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp.'s "Adjusted Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" for the most recently completed four full fiscal quarters preceding such interest payment date to be less than 1.5 to 1.0 on a pro forma basis, giving effect to the payment of such contingent interest, and (2) the principal amount of the Louisiana Notes to which such contingent interest relates has not then matured or otherwise become due and payable. "Adjusted Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" is defined in the indenture as the ratio obtained by dividing the "Adjusted Consolidated Cash Flow" by the "Fixed Charges." 85 The aggregate contingent interest payable in any Accrual Period is reduced by the portion of such interest that relates to Louisiana Notes that were not outstanding as of the record date, each February 1 and August 1, preceding such interest payment date. The Louisiana Notes are secured by a first priority lien and security interest in substantially all of the assets of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., including the Bossier riverboat. Jefferson Casino Corporation, the immediate parent of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., guarantees the Louisiana Notes and the guarantee is secured by all of the assets of Jefferson Casino Corporation, including all of the capital stock of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. The Louisiana Notes are governed by an indenture which contains certain covenants limiting the ability of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. and its subsidiaries to engage in any line of business other than the gaming business and activities incidental to it, to borrow additional moneys or otherwise become liable for additional debt, to pay dividends, issue preferred stock, make investments and certain types of payments, to grant liens in their property or enter into mergers or consolidations, or to enter into certain specified transactions with their affiliates. The covenants also limit the ability of Jefferson Casino Corporation to engage in any business other than owning the stock of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. or to incur any debt or make any investments. The indenture also contains covenants which require Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. to make an offer to repurchase the Louisiana Notes upon certain sales of assets, casualty losses and changes in the control of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. or Jefferson Casino Corporation. Our acquisition of Casino Magic resulted in a change in control. Accordingly, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. offered to repurchase the Louisiana Notes. The offer expired on December 23, 1998 and holders of an aggregate principal amount of approximately $2.1 million principal amount of Louisiana Notes accepted the offer. The indenture provides for certain events of default which include failure to pay interest or contingent interest due on the Louisiana Notes, failure to pay the principal or premium on the Louisiana Notes at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise, failure to comply with the covenants contained in the indenture, failure to pay certain other indebtedness, failure to satisfy a final judgment, breach of any material representation or warranty in the indenture and related documents, becoming insolvent or seeking relief under any bankruptcy laws, and failure to continue operations. The Louisiana Notes may only be redeemed at the option of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. after August 14, 2000, at the following redemption prices: (1) after August 14, 2000, and before August 15, 2001: 106.5%; (2) after August 14, 2001, and before August 15, 2002: 104.332%, and (3) after August 14, 2002: 102.166%. Upon any acceleration of the maturity of the Louisiana Notes as a result of an event of default caused by the willful action or inaction of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., the applicable redemption premiums set forth above will also become due and payable in addition to the principal and other amounts otherwise due on the Louisiana Notes. In the event of an acceleration of the maturity of the Louisiana Notes as a result of a willful default before August 15, 2000, when the Louisiana Notes may not be redeemed at the option of Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., the following premiums will apply: (1) after August 14, 1998, and before August 15, 1999: 109.750%, and (2) after August 14, 1999, and before August 15, 2000: 108.125%. 86 THE EXCHANGE OFFER General The Company hereby offers, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (which together constitute the exchange offer (the "Exchange Offer")), to exchange up to $350 million aggregate principal amount of Exchange Notes for a like aggregate principal amount of Old Notes properly tendered on or prior to the Expiration Date (as defined below) and not withdrawn as permitted pursuant to the procedures described below. The Exchange Offer is being made with respect to all of the Old Notes. As of the date of this prospectus, $350 million aggregate principal amount of the Old Notes is outstanding. This prospectus, together with the Letter of Transmittal, is first being sent on or about , 1999, to all holders of Old Notes known to the Company. The Company's obligation to accept Old Notes for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer is subject to certain conditions set forth under "--Certain Conditions to the Exchange Offer" below. The Company currently expects that each of the conditions will be satisfied and that no waivers will be necessary. Purpose of the Exchange Offer The Old Notes were issued on February 18, 1999 (the "Issuance Date") in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Accordingly, the Old Notes may not be reoffered, resold, or otherwise transferred unless so registered or unless an applicable exemption from the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act is available. In connection with the issuance and sale of the Old Notes, the Company entered into the Registration Rights Agreement, which requires that: . the Company file with the Commission a registration statement relating to the Exchange Offer not later than 45 days after the date of issuance of the Old Notes, and . the Company use its best efforts to cause the registration statement relating to the Exchange Offer to become effective under the Securities Act not later than 150 days after the date of issuance of the Old Notes, and . the Exchange Offer be consummated not later than 30 business days after the target date for the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, . or, if obligated to file a shelf registration statement, that the Company use its best efforts to file the shelf registration statement with the Commission within 30 days after such filing obligation arises and to cause the shelf registration statement to be declared effective within 90 days after such obligation arises. A copy of the Registration Rights Agreement has been filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. The Exchange Offer is being made by the Company to satisfy its obligations with respect to the Registration Rights Agreement. The term "holder," with respect to the Exchange Offer, means any person in whose name Old Notes are registered on the books of the Company or any other person who has obtained a properly completed bond power from the registered holder, or any person whose Old Notes are held of record by The Depository Trust Company. Other than pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is not required to file any registration statement to register any outstanding Old Notes. Holders of Old Notes who do not tender their Old Notes or whose Old Notes are tendered but not accepted would have to rely on exemptions to registration requirements under the securities laws, including the Securities Act, if they wish to sell their Old Notes. The Company is making the Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the staff of the Commission as set forth in certain interpretive letters addressed to third parties in other transactions. However, the Company 87 has not sought its own interpretive letter and there can be no assurance that the staff would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as it has in such interpretive letters to third parties. Based on these interpretations by the Staff, the Company believes that the Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by a Holder (other than any Holder who is a broker-dealer or an "affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Securities Act) without further compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, provided that such Exchange Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such Holder's business and that such Holder is not participating, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in a distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of such Exchange Notes, as to which such Holder must acknowledge. See "--Resale of Exchange Notes". Any holder who is an affiliate of the Company or who tenders in the Exchange Offer for the purpose of participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes cannot rely on such interpretation by the staff of the Commission and must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale transaction. Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. See "Plan of Distribution". Terms of the Exchange The Company hereby offers to exchange, subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Letter of Transmittal accompanying this prospectus, $1,000 in principal amount of Exchange Notes for each $1,000 in principal amount of the Old Notes. The terms of the Exchange Notes are identical in all material respects to the terms of the Old Notes for which they may be exchanged pursuant to this Exchange Offer, except that the Exchange Notes will generally be freely transferable by holders thereof and will not be subject to any covenant regarding registration. The Exchange Notes will evidence the same indebtedness as the Old Notes and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture. See "Description of Notes". The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum aggregate principal amount of Old Notes being tendered for exchange. Tendering holders of the Old Notes will be required to make the acknowledgements referred to in the last paragraph of the heading "--Purpose of the Exchange Offer." Tendering holders of the Old Notes shall not be required to pay brokerage commissions or fees or, subject to the instructions in the Letter of Transmittal, transfer taxes with respect to the exchange of the Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. Expiration Date; Extension; Termination; Amendment The Exchange Offer will expire at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on , 1999, unless the Company, in its sole discretion, has extended the period of time for which the Exchange Offer is open (such date, as it may be extended, is referred to herein as the "Expiration Date"). The Expiration Date will be at least 20 business days after the commencement of the Exchange Offer in accordance with Rule 14e-1(a) under the Exchange Act. The Company expressly reserves the right, at any time or from time to time, to extend the period of time during which the Exchange Offer is open, and thereby delay acceptance for exchange of any Old Notes, by giving oral or written notice to the Exchange Agent and by timely public announcement no later than 9:00 a.m. New York City time, on the next business day after the previously scheduled Expiration Date. During any such extension, all Old Notes previously tendered will remain subject to the Exchange Offer unless properly withdrawn. The Company expressly reserves the right to . terminate or amend the Exchange Offer and not to accept for exchange any Old Notes not theretofore accepted for exchange upon the occurrence of any of the events specified below under "Certain Conditions to the Exchange Offer" which have not been waived by the Company and . amend the terms of the Exchange Offer in any manner. 88 If any such termination or amendment occurs and is determined by the Company to be a material change, the Company will notify the Exchange Agent and will either issue a press release or give oral or written notice to the holders of the Old Notes as promptly as practicable. For purposes of the Exchange Offer, a "business day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or a date on which banking institutions are required or authorized by New York State law to be closed, and consists of the time period from 12:01 a.m. through 12:00 midnight, New York City time. Unless the Company terminates the Exchange Offer prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on the Expiration Date, the Company will exchange the Exchange Notes for the Old Notes on the Exchange Date. Interest on Exchange Notes The Exchange Notes will bear interest from their date of issuance. Interest will accrue on the Old Notes that are tendered in exchange for the Exchange Notes through the issue date of the Exchange Notes. Holders of Old Notes that are accepted for exchange will not receive interest that is accrued but unpaid on the Old Notes at the time of exchange, but such interest will be payable, together with interest on the Exchange Notes, on the first interest payment date after the Expiration Date. Interest on the Exchange Notes will be payable semi-annually on each February 15 and August 15, commencing on August 15, 1999. Procedures for Tendering Old Notes The tender to the Company of Old Notes by a holder thereof as set forth below and the acceptance thereof by the Company will constitute a binding agreement between the tendering holder and the Company upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this prospectus and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal. A holder of Old Notes may tender the same by . properly completing and signing the Letter of Transmittal or a facsimile thereof (all references in this prospectus to the Letter of Transmittal shall be deemed to include a facsimile thereof) and delivering the same, together with the certificate or certificates representing the Old Notes being tendered and any required signature guarantees and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal, to the Exchange Agent (as defined below) at its address set forth below on or prior to the Expiration Date (or complying with the procedure for book-entry transfer described below) or . complying with the guaranteed delivery procedures described below. The method of delivery of Old Notes, Letters of Transmittal and all other required documents is at the election and risk of the holders. If such delivery is by mail, it is recommended that registered mail properly insured, with return receipt requested, be used. In all cases, sufficient time should be allowed to insure timely delivery. No Old Notes or Letters of Transmittal should be sent to the Company. If tendered Old Notes are registered in the name of the signer of the Letter of Transmittal and the Exchange Notes to be issued in exchange therefor are to be issued (and any untendered Old Notes are to be reissued) in the name of the registered holder (which term, for the purposes described herein, shall include any participant in The Depository Trust Company (also referred to as a "book- entry transfer facility") whose name appears on a security listing as the owner of Old Notes), the signature of such signer need not be guaranteed. In any other case, the tendered Old Notes must be endorsed or accompanied by written instruments of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and duly executed by the registered holder, and the signature on the endorsement or instrument of transfer must be guaranteed by a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association, clearing agency or other institution (each an "Eligible Institution") that is a member of a recognized signature guarantee medallion program within the meaning of Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act. If the Exchange Notes and/or Old Notes not exchanged are to be delivered to an address other than that of 89 the registered holder appearing on the note register for the Old Notes, the signature in the Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by an Eligible Institution. The Exchange Agent will make a request within two business days after the date of receipt of this prospectus to establish accounts with respect to the Old Notes at the book-entry transfer facility for the purpose of facilitating the Exchange Offer, and subject to the establishment thereof, any financial institution that is a participant in the book-entry transfer facility's system may make book-entry delivery of Old Notes by causing such book-entry transfer facility to transfer such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account with respect to the Old Notes in accordance with the book-entry transfer facility's procedures for such transfer. Although delivery of Old Notes may be effected through book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent's account at the book-entry transfer facility, an appropriate Letter of Transmittal with any required signature guarantee and all other required documents must in each case be transmitted to and received or confirmed by the Exchange Agent at its address set forth below on or prior to the Expiration Date, or, if the guaranteed delivery procedures described below are complied with, within the time period provided under such procedures. If a holder desires to accept the Exchange Offer and time will not permit a Letter of Transmittal or Old Notes to reach the Exchange Agent before the Expiration Date or the procedure for book-entry transfer cannot be completed on a timely basis, a tender may be effected if the Exchange Agent has received at its address set forth below on or prior to the Expiration Date, a letter, telegram or facsimile transmission (receipt confirmed by telephone and an original delivered by guaranteed overnight courier) from an Eligible Institution setting forth the name and address of the tendering holder, the names in which the Old Notes are registered and, if possible, the certificate numbers of the Old Notes to be tendered, and stating that the tender is being made thereby and guaranteeing that within three business days after the Expiration Date, the Old Notes in proper form for transfer (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the book-entry transfer facility), will be delivered by such Eligible Institution together with a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal (and any other required documents). Unless Old Notes being tendered by the above-described method are deposited with the Exchange Agent within the time period set forth above (accompanied or preceded by a properly completed Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents), the Company may, at its option, reject the tender. Copies of the notice of guaranteed delivery ("Notice of Guaranteed Delivery") which may be used by Eligible Institutions for the purposes described in this paragraph are available from the Exchange Agent. A tender will be deemed to have been received as of the date when . the tendering holder's properly completed and duly signed Letter of Transmittal accompanied by the Old Notes (or a confirmation of book-entry transfer of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the book- entry transfer facility) is received by the Exchange Agent, or . a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or letter, telegram or facsimile transmission to similar effect (as provided above) from an Eligible Institution is received by the Exchange Agent. Issuances of Exchange Notes in exchange for Old Notes tendered pursuant to a Notice of Guaranteed Delivery or letter, telegram or facsimile transmission to similar effect (as provided above) by an Eligible Institution will be made only against deposit of the Letter of Transmittal (and any other required documents) and the tendered Old Notes. All questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance of Old Notes tendered for exchange will be determined by the Company in its sole discretion, which determination shall be final and binding. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any and all tenders of any particular Old Notes not properly tendered or not to accept any particular Old Notes which acceptance might, in the judgment of the Company or its counsel, be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right to waive any defects or irregularities or conditions of the Exchange Offer as to any particular Old Notes either before or after the Expiration Date (including the right to waive the ineligibility of any holder who seeks to tender Old Notes in the Exchange Offer). The interpretation of the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer (including the Letter 90 of Transmittal and the instructions thereto) by the Company shall be final and binding on all parties. Unless waived, any defects or irregularities in connection with tenders of Old Notes for exchange must be cured within such reasonable period of time as the Company shall determine. Neither the Company, the Exchange Agent nor any other person shall be under any duty to give notification of any defect or irregularity with respect to any tender of Old Notes for exchange, nor shall any of them incur any liability for failure to give such notification. If the Letter of Transmittal is signed by a person or persons other than the registered holder or holders of Old Notes, such Old Notes must be endorsed or accompanied by appropriate powers of attorney, in either case signed exactly as the name or names of the registered holder or holders appear on the Old Notes. If the Letter of Transmittal or any Old Notes or powers of attorney are signed by trustees, executors, administrators, guardians, attorneys-in-fact, officers of corporations or others acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, such persons should so indicate when signing, and, unless waived by the Company, proper evidence satisfactory to the Company of their authority to so act must be submitted. By tendering, each holder will represent to the Company that, among other things: . the Exchange Notes acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer are being acquired in the ordinary course of business of the person receiving such Exchange Notes, whether or not such person is the holder, . that neither the holder nor any such other person has an arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes and . that neither the holder nor any such other person is an "affiliate," as defined under Rule 405 of the Securities Act, of the Company, or if it is an affiliate it will comply with the registration and prospectus requirements of the Securities Act to the extent applicable. Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. See "Plan of Distribution". Terms and Conditions of the Letter of Transmittal The Letter of Transmittal contains, among other things, the following terms and conditions, which are part of the Exchange Offer: The party tendering Notes for exchange (the "Transferor") exchanges, assigns and transfers the Old Notes to the Company and irrevocably constitutes and appoints the Exchange Agent as the Transferor's agent and attorney-in-fact to cause the Old Notes to be assigned, transferred and exchanged. The Transferor represents and warrants that it has full power and authority to tender, exchange, assign and transfer the Old Notes and to acquire Exchange Notes issuable upon the exchange of such tendered Notes, and that, when the same are accepted for exchange, the Company will acquire good and unencumbered title to the tendered Old Notes, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, charges and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claim. The Transferor also warrants that it will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Exchange Agent or the Company to be necessary or desirable to complete the exchange, assignment and transfer of tendered Old Notes or transfer ownership of such Old Notes on the account books maintained by a book-entry transfer facility. The Transferor further agrees that acceptance of any tendered Old Notes by the Company and the issuance of Exchange Notes in exchange therefor shall constitute performance in full by the Company of certain of its obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement. All authority conferred by the Transferor will survive the death or incapacity of the Transferor and every obligation of the Transferor shall be binding upon the heirs, legal representatives, successors, assigns, executors and administrators of such Transferor. 91 The Transferor certifies that it is not an "affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act and that it is acquiring the Exchange Notes offered hereby in the ordinary course of such Transferor's business and that such Transferor has no arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes. Each holder, other than a broker-dealer, must acknowledge that it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, a distribution of Exchange Notes. Each Transferor which is a broker-dealer receiving Exchange Notes for its own account must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. By so acknowledging and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. Withdrawal Rights Tenders of Old Notes may be withdrawn at any time prior to the Expiration Date. For a withdrawal to be effective, a written notice of withdrawal sent by telegram, facsimile transmission (receipt confirmed by telephone) or letter must be received by the Exchange Agent at the address set forth herein prior to the Expiration Date. Any such notice of withdrawal must: . specify the name of the person having tendered the Old Notes to be withdrawn (the "Depositor"), . identify the Old Notes to be withdrawn (including the certificate number or numbers and principal amount of such Old Notes), . specify the principal amount of Notes to be withdrawn, . include a statement that such holder is withdrawing his election to have such Old Notes exchanged, . be signed by the holder in the same manner as the original signature on the Letter of Transmittal by which such Old Notes were tendered or as otherwise described above (including any required signature guarantees) or be accompanied by documents of transfer sufficient to have the Trustee under the Indenture register the transfer of such Old Notes into the name of the person withdrawing the tender, and . specify the name in which any such Old Notes are to be registered, if different from that of the Depositor. The Exchange Agent will return the properly withdrawn Old Notes promptly following receipt of notice of withdrawal. If Old Notes have been tendered pursuant to the procedure for book-entry transfer, any notice of withdrawal must specify the name and number of the account at the book-entry transfer facility to be credited with the withdrawn Old Notes or otherwise comply with the book-entry transfer facility procedure. All questions as to the validity of notices of withdrawals, including time of receipt, will be determined by the Company and such determination will be final and binding on all parties. Any Old Notes so withdrawn will be deemed not to have been validly tendered for exchange for purposes of the Exchange Offer. Any Old Notes which have been tendered for exchange but which are not exchanged for any reason will be returned to the holder thereof without cost to such holder (or, in the case of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent's account at the book-entry transfer facility pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures described above, such Old Notes will be credited to an account with such book- entry transfer facility specified by the holder) as soon as practicable after withdrawal, rejection of tender or termination of the Exchange Offer. Properly withdrawn Old Notes may be retendered by following one of the procedures described under "--Procedures for Tendering Old Notes" above at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date. 92 Acceptance of Old Notes for Exchange; Delivery of Exchange Notes Upon satisfaction or waiver of all of the conditions to the Exchange Offer, the Company will accept, promptly on the Exchange Date, all Old Notes properly tendered and will issue the Exchange Notes promptly after such acceptance. See "--Certain Conditions to the Exchange Offer" below. For purposes of the Exchange Offer, the Company shall be deemed to have accepted properly tendered Old Notes for exchange when, as and if the Company has given oral or written notice thereof to the Exchange Agent. For each Old Note accepted for exchange, the holder of such Old Note will receive an Exchange Note having a principal amount equal to that of the surrendered Old Note. In all cases, issuance of Exchange Notes for Old Notes that are accepted for exchange pursuant to the Exchange Offer will be made only after timely receipt by the Exchange Agent of certificates for such Old Notes or a timely book-entry confirmation of such Old Notes into the Exchange Agent's account at the book- entry transfer facility, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal and all other required documents. If any tendered Old Notes are not accepted for any reason set forth in the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer or if Old Notes are submitted for a greater principal amount than the holder desires to exchange, such unaccepted or non-exchanged Old Notes will be returned without expense to the tendering holder thereof (or, in the case of Old Notes tendered by book-entry transfer into the Exchange Agent's account at the book-entry transfer facility pursuant to the book-entry transfer procedures described above, such non-exchanged Old Notes will be credited to an account maintained with such book-entry transfer facility) as promptly as practicable after the expiration of the Exchange Offer. Certain Conditions to the Exchange Offer Notwithstanding any other provision of the Exchange Offer, or any extension of the Exchange Offer, the Company shall not be required to accept for exchange, or to issue Exchange Notes in exchange for, any Old Notes and may terminate or amend the Exchange Offer (by oral or written notice to the Exchange Agent or by a timely press release) if at any time before the acceptance of such Old Notes for exchange or the exchange of the Exchange Notes for such Old Notes, any of the following conditions exist: (1) any action or proceeding is instituted or threatened in any court or by or before any governmental agency or regulatory authority or any injunction, order or decree is issued with respect to the Exchange Offer which, in the sole judgment of the Company, might materially impair the ability of the Company to proceed with the Exchange Offer or have a material adverse effect on the contemplated benefits of the Exchange Offer to the Company; or (2) any change (or any development involving a prospective change) shall have occurred or be threatened in the business, properties, assets, liabilities, financial condition, operations, results of operations or prospects of the Company that is or may be adverse to the Company, or the Company shall have become aware of facts that have or may have adverse significance with respect to the value of the Old Notes or the Exchange Notes or that may materially impair the contemplated benefits of the Exchange Offer to the Company; or (3) any law, rule or regulation or applicable interpretations of the staff of the Commission is issued or promulgated which, in the good faith determination of the Company, do not permit the Company to effect the Exchange Offer; or (4) any governmental approval has not been obtained, which approval the Company, in its sole discretion, deems necessary for the consummation of the Exchange Offer; or (5) there shall have been proposed, adopted or enacted any law, statute, rule or regulation (or an amendment to any existing law statute, rule or regulation) which, in the sole judgment of the Company, might materially impair the ability of the Company to proceed with the Exchange Offer or have a material adverse effect on the contemplated benefits of the Exchange Offer to the Company; or 93 (6) there shall occur a change in the current interpretation by the staff of the Commission which permits the Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes to be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by holders thereof (other than any such holder that is an "affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 under the Securities Act) without compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery provisions of the Securities Act provided that such Exchange Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such holders' business and such holders have no arrangement with any person to participate in the distribution of such Exchange Notes; or (7) there shall have occurred: . any general suspension of, shortening of hours for, or limitation on prices for, trading in securities on any national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market (whether or not mandatory), . any limitation by any governmental agency or authority which may adversely affect the ability of the Company to complete the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Offer, . a declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks by Federal or state authorities in the United States (whether or not mandatory), . a commencement of a war, armed hostilities or other international or national crisis directly or indirectly involving the United States, . any limitation (whether or not mandatory) by any governmental authority on, or other event having a reasonable likelihood of affecting, the extension of credit by banks or other lending institutions in the United States, or . in the case of any of the foregoing existing at the time of the commencement of the Exchange Offer, a material acceleration or worsening thereof. The Company expressly reserves the right to terminate the Exchange Offer and not accept for exchange any Old Notes upon the occurrence of any of the foregoing conditions (which represent all of the material conditions to the acceptance by the Company of properly tendered Old Notes). In addition, the Company may amend the Exchange Offer at any time prior to the Expiration Date in any respect whether or not any of the conditions set forth above occur. The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Company and maybe asserted by the Company regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition or may be waived by the Company in whole or in part at any time and from time to time in its sole discretion. The failure by the Company at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any such right and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right which maybe asserted at any time and from time to time. If the Company waives or amends the foregoing conditions, it will, if required by law, extend the Exchange Offer for a minimum of five business days from the date that the Company first gives notice, by public announcement or otherwise, of such waiver or amendment, if the Exchange Offer would otherwise expire within such five business-day period. Any determination by the Company concerning the events described above will be final and binding upon all parties. In addition, the Company will not accept for exchange any Old Notes tendered, and no Exchange Notes will be issued in exchange for any such Old Notes, if at such time any stop order shall be threatened or in effect with respect to the Registration Statement of which this prospectus constitutes apart or the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. In any such event the Company is required to use every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal of any stop order at the earliest possible time. The Exchange Offer is not conditioned upon any minimum principal amount of Old Notes being tendered for exchange. 94 Exchange Agent The Bank of New York has been appointed as the "Exchange Agent" for the Exchange Offer. All executed Letters of Transmittal should be directed to the Exchange Agent at one of the addresses set forth below: By Hand/Overnight Courier: By Mail: The Bank of New York The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street 101 Barclay Street, 7E Corporate Trust Services Window Corporate Trust Services Window New York, New York 10286 New York, New York 10286 Attn: Reorganization Section Attn: Reorganization Section
By Facsimile: (212) 815-6339 Attn.: Reorganization Section Telephone: (212) 815-4444 Questions and requests for assistance, requests for additional copies of this prospectus or of the Letter of Transmittal and requests for Notices of Guaranteed Delivery should be directed to the Exchange Agent at the address and telephone number set forth in the Letter of Transmittal. DELIVERY TO AN ADDRESS OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH ON THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, OR TRANSMISSIONS OF INSTRUCTIONS VIA A FACSIMILE OR TELEX NUMBER OTHER THAN THE ONES SET FORTH ON THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, WILL NOT CONSTITUTE A VALID DELIVERY. Solicitation of Tenders; Fees and Expenses The Company has not retained any dealer-manager in connection with the Exchange Offer and will not make any payments to brokers, dealers or others soliciting acceptances of the Exchange Offer. The Company, however, will pay the Exchange Agent reasonable and customary fees for its services and will reimburse it for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith. The Company will also pay brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in forwarding copies of this and other related documents to the beneficial owners of the Old Notes and in handling or forwarding tenders for their customers. The Company will pay all expenses incurred in connection with the Exchange Offer, including fees and expenses of the Exchange Agent, Trustee, registration fees, accounting, legal, printing and related fees and expenses. No person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations in connection with the Exchange Offer other than those contained in this prospectus. If given or made, such information or representations should not be relied upon as having been authorized by the Company. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any exchange made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of the Company since the respective dates as of which information is given herein. The Exchange Offer is not being made to (nor will tenders be accepted from or on behalf of) holders of Old Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Exchange Offer or the acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction. However, the Company may, at its discretion, take such action as it may deem necessary to make the Exchange Offer in any such jurisdiction and extend the Exchange Offer to holders of Old Notes in such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws of which require the Exchange Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Exchange Offer is being made on behalf of the Company by one or more registered brokers or dealers which are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction. 95 Transfer Taxes The Company will pay all transfer taxes, if any, applicable to the exchange of Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. If, however, certificates representing Exchange Notes or Old Notes for principal amounts not tendered or accepted for exchange are to be delivered to, or are to be issued in the name of, any person other than the registered holder of the Old Notes tendered, or if tendered Old Notes are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing the Letter of Transmittal, or if a transfer tax is imposed for any reason other than the exchange of Old Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer, then the amount of any such transfer taxes (whether imposed on the registered holder or any other persons) will be payable by the tendering holder. If satisfactory evidence of payment of such taxes or exemption therefrom is not submitted with the Letter of Transmittal, the amount of such transfer taxes will be billed directly to such tendering holder. Accounting Treatment The Exchange Notes will be recorded at the carrying value of the Old Notes as reflected in the Company's accounting records on the date of the exchange. Accordingly, no gain or loss for accounting purposes will be recognized by the Company upon the exchange of Exchange Notes for Old Notes. Expenses incurred in connection with the issuance of the Exchange Notes will be amortized over the term of the Exchange Notes. Consequences of Failure to Exchange Holders of Old Notes who do not exchange their Old Notes for Exchange Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer of such Old Notes as set forth in the legend thereon. Old Notes not exchanged pursuant to the Exchange Offer will continue to remain outstanding in accordance with their terms. In general, the Old Notes may not be offered or sold unless registered under the Securities Act, except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Company does not currently anticipate that it will register the Old Notes under the Securities Act. Participation in the Exchange Offer is voluntary, and holders of Old Notes should carefully consider whether to participate. Holders of Old Notes are urged to consult their financial and tax advisors in making their own decision on what action to take. As a result of the making of, and upon acceptance for exchange of all validly tendered Old Notes pursuant to the terms of, this Exchange Offer, the Company will have fulfilled a covenant contained in the Registration Rights Agreement to effect the Exchange Offer. Holders of Old Notes who do not tender their Old Notes in the Exchange Offer will continue to hold such Old Notes and will be entitled to all the rights and limitations applicable thereto under the Indenture, except for any such rights under the Registration Rights Agreement that by their terms terminate or cease to have further effectiveness as a result of the making of this Exchange Offer. All untendered Old Notes will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer set forth in the Indenture. To the extent that Old Notes are tendered and accepted in the Exchange Offer, the trading market for untendered Old Notes could be adversely affected. The Company may in the future seek to acquire, subject to the terms of the Indenture, untendered Old Notes in open market or privately negotiated transactions, through subsequent exchange offers or otherwise. The Company has no present plan to acquire any Old Notes which are not tendered in the Exchange Offer. Resale of Exchange Notes The Company is making the Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the staff of the Commission as set forth in certain interpretive letters addressed to third parties in other transactions. However, the Company has not sought its own interpretive letter and there can be no assurance that the Staff would make a similar determination with respect to the Exchange Offer as it has in such interpretive letters to third parties. Based on 96 these interpretations by the staff, the Company believes that the Exchange Notes issued pursuant to the Exchange Offer in exchange for Old Notes may be offered for resale, resold and otherwise transferred by a Holder (other than any Holder who is a broker-dealer or an "affiliate" of the Company within the meaning of Rule 405 of the Securities Act) without further compliance with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act, provided that such Exchange Notes are acquired in the ordinary course of such Holder's business and that such Holder is not participating, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate, in a distribution (within the meaning of the Securities Act) of such Exchange Notes. However, any holder who is an "affiliate" of the Company or who has an arrangement or understanding with respect to the distribution of the Exchange Notes to be acquired pursuant to the Exchange Offer, or any broker-dealer who purchased Old Notes from the Company to resell pursuant to Rule 144A or any other available exemption under the Securities Act: . could not rely on the applicable interpretations of the staff and . must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. A broker-dealer who holds Old Notes that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making or other trading activities may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act and must, therefore, deliver a prospectus meeting the requirements of the Securities Act in connection with any resale of Exchange Notes. Each such broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account in exchange for Old Notes, where such Old Notes were acquired by such broker-dealer as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities, must acknowledge in the Letter of Transmittal that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. See "Plan of Distribution". In addition, to comply with the securities laws of certain jurisdictions, if applicable, the Exchange Notes may not be offered or sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in such jurisdiction or an exemption from registration or qualification is available and is complied with. The Company has agreed, pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement and subject to certain specified limitations therein, to register or qualify the Exchange Notes for offer or sale under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as any holder of the Exchange Notes reasonably requests. Such registration or qualification may require the imposition of restrictions or conditions (including suitability requirements for offers or purchasers) in connection with the offer or sale of any Exchange Notes. 97 DESCRIPTION OF NOTES The Old Notes were issued and the Exchange Notes offered hereby will be issued under an indenture dated as of February 18, 1999 (the "Indenture") among the Company, as issuer, the Guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The terms of the Exchange Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"). The Exchange Notes are subject to all such terms, and holders of the Exchange Notes are referred to the Indenture and the Trust Indenture Act for a statement thereof. The following summary of the material provisions of the Indenture describes the material terms of the Indenture but does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the provisions of the Indenture, including the definitions of certain terms contained therein and those terms made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act. You can find the definitions of certain terms used in this description under the subheading "Certain Definitions." In this description, the word "Company" refers only to Hollywood Park, Inc. and not to any of its subsidiaries or affiliates. On February 18, 1999, the Company issued $350 million aggregate principal amount of Old Notes under the Indenture. The terms of the Exchange Notes are identical in all material respects to the Old Notes, except for certain transfer restrictions and registration and other rights relating to the exchange of the Old Notes for the Exchange Notes. The Trustee will authenticate and deliver Exchange Notes for original issue only in exchange for a like principal amount of Old Notes. Any Old Notes that remain outstanding after the consummation of the Exchange Offer, together with the Exchange Notes, will be treated as a single class of securities under the Indenture. Accordingly, all references herein to specified percentages in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Notes shall be deemed to mean, at any time after the Exchange Offer is consummated, such percentage in aggregate principal amount of the Old Notes and Exchange Notes then outstanding. Brief Description of the Notes and the Guarantees The Notes These Notes: . are general unsecured obligations of the Company; . are subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future Senior Debt of the Company; . are effectively subordinated to all secured Indebtedness of the Company; . rank equally with its 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 issued by the Company and Hollywood Park Operating Company; . are senior in right of payment to any future Indebtedness of the Company that is specifically subordinated to the Notes; and . are unconditionally guaranteed by the Guarantors. The Guarantees These Notes are guaranteed by each of the existing and future Material Restricted Subsidiaries of the Company, which are initially all of the subsidiaries of the Company except: Hollywood Park Kansas, Inc. Sunflower Racing, Inc. and its subsidiary SR Food & Beverage Company 98 the following subsidiaries of Casino Magic Corp.: Jefferson Casino Corporation and its subsidiary Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. Casino Magic Neuquen S.A. and its subsidiary Casino Magic Support Services SA Casino Magic Management Services Corp. St. Louis Casino Corp. Boston Casino Corp. Casino Advertising, Inc. the following subsidiaries of Boomtown, Inc.: Boomtown Missouri, Inc. Boomtown Council Bluffs, Inc. Boomtown Iowa, L.C. Old River Enterprises Blue Diamond Hotel and Casino, Inc. Boomtown Las Vegas, Inc. and the subsidiaries of any of the foregoing. The Guarantees of these Notes: . are general unsecured obligations of each Guarantor; . are subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future Senior Debt of each Guarantor; . are effectively subordinated to all secured Indebtedness of each Guarantor; . rank equally with each Guarantor's guarantee of the 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 issued by the Company and Hollywood Park Operating Company; and . are senior in right of payment to any future Indebtedness of each Guarantor that is specifically subordinated to the Guarantees. Assuming we had completed the offering of these Notes and applied the net proceeds as intended, as of September 30, 1998, the Company and the Guarantors would have had total Senior Debt (including secured Indebtedness) of approximately $31.1 million, plus an aggregate of approximately $15.6 million of accounts payable ranking equally with the Notes. As indicated above and as discussed in detail below under the subheading "Subordination," payments on the Notes and under the Guarantees will be subordinated to the payment of Senior Debt. The Indenture permits us and the Guarantors to incur additional Senior Debt. As of the date of the Indenture, all of our Subsidiaries were "Restricted Subsidiaries," except for Sunflower Racing, Inc. and its subsidiary SR Food & Beverage Company, Jefferson Casino Corporation and its subsidiary Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., Casino Magic Neuquen S.A. and its subsidiary Casino Magic Support Services SA and Casino Magic Management Services Corp. However, under the circumstances described below under the subheading "Certain Covenants-- Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries," we will be permitted to designate certain of our subsidiaries as "Unrestricted Subsidiaries." Unrestricted Subsidiaries are not subject to many of the restrictive covenants in the Indenture. Unrestricted Subsidiaries do not guarantee these Notes. Not all of our "Restricted Subsidiaries" guarantee these Notes. In the event of a bankruptcy, liquidation or reorganization of any of these non-guarantor subsidiaries, these non-guarantor subsidiaries will pay the holders of their debt and their trade creditors before they will be able to distribute any of their assets to us. The 99 guarantor subsidiaries generated 79.8% of our pro forma consolidated revenues in the nine-month period ended September 30, 1998 and held 84.4% of our pro forma consolidated assets as of September 30, 1998. See footnote 18 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for year ended December 31, 1997 and footnote 7 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, included at the back of this prospectus for more detail about the division of our consolidated revenues and assets between our guarantor and non- guarantor subsidiaries. The Guaranty by Boomtown and Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc. of the Exchange Notes to be issued in the exchange offer require approval of the Nevada Commission in conjunction with the Nevada Commission's approval of the exchange offer. The issuance of the Exchange Notes in the exchange offer requires the approval of the Indiana Gaming Commission. Principal, Maturity and Interest The Notes are limited to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $350 million. The Company issues Notes in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The Notes will mature on February 15, 2007. Interest on these Notes accrues at the rate of 9 1/4% per annum and is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15, commencing on August 15, 1999. The Company will make each interest payment to the Holders of record of these Notes on the immediately preceding February 1 and August 1. Interest on these Notes will accrue from the date of original issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid. The Exchange Notes will bear interest from their date of issuance. Interest will accrue on the Old Notes that are tendered in exchange for the Exchange Notes through the issue date of the Exchange Notes. Holders of Old Notes that are accepted for exchange will not receive interest that is accrued but unpaid on the Old Notes at the time of exchange, but such interest will be payable, together with interest on the Exchange Notes, on the first interest payment date after the Expiration Date. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months. Methods of Receiving Payments on the Notes If a Holder has given wire transfer instructions to the Company, the Company will make all principal, premium and interest payments on those Notes in accordance with those instructions. All other payments on these Notes will be made at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within the City and State of New York unless the Company elects to make interest payments by check mailed to the Holders at their address set forth in the register of Holders; provided that all payments with respect to Global Notes, and any definitive Notes the Holder of which has given wire instructions to the Company will be made by wire transfer. Until otherwise designated by the Company, the Company's office or agency in New York will be the office of the Trustee maintained for such purpose. Optional Redemption The Company does not have the option to redeem the Notes prior to February 15, 2003. Thereafter, the Company has the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on February 15 of the years indicated below:
Year Percentage ---- ---------- 2003............................................................ 104.625% 2004............................................................ 103.083% 2005............................................................ 101.542% 2006 and thereafter............................................. 100.000%
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may, during the first 36 months after the Issue Date, redeem up to 25% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or 100 more Public Equity Offerings of common stock of the Company at a redemption price in cash of 109.25% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the redemption date; provided that: (1) at least 75% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; (2) notice of any such redemption shall be given by the Company to the Holders and the Trustee within 15 days after the consummation of any such Public Equity Offering; and (3) such redemption shall occur within 60 days of the date of such notice. In addition to the foregoing, if any Gaming Authority requires that a holder or beneficial owner of Notes must be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable Gaming Laws and such holder or beneficial owner: (1) fails to apply for a license, qualification or a finding of suitability within 30 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the applicable Gaming Authority) after being requested to do so by the Gaming Authority, or (2) is denied such license or qualification or not found suitable, the Company shall have the right, at its option: (1) to require any such holder or beneficial owner to dispose of its Notes within 30 days (or such earlier date as may be required by the applicable Gaming Authority) of receipt of such notice or finding by such Gaming Authority, or (2) to call for the redemption of the Notes of such holder or beneficial owner at a redemption price equal to the least of: (A) the principal amount thereof, (B) the price at which such holder or beneficial owner acquired the Notes, in the case of either clause (A) above or this clause (B), together with accrued interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the earlier of the date of redemption or the date of the denial of license or qualification or of the finding of unsuitability by such Gaming Authority, or (C) such other lesser amount as may be required by any Gaming Authority. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any such redemption as soon as practicable. The holder or beneficial owner applying for license, qualification or a finding of suitability must pay all costs of the licensure or investigation for such qualification or finding of suitability. Selection and Notice If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed at any time, the Trustee will select the Notes to be redeemed among the holders of Notes as follows: (1) if the Notes are listed, in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange on which the Notes are listed, or (2) if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or in accordance with any other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate. No Notes of $1,000 or less shall be redeemed in part. Notices of redemption shall be mailed by first class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each holder of Notes to be redeemed at its registered address. Notices of redemption may not be conditional. If any Note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to such Note shall state the portion of the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. A new Note in principal amount equal to the 101 unredeemed portion thereof will be issued in the name of the holder thereof upon cancellation of the original Note. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions of them called for redemption. The Company may obtain a satisfaction and discharge from all of its obligations under the Indenture and the Notes concurrently with its issuance of any notice to redeem all of the outstanding Notes by (1) depositing cash or Cash Equivalents in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the outstanding Notes for principal, premium (if any), and interest to the redemption date set forth in the notice of redemption, (2) paying or providing for the payment of all other sums payable under the Indenture or the Notes including, without limitation, the expenses and fees of the Trustee, and (3) delivering an Officer's Certificate and opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture have been complied with, and otherwise complying with any additional provisions of Section 314(c) of the Trust Indenture Act in connection with such satisfaction and discharge. Upon compliance with the foregoing, the Trustee shall execute proper instrument(s) acknowledging the satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture. Mandatory Redemption Except as described below under "Repurchase at the Option of Holders," the Company is not required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the Notes. Subordination The payment of principal, Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Old Notes and the related Guaranties are, and on the Exchange Notes and related Guaranties will be, subordinated to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt, whether outstanding on the Issue Date or thereafter Incurred. Upon any distribution to creditors of any Obligor in a liquidation or dissolution of such Obligor or in a proceeding under Bankruptcy Law relating to such Obligor or its property, in an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshaling of such Obligor's assets and liabilities: (1) the holders of Senior Debt will be entitled to receive payment in full of all Obligations in respect of such Senior Debt (including Accrued Bankruptcy Interest) and to have all outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations and applicable Hedging Obligations fully cash collateralized before the Trustee or the holders shall be entitled to receive any payment or distribution on Obligations in respect of the Notes (except that the Trustee or the holders may receive payments and other distributions made from the defeasance or redemption trust described under "Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" or "Selection and Notice" and the issuance of Permitted Junior Securities), and (2) until all Obligations with respect to Senior Debt (as provided in clause (1) above) are paid in full and all outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations and applicable Hedging Obligations are fully cash collateralized, any distribution to which the Trustee or the holders would be entitled but for this provision, including any such distribution that is payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other Indebtedness of such Obligor being subordinated to the payment of the Notes, shall be made to holders of Senior Debt or their representatives, ratably in accordance with the respective amounts of the principal of such Senior Debt, interest (including, without limitation, Accrued Bankruptcy Interest) thereon and all other Obligations with respect thereto (except that holders may receive payments and other distributions made from the defeasance or redemption trust described under "Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" or "Selection and Notice" and the issuance of Permitted Junior Securities), as their respective interests may appear. The Obligors will also be restrained from making any payment or distribution to the Trustee or any holder in respect of Obligations arising under or in connection with the Notes, and from acquiring from the Trustee or any holder any Notes for cash or property (other than payments and other distributions made from any defeasance or redemption trust described under "Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance" or "Selection 102 and Notice" and the issuance of Permitted Junior Securities), until all principal and other Obligations arising under or in connection with the Senior Debt have been paid in full or fully cash-collateralized, if not yet due if: (1) a default in the payment of any Obligations with respect to Designated Senior Debt occurs and is continuing (including any default in payment upon the maturity of any Designated Senior Debt by lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise), or any judicial proceeding is pending to determine whether any such default has occurred, or (2) any other default occurs and is continuing with respect to Designated Senior Debt that permits holders of the Designated Senior Debt as to which such default relates to accelerate its maturity and the Trustee receives a notice of such default (a "Payment Blockage Notice") from the affected Obligors or the holders of any Designated Senior Debt. Payments on the Notes may and shall be resumed: (1) in the case of a payment default, upon the date on which such default is cured or waived, and (2) in case of a nonpayment default, the earlier of the date on which such nonpayment default is cured or waived or 179 days after the date on which the applicable Payment Blockage Notice is received by the Trustee, unless the maturity of any Designated Senior Debt has been accelerated. No new period of payment blockage predicated on a nonpayment default may be commenced unless and until 360 days have elapsed since the effectiveness of the immediately prior Payment Blockage Notice. No nonpayment default that existed or was continuing on the date of delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice to the Trustee shall be, or be made, the basis for a subsequent Payment Blockage Notice unless such default shall have been waived for a period of not less than 180 days. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company will be permitted to repurchase, redeem, repay or prepay any or all of the Notes to the extent required to do so by any Gaming Authority having authority over any Obligor. The Indenture provides that the Trustee or any holder that has received any payment or distribution in violation of the foregoing provisions will be required to hold the same without commingling and deliver the same, in the form received, together with any necessary endorsements, to the holders of Senior Debt or their representatives. The Indenture further requires that each affected Obligor promptly notify holders of Senior Debt if payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default. As a result of the subordination provisions described above, in the event of a liquidation or insolvency, holders of Notes may recover less ratably than creditors of the affected Obligors who are holders of Senior Debt. See "Risk Factors--The Notes are Subordinated to Senior Debt and Effectively Subordinated to Debt of Our Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries." Repurchase at the Option of Holders Change of Control Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of such holder's Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the "Change of Control Offer") at an offer price in cash (the "Change of Control Payment") equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to the Trustee and each holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase Notes on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date"), pursuant to the procedures required by the Indenture and described in such notice. The Company will comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder and all applicable federal and state securities laws, and will include all instructions and materials necessary to enable holders to tender their Notes. 103 On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful: (1) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (2) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered, and (3) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted, together with an Officers' Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered by such holder, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date. The Indenture will provide that, prior to complying with the provisions of this covenant, but in any event within 90 days following a Change of Control, the Company will either: (1) repay all outstanding obligations with respect to Senior Debt, (2) obtain the requisite consents, if any, from the holders of Senior Debt to permit the repurchase of the Notes required by this covenant, or (3) deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate to the effect that no action of the kind described in clause (1) or (2) is necessary. The Change of Control provisions described above will be applicable whether or not any other provisions of the Indenture are applicable. Except as described above with respect to a Change of Control, the Indenture does not contain provisions that permit the holders of the Notes to require that the Company repurchase or redeem the Notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction. The Bank Credit Facility contains, and any future Credit Facilities or other agreements relating to Indebtedness to which the Company becomes a party may contain, restrictions on the ability of the Company to purchase any Notes, and also may provide that certain change of control events with respect to the Company would constitute a default thereunder. In the event a Change of Control occurs at a time when the Company is prohibited from purchasing Notes, the Company could seek the consents of its lenders to the purchase of Notes or could attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain such prohibition. If the Company does not obtain all such requisite consents or repay such borrowings, the Company will remain prohibited from purchasing Notes. In such case, the Company's failure to purchase tendered Notes would constitute an Event of Default under the Indenture. In such circumstances, the subordination provisions in the Indenture would likely restrict payments to the holders of Notes. Thus, there can be no assurance that in the event of a Change of Control the Company will have sufficient funds, or that it will be permitted under the terms of the Bank Credit Facility, to satisfy its obligations with respect to any or all of the tendered Notes. The Company will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the Indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Company and purchases all Notes validly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer. The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of "all or substantially all" of the assets of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Although there is a developing body of case law interpreting the phrase "substantially all," there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of 104 Notes to require the Company to repurchase such Notes as a result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of the assets of the Company or the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person or group may be uncertain. The presence of the Company's Note repurchase obligation in the event of a Change of Control may deter potential bidders from attempting to acquire the Company, whether by merger, tender offer or otherwise. Such deterrence may have an adverse effect on the market price for the Company's securities, particularly its common stock, which would presumably reflect the market's perception of the likelihood of any takeover attempt at a premium to the market price. Asset Sales The Indenture provides that no Obligor will, directly or indirectly, consummate or enter into a binding commitment to consummate an Asset Sale unless: (1) such Obligor, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or of which other disposition is made (as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of such Obligor), and (2) at least 75% of the consideration received by such Obligor from such Asset Sale will be cash or Cash Equivalents and will be received at the time of the consummation of any such Asset Sale. For purposes of this provision, each of the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities as shown on the Obligors' most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto) (other than (i) Indebtedness subordinate in right of payment to the Notes, (ii) contingent liabilities, (iii) liabilities or Indebtedness to Affiliates of the Company and (iv) Non-Recourse Indebtedness) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets, and (B) to the extent of the cash received, any notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by such Obligor into cash within 60 days of receipt. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Obligor will be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without complying with the foregoing provisions if: (1) such Obligor receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets or other property sold, issued or otherwise disposed of (as evidenced by a resolution of the Board of such Obligor) as set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee, (2) the transaction constitutes a "like-kind exchange" of the type contemplated by Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, and (3) the consideration for such Asset Sale constitutes Productive Assets; provided that any non-cash consideration not constituting Productive Assets received by such Obligor in connection with such Asset Sale that is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash or Cash Equivalents at any time within 360 days after such Asset Sale and any Productive Assets constituting cash or Cash Equivalents received by such Obligor in connection with such Asset Sale shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds subject to the provisions set forth above. Upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company or the affected Obligor will be required to apply all Net Cash Proceeds that are received from such Asset Sale within 360 days of the receipt thereof either: (1) to reinvest (or enter into a binding commitment to invest, if such investment is effected within 360 days after the date of such commitment) in Productive Assets or in Asset Acquisitions not otherwise prohibited by the Indenture, or (2) to permanently prepay or repay Indebtedness of any Obligor other than Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes. 105 Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds, the Obligors may temporarily reduce revolving Indebtedness or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by the Indenture. On the 361st day after an Asset Sale or such earlier date, if any, as the Board of the Company or the affected Obligor determines not to apply the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clauses (1) or (2) of the preceding paragraph (each a "Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date"), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds which have not been applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clauses (1) or (2) of the preceding paragraph (each a "Net Proceeds Offer Amount"), will be applied by the Company to make an offer to purchase (the "Net Proceeds Offer"), on a date (the "Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date") not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, on a pro rata basis (A) Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date and (B) 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 issued by the Company and Hollywood Park Operating Company to the extent required by the terms thereof; provided that if at any time within 360 days after an Asset Sale any non-cash consideration received by the Company or the affected Obligor in connection with such Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash, then such conversion or disposition will be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof will be applied in accordance with this covenant. To the extent that the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Obligors may use any remaining proceeds of such Asset Sales for general corporate purposes (but subject to the other terms of the Indenture). Upon completion of a Net Proceeds Offer, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount relating to such Net Proceeds Offer will be deemed to be zero for purposes of any subsequent Asset Sale. In the event that a Restricted Subsidiary consummates an Asset Sale, only that portion of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom (including any Net Cash Proceeds received upon the sale or other disposition of any non- cash proceeds received in connection with an Asset Sale) that are distributed to or received by any Obligor will be required to be applied by the Obligors in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Net Proceeds Offer Amount is less than $10 million the application of the Net Cash Proceeds constituting such Net Proceeds Offer Amount to a Net Proceeds Offer may be deferred until such time as such Net Proceeds Offer Amount plus the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds Offer Amounts arising subsequent to the Issue Date of the Notes from all Asset Sales by the Obligors in respect of which a Net Proceeds Offer has not been made aggregate at least $10 million at which time the affected Obligor will apply all Net Cash Proceeds constituting all Net Proceeds Offer Amounts that have been so deferred to make a Net Proceeds Offer (each date on which the aggregate of all such deferred Net Proceeds Offer Amounts is equal to $10 million or more will be deemed to be a Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date). In connection with any Asset Sale with respect to assets having a book value in excess of $10 million or as to which it is expected that the aggregate consideration therefor to be received by the affected Obligor will exceed $10 million in value, such Asset Sale will be approved, prior to the consummation thereof, by the Board of the applicable Obligor. Certain Covenants Restricted Payments The Indenture provides that neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly: (1) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) in respect of the Company's or any Restricted Subsidiary's Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company's or such Restricted Subsidiary's Equity Interests in their capacity as such, 106 (2) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or of any direct or indirect parent or Affiliate of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any such Equity Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), (3) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes, except a payment at Stated Maturity, or (4) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments) (each of the foregoing prohibited actions set forth in clauses (1), (2), (3) and (4) being referred to as a "Restricted Payment"), if at the time of such proposed Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto, (1) a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (2) the Company is not, or would not be, able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described in the second paragraph of the covenant described below under the caption "Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock", or (3) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted Payment) made subsequent to the Issue Date (the amount expended for such purposes, if other than in cash, being the fair market value of such property as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of the Company) exceeds or would exceed the sum, without duplication, of: (A) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries during the period (treating such period as a single accounting period) beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company ending immediately prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment for which internal financial statements are available ending not more than 135 days prior to the date of determination, plus (B) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from any Person (other than from a Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or the conversion of debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock into Qualified Capital Stock (to the extent that proceeds of the issuance of such Qualified Capital Stock would have been includable in this clause if such Qualified Capital Stock had been initially issued for cash) subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment (excluding any Qualified Capital Stock of the Company the purchase price of which has been financed directly or indirectly using funds (i) borrowed from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, unless and until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid, or (ii) contributed, extended, guaranteed or advanced by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, in respect of any employee stock ownership or benefit plan)), plus (C) 100% of the aggregate cash received by the Company subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment upon the exercise of options or warrants (whether issued prior to or after the Issue Date) to purchase Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, plus (D) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Issue Date is sold for cash or Cash Equivalents or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash or Cash Equivalents, or any dividends, distributions, principal repayments, or returns of capital are received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Restricted Investment, in each such case (i) reduced by the amount of any Amount Limitation Restoration (as defined below) for such Restricted Investment and (ii) valued at the cash or marked-to-market value of Cash Equivalents received with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any), plus 107 (E) to the extent that any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of the Indenture, the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the Restricted Investment of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Person as of the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or in such Unrestricted Subsidiary on the date of redesignation as a Restricted Subsidiary or (ii) the fair market value of such Restricted Investment as of the date such Restricted Investment was originally made in such Person or, in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary which Subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of the Indenture, the amount of the Company's Restricted Investment therein as determined under the last paragraph of this covenant, plus the aggregate fair market value of any additional Restricted Investments (each valued as of the date made) by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of the Indenture; provided that any amount so determined in (i) or (ii) shall be reduced to the extent that such Investment shall have been recouped as an Amount Limitation Restoration to the Amount Limitations of clause (4) (including (4)(A)) or (6) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph will not prohibit: (1) the payment of any dividend or the making of any distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution if the making thereof would have been permitted on the date of declaration; provided such dividend will be deemed to have been made as of its date of declaration or the giving of such notice for purposes of this clause (1); (2) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Capital Stock of the Company either (A) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (B) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment or would result therefrom; (3) the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of Indebtedness of any Obligor that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the Guaranties either (A) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or for Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, or (B) through the application of the net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to an Obligor) of (i) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (ii) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment pursuant to this clause (3) and would not result therefrom; (4) Restricted Payments in an amount not in excess of $50 million in the aggregate for all such Restricted Payments made in reliance upon this clause (4), for the purpose of (A) Limited Real Estate Development not to exceed $25 million or (B) developing, constructing, improving or acquiring (i) a Casino or Casinos or, if applicable, any Related Business in connection with such Casino or Casinos or (ii) a Related Business to be used primarily in connection with an existing Casino or Casinos; (5) redemptions, repurchases or repayments to the extent required by any Gaming Authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or deemed necessary by the Board of the Company in order to avoid the suspension, revocation or denial of a gaming license by any Gaming Authority; (6) other Restricted Payments not to exceed $20 million in the aggregate; provided no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom; (7) repurchases by the Company of its common stock, options, warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into such common stock from employees and directors of the Company or any 108 of its respective Subsidiaries upon death, disability or termination of employment or directorship of such employees or directors; (8) the payment of any amounts in respect of Equity Interests by any Restricted Subsidiary organized as a partnership or a limited liability company or other pass-through entity: (A) to the extent of capital contributions made to such Restricted Subsidiary (other than capital contributions made to such Restricted Subsidiary by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), (B) to the extent that they constitute dividends or other distributions on minority interests in Equity Interests of Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to requirements under partnership agreements or organizational or membership agreements of other pass-through entities, (C) to the extent required by applicable law, or (D) to the extent necessary for holders thereof to pay taxes with respect to the net income of such Restricted Subsidiary, the payment of which amounts under this clause (D) is required by the terms of the relevant partnership agreement, limited liability company operating agreement or other governing document; provided, that except in the case of clause (C), no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment or would result therefrom, and provided further that, except in the case of clause (C) or (D), such distributions are made pro rata with the distributions paid contemporaneously to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or their Affiliates holding an interest in such Equity Interests; (9) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships or limited liability companies consisting of conveyances of substantially undeveloped real estate in a number of acres which, after giving effect to any such conveyance, would not exceed in the aggregate for all such conveyances after the Issue Date, 50% of the sum of (A) the acres of undeveloped real estate held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the date of such conveyance plus (B) the acres of undeveloped real estate previously so conveyed by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; provided, that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment or would result therefrom; or (10) Investments, not to exceed $15 million in the aggregate, in any combination of (A) readily marketable equity securities and (B) assets of the kinds described in the definition of "Cash Equivalents"; provided, that for the purposes of this clause (10), such Investments may be made without regard to the rating requirements or the maturity limitations set forth in such definition. In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date, Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (2), (3), (4), (6), (8) and (9) of this paragraph shall, in each case, be excluded from such calculation; provided, that any amounts expended or liabilities incurred in respect of fees, premiums or similar payments in connection therewith shall be included in such calculation. Restricted Payments under clauses (4), (4)(A), (6) and (10) shall be limited to the respective amounts of $50 million, $25 million, $20 million and $15 million set forth in such clauses (each, an "Amount Limitation") The Amount Limitation for each clause shall be permanently reduced at the time of any Restricted Payment made under such clause; provided, however, that to the extent that a Restricted Investment made under such clause is sold for cash or Cash Equivalents or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash or Cash Equivalents, or principal repayments or returns of capital are received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Restricted Investment, valued, in each such case at the cash or marked-to-market value of Cash Equivalents received with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any), then the Amount Limitation for such clause shall be increased by the amount so received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (an "Amount Limitation Restoration"). In no event shall the aggregate Amount Limitation Restorations for a Restricted Investment exceed the original amount of such Restricted Investment. With respect to clauses (4), (4)(A) and (6) above, the respective Amount Limitation under each such clause, as applicable, shall also be increased when any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or an 109 Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary (each such increase also referred to as an "Amount Limitation Restoration") by the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the Restricted Investment made under clause (4), (4)(A) or (6) in such Person as of the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or in such Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of redesignation, as the case may be, or (ii) the fair market value of such Restricted Investment as of the date such Restricted Investment was originally made in such Person or, in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary which Subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of the Indenture, the amount of the Company's Restricted Investment therein as determined under the last paragraph of this covenant, plus the aggregate fair market value of any additional Investments (each valued as of the date made) made under clause (4), (4)(A) or (6) in such Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of the Indenture. Not less than once each fiscal quarter, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that each Restricted Payment (and any Amount Limitation Restoration relied upon in making such Restricted Payment) made during the prior fiscal quarter complies with the Indenture and setting forth in reasonable detail the basis upon which the required calculations were computed (upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely without any investigation whatsoever), which calculations may be based upon the Company's latest available internal quarterly financial statements. In the event that the Company makes one or more Restricted Payments in an amount exceeding $3 million that have not been covered by an Officers' Certificate issued pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payments (and any Amount Limitation Restoration relied upon in making such Restricted Payment) comply with the Indenture and setting forth in reasonable detail the basis upon which the required calculations were computed (upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely without any investigation whatsoever), which calculations may be based upon the Company's latest available internal quarterly financial statements. The Board of the Company may designate any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be Unrestricted Subsidiaries if such designation would not cause a Default. For purposes of making such determination, all outstanding Investments by the Obligors (except to the extent repaid in cash or in kind) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments at the time of such designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under the first paragraph of this covenant. All such outstanding Investments will be deemed to constitute Investments in an amount equal to the greatest of: (1) the net book value of such Investments at the time of such designation, (2) the fair market value of such Investments at the time of such designation, and (3) the original fair market value of such Investments at the time they were made. Such designation will only be permitted if such Restricted Payment would be permitted at such time and if such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock The Indenture provides that the Company will not, directly or indirectly: (1) Incur any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Capital Stock, other than Permitted Indebtedness, or (2) cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Incur any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock, in each case, other than Permitted Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, the Company may issue Disqualified Capital Stock, and any Obligor may Incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Debt) or issue preferred stock, if: (1) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the proposed Incurrence or issuance or would result as a consequence of such proposed Incurrence or issuance, and 110 (2) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such proposed Incurrence or issuance and the receipt and application of the net proceeds therefrom, the Company's Consolidated Coverage Ratio would not be less than 2.00:1.00. Any Indebtedness of any Person existing at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition of capital stock or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred as of the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary. For purposes of determining compliance with this covenant, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (1) through (11) of such definition or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to the second paragraph of this covenant, the Company will, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this covenant and such item of Indebtedness will be treated as having been Incurred pursuant to only one of such clauses or pursuant to the second paragraph hereof. The Company may reclassify such Indebtedness from time to time in its sole discretion. Accrual of interest and the accretion of principal amount will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this covenant. Liens The Indenture provides that no Obligor will, directly or indirectly, create, Incur or assume any Lien, except a Permitted Lien, securing Indebtedness that is pari passu with or subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Guaranties, on or with respect to any of its property or assets including any shares of stock or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, or any income, profits or proceeds therefrom, unless: (1) in the case of any Lien securing Indebtedness that is pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or the Guaranties, the Notes or the Guaranties are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to or pari passu with such Lien, and (2) in the case of any Lien securing Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Guaranties, the Notes or the Guaranties are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Lien. Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries The Indenture provides that no Obligor will, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to: (1) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock, (2) make loans or advances to or pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to any Obligor or to any Restricted Subsidiary, or (3) transfer any of its property or assets to any Obligor or to any Restricted Subsidiary (each such encumbrance or restriction in clause (1), (2) or (3), a "Payment Restriction"). However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of: (A) applicable law or required by any Gaming Authority; (B) the Indenture; (C) customary non-assignment provisions of any purchase money financing contract or lease of any Restricted Subsidiary entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Restricted Subsidiary; 111 (D) any instrument governing Acquired Debt Incurred in connection with an acquisition by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with the Indenture as the same was in effect on the date of such Incurrence; provided that such encumbrance or restriction is not, and will not be, applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries or the property or assets, including directly-related assets, such as accessions and proceeds so acquired or leased; (E) any restriction or encumbrance contained in contracts for the sale of assets to be consummated in accordance with the Indenture solely in respect of the assets to be sold pursuant to such contract; (F) any restrictions of the nature described in clause (3) above with respect to the transfer of assets secured by a Lien that was permitted by the Indenture to be Incurred; (G) any encumbrance or restriction contained in Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no less favorable to the holders of the Notes in any material respect in the good faith judgment of the Board of the Company than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced; or (H) Indebtedness or Investments existing on the Issue Date, as in effect on the Issue Date. Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets The Indenture provides that no Obligor may, in a single transaction or a series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of such Obligor's properties or assets whether as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person or adopt a Plan of Liquidation unless: (1) either (A) in the case of a consolidation or merger, such Obligor shall be the surviving or continuing corporation, or (B) the Person (if other than such Obligor) formed by such consolidation or into which such Obligor is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of the properties and assets of such Obligor and of such Obligor's Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety, or in the case of a Plan of Liquidation, the Person to which assets of such Obligor and such Obligor's Subsidiaries have been transferred (i) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Notes and, if applicable, the Guaranties and the performance of every covenant of the Notes, the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement on the part of such Obligor to be performed or observed; (2) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(ii) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), the Obligors, including any such other Person becoming an Obligor through the operation of clause (1)(B) above would have a Consolidated Net Worth immediately after the transaction equal to or greater than the Consolidated Net Worth of such Obligor immediately preceding the transaction; (3) in the event that such transaction involves (A) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, of additional Indebtedness (and treating any Indebtedness not previously an obligation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with or as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of such transaction) and/or (B) the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(ii) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), 112 then immediately after giving effect to such incurrence and/or assumption under clauses (A) and (B), (i) the Obligors, including any such other Person becoming an Obligor through the operation of clause (1)(B) above could Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described above under the caption "--Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock" or (ii) any other Person which would, as a result of the applicable transaction, properly classify such Obligor as a consolidated subsidiary in accordance with GAAP, satisfied the conditions set forth in clause (1)(B)(i) above and either (a) also satisfied the condition set forth in clause (1)(B)(ii) above and caused each acquired Person to become a Guarantor or (b) became a Guarantor, and, in either such case, after giving effect to such assumption of the Notes or Incurrence of Obligations under the Guaranty, such assuming or guarantying Person would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described above under the caption "--Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock"; (4) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (1)(B)(ii) above (including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction) no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and (5) such Obligor or such other Person shall have delivered to the Trustee (A) an Officers' Certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance, other disposition or Plan of Liquidation and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with the applicable provisions of the Indenture and that all conditions precedent in the Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied and (B) a certificate from the Company's independent certified public accountants stating that such Obligor has made the calculations required by clause (2) above in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and the Notes after the consummation of such transaction. Notwithstanding clauses (2) and (3) above: (A) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary, and (B) any Obligor may consolidate with or merge with or into any Person that has conducted no business and Incurred no Indebtedness or other liabilities if such transaction is solely for the purpose of effecting a change in the state of incorporation of such Obligor. For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company. Transactions With Affiliates The Indenture provides that no Obligor will make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate (each of the foregoing, an "Affiliate Transaction"), unless: (1) such Affiliate Transaction is, considered in light of any series of related transactions of which it comprises a part, on terms that are fair and reasonable and no less favorable to such Obligor than those that might reasonably have been obtained at such time in a comparable transaction or series of related transactions on an arms-length basis from a Person that is not such an Affiliate; (2) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate consideration of $5 million or more, a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of the Company (and of any other affected Obligor, 113 where applicable) shall, prior to the consummation of any portion of such Affiliate Transaction, have reasonably and in good faith determined, as evidenced by a resolution of its Board, that such Affiliate Transaction meets the requirements of the foregoing clause; and (3) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving value of $15 million or more, the Board of the applicable Obligor shall have received prior to the consummation of any portion of such Affiliate Transaction, a written opinion from an independent investment banking, accounting or appraisal firm of recognized national standing that such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are fair to such Obligor from a financial point of view. The foregoing restrictions will not apply to: (1) reasonable fees and compensation (including any such compensation in the form of Equity Interests not derived from Disqualified Capital Stock, together with loans and advances, the proceeds of which are used to acquire such Equity Interests) paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Obligors as determined in good faith by the Board or senior management, (2) any transaction solely between or among Obligors and Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent any such transaction is otherwise in compliance with, or not prohibited by, the Indenture, (3) any Restricted Payment permitted by the terms of the covenant described above under the heading "--Restricted Payments" or (4) provision of management services (including any agreements therefor) to an Unrestricted Subsidiary in connection with the development, construction and operation of gaming facilities, provided the Obligor is reimbursed for all costs and expenses it incurs in providing such services. No Subordinated Debt Senior to The Notes or Guaranties The Indenture provides that no Obligor will Incur any Indebtedness that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to any Senior Debt and senior in any respect in right of payment to the Notes or the Guaranties. Amendments to Subordination Provisions The Indenture provides that, without the consent of the holders of 66 2/3% of the principal amount of the outstanding Notes, the Obligors will not amend, modify or alter the terms of any indebtedness subordinated to the Notes or the Guaranties in any way that will: (1) increase the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on such subordinated indebtedness, (2) increase the principal of, advance the final maturity date of or shorten the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any such subordinated indebtedness, (3) alter the redemption provisions or the price or terms at which any Obligor is required to offer to purchase such subordinated indebtedness, or (4) amend the subordination provisions of any documents, instruments or agreements governing any such subordinated indebtedness, except to the extent that any of the foregoing would be required to permit any Obligor to make a Restricted Payment permitted by the covenant described above under the heading "--Restricted Payments." Lines of Business The Indenture provides that the Obligors will not engage in any lines of business other than the Core Businesses. 114 Reports The Indenture provides that, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company will furnish to the Trustee for mailing to the holders of Notes: (1) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing or filings by the Company with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company was required to file such forms, including a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and, with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by the Company's certified independent accountants, and (2) all current reports that would be required to be filed by the Company with the Commission on Form 8-K if the Company was required to file such reports, in each case within 15 days of the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations. In addition, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the Commission, the Company will file a copy of all such information and reports with the Commission for public availability (unless the Commission will not accept such a filing) and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request. In addition, the Company has agreed that, for so long as any Notes remain outstanding, it will furnish to the holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. The Indenture permits the Company to deliver the consolidated reports or financial information of the Company to comply with the foregoing requirements. Events of Default and Remedies The Indenture provides that each of the following constitutes an Event of Default: (1) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on, or Liquidated Damages with respect to, the Notes or the Guaranties (whether or not prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Indenture); (2) default in payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes or the Guaranties when due and payable, at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise (whether or not prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Indenture); (3) failure by any Obligor for 60 days after written notice to comply with any of its other agreements in the Indenture, the Notes or the Guaranties; (4) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by any Obligor (or the payment of which is guaranteed by any Obligor) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the Issue Date, which default: (A) is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, or interest on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a "Payment Default"), or (B) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $10 million or more; (5) failure by any Obligor to pay final judgments aggregating in excess of $10 million, net of any applicable insurance, the carrier or underwriter with respect to which has acknowledged liability in writing, which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed for a period of 60 days; and 115 (6) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to any Obligor. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with respect to certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case, the Trustee or the holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, premium and Liquidated Damages on all the Notes and Guaranties then outstanding to be due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a "notice of acceleration" and on the fifth Business Day after delivery of such notice the principal amount, in either case, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, premium and Liquidated Damages on all the Notes or the Guaranties then outstanding will become immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything contained in the Indenture, the Notes or the Guaranties to the contrary. Upon the occurrence of specified Events of Default relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, premium and Liquidated Damages, will immediately and automatically become due and payable, without the necessity of notice or any other action by any Person. Holders of the Notes may not enforce the Indenture, the Notes or the Guaranties except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. In the case of any Event of Default occurring by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of any Obligor with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Company would have had to pay if the Company then had elected to redeem the Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of the Indenture, an equivalent premium shall also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the Notes. If an Event of Default occurs prior to February 15, 2003 by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of the Company with the intention of avoiding the prohibition on redemption of the Notes prior to February 15, 2003, then the additional premium specified in the Indenture shall also become immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the Notes and Guaranties. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Notes or the Guaranties. The Company will be required to deliver to the Trustee annually statements regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company is required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, manager, partner, member, incorporator or stockholder of any Obligor, in such capacity, will have any liability for any obligations of any Obligor under the Notes, the Indenture or the Guaranties or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes and the Guaranties. Such waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws and it is the view of the Commission that such a waiver is against public policy. 116 Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance The Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have all of its obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding Notes and all obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Guarantees ("Legal Defeasance") except for: (1) the rights of holders of outstanding Notes to receive payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due from the trust referred to below; (2) the Company's obligations with respect to the Notes concerning issuing temporary Notes, registration of Notes, mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Notes and the maintenance of an office or agency for payment and money for security payments held in trust; (3) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee, and the Company's obligations in connection therewith; and (4) the Legal Defeasance provisions of the Indenture. In addition, the Company may, at its option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors released with respect to certain covenants that are described in the Indenture ("Covenant Defeasance") and thereafter any omission to comply with those covenants shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including non-payment, bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events) described under "Events of Default and Remedies" will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Notes. In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance: (1) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the holders of the Notes, cash in U.S. dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest and Liquidated Damages on the outstanding Notes on the stated maturity or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Company must specify whether the Notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date; (2) in the case of Legal Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that: (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or (B) since the date of the Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion of counsel shall confirm that, the holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred; (3) in the case of Covenant Defeasance, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred; (4) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing either: (A) on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the borrowing of funds to be applied to such deposit); or 117 (B) insofar as Events of Default from bankruptcy or insolvency events are concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit; (5) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under any material agreement or instrument (other than the Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries is bound; (6) the Company must have delivered to the Trustee an opinion of counsel to the effect that after the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable Bankruptcy Law; (7) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the holders of Notes over the other creditors of the Company with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding creditors of the Company or others; and (8) the Company must deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an opinion of counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. Transfer and Exchange A holder may transfer or exchange Notes in accordance with the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company is not required to transfer or exchange any Note selected for redemption. Also, the Company is not required to transfer or exchange any Note for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed. The registered holder of a Note will be treated as the owner of it for all purposes. Amendment, Supplement and Waiver Except as provided in the next three succeeding paragraphs, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, Notes), and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for Notes). Without the consent of each holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting holder): (1) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver, (2) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter the provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes (other than provisions relating to the covenants described above under the caption "--Repurchase at the Option of Holders"), (3) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any Note, (4) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration), (5) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes, 118 (6) make any change in the provisions of the Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, (7) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than a payment required by one of the conditions described above under the caption "--Repurchase at the Option of Holders"), or (8) make any change in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without notice to or the consent of any holder of Notes, the Obligors and the Trustee may amend or supplement the Indenture or the Notes to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to provide for the assumption of the Obligors' obligations to holders of Notes in the case of a merger or consolidation, to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the holders of Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such holder, to provide for the issuance of registered notes in exchange for the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement or to comply with requirements of the Commission in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the TIA. In addition, any amendment (1) to the provisions of the article of the Indenture which governs subordination or (2) which releases any Guarantor from its obligations under any Guaranty, in either case will require the consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, if such amendment would adversely affect the rights of holders of Notes. Concerning The Trustee The Indenture contains certain limitations on the rights of the Trustee, should it become a creditor of the Company, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The Trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions; however, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the Commission for permission to continue or resign. The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The Indenture provides that in case an Event of Default shall occur (which shall not be cured), the Trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent man in the conduct of his own affairs. However, the Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the Indenture at the request of any holder of Notes, unless such holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. The Trustee also serves as trustee under the indenture governing the 9 1/2% Notes. Additional Information Anyone who receives this prospectus may obtain a copy of the Indenture without charge by writing to Hollywood Park, Inc., 1050 South Prairie Avenue, Inglewood CA 90301, Attn: Assistant Treasurer. Book-Entry, Delivery and Form Exchange Notes exchanged for Old Notes through the book-entry transfer facility may be represented by one or more Global Notes (the "Global Exchange Notes"). The Global Exchange Notes will be deposited upon issuance with the Trustee as custodian for The Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), in New York, New York, and registered in the name of DTC or its nominee, in each case for credit to an account of a direct or indirect participant in DTC as described below. Beneficial interests in the Global Exchange Notes may also be held through the Euroclear System ("Euroclear") and Cedel, S.A. ("Cedel") (as indirect participants in DTC).Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Exchange Notes will be subject to the applicable rules and procedures of DTC and its direct or indirect participants (including, if applicable, those of Euroclear and Cedel), which may change from time to time. 119 Exchange Notes exchanged for Old Notes which are in the form of registered definitive certificates will be issued in the form of certificated Exchange Notes. Such certificated Exchange Notes may, unless the Global Exchange Notes previously have been exchanged for certificated Exchange Notes, be exchanged for an interest in the Global Exchange Notes representing the prinicipal amount at maturity of Exchange Notes being transferred. Initially, the Trustee will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Notes may be presented for registration of transfer and exchange at the offices of the Registrar. Depository Procedures The following description of the operations and procedures of DTC, Euroclear and Cedel are provided solely as a matter of convenience. These operations and procedures are solely within the control of the respective settlement systems and are subject to changes by them from time to time. The Company takes no responsibility for these operations and procedures and urges investors to contact the system or their participants directly to discuss these matters. DTC has advised the Company that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities for its participating organizations (collectively, the "Participants") and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between Participants through electronic book- entry changes in accounts of its Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers (including the Initial Purchasers), banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to DTC's system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (collectively, the "Indirect Participants"). Persons who are not Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through the Participants or the Indirect Participants. The ownership interests in, and transfers of ownership interests in, each security held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the records of the Participants and Indirect Participants. Purchases of Notes under the DTC system must be made by or through Participants, who will receive a credit for the Notes on DTC's records. The ownership interest of each actual purchaser of each Note ("Beneficial Owner") is in turn to be recorded on the Participants' and Indirect Participants' records. Beneficial Owners will not receive written confirmation from DTC of their purchase, but Beneficial Owners are 120 expected to receive written confirmations providing details of the transaction, as well as periodic statements of their holdings, from the Participant or Indirect Participant through which the Beneficial Owner entered into the transaction. Transfers of ownership interests in the Notes are to be accomplished by entries made on the books of Participants acting on behalf of Beneficial Owners. Beneficial Owners will not receive certificates representing their ownership interests in Notes, except in the event that use of the book- entry system for the Notes is discontinued. To facilitate subsequent transfers, all Notes deposited by Participants with DTC are registered in the name of DTC's partnership nominee, Cede & Co. The deposit of Notes with DTC and their registration in the name of Cede & Co. effect no change in beneficial ownership. DTC has no knowledge of the actual Beneficial Owners of the Notes; DTC's records reflect only the identity of the Participants to whose accounts such Notes are credited, which may or may not be the Beneficial Owners. The Participants will remain responsible for keeping account of their holdings on behalf of their customers. Conveyance of notices and other communications by DTC to Participants, by Participants to Indirect Participants, and by Participants and Indirect Participants to Beneficial Owners will be governed by arrangements among them, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be in effect from time to time. Redemption notices shall be sent to Cede & Co. If less than all of the Notes within an issue are being redeemed, DTC's practice is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each Participant in such issue to be redeemed. Neither DTC nor Cede & Co. will consent or vote with respect to Notes. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to the Company as soon as possible after the record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede & Co.'s consenting or voting rights to those Participants to whose accounts the Notes are credited on the record date identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy. Investors in the Global Exchange Notes may hold their interests therein directly through DTC, if they are Participants in such system, or indirectly through organizations (including Euroclear and Cedel) which are Participants in such system. Euroclear and Cedel will hold interests in the Global Exchange Notes on behalf of their participants through customers' securities accounts in their respective names on the books of their respective depositories, which are Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels office, as operator of Euroclear, and Citibank, N.A., as operator of Cedel. All interests in a Global Exchange Note, including those held through Euroclear or Cedel, may be subject to the procedures and requirements of DTC. Those interests held through Euroclear or Cedel may also be subject to the procedures and requirements of such systems. The laws of some states require that certain persons take physical delivery in definitive form of securities that they own. Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Exchange Note to such persons will be limited to that extent. Because DTC can act only on behalf of Participants, which in turn act on behalf of Indirect Participants and certain banks, the ability of a person having beneficial interests in a Global Exchange Note to pledge such interests to persons or entities that do not participate in the DTC system, or otherwise take actions in respect of such interests, may be affected by the lack of a physical certificate evidencing such interests. Except as described below, owners of interest in the Global Exchange Notes will not have Exchange Notes registered in their names, will not receive physical delivery of Exchange Notes in certificated form and will not be considered the registered owners or "Holders" thereof under the Indenture for any purpose. Payments in respect of the principal of, and premium, if any, Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on a Global Exchange Note registered in the name of DTC or its nominee will be payable to DTC in its capacity as the registered Holder under the Indenture. Under the terms of the Indenture, the Company and the Trustee will treat the persons in whose names the Exchange Notes, including the Global Exchange Notes, are registered as the owners thereof for the purpose of receiving such payments and for any and all other purposes whatsoever. Consequently, neither the Company, the Trustee nor any agent of the Company or the Trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for (i) any aspect of DTC's records or any Participant's or Indirect Participant's records relating to or payments made on account of beneficial ownership interest in the Global Exchange Notes, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any of DTC's records or any Participant's or Indirect Participant's records relating to the beneficial ownership interests in the Global Exchange Notes or 121 (ii) any other matter relating to the actions and practices of DTC or any of its Participants or Indirect Participants. DTC has advised the Company that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of securities such as the Exchange Notes (including principal and interest), is to credit the accounts of the relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date, in amounts proportionate to their respective holdings in the principal amount of beneficial interest in the relevant security as shown on the records of DTC unless DTC has reason to believe it will not receive payment on such payment date. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of Exchange Notes will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and will not be the responsibility of DTC, the Trustee or the Company. Neither the Company nor the Trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of its Participants in identifying the Beneficial Owners of the Exchange Notes, and the Company and the Trustee may conclusively rely on and will be protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes. Except for trades involving only Euroclear and Cedel participants, interest in the Global Exchange Notes are expected to be eligible to trade in DTC's Same-Day Funds Settlement System and secondary market trading activity in such interests will, therefore, settle in immediately available funds, subject in all cases to the rules and procedures of DTC and its Participants. See "--Same Day Settlement and Payment." Transfers between Participants in DTC will be effected in accordance with DTC's procedures, and will be settled in same day funds, and transfers between participants in Euroclear and Cedel will be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures. Cross-market transfers between the Participants in DTC, on the one hand, and Euroclear or Cedel participants, on the other hand, will be effected through DTC in accordance with DTC's rules on behalf of Euroclear or Cedel, as the case may be, by its respective depositary; however, such cross-market transactions will require delivery of instructions to Euroclear or Cedel, as the case may be, by the counterparty in such system in accordance with the rules and procedures and within the established deadlines (Brussels time) of such system. Euroclear or Cedel, as the case may be, will, if the transaction meets its settlement requirements, deliver instructions to its respective depositary to take action to effect final settlement on its behalf by delivering or receiving interests in the relevant Global Exchange Note in DTC, and making or receiving payment in accordance with normal procedures for same-day funds settlement applicable to DTC. Euroclear participants and Cedel participants may not deliver instructions directly to the depositories for Euroclear or Cedel. DTC has advised the Company that it will take any action permitted to be taken by a Holder of Exchange Notes only at the direction of one or more Participants to whose account DTC has credited the interests in the Global Exchange Notes and only in respect of such portion of the aggregate principal amount of the Exchange Notes as to which such Participant or Participants has or have given such direction. However, if there is an Event of Default under the Exchange Notes, DTC reserves the right to exchange the Global Exchange Notes for Exchange Notes in certificated form, and to distribute such Exchange Notes to its Participants. Although DTC, Euroclear and Cedel have agreed to the foregoing procedures to facilitate transfers of interests in the Global Exchange Notes among Participants in DTC, Euroclear and Cedel, they are under no obligation to perform or to continue to perform such procedures, and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither the Company nor the Trustee nor any of their respective agents will have any responsibility for the performance by DTC, Euroclear or Cedel or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations. The information in this section concerning DTC and DTC's book-entry system has been obtained from sources that the Company believes to be reliable, but the Company takes no responsibility for the accuracy thereof. 122 Exchange of Book-Entry Notes for Certificated Notes A Global Exchange Note is exchangeable for definitive Exchange Notes in registered certificated form ("Certificated Notes") if (i) DTC (x) notifies the Company that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary for the Global Exchange Notes and the Company thereupon fails to appoint a successor depositary or (y) has ceased to be a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act, (ii) the Company, at its option, notifies the Trustee in writing that it elects to cause the issuance of the Certificated Notes or (iii) there shall have occurred and be continuing a Default or Event of Default with respect to the Exchange Notes. In addition, beneficial interests in a Global Exchange Note may be exchanged for Certificated Notes upon request but only upon prior written notice given to the Trustee by or on behalf of DTC in accordance with the Indenture. In all cases, Certificated Notes delivered in exchange for any Global Exchange Note or beneficial interests therein will be registered in the names, and issued in any approved denominations, requested by or on behalf of the depositary (in accordance with its customary procedures). Same Day Settlement and Payment The Indenture requires that payments in respect of the Notes represented by the Global Exchange Notes (including principal, premium, if any, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any) be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Global Note Holder. With respect to Exchange Notes in certificated form, the Company will make all payments of principal, premium, if any, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the accounts specified by the Holders thereof or, if no such account is specified, by mailing a check to each such Holder's registered address. The Notes represented by the Global Exchange Notes are expected to be eligible to trade in the PORTAL market and to trade in the Depositary's Same-Day Funds Settlement System, and any permitted secondary market trading activity in such Exchange Notes will, therefore, be required by the Depositary to be settled in immediately available funds. The Company expects that secondary trading in any certificated Exchange Notes will also be settled in immediately available funds. Because of time zone differences, the securities account of a Euroclear or Cedel participant purchasing an interest in a Global Exchange Note from a Participant in DTC will be credited, and any such crediting will be reported to the relevant Euroclear or Cedel participant, during the securities settlement processing day (which must be a business day for Euroclear and Cedel) immediately following the settlement date of DTC. DTC has advised the Company that cash received in Euroclear or Cedel as a result of sales of interests in a Global Exchange Note by or through a Euroclear or Cedel participant to a Participant in DTC will be received with value on the settlement date of DTC but will be available in the relevant Euroclear or Cedel cash account only as of the business day for Euroclear or Cedel following DTC's settlement date. Certain Definitions Set forth below are certain defined terms used in the Indenture. Reference is made to the Indenture for a full disclosure of all such terms, as well as any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided. "Accrued Bankruptcy Interest" means, with respect to any Senior Debt, all interest accruing thereon after the filing of a petition or commencement of any other proceeding by or against any Obligor under any Bankruptcy Law, in accordance with and at the rate (including any rate applicable upon any default or event of default, to the extent lawful) specified in the documents evidencing or governing such Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim after such filing in any proceeding under such Bankruptcy Law. "Acquired Debt" means, with respect to any specified Person, Indebtedness of another Person and any of such other Person's Subsidiaries existing at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person or at the time it merges or consolidates with such Person or any of such Person's Subsidiaries or is assumed by 123 such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person in connection with the acquisition of assets from such other Person and in each case not Incurred by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person or such other Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of such Person or such acquisition, merger or consolidation. "Affiliate" means, when used with reference to any Person: (1) any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, the referent Person or such other Person, as the case may be, or (2) any director, officer or partner of such Person or any Person specified in clause (1) above. For the purposes of this definition, the term "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "affiliated," "controlling," and "controlled" have meanings correlative of the foregoing. None of the Initial Purchasers nor any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any Obligor or of any of their respective Affiliates. "Asset Acquisition" means: (1) an Investment by any Obligor in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary of an Obligor or shall be merged into, or with any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary of an Obligor, or (2) the acquisition by any Obligor of assets of any Person comprising a division or line of business of such Person or all or substantially all of the assets of such Person. "Asset Sale" means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other disposition (for purposes of this definition, each a "disposition") by any Obligor (including, without limitation, pursuant to any sale and leaseback transaction or any merger or consolidation of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with or into another Person (other than another Obligor) whereby such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) to any Person of: (1) any property or assets of any Obligor to the extent that any such disposition is not in the ordinary course of business of such Obligor, or (2) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, other than, in both cases: (A) any disposition to the Company, (B) any disposition to any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary, (C) any disposition that constitutes a Restricted Payment or a Permitted Investment that is made in accordance with the covenant described above under the caption "--Restricted Payments", (D) any transaction or series of related transactions resulting in Net Cash Proceeds to such Obligor of less than $1 million, (E) any transaction that is consummated in accordance with the covenant described above under the caption "--Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets," (F) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse (direct or indirect), of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof, 124 (G) any pledge, assignment by way of collateral security, grant of security interest, hypothecation or mortgage, permitted by the Indenture or any foreclosure, judicial or other sale, public or private, by the pledgee, assignee, mortgagee or other secured party of the subject assets, (H) a disposition of assets constituting a Permitted Investment, or (I) any disposition of undeveloped or substantially undeveloped real estate, provided that in such disposition: (i) the Obligor making such disposition receives consideration at the time of such disposition at least equal to the fair market value of the real estate assets disposed of (as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of such Obligor), and (ii) at least 60% of the consideration received from such disposition by the Obligor making such disposition is cash or Cash Equivalents and is received at the time of the consummation of such disposition. (For purposes of this provision, each of the following shall be deemed to be cash: (A) any liabilities as shown on such Obligors' most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto) (other than (i) Indebtedness subordinate in right of payment to the Notes, (ii) contingent liabilities, (iii) liabilities or Indebtedness to Affiliates of the Company and (iv) Non-Recourse Indebtedness) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets, and (B) to the extent of the cash received, any notes or other obligations received by the Obligor making the disposition from such transferee that are converted by such Obligor into cash within 60 days of receipt.) "Bank Credit Facility" means the Credit Facility provided to the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of October 14, 1998, by and among the Company, the financial institutions from time to time named therein (the "Banks"), Bank of Scotland and Societe General, as Managing Agents, First National Bank of Commerce, as Co-Agent, and Bank of America NT&SA, as Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time by the same or different institutional lenders. "Bankruptcy Law" means the United States Bankruptcy Code and any other bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium or similar law providing relief to debtors, in each case, as from time to time amended and applicable to the relevant case. "Board" means the Board of Directors or similar governing entity of an Obligor, the members of which are elected by the holders of Capital Stock of such Obligor or, if applicable, a duly-appointed committee of such Board of Directors or similar governing body, having jurisdiction over the subject matter at issue. "Capital Stock" means: (1) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, rights, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of common stock and preferred stock of such Person, and (2) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person. "Capitalized Lease Obligation" means, as to any Person, the discounted rental stream payable by such Person that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease obligation under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligation at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP. The final maturity of any such obligation shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without penalty. "Cash Equivalents" means: (1) Government Securities; (2) certificates of deposit, eurodollar time deposits and bankers acceptances maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor and issued by any commercial bank 125 organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of foreign bank having, at the date of acquisition of the applicable Cash Equivalent, (A) combined capital and surplus of not less than $500 million and (B) a commercial paper rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody's; (3) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days after the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (1), (2) and (4) hereof, entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (2) above; (4) commercial paper having a rating of at least P-1 from Moody's or a rating of at least A-1 from S&P on the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor; (5) debt obligations of any corporation maturing within 12 months after the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor, having a rating of at least P-1 or aaa from Moody's or A-1 or AAA from S&P on the date of such acquisition; and (6) mutual funds and money market accounts investing at least 90% of the funds under management in instruments of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above and, in each case, maturing within the period specified above for such instrument after the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor. "Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following: (1) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one transaction or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, to any "person" (as such term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) (as defined below), (2) the adoption, or, if applicable, the approval of any requisite percentage of the Company's stockholders of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, (3) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any "person" (as defined above), other than a Principal, becomes the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company (measured by voting power rather than number of shares), or (4) during any consecutive two-year period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of the Company (together with any new directors whose election to such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of the Company then in office. "Casino" means any gaming establishment and other property or assets directly ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including any building, restaurant, hotel, theater, parking facilities, retail shops, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, marina, vessel, barge, ship and equipment. "Consolidated Coverage Ratio" means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, the ratio of: (1) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available, ended not more than 135 days prior to such date, to (2)(A) Consolidated Interest Expense during such period plus (B) dividends on or in respect of any Capital Stock of any such Person paid in cash during such period; provided that the Consolidated Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect, as of the beginning of the applicable period, to 126 any acquisition, Incurrence or redemption of Indebtedness (including the Notes), issuance or redemption of Disqualified Capital Stock, acquisition, Asset Sale, purchases of assets that were previously leased or re- designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, at any time during or subsequent to such period, but on or prior to the applicable Determination Date. In making such computation, Consolidated Interest Expense: (1) attributable to any Indebtedness bearing a floating interest rate shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rate in effect on the date of computation had been the applicable rate for the entire period, or (2) attributable to interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving Credit Facility shall be computed on a pro forma basis based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness outstanding during the applicable period. For purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the most recently completed period of four full fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the last quarter for which internal financial statements are available (such period of four fiscal quarters, the "Measurement Period"), not more than 135 days prior to the transaction or event giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated EBITDA, (1) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would become a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) shall be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such Measurement Period, (2) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such Measurement Period, (3) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have in any manner (A) acquired (including through an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business) or (B) disposed of (including by way of an Asset Sale or the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date, such calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis in accordance with GAAP as if, in the case of an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business, all such transactions had been consummated on the first day of such Measurement Period and, in the case of an Asset Sale or termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business, all such transactions had been consummated prior to the first day of such Measurement Period; provided, however, that such pro forma adjustment shall not give effect to the Consolidated EBITDA of any acquired Person to the extent that such Person's net income would be excluded pursuant to clause (6) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income and (4) any Indebtedness Incurred and proceeds thereof received and applied as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio will be deemed to have been so Incurred, received and applied on the first day of such Measurement Period. "Consolidated EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum (without duplication) of: (1) the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, plus 127 (2) to the extent that any of the following shall have been taken into account in determining such Consolidated Net Income, and without duplication: (A) all income taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period (other than income taxes attributable to extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gains or losses or taxes attributable to sales or dispositions of assets outside the ordinary course of business), (B) the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period, (C) the amortization expense (including the amortization of deferred financing charges) and depreciation expense for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, (D) other non-cash items (other than non-cash interest) of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any non-cash compensation expense attributable to stock option or other equity compensation arrangements), other than any non- cash item for such period that requires the accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period (except as otherwise provided in clause (E) below) and other than any non-cash charge for such period constituting an extraordinary item of loss, and (E) any non-recurring costs or expenses of an acquired company or business incurred in connection with the purchase or acquisition of such acquired company or business by such Person and any non-recurring adjustments necessary to conform the accounting policies of the acquired company or business to those of such Person, less (3)(A) all non-cash items of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period and (B) all cash payments during such period relating to non-cash items that were added back in determining Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period. "Consolidated Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of: (1) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued (including, without limitation, amortization of original issue discount, non- cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capitalized Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers' acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Obligations) and (2) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period, and (3) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether or not such Support Obligation or Lien is called upon) and (4) the product of: (A) all dividend payments on any series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, times (B) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP. "Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that there shall be excluded therefrom: (1) net after-tax gains and losses from all sales or dispositions of assets outside of the ordinary course of business, 128 (2) net after-tax extraordinary or non-recurring gains or losses, (3) the net income of any Person acquired in a "pooling of interests" transaction accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or is merged or consolidated with or into such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary, (4) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles, (5) any net income of any other Person if such other Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary and is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except that such Person's equity in the net income of any such other Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such other Person during such period to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution, (subject, in case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation that such amount so paid to a Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to the extent that such amount could not at that time be paid to the Company due to the restrictions set forth in clause (6) below (regardless of any waiver of such conditions)), (6) any net income of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, by contract, operation of law, pursuant to its charter or otherwise on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person except that: (A) such Person's equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been paid or distributed during such period to such Person as a dividend or other distribution (provided that such ability is not due to a waiver of such restriction) and (B) such Person's equity in a net loss of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income regardless of any such restriction, (7) any restoration to income of any contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such reserve was made out of Consolidated Net Income accrued at any time following the Issue Date, (8) income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were classified as discontinued), (9) in the case of a successor to such Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of such Person's assets, any net income or loss of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets and (10) the net income (but not loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, except that the Company's or any Restricted Subsidiary's equity in the net income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or other Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution. "Consolidated Net Worth" means, with respect to any Person as of any date, the sum of: (1) the consolidated equity of the common stockholders of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, plus (2) the respective amounts reported on such Person's consolidated balance sheet as of such date with respect to any series of preferred stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) that by its terms is not entitled to the payment of dividends unless such dividends may be declared and paid only out of net earnings in respect of the year of such declaration and payment, but only to the extent of any cash received by such Person upon issuance of such preferred stock, less: (1) all write-ups (other than write-ups resulting from foreign currency translations and write-ups of tangible assets of a going concern business made within 12 months after the acquisition of such business) 129 subsequent to the Issue Date in the book value of any asset owned by such Person or a consolidated Subsidiary of such Person, (2) all investments as of such date in unconsolidated Subsidiaries and in Persons that are not Subsidiaries (except, in each case, Permitted Investments), and (3) all unamortized debt discount and expense and unamortized deferred charges as of such date, all of the foregoing determined in accordance with GAAP. "Core Businesses" means the gaming, card club, racing, sports, entertainment, lodging, restaurant, riverboat operations, real estate development and all other businesses and activities necessary for or reasonably related or incident thereto, including, without limitation, related acquisition, construction, development or operation of related truck stop, transportation, retail and other facilities designed to enhance any of the foregoing. "Credit Facilities" means, with respect to any Obligor, one or more debt facilities or commercial paper facilities with any combination of banks, other institutional lenders and other Persons extending financial accommodations or holding corporate debt obligations in the ordinary course of their business, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time by the same or different institutional lenders. "Default" means any event that is or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be an Event of Default. "Determination Date" means, with respect to any calculation, the date on or as of which such calculation is made in accordance with the terms hereof. "Designated Senior Debt" means any Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Facility (which is outstanding or which the lenders thereunder have a commitment to extend) and, if applicable, any other Senior Debt permitted under the Indenture, the principal amount (committed or outstanding) of which is $25 million or more and that has been designated by the Company as "Designated Senior Debt." "Disqualified Capital Stock" means any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is, by its terms, convertible or for which it is, by its terms, exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any specified event, is required to be redeemed or is redeemable (at the option of the holder thereof) at any time prior to the earlier of the repayment of all Notes or the stated maturity of the Notes or is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Indebtedness at any time prior to the earlier of the repayment of all Notes or the stated maturity of the Notes. "Equity Interests" means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock). "Event of Default" means the occurrence of any of the events described under the caption "--Events of Default and Remedies", after giving effect to any applicable grace periods or notice requirements. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue Date. "Gaming Approval" means any governmental approval relating to any gaming business or enterprise. 130 "Gaming Authority" means any governmental authority with regulatory oversight of, authority to regulate or jurisdiction over any gaming businesses or enterprises, including the State Gaming Control Board of Nevada, Washoe County, Nevada gaming authorities, the Nevada Gaming Commission, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Indiana Gaming Commission, California Gambling Control Commission, Louisiana Gaming Control Board, California Horse Racing Board and the Arizona Racing Commission, with regulatory oversight of, authority to regulate or jurisdiction over any gaming operation (or proposed gaming operation) owned, managed or operated by any Obligor. "Gaming Laws" means all applicable provisions of all: (1) constitutions, treaties, statutes or laws governing gaming operations (including without limitation card club casinos and pari mutuel race tracks) and rules, regulations and ordinances of any Gaming Authority, (2) Gaming Approvals and (3) orders, decisions, judgments, awards and decrees of any Gaming Authority. "Global Note" means a permanent global note in registered form deposited with the Trustee, as a custodian for The Depositary Trust Company or any other designated depositary. "Government Securities" means marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States government or issued by any agency or instrumentality thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor. "Guarantor" means any existing or future Material Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, which has guaranteed the obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with the Notes, as required by the Indenture. "Guaranty" means a guaranty by a Guarantor of the Obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with the Notes. "Hedging Obligations" means all obligations of the Obligors arising under or in connection with any rate or basis swap, forward contract, commodity swap or option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond, note or bill option, interest rate option, foreign currency exchange transaction, cross currency rate swap, currency option, cap, collar or floor transaction, swap option, synthetic trust product, synthetic lease or any similar transaction or agreement. "Incur" means, with respect to any Indebtedness of any Person or any Lien, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or Lien or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness on the balance sheet of such Person (and "Incurrence," "Incurred," "Incurrable" and "Incurring" shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing). "Indebtedness" means with respect to any Person, without duplication, whether contingent or otherwise, (1) any obligations for money borrowed, (2) any obligation evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments, (3) Letter of Credit Obligations and obligations in respect of other similar instruments, (4) any obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, including Capitalized Lease Obligations, (5) the maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price of Disqualified Capital Stock, 131 (6) Indebtedness of other Persons of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above, secured by a Lien on the assets of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, valued, in such cases where the recourse thereof is limited to such assets, at the lesser of the principal amount of such Indebtedness or the fair market value of the subject assets, (7) indebtedness of other Persons of the types described in clauses (1) through (5) above, guaranteed by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (8) the net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations; provided that the amount of any Indebtedness at any date shall be calculated as the outstanding balance of all unconditional obligations and the maximum liability supported by any contingent obligations at such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Indebtedness" shall not be construed to include trade payables, credit on open account, accrued liabilities, provisional credit, daylight overdrafts or similar items. For purposes of this definition, the "maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price" of any Disqualified Capital Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were repurchased on the date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to the Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of the issuing Person. Unless otherwise specified in the Indenture, the amount outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount is the full amount of such Indebtedness less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Indebtedness at such time as determined in conformity with GAAP. "Interest Swap Obligations" means the net obligations of any Person under any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future, interest rate option, interest rate swap, interest rate cap, collar or floor transaction or other interest rate Hedging Obligation. "Investment" by any Person means any direct or indirect: (1) loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (valued at the fair market value thereof as of the date of contribution or transfer) (by means of transfers of cash or other property or services for the account or use of other Persons, or otherwise); (2) purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by any other Person (whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise and whether or not purchased directly from the issuer of such securities or evidences of Indebtedness); (3) guarantee or assumption of any Indebtedness or any other obligation of any other Person (except for an assumption of Indebtedness for which the assuming Person receives consideration at the time of such assumption in the form of property or assets with a fair market value at least equal to the principal amount of the Indebtedness assumed); and (4) all other items that would be classified as investments (including, without limitation, purchases of assets outside the ordinary course of business) on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the purchase or acquisition of any securities, Indebtedness or Productive Assets of any other Person solely with Qualified Capital Stock shall not be deemed to be an Investment. The term "Investments" shall also exclude extensions of trade credit and advances to customers and suppliers to the extent made in the ordinary course of business on ordinary business terms. The amount of any non-cash Investment shall be the fair market value of such Investment, as determined conclusively in good faith by management of the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, unless the fair market value of such Investment exceeds $5 million, in which case the fair market value shall be determined conclusively in good faith by the Board of such Person as of the time such Investment is made or such other time as specified in the Indenture. Unless otherwise required by the Indenture, the amount of any Investment shall not be 132 adjusted for increases or decreases in value, or write-ups, write-downs or write-offs subsequent to the date such Investment is made with respect to such Investment. "Issue Date" means February 18, 1999. "Letter of Credit Obligations" means Obligations of an Obligor arising under or in connection with letters of credit. "Lien" means, with respect to any assets, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other similar encumbrance (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell, and any filing of or agreement to give, any security interest). "Limited Real Estate Development" means the development or improvement of (1) any undeveloped or substantially undeveloped real estate held by the Company or a Subsidiary on the date of the Indenture or (2) any undeveloped or substantially undeveloped real estate that is acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary in an acquisition of a company that is primarily in the Casino business. "Material Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary which is both a Material Subsidiary and a Restricted Subsidiary. "Material Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company other than a Non- Material Subsidiary. "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Services, Inc., and its successors. "Net Cash Proceeds" means with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents received by any Obligor from such Asset Sale, net of: (1) reasonable out-of- pocket expenses, fees and other direct costs relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, brokerage, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions), (2) taxes paid or payable after taking into account any reduction in tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, (3) repayment of Indebtedness (other than any intercompany Indebtedness) that is required by the terms thereof to be repaid or pledged as cash collateral, or the holders of which otherwise have a contractual claim that is legally superior to any claim of the holders (including a restriction on transfer) to the proceeds of the subject assets, in connection with such Asset Sale, and (4) appropriate amounts to be provided by any applicable Obligor, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by limitation, pension and other post- employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment to the sale price received in such Asset Sale for so long as such reserve is held. "Non-Material Subsidiaries" means all Subsidiaries not designated as Material Subsidiaries by the Company; provided, that all such Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) may not, in the aggregate at any time have assets (attributable to the Company's and its Restricted Subsidiaries' equity interest in such entity) constituting more than 5% of the Company's total assets on a consolidated basis based on the Company's most recent internal financial statements. As of the Issue Date, the Non-Material Subsidiaries shall be all the Company's Subsidiaries existing as of the Issue Date other than the Guarantors as of the Issue Date and the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date. "Non-Recourse Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary 133 (1) as to which none of the Obligors: (A) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (B) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise), or (C) constitutes the lender; (2) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than the Notes being offered hereby) of any Obligor to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity, and (3) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of any Obligor. The foregoing notwithstanding, if an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary makes a loan to an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is permitted under the covenant described under the caption "Restricted Payments" and is otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Indenture, such loan shall constitute Non-Recourse Indebtedness. "Obligations" means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, whether absolute or contingent, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness. "Obligor" means the Company or any Guarantor. "Paying Agent" means the Person so designated by the Company in accordance with the Indenture, initially the Trustee. "Permitted Indebtedness" means, without duplication, each of the following: (1) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date and reflected in the financial statements set forth in the offering memorandum relating to the Old Notes as in effect on the Issue Date as reduced by the amount of any scheduled amortization payments or mandatory prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereof; (2) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company under the Notes and by the Guarantors under the Guaranties; (3) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Bank Credit Facility; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding thereunder as of any date of Incurrence shall not exceed $350 million, to be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the amount of (A) any increase to the face amount of Support Obligations permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (11) of this definition and (B) the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales applied by an Obligor to permanently prepay or repay Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Facility pursuant to the covenant described above under the caption "-- Asset Sales." (4) Indebtedness of the Company to any Obligor or of any Guarantor to any other Obligor for so long as such Indebtedness is held by the Company or by another Obligor; provided that: (A) any Indebtedness of the Company to any other Obligor is unsecured and evidenced by an intercompany promissory note that is subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement, to the Company's obligations under the Indenture and the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement, and (B) if as of any date any Person other than the Company or a Guarantor owns or holds any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date shall be deemed to be an 134 Incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this clause (4) by the issuer of such Indebtedness; (5) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by an Obligor; provided that if as of any date any Person other than an Obligor acquires any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such acquisition shall be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this clause (5) by the issuer of such Indebtedness; (6) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; (7) the Incurrence by Unrestricted Subsidiaries of Non-Recourse Indebtedness; provided that, if any such Indebtedness ceases to be Non- Recourse Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such event shall be deemed to constitute an Incurrence of Indebtedness that is not permitted by this clause (7); (8) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary solely to finance the construction or acquisition or improvement of, or consisting of Capitalized Leased Obligations Incurred to acquire rights of use in, capital assets useful in the Company's or such Subsidiary's business, as applicable, and, in any such case, Incurred prior to or within 180 days after the construction, acquisition, improvement or leasing of the subject assets, not to exceed in aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time: (A) $15 million for each of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or (B) $60 million in the aggregate for all of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and additional Indebtedness of the kind described in this clause (8) with respect to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary is directly or indirectly liable, and which is expressly made non-recourse to all of such Person's assets, except the asset so financed; (9) Interest Swap Obligations entered into not as speculative Investments but as hedging transactions designed to protect the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates in connection with Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder; (10) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in respect of performance bonds and completion guaranties (to the extent that the Incurrence thereof does not result in the Incurrence of any obligation for the payment of borrowed money of others), in the ordinary course of business, in amounts and for the purposes customary in such Person's industry; provided, that such Indebtedness shall be Incurred solely in connection with the development, construction, improvement or enhancement of assets useful in such Person's business; and (11) other Indebtedness consisting of Support Obligations not exceeding $25 million in aggregate principal amount at any time, which may be increased by the Company in its discretion, subject to availability under, and a corresponding reduction to, the principal amount of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under the Bank Credit Facility pursuant to clause (3) of this definition. "Permitted Investments" means, without duplication, each of the following: (1) Investments in cash (including deposit accounts with major commercial banks) and Cash Equivalents; (2) Investments by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that is or will immediately become upon giving effect to such Investment, or as a result of which, such Person is merged, consolidated or liquidated into, or conveys substantially of all its assets to, an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that Investments in any such Person (other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) made prior to such Investment shall not be "Permitted Investments"; and provided further that for purposes of calculating at any date the aggregate amount of Investments made since the Issue Date pursuant to the covenant described above under the caption "--Restricted Payments," such Investment shall be a Permitted Investment only so long as any 135 Subsidiary in which any such Investment has been made continues to be an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary; (3) Investments existing on the Issue Date, each such Investment to be: (A) in an amount less than $1 million, (B) listed on a schedule to the Indenture, or (C) an existing Investment by any one or combination of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries in any other such Person; (4) accounts receivable created or acquired in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on ordinary business terms; (5) Investments arising from transactions by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with trade creditors or customers in the ordinary course of business (including any such Investment received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement pursuant to the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or otherwise in settlement of a claim); (6) Investments made as the result of non-cash consideration received from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with the covenant described above under the caption "--Assets Sales"; and (7) Investments consisting of advances to officers, directors and employees of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for travel, entertainment, relocation, purchases of Capital Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary permitted by the Indenture and analogous ordinary business purposes. "Permitted Junior Securities" means Equity Interests in the Obligors or debt securities that are subordinated to all Senior Debt (and any debt securities issued in exchange for Senior Debt) to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Notes and the Guaranties are subordinated to Senior Debt pursuant to the Indenture. "Permitted Liens" means: (1) Liens in favor of the Company or Liens on the assets of any Guarantor so long as such Liens are held by another Obligor; (2) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were not Incurred in anticipation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable; (3) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were not Incurred in anticipation of such acquisition; (4) Liens Incurred to secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (8) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, attaching to or encumbering only the subject assets and directly related property such as proceeds and products thereof and accessions and replacements thereto; (5) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (6) Liens created by "notice" or "precautionary" filings in connection with operating leases or other transactions pursuant to which no Indebtedness is Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (7) Liens existing on the Issue Date; (8) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims (including, without limitation, Liens securing the performance of workers compensation, social security, or unemployment insurance 136 obligations) that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor; (9) Liens on shares of any equity security or any warrant or option to purchase an equity security or any security which is convertible into an equity security issued by any Obligor that holds, directly or indirectly through a holding company or otherwise, a license under any applicable Gaming Laws; provided that this clause (9) shall apply only so long as such Gaming Laws provide that the creation of any restriction on the disposition of any of such securities shall not be effective and, if such Gaming Laws at any time cease to so provide, then this clause (9) shall be of no further effect; (10) Liens on securities constituting "margin stock" within the meaning of Regulation T, U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to the extent that (i) prohibiting such Liens would result in the classification of the obligations of the Company under the Notes as a "purpose credit" and (ii) the Investment by any Obligor in such margin stock is permitted by the Indenture; (11) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that any such Lien attaches only to the assets encumbered by the predecessor Indebtedness, unless the Incurrence of such Liens is otherwise permitted under the Indenture; (12) Liens securing stay and appeal bonds or judgment Liens in connection with any judgment not giving rise to an Event of Default under paragraph (5) of the Events of Default; (13) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business, in respect of obligations not constituting Indebtedness and not past due; provided that adequate reserves shall have been established therefor in accordance with GAAP; (14) easements, rights-of-way, zoning restrictions, reservations, encroachments and other similar charges or encumbrances in respect of real property which do not individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the conduct of business by any Obligor; (15) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation permitted to be incurred hereunder; (16) Liens upon specific items of inventory or equipment and proceeds thereof, Incurred to secure obligations in respect of bankers' acceptances issued or created for the account of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to facilitate the purchase, shipment, or storage of such inventory or equipment; (17) Liens securing Letter of Credit Obligations permitted to be Incurred hereunder Incurred in connection with the purchase of inventory or equipment by an Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of the business and secured only by such inventory or equipment, the documents issued in connection therewith and the proceeds thereof and (18) Liens in favor of the Trustee arising under the Indenture. "Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Permitted Indebtedness of such Person arising under clauses (1), (2), (6), (8), (10) or (11) of the definition of "Permitted Indebtedness" or Indebtedness Incurred under the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test in the covenant described above under the heading "--Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock" (any such Indebtedness, "Existing Indebtedness"); provided that: (1) the principal amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Existing Indebtedness (plus the amount of prepayment penalties, premiums and expenses incurred or paid in connection therewith), except to the extent that the Incurrence of such excess is otherwise permitted by the Indenture; 137 (2) if such Indebtedness is subordinated to, or pari passu in right of payment with, the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date on or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, such Existing Indebtedness; (3) if such Existing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date on or later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being repaid, redeemed, extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and (4) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Indebtedness solely of the Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary originally obligated thereunder, unless otherwise permitted by the Indenture. "Plan of Liquidation" means, with respect to any Person, a plan (including by operation of law) that provides for, contemplates or the effectuation of which is preceded or accomplished by (whether or not substantially contemporaneously): (1) the sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person otherwise than as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, and (2) the distribution of all or substantially all of the proceeds of such sale, lease, conveyance, or other disposition and all or substantially all of the remaining assets of such Person to holders of Capital Stock of such Person. "Principals" means: (1) R.D. Hubbard, (2) any spouse, parent or child of such Principal, or (3) any trust, corporation, partnership or other Person, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or other Persons holding an 80% or more controlling interest in which are Persons described in clause (1) or (2) of this definition. "Productive Assets" means assets (including assets owned directly or indirectly through Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary) of a kind used or usable in the businesses of the Obligors as they are conducted on the date of the Asset Sale. "Public Equity Offering" means a public equity offering, underwritten by a nationally recognized underwriter pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of Qualified Capital Stock. "Qualified Capital Stock" means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock. "Related Business" means the gaming (including pari-mutuel betting) business and any and all reasonably related businesses necessary for, in support or anticipation of and ancillary to or in preparation for, the gaming business including, without limitation, the development, expansion or operation of any Casino (including any land-based, dockside, riverboat or other type of Casino), owned, or to be owned, by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. "Restricted Investment" means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment. "Restricted Subsidiary" of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. If no referent Person is specified, "Restricted Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Company. "S&P" means Standard & Poors Rating Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Industries, Inc., and its successors. "Senior Debt" means: (1) all Indebtedness outstanding under Credit Facilities and all Hedging Obligations with respect thereto, 138 (2) any other Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by the Company under the terms of the Indenture, unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is Incurred expressly provides that it is on a parity with or subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, and (3) all Obligations with respect to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Senior Debt will not include: (1) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by the Company, (2) any Indebtedness of any Obligor to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or other Affiliates, (3) any trade payables, (4) any Indebtedness that is incurred in violation of the Indenture, and (5) Indebtedness which, when Incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of Title 11, United States Code, is without recourse to any Obligor. Notwithstanding anything in the Indenture to the contrary Senior Debt shall not include the 9 1/2% Notes. The Indenture will expressly provide that the Obligations in respect of the Notes and the Guarantees will be on a parity with the Obligations in respect of the 9 1/2% Notes and the guarantees thereof in right of payment. "Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof. "Subsidiary," with respect to any Person, means: (1) any corporation or comparably organized entity, a majority of whose voting stock (defined as any class of capital stock having voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the Board of such Person) is owned, directly or indirectly, by any one or more of the Obligors, and (2) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which any one or more of the Obligors, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority ownership interest entitled to vote in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof or of which such Obligor is the managing general partner. "Support Obligation" means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person: (1) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise), or (2) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided that the term "Support Obligation" shall not include: (A) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or (B) commitments to make Permitted Investments in Obligors or their Restricted Subsidiaries. "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of the Company as its Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Board resolution; but only to the extent that such Subsidiary: (A) has, or will have after giving effect to such designation, no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness, 139 (B) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with any Obligor unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to such Obligor than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of such Obligor, (C) is a Person with respect to which none of the Obligors has any direct or indirect obligation (i) to subscribe for additional equity interests or (ii) to maintain or preserve such Person's financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results, (D) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of any Obligor, and (E) has at least one director on its Board who is not a director or executive officer of any Obligor and has at least one executive officer who is not a director or executive officer of any Obligor. Any such designation by the Board of the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the Board resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions and was permitted by the covenant described above under "--Restricted Payments." If at any time any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of the Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such time (and, if such Indebtedness is not permitted to be Incurred as of such date under the covenant described above under "--Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock," the Company shall be in default of such covenant). The Board of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation shall be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation shall only be permitted if (1) such Indebtedness is permitted under the covenant described above under the heading "--Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock," calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the reference period, and (2) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation. As of the Issue Date, the following entities shall be Unrestricted Subsidiaries: Jefferson Casino Corporation, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., Casino Magic Management Services Corp., Sunflower Racing, Inc., SR Food & Beverage Company, Casino Magic Neuquen S.A. and Casino Magic Support Services S.A. "Voting Stock" of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of such Person. "Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the Company's calculations of the number of years obtained by dividing: (1) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into: (2) the total of the products obtained by multiplying: (A) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (B) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment. 140 CERTAIN UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES The following is a summary of the material federal income tax consequences resulting from the Exchange Offer and from the ownership of the Notes. This discussion is a general summary only and does not address all tax aspects of ownership of the Notes that may be relevant to a prospective investor's particular circumstances. This discussion deals only with Notes held as capital assets and does not deal with the consequences to special classes of holders of the Notes, such as dealers in securities or currencies, life insurance companies, tax exempt entities, financial institutions, persons with a functional currency other than the U.S. dollar, or investors in pass-through entities such as partnerships. It does not deal with the effects of any arrangement entered into by a holder of the Notes that partially or completely hedges the Notes, or otherwise holding the Notes as part of a synthetic security or other integrated investment. The discussion is based upon the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), and the regulations, rulings, and judicial decisions thereunder as of the date hereof, any of which may be repealed or modified in a manner resulting in federal income tax consequences that differ from those described below. In addition, the discussion relies upon the description provided to the Company by the DTC, Euroclear, and Cedel of their depository procedures and the procedures of their Participants and Indirect Participants in maintaining a book-entry system reflecting the beneficial ownership of the Notes. Holders tendering their Old Notes or prospective purchasers of Exchange Notes should consult their own tax advisors concerning the federal income tax consequences resulting from their particular situations, and concerning the state or local income or franchise tax consequences, gift and estate tax consequences, or the consequences under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction. U.S. Holders The following discussion addresses the United States federal income tax consequences to a U.S. Holder of a Note. For purposes of this discussion, a U.S. Holder is a Holder that is (i) a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation, partnership, or other entity organized under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision of the United States, (iii) an estate taxed by the United States without regard to the source of its income, or (iv) a trust if a court within the United States can exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more United States persons have authority to control all of its substantial decisions. Payments of Interest Payments of stated interest on a Note will be taxable as ordinary interest income at the time it is received or accrued, depending upon the method of accounting applicable to the holder of the Note. Exchange Offer in Connection with Registration of the Notes The exchange of the Old Notes for the Exchange Notes (with substantially identical terms) in connection with the registration of the Exchange Notes should not be a taxable event for federal income tax purposes, and a Holder should have the same tax basis and holding period in the Exchange Notes that the Holder had in the Old Notes. Market Discount Any gain or loss on a disposition of a Note would generally be capital gain or loss. However, a subsequent purchaser of a Note who did not acquire the Note at its original issue, and who acquires such Note at a price that is less than the stated redemption price of the Note at its maturity (that is, its face amount if issued at par), may be required to treat the Note as a "market discount bond". Any recognized gain on a disposition of the Note would then be treated as ordinary income to the extent that it does not exceed the "accrued market discount" on the Note. In general, accrued market discount is that amount that bears the same ratio to the excess of the stated redemption price of the Note over the purchaser's basis in the Note immediately after its acquisition, as the number of days the purchaser holds the Note bears to the number of days after the date the purchaser acquired the Note up to (and including) the date of its maturity. In addition, there are rules deferring the deduction of all or part of the interest expense on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry such bond, and permitting a holder to elect to include accrued market discount in income on a current basis. 141 Backup Withholding and Information Reporting In general, a U.S. Holder of a Note will be subject to backup withholding at the rate of 31% with respect to interest, principal and premium, if any, paid on a Note, unless the holder (a) is an entity (including corporations, tax- exempt organizations and certain qualified nominees) that is exempt from withholding and, when required, demonstrates this fact, or (b) provides the Company with its Taxpayer Identification Number ("TIN") (which, for an individual, would be the holder's Social Security number), certifies that the TIN provided to the Company is correct and that the holder has not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service that it is subject to backup withholding due to underreporting of interest or dividends, and otherwise complies with applicable requirements of the backup withholding rules. In addition, such payments of interest, principal and premium to U.S. Holders that are not corporations, tax-exempt organizations or qualified nominees will generally be subject to information reporting requirements. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a U.S. Holder will be allowed as a credit against such holder's federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the Internal Revenue Service. Non-U.S. Holders The following discussion addresses the principal U.S. federal income tax consequences to a Holder of a Note that is not a U.S. Holder--referred to in this discussion as a Non-U.S. Holder. As discussed above, this discussion does not address all tax aspects of ownership of the Notes that may be relevant to a prospective investor's particular circumstances, including holding the Notes through a partnership or holding the Notes through a hybrid entity (an entity that is a pass-through entity for U.S. tax purposes but not for foreign tax purposes). Payments of Interest Generally, payments of stated interest on a Note will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax if the interest qualifies as portfolio interest. Interest on the Notes will qualify as portfolio interest if the Non-U.S. Holder (i) does not actually or constructively own 10 percent of more of the total combined voting power of all voting stock of the Company, (ii) is not a "controlled foreign corporation" with respect to which the Company is a "related person" as such terms are defined in the Code, and (iii) provides the required certifications that the beneficial owner of the Notes is not a U.S. person. However, the interest on the Notes will be taxed at regular U.S. federal income tax rates if the interest constitutes income that is effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business and, if the Non-U.S. Holder can claim the benefit of an income tax treaty, is attributable to a U.S. permanent establishment or fixed base. Such income is referred to in this discussion as U.S. trade or business income. If the Non-U.S. Holder is a corporation, interest that constitutes U.S. trade or business income may also be subject to the "branch profits tax" at 30 percent or, if applicable, a lower rate determined by an income tax treaty. Interest that neither qualifies as portfolio interest nor constitutes U.S. trade or business income will be subject to U.S. withholding tax at the rate of 30 percent, unless such withholding tax is reduced or eliminated by an applicable income tax treaty. To claim the protection of an income tax treaty, a Non-U.S. Holder must provide a properly executed Form 1001 prior to the payment of interest, and must periodically update the filing. New regulations scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2000, will replace these forms with new forms and procedures, and may require a Non-U.S. Holder to obtain a taxpayer identification number and to provide documentary evidence of residence in order to claim a treaty benefit. Sale, Exchange or Redemption of Notes Gain realized by a Non-U.S. Holder on the sale, exchange, redemption or other disposition of a Note will generally not be subject to U.S. federal income tax, unless (i) such gain constitutes U.S. trade or business income, (ii) the Non-U.S. Holder is an individual who holds the Note as a capital asset and is present in the United States for 183 days or more in the taxable year of the disposition, or (iii) the Non-U.S. Holder is a former citizen or resident of the United States subject to certain rules related to that status. 142 Federal Estate Tax Notes held by an individual who is not a citizen or resident of the United States for federal estate tax purposes at the time of his or her death will not be subject to U.S. federal estate tax if the interest on the Notes qualifies for the portfolio interest exemption from U.S. federal income tax under the rules described above. Information Reporting and Backup Withholding The Company must report to the Internal Revenue Service and to each Non-U.S. Holder any interest that is subject to U.S. withholding tax or that is exempt from withholding tax pursuant to either a tax treaty or the portfolio interest exemption. Copies of these information returns may also be available to the tax authorities of the country in which the Non-U.S. Holder resides under the provisions of various treaties or agreements for the exchange of information. Non-U.S. Holders other than corporations may be subject to backup withholding and additional information reporting. Neither backup withholding nor information reporting will apply to payments of portfolio interest by the Company to a Non-U.S. Holder, if the Non-U.S. Holder properly certifies that it is not a U.S. Holder or otherwise establishes an exemption. However, such certification or exemption is not effective if the Company or its paying agent has actual knowledge that the Holder is a U.S. Holder or that the conditions of another exemption relied upon by the Non-U.S. Holder are not satisfied. Payments of principal on the Notes by the Company to a Non-U.S. Holder may be subject to backup withholding and information reporting unless the Non-U.S. Holder properly certifies as to those items described below in connection with payments made by brokers or otherwise establishes an exemption (provided that neither the Company nor its paying agent has actual knowledge that the Holder is a U.S. Holder or that the conditions of another exemption relied upon by the Non-U.S. Holder are not satisfied). Neither backup withholding nor information reporting will apply to the payment of the proceeds from the disposition of the Notes to or through the United States office of any broker if the Non-U.S. Holder (i) properly certifies (A) that he is not a U.S. Holder, (B) that he does not expect to be present within the U.S. for 183 days or more during the calendar year and (C) none of his gains from transactions effected with the payor during the calendar year are expected to be effectively connected with a U.S. trade or business; or (ii) otherwise establishes an exemption, and neither the Company nor its paying agent has actual knowledge that the conditions of any claimed exemption are not satisfied. If proceeds from the disposition of the Notes are paid to or through the foreign office of a U.S. broker, information reporting (but not backup withholding) is required unless the broker has documentary evidence that the owner is a foreign person and the broker has no actual knowledge to the contrary. Similar rules apply to the foreign office of a foreign broker if either (i) the foreign broker is a controlled foreign corporation within the meaning of the Code, or (ii) 50 percent or more of the gross income of the foreign broker during a specified testing period was effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. If proceeds from the disposition of the Notes are paid to or through the foreign office of a foreign broker that does not have these characteristics, neither information reporting nor backup withholding is required. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a Non-U.S. Holder will be allowed as a refund or credit against such Non-U.S. Holder's federal income tax liability. New regulations revising the information and reporting rules will become effective on January 1, 2000. In general, these new regulations will not materially change the withholding and information reporting requirements, but will change various forms and certification procedures. 143 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION Each broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer must acknowledge that it will deliver a prospectus in connection with any resale of such Exchange Notes. This prospectus, as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, may be used by a broker-dealer in connection with resales of Exchange Notes received in exchange for Old Notes where such Old Notes were acquired as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Old Notes acquired directly from the Company). To the extent any such broker-dealer participates in the Exchange Offer and so notifies the Company, or causes the Company to be so notified in writing, the Company has agreed that, subject to certain exceptions, a period of 180 days after the date of this prospectus, it will make this prospectus, as amended or supplemented, available to such broker-dealer for use in connection with any such resale, and will promptly send additional copies of this prospectus and any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to any broker- dealer that requests such documents in the Letter of Transmittal. The Company will not receive any proceeds from any sale of Exchange Notes by broker-dealers. Exchange Notes received by broker-dealers for their own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated transactions, through the writing of options on the Exchange Notes or a combination of such methods of resale, at prevailing market prices at the time of resale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. Any such resale may be made directly to purchasers or to or through brokers or dealers who may receive compensation in the form of commissions or concessions from any such broker-dealer or the purchasers or any such Exchange Notes. Any broker- dealer that resells Exchange Notes that were received by it for its own account pursuant to the Exchange Offer and any broker or dealer that participates in a distribution of such Exchange Notes may be deemed to be an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act, and any profit on any such resale of Exchange Notes and any commissions or concessions received by any such persons may be deemed to be underwriting compensation under the Securities Act. The Letter of Transmittal states that, by acknowledging that it will deliver and by delivering a prospectus, a broker-dealer will not be deemed to admit that it is an "underwriter" within the meaning of the Securities Act. By its acceptance of the Exchange Offer, any broker-dealer that receives Exchange Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer hereby agrees to notify the Company prior to using the prospectus in connection with the sale or transfer of Exchange Notes, and acknowledges and agrees that, upon receipt of notice from the Company of the happening of any event which makes any statement in this prospectus untrue in any material respect or which requires the making of any changes in this prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading or which may impose upon the Company disclosure obligations that the Company determines in good faith may not be in the best interests of the Company (which notice the Company agrees to deliver promptly to such broker- dealer), such broker-dealer will suspend use of this prospectus until the Company has notified such broker-dealer that delivery of this prospectus may resume and has furnished copies of any amendment or supplement to this prospectus to such broker-dealer. 144 LEGAL MATTERS The validity of the Exchange Notes offered hereby will be passed upon for Hollywood Park by Irell & Manella LLP, Los Angeles, California. EXPERTS Hollywood Park's consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, included in this prospectus, to the extent and for the periods indicated in their report with respect thereto have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as stated in their report appearing herein, and are included herein, in reliance upon authority of said firm as experts in giving said report. Casino Magic's consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997, appearing in this prospectus, to the extent and for the periods indicated in their report with respect thereto, have been audited by Arthur Andersen LLP, independent public accountants, as stated in their report appearing herein and are included herein in reliance upon the authority of said firm as experts in giving said report. The consolidated financial statements (including schedule) of Boomtown as of September 30, 1996 and 1995 and for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 1996, incorporated by reference into this prospectus and Registration Statement from Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-34471) of Hollywood Park have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon appearing therein. Such consolidated financial statements (including schedule) are incorporated by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing. 145 INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page ---- Hollywood Park, Inc. Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997................................................................... F-2 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997...................................... F-3 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997............................................ F-4 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.............................. F-5 Calculation of Earnings Per Share....................................... F-17 Report of Independent Public Accountants, Arthur Andersen LLP........... F-18 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1997 and 1996............ F-19 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.................................................... F-20 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995................................. F-21 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.................................................... F-22 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.............................. F-23 Schedule II............................................................. F-47 Calculation of Earnings Per Share....................................... F-48 Casino Magic Corp. Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997...................................................... F-49 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997...................................... F-50 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997...................................... F-51 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997............................................ F-52 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.............................. F-53 Report of Independent Public Accountants, Arthur Andersen LLP........... F-55 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.................................................... F-56 Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1997 and 1996............ F-57 Consolidated Statement of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995....................................... F-58 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995.................................................... F-60 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.............................. F-63
F-1 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of -------------------------- September 30, December 31, 1998 1997 ------------- ------------ (unaudited) (in thousands) ASSETS Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents......................... $ 20,126 $ 23,749 Restricted cash................................... 798 407 Short term investments............................ 3,459 0 Other receivables, net............................ 7,061 9,417 Prepaid expenses and other assets................. 16,160 10,948 Deferred tax assets............................... 10,250 8,118 Current portion of notes receivable............... 2,340 42 -------- -------- Total current assets............................ 60,194 52,681 Notes receivable.................................... 18,250 9,548 Property, plant and equipment, net.................. 301,125 300,666 Goodwill, net....................................... 50,341 33,017 Other assets........................................ 23,009 23,117 -------- -------- $452,919 $419,029 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Accounts payable.................................. $ 8,848 $ 11,277 Accrued lawsuit settlement........................ 0 2,750 Accrued compensation.............................. 7,620 7,627 Accrued liabilities............................... 26,986 19,105 Accrued interest.................................. 2,642 5,175 Gaming liabilities................................ 3,698 3,853 Racing liabilities................................ 263 4,093 Current portion of notes payable.................. 2,058 3,437 -------- -------- Total current liabilities....................... 52,115 57,317 Notes payable....................................... 168,574 132,102 Deferred tax liabilities............................ 6,606 6,310 -------- -------- Total liabilities............................... 227,295 195,729 Minority interests.................................. 0 1,946 Stockholders' Equity: Capital stock-- Preferred--$1.00 par value, authorized 250,000 shares; none issued and outstanding............ 0 0 Common--$.10 par value, authorized 40,000,000 shares; 25,800,069 issued and outstanding in 1998, and 26,220,528 in 1997................... 2,580 2,622 Capital in excess of par value.................... 218,023 222,350 Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)........... 5,338 (3,532) Accumulated other comprehensive loss.............. (317) (86) -------- -------- Total stockholders' equity...................... 225,624 221,354 -------- -------- $452,919 $419,029 ======== ========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-2 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the three months ended For the nine months September 30, ended September 30, ------------------- -------------------- 1998 1997 1998 1997 --------- --------- ---------- --------- (in thousands, except per share data-- unaudited) Revenues: Gaming............................. $ 58,846 $ 57,143 $ 173,552 $ 83,990 Racing............................. 11,371 12,216 48,085 48,084 Food and beverage.................. 7,383 6,156 21,245 13,016 Hotel and recreational vehicle park.............................. 637 581 1,362 581 Truck stop and service station..... 4,525 4,897 11,071 4,897 Other income....................... 4,705 4,217 13,434 7,781 --------- --------- ---------- --------- 87,467 85,210 268,749 158,349 --------- --------- ---------- --------- Expenses: Gaming............................. 30,604 29,956 93,920 45,117 Racing............................. 5,562 6,206 21,244 21,615 Food and beverage.................. 10,065 8,101 27,601 16,920 Hotel and recreational vehicle park.............................. 212 199 499 199 Truck stop and service station..... 4,177 4,461 10,164 4,461 Administration..................... 20,088 20,091 62,209 38,622 Other.............................. 2,011 1,823 5,586 3,262 REIT restructuring................. 0 609 469 609 Depreciation and amortization...... 6,825 6,159 19,874 11,939 --------- --------- ---------- --------- 79,544 77,605 241,566 142,744 --------- --------- ---------- --------- Operating income..................... 7,923 7,605 27,183 15,605 Loss on write off of assets........ 1,586 0 1,586 0 Interest expense................... 4,112 3,653 11,827 3,782 --------- --------- ---------- --------- Income before minority interests and income taxes........................ 2,225 3,952 13,770 11,823 Minority interests................. 0 17 0 80 Income tax expense................. 253 1,524 4,903 4,624 --------- --------- ---------- --------- Net income........................... $ 1,972 $ 2,411 $ 8,867 $ 7,119 ========= ========= ========== ========= Dividend requirements on convertible preferred stock..................... $ 0 $ 558 $ 0 $ 1,520 Net income available to common shareholders........................ $ 1,972 $ 1,853 $ 8,867 $ 5,599 Per common share: Net income--basic.................. $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $ 0.34 $ 0.27 Net income--diluted................ $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $ 0.34 $ 0.27 Number of shares--basic.............. 26,101 24,706 26,115 20,596 Number of shares--diluted............ 26,101 24,706 26,277 20,596
F-3 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the nine months ended September 30, ------------------- 1998 1997 -------- --------- (in thousands-- unaudited) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income................................................ $ 8,867 $ 7,119 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization............................ 19,874 11,939 Minority interests....................................... 0 17 Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment............................................... 985 488 (Increase) decrease in restricted cash................... (391) 3,277 Decrease (increase) in other receivables, net............ 2,356 (944) (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets.................................................. (5,648) 894 Increase in deferred tax assets.......................... (2,132) (1,681) Decrease in accounts payable............................. (2,429) (2,151) Decrease in accrued lawsuit settlement................... (2,750) 0 Decrease in accrued compensation......................... (7) (1,788) Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities............... 2,287 (10,381) (Decrease) increase in gaming liabilities................ (155) 1,197 Decrease in racing liabilities........................... (3,830) (3,496) Decrease in accrued interest payable..................... (2,533) 0 Increase in deferred tax liabilities..................... 296 1,569 -------- --------- Net cash provided by operating activities............... 14,790 6,059 -------- --------- Cash flows from investing activities: Additions to property, plant and equipment............... (34,981) (23,059) Receipts from sale of property, plant and equipment...... 650 114 Principal collected on notes receivable.................. 2,071 31 Note receivable, Paul Alanis............................. (3,232) 0 Note receivable, HP Yakama investment.................... (8,012) 0 Purchase of short term investments....................... (3,690) (1,946) Proceeds from short term investments..................... 0 6,712 Payment to buy-out minority interest in Crystal Park LLC..................................................... (1,946) 0 Cash acquired in the purchase of a business, net of transaction and other costs............................. 0 12,264 -------- --------- Net cash used in investing activities................... (49,140) (5,884) -------- --------- Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from secured Bank Credit Facility............... 40,000 112,000 Payment of secured Bank Credit Facility.................. 0 (112,000) Redemption of Boomtown 11.5% First Mortgage Notes........ (1,253) (110,924) Proceeds from issuance of 9.5% Notes..................... 0 125,000 Payment of secured notes payable......................... 0 (4,282) Payment of unsecured notes payable....................... (3,654) (31) Common stock options exercised........................... 1,174 1,667 Purchase and retirement of Hollywood Park common stock... (5,540) 0 Dividends paid to preferred stockholders................. 0 (1,520) -------- --------- Net cash provided by financing activities............... 30,727 9,910 -------- --------- (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents......... (3,623) 10,085 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period.................................................. 23,749 11,922 -------- --------- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period....... $ 20,126 $ 22,007 ======== =========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-4 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 1--Summary of Significant Accounting Policies General Hollywood Park, Inc. (the "Company" or "Hollywood Park") is a diversified gaming, sports and entertainment company engaged in the ownership and operation of casinos (including card club casinos), pari-mutuel racing facilities, and the development of other gaming and sports related opportunities. Hollywood Park owns and operates, through its Boomtown, Inc. ("Boomtown") subsidiary, land-based, riverboat and dockside gaming operations in Verdi, Nevada ("Boomtown Reno"), Harvey, Louisiana ("Boomtown New Orleans") and Biloxi, Mississippi ("Boomtown Biloxi"), respectively. As of October 15, 1998, the Company expanded its gaming operations through the acquisition of Casino Magic Corp. ("Casino Magic"). Casino Magic operates dockside gaming in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi ("Casino Magic Bay St. Louis") and in Biloxi, Mississippi ("Casino Magic Biloxi"); riverboat gaming in Bossier City, Louisiana ("Casino Magic Bossier"); and is 51% owner of two land-based casinos in Argentina ("Casino Magic Argentina"). Hollywood Park also owns two card club casinos located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Hollywood Park-Casino is operated by the Company, and is located on the same property as the Hollywood Park Race Track. The Company also owns the Crystal Park Hotel and Casino (the "Crystal Park Casino"), which is leased to an unaffiliated operator. Presently, Hollywood Park is the only company that owns and operates both California card club casinos and traditional casinos in Nevada, Louisiana and Mississippi. The Company's premier thoroughbred racing facilities are, the Hollywood Park Race Track, which the Company has owned for 60 years, and Turf Paradise, Inc. ("Turf Paradise"), located in Phoenix, Arizona. The financial information included herein has been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles as reflected in Hollywood Park's consolidated Annual Report on Form 10-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, for the year ended December 31, 1997. The information furnished herein is unaudited; however, in the opinion of management it reflects all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to present a fair statement of the financial results for the interim periods. It should be understood that accounting measurements at interim dates inherently involve greater reliance on estimates than at year end. The interim racing results of operations are not indicative of the results for the full year, due to the seasonality of the Company's horse racing business. Consolidation The consolidated financial statements presented herein, include the accounts of Hollywood Park and its wholly owned subsidiaries: (a) Boomtown, and Boomtown's six active subsidiaries; (1) Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., (2) Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., (3) Mississippi--I Gaming, L.P., (4) Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., (5) Louisiana--I Gaming, and (6) Boomtown Hoosier, Inc.; (b) Hollywood Park Operating Company and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc. and Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company; (c) Turf Paradise, Inc.; (d) HP Yakama, Inc.; and (e) HP/Compton, Inc. and HP Casino, Inc., which own 89.8% and 10.2%, respectively, of the Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company LLC ("Crystal Park LLC"). The Hollywood Park-Casino is a division of Hollywood Park, Inc. As of October 15, 1998, the consolidated financial statements will also include Casino Magic's thirteen active subsidiaries: (1) Mardi Gras Casino Corp., (2) Biloxi Casino Corp., (3) Casino Magic Finance Corp., (4) Jefferson Casino Corp., (5) Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., (6) Casino Magic Neuquen, (7) Casino Magic Support Services SA, (8) Casino Magic American Corp., (9) Casino Magic Management Services Corp., (10) Bay St. Louis Casino Corp., (11) Boston Casino Corp., (12) Casino One Corporation, and (13) St. Louis Casino Corp. F-5 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Restricted Cash Restricted cash as of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997, was for amounts due to horsemen for purses, stakes and awards. Capitalized Interest During the three and nine months ended September 30, 1998, the Company capitalized interest related to construction projects of approximately $295,000 and $802,000, respectively. Capitalized interest for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 1997 was $15,000. Comprehensive Income Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, ("SFAS 130") Reporting Comprehensive Income, requires that the Company disclose comprehensive income and its components. The objective of SFAS 130 is to report a measure of all changes in equity of an enterprise that result from transactions and other economic events of the period other than transactions with owners. Comprehensive income is the sum of the following; net income (loss) and other comprehensive income (loss), which is defined as all other nonowner changes in equity. The Company has recorded unrealized gain (loss) on securities as other comprehensive income (loss) in the accompanying financial statements. Comprehensive income was computed as follows:
For the Three Months Ended September 30, -------------- 1998 1997 ------ ------ (in thousands, unaudited) Net income.................................................. $1,972 $2,411 Other comprehensive income (loss): Unrealized loss on securities............................. (315) 0 Less reclassification adjustment for realized (gain) loss..................................................... 0 0 ------ ------ Comprehensive income........................................ $1,657 $2,411 ====== ======
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, -------------- 1998 1997 ------ ------ (in thousands, unaudited) Net income................................................... $8,867 $7,119 Other comprehensive income (loss): Unrealized loss on securities.............................. (231) 0 Less reclassification adjustment for realized loss......... 0 1 ------ ------ Comprehensive income......................................... $8,636 $7,120 ====== ======
Estimates Financial statements prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles require the use of management estimates, including estimates used to evaluate the recoverability of property, plant and equipment, to determine the fair value of financial instruments, to account for the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and to determine litigation related obligations. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of Whenever there are recognized events or changes in circumstances that indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable, management reviews the asset for possible impairment. In accordance with current accounting standards, management uses estimated expected future net cash flows (undiscounted and excluding interest F-6 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) costs, and grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are as independent as possible of other asset groups) to measure the recoverability of the asset. If the expected future net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss would be recognized. An impairment loss would be measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeded the fair value of the asset, with fair value measured as the amount at which the asset could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation sale. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies to a considerable extent on assumptions regarding current and future net cash flows, market conditions, and the availability of capital. If, in future periods, there are changes in the estimates or assumptions incorporated into the impairment review analysis, the changes could result in an adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset, but at no time would previously recognized impairment losses be restored. Earnings Per Share Basic earnings per share were computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders (net income less preferred dividend requirements) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted per share amounts were similarly computed, but include the effect, when dilutive, of the conversion of the convertible preferred shares (which is applicable to the three and nine months ended September 30, 1997, only), and the assumed exercise of stock options. Redemption of Depositary Shares As of August 28, 1997, the Company's 2,749,900 outstanding depositary shares were converted into 2,291,492 shares of the Company's common stock, thereby, eliminating future annual preferred stock cash dividend payments of approximately $1,925,000. Cash Flows Cash and cash equivalents included certificates of deposit and short term investments with maturities of 90 days or less. Racing Revenues and Expenses The Company records pari-mutuel revenues, admissions, food and beverage and other income associated with racing on a daily basis, except for seasonal admissions, which are recorded ratably over the racing season. Expenses associated with racing revenues were charged against income in those periods in which racing revenues were recognized. Gaming Revenue and Promotional Allowances Gaming revenues at the Boomtown properties consisted of the difference between gaming wins and losses, or net win from gaming activity, and at the Hollywood Park-Casino consisted of fees collected from patrons on a per seat or per hand basis. Revenues in the accompanying statements of operations excluded the retail value of food and beverage provided to players on a complimentary basis. The estimated cost of providing these promotional allowances during the three months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, was $3,206,000 and $2,745,000, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 1998 and 1997, was $10,683,000 and $3,410,000, respectively. (The amount for the nine months ended September 30, 1997, is exclusive of the costs associated with Boomtown's operations, prior to June 30, 1997.) Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to the 1997 balances to be consistent with the 1998 financial statement presentation. Note 2--Acquisition of Casino Magic Corp. On October 15, 1998, Hollywood Park acquired Casino Magic, pursuant to the February 19, 1998 Agreement of Merger among Casino Magic Corp., Hollywood Park, Inc., and HP Acquisition II, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hollywood Park), pursuant to which HP Acquisition II, Inc., was merged into Casino Magic, with Casino Magic surviving and becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Hollywood Park. The Casino Magic Merger will be accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination. Hollywood Park paid $2.27 per Casino Magic common share outstanding, or approximately $81,100,000. F-7 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Casino Magic owns and operates dockside gaming properties in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, and Biloxi, Mississippi, riverboat gaming in Bossier City, Louisiana, and is a 51% partner in two land-based casinos in Argentina. Note 3--Acquisition of Boomtown, Inc. On June 30, 1997, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 23, 1996, by and among Hollywood Park, HP Acquisition, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Boomtown, HP Acquisition, Inc. was merged with and into Boomtown (the "Boomtown Merger"). As a result of the Boomtown Merger, Boomtown became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and each share of Boomtown common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.625 of a share of Hollywood Park's common stock. Approximately 5,362,850 shares of Hollywood Park common stock, valued at $9.8125 per share (excluding shares repurchased from Edward P. Roski, Jr. ("Roski") and subsequently retired) were issued in the Boomtown Merger. The Boomtown Merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination. The purchase price of the Boomtown Merger was allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Based on financial analyses which considered the impact of general economic, financial and market conditions on the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, it was determined that the estimated fair values approximated their carrying value. The Boomtown Merger generated approximately $21,136,000 of excess acquisition cost over the recorded value of the net assets acquired, all of which was allocated to goodwill, to be amortized over 40 years. The amortization of the goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. As of June 30, 1997, the excess acquisition cost over the recorded value of the assets was estimated at approximately $2,683,000. As of June 30, 1998, the Company revised its initial estimates of the excess acquisition cost over the recorded value to $21,136,000, due primarily to a reduction in the valuation of certain gaming fixed assets and provisions for additional liabilities. The Company acquired three of the four Boomtown properties; Boomtown Reno, Boomtown New Orleans, and Boomtown Biloxi. In connection with the Boomtown Merger, Boomtown's Las Vegas property was divested on July 1, 1997. Note 4--Short Term Investments As of September 30, 1998, short term investments consisted of investments in equity securities. These investments were recorded at fair value in the accompanying financial statements, as determined by the quoted market price, and are classified as available-for-sale. As of September 30, 1998, the Company recorded an unrealized loss on these investments of approximately $231,000. Included in the portfolio of equity securities were 792,900 shares of Casino Magic common stock, for which the Company paid approximately $2.00 per common share, or a total cost of approximately $1,615,000 (inclusive of commissions). F-8 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Note 5--Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment held as of September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997, consisted of the following:
September 30, December 31, 1998 1997 ------------- ------------ (unaudited) (in thousands) Land and land improvements........................ $ 50,349 $ 50,945 Buildings and building improvements............... 279,451 270,271 Equipment......................................... 88,561 77,337 Vessels........................................... 16,690 18,925 Construction in progress.......................... 15,875 21,896 -------- -------- 450,926 439,374 Less accumulated depreciation..................... 149,801 138,708 -------- -------- $301,125 $300,666 ======== ========
Note 6--Secured and Unsecured Notes Payable Notes payable as of September 30, 1998, and December 31, 1997, consisted of the following:
September 30, December 31, 1998 1997 ------------- ------------ (unaudited) (in thousands) Secured notes payable, Bank Credit Facility..... $ 40,000 $ 0 Secured notes payable, other.................... 2,500 3,750 Unsecured 9.5% Notes............................ 125,000 125,000 Boomtown 11.5% First Mortgage Notes............. 0 1,253 Unsecured notes payable......................... 3,031 4,009 Capital lease obligations....................... 101 1,527 -------- -------- 170,632 135,539 Less current maturities......................... 2,058 3,437 -------- -------- $168,574 $132,102 ======== ========
Secured Notes Payable, Bank Credit Facility On October 15, 1998, the Company executed the Amended and Restated Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement with a bank syndicate led by Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (the "Bank Credit Facility") for up to $300,000,000, with an option to increase this amount to $375,000,000. The Bank Credit Facility also provides for sub-facilities for letters of credit up to $30,000,000, and swing line loans of up to $10,000,000. Prior to the execution of the Bank Credit Facility, the Company was operating with a previous bank credit facility, which was initially for $225,000,000, and was reduced to $100,000,000 with the August 1997 issuance of the 9.5% Hollywood Park Notes. The Bank Credit Facility extended the maturity of the Bank Credit Facility to December 31, 2003, reduced interest and commitment fee rates, and amended certain covenants, as compared to the previous bank credit facility. F-9 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Unsecured 9.5% Notes On August 6, 1997, Hollywood Park, Inc. and Hollywood Park Operating Company, co-issued $125,000,000 of Series A 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Series A 9 1/2% Notes"). On March 20, 1998, the Company completed a registered exchange offer for the Series A 9 1/2% Notes, pursuant to which all $125,000,000 principal amount of the Series A 9 1/2% Notes were exchanged by the holders for $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series B 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, of the Company and Hollywood Park Operating Company (the "Series B 9 1/2% Notes") and, together with the Series A 9 1/2% Notes, (the "9 1/2% Notes") were registered under the Securities Act on Form S-4. Interest on the 9 1/2% Notes is payable semi-annually, on February 1st and August 1st. The Company paid Liquidated Damages at an annual rate of 0.5% of the principal amount of the 9 1/2% Notes for the period January 27, 1998 to March 20, 1998 (the date of consummation of the exchange offer). The 9 1/2% Notes are redeemable, at the option of Hollywood Park and Hollywood Park Operating Company, in whole or in part, on or after August 1, 2002, at a premium to face amount, plus accrued interest, as follows: (a) August 1, 2002 at 104.75%; (b) August 1, 2003 at 102.375%; (c) August 1, 2004 at 101.188%; and (d) August 1, 2005 and thereafter at 100%. The 9 1/2% Notes are unsecured obligations of Hollywood Park and Hollywood Park Operating Company, guaranteed by all other material restricted subsidiaries of either Hollywood Park or Hollywood Park Operating Company. The indenture governing the 9 1/2% Notes contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of Hollywood Park, Hollywood Park Operating Company and their restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness and issue preferred stock, pay dividends or make other distributions, repurchase equity interests or subordinated indebtedness, create certain liens, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, sell assets, issue or sell equity interests in their respective subsidiaries or enter into certain mergers and consolidations. The Casino Magic Merger and the execution of the Bank Credit Facility, were permitted under the terms of the indenture, given the redemption of the $135,000,000 Casino Magic Notes and establishing certain Casino Magic subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, as defined in the indenture. Boomtown 11.5% First Mortgage Notes As permitted in the indenture (the "Boomtown Indenture") governing the Boomtown 11.5% First Mortgage Notes (the "Boomtown Notes") in June 1998, Boomtown elected to satisfy and discharge its obligation regarding the $1,253,000 of Boomtown Notes. As of June 9, 1998, Boomtown had satisfied all conditions required to discharge its obligations under the Boomtown Indenture. The total cost to redeem the Boomtown Notes was $1,378,000. F-10 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Note 7--Consolidating Condensed Financial Information Hollywood Park's subsidiaries (excluding non-material subsidiaries) have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment of all obligations under the 9 1/2% Notes. Hollywood Park's subsidiaries (excluding certain subsidiaries) have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment of all obligations under Hollywood Park's 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes (the "Notes"). Hollywood Park Operating Company co-issued the 9 1/2% Notes and is a guarantor on the Notes. The following is the consolidating information for the co-obligors and their respective subsidiaries: Hollywood Park, Inc. Consolidating Condensed Financial Information For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 and Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997
Hollywood Park (c) Operating Co. (a) (b) Wholly Hollywood (co-obligor 9 Wholly Majority Owned Consolidating Park, Inc. 1/2% Notes/ Owned Owned Non- and Hollywood (Parent Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Eliminating Park, Inc. co-obligor) on the Notes) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Entries Consolidated ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ (in thousands) Balance Sheet As of September 30, 1998 Current assets.......... $ 16,057 $ 4,670 $ 33,143 $ 6,272 $ 69 $ (17) $ 60,194 Property, plant and equipment, net......... 65,513 22,010 169,060 44,542 0 0 301,125 Other non-current assets................. 33,683 4,564 39,662 2,061 1,294 10,336 91,600 Investment in subsidiaries........... 207,061 15,373 97,687 0 0 (320,121) 0 Inter-company........... 129,610 142,200 128,587 13 0 (400,410) 0 -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ --------- -------- $451,924 $188,817 $468,139 $52,888 $1,363 $(710,212) $452,919 ======== ======== ======== ======= ====== ========= ======== Current liabilities..... $ 12,730 $ 10,509 $ 21,350 $ 5,485 $ 0 $ (17) $ 50,057 Notes payable, current.. 693 32 67 1,266 0 0 2,058 Notes payable, long term................... 42,079 125,228 17 1,250 0 0 168,574 Other non-current liabilities............ 13,312 0 3,853 0 (10,559) 6,606 Inter-company........... 142,174 21,004 188,551 48,681 0 (400,410) 0 Equity (deficit)........ 240,936 32,044 254,301 (3,794) 1,363 (299,226) 225,624 -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ --------- -------- $451,924 $188,817 $468,139 $52,888 $1,363 $(710,212) $452,919 ======== ======== ======== ======= ====== ========= ======== Statement of Operations For the three months ended September 30, 1998 Revenues: Gaming................ $ 11,542 $ 0 $ 33,977 $13,327 $ 0 $ 0 $ 58,846 Racing................ 0 10,112 1,259 0 0 0 11,371 Food and beverage..... 1,228 0 4,817 1,338 0 0 7,383 Equity in subsidiaries......... 6,408 4 8,370 0 0 (14,782) 0 Inter-company interest............. 0 0 1,352 0 0 (1,352) 0 Other................. 939 240 7,874 814 0 0 9,867 -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ --------- -------- 20,117 10,356 57,649 15,479 0 (16,134) 87,467 -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ --------- -------- Expenses: Gaming................ 6,617 0 16,934 7,053 0 0 30,604 Racing................ 0 4,807 755 0 0 0 5,562 Food and beverage..... 2,857 0 5,488 1,720 0 0 10,065 Administrative and other................ 3,985 4,420 13,155 4,561 367 0 26,488 REIT restructuring.... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Depreciation and amortization......... 1,041 993 3,710 945 0 136 6,825 -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ --------- -------- 14,500 10,220 40,042 14,279 367 136 79,544 -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ --------- -------- Operating income (loss)................. 5,617 136 17,607 1,200 (367) (16,270) 7,923 Loss on write off of assets................. 1,586 0 0 0 0 1,586 Interest expense........ 1,050 3,194 (211) 79 0 0 4,112 Inter-company interest.. 0 0 0 1,352 0 (1,352) 0 -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ --------- -------- Income (loss) before taxes.................. 2,981 (3,058) 17,818 (231) (367) (14,918) 2,225 Income tax expense (benefit).............. 973 0 (720) 0 0 0 253 -------- -------- -------- ------- ------ --------- -------- Net income (loss)....... $ 2,008 $ (3,058) $ 18,538 $ (231) $ (367) $ (14,918) $ 1,972 ======== ======== ======== ======= ====== ========= ========
F-11 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Hollywood Park, Inc. Consolidating Condensed Financial Information--(Continued) For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 and Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997
Hollywood Park Operating Co. (c) Hollywood (co-obligor 9 (a) (b) Majority Wholly Owned Consolidating Park, Inc. 1/2% Notes/ Wholly Owned Owned Non- and Hollywood (Parent Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Eliminating Park, Inc. co-obligor) on the Notes) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Entries Consolidated ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ (in thousands) For the nine months ended September 30, 1998 Revenues: Gaming................ $34,659 $ 0 $ 97,296 $41,597 $ 0 $ 0 $173,552 Racing................ 0 37,984 10,101 0 0 0 48,085 Food and beverage..... 3,527 0 13,894 3,824 0 0 21,245 Equity in subsidiaries......... 22,688 240 7,031 0 0 (29,959) 0 Inter-company interest............. 0 0 4,053 0 0 (4,053) 0 Other................. 2,836 1,706 19,040 2,285 0 0 25,867 ------- ------- -------- ------- ----- -------- -------- 63,710 39,930 151,415 47,706 0 (34,012) 268,749 ------- ------- -------- ------- ----- -------- -------- Expenses: Gaming................ 20,078 0 51,906 21,936 0 0 93,920 Racing................ 0 16,588 4,656 0 0 0 21,244 Food and beverage..... 7,608 0 15,201 4,792 0 0 27,601 Administrative and other................ 13,505 13,179 38,154 13,160 460 0 78,458 REIT restructuring.... 469 0 0 0 0 0 469 Depreciation and amortization......... 3,248 2,981 10,709 2,727 0 209 19,874 ------- ------- -------- ------- ----- -------- -------- 44,908 32,748 120,626 42,615 460 209 241,566 ------- ------- -------- ------- ----- -------- -------- Operating income (loss)................. 18,802 7,182 30,789 5,091 (460) (34,221) 27,183 Loss on write off of assets................. 1,586 0 0 0 0 0 1,586 Interest expense........ 2,598 9,377 (412) 264 0 0 11,827 Inter-company interest.. 0 0 0 4,053 0 (4,053) 0 ------- ------- -------- ------- ----- -------- -------- Income (loss) before taxes.................. 14,618 (2,195) 31,201 774 (460) (30,168) 13,770 Income tax expense (benefit).............. 5,613 0 (710) 0 0 0 4,903 ------- ------- -------- ------- ----- -------- -------- Net income (loss)....... $ 9,005 $(2,195) $ 31,911 $ 774 $(460) $(30,168) $ 8,867 ======= ======= ======== ======= ===== ======== ======== Statement of Cash Flows: For the nine months ended September 30, 1998 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities............. $(2,921) $ 2,053 $ 35,132 $ 2,110 $(460) $(21,124) $ 14,790 Net cash used in investing activities... (9,020) (1,266) (37,139) (1,715) 0 0 (49,140) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities............. 34,909 0 (2,902) (745) 0 (535) 30,727
F-12 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Hollywood Park, Inc. Consolidating Condensed Financial Information For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 and Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997
Hollywood Park Operating Co. (c) Hollywood (co-obligor 9 (a) (b) Majority Wholly Owned Consolidating Park, Inc. 1/2% Notes/ Wholly Owned Owned Non and Hollywood (Parent Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Eliminating Park, Inc. co-obligor) on the Notes) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Entries Consolidated ----------- ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ (in thousands) Statement of Operations For the three months ended September 30, 1997 Revenues: Gaming................. $12,676 $ 0 $30,460 $14,007 $ 0 $ 0 $57,143 Racing................. 0 10,791 1,425 0 0 0 12,216 Food and beverage...... 1,129 0 4,112 915 0 0 6,156 Equity in subsidiaries.......... 9,108 (167) 7,911 0 0 (16,852) 0 Inter-company interest.............. 0 0 2,354 0 0 (2,354) 0 Other.................. 1,282 92 7,513 808 0 0 9,695 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- ------- 24,195 10,716 53,775 15,730 0 (19,206) 85,210 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- ------- Expenses: Gaming................. 6,600 0 16,163 7,193 0 0 29,956 Racing................. 0 5,357 849 0 0 0 6,206 Food and beverage...... 2,316 0 4,591 1,194 0 0 8,101 Administrative and other................. 4,900 4,266 13,340 4,280 0 0 26,786 REIT restructuring..... 397 0 0 0 0 0 397 Depreciation and amortization.......... 1,118 950 2,733 1,341 0 17 6,159 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- ------- 15,331 10,573 37,676 14,008 0 17 77,605 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- ------- Operating income........ 8,864 143 16,099 1,722 0 (19,223) 7,605 Interest expense........ 1,252 2,080 232 89 0 0 3,653 Inter-company interest.. 102 0 974 1,278 0 (2,354) 0 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- ------- Income (loss) before taxes.................. 7,510 (1,937) 14,893 355 0 (16,869) 3,952 Minority interests...... 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 Income tax expense (benefit).............. (1,085) 0 2,609 0 0 0 1,524 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- ------- Net income (loss)....... $ 8,595 $(1,937) $12,284 $ 355 $ 0 $(16,886) $ 2,411 ======= ======= ======= ======= === ======== =======
F-13 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Hollywood Park, Inc. Consolidating Condensed Financial Information--(Continued) For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 and Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997
Hollywood Park Operating Co. (co-obligor 9 (c) Hollywood 1/2% Notes/ (a) (b) Majority Wholly Owned Consolidating Park, Inc. Guarantor Wholly Owned Owned Non and Hollywood (Parent on the Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Eliminating Park, Inc. co-obligor) Notes) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Entries Consolidated ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ (in thousands) For the nine months ended September 30, 1997 Revenues: Gaming.................. $38,023 $ 0 $30,460 $15,507 $ 0 $ 0 $ 83,990 Racing.................. 0 38,195 9,889 0 0 0 48,084 Food and beverage....... 3,376 0 8,725 915 0 0 13,016 Equity in subsidiaries.. 11,961 126 8,505 0 0 (20,592) 0 Inter-company interest.. 0 0 2,354 0 0 (2,354) 0 Other................... 3,428 1,274 7,749 808 0 0 13,259 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- -------- 56,788 39,595 67,682 17,230 $ 0 (22,946) 158,349 ======= ======= ======= ======= === ======== ======== Expenses: Gaming.................. 21,761 0 16,163 7,193 $ 0 0 45,117 Racing.................. 0 16,895 4,720 0 0 0 21,615 Food and beverage....... 7,069 0 8,657 1,194 0 0 16,920 Administrative and other.................. 13,175 13,557 15,491 4,321 0 0 46,544 REIT restructuring...... 609 0 0 0 0 0 609 Depreciation and amortization........... 3,512 2,815 3,452 2,143 0 17 11,939 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- -------- 46,126 33,267 48,483 14,851 0 17 142,744 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- -------- Operating income......... 10,662 6,328 19,199 2,379 0 (22,963) 15,605 Interest expense......... 1,368 2,093 232 89 0 0 3,782 Inter-company interest... 102 0 974 1,278 0 (2,354) 0 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- -------- Income before taxes...... 9,192 4,235 17,993 1,012 0 (20,609) 11,823 Minority interests....... 0 0 0 0 0 80 80 Income tax expense....... 2,020 0 2,604 0 0 0 4,624 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- -------- -------- Net income............... $ 7,172 $ 4,235 $15,389 $ 1,012 $ 0 $(20,689) $ 7,119 ======= ======= ======= ======= === ======== ========
F-14 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Hollywood Park, Inc. Consolidating Condensed Financial Information For the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 and Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1998 and December 31, 1997
Hollywood Park Operating Co. (co-obligor 9 (a) (c) Hollywood 1/2% Notes/ Wholly (b) Majority Wholly Consolidating Park, Inc. Guarantor Owned Owned Owned Non- and Hollywood (Parent on the Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Eliminating Park, Inc. co-obligor) Notes) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Entries Consolidated ----------- ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ (in thousands) Statement of Cash Flows: For the nine months ended September 30, 1997 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities............. $ 16,964 $(131,497) $ 128,142 $ 8,070 $ 0 $ (15,620) $ 6,059 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities............ 16,619 (4,036) (14,091) (4,376) 0 0 (5,884) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities............ 147 124,968 (113,720) (2,100) 0 615 9,910 Balance Sheet As of December 31, 1997 Current assets.......... $ 17,020 $ 3,867 $ 25,074 $ 6,720 $ 0 $ 0 $ 55,505 Property, plant and equipment, net........ 68,515 23,753 140,105 68,293 0 0 300,666 Other non-current assets................ 25,130 4,701 29,320 7,611 0 (1,080) 62,858 Investment in subsidiaries.......... 126,121 15,132 116,020 0 0 (257,273) 0 Inter-company.......... 125,210 148,380 122,035 0 0 (395,625) 0 -------- --------- --------- ------- --- --------- -------- $361,996 $ 195,833 $ 432,554 $82,624 $ 0 $(653,978) $419,029 ======== ========= ========= ======= === ========= ======== Current liabilities..... $ 16,890 $ 14,232 $ 19,583 $ 6,612 $ 0 $ 0 $ 57,317 Notes payable, long term.................. 2,406 125,256 1,936 2,504 0 0 132,102 Other non-current liabilities........... 4,753 5,202 83 0 0 (3,728) 6,310 Inter-company.......... 146,145 21,589 178,448 49,443 0 (395,625) 0 Minority interest...... 0 0 0 0 0 1,946 1,946 Equity................. 191,802 29,554 232,504 24,065 0 (256,571) 221,354 -------- --------- --------- ------- --- --------- -------- $361,996 $ 195,833 $ 432,554 $82,624 $ 0 $(653,978) $419,029 ======== ========= ========= ======= === ========= ========
- -------- (a) The Company's wholly owned guarantor subsidiaries on the 9 1/2% Notes are: HP Casino, Inc., HP/Compton, Inc., Turf Paradise, Inc., Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company, Boomtown, Inc., Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., Louisiana--I Gaming, Louisiana Enterprises, Inc., Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., and for periods after December 31, 1997, Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC. Due to the June 30, 1997, Boomtown Merger being accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination, the 1997 financial results do not include the financial results of Boomtown, Inc., Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., Louisiana--I Gaming, Louisiana Enterprises, Inc., and Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., prior to June 30, 1997. (b) As of December 31, 1997, Mississippi--I Gaming, L.P. which was added as of the June 30, 1997, Boomtown Merger, was the Company's only majority owned guarantor subsidiary on the 9 1/2% Notes. Due to the F-15 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Boomtown Merger being accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination, Mississippi--I Gaming, L.P.'s financial results were not included for the period prior to June 30, 1997. Prior to December 31, 1997, Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC was also a majority owned guarantor subsidiary. (c) As of 1998, Boomtown Hoosier, Inc. was the Company's only wholly owned non- guarantor subsidiary on the 9 1/2% Notes with financial activity. Boomtown Hoosier, Inc.'s prior financial activity was not material. F-16 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
For the three months ended September 30, --------------------------------------- Basic Diluted(a) ------------------- ------------------- 1998 1997 1998 1997 --------- --------- --------- --------- (in thousands, except per share data) Average number of common shares outstanding........................... 26,101 24,706 26,101 24,706 Average common shares due to assumed conversion of convertible preferred shares (b)............................ 0 0 0 0 Average common shares due to assumed conversion of stock options........... 0 0 0 0 --------- --------- --------- --------- Total shares........................... 26,101 24,706 26,101 24,706 ========= ========= ========= ========= Net income............................. $ 1,972 $ 2,411 $ 1,972 $ 2,411 Less dividend requirements on convertible preferred shares.......... 0 558 0 0 --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income available to common shareholders.......................... $ 1,972 $ 1,853 $ 1,972 $ 2,411 ========= ========= ========= ========= Net income per share................... $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $ 0.08 $ 0.10 ========= ========= ========= ========= For the nine months ended September 30, --------------------------------------- Basic Diluted(a) ------------------- ------------------- 1998 1997 1998 1997 --------- --------- --------- --------- (in thousands, except per share data) Average number of common shares outstanding........................... 26,115 20,596 26,115 20,596 Average common shares due to assumed conversion of convertible preferred shares (b)............................ 0 0 0 0 Average common shares due to assumed conversion of stock options........... 0 0 162 0 --------- --------- --------- --------- Total shares........................... 26,115 20,596 26,277 20,596 ========= ========= ========= ========= Net income............................. $ 8,867 $ 7,119 $ 8,867 $ 7,119 Less dividend requirements on convertible preferred shares.......... 0 1,520 0 0 --------- --------- --------- --------- Net income available to common shareholders.......................... $ 8,867 $ 5,599 $ 8,867 $ 7,119 ========= ========= ========= ========= Net income per share................... $ 0.34 $ 0.27 $ 0.34 $ 0.35 ========= ========= ========= =========
- -------- (a) When the computed diluted values are anti-dilutive, the basic per share values are presented on the face of the consolidated statements of operations. (b) As of August 28, 1997, the Company's 2,749,000 outstanding depositary shares were converted into 2,291,492 shares of the Company's common stock. F-17 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To The Board of Directors and Stockholders of Hollywood Park, Inc.: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Hollywood Park, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of December 31, 1997, and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Hollywood Park, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997, and 1996, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Arthur Andersen LLP Los Angeles, California February 27, 1998 F-18 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
As of December 31, ------------------ 1997 1996 -------- -------- (in thousands) ASSETS ------ Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents................................ $ 23,749 $ 11,922 Restricted cash.......................................... 407 4,486 Short term investments................................... 0 4,766 Other receivables, net................................... 9,417 7,110 Prepaid expenses and other assets........................ 18,473 6,215 Deferred tax assets...................................... 8,118 6,422 Current portion of notes receivable...................... 42 38 -------- -------- Total current assets................................... 60,206 40,959 Notes receivable........................................... 9,428 819 Property, plant and equipment, net......................... 300,666 130,835 Goodwill, net.............................................. 33,017 20,370 Other assets............................................... 15,712 12,903 -------- -------- $419,029 $205,886 ======== ======== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY ------------------------------------ Current Liabilities: Accounts payable......................................... $ 11,277 $ 10,043 Accrued lawsuit settlement............................... 2,750 2,750 Accrued compensation..................................... 7,627 4,198 Accrued liabilities...................................... 19,105 9,733 Accrued interest......................................... 5,175 0 Gaming liabilities....................................... 3,853 2,499 Racing liabilities....................................... 4,093 6,106 Current portion of notes payable......................... 3,437 35 -------- -------- Total current liabilities.............................. 57,317 35,364 Notes payable.............................................. 132,102 282 Deferred tax liabilities................................... 6,310 9,065 -------- -------- Total liabilities...................................... 195,729 44,711 Minority interests......................................... 1,946 3,015 Stockholders' Equity: Capital stock-- Preferred--$1.00 par value, authorized 250,000 shares; none issued and outstanding as of year end 1997, 27,499 issued and outstanding during 1996............. 0 28 Common--$.10 par value, authorized 40,000,000 shares; 26,220,528 issued and outstanding in 1997, and 18,332,016 in 1996.................................... 2,622 1,833 Capital in excess of par value........................... 222,350 167,074 Accumulated deficit...................................... (3,618) (10,775) -------- -------- Total stockholders' equity............................. 221,354 158,160 -------- -------- $419,029 $205,886 ======== ========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-19 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
1997 1996 1995 -------- -------- -------- (in thousands, except per share data) Revenues: Gaming........................................ $137,659 $ 50,717 $ 26,656 Racing........................................ 68,844 71,308 77,036 Food and beverage............................. 19,894 13,947 19,783 Hotel and recreational vehicle park........... 937 0 0 Truck stop and service station................ 8,633 0 0 Other income.................................. 12,161 7,253 7,097 -------- -------- -------- 248,128 143,225 130,572 -------- -------- -------- Expenses: Gaming........................................ 74,733 27,249 5,291 Racing........................................ 30,304 30,167 30,960 Food and beverage............................. 25,745 19,573 24,749 Hotel and recreational vehicle park........... 356 0 0 Truck stop and service station................ 7,969 0 0 Administration................................ 61,514 41,477 45,447 Other......................................... 5,048 2,485 3,200 Depreciation and amortization................. 18,157 10,695 11,384 REIT restructuring............................ 2,483 0 0 Write off of investment in Sunflower.......... 0 11,412 0 Lawsuit settlement............................ 0 0 6,088 -------- -------- -------- 226,309 143,058 127,119 -------- -------- -------- Operating income................................ 21,819 167 3,453 Interest expense................................ 7,302 942 3,922 -------- -------- -------- Income (loss) before minority interests and income taxes................................... 14,517 (775) (469) Minority interests............................ (3) 15 0 Income tax expense............................ 5,850 3,459 693 -------- -------- -------- Net income (loss)............................... $ 8,670 $ (4,249) $ (1,162) ======== ======== ======== Dividend requirements on convertible preferred stock.......................................... $ 1,520 $ 1,925 $ 1,925 Net income (loss) attributable to (allocated to) common shareholders............................ $ 7,150 $ (6,174) $ (3,087) Per common share: Net income (loss)--basic...................... $ 0.33 $ (0.33) $ (0.17) Net income (loss)--diluted.................... $ 0.32 $ (0.33) $ (0.17) Number of shares--basic......................... 22,010 18,505 18,399 Number of shares--diluted....................... 22,340 20,797 20,691
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-20 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY For the Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995
Capital in Excess Total Preferred Common of Par Accumulated Stockholders' Stock Stock Value Deficit Equity --------- ------ -------- ----------- ------------- (in thousands) Balance at year end 1994.................... $ 28 $1,837 $166,892 $ (1,502) $167,255 Net loss................ 0 0 0 (1,162) (1,162) Issuance of common stock to acquire--Pacific Casino Management, Inc.................... 0 13 1,587 0 1,600 Investment in bonds-- unrealized holding loss................... 0 0 0 (22) (22) Preferred stock dividends--$70.00 per share.................. 0 0 0 (1,925) (1,925) ---- ------ -------- -------- -------- Balance at year end 1995.................... 28 1,850 168,479 (4,611) 165,746 Net loss................ 0 0 0 (4,249) (4,249) Issuance of common stock to acquire--Pacific Casino Management, Inc.................... 0 5 535 0 540 Repurchase and retirement of common stock.................. 0 (22) (1,940) 0 (1,962) Investment in bonds-- unrealized holding gain................... 0 0 0 10 10 Preferred stock dividends--$70.00 per share.................. 0 0 0 (1,925) (1,925) ---- ------ -------- -------- -------- Balance at year end 1996.................... 28 1,833 167,074 (10,775) 158,160 Net income.............. 0 0 0 8,670 8,670 Issuance of common stock to acquire--Pacific Casino Management, Inc.................... 0 3 497 0 500 Issuance of common stock to acquire--Boomtown, Inc.................... 0 582 56,425 0 57,007 Repurchase and retirement of common stock.................. 0 (45) (3,420) 0 (3,465) Common stock options exercised.............. 0 20 1,975 0 1,995 Conversion of convertible preferred stock.................. (28) 229 (201) 0 0 Investment in bonds-- unrealized holding gain................... 0 0 0 7 7 Preferred stock dividends--$55.27 per share.................. 0 0 0 (1,520) (1,520) ---- ------ -------- -------- -------- Balance at year end 1997.................... $ 0 $2,622 $222,350 $ (3,618) $221,354 ==== ====== ======== ======== ========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-21 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31, ----------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 --------- -------- -------- (in thousands) Cash flows from operating activities: Net income (loss).......................... $ 8,670 $ (4,249) $ (1,162) Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization............. 18,157 10,027 10,857 Minority interests........................ (3) 15 0 Changes in accounts due to deconsolidation of subsidiary in bankruptcy: Property, plant and equipment........... 0 58,380 0 Secured notes payable................... 0 (28,918) 0 Unsecured notes payable................. 0 (15,323) 0 Goodwill and lease with TRAK East....... 0 6,908 0 Unrealized (gain) loss on short term bond investing................................ 10 (2) 64 Loss on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment...................... 632 10 0 Changes in assets and liabilities, net of the effects of the purchase of a business: Decrease (increase) in restricted cash.. 4,079 (1,360) (2,427) Increase in casino lease and related interest receivable, net............... 0 0 (9,204) Decrease (increase) in other receivables, net....................... (312) 1,037 77 Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets................................. (452) (3,524) (304) Increase in deferred tax assets......... (1,696) (1,534) (349) (Decrease) increase in accounts payable................................ (2,468) (2,475) 5,685 (Decrease) increase in accrued lawsuit settlement............................. 0 (2,482) 5,232 (Decrease) increase in accrued compensation........................... (1,004) 903 (761) (Decrease) increase in accrued liabilities............................ (8,460) (3,489) 6,437 Increase (decrease) in gaming liabilities............................ 1,354 (1,499) 3,998 Increase (decrease) in racing liabilities............................ (2,013) 2,270 1,404 Increase in accrued interest payable.... 5,175 0 0 Payments to minority members............ (89) 0 0 Increase (decrease) in deferred tax liabilities............................ (3,126) (1,018) 744 --------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by operating activities........................... 18,454 13,677 20,291 --------- -------- -------- Cash flows from investing activities: Additions to property, plant and equipment................................. (32,505) (23,786) (25,150) Receipts from sale of property, plant and equipment................................. 187 9 98 Principal collected on notes receivable.... 52 34 31 Purchase of short term investments......... (1,946) (16,888) (35,875) Proceeds from short term investments....... 6,712 18,569 29,428 Payment to buy-out minority interest in Crystal Park LLC.......................... (1,000) 0 0 Long term gaming assets.................... 0 2,169 (2,169) Cash acquired in the purchase of a business, net of transaction and other costs..................................... 12,264 0 715 --------- -------- -------- Net cash used in investing activities........................... (16,236) (19,893) (32,922) --------- -------- -------- Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from secured Bank Credit Facility.................................. 112,000 0 0 Proceeds from secured notes payable........ 0 0 3,358 Proceeds from unsecured notes payable...... 0 0 1,681 Payment of secured Bank Credit Facility.... (112,000) (3,358) (1,386) Payment of secured notes payable........... (4,917) 0 0 Payment of unsecured notes payable......... (25) (23) (3,813) Proceeds from issuance of 9.5% Notes....... 125,000 0 0 Payment of 11.5% Boomtown First Mortgage Notes..................................... (110,924) 0 0 Payments from minority interest partners... 0 3,000 0 Common stock options exercised............. 1,995 0 0 Common stock repurchase and retirement..... 0 (1,962) 0 Dividends paid to preferred stockholders... (1,520) (1,925) (1,925) --------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities................. 9,609 (4,268) (2,085) --------- -------- -------- Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents............................... 11,827 (10,484) (14,716) Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period............................. 11,922 22,406 37,122 --------- -------- -------- Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period.................................... $ 23,749 $ 11,922 $ 22,406 ========= ======== ========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-22 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Note 1--Summary of Significant Accounting Policies General Hollywood Park, Inc. (the "Company" or "Hollywood Park") is a diversified gaming, sports and entertainment company engaged in the ownership and operation of casinos (including card club casinos) and pari-mutuel racing facilities, and the development of other gaming and sports related opportunities. The Company owns and operates through its Boomtown, Inc. ("Boomtown") subsidiary land-based, dockside and riverboat gaming operations in Verdi, Nevada ("Boomtown Reno"), Biloxi, Mississippi ("Boomtown Biloxi"), and Harvey, Louisiana ("Boomtown New Orleans"), respectively. Hollywood Park owns two card club casinos in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Hollywood Park- Casino is operated by the Company and the Crystal Park Hotel and Casino (the "Crystal Park Casino"), which as of December 31, 1997, was 100% owned by the Company (previously it was 93% owned by the Company) is leased to an unaffiliated third party operator. The Company owns two premier thoroughbred racing facilities, the Hollywood Park Race Track (the Hollywood Park-Casino is located adjacent to the Hollywood Park Race Track), and Turf Paradise, Inc. ("Turf Paradise") which is located in Phoenix, Arizona. The Company also owns Sunflower Racing, Inc. ("Sunflower") a greyhound and thoroughbred racing facility in Kansas City, Kansas, though due to intense competition from nearby Missouri riverboat gaming, on May 17, 1996, Sunflower filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Sunflower is operating as a debtor in possession during the bankruptcy. Consolidation The consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 1997, included the accounts of Hollywood Park and its wholly owned subsidiaries: (a) Boomtown, which was acquired by the Company on June 30, 1997, and was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination, and Boomtown's six active subsidiaries (1) Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., (2) Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., (3) Mississippi--I Gaming, L.P., (4) Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., (5) Louisiana--I Gaming and (6) Boomtown Hoosiers, Inc.; (b) Hollywood Park Operating Company, and its two wholly owned subsidiaries, Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc. and Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company; (c) Turf Paradise, Inc.; (d) HP Yakama, Inc.; (e) HP Kansas, Inc.; (f) HP/Compton, Inc. and HP Casino, Inc., which as of December 31, 1997, own 89.8% and 10.2%, respectively, of the Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company LLC, ("Crystal Park LLC"), which built and presently leases the Crystal Park Casino, to an unaffiliated third party. As of March 31, 1996, the Company wrote off its investment in Sunflower and its wholly owned subsidiary SR Food and Beverage, Inc., due to Sunflower's inability to compete with nearby Missouri riverboat gaming, and as of April 1, 1996, no longer consolidated Sunflower's operating results with the Company's. The Hollywood Park-Casino is a division of Hollywood Park, Inc. Restricted Cash Restricted cash as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, was for amounts due to horsemen for purses, stakes and awards. Racing Revenues and Expenses The Company records pari-mutuel revenues, admissions, food and beverage and other racing income associated with racing on a daily basis, except for seasonal admissions, which were recorded ratably over the racing season. Expenses associated with racing revenues were charged against income in those periods in which racing revenues were recognized. Other expenses were recognized as they occurred throughout the year. Gaming Revenue and Promotional Allowances Gaming revenues at the three Boomtown properties consisted of the difference between gaming wins and losses, or net win from gaming activity, and at the Hollywood Park-Casino consisted of fees collected from patrons on a per seat or per hand basis. Revenues in the accompanying statements of operations exclude the retail value of food and beverage, hotel rooms and other items provided to patrons on a complimentary basis. The estimated cost of providing these promotional allowances during the years ended December 31, 1997, and 1996, was $8,285,000 (which includes Boomtown's promotional allowances as of June 30, 1997), and $1,316,000, respectively. There were no comparable costs for the year ended December 31, 1995. F-23 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Capitalized Interest Interest of $425,000 was capitalized during the year ended December 31, 1997. No capitalized interest was recorded during the years ended December 31, 1996, and 1995, because the Company had no outstanding debt, other than Sunflower's debt, which was non-recourse to the Company, and Sunflower did not make any capital improvements during the periods covered. Estimates Financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles require the use of management estimates, including estimates used to evaluate the recoverability of property, plant and equipment, to determine the fair value of financial instruments, to account for the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets and to determine litigation related obligations. Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment are depreciated on the straight line method over their estimated useful lives as follows:
Years ------- Land improvements.............................................. 3 to 25 Buildings...................................................... 5 to 40 Equipment...................................................... 3 to 10
Maintenance and repairs were charged to expense, and betterments were capitalized. The cost of property sold or otherwise disposed of and its associated accumulated depreciation were eliminated from both the property and accumulated depreciation accounts with any gain or loss recorded in the expense accounts. Property, plant and equipment is carried on the Company's balance sheets at depreciated cost. Whenever there are recognized events or changes in circumstances that affect the carrying amount of the property, plant and equipment, management reviews the assets for possible impairment. In accordance with current accounting standards, management uses estimated expected future net cash flows to measure the recoverability of property, plant and equipment. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies to a considerable extent on assumptions regarding current and future economic and market conditions, and the availability of capital. In future periods, if there are changes in the estimates or assumptions incorporated into the impairment review analysis, the changes could result in an adjustment to the carrying amount of the property, plant and equipment. Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under SFAS 109, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that included the enactment date. Earnings Per Share Basic earnings per share were computed by dividing income (loss) attributable to (allocated to) common shareholders (net income (loss) less preferred stock dividend requirements) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted per share amounts were similarly computed, but include the effect, when dilutive, of the conversion of the convertible preferred shares and the exercise of stock options. Cash Flows Cash and cash equivalents consisted of certificates of deposit and short term investments with original maturities of 90 days or less. F-24 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Stock Repurchase On July 22, 1996, the Company announced its intention to repurchase, and to retire up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock on the open market or in negotiated transactions. As of December 31, 1996, the Company had repurchased and retired (with the last purchase being made on November 13, 1996) 222,300 common shares, at a cost of approximately $1,962,000. Reclassifications Certain reclassifications have been made to the 1996 and 1995 balances to be consistent with the 1997 financial statement presentation. Note 2--Acquisitions Acquisition of Boomtown, Inc. On June 30, 1997, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 23, 1996, by and among Hollywood Park, HP Acquisition, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Boomtown, HP Acquisition, Inc. was merged with and into Boomtown (the "Boomtown Merger"). As a result of the Boomtown Merger, Boomtown became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and each share of Boomtown common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.625 of a share of Hollywood Park's common stock. Approximately 5,362,850 shares of Hollywood Park common stock, valued at $9.8125 per share (excluding shares repurchased from Edward P. Roski, Jr. ("Roski") and subsequently retired, as described below) were issued in the Boomtown Merger. The Boomtown Merger was accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination. The purchase price of the Boomtown Merger was allocated to the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition. Based on financial analyses which considered the impact of general economic, financial and market conditions on the assets acquired and liabilities assumed, the Company determined that the estimated fair values approximated their carrying value. The Boomtown Merger generated approximately $2,683,000 of excess acquisition cost over the recorded value of the net assets acquired, all of which was allocated to goodwill, to be amortized over 40 years. The amortization of the goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. The Company acquired three of the four Boomtown properties; Boomtown Reno, Boomtown New Orleans, and Boomtown Biloxi. Boomtown's Las Vegas property was divested on July 1, 1997 because it had generated significant operating losses since it opened, thus reducing the overall profitability of Boomtown. Boomtown and its subsidiaries exchanged substantially all of their interest in the Las Vegas property, including substantially all of the operating assets and notes receivable of approximately $27,300,000 from the landowner/lessor of the Las Vegas property, IVAC, a California general partnership of which Roski, a former Boomtown director, is a general partner, for, among other things, two unsecured notes receivable totaling approximately $8,465,000, cash, assumption of certain liabilities and release from certain lease obligations. The first note receivable is for $5,000,000, bearing interest at Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association's ("Bank of America") reference rate plus 1.5% per year, with annual principal receipts of $1,000,000 plus accrued interest commencing on July 1, 1998. The second note is for approximately $3,465,000, bearing interest at Bank of America's reference rate plus 0.5% per year, with the principal and accrued interest payable to the Company, in full, on July 1, 2000. In addition, concurrently with the divestiture of the Las Vegas property, Hollywood Park purchased and retired 446,491 shares of Hollywood Park common stock received by Roski in the Boomtown Merger for a price of approximately $3,465,000, payable in the form of a Hollywood Park promissory note. The promissory note bears interest at Bank of America's reference rate plus 1.0%. Interest is payable annually and annual principal payments in five equal installments of approximately $693,000 are due commencing July 1, 1998. Acquisition of Pacific Casino Management, Inc. The Hollywood Park-Casino was opened in July 1994 under a third party leasing arrangement with Pacific Casino Management, Inc. ("PCM"); whereby PCM leased F-25 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) and operated the gaming floors of the Hollywood Park-Casino, and the Company operated all other aspects of the business. In 1994, under the California Gaming Registration Act, it was then the position of the California Attorney General that as a publicly traded company, Hollywood Park was not eligible to register as an operator of a card club, but could lease the site to a registered operator unaffiliated with the Company. On August 3, 1995, Senate Bill ("SB") 100 was enacted into law and among other things allowed a publicly traded racing association, such as Hollywood Park, to operate a card club casino on the same premises as a race track. On November 17, 1995, Hollywood Park purchased the gaming floor business from PCM for $2,640,000, which was paid for with 218,099 shares of the Company's common stock. The approximately $21,658,000 of excess acquisition cost over the recorded value of net assets acquired from PCM was allocated to goodwill, and is being amortized over 40 years. The amortization of the goodwill is not deductible for income tax purposes. Pro Forma Results of Operations The following pro forma results of operations were prepared under the assumption that the acquisition of Boomtown had occurred at the beginning of the period presented. The historical results of operations of Boomtown (excluding the results of operations of Boomtown's Las Vegas property, which was divested in connection with the Boomtown Merger) were combined with Hollywood Park's. Pro forma adjustments were made for the following: elimination of the amortization of the issuance costs associated with Boomtown's 11.5% First Mortgage Notes; amortization of the issuance costs associated with the $125,000,000 of Hollywood Park and Hollywood Park Operating Company Series A 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Notes") (see Note 6. Secured and Unsecured Notes Payable); amortization of the excess purchase price over net assets acquired in the Boomtown Merger; elimination of the amortization of the discount associated with the Boomtown 11.5% First Mortgage Notes; interest expense associated with the promissory notes from Hollywood Park to Roski; elimination of the interest expense associated with the Boomtown 11.5% First Mortgage Notes; amortization of the up-front loan fees associated with the Company's Bank Credit Facility; interest expense associated with the Notes at 9.5%; and the estimated 40% tax expense associated with the pro forma adjustments. Hollywood Park, Inc. Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Consolidated Results of Operations
1997 1996 -------- -------- (in thousands, except per share data) Revenues: Gaming................................................. $221,008 $208,699 Racing................................................. 68,844 71,308 Other.................................................. 59,232 56,576 -------- -------- 349,084 336,583 -------- -------- Operating income (loss)(a)............................... 30,889 (18,083) Net income (loss)........................................ $ 9,264 $(37,523) ======== ======== Dividend requirements on preferred stock................. $ 1,520 $ 1,925 Net income (loss) to common shareholders................. $ 7,744 $(39,448) ======== ======== Per common share: Net income (loss)--basic............................... $ 0.31 $ (1.65) Net income (loss)--diluted............................. $ 0.31 $ (1.65)
- -------- (a) The 1996 operating loss included the non-recurring write off of Hollywood Park's investment in Sunflower of $11,412,000, and the non-recurring loss on Boomtown's sale of its Las Vegas property of $36,562,000. F-26 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Pending Merger with Casino Magic Corp. On February 19, 1998, the respective Boards of Directors of Hollywood Park and Casino Magic Corp. ("Casino Magic") approved and signed an Agreement and Plan of Merger among Casino Magic Corp., Hollywood Park, Inc., and HP Acquisition II, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Hollywood Park), pursuant to which HP Acquisition II, Inc., will merge into Casino Magic, and Casino Magic will survive and become a wholly owned subsidiary of Hollywood Park. Hollywood Park will pay cash of $2.27 for each issued and outstanding share of Casino Magic common stock, or approximately $81,000,000. On February 23, 1998, Hollywood Park entered into a voting agreement (the "Voting Agreement") with Marlin F. Torguson ("Mr. Torguson") pursuant to which, among other things, Mr. Torguson has agreed to vote the 7,954,500 shares of Casino Magic common stock he beneficially owns in favor of approval and adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger and the Casino Magic Merger and any matter that could reasonably be expected to facilitate the Casino Magic Merger. Mr. Torguson also agreed to continue to serve as an employee of Casino Magic for three years following the Casino Magic Merger, and not to compete with Hollywood Park or Casino Magic in any jurisdictions in which either presently operates. Casino Magic owns and operates dockside and riverboat gaming properties in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi ("Casino Magic Bay St. Louis"), Biloxi, Mississippi ("Casino Magic Biloxi") and Bossier City, Louisiana, ("Casino Magic Bossier") respectively, and is a 51% partner in two land-based casinos in Argentina. Casino Magic Bay St. Louis, started operations in September 1992, on a permanently moored barge in a 17 acre marina with the adjoining land based facilities situated on 591 acres. Bay St. Louis is approximately 46 miles east of New Orleans and 40 miles west of Biloxi. Casino Magic Bay St. Louis offers approximately 39,500 square feet of gaming space, with 1,132 slot machines and 42 table games. The land based building is three stories with a restaurant, buffet, snack bar, gift shop, and a live entertainment lounge. In December 1994, Casino Bay St. Louis also opened the Casino Magic Inn; a 201 room hotel, including four deluxe and 20 junior suites. The property also contains the Magic Dome, an 1,800 seat arena, which hosts approximately 50 events annually, including nationally televised boxing matches, concerts and other special events. With the late 1997 addition of the 18 hole Bridges Golf Resort, Casino Magic Bay St. Louis is positioned as a full service vacation destination. Casino Magic Biloxi began casino operations in June 1993 and is located on the Gulf of Mexico in the Mississippi Gulf Coast Region. The property is situated on the Front Bay on the beach of the Gulf of Mexico in a strip with four other casinos, and is located on the major highway running through the Mississippi Gulf Coast. (Boomtown Biloxi is located on the Back Bay of Biloxi.) Casino Magic Biloxi conducts gaming from a permanently moored barge with approximately 47,700 square feet of gaming space with 1,174 slot machines and 41 gaming tables. The land based facility is located adjacent to the barge on the approximately 11.5 acre site. In late spring 1998, Casino Magic Biloxi expects to open its 378 room luxury hotel (Casino Magic is anticipating a four- star rating for this hotel), to include 16 master suites, 70 junior suites, 6,600 square feet of convention and meeting space, a full service restaurant and numerous themed retail shops. The casino's land based facility is approximately 21,600 square feet. Casino Magic Biloxi offers buffets, full service restaurants and nationally franchised fast food services. Casino Magic Bossier opened in October 1996, with casino operations conducted from a dockside riverboat. The property is highly visible with convenient access from Interstate Highway 20, a major thoroughfare between Bossier City/Shreveport and the Dallas-Fort Worth area approximately 180 miles to the west. The Casino Magic Bossier riverboat measures 254 feet long and 78 feet wide with approximately 30,000 square feet of gaming space, and offers 980 slot machines and 44 table games. The Casino Magic Bossier facility includes a 55,000 square foot entertainment pavilion connected to a garage providing parking for approximately 1,400 vehicles. The entertainment pavilion includes the 350 seat Abracadabra buffet F-27 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) restaurant, a gift shop, a bar and lounge area, and a 300 seat live entertainment theater. The entertainment pavilion also includes two smaller full service restaurants. Casino Magic Bossier is just beginning construction on an 188 room hotel with four master suites, 88 junior suites and additional full service restaurants. In December 1994, Casino Magic, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Casino Magic Neuquen SA, ("Casino Magic Argentina") entered into a twelve year concession agreement with the Province of Neuquen, Argentina. Casino Magic Argentina operates two casinos in the Province of Neuquen in the cities of Neuquen and San Martin de los Andes in west-central Argentina. Neuquen Province is the gateway to the well established resort, tour destinations and ski resorts of the Andes Mountains. There are approximately 900,000 residents within a 50 mile radius of the two cities. Casino Magic Argentina, which began operations in January 1995, includes approximately 29,000 square feet of gaming space and contains approximately 64 table games, 400 slot machines and a 384 seat bingo facility. Note 3--Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
For the years ended December 31, ------------------ 1997 1996 1995 ------ ---- ------ (in thousands) Cash paid during the year for: Interest............................................... $1,321 $299 $2,098 Income taxes........................................... 827 40 143 ------ ---- ------ $2,148 $339 $2,241 ====== ==== ======
Note 4--Short Term Investments As of December 31, 1997, Hollywood Park had liquidated its investments in corporate bonds. During the year ended December 31, 1997, net proceeds from the sale or redemption of corporate bond investments was approximately $4,766,000, with gross realized gains and losses of approximately $9,000, and $88,000, respectively. As of December 31, 1996, short term investments consisted of corporate bonds valued at $4,766,000, with Moody's ratings of Ba2 to B3, and Standard and Poors ratings of BB+ to B-, though some of the bonds were not rated by either agency. Investments in corporate bonds carry a greater amount of principal risk than other investments made by the Company, and yield a corresponding higher return. The corporate bond investment as of December 31, 1996, had a weighted average maturity of 1.5 years, and because the Company reasonably expected to liquidate these investments in its normal operating cycle the investments were classified as short term, were held as available for sale, and recorded in the accompanying financial statements at their fair value, as determined by the quoted market price. For the year ended December 31, 1996, proceeds from the sale or redemption of corporate bond investments were approximately $8,429,000, all of which was reinvested, and gross realized gains and gross realized losses were $28,000 and $39,000, respectively. F-28 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Note 5--Property, Plant and Equipment Property, plant and equipment held at December 31, 1997, and 1996 consisted of the following:
December 31, ----------------- 1997(a) 1996 -------- -------- (in thousands) Land and land improvements................................ $ 50,945 $ 32,215 Buildings................................................. 270,271 150,935 Equipment................................................. 77,337 31,531 Vessel.................................................... 18,925 0 Construction in progress.................................. 21,896 128 -------- -------- 439,374 214,809 Less accumulated depreciation............................. 138,708 83,974 -------- -------- $300,666 $130,835 ======== ========
- -------- (a) Includes Boomtown's assets. Note 6--Secured and Unsecured Notes Payable Notes payable as of December 31, 1997, and 1996 consisted of the following:
December 31, --------------- 1997(a) 1996 --------- ----- (in thousands) Secured notes payable....................................... $ 3,750 $ 0 9.5% Series A Notes......................................... 125,000 0 11.5% Boomtown First Mortgage Notes......................... 1,253 0 Capital lease obligations................................... 1,527 0 Unsecured note payable...................................... 4,009 317 --------- ----- 135,539 317 Less current maturities..................................... 3,437 35 --------- ----- $ 132,102 $ 282 ========= =====
- -------- (a) Includes notes payable related to Boomtown. Hollywood Park On June 30, 1997, Hollywood Park and a bank syndicate led by Bank of America finalized the Bank Credit Facility, a reducing revolving credit facility allowing for drawings up to $225,000,000. On August 7, 1997, the Bank Credit Facility was reduced by $125,000,000 (the aggregate principal amount of the Series A 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Notes") issued as described below) to $100,000,000. Of the $100,000,000, as a result of covenant limitations, approximately $88,800,000 was available as of December 31, 1997. As of December 31, 1997, the Company did not have outstanding borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility, except for a $2,035,000 letter of credit. The Bank Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of Hollywood Park and its significant subsidiaries, and imposes certain customary affirmative and negative covenants. On February 19, 1998, Hollywood Park announced the Casino Magic Merger, and under the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, Hollywood Park will pay cash of $2.27 for each issued and outstanding share of Casino Magic common stock, or approximately $81,000,000. The Company has begun discussions to amend F-29 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) the Bank Credit Facility to increase the borrowing capacity to provide the funds required for the Casino Magic Merger. A formal amendment has not yet been signed, and there is no assurance that such an amendment will be completed, although the bank group has given verbal assurance of its intent to provide such an increased facility. The Bank Credit Facility has been amended twice. The first amendment, among other matters, reduced the availability of the facility until the Bank Credit Facility was approved by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. Hollywood Park received this approval on July 10, 1997. The second amendment, among other things, allowed the co-issuance of the Notes by Hollywood Park Operating Company with Hollywood Park. Debt service requirements on the Bank Credit Facility consist of current interest payments on outstanding indebtedness through September 30, 1999. As of September 30, 1999, and on the last day of each third calendar month thereafter, through June 30, 2001, the Bank Credit Facility will decrease by 7.5% of the commitment in effect on September 30, 1999. As of September 30, 2001, and on the last day of each third calendar month thereafter, the Bank Credit Facility will decrease by 10% of the commitment in effect on September 30, 1999. Any principal amounts outstanding in excess of the Bank Credit Facility commitment, as so reduced, will be payable on such quarterly reduction dates. The Bank Credit Facility provides for a letter of credit sub-facility of $10,000,000, of which $2,035,000 is currently outstanding for the benefit of Hollywood Park's California self insured workers' compensation program. The facility also provides for a swing line sub-facility of up to $10,000,000. Borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility bear interest at an annual rate determined, at the election of Hollywood Park, by reference to the "Eurodollar Rate" (for interest periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months) or the "Reference Rate", as such terms are respectively defined in the Bank Credit Facility, plus margins which vary depending upon Hollywood Park's ratio of funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"). The margins start at 1.25% for Eurodollar loans and at 0.25% for Base Rate loans, at a funded debt to EBITDA ratio of less than 1.50. Thereafter, the margin for each type of loan increases by 25 basis points for each increase in the ratio of funded debt to EBITDA of 50 basis points or more, up to 2.625% for Eurodollar loans and 1.625% for Base Rate loans. However, if the ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA exceeds 2.50, the applicable margins will increase to 3.25% for Eurodollar loans, and 2.25% for Base Rate loans. Thereafter, the margins would increase by 25 basis points for each increase in the ratio of senior funded debt to EBITDA of 50 basis points or more, up to a maximum of 4.25% for Eurodollar loans and 3.25% for Base Rate loans. The applicable margins as of December 31, 1997, were 2.00% with respect to the Eurodollar Rate based interest rate and 1.00% with respect to the Base Rate interest rate. The Bank Credit Facility allows for interest rate swap agreements, or other interest rate protection agreements, up to a maximum notional amount of $125,000,000. Presently, Hollywood Park does not utilize such financial instruments. Hollywood Park pays a quarterly commitment fee for the average daily amount of unused portions of the Bank Credit Facility. The commitment fee is also dependent upon Hollywood Park's ratio of funded debt to EBITDA. The commitment fee for the Bank Credit Facility starts at 31.25 basis points when the ratio is less than 1.00, and increases by 6.25 basis points for each increase in the ratio of 0.50, up to a maximum of 50 basis points. For the quarter beginning January 1, 1998, the commitment fee is 50 basis points. On July 3, 1997, Hollywood Park borrowed $112,000,000 from the Bank Credit Facility to fund Boomtown's offer to purchase the 11.5% Boomtown First Mortgage Notes (the "Boomtown Notes"), and repaid this amount on August 7, 1997, with a portion of the proceeds from the August 6, 1997, issuance of $125,000,000 of Series A 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Series A Notes"). The Series A F-30 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Notes were co-issued by Hollywood Park and Hollywood Park Operating Company, and were issued pursuant to a private offering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The balance of the proceeds from the issuance of the Series A Notes was used primarily for the purchase of a new riverboat for Boomtown New Orleans, and other general corporate needs. On March 20, 1998, the Company completed a registered exchange offer for the Series A Notes, pursuant to which all $125,000,000 principal amount of the Series A Notes were exchanged by the holders for $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series B 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 of the Company and Hollywood Park Operating Company (together with the Series A Notes, the "Notes") which were registered under the Securities Act on Form S-4. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually, on February 1st and August 1st. The Notes will be redeemable at the option of Hollywood Park and Hollywood Park Operating Company, in whole or in part, on or after August 1, 2002, at a premium to face amount, plus accrued interest, with the premium to face amount decreasing on each subsequent anniversary date. The Notes are unsecured obligations of Hollywood Park and Hollywood Park Operating Company, guaranteed by all other material restricted subsidiaries of either Hollywood Park or Hollywood Park Operating Company. The indenture governing the Notes contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of Hollywood Park, Hollywood Park Operating Company and their restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness and issue preferred stock, pay dividends or make other distributions, repurchase equity interests or subordinated indebtedness, create certain liens, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, sell assets, issue or sell equity interests in their respective subsidiaries or enter into certain mergers and consolidations. There are no provisions in the indenture governing the Notes which will prevent the previously mentioned Casino Magic Merger. On July 1, 1997, in connection with the divestiture of Boomtown's Las Vegas property, Hollywood Park issued an unsecured promissory note of approximately $3,465,000 to purchase the Hollywood Park common stock issued to Roski in the Boomtown Merger. The promissory note bears interest equal to the Bank of America reference rate plus 1.0%. Interest is payable annually with five annual principal payments of approximately $693,000 commencing July 1, 1998. Boomtown In November 1993, Boomtown issued $103,500,000 of 11.5% Boomtown Notes. On July 3, 1997, pursuant to a tender offer, Boomtown repurchased and retired approximately $102,142,000 in principal amount of the Boomtown Notes, at a purchase price of $1,085 per $1,000, along with accrued interest thereon. An additional $105,000 of the remaining Boomtown Notes were tendered in the post Boomtown Merger change of control purchase offer, at a price of $1,010 for each $1,000, completed August 12, 1997. As of December 31, 1997, there were $1,253,000 of 11.5% Boomtown Notes outstanding. On August 4, 1997, Hollywood Park executed a promissory note for the purchase of the barge and the building shell at Boomtown Biloxi for a total cost of $5,250,000. A payment of $1,500,000 was made on August 4, 1997, with the balance due of $3,750,000 payable in three equal annual installments of $1,250,000. Interest on the promissory note is equal to the prime interest rate in effect on the first day of each year. The principal amount of the promissory note, together with accrued interest, may be repaid, without penalty, in whole or in part, at any time. On August 7, 1997, Boomtown New Orleans prepaid a 13.0% note secured by the former riverboat, then in use, for approximately $2,107,000 (inclusive of a 1.0% prepayment penalty). As of December 31, 1997, Boomtown had a note payable of approximately $252,000 along with various capital lease obligations for gaming and other operating equipment, totaling approximately $1,527,000. Sunflower On March 24, 1994, an Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement (the "Sunflower Senior Credit") was executed between Sunflower and five banks in connection with Hollywood F-31 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Park's acquisition of Sunflower. As of December 31, 1997, the outstanding balance of the Sunflower Senior Credit was $28,667,000. The Sunflower Senior Credit is non-recourse to Hollywood Park. On May 17, 1996, Sunflower filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. The Cash Collateral Agreement suspended any interest or principal payments on the Sunflower Senior Credit until August 12, 1997. The Bankruptcy Court has issued an order extending the Cash Collateral Agreement until it issues its pending ruling regarding approval of Sunflower's proposed plan of reorganization. The Cash Collateral Agreement requires Sunflower to make certain cash payments to Wyandotte County, Kansas, the creditors under the Sunflower Credit and TRAK East (the unaffiliated non-profit holder of the pari- mutuel racing license in Kansas, and operator of racing at Sunflower). On July 15, 1997, Sunflower presented to the Bankruptcy Court a plan of reorganization (the "Plan") which provides for the sale of Sunflower's property to the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma (the "Wyandotte Tribe"). The Plan was amended on October 31, 1997. Under the Plan, some or all of the land would be held by the United States Government in trust for the Wyandotte Tribe, and a casino would be developed on the property. Upon completion of the casino, HP Kansas, Inc. ("HP Kansas") (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hollywood Park) and a partner (North American Sports Management or an affiliate) will provide financing and consulting services for the development and operation of a casino. Under this arrangement, HP Kansas would be entitled to receive a share of the revenues of the casino. Under the plan, in order to allow the property to be released as collateral and sold to the Wyandotte Tribe, Sunflower will be required to have standby letters of credit issued to support certain payments to be made to the lenders under the Sunflower Senior Credit and the Wyandotte County Treasurer's office. The aggregate amount of such letters of credit is anticipated to be in excess of $29,000,000. Hollywood Park will arrange for the issuance of such letters of credit on behalf of Sunflower. It is anticipated that the earliest that the bankruptcy court will rule on the Plan is in the second quarter of 1998. In 1995, under a promissory note executed in December 1994, between Hollywood Park and Sunflower, Hollywood Park advanced $2,500,000 to Sunflower to make certain payments due on the Sunflower Senior Credit. The amounts borrowed under the promissory note, along with accrued interest, are subordinate to the Sunflower Senior Credit. Although Hollywood Park will continue to pursue payment of the promissory note, for financial reporting purposes the outstanding balance of the promissory note was written off as of March 31, 1996. Annual Maturities As of December 31, 1997, annual maturities of total notes and loans payable are as follows:
Year ending: ------------ (in thousands) December 31, 1998........................................... $ 3,437 December 31, 1999........................................... 2,162 December 31, 2000........................................... 2,050 December 31, 2001........................................... 805 December 31, 2002........................................... 776 Thereafter.................................................. 126,309
The fair values of the Company's various debt instruments discussed above approximate their carrying amounts based on the fact that borrowings bear interest at variable market based rates. Note 7--Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed Of In 1995, Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121 ("SFAS") 121 Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of, was issued which established F-32 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) accounting standards for the impairment of long-lived assets, certain identifiable intangibles, and goodwill related to those assets. SFAS 121, which became effective for Hollywood Park in the quarter ended March 31, 1996, addresses when impairment losses should be recognized and how impairment losses should be measured. Whenever there are recognized events or changes in circumstances that indicate the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable, management reviews the asset for possible impairment. In accordance with current accounting standards, management uses estimated expected future net cash flows (undiscounted and excluding interest costs, and grouped at the lowest level for which there are identifiable cash flows that are as independent as possible of other asset groups) to measure the recoverability of the asset. If the expected future net cash flows are less than the carrying amount of the asset an impairment loss would be recognized. An impairment loss would be measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeded the fair value of the asset, with fair value measured as the amount at which the asset could be bought or sold in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced liquidation sale. The estimation of expected future net cash flows is inherently uncertain and relies to a considerable extent on assumptions regarding current and future net cash flows, market conditions, and the availability of capital. If, in future periods, there are changes in the estimates or assumptions incorporated into the impairment review analysis the changes could result in an adjustment to the carrying amount of the asset, but at no time would previously recognized impairment losses be restored. Note 8--Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 ("SFAS") 123 Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, requires that the Company disclose additional information about employee stock-based compensation plans. The objective of SFAS 123 is to estimate the fair value, based on the stock price at the grant date, of the Company's stock options to which employees become entitled when they have rendered the requisite service and satisfied any other conditions necessary to earn the right to benefit from the stock options. The fair market value of a stock option is to be estimated using an option-pricing model that takes into account, as of the grant date, the exercise price and expected life of the option, the current price of the underlying stock and its expected volatility, expected dividends on the stock, and the risk-free interest rate for the expected term of the options. In computing the stock-based compensation, the following assumptions were made:
Risk-Free Interest Expected Expected Expected Rate Life Volatility Dividends --------- -------- ---------- --------- Options granted in the following periods: Second quarter 1995............. 5.0% 3 years 36.1% None First quarter 1996.............. 5.0% 3 years 36.1% None Second quarter 1996............. 5.1% 3 years 46.4% None Fourth quarter 1996(a).......... 5.0% 10 years 47.4% None
- -------- (a) The options granted during the fourth quarter of 1996 were to the Company's directors, and it is expected that the directors will hold options for a longer period of time than the Company's employees. F-33 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) The following sets forth the pro forma financial results under the implementation of SFAS 123:
For the Years Ended December 31, ------------------------ 1997 1996 1995 ------- ------- ------- (in thousands, except per share data) Net income (loss) before stock-based compensation expense........................... $ 8,670 $(4,249) $(1,162) Stock-based compensation expense................ 543 81 4 ------- ------- ------- Pro forma net income (loss)..................... $ 8,127 $(4,330) $(1,166) ======= ======= ======= Dividend requirements on convertible preferred stock.......................................... $ 1,520 $ 1,925 $ 1,925 Pro forma net income (loss) to common shareholders................................... $ 6,607 $(6,255) $(3,091) ======= ======= ======= Per common share: Pro forma net income (loss)--basic............ $ 0.30 $ (0.34) $ (0.17) Pro forma net income (loss)--diluted.......... $ 0.30 $ (0.34) $ (0.17) Number of shares--basic......................... 22,010 18,505 18,399 Number of shares--diluted....................... 22,340 20,797 20,691
Note 9--Racing Operations The Company conducts thoroughbred racing at its Hollywood Park and Turf Paradise race tracks, located in California and Arizona, respectively. Sunflower race track, in Kansas, is primarily a greyhound racing facility with a limited number of days of thoroughbred racing each summer. On May 17, 1996, due to competition from Missouri riverboat gaming, Sunflower filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code, and as of April 1, 1996, Sunflower's operating results were no longer consolidated with Hollywood Park's; therefore, Sunflower's racing results and statistics are included in this note for 1995 only. Sunflower is operating as a debtor in possession during the bankruptcy. Under Kansas racing law, Sunflower is not granted any race days and does not generate any pari-mutuel commissions. The Kansas Racing Commission granted Sunflower the facility ownership and management licenses; with all race days until the year 2014 granted to TRAK East, a Kansas not-for- profit corporation. Sunflower has an agreement, which was entered into in September 1989, with TRAK East to provide the physical race tracks along with management and consulting services for twenty-five years with options to renew for one or more successive terms.
1997 1996 1995 ---- ---- ---- Live on-track race days Hollywood Park race track..................................... 102 103 97 Turf Paradise race track...................................... 159 166 171 Sunflower--Horses............................................. -- -- 49 Sunflower--Greyhounds......................................... -- -- 294
F-34 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) A summary of the pari-mutuel handle and deductions, by racing facility for the year ended December 31, are as follows:
1997 1996 1995 -------- -------- -------- (in thousands) Hollywood Park--live horse racing Total pari-mutuel handle........................... $663,175 $677,827 $643,246 Less patrons' winning tickets...................... 535,816 547,775 520,291 -------- -------- -------- 127,359 130,052 122,955 Less: State pari-mutuel tax............................ 15,923 19,263 20,691 City of Inglewood pari-mutuel tax................ 1,176 1,287 1,384 Racing purses and awards......................... 25,881 26,300 26,888 Satellite wagering fees.......................... 11,738 12,784 13,545 Interstate location fees......................... 47,524 44,815 34,170 Other fees....................................... 356 390 419 -------- -------- -------- Pari-mutuel commissions............................ 24,761 25,213 25,858 Add off-track independent handle commissions....... 2,195 2,280 2,251 -------- -------- -------- Total pari-mutuel commissions...................... $ 26,956 $ 27,493 $ 28,109 ======== ======== ======== 1997 1996 1995 -------- -------- -------- (in thousands) Turf Paradise--live horse racing Total pari-mutuel handle........................... $166,976 $147,748 $111,509 Less patrons' winning tickets...................... 129,212 114,585 86,460 -------- -------- -------- 37,764 33,163 25,049 Less: State pari-mutuel tax............................ 0 18 345 Racing purses and awards......................... 4,339 4,501 4,757 State sales tax.................................. 183 302 415 Off-track commissions............................ 316 115 117 Interstate location fees......................... 24,790 20,034 10,943 -------- -------- -------- Pari-mutuel commissions............................ 8,136 8,193 8,472 Add off-track independent handle commissions....... 193 166 699 -------- -------- -------- Total pari-mutuel commissions including charity days.............................................. 8,329 8,359 9,171 Less charity day pari-mutuel commissions........... 18 17 0 -------- -------- -------- Total pari-mutuel commissions net of charity days.. $ 8,311 $ 8,342 $ 9,171 ======== ======== ========
Greyhounds Horses 1995 1995 ---------- ------ (in thousands) TRAK East at Sunflower--live racing Total pari-mutuel handle..................................... $47,406 $2,844 Less patrons' winning tickets................................ 37,379 2,273 ------- ------ 10,027 571 Less: State pari-mutuel tax...................................... 1,721 104 Racing purses and awards................................... 2,230 190 ------- ------ Total pari-mutuel commissions................................ $ 6,076 $ 277 ======= ======
F-35 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) As a stipulation to the granting of race dates, the California Horse Racing Board ("CHRB") requires that Hollywood Park designate three days from both the live Spring/Summer Meet and the Autumn Meeting as charity days. The charity day payments are not to exceed 2/10 of 1.0% of the total live on-track pari-mutuel handle for the respective race meet. Charity day payments must be made to a distributing agent approved by the CHRB. The Company made charity day payments of $310,000, $338,000 and $370,000 for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. Arizona racing law requires that 1.0% of the total in-state pari-mutuel handle (on-track live pari-mutuel handle and off-track within the state pari- mutuel handle) of three charity days be paid to a distributing agent approved by the Arizona Racing Commission. The Arizona Department of Racing did not assign any charity days in 1995, therefore no payments were required. Turf Paradise paid $18,000 to the distributing agent in 1997, and paid $17,000 in 1996. Hollywood Park Race Track conducts simulcast meets of live races held at local southern California race tracks and simulcasts races from northern California tracks concurrent with the Company's live race meets.
1997 1996 1995 -------- -------- -------- (in thousands) Hollywood Park--simulcast racing Pari-mutuel handle: Thoroughbred meets................................ $371,716 $375,910 $379,263 Quarter Horse meets............................... 22,821 23,067 22,793 Harness meets..................................... 7,402 6,165 4,391 -------- -------- -------- $401,939 $405,142 $406,447 ======== ======== ======== Pari-mutuel commissions: Thoroughbred meets................................ $ 12,863 $ 12,669 $ 11,527 Quarter Horse meets............................... 449 454 457 Harness meets..................................... 144 120 86 -------- -------- -------- $ 13,456 $ 13,243 $ 12,070 ======== ======== ========
TRAK East at Sunflower operates year round simulcasting of both greyhounds and horses. Pari-mutuel handle and commissions earned by TRAK East for the year ended December 31, 1995 are as follows:
1995 -------------- (in thousands) TRAK East at Sunflower--simulcast racing Pari-mutuel handle: Greyhounds................................................ $10,871 Horses.................................................... 29,600 ------- $40,471 ======= Pari-mutuel commission: Greyhounds................................................ $ 2,342 Horses.................................................... 5,742 ------- $ 8,084 =======
F-36 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Turf Paradise accepts simulcasts of live races from other tracks concurrently with live on-track racing as well as operating as a simulcast site for Prescott Downs between live meets. Turf Paradise also accepts simulcast signals on the two dark days (days without live racing) a week during the live on-track meet.
1997 1996 1995 ------- ------- ------- (in thousands) Turf Paradise--simulcast racing Pari-mutuel handle all meets........................... $60,493 $55,814 $55,093 Pari-mutuel commissions all meets...................... 5,020 4,768 3,909
Note 10--Income Taxes The Company accounts for income taxes under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 Accounting for Income Taxes, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The composition of the Company's income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 was as follows:
Current Deferred Total ------- -------- ------ (in thousands) Year ended December 31, 1997: U.S. Federal...................................... $(1,616) $ 6,972 $5,356 State............................................. (698) 1,192 494 ------- ------- ------ $(2,314) $ 8,164 $5,850 ======= ======= ====== Year ended December 31, 1996: U.S. Federal...................................... $ 4,341 $(1,681) $2,660 State............................................. (3,293) 4,092 799 ------- ------- ------ $ 1,048 $ 2,411 $3,459 ======= ======= ====== Year ended December 31, 1995: U.S. Federal...................................... $ 0 $ 473 $ 473 State............................................. 42 178 220 ------- ------- ------ $ 42 $ 651 $ 693 ======= ======= ======
The following table reconciles the Company's income tax expense (based on its effective tax rate) to the federal statutory tax rate of 34%:
1997 1996 1995 ------ ------ ----- (in thousands) Income (loss) before income tax expense, at the statutory rate.................................... $4,935 $ (269) $(159) Employee meals................................... 192 0 0 Goodwill amortization............................ 317 195 72 Political and lobbying costs..................... 246 291 353 State income taxes, net of federal tax benefits.. 494 800 145 Other non-deductible expenses.................... (334) 105 260 Additional provisions............................ 0 2,337 22 ------ ------ ----- Income tax expense................................. $5,850 $3,459 $ 693 ====== ====== =====
F-37 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) For the years ended December 31, 1997, and 1996, the tax effects of temporary differences that gave rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities are presented below, along with a summary of activity in the valuation allowance.
1997 1996 -------- -------- (in thousands) Current deferred tax assets: Workers' compensation insurance reserve.................... $ 790 $ 790 General liability insurance reserve........................ 1,012 690 Legal accrual.............................................. 58 58 Write off of investment in Sunflower....................... 3,111 3,111 Development costs.......................................... 0 0 Lawsuit settlement......................................... 1,104 1,104 Vacation and sick pay accrual.............................. 872 270 Bad debt allowance......................................... 528 437 Other...................................................... 1,999 435 -------- -------- Current deferred tax assets................................ 9,474 6,895 Less valuation allowance................................... (306) (120) -------- -------- Current deferred tax assets................................ 9,168 6,775 Current deferred tax liabilities: Business insurance and other............................... (1,050) (353) -------- -------- Net current deferred tax assets............................ $ 8,118 $ 6,422 ======== ======== Non-current deferred tax assets: Net operating loss carryforwards........................... $ 5,489 $ 0 General business investment tax credits.................... 828 36 Alternative minimum tax credits............................ 3,946 1,244 Los Angeles revitalization zone tax credits................ 11,798 9,299 Boomtown Merger costs...................................... 2,406 0 Capital loss divestiture of Boomtown Las Vegas............. 3,147 0 Other...................................................... 2,717 42 -------- -------- Non-current deferred tax assets............................ 30,331 10,621 Less valuation allowance................................... (13,524) (5,511) -------- -------- Non-current deferred tax assets............................ 16,807 5,110 -------- -------- Non-current deferred tax liabilities: Expansion plans............................................ (400) (400) Los Angeles revitalization zone accelerated write-off...... (461) (461) Excess book value over tax basis of acquired assets........ (4,048) 0 Depreciation and amortization.............................. (17,382) (10,580) Other...................................................... (826) (2,734) -------- -------- Non-current deferred tax liabilities....................... (23,117) (14,175) -------- -------- Net non-current deferred tax liabilities................... $ (6,310) $ (9,065) ======== ========
The Company is located in the Los Angeles revitalization tax zone and is entitled to special state of California income tax credits related to sales tax paid on operating materials and supplies, on construction assets and wages paid to staff who reside within the zone. With the construction of the Hollywood Park-Casino and Crystal Park, the Company earned substantial tax credits related to sales tax paid on the assets acquired and on wages paid to construction employees. F-38 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued)
December 31, -------------- 1997 1996 ------- ------ (in thousands) Valuation allowance at beginning of period.................. $ 5,632 $5,330 Valuation allowance for Boomtown NOL carryforwards and tax credits.................................................... 5,699 0 Los Angeles revitalization zone tax credit.................. 2,499 302 ------- ------ Valuation allowance at end of period........................ $13,830 $5,632 ======= ======
As of December 31, 1997, the Company had federal net operating loss ("NOL") and capital loss ("CL") carryforwards of approximately $17,800,000, and $8,600,000, respectively, comprised principally of NOL carryforwards acquired in the Boomtown Merger, and CL carryforwards resulting from the disposition of Boomtown's Las Vegas property. The NOL carryforwards expire on various dates through 2012, and the CL carryforwards expire on various dates through 2002. In addition, the Company has approximately $400,000 of general business tax credits, comprised principally of FICA credits, and approximately $3,800,000 of alternative minimum tax credits available to reduce future federal income taxes. These tax credits generally cannot reduce federal taxes paid below the amount of alternative minimum tax. The general business tax credits expire in 2000. The alternative minimum tax credits do not expire. Under several provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the utilization of NOL, CL and tax credit carryforwards to reduce tax liability is restricted under certain circumstances. Events which cause such a limitation include, but are not limited to, certain changes in the ownership of a corporation. The Boomtown Merger caused such a change in ownership with respect to Boomtown. As a result, the Company's use of approximately $14,800,000 of Boomtown's NOL carryforwards, $1,400,000 of Boomtown's CL carryforwards, and $3,400,000 of Boomtown's tax credit carryforwards is subject to certain limitations imposed by Sections 382 and 383 of the Code and by the separate return limitation year rules of the consolidated return regulations. These limitations restrict the amount of such carryforwards that may be used by the Company in any taxable year and, consequently, are expected to defer the Company's use of a substantial portion of such carryforwards and may ultimately prevent the Company's use of a portion thereof. Therefore, a valuation allowance has been recorded related to the Boomtown carryforwards. For California tax purposes, as of December 31, 1997, the Company also had approximately $11,700,000 of Los Angeles Revitalization Zone ("LARZ") tax credits. The LARZ tax credits can only be used to reduce certain California tax liability and cannot be used to reduce federal tax liability. A valuation allowance has been recorded with respect to the LARZ tax credits because the Company may not generate enough income subject to California tax to utilize the LARZ tax credits before they expire. Note 11--Stockholders' Equity On June 30, 1997, the Company acquired Boomtown and each share of Boomtown common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.625 of a share of Hollywood Park's common stock. Approximately 5,362,850 net shares of Hollywood Park common stock were issued. In connection with the Boomtown Merger, the Company purchased and retired 446,491 shares of Hollywood Park common stock received by a former Boomtown shareholder. During 1996 the Company announced its intention to repurchase and retire up to 2,000,000 shares of its common stock on the open market or in negotiated transactions. As of December 31, 1996, the Company had repurchased and retired (with the last purchase in 1996 made on November 13, 1996) 222,300 common shares at a cost of approximately $1,962,000. F-39 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Note 12--Lease Obligations The Company leases certain equipment for use in gaming and racing operations and general office equipment. Minimum lease payments required under operating leases that have initial terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 1997 are as follows:
(in thousands) 1998..................................... $1,870 1999..................................... 1,104 2000..................................... 422 2001..................................... 380 2002..................................... 366 Thereafter............................... 529
Total rent expense for these long term lease obligations for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 was $2,453,000, $1,378,000, and $1,318,000, respectively. Note 13--Retirement Plans As of January 31, 1997, Hollywood Park terminated its Pension Plan, which was a non-contributory defined benefit Pension Plan covering certain employees of Hollywood Park, Inc. and Hollywood Park Operating Company. Pension Plan participants' accrued Pension Plan benefits were frozen as of September 1, 1996, except for certain retained participants (participants who, because of legal requirements, including the provisions of the National Labor Relations Act, were represented by a collective bargaining agent), whose accrued Pension Plan benefits were frozen as of December 31, 1996. The funds accumulated under the Pension Plan were distributed to the Pension Plan participants, and no Pension Plan assets were paid to the Company. During 1996, the Pension Plan was subject to the full funding limitation and thus no contributions were made. Retirement Plans Funded Status
December 31, ------------- 1997 1996 ----- ------- (in thousands) Actuarial present value of benefit obligations: Accumulated benefit obligation, including vested benefits of $2,627,000 at December 31, 1996.............................. $0 $ 2,627 ===== ======= Projected benefit obligation for service rendered to date....... $0 $ 2,627 Less Pension Plan assets at fair value.......................... 0 4,436 Less Pension Plan contribution.................................. 0 0 ----- ------- Pension Plan assets in excess of projected benefit obligation... 0 1,809 Unrecognized net gain from past experience different from that assumed and effects of changes in assumptions.................. 0 (1,052) Unrecognized net asset being recognized over 15 years........... 0 (452) ----- ------- Pension Plan asset.............................................. $0 $ 305 ===== ======= Net pension expense--Service cost............................... $0 $ 698 Net pension expense--Interest cost.............................. 0 325 Actual return on assets......................................... 0 (784) Net amortization and deferral................................... 0 255 ----- ------- Net periodic pension cost....................................... $0 $ 494 ===== =======
F-40 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) The December 31, 1996, reserve liabilities and related asset values for the annuity contract were not included in the table above, because the Company executed an agreement with the insurance company holding the annuity contracts to no longer participate in the annual adjustments to the contract values. The weighted average discount rate used in determining the actuarial present value of the projected benefit obligations was 8.0% at December 31, 1996. The expected long term rate of return on assets was 8.0% at December 31, 1996. The Company also contributed to several collectively-bargained multi- employer pension and retirement plans (covering full and part-time employees) which are administered by unions, and to a pension plan covering non-union employees which is administered by an association of race track owners. Amounts charged to pension cost and contributed to these plans for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 totaled $1,842,000, $1,872,000, and $1,781,000, respectively. Contributions to the collectively-bargained plans were determined in accordance with the provisions of negotiated labor contracts and generally are based on the number of employee hours or days worked. Contributions to the non-union plans are based on the covered employees' compensation. Information from the plans administrators was not available to permit the Company to determine its share of unfunded vested benefits or prior service liability. It is the opinion of management that no material liability exists. Effective January 31, 1997, in conjunction with the termination of the Pension Plan, Hollywood Park elected to terminate its non-qualified Supplementary Employment Retirement Plan ("SERP"). The SERP was an unfunded plan, established primarily for the purpose of restoring the retirement benefits for highly compensated employees that were eliminated by the Internal Revenue Service in 1994, when the maximum annual earnings allowed for qualified pension plans was reduced to $150,000 from $235,850. Messers, Hubbard, Finnigan and Robbins participated in the SERP prior to its termination. Note 14--Related Party Transactions In November 1993, Hollywood Park entered into an aircraft time sharing agreement with R.D. Hubbard Enterprises, Inc. ("Hubbard Enterprises"), which is wholly owned by Mr. Hubbard. The agreement automatically renews each month unless written notice of termination is given by either party at least two weeks before a renewal date. Hollywood Park reimburses Hubbard Enterprises for expenses incurred as a result of Hollywood Park's use of the aircraft, which totaled approximately $106,000 in 1997, $120,000 in 1996, and $126,000 in 1995. In May 1988, Boomtown acquired all of the outstanding stock of Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc. which owns and operates Boomtown Reno for $16,700,000 in cash (the "1988 Acquisition"). In order to finance the 1988 Acquisition, including the retirement of existing debt, Boomtown sold equity securities to Kenneth Rainin and Timothy J. Parrott, and Boomtown Reno entered into various loan documents with Merrill Lynch Interfunding, Inc. Pursuant to a stock purchase agreement, Mr. Rainin purchased 2,000 shares of Boomtown preferred stock and 3,042,000 shares of Boomtown common stock for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $4,000,000 in cash, and Mr. Parrott purchased 270,738 shares of Boomtown common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $222,000, of which $1,000 was paid in cash and $221,000 by a promissory note (the "Parrott Note") secured by a pledge to Boomtown of all of the shares owned by Mr. Parrott. The Parrott Note, as amended in April 1997, provides that (I) interest on the Parrott Note, which accrues at a rate of 6.0% per annum, compounded annually, is payable in arrears on April 7th of each year, commencing April 7, 1998, and (ii) principal is payable in four annual installments beginning April 7, 1998. The Parrott Note was previously amended in November 1994 to provide that the shares owned by Mr. Parrott would be released from the pledge and would no longer secure the amounts outstanding under the Parrott Note. Hollywood Park notes F-41 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) that the interest rate of 6% under the amended Parrott Note is less than Hollywood Park's current borrowing rate. However, this interest rate was in effect under the original version of the Parrott Note executed in 1988 prior to Boomtown's public offering and Hollywood Park's subsequent acquisition of Boomtown. With the exception of the interest rate on the Parrott Note, Hollywood Park believes that the terms of the following transactions were at least as favorable as could have been obtained by Hollywood Park from third parties in arms length transactions. Note 15--Stock Option Plan In 1996, the shareholders of the Company adopted the 1996 Stock Option Plan (the "1996 Plan"), which provides for the issuance of up to 900,000 shares. Except for the provisions governing the number of shares issuable under the 1996 Plan and except for provisions which reflect changes in tax and securities laws, the provisions of the 1996 Plan are substantially similar to the provision of the prior plan adopted in 1993. The 1996 Plan is administered and terms of option grants are established by the Board of Directors' Compensation Committee. Under the terms of the 1996 Plan, options alone or coupled with stock appreciation rights may be granted to selected key employees, directors, consultants and advisors of the Company. Options become exercisable ratably over a vesting period as determined by the Compensation Committee and expire over terms not exceeding ten years from the date of grant, one month after termination of employment, or six months after the death or permanent disability of the optionee. The purchase price for all shares granted under the 1996 Plan shall be determined by the Compensation Committee, but in the case of incentive stock options, the price will not be less than the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant. On April 26, 1996, the Company amended the non-qualified stock option agreements issued through this date, to lower the per share price of the outstanding options to $10.00. On May 19, 1995, the Company amended the non-qualified stock option agreements issued through this date, to reflect the substantial decline in the fair market value of the common stock, lowering the per share price of the outstanding options to $13.00. As of December 31, 1997, all of the 625,000 shares eligible for issuance under the 1993 Plan had either been issued or were subject to outstanding options, and of the 900,000 shares eligible for issuance under the 1996 Plan, 40,000 were subject to outstanding options. In addition, 1,008,454 shares of Hollywood Park common stock were issuable upon exercise of options granted before the Boomtown Merger under Boomtown's 1990 Stock Option Plan and the 1992 Director Option Plan, these options were assumed by Hollywood Park in the Boomtown Merger. The following table summarizes information related to shares under option and shares available for grant under the Plan.
1997 1996 1995 --------- --------- ------- Options outstanding at beginning of year.... 622,500 249,000 235,000 Options granted during the year............. 261,000 413,500 15,000 Options expired or forfeited during the year....................................... (26,001) (40,000) (1,000) --------- --------- ------- Options outstanding at end of year.......... 857,499 622,500 249,000 ========= ========= ======= Shares available for issuance under the 1993 Plan....................................... 625,000 625,000 625,000 Shares available for issuance under the 1996 Plan....................................... 900,000 900,000 0 --------- --------- ------- Total shares available for issuance....... 1,525,000 1,525,000 625,000 ========= ========= ======= Per share price of outstanding options issued in prior year....................... $ 10.00 $ 10.00 $ 13.00 Per share price of outstanding options issued in prior year....................... $ 11.50 $ 10.00 $ 13.25 Per share price of outstanding options issued in current year..................... $ 14.75 $ 11.50 -- Number of shares subject to exercisable options at end of year..................... 696,813 188,332 128,000
F-42 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Note 16--Commitments and Contingencies On August 6, 1997, Hollywood Park and Hollywood Park Operating Company, as co-obligors, issued $125,000,000 of Notes (as previously discussed). The Notes are fully and unconditionally, jointly and severally, guaranteed on a senior subordinated basis by all of Hollywood Park's material subsidiaries. Note 17--Unaudited Quarterly Information The following is a summary of unaudited quarterly financial data for the years ended December 31, 1997 and 1996:
1997 -------------------------------- Dec. Sept. June 31, 30, 30, Mar. 31, ------- ------- ------- -------- (in thousands, except per share data) Revenues................................. $89,779 $85,210 $46,324 $ 26,815 ======= ======= ======= ======== Net income (loss)........................ $ 1,551 $ 2,411 $ 5,603 $ (895) ======= ======= ======= ======== Net income (loss) available to (allocated to) common shareholders................. $ 1,551 $ 1,853 $ 5,122 $ (1,376) ======= ======= ======= ======== Per common share: Net income (loss)--basic............... $ 0.06 $ 0.08 $ 0.28 $ (0.07) ======= ======= ======= ======== Net income (loss)--diluted............. $ 0.06 $ 0.08 $ 0.27 $ (0.07) ======= ======= ======= ======== Cash dividends........................... $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 ======= ======= ======= ======== 1996 -------------------------------- Dec. Sept. June 31, 30, 30, Mar. 31, ------- ------- ------- -------- (in thousands, except per share data) Revenues................................. $38,698 $30,247 $46,427 $ 27,853 ======= ======= ======= ======== Net income (loss)........................ $ 3,277 $ 603 $ 5,249 $(13,378) ======= ======= ======= ======== Net income (loss) available to (allocated to) common shareholders................. $ 2,795 $ 122 $ 4,768 $(13,859) ======= ======= ======= ======== Per common share: Net income (loss)--basic............... $ 0.15 $ 0.01 $ 0.26 $ (0.74) ======= ======= ======= ======== Net income (loss)--diluted............. $ 0.15 $ 0.01 $ 0.25 $ (0.74) ======= ======= ======= ======== Cash dividends......................... $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 $ 0.00 ======= ======= ======= ========
The primary reason for the loss for the quarter ended March 31, 1996, was the $11,346,000 write off of the Company's investment in Sunflower. Historically, the three months ended March 31, produce a loss, because the Company does not operate live on-track racing at Hollywood Park Race Track. Note 18--Consolidating Condensed Financial Information Hollywood Park's subsidiaries (excluding Sunflower and other inconsequential subsidiaries) have fully and unconditionally guaranteed the payment of all obligations under the Hollywood Park 9.5% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007. The following is the consolidating financial information for the co-obligors and their respective subsidiaries: F-43 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Hollywood Park, Inc. Consolidating Condensed Financial Information As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995
Hollywood (b) (c) Hollywood Park (a) Majority Wholly Consolidating Park, Inc. Operating Wholly Owned Owned Owned Non- and Hollywood (Parent Co. Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Eliminating Park, Inc. co-obligor) (co-obligor) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Entries Consolidated ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ (in thousands) As of and for the year ended Dec. 31, 1997 Balance Sheet Current assets.......... $ 19,844 $ 8,568 $ 25,074 $ 6,720 $ 0 $ 0 $ 60,206 Property, plant and equipment, net......... 68,515 23,753 140,105 68,293 0 0 300,666 Other non-current assets................. 22,306 0 29,320 7,611 0 (1,080) 58,157 Investment in subsidiaries........... 126,121 15,132 116,020 0 0 (257,273) 0 Inter-company........... 125,210 148,380 122,035 0 0 (395,625) 0 -------- --------- --------- ------- --- --------- -------- $361,996 $ 195,833 $ 432,554 $82,624 $ 0 $(653,978) $419,029 ======== ========= ========= ======= === ========= ======== Current liabilities..... $ 16,890 $ 14,232 $ 19,583 $ 6,612 $ 0 $ 0 $ 57,317 Notes payable, long term................... 2,406 125,256 1,936 2,504 0 0 132,102 Other non-current liabilities............ 4,753 5,202 83 0 0 (3,728) 6,310 Inter-company........... 146,145 21,589 178,448 49,443 0 (395,625) 0 Minority interest....... 0 0 0 0 0 1,946 1,946 Equity.................. 191,802 29,554 232,504 24,065 0 (256,571) 221,354 -------- --------- --------- ------- --- --------- -------- $361,996 $ 195,833 $ 432,554 $82,624 $ 0 $(653,978) $419,029 ======== ========= ========= ======= === ========= ======== Statement of Operations Revenues: Gaming................. $ 50,820 $ 0 $ 58,622 $28,217 $ 0 $ 0 $137,659 Racing................. 0 39,930 28,914 0 0 0 68,844 Food and beverage...... 4,659 0 13,483 1,752 0 0 19,894 Equity in subsidiaries.......... 13,963 3,735 (43) 0 0 (17,655) 0 Inter-company.......... 0 0 4,823 0 0 (4,823) 0 Other.................. 4,601 1,808 13,789 1,533 0 0 21,731 -------- --------- --------- ------- --- --------- -------- 74,043 45,473 119,588 31,502 0 (22,478) 248,128 Expenses: Gaming................. 28,353 0 32,370 14,010 0 0 74,733 Racing................. 0 17,822 12,482 0 0 0 30,304 Food and beverage...... 9,658 0 13,784 2,303 0 0 25,745 Administrative and other................. 18,282 14,536 33,277 8,792 0 0 74,887 REIT restructuring..... 2,483 0 0 0 0 0 2,483 Depreciation and amortization.......... 4,632 3,804 6,229 3,459 0 33 18,157 -------- --------- --------- ------- --- --------- -------- 63,408 36,162 98,142 28,564 0 33 226,309 -------- --------- --------- ------- --- --------- -------- Operating income (loss)................. 10,635 9,311 21,446 2,938 0 (22,511) 21,819 Interest expense........ 1,789 5,368 (37) 182 0 0 7,302 Inter-company interest.. 0 0 2,244 2,579 0 (4,823) 0 -------- --------- --------- ------- --- --------- -------- Income (loss) before minority interests and taxes.................. 8,846 3,943 19,239 177 0 (17,688) 14,517 Minority interests...... 0 0 0 0 0 (3) (3) Income tax expense...... 4,124 0 1,726 0 0 0 5,850 -------- --------- --------- ------- --- --------- -------- Net income (loss)....... $ 4,722 $ 3,943 $ 17,513 $ 177 $ 0 $ (17,685) $ 8,670 ======== ========= ========= ======= === ========= ======== Statement of Cash Flows: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities............ $ 19,559 $(117,960) $ 129,260 $ 5,250 $ 0 $ (17,655) $ 18,454 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities............ 14,747 (3,139) (23,516) (4,328) 0 0 (16,236) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities............ 475 124,975 (114,345) (2,373) 0 877 9,609
F-44 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Hollywood Park, Inc. Consolidating Condensed Financial Information As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995
Hollywood (b) (c) Hollywood Park (a) Majority Wholly Consolidating Park, Inc. Operating Wholly Owned Owned Owned Non- and Hollywood (Parent Co. Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Eliminating Park, Inc. co-obligor) (co-obligor) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Entries Consolidated ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ (in thousands) As of and for the year ended Dec. 31, 1996 Balance Sheet Current assets.......... $ 23,522 $ 7,362 $ 9,646 $ 429 $ 0 $ 0 $ 40,959 Property, plant and equipment, net......... 70,443 24,353 12,786 23,253 0 0 130,835 Other non-current assets................. 23,322 0 5,108 5,662 0 0 34,092 Investment in subsidiaries........... 28,723 45,432 23,852 0 0 (98,007) 0 Inter-company........... 72,099 11,386 0 0 0 (83,485) 0 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- $218,109 $88,533 $51,392 $29,344 $ 0 $(181,492) $205,886 ======== ======= ======= ======= ======= ========= ======== Current liabilities..... $ 16,324 $ 7,032 $11,807 $ 201 $ 0 $ 0 $ 35,364 Notes payable, long term................... 0 282 0 0 0 0 282 Other non-current liabilities............ 3,859 5,206 0 0 0 0 9,065 Inter-company........... 39,851 50,479 7,677 0 0 (98,007) 0 Minority interest....... 0 0 0 0 0 3,015 3,015 Equity.................. 158,075 25,534 31,908 29,143 0 (86,500) 158,160 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- $218,109 $88,533 $51,392 $29,344 $ 0 $(181,492) $205,886 ======== ======= ======= ======= ======= ========= ======== Statement of Operations Revenues: Gaming................. $ 50,272 $ 0 $ 0 $ 445 $ 0 $ 0 $ 50,717 Racing................. 0 41,423 28,568 0 1,317 0 71,308 Food and beverage...... 4,956 0 8,533 0 458 0 13,947 Equity in subsidiaries.......... 1,751 3,408 0 0 0 (5,159) 0 Other.................. 4,993 1,915 338 0 7 0 7,253 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- 61,972 46,746 37,439 445 1,782 (5,159) 143,225 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- Expenses: Gaming................. 27,249 0 0 0 0 0 27,249 Racing................. 0 17,999 11,903 0 265 0 30,167 Food and beverage...... 10,930 0 8,235 0 408 0 19,573 Administrative and other................. 18,316 15,059 9,556 1 1,030 0 43,962 Write off of investment in Sunflower.......... 11,412 0 0 0 0 0 11,412 Depreciation and amortization.......... 4,665 3,645 1,479 319 536 51 10,695 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- 72,572 36,703 31,173 320 2,239 51 143,058 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- Operating income (loss)................. (10,600) 10,043 6,266 125 (457) (5,210) 167 Interest expense........ 134 27 0 0 781 0 942 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- Income (loss) before minority interests and taxes.................. (10,734) 10,016 6,266 125 (1,238) (5,210) (775) Minority interests...... 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 Income tax expense...... 3,421 0 38 0 0 0 3,459 -------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- -------- Net income (loss)....... $(14,155) $10,016 $ 6,228 $ 125 $(1,238) $ (5,225) $ (4,249) ======== ======= ======= ======= ======= ========= ======== Statement of Cash Flows: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities............ $ (6,205) $ 4,956 $ 2,426 $ 200 $(3,588) $ 15,888 $ 13,677 Net cash used in investing activities.. (963) (5,992) (354) 0 0 (12,584) (19,893) Net cash used in financing activities.. (4,245) (23) 0 0 0 0 (4,268)
F-45 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Hollywood Park, Inc. Consolidating Condensed Financial Information As of and For the Years Ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995
Hollywood (b) (c) Hollywood Park (a) Majority Wholly Consolidating Park, Inc. Operating Wholly Owned Owned Owned Non- and Hollywood (Parent Co. Guarantor Guarantor Guarantor Eliminating Park, Inc. co-obligor) (co-obligor) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Subsidiaries Entries Consolidated ----------- ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------ ------------- ------------ (in thousands) As of and for the year ended Dec. 31, 1995 Statement of Operations Revenues: Gaming................. $ 26,656 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 26,656 Racing................. 0 42,648 27,542 0 6,846 0 77,036 Food and beverage...... 7,422 0 9,489 0 2,872 0 19,783 Equity in subsidiaries.......... (3,610) 1,983 0 0 0 1,627 0 Other.................. 2,420 4,176 444 0 57 0 7,097 -------- ------- ------- --- ------- ------- -------- 32,888 48,807 37,475 0 9,775 1,627 130,572 -------- ------- ------- --- ------- ------- -------- Expenses: Gaming................. 5,291 0 0 0 0 0 5,291 Racing................. 0 16,745 12,830 0 1,385 0 30,960 Food and beverage...... 12,964 0 9,288 0 2,497 0 24,749 Administrative and other................. 16,411 17,746 9,184 0 5,306 0 48,647 Lawsuit settlement..... 6,088 0 0 0 0 0 6,088 Depreciation and amortization.......... 3,887 3,236 1,586 0 2,468 207 11,384 -------- ------- ------- --- ------- ------- -------- 44,641 37,727 32,888 0 11,656 207 127,119 -------- ------- ------- --- ------- ------- -------- Operating income (loss)................. (11,753) 11,080 4,587 0 (1,881) 1,420 3,453 Interest expense........ 172 29 30 0 3,691 0 3,922 -------- ------- ------- --- ------- ------- -------- Income (loss) before taxes.................. (11,925) 11,051 4,557 0 (5,572) 1,420 (469) Income tax expense...... 510 0 182 0 1 0 693 -------- ------- ------- --- ------- ------- -------- Net income (loss)....... $(12,435) $11,051 $ 4,375 $ 0 $(5,573) $ 1,420 $ (1,162) ======== ======= ======= === ======= ======= ======== Statement of Cash Flows: Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities............ $ 2,575 $11,864 $ 2,794 $ 0 $ 1,431 $ 1,627 $ 20,291 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities............ (40,218) (5,371) (1,831) 0 0 14,498 (32,922) Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities............ 1,433 21 (1,913) 0 (1,626) 0 (2,085)
- ------- (a) The following wholly owned guarantor subsidiaries were included in each period presented: Turf Paradise, Inc., Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., and Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company. As of and for the year ended December 31, 1997, the following wholly owned guarantor subsidiaries were also included: HP Yakama, Inc., Boomtown, Inc., Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., Louisiana--I Gaming, HP/Compton, Inc. (included as of October 1996) and Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc. Due to the June 30, 1997, Boomtown Merger being accounted for under the purchase method of accounting for a business combination, the financial results as of and for the year ended December 31, 1997, included Boomtown, Inc.'s, Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc.'s, Louisiana--I Gaming's, and Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc.'s financial results for the six months ended December 31, 1997, only. (b) The Company's majority owned guarantor subsidiaries are Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC (which as of December 31, 1997, became a wholly owned subsidiary) and Mississippi--I Gaming, L.P., (which was added as of the June 30, 1997, Boomtown Merger). As a result of the Boomtown Merger, Mississippi--I Gaming, L.P.'s financial results are included for the six months ended December 31, 1997, only. (c) Sunflower Racing, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, SR Food and Beverage, Inc., were the Company's only wholly owned non-guarantor subsidiaries with material financial activity during the periods presented. As of March 31, 1996, the financial results of these two wholly owned non- guarantor subsidiaries were no longer consolidated with the Company's financial results, due to the write off of Hollywood Park's investment in these subsidiaries. All other wholly owned non-guarantor subsidiaries are either empty companies established for potential development projects that were subsequently abandoned, or the subsidiary's financial activity was immaterial. F-46 SCHEDULE II--VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
(in thousands) Allowance for bad debts: Balance as of December 31, 1994.................................. $ (159) Charges to expense............................................. (2,294) Write offs..................................................... 612 ------- Balance as of December 31, 1995.................................. (1,841) Charges to expense(a).......................................... (783) Write offs..................................................... 1,535 ------- Balance as of December 31, 1996.................................. (1,089) Add Boomtown balance as of June 30, 1997(b).................... (225) Charges to expense............................................. (189) Write offs..................................................... 754 ------- Balance as of December 31, 1997.................................. $ (749) =======
- -------- (a) Hollywood Park assumed the bad debt allowance related to the Hollywood Park-Casino gaming business in the November 17, 1995, acquisition of PCM. (b) Hollywood Park acquired Boomtown as of June 30, 1997. F-47 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CALCULATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
For the three months ended December 31, ------------------------------------------------ Basic Diluted ----------------------- ----------------------- 1997 1996 1995 1997 1996 1995 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- (in thousands, except per share data) Average number of common shares outstanding.......... 26,209 18,365 18,486 26,705 18,365 18,486 Average common shares due to assumed conversion of convertible preferred shares...................... 0 0 0 0 2,291 2,291 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total shares................. 26,209 18,365 18,486 26,705 20,656 20,777 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Net income................... $ 1,551 $ 3,277 $ 212 $ 1,551 $ 3,277 $ 212 Less dividend requirements on convertible preferred shares...................... 0 482 482 0 0 0 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income (loss) available to (allocated to) common shareholders................ $ 1,551 $ 2,795 $ (270) $ 1,551 $ 3,277 $ 212 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Net income (loss) per share.. $ 0.06 $ 0.15 $ (0.01) $ 0.06 $ 0.16 $ 0.01 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =======
For the years ended December 31, -------------------------------------------------- Basic Diluted ------------------------ ------------------------ 1997 1996 1995 1997 1996 1995 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- (in thousands, except per share data) Average number of common shares outstanding........ 22,010 18,505 18,399 22,340 18,505 18,399 Average common shares due to assumed conversion of convertible preferred shares.................... 0 0 0 0 2,291 2,291 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Total shares............... 22,010 18,505 18,399 22,340 20,796 20,690 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Net income (loss).......... $ 8,670 $(4,249) $(1,162) $ 8,670 $(4,249) $(1,162) Less dividend requirements on convertible preferred shares.................... 1,520 1,925 1,925 1,520 0 0 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income (loss) attributable to (allocated to) common shareholders... $ 7,150 $(6,174) $(3,087) $ 7,150 $(4,249) $(1,162) ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Net income (loss) per share..................... $ 0.33 $ (0.33) $ (0.17) $ 0.32 $ (0.20) $ (0.06) ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= =======
- -------- Note: As of August 28, 1997, the Company's 2,749,900 outstanding depositary shares were converted into 2,291,492 shares of the Company's common stock. F-48 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
September 30, December 31, 1998 1997 ------------ ------------ (unaudited) ASSETS ------ Current Assets: Cash and cash equivalents........................ $ 25,295,310 $ 20,986,510 Restricted marketable securities................. 1,599,185 10,629,405 Other current assets............................. 7,419,491 8,124,872 ------------ ------------ Total current assets............................. 34,313,986 39,740,787 Property and equipment, net...................... 290,070,366 263,993,452 Other long term assets........................... 63,153,166 68,970,578 ------------ ------------ $387,537,518 $372,704,817 ============ ============ LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ------------------------------------ Current liabilities................................ $ 56,129,525 $ 51,031,097 Other long term liabilities and minority interest.. 8,295,675 8,748,212 Long term debt, net of current maturities.......... 260,907,007 253,471,219 Shareholders' Equity: Common stock, $0.01 par, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 35,722,124 issued and outstanding... 357,221 357,221 Undesignated stock, 2,500,000 shares authorized, none issued..................................... 0 0 Additional paid in capital....................... 67,122,856 67,122,852 Retained deficit................................. (5,182,721) (7,762,270) Less unearned compensation....................... (92,045) (263,514) ------------ ------------ 62,205,311 59,454,289 ------------ ------------ $387,537,518 $372,704,817 ============ ============
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. F-49 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Three months ended September 30, ------------------------ 1998 1997 ----------- ----------- (unaudited) Revenues: Casino............................................ $72,680,370 $62,680,205 Food and beverage................................. 2,634,965 2,404,469 Rooms............................................. 1,387,192 328,578 Other operating income............................ 1,188,888 1,081,882 ----------- ----------- Total revenues.................................. 77,891,415 66,495,134 ----------- ----------- Costs and expenses: Casino............................................ 36,807,824 30,658,015 Food and beverage................................. 3,300,242 1,767,142 Rooms............................................. 674,773 140,554 Other operating costs and expenses................ 778,737 1,017,571 Advertising and marketing......................... 8,627,711 7,112,014 General and administrative........................ 6,011,762 6,181,399 Hollywood Park/Casino Magic merger costs.......... 4,838,200 0 Property operation, maintenance and energy cost... 3,100,368 2,625,158 Rents, property taxes and insurance............... 2,273,863 1,906,446 Development expenses.............................. 211,010 56,750 Depreciation and amortization..................... 5,710,806 4,905,523 ----------- ----------- Total costs and expenses........................ 72,335,296 56,370,572 ----------- ----------- Income from operations.............................. 5,556,119 10,124,562 ----------- ----------- Other (Income) Expenses: Equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiary........ 104,929 176,005 Interest expense, net............................. 8,452,613 7,954,345 Loss (gain) from sale of assets................... 154,733 (1,337,687) Other............................................. (1,111,410) (57,828) ----------- ----------- Total other expense............................. 7,600,865 6,734,835 ----------- ----------- Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest of subsidiary............................. (2,044,746) 3,389,727 Income tax expense.................................. 341,034 0 Minority interest................................... 230,189 715,023 ----------- ----------- Net income (loss)................................... $(2,615,969) $ 2,674,704 =========== =========== Net income (loss) per common share: Basic............................................. $ (0.07) $ 0.07 =========== =========== Diluted........................................... $ (0.07) $ 0.07 =========== =========== Average shares and equivalents outstanding: Basic............................................. 35,722,124 35,654,174 =========== =========== Diluted........................................... 35,722,124 35,735,741 =========== ===========
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. F-50 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Nine months ended September 30, ------------------------- 1998 1997 ------------ ------------ (unaudited) Revenues: Casino........................................... $210,889,320 $186,411,356 Food and beverage................................ 7,738,947 7,391,186 Rooms............................................ 2,948,279 1,103,592 Other operating income........................... 3,812,725 3,327,423 ------------ ------------ Total revenues................................. 225,389,271 198,233,557 ------------ ------------ Costs and expenses: Casino........................................... 100,672,992 88,899,256 Food and beverage................................ 9,033,811 8,364,166 Rooms............................................ 1,355,063 509,219 Other operating costs and expenses............... 2,965,292 3,326,192 Advertising and marketing........................ 26,593,631 28,517,336 General and administrative....................... 19,811,647 20,261,984 Hollywood Park/Casino Magic merger costs......... 4,838,200 0 Property operation, maintenance and energy cost.. 8,581,279 8,669,605 Rents, property taxes and insurance.............. 6,724,510 5,866,014 Development expenses............................. 430,858 511,882 Depreciation and amortization.................... 16,058,414 15,258,905 ------------ ------------ Total costs and expenses....................... 197,065,697 180,184,559 ------------ ------------ Income from operations............................. 28,323,574 18,048,998 ------------ ------------ Other (Income) Expenses: Equity loss from unconsolidated subsidiary....... 349,236 405,066 Interest expense, net............................ 23,432,882 23,703,909 Loss (gain) from sale of assets.................. 154,733 (2,578,231) Other............................................ 0 (244,461) ------------ ------------ Total other expense............................ 23,936,851 21,286,283 ------------ ------------ Income (loss) before income taxes and minority interest of subsidiary............................ 4,386,723 (3,237,285) Income tax expense (benefit)....................... 1,453,207 (1,935,000) Minority interest.................................. 1,081,962 916,535 ------------ ------------ Net income (loss).................................. $ 1,851,554 $ (2,218,820) ============ ============ Net income (loss) per common share: Basic............................................ $ 0.05 $ (0.06) ============ ============ Diluted.......................................... $ 0.05 $ (0.06) ============ ============ Average shares and equivalents outstanding: Basic............................................ 35,722,124 35,642,780 ============ ============ Diluted.......................................... 35,722,124 35,642,780 ============ ============
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. F-51 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
Nine months ended September 30, -------------------------- 1998 1997 ------------ ------------ (unaudited) Cash flows from Operating Activities: Net income (loss)................................ $ 1,851,554 $ (2,218,828) Adjustments for non-cash charges................. 31,074,459 14,574,699 Changes in assets and liabilities................ (9,733,526) 5,728,959 ------------ ------------ Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities.......... 23,192,487 18,084,830 ------------ ------------ Cash Flows from Investing Activities: Acquisitions of property and equipment........... (33,789,422) (28,996,109) Proceeds from sale of subsidiary and property and equipment....................................... 0 19,833,971 Decrease in marketable securities................ 9,030,220 0 Other, net....................................... 2,068,230 145,313 ------------ ------------ Net Cash Used in Investing Activities.............. (22,690,972) (9,016,825) ------------ ------------ Cash Flows from Financing Activities: Principal payments on notes payable and long term debt............................................ (6,410,856) (12,285,515) Net proceeds from issuance of long term debt..... 10,270,979 6,514,988 Other, net....................................... (52,837) (346,958) ------------ ------------ Net Cash Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities........................................ 3,807,286 (6,117,485) ------------ ------------ Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents.......... 4,308,801 2,950,520 Cash and Cash Equivalents, Beginning of Period..... 20,986,510 34,546,166 ------------ ------------ Cash and Cash Equivalents, End of Period........... $ 25,295,311 $ 37,496,686 ============ ============ Supplemental Cash Flow Information Cash Paid During the Period for: Interest (net of amount capitalized)........... $ 21,678,773 $ 25,104,711 Income taxes (net of refunds).................. 0 (6,382,324) Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities: Property and equipment and other asset acquisitions included in accounts and construction payable and accrued expenses....... 6,404,228 1,658,604 Property and equipment financed with long term debt............................................ 6,142,215 946,004 Common stock grants to officers.................. 0 171,469
See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements. F-52 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Information with Respect to the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 1998 and 1997 is Unaudited) 1. Summary of significant accounting policies: Organization and basis of presentation: Casino Magic Corp. and Subsidiaries is an international gaming company with operations in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi ("Casino Magic Bay St. Louis"), Biloxi, Mississippi ("Casino Magic Biloxi"), Bossier City, Louisiana ("Casino Magic Bossier"), and the Argentina Province of Neuquen in the cities of Neuquen City and San Martin de los Andes ("Casino Magic Argentina"). Unless the context requires otherwise, reference in this report to the "Company" means Casino Magic Corp. and its relevant subsidiaries, and reference to "Casino Magic" means Casino Magic Corp. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Casino Magic and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results of the interim periods. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results of operations for an entire year. It is suggested that these consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, and Form 10-Q for June 30, 1998. Certain reclassifications have been made to 1997 amounts to conform with the September 30, 1998 presentation. 2. New Accounting Pronouncements (a) Accounting for Start-Up Costs: During April 1998, the Accounting Standards Executive Committee of the AICPA issued Statement of Position 98-5 ("SOP"), "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up Activities." The SOP requires costs of start-up activities and organization costs to be expensed as incurred. The SOP is effective for financial statements for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1998. The company has adopted the SOP. (b) Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities: In September 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. The Statement establishes accounting and reporting standards requiring that every derivative instrument (including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts) be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset or liability measured at its fair value. The Statement requires that changes in the derivative's fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met. Special accounting for qualifying hedges allows a derivative's gains and losses to offset related results on the hedged item in the income statement, and requires that a company must formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of transactions that receive hedge accounting. Statement 133 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 1999. A company may also implement the Statement as of the beginning of any fiscal quarter after issuance (that is, fiscal quarters beginning June 16, F-53 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) 1998 and thereafter). Statement 133 cannot be applied retroactively. Statement 133 must be applied to (a) derivative instruments and (b) certain derivative instruments embedded in hybrid contracts that were issued, acquired or substantively modified after December 31, 1997 (and, at the company's election, before January 1, 1998). The Company's management believes the impact of adopting Statement 133 on the financial statements is expected to be immaterial. 3. Long Term Debt: Additions to long-term debt during the first nine months of 1998 consist of the following:
Ending Balances at September 30, 1998 ------------- Notes payable, bank(a)....................................... $2,727,038 Notes payable, equipment contracts(b)........................ $1,842,636 Notes payable, other(c)...................................... $6,931,889
- -------- (a) Consists of one note payable to The Peoples Bank, collateralized by certain parcels of land, payable in fifty-nine monthly payments of $61,100 including interest at 8.5% through February 2002 with a final balloon payment of $60,120 in March 2002. (b) Consists of three notes payable collateralized by equipment. The details of these notes is as follows: (i) Original balance of $2,021,744 note payable in twenty-three monthly payments of $92,795, including interest of 10.5% with final balloon payment at term of note. This note replaces two previous notes with original balances of $946,005 and $1,075,740. (ii) Original balance of $57,584.04 note payable in twelve monthly payments of $4,798.67, including interest of 12%. (iii) Original balance of $239,760 note payable in twenty-three monthly principal payments of $9,990 including interest at 3% over prime (11.25% at 9/30/98) and a final balloon payment at term of note. (c) Consists of six notes payable to Boeing Capital Corp. All notes collateralized by furniture and equipment used at the 378 room hotel at Casino Magic Biloxi. The Notes are as follows: 1) Note in the original balance of $4,347,833, payable in forty-seven monthly installments of $110,523.04 including interest of 10.12% through April 2002 with a final balloon payment of $112,400 in May 2002. 2) Note in the original balance of $733,516.63, payable in one installment of $21,616.66 on July 1, 1998, and forty-seven monthly installments of $18,714.77 including interest at 10.314% through April 2002. 3) Note in the original balance of $391,024.97, payable in one installment of $2,885.61 on August 1, 1998, and forty-eight installments of $9,958.37 including interest at 10.2179% through August 2002. 4) Note in the original balance of $328,148.41, payable in one installment of $1,769.63 on July 1, 1998, and forty-eight monthly installments of $8,357.07 including interest at 10.2179% through August 2001. 5) Note in the original balance of $559,191,80, payable in forty-eight monthly installments beginning October 1, 1998 including interest at 9.9384% through September 2002. 6) Progress loan balance of $933,769.16. Interest payable monthly at 3% above prime rate (11.25% as of 9/30/98). F-54 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS To the Board of Directors of Casino Magic Corp.: We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Casino Magic Corp. (a Minnesota corporation) and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Casino Magic Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1997 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Arthur Andersen LLP New Orleans, Louisiana February 27, 1998 F-55 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Years ended December 31, ---------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ------------ ------------ ------------ Revenues: Casino.............................. $246,320,048 $167,153,012 $165,997,836 Food, beverage and rooms............ 10,784,762 8,080,067 8,392,529 Royalty and management fees......... -- 3,099,407 2,224,351 Other Operating revenues............ 4,369,206 1,945,357 1,108,049 ------------ ------------ ------------ 261,474,016 180,277,843 177,722,765 ------------ ------------ ------------ Costs and expenses: Casino.............................. 118,467,492 74,943,304 69,654,888 Food and beverage................... 10,756,505 7,351,838 6,795,164 Rooms............................... 639,778 1,039,081 1,224,685 Other operating costs and expenses.. 4,292,276 2,807,038 1,333,183 Advertising and marketing........... 36,427,434 20,901,821 25,873,832 General and administrative.......... 26,425,200 24,216,613 28,501,308 Property operation, maintenance and energy cost........................ 11,210,297 7,433,262 4,057,144 Rents, property taxes and insurance.......................... 7,891,199 5,991,261 4,314,355 Depreciation and amortization....... 20,246,663 18,346,202 15,768,546 Preopening expenses................. -- 6,554,535 1,818,715 Development expenses................ 562,419 1,849,583 2,228,549 Write-off capitalized costs relating to inactive developments........... -- -- 11,381,945 ------------ ------------ ------------ 236,919,263 171,434,538 172,952,314 ------------ ------------ ------------ Income from operations................ 24,554,753 8,843,305 4,770,451 Other (income) expense: Interest expense.................... 34,723,613 25,071,767 17,436,904 Interest capitalized................ (1,963,955) (5,717,494) (867,236) Interest income..................... (1,375,100) (1,436,468) (803,624) Loss from unconsolidated subsidiaries....................... 505,424 26,501,808 112,250 Write-off of capitalized costs primarily relating to joint ventures........................... -- -- 2,210,219 Other............................... (1,555,201) 689,221 204,981 ------------ ------------ ------------ 30,334,781 45,108,834 18,293,494 ------------ ------------ ------------ Income (loss) before income taxes and Minority interest in income of subsidiary........................... (5,780,028) (36,265,529) (13,523,043) Income tax benefit.................... (1,935,000) (4,676,182) (3,230,864) Minority Interest..................... 1,404,180 -- -- ------------ ------------ ------------ Net loss.............................. $ (5,249,208) $(31,589,347) $(10,292,179) ============ ============ ============ Net loss per common share: Basic............................... $ (0.15) $ (0.89) $ (0.31) ============ ============ ============ Diluted............................. $ (0.15) $ (0.89) $ (0.31) ============ ============ ============ Average shares and equivalents outstanding: Basic............................... 35,662,616 35,448,068 33,260,904 ============ ============ ============ Diluted............................. 35,662,616 35,448,068 33,260,904 ============ ============ ============
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-56 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, -------------------------- 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ ASSETS ------ Current assets: Cash and cash equivalents........................ $ 20,901,510 $ 17,561,512 Restricted Cash.................................. 85,000 16,984,654 Restricted Marketable Securities................. 10,629,405 -- Prepaid expenses................................. 3,330,041 2,844,995 Notes and accounts receivable, net............... 3,781,945 2,889,486 Other current assets............................. 1,012,886 873,676 ------------ ------------ Total current assets............................ 39,740,787 41,154,323 ------------ ------------ Property and equipment, net........................ 263,993,452 243,692,571 ------------ ------------ Other long-term assets: Notes receivable................................. 3,385,198 4,119,700 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries....... 713,035 957,831 Options and land deposits........................ -- 2,282,244 Foreign casino concession agreement, net of accumulated amortization of $2,846,685 in 1997 and $1,897,790 in 1996.......................... 8,540,055 9,488,950 Deferred gaming license cost, net of accumulated amortization of $2,013,838 in 1997 and $395,489 in 1996......................................... 38,048,426 38,337,333 Property held for development.................... 525,000 3,040,357 Property held for sale........................... 5,606,265 15,108,541 Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $4,289,382 in 1997 and $2,506,133 in 1996.............................. 8,957,645 10,195,688 Deposits and other............................... 3,194,954 1,421,979 ------------ ------------ Total other long-term assets.................... 68,970,578 84,952,623 ------------ ------------ $372,704,817 $369,799,517 ============ ============ LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ------------------------------------ Current liabilities: Notes and contracts payable...................... $ 305,925 $ 4,708,603 Current maturities of long-term debt............. 8,590,945 4,648,638 Accounts Payable................................. 9,323,949 7,945,068 Accrued Expenses................................. 11,522,887 11,320,101 Accrued Interest................................. 9,783,784 8,830,040 Accrued payroll and related benefits............. 7,719,441 8,341,720 Accrued progressive gaming liabilities........... 1,445,257 1,121,623 Other current liabilities........................ 2,338,909 731,018 ------------ ------------ Total current liabilities....................... 51,031,097 47,646,811 ------------ ------------ Deferred income taxes.............................. -- 266,761 ------------ ------------ Other long-term liabilities and minority interest.. 8,748,212 -- ------------ ------------ Long-term debt, net of current maturities.......... 253,471,219 258,261,231 ------------ ------------ Commitments and contingencies Shareholders' equity: Common stock, $0.01 par, 50,000,000 shares, authorized 35,722,124 issued and outstanding in 1997 and 35,637,083 in 1996 issued and outstanding..................................... 357,221 356,371 Undesignated stock, 2,500,000 shares authorized, None issued..................................... -- -- Additional paid-in capital....................... 67,122,852 67,123,702 Retained earnings (deficit)...................... (7,762,270) (2,513,062) Unrealized holding loss on securities............ -- (850,156) Less unearned compensation....................... (263,514) (492,141) ------------ ------------ Total shareholders' equity...................... 59,454,289 63,624,714 ------------ ------------ $372,704,817 $369,799,517 ============ ============
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-57 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common Stock Additional Foreign ------------------- paid-in currency Shares Amount capital adjustment ---------- -------- ----------- ---------- Balance at December 31, 1994 29,961,750 $299,618 $41,127,168 -- Amortization of unearned compensation..................... -- -- -- -- Write-off of unearned compensation..................... -- -- (1,642,886) -- Stock options granted to executive officers......................... -- -- 101,563 -- Vested stock grants to executive officers......................... 16,250 162 (162) -- Net proceeds from exercise of employee stock options........... 308,564 3,086 376,726 -- Net proceeds from common stock issued pursuant to Reg. S........ 1,771,000 17,710 8,303,095 -- Stock issued for consultants' compensation..................... 12,000 120 63,632 -- Stock issued for land............. 3,210,000 32,100 17,758,277 -- Foreign currency translation...... -- -- -- (224,195) Net loss.......................... -- -- -- -- ---------- -------- ----------- -------- Balance at December 31, 1995 35,279,564 $352,796 $66,087,413 (224,195) Amortization of unearned compensation..................... -- -- -- -- Stock options granted to executive officers......................... -- -- 567,188 -- Net proceeds from exercise of warrants......................... -- -- 500 -- Net proceeds from exercise of employee and non-employee director stock options........... 357,519 3,575 453,654 -- Casino One Corp. acquisition...... -- -- 14,947 -- Unrealized Holding Loss on Securities Available for Sale.... -- -- -- -- Foreign currency translation adjustment....................... -- -- -- 224,195 Net loss.......................... -- -- -- -- ---------- -------- ----------- -------- Balance at December 31, 1996 35,637,083 $356,371 $67,123,702 -- Amortization of unearned compensation Vested stock grants to executive officers......................... 85,041 850 (850) Available for Sale................ -- -- -- -- Loss on Securities................ -- -- -- -- Net loss.......................... -- -- -- -- Balance at December 31, 1997....... 35,722,124 $357,221 $67,122,852 -- ========== ======== =========== ========
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-58 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY--(Continued)
Unrealized holding loss on securities Retained Less available for (deficit) Unearned sale earnings compensation Total ------------- ------------ ------------ ------------ Balance at December 31, 1994 -- $ 39,368,464 $(1,218,751) $ 79,576,499 Amortization of unearned compensation.......... -- -- 470,962 470,962 Write-off of unearned compensation.......... -- -- 735,819 (907,067) Stock options granted to executive officers.............. -- -- (101,563) -- Vested stock grants to executive officers.... -- -- -- -- Net proceeds from exercise of employee stock options......... -- -- -- 379,812 Net proceeds from common stock issued pursuant to Reg. S.... -- -- -- 8,320,805 Stock issued for consultants' compensation.......... -- -- -- 63,752 Stock issued for land.. -- -- -- 17,790,377 Foreign currency translation........... -- -- -- (224,195) Net loss............... -- (10,292,179) -- (10,292,179) -------- ------------ ----------- ------------ Balance at December 31, 1995 -- $ 29,076,285 $ (113,533) $ 95,178,766 Amortization of unearned compensation.......... -- -- 188,580 188,580 Stock options granted to executive officers.............. -- -- (567,188) -- Net proceeds from exercise of warrants.. -- -- -- 500 Net proceeds from exercise of employee and non-employee director stock options............... -- -- -- 457,229 Casino One Corp. acquisition........... -- -- -- 14,947 Unrealized Holding Loss on Securities Available for Sale.... (850,156) -- -- (850,156) Foreign currency translation adjustment............ -- -- -- 224,195 Net loss............... (31,589,347) (31,589,347) -------- ------------ ----------- ------------ Balance at December 31, 1996 (850,156) $ (2,513,062) $ (492,141) $ 63,624,714 Amortization of unearned compensation.......... 228,627 228,627 Vested stock grants to executive officers.... -- Loss on Securities..... -- Available for Sale..... 850,156 850,156 Net loss............... (5,249,208) (5,249,208) -------- ------------ ----------- ------------ Balance at December 31, 1997................... -- $ (7,762,270) $ (263,514) $ 59,454,289 ======== ============ =========== ============
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-59 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years ended December 31, --------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ----------- ------------ ------------ Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss............................ $(5,249,208) $(31,589,347) $(10,292,179) Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: Depreciation........................ 17,655,235 16,263,270 13,387,345 Amortization........................ 2,591,428 2,082,932 2,381,201 Loss (gain) on disposal of property and equipment...................... (2,632,633) 339,056 466,712 Amortization of original issue discount and deferred debt issuance costs.............................. 1,966,074 1,496,259 94,351 Amortization of unearned stock compensation, net of recoveries.... 228,627 188,580 (436,105) Consultants' compensation recognized on issuance of stock............... -- -- 63,752 Gain on contract settlement......... -- -- (855,000) Write-off of preopening costs, development project costs, land options and deposits & property held for development............... -- 7,054,532 12,104,212 Net loss on investment in unconsolidated subsidiaries........ 505,424 22,436,241 112,250 Minority interest................... 1,404,180 -- -- Decrease in income tax receivable... -- 4,225,047 1,899,459 (Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses........................... (507,361) 88,861 1,634,019 Decrease in notes and accounts receivable, net.................... 2,327,826 (147,705) (4,753,232) Decrease in deferred income taxes-- current............................ 3,157,856 2,923,171 (720,628) Increase in other current assets.... (139,210) (277,793) (129,225) Decrease in net deferred income tax liability--non current............. (266,759) (4,173,197) (1,063,610) Increase (decrease) in accounts payable............................ (2,251,299) 2,924,820 (389,241) Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses........................... 3,595,066 (4,278,518) (2,026,436) Increase in accrued interest........ 888,886 3,487,883 208,449 Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll and related benefits....... (622,279) 1,255,364 2,236,447 Increase (decrease) in accrued progressive gaming liabilities..... 323,634 55,376 (393,866) Decrease in income taxes payable.... 805,716 (228,591) 959,609 ----------- ------------ ------------ Net cash provided by operating activities....................... $23,781,203 $ 24,126,241 $ 15,348,284 =========== ============ ============
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-60 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS--(Continued)
Years ended December 31, ---------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash flows from investing activities: Proceeds from sale of property and equipment......................... $ 19,895,616 $ 1,436,821 $ 173,389 Acquisitions of property and equipment......................... (37,176,995) (67,850,010) (11,396,332) Acquisitions of gaming license..... -- (15,250,000) -- Acquisitions of property held for sale.............................. (126,400) 40,437 -- Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries...................... (260,628) (651,206) (6,117,636) Expenditures for organizational and acquisition cost.................. -- (359) (80,788) Expenditures for land options and deposits.......................... -- (480,000) (1,326,130) Expenditures for development and preopening costs.................. -- (6,554,535) (130,794) (Increase) decrease in deposits and other long-term assets............ (2,920,936) 2,530,873 (1,898,786) (Increase) decrease in marketable securities........................ (10,629,405) -- 10,244,233 ------------ ------------ ------------ Net cash used in investing activities...................... (31,218,748) (86,777,979) (10,532,844) ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from issuance of debt or notes payable..................... 6,350,000 121,043,749 202,011 Payments of debt issuance costs.... (349,955) (5,419,575) (2,000) Principal payments on notes payable........................... (4,606,480) (1,010,180) (1,185,342) Principal payments on long-term debt.............................. (7,515,676) (48,644,469) (2,261,096) Net proceeds from sale of common stock............................. -- 14,947 8,320,805 Net proceeds from exercise of employee stock options............ -- 457,734 379,812 ------------ ------------ ------------ Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities............ (6,122,111) 66,442,206 5,454,190 ------------ ------------ ------------ Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents.................... (13,559,656) 3,790,468 10,269,630 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period........................... 34,546,166 30,755,698 20,486,068 ------------ ------------ ------------ Cash and cash equivalents, including restricted cash, end of period....................... $ 20,986,510 $ 34,546,166 $ 30,755,698 ============ ============ ============
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-61 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
Years ended December 31, ------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ----------- ----------- ----------- Interest paid, net of amount capitalized............................ $29,551,551 $12,379,128 $15,406,868 Income taxes paid, net of refunds....... (6,382,324) (7,604,043) (4,236,206) Supplemental schedule of non-cash operating, investing, and financing activities: Other current assets.................... 22,315 -- -- Other current liabilities............... 302,758 -- -- Property and equipment and other asset acquisitions financed with short-term notes payable.......................... -- -- 850,208 Property and equipment and other asset acquisitions included in accounts and construction payable and accrued expenses............................... 1,805,945 5,455,469 177,091 Gaming license acquisition financed with long-term debt......................... -- 21,617,612 -- Land acquired through the issuance of common stock........................... -- -- 22,140,969 Property and equipment under capital leases................................. 375,891 81,114 63,632 Property and equipment and property held for sale financed with long-term debt.. -- 30,728,879 -- Consulting services performed for common stock.................................. -- -- 63,752 Common stock granted to officers........ -- 567,188 101,563 Commitment for land options............. $ -- $ -- $ (156,725)
See notes to consolidated financial statements. F-62 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 1. Summary of significant accounting policies: Organization and basis of presentation: Casino Magic Corp. and Subsidiaries is an international gaming company with operations in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi ("Casino Magic-BSL"), Biloxi, Mississippi ("Casino Magic-Biloxi"), Bossier City, Louisiana ("Casino Magic- Bossier City"), and the Argentina Province of Neuquen in the cities of Neuquen City and San Martin de los Andes ("Casino Magic-Neuquen"). Unless the context requires otherwise, reference in this Annual Report to the "Company" means Casino Magic Corp. and its relevant subsidiaries, and reference to "Casino Magic" means Casino Magic Corp. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Casino Magic Corp. and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Casino revenues and complimentaries: In accordance with common industry practice, casino revenues are the net of gaming wins less losses. Revenues exclude the retail value of complimentary rooms, food and beverage furnished gratuitously to customers. The estimated departmental costs of providing rooms is not significant, and the estimated departmental costs of providing food and beverage services are included in casino expense as follows:
Years Ended December 31, ------------------------------------ 1997 1996 1995 ------------ ----------- ----------- $ 21,846,000 $13,838,000 $12,072,000 ============ =========== ===========
Cash and cash equivalents: For purposes of the consolidated balance sheets and statements of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Marketable Securities: The Company holds U.S. agency securities as held to maturity and as such, the investments are recorded at amortized costs, which, based on the short term nature of the investments approximates fair value. Restricted Funds: The Louisiana First Mortgage Notes (See Note 8), restrict the use of certain cash amounts. At December 31, 1997, funds relating to the net proceeds from the sale of the Crescent City Queen Riverboat ($11.7 million) are restricted to be used for capital improvements at Casino Magic-Bossier City. The balances that remain in these restricted accounts at December 31, 1997 are shown as restricted marketable securities. At December 31, 1996, funds shown as restricted cash relate to proceeds from the issuance of the Louisiana First Mortgage Notes and were restricted for use in the original construction of the land based pavilion and facilities at Casino Magic-Bossier City. Property and equipment: Property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation, including amortization of capital leases and leasehold improvements, is computed using the straight-line method. Estimated useful lives for property and F-63 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) equipment are 15-31 1/2 years for barges and buildings, life of the lease for leasehold improvements and 5-7 years for furniture and equipment. Normal repairs and maintenance are charged to expense when incurred. Expenditures which materially extend the useful life of capital assets are capitalized. In June 1997, the Company changed the depreciable lives on the asset categories, land improvements, buildings and improvements, and barges and improvements from originally estimated useful lives of 10 or 15 years to 31 years. The useful lives for these assets originally reflected their tax lives and have been changed to anticipated useful lives. These changes reduced the December 31, 1997, net loss by $859,796 and the loss share by $0.02. Excluding the change in depreciable lives net loss and earnings per share would have been $(6,109,004) and $(0.17), respectively. Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries: Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries where the Company exercises significant influence are accounted for under the equity method. Options and land deposits: The costs of land options are amortized over the life of the option until such time as the option is exercised or considered impaired by Management. As of December 31, 1997, all land options were fully reserved. Amortization of intangibles: Deferred charges relating to debt issuance costs and original issue discounts on long-term debt instruments are amortized over the life of the related debt using the effective interest rate method to provide a constant yield. Included under other long term assets is "Deferred gaming license cost." Deferred gaming license cost represents the estimated fair value of the Louisiana gaming license, an asset acquired in conjunction with the purchase of Crescent City Development Corporation ("Crescent City" see Note 5). This cost is being amortized on a straight-line basis over twenty-five years, the estimated period to be benefited by the license which commenced at the time gaming operations began in Bossier City. The costs capitalized to acquire the foreign casino concession agreement are being amortized on a straight-line basis over the twelve-year life of the agreement. Development and preopening costs: All internal salary and related costs of the Company's development activities are expensed as incurred. Amounts paid for outside consultants and professional fees are expensed until gaming has been legalized in the jurisdiction, the Company has an approved site and there is a reasonable likelihood that the Company will be granted a gaming license. Preopening costs are capitalized then expensed when the related business commences operations. Income taxes: Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. F-64 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Earnings per share: In February 1997, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement No. 128 ("FAS 128"), "Earnings Per Share", which simplifies the computation of earnings per share ("EPS"). FAS 128 is effective for financial statements issued for periods ending after December 15, 1997, and requires restatement for all prior period earnings per share data presented. Under FAS 128, the Company computes two earnings per share amounts--basic EPS and EPS assuming dilution. Basic Weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the 1997, 1996 and 1995 periods were 35,662,616, 35,448,068 and 33,260,904 respectively. EPS assuming dilution is based on the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for the periods, including common equivalent shares which reflect the dilutive effect of stock options granted to certain employees and outside directors on various dates through December 31, 1997. Dilutive options that are issued during a period or that expire or are cancelled during a period are reflected in EPS assuming dilution computations for the time they were outstanding during the periods being reported. There were no common equivalent shares for 1997, 1996 and 1995. For the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, the Company had 2,943,535, 2,320,292, and 2,2107,642 options which were considered antidilutive as a result of the exercise price of the options exceeding the average price for the period, or that the Company had a net loss for the period and therefore are not included in the calculation of common stock outstanding. Certain significant risks and uncertainties: Gaming regulation licensing. The Company has gaming operations in the United States and abroad that depend on the continued licensability or qualification of the Company and subsidiaries that hold gaming licenses in various jurisdictions. Such licensing and qualifications are reviewed periodically by the gaming authorities in those jurisdictions. Competition. The gaming industry is extremely competitive and the Company faces competition from new developments in both the United States, specifically on the Mississippi Gulf Coast and in Louisiana, and abroad. Foreign operations. The Company has investments and net assets of approximately $9 million in gaming operations outside of the United States which are subject to risks associated with the distance of these casino facilities from the Company's executive offices, the stability of the relevant government, regulations imposed by foreign governments, the continued ability to repatriate cash, and currency exchange issues. Severe weather. The Mississippi Gulf Coast is subject to severe weather, including hurricanes. Severe weather could cause damage to one or both of the Company's Mississippi casino facilities. The Company maintains insurance against casualty losses resulting from severe weather and against business interruption. Such insurance may not adequately compensate the Company for loss of profits resulting from severe weather. Construction. Risk include cost overruns, delay in receipt of governmental approvals, shortages in materials or skilled labor, labor disputes, unforeseen environmental or engineering problems, work stoppage, fire and other natural disasters, construction scheduling problems and weather interferences, any of which, if it occurred, could delay construction or result in a substantial increase in costs to the Company. Pervasiveness of estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial F-65 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Reclassifications: Certain reclassifications have been made to the 1996 and 1995 amounts to conform with the December 31, 1997 presentation. 2. Proposed Merger: On February 19, 1998, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement") with Hollywood Park, Inc. ("Hollywood"), and Acquisition II, Inc. ("HP") a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hollywood. Under the Merger Agreement, the Company has agreed to merge (the "Merger") with HP. Upon such Merger, the Company shall be the surviving entity and will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hollywood. Upon the Merger, the shareholders of the Company will be entitled to receive $2.27 for each share of the Company's stock held. The Merger is subject to the approval of the Company's shareholders prior to October 31, 1998, and to the approval of the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the Nevada Gaming Commission, and the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. If the Merger Agreement is terminated for certain reasons, the Company will be required to pay Hollywood $3,500,000. The Merger Agreement restricts the ability of the Company to engage in certain transactions prior to the time of the Merger, except those which are in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, unless the Company obtains the consent of Hollywood, which consent may not be unreasonably withheld. The Merger Agreement also imposes limits on the capital expenditures and borrowing which the Company may effect, which are not inconsistent with the Company's current plans. 3. Notes and Accounts Receivable: Notes and accounts receivable consist of the following:
December 31, --------------------- 1997 1996 ---------- ---------- Current: Notes receivable.................................... $ 885,995 $ 790,228 Accounts receivable--air charter.................... 156,818 548,239 Accounts receivable--trade.......................... 3,601,778 2,505,463 Other............................................... 581,376 606,631 ---------- ---------- 5,225,967 4,450,561 Less allowance for doubtful accounts.................. 1,444,022 1,561,075 ---------- ---------- Total Notes and Accounts Receivable (current)......... 3,781,945 2,889,486 Noncurrent: Notes receivable.................................... 3,385,198 4,119,700 ---------- ---------- Total Notes and Accounts Receivable................. $7,167,143 $7,009,186 ========== ==========
Included in notes receivable is a commercial loan in which the Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, participated in the initial amount of $5 million. The entire loan amount is $17,500,000. A F-66 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) consortium of lenders made the loan to the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Nation, a Native American Tribe, for the construction of a casino facility on Tribal land. The term loan is repayable over a sixty-month period beginning February 1997, in monthly installments of $105,230 including principal and interest at a fixed rate of 10% through February 2002. 4. Property and Equipment: Property and equipment consists of the following:
December 31, -------------------------- 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Land and improvements... $ 85,020,923 $ 67,658,624 Buildings and improvements........... 69,193,225 44,554,665 Barges and improvements........... 57,568,009 55,203,063 Leasehold improvements.. 300,801 382,907 Furniture and equipment.............. 75,876,943 69,663,192 Construction in progress............... 33,843,154 48,549,525 ------------ ------------ 321,803,055 286,011,976 Less accumulated depreciation and amortization........... (57,809,603) (42,319,405) ------------ ------------ $263,993,452 $243,692,571 ============ ============
5. Stock Acquisitions: In May 1996, Casino Magic, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jefferson Casino Corporation ("Jefferson Corp") acquired Crescent City Capital Development Corp.("Crescent City") for $50 million plus the assumption of $5.7 million in equipment liabilities. Jefferson Corp paid $15 million in cash at closing and caused Crescent City to issue $35 million of 11.5% secured, three year notes. Crescent City, which was the subject of a plan of reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, owned the Crescent City Queen riverboat ("Crescent City Riverboat"), gaming and related equipment and surveillance equipment and a license to conduct riverboat gaming operations in Louisiana. Crescent City emerged from the Bankruptcy proceedings as Casino Magic of Louisiana Corp. ("Casino Magic-Bossier City"). The Company is using Casino Magic-Bossier City's gaming license in Bossier City, Louisiana, where it currently owns 23 acres of land. Although Jefferson Corp. was required to purchase the Crescent City Riverboat to obtain the Louisiana gaming license, the Crescent City Riverboat could not be used at Casino Magic-Bossier City because of its width. Therefore, the Company purchased a casino riverboat (the "Bossier Riverboat") for use at Casino Magic-Bossier City for $20 million. The Crescent City Riverboat, was sold and the proceeds will be used to assist in the funding of the pavilion expansion and construction of a hotel at Casino Magic-Bossier City. No assurances can be given that the proceeds from the sale of the Crescent City Riverboat and the cash flow from the operations of Casino Magic-Bossier City will be sufficient to complete such hotel and related facilities. 6. Dispositions: In September 1997, the Company sold the Crescent City Riverboat for $11.7 million. Other income for the period ended December 31, 1997, includes the gain on the sale of $1.4 million. The proceeds from the sale are restricted by the Indenture governing the $115 First Mortgage Notes issued by Casino Magic- Bossier City. The F-67 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Indenture restriction requires the proceeds from the sale of the Crescent City Riverboat to be used for capital improvements at the Casino Magic-Bossier City facility or returned to the Indenture trustee. On June 1, 1997, the Company sold a 49% interest in its wholly-owned subsidiary, Casino Magic Neuquen S.A., for $7.0 million. The Company retained a controlling interest in Casino Magic-Neuquen and manages its two facilities located in Neuquen City and San Martin de Los Andes, Argentina for a fee equal to two percent of Casino Magic-Neuquen's gross monthly revenues. The gain of $1.3 million is recorded in other income. At September 30, 1996, management determined that its 49% equity investment in Porto Carras Casino S.A., and notes and accounts receivable relating to unpaid management fees and royalties were impaired. Because of this impairment, management wrote off its investment in such gaming facilities in Porto Carras, Greece, ("Porto Carras") and all unpaid notes and receivables related thereto. The total charge recorded relating to the write off of Porto Carras was $26.1 million. Management's decision was based, primarily, on the results from Porto Carras after the opening of a competing casino. Although the Company anticipated some revenue loss as a result of this increased competition, the actual effects were much greater than anticipated and resulted in a $2.0 million loss from operations at Porto Carras for the month of September 1996. Despite new marketing and cost containment efforts, these losses continued; furthermore, the majority owner in Porto Carras venture was unwilling or unable to advance any funds to the operation. Additionally, the majority owner informed the Company that it did not intend to operate a substantial portion of the Porto Carras resort area, consisting of two hotels and amenities, during the 1997 season. These factors, among others, led to the Company's decision to write off its investment in Porto Carras and led to the sale of Porto Carras, for a nominal amount in December 1996. 7. Notes and Contracts Payable: Short-term notes and contracts payable consist of the following:
December 31, ------------------- 1997 1996 -------- ---------- Construction contracts (a).............................. $ 382 $4,540,434 Other (b)............................................... 305,543 168,169 -------- ---------- $305,925 $4,708,603
- -------- (a) Consists of various payables relating to both fixed and cost plus contracts. (b) In 1997, the balance consisted of five notes payable. The detail of these notes is as follows: (i) $199,763 equipment, payable in monthly installments of $15,814. (ii) $164,989 note collateralized by equipment, payable in monthly installments of $14,892. (iii) three notes totaling $12,000 collateralized by equipment, payable in total monthly installments of $500. F-68 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) 8. Long-Term Debt: Long-term debt, including capital lease obligations, consists of the following:
December 31, -------------------------- 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Notes payable, bank(a)........................... $ 8,170,063 $ 9,585,130 Equipment contracts(b)........................... 2,099,465 622,274 Notes payable, land(c)........................... 2,052,569 3,470,415 Other(d)......................................... 920,422 308,514 Capital lease obligations (Note 9)............... 726,018 1,207,986 Louisiana First Mortgage Notes(e)................ 115,000,000 115,000,000 First Mortgage Notes(f).......................... 135,000,000 135,000,000 Unamortized original issue discount.............. (1,906,373) (2,284,450) ------------ ------------ 262,062,164 262,909,869 Less current maturities.......................... (8,590,945) (4,648,638) ------------ ------------ $253,471,219 $258,261,231 ============ ============
- -------- (a) Consists of four notes payable to banks. The detail of these notes is as follows: (i) Original balance of $3,000,000 uncollateralized promissory note, payable in monthly installments of interest only through July 1996; thereafter, principal and interest based on a 60 month amortization through February 2000. The promissory note bears interest at prime plus 1% (9.5% at December 31, 1997) throughout the life of the note with a final balloon payment of $305,243 due in February 2000. (ii) Original balance of $1,700,000 note collateralized by gaming equipment. Payments of principal and interest based on a 36 month amortization through May 1998. The note bears interest at prime plus .25%. (8.75% at December 31, 1997) with a final balloon payment of $1,065,807 due in May 1998. (iii) Original balance of $3,850,000 note collateralized by the equipment. The note is payable in 10 quarterly payments of $385,000, including interest at 8.25%. (iv) Original balance of $2,500,000 uncollateralized line of credit due in March 1998 bearing interest at prime plus 1/4% (8.75% at December 31, 1997). In March 1998 this note was refinanced to a term loan payable in eighteen monthly installments of $142,760 bearing interest at 8.75%. During 1997 the Company was not in compliance with certain debt covenants relating to notes (iii) and (iv). The Company has received a waiver of the covenants at December 31, 1997, and has restructured these covenants to allow the Company to maintain compliance. (b) Consists of two notes payable collateralized by equipment. The detail of these notes is as follows: (i) Original balance of $946,005 note payable in eleven monthly payments of $78,833, including interest at prime plus 3%. (11.5% at December 31, 1997) with final balloon payment due at term of note. (ii) Original balance of $1,075,740 note collateralized by equipment, payable in twenty-three monthly payments of $44,823, including interest at prime plus 1%. (9.50% at December 31, 1997) with final balloon payment due at term of note. In March 1998 these notes were refinanced to a term loan payable in twenty-three monthly installments of $93,465 bearing interest at 10.5% with a final balloon payment of $101,319 due in March 2000. (c) Consists of three notes payable for land acquisitions. The detail of the three notes is as follows: (i) Original balance of $700,000 note payable in monthly installments of $14,959 including interest at prime plus 2% (10.50% at December 31, 1997), through April 1999. (ii) Original balance of $870,942 note payable in monthly installments of $12,134 including interest at 8% through July 2003. (iii) Original F-69 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) balance of $3,000,000 note payable in monthly installments of $111,699 including interest at 8.75% through November 1998. (d) Consists of various collateralized notes payable through the year 2004. The interest rates on these notes vary from 9.5% to 13.25% at fixed rates. (e) On August 22, 1996, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, Casino Magic- Bossier City, sold $115,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 13%, First Mortgage Notes securities due in 2003 ("Louisiana First Mortgage Notes"). Contingent Interest is payable on the Louisiana First Mortgage Notes, on each interest payment date, in an aggregate amount equal to 5% of Casino Magic-Bossier City's Adjusted Consolidated Cash Flow (as defined in the Louisiana First Mortgage Notes Indenture ("Louisiana Indenture") for the Accrual Period (as defined in the Louisiana Indenture, but generally a six month period) last completed prior to such interest payment date; provided that no Contingent Interest is payable with respect to any period prior to the Commencement Date (as defined in the Louisiana Indenture). Payment of all or a portion of any installment of Contingent Interest may be deferred, at the option of Casino Magic-Bossier City, if, and only to the extent that, (i) the payment of such portion of Contingent Interest will cause Casino Magic-Bossier City's Adjusted Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Louisiana Indenture) for Casino Magic-Bossier City's most recently completed Reference Period prior to such interest payment date to be less than 1.5 to 1.0 on a pro forma basis after giving effect to the assumed payment of such Contingent Interest and (ii) the principal amount of the Louisiana First Mortgage Notes corresponding to such Contingent Interest has not then matured and become due and payable (at stated maturity, upon acceleration, upon redemption, upon maturity of a repurchase obligation or otherwise). The aggregate amount of Contingent Interest payable in any Semiannual Period will be reduced pro rata for reductions in the outstanding principal amount of notes prior to the close of business on the record date immediately preceding such payment of Contingent Interest. During 1997, the Company accrued $677,251 of contingent interest, none of which was paid. The Louisiana First Mortgage Notes are secured by a first priority security interest, subject to permitted liens, in substantially all of the existing and future assets of Bossier City, including the Bossier Riverboat and substantially all of the other assets that comprise Casino Magic-Bossier City.. The Jefferson Guarantee will be secured by a pledge of all of the capital stock of Jefferson Casino Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Casino Magic-Bossier City has contractually committed to apply net proceeds from the asset sale of the Crescent City Riverboat to the construction of an entertainment facility or hotel. The Louisiana First Mortgage Notes are governed by the Louisiana Indenture. The Louisiana Indenture pursuant to which the Louisiana First Mortgage Notes have been issued contains certain covenants that will limit the ability of Casino Magic-Bossier City and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness and issue preferred stock, pay dividends, make investments or make other restricted payments, incur liens, enter into mergers or consolidations, enter into transactions with affiliates or sell assets. The proposed Merger (See Note 2), if effected, is a Change of Control as defined in the Louisiana Induenture. Upon a Change of Control, each holder of Louisiana First Mortgage Notes will have the right to require Casino Magic-Bossier City to repurchase all or any part of the Louisiana First Mortgage Notes at a price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon to the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase the Louisiana First Mortgage Notes pursuant to the procedures required by the Louisiana Indenture and described in such notice. F-70 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) The Louisiana First Mortgage Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company. The redemption amounts are as follows: August 15, 2000............................................................. 106.500% 2001............................................................. 104.332% 2002............................................................. 102.166%
(f) On October 14, 1993, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, Casino Magic Finance Corp. ("Finance Corp."), sold $135,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 11 1/2% First Mortgage Notes due in 2001 (the "Finance Notes") and warrants to purchase 810,000 shares of Casino Magic Corp. common stock. Proceeds from the Notes were allocated by the underwriter between the Finance Corp. and the Company based on the estimated fair market value at the time of issuance of the Finance Notes and the warrants in the amounts of $131,760,000 and $3,240,000 ($4 per warrant), respectively. The value of the warrants is treated as original issue discount for financial statement purposes, and is reflected in the balance sheet net of amortization as an adjustment to the carrying value of long-term debt. The Finance Notes are governed by an Indenture (the "Indenture") entered into on the same date between Finance Corp., the Company and IBJ Schroder Bank & Trust Company as the Trustee. Under Section 4.10 of the Indenture, the Company's ability to pay dividends on its common stock is restricted to an amount which is determined under a formula based primarily on the Company's future income, and is precluded upon the occurrence of an "Event of Default" as defined under the Indenture. Events of Default include, among other things, the failure to pay the interest or principal due on the Finance Notes, the entry of a judgment in excess of $10,000,000 against the Company or Casino Magic-BSL, Casino Magic-Biloxi and Finance Corp., which is not discharged within 60 days after entry, and the default by the Casino Magic or Casino Magic-BSL, Casino Magic-Biloxi and Finance Corp. under indebtedness due to third parties. The Indenture also contains certain covenants that restrict, among other things, the making of certain investments, payments of dividends and other distributions, the incurrence of additional indebtedness and future guarantees of indebtedness, certain transactions with shareholders and affiliates, certain mergers and consolidations, certain asset sales and the creation of certain liens. The Finance Notes are secured by a pledge of the stock of Finance Corp., Bay Saint Louis and Biloxi along with the accounts receivable, inventories, property and equipment, property held for development and deposits of Casino Magic-BSL and Casino Magic-Biloxi. The Merger (See Note 2) if completed would constitute a Change in Control under the Finance Notes Induenture. If there is a decrease by one or more gradations by a rating agency within 90 days of the public notice of the Merger (February 19, 1998) would required Finance Corp to make an offer to the holders of the Finance Notes to redemm them at a price equal to 101% of the principal balance together with accrued and unpaid interest. The offer would be required to be made, if at all, within 30 days after the Change of Control. The Finance Notes are redeemable at the option of the Company. The redemption amounts are as follows: October 15, 1997............................................................ 105.750% 1998............................................................ 103.833% 1999............................................................ 101.917% 2000 and thereafter............................................. 100.000%
F-71 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Maturities of the Company's long-term debt, including capital lease obligations, as of December 31, 1997, are as follows:
Year ending December 31, ------------ 1998.......................................................... $ 8,590,945 1999.......................................................... 3,503,955 2000.......................................................... 1,017,061 2001.......................................................... 250,963 2002.......................................................... 135,273,782 Thereafter.................................................... 115,331,829 ------------ 263,968,535 Unamortized Original Issue Discount........................... (1,906,371) ------------ $262,062,164 ============
9. Lease commitments: The Company has long-term lease agreements for land for the site of Casino Magic-Biloxi and additional land at Casino Magic-BSL. The Casino Magic-Biloxi land is classified as an operating lease. The annual rental payments for the initial five-year term of the Casino Magic-Biloxi land lease began June 5, 1993, and are $550,000, $250,000, $450,000, $450,000 and $200,000 for the first through fifth year. The land lease contains seventeen, five-year renewal options at contractually higher rentals, plus inflation adjustments not to exceed 4.5% per year. On June 4, 1993, the Company entered into a long-term agreement with the State of Mississippi to lease 283,217 square foot of submerged lands or tidelands for Casino Magic-Biloxi. The initial lease term expires May 31, 2003, with one five year extension. Annual rental payments are due in advance on the first of June in the amount of $595,000, plus an annual increase of $45,000 for the first five years. In May 1998 the lease amount will be determined under Mississippi law regarding the leasing of public trust tidelands. The following is a schedule of future minimum lease payments for capital and operating leases (with initial or remaining terms in excess of one year) as of December 31, 1997:
Year ending December 31, ------------------- Capital Operating Leases Leases -------- ---------- 1998.................................................... $192,065 $1,479,257 1999.................................................... 207,325 1,164,357 2000.................................................... 153,856 1,026,287 2001.................................................... 20,348 782,454 2002.................................................... 22,007 775,000 Thereafter.............................................. 130,417 4,650,000 -------- ---------- Total minimum lease payments............................ 726,018 $9,877,355 ========== Less amount representing interest (9% to 13%)........... 145,059 -------- Present value of net minimum capital lease payments..... $580,959 ========
Rent expense for all non-cancelable operating leases were $3,644,000 $1,800,000, and $3,048,000 for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995, respectively. F-72 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) 10. Other Commitments and Contingencies: Ongoing legal proceedings: A class action lawsuit was filed on April 26, 1994, in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (the "Poulos Lawsuit"), naming as defendants 41 manufacturers, distributors and casino operators of video poker and electronic slot machines, including the Company. The lawsuit alleges that such defendants have engaged in a course of fraudulent and misleading conduct intended to induce people to play such games based on a false belief concerning the operation of the gaming machines, as well as the extent to which there is an opportunity to win. The suit alleges violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, as well as claims of common law fraud, unjust enrichment and negligent misrepresentation, and seeks damages in excess of $6 billion. On May 10, 1994, a second class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida (the "Ahern Lawsuit"), naming as defendants the same defendants who were named in the Poulos Lawsuit and adding as defendants the owners of certain casino operations in Puerto Rico and the Bahamas, who were not named as defendants in the Poulos Lawsuit. The claims in the Ahern Lawsuit are identical to the claims in the Poulos Lawsuit. Because of the similarity of parties and claims, the Poulos Lawsuit and Ahern Lawsuit were consolidated into one case file in the United States District Court, Middle District of Florida. On December 9, 1994 a motion by the defendants for change of venue was granted, transferring the case to the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, in Las Vegas. In response to a motion to dismiss the Complaint brought by the Company and other defendants, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada entered an order dated April 17, 1996, granting the motions and dismissing the complaint without prejudice. The plaintiffs then filed an amended Complaint on May 31, 1996, in which the plaintiffs sought damages against the Company and other defendants in excess of $1 billion and punitive damages for violations of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act and for state common law claims for fraud, unjust enrichment and negligent misrepresentation. The Company and other defendants have moved to dismiss the amended Complaint. The Company believes that the claims are without merit and does not expect that the lawsuit will have a material adverse effect on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company. On or about September 6, 1996, Casino America, Inc. commenced litigation in the Chancery Court of Harrison County, Mississippi, Second Judicial District, against the Company, and James Edward Ernst, its Chief Executive Officer (collectively "Defendants"), seeking injunctive relief and unspecified compensatory damages in an amount to be proven at trial as well as punitive damages. Plaintiff claims, among other things, that Defendants (i) breached the terms of an agreement they had with Plaintiff, (ii) tortiously interfered with certain business relations of plaintiff; and (iii) breached covenants of good faith and fair dealing they allegedly owed to plaintiff. On or about October 8, 1996, Defendants interposed an answer to plaintiff's complaint denying the allegations contained in the complaint. The discovery phase of this litigation is continuing and a trial date has been set for August 1998. While the Company's management cannot predict the outcome of this action, management believes plaintiff's claims are without merit and the Company intends to vigorously defend this action. In addition, the Company is a litigant in legal matters arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, all such pending legal matters are either adequately covered by insurance, or if not insured, will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company. Contractual agreements: Argentina. In December 1994, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Casino Magic-Neuquen, entered into a 12-year concession agreement with the Province of Neuquen, Argentina. Casino F-73 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Magic-Neuquen which began operations in January 1995 operates two casinos in the Province of Neuquen in the cities of Neuquen City and San Martin de los Andes. The Company has unrestricted rights to increase the number of gaming positions at both locations. Camptown Greyhound Racing, Inc. On July 7, 1994, the Company and Alliance Gaming Corp. (formerly United Gaming) formed two joint ventures ("KGP" and "KFP") to lend Camptown Greyhound Racing, Inc. ("Camptown') approximately $3.2 million. On October 28, 1994, KFP executed a loan agreement with Boatmen's Bank of Kansas City ("Boatmen's") whereby Boatmen's lent $3.2 million to Camptown. KFP had collateralized the loan with a $3.1 million certificate of deposit (one-half funded by each party to the joint venture) and, in addition, guaranteed the repayment of the loan. In January 1996, Camptown filed for protection under Chapter 11 of U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The Company's $1,580,000 share of the amount lent by KFP to Camptown was expensed in 1995. In January 1997, the Company transferred all of its interest in KGP and KFP to Alliance Gaming Corp., an unrelated third party, except for a deminimus interest. The consideration for the transfer was Alliance Gaming Corp.'s agreement to assume certain current financial obligations and to repay the Company all of its cost in the project if they are successful in commencing gaming operations at Camptown. Indiana. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Crawford County Casino, Corp. ("Indiana Corp.") is one of two applicants for the tenth gaming license expected to be issued in the State of Indiana. If successful in obtaining this gaming license, the Company has entered into an option agreement to sell to Harrah's Operating Company the common stock of Indiana Corp. for approximately $5.0 million. The option expires on January 2001. The Company can give no assurances that a gaming license will be obtained in Indiana. All land options held by Indiana Corp. associated with a possible gaming site are fully reserved at December 31, 1997. Land Acquisitions. In 1993, the Company exercised its option to purchase of approximately 3.5 acres of unimproved land in downtown St. Louis, Missouri at a cost of approximately $4,000,000. At December 31, 1997, approximately $4,000,000 is included in property held for sale related to this transaction. In 1994, the Company exercised an option and to purchase additional real estate located in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri at a cost of approximately $800,000. At December 31, 1997, approximately $800,000 is included in property held for sale related to this transaction. In 1992, the Company purchased real estate located in downtown Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi at a cost of approximately $1,200,000. At December 31, 1997, the Company had written down the value of the property to $800,000 and this value is included in property held for sale. The Company had acquired land and options to purchase land in order to enhance the Company's developmental and licensing procurement potential in various States. Management has significantly reduced its development of new gaming venues and because of this all land options are reserved for on the Company's financial statements at December 31, 1997. 11. Stock and employee benefit plans: Incentive stock option plan: In 1992, the Company adopted an incentive stock option plan (the "Plan") in which directors, officers, and key employees of the Company participate. The Company has registered 3,700,000 shares of the Company's common stock currently authorized for issuance under the Plan pursuant to stock options. F-74 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) In October 1995, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 ("SFAS 123"), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," effective in 1996. Under SFAS 123, companies can either record expense based on the fair value of stock based compensation upon issuance or elect to remain under the current "APB Opinion No. 25" method whereby no compensation cost is recognized upon grant if certain requirements are met. The Company is continuing to account for its stock-based compensation plans under APB Opinion No. 25. However, pro forma disclosures as if the Company adopted the cost recognition requirements under SFAS 123 are presented below. A summary of the status of the Company's stock options, non-qualified options, and warrants as of December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 and changes during the years ended on those dates is presented below (shares in thousands):
December 31, -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- Weighted Average Weighted Average Weighted Average ---------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- Shares Exercise Price Shares Exercise Price Shares Exercise Price ------ -------------- ------ -------------- ------ -------------- Outstanding at beginning of year................ 4,200 $ .67 5,108 $ 7.60 4,943 $7.42 Granted................. 400 $1.69 1,998 $ 3.56 950 $5.06 Exercised............... (239) $1.59 (424) $ 1.72 (344) $1.43 Canceled................ (915) $2.23 (2,482) $12.00 (441) $4.61 Outstanding at end of year................... 3,446 $3.96 4,200 $ 3.67 5,108 $7.60 Options exercisable at end of year............ 1,985 $3.96 2,655 $ 3.11 3,072 $9.12 Options available for future grants.......... 2,582 2,068 1,583 Weighted average fair value of options granted during the year................... $1.69 $1.11 $1.28
The following table summarizes information about stock options and warrants outstanding at December 31, 1997:
Options Outstanding Options Exercisable ----------------------- --------------------------------- Number Wgtd. Avg. Wgtd. Avg. Number Wgtd. Avg. Exercise Outstanding Remaining Exercise Exercisable Exercise Price at 12/31/97 Contr. Life Price at 12/31/97 Price -------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ---------- $ 1.69............... 399,500 4.77 1.69 15,000 $ 1.69 2.75............... 980,000 0.81 2.75 980,000 2.75 3.50............... 150,000 4.56 3.50 30,000 3.50 3.63............... 1,288,200 3.70 3.63 575,375 3.63 3.75............... 3,000 4.66 3.75 600 3.75 5.81............... 200,000 4.48 5.81 200,000 5.81 7.20............... 69,100 1.30 7.20 69,100 7.20 7.35............... 50,000 1.88 7.35 50,000 7.35 15.30............... 200,000 6.30 15.30 60,000 15.30 --------- ---- ------ --------- ------ Totals............. 3,339,800 3.15 $ 3.96 1,980,075 $ 3.96 ========= ==== ====== ========= ======
F-75 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Had compensation cost for the Company's 1997, 1996 and 1995 grants for stock-based compensation plans been determined consistent with SFAS 123, the Company's net income and net earnings (loss) per common share for the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 would approximate the pro forma amounts below (in thousands, except per share data): The fair value of each option granted during the periods presented is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions: (1) dividend yield of 0%, (2) expected volatility of 20%, (3) risk-free interest rates of 5.2%, 5.26%, 5.47% and 5.5%, and (4) expected life of 2.25, 4.5, 6.75, and 9 years.
December 31, -------------------------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ---------------- ------------------ ------------------ As Reported As Reported As Reported Pro Forma Pro Forma Pro Forma ---------------- ------------------ ------------------ Net Income (Loss)....... $(5,249) $(5,958) $(31,589) $(32,563) $(10,292) $(10,660) Earnings per common share Basic................. $ (0.15) $ (0.17) $ (0.89) $ (0.92) $ (0.31) $ (0.32) Diluted............... $ (0.15) $ (0.17) $ (0.89) $ (0.92) $ (0.31) $ (0.32)
The effects of applying SFAS 123 in this pro forma disclosure are not indicative of future amounts. SFAS 123 does not apply to awards prior to 1995, and additional awards in future years are anticipated. Pensions and other benefits: In July 1993, the Company adopted The Casino Magic Corp. 401(k) Plan (the "401(k) Plan"), a defined contribution plan covering all eligible employees of the Company who have one year of service and are age twenty-one or older. The 401(k) Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Each year, participants may contribute up to 15% of pretax annual compensation, as defined in the 401(k) Plan. The Company's matching and/or additional contributions may be contributed at the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors. The Company's contributions to the 401(k) Plan are allocated to employed participants' accounts as of the last day of the plan year. Total employer contributions to the 401(k) Plan at December 31, 1997, 1996 and 1995 were approximately $201,000, $176,000, and $177,000, respectively. 12. Write-off of capitalized costs relating to inactive developments: In 1995, the Company decided to terminate development efforts with respect to specific properties and jurisdictions. Because of this determination, significant capitalized amounts relating to land, land options, joint ventures and construction projects were written-off or revalued. In addition, certain consulting agreements that were entered into to pursue gaming opportunities in new jurisdictions were terminated. The amount expensed in the fourth quarter of 1995 was $14,542,164. 13. Advertising: The company expenses all production and communication costs of advertising as incurred. Advertising expense was approximately $7,815,000, $5,470,000, and $4,472,000 for years ended December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995, respectively. 14. Related Party Transactions: During the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995, the Company incurred $7,247, $1,346,861 and $353,888, respectively, for architectural and design services provided by an architectural firm that is wholly-owned by an outside director and shareholder of the Company. The director resigned in October 1996. F-76 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) During the years ended December 31, 1997, 1996, and 1995, the Company incurred $145,744, $154,028 and $388,944, respectively, for legal services provided by a law firm in which an outside director of the Company is a shareholder. During the year ended December 31, 1996 and 1995, the Company incurred $219,800, and $387,422, respectively, for charter plane rentals provided by a company that is wholly owned by the Company's Chairman. The Company purchased a jet airplane in February 1996 from the Company's Chairman. The Company paid $1.7 million for the airplane which approximated fair value at the date of purchase. The plane was sold in February 1997 to an unrelated third party for $1.4 million, which approximated fair value. 15. Income taxes: Pretax financial income (loss) generated from domestic and foreign sources was as follows:
December 31, ---------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ------------ ------------ ------------ Domestic........................... $(12,132,945) $(15,322,992) $(15,336,975) Foreign............................ 4,948,737 (20,942,537) 1,813,932 ------------ ------------ ------------ Total pretax loss.................. $ (7,184,208) $(36,265,529) $(13,523,043) ============ ============ ============
Provision (benefit) for income taxes for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
December 31, ------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ----------- ----------- ----------- Federal and state current............ $(2,733,203) $(4,253,704) $(2,546,443) Foreign current...................... 1,064,963 827,548 1,099,816 Federal deferred..................... (266,760) (1,250,026) (1,221,514) Foreign deferred..................... -- -- (562,723) ----------- ----------- ----------- Total................................ $(1,935,000) $(4,676,182) $(3,230,864) =========== =========== ===========
Components of deferred tax liabilities (assets) are as follows:
December 31, -------------------------- 1997 1996 ------------ ------------ Depreciation and amortization.................. $ 12,154,826 $ 9,535,121 Foreign source income.......................... 257,949 257,949 ------------ ------------ Gross deferred tax liabilities................. 12,412,775 9,793,070 ------------ ------------ Write-off of preopening costs.................. (1,781,870) (2,493,074) Tax benefits related to non-statutory stock Options....................................... (504,000) (504,000) Accrued employee benefits and liabilities...... (1,428,370) (1,433,067) Abandoned development projects................. (1,515,657) (10,229,821) Net operating loss carry-forward............... (21,299,675) (2,269,344) Other.......................................... (902,737) (798,293) ------------ ------------ Gross deferred tax assets...................... (27,432,309) (17,727,599) ------------ ------------ Less valuation allowance....................... 15,019,534 8,201,290 ============ ============ Net deferred tax liabilities................... $ -- $ 266,761 ============ ============
F-77 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) The provision for income taxes differs from the amount of income tax determined by applying the applicable U.S. statutory federal income tax rate to pre-tax income from continuing operations as a result of the following differences:
December 31, -------------------------------------- 1997 1996 1995 ----------- ------------ ----------- Statutory U.S. tax rate (35%)...... $(2,023,010) $(12,692,935) $(4,733,065) Increase (decrease) in rates resulting from: Expenses which were non-deductible for tax purposes.................. 1,299,010 357,805 733,876 Expenses which were deductible for tax purposes and not book......... (6,988,244) -- -- Foreign taxes...................... 1,064,963 827,548 1,099,816 Valuation allowance................ 6,818,244 8,201,290 -- State tax benefit.................. -- (802,174) -- Other.............................. (2,105,996) (567,716) (331,491) ----------- ------------ ----------- Effective tax rate (33%), (13%) and (24%), respectively............... $(1,935,000) $ (4,676,182) $(3,230,864) =========== ============ ===========
The valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets was recorded in recognition of the significant operating losses incurred by the Company for the last three years. Mississippi State taxes were offset by a tax credit for state gaming taxes based on gross revenues realized by Casino Magic-BSL and Casino Magic-Biloxi. The credit is the lesser of the annual total gaming taxes paid or the state income tax. Credit carry-forwards are not permitted. Louisiana State taxes do not allow for an offset of state gaming taxes based on gross revenues realized by Louisiana. 16. Fair value of financial instruments: The carrying amounts and fair values of the Company's financial instruments at December 31, 1997 are as follows:
Carrying Fair Amount Value -------- ------- (in thousands) Cash and cash equivalents............................... 20,902 20,902 Marketable securities................................... 10,629 10,629 Notes receivable........................................ 3,385 3,385 Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt and long-term debt..................................... 262,368 247,568
The following methods and assumptions were used by the Company in estimating its fair value disclosure: Cash and cash equivalents, and marketable securities. The carrying amount reported on the consolidated balance sheet approximates its fair value because of the short term nature of these instruments. Notes receivable. This is a long-term note receivable from an Indian Tribe. The fair value of the note approximates market value based on the interest rate of the note and the collateral securing the note. F-78 CASINO MAGIC CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS--(Continued) Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt and long-term debt. The fair value of the Company's debt either approximates its carrying value or is based upon the market price of the debt instruments. Fair value estimates are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. 17. Selected quarterly financial information (Unaudited):
Year ended December 31, 1997 ------------------------------------------- 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Totals ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- (in thousands, except per share amounts) Revenue....................... $65,781 $65,958 $66,495 $63,240 $261,474 Income from operations........ 1,997 5,927 10,125 6,506 24,555 Income (loss) before tax and minority interest............ (5,607) (1,020) 3,390 (2,543) (5,780) Net income (loss)............. (3,672) (1,222) 2,675 (3,030) (5,249) Earnings (loss) per share: Basic....................... (0.10) (0.03) 0.08 (.08) (0.15) Diluted..................... (0.10) (0.03) 0.08 (.08) (0.15)
Year ended December 31, 1996 ------------------------------------------ 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Totals ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- (in thousands, except per share amounts) Revenue......................... $43,125 42,368 $43,271 $51,514 $180,278 Income from operations.......... 5,565 6,473 5,355 (8,550) 8,843 Income (loss) before tax........ 2,352 2,456 (26,024) (15,050) (36,266) Net income (loss)............... 1,644 1,660 (20,683) (14,210) (31,589) Earnings (loss) per share: Basic......................... 0.05 0.05 (0.57) (0.40) (0.89) Diluted....................... 0.05 0.05 (0.57) (0.40) (0.89)
NOTE: Earnings (loss) per share totals will not necessarily agree to the sum of the quarterly information F-79 We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or to make any representations not contained in this prospectus in connection with the exchange offer made by this prospectus and you must not rely on any such information or representations as having been authorized by us. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder will, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in our affairs since the date as of which information is given in this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such solicitation. ---------------- Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligation Until , 1999 (90 days after commencement of this offering), all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in the exchange offer, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers' obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to any unsold allotments or subscriptions. $350,000,000 [LOGO OF HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC.] HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. Offer to Exchange 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 ------------------ PROSPECTUS ------------------ , 1999 PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS ITEM 20. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at its request in such capacity in another corporation or business association, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL permits a corporation to provide in its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. As permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, includes a provision that limits a director's personal liability to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of his or her fiduciary duty as a director. Article XIII of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, provides that no director of the Company shall be personally liable to such Issuer or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. As permitted by Section 145 of the DGCL, the Company's Bylaws provide that, to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, directors, officers and certain other persons who are made, or are threatened to be made, parties to, or are involved in, any action, suit or proceeding will be indemnified by the Company with respect thereto. The Company maintains insurance policies under which its directors and officers are insured, within the limits and subject to the limitations of the policies, against expenses in connection with the defense of actions, suits or proceedings, and certain liabilities that might be imposed as a result of such actions, suits or proceedings, to which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors or officers of the Company. ITEM 21. EXHIBITS A list of exhibits included as part of the Registration Statement is set forth below:
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------- ---------------------- 2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, by and among Hollywood Park, Inc., HP Acquisition, Inc., and Boomtown, Inc., dated April 23, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed May 3, 1996. 2.2 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of February 19, 1998, among Casino Magic Corp., Hollywood Park, Inc. and HP Acquisition II, Inc., is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 26, 1998. 3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of Hollywood Park, Inc., is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated January 29, 1993. 3.2 Amended By-laws of Hollywood Park, Inc. are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated January 29, 1993.
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Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------- ---------------------- 3.3 Certificate of Incorporation of Hollywood Park Operating Company, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.4 Amended By-laws of Hollywood Park Operating Company, are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.5 Certificate of Incorporation of Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.5 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.6 By-laws of Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.7 Articles of Incorporation of Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.7 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.8 By-laws of Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.8 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.9 Articles of Incorporation of HP/Compton, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.9 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration dated February 6, 1998. 3.10 By-laws of HP/Compton, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.10 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.11 Articles of Organization of Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.11 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.12 Operating Agreement of Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.12 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.13 Restated Articles of Incorporation of Turf Paradise, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.13 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.14 By-laws of Turf Paradise, are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.14 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.15 Certificate of Incorporation of HP Yakama, Inc., is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.15 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.16 By-laws of HP Yakama, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.16 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.17 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Boomtown, Inc., is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.17 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.18 By-laws of Boomtown, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.18 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.19 Certificate of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.19 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998.
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Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------- ---------------------- 3.20 Revised and Restated By-laws of Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.20 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.21 Articles of Incorporation of Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.21 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.22 By-laws of Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.22 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.23 Certificate of Mississippi Limited Partnership of Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.23 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.24 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended June 30, 1997. 3.25 Articles of Incorporation of Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., are hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.25 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.26 Amended and Restated Partnership Agreement of Louisiana-I Gaming, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.26 to the Company's Amendment No. 4 to Form S-4 Registration Statement dated February 6, 1998. 3.27* Certificate of Incorporation of HP Yakama Consulting, Inc. 3.28* By-laws of HP Yakama Consulting, Inc. 3.29* Articles of Incorporation of Casino Magic Corp. 3.30* Amended By-laws of Casino Magic Corp. 3.31* Articles of Incorporation of Casino Magic American Corp. 3.32* By-laws of Casino Magic American Corp. 3.33* Articles of Incorporation of Biloxi Casino Corp. 3.34* By-laws of Biloxi Casino Corp. 3.35* Articles of Incorporation of Casino Magic Finance Corp. 3.36* By-laws of Casino Magic Finance Corp. 3.37* Articles of Incorporation of Casino One Corporation 3.38* By-laws of Casino One Corporation 3.39* Articles of Incorporation of Bay St. Louis Casino Corp. 3.40* By-laws of Bay St. Louis Casino Corp. 3.41* Articles of Incorporation of Mardi Gras Casino Corp. 3.42* By-laws of Mardi Gras Casino Corp. 3.43* Articles of Incorporation of Boomtown Hoosier, Inc. 3.44* By-laws of Boomtown Hoosier, Inc. 3.45* Articles of Organization of Indiana Ventures LLC 3.46* Operating Agreement of Indiana Ventures LLC 3.47* Amended Articles of Incorporation of Switzerland County Development Corp. (f/k/a Conrad (New Zealand) Corporation)
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Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------- ---------------------- 3.48* By-laws of Switzerland County Development Corp. (f/k/a Conrad (New Zealand) Corporation) 3.49* Amended Articles of Incorporation of Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp. 3.50* By-laws of Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp. 3.51* Articles of Incorporation of HP Casino, Inc. 3.52* By-laws of HP Casino, Inc. 4.1 Hollywood Park 1996 Stock Option Plan is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated September 18, 1996. 4.2 Hollywood Park 1993 Stock Option Plan is hereby incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Notice of Annual Meeting to Shareholders and Proxy Statement relating to the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hollywood Park, Inc. held on May 17, 1993. 4.3 Indenture, dated August 1, 1997, by and among the Company, Hollywood Park Operating Company, Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company, HP/Compton, Inc., Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, HP Yakama, Inc., Turf Paradise, Inc., Boomtown, Inc., Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., Louisiana-I Gaming, Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., Bayview Yacht Club, Inc. and The Bank of New York, as trustee, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.37 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. 4.4 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 5, 1999, to Indenture dated as of August 1, 1997 governing the 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, by and among the Company and Hollywood Park Operating Company, as co-issuers, and Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., Boomtown, Inc., Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company, Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., Hollywood Park Operating Company, HP/Compton, Inc., HP Yakama, Inc., Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., Louisiana-I Gaming, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, Mississippi-I Gaming, LP., and Turf Paradise, Inc. as guarantors, and The Bank of New York, as trustee. 4.5 Form of Series B 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Note due 2007 (included in Exhibit 4.3), is hereby incorporated by reference to the Company's Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated October 30, 1997. 4.6 Indenture, dated as of February 18, 1999, governing the 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, by and among the Company as issuer, and Bay St. Louis Casino Corp., Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., Biloxi Casino Corp., Boomtown Hoosier, Inc., Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., Boomtown, Inc., Casino Magic American Corp., Casino Magic Corp., Casino Magic Finance Corp., Casino One Corporation, Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company, Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., Hollywood Park Operating Company, HP Casino, Inc., HP/Compton, Inc., HP Yakama, Inc., HP Yakama Consulting, Inc., Indiana Ventures LLC, Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., Louisiana-I Gaming, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, Mardi Gras Casino Corp., Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp., Switzerland County Development Corp., and Turf Paradise, Inc. as initial guarantors, and The Bank of New York, as trustee. 4.7 Form of Series B 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Note due 2007 (included in Exhibit 4.6). 5* Opinion of Irell & Manella LLP 10.1 Directors Deferred Compensation Plan for Hollywood Park, Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991.
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Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------- ---------------------- 10.2 Aircraft rental agreement dated November 1, 1993, by and between Hollywood Park, Inc. and R.D. Hubbard Enterprises, Inc. is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993. 10.3 Amended and Restated Disposition and Development Agreement of Purchase and Sale, and Lease with Option to Purchase, dated August 2, 1995, by and between The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Compton and Compton Entertainment, Inc., is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995. 10.4 Guaranty, dated July 31, 1995, by Hollywood Park, Inc., in favor of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Compton, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1995. 10.5 Assignment, Assumption and Consent Agreement, by and among HP/Compton, Inc., and Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company LLC, Hollywood Park, Inc. and The Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Compton, dated July 18, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1996. 10.6 Operating Agreement for Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company, dated July 18, 1996, effective August 28, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1996. 10.7 Lease, by and between Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC and California Casino Management, Inc., dated December 19, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.41 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. 10.8 Addendum to the Lease Agreement dated December 19, 1997, by and between Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC and California Casino Management, Inc., dated June 30, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. 10.9 Blue Diamond Swap Agreement by and among Boomtown, Inc., Blue Diamond Hotel & Casino, Inc., Hollywood Park, Inc., Edward P. Roski, Jr., IVAC and Majestic Realty Co., dated August 12, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed September 18, 1996. 10.10 Stock Purchase Agreement, by and between Hollywood Park, Inc. and Edward P. Roski, Jr., dated August 12, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed September 18, 1996. 10.11 Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. 10.12 Ground Lease, dated October 19, 1993, between Raphael Skrmetta as Landlord and Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P. as Tenant, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.33 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. 10.13 First Amendment to Ground Lease dated October 19, 1993, between Raphael Skrmetta and Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. 10.14 Second Amendment to Ground Lease dated October 19, 1993, between Raphael Skrmetta and Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997.
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Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------- ---------------------- 10.15 Purchase Agreement, dated August 1, 1997, by and among the Company, Hollywood Park Operating Company, Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., HP/Compton, Inc., Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company, HP Yakama, Inc., Turf Paradise, Inc., Boomtown, Inc., Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., Louisiana Gaming-I Gaming, Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., and the Initial Purchasers named therein, is hereby by incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. 10.16 Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 1, 1997, by and among the Company, Hollywood Park Operating Company, Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., HP/Compton, Inc., Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company, HP Yakama, Inc., Turf Paradise, Inc., Boomtown, Inc., Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., Louisiana-I Gaming, Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., and the Initial Purchasers named therein is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1997. 10.17 Profit Participation Agreement, by and between Hollywood Park, Inc., and North American Sports Management, Inc., dated July 14, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.40 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997. 10.18 Loan Agreement, by and between Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation and HP Yakama, Inc., dated September 11, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference Exhibit 10.41 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997. 10.19 Security Agreement, by and between Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation and HP Yakama, Inc., dated September 11, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997. 10.20 Master Lease, by and between The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indian Nation and HP Yakama, Inc., dated September 11, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997. 10.21 Sublease, by and between HP Yakama, Inc. and Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation, dated September 11, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.44 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997. 10.22 Construction and Development Agreement, by and between Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation and HP Yakama Consulting, Inc., dated September 11, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.45 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997. 10.23 Consulting Agreement, by and between Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation and HP Yakama Consulting, Inc., dated September 11, 1997, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.46 to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1997. 10.24 Termination of Consulting Agreement, among Yakama Tribal Gaming Corporation, HP Yakama, Inc., and the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Indians, dated January 1, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.42 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. 10.25 Voting Agreement, dated as of February 25, 1998, by and between Hollywood Park, Inc., and Marlin F. Torguson, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed February 26, 1998. 10.26 Public Trust Tidelands Lease, dated August 15, 1994, by and between the Secretary of State on behalf of the State of Mississippi and Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.43 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997.
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Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit ------- ---------------------- 10.27 Public Trust Tidelands Lease Amendment, dated March 31, 1997, by and between the Secretary of State on behalf of the State of Mississippi and Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., is hereby incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997. 10.28 Option agreement, by and among The Webster Family Limited Partnership and The Diuguid Family Limited Partnership, and Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp., dated June 2, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. 10.29 Memorandum of Option Agreement, by and between the Webster Family Limited Partnership and The Duiguid Family Limited Partnership, and Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp., dated June 2, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.48 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. 10.30 Amended and Restated Option Agreement, by and among Daniel Webster, Marsho S. Webster, William G. Duiguid, Sara T. Diuguid, J.R. Showers, III and Carol A. Showers, and Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp., dated June 2, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.49 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. 10.31 Memorandum of Amended and Restated Option Agreement, by and between Daniel Webster, Marsha S. Webster, William Diuguid, Sara T. Diuguid, J.R. Showers, III and Carol A. Showers, and Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp., dated June 4, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.50 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. 10.32 Assignment of Option Agreement, by Daniel Webster and Marsha S. Webster, and Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp., dated June 2, 1998, is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.51 of the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1998. 10.33 Amended and Restated Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement, dated October 14, 1998, among Hollywood Park, Inc., and the banks named therein, Societe Generale and Bank of Scotland (as Managing Agents), First National Bank of Commerce (as Co-Agent), and Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association (as Administrative Agent), is hereby incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed October 30, 1998. 10.34 Purchase Agreement, dated February 12, 1999, by and among the Company Bay St. Louis Caisno Corp., Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., Biloxi Casino Corp., Boomtown Hoosier, Inc., Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., Boomtown, Inc., Casino Magic American Corp., Casino Magic Corp., Casino Magic Finance Corp., Casino One Corporation, Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company, Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., Hollywood Park Operating Company, HP Casino, Inc., HP/Compton, Inc., HP Yakama, Inc., HP Yakama Consulting, Inc., Indiana Ventures LLC, Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., Louisiana-I Gaming, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, Mardi Gras Casino Corp., Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp., Switzerland County Development Corp., and Turf Paradise, Inc., and Lehman Bothers, Inc., CIBC Oppenheimer Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co., Incorporated, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC, SG Cowen Securities Corporation, and Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc., as initial purchasers. 10.35 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 18, 1999, by and among the Company and Bay St. Louis Casino Corp., Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., Biloxi Casino, Corp., Boomtown Hoosier, Inc., Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., Boomtown, Inc., Casino Magic American Corp., Casino Magic Finance Corp., Casino One Corporation, Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC, Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company, Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., Hollywood Park Operating Company, HP Casino, Inc., HP/Compton, Inc., HP Yakama, Inc., HP Yakama Consulting, Inc., Indiana Ventures LLC, Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., Louisiana-I Gaming, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, Mardi Gras Casino Corp., Mississippi-I Gaming L.P. Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp., Switzerland County Development Corp., and Turf Paradise, Inc., and Lehman
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Exhibit No. Description ------- ----------- Brothers Inc., CIBS Oppenheimer Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC, SG Cowen Securities Corporation and Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc., as initial purchasers. 10.36* Employment Agreement, dated December 23, 1998, by and between Hollywood Park, Inc. and G. Michael Finnigan. 10.37* Employment Agreement, dated September 10, 1998, by and between Hollywood Park, Inc. and Paul Alanis. 10.38* Employment Agreement, dated September 10, 1998, by and between Hollywood Park, Inc. and Mike Allen. 12.1 Calculation of Historical Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 12.2 Calculation of Pro Forma Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges 21.1 Subsidiaries of Hollywood Park, Inc. 23.1* Consent of Irell & Manella LLP (included in Exhibit 5). 23.2 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP 23.3 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP 24.1 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Hollywood Park, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.2 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Hollywood Park Operating Company (appears on signature page) 24.3 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company (appears on signature page) 24.4 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.5 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of HP/Compton, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.6 Powers of Attorney of directors of HP/Compton, Inc. in the capacity of manager of Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC (appears on signature page) 24.7 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Turf Paradise, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.8 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of HP Yakama, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.9 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Boomtown, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.10 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.11 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Bayview Yacht Club, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.12 Powers of Attorney of directors of Bayview Yacht Club, Inc. in the capacity of General Partner of Mississippi I-Gaming, L.P. (appears on signature page) 24.13 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.14 Powers of Attorney of directors of Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc. in the capacity of General Partner of Louisiana I-Gaming, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam (appears on signature page) 24.15 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Bay St. Louis Casino Corp. (appears on signature page)
II-8 24.16 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Biloxi Casino Corp. (appears on signature page) 24.17 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Boomtown Hoosier, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.18 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Casino Magic American Corp. (appears on signature page) 24.19 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Casino Magic Corp. (appears on signature page) 24.20 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Casino Magic Finance Corp. (appears on signature page) 24.21 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Casino One Corporation (appears on signature page) 24.22 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of HP Casino, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.23 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of HP Yakama Consulting, Inc. (appears on signature page) 24.24 Powers of Attorney of directors of Boomtown Hoosier, Inc. in the capacity of manager of Indiana Ventures LLC (appears on signature page) 24.25 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Mardi Gras Casino Corp. (appears on signature page) 24.26 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp. (appears on signature page) 24.27 Powers of Attorney of officers and directors of Switzerland County Development Corp. (appears on signature page) 25.1 Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification, under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, of The Bank of New York, as Trustee 99.1* Form of Letter of Transmittal 99.2* Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery
- -------- * To be filed by amendment ITEM 22. UNDERTAKINGS 1. The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake: (a)(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or most recent post- effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. II-9 (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. (b) To respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Item 4, 10(b), 11 or 13 of this form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request. (c) To supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective. (d) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Issuers' annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (e) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of an action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. (f) The undersigned Registrants hereby undertake to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act. II-10 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC., a Delaware corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ R.D. Hubbard Chairman of the Board and March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Chief Executive Officer R.D. Hubbard (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Chief Financial Officer March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ (Principal Financial and G. Michael Finnigan Accounting Officer) /s/ Michael Ornest Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Michael Ornest Director ____________________________________ J.R. Johnson /s/ Robert T. Manfuso Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Robert T. Manfuso /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Timothy J. Parrott
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Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Lynn P. Reitnouer Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Lynn P. Reitnouer /s/ Warren B. Williamson Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Warren B. Williamson /s/ Herman Sarkowsky Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Herman Sarkowsky /s/ Marlin Torguson Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Marlin Torguson
II-12 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. BAY ST. LOUIS CASINO CORP., a Mississippi corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Marlin F. Torguson Chairman of the Board, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ President and Marlin F. Torguson Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-13 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC., a Mississippi corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Chairman of the Board and March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Chief Executive Officer Timothy J. Parrott (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Robert F. List Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Robert F. List /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President, and Chief March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Financial Officer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-14 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. BILOXI CASINO CORP., a Mississippi corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Marlin F. Torguson Chairman of the Board, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ President and Marlin F. Torguson Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-15 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. BOOMTOWN, INC., a Delaware corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Chairman of the Board and March 2 , 1999 ____________________________________ Chief Executive Officer Timothy J. Parrott (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Robert F. List Director March 2 , 1999 ____________________________________ Robert F. List /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President, and Chief March 2 , 1999 ____________________________________ Financial Officer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-16 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. BOOMTOWN HOOSIER, INC., a Nevada corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Director and President March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ (Principal Executive Timothy J. Parrott Officer) /s/ Robert F. List Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Robert F. List /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Financial Officer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-17 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. BOOMTOWN HOTEL & CASINO, INC., a Nevada corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Chairman of the Board and March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Chief Executive Officer Timothy J. Parrott (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Robert F. List Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Robert F. List /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Senior Vice President and March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Chief Financial Officer G. Michael Finnigan (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-18 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. CASINO MAGIC AMERICAN CORP., a Minnesota corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Marlin F. Torguson Chairman of the Board, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ President and Marlin F. Torguson Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-19 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. CASINO MAGIC CORP., a Minnesota corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Marlin F. Torguson Chairman of the Board, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ President and Marlin F. Torguson Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-20 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP., a Mississippi corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Marlin F. Torguson Chairman of the Board, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ President and Marlin F. Torguson Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-21 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. CASINO ONE CORPORATION, a Mississippi corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Marlin F. Torguson Chairman of the Board, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ President and Marlin F. Torguson Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-22 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. CRYSTAL PARK HOTEL AND CASINO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC By: its Manager HP/COMPTON, INC., a California corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- HP/COMPTON, INC. MANAGER of Crystal Park March 2, 1999 Hotel & Casino Development Company, LLC /s/ R.D. Hubbard Director and President of March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ HP/Compton, Inc. R.D. Hubbard
II-23 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL OPERATING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ R.D. Hubbard Director and President March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ (Principal Executive R.D. Hubbard Officer) /s/ Warren B. Williamson Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Warren B. Williamson /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Executive Vice President, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer and Assistant G. Michael Finnigan Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-24 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. HOLLYWOOD PARK FOOD SERVICES, INC., a California corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ R.D. Hubbard Director and President March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ (Principal Executive R.D. Hubbard Officer) /s/ Warren B. Williamson Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Warren B. Williamson /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Executive Vice President, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer and Assistant G. Michael Finnigan Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-25 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. HOLLYWOOD PARK OPERATING COMPANY, a Delaware corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ R.D. Hubbard Chairman of the Board and March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Chief Executive Officer R.D. Hubbard (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Executive Vice President, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer and Chief G. Michael Finnigan Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ Warren B. Williamson Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Warren B. Williamson
II-26 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. HP CASINO, INC., a California corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ R.D. Hubbard President (Principal March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Executive Officer) R.D. Hubbard /s/ Robert F. List Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Robert F. List /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Timothy J. Parrott /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Financial Officer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-27 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. HP/COMPTON INC., a California corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ R.D. Hubbard Director and President March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ (Principal Executive R.D. Hubbard Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Financial Officer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-28 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. HP YAKAMA, INC., a Delaware corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ R.D. Hubbard Director, President and March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Chief Executive Officer R.D. Hubbard (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Bruce Rimbo Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Bruce Rimbo /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Director, Vice President, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer and Assistant G. Michael Finnigan Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-29 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. HP YAKAMA CONSULTING, INC., a Delaware corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ R.D. Hubbard Director, President and March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Chief Executive Officer R.D. Hubbard (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Bruce Rimbo Director, Vice President and March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Secretary Bruce Rimbo /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Director, Vice President, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer and Assistant G. Michael Finnigan Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-30 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. INDIANA VENTURES LLC By: its Manager BOOMTOWN HOOSIER, INC. a Nevada corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _______________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- BOOMTOWN HOOSIER, INC. MANAGER of Indiana Ventures March 2, 1999 LLC /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Director of Boomtown March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Hoosier, Inc. Timothy J. Parrott /s/ Robert F. List Director of Boomtown March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Hoosier, Inc. Robert F. List
II-31 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC., a Louisiana corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Chairman of the Board and March 2,1999 ____________________________________ Chief Executive Officer Timothy J. Parrott (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Robert F. List Director March 2,1999 ____________________________________ Robert F. List /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief March 2,1999 ____________________________________ Financial Officer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-32 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. LOUISIANA-I GAMING, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM By: its General Partner LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC., a Louisiana corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: ___________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. GENERAL PARTNER of March 2, 1999 Louisiana-I Gaming, a Louisiana Partnership in Commendam /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Director of Louisiana March 2, 1999 ______________________________________ Gaming Enterprises, Inc. Timothy J. Parrott /s/ Robert F. List Director of Louisiana March 2, 1999 ______________________________________ Gaming Enterprises, Inc. Robert F. List
II-33 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. MARDI GRAS CASINO CORP., a Mississippi corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant Treasurer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Marlin F. Torguson Chairman of the Board, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ President and Marlin F. Torguson Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Assistant March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-34 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. MISSISSIPPI-I GAMING, L.P. By: its General Partner BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC., a Mississippi corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: ___________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. GENERAL PARTNER of March 2, 1999 Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P. /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Director of Bayview March 2, 1999 ______________________________________ Yacht Club, Inc. Timothy J. Parrott /s/ Robert F. List Director of Bayview March 2, 1999 ______________________________________ Yacht Club, Inc. Robert F. List
II-35 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. PINNACLE GAMING DEVELOPMENT CORP., a Colorado corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan President Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ R.D. Hubbard Chairman of the Board and March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Chief Executive Officer R.D. Hubbard (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Timothy J. Parrott /s/ Robert F. List Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Robert F. List /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Director and President March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ (Principal Financial and G. Michael Finnigan Accounting Officer)
II-36 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORP., a Nevada corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: __________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Timothy J. Parrott Director and President March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ (Principal Executive Timothy J. Parrott Officer) /s/ Robert F. List Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Robert F. List /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President and Chief March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Financial Officer (Principal G. Michael Finnigan Financial and Accounting Officer)
II-37 POWER OF ATTORNEY Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints R.D. Hubbard and G. Michael Finnigan and each of them, severally, as his attorney-in-fact and Agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in his name and on his behalf, to sign in any and all capacities this Registration Statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits to this Registration Statement, any subsequent Registration Statement for the same offering which may be filed under Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and exhibits thereto, and any and all applications and other documents relating thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California on the 2nd day of March, 1999. TURF PARADISE, INC., an Arizona corporation /s/ G. Michael Finnigan By: _________________________________ G. Michael Finnigan Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ R.D. Hubbard Director and Chief March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Executive Officer R.D. Hubbard (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ G. Michael Finnigan Director, Vice President, March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Treasurer and Assistant G. Michael Finnigan Secretary (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ Donald M. Robbins Director March 2, 1999 ____________________________________ Donald M. Robbins
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EX-4.4 2 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE EXHIBIT 4.4 FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE Dated as of February 5, 1999 TO INDENTURE, Dated as of August 1, 1997 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. HOLLYWOOD PARK OPERATING COMPANY Issuers, BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. BOOMTOWN HOTEL & CASINO, INC. BOOMTOWN, INC. CRYSTAL PARK HOTEL & CASINO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL OPERATING COMPANY HOLLYWOOD PARK FOOD SERVICES, INC. HP/COMPTON, INC. HP YAKAMA, INC. LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. LOUISIANA-I GAMING, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM MISSISSIPPI-I GAMING, L.P. TURF PARADISE, INC. Guarantors, and THE BANK OF NEW YORK Trustee This First Supplemental Indenture (the "Supplemental Indenture"), dated as of February 5, 1999, by and among Hollywood Park, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("HPI"), Hollywood Park Operating Company, a Delaware corporation ("HPOC" and collectively, together with HPI, the "Companies"), all of the existing and future Material Restricted Subsidiaries of the Companies (other than HPOC) (collectively, the "Guarantors" and collectively, together with the Companies, the "Obligors") and The Bank Of New York, a New York banking corporation, as Trustee (the "Trustee"), to that certain Indenture, dated as of August 1, 1997, by and between the Companies, the Guarantors and the Trustee (the "Indenture"). W I T N E S S E T H: -------------------- WHEREAS, the Companies. as co-issuers have issued and outstanding, pursuant to the Indenture, $125 million aggregate principal amount of 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Notes"); WHEREAS, the Obligors desire to amend certain covenants contained in the Indenture; WHEREAS, Section 9.02 of the Indenture provides that a supplemental indenture may be entered into by the Obligors and the Trustee to amend or supplement certain provisions of the Indenture with the consent of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes; WHEREAS, pursuant to a consent solicitation by the Companies, consents of Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes have been received consenting to the amendments to the Indenture pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture which require such consent; WHEREAS, Section 9.01 of the Indenture provides that the Indenture may be amended or supplemented without notice to or the consent of any Holder to make any change that would provide additional benefit or rights to the Holders or to make any change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder under the Indenture; and the remaining amendments pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture are of such a nature; and WHEREAS, all things necessary to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid agreement of the Obligors and the Trustee and a valid amendment to the Indenture have been done. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto hereby amend the Indenture as follows: Section 1. Definitions, Etc. Terms defined (whether directly or indirectly by reference) in the Indenture and used without other definition herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture. The rules of construction set forth in the Indenture shall likewise govern this Supplemental Indenture. Section 2. Amendments to Section 1.01 of the Indenture. Section 1.01 of the Indenture is hereby amended as follows: Section 2.1 The definition of "Asset Sale" set forth in Section 1.01 of the Indenture is amended by deleting subsection (9) therefrom in its entirety, inserting the word "or" at the end of clause (7), deleting the word "or" at the of clause (8) and inserting a period after the words "Permitted Investment" in clause (8). Section 2.2 The definition of "Consolidated EBITDA" set forth in Section 1.01 of the Indenture is amended by (I) deleting the word "and" before clause (ii)(D) and inserting a comma instead and (II) deleting clause (ii)(D) in its entirety and substituting in its place the following new clause (D) and clause (E): (D) other non-cash items (other than non-cash interest) of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any non-cash compensation expense attributable to stock option or other equity compensation arrangements), other than (except as otherwise provided in clause (E) below) any non-cash item for such period that requires the accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period and other than any non-cash charge for such period constituting an extraordinary item of loss, and (E) any non-recurring costs or expenses of an acquired company or business incurred in connection with the purchase or acquisition of such acquired company or business by such Person and any non-recurring adjustments necessary to conform the accounting policies of the acquired company or business to those of such Person, less Section 2.3 The definition of "Non-Recourse Indebtedness" set forth in Section 1.01 of the Indenture is amended by inserting, at the end of the definition, the following sentence: The foregoing notwithstanding, if an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary makes a loan to an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is permitted under Section 4.07 herein and is otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Indenture, such loan shall constitute Non-Recourse Indebtedness. Section 2.4 The definition of "Permitted Indebtedness" set forth in Section 1.01 of the Indenture is amended by (I) deleting the words "$100 million" in clause (iii) thereof and substituting in place thereof the words "$350 million", (II) deleting the words "any Obligor" in clause (iii) thereof and substituting in place thereof the words "the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary" and (III) deleting the words "$100 million" in clause (viii)(B) thereof and substituting in place thereof the words "$60 million." Section 3. Amendment to Section 4.07 of the Indenture. Section 4.07(b) of the Indenture is hereby amended by (I) deleting the text in clause (7) in its entirety and substituting in its place the following new clause (7) and (II) deleting from the first sentence of clause (12) the phrase "as in effect on the Issue Date." (7) Restricted Payments, not to exceed $20 million in the aggregate at any one time outstanding, in connection with the development, operation, financing, ownership or acquisition of a Core Business; provided, however, that up to $10 -2- million of such $20 million may be used by HPI under this clause (7) to make repurchases of its common stock on a cumulative basis from January 1, 1999; Section 4. Amendment to Section 4.08 of the Indenture. The text of Section 4.08 of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the second paragraph and the accompanying table of required Companies' Consolidated Coverage Ratios in its entirety, and substituting the following in its place: Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, either Company may issue Disqualified Capital Stock and any Obligor may Incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Debt) or issue preferred stock, if (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the proposed Incurrence or issuance or would result as a consequence of such proposed Incurrence or issuance and (ii) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such proposed Incurrence or issuance and the receipt and application of the net proceeds therefrom, the Companies' Consolidated Coverage Ratio would not be less than 2.00:1.00. Section 5. Amendment to Section 5.01 of the Indenture. Section 5.01 of the Indenture is hereby amended by deleting the last sentence of the first paragraph following Section 5.01(iv), which sentence begins with the words "Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section 5.01, the Companies may effect the REIT Restructuring ...." Section 6. Amendment to Section 9.01. The text of Section 9.01 of the Indenture is hereby deleted in its entirety and the following text is substituted in its place thereof: Notwithstanding Section 9.02 of this Indenture, the Obligors, when authorized by a resolution of the Board, and the Trustee, together, may amend or supplement this Indenture, a Guaranty or the Notes without notice to or consent of any Holder: (i) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; provided, however, that such amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder, (ii) to effect the assumption by a successor Person of all obligations of the Obligors under the Notes, the Guaranties, this Indenture and the Registrations Rights Agreement in connection with any transaction complying with Article 5 hereof, (iii) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of Certificated Notes; (iv) to comply with any requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA, or to comply with any other requirement of applicable law; (v) to make any change that would provide any additional benefit or rights to the Holders; (vi) to provide for issuance of Series B Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (which will have terms substantially identical in all material respects to the Notes except that the transfer restrictions contained in the Notes will be modified or eliminated, as appropriate), and which will be treated together with any outstanding Notes as a single issue of securities; or (vii) to make any other change that does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder under this Indenture; provided, however, that the Obligors shall, in any of the foregoing cases, have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that such amendment or supplement is authorized by the provisions of this Indenture. -3- Upon the request of the Companies accompanied by resolutions of their Boards of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.06 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Obligors in the execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into any such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Section 7. Amendment to Section 12.03(a). Section 12.03(a) is hereby amended by deleting in its entirety the second parenthetical reference that begins with the words "including without limitation, one or more supplemental indentures ...." Section 8. Ratification, Etc. Except as expressly modified or waived hereby, each term and provision of the Indenture is hereby ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect. No waiver of any condition set forth herein shall extend beyond the immediate circumstances on which this Supplemental Indenture is predicated or support any inference that similar waivers would be granted in the future. From and after the date of this Supplemental Indenture, all references to the Indenture shall be deemed to be references to the Indenture as amended by this Supplemental Indenture. Section 9. Governing Law. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE GAMING LAWS. Section 10. No Representations by Trustee. The recitals contained herein shall be construed as statements of the Companies, and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for the correctness of the same. Section 11. Counterparts. This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in any number of counterparts, which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. To make proof of this Supplemental Indenture, it shall only be necessary to produce one such counterpart. Section 12. Successors and Assigns. This Supplemental Indenture shall be binding upon, and inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. Section 13. Severability Clause. In case any provision in this Supplemental Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. -4- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed all as of the day and year first above written. HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HOLLYWOOD PARK OPERATING COMPANY By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary BOOMTOWN HOTEL & CASINO, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary BOOMTOWN, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary -5- CRYSTAL PARK HOTEL & CASINO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC By: HP/Compton, Inc., a California corporation By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL OPERATING COMPANY By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary HOLLYWOOD PARK FOOD SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ---------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary HP/COMPTON, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary HP YAKAMA, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary -6- LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan -------------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary LOUISIANA-1 GAMING, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM By: Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana corporation By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary MISSISSIPPI-I GAMING, L.P. By: Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., a Mississippi Corporation By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary TURF PARADISE, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee By: /s/ Thomas C. Knight ------------------------- -7- Name: Thomas C. Knight Title: Assistant Vice President -8- EX-4.6 3 INDENTURE DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 18, 1999 EXHIBIT 4.6 ================================================================================ HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. COMPANY BAY ST. LOUIS CASINO CORP. BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. BILOXI CASINO CORP. BOOMTOWN HOOSIER, INC. BOOMTOWN HOTEL & CASINO, INC. BOOMTOWN, INC. CASINO MAGIC AMERICAN CORP. CASINO MAGIC CORP. CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP. CASINO ONE CORPORATION CRYSTAL PARK HOTEL & CASINO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL OPERATING COMPANY HOLLYWOOD PARK FOOD SERVICES, INC. HOLLYWOOD PARK OPERATING COMPANY HP CASINO, INC. HP/COMPTON, INC. HP YAKAMA, INC. HP YAKAMA CONSULTING, INC. INDIANA VENTURES LLC LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. LOUISIANA-I GAMING, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM MARDI GRAS CASINO CORP. MISSISSIPPI-I GAMING, L.P. PINNACLE GAMING DEVELOPMENT CORP. SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORP. TURF PARADISE, INC. INITIAL GUARANTORS 9 1/4% SERIES A SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 9 1/4% SERIES B SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES DUE 2007 _________________ INDENTURE DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 18, 1999 __________________________________ THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUSTEE =============================================================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS -----------------
Page ---- ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE............................................................... 1 Section 1.1. Definitions................................................................................... 1 Section 1.2. Other Definitions............................................................................. 21 Section 1.3. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act............................................. 22 Section 1.4. Rules of Construction......................................................................... 23 ARTICLE 2. THE NOTES................................................................................................ 23 Section 2.1. Form and Dating............................................................................... 23 Section 2.2. Execution and Authentication.................................................................. 24 Section 2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent.................................................................... 24 Section 2.4. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust........................................................... 25 Section 2.5. Holder Lists.................................................................................. 25 Section 2.6. Transfer and Exchange......................................................................... 26 Section 2.7. Replacement Notes............................................................................. 36 Section 2.8. Outstanding Notes............................................................................. 36 Section 2.9. Treasury Notes................................................................................ 37 Section 2.10. Temporary Notes............................................................................... 37 Section 2.11. Cancellation.................................................................................. 37 Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest............................................................................ 37 Section 2.13. CUSIP Numbers................................................................................. 38 ARTICLE 3. REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT............................................................................... 38 Section 3.1. Notices to Trustee............................................................................ 38 Section 3.2. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed............................................................. 38 Section 3.3. Notice of Redemption.......................................................................... 38 Section 3.4. Effect of Notice of Redemption................................................................ 39 Section 3.5. Deposit of Redemption Price................................................................... 39 Section 3.6. Notes Redeemed in Part........................................................................ 40 Section 3.7. Redemption.................................................................................... 40 Section 3.8. Mandatory Redemption.......................................................................... 41 Section 3.9. Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds........................................... 42 ARTICLE 4. COVENANTS................................................................................................ 43 Section 4.1. Payment of Notes.............................................................................. 43 Section 4.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency............................................................... 44 Section 4.3. Reports....................................................................................... 44 Section 4.4. Compliance Certificate........................................................................ 44 Section 4.5. Taxes......................................................................................... 45 Section 4.6. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws................................................................ 45 Section 4.7. Restricted Payments........................................................................... 45 Section 4.8. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock.................................... 50 Section 4.9. Asset Sales................................................................................... 51 Section 4.10. Transactions with Affiliates.................................................................. 52 Section 4.11. Continued Existence........................................................................... 53
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Page ---- Section 4.12. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control.................................................... 53 Section 4.13. Limitation on Liens........................................................................... 54 Section 4.14. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries....... 55 Section 4.15. No Subordinated Debt Senior To The Notes or Guarantees........................................ 55 Section 4.16. Material Restricted Subsidiaries To Become Guarantors........................................ 55 Section 4.17. Lines of Business............................................................................. 55 ARTICLE 5. SUCCESSORS............................................................................................... 56 Section 5.1. Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets...................................................... 56 Section 5.2. Successor Corporation Substituted............................................................. 57 ARTICLE 6. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES.................................................................................... 58 Section 6.1. Events of Default............................................................................. 58 Section 6.2. Acceleration.................................................................................. 59 Section 6.3. Other Remedies................................................................................ 60 Section 6.4. Waiver of Past Defaults....................................................................... 60 Section 6.5. Control by Majority........................................................................... 60 Section 6.6. Limitation on Suits........................................................................... 61 Section 6.7. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment................................................. 61 Section 6.8. Collection Suit by Trustee.................................................................... 61 Section 6.9. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim.............................................................. 61 Section 6.10. Priorities.................................................................................... 62 Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs......................................................................... 63 ARTICLE 7. TRUSTEE.................................................................................................. 63 Section 7.1. Duties of Trustee............................................................................. 63 Section 7.2. Rights of Trustee............................................................................. 64 Section 7.3. Individual Rights of Trustee.................................................................. 64 Section 7.4. Trustee's Disclaimer.......................................................................... 64 Section 7.5. Notice of Defaults............................................................................ 65 Section 7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes.................................................... 65 Section 7.7. Compensation and Indemnity.................................................................... 65 Section 7.8. Replacement of Trustee........................................................................ 66 Section 7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc.............................................................. 67 Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification................................................................. 67 Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company............................................. 67 ARTICLE 8. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE................................................................. 67 Section 8.1. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance...................................... 67 Section 8.2. Legal Defeasance and Discharge................................................................ 67 Section 8.3. Covenant Defeasance........................................................................... 68 Section 8.4. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance.................................................... 68 Section 8.5. Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. 69 Section 8.6. Repayment to Company.......................................................................... 70 Section 8.7. Reinstatement................................................................................. 70
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Page ---- ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER......................................................................... 70 Section 9.1. Without Consent of Holders of Notes........................................................... 70 Section 9.2. With Consent of Holders of Notes.............................................................. 71 Section 9.3. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act........................................................... 73 Section 9.4. Revocation and Effect of Consents............................................................. 73 Section 9.5. Notation on or Exchange of Notes.............................................................. 73 Section 9.6. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc............................................................... 73 ARTICLE 10. SUBORDINATION........................................................................................... 73 Section 10.1. Agreement to Subordinate...................................................................... 73 Section 10.2. Certain Definitions........................................................................... 74 Section 10.3. Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy.......................................................... 74 Section 10.4. Default on Designated Senior Debt............................................................. 75 Section 10.5. Acceleration of Notes......................................................................... 76 Section 10.6. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over........................................................... 76 Section 10.7. Notice by Company............................................................................. 77 Section 10.8. Subrogation................................................................................... 77 Section 10.9. Relative Rights............................................................................... 77 Section 10.10. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Obligors................................................. 78 Section 10.11. Distribution or Notice to Representative...................................................... 78 Section 10.12. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent............................................................ 79 Section 10.13. Authorization to Effect Subordination......................................................... 79 Section 10.14. Amendments.................................................................................... 79 Section 10.15. Notes are Pari Passu with the 9 1/2% Notes.................................................... 80 ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS........................................................................................... 80 Section 11.1. Trust Indenture Act Controls.................................................................. 80 Section 11.2. Notices....................................................................................... 80 Section 11.3. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes................................. 81 Section 11.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent............................................ 81 Section 11.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion................................................. 82 Section 11.6. Rules by Trustee and Agents................................................................... 82 Section 11.7. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders...................... 82 Section 11.8. Governing Law................................................................................. 82 Section 11.9. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements................................................. 82 Section 11.10. Successors.................................................................................... 83 Section 11.11. Severability.................................................................................. 83 Section 11.12. Counterpart Originals......................................................................... 83 Section 11.13. Table of Contents, Headings, etc.............................................................. 83 ARTICLE 12. GUARANTY................................................................................................ 83 Section 12.1. The Guaranty.................................................................................. 83 Section 12.2. Nature of Guaranty............................................................................ 84 Section 12.3. Authorization................................................................................. 85
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Page ---- Section 12.4. Certain Waivers............................................................................... 85 Section 12.5. No Subrogation; Certain Agreements............................................................ 86 Section 12.6. Bankruptcy No Discharge....................................................................... 87 Section 12.7. Execution and Delivery of Guaranty............................................................ 87 Section 12.8. Severability of Void Guaranteed Obligations Under Guaranty.................................... 88 Section 12.9. Right of Contribution......................................................................... 88 Section 12.10. Additional Guarantors......................................................................... 89 Section 12.11. Release of a Guarantor........................................................................ 89
-iv- INDENTURE dated as of February 18, 1999, among Hollywood Park, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), all of the existing and future Material Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined below) of the Company (collectively, the "Guarantors") and The Bank of New York, a New York banking corporation, as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee agree as follows for the benefit of each other and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of the Company's 9 1/4% Series A Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Series A Notes") and the 9 1/4% Series B Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Series B Notes," and together with the Series A Notes, the "Notes"): ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE Section 1.1. Definitions. "9 1/2% Notes" means the existing 9 1/2% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 issued by the Company and Hollywood Park Operating Company. "144A Global Note" means a global note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of, and registered in the name of, the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold in reliance on Rule 144A. "Acquired Debt" means, with respect to any specified Person, Indebtedness of another Person and any of such other Person's Subsidiaries existing at the time such other Person becomes a Subsidiary of such Person or at the time it merges or consolidates with such Person or any of such Person's Subsidiaries or is assumed by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person in connection with the acquisition of assets from such other Person and in each case not Incurred by such Person or any Subsidiary of such Person or such other Person in connection with, or in anticipation or contemplation of, such other Person becoming a Subsidiary of such Person or such acquisition, merger or consolidation. "Affiliate" means, when used with reference to any Person (a) any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, the referent Person or such other Person, as the case may be, or (b) any director, officer or partner of such Person or any Person specified in clause (a) above. For the purposes of this definition, the term "control" when used with respect to any specified Person means the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "affiliated," "controlling," and "controlled" have meanings correlative of the foregoing. None of the Initial Purchasers nor any of their respective Affiliates shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any Obligor or of any of their respective Affiliates. "Agent" means any Registrar, Paying Agent or co-registrar. "Applicable Procedures" means, with respect to any transfer or exchange of or for beneficial interests in any Global Note, the rules and procedures of the Depositary, Euroclear and Cedel that apply to such transfer or exchange. "Asset Acquisition" means (a) an Investment by any Obligor in any other Person pursuant to which such Person shall become an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary of an Obligor or shall be merged - 1 - into, or with any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary of an Obligor, or (b) the acquisition by any Obligor of assets of any Person comprising a division or line of business of such Person or all or substantially all of the assets of such Person. "Asset Sale" means any direct or indirect sale, issuance, conveyance, transfer, lease (other than operating leases entered into in the ordinary course of business), assignment or other disposition (for purposes of this definition, each a "disposition") by any Obligor (including, without limitation, pursuant to any Sale and Leaseback Transaction or any merger or consolidation of any Restricted Subsidiary of the Company with or into another Person (other than another Obligor) whereby such Restricted Subsidiary shall cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary of the Company) to any Person of (a) any property or assets of any Obligor to the extent that any such disposition is not in the ordinary course of business of such Obligor, or (b) any Capital Stock of any Restricted Subsidiary, other than, in both cases: (a) any disposition to the Company, (b) any disposition to any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary, (c) any disposition that constitutes a Restricted Payment or a Permitted Investment that is made in accordance with Section 4.7 hereof, (d) any transaction or Series of related transactions resulting in Net Cash Proceeds to such Obligor of less than $1 million, (e) any transaction that is consummated in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, (f) the sale or discount, in each case without recourse (direct or indirect), of accounts receivable arising in the ordinary course of business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, but only in connection with the compromise or collection thereof, (g) any pledge, assignment by way of collateral security, grant of security interest, hypothecation or mortgage, permitted by this Indenture or any foreclosure, judicial or other sale, public or private, by the pledgee, assignee, mortgagee or other secured party of the subject assets, (h) a disposition of assets constituting a Permitted Investment, or (i) any disposition of undeveloped or substantially undeveloped real estate, provided that in such disposition (A) the Obligor making such disposition receives consideration at the time of such disposition at least equal to the fair market value of the real estate assets disposed of (as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of such Obligor), and (B) at least 60% of the consideration received from such disposition by the Obligor making such disposition is cash or Cash Equivalents and is received at the time of the consummation of such disposition. (For purposes of this provision, each of the following shall be deemed to be cash: (x) any liabilities as shown on such Obligors' most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto) (other than (i) Indebtedness subordinate in right of payment to the Notes, (ii) contingent liabilities, (iii) liabilities or Indebtedness to Affiliates of the Company and (iv) Non-Recourse Indebtedness) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets, and (y) to the extent of the cash received, any notes or other obligations received by the Obligor making the disposition from such transferee that are converted by such Obligor into cash within 60 days of receipt.) - 2 - "Bank Credit Facility" means the Credit Facility provided to the Company pursuant to the Amended and Restated Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement, dated as of October 14, 1998, by and among the Company, the financial institutions from time to time named therein (the "Banks"), Bank of Scotland and Societe General, as Managing Agents, First National Bank of Commerce, as Co-Agent, and Bank of America NT&SA, as Administrative Agent, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time by the same or different institutional lenders. "Bankruptcy Law" means the United States Bankruptcy Code and any other bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, reorganization, moratorium or similar law providing relief to debtors, in each case, as from time to time amended and applicable to the relevant case. "Board" means the Board of Directors or similar governing entity of an Obligor, the members of which are elected by the holders of Capital Stock of such Obligor or, if applicable, a duly-appointed committee of such Board of Directors or similar governing body, having jurisdiction over the subject matter at issue. "Broker-Dealer" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. "Business Day" means any day other than a Legal Holiday. "Capitalized Lease Obligation" means, as to any Person, the discounted rental stream payable by such Person that is required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease obligation under GAAP and, for purposes of this definition, the amount of such obligation at any date shall be the capitalized amount of such obligation at such date, determined in accordance with GAAP. The final maturity of any such obligation shall be the date of the last payment of rent or any other amount due under such lease prior to the first date upon which such lease may be terminated by the lessee without penalty. "Capital Stock" means (a) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, any and all shares, rights, interests, participations or other equivalents (however designated and whether or not voting) of corporate stock, including each class of common stock and preferred stock of such Person, and (b) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation, any and all partnership, membership or other equity interests of such Person. "Cash Equivalents" means (a) Government Securities; (b) certificates of deposit, eurodollar time deposits and bankers acceptances maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor and issued by any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia or any U.S. branch of foreign bank having, at the date of acquisition of the applicable Cash Equivalent, (i) combined capital and surplus of not less than $500 million and (ii) a commercial paper rating of at least A-1 from S&P or at least P-1 from Moody's; (c) repurchase obligations with a term of not more than seven days after the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor for underlying securities of the types described in clauses (a) , (b) and (d) of this definition, entered into with any financial institution meeting the qualifications specified in clause (b) of this definition; (d) commercial paper having a rating of at least P-1 from Moody's or a rating of at least A-1 from S&P on the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor; (e) debt obligations of any corporation maturing within 12 months after the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor, having a rating of at least P-1 or aaa from Moody's or A-1 or AAA from S&P on the date of such acquisition; and (f) mutual funds and money market accounts investing at least 90% of the funds under management in instruments of the - 3 - types described in clauses (a) through (e) above and, in each case, maturing within the period specified above for such instrument after the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor. "Cedel" means Cedel Bank, SA. "Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following (a) the sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one transaction or a Series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company, or the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries taken as a whole, to any "person" (as such term is used in Section 13(d) (3) of the Exchange Act) (as defined below), (b) the adoption, or, if applicable, the approval of any requisite percentage of the Company's stockholders of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company, (c) the consummation of any transaction (including, without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any "person" (as defined above), other than a Principal, becomes the "beneficial owner" (as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that a person shall be deemed to have "beneficial ownership" of all securities that such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the Company (measured by voting power rather than number of shares), or (d) during any consecutive two-year period, individuals who at the beginning of such period constituted the Board of the Company (together with any new directors whose election to such Board or whose nomination for election by the stockholders of the Company was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors of the Company then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of the Company then in office. "Casino" means any gaming establishment and other property or assets directly ancillary thereto or used in connection therewith, including any building, restaurant, hotel, theater, parking facilities, retail shops, land, golf courses and other recreation and entertainment facilities, marina, vessel, barge, ship and equipment. "Company" means Hollywood Park, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and any and all successors thereto. "Consolidated Coverage Ratio" means, with respect to any Person on any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the period of four fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to such date for which internal financial reports are available, ended not more than 135 days prior to such date, to (b) (i) Consolidated Interest Expense during such period plus (ii) dividends on or in respect of any Capital Stock of any such Person paid in cash during such period; provided that the Consolidated Coverage Ratio shall be calculated giving pro forma effect, as of the beginning of the applicable period, to any acquisition, Incurrence or redemption of Indebtedness (including the Notes), issuance or redemption of Disqualified Capital Stock, acquisition, Asset Sale, purchases of assets that were previously leased or re-designation of a Restricted Subsidiary as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, at any time during or subsequent to such period, but on or prior to the applicable Determination Date. In making such computation, Consolidated Interest Expense (a) attributable to any Indebtedness bearing a floating interest rate shall be computed on a pro forma basis as if the rate in effect on the date of computation had been the applicable rate for the entire period, or (b) attributable to interest on any Indebtedness under a revolving Credit Facility shall be computed on a pro forma basis based upon the average daily balance of such Indebtedness outstanding during the applicable period. - 4 - For purposes of calculating Consolidated EBITDA of the Company for the most recently completed period of four full fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the last quarter for which internal financial statements are available (such period of four fiscal quarters, the "Measurement Period"), not more than 135 days prior to the transaction or event giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated EBITDA, (a) any Person that is a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would become a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) shall be deemed to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at all times during such Measurement Period, (b) any Person that is not a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date (or would cease to be a Restricted Subsidiary on such Determination Date in connection with the transaction that requires the determination of the Consolidated Coverage Ratio) will be deemed not to have been a Restricted Subsidiary at any time during such Measurement Period, (c) if the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary shall have in any manner (i) acquired (including through an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business) or (ii) disposed of (including by way of an Asset Sale or the termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business) any operating business during such Measurement Period or after the end of such Measurement Period and on or prior to the Determination Date, such calculation shall be made on a pro forma basis in accordance with GAAP as if, in the case of an Asset Acquisition or the commencement of activities constituting such operating business, all such transactions had been consummated on the first day of such Measurement Period and, in the case of an Asset Sale or termination or discontinuance of activities constituting such operating business, all such transactions had been consummated prior to the first day of such Measurement Period; provided, however, that such pro forma adjustment shall not give effect to the Consolidated EBITDA of any acquired Person to the extent that such Person's net income would be excluded pursuant to clause (f) of the definition of Consolidated Net Income and (d) any Indebtedness Incurred and proceeds thereof received and applied as a result of the transaction giving rise to the need to calculate the Consolidated Coverage Ratio will be deemed to have been so Incurred, received and applied on the first day of such Measurement Period. "Consolidated EBITDA" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum (without duplication) of (a) the Consolidated Net Income of such Person for such period, plus (b) to the extent that any of the following shall have been taken into account in determining such Consolidated Net Income, and without duplication (i) all income taxes of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries paid or accrued in accordance with GAAP for such period (other than income taxes attributable to extraordinary, unusual or nonrecurring gains or losses or taxes attributable to sales or dispositions of assets outside the ordinary course of business), (ii) the Consolidated Interest Expense of such Person for such period, (iii) the amortization expense (including the amortization of deferred financing charges) and depreciation expense for such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, (iv) other non-cash items (other than non-cash interest) of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (including any non-cash compensation expense attributable to stock option or other equity compensation arrangements), other than any non- cash item for such period that requires the accrual of or a reserve for cash charges for any future period (except as otherwise provided in clause (v) below) and other than any non-cash charge for such period constituting an extraordinary item of loss, and (v) any non-recurring costs or expenses of an acquired company or business incurred in connection with the purchase or acquisition of such acquired company or business by such Person and any non-recurring adjustments necessary to conform the accounting policies of the acquired company or business to those of such Person, less (c) (i) all non-cash items of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries increasing such Consolidated Net Income for such period and (ii) all cash payments during such period relating to non-cash items that were added back in determining Consolidated EBITDA in any prior period. - 5 - "Consolidated Interest Expense" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the sum of (a) the consolidated interest expense of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period, whether paid or accrued (including, without limitation, amortization of original issue discount, non- cash interest payments, the interest component of any deferred payment obligations, the interest component of all payments associated with Capitalized Lease Obligations, commissions, discounts and other fees and charges incurred in respect of letter of credit or bankers' acceptance financings, and net payments (if any) pursuant to Hedging Obligations), and (b) the consolidated interest of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries that was capitalized during such period, and (c) any interest expense on Indebtedness of another Person that is guaranteed by such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries or secured by a Lien on assets of such Person or one of its Restricted Subsidiaries (whether or not such Support Obligation or Lien is called upon), and (d) the product of (i) all dividend payments on any Series of preferred stock of such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, times (ii) a fraction, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which is one minus the then current combined federal, state and local statutory tax rate of such Person, expressed as a decimal, in each case, on a consolidated basis and in accordance with GAAP. "Consolidated Net Income" means, with respect to any Person for any period, the aggregate net income (or loss) of such Person and its Restricted Subsidiaries for such period on a consolidated basis, determined in accordance with GAAP; provided, however, that there shall be excluded therefrom: (a) net after-tax gains and losses from all sales or dispositions of assets outside of the ordinary course of business, (b) net after-tax extraordinary or non-recurring gains or losses, (c) the net income of any Person acquired in a "pooling of interests" transaction accrued prior to the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary of such Person or is merged or consolidated with or into such Person or any Restricted Subsidiary, (d) the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles, (e) any net income of any other Person if such other Person is not a Restricted Subsidiary and is accounted for by the equity method of accounting, except that such Person's equity in the net income of any such other Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such other Person during such period to such Person or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution, (subject, in case of a dividend or other distribution to a Restricted Subsidiary, to the limitation that such amount so paid to a Restricted Subsidiary shall be excluded to the extent that such amount could not at that time be paid to the Company due to the restrictions set forth in clause (f) below (regardless of any waiver of such conditions)), (f) any net income of any Restricted Subsidiary if such Restricted Subsidiary is subject to restrictions, directly or indirectly, by contract, operation of law, pursuant to its charter or otherwise on the payment of dividends or the making of distributions by such Restricted Subsidiary to such Person except that (i) such Person's equity in the net income of any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash that could have been paid or distributed during such period to such Person as a dividend or other distribution (provided that such ability is not due to a waiver of such restriction) and (ii) such Person's equity in a net loss of - 6 - any such Restricted Subsidiary for such period shall be included in determining such Consolidated Net Income regardless of any such restriction, (g) any restoration to income of any contingency reserve, except to the extent that provision for such reserve was made out of Consolidated Net Income accrued at any time following the Issue Date, (h) income or loss attributable to discontinued operations (including, without limitation, operations disposed of during such period whether or not such operations were classified as discontinued), (i) in the case of a successor to such Person by consolidation or merger or as a transferee of such Person's assets, any net income or loss of the successor corporation prior to such consolidation, merger or transfer of assets and (j) the net income (but not loss) of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, except that the Company's or any Restricted Subsidiary's equity in the net income of any Unrestricted Subsidiary or other Person for such period shall be included in such Consolidated Net Income up to the aggregate amount of cash actually distributed by such Unrestricted Subsidiary or Person during such period to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary as a dividend or other distribution. "Consolidated Net Worth" means, with respect to any Person as of any date, the sum of (a) the consolidated equity of the common stockholders of such Person and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such date, plus (b) the respective amounts reported on such Person's consolidated balance sheet as of such date with respect to any Series of preferred stock (other than Disqualified Capital Stock) that by its terms is not entitled to the payment of dividends unless such dividends may be declared and paid only out of net earnings in respect of the year of such declaration and payment, but only to the extent of any cash received by such Person upon issuance of such preferred stock, less (i) all write-ups (other than write-ups resulting from foreign currency translations and write-ups of tangible assets of a going concern business made within 12 months after the acquisition of such business) subsequent to the Issue Date in the book value of any asset owned by such Person or a consolidated Subsidiary of such Person, (ii) all investments as of such date in unconsolidated Subsidiaries and in Persons that are not Subsidiaries (except, in each case, Permitted Investments), and (iii) all unamortized debt discount and expense and unamortized deferred charges as of such date, all of the foregoing determined in accordance with GAAP. "Core Businesses" means the gaming, card club, racing, sports, entertainment, lodging, restaurant, riverboat operations, real estate development and all other businesses and activities necessary for or reasonably related or incident thereto, including, without limitation, related acquisition, construction, development or operation of related truck stop, transportation, retail and other facilities designed to enhance any of the foregoing. "Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee" shall mean the address of the Trustee specified in Section 11.2 hereof or such other address as to which the Trustee may give notice to the Company. "Credit Facilities" means, with respect to any Obligor, one or more debt facilities or commercial paper facilities with any combination of banks, other institutional lenders and other Persons extending financial accommodations or holding corporate debt obligations in the ordinary course of their business, providing for revolving credit loans, term loans, receivables financing (including through the sale of receivables to such lenders or to special purpose entities formed to borrow from such lenders against such receivables) or letters of credit, in each case, as amended, restated, modified, renewed, -7 - refunded, replaced or refinanced in whole or in part from time to time by the same or different institutional lenders. "Default" means any event that is or with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both would be an Event of Default. "Definitive Note" means a Certificated Note registered in the name of the Holder thereof and issued in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto except that such Note shall not bear the Global Note Legend and shall not have the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto. "Depositary" means, with respect to the Notes issuable or issued in whole or in part in global form, the Person specified in Section 2.3 hereof as the Depositary with respect to the Notes, and any and all successors thereto appointed as depositary hereunder and having become such pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Indenture. "Determination Date" means, with respect to any calculation, the date on or as of which such calculation is made in accordance with the terms hereof. "Disqualified Capital Stock" means any Capital Stock which by its terms (or by the terms of any security into which it is, by its terms, convertible or for which it is, by its terms, exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof), or upon the happening of any specified event, is required to be redeemed or is redeemable (at the option of the holder thereof) at any time prior to the earlier of the repayment of all Notes or the stated maturity of the Notes or is exchangeable at the option of the holder thereof for Indebtedness at any time prior to the earlier of the repayment of all Notes or the stated maturity of the Notes. "Equity Interests" means Capital Stock and all warrants, options or other rights to acquire Capital Stock (but excluding any debt security that is convertible into, or exchangeable for, Capital Stock). "Euroclear" means Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Brussels office, as operator of the Euroclear system. "Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. "Exchange Notes" means the Notes issued in the Exchange Offer pursuant to Section 2.6(f) hereof. "Exchange Offer" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. "Exchange Offer Registration Statement" has the meaning set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles set forth in the opinions and pronouncements of the Accounting Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and statements and pronouncements of the Financial Accounting Standards Board or in such other statements by such other entity as may be approved by a significant segment of the accounting profession of the United States, which are in effect as of the Issue Date. - 8 - "Gaming Approval" means any governmental approval relating to any gaming business or enterprise. "Gaming Authority" means any governmental authority with regulatory oversight of, authority to regulate or jurisdiction over any gaming businesses or enterprises, including the State Gaming Control Board of Nevada, Washoe County, Nevada gaming authorities, the Nevada Gaming Commission, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Indiana Gaming Commission, California Gambling Control Commission, Louisiana Gaming Control Board, the California Horse Racing Board and the Arizona Racing Commission with regulatory oversight of, authority to regulate or jurisdiction over any gaming operation (or proposed gaming operation) owned, managed or operated by any Obligor. "Gaming Laws" means all applicable provisions of all (a) constitutions, treaties, statutes or laws governing gaming operations (including, without limitation, card club casinos and pari-mutuel race tracks) and, rules, regulations and ordinances of any Gaming Authority, (b) Gaming Approvals and (c) orders, decisions, judgments, awards and decrees of any Gaming Authority. "Global Note" means a permanent global note in registered form deposited with the Trustee, as a custodian for The Depositary Trust Company or any other designated depositary. "Government Securities" means marketable direct obligations issued by, or unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States government or issued by any agency or instrumentality thereof and backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, in each case maturing within 12 months from the date of acquisition thereof by any Obligor. "Guarantor" means any existing or future Material Restricted Subsidiary of the Company, which has guaranteed the obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with the Notes, as required by this Indenture. "Guaranty" means a guaranty by a Guarantor of the Obligations of the Company arising under or in connection with the Notes. "Holder" means a Person in whose name a Note is registered. "IAI Global Note" means the global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto bearing the Global Note Legend and the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee that will be issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes sold to Institutional Accredited Investors. "Incur" means, with respect to any Indebtedness of any Person or any Lien, to create, issue, incur (by conversion, exchange or otherwise), assume, guarantee or otherwise become liable in respect of such Indebtedness or Lien or the recording, as required pursuant to GAAP or otherwise, of any such Indebtedness on the balance sheet of such Person (and "Incurrence," "Incurred," "Incurrable" and "Incurring" shall have meanings correlative to the foregoing). "Indebtedness" means with respect to any Person, without duplication, whether contingent or otherwise, (a) any obligations for money borrowed, (b) any obligation evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments, (c) Letter of Credit Obligations and obligations in respect of other similar instruments, (d) any obligations to pay the deferred purchase price of property or services, including Capitalized Lease Obligations, (e) the maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price of - 9 - Disqualified Capital Stock, (f) Indebtedness of other Persons of the types described in clauses (a) through (e) of this definition, secured by a Lien on the assets of such Person or its Restricted Subsidiaries, valued, in such cases where the recourse thereof is limited to such assets, at the lesser of the principal amount of such Indebtedness or the fair market value of the subject assets, (g) indebtedness of other Persons of the types described in clauses (a) through (e) of this definition, guaranteed by such Person or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries and (h) the net obligations of such Person under Hedging Obligations; provided that the amount of any Indebtedness at any date shall be calculated as the outstanding balance of all unconditional obligations and the maximum liability supported by any contingent obligations at such date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Indebtedness" shall not be construed to include trade payables, credit on open account, accrued liabilities, provisional credit, daylight overdrafts or similar items. For purposes hereof, the "maximum fixed redemption or repurchase price" of any Disqualified Capital Stock that does not have a fixed repurchase price shall be calculated in accordance with the terms of such Disqualified Capital Stock as if such Disqualified Capital Stock were repurchased on the date on which Indebtedness shall be required to be determined pursuant to this Indenture, and if such price is based upon, or measured by, the fair market value of such Disqualified Capital Stock, such fair market value shall be determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of the issuing Person. Unless otherwise specified herein, the amount outstanding at any time of any Indebtedness issued with original issue discount is the full amount of such Indebtedness less the remaining unamortized portion of the original issue discount of such Indebtedness at such time as determined in conformity with GAAP. "Indenture" means this Indenture, as amended or supplemented from time to time. "Indirect Participant" means a Person who holds a beneficial interest in a Global Note through a Participant. "Initial Purchasers" means Lehman Brothers Inc., CIBC Oppenheimer Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC, SG Cowen Securities Corporation, and Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc. "Institutional Accredited Investor" means an institution that is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) (1), (2), (3) or (7) under the Securities Act, who are not also QIBs. "Interest Payment Date" means the Stated Maturity of an installment of interest on the Notes. "Interest Swap Obligations" means the net obligations of any Person under any interest rate protection agreement, interest rate future, interest rate option, interest rate swap, interest rate cap, collar or floor transaction or other interest rate Hedging Obligation. "Investment" by any Person means any direct or indirect (a) loan, advance or other extension of credit or capital contribution (valued at the fair market value thereof as of the date of contribution or transfer) (by means of transfers of cash or other property or services for the account or use of other Persons, or otherwise), (b) purchase or acquisition of Capital Stock, bonds, notes, debentures or other securities or evidences of Indebtedness issued by any other Person (whether by merger, consolidation, amalgamation or otherwise and whether or not purchased directly from the issuer of such securities or evidences of Indebtedness), (c) guarantee or assumption of any Indebtedness or any other obligation of any other Person (except for an assumption of Indebtedness for which the assuming Person receives consideration at the time of such assumption in the form of property or assets with a fair market value at least equal to the principal amount of the Indebtedness assumed), and (d) all other items that would be classified as investments (including, without limitation, purchases of assets outside the ordinary course - 10 - of business) on a balance sheet of such Person prepared in accordance with GAAP. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the purchase or acquisition of any securities, Indebtedness or Productive Assets of any other Person solely with Qualified Capital Stock shall not be deemed to be an Investment. The term "Investments" shall also exclude extensions of trade credit and advances to customers and suppliers to the extent made in the ordinary course of business on ordinary business terms. The amount of any non-cash Investment shall be the fair market value of such Investment, as determined conclusively in good faith by management of the Company or the affected Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable, unless the fair market value of such Investment exceeds $5 million, in which case the fair market value shall be determined conclusively in good faith by the Board of such Person as of the time such Investment is made or such other time as specified in this Indenture. Unless otherwise required by this Indenture, the amount of any Investment shall not be adjusted for increases or decreases in value, or write- ups, write-downs or write-offs subsequent to the date such Investment is made with respect to such Investment. "Issue Date" means February 18, 1999. "Legal Holiday" means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the City of New York or at a place of payment are authorized by law, regulation or executive order to remain closed. If a payment date is a Legal Holiday at a place of payment, payment may be made at that place on the next succeeding day that is not a Legal Holiday, and no interest shall accrue for the intervening period. "Letter of Credit Obligations" means Obligations of an Obligor arising under or in connection with letters of credit. "Letter of Transmittal" means the letter of transmittal to be prepared by the Company and sent to all Holders of the Notes for use by such Holders in connection with the Exchange Offer. "Lien" means, with respect to any assets, any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other similar encumbrance (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or lease in the nature thereof, any option or other agreement to sell, and any filing of or agreement to give, any security interest). "Limited Real Estate Development" means the development or improvement of (a) any undeveloped or substantially undeveloped real estate held by the Company or a Subsidiary on the date of this Indenture or (b) any undeveloped or substantially undeveloped real estate that is acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary in an acquisition of a company that is primarily in the Casino business. "Liquidated Damages" means, on any date of reference thereto, any liquidated damages then owing pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement. "Material Restricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary which is both a Material Subsidiary and a Restricted Subsidiary. "Material Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company other than a Non- Material Subsidiary. "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Services, Inc., and its successors. - 11 - "Net Cash Proceeds" means with respect to any Asset Sale, the proceeds in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents including payments in respect of deferred payment obligations when received in the form of cash or Cash Equivalents received by any Obligor from such Asset Sale, net of (a) reasonable out-of- pocket expenses, fees and other direct costs relating to such Asset Sale (including, without limitation, brokerage, legal, accounting and investment banking fees and sales commissions), (b) taxes paid or payable after taking into account any reduction in tax liability due to available tax credits or deductions and any tax sharing arrangements, (c) repayment of Indebtedness (other than any intercompany Indebtedness) that is required by the terms thereof to be repaid or pledged as cash collateral, or the holders of which otherwise have a contractual claim that is legally superior to any claim of the holders (including a restriction on transfer) to the proceeds of the subject assets, in connection with such Asset Sale, and (d) appropriate amounts to be provided by any applicable Obligor, as a reserve, in accordance with GAAP, against any liabilities associated with such Asset Sale and retained by limitation, pension and other post-employment benefit liabilities, liabilities related to environmental matters and liabilities under any indemnification obligations associated with such Asset Sale and any reserve for adjustment to the sale price received in such Asset Sale for so long as such reserve is held. "Non-Material Subsidiaries" means all Subsidiaries not designated as Material Subsidiaries by the Company; provided, that all such Subsidiaries (other than Unrestricted Subsidiaries) may not, in the aggregate at any time have assets (attributable to the Company's and its Restricted Subsidiaries' equity interest in such entity) constituting more than 5% of the Company's total assets on a consolidated basis based on the Company's most recent internal financial statements. As of the Issue Date, the Non-Material Subsidiaries shall be all the Company's Subsidiaries existing as of the Issue Date other than the Guarantors as of the Issue Date and the Unrestricted Subsidiaries as of the Issue Date. "Non-Recourse Indebtedness" means Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary (a) as to which none of the Obligors (i) provides credit support of any kind (including any undertaking, agreement or instrument that would constitute Indebtedness), (ii) is directly or indirectly liable (as a guarantor or otherwise), or (iii) constitutes the lender, (b) no default with respect to which (including any rights that the holders thereof may have to take enforcement action against an Unrestricted Subsidiary) would permit (upon notice, lapse of time or both) any holder of any other Indebtedness (other than the Notes being offered hereby) of any Obligor to declare a default on such other Indebtedness or cause the payment thereof to be accelerated or payable prior to its stated maturity, and (c) as to which the lenders have been notified in writing that they will not have any recourse to the stock or assets of any Obligor. The foregoing notwithstanding, if an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary makes a loan to an Unrestricted Subsidiary that is permitted under Section 4.7 hereof and is otherwise permitted to be incurred under this Indenture, such loan shall constitute Non-Recourse Indebtedness. "Non-U.S. Person" means a Person who is not a U.S. Person. "Note Custodian" means the Trustee, as custodian with respect to the Notes in global form, or any successor entity thereto. "Notes" means the Series A Notes and the Series B Notes, as amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Indenture, that are issued pursuant to this Indenture, treated as a single class of securities for all purposes and in particular, for voting and exercise of other consensual rights, which may be exercised by the Holders of Series A Notes and Series B Notes only as a single class. - 12 - "Obligations" means any principal, interest, penalties, fees, indemnifications, reimbursements, damages and other liabilities, whether absolute or contingent, payable under the documentation governing any Indebtedness. "Obligor" means the Company or any Guarantor. "Offering Memorandum" means the Offering Memorandum dated February 12, 1999, of the Company relating to the offering of the Notes. "Officer" means, (i) with respect to any Person that is a corporation, the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer, any Assistant Treasurer, the Controller, the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary or any Vice- President of such Person and (ii) with respect to any other Person, the individuals selected by the Board of Directors or corresponding governing or managing body of such Person to perform functions similar to those of the officers listed in clause (i). "Officers' Certificate" means a certificate signed on behalf of the Company by two Officers of the Company, one of whom must be the principal executive officer, the principal financial officer, the treasurer or the principal accounting officer of the Company, that meets the requirements of Sections 11.4 and 11.5 hereof. "Opinion of Counsel" means a written opinion from legal counsel who is reasonably acceptable to the Trustee complying with the requirements of Sections 11.4 and 11.5 hereof. The counsel may be an employee of or counsel to the Company, any Subsidiary of the Company or the Trustee. "Participant" means, with respect to the Depositary, Euroclear or Cedel, a Person who has an account with the Depositary, Euroclear or Cedel, respectively (and, with respect to DTC, shall include Euroclear and Cedel). "Permitted Indebtedness" means, without duplication, each of the following: (a) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary outstanding on the Issue Date and reflected in the financial statements set forth in the Offering Memorandum as in effect on the Issue Date as reduced by the amount of any scheduled amortization payments or mandatory prepayments when actually paid or permanent reductions thereof; (b) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company under the Notes and by the Guarantors under the Guarantees; (c) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary pursuant to the Bank Credit Facility; provided that the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness outstanding thereunder as of any date of Incurrence shall not exceed $350 million, to be reduced dollar-for-dollar by the amount of (i) any increase to the face amount of Support Obligations permitted to be Incurred pursuant to clause (k) of this definition and (ii) the aggregate amount of all Net Cash Proceeds of Asset Sales applied by an Obligor to permanently prepay or repay Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Facility pursuant to Section 4.9; (d) Indebtedness of the Company to any Obligor or of any Guarantor to any other Obligor for so long as such Indebtedness is held by the Company or by another Obligor; provided that (i) any - 13 - Indebtedness of the Company to any other Obligor is unsecured and evidenced by an intercompany promissory note that is subordinated, pursuant to a written agreement, to the Company's obligations under this Indenture and the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement, and (ii) if as of any date any Person other than the Company or a Guarantor owns or holds any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such date shall be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this clause (d) by the issuer of such Indebtedness; (e) Indebtedness of a Restricted Subsidiary to the Company for so long as such Indebtedness is held by an Obligor; provided that if as of any date any Person other than an Obligor acquires any such Indebtedness or holds a Lien in respect of such Indebtedness, such acquisition shall be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness not constituting Permitted Indebtedness under this clause (e) by the issuer of such Indebtedness; (f) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; (g) the Incurrence by Unrestricted Subsidiaries of Non-Recourse Indebtedness; provided that, if any such Indebtedness ceases to be Non- Recourse Indebtedness of an Unrestricted Subsidiary, such event shall be deemed to constitute an Incurrence of Indebtedness that is not permitted by this clause (g); (h) Indebtedness Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary solely to finance the construction or acquisition or improvement of, or consisting of Capitalized Leased Obligations Incurred to acquire rights of use in, capital assets useful in the Company's or such Subsidiary's business, as applicable, and, in any such case, Incurred prior to or within 180 days after the construction, acquisition, improvement or leasing of the subject assets, not to exceed in aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time (i) $15 million for each of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, or (ii) $60 million in the aggregate for all of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, and additional Indebtedness of the kind described in this clause (h) with respect to which neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary is directly or indirectly liable, and which is expressly made non-recourse to all of such Person's assets, except the asset so financed; (i) Interest Swap Obligations entered into not as speculative Investments but as hedging transactions designed to protect the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries against fluctuations in interest rates in connection with Indebtedness otherwise permitted hereunder; (j) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary arising in respect of performance bonds and completion guaranties (to the extent that the Incurrence thereof does not result in the Incurrence of any obligation for the payment of borrowed money of others), in the ordinary course of business, in amounts and for the purposes customary in such Person's industry; provided, that such Indebtedness shall be Incurred solely in connection with the development, construction, improvement or enhancement of assets useful in such Person's business; and (k) other Indebtedness consisting of Support Obligations not exceeding $25 million in aggregate principal amount at any time, which may be increased by the Company in its discretion, subject to availability under, and a corresponding reduction to, the principal amount of Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred under the Bank Credit Facility pursuant to clause (c) of this definition. - 14 - "Permitted Investments" means, without duplication, each of the following: (a) Investments in cash (including deposit accounts with major commercial banks) and Cash Equivalents; (b) Investments by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary in the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or any Person that is or will immediately become upon giving effect to such Investment, or as a result of which, such Person is merged, consolidated or liquidated into, or conveys substantially of all its assets to, an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that Investments in any such Person (other than the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) made prior to such Investment shall not be "Permitted Investments"; and provided further that for purposes of calculating at any date the aggregate amount of Investments made since the Issue Date pursuant Section 4.7 hereof, such Investment shall be a Permitted Investment only so long as any Subsidiary in which any such Investment has been made continues to be an Obligor or a Restricted Subsidiary; (c) Investments existing on the Issue Date, each such Investment to be (i) in an amount less than $1 million, (ii) listed on Schedule I to this Indenture, or (iii) an existing Investment by any one or combination of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries in any other such Person; (d) accounts receivable created or acquired in the ordinary course of business of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary on ordinary business terms; (e) Investments arising from transactions by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary with trade creditors or customers in the ordinary course of business (including any such Investment received pursuant to any plan of reorganization or similar arrangement pursuant to the bankruptcy or insolvency of such trade creditors or customers or otherwise in settlement of a claim); (f) Investments made as the result of non-cash consideration received from an Asset Sale that was made pursuant to and in compliance with the covenant described in Section 4.9; and (g) Investments consisting of advances to officers, directors and employees of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary for travel, entertainment, relocation, purchases of Capital Stock of the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary permitted by this Indenture and analogous ordinary business purposes. "Permitted Junior Securities" means Equity Interests in the Obligors or debt securities that are subordinated to all Senior Debt (and any debt securities issued in exchange for Senior Debt) to substantially the same extent as, or to a greater extent than, the Notes and the Guaranties are subordinated to Senior Debt pursuant to Article 10 hereof. "Permitted Liens" means: (a) Liens in favor of the Company or Liens on the assets of any Guarantor so long as such Liens are held by another Obligor; (b) Liens on property of a Person existing at the time such Person is merged into or consolidated with the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were not Incurred in anticipation of such merger or consolidation and do not extend to any assets other than those of the Person merged into or consolidated with the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable; - 15 - (c) Liens on property existing at the time of acquisition thereof by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such Liens were not Incurred in anticipation of such acquisition; (d) Liens Incurred to secure Indebtedness permitted by clause (h) of the definition of Permitted Indebtedness, attaching to or encumbering only the subject assets and directly related property such as proceeds and products thereof and accessions and replacements thereto; (e) Liens to secure the performance of statutory obligations, surety or appeal bonds, performance bonds or other obligations of a like nature incurred in the ordinary course of business; (f) Liens created by "notice" or "precautionary" filings in connection with operating leases or other transactions pursuant to which no Indebtedness is Incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; (g) Liens existing on the Issue Date; (h) Liens for taxes, assessments or governmental charges or claims (including, without limitation, Liens securing the performance of workers compensation, social security, or unemployment insurance obligations) that are not yet delinquent or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings promptly instituted and diligently concluded; provided that any reserve or other appropriate provision as shall be required in conformity with GAAP shall have been made therefor; (i) Liens on shares of any equity security or any warrant or option to purchase an equity security or any security which is convertible into an equity security issued by any Obligor that holds, directly or indirectly through a holding company or otherwise, a license under any Gaming Law; provided that this clause (i) shall apply only so long as the Gaming Laws provide that the creation of any restriction on the disposition of any of such securities shall not be effective and, if such Gaming Laws at any time cease to so provide, then this clause (i) shall be of no further effect; (j) Liens on securities constituting "margin stock" within the meaning of Regulation G, T, U or X promulgated by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, to the extent that (i) prohibiting such Liens would result in the classification of the Obligations of the Company under the Notes as a "purpose credit" and (ii) the Investment by any Obligor in such margin stock is permitted by this Indenture; (k) Liens securing Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that any such Lien attaches only to the assets encumbered by the predecessor Indebtedness, unless the Incurrence of such Liens is otherwise permitted hereunder; (l) Liens securing stay and appeal bonds or judgment Liens in connection with any judgment not giving rise to an Event of Default under Section 6.1(e) ; (m) statutory Liens of landlords and Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics, suppliers, materialmen, repairmen and other Liens imposed by law incurred in the ordinary course of business, securing obligations not constituting Indebtedness and not past due; provided that adequate reserves shall have been established therefor in accordance with GAAP; - 16 - (n) easements, rights of way, zoning restrictions, reservations, encroachments and other similar charges or encumbrances in respect of real property which do not individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the conduct of business by any Obligor; (o) any interest or title of a lessor under any Capitalized Lease Obligation permitted to be Incurred hereunder; (p) Liens upon specific items of inventory or equipment and proceeds thereof, Incurred to secure obligations in respect of bankers' acceptances issued or created for the account of any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business to facilitate the purchase, shipment, or storage of such inventory or equipment; (q) Liens securing Letter of Credit Obligations permitted to be Incurred hereunder Incurred in connection with the purchase of inventory or equipment by an Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in the ordinary course of business and secured only by such inventory or equipment, the documents issued in connection therewith and the proceeds thereof; and (r) Liens in favor of the Trustee arising under Section 7.7 hereof. "Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness" means any Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary issued in exchange for, or the net proceeds of which are used to repay, redeem, extend, refinance, renew, replace, defease or refund other Permitted Indebtedness of such Person arising under clauses (a), (b), (f), (h), (j) or (k) of the definition of "Permitted Indebtedness" or Indebtedness Incurred under the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test in Section 4.8 hereof (any such Indebtedness, "Existing Indebtedness"); provided that: (a) the principal amount of such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness does not exceed the principal amount of such Existing Indebtedness (plus the amount of prepayment penalties, premiums and expenses incurred or paid in connection therewith), except to the extent that the Incurrence of such excess is otherwise permitted by this Indenture; (b) if such Indebtedness is subordinated to, or pari passu in right of payment with, the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date on or later than the final maturity date of, and has a Weighted Average Life to Maturity equal to or greater than the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of, such Existing Indebtedness; (c) if such Existing Indebtedness is subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness has a final maturity date on or later than the final maturity date of, and is subordinated in right of payment to, the Notes on terms at least as favorable to the holders of Notes as those contained in the documentation governing the Indebtedness being repaid, redeemed, extended, refinanced, renewed, replaced, defeased or refunded; and (d) such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness shall be Indebtedness solely of the Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary originally obligated thereunder, unless otherwise permitted by this Indenture. "Person" means any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, limited liability company, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or government or agency or political subdivision thereof (including any subdivision or ongoing business of any such entity or substantially all of the assets of any such entity, subdivision or business). - 17 - "Plan of Liquidation" means, with respect to any Person, a plan (including by operation of law) that provides for, contemplates or the effectuation of which is preceded or accomplished by (whether or not substantially contemporaneously) (a) the sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets of such Person otherwise than as an entirety or substantially as an entirety, and (b) the distribution of all or substantially all of the proceeds of such sale, lease, conveyance, or other disposition and all or substantially all of the remaining assets of such Person to holders of Capital Stock of such Person. "Principals" means (a) R.D. Hubbard, (b) any spouse, parent or child of such Principal, or (c) any trust, corporation, partnership or other Person, the beneficiaries, stockholders, partners, owners or other Persons holding an 80% or more controlling interest in which are Persons described in clause (a) or (b) of this definition. "Private Placement Legend" means the legend set forth in Section 2.6(g)(i) to be placed on all Notes issued under this Indenture except where otherwise permitted by the provisions of this Indenture. "Productive Assets" means assets (including assets owned directly or indirectly through Capital Stock of a Restricted Subsidiary) of a kind used or usable in the businesses of the Obligors as they are conducted on the date of the Asset Sale. "Public Equity Offering" means a public equity offering, underwritten by a nationally recognized underwriter pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of Qualified Capital Stock. "QIB" means a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A. "Qualified Capital Stock" means any Capital Stock that is not Disqualified Capital Stock. "Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 18, 1999, by and among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time. "Regulation S" means Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act. "Regulation S Global Note" means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend and deposited with or on behalf of the Depositary and registered in the name of the Depositary or its nominee, issued in a denomination equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes initially sold in reliance on Rule 903 of Regulation S. "Related Business" means the gaming (including pari-mutuel betting) business and any and all reasonably related businesses necessary for, in support or anticipation of and ancillary to or in preparation for, the gaming business including, without limitation, the development, expansion or operation of any Casino (including any land-based, dockside, riverboat or other type of Casino), owned, or to be owned, by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. "Responsible Officer," when used with respect to the Trustee, means any officer within the corporate trust department of the Trustee (or any successor group of the Trustee) or any other officer of the Trustee customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also means, with respect to a particular corporate trust matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of his knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject. - 18 - "Restricted Definitive Note" means a Definitive Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. "Restricted Global Note" means a Global Note bearing the Private Placement Legend. "Restricted Investment" means an Investment other than a Permitted Investment. "Restricted Period" means the 40-day restricted period as defined in Regulation S. "Restricted Subsidiary" of a Person means any Subsidiary of the referent Person that is not an Unrestricted Subsidiary. If no referent Person is specified, "Restricted Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of the Company. "Rule 144" means Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act. "Rule 144A" means Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act. "Rule 903" means Rule 903 promulgated under the Securities Act. "Rule 904" means Rule 904 promulgated the Securities Act. "S&P" means Standard & Poors Rating Group, a division of The McGraw-Hill Industries, Inc., and its successors. "Sale and Leaseback Transaction" means any direct or indirect arrangement with any Person or to which any such Person is a party providing for the leasing pursuant to a capitalized lease to the Company or a Subsidiary of any property, whether owned by such Company or such Subsidiary at the Issue Date or later acquired, which has been or is to be sold or transferred by such Company or such Subsidiary to such Person or to any other Person by whom funds have been or are to be advanced on the security of such property. "SEC" means the Securities and Exchange Commission. "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder. "Shelf Registration Statement" means the Shelf Registration Statement as defined in the Registration Rights Agreement. "Stated Maturity" means, with respect to any installment of interest or principal on any Series of Indebtedness, the date on which such payment of interest or principal was scheduled to be paid in the original documentation governing such Indebtedness, and shall not include any contingent obligations to repay, redeem or repurchase any such interest or principal prior to the date originally scheduled for the payment thereof. "Subsidiary," with respect to any Person, means (a) any corporation or comparably organized entity, a majority of whose voting stock (defined as any class of capital stock having voting power under ordinary circumstances to elect a majority of the Board of such Person) is owned, directly or indirectly, by any one or more of the Obligors, and (b) any other Person (other than a corporation) in which any one or more of the Obligors, directly or indirectly, has at least a majority ownership interest entitled to vote - 19 - in the election of directors, managers or trustees thereof or of which such Obligor is the managing general partner. "Support Obligation" means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of any Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, any obligation, direct or indirect, contingent or otherwise, of such Person (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness of such other Person (whether arising by virtue of partnership arrangements, or by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, to take-or-pay, or to maintain financial statement conditions or otherwise), or (b) entered into for purposes of assuring in any other manner the obligee of such Indebtedness of the payment thereof or to protect such obligee against loss in respect thereof (in whole or in part); provided that the term "Support Obligation" shall not include (i) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) commitments to make Permitted Investments in Obligors or their Restricted Subsidiaries. "TIA" means the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. (S)(S) 77aaa- 77bbbb) as in effect on the date on which this Indenture is qualified under the TIA, except as provided in Section 9.3. "Trustee" means the party named as such above until a successor replaces it in accordance with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and thereafter means the successor serving hereunder. "Unrestricted Global Note" means a permanent global Note substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto that bears the Global Note Legend and that has the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto, and that is deposited with or on behalf of and registered in the name of the Depositary, representing a Series of Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. "Unrestricted Definitive Note" means one or more Definitive Notes that do not bear and are not required to bear the Private Placement Legend. "Unrestricted Subsidiary" means any Subsidiary of the Company that is designated by the Board of the Company as its Unrestricted Subsidiary pursuant to a Board resolution; but only to the extent that such Subsidiary (a) has, or will have after giving effect to such designation, no Indebtedness other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (b) is not party to any agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding with any Obligor unless the terms of any such agreement, contract, arrangement or understanding are no less favorable to such Obligor than those that might be obtained at the time from Persons who are not Affiliates of such Obligor, (c) is a Person with respect to which none of the Obligors has any direct or indirect obligation (i) to subscribe for additional equity interests or (ii) to maintain or preserve such Person's financial condition or to cause such Person to achieve any specified levels of operating results, (d) has not guaranteed or otherwise directly or indirectly provided credit support for any Indebtedness of any Obligor, and (e) has at least one director on its Board who is not a director or executive officer of any Obligor and has at least one executive officer who is not a director or executive officer of any Obligor. Any such designation by the Board of the Company shall be evidenced to the Trustee by filing with the Trustee a certified copy of the Board resolution giving effect to such designation and an Officers' Certificate certifying that such designation complied with the foregoing conditions and was permitted by Section 4.7 hereof. If at any time any Unrestricted Subsidiary would fail to meet the foregoing requirements as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, it shall thereafter cease to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary for purposes of this Indenture and any Indebtedness of such Subsidiary shall be deemed to be Incurred by a Restricted Subsidiary as of such time (and, if such Indebtedness is not - 20 - permitted to be Incurred as of such date under Section 4.8 hereof, the Company shall be in default of such Section 4.8). The Board of the Company may at any time designate any Unrestricted Subsidiary to be a Restricted Subsidiary; provided that such designation shall be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness by a Restricted Subsidiary of any outstanding Indebtedness of such Unrestricted Subsidiary and such designation shall only be permitted if (a) such Indebtedness is permitted under Section 4.8 calculated on a pro forma basis as if such designation had occurred at the beginning of the reference period, and (b) no Default or Event of Default would be in existence following such designation. As of the Issue Date, the following entities shall be Unrestricted Subsidiaries: Jefferson Casino Corporation, Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., Casino Magic Neuquen SA, Casino Magic Support Services SA, Casino Magic Management Services Corp., Sunflower Racing, Inc. and SR Food & Beverage Company. "U.S. Person" means a U.S. person as defined in Rule 902(k) under the Securities Act. "Voting Stock" of any Person as of any date means the Capital Stock of such Person that is at the time entitled to vote in the election of the Board of such Person. "Weighted Average Life to Maturity" means, when applied to any Indebtedness at any date, the Company's calculations of the number of years obtained by dividing (a) the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of such Indebtedness into (b) the total of the products obtained by multiplying (i) the amount of each then remaining installment, sinking fund, serial maturity or other required payment of principal, including payment at final maturity, in respect thereof, by (ii) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one- twelfth) which will elapse between such date and the making of such payment. Section 1.2. Other Definitions.
Defined in Term Section ---- ---------- "Accrued Bankruptcy Interest"........................................................ 10.2 "Affiliate Transaction".............................................................. 4.10 "Amount Limitation".................................................................. 4.7 "Amount Limitation Restoration"...................................................... 4.7 "Asset Sale Offer"................................................................... 3.9 "Authentication Order"............................................................... 2.2 "Beneficiary"........................................................................ 12.1 "Change of Control Offer"............................................................ 4.12 "Change of Control Payment".......................................................... 4.12 "Change of Control Payment Date"..................................................... 4.12 "Covenant Defeasance"................................................................ 8.3 "Designated Senior Debt"............................................................. 10.2 "DTC"................................................................................ 2.3 "Event of Default"................................................................... 6.1 "Funding Guarantor".................................................................. 12.9 "Guaranteed Obligations"............................................................. 12.1 "Hedging Obligations"................................................................ 10.2
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Defined in Term Section ---- ---------- "Legal Defeasance"................................................................... 8.2 "Maximum Net Worth".................................................................. 12.9 "Net Proceeds Offer"................................................................. 4.9 "Net Proceeds Offer Amount".......................................................... 4.9 "Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date".................................................... 4.9 "Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date".................................................... 4.9 "Net Worth".......................................................................... 12.9 "Offer Amount"....................................................................... 3.9 "Offer Period"....................................................................... 3.9 "Other Guaranty"..................................................................... 12.2 "Paying Agent"....................................................................... 2.3 "Payment Blockage Notice"............................................................ 10.4 "Payment Default".................................................................... 6.1 "Payment Restriction"................................................................ 4.14 "Purchase Date"...................................................................... 3.9 "Registrar".......................................................................... 2.3 "Remaining Guarantor"................................................................ 12.9 "Representative"..................................................................... 10.2 "Restricted Payments"................................................................ 4.7 "Senior Debt"........................................................................ 10.2 "Series A Notes"..................................................................... Preamble "Series B Notes"..................................................................... Preamble
Section 1.3. Incorporation by Reference of Trust Indenture Act. Whenever this Indenture refers to a provision of the TIA, the provision is incorporated by reference in and made a part of this Indenture. The following TIA terms used in this Indenture have the following meanings: "indenture securities" means the Notes; "indenture security Holder" means a Holder of a Note; "indenture to be qualified" means this Indenture; "indenture trustee" or "institutional trustee" means the Trustee; and "obligor" on the Notes and the Guarantees means the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, and any successor obligor upon the Notes and the Guarantees, respectively. All other terms used in this Indenture that are defined by the TIA, defined by TIA reference to another statute or defined by SEC Rule under the TIA have the meanings so assigned to them. - 22 - Section 1.4. Rules of Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires: (1) a term has the meaning assigned to it; (2) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with GAAP; (3) "or" is not exclusive; (4) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular; (5) provisions apply to successive events and transactions; (6) references to sections of or rules under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the TIA or any other applicable statute shall be deemed to include substitute, replacement or successor sections or rules adopted from time to time; and (7) references to any contract, instrument or agreement shall be deemed to include any amendments, modifications or supplements thereto or restatements thereof not prohibited hereby, through the date of reference thereto. ARTICLE 2. THE NOTES Section 2.1. Form and Dating. (a) General. The Notes and the Trustee's certificate of authentication shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto. The Notes may have notations, legends or endorsements required by law, stock exchange Rule or usage. Each Note shall be dated the date of its authentication. The Notes shall be in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof. The terms and provisions contained in the Notes shall constitute, and are hereby expressly made, a part of this Indenture and the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee, by their execution and delivery of this Indenture, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound thereby. However, to the extent any provision of any Note conflicts with the express provisions of this Indenture, the provisions of this Indenture shall govern and be controlling. (b) Global Notes. Notes issued in global form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (including the Global Note Legend thereon and the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note" attached thereto"). Notes issued in definitive form shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto (but without the Global Note Legend thereon and without the "Schedule of Exchanges of Interests in the Global Note attached thereto). Each Global Note shall represent such of the outstanding Notes as shall be specified therein and each shall provide that it shall represent the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes from time to time endorsed thereon and that the aggregate amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby may from time to time - 23 - be reduced or increased, as appropriate, to reflect exchanges and redemptions. Any endorsement of a Global Note to reflect the amount of any increase or decrease in the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Notes represented thereby shall be made by the Trustee or the Note Custodian, at the direction of the Trustee, in accordance with instructions given by the Holder thereof as required by Section 2.6 hereof. (c) Euroclear and Cedel Procedures Applicable. The provisions of the "Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System" and "Terms and Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear" and the "General Terms and Conditions of Cedel Bank" and "Customer Handbook" of Cedel Bank shall be applicable to transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Notes that are held by Participants through Euroclear or Cedel Bank. Section 2.2. Execution and Authentication. An Officer shall sign the Notes for the Company by manual or facsimile signature. The Company's seal shall be reproduced on the Notes and may be in facsimile form. If an Officer whose signature is on a Note no longer holds that office at the time a Note is authenticated, the Note shall nevertheless be valid. A Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee. The signature shall be conclusive evidence that the Note has been authenticated under this Indenture. The Trustee shall, upon a written order of the Company signed by an Officer of the Company (an "Authentication Order"), authenticate Notes for original issue up to the aggregate principal amount stated in paragraph 4 of the Notes. The aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time may not exceed such amount except as provided in Section 2.7 hereof. The Trustee may appoint an authenticating agent acceptable to the Company to authenticate Notes. An authenticating agent may authenticate Notes whenever the Trustee may do so. Each reference in this Indenture to authentication by the Trustee includes authentication by such agent. An authenticating agent has the same rights as an Agent to deal with the Company, Holders or an Affiliate of the Company. Section 2.3. Registrar and Paying Agent. The Company shall maintain an office or agency where Notes may be presented for registration of transfer or for exchange ("Registrar") and an office or agency where Notes may be presented for payment ("Paying Agent"). The Registrar shall keep a register of the Notes and of their transfer and exchange. The Company may appoint one or more co-registrars and one or more additional paying agents. The term "Registrar" includes any co-registrar and the term "Paying Agent" includes any additional paying agent. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the name and address of any Agent not a party to this Indenture. If the Company fails to appoint or maintain another entity as Registrar or Paying Agent, the Trustee shall act as such. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act as Paying Agent or Registrar. The Company initially appoints The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") to act as Depositary with respect to the Global Notes. - 24 - The Company initially appoints the Trustee to act as the Registrar and Paying Agent and to act as Note Custodian with respect to the Global Notes. Section 2.4. Paying Agent to Hold Money in Trust. The Company shall require each Paying Agent other than the Trustee to agree in writing that the Paying Agent will hold in trust for the benefit of Holders or the Trustee all money held by the Paying Agent for the payment of principal, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on the Notes, and will notify the Trustee of any default by the Company in making any such payment. While any such default continues, the Trustee may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. The Company at any time may require a Paying Agent to pay all money held by it to the Trustee. Upon payment over to the Trustee, the Paying Agent (if other than the Company or a Subsidiary) shall have no further liability for the money. If the Company or a Subsidiary acts as Paying Agent, it shall segregate and hold in a separate trust fund for the benefit of the Holders all money held by it as Paying Agent. Upon any bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings relating to the Company, the Trustee shall serve as Paying Agent for the Notes. Section 2.5. Holder Lists. The Trustee shall preserve in as current a form as is reasonably practicable the most recent list available to it of the names and addresses of all Holders and shall otherwise comply with TIA (S) 312(a). If the Trustee is not the Registrar, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee at least seven Business Days before each Interest Payment Date and at such other times as the Trustee may request in writing, a list in such form and as of such date as the Trustee may reasonably require of the names and addresses of the Holders of Notes and the Company shall otherwise comply with TIA (S) 312(a) . Section 2.6. Transfer and Exchange. (a) Transfer and Exchange of Global Notes. A Global Note may not be transferred as a whole except by the Depositary to a nominee of the Depositary, by a nominee of the Depositary to the Depositary or to another nominee of the Depositary, or by the Depositary or any such nominee to a successor Depositary or a nominee of such successor Depositary. All Global Notes will be exchanged by the Company for Definitive Notes if (i) the Company delivers to the Trustee notice from the Depositary that it is unwilling or unable to continue to act as Depositary or that it is no longer a clearing agency registered under the Exchange Act and, in either case, a successor Depositary is not appointed by the Company within 120 days after the date of such notice from the Depositary or (ii) the Company in its sole discretion determines that the Global Notes (in whole but not in part) should be exchanged for Definitive Notes and delivers a written notice to such effect to the Trustee. Upon the occurrence of either of the preceding events in (i) or (ii) above, Definitive Notes shall be issued in such names as the Depositary shall instruct the Trustee. Global Notes also may be exchanged or replaced, in whole or in part, as provided in Sections 2.7 and 2.10 hereof. Every Note authenticated and delivered in exchange for, or in lieu of, a Global Note or any portion thereof, pursuant to this Section 2.6 or Section 2.7 or 2.10 hereof, shall be authenticated and delivered in the form of, and shall be, a Global Note. A Global Note may not be exchanged for another Note other than as provided in this Section 2.6(a) , however, beneficial interests in a Global Note may be transferred and exchanged as provided in Section 2.6(b), (c) or (f) hereof. (b) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in the Global Notes. The transfer and exchange of beneficial interests in the Global Notes shall be effected through the Depositary, in - 25 - accordance with the provisions of this Indenture and the Applicable Procedures. Beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes shall be subject to restrictions on transfer comparable to those set forth herein to the extent required by the Securities Act. Transfers of beneficial interests in the Global Notes also shall require compliance with either subparagraph (i) or (ii) below, as applicable, as well as one or more of the other following subparagraphs, as applicable: (i) Transfer of Beneficial Interests in the Same Global Note. Beneficial interests in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the same Restricted Global Note in accordance with the transfer restrictions set forth in the Private Placement Legend; provided, however, that prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, transfers of beneficial interests in the Regulation S Global Note may not be made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Beneficial interests in any Unrestricted Global Note may be transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. No written orders or instructions shall be required to be delivered to the Registrar to effect the transfers described in this Section 2.6(b)(i). (ii) All Other Transfers and Exchanges of Beneficial Interests in Global Notes. In connection with all transfers and exchanges of beneficial interests that are not subject to Section 2.6(b)(i) above, the transferor of such beneficial interest must deliver to the Registrar either (A)(1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to credit or cause to be credited a beneficial interest in another Global Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given in accordance with the Applicable Procedures containing information regarding the Participant account to be credited with such increase or (B)(1) a written order from a Participant or an Indirect Participant given to the Depositary in accordance with the Applicable Procedures directing the Depositary to cause to be issued a Definitive Note in an amount equal to the beneficial interest to be transferred or exchanged and (2) instructions given by the Depositary to the Registrar containing information regarding the Person in whose name such Definitive Note shall be registered to effect the transfer or exchange referred to in (1) above. Upon consummation of an Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with Section 2.6(f) hereof, the requirements of this Section 2.6(b)(ii) with respect to the exchange of Series A Notes for a like principal amount of Series B Notes shall be deemed to have been satisfied upon receipt by the Registrar of the instructions contained in the Letter of Transmittal delivered by the Holder of such beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes. Upon satisfaction of all of the requirements for transfer or exchange of beneficial interests in Global Notes contained in this Indenture and the Notes or otherwise applicable under the Securities Act, the Trustee shall adjust the principal amount of the relevant Global Note(s) pursuant to Section 2.6(h) hereof. (iii) Transfer of Beneficial Interests to Another Restricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Restricted Global Note if the transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.6(b)(ii) above and the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the 144A Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; - 26 - (B) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the Regulation S Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and (C) if the transferee will take delivery in the form of a beneficial interest in the IAI Global Note, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications and certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable. (iv) Transfer and Exchange of Beneficial Interests in a Restricted Global Note for Beneficial Interests in the Unrestricted Global Note. A beneficial interest in any Restricted Global Note may be exchanged by any holder thereof for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transferred to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note if the exchange or transfer complies with the requirements of Section 2.6(b) (ii) above and: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of the beneficial interest to be transferred, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(a) thereof; or (2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D) , if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. - 27 - If any such transfer is effected pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of beneficial interests transferred pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (D) above. Beneficial interests in an Unrestricted Global Note cannot be exchanged for, or transferred to Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of, a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. (c) Transfer or Exchange of Beneficial Interests for Definitive Notes. (i) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: (A) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Restricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(a) thereof; (B) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (C) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (D) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; (E) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable; (F) if such beneficial interest is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or - 28 - (G) if such beneficial interest is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.6(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.6(c) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note pursuant to this Section 2.6(c) (i) shall bear the Private Placement Legend and shall be subject to all restrictions on transfer contained therein. (ii) Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A holder of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note may exchange such beneficial interest for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or may transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note only if: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the holder of such beneficial interest, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker- Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(b) thereof; or (2) if the holder of such beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note proposes to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note that does not bear the Private Placement Legend, a certificate from such holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; - 29 - and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. (iii) Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. If any holder of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note proposes to exchange such beneficial interest for a Definitive Note or to transfer such beneficial interest to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a Definitive Note, then, upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.6(b)(ii) hereof, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Global Note to be reduced accordingly pursuant to Section 2.6(h) hereof, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Person designated in the instructions a Definitive Note in the appropriate principal amount. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.6(c)(iii) shall be registered in such name or names and in such authorized denomination or denominations as the holder of such beneficial interest shall instruct the Registrar through instructions from the Depositary and the Participant or Indirect Participant. The Trustee shall deliver such Definitive Notes to the Persons in whose names such Notes are so registered. Any Definitive Note issued in exchange for a beneficial interest pursuant to this Section 2.6(c)(iii) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend. (d) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Beneficial Interests. (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Restricted Global Notes. If any Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note or to transfer such Restricted Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, then, upon receipt by the Registrar of the following documentation: (A) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Note proposes to exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (2)(b) thereof; (B) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a QIB in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (C) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to a Non-U.S. Person in an offshore transaction in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; (D) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(a) thereof; - 30 - (E) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to an Institutional Accredited Investor in reliance on an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than those listed in subparagraphs (B) through (D) above, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable; (F) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(b) thereof; or (G) if such Restricted Definitive Note is being transferred pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act, a certificate to the effect set forth in Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (3)(c) thereof, the Trustee shall cancel the Restricted Definitive Note, increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of, in the case of clause (A) above, the appropriate Restricted Global Note, in the case of clause (B) above, the 144A Global Note, in the case of clause (C) above, the Regulation S Global Note, and in all other cases, the IAI Global Note. (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of a Restricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Restricted Definitive Note to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note only if: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker- Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (B) such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(c) thereof; or (2) if the Holder of such Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in the Unrestricted Global Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; - 31 - and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests or if the Applicable Procedures so require, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Registrar to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon satisfaction of the conditions of any of the subparagraphs in this Section 2.6(d) (ii), the Trustee shall cancel the Definitive Notes and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of the Unrestricted Global Note. (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Beneficial Interests in Unrestricted Global Notes. A Holder of an Unrestricted Definitive Note may exchange such Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note or transfer such Definitive Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note at any time. Upon receipt of a request for such an exchange or transfer, the Trustee shall cancel the applicable Unrestricted Definitive Note and increase or cause to be increased the aggregate principal amount of one of the Unrestricted Global Notes. If any such exchange or transfer from a Definitive Note to a beneficial interest is effected pursuant to subparagraphs (ii)(B), (ii)(D) or (iii) above at a time when an Unrestricted Global Note has not yet been issued, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.2 hereof, the Trustee shall authenticate one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of Definitive Notes so transferred. (e) Transfer and Exchange of Definitive Notes for Definitive Notes. Upon request by a Holder of Definitive Notes and such Holder's compliance with the provisions of this Section 2.6(e) , the Registrar shall register the transfer or exchange of Definitive Notes. Prior to such registration of transfer or exchange, the requesting Holder shall present or surrender to the Registrar the Definitive Notes duly endorsed or accompanied by a written instruction of transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by such Holder or by its attorney, duly authorized in writing. In addition, the requesting Holder shall provide any additional certifications, documents and information, as applicable, required pursuant to the following provisions of this Section 2.6(e). (i) Restricted Definitive Notes to Restricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be transferred to and registered in the name of Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of a Restricted Definitive Note if the Registrar receives the following: (A) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (1) thereof; (B) if the transfer will be made pursuant to Rule 903 or Rule 904, then the transferor must deliver a certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (2) thereof; and (C) if the transfer will be made pursuant to any other exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, then the transferor must deliver a - 32 - certificate in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications, certificates and Opinion of Counsel required by item (3) thereof, if applicable. (ii) Restricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. Any Restricted Definitive Note may be exchanged by the Holder thereof for an Unrestricted Definitive Note or transferred to a Person or Persons who take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note if: (A) such exchange or transfer is effected pursuant to the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement and the Holder, in the case of an exchange, or the transferee, in the case of a transfer, certifies in the applicable Letter of Transmittal that it is not (1) a Broker-Dealer, (2) a Person participating in the distribution of the Exchange Notes or (3) a Person who is an affiliate (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company; (B) any such transfer is effected pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; (C) any such transfer is effected by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement; or (D) the Registrar receives the following: (1) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to exchange such Notes for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit C hereto, including the certifications in item (1)(d) thereof; or (2) if the Holder of such Restricted Definitive Notes proposes to transfer such Notes to a Person who shall take delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note, a certificate from such Holder in the form of Exhibit B hereto, including the certifications in item (4) thereof; and, in each such case set forth in this subparagraph (D), if the Registrar so requests, an Opinion of Counsel in form reasonably acceptable to the Company to the effect that such exchange or transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act and that the restrictions on transfer contained herein and in the Private Placement Legend are no longer required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. (iii) Unrestricted Definitive Notes to Unrestricted Definitive Notes. A Holder of Unrestricted Definitive Notes may transfer such Notes to a Person who takes delivery thereof in the form of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. Upon receipt of a request to register such a transfer, the Registrar shall register the Unrestricted Definitive Notes pursuant to the instructions from the Holder thereof. (f) Exchange Offer. Upon the occurrence of the Exchange Offer in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall issue and, upon receipt of an Authentication Order in accordance with Section 2.2, the Trustee shall authenticate (i) one or more Unrestricted Global Notes in - 33 - an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the beneficial interests in the Restricted Global Notes tendered for acceptance by Persons that certify in the applicable Letters of Transmittal that (x) they are not Broker- Dealers, (y) they are not participating in a distribution of the Exchange Notes and (z) they are not affiliates (as defined in Rule 144) of the Company, and accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer and (ii) Definitive Notes in an aggregate principal amount equal to the principal amount of the Restricted Definitive Notes accepted for exchange in the Exchange Offer. Concurrently with the issuance of such Notes, the Trustee shall cause the aggregate principal amount of the applicable Restricted Global Notes to be reduced accordingly, and the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate and deliver to the Persons designated by the Holders of Definitive Notes so accepted Definitive Notes in the appropriate principal amount. (g) Legends. The following legends shall appear on the face of all Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued under this Indenture unless specifically stated otherwise in the applicable provisions of this Indenture. (i) Private Placement Legend. (A) Except as permitted by subparagraph (B) below, each Global Note and each Definitive Note (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall bear the legend in substantially the following form: "THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE." (B) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Global Note or Definitive Note issued pursuant to subparagraphs (b)(iv), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (d)(ii), (d)(iii), (e)(ii), (e)(iii) or - 34 - (f) of this Section 2.6 (and all Notes issued in exchange therefor or substitution thereof) shall not bear the Private Placement Legend. (ii) Global Note Legend. Each Global Note shall bear a legend in substantially the following form: "THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.7 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.6(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (IV) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY." (h) Cancellation and/or Adjustment of Global Notes. At such time as all beneficial interests in a particular Global Note have been exchanged for Definitive Notes or a particular Global Note has been redeemed, repurchased or canceled in whole and not in part, each such Global Note shall be returned to or retained and canceled by the Trustee in accordance with Section 2.11 hereof. At any time prior to such cancellation, if any beneficial interest in a Global Note is exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note or for Definitive Notes, the principal amount of Notes represented by such Global Note shall be reduced accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such reduction; and if the beneficial interest is being exchanged for or transferred to a Person who will take delivery thereof in the form of a beneficial interest in another Global Note, such other Global Note shall be increased accordingly and an endorsement shall be made on such Global Note by the Trustee or by the Depositary at the direction of the Trustee to reflect such increase. (i) General Provisions Relating to Transfers and Exchanges. (i) To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Company shall execute and the Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes upon the Company's order or at the Registrar's request. (ii) No service charge shall be made to a holder of a beneficial interest in a Global Note or to a Holder of a Definitive Note for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any transfer tax or similar governmental charge payable in connection therewith (other than any such transfer taxes or similar governmental charge payable upon exchange or transfer pursuant to Sections 2.10, 3.6, 3.9, 4.9, 4.12 and 9.5 hereof). (iii) The Registrar shall not be required to register the transfer of or exchange any Note selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. (iv) All Global Notes and Definitive Notes issued upon any registration of transfer or - 35 - exchange of Global Notes or Definitive Notes shall be the valid obligations of the Company, evidencing the same debt, and entitled to the same benefits under this Indenture, as the Global Notes or Definitive Notes surrendered upon such registration of transfer or exchange. (v) The Company shall not be required (A) to issue, to register the transfer of or to exchange any Notes during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Notes for redemption under Section 3.2 hereof and ending at the close of business on the day of selection, (B) to register the transfer of or to exchange any Note so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part or (C) to register the transfer of or to exchange a Note between a record date and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date. (vi) Prior to due presentment for the registration of a transfer of any Note, the Trustee, any Agent and the Company may deem and treat the Person in whose name any Note is registered as the absolute owner of such Note for the purpose of receiving payment of principal of and interest on such Notes and for all other purposes, and none of the Trustee, any Agent or the Company shall be affected by notice to the contrary. (vii) The Trustee shall authenticate Global Notes and Definitive Notes in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.2 hereof. (viii) All certifications, certificates and Opinions of Counsel required to be submitted to the Registrar pursuant to this Section 2.6 to effect a registration of transfer or exchange may be submitted by facsimile. Section 2.7. Replacement Notes. If any mutilated Note is surrendered to the Trustee or the Company and the Trustee receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any Note, the Company shall issue and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate a replacement Note if the Trustee's requirements are met. If required by the Company, an indemnity bond must be supplied by the Holder that is sufficient in the judgment of the Company to protect the Company, the Trustee, any Agent and any authenticating agent from any loss that any of them may suffer if a Note is replaced. The Company may charge for its expenses in replacing a Note. Every replacement Note is an additional obligation of the Company and shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture equally and proportionately with all other Notes duly issued hereunder. Section 2.8. Outstanding Notes. The Notes outstanding at any time are all the Notes authenticated by the Trustee except for those canceled by it, those delivered to it for cancellation, those reductions in the interest in a Global Note effected by the Trustee in accordance with the provisions hereof, and those described in this Section as not outstanding. Except as set forth in Section 2.9 hereof, a Note does not cease to be outstanding because a Company or an Affiliate of a Company holds the Note. If a Note is replaced pursuant to Section 2.7 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding unless the Trustee receives proof satisfactory to it that the replaced Note is held by a bona fide purchaser. - 36 - If the principal amount of any Note is considered paid under Section 4.1 hereof, it ceases to be outstanding and interest on it ceases to accrue. If the Paying Agent (other than the Company, a Subsidiary or an Affiliate of any thereof) holds, on a redemption date or maturity date, money sufficient to pay Notes payable on that date, then on and after that date such Notes shall be deemed to be no longer outstanding and shall cease to accrue interest. Section 2.9. Treasury Notes. In determining whether the Holders of the required principal amount of Notes have concurred in any direction, waiver or consent, Notes owned by the Company, or by any Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with the Company, shall be considered as though not outstanding, except that for the purposes of determining whether the Trustee shall be protected in relying on any such direction, waiver or consent, only Notes that the Trustee knows are so owned shall be so disregarded. Section 2.10. Temporary Notes. Until certificates representing Notes are ready for delivery, the Company may prepare and the Trustee, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, shall authenticate temporary Notes. Temporary Notes shall be substantially in the form of certificated Notes but may have variations that the Company considers appropriate for temporary Notes and as shall be reasonably acceptable to the Trustee. Without unreasonable delay, the Company shall prepare and the Trustee shall authenticate Definitive Notes in exchange for temporary Notes. Holders of temporary Notes shall be entitled to all of the benefits of this Indenture. Section 2.11. Cancellation. The Company at any time may deliver Notes to the Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar and Paying Agent shall forward to the Trustee any Notes surrendered to them for registration of transfer, exchange or payment. The Trustee and no one else shall cancel all Notes surrendered for registration of transfer, exchange, payment, replacement or cancellation and shall return canceled Notes (subject to the record retention requirement of the Exchange Act). Certification of the return of all canceled Notes shall be delivered to the Company upon the Company's written instruction. The Company may not issue new Notes to replace Notes that it has paid or that have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation. Section 2.12. Defaulted Interest. If the Company defaults in a payment of interest on the Notes, it shall pay the defaulted interest in any lawful manner plus, to the extent lawful, interest payable on the defaulted interest, to the Persons who are Holders on a subsequent special record date, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.1 hereof. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of the amount of defaulted interest proposed to be paid on each Note and the date of the proposed payment. The Company shall fix or cause to be fixed each such special record date and payment date, provided that no such special record date shall be less than 10 days prior to the related payment date for such defaulted interest. At least 15 days before the special record date, the Company (or, upon the written request of the Company, the Trustee in the name and at the expense of the Company) shall mail or cause to be mailed to Holders a - 37 - notice that states the special record date, the related payment date and the amount of such interest to be paid. Section 2.13. CUSIP Numbers The Company in issuing the Notes may use "CUSIP" numbers (if then generally in use), and, if so, the Trustee shall use "CUSIP" numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders; provided that any such notice may state -------- that no representation is made as to the correctness of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of a redemption and that reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers printed on the Notes, and any such redemption shall not be affected by any defect in or omission of such numbers. The Company will promptly notify the Trustee of any change in the "CUSIP" numbers. ARTICLE 3. REDEMPTION AND PREPAYMENT Section 3.1. Notices to Trustee. If the Company elects to redeem Notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of Section 3.7 hereof, it shall furnish to the Trustee, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, an Officers' Certificate setting forth (i) the clause of this Indenture pursuant to which the redemption shall occur, (ii) the redemption date, (iii) the principal amount of Notes to be redeemed and (iv) the redemption price. Section 3.2. Selection of Notes to Be Redeemed. If less than all of the Notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the Trustee will select the Notes to be redeemed or purchased among the Holders of Notes in compliance with the requirements of the principal national securities exchange, if any, on which the Notes are listed, or, if the Notes are not so listed, on a pro rata basis, by lot or in accordance with any other method the Trustee considers fair and appropriate. In the event of partial redemption by lot, the particular Notes to be redeemed shall be selected, unless otherwise provided herein, not less than 10 nor more than 60 days prior to the redemption date by the Trustee from the outstanding Notes not previously called for redemption. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Company in writing of the Notes selected for redemption and, in the case of any Note selected for partial redemption, the principal amount thereof to be redeemed. Notes and portions of Notes selected shall be in principal amounts of $1,000 or whole multiples of $1,000; except that if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed, the entire outstanding principal amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, shall be redeemed. Except as provided in the preceding sentence, provisions of this Indenture that apply to Notes called for redemption also apply to portions of Notes called for redemption. Section 3.3. Notice of Redemption. Subject to the provisions of Section 3.9 hereof, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before a redemption date, the Company shall mail or cause to be mailed, by first class mail, a notice of redemption to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. -38- The notice shall identify the Notes to be redeemed (including CUSIP number, if applicable), and shall state: (a) the redemption date; (b) the redemption price; (c) if any Note is being redeemed in part, the portion of the principal amount of such Note to be redeemed and that, after the redemption date upon surrender of such Note, a new Note or Notes in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion shall be issued upon cancellation of the original Note; (d) the name and address of the Paying Agent; (e) that Notes called for redemption must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect the redemption price; (f) that, unless the Company defaults in making such redemption payment, interest on Notes called for redemption ceases to accrue on and after the redemption date; (g) The paragraph of the Notes and/or Section of this Indenture pursuant to which the Notes called for redemption are being redeemed; and (h) that no representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the CUSIP number, if any, listed in such notice or printed on the Notes. At the Company's request, the Trustee shall give the notice of redemption in the Company's name and at its expense; provided, however, that the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee, at least 45 days prior to the redemption date (unless a shorter period is acceptable to the Trustee), an Officers' Certificate requesting that the Trustee give such notice and setting forth the information to be stated in such notice as provided in the preceding paragraph. Section 3.4. Effect of Notice of Redemption. Once notice of redemption is mailed in accordance with Section 3.3 hereof, Notes called for redemption become irrevocably due and payable on the redemption date at the redemption price. A notice of redemption may not be conditional. Section 3.5. Deposit of Redemption Price. On or before 10:00 a.m. New York time on the redemption date, the Company shall deposit with the Trustee or with the Paying Agent money, to be held in trust, uninvested, sufficient to pay the redemption price of and accrued interest on all Notes to be redeemed on that date. Funds so deposited later than 12 noon New York time on the day prior to a redemption will not be invested. The Trustee or the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Company any money deposited with the Trustee or the Paying Agent by the Company in excess of the amounts necessary to pay the redemption price of, and accrued interest on, all Notes to be redeemed. If the Company complies with the provisions of the preceding paragraph, on and after the redemption date, interest shall cease to accrue on the Notes or the portions of Notes called for redemption. If a Note is redeemed on or after an interest record date but on or prior to the related -39- Interest Payment Date, then any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name such Note was registered at the close of business on such record date. If any Note called for redemption shall not be so paid upon surrender for redemption because of the failure of the Company to comply with the preceding paragraph, interest shall be paid on the unpaid principal, from the redemption date until such principal is paid, and to the extent lawful on any interest not paid on such unpaid principal, in each case at the rate provided in the Notes and in Section 4.1 hereof. The Company may obtain a satisfaction and discharge from all of its obligations under this Indenture and the Notes concurrently with its issuance of any notice to redeem all of the outstanding Notes by (i) depositing cash or Cash Equivalents in an amount sufficient to pay and discharge the entire indebtedness on the outstanding Notes without any further reinvestment thereof for principal, premium (if any), and interest to the redemption date set forth in the notice of redemption, (ii) paying or providing for the payment of all other sums payable under this Indenture or the Notes including, without limitation, the expenses and fees of the Trustee and its agent, if any, and its counsel and (iii) delivering an Officer's Certificate and Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent herein provided for the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with, and otherwise complying with any additional provisions of Section 314(c) of the TIA in connection with such satisfaction and discharge. Upon compliance with the foregoing, the Trustee shall execute proper instrument(s) acknowledging the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. Section 3.6. Notes Redeemed in Part. Upon surrender of a Note that is redeemed in part, the Company shall issue and, upon the Company's written request, the Trustee shall authenticate for the Holder at the expense of the Company a new Note equal in principal amount to the unredeemed portion of the Note surrendered. Section 3.7. Redemption. (a) Except as set forth in clause (b) of this Section 3.7, the Company shall not have the option to redeem the Notes prior to February 15, 2003. Thereafter, the Company shall have the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on February 15 of the years indicated below:
Year Percentage 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104.625% 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103.083% 2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101.542% 2006 and thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100.00%
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (a) of this Section 3.7, at any time during the first 36 months after the Issue Date, the Company may redeem up to 25% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings of common stock of the Company at a redemption price in cash equal to 109.25% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the redemption date; provided that: -40- (i) at least 75% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; (ii) written notice of any such redemption shall be given by the Company to the Holders and the Trustee within 15 days after the consummation of any such Public Equity Offering; and (iii) such redemption shall occur within 60 days of the date of such notice. In addition to the foregoing, if any Gaming Authority requires that a Holder or beneficial owner of Notes must be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable Gaming Laws and such holder or beneficial owner: (i) fails to apply for a license, qualification or a finding of suitability within 30 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the applicable Gaming Authority) after being requested to do so by the Gaming Authority, or (ii) is denied such license or qualification or not found suitable, the Company shall have the right, at its option: (i) to require any such Holder or beneficial owner to dispose of its Notes within 30 days (or such earlier date as may be required by the applicable Gaming Authority) of receipt of such notice or finding by such Gaming Authority, o r (ii) to call for the redemption of the Notes of such Holder or beneficial owner at a redemption price equal to the least of: (A) the principal amount thereof, (B) the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired the Notes, in the case of either clause (a) above or this clause (b), together with accrued interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the earlier of the date of redemption or the date of the denial of license or qualification or of the finding of unsuitability by such Gaming Authority, or (C) such other lesser amount as may be required by any Gaming Authority. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any such redemption as soon as practicable. The holder or beneficial owner applying for license, qualification or a finding of suitability must pay all costs of the licensure or investigation for such qualification or finding of suitability. (c) Any redemption made pursuant to this Section 3.7 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof. Section 3.8. Mandatory Redemption. The Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes. -41- Section 3.9. Offer to Purchase by Application of Excess Proceeds. In the event that, pursuant to Section 4.9 hereof, the Company shall be required to commence a Net Proceeds Offer, it shall follow the procedures specified below. The Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open for a period of 20 Business Days following its commencement and no longer, except to the extent that a longer period is required by applicable law (the "Offer Period"). The Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date shall be no later than five Business Days after the termination of the Offer Period. On the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company shall purchase the principal amount of Notes (and 9 1/2% Notes, if applicable) required to be purchased pursuant to Section 4.9 hereof and the indenture governing the 9 1/2% Notes (the "Offer Amount") or, if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes (and 9 1/2% Notes, if applicable) tendered in response to the Net Proceeds Offer. Payment for any Notes so purchased shall be made in the same manner as interest payments are made. If the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date is on or after an interest record date and on or before the related Interest Payment Date, any accrued and unpaid interest shall be paid to the Person in whose name a Note is registered at the close of business on such record date, and no additional interest or Liquidated Damages, if any, shall be payable to Holders who tender Notes pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer. Upon the commencement of a Net Proceeds Offer, the Company shall send, by first class mail, a notice to the Trustee and each of the Holders, with a copy to the Trustee. The notice shall contain all instructions and materials necessary to enable such Holders to tender Notes pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer. The Net Proceeds Offer shall be made to all Holders. The notice, which shall govern the terms of the Net Proceeds Offer, shall state: (a) that the Net Proceeds Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 3.9 and Section 4.9 hereof and the length of time the Net Proceeds Offer shall remain open; (b) the Offer Amount, the purchase price and the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date; (c) that any Note not tendered or accepted for payment shall continue to accrue interest; (d) that, unless the Company defaults in making such payment, any Note accepted for payment pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer shall cease to accrue interest or Liquidated Damages, if applicable, after the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date; (e) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer may elect to have Notes purchased in principal amounts of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof; (f) that Holders electing to have a Note purchased pursuant to any Net Proceeds Offer shall be required to surrender the Note, with the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Note completed, or transfer by book-entry transfer, to the Company, a depositary, if appointed by the Company, or a Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice at least three Business Days before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date; (g) that Holders shall be entitled to withdraw their election if the Company, the depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, receives, not later than the expiration of the Offer Period, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of the Holder, the principal amount of the Note the -42- Holder delivered for purchase and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing his election to have such Note purchased; (h) that, if the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders exceeds the Offer Amount, the Company shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis (with such adjustments as may be deemed appropriate by the Company so that only Notes in denominations of $1,000, or integral multiples thereof, shall be purchased); and (i) that Holders whose Notes were purchased only in part shall be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered (or transferred by book-entry transfer). On or before the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date, the Company shall, to the extent lawful, accept for payment, on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary, the Offer Amount of Notes or portions thereof tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer, or if less than the Offer Amount has been tendered, all Notes tendered, and shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Notes or portions thereof were accepted for payment by the Company in accordance with the terms of this Section 3.9. The Company, the Depositary or the Paying Agent, as the case may be, shall promptly (but in any case not later than three Business Days after the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date) mail or deliver to each tendering Holder an amount equal to the purchase price of the Notes tendered by such Holder and accepted by the Company for purchase, and the Company shall promptly issue a new Note, and the Trustee, upon written request from the Company shall authenticate and mail or deliver such new Note to such Holder, in a principal amount equal to any unpurchased portion of the Note surrendered. Any Note not so accepted shall be promptly mailed or delivered by the Company to the Holder thereof. The Company shall publicly announce the results of the Net Proceeds Offer on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date. Other than as specifically provided in this Section 3.9, any purchase pursuant to this Section 3.9 shall be made pursuant to the provisions of Sections 3.1 through 3.6 hereof. ARTICLE 4. COVENANTS Section 4.1. Payment of Notes. The Company shall pay or cause to be paid the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes on the dates and in the manner provided in the Notes. Principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be considered paid on the date due if the Paying Agent, if other than the Company or a Subsidiary thereof, holds as of 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on the due date money deposited by the Company in immediately available funds and designated for and sufficient to pay all principal, premium, if any, and interest then due. The Company shall pay all Liquidated Damages, if any, in the same manner on the dates and in the amounts set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal at the rate equal to 1% per annum in excess of the then applicable interest rate on the Notes to the extent lawful; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Liquidated Damages (without regard to any applicable grace period) at the same rate to the extent lawful. -43- Section 4.2. Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Company shall maintain in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York, an office or agency (which may be an office of the Trustee or an affiliate of the Trustee, Registrar or co-registrar) where Notes may be surrendered for registration of transfer or for exchange and where notices and demands to or upon the Company in respect of the Notes and this Indenture may be served. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of the location, and any change in the location, of such office or agency. If at any time the Company shall fail to maintain any such required office or agency or shall fail to furnish the Trustee with the address thereof, such presentations, surrenders, notices and demands may be made or served at the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee. The Company may also from time to time designate one or more other offices or agencies where the Notes may be presented or surrendered for any or all such purposes and may from time to time rescind such designations; provided, however, that no such designation or rescission shall in any manner relieve the Company of its obligation to maintain an office or agency in the Borough of Manhattan, the City of New York for such purposes. The Company shall give prompt written notice to the Trustee of any such designation or rescission and of any change in the location of any such other office or agency. The Company hereby designates the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee as one such office or agency of the Company in accordance with Section 2.3. Section 4.3. Reports. (a) Whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, so long as any Notes are outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee for mailing to the Holders of Notes (i) all quarterly and annual financial information that would be required to be contained in a filing or filings by the Company with the SEC on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company was required to file such forms, including a "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and, with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by the Company's certified independent accountants and (ii) all current reports that would be required to be filed by the Company with the SEC on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports, in each case, within 15 days of the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations. In addition, following consummation of the Exchange Offer, whether or not required by the rules and regulations of the SEC, the Company shall file a copy of all such information and reports with the SEC for public availability within the time periods specified in the SEC's rules and regulations (unless the SEC will not accept such a filing) and make such information available to securities analysts and prospective investors upon request. The Company shall at all times comply with TIA (S) 314(a). (b) For so long as any Notes remain outstanding, the Company shall furnish to the Holders and to securities analysts and prospective investors, upon their request, the information required to be delivered pursuant to Rule 144A(d) (4) under the Securities Act. For the purpose of compliance with the reporting requirements of the foregoing subsections (a) and (b), the Company may deliver consolidated reports of the Company. Section 4.4. Compliance Certificate. (a) The Company and each Guarantor (to the extent that such Guarantor is so required under the TIA) shall deliver to the Trustee, within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, beginning April 29, 2000, an Officers' Certificate stating that a review of the activities of the Company and its -44- Subsidiaries during the preceding fiscal year has been made under the supervision of the signing Officers with a view to determining whether the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled its obligations under this Indenture, and further stating, as to each such Officer signing such certificate, that to the best of his or her knowledge the Company has kept, observed, performed and fulfilled each and every covenant contained in this Indenture and is not in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of this Indenture (or, if a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, describing all such Defaults or Events of Default of which he or she may have knowledge and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto) and that to the best of his or her knowledge no event has occurred and remains in existence by reason of which payments on account of the principal of or interest, if any, on the Notes are prohibited or if such event has occurred, a description of the event and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. (b) So long as not contrary to the then current recommendations of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, as determined by the Company and its independent public accountants, the year-end financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 4.3(a) above shall be accompanied by a written statement of the Company's independent public accountants (who shall be a firm of established national reputation) that in making the examination necessary for certification of such financial statements, nothing has come to their attention that would lead them to believe that the Company has violated any provisions of Article 4 hereof or, if any such violation has occurred, specifying the nature and period of existence thereof, it being understood that such accountants shall not be liable directly or indirectly to any Person for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such violation. (c) The Company shall, so long as any of the Notes are outstanding, deliver to the Trustee, forthwith upon any Officer becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, an Officers' Certificate specifying such Default or Event of Default and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. Section 4.5. Taxes. The Company shall pay, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to pay, prior to delinquency, all material taxes, assessments, and governmental levies except such as are contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings or where the failure to effect such payment is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders of the Notes. Section 4.6. Stay, Extension and Usury Laws. The Company and each of the Guarantors covenants (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) that it shall not at any time insist upon, plead, or in any manner whatsoever claim or take the benefit or advantage of, any stay, extension or usury law wherever enacted, now or at any time hereafter in force, that may affect the covenants or the performance of this Indenture; and the Company and each of the Guarantors (to the extent that it may lawfully do so) hereby expressly waives all benefit or advantage of any such law, and covenants that it shall not, by resort to any such law, hinder, delay or impede the execution of any power herein granted to the Trustee, but shall suffer and permit the execution of every such power as though no such law has been enacted. Section 4.7. Restricted Payments. Neither the Company nor any Restricted Subsidiary will, directly or indirectly: -45- (a) declare or pay any dividend or make any other payment or distribution (other than dividends or distributions payable solely in Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or dividends or distributions payable to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary) in respect of the Company's or any Restricted Subsidiary's Equity Interests (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary, as applicable) or to the direct or indirect holders of the Company's or such Restricted Subsidiary's Equity Interests in their capacity as such, (b) purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value (including, without limitation, any payment in connection with any merger or consolidation involving the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary) Equity Interests of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or of any direct or indirect parent or Affiliate of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (other than any such Equity Interests owned by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), (c) make any payment on or with respect to, or purchase, defease, redeem, prepay, decrease or otherwise acquire or retire for value any Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes, except a payment of principal, interest or other amounts required to be paid at Stated Maturity, o r (d) make any Investment (other than Permitted Investments) (each of the foregoing prohibited actions set forth in clauses (a) , (b) , (c) and (d) being referred to as a "Restricted Payment"), if at the time of such proposed Restricted Payment or immediately after giving effect thereto, (a) a Default or an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, (b) the Company is not, or would not be, able to Incur at least $1.00 of additional Indebtedness under the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described in the second paragraph of Section 4.8 hereof, or (c) the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments (including such proposed Restricted Payment) made subsequent to the Issue Date (the amount expended for such purposes, if other than in cash, being the fair market value of such property as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of the Company) exceeds or would exceed the sum, without duplication, of: (i) 50% of the cumulative Consolidated Net Income (or if cumulative Consolidated Net Income shall be a loss, minus 100% of such loss) of the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries during the period (treating such period as a single accounting period) beginning on the Issue Date and ending on the last day of the most recent fiscal quarter of the Company ending immediately prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment for which internal financial statements are available ending not more than 135 days prior to the date of determination, plus (ii) 100% of the aggregate net cash proceeds received by the Company from any Person (other than from a Subsidiary of the Company) from the issuance and sale of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or the conversion of debt securities or Disqualified Capital Stock into Qualified Capital Stock (to the extent that proceeds of the issuance of such Qualified Capital Stock would have been includable in this clause if such Qualified Capital Stock had been initially issued for cash) subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date of the making of -46- such Restricted Payment (excluding any Qualified Capital Stock of the Company the purchase price of which has been financed directly or indirectly using funds (a) borrowed from the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, unless and until and to the extent such borrowing is repaid, or (b) contributed, extended, guaranteed or advanced by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary (including, without limitation, in respect of any employee stock ownership or benefit plan)), plus (iii) 100% of the aggregate cash received by the Company subsequent to the Issue Date and on or prior to the date of the making of such Restricted Payment upon the exercise of options or warrants (whether issued prior to or after the Issue Date) to purchase Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, plus (iv) to the extent that any Restricted Investment that was made after the Issue Date is sold for cash or Cash Equivalents or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash or Cash Equivalents, or any dividends, distributions, principal repayments, or returns of capital are received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of any Restricted Investment, in each such case (a) reduced by the amount of any Amount Limitation Restoration (as defined below) for such Restricted Investment and (b) valued at the cash or marked-to-market value of Cash Equivalents received with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any), plus (v) to the extent that any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture, the lesser of (A) the fair market value of the Restricted Investment of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Person as of the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or in such Unrestricted Subsidiary on the date of redesignation as a Restricted Subsidiary or (B) the fair market value of such Restricted Investments as of the date such Restricted Investment was originally made in such Person or, in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary which Subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture, the amount of the Company's Restricted Investment therein as determined under the last paragraph of this Section 4.7, plus the aggregate fair market value of any additional Restricted Investments (each valued as of the date made) by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries in such Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture; provided that any amount so determined in (A) or (B) shall be reduced to the extent that such Investment shall have been recouped as an Amount Limitation Restoration to the Amount Limitations of clause (d) (including (d)(i)) or (f) below. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph will not prohibit: (a) the payment of any dividend or the making of any distribution within 60 days after the date of declaration of such dividend or distribution if the making thereof would have been permitted on the date of declaration; provided such dividend will be deemed to have been made as of its date of declaration or the giving of such notice for purposes of this clause (a); (b) the redemption, repurchase, retirement or other acquisition of Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Capital Stock of the Company either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company, or (ii) through the application of net proceeds of a substantially -47- concurrent sale for cash (other than to a Subsidiary of the Company) of shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment or would result therefrom; (c) the redemption, repurchase, retirement, defeasance or other acquisition of Indebtedness of any Obligor that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees either (i) solely in exchange for shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or for Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, or (ii) through the application of the net proceeds of a substantially concurrent sale for cash (other than to an Obligor) of (A) shares of Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or warrants, rights or options to acquire Qualified Capital Stock of the Company or (B) Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment pursuant to this clause (c) and would not result therefrom; (d) Restricted Payments in an amount not in excess of $50 million in the aggregate for all such Restricted Payments made in reliance upon this clause (d) , for the purpose of (i) Limited Real Estate Development not to exceed $25 million or (ii) developing, constructing, improving or acquiring (a) a Casino or Casinos or, if applicable, any Related Business in connection with such Casino or Casinos or (b) a Related Business to be used primarily in connection with an existing Casino or Casinos; (e) redemptions, repurchases or repayments to the extent required by any Gaming Authority having jurisdiction over the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary or deemed necessary by the Board of the Company in order to avoid the suspension, revocation or denial of a gaming license by any Gaming Authority; (f) other Restricted Payments not to exceed $20 million in the aggregate; provided no Default or Event of Default then exists or would result therefrom; (g) repurchases by the Company of its common stock, options, warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into such common stock from employees and directors of the Company or any of its respective Subsidiaries upon death, disability or termination of employment or directorship of such employees or directors; (h) the payment of any amounts in respect of Equity Interests by any Restricted Subsidiary organized as a partnership or a limited liability company or other pass-through entity: (i) to the extent of capital contributions made to such Restricted Subsidiary (other than capital contributions made to such Restricted Subsidiary by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary), (ii) to the extent that they constitute dividends or other distributions on minority interests in Equity Interests of Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to requirements under partnership agreements or organizational or membership agreements of other pass-through entities, (iii) to the extent required by applicable law, or (iv) to the extent necessary for holders thereof to pay taxes with respect to the net income of such Restricted Subsidiary, the payment of which amounts under this clause (iv) is required by the terms of the relevant partnership agreement, limited liability company operating -48- agreement or other governing document; provided, that except in the case of clause (iii), no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment or would result therefrom, and provided further that, except in the case of clause (iii) or (iv), such distributions are made pro rata with the distributions paid contemporaneously to the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary or their Affiliates holding an interest in such Equity Interests; (i) Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries, joint ventures, partnerships or limited liability companies consisting of conveyances of substantially undeveloped real estate in a number of acres which, after giving effect to any such conveyance, would not exceed in the aggregate for all such conveyances after the Issue Date, 50% of the sum of (i) the acres of undeveloped real estate held by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries on the date of such conveyance plus (ii) the acres of undeveloped real estate previously so conveyed by the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries after the Issue Date; provided, that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of such Restricted Payment or would result therefrom; or (j) Investments, not to exceed $15 million in the aggregate, in any combination of (i) readily marketable equity securities and (ii) assets of the kinds described in the definition of "Cash Equivalents"; provided, that for the purposes of this clause (j), such Investments may be made without regard to the rating requirements or the maturity limitations set forth in such definition . In determining the aggregate amount of Restricted Payments made subsequent to the Issue Date, Restricted Payments made pursuant to clauses (b), (c), (d), (f), (h) and (i) of this paragraph shall, in each case, be excluded from such calculation; provided, that any amounts expended or liabilities incurred in respect of fees, premiums or similar payments in connection therewith shall be included in such calculation. Restricted Payments under clauses (d), (d)(i), (f) and (j) shall be limited to the respective amounts of $50 million, $25 million, $20 million and $15 million set forth in such clauses (each, an "Amount Limitation"). The Amount Limitation for each clause shall be permanently reduced at the time of any Restricted Payment made under such clause; provided, however, that to the extent that a Restricted Investment made under such clause is sold for cash or Cash Equivalents or otherwise liquidated or repaid for cash or Cash Equivalents, or principal repayments or returns of capital are received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary in respect of such Restricted Investment, valued, in each such case at the cash or marked-to-market value of Cash Equivalents received with respect to such Restricted Investment (less the cost of disposition, if any), then the Amount Limitation for such clause shall be increased by the amount so received by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary (an "Amount Limitation Restoration"). In no event shall the aggregate Amount Limitation Restorations for a Restricted Investment exceed the original amount of such Restricted Investment. With respect to clauses (d), (d)(i) and (f) above, the respective Amount Limitation under each such clause, as applicable, shall also be increased when any Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or an Unrestricted Subsidiary is redesignated as a Restricted Subsidiary (each such increase also referred to as an "Amount Limitation Restoration") by the lesser of (i) the fair market value of the Restricted Investment made under clause (d), (d)(i) or (f) in such Person as of the date it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary or in such Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the date of redesignation, as the case may be, or (ii) the fair market value of such Restricted Investment as of the date such Restricted Investment was originally made in such Person or, in the case of the redesignation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary into a Restricted Subsidiary which Subsidiary was designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of -49- this Indenture, the amount of the Company's Restricted Investment therein as determined under the last paragraph of this Section 4.7, plus the aggregate fair market value of any additional Investments (each valued as of the date made) made under clause (d), (d)(i) or (f) in such Unrestricted Subsidiary after the date of this Indenture. Not less than once each fiscal quarter, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that each Restricted Payment (and any Amount Limitation Restoration relied upon in making such Restricted Payment) made during the prior fiscal quarter complies with this Indenture and setting forth in reasonable detail the basis upon which the required calculations were computed (upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely without any investigation whatsoever), which calculations may be based upon the Company's latest available internal quarterly financial statements. In the event that the Company makes one or more Restricted Payments in an amount exceeding $3 million that have not been covered by an Officers' Certificate issued pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, the Company shall deliver to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that such Restricted Payments (and any Amount Limitation Restoration relied upon in making such Restricted Payment) comply with this Indenture and setting forth in reasonable detail the basis upon which the required calculations were computed (upon which the Trustee may conclusively rely without any investigation whatsoever), which calculations may be based upon the Company's latest available internal quarterly financial statements. The Board of the Company may designate any of its Restricted Subsidiaries to be Unrestricted Subsidiaries if such designation would not cause a Default. For purposes of making such determination, all outstanding Investments by the Obligors (except to the extent repaid in cash or in kind) in the Subsidiary so designated will be deemed to be Restricted Payments at the time of such designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under the first paragraph of this Section 4.7. All such outstanding Investments will be deemed to constitute Investments in an amount equal to the greatest of (a) the net book value of such Investments at the time of such designation, (b) the fair market value of such Investments at the time of such designation, and (c) the original fair market value of such Investments at the time they were made. Such designation will only be permitted if such Restricted Payment would be permitted at such time and if such Restricted Subsidiary otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. Section 4.8. Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Stock. The Company will not, directly or indirectly (a) Incur any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Capital Stock, other than Permitted Indebtedness, or (b) cause or permit any of its Subsidiaries to Incur any Indebtedness or issue any Disqualified Capital Stock or preferred stock, in each case, other than Permitted Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, the Company may issue Disqualified Capital Stock, and any Obligor may Incur Indebtedness (including, without limitation, Acquired Debt) or issue preferred stock, if (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of the proposed Incurrence or issuance or would result as a consequence of such proposed Incurrence or issuance, and (b) immediately after giving pro forma effect to such proposed Incurrence or issuance and the receipt and application of the net proceeds therefrom, the Company's Consolidated Coverage Ratio would not be less than 2.00:1.00. Any Indebtedness of any Person existing at the time it becomes a Restricted Subsidiary (whether by merger, consolidation, acquisition of capital stock or otherwise) shall be deemed to be Incurred as of the date such Person becomes a Restricted Subsidiary. For purposes of determining compliance with this -50- covenant, in the event that an item of Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Indebtedness described in clauses (a) through (k) of such definition or is entitled to be Incurred pursuant to the second paragraph of this Section 4.8, the Company will, in its sole discretion, classify such item of Indebtedness in any manner that complies with this covenant and such item of Indebtedness will be treated as having been Incurred pursuant to only one of such clauses or pursuant to the second paragraph hereof. The Company may reclassify such Indebtedness from time to time in its sole discretion. Accrual of interest and the accretion of principal amount will not be deemed to be an Incurrence of Indebtedness for purposes of this Section 4.8. Section 4.9. Asset Sales. No Obligor will, directly or indirectly, consummate or enter into a binding commitment to consummate an Asset Sale unless (a) such Obligor, as the case may be, receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets sold or of which other disposition is made (as determined reasonably and in good faith by the Board of such Obligor), and (b) at least 75% of the consideration received by such Obligor from such Asset Sale will be cash or Cash Equivalents and will be received at the time of the consummation of any such Asset Sale. For purposes of this provision, each of the following shall be deemed to be cash: (i) any liabilities as shown on the Obligors' most recent balance sheet (or in the notes thereto) (other than (A) Indebtedness subordinate in right of payment to the Notes, (B) contingent liabilities, (C) liabilities or Indebtedness to Affiliates of the Company and (D) Non-Recourse Indebtedness) that are assumed by the transferee of any such assets, and (ii) to the extent of the cash received, any notes or other obligations received by the Company or any such Restricted Subsidiary from such transferee that are converted by such Obligor into cash within 60 days of receipt. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Obligor will be permitted to consummate an Asset Sale without complying with the foregoing provisions if (a) such Obligor receives consideration at the time of such Asset Sale at least equal to the fair market value of the assets or other property sold, issued or otherwise disposed of (as evidenced by a resolution of the Board of such Obligor) as set forth in an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee, (b) the transaction constitutes a "like-kind exchange" of the type contemplated by Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, and (c) the consideration for such Asset Sale constitutes Productive Assets; provided that any non-cash consideration not constituting Productive Assets received by such Obligor in connection with such Asset Sale that is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash or Cash Equivalents at any time within 360 days after such Asset Sale and any Productive Assets constituting cash or Cash Equivalents received by such Obligor in connection with such Asset Sale shall constitute Net Cash Proceeds subject to the provisions set forth above. Upon the consummation of an Asset Sale, the Company or the affected Obligor will be required to apply all Net Cash Proceeds that are received from such Asset Sale within 360 days of the receipt thereof either (a) to reinvest (or enter into a binding commitment to invest, if such investment is effected within 360 days after the date of such commitment) in Productive Assets or in Asset Acquisitions not otherwise prohibited by this Indenture, or (b) to permanently prepay or repay Indebtedness of any Obligor other than Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes. Pending the final application of any such Net Cash Proceeds, the Obligors may temporarily reduce revolving Indebtedness or otherwise invest such Net Cash Proceeds in any manner not prohibited by this Indenture. -51- On the 361st day after an Asset Sale or such earlier date, if any, as the Board of the Company or the affected Obligor determines not to apply the Net Cash Proceeds relating to such Asset Sale as set forth in clauses (a) or (b) of the preceding paragraph (each a "Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date"), such aggregate amount of Net Cash Proceeds which have not been applied on or before such Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date as permitted in clauses (a) or (b) of the preceding paragraph (each a "Net Proceeds Offer Amount"), will be applied by the Company to make an offer to purchase (the "Net Proceeds Offer"), in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.9 hereof, on a date (the "Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date") not less than 30 nor more than 60 days following the applicable Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date, on a pro rata basis (A) Notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes, in each case, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, thereon on the Net Proceeds Offer Payment Date and (B) 9 1/2% Notes to the extent required by the terms thereof; provided that if at any time within 360 days after an Asset Sale any non-cash consideration received by the Company or the affected Obligor in connection with such Asset Sale is converted into or sold or otherwise disposed of for cash, then such conversion or disposition will be deemed to constitute an Asset Sale hereunder and the Net Cash Proceeds thereof will be applied in accordance with this covenant. To the extent that the aggregate principal amount of Notes tendered pursuant to the Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Obligors may use any remaining proceeds of such Asset Sales for general corporate purposes (but subject to the other terms of this Indenture). Upon completion of a Net Proceeds Offer, the Net Proceeds Offer Amount relating to such Net Proceeds Offer will be deemed to be zero for purposes of any subsequent Asset Sale. In the event that a Restricted Subsidiary consummates an Asset Sale, only that portion of the Net Cash Proceeds therefrom (including any Net Cash Proceeds received upon the sale or other disposition of any non-cash proceeds received in connection with an Asset Sale) that are distributed to or received by any Obligor will be required to be applied by the Obligors in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Net Proceeds Offer Amount is less than $10 million the application of the Net Cash Proceeds constituting such Net Proceeds Offer Amount to a Net Proceeds Offer may be deferred until such time as such Net Proceeds Offer Amount plus the aggregate amount of all Net Proceeds Offer Amounts arising subsequent to the Issue Date of the Notes from all Asset Sales by the Obligors in respect of which a Net Proceeds Offer has not been made aggregate at least $10 million at which time the affected Obligor will apply all Net Cash Proceeds constituting all Net Proceeds Offer Amounts that have been so deferred to make a Net Proceeds Offer (each date on which the aggregate of all such deferred Net Proceeds Offer Amounts is equal to $10 million or more will be deemed to be a Net Proceeds Offer Trigger Date). In connection with any Asset Sale with respect to assets having a book value in excess of $10 million or as to which it is expected that the aggregate consideration therefor to be received by the affected Obligor will exceed $10 million in value, such Asset Sale will be approved, prior to the consummation thereof, by the Board of the applicable Obligor. Section 4.10. Transactions with Affiliates. No Obligor will make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate (each of the foregoing, an "Affiliate Transaction"), unless (a) such Affiliate Transaction is, considered in light of any Series of related transactions of which it comprises a part, on terms that are fair and reasonable and no less favorable to such Obligor than those that might reasonably have been obtained at such time in a comparable transaction or Series of related transactions on an arms-length -52- basis from a Person that is not such an Affiliate, (b) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving aggregate consideration of $5 million or more, a majority of the disinterested members of the Board of the Company (and of any other affected Obligor, where applicable) shall, prior to the consummation of any portion of such Affiliate Transaction, have reasonably and in good faith determined, as evidenced by a resolution of its Board, that such Affiliate Transaction meets the requirements of the foregoing clause, and (c) with respect to any Affiliate Transaction involving value of $15 million or more, the Board of the applicable Obligor shall have received prior to the consummation of any portion of such Affiliate Transaction, a written opinion from an independent investment banking, accounting or appraisal firm of recognized national standing that such Affiliate Transaction is on terms that are fair to such Obligor from a financial point of view. The foregoing restrictions will not apply to (a) reasonable fees and compensation (including any such compensation in the form of Equity Interests not derived from Disqualified Capital Stock, together with loans and advances, the proceeds of which are used to acquire such Equity Interests) paid to, and indemnity provided on behalf of, officers, directors, employees or consultants of the Obligors as determined in good faith by the Board or senior management of the Company, (b) any transaction solely between or among Obligors and Restricted Subsidiaries to the extent any such transaction is otherwise in compliance with, or not prohibited by, this Indenture, (c) any Restricted Payment permitted by the terms of Section 4.7 hereof or (d) provision of management services (including any agreements therefor) to an Unrestricted Subsidiary in connection with the development, construction and operation of gaming facilities, provided the Obligor is reimbursed for all costs and expenses it incurs in providing such services. Section 4.11. Continued Existence. Except as otherwise provided in Article 5 hereof, each of the Obligors shall do or shall cause to be done all things necessary to preserve and keep in full force and effect (i) its corporate existence, and the corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other existence of each of its Subsidiaries, in accordance with the respective organizational documents (as the same may be amended from time to time) of each such Obligor and each such Subsidiary and (ii) the material rights (charter and statutory), licenses and franchises of each Obligor and each Subsidiary; provided, however, that no Obligor shall be required to preserve any such right, license or franchise, or the corporate, partnership or other existence of any of its Subsidiaries, if its Board shall determine that the preservation thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not adverse in any material respect to the Holders. Section 4.12. Offer to Repurchase Upon Change of Control. Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each holder of Notes will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of such holder's Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the "Change of Control Offer") at an offer price in cash (the "Change of Control Payment") equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any of a Change of Control, the Company shall mail a notice to the Trustee and each Holder stating that the Change of Control Offer is being made pursuant to this Section 4.12 and that all Notes tendered will be accepted for payment; the purchase price and the purchase date, which shall be no earlier than 30 days nor later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date"); that any Note not tendered will continue to accrue interest; that, unless the Company -53- defaults in the payment of the Change of Control Payment, all Notes accepted for payment pursuant to the Change of Control Offer shall cease to accrue interest after the Change of Control Payment Date; that Holders electing to have any Notes purchased pursuant to a Change of Control Offer will be required to surrender the Notes, with the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Notes completed, or transfer by book entry transfer, to the Company, the depository (if appointed by the Company) or to the Paying Agent at the address specified in the notice prior to the close of business on the third Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date; that Holders will be entitled to withdraw their elections if either the Company, the depository or the Paying Agent receives, not later than the close of business on the second Business Day preceding the Change of Control Payment Date, a facsimile transmission or letter setting forth the name of such Holder, the principal amount of Notes delivered for purchase, and a statement that such Holder is withdrawing its election to have the Notes purchased; that Holders whose Notes are being purchased only in part will be issued new Notes equal in principal amount to the unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered, which unpurchased portion must be equal to $1,000 in principal amount or an integral multiple thereof; and a brief summary of the circumstances and relevant facts regarding such Change of Control. The Company will comply with all applicable laws, including, without limitation, Section 14(e) of the Exchange Act and the rules thereunder and all applicable federal and state securities laws, and will include all instructions and materials necessary to enable Holders to tender their Notes. On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Company will, to the extent lawful (a) accept for payment all Notes or portions thereof properly tendered pursuant to the Change of Control Offer, (b) deposit with the Paying Agent an amount equal to the Change of Control Payment in respect of all Notes or portions thereof so tendered, and (c) deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Notes so accepted, together with an Officers' Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Notes or portions thereof being purchased by the Company. The Paying Agent will promptly mail to each Holder of Notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such Notes, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each Holder a new Note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the Notes surrendered by such Holder, if any; provided that each such new Note will be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof. The Company will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date. Prior to complying with the provisions of this Section 4.12, but in any event within 90 days following a Change of Control, the Company will either (a) repay all Obligations outstanding with respect to Senior Debt, (b) obtain the requisite consents, if any, from the holders of Senior Debt to permit the Company to repurchase Notes under this Section 4.12; or (c) deliver to the Trustee an Officer's Certificate to the effect that no action of the kind described in clause (a) or (b) is necessary. Section 4.13. Limitation on Liens. No Obligor will, directly or indirectly, create, Incur or assume any Lien, except a Permitted Lien, securing Indebtedness that is pari passu with or subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees, on or with respect to any of its property or assets including any shares of stock or Indebtedness of any Restricted Subsidiary, whether owned on the Issue Date or thereafter acquired, or any income, profits or proceeds therefrom, unless (a) in the case of any Lien securing Indebtedness that is pari passu in right of payment with the Notes or the Guarantees, the Notes or the Guarantees are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to or pari passu with such -54- Lien, and (b) in the case of any Lien securing Indebtedness that is subordinate in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees, the Notes or the Guarantees are secured by a Lien on such property, assets or proceeds that is senior in priority to such Lien. Section 4.14. Limitation on Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries. No Obligor will, directly or indirectly, create or otherwise cause or permit or suffer to exist or become effective any encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any Restricted Subsidiary to (a) pay dividends or make any other distributions on its Capital Stock, (b) make loans or advances to or pay any Indebtedness or other obligations owed to any Obligor or to any Restricted Subsidiary, or (c) transfer any of its property or assets to any Obligor or to any Restricted Subsidiary (each such encumbrance or restriction in clause (a), (b) or (c), a "Payment Restriction"). However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of (i) applicable law or required by any Gaming Authority; (ii) this Indenture; (iii) customary non-assignment provisions of any purchase money financing contract or lease of any Restricted Subsidiary entered into in the ordinary course of business of such Restricted Subsidiary; (iv) any instrument governing Acquired Debt Incurred in connection with an acquisition by any Obligor or Restricted Subsidiary in accordance with this Indenture as the same is in effect on the date of such Incurrence; provided that such encumbrance or restriction is not, and will not be, applicable to any Person, or the properties or assets of any Person, other than the Person and its Subsidiaries or the property or assets, including directly-related assets, such as accessions and proceeds so acquired or leased; (v) any restriction or encumbrance contained in contracts for the sale of assets to be consummated in accordance with this Indenture solely in respect of the assets to be sold pursuant to such contract; (vi) any restrictions of the nature described in clause (c) above with respect to the transfer of assets secured by a Lien that is permitted by this Indenture to be Incurred; (vii) any encumbrance or restriction contained in Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness; provided that the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in any such Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness are no less favorable to the holders of the Notes in any material respect in the good faith judgment of the Board of the Company than the provisions relating to such encumbrance or restriction contained in the Indebtedness being refinanced; or (viii) Indebtedness or Investments existing on the Issue Date, as in effect on the Issue Date. Section 4.15. No Subordinated Debt Senior To The Notes or Guarantees. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 4.8 hereof, no Obligor shall Incur any Indebtedness that is subordinate or junior in right of payment to any Senior Debt and senior in any respect in right of payment to the Notes or the Guarantees. Section 4.16. Material Restricted Subsidiaries To Become Guarantors. The Company shall cause each Person which becomes a Material Restricted Subsidiary after the Issue Date to become a Guarantor by executing and delivering an Addendum to Guaranty in accordance with Section 12.10 hereof, subject to applicable Gaming Laws. The Company shall use its best efforts to obtain all Gaming Approvals necessary to permit their Material Restricted Subsidiaries to become Guarantors as promptly as is practicable. Section 4.17. Lines of Business. No Obligor will engage in any lines of business other than the Core Businesses. -55- ARTICLE 5. SUCCESSORS Section 5.1. Merger, Consolidation, or Sale of Assets. No Obligor may, in a single transaction or a Series of related transactions, consolidate or merge with or into any Person, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of such Obligor's properties or assets whether as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any Person or adopt a Plan of Liquidation unless: (a) either (i) in the case of a consolidation or merger, such Obligor shall be the surviving or continuing corporation, or (ii) the Person (if other than such Obligor) formed by such consolidation or into which such Obligor is merged or the Person which acquires by sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of the properties and assets of such Obligor and of such Obligor's Subsidiaries substantially as an entirety, or in the case of a Plan of Liquidation, the Person to which assets of such Obligor and such Obligor's Subsidiaries have been transferred (A) shall be a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United States or any State thereof or the District of Columbia and (B) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture (in form and substance satisfactory to the Trustee), executed and delivered to the Trustee, the due and punctual payment of the principal of, and premium, if any, and interest on all of the Notes and, if applicable, the Guarantees and the performance of every covenant of the Notes, this Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement on the part of such Obligor to be performed or observed; (b) immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (a)(ii)(B) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), the Obligors, including any such other Person becoming an Obligor through the operation of clause (a)(ii) above would have a Consolidated Net Worth immediately after the transaction equal to or greater than the Consolidated Net Worth of such Obligor immediately preceding the transaction; (c) in the event that such transaction involves (i) the incurrence by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, directly or indirectly, of additional Indebtedness (and treating any Indebtedness not previously an obligation of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries incurred in connection with or as a result of such transaction as having been incurred at the time of such transaction) and/or (ii) the assumption contemplated by clause (a)(ii)(B) above (including giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred in connection with or in respect of such transaction), then immediately after giving effect to such incurrence and/or assumption under clauses (i) and (ii), (A) the Obligors, including any such other Person becoming an Obligor through the operation of clause (a)(ii) above could Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness (other than Permitted Indebtedness) pursuant to the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test set forth in Section 4.8 hereof or (B) any other Person which would, as a result of the applicable transaction, properly classify such Obligor as a consolidated subsidiary in accordance with GAAP, satisfied the conditions set forth in clause (a)(ii)(A) above and either (1) also satisfied the condition set forth in clause (a)(ii)(B) above and caused each acquired Person to become a Guarantor or (2) became a Guarantor, and, in either such case, after giving effect to such assumption of the Notes or Incurrence of Obligations under the Guaranty, such assuming or guarantying Person would be able to Incur at least $1.00 of Indebtedness pursuant to the Consolidated Coverage Ratio test described in Section 4.8 hereof; -56- (d) immediately before and immediately after giving effect to such transaction and the assumption contemplated by clause (a) (ii)(B) above (including, without limitation, giving effect to any Indebtedness and Acquired Debt Incurred or anticipated to be Incurred and any Lien granted in connection with or in respect of the transaction) no Default and no Event of Default shall have occurred or be continuing; and (e) such Obligor or such other Person shall have delivered to the Trustee (i) an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that such consolidation, merger, sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance, other disposition or Plan of Liquidation and, if a supplemental indenture is required in connection with such transaction, such supplemental indenture, comply with the applicable provisions of this Indenture and that all conditions precedent in this Indenture relating to such transaction have been satisfied and (ii) a certificate from the Company's independent certified public accountants stating that such Obligor has made the calculations required by clause (b) above in accordance with the terms of this Indenture and the Notes after the consummation of such transaction. Notwithstanding clauses (b) and (c) above (i) any Restricted Subsidiary may consolidate with, or merge with or into, or sell, assign, transfer, lease, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets to the Company or to a Restricted Subsidiary, and (ii) any Obligor may consolidate with or merge with or into any Person that has conducted no business and Incurred no Indebtedness or other liabilities if such transaction is solely for the purpose of effecting a change in the state of incorporation of such Obligor. For purposes of the foregoing, the transfer (by lease, assignment, sale or otherwise, in a single transaction or Series of transactions) of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of one or more Subsidiaries of the Company, the Capital Stock of which constitutes all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company, shall be deemed to be the transfer of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company. Section 5.2. Successor Corporation Substituted. Upon any consolidation or merger, or any sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of any Obligor in accordance with Section 5.1 hereof, the successor corporation formed by such consolidation or into or with which such Obligor is merged or to which such sale, assignment, transfer, lease, conveyance or other disposition is made, or any successor Person described in Section 5.1(a)(ii) above, shall succeed to, and be substituted for (so that from and after the date of such consolidation, merger, sale, lease, conveyance or other disposition, the provisions of this Indenture referring to such Obligor shall refer instead to the successor Person and not to such Obligor), and may exercise every right and power of such Obligor under this Indenture with the same effect as if such successor Person had been named as an Obligor herein; provided, however, that the predecessor Obligor shall not be relieved from the obligation to pay the principal of and interest on the Notes except in the case of a sale of all or substantially all of such Obligor's assets that meets the requirements of Section 5.1 hereof. -57- ARTICLE 6. DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES Section 6.1. Events of Default. An event of default (an "Event of Default") shall occur upon the happening of any of the following (whatever the reason for such Event of Default and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any court or any order, Rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental body): (a) the failure to pay interest or Liquidated Damages on any Note or Guaranty for a period of 30 days or more after the same becomes due and payable (whether or not such payment is prohibited by the provisions of Article 10 hereof); or (b) the failure to pay the principal or premium, if any, on any Note or Guaranty when such principal or premium amount becomes due and payable, at maturity, upon acceleration or redemption, pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer, a Change of Control Offer or otherwise (whether or not such payment is prohibited by the provisions of Article 10 hereof); or (c) a default in the observance or performance of any other covenant or agreement contained in this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees for 60 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or by Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class; or (d) default under any mortgage, indenture or instrument under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness for money borrowed by any Obligor (or the payment of which is guaranteed by any Obligor), whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists, or is created after the Issue Date, which default (i) is caused by a failure to pay principal of or premium, if any, or interest on such Indebtedness prior to the expiration of the grace period provided in such Indebtedness on the date of such default (a "Payment Default") or (ii) results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $10 million or more; or (e) one or more judgments in an aggregate amount in excess of $10 million (which are not paid or covered by third-party insurance by financially sound carriers or underwriters that have acknowledged liability in writing) being rendered against any Obligor and such judgment or judgments remain undischarged, or unstayed or unsatisfied for a period of 60 days after such judgment or judgments become final and non-appealable; or (f) any Obligor (i) commences a voluntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law with respect to itself, (ii) consents to the entry of a judgment, decree or order for relief against it in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, (iii) consents to the appointment of a custodian of it or for substantially all of its property, (iv) consents to or acquiesces in the institution of a bankruptcy or an insolvency proceeding against it, (v) makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, or (F) takes any formal corporate action to authorize or effect any of the foregoing; or -58- (g) a court of competent jurisdiction enters a judgment, decree or order for relief in respect of any Obligor in an involuntary case or proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law, which shall (i) approve as properly filed a petition seeking reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition in respect of any Obligor, (ii) appoint a custodian of any Obligor or for substantially all of its property, or (iii) order the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs; and such judgment, decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days; or (h) any Holder of at least $10 million in aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness of any Obligor shall commence judicial proceedings to foreclose upon assets of any Obligor having an aggregate fair market value, individually or in the aggregate, of at least $10 million or shall have exercised any right under applicable law or applicable security documents to take ownership of any such assets in lieu of foreclosure. The Company shall provide an Officers' Certificate to the Holders and the Trustee promptly upon any Officer of the Company obtaining knowledge of any Default or Event of Default (provided, however, that pursuant to the reporting requirements of Section 4.4 hereof such Officer shall provide such certification at least annually whether or not they know of any Default or Event of Default) that has occurred and, if applicable, describe such Default or Event of Default and the status thereof. Section 6.2. Acceleration. If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default specified in clauses (f) or (g) of Section 6.1 hereof) occurs and is continuing, then and in every such case, the Trustee or the Holders of not less than 25% in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, premium and Liquidated Damages on all the Notes and Guarantees then outstanding to be due and payable, by a notice in writing to the Company (and to the Trustee, if given by Holders) specifying the Event of Default and that it is a "notice of acceleration" and on the fifth Business Day after delivery of such notice the principal amount, in either case, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, premium and Liquidated Damages on all the Notes or the Guarantees then outstanding will become immediately due and payable, notwithstanding anything contained in this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees to the contrary. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default specified in clauses (f) or (g) of Section 6.1 hereof, the principal amount, together with any accrued and unpaid interest, premium and Liquidated Damages, will immediately and automatically become due and payable, without the necessity of notice or any other action by any Person. Holders of the Notes may not enforce this Indenture, the Notes or the Guarantees except as provided herein. After a declaration of acceleration, but before a judgment decree of money due in respect to the Notes has been obtained, the Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by written notice to the Trustee may rescind an acceleration and its consequences if all existing Events of Default (other than the nonpayment of principal of and premium, if any, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes which has become due solely by virtue of such acceleration) have been cured or waived and if the rescission would not conflict with any judgment or decree. No such rescission shall affect any subsequent Default or impair any right consequent thereto. If an Event of Default occurs on or after February 15, 2003 by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of any Obligor with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Company would have had to pay had the Company then elected to redeem the Notes pursuant to Section 3.7 hereof, then, upon acceleration of the Notes, an equivalent premium shall also become and be immediately due and payable, to the extent permitted by law, anything in this -59- Indenture or in the Notes to the contrary notwithstanding. If an Event of Default occurs prior to February 15, 2003 by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of any Obligor with the intention of avoiding the prohibition on redemption of the Notes prior to such date, then, upon acceleration of the Notes, an additional premium shall also become and be immediately due and payable in an amount, for each of the years beginning on February 15 of the years set forth below, as set forth below (expressed as a percentage of the principal to the date of payment that would otherwise be due but for the provisions of this sentence):
YEAR PERCENTAGE ---- ----------- 1999. 109.25% 2000. 108.09375% 2001. 106.9375% 2002. 105.78125%
Section 6.3. Other Remedies. If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee may pursue any available remedy to collect the payment of principal, premium, if any, and interest on the Notes or to enforce the performance of any provision of the Notes or this Indenture. The Trustee may maintain a proceeding even if it does not possess any of the Notes or does not produce any of them in the proceeding. A delay or omission by the Trustee or any Holder of a Note in exercising any right or remedy accruing upon an Event of Default shall not impair the right or remedy or constitute a waiver of or acquiescence in the Event of Default. All remedies are cumulative to the extent permitted by law. Section 6.4. Waiver of Past Defaults. Holders of not less than a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences hereunder, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on, the Notes or Guarantees (including in connection with an offer to purchase) (provided, however, that the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related payment default that resulted solely from such acceleration). The waiver by the holders of any Indebtedness described in clause (d) of Section 6.1 of the predicating default under such Indebtedness shall be deemed a waiver of such Default or Event of Default arising under, and a rescission of any acceleration resulting from the application of clause (d) , from the effective date, during the effective period and to the extent of, the waiver by the holders of such other Indebtedness. Upon any waiver granted or deemed granted in accordance with the terms hereof, such Default shall cease to exist, and any Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been cured and waived for every purpose of this Indenture; but no such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other Default or impair any right consequent thereon. Section 6.5. Control by Majority. Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the Trustee or -60- exercising any trust or power conferred on it. However, the Trustee may refuse to follow any direction that conflicts with law or this Indenture that the Trustee determines may be unduly prejudicial to the rights of other Holders of Notes or that may involve the Trustee in personal liability. Section 6.6. Limitation on Suits. A Holder of a Note may pursue a remedy (including, without limitation, the institution of any proceeding, judicial or otherwise, with respect to the Notes or this Indenture or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee) with respect to this Indenture or the Notes only if: (a) the Holder of a Note gives to the Trustee written notice of a continuing Event of Default; (b) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes make a written request to the Trustee to pursue the remedy; (c) such Holder of a Note or Holders of Notes offer and, if requested, provide to the Trustee indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against any loss, liability or expense; (d) the Trustee does not comply with the request within 60 days after receipt of the request and the offer and, if requested, the provision of indemnity; and (e) during such 60-day period the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes do not give the Trustee a direction inconsistent with the request. A Holder of a Note may not use this Indenture to prejudice the rights of another Holder of a Note or to obtain a preference or priority over another Holder of a Note. Section 6.7. Rights of Holders of Notes to Receive Payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Indenture, the right of any Holder of a Note to receive payment of principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the Note, on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Note (including in connection with an offer to purchase), or to bring suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected without the consent of such Holder. Section 6.8. Collection Suit by Trustee. If an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(a) or (b) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee is authorized to recover judgment in its own name and as trustee of an express trust against the Company for the whole amount of principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest remaining unpaid on the Notes and interest on overdue principal and, to the extent lawful, interest and such further amount as shall be sufficient to cover the costs and expenses of collection, including the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel. Section 6.9. Trustee May File Proofs of Claim. The Trustee is authorized to file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of the Trustee (including any claim for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel) and the Holders of the Notes allowed in any judicial proceedings relative to any Obligor, its creditors or its -61- property and shall be entitled and empowered to collect, receive and distribute any money or other property payable or deliverable on any such claims and any custodian in any such judicial proceeding is hereby authorized by each Holder to make such payments to the Trustee, and in the event that the Trustee shall consent to the making of such payments directly to the Holders, to pay to the Trustee any amount due to it for the reasonable compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof. To the extent that the payment of any such compensation, expenses, disbursements and advances of the Trustee, its agents and counsel, and any other amounts due the Trustee under Section 7.7 hereof out of the estate in any such proceeding, shall be denied for any reason, payment of the same shall be secured by a Lien on, and shall be paid out of, any and all distributions, dividends, money, securities and other properties that the Holders may be entitled to receive in such proceeding whether in liquidation or under any plan of reorganization or arrangement or otherwise. Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to authorize the Trustee to authorize or consent to or accept or adopt on behalf of any Holder any plan of reorganization, arrangement, adjustment or composition affecting the Notes or the rights of any Holder, or to authorize the Trustee to vote in respect of the claim of any Holder in any such proceeding. Section 6.10. Priorities. If the Trustee collects any money pursuant to this Article, it shall, subject to the provisions of Section 10.6 hereof, pay out the money in the following order: First: to the Trustee, its agents and attorneys for amounts due under Section 7.7 hereof, including payment of all compensation, expense and liabilities incurred, and all advances made, by the Trustee and the costs and expenses of collection; Second: to Holders of Notes for amounts due and unpaid on the Notes for principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest, ratably, without preference or priority of any kind, according to the amounts due and payable on the Notes for principal, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any and interest, respectively; and Third: to or at the direction of the Company, or to such party as a court of competent jurisdiction shall direct. The Trustee may fix a record date and payment date for any payment to Holders of Notes pursuant to this Section 6.10. Section 6.11. Undertaking for Costs. In any suit for the enforcement of any right or remedy under this Indenture or in any suit against the Trustee for any action taken or omitted by it as a Trustee, a court in its discretion may require the filing by any party litigant in the suit of an undertaking to pay the costs of the suit, and the court in its discretion may assess reasonable costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, against any party litigant in the suit, having due regard to the merits and good faith of the claims or defenses made by the party litigant. This Section does not apply to a suit by the Trustee, a suit by a Holder of a Note pursuant to Section 6.7 hereof, or a suit by Holders of more than 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes. -62- ARTICLE 7. TRUSTEE Section 7.1. Duties of Trustee. (a) If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the Trustee shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Indenture, and use the same degree of care and skill in its exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs. (b) Except during the continuance of an Event of Default: (i) the duties of the Trustee shall be determined solely by the express provisions of this Indenture and the Trustee need perform only those duties that are specifically set forth in this Indenture and no others, and no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee; and (ii) in the absence of bad faith on its part, the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein, upon certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and conforming to the requirements of this Indenture. However, in the case of any such certificates or opinions which by any provision hereof are specifically required to be furnished to the Trustee, the Trustee shall examine the certificates and opinions to determine whether or not they conform to the requirements of this Indenture (but need not confirm the mathematical accuracy thereof). (c) The Trustee may not be relieved from liabilities for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that: (i) this paragraph does not limit the effect of paragraph (b) of this Section 7.1; (ii) the Trustee shall not be liable for any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible Officer, unless it is proved that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts; and (iii) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in accordance with a direction received by it pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof. (d) Whether or not therein expressly so provided, every provision of this Indenture that in any way relates to the Trustee is subject to paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of this Section. (e) No provision of this Indenture shall require the Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or incur any liability. The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights and powers under this Indenture at the request of any Holders, unless such Holder shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense. (f) The Trustee shall not be liable for interest on any money received by it except as the Trustee may agree in writing with the Company. Money held in trust by the Trustee need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. -63- Section 7.2. Rights of Trustee. (a) The Trustee may conclusively rely upon any document believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the proper Person. The Trustee need not investigate any fact or matter stated in the document. (b) Before the Trustee acts or refrains from acting, it may require an Officers' Certificate or an Opinion of Counsel or both. The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith in reliance on such Officers' Certificate or Opinion of Counsel. The Trustee may consult with counsel of its selection and the advice of such counsel or any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization and protection from liability in respect of any action taken, suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in reliance thereon. (c) The Trustee may act through its attorneys and agents and shall not be responsible for the misconduct or negligence of any agent appointed with due care. (d) The Trustee shall not be liable for any action it takes or omits to take in good faith that it believes to be authorized or within the rights or powers conferred upon it by this Indenture. (e) Unless otherwise specifically provided in this Indenture, any demand, request, direction or notice from any Obligor shall be sufficient if signed by an Officer of such Obligor. (f) The Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders unless such Holders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or direction. Section 7.3. Individual Rights of Trustee. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Notes and may otherwise deal with any Obligor or any Affiliate of any Obligor with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. However, in the event that the Trustee acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the SEC for permission to continue as trustee or resign. Any Agent may do the same with like rights and duties. The Trustee is also subject to Sections 7.10 and 7.11 hereof. Section 7.4. Trustee's Disclaimer. The Trustee shall not be responsible for and makes no representation as to the validity or adequacy of this Indenture or the Notes, it shall not be accountable for the Company's use of the proceeds from the Notes or any money paid to any Obligor or upon any Obligor's direction under any provision of this Indenture, it shall not be responsible for the use or application of any money received by any Paying Agent other than the Trustee, and it shall not be responsible for any statement or recital herein or any statement in the Notes or any other document in connection with the sale of the Notes or pursuant to this Indenture other than its certificate of authentication. Section 7.5. Notice of Defaults. If a Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing and if it is known to the Trustee, the Trustee shall mail to Holders of Notes a notice of the Default or Event of Default within 90 days after the -64- Trustee obtains knowledge thereof. Except in the case of a Default or Event of Default in payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note, the Trustee may withhold the notice if and so long as a committee of its Responsible Officers in good faith determines that withholding the notice is in the interests of the Holders of the Notes. Section 7.6. Reports by Trustee to Holders of the Notes. Within 60 days after each May 15 beginning with the May 15 following the date of this Indenture, and for so long as Notes remain outstanding, the Trustee shall mail to the Holders of the Notes a brief report dated as of such reporting date that complies with TIA (S)313(a) (but if no event described in TIA (S) 313(a) has occurred within the twelve months preceding the reporting date, no report need be transmitted). The Trustee also shall comply with TIA (S) 313(b) (2). The Trustee shall also transmit by mail all reports as required by TIA (S) 313(c) . A copy of each report at the time of its mailing to the Holders of Notes shall be mailed to the Company and filed with the SEC and each stock exchange on which the Notes are listed in accordance with TIA (S) 313(d) . The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee when the Notes are listed on any stock exchange. Section 7.7. Compensation and Indemnity. The Company shall pay to the Trustee from time to time such reasonable compensation as shall be agreed between the Company and the Trustee for its acceptance of this Indenture and services hereunder. The Trustee's compensation shall not be limited by any law on compensation of a trustee of an express trust. The Company shall reimburse the Trustee promptly upon request for all reasonable disbursements, advances and expenses incurred or made by it in addition to the compensation for its services. Such expenses shall include the reasonable compensation, disbursements and expenses of the Trustee's agents and counsel. The Obligors shall indemnify each of the Trustee and any predecessor Trustee against any and all losses, damages, claims, liabilities or expenses, including taxes (other than taxes based on the income of the Trustee) incurred by it arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or administration of its duties under this Indenture, including the costs and expenses of enforcing this Indenture, the Registration Rights Agreement or the Notes against any Obligor (including this Section 7.7) and defending itself against any claim (whether asserted by any Obligor or any Holder or any other Person) or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties hereunder, except to the extent any such loss, liability or expense may be attributable to its negligence or bad faith. The Trustee shall notify the Company promptly of any claim for which it may seek indemnity. Failure by the Trustee to so notify the Company shall not relieve the Obligors of their obligations hereunder. The Obligors shall defend the claim and the Trustee shall cooperate in the defense. The Trustee may have separate counsel and the Obligors shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. No Obligor need pay for any settlement made without its consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. The obligations of any Obligor under this Section 7.7 shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. To secure the Obligor's payment obligations in this Section, the Trustee shall have a Lien prior to the Notes on all money or property held or collected by the Trustee, except that held in trust to pay -65- principal and interest on particular Notes. Such Lien shall survive the satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture. When the Trustee incurs expenses or renders services after an Event of Default specified in Section 6.1(g) or (h) hereof occurs, the expenses and the compensation for the services (including the fees and expenses of its agents and counsel) are intended to constitute expenses of administration under any Bankruptcy Law. The Trustee shall comply with the provisions of TIA (S) 313(b)(2) to the extent applicable. Section 7.8. Replacement of Trustee. A resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor Trustee shall become effective only upon the successor Trustee's acceptance of appointment as provided in this Section 7.8. The Trustee may resign in writing at any time and be discharged from the trust hereby created by so notifying the Company. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may remove the Trustee by so notifying the Trustee and the Company in writing. The Company may remove the Trustee if: (a) the Trustee fails to comply with Section 7.10 hereof; (b) the Trustee is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent or an order for relief is entered with respect to the Trustee under any Bankruptcy Law; (c) a custodian or public officer takes charge of the Trustee or its property; or (d) the Trustee becomes incapable of acting. If the Trustee resigns or is removed or if a vacancy exists in the office of Trustee for any reason, the Company shall promptly appoint a successor Trustee. Within one year after the successor Trustee takes office, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may appoint a successor Trustee to replace the successor Trustee appointed by the Company. If a successor Trustee does not take office within 60 days after the retiring Trustee resigns or is removed, the retiring Trustee, the Company, or the Holders of at least 10% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor Trustee. If the Trustee, after written request by any Holder who has been a Holder for at least six months, fails to comply with Section 7.10, such Holder may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the removal of the Trustee and the appointment of a successor Trustee. A successor Trustee shall deliver a written acceptance of its appointment to the retiring Trustee and to the Company. Thereupon, the resignation or removal of the retiring Trustee shall become effective, and the successor Trustee shall have all the rights, powers and duties of the Trustee under this Indenture. The successor Trustee shall mail a notice of its succession to Holders. The retiring Trustee shall promptly transfer all property held by it as Trustee to the successor Trustee; provided that all sums owing to the Trustee hereunder have been paid and subject to the Lien provided in Section 7.7 hereof. -66- Notwithstanding replacement of the Trustee pursuant to this Section 7.8, the Obligors' obligations under Section 7.7 hereof shall continue for the benefit of the retiring Trustee. Section 7.9. Successor Trustee by Merger, etc. If the Trustee consolidates, merges or converts into, or transfers all or substantially all of its corporate trust business to, another corporation, the successor corporation without any further act shall be the successor Trustee. Section 7.10. Eligibility; Disqualification. There shall at all times be a Trustee hereunder that is a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or of any state thereof that is authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trustee power, that is subject to supervision or examination by federal or state authorities and that has a combined capital and surplus of at least $100 million as set forth in its most recent published annual report of condition. This Indenture shall always have a Trustee who satisfies the requirements of TIA (S) 310(a)(1), (2) and (5). The Trustee is subject to TIA (S) 310(b). Section 7.11. Preferential Collection of Claims Against Company. The Trustee is subject to TIA (S) 311(a), excluding any creditor relationship listed in TIA (S) 311(b). A Trustee who has resigned or been removed shall be subject to TIA (S) 311(a) to the extent indicated therein. ARTICLE 8. LEGAL DEFEASANCE AND COVENANT DEFEASANCE Section 8.1. Option to Effect Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. The Company may, at the option of its Board evidenced by resolutions set forth in an Officers' Certificate, at any time, elect to have either Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof be applied to all outstanding Notes upon compliance with the conditions set forth below in this Article Eight. Section 8.2. Legal Defeasance and Discharge. Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.2, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 hereof, be deemed to have been discharged from its obligations with respect to all outstanding Notes on the date the conditions set forth below are satisfied (hereinafter, "Legal Defeasance"). For this purpose, Legal Defeasance means that the Company shall be deemed to have paid and discharged the entire Indebtedness represented by the outstanding Notes, which shall thereafter be deemed to be "outstanding" only for the purposes of Section 8.5 hereof and the other Sections of this Indenture referred to in (a) and (b) below, and to have satisfied all its other obligations under such Notes and this Indenture (and the Trustee, on demand of and at the expense of the Company, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging the same), except for the following provisions which shall survive until otherwise terminated or discharged hereunder: (a) the rights of Holders of outstanding Notes to receive solely from the trust fund described in Section 8.4 hereof, and as more fully set forth in such Section, payments in respect of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on such Notes when such payments are due, -67- (b) the Company's obligations with respect to such Notes under Article 2 and Section 4.2 hereof, (c) the rights, powers, trusts, duties and immunities of the Trustee hereunder and the Company's obligations in connection therewith and (d) this Article Eight. Subject to compliance with this Article Eight, the Company may exercise its option under this Section 8.2 notwithstanding the prior exercise of its option under Section 8.3 hereof. Section 8.3. Covenant Defeasance. Upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.3, the Company shall, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 hereof, be released from its obligations under the covenants contained in Sections 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, and 4.15 hereof and (b) and (c) of Section 5.1 hereof with respect to the outstanding Notes on and after the date the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 are satisfied (hereinafter, "Covenant Defeasance"), and the Notes shall thereafter be deemed not "outstanding" for the purposes of any direction, waiver, consent or declaration or act of Holders (and the consequences of any thereof) in connection with such covenants, but shall continue to be deemed "outstanding" for all other purposes hereunder (it being understood that such Notes shall not be deemed outstanding for accounting purposes). For this purpose, Covenant Defeasance means that, with respect to the outstanding Notes, the Company may omit to comply with and shall have no liability in respect of any term, condition or limitation set forth in any such covenant, whether directly or indirectly, by reason of any reference elsewhere herein to any such covenant or by reason of any reference in any such covenant to any other provision herein or in any other document and such omission to comply shall not constitute a Default or an Event of Default under Section 6.1 hereof, but, except as specified above, the remainder of this Indenture and such Notes shall be unaffected thereby. In addition, upon the Company's exercise under Section 8.1 hereof of the option applicable to this Section 8.3 hereof, subject to the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 8.4 hereof, Sections 6.1(c) through 6.1(e) and 6.1(h) hereof shall not constitute Events of Default. Section 8.4. Conditions to Legal or Covenant Defeasance. The following shall be the conditions to the application of either Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof to the outstanding Notes: In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance: (a) the Company must irrevocably deposit with the Trustee, in trust, for the benefit of the Holders, cash in United States dollars, non-callable Government Securities, or a combination thereof, in such amounts as will be sufficient, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants, to pay the principal of, premium and Liquidated Damages, if any, and interest on the outstanding Notes on the stated date for payment thereof or on the applicable redemption date, as the case may be as well as the fees and expense of the Trustee and its counsel; (b) in the case of an election under Section 8.2 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that (A) the Company has received from, or there has been published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (B) since the date of this Indenture, there has been a change in the applicable federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such Opinion of Counsel shall confirm that, the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Legal Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in -68- the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Legal Defeasance had not occurred; (c) in the case of an election under Section 8.3 hereof, the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel in the United States reasonably acceptable to the Trustee confirming that the Holders of the outstanding Notes will not recognize income, gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such Covenant Defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amounts, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such Covenant Defeasance had not occurred; (d) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing on the date of such deposit (other than a Default or Event of Default resulting from the incurrence of Indebtedness all or a portion of the proceeds of which will be used to defease the Notes pursuant to this Article Eight concurrently with such incurrence) or insofar as Sections 6.1(f) or 6.1(g) hereof is concerned, at any time in the period ending on the 91st day after the date of deposit; (e) such Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance shall not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any material agreement or instrument (other than this Indenture) to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is bound; (f) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel (which may be subject to customary exceptions) to the effect that on the 91st day following the deposit, the trust funds will not be subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally; (g) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate stating that the deposit was not made by the Company with the intent of preferring the Holders over any other creditors of the Company or with the intent of defeating, hindering, delaying or defrauding any other creditors of the Company; and (h) the Company shall have delivered to the Trustee an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel, each stating that all conditions precedent provided for or relating to the Legal Defeasance or the Covenant Defeasance have been complied with. Section 8.5. Deposited Money and Government Securities to be Held in Trust; Other Miscellaneous Provisions. Subject to Section 8.6 hereof, all money and non-callable Government Securities (including the proceeds thereof) deposited with the Trustee (or other qualifying trustee, collectively for purposes of this Section 8.5, the "Trustee") pursuant to Section 8.4 hereof in respect of the outstanding Notes shall be held in trust and applied by the Trustee, in accordance with the provisions of such Notes and this Indenture, to the payment, either directly or through any Paying Agent (including any Obligor acting as Paying Agent) as the Trustee may determine, to the Holders of such Notes of all sums due and to become due thereon in respect of principal, premium, if any, and interest, but such money need not be segregated from other funds except to the extent required by law. The Company shall pay and indemnify the Trustee against any tax, fee or other charge imposed on or assessed against the cash or non-callable Government Securities deposited pursuant to Section 8.4 -69- hereof or the principal and interest received in respect thereof other than any such tax, fee or other charge which by law is for the account of the Holders of the outstanding Notes. Anything in this Article 8 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Trustee shall deliver or pay to the Company from time to time upon the request of the Company any money or non-callable Government Securities held by it as provided in Section 8.4 hereof which, in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants expressed in a written certification thereof delivered to the Trustee (which may be the opinion delivered under Section 8.4(a) hereof), are in excess of the amount thereof that would then be required to be deposited to effect an equivalent Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance. Section 8.6. Repayment to Company. Any money deposited with the Trustee or any Paying Agent, or then held by the Company, in trust for the payment of the principal of, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest on any Note and remaining unclaimed for two years after such principal, premium or Liquidated Damages, if any, or interest has become due and payable shall be paid to the Company on its request or (if then held by the Company) shall be discharged from such trust; and the Holder of such Note shall thereafter look only to the Company for payment thereof, and all liability of the Trustee or such Paying Agent with respect to such trust money, and all liability of the Company as trustee thereof, shall thereupon cease; provided, however, that the Trustee or such Paying Agent, before being required to make any such repayment, may at the expense of the Company cause to be published once, in the New York Times and The Wall Street Journal (national editions), notice that such money remains unclaimed and that, after a date specified therein which shall not be less than 30 days from the date of such notification or publication, any unclaimed balance of such money then remaining will be repaid to the Company. Section 8.7. Reinstatement. If the Trustee or Paying Agent is unable to apply any United States dollars or non-callable Government Securities in accordance with Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as the case may be, by reason of an order or judgment of any court or governmental authority enjoining, restraining or otherwise prohibiting such application, then the obligations of the Obligors under this Indenture, the Guarantees and the Notes shall be revived and reinstated as though no deposit had occurred pursuant to Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof until such time as the Trustee or Paying Agent is permitted to apply all such money in accordance with Section 8.2 or 8.3 hereof, as the case may be; provided, however, that, if the Company makes any payment of principal of, premium, if any, or interest on any Note following the reinstatement of its obligations, the Company shall be subrogated to the rights of the Holders of such Notes to receive such payment from the money held by the Trustee or Paying Agent. ARTICLE 9. AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT AND WAIVER Section 9.1. Without Consent of Holders of Notes. Notwithstanding Section 9.2 of this Indenture, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture or the Notes without the consent of any Holder of a Note: (a) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; provided that such amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights of any Holder; -70- (b) to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes or to alter the provisions of Article 2 hereof (including the related definitions) in a manner that does not materially adversely affect any Holder; (c) to provide for the assumption of the Company's or a Guarantor's obligations to the Holders of the Notes by a successor to the Company pursuant to Article 5 or Article 10 hereof; (d) to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights hereunder of any Holder of the Note; (e) to comply with requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of this Indenture under the TIA; (f) to provide for issuance of Series B Senior Subordinated Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement (which will have terms substantially identical in all material respects to the Notes except that the transfer restrictions contained in the Notes will be modified or eliminated, as appropriate), and which will be treated together with any outstanding Notes as a single issue of securities; or (g) to allow any Guarantor to execute a supplemental indenture and/or a Guaranty with respect to the Notes. Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.6 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company and the Guarantors in the execution of any amended or supplemental Indenture authorized or permitted by the terms of this Indenture and to make any further appropriate agreements and stipulations that may be therein contained, but the Trustee shall not be obligated to enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture that affects its own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise. Section 9.2. With Consent of Holders of Notes. Except as provided below in this Section 9.2, the Company and the Trustee may amend or supplement this Indenture (including Section 3.9, 4.9 and 4.12 hereof, including the defined terms used therein), the Guarantees and the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes), and, subject to Sections 6.4 and 6.7 hereof, any existing Default or Event of Default (other than a Default or Event of Default in the payment of the principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Notes, except a payment default resulting from an acceleration that has been rescinded) or compliance with any provision of this Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, the Notes). Without the consent of at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding (including consents obtained in connection with a tender offer or exchange offer for, or purchase of, such Notes), no waiver or amendment to this Indenture may (a) make any change to Article 10 hereof or (b) release any Guarantor from its obligations under any Guaranty, in either case if such amendment or waiver would adversely affect the rights of any Holder. Section 2.8 hereof shall determine which Notes are considered to be "outstanding" for purposes of this Section 9.2. -71- Upon the request of the Company accompanied by a resolution of its Board of Directors authorizing the execution of any such amended or supplemental Indenture, and upon the filing with the Trustee of evidence satisfactory to the Trustee of the consent of the Holders of Notes as aforesaid, and upon receipt by the Trustee of the documents described in Section 9.6 hereof, the Trustee shall join with the Company in the execution of such amended or supplemental Indenture unless such amended or supplemental Indenture directly affects the Trustee's own rights, duties or immunities under this Indenture or otherwise, in which case the Trustee may in its discretion, but shall not be obligated to, enter into such amended or supplemental Indenture. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Holders of Notes under this Section 9.2 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or waiver, but it shall be sufficient if such consent approves the substance thereof. After an amendment, supplement or waiver under this Section becomes effective, the Company shall mail to the Holders of Notes affected thereby a notice briefly describing the amendment, supplement or waiver. Any failure of the Company to mail such notice, or any defect therein, shall not, however, in any way impair or affect the validity of any such amended or supplemental Indenture or waiver. Subject to Sections 6.4 and 6.7 hereof, and except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.2 the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding voting as a single class may waive compliance in a particular instance by any Obligor with any provision of this Indenture, any Guaranty or the Notes. However, without the consent of each Holder affected, an amendment or waiver under this Section 9.2 may not (with respect to any Notes held by a non-consenting Holder): (a) reduce the principal amount of Notes whose Holders must consent to an amendment, supplement or waiver; (b) reduce the principal of or change the fixed maturity of any Note or alter or waive any of the provisions with respect to the redemption of the Notes (except as provided above with respect to Sections 3.9, 4.9 and 4.12 hereof); (c) reduce the rate of or change the time for payment of interest, including default interest, on any Note; (d) waive a Default or Event of Default in the payment of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes (except a rescission of acceleration of the Notes by the Holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the then outstanding Notes and a waiver of the payment default that resulted from such acceleration); (e) make any Note payable in money other than that stated in the Notes; (f) make any change in the provisions of this Indenture relating to waivers of past Defaults or the rights of Holders of Notes to receive payments of principal of or premium, if any, or interest on the Notes; (g) waive a redemption payment with respect to any Note (other than payment required by Sections 3.9, 4.9 and 4.12 hereof); or (h) make any change in Section 6.4 or 6.7 hereof or in the foregoing amendment and waiver provisions. -72- Section 9.3. Compliance with Trust Indenture Act. Every amendment or supplement to this Indenture or the Notes shall be set forth in a amended or supplemental indenture that complies with the TIA as then in effect. Section 9.4. Revocation and Effect of Consents. Until an amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective, a consent to it by a Holder of a Note is a continuing consent by the Holder of a Note and every subsequent Holder of a Note or portion of a Note that evidences the same debt as the consenting Holder's Note, even if notation of the consent is not made on any Note. However, any such Holder of a Note or subsequent Holder of a Note may revoke the consent as to its Note if the Trustee receives written notice of revocation before the date upon which the requisite consents for the applicable amendment, supplement or waiver have been obtained. An amendment, supplement or waiver becomes effective in accordance with its terms and thereafter binds every Holder. Section 9.5. Notation on or Exchange of Notes. The Trustee may place an appropriate notation about an amendment, supplement or waiver on any Note thereafter authenticated. The Company in exchange for all Notes may issue and the Trustee shall, upon receipt of an Authentication Order, authenticate new Notes that reflect the amendment, supplement or waiver. Failure to make the appropriate notation or issue a new Note shall not affect the validity and effect of such amendment, supplement or waiver. Section 9.6. Trustee to Sign Amendments, etc. The Trustee shall sign any amended or supplemental indenture authorized pursuant to this Article Nine if the amendment or supplement does not adversely affect the rights, duties, liabilities or immunities of the Trustee. The Obligors may not sign an amendment or supplemental indenture until their Boards approve it. In executing any amended or supplemental indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to receive and (subject to Section 7.1) shall be fully protected in relying upon an Officers' Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that the execution of such amended or supplemental indenture is authorized or permitted by this Indenture. ARTICLE 10. SUBORDINATION Section 10.1. Agreement to Subordinate. Each Obligor agrees, and each Holder by accepting a Note agrees, that the Indebtedness evidenced by the Note and the Guarantees is subordinated in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner provided in this Article, to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt (whether outstanding on the date hereof or hereafter Incurred), and that the subordination is for the benefit of the holders of Senior Debt. No holder of Senior Debt need prove its reliance on this Article 10 to enforce the provisions hereof. -73- Section 10.2. Certain Definitions. "Accrued Bankruptcy Interest" means, with respect to any Senior Debt, all interest accruing thereon after the filing of a petition or commencement of any other proceeding by or against any Obligor under any Bankruptcy Law, in accordance with and at the rate (including any rate applicable upon any default or event of default, to the extent lawful) specified in the documents evidencing or governing such Indebtedness or Hedging Obligations, whether or not the claim for such interest is allowed as a claim after such filing in any proceeding under such Bankruptcy Law. "Designated Senior Debt" means any Indebtedness under the Bank Credit Facility (which is outstanding or which the lenders thereunder have a commitment to extend) and, if applicable, any other Senior Debt permitted under this Indenture, the principal amount (committed or outstanding) of which is $25 million or more and that has been designated by the Company as "Designated Senior Debt." "Hedging Obligations" means all obligations of the Obligors arising under or in connection with any rate or basis swap, forward contract, commodity swap or option, equity or equity index swap or option, bond, note or bill option, interest rate option, foreign currency exchange transaction, cross currency rate swap, currency option, cap, collar or floor transaction, swap option, synthetic trust product, synthetic lease or any similar transaction or agreement. "Representative" means the indenture trustee or other trustee, agent or representative for any Senior Debt. "Senior Debt" means, with respect to any Obligor, (a) all Indebtedness of such Obligor outstanding under Credit Facilities and all Hedging Obligations with respect thereto, (b) any other Indebtedness permitted to be Incurred by such Obligor under the terms of this Indenture, unless the instrument under which such Indebtedness is Incurred expressly provides that it is on a parity with or subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and (c) all Obligations with respect to the foregoing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing, Senior Debt will not include (i) any liability for federal, state, local or other taxes owed or owing by such Obligor, (ii) any Indebtedness of such Obligor to any of its Restricted Subsidiaries or other Affiliates, (iii) any trade payables, (iv) any Indebtedness that is incurred in violation of this Indenture and (v) Indebtedness which, when Incurred and without respect to any election under Section 1111(b) of Title 11, United States Code, is without recourse to such Obligor. Notwithstanding anything in this Indenture to the contrary, Senior Debt shall not include the 9 1/2% Notes. A distribution may consist of cash, securities or other property, by set- off or otherwise. All Designated Senior Debt now or hereafter existing and all other Obligations relating thereto shall not be deemed to have been paid in full unless the holders or owners thereof shall have received payment in full in cash with respect to such Designated Senior Debt and all other Obligations with respect thereto including, without limitation, all Accrued Bankruptcy Interest. Section 10.3. Liquidation; Dissolution; Bankruptcy. Upon any distribution to creditors of any Obligor in a liquidation or dissolution of such Obligor or in a proceeding under Bankruptcy Law relating to such Obligor or its property, in an assignment for the benefit of creditors or any marshaling of such Obligor's assets and liabilities: -74- (a) holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled to receive payment in full of all Obligations in respect of such Senior Debt (including Accrued Bankruptcy Interest) and to have all outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations and applicable Hedging Obligations fully cash collateralized before the Trustee or the Holders shall be entitled to receive any payment or distribution on Obligations with respect to the Notes and the Guarantees (except that the Trustee or the Holders may receive payments and other distributions made from any defeasance or redemption trust created pursuant to Article 8 or the last paragraph of Section 3.5 hereof and the issuance of Permitted Junior Securities); and (b) until all Obligations with respect to Senior Debt (as provided in clause (a) above) are paid in full and all outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations and applicable Hedging Obligations are fully cash collateralized, any distribution to which the Trustee or the Holders would be entitled but for this Article, including any such distribution that is payable or deliverable by reason of the payment of any other Indebtedness of such Obligor being subordinated to the payment of the Notes and Guarantees, shall be made to holders of Senior Debt or their Representatives, ratably in accordance with the respective amounts of the principal of such Senior Debt, interest (including, without limitation, Accrued Bankruptcy Interest) thereon and all other Obligations with respect thereto (except that Holders may receive payments and other distributions made from any defeasance or redemption trust created pursuant to Article 8 or the last paragraph of Section 3.5 hereof and the issuance of Permitted Junior Securities hereof), as their respective interests may appear. Any holder of Designated Senior Debt may file any proof of claim or similar document on behalf of the Trustee or any Holder if such a document has not been filed by the date which is 30 days prior to the last day specified for filing of such documents. In any proceeding under Bankruptcy Law, neither the Trustee nor any Holder shall initiate, or vote in support of, any challenge to the rights of the holders of Senior Debt. Section 10.4. Default on Designated Senior Debt. The Obligors may not make any payment or distribution to the Trustee or any Holder in respect of Obligations arising under in connection with the Notes or the Guarantees and may not acquire from the Trustee or any Holder any Notes or Guarantees for cash or property (other than payments and other distributions made from any defeasance or redemption trust created pursuant Article 8 or the last paragraph of Section 3.5 hereof and the issuance of Permitted Junior Securities) until all principal and other Obligations arising under or in connection with the Senior Debt have been paid in full or fully cash- collateralized, if not yet due if: (a) a default in the payment of any Obligations with respect to Designated Senior Debt occurs and is continuing (including any default in payment upon the maturity of any Designated Senior Debt by lapse of time, acceleration or otherwise), or any judicial proceeding is pending to determine whether any such default has occurred; or (b) a default or event of default (as such terms may be defined in any agreement, indenture or other document governing such Designated Senior Debt), other than a payment default described in subSection (a) above, on Designated Senior Debt, including any default or event of default that would result upon any payment or distribution with respect to the Notes or the Guarantees, that would cause or permit the acceleration of the maturity of the Designated Senior Debt, occurs and is continuing with respect to Designated Senior Debt that permits holders of the Designated Senior Debt as to which such default relates to accelerate its maturity and the Trustee receives a notice of such default (a "Payment Blockage Notice") from the affected Obligors or the holders of any Designated Senior Debt. If the -75- Trustee receives any such Payment Blockage Notice, no subsequent Payment Blockage Notice shall be effective for purposes of this Section unless and until at least 360 days shall have elapsed since the first day of effectiveness of the immediately prior Payment Blockage Notice. No nonpayment default that existed or was continuing on the date of delivery of any Payment Blockage Notice to the Trustee shall be, or be made, the basis for a subsequent Payment Blockage Notice unless such default shall have been waived for a period of not less than 180 days. If the Company is prohibited from making payments on or distributions in respect of the Notes or from acquiring any Notes under subSection (a) or (b) above, the Company may and shall resume payments on and distributions in respect of the Notes and may acquire them upon: (i) in the case of any prohibition referred to in Section 10.4(a) hereof, the date upon which the default, event of default or other event giving rise to such prohibition is cured or waived or shall have ceased to exist, unless another default, event of default or other event that would prohibit such payment, distribution or acquisition under Section 10.4(a) has occurred and is continuing, or all Obligations in respect of such Designated Senior Debt shall have been discharged or paid in full, o r (ii) in the case of any prohibition referred to in Section 10.4(b) hereof, the earlier of the date on which the default, event of default or other event giving rise to such prohibition is cured or waived or 179 days pass after the relevant Payment Blockage Notice is received by the Trustee thereunder, unless the maturity of any Designated Senior Debt has been accelerated, in each such case, if this Article otherwise permits the payment, distribution or acquisition. The provisions of this Article shall not be construed to prohibit the Company from repurchasing, redeeming, repaying or prepaying any or all of the Notes to the extent required to do so by any Gaming Authority having authority over any Obligor. Section 10.5. Acceleration of Notes. If payment of the Notes is accelerated because of an Event of Default, the Company shall promptly notify holders of Senior Debt of the acceleration. Section 10.6. When Distribution Must Be Paid Over. If, notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 10.3 and 10.4, any direct or indirect payment or distribution on account of principal of or interest on or other Obligations with respect to the Notes or Guarantees or acquisition, repurchase, redemption, retirement or defeasance of any of the Notes or Guarantees shall be made by or on behalf of any Obligor (including any payments or distribution by any liquidating trustee or agent or other Person in a proceeding referred to in Section 10.3) and received by the Trustee or any Holder at a time when such payment or distribution was prohibited by the provisions of Section 10.3 or 10.4 or such payment or distribution was required to be made to holders of Senior Debt or their Representatives, then, unless and until such payment or distribution is no longer prohibited by Section 10.3 or 10.4, such payment or distribution shall be received, segregated from other funds or assets and held in trust by the Trustee or such Holder, as the case may be, for the benefit of, and shall be immediately paid or delivered over to, those Persons known to the Trustee or, as the case may be, such Holder, as, or identified by the Company as, or to a fund for the benefit of, the holders of Senior Debt or their Representatives, ratably in accordance with the respective amounts of the principal of such Senior Debt, interest (including, without limitation, Accrued Bankruptcy Interest) thereon and all other Obligations with respect thereto held or represented by each, until the principal of all Senior Debt, interest (including Accrued Bankruptcy Interest) thereon and all other -76- Obligations with respect thereto have been paid in full and all outstanding Letter of Credit Obligations and applicable Hedging Obligations have been fully cash collateralized. Any distribution to the holders of Senior Debt or their Representatives of assets other than cash may be held by such holders or such Representatives as additional collateral without any duty to the Holder to liquidate or otherwise realize on such assets or to apply such assets to any Senior Debt or other Obligations relating thereto. With respect to the holders of Senior Debt, the Trustee undertakes to perform only such obligations on the part of the Trustee as are specifically set forth in this Article 10, and no implied covenants or obligations with respect to the holders of Senior Debt shall be read into this Indenture against the Trustee. The Trustee shall not be deemed to owe any fiduciary duty to the holders of Senior Debt, and shall not be liable to any such holders if the Trustee shall in good faith mistakenly pay over or distribute to or on behalf of Holders or any Obligor or any other Person money or assets to which any holders of Senior Debt shall be entitled by virtue of this Article 10, except if such payment is made as a result of the willful misconduct or gross negligence of the Trustee. Nothing in this Section 10.6 shall affect the obligation of any Person other than the Trustee to hold such payment or distribution for the benefit of, and to pay or deliver such payment or distribution over to, the holders of Senior Debt or their Representatives. Section 10.7. Notice by Company. The Company shall promptly notify the Trustee and the Paying Agent of any facts known to the Company that would cause a payment of any Obligations with respect to the Notes or Guarantees to violate this Article, but failure to give such notice shall not affect the subordination of the Notes and the Guarantees to the Senior Debt as provided in this Article. Section 10.8. Subrogation. After all Senior Debt is paid in full and until the Notes are paid in full, Holders shall be subrogated (equally and ratably with all other Indebtedness pari passu with the Notes and Guarantees) to the rights of holders of Senior Debt to receive distributions applicable to Senior Debt to the extent that distributions otherwise payable to the Holders have been applied to the payment of Senior Debt. A distribution made under this Article to holders of Senior Debt that otherwise would have been made to Holders is not, as between the Obligors and Holders, a payment by any Obligor on the Notes or the Guarantees. Section 10.9. Relative Rights. This Article 10 defines the relative rights of Holders and holders of Senior Debt. Nothing in this Article 10 shall: (a) impair, as between the Obligors and Holders, the obligation of the Obligors, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay principal of and interest, including Liquidated Damages, if any, on the Notes and the Guarantees in accordance with their terms; (b) affect the relative rights of Holders and creditors of the Obligors other than their rights in relation to holders of Senior Debt; or -77- (c) prevent the Trustee or any Holder from exercising its available remedies upon a Default or Event of Default, subject to the rights of holders and owners of Senior Debt to receive distributions and payments otherwise payable to Holders. If any Obligor fails because of this Article to pay principal of or interest, including Liquidated Damages, if any, on a Note or Guaranty on the due date, the failure is still a Default or Event of Default. Section 10.10. Subordination May Not Be Impaired by Obligors. No right of any present or future holder of Senior Debt to enforce the subordination of the Indebtedness evidenced by the Notes and the Guarantees shall be impaired by any act or failure to act by any Obligor or any Holder of Notes and Guarantees or any holder of Senior Debt or by the failure of any Obligor or any Holder of Notes and Guarantees or any holder of Senior Debt to comply with this Indenture regardless of any knowledge thereof that any such Holder of Notes or holder of Senior Debt, as the case may be, may have or be otherwise charged with. The holders of Senior Debt may extend, renew, restate, supplement, modify or amend the terms of the Senior Debt or any Obligations with respect thereto or any security therefor and release, sell or exchange such security and otherwise deal freely with any Obligor and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates all without affecting the liabilities and obligations of the parties to this Indenture or the Holders. No provision in any supplemental indenture that adversely affects the subordination of the Notes and Guarantees or other provisions of this Article 10 shall be effective against the holders of the Designated Senior Debt unless the requisite percentage of such holders have consented thereto. Each Holder of the Notes and Guarantees by its acceptance thereof: (a) acknowledges and agrees that the holders of any Senior Debt or their Representative, in its or their discretion, and without affecting any rights of any holder of Senior Debt under this Article 10, may foreclose any mortgage or deed of trust covering interest in real property securing such Senior Debt or any guarantee thereof by judicial or nonjudicial sale, even though such action may release an Obligor or any guarantor of such Senior Debt from further liability under such Senior Debt or any guarantee thereof or may otherwise limit the remedies available to the holders thereof; and (b) hereby waives any defense that such Holder may otherwise have to the enforcement of this Article 10 by any holder of any Senior Debt or any Representative of such holder against such Holder after or as a result of any action, including any such defense based on any loss or impairment of rights of subrogation. If at any time any payment of Obligations with respect to any Senior Debt is rescinded or must otherwise be returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization or liquidation of any Obligor or otherwise, the provisions of this Article 10 shall continue to be effective or reinstated, as the case may be, to the same extent as though such payments had not been made. Section 10.11. Distribution or Notice to Representative. Whenever a distribution is to be made or a notice given to holders of Senior Debt, the distribution may be made and the notice given to their Representative. Upon any payment or distribution of assets of any Obligor referred to in this Article 10, the Trustee and the Holders shall be entitled to rely upon any order or decree made by any court of competent jurisdiction or upon any certificate of such Representative or of the liquidating trustee or agent or other Person making any distribution to the Trustee or to the Holders for the purpose of ascertaining the Persons entitled to participate in such distribution, the holders of the Senior Debt and -78- other Indebtedness of such Obligor, the amount thereof or payable thereon, the amount or amounts paid or distributed thereon and all other facts pertinent thereto or to this Article 10. Subject to the provisions of Section 7.1, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely on the delivery to it of a written notice by a Person representing himself to be a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee or agent on behalf of such holder) to establish that such notice has been given by a holder of Senior Debt (or a trustee or agent on behalf of any such holder). In the event that the Trustee determines in good faith that further evidence is required with respect to the right of any Person as a holder of Senior Debt to participate in any payment or distribution pursuant to this Article 10, the Trustee may request such Person to furnish evidence to the reasonable satisfaction of the Trustee as to the amount of Senior Debt held by such Person, the extent to which such Person is entitled to participate in such payment or distribution and any other facts pertinent to the rights of such Person under this Article 10, and if such evidence is not furnished, the Trustee may defer any payment which it may be required to make for the benefit of such Person pursuant to the terms of this Indenture pending judicial determination as to the rights of such Person to receive such payment. Section 10.12. Rights of Trustee and Paying Agent. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article 10 or any other provision of this Indenture, the Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge of the existence of any facts that would prohibit the making of any payment or distribution by the Trustee, and the Trustee and the Paying Agent may continue to make payments on the Notes and Guarantees, unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee shall have received at its Corporate Trust Office at least two Business Days prior to the date of such payment written notice of facts that would cause the payment of any Obligations with respect to the Notes and Guarantees to violate this Article. Only the Company or a Representative may give the notice. Nothing in this Article 10 shall impair the claims of, or payments to, the Trustee under or pursuant to Section 7.7 hereof. The Trustee in its individual or any other capacity may hold Senior Debt with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee. Any Agent may do the same with like rights. Section 10.13. Authorization to Effect Subordination. Each Holder of a Note by the Holder's acceptance thereof authorizes and directs the Trustee on the Holder's behalf to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in this Article 10, and appoints the Trustee to act as the Holder's attorney-in-fact for any and all such purposes. Each Obligor, the Trustee and each Holder by their acceptance of the Notes acknowledge that damages would be inadequate to compensate the holders of Senior Debt for any breach or default by any Obligor, the Trustee or any such Holder of its obligations under this Article 10, and, therefore, agree that the holders of Senior Debt and their Representatives shall be entitled to equitable relief, including injunctive relief and specific performance, in the enforcement thereof. Section 10.14. Amendments. (a) The provisions of this Article 10 shall not be amended or modified without the written consent of the holders of all Senior Debt unless such amendment or modification does not adversely affect the holders of such Senior Debt. -79- (b) Without the consents of the Holders of at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, no Obligor will amend, modify or alter the terms of any indebtedness subordinated to the Notes or the Guarantees in any way that will (i) increase the rate of or change the time for payment of interest on any indebtedness subordinated to the Notes, (ii) increase the principal of, advance the final maturity date of or shorten the Weighted Average Life to Maturity of any such subordinated indebtedness, (iii) alter the redemption provisions or the price or terms at which the Company is required to offer to purchase such subordinated indebtedness or (iv) amend the subordination provisions of any documents, instruments or agreements governing any such subordinated indebtedness, except to the extent that any of the foregoing would be required to permit any Obligor to make a Restricted Payment permitted by Section 4.7 hereof. Section 10.15. Notes are Pari Passu with the 9 1/2% Notes. The Obligations in respect of the Notes and the Guarantees are on a parity with the Obligations in respect of the 9 1/2% Notes and the guarantees thereof in right of payment. ARTICLE 11. MISCELLANEOUS Section 11.1. Trust Indenture Act Controls. If any provision of this Indenture limits, qualifies or conflicts with the duties imposed by TIA (S) 318(c) , the imposed duties shall control. Section 11.2. Notices. Any notice or communication by the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee to the other is duly given if in writing and delivered in Person or mailed by first class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telecopier or overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery, to the other's address: If to the Company and/or any Guarantor: Hollywood Park, Inc. 1050 South Prairie Avenue P.O. Box 369 Inglewood, CA 90306-0369 Telecopier No.: 310/673-2582 Attention: G. Michael Finnigan With a copy to: Irell & Manella LLP 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276 Telecopier No.: 310/203-7199 Attention: Alvin G. Segel, Esq. -80- If to the Trustee: The Bank of New York 101 Barclay Street, Floor 21 West New York, New York 10286 Telecopier No.: (212) 815-5915 Attention: Corporate Trust Administration Either the Company, any Guarantor or the Trustee, by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications. All notices and communications (other than those sent to Holders) shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five Business Days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when receipt is acknowledged, if telecopied; and the next Business Day after timely delivery to the courier, if sent by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery. Any notice or communication to a Holder shall be mailed by first class mail or by overnight air courier guaranteeing next day delivery to its address shown on the register kept by the Registrar. Any notice or communication shall also be so mailed to any Person described in TIA (S) 313(c), to the extent required by the TIA. Failure to mail a notice or communication to a Holder or any defect in it shall not affect its sufficiency with respect to other Holders. If a notice or communication is mailed in the manner provided above within the time prescribed, it is duly given, whether or not the addressee receives it. If the Company mails a notice or communication to Holders, it shall mail a copy to the Trustee and each Agent at the same time. Section 11.3. Communication by Holders of Notes with Other Holders of Notes. Holders may communicate pursuant to TIA (S) 312(b) with other Holders with respect to their rights under this Indenture or the Notes. The Company, any Guarantor, the Trustee, the Registrar and anyone else shall have the protection of TIA (S) 312(c). Section 11.4. Certificate and Opinion as to Conditions Precedent. Upon any request or application by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under this Indenture, except the initial authentication and delivery of the Notes on the Issue Date, the Company shall furnish to the Trustee: (a) an Officers' Certificate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.5 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent and covenants, if any, provided for in this Indenture relating to the proposed action have been satisfied; and (b) an Opinion of Counsel in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee (which shall include the statements set forth in Section 11.5 hereof) stating that, in the opinion of such counsel, all such conditions precedent and covenants have been satisfied. Such counsel may rely on -81- representations, warranties and certificates of other Persons as to matters of fact, and may qualify the Opinion of Counsel with customary assumptions and exceptions. Section 11.5. Statements Required in Certificate or Opinion. Each certificate or opinion with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant provided in this Indenture (other than a certificate provided pursuant to TIA (S) 314(a)(4)) shall comply with the provisions of TIA (S) 314(e) and shall include: (a) a statement that the Person making such certificate or opinion has read such covenant or condition; (b) a brief statement as to the nature and scope of the examination or investigation upon which the statements or opinions contained in such certificate or opinion are based; (c) a statement that, in the opinion of such Person, he or she has made such examination or investigation as is necessary to enable him to express an informed opinion as to whether or not such covenant or condition has been satisfied; and (d) a statement as to whether or not, in the opinion of such Person, such condition or covenant has been satisfied. Section 11.6. Rules by Trustee and Agents. The Trustee may make reasonable rules for action by or at a meeting of Holders. The Registrar or Paying Agent may make reasonable rules and set reasonable requirements for its functions. Section 11.7. No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders. No past, present or future director, officer, employee, agent, manager, partner, member, incorporator or stockholder of any Obligor, in such capacity, will have any liability for any obligations of any Obligor under the Notes, this Indenture or the Guarantees or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder of Notes by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the Notes and the Guarantees. Section 11.8. Governing Law. THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THIS INDENTURE AND THE NOTES, AND THE GUARANTEES WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO APPLICABLE PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY. Section 11.9. No Adverse Interpretation of Other Agreements. This Indenture may not be used to interpret any other indenture, loan or debt agreement of any Obligor or its Subsidiaries or of any other Person. Any such indenture, loan or debt agreement may not be used to interpret this Indenture. -82- Section 11.10. Successors. All agreements of the Company in this Indenture and the Notes shall bind its successors. All agreements of each Guarantor in this Indenture shall bind its successors, except as otherwise provided in Section 10.5. All agreements of the Trustee in this Indenture shall bind its successors. Section 11.11. Severability. In case any provision in this Indenture or in the Notes shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby. Section 11.12. Counterpart Originals. The parties may sign any number of copies of this Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them together represent the same agreement. Section 11.13. Table of Contents, Headings, etc. The Table of Contents, Cross-Reference Table and headings of the Articles and Sections of this Indenture have been inserted for convenience of reference only, are not to be considered a part of this Indenture and shall in no way modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof. ARTICLE 12. GUARANTY Section 12.1. The Guaranty. Each Guarantor hereby absolutely and unconditionally, jointly and severally Guarantees and promises to pay to each Holder and the Trustee (each a "Beneficiary"), as their respective interests appear, on demand, in lawful money of the United States of America, any and all Guaranteed Obligations of the Company from time to time owed to the Beneficiaries. The term "Guaranteed Obligations" means any and all present and future obligations and liabilities of the Company of every type and description to the Beneficiaries under this Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement, whether for principal, premium (if any), interest, expenses, indemnities or other amounts, in each case whether due or not due, absolute or contingent, voluntary or involuntary, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, now or hereafter existing, renewed or restructured, whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, whether or not arising after the commencement of a proceeding under Bankruptcy Law (including post-petition interest) and whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding, and whether or not recovery of any such obligation or liability may be barred by a statute of limitations or such obligation or liability may otherwise be unenforceable. All Guaranteed Obligations shall be conclusively presumed to have been created in reliance on this Guaranty. This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty of the Guaranteed Obligations and, except as otherwise provided in Section 9.2 or 12.10, may not be revoked and shall not otherwise terminate unless and until any and all Guaranteed Obligations have been indefeasibly paid and performed in full. Failing payment when due of any Guaranteed Obligation or any performance of any Guaranteed Obligation for whatever reason, the Guarantors shall be jointly and severally obligated to pay or perform the same immediately. Each Guarantor agrees that this is a guarantee of payment and not a guarantee of collection. -83- The Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall be unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Notes or this Indenture, the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent by any Holder of the Notes with respect to any provisions hereof or thereof, the recovery of any judgment against the Company, any action to enforce the same or any other circumstance which might otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor. Each Guarantor hereby covenants that this Guaranty shall not be discharged except by complete performance of the obligations contained in the Notes and this Indenture. If any Holder or the Trustee is required by any court or otherwise to return to the Company, the Guarantors or any custodian, trustee, liquidator or other similar official acting in relation to either the Company or the Guarantors, any amount paid by either to the Trustee or such Holder, this Guaranty, to the extent theretofore discharged, shall be reinstated in full force and effect. Each Guarantor further agrees that, as between the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders and the Trustee, on the other hand, (x) the maturity of the obligations guaranteed hereby may be accelerated as provided in Article 6 hereof for the purposes of this Guaranty, notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition preventing such acceleration in respect of the obligations guaranteed hereby, and (y) in the event of any declaration of acceleration of such obligations as provided in Article 6 hereof, such obligations (whether or not due and payable) shall forthwith become due and payable by the Guarantors for the purpose of this Guaranty. Section 12.2. Nature of Guaranty. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty is independent of and not in consideration of or contingent upon the liability of the Company or any other Obligor and a separate action or actions may be brought and prosecuted against any Guarantor, whether or not any action is brought or prosecuted against the Company or any other Obligor or whether the Company or any other Obligor is joined in any such action or actions. This Guaranty given by each Guarantor shall be construed as a continuing, absolute and unconditional guaranty of payment (and not merely of collection) without regard to: (a) the legality, validity or enforceability of the Notes, this Indenture or any of the Guaranteed Obligations, or the Guaranty given by any other Guarantor (an "Other Guaranty"); (b) any defense (other than payment), set-off or counterclaim that may at any time be available to the Company or any other Obligor against, and any right of set-off at any time held by, any Beneficiary; or (c) any other circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of any Guarantor or any other Obligor), whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an equitable or legal discharge of the Company or any other Obligor, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. Any payment by any Obligor or other circumstance that operates to toll any statute of limitations applicable to such Obligor shall also operate to toll the statute of limitations applicable to each Guarantor. -84- Section 12.3. Authorization. Each Guarantor authorizes each Beneficiary, without notice to or further assent by such Guarantor, and without affecting any Guarantor's liability hereunder (regardless of whether any subrogation or similar right that such Guarantor may have or any other right or remedy of such Guarantor is extinguished or impaired or the risk to such Guarantor is materially increased), from time to time to do any or all of the following: (a) permit the Company to increase or create Guaranteed Obligations (including by issuing Series B Notes), or terminate, release, compromise, subordinate, extend, accelerate or otherwise change the amount or time, manner or place of payment of, or rescind any demand for payment or acceleration of, the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof, consent or enter into supplemental indentures or otherwise amend the terms and conditions of this Indenture, the Notes or the Registration Rights Agreement or any provision thereof; (b) take and hold collateral security from the Company or any other Person, perfect or refrain from perfecting a Lien on any such collateral security, and exchange, enforce, subordinate, release (whether intentionally or unintentionally), or take or fail to take any other action in respect of, any such collateral security or Lien or any part thereof; (c) exercise in such manner and order as it elects in its sole discretion, fail to exercise, waive, suspend, terminate or suffer expiration of, any of the remedies or rights of such Beneficiary against the Company or any other Obligor in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations or any collateral security; (d) release, add or settle with any Obligor in respect of the Guaranty or the Guaranteed Obligations; (e) accept partial payments on the Guaranteed Obligations and apply any and all payments or recoveries from such Obligor or collateral security to such of the Guaranteed Obligations as any Beneficiary may elect in its sole discretion, whether or not such Guaranteed Obligations are secured or entitled to the benefits of Support Obligations; (f) refund at any time, at such Beneficiary's sole discretion, any payments or recoveries received by such Beneficiary in respect of any Guaranteed Obligations or collateral security; and (g) otherwise deal with the Company, any other Obligor and any collateral security as such Beneficiary may elect in its sole discretion. Section 12.4. Certain Waivers. Each Guarantor waives: (a) the right to require the Beneficiaries to proceed against the Company or any other Obligor, to proceed against or exhaust any collateral security or to pursue any other remedy in any Beneficiary's power whatsoever and the right to have the property of the Company or any other Obligor first applied to the discharge of the Guaranteed Obligations; -85- (b) all rights and benefits under applicable law purporting to reduce a guarantor's obligations in proportion to the obligation of the principal or providing that the obligation of a surety or guarantor must neither be larger nor in other respects more burdensome than that of the principal; (c) the benefit of any statute of limitations affecting the Guaranteed Obligations or any Guarantor's liability hereunder; (d) any requirement of marshaling or any other principle of election of remedies; (e) any right to assert against any Beneficiary any defense (legal or equitable), set-off, counterclaim and other right that any Guarantor may now or any time hereafter have against the Company or any other Obligor; (f) presentment, demand for payment or performance (including diligence in making demands hereunder), notice of dishonor or nonperformance, protest, acceptance and notice of acceptance of this Guaranty, filing of claims with a court in the event of insolvency or bankruptcy of the Company and, except to the extent expressly required by this Indenture, the Notes or the Registration Rights Agreement, all other notices of any kind, including (i) notice of any action taken or omitted by the Beneficiaries in reliance hereon, (ii) notice of any default by the Company or any other Obligor, (iii) notice that any portion of the Guaranteed Obligations is due, (iv) notice of any action against the Company or any other Obligor, or any enforcement of other action with respect to any collateral security, or the assertion of any right of any Beneficiary hereunder; and (g) all defenses that at any time may be available to any Guarantor by virtue of any valuation, stay, moratorium or other law now or hereafter in effect. Section 12.5. No Subrogation; Certain Agreements. (a) EACH GUARANTOR WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS OF SUBROGATION, INDEMNITY OR REIMBURSEMENT, AND ANY AND ALL BENEFITS OF AND RIGHTS TO ENFORCE ANY POWER, RIGHT OR REMEDY THAT ANY BENEFICIARY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE IN RESPECT OF THE GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS AGAINST THE COMPANY OR OTHER OBLIGOR (OTHER THAN RIGHTS OF CONTRIBUTION FROM OTHER GUARANTORS), ANY AND ALL BENEFITS OF AND RIGHTS TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY COLLATERAL, WHETHER REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY, NOW OR HEREAFTER HELD BY ANY BENEFICIARY, AND ANY AND ALL OTHER RIGHTS AND CLAIMS (WITHIN THE MEANING OF APPLICABLE BANKRUPTCY LAW) ANY GUARANTOR MAY HAVE AGAINST THE COMPANY, UNDER APPLICABLE LAW OR OTHERWISE, AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, BY REASON OF ANY PAYMENT UNDER THE GUARANTY, WHETHER OR NOT THE GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS SHALL HAVE BEEN PAID IN FULL. (b) Each Guarantor assumes the responsibility for being and keeping itself informed of the financial condition of each other Obligor and of all other circumstances bearing upon the risk of nonpayment of the Guaranteed Obligations that diligent inquiry would reveal, and agrees that the Beneficiaries shall have no duty to advise any Guarantor of information regarding such condition or any such circumstances. -86- Section 12.6. Bankruptcy No Discharge. (a) Each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of Notes, each Holder, hereby confirms that it is the intention of all such parties that the Guaranty of such Guarantor not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of Bankruptcy Law, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal or state law to the extent applicable to any Guaranty. To effectuate the foregoing intention, the Trustee, the Holders and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably agree that the obligations of such Guarantor will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other Guarantor in respect of the obligations of such other Guarantor under this Article 12, result in the obligations of such Guarantor under its Guaranty not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. (b) Without limiting Section 12.2, the Guaranty shall not be discharged or otherwise affected by any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding commenced by or against the Company or any other Obligor, including (i) any discharge of, or bar or stay against collecting, all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations in or as a result of any such proceeding, whether or not assented to by any Beneficiary, (ii) any disallowance of all or any portion of any Beneficiary's claim for repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations, (iii) any use of cash or other collateral in any such proceeding, (iv) any agreement or stipulation as to adequate protection in any such proceeding, (v) any failure by any Beneficiary to file or enforce a claim against the Company or any other Obligor or its estate in any bankruptcy or reorganization case, (vi) any amendment, modification, stay or cure of any Beneficiary's rights that may occur in any such proceeding, (vii) any election by any Beneficiary under Section 1111(b)(2) of the Bankruptcy Code, or (viii) any borrowing or grant of a Lien under Section 364 of the Bankruptcy Code. Each Guarantor understands and acknowledges that by virtue of this Guaranty, it has specifically assumed any and all risks of any such proceeding with respect to the Company and each other Obligor. (c) Notwithstanding anything in this Article Twelve to the contrary, any Event of Default under Section 6.1(f) or (g) of this Indenture shall render all Guaranteed Obligations automatically due and payable for purposes of the Guaranty, without demand on the part of the Trustee or any Holder. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, the Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment, or any part thereof, of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations is rescinded, invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential or otherwise required to be restored or returned by any Beneficiary in connection with any bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding involving the Company, any other Obligor or otherwise, if the proceeds of any collateral security are required to be returned by such Beneficiary under any such circumstances, or if any Beneficiary elects to return any such payment or proceeds or any part thereof in its sole discretion, all as though such payment had not been made or such proceeds not been received. Section 12.7. Execution and Delivery of Guaranty. To evidence its Guaranty set forth in Section 12.1, each Guarantor hereby agrees that a notation of such Guaranty substantially in the form included in Exhibit D shall be endorsed by an Officer of such Guarantor on each Note authenticated and delivered by the Trustee and that this Indenture shall be executed on behalf of such Guarantor by its President, Chief Financial Officer or one of its Vice Presidents. -87- Each Guarantor hereby agrees that its Guaranty set forth in Section 12.1 shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding any failure to endorse on each Note a notation of such Guaranty. If an Officer whose signature is on this Indenture or on the Guaranty no longer holds that office at the time the Trustee authenticates the Note on which a Guaranty is endorsed, the Guaranty shall be valid nevertheless. The delivery of any Note by the Trustee, after the authentication thereof hereunder, shall constitute due delivery of the Guaranty set forth in this Indenture on behalf of the Guarantors. In the event that the Company creates or acquires any new Subsidiaries subsequent to the date of this Indenture, if required by Section 4.16 hereof, the Company shall cause such Subsidiaries to execute supplemental indentures to this Indenture and Guaranty in accordance with Section 4.16 hereof and this Article 12, to the extent applicable. Section 12.8. Severability of Void Guaranteed Obligations Under Guaranty. The obligations of any Guarantor hereunder shall be limited to the maximum amount that would not render its obligations hereunder subject to avoidance under Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code or any applicable provisions of other Bankruptcy Law or comparable state law. Section 12.9. Right of Contribution. In order to provide for just and equitable contribution among the Guarantors in connection with the Guaranty, the Guarantors have agreed among themselves that if any Guarantor satisfies some or all of the Guaranteed Obligations (a "Funding Guarantor"), the Funding Guarantor shall be entitled to contribution from the other Guarantors that have positive Maximum Net Worth (as defined below) for all payments made by the Funding Guarantor in satisfying the Guaranteed Obligations, so that each Guarantor that remains obligated under the Guaranty at the time that a Funding Guarantor makes such payment (a "Remaining Guarantor") and has a positive Maximum Net Worth shall bear a portion of such payment equal to the percentage that such Remaining Guarantor's Maximum Net Worth bears to the aggregate Maximum Net Worth of all Remaining Guarantors that have positive Maximum Net Worth. As used herein, "Net Worth" means, with respect to any Guarantor, the amount, as of any date of calculation, by which the sum of a Person's assets (including subrogation, indemnity, contribution, reimbursement and similar rights that such Guarantor may have notwithstanding Section 12.5), determined on the basis of a "fair valuation" or their "fair salable value" (whichever is the applicable test under Section 548 and other relevant provisions of the Bankruptcy Code or other Bankruptcy Law and the relevant state fraudulent conveyance or transfer laws) is greater than the amount that will be required to pay all of such Person's debts, in each case matured or unmatured, contingent or otherwise, as of the date of calculation, but excluding liabilities arising under the Guaranty and excluding, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law with the objective of avoiding rendering such Person insolvent, liabilities subordinated to the Guaranteed Obligations arising out of loans or advances made to such Person by any other Person. "Maximum Net Worth" means, with respect to any Guarantor, the greatest of the Net Worths calculated as of the following dates: (A) the date on which the Guarantor becomes a Guarantor hereunder, (B) the date on which such Guarantor expressly reaffirms the Guaranty, (C) the date on which demand for payment is made on such Guarantor hereunder, (D) the date on which payment is made by such Guarantor hereunder or (E) the date on which any judgment, order or decree is entered requiring such Guarantor to make payment hereunder or in respect hereof. The meaning of the terms -88- "fair valuation" and "fair salable value" and the calculation of assets and liabilities shall be determined and made in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Bankruptcy Code, other Bankruptcy Law and applicable state fraudulent conveyance or transfer laws. Section 12.10. Additional Guarantors. Each Subsidiary that executes and delivers to the Trustee from time to time an Addendum to Guaranty after the Issue Date shall, from and after the date of such execution and delivery, be a Guarantor with the same effect as if such Subsidiary had been a signatory to this Indenture, and no such Addendum to Guaranty must be executed and delivered by any other Obligors. Each Obligor hereby consents to the execution, delivery and effectiveness of any such Addendum, whether or not it receives notice thereof. Subject to compliance with applicable Gaming Laws, each Person that becomes a Material Restricted Subsidiary of the Company after the date hereof shall automatically be deemed to be a Guarantor for all purposes of this Indenture, notwithstanding any such Material Restricted Subsidiary's failure to execute and deliver an Addendum to Guaranty as required by Section 4.16 hereof. Section 12.11. Release of a Guarantor. Upon either (a) the designation of a Guarantor as an Unrestricted Subsidiary in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture or (b) the substitution of a successor Person for any Guarantor as contemplated by Section 5.2 hereof, such Guarantor shall be released from, and thereupon cease to have or accrue any further liability under, its Guaranty. Upon receipt of an Officers' Certificate and Opinion of Counsel as to compliance with this Section 12.11 and, if applicable, the definition of "Unrestricted Subsidiary", the Trustee shall deliver to the Company an appropriate instrument evidencing such release. [Signatures on following pages] -89- SIGNATURES THE ISSUER ---------- Dated as of February 18, 1999 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer THE GUARANTORS -------------- BAY ST. LOUIS CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BILOXI CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BOOMTOWN HOOSIER, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BOOMTOWN HOTEL & CASINO, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer S-1 BOOMTOWN, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC AMERICAN CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO ONE CORPORATION By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CRYSTAL PARK HOTEL & CASINO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC By its Manager HP/COMPTON, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer S-2 HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL OPERATING COMPANY By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ---------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President HOLLYWOOD PARK FOOD SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ---------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President HOLLYWOOD PARK OPERATING COMPANY By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ---------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP CASINO, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Chief Financial Officer HP/COMPTON, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP YAKAMA, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President S-3 HP YAKAMA CONSULTING, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ---------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President INDIANA VENTURES LLC By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer LOUISIANA-I GAMING, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM By its General Partner LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer MARDI GRAS CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President MISSISSIPPI I-GAMING, L.P. By its General Partner BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President S-4 PINNACLE GAMING DEVELOPMENT CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: President SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President TURF PARADISE, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President THE TRUSTEE ----------- Dated as of February 18, 1999 THE BANK OF NEW YORK, By: /s/ Thomas C. Knight ------------------------ Name: Thomas C. Knight Title: Assistant Vice President S-5 Exhibit A (Face of Note) CUSIP NO. _______ [Series A] [Series B] 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 No. _____ $__________ HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. promises to pay to___________________________________________________________ or registered assigns, the principal sum of_________________________________________________________ Dollars on February 15, 2007. Interest Payment Dates: February 15 and August 15 Record Dates: February 1 and August 1 Dated as of February 18, 1999 THE ISSUER ---------- HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. By: _____________________ Name: Title: Dated: ________________________ This is one of the Global Notes referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture: THE BANK OF NEW YORK, as Trustee By: ______________________________ Authorized Signatory A-1 [Back of Note] [Series A] [Series B] 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 ["THIS GLOBAL NOTE IS HELD BY THE DEPOSITARY (AS DEFINED IN THE INDENTURE GOVERNING THIS NOTE) OR ITS NOMINEE IN CUSTODY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS HEREOF, AND IS NOT TRANSFERABLE TO ANY PERSON UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES EXCEPT THAT (I) THE TRUSTEE MAY MAKE SUCH NOTATIONS HEREON AS MAY BE REQUIRED PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.7 OF THE INDENTURE, (II) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE BUT NOT IN PART PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.6(a) OF THE INDENTURE, (III) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE DELIVERED TO THE TRUSTEE FOR CANCELLATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 2.11 OF THE INDENTURE AND (iv) THIS GLOBAL NOTE MAY BE TRANSFERRED TO A SUCCESSOR DEPOSITARY WITH THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE COMPANY."]/1/ [THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1)(a) TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT AND, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE.]/2/ Capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture referred to below unless otherwise indicated. - -------------------------------- /1/ To be included only if the Note is issued in Global form. /2/ This legend should be included on the Series A Notes and omitted from the Series B Notes. A-2 1. Interest. Hollywood Park, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") promises (i) to pay interest on the principal amount of this Note at 9 1/4% per annum, accruing from the Issue Date until maturity and (ii) to pay the Liquidated Damages payable pursuant to Section 5 of the Registration Rights Agreement referred to below. The Company will pay interest and Liquidated Damages semi-annually in arrears on February 15 and August 15 of each year, or if any such day is not a Business Day, on the next succeeding Business Day (each an "Interest Payment Date"). Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from the date of issuance; provided that if there is no existing Default in the payment of interest, and if this Note is authenticated between a record date referred to on the face hereof and the next succeeding Interest Payment Date, interest shall accrue from such next succeeding Interest Payment Date; provided, further, that the first Interest Payment Date shall be August 15, 1999. The Company shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue principal and premium, if any, from time to time on demand at a rate that is 1% per annum in excess of the rate then in effect; it shall pay interest (including post-petition interest in any proceeding under any Bankruptcy Law) on overdue installments of interest and Liquidated Damages (without regard to any applicable grace periods) from time to time on demand at the same rate to the extent lawful. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months. Upon consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Series A Notes accepted for exchange shall cease to accrue interest, and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon shall, subject to the provisions of Article 3, 4 and 6 of the Indenture, be payable on the first Interest Payment Date for the Series B Notes, and interest on the Series B Notes shall accrue from the date of consummation of the Exchange Offer. 2. Method of Payment. The Company will pay interest on the Notes (except defaulted interest) and Liquidated Damages to the Persons who are registered Holders of Notes at the close of business on February 1 or August 1 next preceding the Interest Payment Date, even if such Notes are canceled after such record date and on or before such Interest Payment Date, except as provided in Section 2.12 of the Indenture with respect to defaulted interest. The Notes will be payable as to principal, premium, interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, at the office or agency of the Company maintained for such purpose within or without the City and State of New York, or, at the option of the Company, payment of interest and Liquidated Damages may be made by check mailed to the Holders at their addresses set forth in the register of Holders; provided that payment by wire transfer of immediately available funds will be required with respect to principal of and interest, premium and Liquidated Damages on, all Global Notes and all other Notes the Holders of which shall have provided wire transfer instructions to the Company or the Paying Agent. Such payment shall be in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for payment of public and private debts. 3. Paying Agent and Registrar. Initially, The Bank of New York, the Trustee under the Indenture, will act as Paying Agent and Registrar. The Company may change any Paying Agent or Registrar without notice to any Holder. The Company or any of its Subsidiaries may act in any such capacity. 4. Indenture. The Company issued the Notes under an Indenture dated as of February 18, 1999 (the "Indenture") among the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee. The terms of the Notes include those stated in the Indenture and those made part of the Indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (15 U.S. Code (S)(S) 77aaa-77bbbb). The Notes are subject to all such terms, and Holders are referred to the Indenture and such Act for a statement of such terms. To the extent any provision of this Note conflicts with the express provisions of the Indenture, the provisions of A-3 the Indenture shall govern and be controlling. The Notes are obligations of the Company limited to $350 million in aggregate principal amount. 5. Optional Redemption. The Company shall have the option to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on February 15 of the years indicated below:
Year Percentage ---- ---------- 2003.............................. 104.625% 2004.............................. 103.083% 2005.............................. 101.542% 2006 and thereafter............... 100.000%
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a) the Company may, during the first 36 months after the Issue Date, redeem up to 25% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more Public Equity Offerings of the common stock of the Company at a redemption price in cash of 109.25% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the redemption date; provided that at least 75% of the initially outstanding aggregate principal amount of Notes remains outstanding immediately after the occurrence of such redemption; and provided, further, that written notice of any such redemption shall be given by the Company to the Holders and the Trustee within 15 days after the consummation of any such Public Equity Offering and redemption shall occur within 60 days after the date of such notice and (b) if any Gaming Authority requires that a Holder or beneficial owner of Notes must be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable Gaming Law and such Holder or beneficial owner (i) fails to apply for a license, qualification or a finding of suitability within 30 days (or such shorter period as may be required by the applicable Gaming Authority) after being requested to do so by the Gaming Authority or (ii) is denied such license or qualification or not found suitable, the Company shall have the right, at its option, (A) to require such Holder or beneficial owner to dispose of its Notes within 30 days (or such earlier date as may be required by the applicable Gaming Authority) of receipt of such notice or finding by such Gaming Authority or (B) to call for the redemption of the Notes of such Holder or beneficial owner at a redemption price equal to the least of (x) the principal amount thereof, (y) the price at which such Holder or beneficial owner acquired the Notes, in either case, together with, accrued interest and Liquidated Damages, if any, to the earlier of the date of redemption or the date of the denial of license or qualification or of the finding of unsuitability by such Gaming Authority or (z) such other lesser amount as may be required by any Gaming Authority. The Company shall notify the Trustee in writing of any such redemption as soon as practicable. The Holder or beneficial owner applying for license, qualification or a finding of suitability must pay all costs of the licensure or investigation for such qualification or finding of suitability. 6. Mandatory Redemption. Except as set forth in paragraph 7 below, the Company shall not be required to make mandatory redemption payments with respect to the Notes. 7. Repurchase at Option of Holders. (a) Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, each Holder will have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof) of A-4 such Holder's Notes pursuant to the offer described below (the "Change of Control Offer") at an offer price in cash (the "Change in Control Payment") equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest and Liquidated Damages thereon, if any, to the date of repurchase. Within 30 days following any Change of Control, the Company will mail a notice to each Holder describing the transactions or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase Notes on the date specified in such notice, which date shall be no earlier than 30 days from the date such notice is mailed (the "Change of Control Payment Date"), pursuant to the procedures required by this Indenture and described in such notice. (b) If the Company or a Subsidiary consummates any Asset Sales and the aggregate amount of Net Proceeds Offer Amount exceeds $10 million, the Company shall commence an offer to all Holders of Notes (as "Net Proceeds Offer") pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Indenture to purchase the maximum principal amount of Notes that may be purchased out of the Net Proceeds Offer Amount at an offer price in cash in an amount equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date fixed for the closing of such offer, in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Indenture. To the extent that the aggregate amount of Notes tendered pursuant to a Net Proceeds Offer is less than the Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Company (or such Subsidiary) may use such deficiency for general corporate purposes. If the aggregate principal amount of Notes surrendered by Holders thereof exceeds the amount of Net Proceeds Offer Amount, the Trustee shall select the Notes to be purchased on a pro rata basis. Holders of Notes that are the subject of an offer to purchase will receive an Net Proceeds Offer from the Company prior to any related purchase date and may elect to have such Notes purchased by completing the form entitled "Option of Holder to Elect Purchase" on the reverse of the Notes. 8. Notice of Redemption. Notice of redemption will be mailed at least 30 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder whose Notes are to be redeemed at its registered address. Notes in denominations larger than $1,000 may be redeemed in part but only in whole multiples of $1,000, unless all of the Notes held by a Holder are to be redeemed. On and after the redemption date interest ceases to accrue on Notes or portions thereof called for redemption. 9. Denominations, Transfer, Exchange. The Notes are in registered form without coupons in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The transfer of Notes may be registered and Notes may be exchanged as provided in the Indenture. The Registrar and the Trustee may require a Holder, among other things, to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents and the Company may require a Holder to pay any taxes and fees required by law or permitted by the Indenture. The Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Note or portion of a Note selected for redemption, except for the unredeemed portion of any Note being redeemed in part. Also, the Company need not exchange or register the transfer of any Notes for a period of 15 days before a selection of Notes to be redeemed or during the period between a record date and the corresponding Interest Payment Date. 10. Persons Deemed Owners. The registered Holder of a Note may be treated as its owner for all purposes. 11. Amendment, Supplement and Waiver. Subject to certain exceptions, the Indenture, the Guarantees or the Notes may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes voting as a single class, and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the Indenture or the Notes may be waived with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes, voting as a single class. A-5 Without the consent of any Holder of a Note, the Indenture or the Notes may be amended or supplemented to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency, to provide for uncertificated Notes in addition to or in place of certificated Notes, to provide for the assumption of the Company's obligations to Holders of the Notes in case of a merger or consolidation, to make any change that would provide any additional rights or benefits to the Holders of the Notes or that does not adversely affect the legal rights under the Indenture of any such Holder, or to comply with the requirements of the SEC in order to effect or maintain the qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act. 12. Defaults and Remedies. Events of Default include: (i) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on or Liquidated Damages with respect to the Notes or the Guarantees; (ii) default in payment when due of principal of or premium, if any, on the Notes or the Guarantees when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption (including in connection with an offer to purchase) or otherwise, (iii) failure by any Obligor for 60 days after notice to the Company by the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Notes then outstanding to comply with certain agreements in the Indenture or the Notes; (iv) default under certain other agreements relating to Indebtedness of the Obligors which default results in the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its express maturity; (v) certain final judgments for the payment of money that remain undischarged for a period of 60 days; and (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. If any Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the Trustee or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or cross- acceleration, all outstanding Notes will become due and payable without further action or notice. Holders may not enforce the Indenture or the Notes except as provided in the Indenture. Subject to certain limitations, Holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may direct the Trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The Trustee may withhold from Holders of the Notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default (except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest) if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest. The Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding by notice to the Trustee may on behalf of the Holders of all of the Notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the Indenture except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest on, or the principal of, the Notes. The Company are required to deliver to the Trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the Indenture, and the Company are required upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default to deliver to the Trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default. 13. Subordination of Notes and Guarantees. The Indebtedness evidenced by this Note and the Guarantees in respect hereof is, to the extent and in the manner provided in the Indenture, subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all Senior Debt and subject to the other subordination provisions set forth in Article 10 of the Indenture. The Holder of this Note, by its acceptance hereof, (a) agrees to be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee, on behalf of such Holder, to take such action as may be necessary to or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in the Indenture and (c) appoints the Trustee attorney-in-fact of such Holder for the purpose of taking any such action in the name of the Holder. 14. Trustee Dealings with Obligors. The Trustee, in its individual or any other capacity, may make loans to, accept deposits from, and perform services for the Obligors or their Affiliates, and may otherwise deal with the Obligors or their Affiliates, as if it were not the Trustee. A-6 15. No Recourse Against Others. A director, officer, employee, incorporator or stockholder, of the Company or any of the Guarantors, as such, shall not have any liability for any obligations of the Company or such Guarantor under the Notes, the Guarantees or the Indenture or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each Holder by accepting a Note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for the issuance of the Notes. 16, Authentication. This Note shall not be valid until authenticated by the manual signature of the Trustee or an authenticating agent. 17, Abbreviations. Customary abbreviations may be used in the name of a Holder or an assignee, such as: TEN COM (= tenants in common), TEN ENT (= tenants by the entireties), JT TEN (= joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common), CUST (= Custodian), and U/G/M/A (= Uniform Gifts to Minors Act). 18, Additional Rights of Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes. In addition to the rights provided to Holders of Notes under the Indenture, Holders of Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes shall have all the rights set forth in the Registration Rights Agreement dated as of February 18, 1999, among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers (the "Registration Rights Agreement"). 19, CUSIP Numbers. Pursuant to a recommendation promulgated by the Committee on Uniform Security Identification Procedures, the Company has caused CUSIP numbers to be printed on the Notes and the Trustee may use CUSIP numbers in notices of redemption as a convenience to Holders. No representation is made as to the accuracy of such numbers either as printed on the Notes or as contained in any notice of redemption and reliance may be placed only on the other identification numbers placed thereon. The Company will furnish to any Holder upon written request and without charge a copy of the Indenture and/or the Registration Rights Agreement. Requests may be made to: Assistant Treasurer Hollywood Park, Inc. 1050 South Prairie Avenue Inglewood, California 90301 Telephone: 301-419-1609 THE INTERNAL LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN AND BE USED TO CONSTRUE THE NOTES AND THE INDENTURE. A-7 Assignment Form To assign this Note, fill in the form below: (I) or (we) assign and transfer this Note to:___________________________________ (Insert assignee's legal name) ________________________________________________________________________________ (Insert assignee's soc. sec. or tax I.D. no.) ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ (Print or type assignee's name, address and zip code) and irrevocably appoint_________________________________________________________ to transfer this Note on the books of the Company. The agent may substitute another to act for him. Date:_______________ Your Signature:_______________________________ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) Signature Guarantee*:______________________ * Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). A-8 OPTION OF HOLDER TO ELECT PURCHASE If you want to elect to have this Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.9 or 4.12 of the Indenture, check the appropriate box below: [ ] Section 4.9 [ ] Section 4.12 If you want to elect to have only part of the Note purchased by the Company pursuant to Section 4.9 or Section 4.12 of the Indenture, state the amount you elect to have purchased: $_________________ Date:____________ Your Signature:___________________________________ (Sign exactly as your name appears on the face of this Note) Tax Identification No.:___________________________ Signature Guarantee*:____________________ * Participant in a recognized Signature Guarantee Medallion Program (or other signature guarantor acceptable to the Trustee). A-9 SCHEDULE OF EXCHANGES OF INTERESTS IN THE GLOBAL NOTE* The following exchanges of a part of this Global Note for an interest in another Global Note or for a Definitive Note, or exchanges of a part of another Global Note or Definitive Note for an interest in this Global Note, have been made:
Principal Amount Amount of decrease Amount of increase of Signature of in in this Global Note authorized officer Principal Amount Principal Amount following such of of of decrease Trustee or Note Date of Exchange this Global Note this Global Note (or increase) Custodian - ------------------- -------------------- -------------------- ---------------------- -------------------
* This schedule should be included only if the Note is issued in global form. A-10 EXHIBIT B FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER Hollywood Park, Inc. 1050 South Prairie Avenue Inglewood, California 90301 [Registrar address block] Re: 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 of Hollywood Park, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 18, 1999 (the "Indenture"), among Hollywood Park, Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), all of the existing and future Material Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company, and The Bank of New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. ___________________, (the "Transferor") owns and proposes to transfer the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified in Annex A hereto, in the principal amount of $___________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Transfer"), to ___________________________ (the "Transferee"), as further specified in Annex A hereto. In connection with the Transfer, the Transferor hereby certifies that: [CHECK ALL THAT APPLY] 1. [ ] Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in ------------------------------------------------------------------ the 144A Global Note or a Definitive Note Pursuant to Rule 144A. The Transfer - --------------------------------------------------------------- is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144A under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that the beneficial interest or Definitive Note is being transferred to a Person that the Transferor reasonably believed and believes is purchasing the beneficial interest or Definitive Note for its own account, or for one or more accounts with respect to which such Person exercises sole investment discretion, and such Person and each such account is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A in a transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A and such Transfer is in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the 144A Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 2. [ ] Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in ------------------------------------------------------------------ the Regulation S Global Note or a Definitive Note pursuant to Regulation S. The - -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and, accordingly, the Transferor hereby further certifies that (i) the Transfer is not being made to a person in the United States and (x) at the time the buy order was originated, the Transferee was outside the United States or such Transferor and any Person acting on its behalf reasonably believed and believes that the Transferee was outside the United States or (y) the transaction was executed in, on or through the facilities of a designated offshore securities market and neither such Transferor nor any Person acting on its behalf knows that the transaction was prearranged with a buyer in the United States, (ii) no directed selling efforts have been made in contravention of the requirements of Rule 903(b) or Rule 904(b) of Regulation S under the Securities Act and, (iii) the transaction is not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration B-1 requirements of the Securities Act and (iv) if the proposed transfer is being made prior to the expiration of the Restricted Period, the transfer is not being made to a U.S. Person or for the account or benefit of a U.S. Person (other than an Initial Purchaser). Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on Transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Regulation S Global Note and/or the Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 3. [ ] Check and complete if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial ------------------------------------------------------------------- interest in the IAI Global Note or a Definitive Note pursuant to any provision - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A or Regulation S. The Transfer is - ---------------------------------------------------------- being effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in Restricted Global Notes and Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States, and accordingly the Transferor hereby further certifies that (check one): (a) [ ] such Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in accordance - with Rule 144 under the Securities Act; or (b) [ ] such Transfer is being effected to the Company or a - subsidiary thereof; or (c) [ ] such Transfer is being effected pursuant to an effective - registration statement under the Securities Act and in compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act; or (d) [ ] such Transfer is being effected to an Institutional - Accredited Investor and pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144A, Rule 144 or Rule 904, and the Transferor hereby further certifies that it has not engaged in any general solicitation within the meaning of Regulation D under the Securities Act and the Transfer complies with the transfer restrictions applicable to beneficial interests in a Restricted Global Note or Restricted Definitive Notes and the requirements of the exemption claimed, which certification is supported by (1) a certificate executed by the Transferee in the form of Exhibit D to the Indenture and (2) an Opinion of Counsel provided by the Transferor or the Transferee (a copy of which the Transferor has attached to this certification), to the effect that such Transfer is in compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the IAI Global Note and/or the Definitive Notes and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. 4.[ ] Check if Transferee will take delivery of a beneficial interest in - ------------------------------------------------------------------ an Unrestricted Global Note or of an Unrestricted Definitive Note. - ----------------------------------------------------------------- (a)[ ] Check if Transfer is pursuant to Rule 144. (i) The Transfer is - being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the B-2 United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. (b) [ ] Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Regulation S. (i) The Transfer - is being effected pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 903 or Rule 904 under the Securities Act and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will no longer be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes, on Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. (c) [ ] Check if Transfer is Pursuant to Other Exemption. (i) The - Transfer is being effected pursuant to and in compliance with an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act other than Rule 144, Rule 903 or Rule 904 and in compliance with the transfer restrictions contained in the Indenture and any applicable blue sky securities laws of any State of the United States and (ii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act. Upon consummation of the proposed Transfer in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the transferred beneficial interest or Definitive Note will not be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Global Notes or Restricted Definitive Notes and in the Indenture. This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company. ___________________________________________ [Insert Name of Transferor] By:________________________________________ Name: Title: Dated:_______________________ B-3 ANNEX A TO CERTIFICATE OF TRANSFER 1. The Transferor owns and proposes to transfer the following: [CHECK ONE OF (a) OR (b) ] (a) [ ] a beneficial interest in the: - (i) [ ] 144A Global Note (CUSIP_________________), or - (ii) [ ] Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP________________), or - (iii) [ ] IAI Global Note (CUSIP____________________); or - (b) [ ] a Restricted Definitive Note. - 2. After the Transfer the Transferee will hold: [CHECK ONE] (a) [ ] a beneficial interest in the: - (i) [ ] 144A Global Note (CUSIP________________), or - (ii) [ ] Regulation S Global Note (CUSIP_________________), or - (iii)[ ] IAI Global Note (CUSIP________________); or - (iv) [ ] Unrestricted Global Note (CUSIP______________); or - (b) [ ] a Restricted Definitive Note; or - (c) [ ] an Unrestricted Definitive Note, - in accordance with the terms of the Indenture. B-4 EXHIBIT C FORM OF CERTIFICATE OF EXCHANGE Hollywood Park, Inc. 1050 South Prairie Avenue Inglewood, California 90301 [Registrar address block] Re: 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 of Hollywood Park, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------ (CUSIP ____________) Reference is hereby made to the Indenture, dated as of February 18, 1999 (the "Indenture"), among Hollywood Park, Inc., as issuer (the "Company"), all of the existing and future Material Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) of the Company, and The Bank of New York, as trustee. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture. __________________________, (the "Owner") owns and proposes to exchange the Note[s] or interest in such Note[s] specified herein, in the principal amount of $____________ in such Note[s] or interests (the "Exchange"). In connection with the Exchange, the Owner hereby certifies that: 1. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in a -------------------------------------------------------------------- Restricted Global Note for Unrestricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- in an Unrestricted Global Note - ------------------------------ (a) [ ] Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note in an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (b) [ ] Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. C-1 (c) [ ] Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in an Unrestricted Global Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the beneficial interest is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. (d) [ ] Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to Unrestricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Owner's Exchange of a Restricted Definitive Note for an Unrestricted Definitive Note, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer, (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to Restricted Definitive Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, (iii) the restrictions on transfer contained in the Indenture and the Private Placement Legend are not required in order to maintain compliance with the Securities Act and (iv) the Unrestricted Definitive Note is being acquired in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. 2. Exchange of Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests in ------------------------------------------------------------------ Restricted Global Notes for Restricted Definitive Notes or Beneficial Interests - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- in Restricted Global Notes - -------------------------- (a) [ ] Check if Exchange is from beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note to Restricted Definitive Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note for a Restricted Definitive Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies that the Restricted Definitive Note is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the Restricted Definitive Note issued will continue to be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the Restricted Definitive Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. (b) Check if Exchange is from Restricted Definitive Note to beneficial interest in a Restricted Global Note. In connection with the Exchange of the Owner's Restricted Definitive Note for a beneficial interest in the [CHECK ONE] [ ] 144A Global Note, [ ] Regulation S Global Note, [ ] IAI Global Note with an equal principal amount, the Owner hereby certifies (i) the beneficial interest is being acquired for the Owner's own account without transfer and (ii) such Exchange has been effected in compliance with the transfer restrictions applicable to the Restricted Global Notes and pursuant to and in accordance with the Securities Act, and in compliance with any applicable blue sky securities laws of any state of the United States. Upon consummation of the proposed Exchange in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, the beneficial interest issued will be subject to the restrictions on transfer enumerated in the Private Placement Legend printed on the relevant Restricted Global Note and in the Indenture and the Securities Act. C-2 This certificate and the statements contained herein are made for your benefit and the benefit of the Company. _____________________________________ [Insert Name of Transferor] By:__________________________________ Name: Title: Dated:____________ C-3 EXHIBIT D FORM OF NOTATION OF GUARANTY For value received, each Guarantor (which term includes any successor Person under the Indenture) has, jointly and severally, unconditionally guaranteed, to the extent set forth in the Indenture and subject to the provisions in the Indenture, dated as of February 18, 1999 (the "Indenture"), among Hollywood Park, Inc., as issuer, all of the existing and future Material Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) of Hollywood Park, Inc., as Guarantors and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), any and all present and future obligations and liabilities of the Company of every type and description to the Beneficiaries under the Indenture, the Notes and the Registration Rights Agreement, whether for principal, premium (if any), interest, expenses, indemnities or other amounts, in each case whether due or not due, absolute or contingent, voluntary or involuntary, liquidated or unliquidated, determined or undetermined, now or hereafter existing, renewed or restructured, whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, whether or not arising after the commencement of a proceeding under Bankruptcy Law (including post-petition interest) and whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim in any such proceeding, and whether or not recovery of any such obligation or liability may be barred by a statute of limitations or such obligation or liability may otherwise be unenforceable. Each Holder of a Note, by accepting the same, (a) agrees to and shall be bound by such provisions, (b) authorizes and directs the Trustee, on behalf of such Holder, to take such action as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the subordination as provided in the Indenture and (c) appoints the Trustee attorney-in-fact of such Holder for such purpose; provided, however, that the Indebtedness evidenced by this Guaranty shall cease to be so subordinated and subject in right of payment upon any defeasance of this Note in accordance with the provisions of the Indenture. BAY ST. LOUIS CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BILOXI CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President D-1 BOOMTOWN HOOSIER, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BOOMTOWN HOTEL & CASINO, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer BOOMTOWN, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC AMERICA CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President D-2 CASINO ONE CORPORATION By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CRYSTAL PARK HOTEL & CASINO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC By its Manager HP/COMPTON, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL OPERATING COMPANY By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President HOLLYWOOD PARK FOOD SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President D-3 HOLLYWOOD PARK OPERATING COMPANY By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP CASINO, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP/COMPTON, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP YAKAMA, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President HP YAKAMA CONSULTING, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President INDIANA VENTURES LLC By its Managing Member BOOMTOWN HOOSIER, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President D-4 LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer LOUISIANA-I GAMING, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM By its General Partner LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer MARDI GRAS CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer MISSISSIPPI I-GAMING, L.P. BY ITS GENERAL PARTNER BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer PINNACLE GAMING DEVELOPMENT CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer D-5 SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President TURF PARADISE, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President D-6 SCHEDULE I EXISTING INVESTMENTS Schedule-1
EX-10.34 4 PURCHASE AGREEMENT DATED 02/12/1999 EXHIBIT 10.34 EXECUTION VERSION HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 PURCHASE AGREEMENT February 12, 1999 Lehman Brothers Inc. Cibc Oppenheimer Corp. Morgan stanley & Co. Incorporated NationsBANC MONTGOMERY SECURITIES LLC SG COWEN SECURITIES CORPORATION WASSERSTEIN PERELLA SECURITIES, INC. C/O LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. THREE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10285 DEAR SIRS: Hollywood Park, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), proposes ------- to issue and sell to Lehman Brothers Inc., CIBC Oppenheimer Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC, SG Cowen Securities Corporation, and Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc. (collectively, the "Initial Purchasers"), upon the terms and conditions set forth in this ------------------ agreement ("Agreement"), $350,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its --------- Series A 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Series A Notes") -------------- guaranteed (the "Series A Guarantees") by each of the Restricted Subsidiaries of ------------------- the Company other than Hollywood Park Kansas, Inc., Sunflower Racing, Inc. and its subsidiary SR Food & Beverage Company, Jefferson Casino Corporation and its subsidiary Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp., Casino Magic Neuquen S.A. and its subsidiary Casino Magic Support Services SA, Casino Magic Management Services Corp., St. Louis Casino Corp., Boston Casino Corp., Casino Advertising, Inc., Boomtown Missouri, Inc., Boomtown Council Bluffs, Inc., Boomtown Iowa, L.C., Old River Enterprises, Blue Diamond Hotel and Casino, Inc. and Boomtown Las Vegas, Inc. (collectively, the "Guarantors"), in minimum denominations of $1,000 ---------- principal amount pursuant to the terms of an Indenture (the "Indenture") among --------- the Company, the Guarantors and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), relating to the Series A Notes. Capitalized terms used but not ------- defined herein shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Indenture. The Series A Notes will be offered and sold to you pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). The Company has prepared a preliminary -------------- offering memorandum, dated January 29, 1999 (the "Preliminary Offering -------------------- Memorandum") and will prepare a final offering memorandum (as it may be amended - ---------- or supplemented from time to time, the "Offering Memorandum"), to be dated ------------------- February 12, 1999, relating to the Company, the Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees. As described in the Offering Memorandum, the Company will first use the net proceeds from the offering of the Series A Notes to repay outstanding borrowings under the Company's Amended and Restated Reducing Revolving Loan Agreement with a syndicate of banks led by Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association, as Administrative Agent (the "Bank ---- Credit Facility"). The balance of the net proceeds will be used for general - --------------- corporate purposes. Upon original issuance thereof, and until such time as the same is no longer required under the applicable requirements of the Securities Act, the Series A Notes (and all securities issued in exchange therefor or in substitution thereof) shall bear the following legend: "THE SECURITY (OR ITS PREDECESSOR) EVIDENCED HEREBY WAS ORIGINALLY ISSUED IN A TRANSACTION EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 5 OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), AND THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR AN APPLICABLE EXEMPTION THEREFROM. EACH PURCHASER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT THE SELLER MAY BE RELYING ON THE EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5 OF THE SECURITIES ACT PROVIDED BY RULE 144A THEREUNDER. THE HOLDER OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) SUCH SECURITY MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED, ONLY (1) (a) TO A PERSON WHO THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER (AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A, (b) IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, (c) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES TO A FOREIGN PERSON IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 904 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (d) IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANOTHER EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT (AND BASED UPON AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IF THE COMPANY SO REQUESTS), (2) TO THE COMPANY OR (3) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, IN EACH CASE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE JURISDICTION AND (B) THE HOLDER WILL, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT HOLDER IS REQUIRED TO, NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER FROM IT OF THE SECURITY EVIDENCED HEREBY OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN (A) ABOVE." You have advised the Company that you will make offers and sales (the "Exempt Resales") of the Series A Notes purchased by you hereunder on the terms -------------- set forth in the Offering Memorandum, as amended or supplemented, solely (i) to persons whom you -2- reasonably believe to be "qualified institutional buyers" as defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act ("QIBs") and (ii) outside the United States to ----- persons other than U.S. persons in offshore transactions meeting the requirements of Rule 904 of Regulation S ("Regulation S") under the Securities ------------ Act (such persons specified in clauses (i) and (ii) being referred to herein as the "Eligible Purchasers"). As used herein, the terms "offshore transaction," ------------------- "United States" and "U.S. person" have the respective meanings given to them in Regulation S. You will offer the Series A Notes to Eligible Purchasers initially at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof. Such price may be changed at any time without notice. Holders (including subsequent transferees) of the Series A Notes will have the registration rights set forth in the registration rights agreement (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), to be dated February 18, 1999 (the "Closing ----------------------------- ------- Date"), in the form of Exhibit A hereto, for so long as such Series A Notes - ---- constitute "Transfer Restricted Securities" (as defined in the Registration ------------------------------ Rights Agreement). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors will agree to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the circumstances set forth therein, (i) a ---------- registration statement under the Securities Act (the "Exchange Offer -------------- Registration Statement") relating to the Company's Series B 9 1/4% Senior - ---------------------- Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Series B Notes" and, together with the Series -------------- A Notes, the "Notes") to be offered in exchange for the Series A Notes, (such ----- offer to exchange being referred to collectively as the "Registered Exchange ------------------- Offer") and (ii) a shelf registration statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the - ----- Securities Act (the "Shelf Registration Statement") relating to the resale by ---------------------------- certain holders of the Series A Notes, and to use their best efforts to cause such Registration Statements to be declared effective. This Agreement, the Notes, the Guarantees (as defined herein), the Indenture and the Registration Rights Agreement are hereinafter referred to collectively as the "Operative --------- Documents." This is to confirm the agreements concerning the purchase of the - --------- Series A Notes from the Company by you. 1. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Company and the Guarantors. The Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally represent, warrant and agree that: (a) The Offering Memorandum will be prepared by the Company for use by the Initial Purchasers in connection with the Exempt Resales and will not differ substantially from the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, unless otherwise agreed to by the Initial Purchasers. No order or decree preventing the use of the Offering Memorandum, or any order asserting that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act has been issued and no proceeding for that purpose has commenced or is pending or, to the knowledge of the Company and the Guarantors, is contemplated. (b) The Offering Memorandum as of its date and as of the Closing Date (in each case taken together with the documents expressly incorporated by reference therein ("Incorporated Documents")), will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary, in order to make the statements, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that this representation and warranty does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Offering Memorandum -3- made in reliance upon and in conformity with information relating to the Initial Purchasers furnished to the Company in writing by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers expressly for use therein. (c) The market-related and customer-related data and estimates included in the Offering Memorandum are based on or derived from sources which the Company believes to be reliable and accurate in all material respects. (d) The Company and each Guarantor have been duly organized and are validly existing as corporations, limited liability companies or partnerships, as applicable, in good standing under the laws of their respective jurisdictions of organization, are duly qualified to do business and are in good standing as foreign corporations in each jurisdiction in which their respective ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their respective businesses requires such qualification except for such qualification and good standing the failure of which, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to result in a material adverse effect on the condition (financial or other), business, prospects, properties, stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole (a "Material Adverse ---------------- Effect"), and have all power and authority necessary to own or hold their - ------ respective properties and to conduct the businesses in which they are engaged. (e) All of the issued shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued, are fully paid and non-assessable and conform to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents; and (i) approximately 51% of the capital stock of Casino Magic Neuquen S.A., (ii) approximately 97% of the outstanding membership interests in Indiana Ventures LLC and (iii) 100% of the issued shares of capital stock of each other subsidiary of the Company have been duly and validly authorized and issued and are fully paid and non-assessable and (except for directors' qualifying shares) are owned directly or indirectly by the Company, free and clear of all liens, encumbrances, equities or claims, other than (A) liens, encumbrances, equities or claims described in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents and (B) such other liens, encumbrances, equities or claims as are not, individually or in the aggregate, material to the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole. (f) The Company has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement, the Indenture, the Notes, the Guarantees and the Registration Rights Agreement. (g) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and the Guarantors. (h) The Registration Rights Agreement will be duly authorized by the Company and each of the Guarantors, and when duly executed by the proper officers of the Company and the Guarantors (assuming due execution and delivery by the Initial Purchasers) and delivered by the Company and each Guarantor, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company and each Guarantor, enforceable against the Company and each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, -4- insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing and except as rights to indemnity and contribution thereunder may be limited by Federal or state securities laws or principles of public policy. (i) The Indenture will be duly authorized, and when duly executed by the proper officers of the Company (assuming due execution and delivery by the Trustee) and delivered by the Company, will constitute a valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; no qualification of the Indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "1939 Act") is required in connection with the Exempt -------- Resales. (j) The Series A Notes will be duly and validly authorized by the Company and when duly executed by the Company in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and, assuming due authentication of the Series A Notes by the Trustee, upon delivery to the Initial Purchasers against payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and the Series A Notes, when issued and delivered, will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum. (k) The Series A Guarantees will be duly and validly authorized by the Guarantors and when duly endorsed on the Series A Notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and, assuming due authentication of the Series A Notes by the Trustee, upon delivery to the Initial Purchasers against payment therefor in accordance with the terms hereof will constitute valid and binding obligations of each of the Guarantors entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against each in accordance with their terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing; and the Series A Guarantees, when issued and delivered, will conform in all material respects to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum. Except as provided in the Offering Memorandum, each subsidiary of the Company as of the date hereof will be a Guarantor. (l) The Series B Notes will be duly and validly authorized by the Company and if and when duly issued and authenticated in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered in accordance with the Registered Exchange Offer provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company entitled to the benefits of the Indenture, enforceable against the Company in -5- accordance with their terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. (m) The guarantees of the Series B Notes (the "Series B Guarantees" ------------------- and, together with the Series A Guarantees, the "Guarantees") will be duly and ---------- validly authorized by the Guarantors and if and when duly endorsed on the Series B Notes in accordance with the terms of the Indenture and delivered in accordance with the Registered Exchange Offer provided for in the Registration Rights Agreement, will constitute valid and binding obligations of each of the Guarantors entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and enforceable against each of the Guarantors in accordance with their terms, subject to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) or an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. (n) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Operative Documents by the Company and the Guarantors and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated thereby, will not violate or constitute a breach of, or a default under, any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of the Guarantors is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the Company or any of the Guarantors is subject, that is material to the financial condition or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole (collectively, the "Material Agreements"), except for violation or breach of which or default under ------------------- which, individually, or in the aggregate, would not result in a Material Adverse Effect, nor will such actions result in any violation of the provisions of the charter or by-laws, or other organizational documents of the Company or any of the Guarantors or any law, statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the Company or any of the Guarantors or any of their properties or assets (collectively, "Law or Legal ------------ Requirements"), except where any such violation could not, singly or in the - ------------ aggregate with all other such violations, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, provided, that the provisions for indemnification and contribution hereunder and thereunder may be limited by federal and state securities laws and equitable principles and public policy considerations; and except as may be required in connection with (i) the registration under the Securities Act of the Series B Notes in accordance with the Registration Rights Agreement, (ii) qualification of the Indenture under the 1939 Act in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement, (iii) compliance with the securities or Blue Sky laws of various jurisdictions, (iv) applicable Gaming Laws and Gaming Authorities in connection with the registration, sale and issuance of the Series B Notes and Series B Guarantees and restrictions on the transfer of, and agreements not to encumber, the equity securities of Boomtown, Inc. and Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc. in connection with the registration, sale and issuance of the Series A Notes, and (v) the Bank Credit Facility, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or registration with, any such court or governmental agency or body (collectively, "Consents and Filings") is required for the execution, -------------------- delivery and -6- performance of this Agreement or any of the Operative Documents by the Company and the Guarantors, as applicable, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. (o) Except as described in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents and except as provided by the Registration Rights Agreement, there are no contracts, agreements or understandings between the Company and any person granting such person the right (other than rights which have been waived or satisfied or rights not exercisable in connection with the Offering Memorandum) to require the Company to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to any debt securities of the Company owned or to be owned by such person or to require the Company to include such securities in the securities registered pursuant to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Shelf Registration Statement or in any securities being registered pursuant to any other registration statement filed by the Company under the Securities Act. (p) Except as described in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents, the Company and the Guarantors have not sold or issued any securities with terms that are substantially similar to the Notes and the Guarantees during the six-month period preceding the date of the Offering Memorandum, including any sales pursuant to Rule 144A under, or Regulations D or S of, the Securities Act. (q) Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors has incurred, since the date of the latest financial statements included in the Offering Memorandum, any liability or obligation, direct or contingent, or entered into any transaction, in each case not in the ordinary course of business, that is material to the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents; and, since such date, there has not been any material change in the capital stock or material increase in the short-term or long-term debt of the Company or any of the Guarantors or any material adverse change, or any development involving or which would reasonably be expected to involve a Material Adverse Effect, otherwise than as described or contemplated in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents. (r) The historical and pro forma financial statements, together with related notes, set forth in the Offering Memorandum comply as to form in all material respects with the requirements of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act applicable to registration statements on Form S-1 under the Securities Act. The historical financial statements of the Company fairly present the financial position of the Company (or its predecessors) at the respective dates indicated and the results of operations and cash flows of the Company (or its predecessors) for the respective periods indicated, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied throughout such periods. Such pro forma financial statements have been prepared on a basis consistent with such historical statements of the Company, except for the pro forma adjustments specified therein, and give effect to assumptions made on a reasonable basis and in good faith and present the historical and proposed transactions contemplated by the Offering Memorandum and this Agreement in compliance with Regulation S-X in all material respects. The other financial and statistical information and data included in the Offering Memorandum, historical and pro forma, have been derived from the financial records of the Company (or its predecessors) -7- and, in all material respects, have been prepared on a basis consistent with such books and records of the Company (or its predecessors), except as disclosed therein. (s) Arthur Andersen LLP, who have audited certain financial statements of the Company and the Guarantors, whose report appears in the Offering Memorandum and who will deliver the letter referred to in Section 7(h) hereof, are independent public accountants under Rule 101 of the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct, and its interpretation and rulings. (t) The Company and each of the Guarantors have good and marketable title to all property (real and personal) described in the Offering Memorandum as being owned by them, free and clear of all liens, claims, security interests or other encumbrances except such as are described in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents or, to the extent of any such liens, claims, security interests or other encumbrances, such as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (individually or in the aggregate) and all the material property described in the Offering Memorandum as being held under lease by the Company and the Guarantors is held by them under valid, subsisting and enforceable leases, with only such exceptions as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (individually or in the aggregate). (u) The Company and each of the Guarantors own or possess adequate rights to use all material patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, licenses, inventions, trade secrets and other rights, and all registrations or applications relating thereto, described in the Offering Memorandum as being owned by them or necessary for the conduct of their business, except as such would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (individually or in the aggregate), and the Company is not aware of any pending or threatened claim to the contrary or any pending or threatened challenge by any other person to the rights of the Company and the Guarantors with respect to the foregoing which, if determined adversely to the Company and the Guarantors would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect (individually or in the aggregate). (v) Except as described in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or of which any property or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is the subject which are reasonably likely to cause a Material Adverse Effect. (w) There are no contracts or other documents which would be required to be described in a prospectus contained in a registration statement on Form S- 1 by the Securities Act or by the rules and regulations thereunder which have not been described in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents (other than certain contracts or documents required by Item 402 of Regulation S- K under the Securities Act). (x) No material relationship, direct or indirect, exists between or among the Company on the one hand, and the directors, officers, stockholders, customers or -8- suppliers of the Company on the other hand, except as described in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents. (y) The Company is not involved in any strike, job action or labor dispute with any group of employees that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and, to the Company's knowledge, no such action or dispute is threatened. (z) Except as disclosed in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents, the Company is in compliance with all presently applicable provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder ("ERISA"), where failure to so comply would have a Material Adverse Effect; no "reportable event" (as defined in ERISA) has occurred with respect to any "pension plan" (as defined in ERISA) for which the Company would have any material liability; the Company has not incurred and does not expect to incur any material liability under (i) Title IV of ERISA with respect to termination of, or withdrawal from, any "pension plan" or (ii) Sections 412 or 4971 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including the regulations and published interpretations thereunder (the "Code") (other than contributions in the normal course which are not in default); and each "pension plan" for which the Company would have any liability that is intended to be qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and nothing has occurred, whether by action or by failure to act, which would reasonably be expected to result in any loss of such qualification where such failure to qualify or loss of qualification would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (aa) The Company and the Guarantors have filed all federal, state and local income and franchise tax returns required to be filed through the date hereof and have paid all taxes due thereon, and no tax deficiency has been determined adversely to the Company or any of the Guarantors nor does the Company have any knowledge of any proposed or asserted tax deficiency which, if determined adversely to the Company and its subsidiaries, might have a Material Adverse Effect. (bb) Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors (i) is in violation of its charter or by-laws or other organizational document, (ii) is in default in any material respect, and no event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute such a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or condition contained in any Material Agreement or (iii) is in violation in any material respect of any law, ordinance, governmental rule, regulation or court decree to which it or its property or assets may be subject, except as any such violation or default (i) is disclosed in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents, or (ii) could not, singly or in the aggregate with all other such violations and defaults, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (cc) Neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors has failed to obtain any material license, permit, certificate, franchise or other approvals or authorizations of governmental or regulatory authorities as are necessary under applicable law to own their respective properties and to conduct their respective businesses in the manner conducted as of the Closing Date as described in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents, including all governmental licenses, permits, approvals and authorizations -9- necessary for the operation of their respective gaming and racing facilities and for the operation of their respective hotel, restaurant, entertainment, truckstop and related facilities (the "Permits") except to the extent that the ------- failure to have any such Permit could not, singly or in the aggregate with all other such failures, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; the Company and each of the Guarantors has fulfilled and performed, in all material respects, all their respective material obligations with respect to the Permits and no event has occurred which allows, or after notice or lapse of time would allow, revocation or termination thereof or has resulted or after notice or lapse of time would result in any other material impairment of the rights of the holder of any such Permit subject in each case to such qualification as may be set forth in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents and except to the extent that any such revocation or termination could not, singly or in the aggregate with all other such revocations and terminations, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and, except as described in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents, none of the Permits contains any restriction more burdensome than the restrictions typically applicable to operators of gaming businesses or enterprises, the compliance with which could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (dd) To the best of the Company's knowledge, neither the Company nor any of the Guarantors, nor any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, has used any corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other unlawful expense relating to political activity or has made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic government official or employee from corporate funds or violated or is in violation of any provision of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, except as such that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (ee) There has been no storage, disposal, generation, manufacture, refinement, transportation, handling or treatment of toxic wastes, medical wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances by the Company or any of the Guarantors (or, to the knowledge of the Company, any of their predecessors in interest) at, upon or from any of the property now or previously owned or leased by the Company or its subsidiaries in violation of any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit or which would require remedial action under any applicable law, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment, decree or permit, except for any violation or remedial action that would not have, or would not be reasonably likely to have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such violations and remedial actions, a Material Adverse Effect. There has been no material spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping or release of any kind onto such property or into the environment surrounding such property of any toxic wastes, medical wastes, solid wastes, hazardous wastes or hazardous substances due to or caused by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or with respect to which the Company has knowledge, except for any such spill, discharge, leak, emission, injection, escape, dumping or release which would not have or would not be reasonably likely to have, singularly or in the aggregate with all such spills, discharges, leaks, emissions, injections, escapes, dumpings and releases, a Material Adverse Effect. The terms "hazardous wastes," "toxic wastes," "hazardous substances" and "medical wastes" shall have the meanings specified in any applicable local, state, federal and foreign laws or regulations with respect to environmental protection. -10- (ff) Neither the Company nor any Guarantor has violated any Federal, state or local law relating to discrimination in hiring, promotion or pay of employees except where such violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor has caused or permitted any goods to be manufactured, sold or distributed by any of its employees in violation of the minimum wage or overtime laws of Sections 6 and 7 of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, except where such violation could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. (gg) Neither the Company nor any Guarantor is and upon sale of the Series A Notes to be issued and sold thereby in accordance herewith and the application of the net proceeds to the Company of such sale as described in the Offering Memorandum under the caption "Use of Proceeds," will not be, an "investment company" within the meaning of such term under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. (hh) Neither the Company nor any affiliate (as defined in Rule 501(b) of Regulation D ("Regulation D") under the Securities Act) of the Company has ----------- directly, or through any agent (provided that no representation is made as to the Initial Purchasers or any person acting on its behalf), (i) sold, offered for sale, solicited offers to buy or otherwise negotiated in respect of, any security (as defined in the Securities Act) which is or could be integrated with the offering and sale of the Notes in a manner that would require the registration of the Series A Notes under the Securities Act or (ii) engaged in any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D, including, but not limited to, advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar medium or broadcast over television or radio, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising) in connection with the offering of the Series A Notes. (ii) Except as permitted by the Securities Act, the Company has not distributed and, prior to the later to occur of the Closing Date and completion of the distribution of the Series A Notes, will not distribute any offering material in connection with the offering and sale of the Series A Notes other than the Offering Memorandum. (jj) When the Series A Notes are issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, such Series A Notes will not be of the same class (within the meaning of Rule 144A under the Securities Act) as securities of the Company that are listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or that are ------------ quoted in a U.S. automated inter-dealer quotation system. (kk) Assuming (i) that your representations and warranties in Section 2 are true, (ii) compliance by you with your covenants set forth in Section 2 and (iii) that each of the Eligible Purchasers is a QIB or a person who is not a "U.S. person" who acquires the Series A Notes outside the United States in an "offshore transaction" (within the meaning of Rule 904 of Regulation S), the purchase of the Series A Notes by you pursuant hereto and the resale of the Series A Notes pursuant hereto pursuant to the Exempt Resales is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. -11- (ll) None of the Company or any of its affiliates or any person acting on its or their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Regulation S with respect to the Notes, and the Company and its affiliates and all persons acting on its of their behalf have complied with and will comply with the offering restrictions requirements of Regulation S in connection with the offering of the Notes outside of the United States. The sales of the Series A Notes pursuant to Regulation S are "offshore transactions" and are not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provision of the Securities Act. The Company makes no representation in this paragraph (ll) with respect to the Initial Purchasers. (mm) The Company is a "reporting issuer" as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act. (nn) The Company is not, nor will it be, as a result of or after giving effect to the issuance of the Notes and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) insolvent, (ii) left with an unreasonably small capital with which to engage in its existing and anticipated businesses or (iii) incurring debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. The Company is not issuing the Notes in anticipation of insolvency. (oo) The Guarantors taken as a whole, are not, nor will they be as a result of or after giving effect to the issuance of the Notes, or the incurrence of liabilities thereunder, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (i) insolvent, (ii) left with an unreasonably small capital with which to engage in their existing and anticipated businesses or (iii) incurring debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as they mature. None of the Guarantors is issuing its guaranty of the Notes in anticipation of insolvency. (pp) The Offering Memorandum, as of its date, and each amendment or supplement thereto, as of its date, in each case taken together with the documents incorporated by reference therein, contains all the information specified in, and meets the requirements of, Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. 2. Representations, Warranties and Agreements of the Initial Purchasers. Each Initial Purchaser represents and warrants with respect to itself that: (a) Such Initial Purchaser is a QIB or an institutional accredited investor as defined in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) and (7) under the Securities Act (each, an "Accredited Institution"), in either case with such knowledge and ---------------------- experience in financial and business matters as are necessary in order to evaluate the merits and risks of an investment in the Series A Notes. (b) Such Initial Purchaser (i) is not acquiring the Series A Notes with a view to any distribution thereof or with any present intention of offering or selling any of the Series A Notes in a transaction that would violate the Securities Act or the securities laws of any State of the United States or any other applicable jurisdiction; (ii) in connection with the Exempt Resales, will solicit offers to buy the Notes only from, and will offer, sell or deliver the Notes only to, the Eligible Purchasers in accordance with this -12- Agreement and on the terms contemplated by the Offering Memorandum; and (iii) will not offer or sell the Notes, nor has it offered or sold the Notes by, or otherwise engaged in, any form of general solicitation or general advertising (within the meaning of Regulation D; including, but not limited to, advertisements, articles, notices or other communications published in any newspaper, magazine, or similar medium or broadcast over television or radio, or any seminar or meeting whose attendees have been invited by any general solicitation or general advertising) in connection with the offering of the Series A Notes. (c) The Series A Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. The Initial Purchasers represent that they have not offered, sold or delivered the Series A Notes, and will not offer, sell or deliver the Series A Notes (i) as part of its distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering of the Series A Notes and the Closing Date (such period, the "Restricted Period"), within the United States or to, or for the ----------------- account or benefit of U.S. persons, except in accordance with Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or to Accredited Institutions in transactions that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Accordingly, each Initial Purchaser represents and agrees that neither it, its affiliates nor any persons acting on its or their behalf has engaged or will engage in any directed selling efforts within the meaning of Rule 901(b) of Regulation S with respect to the Notes, and it, its affiliates and all persons acting on its behalf have complied and will comply with the offering restriction requirements of Regulation S. (d) Such Initial Purchaser agrees that, at or prior to confirmation of a sale of Notes (other than a sale pursuant to Rule 144A in transactions that are exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act), it will have sent to each distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling concession, fee or other remuneration that purchases Notes from it during the Restricted Period a confirmation or notice substantially to the following effect: "The Notes covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") and may not be offered and sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (i) as part of their distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the later of the commencement of the offering or the closing date, except in either case in accordance with Regulation S (or Rule 144A if available) under the Securities Act. Terms used above have the meanings assigned to them in Regulation S." Such Initial Purchaser further agrees that it has not entered and will not enter into any contractual arrangement with respect to the distribution or delivery of the Notes, except with its affiliates or with the prior written consent of the Company. (e) Such Initial Purchaser further represents and agrees that (i) it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any Notes to persons in the United Kingdom prior to the expiry of the period of six months from the issue date of the Notes, except to -13- persons whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses or otherwise in circumstances which have not resulted and will not result in an offer to the public in the United Kingdom within the meaning of the Public Offers of Securities Regulations 1995, (ii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the Financial Services Act 1986 with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom, and (iii) it has only issued or passed on and will only issue or pass on in the United Kingdom any document received by it in connection with the issuance of the Notes to a person who is of a kind described in Article 11(3) of the Financial Services Act 1986 (Investment Advertisements) (Exemptions) Order 1995 or is a person to whom the document may otherwise lawfully be issued or passed on. (f) Such Initial Purchaser agrees not to cause any advertisement of the Notes to be published in any newspaper or periodical or posted in any public place and not to issue any circular relating to the Notes, except such advertisements as include the statements required by Regulation S. (g) The sales of the Series A Notes pursuant to Regulation S are "offshore transactions" and are not part of a plan or scheme to evade the registration provisions of the Securities Act. (h) Such Initial Purchaser understands that the Company and, for purposes of the opinions to be delivered to you pursuant to Section 7 hereof, counsel to the Company and counsel to the Initial Purchasers, will rely upon the accuracy and truth of the foregoing representations and hereby consents to such reliance. The terms used in this Section 2 that have meanings assigned to them in Regulation S are used herein as so defined. Each Initial Purchaser further agrees that, in connection with the Exempt Resales, it will solicit offers to buy the Series A Notes only from, and will offer to sell the Series A Notes only to, the Eligible Purchasers in Exempt Resales. Such Initial Purchaser will deliver an Offering Memorandum, as amended or supplemented through the date of each Exempt Resale, contemporaneously with or prior to each such Exempt Resale (to the extent made available by the Company) if the Company has not already done so, and it has not delivered, and will not after the date of this Agreement deliver any offering materials other than the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto in connection with any Exempt Resale without the prior consent of the Company. In addition, upon the Company's request, the Initial Purchasers shall advise the Company (which advice may be by telephone) when their initial distribution of the Notes has been completed. 3. Purchase of the Notes and the Guarantees by the Initial Purchasers. On the basis of the representations and warranties contained in, and subject to the terms and conditions of, this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell the Series A Notes (and cause the Guarantors to issue the Series A Guarantees) to the several Initial Purchasers and each of the Initial Purchasers, severally and not jointly, agrees to purchase the aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes set opposite that Initial Purchaser's name in Schedule 1 hereto. Each Initial Purchaser will purchase such aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes at -14- an aggregate purchase price equal to 97 5/8% of the aggregate principal amount thereof (the "Purchase Price"). -------------- The Company shall not be obligated to deliver any of the Series A Notes and Series A Guarantees to be delivered on the Closing Date (as defined herein), except upon payment for all the Series A Notes to be purchased on the Closing Date as provided herein. 4. Delivery of and Payment for the Notes and the Guarantees. (a) Delivery of and payment for the Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees shall be made at the office of Irell & Manella LLP, 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, California 90067 at 8:00 A.M., California time, on the third full business day following the date of this Agreement or at such other date or place as shall be determined by agreement between the Initial Purchasers and the Company. (b) On the Closing Date, one or more Series A Notes in definitive form, registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of the Depository Trust Company ("DTC"), or such other names as the Initial Purchasers may request upon at least one business day's notice to the Company, having an aggregate principal amount corresponding to the aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes sold pursuant to Eligible Resales (collectively, the "Global Note"), shall be delivered by the Company to the Initial Purchasers against payment by the Initial Purchasers of the purchase price thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds as the Company may direct by written notice delivered to you two business days prior to the Closing Date. The Global Note in definitive form shall be made available to you for inspection not later than 2:00 p.m. on the business day prior to the Closing Date. (c) Time shall be of the essence, and delivery at the time and place specified pursuant to this Agreement is a further condition of the obligation of each Initial Purchaser hereunder. 