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): November 15, 2006
American
Real Estate Partners, L.P.
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Delaware
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1-9516
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13-3398766
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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767 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4700, New York, NY
10153
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(Address of principal executive
offices)
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (212)
702-4300
N/A
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Section
8 - Other Events
Item
8.01 - Other Events.
On
November 15, 2006, American Real Estate Partners, L.P. issued a press release,
a
copy of which is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
Section
9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item
9.01(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1 - Press
Release, dated November 15, 2006.
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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.
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AMERICAN
REAL
ESTATE PARTNERS, L.P.
(Registrant)
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| By: | American
Property Investors, Inc.,
its
General Partner
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By:
/s/ Hillel Moerman
Hillel
Moerman,
Chief
Financial Officer
American
Property Investors, Inc.,
the
General Partner of
American
Real Estate Partners, L.P.
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Date: November
17, 2006
Exhibit
99.1
AREP
| Contact: | Andrew Skobe |
| Treasurer | |
| (212) 702-4300 |
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AMERICAN
REAL ESTATE PARTNERS, L.P.
ANNOUNCES
PAYMENT DATE FOR $0.10 PER UNIT QUARTERLY DISTRIBUTION
New
York, New York, November 15, 2006
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American Real Estate Partners, L.P. (“AREP”) (NYSE:ACP).
On
November 9, AREP announced that the Board of Directors approved payment of
a
quarterly cash distribution of $0.10 per unit on its depositary units. AREP
announced today that the distribution will be payable on December 7, 2006 to
depositary unitholders of record at the close of business on November 27,
2006.
AREP,
a
master limited partnership, is a diversified holding company engaged in a
variety of businesses. AREP’s businesses currently include Gaming; Real Estate;
and Home Fashion.
This
release contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, many of which are beyond
our
ability to control or predict. Forward-looking statements may be identified
by
words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,”
“estimates,” “will,” or words of similar meaning and include, but are not
limited to, statements about the expected future business and financial
performance of AREP and its subsidiaries. We undertake no obligation to publicly
update or review any forward-looking information, whether as a result of new
information, future developments or otherwise.
767
Fifth
Avenue, New York, New York 10153 - Telephone (212) 702-4300 Fax (212)
750-5841
NYSE-
ACP