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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 14, 2011
Morgans Hotel Group
Co.
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33738 | 16-1736884 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 475 Tenth Avenue New York, NY |
10018 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 277-4100
| Not
applicable |
| (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 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
In connection with the scheduled end of Marc Gordon’s employment agreement on April 1, 2011, Morgans Hotel Group Co. (the “Company”) and Mr. Gordon determined on March 14, 2011 that Mr. Gordon would focus on transition matters.
As the Company discussed on its March 1, 2011 earnings conference call, the search committee of the Company’s Board of Directors is targeting completion of the executive search process by March 31 or sooner.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO.
Date:
March 18, 2011
By: /s/ Richard Szymanski
Richard Szymanski
Chief Financial Officer
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