As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 29, 2002
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 7990 | 88-0494878 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada | 7990 | 46-0484992 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
and Other Registrants
(See Table of Other Registrants Listed Below)
3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 733-4444
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
Ronald J. Kramer
Wynn Resorts, Limited
President
3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
(702) 733-4444
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
C. Kevin McGeehan, Esq. Ashok W. Mukhey, Esq. Irell & Manella LLP 1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 900 Los Angeles, CA 90067-4276 (310) 277-1010 |
Pamela B. Kelly, Esq. Latham & Watkins 633 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000 Los Angeles, CA 90071-2007 (213) 485-1234 |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box. o
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. o
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434 under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(1) |
Amount of Registration Fee(2) |
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% Second Mortgage Notes due 2010 | $370,000,000 | $34,040 | ||
Guarantees of % Second Mortgage Notes due 2010 | None | $0 | ||
The Registrants hereby amend this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to such Section 8(a), may determine.
Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter |
State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization |
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number |
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Desert Inn Water Company, LLC | Nevada | 88-0460932 | ||
Palo, LLC | Delaware | 88-0464820 | ||
Valvino Lamore, LLC | Nevada | 88-0459742 | ||
Wynn Design & Development, LLC | Nevada | 88-0462235 | ||
Wynn Resorts Holdings, LLC | Nevada | 88-0460933 | ||
World Travel, LLC | Nevada | 47-0846667 | ||
Las Vegas Jet, LLC | Nevada | 88-0460935 | ||
Wynn Resorts, Limited | Nevada | 46-0484987 |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Wynn Resorts, Limited will be a guarantor of the second mortgage notes due 2010 co-issued by Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., as described in Registration Statement No. 333-98369 (the "Registration Statement"). This registration statement is being filed for the sole purpose of adding Wynn Resorts, Limited as a co-registrant of the second mortgage notes in the Edgar transmission submission header. In all other respects, this registration statement is a re-filing of Amendment No. 9 to the Registration Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 25, 2002.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion, Dated October 25, 2002
$365,000,000
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC
Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp.
% Second Mortgage Notes due 2010
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. are offering $365 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of % second mortgage notes due 2010. We will pay interest on the second mortgage notes on and of each year, beginning , 2003. The second mortgage notes will mature on , 2010.
We may redeem the second mortgage notes at any time on or after , 2006 at a premium decreasing ratably to zero. In addition, until , 2005, we may redeem up to 35% of the second mortgage notes with the net proceeds of one or more qualified equity offerings. If we undergo a change of control we must offer to repurchase the notes. If we sell certain assets or suffer an event of loss, we must offer to repurchase the notes if we do not use the proceeds as required. The second mortgage notes may also be subject to redemption requirements imposed by gaming laws and regulations of gaming authorities in Nevada.
The second mortgage notes will be secured by:
The second mortgage notes will be jointly and severally guaranteed by Wynn Resorts, Limited and Valvino Lamore, LLC, our indirect parents, and certain of Valvino's subsidiaries. The guarantees will be secured by second priority liens on substantially all of the guarantors' existing and future assets. The guarantee by Wynn Resorts, Limited of the second mortgage notes will not be secured unless Wynn Resorts, Limited grants specified liens to secure other guarantees or indebtedness.
Concurrent with the issuance of the second mortgage notes, we expect to enter into $1.0 billion of credit facilities, which will be secured by first priority liens on substantially all of our existing and future assets, other than the proceeds of this offering and certain furniture, fixtures and equipment. We also expect to enter into a $188.5 million furniture, fixtures and equipment loan facility, which will be secured by first priority liens on specified items of furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
The second mortgage notes and guarantees will:
Intercreditor agreements with the holders of our other secured indebtedness will impose restrictions on payment and enforcement of the second mortgage notes.
Concurrent with this offering, Wynn Resorts, Limited, our ultimate parent, is offering shares of common stock in an initial public offering expected to raise approximately $450 million in gross proceeds.
Investing in the second mortgage notes involves a high degree of risk. See "Risk Factors" beginning on page 17.
None of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any state securities commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, the Nevada Gaming Commission or any state gaming commission or any other gaming regulatory authority has approved or disapproved of these securities, passed on the investment merits of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
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Public offering price | % | $ | |||
Underwriting discounts and commissions | % | $ | |||
Proceeds, before expenses, to Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. | % | $ |
The public offering price set forth above does not include accrued interest, if any. Interest on the second mortgage notes will accrue from , 2002.
Joint Book-Running Managers
Deutsche Bank Securities | Banc of America Securities LLC | Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. | Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein |
Fleet Securities, Inc. | Scotia Capital | SG Cowen |
Jefferies & Company, Inc.
The date of this prospectus is , 2002.
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This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. We urge you to read this entire prospectus carefully, including the financial data and related notes and the "Risk Factors" section beginning on page 17 before making an investment decision.
The second mortgage notes will be jointly issued by Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, and its wholly owned subsidiary, Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., a Nevada corporation, referred to as Wynn Capital. The second mortgage notes will be guaranteed by Wynn Resorts, Limited, a Nevada corporation, our ultimate indirect parent, and, Valvino Lamore, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company, a subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, Limited and our indirect parent, and certain of Valvino's subsidiaries designated as restricted entities. In September 2002, all of the members of Valvino contributed their membership interests in Valvino to our ultimate parent, Wynn Resorts, Limited, a Nevada corporation, and Valvino became a wholly owned subsidiary of Wynn Resorts.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms "we," "our" and "us," as used in this prospectus, mean, collectively, Wynn Las Vegas, Valvino and its subsidiaries that are guaranteeing the second mortgage notes. References to any other entity mean that entity without any subsidiaries. References to the restricted entities or the restricted group mean Valvino, Wynn Resorts Holdings, LLC, Wynn Design & Development, LLC, World Travel, LLC, Las Vegas Jet, LLC, Desert Inn Water Company, LLC and Palo, LLC.
We are constructing and will own and operate Le Rêve, which we have designed to be the preeminent luxury hotel and destination casino resort in Las Vegas. Le Rêve will be situated on approximately 192 acres at the site of the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. We expect Le Rêve to cost approximately $2.4 billion comprised of approximately $1.4 billion in design and construction costs and approximately $1 billion of additional costs, including the cost of 212 acres of land consisting of an approximately 55-acre plot on which Le Rêve is being constructed, an approximately 137-acre plot located behind the hotel on which the new golf course will be built and an adjacent 20-acre parcel, capitalized interest, pre-opening expenses, certain furniture, fixtures and equipment and all financing fees. We expect Le Rêve to feature approximately 2,700 luxurious guest rooms, a casually elegant casino of approximately 111,000 square feet, 18 distinctive dining outlets, an exclusive on-site 18-hole championship golf course and a new water-based entertainment production. We have scheduled groundbreaking to occur in October 2002, with an opening to the general public scheduled for April 2005.
Le Rêve is the concept of Stephen A. Wynn, one of Wynn Resorts' principal stockholders and its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wynn was previously Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mirage Resorts, Incorporated and its predecessor from 1973 to 2000. In that role, he was responsible for the development of Bellagio, The Mirage, Treasure Island at The Mirage and the Golden NuggetLas Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as the Atlantic City Golden Nugget in New Jersey and Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi. We intend for Le Rêve to set a new standard of luxury and elegance for destination casino resorts in Las Vegas.
and that Le Rêve will represent a natural extension of the concepts Mr. Wynn has utilized in developing other major destination casino resorts.
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We will enter into a disbursement agreement with the agents under the credit facilities and the furniture, fixtures and equipment loan facility and the second mortgage note trustee which will govern the sequence of funding and will require us to satisfy specified conditions before we may use the proceeds of our debt instruments and certain of the other sources described below to fund Le Rêve construction costs.
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Investing in the second mortgage notes involves substantial risks, including the following:
Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital are indirect subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts. Concurrent with this offering, Wynn Resorts is offering shares of its common stock in an initial public offering expected to raise approximately $450 million in gross proceeds. Wynn Resorts will contribute approximately $387.0 million of its initial public offering net proceeds and Valvino will contribute all of its existing cash on hand to Wynn Las Vegas. We intend to use
to fund Le Rêve's project costs. We have obtained commitments for the revolving credit facility and the delay draw term loan facility, and the placement agent for the furniture,
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fixtures and equipment loan facility has received commitments from the lenders who will be parties to that loan facility. We sometimes refer to the revolving credit facility and the delay draw term loan facility as the credit facilities and to the furniture, fixtures and equipment loan facility as the FF&E facility. Consummation of this offering is conditioned on consummation of the offering of Wynn Resorts' common stock and on Wynn Las Vegas entering into the agreements governing the credit facilities and FF&E facility. These conditions may not be waived by the issuers.
The following chart illustrates the organizational structure of our principal operations upon the consummation of this offering. This chart depicts the relationships between our various operations and our ownership interests in them. It does not contain all of our subsidiaries and, in some cases, we have combined separate entities for presentation purposes. We have also indicated which entities initially will be borrowers, issuers, guarantors and restricted entities under the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, the credit facilities and the FF&E facility. All other entities, including the Macau-related subsidiaries, will not be guarantors and will not be subject to the covenants in the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, the credit facilities or the FF&E facility. Wynn Resorts will also not be subject to those covenants. Wynn Resorts will guarantee the second mortgage notes on a senior unsecured basis (which will be pari passu with Wynn Resorts' guarantee of the credit facilities and the FF&E facility).
Wynn Resorts (Macau) S.A., a majority-owned indirect subsidiary of Wynn Resorts referred to as Wynn Macau, recently entered into a 20-year concession agreement with the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China permitting Wynn Macau to construct and operate one or more casino gaming properties in Macau. Wynn Resorts owns its majority interest in Wynn Macau through a line of subsidiaries that is separate from the subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts that own Le Rêve. The assets of Wynn Macau and other Macau-related subsidiaries will not serve as collateral for our Le Rêve indebtedness or for Wynn Resorts' guarantee.
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Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital are indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts. The principal executive offices of Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital are located at 3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. The telephone number of Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital is (702) 733-4444.
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The following is a summary of the principal terms of the second mortgage notes. Please see "Description of the Second Mortgage Notes" for a more detailed description of the terms and conditions of the second mortgage notes.
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Securities Offered |
$365 million aggregate principal amount at maturity of % second mortgage notes due 2010. |
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Maturity |
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Interest Rate |
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Interest Payment Dates |
and beginning on , 2003. Interest will accrue from the issue date of the second mortgage notes. |
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Guarantors |
Valvino and certain of its subsidiaries will guarantee the second mortgage notes. Wynn Resorts will guarantee the second mortgage notes on a senior unsecured basis (which will be pari passu with its guarantee of the credit facilities and the FF&E facility), but will not become subject to the restrictive covenants or other terms of the second mortgage notes. The guarantees may be released under certain circumstances. |
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To the extent permitted by gaming and other applicable laws, and subject to specified permitted liens, the second mortgage notes will be secured by: |
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a first priority lien on the net proceeds of this offering, which will be deposited in an interest reserve account, in a secured account pending release to fund disbursement requests under the disbursement agreement; |
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a second priority lien on substantially all of the other existing and future assets of Wynn Las Vegas, including the land on which Le Rêve is to be constructed, all improvements constructed as part of the Le Rêve project, certain personal property (other than certain furniture, fixtures and equipment) and certain material agreements; |
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a second priority lien on the $50.0 million to be deposited into the completion guarantor's completion guarantee deposit account; |
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a second priority lien on the $30.0 million to be deposited into Wynn Las Vegas' liquidity reserve account; and |
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a third priority lien on the FF&E collateral, consisting of specified items of furniture, fixtures and equipment that are also collateral for our FF&E facility and our credit agreement. |
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The guarantors' (except Wynn Resorts) obligations under the guarantees, to the extent permitted by gaming and other applicable laws, will be secured by: |
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a second priority lien on substantially all of the existing and future assets (other than certain aircraft assets) of the guarantors, including the golf course land, the 20-acre parcel of land fronting Las Vegas Boulevard next to the Le Rêve site, to which we sometimes refer as the Phase II land, water rights for the golf course land and Le Rêve's water entertainment features, and certain specified material agreements; and |
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a second priority pledge of the equity interests held by the guarantors in any of their existing or future subsidiaries, including the equity interests of Wynn Las Vegas. |
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The guarantees will not be secured by the aircraft assets. |
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In the event that Wynn Resorts grants specified liens to secure other guarantees or indebtedness, Wynn Resorts will be required to grant liens on the same assets to secure its guarantee of the second mortgage notes and the credit facilities. Such liens securing the parent guarantee of the notes and the credit facilities will be subject to the subordination provisions of the intercreditor agreement and will have the same relative priorities as the second mortgage notes and the credit facilities have in the collateral. |
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The second mortgage note holders' security interests in all or certain portions of the golf course land, and related collateral (including water rights), and in all of the Phase II land may be released under certain circumstances. Upon any such release of those security interests, the disposition or transfer of such assets will no longer be subject to any of the restrictive covenants in the indenture. |
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The second mortgage notes will be general obligations of the issuers and will: |
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rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness we or the guarantors may incur, |
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be effectively subordinated to our and the guarantors' obligations under our $1.0 billion credit facilities and our $188.5 million FF&E facility (which we would request the FF&E lenders to increase to $198.5 million if we purchase a replacement corporate aircraft), which are secured by higher priority liens on our assets. |
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Concurrent with the issuance of the second mortgage notes, we expect to enter into $1.0 billion of credit facilities, which will be secured by first priority liens on substantially all of our existing and future assets, other than the proceeds of this offering. We also expect to enter into a $188.5 million FF&E loan facility, which will be secured by first priority liens on specified items of furniture, fixtures and equipment. |
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The guarantees of the second mortgage notes will be secured obligations of the guarantors and will: |
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rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness we or the guarantors may incur; |
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be effectively senior to our and the guarantors' existing and future unsecured indebtedness and other liabilities; and |
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be effectively subordinated to our and the guarantors' obligations under our credit facilities, our furniture, fixture and equipment loan facility, and any of our and the guarantors' future indebtedness that is secured with higher priority liens. |
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Optional Redemption After Qualified Equity Offerings |
At any time prior to , 2005 we may, on one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the outstanding second mortgage notes at a redemption price of %, plus accrued and unpaid interest, with the net cash proceeds of one or more qualified equity offerings of Wynn Resorts that are contributed to us, as long as, among other things: |
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we redeem the second mortgage notes within 60 days of the closing of the qualified equity offering; and |
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at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of second mortgage notes originally issued remains outstanding (excluding notes held by Wynn Resorts and its affiliates). |
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Optional Redemption |
Except in connection with a qualified equity offering of Wynn Resorts, we cannot redeem the second mortgage notes until , 2006. Thereafter, we may redeem some or all of the second mortgage notes at a premium declining ratably to zero, plus accrued interest. |
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Gaming Redemption |
The second mortgage notes will be subject to redemption requirements imposed by gaming laws and regulations of gaming authorities in Nevada or other jurisdictions. |
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Change of Control Offer |
If a change in control occurs, we must offer to repurchase the second mortgage notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest. |
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We might not be able to pay you the required price for the second mortgage notes you present for repurchase at the time of a change of control, because: |
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we might not have enough funds at that time; or |
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the terms of our credit facilities, FF&E facility or other debt might prevent us from paying. |
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Asset Sales and Events of Loss |
If we or the restricted entities sell certain assets or experience certain events of loss following the final completion date of Le Rêve, we may be required to offer to repurchase the second mortgage notes with any remaining net cash proceeds after satisfying our senior debt and other obligations if we do not use the proceeds as required. |
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Certain Indenture Provisions |
The indenture governing the second mortgage notes will contain covenants restricting our and the restricted entities' ability to: |
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pay dividends or distributions on capital stock or repurchase capital stock; |
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incur additional debt; |
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make investments; |
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create liens on assets to secure debt; |
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enter into transactions with affiliates; |
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issue stock of subsidiaries; |
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enter into sale-leaseback transactions; |
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engage in other businesses; |
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merge or consolidate with another company; |
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transfer and sell assets; |
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issue preferred stock; |
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create dividend and other payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries; and |
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designate restricted and unrestricted subsidiaries. |
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The indenture will also contain certain covenants restricting the activities of Wynn Capital. |
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Disbursement Agreement |
We will enter into a disbursement agreement with the trustee, representatives of the lenders under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility and a disbursement agent that will establish the conditions to and sequencing of funding of, the equity contributions held by us from Wynn Resorts, borrowings under the credit facilities and FF&E facility and disbursements of funds from the account holding the proceeds of the second mortgage notes. |
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Under the disbursement agreement, it will be a condition to disbursement of the proceeds of this offering that we first use a substantial portion of the cash equity contributions, other than the equity contributions that will be segregated into the completion guarantee account and the liquidity reserve account, to fund construction of the Le Rêve project. In turn, it is a condition to disbursement of borrowings under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility that we first use the proceeds of this offering, other than amounts sufficient to pay interest on the notes on the two ensuing payment dates, before we are permitted to borrow under those facilities. |
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The disbursement agreement will also set forth procedures for approving construction change orders and amendments to the construction budget and schedule. Inspection & Valuation International, Inc. will act as independent construction consultant on behalf of the lenders under the disbursement agreement and will be required to approve certain portions of each request by Wynn Las Vegas for the disbursement of funds. |
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Intercreditor Agreement with Credit Agreement Lenders |
Representatives of the lenders under the credit facilities and the trustee will enter into a project lenders intercreditor agreement that will govern the relations between the holders of the second mortgage notes and the lenders under the credit facilities. The project lenders intercreditor agreement will reflect the fact that the second mortgage note holders will have a first priority security interest in the proceeds of this offering but that the lenders under the credit facilities will have a first priority security interest in substantially all of the other assets of Wynn Las Vegas and the restricted entities (other than certain furniture, fixtures and equipment) and the second mortgage note holders will have a second priority security interest in such collateral. |
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The project lenders intercreditor agreement will provide that, until the indebtedness under the credit facilities has been repaid in full: |
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the lenders under the credit facilities will have the exclusive right to exercise remedies against the collateral securing the second mortgage notes and the credit facilities, and to determine the circumstances and manner in which that collateral may be disposed of, subject to the rights of the lenders under the FF&E facility with respect to the FF&E collateral, |
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the agent under the credit facilities can amend various terms of, and waive defaults under, the security documents without the consent of the second mortgage noteholders and |
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the agent under the credit facilities has the right to amend the disbursement agreement or to waive any defaults, or conditions to funding, under the disbursement agreement in certain circumstances. |
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Under the project lenders intercreditor agreement, the note holders cannot vote to accept a plan of reorganization or other restructuring plan, unless lenders holding two-thirds of the outstanding loans under the credit facilities vote in favor of that plan. However, the note holders are not required to vote in favor of a plan that the lenders under the credit facilities approve, and are free to challenge any such plan on fundamental fairness and other grounds. |
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The project lenders intercreditor agreement will limit the exercise of remedies by the second mortgage note holders against their collateral and may prevent timely payment on the second mortgage notes if a default has occurred. Under the project lenders intercreditor agreement, the trustee will have the exclusive right to exercise, or not exercise, remedies against the net proceeds of this offering. |
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Intercreditor Agreement with Credit Agreement Lenders and FF&E Lenders |
A representative of the lenders under the credit facilities and the trustee for the second mortgage notes, on the one hand, and the representative of the lenders under the FF&E facility, on the other hand, will enter into an FF&E intercreditor agreement that will govern the relations between the credit facilities lenders and the second mortgage note holders, on the one hand, and the lenders under the FF&E facility on the other hand. |
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The FF&E intercreditor agreement will reflect the fact that the lenders under the FF&E facility will have a first priority lien on the furniture, fixtures and equipment for Le Rêve that is financed by draws on the FF&E facility, the lenders under the credit facilities will have a second priority lien on such collateral and the second mortgage note holders will have a third priority lien on such collateral. |
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The lenders under the FF&E facility will have, until repayment in full of the FF&E facility, the exclusive right to dispose of any of the FF&E collateral or otherwise exercise any of the remedies available to a secured creditor in connection with the FF&E collateral. The FF&E intercreditor agreement will also limit the exercise of remedies by the lenders under the credit facilities and the second mortgage note holders against the FF&E collateral and may prevent timely payment on the second mortgage notes if a default has occurred. |
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$50 Million Completion Guarantee |
One of our wholly owned unrestricted subsidiaries, a special purpose entity sometimes referred to as the completion guarantor, will be providing a $50.0 million completion guarantee in favor of the trustee (for the benefit of the holders of the second mortgage notes) and the administrative agent (as the representative of the lenders under the credit facilities). The completion guarantee will, subject to a $50.0 million cap, guarantee completion in full of the construction and opening of Le Rêve, including all furniture, fixtures and equipment, the parking structure, the golf course and the availability of initial working capital. |
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Wynn Resorts will make a capital contribution concurrently with the closing of its initial public offering of $50.0 million of the net proceeds of that offering to the completion guarantor to support the completion guarantor's obligations under the completion guarantee. These funds will be deposited into a collateral account to be held in cash and/or certain permitted securities, and pledged to the lenders under the credit facilities on a first priority basis and the holders of the second mortgage notes on a second priority basis. |
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Pursuant to the disbursement agreement, funds in the completion guarantee account will be available to us on a gradual basis to apply to the costs of the project, including for cost overruns, only after fifty percent of the Le Rêve construction work has been completed. After completion and opening of Le Rêve, any amounts remaining in the completion guarantee account may be released to us, and at our direction to our parent, Wynn Resorts. |
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Liquidity Reserve Account |
Wynn Resorts will, concurrently with the closing of its initial public offering, make a capital contribution to us in an amount equal to $30.0 million. We will deposit these funds in the liquidity reserve account to be held in cash and/or permitted securities. The lenders under the credit facilities will have a first priority lien on this account and the holders of the second mortgage notes will have a second priority lien on this account. |
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Amounts in the liquidity reserve account will be available to us on a gradual basis to apply to the costs of the project, including cost overruns, only after fifty percent of the construction work has been completed and only after amounts in the completion guarantee account have been exhausted. Following completion of Le Rêve, funds remaining in the liquidity reserve account will be available to meet our debt service needs. Once we have met prescribed cash flow tests for a period of four consecutive calendar quarters after the opening of Le Rêve, any remaining funds will be used to reduce the outstanding balance on our revolving credit facility but without reducing the revolving credit facility commitment. |
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Limitations on Exercise of Remedies Against Completion Guarantee Account and Liquidity Reserve Account |
If an event of default occurs while amounts are outstanding under the credit facilities, the holders of the second mortgage notes will have limited or no recourse to the funds in the completion guarantee account and the liquidity reserve account because the lenders under the credit facilities would be entitled to payment in full of their obligations before the holders of the second mortgage notes are entitled to payments from any of our assets. |
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Use of Proceeds |
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, along with the borrowings under the credit facilities and FF&E facility and equity contributions from Wynn Resorts and Valvino, to design, construct, develop, equip and open Le Rêve. |
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The net proceeds of this offering will be deposited in a secured account and will be invested in highly rated securities at our discretion pending disbursement under the disbursement agreement. The trustee under the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, for the benefit of the holders of the second mortgage notes, will have a first priority lien on the net proceeds held in the secured account. |
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The disbursement agreement will require, among other conditions, that a substantial portion of the cash equity contributions made by Wynn Resorts and Valvino be expended on the Le Rêve project before the proceeds of this offering are released from the secured account and applied to the project. The remaining cash equity contribution will be held in the completion guarantee account and the liquidity reserve account. None of the proceeds of this offering of second mortgage notes will be used to fund the development or construction of Wynn Macau's casino(s) in Macau. For more information regarding the sources and uses of the financing for the construction of Le Rêve, please see "Use of Proceeds." |
This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, the notes in any non-U.S. jurisdiction in which it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. The law of certain non-U.S. jurisdictions restricts distribution of this prospectus and the offer and sale of the notes. Persons who receive this prospectus or possess any of the notes must inform themselves about and observe any such restrictions. This prospectus may not be used for, or in connection with, any offer to, or solicitation by, anyone in any non-U.S. jurisdiction or circumstances in which such offer or solicitation is not authorized or is unlawful. Neither we nor the underwriters are making any representation to any offeree or purchaser of the notes regarding the legality of investment in the notes by any offeree or purchaser.
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The value of an investment in the second mortgage notes will be subject to significant risks inherent in our business. You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in this prospectus, before purchasing any second mortgage notes. If any of the following risks and uncertainties actually occur, our business, financial condition or operating results could be harmed substantially. In that event, Wynn Las Vegas and the guarantors of the second mortgage notes may be unable to meet their obligations under the second mortgage notes and you may lose all or part of your investment in the second mortgage notes.
Risks Associated with Our Construction of Le Rêve
There are significant conditions to the funding of the remaining components of the financing for the Le Rêve project.
Concurrent with the closing of this offering and Wynn Resorts' initial public offering of common stock, we will enter into credit facilities providing for borrowings up to $1 billion and the FF&E facility providing for additional loans up to $188.5 million, which Wynn Las Vegas may request the FF&E lenders to increase to $198.5 million if we purchase a replacement corporate aircraft. The closings of this offering, Wynn Resorts' initial public offering, the credit facilities and the FF&E facility will be conditioned on each other. Wynn Resorts will contribute $387.0 million of the net proceeds of its initial public offering and Valvino will contribute all of its existing cash to Wynn Las Vegas.
We will enter into a disbursement agreement with the agents under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility and the second mortgage note trustee. Under the disbursement agreement, we are required to first use the equity contributions from Wynn Resorts and Valvino, other than the funds to be contributed to the completion guarantor and to be held in the liquidity reserve account, to fund the development, construction and pre-opening costs of Le Rêve. When those funds are depleted in approximately ten to twelve months after the closing of this offering, we will be permitted to use the proceeds of the second mortgage notes. We will not be permitted to borrow under the credit facilities or the FF&E facility until we have applied all of the proceeds of this offering, other than amounts sufficient to pay interest on the notes on the two ensuing payment dates, which is expected to be approximately 14 to 17 months after the closing of this offering.
Our ability to borrow under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility will be subject to various conditions precedent. As such, substantially all of the proceeds from this offering will have been spent before we know whether the conditions to disbursement of funds under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility will have been satisfied. In addition to other customary conditions to funding for these types of facilities, our ability to draw on the credit facilities and the FF&E facility will be subject to the following conditions:
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We cannot assure you that we will be able to satisfy the conditions to funding at the time disbursements or drawdowns are required to make payments of our construction costs. Satisfaction of various conditions is subject to the discretion of our lenders under the credit facilities and their consultants and is therefore beyond our control.
Although these conditions must also be satisfied before we may draw funds from the second mortgage notes secured account, the lenders under our credit facilities and the FF&E facility will not confirm that, from their perspective, any conditions have been satisfied until we request draws under their respective facilities.
Any failure to satisfy the conditions to drawdowns under the credit facilities or the FF&E facility could severely impact our ability to complete Le Rêve and could arise after some or all of the proceeds of this offering, or before or after any of the borrowings under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility, have been expended on the project. If this failure occurs after we have made our initial borrowings under these facilities, and if this failure causes a default under the agreements governing these facilities, any recovery by the second mortgage note holders, other than from the secured proceeds account, effectively would be subordinated to the lenders under these facilities, given that these facilities are secured by liens that are prior to the liens securing the second mortage notes. Neither we nor Wynn Resorts may have access to alternative sources of funds necessary to complete Le Rêve on satisfactory terms or at all.
The development costs of Le Rêve are estimates only, and actual development costs may be higher than expected.
Not all of the plans and specifications for Le Rêve have been finalized. We expect the total development cost of Le Rêve to be approximately $2.4 billion, including the budgeted design and construction costs, cost of the land, capitalized interest, pre-opening expenses and all financing fees. The required cash interest payments and commitment fees on the credit facilities, FF&E facility, second mortgage notes and any other indebtedness and obligations of ours which will become due through the estimated commencement date of operations of Le Rêve have been included in our estimate of the total development cost.
While we believe that the overall budget for the development costs for Le Rêve is reasonable, these development costs are estimates and the actual development costs may be higher than expected. For example, a delay in the commencement of construction beyond the scheduled commencement date may increase the overall budget for Le Rêve and under certain circumstances we may be responsible for the increased costs. Although we have a $34.3 million owners' contingency, a $50 million completion guarantee and a $30 million liquidity reserve to cover cost overruns, these contingencies may not be sufficient to cover the full amount of such overruns. Moreover, the disbursement agreement imposes conditions on the use of these contingencies, including that the completion guarantee and the liquidity reserve are only available to us incrementally once the project is halfway completed. If we are unable to use these contingencies or if these contingencies are not sufficient to cover these costs, we may not have the funds required to pay the excess costs. Our inability to pay
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development costs as they are incurred will negatively affect our ability to complete Le Rêve and thus may significantly impair our business operations and prospects.
Cost overruns could cause us to be out of "balance" under the disbursement agreement and, consequently, prevent us from obtaining funds from the second mortgage note proceeds secured account or, after those funds are exhausted, to draw down under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility. If we cannot obtain these funds, we will not be able to open Le Rêve to the general public on schedule or at all, which would have a significant negative impact on our financial condition and results of operations and our ability to satisfy our obligations under the second mortgage notes.
Not all of the construction costs of Le Rêve are covered by our guaranteed maximum price construction contract, and we will be responsible for any cost overruns of these excluded items.
We have entered into a guaranteed maximum price construction contract with Marnell Corrao covering approximately $919 million of the budgeted $1.4 billion design and construction costs for Le Rêve. We are responsible for cost overruns with respect to the remaining approximately $488 million of the $1.4 billion of budgeted components that are not part of the guaranteed maximum price contract. The guaranteed maximum price contract does not include items such as the costs of construction of the new golf course and the principal parking garage and approximately $303 million in interior design and related furniture, fixtures and equipment. For a detailed breakdown of the items included in the portions of the budget not covered by the guaranteed maximum price construction contract, see "BusinessConstruction Schedule and Budget." While we may in the future enter into other agreements that may seek to limit our exposure to construction cost increases, the actual costs for these items may exceed budgeted costs.
The guaranteed maximum price under the Marnell Corrao construction contract may increase, and we would be responsible for the amount of any increase.
Although we have a $919 million guaranteed maximum price construction contract with Marnell Corrao, it provides that the guaranteed maximum price will be appropriately increased, and the deadline for the contractor's obligation to complete construction will be appropriately adjusted, on account of, among other things:
Although we have determined the overall scope and general design of Le Rêve, not all of the detailed plans and specifications have been finalized. We do not have final plans for construction components comprising approximately $493.5 million of the approximately $919 million Marnell Corrao construction contract. With respect to the construction components for which plans and specifications have not been finalized, the guaranteed maximum price is based on master concept plans and agreed upon design and other
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premises and assumptions for the detailed plans to be created. Construction will commence before completion of all drawings and specifications.
Inconsistencies between the completed drawings and specifications and the premises and assumptions on which the approximately $919 million guaranteed maximum price was based could, under specific circumstances, cause us to be responsible for costs in excess of the guaranteed maximum price. For example, if the initial drawings, when finalized, are inconsistent with the premises and assumptions, we will be responsible for the increase, if any, in the cost to construct the work covered by those drawings over the previously agreed upon amounts designated for such work in the guaranteed maximum price. Furthermore, the premises and assumptions may not be sufficiently specific to determine, as between the contractor and us, who is responsible for cost overruns in specific situations.
The liquidated damages provision in our guaranteed maximum price construction contract likely will not be sufficient to protect us against exposure to actual damages we may suffer for delay in completion of the project.
Under the construction contract with Marnell Corrao, the guaranteed date of substantial completion is 910 calendar days from the date we direct Marnell Corrao by written notice to commence construction. The contract provides for liquidated damages in the amount of $300,000 per day to be imposed on Marnell Corrao on a daily basis, up to a maximum of 30 days, for a maximum amount of $9 million, if all work required by the construction contract is not substantially completed by the deadline, following a five-day grace period and subject to force majeure and other permitted extensions. We cannot assure you that construction will be completed on schedule and, if completion of the construction were delayed beyond the grace period, our actual damages would likely exceed $300,000 per day.
In addition, if the contractor defaults under the construction contract, we may be unable to complete Le Rêve on schedule or within the amount budgeted. Failure to complete construction on schedule may have a significant negative impact on our operations and financial condition and ability to satisfy our obligations under the second mortgage notes.
The financial resources of our contractor may be insufficient to fund cost overruns or liquidated damages for which it is responsible under the guaranteed maximum price contract.
Under the terms of the construction contract with Marnell Corrao, Marnell Corrao is, subject to specific conditions and limitations, responsible for all construction costs covered by the construction contract that exceed the approximately $919 million guaranteed maximum price contained in the contract.
Austi, the parent company of the contractor, which is a private company controlled by the Anthony A. Marnell II family, has agreed to provide a continuing guaranty by which Austi guarantees Marnell Corrao's full performance under the construction contract until final payment under that contract. In addition, Marnell Corrao is obligated to obtain and provide a $150 million contractor performance and payment bond.
We cannot assure you that Marnell Corrao and Austi will have sufficient financial resources to fund any cost overruns or liquidated damages for which Marnell Corrao is responsible under the guaranteed maximum price contract. Furthermore, neither Marnell Corrao nor Austi is contractually obligated to maintain its financial resources to cover cost overruns. If Marnell Corrao and Austi do not have the resources to meet their obligations and we are unable to obtain funds under the performance and payment bond in a timely manner, or if the performance and payment bond is insufficient to cover any shortfall, we may need to pay these excess costs in order to complete construction of Le Rêve.
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Certain provisions in the construction contract with Marnell Corrao for construction of Le Rêve may be unenforceable.
Recently enacted Nevada statutes have substantially impaired, and in some cases eliminated, an owner's ability to withhold funds from a contractor or subcontractor, even when there may be defective work or a dispute about amounts owed. The new laws also limit an owner's ability to terminate, suspend or interrupt the construction, and in several circumstances, entitle the contractor and subcontractor to payment of their full unearned fee, following a brief notice period, if the owner suspends, terminates or interrupts the construction or fails to make payment or withholds amounts claimed to be due. In addition, Nevada law permits contractors and subcontractors to terminate construction contracts upon very short notice periods if any payments are not timely made to the contractors. The construction contract with Marnell Corrao contains provisions that provide us with rights and protections that in some circumstances may be inconsistent with these new laws. While it appears that some of the new laws can be waived, others expressly prohibit waiver. The effect of the new laws on the provisions of the construction contract is not completely clear. Therefore, while we have negotiated with Marnell Corrao for specific rights and obligations, including with respect to damages, termination and suspension of construction, those provisions of the construction contract may not be enforceable to the extent they conflict with non-waivable provisions of applicable laws. If the provisions of the construction contract are not enforceable, delays or suspensions in the work initiated by the owner or other events may expose us to increased costs. We cannot assure you that we will have sufficient funds to pay these increased costs.
There are significant risks associated with major construction projects that may prevent completion of Le Rêve on budget and on schedule.
Major construction projects of the scope and scale of Le Rêve entail significant risks, including:
Construction, equipment or staffing problems or difficulties in obtaining any of the requisite licenses, permits and authorizations from regulatory authorities could increase the total cost, delay or prevent the construction or opening or otherwise affect the design and features of Le Rêve.
We anticipate that only some of the subcontractors engaged by the contractor to perform work and/or supply materials in connection with the construction of Le Rêve will post bonds guaranteeing timely completion of a subcontractor's work and payment for all of that subcontractor's labor and materials. We cannot assure you that these bonds will be adequate to ensure completion of the work.
We cannot assure you that Le Rêve will commence operations on schedule or that construction costs for Le Rêve will not exceed budgeted amounts. Failure to complete Le Rêve on budget or on schedule may have a significant negative effect on us and on our ability to make payments on the second mortgage notes.
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Simultaneous construction of Le Rêve and the Macau casino(s) may stretch management time and resources.
Le Rêve is scheduled to open in April 2005, and Wynn Resorts' subsidiary Wynn Macau may pursue development of its first permanent casino resort in Macau in the same time period. If both projects are being built simultaneously, members of Wynn Resorts' senior management will be involved in planning and developing both projects. Developing the Macau opportunity simultaneously with Le Rêve may divert management resources from the construction and/or opening of Le Rêve. Management's inability to devote sufficient time and attention to the Le Rêve project may delay the construction or opening of Le Rêve. This type of delay could have a negative effect on our business and operations.
Risks Related to Our Substantial Indebtedness
We are highly leveraged and future cash flow may not be sufficient to meet our obligations, including our obligations under the second mortgage notes, and we might have difficulty obtaining more financing.
As we progress toward the completion of the construction of Le Rêve, we will have a substantial amount of debt in relation to our equity, which debt will increase during the construction period. Concurrent with the closing of this offering, we will enter into debt facilities that will result in total outstanding indebtedness of approximately $1.5 billion, including the second mortgage notes, by the time Le Rêve is completed.
Our substantial indebtedness could have important consequences for you. For example:
in each case, subject to procedural restraints and limitations applicable to secured creditors generally and also those imposed by applicable gaming laws, rules and regulations and the rules and regulations of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada;
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Under the terms of the indenture, our credit facilities and our FF&E facility, we will be permitted to incur additional indebtedness, which will be limited under our credit facilities and FF&E facility to $71 million, of which up to $60 million may be secured senior indebtedness. We will also be permitted to incur additional secured senior indebtedness in an amount sufficient to acquire up to ten indentified parcels of land adjacent to the golf course land at fair market value. If we incur additional indebtedness, the risks described above will be exacerbated.
We may not generate sufficient cash flow to meet our substantial debt service and other obligations, including our obligations under the second mortgage notes.
Before the opening of Le Rêve, which is expected to occur in April 2005, we will have no material operations or earnings. Consequently, we will be dependent on the proceeds of this offering, borrowings under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility and the proceeds of Wynn Resorts' offering of common stock to meet all of our construction, debt service and other obligations.
After Le Rêve opens, our ability to make interest payments under the credit facilities, the FF&E facility, the second mortgage notes and other indebtedness will depend on our ability to generate sufficient cash flow from operations. We cannot assure you that we will begin operations by the scheduled opening date or at all, or that we will be able to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our expenses, including our debt service requirements. Our ability to generate cash flow will depend upon many factors, including:
Some of these factors are beyond our control. Any inability to meet our debt service obligations would have a material adverse effect on us. In addition, future financing documents for the Macau opportunity may contain restrictions or prohibitions on the distribution to Wynn Resorts of any cash flow generated by the casino(s). Any cash flow
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generated by one or more Macau casinos operated by Wynn Macau will not be generated by entities which are guarantors of our indebtedness. Thus, any cash flow generated by the Macau casinos may not be available to service our debt service obligations.
The second mortgage notes will have a junior lien on a substantial portion of our assets, and will have no liens on certain assets.
Although the holders of the second mortgage notes will have a first priority lien on the net proceeds of this offering, once those proceeds are disbursed pursuant to the disbursement agreement for the construction of the Le Rêve project, they will have only a second priority lien on the assets comprising the project and a third priority lien on the furniture, fixtures and equipment that are purchased under the FF&E facility. None of the assets of Wynn Resorts will secure its guarantee of the second mortgage notes, unless Wynn Resorts grants specified liens to secure other guarantees or indebtedness and is required to grant second priority liens on the same assets to secure the second mortgage notes.
The holders of the second mortgage notes will not have a lien on our gaming license because under the Nevada gaming laws it may not be pledged as collateral. In addition, we must seek approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada before we may grant any liens in the water rights which would be used for general irrigation purposes, irrigation of the golf course and to supply water for the Lê Reve lake. We will not have such approval at the time of the closing and may not obtain such approval before we begin disbursing the second mortgage notes proceeds or at all. The credit facilities, the FF&E facility and the second mortgage notes will not be secured by any assets related to Wynn Macau's planned operations in Macau.
The guarantors of the second mortgage notes likely will not be able to contribute to any payments with respect to the second mortgage notes.
The primary purpose of the guarantees (except the unsecured guarantee of Wynn Resorts) is to provide second priority liens on the assets of the guarantors, including the golf course, the Phase II land, and equity interests in their subsidiaries. While Valvino and its subsidiaries hold assets that are integral to Le Rêve, they are not expected to have operations that generate significant cash flows. As such, you should not expect Valvino or any of the other guarantors to contribute to any payments of principal, interest or other amounts required to be made on the second mortgage notes.
Wynn Resorts will be able to contribute to payments of principal, interest or other amounts required to be made on the second mortgage notes only to the extent it has unrestricted funds from other sources. The subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts will have no obligation to make payments or distributions to Wynn Resorts to enable Wynn Resorts to make payments under its guarantee. In addition, the subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts may be parties to financing or other agreements that restrict their ability to make any payments or distributions to Wynn Resorts.
The credit facilities, the FF&E facility and the indenture governing the second mortgage notes will contain covenants that will restrict our ability to engage in certain transactions and may impair our ability to respond to changing business and economic conditions.
The credit facilities, the FF&E facility and the indenture governing the second mortgage notes will impose operating and financial restrictions on us and specified affiliates designated as restricted entities. The restrictions that will be imposed under these debt instruments will include, among other things, limitations on our ability to:
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The credit facilities will require us to satisfy various financial covenants, including maximum total leverage, minimum fixed charge coverage, minimum earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization and minimum net worth requirements. Future indebtedness or other contracts could contain financial or other covenants more restrictive than those applicable to the credit facilities, the FF&E facility and the second mortgage notes.
Our ability to comply with these provisions may be affected by general economic conditions, industry conditions, other events beyond our control and delayed completion of Le Rêve. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will be able to comply with these covenants. Our failure to comply with the covenants contained in the credit facilities, the FF&E facility or the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, including failure as a result of events beyond our control, could result in an event of default, which could materially and adversely affect our operating results and our financial condition.
If there were an event of default under one of our debt instruments, the holders of the defaulted debt could cause all amounts outstanding with respect to that debt to be due and payable immediately. We cannot assure you that our assets or cash flow would be sufficient to fully repay borrowings under our outstanding debt instruments, including the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, if accelerated upon an event of default, or that we would be able to repay, refinance or restructure the payments on those debt securities. Further, if we are unable to repay, refinance or restructure our indebtedness under our credit facilities and the FF&E facility, the lenders under those facilities could proceed against the collateral securing that indebtedness. In that event, any proceeds received upon a realization of the collateral would be applied first to amounts due under our credit facilities and, with respect to the collateral securing the FF&E facility, applied first to amounts due under the FF&E facility before any proceeds would be available to make payments on the second mortgage notes. See "Risks Related to the Offering and the Second Mortgage NotesThe liens securing the indebtedness under the credit facilities and FF&E facility generally will be senior to the liens securing the second mortgage notes."
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General Risks Associated with Our Business
We have no operating history.
We were formed principally to develop and operate Le Rêve in Las Vegas. Le Rêve will be a new development which has no history of operations. We cannot assure you that we will be able to attract a sufficient number of hotel guests, gaming customers and other visitors to Le Rêve to make our operations profitable.
Our operations will be subject to the significant business, economic, regulatory and competitive uncertainties and contingencies frequently encountered by new businesses in competitive environments, many of which are beyond our control. Because we have no operating history, it may be more difficult for us to prepare for and respond to these types of risks and the risks described elsewhere in this prospectus than for a company with an established business and operating cash flow. If we are not able to manage these risks successfully, it could negatively impact our operations.
We intend to lease approximately eight of the retail spaces at Le Rêve and will own and operate the remaining approximately 18 retail spaces. We have entered into one restaurant management agreement, and we may enter into others with respect to one or more of the restaurants at Le Rêve. We have not yet entered into binding agreements with any retail tenants or other restaurant operators, and we may not be able to obtain the number or quality of retail tenants or restaurant operators for the retail and restaurant portions of Le Rêve that currently are planned. If we do not obtain tenants and operators in sufficient number or of sufficient quality, it could impair the competitive position of Le Rêve and affect our operating performance.
Until construction of Le Rêve is close to completion, we do not believe that we will require extensive operational management. Accordingly, we have kept and intend to keep our permanent management staff at relatively low levels. We will be required to undertake a major recruiting program before Le Rêve opens. However, the pool of experienced gaming and other personnel is limited and competition to recruit and retain gaming and other personnel is likely to intensify as competition in the Las Vegas hotel casino market increases. We cannot assure you that we will be able to attract and retain a sufficient number of qualified individuals to operate Le Rêve on acceptable terms.
The loss of Stephen A. Wynn could significantly harm our business.
Our ability to maintain our competitive position is dependent to a large degree on the efforts and skills of Stephen A. Wynn, the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer and one of the principal stockholders of Wynn Resorts. Wynn Resorts has entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Wynn. However, we cannot assure you that Mr. Wynn will remain with us. If Wynn Resorts loses the services of Mr. Wynn or if he is unable to devote sufficient attention to our operations, our business may be significantly impaired. In addition, if Mr. Wynn is no longer either employed by Wynn Resorts as Chief Executive Officer or serving as Chairman of the Board of Wynn Resorts, other than as a result of death or disability or other limited circumstances, it would constitute a change of control that requires us to repay the second mortgage notes and would constitute an event of default under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility.
The casino, hotel, convention and other facilities at Le Rêve will face intense competition.
Las Vegas Casino/Hotel Competition. The casino/hotel industry is highly competitive. Resorts located on or near the Las Vegas Strip compete with other Las Vegas Strip hotels and
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with other hotel casinos in Las Vegas on the basis of overall atmosphere, range of amenities, level of service, price, location, entertainment, theme and size. Le Rêve also will compete with a large number of other hotels and motels located in and near Las Vegas, as well as other resort destinations. Many of our competitors have established gaming operations, are subsidiaries or divisions of large public companies and may have greater financial and other resources than we do.
According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, there were approximately 94,277 hotel rooms on or around the Las Vegas Strip as of December 31, 2001. Competitors of Le Rêve will include resorts on the Las Vegas Strip, among which are Bally's Las Vegas, Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Harrah's Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Luxor Hotel and Casino, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, The Mirage, Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino, New York-New York Hotel and Casino, Paris Las Vegas, Treasure Island at The Mirage and The Venetian, and resorts off the Las Vegas Strip, such as Las Vegas Hilton, The Palms Casino Resort and Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. The Venetian has begun an expansion anticipated to consist of an approximately 1,000-room hotel tower on top of the resort's existing parking garage and approximately 150,000 square feet of additional meeting and conference space. The Venetian's expansion is expected to be completed by June 2003. In addition, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino has announced that it will begin construction of a 1,122-room, all-suite tower connected to the current hotel casino resort in September 2002, with an expected opening in October 2003. Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino also is expected to open a new convention and meeting complex in January 2003, and Caesars Palace is currently constructing an approximately 4,000-seat performing arts "Colosseum," which is scheduled to be completed in the first quarter of 2003. Moreover, MGM Mirage has announced that it will begin construction in mid-2003 of an approximately 925-room "spa tower" addition to Bellagio, as well as expand Bellagio's spa and salon, meeting space and retail space, with an expected completion in December 2004.
The construction and expansion of these properties during the time that Le Rêve is being constructed may affect the availability of construction labor and supplies, resulting in increased costs. We cannot assure you that the Las Vegas market will continue to grow or that hotel casino resorts will continue to be popular. A decline or leveling off of the growth or popularity of hotel casino resorts or the appeal of the features offered by Le Rêve would impair our financial condition and future results of operations.
As noted elsewhere in this prospectus, Le Rêve will be different from many other Las Vegas resorts in that it will not focus on a highly themed experience. Instead, Le Rêve will offer an environment having a sophisticated, casually elegant ambience. Le Rêve's environment may not appeal to customers. In addition, customer preferences and trends can change, often without warning, and we may not be able to predict or respond to changes in customer preferences in time to adapt Le Rêve and the attractions and amenities it offers to address new trends.
Other Competition for Le Rêve. Le Rêve also will compete, to some extent, with other hotel/casino facilities in Nevada and in Atlantic City, with riverboat gaming facilities in other states, with hotel/casino facilities elsewhere in the world, with state lotteries and with Internet gaming. In addition, certain states recently have legalized, and others may or are likely to legalize, casino gaming in specific areas. Passage of the Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act in 1988 has led to rapid increases in Native American gaming operations. Also, in March 2000, California voters approved an amendment to the California Constitution allowing federally recognized Native American tribes to conduct and operate slot machines, lottery games and banked and percentage card games on Native American land in California. As a result, casino-style gaming on tribal lands is growing and could become a
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significant competitive force. The proliferation of Native American gaming in California could have a negative impact on our operations. The proliferation of gaming activities in other areas could significantly harm our business as well. In particular, the legalization of casino gaming in or near metropolitan areas, such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston, from which we intend to attract customers, could have a substantial negative effect on our business. In addition, new or renovated casinos in Macau or elsewhere in Asia could draw Asian gaming customers, including high-rollers, away from Las Vegas.
Because we may be entirely dependent upon one property for all of our cash flow, we will be subject to greater risks than a gaming company with more operating properties.
We do not expect to have material assets or operations other than Le Rêve for the foreseeable future. As a result, we likely will be entirely dependent upon Le Rêve for all of our cash flow. The Macau-related entities are not guarantors of our indebtedness and their stock and assets are not collateral for our obligations or for Wynn Resorts' guarantee. In addition, the financing documents for the Macau opportunity may contain restrictions or prohibitions on the distribution to Wynn Resorts of any cash flow generated by these projects. Accordingly, cash flow generated by those Macau casino(s) will not be available to service our indebtedness, including our obligations under the second mortgage notes, or support our operations. See "Risks Related to Our Substantial IndebtednessWe may not generate sufficient cash flow to meet our substantial debt service and other obligations, including our obligations under the second mortgage notes."
Given that our operations initially will only focus on one property in Las Vegas, we will be subject to greater degrees of risk than a gaming company with more operating properties. The risks to which we will have a greater degree of exposure include the following:
Also, although we have obtained title insurance policies to protect the lenders under our credit facilities and the note holders against defects in title of the Le Rêve property, the amount of our debt will be so large that any losses due to defects in title may exceed the resources of the title insurance companies.
Any of the factors outlined above could negatively affect our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to make payments on the second mortgage notes pursuant to the indenture, on borrowings under the credit facilities or the FF&E facility or with respect to our other debt.
Wynn Resorts' ownership and management of both Le Rêve and a second resort developed on either the 20-acre parcel or the golf course land could negatively impact Le Rêve.
Wynn Resorts' ownership of both Le Rêve and additional resorts developed on the 20-acre parcel adjacent to the site of Le Rêve and/or the golf course parcel may result in
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conflicting business goals because, once released from the liens under the credit facilities and second mortgage notes, a Phase II or other project developed on either site would likely be developed through an entity that is not part of the restricted group and could potentially compete with Le Rêve. For example, if Wynn Resorts or a subsidiary outside the restricted group develops a Phase II resort on either the golf course land or the 20-acre parcel, it could offer discounts and other incentives for visitors to stay at a Phase II resort, which might result in a competitive advantage for the Phase II resort over Le Rêve. In addition, that entity also may choose to allocate certain business opportunities, such as potential restaurant, dining and entertainment tenants or requests for room reservations, to the Phase II resort instead of Le Rêve. Although Wynn Resorts' common ownership of both Le Rêve and Phase II resort may result in economies of scale, efficiencies and joint business opportunities for the two resorts, if the Phase II resort is owned by an entity that is not part of the restricted group, then Le Rêve may, in certain circumstances, bear the greater burden of the expenses that are shared by both resorts. In addition, management's time may be split between overseeing the operation of the resorts. In certain circumstances, management may devote more time to the ownership and operational responsibilities of the Phase II resort than those of Le Rêve.
Terrorism and the uncertainty of war, as well as other factors affecting discretionary consumer spending, may harm our operating results.
The strength and profitability of our business will depend on consumer demand for hotel casino resorts in general and for the type of luxury amenities Le Rêve will offer. Changes in consumer preferences or discretionary consumer spending could harm our business. The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and ongoing terrorist and war activities in the United States and elsewhere, have had a negative impact on travel and leisure expenditures, including lodging, gaming and tourism. We cannot predict the extent to which the events of September 11, 2001 may continue to affect us, directly or indirectly, in the future. An extended period of reduced discretionary spending and/or disruptions or declines in airline travel and business conventions could significantly harm our operations. In particular, because we expect that our business will rely heavily upon high-end credit customers, particularly international customers, factors resulting in a decreased propensity to travel internationally, like the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, could have a negative impact on our operations.
In addition to fears of war and future acts of terrorism, other factors affecting discretionary consumer spending, including general economic conditions, disposable consumer income, fears of recession and consumer confidence in the economy, may negatively impact our business. Negative changes in factors affecting discretionary spending could reduce customer demand for the products and services we will offer, thus imposing practical limits on pricing and harming our operations.
Also, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have substantially affected the availability of insurance coverage for certain types of damages or occurrences. We do not have insurance coverage for occurrences of terrorist acts with respect to our Le Rêve project and any losses that could result from these acts. The lack of sufficient insurance for these types of acts could expose us to heavy losses in the event that any damages occur, directly or indirectly, as a result of terrorist attacks and have a significant negative impact on our operations.
Le Rêve will be subject to extensive state and local regulation, and licensing and gaming authorities have significant control over our operations, which could have a negative effect on our business.
The opening and operation of Le Rêve will be contingent upon our receipt and maintenance of all regulatory licenses, permits, approvals, registrations, findings of suitability,
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orders and authorizations. The laws, regulations and ordinances requiring these licenses, permits and other approvals generally relate to the responsibility, financial stability and character of the owners and managers of gaming operations, as well as persons financially interested or involved in gaming operations. The scope of the approvals required to open and operate a facility is extensive. Failure to obtain or maintain the necessary approvals could prevent or delay the completion or opening of all or part of the facility or otherwise affect the design and features of Le Rêve. We do not currently hold any state and local licenses and related approvals necessary to conduct our planned gaming operations in Nevada and we cannot be certain that we will obtain at all, or on a timely basis, all required approvals and licenses. Failure to obtain or maintain any of the required gaming approvals and licenses could significantly impair our financial position and results of operations.
The Nevada Gaming Commission may, in its discretion, require the holder of any securities we issue, including the second mortgage notes sold pursuant to this prospectus, to file applications, be investigated and be found suitable to own Wynn Resorts' securities if it has reason to believe that the security ownership would be inconsistent with the declared policies of the State of Nevada.
Nevada regulatory authorities have broad powers to request detailed financial and other information, to limit, condition, suspend or revoke a registration, gaming license or related approval and to approve changes in our operations. Substantial fines or forfeiture of assets for violations of gaming laws or regulations may be levied. The suspension or revocation of any license which may be granted to us or the levy of substantial fines or forfeiture of assets could significantly harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Furthermore, compliance costs associated with gaming laws, regulations and licenses are significant. Any change in the laws, regulations or licenses applicable to our business or a violation of any current or future laws or regulations applicable to our business or gaming license could require us to make substantial expenditures or could otherwise negatively affect our gaming operations.
Wynn Resorts' articles of incorporation provide that, to the extent a gaming authority makes a determination of unsuitability or to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the board of directors, Wynn Resorts may redeem shares of its capital stock that are owned or controlled by an unsuitable person or its affiliates. The redemption price may be paid in cash, by promissory note, or both, as required, and pursuant to the terms established by, the applicable gaming authority and, if not, as Wynn Resorts elects.
Nevada gaming regulatory issues may arise regarding the licensing of owners of Wynn Resorts, which may cause us to incur additional debt.
Kazuo Okada is the owner of a controlling interest in Aruze Corp., the parent company of Aruze USA, Inc., referred to as Aruze USA, which, before giving effect to the closing of Wynn Resorts' initial public offering, owns approximately 47.4% of Wynn Resorts' common stock. Under the Nevada gaming regulations, any beneficial owner of more than 10% of Aruze Corp.'s voting securities must be licensed or found suitable in respect of Aruze USA's ownership interest in Wynn Resorts, including Kazuo Okada and his son, Tomohiro Okada. Kazuo Okada is currently licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission to own the shares of Universal Distributing of Nevada, Inc., referred to as Universal Distributing, a gaming machine manufacturer and distributor. Kazuo Okada and his son previously sought approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission in connection with the proposed transfer of Universal Distributing to Aruze Corp. In connection with this application, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board raised certain concerns, including transactions which were then the subject of a pending tax case in Japan which involved Universal Distributing, Aruze Corp. and other
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related parties. The lower court in the Japanese tax case ruled in Aruze Corp.'s favor, but the Japanese tax authority has filed an appeal. It is unclear whether or how these events will affect the Nevada Gaming Commission's consideration of suitability with respect to Aruze USA's ownership of Wynn Resorts' stock.
Aruze Corp. has informed us that there are a number of outstanding issues in the Nevada State Gaming Board's investigation of the proposed transfer of Universal Distributing in addition to the issues relating to the transactions involved in the above-described tax proceeding. These issues, together with issues relating to the Japanese tax proceeding, if not satisfactorily resolved, could result in the denial of the application. No formal action of any kind has been taken by the Nevada State Gaming Control Board or the Nevada Gaming Commission in connection with these issues. The Nevada State Gaming Control Board and Aruze have agreed to defer the pursuit of the proposed transfer of Universal Distributing until or after the applications regarding Le Rêve have been acted upon. If the Nevada State Gaming Control Board or the Nevada Gaming Commission were to act adversely with respect to the pending proceeding involving Universal Distributing, that decision could adversely affect an application filed by Aruze USA, Aruze Corp., Kazuo Okada or Tomohiro Okada in respect of Wynn Resorts.
If any gaming application of Aruze USA, Aruze Corp. or Kazuo Okada concerning Aruze USA's ownership of Wynn Resorts' stock is denied by Nevada gaming authorities or requested to be withdrawn or is not filed within 90 days after the filing of Wynn Resorts' application, then, under certain circumstances, Wynn Resorts has the right to require Mr. Wynn to purchase the shares owned by Aruze USA in Wynn Resorts, including with a promissory note, or the right to purchase the shares directly with a promissory note. If Wynn Resorts is required to purchase the shares held by Aruze USA, it may have to issue a promissory note to Aruze USA. Any such debt obligation on Wynn Resorts' balance sheet may negatively affect our financial condition. See "Certain Relationships and Related TransactionsStockholders Agreement" and "Buy-Out of Aruze USA Stock."
Moreover, if the Nevada Gaming Commission were to determine that Aruze USA is unsuitable to hold a promissory note issued by Wynn Resorts or Mr. Wynn, the Nevada Gaming Commission could order Aruze USA or its affiliate to dispose of its voting securities within a prescribed period of time that may not be sufficient.
If Aruze USA or its affiliate does not dispose of its voting securities within the prescribed period of time, or if Wynn Resorts fails to pursue all lawful efforts to require Aruze USA or its affiliate to relinquish its voting securities, including, if necessary, the immediate purchase of the voting securities for cash at fair market value, the Nevada Gaming Commission could determine that Wynn Resorts was unsuitable or could take disciplinary action against Wynn Resorts. Disciplinary action could result in the limitation, conditioning, suspension or revocation of any approvals or gaming licenses held by Wynn Resorts (and, as a result, Wynn Las Vegas) and/or the imposition of a significant monetary fine against Wynn Resorts. Any such disciplinary action could significantly impair our operations.
If Wynn Macau builds and operates one or more casinos in Macau, certain Nevada gaming laws would apply to its planned gaming activities and associations in Macau.
Certain Nevada gaming laws also apply to gaming activities and associations in jurisdictions outside the State of Nevada. As Wynn Macau develops its opportunity in Macau, Wynn Resorts and its subsidiaries that are licensed to conduct gaming operations in Nevada, including Wynn Las Vegas, Wynn Capital, Wynn Resorts Holdings and Valvino, will be required to comply with certain reporting requirements concerning gaming activities and
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associations in Macau proposed to be conducted by Wynn Resorts' Macau-related subsidiaries. Wynn Resorts and its licensed Nevada subsidiaries, including Wynn Las Vegas, also will be subject to disciplinary action by the Nevada Gaming Commission if Wynn Resorts' Macau-related subsidiaries:
Such disciplinary action could include suspension, conditioning, limitation or revocation of the registration, licenses or approvals held by Wynn Resorts and its licensed Nevada subsidiaries, including Wynn Las Vegas, and the imposition of substantial fines.
Our business will rely on high-end, international customers to whom we may extend credit, and we may not be able to collect gaming receivables from our credit players.
We expect that a significant portion of our table game revenue at Le Rêve will be attributable to the play of a limited number of international customers. The loss or a reduction in the play of the most significant of these customers could have a substantial negative effect on our future operating results. A downturn in economic conditions in the countries in which these customers reside could cause a reduction in the frequency of visits and revenue generated by these customers.
We will conduct our gaming activities at Le Rêve on a credit as well as a cash basis. This credit will be unsecured. Table games players typically will be extended more credit than slot players, and high-stakes players typically will be extended more credit than patrons who tend to wager lower amounts. High-end gaming is more volatile than other forms of gaming, and variances in win-loss results attributable to high-end gaming may have a positive or negative impact on cash flow and earnings in a particular quarter.
In addition, the collectibility of receivables from international customers could be negatively affected by future business or economic trends or by significant events in the countries in which these customers reside. We will extend credit to those customers whose level of play and financial resources warrant, in the opinion of management, an extension of credit.
While gaming debts evidenced by a credit instrument, including what is commonly referred to as a "marker," and judgments on gaming debts are enforceable under the current laws of Nevada, and judgments on gaming debts are enforceable in all states under the Full Faith and Credit Clause of the United States Constitution, other jurisdictions may determine that direct enforcement of gaming debts is against public policy. Although courts of some foreign nations will enforce gaming debts directly and the assets in the United States of foreign debtors may be reached to satisfy a judgment, judgments on gaming debts from U.S.
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courts are not binding on the courts of many foreign nations. We cannot assure you that we will be able to collect the full amount of gaming debts owed to us, even in jurisdictions that enforce gaming debts. Our inability to collect gaming debts could have a significant negative impact on our operating results.
Because we own real property, we are subject to extensive environmental regulation, which creates uncertainty regarding future environmental expenditures and liabilities.
We have incurred costs and expended funds to comply with environmental requirements, such as those relating to discharges to air, water and land, the handling and disposal of solid and hazardous waste and the cleanup of properties affected by hazardous substances. Under these and other environmental requirements, we, as the owner of the property on which Le Rêve is situated, may be required to investigate and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or chemical releases at that property. As an owner or operator, we could also be held responsible to a governmental entity or third parties for property damage, personal injury and investigation and cleanup costs incurred by them in connection with any contamination.
These laws typically impose cleanup responsibility and liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of or caused the presence of the contaminants. The liability under those laws has been interpreted to be joint and several unless the harm is divisible and there is a reasonable basis for allocation of the responsibility. The costs of investigation, remediation or removal of those substances may be substantial, and the presence of those substances, or the failure to remediate a property properly, may impair our ability to rent or otherwise use our property.
We believe that we have remediated all material environmental risks of which we are currently aware at the Le Rêve hotel site and on the existing golf course. However, in connection with constructing the new golf course, which will require significant grading, we may discover unforeseen environmental risks which we will need to incur costs to remediate. In addition, we will incur costs associated with asbestos removal from an existing office building in the event we decide to develop the 20-acre parcel of land located north of Le Rêve along Las Vegas Boulevard that will be available for future development should it be released from the liens under the credit facilities and the second mortgage notes. We may be required to incur costs to remediate these or other potential environmental hazards or to mitigate environmental risks.
If a third party successfully challenges our ownership of, or right to use, the Le Rêve service marks with respect to casino or hotel services, our business or results of operations could be harmed.
We have applied to register the "LE RÊVE" service mark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, referred to as the PTO, for casino and hotel services, as well as for other ancillary uses. Our application for hotel services has cleared the PTO examination process, meaning that "LE RÊVE" will be registered for hotel and other related services if no member of the public formally opposes our application for registration by a published deadline. Our application for casino services remains pending, and we expect it to be published for opposition soon.
Even if we are able to obtain registration of the "LE RÊVE" mark for the above described services, such federal registration is not completely dispositive of the right to such service marks. Third parties who claim prior rights with respect to marks similar to "LE RÊVE" or the English translation "THE DREAM," may nonetheless challenge our use of "LE RÊVE" and seek to overcome the presumptions afforded by such registrations. They also could attempt to
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prevent our use of "LE RÊVE" and/or seek monetary damages as a result of our use. A successful challenge by a third party with respect to our ownership of, or right to use, the mark could have a material impact on our business or results of operation.
We will need to recruit a substantial number of new employees before Le Rêve opens and our employees may seek unionization.
We will need to recruit a substantial number of new employees before Le Rêve opens and our employees may seek union representation. We cannot be certain that we will be able to recruit a sufficient number of qualified employees. Currently, Valvino is a party to collective bargaining agreements with several different unions, which it assumed in connection with the acquisition of the Desert Inn Resort & Casino. All of these agreements will expire before the scheduled opening of Le Rêve. However, the unions may seek to organize the workers at Le Rêve or claim that the agreements assumed in connection with Valvino's acquisition of the Desert Inn Resort & Casino obligate Wynn Las Vegas to enter into negotiations with one or more of the unions to represent the workers at Le Rêve. Unionization, pressure to unionize or other forms of collective bargaining could increase our labor costs.
Certain of Wynn Las Vegas' affiliates will be subject to regulatory control by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
Desert Inn Improvement Co., a direct subsidiary of Desert Inn Water Company and an indirect subsidiary of Valvino, provides water service to the existing office building on the site of the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino and the remaining homes around the Desert Inn golf course. As a result of its service obligations to the remaining homes, Desert Inn Improvement Co. is a public utility under Nevada law and will be subject to typical public utility regulation. For example, if Desert Inn Improvement Co. desires to change its filed rates or tariffs or encumber, sell or lease its real property, it will likely be required to obtain the prior approval of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. The public utility status of Desert Inn Improvement Co. also imposes broader regulatory restrictions on us. For example, if Wynn Resorts decides to make changes to our or its ownership structure, such as in a merger or acquisition transaction or a significant stock issuance, or a sale of Aruze USA's shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock in the event that Aruze USA is found to be unsuitable to own such stock, Wynn Resorts will likely be required to obtain the prior approval of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. We cannot assure you that any such approvals will be obtained. Further, with respect to any other changes or transactions which we may enter into in the future, we cannot assure you that regulatory requirements will not delay or prevent us from entering into transactions or conducting our business in a manner that might be beneficial to our operations.
The Le Rêve golf course land may be subject to restrictions which could prevent us from constructing the new golf course in accordance with our current plans and may inhibit future development of that land.
We intend to construct the new golf course on an approximately 137-acre parcel of land located behind the hotel. Valvino acquired a portion of this parcel in connection with its purchase of the Desert Inn Resort & Casino and acquired the remainder when it purchased the residential lots located in the interior of, and some, but not all, of the lots around the former Desert Inn golf course. The residential lots, previously known as the Desert Inn Country Club Estates, were subject to various conditions, covenants and restrictions recorded against the lots in 1956 and amended from time to time since then. We believe that these conditions, covenants and restrictions were terminated in accordance with Nevada law in June 2001. However, some of the remaining homeowners have brought a lawsuit against Valvino challenging, among other things, the termination of the covenants, conditions and restrictions. If the plaintiffs prevail on their claims and the conditions, covenants and restrictions remain in effect, we may have to adjust our current plans for the construction of the golf course by redesigning some of the holes located on the periphery of the course.
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In addition, at least two of the homeowners have alleged the existence of an equitable implied restriction prohibiting any alternative commercial development of the golf course. If the plaintiffs prevail on this claim, any future development of the golf course parcel for an alternative use may be restricted. Valvino is vigorously contesting the homeowners' claims and will continue to do so. See "BusinessLegal Proceedings."
A downturn in general economic conditions may adversely affect our results of operations.
Our business operations will be affected by international, national and local economic conditions. A recession or downturn in the general economy, or in a region constituting a significant source of customers for our property, could result in fewer customers visiting our property, which would adversely affect our revenues.
Risks Related to the Offering and the Second Mortgage Notes
The liens securing the indebtedness under the credit facilities and FF&E facility generally will be senior to the liens securing the second mortgage notes.
The second mortgage notes will be secured by:
The lenders under our credit facilities will have first priority liens on substantially all of our assets. The lenders under our FF&E facility will have first priority liens on furniture, fixtures and equipment, including assets that are integral to the operation of Le Rêve, such as elevators, escalators, heating, vacuum and air conditioning equipment and gaming equipment. However, the guarantee of the second mortgage notes by Wynn Resorts will not be secured by any assets of Wynn Resorts, unless Wynn Resorts grants specified liens to secure other guarantees or indebtedness.
Because the Macau-related subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts are owned by Wynn Resorts, which will not grant liens on any Macau-related assets to secure its guarantee of the second mortgage notes, the assets consisting of Wynn Resorts' Macau project(s) will not be included in the collateral, and the holders of the second mortgage notes will have no claim against those assets. The second mortgage notes will also not be secured by the aircraft assets.
Because the liens securing the indebtedness under the credit facilities will generally be prior to the liens securing the second mortgage notes, the second mortgage notes will be effectively subordinated to the indebtedness under our $1.0 billion credit facilities. In addition, the liens on the collateral securing our $188.5 million FF&E facility will be prior to the liens securing the credit facilities and the second mortgage notes upon the FF&E collateral. We will also be permitted, under the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, to incur additional indebtedness, which may increase the amount of our credit facilities or FF&E facility. The indenture also will permit our unrestricted subsidiaries to incur debt, without limitation, provided certain conditions are met, which indebtedness will be structurally senior to the second mortgage notes, as we only have a claim against the equity in our subsidiaries, and not against their assets. See "Description of the Second Mortgage Notes Security Interests."
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The liens granted by the guarantors (except Wynn Resorts, which will guarantee the second mortgage notes on a senior unsecured basis) to secure their guarantees of the credit facilities will also be senior to the liens securing the second mortgage note guarantees, and, therefore, the second mortgage note guarantees will also be effectively subordinated to the guarantees of the indebtedness under the credit facilities and all of our guarantors' (except Wynn Resorts's) other senior indebtedness secured by higher priority liens.
If there is a default, the value of the collateral may not be sufficient to repay both the higher priority creditors and the holders of the second mortgage notes.
The value of the collateral in the event of liquidation will depend on market and economic conditions, the availability of buyers and other factors. We cannot assure you that the proceeds from the sale or sales of all of such collateral would be sufficient to satisfy the amounts outstanding under the second mortgage notes and other obligations secured by the junior liens, if any, after payment in full of all of the obligations secured by the higher priority liens on the collateral. If these proceeds were not sufficient to repay amounts outstanding under the notes, then holders of the second mortgage notes, to the extent not repaid from the proceeds of the sale of the collateral, would only have unsecured claims against our remaining assets, which claims would rank equally with all of our general unsecured indebtedness and obligations, including trade payables.
At the completion of Le Rêve, we expect to have approximately $715.8 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility, $250 million outstanding under the delay draw term loan facility and $188.5 million outstanding under the FF&E facility. We also expect to have at such time approximately $31.2 million of borrowing availability under the revolving credit facility. Under the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, we will be permitted to incur additional indebtedness that is secured by first priority liens on the second mortgage note collateral.
Our intercreditor agreements will limit the ability of the holders of the second mortgage notes to control decisions regarding the collateral and to take enforcement action.
The trustee under the indenture governing the second mortgage notes will enter into a project lenders intercreditor agreement with the agent for the lenders under the credit facilities and an FF&E intercreditor agreement with the agent for the lenders under the credit facilities and the agent for lenders under the FF&E facility. The intercreditor agreements will provide for the allocation of rights among the trustee and these lenders with respect to their respective interests in the collateral and the enforcement of their rights. Until the indebtedness under the credit facilities, including any refinancings, has been satisfied in full, the lenders under the credit facilities will have the exclusive right to determine the circumstances and manner in which the collateral securing the second mortgage notes and the credit facilities may be disposed of subject, in the case of the FF&E collateral, to the rights of the lenders under the FF&E facility. Similarly, until the indebtedness under the FF&E facility, including any refinancing, has been satisfied in full, the lenders under the FF&E facility will have the exclusive rights to determine the circumstances and manner in which the collateral that secures the FF&E facility, the credit facilities and the second mortgage notes may be disposed. As a result, the lenders under the credit facilities may take actions with respect to the collateral securing the second mortgage notes which holders of the second mortgage notes may disagree with or which may be contrary to the best interests of the holders of the second mortgage notes. In addition:
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agreement or waive any defaults or conditions precedent to funding thereunder in various circumstances; which could result in a reduction of the scope which we are required to build and in funding additional amounts which effectively are senior to the second mortgage notes, in each case, to the detriment of the holders of second mortgage notes;
In addition, pursuant to the intercreditor agreements, the trustee will agree not to object to a number of important matters and actions taken by the lenders under our credit facilities and the FF&E facility following the filing of a bankruptcy petition. After such filing, the value of your collateral could materially deteriorate, and you would be unable to raise an objection. See "Intercreditor Agreements."
The lenders under the FF&E facility will similarly have the right, without the consent of the second mortgage note holders, to waive conditions to funding under the FF&E facility and to exercise, or not exercise, any remedies with respect to the furniture, fixtures and equipment securing the FF&E facility in such manner and upon such terms as the lenders under the FF&E facility determine.
The intercreditor agreements will also permit the lenders under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility to make advances under their respective loan facilities to protect, preserve, repair and maintain Le Rêve and their respective security interests. Any advanced amounts will be included in the amounts secured by the liens in favor of an advancing lender with the same priority as regular advances made by the lender under the disbursement agreement. Although these provisions may cause these lenders to make advances which otherwise might not be made and thus facilitate completion of Le Rêve to the benefit of the holders of the second mortgage notes, these advances also could increase both the periodic amounts payable on our secured indebtedness and the amounts secured by claims effectively senior the claims of the second mortgage note holders.
Under the intercreditor agreements, so long as the credit facilities and the FF&E facility remain outstanding, the holders of the second mortgage notes will be restrained from exercising their remedies following a default. As such, the lenders under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility will be permitted to exercise their remedies and foreclose their respective liens on the note collateral before holders of the second mortgage notes could enforce their liens. We cannot assure you that any proceeds of foreclosure sales would be sufficient to make any payments on the second mortgage notes after repaying in full the credit facilities and the FF&E facility.
Gaming laws will impose additional restrictions on foreclosure.
As a result of gaming restrictions, in any foreclosure sale of Le Rêve or the gaming equipment constituting collateral securing the second mortgage notes, the purchaser or the operator of the facility and/or such gaming equipment would need to be licensed to operate the resort's casino under the Nevada gaming laws and regulations. If the trustee acting on behalf of the holders of the second mortgage notes or the lenders under the credit facilities or the FF&E facility purchases Le Rêve and/or such equipment at a foreclosure sale, the trustee
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or such lenders would not be permitted to continue gaming operations at Le Rêve unless it retained an entity licensed under the Nevada gaming laws to conduct gaming operations at the facility. The holders of the second mortgage notes may have to be licensed or found suitable in any event.
Because potential bidders who wish to operate the casino must satisfy these gaming regulatory requirements, the number of potential bidders in a foreclosure sale could be less than in foreclosures of other types of facilities, and this requirement may delay the sale of, and may reduce the sales price for, the collateral. The ability to take possession and dispose of the collateral securing the second mortgage notes upon acceleration of the second mortgage notes is likely to be significantly impaired or delayed by applicable bankruptcy law if a bankruptcy case is commenced by or against us prior to a taking of possession or disposition of the collateral securing the second mortgage notes by the trustee for the benefit of the holders of the second mortgage notes.
The Public Utilities Commission of Nevada will impose additional restrictions on foreclosure.
As a result of restrictions under Nevada law relating to public utilities, it is likely that the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada would first need to approve any action to take possession of and foreclose upon or otherwise dispose of assets that serve as collateral consisting of real property or goods held by Desert Inn Improvement Co., including, without limitation, water rights. We cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain this approval.
The liens encumbering the collateral securing the second mortgage notes may be eliminated if the liens securing the credit facilities or, in the case of the collateral securing the FF&E facility, the liens securing the FF&E facility, are foreclosed first.
Pursuant to the intercreditor agreements, the lenders under our credit facilities are permitted to foreclose on the liens securing such facilities before the second mortgage notes holders. Similarly, the lenders under our FF&E facility are permitted to foreclose on the liens securing such facility before the second mortgage note holders. If the liens securing the credit facilities are foreclosed before the liens securing the second mortgage notes, the liens securing the second mortgage notes on the foreclosed collateral will be terminated. Similarly, if the liens securing the FF&E facility are foreclosed before the liens securing the second mortgage notes, the liens securing the second mortgage notes on the furniture, fixtures and equipment that secures the FF&E facility will be terminated. To prevent foreclosure, we may be motivated to commence voluntary bankruptcy proceedings, or the holders of the second mortgage notes and/or various other interested persons may be motivated to institute bankruptcy proceedings against us. The commencement of such bankruptcy proceedings would expose the holders of the second mortgage notes to additional risks, including additional restrictions on exercising rights against collateral. See "Bankruptcy laws may significantly impair your rights to repossess and dispose of collateral securing the second mortgage notes." The second mortgage notes trustee will agree not to challenge the validity, enforceability or priority of liens on any collateral granted to any lender that is a party to the disbursement agreement. See "Disbursement Agreement" and "Intercreditor Agreements."
Because we have multiple lenders, holders of the second mortgage notes may be disadvantaged by actions taken by one or more of our other lenders.
Multiple parties will be providing financing for the construction and development of Le Rêve, including the lenders under the credit facilities and under the FF&E facility and the holders of the second mortgage notes. Our lenders will enter into agreements, including the
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disbursement agreement and the intercreditor agreements, to govern the relationships among them. These agreements may limit the rights of the second mortgage note holders.
For example, under the disbursement agreement, the construction consultant engaged by the lenders will review disbursement requests and other matters under the disbursement agreement to assess compliance or non-compliance with the requirements under the disbursement agreement. Accordingly, such construction consultant will be making judgments from time to time which will affect, and may impair, the interests of the holders of the second mortgage notes.
Subject to specified conditions, the disbursement agreement will also require each lender to fund its proportionate share of each disbursement. However, we cannot assure you that each lender will always perform its obligations under the disbursement agreement. If any lender fails to fund its share of the amounts to be advanced under the disbursement agreement, we may not have sufficient funds to complete Le Rêve.
Further, given that we are required to expend all of the proceeds of the second mortgage notes, other than amounts sufficient to pay interest on the notes on the two ensuing payment dates, before obtaining any loans under the credit facilities or the FF&E facility, the second mortgage note holders would be fully exposed if, at any time, the lenders under our credit facilities or under our FF&E facility failed to fund as required under the disbursement agreement.
In addition, financing by multiple lenders with security interests in common collateral or collateral that is interrelated by use or location may increase complexity and reduce flexibility in a debt restructuring of our indebtedness. In particular, the FF&E lenders will have control of assets that are required for the ordinary course operations of Le Rêve. Thus, notwithstanding the relatively small portion of Le Rêve's indebtedness that will be held by the FF&E lenders, upon the occurrence of a default under the FF&E facility, the FF&E lenders may be able to prevent Le Rêve from operating. However, the lenders under the FF&E facility will agree in the intercreditor agreement with the lenders under our credit facilities and the holders of the second mortgage notes, subject to specified limitations, upon default under such facility, not to exercise remedies for a period of up to 60 days before completion of Le Rêve or 45 days after completion of Le Rêve. However, we cannot assure you that the lenders under the FF&E facility will respect such obligations or, even if they do respect such obligations, that such standstill period will be sufficient to restructure our indebtedness
We may not be able to fulfill our repurchase obligations with respect to the second mortgage notes upon a change of control.
If we experience certain specific change of control events, we will be required to offer to repurchase all outstanding second mortgage notes at 101% of the principal amount of the second mortgage notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase. We cannot assure you that we will have available funds sufficient to pay the change of control purchase price for any or all of the second mortgage notes that might be delivered by holders of the second mortgage notes seeking to accept the change of control offer. Moreover, under the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, certain important corporate events, such as leveraged recapitalizations that would increase the level of our indebtedness, would not constitute a "change of control" and thus would not give rise to any repurchase rights. See "Description of the Second Mortgage NotesRepurchase at the Option of HoldersChange of Control" and "Description of Other IndebtednessCredit Facilities."
In addition, the credit facilities will contain, and any future credit agreement likely will contain, restrictions or prohibitions on our ability to repurchase the second mortgage notes
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under certain circumstances. If these change of control events occur at a time when we are prohibited from repurchasing the second mortgage notes, we may seek the consent of our lenders to purchase the second mortgage notes or could attempt to refinance the borrowings that contain these prohibitions or restrictions. If we do not obtain our lenders' consent or refinance these borrowings, we will not be able to repurchase the second mortgage notes. Accordingly, the holders of the second mortgage notes may not receive the change of control purchase price for their second mortgage notes in the event of a sale or other change of control, which will give the trustee and the holders of the second mortgage notes the right to declare an event of default and accelerate the repayment of the second mortgage notes. Please see "Description of the Second Mortgage NotesEvents of Default."
Bankruptcy laws may significantly impair your rights to repossess and dispose of collateral securing the second mortgage notes.
If a bankruptcy case were to be commenced by or against us prior to the repossession and disposition of note collateral, the right of the indenture trustee to repossess and dispose of the note collateral upon the occurrence of an event of default under the indenture is likely to be significantly impaired by applicable bankruptcy law. A bankruptcy case may be commenced by us, a holder of second mortgage notes, the lenders under the credit facilities or the FF&E facility or any other creditors, including junior creditors.
The "automatic stay" under applicable bankruptcy law prohibits secured creditors, such as the holders of the second mortgage notes and the lenders under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility, from repossessing their security from a debtor in a bankruptcy case, or from disposing of collateral in their possession, without bankruptcy court approval. Moreover, applicable bankruptcy law permits the debtor to continue to retain and use the collateral even though the debtor is in default under the applicable debt instruments, provided that the secured creditor is given "adequate protection."
The meaning of the term "adequate protection" may vary according to circumstances, but it is generally intended to protect the value of the secured creditor's interest in the collateral from diminution as a result of the stay of repossession or disposition or any use of the collateral by the debtor during the pendency of the bankruptcy case. "Adequate protection" may include cash payments or the granting of additional security, of such type, at such time and in such amount as the court may determine. For example, the debtor could be permitted use the funds in the second mortgage notes proceeds account as cash collateral if the debtor provided adequate protection for such use by granting replacement liens on other collateral, which might not consist of liquid assets.
In view of the lack of a precise definition of the term "adequate protection," the broad discretionary powers of a bankruptcy court and the possible complexity of valuation issues, it is impossible to predict how long payments under the second mortgage notes could be delayed following commencement of a bankruptcy case, whether or when the trustee could repossess or dispose of the collateral or whether or to what extent, through the requirement of "adequate protection," the holders of the second mortgage notes would be compensated for any delay in payment or loss of value of the collateral.
Factors that might bear on the recovery by the holders of the second mortgage notes in these circumstances, among others, would include:
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In addition, pursuant to the intercreditor agreements, the trustee has agreed not to object to a number of important matters and actions taken by the lenders under our credit facilities and the FF&E facility following the filing of a bankruptcy petition. After such filing, the value of your collateral could materially deteriorate, and you would be unable to raise an objection. The agreements of the trustee include that the trustee and the second mortgage note holders will not assert the lack of adequate protection of their liens and the collateral securing the second mortgage notes as a basis for opposing a motion or other relief approved by the lenders under the credit facilities. See "Intercreditor Agreements."
Contract rights under agreements serving as collateral for the second mortgage notes may be rejected in bankruptcy.
Among other things, contract rights under certain of our agreements serve as collateral for the second mortgage notes, including rights that stem from the agreements to which we are a party, such as the Marnell Corrao construction contract. If a bankruptcy case were to be commenced by or against Marnell Corrao, it is possible that all or part of the Marnell Corrao construction contract could be rejected by that party or a trustee appointed in the bankruptcy case pursuant to Section 365 or Section 1123 of the United States Bankruptcy Code and thus not be specifically enforceable. Additionally, to the extent any rejected agreement constitutes a lease of real property, the resulting claim of the lessor for damages resulting from termination may be capped pursuant to Section 502(b)(6) of the bankruptcy code.
In addition, in a bankruptcy proceeding, the court would have broad discretion to approve transactions that could disadvantage the holders of the second mortgage notes. For example, under certain circumstances, a court could approve our or third parties' motions for sales of collateral on terms unfavorable to us, require you to accept subordinated or other securities in exchange for the second mortgage notes, or substantive consolidation of us with Wynn Resorts in a bankruptcy in which Wynn Resorts was debtor. Regardless of the ultimate disposition of any of these or other motions or claims, we cannot assure you that during litigation of these issues our payments on the second mortgage notes would be paid in full or on time.
In the event that a bankruptcy court orders the substantive consolidation of Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital with certain affiliated parties, payments on the second mortgage notes could be delayed or reduced.
We believe that we have observed and will observe certain formalities and operating procedures that are generally recognized requirements for maintaining the separate existence of the issuers and that the issuers' assets and liabilities can be readily identified as distinct from those of Wynn Resorts, Valvino and their respective subsidiaries other than Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital. However, we cannot assure you that a bankruptcy court would agree in the event that any of Wynn Resorts, Valvino or any such other affiliates becomes a debtor under the bankruptcy code, particularly in light of the guarantee by these affiliates of the obligations of the issuers under the second mortgage notes and the obligations of Wynn Las Vegas under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility. If a bankruptcy court concludes that substantive consolidation of Wynn Las Vegas or Wynn Capital with any affiliated party referred to in this paragraph is warranted, the risks described above under "Bankruptcy laws
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may significantly impair your rights to repossess and dispose of collateral securing the second mortgage notes" and "Contract rights under agreements serving as collateral may be rejected in bankruptcy" would apply as a result of such bankruptcy filing, whether or not that Wynn Las Vegas was then successfully operating Le Rêve and is able to pay its obligations as they become due. If substantive consolidation is ordered, noteholders should expect payments on the second mortgage notes to be delayed and/or reduced.
If the lenders under the credit facilities release their security interests in the Phase II land or in some portions of the golf course land, the second mortgage note holders' security interests in that land will be automatically released. The interests of the lenders may be different than those of the second mortgage note holders.
The liens securing the second mortgage notes in the Phase II land and in certain portions of the golf course land will be automatically released if the lenders under the credit facilities release their first priority liens on the Phase II land or those portions of the golf course land. Although the credit facilities will specify earnings tests that need to be satisfied before the lenders can release their liens in that collateral, the lenders under the credit facilities will be free to amend or waive those tests at any time. The interests of the lenders may be different than those of the second mortgage note holders, and investors should not rely on the lenders to act in the note holders' interests.
If earnings or leverage and ratings tests specified in the second mortgage notes indenture are met, the note holders' liens on some of the real property collateral will be released.
The liens on all of the golf course land and certain related water permits will be released after the third anniversary of commencing operations at Le Rêve if we achieve a ratio of total debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization of 3.0 to 1.0 or less, the indebtedness under our credit facilities is rated BB+ or higher by Standard & Poor's and Ba1 or higher by Moody's Investors Service both before and after giving effect to the release of those liens and we satisfy specified conditions relating to water required for the Le Rêve casino water features and the golf course.
The security interests in two acres of the golf course land will be released to allow the construction of a home for Mr. Wynn if the purchase price paid by Mr. Wynn is at least equal to the fair market value of that land, the sale proceeds are contributed by Wynn Resorts Holdings to Wynn Las Vegas as a capital contribution, the construction of Mr. Wynn's home will not interfere with the design, construction, operation or use of the remainder of the golf course land as a golf course and we satisfy specified conditions relating to water required for the Le Rêve casino water features and the golf course.
Once the security interests in the Phase II land, the golf course land and the related water permits are released, the note holders will have only a second priority lien on the assets comprising the hotel and casino and the equity interests of the restricted subsidiaries of Valvino, and a third priority lien on the FF&E facility collateral. See "Risks Related to Our Substantial IndebtednessThe second mortgage notes will have a junior lien on a substantial portion of our assets, and will have no liens on certain assets."
Federal and state statutes allow courts, under specific circumstances, to avoid guarantees and the liens securing the guarantees and to require second mortgage note holders to return payments received from us or the guarantors.
Our creditors or the creditors of our guarantors could challenge the second mortgage note guarantees and the liens securing those guarantees as fraudulent conveyances or on
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other grounds. Under the federal bankruptcy law and comparable provisions of state fraudulent transfer laws, the delivery of the guarantees and the grant of the second priority liens securing the guarantees could be avoided as fraudulent transfers if a court determined that the guarantor, at the time it incurred the indebtedness evidenced by its guarantee or granted its lien:
If the guarantees were avoided or limited under fraudulent transfer or other laws, any claim you may make against us for amounts payable on the second mortgage notes would be effectively subordinated to all of the indebtedness and other obligations of our guarantors, including trade payables and any subordinated indebtedness. If the granting of liens to secure the guarantees were avoided or limited under fraudulent transfer or other laws, the guarantees would become unsecured claims to the extent of the avoidance or limitation, ranking equally with all general unsecured claims of the guarantors.
The measures of insolvency for purposes of these fraudulent transfer laws will vary depending upon the law applied in any proceeding to determine whether a fraudulent transfer has occurred. Generally, however, a guarantor would be considered insolvent if:
We cannot be sure what standard a court would apply in making these determinations or, regardless of the standard, that a court would not avoid the guarantees or that any guarantee would not be subordinated to a guarantor's other indebtedness.
Any additional guarantees or liens on collateral provided after the second mortgage notes are issued could also be avoided as preferential transfers.
The second mortgage notes indenture will provide that certain future restricted subsidiaries will guarantee the second mortgage notes and secure their guarantees with liens on their assets. The second mortgage notes indenture will also require us to grant liens on certain assets that we and the existing guarantors acquire after the second mortgage notes are issued, and under certain circumstances, Wynn Resorts will be required to grant second priority liens on the same assets to secure its guarantee of the second mortgage notes. If any new guarantor, or Wynn Resorts or any other issuer or guarantor providing new collateral for the second mortgage notes, is insolvent or anticipates insolvency at the time the guarantee or
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lien is granted, the guarantee or lien, as applicable, could be avoided as a preferential transfer.
We are permitted to create unrestricted subsidiaries, which generally will not be subject to any of the covenants in the indenture, and we may not be able to rely on the cash flow or assets of those unrestricted subsidiaries to pay our indebtedness.
Unrestricted subsidiaries will generally not be subject to the covenants under the second mortgage notes indenture, and their assets will not be available as security for the second mortgage notes. Unrestricted subsidiaries may enter into financing arrangements that limit their ability to make loans or other payments to fund payments in respect of the second mortgage notes. Accordingly, we may not be able to rely on the cash flow or assets of unrestricted subsidiaries to pay any of our indebtedness, including the second mortgage notes.
The collateral securing the second mortgage notes includes real property and, as a result, holders of the second mortgage notes may be subject to certain environmental risks.
Real property pledged as security may be subject to known and unknown environmental risks or liabilities which can adversely affect the property's value. In addition, under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, referred to as CERCLA, a secured lender may be held liable, in certain limited circumstances, for the costs of remediating a release of, or preventing a threatened release of, hazardous substances at a mortgaged property. There may be similar risks under state laws or common law theories.
Under CERCLA, a person "who, without participating in the management of a ... facility, holds indicia of ownership primarily to protect his security interest" is not a property owner, and thus not a responsible person under CERCLA. Lenders seldom have been held liable under CERCLA. The lenders who have been found liable generally have been found to have been sufficiently involved in the mortgagor's operations so that they have "participated in the management of the borrower." CERCLA does not specify the level of actual participation in management. CERCLA was amended in 1996 to provide certain "safe harbors" for foreclosing lenders. However, the courts have not yet issued any definitive interpretations of the extent of these safe harbors. There currently is no controlling authority on this matter.
Original issue discount and limitation of claims.
The notes will be issued with original issue discount. As a result, the aggregate face amount, or principal amount at maturity, of the notes will be $365 million, but the initial aggregate principal amount of the notes will be only $340 million.
