Wynn Announces Pricing of Private Offering
$1,32 million Aggregate Principal Amt of Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes
July 22, 2010 - Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ: WYNN) announced today the pricing by Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. (the "issuers"), each a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, Limited, of $1,320,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7¾% First Mortgage Notes due 2020. The notes will be issued at par. The notes will be offered only to qualified institutional buyers and outside the U.S. in accordance with Rule 144A and Regulation S, respectively, under the Securities Act of 1933. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC plans to use the net proceeds of the offering along with the proceeds of a capital contribution from Wynn Resorts, Limited to purchase, and pay consent payments for, any and all of the issuers' 6 5/8% First Mortgage Notes due 2014 (the "2014 notes") that are validly tendered and accepted for payment pursuant to Wynn Las Vegas, LLC's concurrent offer to purchase and consent solicitation with respect to the 2014 notes and to redeem any 2014 notes not tendered.
The notes will rank pari passu in right of payment with borrowings under Wynn Las Vegas, LLC's credit facilities, the 2014 notes, its existing 77/8% First Mortgage Notes due 2017 (the "2017 notes") and its existing 77/8% First Mortgage Notes due 2020 (the "existing 2020 notes"). The notes will be senior secured obligations of the issuers, will be guaranteed by certain of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC's subsidiaries and will be secured on an equal and ratable basis (with certain exceptions) by a first priority lien on substantially all of the existing and future assets of the issuers and guarantors, and, subject to prior approval from the Nevada gaming authorities, a first priority lien on the equity interests of Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, all of which is the same collateral that secures borrowings under Wynn Las Vegas, LLC's credit facilities, the 2014 notes, the 2017 notes and the existing 2020 notes.
The notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or under any state securities laws. Therefore, the issuers may not offer or sell the notes within the United States to, or for the account or benefit of, any United States person unless the offer or sale would qualify for a registration exemption from the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.