The largest U.S. casino owners $3.3 billion of 10
percent second-lien notes due December 2018 dropped
2 cents to 64 cents at 11:20 a.m. in New York,
according to Trace, the bond-price reporting system
of the Financial Regulatory Authority. The
securities yielded 20.5 percent.
BlackRock Inc. (BLK)s iShares iBoxx High Yield
Corporate Bond fund (HYG), which holds 2.7 percent
of the 10 percent debt and is the biggest public
owner, dropped to 91.5 cents, marking the biggest
three-day decrease since June 4, according to
prices compiled by Bloomberg. Because
exchange-traded funds hold such a substantial
portion of Caesars bonds, prices are more
susceptible to volatility when money either moves
into or out of those funds.
The company, taken private by affiliates of Leon
Blacks Apollo Global Management LLC (APO) and
David Bondermans TPG Capital for $30.7 in 2008,
has reported 10 consecutive quarterly (CZR) net
losses, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Caesars had $22.7 billion in total debt (CZR) as of
June 30, according to an Aug. 8 regulatory filing.
The companys bonds have an average weighted
maturity of 5.7 years, Bloomberg data show.