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):  December 1, 2015 (November 24, 2015)

 


 

AFFINITY GAMING

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 


 

Nevada

 

000-54085

 

02-0815199

(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

3755 Breakthrough Way, Suite 300, Las Vegas, Nevada

 

89135

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 741-2400

 

 

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 


 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o                 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o                 Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Item 5.02.                Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On November 24, 2015 the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Affinity Gaming approved of bonuses under our management incentive program for Michael Silberling, our Chief Executive Officer, and Walter Bogumil, our Chief Financial Officer, in the amounts of $679,500 and $262,500, respectively.  The bonuses are payable in December 2015 and were awarded in respect of achievement significantly in excess of target goals for 2015, representing 150% of the bonus to which the executive officers would have been entitled for achievement of 100% of target goals under their respective employment agreements.

 

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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.

 

 

AFFINITY GAMING

 

 

 

Dated: December 1, 2015

By:

/s/ Michael Silberling

 

 

 

 

 

Michael Silberling

 

 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer

 

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