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UNITED STATES
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3355 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89109
NOTICE OF ACTION TAKEN PURSUANT TO
WRITTEN CONSENT OF STOCKHOLDERS
Dear Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholder:
On
September 30, 2008, Las Vegas Sands Corp., a Nevada corporation (the Company), sold
$475,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.5% convertible senior notes due 2013 (the
Convertible Notes) to Dr. Miriam Adelson, the wife of Sheldon G. Adelson, the Companys principal
stockholder, chairman and chief executive officer. Under an Investor Rights Agreement (the
Investor Rights Agreement) entered into in connection with the sale of the Convertible Notes, the
Company granted to Dr. Adelson, Mr. Adelson and certain trusts for the benefit of the Adelson
family pre-emptive rights, subject to certain exceptions, with respect to any future proposed
issuance or sale by the Company of equity interests (including securities convertible or
exchangeable into equity interests in the Company). The granting of pre-emptive rights under the
Investor Rights Agreement was unanimously approved by the board of directors of the Company upon
the recommendation of a special committee consisting solely of independent directors.
On
November 10, 2008, the Company entered into a Note Conversion and Securities Purchase
Agreement with Dr. Adelson, pursuant to which (i) the Company agreed to sell 5,250,000
shares of its 10% Series A Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock and warrants to initially purchase
up to 87,500,175 shares of the Companys common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the Common
Stock), at an exercise price of $6.00 per share (the Warrants) to Dr. Adelson for an aggregate
purchase price of $525,000,000 in cash (the Adelson Equity Investment) and (ii) Dr. Adelson
agreed to convert the Convertible Notes into 86,363,636 shares of the Companys Common Stock (the
Note Conversion). The Adelson Equity Investment and the Note Conversion, which were effected on
November 14, 2008, were unanimously approved by the board of directors of the Company (including
all of the Companys non-management directors).
Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange, the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of Common Stock must approve the granting of the pre-emptive rights and the issuance of
shares of the Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants. By written consent dated November 14,
2008, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Companys Common Stock approved
the granting of pre-emptive rights pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, the exercise of the
Warrants and the issuance of shares of the Common Stock upon the exercise of the Warrants (the
Stockholder Action).
The accompanying Information Statement is being provided to you for your information to comply
with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. You are urged to read
the Information Statement carefully in its entirety. However, no action is required on your part
in connection with this document, including with respect to the approval of the pre-emptive rights
granted pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, the exercise of the Warrants or the issuance of
shares of Common Stock upon the exercise of the Warrants.
Under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Stockholder Action will not be
effective until 20 calendar days after we have mailed this Information Statement to our
stockholders. As a result, the pre-emptive rights granted pursuant to the Investor Rights
Agreement will not be effective and the Warrants held by Dr. Adelson will not be exercisable until
the Stockholder Action is effective.
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By order of the Board of Directors
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/s/
William P. Weidner |
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William P. Weidner |
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary |
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January 14, 2009
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
3355 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA 89109
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14C
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED
THIS IS NOT A NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS AND NO STOCKHOLDER MEETING WILL BE HELD
TO CONSIDER ANY MATTER DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT HAVE
BEEN APPROVED BY THE HOLDERS OF A MAJORITY OF THE SHARES OF THE COMPANYS COMMON STOCK. THE
COMPANY IS NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND THE COMPANY A PROXY. THERE
ARE NO DISSENTERS RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED IN THIS INFORMATION STATEMENT.
About this Information Statement
This
Information Statement is being mailed on or about January 15, 2009 to the holders of
record at the close of business on November 10, 2008 of shares of common stock, par value $0.001
per share (the Common Stock), of Las Vegas Sands Corp., a Nevada corporation (the Company,
we, us or our).
On September 30, 2008, the Company sold $475,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 6.5%
convertible senior notes due 2013 (the Convertible Notes) to Dr. Miriam Adelson, the wife of
Sheldon G. Adelson, the Companys principal stockholder, chairman and chief executive officer.
Under an Investor Rights Agreement (the Investor Rights Agreement) entered into in connection
with the sale of the Convertible Notes, the Company granted to Dr. Adelson, Mr. Adelson and certain
trusts for the benefit of the Adelson family (collectively, the Adelson Rights Holders)
pre-emptive rights, subject to certain exceptions, with respect to any future proposed issuance or
sale by the Company of equity interests (including securities convertible or exchangeable into
equity interests in the Company). The granting of
pre-emptive rights to the Adelson Rights Holders
was unanimously approved by the board of directors of the Company (the Board) upon the
recommendation of a special committee consisting solely of independent directors (the Special
Committee).
On November 10, 2008, the Company entered into a Note Conversion and Securities Purchase
Agreement (the Note Conversion and Securities Purchase Agreement) with Dr. Adelson, pursuant to
which (i) the Company agreed to sell 5,250,000 shares of its 10% Series A Cumulative
Perpetual Preferred Stock (the Series A Preferred Stock) and warrants to initially purchase up to
87,500,175 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share (the Warrants) to Dr.
Adelson for an aggregate purchase price of $525,000,000 in cash (the Adelson Equity Investment)
and (ii) Dr. Adelson agreed to convert the Convertible Notes into 86,363,636 shares of the
Companys Common Stock (the Note Conversion). The Adelson Equity Investment and the Note
Conversion, which were effected on November
14, 2008, were unanimously approved by the Board
(including all of the Companys non-management directors).
Under the rules of the New York Stock Exchange (the NYSE), the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock must approve the granting of the pre-emptive rights and the
issuance of shares of the Common Stock upon the exercise of the Warrants. By written consent dated
November 14, 2008, the holders of a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of the Companys
Common Stock approved the granting of pre-emptive rights pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement,
the exercise of the Warrants and the issuance of shares of the Companys Common Stock upon the
exercise of the Warrants (the Stockholder Action). Under the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC), the Stockholder Action will not be effective until 20 calendar
days after we have mailed this Information Statement to our stockholders.
For further information about the Adelson Equity Investment and the related transactions, see
the sections entitled Background and Summary of Investment Agreements in this Information
Statement.
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Background
The Company has a number of significant development projects in the United States, Macao and
Singapore. Historically, the Company has principally funded its development projects through
borrowings under the bank credit facilities of its operating subsidiaries, operating cash flows and
proceeds from the disposition of non-core assets. Prior to the capital raising transactions and
other actions described below, significant additional financing was required to complete the
Companys development projects.
As of September 30, 2008, the Companys U.S. senior secured credit facility and its furniture,
fixtures and equipment credit facility required its Las Vegas operations to comply with certain
financial covenants, including a covenant to maintain a maximum leverage ratio of net debt to
trailing twelve-month adjusted earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and
amortization (Adjusted EBITDA). For the quarter ended September 30, 2008, in order to maintain
compliance with the maximum leverage ratio, the Company would have had to (i) achieve increased
levels of Adjusted EBITDA at its Las Vegas properties for that quarter, (ii) elect to make a
capital contribution of up to $50.0 million to its Las Vegas operations (which contribution would
have the effect of increasing Adjusted EBITDA by up to a maximum of $50.0 million per quarter for
purposes of calculating the maximum leverage ratio (the EBITDA true-up)), (iii) raise additional
capital at the parent level in order to contribute the additional capital to the Las Vegas operations or (iv)
effect a combination of the foregoing alternatives.
In order to meet its capital needs and covenant requirements, throughout 2008 the Company
evaluated a number of capital raising options, including a refinancing of the credit facility of
its Macao subsidiary and capital markets transactions by the Company. Due to unprecedented
financial market conditions during the summer and fall of 2008, the Company was unable to complete
any such capital raising transaction prior to September 30, 2008. In addition, for the quarter
ended September 30, 2008, the Company did not achieve sufficiently increased levels of Adjusted
EBITDA at its Las Vegas properties to comply with the maximum leverage ratio without making the
EBITDA true-up and/or raising additional capital.
In September 2008, Sheldon G. Adelson, the Companys principal stockholder, chairman and chief
executive officer indicated to the Board that he would submit an investment proposal on behalf of
his family to the Board in order to help the Company maintain covenant compliance under its U.S.
credit facilities as of September 30, 2008. The Board then formed the Special Committee to review,
consider and negotiate the terms of, and make a recommendation to the Board regarding, any
investment proposal from Mr. Adelson and his family. The Special Committee retained independent
advisors to assist it in evaluating any investment proposal from Mr. Adelson and his family.
On September 23, 2008, Mr. Adelson submitted an investment proposal on behalf of his wife,
Dr. Adelson. On September 28, 2008, following negotiations and preparation of legal documentation,
the Special Committee determined that the terms of the investment proposal were fair to the
Company from a financial point of view and recommended that the Board approve the issuance of $475
million aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes in a private placement transaction (the
Convertible Note Issuance) and related transactions, including the grant of certain pre-emptive
rights pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement. Upon the recommendation of the Special
Committee, the Board unanimously approved the Convertible Note Issuance and the related
transactions on September 28, 2008.
On September 30, 2008, the Company completed the Convertible Note Issuance and immediately
contributed the proceeds from the Convertible Note Issuance to its subsidiary, Las Vegas Sands,
LLC, in order to reduce the net debt of the credit parties to the U.S. credit facilities. Las
Vegas Sands, LLC also elected to use the EBITDA true-up provision under the U.S. credit facilities
in order to maintain compliance with the maximum leverage ratio for the quarterly period ending
September 30, 2008.
After the completion of the Convertible Note Issuance, the Company continued to work with an
investment banking firm to develop a capital raising program for the Company to address the
Companys then existing and anticipated funding needs. In addition, the Company reviewed its
development program with a view to slowing down and/or suspending various development projects.
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On October 24, 2008, Mr. Adelson and his family advised the Company that they intended to
participate in the Companys capital raising program. The Company retained independent advisors to
assist the non-management directors of the Company in evaluating any investment transactions
involving Mr. Adelson and his family.
During late October and early November 2008, the Company worked to finalize its financing
plan. On November 6, 2008, the Company filed a registration statement with the SEC and commenced
an offering of Common Stock and units consisting of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants to
purchases shares of Common Stock.
On November 10, 2008, the Company announced that, due to conditions in the global capital
markets and an overall decline in general economic conditions, it would temporarily or indefinitely
suspend a number of significant development projects in the United States, Macao and Singapore.
On November 10, 2008, the Company priced an underwritten public offering of shares of Common
Stock and units consisting of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants to purchase shares of Common
Stock (the Underwritten Public Offering). Concurrently with the Underwritten Public Offering,
the Company entered into an agreement with Dr. Adelson to issue and sell 5,250,000 units consisting
of shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants to initially purchase up to 87,500,175 shares of
Common Stock to Dr. Adelson on substantially the same terms as the Underwritten Public Offering.
The agreement also required that Dr. Adelson convert the Convertible Notes into 86,363,636 shares
of the Companys Common Stock. The Adelson Equity Investment and the Note Conversion were
unanimously approved by the Board (including all of the Companys non-management directors).
The conversion of the Convertible Notes would normally require approval of stockholders
according to the stockholder approval policy of the NYSE. However, on November 11, 2008, pursuant
to an exception in the NYSEs stockholder approval policy for circumstances where the delay caused
by securing stockholder approval would jeopardize the financial viability of the Company, the
Companys audit committee members approved the Companys omission to seek the stockholder approval
of the conversion of the Convertible Notes that would otherwise have been required under the
policy.
On November 14, 2008, the Company completed the Underwritten Public Offering and the Adelson
Equity Investment and Dr. Adelson converted the Convertible Notes into shares of Common Stock. The
Company received net proceeds of approximately $2.1 billion from these transactions and intends to
use such proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of its indebtedness
under the revolving credit portion of its U.S. senior secured credit facility from time to time and
the financing of its construction and development projects in Las Vegas, Macao, Singapore and
Pennsylvania.
Summary of Investment Agreements
The following is a summary of the material terms of the agreements relating to the Adelson
Equity Investment, the Note Conversion and related transactions. The following summary is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable underlying definitive agreements, which we
have filed with the SEC as exhibits to our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on
November 10, 2008 and our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 14, 2008. We
urge you to read these agreements in their entirety.
Convertible Note Purchase Agreement
On September 30, 2008, the Company entered into a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement with Dr.
Adelson, pursuant to which Dr. Adelson purchased $475.0 million in aggregate principal amount of
the Companys Convertible Notes in a private placement transaction. In the Convertible Note
Purchase Agreement, the Company made certain customary representations and warranties concerning
the Company. In addition, the Company agreed to, among other things, reimburse Dr. Adelson for
expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the
Convertible Note Purchase Agreement and related transaction documentation.
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Investor Rights Agreement
On September 30, 2008, in connection with the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, the Company
and Dr. Adelson entered into the Investor Rights Agreement. Under the Investor Rights Agreement,
subject to certain exceptions, the Adelson Rights Holders were
granted pre-emptive rights with
respect to any future proposed issuance or sale by the Company of equity interests (including
securities convertible or exchangeable into equity interests in the Company) pursuant to which they
will be entitled to purchase a portion of the offered equity interests (or, as the case may be, the
offered convertible or exchangeable securities) based on their respective fully diluted Common
Stock ownership interests in the Company. The Company also agreed, among other things, to
indemnify the Adelson Rights Holders and their affiliates against certain liabilities.
The pre-emptive rights granted to the Adelson Rights Holders will not be effective until the
Stockholder Action is effective. On November 14, 2008, stockholders holding approximately 68.9% of
the outstanding shares of Common Stock as of November 10, 2008 approved the granting of pre-emptive
rights to the Adelson Rights Holders. Under the rules of the SEC, the Stockholder Action will not
be effective until 20 calendar days after we have mailed this Information Statement to our
stockholders. Once the Stockholder Action is effective, the pre-emptive rights will be effective
for a period of five years, unless additional effective stockholder approvals are obtained to
extend them.
Note Conversion and Securities Purchase Agreement and Amendment thereto
On November 10, 2008, pursuant to the Note Conversion and Securities Purchase Agreement, Dr.
Adelson agreed to purchase 5,250,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants to initially
purchase up to 87,500,175 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share, on
substantially the same terms as those offered to public investors in the Underwritten Public
Offering. Dr. Adelson also agreed to convert $475.0 million aggregate principal amount of the
Convertible Notes into shares of the Common Stock at a conversion price equal to $5.50 per share
(the same price per share as the public offering price for the Common Stock in the Underwritten
Public Offering), upon receipt of all necessary approvals. On November 12, 2008, the Company and
Dr. Adelson entered into an Amendment to the Note Conversion and Securities Purchase Agreement that
provided for the conversion of the Convertible Notes concurrently with the closing of the
Underwritten Public Offering. On November 14, 2008, the Adelson Equity Investment was consummated
and, pursuant to the waiver from the New York Stock Exchange of its stockholder approval
requirements described above, the Company issued 86,363,636 shares of Common Stock to Dr. Adelson
upon conversion of the Convertible Notes.
The Warrants issued to Dr. Adelson will not be exercisable until all necessary approvals have
been obtained, including listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Warrants on the NYSE and the effectiveness of the stockholder approval of the issuance of shares of
Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants. The listing of the shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of such Warrants on the NYSE was approved on November 14, 2008, subject to the
receipt of stockholder approval. On November 14, 2008, stockholders holding approximately 68.9% of
the shares of Common Stock outstanding on the record date, November 10, 2008, approved the issuance
of shares of Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrants pursuant to the Stockholder Action. Under
the rules of the SEC, the Stockholder Action will not be effective until 20 calendar days after we
have mailed this Information Statement to our stockholders.
If the Company does not obtain all required approvals and meet certain other conditions to the
exercise of the Warrants within 120 days of the issuance of the Warrants, thereafter and until
these approvals or conditions are obtained or met, the Company will pay a monthly fee at a rate of
2.0% per annum on the aggregate liquidation preference in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock
then held directly or beneficially by Dr. Adelson, Mr. Adelson, or any related party of Mr.
Adelsons (provided, that in the event that any such holder only holds Warrants (or Common Stock
for which the Warrants have been exercised) at the time of such default, the applicable fee shall
be determined as described above as though such holder then holds such amount of Series A Preferred
Stock as was originally issued to Dr. Adelson in proportion to the amount of Warrants (or the
amount of Warrants the exercise of which yielded the Common Stock) then actually held by such
holder).
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Under the Note Conversion and Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company made certain
customary representations and warranties and agreed to certain customary covenants for investments
of this type. In addition,
the Company agreed to reimburse Dr. Adelson for certain expenses, including, among others,
those incurred in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the Note
Conversion and Securities Purchase Agreement and related transaction documentation. Finally,
pursuant to the Note Conversion and Securities Purchase Agreement, Mr. Adelson, Dr. Adelson and
certain entities related thereto waived the preemptive rights under the Investor Rights Agreement
in connection with the Adelson Equity Investment and the Underwritten Public Offering.
Warrant Agreement
On November 14, 2008, the Company entered into a Warrant Agreement (the Warrant Agreement)
with U.S. Bank National Association (the Warrant Agent) setting forth the terms and conditions of
the Warrants sold in both the Underwritten Public Offering and the Adelson Equity Investment. The
Warrant Agreement provides that each Warrant may be exercised for 16.6667 shares of Common Stock at
an exercise price of $6.00 per share. The Warrants sold in the Underwritten Public Offering are
initially exercisable for up to an aggregate of 86,605,173 shares of Common Stock, and the Warrants
sold to Dr. Adelson are initially exercisable for up to an aggregate of 87,500,175 shares of Common
Stock. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable at the exercise price is subject to
adjustment in certain events, including (a) the payment by the Company of dividends (and other
distributions) on its Common Stock payable in Common Stock, (b) subdivisions, combinations and
reclassifications of Common Stock or capital reorganizations of the Company, (c) the issuance of
Common Stock, or rights or warrants or other securities exercisable or convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock, to all holders of Common Stock without consideration or at a
consideration per share (or having a conversion price per share) that is less than 95% of the
current market price per share (as defined in the Warrant Agreement) of the Common Stock, (d) in
the event of any pro rata repurchase of Common Stock by the Company or any of its affiliates,
(e) certain mergers, consolidations and stock and asset dispositions and (f) distributions on
Common Stock of assets (including cash), debt securities, preferred stock or any warrants or other
rights to purchase any such securities (excluding those warrants and other rights referred to in
clause (c) above). The exercise price may be paid in cash, shares of Series A Preferred Stock or
through a net share exercise option.
The Warrant Agreement also provides that the Warrants are not exercisable if the Warrant
holder would become the holder of 5.0% or more of the Companys outstanding Common Stock unless
such Warrant holder (i) is an affiliate of Dr. Adelson exercising under specified circumstances,
(ii) is an institutional investor under the gaming regulations of the State of Pennsylvania or
(iii) has complied with any license requirements, or obtained a waiver from the licensing
requirements, under the applicable gaming regulations of the State of Pennsylvania. If any gaming
authority requires that a holder or beneficial owner of the Warrants must be licensed, qualified or
found suitable under any applicable gaming laws in order to maintain any gaming license or
franchise of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any applicable gaming laws, and the
holder or beneficial owner fails to apply for a license, qualification or finding of suitability
within 30 days after being requested to do so by the gaming authority (or within such period that
may be required by such gaming authority) or if such holder or beneficial owner is denied such
license or qualification or found not to be suitable, the Company shall have the right, at its
option, (1) to require such holder or beneficial owner to dispose of such holders or beneficial
owners securities within 30 days of receipt of such finding by the applicable gaming authority (or
such time as may be required by the applicable gaming authority) or (2) to call for the redemption
of the securities of such holder or beneficial owner at a redemption price equal to (i) the lesser
of (a) the price at which such holder or beneficial owner acquired the securities or (b) the fair
market value of the securities as determined in good faith by the board of directors of the Company
or (ii) such other price as may be ordered by the gaming authority.
Certificate of Designations
The Companys Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of
50,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. On November 13, 2008, the
Company filed a Certificate of Designations of 10% Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A
(the Certificate of Designations) providing, among other things, for a single series of the
Series A Preferred Stock, consisting of 10,446,300 shares with cumulative dividends payable
quarterly in arrears on each February 15, May 15, August 15 and November 15 (each, a Dividend
Payment Date), beginning February 15, 2009, in cash at a rate of 10% per annum on the amount of
(i) $100 per share and (ii) accrued and unpaid dividends (provided, that no dividends shall accrue
on other dividends unless and until the first Dividend Payment Date for such other dividends has
passed without such other dividends having been paid on such date). On November 14, 2008, the
Company issued 5,196,300 shares of Series A
Preferred Stock (in units consisting of Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants) in the
Underwritten Public Offering and 5,250,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock in the Adelson Equity
Investment.
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The Certificate of Designations provides that the Series A Preferred Stock will rank as to
payment of dividends and distributions of assets upon dissolution, liquidation or winding up (a)
junior to all of the Companys and its subsidiaries existing and future debt obligations, (b)
junior to any class or series of the Companys capital stock, the terms of which provide that such
class or series will rank senior to the Series A Preferred Stock, (c) senior to the Common Stock
and any other class or series of the Companys capital stock, the terms of which provide that such
class or series will rank junior to the Series A Preferred Stock either or both as to the payment
of dividends and/or as to the distribution of assets on any liquidation, dissolution or winding up
of the Company (in each case without regard to whether dividends accrue cumulatively or
non-cumulatively) and (d) on parity with any other class or series of the Companys capital stock,
the terms of which provide that such class or series will rank equally with the Series A Preferred
Stock both in the payment of dividends and in the distribution of assets on any liquidation,
dissolution or winding up of the Company.
In the event of a voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, subject to
the rights of holders of any shares of the capital stock then outstanding ranking senior to or pari
passu with the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of distributions upon the Companys liquidation,
dissolution or winding up, the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding will be
entitled to receive payment in full in the amount of (i) $100 per share; and (ii) the accrued and
unpaid dividends thereon (including, if applicable, dividends on such amount), whether or not
declared, to the date of payment before any distribution or payment is made on any shares of the
capital stock ranking junior as to the distribution of assets upon the Companys voluntary or
involuntary liquidation, dissolution or the winding up of its affairs.
Subject to certain exceptions, if all accrued, cumulated and unpaid dividends on the Series A
Preferred Stock are not paid in full, the Company will not declare or pay any dividend on any
parity or junior stock (except in junior stock) or redeem, purchase or acquire any junior stock or
parity stock.
The Series A Preferred Stock has no voting rights, except as required by applicable Nevada law
and except in certain limited circumstances set forth in the Certificate of Designations. Whenever
an amount equal to six full quarterly dividends are not paid or declared, the holders of the
Series A Preferred Stock (together with any holders of preferred stock with similar rights) have a
right to elect two additional directors to the Board.
Prior to November 15, 2011, the Company may not redeem any shares of Series A Preferred Stock.
On or after November 15, 2011, the Company may, at its option, redeem, in whole at any time or in
part from time to time, the Series A Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, at a redemption price
equal to the sum of (i) $110 per share and (ii) the accrued and unpaid dividends thereon
(including, if applicable, dividends on such amount), whether or not declared, to the redemption
date. If any gaming authority requires that a holder or beneficial owner of the Series A Preferred
Stock must be licensed, qualified or found suitable under any applicable gaming laws in order to
maintain any gaming license or franchise of the Company or any of its subsidiaries under any
applicable gaming laws, and the holder or beneficial owner fails to apply for a license,
qualification or finding of suitability within 30 days after being requested to do so by the gaming
authority (or within such period that may be required by such gaming authority) or if such holder
or beneficial owner is denied such license or qualification or found not to be suitable, the
Company shall have the right, at its option, (1) to require such holder or beneficial owner to
dispose of such holders or beneficial owners securities within 30 days of receipt of such finding
by the applicable gaming authority (or such time as may be required by the applicable gaming
authority) or (2) to call for the redemption of the securities of such holder or beneficial owner
at a redemption price equal to (i) the lesser of (a) the price at which such holder or beneficial
owner acquired the securities or (b) the fair market value of the securities as determined in good
faith by the Board, together with, in each case, accrued and unpaid dividends to the earlier of the
date of redemption or such earlier date as may be required by the gaming authority or the date of
the finding of unsuitability by such gaming authority if so ordered by such gaming authority or
(ii) such other price as may be ordered by the gaming authority.
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Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement
On November 14, 2008, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Registration
Rights Agreement (the Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement) with Dr. Adelson
and certain
other stockholders party thereto (the Adelson Holders). Pursuant to the Second Amended and
Restated Registration Rights Agreement, Dr. Adelson has been granted the same registration rights
with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock, the Warrants and the Common Stock issuable upon
exercise of the Warrants and conversion of the Convertible Notes as the registration rights
previously granted to the Adelson Holders that were parties to the Amended and Restated
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 30, 2008, among the Company and the
stockholders party thereto.
Under the Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, subject to certain
conditions, the Adelson Holders have demand and Form S-3 registration rights with respect to sales
of the Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants, as well as with respect to Common Stock
(collectively, the Registrable Securities). The Adelson Holders and the other parties to the
Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement also have certain piggyback registration
rights with respect to sales of Common Stock. In addition to the grant of registration rights, if
the Company fails to comply with its obligations to file a registration statement in respect of the
Registrable Securities within 90 days of a registration request by the Adelson Holders, fails to
cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the SEC within 120 days of a
registration request, or such a registration statement ceases to be effective or otherwise usable
for a specified period of time (each, a Registration Default), then the Company will pay
liquidated damages to the Adelson Holders holding the Registrable Securities originally sold to Dr.
Adelson equal to (i) one-half of one percent (50 basis points) per annum on the aggregate
liquidation preference in respect of the Series A Preferred Stock constituting Transfer Restricted
Securities (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement) then held
directly or beneficially by the Adelson Holders for the period up to and including the 90th day
during which such Registration Default has occurred and is continuing; and (ii) one percent (100
basis points) per annum on the liquidation preference with respect to the Series A Preferred Stock
constituting Transfer Restricted Securities then held directly or beneficially by the Adelson
Holders for the period including and subsequent to the 91st day during which such Registration
Default has occurred and is continuing; provided, however, that in the event that any such holder
only holds Warrants (or Common Stock for which the Warrants have been exercised) at the time of
such Registration Default, liquidated damages shall be determined in accordance with the foregoing
clauses (i) or (ii), as the case may be, as though such holder then holds such amount of Series A
Preferred Stock constituting Transfer Restricted Securities as was issued pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement in proportion to the amount of Warrants (or the amount of Warrants the exercise of which
yielded the Common Stock) then actually held by such holder.
Stockholder Approval
NYSE Stockholder Approval Requirements
Section 312 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual requires that a listed company obtain the
consent of its stockholders prior to issuing securities to affiliates if the number of shares of
common stock to be issued, or if the number of shares of common stock into which the securities may
be convertible or exercisable, exceeds either one percent of the number of shares of common stock
or one percent of the voting power outstanding before the issuance. The number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants sold to Dr. Adelson represents, in the aggregate,
in excess of one percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock before the issuance and Dr.
Adelson is an affiliate of the Company. In addition, NYSE policy requires that a listed company
obtain the consent of its stockholders prior to issuing securities to an affiliate pursuant to a
pre-emptive right.
Written Consent
The Board authorized the Companys stockholders to act by written consent to approve the
exercise of the Warrants issued to Dr. Adelson, the issuance of Common Stock upon the exercise of
the Warrants issued to Dr. Adelson and the pre-emptive rights granted under the Investor Rights
Agreement, in accordance with Section 10 of the Companys Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation. On November 14, 2008, Sheldon G. Adelson and certain family trusts for the benefit
of Mr. Adelson and his family (collectively, the Consenting Stockholders), which together hold a
majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock, delivered to the Company an executed written
consent of stockholders (the Written Consent) approving the exercise of the Warrants issued to
Dr. Adelson, the issuance of the number of shares of Common Stock required to be issued in
connection with the exercise of the Warrants issued to Dr. Adelson and the pre-emptive rights
granted pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, and initially reserving an aggregate of
87,500,175 shares of Common Stock for issuance or delivery
pursuant to the terms of the Warrant Agreement. The number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of the Warrants is subject to adjustment in certain events, pursuant to the terms of
the Warrant Agreement.
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Outstanding Voting Securities
The Company has fixed the close of business on November 10, 2008 as the record date for
purposes of the Written Consent and for determining stockholders entitled to receive copies of this
Information Statement. As of the record date, there were 355,476,161 shares of Common Stock
outstanding. Each issued and outstanding share of Common Stock has one (1) vote on any matter
submitted to a vote of stockholders. On the record date, the Consenting Stockholders held
244,755,626 shares, or approximately 68.9% of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock.
Security Ownership
The following table sets forth information as of December 15, 2008, as to the beneficial
ownership of our Common Stock, in each case, by:
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each person known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5% of our Common
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each executive officer named in the table below; |
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each of our directors; and |
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all of our executive officers and directors as a group. |
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Beneficial Ownership(1) |
Name of Beneficial Owner(2) |
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Sheldon G. Adelson(3) |
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184,932,977 |
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28.8 |
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Dr. Miriam Adelson(3)(4) |
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146,278,117 |
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22.8 |
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Timothy D. Stein(3)(5) |
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84,507,000 |
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13.2 |
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Sheldon G. Adelson 2005 Family Trust(3) |
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82,758,765 |
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12.9 |
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Sheldon G.
Adelson December 2008 Three Year LVS Annuity Trust(3)(5) |
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50,000,000 |
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7.8 |
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Irwin Chafetz(3)(6) |
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17,031,479 |
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2.7 |
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William P. Weidner(7) |
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4,018,059 |
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Bradley H. Stone(8) |
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1,236,964 |
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Robert G. Goldstein(9) |
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310,465 |
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J. Alberto Gonzalez-Pita |
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Kenneth J. Kay |
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211 |
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Charles D. Forman(10) |
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212,176 |
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George P. Koo(11) |
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779 |
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Michael A. Leven(10) |
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12,291 |
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James L. Purcell(12) |
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13,248 |
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Irwin A. Siegel(13) |
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11,077 |
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FMR LLC(14) |
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108,440,131 |
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14.9 |
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Marsico Capital Management, LLC(15) |
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89,518,221 |
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13.9 |
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All executive officers and the directors of our Company as a
group (12 persons)(16) |
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190,779,726 |
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29.7 |
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A person is deemed to be a beneficial owner of a security if that
person has or shares voting power, which includes the power to vote
or direct the voting of such security, or investment power, which
includes the power to dispose of or to direct the disposition of such
security. A person is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of any
securities of which that person has a right to acquire beneficial
ownership within 60 days. Securities that can be so acquired are
deemed to be outstanding for purposes of computing such persons
ownership percentage, but not for purposes of computing any other
persons percentage. Under these rules, more than one person may be
deemed a beneficial owner of the same securities and a person may be
deemed to be a beneficial owner of such securities as to which such
person has no economic interest. Except as otherwise indicated in
these footnotes, each of the beneficial owners has, to our knowledge,
the sole voting and investment power with respect to the indicated
shares of Common Stock. As of the close of business on November 30, 2008, 641,839,018
shares of Common Stock were outstanding. |
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Other than Timothy D. Stein, Marsico Capital Management, LLC and FMR
LLC, the address of each person named in this table is c/o Las Vegas
Sands Corp., 3355 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109. |
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This amount includes (a) 100 shares of our Common Stock held by
Mr. Adelson, (b) options to purchase 91,832 shares of our Common
Stock that are vested and exercisable (or will become vested and
exercisable within 60 days), (c) 82,758,765 shares of our Common
Stock held by the Sheldon G. Adelson 2005 Family Trust over which
Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole dispositive and voting control,
(d) 582,280 shares of Common Stock owned by the Dr. Miriam and
Sheldon G. Adelson Charitable Trust over which Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains
sole voting and dispositive power, (e) 2,246,305 shares of our Common
Stock owned by the Sheldon G. Adelson 2007 Two Year LVS Annuity Trust
over which Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole dispositive control,
(f) 2,718,637 shares of our Common Stock owned by the Sheldon G.
Adelson 2007 Three Year LVS Annuity Trust over which Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole dispositive control, (g) 3,868,023 shares of our Common
Stock owned by the Sheldon G. Adelson July 2007 Two Year LVS Annuity
Trust over which Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole dispositive control,
(h) 4,292,989 shares of our Common Stock owned by the Sheldon G.
Adelson July 2007 Three Year LVS Annuity Trust over which
Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole dispositive control, (i) 1,937,023 shares of our Common
Stock owned by the Sheldon G. Adelson April 2008 Two Year LVS Annuity
Trust over which Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole dispositive control,
(j) 1,937,023 shares of our Common Stock owned by the Sheldon G.
Adelson April 2008 Three Year LVS Annuity Trust over which
Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole dispositive control, (k) 8,500,000 shares of
our Common Stock owned by the
Sheldon G. Adelson July 2008 Two Year
LVS Annuity Trust over which Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole dispositive
control, (l) 8,500,000 shares of our Common Stock owned by the
Sheldon G. Adelson July 2008 Three Year LVS Annuity Trust over which
Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole dispositive control, (m) 17,500,000 shares
of our Common Stock owned by the Sheldon G. Adelson November 2008 Two
Year LVS Annuity Trust over which Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole
dispositive control and (n) 50,000,000 shares of our Common Stock
owned by the Sheldon G. Adelson December 2008 Three Year LVS Annuity
Trust over which Mr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole dispositive control. This
amount excludes (a) 13,692,516 shares of our Common Stock that
Mr. Adelson transferred to the ESBT S Trust and over which he has no
beneficial ownership, (b)13,692,516 shares of our Common Stock that
Mr. Adelson, as trustee, transferred to the ESBT Y Trust and over which he has no
beneficial ownership, (c) 13,692,517 shares of our Common Stock that
Mr. Adelson transferred to the QSST A Trust and over which he has no
beneficial ownership, (d) 13,692,517 shares of our Common Stock that
Mr. Adelson transferred to the QSST M Trust and over which he has no
beneficial ownership and (e) 5,144,415 shares of our Common Stock
held by the Sheldon G. Adelson 2004 Remainder Trust, over which he
has no beneficial ownership. |
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This amount includes (a) 86,363,636 shares of our Common Stock held
by Dr. Adelson, (b) 13,692,516 shares of our Common Stock held by the
ESBT S Trust over which Dr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole voting control, (c)
13,692,516 shares of our Common Stock held by the ESBT Y Trust over
which Dr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole voting control, (d) 13,692,517 shares
of our Common Stock held by the QSST A Trust over which
Dr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole voting control, (e) 13,692,517 shares of our Common
Stock held by the QSST M Trust over which Dr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole
voting control and (f) 5,144,415 shares of our Common Stock held by
the Sheldon G. Adelson 2004 Remainder Trust over which
Dr. Adelson, as trustee, retains sole voting control. This amount excludes warrants to
purchase 87,500,175 shares of our Common Stock that will become
exercisable upon the receipt of stockholder consent, which will be 20
calendar days after the Company mails this Information Statement to its stockholders. |
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This amount includes (a) 7,000 shares of our Common Stock owned
directly by Mr. Stein, (b) 8,500,000 shares of our Common Stock owned
by the Sheldon G. Adelson July 2008 Two Year LVS Annuity Trust over
which Mr. Stein, as trustee, retains sole voting control, (c) 8,500,000 shares of
our Common Stock owned by the Sheldon G. Adelson July 2008 Three Year
LVS Annuity Trust over which Mr. Stein, as trustee, retains sole voting control,
(d) 17,500,000 shares of our Common Stock owned by the Sheldon G.
