UNITED STATES
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
September 8, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-10410 | 62-1411755 | ||
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
One Caesars Palace Drive
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(702) 407-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On September 8, 2009, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Registrant”) announced the intent of its wholly owed subsidiary, Harrah’s Operating Company, Inc., to offer, through a private placement, senior secured notes due 2017, subject to market and other conditions. The press release related to the notes was attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 8, 2009.
On September 8, 2009, the Registrant priced $720,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11 1/4% senior secured notes due 2017 at an issue price of 100.0%, plus accrued interest from June 10, 2009. The transaction is subject to a number of closing conditions.
The Registrant is disclosing under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K the information attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1, which information is incorporated by reference herein. This information, which has not been previously reported, is excerpted from a preliminary offering memorandum, as supplemented, that is being disseminated in connection with the Notes offering described above.
The Registrant is furnishing the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K to comply with Regulation FD. Such information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Registrant’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith, and are furnished solely for purposes of Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K:
| 99.1 | Disclosure in connection with the distribution of the offering memorandum for $720,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11 1/4% senior secured notes due 2017. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HARRAH’S ENTERTAINMENT, INC. | ||||||||
| Date: September 8, 2009 | By: | /s/ MICHAEL D. COHEN | ||||||
| Michael D. Cohen Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Document Description | |
| 99.1 | Disclosure in connection with the distribution of the offering memorandum for $720,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 11 1/4% senior secured notes due 2017. |