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Wynn Macau, Limited — Board/Management Information 2022
Dec 30, 2022
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Board/Management Information
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(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(Stock Code: 1128 and Debt Stock Codes: 5279, 5280, 40102, 40259, 40357)
RESIGNATION OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Reference is made to the announcement of Wynn Macau, Limited (the “ Company ”) dated 5 December 2021 (the “ Announcement ”) in respect of, among other things, a re-designation of directors of the Company (the “ Director ”).
The board (the “ Board ”) of Directors hereby announces that:
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(1) As stated in the Announcement, the appointments of Mr. Matthew O. Maddox (“ Mr. Maddox ”) as a non-executive Director of the Company and as directors of certain subsidiaries of the Company will end on 31 December 2022;
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(2) Ms. Ellen F. Whittemore (“ Ms. Whittemore ”) has been appointed as a non-executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 January 2023.
Mr. Maddox has confirmed that he has no disagreement with the Board and there is no matter relating to his resignation that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company or The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “ Stock Exchange ”).
The Board would like to take this opportunity to express its sincere gratitude to Mr. Maddox for his valuable contributions to the Company during his tenure of office.
Background of Ms. Whittemore
Ms. Ellen F. Whittemore , aged 66, has been the Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Wynn Resorts, Limited since July 2018. With effect from 1 January 2023, Ms. Whittemore will become a non-executive Director of the Company.
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Prior to joining Wynn Resorts, Limited, Ms. Whittemore was a shareholder of Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck LLP from November 2016 to July 2018. From February 2014 to November 2016, Ms. Whittemore served as the sole manager of the Whittemore Gaming Group, LLC. From October 2002 to February 2014, Ms. Whittemore served as Of Counsel in the Las Vegas office of the law firm Lionel Sawyer & Collins. Ms. Whittemore graduated with a B.A. from the University of Nevada, Reno and received her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law. She is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court.
Save as disclosed above, Ms. Whittemore has not held any other directorship in any other public companies in Hong Kong or overseas in the last three years preceding the date of this announcement, and Ms. Whittemore has no other relationship with any Director, senior management or substantial or controlling shareholders (each as defined in the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on the Stock Exchange (the “ Listing Rules ”) of the Company.
Ms. Whittemore entered into an appointment letter with the Company for a term of office of three years subject to the relevant provisions of retirement by rotation and re-election at the annual general meeting of the Company in accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company. Under the terms of the appointment letter, Ms. Whittemore is entitled to a fixed fee of HK$100 per annum, or such higher sum as the Company may from time to time decide.
As at the date of this announcement, Ms. Whittemore is interested in (i) 52,674 shares in the common stock of Wynn Resorts, Limited (“ WRL Shares ”); (ii) stock options for 10,383 WRL Shares; and (iii) share options underlying 3,650 non-voting shares of Wynn Interactive, Ltd. Ms. Whittemore has no interests in the securities of the Company as at the date of this announcement.
General
Save as disclosed above, there is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to the requirements of Rules 13.51(2) of the Listing Rules and there are no other matters relating to the appointment of Ms. Whittemore as a non-executive Director of the Company that needs to be brought to the attention of the shareholders of the Company and the Stock Exchange.
By order of the Board Wynn Macau, Limited Dr. Allan Zeman Chairman
Hong Kong, 30 December 2022
As at the date of this announcement, the Board comprises Craig S. Billings, Ian Michael Coughlan and Frederic Jean-Luc Luvisutto (as Executive Directors); Linda Chen (as Executive Director and Vice Chairman); Matthew O. Maddox (as Non-Executive Director); Allan Zeman (as Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman); and Lam Kin Fung Jeffrey, Bruce Rockowitz, Nicholas Sallnow-Smith and Leah Dawn Xiaowei Ye (as Independent Non-Executive Directors).
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