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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended August 31, 2013
OR
 
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period              to             
Commission File No. 0-52734
NGA HOLDCO, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 
Nevada
 
20-8349236
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
21 Waterway Avenue, Suite 150
The Woodlands, TX 77380
(Address of principal executive offices)
Telephone: (713) 559-7400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
 (Do not check if a smaller ¨ reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
ý
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý



NGA HOLDCO, LLC
FORM 10-Q
INDEX
 
 


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PART I
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements.
NGA HOLDCO, LLC
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
 
August 31,
2013
 
February 28,
2013
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Current Assets, consisting of cash
$
877,063

 
$
1,330,211

Other Assets:
 
 
 
Investment in Eldorado
25,385,020

 
24,640,583

Investment in Mesquite
6,439,822

 
3,580,222

Note Receivable, Mesquite
14,000,000

 

Due from the Newport Funds
5,179,772

 
5,179,772

 
$
51,881,677

 
$
34,730,788

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ EQUITY
 
 
 
Liabilities:
 
 
 
Current liabilities consisting of accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
2,565

 
$
12,326

Long term amounts due to the Newport Funds
3,357,122

 
3,233,115

 
3,359,687

 
3,245,441

Members’ Equity:
 
 
 
Class A unit (1 Unit issued and outstanding)
3,806

 
3,806

Class B units (9,999 Units issued and outstanding)
57,544,874

 
44,544,874

Accumulated deficit
(9,026,690
)
 
(13,063,333
)
 
48,521,990

 
31,485,347

 
$
51,881,677

 
$
34,730,788

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NGA HOLDCO, LLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (Unaudited)
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
August 31,
 
August 31,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Equity in net income (loss) of unconsolidated investees
$
2,525,486

 
$
(9,111
)
 
$
4,150,889

 
$
1,047,424

Professional fees, licensing, and other expenses
39,848

 
167,545

 
114,246

 
256,448

Net income (loss) before income taxes
2,485,638

 
(176,656
)
 
4,036,643

 
790,976

Income tax expense

 

 

 

Net income (loss)
$
2,485,638

 
$
(176,656
)
 
$
4,036,643

 
$
790,976


See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NGA HOLDCO, LLC
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Unaudited)
 
 
 
Six Months Ended
 
 
August 31,
 
 
2013
 
2012
Operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
4,036,643

 
$
790,976

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Equity in net income of Eldorado
 
(1,291,289
)
 
(942,224
)
Equity in net income of Mesquite
 
(2,859,600
)
 
(105,200
)
(Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
 
(9,761
)
 
54,244

Net cash used in operating activities:
 
(124,007
)
 
(202,204
)
 
 
 
 
 
Investing activities:
 
 
 
 
Loan to Mesquite
 
(14,000,000
)
 

Distributions received from equity investment in Eldorado
 
546,852

 

Net cash used in investing activities:
 
(13,453,148
)
 

 
 
 
 
 
Financing activities:
 
 
 
 
Capital contributions
 
13,000,000

 

Advances received from the Newport Funds
 
124,007

 
202,091

Net cash provided by financing activities:
 
13,124,007

 
202,091

 
 
 
 
 
Net change in cash
 
(453,148
)
 
(113
)
 
 
 
 
 
Cash, beginning of period
 
1,330,211

 
734,067

 
 
 
 
 
Cash, end of period
 
$
877,063

 
$
733,954

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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NGA HOLDCO, LLC AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Organization
Business activities
NGA HoldCo, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“NGA”), was formed on January 8, 2007 at the direction of Newport Global Opportunities Fund LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“NGOF”) and an affiliate of Newport Global Advisors LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“Newport”). NGA was formed for the primary purpose of holding equity, directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries, in one or more entities related to the gaming industry. The Company has two wholly-owned subsidiaries, NGA Blocker, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Blocker”), and AcquisitionCo, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company owned indirectly through Blocker (“AcquisitionCo”), each of which was formed on January 8, 2007 (collectively with NGA, the “Company”).
The Company has had no revenue generating business since inception. Its current business plan consists primarily of its holding, through AcquisitionCo, of a 17.0359% equity interest (the “Eldorado Interest”) in Eldorado Holdco LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Eldorado”) and a 40% equity interest (the “Mesquite Interest”) in Mesquite Gaming LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“Mesquite”). The Eldorado Interest was effectively acquired December 14, 2007 (the “Eldorado Acquisition”), in exchange for certain first mortgage bonds and preferred equity interests (the “Eldorado-Shreveport Investments”) valued at $38,314,863. The Mesquite Interest was acquired August 1, 2011 (the “Mesquite Acquisition”), in exchange for $8,222,222 in cash, of which $7,222,222 and $1,000,000 were contributed to the Company by NGOF and Newport Global Credit Fund (“NGCF,” and collectively with NGOF, the “Newport Funds”), respectively.
Eldorado owns entities that own and operate the Eldorado Hotel & Casino located in Reno, Nevada and the Eldorado Resort Casino Shreveport located in Shreveport, Louisiana. One of the entities owned by Eldorado also owns an approximate 21% interest in a joint venture that owns and operates Tamarack Junction Casino & Restaurant, a small casino located in Reno, Nevada. In addition, an approximately 96% owned subsidiary of Eldorado owns a 50% interest in a joint venture (the "Silver Legacy Joint Venture") that owns and operates the Silver Legacy Resort Casino (which is seamlessly connected to the Eldorado Hotel & Casino).
Mesquite is engaged in the casino resort industry in Mesquite, Nevada through wholly-owned subsidiaries that own and operate the CasaBlanca Resort/Casino/Golf/Spa, the Virgin River Hotel/Casino/Bingo, two championship golf courses, a full-service spa, a bowling center, a gun club, restaurants, and banquet and conference facilities. Mesquite also owns real estate on which the Oasis Resort & Casino was located prior to its demolition, which was substantially completed by August 31, 2013.
The Company holds no equity interests other than its equity interests in Eldorado and Mesquite, along with any indirect interests it holds in other entities by virtue of its equity interests in Eldorado and Mesquite, and has no current plans to acquire any interest in another entity. However, if a proposed merger of Eldorado and another entity is consummated, the Eldorado Interest will be exchanged for shares of the combined entity (see Note 10).
Formed in 2005, Newport is a Texas-based investment management firm focused on alternative fixed income strategies. The firm concentrates primarily on the stressed and distressed opportunities within the high yield debt and bank loan markets but may also include the acquisition and disposition of other types of corporate securities and claims. Newport has 11 employees, with its primary office in The Woodlands, TX. Newport’s principals include Timothy T. Janszen, CEO, Ryan Langdon, Senior Managing Director, and Roger A. May, Senior Managing Director. Collectively, the principals have over 35 years of experience investing in the high yield and distressed debt markets. Newport is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") as an investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended. Newport is investment manager of the Newport Funds, private investment funds which seek attractive long-term risk adjusted returns by capitalizing on investments in the distressed debt markets and possibly control-oriented investments. The Newport Funds began investing in 2006.
Concentrations and economic uncertainties
The Company is, and expects to continue to be, economically dependent upon relatively few investments in the gaming industry. The United States recently experienced a recession accompanied by, among other things, weakness in the commercial and investment banking systems resulting in reduced credit and capital financing availability, and highly curtailed gaming, other recreational, construction and real estate market activities and general discretionary consumer spending. Although capital market activity and liquidity are reported to have improved of late, the recovery from this recessionary period is fragile and there can be no assurance that the Company’s business, which has been severely affected by the downturn, will fully recover to pre-recession levels. In addition, the Company carries cash on deposit with financial institutions substantially in excess of

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federally-insured limits. However, the extent of any loss that might be incurred as a result of uninsured deposits in the event of a future failure of a bank or other financial institutions, if any, is not subject to estimate at this time.
2. Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting and Presentation
The interim financial statements presented herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission applicable to interim financial information. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the annual financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP") have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods have been made (consisting of normal recurring adjustments). Results of operations for the current interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the full fiscal year. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Commission on May 29, 2013, from which the balance sheet information as of February 28, 2013 was derived.
Investments in Eldorado and Mesquite (Notes 4 and 5) are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, the Company measures all of its assets and liabilities on the historical cost basis of accounting except as required by GAAP. Such assets are evaluated at least annually (and more frequently when circumstances warrant) to determine if events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Examples of such events or changes in circumstances that might indicate impairment might include an adverse change in the legal, regulatory or business climate relative to gaming nationally or in the jurisdictions in which the Company’s investees operate, or a significant long-term decline in historical or forecasted earnings or cash flows of an investee or the fair value of its property or business, possibly as a result of competitive or other economic or political factors.
When estimated future undiscounted cash flows appear to be insufficient to recover the Company's investment in its investees, the Company considers whether the carrying value of its investments are less than their respective estimated fair value, which is estimated using a discounted cash flow approach based on Level 3 inputs as defined by GAAP. The Company’s valuation model incorporates an estimated weighted-average cost of capital (effectively, a discount rate) and terminal value multiples that are used by market participants. The estimated weighted-average cost of capital is based on the risk free interest rate at the time, adjusted for specific risk factors. The Company also considers the metrics of specific business transactions that may be comparable to varying degrees. The weight assigned to these approaches to value in the Company’s impairment evaluation may vary from period to period depending upon evolving events. Forecasted prospective financial information used in the model is based on management’s expected course of action. Sensitivity analysis is performed related to key assumptions used, including possible variations in the weighted-average cost of capital and terminal value multiples, among others.
In evaluating whether a loss in value is other than temporary, the Company considers: (1) the length of time and the extent to which the fair value has been less than cost; (2) the financial condition and near-term prospects of the investee, including any specific events which may influence the operations; (3) the Company’s intent and ability to retain its investments in the investee for a period of time sufficient to allow for any anticipated recovery in fair value; (4) the condition and trend of the economic cycle; (5) the investee’s historical and forecasted financial performance; (6) trends in the general market; and (7) the investee’s capital strength and liquidity.
Use of estimates
Timely preparation of financial statements in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commission requires management to make estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of income and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Management estimates that the Company will eventually sell its investments in unconsolidated investees following an expected economic recovery at a price sufficient to realize the carrying value of the Company’s assets which estimates are subject to material variation over the next year.
3. Ownership and Management of the Company
Ownership
The Company’s one issued and outstanding Class A Unit, representing all of its voting equity, is held by NGA VoteCo, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“VoteCo”). All of the Company’s issued and outstanding Class B Units, representing all of its non-voting equity, are held by NGA No VoteCo, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (“InvestCo”). At present, the Company has no plans to issue any additional Class A or Class B Units.

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VoteCo is owned by Timothy T. Janszen and Ryan L. Langdon, each of whom owns a 42.85% interest, and Roger A. May, who owns a 14.3% interest. Messrs. Janszen, Langdon and May collectively are referred to as the “VoteCo Equityholders." InvestCo is owned by the Newport Funds. Newport holds for the benefit of the funds all of InvestCo’s issued and outstanding voting securities.
Management
The VoteCo Equityholders, through VoteCo, control all matters of the Company that are subject to the vote of members, including the appointment and removal of managers. Each of the VoteCo Equityholders is a member of the Company’s board of managers, and Mr. Janszen is the Company’s operating manager who has responsibility for the day-to-day management of the Company. The Class B Units issued to InvestCo allow it and its investors to invest in the Company without having any voting power or power to control the operations or affairs of the Company, except as otherwise required by law. If InvestCo and its investors had any of the power to control the operations or affairs of the Company afforded to holders of the Class A Units, they and their respective constituent equityholders would generally be required to be licensed or found suitable under the gaming laws and regulations of the States of Nevada and Louisiana.
4. Investment in Eldorado
On December 14, 2007, the Company, through AcquisitionCo, effectively acquired its Eldorado Interest by transferring the Eldorado-Shreveport Investments in part to Eldorado Resorts, LLC (“Resorts”) and the balance to Donald L. Carano (“Carano”), free and clear of any liens. The Eldorado-Shreveport Investments included first mortgage bonds due 2012 co-issued by Eldorado Casino Shreveport Joint Venture (the “Louisiana Partnership”) and Shreveport Capital Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Louisiana Partnership (the “Mortgage Bonds”) and 11,000 preferred shares issued by Shreveport Gaming Holdings, Inc. (“SGH”), then a partner of the Louisiana Partnership, that is not affiliated with Resorts or the Company. The original principal amount of the Mortgage Bonds was $38,045,363. Previously in May 2007, NGOF contributed the Eldorado-Shreveport Investments to the Company at the estimated fair value of such investments as of that date. Effective April 1, 2009, Resorts became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eldorado when all of the members of Resorts, including AcquisitionCo, exchanged their interests in Resorts for identical interests in Eldorado. Of the Company’s 17.0359% Eldorado Interest, 14.47% and 2.5659% interests were acquired directly from Resorts and Carano, respectively.
As a limited liability company, Eldorado is generally not subject to federal income taxes and its members are required to include their respective shares of Eldorado’s taxable income in their respective income tax returns. Eldorado’s operating agreement provides that the board of managers will distribute each year to each member an amount equal to such member’s allocable share of taxable income multiplied by the highest marginal combined federal, state, and local income tax rate applicable to the members for that year.
We evaluated our investment in Eldorado for possible impairment as of August 31, 2013 and determined that no impairment existed.
The following table presents unaudited condensed financial information of Eldorado for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Net operating revenues
$
65,828

 
$
65,129

 
$
128,007

 
$
128,864

Operating income
$
8,797

 
$
7,214

 
$
15,788

 
$
13,813

Net income
$
4,845

 
$
3,320

 
$
7,898

 
$
5,849

The following table presents unaudited condensed financial information of one of Eldorado’s unconsolidated investees, the Silver Legacy Joint Venture, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Net operating revenues
$
34,886

 
$
30,252

 
$
61,704

 
$
56,235

Operating income (loss)
$
5,728

 
$
(109
)
 
$
5,947

 
$
(2,481
)
Net Income (loss)
$
3,406

 
$
(3,720
)
 
$
1,474

 
$
(9,802
)

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Prior to 2012, as a result of Eldorado's identification of triggering events, Eldorado fully impaired its investment in the Silver Legacy Joint Venture and discontinued the equity method of accounting. Accordingly, Eldorado has not provided for any additional losses of the investee and will not do so until its share of the future net income of the investee, if any, equals the share of net losses not recognized during the period that the equity method of accounting was suspended. During 2012, the Silver Legacy Joint Venture underwent a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization which required cash advances from, and deposits by, the owners of the joint venture, but did not affect the ownership interest percentages of its owners.
Reference is made to the discussion under "Proposed Eldorado Transaction," below, regarding a proposed transaction pursuant to which the Company's interest in Eldorado may be converted into an interest in a new entity of which Eldorado would, by merger, become a part.
5. Investment in Mesquite
Mesquite is engaged in the hotel casino industry in Mesquite, Nevada through its wholly-owned subsidiaries C & HRV, LLC (doing business as Virgin River Hotel/Casino/Bingo) and VRCC, LLC and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, 5.47 RBI, LLC and RBG, LLC (doing business as CasaBlanca Resort/Casino/Golf/Spa), and its wholly-owned subsidiary, CasaBlanca Resorts, LLC (known as the Oasis Resort and Casino prior to its demolition which commenced in May 2013 and was substantially completed in August 2013) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Oasis Interval Ownership, LLC, Oasis Interval Management, LLC and Oasis Recreational Properties, Inc.
On August 1, 2011, the Company, through AcquisitionCo, acquired the Mesquite Interest in exchange for $8,222,222 in cash that was contributed to the Company by the Newport Funds in July 2011. The acquisition was completed upon the transfer to Mesquite of all of the assets of Black Gaming, LLC (“Black Gaming”), including Black Gaming’s direct and indirect ownership interests in its subsidiaries. The transfer of the Black Gaming assets to Mesquite and the acquisition by AcquisitionCo of the Mesquite Interest were pursuant to a joint plan of reorganization (the “Plan”) filed by Black Gaming and its subsidiaries with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada (the “Court”) on March 1, 2010, and approved by the Court on June 28, 2010.
The following tables present unaudited condensed financial information of Mesquite for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
Six Months Ended
 
June 30,
 
June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Net operating revenues
$
24,546

 
$
26,034

 
$
51,544

 
$
54,497

Operating income
$
2,403

 
$
153

 
$
6,699

 
$
3,269

Net income (loss)
$
4,318

 
$
(1,369
)
 
$
7,149

 
$
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6. Note Receivable, Mesquite
On August 22, 2013, the Company,through Blocker, loaned $14 million to Mesquite under a Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2013 (the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which Mesquite borrowed a total of $35 million from the Company and other lenders not affiliated with the Company for the purpose of refinancing a portion of its existing indebtedness. Each of the other lenders, consisting of limited liability companies and trusts, has an ownership interest in Mesquite or has one or more members or beneficiaries who hold an ownership interest in Mesquite. The repayment of the indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement is secured by a second lien on substantially all of Mesquite’s real property, including that relating to its Casablanca Resort & Casino, its Virgin River Hotel and Casino, and its Oasis Hotel and Casino (the demolition of which was largely completed in August 2013), each located in Mesquite, Nevada. The terms of the loan provide for the payment by Mesquite to each lender, including Blocker, of interest on the unpaid principal amount owed to such lender at the rate of 7% per annum over the period from August 22, 2013 to August 22, 2014, and at the rate of 8% per annum thereafter. During the term of the loan, interest is payable in cash, in arrears, monthly on the first day of each month, commencing on September 1, 2013. The principal amount of the loan, along with any accrued and unpaid interest, becomes due and payable on February 21, 2020. The indebtedness may, at the option of Mesquite, be prepaid in whole or in part, at any time without penalty, and repayment of the indebtedness may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
The Company's participation as a lender under the Credit Agreement was funded utilizing $1 million of cash on hand and a capital contribution from InvestCo in the amount of $13 million, which was provided to InvestCo by its equity owners, NGOF and NGCF, in the respective amounts of $11.3 million and $1.7 million.

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7. Transactions with the Newport Funds
In 2007, NGOF received on behalf of (but did not remit to) the Company $5,118,172 of interest on the Mortgage Bonds and $61,600 of preferred dividends which amounts are reflected in the accompanying balance sheets as due from the Newport Funds. There is no formal agreement outlining the settlement of this receivable (and the payable discussed in the following paragraph) and, accordingly, the receivable is reflected as a non-current asset.
At August 31, 2013 and February 28, 2013, the Company owed $3,357,122 and $3,233,115, respectively, to the Newport Funds for expenses paid on the Company’s behalf since inception of the Company. There have been no repayments of such amounts advanced on behalf of the Company and there is no formal agreement outlining the settlement of the receivable and payable between the Newport Funds and the Company. Accordingly, the receivable and payable are reflected as a non-current asset and a non-current liability, respectively, at August 31, 2013 and February 28, 2013.
8. Income Taxes
Blocker, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NGA, has elected to be taxed as a corporation. Accordingly, equity in the flow-through earnings of Eldorado and Mesquite, interest income from the Credit Agreement, and interest expense on intercompany borrowings received from Holdco to fund a portion of the Credit Agreement are taxed to Blocker. NGA recognizes interest income on intercompany loans to Blocker and incurs certain costs, primarily associated with being a public company, including professional and other fees, which, for tax purposes, flow through to its members. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance of 100% of its net deferred tax assets as realization of the deferred tax asset is not considered more likely than not. However, during the most recent period presented, a portion of the valuation allowance was reversed sufficient to reduce income tax expense to zero. For these reasons, the Company’s effective tax rates for the periods presented are different than the statutory federal rate of 35%.
9. Financial Instruments
Except for cash, the fair value of which equals its carrying value, the only significant financial instruments that the Company has are its investments in unconsolidated investees accounted for using the equity method (for which fair value disclosure is not required) and amounts due to and from the Newport Funds. There is no formal agreement between the Company and the Newport Funds related to the amounts due, including no stated right of offset, repayment terms, and interest rate or method. Accordingly, it is not practical to estimate the fair value of such financial instruments.

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10. Proposed Eldorado Transaction
On September 9, 2013, Eldorado and MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (“MTR”), a publicly traded company, announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement (the “Combination Agreement”), which provides for the combination of MTR and Eldorado in a stock merger. As part of the transaction, a cash election option will be offered at $5.15 per share for up to approximately 5.8 million shares to MTR’s current stockholders. MTR’s remaining common shares will be exchanged for shares in the combined new company, which is to be publicly traded under the name Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (“New Eldorado”).
Under the terms of the Combination Agreement, the transaction value of Eldorado will be determined by Eldorado’s adjusted EBITDA for the twelve-month period specified in the Combination Agreement multiplied by 6.81, less net debt and other adjustments. Based on Eldorado’s adjusted EBITDA for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2013 (including its interest in Silver Legacy), Eldorado’s owners, including the Company, would receive in exchange for their current interests in Eldorado, an aggregate of approximately 35.6 million shares, or approximately 55% of the total shares, in New Eldorado valued at $5.15 per share. These valuation metrics and the Company’s percentage ownership interest in Eldorado would yield a value to the Company that exceeds the Company’s current carrying value of its investment in Eldorado. Based upon this calculation, the Company would at closing acquire ownership of between 9% and 10% of New Eldorado. The closing of the proposed transaction is subject to a number of conditions. In addition, subsequent to the date the parties entered into the Combination Agreement, MTR received another offer that, if accepted by MTR, would preclude the consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Combination Agreement. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement will be completed. The Company is unable to determine at this time the impact on the Company if the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement are consummated. The foregoing discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Combination Agreement, a copy of which is included as an exhibit to this report.
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2013, as filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC").
Overview
The Company and its subsidiaries were formed as legal entities in January 2007 for the primary purpose of holding equity in one or more entities related to the gaming industry, and to exercise the rights, and manage the distributions received, in connection with those holdings. The Company’s 17.0359% interest in Eldorado and 40% interest in Mesquite were effectively acquired on December 14, 2007 and August 1, 2011, respectively.
The Company has had no revenue generating business since inception. Its only operations have consisted of equity in the net income (losses) of Eldorado and Mesquite, interest income earned on the Eldorado-Shreveport Investments, and nominal administrative expenses.
Eldorado
Eldorado, through Resorts, owns and operates the Eldorado-Reno, a premier hotel/casino and entertainment facility in Reno, Nevada, and the Eldorado-Shreveport, an all-suite art deco-style hotel and a tri-level riverboat dockside casino complex situated along the Red River in Shreveport, Louisiana. Eldorado also owns, through Resorts, a 21.25% interest in Tamarack Junction, a small casino in south Reno. Also, an approximately 96% owned subsidiary of Resorts owns a 50% interest in a joint venture that owns the Silver Legacy Resort Casino, a major, themed hotel/casino located adjacent to Eldorado-Reno.
On June 1, 2011, Resorts and Eldorado Capital Corp., a Nevada Corporation that is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resorts, completed the issuance of $180 million of 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due June 15, 2019 (the “Resorts Senior Notes”). Also, on June 1, 2011, Resorts entered into a new $30 million senior secured credit facility available until June 30, 2014 (the “New Credit Facility”), which consists of a $15 million term loan requiring principal payments of $1.25 million each quarter beginning September 30, 2011, and a $15 million revolving credit facility, of which $15 million was available at March 31, 2013. Proceeds from the issuance of the Resorts Senior Notes, together with borrowings under the New Credit Facility, were used to redeem approximately $230 million of previously outstanding debt owed by Resorts and its subsidiaries, of which approximately $31 million was held by Resorts. The remaining previously outstanding debt was called and redeemed on August 1, 2011 utilizing $9.7 million of restricted cash which was set aside on June 1, 2011 for the purpose of redeeming the notes that were called. Interest on the Senior Secured Notes is payable semiannually each June 15 and December 15 (commencing on December 15, 2011) to holders of record on the preceding June 1 or December 1, respectively. Interest for each Eurodollar Rate loan under the New Credit Facility is payable on the last day of the loan, provided, however, that if the

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period exceeds three months the interest will be payable on the respective dates that fall every three months after the beginning of the loan period. For each Base Rate loan under the New Credit Facility, interest is payable at the end of each quarter. The interest period cannot exceed the maturity date of the New Credit Facility for either a Eurodollar loan or Base Rate loan.
Operational highlights for Eldorado for the three months ended June 30, 2013 included net operating revenues of approximately $65.8 million and operating expenses of approximately $57.3 million. Eldorado’s equity in net income of unconsolidated affiliates was approximately $0.3 million and interest expense was approximately $4.0 million for the period. Net income for the quarter was approximately $4.8 million, compared with net income of approximately $3.3 million for the corresponding quarter of 2012. The year over year quarterly increase in net income of approximately $1.5 million was due primarily to an increase in operating revenues of approximately $0.7 million and a reduction in operating expenses of approximately $0.6 million,
Mesquite
Mesquite is engaged in the hotel casino industry in Mesquite, Nevada and owns and operates the Virgin River Hotel/Casino/Bingo and the CasaBlanca Resort/Casino/Golf/Spa. Mesquite also owns real estate on which the Oasis Resort & Casino was located prior to its demolition, which was largely completed in August 2013. In addition to casino hotel activities, Mesquite's operations also included vacation ownership interval sales, two golf courses, a full-service spa, a bowling center, and banquet and conference facilities.
On August 1, 2011, Mesquite completed the issuance of $62.5 million of Senior Secured Notes under Mesquite’s New Loan Facility that provided for interest at an annual rate of LIBOR (1.5% floor and 4.5% ceiling) plus 700 basis points and were due and payable August 1, 2016 (the “Mesquite Senior Notes”), and entered into a new $10 million senior secured credit facility , of which $10 million was available at June 30, 2013, which was renewable on a yearly basis with the consent of the lenders (the “Mesquite Credit Facility”). Interest and principal on the Mesquite Senior Notes and interest on the Mesquite Credit Facility were payable quarterly.
On August 22, 2013, Mesquite completed its refinancing of the indebtedness then outstanding under the Mesquite Senior Notes and the Mesquite Credit Facility utilizing the following: a) $20 million of First Lien Notes held by Nevada State Bank, due and payable August 21, 2019, that provide for interest at a 30 day LIBOR rate effective on the first day of each month plus an applicable margin which is determined by reference to Mesquite's senior leverage ratio, with a margin of 5.25% for a ratio greater than 2:1 and a margin of 4.75% for a ratio less than or equal to 2:1 (the "First Lien Notes"), b) a three-year term, $6 million First Lien Revolver with Nevada State Bank, which is subject to the same interest terms as the First Lien Notes and also incurs fees, which are payable quarterly, of 0.25% on the unused portion of the First Lien Revolver (the "First Lien Revolver"), and c) $35 million of Second Lien Notes held by Wilmington Trust, due and payable February 21, 2020, that provide for no principal amortization and provide for the payment of interest on the unpaid principal amount owed at the rate of 7% per annum over the period from August 22, 2013 to August 22, 2014, and at the rate of 8% per annum thereafter (the "Second Lien Notes").
On August 22, 2013, the Company through Blocker loaned $14 million to Mesquite under a Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2013 (the “Credit Agreement”), pursuant to which Mesquite borrowed a total of $35 million from the Company and other lenders not affiliated with the Company for the purpose of refinancing a portion of its then existing indebtedness utilizing the Second Lien Notes. Each of the other lenders, consisting of limited liability companies and trusts, has an ownership interest in Mesquite or has one or more members or beneficiaries who hold an ownership interest in Mesquite. The repayment of the indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Agreement is secured by a second lien on substantially all of Mesquite’s real property, including that relating to its Casablanca Resort & Casino, its Virgin River Hotel and Casino, and its Oasis Hotel and Casino (the demolition of which was largely completed in August 2013), each located in Mesquite, Nevada. The indebtedness may, at the option of Mesquite, be prepaid in whole or in part, at any time without penalty, and repayment of the indebtedness may be accelerated upon the occurrence of an event of default, in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement.
The Company's participation as a lender under the Credit Agreement was funded utilizing $1 million of cash on hand and a capital contribution from InvestCo in the amount of $13 million, which was provided to InvestCo by its equity owners, NGOF and NGCF, in the respective amounts of $11.3 million and $1.7 million.
Mesquite's results of operations tend to be seasonal in nature. During the year ended December 31, 2012, approximately 63.5% of Mesquite's operating income (less depreciation and amortization and other non-cash items) was generated in the first quarter and approximately 31.1% was generated in the second quarter, with the remainder being generated during the second half of the year. Consequently, Mesquite's results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 should not be extrapolated to arrive at anticipated full year results for 2013. Operational highlights for Mesquite for the three months ended June 30, 2013 included net revenues of approximately $24.5 million, operating expenses of approximately $22.1 million, and

