Station Casinos to Issue $350 Million in Notes
LAS VEGAS -- (Press Release) -- Station Casinos, Inc. (NYSE: STN) today announced it has agreed to issue $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 6 7/8% senior subordinated notes due March 1, 2016. Subject to customary conditions, the transaction is expected to close on February 27, 2004. Proceeds from this offering will be used to purchase a portion of the $375 million in aggregate principal amount of outstanding 9 7/8% senior subordinated notes due in December 2010.
The notes have not been, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Act.
Station Casinos, Inc. is the leading provider of gaming and entertainment to the residents of Las Vegas, Nevada. Station's properties are regional entertainment destinations and include various amenities, including numerous restaurants, entertainment venues, movie theaters, bowling and convention/banquet space, as well as traditional casino gaming offerings such as video poker, slot machines, table games, bingo and race and sports wagering. Station owns and operates Palace Station Hotel & Casino, Boulder Station Hotel & Casino, Santa Fe Station Hotel & Casino, Wildfire Casino and Wild Wild West Gambling Hall & Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, Texas Station Gambling Hall & Hotel and Fiesta Rancho Casino Hotel in North Las Vegas, Nevada, and Sunset Station Hotel & Casino and Fiesta Henderson Casino Hotel in Henderson, Nevada. Station also owns a 50 percent interest in both Barley's Casino & Brewing Company and Green Valley Ranch Station Casino in Henderson, Nevada and a 6.7 percent interest in the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition, Station manages the Thunder Valley Casino in Sacramento, California on behalf of the United Auburn Indian Community.