UNITED STATES

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): August 22, 2018

 

 

MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

DELAWARE		001-10362		88-0215232
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission file number)		(I.R.S. employer identification no.)
3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, Nevada				89109
(Address of principal executive offices)				(Zip code)

(702) 693-7120

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.

(d) On August 22, 2018, the Board of Directors of MGM Resorts International, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), appointed Paul Salem to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) until the Company’s next annual meeting or until a successor is elected and qualified. Mr. Salem was also appointed to the audit and corporate social responsibility committees of the Board. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Salem and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected to serve as a director of the Company. The Company has not been since the beginning of the last fiscal year, and is not currently proposed to be, a participant in any related party transaction with Mr. Salem within the meaning of Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Salem will be entitled to receive the same cash and equity compensation as the other independent directors as described under “Director Compensation” in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on March 21, 2018 and incorporated herein by reference. Mr. Salem also received a pro-rated grant of restricted stock units with a target value of $112,500. The restricted stock units vest on the earlier of the first anniversary of the grant date and the date of the Company’s next annual meeting. The grant was made pursuant to the Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement for non-employee directors previously filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 10, 2017 and incorporated herein by reference. On August 22, 2018, the Company issued a press release regarding the election of Mr. Salem, a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.l to this Form 8-K.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

(c) Not applicable.

(d) Exhibits:

 

Exhibit     No.		Description
99.1		Press Release of the Company dated August 22, 2018.

 

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: August 22, 2018