Company gets us$176 million in cash
Pinnacle closes the divestiture of the Ameristar Casino Lake Charles development project
2013-11-26
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(US).- Pinnacle Entertainment announced the closing of the sale of the equity interests of the entity developing the Ameristar Casino Lake Charles project to Golden Nugget, following the receipt of regulatory approvals from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Louisiana Gaming Control Board.
At closing, the Company received approximately us$176 million in cash, which represents all completed cash expenditures on the development up until the date of closing, less a $37 million credit and any deferred consideration.
The Company also retained a us$4 million deposit, and will receive additional cash consideration of $us25 million upon the opening of the casino development project and subsequent release from escrow by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board and us$10 million of deferred consideration from Golden Nugget in July 2016.
The Company used the net cash proceeds received at closing to repay approximately us$180 million of aggregate principal amount of its Term Loan B-1 under its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.
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