<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000906553-16-000082.txt : 20160425
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20160425160833
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000906553-16-000082
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160425
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160425

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BOYD GAMING CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000906553
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOTELS & MOTELS [7011]
		IRS NUMBER:				880242733
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12882
		FILM NUMBER:		161589118

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3883 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		NINTH FLOOR
		CITY:			LAS VEGAS
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89169
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7027927200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3883 HOWARD HUGHES PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		NINTH FLOOR
		CITY:			LAS VEGAS
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89169

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BOYD GROUP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941130
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style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On April 25, 2016, Boyd Gaming Corporation (&#8220;Boyd&#8221;) announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The Cannery Hotel and Casino, LLC (&#8220;Cannery&#8221;), the owner and operator of Cannery Casino Hotel, located in North Las Vegas, and Nevada Palace, LLC (&#8220;Eastside&#8221;), the owner and operator of Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel, located in the eastern part of the Las Vegas Valley, comprising the Las Vegas assets of Cannery Casino Resorts, LLC (&#8220;Seller&#8221;).  Together with Boyd&#8217;s recently announced acquisition of Aliante Casino Hotel and Spa in North Las Vegas, the transactions will expand Boyd&#8217;s southern Nevada portfolio to 12 properties. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Boyd will acquire Cannery and Eastside pursuant to a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement (the &#8220;Purchase Agreement&#8221;), entered into on April 25, 2016, by and among, Boyd, Seller, Cannery and Eastside. The Purchase Agreement provides that, pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, Boyd will acquire from Seller all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Cannery and Eastside (the &#8220;Acquisitions&#8221;), such that following the Acquisitions, Cannery and Eastside will be wholly-owned subsidiaries of Boyd. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Purchase Agreement, which was unanimously approved by the board of directors of Boyd and unanimously approved by the board of managers of Seller, Boyd will acquire Cannery and Eastside for total cash consideration of $230 million, subject to adjustment based on the working capital, including cash and less indebtedness of the acquired assets and less any transaction expenses. Boyd will fund the transaction with cash on hand.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The completion of the Acquisitions is subject to customary conditions and the receipt of all required regulatory approvals, including, among others, approval by the Nevada Gaming Commission and the expiration or termination of the applicable waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.  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Such statements contain words such as &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;might,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;continue,&#8221; &#8220;pursue,&#8221; or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include (without limitation) statements regarding the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, Boyd&#8217;s expectations regarding the timing of closing, the potential benefits to be achieved from the acquisition of the Cannery assets, including EBITDA expectations, expectations regarding the Cannery assets to be cash flow positive and accretive to Boyd&#8217;s earnings, the expected cost synergies at the properties, and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.  These forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and involve certain risks and uncertainties, including (without limitation) the possibility that the transactions contemplated by the definitive agreement will not close on the expected terms (or at all), or that Boyd is unable to successfully integrate the acquired assets or realize the expected synergies or that the properties will be cash flow positive or accretive to Boyd&#8217;s earnings as anticipated; litigation, antitrust matters or the satisfaction or waiver of any of the closing conditions that could delay or prevent the closing; and changes to the financial conditions of the parties, or the credit markets, or the economic conditions in the areas in which they operate. Additional factors are discussed in &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in Boyd&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and in Boyd&#8217;s other current and periodic reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to Boyd as of the date hereof, and Boyd assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s003a81588dc34be8bbeb5a3bd732d552"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURE</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="3"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:6%;"></td><td style="width:39%;"></td><td style="width:55%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div 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<div><a name="s280d39c549794d41aadda390661954c8"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;"><img src="logoa05a01a03.jpg" style="height:33px;width:470px;"></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Financial Contact:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Josh Hirsberg</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">(702) 792-7234</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">joshhirsberg@boydgaming.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Media Contact:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#333333;">David Strow </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#333333;">(702) 792-7386 </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">davidstrow@boydgaming.com</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">BOYD GAMING TO ACQUIRE LAS VEGAS ASSETS OF CANNERY CASINO RESORTS</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Company Adding Cannery Casino, Eastside Cannery to Las Vegas Portfolio</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Cash Flow Positive, Accretive to Earnings Per Share in First Full Year</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">LAS VEGAS - APRIL 25, 2016</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;- Boyd Gaming Corporation (&#8220;Boyd Gaming&#8221;) </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;color:#ff6600;font-weight:bold;">(NYSE: BYD)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#32;today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Las Vegas assets of Cannery Casino Resorts, LLC, (&#8220;Cannery&#8221;) for total cash consideration of $230 million.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Under terms of the agreement, Boyd Gaming will acquire Cannery Casino Hotel, located in North Las Vegas, and Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel, located adjacent to Sam&#8217;s Town Hotel &amp; Gambling Hall on Boulder Highway in the eastern part of the Las Vegas Valley.  Together with the Company&#8217;s recently announced acquisition of Aliante Casino Hotel and Spa in North Las Vegas, the Cannery transaction will expand Boyd Gaming&#8217;s southern Nevada portfolio to 12 properties.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">&#8220;This transaction is a great tuck-in acquisition that further expands our presence in the Las Vegas Locals market at an attractive price,&#8221; said Keith Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming.  &#8220;Together, Aliante and Cannery Casino will give us a strong foothold in North Las Vegas, one of the fastest-growing areas in the Las Vegas Valley.  And we will have unique synergy opportunities at Eastside Cannery, given its close proximity to Sam&#8217;s Town.  Our southern Nevada assets have delivered the strongest revenue growth in our Company over the last two years, and this acquisition will broaden our portfolio in this promising market.  We look forward to welcoming Cannery&#8217;s team members and customers to the Boyd Gaming family.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s280d39c549794d41aadda390661954c8"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">With expected synergies and operating refinements, Boyd Gaming projects that the Cannery assets will generate a combined $32 million in EBITDA during the Company&#8217;s first full year of ownership, giving the transaction an implied multiple of 7.2 times EBITDA.  The Company expects the acquisition to be cash flow positive and accretive to earnings per share in its first full year of ownership.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Located near Interstate 15 and Craig Road in North Las Vegas, Cannery Casino features an 80,000-square-foot casino, a 200-room hotel, five restaurants and five bars, a 30,000-square-foot entertainment venue, and a 14-screen movie theater.  Cannery Casino has no competing gaming property within a five-mile radius, and is located approximately seven miles from Aliante.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Eastside Cannery has a 64,000-square-foot casino, more than 300 hotel rooms, five restaurants and four bars, 20,000 square feet of meeting and ballroom space, and a 250-seat entertainment lounge.  The property is located directly south of Sam&#8217;s Town at the intersection of Boulder Highway and Harmon Avenue.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions and the receipt of all required regulatory approvals, including the Nevada Gaming Commission and the Federal Trade Commission. The transaction will be funded with cash on hand. </font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">Morrison &amp; Foerster LLP served as legal advisor to Boyd Gaming for the transaction.  Stifel served as exclusive financial advisor and Latham &amp; Watkins LLP served as legal advisor to Cannery.</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;">The Company will discuss the transaction during its scheduled first-quarter 2016 earnings conference call on Tuesday, April 26 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern.  </font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">About Boyd Gaming</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">Headquartered in Las Vegas, Boyd Gaming Corporation </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#ff8100;font-weight:bold;">(NYSE: BYD)</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">&#32;is a leading diversified owner and operator of  22 gaming entertainment properties located in Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and New Jersey.  Boyd Gaming press releases are available at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#ff8100;text-decoration:underline;">www.prnewswire.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">.  Additional news and information on Boyd Gaming can be found at </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">www.boydgaming.com</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">Forward-looking Statements</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;text-decoration:underline;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section&#160;27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section&#160;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements contain words such as &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; &#8220;might,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;continue,&#8221; &#8220;pursue,&#8221; or the negative thereof or comparable terminology, and include (without limitation) statements regarding the transactions contemplated by the definitive agreement, Boyd Gaming&#8217;s expectations regarding the timing of closing, the potential benefits to be achieved from the acquisition of the Cannery assets, including EBITDA expectations, expectations regarding the Cannery assets to be cash flow positive and accretive to Boyd Gaming&#8217;s earnings, the expected cost synergies at the properties, and any statements or assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.  These forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of management and involve certain risks and uncertainties, including (without limitation) the possibility that the transactions contemplated by the definitive agreement will not close on the expected terms (or at all), or that Boyd Gaming is unable to successfully integrate the acquired assets or realize the expected synergies or that the properties will be cash flow positive or accretive to Boyd Gaming&#8217;s earnings as anticipated; litigation, antitrust matters or the satisfaction or waiver of any of the closing conditions that could delay or prevent the closing; and changes to the financial conditions of the parties, or the credit markets, or the economic conditions in the areas in which they operate. Additional factors are discussed in &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; in Boyd Gaming&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and in Boyd Gaming&#8217;s other current and periodic reports filed from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.  All forward-looking statements </font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s280d39c549794d41aadda390661954c8"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">in this press release are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to Boyd Gaming as of the date hereof, and Boyd Gaming assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">We do not provide a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures due to our inability to project special charges and certain expenses.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">###</font></div><div style="line-height:174%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div>	</body>
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