-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, CcRUEt9hznBL2A/CSa/dfulsbxB6tYeqydCViSw/dGD9YgnOFSaP0IDWPVKPC9q9 9OMMCjymxsBZAh/ck5ZzWA== 0000898822-08-000199.txt : 20080207 0000898822-08-000199.hdr.sgml : 20080207 20080207214431 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000898822-08-000199 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20080128 FILED AS OF DATE: 20080207 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20080207 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ROWAN MARC J CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001032681 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-10410 FILM NUMBER: 08586722 BUSINESS ADDRESS: BUSINESS PHONE: 2122614000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: APOLLO ADVISORS LP STREET 2: 1301 AVE OF THE AMERICAS CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10019 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: HARRAHS ENTERTAINMENT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000858339 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENT & RECREATION [7990] IRS NUMBER: 621411755 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HARRAHS COURT CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89119 BUSINESS PHONE: 7024076000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE HARRAHS COURT CITY: LAS VEGAS STATE: NV ZIP: 89119 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PROMUS COMPANIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 3 1 marcrowanform3_ex.xml X0202 3 2008-01-28 0 0000858339 HARRAHS ENTERTAINMENT INC N/A 0001032681 ROWAN MARC J C/O APOLLO MANAGEMENT, L.P. 9 WEST 57TH STREET, 43RD FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10019 1 0 0 0 Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 10 I See Footnotes Mr. Rowan is one of six members of Hamlet Holdings LLC ("Holdings"), which holds all of the outstanding shares of the Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc. (the "Issuer"). Mr. Rowan is a principal officer and director of Apollo Management GP, LLC, the general partner of Apollo Management, L.P., which is sole member and manager of AIF VI Management, LLC, the general partner of Apollo Management VI, L.P., which is manager or co-manager of each of Apollo Hamlet Holdings, LLC ("Apollo Hamlet"), Apollo Hamlet Holdings B, LLC ("Apollo Hamlet B"), Co-Invest Hamlet Holdings, Series LLC ("Co-Invest Series") and Co-Invest Hamlet Holdings B, LLC ("Co-Invest B"). Apollo Management VI, L.P. is co-manager of Co-Invest Series and Co-Invest B, and manager of Apollo Investment Fund VI, L.P., the sole member of Apollo Hamlet B. Mr. Rowan is also one of the managers of Apollo Hamlet B and Apollo Hamlet. Apollo Hamlet, Apollo Hamlet B, Co-Invest Series and Co-Invest B each hold shares of Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01, and Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01, of the Issuer. This report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Rowan is the beneficial owner of any securities of the Issuer that may be deemed beneficially owned by Apollo Hamlet, Apollo Hamlet B, Co-Invest Series, Co-Invest B, Apollo Management VI, L.P., AIF VI Management, LLC, Apollo Management, L.P., Apollo Management GP, LLC, or Holdings, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or for any other purpose, and Mr. Rowan disclaims beneficial ownership of all such securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney /s/ Marc J. Rowan 2008-02-07 EX-24 2 mrowanexhibit.htm POA FOR MARC J. ROWAN

Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I hereby appoint Anthony M. Civale and Laurie D. Medley, each of them with full power of substitution and resubstitution, my true and lawful attorney-in-fact to execute and file such documents and other information, including amendments and exhibits thereto, as may be required to be filed, or which such attorney-in-fact may deem to be desirable to be filed, pursuant to Section 13 and Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including, without limitation, Form 3s, Form 4s, and Form 5s, with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and, if necessary, foreign regulators, granting to such attorneys, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever that such attorney may deem necessary, advisable or appropriate as I might or could do personally, hereby ratifying and confirming all acts and things that such attorney or attorneys may do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney. This appointment shall be effective until revoked by writing delivered to the General Counsel of Harrah's Entertainment, Inc.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed his Power of Attorney this 7th day of February, 2008.

Signature: /s/ Marc J. Rowan
Print Name: Marc J. Rowan

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