Wynn Resorts to Issue $900m 144A Reg S Notes
Wynn Resorts, Limited Announces Pricing Of Private Offering Of $900,000,000 Aggregate Principal Amount Of Wynn Las Vegas First Mortgage Notes Due 2022
Wynn Resorts, Limited, Las Vegas Nevada (NASDAQ: WYNN) announced today the pricing by Wynn Las Vegas, LLC and Wynn Las Vegas Capital Corp. (the âissuersâ), each a direct or indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Wynn Resorts, Limited, of $900,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.375% First Mortgage Notes due 2022. 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 to repay all outstanding loans under its term loan facilities and for general corporate purposes.
The notes will rank pari passu in right of payment with borrowings under Wynn Las Vegas, LLCâs credit facilities, its existing 7â % First Mortgage Notes due 2017, its existing 7â % First Mortgage Notes due 2020 and its existing 7Ÿ% First Mortgage Notes due 2020 (collectively, the âexisting notesâ). The notes will be senior secured obligations of the issuers, will be guaranteed by certain of Wynn Las Vegas, LLCâs 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, LLCâs credit facilities and the existing 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.