UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
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 15, 2011
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-22494 | 88-0304799 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 490S Las Vegas, Nevada |
89169 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 567-7000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Item 5.07. |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
In connection with the stockholder advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes on the compensation of the named executive officers of Ameristar Casinos, Inc. (the “Company”) at the Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 15, 2011 (the “Annual Meeting”), the Company’s Board of Directors has determined that the Company will hold a stockholder advisory vote to approve the compensation of the named executive officers on an annual basis until the next stockholder advisory vote on frequency.
The voting results for the Annual Meeting were disclosed by the Company in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 16, 2011(the “Original Report”). This Current Report on Form 8-K/A amends the Original Report solely for the purpose of disclosing the Company’s decision on the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| Ameristar Casinos, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Peter C. Walsh | |
| Name: Peter C. Walsh | ||
| Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Dated: October 31, 2011
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