<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001564590-19-000633.txt : 20190115
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001564590-19-000633
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190114
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
ITEM INFORMATION:		Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190115
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190114

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001071255
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990]
		IRS NUMBER:				411913991
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24993
		FILM NUMBER:		19525755

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6595 S JONES BLVD
		CITY:			LAS VEGAS
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89118
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7028914284

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6595 S JONES BLVD
		CITY:			LAS VEGAS
		STATE:			NV
		ZIP:			89118

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LAKES ENTERTAINMENT INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020806

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LAKES GAMING INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980929
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">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:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:8pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;&#8201;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;&#8201;240.12b 2 of this chapter).</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. <font style="font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;">&#9744;</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU2"></a><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Introductory Note</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Pursuant to the terms of that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated July 14, 2018 (the &#8220;Purchase Agreement&#8221;), by and between Golden Entertainment, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) and Marnell Gaming, LLC (the &#8220;Seller&#8221;), on January 14, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests of Colorado Belle Gaming, LLC (&#8220;Colorado Belle&#8221;) and Edgewater Gaming, LLC (&#8220;Edgewater&#8221; and together with Colorado Belle, the &#8220;Acquired Entities&#8221;) from the Seller (the &#8220;Acquisition&#8221;) for aggregate consideration consisting of $155.0 million in cash (subject to adjustment pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) and the issuance by the Company of 911,002 shares of its common stock to certain assignees of Seller.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This description of the Acquisition and the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement, which was attached as Exhibit 2.1 to the Company&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#8220;SEC&#8221;) on July 16, 2018, which is incorporated herein by reference.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The events described in this Current Report on Form 8-K occurred in connection with the completion of the Acquisition.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-align:left;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-style:italic;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Stockholders Agreement</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In connection with the Acquisition, on January 14, 2019, the Company entered into a Stockholders Agreement with the stockholders party thereto, pursuant to which, among other matters, Anthony A. Marnell III will be admitted as a Company board observer from closing until the Company&#8217;s 2019 annual meeting of stockholders (the &#8220;Annual Meeting&#8221;), and Mr. Marnell will be nominated for election to the Company&#8217;s board of directors at the Company&#8217;s Annual Meeting, subject to Mr. Marnell satisfying certain nomination requirements.&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the Stockholders Agreement, certain stockholders affiliated with Mr. Marnell or members of his family also agreed to certain restrictions on the transfer of shares of the Company&#8217;s common stock received by such stockholders pursuant to the Purchase Agreement until the earlier of (x) the Annual Meeting and (y) September 14, 2019 (subject to certain exceptions).&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the stockholders party to the Stockholders Agreement will be granted customary piggyback registration rights for the newly-issued shares of Company common stock.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The foregoing summary of the material terms of the Stockholders Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Stockholders Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and the full text of which is incorporated herein by reference.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 2.01&nbsp;&nbsp;<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets</p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On January 14, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests of the Acquired Entities from the Seller for aggregate consideration consisting of $155.0 million in cash (subject to adjustment pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) and the issuance by the Company of 911,002 shares of its common stock to certain assignees of Seller.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The Acquired Entities own and operate two casino hotel properties in Laughlin, Nevada: the Colorado Belle Casino Resort and the Edgewater Hotel and Casino.</p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Item 3.02<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities</font></p>
<p style="text-align:left;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">On January 14, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests of the Acquired Entities from the Seller for aggregate consideration consisting of $155.0 million in cash (subject to adjustment pursuant to the Purchase Agreement) and the issuance by the Company of 911,002 shares of its common stock to certain assignees of Seller. </p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU3"></a><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The shares of Company common stock described above were issued in reliance upon the exemption from registration available under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securitie</font><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">s Act of 1933, as amended, because the </font><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">transactions</font><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> did not involve a public offering. </font><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"> </font><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">In each case, appropriate investment representations were obtained and restrictive legends were affixed to such shares.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_9kMHzG6ZWu59978IVIz1qpE"></a><a name="_9kR3WTr26646BaVrt8iPqrhw1"></a>On January 14, 2019<a name="_9kMHzG6ZWu59978IVIz1qpE"></a>, the Company<a name="_9kR3WTr26646BaVrt8iPqrhw1"></a> issued a Press Release announcing, among other things, completion of the acquisition of all of the outstanding equity interests of the Acquired Entities, which is attached as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.&nbsp;&nbsp;The information contained herein, including the attached press release, is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">This Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 hereto contain &#8220;forward-looking statements&#8221;, including statements regarding the Acquisition.&nbsp;&nbsp;Statements in this document may contain, in addition to historical information, certain forward-looking statements.&nbsp;&nbsp;Some of these forward-looking statements may contain words like &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;might,&#8221; &#8220;possible,&#8221; &#8220;should,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;anticipate,&#8221; or &#8220;continue,&#8221; the negative of these words, other terms of similar meaning or they may use future dates.&nbsp;&nbsp;Forward-looking statements in this document include without limitation statements regarding the benefits of the Acquisition, including future financial and operating results, the Company&#8217;s or the Acquired Entities&#8217; plans, objectives, expectations and intentions.&nbsp;&nbsp;It is important to note that the Company&#8217;s goals and expectations are not predictions of actual performance.&nbsp;&nbsp;Actual results may differ materially from the Company&#8217;s current expectations depending upon a number of factors affecting the Acquired Entities and the Company&#8217;s business and risks and uncertainties associated with acquisitions.