In a bankruptcy case, the claim of a noteholder may be less than the face amount. Unmatured interest may be excluded and the claim may be valued as the sum of the initial principal amount of the holder's notes, plus a pro rated portion of the original issue discount, based on the time elapsed since issuance.
In addition, upon an event of default under the notes, the indenture will limit the noteholders' recovery to the then-outstanding principal amount.
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There is no public market for the second mortgage notes, and we cannot assure you that a market for the second mortgage notes will develop.
The second mortgage notes are a new issue of securities for which there is currently no active trading market. We do not intend to file an application to have the second mortgage notes listed on any securities exchange or included for quotation on any automated dealer quotation system. Although the underwriters have informed us that they intend to make a market in the second mortgage notes as over-the-counter securities that are not traded on an exchange, they have no obligation to do so and may discontinue their market-making activity at any time without notice.
If any of the second mortgage notes are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending upon prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities and other factors, including general economic conditions, our financial condition, performance and prospects and prospects for companies in our industry generally. In addition, the liquidity of the trading market in the second mortgage notes and the market prices quoted for the second mortgage notes may be negatively affected by changes in the overall market for high-yield securities. As a result, we cannot assure you that an active trading market will develop for the second mortgage notes.
The officers, directors and substantial stockholders of Wynn Resorts may be able to exert significant control over its and our future direction.
Wynn Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas. Wynn Las Vegas is a Nevada limited liability company, the sole member of which is Wynn Resorts Holdings. Valvino is the sole member of Wynn Resorts Holdings and Wynn Resorts is the sole member of Valvino. As a result, Wynn Resorts, through its subsidiaries, controls Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital.
After this offering and the offering of Wynn Resorts' common stock, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA will each own approximately 33.2% of Wynn Resorts' outstanding common stock. As a result, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA, to the extent they vote their shares in a similar manner, effectively will be able to control all matters requiring Wynn Resorts' stockholders' approval, including the approval of significant corporate transactions.
In addition, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA, together with Baron Asset Fund, have entered into a stockholders agreement. Under the stockholders agreement, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA have agreed to vote their shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock for a slate of directors, a majority of which will be designated by Mr. Wynn, of which at least two will be independent directors, and the remaining members of which will be designated by Aruze USA. As a result of this voting arrangement, Mr. Wynn will, as a practical matter, control Wynn Resorts' board of directors. The stockholders agreement will continue to be in effect after the completion of this offering. For more information about the stockholders agreement between Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA and Baron Asset Fund, see "Certain Relationships and Related Party TransactionsStockholders Agreement."
We may redeem your second mortgage notes due to regulatory considerations, either as required by gaming authorities or in our discretion.
The indenture will grant us the power to redeem the second mortgage notes that you own or control if any governmental gaming authority requires you, or a beneficial owner of
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the second mortgage notes, to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable gaming law and:
Under the foregoing circumstances, under the indenture, we will be able to redeem, and if required by the applicable gaming authority, we must redeem, your second mortgage notes to the extent required by the gaming authority or deemed necessary or advisable by us. The redemption price will be, in each case, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the second mortgage note, equal to:
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Some of the statements under "Prospectus Summary," "Risk Factors," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations," "Business" and elsewhere in this prospectus constitute forward-looking statements. These statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "would," "could," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. If one or more of the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements proves incorrect, then actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements could differ significantly from those expressed in, or implied by, the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus. Therefore, we caution you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we do not intend to update or revise any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this prospectus to conform these statements to actual results. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by these cautionary statements. Our forward-looking statements in this prospectus include, but are not limited to, statements relating to:
These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions about us and our operations that are subject to change based on various important factors, some of which are beyond our control. The following factors, among others, could cause our financial performance to differ significantly from the goals, plans, objectives, intentions and expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements:
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We expect to receive approximately $326.0 million in net proceeds from this offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses.
Concurrent with the consummation of this offering:
We intend to use the net proceeds from this offering, together with equity contributions from Wynn Resorts' initial public offering proceeds and Valvino's existing cash on hand, and borrowings under the revolving credit facility, delay draw term loan facility and FF&E facility to design, develop, construct, equip and open Le Rêve. None of the proceeds of this offering will be used to fund the construction and development of Wynn Macau's casinos in Macau. The disbursement agreement will require that project costs be funded first from contributions to us from Wynn Resorts, then from the net proceeds of this offering and then from the other debt facilities. We expect to begin to request disbursements of the second mortgage note proceeds, subject to satisfaction of the conditions in the disbursement agreement, approximately ten to twelve months after the consummation of this offering.
The net proceeds of this offering will be deposited in a secured account pending disbursement. The funds in the secured account will be invested at our discretion only in cash, cash equivalents and certain permitted investments. The trustee under the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, for the benefit of the holders of the second mortgage notes, will have a first priority security interest in the net proceeds held in the secured account.
We expect that the funds provided by these sources and available cash will be sufficient to design, develop, construct, equip and open Le Rêve and to pay interest on borrowings under the credit facilities, the FF&E facility and the second mortgage notes until the scheduled opening of Le Rêve, assuming there are no significant delay costs or construction cost overruns for which we are responsible. We believe that the construction budget for Le Rêve is reasonable, but given the risks inherent in the construction process, it is possible that the costs of developing and constructing Le Rêve could be significantly higher. See "Risk FactorsRisks Associated with Our Construction of Le Rêve," "Risks Related to Our Substantial Indebtedness," "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our financial statements and the accompanying notes.
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The net proceeds from this offering will be used to fund the initial phases of construction, including contractor monthly payment applications, design fees and operational payroll and interest on the notes.
The following table sets forth estimated sources and uses by Wynn Las Vegas and the guarantor entities, of funds to design, develop, construct, equip and open Le Rêve and for other operations related primarily to the Le Rêve project. The table includes all sources and uses of funds since the inception of Valvino and its subsidiaries. The table assumes that the financing transactions, including this offering, closed on October 1, 2002. For purposes of calculating total construction costs, the revolving credit facility balance and interest and commitment fees, this table also includes certain final construction cost payments that we assume will be made after the opening of Le Rêve.
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Revolving credit facility | $ | 715.8 | Construction costs: | |||||||||
Delay draw term loan facility | 250.0 | Marnell Corrao contract | $ | 919.3 | ||||||||
FF&E facility | 188.5 | Interior design, related FF&E, | ||||||||||
Second mortgage notes | 340.0 | signage and electronic | ||||||||||
Equity contributions (1) | 949.3 | systems | 303.0 | |||||||||
Interest income (2) | 24.2 | Design and engineering fees | 67.4 | |||||||||
Other income (3) | 5.4 | Golf course | 21.5 | |||||||||
Parking garage | 11.5 | |||||||||||
Government approvals & permits |
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Insurance | 13.9 | |||||||||||
Miscellaneous capital projects | 23.8 | |||||||||||
Construction period utilities & security |
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Additional contingency (4) | 26.7 | |||||||||||
Total construction costs | $ | 1,407.2 | ||||||||||
Land and buildings (5) | 318.5 | |||||||||||
Pre-opening costs | 158.0 | |||||||||||
Owner-acquired FF&E | 122.9 | |||||||||||
Entertainment production costs | 24.4 | |||||||||||
Other expenditures (6) | 11.9 | |||||||||||
Aircraft acquisition and loan repayment (7) |
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Interest and commitment fees (8) | 219.2 | |||||||||||
Working capital needs at opening | 35.5 | |||||||||||
Construction completion guarantee | 50.0 | |||||||||||
Liquidity reserve | 30.0 | |||||||||||
Transaction fees and expenses (9) | 55.7 | |||||||||||
Total Sources | $ | 2,473.2 | Total Uses | $ | 2,473.2 | |||||||
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The following table sets forth the capitalization of Wynn Las Vegas, Wynn Capital and the guarantors of the second mortgage notes as of June 30, 2002:
You should read this table in conjunction with "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and our financial statements and the accompanying notes.
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Revolving credit facility | | | $ | 715.8 | ||||||||
Delay draw term loan facility | | | 250.0 | |||||||||
FF&E facility(1) | | | 188.5 | |||||||||
Second mortgage notes | | $ | 340.0 | 340.0 | ||||||||
Other long-term debt(1)(2) | $ | 28.8 | 28.8 | 0.3 | ||||||||
Total Long-Term Debt | 28.8 | 368.8 | 1,494.6 | |||||||||
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Contributed capital(3) | 562.3 | 949.3 | 949.3 | |||||||||
Deficit accumulated during the development stage | (36.7 | ) | (36.7 | ) | (36.7 | ) | ||||||
Total Members' Equity (Excluding Non-Guarantors)(4) | 525.6 | 912.6 | 912.6 | |||||||||
Total Capitalization | $ | 554.4 | $ | 1,281.4 | $ | 2,407.2 | ||||||
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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS OF WYNN RESORTS
Wynn Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas. Wynn Las Vegas is a Nevada limited liability company, the sole member of which is Wynn Resorts Holdings. Valvino is the sole member of Wynn Resorts Holdings, and Wynn Resorts is the sole member of Valvino. As a result, Wynn Resorts, through its subsidiaries, controls Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital.
Stephen A. Wynn. Mr. Wynn has more than thirty years of experience in the gaming, hotel and tourism industries as a designer, developer and operator of hotel casino resorts. From 1973 until 2000, Mr. Wynn served as the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mirage Resorts and its predecessor. During his tenure, he led the design and development of the following hotel casino resort properties: Bellagio, The Mirage, Treasure Island at The Mirage, Atlantic City Golden Nugget and Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi. Mr. Wynn also worked to redesign and expand several other hotel casino resort properties, such as the Golden NuggetLas Vegas and the Golden NuggetLaughlin. The public filings and press releases of Mirage Resorts and MGM Mirage report that in fiscal year 1999, the last full year of Mr. Wynn's tenure with Mirage Resorts, the company had grown to own and operate eight hotel casino resort properties totaling 630,000 square feet of casino gaming space and 16,577 hotel rooms that generated approximately $2.4 billion in revenue, $573 million in earnings before depreciation, interest, taxes and pre-opening costs and $110.4 million in net income.
The hotel casino resorts created by Mirage Resorts during Mr. Wynn's tenure are each marked by unique features. In 1989, Mr. Wynn oversaw the creation of the first mega-resort in Las Vegas with the introduction of The Mirage. The Mirage is based on a South Seas theme and features a 54 foot "active" volcano, a dolphin habitat and an illusionist show performed by Siegfried and Roy. The Caribbean-inspired Treasure Island at The Mirage, built in 1993, features a pirate village with full-scale replicas of a pirate ship and British frigate, which engage in a special effects battle. Bellagio, a European-style luxury resort completed in 1998, is marked by its eight-acre lake of dancing fountains inspired by Lake Como of Northern Italy, as well as the show "O" produced and performed by the Cirque du Soleil organization.
Under Mr. Wynn, Mirage Resorts was ranked as the second most admired company in the United States in the March 3, 1997 issue of Fortune magazine. In that issue, Fortune magazine also ranked Mirage Resorts as the fourth best company in the United States in quality of management. During Mr. Wynn's tenure, Mirage Resorts was successful in attracting and retaining top quality employees; Mirage Resorts grew to approximately 30,000 employees by 2000. In 2000, Mirage Resorts was sold to MGM Grand, Inc. for approximately $6.4 billion.
Aruze USA. Aruze USA, a Nevada corporation, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aruze Corp., a Japanese manufacturer of pachislot and pachinko machines and video game software. As of October 23, 2002, Aruze Corp. had a market capitalization of approximately ¥131 billion, or approximately $1.1 billion. Kazuo Okada, who founded Aruze Corp. in 1969, now holds a controlling interest in Aruze Corp. and serves as its president. Aruze Corp. is a Japanese corporation traded on the JASDAQ system (NASDAQ Japan). After beginning his career in the juke box and pachinko machine businesses, Mr. Okada continued his business pursuits in the gaming machine manufacturing industry and is credited with creating the pachislot machine. Unlike a typical slot machine, where the reels stop on their own after the player pulls the machine's "arm" to start the rotation of the reels, a pachislot machine player stops each individual reel by pushing a button in front of that reel. The pachislot machine has grown to be very popular in Japan. To date, Aruze Corp. has sold more than 1 million pachislot machine units. Aruze Corp. is now the largest manufacturer of pachislot machines in
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Japan and holds a significant share of Japan's pachislot machine market in terms of annual sales.
Baron Asset Fund. Baron Asset Fund, a Massachusetts business trust, is comprised of four fund series, each of which is a publicly traded registered mutual fund managed by BAMCO, Inc., a New York corporation. Together, these fund series hold total assets equal to almost $4.1 billion. Baron Asset Fund holds shares of Wynn Resorts on behalf of two of the fund series: the Baron Asset Fund Series and the Baron Growth Fund Series. Ron Baron is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Baron Asset Fund and BAMCO.
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SELECTED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
The following selected consolidated financial data regarding Valvino and its subsidiaries should be read together with Valvino's consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" and the other information contained in this prospectus. The selected data presented below as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and for the year ended December 31, 2001 and the period from inception (April 21, 2000) to December 31, 2000, is derived from the consolidated financial statements of Valvino and its subsidiaries (a development stage company), which have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors. The consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the year ended December 31, 2001 and the period from inception to December 31, 2000, and the independent auditors' report thereon, are included elsewhere in this prospectus. The selected data presented below as of June 30, 2002 and for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively, and the period from inception to June 30, 2002, is derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Valvino and its subsidiaries, which are included elsewhere in this prospectus.
In October 2002, Valvino transferred its interests in Wynn Group Asia, Inc., Kevyn, LLC, Rambas Marketing Co., LLC, Toasty, LLC and WorldWide Wynn, LLC to Wynn Resorts. Therefore, following this offering, the assets and operations of the restricted group will no longer include those of such subsidiaries.
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Year Ended December 31, 2001 (As restated) |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2001 (As restated) |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 (As restated) |
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Revenues | $ | 87 | $ | 1,157 | $ | 686 | $ | 945 | $ | 2,189 | |||||||
Operating Loss | (12,033 | ) | (20,060 | ) | (9,770 | ) | (13,403 | ) | (45,496 | ) | |||||||
Net Loss Accumulated During the Development Stage | (10,616 | ) | (17,726 | ) | (8,234 | ) | (12,776 | ) | (41,118 | ) | |||||||
Net Loss Per Share | $ | (53.08 | ) | $ | (86.27 | ) | $ | (40.52 | ) | $ | (61.19 | ) | $ | (201.08 | ) |
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Total Assets | $ | 387,084 | $ | 388,543 | $ | 586,036 | |||
Total Long-Term Obligations(1) | 358 | 326 | 28,810 | ||||||
Members' Equity | 381,956 | 384,230 | 544,948 |
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Year Ended December 31, 2001 (As restated) |
Six Months Ended June 30, 2002 (As restated) |
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Ratio of Earnings to Cover Fixed Charges(2) | | | | |||||||
Earnings Deficiency | $ | (10,616 | ) | $ | (17,726 | ) | $ | (13,340 | ) |
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the historical financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.
As discussed in Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements, the accompanying financial statements as of June 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001 and 2000, and for the six months ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, the year ended December 31, 2001 and the periods from inception to December 31, 2000 and June 30, 2002, have been restated. The following discussion gives effect to the restated amounts.
Introduction
We have included the financial statements of Valvino in this prospectus. In September 2002, Wynn Resorts, an entity formed in June 2002, became the parent entity of Valvino when all of the members of Valvino contributed 100% of the membership interests (210,834 shares) to Wynn Resorts in exchange for 40,000,000 shares of Wynn Resorts common stock. Valvino has had no significant operations to date. In June 2000, Valvino acquired the Desert Inn Resort & Casino assets from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Valvino ceased operating the Desert Inn Resort & Casino after approximately ten weeks. Valvino has demolished some of the buildings constituting the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino hotel in anticipation of the construction of Le Rêve. The remaining structures have been and will continue to be utilized as offices at least through the completion of Le Rêve. Since Valvino ceased operating the Desert Inn Resort & Casino, our efforts have been devoted principally to the development activities described below with respect to Le Rêve and Wynn Macau's opportunity in Macau. We have not included a discussion of the Macau related entities in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations as the development of the Macau casino will have no effect on the financial position or results of operations of Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital. In addition, the financial position and operating results of World Travel and Las Vegas Jet, which include principally the operation and charter services of a corporate aircraft, are included in Valvino's financial statements. Moreover, we continue to operate an art gallery displaying works from The Wynn Collection, which consists of artwork from the personal art collection of Stephen and Elaine Wynn. Until summer 2002, we also operated the golf course located on the site of the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino. Valvino's historical operating results will not be indicative of future operating results.
At June 30, 2002, Valvino's principal assets included the equity interests in its various subsidiaries and, together with certain of such subsidiaries, the site of the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino. At June 30, 2002, Valvino also indirectly owned a majority interest in Wynn Macau, a foreign subsidiary that has entered into a concession agreement with the government of Macau permitting it to conduct gaming operations in Macau. Wynn Macau and the other Macau-related entities are part of a line of subsidiaries that is separate from the subsidiaries that own and operate Le Rêve. As a result, cash flow generated by the Macau-related entities may not be available to service our indebtedness, including our obligations under the second mortgage notes, or support our operations. Moreover, the assets of the Macau-related entities will not serve as collateral for our Le Rêve-related indebtedness or for Wynn Resorts' guarantee. Accordingly, the following discussion does not address the operations or assets of the Macau-related entities.
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Development Activities
Valvino was organized in April 2000. Wynn Las Vegas was organized in April 2001 and Wynn Capital was formed in June 2002. Wynn Resorts was formed in June 2002, and in September 2002, Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA, Baron Asset Fund and the Kenneth R. Wynn Family Trust contributed their Valvino membership interests to Wynn Resorts in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of Wynn Resorts. Since Valvino's formation, our activities have included arranging the design, construction and financing of Le Rêve and applying for certain permits, licenses and approvals necessary for the development and operation of Le Rêve. Wynn Resorts plans to develop, construct and operate Le Rêve as part of a world-class destination casino resort which, together with the new golf course located behind the hotel, will occupy approximately 192 acres of a 212-acre parcel of land on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. We expect Le Rêve to commence operations in April 2005.
Financial Statements Included in the Registration Statement
The separate financial statements of Wynn Macau, acquired by Valvino in April 2002, are not included in this registration statement as none of the significant subsidiary tests as provided for in the applicable regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") are met.
The separate financial statements of World Travel and Las Vegas Jet, acquired by Valvino in May 2002, are not included in this registration statement as none of the significant subsidiary tests as provided for in the applicable SEC regulations are met.
The historical financial statements of Desert Inn Resort & Casino are not included herein because management acquired the assets of the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino with the intent to construct a new business rather than acquiring an ongoing business with a continuing revenue stream.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
The consolidated financial statements of Valvino and its subsidiaries were prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. Certain of our accounting policies, including the estimated lives of our depreciable assets, the evaluation of assets for impairment and the purchase price allocations made in connection with acquisitions, require that management apply significant judgment in defining the appropriate assumptions integral to financial estimates. Judgments are based on historical experience, terms of existing contracts, industry trends and information available from outside sources, as appropriate. However, by their nature, judgments are subject to an inherent degree of uncertainty, and therefore actual results could differ from our estimates. As of and for the period from inception to June 30, 2002, management does not believe there are any highly uncertain matters or other underlying assumptions that would have a material effect on the statement of position or results of operations of Valvino if actual results differ from our estimates.
Critical accounting policies currently reflected in Valvino's consolidated financial statements primarily relate to expensing pre-opening costs as incurred, capitalizing construction costs and other policies related to our development stage status. The application of accounting policies providing for the expensing of pre-opening costs resulted in the recognition of approximately $9 million and $12 million of costs including wages and salaries, and general and administrative expenses incurred for the six months ended June 30, 2002, and the year ended December 31, 2001, respectively. These costs are included in the accumulated losses from development stage activities.
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During the period of the construction of Le Rêve, direct costs such as those expected to be incurred for the design and construction of the hotel and casino, the championship golf course, and the water-based entertainment production, will be capitalized. Accordingly, we expect the recorded amounts of property and equipment to increase significantly. Depreciation expense related to the capitalized construction costs will not be recognized until the related assets are put in service. Accordingly, upon completion of construction and commencement of operation of Le Rêve, depreciation expense recognized based on the estimated useful life of the corresponding asset will have a significant effect on the results of our operations.
Additionally, upon commencement of operations at Le Rêve, we will apply other critical accounting policies not presently applied in the preparation of our financial statements. Such policies are anticipated to include the following:
Results of Operations
Results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2001 compared to the period from inception to December 31, 2000
Valvino recognized a loss of approximately $17.7 million related to pre-opening costs and depreciation of facilities acquired in the acquisition of the Desert Inn Resort & Casino, for the year ended December 31, 2001, an approximate increase of 67% from the loss incurred during the period from inception (April 21, 2000) to December 2000 of approximately $10.6 million.
Total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2001 increased approximately $1 million from the period from inception to December 31, 2000 primarily as a result of increased charter revenues to third parties recognized by Las Vegas Jet, LLC, which was previously wholly owned by Mr. Wynn, for approximately $715,000 for the year ended December 31, 2001. In addition, revenues of approximately $80,000 were recognized for the year ended December 31, 2001, primarily as a result of the art gallery and retail shop opening in November 2001.
Total expenses for the year ended December 31, 2001 increased approximately $9.1 million as compared to the period from inception to December 31, 2000 primarily as a result of increased pre-opening costs associated with Le Rêve and depreciation and amortization expenses which were partially offset by lower facility closure expense and losses from incidental operations. This resulted in an increase in net operating losses of
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approximately $8 million for the year ended December 31, 2001 as compared to the period from inception to December 31, 2000.
Pre-opening costs, which consist primarily of salaries and wages and consulting and legal fees, for the year ended December 31, 2001 increased approximately $6.2 million, as compared to the period from inception to December 31, 2000 primarily as a result of increased pre-opening activities and approximately four additional months of costs being recognized during the year ended December 31, 2001 than in the period from inception to December 31, 2000. Similarly, depreciation and amortization recognized for the year ended December 31, 2001 reflects 12 months of expenses as compared to approximately eight months of expenses recognized in the period from inception to December 31, 2000. This resulted in increased depreciation and amortization expenses for the year ended December 31, 2001 of approximately $4.1 million.
Facility closure expenses were approximately $830,000 less for the year ended December 31, 2001, as compared to the period from inception to December 31, 2000, primarily because a majority of the costs incurred for the period from inception to December 31, 2000 related to the closing of the Desert Inn Resort & Casino, which was completed in August 2000. During the period from inception to December 31, 2000, Valvino recognized a net loss from incidental operations of approximately $1.2 million as compared to no recognized net loss for the year ended December 31, 2001. The net loss in 2000 was attributable to the incidental casino and hotel operations incurred prior to its closing in August 2000.
Other incomenet increased approximately $920,000 from the year ended December 31, 2001 as compared to the period from inception to December 31, 2000 primarily as a result of an approximate $930,000 increase in interest income in 2001. Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2001 reflects interest earned for the 12-month period whereas interest income for the period from inception to December 31, 2000 reflects interest earned for approximately eight months.
Results of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2002 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2001
Pre-opening costs for Le Rêve and depreciation of the remaining facilities acquired in the acquisition of the Desert Inn Resort & Casino resulted in a net loss during the development stage for the six months ended June 30, 2002. The net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2002 was approximately $12.8 million as compared to an approximate $8.2 million net loss accumulated during the development stage for the six months ended June 2001.
Total revenues for the six months ended June 30, 2002 increased approximately $260,000 from the six months ended June 30, 2001 as a result of increased airplane lease revenue recognized in the 2002 period than the 2001 period and an increase in revenues from the art gallery and the retail shop, which were opened in November 2001.
Total expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2002 increased approximately $3.9 million as compared to the same period in 2001 primarily due to an approximate $3.6 million increase in pre-opening costs. The increase in pre-opening costs, which consist primarily of salaries and wages and consulting and legal fees, is directly attributable to an increase in pre-opening activities as compared to the same period in the prior year. Management expects pre-opening costs to continue to increase as development of Le Rêve progresses.
Other incomenet for the six months ended June 30, 2002 decreased approximately $1.2 million from the six months ended June 30, 2001, primarily as a result of an approximate
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$750,000 decrease in interest income from 2002 to 2001. This reduction in interest income is mainly attributable to lower interest rates during the six months ended June 30, 2002 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2001.
Certain trends that may affect development activities and future results of operations
In the near term, our development activities may be impacted by various economic factors, including, among other things, the availability and cost of materials, the availability of labor resources and interest rate levels. The strength and profitability of our business after Le Rêve opens will depend on consumer demand for hotel casino resorts in general and for the type of luxury amenities that Le Rêve will offer. Adverse changes in consumer preferences or discretionary income could harm our business. In particular, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, and ongoing terrorist and war activities in the United States and elsewhere, have had a negative impact on travel and leisure expenditures, including lodging, gaming and tourism. In addition to fears of war and future acts of terrorism, other factors affecting discretionary consumer spending, including general economic conditions, disposable consumer income, fears of recession and consumer confidence in the economy, could reduce customer demand for the products and services we will offer, thus imposing practical limits on pricing and harming our operations.
While we believe that a nominal decline in the strength of the U.S. economy and the amount of an individual's disposable income would not have a material effect on our results of operations, a material decline in the strength of the U.S. economy and the amount of an individual's disposable income could have a significant impact on our results of operations.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Material Transactions Affecting Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since Valvino's inception on April 21, 2000, there have been a number of transactions that have had a significant impact on Valvino's liquidity. Our operations have required substantial capital investment for the acquisition of the land on which Le Rêve will be located and development of the project.
Stephen A. Wynn organized Valvino and, initially, Mr. Wynn was the sole member of Valvino. Between April of 2000 and September of 2000, Mr. Wynn made equity contributions to Valvino in an aggregate amount of approximately $220.7 million. On June 15, 2000, Mr. Wynn loaned Valvino $100 million at an interest rate of 7.875% per year.
On June 22, 2000, Valvino acquired the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., including the Desert Inn Resort & Casino golf course and some, but not all, of the residential lots located in the interior of and around the former Desert Inn golf course, for approximately $270 million in cash. In connection with that transaction, Valvino and its subsidiaries also acquired approximately 985 acre-feet of certificated water rights. In addition to acquiring the assets of the Desert Inn Resort & Casino, Valvino assumed most of its liabilities, and, to the extent assignable, all of its contracts. Valvino later acquired all of the remaining lots located in the interior of, and some of the remaining lots around, the former Desert Inn golf course for a total of $47.8 million, bringing the size of the parcel to approximately 212 acres. On August 28, 2000, Valvino closed the hotel and casino at the Desert Inn Resort & Casino site, and has since been engaged primarily in the development of a new resort hotel and casino on the site.
In July 2000, Valvino used proceeds from a $125 million loan agreement it entered into with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., as lead arranger, and Bankers Trust Company, as
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administrative agent, to make an approximately $110.5 million equity distribution to Mr. Wynn. At the time of this distribution, Mr. Wynn was the only member of Valvino.
On October 3, 2000, Aruze USA made a contribution of $260 million in cash ($250 million net of finders' fee) to Valvino in exchange for 50% of the membership interests in Valvino and was admitted as a member of Valvino. Mr. Wynn was designated as the managing member of Valvino. On October 3, 2000, $70 million of Mr. Wynn's loan was repaid out of the proceeds of this capital contribution and on October 10, 2000, the Deutsche Bank loan was repaid in full. The remaining approximately $32.3 million balance of Mr. Wynn's loan, including accrued interest, was converted to equity as a member contribution.
On April 16, 2001, Baron Asset Fund, a Massachusetts business trust, made a contribution of $20.8 million in cash ($20 million net of fees) to Valvino in exchange for approximately 3.7% of the membership interests in Valvino and was admitted as a member of Valvino. Immediately following the admission of Baron Asset Fund, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA each owned approximately 48.2% of the membership interests in Valvino.
In April 2002, Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA and Baron Asset Fund each made the following further capital contributions to Valvino:
Immediately following these additional capital contributions, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA each owned 47.5% of the membership interests, and Baron Asset Fund owned 5% of the membership interests in Valvino. The percentage of membership interests held by Baron Asset Fund are held by it on behalf of two series of Baron Asset Fund: (1) the Baron Asset Fund Series, on whose behalf approximately 3.6% of the membership interests in Valvino are held, and (2) the Baron Growth Fund Series, on whose behalf approximately 1.3% of the membership interests in Valvino are held. Neither Mr. Wynn nor Aruze USA increased their relative ownership interests as a result of the April 2002 capital contributions.
On June 24, 2002, the Kenneth R. Wynn Family Trust contributed $1.2 million in cash to Valvino in exchange for 0.146% of the outstanding membership interests in Valvino.
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The following table sets forth the total contributions (net of equity distributions) to Valvino of Wynn Resorts' principal stockholders as of June 24, 2002, the date of the most recent capital contribution to Valvino:
Equity Contributions (in thousands) |
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Net Value of Non- Cash Contributions |
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Capital Account(2) |
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Stephen A. Wynn | $ | 174,572 | $ | 55,659 | (3) | $ | 160,169 | $ | 390,400 | |||
Aruze USA, Inc. | 380,000 | 0 | 10,400 | 390,400 | ||||||||
Baron Asset Fund | 41,095 | 0 | 0 | 41,095 | ||||||||
Kenneth R. Wynn Family Trust | 1,200 | 0 | 0 | 1,200 |
At June 30, 2002, Valvino had approximately $187.9 million ($160.9 million excluding the cash held by non-guarantor entities) of cash and cash equivalents, with all of its cash equivalents comprised of investments in overnight money market funds.
Overview of Expected Capital Resources and Commercial Commitments
As of June 30, 2002, approximately $399.3 million of the total Le Rêve project cost of approximately $2.4 billion (including the cost of the land, capitalized interest, pre-opening expenses and all financing fees) had been expended or incurred to fund the development of Le Rêve. The remaining development costs for Le Rêve are expected to be funded from a combination of:
See "Use of Proceeds."
The following table summarizes certain information regarding our expected long-term indebtedness and commercial commitments at the completion of Le Rêve. The table excludes any indebtedness or commercial commitments relating to Wynn Macau's Macau project(s), because Wynn Resorts' Macau-related subsidiaries are not guarantors of the second mortgage notes or any other Le Rêve-related indebtedness. All time periods in these tables are
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measured from the closing of this offering and are based upon our best estimate at this time of our expected long-term indebtedness and commercial commitments.
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Revolving credit facility(1) | $ | 715.8 | | (1) | | (1) | | (1) | $ | 715.8 | (1) | ||||
Delay draw term loan facility(2) | 250.0 | | | | 250.0 | ||||||||||
FF&E facility(3) | 188.5 | | | | 188.5 | ||||||||||
Second mortgage notes | 365.0 | | | | 365.0 | ||||||||||
Other long-term obligations(4) | 0.3 | | $ | 0.1 | $ | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||||||||
Total long-term indebtedness | $ | 1,519.6 | | $ | 0.1 | $ | 0.1 | $ | 1,519.4 | ||||||
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4-5 Years |
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Construction contracts(5) | $ | 929.2 | $ | 257.5 | $ | 671.7 | |||||||
Standby letter of credit(6) | 2.3 | 2.3 | | | | ||||||||
Total commercial commitments | $ | 931.5 | $ | 259.8 | $ | 671.7 | | | |||||
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Credit Facilities
Wynn Las Vegas, Wynn Resorts Holdings and Valvino have entered into a commitment letter with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and certain of their affiliates for a revolving credit facility of $750 million and a delay draw term loan facility of $250 million as part of the financing of Le Rêve. These lenders or their affiliates are also serving as joint book-running managers of this offering and Wynn Resorts' initial public offering. The revolving credit facility will mature on the sixth anniversary of the closing of the credit facilities. Borrowings under the delay draw term loan facility will be available for 27 months after the closing of the credit facilities and will be repayable in quarterly installments from the first full fiscal quarter after completion of Le Rêve until the seventh anniversary of the closing of the credit facilities in amounts to be determined. The credit facilities will close concurrently with the closing of this offering. All amounts outstanding under the credit facilities will bear interest, at our option (subject to certain limitations), at either (1) a base rate equal to the greater of the prime lending rate as stated in the British Banking Association Telerate page 5 and 0.5% in excess of the federal funds rate or (2) the Eurodollar rate, as determined by the administrative agent, in both cases plus certain margins. For each year after Le Rêve commences operations, we will be required to prepay borrowings under the credit facilities with a percentage of our excess cash flow (as it will be defined in the credit facilities), initially 75%, reducing to 50% and then to 0% as we meet certain leverage ratios. The availability of financing under the credit facilities is subject to certain conditions, including the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements, the progress of the construction and other customary funding conditions for facilities of this kind.
Subject to applicable laws, including gaming laws and certain agreed upon exceptions, the credit facilities will be secured by liens on substantially all of our assets that are necessary for the development, construction, or operation of Le Rêve, including the real property underlying Le Rêve and the golf course and the 20-acre parcel fronting Las Vegas Boulevard adjacent to the site of Le Rêve. For a description of the terms of the credit facilities, see "Description of Other IndebtednessCredit Facilities."
FF&E Facility
Wynn Las Vegas' placement agent for the FF&E facility, Banc of America Leasing & Capital LLC, has received commitments from the lenders who will enter into the $188.5 million FF&E facility. The FF&E facility will provide financing or refinancing for furniture, fixtures and equipment to be used at Le Rêve. Wynn Las Vegas intends to use approximately $28.5 million of the FF&E facility to refinance a loan made by Bank of America, N.A. to World Travel by means of a loan to be evidenced by an intercompany note from World Travel, secured by an aircraft mortgage on World Travel's Bombardier Global Express aircraft, legal title to which is owned by a trust in which World Travel holds 100% of the beneficial interests. Valvino acquired World Travel from Mr. Wynn and has guaranteed the Bank of America loan. Valvino intends to contribute the equity interests it holds in World Travel to Wynn Las Vegas prior to the consummation of this offering. Wynn Las Vegas may use additional proceeds of the FF&E facility to finance up to 75% of the purchase price of other furniture, fixtures or equipment or refinance other furniture, fixtures or equipment purchased with proceeds of this offering or other funds. With respect to borrowings under the FF&E facility, Wynn Las Vegas will have the same interest rates and elections at corresponding levels as under the credit facilities. Wynn Las Vegas may also use proceeds of the FF&E facility to refinance a replacement corporate aircraft, in which case Wynn Las Vegas would request the FF&E lenders to increase the total commitment under the FF&E facility by $10.0 million to $198.5 million. Entering into the FF&E facility is a condition to the consummation of this offering. For more information, see "Use of
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Proceeds," "Certain Relationships and Related TransactionsAircraft Arrangements" and "Description of Other Indebtedness."
Second Mortgage Notes
Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital, each of which is an indirect subsidiary of Valvino, are jointly offering $365 million in aggregate principal amount at maturity of second mortgage notes as part of the financing for Le Rêve. The second mortgage notes will be secured by first priority liens on the account holding the proceeds of the second mortgage notes, by second priority liens on the assets that secure the credit facilities and by third priority liens on the assets that secure the FF&E facility, other than the aircraft-related collateral. For additional information about the terms of the second mortgage notes, see "Description of the Second Mortgage Notes."
Guarantee by Wynn Resorts
Wynn Resorts will fully and unconditionally guarantee the payment in full of the credit facilities, the FF&E facility and the second mortgage notes on a senior unsecured basis, but will not be subject to the restrictive covenants in its subsidiaries' debt facilities. In the event that Wynn Resorts grants specified liens to secure other guarantees or indebtedness, then Wynn Resorts will be required to grant second priority liens on the same assets to secure its guarantees of the second mortgage notes. The domestic and foreign subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts related to the Macau opportunity will not be guarantors and will not be subject to the covenants in the second mortgage notes or the credit facilities.
Release of Certain Collateral
The representatives for the lenders under our credit facilities and the trustee for the second mortgage notes may release the liens on the approximately 137-acre golf course parcel and related water rights. Our credit facility and indenture will provide that the liens will be released after the third anniversary of commencing operations at Le Rêve once we have achieved a total debt to earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization ratio of 3.0 to 1.0 or less and if the credit facilities are rated BB+ or higher by Standard & Poor's and Ba1 or higher by Moody's Investors Service immediately after giving effect to the release and Wynn Las Vegas satisfies certain conditions related to water required for the Le Rêve casino water features.
Separately, under the credit facilities, certain portions of the golf course parcel will be released from the liens to permit residential or other non-gaming related development if we satisfy certain earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization targets for a period of four consecutive calendar quarters after Le Rêve opens, so long as the development or construction will not interfere with the use of the golf course and otherwise could not reasonably be expected to impair the overall value of Le Rêve. Upon release by the representative for the lenders under the credit facilities of these portions of the golf course, the trustee for the second mortgage note holders will automatically release their second priority liens on that property as well. In addition, the credit facilities and the indenture will provide that two acres of the golf course parcel will be released from the liens to permit the construction of a home for Mr. Wynn, so long as the construction will not interfere with the use of the golf course and otherwise could not reasonably be expected to impair the overall value of Le Rêve and Mr. Wynn pays us fair market value for the property.
Finally, the credit facilities will provide that the liens on the 20-acre parcel fronting Las Vegas Boulevard adjacent to the site of Le Rêve will be released by representatives for the
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lenders under the credit facilities if we meet certain earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization targets for four consecutive calendar quarters after the commencement of operations at Le Rêve and Wynn Las Vegas satisfies certain conditions related to water required for the Le Rêve casino water features and the golf course. In addition, the representatives of the lenders, by action of a specified percentage of the lenders, may release the liens on the 20-acre parcel if we meet certain earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization targets for two consecutive calendar quarters after the commencement of operations at Le Rêve and Wynn Las Vegas satisfies certain conditions related to water required for the Le Rêve casino water features and the golf course. Upon release in either such case by the representatives for the lenders, the trustee for the second mortgage note holders will automatically release their second priority liens on the 20-acre parcel. Upon release by the trustee and bank representative, the golf course parcel, or portions of such parcel, and the 20-acre parcel will not be available as security for the second mortgage notes or the indebtedness under the credit facilities. See "Risk FactorsRisks Related to the Offering and the Second Mortgage NotesIf earnings or leverage and ratings tests specified in the second mortgage notes indenture are met, the note holders' liens on some of the real property collateral will be released" and "If the lenders under the credit facilities release their security interests in the Phase II land or in some portions of the golf course land, the second mortgage note holders' security interests in that land will be automatically released. The interests of the lenders may be different than those of the second mortgage note holders."
Restrictions on Disbursements
We intend to deposit all of the net proceeds from the offering of the second mortgage notes in a secured account pledged to the second mortgage note holders pursuant to an agreement with the trustee for the second mortgage note holders. Pursuant to the terms of the disbursement agreement, we are required to use a substantial portion of the cash equity contribution made to Wynn Las Vegas by Wynn Resorts before accessing the proceeds from the offering of the second mortgage notes. The disbursement agreement also requires us to use all of the proceeds from this offering of second mortgage notes, other than amounts sufficient to pay interest on the two ensuing payment dates, before borrowing under the credit facilities or the FF&E facility. We do not expect to request disbursements of the second mortgage note proceeds until approximately ten to twelve months after the closing of this offering, and we do not expect to borrow under the credit facilities or the FF&E facility until approximately 14-17 months after the closing of this offering and after applying all of the proceeds of this offering towards the development and construction of Le Rêve.
Our ability to receive disbursements from time to time of the second mortgage note proceeds from the secured account and to borrow under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility will be, in addition to other customary conditions to funding for these types of facilities, subject to various conditions, including the following:
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See "Risk FactorsRisks Associated with Our Construction of Le RêveThere are significant conditions to the funding of the remaining components of the financing for the Le Rêve project." We expect that the funds provided by the sources described above and available cash will be sufficient to develop, construct and commence operations of Le Rêve and to pay interest on borrowings under the credit facilities, the FF&E facility and the second mortgage notes until the scheduled opening of Le Rêve, assuming there are no significant delay costs or construction cost overruns for which we are responsible. See "Risk FactorsRisks Associated with Our Construction of Le RêveThe development costs of Le Rêve are estimates only, and actual development costs may be higher than expected." The disbursement agreement will contain conditions precedent to our entering into scope change orders that will increase or decrease the anticipated costs of the project. These conditions will require us to fund equity into an account subject to a security interest in favor of the lenders under the credit facilities and the holders of the second mortgage notes or to allocate realized cost savings then available under the project budget in an amount equal to the anticipated incremental cost of the change orders. In addition, if we do not complete construction of Le Rêve by the scheduled completion date, which may be extended in accordance with the disbursement agreement, but not beyond September 30, 2005, except for certain limited permitted extensions due to force majeure events, we will be in default under the credit facilities, the indenture governing the second mortgage notes and the FF&E facility, and the holders of our indebtedness will have the right to accelerate our indebtedness and exercise other rights and remedies against us, and against Wynn Resorts or against assets of Wynn Resorts if and to the extent that liens on assets of Wynn Resorts then secure the credit facilities or the second mortgage notes. See "Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Substantial IndebtednessWe are highly leveraged and future cash flow may not be sufficient to meet our obligations, including our obligations under the second mortgage notes, and we might have difficulty obtaining more financing."
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Initial Public Offering of Wynn Resorts
Concurrent with this offering, Wynn Resorts will offer shares of its common stock in an initial public offering with expected gross proceeds of approximately $450 million.
Other Liquidity Matters
Following the completion of Le Rêve, we expect to fund our operations and capital requirements from operating cash flow and borrowings under the revolving credit facility. Assuming that Le Rêve opens in April 2005, we expect that the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the credit facilities, the FF&E facility and the second mortgage notes will be approximately $1.5 billion. If completion of the project is delayed, then our debt service obligations accruing prior to the actual opening of Le Rêve will increase correspondingly. We cannot assure you, however, that our business will generate sufficient cash flow from operations or that future borrowings available to us under the credit facilities will be sufficient to enable us to service and repay our indebtedness and to fund our other liquidity needs. We may need to refinance all or a portion of our indebtedness on or before maturity. If Wynn Resorts grants specified liens to secure other guarantees or indebtedness, then the credit facilities and second mortgage notes will be secured by liens on the same assets with the same relative priorities as the credit facilities and the second mortgage notes. We cannot assure you that we will be able to refinance any of our indebtedness, including the credit facilities, the FF&E facility or the second mortgage notes on acceptable terms or at all. See "Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Substantial IndebtednessWe may not generate sufficient cash flow to meet our substantial debt service and other obligations, including our obligations under the second mortgage notes."
A special purpose subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas will be providing a $50 million completion guarantee in favor of the lenders under the credit facilities and the holders of the second mortgage notes to secure completion in full of the construction and opening of Le Rêve, including all furniture, fixtures and equipment, the parking structure, the golf course and the availability of initial working capital. Wynn Resorts will contribute $50 million of the net proceeds of its initial public offering to that subsidiary to support its obligations under the completion guarantee. These funds will be deposited into a collateral account to be held in cash or short-term highly rated securities, and pledged to the lenders under the credit facilities and the holders of the second mortgage notes as security for the completion guarantee. Pursuant to the disbursement agreement, these funds will become available to Wynn Las Vegas on a gradual basis to apply to the costs of the project only after fifty percent of the Le Rêve construction work has been completed. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under our credit facilities or the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, the lenders under our credit facilities or, if no amounts are outstanding under our credit facilities, the second mortgage note holders, will be permitted to exercise remedies against such sums and apply such sums against the obligations under their respective documents. After the completion and opening of Le Rêve, any amounts remaining in this account will be released to Wynn Resorts.
In addition, Wynn Resorts will contribute $30 million of the net proceeds of its common stock offering to Wynn Las Vegas to be held in a liquidity reserve account and pledged to the lenders under the credit facilities and the holders of the second mortgage notes to secure Wynn Las Vegas' obligation to develop and construct Le Rêve. Until the opening of Le Rêve, these funds may be applied to the costs of the project in accordance with the disbursement agreement. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under our credit facilities or the indenture governing the second mortgage notes, the lenders under our credit facilities or, if no amounts are outstanding under our credit facilities, the holders of the second mortgage
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notes, will be permitted to exercise remedies against such sums and apply such sums against the obligations under their respective documents. Following the completion and opening of Le Rêve, these funds will be available to meet our debt service needs in connection with the operation of Le Rêve. Once we have met prescribed earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization targets for a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters after the opening of Le Rêve, any remaining funds will be used to reduce the outstanding balance of our revolving credit facility, but without reducing the revolving credit facility commitment.
New business developments or other unforeseen events may occur, resulting in the need to raise additional funds. For example, we continue to explore opportunities to develop additional gaming or related businesses in Las Vegas or other markets, whether through acquisition, investment or development. Any such development would require us to obtain additional financing. We may also decide to conduct any such development through Wynn Resorts or through a line of subsidiaries separate from the Le Rêve entities. In addition, Wynn Resorts' articles of incorporation provide that Wynn Resorts may redeem shares of its capital stock, including its common stock, that are owned or controlled by an unsuitable person or its affiliates to the extent a gaming authority makes a determination of unsuitability and orders the redemption, or to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the board of directors. The redemption price may be paid in cash, by promissory note or both, as required by the applicable gaming authority and, if not, as Wynn Resorts elects. Any promissory note that Wynn Resorts issues to an unsuitable person or its affiliate in exchange for its shares may increase our debt to equity ratio and will increase our leverage ratio.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates and commodity prices. Our primary exposure to market risk will be interest rate risk associated with our revolving credit facility, delay draw term loan facility and FF&E facility, each of which will bear interest based on floating rates. We will attempt to manage our interest rate risk by managing the mix of our long-term fixed rate borrowings and variable rate borrowings. We are required to obtain interest rate protection through interest rate swap arrangements with respect to 50% of our term loans (including any revolving loans that may be converted into term loans). However, we cannot assure you that these risk management strategies will have the desired effect, and interest rate fluctuations could have a negative impact on our results of operations.
We do not use derivative financial instruments, other financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments for trading or speculative purposes.
Inflation
We believe that our results of operations do not depend upon moderate changes in the inflation rate.
Transactions with Related Parties
The financial statements of Valvino and its subsidiaries reflect certain transactions with related parties. Transactions with related parties, by their nature, may involve terms or aspects that differ from those that would have resulted from negotiations with independent third parties. See "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions."
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Overview
We are constructing and will own and operate Le Rêve, which we have designed to be the preeminent luxury hotel and destination casino resort in Las Vegas. Le Rêve will be located on the Las Vegas Strip on the site of the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino, at the northeast corner of the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sands Avenue, one-half block north of The Venetian and Treasure Island at The Mirage and across Las Vegas Boulevard from the Fashion Show Mall. We expect Le Rêve to feature approximately 2,700 luxurious guest rooms, a casually elegant approximately 111,000 square foot casino, 18 distinctive dining outlets, an exclusive on-site 18-hole championship golf course and a new water-based entertainment production.
Le Rêve is the concept of Stephen A. Wynn, one of Wynn Resorts' principal stockholders and its Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Wynn previously was Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mirage Resorts and its predecessor from 1973 to 2000. In that role he was responsible for the development of some of the most successful, well-known casino-based entertainment resorts in the world, including Bellagio, The Mirage, Treasure Island at The Mirage and the Golden NuggetLas Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as the Atlantic City Golden Nugget in New Jersey and the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi. At the time each of these resorts was completed, we believe that it was widely regarded as a significant major new attraction in its jurisdiction.
We expect Le Rêve, including the new golf course construction, to cost approximately $2.4 billion to design, construct develop, equip and open, including the cost of the land, capitalized interest, pre-opening expenses and all financing fees. We have scheduled ground-breaking to occur in October 2002, with an opening to the general public scheduled for April 2005.
Our Strategy
Showcase the "Wynn Brand." We believe that Mr. Wynn's involvement with Le Rêve provides a distinct advantage over other gaming enterprises in Las Vegas. We believe that Mr. Wynn is widely viewed as the premier designer, developer and operator of destination casino resorts in Las Vegas and, as such, has in effect developed a "brand name" status in the gaming industry.
While Mr. Wynn was Chairman of the Board of Mirage Resorts, he conceived of and oversaw the development and operation of some of the most successful, well-known casino-based entertainment resorts in the world, including Bellagio, The Mirage, Treasure Island at The Mirage, the Golden NuggetLas Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, as well as the Atlantic City Golden Nugget in New Jersey and the Beau Rivage in Biloxi, Mississippi. Mr. Wynn served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mirage Resorts and its predecessor for 27 years, until 2000, when MGM Grand acquired Mirage Resorts for approximately $6.4 billion. The public filings and press releases of Mirage Resorts and MGM Mirage report that in fiscal year 1999, the last full year of Mr. Wynn's tenure with Mirage Resorts, the company had grown to own and operate eight hotel casino resort properties totaling 630,000 square feet of casino gaming space and 16,577 hotel rooms that generated approximately $2.4 billion in revenue, $573 million in earnings before depreciation, interest, taxes and pre-opening costs and $110.4 million in net income.
In the major hotel destination casino resorts he has previously developed, Mr. Wynn has successfully employed a formula which integrates luxurious surroundings, upscale design,
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distinctive entertainment and superior amenities, including fine dining and high-end retail offerings, to create resorts that appeal to a variety of customers, especially high-end customers. We believe that Le Rêve will be Mr. Wynn's most innovative work to date.
We believe that Le Rêve will set a new standard of luxury and elegance for destination casino resorts in Las Vegas, much as Bellagio, and before it, The Mirage, did when they were built by Mirage Resorts under the guidance of Mr. Wynn. The following chart compares certain features of The Mirage and Bellagio with the features and amenities that we anticipate Le Rêve will offer.
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Year of Opening | 1989(2) | 1998(2) | April 2005 | |||
Approx. Property Acreage | 83(3) | 90 | 192(4) | |||
Total Hotel Rooms (#) | 3,044 | 3,005 | Approx. 2,700 | |||
Approx. Total Casino Sq. Ft. | 107,200 | 155,000 | 111,000 | |||
Table Games (#) | 120 | 141 | 136 | |||
Slot Machines (#) | 2,294 | 2,433 | 2,000 | |||
Restaurants (#) | 14(5) | 17(6) | 18 | |||
Approx. Retail Sq. Ft. | 35,000(2) | 92,160(6) | 77,500 | |||
Approx. Convention Sq. Ft. (Gross)(7) | 170,000(8) | 125,000(6) | 223,000 | |||
Approx. Showroom Seating (#) | 2,769(8) | 1,800(6) | 2,080 | |||
Entertainment/Attractions |
54 ft. erupting volcano Dolphin habitat 100 ft atrium with tropical garden Siegfried & Roy show Shadow Creek golf course(9) Danny Gans show |
Dancing fountains "O" (Cirque du Soleil) Botanical conservatory Art gallery |
Franco Dragone's water-based entertainment production Adjacent championship golf course Atrium garden feature Mountain/lake setting Art gallery(10) Ferrari/Maserati dealership(11) |
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Create a "Must-Visit" Destination Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip. We believe that Le Rêve will represent a natural extension of the concepts Mr. Wynn has utilized in developing other major destination casino resorts. Following Mr. Wynn's formula, we plan to draw customers to Le Rêve by offering high-quality, non-gaming amenities such as fine dining, premier retail shopping and distinctive entertainment in intimate, luxurious surroundings. Le Rêve will have a sophisticated, casually elegant ambience rather than being focused on a highly themed experience like many other hotel casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. We believe that, over time, Le Rêve's more generally themed casually elegant environment, together with its high-quality amenities, superior level of service and distinctive attractions, will have greater lasting appeal to customers than a resort with a particular theme and numerous attractions based on that theme.
We will seek to differentiate Le Rêve from other major Las Vegas resorts by concentrating on our fundamental elements of design, atmosphere, personal service and level of luxury. Le Rêve will offer our guests lush landscaping and tiered waterfalls, an approximately three-acre lake in front of the hotel that guests can view only after entering the property and an arc-shaped hotel tower instead of the three-pointed "Y" and four-pointed "X" configurations that have become commonplace among Las Vegas hotel casino resorts. We believe that the elegance of Le Rêve, and its convenient location on the Las Vegas Strip, will appeal to a variety of market segments, including high-end, casino, convention, leisure and tour and travel customers.
Open the First New Major Hotel Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip in Almost Five Years. Although a number of hotel casino resorts have announced or begun construction of expansion projects that will add to the number of hotel rooms on the Las Vegas Strip, we are not aware of any other major new hotel casino resort that plans to open on the Las Vegas Strip before Le Rêve. Therefore, at the time of Le Rêve's planned opening in April 2005, we believe that it will have been almost five years since a major new hotel casino resort opened on the Las Vegas Strip. As a result, we expect that there will be a high level of anticipation for Le Rêve. We intend to capitalize on this high level of anticipation, as well as the tendency of customers in the Las Vegas market to gravitate toward new attractions and locations. When Bellagio opened in 1998 there was widespread publicity in newspapers, radio and other media outlets. We anticipate that publicity regarding Le Rêve's opening will be comparable.
Provide an Experience of the Highest Standard of Luxury in an Atmosphere of Casual Elegance. We are designing Le Rêve to appeal to upscale clientele looking for a first-class environment of elegance, sophistication and luxury. We will seek to attract a range of customers, including middle market customers and high-roller and premium gaming patrons, by providing guests with a premium level of luxury, amenities and service.
We believe that the key elements of our approach, as currently planned, include:
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Appeal to "High-Roller" and Premium Gaming Patrons. We believe that the premium level of luxury, sophistication and service we intend to offer at Le Rêve, together with Mr. Wynn's experience and reputation in building and operating premier Las Vegas destination casino resorts, will appeal to high-roller international and domestic gaming patrons. In addition to the main casino, Le Rêve will offer a baccarat salon and private high-limit gaming rooms designed to create a sense of comfort and exclusivity for high-end gaming customers. In addition to standard hotel guest rooms, Le Rêve plans to offer approximately 290 suites and six villas, all elegantly decorated and furnished.
We also expect to capitalize on the substantial network of international and domestic high-roller and premium customers who are familiar with Mr. Wynn from his tenure at Mirage Resorts. We believe that in operating some of the signature properties in Las Vegas, Mr. Wynn has developed a high degree of customer recognition and guest loyalty and therefore believe that Le Rêve will attract wealthy international and domestic gaming customers. We believe that Mr. Wynn's reputation will attract experienced, high-level international and domestic casino marketing executives. We plan to have marketing executives located in local offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Europe, New York and southern California, as well as independent marketing representatives in major U.S. and foreign cities. Mr. Wynn is
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not bound by any non-competition or non-solicitation agreements with MGM Mirage arising out of the acquisition of MGM Grand's acquisition of Mirage Resorts.
Generate Substantial Revenue from Le Rêve's Non-Gaming Amenities. We have planned Le Rêve as a luxury destination resort with amenities designed to generate substantial non-gaming revenue. We expect Le Rêve's superior non-gaming amenities outlined above to provide for a substantial portion of our overall revenue.
Capitalize on the Attractive Location of Le Rêve.
Extensive Frontage on the Las Vegas Strip. Le Rêve will be located on the Las Vegas Strip at the site of the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino on the northeast corner of the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sands Avenue. Le Rêve will have approximately 1,350 feet of frontage on the Las Vegas Strip and will be located near some of the most visited hotel casino resorts and attractions on the Las Vegas Strip, including Bellagio, Caesars Palace, The Mirage, Treasure Island at The Mirage and The Venetian.
The Le Rêve site consists of approximately 55 acres of land, where the hotel complex will be built, and approximately 137 acres of land behind the hotel site on which the new golf course will sit. In addition, the site includes a 20-acre parcel fronting Las Vegas Boulevard adjacent to Le Rêve. In total, the Le Rêve site consists of 212 acres. The back of the Le Rêve property runs along Paradise Road, a major artery in the resort corridor that leads directly to and from McCarran International Airport. Le Rêve will be conveniently accessible in an average of approximately four minutes from the Spring Mountain Road exit off of Interstate 15, and in an average of approximately ten minutes from McCarran International Airport.
Proximity to the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sands Expo and Convention Center. According to Tradeshow Week 200, Las Vegas was the most popular trade show destination in the United States in terms of net square footage and number of Tradeshow Week 200 shows in 2001 and one of the most popular convention destinations in the United States. Le Rêve will be across the street from two of the nation's largest convention centers, the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sands Expo and Convention Center.
The Las Vegas Convention Center contains approximately 3.2 million square feet of convention space. According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, approximately 1.3 million visitors attended trade shows and conventions at the Las Vegas Convention Center during 2001. We anticipate that the Las Vegas Convention Center will be accessible from Le Rêve by a pedestrian crossing at Paradise Road. In addition, the Las Vegas Monorail Company is constructing a monorail station at the intersection of Desert Inn Road and Paradise Road which will meet the pedestrian crossing. We anticipate that our free shuttle service, which will run along the north perimeter of the golf course, will provide convention and trade show attendees and other Le Rêve visitors with quick and convenient transportation to and from the convention center. We believe that this will be attractive to convention and trade show visitors who will not need to wait in long lines for taxicabs and can avoid traffic congestion around the Las Vegas Convention Center in traveling to or from Le Rêve.
To the south, Le Rêve will be directly across Sands Avenue from the approximately 1.2 million square foot Sands Expo and Convention Center. This complex will be within a short walking distance from Le Rêve's Sands Avenue entrance and we anticipate that the Sands Expo and Convention Center will be accessible from Le Rêve by a pedestrian bridge which we understand Clark County plans to build. According to the public filings of Las Vegas Sands, Inc., an affiliate of the owner of the Sands Expo and Convention Center, approximately 1 million visitors attended trade shows and conventions at the Sands Expo and Convention Center during 2001.
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We believe that Le Rêve's proximity to these trade show and convention facilities will make Le Rêve particularly attractive to business customers who attend trade shows and conventions. We expect these customers to be a source of room demand for Le Rêve during mid-week periods when room demand by leisure travelers is typically lower. Because of this source of room demand, we believe that we will be able to charge higher mid-week room rates than those of other Las Vegas Strip hotels.
Proximity to the Fashion Show Mall. Le Rêve will be directly across Las Vegas Boulevard from The Rouse Company's Fashion Show Mall. We anticipate that Le Rêve will be connected to the mall by a pedestrian bridge which we understand Clark County plans to build. The Fashion Show Mall contains premium retail stores and anchor tenants such as Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and Macy's and is currently undergoing a substantial remodeling and expansion program, which is expected to be completed by October 2003. When the remodeling and expansion are completed, the Fashion Show Mall is expected to house a number of new stores, including Nordstrom, Lord & Taylor and Bloomingdale's Home & Furniture. We anticipate that the proximity of the Fashion Show Mall to our retail shops will draw significantly more shoppers to the area.
Capitalize on Our Experienced Management and Design Teams. The members of our management team have extensive experience in developing and operating large-scale hotels and casinos, and many of them worked with Mr. Wynn at Mirage Resorts. In addition to Wynn Resorts' executive officers, each of whose background is described in "Management," our management team includes:
In addition, the members of our design team have extensive experience in designing, constructing and completing major hotel casino resorts. See "Design and Construction Team."
We believe that the experience, talent and commitment of the members of our management and design teams provide a substantial competitive advantage.
Carefully Manage Construction Costs and Risks. Wynn Design & Development, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valvino, is responsible for managing construction costs and risks
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associated with the project. Marnell Corrao will be the builder and general contractor for Le Rêve. Marnell Corrao has extensive experience in building large Las Vegas destination resorts, including Bellagio, The Mirage, Treasure Island at The Mirage and New York-New York Hotel and Casino. We expect the total development cost of Le Rêve to be approximately $2.4 billion, including the cost of the land, capitalized interest, pre-opening expenses and all financing fees. Of that amount, the design and construction costs are estimated to be approximately $1.4 billion. We have entered into a guaranteed maximum price construction contract covering approximately $919 million of the budgeted construction cost. The guaranteed maximum price is subject to increases because of, among other things, scope changes to the project. Plans for a substantial portion of the budget for this contract have not been finalized. We plan to implement specific mechanisms that are intended to reduce the risk of construction cost overruns and delays, including:
We have entered into a separate design/build contract with Bomel Construction Company, Inc. for the design and construction of the parking structure. Bomel has extensive experience constructing parking structures, including garages at Paris Las Vegas, Green Valley Ranch Station and The Palms Casino Resort. We are currently soliciting bids for construction of the new golf course and expect to award the contract in the fourth quarter of 2002. We expect that the newly constructed golf course will be available for play when Le Rêve opens.
Benefit from the Significant Equity Investment. We will have a significant cash equity capitalization for the development of Le Rêve. From inception through the completion of Le
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Rêve, we expect to have received a total of approximately $937 million in cash equity, which represents approximately 40% of the total project costs. The $937 million derives from equity contributions from the prior members of Valvino and $387.0 million of the net proceeds of the concurrent initial public offering by Wynn Resorts. To date, Mr. Wynn has invested approximately $175 million in cash equity, which demonstrates his commitment to the Le Rêve project.
The Le Rêve Resort
Features of the Le Rêve Project
As noted elsewhere in this prospectus, although we have determined the overall scope and general design of Le Rêve, we will continue to evaluate the Le Rêve project design in relation to its construction schedule and budget and the demands of the Las Vegas tourism and gaming market. All of the features of Le Rêve described in this prospectus are based on our current plans for the project, and, therefore, the design of individual elements of Le Rêve may be refined from the descriptions contained in this prospectus; however, project changes are limited in certain respects by the documents governing our indebtedness.
The Hotel. We have designed Le Rêve's hotel tower to contain 45 floors of hotel rooms and suites on top of a three-story low-rise building housing restaurants, retail outlets and the casino. The building will have a total area of approximately 5.2 million square feet. The high-rise building is configured in the shape of a gentle arc with the focal point of the tower being the Le Rêve lake, an approximately three-acre manmade lake situated in front of the hotel, and the manmade "mountain" in front of the lake along the Las Vegas Strip. We are designing the Le Rêve lake and "mountain" to provide special effects intended to entertain our guests and the pedestrians who come to our hotel and casino.
The Le Rêve hotel guest main arrival area will feature an atrium garden adjacent to the registration desk with a view of the Le Rêve lake below. We are designing Le Rêve to provide an intimate setting by minimizing walking distances throughout the hotel with a well-designed, organized floor plan to facilitate guest orientation and familiarity with the property. On average, we expect that walking distances from the registration hosts to the guest elevators will be only approximately 460 feet. Comparative distances at The Venetian, Bellagio and The Mirage are approximately 530 feet, approximately 545 feet and approximately 570 feet, respectively. Once the guests arrive on their floor, we expect that the maximum walking distance to the most remote guest room will be approximately 240 feet, as compared to similar hotels such as Bellagio, The Mirage, Treasure Island at The Mirage and The Venetian at approximately 360 feet.
The Guest Rooms. We intend to decorate our approximately 2,400 standard guest rooms with sophisticated interior design elements and materials. The standard guest rooms have been designed to have a floor layout of approximately 620 square feet, which is approximately 100 to 125 square feet more than the industry standard for a standard guest room. The arc-shaped design of our high-rise building will provide rooms with a view of the golf course, lake and "mountain" setting, or the surrounding mountains and has enabled us to design these rooms with widened entryways consisting of six-foot wide marble foyers. All standard rooms will have views of either the golf course or Las Vegas Boulevard and also are expected to have large working desks equipped with convenient and accessible electrical outlets. Additionally, we expect that each guest room will have a dedicated high-speed Internet connection utilizing state-of-the-art broadband connections that, for an additional fee, can be upgraded for in-room wireless Internet access with an adapter. Generally, this type of broadband connection currently is not available in the guest rooms of other hotels in Las Vegas. We expect that standard room bathrooms will have an oversized countertop, double sinks, a makeup area and television, a glass shower enclosure, a separate toilet compartment and a bathtub for two.
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We also plan for Le Rêve to provide single and multiple bedroom luxury suites with superior amenities and furnishings designed to accommodate high-end hotel guests. Le Rêve expects to offer 270 parlor and salon suites (beginning at approximately 1,250 square feet) located in the tower of the hotel high-rise building and 18 to 21 one- and two-bedroom fairway lanai suites (beginning at approximately 2,200 square feet) located on the east side of the low-rise complex overlooking the golf course. The high-rise suite area will be separated from the standard guest rooms on each floor by a glass door, effectively creating a separate but adjoining "suite tower" accessible only to suite occupants. Occupants of the suites can also make use of a special hotel garden entrance to the hotel, located off of the south porte cochere VIP arrival area, as well as an exclusive elevator for the suites. The suites will be conveniently located near the casino and some of the fine-dining restaurants.
We believe that we have designed these elegant and spacious suites to satisfy the expectations of the highly sought-after international gaming customer. The salon suites' living rooms and bedrooms are designed to have views overlooking the Las Vegas Strip or Las Vegas' surrounding geography. We plan for each salon suite to feature a luxurious lounge area with a media center, adjacent dining or conference area, wet bar and oversized bathroom.
We believe that the location of our lanai suites on the golf course fairway will be especially attractive to our VIP gaming customers and hotel guests who desire the peace and privacy of staying in more secluded living quarters detached from the main hotel complex. The 18 to 21 fairway lanai suites will be situated in a three-story structure and will be conveniently located near our four swimming pools. We plan for each of our fairway lanai suites to have its own private patio overlooking the golf course and will include programmable guestroom controls to accommodate many of the native languages of our hotel guests. We believe that each of our suites will be decorated and furnished to satisfy the most discriminating tastes and clientele.
We also plan to offer four two-bedroom and two four-bedroom villas located in the low-rise structure of our hotel. Our villas will average approximately 7,000 square feet. Our villas will be accessible via a private entry located off of the south porte cochere VIP arrival area and will be conveniently located close to our retail stores and fine-dining restaurants.
The Casino. We expect Le Rêve to have an approximately 111,000 square foot casino located in the center of the first level of the low-rise building. Le Rêve's casino will be designed with a feeling of casual elegance and color palettes that complement Le Rêve's resort setting. We have planned the casino to have a well-organized floor plan and well-defined pathways that will allow our patrons easy access to the casino. The casino's main gaming area will contain an estimated 136 table games and 2,000 slot machines, a race and sports book, poker room and keno lounge. Our gaming limits will accommodate a full range of casino customers. In addition, Le Rêve will have a baccarat salon and private gaming rooms with direct access from the "suite tower." We plan for each private gaming room to be elegantly appointed with its own private dining room and patio terrace overlooking Le Rêve's pools. We will market the casino directly to gaming customers using database marketing techniques, slot clubs and traditional incentives, such as reduced room rates and complimentary meals and suites. We will offer high-roller gaming customers premium suites and special hotel services.
The Golf Course. We plan to construct a world-class, 18-hole championship golf course at the site of the former Desert Inn golf course. Based on current publicly available plans, when Le Rêve opens, we believe this golf course will be the only golf course on the site of a hotel casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. Tom Fazio and Mr. Wynn, the designers of the
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Shadow Creek golf course owned by MGM Mirage, have designed Le Rêve's golf course, which will be accessible only to hotel guests of Le Rêve. We expect that the golf course will feature three lakes and a series of meandering streams that will carve their way from the west to east end of the property. We have designed the golf course with dramatic elevation changes and plan to include water on almost every hole. Unlike other courses available to Las Vegas visitors, Le Rêve's golf course will be adjacent to the hotel and will be visible from the windows of many of Le Rêve's meeting and convention rooms. We expect that the golf course will be available for play when Le Rêve opens.
Restaurants, Lounges, Bars and Nightclub. We plan to offer 18 food and beverage outlets, including six fine-dining restaurants and an approximately 600-seat buffet. We plan to follow the approach Mr. Wynn utilized at Mirage Resorts in seeking to persuade signature chefs to either move to Las Vegas or open second versions of restaurants that are well-known in other cities. In July 2002, Wynn Las Vegas entered into a restaurant management agreement with Dinex Management, LLC to provide the cuisine and services of Daniel Boulud, who was named "Chef of the Year" by Bon Appetit Magazine in 1999, and is known for his New York restaurants, DANIEL and Café Boulud. DANIEL was awarded four stars by the New York Times in 2001, was rated one of the ten best restaurants in the world by The International Herald Tribune in 1993 and received Gourmet Magazine's "Top Table" award in 1997.
We plan to engage a number of well-known interior designers to decorate and stylize Le Rêve's numerous restaurants. We expect Le Rêve to offer a full complement of lounges and bars and a nightclub. We have planned for several of our restaurants to overlook the Le Rêve lake and will offer outdoor lounges and/or dining areas.
The Showroom. Le Rêve's showroom will be customized to accommodate the unveiling of Franco Dragone's new water-based entertainment production. Mr. Dragone is the creative force behind Bellagio's production of "O" and Treasure Island at The Mirage's production of "Mystère," as well as Celine Dion's new production at the approximately 4,000-seat performing arts "Colosseum" currently being constructed by Caesars Palace and scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2003. "O" and "Mystère" reportedly have been consistently sold out since opening.
The showroom will seat approximately 2,080 guests and will feature an approximately 1,000,000 gallon performance pool. The seating for the showroom is designed to extend around the performance area a full 360 degrees and to be suspended over the performance pool with no seat farther than approximately 42 feet from the performance area.
The Art Gallery. Le Rêve will also offer an art gallery displaying rare paintings from The Wynn Collection. The Wynn Collection consists of works from 19th and 20th century European and American masters, and at various times has included works by Paul Cézanne, Paul Gaugin, Édouard Manet, Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso and Vincent Van Gogh. Several of these paintings were on display at Bellagio before MGM Grand's acquisition of Mirage Resorts. Subject to certain notice restrictions, Mr. and Mrs. Wynn will retain the right to remove or replace any or all of the works of art that will be displayed in the art gallery. We will lease The Wynn Collection from Mr. and Mrs. Wynn. We will be obligated to pay a monthly payment equal to one-half of the gross revenue, as calculated under the agreement, received by the gallery each month, less direct expenses, subject to a monthly cap. However, if there is a loss in any particular month, as calculated under the agreement, Mr. and Mrs. Wynn will be obligated to reimburse us the amount of the loss. After specified notice periods, we or Mr. and Mrs. Wynn may terminate this lease. See "Certain Relationships and Related TransactionsArt Gallery."
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The Ferrari and Maserati Dealership. We have entered into letters of intent with Ferrari North America, Inc. and Maserati North America, Inc. to open an authorized on-site, full-service Ferrari and Maserati dealership. We expect that our franchises will include a service and maintenance facility, as well as a café and retail store. Currently, there are only 29 Ferrari dealerships in the United States and we expect ours to be the first in Nevada. The dealership will be located near the main entrance to the hotel.
The letters of intent, as amended, require us to submit designs and plans for the dealership to Ferrari North America and Maserati North America for approval and to satisfy certain financing and other ongoing conditions, including minimum working capital and net worth requirements. The letters of intent also require us to provide quarterly updates as to the status of construction of Le Rêve and to continuously meet all capital, facility, personnel, customer satisfaction and operational standards of Ferrari North America and Maserati North America. If we are approved to operate the franchises, Ferrari North America and Maserati North America will have first and senior priority security interests in their respective franchises. Under these letters of intent, we are required to notify Ferrari North America and Maserati North America at least sixty days prior to the sale of any of our stock by Mr. Wynn and, if practicable, by Aruze USA. If advance notification is not practicable, we must notify Ferrari North America and Maserati North America promptly after we learn of any sale of our stock by Aruze USA. Under these letters of intent, Mr. Wynn may not hold less than 50% of the voting power of our issued and outstanding voting stock without the prior written approval of Ferrari North America and Maserati North America. For the purpose of this requirement, under the letters of intent, Mr. Wynn is considered to hold all shares subject to the voting agreement contained in the stockholders agreement, including shares held by Aruze USA. Mr. Wynn currently meets and, upon the completion of this offering, is expected to meet, this requirement. Under these letters of intent, we are also required, barring any unforeseen delays in the construction of Le Rêve, to commence dealership operations by December 31, 2004. If we are unable to open our permanent dealership by this date, it is currently contemplated that we may open a temporary dealership. For more information about the stockholders agreement between Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA and Baron Asset Fund, see "Certain Relationships and Related TransactionsStockholders Agreement" and "Ownership of Capital Stock."
We are in the process of seeking a zoning ordinance amendment to permit us to operate the dealership at the Le Rêve site. Under the letters of intent, we are required to (1) file a petition with Clark County for the amendment of the applicable land use ordinance by December 1, 2002, (2) file, as soon as possible after the amendment of the land use ordinance, the necessary application for land use approval and (3) obtain both the ordinance amendment and the land use approval no later than October 1, 2003.
Retail Space. We expect that Le Rêve will contain approximately 77,500 square feet dedicated to retail shops. We expect to lease approximately eight of the shops to tenants operating boutiques, including brand name and high-end boutiques. We plan to operate the remaining approximately 18 stores, including a golf shop and other shops selling, among other things, men's clothing, women's apparel and accessories, art, watches, sundries and proprietary Le Rêve products.
The Spa, Salon and Fitness Complex. We plan to own and operate an approximately 38,000 square foot world-class spa, salon and fitness complex offering high-end spa treatments and fitness equipment and custom label and branded skin and body treatment products, as well as clothing, accessories, and athletic wear.
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Swimming Pools. Le Rêve will offer its guests four outdoor swimming pools and two whirlpool spas. Two swimming pools will be dedicated for the exclusive use of our suite guests. All of the pool areas will feature private cabanas and lush landscaping.
Convention, Meeting and Reception Facilities. Le Rêve expects to feature approximately 223,000 square feet of convention, meeting and reception space (including corridors and patio space), including a grand ballroom, a junior ballroom and meeting rooms with outdoor patios overlooking either the pool area or the golf course, as well as boardrooms and a business center. Covered patios off of the meeting rooms will be available as pre-function or break-out areas.
The Wedding Chapels. Le Rêve will include two intimate wedding chapels that we expect will accommodate 60 guests each.
Parking. Our north parking garage, which will have easy access to our hotel, will provide approximately 1,840 parking spaces for our guests and other visitors. The second level of the north parking garage will connect to a retail promenade that will lead to our casino. We will have two levels of valet parking under the hotel and a separate parking area for employees located on the 20-acre parcel next to the Le Rêve. In total, we expect that there will be approximately 4,050 parking spaces available to guests and employees of Le Rêve.
Design and Construction Team
Valvino's subsidiary, Wynn Design & Development, together with Stephen A. Wynn, is designing Le Rêve. Wynn Design & Development, which will supervise construction of Le Rêve, is comprised of a highly qualified team of specialists with an impressive track record in designing, constructing and completing major hotel casino resorts. The Wynn Design & Development team includes:
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responsible for the interior design of The Mirage, including the standard rooms, suites and villas, the spa and salon, the Siegfried & Roy and Danny Gans showrooms and the expansion of the convention center. In addition, Mr. Thomas was responsible for the interior design of Bellagio and the Golden NuggetLas Vegas and much of the interior design at Treasure Island at The Mirage, including redecoration of the original tower, the casino and the lobby.
Construction Schedule and Budget
We have scheduled groundbreaking for Le Rêve to occur in October 2002, with an opening to the general public scheduled for April 2005.
Wynn Design & Development, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valvino, is responsible for the design and architecture of Le Rêve (except for the showroom, the golf course and the parking garage) and for managing construction costs and risks associated with the Le Rêve project. Nevada law requires that a firm licensed as a professional architectural organization certify architectural plans. These architectural services for the Le Rêve project will be provided by the firm of Butler/Ashworth Architects, Ltd., LLC. The principals of the Butler/Ashworth firm are DeRuyter O. Butler and Glen Ashworth, both of whom are employees of Wynn Design & Development. Mr. Butler is Executive Vice President of Wynn Design & Development. Wynn Design & Development is the only client of the Butler/Ashworth firm and pays the salaries and benefits of Messrs. Butler and Ashworth. Neither we nor Mr. Wynn has an ownership interest in Butler/Ashworth.
We expect the total development cost of Le Rêve to be approximately $2.4 billion, including the budgeted design and construction costs, cost of the land, capitalized interest, pre-opening expenses and all financing fees. The required cash interest payments and commitment fees on the credit facilities, the FF&E facility, the second mortgage notes and any other indebtedness and obligations of ours which will be due before the estimated commencement date of operations of Le Rêve have been included in our estimate of the total development cost.
Of the estimated $2.4 billion total development cost for Le Rêve, the design and construction costs are budgeted to be approximately $1.4 billion, including the cost of constructing the golf course and principal parking garage. The remaining approximately $1 billion of development costs includes costs such as pre-opening costs, entertainment production costs, site acquisition costs, construction period interest, financing fees and certain furniture, fixtures and equipment, such as slot machines, computer equipment and kitchen and dining supplies.
In an effort to manage our construction risk, we have entered into a guaranteed maximum price construction contract with Marnell Corrao covering approximately $919 million of the budgeted $1.4 billion design and construction cost. The $919 million guaranteed maximum price is subject to increases because of, among other things, scope changes to the project. Although we have determined the overall scope and design of Le Rêve, not all of the plans and specifications for the construction components that are the subject of the guaranteed maximum price contract have been finalized and, under certain circumstances, we will be responsible for excess costs with respect to these components. See
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"Construction Contracts for Le Rêve" and "Risk FactorsRisks Associated with Our Construction of Le Rêve."
Approximately $488 million of the $1.4 billion budgeted design and construction cost expenditures are not part of the Marnell Corrao guaranteed maximum price contract. These budgeted costs include:
We are responsible for these components of the budget, including any cost overruns with respect to these components. Of this remaining $488 million of budgeted design and construction costs, we have spent approximately 8.4% to date. We have received bids with respect to items comprising another approximately 36.6% of these remaining budgeted costs (though we have not accepted these bids and therefore the bids are subject to change). Accordingly, we have spent money or received non-binding bids for a total of approximately 45% of these remaining budgeted costs.
We have entered into a design/build contract with Bomel for the design and construction of the principal parking garage for a lump sum of $9.9 million, subject to certain exceptions, including any changes in the scope of work, force majeure or owner delays. Design work for the construction is substantially complete. We expect that construction will commence in October 2002. We are currently soliciting bids for the construction of the golf course and expect to award the contract in the fourth quarter of 2002. We expect that the newly constructed golf course will be available for play when Le Rêve opens.
We expect to lease approximately eight of the retail shops at Le Rêve to third parties and intend to provide some of our retail tenants an allowance for improvements as part of the lease arrangements. We will own and operate the remaining approximately 18 retail shops at Le Rêve and will be responsible for constructing any improvements. These construction costs and allowances are included in our design and construction budget for Le Rêve. Design and/or construction costs in excess of an allowance are intended to be the responsibility of the
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particular retail tenant. Nevertheless, if we are unable to successfully negotiate leases consistent with our design and construction budget, we may have to fund or construct, at our cost, additional improvements in connection with the leases relating to the space.
We intend to operate most of the restaurants at Le Rêve. We plan to construct the improvements for all of the restaurants, whether managed by us or by third parties, and the costs of those improvements are included in our design and construction budget.
We believe that the overall design and construction budget of $1.4 billion is reasonable. In addition to the guaranteed maximum price provisions of the construction contract, we plan to implement specific mechanisms that are intended to reduce the risk of construction cost overruns and delays, including:
Despite these protections, design and construction costs may be significantly higher than expected. Furthermore, if we do not complete construction of Le Rêve by the scheduled completion date, which may be extended in accordance with the disbursement agreement, but not beyond September 30, 2005, except for certain limited permitted extensions due to force majeure events, we will be in default under the credit facilities and the second mortgage notes, and the holders of our indebtedness will have the right to accelerate our indebtedness and exercise other rights and remedies against us. See "Risk FactorsRisks Related to Our Substantial IndebtednessWe are highly leveraged and future cash flow may not be sufficient to meet our obligations, including our obligations under the second mortgage notes, and we might have difficulty obtaining more financing."
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Water Show Entertainment Production Agreement
We have entered into an agreement with Calitri Services and Licensing Limited Liability Company, under which Calitri will create, develop and produce the show to be presented in the Le Rêve showroom. This agreement is in the process of being amended. We expect that the agreement will be amended into two agreementsa license agreement between Wynn Las Vegas and Calitri and a production services agreement between Wynn Las Vegas and Productions du Dragon, S.A. Under the latter agreement, Productions du Dragon will be required to employ Franco Dragone as the executive producer and principal creator of the show. The concept of the show, which involves a water-based production in Le Rêve's showroom, has already been approved by Mr. Wynn and is under development and pre-production. Under the license agreement, Wynn Las Vegas will pay Calitri a $2 million creation fee, $1 million of which has been paid, and fund parts of the development and production budgets. Wynn Las Vegas will pay the remaining $1 million of the creation fee after the completion of this offering. In addition, Calitri will receive 10% of the net ticket revenue and 20% of the show's net profits. The show's net profits will include net ticket revenue and revenue from food and beverages sold in or immediately adjacent to the showroom, less the 10% of the net ticket revenue Wynn Las Vegas must pay to Calitri, amortization of construction costs and other operating expenses. Under the production services agreement, when amended, Productions du Dragon will receive an additional 30% of the show's net profits. Under the license agreement, it is further expected that Wynn Las Vegas will have the sole and exclusive right to license and/or manufacture and sell products and souvenirs related to the show. In return for this right, Calitri will receive 10% of the retail selling price, less certain costs, of all retail sales of these products and 50% of the before tax profits, less certain costs, generated by all non-retail sales of these products. However, it is also currently contemplated that, if the production fails to satisfy certain revenue requirements, Wynn Las Vegas will be able to terminate both of the agreements prior to the end of the term. The term of both agreements will be ten years after the opening date of the show, which will coincide with the opening of Le Rêve. In addition, it is contemplated that the agreements, as amended, will provide Wynn Las Vegas with an option to renew both of the agreements for an additional five-year term. The production services agreement terminates upon termination of the license agreement unless the option for the second production or other project described below is exercised and a separate production services agreement for that second production or other project has not been executed.
We have also paid Calitri $1 million for an option with respect to a second production for Le Rêve or for another project. We anticipate that Wynn Las Vegas or one of Wynn Resorts' other subsidiaries will be required to pay an additional $1 million if we exercise the option. If the option is exercised, the optionee will be obligated to use Productions du Dragon for production services.
Following the completion of this offering and the offering of Wynn Resorts' common stock, Wynn Resorts plans to grant Mr. Dragone an award of 189,723 shares of restricted stock. This restricted stock award is intended to be part of the compensation paid to Mr. Dragone for his role as the executive producer and principal creator of the production. The restricted stock will vest on June 30, 2006. However, the restricted stock will not vest, but instead will be immediately cancelled and retired, if, as of June 30, 2006: (1) the complete run of the entertainment production at Le Rêve has not commenced or has been cancelled due to any act or omission of Mr. Dragone and (2) Mr. Dragone has not successfully opened another production show for Wynn Resorts or its affiliates in another venue or, if opened the complete run of such other show has been cancelled due to any act or omission of Mr. Dragone. Although the form of the restricted stock grant has not been finalized, management believes that compensation expense, based on the fair value of the stock grant at the measurement date, will be recognized and that such compensation expense will be capitalized as part of the cost of constructing the entertainment production. Because the price of the stock at the measurement date is presently unknown and the form of the agreement has yet to be finalized, management is unable to estimate the amount of compensation expense expected to be associated with the restricted stock grant at this time.
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Growth Opportunities
We continue to explore opportunities to develop additional gaming or related businesses, in Las Vegas or other markets, whether through acquisition, investment or development. Any such development would require us to obtain additional financing. We may decide to conduct any such development through Wynn Resorts or through a line of subsidiaries separate from the Le Rêve entities.
Las Vegas Market
Overview. Las Vegas is one of the fastest growing leisure, lodging and entertainment markets in the country. Las Vegas hotel occupancy rates are among the highest of any major market in the United States. According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, the number of visitors traveling to Las Vegas has continued to increase at a steady and significant rate. The number of visitors increased from approximately 29.6 million in 1996 to approximately 35.0 million in 2001, a compound annual growth rate of 3.4%. Aggregate expenditures by these visitors increased at a compound annual growth rate of 7.0%, from approximately $22.5 billion in 1996 to approximately $31.6 billion in 2001. The number of residents in Clark County, the greater Las Vegas area, has increased from 1,115,940 residents in 1996 to 1,425,723 residents in 2000, a compound annual growth rate of 5.0%.
Expanding Hotel and Gaming Market. Las Vegas has one of the strongest and most resilient hotel markets in the country and, according to the American Gaming Association, has the highest casino gaming revenue in the United States. Major properties on the Las Vegas Strip that have opened over the past ten years include Bellagio, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, New York-New York Hotel and Casino, Paris Las Vegas, Aladdin Resort & Casino and The Venetian. In addition, a number of existing properties on the Las Vegas Strip embarked on expansions during this period including MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Luxor Hotel and Casino, Circus Circus Hotel, Casino and Theme Park, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino and Caesars Palace. Despite this significant increase in the supply of hotel rooms in Las Vegas, hotel total occupancy rates for all days exceeded on average 90.6% for the years 1990 to 1999, averaged 92.5% in 2000 and 88.9% in 2001.
According to the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, Las Vegas Strip gaming revenue has increased from approximately $3.6 billion in 1996 to approximately $4.7 billion in 2001, a
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compound annual growth rate of 5.6%. As a result of the increased popularity of gaming, Las Vegas has sought to increase its popularity as an overall vacation resort destination. The number of hotel rooms in Las Vegas has increased by 30.6% from 80,952 in 1996 to 105,702 in 2001.
We believe that the growth in the Las Vegas market has been enhanced as a result of a dedicated program by both the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and major Las Vegas hotels to promote Las Vegas as a major vacation and convention site and the increased capacity of McCarran International Airport.
Growth of Non-Gaming Revenue Expenditures. The Las Vegas market continues to evolve from its historical gaming focus to broader entertainment and leisure offerings. In addition to the traditional attractiveness of gaming, the market is continuing to expand to include retail, fine dining, sporting activities, major concerts and other forms of entertainment. This diversification has contributed to the growth of the market and broadened the universe of individuals who would consider Las Vegas as a vacation destination. The more diversified entertainment and leisure offerings present significant growth opportunities. In particular, the newer, large theme-destination resorts have been designed to capitalize on this development by providing better quality hotel rooms at higher rates and by providing expanded shopping, dining and entertainment opportunities to their patrons, in addition to gaming.
Las Vegas as a Convention Center Attraction. According to Tradeshow Week 200, an annual publication that analyzes the 200 largest trade shows in the United States, Las Vegas was the most popular trade show destination in the United States with a 28.4% market share of the Tradeshow Week 200 shows in terms of net square footage and one of the most popular convention destinations in the United States in 2001. In 1996, approximately 3.3 million persons attended conventions in Las Vegas, providing approximately $3.9 billion in non-gaming trade show and convention revenue. By 2001, the number of convention attendees increased to more than 4 million, providing approximately $4.8 billion in non-gaming and trade show and convention revenue.
Trade shows are held for the purpose of getting sellers and buyers of products or services together in order to conduct business. Trade shows differ from conventions in that trade shows typically require substantial amounts of space for exhibition purposes and participant
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circulation. Conventions generally are gatherings of companies or groups that require less space for breakout meetings and general meetings of the overall group. Las Vegas offers trade shows and conventions a unique infrastructure for handling the world's largest shows. This includes a concentration of approximately 72,000 hotel rooms located on the Las Vegas Strip, two of the largest convention centers in the United Statesthe Las Vegas Convention Center and the Sands Expo and Convention Centerwith a total of over 4 million square feet of convention and exhibition space, convenient air service from major cities throughout the United States and other countries and significant entertainment attractions. In addition to the Sands Expo and Convention Center and the Las Vegas Convention Center, the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino has constructed a conference and meeting facility of approximately 380,000 gross square feet. The Mirage has recently added approximately 90,000 gross square feet of meeting space, and Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino has begun construction of an approximately 1.8 million square foot convention center with an estimated completion date in early 2003. We believe that Las Vegas will continue to evolve as one of the country's preferred trade show and convention destinations.
Statistics on the Las Vegas Gaming Industry. The following table sets forth certain information derived from published reports of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and the Nevada State Gaming Control Board concerning Las Vegas Strip gaming revenue and visitor volume and hotel data for the years 1996 to 2001. As shown in the table, the Las Vegas market has achieved significant growth in visitor volume and tourist revenue.
Historical Data for Las Vegas Gaming Industry(1)
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1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
Compound Annual Growth Rate |
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Las Vegas Visitor Volume | 29,636,361 | 30,464,635 | 30,605,128 | 33,809,134 | 35,849,691 | 35,017,317 | 3.4 | % | |||||||||||||
Total Visitor Expenditures(2) |
$ |
22,533,258 |
$ |
24,952,189 |
$ |
24,577,469 |
$ |
28,695,178 |
$ |
31,462,337 |
$ |
31,555,924 |
7.0 |
% |
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Las Vegas Strip Gaming Revenue(2) |
$ |
3,579,269 |
$ |
3,809,354 |
$ |
3,812,408 |
$ |
4,490,330 |
$ |
4,805,572 |
$ |
4,703,692 |
5.6 |
% |
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Las Vegas Convention Attendance |
3,305,507 |
3,519,424 |
3,301,705 |
3,772,726 |
3,853,363 |
4,049,095 |
4.1 |
% |
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Las Vegas Hotel Occupancy Rate for All Days |
93.4 |
% |
90.3 |
% |
90.3 |
% |
92.1 |
% |
92.5 |
% |
88.9 |
% |
N/A |
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Las Vegas Hotel/Motel Room Supply |
99,072 |
105,347 |
109,365 |
120,294 |
124,270 |
126,610 |
5.0 |
% |
Competition in Las Vegas
Hotel/Casino Competition. The casino/hotel industry is highly competitive. Le Rêve, which will be located on the Las Vegas Strip, will compete with other high-quality resorts and hotel casinos in Las Vegas on the basis of overall atmosphere, range of amenities, level of service, price, location, entertainment offered, theme and size. Le Rêve will compete with
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hotels on the Las Vegas Strip and those in downtown Las Vegas, as well as a large number of hotels and motels in and near Las Vegas.
In June 2003, The Venetian expects to complete a 1,000-room hotel tower on top of the resort's existing parking garage. Also, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino has announced that it expects to begin construction of a 1,122-room, all-suite tower connected to the current hotel casino resort in September 2002, with an expected opening in October 2003. MGM Mirage has announced that it will begin construction in mid-2003 of an approximately 925-room "spa tower" addition to Bellagio, as well as expand Bellagio's spa and salon, meeting space and retail space, with an expected completion in December 2004. Other than the expansions of The Venetian, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, and Bellagio, we are not aware of any significant additions of hotel rooms to major hotel casino resort properties in Las Vegas or any developments of new major hotel casino resort properties in Las Vegas in the near future.
Many competing properties, such as Bellagio, Caesars Palace, Luxor Hotel and Casino, Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, The Mirage, Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino, New York-New York Hotel and Casino, Paris Las Vegas, Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, Treasure Island at The Mirage and The Venetian, have themes and attractions which draw a significant number of visitors and will directly compete with our operations. Some of these facilities are operated by companies that have more than one operating facility and may have greater name recognition and financial and marketing resources than us and target the same demographic group as we will. We will seek to differentiate Le Rêve from other major Las Vegas resorts by concentrating on our fundamental elements of design, atmosphere, personal service and level of luxury.
Las Vegas casinos also compete, to some extent, with other hotel/casino facilities in Nevada and in Atlantic City, riverboat gaming facilities in other states, hotel/casino facilities elsewhere in the world, state lotteries, Internet gaming and other forms of gaming. In addition, certain states recently have legalized, and others may or are likely to legalize, casino gaming in specific areas. Passage of the Tribal Government Gaming and Economic Self-Sufficiency Act in 1988 has led to rapid increases in Native American gaming operations. Also, in March 2000, California voters approved an amendment to the California Constitution allowing federally recognized Native American tribes to conduct and operate slot machines, lottery games and banked and percentage card games on Native American land in California. As a result, casino-style gaming on tribal lands is growing and could become a significant competitive force. The proliferation of Native American gaming in California could have a negative impact on our operations. The proliferation of gaming activities in other areas could significantly harm our business as well. In particular, the legalization of casino gaming in or near metropolitan areas, such as New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Boston, from which we intend to attract customers, could have a substantial negative effect on our business. In addition, new or renovated casinos in Macau or elsewhere in Asia could draw Asian gaming customers, including high-rollers, away from Las Vegas.
Our casino will also compete, to some extent, with other forms of gaming on both a local and national level, including state-sponsored lotteries, on-and off-track wagering and card parlors. The expansion of legalized gaming to new jurisdictions throughout the United States will also increase competition we face and will continue to do so in the future. Additionally, if gaming is legalized in jurisdictions near our property or our target markets where it currently is not permitted, we will face additional competition.
Retail Competition. Le Rêve's retail stores will operate in a highly competitive environment. Le Rêve's retail stores will compete with other retail stores located in other Las Vegas hotel casino resorts and shopping districts. Among these Las Vegas shopping locations,
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Le Rêve will face significant competition from the retail stores at Bellagio, the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace, which is expected to complete a 200,000 square foot expansion in 2004, The Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian and Desert Passage at Aladdin Resort & Casino. In particular, Le Rêve's retail stores will face competition from the premium retail stores of the Fashion Show Mall, which is owned by The Rouse Company, a publicly traded company. The Fashion Show Mall, which is situated across the Las Vegas Strip from Le Rêve, is currently undergoing an extensive remodeling and expansion program, reportedly increasing its size from approximately 773,000 square feet to nearly 2 million square feet. Beginning in November 2002, the Fashion Show Mall is expected to contain an approximately 180,000 square foot Nordstrom and a flagship store of Bloomingdale's Home & Furniture. The expansion of the Fashion Show Mall is expected to be completed in October 2003 with a new Lord & Taylor and is expected to include a total of approximately 300 shops. In addition, Le Rêve's retail stores will compete with outlet shopping areas located on the way to Las Vegas from Los Angeles and other places, which tend to offer merchandise at discounted prices.
Our retail stores will compete on the basis of, among other things, the location of our stores, the breadth, quality, style, and availability of merchandise, the level of customer service offered and merchandise price. We will also compete with other retail properties for retail businesses on the basis of the rent charged and location.
We believe that our retail operations will generate approximately 5% of our total revenue. However, we will face significant competition in this market area. Any increase in our competitors' market share for retail customers in Las Vegas could negatively impact our operations in a significant manner. See "Risk FactorsGeneral Risks Associated with Our BusinessThe casino, hotel, convention and other facilities at Le Rêve will face intense competition."
Marketing in Las Vegas
Our marketing strategy consists of positioning Le Rêve as a full-service luxury resort and casino in the leisure, convention and tour and travel markets. Prior to the opening of Le Rêve, we will create general market awareness about Le Rêve's product offerings through conventions and media, including television, radio, newspapers, magazines, internet, direct mail and billboards. We also expect that the third party retail tenants will engage in their own general advertising and promotional activity, which we expect will benefit all of Le Rêve's retail shops.
We believe that Le Rêve will attract wealthy international and domestic gaming customers due in part to the high degree of customer recognition and guest loyalty that we believe Mr. Wynn has developed over the last two decades by operating some of the signature properties on the Las Vegas strip. In addition, we currently employ experienced international and domestic casino marketing executives. We believe that Mr. Wynn's reputation will allow us to continue to attract marketing executives of this caliber.
Le Rêve plans to have marketing executives located in local offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Taiwan, Europe, New York and southern California, as well as independent marketing representatives in major U.S. and foreign cities. We also plan to develop a guest loyalty program at Le Rêve that will integrate in real-time, all gaming, hotel, food, beverage and retail revenue of a particular guest and compare it against incurred expenses to determine the profitability of that guest. We will use this program to implement a rewards system that offers discounted and complimentary meals, lodging and entertainment for our guests. We will also use that information to develop an integrated database that will allow us to target specific customers for promotions that might induce them to visit Le Rêve.
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Seasonality
We do not consider our Las Vegas business to be particularly seasonal. However, we expect that our revenue and cash flow may be slightly reduced during the summer months due to the tendency of Las Vegas room rates to be lower at that time of the year.
Employees
We currently employ approximately 200 employees in the U.S. We anticipate that when Le Rêve opens, we will employ nearly 8,000 employees in connection with the operation of Le Rêve. As a result, we will need to undertake a major recruiting and training program before the opening. However, we believe that we will be able to attract and retain a sufficient number of qualified individuals to operate the hotel and casino. We will pay competitive market wages to our employees.
Currently, Valvino is a party to several collective bargaining agreements with several different unions which it assumed in connection with the acquisition of the Desert Inn Resort & Casino. All of these agreements will expire before the scheduled opening of Le Rêve. However, the unions may seek to organize the workers at Le Rêve or claim that the agreements assumed in connection with Valvino's acquisition of the Desert Inn Resort & Casino obligate Wynn Las Vegas to enter into negotiations with one or more of the unions to represent the workers at Le Rêve. Unionization or pressure to unionize could increase our labor costs.
Trademarks and Service Marks
Our most important marks are LE RÊVE for hotel services and LE RÊVE for casino services. We have purchased the common-law name and mark "LE RÊVE" from a California trust operating a hotel by that name. This purchase removed the California trust as a prior user with superior rights. We have also applied to register the "LE RÊVE" service mark in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, referred to as the PTO, for hotel services. Our application for the LE RÊVE hotel mark has cleared the PTO examination process. It was "published for opposition." On August 16, 2002, a request for extension of time to oppose was filed with the PTO. If granted, the initial request for extension of time to oppose expires on October 15, 2002. The potential opposer is entitled to file an additional request for extension of time to oppose for an additional 30 days. Further extensions of time to oppose are allowed only with our consent. If no opposition is filed, or if an opposition is filed, but is settled or the potential opposer does not prevail, LE RÊVE will be registered for hotel services, and restaurant, bar, lounge and health spa services.
We have also applied to register the "LE RÊVE" service mark with the PTO for combined casino and entertainment services. Because the PTO translates "LE RÊVE" as "THE DREAM", it has cited certain "DREAM" marks as a basis for preliminarily refusing to allow some of our "LE RÊVE" applications, including this application, to proceed toward registration. The PTO's objection to this application appears to relate solely to entertainment services, and not casino services. Accordingly, we have divided the application to register LE RÊVE for casino services from entertainment services and, therefore, the application for casino services should not be subject to the objections to entertainment services.
In addition, we have applied to register this mark for other uses, including gift shop items, retail services, clothing, golf balls and golf accessories, toys, tote bags, mugs, and others, none of which, individually, will be material to our business. Our application for Le Rêve retail services was preliminarily refused based on a prior registration of Le Reve in connection with wines. Each of these applications is pending. None of the non-hotel and non-casino
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applications for LE RÊVE are for goods or services that would, if finally rejected, have a material impact on our business.
Even if we are able to obtain registration of the LE RÊVE mark for the above-described applications, such federal registration is not completely dispositive of the right to such trademarks. Third parties who claim prior rights with respect to DREAM marks or to marks similar to LE RÊVE may nonetheless challenge our use of LE RÊVE and seek to overcome the presumptions afforded by such registrations. They also could attempt to prevent our use of LE RÊVE and/or seek monetary damages as a result of our use.
Properties
Las Vegas Land. We currently own approximately 212 acres of land on or near the Las Vegas Strip on the site of the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino. Le Rêve will total approximately 192 acres consisting of approximately 55 acres, owned by Wynn Las Vegas, at the northeast corner of the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard and Sands Avenue and the approximately 137-acre golf course, owned by Wynn Resorts Holdings, to be constructed behind the hotel. The balance of the 212 acres consists of an additional parcel of approximately 20 acres fronting Las Vegas Boulevard next to the Le Rêve site, owned by Valvino, that is available for future development once this parcel is released from the liens under the credit facilities and the second mortgage notes.
We will use the 20-acre parcel while we are constructing Le Rêve for our corporate offices, pre-opening activities, recruiting and employment purposes and employee parking. If we meet prescribed cash flow tests for four consecutive calendar quarters after commencement of operations at Le Rêve, the 20-acre parcel will be released from the liens under the credit facilities and second mortgage notes and could be transferred to Wynn Resorts or another entity. In addition, the lenders under the credit facilities may release the liens on the 20-acre parcel if we meet these prescribed cash flow tests for two consecutive calendar quarters after commencement of operation at Le Rêve and, in such event the liens of the second mortgage noteholders in the 20-acre parcel would be automatically released. In that event, Wynn Resorts or the other entity may decide to develop the parcel in the future, either on its own or through a joint venture. For example, in the future, Wynn Resorts or another entity may decide to develop a second hotel casino as a Phase II development on the parcel to take advantage of the substantial infrastructure and amenities planned for Le Rêve. The Le Rêve design will include a major access corridor that could be used to connect a Phase II development to Le Rêve.
Similarly, three years after commencement of operations at Le Rêve and upon our satisfaction of prescribed maximum leverage ratio and minimum credit rating requirements, the land underlying the golf course, which is owned by Wynn Resorts Holdings, a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of Valvino, will be released from the liens under the credit facilities and the indenture governing the second mortgage notes and could be transferred by Wynn Resorts Holdings to Wynn Resorts or another entity. In addition, portions of the golf course land may be released from the liens to permit residential or other non-gaming development if we satisfy prescribed cash flow tests for a full fiscal year after Le Rêve commences operation and the development does not interfere with the use of the golf course and otherwise could not reasonably be expected to materially impair the overall value of Le Rêve.
Las Vegas Water Rights. Valvino indirectly owns approximately 949 acre-feet of certificated water rights through its indirect subsidiary, Desert Inn Improvement Co. We plan to use this water for general irrigation purposes including irrigation of the golf course. Desert Inn Improvement Co. also currently provides water service to the existing office building on
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the site of the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino and the remaining homes around the golf course. As a result of its service obligations to the remaining homes, Desert Inn Improvement Co. is a public utility under Nevada law and is subject to regulatory restrictions imposed by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada. See "Risk FactorsGeneral Risks Associated with Our BusinessWe will be subject to regulatory control by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada." Desert Inn Improvement Co. does not use these water rights to provide water to its public utility customers.
Valvino directly owns an additional approximately 36 acre-feet of certificated water rights. This water will be used to supply the water for the Le Rêve lake, subject to the approval of the Nevada State Engineer. There are significant cost savings and conservation benefits associated with using water supplied pursuant to our water rights.
We plan to transfer the water rights owned by Desert Inn Improvement Co. and Valvino to Wynn Resorts Holdings and Wynn Las Vegas for use in connection with the golf course and the Le Rêve lake, subject to approval by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada and the Nevada State Division of Water Resources.
Legal Proceedings
From time to time, we are involved in litigation relating to claims arising out of the ordinary course of business.
In addition, Valvino is currently involved in litigation related to its ownership and development of the former Desert Inn golf course and the residential lots around the golf course. Valvino acquired some, but not all, of the residential lots located in the interior of and around the former Desert Inn golf course when it acquired the former Desert Inn Resort & Casino from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Valvino later acquired all of the remaining lots located in the interior of, and some of the remaining lots around, the former Desert Inn golf course. In total, Valvino acquired 63 of the 75 residential lots, with Clark County having acquired two of the lots through eminent domain in 1994 as part of the widening of Desert Inn Road. The residential lots, previously known collectively as the Desert Inn Country Club Estates, were subject to various conditions, covenants and restrictions recorded against the lots in 1956 and amended from time to time since then.
On October 31, 2000, Ms. Stephanie Swain, as trustee of the Mark Swain Revocable Trust, and some of the other homeowners whose lots Valvino did not purchase filed an action in Clark County District Court against Valvino and the then directors of the Desert Inn Country Club Estates Homeowners' Association. The plaintiffs are seeking various forms of declaratory relief concerning the continued governance of the homeowners' association. In addition, the plaintiffs have challenged the termination in June 2001 of the conditions, covenants and restrictions recorded against the residential lots. The plaintiffs also seek to establish certain easement rights that Ms. Swain and the other homeowners claim to possess. Specifically, the remaining homeowners seek to establish easement rights to enter upon the golf course for exercise and other leisure purposes, and to use the perimeter roadways for entrance and exit purposes. At least two of the plaintiffs also have alleged the existence of an equitable implied restriction prohibiting any alternative commercial development of the golf course. Two subsequent actions were filed, one by Ms. Swain against certain homeowners' association members and one by Valvino seeking declaratory and injunctive relief similar to the original action. Because the issues in the subsequent actions are present in the original action, both of the subsequent actions have been stayed pending the outcome of the original action.
The trial in this matter currently is scheduled for February 2003. The court has, nonetheless, entered several preliminary injunction orders concerning the parties' respective
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property rights. Among other things, the court has ordered that Valvino is free to develop the golf course and the remainder of its property as it deems fit, subject to all applicable legal restraints. In that regard, Valvino was permitted to remove all homes and structures on its properties surrounding the golf course and those located on the Country Club Lane cul de sac, which ran to the interior of the golf course. Valvino has removed all structures that were on its lots, together with the cul-de-sac, and has relandscaped the property to blend into the existing golf course. The court has also entered an order prohibiting Ms. Swain from filing a lis pendens against the golf course property. A lis pendens is a notice filed on public records to warn all persons that the title to certain property is in litigation and that the effect of such litigation will be binding on the owner of the property.
The plaintiffs have sought, and successfully obtained, a preliminary injunction to compel Valvino to subsidize security to homeowners who reside near the project. Valvino has appealed this ruling and the issue is now pending before the Nevada Supreme Court.
Discovery in this case is currently ongoing. Valvino is vigorously contesting all of the homeowners' claims and will continue to do so. However, if the plaintiffs prevail on their claims and the conditions, covenants and restrictions on the lots remain in effect, we may have to adjust our current plans for the construction of the Le Rêve golf course by redesigning some of the holes located on the periphery of the course. In addition, if the court finds that there is an implied equitable restriction on the golf course lots, any future development of the golf course parcel for an alternative use may be restricted.
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CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS FOR LE RÊVE
The following discussion summarizes the material terms of our construction contracts. These summaries are qualified in their entirety by reference to the contracts themselves.
Construction of the Hotel/Casino
Overview
We have entered into a construction agreement with Marnell Corrao, the contractor, for construction services for a substantial portion of the construction, but not design, of Le Rêve, excluding the principal parking garage and the golf course construction, for a guaranteed maximum price. The guaranteed maximum price is approximately $919 million (subject to various contingent adjustments). The guaranteed maximum price includes:
The guaranteed date of substantial completion is 910 calendar days from the date we direct Marnell Corrao by written notice to commence construction.
Although we have determined the overall scope and general design of Le Rêve, not all of the plans and specifications for the construction components that are the subject of the guaranteed maximum price contract have been finalized. Specifically, the approximately $919 million maximum price includes construction components totaling approximately $493.5 million for which detailed plans have not yet been finalized. The guaranteed maximum price for these components is based on master concept plans and agreed upon design and other premises and assumptions for the detailed plans to be created for the remaining components. If the plans for these components do not substantially conform to the premises and assumptions described in the construction contract, or if we request change orders with respect to these components or any component for which there are final plans or defects or deficiencies in the architectural plans or concealed conditions, we will be responsible for the excess costs. For example, if the initial drawings, when finalized, are inconsistent with the premises and assumptions, we will be responsible for the increase, if any, in the cost to construct the work covered by those drawings over the previously agreed upon amounts designated for such work in the guaranteed maximum price, even if the drawings are redesigned to be consistent with the premises and assumptions. The premises and assumptions reflect general concepts and techniques pursuant to which the contractor will construct Le Rêve. However, the premises and assumptions may not be sufficiently specific so as to determine, as between the contractor and us, who is responsible for cost overruns in specific situations.
As of the date of this prospectus, and with regard to a portion of the construction budget covered by the Marnell Corrao construction contract:
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plant, meeting rooms and warehouse space, which represents approximately $388 million of the construction components covered by the construction contract;
Drawings for the interior work on the project have not been finished. If the cost to complete the interior work exceeds budgeted amounts, the excess will not be covered by the guaranteed maximum price contract and, accordingly, we will be responsible for these excess costs.
There are also certain permit and similar fees and costs of approximately $13.8 million which are not Marnell Corrao's responsibility and are not a part of the guaranteed maximum price, but are our responsibility.
The construction contract calls for the cost of the work provided by Marnell Corrao to be at the lowest reasonably available prices obtainable by Marnell Corrao's best efforts, unless we have given prior written consent to incur higher expenses.
If we reasonably believe at any time, based on the progress of the work and the cost of the work, that the work cannot be completed for the guaranteed maximum price, we have the right after certain notice periods to require Marnell Corrao to provide us with satisfactory evidence of funds available to Marnell Corrao to pay any anticipated overages.
Due to the lack of final plans for substantial portions of the project, the construction contract does not require Marnell Corrao to adhere to specific cost limits on a line item basis. Rather, it only obligates Marnell Corrao to complete the construction within an overall guaranteed maximum price subject to certain general balancing and other requirements. Therefore, subject to the general balancing requirements of the construction contract, there is a risk that the funds earmarked for the guaranteed maximum price could be exhausted before substantial completion of the project should Marnell Corrao spend greater amounts on certain line items in the earlier stages of construction. In addition, the disbursement agreement and the credit facilities will contain balancing provisions requiring us to demonstrate, as a condition to every release or drawdown of funds, that we have sufficient funds available to cover all remaining construction costs, plus required contingency, in accordance with our construction budget. Accordingly, if Marnell Corrao spends greater amounts than anticipated in respect of any component of the work, we may be denied further access to the proceeds of the second mortgage notes and further drawings under the credit facilities.
We will continue to evaluate the project design in relation to its construction schedule and budget and the demands of the Las Vegas tourist and gaming market. Accordingly, the design of individual elements of Le Rêve may be refined from the descriptions contained in this prospectus.
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Potential Increases in the Guaranteed Maximum Price
The construction contract with Marnell Corrao provides that the guaranteed maximum price will be appropriately increased, and the deadline for completion of construction will be appropriately adjusted, on account of, among other circumstances:
We will commence construction of Le Rêve before all plans and specifications will be completed. Delays in completing the remaining drawings and specifications could cause delays in the substantial completion of the work and, under specific circumstances, could defer the contractor's obligation to deliver the completed project by the scheduled completion date.
Cost overruns could cause us to be "out of balance" under the second mortgage notes, credit facilities and FF&E facility and, consequently, unable to obtain funds from the second mortgage note proceeds secured account or to draw down under the credit facilities or the FF&E facility. If we cannot obtain these funds, we will not be able to open Le Rêve to the general public on schedule or at all. Given that we are required to use the proceeds of the second mortgage notes in full before borrowing under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility, if any such "out of balance" event occurs in the latter stages of construction, the second mortgage note holders would be fully exposed and the lenders under our credit facilities and FF&E facility would have no obligation to commence or continue funding loans under their respective facilities.
When we finalize plans or specifications in the future, we may discover that we need to obtain additional funding, which may not be available on satisfactory terms or at all, or we may choose to reduce the scope of the work and design components to reduce the costs of constructing the project. Any such reduction in scope would be subject, under specified circumstances, to obtaining the consent of the lenders under the credit facilities and the FF&E facility and the second mortgage note holders as required under the disbursement agreement.
Competitive Bids
Unless we specify otherwise, subcontractors will be selected after a bidding process that includes, to the extent practicable, at least three bidders from a list of bidders provided by Marnell Corrao. Marnell Corrao will submit the various bids received from prospective subcontractors, all information available to Marnell Corrao with respect to the bids and prospective subcontractors and Marnell Corrao's recommendation of the prospective subcontractor for the contract. We, with Marnell Corrao's assistance, will select each subcontractor based on this information. If we select a subcontractor other than one recommended by Marnell Corrao, and there is a difference in the bids of the subcontractor we select above stated thresholds, the guaranteed maximum price may be increased.
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Substantial Completion
Marnell Corrao is responsible for achieving "substantial completion" of the work by a guaranteed date of substantial completion. Substantial completion is defined in the construction contract as the stage in the progress of the development of Le Rêve when it is sufficiently complete, including the receipt of necessary permits, licenses and approvals, so that all aspects of Le Rêve covered by the construction contract can be open to the general public. As mentioned earlier, under the construction contract, the guaranteed date of substantial completion is 910 calendar days from the date we direct Marnell Corrao by written notice to commence construction. This period is referred to in the construction contract as the "contract time," and may only be adjusted in accordance with the construction contract. The contract time may be extended, among other reasons, due to force majeure events as noted below, and changes by us in the scope of the work.
Plans for a substantial portion of the approximately $919 million guaranteed maximum price construction budget have not been finalized. Delays in completing the remaining drawings and specifications could cause delays in the substantial completion of the work and, under certain circumstances, could defer Marnell Corrao's obligation to deliver the completed project by the scheduled completion date.
Construction Contract Guaranty
Austi, the parent company of Marnell Corrao, has agreed to provide a continuing guaranty by which Austi guarantees Marnell Corrao's full performance and payment obligations under the construction contract until final payment under that contract. Austi is a private company controlled by the Anthony A. Marnell II family.
Force Majeure and Owner Delay
Under certain circumstances, the contract may allow Marnell Carrao an extension of the contract time. These circumstances include:
Payment and Performance Bond
Under the construction contract, Marnell Corrao is required to obtain a performance and payment bond in the amount of $150 million, covering its performance of the construction contract and payment of obligations thereunder. The construction contract requires Marnell Corrao to obtain this bond no later than five business days after it receives written notice from us to commence construction and, in any event, prior to the commencement of the work. The performance and payment bond will be issued by a bonding company with an A.M. Best Co. rating of A XV or better, and will name us and the lenders and agents relating to the lenders under the credit facilities and the trustee on behalf of the second mortgage note holders as obligees and beneficiaries. After it is issued, the performance and payment bond
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may not be increased or decreased unless we approve in advance. Certain of the subcontractors performing work for Marnell Corrao on the project will also be bonded.
Early or Late Completion
If Marnell Corrao achieves substantial completion of the work before the guaranteed date of substantial completion without increasing the cost of the work to achieve such early completion, we will pay Marnell Corrao an early completion bonus equal to $50,000 per day for each day before the guaranteed date of substantial completion that the work was substantially completed. The amount of the early completion bonus will not exceed $1 million.
If Marnell Corrao fails to achieve substantial completion of the work within the contract time, Marnell Corrao will pay us, as liquidated damages, $300,000 per day beginning on the sixth day after the guaranteed substantial completion date and continuing every day thereafter until substantial completion of the work is achieved or the total amount of liquidated damages equals $9 million. Marnell Corrao's liability to us for damages arising solely from delays caused by Marnell Corrao or for which Marnell Corrao is responsible, will not exceed $9 million as provided in the construction contract. We cannot assure you that construction will be completed on schedule and, if completion of the construction is delayed beyond the five-day grace period, our actual damages likely will exceed $300,000 per day.
Payment
Marnell Corrao must make an itemized application for payment based on an approved schedule of values. Payment of the application is subject to approval by us and our lenders, based on the conditions of the construction contract. Subject to certain limitations imposed by the Nevada Revised Statutes, the construction contract allows us to withhold amounts from any payments due to Marnell Corrao which we determine to be necessary to protect us against liens until the liens are bonded or otherwise discharged. See "Risk FactorsRisks Associated with Our Construction of Le RêveThe development costs of Le Rêve are estimates only, and actual development costs may be higher than expected." We are entitled to retain 10% of all monies due to subcontractors under the monthly applications for payment until the work is complete, though there is no retainage on payments to Marnell Corrao or vendors. However, after 50% of the scope of the work is complete, we may elect to reduce the level of retention for selected subcontractors under certain conditions and subject to the approval of our lenders.
Warranties and Guarantees
Marnell Corrao's general construction warranty and guarantee extends for one year after substantial completion of the work. Marnell Corrao guarantees that its construction workmanship will be first class in quality, free from all faults and defects, and that the work will comply with the construction contract requirements and all applicable laws, codes and regulations. Marnell Corrao also guarantees that all materials, equipment, mechanical devices and supplies incorporated into the work will be new and will strictly meet the specifications and requirements of the construction contract. Marnell Corrao's warranty excludes damages or defects caused by ordinary wear and tear, insufficient maintenance, improper operation or improper use by us. Furthermore, Marnell Corrao warrants that it has substantial experience in performing major projects with scopes of work similar to Le Rêve, and, where required by law, is licensed to perform the work.
The construction contract with Marnell Corrao provides that the one year period of its general construction warranty is not a limitation on any of Marnell Corrao's other obligations
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under the construction contract or applicable law. Further, the one year period is not intended to reduce the period of any other similar warranty or guaranty that may apply at law or otherwise to work on the project by Marnell Corrao or any subcontractor. The current Nevada limitations period for claims relating to defective work which might arise under the express warranty extends beyond the one year warranty period provided in the construction contract. The construction contract also provides that we shall have the benefit of all vendor and subcontractor warranties relating to the work. Marnell Corrao will assign to us all subcontractor warranties and/or guarantees. Marnell Corrao also agrees to assist us in prosecuting the enforcement of all subcontractor and vendor warranties. Thus, it is anticipated that we may have available to us one or more avenues of potential recourse, including under governing law and subcontractor and vendor warranties, for defective work first discovered after the one year express warranty expires.
Insurance
Through the owner-controlled insurance program, we will pay for and maintain builder's risk and "wrap-up" liability insurance upon Marnell Corrao's and all subcontractors' work at the site. This insurance includes:
The owner-controlled insurance program will be for the benefit of us, Marnell Corrao and its subcontractors, unless specifically excluded, who have on-site employees. It is anticipated that the lenders under the credit facilities and the trustee on behalf of the second mortgage note holders will be required to be named as additional insureds under the insurance required to be carried under the construction contract. This coverage applies only to work performed under the construction contract at the site. Participation in the owner-controlled insurance program will be mandatory. Marnell Corrao is required to, and is required to cause all of the subcontractors to, complete all forms, submit the information required and comply with the terms of the owner-controlled insurance program manual. No exceptions can be made to this requirement without our prior approval.
Additional Insurance
Additionally, Marnell Corrao is required to, and is required to cause the subcontractors to, obtain and maintain the following, which are not included in the owner-controlled insurance program:
Also, included as a cost of the work, and thus within the guaranteed maximum price, is our obligation to reimburse Marnell Corrao for certain other additional insurance maintained by Marnell Corrao and described in the construction contract. The cost of all such additional insurance described herein is included within the guaranteed maximum price and such cost shall be substantiated to our satisfaction. To the extent that this additional insurance is related to Marnell Corrao's work on the project, Wynn Las Vegas will be named as an additional insured.
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Ineligible Parties and Termination of the Owner-Controlled Insurance Program
We have the right to terminate or to modify the owner-controlled insurance program upon 30 days advance written notice to Marnell Corrao and each subcontractor covered by the owner-controlled insurance program. If Marnell Corrao or any subcontractor fails to, or is ineligible to, enroll in the owner-controlled insurance program or the owner-controlled insurance program is terminated, Marnell Corrao and the subcontractors must provide, pay for and maintain the following types of coverage in accordance with the requirements of the construction contract, including as to coverage amounts, and in addition to the additional insurance noted above:
For all of these policies, Marnell Corrao and all subcontractors must obtain a waiver of subrogation, where allowed by law, against us and all other named insureds and their agents and employees.
Indemnification
Marnell Corrao has agreed to indemnify us, our affiliates and our lenders (including trustees and agents relating to the lenders under the credit facilities and the trustee on behalf of the second mortgage note holders) from all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, suits, actions, legal proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, awards or judgments, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, that relate to or arise out of performance of the work or any act or omission of Marnell Corrao or any subcontractor or vendor and that are imposed by law or relate to, among other things:
In the event of contributory negligence by us and/or any indemnitee, Marnell Corrao will only be liable for payment in direct proportion to Marnell Corrao's percentage of fault, if any. Further, Marnell Corrao's indemnification obligation does not apply to a claim to the extent of any insurance proceeds actually received by the indemnitee or to a claim related to hazardous materials, subject to certain exceptions, and is limited as to liquidated damages for delay in completion of construction.
Also, under the construction contract, Wynn Las Vegas has agreed to indemnify Marnell Corrao and its affiliates from all claims, liabilities, obligations, losses, suits, actions, legal proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, awards or judgments, including reasonable attorneys'
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fees and costs suffered by or threatened against Marnell Corrao and /or its affiliates that relate to or arise out of any act or omission by us and that are imposed by law or relate to:
Certain liability limitations and releases in favor of the owner contained in the construction contract are also express limitations on the owner's indemnity obligations.
Termination of Construction Contract
Except as described below, we may cancel the construction contract or suspend, reduce, interrupt or delay, in whole or in part, the construction for our convenience at any time and under any circumstances by providing written notice to Marnell Corrao. If we cancel, suspend, reduce, interrupt or delay the construction contract, Marnell Corrao will do only the work necessary to preserve and protect the work already in progress and complete any work not cancelled, suspended, interrupted, delayed or reduced, and cancel all existing orders to vendors and subcontractors relating to terminated work. With respect to such cancellation, suspension, reduction, interruption or delay, the construction contract provides that we have no liability to Marnell Corrao or any subcontractor or vendor for, and neither Marnell Corrao nor any subcontractor or vendor may make any claim for, lost profit or overhead, and they have agreed to expressly limit their remedies in such event. However, our rights to terminate, suspend or delay the construction and the limitation on Marnell Corrao's remedies conflict with express provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes and may not be enforceable. See "Risk FactorsRisks Associated with Our Construction of Le RêveThe development costs of Le Rêve are estimates only, and actual development costs may be higher than expected."
Lenders
Marnell Corrao has agreed to cooperate with all lenders, trustees, intercreditor agents, administrative agents and disbursement agents whom we designate, and will, on request, execute and deliver documents and instruments reasonably requested by those persons, including an amendment to the construction contract, so long as the amendment does not materially or substantially alter the rights, duties or obligations of Marnell Corrao and the subcontractors under the construction contract. Representatives of our lenders and the designated trustees, intercreditor agents, administrative agents and disbursement agents will also have access to the work and site and are entitled to audit Marnell Corrao, subcontractors and vendors to the same extent as we are. Material changes to the drawings, specifications, contract time and guaranteed maximum price also may be subject to approval of our lenders pursuant to the disbursement agreement.
Claims and Disputes
All claims relating to the construction contract initially must be made to us within 14 days after the claim arises. If we do not resolve the claim, the claim may be submitted to a court of competent jurisdiction in the state or federal courts in Las Vegas or Clark County, Nevada. Pending resolution of any claim, and subject to the Nevada Revised Statutes, Marnell Corrao will continue to perform construction so long as Marnell Corrao is paid for any amounts not in dispute. See "Risk FactorsRisks Associated with Our Construction of Le RêveThe
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development costs of Le Rêve are estimates only, and actual development costs may be higher than expected."
Construction of the Parking Garage
Wynn Las Vegas has entered into a design/build contract with Bomel for the design and construction of the principal parking garage for a lump sum of $9.9 million, subject to specified exceptions. The principal parking garage will consist of approximately 1,840 parking spaces and associated infrastructure. Design work for the construction is substantially complete. We expect that construction will commence in October 2002.
Bomel and its subcontractors will be covered by the owner-controlled insurance program to the same extent and subject to the same exceptions and requirements as Marnell Corrao and its subcontractors for the casino and hotel portion of Le Rêve. The obligations of Bomel will not be bonded.
The construction contract for the parking garage provides that the maximum cost to us for completion of Bomel's work on the garage will not exceed $9.9 million, subject to certain exceptions, including any changes in the scope of work, force majeure or owner delays. To complete the garage facility, we expect to perform additional work under our own direction, which is budgeted to cost an additional approximately $1.65 million.
Bomel's general construction warranty extends for one year, and up to five years with regard to some watertight aspects, after final completion of its work on the garage facility.
Construction of the Golf Course
We estimate that the cost to construct the golf course will be approximately $21.5 million. We currently are soliciting bids for the construction of the golf course and expect to award the contract in the fourth quarter of 2002. We cannot guarantee that our ultimate contract with a golf course contractor will contain provisions to protect us against cost overruns or delays associated with the golf course construction or that we will be able to obtain a guaranteed maximum price of $21.5 million.
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OUR AFFILIATE'S OPPORTUNITY IN MACAU
The Macau Opportunity
Wynn Resorts owns an approximately 82.5% economic interest in Wynn Macau through a line of subsidiaries that is separate from the subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts that own Le Rêve and, accordingly, the Macau-related entities are not part of the restricted group. As a result, cash flow generated by the Macau casino(s) operated by Wynn Macau may not be available to service our indebtedness, including our obligations under the second mortgage notes, or support our operations, and financing documents for the Macau opportunity may contain restrictions or prohibitions on the distribution to Wynn Resorts of any cash flow generated by the Macau casino(s). In addition, because the Macau-related subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts are owned by Wynn Resorts, which will not grant liens on any Macau-related assets to secure its guarantee of the second mortgage notes, the assets consisting of Wynn Resorts' Macau project(s) will not be included in the collateral, and the holders of the second mortgage notes will have no claim against those assets.
Wynn Macau recently entered into a 20-year concession agreement with the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China to construct and operate one or more casino gaming properties in Macau. The Macau peninsula, located in southeast China on the South China Sea, is approximately 37 miles southwest of Hong Kong. Macau has been an established gaming market for at least 40 years and, according to the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service American Consulate General, Hong Kong, Macau's casinos generated approximately US $2.1 billion in gaming revenue in 2000. Wynn Macau currently is one of three concessionaires permitted to operate a casino gaming business in Macau.
The concession agreement requires Wynn Macau to construct and operate one or more casino gaming properties in Macau, including, at a minimum, one full-service casino resort by the end of December 2006, and invest not less than a total of 4 billion patacas (approximately US $500 million, based on the October 25, 2002 exchange rate of approximately eight Macau patacas to one U.S. dollar, which is the middle of the buy and sell rates as reported by the Monetary Authority of Macau) in Macau-related projects by June 26, 2009. Wynn Macau will not begin construction or operation of any casino in Macau until a number of objectives and conditions are met, including obtaining sufficient financing. After construction of the first phase of Wynn Macau's first casino resort, Wynn Macau intends to satisfy its remaining financial obligations under the concession agreement through the development of future phased expansions and, possibly, additional casino resorts.
Wynn Macau currently contemplates that it will develop, construct and begin operations of its initial casino resort in phases, with the first phase consisting of a casino and several food and beverage outlets. Wynn Macau has not yet determined the cost of construction of the first phase of its first casino resort. If the financing arrangements for the construction of the initial phase of the casino resort are completed and if certain necessary legislative changes have been enacted by the Macau government, Wynn Macau expects to begin construction of the first phase of its first casino resort in 2003. Accordingly, Wynn Macau could complete construction of the first phase of the casino resort and begin casino operations as early as 2004. Wynn Macau has already begun planning for the development of the initial phase of its first casino resort, including having discussions with construction contractors. The Macau government has granted to Wynn Macau the right to lease a parcel of land for its first permanent casino operations. Wynn Macau believes that this land, located in the outer harbor of downtown Macau opposite the largest, most well-known casino, the Hotel Lisboa, is an attractive location for its first Macau casino.
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The government of Macau is encouraging significant foreign and domestic investment in new and expanded casino entertainment facilities in Macau to enhance its reputation as a casino resort destination, and to attract additional tourists and lengthen stays. Wynn Macau believes that these efforts will provide an opportunity for growth in the Macau gaming and resort market. Gaming customers from Hong Kong, southeast China, Taiwan and other locations in Asia can reach Macau in a relatively short period of time, and visitors from more distant locations in Asia can take advantage of short travel times by air to Macau or to Hong Kong. The relatively easy access from major population centers promotes Macau as a popular gaming destination in Asia. We plan to capitalize on these favorable market trends, utilizing our significant experience in Las Vegas by providing a Steve Wynn-designed property with appropriately high service standards.
Wynn Resorts intends to invest up to $40 million of the net proceeds from its initial public offering of its common stock in Wynn Macau as part of the financing of the Macau opportunity, in addition to the approximately $23.8 million Wynn Resorts has already invested in Wynn Macau. Wynn Macau has begun preliminary discussions to arrange the additional financing that would be required to complete the initial phase of its first casino resort. At the present time, Wynn Macau has not yet determined the amount of financing that will be required to complete the initial phase.
Wynn Macau will not begin construction or operation of any casino in Macau if it does not obtain the ability to extend credit to gaming customers and enforce gaming debts in Macau and if it does not obtain relief from the complementary income tax and the withholding tax on dividends imposed in Macau. Based on Wynn Macau's discussions with government officials, it believes legislative changes relating to these matters will be introduced by early 2003. However, such proposed legislative changes may not be enacted by the Macau government.
Wynn Macau may determine not to go forward with the Macau opportunity at any time if certain objectives and conditions described above, among other things, are not met. If Wynn Macau ceases the development or operations of one or more casinos in Macau, Wynn Resorts may lose its entire investment in Wynn Macau.
Concession Agreement with the Government of Macau
Wynn Macau has entered into a 20-year concession agreement with the government of the Macau Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China permitting it to construct and operate one or more casinos in Macau.
We have converted all pataca references into U.S. dollars using an exchange rate of approximately eight patacas to one U.S. dollar (which is the middle of the buy and sell rates on October 25, 2002, as reported by the Monetary Authority of Macau). The key terms of the concession agreement into which Wynn Macau has entered with the Macau government are as follows:
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The gaming industry is highly regulated. Gaming registrations, licenses and approvals, once obtained, can be suspended or revoked for a variety of reasons. We cannot assure you that we will obtain all required registrations, licenses and approvals on a timely basis or at all, or that, once obtained, the registrations, findings of suitability, licenses and approvals will not be suspended, conditioned, limited or revoked. See "Risk FactorsGeneral Risks Associated with Our BusinessLe Rêve will be subject to extensive state and local regulation, and licensing and gaming authorities have significant control over our operations, which could have a negative effect on our business." If we ever are prohibited from operating one of our gaming facilities, we would, to the extent permitted by law, seek to recover our investment by selling the property affected, but we cannot assure you that we would recover its full value.
Nevada
Introduction
The ownership and operation of casino gaming facilities in the State of Nevada are subject to the Nevada Gaming Control Act and the regulations made under the Act, as well as to various local ordinances. Once the resort is open, Le Rêve's operations, will be subject to the licensing and regulatory control of the Nevada Gaming Commission, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and the Clark County Liquor and Gaming License Board, which we refer to collectively as the Nevada Gaming Authorities.
Policy Concerns of Gaming Laws
The laws, regulations and supervisory procedures of the Nevada Gaming Authorities are based upon declarations of public policy. These public policy concerns include, among other things:
Changes in these laws, regulations and procedures could have significant negative effects on Le Rêve's proposed gaming operations and our financial condition and results of operations.
Owner and Operator Licensing Requirements
Before Le Rêve opens, Wynn Las Vegas, as the owner and operator of Le Rêve, will be required to seek approval from, and be licensed by, the Nevada Gaming Authorities as a limited liability company licensee, referred to as a company licensee. If Wynn Las Vegas is granted gaming licenses, it will have to pay periodic fees and taxes. The gaming licenses will not be transferable. We cannot assure you that Wynn Las Vegas will be able to obtain all approvals and licenses from the Nevada Gaming Authorities on a timely basis or at all.
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Company Registration Requirements
Before Le Rêve opens, Wynn Resorts will be required to apply to, and be found suitable by, the Nevada Gaming Commission to own the equity interests of Valvino and to be registered by the Nevada Gaming Commission as a publicly traded corporation, referred to as a registered company, for the purposes of the Nevada Gaming Control Act. Valvino will be required to apply to, and be found suitable by, the Nevada Gaming Commission to own the equity interests of Wynn Resorts Holdings and to be registered by the Nevada Gaming Commission as an intermediary company. Wynn Resorts Holdings will also be required to apply to, and be found suitable by, the Nevada Gaming Commission to own the equity interests of Wynn Las Vegas and to be registered by the Nevada Gaming Commission as an intermediary company. Wynn Las Vegas, as an issuer of the second mortgage notes, will also qualify as a registered company and, in addition to being licensed, will be required to be registered by the Nevada Gaming Commission as a registered company. Wynn Capital will not be required to be registered or licensed, but may be required to be found suitable as a lender or financing source. We cannot assure you that the registrations, licenses and findings of suitability from the Nevada Gaming Authorities will be obtained on a timely basis or at all.
Periodically, we will be required to submit detailed financial and operating reports to the Nevada Gaming Commission and provide any other information that the Nevada Gaming Commission may require. Substantially all of our material loans, leases, sales of securities and similar financing transactions must be reported to, or approved by, the Nevada Gaming Commission.
Individual Licensing Requirements
No person may become a stockholder or member of, or receive any percentage of the profits of, an intermediary company or company licensee without first obtaining licenses and approvals from the Nevada Gaming Authorities. The Nevada Gaming Authorities may investigate any individual who has a material relationship to, or material involvement with, us to determine whether the individual is suitable or should be licensed as a business associate of a gaming licensee. We and our officers, directors and certain key employees will be required to file applications with the Nevada Gaming Authorities and may be required to be licensed or found suitable by the Nevada Gaming Authorities. The Nevada Gaming Authorities may deny an application for licensing for any cause which they deem reasonable. A finding of suitability is comparable to licensing, and both require submission of detailed personal and financial information followed by a thorough investigation. An applicant for licensing or an applicant for a finding of suitability must pay for all the costs of the investigation. Changes in licensed positions must be reported to the Nevada Gaming Authorities and, in addition to their authority to deny an application for a finding of suitability or licensing, the Nevada Gaming Authorities have the jurisdiction to disapprove a change in a corporate position.
If the Nevada Gaming Authorities were to find an officer, director or key employee unsuitable for licensing or unsuitable to continue having a relationship with us, we would have to sever all relationships with that person. In addition, the Nevada Gaming Commission may require us to terminate the employment of any person who refuses to file appropriate applications. Determinations of suitability or questions pertaining to licensing are not subject to judicial review in Nevada.
Redemption of Securities Owned By an Unsuitable Person
Wynn Resorts' articles of incorporation provide that, to the extent a gaming authority makes a determination of unsuitability or to the extent deemed necessary or advisable by the
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board of directors, Wynn Resorts may redeem shares of its capital stock that are owned or controlled by an unsuitable person or its affiliates. The redemption price will be the amount, if any, required by the gaming authority or, if the gaming authority does not determine the price, the sum deemed by the board of directors to be the fair value of the securities to be redeemed. If Wynn Resorts determines the redemption price, the redemption price will be capped at the closing price of the shares on the principal national securities exchange on which the shares are listed on the trading date on the day before the redemption notice is given. If the shares are not listed on a national securities exchange, the redemption price will be capped at the closing sale price of the shares as quoted on The Nasdaq National Market or SmallCap Market, or if the closing price is not reported, the mean between the bid and asked prices, as quoted by any other generally recognized reporting system. Wynn Resorts' rights of redemption are not exclusive of any other rights that it may have or later acquire under any agreement, its bylaws or otherwise. Pursuant to the applicable restricted stock agreement, the redemption price for shares of unvested restricted stock will be a nominal amount. The redemption price may be paid in cash, by promissory note, or both, as required, and pursuant to the terms established by, the applicable gaming authority and, if not, as Wynn Resorts elects.
Aruze USA, which, before giving effect to the closing of Wynn Resorts' common stock offering, owns approximately 47.4% of Wynn Resorts' common stock, also will be required to apply to, and be licensed or found suitable by, the Nevada Gaming Commission and be registered as a holding company of Wynn Resorts prior to the opening of Le Rêve. Kazuo Okada is the owner of a controlling interest in Aruze Corp., the parent company of Aruze USA, and will also be required to be licensed or found suitable in respect of Wynn Resorts. Aruze Corp. will qualify as a publicly traded corporation under the terms of the Nevada Gaming Control Act and will be required to apply to, and be registered by, the Nevada Gaming Commission as a registered company and to be found suitable to own the stock of Aruze USA. Any beneficial owner of more than 10% of Aruze Corp.'s voting securities must also be licensed or found suitable, including Kazuo Okada and his son, Tomohiro Okada. Kazuo Okada is currently licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission to own the shares of Universal Distributing of Nevada, Inc., a gaming machine manufacturer and distributor. Kazuo Okada and Tomohiro Okada previously sought approval from the Nevada Gaming Commission in connection with the proposed transfer of Universal Distributing to Aruze Corp. In connection with this application, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board raised certain concerns, including transactions which were then the subject of a pending tax case in Japan which involved Universal Distributing, Aruze Corp. and other related parties. The lower court in the Japanese tax case ruled in Aruze Corp.'s favor, but the Japanese tax authority has filed an appeal. It is unclear whether or how these events will affect the Nevada Gaming Commission's consideration of suitability with respect to Aruze USA's ownership of Wynn Resorts' stock.
Aruze Corp. has informed us that there are a number of outstanding issues in the Nevada State Gaming Board's investigation of the proposed transfer of Universal Distributing in addition to the issues relating to the transactions involved in the above-described tax proceeding. These issues, together with issues relating to the Japanese tax proceeding, if not satisfactorily resolved, could result in the denial of the application. No formal action of any kind has been taken by the Nevada State Gaming Control Board or the Nevada Gaming Commission in connection with these issues. The Nevada State Gaming Control Board and Aruze have agreed to defer the pursuit of the proposed transfer of Universal Distributing until or after the applications regarding Le Rêve have been acted upon. If the Nevada State Gaming Control Board or the Nevada Gaming Commission were to act adversely with respect to the pending proceeding involving Universal Distributing, that decision could adversely affect an
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application filed by Aruze USA, Aruze Corp., Kazuo Okada or Tomohiro Okada in respect of Wynn Resorts.
If any gaming application of Aruze USA, Aruze Corp. or Kazuo Okada concerning Aruze USA's ownership of Wynn Resorts' stock is denied by Nevada gaming authorities or requested to be withdrawn or is not filed within 90 days after the filing of Wynn Resorts' application, then, under certain circumstances, Wynn Resorts has the right to require Mr. Wynn to purchase the shares owned by Aruze USA in Wynn Resorts, including with a promissory note, or the right to purchase the shares directly with a promissory note. If Wynn Resorts is required to purchase the shares held by Aruze USA, it may have to issue a promissory note to Aruze USA. Any such debt obligation on Wynn Resorts' balance sheet may negatively affect our financial condition. See "Certain Relationships and Related TransactionsBuy-Out of Aruze USA Stock."
Moreover, if the Nevada Gaming Commission were to determine that Aruze USA is unsuitable to hold a promissory note issued by Wynn Resorts or Mr. Wynn, the Nevada Gaming Commission could order Aruze USA or its affiliate to dispose of its voting securities within a prescribed period of time that may not be sufficient.
If Aruze USA or its affiliate does not dispose of its voting securities within the prescribed period of time, or if Wynn Resorts fails to pursue all lawful efforts to require Aruze USA or its affiliate to relinquish its voting securities, including, if necessary, the immediate purchase of the voting securities for cash at fair market value, the Nevada Gaming Commission could determine that Wynn Resorts was unsuitable or could take disciplinary action against Wynn Resorts. Disciplinary action could result in the limitation, conditioning, suspension or revocation of any approvals or gaming licenses held by Wynn Resorts (and, as a result, Wynn Las Vegas) and/or the imposition of a significant monetary fine against Wynn Resorts. Any such disciplinary action could significantly impair our operations.
Consequences of Violating Gaming Laws
If the Nevada Gaming Commission decides that we violated the Nevada Gaming Control Act or any of its regulations, it could limit, condition, suspend or revoke the registrations and findings of suitability of Wynn Resorts, Valvino and Wynn Resorts Holdings, and the registration and gaming license of Wynn Las Vegas. In addition, Wynn Resorts, Valvino, Wynn Resorts Holdings, Wynn Las Vegas and the persons involved could be subject to substantial fines for each separate violation of the Nevada Gaming Control Act, or of the regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission, at the discretion of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Further, the Nevada Gaming Commission could appoint a supervisor to operate Le Rêve and, under specified circumstances, earnings generated during the supervisor's appointment (except for the reasonable rental value of the premises) could be forfeited to the State of Nevada. Limitation, conditioning or suspension of any of our gaming licenses and the appointment of a supervisor could, and revocation of any gaming license would, have a significant negative effect on our gaming operations.
Requirements for Beneficial Securities Holders
Regardless of the number of shares held, any beneficial holder of Wynn Resorts' voting securities, may be required to file an application, be investigated and have that person's suitability as a beneficial holder of voting securities determined if the Nevada Gaming Commission has reason to believe that the ownership would otherwise be inconsistent with the declared policies of the State of Nevada. If the beneficial holder of the voting securities of Wynn Resorts who must be found suitable is a corporation, partnership, limited partnership,
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limited liability company or trust, it must submit detailed business and financial information including a list of beneficial owners. The applicant must pay all costs of the investigation incurred by the Nevada Gaming Authorities in conducting any investigation.
The Nevada Gaming Control Act requires any person who acquires more than 5% of the voting securities of a registered company to report the acquisition to the Nevada Gaming Commission. The Nevada Gaming Control Act requires beneficial owners of more than 10% of a registered company's voting securities to apply to the Nevada Gaming Commission for a finding of suitability within 30 days after the Chairman of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board mails the written notice requiring such filing. Under certain circumstances, an "institutional investor," as defined in the Nevada Gaming Control Act, which acquires more than 10%, but not more than 15%, of the registered company's voting securities may apply to the Nevada Gaming Commission for a waiver of a finding of suitability if the institutional investor holds the voting securities for investment purposes only. An institutional investor will not be deemed to hold voting securities for investment purposes unless the voting securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business as an institutional investor and not for the purpose of causing, directly or indirectly, the election of a majority of the members of the board at directors of the registered company, a change in the registered company's corporate charter, bylaws, management, policies or operations of the registered company, or any of its gaming affiliates, or any other action which the Nevada Gaming Commission finds to be inconsistent with holding Wynn Resorts' voting securities for investment purposes only. Activities which are not deemed to be inconsistent with holding voting securities for investment purposes only include:
The articles of incorporation of Wynn Resorts include provisions intended to help it implement the above restrictions.
Consequences of Being Found Unsuitable
Any person who fails or refuses to apply for a finding of suitability or a license within 30 days after being ordered to do so by the Nevada Gaming Commission or by the Chairman of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, or who refuses or fails to pay the investigative costs incurred by the Nevada Gaming Authorities in connection with the investigation of its application, may be found unsuitable. The same restrictions apply to a record owner if the record owner, after request, fails to identify the beneficial owner. Any person found unsuitable and who holds, directly or indirectly, any beneficial ownership of any voting security or debt security of a registered company beyond the period of time as may be prescribed by the Nevada Gaming Commission may be guilty of a criminal offense. Wynn Resorts will be subject to disciplinary action if, after it receives notice that a person is unsuitable to hold an equity interest or to have any other relationship with, it:
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Gaming Laws Relating to Securities Ownership
The Nevada Gaming Commission may, in its discretion, require the holder of any debt or similar securities of a registered company, such as the second mortgage notes, to file applications, be investigated and be found suitable to own the debt or other security of the registered company if the Nevada Gaming Commission has reason to believe that such ownership would otherwise be inconsistent with the declared policies of the State of Nevada. If the Nevada Gaming Commission decides that a person is unsuitable to own the security, then under the Nevada Gaming Control Act, the registered company can be sanctioned, including the loss of its approvals, if without the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission, it:
Wynn Resorts will be required to maintain a current stock ledger in Nevada which may be examined by the Nevada Gaming Authorities at any time. If any securities are held in trust by an agent or by a nominee, the record holder may be required to disclose the identity of the beneficial owner to the Nevada Gaming Authorities. A failure to make the disclosure may be grounds for finding the record holder unsuitable. Wynn Resorts will be required to render maximum assistance in determining the identity of the beneficial owner of any of Wynn Resorts' voting securities. The Nevada Gaming Commission has the power to require the stock certificates of any registered company to bear a legend indicating that the securities are subject to the Nevada Gaming Control Act. We do not know whether this requirement will be imposed on Wynn Resorts.
Approval of Public Offerings
Once Wynn Resorts and Wynn Las Vegas become registered companies, they may not make a public offering of their securities without the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission if they intend to use the securities or the proceeds from the offering to construct, acquire or finance gaming facilities in Nevada, or to retire or extend obligations incurred for those purposes or for similar transactions. Any approval that Wynn Resorts or Wynn Las Vegas might receive in the future relating to the offering of common stock, the offering of the second mortgage notes or future offerings does not constitute a finding, recommendation or approval by any of the Nevada Gaming Authorities as to the accuracy or adequacy of the offering memorandum or the investment merits of the securities. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful.
The regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission also provide that any entity which is not an "affiliated company," as that term is defined in the Nevada Gaming Control Act, or which is not otherwise subject to the provisions of the Nevada Gaming Control Act or regulations, such as Wynn Resorts and Wynn Las Vegas, that plans to make a public offering
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of securities intending to use such securities, or the proceeds from the sale thereof, for the construction or operation of gaming facilities in Nevada, or to retire or extend obligations incurred for such purposes, may apply to the Nevada Gaming Commission for prior approval of such offering. The Nevada Gaming Commission may find an applicant unsuitable based solely on the fact that it did not submit such an application, unless upon a written request for a ruling, referred to as a ruling request, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board Chairman has ruled that it is not necessary to submit an application. The offering of second mortgage notes pursuant to this prospectus and the offering of common stock by Wynn Resorts each will qualify as a public offering. The Nevada State Gaming Control Board Chairman considered Wynn Resorts' and Wynn Las Vegas' ruling request and issued an administrative ruling that it is not necessary to submit an application for prior approval of this offering or the offering of common stock.
The pledge of the equity interests in Wynn Resorts Holdings and Wynn Las Vegas, referred to as the pledge, and the guarantees in respect of the second mortgage notes will require the prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission, upon the recommendation of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, in order to remain effective at such time as Wynn Resorts becomes a registered company. The restrictions on the transfer of, and agreement not to encumber the equity interests of, Wynn Resorts Holdings, referred to as a negative pledge, will also require approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission, upon the recommendation of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, in order to remain effective at such time as Wynn Resorts becomes a registered company. An approval of the pledge by the Nevada Gaming Commission will not constitute approval to foreclose on the pledge. Separate approval would be required to foreclose on the pledge and transfer ownership of the equity interests and that approval would require the licensing of the trustee under the indenture or other secured party, unless such licensing is waived on application of such secured party. No assurance can be given that the pledge, negative pledge or guarantees will be approved, or that if approved, approval to foreclose on the pledge would be granted, or that the trustee under the indenture would be licensed or receive a waiver of licensing requirements. Foreclosure of the lien on collateral consisting of gaming devices in respect of the second mortgage notes and the taking of possession of those gaming devices may required the prior licensing of the trustee as a distributor by the Nevada Gaming Commission. However, the Nevada Gaming Control Act provides that in the case of foreclosure of a lien by a person holding a security interest for which gaming devices are security in whole or in part, the Nevada State Gaming Control Board may authorize the disposition of the gaming devices without requiring a distributor's license. No assurance can be given that the Nevada State Gaming Control Board would grant such approval or that if such approval were not granted, the trustee would be granted a license as a distributor.
Approval of Changes in Control
Once Wynn Resorts and Wynn Las Vegas become registered companies, they must obtain prior approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission with respect to a change in control through:
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Entities seeking to acquire control of a registered company must satisfy the Nevada State Gaming Control Board and Nevada Gaming Commission with respect to a variety of stringent standards before assuming control of the registered company. The Nevada Gaming Commission may also require controlling stockholders, officers, directors and other persons having a material relationship or involvement with the entity proposing to acquire control to be investigated and licensed as part of the approval process relating to the transaction.
Approval of Defensive Tactics
The Nevada legislature has declared that some corporate acquisitions opposed by management, repurchase of voting securities and corporate defense tactics affecting Nevada gaming licenses, and registered companies that are affiliated with those operations, may be harmful to stable and productive corporate gaming. The Nevada Gaming Commission has established a regulatory scheme to reduce the potentially adverse effects of these business practices upon Nevada's gaming industry and to further Nevada's policy to:
Once Wynn Resorts and Wynn Las Vegas become a registered company, approvals may be required from the Nevada Gaming Commission before they can make exceptional repurchases of voting securities above their current market price and before a corporate acquisition opposed by management can be consummated. The Nevada Gaming Control Act also requires prior approval of a plan of recapitalization proposed by a registered company's board of directors in response to a tender offer made directly to its stockholders for the purpose of acquiring control.
Fees and Taxes
License fees and taxes, computed in various ways depending on the type of gaming or activity involved, are payable to the State of Nevada and to the counties and cities in which the licensed subsidiaries respective operations are conducted. Depending upon the particular fee or tax involved, these fees and taxes are payable either monthly, quarterly or annually and are based upon either:
A casino entertainment tax is also paid by casino operations where entertainment is furnished in connection with the selling or serving of food or refreshments or the selling of merchandise.
Foreign Gaming Investigations
Any person who is licensed, required to be licensed, registered, required to be registered, or is under common control with those persons (collectively, "licensees"), and who proposes to become involved in a gaming venture outside of Nevada, is required to deposit with the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, and thereafter maintain, a revolving fund in the amount of $10,000 to pay the expenses of investigation of the Nevada State Gaming Control Board of the licensee's or registrant's participation in such foreign gaming. The revolving fund is
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subject to increase or decrease in the discretion of the Nevada Gaming Commission. Licensees and registrants are required to comply with the reporting requirements imposed by the Nevada Gaming Control Act. A licensee or registrant is also subject to disciplinary action by the Nevada Gaming Commission if it:
License for Conduct of Gaming and Sale of Alcoholic Beverages
The conduct of gaming activities and the service and sale of alcoholic beverages at Le Rêve will be subject to licensing, control and regulation by the Clark County Liquor and Gaming Licensing Board. In addition to approving Wynn Las Vegas, the Clark County Liquor and Gaming License Board has the authority to approve all persons owning or controlling the stock of any corporation controlling a gaming license. All licenses are revocable and are not transferable. The county agency has full power to limit, condition, suspend or revoke any license. Any disciplinary action could, and revocation would, have a substantial negative impact upon our operations.
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Directors and Executive Officers
Wynn Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas. Wynn Las Vegas is a Nevada limited liability company, the sole member of which is Wynn Resorts Holdings. Valvino is the sole member of Wynn Resorts Holdings, and Wynn Resorts is the sole member of Valvino. Wynn Las Vegas, Wynn Resorts Holdings and Valvino are member-managed limited liability companies and do not have boards of directors. As a result, Wynn Resorts, through its subsidiaries, controls Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital. Upon consummation of this offering, the following individuals will serve as directors and executive officers of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital, respectively, and their ages and positions will be as follows:
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Stephen A. Wynn | 60 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Kazuo Okada | 60 | Vice Chairman of the Board | ||
Ronald J. Kramer | 43 | Director and President | ||
Robert J. Miller | 57 | Director | ||
John A. Moran | 70 | Director | ||
Elaine P. Wynn | 60 | Director | ||
Stanley R. Zax | 64 | Director | ||
Allan Zeman | 54 | Director | ||
Marc D. Schorr | 54 | Chief Operating Officer | ||
John Strzemp | 50 | Executive Vice PresidentChief Financial Officer | ||
Marc H. Rubinstein | 41 | Senior Vice PresidentGeneral Counsel and Secretary | ||
Matt Maddox | 27 | Vice PresidentInvestor Relations and Treasurer | ||
Kenneth R. Wynn | 50 | President, Wynn Design & Development | ||
DeRuyter O. Butler | 46 | Executive Vice PresidentArchitecture, Wynn Design & Development | ||
W. Todd Nisbet | 35 | Executive Vice PresidentProject Director, Wynn Design & Development |
Stephen A. Wynn has served as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Wynn Resorts since June 2002. From April 2000 to September 2002, Mr. Wynn was the managing member of Valvino. From 1973 until 2000, Mr. Wynn served as Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mirage Resorts and its predecessor. Mr. Wynn is a Trustee of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Wynn is married to Elaine P. Wynn and is the brother of Kenneth R. Wynn.
Kazuo Okada has served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Wynn Resorts since October 2002. Mr. Okada founded Aruze Corp., a Japanese manufacturer of pachislot and pachinko machines and video game software, in 1969 and serves as its President. Mr. Okada also owns, and is currently licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission to own the shares of, Universal Distributing of Nevada, Inc., a gaming machine supplier company. Mr. Okada also serves as Chairman of Adores Corporation, a subsidiary of Aruze Corp. and an operator of amusement centers in Japan.
Ronald J. Kramer has served as President and as a director of Wynn Resorts since October 2002. Mr. Kramer has served as President of Wynn Resorts Holdings since April 2002. From July 1999 to October 2001, Mr. Kramer was a Managing Director at Dresdner Kleinwort
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Wasserstein, an investment banking firm, and at its predecessor Wasserstein Perella & Co. Mr. Kramer served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ladenburg Thalmann Group Inc. from May 1995 to July 1999. Mr. Kramer is also a member of the board of directors of TMP Worldwide, Inc., Griffon Corporation, Lakes Entertainment, Inc. and New Valley Corporation.
Robert J. Miller has served as a director of Wynn Resorts since October 2002. Robert J. Miller has been a partner of the Nevada law firm of Jones Vargas since January 1999. He is also counsel to KNP, a government relations company, which is a subsidiary of the Dutko Group based in Washington, DC. From January 1989 until January 1999, he served as Governor of the State of Nevada, and, from 1987 to 1989, he served as Lieutenant Governor of the State of Nevada. Mr. Miller serves as a Director of Zenith National Insurance Corp., Newmont Mining Corporation, International Game Technology, America West Holdings Corporation and K12 Inc. He also serves as a member of the U.S. Secretary of Energy Advisory Board and several national charitable organizations.
John A. Moran has served as a director of Wynn Resorts since October 2002. Mr. Moran is the retired Chairman of Dyson-Kissner-Moran Corporation, a private investment entity. Mr. Moran is the honorary Co-Chairman of the Republican Leadership Council of Washington, D.C. He served as Chairman of the Republican National Finance Committee from 1993 to 1995 and subsequently became National Finance Chairman of the Dole for President campaign. Mr. Moran is currently a director of Bessemer Securities Corporation and Golden State Bancorp.
Elaine P. Wynn has served as a director of Wynn Resorts since October 2002. Mrs. Wynn has served as Co-Chairperson of the Greater Las Vegas Inner-City Games Foundation since 1996 and currently serves on the Executive Board of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education and the Council to Establish Academic Standards in Nevada. Mrs. Wynn has been active in civic and philanthropic affairs in Las Vegas for many years and has received numerous honors for her charitable and community work. Mrs. Wynn served as a director of Mirage Resorts from 1977 until 2000. Mrs. Wynn is married to Stephen A. Wynn.
Stanley R. Zax has served as a director of Wynn Resorts since October 2002. Since 1977, Mr. Zax has served as Chairman of the Board, and, since 1978, has served as President, CEO and Chairman of the Board of Zenith National Insurance Corp., a New York Stock Exchange company. Zenith National Insurance Corp. and Zenith Insurance Company, its wholly owned subsidiary, are engaged in the property-casualty insurance business. Zenith Insurance Company also conducts real estate operations.
Allan Zeman has served as a director of Wynn Resorts since October 2002. Mr. Zeman has served as chairman of Lan Kwai Fong Holdings Limited, a company engaged in property investment and development, since July 1996. From 1994 to February 2002, Mr. Zeman served as chairman of Colby International Limited, a group engaged in sourcing apparel and customer hardlines. Mr. Zeman also serves as a director of the Algo Group, a company located in Montreal Canada, and Mighty Pacific Investment Inc.
Marc D. Schorr serves as Chief Operating Officer of Wynn Resorts. Since April 2001, Mr. Schorr has served as Chief Operating Officer of Wynn Resorts Holdings. From June 2000 through April 2001, Mr. Schorr served as Chief Operating Officer of Valvino. From January 1997 through May 2000, Mr. Schorr served as President of The Mirage Casino-Hotel, a gaming company and then a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirage Resorts.
John Strzemp serves as Executive Vice PresidentChief Financial Officer of Wynn Resorts. Since November 2001, Mr. Strzemp has served as Executive Vice President and Chief
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Financial Officer of Wynn Resorts Holdings. Mr. Strzemp was Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Bellagio, LLC, a gaming company and then a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirage Resorts, from April 1998 to October 2000 and President of Treasure Island Corp., a gaming company and then a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirage Resorts, from January 1997 to April 1998.
Marc H. Rubinstein serves as Senior Vice PresidentGeneral Counsel of Wynn Resorts. Since April 2001, Mr. Rubinstein has served as Senior Vice PresidentGeneral Counsel of Wynn Resorts Holdings. Since June 2000, Mr. Rubinstein has also served as Senior Vice PresidentGeneral Counsel of Valvino. From October 1992 to December 1999, Mr. Rubinstein served as Senior Vice PresidentGeneral Counsel & Secretary of Desert Palace, Inc., a gaming company that did business as Caesars Palace and was a wholly owned subsidiary of Caesars World, Inc. From February 1996 to June 2000, Mr. Rubinstein also served as Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Sheraton Desert Inn Corporation, a gaming company that did business as The Desert Inn and then a wholly owned subsidiary of ITT Sheraton Corp. and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Matt Maddox serves as Vice PresidentInvestor Relations and Treasurer of Wynn Resorts. Mr. Maddox has served as Vice PresidentInvestor Relations and Treasurer of Wynn Resorts Holdings since June 2002. From February 2000 to June 2002, Mr. Maddox served as Vice PresidentCorporate Finance of Park Place Entertainment, a gaming company. From May 1998 to February 2000, Mr. Maddox was an analyst in the mergers and acquisitions department of Banc of America Securities LLC.
Kenneth R. Wynn has served as President of Wynn Design & Development, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valvino, since June 2000. From 1973 until 2000, he served as Vice PresidentDesign and Construction and Secretary of Mirage Resorts, except for the periods August 1993 through July 1994 and March 1997 through June 1999. Kenneth R. Wynn also served as President of Atlandia Design & Furnishings, Inc., a construction supervision and design company and then a wholly owned subsidiary of Mirage Resorts, from 1974 to 2000. Kenneth R. Wynn is Stephen A. Wynn's brother.
DeRuyter O. Butler has served as Executive Vice PresidentArchitecture of Wynn Design & Development since June 2000. In 2000, Mr. Butler co-founded Butler/Ashworth Architects, Ltd., LLC, an architecture firm, and has served as its Executive Vice President of Architecture since March 2000. Mr. Butler served as Director of Architecture of Atlandia Design & Furnishings from December 1982 to May 2000.
W. Todd Nisbet has served as Executive Vice PresidentProject Director of Wynn Design & Development since July 2000. From 1999 to 2000, Mr. Nisbet served as Vice President Operations of Marnell Corrao Associates, Inc., a design/build firm, and from 1995 to 1999, Mr. Nisbet was Senior Project Manager of Marnell Corrao.
Board of Directors and Committees
Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA, together with Baron Asset Fund, have entered into a stockholders agreement pursuant to which Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA have agreed to vote their shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock for a slate of Wynn Resorts' directors, a majority of which will be designated by Mr. Wynn, of which at least two will be independent directors, and the remaining members of which will be designated by Aruze USA. The stockholders agreement will continue to be in effect after the completion of this offering. For more information about the stockholders agreement between Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA and Baron Asset Fund, see "Certain Relationships and Related TransactionsStockholders Agreement."
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Wynn Resorts' articles of incorporation and bylaws provide for a classified board of directors consisting of three classes of directors, each serving staggered three-year terms. As a result, a portion of Wynn Resorts' board of directors will be elected each year. To implement the classified board of directors structure, prior to the completion of Wynn Resorts' common stock offering, three of the members of the board of directors will be Class I directors elected to one-year terms, two will be Class II directors elected to two-year terms and three will be Class III directors elected to three-year terms. Thereafter, directors will be elected for three-year terms. Upon the completion of Wynn Resorts' common stock offering, Class I will consist of Elaine P. Wynn, Ronald J. Kramer and John A. Moran; Class II will consist of Mr. Wynn and Stanley R. Zax; and Class III will consist of Robert J. Miller, Allan Zeman and Kazuo Okada.
Wynn Capital expects to have a board of directors comprised of the same members as Wynn Resorts' board of directors.
Upon completion of Wynn Resorts' common stock offering, the board of directors of Wynn Resorts intends to appoint an executive committee, an audit committee and a compensation committee. Wynn Capital's board of directors will also appoint an executive committee, an audit committee and a compensation committee, which committees will be comprised of the same members as Wynn Resorts' committees. The composition of the board committees of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital will comply with the requirements of The Nasdaq National Market and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
The executive committees of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital will have all of the powers and authority of the board of directors in managing our business and affairs to the fullest extent authorized by Nevada law.
Wynn Resorts' audit committee will select on behalf of Wynn Resorts' entire board of directors an independent public accounting firm to be engaged to audit our financial statements, discuss with the independent auditors their independence, review and discuss the audited financial statements with the independent auditors and management and recommend to the board of directors whether the audited financials should be included in Wynn Las Vegas' Annual Reports on Form 10-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We expect that the audit committees of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital will be comprised of three independent directors.
The compensation committees of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital will review and approve on behalf of the entire board of directors of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital, respectively, the (1) annual salaries and other compensation of its respective officers, and (2) individual stock and stock option grants. The compensation committees of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital also will provide assistance and recommendations with respect to its respective compensation policies and practices and assist with the administration of the compensation plan of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital. We expect that each of the compensation committees of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital will be comprised of at least two independent directors.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
As noted above, the board of directors of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital will appoint a compensation committee upon completion of Wynn Resorts' initial public offering. We do not expect that any of Wynn Resorts' or Wynn Capital's executive officers will serve as a director or member of the compensation committee of another entity, one of whose executive officers serves on Wynn Resorts' or Wynn Capital's board of directors or compensation committee.
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Director Compensation
Upon completion of Wynn Resorts' initial public offering, each of the directors of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital who is not an employee of Wynn Resorts or its subsidiaries will receive a monthly fee of $4,000 for services as a director. Directors who serve on the executive, audit and compensation committees will receive an additional monthly fee of $1,000. Directors will also receive reimbursement for medical expenses and coverage under a life insurance program. Directors who are employees of Wynn Resorts or its subsidiaries will not receive compensation for their services as directors.
Each non-employee director of Wynn Resorts and Wynn Capital will receive stock options each year under Wynn Resorts' 2002 stock incentive plan in an amount to be determined. The stock options will have an exercise price equal to the market value of Wynn Resorts' common stock on the date of grant and will vest over a period defined in the option agreement.
Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth the annual and long-term compensation of Wynn Resorts' and Wynn Capital's Chief Executive Officer for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000. This table also includes, for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, each of our five other most highly compensated executive officers (collectively, with the Chief Executive Officer, the "Named Executive Officers"). This compensation consists of compensation paid by Valvino, Wynn Resorts Holdings and Wynn Design & Development.
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Stephen A. Wynn(2) Chief Executive Officer and President of Wynn Resorts Holdings |
2001 2000 |
$ |
0 0 |
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$ |
71,190 31,511 |
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Marc D. Schorr(5) Chief Operating Officer of Wynn Resorts Holdings |
2001 2000 |
$ |
1.00 1.00 |
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Kenneth R. Wynn(6) President of Wynn Design & Development |
2001 2000 |
$ |
1.00 1.00 |
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John Strzemp(7) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Wynn Resorts Holdings |
2001 2000 |
$ |
450,000 65,769 |
$ |
300,530 150,000 |
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14,963 1,648 |
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DeRuyter O. Butler(8) Executive Vice PresidentArchitecture of Wynn Design & Development |
2001 2000 |
$ |
350,000 197,885 |
$ |
35,000 |
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4,596 336 |
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Marc H. Rubinstein(9) Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Wynn Resorts Holdings |
2001 2000 |
$ |
286,279 113,708 |
$ |
12,500 |
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11,847 11,883 |
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401(k) Plan
We established a retirement savings plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code covering our non-union employees on July 27, 2000. The plan allows employees to defer, within certain limits, up to 18% of their income on a pre-tax basis through contributions to this plan. We match the contributions, within prescribed limits, with an amount equal to 100% of the participant's initial 2% tax deferred contribution and 50% of the tax deferred contribution between 2% and 4% of the participant's compensation.
Wynn Resorts 2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Wynn Resorts has adopted its 2002 stock incentive plan. The 2002 stock incentive plan provides for the grant of stock awards, incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options to our employees, directors and specified consultants. Wynn Resorts intends to reserve a total of 9,750,000 shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock for issuance pursuant to the 2002 stock incentive plan, subject to certain adjustments set forth in the 2002 stock incentive plan.
Wynn Resorts' board of directors intends to delegate general administrative authority over the 2002 stock incentive plan to its compensation committee. The members of the compensation committee will be both "non-employee directors" within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and "outside directors" within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. The administrator has broad authority to designate recipients of awards and determine the terms and provisions of awards, including the price, expiration date, vesting schedule and terms of exercise. Owners of more than 5% of Wynn Resorts' stock will not receive grants of restricted stock or stock options under the plan.
The exercise price of incentive stock options must be at least 100% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Incentive stock options granted to optionees who own stock representing more than 10% of the voting power of all classes of capital stock of Wynn Resorts or any parent or subsidiary of Wynn Resorts must have an exercise price that is at least 110% of fair market value of the common stock on the grant date. The incentive options will expire no later than ten years from the date of grant, or five years with respect to incentive stock options granted to optionees who own more than 10% of our outstanding common stock. The exercise price of non-qualified stock options and the purchase price of stock awards will be determined by the administrator. The 2002 stock incentive plan generally will not allow for the transfer of options. However, the administrator may provide that non-qualified stock options may be transferred (1) pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order or (2) to a family member. During any fiscal year, no optionee may receive grants of incentive stock options and non-qualified stock options in the aggregate which cover more than 1,500,000 shares.
After the termination of the employment or services of an optionee for reasons other than for cause, death or disability, exercisable options generally will remain exercisable until the earlier of their expiration as set forth in the option agreement or 90 days after the date of termination of employment. If termination is due to death or disability, exercisable options
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generally will remain exercisable until the earlier of the expiration date stated in the option agreement or 12 months after the date of death or termination of employment due to disability. If termination is for cause, all options, including vested and exercisable ones, will be immediately terminated and cancelled.
If certain events occur that result in a change of Wynn Resorts' organizational or ownership structure, the administrator has the discretion to do one or more of the following:
Wynn Resorts has the authority to amend, alter, suspend or terminate the 2002 stock incentive plan without stockholder approval provided that its doing so does not impair the rights of any optionee or increase the number of shares for which options and stock awards may be granted. Wynn Resorts may amend the plan with stockholder approval to increase the number of shares for which options and stock awards may be granted.
Following the completion of this offering and the offering of Wynn Resorts' common stock, Wynn Resorts intends to grant awards of 189,723 shares of restricted stock under its 2002 stock incentive plan to each of the following employees: DeRuyter O. Butler, W. Todd Nisbet, Marc D. Schorr, John Strzemp, Roger P. Thomas and Kenneth R. Wynn. The restricted stock to be granted to our employees will vest in October 2004 as to Mr. Strzemp, in May 2005 as to Mr. Schorr and Mr. Kenneth Wynn, in May 2006 as to Mr. Butler and Mr. Thomas and in June 2006 as to Mr. Nisbet. The restricted stock will vest immediately with respect to any individual if such individual terminates employment with us under circumstances that entitle him to receive a "separation payment" under his employment contract (as described below).
Wynn Resorts also intends to grant an award of 189,723 shares of restricted stock outside of the 2002 stock incentive plan to Franco Dragone, the executive producer and principal creator of our new entertainment production. The restricted stock awarded to Mr. Dragone will vest on June 30, 2006. However, the restricted stock will not vest, but instead will be immediately cancelled and retired, if, as of June 30, 2006: (1) the complete run of the entertainment production at Le Rêve has not commenced or has been cancelled due to any act or omission of Mr. Dragone and (2) Mr. Dragone has not successfully opened another production show for Wynn Resorts or its affiliates in another venue or, if opened, the complete run of such other show has been cancelled due to any act or omission of Mr. Dragone.
Employment Agreements
Wynn Resorts has entered into employment agreements with Stephen A. Wynn, John Strzemp, Marc D. Schorr and Marc H. Rubinstein, and Wynn Design & Development has entered into employment agreements with Kenneth R. Wynn and DeRuyter O. Butler.
Under Stephen A. Wynn's employment agreement, the annual base salary is $1,250,000 for the first year and will increase by $500,000 each year to a maximum of $2,750,000. Under
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Mr. Schorr's employment agreement, the annual base salary is $750,000 for the first year and $1,000,000 thereafter. The annual base salary is $459,000 for Mr. Strzemp, $360,000 for Mr. Rubinstein, $350,000 for Mr. Butler and $250,000 for Kenneth Wynn.
The other terms of the employment contracts are substantially similar for each executive, except as noted below. Each executive will receive a bonus and is eligible for an increase in base salary at such times and in such amounts as Wynn Resorts' board of directors, in its sole and exclusive discretion, may determine. However, after Wynn Resorts' board of directors adopts a performance-based bonus plan, bonuses will be determined in accordance with the plan, except that Mr. Strzemp will be entitled to a minimum annual bonus of $150,000 per year. The term of each employment contract will begin on the effective date of this offering and end five years later, except that the term of Mr. Strzemp's employment contract will end on October 31, 2004, Kenneth Wynn's employment contract will end on May 31, 2005 and Mr. Butler's employment will end on May 31, 2006. If this offering does not close on or before April 1, 2003, the employment contracts will become null and void. In addition to base salary and bonuses, each executive will participate in all of Wynn Resorts' employee benefit plans that cover executives, to the extent that the executive is otherwise eligible, will receive reimbursement for reasonable business expenses (including entertainment, promotional, gift and travel expenses and club memberships), and will be entitled to four weeks paid vacation each year. In addition, we will provide the use of a company car and driver at Wynn Resorts' sole cost and expense to Stephen A. Wynn, and Stephen A. Wynn, Mr. Schorr and Kenneth Wynn will enter into time-sharing agreements with their respective employing entity covering their personal use of our aircraft, with each such executive paying such employing entity the lesser of (1) his and his family's share of the direct costs incurred by us in operating the aircraft or (2) the amount required by applicable federal aviation regulations.
If the employing entity terminates the employment of an executive without "cause," or the executive terminates his employment with such employing entity upon "good reason" following a "change of control" (as these terms are defined in the employment contracts), the employing entity will pay the executive a "separation payment" in a lump sum equal to (a) the executive's base salary for the remainder of the term of the employment contract, but not for less than one year, except in the case of Kenneth Wynn and Messrs. Butler, and Rubinstein, in which case the lump sum shall be such person's base salary for one year, and except in the case of Mr. Wynn, in which case the lump sum shall be three times such amount, (b) the bonus that the executive received for the preceding bonus period projected over the remainder of the term, except in the case of Kenneth Wynn and Messrs. Butler and Rubinstein, in which case, the bonus shall be such person's bonus for one year, and except in the case of Mr. Wynn, in which case the lump sum shall be three times such amount, (c) any accrued but unpaid vacation pay, and (d) an amount necessary to gross the executive up for any golden parachute excise tax the executive incurs under the Internal Revenue Code Section 4999. If the executive is entitled to receive the separation payment, he will also be entitled to continue participating in the employing entity's health benefits coverage for the period for which the separation payment is payable on the same basis as if he were still employed by the employing entity. Except as provided below, if the executive's employment terminates for any other reason before the expiration of the term (i.e., because of the executive's death, disability, discharge for cause or revocation of gaming license), the employing entity will be required to pay the executive only accrued but unpaid base salary and vacation pay through his termination date. If Mr. Wynn's employment agreement is terminated as a result of death, complete disability or denial or revocation of Mr. Wynn's gaming license, then the employing entity will pay Mr. Wynn a separation payment equal to his base salary for the remainder of the term of the employment contract, but not less than one year, and the bonus that Mr. Wynn received for the preceding bonus period projected
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over the remainder of the term, but not less than the preceding bonus that was paid, projected over one year.
On April 1, 2002, Wynn Resorts Holdings and Valvino, as guarantor, entered into a one-year employment agreement with Ronald J. Kramer. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Kramer is entitled to a base salary of $1,000,000 per year. Mr. Kramer is also entitled to a bonus of at least $1,250,000 based on specified performance criteria. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Kramer is also entitled to participate in all welfare, pension and incentive benefit plans that Wynn Resorts Holdings maintains for its senior executives. If at any time during the term of his agreement (1) Wynn Resorts Holdings terminates Mr. Kramer's employment without cause (as defined in the agreement) or (2) Mr. Kramer terminates his employment for good reason (as defined in such agreement), Wynn Resorts Holdings must pay Mr. Kramer (in addition to all accrued base salary, accrued vacation pay and bonus amounts) $1,250,000, unless Mr. Kramer has already been paid a bonus equal to at least that amount from the proceeds of Wynn Resorts' common stock offering. Pursuant to this agreement, Mr. Kramer is also prevented from competing with Wynn Resorts Holdings and its affiliates for the one year of his employment.
Limitations on Directors' Liability and Indemnification
Wynn Resorts' articles of incorporation limit the liability of directors and officers to the maximum extent permitted by Nevada law. With a few limited exceptions set forth in the Nevada Revised Statutes, Nevada law provides that a director or officer of a corporation is not individually liable to the corporation or its stockholders for damages resulting from any action or failure to act in his or her capacity as a director or officer unless it is proven that:
This limitation of liability does not apply to liabilities arising under the federal securities laws and does not affect the availability of equitable remedies such as injunctive relief or rescission.
Wynn Resorts' bylaws provide that it will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Nevada law, provided that the director or officer either is not liable for monetary damages under Nevada law or acted in good faith and in a manner that he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any proceeding that is criminal in nature, had no reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful. Wynn Resorts' articles of incorporation and bylaws require it to pay the expenses of directors and officers incurred in defending a proceeding involving alleged acts or omissions of the director or officer in his or her capacity as such as the expenses are incurred and in advance of the final disposition upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the director or officer to repay the amount if it is ultimately determined by a court that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified. The bylaws permit the board of directors to indemnify employees and other persons to the same extent. We believe indemnification under Wynn Resorts' bylaws covers at least negligence and gross negligence on the part of indemnified parties. Except as ordered by a court and for advancement of expenses, a director or officer may not be indemnified if a final adjudication determines that his or her acts or omissions involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of the law and was material to the current action. The termination of any proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon plea of nolo contendere, or its equivalent, does not, of itself, under the bylaws create a presumption that the standards described above
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were not met. However, Wynn Resorts is not permitted by its bylaws to indemnify a director or officer if he or she has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals, to be liable to Wynn Resorts unless that court or another court of competent jurisdiction determines that in view of all of the circumstances, the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification.
In addition to indemnification provided for in Wynn Resorts' bylaws, Wynn Resorts intends to enter into agreements to indemnify its directors and executive officers. These agreements, among other things, will provide for indemnification of Wynn Resorts' directors and executive officers for expenses, judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any such person in any action or proceeding arising out of such person's services as a director or executive officer or at its request. Wynn Resorts may also maintain insurance or make other financial arrangements on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent. We believe these provisions and agreements are necessary to attract and retain qualified persons as directors and executive officers.
The limited liability and indemnification provisions in Wynn Resorts' articles of incorporation and bylaws may discourage stockholders from bringing a lawsuit against its directors for breach of their fiduciary duties and may reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against its directors and officers, even though a derivative litigation, if successful, might otherwise benefit Wynn Resorts and its stockholders. A stockholder's investment in Wynn Resorts may be negatively affected to the extent that it pays the costs of settlement or damage awards against its directors or officers under these indemnification provisions.
Wynn Capital's articles of incorporation and bylaws contain similar limited liability and indemnification provisions.
Wynn Las Vegas' operating agreement provides that it shall indemnify its members to the maximum extent permitted by Nevada law.
We have been advised that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, indemnification of directors or officers for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is against public policy and, therefore, such indemnification provisions may be unenforceable.
Key Man Life Insurance
We have obtained $30 million of key man life insurance with respect to Stephen A. Wynn for our benefit.
Directors' and Officers' Insurance
Wynn Resorts expects to maintain a directors' and officers' liability insurance policy that provides its officers and directors with liability coverage in amounts it considers appropriate.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND
RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Contribution of Interest in Wynn Macau. Before April 22, 2002, Stephen A. Wynn owned a majority of the outstanding equity interests of Wynn Macau. At the time, Wynn Macau had been awarded a provisional concession to negotiate a concession agreement with the Macau government to construct and operate one or more casinos in Macau. On April 22, 2002, in connection with additional contributions to Valvino by Aruze USA and Baron Asset Fund, Mr. Wynn contributed his interest in Wynn Macau to Valvino. This interest was valued at approximately $56 million by the parties, after reimbursement to Mr. Wynn of approximately $825,000 advanced by him to Wynn Macau in connection with the negotiation of the concession agreement and other development activities in Macau. Similar advances by Valvino to Wynn Macau of approximately $458,000 were treated as capital contributions by Valvino upon its acquisition of the Macau interest. Subsequent to this contribution, Wynn Macau entered into a concession agreement with the government of Macau permitting it to construct and operate casinos in Macau. See "Management's Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsLiquidity and Capital ResourcesMaterial Transactions Affecting Liquidity and Capital Resources."
Stockholders Agreement. Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA and Baron Asset Fund are parties to a stockholders agreement. The stockholders agreement establishes various rights among Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA and Baron Asset Fund with respect to the ownership and management of Wynn Resorts. These rights include, but are not limited to, the following preemptive rights, rights of first refusal, tag-along rights and certain other restrictions on the transfer of the shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock owned by the parties to the stockholders agreement.
Under the stockholders agreement, if Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA or Baron Asset Fund purchase shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock from Wynn Resorts in a private placement on terms and conditions that are not offered to the other parties to the agreement, the purchasing stockholder must afford the other parties preemptive rights. These preemptive rights will allow the non-purchasing parties to purchase that number of shares in the purchasing stockholder's allotment of private placement shares that is necessary to maintain the parties' shares in the same proportion to each other that existed prior to the private placement.
In addition, under the stockholders agreement, the parties granted each other a right of first refusal on their respective shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock. Under this right of first refusal, if any such stockholder wishes to transfer any of his or its shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock to anyone other than a permitted transferee and has a bona fide offer from any person to purchase such shares, the stockholder must first offer the shares to the other parties to the stockholders agreement on the same terms and conditions as the bona fide offer. In addition to this right of first refusal, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA also granted each other and Baron Asset Fund a tag-along right on their respective shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock. Under this tag-along right, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA, before transferring his or its shares to any person other than a permitted transferee, must first allow the other parties to the agreement to participate in such transfer on the same terms and conditions.
The stockholders agreement also provides that, upon the institution of a bankruptcy action by or against a party to the stockholders agreement, the other parties to the agreement will be given an option to purchase the bankrupt stockholder's shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock at a price to be agreed upon by the bankrupt stockholder and the other stockholders, or, if a price cannot be agreed upon by such stockholders, at a price equal to their fair market value. In addition, under the stockholders agreement, if there is a direct or
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indirect change of control of any party to the agreement, other than Baron Asset Fund, the other parties to the agreement have the option to purchase the shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock held by the party undergoing the change in control. Under the agreement, a stockholder may assign these options to Wynn Resorts.
In addition, under the stockholders agreement, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA have agreed to vote their shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock for a slate of directors, a majority of which will be designated by Mr. Wynn, of which at least two will be independent directors, and the remaining members of which will be designated by Aruze USA. As a result of this voting arrangement, Mr. Wynn will control Wynn Resorts' board of directors. The stockholders agreement incorporates certain provisions set forth in the operating agreement for Valvino pursuant to which, if Aruze USA's ownership of the shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock impairs Wynn Resort's ability to obtain a gaming license, either Wynn Resorts or Mr. Wynn could purchase the shares of Wynn Resorts owned by Aruze USA. In addition, in such circumstances, Aruze USA could demand that Wynn Resorts purchase its shares. These arrangements were terminated under the arrangement described below. In other respects, the stockholders agreement will continue to be in effect after the completion of this offering.
Buy-Out of Aruze USA Stock. Mr. Wynn, Kazuo Okada, Aruze USA, Aruze Corp. and Wynn Resorts have entered into arrangements which provide that if any gaming application of Aruze USA, Aruze Corp. or Kazuo Okada concerning Aruze USA's ownership of Wynn Resorts' stock is denied by Nevada gaming authorities or requested to be withdrawn or is not filed within 90 days after the filing of Wynn Resorts' application, Mr. Wynn may elect to purchase the shares owned by Aruze USA in Wynn Resorts. Mr. Wynn may pay this purchase price with a promissory note. If Mr. Wynn chooses not to exercise his right to purchase the shares, Wynn Resorts has the right to require him to purchase the shares, including with a promissory note. Wynn Resorts intends to grant Mr. Wynn certain demand registration rights and piggyback registration rights with respect to any shares he purchases from Aruze USA under these buy-out arrangements. The prior buy-out arrangements under the Valvino operating agreement and under the stockholders agreement between Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA and Baron Asset Fund were terminated upon the effectiveness of the new agreement.
Wynn Design & Development. Wynn Design & Development, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valvino, is responsible for the design and architecture of Le Rêve (except for the showroom) and for managing construction costs and risks associated with the Le Rêve project. Kenneth R. Wynn is the President of this subsidiary. Nevada law requires that a firm licensed as a professional architectural organization certify architectural plans. These architectural services for the Le Rêve project will be provided by the firm of Butler/Ashworth Architects, Ltd., LLC. In return for these services, the Butler/Ashworth firm will be paid $1.00 and reimbursed for certain expenses it incurs in providing the architectural services. The principals of the Butler/Ashworth firm are DeRuyter O. Butler and Glen Ashworth, both of whom are employees of Wynn Design & Development. Mr. Butler is Executive Vice President of Wynn Design & Development. Wynn Design & Development is the only client of the Butler/Ashworth firm and pays the salaries and benefits of Messrs. Butler and Ashworth. Neither we nor Mr. Wynn has an ownership interest in Butler/Ashworth.
Art Gallery. We operate an art gallery at the former premises of the Desert Inn Resort & Casino in which we display paintings from The Wynn Collection. The art gallery is expected to remain open during the construction of Le Rêve. From November 1, 2001 until August 19, 2002, we leased The Wynn Collection from Mr. and Mrs. Wynn pursuant to an art rental and licensing agreement. Under the agreement, we paid the expenses of exhibiting works from The Wynn Collection and reimbursed Mr. and Mrs. Wynn for the expense of insuring the
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collection while we exhibited it, which insurance costs for the eight months ended June 30, 2002 were approximately $55,000. In addition, we were obligated to make monthly lease payments for the art at a rate equal to the gross revenue received by the gallery each month, less direct expenses, subject to a monthly cap. Under the agreement, we were not required to make any such lease payments prior to June 30, 2002. However, had we been required to make such payments, no amounts would have been due under the lease payment formula because, to date, our expenses in operating the art gallery have exceeded the revenue generated from such operations.
On August 19, 2002, we and Mr. and Mrs. Wynn entered into an amended and restated art rental and licensing agreement. The material terms of the amended and restated agreement are substantially the same as the material terms of the previous agreement, except that the monthly lease payments for the art are at a rate equal to one-half of the gross revenue, as calculated under the agreement, received by the gallery each month, less direct expenses, subject to a monthly cap. Under the amended and restated agreement, if there is a loss in any particular month, as calculated under the agreement, Mr. and Mrs. Wynn are obligated to reimburse us the amount of the loss. We continue to be obligated to reimburse Mr. and Mrs. Wynn for the expense of insuring the collection while we exhibit it, (which reimbursement is treated as a direct expense) which insurance cost for the twelve months ended June 30, 2003 will be approximately $275,000. Prior to opening Le Rêve, we do not expect to make any material payments under the amended and restated agreement. Under the amended and restated agreement, subject to certain notice restrictions, Mr. and Mrs. Wynn have the right to remove or replace any or all of the works of art that will be displayed in the art gallery.
