F1This statement is being filed by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. ("GS Group"), Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC ("Goldman Sachs"), WH Advisors, L.L.C. 2007 ("WH Advisors"), Whitehall Street Global Real Estate Limited Partnership 2007 ("Whitehall"), W2007 Finance Sub, LLC ("Finance") and W2007/ACEP Holdings, LLC ("Holdco," and together with WH Advisors, Whitehall and Finance, the "GS Investing Entities"). GS Group, Goldman Sachs, WH Advisors, Whitehall, Finance and Holdco are defined collectively, as the "Reporting Persons."
F2Pursuant to an underwriting agreement, dated January 18, 2018 (the "Underwriting Agreement"), and in connection with the registered public offering of shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Golden Entertainment, Inc., pursuant to the final prospectus supplement dated January 18, 2018, which offering was consummated on January 23, 2018 (the "Registered Public Offering"), the underwriters purchased and Holdco, as a selling stockholder, sold 4,046,494 shares of Common Stock.
F3Goldman Sachs beneficially owns directly and GS Group may be deemed to beneficially own indirectly 80,163 shares of Common Stock and Goldman Sachs also has open short positions of 32,182 shares of Common Stock, reflecting changes due to exempt transactions. Affiliates of GS Group are the general partner, managing general partner or other manager of the GS Investing Entities. Goldman Sachs is an investment manager of certain of the GS Investing Entities.
F4The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock in excess of their pecuniary interest, if any, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that any such person or entity is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose.