Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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):

June 13, 2007

 


TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS, INC.

TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS HOLDINGS, LP

TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS FUNDING, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrants as Specified in Their Charters)

 


Delaware

Delaware

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

1-13794   13-3818402
33-90786   13-3818407
33-90786-01   13-3818405
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

1000 Boardwalk at Virginia Avenue  
Atlantic City, New Jersey   08401
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

609-449-6515

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers

(b) On June 13, 2007, James B. Perry notified Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. (“TER”) that he will retire from his positions as President and Chief Executive Officer of TER and as a member of TER’s Board of Directors, both effective on July 1, 2007.

(c) On June 18, 2007, TER announced that Mark Juliano, Chief Operating Officer of TER, will serve as the interim Chief Executive Officer of TER, commencing on July 1, 2007. Mr. Juliano, age 52, has served as Chief Operating Officer of TER since August 8, 2005. Mr. Juliano served as President of Boardwalk Regency Corporation d/b/a Caesars Atlantic City from 1994 to 1999. From March 1999 to October 2001, Mr. Juliano served as President of Mirage Atlantic City Corporation. From October 2001 to February 2003, Mr. Juliano was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Atlantic City Convention and Visitors Authority. From February 2003 to August 2005, Mr. Juliano served as the President of Desert Palace, Inc. d/b/a Caesars Palace, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

In connection with the foregoing, TER issued a press release which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statement and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

  99.1 Press Release issued by Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. on June 18, 2007

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the Registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 18, 2007

 

TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert M. Pickus

Name:   Robert M. Pickus
Title:   Executive Vice President and Secretary
TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS HOLDINGS, L.P.
By:  

/s/ Robert M. Pickus

Name:   Robert M. Pickus
Title:   Executive Vice President and Secretary
TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS FUNDING, INC.
By:  

/s/ Robert M. Pickus

Name:   Robert M. Pickus
Title:   Executive Vice President and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release issued by Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. on June 18, 2007

 

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