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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
April 12, 2012
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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Section 1—Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On April 12, 2012, Caesars Entertainment Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the “Distribution Agreement”) with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (collectively, the “Manager”), as sales agent and/or principal, pursuant to which the Company may issue and sell up to 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Shares”) from time to time. Sales of the Shares, if any, made under the Distribution Agreement will be made by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions, in block transactions, or as otherwise agreed upon by the Manager and the Company. The Shares have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-180115) of the Company, as supplemented by the Prospectus Supplement dated April 12, 2012 relating to the Shares, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act on April 12, 2012.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Equity Distribution Agreement, dated April 12, 2012, between Caesars Entertainment Corporation, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. | |
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: April 12, 2012 | By: | /s/ MICHAEL D. COHEN | ||
| Michael D. Cohen | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Equity Distribution Agreement, dated April 12, 2012, between Caesars Entertainment Corporation, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. | |