5. Further Agreements of the Company. The Company agrees: (a) To advise you promptly and, if requested by you, to confirm such advice in writing, of (i) the issuance by any state securities commission of any stop order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of any Series A Notes or Series A Guarantees for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose by the Commission or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority, and (ii) the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Offering Memorandum untrue or which requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Offering Memorandum in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The Company shall use all commercially reasonable efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or order suspending the qualification or exemption of the Series A Notes or Series A Guarantees under any state securities or Blue Sky laws and, if at any time any state securities commission shall issue any stop order suspending the qualification or exemption of the Series A Notes or Series A Guarantees under any state securities or Blue Sky laws, -15- the Company shall use every reasonable effort to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time. (b) To furnish to you, as many copies of the Offering Memorandum, and any amendments or supplements thereto, as you may reasonably request. Such copies shall be furnished without charge for use in connection with the Exempt Resales for the nine month period immediately following the Closing Date. The Company consents to the use of the Offering Memorandum, and any amendments and supplements thereto required pursuant to this Agreement, by you in connection with the Exempt Resales that are in compliance with this Agreement. (c) Not to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum prior to the Closing Date or during the period referred to in (d) below unless you shall previously have been advised of, and shall not have reasonably objected to, such amendment or supplement within a reasonable time, but in any event not longer than five days after being furnished a copy of such amendment or supplement. The Company shall promptly prepare, upon any reasonable request by you, any amendment or supplement to the Offering Memorandum that may be necessary or advisable in connection with Exempt Resales. (d) If, in connection with any Exempt Resales, any event shall occur that, in the judgment of the Company or in the judgment of counsel to you, makes any statement of a material fact in the Offering Memorandum untrue or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Offering Memorandum in order to make the statements in the Offering Memorandum, in light of the circumstances under which they were made at the time that the Offering Memorandum is delivered to prospective Eligible Purchasers, not misleading, or if it is necessary to amend or supplement the Offering Memorandum to comply with applicable law, the Company shall promptly notify you of such event and prepare an appropriate amendment or supplement to the Offering Memorandum so that (i) the statements in the Offering Memorandum as amended or supplemented will, in light of the circumstances under which they were made at the time that the Offering Memorandum is delivered to prospective Eligible Purchasers, not be misleading and (ii) the Offering Memorandum will comply with applicable law. (e) For a period of 90 days from the date of the Offering Memorandum, not to, directly or indirectly, sell, contract to sell, grant any option to purchase, issue any instrument convertible into or exchangeable for, or otherwise transfer or dispose of, any debt securities of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except (i) for the Series B Notes in connection with the Registered Exchange Offer or (ii) with the prior consent of Lehman Brothers Inc. (f) Promptly from time to time to take such action as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably request to qualify the Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees for offering and sale under the securities laws of such jurisdictions as the Initial Purchasers may request (provided, however, that the Company shall not in any event be obligated to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to taxation or service of process in any jurisdiction in which it is not now so subject, other than service of process with respect to the offering and sale of the Notes) and to comply with such laws so as to permit the -16- continuance of sales and dealings therein in such jurisdictions for as long as may be necessary to complete the distribution of the Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees. (g) Prior to the Closing Date, to furnish to you, as soon as they have been prepared, a copy of any internal consolidated financial statements of the Company for any period subsequent to the period covered by the financial statements appearing in the Offering Memorandum. (h) To use all commercially reasonable efforts to do and perform all things required to be done and performed under this Agreement by it prior to or after the Closing Date and to satisfy all conditions precedent on its part to the delivery of the Series A Notes. (i) Not to sell, offer for sale or solicit offers to buy or otherwise negotiate in respect of any security (as defined in the Securities Act) that would be integrated with the sale of the Series A Notes in a manner that would require the registration under the Securities Act of the sale to you or the Eligible Purchasers of Series A Notes. (j) The Company and each Guarantor agrees to comply in all material respects with the terms and conditions of the Operative Documents applicable to it and all agreements set forth in the representation letters of the Company to the DTC relating to the approval of the Notes by DTC for "book entry" transfer. (k) The Company and each Guarantor agree that in connection with any registration of the Notes pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, or at such earlier time as may be so required by law, the Indenture shall be qualified under the 1939 Act and the Company and Guarantors will enter into any necessary supplemental indentures and take any other necessary action in connection therewith. (l) Except as stated in this Agreement and in the Offering Memorandum, neither the Company nor any Guarantor has taken or will take, directly or indirectly, any action designed to or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in stabilization or manipulation of the price of the Notes to facilitate the sale or resale of the Notes. Except as permitted by the Securities Act, neither the Company, nor any Guarantor will permit any person acting on its behalf to solicit any offers to buy and will not offer to sell the Notes by means of any form of general solicitation or general advertising or by means of any directed selling efforts (as defined in Regulation S and the Commission's releases related thereto). (m) During any period in which the Company is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within the two year period following the Closing Date, to make available to any registered holder or beneficial owner of Series A Notes in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Series A Notes from such registered holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Securities Act. (n) To use best efforts to effect the inclusion of the Notes in the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System - PORTAL ("PORTAL"). ------ -17- (o) To apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Series A Notes being sold by the Company as set forth in the Offering Memorandum under the caption "Use of Proceeds." (p) To take such steps as shall be necessary to ensure that neither the Company nor any subsidiary shall become an "investment company" within the meaning of such term under the United States Investment Company Act of 1940 and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder. (q) To assist the Initial Purchasers and counsel for the Initial Purchasers in connection with their continuing due diligence. (r) To take such steps as shall be necessary to ensure that all the subsidiaries of the Company that are not designated as "unrestricted subsidiaries" in accordance with the Indenture will be guarantors of the Notes, to the extent required by the Indenture. (s) To use its reasonable best efforts to obtain a consent under the Bank Credit Facility to the issuance and sale of the Notes and the use of proceeds therefrom. (t) Neither the Company nor any Guarantor will claim voluntarily, and the Company and each Guarantor will, subject to the fiduciary duties of the Board of Directors of the Company and each Guarantor and applicable law, resist actively any attempts to claim the benefit of any usury laws against the holders of any Notes. 6. Expenses. The Company agrees to pay: (a) the costs incident to the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Notes and the Guarantees and any taxes payable in that connection; (b) the costs incident to the preparation, printing and filing of the Offering Memorandum and any amendments and supplements thereto; (c) the costs of distributing the Offering Memorandum and any amendment or supplement to the Offering Memorandum, all as provided in this Agreement; (d) the fees, disbursements and expenses of the Company's counsel and accountants; (e) all expenses and listing fees in connection with the application for quotation of the Series A Notes in PORTAL; (f) all fees and expenses (including fees and expenses of counsel) of the Company in connection with approval of the Notes by DTC for "book-entry" transfer; (g) the fees and expenses of qualifying the Notes and Guarantees under the securities laws of the several jurisdictions as provided in Section 5(f) and of preparing, printing and distributing a Blue Sky Memorandum (including related fees and expenses of counsel to the Initial Purchasers); (h) any fees charged by securities rating services for rating the Notes and Guarantees; (i) all costs and expenses incident to the performance of the Company's obligations under Section 11 and (j) all other costs and expenses incident to the performance of the obligations of the Company and the Guarantors. Except as provided in Section 11 hereof, the Initial Purchasers shall pay their own costs and expenses (including the costs and expenses of their counsel). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company and the Initial Purchasers shall each pay their own expenses relating to the road show, provided, however, that the Initial Purchasers shall pay all of the costs of renting the chartered plane and of the investor meetings (including meals with investors). -18- 7. Conditions of Initial Purchasers' Obligations. The respective obligations of the Initial Purchasers hereunder are subject to each of the following terms and conditions: (a) At the time of execution of this Agreement and on the Closing Date, no order or decree preventing the use of the Offering Memorandum or any amendment or supplement thereto, nor any order asserting that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act shall have been issued, and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been commenced or shall be pending or, to the knowledge of the Company or any Guarantor, be contemplated. No order suspending the sale of the Notes in any jurisdiction shall have been issued, and no proceedings for that purpose shall have been commenced or shall be pending or, to the knowledge of either the Company or any Guarantor, shall be contemplated. (b) No Initial Purchaser shall have discovered and disclosed to the Company on or prior to the Closing Date that the Offering Memorandum (taken together with the Incorporated Documents) or any amendment or supplement thereto contains an untrue statement of a fact which, in the opinion of Latham & Watkins, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, is material or omits to state a fact which, in the opinion of such counsel, is material and is necessary to make the statements, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. (c) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to the authorization, form and validity of this Agreement, the other Operative Documents, the Offering Memorandum, and all other legal matters relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for the Initial Purchasers, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information that they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters. (d) Irell & Manella LLP shall have furnished to the Initial Purchasers, its written opinion, as counsel to the Company, addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated the Closing Date, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, to the effect that: (i) The Company is a corporation duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware with full corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Offering Memorandum and is duly registered and qualified to conduct its business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction listed on a schedule to the opinion; (ii) Each Guarantor is an entity duly incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or organization with full corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, power and -19- authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to conduct its business as described in the Offering Memorandum and is duly registered and qualified to conduct its business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation, partnership or other entity in each jurisdiction listed on a schedule to the opinion; (iii) The Company has the corporate power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Operative Documents and to issue, sell and deliver the Notes to be sold by it to the Initial Purchasers as provided herein, and this Agreement and each of the other Operative Documents (other than the Notes) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and such Operative Documents (other than this Agreement) are valid and legally binding agreements of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with their respective terms; (iv) Each Guarantor has the corporate, limited liability company or partnership, as applicable, power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Operative Documents, and this Agreement and each of the other applicable Operative Documents (other than the Guarantees) have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each Guarantor and such Operative Documents (other than this Agreement) is valid and legally binding agreement of each Guarantor, enforceable against each Guarantor in accordance with its respective terms; (v) The Notes have been duly authorized, executed and issued by the Company and, assuming due authentication thereof by the Trustee and upon payment and delivery in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement, will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; and the Notes, when issued and delivered, will conform to the description thereof contained in the Offering Memorandum in all material respects. (vi) The Guarantees have been duly authorized and executed by the respective Guarantors and, assuming due authentication of the Notes by the Trustee, upon payment and delivery in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of each of the Guarantors enforceable in accordance with their terms. -20- (vii) (x) The offer, sale or delivery of the Notes as of the Closing Date, and (y) the execution, delivery and performance by the Company and the Guarantors of this Agreement and the other Operative Documents, and (z) compliance by the Company and the Guarantors with the provisions hereof or thereof and consummation by the Company and the Guarantors of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, do not and will not violate and do not and will not constitute a breach of, or a default under (including any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would be a breach of or a default under), (a) the certificate or articles of incorporation or partnership or membership agreement or bylaws or other organizational documents of the Company or any of its subsidiaries as in effect on the Closing Date or (b) any agreement or instrument listed under Items 4 or 10 in the exhibit index to the Company's 1997 Form 10-K or in the exhibit index to the Company's subsequently filed Forms 10-Q as in effect on the Closing Date, except, with respect to this clause (b) any such violation, breach or default that could not, singly or in the aggregate, with all such other violations, breaches and defaults, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; and other than as described in the Offering Memorandum, and, based solely on facts known to such counsel, no such action will result in any violation of any Law or Legal Requirement in effect as of the Closing Date which in such counsel's experience is customarily applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Operative Documents (assuming for the purposes of this paragraph compliance with all applicable state securities and Blue Sky laws and, in the case of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the 1939 Act); (viii) No Consent or Filing based on Law or Legal Requirements (including California Gaming Laws) as in effect on the Closing Date which in such counsel's experience is customarily applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Operative Documents is required on the part of the Company or any of its subsidiaries for the valid issuance and sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers as contemplated by this Agreement or the execution, delivery or performance by the Company and the Guarantors of each of the Operative Documents, to which each is a party, except (A) as have been obtained and are in full force and effect, (B) as may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws governing the purchase and distribution of the Notes or such as may be required under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or the 1939 Act in connection with the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Registration Rights -21- Agreement and (C) as may be required by applicable Gaming Laws and Gaming Authorities in connection with the registration, sale and issuance of the Series B Notes and any Guarantees thereof, as to which such counsel need not express an opinion; (ix) To the knowledge of such counsel, there are no legal or governmental proceedings pending or threatened against the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective property or assets is subject, which are not disclosed in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents and which could, singly or in the aggregate with all other such proceedings, reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially adversely affect the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Operative Documents; (x) To such counsel's knowledge, there are no contracts or documents of a character required by the Securities Act or by the rules and regulations thereunder to be described in a prospectus included in a registration statement on Form S-1 which are not described in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents (other than certain contracts or documents required by Item 402 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act); (xi) The statements in the Offering Memorandum, insofar as they are descriptions of contracts, agreements or other legal documents, or refer to statements of law or legal conclusions are true and accurate in all material respects and summarize fairly the information required to be shown in all material respects, except statements of law or legal conclusions in the section entitled "Business" under the heading "Regulation and Licensing" that address jurisdictions other than California, as to which such counsel need express no opinion; (xii) Except as described in the Offering Memorandum, to the knowledge of such counsel, no holder of any securities of the Company (except for the holders of the Notes) or any other person has the right to have any securities of the Company included in any registration statement contemplated by the Registration Rights Agreement; (xiii) No registration of any of the Notes under the Securities Act is required for the sale of the Notes to the Initial Purchasers as contemplated in this Agreement or for the Exempt Resales (assuming (A) that each Initial Purchaser is a -22- Qualified Institutional Buyer, (B) that any person who buys the Notes in the Exempt Resales is an Eligible Purchaser, (C) the accuracy of the Initial Purchasers' representations in this Agreement, (D) the accuracy of the representations of the Company and the Guarantors in this Agreement regarding the absence of general solicitation in connection with the Exempt Resales and (E) the accuracy of the representations made by, and in compliance with the agreements made by, all purchasers under the terms set forth in the Offering Memorandum under the caption "Notice to Investors"); (xiv) Except for issuances of Notes pursuant to the Registered Exchange Offer, as defined in the Indenture, no qualification of the Indenture under the 1939 Act is required in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes contemplated hereby or in connection with the Exempt Resales; (xv) Assuming that the proceeds of issuance of the Notes are used as set forth in the Offering Memorandum, neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby nor the sale, issuance, execution or delivery of the Notes, nor the application of the proceeds therefrom (if applied as described in the Offering Memorandum under the caption "Use of Proceeds"), will violate Regulation T (12 C.F.R. Part 220), U (12 C.F.R. Part 221) or X (12 C.F.R. Part 224) of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Such counsel shall also have furnished to the Initial Purchasers a written statement, addressed to the Initial Purchasers and dated the Closing Date to the effect that in the course of the preparation by the Company of the Offering Memorandum, such counsel participated in conferences with certain officers and employees of the Company, representatives of Arthur Andersen LLP and representatives of the Initial Purchasers and their counsel at which the contents of the Offering Memorandum and related matters were discussed and, although such counsel need not pass upon or assume any responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained or incorporated in the Offering Memorandum, no facts have come to such counsel's attention that lead it to believe that the Offering Memorandum (and the Incorporated Documents), as of its date and as of the Closing Date, contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Such counsel need not assume any responsibility for or independently verify the accuracy, completeness or -23- fairness of the financial statements and schedules and other financial data included or incorporated in the Offering Memorandum and need express no view as to the accounting or financial records from which such financial statements, schedules and data are derived. In rendering such opinion, such counsel will state that, except as set forth in the next sentence, its opinions are limited to, and do not express any opinion as to any laws other than, the Federal Law of the United States, the laws of the State of California, and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, in each case as in effect on the date thereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (A) the opinions in Paragraphs (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) above relating to the enforceability of the agreements named therein may be limited to, and such counsel need not express any opinion as to such matters under any laws other than, the laws of the State of New York as in effect on the date thereof, (B) the opinions in Paragraphs (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) above relating to the valid and legally binding nature of the agreements named therein on the entities executing the same (as distinguished from the enforceability of such agreements) shall also be expressed as to the laws of the State of New York as in effect on the date thereof and (C) the term "Law and Legal Requirements" as used in Paragraph (vii) above shall include the laws of the State of New York as in effect on the date thereof. (e) The Company shall have received from the lenders under the Bank Credit Facility all consents, waivers and authorizations necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers. (f) The Initial Purchasers shall have received on the Closing Date the following opinions, dated the Closing Date, addressed to the Initial Purchasers and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, with respect to certain gaming matters and matters of local law: (i) Opinion of Schreck Morris, gaming counsel for the Company and the Guarantors in the State of Nevada; (ii) Opinion of Smith Martin, gaming counsel for the Company and the Guarantors in the State of Louisiana; (iii) Opinion of Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A., gaming counsel for the Company and the Guarantors in the State of Mississippi; -24- (iv) Opinion of Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C., counsel for the Company and the Guarantors in the State of Arizona; (v) Opinion of Johnson Smith Pence Densborn Wright & Heath LLP, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors in the State of Indiana; (vi) Opinion of Leonard, Street and Deinard, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors in the State of Minnesota; and (vii) Opinion of Davis, Graham & Stubbs LLP, counsel for the Company and the Guarantors in the State of Colorado. (g) The Initial Purchasers shall have received from Latham & Watkins, counsel for the Initial Purchasers, such opinion or opinions, dated the Closing Date, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Series A Notes, the Series A Guarantees, the Offering Memorandum and other related matters as the Initial Purchasers may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters. (h) On the Closing Date, the Initial Purchasers shall have received from Arthur Andersen LLP, a letter, in form and substance satisfactory to the Initial Purchasers, addressed to the Initial Purchasers (i) confirming that they are independent public accountants under Rule 101 of the AICPA's Code of Professional Conduct, and its interpretation and rulings and (ii) stating, as of the Closing Date, the conclusions and findings of such firm with respect to the financial information and other matters ordinarily covered by accountants' "comfort letters" to Initial Purchasers in connection with registered public offerings. (i) (i) Neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries shall have sustained since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Offering Memorandum any material loss or interference with its business from fire, explosion, flood or other calamity, whether or not covered by insurance, or from any labor dispute or court or governmental action, order or decree, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Offering Memorandum or in the Incorporated Documents or (ii) since such date there shall not have been any change in the capital stock or long-term debt of the Company or any of the Guarantors or any change, or any development involving a prospective change, in or affecting the business, management, financial position, stockholders' equity or results of operations of the Company and the Guarantors taken as a whole, otherwise than as set forth or contemplated in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents, the effect of which, in any such case described in clause (i) or (ii), is, in the judgment of the Initial Purchasers, so material and adverse as to make it impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or the delivery of the Notes and the Guarantees being delivered on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Offering Memorandum. -25- (j) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement (i) no downgrading shall have occurred in the rating accorded the Company's debt securities by any "nationally recognized statistical rating organization," as that term is defined by the Commission for purposes of Rule 436(g)(2) under the Securities Act and (ii) no such organization shall have publicly announced that it has under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, its rating of any of the Company's debt securities. (k) Subsequent to the execution and delivery of this Agreement there shall not have occurred any of the following: (i) trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or in the over-the-counter market, or trading in any securities of the Company on any exchange or in the over-the-counter market, shall have been suspended or minimum prices shall have been established on any such exchange or such market by the Commission, by such exchange or by any other regulatory body or governmental authority having jurisdiction; (ii) a banking moratorium shall have been declared by Federal or New York state authorities; or (iii) the United States shall have become engaged in hostilities, there shall have been an escalation in hostilities involving the United States or there shall have been a declaration of a national emergency or war by the United States or there shall have occurred such a material adverse change in general economic, political or financial conditions, the effect of any of the items in this clause (iii) on the financial markets of the United States or the market for the Notes is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Initial Purchasers, impracticable or inadvisable to proceed with the sale or delivery of the Notes being delivered on the Closing Date on the terms and in the manner contemplated in the Offering Memorandum. (l) (i) There shall not have been any material increase in the consolidated short-term or consolidated long-term debt of the Company or any Guarantor (other than in the ordinary course of business) from that set forth in or contemplated by the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents; (ii) there shall not have been, since the respective dates as of which information is given in the Offering Memorandum, except as otherwise expressly stated in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents, (A) any material adverse change in the condition (financial or other), business, prospects, liabilities (contingent or otherwise), properties, net worth, solvency or results of operations of the Company and the Guarantors taken as a whole or (B) any other event which should have been set forth in a supplement or amendment to the Offering Memorandum; (iii) the Company and the Guarantors shall not have any liabilities or obligations, direct or contingent (whether or not in the ordinary course of business), that are material to the Company and the Guarantors taken as a whole, other than those reflected in the Offering Memorandum or the Incorporated Documents; (iv) each of the representations and warranties of the Company and each of the Guarantors contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct (A) on and as of the date hereof and (B) in all material respects (except for those representations and warranties that are qualified as to materiality or Material Adverse Effect, which shall be true and correct as written) on and as of the Closing Date as if made on and as of the Closing Date and the Company and the Guarantors have complied with all their agreements contained herein, and the conditions set forth in Section 7(b) and 7(i); (v) the Company and each Guarantor shall have executed and delivered each other Operative Document to which the Company or such Guarantor is or is required to be a party; (vi) as of the Closing Date the Company is not, nor will it be, as a result of or after giving effect to the issuance of the Notes and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and -26- the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, (x) insolvent, (y) left with an unreasonably small capital with which to engage in its existing and anticipated businesses or (z) incurring debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature; (vii) collectively, the Guarantors are not as of the Closing Date nor will they be, after giving effect to the issuance of the Notes and the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, (x) insolvent, (y) left with an unreasonably small capital with which to engage in their respective existing and anticipated businesses or (z) incurring debts beyond their ability to pay such debts as such debts mature; and (viii) the Initial Purchasers shall have received a certificate, dated the Closing Date and signed on behalf of the Company by the chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the Company and by the chief financial officer or a vice president of each Guarantor (or such other officers as are acceptable to the Initial Purchasers), certifying each of the matters set forth in this Section 7(l) and to the effect that, such individuals have carefully examined the Offering Memorandum and, in their opinion the Offering Memorandum (including the Incorporated Documents) as of its date and as of the Closing Date, did not include any untrue statement of a material fact and did not omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. (m) The Notes shall have been approved for trading on PORTAL. (n) The Company and the Guarantors shall have furnished or caused to be furnished to the Initial Purchasers such further certificates, documents and opinions as the Initial Purchasers shall have reasonably requested. (o) There shall not have been made any amendment or supplement to the Offering Memorandum to which any of the Initial Purchasers has objected. All opinions, letters, evidence and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be deemed to be in compliance with the provisions hereof only if they are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to counsel for the Initial Purchasers. 8. Indemnification and Contribution. (a) The Company and the Guarantors shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless each Initial Purchaser, its officers, employees and agents and each person, if any, who controls any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof, to which that Initial Purchaser, officer, agent, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in the Offering Memorandum or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (B) in any blue sky application or other document prepared or executed by the Company (or based upon any written information furnished by the Company) specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of the Series A Notes under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction (any such application, document or information being hereinafter called a "Blue Sky Application"), or (ii) the -------------------- omission or -27- alleged omission to state in the Offering Memorandum, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky Application any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall reimburse each Initial Purchaser and each such officer, employee, agent or controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Initial Purchaser, officer, employee, agent or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made (i) in the Offering Memorandum, or in any such amendment or supplement, or in any Blue Sky Application, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Initial Purchaser specifically for inclusion therein, or (ii) in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum or the Offering Memorandum, as the case may be, if a copy of the Offering Memorandum (as then amended or supplemented and provided by the Company through the Closing Date) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Initial Purchasers to the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Notes and the Offering Memorandum (as of the Closing Date) could have corrected such untrue or alleged untrue statement or such omission or alleged omission. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which the Company and the Guarantors may otherwise have to any Initial Purchaser or to any officer, employee or controlling person of that Initial Purchaser. (b) Each Initial Purchaser, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Guarantors, their officers, employees, and agents, each of their directors, and each person, if any, who controls the Company and the Guarantors within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof, to which the Company, the Guarantors or any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in the Offering Memorandum or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (B) in any Blue Sky Application or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in the Offering Memorandum, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky Application any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of that Initial Purchaser specifically for inclusion therein, and shall reimburse the Company, the Guarantors and any such director, officer or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company, such Guarantor or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which any Initial Purchaser may otherwise have to the Company, the Guarantors or any such director, officer, employee or controlling person. -28- (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 8 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnified party unless (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the indemnifying party in writing, (ii) such indemnified party shall have been advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party and in the reasonable judgment of such counsel it is advisable, under applicable standards of professional conduct, for such indemnified party to employ separate counsel or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of such action and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, in which case, if such indemnified party notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to one local counsel) at any time for all such indemnified parties, which firm shall be designated in writing by Lehman Brothers Inc., if the indemnified parties under this Section 8 consist of Initial Purchasers or any of their respective officers, employees or controlling persons, or by the Company, if the indemnified parties under this Section consist of the Company, the Guarantors or any of the Company's or the Guarantors' directors, officers, employees or controlling persons. No indemnifying party shall (i) without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with the consent of the indemnifying party or if there be a final judgment of the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party -29- agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. (d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 shall for any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or 8(b) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other from the offering of the Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other with respect to the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors on the one hand and the Initial Purchasers on the other with respect to such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Series A Notes purchased under this Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the total discounts and commissions received by the Initial Purchasers with respect to the Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees purchased under this Agreement, on the other hand, bear to the total gross proceeds from the offering of the Series A Notes under this Agreement. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, the Guarantors or the Initial Purchasers, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 8(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Initial Purchasers were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 8(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), no Initial Purchaser shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Series A Notes purchased by it were resold to Eligible Purchasers exceeds the amount of any damages which such Initial Purchaser has otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Initial Purchasers' obligations to contribute as provided in this Section 8(d) are several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations and not joint. -30- (e) The Initial Purchasers severally confirm and the Company and the Guarantors acknowledge that the last paragraph on the cover page, the stabilization legend on page iv and the seventh, eighth, and last paragraphs under the caption "Plan of Distribution" constitute the only information concerning such Initial Purchasers furnished in writing to the Company by or on behalf of the Initial Purchasers specifically for inclusion in the Offering Memorandum. 9. Default By One or More of the Initial Purchasers. If any Initial Purchaser shall default in its obligation to purchase the Notes which it has agreed to purchase hereunder, and if the aggregate principal amount of the Notes to remain unpurchased does not exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of all the Notes to be purchased hereunder, each non-defaulting Initial Purchaser shall be required to purchase its pro rata share (based upon the principal amount of Notes which such Initial Purchaser agreed to purchase hereunder) of the Notes of such defaulting Initial Purchaser or Initial Purchasers. If after giving effect to the foregoing, any of the Notes remain unpurchased, each of the Company and any non-defaulting Initial Purchaser shall have the right, but not the obligation, to terminate this Agreement, without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Initial Purchaser or the Company, except for the expenses to be borne by the Company and the Initial Purchasers as provided in Section 6 hereof and the indemnity and contribution agreements in Section 8 hereof. Nothing herein shall relieve a defaulting Initial Purchaser from liability for its default. 10. Termination. The obligations of the Initial Purchasers hereunder may be terminated by Lehman Brothers Inc. by notice given to and received by the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees if, prior to that time, any of the events described in Sections 7(i), 7(j) or 7(k) shall have occurred, the lenders under the Bank Credit Facility shall not have consented to the issuance and sale of the Notes and the use of proceeds therefrom or if the Initial Purchasers shall decline to purchase the Series A Notes for any reason permitted under this Agreement. The obligations of the Company and the Guarantors hereunder may be terminated by the Company by notice given to and received by Lehman Brothers Inc. prior to delivery of and payment for the Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees. 11. Reimbursement of Initial Purchasers' Expenses. If the Company and the Guarantors shall fail to tender the Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees for delivery to the Initial Purchasers by reason of any failure, refusal or inability on the part of the Company and the Guarantors to perform any agreement on its part to be performed, or because any other condition of the Initial Purchasers' obligations hereunder required to be fulfilled by the Company and the Guarantors is not fulfilled, the Company and the Guarantors will reimburse the Initial Purchasers for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) incurred by the Initial Purchasers in connection with this Agreement and the proposed purchase of the Series A Notes and the Series A Guarantees, and upon demand the Company and the Guarantors shall pay the full amount thereof to Lehman Brothers Inc. The Company's refusal to tender the Series A Notes and Series A Guarantees pursuant to Section 9 hereof shall not trigger any obligation by the Company to reimburse the Initial Purchasers' expenses. -31- 12. Notices, etc. All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and: (a) if to the Initial Purchasers, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to Lehman Brothers Inc., Three World Financial Center, New York, New York 10285, Attention: Syndicate Department (Fax: 212-526-6588), with a copy to Latham & Watkins, 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000, Los Angeles, California 90071, Attention: Gary Olson, Esq. (Fax: 213-891-8763) and, in the case of any notice pursuant to Section 8, to the Director of Litigation, Office of the General Counsel, Lehman Brothers Inc., Three World Financial Center, 10th Floor, New York, NY 10285; and (b) if to the Company and the Guarantors, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or facsimile transmission to Hollywood Park, Inc. 1050 South Prairie Avenue, Inglewood, California 90301, Attention: G. Michael Finnigan (Fax: 310-671-4460), with a copy to Irell & Manella LLP, 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900, Los Angeles, California 90067, Attention: Alvin G. Segel, Esq. (Fax: 310-203-7199). Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the time of receipt thereof. The Company shall be entitled to act and rely upon any request, consent, notice or agreement given or made on behalf of the Initial Purchasers by Lehman Brothers Inc. 13. Persons Entitled to Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Initial Purchasers, the Company, the Guarantors and their respective successors. This Agreement and the terms and provisions hereof are for the sole benefit of only those persons, except that (A) the representations, warranties, indemnities and agreements of the Company and the Guarantors contained in this Agreement shall also be deemed to be for the benefit of the person or persons, if any, who control any Initial Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and (B) the indemnity agreement of the Initial Purchasers contained in Section 8(b) of this Agreement shall be deemed to be for the benefit of directors of the Company and the Guarantors and any person controlling the Company and the Guarantors within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act. Nothing in this Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, other than the persons referred to in this Section 13, any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision contained herein. 14. Survival. The respective indemnities, representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers contained in this Agreement or made by or on behalf of them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement, shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Notes and the Guarantees and shall remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any of them or any person controlling any of them. -32- 15. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement: (a) "business day" means each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday which is not a day on which banking institutions in New York are generally authorized or obligated by law or executive order to close; (b) "subsidiary" has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act; and (c), unless otherwise defined, the phrase "to the Company's knowledge" and similar phrases refer to the knowledge of the senior executives of the Company. 16. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New York. 17. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 18. Headings. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning or interpretation of, this Agreement. [Signature pages follow] -33- If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement among the Company, the Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for that purpose below. Very truly yours, HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HOLLYWOOD PARK OPERATING COMPANY By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ----------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP CASINO, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL OPERATING COMPANY By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President HOLLYWOOD PARK FOOD SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President S-1 TURF PARADISE, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CRYSTAL PARK HOTEL AND CASINO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC By: HP/Compton, Inc. its Manager By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP/COMPTON, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP YAKAMA, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President HP YAKAMA CONSULTING, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BOOMTOWN, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President S-2 BOOMTOWN HOTEL & CASINO, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer LOUISIANA-I GAMING, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM BY: Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc. its general partner By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President MISSISSIPPI-I GAMING, LP By: Bayview Yacht Club, Inc. its general partner By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President S-3 BOOMTOWN HOOSIER, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President INDIANA VENTURES LLC BY: Boomtown Hoosier, Inc. its Manager By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President PINNACLE GAMING DEVELOPMENT CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: President SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President MARDI GRAS CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President S-4 BILOXI CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC AMERICAN CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BAY ST. LOUIS CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO ONE CORPORATION By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President S-5 Accepted: LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. CIBC OPPENHEIMER CORP. MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED NATIONSBANC MONTGOMERY SECURITIES LLC SG COWEN SECURITIES CORPORATION WASSERSTEIN PERELLA SECURITIES, INC. By: LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. BY: /s/ Robert Heller ---------------------------- Authorized Representative S-6 SCHEDULE 1
Principal Initial Purchasers: Amount of Notes - ------------------ --------------- Lehman Brothers Inc................................................ $175,000,000 ------------ CIBC Oppenheimer Corp.............................................. $ 35,000,000 ------------ Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated.................................. $ 35,000,000 ------------ NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC.............................. $ 35,000,000 ------------ SG Cowen Securities Corporation.................................... $ 35,000,000 ------------ Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc................................ $ 35,000,000 ------------ Total $350,000,000 ============
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EX-10.35 5 REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT EXHIBIT 10.35 ================================================================================ A/B EXCHANGE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 18, 1999 BY AND AMONG HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. THE GUARANTORS LISTED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HERETO AND LEHMAN BROTHERS INC., CIBC OPPENHEIMER CORP., MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED, NATIONSBANC MONTGOMERY SECURITIES LLC, SG COWEN SECURITIES CORPORATION, AND WASSERSTEIN PERELLA SECURITIES, INC. ================================================================================ This Registration Rights Agreement (this "Agreement") is made and entered into as of February 18, 1999 by and among Hollywood Park, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), Bay St. Louis Casino Corp., a Mississippi corporation, Bayview Yacht Club, Inc., a Mississippi corporation, Biloxi Casino Corp., a Mississippi corporation, Boomtown Hoosier, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc., a Nevada corporation, Boomtown, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Casino Magic American Corp., a Minnesota corporation, Casino Magic Corp., a Minnesota corporation, Casino Magic Finance Corp., a Mississippi corporation, Casino One Corporation, a Mississippi corporation, Crystal Park Hotel & Casino Development Company, LLC, a California limited liability corporation, Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company, a Delaware corporation, Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc., a California corporation, Hollywood Park Operating Company, a Delaware corporation, HP Casino, Inc., a California corporation, HP/Compton, Inc., a California corporation, HP Yakama, Inc., a Delaware corporation, HP Yakama Consulting, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Indiana Ventures LLC, a Nevada limited liability corporation, Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, Louisiana-I Gaming, A Louisiana Partnership in Commendam, Mardi Gras Casino Corp., a Mississippi corporation, Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P., a Mississippi limited partnership, Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp., a Colorado corporation, Switzerland County Development Corp., a Nevada corporation, Turf Paradise, Inc., an Arizona corporation (collectively, the "Existing Guarantors"), and Lehman Brothers Inc., CIBC Oppenheimer Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC, SG Cowen Securities Corporation, and Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc. (together, the "Initial Purchasers"), each of whom has agreed to purchase severally and not jointly the Company's Series A 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (the "Series A Notes") pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below). This Agreement is made pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, dated as of February 12, 1999 (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and among the Company, the Existing Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers. In order to induce the Initial Purchasers to purchase the Series A Notes, the Company and the Existing Guarantors have agreed to provide the registration rights set forth in this Agreement. The execution and delivery of this Agreement is a condition to the obligations of the Initial Purchasers set forth in Section 7(l)(v) of the Purchase Agreement. The parties hereby agree as follows: SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS As used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings: Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Additional Guarantor: Any subsidiary of the Company that executes a Subsidiary Guarantee under the Indenture after the date of this Agreement. Broker-Dealer: Any broker or dealer registered under the Exchange Act. Closing Date: The date of this Agreement. Commission: The Securities and Exchange Commission. Consummate: A Registered Exchange Offer shall be deemed "Consummated" for purposes of this Agreement upon the occurrence of (i) the filing and effectiveness under the Act of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement relating to the Series B Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer, (ii) the maintenance of such Registration Statement continuously effective and the keeping of the Exchange Offer open for a period not less than the minimum period required pursuant to Section 3(b) hereof, and (iii) the delivery by the Company to the Registrar under the Indenture of Series B Notes in the same aggregate principal amount as the aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes that were tendered by Holders thereof pursuant to the Exchange Offer. Damages Payment Date: With respect to the Series A Notes, each Interest Payment Date. Effectiveness Target Date: As defined in Section 5. Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Exchange Offer: The registration by the Company under the Act of the Series B Notes (including the Subsidiary Guarantees) pursuant to a Registration Statement pursuant to which the Company offers the Holders of all outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities the opportunity to exchange all such outstanding Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holders for Series B Notes and registered Subsidiary Guarantees in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities tendered in such exchange offer by such Holders. Exchange Offer Registration Statement: The Registration Statement relating to the Exchange Offer, including the related Prospectus. Exempt Resales: The transactions in which the Initial Purchasers propose to sell the Series A Notes to (i) certain "qualified institutional buyers," as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Act, and to (ii) outside the United States to Persons other than U.S. Persons in offshore transactions meeting the requirements of rule 904 of Regulation S under the Act. Guarantors: The Additional Guarantors and the Existing Guarantors. Holders: As defined in Section 2(b) hereof. Indemnified Holder: As defined in Section 8(a) hereof. Indenture: The Indenture, dated as of February 18, 1999, among the Company, the Existing Guarantors and The Bank of New York, as trustee (the "Trustee"), pursuant to which the Notes are to be issued, as such Indenture is - -------- amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. Initial Purchasers: As defined in the preamble hereto. Interest Payment Date: As defined in the Indenture and the Notes. NASD: National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Notes: The Series A Notes and the Series B Notes. Person: An individual, partnership, corporation, trust or unincorporated organization, or a government or agency or political subdivision thereof. Prospectus: The prospectus included in a Registration Statement including, without limitation, a Market-Maker Prospectus, as amended or supplemented by any prospectus supplement and by all other amendments thereto, including post- effective amendments, and all material incorporated by reference into such Prospectus. Record Holder: With respect to any Damages Payment Date relating to Notes, each Person who is a Holder of Notes on the record date with respect to the Interest Payment Date on which such Damages Payment Date shall occur. Registration Default: As defined in Section 5 hereof. Registration Statement: Any Registration Statement of the Company relating to (a) an offering of Series B Notes pursuant to an Exchange Offer or (b) the registration for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, which is filed pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, in each case including the Prospectus included therein, all amendments and supplements thereto (including post-effective amendments) and all exhibits and material incorporated by reference therein. Series B Notes: The Company's Series B 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 to be issued pursuant to the Indenture in the Exchange Offer. Shelf Filing Deadline: As defined in Section 4 hereof. Shelf Registration Statement: As defined in Section 4 hereof. Subsidiary Guarantee: The Guarantee by a Guarantor of the Company's obligations under the Notes and Indenture. TIA: The Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (15 U.S.C. Section 77aaa-77bbbb) as in effect on the date of the Indenture. Transfer Restricted Securities: Each Note (including the Subsidiary Guarantees), until the earliest to occur of (a) the date on which such Note is exchanged in the Exchange Offer and entitled to be resold to the public by the Holder thereof without complying with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Act, (b) the date on which such Note (including the Subsidiary Guarantees) has been effectively registered under the Act and disposed of in accordance with a Shelf Registration Statement and (c) the date on which such Note (including the Subsidiary Guarantees) may be distributed to the public pursuant to Rule 144 under the Act or by a Broker-Dealer pursuant to the "Plan of Distribution" contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (including delivery of the Prospectus contained therein). Underwritten Registration or Underwritten Offering: A registration in which securities of the Company are sold to an underwriter for reoffering to the public. SECTION 2. SECURITIES SUBJECT TO THIS AGREEMENT (a) Transfer Restricted Securities. The securities entitled to the benefits of this Agreement are the Transfer Restricted Securities. (b) Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities. A Person is deemed to be a holder of Transfer Restricted Securities (each, a "Holder") whenever such Person owns Transfer Restricted Securities. SECTION 3. REGISTERED EXCHANGE OFFER (a) Unless the Exchange Offer shall not be permissible under applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below have been complied with), the Company and the Guarantors shall (i) cause to be filed with the Commission as soon as practicable after the Closing Date, but in no event later than 45 days after the Closing Date, a Registration Statement under the Act relating to the Series B Notes (including the Subsidiary Guarantees) and the Exchange Offer, (ii) use best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective at the earliest possible time, but in no event later than 150 days after the Closing Date, (iii) in connection with the foregoing, file (A) all pre-effective amendments to such Registration Statement as may be necessary in order to cause such Registration Statement to become effective, (B) file, if applicable, a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A under the Act and (C) cause all necessary filings in connection with the registration and qualification of the Series B Notes (including the Subsidiary Guarantees) to be made under the Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as are necessary to permit Consummation of the Exchange Offer (subject to the limitations of Section 6(d)(x)), and (iv) upon the effectiveness of such Registration Statement, commence and Consummate the Exchange Offer. The Exchange Offer shall be on the appropriate form permitting registration of the Series B Notes (including the Subsidiary Guarantees) to be offered in exchange for the Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and to permit resales of Notes held by Broker-Dealers (other than unsold allotments held by the Initial Purchasers) as contemplated by Section 3(c) below. (b) The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer Registration Statement to be effective continuously and shall keep the Exchange Offer open for a period of not less than the minimum period required under applicable federal and state securities laws to Consummate the Exchange Offer; provided, however, that in no event shall such period be less than 20 business days. The Company and the Guarantors shall cause the Exchange Offer to comply with all applicable federal and state securities laws. No securities other than the Notes (including the Subsidiary Guarantees) shall be included in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement. The Company and the Guarantors shall use their best efforts to cause the Exchange Offer to be Consummated on the earliest practicable date after the Exchange Offer Registration Statement has become effective, but in no event later than 30 business days thereafter. (c) The Company and the Guarantors shall indicate in a "Plan of Distribution" section contained in the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement that any Broker-Dealer who holds Series A Notes that are Transfer Restricted Securities and that were acquired for its own account as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company), may exchange such Series A Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer. Such "Plan of Distribution" section shall also contain all other information with respect to such sales by such Broker-Dealers that the Commission may require in order to permit such sales pursuant thereto, but such "Plan of Distribution" shall not name any such Broker-Dealer or disclose the amount of Notes held by any such Broker-Dealer, except to the extent required by the Commission. See Shearman & Sterling no-action letter (available July 2, 1993). The Company and the Guarantors shall use their best efforts to keep the Exchange Offer Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Section 6(d) below to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Notes acquired by Broker-Dealers for their own accounts as a result of market-making activities or other trading activities (other than Transfer Restricted Securities acquired directly from the Company), and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for the lesser of (i) a period of 180 days from the date on which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is declared effective or (ii) such period of time as such Broker-Dealer must comply with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in order to resell the Series B Notes received in exchange for Series A Notes acquired for their own account as a result of such market-making or other trading activities; subject in the case of either clause (i) or (ii), to any suspension of the effectiveness or usability of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) hereof.. The Company and the Guarantors shall provide sufficient copies of the latest version of such Prospectus to Broker-Dealers promptly upon request at any time during such period in order to facilitate such resales. The Initial Purchasers shall use reasonable efforts to ensure that Broker-Dealers effecting such resales cooperate with the Company in responding to inquiries by the Company as to whether such Series B Notes have been disposed of pursuant to such Prospectus. Upon Consummation of the Exchange Offer in accordance with this Section 3, subject to Section 4(a), the Company shall have no further obligation to register Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement or, with respect to Transfer Restricted Securities not tendered in the Exchange Offer, to register Series B Notes in another Exchange Offer pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement; provided that the other provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply as set forth in such provisions. SECTION 4. SHELF REGISTRATION (a) Shelf Registration. If (i) the Company and the Guarantors are not required to file an Exchange Offer Registration Statement or to Consummate the Exchange Offer because the Exchange Offer is not permitted by applicable law or Commission policy (after the procedures set forth in Section 6(a)(i) below have been complied with) or (ii) if any Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities that is a "qualified institutional buyer," as such term is defined in Rule 144A under the Act shall notify the Company prior to the 20th business day following the Consummation of the Exchange Offer that such Holder alone or together with holders who hold in the aggregate at least $1.0 million in principal amount of Series A Notes (A) was prohibited by applicable law or Commission policy from participating in the Exchange Offer, or (B) may not resell the Series B Notes acquired by it in the Exchange Offer to the public without delivering a prospectus and that the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is not appropriate or available for such resales by such Holder, or (C) is a Broker-Dealer and holds Series A Notes acquired directly from the Company or one of its affiliates, then the Company and the Guarantors shall: (x) cause to be filed a shelf Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 415 under the Act, which may be an amendment to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (in either event, the "Shelf Registration Statement") on or prior to the earliest to occur of (1) the 30th day after the date on which the Company determines that it is not required to file the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, or permitted to Consummate the Exchange Offer and (2) the 30th day after the date on which the Company receives notice from a Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities as contemplated by clause (ii) of paragraph (a) above (such earliest date being the "Shelf Filing Deadline"), which Shelf Registration Statement shall provide for resales of all Transfer Restricted Securities the Holders of which shall have provided the information required pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof; and (y) use their best efforts to cause such Shelf Registration Statement to be declared effective by the Commission on or before the 90th day after the Shelf Filing Deadline. The Company and the Guarantors shall use their best efforts to keep such Shelf Registration Statement continuously effective, supplemented and amended as required by the provisions of Sections 6(b) and (d) hereof to the extent necessary to ensure that it is available for resales of Notes by the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities entitled to the benefit of this Section 4(a), and to ensure that it conforms with the requirements of this Agreement, the Act and the policies, rules and regulations of the Commission as announced from time to time, for a period of at least two years following the Closing Date or such shorter period that will terminate when all Notes covered by the Shelf Registration Statement have been sold pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement or become eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144 without volume or other restrictions, subject to any suspension of the effectiveness or usability of the Shelf Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein pursuant to Section 6(d)(i) hereof. Upon the filing of the Shelf Registration Statement in accordance with this Section 4, the Company shall have no further obligation to register Series B Notes in an Exchange Offer pursuant to Section 3 of this Agreement; provided that the other provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply as set forth in such provisions. (b) Provision by Holders of Certain Information in Connection with the Shelf Registration Statement. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities may include any of its Transfer Restricted Securities in any Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to this Agreement unless and until such Holder furnishes to the Company in writing, within 10 business days after receipt of a request therefor, such information as the Company may reasonably request for use in connection with any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus or preliminary Prospectus included therein. No Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities shall be entitled to Liquidated Damages pursuant to Section 5 hereof unless and until such Holder shall have used its best efforts to provide all such reasonably requested information. Each Holder as to which any Shelf Registration Statement is being effected agrees to furnish promptly to the Company all information required to be disclosed in order to make the information previously furnished to the Company by such Holder not materially misleading and shall promptly supply such other information as the Company may from time to time reasonably request. SECTION 5. LIQUIDATED DAMAGES If (i) any of the Registration Statements required by this Agreement is not filed with the Commission on or prior to the date specified for such filing in sections 3(a) and 4(a), as applicable, (ii) any of such required Registration Statements has not been declared effective by the Commission on or prior to the date specified for such effectiveness in sections 3(a) and 4(a), as applicable, (the "Effectiveness Target Date"), (iii) the Exchange Offer has not been Consummated within 30 business days after the Effectiveness Target Date with respect to the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or (iv) any Registration Statement required by this Agreement is filed and declared effective but shall thereafter cease to be effective or fail to be usable for its intended purpose for the requisite period without being succeeded immediately by a post-effective amendment to such Registration Statement that cures such failure and that is itself immediately declared effective (each such event referred to in clauses (i) through (iv), a "Registration Default"), the Company and the Guarantors jointly and severally agree to pay liquidated damages to each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities with respect to the first 90-day period immediately following the occurrence of the first Registration Default, in an amount equal to $.05 per week per $1,000 principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities held by such Holder for each week or portion thereof that the Registration Default continues. The amount of the liquidated damages shall increase by an additional $.05 per week per $1,000 in principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities with respect to each subsequent 90-day period until all Registration Defaults have been cured, up to a maximum amount of liquidated damages of $.50 per week per $1,000 principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities. All accrued liquidated damages shall be paid to Record Holders by the Company and the Guarantors by wire transfer of immediately available funds or by federal funds check on each Damages Payment Date, as provided in the Indenture. Following the cure of all Registration Defaults relating to any particular Transfer Restricted Securities, the accrual of liquidated damages with respect to such Transfer Restricted Securities will cease. The applicable Registration Default will be deemed cured (1) upon the filing of the required Registration Statement in the case of clause (i) above, (2) upon the effectiveness of such required Registration Statement in the case of clause (ii) above, (3) upon the Consummation of the Exchange Offer in the case of clause (iii) above and (4) in the case of clause (iv), upon the cure provided therein. All payment obligations of the Company and the Guarantors set forth in the preceding paragraph that are outstanding with respect to any Transfer Restricted Security at the time such security ceases to be a Transfer Restricted Security shall survive until such time as all such payment obligations with respect to such Security shall have been satisfied in full. SECTION 6. REGISTRATION PROCEDURES (a) Exchange Offer Registration Statement. In connection with the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all of the provisions of Section 6(d) below, shall use their best efforts to effect such exchange to permit the sale of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and shall comply with all of the following provisions: (i) If in the reasonable opinion of counsel to the Company and the Guarantors there is a question as to whether the Exchange Offer is permitted by applicable federal law, the Company and the Guarantors hereby agree to seek a no-action letter or other favorable decision from the Commission allowing the Company and the Guarantors to Consummate an Exchange Offer for such Series A Notes. The Company and the Guarantors hereby agree to pursue the issuance of such a decision to the Commission staff level but shall not be required to take commercially unreasonable action to effect a change of Commission policy. The Company and the Guarantors hereby agree however, to (A) participate in telephonic conferences with the Commission, (B) deliver to the Commission staff an analysis prepared by counsel to the Company and the Guarantors setting forth the legal bases, if any, upon which such counsel has concluded that such an Exchange Offer should be permitted and (C) diligently pursue a resolution (which need not be favorable and which need not be a written resolution) by the Commission staff of such submission. (ii) As a condition to its participation in the Exchange Offer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities shall furnish, upon the request of the Company, prior to the Consummation thereof, a written representation to the Company and the Guarantors (which may be contained in the letter of transmittal contemplated by the Exchange Offer Registration Statement) to the effect that (A) it is not an affiliate of the Company, (B) it is not engaged in, and does not intend to engage in, and has no arrangement or understanding with any person to participate in, a distribution of the Series B Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer and (C) it is acquiring the Series B Notes in its ordinary course of business. In addition, all such Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities shall otherwise cooperate in the Company's and the Guarantors' preparations for the Exchange Offer. Each Holder hereby acknowledges and agrees that any Broker-Dealer who acquired Series A Notes directly from the Company or any affiliate of the Company or the Guarantors and any such Holder intending to use the Exchange Offer to participate in a distribution of the securities to be acquired in the Exchange Offer (1) could not under Commission policy as in effect on the date of this Agreement rely on the position of the Commission enunciated in Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), as interpreted in the Commission's letter to Shearman & Sterling dated July 2, 1993, and similar no-action letters (including any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above), and (2) must comply with the registration and prospectus delivery requirements of the Act in connection with a secondary resale transaction and that such a secondary resale transaction should be covered by an effective Registration Statement containing the selling security holder information required by Item 507 or 508, as applicable, of Regulation S-K if the resales are of Series B Notes obtained by such Holder in exchange for Series A Notes acquired by such Holder directly from the Company. (iii) Prior to effectiveness of the Exchange Offer Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall provide a supplemental letter to the Commission (A) stating that the Company and the Guarantors are registering the Exchange Offer in reliance on the position of the Commission enunciated in Exxon Capital Holdings Corporation (available May 13, 1988), Morgan Stanley and Co., Inc. (available June 5, 1991) and, if applicable, any no-action letter obtained pursuant to clause (i) above and (B) including a representation that neither the Company nor any Guarantor has entered into any arrangement or understanding with any Person to distribute the Series B Notes to be received in the Exchange Offer and that, to the best of the Company's and each Guarantor's information and belief, each Holder participating in the Exchange Offer is acquiring the Series B Notes in its ordinary course of business and has no arrangement or understanding with any Person to participate in the distribution of the Series B Notes received in the Exchange Offer. (iv) The Company and the Guarantors will furnish to each Initial Purchaser and its counsel the Exchange Offer Registration Statement and all amendments and supplements thereto before filing such documents with the Commission, and such documents will be subject to the reasonable review and comment of each Initial Purchaser and its counsel. (b) Shelf Registration Statement. In connection with the Shelf Registration Statement, the Company and the Guarantors shall comply with all the provisions of Section 6(d) below and shall use their best efforts to effect such registration to permit the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities being sold in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof, and pursuant thereto the Company and the Guarantors will as expeditiously as possible prepare and file with the Commission a Registration Statement relating to the registration on any appropriate form under the Act, which form shall be available for the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof within the time periods and otherwise in accordance with the provisions hereof. (c) [Intentionally omitted.] (d) General Provisions. In connection with any Registration Statement and any Prospectus required by this Agreement to permit the sale or resale of Transfer Restricted Securities (including, without limitation, any Registration Statement and the related Prospectus required to permit resales of Notes by Broker-Dealers), the Company and the Guarantors shall: (i) use their best efforts to keep such Registration Statement continuously effective and provide all requisite financial statements (including, if required by the Act or any regulation thereunder, financial statements of any Guarantors) for the period specified in Section 3 or 4 of this Agreement, as applicable; upon the occurrence of any event that would cause any such Registration Statement or the Prospectus contained therein (A) to contain a material misstatement or omission or (B) not to be effective and usable for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities during the period required by this Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors shall file promptly an appropriate amendment to such Registration Statement, in the case of clause (A), correcting any such misstatement or omission, and, in the case of either clause (A) or (B), use their best efforts to cause such amendment to be declared effective and such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to become usable for their intended purpose(s) as soon as practicable thereafter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, at any time after Consummation of the Exchange Offer, the Company and the Guarantors may allow the Exchange Offer Registration Statement (if otherwise required to keep it effective) or the Shelf Registration Statement and the related Prospectus to cease to become effective and usable if (x) the board of directors of the Company determines in good faith that it is in the best interests of the Company not to disclose the existence of or facts surrounding any proposed or pending material corporate transaction involving the Company and the Guarantors, and the Company mails notification to the Holders within five business days after the Board of Directors makes such determination, or (y) the Prospectus contained in the Exchange Offer Registration Statement or the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, contains an untrue statement of the material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that 180-day period referred to in Section 3(c) during which the Exchange Offer Registration Statement is required to be effective and usable or the two-year period referred to in Section 4(a) hereof during which the Shelf Registration Statement is required to be effective and usable shall be extended by the number of days during which such Registration Statement was not effective or usable pursuant to the foregoing provisions (which such extension shall be the Holders' sole remedy hereunder); (ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and post- effective amendments to the Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement effective for the applicable period set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable; cause the Prospectus to be supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Act, and to comply fully with the applicable provisions of Rules 424, 430A and 462 under the Act in a timely manner; and comply with the provisions of the Act with respect to the disposition of all securities covered by such Registration Statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the Prospectus; (iii) advise the underwriter(s), if any, and selling Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities promptly and, if requested by such Persons, to confirm such advice in writing, (A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to any Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, when the same has become effective, (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments to the Registration Statement or amendments or supplements to the Prospectus or for additional information relating thereto, (C) of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement under the Act or of the suspension by any state securities commission of the qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction, or the initiation of any proceeding for any of the preceding purposes, (D) of the existence of any fact or the happening of any event that makes any statement of a material fact made in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus, any amendment or supplement thereto, or any document incorporated by reference therein untrue, or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Registration Statement or the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein not misleading or that requires the making of any additions to or changes in the Prospectus in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. If at any time the Commission shall issue any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement, or any state securities commission or other regulatory authority shall issue an order suspending the qualification or exemption from qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under state securities or Blue Sky laws, the Company and the Guarantors shall use their best efforts to obtain the withdrawal or lifting of such order at the earliest possible time; (iv) furnish to each of the selling Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities and each of the underwriter(s), if any, before filing with the Commission, copies of any Shelf Registration Statement or any Prospectus included therein or any amendments or supplements to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus, which documents will be subject to the reasonable review and comment of such Holders and underwriter(s), if any, for a period of at least five business days, and the Company and the Guarantors will not file any such Registration Statement or Prospectus or any amendment or supplement to any such Registration Statement or Prospectus (including all such documents incorporated by reference) if a selling Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by such Registration Statement or the underwriter(s), if any, shall not have had an opportunity to participate in the preparation thereof; (v) make available at reasonable times at the Company's principal place of business for inspection by the selling Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such Registration Statement, and any single firm of attorneys or any single accounting firm retained by such selling Holders or any of the underwriter(s) who shall certify to the Company and the Guarantors that they have a current intention to sell Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to a Shelf Registration Statement such financial and other information of the Company and the Guarantors as reasonably requested and cause the Company's and the Guarantors' officers, directors and employees to respond to such inquiries as shall be reasonably necessary, in the reasonable judgment of counsel to such Holders, to conduct a reasonable investigation; provided, however, that each such party shall be required to maintain in confidence and not to disclose to any other person any information or records reasonably designated by the Company in writing as being confidential, until such time as (A) such information becomes a matter of public record (whether by virtue of its inclusion in such Registration Statement or otherwise), or (B) such person shall be required so to disclose such information pursuant to the subpoena or order of any court or other governmental agency or body having jurisdiction over the matter (subject to the requirements of such order, and only after such person shall have given the Company prompt prior written notice of such requirement), or (C) subject to the Company's right under the last sentence of Section 6(d)(i) to suspend the effectiveness or usability of such Registration Statement or Prospectus, such information is required to be set forth in such Registration Statement or the Prospectus included therein or in an amendment to such Registration Statement or an amendment or supplement to such Prospectus in order that such Registration Statement, Prospectus, amendment or supplement, as the case may be, does not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and provided further, that appropriate arrangements are made, to the extent required by applicable anti-trust law, to limit access to such records, information or documents to representatives of the Holders who are not officers or employees of the Holders; and provided further that, without limiting the foregoing, no such records, information or documents shall be used by any person or entity obtaining access thereto in connection with any market transactions in securities of the Company or the Guarantors in violation of law; and provided further that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to provide any information to the Holders or the underwriters that the Company and the Guarantors are prohibited by law from disclosing; (vi) if requested by any selling Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities or the underwriter(s), if any, promptly incorporate in any Shelf Registration Statement or Prospectus, pursuant to a supplement or post- effective amendment if necessary, such information as such selling Holders and underwriter(s), if any, may reasonably request to have included therein, including, without limitation (in the case of underwriters) and solely with respect to (in the case of selling Holders), information relating to the "Plan of Distribution" of the Transfer Restricted Securities information with respect to the principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities being sold to such underwriter(s), the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold in such offering; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable after the Company is notified of the matters to be incorporated in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; (vii) furnish to each selling Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without charge, at least one copy of the Shelf Registration Statement, as first filed with the Commission, and of each amendment thereto, including all documents incorporated by reference therein and all exhibits (including exhibits incorporated therein by reference); (viii) deliver to each selling Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities and each of the underwriter(s), if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus (including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto as such Persons reasonably may request; the Company and the Guarantors hereby consent to the use of the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto by each of the selling Holders and each of the underwriter(s), if any, in connection with the offering and the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto; (ix) enter into such agreements (including an underwriting agreement), and make such representations and warranties, and take all such other actions in connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of the Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement contemplated by this Agreement, all to such extent as may be customarily and reasonably requested by the Initial Purchasers or, in the case of registration for resale of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, by any Holder or Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities who hold at least $25 million in aggregate principal amount of such class of Transfer Restricted Securities; provided, that, the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to enter into any such agreement more than once with respect to all of the Transfer Restricted Securities and, in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement, may delay entering into such agreement if the Board of Directors of the Company determines in good faith that it is in the best interests of the Company and the Guarantors not to disclose the existence of or facts surrounding any proposed or pending material corporate transaction involving the Company and the Guarantors; and whether or not an underwriting agreement is entered into and whether or not the registration is an Underwritten Registration, the Company and the Guarantors shall: (A) furnish to the Initial Purchaser, the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities who hold at least $25 million in aggregate principal amount of such class of Transfer Restricted Securities (in the case of a Shelf Registration Statement), and each underwriter, if any, in such substance and scope as they may request and as are customarily made in connection with an offering of debt securities pursuant to a Registration Statement (i) upon the effective date of any Registration Statement (and if such Registration Statement contemplates an Underwritten Offering of Transfer Restricted Securities, upon the date of the closing under the underwriting agreement related thereto) and (ii) upon the filing of any amendment or supplement to any Registration Statement: (1) a certificate, dated the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement signed by (y) the respective Chairman of the Board, the respective President or any Vice President and (z) the respective Chief Financial Officer of the Company and each of the Guarantors confirming, as of the date thereof, the matters set forth in paragraph (j) of Section 7 of the Purchase Agreement and such other matters as such parties may reasonably request; (2) an opinion, dated the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, of counsel for the Company covering the matters set forth in paragraph (d) of Section 7 of the Purchase Agreement and such other matters as such parties may reasonably request, and in any event including a statement to the effect that in the course of the preparation of such Registration Statement and the related Prospectus, such counsel participated in conferences with certain officers and employees of the Company, representatives of the independent public accountants for the Company and representatives of the underwriters, if any, and their counsel at which the contents of the Registration Statement and related matters were discussed and, although such counsel need not pass upon or assume responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the statements contained or incorporated by reference in such Registration Statement or the related Prospectus, no facts have come to such counsel's attention that lead it to believe that the Registration Statement, at the time such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto became effective, contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Such counsel need not assume any responsibility for or independently verify the accuracy, completeness or fairness of the financial statements and schedules and other financial data included or incorporated in any Registration Statement or related Prospectus and need express no view as to the accounting or financial records from which such financial statements, schedules and data are derived; and (3) a customary comfort letter, the date of effectiveness of the Shelf Registration Statement, as the case may be, from the Company's independent accountants, in the customary form and covering matters of the type customarily covered in comfort letters by underwriters in connection with primary underwritten offerings, to the extent permitted by relevant accounting industry rules and guidelines (including the Statement on Accounting Standards No. 72), and affirming the matters set forth in the comfort letters delivered pursuant to Section 7 of the Purchase Agreement, without exception; (B) set forth in full or incorporated by reference in the underwriting agreement, if any, the indemnification provisions and procedures of Section 8 hereof with respect to all parties to be indemnified pursuant to said Section; and (C) deliver such other documents and certificates as may be reasonably requested by such parties to evidence compliance with clause (A) above and with any customary conditions contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the Company and the Guarantors pursuant to this clause (x), if any. (x) prior to any public offering of Transfer Restricted Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities, the underwriter(s), if any, and their respective counsel in connection with the registration and qualification of the Transfer Restricted Securities under the securities or Blue Sky laws of such jurisdictions as the selling Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities or underwriter(s) may reasonably request and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Transfer Restricted Securities, covered by the Shelf Registration Statement filed pursuant to Section 4 hereof; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be required to register or qualify as a foreign corporation where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to the service of process in suits or to taxation, other than as to matters and transactions relating to the Registration Statement, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject; (xi) shall issue, upon the request of any Holder of Series A Notes covered by the Shelf Registration Statement, Series B Notes, having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of Series A Notes surrendered to the Company by such Holder in exchange therefor or being sold by such Holder; such Series B Notes to be registered in the name of such Holder or in the name of the purchaser(s) of such Notes, as the case may be; in return, the Series A Notes held by such Holder shall be surrendered to the Company for cancellation; (xii) in connection with any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities that will result in such securities no longer being Transfer Restricted Securities, cooperate with the selling Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities and the underwriter(s), if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates representing Transfer Restricted Securities to be sold and not bearing any restrictive legends; and enable such Transfer Restricted Securities to be in such denominations and registered in such names as the Holders or the underwriter(s), if any, may request at least two business days prior to any sale of Transfer Restricted Securities made by such underwriter(s); (xiii) use its best efforts to cause the Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to enable the seller or sellers thereof or the underwriter(s), if any, to consummate the disposition of such Transfer Restricted Securities, subject to the proviso contained in clause (xi) above; (xiv) if any fact or event contemplated by clause (d)(iii)(D) above shall exist or have occurred, prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement or related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of Transfer Restricted Securities, the Prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading; (xv) use their best efforts to provide a CUSIP number for all Transfer Restricted Securities not later than the effective date of the Registration Statement and provide the Trustee under the Indenture with printed certificates for the Transfer Restricted Securities which are in a form eligible for deposit with the Depository Trust Company; (xvi) cooperate and assist in any filings required to be made with the NASD and in the performance of any due diligence investigation by any underwriter (including any "qualified independent underwriter") that is required to be retained in accordance with the rules and regulations of the NASD; (xvii) otherwise use their best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its security holders, as soon as practicable, a consolidated earnings statement meeting the requirements of Rule 158 (which need not be audited) for the twelve-month period (A) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Transfer Restricted Securities are sold to underwriters in a firm or best efforts Underwritten Offering or (B) if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, beginning with the first month of the Company's first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the Registration Statement; (xviii) cause the Indenture to be qualified under the TIA not later than the effective date of the first Registration Statement required by this Agreement, and, in connection therewith, cooperate with the Trustee and the Holders of Notes to effect such changes to the Indenture as may be required for such Indenture to be so qualified in accordance with the terms of the TIA; and execute, and use its best efforts to cause the Trustee to execute, all documents that may be required to effect such changes and all other forms and documents required to be filed with the Commission to enable such Indenture to be so qualified in a timely manner; (xix) provide promptly to each Holder upon request each document filed with the Commission pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 and Section 15 of the Exchange Act; and (xx) cause each Additional Guarantor upon the creation or acquisition by the Company of such Additional Guarantor, to execute a counterpart to this Agreement in the form attached hereto as Annex A and to deliver such counterpart to the Initial Purchasers no later than five business days following the execution thereof. Each Holder agrees by acquisition of a Transfer Restricted Security that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of the existence of any fact of the kind described in Section 6(d)(iii)(D) hereof, such Holder will forthwith discontinue disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to the applicable Registration Statement until such Holder's receipt of the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(d)(xiv) hereof, or until it is advised in writing (the "Advice") by the Company that the use of the Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus. If so directed by the Company, each Holder will deliver to the Company (at the Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such Holder's possession, of the Prospectus covering such Transfer Restricted Securities, that was current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company shall give any such notice, the time period regarding the effectiveness of such Registration Statement set forth in Section 3 or 4 hereof, as applicable, shall be extended by the number of days during the period from and including the date of the giving of such notice pursuant to Section 6(d)(iii)(D) hereof to and including the date when each selling Holder covered by such Registration Statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended Prospectus contemplated by Section 6(d)(xiv) hereof or shall have received the Advice (which such extensions shall be the Holders' sole remedy hereunder). The Company and the Guarantors may require each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities as to which any registration is being effected to furnish to the Company such information regarding such Holder and such Holder's intended method of distribution of the applicable Transfer Restricted Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request in writing, but only to the extent that such information is required in order to comply with the Act. The Company may exclude from such registration Transfer Restricted Securities of any selling Holder so long as such Holder fails to furnish such information within a reasonable time (and in any event within ten business days) after receiving such request. Each such Holder agrees to notify the Company as promptly as practicable of (i) any inaccuracy or change in information previously furnished by such Holder to the Company or (ii) the occurrence of any event, in either case, as a result of which any Prospectus relating to such registration contains or would contain an untrue statement of a material fact regarding such Holder or such Holder's intended method of distribution of the applicable Transfer Restricted Securities or omits to state any material fact regarding such Holder or such Holder's intended method of distribution of the applicable Transfer Restricted Securities required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and promptly to furnish to the Company any additional information required to correct and update any previously furnish to the Company any additional information required to correct and update any previously furnished information or required so that such Prospectus shall not contain, with respect to such Holder or the distribution of the applicable Transfer Restricted Securities an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading. SECTION 7. REGISTRATION EXPENSES All expenses incident to the Company's and the Guarantors' performance of or compliance with this Agreement will be borne by the Company regardless of whether a Registration Statement becomes effective, including without limitation: (i) all registration and filing fees and expenses (including filings made by any Initial Purchaser or Holder with the NASD (and, if applicable, the fees and expenses of any "qualified independent underwriter" and its counsel that may be required by the rules and regulations of the NASD)); (ii) all fees and expenses of compliance with federal securities and state Blue Sky or securities laws; (iii) all expenses of printing (including printing certificates for the Series B Notes to be issued in the Exchange Offer and printing of Prospectuses), messenger and delivery services and telephone; (iv) all fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company and the Guarantors and all reasonable fees and disbursements of one special counsel for all the Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities; and (v) all fees and disbursements of independent certified public accountants of the Company (including the expenses of any special audit and comfort letters required by or incident to such performance); provided, however, that in no event shall the Company or the Guarantors be responsible for any underwriting discounts, commissions or fees attributable to the sale or other disposition of Transfer Restricted Securities. The Company will, in any event, bear its and the Guarantors' internal expenses (including, without limitation, all salaries and expenses of its officers and employees performing legal or accounting duties), the expenses of any annual audit and the fees and expenses of any Person, including special experts, retained by the Company or the Guarantors. SECTION 8. INDEMNIFICATION (a) The Company and the Guarantors shall, jointly and severally, indemnify and hold harmless each selling Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities whose Transfer Restricted Securities are included in any Registration Statement, its officers and employees and each person, if any, who controls any such Holders, within the meaning of the Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof, to which that Holder, officer, employee or controlling person may become subject, under the Securities Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in any Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any amendment or supplement thereto or (B) in any blue sky application or other document prepared or executed by the Company or any Guarantor (or based upon any written information furnished by the Company or any Guarantor) specifically for the purpose of qualifying any or all of the Notes under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction (any such application, document or information being hereinafter called a "Blue Sky Application"), or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky Application any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, and shall reimburse each Holder and each such officer, employee or controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by that Holder, officer, employee or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the Company and the Guarantors shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made (i) in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, or in any such amendment or supplement, or in any Blue Sky Application, in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such Holder furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Holder specifically for inclusion therein, or (ii) in the preliminary Prospectus or the final Prospectus, as the case may be, if a copy of the final Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented and provided by the Company) was not sent or given by or on behalf of such Holder to the person asserting any such loss, claim, damage, liability or expense, at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of the Transfer Restricted Securities and the final Prospectus (as then amended or supplemented) could have corrected such untrue or alleged untrue statement or such omission or alleged omission. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which the Company and the Guarantors may otherwise have to any Holder or to any officer, employee or controlling person of that Holder. (b) Each Holder, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and the Guarantors, their respective officers and employees, each of their respective directors, and each person, if any, who controls the Company or the Guarantors within the meaning of the Securities Act, from and against any loss, claim, damage or liability, joint or several, or any action in respect thereof, to which the Company, the Guarantors or any such director, officer or controlling person may become subject, under the Act or otherwise, insofar as such loss, claim, damage, liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained (A) in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or (B) in any Blue Sky Application or (ii) the omission or alleged omission to state in any Registration Statement or Prospectus, or in any amendment or supplement thereto, or in any Blue Sky Application any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, but in each case only to the extent that the untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission was made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information concerning such Holders furnished to the Company by or on behalf of that Holder specifically for inclusion therein, and shall reimburse the Company, the Guarantors and any such director, officer or controlling person for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by the Company, the Guarantors or any such director, officer or controlling person in connection with investigating or defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action as such expenses are incurred. The foregoing indemnity agreement is in addition to any liability which any Holder may otherwise have to the Company, the Guarantors or any such director, officer, employee or controlling person. (c) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section 8 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section 8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under this Section 8 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further, that the failure to notify the indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an indemnified party otherwise than under this Section 8. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the indemnified party under this Section 8 for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof; provided, however, any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of the indemnified party unless (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the indemnifying party in writing, (ii) such indemnified party shall have been advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party and in the reasonable judgment of such counsel it is advisable, under applicable standards of professional conduct, for such indemnified party to employ separate counsel or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of such action and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, in which case, if such indemnified party notifies the indemnifying party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party, the indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in addition to one local counsel) at any time for all such indemnified parties, if the indemnified parties under this Section 8 consist of Holders or any of their respective officers, employees or controlling persons, or by the Company, if the indemnified parties under this Section consist of the Company, the Guarantors or any of their respective directors, officers, employees or controlling persons. No indemnifying party shall (i) without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding, or (ii) be liable for any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with the consent of the indemnifying party or if there be a final judgment of the plaintiff in any such action, the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or judgment. (d) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8 shall for any reason be unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified party under Section 8(a) or 8(b) in respect of any loss, claim, damage or liability, or any action in respect thereof, referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, (i) in such proportion as shall be appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Holders on the other, from the offering of the Notes or (ii) if the allocation provided by clause (i) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (i) above but also the relative fault of the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand and the Holders on the other with respect to the statements or omissions which resulted in such loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand and the Holders on the other with respect to such offering shall be deemed to be in the same proportion as the total net proceeds from the offering of the Series A Notes purchased under the Purchase Agreement (before deducting expenses) received by the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, bears to the total proceeds received by the Holders with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities sold pursuant to the Registration Statement, on the other hand. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company, the Guarantors or the Holders, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The Company, the Guarantors and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contributions pursuant to this Section 8(d) were to be determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Holders were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does not take into account the equitable considerations referred to herein. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the loss, claim, damage or liability, or action in respect thereof, referred to above in this Section shall be deemed to include, for purposes of this Section 8(d), any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8(d), no Holder shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the amount by which the proceeds received by it in connection with its sale of Transfer Restricted Securities exceeds the amount of any damages which such Holder has otherwise paid or become liable to pay by reason of any untrue or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. The Holders' obligations to contribute as provided in this Section 8(d) are several and not joint. SECTION 9. RULE 144A The Company and each Guarantor hereby agrees with each Holder of Transfer Restricted Securities, during any period in which the Company or such Guarantor is not subject to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act within the two-year period following the Closing Date, to make available to any Holder or beneficial owner of Transfer Restricted Securities or any Holder upon its request, in connection with any sale thereof and any prospective purchaser of such Transfer Restricted Securities from such Holder or beneficial owner, the information required by Rule 144A(d)(4) under the Act in order to permit resales of such Transfer Restricted Securities pursuant to Rule 144A. SECTION 10. PARTICIPATION IN UNDERWRITTEN REGISTRATIONS No Holder may participate in any Underwritten Registration hereunder unless such Holder (a) agrees to sell such Holder's Transfer Restricted Securities on the basis provided in any underwriting arrangements approved by the Persons entitled hereunder to approve such arrangements and (b) completes and executes all reasonable questionnaires, powers of attorney, indemnities, underwriting agreements, lock-up letters and other documents required under the terms of such underwriting arrangements. SECTION 11. SELECTION OF UNDERWRITERS The Holders of Transfer Restricted Securities covered by the Shelf Registration Statement who desire to do so may sell such Transfer Restricted Securities in an Underwritten Offering at such Holders' expense. In any such Underwritten Offering, the investment banker or investment bankers and manager or managers that will administer the offering will be selected by the Holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Transfer Restricted Securities included in such offering; provided, that such investment bankers and managers must be reasonably satisfactory to the Company. SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS (a) Remedies. The Company and the Guarantors agree that monetary damages (other than the liquidated damages contemplated hereby) would not be adequate compensation for any loss incurred by reason of a breach by it of the provisions of this Agreement and hereby agree to waive the defense in any action for specific performance (other than in connection with a breach or alleged breach for which Liquidated Damages are otherwise provided) that a remedy at law would be adequate. (b) No Inconsistent Agreements. Neither the Company nor any Guarantor will, on or after the date of this Agreement, enter into any agreement with respect to its securities that is inconsistent with the rights granted to the Holders in this Agreement or otherwise conflicts with the provisions hereof. Except as disclosed in the final Offering Memorandum, neither the Company nor any Guarantor has previously entered into any agreement granting any registration rights with respect to its securities to any Person. The rights granted to the Holders hereunder do not in any way conflict with and are not inconsistent with the rights granted to the holders of the Company's or any Guarantor's securities under any agreement in effect on the date hereof. (c) Adjustments Affecting the Notes. The Company and the Guarantors will not take any action, or permit any change to occur, with respect to the Notes that would materially and adversely affect the ability of the Holders to Consummate any Exchange Offer. (d) Amendments and Waivers. The provisions of this Agreement may not be amended, modified or supplemented, and waivers or consents to or departures from the provisions hereof may not be given unless the Company has obtained the written consent of Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a waiver or consent to departure from the provisions hereof that relates exclusively to the rights of Holders whose securities are being tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer or registered pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement and that does not affect directly or indirectly the rights of other Holders whose securities are not being tendered pursuant to such Exchange Offer or registered pursuant to the Shelf Registration Statement, respectively, may be given by the Holders of a majority of the outstanding principal amount of Transfer Restricted Securities being tendered or registered, as applicable. (e) Third Party Beneficiary. The Holders shall be third party beneficiaries to the agreements made hereunder between the Company, on the one hand, and the Initial Purchasers, on the other hand, and shall have the right to enforce such agreements directly to the extent they may deem such enforcement necessary or advisable to protect their rights or the rights of Holders hereunder. (f) Notices. All notices and other communications provided for or permitted hereunder shall be made in writing by hand-delivery, first-class mail (registered or certified, return receipt requested), telex, telecopier, or air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery: (i) if to a Holder, at the address set forth on the records of the Registrar under the Indenture, with a copy to the Registrar under the Indenture; and (ii) if to the Company or the Guarantors: Hollywood Park, Inc. 1050 South Prairie Avenue P.O. Box 369 Inglewood, CA 90306-0369 Telecopier No.: 310/671-4460 Attention: G. Michael Finnigan With a copy to: Irell & Manella LLP 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276 Telecopier No.: 310/203-7199 Attention: Alvin G. Segel, Esq. All such notices and communications shall be deemed to have been duly given: at the time delivered by hand, if personally delivered; five business days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, if mailed; when answered back, if telexed; when receipt acknowledged, if telecopied; and on the next business day, if timely delivered to an air courier guaranteeing overnight delivery. Copies of all such notices, demands or other communications shall be concurrently delivered by the Person giving the same to the Trustee at the address specified in the Indenture. (g) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors and assigns of each of the parties, including without limitation and without the need for an express assignment, subsequent Holders; provided, however, that this Agreement shall not inure to the benefit of or be binding upon a successor or assign of a Holder unless and to the extent such successor or assign acquired Transfer Restricted Securities from such Holder. (h) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. (i) Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. (j) Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CONFLICT OF LAW RULES THEREOF. (k) Severability. In the event that any one or more of the provisions contained herein, or the application thereof in any circumstance, is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of any such provision in every other respect and of the remaining provisions contained herein shall not be affected or impaired thereby. (l) Entire Agreement. This Agreement together with the other Operative Documents (as defined in the Purchase Agreement) is intended by the parties as a final expression of their agreement and intended to be a complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding of the parties hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings, other than those set forth or referred to herein with respect to the registration rights granted by the Company and the Guarantors with respect to the Transfer Restricted Securities. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter. [Signature pages follow] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above. HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. By: /s/ G. Michal Finnigan ----------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer GUARANTORS: BAY ST. LOUIS CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BILOXI CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BOOMTOWN HOOSIER, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BOOMTOWN HOTEL & CASINO, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President BOOMTOWN, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC AMERICAN CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan -------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan -------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO MAGIC FINANCE CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan -------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CASINO ONE CORPORATION By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President CRYSTAL PARK HOTEL & CASINO DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC By its Manager HP/COMPTON, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HOLLYWOOD PARK FALL OPERATING COMPANY By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President HOLLYWOOD PARK FOOD SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan -------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Executive Vice President HOLLYWOOD PARK OPERATING COMPANY By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan -------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP CASINO, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan --------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP/COMPTON, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer HP YAKAMA, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President HP YAKAMA CONSULTING, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President INDIANA VENTURES LLC By its Managing Member BOOMTOWN HOOSIER, INC. BY: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer LOUISIANA-I GAMING, A LOUISIANA PARTNERSHIP IN COMMENDAM By its General Partner LOUISIANA GAMING ENTERPRISES, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Chief Financial Officer MARDI GRAS CASINO CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan --------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President MISSISSIPPI I-GAMING, L.P. By its General Partner BAYVIEW YACHT CLUB, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President PINNACLE GAMING DEVELOPMENT CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------ Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: President SWITZERLAND COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORP. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President TURF PARADISE, INC. By: /s/ G. Michael Finnigan ------------------------- Name: G. Michael Finnigan Title: Vice President LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. CIBC OPPENHEIMER CORP. MORGAN STANLEY & CO. INCORPORATED NATIONSBANC MONTGOMERY SECURITIES LLC SG COWEN SECURITIES CORPORATION WASSERSTEIN PERELLA SECURITIES, INC. BY LEHMAN BROTHERS INC. By: /s/ Raymond C. Mikulich --------------------------- Authorized Representative Annex A ------- Counterpart To Registration Rights Agreement -------------------------------------------- The undersigned hereby absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably agrees (as a "Guarantor") to use best efforts to include its Subsidiary Guarantee in any Registration Statement required to be filed by the Company and the Guarantors pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of February 18, 1999, (the "Registration Rights Agreement") by and among Hollywood Park, Inc., a Nevada corporation, the guarantors named therein, Lehman Brothers Inc., CIBC Oppenheimer Corp., Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities LLC, SG Cowen Securities Corporation, and Wasserstein Perella Securities, Inc.; to use best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become effective as specified in the Registration Rights Agreement; and to otherwise be bound by the terms and provisions of the Registration Rights Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Counterpart as of February 18, 1999. [NAME] By: --------------------------- Name: Title: EX-12.1 6 CALCULATION OF HISTORICAL RATIO OF EARNINGS EXHIBIT 12.1 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CALCULATION OF HISTORICAL RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
Nine months ended Years ended December 31, September 30, -------------------------------------- --------------------- 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1997 1998 ------ ------ ------ ------- ------- ------- ------- (in thousands, except ratios) Earnings: Pre-tax income (loss)............... $7,418 $5,340 $ (469) $ (790) $14,520 $11,743 $13,770 Add fixed charges..... 1,517 3,061 4,515 2,422 8,094 4,352 12,946 Less capitalized interest............. 0 0 (593) (1,446) (425) (15) (802) ------ ------ ------ ------- ------- ------- ------- Total earnings...... $8,935 $8,401 $3,453 $ 186 $22,189 $16,080 $25,914 ====== ====== ====== ======= ======= ======= ======= Fixed Charges: Interest expense- inclusive of the amortization of debt issuance costs....... $1,517 $3,061 $3,922 $ 1,446 $ 7,302 $ 3,853 $11,827 Capitalized interest.. 0 0 593 942 425 15 802 Estimated interest factor in rent expense.............. 0 0 0 34 367 484 317 ------ ------ ------ ------- ------- ------- ------- Total fixed charges............ $1,517 $3,061 $4,515 $ 2,422 $ 8,094 $ 4,352 $12,946 ====== ====== ====== ======= ======= ======= ======= Ratio of earnings to fixed charges (a)...... 5.89x 2.74x -- -- 2.74x 3.69x 2.00x ====== ====== ====== ======= ======= ======= =======
- -------- (a) In computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges: (1) earnings were calculated from income from continuing operations, before income taxes, and fixed charges, and excluding capitalized interest; and (2) fixed charges were computed from interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs, capitalized interest, and the estimated interest included in rental expense. For the years ended December 31, 1995 and 1996, earnings were insufficient to cover fixed charges by $1.1 million and $2.2 million, respectively.
EX-12.2 7 CALCULATION OF PRO FORMA RATIO OF EARNINGS EXHIBIT 12.2 HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. CALCULATION OF PRO FORMA RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHANGES
Total Company Pro Forma Restricted Group Pro Forma -------------------------- -------------------------- Nine months Nine months Year ended ended Year ended ended December 31, September 30, December 31, September 30, 1997 1998 1997 1998 ------------ ------------- ------------ ------------- (in thousands, except ratios) Earnings: Pre-tax income (loss).. $(7,501) $ 6,529 $(1,796) $ 1,978 Add fixed charges...... 64,858 51,259 47,627 38,102 Less capitalized interest.............. (2,389) (3,475) (2,282) (3,075) ------- ------- ------- ------- Total earnings....... $54,968 $54,313 $43,549 $37,005 ======= ======= ======= ======= Fixed Charges: Interest expense-- inclusive of the amortization of debt issuance costs........ $61,154 $46,749 $44,227 $34,118 Capitalized interest... 2,389 3,475 2,282 3,075 Estimated interest factor in rent expense............... 1,315 1,035 1,118 909 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total fixed charges.. $64,858 $51,259 $47,627 $38,102 ======= ======= ======= ======= Ratio of earnings to fixed charges(a)........ -- 1.06x -- -- ======= ======= ======= =======
- -------- (a) In computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges: (1) earnings were calculated from income from continuing operations, before income taxes, and fixed charges, and excluding capitalized interest; and (2) fixed charges were computed from interest expense, amortization of debt issuance costs, capitalized interest, and the estimated interest included in rental expense. Hollywood Park's total company pro forma earnings for the year ended December 31, 1997, were not sufficient to cover its pro forma fixed charge requirement by $9.9 million. Hollywood Park's restricted group pro forma earnings for the year ended December 31, 1997, and for the nine months ended September 30, 1998, were not sufficient to cover its pro forma fixed charge requirements by $4.1 million and $1.1 million, respectively.
EX-21.1 8 SUBSIDIARIES OF HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. EXHIBIT 21.1 List of Subsidiaries
Subsidiary State Of Organization - ---------- --------------------- Bay St. Louis Casino Corp. Mississippi Bayview Yacht Club, Inc. Mississippi Biloxi Casino Corp. Mississippi Boomtown Hoosier, Inc. Nevada Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc. Nevada Boomtown, Inc. Delaware Boston Casino Corp. Massachusetts Casino Advertising, Inc. Mississippi Casino Magic American Corp. Minnesota Casino Magic Corp. Minnesota Casino Magic Finance Corp. Mississippi Casino Magic Management Services Corp. Minnesota Casino Magic Neuquen SA Argentina Casino Magic of Louisiana, Corp. Louisiana Casino Magic Support Services SA Argentina Casino One Corporation Mississippi Crystal Park Hotel and Casino Development Company, LLC California Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company Delaware Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc. California Hollywood Park Kansas, Inc. Delaware Hollywood Park Operating Company Delaware HP Casino, Inc. California HP Yakama Consulting, Inc. Delaware HP Yakama, Inc. Delaware HP/Compton, Inc. California Indiana Ventures LLC Nevada Jefferson Casino Corporation Louisiana Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc. Louisiana Louisiana-I Gaming Louisiana Mardi Gras Casino Corp. Mississippi Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P. Mississippi Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp. Colorado Sr Food & Beverage Company Kansas St. Louis Casino Corp. Missouri Sunflower Racing, Inc. Kansas Switzerland County Development Corp. Nevada Turf Paradise, Inc. Arizona
EX-23.2 9 CONSENT OF ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP EXHIBIT 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the inclusion in Hollywood Park, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated March 1999, of our reports dated February 27, 1998 on the financial statements of Hollywood Park, Inc. and Casino Magic Corp. We also consent to the incorporation by reference in Hollywood Park, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-4 dated March 1999, of our report dated February 27, 1998 included in Hollywood Park, Inc.'s form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997, and to all references to our Firm included in or made a part of the Registration Statement. /s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP Los Angeles, California March 2, 1999 EX-23.3 10 CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP EXHIBIT 23.3 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in the Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Hollywood Park, Inc. for the registration of $350,000,000 Series B 9- 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated November 15, 1996 (except for the first paragraph of Note 13 and the first two paragraphs of Note 12 as to which the dates are November 18, 1996 and January 5, 1998, respectively), with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Boomtown, Inc. included in Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-34471) of Hollywood Park, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also consent to the incorporation by reference into this Registration Statement (Form S-4) and related Prospectus of Hollywood Park, Inc. for the registration of $350,000,000 Series B 9- 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007, of our report dated November 15, 1996 (except for the first paragraph of Note 13 and the first two paragraphs of Note 12 as to which the dates are November 18, 1996 and January 5, 1998, respectively), with respect to the financial statement schedule of Boomtown, Inc. for the years ended September 30, 1994, 1995 and 1996 included in Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement (Form S-4 No. 333-34471) of Hollywood Park, Inc. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP Reno, Nevada March 1, 1998 EX-25.1 11 FORM T-1 STMT. OF ELIGIBILITY & QUALIFICATION EXHIBIT 25.1 ================================================================================ FORM T-1 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE TRUST INDENTURE ACT OF 1939 OF A CORPORATION DESIGNATED TO ACT AS TRUSTEE CHECK IF AN APPLICATION TO DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF A TRUSTEE PURSUANT TO SECTION 305(b)(2) [_] ---------------------- THE BANK OF NEW YORK (Exact name of trustee as specified in its charter) New York 13-5160382 (State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer if not a U.S. national bank) identification no.) One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) ---------------------- HOLLYWOOD PARK, INC. (Exact name of obligor as specified in its charter) Delaware 95-3667491 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification no.) Table of Additional Registrants ------------------------------- Hollywood Park Operating Company Delaware 95-3667220 Hollywood Park Fall Operating Company Delaware 95-4093972 HP Yakama Consulting, Inc. Delaware 94-4651282 HP Yakama, Inc. Delaware 95-4636368 Boomtown, Inc. Delaware 94-3044204 Hollywood Park Food Services, Inc. California 95-2844591 HP/Compton, Inc. California 95-4545471 HP Casino, Inc. California 94-4548638 Crystal Park Hotel and Casino California 95-4595453 Development Company, LLC Louisiana Gaming Enterprises, Inc. Louisiana 72-1229201 Louisiana-I Gaming, a Louisiana Louisiana 72-1238179 Partnership in Commendam Casino Magic Corp. Minnesota 64-0817483 Casino Magic American Corp. Minnesota 41-1779346 Bayview Yacht Club, Inc. Mississippi 64-0824102 Mississippi-I Gaming, L.P. Mississippi 64-0828954 Biloxi Casino Corp. Mississippi 64-0814408 Casino Magic Finance Corp. Mississippi 64-0835473 Casino One Corporation Mississippi 64-0814345 Bay St. Louis Casino Corp. Mississippi 64-0814409 Mardi Gras Casino Corp. Mississippi 64-0793787 Boomtown Hotel & Casino, Inc. Nevada 88-0101849 Boomtown Hoosier, Inc. Nevada 88-0355622 Indiana Ventures LLC Nevada 93-1199012 Switzerland County Development Corp. Nevada 95-4355039 Pinnacle Gaming Development Corp. Colorado 84-1242274 Turf Paradise, Inc. Arizona 86-0114029 1050 South Prairie Avenue Inglewood, California 90301 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) ______________________ Series B 9 1/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2007 (Title of the indenture securities) ================================================================================ -2- 1. General information. Furnish the following information as to the Trustee: (a) Name and address of each examining or supervising authority to which it is subject.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name Address - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Superintendent of Banks of the State of 2 Rector Street, New York, New York N.Y. 10006, and Albany, N.Y. 12203 Federal Reserve Bank of New York 33 Liberty Plaza, New York, N.Y. 10045 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Washington, D.C. 20429 New York Clearing House Association New York, New York 10005
(b) Whether it is authorized to exercise corporate trust powers. Yes. 2. Affiliations with Obligor. If the obligor is an affiliate of the trustee, describe each such affiliation. None. 16. List of Exhibits. Exhibits identified in parentheses below, on file with the Commission, are incorporated herein by reference as an exhibit hereto, pursuant to Rule 7a- 29 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (the "Act") and 17 C.F.R. 229.10(d). 1. A copy of the Organization Certificate of The Bank of New York (formerly Irving Trust Company) as now in effect, which contains the authority to commence business and a grant of powers to exercise corporate trust powers. (Exhibit 1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-6215, Exhibits 1a and 1b to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-21672 and Exhibit 1 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-29637.) 4. A copy of the existing By-laws of the Trustee. (Exhibit 4 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33-31019.) 6. The consent of the Trustee required by Section 321(b) of the Act. (Exhibit 6 to Form T-1 filed with Registration Statement No. 33- 44051.) 7. A copy of the latest report of condition of the Trustee published pursuant to law or to the requirements of its supervising or examining authority. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Act, the Trustee, The Bank of New York, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of New York, has duly caused this statement of eligibility to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, all in The City of New York, and State of New York, on the 2nd day of March, 1999. THE BANK OF NEW YORK By: /s/ MARY LAGUMINA --------------------------------- Name: MARY LAGUMINA Title: ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT 4 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Consolidated Report of Condition of THE BANK OF NEW YORK of One Wall Street, New York, N.Y. 10286 And Foreign and Domestic Subsidiaries, a member of the Federal Reserve System, at the close of business December 31, 1998, published in accordance with a call made by the Federal Reserve Bank of this District pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Reserve Act.
ASSETS Dollar Amounts in Thousands Cash and balances due from depository institutions: Noninterest-bearing balances and currency and coin................................................... $ 3,951,273 Interest-bearing balances............................... 4,134,162 Securities: Held-to-maturity securities............................. 932,468 Available-for-sale securities........................... 4,279,246 Federal funds sold and Securities purchased under agreements to resell.............................. 3,161,626 Loans and lease financing receivables: Loans and leases, net of unearned income...............37,861,802 LESS: Allowance for loan and lease losses............619,791 LESS: Allocated transfer risk reserve........................3,572 Loans and leases, net of unearned income, allowance, and reserve................................. 37,238,439 Trading Assets........................................... 1,551,556 Premises and fixed assets (including capitalized leases)................................................. 684,181 Other real estate owned.................................. 10,404 Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries and associated companies.................................... 196,032 Customers' liability to this bank on acceptances outstanding............................................. 895,160 Intangible assets........................................ 1,127,375 Other assets............................................. 1,915,742 ----------- Total assets............................................. $60,077,664 ===========
LIABILITIES Deposits: In domestic offices..................................... $27,020,578 Noninterest-bearing.........11,271,304 Interest-bearing............15,749,274 In foreign offices, Edge and Agreement subsidiaries, and IBFs................................. 17,197,743 Noninterest-bearing............103,007 Interest-bearing............17,094,736 Federal funds purchased and Securities sold under agreements to repurchase.......................... 1,761,170 Demand notes issued to the U.S.Treasury.................. 125,423 Trading liabilities...................................... 1,625,632 Other borrowed money: With remaining maturity of one year or less............. 1,903,700 With remaining maturity of more than one year through three years.................................... 0 With remaining maturity of more than three years........ 31,639 Bank's liability on acceptances executed and outstanding............................................. 900,390 Subordinated notes and debentures........................ 1,308,000 Other liabilities........................................ 2,708,852 ----------- Total liabilities........................................ 54,583,127 =========== EQUITY CAPITAL Common stock............................................. 1,135,284 Surplus.................................................. 764,443 Undivided profits and capital reserves................... 3,542,168 Net unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities........................... 82,367 Cumulative foreign currency translation adjustments............................................. (29,725) ----------- Total equity capital..................................... 5,494,537 ----------- Total liabilities and equity capital..................... $60,077,664 ===========
I, Thomas J. Mastro, Senior Vice President and Comptroller of the above- named bank do hereby declare that this Report of Condition has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. Thomas J. Mastro We, the undersigned directors, attest to the correctness of this Report of Condition and declare that it has been examined by us and to the best of our knowledge and belief has been prepared in conformance with the instructions issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and is true and correct. Thomas A. Reyni Gerald L. Hassell Directors Alan R. Griffith
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