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EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE, DATED DECEMBER 1, 2011 - EMPIRE RESORTS INC | d264309dex991.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 1, 2011
EMPIRE RESORTS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-12522 | 13-3714474 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
c/o Monticello Casino and Raceway, Route 17B, P.O. Box 5013, Monticello, NY |
12701 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (845) 807-0001
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation to the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 1, 2011, Empire Resorts, Inc. (the Company) announced the amendment of the exclusivity agreement, entered into with Entertainment Properties Trust and MSEG, LLC on April 12, 2011 and amended on September 22, 2011, pursuant to which the parties agreed to negotiate for the development of the site of the former Concord Resort located in Sullivan County, New York. The amendment extends the term of the exclusivity agreement from November 30, 2011 until December 21, 2011. A copy of the press release announcing the Companys amendment of the exclusivity agreement is included herein as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
99.1 | Press release, dated December 1, 2011 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: December 1, 2011
EMPIRE RESORTS, INC. | ||||||
By: | /s/ Joseph A. DAmato | |||||
Name: Joseph A. DAmato | ||||||
Title: Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit Index
99.1 | Press release, dated December 1, 2011 |