On September 18, 2002, we and Mr. and Mrs. Wynn entered into a second amended and restated art rental and licensing agreement to permit us to continue to lease The Wynn Collection as an attraction at Le Rêve under the same terms as the previous agreement.
Aircraft Arrangements. Until January 2002, Valvino used a Gulfstream Aerospace model G-1159A aircraft in its business operations. The aircraft was owned by Kevyn, LLC, which, until April 1, 2001, was wholly owned by Mr. Wynn, and leased to and operated under a Part 135 charter certificate by Las Vegas Jet, LLC, formerly Las Vegas CharterJet, LLC, a charter business owned by Mr. Wynn. Valvino paid Las Vegas Jet an hourly rate for its use of the aircraft and disbursed funds for payroll, property taxes, insurance and all other operating expenses on behalf of Las Vegas Jet. As of April 1, 2001, and in accordance with Valvino's operating agreement, Mr. Wynn sold Kevyn to Valvino for $10,035,000. Pursuant to Federal Aviation Administration regulations restricting the registration of aircraft in the United States by entities with substantial foreign ownership, Kevyn transferred legal title to the aircraft to First Security Bank, National Association, a national banking association, pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated as of April 2, 2001. After the transfers, Kevyn continued to lease the aircraft to Las Vegas Jet, and Las Vegas Jet continued to use the aircraft in its charter business. Valvino paid Las Vegas Jet an hourly rate for its use of the aircraft, and was in turn paid by Las Vegas Jet (through Kevyn) under the aircraft lease. Valvino paid Las Vegas Jet approximately $451,800 and $918,900 for its use of the aircraft in 2000 and 2001, respectively, and approximately $13,600 for its use of the aircraft in January 2002. Wynn Macau paid Las Vegas Jet approximately $72,600 for its use of the aircraft in 2001. On March 26, 2002, Kevyn sold the aircraft to an unrelated buyer.
From January 2002 until May 30, 2002, Valvino used a Bombardier Global Express aircraft, serial number 9065, in its business operations. The aircraft was owned by World Travel and was leased to and operated by Las Vegas Jet. Valvino paid Las Vegas Jet an hourly rate of $6,800 per hour for its use of the aircraft. Las Vegas Jet and World Travel were owned entirely
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by Mr. Wynn. Valvino paid Las Vegas Jet approximately $356,000 for its use of the aircraft during this period. Wynn Macau paid Las Vegas Jet approximately $211,000 for its use of the aircraft during the period following the contribution by Wynn Macau to Valvino and prior to May 30, 2002.
On May 30, 2002, Mr. Wynn sold World Travel and Las Vegas Jet to Valvino for approximately $38.2 million (consisting of approximately $9.7 million in cash and the release of Mr. Wynn from a guarantee on the approximately $28.5 million of remaining indebtedness of World Travel secured by the aircraft), the amount that World Travel paid for the aircraft. Pursuant to Federal Aviation Administration regulations restricting the registration of aircraft in the United States by entities with substantial foreign ownership, World Travel transferred legal title to the aircraft to Wells Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, a national banking association, pursuant to a Trust Agreement dated as of May 10, 2002. At that time, World Travel had remaining indebtedness of $28.5 million secured by the aircraft. Valvino guaranteed this indebtedness in connection with the purchase of the aircraft. Mr. Wynn was released from his guarantee of that indebtedness. Wynn Las Vegas intends to use approximately $28.5 million of the FF&E facility to refinance the indebtedness by means of a loan to be evidenced by an intercompany note from World Travel.
World Travel continues to lease the aircraft to Las Vegas Jet. Las Vegas Jet operates the aircraft for Wynn Resorts and its subsidiaries.
Reimbursable Costs. We have periodically incurred costs on Mr. Wynn's behalf, including costs with respect to Mr. Wynn's personal use of the corporate aircraft, household employees at Mr. Wynn's residence, personal legal fees, construction work at Mr. Wynn's home and other personal purchases. Mr. Wynn fully reimburses us for such personal costs. These balances have been settled at regular intervals, usually monthly. We did not charge Mr. Wynn interest on outstanding amounts pending reimbursement. The largest unreimbursed balance of these items at any time since our inception was approximately $213,000. As of August 12, 2002, Mr. Wynn had reimbursed us for all amounts outstanding, including charges for his use of the corporate jet. We and Mr. Wynn have terminated the arrangements pursuant to which such costs are incurred by us and later reimbursed by Mr. Wynn. Mr. Wynn will deposit a credit balance for such items in the future.
Tax Overpayment. In 2001, Mr. Wynn made a substantial overpayment of his personal estimated 2001 federal income taxes to the Internal Revenue Service. Pursuant to a tax procedure set forth in Internal Revenue Service Announcement No. 2001-112, announced October 26, 2001, a taxpayer may redesignate estimated income tax payments as employment tax deposits. In reliance on this announcement, Mr. Wynn applied $5,000,000 of his overpayment to the fourth quarter employment taxes of Valvino. By using this procedure, Mr. Wynn accelerated the refund of his overpayment. In May 2002, the Internal Revenue Service issued a refund for $5,000,000 to Valvino and Valvino reimbursed this sum of money to Mr. Wynn.
Tax Indemnification Agreement. Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA, Baron Asset Fund, and the Kenneth R. Wynn Family Trust, referred to collectively as the Valvino members, Valvino and Wynn Resorts have entered into a tax indemnification agreement relating to their respective income tax liabilities. Prior to the contribution of the Valvino membership interests to Wynn Resorts, the income and deductions of Valvino passed through to the Valvino members under the rules governing partnerships for federal tax purposes and were taken into account by them at their personal tax rates. Commencing upon the contribution of the Valvino membership interests to Wynn Resorts, income and deductions are to be treated as income and deductions of Wynn Resorts, a C corporation for federal tax purposes, and are to be taken
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into account by it at applicable corporate tax rates. A reallocation of deductions of Valvino from the period prior to the contribution to the period commencing upon the contribution, or a reallocation of income of Wynn Resorts from the period commencing upon the contribution to the period prior to the contribution, would increase the amount of taxable income (or decrease the amount of loss) reported by the Valvino members and decrease the amount of taxable income (or increase the amount of loss, including carryforwards, or increase the amount of tax basis in the assets) of Wynn Resorts. Accordingly, the tax indemnification agreement generally provides that the Valvino members will be indemnified by Wynn Resorts and its subsidiaries for additional tax costs (including interest and penalties) caused by reallocations that increase the taxable income or decrease the tax loss of the Valvino members for the period prior to the contribution of the Valvino membership interests. Any payment made pursuant to the agreement by Wynn Resorts or any of its subsidiaries to the Valvino members may be non-deductible for income tax purposes.
Purchase of Country Club Membership. In 2000, Valvino purchased a country club membership at a cost of approximately $133,400. Stephen A. Wynn was the designated user of the membership and paid all membership and other fees associated with his use of the membership. In October 2002, Mr. Wynn purchased the membership from Valvino at a cost of approximately $133,400.
Transfer of Valvino Assets. In October 2002, Valvino transferred certain of its assets, including, among other things, its interest in Wynn Group Asia, Inc., which is the indirect parent of Wynn Macau, Kevyn, LLC, Rambas Marketing Co., LLC, Toasty, LLC and WorldWide Wynn, LLC to Wynn Resorts.
In October 2002, Valvino also contributed its equity interests in World Travel and Las Vegas Jet to Wynn Las Vegas.
Other Intercompany Agreements. Wynn Las Vegas has entered or plans to enter into various intercompany agreements with Valvino and/or Wynn Resorts Holdings pursuant to which Wynn Las Vegas will lease the land on which the golf course, the driving range and an employee parking lot will be built, and the office building located on the 20-acre parcel located next to Le Rêve. Wynn Las Vegas will sublease space in the office building to Wynn Design & Development and Wynn Resorts and will sublease the art gallery space to Wynn Resorts Holdings. Wynn Las Vegas, World Travel and Las Vegas Jet will enter into an agreement regarding use of the corporate aircraft. Wynn Design & Development will enter into a contract with Wynn Las Vegas providing for design services in connection with Le Rêve by Wynn Design & Development to Wynn Las Vegas.
Wynn Resorts will enter into a management agreement with the restricted entities to provide management and consulting services to Valvino and the restricted entities. The agreement will have a ten-year term, subject to earlier termination by Wynn Las Vegas for cause or upon 60 days written notice without cause. After the opening of Le Rêve, Wynn Resorts will receive an annual management fee of up to 1.5% of consolidated net revenues of Wynn Las Vegas (generally, cash revenues). In addition, Wynn Resorts will be reimbursed for all expenses incurred on behalf of Valvino and its subsidiaries. Payment of the management fee to Wynn Resorts will be subordinated to the rights of the lenders under the credit facilities, the second mortgage note holders and the lenders under the FF&E facility. Wynn Resorts will be afforded customary indemnities against liability arising in the execution of its duties.
Capitalization of Valvino. For information regarding the formation of Wynn Resorts and capital contributions to Valvino, the predecessor of Wynn Resorts, see "Management's
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Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsLiquidity and Capital ResourcesMaterial Transactions Affecting Liquidity and Capital Resources."
Certain Business Relationships. From July 1999 to October 2001, Ronald J. Kramer was a managing director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein and its predecessor, Wasserstein Perella & Co. Affiliates of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein are acting as a co-lead managing underwriter in Wynn Resorts' initial public offering and a joint book-running manager in this offering. In addition, affiliates of Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein may participate in the credit facilities and/or FF&E facility.
Purchases of Common Stock. Each of Stephen A. Wynn, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and a principal stockholder of Wynn Resorts and Aruze USA, a principal stockholder of Wynn Resorts, has expressed interest in purchasing 5,769,231 shares of common stock directly from us at the price being offered to the public. Wynn Resorts intends to offer these shares directly to Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA as part of this offering.
The underwriters will not receive any underwriting discounts or commissions on any shares of common stock purchased by Mr. Wynn, or Aruze USA.
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Wynn Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas. Wynn Las Vegas is a Nevada limited liability company, the sole member of which is Wynn Resorts Holdings. Valvino is the sole member of Wynn Resorts Holdings and Wynn Resorts is the sole member of Valvino. As a result, Wynn Resorts, through its subsidiaries, controls Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital.
On June 3, 2002, and in preparation for its offering of common stock, Wynn Resorts was incorporated in Nevada. The following table sets forth information regarding beneficial ownership of Wynn Resorts' common stock as of October 1, 2002 by:
Except as otherwise indicated in the footnotes below, each beneficial owner has the sole power to vote and to dispose of all shares held by that holder. Percentage ownership is based on 40,000,000 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 1, 2002 and 74,615,000 shares of common stock outstanding after completion of Wynn Resorts' offering of common stock. Unless indicated below, the address of each person or entity listed below beneficially owning more than 5% of Wynn Resorts' common stock is c/o Wynn Resorts, Limited, 3145 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109.
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Stephen A. Wynn(1)(2) | 18,972,299 | 47.431 | 24,741,530 | 33.2 | ||||
Aruze USA, Inc.(1)(3) | 18,972,299 | 47.431 | 24,741,530 | 33.2 | ||||
Kazuo Okada(1)(3) | 18,972,299 | 47.431 | 24,741,530 | 33.2 | ||||
Ronald J. Kramer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Robert J. Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
John A. Moran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Elaine P. Wynn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Stanley R. Zax | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Allan Zeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Kenneth R. Wynn(4) | 58,317 | * | 58,317 | * | ||||
Marc D. Schorr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
John Strzemp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Marc H. Rubinstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
DeRuyter O. Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group(5) | 38,002,915 | 95.008 | 49,541,377 | 66.4 |
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and percentage ownership of after the offering include 5,769,231 shares of our common stock for which each of Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA, Inc. has expressed an interest in purchasing in this offering.
Additional Stock Grants. Following the completion of this offering and the offering of Wynn Resorts common stock, we intend to grant awards of 189,723 shares of restricted stock under our 2002 stock incentive plan to each of the following employees: DeRuyter O. Butler, W. Todd Nisbet, Marc D. Schorr, John Strzemp, Roger P. Thomas and Kenneth R. Wynn. The restricted stock will vest in November 2004 as to Mr. Strzemp, in May 2005 as to Mr. Schorr and Kenneth R. Wynn, in May 2006 as to Mr. Butler and Mr. Thomas and in June 2006 as to Mr. Nisbet. The restricted stock will vest immediately with respect to any individual if such individual terminates employment with us under circumstances that entitle him to receive a "separation payment" under his employment contract.
Wynn Resorts also intends to grant an award of 189,723 shares of restricted stock outside of the 2002 stock incentive plan to Franco Dragone, the executive producer and principal creator of our new entertainment production. The restricted stock awarded to Mr. Dragone will vest on June 30, 2006. However, the restricted stock will not vest, but instead will be immediately cancelled and retired, if, as of June 30, 2006: (1) the complete run of the entertainment production at Le Rêve has not commenced or has been cancelled due to any act or omission of Mr. Dragone and (2) Mr. Dragone has not successfully opened another production show for Wynn Resorts or its affiliates in another venue or, if opened the complete run of such other show has been cancelled due to any act or omission of Mr. Dragone.
Stockholders Agreement. Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA, together with Baron Asset Fund, have entered into a stockholders agreement. The stockholders agreement establishes various rights among Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA and Baron Asset Fund with respect to the ownership and management of Wynn Resorts. These rights include, but are not limited to, certain tag-along rights, preemptive rights, rights of first refusal and certain other restrictions on the transfer of the shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock owned by the parties to the stockholders agreement. In addition, under the stockholders agreement, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA have agreed to vote their shares of Wynn Resorts' common stock for a slate of directors, a majority of which will be designated by Mr. Wynn, of which at least two will be independent directors, and the remaining members of which will be designated by Aruze USA. As a result of this voting arrangement, Mr. Wynn will control Wynn Resorts' board of directors. In addition, Mr. Wynn and Aruze USA, to the extent they vote their shares in a similar manner, effectively will be able to control, as a practical matter, all matters requiring Wynn Resorts' stockholders' approval, including the approval of significant corporate transactions. The stockholders agreement will continue to be in effect after the completion of this offering. See "Certain Relationships and Related TransactionsStockholders Agreement."
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Buy-Out of Aruze USA Stock. Mr. Wynn, Kazuo Okada, Aruze USA, Aruze Corp. and Wynn Resorts have entered into arrangements which provide that if any gaming application of Aruze USA, Aruze Corp. or Kazuo Okada concerning Aruze USA's ownership of Wynn Resorts' stock is denied by Nevada gaming authorities or requested to be withdrawn or is not filed within 90 days after the filing of Wynn Resorts' application, Mr. Wynn may elect to purchase the shares owned by Aruze USA in Wynn Resorts. Mr. Wynn may pay this purchase price with a promissory note. The total purchase price will be the lesser of (1) the fair market value of the shares on the day Mr. Wynn serves Aruze USA notice of his election to purchase the shares or (2) the aggregate amount of cash contributed to Valvino by Aruze USA, minus any distributions by Valvino or Wynn Resorts to Aruze USA, plus two percent interest, compounded annually. Wynn Resorts intends to grant Mr. Wynn certain demand registration rights and piggyback registration rights with respect to any shares he purchases from Aruze USA under these buy-out arrangements. If Mr. Wynn chooses not to exercise his right to purchase the shares, Wynn Resorts has the right to require him to purchase the shares, including with a promissory note. The prior buy-out arrangements under the Valvino operating agreement and under the stockholders agreement between Mr. Wynn, Aruze USA and Baron Asset Fund were terminated upon the effectiveness of the new agreement. See "Risk FactorsGeneral Risks Associated with Our BusinessLe Rêve will be subject to extensive state and local regulation, and licensing and gaming authorities have significant control over our operations, which could have a negative effect on our business" and "Nevada gaming regulatory issues may arise regarding the licensing of owners of Wynn Resorts."
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SECOND MORTGAGE NOTES
You can find the definitions of certain terms used in this description under the subheading "Certain Definitions." In this description, the word "Issuers" refers collectively to Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. and not to any of their respective subsidiaries, and the words "we," "us" and "our" refer to Wynn Las Vegas and its subsidiaries.
The Issuers will issue the notes under an indenture among Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp., as joint and several obligors, Desert Inn Water Company, LLC, Wynn Design & Development, LLC, Wynn Resorts Holdings, Las Vegas Jet, LLC, World Travel, LLC, Palo, LLC, Valvino Lamore and Wynn Resorts, Limited as guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as indenture trustee. The terms of the notes include those stated in the indenture and those made part of the indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. The Collateral Documents referred to under "Security Interests" define the terms of the agreements that will secure the notes.
The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the indenture and the Collateral Documents. It does not restate any of those agreements in its entirety. We urge you to read the indenture and the Collateral Documents because they, and not this description, define your rights as holders of the notes. Certain defined terms used in this description, but not defined below under "Certain Definitions," have the meanings assigned to them in the indenture.
Brief Description of the Notes and the Guarantees
The Notes
The Issuers. Wynn Las Vegas is constructing and will own and operate Le Rêve. Wynn Capital is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas, incorporated solely to serve as a corporate co-issuer of the notes in order to facilitate this offering. We believe that certain prospective purchasers of the notes may be restricted in their ability to purchase debt securities of limited liability companies, such as Wynn Las Vegas, unless the debt securities are jointly issued by a corporation. Wynn Capital will not have any operations or material assets and will not have any revenues. As a result, prospective purchasers of the notes should not expect Wynn Capital to participate in servicing principal, interest or other amounts required to be paid on the notes.
General terms. The notes:
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Security and Ranking. The notes:
The notes will be guaranteed by the Guarantors, will be supported on a second priority basis by the Completion Guarantee.
The Guarantees
The Guarantors. The notes will be guaranteed by our indirect parents, Wynn Resorts and Valvino Lamore, and by Valvino Lamore's direct and indirect subsidiaries (other than the Issuers and their Unrestricted Subsidiaries). Valvino Lamore and its subsidiaries (other than the Issuers and their Unrestricted Subsidiaries) are referred to as the "Restricted Entities." These subsidiaries are:
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As of the date of the indenture, Wynn Las Vegas' only subsidiaries will be Wynn Capital, World Travel, Las Vegas Jet and the Completion Guarantor. The Completion Guarantor will be an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas.
Parent Guarantor. Wynn Resorts will guarantee the second mortgage notes on a senior unsecured basis. In the event that Wynn Resorts grants specified liens to secure other guarantees or specified indebtedness, Wynn Resorts will be required to grant second priority liens on the same assets to secure its guarantee of the second mortgage notes, but will not become subject to the restrictive covenants or other terms of the notes. The Parent Guarantee:
General Terms, Security and Ranking. The Guarantees will be unconditional, joint and several obligations of the Guarantors. Each Guarantee (except the Parent Guarantee):
The primary purpose of the Guarantees (except the unsecured guarantee of Wynn Resorts) is to provide second priority liens on the assets of the Guarantors, including the golf course, the Phase II Land, and equity interests in their Restricted Subsidiaries. While Valvino and its subsidiaries hold assets that are integral to the Project, they are not expected to have operations that generate significant cash flows. As such, you should not expect Valvino Lamore or any of the other Guarantors to contribute to any payments of principal, interest or other amounts required to be made on the notes. Wynn Resorts will be able contribute to
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payments of principal, interest or other amounts required to be made on the second mortgage notes only to the extent it has unrestricted funds from other sources. The subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts that are not restricted entities will have no obligation to make payments or distributions to Wynn Resorts to enable Wynn Resorts to make payments under its guarantee. In addition, the subsidiaries of Wynn Resorts may be parties to financing or other agreements that restrict their ability to make any distributions to Wynn Resorts.
Completion Guarantee.
Wynn Resorts will make a capital contribution of $50.0 million of the net proceeds of its IPO to the Completion Guarantor. The Completion Guarantor will provide the Completion Guarantee in an amount up to $50.0 million to secure completion of the Project, secured by second priority security interests in favor of the trustee for the benefit of the Holders in the contributed funds.
Use of Proceeds.
The proceeds of the notes will be applied to the design, development, construction, opening and operation of the Project, and activities related and incidental thereto, in accordance with the Disbursement Agreement. Pending application to the Project, net proceeds of this offering will be held in a secured account of Wynn Las Vegas as security for the notes.
Intercreditor Agreements.
The trustee will enter into two intercreditor agreements, a project lenders intercreditor agreement to govern the relations between the noteholders and the lenders under the Credit Agreement with respect to the Collateral (the "Project Lenders Intercreditor Agreement"), and an FF&E intercreditor agreement to govern the relations between the noteholders and the lenders under the Credit Agreement, on the one hand, and the lenders under the FF&E Facility, on the other hand, with respect to the FF&E Collateral (the "FF&E Intercreditor Agreement"). The Intercreditor Agreements will impose restrictions on payment and enforcement of the notes and the guarantees under specified circumstances.
Project Lenders Intercreditor Agreement.
The Project Lenders Intercreditor Agreement will provide that, until the indebtedness under the Credit Agreement has been repaid in full:
Under the Project Lenders Intercreditor Agreement, the note holders cannot vote to accept a plan of reorganization or other restructuring plan, unless lenders holding two-thirds of the outstanding loans under the Credit Agreement vote in favor of that plan. However, the note
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holders are not required to vote in favor of a plan that the lenders under the Credit Agreement approve, and are free to challenge any such plan on fundamental fairness and other grounds.
Under the Project Lenders Intercreditor Agreement, the trustee will have the exclusive right to exercise, or not to exercise, remedies against the net proceeds of this offering.
FF&E Intercreditor Agreement.
The FF&E Intercreditor Agreement will provide that, until the indebtedness under the FF&E Facility has been repaid in full:
The FF&E Intercreditor Agreement will permit the lenders under the Credit Agreement and, from and after 180 days after the occurrence of an event of default, the note holders, to repay off the outstanding portion of the FF&E Facility obligations that is allocable to the collateral securing the FF&E Facility (excluding amounts allocable to the Aircraft Assets) thereby obtaining the release of the security interest held by the lenders under the FF&E Facility in that collateral.
Release of Phase II Land and Golf Course Land.
The indenture will provide that upon release of the security interest in the Phase II Land under the Credit Agreement, the noteholders' security interest in the Phase II Land will be released. Upon meeting specified leverage test and debt ratings conditions and no less than three years after the Opening Date, the noteholders' security interest in the Golf Course Land will be released.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The Issuers may issue notes in a maximum aggregate principal amount at maturity of (a) $465.0 million, less (b) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred pursuant to clauses (11) and (12) of the covenant captioned "Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Equity" other than through the issuance of additional notes under the indenture. $365.0 million of this maximum aggregate principal amount at maturity will be issued in this offering. The Issuers may issue additional notes from time to time after this offering. Any offering of additional notes is subject to the covenant described below under the caption "Certain CovenantsIncurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Equity." The notes and any additional notes subsequently issued under the indenture will be treated as a single class of securities for all purposes under the indenture, including, without limitation, waivers, amendments, redemptions and offers to purchase. The Issuers will issue notes in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000. The notes will mature on , 2010.
Interest on the notes will accrue at the rate of % per annum and will be payable semi-annually in arrears on and , commencing on ,
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2003. The Issuers will make each interest payment to the Holders of record on the immediately preceding and .
Interest will accrue from the date of original issuance or, if interest has already been paid, from the date it was most recently paid. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year comprised of twelve 30-day months.
Optional Redemption
At any time prior to , 2005, the Issuers may on one or more occasions redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of notes issued under the indenture at a redemption price of % of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more Qualified Equity Offerings (other than the IPO), so long as
Except pursuant to the preceding paragraph, the notes will not be redeemable at the Issuers' option prior to , 2006.
After , 2006, the Issuers may redeem all or a part of the notes upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes redeemed, to the applicable redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on of the years indicated below:
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Gaming Redemption
Notwithstanding any other provision hereof, if any Gaming Authority requires a holder or beneficial owner of notes to be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable gaming law and the holder or beneficial owner (1) fails to apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability within 30 days after being requested to do so (or such lesser period as required by the Gaming Authority), or (2) is notified by a Gaming Authority that it will not be licensed, qualified or found suitable, the Issuers will have the right, at their option, to:
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in each case, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the notes to the earlier of (1) the date of redemption or such earlier date as is required by the Gaming Authority or (2) the date of the finding of unsuitability by the Gaming Authority, which may be less than 30 days following the notice of redemption.
Immediately upon a determination by a Gaming Authority that a holder or beneficial owner of notes will not be licensed, qualified or found suitable, the holder or beneficial owner will not have any further rights with respect to the notes to:
The Issuers are not required to pay or reimburse any holder or beneficial owner of notes who is required to apply for such license, qualification or finding of suitability for the costs relating thereto. Those expenses will be the obligation of the holder or beneficial owner.
Mandatory Redemption
Other than as set forth above under the caption entitled "Gaming Redemption," the Issuers will not be required to make mandatory redemption or sinking fund payments with respect to the notes.
Guarantees
General
The Guarantees and the Parent Guarantee will be joint and several obligations of the Guarantors. The obligations of each Guarantor under its Guarantee and of the Parent Guarantor under the Parent Guarantee will be limited as necessary to reduce the risk that the Guarantee would be avoidable as a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law. See "Risk FactorsRisks Related to the Offering and the Second Mortgage Notes." Federal and state statutes allow courts, under specific circumstances, to avoid guarantees and the liens securing the guarantees and require note holders to return payments received from us, the Guarantors or the Parent Guarantor.
The Guarantees will be secured by substantially all of the assets of the Guarantors as more fully described under "Security InterestsSecurity for the Guarantees." The Parent Guarantee may be secured by a security interest in all or specified existing or future assets of Wynn Resorts, in the event that Wynn Resorts grants specified liens to secure other guarantees or indebtedness, as more fully described in the section captioned "Certain CovenantsRestrictions on Certain Activities of Wynn Resorts."
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Release of Guarantees
Subject to compliance with the provisions of the covenant captioned "Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets," the Guarantee of a Guarantor and the security interests granted by that Guarantor to secure its Guarantee will be released:
See "Repurchase at the Option of HoldersAsset Sales," "Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries" and "Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets."
In addition to the release of the Guarantees by Wynn Resorts Holdings or Valvino Lamore pursuant to the provisions described above, the security interests of the noteholders in the real property assets owned by Wynn Resorts Holdings and Valvino Lamore may be released under the circumstances described below under "Security InterestsRelease of Golf Course Land and Phase II Land."
Security Interests
Security for the Notes
General. Subject to Permitted Liens and to the extent permitted by Gaming Laws and other applicable laws, the notes will be secured by, among other things:
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held by Wynn Las Vegas in Wynn Capital, the Completion Guarantor, Las Vegas Jet, LLC and World Travel, LLC; and
Under Nevada gaming laws, a gaming licensee is not permitted to grant a security interest in any gaming or other license issued by the Nevada Gaming Authorities. As a result, the notes will not be secured by any such gaming licenses.
Secured Account. Pending application to the Project, the net proceeds of this offering will be held in a secured account of Wynn Las Vegas (the "Secured Account") by a securities intermediary, on behalf of the trustee for the benefit of the holders of the notes. The Secured Account will be governed by a control agreement (the "Secured Account Agreement") to be entered into among the Issuers, the securities intermediary and the trustee. The funds in the Secured Account will be required to be invested in Permitted Securities at the direction of Wynn Las Vegas. The trustee, for the benefit of the holders of the notes, will have a perfected first priority security interest in the funds and Permitted Securities held in the Secured Account. Neither the lenders under the Credit Agreement nor the FF&E Facility will have a security interest in the Secured Account or the funds held in it.
Release of funds from the Secured Account will be subject to satisfaction of the conditions to funding each disbursement request contained in the Disbursement Agreement. If those conditions have been satisfied, the Disbursement Agent will transfer the necessary funds to the disbursement account created under the Disbursement Agreement. Those funds will then be disbursed to or as directed by Wynn Las Vegas in accordance with the Disbursement Agreement and applied to the development and construction of the Project and to pay interest on the notes, in each case in accordance with the Project Budget. See "Disbursement Agreement."
Completion Guarantee Deposit Account. Wynn Completion Guarantor, LLC, one of Wynn Las Vegas' Wholly Owned Unrestricted Subsidiaries (the "Completion Guarantor") will provide a $50.0 million Completion Guarantee in favor of the trustee (for the benefit of the note holders) and the administrative agent (for the benefit of the lenders under the Credit Agreement). The Completion Guarantor will, subject to a $50.0 million cap, guarantee Completion in full of the construction and opening of the Project, including all furniture, fixtures and equipment, the parking structure, the golf course and the availability of initial working capital. Wynn Resorts will make a common equity capital contribution (the "Completion Guarantee Capital Contribution"), concurrently with the closing of this offering and the IPO, of $50.0 million of the net proceeds of the IPO to the Completion Guarantor to support its obligations under the Completion Guarantee. These funds will be deposited into a collateral account (the "Completion Guarantee Deposit Account") to be held in cash and/or Permitted Securities. The lenders under the Credit Agreement will have a first priority security interest in the funds in the Completion Guarantee Deposit Account, and the trustee will have a second priority security interest in the funds in the Completion Guarantee Deposit Account for the benefit of the Holders. Amounts in the Completion Guarantee Deposit Account may be applied to the costs of the Project in accordance with the Disbursement Agreement. Pursuant to the Disbursement Agreement, these funds will be available to Wynn Las Vegas on a gradual basis to apply to the costs of the Project only after fifty percent of the construction work has been completed. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Credit Agreement or the indenture, the lenders under the Credit Agreement or, if no amounts are outstanding under the Credit Agreement, the holders of the notes will be permitted to exercise remedies against such sums and apply such sums against the obligations under their
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respective documents. Upon the Completion Guarantee Release Date, any amounts then remaining in the Completion Guarantee Deposit Account will be released to Wynn Las Vegas, after reserving necessary amounts for completion of punchlist items and disputed claims, which may distribute such funds at its discretion, including to Wynn Resorts, and the Completion Guarantor will be dissolved. See "Disbursement AgreementCompletion Guarantee Deposit Account."
Liquidity Reserve Account. Wynn Resorts will, concurrently with the closing of this offering and the IPO, make a common equity capital contribution (the "Liquidity Reserve Capital Contribution") to Wynn Las Vegas in an amount equal to $30.0 million of the net proceeds of the IPO. Wynn Las Vegas will deposit these funds in a liquidity reserve account (the "Liquidity Reserve Account") to be held in cash and/or Permitted Securities. The Liquidity Reserve Account will secure Completion in full of the construction and opening of the Project. The lenders under the Credit Agreement will have a first priority security interest in the funds in the Liquidity Reserve Account, and the trustee will have a perfected second priority security interest in the funds in the Liquidity Reserve Account for the benefit of the noteholders. Amounts in the Liquidity Reserve Account may be applied to the costs of the Project, including cost overruns, in accordance with the Disbursement Agreement. Pursuant to the Disbursement Agreement, these funds will be available to Wynn Las Vegas on a gradual basis to apply to the costs of the Project, commencing after fifty percent of the construction work has been completed. Upon the Completion Date, any amounts then remaining in the Liquidity Reserve Account will, to the extent funds are not otherwise available from operations, be used solely to pay debt service under the Credit Agreement and/or the notes until such time as the actual Consolidated EBITDA of Wynn Las Vegas and its Restricted Subsidiaries for the period of four full consecutive fiscal quarters of Wynn Las Vegas equals or exceeds certain specified Consolidated EBITDA levels. At such time, any amounts then remaining in the Liquidity Reserve Account, if any, must be used to reduce the amounts then outstanding under the revolving loans under the Credit Agreement without reducing the corresponding commitments under the Credit Agreement. See "Disbursement AgreementLiquidity Reserve Account."
Security for the Guarantees
Subject to Permitted Liens, and to the extent permitted by Gaming Laws and other applicable laws, the Guarantees will be secured by, among other things:
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Company, LLC, which owns all of the stock of Desert Inn Improvement Co., Wynn Design & Development, LLC, which is responsible for the design and architecture of the Project, Wynn Resorts Holdings, which owns the Golf Course Land, by Wynn Resorts Holdings in Wynn Las Vegas and Palo, LLC, which owns three parcels of residential real estate adjacent to the Golf Course Land, and by Desert Inn Water Company, LLC in Desert Inn Improvement Co., which owns the principal Water Rights for the Golf Course Land, and
The Guarantees will not be secured by a security interest in the Aircraft Assets.
As noted above, under Nevada gaming laws, a gaming licensee is not permitted to grant a security interest in any gaming or other license issued by the Nevada Gaming Authorities. As a result, the Guarantees by the Guarantors will not be secured by any such gaming licenses.
Release of Golf Course Land and Phase II Land
The noteholders' security interests in all or certain portions of the Golf Course Land (and the related Water Rights, if applicable) and in all of the Phase II Land may be released under the circumstances described below. Upon any such release of those security interests, the disposition or transfer of such assets will no longer be subject to any of the restrictive covenants in the indenture.
Release of All of the Golf Course Land. The security interests in all of the Golf Course Land, the equity interests in Desert Inn Improvement Co. and/or Desert Inn Water Company, LLC and the DIIC Water Permits (other than the DIIC Casino Water Permit) will be released so long as:
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Release of Portions of the Golf Course Land. The security interests granted by Wynn Resorts Holdings in approximately 20 acres of the Golf Course Land will be released if the lenders under the Credit Agreement concurrently release their first priority security interest in such Golf Course Land, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing immediately prior to or after giving effect to that release. It will not be deemed to be a release of the first priority security interests requiring the automatic release by the noteholders if the release of the first priority lien is as a result of an extension, refinancing, renewal, replacement, amendment and restatement, restatement, defeasance or refunding (collectively, a "refinancing") of the Credit Agreement as a result of which the first priority liens in favor of the administrative agent (for the benefit of the lenders under the Credit Agreement) are replaced with liens in favor of the lenders or holders of such refinancing Indebtedness. In the event that, following the automatic release of the noteholders' security interest in approximately 20 acres of the Golf Course Land, Wynn Las Vegas, the Restricted Entities or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries grants a security interest in any or all of such portions to secure such refinancing Indebtedness or any guarantee thereof, such Person will concurrently grant a security interest in such portions of the Golf Course Land in favor of the trustee to secure the notes (or, if such Person is a Guarantor, its guarantee of the notes). That security interest in favor of the trustee will be a second priority security interest, subject only to the liens securing the refinancing Indebtedness or the guarantee of such Indebtedness, as applicable, and other Permitted Liens.
The Credit Agreement currently provides that the lenders will release their security interests in approximately 20 acres of the Golf Course Land when Wynn Las Vegas achieves a specified minimum level of Consolidated EBITDA for four full consecutive fiscal quarters and satisfies certain conditions relating to water required for the Le Rêve casino water features and the golf course and requires that the development of those released parcels as residential or other non-gaming related developments not interfere with the operation of the Golf Course Land or otherwise impair the overall value of the property. The lenders under the Credit Agreement may amend or waive any of their conditions to the release of their security interests without the consent of the noteholders and may determine to release their liens under different circumstances, which would nevertheless result in the automatic release of the second priority liens by the noteholders.
Release of Homesite Acreage. The security interests in approximately two acres of the Golf Course Land will be released in order to permit the construction of a personal residence for Stephen A. Wynn, so long as:
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Release of the Phase II Land. The security interests granted by Valvino Lamore in the Phase II Land to secure its obligations under its Guarantee will be released if the lenders under the Credit Agreement concurrently release their first priority security interest in the Phase II Land, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists or is continuing immediately prior to or after giving effect to that release. It will not be deemed to be a release of the first priority security interests requiring the automatic release by the noteholders if the release of the first priority lien is as a result of a refinancing of the Credit Agreement as a result of which the first priority liens in favor of the administrative agent (for the benefit of the lenders
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under the Credit Agreement) are replaced with liens in favor of the lenders or holders of such refinancing Indebtedness. In the event that, following the automatic release of the noteholders' security interest in the Phase II Land, Wynn Las Vegas, the Restricted Entities or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries grants a security interest in any or all of the Phase II Land to secure such refinancing Indebtedness or any guarantee thereof, such Person will concurrently grant a security interest in such Phase II Land in favor of the trustee to secure the notes (or, if such Person is a Guarantor, its guarantee of the notes). That security interest in favor of the trustee will be a second priority security interest, subject only to the liens securing the refinancing Indebtedness or the guarantee of such Indebtedness, as applicable, and other Permitted Liens). The foregoing provisions will not permit the release of any portions of the Phase II Land on which an Entertainment Facility is being constructed or has been constructed.
The Credit Agreement currently provides that the lenders will release their security interests in the Phase II Land when Wynn Las Vegas achieves specified minimum levels of Consolidated EBITDA for either two or four consecutive fiscal quarters, so long as the Valvino Water Permit Transfer has occurred and, if any of the Entertainment Facility is built on the Phase II Land, that portion of the Phase II Land has been transferred to Wynn Las Vegas. The lenders under the Credit Agreement may amend or waive any of their conditions to the release of their security interests without the consent of the noteholders and may determine to release their liens under different circumstances, which would nevertheless result in the release of the second priority liens by the noteholders.
Methods of Receiving Payments on the Notes
If a Holder has given wire transfer instructions to the Issuers, the Issuers will pay all principal, interest and premium, if any, on that Holder's notes in accordance with those instructions. All other payments on notes will be made at the office or agency of the paying agent and registrar within the City and State of New York unless the Issuers elect to make interest payments by check mailed to the Holders at the addresses provided in the register of Holders.
Paying Agent and Registrar for the Notes
The trustee will initially act as paying agent and registrar. The Issuers may change the paying agent or registrar without prior notice to the Holders, and either or both of the Issuers or any of their subsidiaries may act as paying agent or registrar.
Transfer and Exchange
A Holder may transfer or exchange notes in accordance with the indenture. The registrar and the trustee may require a Holder to furnish appropriate endorsements and transfer documents in connection with a transfer of notes. Holders will be required to pay all taxes due on transfer. The Issuers are not required to transfer or exchange any note selected for redemption. Also, the Issuers are not required to transfer or exchange any note for a period of 15 days before a selection of notes to be redeemed.
Repurchase at the Option of Holders
Change of Control
If a Change of Control occurs, each holder of notes will have the right to require the Issuers to repurchase all or any part (equal to $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000) of that holder's notes pursuant to a Change of Control Offer on the terms set forth in the indenture.
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In the Change of Control Offer, the Issuers will offer a payment (the "Change of Control Payment") in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest on the notes repurchased, to the date of purchase. Within 10 days following any Change of Control, the Issuers will mail a notice to each holder describing the transaction or transactions that constitute the Change of Control and offering to repurchase notes on the date (the "Change of Control Payment Date") specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is mailed, pursuant to the procedures required by the indenture and described in such notice.
On the Change of Control Payment Date, the Issuers will, to the extent lawful:
The paying agent will promptly mail to each holder of notes so tendered the Change of Control Payment for such notes, and the trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book entry) to each holder a new note equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of the notes surrendered, if any. Each such new note will be in a principal amount of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000. The Issuers will publicly announce the results of the Change of Control Offer on or as soon as practicable after the Change of Control Payment Date.
The provisions described above that require the Issuers to make a Change of Control Offer following a Change of Control will be applicable regardless of whether any other provisions of the indenture are applicable. Except as described above with respect to a Change of Control, the indenture does not contain provisions that permit the holders to require that the Issuers repurchase or redeem notes in the event of a takeover, recapitalization or similar transaction.
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The Issuers will not be required to make a Change of Control Offer upon a Change of Control if a third party makes the Change of Control Offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements set forth in the indenture applicable to a Change of Control Offer made by the Issuers and purchases all notes properly tendered and not withdrawn under such Change of Control Offer.
The definition of Change of Control includes a phrase relating to the direct or indirect sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of "all or substantially all" of the properties or assets of Wynn Las Vegas, its Restricted Subsidiaries and the Restricted Entities, taken as a whole, or Wynn Las Vegas and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. Although there is a limited body of case law interpreting the phrase "substantially all," there is no precise established definition of the phrase under applicable law. Accordingly, the ability of a holder of notes to require the Issuers to repurchase its notes as a result of a sale, lease, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of less than all of the assets of Wynn Las Vegas, the Restricted Entities and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Wynn Las Vegas and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another Person or group may be uncertain.
Asset Sales
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, consummate an Asset Sale unless:
For purposes of this provision, each of the following will be deemed to be cash:
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After the receipt of any Net Proceeds from an Asset Sale by Wynn Las Vegas, any Restricted Entity or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, the applicable entity:
In any such case, the Restricted Entities shall take all necessary action to ensure that the security interest of the trustee, on behalf of the holders, continues as a perfected security interest (subject only to the security interest securing the Credit Agreement and other Permitted Liens and the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements) on any property or assets acquired or constructed with the Net Proceeds of any Asset Sale on the terms set forth in the indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the other Collateral Documents. Pending the final application of any Net Proceeds, the applicable entity may (1) apply the Net Proceeds to temporarily reduce amounts outstanding under any secured unsubordinated Indebtedness of Wynn Las Vegas or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, or (2) invest the Net Proceeds in Cash Equivalents which will be subject to a perfected security interest (subject only to the security interest securing the Credit Agreement and other Permitted Liens and the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements) in favor of the trustee as security for the notes.
The Credit Agreement requires Wynn Las Vegas, the Restricted Entities and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, in certain circumstances, to apply the sale proceeds from an Asset Sale to repay the loans under the Credit Agreement. In such circumstances, until the debt under the Credit Agreement has been repaid in full, there will not be any Net Proceeds. As a result, in that case, the operative provisions of this covenant will not apply, and no Asset Sale Offers will be made to the note holders.
Once the Credit Agreement has been repaid in full, any Net Proceeds from Asset Sales that are not applied or invested as provided in the preceding paragraph will constitute "Excess Proceeds." Within 10 days following the date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Proceeds exceeds $10.0 million, Wynn Las Vegas will make an offer (an "Asset Sale Offer") to all holders to purchase the maximum principal amount of notes that may be purchased out of the Excess Proceeds. The offer price in any Asset Sale Offer will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of purchase, and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Proceeds remain after consummation of an Asset Sale Offer, the applicable entity may use those Excess Proceeds for any general corporate purpose not prohibited by the indenture and the Collateral Documents. If the aggregate principal amount of notes tendered into such Asset Sale Offer exceeds the amount of Excess Proceeds, the trustee will select the notes to be purchased as described below under "Selection and Notice." Upon completion of each Asset Sale Offer, the amount of Excess Proceeds will be reset at zero.
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Events of Loss
After any Event of Loss of Collateral comprising the Project occurring after the Final Completion Date in an amount of up to $500.0 million (measured as the greater of the fair market value or the replacement cost of the Collateral subject to such Event of Loss), Wynn Las Vegas, the applicable Restricted Entity or the applicable Restricted Subsidiary, as the case may be, may apply the Net Loss Proceeds from the Event of Loss to the rebuilding, repair, replacement or construction of improvements to the Project, with no obligation to make any purchase of any notes; so long as, in the case of any such Collateral with a fair market value (or replacement cost, if higher) in excess of $15.0 million but less than or equal to $500.0 million:
However, if the damaged Collateral is not necessary for and is not used in the operation of the Permitted Business of the Project, the applicable entity may apply the Net Loss Proceeds to make a capital expenditure, improve real property or acquire long-term assets that are used or useful in a line of business permitted by the covenant described below under the caption "Certain CovenantsLine of Business."
The ability of Wynn Las Vegas, any Restricted Entities or any of their Restricted Subsidiaries to repair or restore any of the Collateral following an Event of Loss that occurs on or prior to the Final Completion Date will be governed by the Disbursement Agreement.
The Credit Agreement requires Wynn Las Vegas, the Restricted Entities and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, in certain circumstances, to apply the loss proceeds from an Event of Loss to repay the loans under the Credit Agreement. In such circumstances, until the debt under the Credit Agreement has been repaid in full, there will not be any Net Loss Proceeds. As a result, in that case, the operative provisions of this covenant will not apply, and no Event of Loss Offers will be made to the note holders.
Once the Credit Agreement has been repaid in full, any Net Loss Proceeds that are not (1) permitted to be used to repair or restore the Collateral pursuant to the Disbursement Agreement, (2) reinvested as provided in the first sentence of this covenant or (3) permitted to be reinvested because those Net Loss Proceeds exceed $500.0 million, in each case, will be deemed "Excess Loss Proceeds." Within 10 days following the date on which the aggregate amount of Excess Loss Proceeds exceeds $10.0 million, Wynn Las Vegas will make an offer (an "Event of Loss Offer") to all holders to purchase the maximum principal amount of notes that may be purchased out of the Excess Loss Proceeds. The offer price in any Event of Loss Offer will be 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be purchased, plus accrued and
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unpaid interest to the date of purchase and will be payable in cash. If any Excess Loss Proceeds remain after consummation of an Event of Loss Offer, the applicable entity may use those Excess Loss Proceeds for any general corporate purpose not prohibited by the indenture and the Collateral Documents. If the aggregate principal amount of notes tendered into such Event of Loss Offer exceeds the Excess Loss Proceeds, the trustee will select the notes to be purchased as described below under "Selection and Notice." Upon completion of each Event of Loss Offer, the amount of Excess Loss Proceeds will be reset at zero.
Pending their application, all Net Loss Proceeds will either be (1) applied to temporarily reduce amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement, or (2) invested in Cash Equivalents held in an account in which the trustee has a perfected security interest for the benefit of the Holders, subject only to the security interest securing the Credit Agreement and other Permitted Liens and the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements. These funds and securities will be released to the applicable entity to pay for or reimburse that entity for either (1) the actual cost of a permitted use of Net Loss Proceeds as provided above, or (2) the Event of Loss Offer, pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Documents. The applicable entity will grant to the trustee, on behalf of the Holders, a security interest, subject only to the security interest securing the Credit Agreement and other Permitted Liens and the terms of the Intercreditor Agreements, on any property or assets rebuilt, repaired, replaced or constructed with such Net Loss Proceeds on the terms set forth in the indenture and the Collateral Documents.
