SC 13G/A 1 p19-0365sc13ga.htm CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION

 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
SCHEDULE 13G/A
(Amendment No. 2)*
 
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
 

Caesars Entertainment Corporation

(Name of Issuer)
 

Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)
 

127686103

(CUSIP Number)
 

December 31, 2018

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)
 
 
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
 
¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)
 
(Page 1 of 9 Pages)

 

______________________________

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

SENATOR INVESTMENT GROUP LP

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

DELAWARE

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.97%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IA, PN

         

 

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

ALEXANDER KLABIN

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

UNITED STATES

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.97%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

         

 

 

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1

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON

DOUGLAS SILVERMAN

2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a) ¨

(b) ¨

3 SEC USE ONLY
4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

UNITED STATES

NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON WITH:		 5

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ¨
11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

5.97%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

IN

         

 

 

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Item 1(a). NAME OF ISSUER
 

 

Caesars Entertainment Corporation (the “Issuer”)

   
Item 1(b). ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
   
  One Caesars Place Drive
  Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
   
Item 2(a). NAME OF PERSON FILING
   
  Senator Investment Group LP (“Senator Investment Group”) serves as investment manager to various investment funds (collectively, the “Funds”), and as such, has investment discretion with respect to the Funds. Alexander Klabin (“Mr. Klabin”) and Douglas Silverman (“Mr. Silverman,” and together with Mr. Klabin and Senator Investment Group, the “Reporting Persons”) have control of a Delaware limited liability company that may be deemed to control Senator Investment Group.
   
  The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Common Stock (as defined below) reported herein.
   
Item 2(b). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE
   
  The principal office of each of the Reporting Persons is:
   
  c/o Senator Investment Group LP
  510 Madison Avenue
  28th Floor
  New York, NY 10022
   
Item 2(c). CITIZENSHIP
   
  Senator Investment Group LP is a Delaware limited partnership. Each of Messrs. Klabin and Silverman is a United States citizen.
   
Item 2(d). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
   
  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”)
   
Item 2(e). CUSIP NUMBER
   
  127686103

 

 

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Item 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO Rules 13d-1(b), OR 13d-2(b) OR (c), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
   
  (a) ¨ Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;
       
  (b) ¨ Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
       
  (c) ¨ Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;
       
  (d) ¨ Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;
       
  (e) ¨ An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
       
  (f) ¨ An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
       
  (g) ¨ A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
       
  (h) ¨ A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
       
  (i) ¨ A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;
       
  (j) ¨ A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);
       
  (k) ¨ Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).

 

 

If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please

specify the type of institution: __________________________________

 

Item 4. OWNERSHIP
   
  The percentages used herein are calculated based upon 669,733,000 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 30, 2018, as reported in the Issuer’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2018, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on November 2, 2018.

 

  Senator Investment Group
  (a) Amount of beneficially owned:  40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)
     
  (b) Percent of class: 5.97%
     
  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

    (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  0
       

 

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  (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

       
    (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
       
    (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

 

  Mr. Klabin
  (a) Amount of beneficially owned:  40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)
     
  (b) Percent of class: 5.97%
     
  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

    (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  0
       
    (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)
       
    (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
       
    (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

 

  Mr. Silverman
  (a) Amount of beneficially owned:  40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)
     
  (b) Percent of class: 5.97%
     
  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

 

    (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:  0
       
    (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)
       
    (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  0
       
    (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  40,000,000 (including 20,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of options)

 

 

 

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Item 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
   
  Not applicable.

 

Item 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
   
  The partners and shareholders of the Funds have the right to participate in the receipt of dividends from, or proceeds from the sale of, the securities reported herein held by the Funds in accordance with their respective ownership interests in the Funds.
   
Item 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON  
     
  Not applicable.  
     
Item 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP  
     
  Not applicable.  
     
Item 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP  
     
  Not applicable.  
     
Item 10. CERTIFICATION  
     
  By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.
   

 

 

 

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SIGNATURES

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

DATE: as of February 12, 2019

 

 

SENATOR INVESTMENT GROUP LP

 

/s/ Evan Gartenlaub

Name: Evan Gartenlaub

Title: General Counsel

 

 

 

 

/s/ Evan Gartenlaub as Attorney-in-Fact*

ALEXANDER KLABIN

 

 

 

 

/s/ Evan Gartenlaub as Attorney-in-Fact*

DOUGLAS SILVERMAN

 

* Pursuant to a Power of Attorney attached to the Schedule 13G filed by the Reporting Persons on April 24, 2013.