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, 2004 STATION CASINOS, INC -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Nevada 000-21640 88-0136443 (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) 2411 West Sahara Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 367-2411 ----------------------------- N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. On December 1, 2004, Blake L. Sartini resigned from the Board of Directors of Station Casinos, Inc. (the "Company") in order to devote his full time to his other business interests. Mr. Sartini had served on the Company's Board of Directors since May 1993. With Mr. Sartini's resignation, the Company's Board of Directors consists of independent directors Lowell H. Lebermann, Jr., James E. Nave, Lee S. Isgur and Robert E. Lewis, along with Frank J. Fertitta III and Lorenzo J. Fertitta. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. Station Casinos, Inc. Date: December 3, 2004 By: /s/ Glenn C. Christenson ------------------------ Glenn C. Christenson Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer