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): June 5, 2013
LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 001-32373 (Commission File Number) | 27-0099920 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3355 LAS VEGAS BOULEVARD SOUTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA (Address of principal executive offices) | 89109 (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (702) 414-1000
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The stockholders of Las Vegas Sands Corp. (the “Company”) voted on the four proposals listed below at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 5, 2013. The proposals are described in detail in the Company’s definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, 2013.
Proposal 1 — Election of Directors
Votes regarding the election of Sheldon G. Adelson, Irwin Chafetz, Victor Chaltiel and Charles A. Koppelman to serve on the Board of Directors as Class III directors for three-year terms, which will expire at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, were as follows:
Nominees for Director | Votes For | Votes Withheld | Broker Non-Votes |
Sheldon G. Adelson | 703,773,416 | 19,488,433 | 0 |
Irwin Chafetz | 707,360,823 | 15,901,026 | 0 |
Victor Chaltiel | 711,132,644 | 12,129,205 | 0 |
Charles A. Koppelman | 671,971,267 | 51,290,582 | 0 |
Proposal 2 — Approval of the Performance-Based Provisions of the Company’s 2004 Equity Award Plan
Votes to approve the performance-based provisions of the Company’s 2004 Equity Award Plan were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
716,637,108 | 6,152,440 | 472,301 | 0 |
Proposal 3 — Approval of the Performance-Based Provisions of the Company’s Executive Cash Incentive Plan
Votes to approve the performance-based provisions of the Company’s Executive Cash Incentive Plan were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
716,833,603 | 5,920,617 | 507,629 | 0 |
Proposal 4 — An Advisory (Non-Binding) Vote on Executive Compensation
Votes to approve an advisory (non-binding) resolution on executive compensation were as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes |
608,171,587 | 112,805,627 | 2,284,635 | 0 |
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 5, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing that the Company's Board of Directors authorized a multi-year program to repurchase up to $2.0 billion of the Company's outstanding shares of common stock. A copy of 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 June 5, 2013. |
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.
Dated: June 5, 2013
| LAS VEGAS SANDS CORP. | |
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| By: | /s/ Ira H. Raphaelson | |
| Name: | Ira H. Raphaelson | |
| Title: | Executive Vice President & Global General Counsel | |
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