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

October 22, 2009

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:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On October 22, 2009, Harrah’s Entertainment, Inc. (the “Registrant”) entered into purchase and sale agreements with certain lenders to acquire mezzanine loans (“CMBS Loans”) under its commercial mortgaged-back securities (“CMBS”) financing. The Registrant will purchase CMBS Loans using up to an aggregate amount of $250 million of cash, at a purchase price of between 25 and 30 cents per $1.00 principal amount of CMBS Loans, depending on certain circumstances. Any CMBS Loan purchased by the Registrant in such purchases will be cancelled.

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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: October 29, 2009				By:		/s/ MICHAEL D. COHEN
								Michael D. Cohen Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary