UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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) April 10, 2009
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
NEVADA
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
001-32373
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27-0099920
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(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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3355 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA |
89109
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(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(702) 414-1000
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) |
NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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ITEM 5.02 | DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS. |
On April 10, 2009, the Board of Directors of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (the “Company”) elected Jason N. Ader to the Board as a Class II director, whose term will expire in 2009. The Board also appointed Mr. Ader as a new member of its Audit Committee. There are no arrangements between Mr. Ader and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Ader was selected as a director, nor are there any transactions to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party and in which Mr. Ader has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
On April 15, 2009, the Company issued a press release announcing Mr. Ader’s election to the Board. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference into this Item.
Item 9.01. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS. |
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 | Press release, dated April 15, 2009. |
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| | LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. |
| | By: |
/s/ J. Alberto Gonzalez-Pita
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| | | Name: J. Alberto Gonzalez-Pita
Title: Senior Vice President and General Counsel |
