Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 18, 2006
PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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825 Berkshire Blvd., Suite 200 |
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Wyomissing Professional Center |
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Wyomissing, PA |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (610) 373-2400
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Amendment to Credit Agreement
On September 18, 2006, Penn National Gaming, Inc. (the Company) and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors thereunder, amended its existing $2.725 billion senior secured credit facility, dated as of October 3, 2005, by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. and Lehman Brothers Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Co-Syndication Agents, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Swingline Lender, Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, and Calyon New York Branch, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Bank of Scotland, as Co-Documentation Agents, and the lenders party thereto (the Amendment). The Amendment (1) modifies the applicable covenants to enable the Company to repurchase up to $200 million of its equity or debt securities; (2) modifies the Companys capital expenditure covenant to increase certain permitted expenditures consistent with the Companys development and expansion projects as announced in the Companys second quarter earnings release on July 27, 2006; (3) modifies the Companys collateral documents in accordance with requirements of the Pennsylvania gaming authorities; and (4) makes certain other changes. One of the conditions to the Amendments effectiveness is the receipt of required gaming authorities approvals or clearances, of which one remains outstanding and the Company is in the process of obtaining.
The Board of Directors of the Company has not yet authorized the repurchase of its common stock or debt securities.
The foregoing description of the Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 10.1 Amendment, dated September 18, 2006, to the Credit Agreement by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. and Lehman Brothers Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Co-Syndication Agents, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Swingline Lender, Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, and Calyon New York Branch, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Bank of Scotland, as Co-Documentation Agents, and the lenders party thereto.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC. |
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Date: September 21, 2006 |
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Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit 10.1 |
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Amendment, dated September 18, 2006, to the Credit Agreement by and among the Company, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. and Lehman Brothers Inc., as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners, Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P. and Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., as Co-Syndication Agents, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as Swingline Lender, Administrative Agent and as Collateral Agent, and Calyon New York Branch, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Bank of Scotland, as Co-Documentation Agents, and the lenders party thereto. |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT, dated as of September 18, 2006 (this Amendment ), to (a) the Credit Agreement dated as of October 3, 2005 the (Credit Agreement), among PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC. (the Borrower), the subsidiary guarantors party thereto from time to time (the Guarantors and, together with the Borrower, the Pledgors), the lenders from time to time party thereto (the Lenders), the L/C Lenders party thereto, DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. and LEHMAN BROTHERS INC., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners (in such capacities, together with their respective successors in such capacities, Lead Arrangers), GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P. and LEHMAN COMMERCIAL PAPER INC., as co-syndication agents (in such capacities, together with their respective successors in such capacities, Co-syndication Agents), DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, as swingline lender (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, Swingline Lender), as administrative agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, Administrative Agent) and as collateral agent (in such capacity, together with its successors in such capacity, Collateral Agent), and CALYON NEW YORK BRANCH, WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION and BANK OF SCOTLAND as co-documentation agents (in such capacities, together with their respective successors in such capacities, Co-Documentation Agents), (b) the Security Agreement dated as of October 3, 2005 among the Pledgors and the Collateral Agreement (the Security Agreement), (c) each Ship Mortgage (as defined in the Credit Agreement) entered into by any Pledgors (as defined in the Credit Agreement) and (d) each Mortgage (as defined in the Credit Agreement) entered into by any Pledgors.
A. Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders have extended credit to the Borrower pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein.
B. The Borrower has requested that the Required Lenders agree, subject to the conditions and terms set forth in this Amendment, to amend the Credit Agreement, as set forth below.
C. The Required Lenders are willing to amend the Credit Agreement pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
D. Pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Pledgors have granted the Lenders a security interest in the Pledged Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement).
E. The Pledgors have requested that the Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders agree, subject to the conditions and terms set forth in the Amendment, to amend the Security Agreement as set forth below.
F. The Collateral Agent and the Required Lenders are willing to amend the Security Agreement pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
G. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement or the Security Agreement, as applicable.
Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
No more than twenty-five separate Interest Periods in respect of LIBOR Loans may be outstanding at any one time.
, except, with respect to wind and flood damage insurance on any property for any insurance coverage period, to the extent that the Borrower has demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that such coverage is not available to the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries on such property on commercially reasonable terms.
, except, with respect to wind and flood damage insurance on any property for any insurance coverage period, to the extent that the Borrower has demonstrated to the reasonable satisfaction of the Administrative Agent that such coverage is not available to the Borrower and/or its Restricted Subsidiaries on such property on commercially reasonable terms,.
and (h) the Borrower may purchase, redeem, acquire or repurchase its Equity Interests in an aggregate amount not to exceed $200.0 million minus the amount paid in respect of principal and premium for Indebtedness purchased, redeemed, retired, acquired, cancelled or terminated under Section 10.10 (m).
(viii) the Capital Expenditures set forth on Schedule 10.08(d); provided, however, that (A) the aggregate Capital Expenditure amount for any single Gaming Facility listed on Schedule 10.08(d) (excluding amounts expended pursuant to clauses (i) through and including (vi) above in this Section 10.08(d)) may not exceed $525.0 million and (B) the aggregate Capital Expenditure amounts expended pursuant to this clause (viii) in respect of all Gaming Facilities listed on Schedule 10.08(d) during the term of this Agreement may not exceed $1,212.5 million (the Specified Cap Ex Amount) plus any portion of the Initial Cap Ex Amount
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(without giving effect to any increase of the Initial Cap Ex Amount pursuant to the proviso in such clause (vii)) not used.
SCHEDULE 10.08(d)
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Penn National Race Course Phase 2 |
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$50,000,000 |
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Penn National Race Course Phase 3 |
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$100,000.000 |
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Bangor Facility |
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$175,000,000 |
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Boomtown Casino |
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$5,000,000 |
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Kansas City Facility |
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Lawrenceburg Facility |
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$310,000,000 |
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* Subject to limitation set forth in Section 10.08(d) and as provided in Section 10.08(d), it is understood that any portion of the Capital Expenditure amount set forth in the table above with respect to any Gaming Facility referred to in such table that is not used for such Gaming Facility may be used for any other Gaming Facility referred to therein.
; and (m) the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of Indebtedness up to an aggregate principal amount (or accreted value) plus premium not to exceed $200 million minus the amount of Restricted Payments made under Section 10.06 (h)
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, (v)(i) all funds, monies or other amounts derived from the operation of Gaming Facilities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and owing to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on or with respect to gaming revenues under the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or any successor statute, rule or regulation and (2) all accounts established for, or for the benefit of, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania into which monies, funds or other amounts from the operation of Gaming Facilities are paid, in order to satisfy obligations with respect to gaming revenue owing to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act, any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or any successor statute, rule or regulation and (vi) any property or assets to the extent the granting of a Lien on such property or assets is not permitted under applicable Gaming Laws of any Future Jurisdiction, including as a result of interpretations of such Gaming Laws by the applicable Gaming Authorities in any applicable jurisdiction; provided that, with respect to this clause (vi), such property or assets will cease to constitute Excluded Collateral at the time a Lien on such property or assets under this Agreement is permitted under applicable Gaming Laws (including, as a result of all required approvals from applicable Gaming Authorities or Governmental Authorities).
Future Jurisdiction shall mean any jurisdiction where the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary conducts gambling operations, other than jurisdictions where the Borrower or any Restricted Subsidiary conducts gambling operations (excluding horse racing or off track wagering) as of September 1, 2006.
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(a) The Administrative Agent (or its counsel) shall have received from the Required Lenders, the Borrower, the Guarantors and the Collateral Agent, a counterpart of this Amendment signed on behalf of such party;
(b) All corporate and other proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with this Amendment and all documents incidental thereto, whether or not referred to herein, shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Administrative Agent;
(c) The representations and warranties in Section 11 of this Amendment shall be true and correct; and
(d) the Borrower shall have receipt of approvals required for this Amendment from any applicable Gaming Authority.
Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth above, the Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Borrower and the Lenders of its determination that this Amendment has become effective, which determination shall, absent manifest error, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders for all purposes.
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the Borrower or any other Credit Party under the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower to any future consent to, or waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Credit Document in similar or different circumstances. After the Amendment Effective Date, any reference to (i) the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as modified hereby, provided that any reference in the Credit Agreement to the date of the Credit Agreement, as modified hereby, shall in all instances remain as of October 3, 2005, and references in the Credit Agreement to the date hereof and the date of this Agreement, and phrases of similar import, shall in all instances be and continue to refer to October 3, 2005, and not the date of this Amendment and (ii) the Security Agreement shall mean the Security Agreement as modified hereby, provided that any reference in the Security Agreement to the date of the Security Agreement, as modified hereby, shall in all instances remain as of October 3, 2005, and references in the Security Agreement to the date hereof and the date of this Agreement, and phrases of similar import, shall in all instances be and continue to refer to October 3, 2005, and not the date of this Amendment. This Amendment shall constitute a Credit Document for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Credit Documents.
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parties shall endeavor in good-faith negotiations to replace the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions with valid provisions, the economic effect of which comes as close as possible to that of the invalid, illegal or unenforceable provisions.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first written above.
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DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., |
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Name: Andrew Goldman |
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Title: Managing Director |
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Name: Richard Grellier |
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Title: Managing Director |
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Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. |
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Attention: Mary Kay Coyle |
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BANK OF SCOTLAND, as Co-Documentation Agent and Lender |
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BSL, INC. |
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BTN, INC. |
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CHC CASINOS CORP. |
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CRC HOLDINGS, INC. |
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HOLLYWOOD CASINO CORPORATION |
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HWCC-TUNICA, INC. |
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LOUISIANA CASINO CRUISES, INC. |
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MOUNTAINVIEW THOROUGHBRED |
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RACING ASSOCIATION |
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PENN BULLPEN, INC. |
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PENN BULLWHACKERS, INC. |
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PENN NATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY |
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PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL TURF |
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CLUB, INC. |
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ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY |
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INDIANA GAMING HOLDING COMPANY |
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THE MISSOURI GAMING COMPANY |
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OHIO RACING COMPANY |
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RACEWAY PARK, INC. |
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CRAZY HORSES, INC. |
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PNGI CHARLES TOWN GAMING |
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Penn National Holding Company, |
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By: /s/ Robert S. Ippolito |
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PNGI CHARLES TOWN FOOD
& BEVERAGE LIMITED LIABILITY
COMPANY
By: /s/ Robert S. Ippolito
Name: Robert S. Ippolito
Title: Manager
INDIANA GAMING II, L.P.
By: Indiana Gaming Holding Company
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Robert S. Ippolito
Name: Robert S. Ippolito
Title: Treasurer
INDIANA GAMING COMPANY, L.P.
By: The Indiana Gaming Company
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Robert S. Ippolito
Name: Robert S. Ippolito
Title: Treasurer
PENN NATIONAL GSFR, LLC
By: Penn National Gaming, Inc.
Its: Sole Member
By: /s/ Robert S. Ippolito
Name: Robert S. Ippolito
Title: Treasurer
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ALTON GAMING COMPANY
ARGOSY OF IOWA, INC.
BANGOR ACQUISITION CORP.
BANGOR HISTORIC TRACK, INC.
EMPRESS CASINO JOLIET CORPORATION
HOLLYWOOD CASINO-AURORA, INC.
IOWA GAMING COMPANY
By: /s/Kevin DeSanctis
Name: Kevin DeSanctis
Title: President
BELLE OF SIOUX CITY, L.P.
By: Iowa Gaming Company
Its: General Partner
By: /s/ Kevin DeSanctis
Name: Kevin DeSanctis
Title: President
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