&nbsp;&nbsp;These factors include, among other things: the effects of disruption caused by the Acquisition making it more difficult for the Company to execute its operating plan effectively or to maintain relationships with employees, vendors and other business partners; stockholder litigation in connection with the Acquisition; the Company&#8217;s ability to successfully integrate Acquired Entities&#8217; businesses and other acquired businesses; global macroeconomic and political conditions; and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company&#8217;s filings with the SEC, including the &#8220;Risk Factors&#8221; sections of the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017 and subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as expressly required by law.&nbsp;&nbsp;All forward-looking statements in this document are qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;"><font style="margin-left:36pt;">This Stockholders Agreement (this &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">Agreement</font>&#8221;), dated as of January 14, 2019 is entered into between Golden Entertainment, Inc., a Minnesota corporation (the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Company</font>&#8221;</a>), and the Stockholders (including the Designated Stockholders), set forth on <font style="text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit A</font> hereto (each, a &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Stockholder</font>&#8221; and collectively, the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Stockholders</font>&#8221;).&nbsp;&nbsp;The Stockholders and the Company are each a &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Party</font>&#8221; and collectively the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Parties</font>&#8221;.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS, Marnell Gaming, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Marnell Gaming</font>&#8221;), owned all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of Colorado Belle Gaming, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Colorado Belle</font>&#8221;), and Edgewater Gaming, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Edgewater</font>&#8221; and together with Colorado Belle, the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Subsidiaries</font>&#8221;); </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS, Marnell Gaming and the Company entered into a Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 14, 2018 (the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">MIPA</font>&#8221;), pursuant to which (and subject to the terms and conditions thereof), amongst other things, Golden Casinos Nevada, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company purchased all of the issued and outstanding membership interests of the Subsidiaries and Marnell Gaming received the right to receive a certain number of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (&#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Company Common Stock</font>&#8221;); </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS, Marnell Gaming assigned its right to receive the Company Common Stock directly and indirectly to the Stockholders pursuant to an Assignment and Agreement To Be Bound, dated as of January 14, 2019 (the &#8220;<font style="text-decoration:underline;">Assignment Agreement</font>&#8221;); and</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">WHEREAS this Agreement was an integral part of Marnell Gaming&#8217;s and the Company&#8217;s willingness to enter into the MIPA.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#000000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained herein, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU3"></a>1.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Board Observer</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject to the Stockholder Designee&#8217;s (as defined below) execution and delivery of a confidentiality agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company and the Stockholder Designee, effective as of the day following the Closing and ending on the date following the Company&#8217;s 2019 annual meeting (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">2019 Annual Meeting</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;), the Board of Directors of the Company (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Board</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;) shall permit Anthony A. Marnell III (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Stockholder Designee</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;) to attend all meetings of the Board (including telephonic meetings) and any committee thereof in a nonvoting observer capacity.&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection therewith, the Board or the Company shall give the Stockholder Designee copies of all notices, minutes, consents, and other materials that it provides to members of the Board or any committee thereof substantially concurrently therewith.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may withhold any information and exclude the Stockholder Designee from any such meeting or portion thereof, including closed and/or executive sessions, if the Board determines in good faith that such exclusion is reasonably necessary to preserve the attorney-client privilege or under circumstances that present an actual or potential conflict of interest.&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon reasonable notice and at a scheduled </font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="color:#000000;">meeting of the Board or such other time, if any, as the Board may determine in its sole discretion, </font><font style="color:#000000;">the Stockholder Designee</font><font style="color:#000000;"> may address the Board with respect to </font><font style="color:#000000;">the Stockholder Designee&#8217;s</font><font style="color:#000000;"> concerns regarding significant business issues facing the Company</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;For the avoidance of doubt, the designation of the </font><font style="color:#000000;">Stockholder Designee</font><font style="color:#000000;"> is a right, and not an obligation, of </font><font style="color:#000000;">the Stockholders</font><font style="color:#000000;">.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">2.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Nomination Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;">.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(a)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">So long as the Stockholder Designee meets the Designee Qualifications (as defined below), the Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Law, include the Stockholder Designee in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board at the 2019 Annual Meeting.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(b)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">The Stockholder Designee shall, at the time of his nomination as a director of the Company (a &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Director</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;) and at all times thereafter until he ceases to serve as a Director:</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(i)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">meet and comply with any and all policies, procedures, processes, codes, rules, standards and guidelines of the Company applicable to all non-employee Directors, including the Company&#8217;s code of business conduct and ethics, securities trading policies and corporate governance guidelines;</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(ii)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">not be involved in any of the events enumerated in Item 2(d) or Item 2(e) of Schedule 13D under the Exchange Act or Item 401(f) of Regulation S-K, in each case, during the applicable time period set forth therein;</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(iii)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">not be subject to any order, decree or judgment of any Governmental Authority prohibiting service as a director of any public company;</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(iv)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">not be an employee, officer, or director or, or consultant to, or be receiving any compensation or benefits from, any competitor of the Company except (A) as otherwise agreed to by the Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Corporate Governance Committee</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;) and (B) for any such role with or compensation from Marnell Gaming or its Affiliates; and</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(v)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">have demonstrated good judgment, character and integrity in his personal and professional dealings and have relevant financial, investment, management and/or business experience, qualification and background for purposes of serving as a Director, each as determined by the Corporate Governance Committee acting in good faith (the requirements being set forth in this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Section 2(b)</font><font style="color:#000000;"> being referred to, collectively, as the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Designee Qualifications</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;, which the Company represents are and will continue to be equally applicable (other than clause (B) of subsection (iv)) to all Directors and candidates therefor when and as applicable to the Stockholder Designee).</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU4"></a>(c)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">The Stockholder Designee, as a condition to his initial election to the Board and any re-nomination for election to the Board, must be willing to be interviewed by the Corporate Governance Committee on the same basis as any other candidate for appointment or election or re-election to the Board and must be reasonably satisfactory to the Corporate Governance Committee acting in good faith.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Stockholders, in their capacity as stockholders of the Company, and the Stockholder Designee shall deliver such questionnaires and otherwise provide such information as are reasonably requested by the Company in connection with assessing the </font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="color:#000000;">qualification, independence and other criteria applicable to Directors, or required to be or customarily provided by directors, candidates for director, and their Affiliates and representatives for inclusion in a proxy statement or other filings required by applicable Law and the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market, in each case, to substantially the same extent requested or required of other candidates for appointment, election or re-election to the Board after the date hereof.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">3.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Transfer Restrictions</font><font style="color:#000000;">.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(a)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">From the date hereof until the earlier of (i) the date of the 2019 Annual Meeting, or (ii) the date eight (8) months following the date hereof (the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Restricted Period</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;), the Designated Stockholders (as identified on </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Exhibit A</font><font style="color:#000000;"> hereto) shall not, directly or indirectly, by operation of Law, contract or otherwise, (i)&#160;sell, contract to sell, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, offer, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any economic, voting or other rights in the Restricted Shares, (ii)&#160;engage in any hedging, swap, forward contract or other similar transaction that is designed to or which reasonably could be expected to lead to or result in a sale or disposition of beneficial ownership of, or a pecuniary interest in, the Restricted Shares, including any short sale or any purchase, sale or grant of any right (including without limitation any put or call option) with respect to such Restricted Shares, or (iii)&#160;enter into a short sale of, or trade in, derivative securities representing the right to vote or economic benefits of, the Restricted Shares (clauses </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">(i)</font><font style="color:#000000;">-</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">(iii)</font><font style="color:#000000;">, a &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Transfer</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;), other than, in each case, pursuant to a Permitted Transfer (as defined below).</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(b)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Permitted Transfer</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221; means:</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(i)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">a Transfer that has been approved in advance by a majority of the disinterested members of the Board or a duly-authorized committee thereof;</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(ii)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">a Transfer in connection with any acquisition (whether direct or indirect, including by way of merger, share exchange, consolidation, business combination, tender offer, exchange offer or other similar transaction) that would result in any Person beneficially owning more than fifty percent (50%)&#160;of the total outstanding shares of Company Common Stock approved by the Board or a duly-authorized committee thereof (including if the Board or such committee (A)&#160;recommends that the Company&#8217;s stockholders tender in response to a tender or exchange offer or (B)&#160;does not recommend that the Company&#8217;s stockholders reject any such tender or exchange offer within the ten (10) business day period specified in Rule 14e-2(a) under the Exchange Act); or</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(iii)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">a Transfer to a direct or indirect equityholder of a Designated Stockholder; provided that, prior to such Transfer, such transferee shall have agreed in writing with the Company, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Company, to be bound by this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Section 3</font><font style="color:#000000;"> (a &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Permitted Transferee</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221; and, together with the Designated Stockholders, the &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Holders</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221;).</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(c)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Restricted Shares</font><font style="color:#000000;">&#8221; means the Issued Shares held by the Designated Stockholders, as set forth on </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Exhibit A</font><font style="color:#000000;"> hereto.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(d)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">Following the Restricted Period, the Holders shall be free to Transfer any Restricted Shares.</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU5"></a><font style="color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(e)</font><font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">Any Transfer or attempted Transfer of Restricted Shares in violation of this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Section&#160;3</font><font style="color:#000000;"> shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, be null and void </font><font style="font-style:italic;color:#000000;">ab initio</font><font style="color:#000000;">, and the Company shall not, and shall instruct its transfer agent and other third parties not to, record or recognize any such purported transaction on the books of the Company.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(f)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">The certificates or book-entry position representing the Issued Shares will bear or reflect, as applicable, legends substantially similar to the following:</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:7.69%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#8220;THESE SECURITIES AND THE SECURITIES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXCHANGE THEREOF HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE &#8220;SECURITIES ACT&#8221;), OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION. THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED, TRANSFERRED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF EXCEPT (1) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR (2) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO SUCH SECURITIES UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND THE SECURITIES LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Additionally, for so long as a Holder of the Issued Shares is subject to any transfer restrictions set forth in this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, the certificates or book-entry position representing such Holder&#8217;s Issued Shares will bear or reflect a legend substantially similar to the following:</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:7.69%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">&#8220;THESE SECURITIES ARE SUBJECT TO TRANSFER AND OTHER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JANUARY 14, 2019, BETWEEN GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT, INC., A MINNESOTA CORPORATION, AND THE SIGNATORIES THERETO, AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, COPIES OF WHICH ARE ON FILE WITH THE SECRETARY OF THE COMPANY.&#8221;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the request of a Holder, (i)&#160;in connection with any Transfer of Restricted Shares after the Restricted Period (including in a public offering), the Company shall promptly cause the first and second paragraphs of the legend (or notation) to be removed upon such Transfer if such restrictions would not be applicable following such Transfer, (ii)&#160;following receipt by the Company of an opinion of counsel to the Company to the effect that such legend (or notation) may be lifted in connection with the Transfer of Issued Shares, the Company shall promptly cause the first paragraph of the legend (or notation) to be removed from any Issued Shares to be Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (iii)&#160;to the extent the first and second paragraphs of the legend (or notation) would be removed pursuant to this paragraph in connection with any Transfer of Issued Shares, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such Issued Shares to be registered in the name of The Depository Trust Company&#8217;s nominee.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">4.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Registration Rights</font><font style="color:#000000;">.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_Ref512330227"></a>(a)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">From and after the date hereof (or, with respect to Restricted Shares, from and after the expiration of the Restricted Period), if the Company (i) proposes to file a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to a primary offering of any Company Common Stock (except pursuant to registrations on Form S-4 or any successor form, or on Form S-8 or any successor form) on a form that would permit registration of Registrable Shares (as defined below) for sale to the public under the Securities Act or (ii) proposes to file an initial prospectus supplement to a registration statement with respect to a primary offering of Company Common Stock on a form that would permit registration of Registrable Shares for sale to the public under the Securities Act in connection with filing such prospectus supplement, then the Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the Stockholder Designee not less than twenty one (21) days before the anticipated filing date, describing in reasonable detail the proposed offering (including the number and class of securities proposed to be offered, the proposed date of filing of such registration statement or prospectus supplement, any proposed means of distribution of such securities, any proposed managing underwriter of such securities and a good faith estimate by the Company of the proposed maximum offering price of such securities as such price is proposed to appear on the facing page of such registration statement or prospectus supplement), and offering the Holders the opportunity to register and offer such number of Registrable Shares of the same class as those being offered by the Company as the Holders may request.&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon the written request of a Holder, received by the Company no later than ten (10) days after receipt by the Stockholder Designee of the notice sent by the Company, to register and offer, on the same terms and conditions as the securities otherwise being sold pursuant to such registration statement or prospectus supplement, any of the Holder&#8217;s Registrable Shares of the same class as those being offered (which request shall state the intended method of disposition thereof if the securities otherwise being sold are being sold by more than one method of disposition), the Company will cause such Registrable Shares as to which registration shall have been so requested to be included in the registration statement or prospectus supplement proposed to be filed by the Company on the same terms and conditions as the securities otherwise being sold pursuant to such registration statement or prospectus supplement (a &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Piggyback Registration</font><font style="color:#auto;">&#8221;); provided, however, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may at any time, in its sole discretion, without the consent of the Holders, delay or abandon the proposed offering in which the Holders had requested to participate pursuant to this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4(a)</font><font style="color:#auto;"> or cease the filing (or obtaining or maintaining the effectiveness) of or withdraw the related registration statement or prospectus supplement or other governmental approvals, registrations or qualifications.&nbsp;&nbsp;In such event, the Company shall so notify the Stockholder Designee and the Company shall incur no liability to the Stockholders for its failure to complete any such offering.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU7"></a><a name="_Ref512331067"></a>(b)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">If a Piggyback Registration is initiated, and the managing underwriter advises the Company that in its reasonable opinion the number of equity securities requested to be included in such registration exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without having a material adverse effect on the price or success of the offering, then the Company shall include in such registration statement or prospectus supplement the maximum number of shares that such underwriter advises can be so sold without having such adverse effect, allocated (i) first, to the </font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#010000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="color:#auto;">equity securities the Company proposes to sell, (</font><font style="color:#auto;">ii</font><font style="color:#auto;">) second, to </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Holders and</font><font style="color:#auto;"> any other shareholder of </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> with piggyback registration rights entitling it to include shares of </font><font style="color:#auto;">Company </font><font style="color:#auto;">Common Stock, and (</font><font style="color:#auto;">iii</font><font style="color:#auto;">) third, among management of </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company and </font><font style="color:#auto;">other security holders of </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company not entitled to piggyback registration rights</font><font style="color:#auto;"><a name="_Ref512331067"></a>, pro rata among each of the foregoing on the basis of the percentage of the then outstanding shares requested to be registered by them.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(c)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">The Company may, by notice in writing to the Holders (a &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Suspension Notice</font><font style="color:#auto;">&#8221;), postpone the filing or effectiveness of any registration requested pursuant to this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#auto;"> (including any post-effective amendments thereto), or otherwise suspend the registration rights of the Holders and/or require the Holders to suspend use of any resale prospectus for any period of time determined by the Company if there shall occur a Material Disclosure Event (as defined below) (such period, a &#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Suspension Period</font><font style="color:#auto;">&#8221;). The Holders agree that, upon receipt of a Suspension Notice, the Holders will forthwith discontinue any public sale or distribution of Registrable Shares until the earlier of (i) the expiration of the Suspension Period and (ii) the Holders receipt of a notice from the Company to the effect that such suspension has terminated.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company covenants and agrees that it will not deliver a Suspension Notice with respect to a Suspension Period unless the Company&#8217;s employees, officers and directors are also prohibited by the Company for the duration of such Suspension Period from effecting any public sales of shares of Company Common Stock beneficially owned by them.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of a Suspension Notice, the Company shall, promptly after such time as the related Material Disclosure Event no longer exists, provide notice to the Holders that the Suspension Period has ended, and take any and all actions necessary or desirable to give effect to the Holder&#8217;s rights under this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#auto;"> that may have been affected by such notice.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Suspension Period shall not exceed a period of forty-five (45) days, and there shall be no more than two (2) such Suspension Periods in any 12-month period.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(d)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">All expenses, other than Selling Expenses (as defined below), incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#auto;"> with the SEC and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, printers&#8217; and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be borne and paid by the Company.&nbsp;&nbsp;All Selling Expenses shall be borne by the participating Holders; or if there are other selling shareholders with shares being registered pursuant to such registration statement, then pro rata by the selling shareholders based on the number of shares sold by such selling shareholder in the offering.