FORM 8-K


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 7, 2005

AZTAR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)

1-5440
(Commission File Number)

86-0636534
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)


2390 East Camelback Road, Suite 400,
Phoenix, Arizona
(Address of principal executive offices)

  



85016
(Zip Code)




     Registrant's telephone number, including area code  (602) 381-4100


Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

    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:

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Item 5.03.        Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

 

(b)

On December 7, 2005, the Board of Directors of Aztar Corporation (the "Company") adopted a resolution changing the Company's 52/53 week fiscal year (ending on the Thursday nearest December 31) to a calendar year. The change is effective for the annual reporting period ending December 31, 2005. The report on Form 10-K for the period ending December 31, 2005 will reflect the Company's results of operations for a 366-day period beginning December 31, 2004 and will cover the two-day transition period of December 30 and 31, 2005.





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.

AZTAR CORPORATION                    

By:     N.W. ARMSTRONG, JR.                     
Nelson W. Armstrong, Jr.                      
Vice President, Administration              
and Secretary                                         

Date:  December 8, 2005



















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