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): March 16, 2016
 
FULL HOUSE RESORTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
1-32583
 
13-3391527
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
4670 S. Fort Apache Road, Suite 190
Las Vegas, Nevada
 
89147
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 221-7800
 
N/A
 
 
(Former name or former address,
if changed since last report)
 
 
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Item 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
 
On March 16, 2016, Full House Resorts, Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC (the "Company"), entered into that certain First Amendment to Hotel Lease/Purchase Agreement (the "First Amendment") with Rising Sun/Ohio County First, Inc., an Indiana non-profit corporation (as "Landlord") amending terms of that certain Hotel Lease/Purchase Agreement dated August 15, 2013 (the "Lease") to facilitate certain capital improvements to be made by the Company at the Rising Star Casino Resort. The First Amendment:

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extends the initial term of the Lease by four years to October 1, 2027.

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reduces rent from April 2016 through March 2020 (the "Rent Reduction Period") from $77,537 per month as follows:

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$48,537 per month from April 2016 through March 2017;
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$56,537 per month from April 2017 through March 2018;
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$57,537 per month from April 2018 through March 2019; and
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$63,537 per month from April 2019 through March 2020.

After the Rent Reduction Period, rent is expected to be approximately $54,326 per month, commencing on April 1, 2020 through the expiration of the Lease. An annual interest rate of 4.5% is applied to the rent payment schedule from October 1, 2017 through the expiration of the Lease.

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requires the Company to invest a minimum of $1,000,000 in capital expenditures at the Rising Star Casino Resort by March 31, 2017. Possible capital improvements include: (i) rebranding and renovating the steakhouse; and (ii) renovating the lower level of boat and adding a new restaurant concept.

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if the Company does not provide proof of capital expenditures to the landlord by June 1, 2017, the rent reductions cease after the rent payment due on such date.

The foregoing description of the First Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the First Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report, and which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.


Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 10.1
First Amendment to Hotel Lease / Purchase Agreement dated March 16, 2016, by and between Rising Sun/Ohio County First, Inc. and Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC
 
 




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 hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
Full House Resorts, Inc.
 
 
 
Date: March 18, 2016
 
/s/ Lewis A. Fanger 
 
 
Lewis A. Fanger, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
 
 




EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
 
Description
10.1
 
First Amendment to Hotel Lease / Purchase Agreement dated March 16, 2016, by and between Rising Sun/Ohio County First, Inc. and Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC