UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): | July 24, 2006 |
Ameristar Casinos, Inc.
| Nevada | 000-22494 | 880304799 | ||
| (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 |
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| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (702) 567-7000 |
3773 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 490S
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
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| Item 8.01. Other Events. | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 8.01. Other Events.
| On July 24, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Registrant approved the repurchase of up to 2.8 million shares of the Registrant’s common stock, representing approximately 5% of its issued and outstanding common stock, in a stock repurchase program. The shares may be repurchased from time to time during the three-year period ending July 24, 2009 in open market transactions or privately negotiated transactions at the Registrant’s discretion, subject to market conditions and other factors. A copy of the press release issued by the Registrant on July 26, 2006 announcing the stock repurchase program is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit | Description | |
99.1
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Press release of the Registrant dated July 26, 2006. |
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. |
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| July 27, 2006 | By: | /s/ Peter C. Walsh | ||
| Name: | Peter C. Walsh | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and General Counsel | |||