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): February 4, 1999 Park Place Entertainment Corporation ------------------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter) Delaware 1-14573 88-0400631 ---------------- ------------ -------------- (State or Other (Commission (IRS Employer Jurisdiction of File Identification Incorporation) Number) No.) 3930 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 -------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (702) 699-5000 ---------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On February 4, 1999, the Registrant announced its earnings for its fourth fiscal quarter and the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS 7(c) Exhibits -------- 99 Press Release of Park Placement Entertainment Corporation, dated February 4, 1999. 2 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 hereunto duly authorized. HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION Dated: February 4, 1998 By: /s/ SCOTT A. LAPORTA ------------------------------------------- Name: Scott A. LaPorta Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 3