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
October 10, 2007
(Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported))
MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-51802 | | 16-1736884 |
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475 Tenth Avenue
New York, New York
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(212) 277-4100
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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 (seeGeneral Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
On October 10, 2007, we announced the commencement of a private placement to qualified institutional buyers of $100 million (or $115 million if the initial purchasers’ over-allotment option is exercised in full) in aggregate principal amount of our senior subordinated convertible notes due 2014, to be issued pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. For additional information concerning this private placement, please refer to Exhibit 99.1 contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) The following exhibits are filed herewith:
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press release dated October 10, 2007 regarding the private placement of senior subordinated convertible notes due 2014 |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| | MORGANS HOTEL GROUP CO.
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| Date: October 10, 2007 | By | /s/ Richard Szymanski | |
| | | Name: | Richard Szymanski | |
| | | Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press release dated October 10, 2007 regarding the private placement of senior subordinated convertible notes due 2014 |
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