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
March 16, 2016 (March 15, 2016)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Caesars Entertainment Corporation
(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 March 15, 2016, an independent examiner’s report (the “Report”) was filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois in connection with the bankruptcy proceedings of Caesars Entertainment Operating Company, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corporation (the “Company”). A complete copy of the Report can be found at https://cases.primeclerk.com/ceoc/Home-DocketInfo. On March 15, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the filing of the Report and responding to it. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth in this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’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. The filing of this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information herein that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Text of press release, dated March 15, 2016. | |
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.
| CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: March 16, 2016 | By: | /s/ SCOTT E. WIEGAND | ||||
| Name: | Scott E. Wiegand | |||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Text of press release, dated March 15, 2016. | |