On December 6, 2007, Josh Hirsberg, 46, was appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Boyd Gaming Corporation (the "Company"), effective January 1, 2008. Mr. Hirsberg has served as Chief Financial Officer of Edge-Star Partners, a Las Vegas-based resort development company, from March 2006 to the present. From July 2002 until the time he joined Edge-Star Partners, Mr. Hirsberg served in various positions with Caesars Entertainment, Inc., the last of which was as Vice President, Treasurer and Investor Relations.<br /><br />Mr. Hirsberg will receive an annual base salary of $435,000 and for the 2008 fiscal year was granted a short-term bonus award under the Company's 2000 Executive Management Incentive Plan with threshold, target and maximum potential bonus amounts equal to 20%, 40% and 80%, respectively, of his annual base salary. In connection with his appointment, Mr. Hirsberg was granted, effective as of January 2, 2008, an option to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company's common stock at a per share exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on January 2, 2008. The stock option was granted under the Company's 2002 Stock Incentive Plan and will vest at the rate of 33.333% per year on the first day of each successive 12 month period commencing one year from the grant date. Mr. Hirsberg will also be eligible to participate in the Company's other employee benefit plans and arrangements that are generally available to similarly situated executive officers. Mr. Hirsberg's salary, bonus and other compensation arrangements may be reviewed and modified from time to time by the Compensation and Stock Option Committee of the Company's Board of Directors.<br /><br />A copy of the Company's press release, issued on December 11, 2007, announcing Mr. Hirsberg's appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.