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):
March
12, 2009
Wynn
Resorts, Limited
(Exact
Name of Registrant as specified in Charter)
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Nevada
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000-50028
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46-0484987
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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3131 Las Vegas Boulevard
South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(Address of principal executive offices)
(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
8.01. Other Events.
On March 12, 2009, Wynn Resorts,
Limited (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Linda Chen, John
A. Moran and Elaine P. Wynn have been nominated for re-election to the Company’s
Board of Directors, each for a three year term. The election will be
held at the Company’s Annual Meeting, scheduled for May 5, 2009, in Las
Vegas. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
release, dated March 12, 2009, of Wynn Resorts, Limited.
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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 thereunto
duly authorized.
Date:
March 12, 2009
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WYNN
RESORTS, LIMITED
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By:
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/s/Matt
Maddox
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Matt
Maddox
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Chief
Financial Officer and
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Treasurer
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Exhibit
99.1
Wynn
Resorts Announces Director Slate for 2009
LAS
VEGAS—(BUSINESS WIRE)—March 12, 2009---Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN)
announced today that Linda Chen, John A. Moran and Elaine P. Wynn have been
nominated for re-election to the Company’s Board of Directors, each for a three
year term. The election will be held at the Company’s Annual Meeting,
scheduled for May 5, 2009, in Las Vegas.
“We are
delighted that our Board continues to have the quality of representation that we
have enjoyed in the past and we appreciate these three directors agreeing to
serve for yet another term. Every public company in America currently
faces unprecedented challenges and has a critical need for Board members of the
highest caliber. Wynn Resorts is very fortunate to have men and women
of such quality willing to serve on its Board,” commented Stephen A. Wynn,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Wynn
Resorts, Limited is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker
symbol WYNN and is part of the S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100
Indexes. Wynn Resorts owns and operates Wynn Las Vegas (www.wynnlasvegas.com),
Encore (www.encorelasvegas.com)
and Wynn Macau (www.wynnmacau.com). Wynn
Las Vegas, a luxury hotel and destination casino resort located on the Las Vegas
Strip features 2,716 luxurious guest rooms and suites, an approximately 111,000
square foot casino, 22 food and beverage outlets, an on-site 18-hole golf
course, approximately 223,000 square feet of meeting space, an on-site Ferrari
and Maserati dealership, and approximately 74,000 square feet of retail
space.
Encore,
the newest signature resort in the Wynn collection, opened December 22,
2008. Encore is located immediately adjacent to Wynn Las Vegas and
features a 2,034 all-suite hotel, approximately 72,000 square foot casino, 12
food and beverage outlets, a night club, a spa and salon, approximately 60,000
square feet of meeting space and approximately 27,000 square feet of upscale and
retail outlets.
Wynn
Macau is a destination casino resort in the Macau Special Administrative Region
of the People’s Republic of China and currently features 600 deluxe hotel rooms
and suites, approximately 205,000 square foot casino, casual and fine dining in
five restaurants, approximately 46,000 square feet of retail space, a health
club, pool and spa, along with lounges and meeting facilities.
Source: Wynn
Resorts, Limited
Wynn
Resorts, Limited
Samanta
Stewart, 702-770-7532
investorrelations@wynnresorts.com