8-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 27, 2009

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-13641	95-3667491
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3800 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada	89169
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 784-7777

N/A

(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 27, 2009, Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it intends to offer $375 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2017 pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
 

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press release dated July 27, 2009, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.  

	PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
	(Registrant)
Date: July 27, 2009	By:	/s/ Christopher K. Plant
		Christopher K. Plant
		Vice President-Investor Relations and Treasurer

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press release dated July 27, 2009, issued by Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
3800 Howard Hughes Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada 89169
NYSE: PNK

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
At the Company — (702) 784-7777:
Dan Lee — Chairman &CEO
Steve Capp — CFO
Carlos Ruisanchez — Strategic Planning
Chris Plant or Lewis Fanger — Investor Relations
Pauline Yoshihashi — Media

PINNACLE ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCES PROPOSED PRIVATE OFFERING OF $375 MILLION OF SENIOR NOTES DUE 2017

LAS VEGAS, July 27, 2009 — Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: PNK) announced today that it intends to offer $375 million in aggregate principal amount of new senior notes due 2017 in a private offering to be conducted pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

The Company intends to use a portion of the net proceeds from this offering to purchase all of its existing 8.75% senior subordinated notes due 2013, of which $135 million in aggregate principal amount is outstanding, and to repay approximately $206 million in revolving credit borrowings under its credit facility. The Company expects to redraw revolver borrowings to fund its development projects in the future. The Company also expects to use the remaining net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including funding its development projects.

The new senior notes will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the new senior notes.