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): December 10, 2002 ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC. --------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 0-20538 41-1659606 -------- ------- ---------- (State or other (Commission (I.R.S. Employer Jurisdiction of File Identification Incorporation) Number) No.) 1641 Popps Ferry Road, Biloxi, Mississippi 39532 ------------------------------------------- ----- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (228) 396-7000 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On December 10, 2002, the Registrant reported that a panel of arbitrators in St. Louis, Missouri issued an award on December 6, 2002, that the Company was liable for $4.5 million in damages in conjunction with a lease of real estate located in Jefferson County, Missouri. A copy of the press release of the Registrant is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and incorporated herein by reference. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS 7 (c) Exhibits -------- 99 Press Release of Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., dated December 10, 2002. 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, hereunto duly authorized. ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC. Dated: December 10, 2000 By: /s/ Rexford A. Yeisley -------------------------- Rexford A. Yeisley, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)