UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2016
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 11, 2016
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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NEVADA
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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001-32373
(Commission File Number) |
27-0099920
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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3355 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA
(Address of principal executive offices)
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89109
(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 414-1000
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On May 11, 2016, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (“NGCB”) filed a Complaint against Las Vegas Sands Corp. (the “Company”), Las Vegas Sands, LLC and Venetian Casino Resort, LLC (collectively, the “Respondents”) alleging certain violations of the Nevada Gaming Control Act and Regulations of the Nevada Gaming Commission and also filed a Stipulation for Settlement and Order (the “Settlement”) with the Respondents in which the Respondents neither admit nor deny the allegations set forth in the Complaint and agree to pay a fine in the amount of $2 million. The Complaint related to the Company’s previously announced comprehensive administrative settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission of April 7, 2016 and its previously announced non-prosecution agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California of August 26, 2013. The Settlement is subject to approval of the Nevada Gaming Commission which is currently scheduled to consider the Settlement at its May 19, 2016 hearing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 11, 2016
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By:
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/s/ Ira H. Raphaelson | |
| Name: | Ira H. Raphaelson | ||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel | ||
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