Adelson November 2008 Two Year LVS Annuity Trust over which
Mr. Stein, as trustee,
retains sole voting control and (e) 50,000,000 shares of our Common
Stock owned by the Sheldon G. Adelson December 2008 Three Year LVS
Annuity Trust over which Mr. Stein, as trustee, retains sole voting control. Mr.
Stein disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by any trusts
for which he acts as trustee, and this disclosure shall not be deemed
an admission that Mr. Stein is a beneficial owner of such shares for
any purpose. The address of Mr. Stein is c/o Lourie & Cutler, P.C.,
60 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. |
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This amount includes (a) 23,000 shares of our Common Stock owned
directly by Mr. Chafetz, (b) 3,497 shares of restricted stock (of
which 2,718 shares are vested) and options to purchase 4,982 shares
of our Common Stock that are vested and exercisable (or will become
vested and exercisable within 60 days), (c) 2,246,305 shares of our
Common Stock owned by the Sheldon G. Adelson 2007 Two Year LVS
Annuity Trust over which Mr. Chafetz, as trustee, retains sole voting control,
(d) 2,718,637 shares of our Common Stock owned by the Sheldon G.
Adelson 2007 Three Year LVS Annuity Trust over which
Mr. Chafetz, as trustee,
retains sole voting control, (e) 3,868,023 shares of our Common Stock
owned by the Sheldon G. Adelson July 2007 Two Year LVS Annuity Trust
over which Mr. Chafetz, as trustee, retains sole voting control,
(f) 4,292,989 shares of our Common Stock owned by the Sheldon G.
Adelson July 2007 Three Year LVS Annuity Trust over which Mr. Chafetz, as trustee,
retains sole voting control, (g) 1,937,023 shares of our Common Stock
owned by the Sheldon G. Adelson April 2008 Two Year LVS Annuity Trust
over which Mr. Chafetz, as trustee, retains sole voting control, and
(h) 1,937,023 shares of our Common Stock owned by the Sheldon G.
Adelson April 2008 Three Year LVS Annuity Trust over which
Mr. Chafetz, as trustee, retains sole voting control. Mr. Chafetz disclaims
beneficial ownership of the shares held by any trust for which he
acts as trustee, and this disclosure shall not be deemed an admission
that Mr. Chafetz is a beneficial owner of such shares for any
purpose. |
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This amount includes 44,174 shares of restricted stock (of which
34,996 shares are vested or will vest within 60 days) and options to
purchase 171,052 shares of our Common Stock that are vested and
exercisable (or will become vested and exercisable within 60 days).
This amount also includes 3,802,834 shares of our Common Stock that
Mr. Weidner transferred to Weidner Holdings, LLC, a sole member
limited liability company of which Mr. Weidner is the sole member
manager. Weidner Holdings, LLC has pledged 805,007 shares of our
Common Stock as security for a loan. |
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This amount includes 38,564 shares of restricted stock (of which
30,592 shares are vested or will vest within 60 days) and options to
purchase 149,161 shares of our Common Stock that are vested and
exercisable (or will become vested and exercisable within 60 days).
This amount excludes 1,117,087 shares of our Common Stock that
Mr. Stone transferred to The Stone Crest Trust and over which he has
no voting or dispositive control. |
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This amount includes 33,071 shares of restricted stock (of which
26,227 shares are vested or will vest within 60 days) and options to
purchase 127,842 shares of our Common Stock that are vested and
exercisable (or will become vested and exercisable within 60 days).
This amount also includes 1,101 shares of our Common Stock that
Mr. Goldstein transferred to The Robert and Sheryl Goldstein Trust
and 148,451 shares of our Common Stock that Mr. Goldstein transferred
to the SC Goldstein Holdings, LLC. Mr. Goldstein may be deemed to
have beneficial ownership of all such shares. This amount excludes an
aggregate of 490,000 shares of our Common Stock that were transferred
to two trusts established for the benefit of Mr. Goldsteins children
over which he has no investment control or voting or dispositive
powers. |
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This amount includes 3,497 shares of restricted stock (of which 2,718
shares are vested) and options to purchase 8,679 shares of our Common
Stock that are vested and exercisable (or will become vested and
exercisable within 60 days). |
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This amount includes 779 shares of restricted stock. |
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This amount includes 2,669 shares of restricted stock (of which 1,890
shares are vested) and options to purchase 8,679 shares of our Common
Stock that are vested and exercisable (or will become vested and
exercisable within 60 days). |
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This amount includes 3,497 shares of restricted stock (of which 2,718
shares are vested) and options to purchase 6,080 shares of our Common
Stock that are vested and exercisable (or will become vested and
exercisable within 60 days). |
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Based solely upon the number of shares listed in the Schedule 13G
filed by FMR LLC on December 10, 2008, which includes shares of our
Common Stock resulting from the assumed exercise of 5,140,000
warrants to purchase 85,666,837 shares of our Common Stock. The
address of FMR LLC is 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, Massachusetts
02109. |
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Based solely upon the number of shares listed in the Schedule 13G/A
filed by Marsico Capital Management, LLC on December 10, 2008. The
address of Marsico Capital Management, LLC is 1200 17th Street, Suite
1600, Denver, Colorado 80202. |
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This amount includes 136,585 shares of restricted stock (of which
108,940 shares are vested or will vest within 60 days) and options to
purchase 599,580 shares of our Common Stock that are vested and
exercisable (or will become vested and exercisable within 60 days). |
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Use of Proceeds
On September 30, 2008, pursuant to the terms of the Convertible Note Purchase Agreement, Dr.
Adelson received Convertible Notes in exchange for aggregate cash consideration of $475.0 million.
The Company immediately used the proceeds of the Convertible Note Issuance to make a capital
contribution to Las Vegas Sands, LLC, its wholly owned subsidiary.
On November 14, 2008, pursuant to the terms of the Note Conversion and Securities Purchase
Agreement, Dr. Adelson received Series A Preferred Stock and Warrants in exchange for aggregate
cash consideration of $525.0 million. In addition, the Company received aggregate cash
consideration of approximately $1.56 billion in connection with the Underwritten Public Offering.
The Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $2.1 billion from these transactions
and intends to use such proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include repayment of its
indebtedness under the revolving credit portion of its U.S. senior secured credit facility from
time to time and the financing of its construction and development projects in Las Vegas, Macao,
Singapore and Pennsylvania.
Interest of Certain Persons in Matters to Be Acted Upon
Sheldon G. Adelson, the chairman of the Board, the chief executive officer and principal
stockholder of the Company, is the husband of Dr. Adelson. Mr. Adelson, his wife and certain
trusts for the benefit of the Adelson family beneficially owned approximately 68.9% of our
outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the record date (or 51.6% as of November 14, 2008 after
the closing of the Underwritten Public Offering, the Adelson Equity Investment and the Note
Conversion). Assuming the exercise of all of the outstanding Warrants held by Dr. Adelson but not
the Warrants issued in the Underwritten Public Offering, Mr. Adelson, his wife and certain trusts
for the benefit of the Adelson family would beneficially own approximately 57.4% of our outstanding
shares of Common Stock.
Irwin Chafetz, a director of our Company serves, without compensation, as one of multiple
trustees of several trusts for the benefit of Mr. Adelson and several trusts for the benefit of
Mr. Adelsons family members that collectively beneficially owned approximately 21.6% of our
outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the record date (or 12.0% as of November 14, 2008 after
the closing of the Underwritten Public Offering, the Adelson Equity Investment and the Note
Conversion). Mr. Chafetz retains sole voting control over the shares in trusts holding
approximately 4.8% of our outstanding shares of Common Stock as of the record date (or 2.7% as of
November 14, 2008 after the closing of the Underwritten Public Offering, the Adelson Equity
Investment and the Note Conversion).
Mr. Adelson, Dr. Adelson and Mr. Chafetz, in their capacities as trustees of several of the
trusts described above, each signed the Written Consent, approving the exercise of the Warrants
issued to Dr. Adelson, the issuance of the number of shares of Common Stock required to be issued
in connection with the exercise of the Warrants issued to Dr. Adelson and the pre-emptive rights
granted pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, and initially reserving an aggregate of
87,500,175 shares of Common Stock for issuance or delivery pursuant to the terms of the Warrants.
Dissenters Rights of Appraisal
The Companys stockholders are not entitled under the Nevada Revised Statutes, the Companys
Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation or its Amended and Restated By-laws to dissent to
the exercise of the Warrants issued to Dr. Adelson, the issuance of shares of Common Stock in
connection with the exercise of the Warrants issued to Dr. Adelson, or the granting of pre-emptive
rights to the Adelson Rights Holders pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement.
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Delivery of One Information Statement to a Single Household to Reduce Duplicate Mailings
The Company is required to send this Information Statement to each stockholder of record, and
to arrange for an Information Statement to be sent to each beneficial stockholder whose shares are
held by or in the name of a
broker, bank, trust or other nominee. Because many stockholders hold shares of Common Stock
in multiple accounts, this process would result in duplicate mailings of Information Statements to
stockholders who share the same address. To avoid this duplication, unless the Company receives
instructions to the contrary from one or more of the stockholders sharing a mailing address, only
one Information Statement will be sent to each address. Stockholders may, on their own initiative,
avoid receiving duplicate mailings and save the Company the cost of producing and mailing duplicate
documents as follows:
Stockholders of Record. If your shares are registered in your own name and you are interested
in consenting to the delivery of a single Information Statement, to enroll in the electronic
delivery service go directly to our transfer agents website at www.amstock.com anytime and follow
the instructions.
Beneficial Stockholders. If your shares are not registered in your own name, your broker,
bank, trust or other nominee that holds your shares may have asked you to consent to the delivery
of a single Information Statement if there are other Las Vegas Sands Corp. stockholders who share
an address with you. If you have received more than one Information Statement at your household,
and would like to receive only one copy in the future, you should contact your nominee.
Right to Request Separate Copies. If you consent to the delivery of a single Information
Statement but later decide that you would prefer to receive a separate copy of the Information
Statement for each stockholder sharing your address, then please notify us or your nominee, as
applicable, and we or they will promptly deliver such additional Information Statements. If you
wish to receive a separate copy of the Information Statement for each stockholder sharing your
address in the future, you may contact our transfer agent, American Stock Transfer & Trust Company,
directly by writing to 59 Maiden Lane, Plaza Level, New York, NY 10038, by telephone at
1-800-937-5449 or by visiting its website at www.amstock.com and following the instructions.
Where You Can Find More Information
The Company files annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other
information with the SEC. You may obtain such SEC filings from the SECs website at
http://www.sec.gov. You can also read and copy these materials at the SECs public reference room
at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You can obtain information about the operation of
the SECs public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.
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By Order of the Board of Directors
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/s/
William P. Weidner |
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William P. Weidner |
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Secretary |
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January 14, 2009
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