2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
determining whether there is a quorum, will not be voted, and accordingly, an abstention will have the same effect as a vote cast against each of these proposals.
Broker
non-votes
are not counted as votes cast and will therefore have no effect on the outcome of the vote on a proposal.
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with the Companys Amended and Restated Bylaws, the Chairman of the Annual Meeting
has the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to recess and/or adjourn the Annual Meeting. For more detail regarding adjournment procedures and the conduct of the Companys stockholder meetings generally, please see the
Companys Amended and Restated Bylaws.
HOW TO REVOKE OR CHANGE YOUR VOTE
Any proxy may be changed or revoked at any time prior to the Annual Meeting by submitting a new proxy with a later date, by a later telephone or Internet vote (subject
to the telephone or Internet voting deadline), by voting in person at the Annual Meeting or by submitting a revocation in writing. Written revocations must be directed to: Corporate Secretary, MGM Resorts International, 3600 Las Vegas Boulevard
South, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109; and they must be received by the Corporate Secretary no later than 5:00 p.m., Pacific Time, on May 1, 2018.
HOW THE VOTES WILL BE COUNTED AND WHO WILL CERTIFY THE RESULTS
A representative of Broadridge Financial
Solutions, Inc. (Broadridge) will act as the independent Inspector of Elections to count the votes, determine whether a quorum is present, evaluate the validity of proxies and ballots, and certify the results. The final voting results
will be reported by us on a Current Report on Form
8-K
to be filed with the SEC within four business days following the Annual Meeting.
COSTS OF AND PARTICIPANTS IN SOLICITATION
Your proxy is being solicited by the Board on behalf of the Company and, as such, we will pay the costs of soliciting proxies. Proxies may be solicited on behalf of the
Company by our directors, officers, employees or agents in person or by mail, Internet (including by email, Twitter, the use of our investor relations website and other online channels of communication), telephone, facsimile, town hall meetings,
personal interviews, press releases, press interviews, advertisements and investor presentations. We will also reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries, upon request, for their reasonable expenses incurred in sending
proxies and proxy materials to beneficial owners of our Common Stock. We have not retained an outside proxy solicitation firm to assist us with the solicitation of proxies.
COPIES OF PROXY MATERIALS
As permitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), we are furnishing to stockholders our Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, Proxy
Card and Annual Report primarily over the Internet. On or about March 21, 2018, we will mail to each of our stockholders (other than those who previously requested electronic or paper delivery) a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy
Materials containing instructions on how to access and review the proxy materials via the Internet, and how to access the Proxy Card to vote on the Internet or by telephone. The Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials also contains
instructions on how to receive, free of charge, paper copies of the proxy materials. If you received the notice, then you will not receive a paper copy of the proxy materials unless you request one.
Stockholders of Record
.
If your shares are registered in your own name, you may request paper copies of the proxy materials by following the
instructions contained in the notice. Stockholders who have already made a permanent election to receive paper copies of the proxy materials will receive a full set of the proxy documents in the mail.
Beneficial Stockholders
.
If your shares are not registered in your name, you should receive written instructions on how to request paper copies
of the proxy materials from your bank or broker. We recommend that you contact your bank or broker if you do not receive these instructions. As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your bank, broker or other holder of record how to
vote your shares by using the voting instructions you received.
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