form8k.htm
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 15, 2010

WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
Nevada
000-50028
46-0484987
 
 
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 


 
3131 Las Vegas Boulevard South
   
 
Las Vegas, Nevada
89109
 
 
(Address of principal executive offices of each registrant)
(Zip Code)
 

(702) 770-7555
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Item 1.01 
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
   
On December 15, 2010, Stephen A. Wynn (“Mr. Wynn”), the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Wynn Resorts, Limited (the “Registrant”), Elaine P. Wynn, a member of the Board of Directors of the Registrant (“Ms. Wynn”), and Aruze USA, Inc. (“Aruze”), a Nevada corporation, entered into a Waiver and Consent (the “Waiver and Consent”) with respect to that certain Amended and Restated Stockholders Agreement, dated January 6, 2010, by and among Mr. Wynn, Ms. Wynn and Aruze (the “Stockholders Agreement”).  Pursuant to the Waiver and Consent, (a) the parties agreed to accelerate the release of 61,956 shares (the “EW Released Shares”) of common stock, par value $0.01, of the Registrant (“Common Stock”) to Ms. Wynn pursuant to Section 11 of the Stockholders Agreement from January 6, 2011 to December 15, 2010, (b) Mr. Wynn agreed to waive his right of first refusal with respect to the EW Released Shares and (c) each of Mr. Wynn and Ms. Wynn consented to the transfer by Aruze of up to 1,000,000 shares (the “Aruze Released Shares”) of Common Stock from the Stockholders Agreement.  The parties agreed that the Aruze Released Shares shall be released from all terms and restrictions set forth in the Stockholders Agreement upon the transfer of such shares.  The parties further agreed that until any such transfer, the Aruze Released Shares shall remain subject to all terms and restrictions set forth in the Stockholders Agreement.

The foregoing description of the Waiver and Consent does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Waiver and Consent which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (d)
Exhibits:
 
       
   
Exhibit
 
   
Number
Description
       
   
10.1
Waiver and Consent, dated December 15, 2010, by and among Aruze USA, Inc., Stephen A. Wynn and Elaine P. Wynn.

 

 
 

 

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.

Date:           December 15, 2010

 
WYNN RESORTS, LIMITED
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Matt Maddox
   
Matt Maddox
   
Chief Financial Officer and
   
Treasurer