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EXHIBIT 4.9
Office Use Only:
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DEAN HELLER CERTIFICATE OF
SECRETARY OF STATE AMENDMENT
TO
101 NORTH CARSON STREET, SUITE 3 CERTIFICATE OF
CARSON CITY, NEVADA 89701-4786 DESIGNATION
(775) 684 5708 (PURSUANT TO NRS 78.1955)
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IMPORTANT: READ ATTACHED INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE COMPLETING FORM.
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CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT
TO CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
(PURSUANT TO NRS 78.1955)
- REMIT IN DUPLICATE -
1. The name of corporation: HARVEYS CASINO RESORTS
2. Description of the document which is being amended:
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF THE 13 1/2% SERIES A SENIOR REDEEMABLE
CONVERTIBLE CUMULATIVE PREFERRED STock ($.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE) AND
THE 13 1/2% SERIES B SENIOR REDEEMABLE CONVERTIBLE CUMULATIVE PREFERrED
STOCK ($.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE) OF HARVEYS CASINO RESORTS (THE
"CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION")
3. The Certificate of Designation is hereby amended as follows:
THE FIRST SENTENCE OF SUBSECTION 6(e) OF THE CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION
IS HEREBY DELETED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCE:
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CONVERSION OF PREFERRED STOCK INTO
CORRESPONDING COMMON STOCK PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION 6(a), (I) EACH SHARE
OF SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK SHALL INITIALLY BE CONVERTIBLE INTO
2,844.6452000 SHARES (THE "SERIES A CONVERSION RATE") OF CORRESPONDING
COMMON STOCK, AND (II) EACH SHARE OF SERIES B PREFERRED STOCK SHALL
INITIALLY BE CONVERTIBLE INTO 28.44929681 SHARES (THE "SERIES B
CONVERSION RATE" AND, TOGETHER WITH THE SERIES A CONVERSION RATE, THE
"CONVERSION RATE") OF CORRESPONDING COMMON STOCK.
4. The proposed amendment set forth in paragraph 3 above has been approved
by the vote of stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling
them to exercise a majority of the voting power of (i) each class of
stock being amended and (ii) each class or series of stock which,
before the amendment, is senior to the classes being amended as to the
payment of distributions upon dissolution of the corporation,
regardless of any limitations or restrictions on the voting power of
that class or series.
(SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS)
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5. Signatures (Required):
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/s/ Charles W. Scharer President September 26 , 2000
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CHARLES W. SCHARER TITLE OF OFFICER DATE
/s/ John J. McLaughlin Secretary September 26, 2000
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JOHN J. MCLAUGHLIN TITLE OF OFFICER DATE
I acknowledge that the statements made herein are true under penalties of perjury.
/s/ Charles W. Scharer President September 26, 2000
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CHARLES W. SCHARER TITLE OF OFFICER DATE
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County of Douglas )
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State of Nevada )
Sworn before me this 26th day of September 2000.
/s/ Connie M. Friedman
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Notary Public
IMPORTANT: Failure to include any of the above information and remit the
proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.
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