{"id":907081,"date":"2025-11-06T19:24:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T00:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/everbay-capital-releases-letter-to-golden-entertainments-board-of-directors\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T19:24:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T00:24:13","slug":"everbay-capital-releases-letter-to-golden-entertainments-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/everbay-capital-releases-letter-to-golden-entertainments-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"EVERBAY CAPITAL RELEASES LETTER TO GOLDEN ENTERTAINMENT&#8217;S BOARD OF DIRECTORS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-newslines\">\n<p class=\"xn-distributor\">PR Newswire<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p>\n        <i>Proposes the immediate pursuit of a sale-leaseback of the Company&#8217;s <span>casino<\/span> real estate and use of the proceeds to repay debt and pay a special dividend to shareholders. <\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>Notes the significant underperformance of Golden Entertainment&#8217;s total shareholder return relative to equity market indices and gaming industry peers. \u00a0<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>Believes that a special dividend from real estate sale proceeds (after repaying all of the company&#8217;s funded debt) could alone amount to 150% of the current stock price, with shareholders retaining significant additional value and upside via retained ownership in <span>casino<\/span> operations and tavern businesses.<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <i>Suggests that following the sale of the Company&#8217;s real estate, the Board establish a special committee of independent directors to evaluate strategic alternatives for the remaining company.<\/i>\n      <\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><br \/>\n          <span class=\"xn-location\">NEW YORK<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span>, <span class=\"legendSpanClass\"><span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 6, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ &#8212; Today, Everbay Capital LP, a <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>-based alternative investment management firm, which manages funds which have been shareholders of Golden Entertainment Inc. (NASDAQ: GDEN), a <span class=\"xn-location\">Minnesota<\/span> corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), since 2021, released a letter to the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors, calling for the Company to immediately pursue a sale-leaseback of the Company&#8217;s <span>casino<\/span> real estate, use the proceeds for debt repayment and a special dividend, and then form a special committee of independent directors to evaluate strategic alternatives for the remaining company, which would consist of a <span>casino<\/span> operating company and a tavern business.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"PRN_ImbeddedAssetReference\" id=\"DivAssetPlaceHolder1\">\n<p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2815858\/Everbay_Capital_LP_logo.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2815858\/Everbay_Capital_LP_logo.jpg\" title=\"Everbay Capital LP Logo\" alt=\"Everbay Capital LP Logo\" \/><br \/>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Please find the full text of the letter below.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <span class=\"xn-chron\">November 6<\/span><sup>th<\/sup>, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Board of Directors<br \/>Golden Entertainment, Inc.<br \/>6595 South Jones Blvd.<br \/><span class=\"xn-location\">Las Vegas, NV<\/span> 89118<\/p>\n<p>Attn:<br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Blake L. Sartini<\/span><br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Andy H. Chien<\/span><br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Ann D. Dozier<\/span><br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Mark A. Lipparelli<\/span><br \/><span class=\"xn-person\">Terrence L. Wright<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Members of the Board of Directors (the &#8220;Board&#8221;) of Golden Entertainment, Inc., a <span class=\"xn-location\">Minnesota<\/span> corporation (&#8220;Golden&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;):<\/p>\n<p>Everbay Capital LP (&#8220;Everbay,&#8221; &#8220;we&#8221; or &#8220;us&#8221;) is a <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>-based alternative investment management firm founded in 2020 with a value-oriented approach.\u00a0 Funds managed by Everbay have been shareholders of Golden since 2021 and currently have a substantial long position, as a percentage of fund assets, in the Company&#8217;s common stock.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We agree with management&#8217;s numerous statements on earnings calls that the Company&#8217;s <span>casino<\/span> real estate represents a highly valuable asset that is not reflected in the Company&#8217;s stock price.\u00a0 We believe that the time has come for the Company to take the obvious actions described below to realize the full value of this real estate for shareholders, which we conservatively estimate could enable shareholders to realize total value of at least <span class=\"xn-money\">$42<\/span> per share or 210% of the current stock price<sup>1<\/sup>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Background<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>We believe that Golden&#8217;s management team and Board have assembled a quality portfolio of assets in the attractive <span class=\"xn-location\">Southern Nevada<\/span> gaming market.\u00a0 We commend the Company&#8217;s management and Board on a series of astute capital allocation decisions over the years including the acquisition of American <span>Casino<\/span> &amp; Entertainment Properties LLC in 2017, the acquisition of two properties from Marnell Gaming LLC in 2018, the divestitures of the company&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-location\">Maryland<\/span><span>Casino<\/span> and Distributed Gaming segments in 2023<sup>2<\/sup>, the deleveraging of the Company&#8217;s balance sheet following the pandemic (leaving Golden with one of the best balance sheets in its peer group), and the substantial return of capital to shareholders in recent periods via dividends and share repurchases.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Regrettably, the fundamental value created by these efforts has not been reflected in the Company&#8217;s stock price.\u00a0Golden&#8217;s shareholders have suffered trailing 1-year and 3-year total shareholder returns (including dividends) of (27.1%) and (46.3%), respectively, despite generally robust equity markets.\u00a0 The Russell 2000 index, for example, has returned 10.8% and 40.4% over the same 1-year and 3-year periods.\u00a0 Meanwhile, peers of Golden &#8211; other land-based gaming operators which own their <span>casino<\/span> real estate &#8211; have averaged trailing 1-year and 3-year returns of 14.5% and 41.1%, respectively<sup>3<\/sup>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Recommendation Summary<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, there is simple and obvious solution to deliver a better outcome for shareholders: the Company could easily pursue a sale-leaseback of its real estate, use the proceeds to repay all of its funded debt, and then use the remaining proceeds to pay a special dividend. \u00a0As outlined below, based on our conservative estimate of the Company&#8217;s real estate value, the resulting special dividend to shareholders could amount to roughly <span class=\"xn-money\">$30<\/span> per share, representing 150% of the current stock price<sup>4<\/sup>.\u00a0 In addition to the special dividend, shareholders would retain ownership of a debt-free <span>casino<\/span> operating company and tavern business (&#8220;RemainCo&#8221;), which we conservatively estimate would be worth at least <span class=\"xn-money\">$12<\/span> per share in the public market, representing an additional 60% upside, and which could be worth more in a potential sale.\u00a0 Between the special dividend and RemainCo value, we think shareholders could realize total value per share of at least <span class=\"xn-money\">$42<\/span>, representing 210% of the current stock price.\u00a0 Put differently, an investor buying the stock today at roughly <span class=\"xn-money\">$20<\/span> per share and then receiving a <span class=\"xn-money\">$30<\/span> per share special dividend would create a valuable RemainCo at a negative cost basis of <span class=\"xn-money\">($10)<\/span> per share.\u00a0 We estimate that RemainCo would be worth <span class=\"xn-money\">$12<\/span> per share in the public market, representing <span class=\"xn-money\">$22<\/span> per share of value creation.\u00a0 Following such a sale-leaseback transaction and special dividend, the Board should establish a special committee of independent directors (&#8220;Special Committee&#8221;) to explore strategic alternatives for RemainCo.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Real Estate Sale<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>As you know, much of the land-based commercial gaming industry over the last decade has spun-off or sold its real estate, resulting in two gaming REITs (Vici Properties Inc. (NYSE:VICI) and Gaming &amp; Leisure Properties Inc. (NASDAQ: GLPI)) owning a substantial portion of the industry&#8217;s real estate.\u00a0 We believe that these REITs represent highly motivated buyers of Golden&#8217;s real estate and that competitive tension between these two buyers would enable Golden to realize full and fair value for its real estate in a sale process.\u00a0 As you know, these REITs need to keep buying real estate in an accretive manner in order to grow their adjusted funds from operations per share at attractive rates.\u00a0 Because they already own much of the available real estate of the commercial land-based gaming industry, these REITs have recently been willing to acquire rent income in new ways including financing capital projects at <span>casinos<\/span> they already own, providing construction financing for greenfield projects, and even acquiring non-gaming real estate.\u00a0 We think that much of the remaining commercial gaming real estate is owned by operators that are unlikely to want to sell it any time soon.\u00a0 As such, we think Golden&#8217;s real estate represents a scarce and highly coveted asset that could be quickly and easily monetized for full value in the current environment.<\/p>\n<p>Assuming the Company&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-location\">Nevada<\/span><span>Casinos<\/span><sup>5<\/sup> can generate <span class=\"xn-money\">$175 million<\/span> of EBITDAR (a roughly consensus expectation for 2026) and that the REITs require a 1.7x EBITDAR to rent coverage ratio, the real estate could be leased-back for <span class=\"xn-money\">$103 million<\/span> of annual rent.\u00a0 At a 13.5x rent multiple, in line with precedent transactions and the Company&#8217;s own assumption in its latest presentation<sup>6<\/sup>, Golden&#8217;s real estate would be worth nearly <span class=\"xn-money\">$1.4 billion<\/span>, far greater than the <span class=\"xn-money\">$931 million<\/span> enterprise value for the entire Company implied by the current stock price<sup>7<\/sup>.\u00a0 Assuming <span class=\"xn-money\">$187 million<\/span> of tax leakage<sup>8<\/sup>, after-tax proceeds of <span class=\"xn-money\">$1.2 billion<\/span> could be used to (i) repay the Company&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-money\">$385 million<\/span> of net debt<sup>9<\/sup>, and (ii) pay a special dividend to shareholders of <span class=\"xn-money\">$819 million<\/span>, or <span class=\"xn-money\">$30.12<\/span> per share, representing 150% of the current stock price.\u00a0 We note that the Company provides a valuation of the real estate it its latest presentation, which we think is overly conservative, but which still substantially exceeds the enterprise value implied by the current stock price<sup>10<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p>While we understand the potential drawbacks of the &#8220;OpCo&#8221; business model, we do not believe that the timing of a sale of the real estate should be tied to a sale of RemainCo.\u00a0 As we explain above, the sale of the real estate is an easy transaction that can likely be quickly executed with obvious buyers.\u00a0 A sale of the RemainCo, on the other hand, would likely be a more complex and time-consuming process.\u00a0 We fear that holding up a sale of the real estate to wait for the perfect time to monetize the RemainCo risks depriving shareholders of the 110% return opportunity outlined above.\u00a0 There simply is no logical reason why a sale of the real estate should be held up for the right RemainCo monetization event.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>RemainCo Options<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>In addition to the special dividend, shareholders would retain ownership in a debt-free RemainCo, which we estimate would generate <span class=\"xn-money\">$50 million<\/span> of EBITDA (after rent)<sup>11<\/sup>.\u00a0 RemainCo could either be sold in the near-term, or remain a public company for a period of time, returning its substantial free cash flow to shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.\u00a0\u00a0 As per our illustrative valuation above, the special dividend from the real estate sale alone would amount to 150% of the current stock price, offering an attractive return for shareholders even if RemainCo were to be worthless.\u00a0 And of course, despite the drawbacks of the OpCo business model, a debt-free RemainCo generating <span class=\"xn-money\">$50 million<\/span> of EBITDA would hardly be worthless.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Applying a modest 5.5x multiple to RemainCo&#8217;s <span class=\"xn-money\">$50 million<\/span> of EBITDA and adding roughly <span class=\"xn-money\">$2<\/span> per share for the Company&#8217;s excess land<sup>12<\/sup> (which could be retained),\u00a0 RemainCo could easily be worth over <span class=\"xn-money\">$12<\/span> per share in the public market, or substantially more in the M&amp;A market.\u00a0 The sum of the special dividend outlined above and this estimate of RemainCo value would amount to total value per share of over <span class=\"xn-money\">$42<\/span>, representing 210% of the current stock price.\u00a0 We think such a value realization opportunity is simply too good for the Board to ignore.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the sale-leaseback transaction and special dividend, the Board should establish a special committee of independent directors (&#8220;Special Committee&#8221;) to explore strategic alternatives for RemainCo.\u00a0 Any potential sale of RemainCo should involve a full process run by the Special Committee with appropriate external financial advisors and should involve marketing RemainCo to any and all potential strategic and financial buyers.\u00a0 In the event that insiders seek to acquire the company (i.e. a &#8220;management buyout&#8221;), they should not be given preferential treatment by the Special Committee relative to other potential bidders; any negotiations between the Special Committee and company insiders should be arms-length, so as to enable shareholders to realize the highest and best value for the Remainco.\u00a0 Absent an attractive bid for RemainCo, it could remain outstanding as a public company and use its substantial free cash flow to pay dividends and repurchase shares, enabling shareholders to accrue value pending the right conditions to sell RemainCo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Merging RemainCo with another public <span>casino<\/span> &#8220;OpCo&#8221; would likely involve substantial execution risk, burden the combined company with excessive lease-adjusted leverage, and would push out the timing of shareholder value realization for the Company&#8217;s shareholders by many years and thus should not be considered as a viable option.\u00a0 We are confident that attractive monetization opportunities could be found by a Special Committee conducting a thorough strategic process that would deliver more upside to shareholders without these risks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>Concluding Thoughts<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>We think the valuation math discussed in this letter is conservative in a number of ways. We are assuming substantial tax leakage without giving credit for any tax attributes or tax mitigation strategies the Company may have.\u00a0 We are assuming 13.5x rent for the real estate even though the REITs trade at higher multiples than that and thus could potentially pay more.\u00a0 We are assuming a modest 5.5x EBITDA multiple for RemainCo, which would likely prove conservative relative to where it would trade in the public market, and which doesn&#8217;t include any credit for the possibility of realizing a control premium in a subsequent sale of RemainCo.\u00a0 We are also using roughly consensus 2026 numbers, which have come down substantially.\u00a0 As such, we are not giving credit for any operational turnaround that may occur in the coming years, which would only add to the upside of this strategy.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While we are not suggesting that every public company should sell itself simply because it can realize a premium \u2013 we understand that Boards should look to maximize long-term value &#8211; we think that in a situation like this where the status quo &#8220;WholeCo&#8221; strategy has failed to generate attractive shareholder returns over an extended multi-year period, and where the gap between public-market and private-market value is so large and seems to only grow larger as time passes, action must be taken to realize value for shareholders.\u00a0 Simply put, we believe that we (and the company&#8217;s shareholders generally) have waited long enough.\u00a0 It is not reasonable to have confidence that the public market is going to properly reflect the company&#8217;s real estate value in the stock price any time soon.\u00a0 Thus, the Board should take action to realize this value for shareholders in the M&amp;A market, which currently offers favorable conditions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>We have been willing to be patient, retaining a position the Company&#8217;s shares continuously since 2021.\u00a0 We agree with management&#8217;s assessment, as stated many times on its earnings calls, that its stock price doesn&#8217;t reflect the Company&#8217;s real estate value.\u00a0 In fact, we believe Golden&#8217;s stock price has been woefully undervalued for years and is currently more undervalued than ever.\u00a0 The Board is in the enviable position of having the ability to affect a fairly simple transaction that would unlock an estimated 110% upside for shareholders.\u00a0 Given the abysmal returns that shareholders have suffered, we believe it is time for the Board to take decisive action.\u00a0 I would welcome the opportunity to discuss this further with the Board or with a subset of the Board which is responsible for the issues discussed herein. \u00a0In light of the urgent need for action, and in order to provide the market with transparency, we are also making this letter public.\u00a0 We hope this will encourage a broader evaluation and analysis of our proposals and allow the Company to execute on the delivery of value for all of its shareholders.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Best Regards,<\/p>\n<p>\n        <span class=\"xn-person\">Frederick Steindler<\/span><br \/>\n        <br \/>Everbay Capital LP<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b>About Everbay Capital LP<\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>Everbay Capital LP is a <span class=\"xn-location\">New York<\/span>-based, value-oriented alternative investment manager focused on distressed debt, high yield credit and special situation equities. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n        <b><br \/>\n          <u>Disclaimer<\/u><br \/>\n        <\/b>\n      <\/p>\n<p>As of the publication of this report, funds managed by Everbay Capital LP have a long position in Golden Entertainment&#8217;s common stock.\u00a0 Everbay Capital may change its views about its investment position in Golden Entertainment at any time, for any reason or no reason, and at any time may change the form and substance of any of its related or unrelated investment positions. If it does so, it will not be under obligation to inform anyone and will not do so unless required by law.\u00a0 All content in this press releases and the attached letter represent the opinions of Everbay Capital and are for discussion and general information purposes only.\u00a0 Everbay Capital has obtained all information herein from publicly available sources and such information is presented &#8220;as is&#8221; without any warranty of any kind whether express or implied.\u00a0 All data and other information are not warranted as to completeness or accuracy and reflect Everbay Capital&#8217;s views as of this date, all of which are accordingly subject to change without notice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This document is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as, a marketing or solicitation vehicle for Everbay Capital LP nor any fund managed by Everbay Capital LP, and it is not investment advice, and investment recommendation, nor an offer to buy or sell, nor the solicitation of any offer to buy or sell any securities, including without limitation any interest in a fund managed by and\/or associated with Everbay Capital LP.\u00a0 Any offer or solicitation may only be made pursuant to a private placement memorandum, agreement of limited partnership, or similar or related documents, which will only provided to qualified offerees and should be reviewed carefully and in their entirety prior to making or considering an investment in any fund managed by Everbay Capital LP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The information contained in this press release and the attached letter may include, or incorporate by reference, forward-looking statements, which would include any statements that are not statements of historical fact.\u00a0 These forward-looking statements may turn out to be wrong and can be affected by inaccurate assumptions, or by known or unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors.\u00a0 There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will materialize or that actual results will not be materially different than those presented.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Media Contact:\u00a0<span>Frederick\u00a0Steindler, <a href=\"mailto:fsteindler@everbaycapital.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">fsteindler@everbaycapital.com<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" class=\"prnbcc\">\n<tr>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n              \n            <\/td>\n<td class=\"prngen2\" colspan=\"1\" rowspan=\"1\">\n<p class=\"prnml4\">\n                <span class=\"prnews_span\"><br \/>\n                  <sup>1<\/sup> Based on Golden&#8217;s closing stock price of $20.11 on 11\/4\/25, and estimated value realization per share of $42.23<br \/><sup>2<\/sup> The divestitures of the company&#8217;s Maryland Casino segment and Distributed Gaming business in MT closed in 2023, while the divestiture of the company&#8217;s Distributed Gaming business in NV closed on 1\/10\/24. <br \/><sup>3<\/sup> Source: Bloomberg LP.\u00a0 Numbers in this paragraph represent total return for the period including dividends reinvested in the security. Trailing 1-year Returns are for the period 11\/4\/24 to 11\/4\/25.\u00a0 Trailing 3-year Returns are for the period 11\/4\/22 to 11\/4\/25.\u00a0 Russell 2000 index return represents the return of the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM).\u00a0 Return for gaming peers which own their casino real estate represents the average of the returns for Monarch Casino &amp; Resort, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRI), Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD), and Red Rock Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: RRR).\u00a0 While BYD leases a small portion of its real estate, we believe it represents a relevant peer since it owns the vast majority of its real estate.\u00a0 We do not include Full House Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLL) as a peer, despite the fact that it owns its real estate, as we believe that its development-focused nature makes it an inappropriate peer.\u00a0 Given Golden&#8217;s purely domestic business, we exclude gaming companies with significant international operations, even if they own most or all of their real estate.<br \/><sup>4<\/sup> Based on Golden&#8217;s closing stock price of $20.11 on 11\/4\/25, and an estimated special dividend of $30.12 per share.<br \/><sup>5<\/sup> &#8220;Nevada Casinos&#8221; includes both the Nevada Casino Resorts and Nevada Locals Casinos segments. <br \/><sup>6<\/sup> &#8220;Medium&#8221; case illustrative real estate value in Golden&#8217;s September 2025 presentation, page 8, assumes a 13.5x rent multiple.<br \/><sup>7<\/sup> Based on Golden&#8217;s closing stock price of $20.11 on 11\/4\/25, $385mm of net debt as of 6\/30\/25, and 27.2 million diluted shares outstanding.<br \/><sup>8 <\/sup>We assume a $500 million cost basis for the real estate, which equates to approximately two thirds of the Company&#8217;s net PP&amp;E on the second quarter 2025 balance sheet.\u00a0 We apply a 21% tax rate to the resulting gain on selling the real estate for $1.4 billion. <br \/><sup>9<\/sup> Net debt as of the second quarter of 2025.<br \/><sup>10<\/sup> The Company&#8217;s September 2025 Presentation, page 8 provides an illustrative real estate valuation, which values the real estate at $1.15 billion in the &#8220;medium&#8221; case, which exceeds the enterprise value implied by the current stock price of $931mm (based on Golden&#8217;s closing stock price of $20.11 on 11\/4\/25, $385mm of net debt as of 6\/30\/25, and 27.2 million diluted shares outstanding). <br \/><sup>11<\/sup> Assumes $175mm of Nevada Casinos EBITDAR less ($103mm) of rent, plus $26mm of Taverns EBITDA, less ($48mm) of Corporate Expense.<br \/><sup>12<\/sup> After-tax value assumes an average value of $1.1 million per acre for the Company&#8217;s 62 excess acres of excess land, zero cost basis, a 21% tax rate on the resulting gain, and 27.2 million diluted shares outstanding.<\/span>\n              <\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"PURL\">\n        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Cision\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" alt=\"Cision\" src=\"https:\/\/edge.prnewswire.com\/c\/img\/favicon.png?sn=NY17653&amp;sd=2025-11-06\" \/> View original content to download multimedia:<a id=\"PRNURL\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/everbay-capital-releases-letter-to-golden-entertainments-board-of-directors-302607198.html\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/everbay-capital-releases-letter-to-golden-entertainments-board-of-directors-302607198.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  Everbay Capital LP<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.prnewswire.com\/rt.gif?NewsItemId=NY17653&amp;Transmission_Id=202511060815PR_NEWS_USPR_____NY17653&amp;DateId=20251106\" style=\"border:0px;width:1px;height:1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PR Newswire Proposes the immediate pursuit of a sale-leaseback of the Company&#8217;s casino real estate and use of the proceeds to repay debt and pay a special dividend to shareholders. Notes the significant underperformance of Golden Entertainment&#8217;s total shareholder return relative to equity market indices and gaming industry peers. \u00a0 Believes that a special dividend from real estate sale proceeds (after repaying all of the company&#8217;s funded debt) could alone amount to 150% of the current stock price, with shareholders retaining significant additional value and upside via retained ownership in casino operations and tavern businesses. 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