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:12pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_Ref512330085"></a>(e)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">For purposes of this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#auto;"><a name="_Ref512330085"></a>,</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_Ref512330663"></a>(i)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">&#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Material Disclosure Event</font><font style="color:#auto;">&#8221; means, as of any date of determination, any public disclosure of material non-public information that, in the good faith judgment of the Board (A) would be required to be made in any registration statement or report filed with the SEC by the Company so that such registration statement or report would not be materially misleading; (B) would not be required to be made at such time but for the filing, effectiveness or continued use of such registration statement or report; and (C) the Company<a name="_Ref512330663"></a> has a bona fide business purpose for not disclosing publicly.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU8"></a><a name="_Ref512330904"></a>(ii)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">&#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Registrable Shares</font><font style="color:#auto;">&#8221; means the Issued Shares, including, without limitation, any shares of Company Common Stock paid, issued or distributed in respect of any such shares by way of stock dividend, stock split or distribution, or in connection with a </font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">-6-</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="color:#auto;">combination of shares, recapitalization, reorganization, merger or consolidation, or otherwise, but excluding shares of </font><font style="color:#auto;">Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> Common Stock otherwise acquired after the date hereof, including in the open market before or after the date hereof, provided, however, that the Issued Shares will cease to be &#8220;Registrable Shares&#8221; (A) after such shares have been sold pursuant to an effective registration statement or in compliance with Rule 144, (B) when</font><font style="color:#auto;"> the remaining Issued Shares</font><font style="color:#auto;"> held by </font><font style="color:#auto;">a Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;"> could, in the opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to </font><font style="color:#auto;">Company,</font><font style="color:#auto;"> be sold by </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;"> in a single transaction under Rule 144 (or a successor provision) or (C) upon such time as the registration statement registering the resale of the Registrable Shares has been effective for </font><font style="color:#auto;">twenty four (24)</font><font style="color:#auto;"><a name="_Ref512330904"></a> months following the Restricted Period (regardless of whether such months are consecutive).</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(iii)<font style="margin-left:108pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">&#8220;</font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Selling Expenses</font><font style="color:#auto;">&#8221; means the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Holders (and, for the avoidance of doubt, underwriting discounts or commissions with respect to the Registrable Shares sold pursuant to such registration).</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_Ref512298445"></a>(f)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">With a view to making available to the Holders the benefits of Rule 144, during the term of this Agreement, the Company covenants that it will use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required, if any, to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder and (ii) make available information necessary to comply with Rule 144 with respect to resales of the Issued Shares under the Securities Act, at all times, to the extent required from time to time to enable the Holders to resell such shares without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (A) Rule 144 (if available with respect to resales of such shares), as such rule may be amended from time to time, or (B<a name="_Ref512298445"></a>) any other rules or regulations now existing or hereafter adopted by the SEC.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_Ref512298450"></a>(g)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">To the extent permitted by applicable Law, the Company will indemnify and hold harmless the Holders against any Losses arising out of or based upon any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in any prospectus, offering circular, any amendments or supplements thereto, &#8220;issuer free writing prospectus&#8221; (as such term is defined in Rule 433 under the Securities Act) or other document (including any related registration statement, notification, or the like) incident to any such registration, qualification, or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the Company of the Securities Act, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder applicable to the Company, in each case, in connection with this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#auto;">, and the Company will pay to the Holders any legal or other reasonable and documented expenses incurred thereby in connection with investigating or defending any claim or proceeding from which such Losses may result, as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#auto;"> shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any such claim or proceeding if such settlement is effected without the consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, nor shall the Company be liable to the Holders for any Losses to the extent that they arise out of or are based upon actions or omissions made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of the Holders<a name="_Ref512298450"></a> expressly for use in connection with such registration.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU9"></a>(h)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">Promptly after receipt by a Holder of notice of the commencement of any action </font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="color:#auto;">(including any governmental action) for which </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;"> may be entitled to indemnification hereunder, </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;"> will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> under this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#auto;">, give </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> notice of the commencement thereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="color:#auto;">The Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> shall have the right to participate in such action and, to the extent </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> so desires, to assume the defense thereof with counsel </font><font style="color:#auto;">reasonably</font><font style="color:#auto;"> satisfactory to the </font><font style="color:#auto;">Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;">; provided, however, that </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;"> shall have the right to retain one separate counsel, with the reasonable and documented fees and expenses to be paid by </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;">, if (i) </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;"> reasonably object</font><font style="color:#auto;">s</font><font style="color:#auto;"> to such assumption on the grounds that there may be defenses available to it which are different from or in addition to those available to </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;">, (ii) </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;"> and </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> shall have mutually agreed to the retention of such counsel or (iii) in the reasonable opinion of </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;">, representation of </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;"> by the counsel retained by </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> would be inappropriate due to an actual or potential conflict of interest between </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;"> and </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company in</font><font style="color:#auto;"> such proceeding.&nbsp;&nbsp;The failure to give notice to </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such action shall not relieve </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> of any liability to the </font><font style="color:#auto;">Holders</font><font style="color:#auto;"> under this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#auto;">, unless and only to the extent that such failure materially prejudices </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;">&#8217;s ability to defend such action.