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
November 5, 2010
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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On November 5, 2010, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Registrant”) issued a press release announcing that it has commenced an initial public offering of 31,250,000 shares of common stock. The press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Registrant is furnishing the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 under Item 7.01 of Form 8-K to comply with Regulation FD. Such information and exhibit 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.
| 99.1 | Text of press release, dated November 5, 2010. |
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: November 5, 2010 | By: | /S/ MICHAEL D. COHEN | ||||
| Michael D. Cohen Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Document Description | |
| 99.1 | Text of press release, dated November 5, 2010. | |