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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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): June 5, 1996
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ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 0-21122 37-1304247
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(State or other (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
jurisdiction of Identification
incorporation) Number)
219 PIASA STREET, ALTON, ILLINOIS 62002
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(618) 474-7500
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Exhibit Index Appears at Page 4
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ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
Incorporated by reference is the press release issued by the Registrant on
June 5, 1996, a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits.
The Exhibit listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index is filed as a
part of this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY,
a Delaware corporation
Date: June 5, 1996 By: /s/ Joseph G. Uram
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Name: Joseph G. Uram
Title: Executive Vice President,
Treasurer and Chief
Financial Officer
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Sequentially
Numbered Pages
Where Attached
Exhibits
Exhibit no. Description Are Located
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99 Press Release dated June 5, 1996 5
of the Registrant
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PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: G. Dan Marshall
(618) 474-7666
ARGOSY GAMING COMPANY RAISES
$235 MILLION THROUGH PRIVATE PLACEMENT
OF FIRST MORTGAGE NOTES
Alton, IL., June 5, 1996--Argosy Gaming Company (NASDAQ: ARGY) announced today
the closing of a private placement of $235 million of First Mortgage Notes due
2004, which bear interest at a rate of 13 1/4 percent.
The notes were initially placed with Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., Donaldson, Lufkin
& Jenrette Securities Corporation, BA Securities, Inc. (A BankAmerica Company)
and Deutsche Morgan Grenfell/C.J. Lawrence Inc. for resale to qualified
institutional buyers.
The notes have been assigned a Single-B-Plus by Standard & Poor's, a Single-B1-
rating by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and a Single-B-Plus by Duff & Phelps
Credit Rating Co. The notes issued by the Company are guaranteed by
substantially all of the Company's subsidiaries and are secured by substantially
all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, excluding the assets of
the Company's joint venture casino project in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, and rank
senior to the Company's 12% Convertible Subordinated Notes due 2001.
Proceeds from the offering will be used to fund the Company's share of the
estimated remaining construction costs of the Lawrenceburg, Indiana casino
project, to repay all the indebtedness outstanding on the Company's revolving
secured line of credit, and for general corporate purposes.
The Notes were exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933. The
Company has agreed to file a registration statement relating to an exchange
offer for the Notes under the Securities Act of 1933.
Argosy Gaming Company is a leading multi-jurisdictional developer, owner and
operator of riverboat casinos and related entertainment facilities in the
midwestern and southern United States. The Company, through its subsidiaries
and joint ventures, owns and operates the Alton Belle Casino in Alton, Illinois,
serving the St. Louis metropolitan market; the Argosy Casino in Riverside,
Missouri, serving the Kansas City metropolitan market; and the Belle of Baton
Rouge in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Company is also a majority partner and
operator of the Belle of Sioux City in Sioux City, Iowa, and is jointly
developing what is anticipated to be the largest riverboat casino and
entertainment complex in the United States approximately 15 miles west of
Cincinnati, Ohio, in Lawrenceburg, Indiana.
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