SEC Info - Boyd Gaming Corp. - ‘3’ for 2/6/04 re: Coast Casinos Inc.

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

BOYD GAMING CORP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

2950 SOUTH INDUSTRIAL ROAD

(Street)

LAS VEGAS

89109

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
2/6/04

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
COAST CASINOS INC [ NO SYMBOL ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director	X	10% Owner
Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	819,193.52	I ⁽¹⁾	See footnote 1

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

(1) By virtue of the Stockholders Agreement dated as of February 6, 2004, among Boyd Gaming Corporation ("Parent") and the stockholders of Coast Casinos, Inc. that are parties thereto (the "Stockholders"), Parent may be deemed a beneficial owner pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"), of the 819,193.52 shares of Coast Casinos, Inc. Common Stock subject to the Stockholders Agreement as of February 6, 2004. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Act, Parent hereby states that this Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities on Form 3 shall not be deemed an admission that Parent is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities of Coast Casinos, Inc. Parent does not have any pecuniary interest in such shares of Coast Casinos, Inc. Common Stock.

	/s/ Ellis Landau	2/12/04
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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Boyd Gaming Corp. – ‘3’ for 2/6/04 re: Coast Casinos Inc.

On: Thursday, 2/12/04, at 5:03pm ET · For: 2/6/04 · As: 10% Owner · Accession #: 950157-4-77 · File #: 1-31352

Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — Form 3 — SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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Boyd Gaming Corp. – ‘3’ for 2/6/04 re: Coast Casinos Inc.

On: Thursday, 2/12/04, at 5:03pm ET · For: 2/6/04 · As: 10% Owner · Accession #: 950157-4-77 · File #: 1-31352

Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — Form 3 — SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

This ‘3’ Document is an XML Data File that may be rendered in various formats:

Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities by an Insider — Form 3 — SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents