GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. — Director's Dealing 2016

Jun 15, 2016

SEC Form 3 — Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT, INC. (GDEN)
CIK: 0001071255
Period of Report: 2016-06-13

Reporting Person: Higgins Sean T (SVP Govt Affairs, Business Dev)

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$10.5700	2026-03-27	Common Stock (150000)		Direct

Footnotes

F1: 1/4 of the total number of shares of common stock subject to the option vest on 03/28/17, and 1/48 of the total number of shares of common stock subject to the option vest on the last day of each one-month period following 03/28/17. Notwithstanding the foregoing vesting schedule, in no event may the option be exercised prior to the earlier of (i) 08/01/18, or (ii) immediately prior to the consummation of a "change in control" under Section 2.8(a), (c) or (d) of the Golden Entertainment, Inc. 2015 Incentive Award Plan which results in an "ownership change" as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute.