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| EX-99 - TEXT OF PRESS RELEASE - CAESARS HOLDINGS, INC. | d440626dex99.htm |
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 15, 2012 (November 15, 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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On November 15, 2012, Mr. Donald A. Colvin, 59, was appointed as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Caesars Entertainment Corporation (the “Company”). The Company issued a press release, incorporated by reference herein, on November 15, 2012.
Before joining the Company, Mr. Colvin served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ON Semiconductor from April 2003 until October 2012. He served as the Senior Financial Director in March 2003 and from April 2003 to May 2010, Mr. Colvin served as the Treasurer for ON Semiconductor and SCI LLC.
Mr. Colvin served as a member of the board of directors of Applied Micro Circuits Corporation and is a director and chairman of the audit committee of Isola Group.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are being filed herewith:
| 99 |
Text of press release, dated November 15, 2012 |
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: November 15, 2012 |
By: | /s/ Michael D. Cohen | ||
| Michael D. Cohen | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel | ||||
| and Corporate Secretary | ||||