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interest expense of approximately $1.3 million. Net income for the quarter ended June 30, 2013 was approximately $4.3 million, compared with a loss of approximately $1.4 million for the corresponding period of 2012. The year over year quarterly increase in net income of approximately $5.7 million was due primarily to a gain on the sale and disposal of assets of $3.8 million and a reduction in operating expenses of approximately $3.7 million, partially offset by a decrease in net operating revenues of approximately $1.5 million. Mesquite's management believes that several additional factors including general economic weakness in Nevada and neighboring states and high gasoline prices continue to negatively affect operating results.
Results of Operations, Three Months Ended August 31, 2013 Compared to the Three Months Ended August 31, 2012
For the three months ended August 31, 2013, the Company’s equity in the net income of its unconsolidated investees was approximately $2.5 million, with Eldorado and Mesquite accounting for approximately $0.8 and $1.7 million, respectively, compared to a net loss of approximately nine-thousand dollars, with Eldorado and Mesquite accounting for an approximate $0.5 million gain and $0.5 million loss, respectively, for the corresponding period of 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of approximately $2.3 million and $0.3 million in the Company's equity in the net income of Mesquite and Eldorado, respectively, when comparing the three months ended August 31, 2013 to the corresponding period of 2012. Professional, licensing, and other expenses incurred by the Company during the quarter decreased approximately $128 thousand when compared to the same period in 2012, due primarily to costs incurred in the prior year period related to a changing of the Company's fiscal year-end and related reporting with the SEC.
Results of Operations, Six Months Ended August 31, 2013 Compared to the Six Months Ended August 31, 2012
For the six months ended August 31, 2013, the Company’s equity in the net income of its unconsolidated investees was approximately $4.2 million, with Eldorado and Mesquite accounting for approximately $1.3 and $2.9 million, respectively, compared to net income of approximately $1 million, with Eldorado and Mesquite accounting for approximate $0.9 million and $0.1 million gains, respectively, for the corresponding period of 2012. The increase was primarily attributable to an increase of approximately $0.4 million and $2.8 million in the Company's equity in the net income of Eldorado and Mesquite, respectively, when comparing the six months ended August 31, 2013 to the corresponding period of 2012. Professional, licensing, and other expenses incurred by the Company during the quarter decreased approximately $142 thousand when compared to the same period in 2012, due primarily to costs incurred in the prior year period related to a changing of the Company's fiscal year-end and related reporting with the SEC.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
The Company expects to incur during the remainder of fiscal year 2013 approximately $0.2 million in costs associated with the Company’s ownership of its interests in Eldorado and Mesquite, not including any costs associated with the consummation of the proposed merger of Eldorado and another entity (see "Proposed Eldorado Transaction" below) as those costs cannot be reasonably estimated at this time. All costs incurred are expected to be funded by the Newport Funds. Thus, the Company has access to the resources needed to fund its operations and commitments during the remainder of fiscal year 2013. The Company has no current plans to make any additional investments, but see the discussion under "Proposed Eldorado Transaction" regarding a proposed transaction pursuant to which the Company's interest in Eldorado may be converted into an interest in a new entity, of which Eldorado would, by merger, become a part.
Proposed Eldorado Transaction
On September 9, 2013, Eldorado and MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (“MTR”), a publicly traded company, announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement (the “Combination Agreement”), which provides for the combination of MTR and Eldorado in a stock merger. As part of the transaction, a cash election option will be offered at $5.15 per share for up to approximately 5.8 million shares to MTR’s current stockholders. MTR’s remaining common shares will be exchanged for shares in the combined new company, which is to be publicly traded under the name Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (“New Eldorado”).
Under the terms of the Combination Agreement, the transaction value of Eldorado will be determined by Eldorado’s adjusted EBITDA for the twelve-month period specified in the Combination Agreement multiplied by 6.81, less net debt and other adjustments. Based on Eldorado’s adjusted EBITDA for the twelve-month period ended June 30, 2013 (including its interest in Silver Legacy), Eldorado’s owners, including the Company, would receive in exchange for their current interests in Eldorado, an aggregate of approximately 35.6 million shares, or approximately 55% of the total shares, in New Eldorado valued at $5.15 per share. These valuation metrics and the Company’s percentage ownership interest in Eldorado would yield a value to the Company that exceeds the Company’s current carrying value of its investment in Eldorado. Based upon this calculation, the Company would at closing acquire ownership of between 9% and 10% of New Eldorado. The closing of the proposed transaction is subject to a number of conditions. In addition, subsequent to the date the parties entered into the Combination Agreement, MTR received another offer that, if accepted by MTR, would preclude the consummation of the transaction contemplated by the Combination Agreement. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the transactions

