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

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 13, 2017

 

ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(314) 813-9200

(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:

 

o      Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.245)

 

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Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

 

On March 13, 2017, Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the previously announced sale of Isle of Capri Marquette, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company with casino operations in Marquette, Iowa, to CQ Holding Company, Inc. Total proceeds from the sale were approximately $40 million, subject to a customary purchase price adjustment.

 

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

A copy of the press release issued by the Company on March 13, 2017 announcing the completion of the transaction is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information furnished in this item is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.  This information will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

Forward-Looking Statement

 

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements, which are subject to change. These forward-looking statements may be significantly impacted, either positively or negatively by various factors, including without limitation, licensing, and other regulatory approvals, financing sources, development and construction activities, costs and delays, weather, permits, competition and business conditions in the gaming industry. The forward-looking statements are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the statements herein.

 

Additional information concerning potential factors that could affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations and expansion projects, is included in the filings of the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, its Form 10-K for the most recently ended fiscal year.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated March 13, 2017

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

	ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC.
Date: March 13, 2017	By:	/s/ Edmund L. Quatmann, Jr.
	Name:	Edmund L. Quatmann, Jr.
	Title:	Chief Legal Officer and Secretary

 

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