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):
January 7, 2008
TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS, INC.
TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS HOLDINGS, LP
TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS FUNDING, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrants as Specified in Their Charters)
Delaware
Delaware
Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-13794 13-3818402
33-90786 13-3818407
33-90786-01 13-3818405
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(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
15 South Pennsylvania Avenue
Atlantic City, New Jersey 08401
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
609-449-6515
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(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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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
As previously reported on a Form 8-K filed by Trump Entertainment Resorts,
Inc. (the "Company") on December 11, 2007, John P. Burke, the Company's
Executive Vice President and Corporate Treasurer, has been appointed to serve as
interim Chief Financial Officer of the Company until such time as the Company
identifies a permanent Chief Financial Officer. In connection with this
appointment, on January 7, 2008, the Compensation Committee of the Company's
Board of Directors increased Mr. Burke's annual salary from $250,000 to
$300,000. The terms of Mr. Burke's employment agreement were not otherwise
amended.
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: January 11, 2008
TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS, INC.
By: /s/ Robert M. Pickus
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Name: Robert M. Pickus
Title: Chief Administrative Officer and General
Counsel
TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS HOLDINGS, L.P.
By: /s/ Robert M. Pickus
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Name: Robert M. Pickus
Title: Chief Administrative Officer and General
Counsel
TRUMP ENTERTAINMENT RESORTS FUNDING, INC.
By: /s/ Robert M. Pickus
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Name: Robert M. Pickus
Title: Chief Administrative Officer and General
Counsel