In the event of an Event of Loss pursuant to clause (3) of the definition of "Event of Loss" with respect to property or assets that have a fair market value (or replacement cost, if greater) in excess of $10.0 million, the applicable entity, will be required to receive consideration:
Restrictions on Repurchase of Notes
The agreements governing our other indebtedness, including the Credit Agreement and the FF&E Facility, may prohibit certain events, including a Change of Control or an Asset Sale, or provide that such events constitute events of default under such agreements. Similarly, those agreements may prohibit or restrict Wynn Las Vegas, the Restricted Entities and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries from repairing or restoring the Collateral following an Event of Loss regardless of whether that repair or restoration is permitted under the indenture. In addition, the exercise by the holders of notes of their rights to require Wynn Las Vegas to repurchase the notes upon a Change of Control Offer, an Asset Sale Offer or Event of Loss Offer, as the case may be, could cause a default under these other agreements. Finally, Wynn Las Vegas' ability to pay cash to the holders of notes upon a repurchase under a Change of Control Offer, Asset Sale Offer or Event of Loss Offer may be limited by Wynn Las Vegas' then existing financial resources. See "Risk FactorsRisks Related to the Offering and the Second Mortgage NotesWe may not be able to fulfill our repurchase obligations with respect to the second mortgage notes upon a change of control."
Compliance with Securities Laws
The Issuers will comply with the requirements of Rule 14e-1 under the Exchange Act and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder to the extent these laws and regulations are applicable in connection with each repurchase of notes pursuant to a Change of Control
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Offer, an Asset Sale Offer or an Event of Loss Offer. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with the Change of Control, Asset Sale or Event of Loss provisions of the indenture, the Issuers will comply with the applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached their obligations under these provisions of the indenture by virtue of such conflict.
Selection and Notice
If less than all of the notes are to be redeemed or purchased in an offer to purchase at any time, the trustee will select notes for redemption or purchase as follows:
No notes of $1,000 or less can be redeemed or purchased in part. However, if all of the Notes of a Holder are to be redeemed or purchased, the entire outstanding amount of Notes held by such Holder, even if not a multiple of $1,000, will be redeemed or purchased. Notices of redemption or purchase will be mailed by first class mail at least 30 but not more than 60 days before the redemption or purchase date to each Holder of notes to be redeemed or purchased at its registered address. Notices of redemption or purchase may not be conditional.
If any note is to be redeemed in part only, the notice of redemption that relates to that note will state the portion of the principal amount of the note that is to be redeemed. A new note in principal amount equal to the unredeemed portion of the original note will be issued in the name of the Holder of notes upon cancellation of the original note. Notes called for redemption become due on the date fixed for redemption. On and after the redemption date, interest ceases to accrue on notes or portions of them called for redemption.
Certain Covenants
Restricted Payments
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
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Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio under this subclause (iii), the Fixed Charges of Wynn Resorts shall be included as a Fixed Charge in the calculation of "Fixed Charges,"
With respect to (a) any payments made pursuant to clauses (1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15) and (16) below, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused by the payments, and (b) any payments made pursuant to clauses (4), (5) and (10) below, regardless of whether any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would be caused by the payment, the preceding provisions will not prohibit:
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Indebtedness of Wynn Resorts (other than Equity Interests held by or Indebtedness owed to the Existing Stockholders) to the extent required by any Gaming Authority having jurisdiction over Wynn Las Vegas or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries for not more than the fair market value thereof in order to avoid the suspension, revocation or denial of a Gaming License by that Gaming Authority, as long as, if such efforts do not jeopardize any Gaming License, Wynn Resorts and its Subsidiaries shall have diligently attempted to find a third-party purchaser for such Equity Interests or Indebtedness and no third-party purchaser acceptable to the applicable Gaming Authority was willing to purchase such Equity Interests or Indebtedness within a time period acceptable to such Gaming Authority;
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The amount of all Restricted Payments (other than cash) will be the fair market value on the date of the Restricted Payment of the assets or securities proposed to be transferred or issued to or by the applicable entity pursuant to the Restricted Payment. The fair market value of any assets or securities that are required to be valued by this covenant will be determined in good faith by the applicable entity's board of directors whose resolution with respect thereto will be delivered to the trustee. At the same time as the delivery of the financial information required to be delivered under clause (1) of the covenant captioned "Reports," Wynn Las Vegas will deliver to the trustee an officers' certificate describing in reasonable detail all of the Restricted Payments made during the period to which such financial information relates, stating that such Restricted Payments were permitted when made and setting forth the basis upon which the calculations required by this "Restricted Payments" covenant were computed.
Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Equity
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, (1) create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to (collectively, "incur") any Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), or (2) issue any Disqualified Stock or shares of preferred stock. Notwithstanding the above, Wynn Las Vegas and its Restricted Subsidiaries may incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Debt), if (1) the Opening Date has occurred and (2) the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of Wynn Las Vegas for Wynn Las Vegas' most recently ended four full fiscal quarters following the Opening Date for which internal financial statements are available immediately preceding the date on which such additional Indebtedness is incurred (the "Reference Period") would have been at least 2.0 to 1.0, determined on a pro forma basis, including a pro forma application of the net proceeds from the Indebtedness, as if the additional Indebtedness had been incurred at the beginning of such four-quarter period.
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The first paragraph of this covenant will not prohibit the incurrence of any of the following items of Indebtedness so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom (collectively, "Permitted Debt"):
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date on which such Indebtedness is incurred in an amount equal to the principal amount of the Indebtedness incurred on such date (or, if less, the principal amount of such Indebtedness from time to time outstanding);
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acceptances or similar instruments issued by Person other than Wynn Resorts, any Restricted Entity or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries for the benefit of a trade creditor of any such Person, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $10.0 million at any time outstanding so long as:
Neither Wynn Las Vegas nor any Guarantor will incur any Indebtedness (including Permitted Debt) that is contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of Wynn Las Vegas or such Guarantor unless such Indebtedness is also contractually subordinated (except for the priority of Permitted Liens and except as otherwise contemplated by the Intercreditor Agreements) in right of payment to the notes, in the case of Wynn Las Vegas, or the Guarantee contained in its Guarantee and Collateral Agreement, in the case of a Guarantor on substantially identical terms. No Indebtedness of Wynn Las Vegas or any Guarantor will be deemed to be contractually subordinated in right of payment to any other Indebtedness of Wynn Las Vegas or any such Guarantor solely by virtue of being unsecured.
For purposes of determining compliance with this "Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Equity" covenant, in the event that an item of proposed Indebtedness meets the criteria of more than one of the categories of Permitted Debt described in clauses (1) through (14) above, or is entitled to be incurred pursuant to the first paragraph of this covenant, the Issuers will be permitted to classify such item of Indebtedness on the date of its incurrence, or later reclassify all or a portion of such item of Indebtedness, in any manner that complies with this covenant.
Liens
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien of any kind on any asset now owned or hereafter acquired, or any proceeds, income or profits therefrom or assign or convey any right to receive income therefrom, except Permitted Liens.
Dividend and Other Payment Restrictions Affecting Restricted Subsidiaries of Wynn Las Vegas
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, create or permit to exist or become effective any consensual encumbrance or restriction on the ability of any of Wynn Las Vegas' Restricted Subsidiaries to:
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However, the preceding restrictions will not apply to encumbrances or restrictions existing under or by reason of:
Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets
No Issuer or Guarantor may, directly or indirectly, (1) consolidate or merge with or into another Person (whether or not the Issuer or the Guarantor is the surviving entity) or (2) sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties or
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assets of (a) Wynn Las Vegas, the Restricted Entities and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (b) Wynn Las Vegas and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (c) in the case of a Guarantor, that Guarantor, in one or more related transactions, to another Person, unless:
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suitable under the laws of any applicable gaming jurisdiction in the absence of such transaction.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Guarantor may consolidate or merge with or into another Guarantor, or sell, assign, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties or assets to another Guarantor, so long as (1) the conditions in clauses (3), (4) and (7) of the preceding paragraph are satisfied, and (2) such Guarantor or the Person formed by or surviving any such consolidation or merger, or the Guarantor to which such sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition shall have been made, as the case may be, is Solvent.
In addition, no Issuer or Guarantor may, directly or indirectly, lease all or substantially all of its properties or assets, in one or more related transactions, to any other Person. This "Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets" covenant will not apply to a sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or other disposition of assets (excluding any sale, assignment, transfer, conveyance or disposition of assets that would otherwise be subject to this covenant from a Person that is a Guarantor to a Person, other than Wynn Las Vegas, that is not a Guarantor):
For purposes of this covenant, a sale of properties or assets by a Guarantor shall not constitute a sale of "substantially all of the properties or assets" of that Guarantor if, following that sale, the Guarantor owns or holds (1) any of the Water Rights for the Project (excluding Water Rights that are then Released Assets) or (2) any of the Phase II Land or the Golf Course Land, (excluding any such land that is then a Released Asset).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Wynn Las Vegas and each Guarantor is permitted to reorganize as a corporation pursuant to a Permitted C-Corp. Conversion.
Designation of Restricted and Unrestricted Subsidiaries
The board of directors of Wynn Las Vegas may designate any Restricted Subsidiary, other than Wynn Capital, to be an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas if that designation would not cause a Default or an Event of Default. If a Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas is designated as an Unrestricted Subsidiary, the aggregate fair market value of all outstanding Investments owned by Wynn Las Vegas and its Restricted Subsidiaries in the Subsidiary properly designated will be deemed to be an Investment made in an Unrestricted Subsidiary as of the time of the designation and will reduce the amount available for Restricted Payments under the covenant described above under the caption "Restricted Payments" or Permitted Investments, as determined by Wynn Las Vegas. That designation will only be permitted if the Investment would be permitted at that time and if the Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas otherwise meets the definition of an Unrestricted Subsidiary. The board of directors of Wynn Las Vegas may redesignate any Unrestricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas to be a Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas if the redesignation would not cause a Default or an Event of Default.
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None of the Restricted Entities and their Subsidiaries (other than Wynn Las Vegas and its Subsidiaries and Desert Inn Water Company) is permitted to have Unrestricted Subsidiaries. As a result, all future Subsidiaries of the Restricted Entities (other than Wynn Las Vegas and its Subsidiaries and Desert Inn Improvement Co.) will be Restricted Subsidiaries and subject to the restrictive covenants contained in the indenture.
Transactions with Affiliates
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, make any payment to, or sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its properties or assets to, or purchase any property or assets from, or enter into or make or amend any transaction, contract, agreement, understanding, loan, advance or guarantee with, or for the benefit of, any Affiliate (each, an "Affiliate Transaction") unless:
The following items will not be deemed to be Affiliate Transactions and, therefore, will not be subject to the provisions of the prior paragraph:
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Construction
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will, and will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, construct the Project, including the furnishing, fixturing and equipping of the Project, with diligence and continuity in a good and workmanlike manner substantially in accordance with the Plans and Specifications.
Limitations on Use of Proceeds
Wynn Las Vegas will deposit all of the net proceeds of the offering of the notes into the Secured Account. The funds in the Secured Account will be invested solely in Permitted Securities. All funds in the Secured Account will be disbursed only in accordance with the Secured Account Agreement and the Disbursement Agreement.
Limitation on Status as Investment Company
The Issuers and Guarantors will not be or become required to register as an "investment company" (as that term is defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended), or otherwise become subject to regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Sale and Leaseback Transactions
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, enter into any sale and leaseback transaction (except with respect to the FF&E Collateral or the Aircraft Assets so long as, and to the extent that, such FF&E Collateral or Aircraft Assets, as the case may be, are not Collateral), unless:
Line of Business
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, engage in any business or investment activities other than the Permitted Business. Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, conduct a Permitted Business in any gaming jurisdiction in which such entity is not licensed on the date of the indenture if the holders of the notes would be required to be licensed as a result thereof, except that this sentence will not prohibit any entity from conducting a Permitted Business in any jurisdiction that does not require the licensing or qualification of all the holders of notes, but reserves the discretionary right to require the licensing or qualification of any holders of notes.
Limitation on Development of Phase II Land
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, at any time prior to the date on which the security interests in the Phase II Land are released in accordance with the covenant captioned "Release of Security Interests":
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Notwithstanding anything herein or above, Wynn Las Vegas, the Restricted Entities and their respective subsidiaries may:
Limitation on Development of Golf Course Land
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, at any time prior to the date on which the security interests in all of the Golf Course Land are released in accordance with the covenant entitled "Release of Security Interests":
Notwithstanding anything herein or above, Wynn Las Vegas, the Restricted Entities and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries may:
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Restrictions on Payments of Management Fees
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly:
Any Management Fees not permitted to be paid during a particular 12-month period pursuant to this covenant will be deferred and will accrue. Such accrued and unpaid Management Fees may be paid in any subsequent 12-month period to the extent such payment would be permitted under this covenant and the Management Fees Subordination Agreement.
Under the Management Fees Subordination Agreement, the right to receive payment of the Management Fees will be subordinated in right of payment to the right of the holders of notes to receive payments pursuant to the notes and the Guarantees. Under this agreement, Management Fees will be payable semi-annually in arrears on the tenth Business Day following the date on which interest payments are payable on the notes. Management Fees may be paid only if, among other things, the interest payable on the notes through the applicable interest payment date and the interest payable on the loans under the Credit Agreement through such interest payment date has been paid in full.
Advances to Guarantors
All advances to Guarantors made by Wynn Las Vegas, any Restricted Entity or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries after the date of the indenture will be unsecured, will be
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evidenced by intercompany notes and will be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Documents. Each intercompany note will be payable upon demand and will bear interest at then current fair market interests rates.
Limitation on Issuances and Sales of Equity Interests in Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
The Restricted Entities will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to be Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Restricted Entities. The Issuers will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to be Wholly Owned Subsidiaries of the Issuers.
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, transfer, convey, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any Equity Interests in any of their respective Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries or any Restricted Entity to any Person (other than Wynn Las Vegas, a Restricted Entity, or any of Wynn Las Vegas' or any Restricted Entity's Wholly Owned Subsidiaries that is a Guarantor), unless:
In addition, Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities (other than Valvino Lamore) will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, issue any of their respective Equity Interests (other than, if necessary, shares of their respective capital stock constituting directors' qualifying shares) to any Person other than to Wynn Las Vegas, a Restricted Entity or any of their respective Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries that is a Guarantor.
Limitations on Issuances of Guarantees of, or Security Interests to Secure, Indebtedness
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, Guarantee or pledge any assets to secure the payment and/or performance of any Indebtedness of Wynn Resorts unless (1) such Guarantee or pledge is otherwise permitted under the covenants captioned "Incurrence of Indebtedness and Issuance of Preferred Equity" and "Liens" and (2) each applicable entity simultaneously executes and delivers:
Notwithstanding the preceding paragraph, any Guarantee of the notes will provide by its terms that it will be automatically and unconditionally released and discharged under the circumstances described above under the caption "GuaranteesRelease of Guarantees."
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Amendments to Certain Agreements
On or prior to the Final Completion Date, except as contemplated by the Disbursement Agreement, Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, or otherwise fail to enforce, or terminate or abandon, any of the provisions of any Affiliate Agreement, the Construction Contract, the Construction Contract Guarantee, the Design/Build Contract, the Golf Course Construction Contract, the Golf Course Design Services Agreement or any Payment and Performance Bond, in each case if such amendment, modification, waiver or other change, failure to enforce, termination or abandonment (individually or collectively with all such amendments, modifications, waivers and other changes, failures to enforce, terminations or abandonments taken as a whole) would (1) have a material adverse affect on the ability of Wynn Las Vegas, any Restricted Entity or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to develop, construct or operate the Project or (2) cause the Completion Date to occur or result in that date occurring after the Outside Completion Deadline.
Following the Final Completion Date, Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, or otherwise fail to enforce, or terminate or abandon, any of the provisions of any Affiliate Agreement if such amendment, modification, waiver or other change, failure to enforce, termination or abandonment (individually or collectively with all such amendments, modifications, waivers and other changes, failures to enforce, terminations or abandonments taken as a whole) would:
Amendments to Limited Liability Company Agreements and Charter Documents
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to:
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either terminates the status of that Person as a member of the limited liability company or causes the limited liability company to be dissolved or its affairs wound up, or
Insurance
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will, and will cause their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, maintain insurance with reputable and financially sound carriers against such risks and in such amounts as are customarily carried by similarly situated businesses, including, without limitation, property and casualty insurance, so long as such insurance coverage (including deductibles, retentions and self-insurance amounts) at all times complies with the insurance coverage required under the Disbursement Agreement.
Additional Collateral; Formation or Acquisition of Restricted Subsidiaries, Designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries as Restricted Subsidiaries or Permitted C-Corp. Conversion
Concurrently with (1) the formation or acquisition of any Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas or any Restricted Entity that, in either case, becomes or is required under the Credit Agreement to become a Guarantor of any of the obligations under the Credit Agreement, (2) the designation of an Unrestricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas as a Restricted Subsidiary, or (3) the reorganization by Wynn Las Vegas, any Restricted Entity or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries as a subchapter "C" corporation in a Permitted C-Corp. Conversion, Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities shall, to the extent not prohibited by Gaming Authorities or applicable Gaming Laws and subject to the Intercreditor Agreements:
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Additional Collateral; Acquisition of Assets or Property
Concurrently with the acquisition by Wynn Las Vegas, any Restricted Entity or any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries of any assets or property (other than a Subsidiary of either Wynn Las Vegas or any Restricted Entity), to the extent not prohibited by Gaming Authorities or applicable Gaming Laws and subject to the Intercreditor Agreements, Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will, and will cause their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, cause the applicable entity to:
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in excess of $5.0 million in the aggregate or $2.5 million individually, execute and deliver to the trustee:
Further Assurances
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will, and will cause their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, execute and deliver such additional instruments, certificates or documents, and take all such actions as may be reasonably required from time to time in order to:
Upon the exercise by the trustee or any holder of any power, right, privilege or remedy under the indenture or any of the Collateral Documents which requires any consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization of any governmental authority (including the Nevada PUC or any Gaming Authority), Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will, and will cause their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, execute and deliver all applications, certifications, instruments and other documents and papers that may be required from Wynn Resorts, Wynn Las Vegas, any Restricted Entity or any of Wynn Las Vegas' or any Restricted Entity's Restricted Subsidiaries for such governmental consent, approval, recording, qualification or authorization.
Nevada PUC Approvals
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will, and will cause each of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries and Desert Inn Improvement Co. to:
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Payments for Consent
Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities will not, and will not permit any of their respective Restricted Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, pay or cause to be paid any consideration to or for the benefit of any holder of notes for or as an inducement to any consent, waiver or amendment of any of the terms or provisions of the indenture, the notes or the Collateral Documents unless such consideration is offered to be paid and is paid to all holders of notes that consent, waive or agree to amend in the time frame set forth in the solicitation documents relating to such consent, waiver or agreement.
Restrictions on Specified Activities of Wynn Resorts
Under the terms of the Wynn Resorts Agreement, Wynn Resorts will agree that it will not grant any security interests in any of its assets or properties (other than a security interest in favor of the trustee for the benefit of the noteholders and security interests granted in Excluded Project Assets or assets or properties that individually and in the aggregate have a fair market value of less than $10.0 million) in favor of any Person to secure (i) any Indebtedness of any of its Affiliates, (ii) any Guarantee by Wynn Resorts of Indebtedness of any of its Affiliates, or (iii) any Indebtedness incurred by Wynn Resorts, unless:
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Under the terms of the Parent Guarantee, Wynn Resorts will agree that it will not amend, modify, waive or otherwise change, or consent or agree to any amendment, modification, waiver or other change to, or otherwise fail to enforce, or terminate or abandon, any of the provisions of the Wynn Put Agreement, if such amendment, modification, waiver or other change, failure to enforce, termination or abandonment (individually or collectively with all such amendments, modifications, waivers and other changes, failures to enforce, terminations or abandonments taken as a whole) would:
Notwithstanding the provisions of this covenant, in no event shall Wynn Resorts be required, by reason of granting any security interest pursuant to this covenant or otherwise, to become a Restricted Entity.
Restrictions on Activities of Wynn Capital
Wynn Capital will not hold any material assets, hold any Equity Securities, incur any Indebtedness, become liable for any obligations, engage in any business activities or have any Subsidiaries. However, Wynn Capital may be a co-obligor with respect to Indebtedness if Wynn Las Vegas is a primary obligor of such Indebtedness and the net proceeds of such Indebtedness are received by Wynn Las Vegas or one or more of Wynn Las Vegas' Wholly Owned Restricted Subsidiaries other than Wynn Capital.
Reports
Whether or not required by the Commission, so long as any notes are outstanding, the Issuers will furnish to the holders of notes, within the time periods specified in the Commission's rules and regulations:
If Wynn Las Vegas has designated any of its Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries, then the quarterly and annual financial information required by the preceding paragraph will include a reasonably detailed presentation, either on the face of the financial statements or in the footnotes thereto, and in Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of the financial condition and results of operations of Wynn Las Vegas and its Restricted Subsidiaries separate from the financial condition and results of operations of the Unrestricted Subsidiaries of Wynn Las Vegas.
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Events of Default and Remedies
Each of the following is an Event of Default:
and, in each case, the principal amount of any such Indebtedness, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness under which there has been a Payment Default or the maturity of which has been so accelerated, aggregates $10.0 million or more;
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In the case of an Event of Default arising from certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency with respect to either Issuer, any Significant Restricted Entity, any group of Restricted Entities that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Restricted Entity, any Significant Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas, or any group of Restricted Subsidiaries that, taken together, would constitute a Significant Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas, all outstanding notes will become due and payable immediately without further action or notice. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding notes may declare all the notes to be due and payable immediately.
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Holders of the notes may not enforce the indenture or the notes except as provided in the indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and in the other Collateral Documents. Subject to certain limitations, holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding notes may direct the trustee in its exercise of any trust or power. The trustee may withhold from holders of the notes notice of any continuing Default or Event of Default if it determines that withholding notice is in their interest, except a Default or Event of Default relating to the payment of principal or interest or premium, if any.
The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the notes then outstanding by notice to the trustee may on behalf of the holders of all of the notes waive any existing Default or Event of Default and its consequences under the indenture, except a continuing Default or Event of Default in the payment of interest or premium, if any, on, or the principal of, the notes.
In the case of any Event of Default occurring on or after , 2006 by reason of any willful action or inaction taken or not taken by or on behalf of either Issuer, any Restricted Entity, any Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas or any Restricted Entity, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries with the intention of avoiding payment of the premium that the Issuers would have had to pay if the Issuers then had elected to redeem the notes pursuant to the optional redemption provisions of the indenture, an equivalent premium will also become and be immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the notes. If an Event of Default occurs prior to , 2006, by reason of any willful action (or inaction) taken (or not taken) by or on behalf of either Issuer, any Restricted Entity, any Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas or any Restricted Entity, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries with the intention of avoiding the prohibition on redemption of the notes prior to , 2006, then the premium specified in the indenture will also become immediately due and payable to the extent permitted by law upon the acceleration of the notes.
The Issuers are required to deliver to the trustee annually a statement regarding compliance with the indenture and the Collateral Documents. Upon becoming aware of any Default or Event of Default, the Issuers are required to deliver to the trustee a statement specifying such Default or Event of Default.
Remedies upon Default Under the Notes
Under certain circumstances, the trustee may initiate a foreclosure against all or a portion of the Collateral if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. A foreclosure against the Collateral will be subject to certain notice and other procedural limitations under Gaming Laws and laws applicable to secured creditors generally, and to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements.
Enforcement of Collateral Documents
Generally, if an Event of Default occurs, subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, the trustee, acting on behalf of the holders, can enforce its rights and remedies under the indenture and the Collateral Documents. These remedies include (1) commencing a judicial proceeding to seek monetary judgments against either Issuer, any Restricted Entity, any Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas or any Restricted Entity, and any Guarantor, (2) foreclosing on and selling the Collateral covered by the Deeds of Trust, and perfected Liens on personal property Collateral, and (3) enforcing the assignments of rents and leases. However, legal and procedural restrictions may impair the exercise by the trustee of its rights
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and remedies. See "Gaming Law Limitations on Foreclosure," "Bankruptcy Limitations on Foreclosure" and "Nevada Public Utility Commission Limitations on Foreclosure."
Rights in the Pledged Collateral
So long as no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and subject to certain terms and conditions in the indenture, the Intercreditor Agreements and the other Collateral Documents, Wynn Las Vegas and each Guarantor will be entitled to receive the benefit of all cash dividends, interest and other payments made upon or with respect to the Collateral pledged by that entity and to exercise any voting and other consensual rights pertaining to the Collateral pledged by that entity. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default and, subject to the terms of the Collateral Documents and the limitations in the Intercreditor Agreements and the exercise by the trustee of its rights under the Collateral Documents:
Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be deemed to apply to the Parent Guarantor or to restrict the ability of Wynn Las Vegas to make the Restricted Payments permitted to be made during the occurrence of an Event of Default under the covenant captioned "Certain CovenantsRestricted Payments."
Intercreditor Agreements
The Intercreditor Agreements may prevent timely payment on the notes if a default has occurred.
Under the intercreditor agreement between the trustee and the agent under the Credit Agreement, until the debt under the Credit Agreement has been repaid in full, the lenders under the Credit Agreement will have the exclusive right to exercise remedies against the Collateral and to determine the circumstances and manner in which the Collateral may be disposed, subject to the rights of the lenders under the FF&E Facility with respect to the FF&E Collateral. Similarly, until the debt under the FF&E Facility has been repaid in full, the lenders under the FF&E Facility will have the exclusive right to sell the FF&E Collateral or exercise other remedies against the FF&E Collateral.
Gaming Law Limitations on Granting of Security Interests
The ability of Wynn Las Vegas or any Guarantor to grant security interests in the Collateral is limited by Nevada gaming laws. Under Nevada gaming laws, none of Wynn Las Vegas or the Guarantors may grant a security interest in (1) the gaming and other licenses issued to them by the Nevada Gaming Authorities or (2) unless consented to in advance by
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the Nevada Gaming Authorities, the ownership interests of any person that holds any such license.
Gaming Law Limitations on Foreclosure
The trustee's ability to foreclose upon the Collateral will be limited by Nevada gaming laws. These laws require that persons who own or operate a casino or own or lease gambling equipment or gambling supplies hold a gaming license. No person can hold a gaming license in Nevada unless the person is found qualified or suitable by the Nevada Gaming Authorities. During any foreclosure proceeding, the trustee could seek the appointment of a receiver through a petition to the appropriate Nevada state court to take possession of the Collateral. The receiver may be required to obtain the approval of the Nevada Gaming Authorities to continue gaming operations until the foreclosure sale. If the trustee acquired the Collateral in a foreclosure sale, it may contract for the operation of the Collateral by an independent operator who would be required to comply with the licensing requirements and other restrictions imposed by the Nevada Gaming Authorities, pursuant to an arrangement under which the holders of the notes would not share in the profits or losses of gaming operations. In addition, if the trustee acquires and operates the Collateral, the trustee and the holders of the notes will, if they share in the profits and losses, and may, in any event, be required to comply with the licensing requirements under the Nevada gaming laws. In any foreclosure sale, licensing requirements under the Nevada Gaming Control Act may limit the number of potential bidders and may delay the sale of the Collateral, either of which could adversely affect the sale price of the Collateral. See "Risk FactorsRisks Related to the Offering and the Second Mortgage NotesBankruptcy laws may significantly impair your creditors' rights to repossess and dispose of collateral securing the second mortgage notes," "In the event that a bankruptcy court orders the substantive consolidation of Wynn Las Vegas and Wynn Capital with certain affiliated parties, payments on the second mortgage notes could be delayed or reduced" and "Contract rights under agreements serving as collateral for the second mortgage notes may be rejected in bankruptcy."
Bankruptcy Limitations on Foreclosure
The right of the trustee to repossess and dispose of Collateral upon the occurrence of an Event of Default is likely to be significantly impaired by applicable bankruptcy and insolvency laws if a proceeding under those laws were to be commenced by or against Wynn Resorts or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the trustee having repossessed and disposed of the Collateral. Under the Bankruptcy Code, a secured creditor, such as the trustee, is prohibited from repossessing its security from a debtor in a bankruptcy case, or from disposing of security repossessed from such debtor, without bankruptcy court approval.
In addition, the Bankruptcy Code permits a debtor to continue to retain and to use collateral (and the proceeds, products, offspring, rents or profits of that collateral) even though the debtor is in default under the applicable debt instruments, so long as the secured creditor is given "adequate protection." The meaning of the term "adequate protection" may vary according to the circumstances, but it is intended in general to protect the value of the secured creditor's interest in the collateral and may include, if approved by the bankruptcy court, cash payments or the granting of replacement liens or additional security for any diminution in the value of the collateral as a result of the stay of repossession or the disposition or any use of the collateral by the debtor during the pendency of the bankruptcy case. The bankruptcy court has broad discretionary powers in all these matters, including the valuation of the collateral and the nature, accessibility or value of any other collateral that may be substituted for it. Also, since the enforcement of the trustee's security interest in the
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Collateral consisting of cash, deposit accounts and cash equivalents may be limited in a bankruptcy proceeding, the holders may not have any consent rights with respect to the use of those funds by Wynn Resorts or any of its Subsidiaries during the pendency of the proceeding.
In view of these considerations, we cannot predict how long payments under the notes could be delayed following commencement of a bankruptcy case, whether or when the trustee could repossess or dispose of the Collateral or whether or to what extent holders would be compensated for any delay in payment or loss of value of the Collateral.
Public Utilities Commission of Nevada Limitations on Foreclosure
Nevada Revised Statutes 704.668 prohibits small water utilities such as Desert Inn Improvement Co. from selling or otherwise disposing of water rights without the prior approval of the Nevada PUC. In a separate subsection of the statute, prior Nevada PUC approval is also required in order for a small water utility to encumber its water rights by way of mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement or otherwise. Desert Inn Improvement Co. will seek Nevada PUC approval to encumber the water rights held by it. See "Certain CovenantsNevada PUC Approvals." The Nevada PUC may also require a prior application if a sale or transfer were to occur by way of a foreclosure, since such an event would result in the water rights being taken out of the total control of the utility.
Real Property Collateral
Before pursuing any foreclosures or otherwise executing on any of the Collateral, the trustee will need to consider the effect of Nevada law, which requires that where a debt is secured by real property, the debtor may require the creditor to exhaust its real property security before pursuing a judicial proceeding to obtain a monetary judgment against the debtor. If a creditor attempts to collect the indebtedness without first exercising its remedies under its deed of trust, the debtor could defend such action by requiring the creditor to first exhaust its rights under the deed of trust through statutory foreclosure proceedings. If, however, the debtor permitted the creditor to obtain a judgment without first exhausting remedies under the deed of trust, assuming such action was not stayed or dismissed before the entry of a final monetary judgment, then under Nevada law the security interest granted by the deed of trust would be released and discharged. This Nevada law is referred to as the "one action" rule.
Real property pledged as security may be subject to known and unknown environmental risks or liabilities which can adversely affect the property's value. In addition, under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, as amended, known as CERCLA, for example, a secured lender may be held liable, in certain limited circumstances, for the costs of remediating a release of or preventing a threatened release of hazardous substances at a mortgaged property. There may be similar risks under state laws or common law theories.
Under CERCLA, a person "who, without participating in the management of a... facility, holds indicia of ownership primarily to protect his security interest" is not a property owner, and thus not a responsible person under CERCLA. Lenders have seldom been held liable under CERCLA. The lenders who have been found liable have generally been found to have been sufficiently involved in the mortgagor's operations so that they have "participated in the management of the borrower." CERCLA does not specify the level of actual participation in management. CERCLA was amended in 1996 to provide certain "safe harbors" for foreclosing
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lenders. However, the courts have not yet issued any definitive interpretations of the extent of these safe harbors. There is currently no controlling authority on this matter.
The trustee may appoint one or more collateral agents, who may be delegated any one or more of the duties or rights of the trustee under the Collateral Documents or which are specified in any Collateral Documents.
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Equity Holders
No director, officer, employee, incorporator, organizer, equity holder or member of either Issuer, any Restricted Entity, any of the Restricted Subsidiaries of Wynn Las Vegas or any Restricted Entity, or any Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of either Issuer, any Restricted Entity, any such Restricted Subsidiary or any Guarantor under the notes, the indenture, the Collateral Documents or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, such obligations or their creation. Each holder by accepting a note waives and releases all such liability. The waiver and release are part of the consideration for issuance of the notes. The waiver may not be effective to waive liabilities under the federal securities laws.
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
The Issuers may, at their option and at any time, elect to have all of their obligations discharged with respect to the outstanding notes, all of the obligations of the Guarantors discharged with respect to their Guarantees and all obligations of the Issuers and the Guarantors discharged with respect to the Collateral Documents ("Legal Defeasance") except for:
In addition, the Issuers may, at their option and at any time, elect to have the obligations of the Issuers, the Restricted Entities, the Restricted Subsidiaries of Wynn Las Vegas and the Restricted Entities, and any Guarantors released with respect to certain covenants that are described in the indenture ("Covenant Defeasance") and thereafter any omission to comply with those covenants will not constitute a Default or Event of Default with respect to the notes. In the event Covenant Defeasance occurs, certain events (not including non-payment, bankruptcy, receivership, rehabilitation and insolvency events) described under "Events of Default and Remedies" will no longer constitute an Event of Default with respect to the notes.
In order to exercise either Legal Defeasance or Covenant Defeasance:
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applicable redemption date, as the case may be, and the Issuers must specify whether the notes are being defeased to maturity or to a particular redemption date;
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Collateral Release Mechanics
Under the terms of the Collateral Documents but subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, the trustee will determine the circumstances and manner in which the Collateral will be disposed of, including the determination of whether to release all or any portion of the Collateral from the security interests created by the Collateral Documents and whether to foreclose on the Collateral following an Event of Default. The Collateral may be released from the security interests created by the Collateral Documents upon the request of the Issuers pursuant to an officers' certificate certifying that all terms for release and conditions precedent under the indenture and under any applicable Collateral Document have been met and specifying (1) the identity of the Collateral to be released and (2) the provisions of the indenture or the applicable Collateral Document which authorize that release.
Subject to the provisions of the Intercreditor Agreements, the trustee will release the Liens in favor of the trustee (at the sole cost and expense of the Issuers) on:
Amendment, Supplement and Waiver
Except as provided in the next three succeeding paragraphs, the indenture and the notes, the Collateral Documents may be amended or supplemented with the consent of the holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the notes then outstanding (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes), and any existing default or compliance with any provision of the indenture, the notes or the Collateral Documents may be waived with the consent of the holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding notes (including, without limitation, consents obtained in connection with a purchase of, or tender offer or exchange offer for, notes).
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Without the consent of each holder affected, an amendment or waiver may not (with respect to any notes held by a non-consenting holder):
Notwithstanding the preceding, without the consent of any holder, the Issuers, any Restricted Entity, any Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas or any Restricted Entity, or any Guarantor, the Issuers, the Guarantors and the trustee may amend or supplement the indenture, the notes or the Collateral Documents to:
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Satisfaction and Discharge
The indenture and the Collateral Documents will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all notes issued under the indenture, when:
In addition, the Issuers must deliver an officers' certificate and an opinion of counsel to the trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge have been satisfied.
Concerning the Trustee
If the trustee becomes a creditor of either Issuer or any Guarantor, the indenture limits its right to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise. The trustee will be permitted to engage in other transactions. However, if it acquires any conflicting interest it must eliminate such conflict within 90 days, apply to the Commission for permission to continue or resign.
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The holders of a majority in principal amount of the then outstanding notes will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for exercising any remedy available to the trustee, subject to certain exceptions. The indenture will provide that in case an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the trustee will be required, in the exercise of its power, to use the degree of care of a prudent person in the conduct of his own affairs. Subject to such provisions, the trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the indenture at the request of any holder of notes, unless that holder shall have offered to the trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it against any loss, liability or expense.
Governing Law
The Collateral Documents generally provide for the application of the internal laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that (1) the laws of Nevada are mandatory or (2) the validity or perfection of security interests in respect of certain items of Collateral (such as real property) is governed by the laws of the jurisdiction where that collateral is located. The indenture, the notes, any Guarantees of the notes and the Collateral Documents will provide, with certain exceptions, for the application of the internal laws of the State of New York. There is no certainty regarding whether New York or Nevada law would be applied by any court with respect to the enforcement of remedies under the notes, the indenture, any Guarantees of the notes or the Collateral Documents.
Book-Entry, Delivery and Form
Except as described in the next paragraph, the notes will be issued in the form of one or more global notes (the "Global Notes"). The Global Notes will be deposited on the date of the closing of this offering with The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") and registered in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC (such nominee being referred to herein as the "Global Note Holder").
Notes that are issued as described below under "Certificated Notes" will be issued in the form of registered definitive certificates (the "Certificated Notes"). Upon the transfer of Certificated Notes, Certificated Notes may, unless all of the Global Notes have previously been exchanged for Certificated Notes, be exchanged for an interest in the Global Note representing the principal amount of notes being transferred, subject to the transfer restrictions set forth in the note indenture.
DTC has advised the Issuers that DTC is a limited-purpose trust company created to hold securities for its participating organizations (collectively, the "Participants") and to facilitate the clearance and settlement of transactions in those securities between Participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of its Participants. The Participants include securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations. Access to DTC's system is also available to other entities such as banks, brokers, dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Participant, either directly or indirectly (collectively, the "Indirect Participants"). Persons who are not Participants may beneficially own securities held by or on behalf of DTC only through the Participants or the Indirect Participants. The ownership interests in, and transfers of ownership interests in, each security held by or on behalf of DTC are recorded on the records of the Participants and Indirect Participants.
DTC has also advised the Issuers that, pursuant to procedures established by it:
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Prospective purchasers are advised that the laws of some states require that certain Persons take physical delivery in definitive form of securities that they own. Consequently, the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Note to such Persons will be limited to such extent.
So long as the Global Note Holder is the registered owner of any notes, the Global Note Holder will be considered the sole holder under the indenture of any notes evidenced by the Global Notes. Beneficial owners of notes evidenced by the Global Notes will not be considered the owners or holders of the notes under the indenture for any purpose, including with respect to the giving of any directions, instructions or approvals to the trustee. Neither the Issuers nor the trustee will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the records of DTC or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records of DTC relating to the notes.
Payments in respect of the principal of, and interest and premium, if any, on a Global Note registered in the name of the Global Note Holder on the applicable record date will be payable by the trustee to or at the direction of the Global Note Holder in its capacity as the registered holder of the notes under the indenture. Under the terms of the indenture, the Issuers and the trustee will treat the Persons in whose names the notes, including the Global Notes, are registered as the owners of the notes for the purpose of receiving payments and for all other purposes. Consequently, neither the Issuers, the trustee nor any agent of the Issuers or the trustee has or will have any responsibility or liability for:
DTC has advised the Issuers that its current practice, upon receipt of any payment in respect of securities such as the notes (including principal and interest), is to credit the accounts of the relevant Participants with the payment on the payment date unless DTC has reason to believe it will not receive payment on such payment date. Each relevant Participant is credited with an amount proportionate to its beneficial ownership of an interest in the principal amount of the relevant security as shown on the records of DTC. Payments by the Participants and the Indirect Participants to the beneficial owners of notes will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices and will be the responsibility of the Participants or the Indirect Participants and will not be the responsibility of DTC, the trustee or the Issuers. Neither the Issuers nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by DTC or any of its Participants in identifying the beneficial owners of the notes, and the Issuers and the trustee may conclusively rely on and will be protected in relying on instructions from DTC or its nominee for all purposes.
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Certificated Notes
If:
then, upon surrender by the Global Note Holder of its Global Notes, notes in certificated form will be issued to each Person that the Global Note Holder and DTC identify as being the beneficial owner of the related notes. All such Certificated Notes will be subject to the legend requirements set forth in the indenture.
Neither the Issuers nor the trustee will be liable for any delay by the Global Note Holder or DTC in identifying the beneficial owners of notes, and the Issuers and the trustee may conclusively rely on, and will be protected in relying on, instructions from the Global Note Holder or DTC for all purposes.
Certain Definitions
Set forth below are certain defined terms used in the indenture. Reference is made to the indenture for a full disclosure of all such terms, as well as any other capitalized terms used herein for which no definition is provided.
"Acquired Debt" means, with respect to any specified Person:
"Affiliate" of any specified Person means any other Person directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such specified Person. For purposes of this definition, "control," as used with respect to any Person, shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise. Beneficial ownership of 10% or more of the voting stock of a Person will be deemed to be control. For purposes of this definition, the terms "controlling," "controlled by" and "under common control with" will have correlative meanings.
"Affiliate Agreements" means:
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in each case as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with the covenant captioned "Amendments to Certain Agreements."
"Aircraft Assets" means (1) the Existing Aircraft and the Replacement Aircraft, in each case, together with the products and proceeds thereof, and (2) the Aircraft Note.
"Aircraft Refinancing Date" means the date on which the net proceeds of the sale of the Existing Aircraft and up to $10.0 million of borrowings under the FF&E Facility are applied to repay Replacement Aircraft Indebtedness.
"Aircraft Note" means:
"Aircraft Trustee" means Well Fargo Bank Northwest, National Association, not in its individual capacity, but solely as trustee under a trust agreement in favor of World Travel, LLC, and any successor or replacement trustee, including any trust holding ownership of the Replacement Aircraft.
"Allocable Overhead" means, at any time, an amount equal to (1) the amount of reasonable corporate or other organizational overhead expenses of, and actually incurred by, Wynn Resorts and its Subsidiaries (other than the Issuers) calculated in good faith on a consolidated basis, after the elimination of intercompany transactions, in accordance with GAAP, divided by (2) the number of gaming and/or hotel projects of Wynn Resorts and its Subsidiaries which are operating or for which the financing for the development, construction and opening thereof has been obtained. However, amounts allocated to any Project shall be prorated based on the period within such period that such Project was in operation or financing therefor was obtained. For purposes of this definition, the Project and the Macau Project shall each count as separate projects. In addition, any such amounts that are applied in connection with the Phase II Land or the Golf Course Land shall be applied in accordance with the covenants captioned "Limitation on Development of Phase II Land" and "Limitation on Development of Golf Course Land," respectively. Any amounts payable pursuant to the Affiliate Agreements or any agreements entered into by and among Wynn Resorts, any of its Subsidiaries and/or any of their respective Affiliates, Allocable Overhead shall not include any fee, profit or similar component and shall represent only the payment or reimbursement of actual costs and expenses. The amount of Allocable Overhead payable during any 12-month period shall not exceed, in the aggregate, the greater of:
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"Art Rental and Licensing Agreement" means the Second Amended and Restated Art Rental and Licensing Agreement, dated September 18, 2002, by and between Stephen A. Wynn and Wynn Resorts Holdings, as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with the covenant captioned "Certain CovenantsAmendments to Certain Agreements."
"Aruze Corp." means Aruze Corp., a Japanese public corporation.
"Aruze USA" means Aruze USA, Inc., a Nevada corporation.
"Asset Sale" means:
Notwithstanding the above, the sale, conveyance or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Wynn Las Vegas, the Restricted Entities and their respective Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or Wynn Las Vegas and its Restricted Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, will be governed by the provisions of the indenture described above under the caption "Repurchase at the Option of HoldersChange of Control" and the provisions described above under the caption "Certain CovenantsMerger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets" and not by the provisions of the Asset Sale covenant.
In addition, none of the following items will be deemed to be an Asset Sale (except for purposes of the definition of "Consolidated Cash Flow"):
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"Attributable Debt" in respect of a sale and leaseback transaction means, at the time of determination, the present value of the obligation of the lessee for net rental payments during the remaining term of the lease included in such sale and leaseback transaction including any period for which such lease has been extended or may, at the option of the lessor, be extended. Such present value shall be calculated using a discount rate equal to the rate of interest implicit in such transaction, determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Beneficial Owner" has the meaning assigned to such term in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 under the Exchange Act, except that in calculating the beneficial ownership of any particular "person" (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), such "person" will be deemed to have beneficial ownership of all securities that such "person" has the right to acquire by conversion or exercise of other securities, whether such right is currently exercisable or is exercisable only upon the occurrence of a subsequent condition. The terms "Beneficially Owns" and "Beneficially Owned" have a corresponding meaning.
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"Budgeted Overhead Final Payment Date" means the date on which the final payments in respect of corporate or other organizational overhead expenses of Wynn Resorts and its Subsidiaries included in the Project Budget are disbursed pursuant to the Disbursement Agreement. Wynn Las Vegas shall deliver an officers' certificate to the trustee, within 30 days following a written request therefor from the trustee or any note holder, confirming and setting forth such date.
"Buy-Sell Agreement" means the Buy-Sell Agreement, dated as of June 13, 2002, among Stephen A. Wynn, Kazuo Okada, Aruze USA and Aruze Corp.
"Capital Lease Obligation" means, at the time any determination thereof is to be made, the amount of the liability in respect of a capital lease that would at that time be required to be capitalized on a balance sheet in accordance with GAAP.
"Cash Equivalents" means:
"Change of Control" means the occurrence of any of the following:
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of the outstanding voting stock of Wynn Resorts, measured by voting power rather than number of equity interests;
Notwithstanding the above, a Change of Control will not occur solely by reason of a Permitted C-Corp. Conversion.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"Collateral" means all assets, now owned or hereafter acquired, of either Issuer, any Guarantor, any Restricted Entity, any Restricted Subsidiary of Wynn Las Vegas or any
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Restricted Entity, or any other Person (including, if applicable, Wynn Resorts), to the extent such assets are pledged or assigned or purport to be pledged or assigned, or are required to be pledged or assigned under the indenture or the Collateral Documents to the trustee, including, the Exclusive Note Collateral, the Primary Note Collateral and the FF&E Collateral, together with the proceeds and products thereof (including, without limitation, the proceeds of Asset Sales).
"Collateral Documents" means:
in each case, as amended, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time in accordance with their respective terms and with the indenture and the Collateral Documents.
"Completion" has the meaning given that term in the Disbursement Agreement. That definition includes the requirement that each of the following has occurred:
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Issuers and Wynn Design and approved by the Construction Consultant and the Disbursement Agent;