UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): | May 28, 2004 |
AMERISTAR CASINOS, INC.
| Nevada | 0-22494 | 88-0304799 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
| 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 490 South Las Vegas, Nevada |
89109 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(702) 567-7000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
| ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS | ||||||||
| ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS | ||||||||
| ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE | ||||||||
| SIGNATURE | ||||||||
| Index of Exhibits | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 10.1 | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On May 28, 2004, Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) with Windsor Woodmont Black Hawk Resort Corp. (the “Seller”), pursuant to which the Company will acquire substantially all of the assets of the Seller, which owns Mountain High Casino in Black Hawk, Colorado. A copy of the Asset Purchase Agreement is being filed with the Commission as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits. Each of the exhibits listed below is incorporated herein in its entirety.
| Exhibit | Description | |||
| 10.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2004, between Ameristar Casinos, Inc. and Windsor Woodmont Black Hawk Resort Corp. (exhibits and schedules omitted) |
ITEM 9. REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
On June 1, 2004, the Company
issued a press release with respect to the Asset Purchase Agreement
and transactions contemplated thereby. A copy of the press release is
being furnished to the Commission under this Item 9 as an
exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information and exhibit furnished pursuant to this Item 9 to this Current
Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by
reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERISTAR CASINOS, INC. | ||||||
| June 1, 2004 | By: | /s/ Peter C. Walsh | ||||
| (Date) | ||||||
| Peter C. Walsh | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and | ||||||
| General Counsel | ||||||
Index of Exhibits
| Exhibit | Description of Exhibit | Method of Filing | ||||
| 10.1 | Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2004, between Ameristar Casinos, Inc. and Windsor Woodmont Black Hawk Resort Corp. (exhibits and schedules omitted) | Filed electronically herewith | ||||
| 99.1 | June 1, 2004 Press Release of the Registrant | Filed electronically herewith | ||||