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contemplated by the Combination Agreement will be completed. The Company is unable to determine at this time the impact on the Company if the transactions contemplated by the Combination Agreement are consummated. The foregoing discussion is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Combination Agreement, a copy of which is included as an exhibit to this report.


Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies
A description of our critical accounting policies can be found in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended February 28, 2013. There have been no material changes to those policies during the six months ended August 31, 2013.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
No recently issued accounting pronouncements not yet adopted are expected to have a material impact on our future financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Not Applicable.
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), an evaluation was performed by management, with the participation of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are effective as of August 31, 2013.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
As required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has evaluated our internal control over financial reporting. Based on that evaluation, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the six month period ended August 31, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
None.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Not applicable.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Other Information.
None.
Item 6.
Exhibits.

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The list of exhibits set forth in the accompanying Exhibit Index is incorporated by reference into this Item 6.
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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
NGA HOLDCO, LLC
 
 
 
Date: October 15, 2013
 
By:
 
/S/    TIMOTHY T. JANSZEN        
 
 
 
 
Timothy T. Janszen
Operating Manager
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
 
Date: October 15, 2013
 
By:
 
/S/    ROGER A. MAY        
 
 
 
 
Roger A. May
Manager
(Principal Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
 
 
2.1
 
Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 9, 2013, between MTR Gaming Group, Inc., Eclair Holdings Company, Ridgeline Acquisition Corp., Eclair Acquisition Company, LLC, Eldorado HoldCo, LLC, and Thomas Reeg, Robert Jones and Gary Carano, as the Member Representative (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report of MTR Gaming Group, Inc. (Commission File No. 000-20508) on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 11, 2013).
 
 
 
10.1
 
Credit Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2013, among Mesquite Gaming LLC and Nevada State Bank.

 
 
 
10.2
 
Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2013, among Mesquite Gaming LLC, Michael J. Gaughan Family LLC, John F. Gaughan Family LLC, Michael J. Gaughan, as trustee of the Marital Trust as created under the Gaughan 1993 Trust dated December 28, 1993, Franklin Toti, as trustee of the Frank Toti Trust dated May 6, 2008, NGA Blocker LLC and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
 
 
 
31.1
  
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
31.2
  
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.1
  
Certification of Principal Executive Officer furnished as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
32.2
  
Certification of Principal Financial Officer furnished as required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
 
 
101
  
The following financial statements from NGA Holdco, LLC's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended August 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 2013, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at August 31, 2013 and February 28, 2013; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended August 31, 2013 and 2012; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended August 31, 2013 and 2012; and (iv) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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