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): August 30, 2011
MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Not Applicable | 033-80655 | 06-1436334 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| One Mohegan Sun Boulevard, Uncasville, CT | 06382 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(860) 862-8000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Section 5 | Corporate Governance and Management |
| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority (the “Authority”) is governed by a nine-member Management Board, whose members also comprise the Mohegan Tribal Council (the “Tribal Council”), the governing body of the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut (the “Tribe”). Any change in the composition of the Tribal Council results in a corresponding change in the Authority’s Management Board. The registered voters of the Tribe elect all members of the Tribal Council.
On August 30, 2011, the Tribe announced the results of its general election wherein four of the nine seats on the Tribal Council were chosen pursuant to staggered term provisions under the Tribe’s Constitution. Thayne D. Hutchins, Jr., Mark F. Brown, Cheryl A. Todd and Mark M. Sperry were elected as members of the Tribal Council. Each of the newly elected Tribal Council members will serve four-year terms, commencing October 3, 2011.
Thayne D. Hutchins, Jr., Mark F. Brown and Cheryl A. Todd are currently members of the Tribal Council. Mark M. Sperry will succeed Allison D. Johnson, who will remain as a member of the Tribal Council until her successor is seated on October 3, 2011. Information concerning material related transactions between the newly elected Tribal Council members and the Authority, as well as information regarding the committees of the Authority’s Management Board that the newly elected Tribal Council members will be named to after they are seated, was unavailable at the date of this filing.
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.
| MOHEGAN TRIBAL GAMING AUTHORITY | ||||||||
| Date: September 6, 2011 | By: | /s/ BRUCE S. BOZSUM | ||||||
| Bruce S. Bozsum Chairman, Management Board | ||||||||