&nbsp;&nbsp;Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure to give notice to </font><font style="color:#auto;">the Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> will not relieve it of any liability that it may have to the </font><font style="color:#auto;">Holder</font><font style="color:#auto;"> otherwise than under this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#auto;">. </font><font style="color:#auto;"> The Company</font><font style="color:#auto;"> shall not, without the prior written consent of </font><font style="color:#auto;">the applicable Holder(s)</font><font style="color:#auto;">, effect any settlement of any claim or pending or threatened proceeding in respect of which </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder(s)</font><font style="color:#auto;"> is or could have been a party and indemnity could have been sought hereunder by </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder(s)</font><font style="color:#auto;">, unless such settlement includes an unconditional release of </font><font style="color:#auto;">such Holder(s)</font><font style="color:#auto;"> from all liability arising out of such claim or proceeding.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_Ref512298474"></a>(i)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#auto;">To provide for just and equitable contribution to joint liability under the Securities Act in any case in which contribution under the Securities Act may be required on the part of a Holder, then such Holder will contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses to which it may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Company and such Holder in connection with the statements, omissions, or other actions that resulted in such loss, claim, damage, liability, or expense, as well as to reflect any other relevant equitable considerations.&nbsp;&nbsp;The relative fault of the Company and such Holder shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or allegedly untrue statement of a material fact, or the omission or alleged omission of a material fact, relates to information supplied by the Company or by such Holder and the parties&#8217; relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission; provided, however, that, in any such case (x) such Holder will not be required to contribute any amount in excess of the public offering price of all such Registrable Shares offered and sold by such Holder<a name="_Ref512298474"></a> pursuant to such registration statement, and (y) no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) will be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">5.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Representations and Warranties</font><font style="color:#000000;">.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU10"></a>(a)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">The Company represents and warrants to the Stockholders that (i) the Company has the corporate power and authority to execute this Agreement and to bind it thereto, (ii) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and, assuming this Agreement is duly and validly executed and delivered by the Stockholders, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of the Company, enforceable against the </font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="color:#000000;">Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles and (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company does not and will not (A) violate or conflict with any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Company, or (B) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could constitute such a breach, violation or default) under or pursuant to, or result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any organizational document, agreement, contract, commitment, understanding or arrangement to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(b)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">Each Stockholder represents and warrants to the Company that (i) the Stockholder has the power and authority to execute this Agreement and to bind it thereto, (ii) this Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed and delivered by the Stockholder, and, assuming this Agreement is duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company, constitutes a valid and binding obligation and agreement of the Stockholder, enforceable against the Stockholder in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement thereof may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, fraudulent conveyance or similar laws generally affecting the rights of creditors and subject to general equity principles and (iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Stockholder does not and will not (A) violate or conflict with any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to the Stockholder or (B) result in any breach or violation of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both could constitute such a breach, violation or default) under or pursuant to, or result in the loss of a material benefit under, or give any right of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, any organizational document, agreement, contract, commitment, understanding or arrangement to which the Stockholder is a party or by which it is bound.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">6.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Termination</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement shall terminate on the later of (a) the expiration of the Restricted Period and (b) the date on which no Holder holds any Registrable Shares; provided, that </font><font style="color:#auto;">paragraphs (g), (h) and (i) of </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#auto;">, this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Section 6</font><font style="color:#auto;"> and </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">Sections 8</font><font style="color:#auto;"> &#8211; </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#auto;">16</font><font style="color:#auto;"> shall survive for any sales of Registrable Shares prior to such date</font><font style="color:#000000;">.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">7.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Further Assurance</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each Party shall sign such further documents, cause such meetings to be held, resolutions passed, exercise its votes and do and perform and cause to be done such further acts and things as may be necessary in order to give full effect to this Agreement.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU11"></a>8.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Specific Performance</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Parties agree that irreparable damage for which monetary damages, even if available, may not be an adequate remedy, would occur in the event that the Parties do not perform the provisions of this Agreement in accordance with its specified terms or otherwise breach such provisions. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the Parties shall be entitled to an injunction, specific performance and other equitable relief to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof, this being in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in equity. Any Party seeking an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not be required to provide any bond or other security in connection with any such order or injunction. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the </font></p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">-9-</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="color:#000000;">rights to an injunction, specific performance or other equitable remedy contemplated herein are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and without such right, neither of the Parties would have entered into this Agreement.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">9.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Expenses; Liability</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as expressly set forth herein, each Party shall be responsible for its own fees and expenses incurred in connection with the negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, any matters related to any regular or special meeting of the Company.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">10.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Severability</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof.&nbsp;&nbsp;If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (a)&#160;a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (b)&#160;the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">11.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Notices</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;All notices, requests, instructions or other documents to be given hereunder by either Party to the other shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, by email or overnight courier:</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">If to the Company</font>:</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Golden Entertainment, Inc.<br />6595 S. Jones Boulevard<br />Las Vegas, Nevada 89118<br />Attention:&#160;&#160;Sean Higgins<br />Email: shiggins@goldenent.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">with a copy to: </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Latham &amp; Watkins LLP<br />10250 Constellation Blvd. Suite 1100</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Los Angeles, CA 90067</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Attention: Steven Stokdyk and Jason Morelli</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">E-mail: steven.stokdyk@lw.com and jason.morelli@lw.com</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">If to the Stockholders</font>: As set forth on <font style="text-decoration:underline;">Exhibit A</font> hereto.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:15.38%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">with a copy to:</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU12"></a><font style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Holland &amp; Hart LLP</font><font style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><br />5441 Kietzke Lane, Suite 200</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Reno, NV&nbsp;&nbsp;89511</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-left:15.38%;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Attention: David Garcia and James Newman<br />Email: <font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font>dgarcia@hollandhart.com and jnewman@hollandhart.com</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">or to such other persons or addresses as may be designated in writing by the Party to receive such notice as provided above.&nbsp;&nbsp;Any notice, request, instruction or other document given as provided above shall be deemed given to the receiving Party upon actual receipt, if delivered personally; three business days after deposit in the mail, if sent by registered or certified mail; upon confirmation of successful transmission, if sent by email (<font style="text-decoration:underline;">provided</font>, that, if given by email such notice, request, instruction or other document shall be followed up within one business day by dispatch pursuant to one of the other methods described herein); or on the next business day after deposit with an overnight courier, if sent by an overnight courier.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">12.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Governing Law and Venue</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO ANY CONFLICT-OF-LAWS RULE OR PRINCIPLE THEREOF (OTHER THAN NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTIONS&#160;5-1401 AND 5-1402). Each Party hereto agrees that it shall bring any action or proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of, or related to, this Agreement exclusively in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York sitting in the Borough of Manhattan, of the City of New York, solely in respect of the interpretation and enforcement of the provisions of (and any claim or cause of action arising under or relating to) this Agreement, and in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby, and hereby waive, and agree not to assert, as a defense in any action, suit or proceeding for the interpretation or enforcement hereof or of any such document, that it is not subject thereto or that such action, suit or proceeding may not be brought or is not maintainable in said courts or that the venue thereof may not be appropriate or that this Agreement or any such document may not be enforced in or by such courts, and the Parties irrevocably agree that all claims relating to such action, proceeding or transactions shall be heard and determined in such courts. Each Party expressly acknowledges that the foregoing waiver is intended to be irrevocable under the Laws of the State of New York and of the United States of America; </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">provided</font><font style="color:#000000;">, that, each such Party&#8217;s consent to jurisdiction and service contained in this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Section 12</font><font style="color:#000000;"> is solely for the purpose referred to in this </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Section 12</font><font style="color:#000000;"> and shall not be deemed to be a general submission to said courts or in the State of New York other than for such purpose. The Parties hereby consent to and grant any such court jurisdiction over the person of such Parties and, to the extent permitted by Law, over the subject matter of such dispute and agree that mailing of process or other papers in connection with any such action or proceeding in the manner provided in </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Section&#160;11</font><font style="color:#000000;"> or in such other manner as may be permitted by Law shall be valid and sufficient service thereof.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU13"></a>13.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;EACH PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY WHICH MAY ARISE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY RIGHT SUCH PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE </font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="color:#000000;">TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT.&nbsp;&nbsp;EACH PARTY HEREBY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (I)&#160;NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (II)&#160;EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (III)&#160;EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY AND (IV)&#160;EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">SECTION&#160;13</font><font style="color:#000000;">.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">14.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Counterparts; Headings</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;This Agreement may be executed in two (2) or more counterparts, each of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the Parties and delivered to the other Party (including by means of electronic delivery or facsimile). The section headings contained in this Agreement are inserted for convenience of reference only and will not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">15.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Entire Agreement; Amendment and Waiver; Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries; Defined Terms</font><font style="color:#000000;">.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(a)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">This Agreement, the MIPA (including any exhibits and schedules thereto and the Disclosure Schedules) and the documents, instruments and other agreements among the Parties contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, including each Transaction Agreement, constitute the entire agreement of the Parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and supersede all prior agreements, understandings, representations and warranties, both written and oral, among the Parties, with respect to the subject matter hereof.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(b)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">No modifications of this Agreement can be made except in writing signed by an authorized representative of each of the Stockholders and the Company. No failure on the part of any Party to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of such right, power or remedy by such Party preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement. All remedies hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any other remedies provided by law.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">(c)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Parties hereto and their respective successors, heirs, executors, legal representatives, and permitted assigns. No Party shall assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without, with respect to the Stockholders, the prior written consent of the Company, and with respect to the Company, the prior written consent of the Stockholders. This Agreement is solely for the benefit of the Parties hereto and is not enforceable by any other Persons, except that the Holders (other than the Stockholders) shall be third party beneficiaries of the provisions of </font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Section 4</font><font style="color:#000000;">.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU14"></a>(d)<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="color:#000000;">Capitalized terms used herein but not defined herein will have the meanings given </font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="color:#000000;">to them in the MIPA.</font></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:12pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:7.69%;color:#010000;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">16.<font style="margin-left:72pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Interpretation</font><font style="color:#000000;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Each of the Parties acknowledges that it has been represented by counsel of its choice throughout all negotiations that have preceded the execution of this Agreement, and that it has executed this Agreement with the advice of such counsel. Each Party and its counsel cooperated and participated in the drafting and preparation of this Agreement, and any and all drafts relating thereto exchanged among the Parties shall be deemed the work product of all of the Parties and may not be construed against any Party by reason of its drafting or preparation. Accordingly, any rule of law or any legal decision that would require interpretation of any ambiguities in this Agreement against any Party that drafted or prepared it is of no application and is hereby expressly waived by each of the Parties, and any controversy over interpretations of this Agreement shall be decided without regard to events of drafting or preparation.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU15"></a><font style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;text-indent:7.69%;"></font><font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="font-size:12pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the duly authorized signatories of the Parties as of the date hereof.</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:24pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT, INC.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By:<font style="margin-left:36pt;"></font><font style="text-decoration:underline;">_/s/ Charles H. Protell__________________</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_AEIOULastRenderedPageBreakAEIOU16"></a><font style="font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">THE STOCKHOLDERS:</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">THE WELLS FAMILY 2001 TRUST</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By<font style="text-decoration:underline;">:_/s/ Gregory K. Wells____________</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Name:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Gregory K. Wells</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Title:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Co-Trustee</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By<font style="text-decoration:underline;">:_/s/ Michelle K. Wells___________</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Name:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Michelle K. Wells</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Title:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Co-Trustee</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">THE WOODHEAD FAMILY 1999 TRUST</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By: <font style="text-decoration:underline;">_/s/ Matthew E. Woodhead_______</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Name:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Matthew E. Woodhead</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Title:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Co-Trustee</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By: <font style="text-decoration:underline;">_/s/ Kari R. Woodhead____________</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Name:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Kari R. Woodhead</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Title:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Co-Trustee</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">THE LYNDY MARNELL 2003 TRUST</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By<font style="text-decoration:underline;">:_/s/ Lyndy Marnell________________</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Name:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Lyndy Marnell</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Title: <font style="margin-left:36pt;">Trustee</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><font style="text-decoration:underline;">_/s/ Jeffrey C. Pfeiffer_______________</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Jeffrey C. Pfeiffer</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">REHM FAMILY LIVING TRUST</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By: <font style="text-decoration:underline;">_/s/ Cary A. Rehm_____________</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Name:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Cary A. Rehm</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Title: <font style="margin-left:36pt;">Co-Trustee</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By: <font style="text-decoration:underline;">_/s/ Donna M. Rehm</font>____________ </p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Name:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Donna M. Rehm</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Title: <font style="margin-left:36pt;">Co-Trustee</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">THE AM3 2012 TRUST</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;"><a name="_Hlk533094951"></a>By: <font style="text-decoration:underline;">_/s/ Anthony A. Marnell III</font>______</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Name:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Anthony A. Marnell III</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Title: <font style="margin-left:36pt;">Co-Trustee</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By: _<font style="text-decoration:underline;">_/s/ Matthew E. Woodhead___</font>__</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Name:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Matthew E. Woodhead</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Title: <font style="margin-left:36pt;">Co-Trustee</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">THE ALISA ANN MARNELL 1994 TRUST</p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">By: <font style="text-decoration:underline;">_/s/ Anthony A. Marnell III_______</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Name:<font style="margin-left:36pt;">Anthony A. Marnell III</font></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-size:12pt;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Title: <font style="margin-left:36pt;">Trustee</font></p>
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<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;font-variant: normal;">GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT<font style="text-transform:none;"> </font>COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF TWO LAUGHLIN, nEVADA CASINO RESORTS</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Company Has Repurchased Approximately 1.2 million Common Shares Pursuant to Repurchase Authorization</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">LAS VEGAS -- January 14, 2019 -- Golden Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ:GDEN) ("Golden" or the "Company") announced today that it completed its previously announced acquisition of Colorado Belle Gaming, LLC and Edgewater Gaming, LLC ("Colorado Belle and Edgewater") from Marnell Gaming, LLC in a cash and stock transaction.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The acquisition of the Colorado Belle and Edgewater adds two casino resorts adjacent to Golden&#8217;s Aquarius Casino Resort in Laughlin.&nbsp;&nbsp;Golden Entertainment now owns ten casino resorts - nine in Southern Nevada and one in Maryland. In addition, Golden also operates video gaming devices at nearly 1,000 locations throughout Nevada and Montana, including its wholly-owned Nevada taverns.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Blake L. Sartini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Entertainment, commented, "The acquisition of these properties complements our market-leading Aquarius Casino Resort in Laughlin and grows our portfolio of wholly-owned Southern Nevada casino resorts.&nbsp;&nbsp;Golden is excited to integrate the Colorado Belle and the Edgewater, and we welcome their guests and team members to the Golden family." </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;color:#000000;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">The purchase consideration consisted of $155 million cash and approximately 911,000 shares of Golden Entertainment common stock. Golden paid the cash portion of the purchase price using $10 million of cash on hand and $145 million from its existing revolving credit facility. </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Prior to the closing, Golden purchased approximately 1.2 million Golden shares in the open market at an average price of $16.06 under Golden&#8217;s stock repurchase authorization.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:11pt;">&nbsp;</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-weight:bold;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">About Golden Entertainment, Inc. </p>
<p style="text-align:justify;margin-bottom:0pt;margin-top:0pt;text-indent:0%;font-family:Calibri;font-size:11pt;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;font-variant: normal;">Golden Entertainment owns ten casino resorts - nine in Southern Nevada and one in Maryland. Through its distributed gaming business in Nevada and Montana, Golden Entertainment operates video gaming devices at nearly 1,000 locations and owns over 60 traditional taverns in Nevada. The Company operates approximately 17,400 gaming devices, 154 table games, 7,316 hotel rooms, and provides jobs for more than 8,400 team members. The Company is licensed in Illinois to operate video gaming terminals. For more information, visit <font style="text-decoration:underline;">www.goldenent.com</font>.</p>
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